BUSINESS and community leaders in Bury are being invited to have their say on prospects for the new millennium. The Bury Strategic Partnership believes the town has a bright future in Europe - if it cashes in on its advantages and addresses its weaknesses
A BOLTON printing student and a colleague from Swinton have proved they are the best in Britain. Jason Moore, 23, was one of six young printers to reach the finals of the 1995 Trainee of the Year in a competition organised by the British Printing Industries
A REVOLUTIONARY security marker will be launched next week to help combat the increasing number of thefts from building sites - a crime which throughout Britain costs a staggering £1 billion a year. The marking device is intended to prevent the theft
TWO local car enthusiasts are celebrating after their cars were chosen to take part in the Classic and Sportscar Shows' Auto Windscreens Century of Motoring at the NEC next month. Paul Cooper from Atherton owns a 1982 Ford Fiesta XR2 and the organisers
A TREASURED family pet has been returned to his owners, two weeks after going missing. The gentle Staffordshire bull terrier is thought to have been stolen. Mr Karl McLoughlin, 22, and his wife Gaynor,21, were celebrating after the five-year-old dog was
SIR: David Young is absolutely correct in his observations regarding nursery education for three-year-olds. The voucher system is bound to affect the council-run nurseries, leading to widespread redundancy of nursery staff. What is going to happen to
AN elderly woman died from hypothermia in a council flat piled two feet high with clothing and refuse. Miss Nora Leigh was discovered dead behind the front door, the only area of flooring in her flat not piled with debris. A Bolton inquest heard that
SIR: I refer to the proposed closure of Bolton Greyhound stadium. It appears Bolton Council have been conned into giving planning permission for a multi-screen cinema etc. The management of the stadium said, they would close down if planning permission
SIR: At last the poor farmers are to be compensated. Is this I wonder for turning vegetarian cattle into cannibals (presumable because their profits would have been higher)? I was always led to believe that farmers cared about the land and understood
LODGE Bank made progress in the Pioneer League Chris Electrics Trophy Group A with a narrow 2-1 victory over Salford Chemicals. Ryan Fitton and Gordon Irving scored for Lodge Bank with Alan Hashley replying for Salford. Robin Rovers cruised to an comfortable
IN the second round of the BSF VETS LEAGUE Sam Ashworth Trophy Cup Hayward won only their second match of the season to knock out Walkden AFC. Barry Culf gave Hayward the lead midway through the first half but the visitors equalised through a Pete Kershaw
STONECLOUGH booked a place in their second cup final of the season when they won their Premier Cup semi-final against Tottington United on aggregate. They lost the second leg but emeged 6-3 victors over the two legs. In the other semi-final, Hindley Green
A TEENAGE boy in council care appeared before Bolton magistrates accused of serious allegations against a woman. The youth, aged 17, was charged with attempting to murder and rape the 46-year-old woman during an incident in which a knife was used last
A BOLTON judge has resigned following allegations that he visited a gay sauna club. The Lord Chancellor's Department has confirmed they have received a letter from Crown Court recorder Anthony Russell, 45, tendering his resignation. Barrister Mr Russell
WE'RE astonished that the Ministry of Defence should finally decree that UFOs do not exist. Policemen and members of the forces are numbered among the many sane people who have reported unexplained sightings. And while we cannot officially confirm the
AIDAN Davison will find a silver lining in the cloud that hangs over his Burnden future when he joins the international ranks tonight. The Wanderers 'keeper, whose season was thrown into turmoil when he was leapfrogged in the Premiership pecking order
GREATER Manchester Hazards Centre is holding a Workers' Memorial Day on Sunday. It is to commemorate all those who have died because of their work - whether because of an accident at work or from an occupational illness. There will be speakers, the planting
A £33 billion merger in America between Bell Atlantic and Nynex is said to be good news for the British operation. Nynex CableComms, the UK subsidiary, is engaged in a multi-million pound cable television and telephone programme in the North-west, including
A HUSBAND and wife team from the Red Lion Hotel, Westhoughton, are being tipped as hot favourites for the title of the biggest-hearted licensees in the country. George and Gina Tipton, pictured right, mine hosts at the Wigan Road pub, have been nominated
THERE will be fun and games in Atherton when the town's annual festival gets under way. It runs from May 11 to 19 and offers a wide range of shows and activities to suit all ages. There will be a charity market, various music performances and concerts
f+bA FORMER Bolton lass is searching for an old flame - to try and pick up romance where they left off. The trouble is the boyfriend may no longer be strutting his stuff . . . because the sprightly lady hoping to turn back the clock is 92! Helen Britcliffe
A FORMER Bolton woman is getting to grips with her knitting needles and aiming to make 100 woolly jumpers by October. Mrs Phyllis Baines is knitting pullovers for the children of Chernobyl - but she needs more wool to help her reach her target. The 65
THE Bishop of Bolton, the Right Rev David Bonser led an act of worship to mark the official opening of the new Westhoughton St George's CE Primary School. Appropriately, the ceremony took place on St George's Day at The Hoskers. The Mayor of Bolton Cllr
SIR: On Thursday, April 15, at approximately 2.15pm my husband and I were in the Market Hall when the fire alarm sounded, a message over the tannoy stated (though not very clearly) there was an emergency. We made our way out through the nearest exit,
SIR: I am complaining about the new so-called super buses - the long ones. I catch the 501 or 502 pretty often near my home and the step is so high I just stand there looking at it debating whether I can pull myself up or not. I find it very hard to pull
SIR: May we, through the medium of your excellent newspaper, express our grateful appreciation to the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton, Cllr A Rushton and his dear wife, as they approach the ending of their year in office. Our Church Centenary was one of
THE final of the Lancs Amateur League Cup will be between new champions Rochdale St Clements and Royton Town who finished second. It was local sides Old Sladians and Old Smithillians who narrowly lost out in the semi-finals, each by just one goal. Old
CHORLEY Sunday League Premier Division Horwich St Marys were caught cold against Second Division Duke of York in the first semi-final of the Mitre Trophy. Duke raced into a two-goal lead through Griffiths and Curwen before Cowburn pulled one back before
IN the second round of the BSF VETS LEAGUE Sam Ashworth Trophy Cup Hayward won only their second match of the season to knock out Walkden AFC. Barry Culf gave Hayward the lead midway through the first half but the visitors equalised through a Pete Kershaw
UNEMPLOYED people in Halliwell are being offered the chance to learn computer skills that could help to get them back into the workplace. A computer course has been set up with Bolton City Challenge funding to train unemployed people how to use information
WHEN an elderly woman dies alone from hypothermia in a flat piled high with rubbish, we feel an automatic sense of concern about how this could have been allowed to happen. But the facts surrounding the death of an 87-year old Horwich woman reveal an
WE have every sympathy with Nottingham County Council, who have to deal with the educational needs of the three Wilding brothers whose disruptive behaviour has caused havoc in local schools. They would do well to emulate Bolton's education authority who
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 23, 1971 FOOTBALL League clubs who blame television for all the game's problems are turning a blind eye to other factors which directly, or indirectly, they must solve themselves, said the League secretary, Alan
