JAMIE Moore has been forced to pull out of his European title defence against Jimmy Colas with a viral infection. The Walkden light-middleweight was due to face the Frenchman at the George Carnell Leisure Centre on Friday, July 24.
Bolton striker Johan Elmander has been subject to unfair criticism over the past season since he joined the Wanderers in the summer of 2008. The transfer was a record at the Reebok costing just over £11million. He scored twice last
THE mother of a young model and actress allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend told a jury today about desperate phone calls between them on the morning she was killed. Karyn Killiner said her daughter, Amy Barnes, had pleaded with her
A FORMER pupil of Turton High School in Bromley Cross has been awarded one of the highest honours a university can bestow for his work in the field of biochemistry. Prof Dave Phoenix was awarded a DSc — a Doctor of Science, a higher doctorate — by the
SIXTH-FORM students are becoming “teachers” in an innovative scheme to help younger pupils fulfil their potential in the classroom. A-level students at Bolton School are mentoring youngsters at Ladybridge High School in Bolton. Geddy
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News July 14,, 1999 PLANNING chiefs are ready to block a £35 million leisure and shopping development which would bring 600 jobs to Bolton. Officers are recommending that councillors should refuse permission for the
1789: The Bastille, the state prison in Paris, was stormed by the citizens of Paris and burned to the ground at the start of the French Revolution. 1858: Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was born in Manchester. 1867: Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel first
TODAY we get a bird’s eye view of just how Bolton was shaping up 38 years ago. Our picture shows the Northern section of the urban motorway showing Bury New Road diversion linking with the improved Folds Road on the top right, with the Parish Church
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No action will be taken against boxer Amir Khan after a cyclist was injured in a collision with his car in Bolton, police have said. The 22-year-old sportsman was behind the wheel of his Range Rover when the accident happened. No-one else was
I BELIEVE all students who attended last week’s awards ceremonies at the University of Bolton deserved to graduate through all their hard work, commitment and sacrifices. I know, I was one of those students. The awards ceremony was a public opportunity
MY husband and myself were having a Sunday evening stroll down Chorley Old Road and were amazed to find the pavements being used as an extension to the road. We counted at least four cars parked on the pavement outside one of the local eateries. It
WORK on a controversial new supermarket could start in a matter of weeks, store chiefs have confirmed — bringing hundreds of jobs. Sainsbury’s has planning permission to build a £7.5 million store at Westhoughton Cricket Club in Cricketers Way, Westhoughton
I AM responding to recent letters regarding the need for disabled toilets and changing facilities in Bolton. On a recent appointment at the Royal Bolton Hospital with my son, who has profound and multiple learning difficulties, he had to endure the
EJ Tilley is to me the epitome of an ignorant, probably religious person. How dare this person question the right of individuals to make choices in unbearable personal circumstances? My mother had dementia and was happy in a care home until she had
PAUL Robinson has reassured Wanderers fans that his transfer from West Brom is a loan deal in name only. The full-back clarified his situation to The Bolton News yesterday, after linking up with his new team-mates at their training base in Austria.
THE police get a lot of bad press for not doing their job. I’d just like to say that at first I wasn’t best pleased when two police officers — a man and a woman — woke me up just after midnight on Saturday. That was until they drew my
IT was an interesting, but as usual misleading, response from Steve Jones (July 11) on the subject of asylum and immigration. He attempted and failed to counter the facts set out in my letter on July 7, facts that came from acknowledged reliable sources
THE article, “More daylight would boost jobs, says MP” (July 2), describes how David Crausby MP has signed an early day motion in the House of Commons calling on the Government to change the British time system in order to create an extra hour of daylight
TO all those people who believe that the BNP has changed its ways, I hope you consider and think about Nick Griffin’s latest outburst in which he called for the sinking of boats containing asylum seekers and refugees — many of which contain a large number
WE have read much in recent weeks about the threat posed by Nick Griffin and the BNP, but Griffin and the BNP are small-fry. A much bigger threat to millions of ordinary people — if reports in the press are to be believed — comes in the shape of Stephen
I WOULD like to make a few comments related to the ongoing debate on these pages about Trading Standards, service warranties and statutory consumer protection. The reply from Bolton Trading Standards repeats what we already know, that is, to claim over
IT took two nearly months of bids, bluster and bravado but Gary Megson finally landed one his most trusted lieutenants this week in combative full-back Paul Robinson. Deals involving his former club West Brom are seldom simple, such is the manager’s
I LISTENED with great interest at what Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats, had to say on Radio 4 with reference to Afghanistan and the loss of the lives of British soldiers. Take out the argument of the rights and wrongs of actually being there
A PSYCHIATRIC nurse who knifed a former boyfriend in the stomach after their relationship ended has been struck off by medical chiefs. Peter Hartland, aged 63, attacked Gordon Carrington after calling at his home and offering him a bottle of wine as
THREE police officers are due to appear in court this week accused of assaulting a Bolton man. Sgt Stephen Russell, PC Richard Kelsall and Special Constable Peter Lightfoot, who are all based in Wigan, have been charged with assault and conspiracy to
GARY Megson reckons Wanderers could unveil three new signings by the end of this week. The Whites boss, away with his squad at a fitness training camp in Austria, has deployed assistant Chris Evans to oversee the final stages of three vital
A NATIONAL hero of the Ukraine was given a warm welcome to Bolton — by his fellow countrymen and women. Boxer Andreas Kotelnik, who will face Bolton’s Amir Khan at the MEN Arena on Saturday, dropped in at the Bolton Ukrainian Club, in Castle Street,
VETERANS who have been campaigning for new railings to keep drunks off a war memorial look to have won their battle. Members of the Bolton Royal Artillery Association have been asking for action since 2003 because of problems at the Nelson Square memorial
A NEW high-tech, self-service “post it and go” machine is part of a major refurbishment plan for Bolton’s town centre post office. Queueing in lines waiting for a counter to become free will be a thing of the past as customers will have a numbered ticket
FAMILY and friends paid an emotional tribute to a Bolton dad who was stabbed to death near a town centre pub last year. Flowers and trinkets were placed outside the former Pepper Alley pub, now called the Millstone, in Bank Street yesterday
A REPEAT kerb crawler has been fined nearly £200 after police caught him cruising for sex in Bolton’s red light district. Ian Andrew Dodd, aged 44, appeared before Bolton magistrates yesterday. He was fined £193 after pleading guilty to kerb
BOXER Amir Khan has been interviewed by police after his car collided with a cyclist. Officers were called to the accident in Moor Lane, Bolton, at around 10.10pm on Sunday. A 22-year-old man was knocked off his bike as he rode across
LIFE is busy for young couple Becky Harwood and Chris Vaughan. They are in process of moving house, have demanding college and work lives — and there is the small matter of their three new babies. The couple are the proud parents of
A MAN accused of stabbing his teenage girlfriend to death fled the dock as graphic details of the alleged attack were read out to a jury. Ricardo Morrison attempted to leave the courtroom as the prosecution alleged he had killed Amy Barnes
For the first time in history , the UK has now more above 65s than below 15s and each year our longevity is increasing by 3 months. True ,not all will die disabled following prolonged suffering , but a substantial number will need ''care'' for
A BOLTON man will stand trial on two charges of sexual assault. Khalid Mahmood, aged 38, of Loxham Street, Moses Gate, denies assaulting a woman aged over 16 after touching her without consent and was committed for trial on August 27.
CELEBRITY chef Brian Turner took a break from the hit television show Ready Steady Cook to give a lesson in making the perfect, mouth-watering filling for a butty. The chef popped into Tonge Moor Primary School, along with Bolton-based bakers
MASKED robbers armed with axes smashed their way out of the Prestons of Bolton jewellery store after becoming trapped by the shop’s security system. The raiders had dashed into the town centre premises, but a quick thinking guard activated
In an article published on 1st January 2009 entitled “Bank closes account of charity linked to Hamas”, we suggested that the Bolton-based charity Ummah Welfare Trust may have indirectly helped to fund Hamas, which has been branded as a terrorist
