BOLTON millionaire Paul Lever has sold his holiday firm Just Flights to Travelcare -- part of the Co-operative Group. Now Mr Lever, who founded the firm in 1983, is planning a new venture in California. Travelcare, the UK's largest independent travel
FIVE floors of shops, artefacts, collectors' pieces and a pirate ship especially for the kids -- Botany Bay is surely the perfect place to go when the weather is grim. Of course, that isn't to say it's not a good place to go when the weather is fine,
THE transit of goods by road instead of by rail or canal is becoming a matter of great importance to the county councils, and more particularly to the highway authorities. The report of the Main Roads and Bridges Committee of the Lancashire County Council
THE opening of the first form of iron railway in the county of Lancaster took place on the 1st June, 1803, when the Preston and Walton Summit "Outram Plateway" was for the first time brought into use by the Lancaster Canal Company, by whom it had been
I AM looking for a wooden toy garage -- any condition. This is a special request from a disabled boy, who is a resident at a local residential school for severely disabled children. The boy in question collects Matchbox cars and really does need a wooden
LAST week a young man wrote to the Letters page in the Bolton Evening News about the lack of facilities for teenagers. I totally agree with him. The Navada Skating Rink was burnt out and never replaced; The Water Place closed down and nothing has been
AS a national mental health charity, we welcome the recommendation made by the Local Government Ombudsmen that people who have paid for care and support, when they shouldn't have been charged, are entitled to repayment with interest. It is important that
I REMEMBER an episode in Coronation Street where the character Des Barnes stated that "loans are thrown at anybody nowadays". Since the character was killed off five years ago, things are now much worse. The too-easy availability of loans has obviously
WITH the latest news regarding Le Mans Crescent reported in last night's Bolton Evening News, once again the town of Bolton has had its face well and truly smacked. Sam Allardyce was only partly right when he said that Bolton Wanderers wasn't a good enough
PERHAPS the summer in 1939 was producing temperatures similar to those we have experienced this year, because the caption for these two photographs read: "Bolton's mineral water manufacturers are now at their busiest, coping with the usual summer rush
TWO Bolton carters, named Edwin Taylor and William Kilgannon, were before the County Justices this morning, summoned for placing stones on the highway at Turton, on the 25th ult. PC Duncan stated that the offence consisted of leaving stones on the road
A HOME furnishings giant has shut its Bolton factory with the loss of 100 jobs. Wallpaper makers Arthur Sanderson and Sons told stunned workers the company was making a total of 120 redundant after it was forced to go into receivership. Other jobs losses
1. In the Shadow of an Angel by Patricia Bradley & Carolee (Plane Tree £6.99). 2. Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution by Dr Atkins (Vermilion £7.99). 3. Edith & Pat -- A Story of Life in Farnworth by Pat Cox (Felton Books £7.50). 4. Vulcan Steam Locomotives
INTERNATIONAL opera star Thomas Round has released his autobiography, A Wandering Minstrel, I. The book gives a peep behind the curtains into the life of one of the best known and respected operatic tenors. Round, aged 87, retains his strong links with
HERE is a book of poetry put together in a bid to protect marine turtles while, at the same time, encouraging youngsters to think about the precious marine environment that the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) works to preserve. Celebrate the Sea --
Fiction: Deep Black by Stephen Coonts The Gates of Hell by Paul Doherty Jimmy the Hand by Raymond E Feist Five Farthings by Susan Sallis All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve Lilith's Dream by Whitley Strelber Non-Fiction: The Clinton Wars by Sidney Blumenthal
NEW books available to borrow FICTION: Dancing in a Distant Place by Isla Dewar To The Nines by Janet Evanovich Light in Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz Faithless by Joyce C Oates Bare Bones by Kathy Reichs Honesty's Daughter by Wendy Robertson. NON-FICTION
NEW books available to borrow - August Fiction: Lazybones by Mark Billingham; The Rules of Engagement by Anita Brookner; An Evil Spirit Out of the West by Paul Doherty; Fallen Gods by Quintin Jardine; The Altman Code by Robert Ludlum; No Laughing Matter
WANDERERS' highly-rated young reserve striker Jonathan Walters, named in the Republic of Ireland U21 squad this week, has joined Crewe on a month's loan.
WITH just over a week to go before the big kick off at Old Trafford, national pundits and the bookies are already tipping Wanderers . . . to avoid the drop! Most bookies make Wanderers fourth favourites behind Leicester City, Portsmouth and Wolves for
BOLTON Business Support Unit has teamed up with local business law firm Keoghs to offer on-line legal information for businesses. It is accessible from the BBSU website -- www.bbsu.co.uk -- via the Keoghs link at the bottom of the page. The site provides
FIREFIGHTERS spent several hours at a paper mill checking for burning embers following a fire. Crews were called to Charles Turner Paper Works, in Belmont Road, Bromley Cross, in the early hours after the motor on a tissue making machine caught fire.
A WEBSITE has been set up for those who served in the RAF during the Second World War. It is aimed at aircrew and ground crew who are trying to find old friends, and for those wanting information about relatives who served in the RAF during the war. The
A THIEF threatened to stab a man then stole his money. The 28-year-old was approached in Spring Lane, Radcliffe at 10.30am on Wednesday. The thief asked him to help him carry a cardboard box but grabbed him by the throat and threatened him with a knife
THE bulldozers have begun chipping away at the Water Place swimming complex in Bolton. And within a month, the building will be flattened. What is built in its place remains a mystery but town hall bosses will be relieved that after nine months of controversy
VOLUNTEERS are being sought for a research project into Pagets disease. Dr Keatley Adams, a consultant physician at The Royal Bolton Hospital, is carrying out the study into Pagets, which is a thickening of the bones. He has already recruited 36 patients
UNMARRIED couples who live together are being urged to find out about their rights should their relationship end or one partner dies. The advice comes after figures published from the 2001 Census showed that the number of cohabiting adults in Bolton had
KEVIN Nolan is aiming to step up his claim for a place in Sam Allardyce's first 11 with another high tempo performance against the Greek champions Olympiakos at the Reebok on Saturday. The England U21 midfielder is determined to be in the starting line-up
BOLTON Mets rugby league club will start the new campaign with only 12 players unless they can make some urgent recruitments. Their pre-season campaign has already been cut short and may be scrapped altogether as they cannot even field a full starting
THE uncertainty on his face made painful reading. Watching Mike Gregory field further questions on his newly-inherited role as Wigan supremo this week merely emphasised how his fate is completely out of his control. In true head coach style, he successfully
A WEBSITE has been set up for those who served in the RAF during the Second World War. It is aimed at aircrew and ground crew who are trying to find old friends, and for those wanting information about relatives who served in the RAF during the war. The
1798 Giovanni Casanova, Italian adventurer, lover and romancer, died at his Castle of Waldstein, Bohemia. 1805 The first Trooping the Colour took place at Horse Guards Parade, London. 1832 The Great Reform Bill, an electoral measure which disenfranchised
WIGAN Athletic skipper Jason De Vos claims Latics' start to the season could determine their survival hopes. The Division Two champions kick off their first season in the First Division at Millwall on Saturday, confident that they can build on last year's
LEIGH RMI are about to discover how successful their pre-season has really been on Saturday when they face Dagenham and Redbridge on day one of the Conference season. Manager Mark Patterson says the summer break has been a positive one for the Railwaymen
NATIONAL DAY OF ITALY 1740: The Marquis de Sade, French aristocrat whose lifestyle gave rise to the word sadism, was born in Paris. 1840: Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, was born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset, where his father was a stonemason
THE painfully sudden death of Joseph Ward (20), a carter in the employ of the Bolton Co-operative Society, and residing at 25, Peabody-st., was reported to the Borough Coroner (Mr Rowland Taylor) this morning. Deceased was a well-built young man standing
RESEARCH in Bolton found that stress is the main reason why people take time off work. About 50 local businesses were quizzed about staff absences by Manchester-based healthcare insurer Manson Warner Healthcare. The reasons given were as follows: Stress
IT MAY not be as hyped as the infamous battle of the bands between Oasis and Blur. But for two Bolton musicians, the gloves are off as they get ready to fight it out in Manchester tomorrow. Boy band Outline and singer songwriter James Edgington are representing
IT MAY not be as hyped as the infamous battle of the bands between Oasis and Blur. But for two Bolton musicians, the gloves are off as they get ready to fight it out in Manchester tomorrow. Boy band Outline and singer songwriter James Edgington are representing
BOOTHSTOWN Warriors playing in the Timperley league at Under 13s urgently need a goalkeeper. Contact Andrew Walne on 07866 545216
Saturday BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Exhibitions Celebrating Boxes - runs until August 30 This summer at Bolton Museum
THOSE who took an interest in the Bolton to Southport walk on Saturday last, and their name is legion, have a treat at the Grand this week. By means of Tweedale's American Bio-Motograph, with vivid pictures by Messrs Waller and Riley, the assembly on
FOR some years it has been understood that the Farnworth Cricket Club's ground off Gower-st. was required by the landowners for building purposes, a lease for a term of years being refused. We learn that on Wednesday the land was sold to Bolton Textile
AS Foreman Porter Wm. Hughes was passing through the Great Moor-st. tunnel, about half-past six on Tuesday evening, he came across the dead body of a man, who it is believed was overtaken by the 4.17pm train from Fleetwood. His head was smashed in on
SAMUEL Clough (29), labourer, 6, White Lion Brow, and Wm. Disley (32), moulder, of 79, Mason-st., were charged at the Borough Court this morning, to stealing four copper lamps, the property of Mr Walter Martin Musgrave, of Ashleigh, Heaton. - Mr J.H.
IDEAL weather today favoured the great walking contest on the road between Bolton and Southport - 31 miles. Soon after six o'clock people began to secure vantage points on the line of route, and half an hour later cyclists were pedalling into the country
IN the early hours of Sunday morning considerable excitement was occasioned at Westhoughton sidings. An express passenger train, from Liverpool to Hull, loaded with passengers, was running through the sidings about forty minutes after midnight, when an
AT the Standish Petty Sessions on Wednesday, J. Edge, and another motorist, members of the Liverpool Motor Cycle Club, were charged with furiously driving motor cycles on Parbold-hill on Sunday, June 21. PC Little said he saw the defendants travelling
AS the local representative for UNICEF UK, I would like to draw attention to a human rights abuse that could be destroying the lives of children living right here in our local community -- child trafficking. More than one million unwilling victims are
THE Bolton League's Birtwistle cup final takes place at Kearsley on Saturday between Kearsley 2nds and Farnworth Social Circle 2nds. The host club will again provide a Twenty20 style of presentation with music in between wickets, fours and sixes as at
STUART LAW has handed Lancashire a massive boost on the eve of Saturday's C&G Trophy semi-final at Worcester by revealing that he could come off the overseas quota next year. The 34-year-old Aussie, whose contract is up at the end of this season,
A MYSTERY Good Samaritan chased thieves who stole a pensioner's handbag. The 70-year-old woman was approached by two men as she walked near Dinsdale Drive, Deane, at 11am Thursday. One man asked her to change some money and as she put her handbag and
TICKETS went on sale this week for the first boxing show of the season, held at Bolton Town Hall on September 18. The show, hosted by Bolton Amateur Boxing club will be a chance for people to see last season's gold medal winners including Danny Watson
TICKETS for Wanderers' Premiership game at Portsmouth on Tuesday, August 26 go on sale to season ticket holders next Thursday. Prices are £25 for adults, £17 for pensioners and £14 for juveniles and will be strictly limited to one per season ticket holder
DOG owners in Bolton are being urged to keep their pets safe from the heat as temperatures soar. Argos Insurance Services is advising dog owners to keep animals indoors in a cool part of the house with plenty of water to drink and not to force pets to
THE Bury councillor who leads the present unelected North West Regional Assembly has welcomed plans to invest £260m in the northern rail network. Cllr Derek Boden is pleased with the decision to award the main northern rail network franchise to First
MOTORISTS in Bolton are being warned to take their time on journeys this weekend as 15 million drivers take to the roads. RAC spokesperson Tessa Richardson said traffic numbers would be up to 20 per cent higher than usual as people take advantage of the
BOLTON people are being urged to give blood and save a life this month. Blood donor sessions will take place on Monday, August 18 in the Rivington Suite at Horwich Leisure Centre, in Victoria Road, and at Christ Church, Mytham Road, Little Lever. There
LOCAL professionals -- bankers, lawyers, accountants, surveyors and others -- are to get £50 million to spend. Unfortunately, it will not be real cash. The Corporate Recovery and Insolvency arm of Bolton accountancy firm Unity (formerly Jacksons) is organising
MEMBERS of a local activity group had a whale of a time when they enjoyed their first scuba diving experience. Getting in to the water was a huge step for some members of the group which was set up to help sufferers of depression and anxiety. The men
Five-year-old Jenny Proudlove helps Dorah, a pregnant pot-bellied pig keep cool during the heatwave. And cheeky Dorah has even been climbing into Jenny's paddling pool down on the family's farm off St Helens Road, Bolton. Jenny's dad David said: "We thought
A FOOTBALL club is appealing for sponsors for their new shirts. Astley Bridge FC's under 17s team have all had to buy their own club shirts and are now looking for a sponsor to go on the front. The yellow and black shirts will be displayed in and around
ADLINGTON Carnival organisers are baffled after the kidnapping of this four ft tall stuffed little devil. The scarlet cuddly toy was to be the prize in the carnival "Guess my Name" competition and had been sitting in the window of Balloons Galore, in
A FORMER Popstars contestant who has formed a new band says she wants a long-lasting career -- not just a couple of number one hits. Lynsey Brown, from Little Hulton, has formed the group with three fellow contestants from ITV's Popstars: The Rivals.
THREE people who help to save lives in Horwich received a special thank you in Manchester. Martin Mason, and husband and wife Kath and Vaughan Thomas, from the Horwich Community First Responder scheme, were presented with certificates from the Greater
A WILD West trio will be making sure Bolton's clubbers have a good time tonight when the latest addition to the town's lively club scene opens in Bank Street. Bar Coyote is a club with an American theme where anything goes, from drinks in the "dentist's
FUNDRAISING cyclist Michael Fielding, who made hundreds of pounds for charity, has died. Mr Fielding, aged 55, of Berkeley Crescent, Radcliffe, collapsed on Tuesday while out cycling in Stubbins. He was taken to Fairfield Hospital but attempts to resuscitate
THE world's top cycle speedway riders came to Manchester for the World Cycle Speedway Championships. The staging clubs, Astley & Tyldesley and Bury, put on a superbh display of top class racing. which was fast and furious, with no shortage of incident
NEW books available to borrow - July Fiction: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood A Cuppa Tea and an Aspirin by Helen Forrester One Step Forward by Rosie Harris Tuppence to Spend by Lilian Harry He's got to go by Sheila O'Flanagan The Distant Echo by Val
NEW books available to borrow - July Fiction: The Miniaturist by Kunal Basu The Falcons of Montabard by Elizabeth Chadwick Aristotle and the Secrets of Life by Margatet Doody A Visible Darkness by Jonathon King Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane The Human
NEW Talking Books -- Deadhead by Reginald Hill; My Life on a Plate by India Knight. NEW Videos and DVDs to rent -- Big Trouble (12) (Tim Allen, Rene Russo); City By The Sea (18) (Robert de Niro, Frances McDormand); Dardevil (15) (Ben Affleck, Jennifer
MOST of us probably have at least one cup a day. Some of us probably get through several pots of the drink. And, in times of crisis and stress, it's what the British traditionally turn to as the first resort to help them through, usually with the phrase
IT may be a bit pompous to place the son of God into a contemporary setting and then turn him into a Manchester City fan, but ITV1's "The Second Coming" was not the first link between the divine and the beautiful game writes Richard Mulligan. Of course
HORWICH RMI Reserves kick off their Lancashire League season on Saturday with a home fixture at Atherton Colls' Alder House Ground against Southport Reserves. Kick off is 11:30am. This is followed on Tuesday, Aug 12, with the visit of Chester City Reserves
PRESTWICH Heys will face Atherton Colls in the Goldline Trophy quarter-finals after cruising past 10-man Old Boltonians last night. Heys recovered from a 7-1 thrashing at Blackrod Town to escape from Group Two with Lee Smart scoring twice and Mark Slater
EAGLEY kick off their West Lancashire League Premier Division season on Saturday with an attractive home fixture against Barnoldswick Town with a 3pm kick off. Manager Pete Darby is confident his side can give a much better account of themselves in the
A YOUNG girl from Westhoughton is still in hospital waiting for a heart transplant. Amy Morris, aged 10, has been in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at Pendlebury for 20 weeks waiting for a new heart. Her parents, David and Tracy, of Townsfield
THE Cinderella committee in connection with the Bolton and District Clarion CC took the usual contingent of 100 poor children for a day's outing to Rivington on Wednesday. A special car conveyed the party to Horwich, and then the walk to Rivington brought
LANCASHIRE Road Club veterans were out in force in the VTTA National Championship 100 mile time trial on Sunday, a tactic that paid off well as they won the team award. The winning team was Colin Greenhalgh 4:45:42, Keith Tattersall 4:52:48 and Alex Munro
List of top ten books - August 1. Shadowmancer by GP Taylor (Faber and Faber £5.99). 2. Vulcan Steam Locomotives (P&D Riley £4.99). 3. In the Shadow of an Angel by Patricia Bradley & Carolee (Plane Tree £6.99). 4. Gang War -- Inside Story of Manchester
MP Andy Burnham has slammed a "dirty tricks" campaign from opponents to the Leigh Sports Village scheme after an anonymous letter was posted to residents attacking the proposals. Mr Burnham is furious that an unsigned leaflet was posted to residents in
A DOG suffered severe injuries after being sprayed with a corrosive substance. Lennox, a 5-year-old rescued Doberman, needed veterinary treatment worth hundreds of pounds and surgery to remove large areas of his flesh Police say a gang of youths was seen
PUPILS and teachers will benefit when two Bolton schools which have worked in partnership for years are physically linked. The lower annexe at Rivington and Blackrod High School and Lord Street Primary, in Horwich, have received £625,000 from the Department
MOTORISTS who appealed against parking tickets in Bolton won two out of every three cases, according to a national report. The figures were released by the National Parking Adjudication Service (NPAS) in its annual national report. It revealed that out
BOLTON has dropped plans to absorb Chorley into a new "super town" following a stinging rebuke from the Lancashire market town's leaders. Chorley Council chiefs snubbed the moves to create the largest metropolitan council in the North-west, claiming they
MOTORISTS are being warned to take their time on journeys this weekend as 15 million drivers take to the roads. RAC spokesperson Tessa Richardson said traffic numbers would be up to 20 per cent higher than usual as people take advantage of the continuing
Friday MUSEUMS BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Exhibitions Celebrating Boxes - runs until August 30 This summer at Bolton
