MARTI Webb, who has recently taken over from Denise Van Outen in the hit West End musical Tell Me On A Sunday, is to return to Manchester in the role that was written for her by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black. Tell Me On A Sunday, which has just been
A HIGH street giant could soon be opening in Horwich, causing anger among traders and councillors. Argos is hoping to move into the Middlebrook retail park in the coming weeks and is already looking for staff. The store is planned to open at the former
BOLTON HC Ladies returned to league action after their success in the HA Vase,and came out worthy 4 - 2 victors against a rejuvenated Saddleworth team. The first half was an even affair with both teams having opportunities, although BHC appeared to have
ELTON Vale and holders Gallaghers played out the match of the day in the BSF Ladies Hockey League Reynolds Cowell Handicap Trophy. The match was always going to be one sided, with Vale (16), third in section A, attacking and Gallaghers (108) bottom of
It was down to serious business as Bolton faced by far their toughest and most important test of the season against league leaders Bowdon. And what a game it was for both players and spectators as Bolton came away with the points in a thrilling 2 - 1
ONLY silver fish counted in last week's Open on Bradshaw Hall Fisheries number 4 lake. Bill Brierly won with 13lbs-9ozs. Second was Dave Brierly with 12lbs-9ozs and Tony Birchall was third with 11lbs-15ozs.
ENTRIES are being invited from Bolton firms for the inaugural North Manchester Business Awards 2004. The new awards will showcase excellence and achievement by businesses of all sizes in Bolton, Bury, Wigan, Oldham and Rochdale. Organised by Bolton Business
LOLLIPOP man John Ramsden says drivers on Chorley New Road, Bolton, where he tries to cross children safely each schoolday, just won't stop for him. Several times, they have swerved on to the kerb rather than pause for a few minutes in their journey.
OUR three Bolton Labour MPs have now shown their true colours. None voted against the bill on Foundation Hospitals -- the start of the privatisation of the NHS. Two supported top up fees -- one abstained -- thus going against the Labour Party Election
HAVING read Cllr Harkin's letter re "Change of name for Bolton", I wish to remark on his explanatory reply to Bolton citizens. Taking regard to his views, perhaps he will now take note of the many objections to his plans. He now takes notice of the large
THE issue of the contaminated land on the Little Lever school site raises its ugly head yet again. It is a source of continual embarrassment for the council. Over the years, half-measures have been employed to paper over the surface cracks -- cracks which
I AM pleased David Crausby MP has signed an amendment to Early Day Motion 135 in Parliament, showing willingness to understand the difficulties faced by terminally ill constituents who want assistance to die. The proposal for more palliative care services
IF you're anything like me, you'll be longing for winter to end and looking forward to getting outside and enjoying the Spring. And what better way to make the most of this colourful time of year than by joining me in a Crocus Walk for Breakthrough Breast
Pheasant and partridge shooting seasons end 1650 Death of Rene Descartes, father of French philosophy. 1865 The Bill to abolish slavery in the US was signed. 1873 Dame Clara Butt was born. She was the contralto who first performed the song version of
1606 Guy Fawkes, chief conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, was hung, drawn and quartered. 1788 Bonnie Prince Charlie (Charles Edward Stuart), the Young Pretender, died in Rome. 1797 Composer Franz Schubert was born in Alsergrund, Austria. 1867 The four
A TRIBUTE to 12 First World War soldiers has been handed to Bolton Museum after spending decades hidden away from the public. The 12 were called up from their jobs at a Radcliffe waste water works to fight in the trenches and are featured on a scroll
HORWICH Cricket Club member Stuart Leigh is designing a website for Horwich Cricket Club. He wants to hear from any readers, who have any old photographs of the ground or old team line ups etc., that he could use. He can be contacted via the cricket club's
PETER Kay is one of Bolton's most famous exports -- and one day the road out of town could be used to honour him if whispers in the Town Hall are to be believed. Tory councillor Stuart Lever believes the popular comedian is heading for high-profile recognition
SECURITY measures at Bolton's parking office have been stepped-up to protect staff from violent motorists and booby trapped mail. CCTV cameras have been installed at the Chorley Street office and bosses have ordered a review of safety arrangements after
LATEST round-up CHALLENGE CUP SEMI-FINAL Sheffield Steelers 1 Cardiff Devils 1 (2nd leg) (Sheffield win 4-2 on aggregate) Over 4000 people saw Sheffield Steelers draw against Cardiff, enough to put the home side into the Challenge cup final against Nottingham
I'M A Celebrity....Get Me Out of Here fever swept the Bolton Evening News office when brave members of staff took part in their very own bush tucker challenge. Our photographer, Julie Berry, brought back some barbecue-flavoured worms and giant toasted
FOLK star Bram Taylor will see his seventh solo album hit the music stores next month before heading off for his sixth US tour and a debut trip to Canada. The Leigh singer has recently put the finishing touches to his latest CD 'The Night is Young', a
LEVER Bridge have now changed to Volunteer, while Crofters Carckpots have been expelled from Section Three for non-payment of league fees. All points for the first half of the season will stand. The next round of the Levers Arms knockout will take place
BOLTON Mill Bowling Club's AGM, postponed due to the icy weather, will now be held on Wednesday, February 4, at Back o'th' Bank BC, off Ulleswater Street, at 7.30pm. Team secretaries are asked to submit their team registrations together with night of
MEMBERS of a bowling club which was struck by an arson attack are celebrating the return to their home. Youths set fire to Westhoughton Central Park Veterans' home in August, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to their wooden home and forcing
ALAN Curbishley wants Wanderers to win the Carling Cup to earn Sam Allardyce the credit he deserves for putting the Reebok on the Premiership map. "I'm very envious that they are going to the Millennium Stadium," the Charlton boss said. "That tournament
WANDERERS are hoping to avoid long queues when tickets for the Carling Cup Final go on sale at the Reebok. Wanderers have been allocated approximately 30,000 tickets at the Millennium Stadium, the first of which will go on sale on Saturday, February 14
Manchester Phoenix 5 Belfast Giants 4 by Nigel McFarlane: AFTER the game, Manchester Phoenix Dutch international Mark Bultje said of the strange events that had unfolded: "That looked like two sides desperate for a win." He was right. For the neutral
CHRISTMAS sales were up -- but at the expense of profit margins. Figures released by the Office of National Statistics and analysed by Grant Thornton show that the volume of retail sales rose by 0.9 per cent between November and December. But Les Ross
THE buy-to-let sector is continuing to grow, according to a new report. But Nationwide's specialist subsidiary, UCB Home Loans, found that the rate of growth is slowing -- a trend due to continue for the next few years. Figures from the Association of
A CRASH involving two cars outside the White Horse Hotel, on Bolton Road, Kearsley, caused traffic chaos. A Ford Escort was in collision with a Toyota Carina private taxi at 9.15pm on Saturday. The driver of the Escort abandoned his vehicle and ran away
TWO cars were destroyed in a double arson attack outside a Little Hulton family home last night. The Renault Savannah and the Fiat Punto are owned by the same household in Crescent Drive. The was fires were started after at about 9.30pm when rubbish was
BOLTON MEP Gary Titley wants Europe to follow in Britain's footsteps and ban the clubbing to death of baby seals. The Labour leader in Europe claims the party's Euro MPs have spearheaded attempts to get new EU-wide laws banning seal culling. "The Labour
HORWICH soldier Nicky Lea is celebrating after completing a gruelling six-month Army training course. Pte Lea joined the Army in July, 2003, and was recently named "Best at Physical Training" in his platoon following the combat infantryman's course at
RESIDENTS and staff at a Bolton nursing home got all 'tied up' to raise money to fight the UK's second biggest cancer killer. Mill View Residential and Nursing Home, on Bridgeman Street, is supporting Beating Bowel Cancer's Loud Tie Campaign. Staff will
MEMBERS of a bowling club which was struck by an arson attack are celebrating the return to their home. Youths set fire to Westhoughton Central Park Veterans' home in August, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to their wooden home and forcing
NOSTALGIA fans will have an extra chance for a trip down Memory Lane after the Bolton Evening News' Westhoughton photograph exhibition was extended. After hundreds flocked to the first two weeks of the display, library managers agreed to add an extra
ENVIRONMENTALLY minded secondary school pupils have been making useful objects out of rubbish. Year 10 students from Hayward, Sharples, Smithills, St James's, Westhoughton and Little Lever schools have been getting to grips with recycling by turning bags
A FORMER editor of the Radcliffe Times, a sister paper of the Bolton Evening News, has died after a long illness. Mr Harry Spencer, aged 83, edited the newspaper between 1950 and 1973, when it was based at offices in Church Street. He died last Friday
NOSTALGIA fans will have an extra chance for a trip down Memory Lane after the Bolton Evening News' Westhoughton photograph exhibition was extended. After hundreds flocked to the first two weeks of the display, library managers agreed to add an extra
THE takeover of a Westhoughton factory has been given the thumbs-up by union bosses after talks with the new owners. GMB officials met with Cheshire-based businessman Bill Gleave, who bought the ailing Bernsteins factory on the Wingates Industrial Estate
WANDERERS have signed highly-rated Liverpool defensive starlet Jon Otsemobor on loan until the end of the season. The 20-year-old right-back completed his transfer to Wanderers on Monday afternoon just before the 5pm deadline. The Liverpool-born England
John Smith's Farnworth League: Adlington 143 Advance Computer Systems 144; Capital 149 Bolton Motor Bodies 143; FSCCC A 134 Imago 122; Hanson 111 (I) FSCCC B 85; Siddons 161 Victoria 159. Halliwell League: Bolton Castle 138 Westhoughton/District 160;
IN reply to your: is Jay Jay the best footballer we have had? I can honestly say an emphatic YES, even with my 40-plus years supporting BWFC, and seeing the likes of Gary Jones, Francis Lee, Frank Worthington, Peter Thompson, Roger Hunt, Super John McGinlay
JUST seen your player ratings from the Villa game -- you must have been watching a different game to me. The Spanish clown only started to have an influence when McCann was rightly sent off. However, that diminished when Dublin went up front. Okocha is
Tyldesley 22 BAe Barrow 15: TYLDESLEY RUFC recovered from an early deficit to beat BAe Barrow in the RFU North Lancs/Cumbria division. After going behind, Tyldesley went 12-10 up at the break with tries for Andrew Dickinson and Mark Dickinson and an Ashley
LATEST tables Division One P W D L Pt Sharples... 16 12 1 3 66 DB 3... 15 12 0 3 63 Robert Shaw... 15 11 0 4 59 Bonny Lassies... 14 10 1 3 56 Walkden A... 15 7 0 8 40 Chequers... 15 6 0 9 37 I J Webb... 14 4 0 10 25 Tobutt Sports... 15 3 0 12 21 Bolton
Results round-up Division One: Robert Shaw 22 DB 3 29; Sharples 39 Chequers 25; Walkden A 28 Bolton Seniors 15. Division Two: Originals 16 High Spirits 14; Pirtek Ladies 25 Gilnow Arms 14; SJSC A 34 Eagley Sports 17; Skillsoft 5 Dreams & Drapes 0;
Results round-up Division One: Robert Shaw 22 DB 3 29; Sharples 39 Chequers 25; Walkden A 28 Bolton Seniors 15. Division Two: Originals 16 High Spirits 14; Pirtek Ladies 25 Gilnow Arms 14; SJSC A 34 Eagley Sports 17; Skillsoft 5 Dreams & Drapes 0;
CARL Boyes was the week three winner of the Levers Arms pool knockout, beating Lloyd Clarke in the final. Dennis France and Ste Riley were the semi-finalists. There is a pool knockout at the Levers Arms, Darcy Lever, every Sunday -- £2 entry, names in
Division One P W L F A D Pts Bradford B... 10 10 0 51 19 32 69 Blackhorse A... 10 8 2 42 28 14 56 Grapes B... 10 6 4 39 31 6 51 Market Tav A... 10 6 4 38 32 6 50 Grapes A... 10 5 5 38 32 6 48 Shakespeare B... 9 3 6 30 33 -3 34 Spa... 9 3 6 29 34 -5 35
JANE FLETCHER MEMORIAL CUP: Forrest A beat GMT A; ABC beat Markland Hill C; Chowbent B beat Markland Hill A; Markland Hill A beat Swinton. ROBERT CUP: Sharples C beat Smithills A; Forrest D beat Forrest C; Westhoughton C beat DL Farnworth B; Deane B beat
RACHEL Pounds was a runner-up for the second Saturday in a row at last weekend's North of England Cross-Country Champions in St Helens. The Bolton Harrier came close to retaining her Northern title at a muddy Sherdley Park, but finished second in the
Bolton Table Tennis League: CUP week produced few shocks in the Bolton Table Tennis League as most of the top teams progressed. Five Premier and two First Division teams are in the hat for the fourth round of the Warburton Cup, with one result still to
BOLTON bowlers are being invited to take part in the first Orbis Men's Classic this summer. There are 64 places available in the tournament, to be held at New Street Bowling Club, in Littleborough. Entry costs £10, with qualifying days to be held during
RESULTS compiled by Ray Haslam RESULTS: Park Hotel 2 (9) The Albert 1 (6); L Ladies (Anglers) 1 (7) Greyhound 2 (8); Anglers Club 2 (8) Little John 1 (7); Rumworth LC 2 (10) Cross Guns 1 (5); Royal Br Legion 3 (11) Cattlemarket B 0 (4); Sweet Green 3
IN response to the correspondence regarding the missing fans in the semi-final first leg, perhaps I may shed a little light on the situation. Five of us are season ticket holders in the BEN North Stand and have also attended every Carling Cup game played
I WAS one of the missing fans against Villa, and the reason I did not attend was that I could not afford to go. I am an ordinary working man, I save each year to buy my season ticket. I go to cup matches when I can afford it. In January I had a lot of
HAVING read Sam's words about Okocha, he is too young to remember the Joe Smith days. I am 90 years old on February 12, and the family were great friends of the Pyms, in fact my dad, a well known builder in the Daubhill district, had at one time Dick
AS a lifelong supporter of the Whites, I feel that two major points need to be made relating to the first leg Carling Cup semi final. Firstly, what a magnificent performance and result. This was the Reebok's finest game since its opening in 1997. But
HARPAL Singh will return to Bury after recovering from a shoulder operation. The winger, on a season's loan from Leeds United, needed reconstruction surgery after dislocating his shoulder in training in November. Singh returned to Leeds to recover following
BEN Obong made up for the disappointment of having a midweek hat-trick erased from the record books by scoring for Atherton LR in a 3-0 win at St Helens Town. Obong had hit three at Ramsbottom in midweek, only for the match to be abandoned at half-time
THE next league meeting will be held on Monday at Rumworth Labour Club. Details of the Individual, Section Knockout, Masters, Three-a-Side and Jim Worsley competitions will be distributed. Monday is also the closing date for any Pairs entries. JIM WORSLEY
Warburton Cup: Wharton A 5 Rushtons 3; Little Lever A 5 Rammy B 4; Mosses B 9 Nomads A 0; Hilton D 1 Rammy A 8; Bolton YMCA 0 Cricketers 9; Tonge 0 Mosses A 8; Wharton B 9 Hilton F 0. Brian Gittins Cup (Premier and Division One): Little Lever A 8 Wingates
SANDA Crazy Bull from the Glenbow Museum, Canada, helped to launch an exhibition tracing the history, culture and traditions of the North American Blackfoot Indians at the Musum of Science and Industry in Manchester . She gave a display of Blackfoot dancing
PHOENIX Nights star Dave Spikey is backing the Wanderers -- but he faces an uphill challange to make sure he gets to Cardiff for the Carling Cup Final. The Wanderers have battled long and hard to book their place in the showpiece final -- against Middlesbrough
HEALTH bosses have vowed to tackle the shortage of dentists in Bolton. Dentist numbers have fallen by 17 per cent over the past decade to a current low of 83 -- and all are apparently at breaking point when it comes to accepting NHS patients. The Bolton
A MOTORISED scooter charityCHARITY has stepped in to help a disabled grandmother get back on the road. The Bolton branch of the scooter loan organisation, Shopmobility, has donated a motorised three-wheeled vehicle to Paula Waites, who was left devastated
A SMALL charity with 64 unpaid "workers" has been given a prestigious award normally reserved for big businessess. The Westhoughton Visiting and Befriending Service has been made an Investor In People for the way it cares for both its "customers" and
A SCRAPYARD boss has hit back at claims that his business is making the lives of local residents a misery. William Nuttall, manager of J.Doyle Scrap Metal Merchants, on Gaskell Street, Halliwell, says a decision to build houses next to the existing business
PLANS to regenerate areas of the North were announced by the Deputy Prime Minister when he arrived in Manchester on Monday. John Prescott visit was to announce a multi-million pound financial package to address problems in the North-west housing market
YOUNGSTERS who sing on the backing track for a new Warburtons TV advert have been presented with a copy of their recording. Ten pupils from Withins High School, Breightmet, recorded a version of Morning Has Broken at Gracielands Sutios in Rochdale earlier
RESULTS: Cattlemarket 5 Boardwalkers 10; Jackie's Girls 11 Kath's Girls 4; Three/Bed 7 Lady Taverners 8; Lady Lodgers 9 Carols Girls 6. High scores: K Owen 85 81 85 80 125 100; G Shepherd 80 118 100 110 85. A maximum score of 180 was thrown by P Boardman
Men Section A P W L Pt White Horse A... 96 63 33 63 Ring A... 96 63 33 63 WMC A... 96 59 37 59 Stopes A... 96 58 38 58 Jolly Z... 96 57 39 57 Ring Z... 96 52 44 52 Church A... 96 42 54 42 Stopes B... 96 41 55 41 Farmers... 88 40 48 40 Hardy Idiots...
PHOENIX Nights star Dave Spikey is backing the Wanderers -- but he faces an uphill challange to make sure he gets to Cardiff for the Carling Cup Final. The Wanderers have battled long and hard to book their place in the showpiece final -- against Middlesbrough
WINGATES Band, one of Britain's oldest and finest traditional bands, is performing a full concert programme called The Brilliance of Brass, at Chorley Town Hall. The Westhoughton-based band celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2003 and enjoyed one of its
ACTORS at Tyldesley Little Theatre will be "made up" twice over for their first show of 2004, Sue Townsend's Groping for Words. Not only are they delighted to be in the play, their make-up artist for this comedy drama is Lisa Taylor who has completed
Badminton by Angela Kelly: THE handicapping system ensured several exciting ties in the Bolton Badminton League's cup competitions. It helped relegation-threatened Sharples C beat championship-chasing Smithills A in their all-D Section clash in the Robert
WOULD you please instruct your gardening correspondent to tell us where he or she gets the snowdrop bulbs as described in the Bolton Evening News, because I really want some 12ft yellow, orange and red ones in my front garden next winter. I bet that they
FOLLOWING the campaign to publicise the wanton felling of mature trees by a local developer in advance of a planning application at Newfield, Grange Road, Bromley Cross, it was gratifying to learn that several hundred letters from all sections of the
I AGREE with Cllr Andy Morgan (Bolton Evening News, January 26) in that we are all pleased that Bolton received an "excellent" grading. When I started reading his letter, I thought that he and his Conservative colleagues were going to take credit for
INDUSTRIAL archaeology (history) is fascinating, especially here, locally (look at History of Farnworth from Farnworth Library) and the result of our industrial past resurface (sic) periodically. Potters Chemical Works on Potters Brew is, or was, a legacy
Candlemas Day - Christian Festival 1650 Nell Gwynn, orange seller who became a comedy actress and then mistress of Charles II, was born in London. 1709 The real Robinson Crusoe, Alexander Selkirk, on whom Daniel Defoe based his famous novel, was rescued
CRICKET: HOLDERS Greenmount face an away tie at Bradshaw in the first round of this season's Bolton Cricket League's Hamer Cup. Runners-up Astley Bridge, the only League side never to have won the trophy, travel to Tonge. Walkden and Kearsley both have
Bolton Metro swim squad savoured success when they competed at Sheffield's Ponds Forge international pool, against clubs from all over the North of England. All the swimmers have recently endured a 3 month training routine set by coach Mike Halliwell,
RADIO One DJ Mark Radcliffe will cut the chat this spring -- and instead turn to singing. The popular presenter, once a pupil at Bolton School, is to appear in his spoof Irish band, Family Malone, at the Manchester Irish Festival. He will be supporting
PUB landlords are beginning to offer financial backing to Horwich town centre's CCTV security cameras scheme, giving hope that it will avoid the axe. It is hoped that other licensees and town centre businesses will follow suit. A letter has been sent
THERE will be a delegates meeting at the Horseshoe Inn, Radcliffe, on Monday at 8.30pm for the collection of knockout fixtures and any outstanding subscriptions owed to the league. All teams and players in possession of annual awards are asked to hand
AS an ex-Wanderers supporter for many years, especially the 40s and 50s when Bolton had a team to be proud of, did you know that Bolton won the FA Cup with a team that cost just £110, that was £10 signing on fee for 11 players. I don't think anyone else
FORMER Shakers manager Bob Stokoe has died at the age of 73. Stokoe, who famously managed the Sunderland side which defeated the mighty Leeds in the 1973 FA Cup Final, died at the University Hospital of Hartlepool. He was admitted on Tuesday suffering
THREE-A-SIDE COMPETITION Preliminary and first round draw (results to the secretary on 01204 409684 before the next meeting, which will be on February 18 at Rumworth): 63258 G Ryder/T Pitfield/G Kay (Deane) v 07947 034180 M Bell/I Smith/A Rodzoch (Horwich
A HIGH street giant could soon be opening in Horwich, causing anger among traders and councillors. Argos is hoping to move into the Middlebrook retail park in the coming weeks and is already looking for staff. The store is planned to open at the former
AN action plan for the future of mental health services for elderly people in Bolton is too expensive to run, say health officials. The Strategic Review of Mental Health Services for Older People outlines an ideal look at the care of elderly people with
CASH from a 150-year-old painting which was sold at auction for £16,000 will be used to benefit hospital patients. The Richard Ansdell painting -- The Death of Gelert -- was owned by the NHS in Bolton and the money will go to the Royal Bolton Hospital
YOU could be sitting next to a witch at work, pass one in the street or be served by a witch over the chip shop counter. Witches look just like anyone else -- they don't wear black pointed hats and they don't, contrary to popular belief, ride on broomsticks
SHAUN Liptrot beat Ian Salisbury to win Friday's Halliwell Conservative Club darts knockout. Paul Hesten and Mick Bushby were the semi-finalists. The best lady prize was won by Jacky Wright. Sunday night saw Shaun Liptrot win again, beating Andy Petch
This week's 180s: M Johnson (Queen Anne); D Gordon (2), Junior (Pilky Nomads); G Kearns (Starkie); B Smyth (Cattlemarket); F Heron (Roundhouse); A Dolan (Hope & Anchor); B Power (Smithills Con Club); V Hardman (Colliers) Ladies' 133 and Over: M Crook
RESULTS: Ladies Section One: Mum's Girls 10 Craven Ladies 5; Robin Hood 4 Rag Dolls 11; Rag Dolls 13 Robin Hood 2; Rockin Robins 6 Lancashire Hot Pots 9; Bowling Belles 5 City Hotel 10; Lancashire Hot Pots 4 Eva's Girls 11. Ladies Section Two: Bridges
KEVIN Nolan says Wanderers need a few more home comforts before they can think of taking up permanent residence in the Premiership penthouse suites. It is more than 45 years since any Bolton team has been as high as eighth in the league at this stage
LIAM Greene won the Boatshed open on the reservoir next to Walkden Shopping Precinct when he had a mixed bag of roach, small carp, skimmers and perch for 9lbs-0ozs. Alan McAtee was second with 8lbs-0ozs and John Berry was third with 6lbs-11ozs. The matchess
MALCOLM Liptrott and Bob Fearnhead tied for first place in last Wednesday's Open on Doe Hey, when both finished with 4lbs-5ozs. Fred Yates was third with 1lb-8ozs. Bob, however, was the clear winner of the Sunday Open when he returned a 6lbs-8ozs bag,
HARD-up student Rosie Reid has put her virginity up for sale on the internet to the highest bidder. The first-year social policy student at Bristol University says she is facing huge debts, and she has already had 7,000 website inquiries. Somehow, I think
CARP all you like about Cllr Guy Harkin's controversial suggestion to change the name of Bolton back to Bolton-le-Moors, but it has certainly had one positive outcome. Letters to the Bolton Evening News and chat in pubs and over cups of tea have all had
A SELECTION of Bolton's most talented boxers did their bit to boost the future of youth sport in the town by helping to raise £105,000 for charity. The young fighters took part in an amateur boxing night at the Albert Halls to raise money for Bolton Lads
FILM producer Matt Delargy will join top Hollywood stars at next month's BAFTA awards ceremony. A movie by the Bury-born, former St Gabriel's RC High School pupil has been put forward for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award. Sea Monsters
Sponsored by JW Lees Pool League THE Kings Arms have withdrawn from Section Four, so the Letter F is now an open week. All points from the first half of the season will stand. VICTORY REFORM TEAM KNOCKOUT Quarter Finals; Tuesday, February 3: Vic Reform
SAM Allardyce gave an impromptu lecture on the facts of football life as Charlton tried to come to terms with the loss of Scott Parker. Parker's departure to Chelsea for £10 million cast a shadow over The Valley, where Addicks fans were incandescent with
WHO rated - who didn't CHARLTON 1 WANDERERS 2 WANDERERS 4-1-4-1 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Important save from Cole denied Charlton the lead; few difficult saves to make but handled well. NICKY HUNT ... 7 Came under pressure first half as Charlton piled
EVERY time a neglected, defenceless child "slips through the net" of authority and dies at the hands of a vile parent the finger points to social workers. The latest tragedy of three year-old Jasmine Galyer in Scunthorpe is no different, and just as upsetting
TWO well-known TV actors star in the Octagon Theatre's first production this year - Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs. Jeff Hordley, Emmerdale's Cain Dingle, and William Ash, of Burn It and Where the Heart Is, take the roles of Nipple
SCHOOLS with falling rolls may get less cash next year, despite Bolton schools getting more money overall. The borough's schools and the local education authority are to receive a total of £151 million from the Government for the day-to-day running of
ALL 22 anglers who fished the Bolton Angling Centre Open on Church Gardens lake found excellent winter sport with everyone catching fish. The lake, situated at the rear of 'The Old School House Restaurant' is only open for matches in the winter but if
FUND-raising pensioner Alf Hales has raised £18,000 for charity over the past seven years. The 82-year-old, of Booth Road, Little Lever, has been placing charity boxes around the borough to generate funds for good causes and he said today: "I thank everyone
AN exhibition has been launched in Salford to celebrate 110 years of the Manchester Ship Canal. The exhibition, titled The People's Canal: This Triumph of the North, will run at Salford Museum and Art Gallery until Wednesday, February 25. Costing £15
RESIDENTS are being invited to ask questions and make comments about Bury Council's budget for the financial year starting in April at Radcliffe's area board meeting at Radcliffe Civic Suite, Thomas Street, at 7pm on Monday. The council's finance team
CANNABIS users should be allowed to grow a single cannabis plant without fear of prosecution. Bolton MEP Chris Davies wants to deal a blow to the drugs underworld by giving people who use cannabis recreationally the chance to avoid contact with those
YOUNGSTERS who sing on the backing track for a new Warburtons TV advert have been presented with a copy of their recording. Ten pupils from Withins High School, Breightmet, recorded a version of Morning Has Broken at Gracielands Sutios in Rochdale earlier
SHE may be ages old, partially legless and without her head, but one woman was attracting a lot of attention in Bolton at the weekend. A steady stream of visitors passed through the doors of Bolton Museum on Saturday keen to get a first glimpse of the
READERS in Bolton could be the most romantic in the land, according to a new survey. While our counterparts across the country selected Tolkien's Lord of the Rings as the best-loved book, Bolton folk put the classic fantasy adventure well down their list
POLICE are drawing up plans to tackle gangs of yobs on the outskirts of Bolton. They have admitted that the problem is no longer confined to the town centre and are looking at ways of slashing the numbers of disturbances. At a community forum meeting
WORK is to start on a £300,000 facelift for Prestwich Library by mid-March. And Bury Council says it has worked hard to relocate the community groups that use the facility. Groups who currently use the exhibition room were outraged after being given just
Brilliant player, great goal scorer. Andrew Pollitt
BOLTON'S sensational young boxer Amir Khan will be slugging it out with the best in his quest for an Olympic place. The Heaton student has been selected to represent Great Britain in the lightweight division, but faces a severe test of his undoubted ability
Burnage 15 Bolton 6 A LATE Bolton surge was not enough to save them from a second RFU North Lancs One defeat against Burnage in two weeks. Bolton started brightly, but an early Danny Barlow penalty fell short. Burnage then converted a penalty of their
BOLTON Mets were denied a North West Counties League Division Five victory by a late drop goal as they lost 15-14 at second-placed Ince Rose Bridge. The Wigan side's pace and power overwhelmed the Mets in the opening period, forcing them back and causing
WESTHOUGHTON Sports and Social Club ladies' A team, who play in the Bolton and District League, are looking for three new players for this season. For further details, call Barbara Mealor on 01942 879129 or Enid Cartwright on 01204 692884.
Swinton Lions 6 Leigh Centurions 22 by Mike Hulme: DARREN Abram was a disappointed man despite Leigh Centurions' winning start to the new campaign. The Centurions coach knew that Centurions put in a below-par performance as they won this Arriva Trains
WAS Okocha's goal the best ever goal scored by a Bolton player? Not in my opinion. Frank Worthington's against Ipswich was the best ever. Whether Jay Jay is the best ever depends on how long you have been watching the Wanderers In the past 30 seasons,
hit by injury worry MATT Barrass' Bury career is in the balance after he damaged knee ligaments during last Saturday's goalless draw against Kidderminster. The Shakers are waiting to discover the extent of the injury to the 23-year-old utility player.
FAMILY doctors in Bolton are to stop seeing their patients at nights and at weekends. GPs will not work on call or hold Saturday surgeries from the beginning of next year. Under a new system, patients phoning their GP out of hours will not be able to
READERS in Bolton could be the most romantic in the land, according to a new survey. While our counterparts across the country selected Tolkien's Lord of the Rings as the best-loved book, Bolton folk put the classic fantasy adventure well down their list
RADCLIFFE Athletic Club's young runners ran quickly through the cold to take third place in their age group in the South-east Lancashire League meeting in Middleton. Jordan Dolan was seventh, Matthew Potts 15th and David Potts 17th in the under-11s race
SOME of the town's most rarely-seen treasures are being rescued from storage ahead of a major new exhibition at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery. More than 3,000 works of art are stored at the gallery, in Le Mans Crescent, but a relative shortage of display
AN exhibition has been launched in Salford to celebrate 110 years of the Manchester Ship Canal. The exhibition, titled The People's Canal: This Triumph of the North, will run at Salford Museum and Art Gallery until Wednesday, February 25. Costing £15
THE man who came within a whisker of becoming a world darts champion showed off his skills at an exhibition match in Radcliffe. Kevin Painter lost out to Phil "The Power" Taylor in a sudden-death final-leg shoot-out for the PDC World Championship in Purfleet
WAYNE Merrick won last week's Founders Darts kncokout, beating J Watson in the final. Mick Daniels and Ste Hand were the losing semi-finalists, while Sharell Hart won the best lady prize. Draw every Saturday is at 9pm, £1 entry.
JAY-JAY Okocha has issued his starkest warning yet that he will quit the Reebok if Wanderers do not move quickly to renew his contract. The Bolton captain stopped short of issuing an ultimatum but said: "I can't wait for them until the end of the season
Bolton Darts League DAWN Lowe's high scoring is keeping her at the top of the Ladies' 133 and Over competition. Her seven high scores put her two in front of Marie Bell and Linda Jones. Jay Davenport, Julie Handley, Pauline Lomax and Jackie Rowe are all
AFTER an amazing touring success in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, Hi-5 are coming to the Opera House, Manchester, to perform live on stage with their new show Hi-5 Alive! Staged as a full concert with extraordinary effects and lighting, Hi-5 Alive
IN four of the five John Smith's Farnworth Winter Rounders League matches, the total runs difference between winners and losers was just 21. The closest call was in the match between the league leaders, Advance Computer Systems, and Adlington, but ACS
