BOWLERS Adir Nisar and Adam Street rescued Tonge just when it looked as though Little Lever would claim their first league win of the season on Saturday. Lever were poised for victory when they needed just 33 runs from 12 overs -- with five wickets in
UP and coming comedian Andy Smith has landed himself a plum spot at a Manchester comedy venue -- after making his stage debut for the first time just a week ago. The 33-year-old funnyman from Little Lever is set to perform an opening slot at top venue
FANS of Bolton's folk-pop hero Badly Drawn Boy are eagerly awaiting the release of his fourth full-length album One plus One is One on Monday. The woolly-hat clad and often eccentric Damon Gough, originally from Breightmet, has crafted a return-to-roots
THE Anthony Axford Bolton Association U15s cricket side played their first game of the season in the LCB Michael Roche Trophy against the Salford Youth League at Darcy Lever. The Salford League elected to bat against the opening attack of Cain Bentley
Results: Saturday, June 5: Blackrod (20pts) 148-4 (David Farrar 42) Little Hulton (3pts) 147 all out (Ben Morrison 48*, Paul Dickinson 4-51), Blackrod won by six wickets. Saturday, June 12: Astley & Tyld (20pts) 165 all out (David Clare 73, Barry
MAL Loye hit his highest score for Lancashire and passed 10,000 career runs, but their clash with Warwickshire at Stratford looked to be heading for a draw. A flat pitch meant very hard work for the bowlers, making a positive result unlikely. But batsmen
National day of Iceland 1579: Sir Francis Drake anchored the Golden Hind just north of what would one day be San Francisco Bay and named the area New Albion. 1703: The founder of Methodism, John Wesley, was born, the fifteenth of 19 children of a virile
SHARPLES School is to host a Big Bug Show on Tuesday in a bid to educate youngsters about creepy-crawlies. Internationally renowned science expert Lee Gibbs will be visiting Sharples School to talk to youngsters about the weird and wonderful world of
THE annual Flag Day collection in Bolton on May 29, for WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature) raised £200.45. Promoter Irene Stables would like to thank everyone for their contributions.
THE Royal National Institute of the Blind is looking for more volunteers to help collect money for the charity. It needs people to empty, count and bank collecting boxes. For details call Michelle Smith on 01706 878691.
A MOTORBIKE in Walkden was destroyed by arsonists. Firemen were called to Sharpe Street at 11.40pm on Saturday after the Honda motorcycle was set alight. It took firefighters 15 minutes to put out the blaze.
TWO people were robbed by knife-wielding thugs in Whitefield late on Sunday night. The offenders approached the two victims, aged 21 and 22, on Park Lane between 11.15pm and 11.25pm and threatened the pair with a three inch combat knife.
A GANG of youths set fire to trees on a quiet street in Bolton on Saturday night. They were called out four times to Halstead Street after conifer trees had been ignited from 9pm until midnight. It took firefighters 15 minutes to put out the blaze.
THOSE that know Trevor Bevin can vouch for the fact that he prefers to have his palm crossed with silver rather than gold or bronze. Or in other words he would rather catch a net full of silver skimmers than a couple of gold or bronze carp, and in last
A VOLKSWAGEN Golf suffered serious interior damage on Saturday afternoon after an electrical fault sparked a fire in the engine. The male driver, in his early 20s, had pulled over on to the side of Campbell Street, Bolton, after he noticed smoke coming
A MOTORCYCLIST was taken to hospital after an accident with a van. The white van was coming out of the junction of Oakfield Drive, Bolton, at 9.30am when the Honda motorbike collided with the van -- knocking the rider off his bike. The male rider, in
THE Citizens Advice Bureau in Bolton is appealing for volunteers. No experience is needed, and training and support will be given. Travel expenses will be paid and volunteering does not affect benefits. There will be an information session at the CAB
ABOUT 80 pupils will take part in the first Bolton School festival on Wednesday. Eight primary schools are to send boys and girls to take part in football, rugby, hockey and other sporting competitions. The day will culminate in a relay race and trophies
AN interactive sculpture exhibition will take place in Leigh next weekend. The Turnpike Gallery will play host to Hands On, where visitors will be able to walk through sculptures made from foam, rubber and plastics by Jan Niedojadlo. Two exhibits, Shell
THOUSANDS flocked to the 2004 Thwaites Beers Ramsbottom Rhythm and Blues Festival where 42 bands played at five packed venues. Organisers today said the festival may now become an annual event. Kelvin Barlow, rhythm guitarist with four piece band Ronnie
A COUPLE and their two children jumped to safety as a fierce fire engulfed their car. Darren Robinson, aged 23, leapt out of the blazing vehicle -- along with his wife Rachel, aged 26, and their children Joseph, aged five and three-year-old Susie -- seconds
TWO Bolton men were among seven people who appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with conspiracy to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking and other criminal conduct. They were all sent on bail to Preston Crown Court. A seventh man, Ayub Khansia
PLANNING bosses have pledged to protect a wildlife spot at the site of a former factory. Builders will submit plans within the next week for around 60 homes on the site of the former Bellhouse Hartwell factory on Leigh Road, Westhoughton. Local residents
A PLAN for a block of apartments on a restaurant car park in Westhoughton has been given the green light -- despite a wave of objections from residents. Developers have been given permission to build around 20 apartments on the car park of the La Scala
THE longest day of the year has also produced the most complicated fixture conundrum yet as England prepare to face Croatia in their final Group B clash in Lisbon on Monday night (live on BBC-1, 7.45pm kick off). This is the situation, looking at the
WANDERERS' Greek midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos hopes to recover from the calf problem which kept him out of Sunday's Russia game in time to face the winners of Group B at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Friday. The 29-year-old Wanderers player
RESULTS: Division One: Bolton Metro Ladies 14 Sharples 22; Bolton Metro Seniors 15 San Marino 40; CBs 20 Olympia A 28; Chequers 31 I. J. Webb 16; DB3 12 Holy Cross 15. Division Two: Andrea Whipp Hairdressing 14 Walkden 19; Charlton Homes 22 Russell &
THE next Delegates Meeing -- scheduled for July 4 -- has been postponed until July 11, due to the final of Euro 2004. This week sees the first round of the Pairs Knockout. Each game will be the best of three frames, with the winner being responsible for
WHAT's On - and Where . . . BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Bolton Aquarium There are fantastic fish on display from all over
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MANY were running, others were walking . . . and some were being pushed along in wheelchairs. But all had a common aim: to cross the finishing line to help to give hope to those hit by cancer. And they were cheered every step of the way by crowds who
POLICE are appealing for information to a motorway road rage incident on the M62 on Sunday, June 13, when a Vauxhall Corsa was rammed several times near Junction 12 at Eccles by a blue Mercedes 12-seater minibus at 9.45pm. The Corsa was forced off the
PEOPLE who will not see their families on Father's Day are being offered one-to-one support by a Bolton based fathers' rights group. Saturday Fathers Together have booked three "confidentiality rooms" at a Heaton counselling centre over the weekend to
Business Correspondent STAFF from a Bolton company arrived at Manchester Airport with passports and suitcases, not knowing whether they would be jetting off on the holiday of a lifetime or returning to work. Just over an hour later they heard they had
BOLTON'S music service has honoured one of its greatest political champions with a surprise tribute. A presentation was made to Donald Eastwood by the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Cliff Morris, on behalf of the Music Service in recognition of his support to
THE sun managed to break through just in time for Coronation Street star Chris Finch to cut the ribbon at Bolton Hospice's Yellow Summer Gala. Made famous by his role as gay nurse Karl Foster, Bolton-born Chris even wore a yellow T-shirt especially for
POLICE are warning people who have used a bank cash machine in Bowness-on-Windermere to check all their transactions after a sophisticated cash machine scam was uncovered. A member of the public contacted the police on Saturday after spotting a suspicious
POLICE investigating the shooting of a 16-year-old boy in a Liverpool street are continuing to question a man on Monday. The 20-year-old was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. Liam Kelly, of Upper Warwick Street in Liverpool, was
FORMER Jam and Style Council frontman Paul Weller is set to perform in Manchester to promote his new album. Forty Days and Forty Nights is a collection of covers, from which Weller's current single, a cover of jazz legend Gil Scott Heron's "The Bottle
ELTON are back on top after a weekend of surprises in the title race. Last week's leaders Atherton lost to Adlington then beat champions Walshaw who had a disastrous weekend, also going down to Daisy Hill. Chris Read hit an unbeaten 98 as Elton beat rock
THE longest Sunday of the year turned into a marathon for Farnworth before they managed to reach the semi-finals of the Hamer Cup. It was 9.05pm before they managed to secure a four-wicket victory at Egerton in a match held up by two rain delays. Dave
A TEACHER out walking his dog plunged into the murky waters of a Bolton lodge to rescue a drowning teenager. The boy was thrashing about in Doffcocker Lodge when modest hero Ian Allt spotted him and sprang into action. The 26-year-old, from Markland Hill
It's all change in thrilling title race as leaders suffer SOUTH College A marked their firm intentions with a 9-0 thrashing of the Premier Division top club Lostock A. They also did a big favour to rivals Holcombe Brook SC A who now move smoothly back
"CAN you hear me now?" Bolton comedian Peter Kay was louder-than-life at the launch of a new mobile phone recycling scheme in Blackpool. The funnyman swapped his small mobile for a giant phone to launch Blackpool Pleasure Beach's latest green initiative
TRIXI Dixi of Lowton, (also known as Clare Bold), celebrates this summer with a series of coincidental 21s. Ex-Lowton High girl Trixi celebrates her 21st birthday on June 21, the same night her rock band PI (after the Pythagorean symbol of measurement
FORGET Pele or George Best, there's only one big name that inspires England's Euro 2004 star Wayne Rooney - and that's larger-than-life funnyman Peter Kay. Football fans hope that the Bolton-born star could provide the spark that drives the teenage soccer
A BUDDING movie production company is hoping to hit the big time with the first cinema screening of its latest short film. Counterclockwise productions, based in Bolton, has already shown the 20 minute piece to film company representatives at a Manchester
SEMI-finals night in the Pairs Knockout will be this Wednesday at the Sportsman Arms, Chorley Old Road, starting at 8pm. The next competition in the Summer League will be the second round of the Pairs Knockout. The draw will be in next Saturday's Bolton
1155: More than 1,000 people died in rioting during the coronation of Emperor Hadrian in Rome. 1583: The first Life Insurance policy was sold in London. 1815: The Battle of Waterloo was fought, at which combined forces led by the Duke of Wellington and
A COMPLEX of industrial units will be built on the fringes of Blackrod after plans were approved by councillors. The proposal, for Rivington View Business Park, includes workshops and offices. Local residents had complained that the scheme would lead
A DISCARDED cigarette butt is believed to have started a wheelie bin blaze near to Yates Wine Lodge in Bolton town centre on Sunday. Firefighters were called out to the Bradshawgate based pub at 2.45pm and were at the scene for 10 minutes while they brought
DOCTORS are fighting to save a man's sight in one eye after he was attacked at the weekend by street robbers who made off with £4 and a packet of cigarettes. The 47-year-old man, of Weaste, Salford, was returning from a night out when he was attacked
QUEEN of pop Madonna has added an extra date for her fans in Manchester, sparking a ticket frenzy. The Reinvention tour will now be coming to the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday, August 14, as well as Sunday, August 15. The tickets went on sale
A BOLTON cafe is the venue for Westhoughton artist Matthew Mullin's first exhibition. The display at the Patagonia Cafe, Bradshawgate, is called Rain On Manchester and features 10 of his colourful canvases. The 26-year-old self employed artist travelled
FOOTBALLERS are being invited to take part in a charity football tournament to raise money for the NSPCC. The five-a-side tournament will be held on Sunday, July 25, at the Premier Fives football complex at Leverhulme Park, Breightmet. Teams will be asked
A COUPLE have been left devastated after a candle set fire to family treasures. David Morlidge and his wife were alerted to the fire at their home in Chorley Old Road, Bolton, when the smoke alarm sounded at 10.30pm on Friday night. They discovered that
AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy was forced to hand over his bike to a youth who threatened him with a knife in Talbot Grove, Bury, on Friday night. The boy was approached by the offender on Talbot Grove, Bury, at around 9.15pm. He demanded that the boy hand over his
CHURCHGOERS came out in full bloom to raise money to repair their ageing tower. Members of Bolton Floral Arts group decked St Stephen's Church out in a rainbow of colours for the three-day festival. The church tower, which dates back to 1871, has cracks
A TEAM of former Bolton Wanderers stars challenged a team representing Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters Association to a charity cricket match. About 200 fans turned up to watch 1980s heroes such as Dave Sutton, Ian Seddon, Paul Jones and John Thomas
LIBERTY X, who will be performing live at the Reebok this summer as part of the Big Light On concerts, will be appearing on ITV'S Discomania tonight at 10pm alongside Jamelia and Westlife. They will be joined by disco diva Donna Summer. Liberty X will
A CAMPAIGN is being launched this week to highlight the message that a carrier of a red and white cane is both deaf and blind. National Deafblind Awareness Week is being launched by the charity Deafblind UK. The awareness week commemorates the anniversary
THE longest day of the year has also produced the most complicated fixture conundrum yet as England prepare to face Croatia in their final Group B clash in Lisbon on Monday night (live on BBC-1, 7.45pm kick off). This is the situation, looking at the
ENGLAND will get knocked out tonight unless they wake up and start justifying their multi-million pound wage packets. As each night passes and another four teams exhibit gaping weaknesses, it is becoming increasingly clear that this tournament is there
CHILDREN at specialist sports colleges may develop significantly higher physical self-esteem compared to those at traditional state schools, a study has claimed. The Northumbria University report revealed that after just one academic year, sports college
BOLTON Institute -- the North-west's newest university -- is preparing to host its first summer show in the Eagle Mall Gallery. A selection of work from this year's graduating students' degree show will fill the gallery, highlighting all the art disciplines
GREECE will be without Wanderers midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos for their final Group A match against Russia on Sunday after he pulled a calf muscle against Spain in the week.. Stelios limped off after 49 minutes of the 1-1 draw in Porto, which left
FORGET Pele or George Best, there's only one big name that inspires England's Euro 2004 star Wayne Rooney - and that's larger-than-life funnyman Peter Kay. Football fans hope that the Bolton-born star could provide the spark that drives the teenage soccer
AFTER his hilarious 'duet' with singing legend Engelbert Humperdinck, comic Peter Kay finds the tables turned in the latest John Smith's advert for the Euro 2004 championships. The Bolton comedian is seemingly caught unawares when radio and TV presenter
Hull KR 8 Leigh Centurions 35 by Mike Hulme: LEIGH Centurions leapfrogged back to the top of National League One after a comprehensive away victory over one of their major rivals. Leigh put their recent indifferent performances behind them with a commanding
CARNIVAL fun came to the streets of Horwich at the weekend . . . and the verdict of the organisers at the end of two days of fun and smiles was "one of the best ever". Thousands of revellers lined the streets to see 400 people take part in the carnival
CLUTTERBUCK the cow will soon be helping a poor community of villagers in Africa after help from three churches in Farnworth. Parishioners from East Farnworth and Kearsley have raised enough money to deliver a farmyard of animals to struggling villagers
A PENSIONER from Farnworth will be honoured by MP Brian Iddon on Tuesday for his outstanding voluntary work with the town's Witness Service. Ray Maggin will join the Experience Corps for a special national award ceremony at the House of Commons on Tuesday
STAY out of Bolton. That was the message from union bosses today after the tobacco industry revealed it is to lobby the council in a bid to stop smoking bans being introduced in the town. The Tobacco Manufacturers Authority (TMA) believes pressure is
A MAN who shot his wife with an air rifle after a row over a shepherd's pie is planning his appeal against his conviction for attempted murder. Simon Lee, of Horwich, was jailed for nine years for shooting his wife, Caron. During the case at Preston High
QUEEN of pop Madonna has added an extra date for her fans in Manchester, sparking a ticket frenzy among fans. The Reinvention tour will now be coming to the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday, August 14, as well as Sunday, 15. The tickets went
A TEAM of former Bolton Wanderers stars challenged a team representing Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters Association to a charity cricket match. About 200 fans turned up to watch 1980s heroes such as Dave Sutton, Ian Seddon, Paul Jones and John Thomas
