WHEN Gary Cahill moved to Chelsea in January, we all wondered whether we’d struggle to fill his shoes. Three months on, and I’m delighted to say that not only do Tim Ream and David Wheater seem to have done just that, but Wanderers actually look more
ANY misfortune the infamous Manager of the Month curse brings for Owen Coyle will surely be a drop in the ocean compared to what he has faced so far this season. While at times it may be all too easy to attribute a team’s failures to bad fortune, it
OWEN Coyle is eyeing a matching pair of Manager of the Month awards to show he has accomplished his goal of Premier League safety for Wanderers. After guiding the club to three consecutive victories against relegation rivals QPR, Blackburn Rovers and
Bolton boss Owen Coyle has confirmed Fabrice Muamba has been walking around in hospital as the Wanderers midfielder continues his remarkable recovery following his on-field collapse last month. Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest in the first half of the
THE body of a man has been discovered in Little Lever. Police were called at 7.20pm to land off Mytham Road. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death.
A Bolton woman who was previously linked to Wayne Rooney while his wife was pregnant has had a "brief involvement" with Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, the player's agent said today. Balotelli's involvement with Jennifer Thompson occurred
TELECOM firm O2 is sponsoring the Bolton and Bury Business Awards this year — as it marks 10 years of business locally. O2 is Bury’s largest private employer with 1,400 staff at its Dumer Lane centre, half of whom live in Bolton or Bury. The
HAS Peter Johnston (Letters, March 27) nothing better to do with his time than to sit thinking about how much he hates Margaret Thatcher — now a frail, elderly lady, who can’t answer back? She may have made mistakes, but she also did a lot of
THE destruction of the NHS will be put at the door of Clegg and his gang of desperados for keeping these Tory pirates in power. I sincerely hope that all the people who voted Lib- Dem will put the Liberal Party into melt down at the next election
THE real reason why our Youth jobless total has soared It was interesting to read (The Bolton News, March 23), Bolton North East MP David Crausby's piece on youth unemployment which omitted to explain the real reason for its dramatic rise across
SCHOOL CHILDREN swapped a day of study for a day of selling when they opened their own market stall. Youngsters from Sacred Heart Primary School in Westhoughton have worked for months to design, develop and create their products. And now they
WOMAN has travelled weekly across Bolton for 36 years to visit the same hairdresser — and spent the equivalent of £30,000 on hair appointments. Joyce Butler, from Great Lever, visits John Mc- Loughlin’s Cutting Edge salon in Blackburn Road,
A MISDIRECTED emergency mobile phone call meant police did not turn up a the home of a man who hanged himself until nearly half an hour after being contacted by his worried family, a coroner’s court heard. An inquest in Bolton was told how marital
AN 86-year-old former engineer died suddenly at home after being exposed to asbestos more than 70 years earlier. Widower Frank Hodgkiss was found dead at his home in Louvaine Avenue, Barrow Bridge, in Bolton, on January 27, by concerned neighbours
A FORMER cinema which has stood for almost a century, is being bulldozed because it is in a dangerous state. The building in Market Street, Westhoughton, started life as The Empire Cinema in May, 1914, when audiences flocked to watch the top
A POLICE officer will face a criminal inquiry over his role in shooting dead a Bolton man. Anthony Grainger was in a car stopped by armed police in Culcheth, Cheshire, on March 3 during what was described by police as a planned operation.
I WOULD like to expand Bolton on Mr Brian Derbyshire's letter about illiteracy in our young. Firstly, may I say I agree with all he says and for what it is worth I will lay the blame completely at the feet of successive Governments who have caved
WITH regard to recent media coverage regarding the so called “granny tax” which is in fact just a freezing of allowances at the existing level. I note from the HMRCarchives that allowances for those aged over 65 have been frozen a number of
REGARDING R Swindell’s letter “Why bonuses are justified” (March 28). According to Mr Swindells silly misinformed letter, these huge bonuses are being paid to banking executives to restore the banks’ finances so that the taxpayer can be repaid
CLLR Martyn Cox “Joking over work Deaths“ (March 29) has shown an utter lack of respect for people who have lost their lives in the workplace. Mr Cox,I am a lifelong Westhoughton resident and trade unionist (UNISON member). I have had the benefit
MOVES to expand a newly renovated mill have been brought forward as bosses announce plans to attract more business. Ena Mill, in Atherton, was closed after a flood in February wrecked the entire ground floor and large areas of the first floor
IT was a show to end all shows when talented performers at Bolton St Catherine’s Academy took to the stage. For the performance was the last held in the school building. After Easter all pupils, including primary school youngsters, currently
A CHINESE takeaway has been closed down after inspectors found staff were preparing food even though its water supply had been cut off. Two Bolton Council officers visited Hong Kong City in Albert Road, Farnworth, last month, to carry out a food
STUDENTS at the University of Bolton will be given extra support to succeed after figures revealed it has the highest drop out rate in the country. Pro-Vice Chancellor Rob Campbell said student welfare is the number one priority at the university
A COURAGEOUS little boy is calling on people to clear out their wardrobes to help raise money for vital research into childhood cancers. Samuel Dearden, aged five, from Radcliffe, will pose in an oversized man’s jacket, trousers and shoes while
PATIENTS in Bolton will soon be able to register with a GP practice of their choice — for the first time. From this month, under Government plans to give patients freedom to choose, they will be free to register with any participating practice
BUILDINGS across Bolton were damaged and motorways gridlocked after high winds and snow battered the region. In the most serious incident the front wall of a building at the corner of St George’s Road and Duke Street, Bolton, partly collapsed
A BROOK has been turned blood-red after it was polluted. The Environment Agency is investigating the pollution of Pennington Brook in Westhoughton after walkers reported pungent smells and red and white discolouration of the water. It is believed
IT sounds like the sort of trouble Brian Potter would have ended up in. But the real life Phoenix Club — St Gregory’s Social Club in Farnworth — is now in trouble with licensing chiefs. Made famous by Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights, the club could
AN attempted fraud has been reported to police by Bolton Council after a fictitious candidate was nominated for the upcoming local elections. The nomination would have seen two different Roger Hayes on the ballot paper for Smithills — one standing
A DEVASTATED family whose relatives were killed in an arson attack have been dealt another blow after their jewellery business was targeted by burglars. Thieves broke into Mumtaz Jewellers, which was set up by Mumtaz Chishty, who lost his wife
SAM Ricketts reckons Wanderers will need at least three more wins from their last eight games to save their Premier League skins. After a hat-trick of victories against close rivals, the full-back admits it has been galling to see the club hasn’t pulled
