FORMER RAF aircraft engineer Irshad Khan is one of the beneficiaries of a local economic initiative which has operated successfully since 1987. Mr Khan has opened Valley Snacks in one of the new industrial units created as part of the flagship City Challenge
FOUR local men whose lives were saved by transplant surgery will be among six people reunited to toast the anonymous donors who gave them the gift of life. Walter Gill from Bolton; Ernie King from Lowton; Dennis Wright from Stubbins, near Ramsbottom,
A MOTORIST was killed when his car collided head-on with a fire engine early today. William Baines, 30, of Laxey Crescent, Leigh, died instantly in the accident shortly after midnight. It happened on a sharp left hand bend in Wigan Road, Leigh, close
MURDER squad detectives investigating the brutal killing of a former Farnworth divorcee have arrested a man in Liverpool. The man, who is currently helping Devon and Cornwall Police with their inquiries into the death of Kathryn Sharples, was arrested
A MOTORBIKE rider drove off after a crash leaving his injured pillion passenger behind. Police are appealing for witnesses following the collision between the motorcycle and a car in Horwich on Saturday afternoon. The accident happened at about 3.50pm
THE Trinity Cup suffered a rare washout at Golborne yesterday. The late afternoon downpour prevented the Bolton League and Association from achieving a result for only the second time in the competition's 26-year history. It was all the more disappointing
THE "out-of-date" image of the Special Constabulary is hindering plans to recruit 250 more officers, it has been claimed. Mavis Wareham, recruitment officer with Greater Manchester Police, believes a "public misunderstanding" of the role of the Specials
BOLTON councillors have given the thumbs down to re-siting the town centre charity canopy as part of a proposed facelift for the Town Hall square. The re-siting of the popular charity canopy is one of several proposals for Victoria Square, which also
A YOUNG man has been found dead from a suspected drug overdose just weeks after leaving Bolton in a bid to kick his heroin addiction. Randolph Goddings, aged 25, woke to find younger brother Keith, 24, dead in the bedroom of a DSS hotel in Blackpool.
SIR: Bolton Town Council are to spend £1 million on the Town Hall square and £100,000 on a children's play area in Bolton District. May I on behalf of the parents and grand parents who accompany children to the play area at Green Lane, Horwich, request
BOLTON'S community health care trust is set to celebrate its successes in the company of a Government minister. Plans are in hand to officially open the new flagship health centre development at Lever Chambers and commend pioneering nurses in the town
SIR: Recently I've heard many ideas about how to celebrate the millennium by spending money on Bolton town centre, but what of Horwich, Blackrod and Westhoughton? All Bolton is doing to celebrate the millennium for us is shutting down community centres
A MEMORIAL to Westhoughton-born film star Robert Shaw is to be unveiled in the town where he was born...almost 20 years after his death. On Saturday at 2pm the Mayor of Westhoughton, Cllr Brian Clare, will unveil a plaque outside Westhoughton town hall
SIR: People say it's not the gun that's dangerous, it's the man; not the dog, it's the owner; and it's not the car, it's the driver. Yes, but with reservations. If a macho farmer tried to outshine the "pit bull" lads by walking his two-ton bull down the
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SIR: In a recent BEN Business Page feature, Sir David Trippier - the Chairman of Marketing Manchester - was described as the globe-trotting-knight, who was busy 'spreading the word' for Manchester (and Bolton), to create an indelible image of the area
SIR: In reply to Mr Michael McEwing's letter recently, I must say that he has got his wires crossed. He states that 40 years ago (which would be 1956), he bought toys from Boydells shop in Bold Street. At that time, the shop in Bold Street belonged to
SIR: I would like to draw your attention to the forthcoming British Heart Foundation's sponsored walks to be held over the weekend of September 21/22. The walks which range from gentle strolls of under five miles, to more demanding 25 mile routes will
LEIGH RMI 5 BLACKPOOL 1 LEIGH RMI continued against Blackpool where they left off against Bolton Wanderers with their impressive pre-season form. The young Seasiders were no match for the Railwaymen in a competitive game that saw a sparkling debut from
Do you know what I would like to be? A bird up in the sky. To be so free and then to see The world just passing by. I would fly away across the sea, And go to distant lands. It would not take much time for me, But it would be so grand. Of course, I would
A BOLTON man, aged 30, was appearing in court today charged with rape, robbery, and another serious sex offence. The charges follow an incident involving a woman in her 20s in the town centre area on Saturday. Paul Andrew Clayton, was due to appear before
POLICE today warned the elderly to take care after two separate incidents involving bogus officials in Swinton at the weekend. Cash was taken from the home of an 81-year-old woman from Lyon Street at 5pm on Saturday by two men posing as officials from
WHATEVER criticisms may be levelled at the Atlanta Olympics, the courage of the competitors and organisers who carried on after the bombing cannot be faulted. The bombers may have stopped the late night celebrations in the Centennial Park in downtown
KEITH Hellawell, Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, has done a public service by highlighting the absurdity of the laws on prostitution. Prostitution is not illegal when a woman sells sex on her own from a house or flat. But when two women do so they
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 28, 1971 THE Labour Party and the TUC today rejected Common Market entry on the present terms. Labour's National Executive Council voted 16 to six against, and called on Mr Heath to "submit to the democratic judgement
A LEE Bracey mistake sentenced Bury to final defeat in the Isle of Man tournament. West Bromwich Albion skipper Bob Taylor capitalised on a poor clearance by the Shakers' goalkeeper five minutes before the break to clinch a close-fought victory in Douglas
A TEAM from Bolton-based Jacksons Chartered Accountants, led by Nigel Jackson, is advising furniture chain Uno as it approaches a flotation on the Alternative Investment Market in August. Uno, which is based in Liverpool and has nine superstores, was
HOLLIS Directories has announced the acquisition of Willings Press Guide, Advertisers Annual and The Marketing Handbook from Reed Information Services. RIS, which is a member of the Reed Elsevier group, decided to sell a number of its specialist titles
THIRTEEN candidates from local paper mills have taken just nine months to achieve their NVQ Level 3 in Management & Supervisory Studies. Staff at Danisco Paper, East Lancashire Paper Mill, Robert Fletcher, St Regis Paper and Sappi Europe undertook
ENGINEERING bosses are proposing that there should be a cash incentive for achieving Investors in People status. The Engineering Employers' Federation suggests in a Budget submission to the Chancellor of the Exchequer that IIP companies should receive
WORK has begun on a four-month feasibility study into creating the UK's first International Fashion Trade Mart in Manchester. Chartered accountants Levy Gee, who are urban regeneration funding specialists, are leading the study on behalf of a project
A BOLTON grandmother breathed a sigh of relief after hearing her Olympic gymnast grandson was safe and well following the Atlanta bombing. Catherine Brindle, 82, spent an anxious few hours on Saturday fearing that her grandson Dominic, 20, may have been
GOLBORNE'S grip at the top of the table was tightened with an easy win over Blackrod, while close rivals Clifton could only draw against Edgworth. The leaders stretched the points difference from eight - 10 after their eight wickets victory. Blackrod
WESTHOUGHTON threw the Bolton League title race wide open after a sensational last ball victory over championship contenders Tonge. The home side had made 180-7 with John Partington top scorer on 40 and must have been confident of notching their 11th
SIR: As I retire as the President of Bolton Lions Club, may I thank through your columns, the sincere generosity of the public in Bolton and surrounding areas for all their help in making my year as President one to remember. My main project of the year
BACKBENCH Tories are suggesting that Britain should adopt American-style laws whereby a proportion of lottery prize money is recouped if a winner is claiming welfare benefits. Research into lottery spending suggests that two-thirds of the 4 million people
Hull 1 Wanderers 0 By GORDON SHARROCK WAR'P game number four produced more questions than answers for Wanderers. There was irritation rather than anger in Colin Todd's reaction to the embarrassing defeat by the Third Division Tigers. The Burnden boss
