I address this to the couple who handed in my purse at Bolton Central Police Station (I'd left it in a telephone box). Thanks and thanks again. You've restored my faith in the honesty of people. My steps were lighter for the rest of the day. My best wishes
THE HEADTEACHER of a Bolton School which came bottom of the town's GCSE league table has reassured parents that their children do not face a future on the dole. George Tomlinson headteacher Tony Buckley said last year none of his school-leavers had to
LITTLE Leah Birchall has celebrated the birthday doctors feared she would never see. The Bolton schoolgirl's parents were told their daughter was just two weeks from death when a routine eye test revealed a massive brain tumour rooted in the back of her
OPTIMISTIC Bolton traders say doom-merchants predicting the worst Christmas High Street spending for 20 years have got it all wrong. Lynn Turner, of ladies lingerie outlet Silk, claims her tills are ringing and adds other independent traders are saying
SANTA may call it a day in Radcliffe -- after his sleigh was ambushed by young thugs and he was hit on the head by a stone. The attack happened on Monday -- the first night that the Radcliffe Rotary Club float set out on its annual fund-raising rounds
A WOMAN, aged 72, was attacked by a masked man as she slept early today. She was the latest victim of criminals targeting Bolton pensioners in a pre-Christmas spate of thefts and burglaries. Property worth hundreds of pounds has been snatched from the
A FATHER whose son died after falling from an old slam-door train carriage today welcomed a new device to help counter potentially catastrophic effects when the trains crash. Edwin Fisher, 76, of Belmont Road, Adlington, who has not been on a train himself
I HAVE to agree with Bill Collison (BEN, November 27), also, J Grundy (November 28 28) regarding the revamping of the Town Hall Square. I also take my hat off to Cllr John Walsh who seems to be the only one who is in touch with what the public want. He
BURY boss Neil Warnock is banking on new recruit Paul Williams adding to Sheffield United's striking problems by complementing the Shakers' miserly defence at Gigg Lane tonight. Warnock's side already boast one of the best defensive records in the First
WE are now well into the 1998 foxhunting season. Over the coming months some 20,000 foxes will be chased to the point of total exhaustion before being torn to pieces by packs of hounds in the name of sport. We will inevitably also see the accompanying
I AM appalled and disgusted at the conduct of William Hague and many Conservative MPs in demanding that General Augusto Pinochet of Chile be allowed to escape justice by being returned to his country, instead of being extradited to Spain to face trial
A BATCH of drugs lost in the town could prove fatal if taken in large numbers, Bolton police have warned. The 54 Clozapine tablets were lost in the Morris Green area and an appeal has been made for the pills to be handed in at a police station if found
Wed Dec 16: Hooton, 182 Lee Lane, Horwich (5,30pm to 6.30pm). Sun Dec 20: Nash, 15 Devon Street (9am to 10pm); Landmark, 12 Chorley New Road (9am - 1pm and 2pm - 11pm); Cohens, 576 Blackburn Road (9am to 10pm); Gordon, 193 Bolton Road, Kearsley (noon
FIRSTLY we would like to apologise to all the people, young and old, who were expecting shire rides at Westhoughton's Victorian Sunday. Secondly, we would like to ask the organisers to get their act together. We have given rides at the event for the past
I READ with concern the story: A Year's Supply of junk - in just three weeks, which appeared in your paper recently. I have every sympathy with the families who are receiving large quantities of unwanted mail, apparently as a result of the malicious actions
By Mrs B Fletcher Bracondale Avenue, Bolton So many bonny children, So varied in their looks. It's hard to choose a winner From the photos that they took. They belong to some proud parents, And grandparents, too, I expect, Who have entered this competition
THE councillors who have refused to ban the sale of fireworks appear to have missed the point. Traditionally, fireworks and bonfires were set off on November 5, families attended and everyone had a good time. Nowadays however, the bonfire season appears
I THANK parishioners at the Church of St Thomas and St John and all those in Bolton who took part in The European Children's Trust's annual Harvest Appeal which raised a fantastic £80,000 and 150,000 bags of sugar, rice and flour were distributed to orphanages
MORE than 60 people have been arrested in Bolton town centre -- within two weeks of the launch of a Christmas security operation. Police chiefs believe several gangs of shop thieves, from throughout the North-west, and even as far as Scotland, have been
COLIN Todd will disappoint a handful of high profile players when he names his team for tomorrow's return clash with Tranmere at Prenton Park. The Wanderers' boss could even have more than £7 million worth of talent on the subs bench! But, as he planned
LIBRARY chiefs are turning over a new leaf and taking £60,000 from their book fund to keep pace with the hi-tech revolution. Computer experts say councillors have to nearly double their investment in new technology if they do not want Bolton libraries
BOLTON'S oldest Santa -- sacked because his bosses thought he was getting past it at the age of 83 -- is back at work. Amazing Jimmy Duffy, of Hanover Court, Greenbank Road, Deane, is back in his red coat and white beard in The Market Place at an age
THINGS have taken a highly-encouraging change for the better since Wanderers were cursing their luck and a certain 'man in black' after dropping two home points to Tranmere. It's only a month ago but it seems a lifetime since frustrations boiled over
BOLTON is to get a "children's champion" to make sure Bolton Council is a good parent to youngsters in care. The local authority is to employ a guardian angel to speak up for the children looked after in council-run homes. And one of their first tasks
THE jobs of 55 employees have been saved following the sale of Allbuild Supplies Ltd. The builders' merchant business, which is based in Warrington with operations in Bolton, Macclesfield and Widnes, was placed into administrative receivership in mid-November
EMPLOYMENT minister Andrew Smith has praised Bolton for its achievements since the New Deal initiative was introduced locally in March. He told a business breakfast meeting at Mere Hall, Halliwell, that the scheme had so far helped 138 young people in
BOLTON and Bury Chamber has welcomed the decision of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rates by half a per cent from 6.75pc to 6.25pc. Chief executive Richard Bindless said: "We have been pressing the Bank of England for
The local authority is to employ a "children's champion" to speak up for the children looked after in council-run homes. Particular emphasis will be placed on improving school attendance and exam results. This is a worthy and intelligent aim in an age
BOLTON Strings Together Ensemble, junior strings together approximate grades 1-3, 9.30am-10.45am and advanced ensemble, approximate grades 4-7, 11am-12.15pm, Somerset Road United Reformed Church, off Chorley New Road. BOLTON Autumn Choir is holding rehearsals
