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Stories for 12 April 2008
Around The Greens With Thumb Peg
Results round-up
Darts, Dominoes, Snooker, Pool and Bowls results from the pages of The Bolton News are now available in .pdf format. more...
Blackburn
Suspected drugs dens closed
POLICE have closed two suspected drugs dens. more...
Blackpool News
Blackpool's Jodie to sing for I’d Do Anything votes
Blackpool's budding Nancy is depending on your votes tonight when she sings live on I'd Do Anything. more...
Bolton Darts Round-Up
Results round-up
Darts, Dominoes, Snooker, Pool and Bowls results from the pages of The Bolton News are now available in .pdf format. more...
Bolton News
VIDEO: Bolton burglar with 'swaggering walk' jailed
A burglar with a distinctive swaggering walk was caught out after police matched up CCTV images - and you can see them online now. more...
Thieves target Bolton building society accounts
BUILDING society customers in Bolton have become victims in a card-copying fraud. more...
Bolton soldiers face sex attack probe
POLICE investigating allegations that 15-year-old girl was smuggled into an army barracks and then filmed having sex with squaddies have arrested a number of soldiers from Bolton. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Class wedding for the Breightmet bride
Danielle McCann went back to her old school to make her wedding day perfect. more...
Bolton girl's piece of old Rome delights the experts
A YOUNG archaeologist from Bolton has made a discovery which has excited experts. more...
Hairdryer blamed for blaze in Little Hulton bedroom
A HOUSE has been badly damaged in a blaze which is believed to have been started by a hairdryer. more...
Birds return from Africa to Bolton lodge
A NATURE reserve in Bolton is welcoming the first of this year's winged arrivals to man-made nesting sites. more...
Anniversary appeal to find Bolton OAP's killer
A FRESH appeal for help to trace the killer of Bolton pensioner Phyllis Mayoh has been launched. more...
Tom's £1,500 Bolton sarnie
CHEF Tom Bridge has created one of the world's most expensive sandwiches - all in the name of charity. more...
Woman, 92, rescued from Farnworth flat blaze
AN ELDERLY woman had to be rescued from her flat by a warden after a pan of food caught on fire. more...
Pupils help at Horwich shop's re-opening
SCHOOLCHILDREN helped to cut the ribbon when a supermarket reopened after a £200,000 refurbishment. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Young and old can swim for free in Bolton
YOUNGSTERS and pensioners are being urged to apply for a card enabling them to go swimming for free. more...
Homes plan at industrial unit
NEW homes could be built on land currently occupied by an industrial unit. more...
Drinks shop faces a ban
AN off-licence could be banned from selling alcohol after undercover police caught staff selling drink to a 15-year-old volunteer. more...
Street flooded with sewerage
PART of a street has flooded after a sewer pipe started leaking waste. more...
Spinning yarns of yesteryear . . .
Arnold Harrison, aged 75, recalls his childhood and days in the cotton mills of Bolton. more...
Bolton Quiz Leagues round-up
Latest news from Bolton's quiz leagues. more...
Armed raid at Bolton petrol station
A TERRIFIED petrol station worker was battered over the head with a pickaxe handle when armed raiders stole £400 in cash. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Spinning yarns of yesteryear . . .
Arnold Harrison, aged 75, recalls his childhood and days in the cotton mills of Bolton. more...
Burnley
Abandoned stolen car torched
BURNLEY: A stolen car was abandoned and then set on fire in Accrington Road in the early hours of Saturday morning. more...
Career criminal given chance
A career criminal who carried out a near £5,000 raid on a Burnley college has been given a chance to fight his "chronic," drug habit. more...
Bury News
It's all systems go for national Elbow tour
ELBOW, one of Bury's most successful bands, have embarked on a live music tour of the UK which is set to draw more than 10,000 fans. more...
Men injured in motorway collision
TWO men were injured when a car collided with a large goods vehicle on the M62. more...
Centurions' Updates
Centurions face tough challenge
LEIGH Centurions caretaker coach Paul Rowley will be without 10 first team squad men at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. more...
Centurions face tough challenge
LEIGH Centurions caretaker coach Paul Rowley will be without 10 first team squad men at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. more...
Charnock Richard News
RNLI event planned at Camelot Theme Park
A family fun day at Camelot Theme Park in Chorley later this month will raise vital funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). more...
Chorley Fc Match Reports
Chorley 2 Rossendale United 4
Chorley's poor run of home form continued after they failed to build on a bright start. more...
Chorley News
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Gill steps up the ladder at Rowland
"You can only make a first impression once," - that's the philosophy that has seen Gill Richardson oversee more than £100 million of sales in her career to date. more...
Town to host farmers' market
Visitors to Chorley can buy the best in local produce when Chorley town centre hosts a farmers' and local produce market on Thursday. more...
Chorley blood donor sessions planned
Blood donor sessions are at St Joseph's Parish Hall, Harpers Lane, Chorley, on Tuesday, April 22. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Gill steps up the ladder at Rowland
"You can only make a first impression once," - that's the philosophy that has seen Gill Richardson oversee more than £100 million of sales in her career to date. more...
Clarets News
Owen Coyle hails the Clarets support
BURNLEY manager Owen Coyle has hailed the Turf Moor faithful as the best fans in the Championship', and hopes they can play their part in ending the season on a high. more...
HALF-TIME: Burnley 0, Sheffield United 1
A SUPERB James Beattie free kick seperated these two sides at the break. more...
FULL-TIME: Burnley 1, Sheffield United 2
BURNLEY created more and better chances against in-form Sheffield United, but couldn't keep their slim play-off hopes alive. more...
Daily Cartoon By Jason Lythgoe-Hay
Loopy Limerick
We are offering readers the chance to have their own Limerick featured in this new Loopy Limerick spot every Saturday. Send in your Limerick (keep it clean) and illustrator Jason Lythgoe-Hay will provide a cartoon to go with it. Please send your Limericks to Andrew Mosley, features editor at The Bolton News. Email: amosley@theboltonnews.co.uk. You can also text BONEWS, then a space and then your limerick to 80360. Messages are free but normal operator charges will apply more...
Darwen
Councillor axed from leading position
A COUNCILLOR has been axed from a leading position on Blackburn with Darwen council. more...
Education News
Pupils help at Horwich shop's re-opening
SCHOOLCHILDREN helped to cut the ribbon when a supermarket reopened after a £200,000 refurbishment. more...
Farnworth
Camera and phone stolen from house
A DIGITAL camera and mobile phone were stolen after thieves removed the beading from a ground-floor window at a house in Plodder Lane, Farnworth, in the early hours of Thursday. more...
Woman, 92, rescued from Farnworth flat blaze
AN ELDERLY woman had to be rescued from her flat by a warden after a pan of food caught on fire. more...
Fleetwood News
Pensions firm acquires major company
Fylde employer, Xafinity, one of the UK's leading providers of employee benefits and pensions services, with more than 140 staff in its Fleetwood regional office, has acquired Hazell Carr, a specialist business process outsourcing, pension administration, interim resource and SIPP provider. more...
Young mayor success for Wyre District Youth Council
A new young people's mayor will be appointed in Wyre after a pilot year was hailed a success. more...
Young mayor success for Wyre District Youth Council
A new young people's mayor will be appointed in Wyre after a pilot year was hailed a success. more...
Fulwood News
Restaurant to host charity event for Baby Beat Appeal
An event at an Italian restaurant will aim to raise funds for babies at the Sharoe Green Maternity Unit at Royal Preston Hospital, part of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. more...
Fylde Rufc
Fylde RUFC appoint Mark Nelson as director
Fylde RUFC have this week appointed Mark Nelson as the fulltime Director of Rugby. more...
Garstang News
Young mayor success for Wyre District Youth Council
A new young people's mayor will be appointed in Wyre after a pilot year was hailed a success. more...
Young mayor success for Wyre District Youth Council
A new young people's mayor will be appointed in Wyre after a pilot year was hailed a success. more...
Horwich
Pupils help at Horwich shop's re-opening
SCHOOLCHILDREN helped to cut the ribbon when a supermarket reopened after a £200,000 refurbishment. more...
Jazz Round-Up With Fred Shawcross
Great vibes from Lionel Hampton and Gene Krupa
MUSICIANS are often asked to name a favourite player or tune which have had a lasting effect on their life and career. more...
What's On - and Where
ART LESTER BIG BAND: The Pennine Suite, Horwich RMI Social and Recreation Club, Chorley New Road, Bolton. Every Tuesday. 8.30pm to 11pm. Free. Ballroom dancing in the main hall every second Tuesday in the month. £4 on the door. more...
Lancashire News
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Leigh Headlines
Spinning yarns of yesteryear . . .
Arnold Harrison, aged 75, recalls his childhood and days in the cotton mills of Bolton. more...
Spinning yarns of yesteryear . . .
Arnold Harrison, aged 75, recalls his childhood and days in the cotton mills of Bolton. more...
Life
Leaving the party was for the best
CONGRATULATIONS to Smithills councillor Richard Silvester for having the good sense to quit the discredited and incompetent Liberal Democrats. more...
Local Cricket
Dougherty rallies in Augusta
Chorley's Nick Dougherty hit four birdies in the last six holes to card a second round score of 69 in the US Masters in Augusta. more...
Looking Back With Frank Elson
Spinning yarns of yesteryear . . .
Arnold Harrison, aged 75, recalls his childhood and days in the cotton mills of Bolton. more...
From our files -April 12
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 13, 1998. more...
Spinning yarns of yesteryear . . .
Arnold Harrison, aged 75, recalls his childhood and days in the cotton mills of Bolton. more...
Lytham News
Pub seeks clean-up nominations
A Lytham pub is challenging its neighbours to nominate local projects that need attention with the promise to tackle and transform neglected spaces. more...
Manchester News
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
News
Blackpool's Wes Hoolahan gets Irish call
Wes Hoolahan's season is set to be extended after being called in to Giovanni Trapattoni's first Republic of Ireland squad. more...
News Round-Up
VIDEO: Bolton burglar with 'swaggering walk' jailed
A burglar with a distinctive swaggering walk was caught out after police matched up CCTV images - and you can see them online now. more...
Thieves target Bolton building society accounts
BUILDING society customers in Bolton have become victims in a card-copying fraud. more...
Off-licence raided through the roof
BURGLARS cut through a plastic roof at the back of an off-licence and stole cash, alcohol and cigarettes. more...
Bolton girl's piece of old Rome delights the experts
A YOUNG archaeologist from Bolton has made a discovery which has excited experts. more...
Houseing plan for former Harwood school
AN old school could be demolished to make way for a new housing estate. more...
Hairdryer blamed for blaze in Little Hulton bedroom
A HOUSE has been badly damaged in a blaze which is believed to have been started by a hairdryer. more...
Anniversary appeal to find Bolton OAP's killer
A FRESH appeal for help to trace the killer of Bolton pensioner Phyllis Mayoh has been launched. more...
Anniversary appeal to find Bolton OAP's killer
A FRESH appeal for help to trace the killer of Bolton pensioner Phyllis Mayoh has been launched. more...
Drinks shop faces a ban
AN off-licence could be banned from selling alcohol after undercover police caught staff selling drink to a 15-year-old volunteer. more...
Car boot sale
A CAR boot sale is being held at the Stags Head pub car park, St. Helens Road Bolton on Sunday, 13th April. more...
Street flooded with sewerage
PART of a street has flooded after a sewer pipe started leaking waste. more...
North West News
Cricketer's dad is selected
The father of England cricketer, Sajid Mahmood, is bidding to topple council leader Cliff Morris in the forthcoming local elections. more...
Other Sports
Did Bamber Bridge set an unwanted record?
Bamber Bridge may have set an unfortunate record in their 3-0 defeat against Newcastle Blue Star on Wednesday by conceding two goals within a minute of the kick-off. more...
Pool Results Round-Up
Results round-up
Darts, Dominoes, Snooker, Pool and Bowls results from the pages of The Bolton News are now available in .pdf format. more...
Preston News
Gill steps up the ladder at Rowland
"You can only make a first impression once," - that's the philosophy that has seen Gill Richardson oversee more than £100 million of sales in her career to date. more...
Friends to gather at Penwortham Over 60s Club
Pensioners in South Ribble will have the chance to meet new friends and enjoy days out thanks to a new club. more...
Gill steps up the ladder at Rowland
"You can only make a first impression once," - that's the philosophy that has seen Gill Richardson oversee more than £100 million of sales in her career to date. more...
Mayor's ball raises over £3,000 for good causes
The Preston Mayor's Hollywood-themed ball has raised more than £3,000 for charity. more...
Radcliffe Headlines
Enterprising Shaun fills a gap in the shoe market
A TRADER has put his best foot forward by opening the only shoe stall in Radcliffe. more...
Ribchester News
Man dies after head-on smash
A MAN has died following a head-on car smash. more...
Rovers News
Sparky: Brad Friedel is one of the best
BLACKBURN Rovers goalkeeper Brad Friedel returns to Anfield tomorrow heralded by Mark Hughes as one of the best goalkeepers he's ever worked with. more...
Hughes wanted a Kop goal
MARK Hughes has admitted that one of his greatest footballing regrets was failing to score in front of Liverpool's famous Kop. more...
Benni McCarthy stay is a big deal
MARK Hughes insists he had no intention of letting striker Benni McCarthy leave Blackburn Rovers as he seeks to hang on to his top stars. more...
Roque Santa Cruz is season's top buy
MARK Hughes believes Blackburn Rovers hitman Roque Santa Cruz represents better value for money than Liverpool's Spanish sensation Fernando Torres. more...
Rugby League Round-Up
Centurions face tough challenge
LEIGH Centurions caretaker coach Paul Rowley will be without 10 first team squad men at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. more...
Centurions face tough challenge
LEIGH Centurions caretaker coach Paul Rowley will be without 10 first team squad men at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. more...
Shakers Updates
Team news - Barnet v Bury
ANDY Parrish has been recalled to the first team line-up after a bug ruled out regular right back Steven Haslam. more...
Half time - Barnet 0 Bury 0
IT'S honours even at Underhill - but Alan Knill's Shakers can be pleased with their opening 45 minutes. more...
Fuul time - Barnet 3 Bury 0
ADAM Birchall's brace gave Barnet a well deserved victory at Underhill on a day that Bury will quickly want to forget. more...
Snooker Round-Up
Results round-up
Darts, Dominoes, Snooker, Pool and Bowls results from the pages of The Bolton News are now available in .pdf format. more...
Sport From Around The Area
Centurions face tough challenge
LEIGH Centurions caretaker coach Paul Rowley will be without 10 first team squad men at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. more...
Centurions face tough challenge
LEIGH Centurions caretaker coach Paul Rowley will be without 10 first team squad men at Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. more...
Tell Us: Your Comments On Our Top Stories
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Tom's £1,500 Bolton sarnie
CHEF Tom Bridge has created one of the world's most expensive sandwiches - all in the name of charity. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Smithills Hall is the tops
SMITHILLS Hall in Bolton has won an award which names it as the best visitor attraction in Greater Manchester. more...
Wanderers News
Siasia sticks to story
SAMSON Siasia, the coach of the Nigerian Olympic squad, insists he has been sounded out as a possible successor to Gary Megson, despite Wanderers having angrily rubbished his claim. more...
Whites should copy Amir - Megson
GARY Megson has called on his players to emulate Amir Khan as they scrap for their Premier League lives. more...
Whites clutching at straws
A DIP into the recent history of Wanderers-West Ham clashes should give Kevin Nolan and Co a much-needed confidence boost ahead of today's crunch clash at the Reebok. more...
Wanderers hero warns supporters
PLAYER-TURNED-FAN Tony Kelly has pleaded with disillusioned Wanderers supporters not to protest at the Reebok this afternoon. more...
Megson rings changes, fans protest
GARY Megson rang the changes for the "must-win" survival clash with West Ham at the Reebok. more...
Battling Bolton fail to break deadlock
Half-time: Wanderers 0 West Ham 0 WANDERERS suffered a frustrating first-half as they searched in vain for an elusive goal to help keep alive their hopes of Premiership survival. more...
Wanderers Prem fight set to go to the wire
WANDERERS 1, WEST HAM 0: Kevin Davies scored a vital winner for Wanderers in their must-win clash with West Ham at the Reebok. more...
Westhoughton
Street flooded with sewerage
PART of a street has flooded after a sewer pipe started leaking waste. more...
Whitefield Headlines
TV brothers are on their marks for cancer run
A STAR from the hit TV show Shameless is to launch the 2008 Greggs Children's Cancer run in Heaton Park. more...
Newsagent chased gunman down street
A PRESTWICH newsagent has spoken of the moment he came face-to-face with a gun-toting raider before fighting him off and chasing him down the street. more...
Wigan News
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Pervert jailed for sex attacks on children
A man who sexually abused four children has been jailed for 11 years. more...
Your Bank Top News
Pastor Ian Ferguson's Induction Service.
On 2nd March 2008 Pastor Ian Ferguson was officially inducted as minister of religion at Grace Community Church. Pastor Ferguson took over the pastorate at Grace Community Church on September 23rd 2007. more...
Your Darwen Town Centre News
Darwen Local History Society members visit 'Roman Altar'
Members from Darwen Local History Society visited Manchester today to view the 2,000yr old 'Roman Altar' discovered in March by Manchester archaeologist Pre-Construct Archaeology Ltd on the site of former Tom Garner Motors' The excavations have been on going since February by (PCA) and are now in their final week. more...
Your Mellor News
Running for Fun - and charity too!
The Friends of St Mary's CE School, Mellor have teamed up with the Rotary Club and will take part in the Fun Run at Witton Park on Sunday 20th April in aid of Cancer Research. more...
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