BOXING: Amir Khan says Manny Pacquiao’s amazing victory over Miguel Cotto on Saturday in Las Vegas has motivated him ahead of his clash with Dimitry Salita. Khan — who like Pacquiao is trained by Freddie Roach — tackles his mandatory challenger on December
JUST when I thought football could not get any more radical in its prevention and treatment of injuries, Robin van Persie tells us he is putting his damaged ankle in the hands of a Serbian doctor who uses placenta to massage her patients back to fitness
RUGBY LEAGUE: Westhoughton Lions Under-13s were denied a last-gasp win by Ben Sheelhan’s missed conversion in a thrilling match against visitors Milnrow Cobras which ended in a 24-24 draw. Lions were disappointed not to have claimed both points after
BOXING: John Hart has hit back at Haroon Khan’s claims that he will not face Chris Blinkhorn in a rematch because of safety fears. Hart, Blinkhorn’s coach, is furious that Khan has refused to defend his North West title against his Castle Hill rival
AN INQUEST will be held into the deaths of an elderly woman and her granddaughter after a fire at their home. Hamida Begum and four-year-old Alana Mian died after a blaze in Little Holme Walk, Great Lever, on June 23 last year. Police
A COMMUNITY champion who helped to cut drug problems and prostitution in The Haulgh is to be honoured with a lasting tribute in a park. A giant rock is to be placed in Bridgeman Park in memory of Walter Scott, who died in January aged 68. The monument
CHILDREN wore yellow as part of a day learning about war. Youngsters at Blackrod Church School have been learning about what is happening in Afghanistan. Children brought in money to donate to the armed forces charities Help for Heroes and the Not Forgotten
TWO young glamour models will be puckering up to smooch with Bolton’s menfolk in the name of charity. A group of lucky chaps will be able to pay a small fee to go into a special kissing booth with models Vanessa Richmond, from Heaton, and Siobhan Dandy
KATHRYN MONK from Dollar in Scotland is looking for Adrian Smith, or any person who knows his whereabouts. Adrian stayed at the Castle Campbell Hotel in Dollar with Glen and Winnie while working up here. He had a girlfriend called Jamie. We became
IAN JOHNSON (aka ukguy 1958) says: I recently attended Whitecroft Secondary High School reunion (class of 1975). I left Bolton in 1973 when I was 14 to go to live in Scotland and lost contact with many many friends, this reunion brought me back together
Ministers have announced that ID cards will be on sale in Manchester in two weeks' time - as official figures revealed the "staggering" cost of their development. The Home Office has spent nearly £230,000 a day on developing ID cards and biometric
REACHING a silver wedding anniversary is a great achievement for most couples — but even more so for Arthur and Sarah Fenney. For when they reach the milestone next week it will be the second time that they have each celebrated 25 years of marriage.
A BOLTON vicar and a church warden have been ordered to pay £100 court costs — for fixing a leak in their church roof. The Rev Derek French, of St Margaret’s Church in Halliwell, and his church warden, Robert Abram, were also criticised by a church judge
FUNDRAISERS used their twinkle toes to tap and salsa their way to charity success. More than £1,500 was raised for the Marie Curie Nurses Appeal when 16 people from Bolton took part in a regional contest. The charity held its inaugural A Chance To Dance
Why not break with tradition and give the man in your life a unique present this Christmas. A classic Harris Tweed sports jacket fits the bill. The iconic fabric is still woven by hand on the Western Isles of Scotland and is the only brand in the world
Tom Wise, a former UKIP MEP, was rightly jailed for fraudulently obtaining £39,000 in allowances from the European Parliament — EU taxpayers’ money. Although he had paid a substantial amount back, thinking he would get away with it, he later pleaded
I REFER to your article regarding the planning application for change of use of premises in Breightmet to use as a church (“Minister in plea to give church the green light”, November 10). I note the objections refer to traffic and loss of industrial
A WEALTHY businessman who became a major figure in a highly organised drugs gang after his business collapsed has been jailed for seven years. Michael McDonagh, aged 40, was a successful businessman who drove a Range Rover and sent his six children to
1307: William Tell is reputed to have shot the apple off his son’s head on this day. 1558: Mary I, “Bloody Mary”, died and was succeeded by Elizabeth I. 1796: Catherine the Great of Russia died of a stroke, aged 67. 1887: Field Marshal Viscount
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News November 17, 1999 BOLTON’S Victoria Square could become a “soapbox” centre for the Millennium — right between the foaming fountains. Home Secretary Jack Straw has called for Speakers’ Corners — like the famous one
EL-HADJI Diouf will add extra spice to Sunday’s Bolton-Blackburn duel at the Reebok. The game itself is massive anyway — a real six-pointer between two teams who are down there just above the bottom three and both desperate for the points. But it will
KEVIN Davies hopes reinvigorated strike partner Johan Elmander will help fire Wanderers back to form. The Swede’s first Premier League goal for 11 months was one of scant few positives to come from the Whites’ 5-1 defeat to Aston Villa last time out.
NOTHING short of excellence is acceptable at The Valley Primary School. So much so that staff and pupils aim for the standards expected of international companies. An awards wall in the reception area is testament to the school’s continuous strive for
REGARDING the closing of St Peter and Paul’s Church. “What makes old age hard to bear is not the failing of ones faculties mental and physical, but the burden of ones memories” (W Somerset Maugham) The quote above sums up my feelings upon learning this
Following my complaint dated October 22 about the lack of investment in Farnworth compared to Bolton, I received a letter from my local town hall neighbourhood management team, lead by John Pye, to discuss my concerns for the future of Farnworth. I
I noticed how much quieter it was this year with far fewer fireworks going off. In previous years, they started as early as the end of September and carry until the New Year. My suspicions were confirmed at a supermarket when I heard they had a container
Following Alan Calvert’s article this week headed “Has Museum missed the Amarna boat?” I thought it might be helpful to write to clarify the council’s position on the display of the Amarna Princess. We have always said we would like the statue back for
FOLLOWING recent articles in The Bolton News, regarding the song There’s no one quite like Grandma, by St Winifred’s school choir and its pending re-release, I too hope it hits the top spot in the hit parade again. An example of a great record is one
NEW Labour is facing defeat at the General elections, due to its abandonment of its core working-class rate. New Labour’s record does not inspire confidence or enthusiasm among the working class. On rail, peace, health and transport — privatisation,
I WOULD like to take this opportunity through The Bolton News to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part in, or came along to watch, our Remembrance events. We started marking our Remembrance weekend by greeting a group of police officers and
PUDSEY bear made a new friend when he visited a fundraising event in Horwich. The yellow character, who is the face of BBC’s Children In Need, met the Bolton Mayor Bear at a coffee morning on Saturday. The event, held at Horwich Resource
IT was hidden away for decades, nearly destroyed in a fire, then almost sold for scrap metal. But thanks to a publican, a councillor, a demolition company and an engineer, a small piece of Bolton’s history has been saved. Yesterday, the restored Little
UNEMPLOYMENT in some of the most deprived areas of Bolton is DOUBLE the national average. Bolton has the fifth highest rate of unemployment in Greater Manchester at 5.3 per cent, compared to the national average of 4.2 per cent. Last week new figures
RESTAURATEUR Paul Heathcote was today set to receive an MBE from the Queen. The Bolton-born chef was recognised earlier this year in for his services to the hospitality industry. He will join a host of other big names at the ceremony
PEOPLE living and working in Bolton can now apply for a national ID card. Greater Manchester has become the first region in the UK to have the controversial cards and registration appointments can now be made, with the cards issued from November
A DISQUALIFIED driver led police on a high-speed chase before crashing — after setting out to do his girlfriend a good turn, a court heard. William Kennedy Phillip, aged 35, set off in her Ford Fiesta, without permission, to go to her former fire-damaged
POLICE have taken the fingerprints of a man found dead in a house in a bid to identify him. The bodies of a Lithuanian couple were found in their home in Tig Fold Road, Farnworth, on Wednesday. Murder squad detectives are investigating after the man
A PETITION calling for Asif Farooqui’s immediate release has been set up at the Al Rahman Mosque, in Randal Street, Daubhill, where he is a member. And a sign at the mosque entrance urges his fellow worshippers to pledge their support.
A 62-YEAR-OLD Bolton man was last night being questioned by anti-terror police following a series of early-morning raids across Greater Manchester. Asif Farooqui was arrested at his home in Willows Lane, Deane, by the North West Counter Terrorism
A RETIRED Bolton vicar was killed when his car collided with a lorry during a trip to Wales. The Rev Clifford Fane, who spent nine years as vicar of St John the Evangelist in Breightmet, was visiting his twin brother Bernard in Powys when his
THE boyfriend of a model who was found with more than £600,000 of cocaine in her car received a “death threat” letter while in prison, a court heard. Kelly Askew was arrested at the Shell garage in Manchester Road, Bolton, on June 11 this year as she
AN £80,000 scheme to make an accident blackspot safer got under way yesterday. Fifteen people have been injured as a result of traffic accidents in Park Road, Westhoughton, in the past three years. In 2002 a pedestrian, aged 55, was
Age Concern and Help The Aged have been in existence for many years doing excellent jobs in the fields of Care of the Older People. Age Concern is more directly involved in the delivery of 'services' at home. Help the Aged raise funds by selling donated
