ON the face of it, Jermaine Beckford’s thumbs-up to the Leeds fans on Saturday was a simple affectionate gesture that would have hardly caused a flutter had the club been nestling safely in mid-table. There is no disguising the affection the Whites
HINDSFORD surrendered their 100 per cent league record with a 1-1 draw away to AFC Monton in the Manchester Football League Premier Division. Chris Hopwood cancelled out Monton’s early effort linking up with Ben Merrdiss before slotting the ball
EAGLEY manager Alex Harvie felt a 2-2 draw was an “unfair result” against Fleetwood Hesketh. They took the lead after half-an-hour after counter-attacking down the right saw the ball land to Neil Bebbington in the box who finished. In the second
BLACKROD Town had to settle for a share of the points in a tightly fought Division One encounter against Horwich RMI. Sam Grunder had the best chance of the first half when his shot slammed against the post, and Alex Hart came close but his effort
A SHARPLES School teacher charged with terrorism offences will appear back in court next week. Jamshed Javeed, who taught science, was earlier this year charged with intending to assist others to commit acts of terrorism. The allegation is
IT was a special day for a sports club when it celebrated its 50th anniversary. Bolton Indian Sports Club, in Darcy Lever, invited residents young and old to mark the occasion by hosting an all-day celebration on Saturday. During the day, there
A CHARITY in Bolton is to provide driver training for an innovative transport scheme aimed at helping unemployed people across Greater Manchester back into work. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has extended its training contract with local
DAVE Mather took the key wicket of Greenmount captain Andy Kerr to help Farnworth Social Circle clinch victory from the jaws of defeat and inch closer to their sixth title. Social Circle went into the match without key players Tim Rees and Josh
REPORTS suggest that Wanderers have offered a short-term deal to Crystal Palace midfielder Owen Garvan. The 26-year-old is out of the frame at Selhurst Park and has been told he can leave the club. Although there has been no indication from
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers striker has been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery. Delroy Facey, 34, of Huddersfield, who played 10 times for Bolton in the top tier of English football between 2002 to 2004, was originally arrested in November
A LAW firm based in Bolton has become one of the first in the North West to receive the prestigious Wills and Inheritance Quality Scheme (WIQS) accreditation. Russell and Russell Solicitors got the WIQS benchmark for best practice and transparency
THE boss of a newly-opened tanning and beauty salon has vowed he will comply with stringent safety legislation controlling the power of UV rays. James Scott, aged 34, has opened Sun Studio in Chorley Old Road, in a building owned by his 67-year-old
WITH regard to the recent discussion on telephone harassment, I am signed up to the telephone preference service but I am concerned that it is only targeting genuine companies drumming up a bit of business, and does little or nothing to prevent the
THE current NATO conference in Newport involves Britain’s biggest-ever security operation, including 9,500 police officers and seven warships anchored in Cardiff Bay. Top of the agenda will be the unfolding crisis across the Middle East — along
A RECENT brief report in this newspaper revealed that, once again, Birtenshaw School management had quietly purchased a local house and was converting it into a disabled children’s community home, on the Barratt housing development off Turton Road.
MORE than 10,000 people have backed a campaign by Bolton MP David Crausby calling on the Premier League to do more to support grassroots football. The petition, set up by the MP for Bolton North East, asks for the Premier League to give 7.5 per
BOLTON Council is to play its part in a unified attack on the consequences of alcohol abuse. The issue is to be tackled by all of the Greater Manchester councils, police and health authorities, who have agreed to team up to fight alcohol-related
BOLTON School’s iconic buildings will once again take centre stage in BBC One’s hit romantic drama Last Tango in Halifax. Actress Sarah Lancashire was back in Bolton and at the school filming for the third series of the award-winning drama over
WANDERERS are preparing themselves for a bid for midfielder Mark Davies on transfer deadline day. Sources at the club report that a “couple of calls” have been received this morning about the 26-year-old play-maker, who is available for around
A 27-YEAR-OLD man has died after falling five floors down a lift shaft in a block of town centre flats. The man — named locally as Craig Jones — had been in the lift at Marsden House with a friend, between the fourth and fifth floors, when it broke
A YEAR of dedication and talent both on and off the theatre stage was celebrated at a prestigious awards ceremony in Bolton on Friday night. More than 200 people applauded and cheered on fellow amateur theatre group members as they picked up certificates
IT is not often you see train passengers happy and smiling on a Monday morning rush-hour train, but that very well might be the case today. Fresh from suffering six weeks of engineering works, sluggish trains and replacement coaches, battle-hardened
A WOULD-BE thief is being hunted after he was caught on camera trying car doors in Horwich. Police are appealing for anyone who recognises the suspect pictured to contact them. The man was caught on CCTV on August 13 at 4.24am. Police are
BOLTON'S Ukrainian community is urging people to boycott Russian goods amid ongoing tensions between the two nations. Members of the Ukrainian club in The Haulgh say they are horrified about the atrocities taking place in their country. The
A FASCINATING pre-Civil War document has been returned to Bolton’s oldest pub. Parchment recording the sale of land in Bolton in 1639 has been bought by Ye Olde Man and Scythe in Churchgate — and will now take pride of place in the pub. The
A COLLEGE has decided to no longer take students on for AS-levels at its Leigh campus — but did not tell students until they tried to enrol. More than 80 students turned up at Wigan and Leigh College's Sixth Form Centre after picking up their GCSE
BOOT camp participants will get their own back on their instructor while raising money for Bolton Hospice. Members of Family Military Fitness will take part in a sponsored three-hour exercise session on Saturday, September 13, at Leverhulme Park
LIKE many people, actor Roger Morlidge’s first experience of Shakespeare was in a school classroom and far from enjoyable. But now the stage and screen star is delighted to be appearing in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) production of The
WITH children returning to school next week and people’s work routines back in full swing, September is being dubbed ‘Stress-tember’. The Sleep Council says it not only marks the return to routine — but pressure levels too — and figures reveal
BOLTON College has received a £300,000 cash boost from the European Social Fund (ESF) for training and skills improvement for local employers. The ESF money is for the Skills Support for the Workforce project which will be overseen through the
A FORMER president of the Bolton Historical Society and keen singer has died at the age of 77. David Clayton was well known throughout Bolton and Horwich as a historian who lectured and wrote a books on the history of the Heyward School before
HUNDREDS of people were doused in paint as they took part in the first Colour Run in aid of Bolton Hospice. More than 600 runners completed the 5k course around Queens Park in glorious sunshine yesterday, with charity bosses saying they hope the
A POLICE investigation into the Tory councillor at the centre of the late payment of council tax row has found he has no case to answer. Detectives last week launched an investigation into Cllr Mudasir Dean’s activities following a long-running
CHARITY workers were left counting the cost of the damage caused by raiders who broke into an RSPCA shop three times. Would-be burglars tried to saw through the door of the Chorley Old Road store in their final attempt to gain entry — but left
A DAD who died unexpectedly while on holiday in Turkey may have been the victim of a hit-and-run, a coroner has heard. But the family of Dave Burke, known as Burky, have been warned it could take years before they find out exactly how he died.
BEAUTY, make-up and fashion fan Sammeh Williamson loves nothing more than trying out the latest trends and products. The 26-year-old set up a blog to share her passion with others and has landed a place in the final of a national competition to
A PENNY for the thoughts of Eddie Davies and Phil Gartside as they viewed another fruitless afternoon’s work down on the pitch at Elland Road. Wanderers’ owner and chairman will have a had a good view from the directors’ box as their manager Dougie
NEIL Redfearn did his chances of landing the vacant Leeds United job no harm at all by giving his Academy kids top billing against his former club Wanderers. Handed temporary reins for a third time at Elland Road after Dave Hockaday’s sacking on
IF Wanderers and Dougie Freedman are to dig themselves out of trouble at the start of the Championship season, then it will be a case of working with what they have got. While reality is suspended in many football clubs up and down the land today
MATT Mills felt like a spectator for most of the 1-0 defeat against Leeds, and so can sympathise with those looking on in despair. Wanderers pressed for an equaliser through the entire second half without reward and yet it was a lackadaisical 15
A THUMBS up got the thumbs down from Wanderers fans at Elland Road as Jermaine Beckford found himself at the centre of a terrace controversy. The Whites striker was seen to make a signal of appreciation towards fans of his former club Leeds United
WANDERERS will stand by under-fire boss Dougie Freedman despite pressure intensifying on his position after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Leeds United. It is understood the Scot will remain in charge of the club through the forthcoming international
WELCOME to the club that no-one wants to join; applications are invited all next week. Whenever a round of international friendlies come about managers tend to get experimental, and that hikes up the likelihood of a one-cap wonder. Roy Hodgson
IT didn’t get any better for Wanderers last season than a five-star display at Elland Road. A third successive victory put a 10-point gap between them and the bottom three. And they did it in style, ripping through Leeds to score five goals
