Sunday's results Bolton League Greenmount 109, Bradshaw 110-7. Bradshaw won by 3wkts. Egerton 209, Farnworth 162. Egerton won by 47 runs. Eagley 185, Farnworth Social Circle 187-6. Social Circle won by 4wkts. Walkden 96, Horwich 100-3.
JERMAINE Beckford won’t be unduly affected by the boo-boys who targeted him in Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. The Wanderers striker was jeered by both sets of supporters when he came off the bench in the second half. It was
A BOLTON aid worker is praying for his best friend Alan Henning – who has been captured by militant terrorists in Syria. Former taxi driver and married father-of-two Alan Henning travelled from Bolton to Syria in December last year with Kasim Jameel
RADCLIFFE Borough bowed out of the FA Cup despite an excellent performance against high-flying Skelmersdale United. They were 4-1 down with seven minutes left but gave their opponents a scare with two late goals in front of a healthy crowd of 194
POLITICIANS spout a lot of rubbish. Neither are they averse to the odd bit of trash talk across the benches of power. But recently in Bolton I found that not all of their garblings are complete garbage. I am talking, of course, about the thorny
TEN years of play-off hurt was lifted by Leigh Centurions as they consigned their 14-game losing sequence to history in the Kingstone Press Championship. Prior to yesterday, Leigh's last win in post season saw them head into Super League in 2004
WANDERERS are close to pulling off the double signing of highly-rated striker Max Clayton and veteran keeper Paddy Kenny. Dougie Freedman has negotiated an incentive-based deal for Crewe striker Clayton after the League One club looked set to lose
THE age-old rivalry between Lancashire and Yorkshire was rekindled in Ramsbottom yesterday for the official World Black Pudding Throwing Championships. Hundreds travelled from across the country — and beyond — to be part of the quirky symbolic
ANDY LONERGAN...8 Probably the difference between a point and a defeat. Communication seemed to have improved across the back line. TIM REAM...5 Once again the American finds himself out of position – and while he persevered, his left-footedness
I WAS looking forward to this match about as much as a trip to the dentist. Both are likely to inflict pain and discomfort. It is heartbreaking to see the club we love, struggling on and off the pitch. The mood in the crowded Fanzone was
A PUPPY broke out of her cage and saved a young family from an arson attack. Araya, a 10-month-old husky, woke dad Mark Johnston by pawing at him and barking as he slept — before bounding up the stairs of the Breightmet house to alert the rest
Results Section A: Walshaw 143-2, Flixton 138-5. Walshaw won by 8wkts. Bury 186-9, Atherton 155. Bury won by 31 runs. Daisy Hill 311-7, Elton 312-6. Elton won by 4wkts. Section B: Lostock 194, Blackrod 179. Lostock won by 15 runs.
THE celebrations for newly crowned champions Farnworth Social Circle were cut short with a 34-runs defeat to Horwich. Chris Barrow (3-8) and Dave Mather (4-70) played key roles in bowling Horwich out for 128 with Joe Settle (24) and Phil Cavill
POLICE are investigating after a crash in Great Lever last night which saw one car catch fire. Fire crews were also called to the incident in Walker Avenue at about 10.50pm on September 13. A Mazda caught fire after the crash, while the occupants
A SHOP in Halliwell has been destroyed in a huge blaze. Firefighters combed the Just Convenience store in Halliwell Road, and the five flats above it, searching for inhabitants, after being called at about 11pm on September 13. People on the
ADAM Bogdan has been ruled out for at least two months after sustaining a bizarre training ground injury. The Hungary international fractured his finger on Friday during training and will now be out until mid-November at the earliest. Dougie
A BOLTON chef has been cooking up a storm across the Atlantic — after showing off his skills on an American TV show. Michael Hales was invited by his friend Bruce Littlefield, an American actor and television personality, to appear on Aunt Jean
A RETIRING midwife who has welcomed thousands of babies into the world says her career almost took a turn in the opposite direction. Before Rona Birch became a midwife, she was set on a job at a funeral directors. Now she is saying goodbye
A MAJOR drugs haul was uncovered by police who found a stash of cannabis in a taxi boot and cocaine worth £144,000 in a Bolton house, a court heard. At Bolton Magistrates Court seven men from Bolton, Rochdale and Preston appeared accused of conspiracy
