FIVE young clarinet players were given the opportunity of a lifetime on Friday when they took part in a masterclass with one of the country's leading musicians. The class, at Canon Slade Performing Arts College, was taken by celebrated international clarinettist
The Bolton Evening News rightly reported the refusal by the Planning Committee to allow a new mobile phone mast on Blackburn Road. Having proposed the refusal in Committee, supported by my ward colleague Councillor Mrs Fairclough we are delighted that
I WOULD like to respond to the article by Cllr Nick Peel, who suggests Pat Cooper must be living on another planet regarding Labours recent comments in the press on grey bin collections, and any link to the local elections. If Labour are so against the
THE driver a car which killed a mother-of-two after it mounted a pavement and knocked her down, has again been interviewed by police. The 20-year-old Bolton man was questioned by traffic officers on Friday about the accident in Kearsley. They had already
THREE masked men stole a Subaru car worth £5,000 after stealing the keys from its owner. The trio knocked at the door of the victims house in Greymont Road, Bury, on Tuesday evening. When the homeowner opened the door he was knocked over and ordered to
FANFARE from Sinfonietta and excerpts from West Side Story will be among the musical works to be performed by the Coupland Brass Quintet at Bury Parish Church on Friday. The quintet comprises trumpeters David Greenland, from Bury, and Graham South, together
BLACKPOOL PANTHERS 6, LEIGH CENTURIONS 36 by Mike Hulme: Centurions made an unconvincing start to their Northern Rails Cup campaign at Bloomfield Road on Friday night. A scrappy and penalty-riddled clash only came to life in the final quarter when Leigh
CREDIT card holders are being warned by police after several people fell victim to a phone scam. Police say that on no account should anyone give out their seven digit security number on the back of their card to anyone. As part of the fraud, people have
TV CAMERAS will be at Bury's "world famous market" when Paul O'Grady uses it as a location for his popular teatime show. O'Grady, who made his name as Lily Savage, will be in town on Friday, February 17. The market which has attracted publicity on several
POLICE are hunting a van driver who attempted to abduct a nine-year-old boy as he made his way to school. The youngster was walking toward Radcliffe Hall Primary School in Bury Street at 8.50am on January 30 when the man pulled up alongside him in a white
FARNWORTH firefighters again came under attack from missile throwing thugs in Little Hulton. The crew were called to a rubbish fire under a railway bridge in Madams Wood Road on Friday at about 10.30pm. When they arrived at the scene, there was a gang
EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly has spoken for the first time of the moment she was attacked with eggs by a protester. The Bolton West MP laughed off the incident, saying she had been the butt of many egg jokes from her Westminster colleagues. But police
CELEBRATIONS of the Chinese New Year in Horwich brought good luck to a new restaurant - and to the Bolton Hospice. The China Blue Restaurant - formerly Yu and You - held a fundraising opening evening to coincide with the New Year. And it was complete
A LIFELONG Bolton Wanderers' fan who was abusive to police at a match escaped a football ban because of his unblemished previous record. But magistrates said if they had been able to ban Gary Parker for a few matches, instead of the minimum three-year
FORMER Manchester United star George Best is to be remembered at a special service organised by his family and friends at Manchester Cathedral. A club spokesman said the service on March 16 will celebrate and give thanks for his life. Admission will be
CHILDREN tucked into healthier lifestyles when they took part in a sponsored taste and exercise day. Pupils from Wharton Primary School, Little Hulton, had to perform five exercises and then try four health snacks including fruit. The year One and Two
FIVE young clarinet players were given the opportunity of a lifetime on Friday when they took part in a masterclass with one of the country's leading musicians. The class, at Canon Slade Performing Arts College, was taken by celebrated international clarinettist
A MAN was driven around in his own car and forced to withdraw money from cash machines by thieves during a two-hour ordeal. The 59-year-old was grabbed in Woodhill Road, Bury, by two men and ordered into his Mercedes. He was driven around North Manchester
POLICE are hunting a van driver who attempted to abduct a nine-year-old boy as he made his way to school. The youngster was walking toward Radcliffe Hall Primary School in Bury Street at 8.50am on January 30 when the man pulled up alongside him in a white
EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly has spoken for the first time of the moment she was attacked with eggs by a protester. The Bolton West MP laughed off the incident, saying she had been the butt of many egg jokes from her Westminster colleagues. But police
IT'S all aboard for East Lancashire Railway's first-ever FebFest beer festival this weekend The three-day event, which ends on Sunday, is being held in a marquee at ELR's Bolton Street Station in Bury. And a TrainFest event running alongside will feature
A SHOPKEEPER has described the terrifying moment an armed robber jumped over his counter and demanded money from the till. Abrar Hussain, aged 50, was working at the family's newsagent in Moss Bank Way, Johnson Fold, at 8am on Thursday, when a masked
A LIFELONG Bolton Wanderers' fan who was abusive to police at a match escaped a football ban because of his unblemished previous record. But magistrates said if they had been able to ban Gary Parker for a few matches, instead of the minimum three-year
THE next 16 days could be crucial to Wanderers' hopes of success season writes Neil Bonnar Sam Allardyce leads his team into action in the league and two cups during the next two weeks. And the Reebok boss desperately wants his side to emerge from the
DENTISTS claim Bury's NHS dental service has been plunged into crisis because of a controversial new contract being imposed on them. From April 1, every dental patient across the country will be de-registered and no longer have their own specific dentist
From the Evening News, October 5, 1995: REPAIRS of main roads throughout the town have put the brake on motorists - and turned Bolton into a rush hour "slow-go area. The four major road schemes have left Bolton town centre "ringed" by road cones. THE
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 20, 1995: RESCUE workers were today frantically combing through the wreckage of the bombed Oklahoma office block in a desperate search for up to 300 missing people. The outrage is the biggest act of terror in US
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 19, 1995: ONE of the most exciting developments in children's health care in Bolton has opened its doors. Halliwell Health and Children's Centre is a purpose-built facility which provides a wide range of services
DOZENS of members of the Ukrainian division of Hitler's Waffen SS may have been living in Bolton for years, a housing boss has claimed. Cllr Noel Spencer believes a number of former soldiers in the notorious unit - blamed for a series of atrocities during
How many people will intone, on this 90th anniversary year of the infamous campaign of 1915: Where IS Gallipoli? writes Howard Mallinson It is, of course, in Turkish Thrace, across a narrow strip of water from ancient Troy - the strategic waterway called
SHAKERS' home match with Oxford in League Two on Saturday was called off due to a frozen pitch.
753BC: Traditional date for the founding of Rome. 1509: Henry VII died and his second son acceded to the throne as Henry VIII. 1816: Charlotte Bronte, eldest of the three Bronte sisters and author of Jane Eyre, was born in Thornton, Yorkshire. 1910: Novelist
1387: Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle. "Bluff" Prince Hal became a ruthless king who fought two bloody campaigns which came to a climax at Agincourt. Shortly afterwards, in 1422, he died unheroically of dysentery. 1620: The 101 Pilgrim Fathers set
A MUM gave birth in the back of a taxi after being refused an ambulance and being told to call a cab instead. Frantic dad Yafin Adam called the maternity unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital to ask for an ambulance, believing his 22-year-old wife Ruzbina
THE Lancashire Evening Telegraph today launches a major campaign to help Accrington Stanley become our third league side. The famous club, which was reformed in 1968 after going out of business, is bidding to make a historic return to the Football League
ERIC Whalley looks contemplative as he sips on his cup of tea. He speaks philosophically. "If we get back in the Footall League, we'll have got a second chance. Not many football clubs get that. Or even people in life," said the Accrington Stanley chairman
INTERNATIONALLY-acclaimed organist Carlo Curley is returning to Bury Parish Church in support of a £300,000 fundraising appeal. The American, who has achieved worldwide fame by performing concerts before statesmen and royalty, is backing the church's
The huge haul of antiques and heirlooms was found at the home of serial burglar Leslie Fishwick, dubbed "The Watchman", in Newlands Drive, Breightmet. Fishwick stole thousands of pounds worth of goods during his burglary spree which lasted nearly a decade
AN ALADDIN'S cave of treasures stolen by a conman who targeted the elderly are to be reunited with their owners. The huge haul of antiques and heirlooms was found at the home of serial burglar Leslie Fishwick, dubbed "The Watchman", in Newlands Drive,
EDUCATION chiefs say they are finding it almost impossible to recruit new headteachers, says the Bolton Evening News on Thursday. School governing bodies say it is particularly difficult in the more socially deprived areas of Bolton. They say the right
AN ALADDIN'S cave of treasures stolen by a conman who targeted the elderly throughout the North-west are to be reunited with their owners. The huge haul of antiques and heirlooms was found at the home of serial burglar Leslie Fishwick, dubbed "The Watchman
FORMER Coronation Street barman Andy McDonald has found the pub industry is right up his street. For Andy's alter-ego, actor Nick Cochrane, has taken on a new role as advertising and marketing manager with the Bolton-based Wish Inns Group. And the 32-
THE chairman of an NHS trust in charge of Bury's Fairfield Hospital which was heavily criticised in an independent report last year has resigned. Steven Price stood down from his position at the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in Greater Manchester
Whatever Wigan Road may be, a rat run it is not. (Call for traffic calming on hit-run death road, February 8). Designated the A676, it is a primary route, the highest status of road after a motorway. It is one of only three which pass through Bolton,
THREE cheers for Dr James, in his opposition to the proposal for super surgeries. I have been his patient for some 20 years, during which he has helped me to face osteo-arthritis, eczema, gall bladder removal, prostate cancer, and a heart attack, in addition
HAVING worked in the Home Care Service for 25 years, before I retired last year, I feel I have to reply to your article about the Home Care Service (Who will be looking after me now, February 8). The Council chiefs say one of the reasons they have changed
The article "Elderly in a living hell" (February 8) gave a misleading impression that people caring for elderly relatives are "often" inflicting verbal, physical, sexual or financial abuse on their relatives and that the problem is "widespread". People
RAMSBOTTOM Heritage Society will hold an open day to mark the 200th anniversary of the Grant brothers arriving in the town. It will be held from 1pm on March 5 in Ramsbottom Civic Hall, in Market Place, Ramsbottom.
SHAKERS' home match with Oxford in League Two on Saturday was called off due to a frozen pitch.
IT'S all aboard for East Lancashire Railway's first-ever FebFest beer festival this weekend The three-day event, which ends on Sunday, is being held in a marquee at ELR's Bolton Street Station in Bury. And a TrainFest event running alongside will feature
AFTER 92 years, 51 visits and a bagful of mixed memories, Wanderers fans mad their last-ever trip down south to Highbury on February 11. Arsenal are preparing to say goodbye to the famous old ground this season before a short move to Ashburton Grove,
TV CAMERAS will be at Bury's "world famous market" when Paul O'Grady uses it as a location for his popular teatime show. O'Grady, who made his name as Lily Savage, will be in town on Friday, February 17. The market which has attracted publicity on several
A BRAVE pensioner refused to surrender her handbag when a teenage girl threatened her with a craft knife. The 61-year-old was walking home at 3pm on Thursday through Paderborn Court, Bolton, when the mugger brandished the knife and grabbed her bag. They
A SPECIAL kit is being used to make sure children are not disguising alcohol in soft drink cans or bottles. Greater Manchester Police is one of the first forces in the country to use the test which can detect tiny traces of alcohol. Youngsters in Ramsbottom
ARMED robbers fled with a large quantity of cash after a raid at a Post Office in Adlington. Two masked men, brandishing a sledge hammer, ran into Higher Adlington Post Office in Chorley Road on Friday as a cash delivery was being made at 10.30am. They
AMIR Khan helped to turn the Mayor of Bolton's Valentine Ball into a big hit. The boxing star turned up with his family to support the annual charity bash. The 18-year-old from Heaton also brought with him a signed boxing glove to be auctioned off to
A NEIGHBOUR from hell who was evicted from her home in Westhoughton is believed to have left the area. Becky Stryker was thrown out of her two-bedroom house in The Pungle after she made the lives of residents a misery. During the 18 months she lived on
FORMER Coronation Street barman Andy McDonald has found the pub industry is right up his street. For Andy's alter-ego, actor Nick Cochrane, has taken on a new role as advertising and marketing manager with the Bolton-based Wish Inns Group. And the 32-
VERSATILITY is often seen as having a negative effect on a player's progress. But that is not the case with Joey O'Brien. The Wanderers midfielder is thanking his lucky stars this season that he has been able to make the switch to right back. The 19-year-old
SAM Allardyce is worried about Wanderers' ability to win trophies in the future if the rich clubs continue to spend big and wisely. Allardyce desperately wants his side to clinch some silverware this season. He says it will take the club up to another
CARLISLE 4, SHAKERS 0: Manager Chris Casper was furious after Shakers conceded four goals for the second successive match at Brunton Park on Saturday. Following on from the defeat at Peterborough last weekend Shakers slumped again and Casper was not a
A MAN was driven around in his own car and forced to withdraw money from cash machines by thieves during a two-hour ordeal. The 59-year-old was grabbed in Woodhill Road, Bury, by two men and ordered into his Mercedes. He was driven around North Manchester
SHAKERS' striker Matthew Tipton is a man on a mission. In the coming weeks, the prolific hitman is determined to score the goals that will banish any worries about League safety. Tipton, who has been troubled by a hernia problem since arriving on a free
THE number of complaints upheld against Bolton Council by the Ombudsman has fallen dramatically. 10 years ago from the Evening News September 16, 1995 And the council says it is "delighted". Two years ago the council was criticised for having the worst
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 18, 1995: HUNDREDS of screaming fans packed into Bolton Market Place yesterday to see Aussie TV heart-throb Dan Falzon. But many of the youngsters clamouring for autographs were disappointed when plans to meet
VANDALS are causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to council propert . . . under the noses of six security cameras! 10 years ago from the Evening News September 15 1995 Even though the cameras are trained on them, the yobs constantly wreck an ornate
WHEN Ted Grant's mother decided she didn't want him hanging around on street corners, she sent him to Bolton Lads Club - that was in the early 1930s. His parents, Maud and William, needed to find something constructive for their eight sons and eight daughters
BOLTON is where the heart and soul of British cooking will live or die, according to a new book. Nigel McFarlane talks to the author and one of the book's subjects - Farnworth butcher Jack Morris THERE is an abiding memory from my Little Lever childhood
INTERNATIONALLY-acclaimed organist Carlo Curley is returning to Bury Parish Church in support of a £300,000 fundraising appeal. The American, who has achieved worldwide fame by performing concerts before statesmen and royalty, is backing the church's
BLACKPOOL PANTHERS 6, LEIGH CENTURIONS 36 by Mike Hulme: Centurions made an unconvincing start to their Northern Rails Cup campaign at Bloomfield Road on Friday night. A scrappy and penalty-riddled clash only came to life in the final quarter when Leigh
IT'S all aboard for East Lancashire Railway's first-ever FebFest beer festival this weekend The three-day event, which ends on Sunday, is being held in a marquee at ELR's Bolton Street Station in Bury. And a TrainFest event running alongside will feature
1653: Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Long Parliament. 1657: The Spanish fleet at Santa Cruz was destroyed by the English under Admiral Blake. 1770: Captain James Cook discovered New South Wales, Australia. 1841: The Murders In The Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan
I do not usually write to newspapers, but I feel so strongly about the plight of Constance Williams (Who will be looking after me now, Wednesday, February 8) and others in the same situation as her. My mum, who was physically disabled, was able to stay
BRETT Ormerod is hoping to cheer Accrington Stanley to the Football League. After being released by Blackburn Rovers the striker relaunched his career with the Reds, scoring 28 goals in the 1996-97 season. This led to a £50,000 transfer to Blackpool,
IT'S a while since Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman had to pick his side up after a defeat. But the Reds boss doesn't think he'll have any problem getting them motivated as they return to Conference action tomorrow. Coleman is still recovering
"BURNLEY?" It's usually the first word that Paul Cook utters as he walks out of the Accrington Stanley changing room on a Saturday afternoon. It might only be a one-word question, but you know instantly what he means. After Liverpool - the team he has
TV CAMERAS will be at Bury's "world famous market" when Paul O'Grady uses it as a location for his popular teatime show. O'Grady, who made his name as Lily Savage, will be in town on Friday, February 17. The market which has attracted publicity on several
A SPECIAL kit is being used to make sure children are not disguising alcohol in soft drink cans or bottles. Greater Manchester Police is one of the first forces in the country to use the test which can detect tiny traces of alcohol. Youngsters in Ramsbottom
