A NEW Bolton town centre late-licence bar will create 55 jobs when it opens its doors early next month after an investment of more than £1.5 million. McCauley's, which is currently being furnished, is on the site of two buildings -- 77-83 Bradshawgate
MAY I tell G Crowther that we do not owe a debt of gratitude to America. They only came into the war when after being attacked by Japan. I believe that America is the most hated country in the world and for good reason. They have attacked more countries
YESTERDAY, Wednesday, August 6, was the 58th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, when the United States became the first and only nation to use nuclear weapons. Four days later, another atomic device was dropped on Nagasaki. Last year the authorities
THE caption to this picture, which appeared in the Bolton Evening News in February, 1938, read: "Models of yachts, steamships, railway engines, and aeroplanes at an exhibition being held by the Bolton Model Yacht and Power Boat Club and the Bolton Model
FORMER West Indian captain Richie Richardson will lead the Lashings team against the Bolton Area Civil Service in a charity cricket match at Bolton Cricket Club's Green Lane ground on Friday. Richardson will be joined by five other Caribbean cricketers
TRIBUTES have been paid to the young driver of a car who died after a head-on collision in Charnock Richard. Nicholas Eastham, 26, of Meadow Way, Coppull, was killed when his Vauxhall Astra collided with another vehicle on the A49 Preston Road close to
IF you have the face of David Beckham, the rippling torso of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the personality of Robbie Williams, then this could be your dream job! The nation's biggest male glamour group is on the lookout for Chorley hunks to join them for
CUSTOMERS using a high street bank will be asked for their support to stop jobs being exported to India -- a move which could threaten 150 local workers. Staff at Lloyds TSB Group Union, the LTU, are protesting about telephone operators manning call centres
A CHARNOCK Richard farmer has been fined after the badly decomposed bodies of 19 cattle were found on his premises. Lancashire's Trading Standards department took action against Kenneth Heaps, 38, who pleaded guilty in court to failing to dispose of dead
THE Royal Lancashire Show could be set for a shock return to Chorley after its new East Lancashire venue proved a total washout. The show was cancelled for the first time in 236 years on the final day last Thursday after Salesbury Hall Farm in Ribchester
AS Chorley sizzled in blazing sunshine this week, warnings were issued to help keep folk safe. But as temperatures approached record-breaking levels, one town centre store was putting others in the shade. Boots revealed it had seen a huge rush on sun
BOLTON Wanderers FC has announced a unique deal which gives corporate supporters and other fans access to financial advice. The Premiership club is combining with Croydon-based Millfield Partnership Limited to launch a range of financial services. Wanderers
WESTHOUGHTON'S long-standing course record of 64 was equalled by new club member Wayne Denton in the Benyon Trophy singles medal. Denton has won five competitions despite only joining the club this year after a spell out of the game. Previously he was
ALEX Kitchen and Richard Lynch, clinched victory at the East Lancashire Professional Golfers Association Alliance Championship at Pleasington with a score of 44 points to win by a point. The pair carded an impressive 25 points on the outward nine and
THE name Woods and title wins are synonymous in the world of golf as Tiger continues to dominate the game. Yet Sarah Woods, of Leigh, made a little bit of history of her own as she became the first girl ever to win the Bolton Junior Championship. The
THE Rev Chris Bracegirdle, team rector at Walkden and Little Hulton, has been appointed vicar of Christ Church, Heaton.
FARNWORTH'S Susan Brabin, aged 39, won a weekly Ladies' Darts Champion 2003 tournament, at Pontin's Southport centre at Ainsdale Beach, Merseyside. Susan, of Wellington Street, received a £20 prize voucher and goes to the finals at Pontin's Prestatyn
A MAN who prompted a police search after disappearing following a night out, has telephoned the Bolton Evening News to say he is safe and well. Andrew Paynter, aged 22, has been staying with a friend. His parents, Don and Margaret, of Glencoe Drive, Breightmet
A COFFEE morning in aid of Wigan and Leigh Hospice will be open between 9.30am and noon on Friday August 15 in Kingsleigh Methodist Church, King Street, Leigh, where there will be cakes, gifts, book and bric-a-brac stalls.
BOLTON is one of the best towns in the country for cracking down on truants. A new report has praised the town -- along with Liverpool, Bristol and Nottingham -- for the effectiveness of a series of truancy sweeps. The Streets Ahead National Initiative
A SECTION of canal near a Chorley tourist attraction has made the finals of a national environmental competition. The Leeds and Liverpool canal near the Botany Bay shopping and craft centre has been nominated in the Biffaward Awards for a bank repair
BUDDING poets in Bolton will be able to draw inspiration from visiting a location steeped in literary history. An educational room opposite William Wordsworth's Dove Cottage is being made available by the Wordsworth Trust in a summer initiative for youngsters
CHORLEY got back to winning ways in the league with this emphatic win over Blackpool at Windsor Park on Saturday. Having been put in, Blackpool soon found themselves 3/4 with Mercer, Croft, Lomas and Metcalf all dismissed for ducks as Stephen John and
CHORLEY Lynx find themselves in a four way tie at the top of National League division 2 after defeating play-off rivals Swinton Lions at Victory Park. This victory equalled a club record of five consecutive victories but they were made to work hard by
THE redevelopment of Halliwell's Jubilee Centre for disabled people and the launch of a one-stop advice shop in the town hall are among the council's main aims for the next 12 months. The Bolton Plan 2003/4, released later this week, will reveal the council's
DAREDEVILS with a head for heights are being asked to abseil 100 feet down the side of a town centre building to help raise money for Brake, the national charity for road safety. Fund-raisers will abseil off the roof of Wellsprings, off Victoria Square
PEOPLE who live alongside a busy main road will next week get the chance to have their say on changes to traffic-calming measures. Speed humps on Holden Road in Leigh will be ripped up following complaints from angry residents -- who claim the road safety
PLANS to complete a town centre pedestrianisation zone in Leigh face a council vote on Thursday night. Work to transform Bradshawgate will start later in the year if Wigan councillors approve the proposals. They will consider views put forward during
I ALWAYS know when the football season is about to start as the Sven jobs start to roll in. Phone has been hot again this week with inquiries for bookings and the highlight of the week is that on Friday, August 15 when I will again be filming for Sky
BOYS generally under-achieve at school compared with girls -- but Horwich author Claire Gillman may have the answer. Schools are not, says Claire, catering for boys' needs. "Teachers are struggling to cope with increased paperwork and national targets
1305: Sir William Wallace, leader of the Scots, was captured by the English and later executed. 1891: The first American Express travellers' cheque was cashed. 1901: Britain's first cinema opened in the Mowhawk's Hall, Upper Street, Islington. 1926: Houdini
MEET Fiver the bunny, who is set to spearhead a campaign to get people in Bolton to eat more fruit and vegetables. The bright pink rabbit will be spreading the healthy eating message around the town throughout August and September. Fiver will be appearing
A PROJECT manager has been appointed to oversee plans for a multi-million pound leisure haven in a rundown part of Leigh. The old Bickershaw Colliery site, alongside Plank Lane, could soon be transformed with homes, shops and a marina. Although plans
A CHARITY that helps vulnerable and disadvantaged people is in need of help itself. Bolton Community Transport and Furniture Services are two charities rolled into one, selling donated furniture to pay for the upkeep of minibuses used to take pensioners
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 moves to create the largest metropolitan council in the North-west, claiming they
BOLTON is one of the best towns in the country for cracking down on truants. A new report has praised the town -- along with Liverpool, Bristol and Nottingham -- for the effectiveness of a series of truancy sweeps. The Streets Ahead National Initiative
A WOMAN, aged 95, has been robbed of her £9,000 life savings by a man posing as a detective. The 'officer' called at the woman's house in Stretford, on Wednesday when he told her he was investigating a spate of robberies in the area and wanted to make
I WISH that I'd had my camera with me the other night at 9.15pm. I was on the crossing on Tonge Moor Road near the post office. There is a cash point there, so that means cars are parked on the zig-zag lines right across the crossing. So you have to walk
SURELY you were not serious in suggesting that Bolton absorb Chorley within its boundaries? Chorley and Bolton have nothing in common and I cannot understand who has authorised spending money on a detailed study. For "detailed", read "expensive" and guess
IN response to letter headlined "No mention of BNP fund-raiser." Jan Tartu states that Nick Griffin was raising money "for what was then the National Front". Let me set the record straight. The National Front is still the National Front, and named as
I HAVE a lovely penfriend who lives in Norfolk. I write and text her regularly. With me being a typical Lancashire lass, she finds it hard at times to understand some of the weird yet wonderful phrases of the old Lanky dialect! Norfolk is only hours away
I T is extremely rare for me to write to the press, but on the issue of a proposed pub/restaurant development on Moss Bank Park I feel obliged to do so. As one of a growing number of local residents opposed to the development, it is inspirational and
MANY of you will know Daffodil Hill on Chorley Old Road, Horwich (although I must say, I don't think that it is nowadays as colourful as it used to be). This picture of children from Horwich Parish Church on the hill in about 1945 has been lent to me
From the Evening News, August 7, 1903: A MEETING of the Management Committee of the Football League was held today at the Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden, London, Mr J.J. Bentley in the chair. The Bolton Wanderers FC were reported for placing a player
A PICTURE of the bruised and battered face of a taxi driver who was attacked and left for dead is highlighted in the Bolton Evening News on Thursday. Mohammed Amjad, aged 37, was punched in the head by a man wearing a knuckleduster inside his minibus.
WARBURTON'S Bolton League International Junior Cricket Festival is being held this week. Thursday: U15 1 v 2 at Little Lever 3 v 4 at Eagley, U13 1 v 2 at Bradshaw 3 v 4 at Egerton.
WORLD Rules Quarter Final, played Wednesday, August 13. Each game best of five. League rules apply. Rocket -- S Riley (Stalkers) v N Medicott (Taverners) Levers Arms -- M White (Busters) bye (no winner from Founders venue) Black Horse, Bury Road -- J
WANDERERS have still to decide whether to pursue their interest in former French international Ibrahim Ba, who continued his trial with a half-hour run-out against Mallorca and is expected to play some part in Saturday's friendly against Greek Champions
WANDERERS have still to decide whether to pursue their interest in former French international Ibrahim Ba, who continued his trial with a half-hour run-out against Real Mallorca and is expected to play some part in Saturday's friendly against Greek Champions
CHILDREN from Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery celebrate the completion of their kwik cricket course. The four-year-old pre-school children, enjoyed the eight-week course which was held at Heaton Cricket Club and coached by Thomas Holt, the under
AN event to help save Nab Gate Farm and support farmer Arnold Davenport, who has lived and worked there for 45 years and faces eviction, takes place on Sunday. An Open Day takes place at the farm on Stitch-mi-Lane, Harwood, between 1pm-4pm. There will
FIREFIGHTERS were at a scrapyard for two hours on Wednesday night as they battled to put out an industrial skip fire. Two fire engines from Atherton station attended the blaze at Leigh Road, in Hindley Green at 9.30pm, which they believe was started deliberately
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
On Sunday, Chorley travelled to St Annes for the final game in the round robin League Cup. With neither team having any chance of progressing to the semi-finals a tedious afternoon was in prospect, but in the event this turned out to be an exciting match
THERE will certainly be plenty of excitement for Magpie fans in the new season as things get together on and off the field. Manager Mark Molyneaux's senior squad pulled off a 2-1 win over First Division Ashton United at Hurst Cross on Saturday following
COMIC ENTRANCE: Jordan Crook, aged 12, with fellow Shakespeare actors Kate Wallis, Wyn Humphreys and Hannah Bounds TWO drama students are preparing for an outdoor performance of a Shakespeare play at an historic Bolton building. Jordan Crook, aged 12,
BOWLING clubs and elderly people are among the many groups who will benefit to the tune of £54,000 at a special cheque presentation tonight. The event, to be held at Elderdale Community Centre, Yewdale Gardens, in Breightmet, at 7pm, will see the money
A GROUP of travellers set up a base today on the grounds of a Westhoughton factory. Police said four caravans and associated vehicles had moved onto the grounds of Pinnacle Storage in Metal Box Way -- near to the disused Carnauld Metal Box Factory --
A PARROT has gone missing in the Halliwell area and may be in and around the town centre. The bird's plumage is green with shades of red, orange and yellow under its wings. Having been a house pet for over 12 years it won't survive on its own. Anyone
A MAN arrested in Bury is being questioned by detectives investigating the death of a man from stab wounds on Wednesday night in Gorton, Manchester. The stabbed man, who is from Gorton, was taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, but died from his injuries
A WOMAN aged 20 and a 15-year-old girl from Farnworth were rescued unhurt by fire crews yesterday afternoon after becoming stuck on the 35ft-high Red Rock cliff face in Farnworth's Moses Gate Country Park. Crews said they had gone climbing with a group
FOUR pubs could be replaced by houses and apartments. Last orders could be called at Paddy's Bar on the Tyldesley-Atherton border if a plan to demolish the former mill owner's home and build houses on the site is approved by planners. Developers have
LEIGH'S council houses are set to get a multi-million pound revamp over the next five years. Wigan and Leigh Housing (WALH) has joined forces with Wigan Council to pump £137 million into refurbishing its entire stock of 25,000 homes across the borough
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog yesterday afternoon after it fell between two high walls near the canal at Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth. The black mogrel, named Bilbo Baggins after the fictional Lord of the Rings character, jumped over the first wall
ONE of the UK's leading British Asian dance academies will be headlining the music stage at this year's Bolton Show. Honey's Dance Academy will bring a touch of Bollywood to the two-day event, taking place in Leverhulme Park on Saturday and Sunday, August
A BAR and restaurant is set to be built on land at Moss Bank Park, against the wishes of many nearby families. Around 20 jobs will be created if the scheme goes ahead in Moss Lane, Bolton. The four-storey building would be built on the overspill car park
MICHELLE Atherton raised more than £500 for an epilepsy charity by swimming 150 lengths of a Bolton health club pool. Michelle, aged 31, from Halliwell, took almost two hours to do the sponsored swim at the Esporta Health and Fitness Club in The Valley
SAM Allardyce's summer-long search for a striker could soon be over. The word from the Reebok is that the Wanderers boss is hoping to boost his firepower before the Premiership opener at Old Trafford on Saturday week. In fact he could deliver three new
216 Hannibal defeated the Romans at the Battle of Cannae. 1492 Christopher Columbus left Andalusia, Spain, on his first voyage to America. He was actually searching for a land called India. 1778 La Scala Opera House in Milan, the work of Giuseppe Piermarini
1504: Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, was born. He had an extremely long nose and was extremely inquisitive, hence the expression "Nosey Parker. 1637: The first Poet Laureate, Ben Jonson, died in poverty. 1844: The first press telegram in Britain
1265: The Battle of Evesham took place, in which Simon de Montfort was defeated and killed by Royalist forces, led by the future King Edward I. 1792: Percy Bysshe Shelley, romantic poet, was born near Horsham, Sussex. After his death from drowning in
117: Hadrian became Emperor of Rome. 1834: The Poor Law Amendment Act was passed, abandoning the system of outdoor relief by which parishes looked after their poor and replacing it with the workhouse. 1876: Frank Richards, author and creator of fat schoolboy
1100: William II of England was killed by an arrow in the New Forest, allegedly mistaken for a deer. 1784: The first specially-built Royal Mail coach ran from Bristol to London. 1788: Thomas Gainsborough, English painter, died. 1865: Alice's Adventures
ANDY Preece is concerned an easy pre-season campaign may leave his Bury players under prepared for the new season. Shakers have breezed through their summer programme with a 100 per cent record after comfortable victories over Radcliffe Borough, Leigh
NATIONAL DAY OF TUNISIA 1831 The magnetic North Pole was located by Sir James Clark Ross on his Arctic exploration expedition with Admiral Parry. 1880 The first telephone callbox for public use, in New Haven, Connecticut, went into service. 1911 Britain's
AN electrical equipment factory is to close with the loss of 154 jobs. Electrium, one of the UK's largest independent electrical groups, plans to close all manufacturing operations at its Leigh Road factory in Hindley Green. The warehouse operation on
A WOMAN from Hawkshaw has turned herself from an overweight couch potato into a record-breaking long distance runner -- at the age of 65. Marie Caldwell is now a role model for pensioners, and her entertaining story has been turned into a fund-raising
