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Stories for 18 September 2002

Accrington News

Flood-hit families on the move

THREE families who have suffered as a result of flooding on an Oswaldtwistle estate have decided enough is enough and have opted to leave their properties.   more...

Homes in garden scheme set for refusal

PLANS to build two houses in the garden of another house may be thwarted after neighbours raised a 49-name petition.   more...

Witnesses plea on PC attack

A 33-year-old man has been charged with attempting to wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after an alleged knife attack on a police officer.   more...

Fire-hit garage is to move on

A CAR mechanic's garage which suffered thousands of pounds of damage after an electrical fault caused a fire is set to relocate.   more...

Blackburn News

Anthony's legacy of love

WHEN Anthony Rigby was born on January 13, 1983, at Blackburn's Queen's Park Hospital, mum Carole said her life was complete.   more...

Hit list killer

A TEENAGE gunman who killed his friend and drew up a hit list of people he wanted to shoot has been detained in a mental unit indefinitely.   more...

Store wars over new Netto site

STORE wars have broken out in Blackburn after bosses from one cut-price firm demanded action be taken to stop a rival firm from moving into the town.   more...

School trophy tribute

ALL Anthony's football memorabilia is proudly displayed at the home where he grew up, in Corwen Close, Blackburn. His signed shirt hangs over the stairs alongside signed shirts from Blackburn Rovers. A photograph smiles out as a centrepiece to the shrine.   more...

Nine held in dawn swoop on drugs

MORE than 150 officers swooped on suspected heroin and crack cocaine dealers today in one of Blackburn's biggest drugs operations.   more...

Love's a pane for boyfriend

A WOMAN threw her boyfriend through the plate glass window of a bridal wear shop during a drunken row.   more...

Police recrutiment hits target after campaign

A DRIVE to recruit more police officers in Lancashire has been declared a success.   more...

Sam hits the heights

TEN-year-old Sam Wild (above) took on a 10,000ft mountain challenge to top off the holiday of a lifetime.   more...

Church's work goes on show

A UNIQUE exhibition to highlight the church's work in Lancashire is to be held at Blackburn Cathedral.   more...

Hitman waits for sentence

A MAN found guilty of a street shooting in New York has had his sentencing postponed.   more...

Bolton Business

One-stop centre opens next year

BOLTON'S Commerce House is set to become a "one-stop" enterprise centre.   more...

Airport interchange will cater for all travellers

A £60 MILLION ground transport interchange at Manchester Airport -- the first of its kind to be built in the UK -- is due to be completed next spring.   more...

Bolton Education

Polite pupils are top class!

PUPILS at a Kearsley secondary school are being rewarded by education chiefs -- for their good manners.   more...

Travellers' caravans disrupt school sports

PUPILS had sports lessons disrupted after travellers' caravans set up camp on their high school's all-weather pitch.   more...

Bolton Leisure

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

The Lowry, Salford   more...

Cast hope for second Chinn success

MEMBERS of Tyldesley Little Theatre will be hoping that lightning strikes twice when they open their new season with Jimmie Chinn's play, The Garden Party.   more...

Chorus show a leg

Life is a scanty Cabaret at next society show   more...

Talking Lanky

JENNIFER Lee and Helienne Godding present Lancs and Lasses at Smithills Hall on September 26, 7.30pm.   more...

Musical youngsters welcomed at centre

BOLTON Music Centre strikes up once again for a new season of events -- and is keen to welcome new members.   more...

Television dance pupils with Mel B

YOUNGSTERS from Farnworth have been chosen to appear in a new TV series featuring former Spice Girl Mel B.   more...

A mysterious night of drama

MEMBERS of Trinity Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in Farnworth promise a thriller of a show tonight.   more...

A royal night out

FARNWORTH Performing Arts are presenting a "right royal celebration" to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee year.   more...

Busy Bev stages a theatrical return!

Mum's The Word, the Opera House, Manchester, until Saturday   more...

Peter's tour de force!

IAN SAVAGE joined the audience for the opening date of Peter Kay's My Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour, at Buxton Opera House, on Sept 16.   more...

Bolton News

Cinema pub rejected

AN appeal by Wetherspoons hoping to turn Manchester's oldest cinema into a pub has been turned down.   more...

Polite pupils are top class!

PUPILS at a Kearsley secondary school are being rewarded by education chiefs -- for their good manners.   more...

Travellers' caravans disrupt school sports

PUPILS had sports lessons disrupted after travellers' caravans set up camp on their high school's all-weather pitch.   more...

Noel's hotel house party

NOEL Edmonds, the former king of colourful jumpers and Saturday night television, visited Bolton yesterday -- and this time Mr Blobby was nowhere to be seen.   more...

Tragic stories from the world of vice

VULNERABLE children are being lured into a world of hidden prostitution in Bolton, it has been revealed.   more...

Young ones who are just bowled over

THE bias is definitely towards older people when it comes to that fine old Lancashire sport of crown green bowling.   more...

Stars set to make a splash

BUDDING actors, singers and dancers can make a splash next month by auditioning for the musical Singin' In The Rain.   more...

Tyres set alight

HUNDREDS of rubber tyres were set on fire in a suspected arson attack at a Lostock farm.   more...

Driver gave false name to police

A MOTORIST who gave a false name when he was stopped for a routine check pleaded guilty to obstructing a police officer when he appeared before magistrates in Bury.   more...

Men quizzed in murder inquiry

TWO 23-year-old men from Lancashire were being questioned by police and houses searched in Blackpool and Preston today as part of a murder inquiry after the body of a 44-year-old man was found on a hillside at Cornholme, near Todmorden, on Sunday.   more...

Nichola back in fashion

FORMER Big Brother star Nichola Holt took part in an exclusive London fashion show last night.   more...

Rescue bid went wrong

A WOMAN set fire to a house, hoping she would look a heroine during a rescue attempt, but ended up killing a father and his daughter, Manchester Crown Court heard.   more...

Drugs stolen from chemist

A COCKTAIL of lethal drugs has been stolen in a burglary at a chemist in Bury.   more...

Overcrowded prison

OVERCROWDING at Wymott Prison, near Preston, has forced prisoners to share cells, which include a toilet meant for one, the Prison Reform Trust said.   more...

Geri due at book signing

POP star Geri Halliwell was expected to make a personal appearance to sign copies of her new autobiography in Manchester today.   more...

Holiday attack

A BLACKBURN woman is in hospital in Cyprus after being allegedly raped.   more...

Chemical scare for children

ENVIRONMENTAL health officers had to be called out after young children found what were believed to be dangerous chemicals.   more...

Bowling night in aid of hospice

A CHARITY bowling night is being organised for local businesses at the Hollywood Bowl, Middlebrook, to raise money for Bolton Hospice.   more...

Van driver injured

A VAN driver suffered neck and back injuries when his vehicle was involved in a collision with a car on the M61 near Chequerbent.   more...

Man in machine trap ordeal

FIREFIGHTERS dashed to a Bolton engineering firm after receiving a call that a man was trapped in a machine.   more...

Church ready to welcome new minister and rector

A CHURCH is looking forward to welcoming a new minister and team rector tonight.   more...

Man in machine trap ordeal

FIREFIGHTERS dashed to a Bolton engineering firm today after receiving a call that a man was trapped in a machine.   more...

A mysterious night of drama

MEMBERS of Trinity Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society in Farnworth promise a thriller of a show tonight.   more...

Why being 'cool' is anything but

OUR youngsters have never been under more pressure to conform, to get the approval of their peers.   more...

Barrymore was the architect of his own downfall

THOUSANDS of words have been written about Michael Barrymore in the national press.   more...

New police station for Bolton - at Burnden

BOLTON will have its new police headquarters near the town centre and an extra station at Middlebrook by the end of 2004 after plans were approved by the Government.   more...

Stabbed Dad, 80, fights for life

A PENSIONER was fighting for his life in hospital today after being stabbed at his home.   more...

Snofecta soap puzzle solved

A LAST word on Snofecta.   more...

Character study of Bury Road

A character study of Bury Road, Bolton, taken in the spring of 1949, complete with cobble-stones, gas lamps, and even a trusty horse providing a sedate form of transport.   more...

Sound of music for deaf pupils

DEAF children at the Thomasson Memorial School in Bolton received a special Jubilee present in 1977, thanks to the work of local taxi drivers who had raised £1,675 for specialised musical instruments for the children.   more...

My challenge on Japan and Iraq

TO those irritable correspondents who do me the honour of mentioning my name, and who are springing up like Hydra's heads, I propose a challenge.   more...

Why the shame is in your camp

EDUCATION-wise, I'd place myself well below Peter Johnston.   more...

So wonderful the way they said farewell

YOUR newspaper printed a story last week about the funeral of Keith Nathan Webster, who was the victim of a motor bike accident, and which took place in our church.   more...

Wrong to treat Bill in such a way

I WRITE in support of your recent correspondents, deploring the decision of Farnworth and Kearsley Labour Club to exclude Bill Collison.   more...

Another side to appointments...

WITH reference to your report "Hospital's £3m time wasters" (Bolton Evening News, September 9).   more...

From the Evening News, September 18, 1992

THEY can play pool - but they're banned from the snooker table.   more...

On this day - SEPTEMBER 18

1709: Samuel Johnson, poet and lexicographer, was born in Lichfield, Staffs, the son of a bookseller.   more...

Blow for mum-in-law

GERMAN research has backed up what some men have said for years: the mother-in-law is bad for your health.   more...

Give north a chance

IT really is a pity that Manchester cannot be considered for the Olympic Games in 2012.   more...

From cassocks to classics

YOU'LL know you're getting old when I tell you boy chorister Aled Jones is getting married.   more...

Bolton Sport

Standish victory

STANDISH won the Bolton Cricket Association under 15s Walshaw Cup beating Elton in the final. In the Standish Trophy Atherton beat Lostock.   more...

Golborne cricket nets

BOLTON Association side Golborne are already looking ahead to next season and will be holding winter nets from January. Anyone interested contact Graham Marston on 07774 926853.  more...

Barlow Park cup victory

BARLOW Park won the Dorothy Clarke Trophy when they beat Tansy Green (Prices C) 215-147.   more...

Ellesmere edge into lead after easy victory

IN THE Pioneer League Ellesmere took full advantage of the leaders not playing, with a 3-0 home victory against Commercial, Whitley with two goals, Williams scoring the third in the 90th minute.   more...

Delph's long haul

A team of sailors from Delph Sailing Club sailed the 24hour race organised by West Lancs Yacht Club on Southport Marine Lake.   more...

Tired Vieira gives title rivals early wake-up call

With records tumbling week by week, Arsene Wenger's current Arsenal side, who entertain Wanderers on Saturday, look to be cementing their place in history writes Richard Mulligan   more...

Barrow sent off as Shakers run ends

Bristol Rovers 2 Bury 1: Graham Barrow's injury time sending off caused a stink as the appropriately nicknamed 'Gasheads' ended Bury's seven match unbeaten record.   more...

'Beckham's elbow' ref was cop on sick leave

AN assistant referee at one of the Premiership's highest-profile matches of the season was a police officer on sick leave understood to be suffering from stress, it has emerged.   more...

Ainscough ruled out

WIGAN Warriors today confirmed that Jamie Ainscough has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with an arm injury.   more...

Bolton rally to notch up first win

BOLTON RUFC 17 LITTLEBOROUGH 6: BOLTON RUFC won their first league game of the season 17-6 after a tight game against newly promoted Littleborough.   more...

BSF Rounders Final League Tables

SECTION A   more...

Shakers Cup clash tickets for a tenner!

YOU can watch Wanderers' home clash against neighbours Bury in the Second Round of the Worthington Cup for a tenner!   more...

Young ones who are just bowled over

THE bias is definitely towards older people when it comes to that fine old Lancashire sport of crown green bowling.   more...

What the papers say

THE SUN: Peter Enckelman has said sorry to Aston Villa fans for his derby-day clanger.   more...

Glen bids to end on a high

GLEN Chapple was in line to complete a remarkable season today -- by playing in all but one of Lancashire's championship and one-day matches.   more...

Walkden add to collection

MIKE Bennison's Walkden side completed a grand slam of Bolton League knockout trophies when they collected their fifth such award in the space of a calendar year, the others being the Axford Indoor Trophy, the LCB Indoor, the Hamer Cup and the Thwaites LCB Trophy.   more...

Cricket courses

A 10 week Lancashire Youth cricket course starts at Rivington and Blackrod Sports Hall on October 8 for boys and girls 11--16.   more...

Bolton Wanderers

IT IS admirable that the board have kept season ticket prices down to probably the lowest in the Premiership. It must be difficult to balance the cost of wages with keeping prices down to an affordable level.   more...

Irish partners to boost Wanderers Academy

WANDERERS have forged a partnership with Northern Ireland club Ballymena United that could bring the cream of the province's footballing talent to the Reebok.   more...

Tired Vieira gives title rivals early wake-up call

With records tumbling week by week, Arsene Wenger's current Arsenal side, who entertain Wanderers on Saturday, look to be cementing their place in history writes Richard Mulligan   more...

Appeal for lost Wanderers flag

WANDERERS fans in Scotland are appealing for the safe return of their flag which went missing after last week's 1-0 triumph at Old Trafford.   more...

Sam targets Nigerian star

SAM Allardyce has written the first name on the shopping list he will take to the transfer market in the mid-winter sales.   more...

Villa own goal keeper so unlucky - Jussi

JUSSI Jaaskelainen has offered a sympathetic word to fellow Finn Peter Enkelmann, the Aston Villa keeper whose embarrassing own goal at St Andrew's shot him to international notoriety.   more...

Brown is guest for supporters

WANDERERS' assistant manager Phil Brown will be the guest speaker at the supporters' association's September social in the Reebok's Lion of Vienna Suite tomorrow.   more...

Shakers Cup clash tickets for a tenner!

YOU can watch Wanderers' home clash against neighbours Bury in the Second Round of the Worthington Cup for a tenner!   more...

Burnley News

Race charge youngsters locked up under new laws

THREE Burnley youngsters are among the first in the country to be locked up by magistrates under new laws after allegedly racially abusing an Asian shop-keeper.   more...

'Alleygate' scheme may be extended

A NEW security scheme, dubbed "alleygating" because residential streets are fenced off under lock and key, looks set to be expanded in Burnley.   more...

Worsthorne bulletin

THE Leader of Burnley Borough Council Stuart Caddy attended the parish meeting and reported that the bench recently vandalised in the village square would be replaced.   more...

Aussie theme for centre's new bar

AN Australian theme bar is set to welcome the Sheilas and Bruces of Burnley when it opens its doors for the first time next month.   more...

Police officer tells of drunken abuse

A POLICE officer on duty during last year's disturbances in Burnley has told a court how he and his colleagues were abused by gangs of drunken white men.   more...

Police hunting knife attacker

POLICE are hunting an attacker who stabbed a teenager as he walked home following a night out.   more...

Man died after he fell down stairs

A MAN died after falling down a flight of stairs and knocking himself unconscious, an inquest heard.   more...

Gambling on a good night

MEMBERS of Burnley Boys' Club are holding a Las Vegas Night with gaming tables at their headquarters in Barden Lane on Saturday, October 5, from 7.30pm until midnight.   more...

Bury News

Warning over get rich letter

RESIDENTS are being urged to bin any "get rich quick" schemes that come through the post.   more...

Drugs stolen from chemist

A COCKTAIL of lethal drugs has been stolen in a burglary at a chemist in Bury.   more...

Bury Sport

Barrow sent off as Shakers run ends

Bristol Rovers 2 Bury 1: Graham Barrow's injury time sending off caused a stink as the appropriately nicknamed 'Gasheads' ended Bury's seven match unbeaten record.   more...

Preece baffled by Barrow red card

PLAYER manager Andy Preece was baffled by the Graham Barrow dismissal at Bristol Rovers.   more...

Bristol Rovers 2, Shakers 1: Match stats

Rovers (4-4-2)   more...

Nugent to get goal credit

ANDY Preece revealed both Pawel Abbott and David Nugent were claiming the injury time strike though initial reaction suggested substitute Nugent will get the verdict.   more...

Wanderers' Cup clash tickets for a tenner!

SHAKERS' hopes of a big pay-off from a good attendance at the Reebok for their Worthington Cup clash with Bolton Wanderers have been given a great boost.   more...

Clarets Sport

Mixed receptions

HAVING been at Turf Moor rather than Elland Road on Saturday I only saw the reception for Rio's return to Leeds on the telly.   more...

Clitheroe News

Action plea over toxic waste dumps

CAMPAIGNERS have called for urgent action after five landfill sites across East Lancashire were given the green light to become specialist hazardous waste sites.   more...

Colne News

Homes planned on former Lucas site

DEVELOPMENT plans to build on Reedley's former Lucas Playing Fields are set to be given the go-ahead later this week.   more...

Darwen News

Woods SOS goes worldwide

FUND-RAISERS collecting cash to help repair Sunnyhurst Woods, Darwen, after it was wrecked by floods earlier this year have received donations from across the globe.   more...

Cash plea as costs mount for cats saviour

A WOMAN trying to meet her cats' medical bills is appealing for help.   more...

Sex health clinic for under-25s

YOUNGSTERS are urged to use a new sex health clinic launched in Darwen for the under-25s.   more...

Family adds golden sparkle

FOUR generations gathered for a family party when a Hoddlesden couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.   more...

Lancashire Leisure

EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Thursday, September 19

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

Lancashire News

Walkers get civic support

THE Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen has pledged his support to the Magic Eye Scanner and urged people from across East Lancashire to take part.   more...

Treasure hunters set to boost appeal

HUNTING for a treasure will hot up in Darwen thanks to a charity auction and antique road show.   more...

Riders on money trail

HORSE lovers saddled up and hit the trail to collect cash for the Magic Eye Scanner Appeal.   more...

Desperate measures

IT is, surely, a sign of the desperation of Lancashire's preachy advocates of speed-camera saturation that they have enlisted Irish comedian Jimmy Cricket in an attempt to sprinkle some positive propaganda on their overkill tactics.   more...

Options to end farces like this

IT was, of course, a farce that minutes after being the first person to be prosecuted for drinking inside Blackburn's alcohol-free zone, 21-year-old boozer Anthony Seamus Smith was swigging from a bottle of sherry outside the court and, once more, inside the zone.   more...

Cafe draws people into town centre

REGARDING Puccino's, which is the nicest coffee bar in Blackburn, has very pleasant staff and is also very busy, has the council a plan to keep so many shops on each street empty because it seems that way?   more...

This place has real 'city status'

GOING into Puccino's cafe bar in King William Street, I was aware of something different that Blackburn has to offer.   more...

Shame on the grave wreckers

PAST and recent reports regarding mindless irreverent yobs desecrating graves are appalling.   more...

Why not go the whole hog?

IS there any truth in the rumour that the Council is considering changing the name of the borough to Tony Blackburn with Darwen?   more...

Hit list killer

A TEENAGE gunman who killed his friend and drew up a hit list of people he wanted to shoot has been detained in a mental unit indefinitely.   more...

Fraud probe: Seven quizzed

SEVEN people have been arrested after police and benefits officials launched an inquiry into an alleged fraud at Nelson Post Office.   more...

Cafe bar adds a touch of class to town

I AM aware that there has been a huge response regarding the proposed closure of Puccino's coffee/wine bar, and would like to add a few more comments with regard to its predicament and that of Blackburn town centre in general.   more...

Shelter for asylum seekers but not elderly

THE dispersal system for asylum seekers was devised by Blackburn's own MP, Jack Straw, and we have been led to believe by executive member for citizens, Councillor Maureen Bateson, that had the council not entered into this scheme, then the government would have imposed it upon the town.   more...

Why penalise one food outlet?

CONGRATULATIONS to Blackburn Council, ex-council of the year -- they appear to find it necessary to penalise possibly the only person prepared to invest in the town centre.   more...

Council should listen to people

HAS the Labour Council that controls Blackburn gone totally bonkers?   more...

One step forward - five steps back

GOING into Blackburn is not something I particularly look forward to these days, with high car parking charges, poor quality shops, and derelict areas. But I was pleasantly surprised to see a new coffee shop on King William Street.   more...

Thanks to such kind people

I WOULD like to thank the many king people who helped my Mum and David when she fell on stone steps near Burnley market on Saturday, September 8.   more...

New system a 999 danger

HAS anyone given any thought to what happens if there is a serious fire or accident on Railway Road in Blackburn as the way the stupid one-way system works, the emergency services will not get through?   more...

Guilty fo theft by finding

ON Bank Holiday Monday, I took my 10-year-old granddaughter with me into Blackburn town centre. She had her birthday money -- some £20, a fortune to her -- in a money tube, with a strong white cord attached.   more...

Common sense must be used

IT'S good to see the Lancashire Evening Telegraph keeping the case of Ian Finch in the public eye -- an enterprising man has the foresight to create a smart cafe/deli on King William Street in Blackburn "powers that be" slap him down!   more...

Demolition not always best

REGARDING the proposed community centre at Brockhall Village (LET, September 4), having spent many of my formative years on the estate at Brockhall Hospital, in my opinion, one of the biggest acts of vandalism was to demolish the picture house/ballroom with its stage and marvellous sprung floor, which was one of the best in the north of England.   more...

Former policeman becomes an MC at weddings

A FORMER policeman, more used to dealing with armed gangs than weddings, has hung up his truncheon to look after brides and grooms on their special day.   more...

Nature Watch: The coast is clear for seabird study

I WAS recently able to visit the Bass Rock, off the coast near Edinburgh, to watch the gannets.   more...

Lancashire Sport

Harwood happy with the cup draw

WHEN you are the manager of a North West Counties second division side and your team gets drawn away at one of the UniBond Premier League's most ambitious clubs in the FA Cup, you can be forgiven for being a bit nervous.   more...

Leather adds steel to Chorley defence

THE best that can be said of this low-key UniBond First Division encounter from Chorley's point of view is that the Magpies showed enough resilience in defence to end a three-match losing run which has seen goalkeeper-manager Mark Molyneaux beaten twelve times.   more...

Rams out of FA Cup

RAMSBOTTOM, who had a man sent off in the first game, could not get past ten men Witton in the first qualifying round replay of the FA Cup.   more...

Road are Maine men

COLNE suffered their third NWCL Division Two defeat of the season against a classy Maine Road side.   more...

Clitheroe slip to first loss

CLITHEROE'S unbeaten start to the NWCL Division Two season came to an end last night.   more...

Angry Ternent blasts Gnohere

FURIOUS Clarets boss Stan Ternent has demanded young French defender Arthur Gnohere "grow up" after his antics near the end of a thrilling 2-2 draw with Millwall last night.   more...

Souey fires cup warning

BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today warned his players that he will no longer tolerate the kind of elementary mistakes which cost his side two points at Maine Road on Sunday.0   more...

Fact file...

A LOOK at the key moments and facts from Burnley's game against Millwall.   more...

Sub saves the day.(CAP:Ian Moore salvaged a point for Burnley in the dying minutes

BEFORE last night's match the big debate was which of his fab four strikers Stan Ternent would name against Millwall.   more...

Angry Ternent blasts Gnohere

FURIOUS Clarets boss Stan Ternent has demanded young French defender Arthur Gnohere "grow up" after his antics near the end of a thrilling 2-2 draw with Millwall last night.   more...

Who said what...

STAN TERNENT: "BOTH keepers were in fine form and made some fantastic saves. One from Marlon was world class.   more...

Souness ready for executioner

RIVAL bosses Graeme Souness and Stoicho Mladenov will resume round three of a personal duel stretching back 20 years when Blackburn Rovers and CSKA Sofia meet in the UEFA Cup tomorrow.   more...

Souey fires cup warning

BLACKBURN boss Graeme Souness today warned his players that he will no longer tolerate the kind of elementary mistakes which cost his side two points at Maine Road on Sunday.0   more...

Greer sees red as Rovers fall to Boro double

ROVERS Reserves are still searching for their first points of the season after Middlesbrough condemned them to a third straight defeat at Morecambe's Christie Park last night.   more...

Ticket details for second leg tie in Bulgaria

ROVERS have today released details of ticket arrangements for the UEFA Cup first round second leg.   more...

Tommo: I will forgive Tiatto

BLACKBURN midfielder David Thompson today said he's prepared to forgive and forget after Danny Tiatto's 'nasty' lunge left him nursing an injury at Maine Road on Sunday.   more...

Leigh News

Baseball attack man jailed for four years

A MAN has been left virtually deaf and out of work after he was beaten with a baseball bat in a midnight attack.   more...

Charity shop raid

THIEVES stole a collection box and hundreds of pounds worth of stock after breaking into a charity shop.   more...

Leigh Sport

Whittaker saves it for RMI

Leigh RMI 1 Nuneaton Borough 1 by David Magilton   more...

Nelson News

Fraud probe: Seven quizzed

SEVEN people have been arrested after police and benefits officials launched an inquiry into an alleged fraud at Nelson Post Office.   more...

Asbestos worker died of lung cancer

A RETIRED shipwright died from asbestos-related cancer after a lifetime of exposure to the mineral, an inquest heard.   more...

Industrial disease victim

A PENSIONER died of asbestos-related cancer after a lifetime working as a joiner in Burnley and Nelson, an inquest heard.   more...

Voters 'could be split'

NEW electoral boundaries for county council elections in Pendle could split voters in Barrowford.   more...

Preston Sport

The F-factor

CAPTAIN Chris Lucketti hopes the F-factor will help propel North End to their first away victory of the season.   more...

Preston,Leyland,Northend Sport

Another day, another draw!

The phrase draw specialist, sits at the top of the veiled insults league along with phrases such as well, she had a nice personality.,   more...

Club forced to cut costs

PRESTON have been forced to cut costs in a bid to survive life post-ITV Digital.   more...

Ryan pads up to help others

NORTH End players past and present are to swap their footy kits for cricket whites to help out former Lilywhite Ryan Kidd and a local charity.   more...

Rawtenstall News

Murder victim suffered vicious attack

POLICE investigating the death of a man found on moorland above East Lancashire say they are anxious to trace a woman seen walking her dog near the scene.   more...

New lease of life for derelict mill

A PROPERTY development company has brought a new lease of life into Rossendale, after purchasing a derelict mill.   more...

Victims distraught after burglar hit house

A BURGLAR left his victims distraught after he made off with jewellery and other property to the tune of nearly £2,000.   more...

Charity calendar girls are flavour of the month

CHEEKY charity workers have become the talk of the town after following in the footsteps of the famous WI fundraisers who bared all for a good cause.   more...

'Surprise' donation of £500

A GENEROUS donation of £500 has helped fund the redecoration of Mencap House, in Waterfoot.   more...

Get in the swing

ROSSENDALE Council's art unit is banging the drum to raise support for a new Samba band. Novices, experts and anyone interested in joining are invited to attend a series of evening sessions at Haslingden High School. The sessions are due to start in October.   more...

Death in turkey

IN a report into the death in Turkey of Sean Breslin, of Laburnum Street, Haslingden, in last night's Lancashire Evening Telegraph, we referred to family and friends gathering to remember him at Haslingden United Trades Union Club on Sunday.   more...

Rovers Sport

Keegan's honesty was a breath of fresh air

FOOTBALL managers will go to extraordinary lengths to defend the indefensible.   more...

  
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