Blackburn Reserves 1 Wanderers Res 2 ALI Al Habsi saved Brett Emerton’s injury-time penalty after Danny Shittu was sent off in Wanderers’ first win in the Barclays Premier Reserve League North at Leigh’s Sports Village. The Bolton defender, who has
THERE are just seven days to go until the biggest-ever overhaul of bin collections in Bolton. From next Monday, around 93,000 houses in the borough will have a new collection day, with all 35 of the town’s collection crews concentrated in
MORE than 60 homes were hit by a power cut on Sunday. Residents in Breightmet and Harwood were affected by a fault with an underground cable in the Red Lane area. A spokesman for United Utilities said: “We started to receive reports at approximately
ACRES of unused land across Bolton could be turned into new allotments in a bid to meet soaring demand for plots. Even though Bolton has 1,000 allotments across 37 sites, there are more than 200 people on the waiting list and many people face a wait
A SECOND teenage girl has died following a collision near Bolton. Shortly after 9pm yesterday, police were called to the A6 Blackrod Bypass following reports of a collision. Officers attended and discovered a Ford Focus and a coach had
GIVING birth to triplets changed Lorraine Gordon’s life and now she hopes her own experiences of extreme motherhood can help other mums. The triple birth four years ago meant Lorraine and husband Ian’s family doubled overnight as they already had a daughter
THUGS shoved a man on to the railway lines at a busy station. The 30-year-old from Bolton suffered a broken arm in the attack, which happened at Deansgate station, Manchester, on Saturday, September 5. He was standing on the platform
A BOY from Bolton is set to star in a national campaign urging parents to stop smoking. Cole Lonsdale, aged 10, will appear in adverts on television and on posters, talking openly about how he feels about his mum, Andrea, smoking. The campaign, organised
FLIXTON produced a last-day shock with a two-wicket victory over champions Walshaw. The bottom club’s pro, Rudi Kieser, turned in another impressive all-round display, taking 3-33 as Walshaw were all out for 168 — Jamie Pilling scoring 55. But Kieser
A TEENAGE boy is expected to return home today after suffering from a potentially fatal illness while on holiday in Thailand. George Grundy, aged 13, contracted a severe form of leptospirosis, also known as Weil’s disease, which causes the body’s internal
Atherton Collieries had keeper Josh Harris to thank for a number of crucial saves as they recorded their first win of the season in NW Counties Division One, beating fellow strugglers Eccleshall 2-0 at Alder House. Colls — without a league win since
A DEVASTATING hat-trick from Westhoughton’s deputy professional Tom Stayt was the highlight of the final round of matches in the Bolton League. The 23-year-old seamer, who is on the books of Gloucestershire, dismissed his opposite number Ahmed, the in-form
Portsmouth 2 Wanderers 3 SAY what you like about Gary Megson’s Wanderers but they know how to pull out a result when they desperately need one. This one was always going to be all or nothing. For the winner, a fresh start but for the loser, at best
METAL thieves seem to be active in Bolton once more. Cash that would otherwise have been spent on helping to educate children will have to be used instead to repair damage to the roof at High Lawn Primary School in Holden Avenue, Sharples. This is because
THE death of journalist and author Keith Waterhouse, pictured, prompted a national newspaper to re-print the classic column he wrote more than 20 years ago launching the AAAA — the Association for the Abolition of the Aberrant Apostrophe. This is a subject
SOME scientists believe that global warming is likely to trigger earthquakes, tsunamis, avalanches and volcanic eruptions. They think climate change caused by rising outputs of carbon dioxide from vehicles, factories and power stations is very serious
A FORMER Brazilian President, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, wrote some interesting words about drugs in my Sunday paper last week. He said it was time to admit the obvious — the “war on drugs” has failed. Unintended consequences in Latin America had been
THE future of Edgworth’s red telephone box is a defining issue for modern times. Mobile phones and other clever communication devices have killed off the need for these iconic structures. BT says the one in Bolton Road that has been there for more than
A COUPLE who run a pub and a social club say they have the right recipe to make a success of a former Bolton restaurant which was wrecked by squatters. The Crofters Hotel, at the junction of Chorley Street and St George’s Road, has opened again as Smudge
THE attack on Deborah Dunleavy on August 31 by a person without the courage to have his/her name published deserves nothing but utter contempt. Deborah Dunleavy is our Parliamentary Candidate for North East Bolton, and is therefore entitled to all the
I WONDERED at first if T Dewhurst (Letters, September 10), “Well done councillors for great radio”, was a close relative of one of our presenters with such enthusiastic and encouraging words about the station. The answer is no, so he must be one of
IT is hard to have much confidence in Cllr McGeehan’s statement (Letters, September 1) that Horwich market is an “ongoing project”. Last Friday, customers arriving at the new temporary site behind the Post Office at 9am were told that the market had
FURTHER to A Cartmell’s letter regarding the negative health impacts of chemical air fresheners. Many harmful household products could be avoided with a little thought and effort. Lemon juice, white vinegar, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda and
WHAT planet does David James think he is living on? (Letters, September 5). I don’t believe we have had that kind of democracy for some time, certainly not in my lifetime. When you stand for Parliament, irrespective of the party, you are asked to sign
THE worst thing Britain ever did was to enter into the European Union. From that day on Britain no longer ruled the waves. Our justice system totally collapsed and we became a nation of do-gooders — or cowards. We watch on TV our police working around
GIVEN the report that the NHS needs to save £20bn, top judge Ian Pearson is absolutely right to criticise the Government’s soft approach to violent criminals and dangerous drivers. The first step to making the NHS more efficient should not be to reduce
REGARDING the opening of the Oasis Bar on Blackburn Road and the opposition to it. The area in question is home to a very mixed and diverse community, many of whom will welcome the opening of a new bar. For those who don’t use the bar it is both selfish
FURTHER to your article “Taking hats off to stop petrol station thieves” (Wednesday September 2) I would like to make the following comment:- Firstly, with regard to the paragraph: PC Vernon said: “Hopefully, it will also have a knock-on effect in reducing
A 78-year-old woman was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a kettle caught fire. The pensioner was asleep at her home in Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton, at about 3am yesterday when the fire started. A plastic kettle had been left
A TEENAGE girl died after a car smashed into a coach. The girl, aged 16, was taken to hospital but died a short time later. Three other people were seriously injured, including another 16-year-old girl who remains in hospital with critical injuries
THE chances of former Bolton schoolboy Sir Ian McKellen reprising his big screen role as bearded wizard Gandalf have been vastly increased after the resolution of a legal wrangle. New Line Cinema, the studio which made The Lord of the Rings movies, wants
HUNDREDS of people ran a 5km route around Leverhulme Park yesterday to raise money for sufferers of a muscle-wasting disease. More than 200 people took part in the run, which was organised by brother and sister Brendan Higgins and Catherine Brogan, from
A THREE-year-old boy had to be freed by firefighters after he got his leg stuck in a climbing frame at a playground. The youngster was playing in Station Park, off Winter Hey Lane, Horwich, at about 3.30pm yesterday, when he became trapped. His mum
ANGRY residents and councillors are calling for improvements to a busy road where a boy was seriously injured in a collision with a car on Friday afternoon. Kristien Dunnington, aged 11, was struck as he crossed Wigan Road, close to its junction with
A MASSIVE rave in a quiet beauty spot was broken up by police officers after it attracted hundreds of youngsters through the internet. More than 400 people attended the illegal, open-air rave at Rivington, near Horwich, in the early hours of
EGERTON skipper Paul Stafford was proud of his side’s performance in this year’s Barclays Wealth Lancashire Cup despite their eight-wicket defeat to Firwood Bootle in Sunday’s final at St Annes. The Longworth Road club were hoping to lift the trophy
NO-ONE in the ground was more relieved than Gary Cahill when his priceless last-minute header hit the back of the net at Fratton Park. Having wasted a glorious chance just moments earlier, the Whites defender knew he was in for the high jump when he
BRAVE, spirited, energetic, the press pack were poised with a pad-full of adjectives to describe Wanderers’ last-gasp win at Fratton Park — and Gary Megson had one more. “We we’re all that,” he said. “But you missed one — there was some rubbish as well
MATT Taylor has urged Wanderers to push on after finally banishing their away day blues at his old club Portsmouth. The Whites claimed their first win on the road since November 2008 and their first three points of the season thanks to Gary Cahill’s
Daisy Hill remain second in Division One after a scoreless draw at Chadderton, maintaining their fine start to the season. Craig Thomas’s much-improved side get a break from league matters on Saturday when they entertain Premier League side Runcorn Linnets
ATHERTON LR came within four minutes of progressing to the second qualifying round of the FA Cup on Saturday before having to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to fellow NW Counties Premier Division side Congleton. Congleton, early-season pacemakers in the
MAL Loye wants his future as a Lancashire player sorted one way or another before the county’s final Championship match against Warwickshire at Old Trafford a week on Wednesday. The 36-year-old batsman is out of contract at the end of the summer, despite
