A STYLISH new production featuring some of Mozart's most famous music is promised by Opera 74 when they showcase The Magic Flute at The Albert Halls in May. The production will be fully staged and costumed, and accompanied by an orchestra. The conductor
A CONSULTATION on proposed changes to the 25-year-old patent laws has been launched by Melanie Johnson, the Minister for Competition, Consumers & Markets. Apart from some limited changes in 1988 and 2000, the proposals represent the first significant
WANDERERS may be a forward looking club but on Saturday they took a step back in time as the players sported a kit design which dates back to their formation. The special 125th Anniversary shirt celebrate the club's long history which dates back to 1877
THE Wanderers 'Kid for a quid' promotion paid off for Wanderers on Saturday with an above average crowd for the visit of Fulham. Over 25,000 packed into the Stadium and created a good atmosphere although the game ended in a disappointing goalless draw
WHAT you need to know Ground: Loftus Road Nickname: The Cottagers Manager: Jean Tigana Position in table: 16th Top scorer: Facundo Sava (five) Last time out: FA Cup - Fulham 3 Birmingham City 1 How they lined up: Taylor, Finnan, Goma, Djetou, Harley,
Fan's view by Steve Battersby AT 2pm it was announced on radio that Michael Ricketts would not be playing in the game due to a hamstring injury. By 2.45pm the rumour machine was in top gear. Ricketts had been sold to Spurs for a fee of between £700,000
3 mins: Saha shot on target but easy for Jaaskelainen after a Fulham counter attack. 4 mins: Brevett gives away to Frandsen, sees Taylor off line and shoots from distance. Attempt is wide. 5 mins: Pedersen shoots just over after a Frandsen ball over top
OUR canny Mayor, Cllr John Walsh, knows a thing or two about people writes Angela Kelly His suggestion to celebrate 750 years of Bolton being granted a charter is already cheering up a bleak January. And the mediaeval archway in Churchgate strikes exactly
From the Evening News, January 14, 1993: THE date will be forever red in the Bolton Wanderers' calendar. It will go down as the night 8,500 Bolton fans, a magnanimous beaten manager and the famous Kop saluted each and every one of Bruce Rioch's heroes
I HAPPEN to be the wife of the postman who had two bags stolen. (Post goes missing: Bolton Evening News, January 10) He felt bad enough to think letters and cards from loved ones had been stolen, but for Mr Chew to imply valuable items and holiday tickets
PRESIDENT Bush is marching his troops up to the top of the hill, with British forces in support. It is difficult to see how he can march them down again without Saddam Hussein claiming victory, which would be unacceptable to the White House. As I write
FURTHER to the letters of both J M Lowe and E Potter, and in response to Cllr Harkin. I object to being labelled a "jack the lad motorist" just because I don't drive an ordinary car and dare to have an opinion. In fact, I am totally in favour of improving
Waterfoot, New Millennium Theatre - A quiz night for the Rossendale Players with a hot supper included. Friday, 8pm, £4. Lancaster Castle Shire Hall, Castle Parade, Lancaster Dark History Tour A candlelit tour that delves into the sinister side of this
TONGE Cricket Club will hold their presentation of prizes for juniors and seniors on Thursday at 7.30pm.
ENGLAND all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been given the go-ahead to rejoin England's one-day squad in Australia after coming through a rigorous fitness test on his groin injury. It is a major boost to England's World Cup plans as Flintoff's powerful hitting
DOG racing fans fear Westhoughton greyhound stadium -- the last independent track in the region -- is facing the threat of closure. Almost 100 people held a demonstration outside the town hall last night after hearing rumours that the 50-year-old ground
POLICE chiefs are opposing a move by a national pub chain to serve alcohol in Bolton as early as 10am. It is feared allowing punters to drink an hour earlier would lead to a rise in crime and police will formally oppose the plan at a licensing court hearing
PER Frandsen topped the fans' text message man of the match award in Saturday's game against Fulham. The Danish midfield star won 28 per cent of the votes ahead of second placed Jay Jay Okocha who polled 22 per cent with central defender Ivan Campo coming
SHAUN Goater tops Sam Allardyce's January Sales shopping list writes Neil Bonnar Wanderers are ready to turn to the Manchester City scoring machine to solve their goal crisis. The Bermudan hit man's 102nd strike for City on Saturday could be his last
JONATHAN Walters has an extra incentive in wanting to help Wanderers progress past Sunderland in the FA Cup - a return to his former club Blackburn Rovers writes Richard Mulligan The 19-year-old signed from Rovers in the summer after failing to make a
A MIXTURE of the familiar and new are set to star at Bolton's Albert Halls this coming season. Bolton's own Peter Kay headlines the array of acts lining up to appear at the town centre venue . . . but tickets for his shows were sold out before the season's
PUPILS are being urged to take part in a nationwide hunt to find the Young Presenter of the Year. Entries are welcomed from both primary and secondary pupils for the competition, which aims to encourage children to hone their presentation skills as early
FORMER maths teacher Ian Fisher - founder of the successful 10ticks.co.uk - could take his fight to Europe after losing a VAT battle. Mr Fisher, aged 40, who lives in Heaton, left Little Lever High School in September, 2000. His experience in the classroom
A BOLTON woman has raised more than £2,400 for deaf children and their families by undertaking a gruelling cycle across the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Samantha Archibald, aged 29, a sales assistant from Tonge Moor, completed the trek in December to
AGE Concern Bolton, in partnership with Bolton Housing, is to open a new lunch and leisure club for people aged 50 and over at Maxton House, off Market Street, Farnworth. Volunteer helpers are needed for various tasks between 10am and 3pm at the weekly
PLANS to change a block of flats into a children's day care centre look likely to get the go-ahead. Deborah Brabbing has applied for permission to change a terraced house of five self-contained flats into a day centre catering for 25 children and four
A MAN is due to stand trial today at Liverpool Crown Court for the murder of a Bury man. Rupert Satchell, aged 41, was shot in the chest at a house in Goldfinch Road, Bury, in the early hours of May 23 last year. Gary Keely, aged 30, from David Lewis
AN 82-YEAR-OLD woman's £6,000 life-savings have been stolen in a burglary at her home. The pensioner kept the cash in an old cigarette box beside her bed at her home in Deane, Bolton. Police say the thief broke in through a window and searched the house
ALL eyes are on the town centre as civic leaders celebrate the birth of the Bolton borough on Tuesday An historical re-enactment and a contemporary dance performance add a touch of drama to the 750th anniversary celebrations of Bolton's Charter, while
THE St John Ambulance organisation has a cure for local runners unable to get into this year's London Marathon on April 13. As well as having over 1,300 volunteers tending to the runners taking part, St John Ambulance also has a few runners' places still
TV pundit Rodney Marsh has made an astonishing personal attack on Wanderers' defender Ivan Campo, a big league medal winner with Real Madrid. Describing his performance at the Stadium of Light, Marsh, speaking live on Sky Sports, said: "Campo is an embarassment
Sunderland 2, Wanderers 0: TWO quick goals in the first period of extra-time have put Sunderland through in the FA Cup third round replay neither manager really wanted. And Sky TV pundit Rodney Marsh stirred it up by describing Wanderers' Spanish defender
HOW would you like to be strapped in a set of "ducking irons", handcuffed, taken out to sea and then thrown overboard into the water? And be expected to escape. Don't bother answering. I know what you think. So do I. Anyone doing that must be mad! Well
Our Day Out, Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street, Bolton - A special production by the BLT Youth Group about a group of underprivileged schoolchildren taken on a day's outing by their teachers. Runs from Saturday, January 18 to January 25, £5.50 First
BIG Sam should try and keep his opinions to himself about referees, because every time he has a go every referee seems to be against us afterwards. If only we had refs like Mr Rennie, who does not get bullied by the Alan Shearers of this world. Meanwhile
TWO years' work is coming to fruition for members of the revived Bolton Little Theatre Youth Theatre group. Young members, together with a selection of older Little Theatre members, are set to perform in Willy Russell's comedy, Our Day Out, from January
January 17 - Two Tone Karma play The Brunswick, Heywood. January 22 Longview play Manchester Roadhouse. Peter Kay at Manchester Apollo, 7.30pm, £25, fully seated. January 24 Supergrass at Manchester Apollo, 7.30pm, 17.50, standing downstairs. January
BOLTON is celebrating -- 750 years of its great historic past. The great and the good of the town, as well as some of the major events which shaped Bolton, will be celebrated and remembered. The festivities are the idea of the Mayor, Councillor John Walsh
LAST month I wrote to the BEN voicing my concerns over certain rumours echoing around Michael Ricketts, initiated again by the press in reference to a possible transfer request. I still feel Michael Ricketts is the key to Premiership survival. It's imperative
AS a season ticket holder I found it amazing I had to pay £21 to attend the FA Cup match against Sunderland. I know Big Sam said there would be changes but to field a team mainly made up of players from the reseves is an insult to the fans like myself
THE Bolton Sunday League was only able to stage one match at the weekend due to frozen pitches. And further postponements could force the league into re-scheduling the fixture progamme. League games will take priority which means that any extension to
A NEW clinic where GPs will be able to carry out minor surgery and reduce hospital waiting lists is opening. The Willows Care Centre in Salford will accept patients who would normally be referred to a hospital surgeon for minor operations. Salford Primary
HEALTH chiefs are to spend £4.5 million to repair crumbling GP surgeries. But it is a far cry from the £18 million that Bolton Primary Care Trust wants to spend on improving health centres in the town. They have drawn up a health centre estates "wish
COMPUTER games, television, fast food and cars could be just some of the reasons why 10 per cent of Bolton children are now classed as medically obese. Over the past 20 years, children's fitness levels have plummeted as less of them walk to school, parents
I WANT to place on record my thanks to those who have made the Mayor's Charity events so successful. The sponsorship and support I have received has helped to ensure that events such as the Charter Ball should be not only enjoyable, but, more importantly
TODAY (January 14) sees the 750th anniversary of the Bolton charter which laid the foundations for our relatively prosperous modern town. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr John Walsh, was on hand in Churchgate with a formal proclamation of the historic document
On a Scottish Tartan - Bury Museum and Art Gallery, Moss Street, Bury. An exhibition exploring proportion in new and old tartans featuring woven Tartan in cashmere and merino wool. Runs until Saturday, February 22, open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm Buxton
THE teenage boy was working at his Spinning Jenny. But he soon grew frustrated at its limitations. So secretly he set about working on his own spinning machine -- a machine that was to revolutionise the world of textiles. The boy, fearing that his invention
WANDERERS star Colin Hendry and his wife Denise last night relived the dramatic moment when she began to come out of a coma. Denise had been left in a coma after a liposuction operation went wrong. The couple, speaking on ITV's Tonight programme, told
AN election fraud case against a former senior Lancashire politician has collapsed. Frank McKenna was facing a trial for allegedly exceeding his campaign expenses limits in the run up to the 1997 general election. However, at Chester Crown Court on Monday
THE RSPCA is struggling to cope with large numbers of rabbits abandoned in the cold by heartless owners. The rabbits have been set free by their owners fed-up with feeding their pets and cleaning out their cages in last week's freezing temperatures. Kathy
A SEMINAR aimed at cutting crime in the community was being held at the Last Drop Hotel today. Hosted by the Greater Manchester Shrievalty Police Trust, representatives from local businesses were being given the chance to discuss practical solutions to
NEXT week's planned fire strike will again put pressure on members of the armed forces in charge of manning Green Goddesses. Firefighters will be on the picket lines -- instead of on their fire engines -- just when the prospect of war with Iraq means
DOG racing fans fear Westhoughton greyhound stadium -- the last independent track in the region -- is facing the threat of closure. Almost 100 people held a demonstration outside the town hall last night after hearing rumours that the 50-year-old ground
UNDER controversial new sentencing guidelines brought in by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Woolf, judges are being told not to jail burglars who would otherwise have been jailed for 18 months of less. And the Lord Chancellor, Lord Irvine claims that most
A 21-YEAR-OLD man has died after the driver of a stolen high-powered car lost control and crashed. Kieron Edwards, from Radcliffe, was a front seat passenger in the silver Mazda Xedos 6 which struck a parked car and van. The 20-year-old driver, who has
A POLICE officer has died and four others have been injured during a counter terrorism operation in Manchester. The 40-year-old plain clothed detective constable was treated at the scene on Tuesday night for stab wounds but died later in hospital. The
TWO years' work comes to fruition for members of the revived Bolton Little Theatre Youth Theatre group next week. Young members, together with a selection of older Little Theatre members, are set to perform in Willy Russell's comedy, Our Day Out, from
Monday January 27 sees the Men's Pairs Group held at Rumworth and Hulton Conservative Club. All players to register name with secretary Paul Baistow 457224. Players to be at venue before 8.10pm. Draw made at 8.15pm. LADIES SECTION ONE P W L Pts Looney
TO get their horses used to band music, etc., members of the mounted section of Bolton Borough Police trained with the aid of a sound amplifier in 1949. The caption concluded: "When our picture was taken today at Bromwich-st. sports ground, the horses
Bolton Little Theatre has announced its summer festival production in June will be Lord Arthur Saville's Crime, by Constance Cox, adapted from the short story by Oscar Wilde. Dates for the reading and casting are: Monday, February 10, for reading; and
KEOGHS solicitors have produced advice to clients about the practical and legal consequences when reservist employees are called up for possible action. The firm says the government's call up in connection with possible military action against Iraq could
JEAN Tigana knows exactly what he wants to avoid being sucked into the Premiership relegation battle writes Richard Mulligan Five wins and two draws will suit him and with eight home games still to come, two of them against struggling West Brom and West
GUDNI Bergsson has revealed the roller-coaster ride experience of playing alongside Ivan Campo in the centre of defence. Wanderers' Icelandic captain and the Spaniard kept their second Premiership clean sheet in a row having also drawn 0-0 with Everton
SAM Allardyce was rueing missed chances which denied Wanderers the opportunity of catching up with Fulham in the league table. Bolton remain four points behind the Cottagers, but there would have been just a one point gap if Allardyce's team had put away
RICHARD Mulligan gives his star ratings WANDERERS (4-4-2) JUSSI JAASKELAINEN...6 Did well with what little he had to deal with. Created a few decent attacks with quick thinking throws. ANTHONY BARNESS...6 Was pulled in to the centre which twice gave Malbranque
FORMER maths teacher Ian Fisher - founder of the successful 10ticks.co.uk - could take his fight to Europe after losing a VAT battle. Mr Fisher, aged 40, who lives in Heaton, left Little Lever High School in September, 2000. His experience in the classroom
Dark History Tour - Lancaster Castle, Shire Hall, Castle Parade, Lancaster. A candlelit tour that delves into the sinister side of this magnificent building. Listen to stories of highwaymen and thieves, murderers and rebels and the terrible fate that
1814: The last London Frost Fair was held. Crowds flocked on to the frozen Thames to enjoy a variety of entertainments. 1875: Dr Albert Schweitzer, missionary surgeon, organist and Nobel Prize winner (1952), was born in French Equatorial Africa. 1878:
I LIVE in an area where road humps are being introduced -- pending objections -- and, while I think in certain streets they are vital, I also sympathise with car users who must think that the council are blaming them for all accidents. In my personal
IT was a very sobering New Year's message from Prime Minister Tony Blair as he warned us of the probability of war with Iraq, the possibility of terrorist attacks in this country, and of a downturn in our economy. But how have we come to be in this situation
SIMON Pearce (Bolton Evening News, Jan 11) thinks he has both First North Western, the Passenger Transport Authority, and myself, firmly in his gunsights. Unfortunately, while his heart is surely in the right place, he does not appear to know very much
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
Pop, chart and commercial tunes with older classics in Club Class, ATLANTIS, The Valley, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton. Pure Delight Pop, chart, R'n'B to get you on the dancefloor Saturday, 9.30pm to 3am, £5 before 11pm, £6 after Vodka Republic Student friendly
ALL you need to know . . . Ground: Stadium of Light Nickname: The Black Cats Manager: Howard Wilkinson Position in table: 18th Top scorer: Tore Andre Flo (six) Last time out: Premiership - Sunderland 0 Blackburn 0 How they lined up: Sorensen, McCartney
WANDERERS star Colin Hendry and his wife Denise last night relived the dramatic moment when she began to come out of a coma. Denise had been left in a coma after a liposuction operation went wrong. The couple, speaking on ITV's Tonight programme, told
HOWARD Wilkinson is likely to rest strikers Kevin Phillips and Tore Andre Flo for the cup clash with Wanderers writes Richard Mulligan The Sunderland boss put out his best available side for the first game at the Reebok Stadium, but may well follow Sam
A WALKING supremo is to be appointed by Bolton Council -- to encourage people to get out of their armchairs and put one foot in front of the other. It is a new move by the council to tackle heart disease among the town's couch potatoes. The full-time
+CHILDREN and teachers were evacuated from a primary school after a fire broke out in a ground floor office. The blaze, at St Peter and Pauls' Primary School, off Derby Street, in Bolton, is thought to have started in a bin in the office at around 2.30pm
VOLUNTEERS are needed who can offer support to pre-school children who may need extra help. The organisation Special Needs Under Fives Support is looking for people who can give between two-four hours a week during term times towards supporting a child
A SEMINAR aimed at cutting crime in the community is being held at the Last Drop Hotel today (Tuesday). Hosted by the Greater Manchester Shrievalty Police Trust, representatives from local businesses are being given the chance to discuss practical solutions
BRADSHAW councillors have moved their monthly surgery -- after losing their regular home. The councillors had to change venue after the Walsh's Institute community hall in Longsight Lane, Harwood, closed in December. Cllrs Walter Hall, Diana Brierley
WH SMITH in Victoria Square, Bolton, is collecting Christmas cards to recycle on behalf of the Woodland Trust, the UK's leading woodland conservation charity.
SUPERLATIVES are flowing from the pen of the Bolton Evening News writers and the mouths of local radio pundits. What a shame that the national media writers see only a Newcastle loss rather than a Bolton win. Michael Dargan, Patterdale Road, Harwood
I FEEL Big Sam is doing the job as manager to the best of his ability. But, I have one criticism to make. When we draw a match and get a point, he is shouting from the roof tops but when we lose he is always blaming the referee. We have all seen matches
ALL Bolton RUFC's scheduled matches against Ashton at the weekend were lost to the weather. Former Wigan rugby league player Ged Byrne has left the club and Bolton have thanked him for his efforts, in particular the work he carried out at several local
ARSENE Wenger is threatening to lead an exodus of England's three biggest football clubs into a self-sufficient European Super League. Someone should call his bluff and let him do it. The Arsenal manager insists they are not empty words but a real threat
THREE police officers who recovered 40 stolen replica firearms during an investigation into a burglary are to be recognised for their hard work and dedication. Police officers who disarmed a violent man threatening a woman and her three young children
Bolton Symphony Orchestra, Albert Halls, Bolton - BSO and Opera 74 present a feast of music by Strauss, Gilbert and Sullivan and Walton and Faure. Saturday (January 18), 7.30pm, £7 and £5 conc. Halliwell Central Reform Club Brownlow Fold, Bolton Denny
THE St John Ambulance organisation has a cure for local runners unable to get into this year's London Marathon on April 13. As well as having over 1,300 volunteers tending to the runners taking part, St John Ambulance also has a few runners' places still
THE 2002 - 2003 Bury Table Tennis League season reached its half way mark in December and all the players have been taking a well earned break over the Christmas and New year period writes Marlene Faulkner Looking back over the first half of the season
NEARLY 12 years ago -- in March, 1991 -- I became a sort of war correspondendent. The editor of the day decided that I should join a party of North-west journalists taking part in an army public relations exercise in the sands of Kuwait. (This followed
ALL eyes are on the town centre as civic leaders celebrate the birth of the Bolton borough on Tuesday An historical re-enactment and a contemporary dance performance add a touch of drama to the 750th anniversary celebrations of Bolton's Charter, while
SUPER League champions St Helens insist their cross-code challenge with Sale Sharks is not merely a money-making exercise. A near full house at Knowsley Road on January 27 could net the clubs more than £100,000 and considerably ease Saints' well-documented
I WOULD like to know the future plans for the club? Following the Bury debate it was almost a repeat against one of the worst ever Sunderland teams. Surely with a goal up at half time, we should have introduced the substitutes then rather than wait for
CAN Wanderers exist as yo-yo club ? It is a burning question to be sure. But we must accept, in our present financial state, That for yo-yoism there is no cure. The burden of debt is horrendous. It's a well known fact that the media knows. Our Premiership
LAST season I followed Bolton Wanderers to every Premiership ground and spent nigh on £2,000 doing it, if you include the price of my season ticket. This season, I have grown increasingly frustrated at the club's draconian stewarding methods, which recently
BURY U15s schools soccer team are bidding for a league and cup treble writes Graeme Hollinshead The youngsters have been in top class form and are currently sitting in second place in the Greater Manchester Schools' League. Bury are also bidding for honours
MARK Patterson has boosted his meagre squad by two players but will still be down to the bare bones for tonight's rearranged FA Umbro Trophy clash with Vauxhall Motors writes David Magilton The new boss at Hilton Park has signed right-sided midfielder
SINCE the first Flemish weavers came to Bolton in 1335, the borough has benefited from a wide and diverse culture. The arrival of French bleachers who developed the town's textile industry in the late 1760s added to it. Irish navvies who helped build
ANYONE who looks into the history of town's famous football club -- the 125-year-old Bolton Wanderers -- will read about a rollercoaster journey that has included massive setbacks, extraordinary successes and even darkest tragedy. From its humble beginnings
JAMES Stanley, the 7th Earl of Derby, was a staunch Royalist during the Civil War who was executed in Bolton town centre for his part in a massacre which killed a high proportion of the town's Parliamentarian population. A plaque still stands in Churchgate
BOLTON literally hung out the flags when its magnificent Town Hall was opened by royalty in 1873. It was a spectacular scene. "The streets were profusely decorated with hundreds of Venetian masts and trophies of flags; triumphal arches and street balconies
It was in May last year whilst writing the speech for my Inauguration as mayor, that I happened to look at the document which had been hanging on the wall of my study for some years. The document was a copy of the Charter of Bolton. In reading it I was
A CHORLEY student is taking the first important steps on her career -- thanks to a new multi-agency partnership. Chorley Council has got together with BAE Environmental Systems, Cleanaway and Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Trust to sponsor Gail
PEOPLE living in parts of Lancashire will have to pay up to 15 per cent more on their council tax bill. Rossendale Borough Council -- which recently shut a number of its facilities -- is ranked bottom of the list of councils in the country. Last night
+CHILDREN and teachers were evacuated from a primary school after a fire broke out in a ground floor office. The blaze, at St Peter and Pauls' Primary School, off Derby Street, in Bolton, is thought to have started in a bin in the office at around 2.30pm
BOLTON Council chiefs are being urged to send out a clear message to criminals by banning the sale of replica guns in the town. John Smethurst, who worked for the local authority for 47 years, claims the number of armed raids in the town could be reduced
OUR rubbish dumps are overflowing. The toxic gasses they produce pollute our air and poisonous liquids seep through the soil and into our rivers and streams. But Britons are still the worst at recycling in Europe -- even after a new year push to improve
FARNWORTH Performing Arts Company's panto, Puss In Boots, will be staged from January 22 to 25 at the Astley Bridge Theatre Church, Seymour Road, Bolton. The show is at 7.15pm, with a Saturday matinee at 2.15pm. Tickets are £7.50 adults and £5 for children
MEMBERS of the Bethel Crowd present the group's 30th pantomime, Beauty & The Beast, from January 18 to 25 (excluding Sunday and Thursday), 7.15pm, at the United Reformed Church Hall, Park Road, Westhoughton. Tickets cost £3, or £3.50 for Friday and
THE Grand National winner and a Cheltenham Gold Cup winner are set to grace Haydock Park's highest class jumps race of the year on Saturday. Bindaree was victorious at Aintree last April, while See More Business - triumphant at Cheltenham four years ago
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
Buddy, Manchester Opera House, January 14-25 - GUS MacGregor was a musician performing in clubs and pubs when he was plucked from obscurity to star in one of the West End's biggest hit shows. MacGregor, aged 33, was chosen to appear as Buddy Holly in
ANYONE who has endured a holiday from hell at a Fawlty Towers type hotel, is being sought by Yorkshire television who are making a new programme investigating Britain's worst hotel accommodation. The television team can be contacted on 0113 222 8606 or
LADYBRIDGE FC need an experienced manager to work with the Under 14s set-up. Contact Steve Hill on 07711 226092 for details.
ALL the West Lancashire League fixtures were posponed on Saturday due to frozen pitches. On Saturday the league is due to play the Richardson Cup quarter-final with Eagley home to Wyre Villa.
Hoghton Tower, Hoghton, Preston - A selection of fresh and traditionally produced foods including cheese, meat, cakes and fresh vegetables available to sample and purchase. Sunday, 10am-3pm, admission free.
