NO one is ignoring the fact that Wanderers have their work cut out to stay in the Premier League. In fact, some of the major players could not be more blunt in their assessment of the situation. Witness David Wheater’s acknowledgement of what the supporters
JOE Riley rescued a point for Wanderers reserves as they staged a sensational second-half comeback at Everton today. John Henry’s side had been trailing 2-0 at the break to a strong Goodison outfit containing Jack Rodwell, Magaye Gueye, Leon Osman, James
RYO Miyaichi’s impressive start to his loan spell with Wanderers looks set to earn him his international debut. The 19-year-old Arsenal winger, on loan at the Reebok for the rest of the season, was named last week in the Japan squad for tomorrow’s final
OWEN Coyle has told critics writing off Wanderers’ survival prospects that they are giving his players extra motivation to beat the drop. The Bolton boss is confident he has the talent and still has the time to retain Premier League status for a 12th
WANDERERS supporters are reacting positively to the club’s season ticket offer, despite the uncertainty over their immediate Premier League future. Initial favourable interest in the offer, which freezes prices next season for the fourth successive year
Are you interested in taking part in The Bolton News annual Naps competition. The horseracing tipping competition has been going every year for more than a decade and carries a £500 first prize kindly sponsored by Anthony Axfords. The
ON Friday, January 13, I fell in the back street behind the Black Horse pub in Farnworth and broke my hip and severely lacerated my leg. A young lady named Pat came running to help me and took off her fleece jacket to put under my head. A gentleman
SO the Government has had talks with conservationists and the water utilities about the lack of water in our reservoirs, with water shortages on the way and the death of thousands of fish through the lack of oxygen in the low waters, What do
I WAS amazed to read the article in The Bolton News (Wednesday, February 15) regarding a council in North London which wants to become the first in Britain to ban spitting. When did spitting stop being prohibited? I grew up in the 1950s and
ON visiting a local supermarket last week, I was taken aback by the sight of the display of tobacco products in the kiosk being obscured by sliding shutters. Apparently from April, legislation requires that this has to be the case in all large
AFTER 15 years of living and working in Bolton, I am becoming increasingly disappointed by the poor quality of landscape design and apparent lack of interest in the town’s public open spaces. The care of open spaces appears to have been put at
THE rise of Kindles and iPads is bringing extra trade to parcel firm founder Fil Adams- Mercer. Business is flourishing for his internet firm, Parcel2Go, which expects to have a £22 million turnover this year. But Mr Adams-Mercer has a number
IS this Government capable of doing anything right? We can’t deport terrorists and have to keep them in comfort and on benefits. Meanwhile, our leaders are destroying millions of livelihoods of British people. They offload our industries to
ARE Wanderers going to win any more matches this season? I sincerely hope so. We are still in with a slight chance of avoiding relegation at the end of the season, but only if we have 110 per cent from every player in the team. We have not been
A NEW learning adventure awaits young people at Eatock Primary School every day. The Westhoughton school has developed an outdoor classroom which is proving a hit with staff and pupils — no matter what the weather. From bringing the story of The
BOLTON’S newest club has certainly had their cake . . . and eaten it. The Clandestine Cake Club has held its first meeting and more than 20 different cakes of almost every flavour were served, including lemon, chocolate, carrot, banana, vanilla
THIEVES who went into a town centre charity shop escaped with two large posters of Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn. The three feet by four feet canvas prints were taken from the PDSA shop in Newport Street on Saturday afternoon. Staff have
THE RSPCA is appealing for help in finding the owners of pet rabbits, dumped near a motorway in Bolton. Just three of the reported seven rabbits have been rescued so far after they were left close to the slip-road at junction five of the M61 near
OPPOSITION councillors have put forward their own ideas to revitalise Bolton town centre. They want to see a multiplex cinema near the Victoria Hall in Central Street, a pedestrian zone created around Le Mans Crescent and an extra proposal for
CHIEF Constable Peter Fahy has urged community leaders to tackle “prejudice and misinformation” to prevent racial tensions turning into violence on the streets. Mr Fahy spoke after disorder broke out in parts of Greater Manchester last week following
TRAVELLERS have moved on to a car park in Bolton town centre — their sixth move in two weeks — leaving commuters struggling to park. Landowners were yesterday trying to remove the group from the car park in Kay Street. They moved on to the
A TEENAGER who beat up a pensioner as he got off a bus later bragged about the brutal attack on Facebook. Daniel Blyth, aged 18, said he “got a buzz” out of the sound of the 71- year-old’s blood spattering against the window, in a post on the
A CARNIVAL parade which has been under threat will be back — and will be bigger than ever, say organisers. Adlington Carnival, which attracts hundreds of people from Bolton, was going to be smaller this year, without the parade, but it is now
THE second of Bolton’s controversial neighbourhood book collections has opened. The self-service collections, which are replacing five closing libraries in Bolton, contain “a few hundred books” and are based in community buildings. Halliwell
WORKING parents are to lose out on tax benefits, a Bolton MP has warned. David Crausby, MP for Bolton North East said 525 couples in his constituency were due to lose their working tax credit. From April 2012 the rules for tax credits for couples
THE pub trade was worth more than £65 million to the Bolton economy last year and provided almost 3,800 jobs. But licencees fear plans to increase taxes in next month’s budget could threaten the viability of some pubs — and jobs. New figures
THE daughter of former Bolton Wanderers star Colin Hendry has launched a petition calling for tighter regulations on voluntary cosmetic surgery. Rheagan Hendry, aged 22, wants the age limit for surgery to be increased to the age of 21. She
BAKERS are hoping to raise plenty of dough for The Bolton News Hospice at Home Appeal. On Saturday, 20 Warburtons employees will take part in their first skydive, freefalling from 14,500ft as part of one of Bolton Hospice’s 20th anniversary
FLYTIPPERS have dumped tonnes of rubbish at a popular beauty spot. A mountain of waste was left at the Bartridge Barn car park by Entwistle Reservoir in Edgworth on Sunday night. Visitors to the reservoir discovered the dumped rubbish as “horrendous
MARCOS Alonso is set to return to competitive match action today after being named in Wanderers’ reserve team to play at Everton, kick off 1pm. The 21-year-old Spanish full-back has been back in training for a week after recovering from a foot injury
It’s fun all the way as the “Purveyors of Cool” swing into MIDDLETON Arena on Friday 30th March, with a sensational show featuring the greatest music of the 20th Century. We have teamed up with the organisers of the show to promote their competition
