FESTIVE mince pies and puddings made in Bolton are being enjoyed nationwide for the third successive year. Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery at Lostock is supplying Christmas fare to Tesco Cafe branches throughout the country. The firm has 38 high-street shops
MANY businesses in the North-west are failing to value employees' differences, it is claimed. Mr Ian Lewis, an employment law partner at the Manchester office of law firm Rowe Cohen, said: "The idea of generalising people simply by their job 'label' is
YOUNG badminton players are invited to take part in the Bolton Junior Christmas Tournament at the Excel Centre on Sunday, December 29. Supported by the Bolton Badminton Development Group, it is open to youngsters in three age groups, under 16s, under
I REFER to your letter, Mrs Denton. You state that your husband only supplemented his £409 wage twice before Christmas. I believe this was misinterpreted by many people when they read the original write up about your husband. Having said that, what an
WITH reference to Peter Johnston's written put-down of the woman correspondent who was unhappy with local rail services, I seem to recall he may still work for the GMPTE. His excuses for train operator First NW illustrates what I have long thought was
ENGLAND'S injury worries continued to mount in Australia today as Ian Blackwell suffered a blow to the hand off the bowling of Steve Harmison in practice. Blackwell received a knock on his left hand from a short delivery in the WACA nets as the tourists
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WANDERERS have reduced their admission prices for the FA Cup third round clash with Sunderland at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday, January 4. Tickets for the game, which kicks off at 3pm, will be for unreserved seating. Admission has been reduced from
HEADTEACHERS have welcomed proposals which could see under-11s in Bolton learning foreign languages. Education Secretary Charles Clarke is expected to introduce a strategy encouraging primary schools to teach foreign languages in a bid to turn around
SCHOOLS across Bolton are planning to review their policy of allowing parents to video shows featuring pupils after concerns that tapes could fall into the hands of paedophiles. While many local schools allowed filming of this year's Christmas shows to
SOME of the details for how to donate large items to the Bolton Evening News and Bolton Lions Caring Christmas Campaign have been changed. Anyone in the Kearsley or Farnworth area should call 01204 571540. In the Chorley Old/New Road area contact John
A SNOWY Christmas scene created by a Bury schoolboy has been turned into a card being sent out by the East Bury Initiative. Hassan Sarfraz, aged seven, who goes to St Thomas's CP School, was one of dozens of children who entered the scheme's winter art
BOLTON charities have the chance to share in a £6,000 collection of special edition bean toys, thanks to a local pizza specialist. Perfect Pizza on Tonge Moor Road is hoping to find a good home for hundreds of collectable toys, left over from a promotion
FOUR of Bolton's most well-known characters joined the town's most exclusive club last night. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr John Walsh, presented them with Bolton's Civic Medal in honour of their extensive work in the community. Among them were husband and
' A MAN accused of two violent armed robberies where victims were kidnapped at gunpoint has denied being part of the three-m an gang involved. Ian Parkinson said he could not explain why a DNA sample found in the rear of a bank manager's car had been
SAM Allardyce believes Wanderers cannot afford to lose Saturday's bottom of the table clash with West Ham if they are to retain their top flight place. Wandererer are just one point above the Hammers and so defeat would leave Bolton at the foot of the
CARL THOMPSON, the former WBO cruiserweight world champion, revealed this week that he is out to regain his title. The Bolton-based fighter insisted: "This is not a comeback - because I never retired. "I will just wait until next year, when I have got
I'M delighted to note that the Bolton Evening News is giving such extensive coverage to events to mark Bolton's 750th Birthday in 2003. However, may I correct a factual inaccuracy which I have now noted in two separate reports. The Charter of Incorporation
THE Mayor of Bolton says the 750th anniversary of Bolton's historic charter is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate life in the town. Cllr John Walsh is looking forward to a year long series of major events to commemorate the 750th anniversary of the
THESPIANS will act out 750 years of Bolton's history in just 20 minutes - wearing dinner jackets and ball gowns! The amateur actors and actresses are not setting some bizarre record. They will be commemorating the town's remarkable feats and heroes at
AN ARCHWAY, towering 30 feet high and leading into a magical medieval market, is to give Bolton shoppers an introduction to 13th Century life. The impressive landmark, with two towers, will stand on Churchgate in Bolton town centre, close to the Market
TODAY marks the 750th anniversary of the granting of Bolton's Royal Charter. On December 14, 1251, the Charter, permitting Bolton to hold a market in Churchgate, was granted by King Henry III. But John Jewitt, landlord of the town's Man and Scythe Inn
BOLTON is going back in time to celebrate one of the most significant events in the town's history. Plans to celebrate the 750th anniversary of the granting of Bolton's Charter, making it a borough, were revealed today. And a highlight will be a two-day
YES, we are only a week away from Christmas, so from now until then I am printing pictures from Christmas Past. Today I show Christmas storytime at Farnworth Library in Market Street, Farnworth, in 1982, when the children got a surprise as Father Christmas
LEIGH RMI's hopes of Conference survival have taken a massive blow after the FA banned them from signing new players. The move came after players at Hilton Park - both past and present - went without payment for months despite the best efforts of the
WHEN Manchester City ace Terry Dunfield took the brave decision to drop three divisions and sign for Bury, one man was not in the least surprised. Shakers' star striker Jon Newby took a similar plunge less than two years ago when, after making only four
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BOLTON Wanderers may be struggling near the bottom of the Premier League, but sales of a book recording the history of the fampous football club are topping the charts in one town centre book store. "Bolton Wanderers, An Official History 1874 to 2002"
WITH Christmas approaching when many people are struggling for those all important stocking fillers, why not invest in a sport-related gift for your nearest and dearest? Sport gets so much coverage in the newspapers every day that you would think that
POLICE investigating a hit-and-run accident in Manchester city centre which left a 23-year-old man fighting for his life are questioning a suspect. Simon Collins was taken to hospital after being involved in a collision with a silver Honda car on Oxford
HOSPITAL staff are appealing for relatives to come forward after the death of two elderly men. James Yates, who had been treated on a ward of the Royal Bolton Hospital for 32 years, has died aged 78. Mr Yates, who was known as "Jim" by nurses, was admitted
A WOMAN needed hospital treatment after a stranger performed unnecessary first aid on her. Jean Reilly, of Fleetwood, suffered two broken ribs and bruising to her spleen when the man went to her aid with the Heimlich manoeuvre, thinking she was choking
DECEMBER is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year for shopping. BOLTON town centre has to compete for Christmas shoppers with rival centres including the Middlebrook complex and the Trafford Centre. So is the town centre still our favourite
AN extensive consultation about the improvement and modernisation of older people's services in Bury is underway. Between now and the end of February, everyone in the borough will have an opportunity to be part of the process. Residents of two elderly
A TEENAGER who led police on a dangerous 30 minute pursuit through Bolton while has was on bail for driving offences has been locked up for a year. Andrew Carr, aged 17, will spend Christmas in a detention centre after a court heard how he was caught
YOUNG people could follow in the footsteps of rock stars like Badly Drawn Boy when an exciting project gets under way. Bolton Council's five-year Arts Action Plan wants to find talented creative people in the town, like Breightmet singer-songwriter Damon
A BOLTON church will feature in a BBC TV broadcast on Christmas Day. The Christmas morning family service at St Peter's CE Church, on Church Road, Halliwell, will be shown live as part of BBC 1's No Room at the Inn programme. The service will explore
TRAIN bosses have apologised to commuters who experienced severe disruption on services between Bolton and Manchester. First North Western rail passengers who travelled from Bolton to Salford Crescent and Victoria stations faced delays following a fire
THE biggest pantomime production Manchester has seen opens at the Opera House tonight. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs stars Lily Savage -- in the role she's made her own -- as The Wicked Queen. It runs until Sunday, January 12 at The Opera House, Manchester
HULTON Lane moved into second place in the Pioneer Sunday League Premier Division thanks to an excellent 7-5 victory against Little Hulton Horseshoe. Willows keep in touch with the leaders with a 2-1 victory over Spread Eagle, on target for Spread was
From the Evening News, 1992 - FOUR masked thugs brandishing sawn-off shotguns and a sledgehammer brought Christmas shopping terror to a Horwich supermarket in a £40,000 raid. The raiders threatened to shoot a 34-years-old woman, and four of her colleagues
IN Gordon Brown's Pre-Budget Report to MPs, he "downgraded" forecast for economic expansion from 2.5 per cent to 1.6 per cent, exposing a huge black hole in the spending programme. He and this Labour Government have been forced on to the back foot and
I WOULD like to draw people's attention to the appalling state of the No. 501 bus shelter outside the court building on Moor Lane. Approximately four months ago all the shelters around the town were modernised. However, the one in question has still not
THE story could not have been scripted any better for pupils who have celebrated the opening of a new library at Clevelands School primary school, Heaton. With a huge collection to choose from in the new building, the budding bookworms will be able to
A PENSIONER was tied up and robbed after she opened her front door to two teenage carol singers. The youths bundled the terrified 66-year-old woman inside her home and overpowered her.They trussed her up with scarves and then stole jewellery and cash.
TEN-year-old Andrew Battersby proved he was a true karate kid when he won gold at the GKR UK Championships. Andrew, who attends St Peter's Primary School pupil, Leigh, has been training under Sensei John at GKR Karate International for six years and is
THE Salvation Army will be out in force with some festive cheer. The Army band will be playing carols and Christmas music in Bolton town centre from 10am on Saturday. The annual Carol Service will take place at the citadel, St Georges Road, Bolton, this
A SPECIAL carol service will be held at Astley Bridge Methodist Theatre Church, in Seymour Road, Bolton, on Sunday (Dec 22) from 6.30pm when the award-winning Smithills School and Sixth Form College Band will provide the music. The service will be led
FORGET "If you really loved me you'd wash up/lose the perm/burn your life-sized cardboard cut out of Glen Mederos" at Christmas. The only way to prove your complete and utter devotion is to choose the perfect gift for your loved one. There are several
FATHER Christmas is hitting the streets aboard Tyldesley Rotary Club's sleigh. Proposed routes are: December 20, 21, 22: Somerfields, Shuttle Street.
FLORAL art groups across Bolton are working on the mammoth task of putting on a huge flower display in time for the town's Charter anniversary in January. Bolton, Horwich and Harwood floral art groups are planning nine spectacular arrangements based around
TICKETS for next year's rugby league World Club challenge at Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium have gone on sale this week. The clash between Grand Final winners St Helens and Australian premiers Sydney City Roosters, to be staged at the Reebok on February
ONE of Radcliffe's biggest employers has been swallowed up by confectionery giant Cadbury Schweppes in a £2.7 billion takeover deal. The British company paid the money to Pfizer, which owns the throat sweet firm Adams. The factory in Dumers Lane employs
BOSSES at a bathroom warehouse have been counting the cost of a massive fire which tore through the building yesterday. Manager John Parker has been sifting through the debris at Smith's Bathrooms on the Vale Mill Industrial Estate, Star Lane, Horwich
WINSTON the canine crime-fighter is pioneering a new approach to policing the streets. The Belgium Shepherd and some of his four-legged friends will now ride with police officers in a new rapid-response vehicle designed to attend incidents with maximum
QUESTION: What puts hundreds of people out of work, is funded by dozens of international crime gangs and is supported by thousands of unsuspecting Boltonians? ANSWER: Christmas counterfeiting. Dean Kirby looks into the world of the festive fakers to find
CHRISTMAS at The Lowry really does cater for just about everyone this year. A festive double bill for all the family features a pop pantomime and a classical ballet. Pele Productions in association with The Lowry presents Aladdin until January 5. This
MEMBERS of Mosaic -- the Bolton and Bury Chamber organisation for women in business -- attended a coaching workshop sponsored by North West Business Access. They were given advice about unlocking potential and removing the mental blocks which prevent
COSMETIC surgery can now be carried out in your lunch hour -- by microwave. Busy people do not even have to take time out of their hectic working day to improve their appearance. And the latest treatment to offer a quick fix is "veinwave", developed in
I READ with interest Calvert's Diary on December 9 -- "A Parliament for Bolton" -- in which Alan made the case for Bolton becoming the new home for the directly elected regional assembly. There is every reason to expect that the competition to find a
YES, we are only a week away from Christmas, so from now until then I am printing pictures from Christmas Past. Today I show Christmas storytime at Farnworth Library in Market Street, Farnworth, in 1982, when the children got a surprise as Father Christmas
Neighbours Daisy Shone and Tom Mayoh, of Rosehill Close, Bromley Cross, Bolton, were presented with a parcel of groceries distributed in conjunction with the Mayor's Santa Claus Fund by representatives of local Rotary and Rotaract Clubs. Presenting the
1154: Henry II became King of England. 1848: Emily Bronte, English novelist who wrote Wuthering Heights, died aged 30 from tuberculosis. 1851: Painter Joseph Turner died in his Chelsea house under the assumed name of Booth, where his demand for privacy
From the Evening News, 1992 - FOUR masked thugs brandishing sawn-off shotguns and a sledgehammer brought Christmas shopping terror to a Horwich supermarket in a £40,000 raid. The raiders threatened to shoot a 34-years-old woman, and four of her colleagues
A BOLTON church will feature in a BBC TV broadcast on Christmas Day. The Christmas morning family service at St Peter's CE Church, on Church Road, Halliwell, will be shown live as part of BBC 1's No Room at the Inn programme. The service will explore
CHILD refugees are begging for cash on Bolton's streets. Two girls -- aged five and seven -- were discovered by police officers "helping" their 45-year-old aunt to plead for money in the town centre. Shoppers have also been approached by a woman in her
QUESTION: What puts hundreds of people out of work, is funded by dozens of international crime gangs and is supported by thousands of unsuspecting Boltonians? ANSWER: Christmas counterfeiting. Dean Kirby looks into the world of the festive fakers to find
FANS travelling to West Ham are reminded that they will not be able to purchase tickets on the day at Upton Park. Fans must buy their tickets in advance from the Reebok Stadium Ticket and Membership office. Over 200 tickets still remain, please contact
WANDERERS' striker Michael Ricketts is adamant the goals will start flowing again. Ricketts has not scored from open play since January and after one England appearance has become a regular on the bench. Wanderers need him to regain top form as soon as
THE story could not have been scripted any better for pupils who have celebrated the opening of a new library at Clevelands School primary school, Heaton. With a huge collection to choose from in the new building, the budding bookworms will be able to
Henry Austin gets some willing young volunteers to test the toys that might be weighing down Santa shortly. PLAYGROUND craze toys are set be the big sellers this Christmas as Bolton retailers prepare for the seasonal rush. Grateful parents will be breathing
TRADING standards officers seized more than 200 master copies of the latest films in a raid on a home on Bolton's Johnson Fold estate today. The raid was part on a ongoing crackdown on counterfeiting.
MUSIC for a medieval Christmas is to fill the atmospheric surroundings of historic Astley Hall. A group of musicians known as Tapestry of Music will play in period costume and demonstrate traditional musical instruments. The event starts at 7.30pm on
ARTS and crafts created by voluntary groups in parts of Bolton have been put on display. The 3Ds Community Groups Fair, which covers groups in the Deane, Daubhill and Derby districts, was held at the Community Centre, Quebec Street, Deane. Farrandah Razzaq
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
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 facilities
LEIGH Centurions' assault in the 2003 TXU Energi-sponsored Challenge Cup will open with a Russian invasion. Russian champions Locomotiv Moscow will make an historic first-ever trip to Hilton Park for a third round tie on the weekend of January 25/26.
THE AA warns the M60 Manchester Ring Road and the M6 in Cheshire are likely to be hit by delays from this weekend as motorists head off for the Christmas break.
BIG Country guitarist Bruce Watson today told how his luggage sparked a major airport security scare. The 80s' chart-topper was flying from Amsterdam to Edinburgh when baggage handlers put one of his cases on a flight to Liverpool's John Lennon Airport
LEIGH RMI Juniors were the proud recipients last Saturday of the FA Charter Standard Development Club Award. The presentation was made prior to kick off at the Conference clash with Chester City and marked official recognition of the Hilton Park club's
