It is ironic that the plans for the future town centre development indicate a balcony at Victoria Hall so that musicians can play live music. This would be most welcome. However, is it just another ruse by developers? I'm sure the council was impressed
I wholeheartedly agree with all the comments made by Mr Ian M Law (Septmber 29) regarding the introduction of road humps, etc, on Cherwell Road. He is correct when he says there is not a problem with speeding traffic on Cherwell Road, and that any minor
A POLICEMAN from Leigh's career is in ruins after he was found guilty of fraudulent use of a car insurance certificate. PC Shahid Ahmed, aged 25, of Lindrick Terrace, Bolton, tried to dupe senior colleagues by passing off the certificate as genuine. Officers
A MAN was hit in the face by flying glass after fighting off two robbers who smashed their way into his home. The 22-year-old victim heard a noise outside the front door of his home in Hilton Lane, Prestwich, on Monday night at around 10.45pm. As he went
BOLTON actress Amy Nuttall has announced the launch of her debut album. Amy, better known as Emmerdale's Chloe Atkinson, says she has recently been focusing on a fledgling singing career. She is playing the role of Eliza Doolittle in Cameron Mackintosh's
WANDERERS fans will find watching football in Istanbul an experience which they will remember for the rest of their lives writes Chris Sudlow The "Welcome to Hell" banners have been a familiar sight for years, and the threat of violence is never far away
THE draw for the UEFA Cup group stage has given Wanderers fans the chance to visit clubs the furthest east and west in mainland Europe. And for culture vultures they will be visiting one of the oldest cities in the Western world then a World Heritage
THE sight of an 82-year-old pensioner being manhandled out of the Labour Party conference sickened me to the bone. How could we stoop so low as to allow this kind of thing to happen? He was unceremoniously kicked out, and refused re-entry under terms
ACCRINGTON Stanley captain Peter Cavanagh could be fit for Friday's crucial clash with Hereford United. It was feared the Reds skipper might be sidelined for several weeks after he limped out of Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Gravesend, then was carried
MASKED robbers armed with a gun and machete carried out a terrifying raid at a post office. The three men burst into Tottington Post Office in Market Street, Tottington, and escaped with a "substantial" amount of cash. The Post Office is offering a reward
A DEPUTY headteacher indecently assaulted a teenage girl while his wife was in hospital having a baby, a court has heard. Frederick Peter Barton, deputy head of Mount St Joseph's in Farnworth, also abused a girl of 10. Barton, aged 56, of Hough Fold Way
A POLICEMAN'S career is in ruins after he was found guilty of fraudulent use of a car insurance certificate. PC Shahid Ahmed, aged 25, of Lindrick Terrace, Bolton, tried to dupe senior colleagues by passing off the certificate as genuine. Officers discovered
MASKED robbers armed with a gun and machete carried out a terrifying raid at a post office. The three men burst into Tottington Post Office in Market Street, Tottington, and escaped with a "substantial" amount of cash. The Post Office is offering a reward
THIS is a thank you to all those kind people who supported me in the Katrina disaster. The fund came to £500. This was superb, and to you in Farnworth, Radcliffe, Little Lever and Bolton, many, many thanks. A Hales Booth Road Little Lever
I NOTE with dismay, although not surprise, that our council is to reduce the present provision of refuse removal to half its present level. I am fortunate enough to own a house in France (larger than my house here) where for £600 less council tax per
Is this a record? Returning from a short break in the Lake District on 29 September, we called into the Hayes Garden Centre at Ambleside. Not only were they preparing for the Christmas rush, as many of our shops are now doing, but they also had seasonal
I FULLY support Bolton Council with regard to back cabs having their six monthly MOT carried out by non-biased council employees. Safety and the public should come first and foremost. This would not be the case if any MOT stations were to carry out MOTs
A BOLTON couple have struck gold on the EuroMillions Lottery. The pair, Graham "Chubby" Everall, aged 28, and his wife, Julie, aged 36, were presented with a cheque for £4.2 million at the Reebok Stadium on Tuesday. Lottery chiefs kept the identity of
THIEVES made off with a 42-inch plasma screen television during a break-in at a house. The owner returned home to find his house on Brownlow Road, Horwich, had been targeted by burglars while he was away at the weekend. As well as the £2,000 Samsung television
A TEENAGER has denied murdering a 10-year-old girl who was found in woodland near her home in Leigh. Kieron Smith, 18, is accused of battering Lauren Pilkington Smith to death on July 7. The schoolgirl's body was found in undergrowth just 200 yards from
A MAN was hit in the face by flying glass after fighting off two robbers who smashed their way into his home. The 22-year-old victim heard a noise outside the front door of his home in Hilton Lane, Prestwich, on Monday night at around 10.45pm. As he went
MIRACLE baby Libbi Walsh was given only a 10 per cent chance of survival when she was born 15 weeks early. Three years later, the youngster has started at nursery school. Little Libbi weighed 1lb 9oz when she was born 15 weeks early in April 2002 at Hope
A HUGE ferris wheel will again be the centrepiece to Manchester's Christmas celebrations. Engineers have completed construction of the 365-tonne wheel which will tower 60 metres above the city's Exchange Square. The wheel was shipped from Munich and is
SINGING sensation Joanne Hindley proved she had the X-Factor when she made it through to the group stages of the hit TV show. The 26-year-old mother-of-one was selected during Saturday's ITV show by judge Sharon Osbourne to be a member of the over-25s
THREE people have been arrested in connection with the death of Liverpool teenager Anthony Walker. A-level student Anthony was found with an axe in his head in McGoldrick Park, Huyton, Merseyside, on July 29. Merseyside Police said on Tuesday three people
A BAN on cockle picking in Morecambe Bay, where at least 21 people drowned, is being extended to 2006. The cockle beds were closed off in April this year to allow time for the dwindling population of fishing stocks to increase reports BBC Lancashire.
BOLTON actress Amy Nuttall has announced the launch of her debut album. Amy, better known as Emmerdale's Chloe Atkinson, says she has recently been focusing on a fledgling singing career. She is playing the role of Eliza Doolittle in Cameron Mackintosh's
