SCOTT Quigg will be propelled into the top 10 of the European rankings if he comes through the “biggest test of his career” next Friday. The Bury super-bantamweight is up against Ukrainian southpaw Yuri Voronin at Wigan Robin Park in a fight that could
PLANS to build a new, enlarged Bolton Muslims Girls School are set to get the go ahead from Town Hall chiefs. Bolton Council’s Executive is being recommended to give the green light to the plans to increase pupil numbers from 450 to 600 with a Year Seven
MATT Jansen has backed Sam Allardyce to find the right gameplan in this weekend’s Lancashire derby. Wanderers host Blackburn on Sunday afternoon, looking to bounce back from a worrying recent dip in form by putting one over on their former boss. Both
Police are still hunting a burglar who stole a pensioner's credit card that was later used to buy goods worth thousands of pounds. Sometime between midnight on Sunday 12 July 2009 and 2pm the following day, a burglar broke into the home of
THE Bolton bowling scene has lost one of its most well known figures with the death of Bill Brockbank, aged 82. He played for Moss Bank Park and Mere Hall Park in the Bolton and District League, the Bolton Mills League and the Bolton Parks Veterans League
BOLTON trampolinist Steven Williams made a confident start to his senior career when he finished 31st in the world championships in St Petersburg. Earlier this year the talented teenager won bronze for Great Britain in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival
A FORMER motor racing champion from Bolton has vowed he will not return to the sport because it is not dangerous enough. Kurt Luby, aged 46, stopped racing competitively six years ago following an ill-fated motorcycle ride through North Africa in the
20 Years Ago PHIL Neal had a job on his hands lifting spirits at Burnden Park after Wanderers crashed out of two cup competitions in the space of four days. Tributes flowed about the spirit and the quality of the performances but there was no hiding
YOUNGSTERS have been taught there since the 1700s. But after centuries of educating local children, time has caught up with Westhoughton Parochial CE Primary School. Over the years, the word “parochial” has come to mean something else. Now leaders
The National Football Museum will be moving to Manchester, it has been confirmed. Trustees of the museum agreed today to relocate from Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium to Urbis. A last-ditch bid by Preston and Lancashrie councils
RUGBY LEAGUE: New Wigan coach Michael Maguire believes youngster Sam Tomkins can develop into one of the game’s great players. The 20-year-old Warriors half-back burst onto the Super League scene in 2009 and capped an outstanding year by starting at
LINDA Trengove knows just how important the work of Bolton’s Marie Curie Nurses can be. Her husband, David, who died 10 years ago today, was cared for by them in the last months of his life. He wanted to die at home and, thanks to the town’s nurses,
BADMINTON: Reigning Bolton League champions Hawkshaw A have taken a positive step nearer retaining their title. They demolished the threat from Markland Hill B — currently second-placed in A Section — with an 18-0 scoreline that showed their determination
TELEVISION cameras will be at Mario’s Cafe tomorrow to film the Italian chef cooking his world record breaking breakfast. The cafe, in Market Street, Westhoughton, will be part of a new ITV show featuring Guinness World Record holders.
BOXING: Reza Ali and Osman Aslam were celebrating after being crowned national junior champions. The Bolton duo were in top form at the ABA Junior Novice Championship in Liverpool on Saturday. Castle Hill’s Ali, aged 16, won his 57kg showdown after
Forecasters have warned that the worst could still be to come as they predict more stormy weather will batter Britain this week. Heavy rain and high winds, with gusts of up to 60mph, are hitting the country after a weekend of storms. More than
THOUSANDS of Bolton residents could be suffering from a potentially crippling disease — without knowing. Health experts believe up to 10,000 people could have condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), But only 4,000 in Bolton are registered
GROWING up was hell for Joanne. Her ginger hair made her a target for playground bullies and she even considered killing herself, just to escape the daily torment. Now 18-year-old Joanne has decided to speak out for the first time about the verbal and
A GARDEN centre’s traditional Christmas grotto will be missing its Father Christmas this year — because not enough Santas have had their Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks done. For the last nine years, children have been thrilled to meet
SOME people rave about the sound quality, some about the artwork, while others love the thrill of tracking down a rare gem. For record collectors, one thing is certain — modern technology will never replace the joy of dropping a needle into the groove
NOW you have it from the expert — extended licensing hours and cheap alcohol mean police are spending more time dealing with late-night crime and disorder. This means less manpower for other crimes in the community and a badly extended police force.
I WAS forced to apologise to my husband this week. He has, ahem, helped sections of the garden along by providing after dark a sprinkling of a rather more personalised “water.” Now, it emerges that the practice has been encouraged for some time at
BOLTON Council may automatically do this so please forgive the following question if they do. Should there not be a system in place to ensure that local companies are automatically given preference for any major building or redevelopment projects available
1477: William Caxton issued the first dated, printed book from his printing press in Westminster - it was Dictes or Sayengis of The Philosophres. 1626: St Peter’s in Rome was consecrated. 1910: There were more than 100 arrests when suffragettes tried
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 18, 1999 A MUM claims she has not been able to let her son play in the garden since he was born. There is no fencing in Lynn Ball’s back garden and she says that unless she keeps an eye on him at all times
IT finally looks like some sense is on the way in helping parents deal with the dangers of the internet to their children. Gordon Brown commissioned Professor Tanya Byron, a clinical psychologist not unknown to viewers of programmes about badly-behaved
Bolton’s parking wardens are being fitted with lightweight head cameras to collect evidence against motorists who actually attack them while on duty. This is a sensible move and one which most right-minded citizens should welcome. The majority of wardens
WHY have we become so inured to litter that we allow our communities and public areas to be blighted with it and an annual bill for Bolton of around £3 million? If a visitor to our homes chucked his fag end on the floor and ground it out with his shoe
THAT annual dose of star-baiting “I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here!” is back on our TV screens and just guess who is joining the jungle after a week. Yes, it is that shy, retiring type Katie Price, the former glamour girl Jordan. She is the first
HEALTH chiefs are urging people entitled to a swine flu vaccination to make sure they get the jab. Most GPs in Bolton have now received the initial stocks of vaccine and are contacting priority patients to get them protected against the virus. But others
ON the subject of discipline in schools. I read in the press about a recently- appointed headmaster at a school in Macclesfield, who had introduced a ruling whereby pupils had to stand when he entered a classroom. That is something pupils always did
IN response to William Kelly, who attacked my letter about the Street Angels. First, I would like to say that I think the Street Angels do mean well, but they are misguided. Having seen first-hand the terrible affects of alcohol abuse, I now realise
I REFER to Mr Grainger’s letter regarding the TV digital switchover and the loss of BBC programmes. He could be sat in our rooms. None of our three sets with built-in Freeview receive the BBC channels since the switchover, despite a number of retuning
I HAVE a digital TV under six months old, digital aerial, 12 months old, and I am also experiencing the screen breaking up into pixels. I have had to buy a new Freeview box for another TV, as the old one (two years old) wasn’t working. My daughter bought
JOHAN Elmander aims to set about convincing his new national coach Erik Hamren that Sweden can live without star man Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The Wanderers striker is set to start tonight’s friendly against Italy in Rome — where talk of the Barcelona hitman
A COMPANY given the task of providing steel fire doors for the UK’s first low energy call centre has delivered on the £1 million deal. The contract for Booth Commercial, an operating arm of Booth Industries, was part of a massive £92 million project
JAMES Birch complains (Letters, November 11) that a majority of 622 people (0.07 per cent of the electorate) failed to procure an elected executive mayor for Bolton. In the days when the Labour Movement had more regard for rules and procedures than
RECENTLY, politicians from the main parties have been saying that the Royal Mail should be privatised or part-privatised. I find myself asking why. I would be grateful if any politician from any party could tell me? If private mail companies are so
THE latest revelations that MOD Civil Service pen-pushers are to receive £47m in salary bonuses this year must surely be calculated to raise the blood pressure of most electors. In view of the rising number of soldier deaths in Afghanistan, it makes
UNION representatives will meet with company bosses tomorrow in a bid to end the ongoing Bolton bus strikes. First drivers have been on strike for the last two months, walking out every Monday in a row over pay. Company bosses and union representatives
RUGBY UNION: Bolton’s first and third team’s home games were postponed as a result of the waterlogged pitches. The second team, however, played at Wigan thirds but were on the wrong end of a 7-3 scoreline with the heavy conditions a deciding factor.
BOLTON Wanderers Football Club is backing a charity ball organised by a teenager in memory of his dad. Daniel Winwood, aged 15, of Walkden, is planning the event with his mum, Rachel, after his father, Paul McKewan, died of a rare heart condition in
A COUPLE who were found dead at a home in Farnworth have still not been formally identified. A man was found hanged in the lounge of a house in Tig Fold Road, Farnworth, and his partner was discovered dead in an upstairs bedroom on Wednesday last week
A JURY in the trial of a model allegedly found with more than £600,000 worth of cocaine in her car retired to consider its verdict yesterday afternoon. Kelly Askew was arrested at the Shell garage in Manchester Road, Bolton, on June 11 as she was driving
A BOLTON MP last night called for calm in the town following the arrest of a 62-year-old man on suspicion of terror offences. Dr Brian Iddon said he learned of tensions within the muslim community following the raid on a house in Deane on Monday
Heavy rain has been falling across much of the North West this morning and Bolton is no exception with many drivers finding roads flooded as they travel to work. If you have been affected either at home or when travelling today let us know.
CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote was honoured at Buckingham Palace yesterday. Mr Heathcote, who grew up in Bolton and is a regular face on TV cooking shows, was made an MBE for his services to the hospitality industry. He was recognised for his work earlier
TWO men who robbed a 16-year-old girl will appear in court tomorrow. Daniel Yates, aged 20, of Brunswick Court, Bolton, and Adam Owens, aged 24, of Bryn Walk, Bolton, both pleaded guilty to robbing the girl of her handbag and mobile phone in a Bolton
A MAN accused of vandalising an ambulance will appear in court tomorrow. Christian Tyldesley, aged 21, of Weston Street, Bolton, who is charged with criminal damage, will appear at Bolton Magistrates Court. Police were called to St Matthew
A REGION-wide police hunt is under way for a prolific luggage thief. The man has been operating on trains throughout the North West for the past two months and, so far, officers have been unable to trace him. Police have released a CCTV still of a man
NEARLY 3,000 people are still calling Bolton Council’s call centre each week to complain about missed bin collections. Despite that, town hall chiefs say the number of missed collections has gone down — but admit that there is still plenty
A reporter from The Bolton News helped to uncover a £100,000 cannabis farm — which led to the arrest of a man accused of running it. Julian Thorpe spoke to homeowners in Fortune Street, Burnden, after police uncovered a sophisticated drugs operation
GARETH HACKING from Aldershot is looking for Jack Fletcher. Jack was born in Farnworth in 1960, and used to live at Priory Place, Bolton, in the 1980s. His parents were Nellie (nee Farrell) and George. Gareth’s mother is Karen Ash. If anyone knows
FOOTBALL: Daisy Hill will make a second attempt to stage their FA Carlsberg Vase second round tie against Armthorpe Welfare at New Sirs tonight, kick off 7.45pm. A waterlogged pitch forced the postponement of Saturday’s tie between the Vodkat NW Counties
RUGBY LEAGUE: Bolton Mets won the bragging rights in the first open age local derby with their Westhoughton rivals, scoring five tries to move into second place in Division Five of the North West Counties League. The New House Farm pitch withstood the
