WANDERERS will welcome back three key players for Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest. Dougie Freedman has confirmed that Mark Davies, Stuart Holden and David Wheater are all down to feature in his first team squad at the City Ground. The
EGERTON retained the Anthony Axford Indoor Cricket Trophy in style with Stuart Hornby and Danny Partington leading them to a comfortable five-wicket victory over Heaton in the final. But they survived a scare in a dramatic semi-final at the Bolton
A WIFE has spoken of her heartache after her husband was left with "catastrophic injuries" in a hit-and-run smash. Police have released shocking CCTV footage of the incident six months after Michael Ward, from Bolton, was knocked down in John
WANDERERS Under-18s head to Tottenham tomorrow night hoping to extend a love affair with the FA Youth Cup that stretches back more than half a century. The Whites may not have enjoyed huge success in the competition and still await a first title
So you want to be a record breaker? A theatre show is coming to the North West on Saturday which gives audience members the chance to attempt official Guinness World Records. The fun-filled, action-packed show is at The Lowry, Salford Quays
FORMED in 1969, Uriah Heep was one of the “Premier League” of prog-rock bands of the 1970s, but never quite won the championship. However, they managed to shift more than 30 million albums and are still touring and recording. Fronted by guitarist
REGULAR readers of this column will be aware that from time to time I am asked to review new releases from groups and individuals who are launching a career in jazz and looking for publicity, any kind as long as it isn’t totally negative, to give them
EVERYONE knows your teenage years can be an emotional time. Now young actors are set to appear in a play which tells the story of 10 teenagers as they attempt to make sense of themselves and their world. Jack Hart, aged 16, from Horwich, is
A TALENTED footballer and exceptional army officer, Walter Tull managed great achievements in his 29 years. Yet the remarkable and inspiring story of his life, which saw him overcome racial prejudice in both the sporting and military worlds, is
A CAMPAIGN to limit the number of fixed odds betting machines in bookmakers has been launched in a bid to persuade more MPs to support the cause. The Campaign for Fairer Gambling unveiled its new “Stop the FOBTs” website in Westminster on Monday
A PODIATRIST who used cocaine, was rude to patients and failed to keep proper records has been struck off the health professionals’ register. After a Health and Care Professions Council hearing at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester yesterday, a disciplinary
DEVELOPERS behind the multi-million-pound Middlebrook Masterplan have failed to win over councillors. Westhoughton Town Council is opposing the £100 million proposals to redevelop the Reebok Stadium and Bolton Arena and the surrounding land.
A BUILDING firm involved in tendering work for large customers including Bolton at Home has gone into administration, creating jobs uncertainty for more than 70 workers. Blakeley Tonge and Partner, based in Lever Bridge Mills, Darcy Lever, warned
MORE retail workers in Bolton face uncertainty after fashion chain Republic went into administration yesterday. The Leeds-based company has a store in the Market Place shopping centre, which is one of 120 under threat along with 2,500 staff, mainly
AN aquatics shop has reopened after a temporary, unexpected closure. Dave’s Aquarium on Folds Road, reopened at the weekend after being closed suddenly last week. It is understood the Bolton shop employs 15 full-time staff. Manager Eliza
AS Beyonce once sang, if you liked it then you should have put a ring on it. And it seems the men of Bolton are taking note of the superstar’s words this Valentine’s Day, under the expert guidance of the town’s jewellers. Staff at Lauren Ashley
IMPROVEMENT works are still ongoing at a care home which closed more than a month ago, Elderly and vulnerable residents at Ladymead Nursing Home, in Westwood Road, Heaton, have been moved to other accommodation until the home finishes the improvements
A MURDER suspect has told a jury how he lost part of his leg in a train accident in Holland. Joseph Davies, aged 36, is accused of “fleeing” to Holland after murdering his expartner, Kelly Davies, on June 2 last year, which he denies. Giving
A MAN who was arrested after a horrific crash in which two brothers died has been bailed. Robert Crooks, aged 33, and Scott Best, aged 27, from Little Hulton, died when the stolen Audi they were in burst into flames as it crashed into parked cars
CONTAMINATED food stored in a ratinfested industrial unit must be destroyed, a court heard. Barkat Foodstore Bolton Ltd, a grocery store in Derby Street, Daubhill, was served a hygiene emergency prohibition after rat droppings were discovered at
A YOUNG mum who has been given just 18 months to live is planning her wedding and her funeral at the same time. Ashlee Meecham, aged 29, has breast cancer which has spread to her bones, leading to tumours in her shoulder, arm, spine, pelvis, leg
A SHISHA takeaway boss has been fined for letting a group of youngsters — aged as young as 13 — smoke indoors. Ten under 18s, three of whom were under 16, were caught with four lit shisha pipes inside the Dial Me a Shisha business in Daubhill on
THE health of Paul Gascoigne has been at the forefront of footballing news in the past week as one of the game’s greats struggles to fight his demons with alcohol. Like everyone who loves the game, I find it awful to see Gazza in such a bad way
HEAVY snow caused chaos in Bolton again yesterday as a motorway was partially closed and bus services were cancelled. Several buses were taken off the road or diverted and the M61 was partially blocked by the snow near junction six at Rivington
THE Bolton News is today launching a campaign to make sure every child in Bolton leaves school knowing how to save a life. To coincide with Valentine’s Day, we have joined forces with Bolton West MP Julie Hilling to promote the teaching of emergency
WHILE people will always need homes to live in it is very worrying to think that this town is sacrificing yet another important piece of accessible land to a housing development. The controversial plans to convert historic Grade II listed Smithills
TODAY’S children have a habit of making up their own minds and getting right to the heart of situations. At a time when the media is undergoing changes, it was refreshing to go along to a session with Year 5 children at Tonge Moor Primary School
WANDERERS legend John McGinlay has accepted a role in the new-look Scotland set-up. From this week, the 48-year-old will be responsible for scouting players in the North West for new national boss Gordon Strachan. It marks the first job back
IS Olympic swimming champion Rebecca Adlington just too young to retire from her sport at 23? No, of course not. The lifestyle demands of this kind of sport at the level at which she has been competing are massive, involving a daily training schedule
AMID the furore over horse meat in burgers and readymade meals is a very simple message about the British diet. It is that we are now so reliant on fast foods of all kinds that any variation in their content becomes a national scandal. Whatever happened
DOUGIE Freedman believes under-fire midfielder Chris Eagles can still give Wanderers the X-factor. The Wanderers boss is in no mood to bow to public pressure to take the former Manchester United man out of the spotlight as he prepares a side to
HIS wandering days may now be over, but the footballer who came from South Africa via Italy to play for the Whites believes it is still the best path for young African players to tread. Mark Fish found a home at Wanderers in 1997 to develop his
