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Chorley man engineers help for Rwanda

LEARNING THE LANGUAGE:Greg Morgan took part in a scheme for professionals to support community projects in Kigali, the Rwandan capital

3:58pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A JET engineer swapped the aircraft hangar for the classroom during a two-week stint to improve the use of the English in Africa.

Lancashire lotto win yet to come forward

3:40pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A LUCKY man from Lancashire has scooped almost £100,000 on the National Lottery.

Memorial tree vandals spark Chorley MP's fury

ANGER: Chorley Mp Lindsay Hoyle at the broken tree

1:57pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle has hit out at vandals who have broken the tree planted for the Workers' Memorial in Astley Park.

Deal on cards to save struggling pub chain

2:33pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A possible buyer has been found for the Liverpool-based brewery firm which operates pubs in Preston, South Ribble and Chorley.

Blackpool panto for Chorley comic

Panto stars Amanda Barrie, Sophia Thierens and Steve Royle

10:55am Thursday 28th August 2008

Chorley funnyman, Steve Royle, is returning to the Blackpool stage for the panto' season later this year and joining a star-studded cast for the family favourite Cinderella.

Vandals wreck cars in Chorley

8:40pm Thursday 28th August 2008

The driver's side window was smashed and the wing mirror was ripped off a blue Peugeot 106 parked in Lyons Lane in Chorley, overnight.

Garden fence ripped down

6:50pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A garden fence was ripped down by vandals in Chorley.

Cycle stolen from outside Chorley takeaway

2:57pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Thieves stole a cycle from outside a takeaway in Chorley.

£850k Lancashire scheme to cut school runs

SCHOOL RUN DRIVE: Council chiefs are trying to get more people to go to school by greener means, such as cycling

12:31pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A £850,000 scheme has been launched in a bid to cut the amount of pupils being driven to school in Lancashire.

Chorley FC aim to tackle Mali player's visa hitch

8:20am Wednesday 27th August 2008

Officials at Chorley FC are hoping that red tape will not stop them signing a Mali-born player.

Men jailed over Eccleston shop robbery

10:00am Wednesday 27th August 2008

Three men involved in a knifepoint robbery during which two teenage shop assistants were subjected to a distressing ordeal have all been given two and a half years jail.

Chorley 'goalie' nets draw win

SAVED: Ashley Conroy, eight, from Chorley, who saved three shots

5:03pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

Like her idol Joe Hart, Chorley youngster, Ashley Conroy stepped forward to make a number of great saves at Manchester City’s first home game of the season against West Ham last Sunday.

Attack horror on Chorley pub dancefloor

5:00pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

A horrific, attack left a man unconscious with head injuries on the dancefloor of a packed Chorley town centre pub.

Grass grows on new Chorley restaurant roof

The grass of the roof of the restaurant

4:06pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

Diners are set to have a lawn overhead as the region’s first grass-roofed restaurant nears completion in Chorley.

Childhood memories give Coppull author write idea

NEW CHAPTER: Carole Clarke with her book, I Wish You Weren’t My Mummy

5:38pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

A Chorley author has used her unhappy childhood memories as the inspiration for her first novel, which is published next month.

Police compensation limits increase

9:20am Tuesday 26th August 2008

Lancashire police officers seriously injured in the line of duty will receive higher compensation payments under new government plans.

Lancashire teenagers sought to make test purchases

6:50pm Monday 25th August 2008

POLICE and trading standards officers are looking for volunteers to become ‘test purchasers’ in the county.

Chorley twins build career together

TWINS: Charles and Alex Berry, 17, from Chorley, at JP Demolition, take first step on the ladder to a construction career

11:41am Monday 25th August 2008

Steel capped boots and ‘high vis’ jackets will be regulation for Chorley twins Alexander and Charles Berry, as they start a career in construction.

Optical anniversary surprise for Euxton hospice

8:30am Monday 25th August 2008

A Chorley optitians celebrated its 15th anniversary with a week of funraising for a local children's hospice.

Chorley venue for Lancashire carers' conference

3:13pm Monday 25th August 2008

The Lancashire Carers’ Forum is holding its annual conference for carers at the Woodlands Conference Centre, Chorley, next month.

Abbey Village fishing challenge

2:59pm Monday 25th August 2008

Keen fishing fans are being invited to take part in a competition to see who can make the biggest catch.

Campaign launched to cut Lancashire police sickness

1:30pm Sunday 24th August 2008

LANCASHIRE'S police officers are being told not to pull a sickie over minor coughs and sneezes - or risk losing the chance of promotion.

Teams required for cancer charity event

4:10pm Sunday 24th August 2008

Businesses and organisations in the Chorley area are being urged to enter a special charity event which aims to raise funds for the next generation of cancer zapping technology.

Chorley council workers ditch the fags

FAGGED OUT: Chorley council workers (from left) Paul Barnes, Joanne Neville, Alan Partridge, Paul Roberts plan to quit cigarettes

8:20am Sunday 24th August 2008

Three Chorley council workers are ditching cigarettes — after spending more than a staggering £185,000 on fags in their lifetimes.

Chorley meeting plan for County Hall councillors

8:10am Sunday 24th August 2008

Members of the public will have a chance to meet their county councillors face-to-face during a forthcoming visit to Chorley.

New faces at Lancashire care trust

9:40pm Sunday 24th August 2008

The health trust in charge of mental health services in Lancashire has this week made two senior appointments.

Lancashire troops next in line for Afghanistan

Lancashire troops next in line for Afghanistan

7:09pm Saturday 23rd August 2008

SOLDIERS from Lancashire have moved to a new base in Cyprus – but they’ve been told they are next in line for a call-up to Afghanistan.

Lancashire MEP's call to make drugs legal

9:40pm Saturday 23rd August 2008

A European MP for Lancashire has called for all drugs to be legalised.


National News

MP issues fuel poverty warning

Frank Field wants action to curb fuel poverty

Updated 2:32am Friday 29th August 2008

A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.


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