A TEENAGE refugee who fled violence in his homeland has been rewarded after turning his life around in Bolton. Mike Mesifah Kassaye, aged 17, left Ethiopia because amid fears for his safety. The country has been locked in an on-off often
A SCHOOL expansion plan failed to win the support of local councillors — despite the fact it would see pupil intake increase by more than 100. Governors at Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Westhoughton, have submitted a proposal to extend the
MANCHESTER Phoenix star Robert Lachowicz scored and added two assists as Great Britain's u20s beat Korea 7-1. The 19-year-old forward crabbed the crucial equalising goal in the 16th minute and turned provider on GB's third and fifth goals. Phoenix
DANNY Ward is looking to extend his loan stay with Swindon Town. The 18-year-old striker has made two substitute appearances for the League One club, and hopes to remain at the County Ground beyond the end of the month. “It’s a great place to be with
SPECIAL classes all about music and cars are being rolled out to bored teenagers to help keep them out of trouble. It comes after a successful trial of the course, which has passed on new skills to youngsters while also giving them something
BOLTON MP Dr Brian Iddon is urging hard-up residents to seek help if they are having trouble paying their energy bills. Dr Iddon, who represents Bolton South East, has given his backing to National Energy Action’s Warm Homes Campaign, which aims to raise
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
THIS festive picture of Father Christmas, an elf helper and Rudolph the reindeer could be straight from Lapland. But the photograph was captured much closer to home. Park Fold Open Farm in Bradshaw Road, has invited Santa and his helpers to visit as
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 opposition in the form of
ANTHONY Grimshaw stormed into the finals of the National Senior Novice Championship with a superb display. The Rumworth and Hulton boxer beat James Baxter 6-3 in Sunday’s Class A semi-final in Speke. The 21-year-old will now aim to become the new 69kg
I SHARED every ounce of Ryan Giggs’ embarrassment on Sunday night. “I’m shocked,” said the Manchester United legend as he struggled for words when he picked up the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, “. . . as you can tell by the speech I have
GARY Megson hailed goal machine Ivan Klasnic after Wanderers sealed a vital win against fellow strugglers West Ham United – but admitted he nearly took him off. The on-loan hitman grabbed the crucial second goal – his fifth in six Premier League games
REGIONAL rail chiefs have welcomed the news that the train line through Bolton is to be electrified, but warned more needs to be done to ease chronic congestion. Earlier this week, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis visited Bolton to announce
AN arson attack which led to the deaths of an elderly woman and her granddaughter is to feature on Crimewatch. Officers leading the double murder inquiry hope the publicity will help them catch the people responsible. The incident happened in Little
AMATEUR boxing chiefs are to consider a shock change to their rules — which would ban all men who have beards for religious reasons from competing. The policy shift will be voted on at the weekend after the matter was raised by a Bolton Council
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
NATIVITY MAGIC: Children from St Elizabeth’s Church Playgroup, Horwich, put on a nativity play for their parents at the mission in Knowsley Grove, Horwich in 1974. Emma McDermid, aged four, second left, played Mary, and three-year-old Johnathan New played
1653: Oliver Cromwell made himself Lord Protector, becoming an uncrowned king for the next four years. 1773: The Boston Tea Party, in which Samuel Adams and 150 ‘Sons of Liberty’ protested against British taxes on tea and other goods, took place. 1775
SHOULD we feel sorry for super-successful American golfer Tiger Woods whose life has temporarily come crashing down around him? Sorry, but no. His admitted indiscretions are all down to a man thinking with his trousers and being financially able to do
IT’S a move in the right direction that a posh Manchester hotel is offering a range of attractive “water cocktails” currently. They include fizzy water served in a champagne flute with a frosted rim and crushed ice, topped with slices of orange and lime
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, December 16, 1999 ANOTHER 100 workers are to be made redundant at crisis-hit Beloit Walmsley. The news comes just two weeks after 55 workers lost their jobs when the paper machine making firm went into administration
WHAT a brilliant present for spurned wife Jo Wood! Her Rolling Stone ex-husband, 62 year-old Ronnie, left his wife of many years for a Russian woman younger than his daughter. The 18-month affair now seems to be over, but Jo — who proved her stoic spirit
THIS is a pretty naïve idea but I always like to think that the festive spirit does not just make you pop £1 in a collection box but gives you a warm feeling towards your fellow human beings. Unfortunately, crime figures reveal that, of course, it doesn
JUST in case you are already suffering from Christmas overload and can’t wait for it to be over, you can rely on “The Simpsons” to put it all into ironic perspective. As Bart sensibly observed about December 25, “Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning
ONE of the best ways to help jobless young people is to give them work placements. So, it was heartening to see that Bolton building company HeightVale teamed up with national charity Rathbone to give youngsters valuable experience working on sites.
WATCH out this Christmas for a programme that doesn’t boast sex, drugs or Katie Price and when a swear word would cause mass fainting. Yes, Cranford is back on our Sunday evening screens on December 20 and 27. It’s a rare chance to step back into a
WILDS Chartered Accountants is teaming up with four North West organisations to help regional companies grow in 2010. It is holding an event on January 7 to provide business owners with tips for success from a range of industry experts. Mick Seddon
Home improvement chain Carpetright said it was back on track yesterday, after its UK and Ireland arm enjoyed the best half year sales growth since 2004. The group achieved pre-tax profits of £11 million in the six months to October 31, an increase of
Embattled transport group National Express signalled an improvement in relations with its biggest shareholder yesterday, after it revealed 90.5 per cent of new shares were taken up in a £360 million fundraising. Spain’s Cosmen family, which owns nearly
Kraft hit back at Cadbury yesterday by claiming that a merger of the two firms would deliver more value than Cadbury could achieve on its own. The UK firm yesterday accused Kraft, of trying to buy it “on the cheap” as it set out a robust defence against
BUILDING societies still offer 40 per cent of all “best buy” mortgages, despite the problems that have hit the sector, according to new research. Mutual lenders have been hit hard by the credit crunch. But the realpricecomparison.com website says they
MOST companies celebrate their landmark achievements with parties. But the Bolton directors of a phone firm celebrate their 20th year of business in a little more style — by flying all their staff to Paris. A group of 27 employees from
MAY I on behalf of the residents of Hulton Lane Community Centre, Sutton Estate residents and the residents of Platt Hill, thank the pupils and staff of Ladybridge High School and Ladybridge Primary School for making the senior citizens party yet another
FOUR weeks ago a sticker was left on our dustbins informing us that there was to be a shake up to our rubbish. There was to be a change in our collection day. So we checked our new day, left our bins out and four weeks later the bins are still there,
I HAVE never been in the Royal Bolton Hospital as an in-patient, but they looked after my mother for a while on B2, and both of our children were born there. I have attended casualty a few times, both for myself and my children, and can say with hand
MAY I thank Mr D James for his explanation, that God does not exist when he realised he could think for himself. Like the scientists’ theory of the origin and evolution of life on earth, the scientists’ account is an explanation of what they think occurred
I HAVE just been on The Bolton News website having a look at what has happened since we left two weeks ago. My family and I emigrated to Australia on the November 28, hopefully for good! I can honestly say, due to bureaucratic imbeciles that we vote
MAY I thank most sincerely all the people of Bolton who donated money and items to our forces Christmas Box Appeal. The Royal Artillery Association and Bolton le Moors Rotary Club, in a joint effort and due to your support and generosity, were able to
ANTHONY Backhouse demonstrably does not like multicultural Britain, foreigners, refugees, Arabs, or anybody else much (Letters, December 3). And he does a neat line in personal abuse, in the manner of American shock-jocks. I have never previously been
I AM writing to ask your readers to consider remembering Marie Curie Cancer Care in their wills. Gifts in wills are vital to the charity — they fund one in three Marie Curie nurses like me, who care for terminally ill people in their own homes at the
ON behalf of the Trust Board and our staff, we’d like to thank all those patients, visitors and partners who have supported the Royal Bolton Hospital’s work in the past year. We’ve received many thank you letters, cards, compliments and also donations
IT is quite understandable the anger shown by most of the general public towards the banking institutions and this government for the economic mess the country now finds itself in. The half-baked, half-hearted attempts the government is taking to reign
TONIGHT’S the night to watch Peter Kay meeting the Queen when the Royal Variety Show is screened on ITV1 at 7.30pm. The show, recorded at the Opera House in Blackpool earlier this month, was hosted by Peter, who welcomed the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
ACTRESS Sally Lindsay has revealed how she begged comedian Peter Kay not to wear the goofy false teeth that he sported during his Coronation Street cameo. Sally, who played barmaid Shelley Unwin on the show, said: “I said: ‘Don’t put them in, it’s ridiculous
ROADworks in Lostock Lane, Bolton, will mean changes to bus timetables in the area, according to Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive. GMPTE is advising bus passengers that services 516, 517, and 615 will be diverted from January 4 for about
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
THREE major book retailers were spur-red into action yesterday when it emerged they were selling a new book on Bolton Wanderers by paedophile author, Dean Hayes. Hayes, a former headmaster, was jailed for five-and-a-half years last month after pleading
BANKING giant Barclays wants to spend more than £3.3 million converting Bolton’s Mothercare store into its new town centre branch. Bosses say there have been fewer people near its existing base, at The Wellsprings, since the revamped Market Place opened
COMPETITORS raced against the clock in a bid to be crowned the World Pie Eating Champion. The celebrated competition took place in Harry’s Bar, Wigan, yesterday, with winner Barry Rigby downing a meat and potato delight in 47 seconds. The competition
FORMER England football international Gary Mabbutt told a civil court the defender who broke a former Bolton Wanderers’ player’s leg had no chance of getting the ball. Mr Mabbutt, who won 16 England caps and captained Tottenham Hotspur for 11 years,
A TOWN centre store was forced to close when it flooded on one of the busiest days in the run up to Christmas. Staff at BHS in Crompton Place Shopping Centre grabbed mops and buckets after automatic sprinklers went off in the store, flooding
Castle Hill boxing club enjoyed a superb night of action at the club’s show at Tonge Ward Sports and Leisure Club. The club’s second tournament was another huge success with nine high-quality bouts keeping the crowd entertained last Friday. Rising star
BOLTON MP David Crausby says he is ready for a snap election — even though Downing Street is yet to make a decision on when to go to the polls. The latest ICM poll, published yesterday in The Guardian newspaper, showed the Conservatives’ lead had been
A SON has given his father the best Christmas present ever — the gift of life. Paul Pritchard could no longer bear to see his dad, Michael, suffering from acute kidney failure. So he offered to donate one his healthy organs — and the
MAYBE it’s the time of year — the Great Escape always gets an airing. And it may be a tad premature to be singing it in December, but it summed up the release felt by all around the Reebok as Wanderers climbed out of the bottom three with a well-deserved
KEVIN Davies has revealed that a clear-the-air meeting between the Wanderers players has helped turn around their recent fortunes. The Whites climbed out of the bottom three with a thrilling 3-1 victory over West Ham at the Reebok on Tuesday night.
APRIL Sunday 25: Bradshaw v Westhoughton; Astley Bridge v Walkden; Eagley v Farnworth SC; Little Lever v Egerton; Farnworth v Kearsley; Tonge v Horwich; Greenmount v Heaton. MAY Saturday 1: Westhoughton v Heaton; Horwich v Greenmount; Kearsley v
HOLDERS Atherton LR reached the final of the Goldline Trophy with a 2-1 victory over Prestwich Heys, a side two divisions below them, at Chorley last night. Heys took the lead in the 29th minute through Sam Smith, but LR equalised two minutes later when
