Wayne Mardle will take on reigning Rileys Darts Zones UK Open champion Phil Taylor at the Reebok Stadium as the tournament enters the third round stage. Mardle overcame Mick McGowan 6-3 as the £200,000 event kicked off on Thursday night, with
BOLTON firm Ladderstore has just completed a “white-van” roadshow which visited nine construction sites in Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire. The company joined forces with Working Well Together, a partnership between the Health & Safety Executive
THE impact of the volcanic ash cloud will come under the spotlight at Greater Manchester Chamber’s latest breakfast networking event next Tuesday. Guest speaker will be Russell Craig, group head of external communications for the Manchester Airports
A NEW scheme where businesses can sponsor a bed at Bolton Hospice is helping boost the coffers of the palliative care charity. Despite the harsh economic times companies are stepping up to the mark and pledging their support to the town’s only hospice
BOLTON-based Cash Generator is investing in a major marketing initiative by taking part in the British Franchise Exhibition at Manchester Central on June 11 and 12. The British Franchise Exhibition is one of the UK’s largest franchising events and offers
I AM writing in response to June Clayton's letter regarding lap dancing bars. Like June I am eager to see whether Bolton Council will pander to the requests of rich business men over the rights of Bolton residents. I understand there may be a temptation
BOLTON manufacturers are being offered advice on attracting and retaining the best skills and talent available. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation and JAM Recruitment, are staging a free talent management seminar event in Warrington on Thursday, June
MANY years ago I worked alongside Gerry Ryan in A&E at Bolton Royal Infirmary as it was then known. I now work in another fairly local A&E department as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner. I would like to express that the problems faced at the now Royal
I WAS quite surprised when I read in Friday's paper that Westhoughton has been voted 13th best town in the country to shop, beating Bolton, Wigan and Horwich. I agree it is clean and tidy, the people are lovely, and we do have a variety of good shops
I FEEL I must respond to the letter concerning the Bolton West election result. The writer of the offending letter, for it was certainly written to be offensive, states that Labour “clung to power” in Bolton West and asked who Julie Hilling is. Concerning
I HAVE telephoned United Utillities numerous times since the power surge in Westhoughton that caused serious damage to all electrical appliances that were plugged in. When it happened each time I contacted their customer care team and was told I would
REGARDING the Blue Lagoon in Belmont. I was born in Belmont and regularly return there as I still have some relatives living in the village. It seems unbelievable that a 1,000 year flood is expected which would cause this local beauty spot, which has
PEOPLE like Desmond Magurk who oppose tackling global poverty on the basis that charity should begin at home, usually think, though they don't always say so out loud, that it should also end there. Anybody who has read much economic history soon comes
MY friends and I litter-pick on a regular basis in our very small park at Over Hulton. We find the odd pizza box or burger container but mainly we are picking up empty cigarette packets and alcohol bottles. How are the youngsters still managing to obtain
LETTERS by John Tilley and Robert Aston and the welcome given by some to the attack by Pope Benedict on Britain’s Equal Opportunity legislation, lead me to conclude that Britain is in dire need of another Enlightenment, or Age of Reason. John Tilley
TEN years ago, the Wilton Arms was a bog-standard Brewers Fayre pub serving bog-standard Brewers Fayre grub. It was packed out every weekend with locals, knowing they could rely on the place to serve up a half-decent plate of gammon and egg, fish and
HE is known to millions for his roles in big-budget blockbusters such as The Lord Of The Rings, The Da Vinci Code and X-Men. So how was Sir Ian McKellen, the highly garlanded actor and former Bolton School pupil, persuaded to appear in a next-to-no-budget
THE final production at the Library Theatre’s iconic home at Manchester Central Library opens on Saturday. Directed by Library Artistic Director Chris Honer, Oscar Wilde’s hilarious study of the social foibles of the Victorian leisure classes
THE Met, in Bury, is set to welcome back Horse + Bamboo Theatre Company with its beautiful new show Little Leap Forward on Friday, June 18. The show explores the question, "Wouldn't you rather be free, just for a day, than spend a lifetime in a cage
THE launch of exhibition of new photographic talent will be held at Manchester’s 52 Princes Street on Tuesday. Perception is a celebration of the work produced by students of The Manchester College, FdA Photography and Digital Imaging, exploring
10 years ago IT was a reluctant farewell and, for many of his Bolton fans, the end of a glorious era, but John McGinlay finally called time on his pursuit of a footballing job in England by announcing he was heading for the United States.
A grandmother was targeted by a thief in Bolton. The raider struck at about 4.45pm yesterday as the 93-year-old woman was taking the rubbish out from her flat on St Margaret's Close, Smithills. The man confronted her and pushed her back
A BOLTON humanitarian aid volunteer who was taken prisoner by Israeli forces was last night due to return home after being deported. Baboo Zanghar, from Halliwell, was one of 31 British citizens captured when Israeli commandos stormed a flotilla
AS Templeman ‘Faceman’ Peck, Dirk Benedict was one of the stars of The A-Team back in the eighties, after starring as Starbuck in the original (and better) version of Battlestar Galactica. As the movie of The A-Team is due to open soon, he
1740: The Marquis de Sade, French aristocrat whose lifestyle gave rise to the word sadism, was born in Paris. 1840: Thomas Hardy, English novelist and poet, was born in Higher Bockhampton, Dorset 1857: Composer Sir Edward Elgar was born in Broadheath
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 2, 2000 A CASH boost of more than £2 million will give 900 children the “best possible” start in life. The Sure Start Initiative is aimed at children under five who live in the Halliwell area. It wants to
THE new film “Sex and the City 2” is likely to prove a Summer hit with females of all ages. Men, unsurprisingly, are not expected to flock to local cinemas in droves (there not being too many buildings blown up, throats slit or car chases involved) and
IT’S not hard to understand the criticism of excessive bureaucracy surrounding child protection procedures. The latest critic is the Bishop of Durham, the Rt Rev Tom Wright, who called regulations for Criminal Records Bureau checks a “waste of time”,
THE Blue Lagoon at Belmont has long been a much-loved local beauty spot. Now, the Environment Agency says the 80 feet-deep reservoir could be a flood risk and its owner is left with no financial choice but to drain it. This is sad news as the “lagoon
PROSTITUTION is one of the world’s oldest professions — it was common among the ancient Greeks whose name for prostitutes was porne thus giving us “pornography.” It is a fact of life, in spite of most people wanting to ignore it as a part of society.
THE World Cup hasn’t even kicked off but you can already hear the groans of the non-football population as the sport threatens to take over everyone and everything. Can I just advise local restaurants, cafes and the like looking for an easy revenue stream
SURELY everyone these days understands the dangers of blithely pouring out your feelings to hyperspace via Facebook or Twitter? Apparently not. Now, coalition minister Lynne Featherstone has been advised by officials to avoid sharing thoughts about Cabinet
CONGRATULATIONS to two prominent Bolton businessmen who physically tested themselves to extremes in the name of charity. Imran Hakim, the inventor of the iTeddy, travelled across Europe to run two 10k runs a day to raise money for the NSPCC’s Childline
A man has been charged in connection with a stabbing in Walkden. Lee Kelly, aged 35, of Cecil Street, Walkden, is charged with attempted murder and due to appear at Salford Magistrates' Court this morning. At 12:05am on Wednesday, police received
WANDERERS are thought to be weighing up a move for Chelsea striker Franco Di Santo. Owen Coyle is a big fan of the 6ft 4ins Argentina Under-20 international, and The Bolton News understands that he has included his name on a list of potential targets
AFTER proving they had the stamina and agility in the ring to win a recent charity boxing match, the fire brigade is now hoping to show it has what it takes on the football pitch. Following defeat last year by a celebrity team, firefighters
CANNABIS with a street value of up to £300,000 has been found at a business premises in Ramsbottom. Police officers seized more than 1,500 plants from the former Waterside Mill and Peel Bridge Mill in Kenyon Street on Tuesday. The drugs were
A THUG threw furniture around in a pub when he discovered he was on a “Pubwatch” list of trouble makers. Jamie Corkill, aged 27, was informed he was on a list near the bar when he was in The Canary pub in Farnworth. He pulled the poster off the
A GIRL, aged 19, died after vomiting caused her stomach to tear, an inquest heard. Victoria Ashworth, who had a history of mental health problems and drug abuse, became unwell in early December 2009. She took a cocktail of drugs and medication
WATER bosses have urged people in Bolton to be “waterwise” after one of the driest starts to a year in more than 70 years. But water company United Utilities say the area will not be subject to hosepipe bans despite a forecast for more dry
TOWN hall chiefs are being urged to cut the speed limit on a busy road amid fears that someone might be killed. New Bolton West MP Julie Hilling joined residents on the route from Lostock Lane to Chorley Road, Horwich, to learn first-hand of the
TURTON Tower is in line for improvements that will help it attract more visitors. The historic landmark has been given a £51,000 grant to improve its footpaths and toilets and make it more appealing to tourists. It means visitors to the 15th-century
AN ONLINE tribute to an alleged murder victim has been bombarded with offensive comments and pictures. The Facebook page was set up after 17-year-old Dylan Aaron’s body was found in a pond in Hindley on Sunday. But tributes to the teenager were
NETTO employees in Bolton have received letters informing them of Asda’s proposed takeover. The supermarket giant Asda, owned by American firm Walmart, announced it had reached an agreement with the owners of Netto to buy all its UK stores last
A TAXI driver’s DNA was found on the neck of the teenage girl he is accused of sexually assaulting, Bolton Crown Court heard. Ali Hassan, aged 34, allegedly put his hands under the dress of an 18-year-old while she was in the back of his cab,
A MAN accused of raping a young mum has admitted having sex with her, but says she encouraged him. Thomas Greenhalgh told Bolton Crown Court the 21- year-old woman removed her tights, lay on the ground and said “show me how much you like me.”
THE Met, in Bury, is set to welcome back Horse + Bamboo Theatre Company with its beautiful new show Little Leap Forward on Friday, June 18. The show explores the question, "Wouldn't you rather be free, just for a day, than spend a lifetime
A MAN suffered a head injury when two cars collided during rush hour. Emergency services were called to Folds Road in the town centre, at around 6pm last night. A black Citreon and a private hire taxi, a green Toyota, had collided. The male driver
YOUNGSTERS from Bolton got a taste of what it is like to be a Premier League football star when they came face to face with TV presenter Rocket from the popular Saturday morning television show Soccer AM. Rocket, who hosts the Skill Skool section of
FOUR men stole thousands of pounds when they raided a post office. The gang broke into a first-floor flat above Black Lane post office, in Ainsworth Road, Radcliffe, at 8.30am yesterday. They unsuccessfully tried to dig through the floor, before breaking
X FACTOR and Happy Monday’s singer Rowetta is backing a Greater Manchester-wide domestic abuse campaign in the run up to this year’s World Cup. The campaign was launched as Home Office research showed cases of domestic abuse increased by nearly 30 per
A FAMILY fun day raised more than £2,000 for charity. The Grey Mare pub in Tottington Road, Harwood, hosted the event organised for Sophie Kerr, a 14-year-old battling leukaemia. It was organised by Sophie’s aunt, Jennifer Swarbrick, who said: “The
DRIVERS suffered delays on the M61 yesterday after three vehicles collided, causing two lanes to close. The collision took place at around 3pm on the southbound carriageway between junction 6 near Horwich and junction 5 near Westhoughton. No-one was
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 16-year-old girl was stabbed. She was travelling on the 8.10pm train, from Manchester to Walkden, on Tuesday night when the attack started, with punches and verbal abuse.
A VIOLENT robber threatened an 89-year-old woman with a kitchen knife and pushed her to the ground. But when she told him she had had a hip operation, he apologised, picked her up and sat her on a chair. The plucky pensioner also baffled her
GARY Mawson is not afraid of doing it the hard way – after travelling 24 hours to be at the UK Open. The Canadian, who lives in America and whose parents are from Bolton, kicks off the thrilling four-day tournament at the Reebok tonight. Mawson takes
