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• Soldier to lead trek into danger

  AN intrepid soldier is set for a gruelling battle of will as he embarks on a 17-day trek through land rife with danger. read more

• Firefighter is remembered

  FIREFIGHTERS from Hindley are holding a fundraising event in memory of a colleague who was killed. read more

• Tragic baby died in dad's arms

  BOLTON'S coroner has called for more publicity about cot death after a two-month-old baby died while sleeping in her father's arms. read more

• Firefighter is remembered

  FIREFIGHTERS from Hindley are holding a fundraising event in memory of a colleague who was killed. read more

• Committee is in place for hospital

  DURING the council debate on Wednesday, August 17, there was a discussion around the issues of the Royal Bolton Hospital. read more

• Road closure was the idea of residents

  I DO indeed have to take the rap for the road closure at Auberson Road, Great Lever - the subject of complaints by your correspondents earlier this week. read more

• Empty houses can be blight on the area

  I REFER to Terry Ryder's letter on Friday, August 26, concerning new powers on empty properties. read more

• Any difference between art and adverts?

  THE campaign to protect Rural England (CPRE) expresses concern about trailer advertising. read more

• Former MP was devoted to his cause

  MAY I say how sorry and saddened I was of the death of Gordon Oakes, the Labour MP for Bolton West in 1964. read more

• No flowers on Beehive

  COMING round the beautiful roundabout at the Fingerpost at Aspull, I wondered what we'd done to deserve our miserable and desolate roundabout at the Beehive at Horwich. read more

• Firms face payroll panic

  FIRMS face a panic over wage payments this Christmas - unless they act quickly to transfer to a new electronic system. read more

• Planning to sell up?

  SMALL business owners should think ahead when it comes to retiring and selling up. read more

• Hairdresser in the frame

  A HAIRDRESSER from Bolton is in the frame for a national photography accolade. read more

• Training for firms

  ACCOUNTANCY and business consultancy firm Tenon has teamed up with leading business experts to launch a training programme for firms. read more

• Man leaves £2.6m to relatives

  A MAN has left his relatives a total of £2,599,933 in his will. read more

• Woman, 87, hits bingo jackpot of £102,000

  A PENSIONER has hit the jackpot by winning more than £102,000 in a game of bingo. read more

• Woman driver to face rail crossing charges

  A WOMAN, who cheated death when her car was shunted 100 metres down a railway track by a train at a level crossing, is facing police charges read more

• West Ham reports page

  ALL our reports from Wanderers' 2-1 away victory at Upton Park on Saturday are now available on a special page. read more

• TV cash loss to blame for MUFC job cuts

  TWENTY-five jobs are to be axed at Manchester United Football Club following a major structural review. read more

• Shoplifter banned from town centre

  ONE of Bolton's most prolific shoplifters has been banned from the town centre after racking up 113 convictions for dishonesty. read more

On this day: Lancashire Archive