A BOLTON soldier has been commended in front of 8,000 rugby fans for serving in Afghanistan. Bombardier Johnny Holt, from Breightmet, received a medal for his service in Helmand Province last year. Bdr Holt, aged 25, was given the honour at the Sale
ATHLETICS: Two members of Canon Slade school’s sixth-form biathlon team will be going for their third medal in successive years in the British Schools Biathlon Championships at Bath on Sunday. Rebecca Fordham and Kate Holden were national champions in
LEIGH Athletic’s hopes of finishing among the elite of the Manchester League Premier Division improved on Wednesday night with a 5-1 derby victory over Pennington which deepened the losers’ relegation fears.
FOUR goals from Jack Foster led CMB Under-12s to a 5-1 victory over BAC Preston in the Lancashire FA County Cup final at the County Ground, Leyland. Joe Moulden scored the other goal with Jordan Coldray earning the man-of-the-match award.
BOLTON Under-15s bid to close the gap on the Greater Manchester Schools’ League leaders when they travel to take on local rivals Bury at the Derby School tomorrow, kick off 10.30am. The Bolton youngsters are currently trailing Salford and Tameside with
NEW Lancashire coach Peter Moores will use next week’s pre-season trip to the United Arab Emirates as a further “getting to know you” session with his players. The former England and Sussex boss has been working at Old Trafford since March 1, but has
GENERAL manager Matthew Norburn is confident Bolton Baseball Club will improve on their showing last year when they challenged for a division title until the final weeks of the season. “With another year of experience under their belts some of our younger
DON King believes Amir Khan’s plans to haul himself back into the world rankings will be shattered tomorrow. The larger-than-life promoter of Marco Antonio Barrera says that although he is a big fan of Khan, it will be his man who comes out on top when
AMIR Khan could be just one step away from a world title, but his coach is anxious not to rush the Bolton superstar. The 22-year-old puts his hopes of reclaiming a world title ranking firmly on the line when he meets Mexican legend Marco Antonio
A DATE has been fixed for a charity boxing challenge. Police officers in the blue corner will be going toe-to-toe against firefighters in the red corner in what has been named “The Battle of the Badges.” The officers have started a three-month training
If you’re fed up of covering your pins in trousers then you’re going to have to invest in a dress. The high street is saturated with a fabulous array - just take your pick. Primark has gone all out in their collection this spring
A WOMAN attacked by yobs in Little Hulton says she is too scared to leave her home. The 33-year-old woman, who has asked not to be named for fear of reprisals from her attackers, was assaulted by two men as she walked in the street. As reported in yesterday
WHEN Japan took over from Britain as the world’s largest cotton producer it was thanks to production secrets from Bolton. Now the historical link between the cotton industry in Bolton and Japan will be explored in a major Japanese documentary
Private Lives The Marco Players at Chorley Old Road Methodist Community Hall NOEL Coward’s work may not be to everyone’s taste, depicting, as it does, a lifestyle most of us can only aspire to, but The Marco Players’ production of this story of
A VENTILATION firm which supplies councils and housing associations throughout the country is changing its sales tack to guide it through the recession. Bolton-based Advanced Ventilation believes it can generate business out of the housing market slump
That’s the news hot off the Selfridges catwalk according to director of menswear, David Walker Smith. Apparently the guys in the office should be wearing their trousers turned up and their socks on parade, or not at all. And
MEMBERS of Bolton’s Kurdish community celebrated their New Year with song, dance and plenty of fun. Hundreds attended the 3D Centre in Bella Street, Deane, on Saturday for the 2709 Newroz event, organised by the Lancashire Kurdish Cultural
WITH just 10 games to go before they ride off into the sunset – time is running out for Wanderers’ loan rangers to earn a permanent move to the Reebok. Ebi Smolarek, Sebastien Puygrenier and Ariza Makukula have all arrived from foreign shores over the
BSF Winter Rounders DIVAS finished top of the Eagley Winter Rounders League by such a clear margin that, with a week still to play, they were able to declare against Eagley Pike Ladies on Sunday. But the runners-up spot is still up for grabs with
Jason Donovan, Australian heart-throb for young British girls, paid a 20 minute visit to Bolton’s Ritzy’s nightclub to perform songs from his new album, Ten Good Reasons, in1989. At the age of only 20, the star inspired much screaming and hysterical
Police discovered a cannabis farm inside a house in Smithills this morning. The house in Capital Close is believed to have been empty for months. A man was arrested at the scene. More on this story later
FIRMS have been learning how new fire safety laws will affect their business. The overview of changes to legislation was given at the first networking event organised by fire protection company the Parr Group, based in Bolton. Two retired borough fire
This spring it’s all about bright, brave, bold colours. It’s not a look for shrinking violets, and it does take some skill to apply, as there is a very fine line between girl in the know and eighties throwback. So, book in for a free makeup lesson
Vina Alarba 2005, £5.29, Booths As a regional retailer Booths are able to buy some wines just not made in large enough quantities to meet the needs of national supermarkets. This is one, a four-year-old red made from Grenache grapes grown on old vines
DARREN Kay led the way for Horwich when the FRA Championship season got underway at Pendle with the nine-mile Half Tour of Pendle Fell Race which included 2,250ft of climbing. He finished ninth to help the team finish fourth. James Logue was 26th, and
PEOPLE are being urged to support Bolton Hospice and attend its upcoming Grand Ball. Tickets are selling well for the Welcome to Hollywood event on Saturday, March 21, but fundraisers are hoping to make it a sell-out. The event will take place in the
THE Brinsop is always a pleasure to visit — whether for a pint of well kept cask conditioned ale, a pub snack or a decent restaurant meal. Whatever your choice, and we’ve done all three over the years, the place is a mini oasis for lovers of decent grub
Patrick Swayze: The Truth (Saturday, Fiver, 7pm) Starting out as a dancer for Disney before working on Broadway, actor, musician and performer Patrick Swayze went on to become a movie sensation by the end of the 1980s. With hit films including Dirty
What has the Eurovision Song Contest given to the world? Abba?, well yes, but there has been something else, a worldwide phenomenon that has reached places even Abba hasn’t reached. Martin Hutchinson reports WE first came across Riverdance in 1994
LEGENDARY country-rock band America, who shot to fame in the 70s with A Horse With No Name, are touring the UK for the third time in as many years, and no-one is happier about it than founder member Dewey Bunnell. “We weren’t able to get a tour of the
GARY Megson has warned Wanderers they must not to read too much into Fulham’s form on the road. The Cottagers travel to the Reebok on Saturday without an away victory since the final day of last season. Despite the winless streak, the
SEVEN-time world champion Marco Antonio Barrera believes his experience will help him overcome Amir Khan on Saturday. The 22-year-old Bolton lightweight is in confident mood ahead of his showdown with the Mexican legend at the MEN Arena. But Barrera
JARS of tar, battery acid and jet fuel were part of the shock tactics being used to scare people into quitting cigarettes for No Smoking Day. They were on display at the Royal Bolton Hospital to make smokers think about the thousands of harmful chemicals
MILITARY celebrations will take centre stage on Saturday when the Honorary Freedom of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton is officially conferred on The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment. To mark the occasion, 150 of the regiment’s soldiers will march into
NAUSHAD Waheed is not your typical student. For as well as being in the final year of his Public Art MA at the University of Bolton, the 46-year-old now holds the position of Counsellor (Cultural) at the High Commission for the Maldives. His new appointment
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 12, 1999 TEENAGERS are now the least interested in environmental, ethical and animal rights issues when shopping, having previously been the age group keenest on using their conscience, according to a new
JARS of tar, battery acid and jet fuel were part of the shock tactics being used to scare people into quitting cigarettes for No Smoking Day. They were on display at the Royal Bolton Hospital to make smokers think about the thousands of harmful chemicals
CHARITY shop volunteers burst into tears when they arrived for work to discover their fifth break-in in two years. The front window of the Home Farm Trust shop, in Ridgeway Gates, Bolton, was smashed, leaving shards of glass on donated goods after thieves
BOLTON Harrier Fraser Jardine finished fourth representing Manchester in the Inter Counties Cross Country Championships Under-20s race at Nottingham on Saturday. Becky Fordham continued her preparations for the English Schools Cross Country Championships
ON Wednesday, March 4, a rare event happened. Bolton Council voted across party lines, almost unanimously approving (54 in favour, two abstentions and nobody against) a motion on Gaza that condemned the disproportionate use of force during the Israeli
LET’S hope MEP Arlene McCarthy did her homework before signing a written declaration promoting more research into Alzheimer’s disease. Research is urgently needed, with more than 76,000 people affected in the North West alone, but many drugs tested on
FURTHER to the letter from Colin Jones, “Irresponsible dog owners” (February 27), with regard to the tragic loss of his pet dog following an attack by another dog, I wish to advise readers that there is a procedure in place that can be followed in these
IN reply to Peter Johnston’s answer to my letter about the BBC, re-runs and the TV licence fee. I had wondered whether it would be possible to have a TV that would not receive BBC channels, thus allowing me to watch television without having to pay for
THE saga of Sean Hornby and his taxi offences — is he guilty or not? Apparently he now says he only admitted to the offences to save the cost of a defence. He has been removed from his job on the planning committee, however, he is still in the far
MARGARET Eaton, the Conservative chair of the Local Government Association, is quoted in The Bolton News (March 10) as being “extremely surprised and disappointed” at the ACAS announcement of an additional 0.3 per cent pay rise for Local Government workers
WEST Lancashire League Premier Division outfit Turton went out of the Lancashire FA Amateur Shield when they lost their hard-fought semi-final 1-0 in extra time to Gregorians at Lancaster City’s ground.
VOLUNTARY groups have two weeks to bid for a share of thousands of pounds of cash. The Gannett Foundation, a charitable trust set up by Gannett — the media company which owns the Newsquest Media Group, including The Bolton News — gives millions of pounds
UNITED Utilities has pulled the plug on Bolton Triathlon — because it does not want people swimming at Rivington Reservoir. The company says the athletes will send out the wrong message and encourage youngsters to risk their lives in its waterways
BOLTON Under-15s are through to the Greater Manchester Schools’ County Cup Final after running out 4-3 penalty shootout winners following a 2-2 extra-time stalemate against Salford in their semi-final clash. The local lads suffered an early setback
IN response to Mr Collison’s letter, “Another fine mess for bus company” (March 11), I do now believe it is a tactic that is being widely used by First Manchester. For the last couple of years they have made life intolerable for those who rely on the
WANDERERS boss Gary Megson refuses to accept his side would be safe if they beat Fulham on Saturday. Should they emerge successful this weekend, the Whites would move on to 36 points – a total that has been enough to stave-off relegation in four of the
Leigh Centurions head to Sheffield on Sunday hoping to make a flying start to their league campaign and clip the Eagles wings in the process. Last season the Centurions completed a league double over the South Yorkshire side, pulling off a 24-18 win
IN reply to David James’s letter, “Smokers not the only victims” (March 3), my original comments about smoking that he was refering to were on the economics of the ban, not passive smoking, which another reader of The Bolton News, Mrs M Dunlop (March
THE man on this picture is wanted by police on suspicion of rape. Detectives in Bolton are looking for Chidozie Nwamara, aged 25, of Hamel Street, Great Lever, and are appealing for the public’s help in tracing him. Nwamara, from Nigeria, vanished after
50 YEARS AGO TEN years after signing for Bolton Wanderers and, after seven impressive years as a regular in one of the most respected teams in Division One, Doug Holden finally got the recognition he deserved. He was selected by the Football League
RECENT defeats at Liverpool and Newcastle had left Wanderers desperate for points in their quest to qualify for the UEFA Cup, so it was vital they made the most of home advantage against Fulham – as they had a few weeks earlier in the FA Cup.
LANCASHIRE have been awarded £2.65million by the North West Development Agency to help with the ongoing redevelopment of Old Trafford. The cash will be put towards a £70m upgrade of facilities, with the aim of staging an Ashes Test match against
PLANS for a controversial waste transfer station at Blackrod have been shelved — because of the credit crunch. Orchid Environmental applied for planning permission for a plant capable of processing 75,000 tonnes of waste a year at the site of J Dickinson
JOHAN Elmander has been instructed to toughen up by his manager if he intends to hit the goal trail again. The Sweden international has scored just five times this season since a club record £8.2million switch from Toulouse in the summer. And while
Cardiff Devils 3 Phoenix 1 Manchester Phoenix travelled to South Wales on Wednesday for the first of two back-to-back games in the Welsh capital against the Cardiff Devils. With both sides locked in a battle for a fifth place finish in the bmibaby
