A SCHOOLBOY genius has amazed teachers by passing his GCSE German exam FOUR YEARS early. Twelve-year-old David Eckhardt, who attends Fred Longworth High, has been awarded grade A, thanks to a combination of his own talent and coaching from his German-born
ACADEMICS from Bolton Institute celebrated their latest move towards university status yesterday in the first of four degree award ceremonies to take place this week. Institute vice-principal Wilf Gardner told business students, their families and guests
THE Burnden terrace chant "There's only one Bolton Wanderers" is not strictly true. For there is another team of the same name which plays regularly - on the other side of the Atlantic. Chart-topping superstar Michael Bolton has his own charity softball
BOLTON'S new multi-million pound magistrates court building has hit an 11th hour stumbling block. Shocked court chiefs have been told by the Lord Chancellor's office that the scheme has been put on hold because of a Government block on public spending
SIR: After reading about the Queen being "hit" by a shot grouse, I must disagree with spokeswoman Janet George who says that grouse shooting is a safe sport. It can hardly be called a SPORT, when a load of aristocratic yobbos go about shooting some defenceless
SIR: It is only mid-October, four weeks off November 5, Bonfire Night (which falls on a Sunday this year), and already high explosives - not penny bangers - explosives, are on sale in the shops. This means a month of terror for dogs, senior citizens,
STEVE Vychinski's LITTLE HULTON UTD still force the pace at the top of the Manchester League's Premier Division after a superb 3-0 away win at Rochdale Sacred Heart. Striker Tony Bolton continues to be the hottest goalscoring property on the local scene
ATHERTON LR was denied all three UniBond Division One points last night by a never-say-die from Curzon Ashton. Derek Brownbill's side was behind twice but bounced back on both occasions to deny Dave Morris's team a win that would have seen a move into
NORWEB Communications will be helping Granada Television provide free Internet access to members of the public. It will be part of the Boddingtons Manchester Festival between October 21 and 29. Free telephone connection and lines are to be provided for
METROLINK is taking 2.5 million car journeys off the road every year. Greater Manchester transport chiefs took the message to a fringe meeting at last week's Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool. Cllr Joe Clarke, Chairman of Greater Manchester Transport
BRAVE Hayley Blackburn has won a special "asthma achievement" award for sport. The plucky 11-year-old successfully achieved her ambition to play netball at school. Hayley's success was a major feat for her as she suffers from very severe asthma and eczema
POORER parents should stub out their cigarettes to try to stem the growing number of children taking up the habit, says a Bolton MP. Junior Health Minister Tom Sackville says parents should shoulder some of the blame for the rising tide of youngsters
SEIZURES of the killer drug crack on Britain's streets in 1994 increased by a staggering 345pc compared to the previous year, figures reveal. And the amount of cocaine discovered rose by an alarming 190pc. The seizures illustrate that the quantity and
NEWS that Bolton's new magistrates court building may be suspended because of a Government block on public spending has disturbing implications for the administration of local justice. It is all very well for politicians to fulminate at party conferences
25 YEARS AGO THE crowds are returning to watch Football League matches after a wane in support at the start of the season. "Gates" were down by 1,800,000 on last season by the end of September, but attendances last weekend aggregated 681,698, an increase
MANAGER Stan Ternent today said sorry to the fans who followed Bury to last night's 4-0 humiliation at struggling Scunthorpe. The passionless performance leaves the Shakers needing to beat Wigan in the remaining group game in a fortnight to progress to
ROY McFarland rapped out a message of reassurance from Burnden Park today and insisted: "We aren't out of our depth in the Premiership." Five points from nine games have left Wanderers second bottom of the table, confirming the bookies' pre-season forecasts
