THE popular Looking Back section in the sports pages of yesterday’s The Bolton News made for interesting reading as it recalled the proposal of Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside to have a ‘Premier League 2’. It has never been followed through but
CONGRATULATIONS to Cllr Dean for suggesting that schools in Bolton should fly the Union flag to encourage patriotism within our young members of the community. Also my appreciation of the support shown by 33 councillors whose support ensured the
I USUALLY agree with most things Cllr Peacock says, but on this occasion I think he is wrong and well off the mark. It is Cllr Dean who has it spot on. The Union Flag should be flown over all schools and over all public buildings, this shouldn
I AM writing in response to Cllr Dean and the Conservative Group’s Council motion pressing for the Union flag and national anthem to be a daily part of school life in our town. It is interesting to note what the Conservative group feel are the
I TOTALLY agree with Cllr Dean in Wednesday’s Bolton News headline (Fly the flag). He says we should sing the national anthem at school assemblies every morning and fly the union flag to try and increase a pupils’ national pride. We as a country
I WOULD like to commend the people. Whilst in the packed town centre Elephant and Castle pub on Sunday to watch the Liverpool v Manchester City game, the whole place fell silent for the minute’s silence for the 96. I felt really proud of my
BOSSES at the Royal Bolton Hospital have given leading local medical products firm Vernacare a ringing endorsement for its new fully disposable bedpan. The new product is a world first, removing the need for a re-usable plastic bedpan support and
CUSTOMERS are set to be at the sharp end in Eddie Crowe’s newly launched retro rock themed barbers’ shop in Kearsley. The 33-year-old has quit his job working at Manchester city centre hairdressers to open The Neighbourhood Barber in Manchester
BARBERSHOP singers crooned their way to nearly £500 in aid of a breast cancer campaign. The Phoenix Knights of Harmony barbershop singers spent several hours singing at Asda, in Astley Bridge, to raise money for Tickled Pink, which supports the
STAFF at Meridian Business Sales wore a different kind of shirt to work than usual to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund. Ten workers — mostly wearing Wanderers strips — joined in with the Football Shirt Friday charity day and raised £80 for
WESTHOUGHTON Library has been brightened up by the best exhibits from a school art competition. Pupils from primary schools across Westhoughton in Years Three and Five entered the competition, which was organised by Westhoughton Rotary Club.
A NEWLY-married couple have shared their enormous wedding cake with their “Bolton family”. The cake, big enough to feed 5,000 people, has been shared out between seven local charities after the wedding of law firm director Bilal Akram and Khair
COUNCILLORS have welcomed prime minister David Cameron’s pledge to put 200 extra seats on Bolton’s overcrowded rush-hour trains. Members unanimously backed Cllr John Walsh’s motion to welcome the news, announced in The Bolton News’ following our
BETTING shops should be better regulated to protect gamblers from fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs), according to town hall bosses. Councillors unanimously voted to write to the government demanding urgent action against the machines — where
LAP dancing clubs and sex shops will not be allowed to open in residential areas in Bolton, under strict new rules. Councillors approved the council’s new sex establishment policy, which looks to limit the number of sexual entertainment venues
NINE in 10 children will attend their parent’s first choice primary school. Figures released by Bolton Council on “National Offer Day” show the numbers of children being placed at their top choice school has increased to just over 89 per cent,
WESTHOUGHTON lost their National Knockout first-round game at Prestwich on Good Friday as the local cricket season returned in glorious sunshine. The Bolton League side posted 183 (Atiq Uz-Zaman 34, Kieran Paisley 33), after being 154-4 with 14
YOUNGSTERS showed off their creative skills when they made their own Easter bonnets. Pupils from Horwich Parish CE School spent hours on their works of art, which featured everything from chicks, to eggs and even a lego hat. The best hats were
Marks out of 10 for Wanderers and Charlton on Good Friday WANDERERS (4-4-2) ADAM BOGDAN...7 One wobble when he failed to clear a back pass from Hutton but came to collect a series of crosses and made a key save. ALAN HUTTON...7 Provided most of
THE last long trip of the season started with a lovely view of the Spirit of Sport statue, silhouetted against a clear blue sky on a frosty spring morning. Before the match we enjoyed a few pints of London Pride in the Rose of Denmark, which has
THREE rescues were carried out at Rivington Pike by volunteers from Bolton Mountain Rescue Team (BMRT). Nineteen volunteers turned out to the rescues which took place this afternoon. They included an 11-year-old girl, from Chorley, who was
WANDERERS’ winning run was halted at struggling Charlton, who clung on to a precious point to aid their survival fight. Dougie Freedman’s side had won their previous three games and possibly did enough to take three points from the Valley.
IT was a Good Friday for Leigh Centurions as they swept in for eleven tries and a 60-24 win to continue their winning ways in the Kingstone Press Championship. The Centurions amassed 34 points in the first half including a clinical 19-minute stint
RIVINGTON Pike was visited by thousands of people for the annual Good Friday walk. The Easter weather stayed “egg-cellent” for the families who come to enjoy a walk and a picnic. And children of all ages enjoyed the traditional egg rolling
FIREFIGHTERS broke into a flat and led a man to safety after a pan of food left on the cooker sparked a fire. Crews were called Delph Hill flats on Chorley Old Road, Doffcocker, just before 5am yesterday (FRI). The forced their way into a ground
FIREFIGHTERS are examining an electronic-cigarette charger as part of their investigations into a kitchen blaze. Crews were called to a house on Meadow Walk, Farnworth, just before 6am. The fire was out on arrival and caused minimal damage.
PATIENTS are being warned not to attend A&E for coughs and colds over Easter. Health bosses in Bolton are expecting a spike in A&E attendances when GP surgeries shut today until Tuesday — a common trend during bank holidays. Last year
A WIDOW says she is praying for the driver who caused the death of her husband in a car crash. Trevor Foaster, aged 63, from Bolton, died after a van driver ploughed into the back of their car. The tragedy happened when a momentary lapse of
CHILDREN can win an Easter egg at the Market Place shopping centre this weekend. The giant, 15kg egg from chocolateir Slattery’s is the prize for an Easter egg hunt which takes place tomorrow The hunt will start at Bolton Market in Ashburner Street
BOLTON FM presenter Matthew Davidge is having a break from the airwaves after his charity sleepathon at Asda. The Saturday afternoon DJ spent six days sleeping at the Horwich superstore in Middlebrook Retail Park helping to raise £1,420 for Bolton
A COMMUNITY group and a doctor feature in this year’s Fusion Awards finalists list. The awards — now in their eighth year — recognise a range of people from across cultural and religious backgrounds who work tirelessly within their communities.
A UNION chief from Bolton has called for exam boards to review the timetabling of A-level and GCSE exams to consider the impact of Ramadan on Muslim students. Barry Lingard, who is also on the Association of Teachers and Lectures (ATL) Executive
THE Bishop of Bolton got down on his knees — to shine the shoes of shoppers and workers in Bolton town centre. The Rt Rev Chris Edmondson was in Victoria Square to give people’s shoes a free polish and talk to them about the resurrection of Jesus
A SHOP assistant is celebrating working at an Astley Bridge supermarket for 43 years. Lisa Bezkorowajnyj, aged 58, celebrated her landmark by cutting a ribbon to launch a revamp at Asda in Moss Bank Way, Astley Bridge. Mrs Bezkorowajnyj has
4:58pm All over. Rather average in the end - but a good defensive performance. Match report up soon. 4:50pm Hall on for Chungy 4:49pm
TEENAGE girls dropping out of sport and fitness is no new trend. Spending their free time hanging around with friends rather than committing to regular training is all too tempting for some youngsters. But this rapid drop-out rate has serious
HAVE you been eating well, training hard, but not weighing less? Weighing yourself is not always the best way to monitor your weight loss. If you exercise regularly then your body composition will change, meaning you will gain lean muscle mass
TURTON will play Hindsford and CMB and Stoneclough will clash in the semi-finals of the Bolton Hospital Cup. Stoneclough earned their place in the last four when they won the last quarter-final 3-1 against Old Boltonians on Thursday night.
A DRIVER escaped unhurt after he crashed into the boundary wall of a mosque. The crash, on Thursday afternoon, happened in the car park of the Zakariyya Mosque in Peace Street, Daubhill. A spokesman for the mosque said: “The man was a member
MARVIN Sordell could be welcomed back into the Wanderers fold next season – but has been warned he will not get regular first-team football. The former England Under-21 striker, a £3.2million capture from Watford in January 2012, has spent this
A BOY could be scarred for life after a dog attacked him while he was at a pub with his family. Six-year-old Mckinley Worthington had to spend two nights in hospital after the dog bit his face while he was in The Oddfellows Arms in St Helens Road
WANDERERS legend John McGinlay believes the addition of fellow Scot Alan Hutton has been integral to the team’s recent good form. The on-loan right-back has helped the Whites to a run of just one defeat in 12 Championship matches and three successive
DOUGIE Freedman has thrown down the gauntlet to his younger players, urging them to prove they can break into his first-team plans next season. The Wanderers boss has stated he will not be making any extra plans to blood untested players in the
ONE glance at the Championship table tells you Charlton Athletic’s need is greater – but there was no mistaking Dougie Freedman’s intentions as he laid down his demands for today’s clash at the Valley. Wanderers may be safe and sound, unlike their
