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Lancashire | Archive | 1999 | March

Stories for 6 March 1999

Accrington News

Poet's tribute to Dunblane victim

A POET has had extra copies of his latest book printed, for the family of heroic teacher Gwen Mayor, who died in the Dunblane massacre three years ago next week. more...

Firm is facing river charges

ENVIRONMENT chiefs investigating the death of thousands of fish in two East Lancashire rivers have brought charges against a Hyndburn chemical firm. more...

Blackburn Info

Blackburn Leisure

ANGLING: The day the rains came . . .

MY REVELATION last week that, despite what you may think, this region has not had anywhere near as much rain as others over the past six months or so, was certainly tempting fate. more...

SOCCER: Knuzden back on road again

KNUZDEN Youth are on their travels once again. more...

SOCCER: Meet the manager

MANAGERS and directors will be on hand to talk about the club when a 'Meet the Manager' evening is held at Accrington Stanley's social club at the Crown Ground on Tuesday, March 9, 8pm. more...

Who's playing where in the North West

TONIGHT (Saturday March 6) more...

Blackburn News

Valley band put on a Manchester image

Music and More - with Paul Barry more...

'Reborn bikers' at risk

HUNDREDS of delegates took part in a major conference aimed at cutting motorbike deaths on Lancashire roads. more...

Roadworks make life hell

A COUPLE who live on one of Blackburn's busiest roads have told how ongoing roadworks were making their lives hell. more...

East Lancs firms risk losing 'thousands' in banana wars

HUNDREDS of thousands of pounds of orders could at risk as the banana wars threaten to hit East Lancashire factories. more...

Rail station revamp ready for start

WORK will start on Monday on an 18-month project to give Blackburn one of the most modern railway stations in the North West. more...

Police target rabble rousers

TOWN centre rabble rousers and under age drinkers are being targeted in a police crackdown which got under way last night. more...

Mayor's ball a big fund-raiser

DIGNITARIES from all over East Lancashire came to Blackburn last night to attend one of the highlights of the civic year. more...

Blackburn Sport

Rovers star could be all aboard at Aalborg

ANDERS Andersson could be on the verge of turning his loan move from Blackburn Rovers to title-chasing Danish club Aalborg into a permanent deal. more...

Clarets defender says no to Rotherham

MARK Winstanley has turned down the chance of a loan move to Third Division play-off chasers Rotherham United. more...

A wing and a prayer

The Saturday Interview: Andy Neild talks to JASON ROBINSON more...

MOTORSPORT: Debut David boxes clever

DAVID Bateson launched his 1999 Mintex Rally Championship campaign in fine style by finishing second in class on the Rallye Sunseeker. more...

Andersson could be all aboard at Aalborg

ANDERS Andersson could be on the verge of turning his loan move from Blackburn Rovers to title-chasing Danish club Aalborg into a permanent deal. more...

CLARETS: Winstanley says no to Rotherham

MARK Winstanley has turned down the chance of a loan move to Third Division play-off chasers Rotherham United. more...

Bolton Leisure

Bolton News

Youngsters all set for weekend of enterprise

BOLTON has opened the doors to a weekend showcase for the country's enterprising young business talent. more...

Dail `M' for a change!

By Irmer Heger MUSICIAN Richard Mayes apologises for being tired. more...

Dial M for a change

MUSICIAN Richard Mayes apologises for being tired. more...

Healthy school

THE school tuck shop - an institution revered by the likes of Billy and Bessie Bunter - an veritable Aladdin's cave crammed with cream cakes, chocolate bars, crisps and sweets. more...

A rainbow over the Lune Estuary

DURING my wanderings this week, I enjoyed the sight of not one, but two magnificent rainbows. more...

I FEEL it is necessary to respond to the points raised by Cllr Morris in his letter published in the BEN (February 28) and the remarks reported to have been made by Cllr P Howarth during a recent Social Services Committee meeting. more...

Local people were concerned

I HAVE read in detail, Beverley Greenberg's report in the BEN page nine dated Thursday, February 18, 1999, and I have to say the report in no way represents the facts of what actually happened at the meeting of the residents. more...

Name them

I refer to Jack Straw's suggestion that casualty units in Bolton and Bury should "name and shame" the pubs and clubs where most of the injuries they deal with are caused. What a good man Jack Straw is. Why has no one thought before to name these pubs and clubs where people get hurt in or outside. more...

Single mistake

AFTER the considerable amount of money spent on widening both east and west bound carriageways of Moss Bank Way, I was astonished that Bolton Council proposed that both directions would be single lane. more...

Bolton children lose out in lottery of life

BOLTON children are destined to be losers in the lottery of life from the moment they are born. Simply being born in Bolton is enough to blight a baby's chances of leading a successful life and could result in them suffering profoundly for the rest of their lives. The claims have been made by the Children's Society which says the odds are stacked against local youngsters from day one. more...

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for road FOR years the residents of Dene Bank and the adjoining area of Turton Road have been confronted with an ever growing problem of Kershaw Street returning to a quagmire state each autumn, because of the presence of an underground spring, together with the normal rain water coursing down Kershaw Street in the direction of Dene Bank. Kershaw Street remains unadopted and, in 1997, the residents decided to build a new road surface after completing important remedial work. The local community have kindly supplemented the contributions of the four frontages to reach the total of £5,500 and now we have a lovely road with kerbing which should serve us for many years to come. more...

Valley spy cameras to put safety first

FUN-seekers going down to a new entertainment complex in Bolton have been promised the utmost safety. more...

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Alison's out to Africa..

A YOUNG Bolton woman is set to pack her bags and head for the desert plains of Africa for the trip of a lifetime. more...

Rents' fiasco

I WAS appalled, and disgusted to read in the BEN about the £2.3m owed by Bolton's Council House tenants. more...

Revamp plans for secondary schools

THREE of Bolton's biggest secondary schools look set for a major facelift as education chiefs look at ways of bringing their buildings up to scratch. more...

Those happy days!

In the early 1960s the Senior Branch Guides and Scouts in Bolton found some old premises in Chancery Lane, Bolton, and cleaned, decorated, furnished them, and opened the Scout and Guide club. We spent many happy times there and many of us are still firm friends today. more...

3,000 wannabees fight for a place in Bolton blockbuster

THOUSANDS of starstruck Bolton folk are battling to win acting roles in a Hollywood movie. more...

Shelve idea

I THINK the Church's proposal to mark the beginning of the year 2000 (which incidentally is NOT the new millennium) by a distribution of candles to every house in the landshould be shelved. more...

Writing was on the wall for lovebirds

TWO local youngsters fell head over heels for each other while working on the BEN's popular Newsnet page - a feature written by young people, for young people. more...

No surprise

WHY are we so surprised by a company like Virgin using bad language? Over the last 20 years, our so called watchdog has allowed such profanity to flourish on television. It is, a clear indication that, as a nation, we are bankrupt, both economically and spiritually. (Galatians Chapter 6 v7, "Whatever a man sews so shall he reap"). Today we have a younger generation growing up with fewer and fewer adult role models. Even our nurseries are not immune to such language. It is said: "That a person without values is at the mercy of everybody else's." more...

Workers are left drained

COUNCIL workers are still battling to clear a huge lake which has appeared in a Bolton park. more...

Public may vote on super estate

WESTHOUGHTON town councillors are set to give the go-ahead on Monday for a referendum to be held on a 1,100-home "super estate" plan. Residents will be asked whether they want any more houses built in the town, which has experienced massive development over the last 20 years. more...

£1.8m go-ahead for Smithills

WORK will officially start on a £1.8 million restoration of Smithills Hall next week. more...

Man in bridge jump threat

A MAN with a rope noose around his neck was dragged to safety by police officers after a motorway bridge drama on the outskirts of Bolton today. more...

A madness of magpies

I'M always in a rotten mood on Saturday nights. I've been like that for many years now. more...

Danger foods

IT is quite obvious for everyone to see two blatant facts about G M foods. more...

New Zealand plea

I am a Radio Ham and I have been contacted by a Radio Ham from New Zealand requesting help in tracing relatives in Bolton to add to his family tree. more...

Looking for John

I am looking for a John Williams or maybe Williamson who I last knew in Bolton. I was his best man when he married at Bolton Register Office. more...

Burnley News

Father held woman and children 'hostage'

A FATHER of five, who took a group of children and a pregnant woman "hostage," has escaped a prison sentence. more...

Fraudster jailed for four years

AN ILLEGAL immigrant has been sentenced to four years in jail for a fake passport operation believed to have created more than 80 false identities. more...

School-leavers find a valuable pointer to a working life

HUNDREDS of young people found out more about potential future careers at a major event staged at Turf Moor. more...

Burned body probe halted

POLICE investigating the discovery of a badly burned body in a house in Queen's Park Road, Blackburn, yesterday have confirmed that the dead man was 28-year-old Ismail Mulla. more...

Clitheroe News

Castle get new order over burning of Cemfuel

CASTLE CEMENT has been hit with Environment Agency action after complaints about smells from its Ribblesdale Works in Clitheroe. more...

Ribble Valley Lowry fetches double price

A LOWRY painting of a Ribble Valley street scene reached double the expected price when it was sold for more than £120,000 at an auction at Christie's yesterday. more...

Rawtenstall News

Crime victim funds still on tap

VICTIMS of crime in Haslingden are being urged to apply for free security measures for their homes - to prevent thousands of pounds in funding having to be returned unused at the end of March. more...

Axe raiders hit jewels store

A JEWELLER'S store owner today told of her horror when axe-wielding raiders smashed down her shop door and bundled her into a back room. more...

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