Wanderers 3 West Ham United 1 WANDERERS overcame fellow strugglers West Ham to move out of the bottom three at the Reebok. Goals from Chung-Yong Lee, Ivan Klasnic and Gary Cahill sealed Bolton's first win in eight games. Lee's
TEENAGERS at a training centre hosted a Christmas event — to thank staff and raise money for BBC Children In Need. A group of 14-16-year-old Young Apprenticeship learners at Training for Today, Lever Street, Bolton, staged the festive fun. They sold
YOUNG people from Bolton with the drive to make a difference in the world are being sought by a new ITV-backed project. ITV Fixers is a campaign to support people aged 16 to 25 who want to take action on any issue they feel strongly about and could benefit
POLICE have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses after a grandmother was robbed in the street for £5. Josephine Fadden, aged 68, fought back against her hooded attacker, but he was too strong and pushed her to the ground. She spent two days in hospital
THE talented lot at Clarendon Primary School became stars of the stage in their annual winter concert. More than 200 key stage two youngsters at the school in Clarendon Street, Great Lever, showcased their musical, recital and performance skills, which
THE young Lions struggled in defence and gave their visitors far too much time and space to use the ball, which they did to devastating effect. The Salford side racked up an early 10-point lead but the Lions hit back with a well-taken try by Scott Broderick
BOLTON BADMINTON LEAGUE: Cup matches in the Bolton League brought early Christmas presents for a number of teams. With handicaps only revealed at the end of the match, every point is valuable, and in the Robert Cup, holders DL Farnworth D faced tough
THE Mets led three times but had to settle for a share of the honours in a six-try derby duel with the Bulldogs at New House Farm. Bolton started brightly with some basic but effective rugby which ended with winger Adam Ryan sprinting down the line to
RUGBY UNION: Bolton travelled to Didsbury as the only team to have taken points from the league-leaders this season, but returned empty handed. They paid for a disastrous start in which they conceded two tries through a lack of concentration in defence
YOUNG musicians have been getting to grips with a new instrument. Year Six children at Lever Edge Primary, in Great Lever, are getting to grips with the steel drum. The pupils are being taught to play by staff from the Bolton Music Service, in preparation
ONE in four children are overweight or obese when they start primary school, new figures have revealed. And by the time they leave, one in three children are fighting the flab, the statistics show. NHS Bolton says the problem is “significant” and says
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly is backing a campaign to raise awareness of energy efficient measures. The Warm Homes Campaign, organised by fuel poverty charities National Energy Action, aims to cut the number of winter deaths and reduce cold-related illnesses
WHEN Carl Entwistle was aged just 19, he faced a prison term of seven and a half years for serious drugs offences. By his own admission, the sentence was the alarm call that he needed to change his life. He had been in trouble with the
A NIGHTCLUB in Bolton is dreaming of a blue Christmas. J2 in Nelson Square wants Boxing Day fancy dress revellers to dress as Smurfs — as well as raise hundreds of pounds for the Marie Curie Nurses Appeal. The blue and white cartoon
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers player told a civil hearing that his football career was ended by a “reckless” leg-breaking tackle. Marcus Hallows, aged 34, of Harwood, was playing for Altrincham FC in March 2005 in a crucial game against Ashton United in
A checkout worker in a supermarket was caught helping friends to steal trolley-loads of goods, after being reported to security staff by a sharp eyed customer. Lianne Unsworth pretended to scan goods through her till at Asda in Farnworth. However, only
A BUS company is being lobbied over the return of a service it withdrew over problems with congested roads. Arriva diverted the 575 away from Vicarage Road in Blackrod because it was crowded with parked cars and the buses struggled to get through. Housing
A MAN on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage boy nearly 30 years ago told a court that he could think of no reason why he was being accused. Malcolm Hughes, aged 58, of Wade Bank, Westhoughton denies 14 specimen charges of indecent assault
IVAN Klasnic showed on Saturday why he is regarded as a quality finisher. I was made up for the lad when he got a double against Manchester City — and the exciting thing is that he is nowhere near fully match fit yet. I can’t wait to see how sharp he
SMOKERS in Bolton and across the North West are the target of a new campaign launched last night. Three young people from the region have created films highlighting the negative affects of the tobacco industry, which premiered in Manchester yesterday
ZAT Knight admits the pressure is on this Christmas. Wanderers have four vital fixtures over the festive period, starting with third-bottom West Ham tonight. Gary Megson’s side also face Wigan, Burnley and Hull — all clubs in the bottom half of the
INVESTMENT banking giant Goldman Sachs has announced that senior executives will not receive cash bonuses for this year. It said discretionary bonuses for the 30-strong management committee would be paid entirely in shares which could not be sold for
THE cost of fixed-rate mortgages has continued to fall with two more lenders cutting the interest rates they charge on the deals. Nationwide and Abbey became the latest groups to announce they were reducing rates on their fixed-rate deals. They followed
FARNWORTH-based home cinema and hi-fi specialist Sound and Vision has expanded by opening a new audio visual store in Armley, Leeds. The new store will create five jobs and more are planned when the new store expands in the future. The flagship Farnworth
GARY Megson has denied a Sunday newspaper report of a bust-up with Jlloyd Samuel and claimed people are trying to cause problems at the club. The Wanderers manager is alleged to have gone “nose to nose” with Samuel following a heated half-time exchange
PLAY TIME: A scene from the nativity play “The Story of the First Christmas”, presented in December 1973 by pupils of St Ethelbert’s RC School, Bolton. The play was written by teacher Mrs Ann Behan.
1654: A meteorological office in Tuscany began daily temperature readings. 1832: Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, French engineer who built the great landmark that bears his name for the Paris Exhibition of 1899, was born. 1890: Chief Sitting Bull, Sioux leader
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, December 15, 1999 A MULTI-MILLION pound Lottery grant has brought Christmas cheer to Bolton’s renowned Lads’ and Girls’ Club. Nearly £3.7 million has been awarded to the Bark Street club to fund a move from the
NICK Astley left school at the age of 15 with no qualifications — but now he is in top gear running Bolton’s biggest private hire taxi firm. His company, Metro Cars, now has 350 registered drivers handling more than 40,000 calls a week which at an average
THE University of Bolton has produced a new post-graduate prospectus to inspire students to go back to higher education. The range of courses available include Masters degrees, MBAs, diplomas for post-16 teaching as well as research degrees at MPhil
YOUNG people are being matched up to the jobs that suit their interests and needs in a groundbreaking scheme to ensure disabilities do not become barriers to work. Firwood Special School prides itself on providing an outstanding education for its pupils
I AGREE with your article regarding putting a cap on cheap booze for those with a problem. But what about those like me who just like to go out maybe only once a week as I cannot afford to go out more, having been retired since 2004 due to cancer. It
AT the Tory Conference earlier this year, George Osborne outlined the Tories’ plan to get rid of the Child Tax Credit for households on more than £50,000 per year in total. They said that this would raise them £400 million. However, at the end of last
A MAN who took a pair of trousers from a rail in a Bolton shop and immediately went to try claiming a refund on them was caught by security staff. Security guards at Marks and Spencer spotted Anthony Brierley with several items in his hand and an empty
MILLIONS jobless, 10,000 families on Bolton Council house waiting list, families losing their homes, pay cuts in industry, heating costs at an all time high, petrol at well over £1 per litre, council tax rising again next April, 1,400 Lords, MPs and MEPs
STEVE JONES’ ridiculous allegation (Letters, December 7) of a BNP threat to a Bolton News letter writer sounds like another salvo in the anti-BNP dirty tricks campaign. This is a very serious accusation, so if he has any real evidence, it should be handed
IN response to Malcolm Pittock’s letter regarding my letter about the young corporal who chose not to fight in Afghanistan. First, I was not taking the moral high ground, just speaking from a practical basis, that on the battle field there is no time
WHO do Bolton Council think they are conning? The Cutacre proposals were probably in place before UK Coal cut the first sod on the site. All this about “compromising” and reducing the size of the proposed site is a clever psychological ploy
ONCE again elected politicians ignore the wishes of the electorate by granting permission to develop Cutacre. They seem to forget who they were elected to represent. I hope the voters remember that Labour and Lib-Dems voted en-masse in support of
WHAT an optimistic photograph on the front page. Stephanie Parkinson, aged 16, holding a banner saying, “Save our Green Space”. It is such a pity that all 26 Labour and nine Lib-Dems did not listen to her. The healthy future of our young people depends
GOAL machine Ivan Klasnic has handed Gary Megson a major boost ahead of one of the biggest games of his Wanderers reign. The on-loan Croatian striker struck a superb double in Saturday’s thrilling 3-3 draw against Manchester City before limping off with
I WAS maybe a little quick to criticise Mr Dotson and the supporters of Ban Go Ape, without allowing him to express why he and his supporters object to Go Ape. In the various times I have been to Rivington over the summer, I have heard nothing but praise
IN your edition of December 12, Ms Kelly (MP for Bolton West) makes her only comment on the Pre Budget Report by referring to Bingo Tax (to be cut by two per cent to 20pc next year) and is quoted as saying: “I am very pleased that the government
ANDREW Mosley’s recent article on Ace of Cakes (December 3) is so unfair and actually quite mean spirited on so many levels. Your cheesy cheap shots on America and its citizens aside, it’s clear you don’t get it at all. Ace of Cakes is a much deeper
A PETITION has been launched calling on council chiefs to reinstate an old sign which points readers in the direction of a popular library. Bill Partington was not impressed when Bolton Council spent £759 on a new sign it says is better for
The Brixi Singers Music For Christmas Rivington Parish Church Friday, Dec 11 THERE could hardly be a more seasonal setting for a Christmas concert than the candlelit 16th-century Rivington Parish Church. People packed
A WOMAN has denied causing the death of a pensioner by careless driving. Paula Kingston, aged 44, of Washacre, Westhoughton, appeared before Bolton Crown Court on Friday where she entered a not guilty plea. She has been charged in connection with the
A PENSIONER was still in a critical condition in hospital last night after she was knocked down in Wigan Road, Westhoughton, near Junction Five of the M61, at 4.20pm on Thursday. Police found a 76-year-old woman had been hit by a Ford Focus and was taken
ANGRY rail passengers took out their frustration on a signalman after services were cancelled at Bromley Cross station on Sunday morning. Christmas shoppers heading to Bolton and Manchester were told that engineering work near Blackburn meant
MANY children moan and grumble as they are dragged out of bed to get ready for the school day. But not pupils at Turton High — and that is official. For when parents were asked to complete a survey by Government inspectors, 97 per cent
BIN men are to be told this week that they can finish their rounds early in a major policy U-turn by council chiefs. Crews were angry when town hall bosses introduced sweeping modernisation measures in September, which included stricter working
TRANSPORT Secretary Lord Adonis rolled into town yesterday to deliver the news fed-up commuters have been waiting years to hear. As revealed in The Bolton News last Tuesday, the Government has given the go-ahead for the line between Preston
A 74-YEAR-OLD businessman cheated a charity out of thousands of pounds by selling fake hair straighteners. Donald Warner Silvester deprived Breakthrough Breast Cancer out of £5,500 when he sold counterfeit hair straightening irons which carried
GARY Megson has pleaded with Wanderers fans not to hand West Ham an advantage when they come to the Reebok on Tuesday night. The manager is hoping that differences will be put aside for 90 minutes as the Whites head into one of their most crucial
