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• More trams on line?

  THE long-needed upgrading of Greater Manchester's tram system may finally be getting backing from the Government. read more

• Terriers display

  A 105mm Light Gun, along with equipment and clothing will be on display when the 216 Battery Royal Artillery (Volunteers) hold an Open Evening on Tuesday, July 5 at the Territorial Army Barracks, Nelson Street, Bolton. read more

• Giants net £700,000 million sponsorship deal

  BELFAST Giants general manager John Elliott has announced a £700,000 deal and a major new shareholder on the way for the ice hockey club. read more

• Hussey gets a grip on the fight game

  LIFE inside the squared circle has always been second nature to Jonathan Hussey, but now he is ready to break with family tradition. read more

• Woman shot while window shopping

  A HORWICH woman who was window shopping with her husband in Manchester city centre was shot after being caught up in an attempted armed robbery on Thursday. read more

• Greenmount on a roll

  BOLTON League side Greenmount took a step nearer the final stages of the Lancashire Knockout after beating beating Dukinfield by eight wickets. read more

• Hamer Cup semi-final draw

  FARNWORTH and Egerton will have home advantage in the Bolton League's Hamer Cup semi-finals on Sunday, July 17. read more

• Working from home best of both worlds

  I think you will be extremely busy with responses from our local "mother earth", Mrs P Partington. read more

• Jobs always better than hand-outs

  Mrs P Partington is so very out of touch. Her children are all grown up, but in the last 20 years things have changed! read more

• Children can learn more at nurseries

  ALL credit to Mrs P Partington (June 24) for raising eight hard-working grown-up children, but what was good for her and her children doesn't apply in all families. read more

• I work to put food on table

  IN response to Mrs P Partington's letter "Women should be at home" - hello! Reality check!! read more

• We should value the stay at home mums

  I agree totally with Mrs Partington regarding mums staying at home with their children. read more

• Khan hits rivals for six!

  BOLTON boxing sensation Amir Khan will show that he is a big hitter when he opens the batting for Lancashire for their big sell-out clash against rivals Yorkshire at Old Trafford in the Twenty20 Cup on Friday. read more

• IT firm makes healthy gain

  A SPECIALIST software company from Westhoughton is going from strength to strength with its latest multi-million pound acquisition. read more

• Gary has the cutting edge

  AN ambitious, award-winning young stylist is turning heads at a Farnworth hair salon. read more

• Helping hand for surveyors

  ABBEY National has appointed Bolton-based chartered surveyors e.surv to supply support services for its residential property valuation requirements. read more

• Return of Kermit the Frog

  KERMIT the Frog has been returned to his Breightmet home - thanks to a Bolton Evening News appeal. read more

• Property prices set to keep going up

  PROPERTY prices in Bolton are set to keep rising over the next four years, according to the latest industry forecasts. read more

• Car bomber gets 20 years

  A MAN who brought terror to the streets of Bolton by placing a bomb under a car is starting a 20 year jail sentence. read more

• Estate yob locked up

  THE teenage ringleader of a gang of youths who plagued Little Lever with violence and drunken behaviour has been locked up for 18 months after a court heard of his "catalogue of horrifying offences". read more

On this day: Lancashire Archive