GARY Megson’s sacking by Sheffield Wednesday was described as “bizarre” by Owen Coyle, who succeeded him at the Reebok. Megson was axed by his Hillsborough chairman Milan Mandaric on Wednesday night, despite the Owls lying third in npower League One
LEEDS United are refusing to give up in their chase to sign Wanderers full-back Paul Robinson on loan. Neil Warnock has pin-pointed the experienced defender as the ideal man to add steel to his dressing room at Elland Road but has so far been given little
ELBOW will play this year’s Live From Jodrell Bank, it has been announced. And tickets went on sale at 9am this morning. The Bury band will follow in the footsteps of The Flaming Lips, who played at the iconic spot last year. They will be joined
THE Royal Balti House has a reputation such that it does not particularly need reviewing. A favourite of Peter Kay, among others (it was featured in the second series of Phoenix Nights and the “two more lamb bhunas over here” John Smith’s advert
A FURNITURE company celebrating its 30th anniversary is launching new products and marketing campaigns. Saxon Furniture of Manchester Road, is wellknown for traditional leather upholstery but it is highlighting its new fabric- covered ranges
LABOUR councillors certainly know how to add insult to injury. When plans to close Bolton’s libraries were announced, Labour councillors were at pains to say that no library would be closed until the neighbourhood collection had been established
ORGANISERS of Radcliffe In Bloom are celebrating after last year’s silver gilt award was upgraded — to gold. Bill Blackledge, chairman of North West In Bloom, visited Radcliffe Civic Suite last week announced Radcliffe had actually won gold
MORE men are admitted to hospital with drink-related problems — but women are more vulnerable to health problems caused by alcohol, says liver nurse Sandra Crompton. The nurse, who is part of the Royal Bolton Hospital’s alcohol team, said: “Women
AN architect who falsely claimed to be a regulated professional has been ordered to pay more than £6,300 in fines and legal costs. Nichol Rosalie advertised his services as an architect in a local directory and on two websites, despite not being
BOLTON Wanderer’s footballer Chris Eagles is facing a six-month driving ban after being caught speeding in his white Bentley while on his mobile phone. The 26-year-old winger was caught driving at 60mph in a 40 mph zone by a police officer using
A FIREFIGHTER who was pelted with stones and pieces of wood said it was his worst experience of working in Bolton. Watch manager Gary Hodson and his crew were abused by Christopher Gaffney int he early hours of January 28 Christopher Gaffney
SPRING is in the air and today marks the launch of Marie Curie Nurses’ annual Great Daffodil Appeal. Throughout March the public is urged to raise money by wearing a daffodil or holding yellow themed events. All money raised from the flagship
TRAIN firm TransPennine Express, which runs services through Bolton, has announced a multimillion pound order for new trains. The company will take delivery of 10 new electric trains from Siemens and is expecting the first at the end of next
POPSTAR Max George will have several new four-legged friends after announcing he has agreed to become a patron of Manchester Dogs’ Home. The former Bolton School pupil, whose band The Wanted’s single is sitting at number two in the US charts
THESE beautiful bundles of joy will have to wait four years before they can officially celebrate their first birthday. They were the first leap day babies born at the Royal Bolton Hospital yesterday. Hayley Whinnerah was born at 3.22am, weighing
A CLUBBER who smashed another woman in the face with a bottle during a dancefloor argument has been ordered to pay £250 compensation to her victim. Astra Ivill, aged 19, yesterday walked out of from Bolton Crown Court after the judge did not
ON February 22, along with my friend and her young son and four small members of my family, we went to watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at St Simon and Jude School. The show was fantastic and the kids were fabulous with the choreography
GOOD luck to the north London councillors who have applied to the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, for a ban on spitting. Angela Kelly, in her column of February 15, thinks Bolton Council should follow suit and I agree. But would this become
ONCE again the PR department of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) — the trade body of the large “pubcos” — is conning Bolton’s beer drinkers about the threat to local pubs. Every year, it spreads the myth that beer duty increases will
AS manager of Bolton Stop Smoking Service (NHS), I must correct some of the detail which was published in the article, “Fifth of mums-to-be carry on smoking while pregnant” (February 25). The figure quoted of 2,878 is actually the number of maternities
AN unemployed graduate was found dead at his home after suffering from depression for more than 20 years, an inquest was told. The alarm was raised after Alex Chapman, aged 35, failed to collect his six-year-old daughter from school on Tuesday
CONCERNS about the future of government support for victims of crime in Bolton will be raised in Westminster after Whitehall chiefs announced proposals to change the way charities are funded. Bolton South MP Yasmin Qureshi has given her backing
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Westhoughton mayor whose “heart and soul” was in the town. Ronald Halliwell died on Wednesday, February 22, following an illness. He was member of Westhoughton Town Council between 1999 and 2007 and was Mayor
FLYTIPPERS have dumped about 70 tyres on a playground. They were left at Barlow Park, in Oldhams Estate, Astley Bridge, on Tuesday night. Bolton Council has pledged to remove the tyres on its next scheduled cleanup of the area and said it would
A CAR park could make way for five flats and six shops, if Bolton Council gives the plan the go ahead. Mohmed Ahmed Seedat, of Quintins Electric, has made an application for the plan at Derby Street, where it meets Swan Lane. A report to the
PARENTS will find out today if their child has got into their chosen school. More than nine in ten children will be starting their preferred school in Bolton this September. Education bosses dealt with 3,303 applications for secondary school
BOLTON town centre is a “shambles” and must improve if it is to compete with neighbouring towns, according to a millionaire businessman. Fil Adams-Mercer, founder of Parcel2Go, said Bolton Council needs to radically change its tactics to revive
A GOVERNMENT chief paid a visit to Bolton to view the work carried out by social entrepreneur Liz Douglas. Mark Carroll, director of decentralisation and David Cameron’s Big Society, arranged to meet Ms Douglas after being impressed with her
A WELL-known doctor has been suspended after being arrested on suspicion of child abuse. Dr Stephen Hamilton, who works at Heaton Medical Centre in Lucy Street, was suspended from his role in December after a police investigation was launched
THIEVES could have put patients lives at risk by damaging the oxygen supply to Royal Bolton Hospital. Hospital staff discovered on Friday that the underground pipe had been damaged. It is not known how long the pipe had been damaged and it was
A joint report by a Commission of the NHS Confederation , Age UK and the Local Govt. Assocn. has just been published. They took evidence from a variety of organisations and bodies involved directly with the elderly as well as various professional
