BOLTON Junior Chamber is holding a "Personal Success Planning" evening tomorrow night. It will be at the Bolton Moat House Hotel at 7.30pm. Junior Chamber is a worldwide voluntary self-development and training organisation which helps individuals succeed
NURSING staff battled to revive a man found hanging on a ward in the psychiatric unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital last night. The man, who has not been identified, was found on K1 ward. Medical staff frantically tried to resuscitate the patient but it
RUNNERS have raced into Bolton Lads' and Girls' Club record books by raising a massive £50,000 - the organisation's largest single fundraising event. A team of 62 energetic runners took part in the 13 mile long Great North Run, held in Newcastle last
COUNCIL chiefs have won Government funding to tackle the problem of teenagers who fall through the education net. Bolton education authority has joined forces with colleagues in Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Wigan councils, the Training and Enterprise Councils
GREENMOUNT won yesterday's Jubilee Trophy Finals for the second time. The final was a disappointment with Egerton setting too low a target to put Greenmount, skippered by Gary Chadwick, under any real pressure. In the first semi-final Egerton maintained
BOLTON is bucking the national trend in the nurse recruitment stakes. Britain's biggest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing, has warned that the NHS must take immediate steps to recruit and keep nurses to avoid a crisis in patient care. Coupled
HUNDREDS of fans clashed in violent scenes before and after Saturday's derby match between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United. Police made 24 arrests - including 15 Bolton and eight United fans - mainly for public order offences following the trouble
Wigan Warriors 22, Sheffield Eagles 10 IT'S been a season of mixed emotions and high drama both off and on the field but revitalised Wigan are just one match away from another trophy success. After all the turmoil they have gone through most clubs would
THE winners of the Bolton Evening News Amateur Stage awards 1997 were announced at the Bolton Amateur Theatre Societies' dinner at the Albert Halls. Bolton Little Theatre won the Best Play category with Amongst Barbarians. The Best Musical Award went
YOUNG Suzanne Quigley enjoyed the celebrity treatment as she opened Bolton's newest superstore today. Suzanne, 11, a Canon Slade School pupil, was winner of a contest run by Asda to design a badge for staff at their new store in Horwich. Using a huge
A FAMILY is trying to contact long-lost friends for a surprise golden wedding anniversary party. Paul Spencer, of Leinster Street, Farnworth and his family are trying to get in touch with anyone who has been friends over the years with parents David and
WORK is underway on a new Slavation Army church and community centre in Morris Green. For five years the movement has been based in the former Haynes Street Mission in Aldred Street where activities were set up with children and young people. There was
THE new bar opened at this friendly venue gives the opportunity for those so-minded to toast a successful production. A cynical, world-weary and somewhat dissolute university lecturer is challenged head-on by a sparky Scouser who demands literary knowledge
Blyth Spartans 0, Leigh RMI 1 THE many Leigh fans who made the long trek to Blyth saw the very best and worst of midfield star Dave Ridings during a 10-minute spell in RMI's victory on Saturday. The former Crewe and Halifax player produced a goal that
LITTLE Lever residents have won their battle to stop a huge communications mast being sited behind their homes. An application by the phone company Mercury to erect a 22.5 metre mobile phone mast on land just over the border in Radcliffe has been thrown
BENJAMIN Adshead will not grow up to rule the world but in the past eight years he's brought joy to his devoted family. For Ben suffers from a rare genetic condition, Sanflilippo Disease, a degenerative metabolic disease which means he is unable to produce
AS a working poet, PETER STREET decided he should see the ravages of war for himself. So putting his disability to the back of his mind, the Atherton-based writer joined one of the biggest humanitarian convoys ever to leave the UK for the gruelling journey
A BOLTON woman told today of her terror as she was caught up twice in vicious brawls between rival soccer yobs on Saturday. The woman, who asked not to be identified, has been taking her husband to Bolton's home games for years. But after the violence
By Gordon Sharrock: Bolton Wanderers 0, Manchester United 0 MORAL victory has never been so sweet! Players walked tall, fans held their heads high and the manager was as proud as a general whose platoon has just won the battle for the high ground. Local
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TRANSCO'S Mid Lancs District - which has its headquarters in Bolton - has received the Investors in People award. Champagne corks popped at the company's Spa Road offices as the award was presented to Phil Winnard, Manager, District Operations. The presentation
TRAVEL operators from all over Britain were in Bolton over the weekend . . . in a bid to turn it into a tourist trap. Council chiefs have been trying to plug the town as a destination for short breaks. The travel operators stayed at the Bolton Moat House
A DAREDEVIL young girl had a miraculous escape after falling 20 feet down a steep wooded ravine. Caroline Spence, aged 12, of Sandbank House, off Blackburn Road, Bolton, was playing with friends in woodland off Eagley Way yesterday when she fell from
AN angry parent is calling on lollipop patrols to be stepped up at a busy crossroads. Paul Cunliffe has urged town hall road safety officers to review the cover at the junction of Plodder Lane, Bradford Road and Marsh Lane in Farnworth. As reported in
EDGWORTH gained the consolation of winning the Bolton Association's Vimto Trophy. The long-time leaders, who slumped to a third place finish after losing their last two games on the final weekend of the league competition, beat Elton by 40 runs. Their
DEVOTED gardeners Margaret and Eric Hilton say water workers dug 5ft deep holes in their beloved garden in a four-day fruitless search for a water leak! The furious couple say the leak was later found in a neighbour's garden leaving the Hiltons' green
COUNCIL bosses have warned Greater Manchester waste chiefs: "You will not build your incinerators in Salford." Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority has issued a consultation document which maps out proposals to build four new incinerators - in
THE news that Bolton County Court has jailed a nuisance neighbour who broke promises to behave is welcome indeed. For too long, communities have had to suffer selfish, self-indulgent individuals who feel that they can do what they like in their own homes
I love to live in Bolton, It's such a friendly place, When you walk around you always see, A smile on every face. From Bromley X to Breightmet, And also Johnson Fold, From Edgworth to Egerton, Their beauties are untold. I love to live in Bolton, There's
FAMILY and friends have marked the first anniversary of the tragic death of student Tim Webb. Tim, aged 20, died last September after his car hit a tree on Victoria Road, Heaton. His grieving mother Sue, of Springwater Close, Harwood, has praised her
IT was the ugly face of modern English football that we hoped had vanished into the Dark Ages for good. But Bolton Wanderers' weekend clash with longtime rivals Manchester United unhappily proved that violence lurks just below the surface of our national
TEAMS from Bolton, Bury and Wigan are among 131 young people taking part in this year's 999 Challenge. Over the past 12 weeks the teams have met for a behind-the-scenes look at the role of the police, ambulance and fire services. From each emergency service
THIS New York Jewish comedy by Neil Simon needs an intimate setting to be truly appreciated. The Albert Halls is not of that order. The Octagon, and the audience, seemed to be missing their home theatre which is being refurbished. There was too little
HALLIWELL youngsters have been nominated for a premier green award for their environmental efforts sprucing up local eyesores. The Mean Green Team has joined Bolton Council in the nominations for The Queen Mother's Birthday Awards. The Tidy Britain Group
Lucky Sods, Bolton Little Theatre. Runs until Saturday. JOHN Godber's hard-hitting comedy is extremely funny, but it also says some uncomfortable things about attitudes in the 90s lottery age. His basic message is that winning millions of pounds doesn't
BUSINESSMEN on the scent of a new venture have gained inspiration from the sweet smell of success surrounding Bolton Wanderers' promotion. Raymond Groundland and Barrie Semp, from Radcliffe, have launched an inventive new product. Taking the idea of football
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 21, 1972 WORLD Heavyweight champion Joe Frazier and the number one contender Muhammad Ali, met in the ring at Madison Square early today, but only verbal blows were exchanged. The trendily dressed champion
COLIN Todd saluted his new boys for making impressive debuts in the heat of Saturday's Reebok derby. Mark Fish and Mike Whitlow played key roles as Wanderers enhanced their Premiership prospects by holding the Champions and current leaders to a scoreless
Port Vale 1, Bury 1 PORT Vale's achievements are an inspiration to a Bury club looking to establish themselves in the First Division on a limited budget. But for one day at least it was John Rudge's side who looked up to the Shakers. Long serving Rudge
WANDERERS are confident there will be no need for a Football Association inquiry into the flare-up that marred Saturday's Reebok derby stalemate. Players of both sides were involved in a skirmish after Wanderers' striker Nathan Blake and Manchester United
