DIVAS strengthened their position at the top of the Eagley League with a 15-run victory in the top-of-the-table clash with Davies XI. BB Belles, who have three games in hand on the leaders, kept in touch with a comfortable victory over bottom side Darcy
RUGBY LEAGUE: WESTHOUGHTON Lions Under-12s put in a fighting performance as they went down 40-14 at unbeaten Langworthy Reds. Dan Hodson powered through only to miss scoring a try by inches, but Mason Lockley and Will Barker had better fortunes as the
BOLTON romped to a 17-0 victory over Hawcoat Park, which never looked in doubt. Avenue Street has turned into something of a fortress this season, and Bolton were in no mood to let the Barrow visitors change that. The victory moved the local lads up
I DO not know whether Bolton or Bury are the best markets, but Chorley certainly gets my vote. Tuesday has an open plan cattle market, as well as the traditional covered market offering a wide variety of clothing, fresh produce, meat and fish. On Friday
FULL marks to whoever organised the recent public relations exercise surrounding Gary Neville’s proposed “eco-friendly” house in Harwood. This is Gary’s third attempt at turning Harwood in to a green oasis. The first attempt, a barn conversion off Bradshaw
HERE we go again, Bolton wants city status. Who wants Bolton to become a city? What benefits does it give to the people of Bolton? More buildings, more traffic congestion, more pollution, less green spaces. Look at the overbuild and congestion at
BOTH my wife and myself are in our 70s, and I recently needed to phone for an ambulance for my wife. I was treated with real professionalism by both the operator and paramedics. The operator stayed on the line to comfort and reassure me until the paramedics
I HAVE read and watched developments concerning the demolition of the loco works. Not one of our councillors has put up a decent argument for keeping the works, but surely the reason for that is simple — there is no case to be made. Why? Who in Horwich
IT was interesting to read the article in The Bolton News on Wednesday, February 24, regarding, “Town Losing Its Green Spaces”. I totally agree with the writer and am disappointed that Bolton Council is allowing this happen. The property in question
REGARDING “Dogs should not be let off lead”. I am a regular walker in Moss Bank Park, and totally agree with Tracy Ryder, I too have lost count of the times I have been told by irresponsible pet owners that their dog “is soft”, “won’t harm me”, or “is
NOW it’s really getting silly. This EDL protest march business is really getting on my nerves. You can almost smell the fear, what a pathetic bunch! Nearly 100 years ago the same panic started when the Sufragettes went on the march; during the 1920s
I WRITE this in the hope that some light can be shed on something that has puzzled me and thousands of other amateur footballers and managers around the borough. Quite simply, what I and others want to know is, how do those faceless local government
A ROCK school, carnival performance and a special card loaded with cash which can be spent on swimming or keeping fit are up for grabs for youngsters. Life for youngsters in Horwich and Blackrod has suddenly got better, with a range of initiatives to
ONE of the country’s biggest trade unions is warning that short-term cuts in universities will mean long-term damage to the UK’s knowledge-based economy. The warning comes as Unison members working in universities across the UK, met to discuss the future
Financial Times and Penguin Books owner Pearson yesterday reported a 13 per cent rise in annual profits after it weathered the storm affecting advertising and consumer books. The group’s US education publishing arm had annual sales of £2.5 billion. This
A NEW cafe has opened in Westhoughton operating out of what used to be a former sandwich shop. The former Kath’s Sandwich Bar has been refurbished by Keith Barlow and wife Hilary and is now open as Food Love. Mr Barlow is a former master butcher who
A YOUNG accountant has won a national award after achieving one of the highest marks in a professional exam. Joanne Nowell, of RSM Tenon’s Bolton office, won the award in exams set by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW
TWO couples who started off as business rivals and later became friends have merged their businesses to form a new company. Chris and Julie Newton, of Lostock, and Chris and Esther Harding, of Farnworth, have launched Newton Fox Telemarketing and Recruitment
A PAST pupil of the former Hayward School in Great Lever has been awarded for her academic achievements. Raihazah Malek, who is in the first year of reading Natural Sciences at Cambridge University, has been given the Gold Award for Outstanding Achievements
LEAVING school can be as daunting as it can be exciting for pupils. For some the transition can be overwhelming and the world outside school intimidating — and without the right guidance and support they could find themselves dropping-out of education
THE Bolton News has teamed up with Newton Fox to promote a great offer to our readers. Enter the competition for the chance to win a free telemarketing package. Newton Fox is offering free telemarketing services worth more than £500 to the person who
A HALF day course about sustainable manufacturing take place tomorrow. The Manufacturing Advisory Service, North West Regional Development Agency and ENWORKS are behind the event, which will look a the business benefits of being more sustainable. The
THE introduction this April of a “fit note” scheme could save UK businesses £240 million over the next decade, the Government has claimed. The scheme, which comes into effect on April 6, replaces the old sick note system and is intended to cut the cost
THREE 18-ton containers left a Bolton warehouse in 1973 for New Zealand containing the £72,000 construction kit for the Commonwealth Games electric scoreboards. Bolton Export Packing Co, Bury Road, had been collecting the components for the scoreboards
1791: The optical telegraph (semaphore machine) was unveiled in Paris. 1836: Texas was proclaimed a republic. 1882: Robert MacLean tried unsuccessfully to assassinate Queen Victoria at Windsor. 1930: Novelist DH Lawrence died in France of tuberculosis
BOLTON has defended its decision not to respond to a national survey on future job cuts. The BBC’s Facing The Cuts survey, which was sent to 150 councils across the country, found that as many as 25,000 jobs could be lost over the next five years, as
PRO-smoking activists are to stage a protest calling for the release from jail of rebel pub landlord, Nick Hogan. The former boss of The Swan and Barristers in Bradshawgate, Bolton, was jailed for six months last week for non-payment of fines
POLICE chiefs and church leaders will meet in Bolton this week to discuss how the power of prayer can help cut crime. The one-off meeting, on Thursday evening at the University of Bolton, is the first of its kind in the town and aims to forge links between
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News March 3, 2000 BOLTON pensioner Alice Sefton was on her way down to Coventry today to realise the dream for recognition of the Women’s Land Army. Alice, aged 75, from Kearsley, has been in a two year battle to win
PET lovers on a quest to find a much-loved dog fear he has been badly injured. Last week The Bolton News reported how Sam the spaniel collie cross went missing in October and, despite being seen across the town several times, he has still evaded capture
PLANS for a major overhaul of seven Bolton schools will go on show at a series of open evenings starting tomorrow. Each school in the first phase of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme will show their plans to students, parents and the
GRITTING Bolton’s roads during the snowy winter could end up costing the borough more than £1million — which is about £930,000 more than expected. A quarterly spending report to Cllr Ismail Ibrahim, Bolton Council’s executive member for environmental
FOUR high school friends are embarking on an epic bike ride to raise money for a children’s charity. The Westhoughton High School pupils are attempting to cycle more than 200 miles in aid of Save the Children UK. Jordan Richmond, aged 16, has organised
WANDERERS were the fifth biggest money-making club in the North West in the last 12 months. Bolton’s revenue was £59.3million in the 2008/09 season — up £8.3m from the year before — and £8.2m more than sixth-placed Blackburn. Wanderers, who revealed
HOSPICE staff have been honoured for their dedication to caring for people with life-limiting illnesses. Dr Robert Hunt and Peter Smith have been working at St Anne’s Hospice, Little Hulton, for a combined total of 30 years. They were presented with
A HEALTH trust which needs to claw back £14 million this financial year says it is on track to achieve the savings. NHS Bolton, the primary care trust which oversees local health services, was forced to make cuts because of extra financial pressures.
YOUNGSTERS from a Bolton school have been helping the council carry out its biggest ever clean-up of the borough’s streets. Clarendon Primary School pupils spent a day on the streets of Rumworth litter picking and completing a survey on the types of
A FAMILY fled for their lives after arsonists set fire to a luxury car and the flames spread to their home. Fazila Adam, her husband, Asif, and their four-and-a-half-month-old baby daughter, Rumaysah, managed to escape through the front door before the
TICKETS for Pink’s appearance at the Reebok Stadium this summer have nearly sold out, according to promoters. The rock chick, famous for songs including Get The Party Started and Just Like A Pill, will appear at Wanderers’ ground on Saturday, June 12
POLICE are continuing to appeal for witnesses after a teenage girl was raped in Bolton. The 16-year-old girl was attacked at around 10pm on Saturday when she was walking along Fern Street, Farnworth. She was dragged into an alleyway between Rawson
A FATHER who failed to pay £12,000 child maintenance has been given a suspended driving ban. Richard Farley, aged 44, formerly of Westhoughton, but now of Levensgrave Close, Hindley, appeared at Bolton Magistrates Court yesterday. Farley formerly ran
A couple had a lucky escape when a car crashed, sending a concrete post flying through a window of their home. The car’s engine also broke loose in the collision and smashed into a parked vehicle, forcing the busy main road to be closed. Peter and Anne
PEAKE Fitness enjoyed an extra-time victory over Turton Bay Mare in the second round of the Sam Ashworth Trophy. Andy Clarke gave Bay Mare an early lead before Gordon Walker levelled with a second-half penalty. However, Peake held their nerve and Libby
CAPTAIN marvel Phil Regan grabbed a dramatic late equaliser to earn Eagley a point against Charnock Richard in the Premier League. Neil Holmes fired Eagley ahead but two goals in quick succession put the visitors in front at the interval. Driven on
PROMOTION-chasing Breightmet United scored a major psychological blow in their quest for promotion back to the Premier Division with a 4-1 victory over Division One leaders Bury Amateurs in the Supplementary Cup on Saturday. United surrendered second
THE weather wreaked havoc in the Bolton Sunday League once again and there were only two games left in Division Two. Leaders Darcy Lever dropped two points after drawing 3-3 with the much improved Tempest Arms. McCarthy (2) and White were on target
THERE were mixed fortunes for the two local sides involved in the only matches played in the Premier Division, with high-flying visitors Chew Moor Brook beating Rossendale Amateurs 3-2 and Bolton Wyresdale losing 3-0 at Old Mancunians. CMB avenged their
I HAVE been saying for some time now that the Wanderers needed a lucky break or two to earn them the points their performances have deserved — and they got it on Saturday. I’m not saying it was a lucky win because it wasn’t but Wolves did hit the woodwork
GRETAR Steinsson has told Wanderers’ relegation rivals: We’re better than you. Bolton moved out of the bottom three following Saturday’s vital win against fellow strugglers Wolverhampton. The victory — the first in six Premier League games — means Owen
FOOTBALL: Atherton LR travel to Ashton Athletic tonight looking to end a four-match losing run that has seen them slip into the Vodkat NW Counties Premier Division danger zone. Fourth-bottom Rovers start favourites against the Latics who are anchored
FOOTBALL: Radcliffe Borough bid for a ninth win in 11 games against AFC Fylde at Stainton Park tonight, kick off 7.30pm. Boro are in rampant form after inflicting only the second defeat of the season on high-flying FC Halifax Town on Saturday, storming
Francois du Plessis says he still hopes to be able to play for Lancashire at some point in the future after having his three-year contract torn up due to changes in immigration criteria. The 25-year-old South African had spent two seasons with the Red
“WE’LL be set up for life, Dave.” Those were the words of Jonathon McCrae just weeks before his arrest. David Clayton and his wife, Petrona, held McCrae in high regard after being introduced to him through friends. When they heard
Jonathon McCrae was a sincere and loyal man who could be trusted with anything. So when Ritchie Brown celebrated the biggest day of his life, he knew it was McCrae, his oldest school friend, that he wanted as best man. But little did
A FORMER Atherton man appeared in court yesterday to deny rape. Phillip Swinney, formerly of Shalefield Gardens, pleaded not guilty to raping a woman on November 15 last year. The 24-year-old will face a trial at Liverpool Crown Court on May 17. Swinney
PARENTS in Bolton were finding out last night if their children had been accepted into their first choice of secondary school. Around 400 pupils were told they will not be going to their chosen school — but 98 per cent won a place at one of their top
FURIOUS homeowners attended an emergency public meeting last night to fight demands from their new “landlord”. There was standing room only as 150 residents from the “racecourse estate” in Little Lever packed into Christ Church Methodist church
SAM Ricketts has forecast better days ahead for Wanderers after a vital 1-0 victory over Wolves at the Reebok on Saturday. Zat Knight’s goal — the Whites’ first in over nine hours of football — was enough to lift Owen Coyle’s side two points clear of
A CONMAN who stole more than £400,000 from his friends then fled to Switzerland has been jailed. Jonathon McCrae, aged 41, from Westhoughton, was sentenced to three years and four months behind bars yesterday. Bolton Crown Court heard
THE manhunt for a terror suspect who has been on Interpol’s most-wanted list for almost two decades, has led police to a greengrocer’s in Bolton. The Metropolitan Police Service’s Extradition Unit arrested 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel
