MARTIN Olsson’s first-half winner condemned Wanderers to their 10th defeat in 11 Premier League away games. The Blackburn winger punished a catalogue of errors to seal three valuable points for relegation-threatened Rovers at Ewood Park.
WANDERERS' poor away form looked set to continue after Martin Olsson fired Blackburn into a 20th-minute lead. Owen Coyle’s side had taken just one point from a possible 30 on their travels prior to their trip to Ewood Park. And a much-changed
Firefighters are still tackling a blaze affecting thousands of acres of moorland above Belmont. Greater Manchester Fire Service said strong winds have been making the fire difficult to tackle. Around 80 firefighters from Lancashire and
OWEN Coyle has rang the changes at Ewood Park following Wanderers’ midweek defeat at Fulham. Adam Bogdan, David Wheater, Ricardo Gardner and Rodrigo all start against relegation-threatened Blackburn. Jussi Jaaskelainen, Fabrice Muamba and Chung-Yong
PAUL Robinson might have appeared on the odd video nasty down the years – but there’s one tape even he refuses to watch again. Wanderers' 5-0 defeat against Stoke City at Wembley ranks as one of the 32-year-old’s lowest ebbs as a professional, and by
HAVING been through the stresses and strains of a relegation fight last season, Owen Coyle admits he has sympathy with his opposite number Steve Kean in the build-up to this afternoon’s Lancashire derby. The Wanderers boss walked headlong into a battle
KEVIN Davies has suffered his fair share of heartbreak this season – but he reckons just one glance at the league table brings a smile back to his face. In the last 12 months, the skipper has seen the elation of an international call-up tempered by exclusion
WELL done Bolton Council for putting double yellow lines on Derby Street and St Helens Road. The only problem is it’s a waste of money as people think it is still permitted to park on them! What is the use of spending good money if they don’t get
DOES Kath Kavanagh (“If the banking system fails, then we all fail,” April 20) really not understand the difference between the bank clerks who work for a living, meeting our banking needs in local branches, and the merchant bankers who caused
I ENJOYED reading the letter (“Bring some fun back to Bolton”, April 27) about how the town centre has nothing to offer to people, regarding entertainment, that would stand it in good stead for becoming a city. The writer mentioned the greyhound
IT is encouraging to learn of the progress being made in improving standards at Chorley New Road Primary School in Horwich. Recently several schools in Horwich have received recognition for their achievements, including St Catherine’s Primary
I WANT to thank and congratulate all those involved in putting on Bolton’s first Passion Play last Saturday. So much hard work and planning behind the scenes had obviously taken place in order to put on such a stunning and captivating retelling
SO one in five children is failing to master the three Rs by the time they are seven years old. How dreadful. Perhaps they should do 10-hour days at school, or even go in on Saturday to do “revision”. We could always get them to hold a pencil
REGARDING the continuing saga of Bolton’s connection to two recipients of the VC. Lieut Sandys Clarke was born and married as Willward Alexander Sandys Clarke. Willward has sometimes been mistranscribed as Wilward with one L but Wilwood is definitely
RE the letter “Don’t stand by and let evil triumph in Libya” by Ainsley Casson (April 25). The conflict in Libya is nothing like the description given by Mr Casson’s ranting wishful thinking. The main reason the West is in Libya is the same reason
WHEN is a cut not a cut — when it is a temporary payment! Mr Harkin omits from his letter, re winter fuel allowances, that the extra £50 was a temporary payment. It was awarded because last winter was the coldest for 30 years. If this winter is
I WOULD like to respond to your correspondent regarding having paid councillors in Horwich. As the Mayor of Horwich, I am honoured to preside over our council of elected volunteers and, no, we are not all retired. We do not receive payment, but
THANK you for sending your reporter to photograph and report on the problem we are having with the tall trees at the bottom of mine and my neighbours’ gardens. With reference to the story printed on April 26, the council said they pruned two
MARK Davies is likely to miss the rest of the season after being told to sort out his long-standing ankle problem. The midfield ace has been ruled out of the derby against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and Owen Coyle admits he looks set to play no further
IT is top against second in the Co- Operative Championship tomorrow when Leigh Centurions host Batley Bulldogs at 3pm, and Leigh assistant boss Paul Rowley is predicting a thrilling game. “I think they will be making mention of their results against
IMAGINE one of the most awe-inspiring sights on earth — the Grand Canyon, one of the natural wonders of the world. Two hundred and seventy seven miles long, up to 15 miles wide and a mile deep, with rocks at its depths that are more than 250
CHARITABLE staff at Pets at Home stores in Bolton and Horwich are gearing up for their first major fundraising event of the year. The teams are aiming to raise more money than ever before for Support Adoption For Pets. The fundraiser
COOKING does not get any tougher than this. Ciara Richardson and Heather Needham have fought it out to be crowned Junior MasterChef Bolton 2011. The youngsters slaved over a hot stove, cooking two courses in the final of the competition, held
THREE violent yobs who attacked a couple following a pub row — leaving their victims with injuries including a fractured wrist and a broken leg — have been spared jail. Brant Chadwick, aged 23, of Broadbank House, Ladybridge; Jodie Holt
A PATIENTS’ watchdog is urging people who have lost loved ones unexpectedly in local hospitals to blow the whistle on substandard care. Paul Mainwaring, of patients’ group Link, is asking bereaved families to report their stories from the past
A WARNING has been issued to industrial unit owners after a large skip was set on fire in Breightmet. Firefghters from Bolton North Fire Station were called to Millfield Industrial Estate, Millfield Road, just before 2am yesterday. The crew
A CONSERVATIVE candidate in the next week’s local elections has been left red-faced, after sending out hundreds of leaflets saying his priority would be to attract “unemployment” to Great Lever. In his leaflet to potential voters, Dr Anjani
MORE than 70 firefighters tackled a moorland blaze covering several square miles around Belmont. The emergency services were called to the fire, off Belmont Road, just after 10am yesterday following reports of smoke drifting across nearby roads
A FORMER paper mill has been targeted by arsonists for the second time in less than two weeks. The derelict site in Mytham Road, Little Lever, is due to be transformed into a major new eco-home development. Firefighters spent yesterday tackling
WHILE William and Kate held their marriage celebrations at Buckingham Palace, two couples in Bolton held their own wedding receptions in slightly more humble settings. John and Karen Allen and Andrew and Karlina Cleworth were both married yesterday
AS club manager Bill Bohannon felt the tragedy of the Top Storey fire more than most. He was injured in the blaze and saw 19 guests perish that night. But tragically, among those to die was his wife Sheila, with whom he had a six-year-old son,
NOT everyone was in the Royal party spirit yesterday, although members of Bolton Socialist Club did hold an anti- Royal Wedding bash.. It was a case of out with the Union flags and in with the red, white and green tricolour — the colours of the
OUT came the flags and up went the red, white and blue bunting as Bolton seized the oncein- a-generation chance to celebrate the marriage of the future King and Queen of Britain. The pomp and grandeur of the Royal Wedding was marked with hundreds
