OUR charity was scheduled to work with a couple of local organisations this winter. However, a virus has infected our computer system and destroyed all our records. We now don't know who, where, or when! Could any of your readers please help? Our authors
A TEENAGER has won his family the holiday of a lifetime -- by doing well at school. The school says the offer of the dream trip is the latest weapon in a long battle against truancy. Withins School pupil Matthew Chadwick, aged 14, his parents and brother
Reebok medical men SAM Allardyce saluted the unsung heroes of Wanderers' Premiership campaign today, when he praised his medical team for keeping the treatment room clear. "I listen to Alan Curbishley who complains of having had seven or eight players
TWO men armed with a handgun and knife stole a substantial amount of cash at the Abbey National bank in Bolton Road, Walkden, at 2.53am yesterday. They pounced as a security guard was filling up a cash machine. No one was injured. Witnesses should contact
has new boss GREATER Manchester County Fire Service has appointed a new County Fire Officer and chief executive. Married father-of-two Mr Barry Dixon (pictured), aged 50, from Prestwich, will take over from Mr George Almond, who retires in March. Mr Dixon
back to prison A WOMAN who was looking after a friend's child was startled to see an intruder inside her house. Bolton Crown Court was told that Debbie Alderson was in the garden of her home in Nugent Road, Bolton, when she saw the man. When challenged
PUPILS are celebrating a happy ending after their school's pet rabbit was kidnapped. Children at Bridgewater Primary School in Worsley Road, Walkden, were heartbroken when Robert the rabbit was stolen from his hutch in October. Despite reporting the matter
IF self-confidence and common sense are anything to go by, Wanderers have snapped up a prized talent in the shape of Jason Talbot. The fact that he is only 16 suggests he has a long, long way to go but the Irlam and Cadishead Community High School pupil
PEOPLE in Bolton are being urged to visit a different type of bank this Christmas -- the bottle bank. A campaign to encourage more recycling of glass bottles and jars has been launched by Ready Steady Cook chef Kevin Woodford. It will remind people of
to clean up their act Council to clamp down on sub-standard properties By David Crookes dcrookes@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk LANDLORDS in a crime-ridden district of Bolton are to be banned from renting out properties which they fail to bring up to scratch
THIS week, I ask for forgiveness, as there is a little bias towards my own team. We play in the tranquil tempo of the "Tennants" Sunday Morning Premier League, writes Marcus Brown . Without doubt, soon to be the youngest recipient of a M5s' Premiership
never go away OVER the past few weeks I have been reading with interest the action that is going to be taken by the Greater Manchester Police in relation to supposedly cleaning up the area of prostitution. Firstly my deepest condolences go out to family
DETECTIVES have consulted neighbouring police forces in the hunt to find the killer of teenager Carly Bateman. Police have probed possible links between the case and murders of other prostitutes in Yorkshire. One woman was found stabbed 19 times in Sheffield
Gordon Sharrock covers all the inside stories on the super Wanderers PREMIER GAP Potential targets have much to learn WHAT does it take to make a Premiership striker? Evidently a lot more talent than that of Bobby Zamora, the prolific young marksman who
A 70-YEAR-OLD pensioner inhaled smoke after a chip pan sparked a blaze at her home in Regina Crescent, Leigh, at 6pm yesterday. The kitchen was badly smoke-logged. She declined hospital treatment.
A 49-YEAR-OLD man is being quizzed by detectives after a woman was stabbed to death in Heaton yesterday. The woman, who has not been identified, was unconscious when paramedics arrived at the house in The Mews, off Lincoln Road, at 7.20am. She was rushed
THREE children -- aged seven, nine and 13 -- escaped with minor neck and chest injuries after two cars collided in Chorley New Road, Bolton, at the weekend. A saloon and an estate car collided near the junction with Beaumont Road, causing traffic problems
comes to Institute DRAMA students from Bolton Institute are set to premiere a production of a controversial Broadway play, not previously seen in this country outside London. States of Shock, by Sam Shepherd, was written in 1994 and originally starred
TRAFFIC was brought to a standstill yesterday after a lorry shed its load near Bolton town centre. The lorry, which belongs to scrap metal merchant Frank Barnes in Darwen, lost five large metal girders as it headed out of Bolton along Higher Bridge Street
Eastern promise AN AMBITIOUS initiative aims to boost the business community in an area known as East Bolton. The plan is to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Breightmet, Tonge, Hall i'th' Wood and parts of Burnden, Darcy Lever and the Haulgh
WEAPONS used in Steven Spielberg's Band of Brothers TV series were stolen from a Bolton military shop during two burglaries. Tonge Moor man David Chadwick claimed he broke into the shop trying to find money but ended up stealing realistic looking pistols
Not, that is, until this week when GMR bulletin man Mike 'The Giggler' Sadler previewed the Blues' Division One game at Millwall and confirmed "Carlo NOSH keeps his place in Kevin Keegan's line-up." The Bolton-born keeper might not have a problem but
THIEVES broke into a Santa's grotto and ran off with hundreds of toys which should have been given to children. The criminals looted the outbuilding at Barton Grange Garden Centre, in Wigan Road, Deane, taking a television, video recorder and gifts. The
MOTORISTS in Bolton were today celebrating news they have waited five years to hear -- the end of work on St Peter's Way. Maintenance work along the troubled route into Bolton was expected to end officially today, 10 days ahead of schedule. The news,
SAM Allardyce believes Michael Ricketts has now done enough to convince Sven Goran Eriksson to give him a chance to prove his value to England. The Wanderers' boss, proud to see his 12-goal top scorer hitting the Premiership heights, says he now deserves
TO label the Hall family as sporting mad would not go far enough. All the clan are involved in so much activity it is a wonder they find time to sit down at night and eat dinner. Dad Nigel is chairman of Bolton Harriers Athletics Club while Alison is
GMT A go into the second half of the season comfortably on top of C Section -- and still unbeaten. They have conceded only one point from a draw, and enjoyed a useful 12-6 away win as their most recent success, over mid-table Chowbent C. Springfields
Youngster is recognised for outstanding dedication to disabled mum By Phil Green philip.green@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk MUM is most definitely the word for selfless schoolboy Calum Bond who has been recognised in Royal fashion for his kind acts. Family-minded
A JURY trying five men accused of running a multi-million pound Bolton drugs ring has been listening to evidence about the arrest of two of the men at a Warrington retail park. Liverpool Crown Court heard that almost £6,000 in cash was found in the vehicle
MANY times we have discussed in this column the unsung heroes who are the lifeblood of football clubs, the blokes behind the scenes whose dedication and unfaltering industry keep it all ticking over. It is a sure fire bet that the vast majority of players
