OFFBEAT WANDERERS: As Wanderers prepared for tonight's Worthington Cup clash with Nottingham Forest at the Reebok - nine days after suffering their second successive home Premiership defeat - Dean Holdsworth said the Lake District sessions had topped
As Wanderers prepared for tonight's Worthington Cup clash with Nottingham Forest at the Reebok - nine days after suffering their second successive home Premiership defeat - Dean Holdsworth said the Lake District sessions had topped up the team spirit
WANDERERS' Premiership stars passed up on a sunshine break in Spain to take part in outward bound team-building exercises - including toilet racing - in the Lake District. And they were not disappointed. "This was definitely the best," Anthony Barness
WANDERERS' Premiership stars passed up on a sunshine break in Spain to take part in outward bound team-building exercises - including toilet racing - in the Lake District. And they were not disappointed. "This was definitely the best," Anthony Barness
EFFORTS to build a new national football stadium have been surrounded by controversy and heavy criticism. A project that began life as a symbol of England's bright new future is gradually sinking into a mess of arguments, financial troubles and embarrassment
FORMER Bolton MP Peter Thurnham has presided over a major expansion in his Midlands-based refrigeration engineering business. WR Refrigeration Ltd in Leicester, which Mr Thurnham founded in 1972, has seen its workforce grow from 220 to more than 600 over
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AKINORI Nishizawa, who has signed a season's loan deal from J League team Osaka, will receive an award from the sponsors before tonight's game. He became the first Japanese player to score in the Worthington Cup after his late equaliser against Walsall
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SYLVAIN Distin - "the one that got away" - could be in line for his first Premiership start for Newcastle at the Reebok next Saturday. The defender from Paris St Germain, who upset Sam Allardyce when he broke off from transfer talks with Wanderers to
A FIRE at a paper mill in Little Lever was extinguished in minutes early today. Firefighters were called to the Cream Paper Mill in Mytham Road at 4.20am after a fire started in a paper rolling machine.
TWO people suffered slight injuries after a road accident in Westhoughton. A driver and a motorcyclist were in collision at the junction of Church Street and the A6 Manchester Road just after 11pm yesterday.
HUNDREDS of commuters arrived late for work today after a power failure on a train. The Bolton-bound train broke down between Salford Central and Salford Crescent at 7.35am and was stuck for 30 minutes before power was restored.
BLACKROD town council is planning a lasting tribute to a late councillor. Council members have voted to plant a tree in memory of Cllr Lance Watkinson, who died of cancer earlier this year. The tree will be planted at the village cemetery in tribute to
ROYAL Mail has celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prizes with a unique set of six stamps. If you scratch one stamp you can enjoy the sweet smell of eucalyptus, or pick up a magnifying glass and read a micro-printed TS Eliot poem on another.
AN ANTI-WAR protester has condemned the attacks on Afghanistan, accusing the US and Britain of terrorism. Malcolm Pittock, Bolton secretary of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, was due to attend a rally in Manchester this evening in a protest against
ADY Lewis's hopes of taking the IBO bantamweight title were cruelly smashed against impressive champion Jose Sanjuanelo at Wythenshawe Forum. Bury's 'Mighty Atom' was counted out 49 seconds into the second round against the tough Colombian who looked
CHART-toppers Hear'Say and Liberty, the band formed by rejects from the Popstars TV show, are among acts headlining the annual Smash Hits tour. Performers at the Smash Hits/T4 Poll Winners Party in London on December 9 were also announced today with Kylie
SHEFFIELD photographer and naturalist Mark Hamblin, whose work appears in countless books and magazines, is in Bolton on Thursday to give a slide talk "A Photo Naturalist's Diary". It is organised by the Bolton Group of the RSPB, but is open to non-members
FIREFIGHTERS were overwhelmed by public support when they held a charity collection on Saturday. A 18-strong crew of firemen from the Farnworth station, including off-duty officers, visited the Ellesmere Shopping Centre in Walkden to collect money for
POLICE divers were called to investigate whether anyone was inside a suspected stolen car spotted submerged in the Bolton and Bury Canal near Redcar Road, Little Lever. Police were called just after 10am on Saturday after a call from a resident. A fence
A SECURITY guard struggled with two robbers when he was attacked on a Metrolink tram platform. The guard was emptying money from a ticket machine at Radcliffe station when a white man tried to snatch the cash box from him. A second man joined the scuffle
ALTHOUGH the main course on Saturday's soccer menu was being beamed from Old Trafford, fans gathering at Victory Park could hardly have been served a more tasty appetiser than this action-packed six-goal feast. The Magpies in fact turned an unpromising
FINALLY, the hour came. The action for which people on both sides of the Atlantic had been holding their breath became reality when US and British forces pounded Afghanistan. The hunt to rid the world of the terrorist threat of Osama bin Laden and his
ARSONISTS have been blamed for a blaze early today which caused extensive damage to a parish hall used as a base for a children's club and playgroup. A gang of about 20 youths are believed to have broken into the hall in Tithe Barn Street, Westhoughton
A BOLTON waiter was killed when a car toppled onto its roof and skidded into him as he cycled home from work. Alex Pomfret, aged 20, suffered multiple injuries and died before reaching hospital. A senior police officer said the car flipped onto its roof
SAM Allardyce has pledged his support to the PFA's call for strike action. The Bolton Wanderers' manager, speaking on his personal website, said: "I'm happy to pledge my support to the PFA despite the current threats of TV blackouts. I know the PFA does
ANTHONY Barness sported a warm smile today as he reflected on the turn of events which have brought him in from the cold. The Wanderers' full-back, who struggled at times to even secure a place in the squad last season, is sharing in the accolades being
MANAGER Sam Allardyce was expected to ring the changes for the visit of Notts Forest in the Worthington Cup tonight. But first he was keeping his fingers crossed that his world wide Wanderers arrive back injury-free from international duty. Ricardo Gardner
WANDERERS have extended their policy of cut price admission for the Worthington Cup clash with Nottingham Forest on Monday. Prices are £12 for adults and £6 concessions in the upper tiers of the East and West stands and £10 and £5 in the lower tiers.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze at a garage in Punch Street, Deane, yesterday. A pile of rubbish was set alight at 6pm, but firefighters controlled the blaze within minutes.
WANDERERS booked themselves a nice little earner when they agreed to switch the Worthington Cup clash with Nottingham Forest tonight. The third round tie, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was brought forward 24 hours for live screening on ITV Sport Digital
ROYAL Mail has celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prizes with a unique set of six stamps. If you scratch one stamp you can enjoy the sweet smell of eucalyptus, or pick up a magnifying glass and read a micro-printed TS Eliot poem on another.
THE Engineering Employers' Federation in the region has welcomed the decision to cut interest rates once more. It believes the 4 per cent rate agreed by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee responds to the needs of the real economy. The EEF's
A WESTHOUGHTON cyclist, who took up track racing "as an overweight and balding 38-year-old", is one of the favourites for a world title. Graham Wilman is "in the form of his life" as he goes for gold tonight in the World Masters track championship at
PREMIER Division leaders Ramsbottom A scored a comprehensive 8-1 win over their B team which gives them a seven-point lead on top of the division. The victory included three wins each for Mike Moir and Dave Newton. Horwich Hilton A jump into second place
Members of the newly-formed Bolton Youth Band were pictured in January, 1970, during their first rehearsal in Gaskell Street County Primary School, Bolton. From left: Virginia Houghton (13), Tonge High School; Alan Lloyd (12), Smithills Grammar School
TWELVE Bolton factory girls who formed a charity soccer side in 1968, but were not allowed to play on their own factory pitch because of a Football Association rule, eventually got a game, thanks to the Evening News. The girls - they called themselves
JIM Worsley Memorial Trophy sponsored by Federation Breweries (Monday October 8) -- Bolton Legion E v Bradford Ward LC D; Plodder Lane Cons A v Deane Cons D; Victory Reform B v Ellesmere RC A; Dobbies SC C v Hawker Siddeley A; Cuemasters SC A2 v Halliwell
FIREFIGHTERS were called to three car fires in Bolton yesterday. An Astra was destroyed on a playing field at the rear of St William's Avenue, Great Lever, at 10am. The same fire crew was called to Freshfield Avenue at 3.30pm after a Carlton was set alight
NEEDLE-phobic Joyce Gordon is an unlikely candidate for acupuncture -- but the Bolton woman is following in the footsteps of the Prime Minister's wife Cherie Blair. As the nation pondered on why Britain's 'first lady' was sporting an acupuncture earring
BURY star Jason Jarrett is being tracked by Tranmere Rovers. The Merseyside club, relegated from the First Division last season, have been in close contact with Shakers chariman Terry Robinson and are said to have made a cash bid for the player. Given
STRUGGLING striker Ian Lawson has been given a much-needed confidence boost by his captain. The Bury hitman has had a lean time in front of goal since returning to Gigg Lane on a free transfer from Stockport County last month, scoring only once against
Bad luck is certainly plaguing the Rams. Keeper Martin Campbell put through his own goal on five minutes with striker Russell Brierley wasting an opportunity to level before the break with a penalty miss. Undeterred by that experience Brierley did level
