WANDERERS held out under heavy pressure with 10 men to secure a point at Nottingham Forest. Dougie Freedman's side needed to dig deep after defending for long spells at the City Ground, and finding themselves a man down when Marcos Alonso was given
4:56pm Match report up soon with all the details. 4:55pm All over. 1-1. Credit for holding on there. 4:52pm Craig Davies booked
CRAIG Davies is poised to strike should an opportunity come knocking at the City Ground this afternoon. The Wales international broke his duck with a goal against Burnley last weekend but does not know whether it will be enough to book a place
DOUGIE Freedman has warned Wanderers’ stars that the days of automatic selection are over. Boosted by the return of Mark Davies, Stuart Holden and David Wheater, the Whites boss now has virtually his strongest squad available heading into the last
CHANGING hearts and minds has not been a simple task for Dougie Freedman in his continued efforts to usher in a modern era at Wanderers. Squad rotation, split training shifts, possession-based football – even compulsory yoga sessions have come
N FAULDER says that I, and the entire Government, fail to understand that it is impossible for all primary pupils to attain average standards. Well, I might not be the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I do understand that if you have an average
ONCE again I have had cause to take my chances turning right from Green Lane into Crescent Road, at the mini roundabout. I say take my chances, for many of the motorists coming from the direction of Bradford Road don’t bother to slow down.
MR N Faulder (The Bolton News, February 13) manages to criticise Brian Derbyshire and the Education Secretary in the same letter, but he needs to learn about exam grades. There have always been two methods of grading the results of exams. For the
BRIAN Derbyshire believes that Mr Cameron should not hold a referendum on our membership of the EU, does he? Citing the reluctance of investors is an old ploy and I am surprised that Mr Derbyshire has fallen for that one. Investors are not put
LIKE many another of Bolton Council’s many critics, Steven Corns (Letters, February 14) does not check his facts too carefully before shooting from the hip. When I last passed it, Farnworth town hall stood serene in its Victorian splendour in Market
THE inquests into the deaths of two brothers killed in a horror crash have been opened. Brothers Scott Best, aged 27, of Summerville Road, Little Hulton, and Robert Crooks, aged 33, of Kenyon Grove, Little Hulton, died after the Audi S4 Quattro
THE ex-boyfriend of a former Bolton woman who went missing in New Zealand 10 years ago has admitted killing her. But the location of Sara Niethe’s body still remains a mystery—causing more heartbreak for her family. Mark Pakenham pleaded guilty
AS more women are diagnosed with alcohol-related health problems, a Bolton GP has looked back at changes to drinking patterns over the last 50 years. Dr Stephen Liversedge, a GP at the surgery in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, said alcoholrelated
A JUDGE has dramatically discharged the jury in the Kelly Davies murder trial after they failed to reach a verdict. The jury had spent two weeks listening to evidence in the trial of Ms Davies’ former partner, Joseph Davies, who was accused of
BOLTON’S Liberal Democrat group has criticised Town Hall bosses for wasting money by changing the bin collection system. Cllr Roger Hayes’ comments came as Bolton Council’s executive cabinet approved plans to change the weekly collection system
POLICE say they have almost completed an investigation into a Christmas Day motorway crash in which two young brothers and their aunt were killed. Staffordshire Police said a file on the tragedy, which happened as the family members were en route
A CRIMINAL who was jailed for conspiring with a police officer, has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 for driving without due care and attention. Gary Knox, who denied the driving charge, caused a crash when he overtook a car as it was turning
A CATALOGUE of abuse which led to a podiatrist being struck off has been revealed after a disciplinary hearing. Peter Collins said one patient “wanted shooting” and another was “soft”. Mr Collins, a former crack cocaine user, was struck
EDUCATION bosses in Bolton are reassuring parents that no food has had to be withdrawn from the school menu. It comes after tests on cottage pies delivered to 47 Lancashire schools were positive for horse meat. The county council has now withdrawn
CONMEN posing as undercover police officers stole a teenager’s car. The 18-year-old was waiting in his vehicle in a car park near to Blackrod train station, in Station Road, at 8pm on Tuesday when he was approached by two men. He was talking
BOLTON businesses are being urged to come forward and benefit from the £4.5 million renovation of the market. Contractor Willmott Dixon is working with Bolton Council to find local sub-contractors and suppliers for the development. An event
MATT Mills should be the next player to escape the treatment room at Wanderers. The defender has been out of the reckoning since the start of December when he damaged his hamstring playing against Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium.
KEVIN Blackwell has signed two strikers as his Bury side attempt to topple managerless Coventry City this afternoon. The Shakers boss tied up a loan deal for Peterborough United’s Jonson Clarke-Harris and the permanent signing of former Hull City
IT’S that time of year again when I suddenly take an interest in rugby union and the Six Nations Championship. Apart from the Rugby Union World Cup, I find this competition the sport’s most compelling spectacle to watch – even the attritional clash
