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
I AM a Boltonian, born and bred, spending most of my 40 odd years living in Great Lever. I have been living here in Holland for the last five years, due to work. Unemployment gave me no other choice. My sister, still living in Great Lever, sends me, on
TITLE rivals Walshaw and Little Hulton predictably won their penultimate games to take the championship race to the last day. The Bury side maintained their five-point lead and favourites status but they must overcome a tricky final hurdle on Saturday
ON APRIL 24 1812 an angry, desperate crowd formed outside the Wroe and Duncough cotton mill in Westhoughton. They were working people, spinners and weavers, angry at falling wages and rising prices, angry with the war against France which was choking
ON THE morning of April 24, 1555, George Marsh was taken from his cell in the North Gate of the city of Chester and conducted by the local sheriffs to a Spital Broughton where a stake waited for him among a pile of wooden faggots. This was to be the place
ON MARCH 28, 1854, Britain and France declared war on Russia. The whole country was in a patriotic fervour and Bolton was no exception. Tsar Nicholas was burned in effigy on Bradshawgate Among the many spectators was a two-year-old child carried from
ON JUNE 20, 1837, King William IV died after a fatal bout of hayfever. His 18-year-old niece, Victoria, succeeded him to the throne. Among the many loyal subjects who rushed to celebrate the new reign were the 40,000 or so citizens of Bolton. The public
Horwich won by five wickets Kearsley S Thomson lbw N Woods...38 D Whittle c Wilson b White...14 D Morris c Partington b White...10 S Davies not out...81 S Dublin lbw N Woods...10 J Thornley c Taylor b N Woods...6 B Hamblett c & b N Woods...21 Extras
Kearsley S Thomson c Slater b Ingram ...51 D Whittle c Slater b J Smith ...17 D Morris lbw Ingram ...11 S Davies lbw Ingram ...0 S Dublin c Slater b Reidy ...12 D Foy st Kay b Reidy ...5 J Thornley not out ...2 R Hamblett lbw Reidy ...0 Akber B Reidy
Tonge won by four wickets Heaton M H Hobbis ruj out ...10 P Raymnent c Northrop b Eccleshare ...18 G Carson c Ismail b Nisar ...19 I Bradshaw b Anderton ...13 J Fearick lbw Nisar ...0 D A Jones b Nisar ...10 W S Milne lbw Anderton ...2 Hirwani run out
Farnworth SC won by 41 runs Farnworth SC R Hope c Kos b Fearick ...6 M Ashworth c Kos b Fearick ...0 Q Rashid lbw Hirwani ...30 Kahn b Hirwani ...79 K Ahmed c Lawton b Jones ...11 D Eckersley b Fearick ...25 C Walsh b Hirwani ...1 A Ogden not out ...2
Walkden won by 51 runs Walkden M Bennison c Tonge b Desai ...31 D Smith c Axford b Desai ...14 M Parkinson c Mesai b Desai ...15 T Keays b McGuinness ...0 P Ingram c Neki b McGuinness ...40 K Bates not out ...65 A Kay st Mesai b McGuinness ...20 J Hinks
Astley Bridge won by 62 runs Astley Bridge P Tebay b Dearden...36 Si Entwestle b Wingfield...7 T barry c Wingfield b Barton-Wells...47 A Patel s Evans b Barton-Wells...1 Dalugoda lbw Wingfield...14 A Clegg not out...25 D Guest b Barton-Wells...1 W Halton
Bradshaw won by four wickets Westhoughton S Parker c N Johnson b Barton-Wells...88 I Pilkington c Wingfield b Barton-Wells...24 Smith b Dearden...12 A Gaskell c Dearden b Barton-Wells...16 R Parker st Evans b Barton-Wells...17 M Crookson b Barton-Wells
SHACKLED striker Gareth Seddon will finally escape the substitutes bench as Shakers take on the last of the Division Two drop-outs on Tuesday night. After beating Huddersfield and taking a draw from Saturday's clash with Cheltenham, Bury are looking to
WIGAN Athletic boss Paul Jewell will be forced to patch up his midfield for Tuesday night's top-of-the-table clash with West Brom. The Baggies land at the JJB Stadium in confident mood after bouncing back strongly from their Premiership relegation last
On October 26, 1917, hundreds of Bolton men died in one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War. Bolton-born actor Roger Morlidge, who now lives in London, but who is writing a film script about his grandmother's experiences in that dreadful war
A WORRIED son warned his mother about the dangers of using a wood burning stove -- just hours before she died in a house fire. Concerned student David Field told his mum, Anne Hlawka, that it was not safe to keep piles of wood next to the stove in the
MIGHT I say to the scum who stole the plaques of our dead soldiers' names from the Farnworth Park Memorial that they should be nailed to it. I suggest they return them quietly in the dark before someone finds out who they are. For it is the lowest of
DID MPs David Crausby and Brian Iddon actually take onboard the public's concerns over fluoridation? Unfortunately, in a Commons vote of 356 to 156, the government have now allowed through the Water Bill, ultimately leading the public to drink what I
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
WALKDEN made hard work of earning a place in the Bolton League record books in a dramatic season finale. After securing the league title, they had their sights firmly set on breaking the record for most points in a season. But their hopes took a major
Little Hulton won by one wicket Lostock Shah c Kumar b Penny ...93 P Flanagan lbw Mahmood ...7 M Cregan st Kumar b Mahmood ...9 S Kaye not out ...44 A Syddall run out ...11 L Issa not out ...3 Extras ...21 Total (for 4) ...188 Bowling: Mahmood 24-5-65
A WEEKLY antique and collectors fair is being held at Rivington Barn from 9am to 4pm on Wednesday September 24, October 8 and October 22. For details call 01204 697738.
A BOLTON charity which helps visually impaired children and their families from all over the country received a special bonus from the bank this week. The Yorkshire Bank charitable trust handed over a cheque for £600 to Vision Aid at the charity's headquarters
BOLTON talk, Lankyspeak, local dialect -- the way we speak is a vital part of our culture. So it is entirely right and proper that Collins should want to include words which have passed into the local language over the years in editions of their famous
"BEFORE Alamein there were almost no victories, after it there were no defeats." Winston Churchill summed up the importance of El Alamein perfectly. By October, 1942, Britain no longer stood alone against Nazi Germany, but the American influence had still
CONVOYS of lorries, stacked with food, threading their way through town; bales of cotton stored in the open at places like Bradford Park; hundreds of railway wagons being unloaded at top speed. Those were some glimpses at Second World War-time Bolton,
BRITAIN'S new Capital of Culture 2008 has received a boost in the form of a £6m grant to develop its vibrant film, television and media industries. The cash was awarded to Liverpool's North West Vision agency by the Merseyside Objective One programme
TWO vicars have quit their positions on the Bishop of Manchester's staff over a decision to cancel a controversial gay and lesbian cathedral service. Salford University chaplain the Rev Derek Palmer resigned as Area Dean of Salford and the Rev Peter Clark
VITAL repair work amounting to £180,000 is to be carried out at Adlington train station. The scheme will see the Bolton and Manchester-bound platform at the Railway Road station resurfaced to make it the same height from the train along its entire length
COUNCILLORS in Bury could soon vote themselves pensions, just months after pocketing a 50 per cent "pay" rise. They could shortly be allowed to join the Local Government Pension Scheme in a move which might cost local taxpayers £50,000 a year. The move
BOLTON'S first licensed street trader has taken up his pitch in the town centre. Spencer Winterbottom's balloon and flower stall is the first of six granted a licence under a new scheme aimed at banishing unofficial traders. The stall, in Exchange Street
PENSIONERS in Bolton may be in line for some extra cash. Specialist advisors from the Local Pension Service in Bolton are holding information and advice sessions about the new Pension Credit, due to replace Minimum Income Guarantee in October. All pensioners
WHAT a great evening! Bolton's Amateur Theatre Societies (BATS) enjoyed dining and dancing in the Platinum Suite of the De Vere Whites Hotel at their annual dinner and disco. It was a chance for the town's actors, dancers and singers, to put on the glitz
CARPET retailers, including Proffitts of Bolton, are leading a fightback against "trendy floorcoverings" with a new advertising campaign. Up-market furniture and carpet store Proffitts, of Great Lever, and firms from Bury and Ramsbottom are hoping to
THE Lawn Tennis Association is to axe its North-west regional office at Bolton Arena at the end of this month, with the loss of 25 jobs. The closure is a second blow to the Arena. Last year the LTA closed its Sports Academy based there and this year decided
I HAVE spoken to a lot of people about the state of the country, and we are in an awful state. There must be thousands more of the same opinion. I hope they put it right at the next General Election. I can't remember a government as bad as this one. Of
I ATTENDED the Battle of Britain service on Sunday at the Town Hall. To all who took part in the parade, well done, you were a credit to everyone. To the skateboarding fraternity, what a total disgrace. You constantly interupted the service, even after
I NOTE that Mr Keith Howcroft, GMPTE Director of Planning, takes issue with my claim that Bolton and Wigan - an urban area with a population well in excess of half a million - is poorly served by the PTE. Significantly, however, he is unable to provide
MAY I respond briefly to the letter of September 1 from Cllr Linda Thomas, Executive Member for Education on Bolton Council, about the massive overspend on Queensbridge School. Linda initially said that the £1million overspend was due to the fact that
WALKDEN made hard work of earning a place in the Bolton League record books in a dramatic season finale. After securing the league title, they had their sights firmly set on breaking the record for most points in a season. But their hopes took a major
THE £5 note carrying pictures of George Stephenson and his famous Rocket locomotive is about to hit the buffers. But not everyone is aware that the notes will stop being legal tender on November 21 -- including some local banks. Now, a spokesman for Age
A BOLTON-led gang smuggled drugs worth £15 million into Britain in a highly organised two-year operation which spanned four countries, a court was told. The drugs operation involved a network of drug contacts across Belgium, Holland, Spain and France,
Walshaw won by five wickets Darcy Lever D Gavin c Harris b Faulkner ...43 N Fawcett c Kelly b Hornby ...0 Collins c Fielding b Faulkner ...20 J Hill c&b Faulkner ...18 P Smethurst b Fielding ...10 J Norris c Harris b Faulkner ...10 A Stocks c Harris
Adlington won by 114 runs Adlington M Halliwell c Wood b Hodgkinson ...10 A Robinson b Irish ...14 Taylor c&b Brooks ...30 M Rawlings c Chilton b Brooks ...116 N Boden not out ...26 E Haddon st Wood b Brooks ...3 D McNally not out ...4 Extras 14 Total
Elton S Lomax st C Bullock b B Khan...5 C Read c R Bennett b S Walsh...6 M Hall b S Nicklin...39 D Fitton c C Bullock b S Nicklin...28 M Goddard not out...38 P Kay c & b S Nicklin...0 M Johnson c J Church b S Nicklin...0 M Hamnett b S Nicklin...4
REACTION and The Big Match Verdict from Saturday's 2-0 victory over Steve McClaren's strugglers.
BOLTON Wanderers chief Phil Gartside has insisted the club has no case to answer to a complaint from a football agent who claims to have brokered the Jay-Jay Okocha transfer. FIFA, the sport's world governing body, say they are investigating an allegation
WHEN Sir Bobby Robson strolled into Craven Cottage for his first day in league management The Beatles were at number one in the charts with 'Hello Goodbye'. While the Fab Four were complaining about a casual fling in their January 1968 ditty, Robson has
A FATHER has said he may teach his disabled son at home after he was told the four-year-old could not attend the same special school as his brother. Gary Dainton and his wife Lisa are distraught that their four year old son Jacob -- who has cerebral palsy
A WEEKLY antique and collectors' fair is being held at Rivington Barn from 9am to 4pm on Wednesday September 24, October 8 and October 22. For details call 01204 697738.
TWO 18-year-old men charged with wounding and a public disorder act will appear before Bolton Crown Court on Monday, October 17. Anthony Drake, of Lord's Stile Lane, Bromley Cross, and Stewart Donaldson, of Stanley Avenue, Bolton, appeared at Bolton Magistrates
IZZY the Snowy Owl will be visiting the Pets at Home superstore in Horwich at the weekend. The bird has recently been featured on the BBC and in the national press. Izzy will be on hand to meet members of the public thanks to The Gentleshaw Birds of Prey
BOLTON guitarist Rob McCulloch will be rocking round the clock for Romanian orphanages. Rob, of Grange Road, Bolton, intends playing at Asda, Astley Bridge, every half hour for 24 hours on Friday and Saturday October 3 and 4, and hopes to raise £4,000
A CHARITY golf day held in aid of the Coronary Care Appeal saw the fund boosted by nearly £10,000. Twenty-eight teams competed for the Tom Taylor Trophy at Bolton Golf Club on Chorley New Road. The competition was won by Blackburn-based Backhouse Jones
WHAT a great evening! Bolton's Amateur Theatre Societies (BATS) enjoyed dining and dancing in the Platinum Suite of the De Vere Whites Hotel at their annual dinner and disco. It was a chance for the town's actors, dancers and singers, to put on the glitz
WANDERERS are to ask the world renowned American orthopaedic surgeon Richard Steadman to get Florent Laville back in action before the end of the season. The Frenchman suffered the second major injury blow of his career on Saturday when he ruptured the
THE Lawn Tennis Association is to axe its North-west regional office at Bolton Arena at the end of this month, with the loss of 25 jobs. The closure is a second blow to the Arena. Last year the LTA closed its Sports Academy based there and this year decided
TAKE a stroll down Churchgate and you are in the heart of old Bolton. This is where our town began. It's a good spot, raised high and protected to the north, north-west and east by the steep sided valleys cut by the River Croal some 12,000 years ago,
IF YOU happened to walk past the stone wall enclosing the old Parish Church of Bolton at some time before 1701, the following inscription would have caught your eye: "The bolt shot well I ween, From arablast of yew tree green; Many nobles prostrate lay
THE NEXT time you visit Bolton Museum, take a moment to examine two unobtrusive exhibits which you will find just across from the "Extinguisher" horse-drawn fire engine. One is made of dark stone and looks like a simple model of a volcano. It is cone
IF you visit Bolton Parish Church and walk off to the right from the main doors, skirting round the building, you will find an extraordinary document of Bolton history carved on a man's gravestone. It chronicles his life, and the life going on around
WAS Bolton mentioned in the Domesday Book? And how did the Norman invaders divide the land here? A further chapter in this fascinating history of Bolton reveals the ancient names of landowners that live on today. Domesday was a national audit, dreamed
Match abandoned Egerton T Fairclough b O'Rourke...4 J Cunliffe c Shepley b O'Rourke...74 Hornby c Shuttleworth b O'Rourke...74 N Hallows Jun lbw Richards...8 J Sharples b O'Rourke...29 I Patel c Mcdermott b O'Rourke...2 M Catterall not out...10 M Hamer
Astley Bridge won by nine wickets Farnworth S Marsh lbw b Holt...4 F Neki c Patel b Dalugoda...13 Desai b Dalugoda...26 D Tonge c Halton b Holt...11 V Mesai c Guest b Halton...8 M Axford c Tebay b Dalugoda...0 M McGuinness c Clegg b Dalugoda...0 N Hyde
Tonge won by eight wickets Eagley O Rourke c R Northrop b Eccleshare...4 J Conlon c Bath b Street...1 P McDermott b Eccleshare...1 D Shuttleworth c Partington b Street...0 C Massey c & b Nisar...10 B Richards b Eccleshare...13 S Shepley c R Northrop
Horwich won by four wickets Egerton S Hornby c S Woods b White...0 C Tye c Partington b White...4 N Hallows (Jnr) b Dooley...2 J Cunliffe c Harper b White...3 T Fairclough b White...6 I Patel c McKeon b White...54 M Catterall lbw White...0 M Hamer not
Match drawn Greenmount A Bowker c Taylor b Ogden ...5 G Chadwick c Khan b ogden ...4 Powar c Walsh b Rashid ...68 J Horrocks c Khan b Eckersley ...83 M Fallon b Eckersley ...0 N Franklin lbw Rashid ...16 D Senior c Walsh b Eckersley ...17 M Kay b Eckersley
Greenmount won by 27 runs Greenmount A Bowker run out...24 G Chadwick c Blinkhorn b De Silva...7 KHAN c De Silva b Harrison...62 J Horrox c Blinkhorn b Rushmore...50 M Fallon c Martin b Harrison...12 N Franklyn c Hilton b Harrison...3 D Senior c&b
Match Drawn Westhoughton S Parker c B Waller b De Silva...8 I Pilkington c&b Harrison...39 A Coates b De Silva...16 Smith c Rushmore b Kerrigan...128 A Gaskell c De Silva b Harrison...13 R Parker c Hallows b Rushmore...20 M Crookson b Kerrigan...2
ACIDIC New York comedy, sharp Jewish exchanges, a poignant reflection on the nature of life, death and grief. The Cemetery Club is all these things and Menchell's contribution to the pantheon of Jewish theatre is well served by this excellent production
MARCUS Hallows has been released by Leigh RMI. The striker has been unable to command a place in the starting line-up and the club have cancelled his contract by mutual agreement. The move follows the signing of Chris Downey, the former Bolton Wanderer's
DID you know that Peter Kay uses locations in Farnworth to film his award-winning Phoenix Nights series? Or that Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army used land in Bradshaw as an encampment during the English Civil War? These are some of the fascinating facts
BILL Grime should not have been in the Army, let alone in North Africa. Bill was the original nine stone weakling and not in good health when his call-up papers arrived. However, as he puts it himself: "I managed to get in and after that the Army helped
CHILDREN'S health may be put at risk through packed lunches being left in cloakrooms, according to a Bolton food hygiene expert. Matthew Cooke warned that the health risk may arise if the lunches are left for more than four hours at temperatures which
A CHARITY golf day held in aid of the Coronary Care Appeal saw the fund boosted by nearly £10,000. Twenty-eight teams competed for the Tom Taylor Trophy at Bolton Golf Club on Chorley New Road. The competition was won by Blackburn-based Backhouse Jones
MORE than 150 bus company staff are staging a further strike in a dispute over pay. The drivers, cleaners and mechanics employed by Warrington Borough Transport are holding a third 24-hour walkout after the Transport and General Workers' Union rejected
DRIVERS in Greater Manchester are being asked to think twice about how they make their journeys and join with the rest of the UK and Europe in celebrating 'In Town Without My Car' day on September 22. In Town Without My Car! aims to raise awareness of
A 17-year-old youth was stabbed as he tried to protect his friend from being assaulted during an unprovoked attack . The teenager was walking outside the Sir Robert Peel pub, in Sunny Bank Road, Whitefield, with a pal when they were approached by three
TV stars and politicians attended a memorial service for Lancashire-born actress Dame Thora Hird on Monday. Alan Bennett, Sir David Frost, Melvyn Bragg and Victoria Wood joined about 2,000 people at the Westminster Abbey tribute. Other famous faces included
