Archive

  • Made useful

    THE person who left a blanket full of old plaster in the gutter in Holden Avenue, Sharples, may be interested to know that it has been washed and is on its way to an animal sanctuary -- but then again, perhaps not. Pauline Ogden Roe Green Worsley

  • Looking back Bolton Eve News - September 13

    From the Evening News, September 13, 1993: A HUGE wind "farm" of propeller-driven electricity turbines may be built on the open moors above Bolton. Renewable Energy Systems, a southern-based division of the Sir Robert McAlpine group, wants to erect a

  • Velodrome abseil appeal

    FEARLESS people from Bolton are wanted to take part in an abseil at Manchester's velodrome to raise money for a deaf charity. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf wants people to abseil 100ft from the top of the velodrome down to the cycling track

  • On route for hospital bus

    THE pleas of Horwich residents for a direct bus service to the Royal Bolton Hospital -- could soon be answered -- following the axing of the 573 route. The Greater Manchester Public Transport Executive may apply for Government funding to subsidise bus

  • Angler hit by huge wave at death loch

    A FISHERMAN has told how he was lucky to escape with his life after a massive wave swept over him -- at the same spot in Scotland where three members of a Leigh family were killed. Raymond McLeod, aged 40, was fishing at Loch Ryan, near Stranraer, when

  • Why Withins failed to impress inspectors

    DETAILS have been released of a highly critical report spelling out why a 1,000 pupil school became the second in Bolton to fail its inspection by education watchdog Ofsted. The report, published yesterday, said Withins School in Breightmet was failing

  • Graffiti shame

    IWAS disgusted at the graffiti on the lions, and the girls responsible should be found and made to clean the mess. Why should we have to pay for the cleaning. I also thought they were the lowest of the low to disfigure a mentally handicapped person. (

  • Holcombe Hunt 1934

    A couple of weeks ago I showed you a picture of the Holcombe Hunt in 1934 (you may recall that today's 1908 picture of the Hunt was printed by error) but I have decided to let you see the 1908 picture again with the right caption because it includes many

  • Warhurst takes cover

    INJURIES will determine the level of impact Paul Warhurst has in his second spell at the Reebok. If the 33-year-old can prove his fitness and avoid the problems that have dogged him so often during his career, he will provide high-quality cover for the

  • Sam happy with Gardner conversion

    THE conversion of Ricardo Gardner, born out of necessity last season, has become a matter of choice for Sam Allardyce. When he looks at the jinking Jamaican these days, the Reebok boss sees a full-back rather than a winger, a key component of his plan

  • Pop Idol flop bounces back for Bolton club show

    POP Idol failure Suleman Khan took on his critics by making a live appearance at the Atlantis nightclub in Bolton -- and declared himself a local hero. Suleman, from Daubhill, was watched by millions on ITV1's Pop Idol when he left judges reeling with

  • Equal pay -- but not very equal, says union

    THIRTY years after the first equal pay legislation, women still earn almost £100 less per week than men in Bolton, according to a leading trade union. Figures released this week by the GMB union show that the average full-time gross weekly pay for women

  • Lessons in defeating the cheats

    BUSINESS leaders have been given lessons in how to stop foreign companies -- particularly in the Far East -- from copying their products. Business Link North Manchester hosted a seminar advising businessmen after complaints that companies exporting to

  • Guild meeting

    WESTHOUGHTON Town Women's Guild will hold its monthly meeting on Monday at 7.30pm. The meeting, at Westhoughton Conservative Club, in Tithe Barn Street, will see guest speaker Pat Ashcroft give a talk on adventuring.

  • Fire in Breightmet

    VANDALS set fire to the front and back doors of an empty Breightmet flat. At about 2 am this morning vandals targeted the flat in Levens Drive. Bolton North Sub Officer Graham Banks said that only the doors were damaged in the incident.

  • Grill fire

    A COOKER was damaged due to a grill fire. At around 6.30 pm last night a fire started in the kitchen of a house in Eastgrove Avenue, Sharples, when the grill door was shut - while the grill was still on. Bolton North firefighters were called to put out

  • Youth art gets pride of place

    ARTWORK produced by young people involved in a summer holiday scheme is to be given pride of place at a new Sure Start centre in Bolton. A dozen teenagers designed plaques as part of an art project organised by the Stepping Stones Youth Project, in Paulhan

  • Blaze at furniture warehouse

    A massive blaze swept through a furniture warehouse in Little Lever. More than 20 firefighters battled to contain the blaze for up to two hours this morning at the disused firm in Tong Road. The warehouse was well alight when neighbours spotted the blaze

  • Historic photos go on show

    DEFINING moments in world history are on show at Leigh's Turnpike Gallery in a display of photo memories from its French twin town of Angers. The borough has hosted an annual exhibition of photography from Angers for 17 years. But this year's exhibition

  • Great send-off for Jennifer

    A WOMAN who dedicated her career to helping people with speech and communications problems has retired. Jennifer Fletcher has spent 34 years -- 26 of those in Bolton -- working firstly as a speech and language therapist, and latterly as a health manager

  • NOT USED

    School bids to get bands on the road A RECORDING school is gearing up to help aspiring Bolton bands become as successful as local acts Badly Drawn Boy and Kinesis. The School of Sound Recording (SSR), in Manchester, has launched its new band development

  • Hearts are where home is

    BOLTON School Girls' Division has raised nearly £10,000 for charities over the last 12 months through various fundraising events and £3,500 of the money was donated to street children in Southern India where a new home has been built for 35 girls. The

  • Injury warning for young after boy's fall from roof

    YOUNGSTERS climbing on to school roofs were warned by council chiefs today that they were risking serious injury and prosecution. The warning comes after a 14-year-old boy escaped injury in a 10ft fall from the roof of St James' Church of England Primary

  • Wanderers v Middlesbrough: Links for the latest news

    WANDERERS entertain Middlesbrough at the Reebok on Saturday, anxious to break their Premiership duck after just two draws and two heavy away defeats. A couple of goals would not go amiss either, with a clean sheet to match the one achieved in the last

  • Velodrome abseil appeal

    FEARLESS people from Bolton are wanted to take part in an abseil at Manchester's velodrome to raise money for a deaf charity. The Royal National Institute for the Deaf wants people to abseil 100ft from the top of the velodrome down to the cycling track

  • Parking chaos in high street

    WESTHOUGHTON councillors have called for more traffic wardens in the town centre amid fears that bus companies will boycott Market Street. Bus firms have complained to council bosses, saying that if road congestion worsens they will consider rerouting

  • 'Customers' in shop burglaries

    A GANG claiming to be Spanish tourists distracted two shopkeepers to burgle their homes. The men and women claimed they could not speak English when they posed as customers at convenience stores in Lever Edge Lane, Great Lever, and St Helens Road, Daubhill

  • Pop Idol flop bounces back for Bolton club show

    POP Idol failure Suleman Khan took on his critics by making a live appearance at the Atlantis nightclub in Bolton -- and declared himself a local hero. Suleman, from Daubhill, was watched by millions on ITV1's Pop Idol when he left judges reeling with

  • Book sale to help hospice

    A BOOK sale to raise money for children's hospice Derian House will be held at Westhoughton Methodist Church. As well as a variety of books, there will also be videos and CD's for sale, on Saturday, September 20, from 10am-12noon. It is the last event

  • Praise for BEN

    IWISH to compliment your good work! Keep it up and call me a fan! Mary Manion Ottawa, Ontario

  • Be wary of their tactics

    IF the people of Bolton do not want fluoridation they will have to be very aware of the tactics of the Government, the dental profession and the health authorities. Public consultation isn't always what it seems. In the early 1990s health authorities

  • Help our studies in stress

    MENTAL health problems are now the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. A recent study by psychologist Stephen Joseph indicates that one in 20 women suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after childbirth. They suffer anxiety, "flashbacks", nightmares

  • Nothing to justify adding flouride

    IT was interesting to read the two letters (September 9) on the subject of fluoride. Dr Mark Diesendorf's name is familiar to me as it has cropped up from time to time in the research that I have done. Like him, I am amazed that people who should know

  • This service can protect the elderly

    IWAS saddened to read your report about the cowboy workmen who persuaded an older couple to pay £1,000 for incomplete, shoddy work on their driveway. The fact that the criminals then taunted the couple over the phone makes the whole incident even more

  • On this day - September 13

    490BC: The Greeks defeated the Persians under Darius at the Battle of Marathon. Philippides had run 150 miles in two days in a futile attempt to ask the Spartans to assist the Greek army, but in the end their help was not required. 1759: The British under

  • Bolton invention smashed the Nazis

    AFTER the Second World War ended, some stories could be told which could not pass the censor during the conflict. They were tales of all kinds, of air raids, crashes, exciting experiences, escapes from enemy hands, and also of strange war responsibilities

  • Thieves break into farmer Arnold's farmhouse

    CRUEL thieves have broken into the cherished farmhouse home of tragic Arnold Davenport twice since his shock death a week ago today. The thefts occurred within 48 hours of Mr Davenport's body being found hanging in a barn at Nab Gate Farm. Raiders stole

  • Allardyce cautious over young star

    SAM Allardyce is refusing to get too carried away with his prolific, young scoring prodigy. First impressions are that Wanderers have unearthed a real gem in the shape of Ricardo Vaz Te but Big Sam knows better than to make extravagent claims for a player

  • 'Money worries are just too much'

    Play-off memories revived as Whites' boss surveys another Premiership crisis Bolton could now be looking at UEFA spot WHAT MIGHT FINANCIAL KNIGHTMARE Manager laments lost season BARRY Knight's ears will have been burning this week when Sam Allardyce opened

  • Crikey, Spikey's made it big now

    Ian Savage meets Dave Spikey, the Bolton comedian and Phoenix Nights star who is due to start the second part of his UK tour in a fortnight... "I NEVER envisaged doing this," says Dave Spikey, the Bolton comedian whose turn as club compere Jerry St Clair

  • Fares for 92p each

    BUDGET airline Ryanair is offering flights at 92 pence to celebrate being confirmed as Europe's No.1 "on-time" airline in August. After 92 per cent of Ryanair's 14,784 flights arrived on-time during the busiest month of the year, the company is offering

  • Chance for netball hopefuls

    YOUNG people are being invited to take part in Friday evening netball training sessions at Bolton Lads & Girls Club. Under 13's are welcome at the 30-minute sessions and a team will be entered in Bolton Netball League. Anyone interested can call 540100

  • Hunt for a star

    MEMBERS of Christchurch Amateur Theatre Society in Mytham Road, Little Lever, are on the hunt for an experienced actor or actress with a confident singing voice to play the part of Dick Whittington in the New Year pantomime. Anyone aged between 17 and

  • Book sale to help hospice

    A BOOK sale to raise money for children's hospice Derian House will be held at Westhoughton Methodist Church. As well as a variety of books, there will also be videos and CD's for sale, on Saturday, September 20, from 10am-12noon. It is the last event

  • Eye on crime

    NEW measures to crack down on some of Greater Manchester's most prolific criminals will be announced on Monday. The work of the police and other agencies in managing the risk presented by the most serious offenders will be revealed in a report on Multi-Agency

  • Sculptures found

    VALUABLE sculptures stolen five years ago from a Manchester art gallery have been found in Bolton. The haul was handed into Bolton Central Police Station by a man claiming to have found them in a bag under a viaduct off Union Road, Tonge Moor, yesterday

  • Time for children to speak

    CHILDREN have the chance to be the voice of the speaking clock to raise funds for the ChildLine charity for children at risk. BT wants youngsters aged 16 and under to record their version of the 123 message by calling 0901 8888 999 until Monday, September

  • Village event raises £2,000

    A VILLAGE Cricket Club was pleasantly surprised by the response to its annual fun day. The event at the Chat Moss raised almost £2,000 for Glazebury CC and will go towards the cost of a new pavilion. Highlight of the day was a Great Pooh Sticks Race on

  • Town hall graffiti is cleaned up

    WORKMEN have carried out a clean-up operation on Bolton Town Hall to get rid of the graffiti scrawled there by teenage girls. As reported in Tuesday's Bolton Evening News, the young vandals wrote their names in thick black marker pen on the pillars and

  • 23 injured in bus collision

    AROUND 23 passengers were hurt and a motorist suffered serious injuries when a bus driven by a Bolton man collided with a car. Firefighters fought to cut free the 69-year-old Swinton driver from his Honda Concerto before he was rushed to Hope Hospital

  • Parking limits may follow car-sales row

    RESIDENTS on Westhoughton's busiest road could face parking restrictions in a bid to clamp down on illegal car traders. Council highways bosses are considering imposing waiting restrictions to stop salesmen selling cars illegally on the A6 Manchester

  • Young and old march in Battle of Britain parade

    AIR cadets will join RAF veterans in this year's Battle of Britain Parade through bolton town centre tomorrow. More than 100 members of Bolton Air Training Corps will march with the former Servicemen to pay tribute to the young men killed in the Battle

  • Cash windfall for workers at closed mill

    MORE than 200 employees who lost their jobs when Bolton's last yarn manufacturer closed have been awarded thousands of pounds in compensation. Shiloh Spinners, based at Swan Lane Mill, Higher Mill Lane, was once one of the two largest spinning mills in

  • Neighbours make their point

    A HOUSING company has changed their building plans after listening to what local people had to say. Roland Bardsley Homes are to build cottages on the site of the former H&S Garage on Darwen Road, Bromley Cross. But after meeting residents at The

  • Teachers and friends pay tribute to brave cancer girl

    TEACHERS and schoolfriends have paid tribute to a brave teenager whose fight against cancer inspired so many. Amanda Gifford died last Saturday night after a three-and-a-half year battle against the illness which forced her to have a leg amputated. The

  • Murder plea

    POLICE are appealing for information following the murder of a 17-year-old student outside Manchester College of Art and Technology in Openshaw on Thursday. The victim was from Oldham.

  • Players wanted

    DUNSCAR FC are looking for girls from school years four and five for a new Under 10s team. Anyone interested should contact Ian Ashworth 07940 596970.

  • Hunt for a star

    MEMBERS of Christchurch Amateur Theatre Society in Mytham Road, Little Lever, are on the hunt for an experienced actor or actress with a confident singing voice to play the part of Dick Whittington in the New Year pantomime. Anyone aged between 17 and