IT makes by blood boil to hear of 'Asylum seekers to get Lottery windfall'(Evening News headlines). There are millions of us who have worked for many years and only receive a small state pension. The person or persons who think of these ideas should have
THE powers-that-be who are responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of Farnworth Cemetery should be ashamed. It's a total disgrace. They cut the grass, then leave it there. It's all over the place; on the roads etc. I'm disgusted! People whose loved
COULD any of your readers either in the legal profession or the police force give me some up-to-date information on the following: Is it legal or illegal for cyclists of all ages to ride their bikes on the pavements? Yesterday, my husband and I were walking
ON Saturday, May 13, I came into Bolton for the Streets Ahead Festival -- what an absolutely fantastic day out for myself, family and friends. I was sad when the day was over. Saturday was the best day out I've experienced in a long time. The street entertainers
I WAS interested in the letter from your recent correspondent voicing concerns at unattended appointments at the Royal Bolton Hospital. I wrote in similar vein to the Hospital Trust and my MP several months ago. I was similarly alarmed after frequent
WILLLIAM Hague's hollow boasts about improving the Tories' poll rating is merely an exercise in papering over the cracks of what is left of his extreme and divided party. It shows the desperation of the Tories that they have to launch a massive fanfare
IN the BEN letters page on Saturday, April 22, a very well reasoned and thought out letter appeared written by Conservative local election candidate, Jolyon Coombs, in which he laid out what is and is not acceptable behaviour of tellers at polling stations
CHORLEY Borough Council should be given more power to deal with 'monster masts'. That's the view of councillor Helen Sutton following the publication of the Stewart Report this week. She said: "All over Chorley, there is a growing proliferation of mobile
THE search is on for a beautiful bouncing baby from yesteryear whose picture is being used to advertise a fair in aid of baby monitoring equipment. Event organisers stumbled on the picture in an antiques shop and decided to use the image to promote a
THE robes were off for councillor Florence Molyneaux as Chorley welcomed its new mayor this week. Chorley south west ward councillor, Thomas McGowan, took up the chains on Tuesday evening during a full council meeting at the town hall. Florence stepped
A MOTHER and her four-year-old daughter are recovering in hospital today from suspected drugs overdoses after being found semi-conscious. The two were discovered in a bedroom of a house in Harwood yesterday at 12.25pm, by the youngster's grandfather who
A SUCCESSFUL local businessman wants Bolton to wake-up to the opportunities presented by the town's involvement in the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games. "I want to create enthusiasm," says Rod Sellers of Chorley New Road, Lostock. Mr Sellers, aged 53
A SCHOOL which plans to start selecting pupils on their tennis abilities has been awarded a gold medal for its commitment to sport. Governors at Rivington and Blackrod High School hope to aside up to 75 places for children on the Lawn Tennis Association's
CLAIMS that a massive opencast mining plan would bring big benefits to the local community have been challenged at a public inquiry. Managers from RJB Mining had told the inquiry at Bolton town hall that the proposals to extract two million tonnes of
The Wanderers' 22-goal top scorer has lost his fight to receover from the knee injury he picked up in Sunday's first leg at the Reebok and will watch his team-mates' dramatic Wembley bid from the sidelines. Sam Allardyce confirmed the news this morning
25 YEARS AGO TWO 700ft deep mineshafts at Farnworth are being filled in with concrete - more than 11 years after a bungalow plunged down one of them. At the time Coal Board workmen 'temporarily' filled in the terror crater on Worsley Road, and another
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WOMEN welders from Bolton are dispelling the myth that it is a man's world when it comes to engineering. Kate Tennant, 30, and Cathryn Waudby, 29, are among a thousand local women working in the engineering industry today. And there are a staggering 5,000
THE family of two tragic Bolton Wanderers supporters, who were remembered in a minute's silence, have thanked thousands of fans for their touching tribute. Soccer stars from Wanderers and Ipswich Town joined 19,000 supporters for the 60 second silence
BOLTON is one of the worst towns in the North West for TV licence dodgers. According to a new league of shame, the town is now the 27th worst place in the whole of Britain. But TV licence officers have promised that those not paying up will be caught.
HEALTH chiefs are developing a policy to deal with increasing demand for complementary therapy in Bolton. Complementary medicine covers a range of therapies that are not considered part of conventional medicine. But as more doctors start to embrace treatment
WE hope that Bolton is successful in its bid for a new specialist theatre for eye operations. They are in the last seven bidding from a national £20 million pot in the Government's Action on Cataracts. Waiting list targets are huge for this simple but
BOLTON'S new mayor, Cllr Alan Wilkinson, is hoping to have a double celebration today. Just hours after Cllr Wilkinson takes on the chains of office in a special ceremony at Bolton Town Hall he will be cheering on Wanderers in their crucial play-off match
IT'S the kind of "promotion" Bolton as a town really doesn't want at the moment. But, we have obviously "earned" our leap up the TV Licensing 2000 League of Shame, from 42nd to 27th position. This table exposes the worst 50 areas for licence evasion in
BOLTON'S new mayor, Cllr Alan Wilkinson, is hoping to have a double celebration today. Just hours after Cllr Wilkinson takes on the chains of office in a special ceremony at Bolton Town Hall he will be cheering on Wanderers in their crucial play-off match
AN AMBITIOUS bid for a new specialist theatre for eye operations in Bolton has been shortlisted. Health chiefs at the Royal Bolton Hospital say they are down to the last seven bidding from a national £20 million pot in the Government's Action on Cataracts
AS was expected, Tony Blair and New Labour's honeymoon period is over. The local council elections showed the public at large, despite giving the ruling party a mandate to carry out their wishes, are not gullible and require deeds not rhetoric and promises
THIS wonderful sunshine is bringing out the hedgehogs as well as the flowers. After their long hibernation, they need to replace fat lost over winter. You can help by leaving out a dish of tinned, meat-based pet food and a bowl of fresh water. Attracting
I AM saddened that you have chosen to continue the myth that there are no toilets provided for the use of the general public in Bolton town centre. As I have previously stated there are several, many within five minutes walking distance of the town hall
I WENT fishing today, that is I went to buy some small goldfish for my garden pond. You see I witnessed this large wild mink leaving my pond looking quite satisfied after wolfing down my lovely fat goldfish, that I had nursed from small fry to five inches
THE number of MPs backing Lindsay Hoyle's campaign for pensioners has rapidly increased. The Chorley MP tabled an Early Day Motion calling on the Government to use part of the windfall from the auction of the third generation of mobile phone licences
AN Euxton company has been fined a total of £10,000 for ignoring Chorley Borough Council enforcement notices. Euxton Precast Limited, Wigan Road, pleaded guilty to 10 charges for failing to adhere to abatement notices under the Environmental Protection
DISCLOSURES that children as young as eight are to be taught how to cope with divorce, separation and re-partnering as part of the new curriculum have caused rifts among government ministers. New government guidelines have shown that pupils will be taught
LYING on my back listening to therapeutic music, surrounded by candles and with the smell of essential oils filling the air - it could just as well be some sort of of hippy den. But this was far from it, this was a house in one of Chorley's newest estates
A DECISION to arm the Eurofighter with the Meteor missile has safeguarded the future of the Matra BAe Dynamics factory at Lostock. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced yesterday that the Meteor -- to be manufactured by a European consortium -- should
THE nerves might not stand it but it would be poetic justice if Wanderers were to win a penalty shoot-out at Portman Road tonight. Not only would it make up for the bitter disappointment of the spot-kick horror of their FA Cup semi-final defeat but it
HOT-SHOT Marcus Stewart claims Ipswich are in the mood to carry on where they left off at the Reebok when the play-off duel with Wanderers moves to Portman Road tonight. The striker George Burley signed for £2.5 million from Huddersfield in February reckons
WANDERERS' players are unshakeable in their belief that they can produce an action replay of last season's Portman Road glory night. The Reebok stars were successful at the same time, same place last season to pip their Suffolk rivals to a place in the
GEORGE Burley has ruled out revenge as the motive as Ipswich bid to avoid a repeat of last season's dramatic play-off defeat. They were singing the blues at Portman Road after Wanderers won on the away goals rule - the third successive season the Suffolk
The Wanderers' 22-goal top scorer has lost his fight to receover from the knee injury he picked up in Sunday's first leg at the Reebok and will watch his team-mates' dramatic Wembley bid from the sidelines. Sam Allardyce confirmed the news this morning
CHORLEY enjoyed an excellent weekend with a seaside cup double. Saturday's Nuffield Hospital Cup tie saw unbeaten Blackpool come to Windsor Park and in glorious sunshine the two teams produced an extremely entertaining match. Electing to bat first, Blackpool
TRAVEL company Just Flights Ltd has achieved the national Investors in People standard. Assessors were particularly impressed with the company's in-house induction and training programmes and its strong culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.
BOLTON Wanderers fans are invited to a giant programme and memorabilia fair being held at Manchester City's Maine Road ground on Sunday. Up to 250,000 football programmes and all kinds of memorabilia including books, stickers and autographs will be on
THE BBC, the Beatles and William Shakespeare are rated by North-west people as the nation's three best exports. This was the result of a survey commissioned by British Trade International to promote its Export Award for Smaller Businesses. North-west
AN ANGLER who watched in horror as a gang of 20 youngsters swam in a lodge is to contact a fishing club to ask for more security. Mr Thomas Holroyd who was fishing at The Dingle, Little Lever, said: "It is an accident just waiting to happen. The youngsters
A DECISION to arm the Eurofighter with the Meteor missile has safeguarded the future of the Matra BAe Dynamics factory at Lostock. Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced yesterday that the Meteor -- to be manufactured by a European consortium -- should
BOLTON'S new Mayor has four wishes which would make his year as the town's first citzen complete. Tory Cllr Alan Wilkinson's number one wish is to see Bolton Insitute become a university. Number two wish is to see Premiership football back at The Reebok
