Young striker is still a way off a serious first team challenge DELROY Facey has begun the long road back to fitness but, according to Sam Allardyce, is still some distance away before he is considered fit enough for first team football. The Huddersfield-born
TELEVISION bosses are searching for Bolton people who appeared on "Surprise Surprise" between 1983 and 2001. London Weekend Television wants to find out what happened to people after their appearance on the show. Call 0207 737 8579, or email ruben.ray-choudhuri
raid appeal THREE masked men stole a quantity of cash after forcing their way into a post office in Bolton Road, Radcliffe, yesterday morning. They threatened the postmaster and police are appealing for witnesses. One of the men was white, 5ft 8ins, slim
Mayor joins birthday party THE Mayor of Bolton will be helping Scope celebrate its 50th birthday. Cllr John Walsh will cut a cake at the charity's shop in Great Moor Street on Thursday at 11.30am to celebrate Scope's five decades of working with people
FIREFIGHTERS from Bolton are joining with colleagues throughout Greater Manchester today to march in support of their pay claim. Large numbers of off-duty firefighters are expected to gather in central Manchester for a rally at Castlefield. The event
CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans for a housing estate in Darcy Lever have vowed to battle on after the proposals were put on hold. As reported in yesterday's Bolton Evening News, the plans have been deferred by councillors so that the concerns of residents
A REGISTER of vicious offenders could be piloted in Bolton next spring. Bolton South East MP Dr Brian Iddon will lobby Home Office Minister Hilary Benn to initiate the scheme in the town. He will present Mr Benn with a dossier of cuttings from the Bolton
Beauty and the Beast, Palace Theatre, Manchester, Runs until February 8 - ENCHANTMENT and magic pour through the doors of the Palace Theatre as Disney brings its own immaculate production of Beauty and the Beast to the stage. The story is an old one -
A MAN broke into 17 businesses stealing £42,000 worth of property -- and causing £22,000 worth of damage -- to help his girlfriend flee from Pakistan, a court was told. Patrick Roach fell in love with Fizza Khan but her parents went beserk when they found
A PE teacher spied through a peephole on young girl pupils undressing in a changing room at a Bolton school. Stuart Curren, aged 34, watched the girls getting dressed and undressed through a small hole in a partition wall. Curren, who taught PE and geography
Pupils on song SINGERS are set to raise cash for the Blackrod Friends of Chernobyl Children group. Pupils of Melody Pop Tuition, Market Street, Farnworth, will appear at Hill Top Sports and Social Club, Blackrod, on Friday at 7.30pm. Admission costs £5
SECTION ONE P Pts Deane C... 7 34.5 Halliwell A... 7 34.0 Tonge Moor A... 7 33.0 Rumworth B... 6 31.0 Rumworth D... 6 30.0 Dunscar C... 6 30.0 Halliwell C... 6 27.0 Plodder Lane A... 6 26.0 Rumworth C... 5 26.0 Bradshaw A... 7 24.0 Tonge Moor B... 5 22.5
with pic of Mark Norris THREE men accused of hijacking a lorry carrying alcopops have appeared before Leicester Crown Court. Geoffrey Royal, aged 28, Stephen Catterall, aged 28, and Mark Norris, aged 36, deny robbing Malcolm Simmons of his lorry. The
A MAN set off a home-made explosive in Bolton town centre after stuffing a ball-cock full of explosives, a court heard. Stephen Davies took gunpowder from fireworks to make the crude device which injured a passer-by. As he walked along St George's Street
Man found guilty of dangerous driving Driver is guilty in 'terror ride' case A MAN who drove off with a plain clothes police officer clinging to the door of his car has been found guilty of dangerous driving by a jury at Bolton Crown Court. Kenneth Gregory
REVELLERS may be allowed to drink the night away to welcome in the New Year. The Government is considering allowing pub and club bosses throughout the UK to remain open for 36 hours from December 31 until New Year's Day night. The same scheme last year
A MOTHER who suffocated her four-month-old son while suffering from a mental illness walked free from court. Joanne Catley, aged 33, needed help and further medical treatment, Recorder Sir Rhys Davies said at Manchester Crown Court. Catley admitted killing
Studs by Hull Truck Theatre, Quays Theatre, The Lowry. Runs to Saturday - THE real action is off the pitch in this jaunt into the world of Sunday league football. A cash-strapped Middlesborough Sunday morning side is threatened by closure from the council
