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
WHEN Mrs Gwyneth Pilling, of Valley Mill, Eagley, brought this picture in to me, I was a little nonplussed (a regular occurrence with me, as most of you know) as to its identity. Mrs Pilling had found it in her late husband Marshall's effects, and not
FOR a man who celebrates his 50th birthday next Thursday, Walkden's Bernard Reidy is showing no signs of taking his foot off the accelerator writes Peter Stafford In fact, quite the reverse. Following his well-documented exploits at Old Trafford a fortnight
BOLTON band Kinesis have found a new fan -- MTV's Jackass star Bam Margera. The wild prankster reviewed the band's latest single One Way Mirror in this week's issue of rock-music magazine Kerrang! Bam said the song -- which he gave a four-star rating
WAYNE Rooney's heroics for the england football team against Liechtenstein helped keep a Hollywood heart-throb out of the spotlight on Wednesday. Observant Bolton Evening News reporter Kathryn Eccles noticed Jude Law, whose films include Road To Perdition
1 crab, about 500g 250g uncooked tiger prawns 250g mussels, scrubbed 2 tablespoons sunflower oil 1 stalk of lemongrass, sliced diagonally into 2 cm pieces 3 kaffir lime leaves 2cm ginger, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves 400ml coconut
THE presentation will take place on Tuesday, November 18, tickets will be on sale at the September meeting, also please return all trophies at this meeting. Will team Secretaries please submit their top two average players for Merit Prizes by the next
THE presentation will take place on Tuesday, November 11, tickets will be on sale at the September meeting, also please return all trophies at this meeting. Will team Secretaries please submit their top two average players for Merit Prizes by the next
8 mins: Hunt slips going for Mendieta's crossfield pass but Jaaskelainen positions himself well to save Zenden's shot. 12 mins: Jaaskelainen is busy again, covering Greening's long-range shot from the rebound after Laville's block on Zenden. 13 mins:
LATEST tables and results P W L F A Diff Pt Cattlemarket B... 1 1 0 11 4 +7 3 Rumworth LC... 1 1 0 10 5 +5 2 L Ladies (Ang)... 1 1 0 9 6 +3 2 Royal Br Legion... 1 1 0 9 6 +3 2 Little John... 1 1 0 8 7 +1 2 Moonlight Club... 1 1 0 8 7 +1 2 Oasis Club..
BOLTON champion Helen Braddock added the Old Links title to her growing list of successes when she won by 10 shots from Carol Helme. Braddock returned 78 and 79 for 157 gross. Autumn meeting & medal - best gross 80 Sally Ann Attwood. Best net silver
RANGERS played well and would have won easily had they not given away away silly penalties. Lee Beresford shot through for the opening try, which he also goaled. Soon, though, Langworthy levelled with a penalty and a converted try. Rangers went back ahead
CHORLEY Lynx are heading for the play-offs but fans' celebrations have been muted by speculation linking coach Darren Abram with coaching positions at St Helens and Leigh Centurions. Abram admitted he had been in talks with his former club Leigh for the
NINETEEN fished the latest Summer League match of Royal Ashton A.C. on Rumworth Reservoir. Roland Stansfield had a great day on the pole catching silver fish to land top place with 22lbs-10ozs. Martin Thompson was second with skimmers and bream on the
ARSONISTS set fire to a large pile of wood on a construction site in Atherton. They are believed to have collected the pieces of wood from across the plot and made a large bonfire. Firefighters from Atherton were called to the site at the junction of
THE cream of Bolton's boxing talent will take to the ring this week in an action packed evening organised by the town's Lads' and Girls' club. Fighters from as far afield as the Isle of Man will travel to Bolton to face the club's talent at the Albert
FIREFIGHTERS have condemned youths who keep deliberately starting small fires in Farnworth. A crew was called out to small blazes involving piles of rubbish three times in Westland Avenue on Saturday night. Last week they attended a number of similar
THE combination of a huge ocean-going liner, tons of ice and passengers lining up on deck in lifejackets, doesn't exactly conjure up the best of images. It's not every day you get to stand on the deck of a ship in the middle of the ocean clad in a fluorescent
BUY me a hairnet and post off my subscription to the Reader's Digest. Old age has come early and I have got into gardening. Now I know that after the recent baking revelation this will come as something of a shock. I might even be in danger of losing
IF the measure of a country's social order and national pride is the state of its streets, then the poor old UK is in a sorry mess. It may seem churlish to discuss what some readers might consider a relatively unimportant issue, weighed against the horrors
THE cream of Bolton's boxing talent will take to the ring this week in an action packed evening organised by the town's Lads' and Girls' club. Fighters from as far afield as the Isle of Man will travel to Bolton to face the club's talent at the Albert
APIECE of research on the amount of money that British children get from their parents got me thinking recently. The report suggested that they might get an average of £261 a year in addition to their weekly allowance. Could it be that inflation has ballooned
You've got (junk) e-mail I spotted an advert on TV recently that cleared up a mystery for me. In it a woman finds in her mail a golden envelope which, judging by the look of joy suffusing her face, informs her she's won a holiday in Fiji, £1 million,
YOU do your best with your kids to make sure they understand the glory of nature. There is no doubt in your mind that they should be dragged around rainswept mountains and lakes rather than be allowed to spend time -- and your money -- in seaside arcades
I am certainly not the only person in the UK who finds the staging of the London arms fair during the week of the second anniversary of "nine-eleven" an event bordering on insanity. The timing, at the very least, calls into question the sensitivity of
QUITE simply, this is a laughter-packed, tear-stained treat. Plain, middle-aged Maureen is the daughter of Meg, a vicious, spiteful matriarch who keeps her tied to the small Irish village she has come to loathe. The return of Maureen's friend Pato to
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 extravagant claims for a player
Section A: Farnworth Dist Vets 142 Heaton XI 153. Section B: Westside XI 96 Rose Lea 105(I); Play-off: Rupert Ladies B 162 Rose Lea 117. Section D: Egerton Pipe Tube Group 157 Levers XI 150; Play-off: Markland CTC 173 Adlington CC 155. Section E: Gemini
SMITHILLS OPEN FARM Irma Heger goes down on the farm, Smithills Open Farm to be precise, for a fascinating family fun day SOMETIMES the best entertainment can be found right on your doorstep. And that's the case with Smithills Open Farm, next to Smithills
National day of Costa Rica Battle of Britain day 1321: Italian poet Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna. 1649: Titus Oates, English Anglican priest and fabricator of the "Popish Plot" in 1678, was born. 1830: At the official opening of the Liverpool and Manchester
Bolton Association Atherton 226-4 Spring View 195-8. Match drawn. Elton 155-9 Astley and Tyldesley 138. Elton won by 17 runs. Lostock 188-4 Little Hulton 192-9. Little Hulton won by one wicket. Darcy Lever 137 Walshaw 138-5. Walshaw won by five wickets
NEW Wanderers defender Emerson Thome won an unusual off-the-pitch accolade this week. The 31-year-old Brazilian was named in The Daily Mirror's team of the sexiest Premiership footballers. "He is the kind of rugged, commanding centre half who looks like
THE Watergate is one of those restaurants which does not stand out from the crowd. This is no criticism and is not surprising as it is a Brewers Fayre, where all the eateries appear intended to be more or less the same as other, well, Brewers Fayres.
THE Roald Dahl Treasury (£12.99, Penguin Books) is a perfect gift for all lovers of the renowned bestselling author. The man himself said: "Those who don't believe in magic will never find it" but there are touches of magic on every page of this book.
It's Not a Rehearsal: Amanda Barrie the Autobiography SHE needs no introduction and was perhaps best known as Alma in Coronation Street. However Amanda Barrie's personal life is possibly more entertaining than life on the Street ever was for Alma Baldwin
Sponsored by J W Lees Brewery IT is intended to start the Winter League on October 21, the week after the Summer League Team K/O Final. SEAN JENNINGS PREMIER SECTION P W D L F A FD Pts Patriots... 15 13 0 2 52 23 29 78 Fox Five... 15 10 0 5 45 30 15 65
TENNIS ace Simon Roberts capped a fine Lancashire Championships for Bolton by taking the coveted men's singles title. Roberts, playing on home turf at the Bolton Arena, beat Mark Ingham to get his hands on the top prize. The Eagley and Holcombe Brook
VINCE Dillon was one of the many talented centre-forwards who had the misfortune to be on Wanderers' books when Nat Lofthouse was ruling the roost. In almost four seasons, despite top-scoring for the reserves, he managed just 17 Division One appearances
WANDERERS 2, MIDDLESBROUGH 0: The Big Match Verdict by Gordon Sharrock IT'S nice to feel wanted. Just look at the smile on Kevin Davies' face. The big lad from Sheffield has not looked so happy in years and it's all down to Sam Allardyce doing his homework
TOP class golfers from all over the country gathered at Bolton Old Links for the 36 hole scratch competition. The Old Links Trophy, a Northern Order of Merit qualifier, is sponsored by jewellers Preston and Duckworth. Cheshire county player Richard Walker
CHORLEY gained revenge over rivals Great Lever by turning round last season's result and taking the divisional final. Home side Great Lever were favourites, but Chorley took the title by 17 shots with Turton in third. Michael Hearn inspired the victory
A Mysterious Plod in Beckham's Back Yard LONG before the Beckhams bought a grand house in this part of leafy Cheshire, a farmer from Mobberley met a wizard on Alderley Edge who revealed to him a cave full of sleeping warriors. Ancient legends and folk
STUDENTS and staff at a Bolton special school are celebrating after achieving GCSE success. Rumworth School's headteacher Bill Bradbury has hailed this year's results as excellent. The beacon school, in Armadale Road, teaches children with complex needs
A MAN who threatened to jump off a Bolton railway bridge was talked down by a trained police negotiator after more than an hour on Sunday. British Transport Police officers and fire crews were called to the railway bridge over Crompton Way near Hall i
BUDDING singers are being invited to take part in a world record attempt in Astley Bridge. Asda stores throughout the country are hoping to gather enough people to sing simultaneously to break the record of 83,637. People are needed at Asda's Astley Bridge
MANCHESTER Phoenix ice hockey team pulled off a singing coup with the arrival of top Slovakian forward Miroslav Skovira. Thirty-year old Skovira has eight years experience of the Slovak Extraliga, one of Europe's top leagues and has also iced in Italy
MIXED feelings swell up inside me when I consider the issue of postal ballots in the local elections this year. It will be easier for me to vote, but something will be missing from this allegedly progressive democratic experience. Am I alone in actually
RUPERT Ladies B fought back to beat Rose Lea in the BSF Rounders League Section B play-off by162-117. They trailed after the first innings by 10 runs but rallied with Pauline Dootson top scorer with a total of 31 runs. Section D play-off saw Markland
is plotting a Roman conquest Audley must pick up pace THE only way Chelsea will not dominate the Premiership in the future is if Roman Abramovic gets bored and walks away. The poaching of Peter Kenyon from Manchester United has signalled that the London
A NEW chapter has begun in the life of Harwood Library after it became the first in Bolton to open on a Sunday. Scores of people, young and old, turned up to take advantage of the extended opening hours. Bookworms scoured the shelves for a good read,
LATEST results: Section A: Greenwood 134 (4) Rivington A 140 (9); Adlington CC 147 (9) Deane A 95 (2); Bellingham B 157 (9) Whelley LC A 126 (2); Horwich RMI A 141 (9) Lostock BC A 88 (2); Rivington B 0 0 Hilltops A 0 0; Westhoughton SSC B 0 0 Adlington
THEY were memorable nights that brought Elton John and Pink Floyd to Bolton and now the town's student arts balls are set to make a comeback. Artists Mary Rudkin and Christine Southworth plan to bring back the fun of memorable arts nights of the 1960s
Gravesend and Northfleet 3 Leigh RMI 1 by Martyn Hindley: LEIGH'S 3-1 defeat at Gravesend was compounded by the double sending off which could decimate the squad in the next few weeks. Wayne Maden's first half rush of blood earned him two bookings for
THE Bolton Coronary Care Appeal has smashed through the £1 million barrier in style. The feat was revealed in an announcement by appeal chairman Brett Warburton at Bolton Wanderers' annual Chairman's Ball on Saturday night. The magnificent sum leaves
HORWICH Cycling Club riders Adam Wood and Rick Sale competed in the tough 150-mile three-day International Junior Tour of Wales at Nantyglo. Both overcame mechanical problems to finish in 49th and 50th place. In the four-stage North West road race, Roy
THERE was another busy week for Astley & Tyldesley's cycle speedway racers, which saw the talented group of riders pick up more silverware as the season reaches its business end of proceedings. The Manchester League Senior Grand Prix Final was staged
BOLTON Old Links narrowly beat Stockport side Hurleston Hall to take the Red Rose Veterans Golf League. In an exciting finish to the season Old Links won their final match 11-3, despite missing injured Geoff Minshull. The team captain tore a muscle the
IT is sometimes said that you cannot win a competition in the first few holes but you can lose it if you are not careful - and this was true in the Bullough Tankard at Turton. Lee Studholme had a disastrous start when he double bogeyed the easy first
A HUNT has been launched for a teenager with a distinctive birthmark who tried to rob a 61-year-old woman. The victim was walking along fields off Presto Gardens, Deane, after visiting a local newsagents. A youth, who had a birth mark the size of a two
THEY were memorable nights that brought Elton John and Pink Floyd to Bolton and now the town's student arts balls are set to make a comeback. Artists Mary Rudkin and Christine Southworth plan to bring back the fun of memorable arts nights of the 1960s
VOLUNTEERS at a Bolton charity aiming to help people with learning difficulties lead independent lives are hoping a new base will boost their work. Bolton Independent Living Federation is getting ready to take over new headquarters in Bromley Cross next
BY day, Christopher Maamoun is like any other 13-year-old boy. He goes to school, watches television, enjoys playing on his computer and helps out around the house. But when it comes to the weekend, the George Tomlinson High School pupil takes on a whole
THE secrets of Bolton's past were laid bare this weekend as a series of historic buildings opened their doors to the public. Visitors both young and old were allowed a sneak view into usually unseen corners of the town's heritage as part of the Civic
A CHARITY football quiz is being held in Horwich on Monday, September 22. The fun starts at 8.30pm at The Crown, on Chorley New Road. Entry is £5 per team -- with a maximum of five players per side -- and money raised goes to Bolton Hospice. For details
A TALENTED group of young singers left the audience shouting for more - and no wonder. For in a two-hour show which passed all too swiftly most of the cast of the production of Carmen, currently playing at the Octagon, entertained with enthusiasm and
A WESTHOUGHTON plastics firm is helping to combat a problem which is plaguing towns and cities across Britain. Barkston Ltd is working to deter the vandals who target bus shelters. Based at Wingates Industrial Estate, the company employs more than 100
SEVENTEEN fished the Bolton Rivers Presidents Shield open Doe Hey Reservoir and once more Bob Fearnhead claimed the thickest envelope. Fishing the pole he took skimmers and roach for 14lbs-2ozs. Second was Tony Mayoh with 10lbs-15ozs with Paul Ayres third
KEN Anderton claimed top rod in the John Smiths Invitation Match on Presall Fisheries. Carp, skimmers and roach tipped the scales to 17lbs-8ozs. Martin Taylor caught one carp around the 3lbs mark to help claim second spot. In the latest Summer League
ABOUT 100 children from the Daubhill area of Bolton joined a Vacation Bible School, which was being run by the Church of the Nazarene in Southend Street during the summer of 1971. Handicraft work and outdoor pursuits were on the syllabus, as well as religious
From the Evening News, September 15, 1903: JOHN Duxbury and his wife live in Wigan-rd., Deane. One source of revenue adopted by the husband is breeding dogs. He held three licences, but when PC Bowling recently visited the house he found five canine species
LANCASHIRE Road Club's Glen Kenyon smashed his previous best time for a race by nearly four minutes at the weekend. The difference is quite a feat considering the fact that the race in question was only five miles long. Glen was LRC's only rider in the
BADLY Drawn Boy's trademark unkempt look almost left him out in the cold in London this week. The indie-folk singer, real name Damon Gough, was initially turned away from the bar at a plush London hotel because doormen did not believe he was staying there
A HORSE called Phoenix Nights -- which won four Bolton punters almost £2,000 when it romped home at 66-1 last month -- has reverted to its previous poor form. The horse -- named after Peter Kay's hit comedy series -- earned a lucky quartet from the Lord
SOAP star Andy Whyment is to trade Corrie for Carry On in a move to the big screen. Andy, who plays Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street, is leaving next spring to take a starring role in Carry On London, the first film in the classic comedy series for
A MOTORCYCLIST from Bolton was killed after his high-powered bike collided head-on with two cars. Stephen Hibbert, aged 38, of Brookhouse Avenue, Farnworth, had been riding his Kawasaki bike along Sydbrook Lane in Croston, Lancashire, when he rounded
ANNA Jacobs grew up in Lancashire before emigrating to Australia and the influence of this early heritage shows in her books. Her latest Our Mary Ann (Hodder & Stoughton £18.99) chronicles the hard life of a young illegitimate lass. Abused by her
ROBIN Cook must rate as one of the few authors whose capacity to come up with a gripping story is as strong today as it was when he wrote the famous Coma -- which later became an equally famous film. His latest thriller sees a top American politician
GLEN Little is hoping he still has a chance to realise his dream of playing Premiership football. The Burnley winger's hopes of making his Bolton debut against Middlesbrough were wrecked when when he pulled up with a groin injury just before the end of
WHO's hot - and who's not Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire). Attendance: 26,419. Goals: Davies 23 mins, N'Gotty 80 mins. Shots/headers on target: Wanderers 6, Boro 5. Corners: Wanderers 9, Boro 1. Offsides: Wanderers 2, Boro 5. Fouls committed: Wanderers
A win in the bag at last, our season starts here! Who needs Ricketts? - JAMIE, FARNWORTH Fantastic. The first win of many, come on u Whites. DANNY & JIMMY, HALLIWELL Super result. Pity Laville's injury spoiled the day. DAVE HUGHES, EGERTON Another
STEVE McClaren summed up in one sentence what people have been saying for years about the over-paid under-achievers who have cost Middlesbroughbenefactor Steve Gibson a small fortune. "For what we had out on the field we should perform better than that
SAM Allardyce has vehemently defended his foreign policy, refusing to accept that he was contributing to England's failure at Under 21 level. The Wanderers' boss refuses to bear any responsibilty for David Platt's side missing out on next year's European
Ken Jones Trophy 4BBB (at Harwood): 1 J McGuiness (Deane) & D Simm (Old Links) 44 pts; 2 F Green (W'hton) & B Hamer (Deane) 43 pts; 3 K Holt (Dunscar) & I Lund (Harwood) 42pts on cpo from T Cunliffe (Deane) & T Ward (Hindley Hall). Heath
TV presenters Vernon Kay and Tess Daly tied the knot at St Mary's RC Church in Horwich as crowds of well wishing locals looked on. Even the wedding car was white -- in the shape of a VW camper van, complete with balloons and a "Just Married" sign. Locals
UNBEATEN Northern Counties East League leaders Selby suffered an opening 20-minute onslaught at Victory Park. Chorley, however, managed only one goal in this spell of supremacy and Selby equalised before missing two glorious chances to make life really
LORD Nelson A.C. held their latest aggregate match on Cudmores Suez Canal and the weighmaster needed keen eyes to split some close weights. Reigning club champion Trevor Bevin proved the master once again when he caught carp, barbel, tench and chub for
A CHARITY aimed at helping people with bowel cancer has re-launched its website. "Beating Bowel Cancer" has updated its website, which has been designed to educate people about the disease in an informative but accessible way. Click onto www.beatingbowelcancer.org
A BANK manager plans to cycle 100 miles from Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton to raise cash for a local cricket club. Astley Bridge cricket club will be the beneficiary of Judith Blackburn's efforts as the Woolwich, where Judith works, will match pound for pound
STUDENTS and staff at a Bolton special school are celebrating after achieving GCSE success. Rumworth School's headteacher Bill Bradbury has hailed this year's results as excellent. The beacon school, in Armadale Road, teaches children with complex needs
BINGO players at Our Lady of Lourdes Social Club on Plodder Lane had to be evacuated on Sunday night after vandals set fire to rubbish next to a doorway. The flames spread to the back door of the building and firemen were called to put out the blaze before
WANDERERS' worst fears have been confirmed when it was revealed that key defender Florent Laville will be out of action for a minimum of six months after scans on the knee injury he suffered during the 2-0 victory against Middlesbrough. The French defender
IHAVE been thinking about getting old recently. Not like you'd think about getting your hair cut or your nails done -- "Oooh I think I'll get old this week!" -- after all, its not like I've got much choice in the matter. No, rather I've been wondering
ANYONE who doesn't yet share my opinion that the world has gone completely barmy will surely have had any lingering hopes they harboured for mankind's collective lunacy blown away by a story which appeared last Friday. It concerned an auction of two hairnets
IN A Woman of No Importance, Oscar Wilde wrote: "All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy." Once I scoffed at the idea that I would turn into my mum. But, genetics can't be denied. And I think I can gradually feel them rising to the
MY life is soooo Sex and The City. Except for the Manolo Blahnik shoes. And the New York backdrop. And the endless lunchtime cocktail sessions Okay, so its not that much like it. But I do have a posse of wonderful, witty girlfriends. And one of them is
THE battle for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people has taken on a sinister new meaning. As I write this, both sides are accusing the other of firing the rocket (or rockets) which killed innocent civilians in a district of Baghdad, populated by mainly
IT is pleasing to see good citizens cleaning up after their dogs when they take them for walkies. Unfortunately, there are a great many extremely bad citizens who allow their pooches to mess up the pavements all over town. This anti-social conduct seems
WE moved house last weekend and now live on a development which doesn't exist. My wife and I and our neighbours in the newly-built apartments off Chorley Old Road are quite literally persona non grata. Two weeks before we finally uprooted from Bromley
THERE are winners and losers in any conflict. That remark applies with equal conviction to individuals staging a 'one on one', or the world's only super power and its remaining significant ally against an impoverished Arab nation controlled by a megalomanic
IN the frantic activity created by events in the Middle East, one mind-numbing statistic scurried past public awareness without getting the attention it deserved. It was mentioned and debated, all too briefly I considered. But, given normal exposure,
AS money continues to pour in for the Bolton Coronary Care Appeal, organisers have thanked the people of Bolton for taking it past the £1million mark. The Bolton Evening News-backed appeal was launched in February 2002 and quickly rocketed to £300,000
FIXTURES for the Bolton & District Winter Pool League can be picked up at the Sharman Arms, Halliwell Road, between 8.15pm and 9pm. The League is now full with A World Rules Section and three sections of 12. The League will start on Monday, September
LATEST details DIVISION ONE P W L F A D Pt Grapes A... 13 11 2 68 23 45 90 Market Tavern A... 13 7 6 56 35 21 70 Moses Gate A... 13 8 5 48 43 5 62 Blackhorse A... 12 8 4 45 38 8 61 Grapes B... 13 6 7 43 48 -5 55 Spa... 12 7 5 42 42 0 53 Shakespeare B.
2002 was a rollercoaster year for the Wanderers. After an uncertain start, they achieved their long-term objective of staying in the Premiership. Here Richard Mulligan looks back on the ups, downs, highs and lows of another memorable 12 months. JANUARY
THE new season has opened with the introduction of the controversial 11 point game, with the best of five games constituting a set, and service changes after two serves writes Ian Wheeldon Early indications are that players have to be focused from the
Janey and Me, Growing Up With My Mother by Virginia Ironside £16.99 (hardback) Fourth Estate Books IS it every woman's fate to turn into her mother? Writer and journalist, Virginia Ironside still gets mistaken for hers, and she has been dead for years
THE TAMAR public house on Wigan Road, Leigh, is resurrecting the Individual Open Floodlit Competition, which is open to ladies and gentlemen with a first prize of £300. The dates available are: September 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 9, 30 and October 1. The final
LATEST details P W L D Pts Dobbies... 21 2 01 0 199 Bar Lane A... 21 20 1 0 197 Bradshaw... 21 13 8 0 145 Tonge Moor... 21 12 9 0 142 Edgworth... 22 11 11 0 139 Dunscar... 22 12 10 0 130 Turton... 20 10 10 0 129 Longsight A... 21 10 11 0 121 Eagley...
PARR fold retained their title by one point after a long season's tussle with their old rivals Ellesmere Park. In Section B Brackley Cons won the Championship with a final day win at Central Park, closely followed by Little Hulton and over Hulton Cons
LATEST details DIVISION ONE P W L D A Pts Eagle/Child A... 17 17 0 0 45.5 152.5 Black Lane... 18 12 4 2 82.5 125.0 Whitefield BC... 18 10 6 2 92.0 118.5 Prestwich CC A... 17 8 7 2 80.5 112.0 Ringley A... 18 8 8 2 115.5 100.0 Walmersley B... 18 6 11 1
LATEST results: Section A Cup Final: Tonge Moor D 155 Tonge Moor A 154. Section B Cup Final: Over Hulton B 150 Bradshaw 143. Section A: Tonge Moore A 162 (9) Tonge Moor D 93 (1); Deane B 152 (7) Astley Bridge C 115 (3); Dunscar B 157 (9) Astley Bridge
LATEST details Merit Cup: The following players have qualified to play for the Merit Cup which is to be played on September 22 and 24 at Darbishire Park 12.30pm. Section A: D Allen, B Holt, H Duffy, T Torkington, E Wilson, H Harper, A Pollit, E Matthews
THE WINNERS of the EJL 5-0 are K Gargan and N Wright (BICA), who beat S Beaney/B Thommason (Jolly Waggoner) in the final. Beaten semi finalists were E Stott/J Patterson (Hen/Chicks) and T Cunningham/T Cunningham (BICA). The Billy Worthington Pairs Competition
AUSTRALIA have named a 12-man training squad to prepare for this autumn's Ashes series -- they probably think that's all they'll need! writes Chris Hall Of course that squad will more than double in size as more clubs are eliminated from the NRL play-offs
THE sickening injury hoodoo that haunts Bury FC's Matt Barrass has struck again. The versatile defender has been ruled out for six weeks after picking up another knee problem in training. It's the latest in a long line of setbacks for the Bury-born player
Bury 1 Cheltenham Town 1 By Chris Hall: SHAKERS may need to re-introduce the half-time cuppa if they are to make a sustained push for promotion this season. Pumping the players full of caffeine may not be the most advanced motivational technique but it
THREE sleeping men were lucky to escape with their lives after an arsonist set fire to their home early on Monday morning. The men were all asleep in their bedsits in a converted house in Rishton Lane, Great Lever, at 3am when someone entered the building
THE cream of Bolton's boxing talent will take to the ring this week in an action packed evening organised by the town's Lads' and Girls' club. Fighters from as far afield as the Isle of Man will travel to Bolton to face the club's talent at the Albert
MORE than 150 bus company staff are set to stage a further strike on Monday in a dispute over pay. The drivers, cleaners and mechanics employed by Warrington Borough Transport are holding a third one day walkout after the Transport and General Workers
A COLOURFUL clay mural produced by youngsters taking part in a summer holiday scheme is to be displayed in a new Sure Start centre. Teenagers spent four weeks designing, creating and painting mural plaques which aim to represent things that affect their
TEENAGE Air Training Cadets and elderly war veterans joined together to remember the Battle of Britain. They marched side-by-side through Bolton town centre during the annual parade to pay tribute to all those young men who lost their lives. As the church
THE secrets of Bolton's past were laid bare at the weekend when several historic buildings opened their doors to the public. Visitors both young and old were allowed a sneak view into usually unseen corners of the town's heritage as part of the Civic
PLANNING is getting under way for the restoration of The Victoria Baths in Manchester after it was announced the winner of BBC2's Restoration series. The Grade II listed building, which has not been used since 1993, beat nine other finalists to have its
BUDDING singers are being invited to take part in a world record attempt in Astley Bridge. Asda stores throughout the country are hoping to gather enough people to sing simultaneously to break the record of 83,637. People are needed at Asda's Astley Bridge
BARRY Knight's ears will have been burning this week when Sam Allardyce opened old wounds to highlight the financial pressures that are making life intolerable for an ever-increasing number of top flight clubs. The Wanderers' boss turned the clock back
