A TEENAGER from Atherton redefined the definition of intelligence when she collected six A* and four A grades in her GCSE exams. Although other pupils can boast similar grades, not many of them would have been so successful if all the questions had been
A DETERMINED teenager has beaten massive medical odds to achieve two B Grade GCSEs. Warren Fairhurst, 16, of Mere Fold, Horwich, has fought against dyslexia and more recently leukaemia to pass GCSEs in Art and Design and Design and Technology. His achievement
SIR: It has come to something when the only time one can afford to go into charity shops is when there's a sale on. I am appalled at the prices being charged for second-hand clothes which, may I remind people, are freely donated, as are the staff's services
STUDENTS from six countries bid farewell to Bolton this weekend after spending three weeks in the town learning English. People from Japan, Jordan, the Reunion Islands, Italy, Germany and France attended an international evening at the Brookside Centre
A POLICE officer was injured when he was hit with a wooden stave last night as he tried to separate two feuding gangs of Asian men on the outskirts of Bolton town centre. PC Chris Brickley was hit with the stave after being called to the large scale disturbance
A THUG wielding a baseball bat beat up a terrified postmaster during a raid in Farnworth last night. A customer in the Moses Gate Post Office was also beaten with the bat before the thug fled with a large haul of cash. The postmaster and the customer
Julie's bouquet was lovely, Borne by a dainty bride, A golden shower, Of fragrant flowers, Of bronze and the creamiest white. Julie's bouquet was lovely, Enhanced by the radiant bride, In silk and lace, So fair of face, With her proud groom by her side
How odd of UK Waste to leave it until the 11th hour to supply technical information about the Red Moss tip. Bolton councillors had no alternative but to follow legal advice and delay the decision on whether to follow their officers' advice and dump the
Meanwhile, armed police swooped on a house in Northampton early today in connection with the hunt for James Sewell, wanted for questioning about the murder. No arrests were made. WESTHOUGHTON Wakes this year was not to be compared with pre-war celebrations
ADRIAN Heath has told Fabian de Freitas he made a mistake turning down a move to Turf Moor. The Burnley boss was ready to bust the Clarets' transfer record to sign the Dutch striker but de Freitas didn't want to drop down to Division Two. Heath says:
COLIN Todd has made a move to get a better view of Wanderers' promotion prospects. The Burnden boss, who has been a touchline fixture since he joined the club four years ago, has taken to watching matches from the stand. He sat in the stand at Port Vale
COLIN Todd has drawn a line under the Sasa Curcic affair. "That's history now," the Wanderers boss insists, calmly but with a certain finality. "It's over and done with." During the storm that blew up over his decision to sell the Serb star Todd always
HE'S up and down like a Jack-in-a-Box and it's a in-house joke that his blood pressure won't stand the strain. Last season at Blackpool, his enthusiasm led to him twice being 'sent off'. But Phil Brown has no plans to curb his touchline antics. He doesn't
ENVIRONMENTAL chiefs are to carry out a six month study to assess the impact of the controversial incinerator at Bolton General Hospital. Councillors have agreed to pay £12,340 to monitor air pollutants in the area around the incinerator. Independent
HEALTH bosses in Bolton and Wigan are going out to public consultation in a bid to shape maternity services most effectively. On Wednesday, September 4, people in Wigan and Leigh will be given the opportunity to comment on maternity services at an informal
PLACARD-waving union members held a protest at Bolton town hall over the closure of two old people's homes. The UNISON representatives held the lobby a day after social services chiefs named Stocks Park at Horwich and Lever Edge House, Great Lever, as
A BOLTON group has been formed to help raise cash for families who have been made homeless in the recent spate of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. The Bolton Irish Solidarity Group is holding a social event to raise cash for victims of the violence
A PIONEERING Bolton low-cost housing scheme is set to build its 2,000th new home. The £65 million Bolton Community Homes scheme is now in its fourth year. Already, more than 1,800 homes have been built by the partnership between council housing chiefs
A REQUEST for a grant from Westhoughton Cricket Club has been turned down by the town council. The club asked for a contribution towards the £1,300 cost of maintenance to a shed used for storing equipment. A recommendation by Cllr Mrs Linda Thomas that
SIR: A few of we girls were at bingo recently and said how sorry we were not to have seen the last episode of Murder One. But one said she had videoed it, so all is well. But one girl said it had been on before a few years ago, can you please help us,
A DRIVER who survived a 40ft plunge when his car went out of control on St Peter's Way, Bolton has spoken of his frightening ordeal. And he has said a big public thank-you to the passers-by and emergency services who helped him after the spectacular high
SIR: Mrs B Harding (Viewpoint, July 12) never once tells us what she intends to use instead of animals, which I find odd as she seems so convinced that medical progress can continue without animal experimentation, despite the fact that most of the medical
SIR: So Terry Lewis is appalled by the results of the Home Affairs Select Committee report on firearms (BEN, August 14) in that they did not recommend a ban on handguns. Does he not remember that his own ideas for legislative reform which were printed
SIR: It is farcical for Bolton Council to claim consistently and ridiculously to have interest in matters concerning the environment when they approve planning applications to destroy the countryside at Blackrod with the approval of land-fill sites off
SIR: I feel that if you are to be recognised as a responsible local newspaper, you should take more care over what you print. To mention just two of many instances, I refer to the banning of hand guns and the article on sleaze in local government printed
SIR: The hedgehog season is in full swing at the moment and your garden can become a little wildlife haven for birds and small mammals - especially hedgehogs. With just a little thought, many man made hazards can be eliminated from your garden to encourage
SIR: To the people of Bolton who made the book Keeper of Genesis Number one best seller: You bought this book because: a) It is a follow up to 'Fingerprints of the Gods' and 'The Orion Mystery or b) You saw it advertised and thought 'This looks interesting
BOLTON has scooped two first prizes in this year's North West Britain in Bloom competition. But the town missed out to Blackpool in its bid to win the Best Large City Award for the FOURTH consecutive year. Bolton won first prize in the Clean Sweep Award
EXPERTS are to look at the problem of Bolton's noisy neighbours to see if the town needs a night-time hotline. Soon the town hall will be able to choose if they want to adopt new powers allowing them to fine nuisance neighbours and seize their equipment
DISGUSTED police and council chiefs have blasted thieves who stole personalised bronze plaques from Bolton Crematorium. Det Insp Graham Ball of Astley Bridge CID said: "Bolton's criminals have sunk to the lowest possible depths with this attack. A total
A BOLTON MP claims crime levels could be chopped if police chiefs accept his blue-print for getting more bobbies on the beat. Independent Bolton North East MP Peter Thurnham has asked Greater Manchester's Chief Constable David Wilmot to shift 300 officers
IF you think you could act in real life like Kevin Costner and Clint Eastwood do on celluloid then get along to Salford College. For the college is offering a new Executive VIP Protection course for potential bodyguards to the rich and famous. With increasing
IT IS no great surprise that the two Bolton OAP homes scheduled to close are Stocks Park, Horwich, and Lever Edge House, Great Lever. The Social Services chiefs have been running them down since declaring optimistically that they were earmarked to become
THE Royal Aero Club announces that subject to confirmation following receipt of the necessary documents, the RAF Lancaster Aries plane, which left Blackbushe Aerodrome, Surrey, on Wednesday, has set up three new officially observed international point-to-point
LEE Bracey will testify to the old adage that a week is a long time in football. One week Gigg Lane's perennial goalkeeping No. 2 finally looks to have won his long battle for regular first choice recognition. The next he finds himself relegated back
