THE first park ranger for decades is to be appointed by Bury council, and others could follow. Jim Wynn's task will be to provide an obvious official presence at the town's Openshaw Park, hopefully to encourage greater use of the park. Cllr Trevor Holt
COUNCIL tenants in Bury have more chances next week to make their views known on what they want for their homes. Last year a series of consultations took place about the levels of investment there should be in local authority housing. In 2003, more meetings
RESIDENTS who do not want waiting restrictions introduced near their homes have started a petition. Bolton Council plans to place double yellow lines in Armadale Road and linked roads in Ladybridge to stop congestion because of traffic queuing to get
BOLTON School was the nursing ground for the talents of one of our finest actors - Sir Ian McKellen. Here the star of the Film of the Year Lord of the Rings talks abour his early life in Lancashire, and career in acting. IAN Murray McKellen was born at
THE charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has linked up with recycling company Reclaim IT to help raise funds to train more dogs. The specially trained animals can alert deaf people to everyday household sounds, such as the doorbell, telephone, alarm clock
WOMEN are being encouraged to join the former Bury Woman of the Year in this year's Great North Run. Veteran runner Marie Caldwell will be running alongside members of staff from Bury Hospice, for whom she is raising money. She said: "I was asked to organise
TWO pensioners were targeted by bogus officials in two unrelated incidents in Bury. Two men called at the home of an 84-year-old woman in Hazel Avenue at about 3.45pm last Friday saying they were from an electricity company. They walked into the house
ALL eyes were on the town centre as civic leaders celebrated 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
A BOLTON teacher and former rugby player who will be competing in the International Transplant Games is appealing for sponsors. Dave Clarke needed a kidney transplant after he developed problems following a quadruple heart bypass operation. The 39-year-old
SAM Allardyce believes recent Premiership performances show Wanderers will not be relegation fodder at the end of the season. But he fears there will be no new additions to his squad during the transfer window, despite recent speculation linking him with
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
A BOLTON teacher and former rugby player who will be competing in the International Transplant Games is appealing for sponsors. Dave Clarke needed a kidney transplant after he developed problems following a quadruple heart bypass operation. The 39-year-old
THE Goldline Trophy competition reaches the semi-final stage tonight when Atherton Colls and Charnock Richard play out a repeat of last season's final. On that occasion Colls took the honours at the Reebok Stadium and they and Charnock, winners two years
THE leader of Horwich town council, Michael Kilcoyne, has promised to scrutinise health decisions at the Royal Bolton Hospital after being appointed as a non-executive member of its board. Cllr Kilcoyne has a long record of local public service, having
CELEBRATIONS for the 750th anniversary of Bolton's Charter officially started on Tuesday. Blackpool's town crier, Barry McQueen began the lavish celebrations to mark the signing of Bolton's 1253 charter. He introduced John Jewitt, landlord of the Man
THE people of Westhoughton have said farewell to the oldest paperboy in the town. Tommy McLean, aged 75, ensured his customers received their Bolton Evening News for 13 years, right up until he collapsed on his way to Wood Newsagents. In all weathers,
FORMER Scotland footballer Duncan Ferguson is being investigated by police over allegations he assaulted a man burgling his home on Merseyside. It is the second time the 31-year-old Everton striker has confronted burglars in his home. Carl Bishop, 37,
YOUNG birdwatchers in Bolton are making sure their feathered friends get off to a flying start this year by helping to create the ideal habitat for them. Bolton Wildlife Explorers Young Ornithology Club has received a grant for £2,000 from a community
A MAN who was helped out by his mother's friend repaid her generosity by burgling her house and stealing more than £1,000 of property. Drug addict Anthony Leach used a back door key to enter neighbour Barbara Giles's house after she agreed to give him
A BANNED driver failed to fool police by giving a false name when he was caught behind the wheel of a car, a court heard. Alan McCabe, aged 22, of Heybrook Close, Whitefield, Bury, admitted driving while disqualified and without insurance, obstructing
Buddy, Manchester Opera House. Runs until January 25 - THE energetic performance of Blackpool born actor Gus MacGregor brought Buddy Holly and rock 'n' roll to life in a breathtaking opening night of this smash hit musical. As soon as MacGregor donned
WANDERERS star Colin Hendry and his wife Denise on Monday 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,
ALL matches postponed DIVISION ONE P W L D F A PTS Kersal Vale AFC... 13 11 1 1 47 19 34 Higher Fold LC... 12 8 4 0 30 24 21 Colliers Rest... 11 4 5 2 26 20 14 Three Crowns A... 12 4 8 0 23 39 12 Rope & Anchor... 12 3 6 3 22 31 12 Howe Bridge Mills
MATCHES in the John Smiths Farnworth Winter Rounders League fell victim to the weather again this week. The Halliwell League organisers decided their matches at Barlow Park in the afternoon should go ahead but top teams Smithills Coaching House and Darcy
BOLTON businessmen with staff in the Territorial Army are being offered advice about what to do if war breaks out with Iraq. The Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) has set up a hotline so they can find out about employment rights and compensation
HORWICH businessman Nick Pendlebury has built up a £3 million turnover company from virtually nothing. And the owner of Monarch Catering Equipment is expecting more expansion this year. Mr Pendlebury, aged 42, who is from Deane, found himself jobless
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
IT was never going to be a classic considering the two stale encounters between these two sides already this season writes Richard Mulligan Team sheets, the weather and the pitch all conspired to make a game which was dull and rather devoid of action
OUR canny Mayor, Cllr John Walsh, knows a thing or two about people. 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 the right visual
WELL done to Bolton Wanderers on a sensible initiative that makes football more family-friendly writes Angela Kelly The "kids for a quid" scheme at the weekend paid dividends in a 25,000-plus crowd boosted by many youngsters getting in cut-price. Sam
MANCHESTER Airport has applied for planning permission to have a number of historic aircraft on permanent display at its aviation viewing park. It is hoped the planes will go on display near junction 6 of the M56 to mark 100 years of powered flight. This
MAN and Scythe landlord John Jewitt and the Mayor Cllr John Walsh start the proceedings on Tuesday.
TONGE Amateur Boxing Club's James Huddle marked his debut in the ring with a mature performance beyond his years. Fighting a giant in 6ft 8in pugilist Luke Walker, the 16-year-old won by way of a unanimous points decision. He undid the Manchester man
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
From the Evening News, 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. Bolton Wanderers
I HAVE been a reader of the Bolton Evening News for many years and would appreciate it very much if you could print this letter of thanks. I have just had to spend the last fortnight in The Royal Bolton Hospital, due to serious problems will my gall bladder
REPLYING to your correspondent, George Holt. I cannot comment on diabetes/Alzheimer's being a symptom of our modern living, but he is very mistaken in believing asthma is a "modern" disease. I was diagnosed as having asthma in 1947, and, as a child, during
I AM writing in response to a letter by Mr J M Lowe regarding the installation of speed humps, in which he appears to suggest that assignment of blame is a matter of importance when considering a measure designed to save lives. I would wish to point to
IT was with a sense of disbelief that I read Fred Shawcross's article regarding gun crime in which he considered the contributions of both firearm availability and hip-hop culture as possible sources of the problem, yet concluded by apportioning the blame
AS my short letter on the subject of speed humps appears to have provoked further correspondence, perhaps I might elaborate on the points raised. Speed humps cause increased noise and pollution, as most may only be crossed comfortably at a speed well
JUDGING by the expression of these Horwich Swimming Club team members during an evening of inter-town aquatic sports at Horwich Pool in 1972, the event was certainly successful. Competing in the programme of games, based on the popular TV series "It's
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
ELTON Cricket Club will be holding a players meeting at their Leigh Lane clubhouse on Tuesday, January 21 commencing 8.45pm. All current players are requested to attend and new ones will be made welcome. The club's junior teams begin indoor nets at Castlebrook
DAVE Shuttleworth steered Eagley to a first round win in the Bolton League's indoor cricket competition for the Anthony Axford Trophy. Eagley lost five wickets leaving Shuttleworth alone at the crease in the chase to overhaul Heaton's modest total of
THE family of a Bolton man killed when he was crushed by a wheel in a freak airport accident has been awarded compensation of £60,000. Roger Brimelow, aged 39, was removing a pair of wheels from an industrial excavator at Manchester Airport when one of
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 on Monday night after hearing rumours that the 50-year-old
The Delegate's Meeting on January 19 will be held at the new Headquarters, and all result cards should be sent there. Entries into the free Ladies KO, and the Mixed Pairs £1 per player (playing to Leagues Rules), will be at the meeting. The next round
THE annual meetingof the Bolton Mills Bowling Competition is on Wednesday, January 22, at Back o'th Bank BC, Ulleswater Street, at 7.30pm. Anyone wishing to submit a new team should contact Mr A Hamer at their meeting.
WHO did what . . . by Richard Mulligan Wanderers (5-3-2) KEVIN POOLE...8 Some brilliant stops from Kyle, Proctor and Stewart. Had little chance with either goal. BRUNO N'GOTTY...6 Looked a little out of match practice in the beginning but improved as
WELL, finally, The Street's Dirty Dick did the awful deed, and Emily and Maxine lay in a bloody, bludgeoned heap. Cut camera to slightly stomach-churning shot of a succulent joint of beef in the Rovers where Maxine's awful mother is enjoying her birthday
FORMER teachers who fancy returning to the classroom are urged to attend a refresher course in Stretford. The 10-week course will cover developments such as ICT, the National Numeracy and Literacy strategies, and an update on the National Curriculum.
A GOVERNMENT minister has encouraged motorists across the country to switch from petrol to cheaper and cleaner Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Energy Minister Brian Wilson says this should be a New Year's Resolution. He said: "LPG is an option which has
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 in the 2-0 extra-time defeat against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, Marsh, speaking
Sunderland 2, Wanderers 0: TWO quick goals in the first period of extra-time 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
WHO did what . . . by Richard Mulligan Wanderers (5-3-2) KEVIN POOLE...8 Some brilliant stops from Kyle, Proctor and Stewart. Had little chance with either goal. BRUNO N'GOTTY...6 Looked a little out of match practice in the beginning but improved as
2 mins: Nicolas Medina attempts an overhead kick but makes contact with Mike Whitlow's head. Kevin Kyle leaps for debutant Sean Thornton's corner and heads just wide. 8 mins: A Youri Djorkaeff corner swings in from the left and Thomas Sorensen, taken
THANK goodness for that. Those magazine pictures of actress Kate Winslet looking impossibly tall, slim and toned WERE digitally enhanced. As previously announced (by Miss Winslet) she is not 6' 2" with endless legs and high cheekbones. She is, in fact
A LETTER in our columns at the weekend brought home graphically the true cost of crime. Jenny Brown wrote about how her husband's garage business -- Entune 2000 in Stoneclough Road, Kearsley -- had been set on fire over Christmas. In spite of swift intervention
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
1559: Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. 1759: The British Museum opened in London. 1790: Fletcher Christian and eight fellow mutineers from the Bounty landed on the remote Pitcairn Island in the Pacific. 1867: Forty skaters died when the frozen lake in London's
YOUNG birdwatchers in Bolton are making sure their feathered friends get off to a flying start this year by helping to create the ideal habitat for them. Bolton Wildlife Explorers Young Ornithology Club has received a grant for £2,000 from a community
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:
From the Evening News, January 15, 1993: STAFF at a Bolton carpet firm will get the chance to sit down to Christmas dinner in the sun - a month late. The four staff at Fair Price Carpets were delighted when boss Gordon Long announced he was sending them
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
ASTLEY and Tyldesley Miners' Welfare Cycle Speedway Club have received a New Year boost. The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities have awarded them a grant of £1150, to assist with the promotional costs of staging the 2003 World Cycle Speedway
BOLTON clubs have been handed a favourable draw for the first round of the Thwaites Cricket Knockout competition. Seven of them have been drawn at home while most of the remaining five clubs having to travel face reasonable opposition. Bolton sides dominated
THREE young actors have climbed aboard the gravy train to become members of one of television's most famous families. They beat hundreds of other hopefuls in auditions to win the roles of the children in the new Oxo family featured in the latest commercials
THE ART LESTER BIG BAND: Ballroom Dancing night. The Swing Suite, Horwich RMI Social and Recreation Club, Chorley New Road, Bolton. Tuesday. 8.30 to 11.00pm. £2.50 on the door. KEN WARD BIG BAND: Leigh Liberal Club. Every Monday. 8 to 11pm. Free. RONNIE
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a football academy in Lostock will be discussed by councillors later this week. Bolton Wanderers have applied for planning permission to build a centre of footballing excellence on the former British Aerospace sports ground
RESIDENTS and the headteacher of a school are at odds over whether waiting restrictions should be introduced in a busy cul-de-sac. Bolton Council plans to introduce waiting restrictions near St Matthew's Primary School, in Halliwell, from 8am-4.30pm.
A FORD Orion parked in Union Road, Bolton, was badly damaged early today after it was set on fire by vandals.
A TV company is appealing to anyone who has had a nightmare with builders, plumbers and electricians to help make a documentary exposing the destruction and heartache left behind by botched jobs. Anyone who can help should contact Sophie on 020 7578 4287
A CYCLIST suffered a back injury after being involved in an accident with a van in Bolton today. He was riding along Chorley New Road when he was in collision with a pickup truck which was pulling out of Dobson Road. The cyclist is not thought to be seriously
A TEENAGER was injured after his car collided with a garden wall. Darren Boyd , aged 19, of Park Road, Westhoughton, was driving along Bolton Road towards the A6 when his car left the road and hit the wall yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Royal
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 between 10am and 3pm at the weekly get-together. Also
CHURCHES across Bolton will mark the 750th anniversary of the granting of the town's charter with special thanksgiving services. Thanks for the town's achievements and history on Sunday, January 19, bringing a weekend of anniversary celebrations to an
A FATHER of two is still seriously ill in hospital, with his family at his bedside, after being involved in an accident with a car five days ago. Henry Stevens, aged 58, of Hillside Avenue, Blackrod, was crossing the A6 Manchester Road at the junction
THERE'S no date with this picture, which shows a horse-drawn milk float in the then cobbled Stitch-me-Lane, Harwood
BOLTON RUFC were left frustrated for the second week in a row as the weather stopped any rugby from being played at the weekend. This week Bolton entertain bottom of the league Lytham and have the chance not only to record their first double of the season
Well, the "new year" is well and truly with us, doesn't the time pass quickly? I thought now would be timely to have a look back at my career as 'Sven'. On. February 19, 2001, a chance remark at my office by a colleague called Paul (as Paul is reading
TICKETS for the rugby league World Club challenge at Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium are on sale. The clash between Grand Final winners St Helens and Australian premiers Sydney City Roosters, to be staged at the Reebok on February 14, should prove an
A BOLTON teacher and former rugby player who will be competing in the International Transplant Games is appealing for sponsors. Dave Clarke needed a kidney transplant after he developed problems following a quadruple heart bypass operation. The 39-year-old
Swansea City 2 Bury 3 by Phil Thorp: BURY reclaimed the third automatic promotion place in Division Three but they made hard work of things against the section's bottom club. A three-goal cushion at the interval became a single goal advantage with 13
Leigh RMI 1 Vauxhall Motors 2 by David Magilton: STRIKER Neil Tolson became the first casualty of manger Mark Patterson's tough new code of conduct when he was effectively sacked after being sent off for dissent. Patterson, who said he will not tolerate
A RAILWAY company has hit back at claims that crowded trains could cause a string of health problems. The Government funded Rail Passenger Council is considering launching an investigation into the health dangers of travelling by train. Researchers would
LATEST details P W D L Pts Farnworth Vets... 14 9 0 5 76.5 Cuemasters A... 13 10 0 3 76.0 Farnworth CC... 13 11 0 2 71.0 Armitage... 13 8 0 5 66.5 Farnworth Snooker A... 13 8 0 5 65.0 Cuemasters C... 13 8 0 5 59.0 Farnworth Snooker B... 13 8 0 5 57.0
Friday, January 17: Charter Ball for 750 guests at the Reebok. Preceded by a fireworks display over the Stadium. MEDIEVAL MARKET Saturday, January 18: 5am -- Traders begin to arrive to set up stalls. 9am -- Official opening of medieval market. Town Crier
TWO men have been arrested by police investigating the discovery of a woman's body in Lancashire. The 24-year-old woman was found dead at the Hendly Hotel on Queen Street, Colne, in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A post-mortem examination has failed
MANCHESTER'S hopes of playing a part in a British bid to stage the Olympic Games in 2012 were dealt a blow when Tony Blair lent his support to London. Speaking at his monthly press conference in Downing Street, Mr Blair said it would be great to stage
BOLTON businessmen with staff in the Territorial Army are being offered advice about what to do if war breaks out with Iraq. The Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) has set up a hotline so they can find out about employment rights and compensation
A WOMAN has been jailed for nearly four years after stealing £8,700 from a multiple sclerosis sufferer she befriended. Lisa Grainey, aged 27, knew the PIN numbers to the woman's bank accounts and used her cards to withdraw every penny, spending the money
WARNING letters are being sent to the homes of men suspected of kerb crawling in a bid to crack down on prostitution in Bolton's red light area. Police chiefs are posting the letters to anyone suspected of persistent kerb crawling. Suspects are being
THE production "Love Dreams and Rainbows", due to be performed at Blackpool Grand Theatre today and tomorrow (Wednesday and Thursday), has been cancelled. Stephen Mercer, a spokesman for Blackpool Grand Theatre, said: "This production is a private hire
A&T CC are staging winter nets for seniors at each Monday evening at Hesketh Fletcher High School, Atherton at 8pm and for juniors on Thursday evenings, same time, same venue. Coaching available at all nets by fully qualified coaches. All are welcome
THIS is the Greater Manchester police officer brutally stabbed to death in an anti-terrorist operation. Forty-year-old Special Branch detective constable Stephen Oake died as three suspects of North African origin were arrested yesterday afternoon at
Here we take a look at what's on in the pick of the North West theatres. One of the highlights at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, is the classic Harold Brighouse play, Hobson's Choice. This will be its first showing at the Royal Exchange. Trevor
LATEST tables PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD Wythenshawe Ams... 19 12 3 4 36 22 39 14 Springhead... 16 9 3 4 35 25 30 10 Prestwich Heys... 17 9 3 5 33 28 30 5 Leigh Athletic... 19 8 5 6 46 29 29 17 Stockport Georg... 17 9 1 7 41 34 28 7 New Mills
