ANGELA Kelly's excellent article on getting rid of sports day deserves much praise for bringing to our attention the latest thinking on sporting achievements for children. To consider changing traditional athletics and games to a "sports day tool kit"
I AM grateful to Rev Michael Williams, writing in his "Thought for Week" column in the Bolton Evening News of July 2, for his comment that different faith communities should not insist on having their separate schools. I agree with his concerns that separate
THERE was an air of relief as Kearsley finally produced some improved form to at least make up for some of the disappointments of the first half of the season. Poor batting and the failure of pro Akber to repeat his wicket-taking feats of last season
SPOT: Edinburgh Fringe Festival -- It is that time of year when anyone worth their creative salt will be getting ready for the Edinburgh Fringe, taking place August 4 to 26. An essential location for any comedian or playwright wanting to make it on the
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A WOMAN told today how her husband saved her life by pushing her out of the way when a hit and run driver smashed into a bus stop. Peter Mullen, aged 63, pushed his wife Mavis out of the path of the speeding Toyota Corolla which then crashed into him.
LEIGH Harriers had their best results of the track and field league season on Sunday at Blackburn's Witton Park. Competing in the U17 Girls Northern Division Two Central League, the Harriers team won second place out of a league of eight teams, scoring
THE BRANDON family inhabit an absurd Northern world where men say nowt if they can help it, and women carp endlessly without ever getting anywhere. They live an exceptionally unexceptional life revolving around visits to the local pub, taking the dog
THE YEAR is 1951. A smooth-talking Chicago lawyer has come to chat with Sam Vincent, a former prosecutor, about a dangerous unknown -- a prison for violent black convicts in Thebes, Mississippi, a place of many questions but no answers. Would Sam, a white
Fought largely between the German U-boats and Allied convoys, this deadly battle involved vast amounts of men, aircraft, ships and submarines fighting above, across and beneath thousands of miles of ocean. In the end, the Allies won -- but only just.
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HANNAH Mitchell, played a leading role in the Suffragette movement and took on board the fight for Bolton shop workers to have half-day holidays. Eileen Murphy, a freelance Bolton writer and director, has adapted Hannah's story for the People's History
LANCASHIRE suffered another set-back in the Norwich Union Sunday League as they were easily beaten by Northamptonshire. The Steelbacks proved too strong for Mike Watkinson's men, who are next-to-bottom in Division Two, claiming victory by 62 runs. Home
A PUBLIC meeting to discuss the future of a doctor's surgery in Edenfield will be held tonight (Mon July 8). The meeting has been called by the Edenfield Residents' Association following the distribution of consultation questionnaires by the local primary
MORNINGTON High School in Hindley has been granted Specialist Arts College status, recognising the school's strengths in visual arts teaching.
FOR a shopaholic mum with a fierce pride in her home town Cathy Savage has exactly the right job writes Angela Kelly But, Bolton's new town centre manager has very definite ideas about how her favourite shopping place should be. "I would love it to be
PUPILS turned up for a day at school -- and ended up in handcuffs. But the children from St Joseph's High School, Horwich, were not complaining at spending a day on the wrong side of the law. That was because the day was all part of their school work.
SIX weeks of outdoor fun and activities are promised at Philips Park, Whitefield. Running from July 24 to August 30, the events are part of an environmental summer play scheme to be based at the park's Barn Countryside Centre. Activities will include
MOTORISTS in Bolton face diversions of up to 12 months while repair work to an old retaining wall alongside the road and stream on Barrow Bridge Road is carried out. The wall is in danger of collapsing and the road through the village has been closed
PUPILS had stars in their eyes when TV starmaker Matthew Kelly and Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez appeared to open their garden party. But it was actually look-a-likes Anthony Jenkins, aka Matthew, and Alan Hill, a dead ringer for Fabien
A WOMAN arrested in connection with a domestic incident in Bolton has been released without charge. The 37-year-old was questioned by police yesterday after they were called to a house in Nandywell, Little Lever. Police said she was arrested after neighbours
A WESTHOUGHTON youngster has won first prize for her colourful creation in an RSPCA competition. Zara Child, aged 11, beat 200 other children in designing a poster to promote rabbit welfare. The Sacred Heart RC Primary School pupil won a shield and a
MILITARY mum Lesley Cunningham's devotion to the Army cadet corps has earned her a top award. Lesley, who has served with Queen's Lancashire Regiment's cadet detachment in Fletcher Street, Bolton, for the last six years was presented with a Commandant's
THE Vikings conquered part of the town as hundreds of people enjoyed a festival at Moses Gate Country Park. With beards, swords and shields, the group showed the public at the Working Woodlands Festival what life used to be like thousands of years ago
DANGLING from the dizzy heights of the Dalton Tower it occurred to me that I had never imagined Belgium to be quite like this. Famous for being the centre of the EU, for producing amazing chocolates and for its vast array of beers, Belgium also boasts
PAUL Warhurst today signed a new contract with Wanderers. The 32-year-old agreed his second one-year deal in successive years after talks with manager Sam Allardyce. Warhurst was one of only two existing Reebok senior stars out of contract this summer
IT'S a chilling scene and one which Bolton paramedics hope will never happen. One is pictured wearing a new space age suit to treat a patient in a decontamination chamber -- in the event of a nuclear or chemical attack. The yellow fluorescent suits, the
A SUPERMARKET is giving tennis fans the chance to meet Tim Henman. Shoppers can win gifts, including the national prize of meeting Britain's number one men's player, by serving against a cut-out of the sports star behind the checkout area at Asda in Farnworth
BLOOD Against The Snows -- The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty by Jonathan Gregson is a portrait of that country's doom-laden royal dynasty from its staggering expansion in the 18th century to the massacre in June 2001, a sequence of events worthy
THERE is something about television that brings out the worst in people. I'm not talking experienced, or reasonably experienced commentators here, although some can be as toe-curlingly embarrassing as the clowns whom Channel 4 pundit John McCririck seems
THE last day of the Bolton Sailing Club spring points series suffered from poor weather and football blight. A Series: Merlin 1st A Pilkington, 2nd P Hartigan, 3rd G Minns GP 1st J Moulton / A Foxcroft, 2nd M Critchley / L Bird, 3rd D Shevelan / S Bird
Oldham 22 Leigh Centurions 26 by Mike Hulme THE Centurions proved a point or two as they snatched a dramatic late victory at Hurst Cross. Injury-hit Leigh showed their promotion credentials as they kept their nerve to win a tight tussle against last season's
HOSPICE helpers are needed desperately for collections which this year take place between August 3 and September 1. In 2001, more than £23,000 was donated to Wigan and Leigh Hospice by generous and supportive people but this year, organisers find themselves
ANDY Taylor bowled Horwich back to the top after another amazing wicket haul. The left arm spinner, who has done much to revitalise the side this season, bowled only eight overs but finished with the staggering figures of 6-19. That was the major contributory
CORNED Beef Sandwich is the debut novel from Manchester's own Mark Sullivan, and centres very much around the familiar streets of the city. It is a fast moving crime caper set in a seedy district of the city, falls somewhere between farce of Ealing comedies
ANIMAL INSTINCTS: Charlotte Uhlenbroek AS HUMANS we are well aware of the importance of communication, but how do animals send the same kind of messages to each other? Published to tie-in with the BBC1's four part series "Talking With Animals", this is
A NATIONAL music scheme is to include a concert featuring performances from diverse talent across Lancashire. Music Works was set up by The Experience Corps with the aim of encouraging over-50s to create musical events in the community. The launch at
A TOTAL of 75 per cent of women in Manchester cannot find a suitable partner to satisfy their kissing needs, a new survey has revealed. More than half of Liverpudlian women practise their technique on a doll, an Oral-B SATINfloss polls showed. Women in
NORTH-WEST farmers have been urged to take extra care when making silage to cut the risk of water pollution. The Environment Agency has made the appeal after revealing that silage effluent can be 200 times more polluting than untreated sewage. Advice
A MANCHESTER Airport firefighter is set to swap his hose for a microphone and step into the famous shoes of crooner Harry Connick Jnr. Father-of-two Darren Meehan, aged 31, of Blackpool, will be appearing in Stars In Their Eyes to sing "It Had To Be You
MANCHESTER'S waiters are set to get in training before being rushed off their feet during the Commonwealth Games. More than 20 waiters from the city's most popular establishments will take part in a Waiters' Race in the city centre which will test their
A SUCCESSFUL scheme to help primary school children discuss issues such as racism and disability is to be adopted across the country. More than 200 pupils at Westwood Primary School, Oldham, are among those who have been working on the Heartstone Project
IT'S a chilling scene and one which Bolton paramedics hope will never happen. One is pictured wearing a new space age suit to treat a patient in a decontamination chamber -- in the event of a nuclear or chemical attack. The yellow fluorescent suits, the
ENGINEERS working on a giant pipeline are warning the demand for gas is threatening to outstrip supplies. The 18-mile line will supply homes and firms in East Lancashire, and at £30m is the biggest gas infrastructure project in the North-west. It crosses
THOUSANDS flocked to this year's Westhoughton Carnival, which was hailed as one of the best in its history. The weather forecast predicted showers, but it was the sunshine and smiles that won the day yesterday. The procession was also a success with schools
AN AMERICAN travel writer has taken his hat off to Bolton declaring it "the best town in England." Surveying its architecture and the green fields surrounding the town, he declared: "Everything is so neat and tidy here." Michael K Hayes, who was born
PENSIONER Bertie Lewis chooses to spend an hour or so most Saturday lunchtimes conducting a one-man protest in Bolton town centre writes Alan Calvert At 81, his Left-wing fire continues to burn brightly as he seeks to get his anti-war message over to
A POLICE marksman shot and injured a man on the M6 near Wigan in an early morning gun drama today. The man, in his 20s, was shot in the legs by an officer from a police firearms team after a 10 mile motorway chase. Police closed the motorway as they attempted
HANNAH Mitchell, played a leading role in the Suffragette movement and took on board the fight for Bolton shop workers to have half-day holidays. Eileen Murphy, a freelance Bolton writer and director, has adapted Hannah's story for the People's History
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THE Winter League Presentation will be on Thursday, July 18, at Halliwell Central Reform Club (Roundhouse). £1 per person payable on the door. Will all prize winners who would like trophies (or similar) please ring Pat (419508) as soon as possible, otherwise
IT was halfway through the third round of golf in as many days when the unexpected happened writes David Magilton Instead of the usual 250 yards drive straight down the fairway the ball bobbled little more than 20 into the rough. Very disappointing and
Tuesday BOLTON METRO COMMUNITY CENTRES For further information or to book a room please call 01204 334300 BLACKROD COMMUNITY CENTRE, Greenbarn Way, off Vicarage Road, Blackrod, BL6 5TA The centre houses a main hall with a stage and a side lounge. Other
A BOLTON farm is celebrating its new additions -- a pair of Euroasian eagle owls. The 12-month-old birds are now part of Smithills Open Farm on Smithills Dean Road, run by Anthony Grimshaw, who had seen similar owls as part of a demonstration in the Lake
WELL, well! Where would the sick, lonely, elderly and invalids be without our carers and friends? I am 90 years of age and I have recently experienced an unexpected dastardly illness. I have had a fortnight of chronic arthritis, with all the trimmings
I FAIL to see what Mr Chris Davies MEP has to gloat about when he states that the euro has made gains against the pound and the dollar during the past few weeks. Should he have invested his savings in the euro, he will have lost money and still be losing
THE Bolton League have brought in two new caps for the MEN inter-league sem-final against the Central Lancashire League at Milnrow on Sunday.. Although the selectors have named a squad of 12 and will only confirm the final selection this week, they are
TWO neighbours told today how they saved a woman and her three-year-old grand-daughter from a burning house. Chris McGuiness, aged 27, woke to hear screaming from his neighbour's house in Frank Street, Halliwell, and ran out to see smoke billowing from
WOULD you like to achieve optimum health, peak productivity, and more rewarding relationships? The Art of Effortless Living by Ingrid Bacci aims to show you how. Bacci shows us how to stop being compulsive performers and start leading lives of creativity
Morgans Monday Nightleague: Astley/Tyldesley A 205 Westleigh Village 154; Leigh BC B 209 Leigh Miners 207; Botanical Gardens 207 Morgans B 207; Morgans A 212 Tamar 231; Gardeners Arms 224 Astley/Tyldesley B 227. Fazackerley Furnishing Veterans league:
WANDERERS are continuing to enjoy healthy season ticket sales as they approach 17,000 - more than last season's final figure - with the traditional start of season rush still to come.
PUPILS had stars in their eyes when TV starmaker Matthew Kelly and Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez appeared to open their garden party. But it was actually look-a-likes Anthony Jenkins, aka Matthew, and Alan Hill, a dead ringer for Fabien
A BOLTON primary school pupil has won a scholarship to attend a renowned grammar school. Chloe Bentham, a pupil at Egerton primary school, has won the John Law scholarship to the Queen Elizabeth Grammar School in Blackburn. The 11-year-old attained the
A HORWICH secondary school has won an award for its relationship with the community. St Joseph's High has been presented with the Schools Curriculum Award after an assessment from an independent panel which has been running the scheme for the past 20
LEIGH Ospreys' fished a match on the Butts Bridge to Hall House length and the older lads' section was again headed by Danny Martin who latched onto a tench of about 2lbs plus a few roach on bread for a total weight of 2-14-0. J Hibbert was runner-up
AN Irish pub is raffling a 3ft-long stick of stout flavoured rock for charity. O'Neill's, on Silver Street, Bury, will offer the prize later this month to raise cash for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
EDGWORTH Church of England Methodist Primary School, in Bolton Road, Edgworth, has applied for planning permission to build a roof covering an internal courtyard so a disabled toilet can be built. The plans will be considered by Blackburn with Darwen
RUNNERS from the Bolton area are invited to take part in the New York City Marathon in November -- and help in the fight against cancer. All money raised will go towards Cancer Research UK's work. Contact the Running Team on 0870-162-1622 or e-mail running
A SUPERMARKET is giving tennis fans the chance to meet Tim Henman. Shoppers can win gifts, including the national prize of meeting Britain's number one men's player, by serving against a cut-out of the sports star behind the checkout area at Asda in Farnworth
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital put out a fire after a patient accidentally set a bin alight early today in a ward in N Block when smoke poured in from a corridor. A patient is thought to have dropped a cigarette into a bin that had rubbish inside.
NEW advice to help consumers make the most of their telephone services has been published by watchdog Oftel. A leaflet, Your Rights and Choices as a Telephone Customer, offers clear, practical advice on how to make the best choice from the companies and
THE Bolton League have brought in two new caps for the MEN inter-league sem-final against the Central Lancashire League at Milnrow on Sunday. Although the selectors have named a squad of 12 and will only confirm the final selection this week, they are
NIGERIAN World Cup star Taribo West could be ready to make a shock move to the Reebok Stadium. Representatives of the Nigerian World Cup star are reported to be having talks with Wanderers. West would be joining his fellow countryman Jay Jay Okocha at
BOLTON proved itself to be the jewel in the Manchester Commonwealth Games crown with a dazzling display of talent to be broadcast around the world. To celebrate the start of the Commonwealth Games the BBC rolled into town with presenter Pam Rhodes for
Division 1: Barnstormers 28, CBs 32; Olympia 'A' 16, Howcroft 22; Red Lion Ladies 17, Holy Cross 23; Sharples 20, DB3 23; Tobutt Sports 27, Bolton Pianos 27. Division 2: BIHE 36, Dreams & Drapes 25; Higsons 19, High Spirits 27; Originals 38, Gilnow
GOOD news today for Tim Henman despite his drubbing in the semi-final by all-conquering new Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt. Henman crashed out of Wimbledon at the semi-final stage for the fourth time in five years in Friday's three-set hammering by
A PIONEERING organisation aimed at supporting Bolton's weekend dads is being set up in Halliwell. Saturday Fathers Together is the brainchild of social work student Andy Kearney, who got the idea after he became separated from his son, James' mother 13
BEAUTY products are always high on my list of priorities. This week I have picked out a selection of my favourites -- products that are new to the market and worth looking out for. BOURJOIS is set to launch a range of pastel matt eyeshadows (£5.50), combining
Today is National Kissing Day and here we reveal how puckering up can do you the power of good EVERYONE remembers their first kiss. The butterflies in the stomach before that moment when your lips meet and the chemistry explodes. A long, passionate kiss
P H Pt Bowling Gn Best ... 7 54 21 Crofters ... 6 50 19 Lord Raglan ... 6 48 18 Carters ... 6 47 17 Bowling Gn R Souls ... 7 53 16 Bowling Gn Esk/st ... 6 46 16 Three Pigeons ... 7 49 15 HCRC ... 7 44 14 Fox/Stork ... 5 34 10 Craven Wanderers ... 5 33
GREAT Britain will have an unexpected fan cheering them on when they take on the world champions this week writes Chris Hall David Waite's Lions are Down Under to take on Australia in a one-off Test on Friday. With only modest success in recent Anglo-Aussie
LIFE is not getting any easier for Farnworth and Eagley at the bottom of the table. They could only muster totals of 96 and 86 respectively in going down to heavy defeats. At one stage Eagley did not appear to be in serious trouble at 51-1 until Heaton's
LET Britain's freshest young astrologer and Bolton Evening News stargazer Claire Petulengro reveal what the stars have in store for 2003 Whether you are looking for a broad overview of the entire year, the flavour of each month, or a more detailed daily
RICHARD Nixon was compassionate, bold and courageous. Or so the infamous Tricky Dicky desired to portray himself. Late at night, the man who was to destroy his own Presidency sat upstairs in the White House, writing tortured memos to himself on yellow
THIS is the real and, until now, untold story of Rudolph Valentino -- and the story Valentino himself said was too "wild and improbable" for his public to believe... The legendary Latin lover who was the silver screen's first and greatest male sex symbol
HORWICH Golf Club is mourning the death of its captain David Leighton. The 55 year-old took office in February but died last week after losing his fight with cancer. His duties will be taken by vice-captain Rod Jones. A popular member, Mr Leighton joined
A MAN found guilty of murdering a Manchester woman in 1977 could have his conviction overturned because of doubts over the reliability of his confession. The Criminal Cases Review Commission has uncovered "substantial weaknesses" in the conviction of
THE Trades Union Congress is lobbying the Government to allocate more money for regenerating the North-west. It wants the Chancellor to allocate around £70million to the North West Development Agency. Gordon Brown will decide soon how much money regional
THE property firm owned by footballer Garry Flitcroft is to hold a public meeting over its plans to close a footpath in the street where he grew up. G and J Properties has sent letters to residents of Lower House Walk, Bromley Cross, who are campaigning
RUNAWAYS are to be stopped from a life of drugs, prostitution and crime under a new scheme being set up in Bolton. The plans comes in the wake of the death of prostitute Carly Bateman, a persistent runaway, who turned to prostitution to feed her drug
THE biggest win so far in the Bolton Evening News Naps competition has catapulted Quicksilver into contention for the coveted title. When Sun Bird won the 3.50 at Haydock Park by a length on Saturday the price was an amazing 40-1 - and lifts the winners
SIX weeks of outdoor fun and activities are promised at Philips Park, Whitefield. Running from July 24 to August 30, the events are part of an environmental summer play scheme to be based at the park's Barn Countryside Centre. Activities will include
A SUPERMARKET is giving tennis fans the chance to meet Tim Henman. Shoppers can win gifts, including the national prize of meeting Britain's number one men's player, by serving against a cut-out of the sports star behind the checkout area at Asda in Farnworth
WALSHAW consolidated their position at the league summit by demolishing second-placed Atherton and condemning them to their first defeat of the season. Robin Faulkner led the way with a well-crafted 77, aided by strong performances from Liam Riley, 42
HAVE you ever considered travelling half way around the world for a week-long break? Bolton Evening News Sports Editor Peter Mensforth did just that when he spent a sun-soaked week on the beautiful island of Bali IF you needed any evidence that the world
