HARRY Johnson's first childhood memory is of a fireworks display in Queen's Park to celebrate the end of the Second World War. "I have vivid memories of crowds crossing Mayor Street railway bridge," he writes. "At the time we lived in Gilbert Street,
AN investigation is underway into claims of sexual harassment and drinking inside Bolton town hall. Chief executive Bernard Knight is heading the probe into Tory councillor Paul Brierley's claims that he has a dossier of complaints of harassment from
SKY TV games Here is the full list, courtesy of www.skysports.com HERE November Sun 10 Sunderland v Tottenham Sun 17 West Ham v Manchester Utd Sat 23 Manchester Utd v Newcastle Sun 24 Charlton v Blackburn December Sun 1 Liverpool v Manchester Utd Mon
FIGURES released this week spelled out to Wanderers' fans what Sam Allardyce has known for some time: there is little or no prospect of a big cash splash when the transfer window re-opens in January. The manager will have a better picture when he sits
MAWDESLEY is a village where Miss Marple would be very much at home. I can imagine her knitting and noseying out crime, while life goes on in its pleasant English way all around her. Not that I wish to imply there is any need for an amateur sleuth in
PLANS have been drawn up to re-house Firwood Special School on Withins Secondary School site in Breightmet. It will mean that Firwood pupils would benefit from using facilities at Withins School in Newby Road. A similar plan has already worked successfully
ANGLERS have been left high and dry by a reservoir leak in Rivington that has still to be plugged -- 11 months after it was first reported. Angling shops in Horwich that normally sell fishing day-trip tickets to enthusiasts have lost thousands of pounds
TWO children had to go to hospital for check-ups after a fire in a sauna club next to their house. The fire at the private sauna in Radcliffe caused heavy smoke damage. Police are investigating the blaze which is believed to have been started deliberately
A BURY travel branch has picked up a national award for customer service. The nine strong team at Travelcare beat competition from Travelcare's network of more than 370 branches nationwide to receive the National Superstars Award for the month of October
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a pensioner was mugged for her handbag. The robber approached the 81-year-old woman as she walked along Sunningdale Avenue, Radcliffe, at 2.35pm on Thursday and snatched the bag from her shoulder. It contained
FORMER pupils of Farnworth Grammar School are being invited to a reunion at the home of Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights TV programme. There will be a disco reunion at St Gregory's Guilds Club, Church Street, Farnworth, on Saturday, February 22, next year.
ROCKERS Cola Moon have been chosen as the first band to play at the newly opened Hard Rock Casino at Manchester's Printworks. The unsigned band, made up of 23-year-old vocalist Alex Kirkley, guitarists Paul Adams and Rob Keeling, both aged 22, bass player
ETHNIC minorities are to be offered a free legal service enabling them to battle against incidents of race discrimination. A launch of the Northern Race Discrimination Service will take place next month in Manchester. It will be run by the Bolton Racial
A JURY hearing the case against eight men accused of being members of a multi-million pound drug smuggling gang has been discharged. Judge William Morris discharged the jury for legal reasons and made an order preventing publication of any details of
A MAN who met and befriended another man at the Glastonbury Festival stole a total of £26,000 from him. Peter Spain met Justin Horne at the annual rock festival but later Horne left and travelled around the country. Unknown to Horne, Spain had taken five
ANGLERS have been left high and dry by a reservoir leak in Rivington that has still to be plugged -- 11 months after it was first reported. Angling shops in Horwich that normally sell fishing day-trip tickets to enthusiasts have lost thousands of pounds
BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Wildlife Attractions Bolton Aquarium For unique views into the aquatic world visit Bolton
GETTING more young people to read is a tough task but Julie Spencer is doing just that for the whole of the North-west. Now her hard work has been recognised and she has won a prestigious national prize, the Tom Farries Award for Personal PR Achievement
BOLTON trading standards officers will spend the next few weeks checking thousands of CDs, films and games seized from one of the biggest counterfeit operations in the UK. Hundreds of master copies and blank discs were discovered during raids at six industrial
Richard Rollon and his family find the long trek to Cornwall is well worth the hassle. SETTING off at five in the morning with the prospect of a 340 mile car journey, isn't everyone's idea of a holiday. Add to that a car packed full of winter clothing
GREAT Britain coach David Waite is pinning his faith on an untried half-back combination in Saturday evening's opening Test against New Zealand at Blackburn. Kevin Sinfield, a specialist loose forward, will line up at stand-off alongside Grand Final man
COMEDY is a funny old thing, if you'll pardon the pun. What we perhaps laughed helplessly at 18 months or so ago, might now leave us almost totally unmoved. Yet when we see some of those old, grainy comedy shows from the television archives of 40 or more
A BRILLIANT Bolton playwright has figured in a national award 10 years after his death. Bill Naughton, who was born and grew up in Daubhill, penned acclaimed plays including Alfie which was was made into a hit film starring Michael Caine. Now an archive
EXTRA police were on stand-by today for the last Manchester derby at Maine Road. The force helicopter and surveillance teams were on hand at the game as well as extra city wardens to support the police. Greater Manchester Police suspected high quality
SHOPPERS will be able to rock around the Christmas tree next week when more than 15 festive firs arrive in the Borough. Bolton Council will be sprucing up Victoria Square with two 40ft traditional Christmas trees that will be decorated with white lights
TWO thugs attacked and robbed schoolchildren when they wanted cigarettes and money, a court heard yesterday. Heroin addict David Barnes and his friend Kelvin Llewellyn even hit one 14-year-old brave boy in the face with a brick when he tried to retrieve
CORONATION street rebels David Platt and Aiden Critchley chatted with Bolton youngsters about life in the limelight, from being chased by girls to getting abuse hurled at them in the streets. David, alias 14-year-old Jack P Shepherd, and Aiden, played
SCORCH marks on a poetry book are Mary Appleton's poignant reminder of the tragedy of war. The marks were caused by the bullet which skimmed pages before plunging into the heart of a Bolton First World War soldier -- her uncle, Harry McLinden. Harry was
INCONSIDERATE dog owners who allow their pets to foul pavements and playing fields are set to be given instant £50 fines. The fixed penalties will be issued to anyone who refuses to pick up mess left behind by their dog. But if the fouling takes place
THE arrival of winter can mean hardship and illness for thousands of old people. Neil Hill spoke to elderly people in Bolton, to hear about how they prepare for the bleak months ahead, and how they -- and the charities that help them -- think the Government
They were deemed naff 30 years ago, but now wall ornaments could be making a valuable comeback... FROM the 1930s to around the 1960s, it was popular in households all over the country to have sets of pottery birds hung on the living room wall. Indeed,
From the Evening News,1992 - BRUCE Rioch has called on the business community to speed up his plans to turn the Wanderers into a promotion force. The Bolton manager admits he has a lot of work to do to create a successful team, and warns it could be a
JOHN Crawley admits that Australia have taken a stranglehold on the first Ashes Test in Brisbane. Crawley was stranded unbeaten on 69 as England, 158 for one overnight, were bowled out for 325. Australia were 111 for two in the second innings by the close
THE SUN: Alan Smith is to meet Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale next week for heart-to-heart talks. DAILY MIRROR: Terry Venables demanded his Leeds players pull together last night after admitting the strain of their desperate run is damaging the club. DAILY
SARURDAY: SOCCER: Barclaycard Premiership, Manchester City v Manchester United - Sky Sports 1 noon; Nationwide League Division Two, Blackpool v Wigan - Sky Sports Extra 5.30pm; La Liga, Valencia v Real Betis - Sky Sports Extra 8pm; The Premiership - ITV1
WANDERERS have been drawn at home to Cambridge United in the third round of the FA Youth Cup. The date has still to be arranged.
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reports from the Reebok where Wanderers entertain West Brom on Saturday Click HERE for a direct link to Gordon Sharrock's report Click HERE for The Big Match Verdict and all the reaction on Monday
DELROY Facey, the 22-year-old striker, signed from Huddersfield in the summer, makes his debut for First Division Bradford City against Wimbledon after agreeing to a one month loan deal. Facey has figured in recent reserve team games for Wanderers after
Two forthcoming walks organised by Lancashire Countryside Service enable you to explore the countryside with a local ranger. "Unknown Rowland" (on Saturday, December 8) is a nine mile walk in a part of Rowland not normally accessible to the public. "Winter
Heading for the Lake District this winter and in need of information? The good news is that the National Park has extended the winter opening hours of four of their information centres -- namely, Bowness, Coniston, Hawkshead and Glenridding. They will
BEYOND the tourist hotspots of Rivington Barns, the quiet countryside around Anglezarke Reservoir is criss-crossed with paths providing pleasant walking and panoramic views. This saunter heads north from Rivington to the secluded hamlet of White Coppice
BONE marrow transplant girl Beth Morris is enjoying fun with her school friends again after spending five months in isolation. Returning to St Saviour's Ringley Primary School is a major step on the road to recovery for six-year-old Beth, who has battled
THE Bolton division of Greater Manchester Police will hold its annual Christmas carol service at Bolton Parish Church on Monday, December 2 (7.30pm). Light refreshments will follow. For further information contact the church on 01204 522226.
BUSINESSES are being asked to help a St James Primary School in Daisy Hill, Weshoughton, by donating gifts to their Christmas fair, which will be held on Saturday December 7 to help raise money towards the cost of revamping the school grounds. Anyone
PUB regulars who hit bullseye to win a trip to the Big Apple have jetted off for a five day all-expenses paid trip. A group of 11 friends from the Moss Rose in Kearsley competed in a national series of bar games organised by Pubmaster Brewery to win the
A PENSIONER has criticised Bolton Council for not cutting a down a tree he claims is dangerous. Alan Roberts, of St James Street, Farnworth says that the council promised to fell the 50-year-old ash tree in February. The 65-year-old said that its roots
A SCHEME to help mums and dads get access to training for work, parenting and household skills in Little Hulton has been given funding by the Government. Officials in the area had been anxiously waiting for news for the last few weeks, fearing that they
JAY Jay Okocha would roll out the red carpet if Wanderers could come up with the cash to tempt Julius Aghahowa to the Reebok. The Nigerian captain believes his fellow countryman - only 20 but regarded as one of the best strikers in African football -
FIGURES released this week spelled out to Wanderers' fans what Sam Allardyce has known for some time: there is little or no prospect of a big cash splash when the transfer window re-opens in January. The manager will have a better picture when he sits
LEIGH RMI have been boosted by the signing of Stuart Whittaker ahead of their tricky visit to Northwich. Whittaker spent a month with the Railwaymen from the middle of September, scoring two goals before returning to Chester City at the end of his loan
LEIGH RMI, boosted by the signing of Stuart Whittaker ahead of their tricky visit to Northwich, celebrated in style with a 1-0 victory. Whittaker spent a month with the Railwaymen from the middle of September, scoring two goals before returning to Chester
AN autistic youngster who died in a house fire will be remembered by a national magazine. Mobeen Ahmed, aged nine, died in the blaze at his Bolton home 12 months ago, but his memory will live on thanks to The Autism File magazine, which has created a
HERE is a lavishly produced book -- ideal for a Christmas gift -- with beautiful drawings and sumptuous colour plates by award-winning Riddell. The Story Giant has spent his life collecting stories from all over the world before gathering them together
A BUSINESSMAN is campaigning for tighter laws on the sale of fireworks after his shop narrowly escaped serious damage in an attack. Terry Sayer runs a travel agents in Brownhill, Blackburn, where youths posted a rocket through the letterbox.
SHOPPERS and visitors to Bolton town centre on Sunday are reminded of the two-minute silence which will be held as part of the Remembrance Day ceremony. The traditional silence at 11am on Sunday will be observed by worshippers at a service taking place
PARENTS and pupils spent the night at a closure threatened primary school in the region. The council wants to close Stanlow Grange Primary School, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, because it says there are not enough pupils in the region. But parents, who argue
BONE marrow transplant girl Beth Morris is enjoying fun with her school friends again after spending five months in isolation. Returning to St Saviour's Ringley Primary School is a major step on the road to recovery for six-year-old Beth, who has battled
HEROIN users are to be offered lessons on how to give first aid to overdose victims in an attempt by paramedics to reduce the numbers of addicts who are dying. Greater Manchester Ambulance Service says it is not condoning drug taking but wants to stop
A BURIAL site used to dispose of thousands of animal carcasses in last year's foot and mouth epidemic will be transformed into a beauty spot. Nearly 500,000 animals were buried at the former Great Orton airfield, near Carlisle, which was the first site
SKY Sports have announced their TV soccer schedules for Premiership games. Here is the full list, courtesy of www.skysports.com HERE November Sun 10 Sunderland v Tottenham Sun 17 West Ham v Manchester Utd Sat 23 Manchester Utd v Newcastle Sun 24 Charlton
POWERGEN, the company which now provides power to former TXU Energi customers in the North-west, has ruled out immediate price rises. It says: "It is business as usual for our customers and there are no current plans to increase prices."
