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Stories for 23 February 2005
Accrington News
Council plans 8.2% tax hike
HYNDBURN Council looks set to increase its share of the council tax by 8.2 per cent. more...
Blackburn News
Pie oh my! 100-year-old bakery surprised as survey shows how tastes vary
THE answer to the eternal question "who ate all the pies?" has finally been revealed. more...
Joshua: MPs seek action
MPs today demanded that more information is given to parents in a bid to prevent another toddler dying while being cared for by a childminder. more...
Planners' admission
PLANNERS today admitted for the first time that a town centre coffee shop they spent a year trying to shut down has improved Blackburn. more...
Sky's the limit for schoolboy pilot
CHRIS Hindle marks his 16th birthday today -- by taking to the skies for his first solo flight. more...
Binmen head sickness list
STRESSED and depressed binmen, gardeners and street cleaners are sending a council's sick-rate soaring. more...
Kiss of life boy recovers after smash
A SCHOOLBOY given the kiss of life after being knocked down by a car is now recovering well at home. more...
Bolton Business
Legal eagles are a big hit
SPONSORSHIP from Bolton legal eagles has inspired a hockey team to soar to new heights. more...
Engineers seal £384m gas deal
A BOLTON engineering firm is playing a key role in a £384 million project to replace gas mains. more...
Trading is sweet for Cadbury Schweppes
Confectionery group Cadbury Schweppes has said it expected a better year for its European soft drinks division as it posted a 1pc rise in profits to £933 million. more...
Estate agent's first auction fetches £2m
A Bolton estate agent has celebrated nearly £2 million of property sales in a single day. more...
Profits cheer at brewing giant
Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle has announced an 11pc rise in underlying profits after benefiting from a strong trading performance in the UK. more...
Manufacturing pay settlements down on 2004
MANUFACTURING pay settlements have fallen to their lowest level since July, 2004, according to the latest figures from the Engineering Employers' Federation, the manufacturers' organisation. The figures are significant as they include just over 250 settlements from January, the year's key negotiating period. more...
Bolton Bygone
Fake Wanderers tickets in circulation
10 years ago from the Evening News February 23, 1995: POLICE launched a massive fraud inquiry today into the sale of hundreds of forged match tickets for Bolton Wanderers' Coca-Cola Cup showdown with Swindon Town. more...
Bantam topped pecking order
BOLTON'S boxing heritage is very much in the news these days. more...
On this day February 23
1633: Samuel Pepys, diarist, was born in Fleet Street, London, the son of a tailor. more...
Bolton Education
Girl's murals brighten up classroom
GAMES lessons have just got brighter at a Bolton primary school after two former pupils transformed the dark changing rooms with nursery rhyme murals. more...
We will transform education - Kelly
EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly has pledged to "transform education in the biggest way for a generation" as she published a White Paper on school exams. more...
Bolton Leisure
Brothers bring sound from Ohio
TWIN brothers Benji and Joel Madden grew up in Maryland, Ohio, both learning different talents that could someday help them create a band. more...
Story to warm a chilly night
THIS is a story of love found, lost and found again in somewhat warmer climes than Astley Bridge on a freezing late February night. more...
Special sittings for Market Hall and Islamic college plans
A SPECIAL timetable has been drawn up by Bolton councillors to hear two high-profile planning proposals. more...
Children's Society needs more helpers
THE Children's Society is looking for speaker volunteers to help give vulnerable children a better start in life more...
Swimmers take up the challenge
SWIMMERS of all abilities in Bolton are being asked to take part in a charity swim to raise money for a spinal cord injury charity. more...
Glass sea creatures come to Bolton
AN exhibition of glass replica sea creatures will make its way to Bolton Museum and Art Gallery next month. more...
Jump to it for funds
THE Multiple Sclerosis Trust is looking to recruit thrill-seeking volunteers to carry out parachute jumps during MS Parachuting Month and raise valuable funds for the charity. Full training will be given and for those who manage to raise £375, the jump will be free. No experience is necessary. Pack details on 01462 476700. more...
Print man's life work goes on sale
AN exhibition celebrating the life of a prolific Bolton printmaker will feature at the University of Bolton next month. more...
Bolton News
Amir withdraws from ABA Championships
AMIR Khan has carried out a threat to pull out of his ABA Senior Championships bout on Saturday after a row over ticketing. more...
What a giveaway
HOUSEHOLDERS in Bolton are making it easy for fraudsters to steal their identity, a Bolton Evening News investigation has revealed. more...
'Vice and drugs are blighting our area'
POLICE met with residents on Tuesday night to discuss how to stamp out prostitution and drug dealing in Great Lever. more...
Ex-addicts are given help to start new life
DRUG users who have kicked the habit are being offered help to rebuild their lives thanks to a pioneering new support service in Bolton. more...
Clear this eyesore
A HOMEOWNER has called on council bosses to take action over the site of a demolished house next-door to her own property. more...
Man talked down after demanding to see girlfriend
SHOCKED onlookers watched as a man staged a rooftop protest in Bolton town centre. more...
Illegal abattoir two face jail
A father and son have been warned they faced a possible prison sentence after being convicted of running an illegal slaughterhouse. more...
Back to school
PUPILS were back at school on Wednesday - just two days after a fire swept through classrooms. more...
Movie star's premiere goes with a Hitch
HOLLYWOOD idol Will Smith showed he had a head for Northern tradition by sweeping into Manchester - in a flat cap. more...
Girl's murals brighten up classroom
GAMES lessons have just got brighter at a Bolton primary school after two former pupils transformed the dark changing rooms with nursery rhyme murals. more...
Jump to it for funds
THE Multiple Sclerosis Trust is looking to recruit thrill-seeking volunteers to carry out parachute jumps during MS Parachuting Month and raise valuable funds for the charity. Full training will be given and for those who manage to raise £375, the jump will be free. No experience is necessary. Pack details on 01462 476700. more...
No way out from town full of road works
WHAT is happening to Bolton town centre? It's full of road and pavement works so that it is very difficult to walk around in any direction. more...
Toys for Nathan and baby sister
HAPPILY, young Nathan Howarth is on the road to recovery after a transfusion from his baby sister gave him a new lease of life. more...
Reward for return of hero's stolen war medal
A KIND-hearted Bolton Evening News reader has offered a reward for information about a war medal which was stolen from a house in Farnworth. more...
Stolen notes stained with dye
DETECTIVES have warned that illegal bank notes stained by distinctive multi-coloured dye are being circulated. more...
Special sittings for Market Hall and Islamic college plans
A SPECIAL timetable has been drawn up by Bolton councillors to hear two high-profile planning proposals. more...
Stolen car chase youths arrested
TWO teenagers were arrested when the stolen car they were driving overturned following a high-speed police chase through Bolton on Tuesday night. more...
Three arson attacks at block of flats
FIREFIGHTERS were called out to three fires started deliberately at the same block of flats. more...
Children's Society needs more helpers
THE Children's Society is looking for speaker volunteers to help give vulnerable children a better start in life more...
Pair quizzed over murder of father
TWO men arrested on suspicion of murdering a father-of-four are being quizzed by detectives. more...
Swimmers take up the challenge
SWIMMERS of all abilities in Bolton are being asked to take part in a charity swim to raise money for a spinal cord injury charity. more...
Three in court in heroin supply case
THREE men accused of involvement in a £4 million heroin supply plot appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday. more...
Glass sea creatures come to Bolton
AN exhibition of glass replica sea creatures will make its way to Bolton Museum and Art Gallery next month. more...
Man finds mortar shell in garden
A MAJOR security alert was sparked after a man found a mortar shell in his garden. more...
Driver flees after rush hour crash
POLICE are hunting a hit-and-run driver who failed to stop after hitting a car on St Peter's Way. more...
Drivers face disruptions
TEMPORARY traffic signals have been installed in Westhoughton as bridge protection work is carried out. more...
Police success
GREATER Manchester Police has retained its Investor in People status following a glowing report from assessors. more...
Roadworks
MOTORISTS in Farnworth may face disruption as work is carried out to improve pedestrian crossings in Glynne Street, Brackley Street, Egerton Street and Albert Road. more...
New chapter
NORTH West Book Fairs kick off their programme of fairs on Sunday, when the Penny Farthing Suite at the MacDonald Hotel, Last Drop Village, will be turned into a bazaar from 10am-4.30pm. more...
Laughing maniacs set me alight
TWO teenage thugs laughed as they filmed themselves setting a man alight as he slept at a bus shelter. more...
No need to 'fix' unbroken Market Hall
I SEE that AGORA have now started taking out full page advertisements in an attempt to persuade us that what they are planning is an improvement to our famous Market Hall. more...
Come clean over road hump survey
I READ with interest that mounted police are being used to track down bail dodgers in Bolton - long live the wild west! more...
NHS treatment should be for all
I WOULD like to thank Bob Norburn for setting the record straight regarding his treatment. more...
Hunting is not child's play
THE recent article on the hunting ban left me speechless. A comment from the father of a boy who hunted was, "for a lad who has known nothing wrong with hunting all his life to suddenly be told he can't do it - just when he is getting good and enjoying it - seems wrong!" more...
Ring riddle
I WONDER if anyone could help me? I found a small ring in Astley Bridge while taking a short cut at the Lamb pub (now derelict). I put my hand on part of a wall, near the stairs, and saw this ring which has initials on it more...
Bins setting a shining example
THE brother of J B Walsh should have telephoned the council to tell them he didn't want a green bin, using the telephone number on the leaflet delivered to every house two weeks previously. more...
Bolton Sport
Bury lose ground
BURY Under-15s lost ground in the Greater Manchester Schools' League when they went down 4-1 to Stockport at Hillcrest Playing Fields. more...
Girls wanted for league
THE Bolton and Bury and District Junior Football League are looking for more girls' teams to enter next yearís competition. more...
Bolton, Bury & District Mini Soccer League
RESULTS and tables from Feb19-20 more...
Lancashire Amateur League
TABLES and results more...
Foulkes double bolsters Vale
ELTON Vale took another step towards securing the Division One title of the Bolton Sports Federation Over 35s Football League at the weekend with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Dobbies B. more...
Powell's late winner settles derby
BLACKROD 3, EUXTON VILLA 2: Thomason Fold witnessed a superb cup tie atmosphere as two sides battling for their lives slugged it out on Saturday afternoon. more...
Manchester league
LATEST details more...
Bull's Head on target for title
BULL'S Head look to be uncatchable at the top of the Bolton Sunday League Premier Division as they maintained a nine-point gap with a 5-0 victory over Jolly Waggoner. more...
Pioneer Sunday League
CUP and league results more...
Eagley make it a hat-trick
EAGLEY reached their third successive West Lancashire League Richardson Cup semi final, defeating local rivals Turton 3-2 in a rousing tie. more...
Hulton Lane in penalty winner
HULTON Lane took the lead against Astley Miners in the only Josey A White Trophy match with a goal from Cunniff. more...
Dire Shakers slump again
RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 3, SHAKERS 0: Boss Graham Barrow was looking for a big response from his side after the weekend's dismal home defeat by Mansfield Town. But he did not get one. more...
Shakers sunk by first-half blast
RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 3, SHAKERS 0: Three first-half goals condemned Shakers to defeat against relegation-threatened Rushden. more...
United fans' demo alert
POLICE have warned fans to arrive early for Wednesday's Champions League match between Manchester United and AC Milan due to a planned anti-takeover demo. more...
Foster saves it for Boro
RADCLIFFE BORO 2, MARINE 2: Steve Foster's 26th goal of the season was enough to earn a deserved point for Radcliffe Borough. more...
LR dream hopes dented
MAINE ROAD 1, ATHERTON LR 0: Maine Road put a dent in Atherton's promotion hopes with a slender victory on a freezing cold night in Manchester. more...
Bolton Winter Netball League
LATEST details on February 23 more...
Paralympic World Cup tickets on sale
MANCHESTER'S Paralympic World Cup website has been launched giving details of ticket sales for this summer's games. more...
Cyclist mourn death of President Amy
LOCAL cycling enthusiasts have been saddened by the death of Bolton Clarion Cycling Club president Amy McLarty. more...
Amir withdraws from ABA Championships
AMIR Khan has carried out a threat to pull out of his ABA Senior Championships bout on Saturday after a row over ticketing. more...
Amir in pull out threat
AMIR Khan has threatened to pull out of his ABA Senior Championships bout on Saturday after a row over ticketing. more...
Bolton Wanderers
Football is in a world of its own
WHEN wIll Phil Gartside learn to live In the real world and not cloud cuckoo land?. more...
What does club need to do to get support
THOSE supporters who bothered to turn up to the cup match on Saturday, were left wondering what the club has to do to get a decent crowd to support them on a regular basis. more...
Club has shown lack of respect
I WAS astonished by the comments of Wanderers chairman, Phil Gartside, about the poor attendance at the Fulham match. more...
Make it free for season ticket holders
I AM one of the (7,000 as quoted) season ticket holders to stay away from the game. more...
Chairman spot on with his comments
What do the people of Bolton want -16,000 turn up for an 5th round FA Cup tie, it's an absolute disgrace. more...
Remember us if we get to the final
I feel compelled to write with regard to the poor attendance at Saturday's 5th round tie with Fulham at the Reebok Stadium. more...
Big Sam has a better understanding of the fans
I FEEL I must say how angry and disappointed I am with chairman Phil Gartside's comments regarding the stayaway fans at the Fulham cup tie. more...
Why is club so much in debt?
You are no doubt aware of Chairman Gartside's blast at fans and season ticket holders in particular, for not going to the Fulham tie. more...
Get your backsides down to the Reebok
TO all the supposedly Bolton "Whites." more...
Reduced prices the answer
IT was interesting to read the reaction from Phil Gartside over the so-called "stay-away fans" for the cup tie against Fulham. more...
So now it's suddenly a priority
I AM a season ticket holder who stayed away from Fulham game. more...
How dare he criticise us
HOW dare Mr Gartside criticise me as a season ticket holder for staying away from the Fulham cup tie. more...
High cost puts me off
I GET to the Reebok whenever I can, but unfortunately I have not been too much lately because of the high cost of petrol and the fact that I have just a few more points on my driving licence than I would really like. more...
Barness determined to stay in frame
ANTHONY Barness knows from bitter personal experience to take nothing for granted. more...
Fans respond to chairman's plea
WANDERERS chairman Phil Gartside's personal plea to stayaway supporters to get behind Sam Allardyce's FA Cup heroes has provoked a mixed reception from Bolton fans. more...
Wanderers duo in head-to-head duel
RICARDO Gardner is facing the toughest challenge yet to his position as a fixture in the Bolton back four. more...
Burnley News
Pie oh my! 100-year-old bakery surprised as survey shows how tastes vary
THE answer to the eternal question "who ate all the pies?" has finally been revealed. more...
Lawyer guilty of rules breach
A BURNLEY solicitor has been found guilty of breaking accounts rules after being connected to an immigration advisor jailed for a passport scandal. more...
Councillors begin talks on recycling
TALKS on the future of waste collection and recycling in Burnley are set to start in a bid to solve the borough's waste problems, council bosses have revealed. more...
Gipsy John killing - New charge
A WOMAN has been charged in connection with the alleged murder of her stepfather. more...
Bury News
Night out ends in sex attack ordeal for woman, 31
A BURY woman was the victim of a vicious sex attack after getting into a taxi at the end of a night out in Manchester city centre. more...
Hospital car park incident was frightening
I AM in agreement with the nurse from Fairfield Hospital who expressed concerns regarding security on the car parks there (Letters, February 4). more...
EU unity will help global warming
SO far this winter my daughter has had her sledge out for just a couple of hours. With global warming it will soon be staying in the shed all year round. more...
Passive smoking claim 'irresponsible'
I WAS extremely concerned to see that the Tory party is claiming, in an article on its website, that "the simple fact is that there is absolutely no scientific evidence whatsoever that passive smoking has ever killed anyone". more...
Bury v Boro! It's coming!
I THANK Ian Harrop for his reply (Letters, February 4) to my earlier comments about Bury FC's cash problems, but I was not ìcarpingî about the present directors but the ones who we know were previously on the pay roll. more...
Did you serve on HMS Protector?
I WRITE in respect of HMS Protector, a former net-layer commissioned in 1938 and which saw wartime service in Norway and the Eastern Mediterranean in 1941. She was damaged by a torpedo and later used as a training ship. more...
Labour must pick up the bill
THE recent announcement that the Labour Party is to hold its annual October conference in Manchester may be welcomed by many Labour Party activists in the city, but the news is likely to be bad for the long-suffering taxpayers of this and the other Greater Manchester boroughs. more...
We will have no freedom
TWO separate and differing correspondents (Letters, February 4) directed attention to the gradual and insidious reduction of traditional British freedoms. more...
Spend it on our hospitals
IT is certainly time that this Government clamped down on the thousands of scrounging benefit cheats and saved the hard-working taxpayer a lot of money. more...
What was that about grants
COUNCILLOR Dorothy Gunther referred in her recent letter to the level of government grant given to Bury. more...
Why did 'terror mosque' open?
I WAS shocked and disappointed to learn that the Finsbury Park Mosque in north London was open again. more...
Plans in the pipeline
THE following plans have been submitted to Bury Council: more...
Residents-only parking plea
PROBLEMS posed by a larger neighbour were aired when Fishpool Residents Association held its first public meeting. more...
Charity began at home for a Co-op boss
CHARITY began at home for a Co-op boss living in Bury. more...
Mountain challenge raises £5,000
TWO Bury men have completed a mountainous task to raise £5,500 for the charity Scope. more...
Ski title for Stephen
A Bury air trooper had no slip-ups when he contested the Army Air Corps Junior Skiing championships. more...
Red-faced cuffs reveller
A night out ended in embarrassment for a Bury woman who had to call firefighters to free her from a pair of handcuffs. more...
Bury Sport
Foster saves it for Boro
RADCLIFFE BORO 2, MARINE 2: Steve Foster's 26th goal of the season was enough to earn a deserved point for Radcliffe Borough. more...
Amir withdraws from ABA Championships
AMIR Khan has carried out a threat to pull out of his ABA Senior Championships bout on Saturday after a row over ticketing. more...
Amir in pull out threat
AMIR Khan has threatened to pull out of his ABA Senior Championships bout on Saturday after a row over ticketing. more...
Bury lose ground
BURY Under-15s lost ground in the Greater Manchester Schools' League when they went down 4-1 to Stockport at Hillcrest Playing Fields. more...
Girls wanted for league
THE Bolton and Bury and District Junior Football League are looking for more girls' teams to enter next yearís competition. more...
Shakers sunk by first-half blast
RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 3, SHAKERS 0: Three first-half goals condemned Shakers to defeat against relegation-threatened Rushden. more...
Bolton, Bury & District Mini Soccer League
RESULTS and tables from Feb19-20 more...
Clarets Sport
Take the Premiership by storm
STEVE Cotterill plans to wave Gary Cahill back to Aston Villa in the summer with the message: Go and become a Premiership star. more...
Spring in our step
FORWARD thinking Burnley boss Steve Cotterill wants to jump the queues and start his summer rebuilding in the springtime! more...
Clitheroe News
Sky's the limit for schoolboy pilot
CHRIS Hindle marks his 16th birthday today -- by taking to the skies for his first solo flight. more...
Traffic chaos in 3-car smash
THREE men had to be taken to hospital after a three-car smash on the A59. more...
'Jogs' a good 'un for club
TWO Clitheroe teachers have set up the Ribble Valley's first running club solely for women. more...
Thieves target sports cars
POLICE in the Ribble Valley have warned owners of expensive sports cars to hide their keys after a £55,000 Audi RS6 was stolen. more...
Colne News
Shoppers asked to trade fairly
PENDLE shoppers can enter into the spirit of fair trade next month by trying honey ale and white rum. more...
Fears in hunt for missing man, 72
POLICE in Colne today said they were "very fearful" for the safety a pensioner missing in the freezing cold conditions for two days. more...
Darwen News
National honour for night club
A NIGHT CLUB has received national recognition for its work to reduce alcohol-related incidents and provide a safe place for customers. more...
Lancashire News
Wife beaters face eviction
PEOPLE convicted of domestic violence face losing their homes under a new get-tough policy drawn up by one of East Lancashire's largest landlords. more...
Pensioners condemned to 'house arrest'
WE are not terrorists yet we are under virtual house arrest. The `we' refers to pensioners, who have done nothing wrong but are penalised by a Labour government that `says all and does nowt.' more...
Labour failing to help elderly
TONY Blair made six pledges that families will fare better if he is re-elected as our PM. more...
Survey results must be flawed
IN an article in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph (Feb 15), it was stated that Lancashire had the worst record of speeding -- caught by cameras-- in the country. more...
Manifesto put me off LibDems
TO those who, like myself, are angry at the government for the Iraq issue and are thinking of voting Lib-Dem as a protest vote. more...
Lancashire Sport
Paul's Pain
BLACKBURN Rovers striker Paul Dickov is facing a race against time to be fit for next week's FA Cup replay with Burnley at Ewood. more...
Leigh Sport
Sad Abram: We should have won
CENTURIONS coach Darren Abram was even more disappointed than he had been the previous week after his side crashed to their second Super League defeat of the season. more...
Have a Rant on the Beeb
BBC TV's Super League Show is starting a new item called "Rugby League Rant" each week. more...
Last-gasp RMI do it at last
TAMWORTH 0 LEIGH RMI 1: RMI secured only their second victory of the season thanks to Mark Peers' stoppage time winner. more...
Nelson News
Shoppers asked to trade fairly
PENDLE shoppers can enter into the spirit of fair trade next month by trying honey ale and white rum. more...
Rawtenstall News
MP's vow on waste plant
ROSSENDALE'S MP has vowed to take the plight of a local action group fighting the development of a waste reprocessing centre to Westminster. more...
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