A DRIVE to help workers avoid back injuries has been launched after figures showed the problem was losing British firms 4.9 million days every year. The Health and Safety Executive said employees who had a work-related back condition took an average of
MAY I just say thank you to P A Leyland from Horwich (Thursday, May 26), who wrote a letter to give an opinion on the collection of refuse bins due to be scheduled every two weeks. I agree with every word. I am a mother-of-four, and I find it hard to
HOW come people like the Maxwell heir and a footballer - who earn thousands of pounds a week - can get legal aid, when ordinary working people, who are the ones that need help, are told they can't have it? My husband and I were once in this situation,
THIRTY people were evacuated from their Bolton homes by fire chiefs who feared a major explosion after vandals attacked a gas pipe. The vandals broke the gas main, which was under repair in Bury Road, Breightmet, and then fled leaving gas seeping into
THREE teenagers have been arrested after a stolen vehicle crashed into four parked cars. Officers from the Tactical Aid Unit were alerted to a grey Audi travelling along Hobart Street and Abbotsford Road in Doffcocker. The four occupants abandoned the
THE Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Frank White, is a tie short after an encounter with the Army in one of Bolton's twin towns. He handed over one of his favourite Bolton Wanderers ties to a Whites mad soldier while in Paderborn, Germany, to see the freedom of
NEW legislation could allow town hall bosses to create no-go zones for travellers. Under the new powers, police could be allowed to immediately remove people living in caravans or arrest them if they enter designated sites. Wakefield is already using
THIS year's "brass bands in the parks concerts" began at Moss Bank Park, Bolton, over the Bank holiday weekend when The Hoover Band made the most of good weather to entertain crowds. A series of concerts will be held over summer month finishing in September
THE Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Frank White, is a tie short after an encounter with the Army in one of Bolton's twin towns. He handed over one of his favourite Bolton Wanderers ties to a Whites mad soldier while in Paderborn, Germany, to see the freedom of
The rate at which people are taking on debt is stabilising - but levels remain well down on 2004. HSBC bank said it had seen a slight pick-up in the number of people inquiring about mortgages, loans and equity release products in the three months to the
THE letter "Poverty Gap Gets Even Wider" by James Marshall Bridge is the most truthful article to appear in the Letters page for some time. Earlier this year there was a programme on television about the population increase over the next 20 years. The
I WRITE with reference to your many articles over the last few weeks regarding the demise of the local carnivals. While I sympathise wholeheartedly with the plight of Blackrod and Adlington carnivals and hope they can recover from their setbacks, I write
HEALTHY eating will be on the menu in Bolton's schools from September as education chiefs back a Government move for less junk food in school meals. They say menus are being constantly reviewed - and later this year computer software will be used to ensure
FUND-raising hero Alf Hales has proved you can have your cake - and let others eat it. For when the pensioner discovered lots of cake was left over from his diamond wedding anniversary, he decided to take it to the Royal Bolton Hospital. Dozens of sick
AN elderly woman in Leigh was burgled FOUR times over Christmas, a court was told. Raiders first struck on Christmas Eve while the 70-year-old was away. By early January, burglars had plundered her home in West Leigh Road on three more occasions, Liverpool
A BOLTON church is to double in size as part of an ambitious 10-year plan to accommodate a booming congregation. Bolton Pentecostal Church in Bury New Road will be demolished next month and work will begin on a new church that will seat around 800 people
A BOLTON gymnastics club has been leaping to success since the start of the year. The Withins Gymnastics Club, which meets each Tuesday and Saturday at Withins Sports Centre and has around 65 girls, and several boys, taking part in the rigorous, structured
A FATHER was arrested as he prepared to board a plane at Manchester Airport after a passer-by claimed to have heard him making terror plans on his phone. Tunisian Majib Khelifi was about to get on the plane to see his family when police swooped. The 26
WILL Sir Elton John perform his own "hat-trick" at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday? The star performer - who has just started a 62-date tour which takes him around the UK, Spain, Ireland, the USA, Italy and Germany - has always been known for his headgear
WORK has begun on a multi-million pound scheme to increase the capacity of Manchester Airport by 11 million passengers a year. Passenger numbers continue to soar with latest figures revealing that 22 million passengers use the airport every year. To cope
Water and energy group United Utilities has reported a 10 per cent rise in annual profits to £370 million. The company said its water, waste water and power business in the North-west increased operating profits by 13 per cent to £588 million. The contract
BEING a sports person, one can imagine my thoughts on European Cup Final night as I went in support of a family member to Peel Theatre, Bury College, to watch a bunch of students performing "ROAD". I was captivated by the professional way the second year
THE recent desecration of children's graves by mindless yobs is unfortunately not an isolated incident. The police are to be congratulated on their vigorous reaction to the case - it shows their determination to catch these vandals. However, I shall watch
CONGRATULATIONS to the Bolton Evening News for supporting the campaign to stop the deportation of the Sukula family. This family has suffered so much in their own country and nobody knows what awaits them if they are sent back. I met this family at the
WE wish to protest in the strongest possible terms against a world system which permits 30,000 children to die every day because of extreme poverty. Millions are dying on a regular basis because they can't get enough food, clean water, or basic medical
I WOULD like to take this opportunity to respond to the letter in Wednesday's Bolton Evening News, In the dark ages over care. The changes referred to in the correspondence relate to a review that was carried out in 2002, and involved extensive consultation
CRICKET was a big hit for one group of Bolton youngsters. Children from Meadow Hill Education and Performing Arts Nursery took part in a cricket tournament at Heaton Cricket Cub. The group of four-year-olds split into two teams to decide the final showdown
TWO raiders threatened staff with a gun in a bid to rob a bank. The pair burst into Barclays bank in Market Street, Farnworth, on Friday morning as employees were opening for the day. The bank workers were threatened with a handgun by the men, who demanded
A YOUTH who attacked a college security could face prison following an appearance before Bury magistrates. Richard Thomas Mawdsley, aged 19, of Beech Grove Close, Bury, admitted assaulting Alan Harry Whitehead, causing actual bodily harm. The defendant
A SPECTACULAR multi-cultural bazaar is set to be a big attraction in Bolton this summer. Organisers of the Apna Bazaar, which will take place on July 21 and 22, in the Town Hall, promise that it will be bigger and better than ever before, with a fashion
HUNDREDS of pupils from across the North-west will take part in the second Bolton School Sports Festival. More than 250 boys and girls from 25 primary schools will take part in the event on Wednesday, June 29. Organisers hope a celebrity guest will be
A 19-YEAR-OLD youth has been bailed following a crash which left one teenager dead and another seriously injured. Daniel McHugh, aged 15, of Okell Grove, Leigh, was killed when the Vauxhall Corsa he was travelling in hit a tree in Holden Road, Leigh,
A FORMER nurse who was struck off when she delayed calling an ambulance for a dying patient has failed to get her name back on the register. Kimberley Openshaw, aged 29, was working at the Kensington House Nursing and Residential Home in Bolton at the
FLYTIPPERS have blocked the driveway to a woman's home by turning it into a makeshift rubbish dump. Alan Lee says tradesmen and people dumping household waste have made the track to his mother's house almost unpassable. On a recent visit, he found the
BOLTON Council's Rangers are looking for stallholders who feel they can add to the host of attractions already booked for their country fair on July 17. The Moses Gate Country Park outdoor event attracts thousands of visitors each year. In a bid to make
WILL Sir Elton John perform his own "hat-trick" at the Reebok Stadium on Sunday? The star performer - who has just started a 62-date tour which takes him around the UK, Spain, Ireland, the USA, Italy and Germany - has always been known for his headgear
A SPECTACULAR multi-cultural bazaar is set to be a big attraction in Bolton this summer. Organisers of the Apna Bazaar, which will take place on July 21 and 22, in the Town Hall, promise that it will be bigger and better than ever before, with a fashion
MOTORISTS who pay for a weekly ticket at a car park in Bolton town centre will be asked to pay out more under a new charging system. Changes to the system at the multi-storey car park next to the Octagon Theatre could see some paying twice as much as
WANDERERS' keeper, Jussi Jaaskelainen, was beaten by a last minute goal when Finland lost 1-0 at home to Denmark in a friendly international on Thursday.
WANDERERS have been linked with Israeli midielder Idan Tal. The 29-year-old player had a short spell with Everton in the Premiership, but has since rebuilt his career and is now a league champion with Maccabi Haifa. Despite his poor time at Goodison Park
RICARDO Vaz Te enhanced his reputation as one of Europe's best young strikers when he kicked off the Toulon Youth Tournament with a hat-trick on Thursday night. The 18-year-old Wanderers starlet stole the show as Portugal crushed South Korea 4-0, opening
A BOLTON gymnastics club has been leaping to success since the start of the year. The Withins Gymnastics Club, which meets each Tuesday and Saturday at Withins Sports Centre and has around 65 girls, and several boys, taking part in the rigorous, structured
A SMOKING ban at a Bolton shopping mall has been hailed a success - and it has helped cut cleaning costs. Bosses at Crompton Place say they have noticed a considerable difference in the cleanliness of the centre since they introduced the smoking ban in
WORK has begun on a multi-million pound scheme to increase the capacity of Manchester Airport by 11 million passengers a year. Passenger numbers continue to soar with latest figures revealing that 22 million passengers use the airport every year. To cope
BOLTON Council's Rangers are looking for stallholders who feel they can add to the host of attractions already booked for their country fair on July 17. The Moses Gate Country Park outdoor event attracts thousands of visitors each year. In a bid to make
THE stage has been set - literally - for Sir Elton John's show in Bolton on Sunday night. Workers are putting up the 80ft wide stage in front of the Bolton Evening News stand at the Reebok Stadium. They have also laid down one inch thick protective plastic
