A TEENAGER is due back at school this week after being excluded for possessing cannabis. The youth, who attends Holy Cross High, was temporarily barred along with another youngster who has already been allowed back. The pair, thought to be 15 and 16,
STAFF at Astley Hall in Chorley showed they have a heart of gold this week by allowing a modern-day Romeo to propose to his girlfriend on the roof of the historic home! It may not be exactly the same as the classic balcony scene where Shakespeare's Romeo
A CHORLEY firefighter is the face of a new poster campaign warning of the dangers of hoax calls. The colour poster depicts two-year-old Victoria -- daughter of brigade photographer Henry Sung -- in the arms of Erika Crockford, a firefighter with nine
A CHORLEY student who calls himself the 'The Naked Photographer' is preparing to bare all with an exhibition of pictures which promises a no-frills look at life in the town. Christian Moss, 24, is a media and photography student at Preston College and
Ground: Ewood Park. Manager: Graeme Souness. Last time out: Nottingham Forest 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. How they lined up: Friedel, Curtis, Dunn, Flitcroft, Berg, Mahon (sub Berkovic 55), Taylor, Duff, Bent, Hughes (sub Jansen 55), McAteer (sub Gillespie
GRAEME Souness ignored the rivalry and talked up the benefit to the region and to football of Wanderers and Rovers making it a promotion double this season. "It would be great if both Bolton and ourselves got back in the Premiership," the Blackburn boss
BLACKBURN may hold the upper hand in terms of number of FA Cup final victories but it's the Wanderers who've tasted success more recently. The last time Rovers won football's most famous knockout competition was more than 70 years ago when in 1928 they
ONE man who won't be rooting for Wanderers tomorrow is legendary Rovers star Ronnie Clayton. And, for him, a Blackburn victory might even settle a few personal scores. Back in 1958 he was part of the Rovers team beaten 2-1 by Bolton in the FA Cup semi-finals
POSSESSION being nine tenths of the law, Jurgen Sommer knows his old mate Brad Friedel is going to take some shifting as his country's number one. Friedel, signed by Liverpool for £1m from Columbus Crew in December 97 and installed by Graeme Souness as
THE Inter Counties Cross-Country Championships were held last weekend at Nottingham incorporating the World cross-country Trials. Four Chorley Harriers were proud to wear the red and white Lancashire vest to compete against the rest of Britain. The event
ARSONISTS are believed to have caused a blaze in a derelict house in Hindley last night. Firefighters were called to tackle the fire in the upstairs bedroom of the disused Atherton Road house. The loft of a neighbouring property was smokelogged and had
ADLINGTON Rangers played Spotland away on Saturday on a tough pitch and took an early lead with a Nick Groom penalty goal. But after injuries to Dave Brooks and Lee Rogers, Spotland scored a converted try. Then right on half-time a serious injury to Rangers
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a burning car in Westhoughton yesterday. The G-reg Ford Escort, in Washacre Road, caught fire after an electrical short circuit at 1.30pm. A crew from Atherton put out the blaze. Photographer Marc Berry was on the scene as
A TEENAGE shop assistant was held at knife-point as two raiders snatched a till. The pair struck at the Spar shop in St Helens Road, Daubhill, at 10.40pm yesterday, bursting into the shop and threatening the shop worker. They fled after ripping the cash
BOLTON's newest bus company is launching a second route at the end of the month. Douglas Valley Transport has been running the 573 service from Horwich Crown to the Royal Bolton Hospital on Sundays since December. The service, which also runs on Bank
IRISH state airline Aer Lingus -- due for a stock market float later this year -- is investing £40 million in its successful Manchester-Dublin route. A booming economy fuelled by the republic's participation in the European currency system is having a
A POLICE officer and a woman special constable have appeared in court accused of theft. Mark Slater, aged 39, and Christine Jane Perry, aged 34, both denied stealing an unspecified amount of monies at Oldham Magistrates. Slater of King Street, Bradshaw
BOLTON North-east Liberal Democrats have named Tim Perkins as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the General Election. Mr Perkins, aged 38, currently works as an adviser to North-west MEP Chris Davies, and is employed at Salford's flagship
MOTORISTS struggling to afford petrol prices could benefit from a one-off tax on profits recently announced by oil companies, says Bolton North East MP David Crausby. The MP called for the windfall tax -- which would be used to further increase UK retail
THE North-west air ambulance has received a donation from a charity linked to the Prince of Wales. The air ambulance has received an undisclosed amount from the Prince's Charitable Foundation. It is normally funded by donations from the North-west public
TEENAGE singing star Hannah Morris is performing in concert tomorrow to help raise money for Bolton Hospice. The 15-year-old Smithills School pupil will make a special appearance and sing three numbers, including "Heaven Help My Heart" from the musical
A £165,000 scheme to repair a Grade Two listed village church near Bolton will start next month after English Heritage provided two thirds of the cost. Soft ground has caused cracks to appear in the east end wall of St Saviour's Church, in Ringley, while
ALL-girl trio La Caj will be playing a sell-out concert this evening before heading into the recording studio to produce their debut CD. The Bolton girls are busy touring the North-west with Elvis impersonator Mark Williamson and will play to a capacity
AN eight-year-old Farnworth girl playing in the street was savaged by a neighbour's two dogs - believed to be Rottweilers. Katherine Carss suffered cut arms and legs and was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital where she was given antibiotics after the attack
A FIREFIGHTER who was at the centre of a hoax calls investigation will try to clear his name at an appeal hearing next week. And he has vowed to do "whatever it takes" to prove his innocence. Malcolm Pye, a part-time sub-officer with the Horwich brigade
FA CUP glory and local honour will be at stake at the Reebok but neither Sam Allardyce nor Graeme Souness is expected to field his strongest line-up. A packed Reebok crowd will see for themselves the quandary the rival managers face as they balance the
BRADSHAW cricket professional Raj Bahutule has been called up for the Indian Test Training Camp, ahead of their forthcoming test series against Australia.
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, February 16, 1976 OFFICIALS at Bolton Harriers Athletics Club were today counting the cost of a mystery blaze which wrecked their training hut in Leverhulme Park on Saturday night and damaged several thousand pounds
CENTRAL LIBRARY, Nelson. Ring 01282 692511. THACKRAY MEDICAL MUSEUM, Beckett Street, Leeds. Experience the drama of life and medicine through the ages with interactive galleries and exhibitions. Travel through a reconstruction of the slums of Victorian
LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 7.30am-10.30pm. DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; basketball drop-in coaching, 5.30pm-6.30pm. HARPER Green Leisure Centre
LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ bowls, 10am-12 noon; circuits, 6pm-7pm and 7pm-8pm. HORWICH Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, tel: 334488: main pool, 7am-5.30pm; small pool, 3pm-5.30pm; main pool drop in session
FARMERS ARMS, Chorley Street, Bolton. Inverted Pyramids. Indie Band. Saturday February 17. Starts 9pm. HALLIWELL CENTRAL REFORM CLUB, Brownlow Fold, Bolton. Roxanne and Monsoon Duo. Saturday February 17. Starts 8.30pm. Also, Wayne Lester, male vocalist
JUNIOR SHOWTIME, Albert Halls, Bolton. A Children's Variety Show starring stars of the future. Saturday February 17. Starts 7.15pm. Proceeds in aid of the Mayor's Charity. Ring 457039 for further information. HOBBYCRAFT, Bolton Gate Retail Park, Bolton
A LEADING Chorley clergyman has revealed he is quitting the church because he is opposed to the ordination of women. The rector of Chorley, Reverend Dr John Fenwick, 50, will leave St Laurence's Church in April as part of an arrangement allowing early
A TODDLER is looking forward to feeling comfy in his undies thanks to a talented seamstress. Nathan Howarth, aged two, suffers from a rare genetic disorder and needs miniature-sized underwear as he is exceptionally small for his age. His mum Denise Howarth
THE Government has pledged to create more than 1,800 new childcare places in Bolton by investing more than £2m in the town. The cash has been particularly targeted at single parents from disadvantaged areas to ensure that anyone entering the world of
PLANS for a multi-purpose sports pitch at a secondary school have been deferred to allow planning officers and councillors a chance to visit the proposed site. Neighbours of St Joseph's School are concerned at plans for the sports pitch and 14 of them
A BOY band which has performed at Buckingham Palace took to the stage last night -- at a Farnworth school. The group Al!ve gave a concert at St James' CE Secondary School after spending an afternoon encouraging the pupils to become involved in music.
THE long wait to get Westhoughton's crimebusting CCTV scheme fully operational should be over in the next few weeks. It is hoped the final camera will be soon be fitted in the town centre after a delay of more than two years. The seven devices, situated
HOWCROFT INN, Pool Street, Bolton. Ring 526814. LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Ring 0161 876 2000. PLANET K, Oldham St, Manchester. PEMBROKE HALL, High St, Walkden 0161 790 4584. NEPTUNE THEATRE, Liverpool. Al Stewart performs folk and rock music.
BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH ARENA, Tel 0870 444 5566. TOWER BALLROOM, Blackpool. Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre Charity Cabaret Evening. Tonight. Also, live music and dancing to the sounds of the Wurlitzer Organ throughout the day Monday to Saturday. Ring 01253
at KARAOKE ANCHOR INN, Bolton. Fri & Sat. BARNSTORMERS, Lostock Lane, Horwich. 8pm. BEEHIVE, Horwich. Karaoke with free draw for all singers every Tuesday 9pm. SHARMAN ARMS, Halliwell Rd, Bolton. Monday. THE RAILWAY, Bridge St, Ramsbottom. Saturday
FILMS for the week until February 22. UGC CINEMA, The Valley, Centertainment, Bolton. Hannibal (18); What Women Want (12); Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (12); Dude, Where's My Car (15); Remember The Titans (PG); Traffic (18); Almost Famous (15); Rocky
MOVING PARTS PUPPETRY FESTIVAL, Albert Halls, Bolton. A show aimed at primary school children and families where children have the chance to make their own puppets. The Secret Life of Junk. A residency with live puppets which runs from Monday, February
MEN ARENA, Manchester. Tuesday April 10. Texas. Tickets £20. Starts 7.30pm. Also, Texas, Tuesday, April 10. Tickets £20. Also, Friday February 23, Saturday February 24 and Sunday February 25, Westlife. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £18.50. Also, Craig David,
VALENTINES BALL, Last Drop Hotel, Bromley Cross, Bolton. Champagne reception, dinner, dancing and celebrity guests. Saturday February 17. Tickets £30 in aid of Francis House Children's Charity. Ring 846661. CHARITY VALENTINE DANCE, Carnegie Hall, Westhoughton
REEBOK STADIUM AND TOUR CENTRE, Middlebrook Leisure and Retail Park, Bolton. Take a look behind the scenes at the home of Bolton Wanderers. Mon - Wed and Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm, Thur, 9.30am to 8pm, Sat 9am to 5pm and Sun 11am to 5pm. Adm museum £3.50
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Kevin Glendon has included top rated striker Neil Hardy in his squad for the home Unibond Division One encounter with Guiseley. The free scoring forward has been out for two months with a knee injury but has improved quite dramatically
BURY signed Crewe striker Colin Cramb today and he could step straight into the team for tomorrow's Oxford clash. The Shakers snapped up the highly-rated 25-year-old on a month's loan this morning after long negotiations with Dario Gradi. And he looks
WITTON ALBION 0 CHORLEY 0 A FINE performance from a seriously under strength Chorley side earned a fully deserved point from their first 0-0 draw of the season. The Magpies were without Fleming, Leather and Wallace -- all suspended -- plus the injured
OVER recent years a considerable amount of work has been carried out to assist in the flow of traffic down Blackburn Road, in particular the traffic lights at Astley Bridge. While not ideal, these changes certainly eased the congestion. It was therefore
A CHORLEY businessman claims he has got the rest of the country 'beat' with an exciting new opportunity for mums and dads to be. Joe Ibrahim, co-owner of Digital Sales, Coppull, is about to launch a range of special electronic equipment that allows families
THE search is on to find Chorley's very own civic champion. Some 40 people are sought from around the country to become the Civic Trust's very first Millennium Award winners. Steve Holgate, Chorley Borough Council's executive member for sports, arts,
PLANNING chiefs in Chorley are on the warpath against a local care centre for physically disabled people. Bosses at Sue Ryder Care are refusing to take down a 'totem' display sign from their premises. This week planning councillors were recommended to
PLANS which would create several new jobs at an established furniture retailer in Chorley were set to be passed this week. The Doorway to Value store, in Preston Road, Whittle-le-Woods, looks on course for a major expansion project. It follows the recent
MUSIC was certainly the food of love in Chorley this week. While lovestruck locals woke up to chocolate hearts, flowers and Valentine's cards yesterday, one couple celebrated February 14 in a noteworthy manner! For student Katie Milling, 19, marked the
TELEVISION'S fresh-faced Popstars -- five young singers chosen from thousands of hopefuls to form a group -- are already making waves in the music industry. But their success has started a backlash against 'manufactured' bands, with some musicians saying
BOLTON has suffered a new blow with the news that 67 jobs are being axed at one of the town's major factories. The redundancies were announced late yesterday afternoon to staff at Watson Steel in Lostock. Forty of the redundancies will be voluntary but
A MATCH involving Bolton and Blackburn will always have a strong local flavour. But when the Rovers captain is a Bolton man and a former Wanderers fan at that, it is stretching loyalties to the limit. Garry Flitcroft is Bolton born and bred, still lives
JOHN Byrom was a goalscoring legend for both Wanderers and Rovers - but there is only one team he will be cheering tomorrow. And that has more to do with one of the managers rather than any loyalty to a particular side, "I'll be backing Bolton, because
THE last thing Graeme Souness said when he off-loaded Per Frandsen back to Wanderers was that he hoped the Dane would not play well against Blackburn in future. The one thing on Frandsen's mind tomorrow will be to shatter Souness' hopes and prove a point
OCTAGON THEATRE, Bolton. Misconceptions. An hilarious and touching play about Matthew and Linda trying for a baby. Runs until Saturday February 17. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets Monday to Thursday, £11.75, £10, 50 and £8 with concessions available and Friday
DUE to a waterlogged pitch, Chorley Ladies were unable to play their league game on Sunday. However, they do have a very important game on Wednesday evening, when they play Blackpool Wren Rovers in the final of the Lancashire Cup. The game promises to
LANCASHIRE NORTH DIVISION 2: CARNFORTH RUFC 0 CHORLEY RUFC 10 THE Chorley forwards went on the offensive and the scene was set for the first 20 minutes. Loose forward Faulkner re-launched an attack which saw Dodds go close for top-scoring tight head prop
THE Chorley forwards went on the offensive and the scene was set for the first 20 minutes. Loose forward Faulkner re-launched an attack which saw Dodds go close for top-scoring tight head prop Richard Roberts to finish the job off and the sides changed
ADLINGTON RANGERS 8 SPOTLAND 12 ADLINGTON Rangers played Spotland away on Saturday on a tough pitch and took an early lead with a Nick Groom penalty goal. But after injuries to Dave Brooks and Lee Rogers, Spotland scored a converted try. Then right on
HOME Secretary Jack Straw will make a flying visit to Swinton on Monday. Mr Straw will look at improvements made to the area's Operation Valley estate which is part of Greater Manchester Police's Make A Difference youth crime reduction initiative. He
BOLTON receptionist Sylvia Jackson, aged 60, missed out on the title of Britain's most Glamorous Grandmother last night in the competition final at Scarborough's Grand Hotel. June Carr, aged 64, of Leigh, also missed out. The award and a cheque for £1,500
By Rob Arkwright, Hargreave Hale and Co ANOTHER tough week on the market saw the much-hyped Orange flotation, the biggest private sector flotation in European history, fall flat on its first day of trading. Any hopes of the 1.33 million share applicants
AN Edgworth pub will be split down the middle when Bolton Wanderers take on Blackburn Rovers in the big match tomorrow. The banter has been flowing thick and fast this week at the Black Bull Inn, Bolton Road, as Wanderers and Rovers fans gear up for for
A MAN admitted more than £23,000 of benefit fraud when he appeared before Bolton magistrates. John Turner, aged 45, pleaded guilty to five specimen charges under the Theft Act 1968 after falsely claiming incapacity benefit and income support. He asked
TEENAGE singing star Hannah Morris is performing in concert tomorrow to help raise money for Bolton Hospice. The 15-year-old Smithills School pupil will make a special appearance and sing three numbers, including "Heaven Help My Heart" from the musical
PATIENTS will benefit from a £114 million cash injection for hospital services. New health care facilities at Hope Hospital and across Salford have been approved in principle by Health Secretary Alan Milburn. Under the plan, Victorian accommodation at
A BAKERS in Leigh is celebrating its 75th birthday by selling a wedding cake at a price from the past. Waterfield's wedding cakes normally start at £200. But the winner of a prize draw will get it for £5.75 - the decimal equivalent of its price when the
EVERYTHING in the garden will be rosy for pupils at a Horwich primary school thanks to British Telecom. Green-fingered children at Claypool County Primary on Salisbury Street can put their designs into action after receiving £1,000 to create a Millennium
AN exhibition honouring soldiers from ethnic minorities who fought for Britain starts today. The "We Were There" exhibition will be at the Trafford Centre until Sunday. It will pay tribute to the involvement of ethnic minorities from the British Empire
EXTRA police will be drafted in to deal with any potential violence at Wanderers' crunch FA Cup match with Blackburn Rovers. Police chiefs confirmed that more mounted officers will be on patrol around the Reebok and members of the Tactical Aid Unit will
AN old public toilet will not find a new lease of life as a sandwich bar after councillors raised concerns about the extra traffic problems it would cause. A planning application submitted to Bolton Council's planning committee called for the change of
DRIVING in Chorley could now be safer, thanks to a special driver improvement scheme, run by Lancashire Police and Lancashire County Council environment directorate which gives an alternative to court proceedings for motorists who are involved in road
England Rugby Union captain Bill Beaumont was on hand for the opening of the Halbro Sportswear's new extension in Hampton Street, Horwich, in May, 1981. He unveiled a plaque naming the building Rugby House, a title reflecting the firm's exclusive concentration
LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT SUNDAY DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: public swim, 9.30am-1pm; fun swim, 1pm-3pm; ladies only swim, 5pm-6pm; men only swim, 6.05pm-7pm; aerobics, 4pm-5pm; fitness room, 7pm-8pm; football skills,
ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Lucy McLauchlan and Steffa Plaetz featuring drawings, paintings and computer generated imagery. Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm and Sun noon to 5pm. Ring 0161 831 7454. ASTLEY CHEETHAM ART GALLERY , Trinity Street
WITH reference to the front page article (Feb 1), is it possible that we are to have an independently-minded candidate at the next election? For over 20 years Chorley, with a few honourable exceptions, has been poorly served by councillors from all political
THOMAS Bromley's comments regarding animal research are misguided. The simple truth is that animal testing is unnecessary and unreliable. Taking healthy beings from a completely different species, artificially inducing a condition, keeping them in an
CHORLEY'S duty chemist between 12 and 1pm on Sunday, February 18, will be: Scholes Chemists Ltd, T/A Cohens Chemists, 96 Devonshire Road, Chorley. Weekday out of hours services in the Chorley area are: M D Rimmer, 22 Runshaw Lane, Euxton (Mon-Fri 5.30
BOLTON is set to shrug off past disappointments to fight once more for city status. The council is hoping it will be third time lucky next year after missing out on the accolade in the past two contests. As Britain's biggest town, with a population of
TEENAGER Sarah Gully is leaving chilly Bolton -- to bottle feed a baby elephant and give a rhino a mudbath! Sarah, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, is flying off to Africa tomorrow with seven of her pals from Bury Church School who have worked hard to raise
TEENAGER Sarah Gully is leaving chilly Bolton -- to bottle feed a baby elephant and give a rhino a mudbath! Sarah, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, is flying off to Africa tomorrow with seven of her pals from Bury Church School who have worked hard to raise
GOVERNORS forced to close a Horwich school because of staff shortages hope to let all pupils return after half-term. The decision to temporarily close Lever Park School, in Stocks Park Drive, for three days was taken in early January. David Vickery, chairman
THE parents of a brave Bolton girl fighting leukaemia are hoping the ir daughter will be given a lifeline -- by her 23-months-old sister . Doctors will conduct tests next week to see whether tiny Rachel Morris is able to give her healthy bone marrow to
GREAT LEVER COMMUNITY CENTRE, Bradford Road, Bolton. Thai Boxing Tuesday eves 7pm-8pm. Thai Boxing for children Saturdays, noon to 1pm. Ring Bolton 522568. CLUB MISTRY, 187 Derby Street, Bolton. 5 full sized snooker tables. Open daily. Ring 524695. MEN
HALLIWELL REFORM CLUB, Bolton. Entertaiment every Friday and Saturday. Open from 7pm each evening. Ring 528323. RUMWORTH LABOUR CLUB, St Helens Road, Bolton. Andy Lloyd Disco and entertainment. Late bar, Irish bingo and raffle. Saturday February 17. Starts
BAR COAST, St Mary's Street, Mcrr. Live Jazz duo. Every Wed 7pm. BOLTON CRICKET CLUB, Green Ln, Bolton. Jazz every Thurs, 8.30pm. Ring 520230. BLUE CAT CAFE, Sha Mosses Community Centre, Cecil St, Bury. 0161-761 2079. COTTON TREE HOTEL, Prince St, Bolton
ARKWRIGHTS, Valletts Lane. Gen knowledge quiz, Weds, 9pm. Sports quiz, Thurs 9pm. BARNSTORMERS, Lostock Lane, Horwich. Thurs, 9pm inc free supper. BEEHIVE, Horwich. Thursdays, 9pm. BLACK BULL, High St, Belmont Village: Tues, 9pm. COTTON KIER, Waters Meeting
LAST DROP VILLAGE, Bromley Cross, Bolton. Art Fair by Bolton Art Circle. February 18, 11am to 4.30pm. Adm free. BOLTON DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY, Lecture Theatre, Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. All meetings held at 10.45am, subscription
BOLTON MARKET, Ashburner Street. adjacent to Moor Lane Bus Station. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Sunday fleamarket. Ring 336825. FARNWORTH MARKET, King Street. Open Monday, Friday & Saturday. Ring 336840. HORWICH MARKET, Curteis
KILHEY COURT, Chorley Road, Standish, Wigan. The Bradshaws are back in town with their own brand of humour taking a trip down memory lane. Friday March 23. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £8. Ring 01257 472100. QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Tickets £10. Ring
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Dream Concerts present S Club Party and Billy. February 22. Starts 2pm. Tickets £6.50. Tel 334400. BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Anthony Rolfe Johnson. The tenor performs music from Britten, Bingham and Swayne. Tonight Starts 7.30pm
DAVID Waddington could never have guessed the significance his middle name would eventually have. He was, aged 24, one of the Royal Air Force's youngest GR1 low-level pilots, champing at the bit for a piece of action in a battle some believed would
