EPL ICE HOCKEY: Bracknell Bees 4 Phoenix 5 A brace of goals apiece for Greg Wood and player coach Tony Hand, and an excellent game from Ed Courtenay saw the Manchester Phoenix overcome a 4-1 deficit to take the points in Bracknell on Saturday night.
TABLE TENNIS: In the first round of the handicapped Divisional Cups the new points scoring system was employed resulting in some close matches and others not so close. Only two matches played in the Brian Gittins Cup for Premier and Division One teams
A COMMUNITY group behind a Christmas extravaganza has hit out at Bolton Council for its lack of festive spirit. The council wants to charge WACO — Westhoughton Active Communities Organisation — £225 to open public toilets on Sunday, December
IT is unclear how Donal O’Hanlon’s plans for the Post Office (Letters, Our plans to liberate Post Office, November 30) differ from those of the Labour Party which also wants to part privatise the Royal Mail – a plan which Lord Mandelson decided
AMIR Khan’s dad says he doesn’t agree with his son over claims the Bolton boxer would be a bigger star if he was white. Khan, who defends his title against American Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle tonight, told journalists: "I know if, maybe, I was a white
TWO men are in hospital after they were stabbed in their own home - one of the men is in a critical condition. Police were called to Woodgate Street, Great Lever, just after 6pm yesterday, following a report that two men had been assaulted.
Charnock Richard see themselves into the Goldline Trophy Final for the sixth time in their history with a 2-0 win over opponents Tempest United at Victory Park. This much anticipated Semi Final was a good match with chances, tackles and a cup match
A nursery rhyme could become a world record breaker — if enough children from Bolton get on board. North-west based charity Children Today is organising “Ring A Reebok” at the Bolton Wanderers’ famous stadium on Wednesday, March 24, to raise money to
A SCHOOL at the centre of a cheating scandal has suffered another blow after being told it is one step away from being classed as failing. Little Lever School has been given a notice to improve by the Government’s education watchdog, Ofsted. Inspectors
BOLTON’S MPs have called on transport chiefs to give a firm commitment about extra carriages on Bolton’s overcrowded network. Frustrated commuters in Bolton have endured years of misery as they are packed into rush hour trains that are filled
A BED was set on fire after a man fled from his home when two men arrived to settle a dispute. The 28-year-old owner of the ground-floor flat, in St Gregory’s Close in Farnworth, ran out and called the police. When officers arrived they
NOW, where do I start on the new bins system introduced to cut fuel costs and travelling times? Do the local taxpayers now realise we have vehicles travelling from Westhoughton to the far reaches of Egerton? No. Do they realise that there seems now to
I WAS really looking forward to taking my young grandson to see the Christmas Lights switch on in Bolton, but after shopping in the town today, I had second thoughts about going. Early this afternoon my husband and I were returning to the Market Place
GARY Megson fears that the loss of Sean Davis to injury has stunted his side’s progress this season. The Wanderers boss is hoping to find a replacement for his sidelined midfielder in the January transfer window but admits the club’s comparative lack
TODAY, I read yet another anti-EU epistle. The battlefields of Europe provide a history lesson on division, while for modern times, just glance at the real world where even the USA appears on the brink of being dwarfed by China and India. Suez taught
SHOULD any of your readers still feel disenfranchised or un-consulted over the matter of how the council executive will operate in the future, perhaps they would care to read the document entitled “New Council Constitutions — Consultation Guidelines for
BOLTON Hospice has been given a boost thanks to support from a Horwich store — and a singing staff member. Marks and Spencer at Middlebrook has been fundraising for the charity and has handed over a cheque for more than £1,200. There have been events
FOOTBALL proved to be Gretar Steinsson and Tamir Cohen’s vocation in life — but the Wanderers pair turned out at Bolton Arena this week to showcase some of their lesser known skills. As part of a Premier League-wide venture, the Whites have linked-up
AS a motorist with almost 50 years' driving experience, I can see several good reasons for lighting the M61, and indeed all motorways (Bolton News, November 30). Making life safer for the occasional pedestrian who attempts a shortcut across the carriageway
AS Jimmy Walsh lay critically ill in his hospital bed, he knew his wife, Margaret, was in the next room fighting for her own life. Staff made every effort to make it possible for him to see her in her final hours, but Mr Walsh was too weak.
JOHN Hampson says he assumes that I include Jesus when I talk about arrogant bigots who believe heaven is exclusively for them and their kith, because Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Light. No one comes to the Father but through me.” What
DO not believe everything you may see in the paper. I say this because the article, “No Santas at stores due to CRB checks”, is not altogether correct. I rang a garden centre on the very morning that the article appeared, and offered my services at
A VICAR who worked for many years in Bolton has died, aged 78. Canon Arthur Dobb spent his entire ministry in the Manchester diocese, working as a curate at St Paul’s in Deansgate, Bolton, St Mary’s in Rawtenstall and then vicar of St John in Bircle,
1697: The first Sunday service was held in the new St Paul’s Cathedral. 1766: James Christie, founder of the famous auctioneers, held his first sale in London. 1791: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer, died from typhus and was buried in an unmarked
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening NewsDecember 6, 1999 BOLTON’S Mayor may be a relic of the past by the new Millennium. Councillors are ready to scrap the Mayoral office in favour of a “Cabinet” style council ruled by a leader and nine other councillors
KEVIN Doyle wants to take out his World Cup frustrations on Wanderers. The Republic of Ireland international was part of the side dumped out of the play-offs by Thierry Henry’s infamous handball, and has admitted the experience caused him sleepless
GRETAR Steinsson reckons Wanderers cannot afford to let up their physical approach if they are to claim three points at Molineux on Saturday. The Whites picked up six yellow cards and a £25,000 fine in their last outing at Fulham, but stopped
AMIR Khan has shown he has lost none of his hunger since becoming world champion — by packing away a staggering 6,000 calories a day. The WBA light-welterweight king defends his title against Dmitriy Salita at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena. And Khan
