GROWTH in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has almost certainly peaked, according to the Institute of Directors. In its autumn economic outlook, the IoD said that UK economic growth reached its high point in the latest economic cycle, and forecast that it
STAFF at Jackson Stephen are taking part in the Supa Dog Get Fit Challenge on Saturday. The 10 mile sponsored dog walk will go through Westhoughton and Chew Moor, and is designed to help dogs and walkers get fit while raising funds for Macmillan Cancer
COMPANIES in Bolton have bucked a national trend when registering their products, indentities and designs, according to new figures. The number of patents granted to businesses and individuals in the area was 326 in 2003, according to the just-published
BOLTON Hockey Club Ladies failed to replicate the excellent performance of the previous week when they travelled to Birkenhead and went down 2-0 to Oxton. They quickly found themselves two goals down and their fortunes were hindered when left midfielder
I WAS born in Bolton 27 years ago, and hope the council see sense over the Market Hall controversy. I am dismayed that some councillors and Market Hall spokespeople have been taken in by Agora's spin. I see the Market Hall as the gem in Bolton's crown
I WAS delighted to read in the Bolton Evening News (September 18) that "some people have claimed that there will only be room for 12 stall holders in the new development but this is not true -- we anticipate it to be quite a few more than this" and "It
TODAY'S successful Canon Slade school has a history which goes back to December, 1846. Canon James Slade, who was Vicar of Bolton between 1817 and 1856, chaired a meeting which led to the foundation of the Bolton Church Institute School which stood for
LANCASHIRE have signed Australian batsman Brad Hodge as their second overseas player. He will be available for the 2005 and 2006 seasons subject to 'Cricket Australia' commitments. Hodge, 29 who is currently in India with the Australia squad said: "When
POLICE want to question two men after a father-of-four was kicked to death as he walked home from his birthday celebration. Detectives hope Bolton Evening News readers will recognise the pair from CCTV pictures taken near to the scene where 39-year-old
CHURCHES in Horwich are holding a joint Songs of Praise evening on December 5. The event will be held at Horwich Leisure Centre, Chorley Old Road, from 4pm. Contact Rev Paul Berry for details on 01204 669120.
MOBILE phone giants Vodafone are set to install a 22 metre high mast in Deane. Councillors granted permission for the company to put the Cypress Tree mobile phone mast, four antennas, two transmission dishes and associated radio equipment housing on land
THE Farnworth Veterans Bowling Club has scooped a grant to erect an awning on the pavilion. The group was given £500 by the Area Forum to help purchase the equipment that will cost around £1,000. The awning will be retractable to prevent it becoming a
AN asylum seeker who was trying to keep warm gathered tyres together and set them alight on a pub car park early Wednesday morning. The young man, who is facing deportation, lit the fire on the car park at the side of the Dukes Gate pub, Cleggs Lane,
A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested after an attempted robbery at a bookmakers in Bolton town centre. A man walked into Done Bookmakers in Newport Street at 5.45pm on Tuesday and demanded staff hand over cash from the till and safe after telling them
AN inquest into the death of man who died after his sports car hit a garden wall near his home has been opened and adjourned. Christopher Warburton died after his TVR Tuscan Speed Six hit a wall in Darwen Road, Dunscar, in the early hours of Saturday.
BOLTON'S three MPs have welcomed new legislation meaning that all large stores must close on Christmas Day. David Crausby, Brian Iddon and Ruth Kelly all said they were pleased the Christmas Day (Trading) Bill has passed its final stage in Parliament.
A 26-YEAR-OLD man has died after being hit by a train on Tuesday night. The man, from the Bolton area, was struck by the Manchester Victoria to Blackburn service at 11.35pm on the Bolton side of Moses Gate station. The train driver notified British Transport
WANDERERS fan Tracey Mounfield has painful memories of her latest visit to the Reebok Stadium. Her team were winners . . . but she ended up very much the loser. For when one of her heroes, Wanderers striker Kevin Davies, booted the ball heftily into the
A POLICEMAN told a jury how he was indecently assaulted by his osteopath. The officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, claimed Stephen Milward indecently touched him three times during the years he visited the Natural Therapy Clinic in Atherton
IVAN Campo is confident of being back in Premiership action within a fortnight after surviving a major injury scare. The Spaniard spoke today of his relief at having escaped serious damage after his clash of heads with team-mate Gary Speed on Saturday
WANDERERS fan Tracey Mounfield has painful memories of her latest visit to the Reebok Stadium. Her team were winners . . . but she ended up very much the loser. For when one of her heroes, Wanderers striker Kevin Davies, booted the ball heftily into the
John Smith's Farnworth League: Capital 157 FSCCC A 107; FSCCC B 104 Hanson 186; Church Hotel 204 Howarth Roofcraft 161; Victoria 125 AJs 158; Siddons 181 Bolton Motor Bodies 119; The Briarfield 122 Adlington 199. Halliwell League: Division One: Fox Trots
BOLTON Rugby Club would like to invite all their former players to the annual lunch before the games on Saturday, November 13. Please contact Alan Walsh or the club on 01204 363710.
TYLDESLEY bounced back from last week's home defeat to De La Salle by disposing of Broughton Park in the second round of the Powergen Intermediate Cup. They ran out 14-5 winners at St. George's Park and in doing so progressed to the third round of the
COLIN Bean is not a name that readily springs to mind in connection with Dad's Army. Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn and Ian Lavender are among the more starry names associated with the television series. But Wigan-born Bean was in 80 episodes
WE left Bill Neill's first part of his three-part autobiography with his resignation from de Havillands at Lostock over a matter of principle. In this, the second book, we begin with a fishing trip to Norway followed by his joining Platt Brothers at Oldham
THIS year sees the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and, as expected, a wide range of new titles are going to land on the bookshelves to commemorate the wartime event that changed the course of history. "D-Day was an overwhelming
IT was the most massive, complex and spectacular amphibious assault ever attempted, the long-awaited turning point in the bloodiest and most savage war in history. But when 7,000 ships, 11,000 aircraft, and 150,000 troops converged on the beaches of Normandy
WESTHOUGHTON Lions U15s produced a good performance with only 10 players before going down to Latchford Albion by 24-20. The U11s lost 16-10 to Chorley Panthers, the U10s beat arch-rivals Shevington by 34-22. The game was level at 18 each at half-time
Ramsbottom 3 Atherton Colls 1: MIDFIELDER Dave Conlon and boss Alan Lord were sent off as Atherton Collieries were beaten in the North West Counties League First Division. Conlon was dismissed in the 57th minute for an off-the-ball incident, with Lord
Bury 1 Boston United 1: DAVE Challinor scored at both ends to leave Bury still searching for their first Football League win over Boston. The Bury captain headed his side in front after 10 minutes, only to nod the equaliser past his own goalkeeper Glyn
THE family of a 94-year-old woman who died after a burglary at her home on Farm Street in Failsworth on Sunday have paid tribute to her. Edna Lamont's daughter Joyce Burrage said: "Our family are grieving at mum's sudden and tragic death. She certainly
POLICE and fire chiefs have launched a two-pronged safety campaign in Bolton in the run-up to Bonfire Night. They are going into schools to warn pupils about the dangers of fireworks and they are warning shopkeepers not to sell them to children. The campaign
PASSIVE smoking has been confirmed as a killer in a report by experts. The leaked report by the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health says that second-hand smoke significantly increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease. Jan Hutchinson, director
A VISIT to the doctor usually ends up with some sort of prescription. But doctors in East Bolton can now not only prescribe the usual tablets or medicine . . . they can also prescribe a healthy lifestyle. People who are overweight and unfit may now be
THE massive Spirit of Sport sculpture will do for Bolton what the Angel of the North has done for Tyneside, a councillor claimed. Cllr Martyn Cox, the council's executive member for culture, also believes the giant golden sculpture will give a massive
AN own goal thwarted Horwich Vic in their quest to extend their lead at the top of the Bolton Sunday League Premier Division. They were held to a 1-1 home draw by their local rivals Greenwood, with Charlton getting on the scoresheet for Vic. Bowling Green
WE nearly drove past the Miramar Chinese restaurant. ituated on the ground floor of the Fourways Hotel, it is easy enough to miss. As a fan of Chinese food, a friend of mine had recommended I gave The Miramar a try, so here we were. This small, cosy restaurant
A COLLEAGUE wanted to know if I fancied popping out for a spot of lunch, how could I refuse? There's nothing like a pleasant meal and a chat in the middle of the day to set you up perfectly for an afternoon of work. We opted for the ever-popular town
BOLTON'S Paul Williams was beaten 2-1 by Steve Beaton in the first round of the Skybet World darts grand prix in Dublin. But the shock of the event came with the 2-0 defeat of five-times winner Phil Taylor by 2000-1 outsider Andy Callaby. Taylor has only
Ramsbottom 3 Atherton Colls 1 MIDFIELDER Dave Conlon and boss Alan Lord were sent off as Atherton Collieries were beaten in the North West Counties League First Division. Conlon was dismissed in the 57th minute for an off-the-ball incident, with Lord
Premier Division BOWLING GREEN ...6 LADYBRIDGE ...1 Ashcroft, Riley, Smity, Austin Lord, Leversedge 2 HORWICH VIC...1 GREENWOOD ...1 Charlton og BULLS HEAD ...2 ARKWRIGHTS ...0 Moores, Aldred ARMITAGE LC ...3 TONGE UNITED ...0 J Lightfoot, D Lightfoot
COUNTY Aces produced the shock of the weekend in the Bolton Boys Federation with the seven goal blitz of previously unbeaten Hindley Town in the U13s second division. That pushed them up the league table, while in Division One, North Walkden beat leaders
16 COMPANIES and contractors across Greater Manchester are being targeted this month as part of a campaign to reduce accidents with ladders. Latest figures show that falls from ladders and stepladders account for an average of 12 fatalities and more than
SMALL businesses are now choosing business names that reflect their products and services, rather than picking a name that is connected to their family, according to new research from Royal Mail. The number of small firms starting out with a family name
WORDS fail me that Bolton Council would allow a glass monstrosity to be put up on Bridge Street. Do we need another cafe, and a mall full of high street names? Leave them on the high street and leave the present stalls alone. They provide lots of services
I SAW the proposed extension to the Market Hall (October 16), and thought it to be yet another cheap and nasty modern structure. If they are going to do anything, they should be made to spend even more money, and build it in exactly the same way at the
1632: Sir Christopher Wren, architect whose work includes St Paul's Cathedral, was born in Wiltshire. 1818: The 49th parallel was established by USA and Britain as the boundary between Canada and USA. 1822: The Sunday Times began publication. 1890: Explorer
From the Evening News, October 20, 1904: THE officials of the Bolton and District Juvenile Funeral and Benevolent Society, with their wives and a number of friends, sat down to a tripe supper at the Founders' Arms, Ashburner Street, on Tuesday evening
ACCORDING to the book Your Back, Your Health more than 10 million Britons suffer with back pain. Then there are many others who have health problems caused by their backs. In the book, back specialist Dr Paul Sherwood, explains how understanding your
PILOT Mountain, North Carolina, is a town of only 2,500 inhabitants with a 1950s mindset doing its best to cope with the social upheavals of the 1970s. Miss Wilma, a widowed music teacher and organist, suddenly finds her quiet and long-empty house full
THE first two novels in Robert Ryan's Second World War Morning, Noon and Night trilogy have captured the true events of the period, transforming real stories and characters into mesmerising fiction. Night Crossing is the third book in the series and reveals
THE sinister, murky world of espionage is laid bare in this revised and updated edition of Philip Knightley's powerful book about spies and spying in the 20th century. The author is cynical about the intelligence business, not least about its efficacy
COMMUTERS faced traffic chaos on Wednesday morning after a lorry jack-knifed on a motorway slip road. Police closed the link road between the M62 eastbound and the M60 anti-clockwise carriageway at junction 12 for Eccles. Motorists were diverted along
THE next meeting of the Bolton Breathe Easy group will take place on Thursday. It will take place at St John's Community Centre, Brodick Drive, Breightmet, at 2pm. The support group is open to people with respiratory conditions, their families and carers
DIXON Green Labour Club is the venue for a charity evening for the Bolton Dialysis Unit on Friday, October 29. As well as three entertainers, there will be an auction, raffle and refreshments available. The event starts at 8pm and tickets are £2 each,
AN evening of decadence is being held at a Horwich church on Wednesday, November 3 in New Chapel United Reformed Church's Sunday school building, New Chapel Lane, Horwich at 7.30pm. Guests will have the opportunity to sample fragrances, body creams and
SHADOW Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will be visiting Bolton next month. The main aim of his visit is to highlight funding issues in Bolton's health services. He will visit the Royal Bolton Hospital in the morning where he will meet with chief executive
A MAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of a police officer from Bolton more than a decade ago. At a brief hearing at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in south-east London, Gary Nelson, aged 34, was accused of the murder of PC Patrick Dunne, aged
BOLTON Arena is urging people in Bolton to get fit by taking part in their free three-day fitness event. The Middlebrook centre has joined forces with the Bolton Evening News Fit For Life campaign to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle to people
THE number of bonfire-related callouts for the fire service rocketed in Bolton last year - more than anywhere else in Greater Manchester. New figures from the fire brigade show that there were 100 callouts in Bolton between September 1 and November 9,
ANYONE who visited the big, rambling Victory pub on Chorley Old Road in Bolton will feel vaguely disorientated by wandering into Mr G's Restaurant now. A major and sympathetic renovation has turned the former into the latter, and the transformation from
SMITHS is one of those restaurants where everything you seen coming out of the kitchen you will wish you had ordered. The presentation of the food at this eatery is simply exquisite, and that includes the starters and desserts. My mother and I visited
SAM Allardyce believes he can prepare Wanderers for Europe -- with a little help from his friendliest rival, Sir Alex Ferguson. The Bolton boss cherishes his Premiership triumphs over Manchester United as two of the highlights of his five-year Premiership
FOOTBALL Under 13 Town Cup: v Tottington home, won 3-1. Under 14 Town Cup : v St James home, won 2-0. Under 15 (Town Cup): v Withins home, won 5-0. Bolton School v Thornleigh: 1st XI drew 1-1 away, 2nd XI won 3-1 home, U15 XI won 2-0 away, U14 XI drew
THIS is a powerful and compelling saga inspired by the remarkable life of Catherine Cookson. Tyneside, 1923: Catherine McMullan is 17, restless and rebellious. She's desperate to escape the grimy, impoverished town of Jarrow and when she finds out that
AS reality TV, with its relentless focus on the ordinary, has gone from strength to strength, it was only a matter of time before an equivalent emerged in the world of publishing. Billed by Picador as "the East End minimalist", Smith has been feted as
Colin Montgomerie, Europe's number one for the best part of a decade, finally puts his common-sense approach to playing the game down in words. Monty has always said that he could save an amateur golfer five or six shots a round if he were able to caddie
BARRY Lee is a smart-alec. I didn't expect to like him but, by the end of the first page, I did. Barry is a chancer, the sort of loveable rogue epitomised by Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses, while his wife, Lola, is his soul-mate, the love of his life
THIS revealing biography of film star Rock Hudson, who died very publicly of Aids in 1985 when he was 59, focuses heavily on his promiscuous gay private life. It says a lot for the efficiency of the old Hollywood studios' publicity machines that this
SUMMER 2004 and Ancient Greece is officially the hottest place to be: Wolfgang Petersen's Troy, Oliver Stone's Alexander and Baz Luhrman's Alexander the Great are set to hit the big screens. August sees the Olympic games return to where they began in
Radcliffe Boro 1 Witton 1: STEVE Foster's second-half equaliser saved a point for Radcliffe Boro as they extended their unbeaten run to three matches. Foster scored five minutes after the interval in Tuesday night's Unibond Premier Division clash. Witton's
I HAVE the Bolton Evening News as my opening page on my computer, as I love to read what's going on in the town where I was born. I was just reading about what you are thinking of doing with the Market Hall. Why would you want to do that, and spoil it
EXCLUSIVE by Kathryn Eccles: A BABY girl could save the life of her six-year-old brother. Stem cells from tiny Hannah Claire Howarth could give hope to young Nathan. He is suffering from a rare blood disease and her parents hope that Hannah will be a
MUSLIMS are being urged to give up smoking as part of fasting during the religious festival of Ramadan. Smoking among the Asian community is higher than average with about 42 per cent of Bangladeshi men smoking, compared to the average of 27 per cent
MILLIONAIRE footballer Ryan Giggs has outraged conservationists with plans to demolish a Victorian mansion. The Manchester United star has paid £1.9 million for a Victorian home called Silver How in Worsley. Now he wants to knock it down and put up a
TROUBLEMAKERS face being kicked off a housing estate where anti-social behaviour has soared. Serial nuisances on The Pungle estate in Westhoughton have also been warned they could be served with an anti-social behaviour order (ASBO). "The message is a
A BOLTON businessman convicted of burglary on the strength of a single thumbprint was rightly found guilty, Appeal Court judges have been told. Peter Wright, QC, for the Crown, urged them to rule that Alan McNamara's conviction over the £33,000 raid on
MEMORIES of a life devoted to the people of Bolton dominated the funeral of the borough's first black mayor, Campbell Benjamin. Bolton Parish Church was filled on Tuesday with more than 200 people - including friends, family and civic dignitaries - to
LIVERPOOL could become the first city in the UK to ban smoking in public places, if a bill before the city's council is adopted next month. The ban would make it illegal to smoke in restaurants, pubs, shops, offices and other enclosed workplaces. If councillors
A LANCASHIRE evening, complete with monologues and a hotpot supper, is being held on Friday, November 19. The event, which will include monologues performed by Lancashire woman Hilda Barton, starts at 7.30pm at St John's Methodist Church, Victoria Road
THE SHOCK result this weekend was County Aces' seven goal blitz of previously unbeaten Hindley Town in the U13 Second Division, as they move up the League. Other winners were Lads Club, De La Salle, Fletcher Moss, Leigh RMI Juniors, Oxford Grove, County
THE Stable Brasserie has become a very popular eating place in recent years.The bistro is connected to the side of The Beeches Hotel and Restaurant. It is run separately from the formal restaurant and has a different menu. The Beeches is a pretty building
Winter Rounders League: THE JOHN Smith's Farnworth Winter Rounders League season started on Sunday with 12 teams lining up for the first of their 22 matches. Last season's champions, AJs, continued their winning streak by beating The Victoria by 34 runs
