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Mum’s dying wish drives Dougherty on

4:01pm Tuesday 15th July 2008

Nick Dougherty has been through such a rough spell following the loss of his mother that only her dying wish is stopping him from pulling out of the Open Championship.

Dougherty to tee off with Furyk in Open

9:56am Tuesday 15th July 2008

Chorley golfer Nick Dougherty will tee off at 12.47pm at the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on Thursday and will play alongside American Jim Furyk, and Colombian Camilo Villegas.

Charnock Richard to host Clitheroe in friendly

9:10am Tuesday 15th July 2008

Charnock Richard will play Unibond League outfit Clitheroe at Mossie Park on Saturday. The match kicks off at 3pm and admission is £1.50, with Under 16s free.

Dougherty moves out of Ryder Cup frame

11:52am Monday 14th July 2008

NICK Dougherty’s poor showing in the Scottish Open has moved him outside an automatic place for the Ryder Cup team.

Chorley's Dougherty in the hunt at one-under

GOOD START: Nick Dougherty began with a score of one-under-par

2:33pm Friday 11th July 2008

CHORLEY’S Nick Dougherty made a solid start to the three-million pound Scottish Open, with a one-under-par first round.

Dougherty admits ' I hate playing golf at the moment'

12:51pm Thursday 10th July 2008

Chorley's Nick Dougherty admits he is not in the right frame of mind ahead of next week’s Open Championship – going as far as to ‘hating’ golf at the moment.

Wind hampers Chorley golfer's Open bid

4:02pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

Chorley's Mark Bradley struck back from an ‘awful’ first round at Open Championship local final qualifying – but he admits the windy conditions were just too treacherous.

Places available in Chorley Power Play contest

4:00pm Wednesday 9th July 2008

Entries are still being taken for the Power Play event, which is being held at the Oak Royal Golf Course at Withnell, near Chorley on July 19.

Missed cut could cost Dougherty a Ryder Cup spot

2:45pm Monday 7th July 2008

Nick Dougherty’s missed cut in the European Open has cost the former Shaw Hill professional a place in the top 10 of Europe’s Ryder Cup table.

Swimming champ visits Chorley school

5:20pm Friday 4th July 2008

British Paralympic swimming hopeful Heather Frederiksen was in Chorley today to speak to children at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School.


National News

Regulator considering Sats options

Ken Boston in talks with ets Europe over Sats fiasco

Updated 7:25pm Saturday 19th July 2008

England's exams regulator is in discussions with the company behind this year's Sats fiasco to ensure that there is no repeat of the problems which delayed the delivery of millions of schoolchildren's test results.


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