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Matt Chorley is a British journalist, broadcaster and comedian who hosted a live morning politics show, described by him as "politics without the boring bits", on Times Radio. [1] After beginning his career at the Taunton Times , he was a political correspondent for the Western Morning News , the Press Association , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and the ...
Roger Richard Edward Chorley, 2nd Baron Chorley (14 August 1930 – 21 February 2016), was a British chartered accountant and peer.. The son of the Robert Chorley, 1st Baron Chorley, Roger Chorley was educated at Stowe School, Buckinghamshire, and at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in natural sciences and economics in 1953.
Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, [1] 8 miles (13 km) north of Wigan, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blackburn, 11 miles (18 km) north west of Bolton, 12 miles (19 km) south of Preston and 20 miles (32 km) north west of Manchester.
Chorley's first game was against Trafford Borough in the Lancashire Cup in front of 628 spectators. The record attendance at Victory Park was 2,851 for the visit of Oldham in January 1990. The club went through a variety of names 'Chorley Chieftains', 'Chorley Magpies', 'Central Lancashire' (non playing period), 'Lancashire Lynx', and finally ...
The Borough of Chorley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. It is named after the town of Chorley , which is an unparished area . The borough extends to several villages and hamlets including Adlington , Buckshaw Village , Croston , Eccleston , Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods .
In 1862, a Chorley local government district was created, governed by an elected local board. The district included the eastern part of the Chorley township around the village, but excluded the more rural western part of the Chorley township. [9] [10] The local government district was renamed Alderley Edge in 1894.
Chorley Football Club was formed in 1883 after switching from rugby to soccer. [2] In 1875 Chorley Football Club began partly as the brainchild of one Major John Lawrence, a Wigan player who had conceived the idea a year earlier. The inauguration took place on 15 October in the now demolished Anchor Inn in Market Street, Chorley.
River Chor near Chorley. The River Chor is a largely culverted stream in the Lancashire town of Chorley. Its name was back-formed from "Chorley". The source of the river is in the hills near Heapey. Subsequently, the young stream flows through Chorley North Industrial Estate, past B&Q and then underground to enter Astley Park from under Park Road.