I FIND it incomprehensible that Naseer Zaman could compare what he ludicrously terms white 'fascists,' (whatever that means) of the BNP, with fanatical Muslim clerics (Letters, September 20). The former, whatever you may think of them, use the democratic
I AM writing in response to Antony Haworth's letter complaining about a community beat manager and support officer cooking for the elderly people of Huncoat. If this is all he has to complain about in this country today he needs to get out more. Our country
A TEENAGER has gone into hiding after her boyfriend's family blamed her for his suicide, an inquest has heard. Donna Keys, 16, and her family were given police protection and advised to move from Blackburn after feeling threatened and intimidated, the
Youri Djorkaeff makes Rovers pledge as he prepares for Saturday's match against Aston Villa NEW signing Youri Djorkaeff today promised to revive Blackburn Rovers' flagging fortunes after agreeing to become part of Mark Hughes's Ewood revolution. The former
WIGAN and Leigh Hospice will have "Stars in Their Eyes" next Tuesday. Six of the UK's leading tribute artists are giving their services free to raise funds for the Hindley-based charity. The evening at The Mill at the Pier will feature tribute artists
A HOUSE breaker who flouted a community punishment order was not keen on doing the work, a court was told. Burnley Magistrates heard how Christopher John Roberts, 20, didn't like the order or the placement he was given. The defendant, who was given the
A TEACHING duo raised more than £1,000 for charity after completing a gruelling half marathon race. Paul Dugdale and Emma Wilson clocked-up 26 miles between them at the annual BUPA Great North Run, held in Newcastle. Brave Paul, who suffered a spinal
LABOUR leader Stuart Caddy was today back at the helm of Burnley Council-- but has just four days to sort out the political mess which has paralysed the authority. The former leader was returned to power at a meeting last night -- five weeks after quitting
YESTERDAY'S housewives reckon this generation have it all very easy when it comes to cleaning. For how many of us have ever 'donkey stoned' the front step as our grandmothers used to do in decades past? It was good old fashioned cleanliness that lay behind
Bygone Burnley, with MOLLY HAINES BURNLEY today has a modern town centre, but also a rich legacy of Victorian buildings which date from the second half of the 19th century. Between 1800 and 1850, Burnley grew enormously and haphazardly and, by mid-century
A SUCCESSFUL chain of cut price stores is on the expansion trail -- and looking to buy up old mills. The Culcheth-based managing director of QS Discount Outlet, which has branches in Atherton, Chorley and and Sale, Simon Yates, wants to buy at least two
BURY & Radcliffe Junior League made it into the semi-finals of the Lancashire FA Under-16 Inter-league competition with a 3-1 away victory over Wigan Youth League at Robin Park. Bury took the lead after five minutes through Callum Higginbottom. In
A UNIQUE boys' class is breaking-down macho-man barriers by taking GCSE exams in dance. The 16 students at Fred Longworth High in Tyldesley are the only all-male school dance class in Wigan borough. They are leading the way in teaching fellow students
A UNIVERSITY student from Clitheroe was spared jail for an attack on a fellow undergraduate after his victim pleaded for leniency. Victim David Foo was punched and kicked in the head by criminology student James Drinkall, a former pupil at Queen Elizabeth's
TYLDESLEY Little Theatre has again struck gold! At the annual Bolton Evening News Amateur awards at the Reebok Stadium the popular amateur dramatics society won the award for Best Pantomime 2003/4. Delighted Ian Taylor, director of the Jack and Jill production
PLANS to demolish a former high school and build houses on the outskirts of Leigh have been given the go-ahead. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has backed Planning Inspector R M Barker's public inquiry findings that the King's Park Christian Centre
A COFFEE morning in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind will be held from 9.30am until noon on Thursday, October 14 at Kingsleigh Methodist Church hall, King Street, Leigh. Organiser Mrs Margaret Clare, staunch supporter of the Bolton branch of GDB where
FOUNDER members returned to Lowton WI to celebrate the group's 40th anniversary. The six ladies were presented with certificates and flowers to mark the occasion at which Dorothy Finch read out the minutes of the first ever meeting. Kathy Hadland added
Oulton Raiders 24 Leigh East 16: LEIGH East's up and down season continued as they went down at Oulton. East's cause wasn't helped when prop Mike Whiteside was sent off on the hour. Oulton had 10 points on the boards in as many minutes but East hit back
Rylands 24 Golborne Parkside 22: GOLBORNE Parkside visited Rylands in the last 16 of the Tetleys BARLA Lancashire cup and gave heroic performance. Rylands are four divisions above Golborne, but you wouldn't have thought so as Golborne built up a 8-0 lead
TEAMS in the Radcliffe Mixed Darts League are reminded that the Singles and Mixed Pairs Finals will take place at St. Marys on Wednesday October 6. All qualifiers should be at St. Marys for 8.15pm when the draw will take place. Teams with silverware from
CLARETS captain Robbie Blake has hailed the unique team spirit that's propelled them up the table. Burnley go to Coca Cola Championship leaders Reading on Saturday with confidence soaring following Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Cardiff. The win, courtesy
A MAN suffered head injuries after losing control of his car and crashing into a lamp-post on Tuesday. The 42-year-old was taken to hospital suffering from cuts and bruises after the accident on Westleigh Lane, Leigh.
THE Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Michael Todd will be in Hindley on Monday at a crime forum meeting. Leigh MP Andy Burnham, who will chair the meeting which starts at 6.30pm in Hindley Labour Club, said: "We intend to discuss crime issues and
AN elderly woman has praised local people's honesty after she dropped her handbag at Darwen bus station and returned 15 minutes later to find it still there. The woman, who is 83 and almost blind, did not notice her bag had slipped as she struggled to
PENSIONERS could lose their days out and the Tockholes Gala could fold if no-one comes forward to save Tockholes Village Hall Committee. The warning follows news this week that the committee's monthly meetings have been cancelled due to lack of support
CULCHETH WI is seeking volunteers to help and contributions for the open day in the Parish Hall on October 15. Members congratulated Sybil Farnworth and her husband Roland on 55 years of marriage after they provided cake for tea. Guest John Howard spoke
A THEATRE group is seeking two thigh-slapping principal ladies for this year's panto. The Apple Players are preparing to produce "Jack and the Beanstalk" and need two women in the 20s to 30s agegroup prepared to act, dance and sing. The show will run
BANK staff were threatened with a gun during a terrifying armed robbery in Golborne on Tuesday. A man wielding a handgun broke into the Royal Bank of Scotland on High Street at around 11am and demanded staff came out of a door where they hid after hearing
AN estate agent who sexually molested a teenage girl at his office has been ordered to carry out 150 hours community punishment. The Home Company boss Simon Edwards was also ordered to pay £1,000 prosecution costs and £6,000 defence costs within the next
THIS Saturday Boro entertain Shildon AFC in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round, kick-off 3pm. Shildon, currently 15th in the Northern Albany League, beat Woodley Sports 2-0 in their first round replay to set-up a first ever meeting between the two sides.
THE clamour for Grand Final tickets reached fever pitch at the Hilton Park box office this week with all Leigh's initial allocation being snapped up inside 48 hours of going on sale. By Wednesday morning the Centurions had sold their entire inital allocation
THE Office of Communications (OFCOM) has received four applications from companies wanting to set up a new radio station covering Blackburn, Burnley and Hyndburn. The applications are Blackburn Broadcasting Company Ltd. (The Bee), based at Blakewater
A MAN used his car "like a weapon" when he drove at a police officer, Blackburn magistrates were told. The officer was trapped between the car and a police van before Scott Alan Homer reversed away at speed. Homer drove backwards down King Street, Blackburn
LEIGH Townswomen's Guild can look forward to talks on musical topics and the Samaritans during October. On the 5th they will hear Brian Jones discuss the late opera star Kathleen Ferrier and on the 12th Samaritans Lynda and Maureen will tell of their
A TEENAGER has gone into hiding after her boyfriend's family blamed her for his suicide, an inquest has heard. Donna Keys, 16, and her family were given police protection and advised to move from Blackburn after feeling threatened and intimidated, the
FOOTBALL: Accrington Stanley are running a supporters coach for this weekend's trip to Farnborough. The coach leaves the Crown pub, Whalley Road, Accrington and seats cost £20 each. To book on the trip contact Steve Lowe on 07775 704 072.
MIKE Flynn was basking in the glory of lifting the LDV Vans Trophy less than 8 months ago. So perhaps it was fitting that the former Blackpool defender paved the way for his new club to make progress in the competition last night. Flynn, who only signed
A HINDLEY Green School has received an outstanding Ofsted report. Inspector Timothy Gill said the Thomas Street school was 'effective' with good achievement, leadership. The curriculum is good and teaching either good or satisfactory. The school has made
SINGER Malc Hurst says he's not forgiven me for calling him a Sixties' heart-throb last time I wrote about him. I can't apologise because he was mine, if only for a short time when we were both young and foolish, and before he took to the stage Malc who
INJURY has forced Leigh RMI's assistant manager Gary Kelly to retire as a goalkeeper. The 38-year-old sustained the injury at Chester on Boxing Day and it has proved more extensive than first thought. The original diagnosis was a broken bone, but this
PARENTS of truants are about to be handed fixed penalty fines for failing to send their children to school. Bury Council bosses are using new anti-social behaviour laws to force parents to take their responsibilities seriously. In the next fortnight,
WITH regard to the 'Devil's Elbow' bend on the A671 between Whalley and Read, why not improve the bend by removing some of the trees and foliage from the inside curve of the bend, so that on approach drivers can visualise how sharp it is and plan ahead
ONCE again, democracy under attack. It is little wonder that the residents of the Redearth area of Darwen are so angry when the council arbitrarily decides to demolish their houses to make way for an academy. We are puzzled that suddenly nearly all are
LABOUR leader Stuart Caddy was today back at the helm of Burnley Council-- but has just four days to sort out the political mess which has paralysed the authority. The former leader was returned to power at a meeting last night -- five weeks after quitting
A TEENAGER who got behind the wheel while banned was spared jail but left court with a judge's warning ringing in his ears. Burnley Magistrates Court had been told how Azizul Hoque, 18, who was disqualified for six months just two months ago, was put
A DRUNKEN single mother ended a night out by being sick in a taxi, racially abusing the driver, and then spitting at him. Burnley Magistrates Court heard how Angela Stevenson, 28, who has four children under 10, finished her evening at Burnley Police
LESS than a year after opening a Burnley club has creamed the competition to be crowned UK Club of the Year. Lava and Ignite beat off stiff competition from the giants of clubbing including Gatecrasher and Ministry of Sound to be voted the best in Britain
GRAHAM Barrow believes that Bury's luck is due a change after a miserable September. The Shakers completed a forgettable month by having striker Chris Porter and defender Paul Scott sent off during Tuesday night's 3-1 defeat, at Stockport, in the LDV
A UNIVERSITY student who got behind the wheel while over the limit was bailed - and then jailed for doing a similar thing. Burnley Magistrates Court heard how Abdul Nasir Ul-Haq, 20, had smashed into a car trying to get away from the police and twice
FORMER stripper Adrian Sinclair has gone into hiding after his ex-lover brought bloodshed to a street in Radcliffe. Last week psychotherapist Heather Stephenson-Snell was jailed for life for the murder of an innocent neighbour as she tried to confront
A DRINK driver who struck for the second time in six months and while he was banned has walked free from court. Burnley magistrates heard how Zahid Mahroof Hussain, 29, was more than twice the limit when police were called after he hit a lamp post in
AN ANGRY dad has hit out at county council chiefs over their "astonishing" guidelines on bus passes for schoolchildren. Chris Church is having to fork out £300 a year for transport for 11-year-old daughter Amy so he can send her to a Christian school
10 years ago EMPLOYERS in hard-up former communist countries turned their backs on cash and paid workers in pints of a Lancashire beer. Money problems and inflation in Russia and Ukraine forced miners to accept food and other household items for part
THE Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Michael Todd will be in Hindley on Monday at a crime forum meeting. Leigh MP Andy Burnham, who will chair the meeting which starts at 6.30pm in Hindley Labour Club, said: "We intend to discuss crime issues and
DETECTIVES are advising people to look out for conmen who might be moving operations to the Tyldesley area. Last Thursday two men in a white van followed an 87-year-old woman to her Little Hulton home, told her they were carrying out maintenance work
FIREFIGHTERS in Bury and Whitefield will be offering motorists some tender loving care this weekend. Officers are taking part in a national car wash day on Saturday to raise money for the Fire Services National Benevolent Fund. The event, to be held at
PUPILS and staff are celebrating after their Clitheroe school received a facelift -- thanks to a £250,00 refurbishment. Building work at Barrow Primary School has included a replacement classroom, new computerised library, a school hall and an Information
SCENES showing loud and angry protesters at Westminster, fighting police who struggle to control them with their batons, as several pro hunters who broke through the barriers are hotly pursued by sword clad officials through the inner chamber of the House
QUIZ fans can tune in to see a brainy pub bunch tackle the country's top quiz masters on television on October 12. The six-strong team from the Cart and Horses at Astley, recorded a battle of the minds in the BBC 1 quiz "Eggheads" earlier in the year
TALENTED singer David Kidd has never forgotten his roots. The 33-years-old vocalist with a big voice -- and his eye on stardom -- was an apprentice decorator when his talent was spotted 15 years ago by Leigh Miners' concert secretary, Tommy Higgins and
A UNIQUE boys' class is breaking-down macho-man barriers by taking GCSE exams in dance. The 16 students at Fred Longworth High in Tyldesley are the only all-male school dance class in Wigan borough. They are leading the way in teaching fellow students
BACUP secured another three points to close the gap on NWC League One leaders Fleetwood. Lee Connell gave Bacup the lead after 26 minutes, but Formby were level on 42 minutes when they scored from a free-kick. Bacup regained the lead through a Connell
ROSSENDALE United haveo announced that former Chorley, Trafford and Salford City manager Mark Molyneaux will take up the position of player-manager at Dark Lane. Molyneaux has appointed Wayne Goodison as his assistant. Goalkeeper Molyneaux has played
Rochdale 17 Leigh 17: AFTER a tough victory the previous week at Aspatria in the Powergen Intermediate Cup, Leigh RU were forced to make numerous changes due to injury and unavailability. They started confidently and a good scrum ball saw fly half Jones
A THEATRE group is seeking two thigh-slapping principal ladies for this year's panto. The Apple Players are preparing to produce "Jack and the Beanstalk" and need two women in the 20s to 30s agegroup prepared to act, dance and sing. The show will run
A BUOYANT Radcliffe company whose products were used at various Olympic Games venues has struck gold by announcing a staggering 97 per cent profits increase. James Halstead PLC, whose group offices are located in Hollinhurst Road, has achieved a second
FOOTBALL fan Chris Stagg and author is researching Lancashire football history in preparation for a book. He is keen to locate programmes from the 1945 to 1955 period and promises to return any material loaned. Contact him on (01322) 523153 or write to
THE Amateur Boxing Association's four-year deal to keep Amir Khan in the amateur ranks has been described as "paltry" by his agent, who says that half a dozen promoters are chasing the Bury boxer. Asif Vali says that Amir's reward for winning a silver
TWO events are being staged by Leigh firemen to boost the Fire Service Benevolent Fund. On Friday a race night is being held at Leigh Miners, Twist Lane. Doors open at 7.30pm and the first race is at 8.15pm. Admission is £1, children free. Then on Saturday
PROBUS member Cedric Evans emphasised the importance radio plays as an extra safety measure in the hurricane belt of the North Atlantic, Caribbean and United States. He told the Tyldesley club that radio hams had set up a hurricane watch which takes information
VOLUNTEERS and community groups in Hindley and Abram will get a pat on the back at a thank-you celebration next month. To mark their dedicated work for the community there'll be a big "thank you" event at The Monaco Ballroom on Wednesday, October 13 from
WIGAN and Leigh Hospice will have "Stars in Their Eyes" next Tuesday. Six of the UK's leading tribute artists are giving their services free to raise funds for the Hindley-based charity. The evening at The Mill at the Pier will feature tribute artists
FIVE young fundraisers from Lowton and Golborne Youth Council have raised £70 for a children's hospice. Sarah Bailey, Emma Boffey, Sarah Bryan, Elizabeth Bryne and Rachael Edge ran a stall selling badges and painted faces at Manchester's Unity Festival
A HINDLEY Green School has received an outstanding Ofsted report. Inspector Timothy Gill said the Thomas Street school was 'effective' with good achievement, leadership. The curriculum is good and teaching either good or satisfactory. The school has made
A MONTH long clean-up campaign has stepped up a gear with nine extra community groups joining the litter-pickers. Volunteers throughout Wigan borough have set a target to collect 500 bags of rubbish in a month, and with 123 filled in a week they are already
QUIZ fans can tune in to see a brainy pub bunch tackle the country's top quiz masters on television on October 12. The six-strong team from the Cart and Horses at Astley, recorded a battle of the minds in the BBC 1 quiz "Eggheads" earlier in the year
PLANS to demolish a former high school and build houses on the outskirts of Leigh have been given the go-ahead. Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has backed Planning Inspector R M Barker's public inquiry findings that the King's Park Christian Centre
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THE Centurions are being linked with a possible move for Castleford's former Kiwi international forward Michael Smith for next season. But because Leigh won't know which division they will be playing in until after the Grand Final on October 10, they
Leigh Centurions 30 Whitehaven 16: LEIGH will again make their annual pilgrimage to the National League One Grand Final next month. Finalists for three seasons in a row, and a fourth time in five, the Centurions are old hands at this kind of thing. But
A NIGHTCLUB boss has vowed to work with parents and police to combat under age drinking and violence. The announcement came just days after a 16-year-old girl was hit over the head by a bottle in the Heaven and Hell club, Lord Square, Blackburn. A 17-
LICENSING bosses have launched a probe into claims Blackburn's lap-dancing club has removed its CCTV camera system. Staff from Blackburn with Darwen Council swooped on The Velvet Lounge, in Duke Street, last week after a tip-off it was breaking operating
A SCHOOL is to consider extending its lollipop lady service after a pupil was knocked down on her way home from choir practice. Nine-year-old Charlie Abbott, a pupil at Intack Primary School, Blackburn, was hit by a truck after having to cross busy Whitebirk
PROUD Accrington Stanley manager praised his entire side after they pulled off yet another cup scalp. After dispatching of Huddersfield and Bournemouth in last season's FA Cup, the Reds made Bradford City their latest victims, this time in the LDV Vans
PUPILS from three schools worked in partnership to take on a series of tough problem solving, team building and business related challenges. Students from Bedford, Leigh St Mary's RC and Westleigh High Schools worked in cross school teams to solve a code
DRAMA students will perform one of the greatest Shakespeare classics on the professional stage -- in combat gear. Over 30 year 10-11 pupils from Golborne High will take a bow at The Theatre Royal, St Helens, on Wednesday (October 5) as part of the Shakespeare
FOOTBALL fan Chris Stagg and author is researching Lancashire football history in preparation for a book. He is keen to locate programmes from the 1945 to 1955 period and promises to return any material loaned. Contact him on (01322) 523153 or write to
LEIGH RMI Tigers U10s gained a hard fought draw against a strong Rooftec Rangers side. After conceding an early goal, RMI began to take control of the game with some excellent passing and it wasn't long before a superb cross from Morris was flicked on
Leigh RMI 3 Hereford 4: LEAKY Leigh RMI did it again, throwing away a point when they conceded a goal in injury time. It was not what Leigh deserved as three times they clawed their way back into the game with equalisers, only to be cruelly denied by
EVERY parent would applaud after-school clubs and events designed to stretch our youngsters and aid their learning. But the case of nine-year-old Charlie Abbott illustrates an important point - systems designed to protect them must be equally as flexible
YET again Tasaddiq Rehman's attempt to stir-up racial hatred by organising another march through Blackburn has fallen on deaf ears, and ended in failure. Back in November, 2001, Mr Rehman had about 100 followers at the start of his march in support of
ON December 7, 1941 without a declaration of war, Japanese war planes bombed Pearl Harbour. The strategic United States Naval Base in Hawaii, where they inflicted serious damage on the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. So how could Japan have the confidence to
LEIGH is to get its own swimming pool - 30 years since the old public baths were axed. A state-of-the-art 25m pool will be included in the Leigh Sports Village complex at Pennington and could be open as early as January 2007. And as part of radical new
A DENTAL laboratory firm in Stopes Road in Radcliffe has been granted permission to widen its operations. Acodent, based at Genesis House, plan to carry out alterations and build new facilities that will accommodate a training school for staff and visiting
EXOTIC flowers from around the world were on display for visitors at a flower festival in Radcliffe. Hundreds of people packed into Radcliffe United Reformed Church on Water Street, to see the 50 different species of flowers, plants and foliage with the
A BID to put a Radcliffe footpath officially on the map has been successful, despite objections from residents. Householders on Osbourne Walk failed in an effort to stop a footpath outside their homes being granted public right of way status. Applicants
DARREN Abram could lead Leigh Centurions out for the National League One Grand Final having just been acclaimed the competition's Coach of the Year. It would be a tremendous achievment for Abram who is in his first senior coaching appointment at this
LEIGH Literary Society have speakers covering a wide variety of subjects on the agenda for this season. The society, which was founded in 1878, meets in the Derby Room, Leigh Library, on alternate Mondays at 7.30pm and meetings began this week with Brian
EAST Lancashire MP Peter Pike has warned that toll roads and car sharing are the only way to tackle the traffic jams which have stopped him driving regularly from his Burnley constituency to Westminster. The veteran politician said he was initially opposed
AN investigation into the death of a rail worker from Burnley who died after he was hit by a maintenance vehicle has been launched. Father-of-five David Pennington, 46, of Cog Lane, died after he was getting off an engineering train in Cannock, Staffordshire
THE Friends of Brierfield are inviting residents to put forward ideas for a fun day which will be taking place in Heyhead Park, Brierfield, in June next year. The group is encouraging local residents to get involved by putting forward any ideas for activities
OLDER people living in Pendle can expect better services after the launch of a new scheme. Councils, health workers and charity Age Concern have agreed to work together to give them a better deal. They hope that by pooling resources they will help the
COUNCIL chiefs at Pendle have met housing regeneration bosses behind the Elevate scheme to end fears over future funding. Elevate, the company set up to manage a massive housing renewal scheme in East Lancashire, had sent a letter to the council warning
HOW many people have walked past the statue dedicated to the first Mayor of Blackburn, without knowing who it was? The memorial to Alderman William Henry Hornby today stands between the town hall, where he took up office in 1851 and the BHS outlet in
THE date is June 2, 1953; the place is Accrington town centre. And it's unusual, because flower beds have replaced the usual market stalls that stand outside the imposing Victorian town hall. The reason is that the townsfolk and civic leaders of Accrington
PENDLE residents are being invited to Ballgrove Park, Colne, for a family fun day. The event will take place on Sunday, October 10, between 11 am and 3pm and will have everything from fairground rides through to badge-making for all the family to enjoy
HARVEST thanksgiving services will be held at 11am and 6.30pm on Sunday at Golborne Pentesctotal Church, High Street. Pastor Brian Holland will lead the services which are open to anyone and afterwards produce will be distributed to elderly people in
SCOOTERISTS who annually take part in the world's biggest charity ride will be partying in Atherton on Saturday to raise money for sick children. Members of Bolton Spartans Scooter Club --the oldest single area scooter club in Britain having been established
MEMBERS of Hyndburn Council have accepted a recommendation to have their allowances increased in line with inflation. An independent remuneration panel, whose members included a local businessman and retired headteacher, recommended that the level of
SCOOTERISTS who annually take part in the world's biggest charity ride will be partying in Atherton on Saturday to raise money for sick children. Members of Bolton Spartans Scooter Club --the oldest single area scooter club in Britain having been established
RESIDENTS in Belthorn have moved a step closer to getting a long awaited new play area for the village. Hyndburn Council is seeking the £50,000 funding needed to create a new area for children on the recreation ground. Proposals for the site are being
A SHOPKEEPER who was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver on a notorious Accrington rat-run has pleaded for drivers to stop using the road. Florist Andrew Barrett confronted a driver using the road in front of the Town Hall -- which is officially only
A TRAGIC mother today called for an overhaul of guidelines governing how sudden infant deaths are investigated after she was cleared of killing two of her children. Donna Hanson, of Church Street, Accrington, believes proposed new rules governing paediatric
PUPILS at St Mary's RC High are benefiting from the introduction of a new style of bus service that is transforming school journeys. Yellow school bus services have been introduced by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority and the two new buses
CHILDER and owd folk are gerrin gether t'let rest ert country know owt speyk Leyth and Wiggin writes Lesley Richards The borough's dialects will become part of a unique "oral tapestry" which aims to record the differences in speech between communities
AFTER watching his side lose 3-0 at Hyde on Monday night, Boro boss Kevin Glendon was on a train first thing Tuesday morning down to the FA's London headquarters to explore grant opportunities. "We want to develop Stainton Park further," said Glendon.
DRAMA students will perform one of the greatest Shakespeare classics on the professional stage -- in combat gear. Over 30 year 10-11 pupils from Golborne High will take a bow at The Theatre Royal, St Helens, on Wednesday (October 5) as part of the Shakespeare
TALENTED singer David Kidd has never forgotten his roots. The 33-years-old vocalist with a big voice -- and his eye on stardom -- was an apprentice decorator when his talent was spotted 15 years ago by Leigh Miners' concert secretary, Tommy Higgins and
A FAMILY has hit out at plans to farm out the care of residents in sheltered accommodation to the private sector. Mrs Pauline Needham, who has two relatives living at Hesketh Manor, Atherton, has written to Leigh MP Andy Burnham and Wigan and Leigh Housing
A BUOYANT Radcliffe company whose products were used at various Olympic Games venues has struck gold by announcing a staggering 97 per cent profits increase. James Halstead PLC, whose group offices are located in Hollinhurst Road, has achieved a second
A TEENAGE tearaway branded "Miss Misery" because of the effect of her behaviour on others has been locked up for a string of offences. Rachael Linford, 17, of Hodder Grove, Clitheroe, was sentenced to a four-month detention training order for six offences
A HOUSING estate has sprung up near St Luke's Church at Lowton which raises safety concerns. A few years ago planning permission was given for a bungalow to be built next to St Luke's Church. Foundations were put in but no further building work was carried
IN response to a story in the Journal concerning the protest about the traffic calming measures in Astley Street, Tyldesley and Princes Avenue, Blackmoor, Peter Taylor, Wigan's Director of Engineering Services, writes: "Traffic calming saves lives. Since
ALL too often I've had to write this article from the strange and exotic destinations to which my job sends me. Those around me will testify that I've taken out the trusty yellow legal pad in some pretty unusual locations, from the dusty plains of the
CLARETS captain Robbie Blake has hailed the unique team spirit that's propelled them up the table. Burnley go to Coca Cola Championship leaders Reading on Saturday with confidence soaring following Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Cardiff. The win, courtesy
A UNIQUE boys' class is breaking-down macho-man barriers by taking GCSE exams in dance. The 16 students at Fred Longworth High in Tyldesley are the only all-male school dance class in Wigan borough. They are leading the way in teaching fellow students
TWO events are being staged by Leigh firemen to boost the Fire Service Benevolent Fund. On Friday a race night is being held at Leigh Miners, Twist Lane. Doors open at 7.30pm and the first race is at 8.15pm. Admission is £1, children free. Then on Saturday
THE Wigan and Leigh branch of Breathe Easy is appealing for volunteers to help run the group. A part of the support network of the British Lung Foundation the group provides an invaluable service for people with a lung condition, their families and carers
CULCHETH WI is seeking volunteers to help and contributions for the open day in the Parish Hall on October 15. Members congratulated Sybil Farnworth and her husband Roland on 55 years of marriage after they provided cake for tea. Guest John Howard spoke
FIVE young fundraisers from Lowton and Golborne Youth Council have raised £70 for a children's hospice. Sarah Bailey, Emma Boffey, Sarah Bryan, Elizabeth Bryne and Rachael Edge ran a stall selling badges and painted faces at Manchester's Unity Festival
LANCASTRIAN RK Fitness First Team playing away to Cheetham Hill enjoyed a fairly comfortable start to the season winning four and losing one of the five rubbers. Mike Carter won the first game 3-0 before Mark Taylor went down 3-2. Graham Collier ran out
TOP young swimmers were crowned following great performances in their annual mini gala. Spectators saw some gripping races at Tyldesley Swimming and Water Polo Club's 33rd event for the eight and under and 10 and under age groups. The 10 year section
ASTLEY & Tyldesley Road Runners produced a strong performance in the recent 10k road race at Parbold. The team finished firstoverall with Anthony Battersby 4th, Shaun Moran 6th, Dave Potter 17th, John Lee 21st, Bob Stevens 24th and Gary Stevens 27th
WITH five first team players missing, Leigh East U13s defied the odds and beat Ince Rose Bridge 12-6. Both sides traded a set of six but on Leigh's last tackle the Wigan full-back knocked on under pressure for a good kick chase. This gave East the ball
Leigh Miners Rangers 46 West Bowling 6: LEIGH Miners Rangers plunged struggling West Bowling into deeper trouble as they claimed top spot in the National Conference League with a crushing nine-try victory. The Miners were made to work hard for their 16
Tyldesley 10 Upper Eden 20: TYLDESLEY RU may yet live to rue a defeat to a committed Upper Eden at the end of the season as their recent good run was halted. Again the Tyldesley pack was dominant in both the scrummage and lineout while props James O'Connor
THE Bury Hospice triples knockout sponsored by David Cottrell, Cross Lane MOT Centre, Radcliffe, final was won by the Stopes Tavern. D. Savery, J. Cunliffe, P. Gallager scores 140(2), 122, 100(5), beating the Masons Arms B, H. Carson, G. Dallas, S. Barlow
HYDE UNITED...3, RADCLIFFE BOROUGH...0 Unibond League Premier Division BORO set out to give Hyde a lesson in neat, passing football, but it was the hosts who gave the final lesson - in direct, effective play. All Boro's methodical approach work counted
Youri makes Rovers pledge as he prepares to make his Rovers debut in Saturday's match Aston Villa NEW signing Youri Djorkaeff today promised to revive Blackburn Rovers' flagging fortunes after agreeing to become part of Mark Hughes's Ewood revolution.
As they knock Bradford City out ov the LDV Vans Trophy in their own backyard PROUD Accrington Stanley manager praised his entire side after they pulled off yet another cup scalp. After dispatching of Huddersfield and Bournemouth in last season's FA Cup
A MOTORCYCLE company which crashed with debts of £10million has been brought back to life - by the man who founded it more than 30 years ago. Alan Clews has led a family buy-out of Blackburn's CCM Motorcycles from the receivers and plans to resume trading
LEIGH Townswomen's Guild can look forward to talks on musical topics and the Samaritans during October. On the 5th they will hear Brian Jones discuss the late opera star Kathleen Ferrier and on the 12th Samaritans Lynda and Maureen will tell of their
HARVEST thanksgiving services will be held at 11am and 6.30pm on Sunday at Golborne Pentesctotal Church, High Street. Pastor Brian Holland will lead the services which are open to anyone and afterwards produce will be distributed to elderly people in
A BALLOON which travelled from Leigh to North Yorkshire earned £100 for Mrs Teresa Smith of Yates Street, Leigh. Out of over 600 balloons realesed at Leigh carnival hers travelled furthest. It landed at Helmsley, where its finder received £25. More than
THE Wigan and Leigh branch of Breathe Easy is appealing for volunteers to help run the group. A part of the support network of the British Lung Foundation the group provides an invaluable service for people with a lung condition, their families and carers
A COFFEE morning in aid of Guide Dogs for the Blind will be held from 9.30am until noon on Thursday, October 14 at Kingsleigh Methodist Church hall, King Street, Leigh. Organiser Mrs Margaret Clare, staunch supporter of the Bolton branch of GDB where
RESIDENTS sent a defiant 'see you in court' message to councillors after failing in a last-ditch bid to reverse a decision to bulldoze 150 homes in Darwen. A meeting of Blackburn with Darwen Council's sustainable communities overview and scrutiny committee
AGE Concern is offering a free electric blanket testing service to pensioners. The charity has linked with leading testers GEMS who will be at the Hilton Suite, Hilton Park, from 9.30am until 4.40pm on Tuesday, October 5. Wherever possible faulty blankets
ON his first day at the helm in Firs Lane Post Office in Wigan Road, Leigh new owner Abdul Jiva had to explain the business at The Sportsman junction definitely wasn't closing. Mr Jiva said customers had read the Journal story about post office closures
FOUNDER members returned to Lowton WI to celebrate the group's 40th anniversary. The six ladies were presented with certificates and flowers to mark the occasion at which Dorothy Finch read out the minutes of the first ever meeting. Kathy Hadland added
A ROSSENDALE woman is getting ready to push herself to the limit and take on sub-zero temperatures in one of the world's most hostile terrains. For Clare Winnick, 40, is aiming to take part in the Polar Race 2005, due to be held in April next year. Having
A SPECIALIST welfare advice worker appointed to work on an Atherton estate has identified a small fortune in unclaimed benefits. Sarah Hunt offers free and confidential advice to people living on the Hag Fold estate, covering everything residents might
THE 12th Atherton Beavers and Cubs mixed badges with pleasure when they joined leaders and councillors in cleaning up the town as part of a Wigan Borough 30-day litter campaign. As a result of helping to do their bit for the community the work has helped
PUPILS from three schools worked in partnership to take on a series of tough problem solving, team building and business related challenges. Students from Bedford, Leigh St Mary's RC and Westleigh High Schools worked in cross school teams to solve a code
LEIGH Literary Society have speakers covering a wide variety of subjects on the agenda for this season. The society, which was founded in 1878, meets in the Derby Room, Leigh Library, on alternate Mondays at 7.30pm and meetings began this week with Brian
A GROUP is calling for volunteers to help in a massive clean-up of a Leigh estate. Higher Folds' Tenants and Residents' Association has organised an environment week which culminates on Saturday with a community litter pick. During the week pupils at
TYLDESLEY Little Theatre has again struck gold! At the annual Bolton Evening News Amateur awards at the Reebok Stadium the popular amateur dramatics society won the award for Best Pantomime 2003/4. Delighted Ian Taylor, director of the Jack and Jill production
BORO Boss Kevin Glendon, no doubt more frustrated than any fan could ever be, remained confident his squad has what it takes, despite seeing his charges go down to three second half goals at Hyde. "I thought we were different class, the football we played
AN ex-serviceman from East Lancashire who took to the streets to save the county's last remaining regiment has collected 6,000 signatures. Dave Elliott, who lives in Mizpah Street, Burnley, has handed in a petition to the headquarters of the Queen's Lancashire
THE number of police officers in Lancashire has reached a record high, it has been revealed. And there should be more to come as Chief Constable Paul Stephenson seeks to recruit 500 extra officers over the next few years by increases in the police council
POLICE officers could be based in new super-schools in a bid to cut crime and keep youngsters on the straight and narrow. Education bosses discussing the Building Schools for the Future bid for Blackburn with Darwen have brought police officers on board
A PROPERTY developer has snapped up a Grade II-listed police station -- and could be set to turn it into Blackburn's first town-centre hotel. The move was revealed by chartered surveyors, who sold the Northgate building for Lancashire Constabulary. But
Quiet determination earned Trophy success IT might have been the hangover from Saturday's defeat that our pre-LDV Vans Trophy match build-up was a little muted. But, to be honest, I think it was more down to a quiet determination to put things right that
PUPILS at St Mary's RC High are benefiting from the introduction of a new style of bus service that is transforming school journeys. Yellow school bus services have been introduced by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority and the two new buses
NEWS of the week for former Uncle Mac fans. The US music teacher who wrote the awful festive favourite "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" has died at the age of 91.
I'VE received a complaint about a large skip which has been parked and obstructing the pavement outside the former Leigh Scout hut at the corner of Henrietta Street and Union Street. A visually impaired reader tells me that she was forced to walk in the
WHEN I think of Salford it reminds me of the dank and dirty streets of the industrial age portrayed by L S Lowry. I was surprised then to see residents had got together to brighten up their long, gardenless, terraced streets and transformed them into
THIRTY years after the old Silk Street baths were demolished, despite a huge uproar, Leigh is once again to have its own pool -- in the new Sports Village complex. But the ripples of discontent have already started in Atherton and Tyldesley where the
MANCHESTER County Cup holders Wythenshawe Town had a comfortable win over Boothstown U12s. Wythenshawe led 1-0 at the interval, a missed penalty by Boothstown failing to level the scores. Most of the game was played in midfield but Wythenshawe took there
AFC Tyldesley maintained their 100 per cent record at the top of the Leigh Amateur Soccer League with a 6-2 away win over bottom side Rope & Anchor. Two goals apiece from Helme and Cooper and one from Sutton and Bates made it four from four for Tyldesley
HINDSFORD Reserves maintained their fine run of form beating Hollinwood 4- 1. Hindsford started well and took a deserved lead when Jonny Morris hit a powerful effort into the far corner. Morris made it two when he controlled a Marc Osman cross and fired
