TONY Blair leaves a lot to be desired in terms of organisational skills, according to a new survey of North-west office workers. Almost one in five workers questioned believes that the Prime Minister could plan ahead more. The survey, by stationery manufacturer
JOBSEEKERS in Bolton are set to benefit from a radical plan to personalise JobCentre Plus in the North-west. The shake-up of New Deal will simplify employment programmes and remove bueareacracy, making them easier to follow and tailored to meet the needs
MORE than 50 jobs have been saved at a Bolton employment agency which ran into cashflow trouble. Workers at Moorford Consultancy faced an uncertain future when the firm became insolvent at the beginning of the year. The company, which specialises in providing
THE Royal Mail would get a lot better press if they kept the price of postage down, instead of buying fancy registrations like PAT 1. John Charlton Bromwich Street Bolton
RE: The Boarding College v Green Belt at Wingates. Although no revised plan has yet been submitted, it seems to be the clear intention of the Trustees of the Higher Islamic Education Institute to present such plan within weeks. That report will be sufficient
From the Evening News, May 21, 1904: IN a stable a hundred yards away from the mineral water works of Messrs Coulthard and Hardman, Radcliffe, was found on Friday morning a substantially-built iron safe, which had been carried off during the night by
READER Frances Parkinson has sent me a fascinating souvenir booklet which was produced to mark an important event in 1919. On June 21 about 1,450 people - including wives and sweethearts - crammed into the drill hall in Silverwell Street for a "tea and
WALKDEN started the season with a couple of hiccups, but their recent return to form has had an ominous look about it, even though their latest win was only by five runs over leaders Westhoughton. The victory was crucial, even at this early stage, as
Little Hulton won by 2 wkts Darcy Lever J Thornley lbw Penny...27 N Fawcett run out...6 Bundela run out...84 A Perry c Edwards b Mahmood...18 D Morris c Mahmood b Jarvis...2 J Norris b Mahmood...7 P Smethurst b Penny...21 J Hill run out...2 C Thompson
DARCY Lever and Spring View produced a combined total of over 500 runs when they finally decided their Cross Cup first round tie with some absorbing cricket. Holders Spring View came out on top by six wickets, the major contribution coming from their
ADLINGTON Ground: Huyton Road. Telephone: 01257 483478. Professional: Matthew Taylor. ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY Ground: Gin Pit. Telephone: 01942 883067. Professional: Andrew Richardson (West Indies). ATHERTON Ground: Higham Park. Telephone: 01942 884882
Junior section results: Under 9: Spring View 201(C Royle 3wkts, H Casey, W Davidson, G Rudd & T Mobey all 1 wkt) Clifton 275 (D Morris 18, H Casey 17, C Royle & T Mobey both 10) Clifton won by 74 runs; Bolton Indian 212 (Suneet B, Pritesh S, D
SAM Allardyce spelled out his frustration at missing out on a number of his top transfer targets when he admitted: "I've never tried as hard and we've never been so safe in the Premiership... yet, up to now, I've ended up with nothing." The Wanderers
A FORMER Bolton pupil has proved she is top class when it comes to maths. Danielle Ewing, who used to attend Church Road County Primary School in Captains Clough Road, Doffocker, has just been ranked in the top 50 of a global competition. Danielle, aged
EXCELLENT weather conditions helped to get the fish on the move with match records being broken on two local waters. Les Salmon broke Shore Top's record while fishing the Paul Woods Memorial Match. He beat John Turton's previous record by over 12 pounds
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of school sports equipment went up in smoke in an arson attack on Sunday. Firefighters went to Thornleigh Salesian College on Moss Bank Way, Astley Bridge, at 2pm after vandals had broken in to and set fire to a container in the
A MAN brandishing a knife threatened staff at a newsagents in Astley Bridge. He burst into Crompton's Newsagents,on Higher Bridge Street, at 6.45am yesterday and threatened the male shopkeeper before making off with cash and cigarettes worth around £100
THE driver of a white Vauxhall van allegedly fled after it careered out of control and crashed into a garden wall. A passenger was also seen running away from the collision in Scholes Bank, Horwich, shortly before 10.30pm yesterday. A woman was later
FIREMEN were called to deal with a house fire in Lever Edge, Bolton, early today after a pair of trousers caught fire. The trousers had been left to dry on a bedroom gas wall heater in the semi-detached council house on Holmeswood Road and were set alight
A GOLF day is being held to raise money for a children's hospice. Hart Common Golf Club at Westhoughton will host the day to raise money for Derian House Children's Hospice at Chorley; a hospice used by Bolton children. Teams of four can enter the competition
The 35-year-old woman was in Arlington Avenue, Sedgley Park, when two men tried to open the passenger door. One of the thieves then smashed the window and forcefully grabbed the terrified victim's handbag. She was dragged out of the vehicle and onto the
WANDERERS' transfer frustrations continued today as Wolves insisted that striker Henri Camara would not be moving to the Reebok. The 27-year-old Senegal international handed in a transfer request - which has been rejected - following Wolves' relegation
After two days of being severely tested by the students the Red Rose team finally showed their superiority as they knocked them over for 156. The wickets were shared around, Steve Crook taking 3-51 and two a piece for Mahmood, Hogg and Schofield. Despite
Match drawn Kearsley De Bruyn b Cunliffe...47 S Davies c Northrop b Patel...0 S Thomson c Northrop b Patel...4 R Smith b Price...39 R Hamblett c/b Cunliffe...5 A Fisher c Fairclough b Taylor...27 C Monks Not Out...68 D Whittle c/b Taylor...5 P Morris
Bradshaw won by 70 runs Bradshaw C Evans b Cunningham...14 A Kerr lbw b Cunningham...15 D Morris c Walsh b Ogden...78 Newman b Murray...76 N Johnson not out...39 N Brooks not out...4 N Lester not out...0 Extras...20 Total (for 5)...246 Bowling: Cunningham
Astley Bridge won by 4 wkts Tonge A Nisar c Si Entwistle b Burton ...104 S Ismail st Guest b Holt ...18 S Arif c Clegg b Holt ...7 S Anderton st Guest b Burton ...26 D Rees c&b Burton ...40 N Ismail c&b Burton ...1 D Bath st Guest b Burton ...0
LEIGH RMI will play in the Nationwide Conference for a fifth successive season. The Hilton Park club were relegated after they finished next to bottom, but earned the reprieve when Margate accepted they were not in a position to bring their Hartsdown
A MOTHER who wanted to breastfeed her baby was told she had to sit in the disabled toilet at a Bolton store. Vicki Fletcher, aged 30, of Ainsworth Street, Halliwell, asked a member of staff at Marks and Spencer in Deansgate where she could breastfeed
LATE night bus services will attract troublemakers and will not have a major effect on Bolton's taxi drivers, it has been claimed. Charlie Oakes, from the Bolton Hackney Association, says he believes the five new night buses could be blighted by anti-social
BOLTON'S Badly Drawn Boy is to headline a free music festival in Manchester next weekend aimed at tackling racism. The one-day Unity Festival, organised by charities Unite Against Facism and Love Music Hate Racism, will bring an eclectic line-up of British
P W D L F A GD Disc Pt AK's Wrexham... 8 7 1 0 121 29 92 0 22 Radcliffe Ams... 8 7 0 1 86 35 51 0 21 NVG... 8 5 1 2 91 52 39 0 16 Shamrock... 8 4 0 4 89 94 -5 0 12 Hit & Miss... 8 3 0 5 86 94 -8 0 9 Cressway Hits... 8 2 1 5 67 89 -22 0 7 ?... 8 1
LAST week's winner was Wayne Merrick who beat Mick Daniels in the final. Losing semi finalists were Tony Cross, Eric Simpson. Best lady prize went to Pat Cross. Tonight's draw is at 9pm £1 entry.
A BOLTON law firm is advising businesses to make adjustment to their properties in line with impending changes in disability. The final phase of the Disability Discrimination Act comes into force on October 1 this year to give disabled people rights in
1686: Birth of Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer. 1809: Dartmoor Prison was opened to house French prisoners of war. From 1850 it was used for convicts. 1819: Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace.
RESULTS: Saturday: Clifton (20pts) 116-1 Adlington (1pt) 114 all out, Clifton won by nine wickets; Darcy Lever (20pts) 152 all out (Andrew Patel 56, John Maguire 4-28) Astley & Tyld. (6pts) 130 all out (Martin Atkinson 5-36), Darcy Lever won by 22
From the Evening News, May 24, 1904: TWO youths, Arthur Morris and James Rowntree, of Everton, Liverpool, whilst out cycling with friends on Manchester Road, Over Hulton, on Sunday afternoon, met with a serious mishap. They were proceeding at a good pace
FRED Dibnah has spoken about his three-year battle against cancer for the first time - and revealed that he has stopped his chemotherapy treatment. Instead, the celebrity steeplejack said he wanted to enjoy what time he had left and had swapped his medication
Spring View won by 9 wkts Lostock P Knowles b Green...29 M Cregan c & b Turnbull...44 S Kaye c James b Green...2 Valaluwala L c Turnbull b Murphy...11 J Cregan c James b Turnbull...10 C Rashleigh b Turnbull...1 L Issa c Turnbull v Maiden...2 M Nolan
Heaton won by 4 wkts C Lord c Booth b Fearick...1 J Conlon b Hirwani...21 O'Rourke b Fearick...0 D Shuttleowrth c Jones b Hirwani...58 P McDermott c Booth b Hirwani...21 B Richards lbw Hirwani...0 J Hinks c Rayment b Hirwani...4 S De Silva c Booth b Hirwani
Match tied Golborne D Tyrer b Beswick...29 K Crompton c Syddall b Beswick...9 R Shah b Dobie ...32 G Marston lbw b Barlow...44 B Greenwood c Birch b Syddall...26 I McMillan c Mather b Syddall...23 J Brunt c Kernick b Dobie...2 S Cullen not out...2 S Dando
A LARGE quantity of straw was destroyed by a fire on Sunday afternoon at Ryders Farm, in Manchester Road, Kearsley.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a burning car in Breightmet at 4am on Sunday. The Ford Mondeo, which is believed to have been stolen, was already destroyed by fire when firefighters arrived at Blenheim Road.
A TAXI driver was taken to hospital suffering from neck pains after a road accident on Saturday night. The Toyota Corina taxi was in collision with a Ford Transit van on Cleggs Lane, Little Hulton, at midnight. The male taxi driver was taken to the Royal
A WHEELCHAIR-bound woman escaped her burning house after her kitchen caught fire on Sunday evening. Firemen were called to the detached house on Broadoak Road, Worsley, at 7pm after the 62-year-old woman occupant discovered the fire. It is believed an
THE sun shone down on Horwich as dozens of people gathered to watch Sunday's Civic Parade. Led by a brass band, members of St John Ambulance, Royal Navy cadets and carnival royalty joined the new Town Mayor Cllr Kevan Helsby, the Mayor of Bolton Cllr
A SCHEME to make a housing estate in Leigh safer has been hailed a success by residents. Residents who live on the Trees Estate gave the £45,000 makeover a thumbs up after 176 new street lights were installed by Wigan Council. Keith Benson, the council's
MORE money than ever is being spent on water services in the North-west, figures have revealed. United Utilities has spent more than £1 billion - £3 million a day - in the North-west as part of their regional investment programme. The pre-tax profit made
Daisy Hill won by 6 wkts Blackrod C Sanderson b Abbas...33 H Namajee lbw Afridi...6 C Smith not out...73 J Southworth c Hodgkinson b Abbas...21 Halton c Abbas b Afridi...18 G Speak c&b Abbas ...8 J Namajee not out...7 Extras...19 Total (for 5)...185
Alderley Edge won by 6 wkts Bradshaw C Evans c Usher b Day...38 A Kerr c James b Warnes...46 D Morris c O'Shaugnessy b Warnes...2 N Johnson b Warnes...10 M Brookes st Usher b Warnes...13 N Lester c Warnes b Day...11 M Gwilt st Usher b Waker...20 P Dickinson
AFTER this week's Cosmo League performances, the League's name should be changed to The Father and Son League. Two matches saw family ties assist in vital wins. The first match saw Provincial beat CM Autosprays with P Dearnley and F Dearnley demonstrate
LANCASHIRE went top of Totesport League Division One with a comprehensive five-wicket victory over Glamorgan at Old Trafford on Sunday. The top order knocked off a target of 211 with more than 10 overs to spare. Carl Hooper saw the side home with an unbeaten
THERE is no stopping Elton at the top of the Bolton Association. The unbeaten Bury side made it six wins out of seven with another dominating display against Astley and Tyldesley. And it was Mark Goddard with the ball and Dexter Fitton with the bat who
RESULTS: Division One: Bolton Metro Ladies 9 Holy Cross 3;2 Bolton Metro Seniors 8 DB3 37; CBs 30 Chequers 19; San Marino 47 I. J. Webb 20; Sharples 26 Olympia A 25. Division Two: Andrea Whipp Hairdressing 16 Olympia B 23; Bolton Institute 15 High Spirits
Walkden won by 5 runs Walkden Roach c Coates b Pindoria ...86 K Bates c Coates b Mayers ...4 D Smith c S Parker b Mayers ...93 M Parkins ret hurt ...11 S Reidy run out ...11 T Keays not out ...10 P Ingram not out ...7 Extras ...16 Total (for 4) ...238
Horwich won by 2 wkts Little Lever A Hilton c Partington b Williams...9 A Worroll c Partington b White...28 Ashrof c O'Sullivan b White ...0 M Martin c Woods b White ...23 A Lawson st Partington b Taylor...13 L Lomax c Partington b White...1 N Tong c
EACH Sunday there is a pool knockout at the Levers Arms, Darcy Lever. Names in by 8pm, £2 entry, two tables played to World Rules. Last week's winner was Ste Riley who beat Tom Foster in the final. Semi finalists were Martin Caldecott and Lloyd Clarke
Greenmount won by 107 runs Greenmount N Franklyn c Walsh b Street...0 G Chadwick c G Hyde b N Hyde...83 Shetty c Walsh b Street...107 R Senior c Walsh b Street...15 M Fallow not out...46 M Stewart b T Barrow...7 D Senior not out...4 Extras...18 Total
HOW predictable Mr Derbyshire is. I would like to remind him that the Conservative Party ceased to be led by Margaret Thatcher some thirteen years ago, we are now led by Michael Howard. And yes, I do read all of his letters. But seriously, I would suggest
LANCASHIRE Road Club cyclists took advantage of the current good weather conditions to post some good times over the past week. Several of the clubs vets took part in a 10 mile event at Garstang where once again Frank Kerry shone by winning the 60/70
ASTLEY & Tyldesley entered five riders for round three of the British Youth & Junior League North & Midlands section, at Coventry, on Saturday. There were excellent performances all round, with four of the riders reaching their respective
ATHLETES from Bolton Harriers and Horwich RMI Harriers won a glut of medals at the Greater Manchester Championships at Stretford. Bolton's Hazel Carwardine set a new championship best performance of 12.17m in the senior women's triple jump and won a second
EVERYONE'S talking - about a Bolton group called Girl Talk. And organisers are delighted that their idea for a women-only group offering a safe, interesting night out for local women of all ages is such a success. Lynda Gower and Sue Green re-launched
LITTERBUGS have been handed a total of 70 yellow cards in Bolton town centre, warning them they face fines if they are caught littering after June 1. A team of enforcement officers has handed out an average of three cautions every day since starting the
TILLY the sheepdog was abandoned in a supermarket car park with just a notice hanging around her neck pleading for a new owner. The Border Collie was left tied up outside Safeway in Harwood on Wednesday night. The notice simply read: "Give me a good home
"LADY" Nicole Ashelby can now rightfully take her place at the Round Table after receiving an honorary knighthood from none other than King Arthur himself. The 11-year-old Smithills School pupil was one of around 30 North-west children to receive the
LITTLE Jacob Bleasdale may look different to other two-year-old boys, but his parents want to stamp out any negative attitudes towards him - before he is old enough to be affected by people's ignorant stares. The toddler was born with extensive port wine
GARDENING Egyptian Style is the theme of an activity day at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday, June 12. There will be a one-hour long talk at 1.30pm from the Keeper of Egyptology, who will be looking at objects from Ancient Egypt depicting flowers
PREMIER Fives will be staging their heat of the Atticus Trophies' five-a-side tournament on Sunday, June 13. The winners and runners up of the Bolton heat will progress to the final stages, where they will have the chance to win £2,000. On the day of
RESULTS: Boardwalkers 8 Carol's Girls 7; Ladylodgers 6 KGs Girls 9; Jackie's Girls 10 Kath's Girls 5. High scores: M Macari 100 83 83 87 81. P W L F A Pt Jackie's Girls... 1 1 0 10 5 2 KG's Girls... 1 1 0 9 6 2 Boardwalkers... 1 1 0 8 7 2 Carol's Girls
