AN amateur football club has suffered a second major blaze in a week. Now officials are planning a crisis meeting to discuss a possible appeal for funds to help repair the Pennington Football Club premises in Leigh Road, Atherton. The away team changing
A BOY of three was seriously ill in hospital today after an accident with a car in a street near his home. Ifalaq Ahmed Khan, of Worcester Street, Bolton, suffered a compound fracture of his skull in the accident in Back Halliwell Road. His grandfather
BURY North MP Alistair Burt today quashed suggestions he may stand down at the next election. The Social Security Minister, rapped on the knuckles for his scathing attack on Lady Thatcher recently, was reported in a national newspaper to be on the verge
A BOLTON woman has contracted meningitis - the second case in days. The middle-aged woman who is not being named was taken to Bolton Royal Infirmary on Friday but later transferred to Hope Hospital, Salford. Health chiefs today said the woman's condition
POLICE sealed off a Walkden road for over eight hours during one of two chemical spills in the area at the weekend. The alarm was raised yesterday after a resident in Parsonage Road saw a liquid leak from a lorry trailer onto the road. Firefighters and
BOLTON MP Tom Sackville is piloting a new crackdown on knives that would jail hundreds of blade wielding thugs. The Junior Home Office Minister has played a key role in ensuring that a tough new law dealing with the growing problem reaches the statute
Bramley 6 Leigh 38 By MIKE HULME LEIGH tuned up for next Sunday's crucial Challenge Cup showdown with Hull KR with a runaway win over mid-table Bramley. Leigh could hardly have wished for a better build-up to the Craven Park crunch next week with a seven-try
SIR: I refer to the recent article in the BEN: Where have all the birds gone? I will tell you where all the birds have gone. They have been killed, or their nests raided by magpies. There is a plague of magpies in this area. I haven't seen a small bird
TYNESIDE idol Kevin Keegan has joined the Bolton Wanderers fan club. The Newcastle boss was relieved to see his side survive second half scares to record a 2-1 win at St James' Park on Saturday, stretching their lead at the top of the Premiership to 12
SASA Curcic got the all-clear today to continue his exciting FA Cup adventure. The super Serb, two goal hero of Wanderers' 3-0 Third round win at Bradford, limped out of Saturday's 2-1 Premiership defeat at Newcastle but is expected to be fit for Saturday's
THE decision by Shadow Health Secretary, Harriet Harman, to send her younger son to a grammar school has thrown Labour into chaos in one of the key policy battles of the next election. Like Tony Blair, Ms Harman has already been criticised for allowing
Bury 0 Northampton 1 By NEIL BONNAR DO Bury really want to go up? Their frustrated, suffering supporters are entitled to ask that question after yet another disjointed, giveaway shambles. Yes, they spend pots of money for the cause - but you can't help
THREE "drive-by" handbag snatchers are preying on women shoppers in supermarket car parks. The thugs, in a stolen car, struck twice over the weekend. The thieves grabbed one woman's bag but were foiled when they tried to rob a second woman. Detectives
LITTLE Laura Saint has overcome her disabilities . . . and is now in the swim! The plucky seven-year-old, who was badly burned in an accident as a baby, managed to complete a mile swim at Bolton School and delighted her family. Laura was nine-months-old
Wigan 34 Leeds 20 By DAVID MAGILTON WIGAN proved that not only do they have the class but the stamina as their fourth game in eight days saw them sweep second placed Leeds away in style. The champions also gave their fans a glimpse of the future by throwing
SIR: I agree whole heartedly with your editorial pointing out that schools should be teaching children the difference between right and wrong. Unfortunately, education has lost its way. There is more to education than job training and obtaining qualifications
RADCLIFFE BORO 3 MATLOCK 2 RADCLIFFE Boro sit four games away from a possible high glamour Wembley Final in the FA Umbro Trophy after a storming victory over Unibond Premier Division side, Matlock. Striker Peter McRae, signed earlier in the season from
BOLTON Schools under 14s hit top form to beat St Helens 5-1 in their challenge match on Merseyside. Mark Williams (Canon Slade) opened their account heading home a Jamie Wilson (Turton) cross and Gareth Strange (Mount St Joseph's) made it 2-0 with a fine
BURY boss Stan Ternent today laid the law down to his under-achieving stars, writes NEIL BONNAR. Ternent was fuming after seeing his side hand all three points to Northampton with a scrappy performance capped by a gift goal. And he has made it clear he
