I WISH to register my objection to postal voting, which I consider to be against the wishes of most people in Bolton. Perhaps you could ask John Prescott if he has heard of democracy, and is he allergic to consultation and referendums. G Walton Burnside
WITH reference to the meeting that is being held about the lights at the Travel Inn, Horwich. The residents should be thankful that their gardens are being lit-up free of charge, with all the vandalism that is going on. I would be grateful for my garden
HAVING early warnings of severe weather, of potential snow and even blizzards, has made the country stand up and listen. Local news has been reporting all week how local councils were preparing not to get caught out this year, guaranteeing the safety
WE at The Stroke Association are delighted with the positive reaction to our campaign to urge the NHS to tackle more quickly the need for all stroke patients to have specialist care. "Why Are We Waiting?" asks why stroke patients are regarded as lesser
SO motorists are to be fined if their vehicles are parked too far away from the kerb, cyclists are to receive an instant fine for cycling on the pavements, other powers are to be introduced to deal with unsociable behaviour. Am I to understand that motorists
I HAVE read Phil Burrows' letter several times, but still cannot fully understand it. He talks about me taking my grandchildren out of school to take term-time holidays. I don't. Firstly, because they are not my children. That responsibility, should they
SNOW and freezing temperatures swept across Bolton forcing schools to shut and causing chaos for commuters. The long-anticipated Arctic weather saw an inch of snow dumped early on Wednesday, leading some headteachers to close their schools for the day
JAY-JAY Okocha raised a laugh when he left a video message wishing his team-mates good luck ahead of the Carling Cup decider at Villa Park. The recording, made before the Reebok skipper left to lead Nigeria's African Nations Cup campaign in Tunisia, featured
2 mins: Dublin goes full stretch to head a Stelios cross clear of the on-rushing Djorkaeff as Wanderers threaten to make a flying start. 4 mins: Jaaskelainen does well to block Vassell's close-range shot after Barry gets up to head down McCann's deep
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WANDERERS fans were celebrated into the night after their team reached the final of the Carling Cup. Now they can look forward to their big day out at the final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium at the end of next month. Cardiff Factile: All you need to
PUPILS at a Bolton secondary school were given a hands-on lesson on the dangers of weapons. Police officers from Greater Manchester's Tactical Firearms Unit took a selection of imitation weapons to Mount St Joseph in Greenland Road, Farnworth. Year Eight
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DINERS at a Bolton restaurant were treated to a taste of the Orient to welcome in the Chinese New Year. The Chinese Delight, in Bury New Road, Breightmet, put on a traditional display to mark the start of the Year of the Monkey. Visitors were entertained
WANDERERS will have to wait to find out who they face in the Carling Cup final next month. Wednesday night's other semi-final second leg game between Middlesbrough and Arsenal was postponed this morning due to safety reasons. Although the pitch was thought
CARLING Cup celebrations were cut short as Sam Allardyce counted the cost of taking Wanderers to their first major final for nine years. Feelings of relief and delight gave way to the practical assessment of how Tuesday night's dramatic semi-final "triumph
THE family of a 12-year-old boy who died of meningitis a year ago this month are holding a charity night in his memory. Westhoughton High School pupil Mark Booth died last January less than 24 hours after contracting meningococcal septicaemia. His parents
A REWARD of up to £10,000 has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the killer of Merseyside pensioner Ruth Owens. The battered body of Mrs Owens, aged 76, was discovered by her son and a neighbour at her Birkenhead home last month. She
THREE people, believed to be a couple and their son, have been rescued from a house fire in Wigan. Fire crews pulled a man and woman from their first floor bedroom in St Stephens Drive and another man was rescued from the ground floor. All three were
MANY war widows in Bolton will be better off from April. Council finance chiefs have scrapped the housing benefit rule which meant their war pension had to be included when their benefit was being calculated. In future, war widow pensions will not be
THE senior detective who brought the Moses Gate Country Park rapist to justice has reacted angrily to the news his jail term has been cut by more than half. Aytekin Yildirim was sentenced to life imprisonment last September for the horrific attack on
A DRINK driver who got behind the wheel again just three days after being banned has been jailed for four months. Father-of-one Ian Phillips was told by magistrates at Bolton on Tuesday that they had a duty to protect the public. The court heard that
PUPILS at a Bolton secondary school were given a hands-on lesson on the dangers of weapons. Police officers from Greater Manchester's Tactical Firearms Unit took a selection of imitation weapons to Mount St Joseph in Greenland Road, Farnworth. Year Eight
WANDERERS fans were celebrated into the night after their team reached the final of the Carling Cup. Now they can look forward to their big day out at the final in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium at the end of next month. Cardiff Factile: All you need to
DAN Muir will give an illustrated talk called "Stand up the real John Hogan" at Bolton Cricket Club. The talk, organised by Bolton Family History Society, will take place on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Admission is £1 for non-members, while members get in free
BOLTON MP Ruth Kelly has welcomed the merger of two catalogue giants which should secure 1,225 local jobs. She had worked with constituents on a public interest case put to the Competition Commission in favour of the merger of ShopDirect and Littlewoods
EIGHT weeks ago, I gave birth to a beautiful baby daughter. As I was feeding her, my eldest son who is nine, smiled and asked: "Mum, can you imagine if you had twins?" After having had many sleepless nights and endless nappy changes, I frowned, and jokingly
YET again it seems we are unable to stop the roads from becoming temporary ice rinks. On Tuesday night after watching Bolton Wanderers hang on against Villa at a friend's house in Egerton, I attempted to drive home along Blackburn Road, then Crompton
814 Death of Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor. 1547 Henry VIII died at Richmond, in a room reeking of the stench from his leg ulcers. 1596 Sir Francis Drake died at sea off Panama. 1807 London's Pall Mall was the first street in
EMERSON Thome described how a slap in the face from an old pal gave Wanderers a vital edge in the Villa Park thriller. The big Brazilian was at the centre of the 39th-minute flashpoint when his former Sunderland team-mate Gavin McCann was sent off. Sam
WHO rated - who didn't ASTON VILLA 2, WANDERERS 0 (Wanderers win 5-4 on aggregate) WANDERERS 4-3-2-1 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Kept his nerve and handled well under pressure; not overly busy though, thanks to some determined defending. NICKY HUNT ... 7
DANCER Samantha Pilling, who jetted off for a job on luxury cruise liner the Queen Mary 2 on Sunday, is a member of The Fame Theatre School in Bradshawgate, Bolton, not The Fame Factory as stated in Monday's Bolton Evening News.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chimney fire at a house in Atherton. A small blaze broke out in the chimney flue of the house at the Hillock, off Manchester Road, at 7pm last night. The fire threatened to spread into the roof space, but was brought under
DAN Muir will give an illustrated talk called "Stand up the real John Hogan" at Bolton Cricket Club. The talk, organised by Bolton Family History Society, will take place on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Admission is £1 for non-members, while members get in free
THE CORPS of Army Music now has an Old Comrades Association with a branch in the North West. The association is open to all musicians that have served within an Army Military Band, either regular or territorial. An inaugural meeting and lunch of the branch
THE dangers of substance misuse among teenagers will be the focus of a drugs awareness day this weekend in Great Lever. The event has been organised by the Respect Counselling service, and features drug awareness workshops, guest speakers and a video
A BABY has died at his Bolton home. His mother called an ambulance on Monday morning and the six-week-old boy was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital from the house in Cameron Street, Astley Bridge. The baby had suffered a cardiac arrest and, despite efforts
BOLTON MP Ruth Kelly has welcomed the merger of two catalogue giants which should secure 1,225 local jobs. She had worked with constituents on a public interest case put to the Competition Commission in favour of the merger of ShopDirect and Littlewoods
DAVID Flitcroft is set to make his first appearance in a Bury shirt on Wednesday afternoon against his old club. The Bolton-born midfielder is due to play in the Shakers' reserve team against Macclesfield at the Moss Rose. Flitcroft has been training
EVENTS ranging from a swimathon to a cake sale have helped pupils raise hundreds of pounds for charity. Youngsters at Mount St Joseph Business and Enterprise College, in Farnworth, have raised a whopping £750 for the Catholic Children's Rescue through
POLICE have issued a warning to elderly residents following a spate of sneak-in burglaries in Heaton. Handbags were stolen from two women by raiders who went into their homes within two hours on Monday. Their doors were either open or unlocked. A 90-year-old
A PENSIONER foiled two thieves who attempted to trick their way into her home. The 70-year-old answered a knock at the door of her home in Georgian Court, Tyldesley, at 1.40pm on Monday. She was faced by a man who claimed to work for the water board.
TRIBUTES have been flooding in for a former chair of the Bolton and District Civic Trust who has died six months after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour. Peter Hope, aged 75, died early on Sunday morning in Bolton Hospice. He leaves a wife
BOLTON'S new magistrates' courthouse could be a spectacular £70 million four-storey, glass and stone-sided building in the heart of town's civic quarter. Strict guidelines have been set down by council chiefs, who want the highest architectural standards
A HUGE shed is on "red" alert to release tonnes of salt for the county's roads. The Highways Agency depot at Junction 6 of the M61 -- home to 2,500 tonnes of salt -- is coiled to spring into action. The depot is the nerve centre for the north west's roads
FUNNY man Dave Spikey is leading a hunt for new comedy talent. The Phoenix Nights star will host the North-west regional final of a competition to find a comedian in the same league as his pal Peter Kay. Spikey is hosting J20's Last Laugh Comedy Search
BOLTON Little Theatre will notch up a "first" as part of their next season. Members will stage the local amateur premiere of the stage version of Brassed Off in May. The theatre has announced readings/casting dates for some of their forthcoming productions
