Bolton Ladies 5, Oldham 3: BOLTON finished on top after another high-scoring and exciting clash with Oldham. The visitors made the initial breakthrough early in the first half but Bolton replied through Sarah Grange to leave things evenly poised at the
CHORLEY'S search for a morale boosting victory have suffered a blow after Damian Corcoran picked up a knee injury on his comeback. Corcoran had been out for a month but damaged knee ligaments against Ossett on Saturday and will now be missing for a further
LANCASHIRE cricket manager Mike Watkinson today explained the shock decision to tempt former Yorkshire captain David Byas out of retirement to play at Old Trafford. Lancashire are without the talent of retired former England opener Michael Atherton and
LANCASHIRE captain Warren Hegg today welcomed the shock signing of former Yorkshire rival David Byas and insisted his experience would be crucial to their hopes of bringing success back to Old Trafford. The 38-year-old reversed his decision to retire
LORD Waddington, former Lancashire MP and Home Secretary to Margaret Thatcher's government, has been appointed President of the Society for the 220th Royal Lancashire Show this summer. This year's event will take place between July 26 and 28 at Astley
THE latest phase of the Chorley town centre improvement will include the borough's millennium sculpture and two bronze wall-mounted relief sculptures. Designed by Diana Gorvin, the works at the market manager's offices in Cleveland Street are expected
A FIRM has been fined £2,500 after admitting polluting a river which killed around a dozen fish. The dead fish were found in the River Douglas at Adlington where an illegal discharge of liquid trade waste from Pincroft Dyeing and Printing Company, Market
A NEW campaign has been launched to stop Chorley residents from barking up the wrong tree when reporting stray dogs. Many callers mistakenly contact the RSPCA or other animal charities asking for their help. In fact, councils and police are the only organisations
CHORLEY Police are hunting a gang of muggers after a string of incidents in the town centre. Now women, especially the elderly, are being urged to take care. A 67-year-old woman is the latest victim of the spate of attacks which police believe are likely
A WOMAN, aged 80, was mugged as she took her dog for a walk in a Bolton street. The victim was discovered lying in Mornington Road, Heaton, with a cut to the head and a broken hip at about 2.30pm yesterday. The pensioner was walking her dog when she was
FAMILY doctors in Bolton are living in fear of violent attacks from patients, the BEN can reveal tonight. Doctors have received deaths threats and even been held at knifepoint by the people they are trying to treat. And doctors' leaders, who claim that
SHAGGY AND ALI G -- Me Julie Although this inevitable collaboration between the world's most famous booty lovers is quite understated, with Shaggy rapping incomprehensibly over a lilting beat, the lyrics certainly don't hold back. A huge hit. NATALIE
IF there is one lesson to be learned from Bury's crisis it is that football is all about the fans. Since the game began its money-laden glory years a decade ago football at the highest level has treated supporters with contempt, charging a fortune for
FORMER Great Britain and Wigan forward Denis Betts will consider an approach to become a referee, but not yet. The 32-year-old retired last year to take up a coaching role with the Warriors youth set-up. "I wouldn't say the refereeing proposition was
PHIL Cushion is Swinton Lions' main doubt for the home game against Sheffield Eagles at Gigg Lane on Sunday (kick-off 3pm). Second row forward Cushion picked up a knee injury in the 40-14 defeat at Doncaster last Sunday. "He twisted the knee and it is
CRAIG Smith is battling to be fit for Wigan Warriors' capital showdown on Saturday night writes David Magilton The Kiwi prop is struggling to overcome an ankle injury and his absence would be a major setback to coach Stuart Raper's plans of putting their
BOLTON Lads Club are the Lions Youth Football Divisional champions. The competition is an annual event with 137 teams taking part sponsored by the Lions Clubs International organisation. It is played on a regional basis and the Lads Club represented Bolton
RADCLIFFE Boro go into tomorrow's Unibond Division One clash at Workington with three games in hand on second placed Eastwood Town. After last weekend's confidence boosting win over clear leaders Harrogate Town, Boro failed to maintain the momentum and
SHAKERS return to Gigg Lane tomorrow for the latest round of their survival fight against a team whose season almost mirrors their own writes Chris Hall Notts County make the trip north desperate to edge closer to Division Two safety on the field, while
MORE than £60,000 has been raised in five days since cash-starved Bury FC launched their "Buy-A-Seat" Appeal. The £10-a-seat appeal, the brainchild of former commercial manager Nev Neville, could raise more than £120,000 as the desperate Shakers nervously
AFTER the pleasantries of the hostel weekend at Arnside the club returned to normal Sunday rides this week. The B and C rides combined for an outing to Tatton Park keeping to the narrow quiet lanes. The A Ride sought the hills of West Yorkshire adjoining
LRC's 2001 Club Champion, Mike Smith has been making a name for himself in the Friday evening events held at the National Cycling Centre, promoted by the Manchester track leauge. Last Friday, Mike misjudged his position in the 'Devil Take The Hindmost
WORK has begun to clean up what was once one of the best salmon rivers in the North-west. The River Lune, in Lancashire, is receiving help from fishermen who are concerned about the lack of fish. It is hoped the environment improvement work will encourage
A £14m regeneration of the Left Bank area south-west of Manchester's city centre has been given the go-ahead. More than 6,000 jobs will be created when the seven-year programme transforms the area into a commercial district enticing high-tech industries
A FRESH appeal has been launched to find the mother of a newborn baby, found dead in woodlands four years ago. The child, named Callum by police, was discovered abandoned in a bin liner in Sankey Valley, Warrington. Despite extensive inquiries, detectives
A PENSIONER who developed serious infection while in hospital died from heart failure after battling cancer, an inquest was told. Coroner Jennifer Leeming praised Tom Lyons' ability to fight back after many operations on his bladder and bowel. But Mr
RUTHLESS burglars are targeting elderly residents in a warden-controlled home. Tenants at Brookdale Court in Pennington Road, Leigh, are living in fear after a spate of break-ins and attacks where concrete slabs were hurled through windows and intruders
THE principal of Bolton Community College has vowed to keep up the good work achieved since she took over 12 months ago. But Alison Bowes admitted she was "disappointed" that Ofsted inspectors had singled out leadership and management as being "unsatisfactory
LORD Dubs, chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission, this week criticised soaps for using increasingly shocking storylines to improve viewing figures. He said the programmes were undermining the 9pm watershed. Beverly Greenberg gives her opinion
A WOMAN today became one of the country's latest carjacking victims when she was threatened by an armed couple who were already inside her vehicle. The woman was getting into her Peugeot 206 car in Aigburth, Liverpool, when she was threatened by a man
FANS of Bury FC will need to double their efforts or watch their club go to the wall, insists disappointed manager Andy Preece writes Chris Hall Shakers have until March 15 to raise the £400,000 needed to keep them in business until the end of the season
DERBY County's revival under John Gregory has ensured their biggest away following of the season for the crunch match at the Reebok on Saturday week. Derby have sold their entire allocation of 3,000 seats - the first time they have sold out for an away
I HAVE been informed that McDonalds has withdrawn its application for a drive-thru on the car park and playing field on Higher Market Street, Farnworth. I would like to thank the Bolton Evening News for its unbiased coverage of the story, the traders
WE have read with a great deal of interest recently of how Royal Mail or Consignia are to be modernised. It is my understanding that the second post is to be discontinued, I never realised that it currently existed,and this will make way for the first
AS a Harwood resident, and Affetside Primary School parent, I recently called in to Harwood Library to leave some leaflets on the local information table about our lovely village school. I have always found the library to be an excellent source of local
FLEDGLING pop group Bless-d are set to perform at Bolton's Albert Halls on March 23. The recently signed band which played in the recent Smash Hits Tour and in support of Atomic Kitten, will appear with a range of tribute acts in the Dream Concerts Tour
BEVERLEY Knight shared an emotional moment with a crowd of thousands on the last night of Jamiroquai's recent stadium tour. The singer was finishing her support set at London's Wembley Arena on Sunday night when she announced that her latest single Shoulda
SOME bands just want a record contract and millions of pounds stashed in their current accounts. Yet once in a while you hear from a band which wants that little bit more. Bury-based band Fatcat are definitely one of those. The group has been playing
CLASSY defender Bruno N'Gotty is a comfortable winner of the BEN Player of the Month Award for February. He follows previous winners Mickael Ricketts (October), Gudni Bergsson (November), Kevin Nolan (December) and Jussi Jaaskelainen (January). He easily
THE crunch is on for teams in the relegation zone with Wanderers. Here are the latest results and fixtures LEICESTER (Recent run) Wanderers (A) drew 2-2 Arsenal (H) lost 3-1 West Ham (A) lost 1-0 Newcastle (H) drew 0-0 Liverpool (A) lost 1-0 Chelsea (
THE top £1,000 prize in this week's Bolton Hospice Lottery draw goes to the holder of ticket number 38462. The second prize of £200 goes to the holder of ticket number 19166, who lives in Bank Top, and the third prizeof £50 has been won by the holder
CUTE pets can win prizes in a supermarket competition all next week. Asda in Farnworth is asking customers to take a snapshot of their pets to the customer services desk to enter the "Cutest Smile Competition" which is part of Pet Week. Bonio is giving
BOLTON senior citizens are being invited to swap their bus pass for a stage pass in a talent contest for the over 60s. The YOURS Silver Stars Talent Contest is holding heats to find the next "Grandpop" idol in Bolton on May 16 and there is only one criteria
THE winners of a poetry and short story competition have been announced. Bank Street Writers in Mill Lane, Horwich, ran its annual writing competition, which is sponsored by the Bolton Evening News and Sweetens Bookshop. First prize winner in the short
TWO Leigh charity volunteers are being honoured for their work today. Jennifer Peters and Freda Sudworth have devoted five years' service to the Help The Aged shop in Bradshawgate. To mark their contribution they will receive voluntary service certificates
AN application to turn a quarry into a massive landfill site was turned down at a packed meeting. Biffa Waste Services wanted to build the landfill site at the disused Fletcher Bank Quarry in Ramsbottom, near Bury. The plan was opposed by residents who
CHILDREN showed off their class work at a celebration to mark five years of regeneration in Farnworth schools. Around 60 pupils exhibited their handiwork at the Festival Hall in Bolton Town Hall at an event staged by Bolton and Bury Education Business
IMAGES of Leigh and its residents are being produced in a 10-week project after Wigan Council teamed up with documentary photographer and Wigan and Leigh College lecturer Paula Keenan. The scheme, based on the Mass Observation exercise of the 1930s, is
TRIBUTES are being paid to a man who was a leading light of Hindsford FC for more than 20 years. Dedicated amateur footballer John Walters, aged 51, died suddenly after collapsing during training. Between 1968 and 1990, Mr Walters was a dedicated member
A 43-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist died after a head-on collision with a car on the outskirts of Bolton. Roy O'Hagan suffered appalling injuries and died in hospital despite efforts by medical staff to save his life. Mr O'Hagan of Barrie Way, Hall i'th' Wood,
DONATIONS should be sent to The Appeal Office, Davenport House, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JR. Cheques can be handed in to the cashiers office in the main reception of the hospital or the Finance Department, Dowling House
DONATIONS should be sent to The Appeal Office, Davenport House, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JR. Cheques can be handed in to the cashiers office in the main reception of the hospital or the Finance Department, Dowling House
STUART Raper hopes that the fans who booed his side after the defeat by Bradford Bulls will be patting his players on the back if they win the Challenge Cup. The supporters of Wigan Warriors jeered their team from the field after a disappointing performance
KEVIN Taylor was the first Horwich CC rider to compete in a road race this season when on Saturday he took part in the 80km Eddie Soens Memorial Handicap. In a top class field he produced a fine ride to take 17th place. The next day he was in action again
IN the Premier Division Lostock move up to third place following their 6-3 win at second placed Farnworth, trebles here for Lyndsey Thornton and Steve Stringer. Jim Chadwick joins Mike Moir as joint top ten leader after his treble for Cricketers, who
SCIENTISTS have revealed they have made a major breakthrough in the battle against a disease which makes millions of people blind. River blindness, which affects 20 million people worldwide, causes sickness, premature ageing of the skin and blindness.
ONE of the town's best-known women will be honoured at the Bolton Woman of the Year Luncheon next month. Honorary Alderman Mrs Barbara Hurst died last September at the age of 82 after a life dominated by public service. A mother-of-five and grandmother
DERBY County's revival under John Gregory has ensured their biggest away following of the season for the crunch match at the Reebok on Saturday week. Derby have sold their entire allocation of 3,000 seats - the first time they have sold out for an away
IT is so sad that a baby had died after swallowing sweets. I remember the day when parents shopped on Bolton market and fed their children fruit. Why are we importing junk food ... the colourings and e numbers are enough to make anyone sick just reading
I READ with interest your article and leader on the flat cap (March 6th) but, at the risk of being contentious, I must take issue with the implication that this is a particularly Lancastrian or even Mancunian item of wear. To take but one obvious example
HORWICH Leisure Centre Swimming Club narrowly failed to repeat last year's victory in the Bolton & District Relay Competition at Horwich last Saturday. This annual competition comprises sixteen events, featuring freestyle and medley team relays for
WALKDEN reached the last four of the North of England indoor cricket finals at Old Trafford before losing to Yorkshire side Farsley. The Bolton League side batted first and were bowled out for 83 with skipper Mike Bennison top scorer with 29 and Rob Slater
A VICAR is praying for the recovery of a 92-year-old woman pedestrian who was in collison with his car in Croston. Canon Robert John Brunswick, 63, collided with Helen Smith as she crossed Station Road at 11.10am on Tuesday, March 5. Mrs Smith of Brookfields
CHORLEY'S army cadets were celebrating this week after winning an award for their dedication in raising money for the county's ex-servicemen. Chorley Army Cadet Force won the overall unit category at the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire Cadet Poppy Appeal
A CHORLEY vicar's wife has sparked a debate over financial support for retiring clerics which has gone all the way to Westminster. Maureen Stewart, the wife of John Stewart, vicar at St John's Church, Coppull, said current arrangements for retiring vicars
CHRIS HALL looks at the town's two exciting boxers Daniel Booth and Amir Khan who will fight for national titles tomorrow BOXERS Daniel Booth and Amir Khan will be hoping to catch the eye of England selectors when they fight for National Schoolboys titles
Britney fans braced for new film and single BRITNEY mania is set to take over Britain during the next few months as the singer releases her next single and makes her film debut in Crossroads on March 29. Her next song I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman is
IT SEEMS the balance has shifted between guitar bands and those squeaky clean pop stars. Pop is now the new rock'n'roll. Already Pop Idol Will Young has vowed to cut back on the booze after a reported series of drunken benders. His celebrations for winning
PER Frandsen has given Sam Allardyce another fitness boost as the Wanderers' boss rallies his troops for the big survival push. The Denmark midfielder, who has missed seven games with an ankle injury, is expected to be given a reserve team outing at Newcastle
THE nail-biting battle to beat the drop is hotting up with Blackburn showing signs of recovery while Ipswich and Everton - both beaten on Wednesday - hover precariously just above the bottom three. But the bookies have no doubts - the latest prices from
ACTOR Ricky Tomlinson, super-slob Jim in the Royle Family, has signed a deal worth £800,000 for his autobiography. Tomlinson, aged 62, signed a contract after his wife, Rita, conducted negotiations from the front room of their Liverpool home. Time Warner
A MURDER hunt has been launched after a Prestwich father, who planned to get married later this year, was stabbed to death. Nathaniel Jacobs suffered a number of stab injuries to his head and body in a frenzied knife attack at an office in Hulme on Wednesday
THE next meeting of the Leigh & District Family History Society is on Tuesday, March 19 in the Derby Room of Leigh Library (7.30). Solicitors April and King will reveal details about wills of the rich and famous.
CALLERS have been flooding the Bolton Evening News office with offers to become a bone marrow donor to help find a match for local youngster Elizabeth Morris, a leukaemia sufferer. But people who want to join the British Bone Marrow register are asked
A CHIP pan left unattended went up in flames in a Leigh house last night. Firefighters put out the pan fire in an end terrace house on Henrietta Street at about 8.15pm. Fat residue had built up underneath the cooker rings and had caught fire. Flames then
A MUSIC hall evening is set to raise funds for lifeboats. The Bolton co-ordinating group of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has thrown open an invitation to local people to come along to Ye Olde Tyme Music Hall Evening "The Good Old Days" on Friday
A MAN kicked in two windows at a pub after being turned away by a doorman, a court heard today. Daniel Lee Marsden, aged 27, of Mason Street, Horwich, admitted causing £500 worth of damage to windows at the Middlebrook Tavern on March 1 at Bolton Magistrates
THE McNicholas triplets may have reached double figures in the birthday stakes, but they always have three times the fun. Sisters Kendal and Kelsey, and their brother Joshua celebrated their 10th birthdays this week with a huge party. And the triplets
A ROW has broken out over plans for a local nature reserve at one of Bolton's wildlife sites. Proposals to designate Red Moss as a site of special scientific interest have been opposed by Railtrack which wants to build a freight terminal close to the
A FORMER prisoner of war named after his war hero uncle has died. Jerome Stones, aged 83, who fought at Dunkirk in the Second World War and was later captured by the Japanese, was the longest-serving member of Walkden British Legion. He was named after
CAMPAIGNERS are keeping up the town's profile in the latest push to gain coveted city status. The Queen is expected to name the towns which will be granted city status around the time of her Golden Jubilee in three months time. Bolton, along with more
A RUGBY divide which seemed to be nearing unity is still -- financially -- canyons apart. Now Leigh's sports fan MP Andy Burnham says rugby league deserves a fairer slice of the Lottery cake. This week Mr Burnham called on Sport England to take action
A VOLUNTEER who helps ex-servicemen is appealing for help in tracing stolen medals. Beverley Maloney, of Heathfield Drive, Tyldesley, arrived home from work to find she had been burgled. Jewellery, cash, her niece's laptop computer and two commemorative
A MEMORIAL to popular town politician, ex-mayor and life-long Bolton Wanderers fan Peter Birch has been unveiled. Councillor Birch, aged 53, one of the youngest ever elected to Bolton Council more than 21 years ago, was well-known for his tireless work
A MOTHER caught up in the Alder Hey controversy will be displaying her artwork at Bolton Gallery. Denise Green, who had to hold three funerals for her son William after various organs were discovered stored at the Merseyside hospital, will be showing
PER Frandsen has given Sam Allardyce another fitness boost as the Wanderers' boss rallies his troops for the big survival push. The Denmark midfielder, who has missed seven games with an ankle injury, is expected to be given a reserve team outing at Newcastle
SMITHILLS Cricket Club are staging an open day on Saturday at Smithills Sports Centre which is attached to Smithills School on Smithills Dean Road between noon and 5pm. The club is on the lookout for new members in both its senior and junior set-ups.
BLINK and you might have missed it but something very unusual happened in British sport last weekend. A male middle distance runner actually managed not to embarrass himself in a major championships. Indeed, far from it as the previously unknown Michael
AUDLEY Harrison is taking some unjustifiable stick for taking on a 32-year-old pub manager in his next fight. It sounds daft that an Olympic gold medallist with ambitions to be world heavyweight champion should be fighting a string of no-hopers. But that's
SINCE when did Graeme Souness have opposition players wired with microphones? I mean that can be the only way he could have known what Mike Whitlow was allegedy whispering to his Wanderers team-mates while he was lying on the ground. My instant reaction
DAREDEVIL charity fund-raisers are backing the Coronary Care Appeal by taking part in all kinds of hair-raising stunts. Dance groups, local keep-fit fanatics and other members of the public have rung the appeals hotline desperate to raise money. Why not
WELL done -- we're nearly halfway there! The Bolton Evening News-backed Coronary Care Appeal to build a 10-bed coronary care unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital by 2003 now stands at an impressive £410,000. In just two weeks, the appeals office at the Farnworth
THE Women's Royal Voluntary Service -- an army of volunteers known as the WRVS -- continues to be a force to be reckoned with in Bolton. It has just announced that proceeds from its shops and snacks-on-wheels trolleys at the Royal Bolton Hospital this
YOUNG Leigh Centurions scrum-half Lee Sanderson will be sidelined for at least two months after surgery to repair his smashed jaw. Sanderson was only released from hospital on Tuesday where he had been detained after being hurt in Leigh's big win at Chorley
THE son of a Lottery millionaire called police after he claimed a man he lent expensive musical equipment to refused to give the items back. David White set up a management company to promote and manage pop groups with money given to him by his father
LEIGH RMI are likely to hand Jamie Udall and Steve Thompson their first league starts of the season on Saturday as they bid to extend their seven-match unbeaten run against Nuneaton Borough writes Martyn Hindley Udall last played for the Railwaymen in
WORKERS at Marconi in Chorley will know in the next few weeks if there are to be job losses at the factory. Employees at the Carr Lane payphone manufacturing plant face an anxious wait after the telecommunications giant axed jobs at its other factories
POLICE chiefs in Wigan are to host a celebration meal to mark the Muslim Eid festival. Chief Superintendent Peter Owen and Superintendent Ian Harrison are inviting 12 members of the local community to Wigan police station. The lunch, taking place at the
WOMEN throughout the North-west were today due to join in a range of special events to celebrate International Women's Day. Organisers of a women's festival being staged in the Wirral were promising several hours of fun, quality entertainment and information
FOR the last 30 years Ian Lavender has been called "a stupid boy" on national television. In fact, it is rare for a week to pass without the actor, colourful scarf wrapped around his neck, to not be derided for his stupidity. But does it bother the actor
A RUNWAY cat cheated death when a passenger jet landed at Manchester Airport inches from its head, it has emerged. The animal was found cowering on runway one by airport staff after the pilot of a Ryanair 737 plane radioed to say he had spotted it as
THE slip road from the M60 to the M61 will be closed at night over the weekend for resurfacing work. It will shut tonight from 10pm to 7.30am and from 10pm tomorrow night until 7.30am on Sunday. Diversions will be in operation. A clearly signed diversion
THE death of a Bolton toddler thought to have choked to death on a sweet has led to a national warning being issued to parents. The Food Standards Agency is urging parents to be on their guard after the BEN revealed details of the toddler's death. The
THE tables were turned on police, fire and ambulance chiefs when they were in the hot seat as young people from Bolton grilled them on 999 procedures. A panel including the chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, David Wilmot, chief executive of
A CAR thief with a criminal record -- described by a judge as the "worst" he had ever seen -- has been jailed after bringing terror to the streets of Farnworth. Anthony Brooks, aged 22, was found to have 25 convictions for 103 separate offences after
Istabraq set for Cheltenham record NEXT week it's the Cheltenham Festival, the pinnacle of National hunt Racing. This is my favourite race meeting of the entire calendar, its been two years since the last festival because of the foot and Mouth outbreak
FOR the last 30 years Ian Lavender has been called "a stupid boy" on national television. In fact, it is rare for a week to pass without the actor, colourful scarf wrapped around his neck, to not be derided for his stupidity. But does it bother the actor
DERBY County's revival under John Gregory has ensured their biggest away following of the season for the crunch match at the Reebok on Saturday week. Derby have sold their entire allocation of 3,000 seats - the first time they have sold out for an away
MICHAEL Ricketts could avoid suspension despite picking up his fifth booking of the season during Tuesday night's defeat at Sunderland according to the official Wanderers website - www.bwfc.co.uk The Wanderers' leading scorer was shown a yellow card just
