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Stories for 22 May 2007

Accrington

Housing cash plans unveiled

PLANS have been announced for the second instalment of redevelopment money earmarked for improving housing in Hyndburn. more...

Mary dedicated her life to church

THE funeral will take place on Friday of a woman who dedicated her life to churches in Accrington. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Vintage road day

MOTORING-mad people flocked to Accrington and Rossendale College for an event which celebrated vintage and classic cars with some daredevil stunts thrown in to boot. more...

Apna Bazaar: A Festival Of Music, Dance And Fashion

Mum of truant girls fined

A MOTHER has been fined for failing to make sure her daughters go to school. more...

Athletics

In weather more suitable for ducks than fell runners, young Tom Addison came of age and ran away from a strong field to win the 27th Pinhaw Fell Race, and second counter in the Pendle and Burnley Grand Prix. more...

Denise heads for USA dream

Denise Park has received an invitation to visit Nike's world headquarters in Port-land, Oregon, USA. more...

Veteran Harriers take bronze

A team of women from Clayton-le-Moors Harriers has won the bronze medal at the British Masters Athletic Federation (of BMAF) Road Relay Championships. more...

Audley News

Hunt for gang who attacked caretaker, 63

THIS is the battered face of a community volunteer who was attacked for no apparent reason as he walked through a town centre. more...

Bands In Profile

Not too late for Showcase submissions

LATE submissions are still being accepted for the Bolton Music Showcase. more...

Our Fold find new fans Stateside

IF ever a local band had been on the brink of success for an obscene amount of time, that band would be Our Fold. more...

Strain find a legendary fan

BOLTON metallers Strain have found a new fan - in the form of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. more...

Hot Club De Paris announce final single from album

HOT Club De Paris have announced the final single from their album, Drop It Til It Pops - and they play Club Academy tonight. more...

Fury UK play Manchester festival

FURY UK play the Hide and Seek festival on Sunday. more...

Wye Fayre lineup expands

MORE acts have been added to the lineup for July's Wye Fayre festival. more...

Stereophonics announce Manchester date

STEREOPHONICS have announced a UK tour to promote their forthcoming album, Pull The Pin. more...

Band ape Arctic Monkeys for success

MANCHESTER unsigned band the Coolabahs are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Arctic Monkeys by using the internet to promote their debut single. more...

Ex Sugababe heads out on the road

FORMER Sugababe Mutya Buena has announced a string of live dates, to promote the release of her debut solo single and album. more...

Pete shows his charitable side

ROCK and roll casualty Pete Doherty showed his sporty side at the Sport Six football game, held to support the Samaritans. more...

Barrowford

Body in canal

The body of an elderly man was pulled out of the Leeds Liverpool Canal at Barrowford Locks. more...

Blackburn

Free shuttle bus to link hospitals hits road

VISITORS and patients took advantage of the new free bus service between the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. more...

Briefing encounter for ruling coalition

BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's new ruling coalition will hold its first briefing with officers tomorrow to receive details of their reviews. more...

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

Extra trains plan hits the buffers

BLACKBURN'S hope of having a half-hourly train service to Manchester has been dealt a blow - over fears that it would cost £12million more than anticipated. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Blacko News

Change at Cross Gaits

THE Cross Gaits in Blacko is to get new licensees from June 4. more...

Blackpool News

Arrests over fatal stabbing of teenager

Detectives and support officers have returned to the Grange Park estate in Blackpool today to continue investigations into the death of 16-year-old Sam Brown who was stabbed in an incident in the early hours of Monday. more...

Stabbed teenager was 'great boy'

A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Blackpool teenager who was stabbed just yards from his home. more...

Bolton News

Airport gets overhaul

MANCHESTER Airport is undergoing an overhaul - and bosses have taken advice from psychologists. more...

£500,000 canabis haul

CANNABIS plants worth up to £500,000 have been discovered at a terraced house in Bolton. more...

Scout camp celebrates 100 years

A CENTURY of scouting will be celebrated by 650 young people camping out in Bolton this weekend. more...

Shop terror raiders

THIS is the terrifying moment when masked men burst into a Bolton convenience store and threatened staff with an array of weapons. more...

School chiefs to look at Wi-fi radiation claims

EDUCATION chiefs in Bolton are to study a TV programme which claimed wireless computer networks give off greater levels of radiation than a mobile phone mast. more...

Partying on prom night . . .

IT WAS a night of emotion and celebration as final year pupils at Harper Green School attended their prom. more...

Talented Remi hopes to be teen queen

STUNNING schoolgirl Remi Tomlinson is on the fast track to success, after making it through to the finals of this year's Miss Teen Queen UK. more...

Bank Top Brewery Bans Smoking

A BOLTON brewery is setting an example to the pubs it supplies by banning smoking before the national legislation is introduced on July 1. more...

Panic button for gun club members

A GUN club targeted by armed raiders is to install a special panic button to protect its base and members. more...

Children mix up a treat for annual cake bake sale

YOUNG chefs baked cakes and served up hot drinks to raise money for their school. more...

Samurai sword held at throat of bar worker

A BARMAN had a sword held against his throat by a gang of masked robbers who are thought to have struck at three pubs during a terrifying late-night crime spree. more...

Customers ‘are frightened by youths outside’

LICENSING chiefs have called for a Bolton off-licence to install CCTV outside to stop gangs of youths intimidating shoppers. more...

Trophy for Florence’s 70 years as a fan

ONE of Bolton Wanderers' most loyal fans has been presented with a trophy to mark her 70th year as a supporter. more...

Vernon to open new pleasure beach ride

TELEVISION host Vernon Kay will be officially launching a new white knuckle rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. more...

Conman targets woman, aged 83

A CONMAN stole a handbag from the home of an 83-year-old woman after tricking his way into her home. more...

Uninsured driver pays the price

A MOTORIST has been fined and given seven points for driving without insurance. more...

Litter lout is fined

A 25-YEAR-OLD man has been fined for dropping litter in Bolton town centre. more...

Lifesaving firefighter gets award

A FIREFIGHTER who saved the life of an 18-month-old baby will be honoured at a ceremony today. (WED) Ian Nicholson, aged 28, from Atherton, gave emergency first-aid to Ruby Fallingham as he cycled to work along Newbrook Road, Over Hulton, on March 7. more...

Burglars escape with £21,000 haul

THIEVES escaped with £21,500 worth of computer games, consoles and DVDs after breaking into a shop. more...

Missing mum contacts police

A MOTHER who vanished with her two young children has been in touch with police to reassure them that they are safe and well. more...

Mum of truant girls fined

A MOTHER has been fined for failing to make sure her daughters go to school. more...

Drag racer in car drama

BOLTON fast lady Victoria Higham narrowly escaped injury in her weekend attempt to drive her drag-racer under 10 seconds. more...

Civic party's night of shame

A GROUP of councillors and their friends have been accused of drunken and abusive behaviour. more...

Bolton'S Green Hero'S

Green by name, green by nature

MANY people are going green - but these families take the green theme to the extreme. more...

Brierfield

Builder jailed for raiding houses

A THIEF who raided derelict houses for copper piping or flagstones is behind bars for six months after striking nine days after being given a suspended jail term. more...

Burnley

Free shuttle bus to link hospitals hits road

VISITORS and patients took advantage of the new free bus service between the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. more...

Police launch murder inquiry after man's death

A murder inquiry has been launched after a man died in Burnley. more...

TV ‘on the buses’ with local police

A TV programme last night put the spotlight on Lancashire police's zero-tolerance approach to bad behaviour on buses. more...

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

‘Frozen out of decisions' fury

OPPOSITION counci-llors claim they have been frozen out of the key decisions affecting Burnley. more...

Builder jailed for raiding houses

A THIEF who raided derelict houses for copper piping or flagstones is behind bars for six months after striking nine days after being given a suspended jail term. more...

£185,000 to be spent on CCTV

ALMOST £200,000 is to be spent updating a town centre's closed circuit television system as part of a bid to tackle crime. more...

Court spares sex offender

A CONVICTED sex offender who didn't tell police his new address claimed he did not know he had to, and a court has confirmed it didn't hand him the order. more...

Dad’s anger over restless baby

AN ANGRY dad smashed a door off its hinges after his baby had kept him up all night, a court heard. more...

Sound of silence will be smashing

BURNLEY Council officers will bring the hammer down on a number of nuisance music systems as part of national Noise Action Week. more...

Roundabout grass stays overgrown

TWO major roundabouts leading into Burnley town centre have been allowed to become overgrown - because of crocuses. more...

Bury News

Lucky escape for river plunge man

A NIGHT out almost ended in tragedy when a 49-year-old man plunged 20ft from a bridge into the freezing River Irwell. more...

Gearing up for Wartime Weekend

THE East Lancashire Railway is gearing up for its Wartime Weekend. more...

Whitefield model misses out on Miss Great Britain title

WHITEFIELD model Zoe Bodnarec lost out in the Miss Great Britain title. The finals were held on Monday evening. more...

Church

Allotments are growing

Nine allotments have been created in Church so that residents can grow their own vegetables. more...

Clarets News

Flood will take us forward

BURNLEY'S former chief executive has backed Brendan Flood to take the Clarets to the next level. more...

Turf Moor heads for England sell-out

Turf Moor is heading towards a sell-out for Friday's England 'B' game against Albania. more...

Clitheroe

Charlie’s lost it!

RESIDENTS have been rushing to the defence of an East Lancashire town after it came in for criticism from a major television show. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Darwen

Injuries service to go full-time

A MINOR injury service will be available permanently in Darwen after a successful trial. more...

Agony of goose trapped in fishing line

ANGLERS are being urged to stay away from Bold Venture Park, Darwen, after a Canada goose became the victim of a discarded fishing line. more...

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

Extra trains plan hits the buffers

BLACKBURN'S hope of having a half-hourly train service to Manchester has been dealt a blow - over fears that it would cost £12million more than anticipated. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

East Lancashire News

Hooch and Roxy are our top dogs!

THE WINNERS of the Lancashire Telegraph's Pet Idol 2007 have been announced today. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Edenfield News

Vintage road day

MOTORING-mad people flocked to Accrington and Rossendale College for an event which celebrated vintage and classic cars with some daredevil stunts thrown in to boot. more...

Education

Sick children ‘are being let down’

YOUNG people with illnesses are being let down by East Lancashire's councils, a charity has claimed. more...

Dance helps disabled pupils communicate

A SPECIAL school is using an innovative new teaching method in a bid to win specialist status. more...

Fylde Rufc

Beaumont elected to prestigious role

Bill Beaumont, Fylde RFC's famous son has taken on one of the most prestigious roles in international rugby. He has just been elected to the post of vice-chairman of the International Rugby Board by his peers on the 28 strong IRB Council, representing all the major countries in the world game. more...

Gig Guide

Our Fold find new fans Stateside

IF ever a local band had been on the brink of success for an obscene amount of time, that band would be Our Fold. more...

Ex Sugababe heads out on the road

FORMER Sugababe Mutya Buena has announced a string of live dates, to promote the release of her debut solo single and album. more...

Band ape Arctic Monkeys for success

MANCHESTER unsigned band the Coolabahs are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the Arctic Monkeys by using the internet to promote their debut single. more...

Wye Fayre lineup expands

MORE acts have been added to the lineup for July's Wye Fayre festival. more...

Fury UK play Manchester festival

FURY UK play the Hide and Seek festival on Sunday. more...

Strain find a legendary fan

BOLTON metallers Strain have found a new fan - in the form of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. more...

Grassroots Sport

The road to Wembley

A PILOT six-a-side football league will be launched in Blackburn next month with an ultimate aim of giving senior teams the chance to play at Wembley. more...

Accrington Stanley U14s 2 Langho U14s 0

BATTLE-weary Accrington Stanley completed the league and cup double thanks to a 2-0 win against Lango following a long and gruelling season. more...

Rock Rovers Res 4 Goodshaw Res 2

IT wasn't the prettiest of games and it threatened to boil over at times but Rock Rovers showed their battling qualities to win an ill-tempered East Lancs League Reserve Division Cup final. more...

Teachers are top of the class to win Orphanage Cup

THE players wore black armbands and observed a minute's silence as a mark of respect for former Orphanage Cup secretary Peter Bush who passed away in April. more...

Railway 2 Hapton 0

RAILWAY bounced back from the disappointment of losing their title decider against Padiham Town by lifting the Burnley and District League's Harry Walsh Cup. more...

Cabin End 3 Blackburn Olympic 2

CABIN End clinched the double in the most dramatic of circumstances as Blackburn Olympic suffered Eddleston Cup heartache in the Blackburn Combination. more...

Champion Clifton are up in Arms!

LOYAL sports stars from a popular Blackburn pub are celebrating their most successful ever season in the local leagues. more...

Great Harwood

Five-year wait to get a home in Hyndburn

THE waiting list for an ex-council house in Hyndburn is five years long, shock new figures have revealed. more...

Harper Green Prom

Harper Green High School prom at De Vere Whites Hotel on Friday May 18, 2007. more...

Harper Green Prom

From left, Caroline Haslam, Coral Jackson, Kayleigh Jackson, Samantha Stone, Emma Standish, Rebecca Fielding, Hannah Kennedy. more...

Harper Green Prom

Jake Worthington, Todd Keers, Andy O'Connell, Adam Deardon, Jake Gual, Mason Smith and Rob Crank. more...

Harper Green Prom

Todd Keers, Faye Soutar, Reece Murphy and Jake Worthington. more...

Harper Green Prom

From left: Jordan Bowden, Lauren Jointson, Ben Hibbert, Louise Mayer, Claire Singleton and Emma Armstrong. more...

Harper Green Prom

Sam Spibley and Stevie Robinson. more...

Harper Green Prom

Hayley Deighan and Jake Worthington. more...

Harper Green Prom

The year teachers, Brian Duffy, Lynda King, Paul Fletcher, Nichola Redden and Dinker Patel. more...

Harper Green prom

Daniel Lisle, Chris Phillips and Sean Thompson. more...

Harper Green Prom

Some of the final year girls from Harper Green High at the school prom night held in the De Vere Whites Hotel at the Reebok Stadium. more...

Harper Green Prom

James Higgins and Keely Myatt, head boy and girl, at the school prom. more...

Haslingden

Wind turbine scheme revealed

Twenty four wind turbines that are nearly as big as Blackpool Tower could be built on the moors between Hyndburn and Rossendale. more...

UFO artwork lands with hope of boosting tourism

VISITORS to the hills above Haslingden are set for an extra-terrestrial experience. more...

Dance helps disabled pupils communicate

A SPECIAL school is using an innovative new teaching method in a bid to win specialist status. more...

Health

Free shuttle bus to link hospitals hits road

VISITORS and patients took advantage of the new free bus service between the Royal Blackburn Hospital and Burnley General Hospital. more...

Injuries service to go full-time

A MINOR injury service will be available permanently in Darwen after a successful trial. more...

Sick children ‘are being let down’

YOUNG people with illnesses are being let down by East Lancashire's councils, a charity has claimed. more...

Health News

Bank Top Brewery Bans Smoking

A BOLTON brewery is setting an example to the pubs it supplies by banning smoking before the national legislation is introduced on July 1. more...

Hyndburn News

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Latest Sport

Club tries to change sailing's elitist image

BOLTON Sailing Club is starting to make waves by exploding the myth that it is a sport that only the wealthy can enjoy. more...

Steve's search for silver

WESTHOUGHTON speed machine Steve Harper will be testing his wits in the notorious Isle of Man TT on Wednesday. more...

Leigh Headlines

New warning over bogus callers

POLICE are hunting bogus water board officials who have been targeting elderly residents. more...

Contract awarded for Sports Village catering

LEIGH Sports Village Company has awarded the five year catering contract for the new 10,000-seat sports village stadium to Event Management Catering (EMC) Ltd. more...

Letters

Well done to all those ‘greenies’

AFTER the May Day Festival at Towneley Hall, Burnley, more than 60 people can cut their carbon emissions. more...

Cruelty to maggots!

WHAT a shock to read of the possible reintroduction of weekly bin collections. Where am I and my family of maggots going to live now? more...

Traffic warden with warm heart

AS the press for traffic wardens is always bad, I thought I would let the people of Blackburn know about an incident that made me feel that there are still nice, kind and compassionate people around. more...

Better laws for reversing lorries

FURTHER to the article (LT, May 16) headed Caring Gran would do anything for her family' it is a tragedy that she lost her life by being knocked down by a reversing bin lorry. more...

Little Harwood News

Hunt for gang who attacked caretaker, 63

THIS is the battered face of a community volunteer who was attacked for no apparent reason as he walked through a town centre. more...

Local Cricket

Cup final at the Woodlands

Top quality amateur rugby league comes to Fylde's Woodlands ground on Saturday, May 26, when giant killers Halton Simms Cross take on Ince Rose Bridge in the prestigious GMB Union BARLA National Cup Final, ko 2.30pm. more...

Young hockey player called up

A hockey player has been given a chance to prove her worth at international level with a call up to the England Development Squad. more...

Lord Greaves

MPs’ astonishing behaviour on freedom of information

This week's column by Pendle-based Lord Greaves. more...

Margo

Chatting with visitors brought home our history

This week's column by Blackburn businesswoman Margo Grimshaw. more...

News

Khalid's charity trek

University of Bolton student Khalid Mahmood is putting his best foot forward as he embarks on a marathon charity walk. more...

£1,000 confiscated from gang member

Almost £1,000 has been confiscated from a man who was jailed for his role in a gang which supplied heroin valued at £4 million. more...

News Round-Up

Conman targets woman, aged 83

A CONMAN stole a handbag from the home of an 83-year-old woman after tricking his way into her home. more...

Mum of truant girls fined

A MOTHER has been fined for failing to make sure her daughters go to school. more...

Drag racer in car drama

BOLTON fast lady Victoria Higham narrowly escaped injury in her weekend attempt to drive her drag-racer under 10 seconds. more...

Oswaldtwistle

Mary dedicated her life to church

THE funeral will take place on Friday of a woman who dedicated her life to churches in Accrington. more...

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Wind turbine scheme revealed

Twenty four wind turbines that are nearly as big as Blackpool Tower could be built on the moors between Hyndburn and Rossendale. more...

Pendle News

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

Call for 20mph speed limit

COUNCILLORS have backed a campaign calling for 20-mile-per-hour speed limits on all roads except major routes. more...

Preston News

Four injured in M-way smash

A woman was thrown from a car after it smashed into a lamppost on the M6 near Leyland. more...

Reedley News

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Ribble Valley News

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Rossendale News

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

Vintage road day

MOTORING-mad people flocked to Accrington and Rossendale College for an event which celebrated vintage and classic cars with some daredevil stunts thrown in to boot. more...

Rounders Updates

Darcy and Rupert in hunt for title

RUPERT Ladies A and Darcy Lever CC A continue to dominate Section A after both won their latest matches by an innings. more...

Rovers News

Sav eyes return

ROBBIE Savage is targeting the Intertoto Cup for a possible comeback after stepping up his recovery from a broken leg. more...

Emerton facing showdown

Blackburn midfielder Brett Emerton has declared his allegiance to Australia's Asian Cup challenge despite a potential overlap with the Ewood Park side's Intertoto Cup campaign. more...

Shear Brow News

Postal vote papers 'fell off back of a lorry'

PAPERS bearing personal information about postal voters that were found dumped in a street "fell off the back of a lorry", an investigation has discov-ered. more...

Sir Bill Taylor

Our changing tastebuds

This week's column by former Blackburn mayor Sir Bill Taylor. more...

Stanley News

Stanley's double swoop

ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman has made his first two signings of the summer in Paul Carden from Burton Albion and Macclesfield's John Miles. more...

Theatre

Water carry on

St James Players in Burnley are staging the comedy A Fish Out of Water on May 29, 30 and June 1. more...

Action on yellow brick road

YOUNGSTERS at Brunshaw Action Group, Burnley, will be clicking their heels with joy when their latest production, Wizard of Woz, opens on May 25. more...

Star wars at home for ageing actresses

Burnley Garrick Club�s latest production � Waiting in the Wings - looks at life in a retirement home for actresses. See it from May 23 to 26. more...

Tv Reviews

Paul Merton in China, Channel Four

COMEDIAN Paul Merton is up there with Stephen Fry on my list of people who can turn anything they touch into comedy gold. more...

Wanderers News

Whites trip in the balance

WANDERERS plans to play in the prestigious Peace Cup in South Korea could hinge on the diplomatic skills of Premier League chairman, Sir Dave Richards. more...

Westhoughton

Panic button for gun club members

A GUN club targeted by armed raiders is to install a special panic button to protect its base and members. more...

Asian Image News

Khalid's charity trek

University of Bolton student Khalid Mahmood is putting his best foot forward as he embarks on a marathon charity walk. more...

£1,000 confiscated from gang member

Almost £1,000 has been confiscated from a man who was jailed for his role in a gang which supplied heroin valued at £4 million. more...

Blackpool Citizen Sport

Beaumont elected to prestigious role

Bury Times News

Whitefield model misses out on Miss Great Britain title

NINETEEN-year-old model Zoe Bodnarec is planning her next step in modelling after she failed to land the Miss Great Britain crown. more...

Lucky escape for river plunge man

A NIGHT out almost ended in tragedy when a 49-year-old man plunged 20ft from a bridge into the freezing River Irwell. more...

F word for Lancashire lasses

IT'S a mighty challenge trying to satisfy diners at a glitzy London restaurant when you're racing against the clock in front of TV cameras, but things can get even hotter under the collar when fiery chef Gordon Ramsay is within shouting distance. more...

Gearing up for Wartime Weekend

THE East Lancashire Railway is gearing up for its Wartime Weekend. more...

Lancashire Telegraph Education

Dance helps disabled pupils communicate

A SPECIAL school is using an innovative new teaching method in a bid to win specialist status. more...

Sick children ‘are being let down’

YOUNG people with illnesses are being let down by East Lancashire's councils, a charity has claimed. more...

Lancashire Telegraph Letters

Well done to all those ‘greenies’

AFTER the May Day Festival at Towneley Hall, Burnley, more than 60 people can cut their carbon emissions. more...

Cruelty to maggots!

WHAT a shock to read of the possible reintroduction of weekly bin collections. Where am I and my family of maggots going to live now? more...

Traffic warden with warm heart

Better laws for reversing lorries

FURTHER to the article (LT, May 16) headed Caring Gran would do anything for her family' it is a tragedy that she lost her life by being knocked down by a reversing bin lorry. more...

Lancashire Telegraph News

Lotto awards for all!

SPORTS clubs, schools and community groups are celebrating after sharing in a £1.4million pot of lottery cash. more...

Vintage road day

MOTORING-mad people flocked to Accrington and Rossendale College for an event which celebrated vintage and classic cars with some daredevil stunts thrown in to boot. more...

£430,000 to stop terror extremism

THOUSANDS of pounds are set to be spent across East Lancashire in a bid to prevent violent extremism. more...

Wind turbine scheme revealed

TWENTY four huge wind turbines could be built on the moors between Hyndburn and Rossendale. more...

Leigh Journal News

New warning over bogus callers

POLICE are hunting bogus water board officials who have been targeting elderly residents. more...

Contract awarded for Sports Village catering

LEIGH Sports Village Company has awarded the five year catering contract for the new 10,000-seat sports village stadium to Event Management Catering (EMC) Ltd. more...

The Bolton News Sport

Steve's search for silver

WESTHOUGHTON speed machine Steve Harper will be testing his wits in the notorious Isle of Man TT on Wednesday. more...

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