BUSINESS owners in Bolton have a chance to shake the right hands at an event later this month. North Manchester's Networking4Business and Bolton-based PNC Group are joining forces to give companies the chance to build new relationships, make new contacts
FORMER World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty helped a Bolton-based accountancy firm move up a gear by opening their new office in Darwen. Barlow Andrews, the Chorley New Road firm of chartered accountants has new offices in Bank Chambers, Belgrave Square
LUNG Cancer is the biggest cancer killer in the world and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the world wholly dedicated to defeating it. In this Year of the Volunteer, I can think of no more fitting recipient of our praise than
IN response to the letter "No Smoke Without Fire" (Tuesday, June 1), Bolton Council would like to reassure readers that the change in service is in response to the recycling targets imposed by Central Government. Every waste disposal authority in the
THE finishing touches are being made to two major new pieces of art in Bolton town centre. Ceramic bookcases are being installed in Newport Street and Mawdsley Street as part of a series of sculptures representing 200 years of industry in Bolton. The
AS a teenager, Eithne Browne dreamed of being a backing singer for Crosby, Stills & Nash and more than 30 years on her wish has almost come true. In the Octagon's production of Bolton playwright Jim Cartwright's Eight Miles High, she also gets to
NEW traffic sensors are being fitted on a Bolton road in a bid to improve safety and tackle congestion. The Highways Agency is installing the new detectors beneath the M61 at Junction 5, Hunger Hill. They will sense how fast traffic is moving on the road
A BOLTON-based chef who has worked with celebrities is hosting a Culinary Masterclass. Executive chef Mark Skillicorn has worked with chefs Paul Bocuse, Nick Nairn, Paul Rankin, Alastair Little and Anthony Worral-Thompson. He is a previous winner of the
THREE armed robbers wearing balaclavas stole a large amount of clothing from a children's clothes shop after threatening the owner with a machete. The incident happened at around 10pm on Monday when three men broke into the Shuffs Separates shop, in Leigh
HUNDREDS of people are expected to flock to Turton Rotary Clubs 12th annual charity duck race this weekend. Around 2,000 yellow rubber ducks will be thrown off the Bradshaw Bridge in to the brook in several heats which will start at 11am on Sunday. The
BOLTON firms are being targeted by agencies which demand as much as £200 for a service which costs just £35. Agencies have been set up asking firms to pay huge sums to be registered with the Information Commissioner. But business owners have been warned
TOWN Hall bosses in Bolton have handled around 100 requests for information since the Freedom of Information Act came into force six months ago. According to Bolton Council figures, all were handled within the 20 days allowed by law and no one has yet
WANDERERS' discounted adult season ticket is available at the discounted price of £389-499 until June 18.
BUDDING Jay Jay Okochas or promising Kevin Nolans will be able to step into their heroes' shoes on the Reebok pitch at a two-day soccer event. Young supporters get their chance to show off their skills when Bolton Wanderers Football in the Community and
FEWER bars, less draconian parking regulations, more family entertainment and more road signs would help Bolton town centre retain its distinctive style while making it an attractive place to live and work. Those were some of the suggestions put forward
FOUR members of a gang based in Leigh who supplied doctored cocaine acoss Manchester, Lancashire and the West Midlands have been jailed for a total of nearly 20 years. The gang rented a house in Leigh where they stored and compressed the drug into blocks
LUNG Cancer is the biggest cancer killer in the world and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation is the only charity in the world wholly dedicated to defeating it. In this Year of the Volunteer, I can think of no more fitting recipient of our praise than
BOLTON'S council leader swapped her business suit for a T-shirt and donned walking boots to help raise cash for treats for the elderly. Cllr Babraba Ronson joined other supporters from the Luncheon Clubs at Horwich Resource Centre on a sponsored walk
CARERS in Bolton are to be treated to a guided tour of the ancient cellars of Bolton's oldest pub. Landlord at the Ye Olde Man and Scythe in Churchgate, John Jewitt, will dress up as a 16th century landlord to show his guests around. The pub is said to
ENTERTAINMENT lovers are invited to claim a free glass of wine by answering a quiz question correctly. St Paul's Players in Adlington are offering the free drinks during the interval of its new production Show Stoppers. It is a mixture of music and songs
BUDDING Jay Jay Okochas or promising Kevin Nolans will be able to step into their heroes' shoes on the Reebok pitch at a two-day soccer event. Young supporters get their chance to show off their skills when Bolton Wanderers Football in the Community and
EMPLOYMENT law specialist Sara Barrett is the latest recruit to join the growing team at Kippax Beaumont Lewis solicitors in Bolton. Ms Barrett joins Mawdsley Street-based KBL from Hammonds in Manchester, where she was a senior solicitor in employment
A CHEMICAL importer from Leigh has been named as a finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards organised by Ernst & Young. Peter Hutchinson, managing director of B&H Polymers, joins 17 other business people from the North-west to be named
BOLTON firms are being targeted by agencies which demand as much as £200 for a service which costs just £35. Agencies have been set up asking firms to pay huge sums to be registered with the Information Commissioner. But business owners have been warned
THE founder of a Bolton debt restructuring company is poised to scoop around £2m when his firm floats on the Alternative Investment Market later this month. Ges Ratcliffe will put a £3million portion of his stake in Chorley New Road-based Debtmatters
TICKETS for Amir Khan's eagerly-awaited home town professional debut at the Bolton Arena on Saturday, July 16, went on sale on Thursday. Bolton hero Khan, the hot young star of British boxing, features on the undercard of a blockbuster show titled 'Who's
THERE is a large body of scientific evidence supporting the use of fluoride in the prevention of dental decay. The positive health benefits are well documented. Accounts of adverse health effects are anecdotal and have not been scientifically proven.
I WRITE in defence of all the young drivers out there who are given such a hard time for being "boy racers" and "a nuisance to other motorists". I feel that it is the older drivers who are more perilous to other road users than anyone else. I have found
AS a Bolton Wanderers supporter, you get to visit many interesting places. I've been to Milan, Mansfield, Hartlepool and Highbury. I have had horizontal hail in my face at Oakwell and sunburn at Selhurst Park. However, among my favourite all-time Wanderers
A TEACHER at Bolton School has been charged with a sex offence against a 16-year-old boy. Paul Hassall, aged 42, appeared before Oldham Magistrates on Thursday charged with abusing a position of trust through sexual activity with a child. He is alleged
A MAN brought terror to the streets of Bolton with a chilling car bomb attack, a court was told. Stanley Curry targeted his victim as part of a bitter terrorist feud, a jury heard. The prosecution allege that he planted the bomb under the car of John
AS a Bolton Wanderers supporter, you get to visit many interesting places. I've been to Milan, Mansfield, Hartlepool and Highbury. I have had horizontal hail in my face at Oakwell and sunburn at Selhurst Park. However, among my favourite all-time Wanderers
BOOK borrowing from Bolton libraries has sunk to a new low, with 16 per cent fewer books taken from the shelves than two years ago. New figures released by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy show that there were 152,000 fewer books
A FAMILY-of-six escaped a blaze at their home after the fire set off a smoke detector. The fire started in a bunk-bed at a semi-detached house in Duchy Road, Over Hulton, at 6.10pm on Wednesday. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blaze.
LEFTOVER tins of paint can be taken to Asda in Blackburn Road, Bolton, on Saturday where they will be put to good use. Customers can deliver unwanted cans of paint from 10.30am until 4pm and will be collected by the Community Re-Paint organisation. All
A RARE book signed by the famous Leigh author of "Goodbye, Mr Chips" will go under the hammer later this month at an auction in New York. The classic 1933 novel Lost Horizon, by James Hilton, is expected to fetch up to £2,200 when it is auctioned by Christie's
BOLTON'S council leader swapped her business suit for a T-shirt and donned walking boots to help raise cash for treats for the elderly. Cllr Babraba Ronson joined other supporters from the Luncheon Clubs at Horwich Resource Centre on a sponsored walk
A GUIDE dog called Ferny is being trained in memory of a man who was killed in a road accident. Friends and family of Mark Fernside, from Astley Bridge, have raised £10,000 to train a guide dog as a lasting tribute to him. They raised the money by hosting
A CORONATION Street favourite has given his paw print of approval to a veterinary hospital. Great Dane Schmeichel, who stars as Chesney's pet in the soap, was a guest of Petmedic Veterinary Surgeons, which has moved from its premises in Walkden to the
HUNDREDS of people are expected to flock to Turton Rotary Clubs 12th annual charity duck race this weekend. Around 2,000 yellow rubber ducks will be thrown off the Bradshaw Bridge in to the brook in several heats which will start at 11am on Sunday. The
WANDERERS have been linked with a move for Champions League-winning midfielder Igor Biscan, who has been told he will not be offered a new deal by Liverpool. The Croatian does not figure in Rafa Benitez's plans for next season, but news of his Anfield
IT was bad news for Wanderers' international contingent, who were in action in Wednesday night's World Cup qualifiers. Stelios' chances of making next summer's tournament are diminishing after European Champions Greece were beaten 1-0 at home by group
TICKETS for Amir Khan's eagerly-awaited home town professional debut at the Bolton Arena on Saturday, July 16, went on sale on Thursday. Bolton hero Khan, the hot young star of British boxing, features on the undercard of a blockbuster show titled 'Who's
SAM Allardyce will be hoping for a timely boost to his summer war-chest after a report confirmed Wanderers were one of the most soundly-run clubs in the Premiership. The Deloitte report, released on Wednesday, revealed that only Wanderers and Manchester
BOLTON'S second Apna Bazaar will be a spectacular festival of multicultural fashion, food, music and culture. The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz. Dancing will include modern
Can we just say how much we enjoyed the Elton John show at the Reebok Stadium. From Lulu onwards it was a great event and one we won't forget for a while. The staff were fantastic and really helpful. The people around us were very friendly. The one minus
GINNIA Roberts, the young teenager who lived in a coma for four years, has died. Ginnia passed away on Tuesday morning at the Royal Bolton Hospital. She had slipped into a coma on January 13, 2001 after being diagnosed with Polyarteriitis Nodosa, a disorder
A BOLTON-based chef who has worked with celebrities is hosting a Culinary Masterclass. Executive chef Mark Skillicorn has worked with chefs Paul Bocuse, Nick Nairn, Paul Rankin, Alastair Little and Anthony Worral-Thompson. He is a previous winner of the
ANGRY residents have called on housing bosses to clean up their act claiming that the partially bulldozed street has been left looking like a tip. Up to 55 boarded-up homes on one side of Greenroyd Avenue in Breightmet were demolished earlier this year
BOLTON'S second Apna Bazaar will be a spectacular festival of multicultural fashion, food, music and culture. The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz. Dancing will include modern
BOLTONIANS say their home town gives them plenty of reasons to be proud. Council chiefs are consulting thousands of people in Bolton in a bid to stop it becoming another "clone town" of national chain stores and faceless office and housing developments
BOOK borrowing from Bolton libraries has sunk to a new low, with 16 per cent fewer books taken from the shelves than two years ago. New figures released by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy show that there were 152,000 fewer books
GREATER Manchester rail passwengers face a second summer of disruption, Network Rail has announced. Engineering works around Stockport will be carried out on weekends between June and September. Network Rail said the track repairs are a follow on from
