FAMILIES who are getting together or going away between now and the end of the year, are being sought by Fulcrum Television who are making a new show for Channel 4. If your family relationships are as intense as the Battersbys on Coronation Street, the
ANYONE who fancies a pleasant smelling form of entertainment is urged to support an Evening of Aromatherapy in Blackrod. Marie Hurst is running the evening in the upper room of St Katharine's Church on Tuesday, May 22 at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £2, which
A CHARITY walk across Morecambe Bay is being staged to give blind children a musical break. The Royal National Institute for the Blind wants to raise cash for 20 children to go to Blackpool to learn to play a musical instrument. The walk takes place at
Bolton Childminder Support is holding a fun day in the town next month to coincide with National Childminding Week. The event takes place at the Harvey Centre, in Pilkington Street, Deane, on Thursday, June 7. But the group need prizes for the grand raffle
EASTENDER Dirty Dan took a break from Albert Square to congratulate a woman on her dieting success. Actor Craig Fairbrass handed an 'Outstanding Year of Success Award' to Lynda Nicholson, Weight Watchers Area Service Manager for Bolton. Mrs Nicholson
BOLTON'S over-60s are invited to take part in the Yours magazine's Silver Stars Talent Contest. They have the chance of winning a share of the £16,000 overall prize fund, including £1,000 for the winner. Talented pensioners across the country will be
NEARLY one hundred residents of Hall i'th Wood are going to the seaside thanks to a £1,000 community grant. The local Residents Association successfully applied for the grant from the SRB6 Community Fund to help with the cost of the five day holiday at
A HORWICH supermarket is launching a campaign to help youngsters on Monday. Staff at Asda, Middlebrook, will be asking customers to nominate good causes supporting children in the community which could benefit from practical help. Nominations are expected
ONCE in a while there comes a new play to Bolton that shines through with a raw emotion that almost moves one to tears. You know that it is a production you will remember for years to come. All Of You Mine is such a play largely thanks to a set of superb
A FINANCIAL consultant accused of stealing nearly £14,000 from a Prestwich doctor over 16 months has appeared before Bury magistrates. Darren Gerrard, aged 34, is accused of 18 offences of theft from Dr Colin Ogdon's surgery based at Prestwich Health
A WARRANT was issued by magistrates for the arrest of a Ramsbottom man who failed to attend court to answer a series of charges including theft, disqualified driving, drugs possession and common assault. Paul Shaw, 30, of Cemetery Road, Ramsbottom, had
THE views of local people and users of Hoyle Park in Bury are being sought. Extensive consultation has begun following an approach by Millers Bakery Machinery Ltd, which is looking to buy a small area of the park to expand their Chesham Fold Road operation
CAN you give a warm, friendly home to this lovely ginger cat which was abandoned by its owners? The six-year-old was found by the RSPCA in an empty house in Bolton a few weeks ago -- his owners had moved out and left the loveable cat behind. He has been
A CAPACITY audience converged on Victoria Hall to hear 400 of Bolton's schoolchildren join in Spring Song. The pupils from 20 schools performed alongside Bolton Music Service ensembles and a teachers' choir. The event was organised by Bolton Metropolitan
NORWEB Telecom has changed its name to Your Communications. The United Utilities subsidiary provides voice, data, mobile and internet services to businesses throughout the UK. Strategic changes introduced to co-incide with the name change include the
AN expanding Bolton recruitment company has achieved the Investors in People standard. Bolton Wanderers assistant manager Phil Brown was on hand to help with the celebrations at Recruitment Zone Ltd. The company, which specialises in all aspects of IT
A POLICE diving team was again preparing to search for a missing detective today -- seven months after he disappeared. Albert Paxford, 40, of Quakerfields, Westhoughton, was last seen after he went on a dive with other members of Horwich Sub Aqua Club
A BOLTON councillor will feature on a television programme which looks at the problem of traffic congestion in the North-west. Cllr John Walsh, whose ward is in Astley Bridge, argues on BBC 2's North Westminster that congestion charges for motorists using
FEW scouting trips are ever a complete waste of time and effort but Sam Allardyce's flight to Austria last week must rate as one of his more frustrating excursions. "There was plenty to see," the Wanderers' boss confirmed after running the rule over the
MOST people love to hate Manchester United because it's a fashionable bandwagon to jump on. Bolton's average is 12,000. If they get to the play-off final, they'll take 40,000 with them. If they get back into the Premiership, they will get 25,000. All
A SCHOOLBOY put his best foot forward in memory of his playmate who lost a brave battle for life. Jamie Manuel, aged nine, held a sponsored walk to commemorate what would have been his friend's third birthday today. Matthew Grealish lost his fight against
BOLTON'S first man of the year is Uttambhai D Mistry. The prestigious title went to Mr Mistry for the work he has done in the community since he arrived in the town from Kenya in 1969. He beat seven other competitors to take the top prize at a glittering
YOUNG musicians in the Bolton area are looking forward to a number of special events which will showcase their talents. Chris Wormald, Director of Music, at Smithills School and Bolton Sixth Form College Music Department, is preparing bands for two special
THE two Bolton Association clubs to suffer ground problems could play a game of cricket this weekend. Lostock should have played two weeks ago when the new season made a prompt start but were forced to cancel that because of a problem damp area close
1. Other Side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn (Penguin £6.99). 2. Broken Biscuit by John Cowell (John Blake £6.99). 3. Mulligan's Yard by Ruth Hamilton (Corgi £5.99). 4. High Hopes by Billy Hopkins (Headline £5.99). 5. It Takes One To Know One by Gervase
BORN in battle, Peter White's journal is one of the most extraordinary stories to come out of the Second World War. As a 24-year-old lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, Peter kept an unauthorised journal of his regiment's advance through
PAUL Terzis admits he doesn't know what to expect from Hull KR on Sunday. "They're a very inconsistent side," he says. "Playing well one game and poorly the next. I'm not sure which side will turn up at Hilton Park!" But Terzis is no mood to allow his
I've been busy grooving my tennis groundstrokes, perfecting my golf drive, basketball shooting, football strike, thai-boxing moves, breastroke technique, power walking and running. This wasn't some exhausting fitness challenge -- it was all part of a
WE'VE already got plenty of reasons to hit the gym, but now Bolton folk are about to have access to world class facilities. This week I was lucky enough to be one of the first to try out the new health and fitness centre at Bolton Arena. The plush facilities
REGULAR readers may recall my experiences at a Thai-boxing class a couple of months ago. This week I decided to delve deeper into the world of kick-boxing at Nigel Ashton's invitation. Nigel, 28, runs Elite Thai Kick Boxing at Wordsworth Street in Bolton
IN THE interests of reviewing the best fitness regimes that Bolton has to offer, this week I took to the roads with members of Bolton United Harriers. I was invited along by Barbara Williams. At 57, Barbara is 20 years older than me, so you might think
SATURDAY 28th April saw a Bolton United Harriers Senior Men's Team travel to the Midlands to compete in the AAA of England Men's National 12 Stage Road Relay at Sutton Park. This beautiful undulating backdrop was the setting for this prestigious event
STARS of music and TV could could help Bolton to build on record-breaking visitor rates, according to tourism chiefs. Head of tourism Geoff Bennette said well-known faces including Radio One's Sara Cox and singer-songwriter Damon Gough attracted a young
STRESSED doctors in Bolton are being balloted for strike action in a passionate uprising against the Government. They want more doctors in the town and less pen pushing bureaucracy to free up their time to spend with patients -- and their own families
CHILDREN as young as 12 are turning to crime to satisfy their craving for alcohol, a shocking BEN report reveals tonight. The youngsters are plundering local stores and off-licences stealing bottles and cans of booze -- often by the crate-load. Then they
JEFF Smith will be aiming to make a string of special deliveries at the Reebok tomorrow. The wide-boy from Bishop Auckland, who quit his job as a postman to take his chance at the Reebok, makes his first senior appearance for the Wanderers in the final
SAM Allardyce found himself in the bizarre situation today of preparing for a game rendered meaningless by Blackburn's promotion clincher. "To have no tension after what we've had over the last 10 games is going to be quite strange," the Reebok boss admitted
Ground: Bramall Lane. Manager: Neil Warnock. Nickname: Blades. Current position: 10th. Last time out: Blades 2 (Ndlovu, Asaba), Burnley 0. How they lined up: Talia, Doane, Ullathorne, Murphy, Morrison, Curle, Jajielka, Ford, Ndlovu, Devlin, Asaba. Subs
MICHAEL Ricketts gets his 21st goal of the season on an historic evening at Barnsley. The 1-0 win sees Wanderers set an all-time club record of 13 away wins in a season, eclipsing the previous mark set in the 1904-05 season, and score their first win
A WORKMAN was lucky to escape with his life when he plunged more than 30ft off scaffolding. The 55-year-old man, who is not being named, slipped as he was carrying out painting and renovation work on a luxury home off Horrobin Lane, Chapeltown. He suffered
The balloons have been sold to the public at £1 apiece to raise funds for Vision Aid, Wanderers' adopted charity and will be released at half time. The one that travels furthest will win for its owner a VIP weekend at the Reebok for a match next season
FRank SAM Allardyce believes Wanderers' best chance of wrapping up the regular season with a win lies with fresh legs and enthusiasm. "The players who played against Norwich, Barnsley and Wolves and took us so close to getting what we wanted, will have
DENNIS Dwyer, a record producer from Los Angeles, is due to arrive in Bolton this weekend. He will be using Ionian Studios, where he is producing Bolton-based Poison Whiskey's new CD. The band has been causing quite a stir around the country with its
A TEENAGER accused of attacking an elderly pensioner in Radcliffe has appeared before magistrates. The 15-year-old, who comes from Radcliffe, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent against Mr John Conwell. The 68-year-old man suffered
YOUNGSTERS from Horwich donned their wellies and overalls to help transform an estate. Steve Rock from Brazley Residents Association co-ordinated the annual spring cleaning day and enlisted the help of plenty of enthusiastic youngsters. They spent the
MEMBERS of the public are invited to commemorate someone or something special by dedicating a bench in the beautifully restored gardens at Smithhills Hall. As part of the ongoing restoration of Smithills Gardens, Bolton Council is offering members of
THERE will be some trendy looking children on the catwalk when a fashion show is held at a Westhoughton school. The event will see pupils from the Parochial C of E Primary, The Fairways, modelling clothes by famous and high street names. The Brats Childrenswear
WHO wants to be a millionaire -- without all the difficult questions? Asda's new Kick for a Million Competition, in conjunction with Walkers and Britvic Soft Drinks, is kicking off at a store near you soon. Customers get their first kick free and if the
A HAULAGE contractor was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to evading excise duty of £100,000. Stanley Fernyhough, of Macclesfield, was stopped in Leigh using Red Diesel in one of his nine lorries. The 54-year-old, who was also
LOCAL music teachers could be awarded for their talent if they win a Classic FM competition. For the third consecutive year, the radio station is scouring rehearsal rooms in schools across the country to find the UK's Music Teacher of the Year 2001. The
MOBILE hairdresser Margaret Walker will be able to get to customers in a flash after winning a new car on a Lottery scratchcard. The 54-year-old took home a Vauxhall Astra SRi worth more than £15,000 when she revealed the number one prize. Margaret, from
DETECTIVES are investigating the death of a former Bolton accountant discovered in a bedroom at his home. Recently divorced Frank Berry, aged 58, was found dead in bed at his flat in Milnrow Road, Rochdale, by a neighbour. An inquest heard that Mr Berry
THE Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed Andy Park as the local Business Development Manager. Mr Park will represent the South Lancashire corporate offices of the RBS and NatWest. His job is to serve the business community in the Bolton, Bury, Oldham,
A BOLTON MP said firm action needed to be taken against drunken yobs following a rampage in Westhoughton. Ruth Kelly, Labour MP for Bolton West, believed proposed fines for people drinking on the streets would go some way to solving the problem. Penalty
A LOCAL firm has played a key role in the construction of the new £23 million Manchester International Convention Centre. Senior Hargreaves, a heating and ventilation systems supplier based in Bury, has completed a £500,000 project to provide ductwork
A NEW survey reveals that North-west businesses are warming to the e-commerce revolution. An increasing number of small companies now use the Internet and e-mail as an integral part of their everyday business transactions. The survey, carried out by red-box
A SECRETARY has made her mark at Bolton College by joining a select band of staff who have gone "above and beyond the call of duty". Westhoughton woman Mavis Parker, who has worked as a secretary at the Manchester Road college for 10 years, has been presented
MEMORIES of the silver screen have been stirred by BBC plans to make more programmes in the North. A Bolton couple made it on to celluloid without leaving their home town almost 40 years ago. Olive and Ray Kenyon, of Laburnum Park, Bradshaw, appeared
A REAL character who wrote books about the Bolton of yesteryear has died at the age of 83. Norman Kenyon passed away last Sunday morning after a lifetime of entertaining and caring for the many people who got to know him. The author, who lived in the
GUDNI Bergsson will not figure in Sunday's Reebok finale but he will lead the Wanderers in a salute of their fans after the game. Sam Allardyce has rung the changes for the Sheffield United in which neither side has anything at stake but confirmed today
BOLTON'S free car parking offer will be rolled out later this month, town centre bosses have announced. The move -- to give drivers an hour of parking for free if they stay in the town on a Saturday for a minimum of one hour -- will begin on May 26. As
CAMERAMAN Daniel Bamping is spearheading a national campaign to track down panthers in the British countryside. The Bolton-born photographer is launching a society dedicated to proving that the sightings of big cats, such as the 'Beast of Bodmin' are
SAM Allardyce had the consolation today of knowing that, despite missing out on the major prize, his team's efforts had not gone unappreciated. The victories at Barnsley and Wolves, which kept the pressure on Blackburn right up to the final minute of
THE Warburton's Bolton League will make another bid to get their cricket campaign started. After postponing the first set of fixtures a fortnight ago, only three games were able to start last week and of those, only Greenmount were able to complete an
BOLTON'S veteran badminton players scored a double win at the national league team championships in Milton Keynes. They aided two Lancashire county sides to national titles, in the over 45s and over 50s. Bolton Badminton League players who figured in
BOLTON'S top darts team is closing in on a dream trip to Las Vegas. The Moss Rose has swept aside eight rivals from all over the country in a national competition and are just one more win away from jetting off to America. The 12-strong squad has won
WILBUR Smith's last blockbuster Monsoon was a record-breaking Number One Best-seller and more than over one million copies. Warlock is his stunning and meticulously researched new best-seller set in Ancient Egypt which follows on from River of God and
IT is the year 2006, and a succession of massive underwater explosions has left three of the world's largest oil tankers burning fiercely in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz. United States military intelligence conclude that the Iranians have carried
IT is 1807 and Lieutenant Richard Sharpe, newly returned to England, now wants to leave the army. One last job is offered to him. Go to Copenhagen, help the Honourable John Lavisser deliver a bribe and so stop a war. It seems very easy. But nothing is
A MAN suffered serious head injuries after being discovered lying in the car park of a Bury DIY store at 1.15am today. The man, who is not being named, was in a stable condition at Bury General Hospital today. Police have arrested one man in connection
THIS week I discovered a whole new meaning to the phrase "get on yer bike" at one of Esporta's Spinning classes. I climbed hill and dale with the rest of the group, got left behind a few times by my fellow-cyclists -- and all without moving out of an
GEORGE Chapman has a gladiatorial physique and looks 10 years younger than his 46 years. I went along to one of his circuit training classes hoping to find out the key to his enviable energy and fitness. And I wasn't alone -- with 60 people in the class
Martial arts seem full of eastern promise but do these classes still cut it in 2001 or should they be relegated to the archives along with Kung Fu B-movies from the seventies? Angelina Lombardo went along to find out if there's more to Tae Kwon Do than
FLORAL tributes bore testament to a family's love of a frail pensioner who died after being attacked by a teenage burglar. The funeral of Albert Hazzleton, aged 92, took place yesterday morning. Mr Hazzleton died last week after being punched in the head
A BOLTON high school has been hailed as a success in any language thanks to its groundbreaking work in helping pupils become fluent in foreign tongues. Little Lever School has become so successful that it has been singled out for praise by Education Secretary
KIND-hearted schoolchildren from Plodder Lane School have raised over £1,000 for Bolton Motor Neurone sufferer Mark Gallagher. And ex-colleagues from the Royal Mail in Wingates packed in the crowds when manager, Dave Ellis, decided to go bald for his
UNDER-AGE children are stealing alcohol from shops in Westhoughton -- often by the crate-load -- before rampaging through the streets bringing heartache to residents. Other youngsters are obtaining booze from private homes or from vans, being driven by
By Chris Sudlow NOT many rising stars turn down the chance to play for United. Even fewer do so twice! Yet the North-west's man of the moment has done just that . . . achieving Premier Division status almost through the back door. Blackburn's exciting
GRAEME Souness will be ruthless when he shapes his squad to compete in the Premiership. The Rovers boss says there can be no room for feelings when it comes to the tough decisions over which players stay and which will have to go. Those he believes will
IT could all be over for Manchester City by tonight - or by Monday night. Or maybe, just maybe it might go to the last day. If Middlesbrough, Derby and West Ham all win today City are down. If the Blues lose at Ipswich 48 hours later they are down. But
LEIGH RMI wind up a gruelling debut season in the Nationwide Conference with a final day visit to Morecambe. Leigh's first-ever League visit to Christie Park is a significant one for RMI who need to pick up at least a point to guarantee a top six finish
LEIGH RMI believe they have found a diamond in young striker Troy Hayder. The youngster, who joined the Hilton Park outfit from Winsford midway through the season, is a former Atherton Colls striker. Hayder made his dream debut in the 2-1 win over Kingstonian
BOLTON Under 15s go into the Northern Merit play offs with just one defeat from their last six games. The town team finished on top of the Northern Merit League after winning three, drawing three and losing two of their eight games played. And that record
