Chorley Guardian (Chorley, England) back issues from February 2007:
Mobile speed cameras out in force.
Feb 02, 2007 ... The mobile speed cameras will be out in force in the week beginning February 5. The locations are: Chorley B5251 Pall Mall, Chorley A675 Bolton Road (Dole Lane to Calf Hey Bridge), Withnell-30mph A675 Bolton Road (Dole Lane to Calf ...
Local party leaders commit to promote respect for others.
Feb 02, 2007 ... All local party leaders on Friday signed up to a declaration of their commitment to promote a greater understanding and respect for people of all cultures and backgrounds. The declaration has been developed by Chorley Council in partnership with Chorley's Multi Faith Forum which ...
False alarm at Mayor's fundraiser.
Feb 05, 2007 ... Hundreds of diners attending the Mayor's Charity Ball had to evacuate the Town Hall in Chorley on Friday night. Around 300 people had just finished eating in the Lancastrian Suite when at 10.30pm the fire alarm went off - forcing guests and catering staff to brave sub-zero ...
Hair straighteners spark Chorley blaze.
Feb 05, 2007 ... A Chorley man was treated for smoke inhalation after hair straighteners resulted in his step daughter's bedroom going up in flames. The blaze broke out in the bedroom of a house on Buckholes Lane, Higher Wheelton, on Sunday evening after a pair of hair straighteners were left ...
Chorley victorious in heated home game.
Feb 05, 2007 ... Chorley 3 Rossendale 0 Chorley overcame top six side Rossendale in a firey game at Victory Park. Adam Roscoe opened the scoring after 41 minutes with a fine strike and caused problems through out the game for the visiting defence. Chris ...
Bamber Bridge lose out in battle of the Briggs.
Feb 05, 2007 ... Brigg Town 2 Bamber Bridge 1 Brigg Town completed the league-double over Bamber Bridge in this "battle of the Brigs", at the Hawthorns on Saturday. The South Ribble side were desperately unlucky not to have had a share of the spoils after a fine ...
LATEST NEWS Chorley pub closed after blaze.
Feb 06, 2007 ... An award-winning Chorley pub and restaurant has been closed after being severely damaged in a fire on Monday night Euxton Mills, on Wigan Lane, was evacuated at just after 9pm when an electrical fault in the pub's wiring system sparked the blaze. The fire started ...
LATEST NEWS Residents join forces to save hospital.
Feb 06, 2007 ... Residents joined forces with consultants and health workers on Monday night and sent out a defiant message: Keep your hands off Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital. More than 300 people packed into the meeting at Wellington Park, Leyland to discuss the ...
Multi-million pound development plan at Botany Bay.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Building work on a huge [pounds sterling]4m development next to Chorley's Botany Bay is expected to start in March - if planning chiefs give it the green light. Multi-millionaire businessman Tim Knowles has submitted plans to Chorley Council that, if approved, would change the ...
Mobile phone mast plans spark anger.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A row has erupted over plans for a new mobile phone mast between Chorley and Leyland. Mobile phone giant Hutchisons 3G is planning to erect a 15-metre mast and associated equipment on land west of The Hayrick pub, Wigan Road, Clayton-le-Woods. The site is near the M6 ...
Family plan new life abroad after tragedy.
Feb 07, 2007 ... The parents of tragic teenager Ryan Masterman have put their house on the market as they prepare to start a new life in America. The 14-year-old died after his bike was in collision with a car in Chorley Old Road, Whittle-le-Woods, in April and his parents say living so close to ...
Chorley woman celebrates 100th birthday.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Eva Seddon had 100 reasons to celebrate after becoming Chorley's newest centenarian. Eva was born and raised in Chorley and worked in one of the mills which her father managed. Daughter Maureen said: "She went to work in the mill when she was about 12, which was a ...
Hopsital worker reaches for the sky in photo competition.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A hospital worker has seen his hobby take off after winning an international photography competition. Mark Porter, a cardiographer at Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital, has had a keen interest in aviation photography for around 15 years and harbours a wish to ...
Electrical fire closes top restaurant.
Feb 07, 2007 ... An award-winning Chorley pub and restaurant has been closed after being severely damaged in a fire on Monday. Euxton Mills, on Wigan Lane, was evacuated at just after 9pm when an electrical fault in the pub' s wiring system sparked the blaze. The fire started under ...
Police escort for newborn child.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A Chorley couple and their newborn child needed a police escort to hospital after being caught up in horrendous traffic jams on the M6. Helen Simmonds, 20, and her partner Chris Tune, 28, of Brownley Street, Chorley, were on their way to Chorley hospital last Thursday with their ...
Cannabis raid at Enterprise Centre.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A Chorley police chief has praised the role of the community after a [pounds sterling]50,000 drugs bust in Coppull. Insp Jo South, who covers Coppull and Wheelton, was speaking after between 400 and 600 mature cannabis plants were recovered, together with cultivation equipment. ...
Ray of Hope appeal launch for cancer patients.
Feb 07, 2007 ... An appeal to raise [pounds sterling]650,000 for cancer patients in Chorley and across Lancashire was launched yesterday by the Rosemere Cancer Foundation. The mammoth total is needed to bring the next generation of technology to help treat cancer patients at the region's very ...
Multi-million plan to boost school.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A multi-million redevelopment is set to go ahead at of one of Chorley town's oldest primary schools. Plans have been submitted to Chorley Council for demolition and rebuilding work at Duke Street Primary and if approved, it is expected to start in July this year, for completion ...
Too many restaurants spoil the village - claim.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A councillor has claimed Eccleston is 'besieged' with restaurants and has blasted possible plans for another eatery in the village. Coun Alan Whittaker spoke out after a planning inspector overturned a Chorley Council planning committee ruling on appeal, which had previously ...
Anger at plans to move phone kiosk.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Villagers in Croston are up in arms at plans to move a historic phone box which has stood in the same place since the 1930s. BT have submitted an application to Chorley Council to have the phone box in front of the old Police Station on Town Road, moved to another location in ...
Council bid to axe trees near hospital.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Seven landmark trees outside Chorley hospital are set to be cut down. Lancashire County Council wants to fell the seven mature trees on Preston Road but they've run into a wave of protests. Residents say the plans for the lime trees would destroy the character of the ...
Specialist school wins specialist status.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A Chorley school is celebrating after winning specialist status - the first school for children with severe learning difficulties in the county to do so. Mayfield School, in Gloucester Road, was awarded the status by Lord Adonis after submitting its bid last September. Now the ...
Police issue troublemakers with curfews.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Police in Chorley have said teenage troublemakers will face curfews if they carry on with anti-social behaviour and criminal damage. Officers have given a stark warning to yobs after a number of cars were scratched on Chorley Old Road and Church Hill in Whittle-le-Woods over the ...
Lotto cash plans for village open spaces.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Villagers in Chorley are being asked for their views on plans to improve ponds and open spaces near their homes. The housing association Places for People, has drawn up comprehensive proposals for Astley Village and is to put in a bid for funding to the Big Lottery Fund. ...
Tributes to fun-loving 100-year-old.(Obituary)
Feb 07, 2007 ... Chorley centenarian Jenny Gorge has died. Mrs Gorge, who was exactly 100, lived at The Gables Rest Home, on Southport Road. The fun-loving and energetic centenarian was so full of life that she was still doing her exercises right up until Christmas Day, before she ...
Street calming scheme due to get underway.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A scheme to stop cars from speeding down residential streets in Chorley town centre is about to start. Traffic humps will be installed in the Stump Lane area of the town to form a 20mph zone to cut down on potential accidents. Lancashire County Council has already ...
Hundreds attend meeting to protect future of Chorley hospital.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Residents joined forces with consultants and health workers on Monday night and sent out a defiant message: Keep your hands off Chorley and South Ribble District General Hospital. More than 300 people packed into the meeting at Wellington Park, Leyland, to discuss the ...
Biggest ride yet for doomed theme park.
Feb 07, 2007 ... New plans have been unveiled to breath new life into the doomed Camelot Theme Park in Charnock Richard. Last year, it was announced the park would be replaced with a major housing development and visitor numbers slumped. However, the site's bosses have revealed that ...
Play area targeted by vandals.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Vandals have smashed up a new school play area in Adlington. Yobs smashed the play house, sandpit and security lights in the playground at Adlington St Paul's Primary School on Tuesday - just a week after work on the project was completed. Devastated staff at the ...
Fresh bid to keep store signs in place.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Planning appeals against refusals to put up illuminated advertising signs at a Chorley retail park have been submitted by two major retailers. Carpetright and Curry's, both based at Alliance Retail Park on Water Street, have appealed against a Chorley Council decision against ...
Dad's 20k charity run bid.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Devoted Euxton dad Stephen Berry is aiming to raise [pounds sterling]20,000 to help find a cure for the disease which affects his daughter. Stephen, 38, of Chestnut Lane, is taking on a number of fundraising events throughout the year to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis ...
Anxious wait for cancer patient Stuart.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Chorley cancer patient Stuart Pullin faces an anxious wait before knowing if a life-saving bone marrow transplant has been a success. The 32-year-old, who is the leader of Chorley Silver Band, underwent the transplant in November after he was diagnosed in February 2006 with ...
Home improvement agency launched.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A new home improvement agency, which carries out work for older people and residents with disabilities in Chorley and South Ribble, has been officially launched. Anchor Staying Put has expanded its services in the area to offer home improvement grants and services. ...
Helping the community leads to award.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Proud children from a Leyland primary school got a very special visit as a reward for their work with local police in the community. Year 5 pupils at St Anne's Catholic Primary School, on Slater Lane were presented with certificates of commendation from the High Sheriff of ...
Chorley supermarket launches health campaign.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A Chorley supermarket is putting health on top of the list after launching a campaign to combat heart disease. Asda on Sheephill Lane, Clayton Green, is helping customers and staff to stay healthy by doing blood pressure tests and giving lifestyle tips. The store has ...
Rail link for new business centre.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Buckshaw Village's burgeoning reputation as a business centre has received another boost. Ambitious plans to create a new railway station there have moved a step closer after council chiefs began designing the new facility with Network Rail. Chorley Council's vision ...
Chasing debt needn't be so frustrating.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A law expert from Chorley is advising on how businesses can ensure fast track debt recovery from customers who haven't settled their bill. Simon Robinson is a partner at Chorley law firm Kevills Solicitors on St Thomas's Road and he covers the issue of debt recovery. ...
Firms new initiative to cut costs.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A Leyland firm is rolling out a new initiative aimed to help organisations reduce costs - and it won't cost a penny. Accountancy group HWCA believes that 'HW Expense Control' can help all organisations reduce costs, irrespective of size and situation. Director Paul ...
Outlook clear for Magpies.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Chorley could be handed a stay of execution from relegation if they were to finish in the bottom two this season - but Magpies boss Gerry Luczka says the club should not rely on chance. The FA are currently restructuring the UniBond League - known as Step Four in the league ...
Nick's back to scene of his Masters triumph.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Shaw Hill golfer Nick Dougherty is set to return to the scene of his most memorable triumph. The 24-year-old will be competing in the Singapore Masters at Laguna National Golf and Country Club on March 8. Dougherty won the Caltex Masters trophy in 2005 to claim his ...
Magpies' treble lifts the gloom.
Feb 07, 2007 ... In conditions resembling something from a Stephen King horror novel, the Magpies overcame the swirling mists to hand a comprehensive defeat to Rossendale. Finally, Chorley found their scoring boots and put in a worthy performance in front of goal to secure a very valuable three ...
Two goals in four minutes stun Brig.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Brigg Town 2 Bamber Bridge 1 Bamber Bridge boss Phil Entwistle kept faith with his starting line-up from the Stocksbridge game with Neil Spencer, who had returned from a one match ban, named as one of the substitutes. After a somewhat leisurely start in ...
13 proves unlucky for Bamber Bridge.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Bamber Bridge 10 Dalton 12 Bamber Bridge were at home again in their 13th game of the season against Dalton, the Cumbrian visitors being the only side to beat Bamber Bridge twice in the 2005-06 season and were in second place on the league table. Bamber ...
Teaming up for [pounds sterling]600.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Local swimmers made a big splash all in the name of charity. Teams from across Chorley took to the water for the annual Chorley Lions Swimarathon at All Season's Leisure Centre. Local swimming clubs turned out in force to support the event, as well as teams ...
Award time for Barracudas.
Feb 07, 2007 ... Leyland Barracudas has been presented with a prestigious award. The club was recently awarded Swim 21 accreditation, which is given out to only a handful of clubs. To get the award the club had to achieve a number of action points in a series of modules, including ...
School aiming to net national title.
Feb 07, 2007 ... A Chorley school's netball team is on course to winning a national competition. Holy Cross High School Year 11 netball team recently represented Lancashire at a regional competition. The team of eight girls from Holy Cross, on Burgh Lane, won the competition and a ...
Magpies stalwart dies aged 77.(Obituary)
Feb 07, 2007 ... A former Chorley FC chairman and dedicated Magpies' supporter died after a long illness. Jim Tootell has died in hospital, aged 77, after his health deteriorated following a stroke two years ago. He was a popular figure at Victory Park and was a well-known character, ...
LATEST NEWS Bogus repair workers target elderly.
Feb 08, 2007 ... Cruel thieves are targeting elderly Chorley residents - after three distraction burglaries in as many days. The three incidents, at different locations across the borough, are believed to have been carried out by the same offenders - as similar tactics have been used by the ...
LATEST NEWS Motorcyclist speaks out about near fatal accident.
Feb 09, 2007 ... A Chorley motorcycle enthusiast who came close to death in a horrific Boxing Day smash has spoken for the first time about his ordeal. Craig Burton, of Delamere Place, suffered four serious traumas when his prized Harley Davidson collided with a car on Blackburn Road, on the ...
LATEST NEWS Elderly man died after fracturing hip.
Feb 09, 2007 ... An elderly man who fractured his hip after falling at home died just days after an operation to repair the injury. Frank Henry Taylor, 91, of Highways Avenue, Euxton, had a history of ill health, an inquest at Preston Coroner's Court heard. On October 12 last year he ...
LATEST NEWS Chorley youth club forced to close.
Feb 12, 2007 ... An adventure youth club in Chorley has been forced to close after more than 35 years. Financial trouble and slumping membership numbers are being blamed for the demise of the Chorley Adventure Youth. Apathy among young people was given as one of the main reasons for ...
LATEST NEWS Popular pub reopens after blaze.
Feb 13, 2007 ... An Euxton pub has reopened just days after a fire ripped through parts of the historic building. The Euxton Mills, on Wigan Lane, was evacuated on Monday last week when an electrical fault in the pub's wiring system sparked the blaze. Landlord Keith Burgess said: ...
LATEST NEWS Relief for brother of tragic teenager.
Feb 13, 2007 ... The younger brother of tragic Euxton teenager Shaun Snape has been told he doesn't yet require a heart transplant. After returning to Alder Hey Children's Hospital for further scans doctors say the condition of 14-year-old Toby Snape's heart hasn't deteriorated since his ...
LATEST NEWS Theives drank wine and stole from altar.
Feb 13, 2007 ... Burgulars desecrated a Chorley church and made off with religious goods worth around [pounds sterling]1,500. Police say the thieves broke into St Bede's Roman Catholic Church on the A6 Preston Road at Clayton Green and drank the communal wine before making ...
LASTEST NEWS GPs sign letter to save hospital.
Feb 13, 2007 ... More than 20 GPs have signed an open letter calling for the new CATS service to be run by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. There are fears that the CATS service could take funding away from Chorley hospital and undermine its future. On Thursday ...
Latest news: Magpies' winning streak continues.
Feb 14, 2007 ... Chorley made it back-to-back wins with an impressive 2-1 win last night (Tuesday) away at fellow strugglers Kidsgrove Athletic. It was a case of third time lucky for Gerry Luczka's team as the match had been postponed twice in the previous week because of bad weather. ...
PROFILE: Fashion entrepreneur Simon Yates.
Feb 14, 2007 ... As part of the Guardian's ongoing series of profiles on the movers and shakers in the area's business world, Martin Steinmetz talks to North West fashion entrepreneur Simon Yates, who started off selling clothes at Chorley Market. The imposing QS Fashion building has become a ...
Pilot heating service plans go regional.
Feb 14, 2007 ... Progress Property Services is building on the success of its Progress Plus service by going regional. The Leyland-based organisation is extending its central heating and boiler service to homeowners across Lancashire after successfully piloting it in Leyland, Blackpool and ...
Crash biker vows to get back on the road.
Feb 14, 2007 ... A Chorley motorcycle enthusiast who spent four days on a life support machine after an horrific Boxing Day smash has spoken for the first time of his ordeal. Craig Burton, 44, of Delamere Place, suffered four serious traumas when his prized Harley Davidson collided with a car on ...
Bogus officials raid four homes.
Feb 14, 2007 ... Residents in Chorley are being warned to be on their guard after a spate of bogus official attacks. The conmen have already struck in Chorley, Coppull and Eccleston and in each case the victims were elderly. INCIDENT 1: In the first case on Monday, conmen in ...
Charley's Aunt visits Chorley Little Theatre.
Feb 14, 2007 ... Classic Victorian farce Charley's Aunt is to take to the stage at Chorley Little Theatre. The popular show sees Oxford University undergraduates Jack Chesney and Charley Wykeham unable to express their love to their espective ladies, Kitty Verdun and Amy Spettigue. ...
Chorley pub reopens after blaze.
Feb 14, 2007 ... An Euxton pub has reopened just days after a fire ripped through parts of the historic building. The Euxton Mills, on Wigan Lane, was evacuated on Monday last week when an electrical fault in the pub' s wiring system sparked the blaze. Landlord Keith Burgess said: ...
Villagers admit defeat over hall.
Feb 14, 2007 ... A village group set up with the sole aim of providing a meeting place for the whole community has folded ... after failing in its mission. The Eccleston Village Hall Trust tried for five years to buy the derelict church hall site on Lawrence Lane, but it was sold in 2005, by ...
Police encourage locals to 'love thy neighbourhood'.
Feb 14, 2007 ... Cupid's arrow has hit the heart of the community this Valentine's week as policing teams across Chorley, Leyland and Bamber Bridge encourage people to 'love their neighbourhood'. In an attempt to bring down crime and help combat anti-social behaviour, vandalism and graffiti, ...
Thieves drank wine and stole from altar.
Feb 14, 2007 ... Burgulars desecrated a Chorley church and made off with religious goods worth around [pounds sterling]1,500. Police say the thieves broke into St Bede's Catholic Church on the A6 Preston Road at Clayton Green and drank the communal wine before making off with various goods from ...