A BOLTON friend of Louise Woodward faces an agonising wait to find out if the British nanny will be jailed or freed. Teenager Julie Norris met the Cheshire au-pair at the centre of the baby-killing storm while working in America last year. Now Julie is
CARERS in Bolton have been given a major cash injection by health and council bosses. Four projects totalling more than £60,000 have secured money from the health and local authority joint consultative committee. The committee made up of representatives
AN extensive refurbishment of Bolton's oldest pub has come under fire. Ye Olde Man and Scythe has closed for a major 10 week re-fit. And a local artist was stunned when he walked past and saw the whole bar area had been ripped out. Chris Brierley said
WIGAN Warriors are hoping to clinch a new deal with Gary Connolly to prevent his possible switch to rugby union. The Great Britain centre has another 18 months remaining before he has the option of taking up a contract with the Australian Rugby League
THE future of Wigan Warriors is on the line tomorrow as shareholders vote on a takeover by local millionaire businessman Dave Whelan. The owner of JJB Sports and Wigan Athletic is prepared to spend around £2million on the deal but first needs to get agreement
A MOTHER whose millionaire son has been held in an Arab jail for more than a year without charge is hoping a massive publicity campaign will prompt his release. George Atkinson, who designed the award-winning Emirates Golf Club and founded the prestigious
ACTRESS Eileen Pollock received a warm welcome from shoppers in Bury yesterday when she opened the town's new PDSA branch. Best known for her performance as Lilo Lil in the 80s hit TV show 'Bread', Eileen left behind her fishnet stockings and stilettos
MARK Fish may have to settle for a place on the bench as Wanderers put their survival instincts to the test at Anfield tomorrow. The fans' favourite has left Colin Todd with a tricky selection poser after his delayed return from international duty. Fish
RADCLIFFE BORO face the toughest home game of the season tomorrow with high flying Barrow the visitors to Stainton Park. While just about everything appears to have gone wrong for Boro this term the exact opposite can be said for the Cumbrian outfit.
WELL-known local man Jim Wooff made the journey to his final resting place by horse-drawn hearse. Family and friends attended the funeral service at Horwich Parish Church yesterday M-$which was followed by burial at Ridgmont Cemetery. Mr Wooff, who was
A BOLTON student will shed a tear today when Cornwall says farewell to its final tin mine. Denis Mason, aged 22, used to work in South Crofty mine, near Redruth, which was once the hub of a thriving Cornish tin industry. But today the pit closes - the
BOLTON Museum bosses are teaming up with the world of commerce to promote their latest exhibition. In a joint venture, the Museum and Art Gallery is offering retailers across Bolton the opportunity to display modern works of art in the workplace. The
BOLTON Institute bosses have given a guarded welcome to a boost in funding. The Higher Education Council for England yesterday approved a 3.6 per cent cash increase for the Institute and agreed a total allocation for the next financial year of £18.7 million
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 6, 1973 POLICE have arrested 42 Kashmiri students and a professor of a government college in Kashmir, who allegedly wanted to kidnap members of the visiting England cricket team. A local newspaper reported that
THE pain of having to endure yet another increase in prescription charges must have been alleviated locally this week by two items of good health news. The first is that the carers - who all-too-often tend to be the forgotten folk in the community - should
SIR: I reply to the three Kearsley councillors and others. Looking through my records, I ask myself what have Mr Burrows, Mrs Keating and Mrs Spencer ever done to enhance Kearsley, apart from the odd swings and roundabouts - and industrial estates? Answer
KEARSLEY is on the brink of a huge transformation if ambitious plans get the go-ahead, a councillor has claimed. Morbaine Ltd want to demolish industrial and derelict buildings and dispose of scrapyards near Bolton Road and Old Hall Street, to make way
SIR: Well done Bolton Council. It's taken some time, but at last they are going to reduce speed limits in certain built up areas (BEN, February 13). In 300 places, where 20 mph zones have been introduced, along with traffic calming measures, pedestrian
A £20,000 housing survey will be the biggest piece of "social research" ever carried out in Bolton, council chiefs have announced. There was a storm about the cost of it at a recent housing committee meeting. But housing chiefs have now given more details
JIMMY Phillips can appreciate what every anxious Bolton Wanderers supporter is going through. After all, he was one himself and has suffered the pain of seeing his heroes relegated from the top flight. "I was a big fan of the team in the Ian Greaves era
The ginger tom that adopted us With constant pestering and making a fuss He was a stray and living rough. But with his present of a mouse We happily took him in our house. He had roamed for years No-one had taken him for a pet No one had loved him and
SIR: Recently I was in the car on Newbrook Road about to turn right into the drive of our house. Whilst waiting for the oncoming traffic I saw someone throw what turned out to be the remnants of a chocolate bar wrapping over the front wall between the
KEITH Latham will shuffle his pack on Sunday as he tries to come up with a winning hand. The Leigh Centurions coach plans a shake-up for the visit of Wakefield Trinity after they slipped to a third successive league defeat last week. One change is forced
SIR: Since the opening of the sliproad at Middlebrook roundabout off the M61 Northbound. I am disgusted by the number of male drivers who do not know the Highway Code. Left hand lane is for Westhoughton only, middle for Chorley or straight on and right
BUSINESSMAN Myles Hayden is in the process of establishing a new company dedicated to the chewing gum menace. Discarded, unsightly gum is a major problem in public places throughout the country. Mr Hayden, aged 40, believes he is on to a winner with his
GUISELEY visit Leigh tomorrow in the knowledge that they hold the whip hand over the Railwaymen in having won two and drawn one of the encounters between the sides this season. But they haven't faced what is potentially the best midfield in Non-League
SIR: I rehabilitate injured bats and care about the welfare of wildlife in general. Last year I heard that there were problems at Greenmount Wild Bird Hospital and I attended their AGM to form my own view. I was appalled by what I witnessed and have remained
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was knocked unconscious as he tried to cross a busy dual carriageway. Matthew Sherlock was still being treated for concussion and other injuries in the Royal Bolton Hospital today following the accident
BOLTON Community Education Service, which offers learning opportunities for young and old in vocational and recreational courses, has come under the scrutiny of Government inspectors. The service operates 111 classes throughout Bolton with 320 members
TONY Ellis plays a waiting game as Bury boss Stan Ternent struggles with the dilemma of whether to change a successful team. Striker Ellis was on a scoring streak before suspension ruled him out of the last two matches. But Bury's impressive return of
BT is backing the sixth annual Bolton and Bury Business Awards. The communications giant has become a supporting sponsor through BT Business Connections. The division specialises in developing services for the small and medium enterprise sector. It is
