BOLTON Rugby Club is to honour the memory of a father and son with a memorial in its grounds. The club, in Avenue Street, is staging a fundraising event today in tribute to Jess and Paul Tonge. Plans for the memorial are yet to be confirmed
COMMUTERS who use Bolton’s overcrowded trains have been dealt a fresh blow by transport secretary, Phil Hammond. The newly appointed secretary of state ordered “an urgent reappraisal” of government plans to buy new carriages. And Mr
755: English missionary Boniface and 53 companions were murdered in Germany by unbelievers. 1916: Lord Kitchener, British general and conqueror of the Sudan, was lost at sea when his ship, HMS Hampshire, struck a mine off Orkney, en route to
GAS pipes are being replaced in a cul-sac. The road is rather narrow, two cars can pass . . . just. All the pavement has been taken up on one side, holes dug on the other. Few drives available, footpath access to houses. Safety barriers erected.
I WISH I had nipped down to my local betting shop and put money on Desmund Magurk being the first to write objecting to Julie Hilling's compassion for developing countries (Sort out the poverty at home first, Letters June 1) I agree, “charity”
REGARDING the Gary Neville “Eco” House. The Bolton News gives the impression that it is excited by the proposal of a so-called carbonneutral house of some 8,000 square feet, accompanied by a wind turbine of some 300 feet to be built on greenbelt
REGARDING K Wilshaw (Letters, May 29) stating how disgusted they were while visiting Moss Bank Park, by seeing black bags of rubbish, nappies, beer cans, food waste etc. I live five minutes away from Moss Bank Park and use the park daily. I see
IT appears that the National Health Service is dead in line to bear a large part of the forthcoming cuts. Midst talk of managers and bureaucrats taking a whack, there have been unsettling rumours of cuts to the types of treatments on offer. This
BENEFIT fraud is always in the news, and we never get to see the whole story of what this actually encompasses in terms of causes and knock-on effects. Apart from a few people who work on the side whilst claiming their 50-odd quid a week, there
KNOWN as the island built by gentlemen for gentlemen, Malta is steeped in history. Because of its strategic position in the Mediterranean Sea and with its natural, wellprotected harbours, the island has been a magnet for sea-faring nations over
VANDALS have struck at a primary school being repeatedly targeted by local yobs. Headteacher Edward Campbell arrived at St William of York, Nugent Road, Great Lever, this morning to find the school has been attacked twice over the weekend. Two
RE the possible travellers’ camp on land in Little Lever. Let’s look at the facts — not opinions and misplaced concerns! FACT 1 In a May 24 article, ex-councillor Hornby said for many years this land has been used as a public footpath to the canal
ONE would have thought that The Bolton News would support any action taken by Bolton councillors to deal with those ignorant people who allow their dogs to foul. Also people who play loud music are aware that their thoughtlessness can make life
A YOUNG mother-of-four collapsed and died just hours after seeing in the New Year, an inquest heard. Denise Workman, aged 31, had not been feeling well and had taken amphetamine before her death on January 1. She collapsed at her home in Kendrew
THE heat really was on when two firefighters tackled a gruelling ironman course, raising almost £2,000 for a cancer charity in the process. Neil Mercer and Paul Norris swam 2.4 miles, cycled 112 miles and then ran a marathon in temperatures
THERE were 275 confirmed cases of food poisoning in Bolton last year. Now the Health Protection Agency is urging people in the town to take the simple steps that can avoid it. The HPA is supporting the Food Standards Agency’s Food Safety Week
A BLACKOUT caused by a faulty underground power cable hit more than 2,500 homes in Breightmet. Engineers were called to carry out emergency repairs in the early hours yesterday after customers complained their electrics had failed. Power went
AN aid volunteer returned home amid emotional scenes after a week-long ordeal in which he was captured and held prisoner by Israeli forces. Baboo Zanghar, aged 43, from Halliwell, was one of 31 British citizens captured when Israeli commandos
FRIENDS and family of a man accused of rape wept with joy outside court yesterday after a jury cleared him of the charge. Thomas Greenhalgh, aged 22, of Campbell Court, Moses Gate, had been accused of raping a 21-yearold woman in Farnworth Park
A TAXI driver has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a passenger and attempting to sexually assault another. Ali Hassan, aged 34, of Bertrand Road, Bolton, was caught after DNA was taken from a kiss on his victim’s cheek. He committed
A CAREER burglar and drug addict who punched a homeowner in the face when he was being chased from the scene of a break-in has been jailed for more than two years. Alex Garratt, aged 33, smashed his way through the conservatory of a house in
A HOSPITAL patient is throwing a massive party for all the staff who saved his life when a blood clot led to major complications. Keith Brindle, aged 74, spent six months in the Royal Bolton Hospital after developing ulcers, pneumonia and septicaemia
UNION chiefs have refused to rule out a mass walkout of council staff in protest at the authority making £50 million of cuts over the next five years. Organisers from Unison, the public service workers’ union, have reacted angrily to what Bolton
A YOUNG mother who battled four brain tumours has died just weeks after marrying her fiance. Carina Morris, aged 28, wed her partner of 10 years on April 19 at a special ceremony at Bolton Hospice. She had three-year-old daughter Tyla-Jayne
READING my newspapers over the last two or three weeks I have learned a couple of things about myself that I didn’t previously know. Firstly, unlikely as it seems, I have something in common with a man I have admired over many years – the great
JONNY Shacklady laid the foundation for Markland Hill A to beat Hawkshaw A in the Mixed Division One top of the table clash. Hawkshaw’s ladies played well and won three out of the four sets, but Markland Hill managed to win by five games, with Shacklady
JOSE Mourinho could be about to wreck one of Owen Coyle’s top transfer deals this summer. The new Real Madrid coach has reportedly reached an agreement in principle to make Benfica’s Argentina international Angel Di Maria one of his first signings at
CRICKET: The Bolton Association have selected their team for the first round of the Kookaburra Reader Lancashire Inter League Competition. The local league’s representative side face the Lancashire County League at Astley and Tyldesley Cricket Club next
PHIL Taylor opened his bid for a fourth Rileys Darts Zones UK Open title by easing past Wayne Mardle 9-2 at the Reebok Stadium last night. Taylor, fresh from hitting two nine-darters in winning the Whyte & Mackay Premier League 11 days ago, wasted
Mike Morrison admits Leigh have plenty of work to do to overcome Co-operative Championship One side Hunslet tomorrow. The Centurions travel to the South Leeds Stadium looking to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Northern Rail Cup. But first they
SHE’S young, she’s talented, and let’s face it – she’s pretty hot. Who wouldn’t want to spend an intimate evening with Pixie Lott in this tiny former music shop in the heart of Manchester’s studentland? Sound Control is a fantastic
