Darren Pratley could be out for up to six weeks with the injury which forced him off in last night's FA Cup defeat at Spurs. Wanderers are hoping the problem, which resulted in a large gash down the inside of his thigh, will result in him being sidelined
WANDERERS aren’t heading for Wembley . . . que sera, sera. Football clubs often use the excuse that FA Cup elimination allows them to concentrate on the more important things, but in this case that cliché is entirely appropriate. Ten days on from Fabrice
ELITE LEAGUE ICE HOCKEY: Playoff quarter final first leg: Braehead Clan 3 Nottingham Panthers 0 Braehead Clan took a big step towards the 2012 Elite League Playoff Finals with a commanding first-leg win against Nottingham Panthers. In a repeat of
EPL ICE HOCKEY: Manchester Phoenix 5 Guildford Flames 2 Manchester Phoenix consolidated their position in second place in the English Premier League with a morale-boosting victory over champions-elect Guildford Flames. Coming
ELITE LEAGUE ICE HOCKEY: A round up of games in the Elite Ice Hockey League on Sunday March 25. Sheffield Steelers 4 Braehead Clan 5 A goal only three seconds from the end of regulation by Mike Wirll gave Clan the win on the road as Steelers threw
WANDERERS make two changes from the side that last played at White Hart Lane 10 days ago, bringing Mark Davies and Chris Eagles into their starting line-up. With Fabrice Muamba making continued progress in the nearby London Chest Hospital, and receiving
A WOMAN who stole and spent her sister's inheritance after the death of their mum has been given a suspended jail sentence. Denise Anne Davenport, aged 33, of Gleneagles, Deane, pleaded guilty to theft at an earlier hearing and was today sentenced
BRAVE cancer battler Kiera Bannister has been chosen to kick off Cancer Research UK’s nigh-time walking marathon. The five-year-old will be lighting up Old Trafford today when she meets football legends Denis Law and Bryan Robson. Kiera, of Albany
A STUDENT who mocked Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter after he collapsed during a match has been jailed for inciting racial hatred. Liam Stacey, aged 21, provoked revulsion with comments made while the Bolton Wanderers star still
SUPER slimmer Phil Eccleshare is celebrating success after losing a massive nine and a half stone in weight. Just 18 months ago the 34- year-old dental technician weighed almost 33 stone but in that time he managed to get down to just over 23
THE fantastic images taken by Bolton photographer Cliff Heyes are the product of more than 60 years’ experience. Mr Heyes, from Edgworth, was inspired to pick up a camera aged 12, after he received a copy of The Art of Bird Photography as a gift
PICK ‘n’ mix sweets are making a comeback at a Harwood newsagent. The format is often associated nostalgically with Woolworths but Walkden’s Newsagents, in Lea Gate, is maintaining the tradition with 30 varieties of sweets. Barry Walkden
GAME Group, which operates Game and Game Station shops in Bolton, Middlebook and Bury, has gone into administration. The firm runs 1,300 stores globally of which 600 are in the UK. Shops are remaining open and trading as usual. Administrators
A FIRM is celebrating a successful partnership which has lasted almost four decades. Edbro, based at Nelson Street, Bolton, makes hydraulic systems for tipper, transporter, skip and refuse vehicles, and cranes. It is highlighting 38 years of
A PRIMARY school invests in every one of its pupils and staff —and that is official. St Peter’s CE Primary School in Farnworth is celebrating after achieving the Bronze Investors in People Award. The school first achieved the award in 2005, but
HUNDREDS of firms and decision-makers are expected at a regional business exhibition next month — and space is running out for exhibitors. Business North West takes place on April 17 and 18 at Manchester Central, formerly the GMEX. Firms will
THE Cafe, in Bury Road, Bolton, has won a competition to find the best builder’s breakfast in Bolton. The competition, run by kitchen and joinery chain Magnet Trade, asked builders what their favourite breakfast is and who serves it, while Bolton
A JOINER from Bolton is starring in a website video promoting a new home renovation service. Father-of-two Andy Sowcroft, pictured, from Smithills, works for Peter Riley and his wife, Annette, who run Integrity Plastics based in Rossendale
THE country will celebrate 60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign in June — and we are inviting youngsters in Bolton to take part in the fun. We want children to draw or paint a portrait of Her Majesty the Queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
THE link between low family income and poor achievement in the classroom is no longer acceptable to teachers in Bolton. First class motivated and enthusiastic teacher training graduates are being drafted into schools across the borough to work
IF ever proof was needed that this Labour council does not give a damn about Bolton, then the proof is in The Bolton News of March 20. Just read the letter from Cllr John Walsh about the money the council is holding back. Then go to Looking
SO Roberto Mancini’s Manchester City players are tired and suffering fatigue after playing two games a week for who knows how much money per week, per month, or however they are paid. My son, a reasonably fit 22-year-old, played a full 90 minutes
MARGARET Thatcher, the most influential postwar Prime Minister, Cllr Martyn Cox? (“Don’t give way to hate”, March 17). The 1945 government of Clement Attlee crafted the post-war settlement and created the Welfare State, which Thatcher did her
WITH all the recent headlines concerning the budget that’s set to rob the pensioners, I think even Mr Cameron would find it difficult to justify the situation my wife is putting up with in relation to her state pension. My wife is now 63, and
IF I was looking to build an industrial estate, I would want to build it in a location with excellent motorway access, a pool of skilled labour and hidden away from the community to reduce the impact. If I was looking in the Bolton area, I don
SIX more young Brits die in Afghanistan. Add them to the list: 404 Brits, 54 NATO, 1,864 USA, and an estimated 10,000 Afghan civilians since 2006. Add to these the countless numbers who have suffered life-changing injuries and tell me we were
I READ in horror the front page news of the poor gentleman who lay dead in his sheltered housing complex (Man lay dead for three weeks, March 23). This is nothing more than we predicted would happen over the changes to the wardens, where they
THE University of Bolton is to be a centre of excellence for training athletics coaches. It has teamed up with England Athletics, the governing body for athletics sports, to use the university’s new Athlete Development Centre, in Bolton One
THE speed limit on a busy town centre road is to be slashed to 20 miles per hour as part of a £100,000 improvement scheme. Westhoughton’s awardwinning market will also be given a makeover and parking on and around Market Street will also be
YOUNG Boltonians will be representing their town when they take part in the Greater Manchester School Games today. Eight primary schools and two high schools will be competing in the sporting event, which this year has been split into winter
YOUNG musicians are raising the roof of the Albert Halls everyday this week. The series of concerts opened in spectacular style on Sunday evening when nearly every seat in the venue was taken. Performances were given by The Bolton Youth Orchestra
A BUSINESSMAN says he is closing his company after he was targeted by arsonists for the second time in a month. Three vans, worth £3,000, were destroyed in a blaze at 1.10am yesterday in a small industrial park, in Shepherd Cross Street, Halliwell
A COLLECTION of textile machines which form part of Bolton’s industrial heritage could be destroyed under new plans by Bolton Council. One rare steam engine and another 17 textile machines are on a list of items to be scrapped or given away
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl is recovering in hospital after being knocked down by two cars. The girl was hit by a Hyundai Coupe and a Toyota Yaris as she tried to cross Turks Road, Radcliffe, near the junction with Northlands, at 6.15pm on Sunday.
A COUPLE lured vulnerable girls to their home, got them drunk and gave them drugs before sexually abusing them. At Bolton Crown Court yesterday, a jury unanimously found 28-year-old Kieran Huelin guilty of engaging in sexual activity in the
BOLTON Museum’s Egyptology exhibition, which is touring the Far East, has been nominated for a prestigious national award. “Quest For Immortality: The Bolton Museum Collection”, which received its one millionth visitor last week, has been
THE management of the Halliwell UCAN centre is being transferred to Bolton Council. Bolton at Home previously ran the centre, but the council has pledged to “build on their success”. Staff want to increase current use of the building and
BOLTON fans have condemned a magazine that mocks supporters’ support for Fabrice Muamba following his collapse. The latest Red Issue, the Manchester United fanzine, features a front cover with the headline “GRIEF JUNKIES RUN RIOT” above a picture
A CASINO is asking people to help raise money to save a wheelchair basketball club in Bolton. The Bolton Bulls is in danger of folding unless more money can be raised for next season. The Grosvenor Casino has organised a fun quiz night next
SUNNY weather has brought parks and green spaces to life as Bolton’s temperatures top those in Barcelona. Temperatures have reached 21C (70F), compared to only 10C (50F) last year, according to the Met Office. Youngsters from Thomasson Memorial
A BOOK of prayers written by the people of Bolton is on its way to Fabrice Muamba. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Noel Spencer, added his own prayer to the book before it was passed to Bolton Wanderers yesterday. Bolton’s town centre chaplain gathered
A DAY centre for elderly people is closing because of a lack of funding — leaving the pensioners who use it devastated. The Little Lever Day Centre provides support for older people who are struggling to manage in their own homes. Since
