Chorley news from the Lancashire Telegraph

Summer blitz on drink drivers in Lancashire

8:00am Tuesday 18th June 2013

Drivers have been warned that even one alcoholic drink could put them over the legal limit.

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Help for ex-services personnel in Chorley

8:00am Monday 17th June 2013

A one-stop shop offering advice for serving and ex-military personnel and their families has opened in Chorley town centre.

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Hoghton vicar 'driven out'

8:00am Saturday 15th June 2013

A vicar was ‘driven out’ of a church by small group of parishioners, it has been claimed.

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Revamp bid for Chorley eyesore

8:00am Thursday 13th June 2013

AN eyesore building which has been a blot on Chorley’s town centre for a decade is to be transformed into shops.

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Piglet escapes from Brinscall

5:56pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A plucky piglet made a dash for freedom when it escaped from its sty.

Chorley charity helps pay for patients' hotel

6:05pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Profits from the Royal Voluntary Service shop and tea bar at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital have helped pay for a new ‘hotel’ for patients and their families.

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Summer fair

6:02pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Gillibrand Care Home will be holding its summer fair on Saturday, July 20.

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Naughty ancestors

6:03pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

The next meeting of the Lancashire Family History and Heraldry Society's Chorley branch will be at Chorley Library at 7.30pm on Tuesday, June 18.

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Extension plan for Charnock Richard club

6:00pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Charnock Richard Football Club, based in Charter Lane, have applied for permission to extend their existing building to provide additional changing rooms.

Wartime exhibition in Chorley

5:56pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A new exhibition showcasing what life was like during wartime at both home and on the battlefield opens its doors on Saturday, June 15.

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Paperless ploy

5:55pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

A supermarket is pioneering a paperless receipts system.

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Chorley cakes safety warning

5:52pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

People are being warned to take care when heating up Chorley Cakes and Eccles Cakes.

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Join the Panthers

5:52pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

Chorley Panthers RLFC will be holding a sponsored Izzybusy Pass-a-thon on June 15 in aid of cerebral palsy.

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Eight cases of measles reported in Lancashire

5:50pm Wednesday 12th June 2013

New figures show there were eight confirmed measles cases in Lancashire and Cumbria in April, as health officials continue a catch-up vaccination campaign for youngsters.

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