Stories for 30 March 2004

Accrington News

Dad and daughter jailed for attack

A FATHER and daughter who smashed an innocent teenager's lower jaw in two places were today starting jail terms totalling more than five years.   more...

Missing girl, 13, is found safe and well

A SCHOOLGIRL who disappeared almost two weeks ago has been found.   more...

Tribute auction makes £4,600

AN auction in memory of an Oswaldtwistle schoolgirl who lost her battle against cancer has raised over £4,600.   more...

Search for woman's body goes on

A SEARCH for the body of a 56-year-old Accrington woman is continuing, 11 weeks after her disappearance and suspected murder.   more...

Lottery grant helps family groups

ASIAN families will be offered help after a family support group was awarded a £300,000 grant to start a new base in Hyndburn.   more...

Blackburn News

Showpiece railway station 'shambles'

BLACKBURN'S showpiece railway station was today branded a 'shambles' after train bosses said they would go on using a 'temporary' platform which leaves passengers exposed to cold, wind and rain.   more...

14-day bin pick-up for every house

EVERY house in Blackburn and Darwen is set to be included in a controversial recycling scheme after a 12 month trial-run in the borough.   more...

Try doing it our way

A PRIEST has urged the government to look towards his drugs rehabilitation charity for how to help addicts released from prison effectively.   more...

Girls use the write stuff to help out others

TWO disabled teenagers have begun a literacy journey with the publication of their first book.   more...

Clampers in war on workers

TOWN centre workers face fines as clamping companies stage a crackdown on privately-owned car parks in Blackburn.   more...

Demand for action after woman's death on road

A COUNCILLOR has called for road safety measures to be introduced on the road where a 49-year-old woman died at the weekend.   more...

Love takes to the road again

AN East Lancashire couple who met at the New York Marathon are set to put on their running shoes again to raise money for a new breast cancer hospital - the first in Europe.   more...

'Save our hotpot' plea

A NEWLY-FORMED Government-backed food association is spearheading a campaign to protect the county's traditional teatime treat - Lancashire hotpot.   more...

Thieves wreck butterfly garden

A BUTTERFLY garden in a Blackburn park has been destroyed just a day after dedicated volunteers built it.   more...

Legion makes military appeal

A MEMBER of the Royal British Legion is appealing to the descendants of Blackburn soldiers who fought around the time of the First World War.   more...

Race abuse man had cocaine

A 27-Year-OLD Asian man was arrested after shouting foul-mouthed, racial abuse at a woman police officer.   more...

Addict mum jailed

A 38-YEAR-OLD mum who repeatedly stole to feed her drugs habit was jailed for seven months when she appeared before Blackburn magistrates.   more...

Bolton Business

Watch out for this top design team

AWARD-winning graphic design and new media firm Clock Creative Communications celebrated its fifth birthday in style, after winning £150,000 worth of new business since the start of 2004.   more...

Housing equity triples in a decade

RISING house prices have led to a tripling in the value of housing equity over the past 10 years.   more...

Stress the importance

UP TO five million Britons complain of work-related stress each year -- but most companies are still not following HSE guidelines.   more...

Bolton Bygone

No cycling on Sundays

From the Evening News, March 30, 1904: THE Bishop of Norwich addressing the candidates at a confirmation service held at St Nicholas Church, North Walsham, strongly denounced the growth of cycling on Sunday.   more...

Links with America's great poet

MY recent reference to eccentric Fred Wild has led to further correspondence about the group of Victorian Boltonians which struck up an unlikely friendship with the American poet Walt Whitman.   more...

On this day - March 30

1746: Spanish court painter Francisco de Goya was born in Fuendetodos.   more...

Bolton Education

Bridge across generations

OLD and young got together for a grandparents day at Turton and Edgworth CE Methodist Primary School recently.   more...

Band concert

SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band is holding a concert at St Anne's Church, Turton, on May 15 starting at 7.30pm.  more...

Graffiti is scrawled on school by vandals

A HEADTEACHER is calling for more facilities for young people in Daubhill to prevent vandalism to his school playground.   more...

Bolton Leisure

Make contact with perfect play

THE WORLDS of cyberspace and reality collide in "Perfect", the new offering from the Contact Theatre in Manchester.   more...

Town centre boom forces £5m nightclub out of business

ATLANTIS, Bolton's largest nightclub, has closed.   more...

Meet your councillors

COUNCILLORS Prentice Howarth and Don Eastwood are holding their surgery at Rosehill Congregational Church Hall, Westbourne Avenue, Great Lever, Bolton, on Wednesday, March 31, from 7pm to 8pm.  more...

Band concert

SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band is holding a concert at St Anne's Church, Turton, on May 15 starting at 7.30pm.  more...

Music goes back to future

FUTURISTIC creativity is coming to Manchester with an international festival of electronic music and media arts.   more...

What to do in Bolton on... Wednesday

BOLTON METRO COMMUNITY CENTRES   more...

Bolton News

Family up in air over £4.3m Lotto win

A PRESTON family of eight are celebrating their £4.3m Lotto win . . . on a new rollercoaster at Camelot Theme Park.   more...

He's a sports writer - and over the moon

FORMER Wanderers ballboy Robert Green got a different view of his favourite team when he won a competition to be a reporter for a day.   more...

Town centre boom forces £5m nightclub out of business

ATLANTIS, Bolton's largest nightclub, has closed.   more...

It's life with a twang

BEING catapulted more than 100 feet into the air above Bolton in a steel cage is not how many people would choose to spend an afternoon.   more...

Sex ban for vice girls

TWO women have become the first prostitutes to be banned from plying their trade in Bolton.   more...

TV star breaks leg in soccer 'friendly'

TV footballer Ricky Whittle suffered a horrific break playing in a charity match at Bury's Gigg Lane soccer ground on Sunday.   more...

Graffiti is scrawled on school by vandals

A HEADTEACHER is calling for more facilities for young people in Daubhill to prevent vandalism to his school playground.   more...

Council alerted over another pile of rubbish

ANOTHER unsightly pile of rubbish has been spotted- this time in Horwich.   more...

Pupils back in school after vandal attack

PUPILS were back in class on Tuesday at a Bolton school forced to close by glass-smashing vandals.   more...

I wanted 3,000 more officers -- police chief

GREATER Manchester Police is the most under-funded in the county, according to its chief constable.   more...

Guide dogs charity launches Lakes challenge

THE Guide Dogs for the Blind Association has launched a new fundraising event - the Lake to Lake Challenge.   more...

Pilot dies as light aircraft crashes

THE pilot of a light aircraft died on Tuesday when his plane came down at Wycoller Country Park, near Colne.   more...

Crackdown on tipping

THE Environment Agency has warned that it will not tolerate illegal waste activity in Bolton when new legislation comes into force this summer.   more...

Town's learning disability service leads the way

SERVICES for people with learning disabilities from ethnic minority communities in Bolton have received national recognition as an example of good practice by the Department of Health.   more...

Keeping the peace for 12 years

BOLTON Mediation Service is celebrating its 12th year of helping to resolve conflict.   more...

Angling for new opening date

PLANS for a Horwich fishing and recreation centre have encountered delays, pushing the opening date back to Good Friday.   more...

Complaints over police are down

COMPLAINTS against police officers in Bolton have fallen by nearly 40 per cent in the last three months.   more...

Painter's work up for auction

FOUR paintings by a distinguished Bolton artist are due to be auctioned in America.   more...

Pupils sing out for charity

CHILDREN from 20 Bolton schools sang their hearts out during a charity concert on Saturday night.   more...

Ray's running up funds for charity

MARATHON stalwart Ray Collett warmed up for his last long distance run by pounding 26 miles in a Bolton supermarket on Sunday.   more...

Open day at crematorium

A CREMATORIUM is staging an open day. It will be the second open day at Howe Bridge Crematorium, in Lovers Lane, Atherton.   more...

Robbery victim punched in face and body

A 37-YEAR-OLD man needed hospital treatment after he was attacked by a thief who stole his cash.   more...

Junction works close road

ROAD works on Beaumont Road in Bolton are set to be substantially completed by next weekend.   more...

OAP on hold for 25 minutes

A PENSIONER who wanted Bolton Council to remove two items of bulky waste from her home in Lord Street, Kersley, waited 25 minutes on the phone.   more...

Fair Trade meeting

HORWICH residents are invited to a meeting to discuss the town's aspirations to achieve Fair Trade status.   more...

Dry leaves and grass set alight

FIREFIGHTERS were called to two grass fires in Tyldesley last night.   more...

Make contact with perfect play

THE WORLDS of cyberspace and reality collide in "Perfect", the new offering from the Contact Theatre in Manchester.   more...

Fire crews fight skip blazes

FIREFIGHTERS fought massive skip blazes in Leigh early today.   more...

Runners required

MACMILLAN Cancer Relief is looking for runners to join their team for next month's London Marathon.   more...

Band concert

SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band is holding a concert at St Anne's Church, Turton, on May 15 starting at 7.30pm.  more...

Schoolboy TV actor,15, found hanged

A PROMISING teenage actor, who had appeared in Coronation Street, Clocking Off and BBC's Cops drama, has been found dead after sending farewell text messages to his family and friends.   more...

Bores are stopping Fred's mine project

I AM writing in support of Fred Dibnah's mine project. Here in Bolton we have one of the few real characters and personalities left in Britain.   more...

Stop this Trojan Horse road plan

T T RILEY, in his letter headed "Don't By-Pass Plans For This Road", is entirely correct in his reading of the 1972 plan.   more...

We want your natural history

I WOULD like to ask for your help. I need your readers' shed doors, desks and diaries.   more...

Cemetery more like a race track

REGARDING the on-going debate regarding Farnworth Cemetery.   more...

War lesson

WE do not need a lesson, Mr Greenhalgh! Far from Mr Pittock requiring a lesson on the English language, I suggest it is Mr Greenhalgh who should read his own letter, observe the paradoxical statements therein, and refrain from quoting political history, of which he is plainly ignorant.   more...

Boundaries rule stops expansion

AS parents on the Sure Start Management Board, we felt compelled to reply to Mrs Joy Kelly's concerns about Sure Start excluding families from the projects.   more...

Council Tax also a worry

I HAVE just read a pamphlet distributed by the Bolton and District Labour Party.   more...

Bolton Sport

Hornby hits hat-trick to derail leaders

Manchester League: ATHERTON Town striker Phil Hornby struck a hat-trick to help his side to a surprise 4-1 win over Premier Division leaders Royton Town.   more...

Lever derby is won by Done

Little Lever AFC 1 Little Lever Sports Club 0: JOHN Done scored an extra-time golden goal to give Second Division Little Lever AFC a shock win over Premier Division opponents in the Lancashire Amateur League Cup.   more...

Bolton & District Sunday Football League

Premier Division   more...

Youth cup glory for new boys

EAGLEY U-14s have marked their debut season by winning a trophy.   more...

Blackrod rue their ill fortune

Blackrod Town 1 Kirkham and Wesham 2: BLACKROD came close to ending Kirkham and Wesham's unbeaten record in this season's West Lancs Premier Division - but were beaten by a late goal.   more...

Leigh & District Amateur League

THREE CROWNS RES...0 ASDA GOLBORNE...8   more...

Bolton & District Sunday Football League

Sponsored by Concord Conservatory Roofs Ltd   more...

Bolton, Bury & District Mini Soccer League

U7 Section A: Horwich St Mary's Tornadoes 4 Brandlesholme Warriors 0; Ladybridge Athletic 1 Elton & Walshaw Panthers 2; Rooftec Rangers 3 Horwich RMI Reds 0;   more...

Redrow Lancashire Amateur League

Premier Division   more...

Goal bonanza takes United to the semis

BSF Over-35s League: BREIGHTMET United moved into the semi-final of the BSF Over 35s Sam Ashworth Trophy with a 4-0 win over Turton.   more...

Bolton Boys & Girls Federation

RESULTS UNDER 18   more...

Air Miles Manchester League

Premier Division   more...

West Lancs league

Aegon West Lancashire League   more...

Ladybridge face a nervous wait

Bolton Sunday League: LADYBRIDGE face a nailbiting wait to see if they have won the Division One title after finishing their season with a 1-0 win over Smithills.   more...

Boys edged out in thriller

BOLTON U14s slipped to a 3-2 defeat against Sefton in their challenge match at Sharples School on Saturday.   more...

TV star breaks leg in soccer 'friendly'

TV footballer Ricky Whittle suffered a horrific break playing in a charity match at Bury's Gigg Lane soccer ground on Sunday.   more...

Nationwide Division Two: Blackpool v Colchester (7.45pm); Port Vale v Swindon (7.45pm).

Nationwide Division Three: Macclesfield v Lincoln City (7.45pm); Mansfield v Torquay (7.45pm); Rochdale v Doncaster (7.45pm).   more...

Phoenix injury worries ahead of finals weekend.

MANCHESTER Phoenix head coach Paul Heavey is keeping his fingers crossed that his injured players will make sufficient recoveries in time for Saturday's Elite League playoff semi-final match against Nottingham Panthers.   more...

Bolton and District Pool League

LATEST details   more...

Lanky off to good start

LANCASHIRE have won the first two matches of their pre-season tour to the Western Cape in South Africa.   more...

Bolton Wanderers

Stelios pledge: I'm going to get better

THERE was no rest for hard-working Wanderer Stelios when he landed on the holiday island of Crete on Tuesday.   more...

Wanderers linked with on-loan Leeds star

WANDERERS are one of a list of clubs reported to be interested in Marseille defender Salomon Olembe, who is on loan at Leeds United.   more...

Wanderers target set for Juve

WANDERERS' chances of signing Auxerre's highly-rated French midfielder Olivier Kapo appear to have been dealt a fatal blow.   more...

Armfield puts recird straght over Nat's shock exit

IN May 1971, Nat Lofthouse played a key role in the appointment of Jimmy Armfield as manager of Bolton Wanderers writes Gordon Sharrock   more...

He's a sports writer - and over the moon

FORMER Wanderers ballboy Robert Green got a different view of his favourite team when he won a competition to be a reporter for a day.   more...

Burnley News

Celebration looks to a better future

RESIDENTS celebrated reclaiming derelict land for the community at a fun event organised by Piccadilly's Moving in Burnley.   more...

Mexico caver flies home

THE MOTHER of an East Lancashire caver expelled from Mexico today spoke of her relief as her son flew home to Britain.   more...

Attacked musician needed surgery

A MUSICIAN was left with a smashed leg and split lips after he was allegedly set on by three drunken youths in the early hours, a jury has heard.   more...

Cliviger Bulletin

DELIVERY of the first Cliviger Parish Council newsletter has started. Every household and business in the parish will receive a copy.   more...

Storm over hikes in theatre rents

ARTS groups in Burnley have called for a meeting with bosses at the Mechanics Theatre over fears about massive rent hikes.   more...

Drugs mastermind's wife in court

THE wife of the criminal mastermind behind the drugs gang The Firm was due in court today accused of money laundering.   more...

MP blasts wind farm plans

AN EAST Lancashire MP has launched a bitter attack on "wretched, inefficient wind turbines".   more...

New scheme key to return to work

THE long-term unemployed of Burnley will be helped back to work with the launch of an initiative.   more...

Fashion show streets ahead

CORONATION Street stars are to support an East Lancashire charity fashion show.   more...

Ex-con lied over cannabis found in his car

AN ex-convict found with a cannabis haul in his car lied to police and claimed the drugs were not his.   more...

Clarest have a Mare in quiz final

A BURNLEY quiz league held its annual knockout competition.   more...

Bury News

City fire hits Bury lights system

VEHICLES were brought to a standstill around Bury town centre after a blaze ten miles away in Manchester city centre threw the traffic light network into chaos.   more...

WRVS challenge bidders to care

THE WRVS has challenged potential bidders for the meals-on-wheels service in Bury to carry on caring, as it could save lives.   more...

All-parties unite to prevent BNP taking seats

SPEAKERS against racism are to unite under one banner in a bid to stop the far-right taking a foothold in Bury.   more...

TV Motson's sentimental trip to Gigg Lane

FOOTBALL commentator John Motson admitted that his trip to Bury's Gigg Lane on Saturday was a "sentimental journey".   more...

Actor breaks his leg at Gigg

TV footballer Ricky Whittle suffered a horrific break playing in a charity match at Gigg Lane on Sunday.   more...

Firefighters in front door fight

BURY firefighters had to step no further than their front door last week when a blazing lorry was delivered direct to their station.   more...

Now "Motty's" done the lotty!

HIS first trip to Bury Football Club was an occasion to savour for the BBC's legendary soccer commentator John Motson.   more...

Bury Sport

Kennedy boost for Shakers

TOM Kennedy has boosted Shakers by putting pen to paper on a new two-year contract.   more...

Green light for Barrow

BURY boss Graham Barrow and first team coach Kelham O'Hanlon have been offered permanent contracts for next season.   more...

Rickers signs in

BURY have signed former Oldham Athletic player Paul Rickers on non-contract terms to the end of the season, writes PHIL THORP.   more...

Clarets Sport

Ternent sets new targets for strikers

IAN MOORE has described the dramatic winner at Bradford as the most important goal of his Burnley career.   more...

Stan can get best out of new signing

A WEEK that started strangely, with the return of Lenny Johnrose, ended in the best possible way with a vital win.   more...

Last minute winner just the ticket

WELL, if you are going to score the winning goal in a relegation dogfight, the best time to do it is the 90th minute. It totally deflates the opposition and gives them no time to come back. And best of all, as a supporter it doesn't mean you're left clock-watching and chewing your fingernails down to the elbow as would have been the case if David May's "goal" had been allowed to stand with 12 minutes remaining.   more...

Clitheroe News

Old folk spared revamp upheaval

A COUNCIL leader today claimed parts of his borough had done "very well" out of plans to shake-up elderly care provision in the county.   more...

MP bids to save post offices

RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans is bidding to halt the closure of local Post Offices, especially in rural areas.   more...

Colne News

Pilot killed in crash

A PILOT was killed this morning in a light aircraft crash near Wycoller Park on the outskirts of Colne.   more...

Council praised for tenant care

AN inspection of Pendle Borough Council's Tenancy Support Service has praised the council for offering young tenants a good service.   more...

Darwen News

Sponsors chance at gala spectacle

BUSINESSES are being encouraged to dig deep and offer financial support to give Tockholes's biggest annual event a further boost.   more...

Robber offered sex to elderly victim

AN ex-convict who robbed a terrified Darwen pensioner at knifepoint in his own home has been jailed for three years.   more...

Delight at £12m windfall for town

NEWS that millions of pounds is heading to Darwen has been welcomed by councillor Dave Smith.   more...

Lancashire Business

Firms on estate to share windfall

A PENDLE industrial estate has received a cash windfall to help improve facilities and increase its competitiveness.   more...

Awards for two area salesmen

TWO Blackburn car salesmen have received top accolades in their company's national sales awards.   more...

Lancashire Jobs

New scheme key to return to work

THE long-term unemployed of Burnley will be helped back to work with the launch of an initiative.   more...

Lancashire Leisure

Award a rum do for Punch

PUNCH Taverns is the toast of the pub trade after receiving a prestigious industry award.   more...

Mystery of Nicky Nook

RIBBLE Valley ale experts Bowland Brewery is set to unveil a new beer in honour of a much-loved landmark.   more...

Top of the hops

BRITAIN'S beer lovers say the ideal pub is clean and has friendly staff, according to research carried out by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).   more...

Stage Whispers. . .

GASP at the exploits of the handsome hero. Sigh along with the lovelorn heroine. Quake at the sight of the spine-chilling monster.   more...

Guilt edge drama for ruby landmark

THE ties that bind are subtly unknotted in Burnley Garrick Club's In Celebration, which runs at the Burnley Mechanics Theatre from tomorrow until Saturday, at 7.30pm.   more...

Perfect setting for a Leo

LEONARD is a single parent living with his teenage daughter, DeeDee, and his rascal father Gus.   more...

HEALTH: GP changes - What it all means

PEOPLE in East Lancashire are being reassured that imminent changes to GPs' contracts will not cause major changes for patients.   more...

EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.

A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside.   more...

Lancashire News

10 years ago

PROTESTERS in Ribble Valley were up in arms because of a plan by Castle Cement to create a limestone quarry.   more...

25 years ago

ENGINEERS at an East Lancashire firm decided to go back to work after a four-week strike over pay.   more...

50 years ago

GREAT Harwood Conservatives decided to fight for all four wards in the May council elections.   more...

Showpiece railway station 'shambles'

BLACKBURN'S showpiece railway station was today branded a 'shambles' after train bosses said they would go on using a 'temporary' platform which leaves passengers exposed to cold, wind and rain.   more...

Pilot killed in crash

A PILOT was killed this morning in a light aircraft crash near Wycoller Park on the outskirts of Colne.   more...

Rubbish refuse

I'M writing this letter so that the cleansing department in Blackburn is made aware of the awful refuse collection service they provide us with.   more...

Stop fussing, just collect rubbish!

IT seems ironic that when people are being prosecuted for putting out their refuse in unsuitable containers, namely plastic sacks.   more...

Collection idea not working

I AM finally convinced that Blackburn with Darwen Council has truly lost its marbles with its stance on backward swimmers in the local swimming baths and the farce of the black bin bags.   more...

Go the whole hog - empty the pool!

YOU have reported Blackburn's plans to ban the backstroke at Daisyfield pool.   more...

Backstroke can be safe

I AM very surprised to hear of the suspension of backstroke swimming at Blackburn's Daisyfield pool.   more...

Leaving travellers out in the cold

IT was only after years of pressure that those who held the pursestrings of our railways agreed to spend money replacing Blackburn's decaying Victorian station with something we were told would combine standards of design and comfort fit for the 21st century.   more...

Lancashire Sport

Ternent sets new targets for strikers

IAN MOORE has described the dramatic winner at Bradford as the most important goal of his Burnley career.   more...

Souness rallies his troops for Reds clash

BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today urged his players to keep the faith as Rovers gear up for a massive game against Liverpool at the weekend.   more...

Blues bid to re-open gap

CLITHEROE manager Lee Sculpher has a number of selection headaches as his side prepare for their first game in two weeks.   more...

Magpies must win, says boss

CHORLEY manager Mark Patterson has labelled tonight's trip to Bridlington a "must-win game" if they are to stand any chance of being in the shake-up for a UniBond Premier place.   more...

Blackburn in final

RUGBY UNION: Blackburn RUFC booked their place in the Lancashire Trophy Final after a dramatic win with the last kick of the game against Oldham at Manor Park.   more...

Mumtaz goes it alone

Ju Jitsu comes as second nature to Mumtaz Ellahi which can only be a good thing considering he has set up his own association.   more...

Blackburn breeze in to final after

Blackburn and Darwen town team booked a place in the Lancashire final after an emphatic win against their Pendle counterparts.   more...

Wonderful Coniston is the race favourite

The Coniston 14 Miles is one of those road races which attract athletes from all over the country.   more...

Rovers remain on course for the double

Blackburn Rovers Ladies remarkable season continued after lifting the LFA Women's Knockout Cup -- the first trophy in what should be a double-winning campaign.   more...

Stitching sew up the end of season honours

Red Rose Stitching overcame the handicap system to win Burnley Netball League's end-of-season tournament.   more...

Melanie's best bar none!

Melanie Evans may only be 10-years-old but she has already been ear-marked as a gymnastic star of the future.   more...

Leigh News

Fire crews fight skip blazes

FIREFIGHTERS fought massive skip blazes in Leigh early on Tuesday.   more...

Leigh Sport

Starbuck wants four-star revival

Leigh RMI v Gravesend: LEIGH RMI have set a target of four wins from the next four games as they aim to end a tough Conference season on a high.   more...

Nelson News

Roman lords it over a vinyl empire

IF THERE was a chart for collecting records, single-minded Roman Korol would go straight in at number one!   more...

Firms on estate to share windfall

A PENDLE industrial estate has received a cash windfall to help improve facilities and increase its competitiveness.   more...

Crunch vote in poll by post contest

BATTLING Pendle peer Tony Greaves today urged the House of Lords to stand firm and insist that the North West is dropped from the Government's plans to use all postal voting in parts of the country for June's local and European elections.   more...

Prestwich Education

Bonjour to new language deal

STAFF and students at St Monica's RC High School in Prestwich said "Hola" and "Bonjour" to new state-of-the-art language facilities.   more...

MP backs schools drugs test

BURY South MP Ivan Lewis has supported controversial plans to pave the way for random drug testing in schools.   more...

Prestwich,Bury Leisure

Carnival looking for royals

PRESTWICH carnival crown is up for grabs as organisers look for this year's royal representative.   more...

Prestwich,Bury News

Protected status for period homes

PROPOSALS to turn parts of Prestwich and Whitefield into official conservation areas have received the support of residents.   more...

Racist fears on increase

ANTI-SEMITISM towards Jewish teenagers is on the increase, making it one of their biggest worries, according to a Prestwich-based survey.   more...

Camera Club

MOVING is going to be a leap in the dark for the Prestwich Co-op Camera Club.   more...

Recovery room for stressed executives

A WHITEFIELD businesswoman's successful battle against breast cancer has inspired her to spearhead a new concept to help stressed-out executives recover from crisis.   more...

Duo star in battle to beat truancy

WHEN Bury Council staged a conference on truancy, they could not have chosen better hosts than two pupils from St Monica's RC High School.   more...

Exhibition marks end of an era

PRESTWICH Art Society bids farewell to its home of 31 years with a Spring exhibition.   more...

Killer house blaze probe

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into a fire that claimed the life of a 53-year-old woman and her pet dog.   more...

Elms experience `too short' for American teacher

A VISIT to the Mayor's parlour in the town hall provided just one of many cross-Atlantic experiences for exchange teacher, Miss Barbara Miller.   more...

Elms experience "too short" for USA teacher

A VISIT to the Mayor's parlour in the town hall provided just one of many cross-Atlantic experiences for exchange teacher, Miss Barbara Miller.   more...

Quality mark for two schools

TWO primary schools have been voted "top class" after receiving the Quality Mark for Basic Skills.   more...

Teenagers are robbed of phones

THREE teenagers were repeatedly punched and robbed by a gang of up to 15 men at a park.   more...

Go by bus message to pub regulars

A SPECIAL "Don't drink and drive" message is to be issued to motorists clogging up Simister village with their cars.   more...

Friends come forward after appeal

AN appeal to find out information about a man who died in Prestwich has paid off.   more...

Professor on health board

BOLTON, Salford and Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust -- which includes Prestwich Hospital -- has appointed a new member to the board.   more...

Hotspot to chill in

CHILLED out teenagers at Whitefield Jewish Youth Centre will be able to relax in style with the opening of their new cafe.   more...

Prestwich,Bury Sport

Netball: Natalie gets national call

WHITEFIELD'S Natalie Woolley has been selected for the 12-strong England squad to take part in a FENA open tournament in Cardiff.   more...

Rugby Union: Park back in the driving seat

SEDGLEY PARK...10 NUNEATON...3: SEDGLEY'S promotion hopes were under severe threat from Nuneaton, but in turning the recent form-book upside down, Park re-discovered the zest and commitment that had taken them to the top of the table before Christmas.   more...

Rugby League: Lions put to the sword

LEIGH CENTURIONS...66 SWINTON LIONS...6: LIONS were routinely put to the sword in the old Roman Coliseum, and it was the same at East Lancashire's modern equivalent, as the Lions crashed to their biggest defeat so far, at Leigh, in the Arriva Trains Cup.   more...

Fancy a game of 5-a-side?

FIVE-a-side players wanted for indoor game every Sunday morning.   more...

Rawtenstall News

Police given an edge in gang battle

NEW powers aimed at tackling juvenile nuisance in Rossendale have helped eradicate gangs hanging around a notorious area of Stacksteads.   more...

No charges for 'horse cruelty' accused, 67

POLICE have revealed they are to take no further action against a 67-year-old man arrested after the discovery of six dead and 18 neglected horses.   more...

Traders to lobby council over parking

RAWTENSTALL town centre traders, workers and residents are set to lobby Rossendale Council later this week about proposed car parking charges.   more...

Nappy returns for new charity venture

A ROSSENDALE charity has teamed up with a cotton nappy hire service in a bid to help the environment.   more...

Invitation to walk the Way in a day

ROSSENDALE and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team wants hikers to join a 45-mile charity walk called Rossendale Way in a Day.   more...

Rovers Sport

Are we becoming too bad to stay up?

First things first. I didn't go to the Portsmouth game on Saturday as I was laid up in my sick bed.   more...

Owen in frame to face Rovers

MICHAEL Owen looks set to return from injury in time to face Blackburn at Anfield on Sunday.   more...

Souness rallies his troops for Reds clash

BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today urged his players to keep the faith as Rovers gear up for a massive game against Liverpool at the weekend.   more...

Stanley Sport

Captain bids to cap successful campaign

ACCRINGTON Stanley captain Peter Cavanagh has described this season as a "massive success" for the Reds.   more...

  
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