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THIS picture of Derby Street was taken in 1964

From the Evening News, March 11, 1903 THE annual report of the Chief Constable (Mr John Holgate) states that the total number of persons dealt with for criminal offences was 2,868, and for those of a quasi-criminal nature 871, compared with an increase

FURTHER to the letter "Second class ....", printed in the Bolton Evening News on March 6, regarding the poor postal service. I have just had my own experience of it. On Friday, February 28, my daughter, who lives 16 miles away in Sale, posted a letter

I WOULD just like to wholeheartedly agree with Mr A J Boddy's "Ungrateful not worth my vote" letter (Thursday, March 6). I couldn't agree more, and this Government seems determined to create more of these idle layabouts by continually encouraging people

HAVING retired in October, 1997, as Elections Officer for Bolton MBC, I was astonished to see my photograph as a header to the letter from Anthony J Boddy "Ungrateful are not worth my postal vote". I need to correct some matters in the article: 1. The

DURING "Community Week" in 1982 at the Holy Trinity Church, Prestolee, the children of the Parish made a colourful start as they toured around the area giving a small bouquet of flowers to households. They were pictured at their first call, Mrs Helen

MAY I comment on the letter by Mrs Barrow (February 26) regarding the most unsatisfactory junction of the A6 into Blackrod. As Mrs Barrow says, the reduction in height of both bollards, rather than just the one as at present on the A6 side of the traffic

This picture was taken probably in the 1920s, and features men from the Horwich Loco Works setting off for a picnic. The building pictured is still an off-licence on Chorley New Road, Horwich, and Mrs Christine Mort, of Rannoch Road, Breightmet, tells

I HAVE read the letters from those persons suffering frustration and inconvenience as a result of First Bus re-routing and terminating some services to the Harwood/Bradshaw area. I would now like to put the case for the ongoing frustration and exasperation

THE 13 Bolton patients whose confidential medical records were discovered on a computer part bought by an estate agent have yet to be informed about the blunder. Health chiefs will not contact the Royal Bolton Hospital patients involved until they have

SOCCER: UEFA Champions League, Arsenal v Roma - ITV1 7.30pm; Inter Milan v Newcastle - ITV1 Tyne Tees 7.30pm; Champions League highlights - ITV1 11.15pm CRICKET: World Cup, Australia v New Zealand - Sky Sports 3 8am RACING: Day one of the Cheltenham Festival

IVAN Campo is just one booking away from a two-match ban which could hit Wanderers hard during the crucial Premiership run-in writes Gordon Sharrock The Real Madrid defender picked up his ninth booking of the season for a clumsy challenge on Danny Murphy

NICKY Hunt's graduation to Wanderers' first team ranks has been put on hold by a freak injury that will rule him out for the rest of the season. The 19-year-old defender spent last night in hospital with a broken and dislocated shoulder he suffered half

BOLTON Chamber Choir will perform at Bolton Parish Church, Churchgate, Bolton, on Saturday, March 29. Conducted by Peter Gunstone, music by Britten, Bruckner, Palestrina and others will feature at the 7.30pm concert. Tickets cost £5 with £3 concessions

ATHERTON'S Wigan Road Post Office is the latest in a growing list of urban branches facing closure. Customers will be forced to use nearby branches in Market Street, Atherton, and Atherton Road, Hindley Green, when the Wigan Road branch closes for good

YOUNG readers will find Leigh Library is just the ticket now a new section, especially for the under-fives is being opened. The room, which officially opens on Wednesday, has been given a pre-historic theme.

A RESTAURANT licence application has been adjourned until April 2 by Bolton's licensing magistrates. The new Horwich restaurant, Chefs at Paragon has applied for a licence to sell alcohol on the premises at Paragon Business Park in Chorley New Road.

A STOLEN lorry was set on fire in Little Hulton early today. The 30ft long truck was burning from end to end on Ravenscraig Road at 4.40am. It had been stolen from Britain's Acquatic Superstore, on Folds Road, Bolton. Equipment for tropical fish including

SMITHILLS and District Bridleways Association Open Meeting will be held at Smithills Hall, Smithills Dean Road, tonight at 8pm. Admission is free and the meeting is open to non members. The AGM starts at 7.30pm for members only. There will be a talk on

A SMITHILLS primary school is celebrating a very positive report from education watchdogs. Ofsted inspectors have reported that St Peter's Smithills Dean CE is a "very good school with many excellent features," and 92 per cent of the teaching was adjudged

BRAVE Dana Carroll has suffered a setback in her fight against cancer. The seven-year-old from Bury has undergone major surgery to have an arm amputated after intensive chemotherapy failed to cure a rare form of bone cancer she contracted last October

POLICE are hunting two bogus officials who targeted the homes of an elderly man and woman in Radcliffe in two separate incidents. At about 1.30pm on Saturday, a man and woman posing as water company officials called at a house in Bury Road, Radcliffe.

TALENTED Anya Hoque might be too young to train for her karate Black Belt but she has made remarkable progress in her chosen sport. The nine-year-old Lowton schoolgirl won a recent international karate event at Nottingham after only one year in competition

CHILDREN are dicing with death hitching rides on the back of moving vehicles. And the driver of a pensioners' mini bus, targeted by the thrill-seeking youngsters, fears it is only time before one of them is seriously injured -- or even killed. Mini bus

MICK McCarthy is hot favourite to be handed the task of saving Sunderland's Premiership skin, starting with Saturday's high-pressure relegation battle with Wanderers at the Stadium of Light writes Gordon Sharrock The appointment of the former Republic

THE SUN: Thierry Henry insists he will not be intimidated by football's thugs. DAILY MIRROR: Howard Wilkinson was sacked by Sunderland last night after just five disastrous months in charge. DAILY STAR: Howard Wilkinson and his assistant Steve Cotterill

SHAKERS boss Andy Preece will this week step up his attempts to inject new blood into his promotion chasing side. The Bury manager believes one or two fresh faces could be just what his team needs as the race to get out of Division Three reaches its climax

Ground: Anfield. Nickname: 'Reds' or 'Pool'. Manager: Gerard Houllier. Current position: 7th Leading scorer: Michael Owen 18 (10 Premiership). Last six Premiership games: Birmingham (away) lost 2-1, Middlesbrough (home) drew 1-1, West Ham (away) won 3

THE lack of a cutting edge cost Wanderers dear in a low key affair at a wet and miserable Anfield writes Adrian Ford Wanderers dominated for long spells and played the slicker football throughout but they were unable to supply the killer touch against

RICARDO Gardner is determined to erase the memory of his derby nightmare as he concentrates on helping Wanderers collect the points that will guarantee their Premiership survival. The jinking Jamaican took the rap for the last-gasp goal that cost the

AN orchestra is set to perform a symphony in a Manchester supermarket using items from the store shelves along with traditional instruments. The BBC Philharmonic and Manchester's North City Arts have arranged the show at Asda in Harpurhey on April 10.

BLACKPOOL has the highest divorce rate in Britain, new research reveals. A total of 15,557 people in the resort -- 15.2 per cent of its population -- are either divorced or separated, according to the Office for National Statistics. Five of the top 10

ONE of the North West's smaller airports is celebrating the news that a second low cost airline is to operate from it. FlyBe is to launch daily flights to Belfast from Blackpool Airport starting May 19. It follows hard on the heels of Ryanair's recent

TWO trains were delayed after a double-decker bus became wedged under a railway bridge in Bromley Cross. The Blue Bus number 34 service was travelling along Turton Road to pick up pupils from nearby Turton High School when it became stuck at 3.30pm yesterday

THE son of murder victim Ellen Crank has been stunned by a callous burglary at his home just over two weeks after his mother was killed. Stanley Crank, aged 45, and his partner Christine woke yesterday to find their house in Cross Street, near Bolton

UNDERTAKERS claim speed humps on Bolton streets are causing anguish for grieving families. Howarth Funeral Service, based in Astley Bridge, has written to council chiefs to complain about the "sleeping policemen" in the Tonge Moor area. Funeral directors

SUPERMARKET bosses are investigating after a three-year-old girl almost choked on a piece of plastic she found in her yoghurt. Elise Bradley loves yoghurts and eats four a day, so her grandmother, Christine Bradley buys multipacks of Morrisons own brand

COMPETITION addict Veronica Jackson has won her best prize yet -- courtesy of the Bolton Evening News. Mrs Jackson, aged 62, and her husband Boyd, aged 59, have the chance to live the life of luxury at Derwent Lodge in the Lake District for one week each

BIRTHDAY girl Ellie Cunningham's early entrance to the world 21 years ago today was a real cross-country celebration. But for her family, it marked the start of seven-year battle to recognise her very existence. For Ellie was born over Greece in 1982

GERARD Houllier admitted today that Liverpool needed a "thoroughly professional" performance to end their Anfield anxieties on Saturday. Goals from El-Hadji Diouf and Michael Owen gave the Mersey Reds their first home league win for four months - their

KEVIN Nolan admits that losing his place as a regular in Wanderers' survival campaign left him "sulking like a big baby!" The young Reebok ace, who took the Premiership by storm last season, has struggled to hit the same high-scoring heights since picking

EVERY Wanderers match is covered "live" on this web site. This is how we reported from Anfield: 14:27: SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2003 BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP LIVERPOOL v WANDERERS VALENCIA striker Salva Ballesta was handed his first Premiership start as Wanderers

ST Catherine's Amateur Music Society is offering musical theatre lovers the rare chance to hear a semi-staged concert performance of Sigmund Romberg's operetta The New Moon. The production will be in concert version with narrated links by Alice Bowmer

The production will be in concert version with narrated links by Alice Bowmer. Soloists and full chorus will feature, together with orchestra. Soloists will include Eileen Middleton, David Reeves and Jim Lancaster. Performances take place at St George's

The group, which won last year's Bolton Evening News' award for best musical will perform Oliver in September. Talented youngsters, between the ages of 8 and 13 years, are being sought to to perform in the musical. This will be the first time Oliver has

BOLTON Amateur Theatre Societies' programme of events for March and April is a busy one. Here is a taste: Bolton Symphony Orchestra performs a concert of music by Holst, Vaughan Williams and Elgar at the Albert Halls on March 15 -- tickets 334400; New

WITH two shows already under his belt this season, Tyldesley Little Theatre's Mike Rimmer had been ready to put his feet up for a well earned rest. . . That was until he received a last minute call. An actor had to drop out of rehearsals for the theatre's

LATEST tables PREMIER DIVISION P W D L F A Pts GD Wythenshawe Amateurs... 25 14 6 5 43 28 48 15 Leigh Athletic... 25 11 5 9 60 37 38 23 Irlam Mitchell Shackleton... 21 11 4 6 41 33 37 8 Dukinfield Town... 23 11 3 9 40 35 36 5 Stockport Georgians... 21

THE world's top darts players will descend on the Reebok Stadium for a weekend at the end of May for the UK Open Darts Championship final. This FA Cup style event, with each round redrawn, will include the cream of the sport's professionals with the likes

OPEN meetings have been scheduled for Wednesday, March 19 at Heaton CC and Monday, March 24, at Astley Bridge CC. All meetings run from 7.30pm until 9pm. Teams for this season have been placed in the following sections: Section A -- Darcy Lever CC A,

DOBBIES A moved five points clear in Division One of the BSF Over 35s football, after a cracking 8-1 win away at Colliers Rest. Leading 4-0 at half time the result was never in doubt, and Dobbies strode out as impressive winners. A great sight was Brian

ART, Yasmina Reza's award-winning and critically acclaimed comedy is at The Lowry to March 15. The production stars Nigel Havers, Roger Lloyd Pack and Leigh Lawson. The play holds the most Olivier Award nominations ever, receiving five in 1997, and the

THE winners of the Tiger Balm Competition published in the Bolton Evening News on Wednesday, February 5, were: G Whittle, Horwich; Mrs J Murphy, Bolton; J Prendergast, Bolton; Mrs Lynda Bleakley, Harwood; Mr C Brankbank, Bolton; Mrs J Armstrong, Bury;

COMPETITION addict Veronica Jackson has won her best prize yet -- courtesy of the Bolton Evening News. Mrs Jackson, aged 62, and her husband Boyd, aged 59, have the chance to live the life of luxury at Derwent Lodge in the Lake District for one week each

1682 The Chelsea Hospital for old soldiers (Chelsea Pensioners), also venue for the world-famous flower show, was founded. 1702 The first successful English daily newspaper, a single broadsheet called the Daily Courant, was published. 1819 Sir Henry Tate

From the Evening News, March 10, 1903 ESPECIALLY for those interested in physical culture and wrestling, a programme of exceptional merit is submitted at the Temperance Hall this week, and should draw capital houses. Something entirely new to a Bolton

THE people of Bolton and district have so many gripes against this present Labour council. These centre on parking wardens, parking fines, parking rises, higher council taxes, big rises for councillors, roads, bus lanes, traffic calming humps, The Water

IN 1853, Bolton's first public library was opened, the third town in the country to adopt the Public Libraries Act of 1850. It was housed on the first floor of the Exchange Building, on the corner of Victoria Square and Newport Street (I am sure you recognise

I REFER to the letter from Mr Anthony J Boddy, which appeared on March 6. In his final paragraph, Mr Boddy refers to having to sign his ballot paper in the forthcoming all-postal ballot for this year's local and parish elections. I would like to point

I FOUND these two pictures taken at the Crowthorne Children's Home at Edgworth intriguing, if only because of the styles of clothes. The group of adults, with three young girls standing in front, was taken in August 1937 at the summer fete. Those pictured

BOLTON Chamber Choir will perform at Bolton Parish Church, Churchgate, Bolton, on Saturday, March 29. Conducted by Peter Gunstone, music by Britten, Bruckner, Palestrina and others will feature at the 7.30pm concert. Tickets cost £5 with £3 concessions

THE 10th Bolton (St Anne's, Turton) Brownie Pack celebrates its 50th birthday in December, and Brownie Guider, who wishes to call herself simply Sue (no, no, before the jokes start, simply Sue, not simple Sue!) tells me that they are planning a weekend

A BOLTON mother has revealed her soldier son is having to sleep on a wooden pallet in the desert as he prepares for a possible war with Iraq. The mother, who cannot be identified for fear of identifying the 23-year-old son, says her son and his fellow

Wanderers Reserves 3, Birmingham Reserves 2: MIKE Whitlow's hopes of helping Wanderers in their survival mission have suffered a setback. The luckless veteran defender was aiming to play his way back into Premiership reckoning after five weeks on the

WANDERERS know all about struggling in front of goal writes Richard Mulligan. According to Sam Allardyce it is "the over-riding difference" between the Premiership's elite and those at the wrong end of the table. Nowhere is the gulf more in evidence than

STAND by, all you former employees of Bolton Gate Company. A reunion has been arranged for March 21, and you are all invited. Mr Hindle Gregory, of 5 Arran Close, Ladybridge, Bolton, tells me that along with Derek Smith and Ken Hart, he is organising

A SMITHILLS primary school is celebrating a very positive report from education watchdogs. Ofsted inspectors have reported that St Peter's Smithills Dean CE is a "very good school with many excellent features," and 92 per cent of the teaching was adjudged

FALKLANDS war veteran Chief Supt Andy Holt has taken over as the new divisional commander of Bury Police. The father-of-three was a lieutenant and second-in command of 45 Commando, the Royal Marines, which helped liberate the Falkland Islands from the

SMITHILLS and District Bridleways Association Open Meeting will be held at Smithills Hall, Smithills Dean Road, tonight at 8pm. Admission is free and the meeting is open to non members. The AGM starts at 7.30pm for members only. There will be a talk on

A BEER produced by Bolton's only independent small brewery is the toast of the North of England after being voted best mild. Bank Top Brewery Mild beat a selection of beers from across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Merseyside and

BOLTON Institute's Students Union has achieved Investors in People status, making it one of only two students unions in the country to hold both the Investors in People and Quality Mark awards. The Bolton SU team has received the national quality standard

IF YOUR tutor has inspired and motivated you through your learning, you can nominate them for a 2003 Adult Tutors Award. The Awards, co-ordinated by NIACE, aim to recognise the commitment and dedication of Adult Tutors across England. Nominated tutors

BOLTON Art Circle is holding an exhibition and sale of members' work at the Last Drop Village on Sunday. There will be more than 400 paintings and prints by local artists, with a percentage of sales going to Bolton Hospice. The event runs from 11am to

BOLTON midfielder Nicky Adams has been named in a 16 strong Greater Manchester Under 16s squad for their Premier League Trophy quarter final tie against Shropshire at Lilleshall on Friday (2pm). The local youngster has been a key figure in the county

LEIGH RMI's boss has resigned himself to the fact that the people of the town are not interested in his football team. Mark Patterson, who took over the Hilton Park reins at the turn of the year, launched an appeal for Leigh people to turn out and support

FAMILIES of cancer patients say they have been devastated by revelations that some confidential records have got out of the Royal Bolton Hospital. Susan Callaghan, aged 44, from Daubhill, fears her mother's details could be one of the 13. Her mum, Alice

SHAKERS joint chairman John Smith has given his full backing to the Football League body being set up to help Third Division clubs manage their finances. The Financial Monitoring Unit will be made up of Football League officials, the Professional Footballers

Smokers with a mind to quit the habit A HYPNOTIST will be using mind games to help smokers quit the habit. Peter Powers will be holding a free seminar in the Excel centre tomorrow, National No Smoking Day, and is inviting all smokers to come along. He

PER Frandsen may have to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench when Wanderers resume their Premiership survival battle at Liverpool on Saturday. The Dane - a frontrunner for Player of the Year after a string of consistently impressive performances

IVAN Campo is just one booking away from a two-match ban which could hit Wanderers hard during the crucial Premiership run-in writes Gordon Sharrock The Real Madrid defender picked up his ninth booking of the season for a clumsy challenge on Danny Murphy

SECTION Knockout Finals at Horwich RMI. Section C: Wednesday, March 12: Cuemasters C1 v Victory Reform. Greater Manchester Inter League Snooker: Wednesday, March 12. Bolton A (G Crook, J Farnworth, A Hindley, R Leighton, M Madhavji, S Patel, C Steadman

CORONATION Street stars showed Manchester's support for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture bid by abseiling down the Granada TV building. Simon Gregson and Suranne Jones, who play Steve and Karen McDonald, unfurled an 82ft banner reading "Manchester

A MAN has been sent to youth custody after he admitted that he had not obeyed a court order because he stopped in bed until 3pm every day. Craig Hilton smirked as a judge gave him nine months in a Young Offenders' Institution for deliberately flouting

A 33-YEAR-OLD man from Eccles has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a 24-year-old man in Salford. Simon Dawson was stabbed to death in Ridgeway at about 10.30am last June. Another 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assisting offenders

ELDERLY residents in a Bolton tower block are continually having to climb up to five flights of stairs after being marooned by a troublesome lift. The pensioners, and their neighbours, living in Hargreaves House, on the outskirts of the town centre, claim

A MAN battling against his drug addiction was found hanged in a prison cell days after arriving at the jail. An inquest into the death of Gary Robert Taylor heard that the 27-year-old was so desperate to free himself of his drug addiction that he deliberately

SALVA Ballesta will be asked to give Wanderers the benefit of the talents that made him one of the most lethal finishers in Spain. The Valencia striker, once a leading scorer in La Liga, will make his first Premiership start at Anfield when he steps in

A JOGGER attacked by a gang of youths is in a critical condition. The man, aged 47, was attacked by 10 teenagers in Huyton, Merseyside. He was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries. Detective Chief Inspector Ray Galloway, of Merseyside Police,

IF Sam Allardyce requires evidence to press his claim for cash to buy a new striker this summer, he need only refer his Reebok bosses to Saturday's events at Anfield. Liverpool - Worthington Cup winners, UEFA Cup quarter-finalists and contenders for a

GUDNI Bergsson is determined to go out on a high when he swaps his boots for a career in the law this summer. The Reebok skipper knows the relegation odds are shortening but he remains confident that when he finally goes home to Iceland - after three

BOLTON Symphony Orchestra is joined by guest conductor, Mark Heron and guest leader, Simon Robertshaw for a concert of music by Holst, Vaughan Williams and Elgar on Saturday, 7.30pm. The concert will take place at the Albert Halls, Bolton, and will feature

MEMBERS of Bolton Premier Productions are inviting talented youngsters to "consider yourself one of us" when they hold auditions for Oliver on March 23, 2pm. The group, which won last year's Bolton Evening News' award for best musical will perform Oliver

The concert will take place at the Albert Halls, Bolton, and will feature local virtuoso Andy Wyatt, soloist in Vaughan Williams' Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra. Andy was a founder member of Bolton Symphony Orchestra and regularly plays with local ensembles

BOLTON audiences have the chance to enjoy the wealth of young talent in the town with a five day musical extravaganza. The annual Bolton Music Centre Presents runs at the Albert Halls from March 16 to 20 featuring hundreds of talented young musicians.

IN the U14 Bolton Boys Fed Jubilee Cup match Eagley Rangers shattered North Walkden's treble dreams in the match of the day with a strong all round team performance to move into the quarter finals with goals by Dixon and Walsh. In the league Martindales

THEweather might have decimated the Manchester League programme, but it did leave the top two to go head to head at Madley Park where Leigh Athletic entertained current leaders Wythenshawe Amateurs. The incessant rain eroded the chances of a free-flowing