bmibaby, the budget airline, has been unveiled as the first ever sponsor of ice hockey's Elite League. The airline has signed a seven-year deal to support the league and its ten nationwide teams. The sponsorship deal will include the re-naming of the
SHOPPERS in supermarkets across Bolton are facing long-term food price increases after stores said the recent heatwave has led to poor crop harvests in the UK and Europe. Retailers and manufacturers are passing on higher costs from low yields of fruit
THE cost of being buried or cremated is set to rocket to help pay for a greener service. An inflation-busting price hike of 13 per cent on cremations is set to come into force from the start of next month, along with a five per cent increase on the cost
A BUSINESSMAN from Bolton has staked the biggest bet in the country on the outcome of reality show Celebrity Love Island. The punter, who is in his 30s, placed the £1,000 bet on ballroom dancer Brendan Cole at William Hill in Halliwell Road, Bolton.
brides left heartbroken when a Bolton bridal shop closed are being given the chance to snap up cut-price gowns they may have paid deposits for or had set their hearts upon. Bailiffs are dealing with the fall-out from the closure of The Loft bridal lounge
AS a disabled person who has to use a wheelchair to be able to go out, and always needs someone with me to help, I find Bolton Council's proposal to make blue badge holders pay for parking astonishing. I used to come into Bolton regularly, but since
A TEENAGER from Radcliffe is hoping to give glamour model Jordan a run for her money in the modelling stakes. Rhian Sugden, aged 19, is now following her dream full-time after giving up her job as a network administrator for Global Telecoms and Technology
CAMPAIGNERS have managed to delay plans to build a two-storey apartment block in a picturesque conservation area. Objectors have been campaigning for several months against two applications by developer Adonhill Limited to demolish Lever House, in Greenmount
A ONE-MAN crusader against parking injustice is going to war with Bolton Council claiming ALL the town's parking tickets are illegal. Neil Herron, founder of The People's No Campaign, says a High Court ruling this year has rendered the town's parking
A VICAR taking part in a breast cancer study is appealing for other women to sign up in a bid to save future generations. Debby Plummer, the lecturer at Bolton Parish Church, has been taking part in trials at the Royal Bolton Hospital for the past 12
by Edward Chadwick Crime Reporter DRIVERS gathering for a car enthusiasts' meeting in Bolton town centre were met with police blockades last night. Officers used vans to block entrances to the car park in Folds Road, owned by Euro Car parks, where
WHEN it comes to community spirit and good neighbours, you can't beat Bolton. Because, in spite of a new survey which reveals that more than half of people in Britain do not even know their neighbour's name, friendship is on offer all over the borough
THIS is a tiny piece of a once vast and majestic Burmese palace that was destroyed during the Second World War. It was rescued, following renovations at the palace, by a soldier who fought out in Burma - now renamed Myanmar - in the 1880s. The segment
A MARKETING expert from Bolton has been drafted in to increase the profile and potential revenue for a local ice hockey team. Bradshaw-born Katie MacDonald, aged 29, has been appointed as the new Business Development Manager for Manchester Phoenix ice
COMMUNITIES Secretary Ruth Kelly has signalled a break with Labour's commitment to multiculturalism, suggesting it may have led to isolated communities with no common bonds. In the wake of last year's July 7 suicide bomb attacks in London, the Bolton
Phoenix coach Tony Hand has headed east to Slovakia to sign former NHL defenceman Radoslav Hecl. Hand said: "I've been friendly for a while now with a couple of European agents who know the hockey scene in the Czech Republic and Slovakia really well.
Heaven Knows, a lightly-raced half-brother to Juddmonte International winner Notnowcato, looks the solution to the Alexander Events Handicap at Chester. William Haggas' colt is progressing with each race and can take another step forward here. He justified
STUART Humphreys is hoping for a repeat performance following his side's shock 1-0 midweek success at title favourites Nuneaton. The new manager was delighted to see RMI notch up their first win in the fourth game of the season but admits his small squad
GARY Speed has urged his team-mates to take the strain while Sam Allardyce channels all his efforts into bringing the Wanderers squad up to Premiership scratch. The evergreen midfielder is happy to leave the transfer business in the hands of the manager
QUINTON Fortune has given Sam Allardyce a fitness boost ahead of tomorrow's trip to Charlton. The South African international gave Wanderers an injury scare when he limped out of Wednesday night's 1-1 draw at Fulham. But his ankle injury has eased and
ANYONE not aware that Bolton Wanderers have had a frustrating summer on the transfer front must have spent the last three months orbiting the moon or walking in the wilderness. Sam Allardyce said from the outset that he wanted at least six new signings
THAMESMEAD southpaw Ryan Barrett will be the opponent for Amir Khan's ninth professional fight when the Olympic silver medallist returns home to Bolton on September 2. The 23-year-old Barrett boasts a 12-2-1 record with only three of his wins coming
WITH satellite navigation systems now available for as little as £80, more people are trusting a little box fitted into their car rather than an AtoZ. Kat Dibbits tries one out, while Andrew Mosley uses a traditional map to find their way from Middlebrook
OFFENDERS are carrying out unpaid work cleaning up Bolton's parks to make them greener and safer places to visit. Criminals who have been convicted of minor offences, including shoplifting, theft and drug offences, have been helping out in Hall Lee Bank
THE widespread popularity of the internet has made it one of the most remarkable inventions of the 20th century. But it can also be a dangerous place for children. Kat Dibbits reports on the measures parents can take to try to help their children stay
CAMELOT Theme Park is one of the worst tourist attractions when it comes to providing healthy food and drink choices, a report out today claims. Burgers, chips, fizzy drinks and other junk food are the most common offerings. And fresh water, fruit and
CREATIVE agency Cube3 on Breightmet Street, Bolton, has appointed Andrew Chubb and Lindsey Pearce as Web Developers, both of whom graduated with a BSc in Multimedia and Website Development from the University of Bolton. Cube3 has also recruited Jason
A FAMILY bakers' pioneering stance has been praised for unlocking £500,000 of funding for charity. Warburtons long-term association with Bolton Lads and Girls Club reached a new high this week when it was revealed that 10 years of support has unlocked
CAN anyone stop my beloved Reds? Yes, I know we've only played two games but I feel we will get even better every game and so I'm only giving United 2/5 to dispatch new boys Watford, but to make it interesting I've got them at 13/2 to cause a major upset
RADCLIFFE Boro might only have taken one point from their opening two fixtures in the UniBond Premier League, but there is plenty for manager Andy Johnston to smile about after Tuesday night's impressive display against Leek Town. Boro's failure to turn
KASPER Schmeichel hopes to have the same impact on Bury's fortunes as the last time he came to the club. The rock-bottom Shakers entertain Grimsby Town tomorrow having failed to pick up a single point in their four games this season. A shock Carling
Lancashire are back at Lord's tomorrow looking for the first piece of knockout silverware since the 1998 NatWest Trophy win over Derbyshire. The Old Trafford side travelled down to London this morning in readiness for their do-or-die clash with County
NICOLAS Anelka is joining Bolton Wanderers in a record £8 million transfer. After weeks of negotiations, Sam Allardyce finally got his man late last night when Anelka signed a four-year contract. The 27-year-old French striker flew into Manchester yesterday
FOLLOWING the success of previous general knowledge quizzes, I am adding another to the list, shortly to be published in booklet form entitled "Something to prevent the brain solidifying while waiting for someone to answer an automated telephone system
I AM conducting research into the lives and deaths of those former pupils and staff of Bolton School who died in the First World War or the Second World War. If any reader has documents, photographs, or recollections concerning these men, I should be
WHY all this fuss about a swimming pool. Get one built in the town so everyone can reach it by bus. Swimming is better than any doctors' pills. Exercise is the thing for any age. I used to love going to the Water Place. but the large pool was always
ALTHOUGH I still feel the proposals were a wacky idea, before the words of Bolton people are immortalised in Churchgate may I point out an error arising in the caption attributed to Fred Dibnah. When his phrase was first proposed on May 23, it was "Did
I WAS astonished to read the article (August 18) stating that Bolton was a "charity desert". I have been involved with national and local charities in the town for over 40 years and cannot praise the people of Bolton highly enough for their great generosity
THE disabled parking badge scheme was never intended to be a free parking permit, it was intended to allow disabled people to park closer to where they needed to be, so that they would not suffer unnecessarily. However, if the council makes disabled
I WRITE in response to Brian Derbyshire's letter relating to the proposal for a pupil referral unit at the old police station in Westhoughton. The PRU is an early intervention centre for young people at risk of exclusion from the West Bolton area - the
THERE is one simple and practical reason why Bolton Council should not charge blue badge holders for parking in municipal car parks. Admittedly, the blue car scheme is open to abuse, there is no way of stopping this, but under the present legislation
THE number of teenagers scoring top grades in their GCSEs saw one of the biggest increases on record this year. Nearly one in five - 19.1 per cent - of grades awarded were either As or A*s, a rise of 0.7 per cent on last year, and the second largest
HUNDREDS of students were toasting GCSE success yesterday after an anxious summer waiting for their results. Life at secondary school finished on a high note when the majority of the borough's teenagers ripped open their envelopes to discover their hard
TWINS Laura and Rachel Swan, aged 16, were top of the class when they picked up their GCSE results. Laura's result of nine A* and one A earned her top place at her school and her sister's exceptional result in her English literature exam was one of the
SHE spent her entire career bringing babies into the world. But the former head of midwifery at the Royal Bolton Hospital spends her retirement helping to provide funding to pay for the care of people coming to the end of their lives. Jean Bracken began
EVERYONE agrees that Bolton's roads have been neglected over the last few years so it might appear somewhat churlish to criticise just as much needed improvement work actually begins. But think about it. The town's roads decay and nothing is done for
WHEELIE bins have been in the news a lot recently. They are back again but for the wrong reasons. There has been a spate of arson attacks on wheelie bins left outside houses for collection the following morning. Obviously louts or drunks meandering their
I REFER to the article "Boy, 5, in HIV test ordeal", (Bolton Evening News, August 2). I have to say from the outset that I totally agree with the family's demands for a crackdown on prostitution in the Great Lever area. I represent this area and I receive
I THINK Mr Derbyshire may be mistaken in believing that last year's road deaths were the lowest since records began as I understand that figures for 2003 and 2004 were 3,177 and 3,127 respectively and the reduction from 2004 to 2005 was a mere 0.7 per
I HAVE been waiting to read the letters from readers outraged at the introduction of the ludicrous new postal charges - 29 different bands, I believe - for letters, large letters, packages and parcels. Surprisingly, I have only read one. Maybe people
IN the Bolton Evening News on August 22, a series of crimes was reported including a gun-toting gang who, in the space of two hours, robbed six people; an arson at a garage; a £2m drugs haul; violence in a taxi queue resulting in men being taken to hospital
I REFER to the front page story on Monday, August 21, "Disabled drivers charge shock". Do the council officers not realise that until "the rogue drivers" using illegally obtained badges are brought to book, we, the legitimate holders, are being penalised
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl who sparked a huge search after going missing from her home for four days has returned. Sakina Oozeer vanished from her home in Bolton Road, Farnworth, on Monday night. Police launched a huge hunt for the teenager after her family
