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Blackburn News
Iraq: The final Straw?
THE bombs began falling on Baghdad in the early hours of March 20, 2003. For anti-war protesters across the globe, it was proof that their lobbying of politicians had failed. more...
Are police the moody blues?
RUDE police officers have prompted a huge rise in complaints to force bosses -- but what is the public perception of how our bobbies behave? more...
Wake-up call for 'rude' police
COMPLAINTS about police being rude have doubled because night shifts are putting inexperienced officers in a bad mood. more...
Health fear
RAW sewage pumped into an East Lancashire river during storms is destroying the environment and causing a major health problem, anglers claimed today. more...
Online child porn pervert spared jail
A COMPANY manager from Longridge who downloaded indecent images of children while working alone has avoided a jail term. more...
Where Lancs is a white rose county
LANCASHIRE'S red rose has been dropped from public buildings in a border town - because locals who consider themselves Yorkshire folk keep stealing them! more...
Firebugs face the flames
YOUNG firebugs are being shown the error of their ways -- by learning how to be firefighters. more...
Lee's memory living on
THE family of a British soldier who died in a car crash during a two-week leave from serving his country have been presented with his service medals. more...
Merge Mela call
COUNCILLORS have called for Blackburn's two big festivals to be merged -- claiming staging them apart divides the community along ethnic lines. more...
Jewel thief's £4500 rings haul
TWO thieves made off with £4,500 in Asian rings in a jewellery store theft. more...
Bus pair face crown court trial
A RISHTON couple have been ordered to stand trial at Preston Crown Court on fraud charges involving the running of their bus companies. more...
Bolton Business
Goblin makes festival debut
A BOLTON computer animation firm has produced a short film to be shown a festival in Manchester. more...
Warning to tenants over insurance
AN estimated 11 per cent of homes in Bolton are rented, a survey has found. more...
Disabiltiy advice for business
MORE than 75,000 small businesses in the North-west will get a letter in the post this week asking them to rethink how they cater for disabled people. more...
VAT scheme is less taxing
NEARLY 19,000 businesses in the surveying and architectural sectors are not taking advantage of a scheme which is designed to help with their VAT. more...
Airline begins spring sale
EARLY summer travellers to Europe can now fly to three new British Airways destinations from Manchester for less than £100 return. more...
Bolton Bygone
Bolton barrister turns judge
10 years ago from the Evening News March 4, 1995: FORMER barrister William Morris has been sworn in as a judge by the Lord Chancellor in the House of Lords. more...
President of school was marvellous painter
READER Leslie Huyton, who tells me he is 99, was a friend of John Gauld, the artist who painted Potter's chemical works, Moses Gate, in 1933. more...
On this day March 4
1678: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, composer and violinist, best known for The Four Seasons (1725), was born in Venice. more...
Bolton Education
Buddy bench scheme for lonely pupils
LONELY schoolchildren are to be offered the hand of friendship by fellow pupils after the launch of "buddy" benches. more...
Bolton Leisure
National tour for A Beautiful Thing
A BEAUTIFUL Thing comes to Bolton's Octagon Theatre next week. more...
Exhibition dates for bus corridor plans
Plans for Quality Bus Corridors in and around Bolton can be seen in libraries and supermarkets during March. more...
Talking tax at the Reebok
THE Inland Revenue is hosting a new EmployerTalk event at the Reebok Stadium on Thursday, March 17, from 8.45am to 4.30pm. more...
Bolton News
Police rapped after BBC programme
Twelve police officers are to be disciplined as a result of a BBC documentary which revealed racism at a police training college in Cheshire. more...
The pressure's on teenage girls
A STAGGERING half of all teenage girls are said to be unable to cope with the pressures of life, a survey has revealed. Gayle McBain looks at the trials and tribulations of being a young girl in 2005. more...
Stallholders 'sold down the river'
TRADERS accused the planning committee of "selling them down the river" after controversial plans to redevelop the Market Hall were approved. more...
Soccer match trip 'not a jolly'
A TOWN Hall boss who accepted tickets to a Premiership football match from a firm involved in a controversial plan to develop Bolton Market Hall said his trip to the match was "not a jolly". more...
Drug gang boss ordered to hand over £200,000
THE leader of a drugs gang which flooded the streets of Bolton with heroin has been ordered to hand over more than £200,000. more...
Brassed off! Gordon axed by his band
A PENSIONER and keen musician says he was devastated after he was told to leave a brass band "because he did not fit in with their new image." more...
Islamic college plan is rejected
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build an Islamic college on green belt land in Westhoughton have been rejected by planning bosses. more...
Tributes flow to super-fan Dave
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for Bolton Wanderers' super fan Dave Higson who died suddenly on Tuesday, including ones from assistant manager Phil Brown and former Whites' legend John McGinlay. more...
Gingerly does it
BOLTON bakers Greenhalgh's has a workforce of more than 900. Karen Stephen went behind the scenes to see what specialities they are producing for Easter. more...
In the pipeline
THE following planning applications have been submitted to Bolton Council:Westhoughton/ Blackrod/ Horwich more...
Rcycling box scheme does not go far enough
I WRITE in response to a couple of letters concerning the use and collection of green recycling containers. more...
And our next crisis is... by Fred Shawcross
Statisticians are not people you would file under "interesting company" when planning a dinner party. Nor would you consider them scary or alarmist. They are more likely to send you to sleep. more...
Pipes may reveal gas leak clues
INVESTIGATIONS are under way to find out what caused a major gas leak which resulted in hundreds of people being evacuated from their homes. more...
escue teams winter record
WINTRY weather conditions have led to Bolton Mountain Rescue being called out a record number of times. more...
Waste tip death was accident
A VERDICT of accidental death has been recorded on a waste disposal truck driver found buried in a mound of rubbish. more...
Father is cleared of killing daughter
A CONVICTED killer was found not guilty of murdering his daughter when the case against him dramatically fell apart. more...
Spirit of Sport heroes deadline extended
SPORTING groups across the borough are to be given a few more days to name the heroes they want to appear on the borough's towering tribute to sport. more...
Man in masked gang terror
A HOMEOWNER fought off a masked gang who tried to smash their way into his house early on Friday. more...
Betting shop fined over dangerous electric work
A BETTING shop has been fined £28,000 after an investigation revealed electrical works posed a threat of death or serious injury to customers and staff. more...
Written words cast a spell
LIBRARIES in Bolton have been spreading the word - and book worms have been devouring them. more...
Big hearted students
UNIVERSITY students Simon French and Ahmed Adam put down their books for a week to help out a charity for the homeless. more...
Bank raid jury set to retire
A JURY is expected to retire on Friday to consider the case of a man accused of being part of a gang that robbed a Westhoughton bank. more...
Three arrested after trouble
THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following an incident in Bolton town centre early on Friday. more...
Sandwich chain expanding
SANDWICH chain Subway is expanding in Bolton. more...
Talking tax at the Reebok
THE Inland Revenue is hosting a new EmployerTalk event at the Reebok Stadium on Thursday, March 17, from 8.45am to 4.30pm. more...
Free massages for busy mums
TO thank Bolton mothers for their custom during the year, Crompton Place has organised free stress-busting massages for shoppers in the centre today. more...
MP in fun run for tsunami aid
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham will be one of the participants taking part in a three mile fun run in aid of the Tsunami disaster on Sunday. more...
Trust gets new vice chairman
A VICE Chairman for the Bolton Hospitals Trust Board has been appointed. Michael Kilcoyne, a non-executive director, has taken up the role from February. The previous Vice Chairman, Eileen Lindley, retired in November. more...
Market hall go-ahead
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a £30 million revamp of Bolton's historic Market Hall were given the go-ahead on Thursday night despite the biggest display of public opposition to a planning application in the town's history. more...
Top class home care service
I AM writing this letter to thank one body of workers who never seem to get a mention - the home care workers. more...
Stub it out sums don't add up
MR Clive Nightingale has got his figures completely wrong, when he claims that 99.5 per cent of people in Bolton do not support your "Stub it out" campaign. more...
Keep clean and separate
IN response to Mrs Southward about the potential for food trays and cans in the green boxes to attract vermin: I always wash out food containers before putting them in the green box. Don't you? more...
Please put a lid on these boxes
REGARDING the green boxes - they are NOT for food cans, they are for clean, glass containers, plastic bottles and drinks cans only (and empty aerosols, but not the lids). more...
Rinse before re-use
IN reply to Mrs Audrey Southward, regarding the green box collection being unhygenic, my answer to her would be to rinse glass and food cans as the council have requested you to do. more...
Bolton Sport
Keepers in a flap over too many costly blunders
ACCORDING to football cliche, goalkeepers have their own union. more...
SKY payout fails to give youth a chance
SKY TV's money is the one and only reason the Premiership has been such a success over the last 13 years. more...
Fan's have it covered
SUNDAY'S Match Of The Day 2 featured an interesting piece on Manchester United fan Pete Boyle who, the show said, writes the songs the fans sing on the terraces. more...
Route one worked well for critical Souness
NEWCASTLE'S winning goal against Wanderers proved it was rich of Graeme Souness to criticise Wanderers' style of play earlier in the season. more...
Ban is music to my ears
I'M sure they are all jolly decent fellows but the highlight of the week for me was the news that the Sheffield Wednesday band will not longer play at home games after 13 years banging the drum. more...
Model performers
STUCK for what to buy your mum for Mother's Day on Sunday? more...
Quartet could make a return
IF ever a football manager deserved some luck it's Bury boss Graham Barrow, and there might just be some for him on the injury front. more...
Some lodges low and others high!
THE past week has seen the level of Island Lodge at Tottington lowered to the base of the wall to cure the leak behind peg 22. more...
Bolton Wanderers
Hunt is back in business
NICKY Hunt's amazing powers of recovery have given Wanderers an unexpected bonus ahead of Monday's derby duel with Manchester City. more...
Tributes flow to super-fan Dave
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for Bolton Wanderers' super fan Dave Higson who died suddenly on Tuesday, including ones from assistant manager Phil Brown and former Whites' legend John McGinlay. more...
FA Cup sixth round TV dates confirmed
THE FA has just revealed the TV schedule for FA Cup sixth round matches on the weekend of March 12-13. more...
Burnley News
Are police the moody blues?
RUDE police officers have prompted a huge rise in complaints to force bosses -- but what is the public perception of how our bobbies behave? more...
Wake-up call for 'rude' police
COMPLAINTS about police being rude have doubled because night shifts are putting inexperienced officers in a bad mood. more...
Health fear
RAW sewage pumped into an East Lancashire river during storms is destroying the environment and causing a major health problem, anglers claimed today. more...
Where Lancs is a white rose county
LANCASHIRE'S red rose has been dropped from public buildings in a border town - because locals who consider themselves Yorkshire folk keep stealing them! more...
Addict beat up his mum
A DRUG addict who launched a savage attack on his mother after a cocktail of alcohol and ecstasy put her life in danger, a court was told. more...
Lee's memory living on
THE family of a British soldier who died in a car crash during a two-week leave from serving his country have been presented with his service medals. more...
Asbestos fear at hospital
HOSPITAL bosses are being forced to spend almost £300,000 after a survey revealed parts of Burnley General Hospital were riddled with dangerous asbestos. more...
12 arrests in drug swoop
TWO people have been charged by police in connection with drug offences following dawn raids across Burnley. more...
Milkman drove off after crashing into car
A MILKMAN who crashed into a parked car on his morning round drove off without stopping, a court was told. more...
Bury Business
New look for building society
NATIONWIDE Building Society has unveiled its "new look" Bury branch following a significant refurbishment. more...
Mechanic is tooled-up for championship challenge
A BURY mechanic has battled his way through to the penultimate stage of Champion's Technician of the Year competition as one of 50 budding mechanics looking to take the 2005 title. more...
Scheme improves skills
FLYING high in Bury! That's a special Employer Training Pilot (ETP) scheme which is improving literacy and numeracy skills of workforces in the borough. more...
Bury Leisure
Careers fair at town hall
JOBS and career opportunities will come under the spotlight when Bury hosts an Employment Fair 2005 event next Wednesday. more...
Scouts' country walks go on show
SCOUTS have been putting their best foot forward to map out walking routes in Greenmount and Tottington. more...
Nearly new sale for babies
THE Bury, Rossendale and North Manchester branch of the National Childbirth Trust is holding a nearly new sale on Saturday, March 19, at Bolton Road Methodist Church in Bury. more...
Bury News
Anger over police cuts
BURY police are to lose 19 frontline police officers because bosses say the division is over-staffed. more...
Bury loses out as bobbies retreat
BEFORE the end of the month, Bury police will lose 19 police officers to Manchester city centre. more...
Building on our park is real cause for concern
I was pleased to see a letter published from one of the local residents regarding the extension of the Jubilee Centre on the Lido Park. I also believe we should draw attention to the actions of the council with regard to this matter. more...
Putting the record straight
FOR the record, I would like to correct last week's Fifth Column article where Peter Doherty stated that, if all the Conservative councillors had supported the Liberal amendment, the Labour budget could have been defeated. more...
We do protect our staff and visitors
There have been two letters recently about security on the Fairfield General Hospital site. more...
I watched a motorists madness
Last Friday while coming home in the car around 5.30pm, I saw a guy in a silver Rover nearly run over an old man crossing the road at the pelican crossing near Bury Town Hall. more...
Will it take more deaths to halt the speeders?
I READ with great sadness about the problem of speeding cars in Bolton Street, and the plight of residents in Holcombe Village. I also have sympathy for Geoff Sword living in Brandlesholme Road, Greenmount. more...
My activities are laid bare
I AGREE completely with Mr Derek Ryder (Letters, February 18) in his call for "honest and complete information regarding the activities of those who represent us in Parliament". more...
Don't let them get away with it
I AM writing this letter with my blood boiling to think that there are still barbarians hunting and killing foxes, and believing that they are above the law. more...
Get rid of these jobsworths
SO the council tax is to rise yet again and Bury MBC are forced to make cutbacks? more...
Non Re:d centre users also need our support
Your correspondent "Still Angry and Disillusioned" (Letters, February 25) suggests I am heartless for having visited the Re:d Centre and yet continuing to argue that the council has to reduce the level of funding to the centre in order to target a greater proportion of the Children's Disability Family Support Budget on funding direct support and vouchers to those eligible for this support. more...
Speed cameras do save lives
THE letter "The problem with speed cameras is that they simply don't work" (February 25), is far from accurate. It has been proven that speed cameras do save up to a minimum of 100 lives per year. more...
Harry's still far from over the hill
OLYMPIC cyclist Harry Hill is to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace later this month for a special celebration, where he will be recognised as the country's oldest surviving Olympic medal winner. more...
Tip worker suffocated in rubbish
A WASTE disposal truck driver died after being buried in a mound of rubbish. more...
Bury Jazz Society
A BITING wind and swirling snow kept attendance low and meant that the absentees missed an evening of sparkling music from the Duke Ellington Orchestra. more...
MP opens new 'one stop shop' in centre
MATURE students can combine courses with shopping trips thanks to the launch of new adult learning facilities in Prestwich. more...
Pack it in!
A COUPLE who smoked 35 cigarettes a day between them for almost 40 years are urging others to follow in their footsteps and kick the habit. more...
Bookies fined after tip-off
A tip about conditions in a Tottington betting shop has led to a national firm of turf accountants being fined £28,000. more...
Walk was a magnificent effort
MANY thanks to the Bury Times for the article on our sponsored walk in Greenmount in aid of the tsunami appeal. We were amazed by the number who turned up - 435 in all - and we have been overwhelmed by how much they have raised, a total of £6,550 so far. more...
Punish celebrity law breakers
NEVER a week passes without some celebrity making the headlines for driving their high performance cars at speeds and then going unpunished. more...
Breakdown appalling
AT the time of writing this letter the new (modern) machine in my local post office at Brandlesholme has been out of action for 11 days. I am appalled. They can't expect elderly people to jump on a bus to go and find a post office just so that they can get the money to keep themselves warm and fed. Get a move on! more...
Our oldest Olympic medal winner has a date at the Palace
CYCLIST Harry Hill, 89, is to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace for a special celebration where he will be recognised as the country's oldest surviving Olympic medal winner writes Alison Barton more...
Give young a greater input, says inspector
YOUTH services in Bury could do more to stretch teenagers to their full potential. more...
Pacific people power
AN award for a local company is certainly worth the paper it is written on! more...
Council to contest parking fines rule
TOWN hall bosses are to challenge a ruling that declared parking fine notices in Bury were not valid. more...
Man saved from drowning in the mud
A WALKER has spoken of his death-defying ordeal after he became stuck up to his neck in mud in Morecambe Bay. more...
Woman raise a glass to victory
TWO women have broken the gender divide at a male dominated social club by becoming the first female members allowed on the committee for 127 years. more...
Match marks sad occassion
THE parents of teenager Natalie Pickwick-Jones, who was killed in a road accident last year, marked the first anniversary of her death with a fundraising football match. more...
Specials in the spotlight
GREATER Manchester Police's Special Constables were in profile at the weekend to demonstrate the wide range of duties they perform. more...
Firemen rescue man trapped in mill
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a mill caretaker after an arson attack left him trapped inside the building. more...
Woman died after huge overdose
A WOMAN killed herself by taking 60 times the lethal limit of morphine because her relationship with her husband appeared to be breaking down, an inquest heard. more...
Moorside join forces for action
RESIDENTS of Moorside are being invited to join the ward's newly-formed action group and create a "community council". more...
Careers fair at town hall
JOBS and career opportunities will come under the spotlight when Bury hosts an Employment Fair 2005 event next Wednesday. more...
Credits for film makers
YOUNG film-makers in Radcliffe are determined to see a different ending next year after missing out at the First Light Film Awards. more...
Wreck of drunken spree
ALCOHOL-fuelled vandals have left a trail of destruction at a Ramsbottom soccer club. more...
Hearing help is in new hands
AUDIOLOGY services in Bury are to be modernised under a change of leadership. more...
Giving a voice to young carers
CHILDREN living with a disabled sibling are being offered the chance to say what support services they want in Bury at an activity day next week. more...
Police target mobile menace
GREATER Manchester Police (GMP) chiefs have stepped up their campaign to stop motorists using mobile phones while driving. more...
Bury Recorded music club
GUSTAV Holst was the Composer presented to the Bury & District Recorded Music Circle by member Mr Joe Sowden. more...
First Citizen tours pioneering school
STUDENTS painted a colourful picture of what life was like at Philips High School when the borough's First Citizen paid a visit. more...
Boarder breaks leg in smash with biker
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy sustained a fractured leg when he was struck by an off-road motorcycle performing a "wheelie." more...
Nearly new sale for babies
THE Bury, Rossendale and North Manchester branch of the National Childbirth Trust is holding a nearly new sale on Saturday, March 19, at Bolton Road Methodist Church in Bury. more...
Pensioners' Association
THE annual general meeting of Bury Pensioners' Association was held last month and all the committee members were re-elected, with a new outings secretary appointed. more...
Organ and keyboard club
THE Rossendale Organ and Keyboard Club, with members from the Bury area, meets on the second Wednesday of every month at Rossendale United FC Social Club, Dark Lane, Newchurch, Rawtenstall. Concerts start at 8pm. more...
Bury Sport
Glendon drafts in two more players
RADCLIFFE Boro boss Kevin Glendon has added Ashton United centre-half Darren Royle and left-sided playmaker Peter Carty to his depleted squad for Saturdays game at Lincoln United. more...
Time sees Red
NEW voices and ideas were in full flow at Park Lane on Tuesday night when Sedgley Park RUFC welcomed Salford City Reds; head coach Karl Harrison and his defensive coach, Scott Naylor, to take the week's first training session. more...
No justice for plucky fairfield
Redrow Lancashire Amateur League Division One more...
Park race ends season
SENIOR WOMEN 3 X 3 MILE. more...
Second place now secured by B team
IN their final game of the season, Walshaw B secured the runners-up position and gained the consolation of being one of the few teams to have defeated the new champions of the Bury League, St Mary's A. more...
Boro boss hopeful of bright finale
IT has been a frustrating season so far for Radcliffe Borough boss Kevin Glendon - but he insists there is light at the end of the tunnel. more...
Time to start the fight back
GO for goals! That's the battlecry from Bury boss Graham Barrow as his side look to end a miserable series of results against struggling Cambridge United Saturday (3pm). more...
Glyn is as pleased as punch!
FOR one Shakers' player, Saturdays game against Cambridge United can't come quick enough, after four months in the Gigg Lane treatment room. more...
'Fill the Ground' ticket details
THE Shakers are now selling cut price tickets for the Good Friday visit of Grimsby Town for "Fill The Ground Day." more...
Vassos gets a call-up
BURY FC youngster Vassos Theophanous has been called into the Cyprus Under-21 set up. more...
Shakers' training hit in pitch damage
YOUNG footballers face disappointment after car vandals made tracks on their playing pitches. more...
International double for Shakers
GIGG Lane has been chosen by the FA to host another Under-19 international two days after the England v Sweden game later this month. more...
Salisbury look set for championship
AFTER suffering a rare defeat last week, it was business as usual for Salisbury B, who now look to have the B Section sewn up. more...
Morley spot-kick keeps Rams' title chase alive
Colne 0 Ramsbottom United 1 NWCFL First Division: ON a freezing cold evening at Holt House, the Rams warmed up the atmosphere with an excellent away performance against a difficult Colne side. more...
Some lodges low and others high!
THE past week has seen the level of Island Lodge at Tottington lowered to the base of the wall to cure the leak behind peg 22. more...
Bury 32 Blackpool 3 RFU North Lancs One
The old cliche, "a game of two halves," describes this one between Bury and strugglers Blackpool perfectly. more...
Derby win pushes Rams nearer title
RAMSBOTTOM A march on toward yet another First Division championship after their 7-3 victory over their own B team, with Keith Jackson winning two sets and Graham Hoy one for the B team. more...
Seven-up for slick seconds
Air Miles Manchester League Division Two more...
Clarets Sport
Light at end of tunnel
THE journey has been long, eventful and, at times, Steve Cotterill must have thought the dark tunnel he was travelling down showed no sign of ending. more...
We can still make the play-offs
STEVE Cotterill has called for three wins in a week to keep Burnley's season alive. more...
Colne News
Where Lancs is a white rose county
LANCASHIRE'S red rose has been dropped from public buildings in a border town - because locals who consider themselves Yorkshire folk keep stealing them! more...
Pubs and police in crackdown on yobs
LICENSEES and police are to call time on booze-fuelled crime with the launch of new pub watch scheme in Nelson and Barrowford. more...
Youth nuisance zone revealed
POLICE today revealed further details of how they will tackle youth nuisance in Barnoldswick. more...
Darwen News
Felicity's in the running
A DARWEN horse rider's hopes of competing in the Beijing Paralympics have received a massive boost after she was chosen for a world-class training programme. more...
Lancashire News
Wake-up call for 'rude' police
COMPLAINTS about police being rude have doubled because night shifts are putting inexperienced officers in a bad mood. more...
Lib Dem policies 'just party tricks'
THE Lib Dems are, in some people's view, in an enviable position as the third party in British politics. more...
Roads going back to the 1700s?
I MUST comment on cars parked on the pavement (H Hamer, LET February 25). more...
Dog owners: Step into the 21st century
HAVE we returned to the 17th century when it was acceptable to leave faeces in the street? Most people would probably be appalled at this suggestion and yet it's happening here in Crawshawbooth, amongst other places. It's not human faeces -- it's dogs. more...
Clamp down on 'yellow' drivers
I TOTALLY agree with H Hamer `Leave pavements for pedestrians' (LET, February 25). more...
A Priceless Love
Who is patient and forgiving more...
Lancashire Sport
We can still make the play-offs
STEVE Cotterill has called for three wins in a week to keep Burnley's season alive. more...
Sav joins the walking wounded
MARK Hughes will spend the next few days assessing his walking wounded before Blackburn Rovers prepare for the first of four games against teams in the Premiership's top five at Everton on Sunday. more...
Leigh News
Atherton voters in boundary shake up
VOTERS in Atherton will be selecting a new MP under proposals to change the parliamentary constituency boundaries for the very first time in eight years. more...
Leigh Sport
Bleasdale targets Barnet striker
LEIGH RMI's main priority will be to prevent Barnet's Giuliano Grazioli from adding to his 22-goal tally when the Conference runaway leaders visit Hilton Park on Saturday. more...
Nelson News
Where Lancs is a white rose county
LANCASHIRE'S red rose has been dropped from public buildings in a border town - because locals who consider themselves Yorkshire folk keep stealing them! more...
Pubs and police in crackdown on yobs
LICENSEES and police are to call time on booze-fuelled crime with the launch of new pub watch scheme in Nelson and Barrowford. more...
Thugs rob and injure woman, 87, for just £8
AN 87-year-old woman was attacked by robbers in the street for just £8. more...
Youth nuisance zone revealed
POLICE today revealed further details of how they will tackle youth nuisance in Barnoldswick. more...
Number plates warning
POLICE in Nelson have renewed a plea for people to be on the lookout for thieves stealing registration plates. more...
Prestwich Education
Pupils take to the catwalk
THE latest catwalk trends will be in the spotlight as pupils from a Bury high school mix fashion with business in aid of charity. more...
Prestwich News
Treaty aims to make EU more democratic
In response to Mr Homewood's letter "Why Constitution will be bad for us"(February 25), it seems to me that his interpretation of the provisions of the draft EU constitutional treaty does not stand up to examination. more...
How one broken street light became a taxing problem
DURING the week before Christmas I reported to Bury Council that a street light opposite my house had been knocked down and smashed, with exposed electric wiring. more...
Recycling is disorganised
SO Bury Council are not winning when it comes to recycling. Should we be surprised? No! more...
Hospital car park security is poor
I AM a nurse at Fairfield Hospital and am writing to express my anger and my concern about the lack of car park security there. more...
From the Guide files of Friday, February 29, 1980: DESCRIBED as "charming", Miss Fiona Hobson was ch
A PRESTWICH ambulanceman received an award for his bravery after rescuing a man from the top of a 150 foot chimney. Malcolm Sidebottom (27), of Hilltop Avenue, was called to a factory in Cheetham where he climbed to the top of the chimney in pitch darkness to reach a man who had been overcome by fumes. more...
Prestwich,Bury Leisure
Daffodil dog walk
DOGS will be putting their best paw forward later this month to help raise money for Marie Curie Cancer Care in Bury. more...
Prestwich,Bury News
Woman dies after fire
AN ELDERLY woman died after being rescued from her burning home in Simister, where she had lived for 30 years. more...
Probus club
A VIEW of the river Danube, one of Europe's busiest waterways, winding its way through the two halves of Hungary's capital Budapest was the start of a captivating talk by Gordon Thorne, given to Prestwich and Whitefield Probus club. more...
Camera club
THERE was another monthly assignment for prints and slides at the Prestwich Camera Club on Tuesday. This month, club member Jack Kielty, who has been chairman on two occasions, volunteered to be the judge, . more...
Flower club
WHEN Whitefield and District Flower Club met on February 21, the demonstrator, Beryl Cotton's theme was "Castles in the Air". more...
'Buried alive'
A WASTE disposal truck driver from Prestwich died after being buried in a mound of rubbish. more...
Prestwich,Bury Sport
Sedgley suffering the blues
Sedgley Park 12 Bedford Blues 23 National Division One: WITH results elsewhere going their way, this latest defeat was not as damaging as it could have been to Sedgley's hopes of preserving their new found status. more...
Rawtenstall News
A COUNCILLOR says he and thousands of residents are living in a forgotten part of
Protest appeal on roads more...
Jogger beaten up in street
A JOGGER had to have five stitches to his nose and suffered a smashed tooth and black eye after he was beaten up for nothing in Whitworth, a court was told. more...
Rovers Sport
Light at end of tunnel
THE journey has been long, eventful and, at times, Steve Cotterill must have thought the dark tunnel he was travelling down showed no sign of ending. more...
Sav joins the walking wounded
MARK Hughes will spend the next few days assessing his walking wounded before Blackburn Rovers prepare for the first of four games against teams in the Premiership's top five at Everton on Sunday. more...
Young Watt sparks life into Rovers
ROVERS RES 1 more...
Specials Insideout
TOMORROW
BURNLEY more...
Stanley Sport
Ian's craving a comeback
CONFIDENT midfielder Ian Craney believes he can score the goals to seal Accrington Stanley's play-off place. more...
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