WORK is underway to give Atherton a primary school fit for the the 21st century. Education chiefs have started making plans to build a new larger school to replace Chowbent VC on fields off Douglas Road. Last week the school celebrated winning £1.54 million
GEORGE Mulhall will probably have chuckled to himself as he looked forward to returning to the Football League with Halifax ... and looked back to the day he was sacked to make way for Pele! It was June 1, 1982 and Mulhall had just seen Wanderers win
THE seeds have been sown to create a blooming array of young gardening talent throughout Bolton's primary schools. About 1,500 youngsters are being invited to develop green fingers thanks to a project organised by Bolton's Barton Grange Garden Centre.
A FOOTBALLING mystery spanning 27 years has finally been solved. The missing football used in the 1903 FA Cup Final when Bury beat Derby County 6-0 has finally turned up - in a Match of the Day soccer exhibition in Birmingham. A massive search was launched
SIR: Can you wonder why people have little or no sympathy for teachers who complain about their workload. A school in Bolton, recently closed for two weeks for Easter, as others schools did. When the school was due to open again for the children, it was
SIR: Cool Britannia, ugh! New label outside, same product inside. The hypothetical evil equation I would call it, because of probable decisions by the Government think-tank, such as alcohol equates with jobs and profit. Alcohol also means death on the
IT was no surprise to hear Michael Knighton give a different version to the one offered by Wanderers regarding Carlisle's ill-fated attempt to sign Peter Beardsley. The ubiquitous Mr Knighton has frequently appeared out of step during his high-profile
THE wild imaginings of hundreds of school children have transformed Bolton Town Hall's entrance foyer into a dragon's den. Youngsters have been putting pen to paper writing stories and poems as part of St George's Day celebrations this week. Other youngsters
BRAZEN thieves stole an 82-year-old woman's purse on Bolton Market - but her faith in human nature was restored all the same! The sprightly pensioner's purse was snatched as she tried on a pair of slippers at an open air market stall. But she was amazed
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 25, 1973 THE 'Cod War' with Iceland is hotting up. There can be no doubt about this after yesterday's shooting incidents. There was, of course, always the risk that matters would escalate while Iceland insisted
There're fairies at the bottom of my garden Dancing, singing, happy and good Doing all the things that fairies should. In the pale moonlight, till the morning bright It's enough to give oneself a fright. But the strange thing is, where these things go
IT will be bitterly ironic if Sasa Curcic returns to put the final nail in Wanderers' Premiership coffin next Saturday. The Serbian, who delighted Bolton fans with his super skills only to break their hearts when he couldn't face life outside the big
WANDERERS could face stiff competition for Bob Taylor's signature if they decide to offer the loan star a permanent deal. Watford, who have just won promotion from the Second Division, are one of a number of clubs keen on the 31-year-old West Brom striker
GOOD news by the double is on the way to commuters and residents in deadlock over car parking at Lostock station. Rail chiefs are set to sign a land deal to deliver the long-awaited overflow car park at the popular station by next week. And Bolton Council
BURY skipper Chris Lucketti will go 'four' it at Wednesday's Player of the Season night. The powerhouse centre half has got the fans' top vote for the last three years and is one of the favourites to land the trophy again. Lucketti has maintained his
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TOWN centre retailers are preparing to fight a major new shopping development at Middlebrook. Developers Orbit have put in a planning application to build a 55,000 sq ft "factory retail outlet" on a prime site near the Reebok Stadium. It would sell goods
COUNCIL chiefs have rejected a call to hold off a fee rise for traders on Horwich and Westhoughton markets. Westhoughton Liberal Democrat Cllr David Wilkinson wanted a licence fee increase to be postponed until the council had agreed to re-vamp the markets
HUNDREDS of gipsies from all over Lancashire and Cheshire joned Bolton-based gipsies for the funeral of one of their best-loved characters, Dorothy Shaw, 81. Ten limousines and dozens of vans and lorries joined the huge funeral procession which left the
WORK is underway to give Atherton a primary school fit for the the 21st century. Education chiefs have started making plans to build a new larger school to replace Chowbent VC on fields off Douglas Road. Last week the school celebrated winning £1.54 million
THE incentive of a place at Wembley will be enough to spur on the Wigan Warriors tomorrow night. The undefeated Riversiders take on the London Broncos at Central Park for the second time this season but will not be complacent following their resounding
SIR: I am writing to clarify the situation regarding parking at the Royal Bolton Hospital following your article (Bid to End Hospital Car Park Misery, March 26) and a letter from Mrs Doris Taylor (Are staff taking those extra parking spaces (April 2)?
BOLTON Council Housing Department's customer charter is "vague, slim", and has not been revised for 13 years according to a survey by the National Consumer Council. The Council's housing and social services departments were among more than a thousand
A FURIOUS Bolton taxi passenger has been landed with an insurance bill for more than £600 following an accident at his journey's end. Chris Crompton, of The Sheddings, Burnden, says he had hardly opened the taxi door when it was damaged by a passing car
TWO firms have stepped in to help homeowners left in limbo by the sudden closure of Dillons estate agents. Bury-based firms Rayson Wilshaw Properties as well as Timberlake and Allan Estate Agents have agreed to complete house sales left in jeopardy by
