- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Tributes paid to funnyman Carson
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
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- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
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Community
Pair take the helm at pub
New licencees have taken the helm at a Chorley pub, and they’re hoping to fly the flag for British food.
£15,000 grant to help shops
Two new businesses have been given almost £15,000 in grants to help them thrive.
From muck and music
Our picture of Raymond Smith holding a copy of his musical “Samuel” did not go unnoticed last week.
A look back at Adlington Carnival
A Chorley historian, saddened by the news that Adlington Carnival is under threat, has sent in some information and photos from its past.
Cheers to the classic pie and pint
A pub is hoping to capitalise on the classic combination of a pie and a pint.
Flashback
1978 class meet up for Grease themed reunion party
Former pupils of a Chorley school can turn back the years and see some familiar faces.
‘I remember strict riding teacher’
A reader spotted her old, and very strict, horse riding trainer in Retro a few weeks ago.
Fond memories of Park Road Methodist Church
Following the news that Park Road Methodist Church is set to be demolished, Flashback has dug through the archives to find photos of its past as a tribute to the much-loved building and congregations.
Can you help with history of Buckshaw Village?
Residents of Chorley are being asked to help with a special commemoration project.
Announcements
Josephine Halshaw : Memorial
Published in the Chorley Guardian on 22 February 2012
Francis Calderbank : Memorial
Published in the Chorley Guardian on 22 February 2012
Gerry Platt : Acknowledgement
Published in the Chorley Guardian on 22 February 2012
Geoff And Audrey Blouet : Golden anniversary
Published in the Chorley Guardian on 22 February 2012
Kurt Kunze : Obituary
Published in the Chorley Guardian on 22 February 2012
Local Businesses
Major re-fit at iconic toy shop
It’s a case of out with the old and in with the new at a Chorley toy shop.
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Weather for Chorley
Thursday 23 February 2012
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