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SATURDAY: SURVIVAL is suddenly a probability rather than a possibility as Wanderers come from behind to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at the Reebok on a day when all their major rivals lose. Kevin Nolan claims two goals - although his first is credited in some
CASH for education will be a key part of the Government's spending plans in the next Budget, says a Bolton MP. Students and teachers in Bolton quizzed Ruth Kelly as she prepared for the countdown to the Budget. The Bolton West MP, and Bolton South-east
A WOMAN is hoping to be reunited with the sister she has not seen for more than 50 years. Phyllis Fahy, whose maiden name was Bowes, is searching for Connie who will turn 61 on April 13. It is believed she once lived in the Horwich area. Anyone who can
TWO men admitted stealing from a Bury supermarket to feed their drug addiction. Anthony Bradbeer and Alan Butterworth were spotted on security cameras at Asda. Bradbeer, aged 27, and Butterworth, aged 26, of Walsall Street, Salford, were arrested outside
THE first of 14 people arrested during dawn raids as part of a police operation to target carjacking has appeared before Bury magistrates. David Godsell, aged 20, of Withycombe Place, Salford, is charged with stealing a £15,000 Volvo in Whitefield last
A MAN facing child sex allegations has had his case transferred to Bolton Crown Court. William Whitehead, aged 40, of Underwood, College Bank, Rochdale, is charged with two matters of indecent assault and one of gross indecency against a girl under the
YOUNG-at-heart Ken Eyers, aged 73, has been crowned Bury's most talented performing pensioner in the first round of the national YOURS Silver Stars Talent Contest. Local heats of the competion, now in its 50th year, are being held throughout the country
FIREMEN were called to free two pensioners who became trapped in a toilet cubicle. The women, aged 82 and 81, and residents at the St Catherine's nursing home in Queen Street, Horwich, had wandered into the cubicle not knowing that the handle had been
A KINDLY couple who run a drama group for young people in Little Lever are the central characters in this week's Bouquet of the Week nomination. One appreciative mum, Pat Higson, wrote on behalf of other parents to nominate Barbara Sobrero and Martin
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock's exclusive website reports Click HERE for his exclusive website match reports as the action unfolds Click HERE for match reaction plus Gordon Sharrock's The Big Match Verdict Click HERE for the latest Wanderers news
BLUES boss Kevin Keegan says Wolverhampton Wanderers deserve to join Manchester City in the Premiership next season. Keegan has admitted to sympathising with the Molineux outfit, whose burning ambition for a Premiership place has remained unfulfilled
EXPERIENCED Euro Reds have been known to use any means to watch their team on the continent writes Chris Sudlow The advent of low-cost airlines like EasyJet, Buzz and Go have proved a lifesaver for fans on a tight budget. Flights to Nice in France to
THE Metrolink tram celebrates its 10th birthday today. The first service between Bury and Manchester Victoria ran in 1992 and to mark the occasion many of today's passengers will be travelling free after staff handed out tickets at Victoria station yesterday
PLANS to build a 60-bed hotel with 104 car parking spaces next to The Beehive pub on Chorley New Road, Horwich, have been deferred again. Punch Travel Inn had already been told by Bolton Council planning chiefs it could not build the hotel -- but recently
SECURITY has been stepped up for Saturday's match between Oldham Athletic and Stoke City after fears of trouble which marred last year's meeting. The game last season was widely blamed for fuelling racial tensions in Oldham so measures taken to combat
QUEEN of the kitchen Christine Corbett collected £1,000 for Christie Hospital by cooking up a treat for pensioners in a sheltered housing complex. She decided to try to raise the cash after meeting Westhoughton Mayoress Annie Clare, who is a fellow helper
DRINKERS and dancers are overlooking Bolton's nightlife for venues in Manchester, a nightclub owner claims today. John Musso, whose Temple and Club Mezzo nightclubs were wrecked in a mystery blaze last year, said the town is failing revellers. Mr Musso
ATTEMPTS to revitalise a Bolton shopping street have been boosted by plans submitted by fast food giant KFC. The restaurant chain proposes to locate on the corner of Oxford Street and Deansgate, directly opposite McDonalds. More than 40 full and part-time
SHOPS and offices throughout Bolton will fall silent on Tuesday morning in a two minute silence as a mark of respect for the Queen Mother. The Bolton Town Centre Company has advised stores to observe the silence, although many stores will receive instructions
A MAN was found with shotgun wounds to the groin after police were called to a flat in Lower Broughton Road, Pendleton. The 39-year-old man, who has not been named, was taken to Salford's Hope Hospital at 9.45pm last night. His condition is described
THE hard cash is on Wanderers to avoid the drop according to leading Internet bookies SportingOdds.com. They have stopped taking bets on bottom placed Leicester, Derby are 1-10 ON for the drop and Ipswich - visitors to the Reebok on Saturday - are 1-3
FOOTBALL Focus producers sent out a film crew this week to shoot some footage of a barber sharpening his cut-throat razor and whipping a mug of shaving cream. Clearly someone at the BBC is more confident of Wanderers' survival prospects than Mark Lawrenson
A PEDESTRIAN was killed in an accident with a single-decker bus in Bolton last night. The 38-year-old man suffered multiple injuries in the accident in Bishop's Road, near to the Lowther Street junction in Great Lever. He was taken to the Royal Bolton
THE home of runaway schoolgirl Georgina Hutchinson has been plundered by thieves -- leaving her family devastated. Thieves broke into the 14-year-old's family home as her mother was searching for her missing daughter. They emptied drawers, ransacked cupboards
SAM Allardyce continues to be puzzled by Kevin Nolan's continued ommission from the England Under-21 squad. The 19-year-old Wanderer is now part of the U-20s scene after being capped for the U-18s. But the Reebok boss believes the Liverpool-born starlet
STIG Tofting is taking no chances with his fitness as he keeps his sights on the twin targets of Premiership survival and this summer's World Cup. Wanderers' Denmark midfielder has earmarked the Spurs game on April 20 for his comeback game. But he will
REMEMBER Bolton Wanderers playing in white shirts with red dots? If you do, congratulations! You've past the ripe old age of 130. For the unusual jockey-style colours were actually worn in 1884 when Wanderers were still playing at Pikes Lane and the Football
GUDNI Bergsson never had any doubt! When he limped out of the Derby game with a painful knee injury, there were fears that the inspirational skipper had kicked his last ball for Wanderers. But the man who mattered - Bergsson himself - was always confident
MICHAEL Ricketts' nomination in the Premiership' Young Player of the Year awards has won a ringing endorsement from the Reebok dressing room. The Wanderers' 15-goal top scorer has been short-listed for the coveted Players' Player honour organised by the
JEFF Cassar - 6ft 2ins and built like the proverbial brick outhouse - underlined the cultural peculiarities of soccer "Stateside" today when he revealed that he followed in his sister's footballing footsteps. The big keeper, who signed for Wanderers on
A METRO car was abandoned in Queen's Avenue, Hag Fold, Atherton, early today and set on fire. It was badly damaged.
YOUTHS are believed to have started a fire in an empty factory on Ravenscraig Road, Little Hulton, yesterday afternoon.
ELDERLY or disabled Bolton residents are reminded that they may be eligible for a free gas safety check by British Gas. Eligible customers can apply to receive a visit from a CORGI-registered engineer. To apply contact British Gas on 0845 955 5404 or
A VERDICT of suicide has been recorded at an inquest into the death of a Farnworth man who was found hanging at his home. James Murgatroyd, aged 41, was discovered at his home in Lily Avenue last October. At the hearing his aunt, Barbara Barrow, of Elton
FIREFIGHTERS risked their lives fighting a flat blaze that may have been started by arsonists. They faced fierce and intense flames when they entered the flat in Gibraltar Street, Gilnow. The door had been forced in and firemen found two fires inside,
WORKERS were evacuated from a burning mill after flames tore through the roof. Ten employees at Sealocrete, which makes building products, gathered outside Moorside Mill as firefighters tackled the blaze. Firemen used an aerial ladder and removed tiles
ROADWORKS costing an estimated £750,000 are under way in Farnworth. The repairs are taking place in Buckley Lane and Glynne Street and the Bolton Council scheme will also improve the lot of cyclists and pedestrians, with new crossings and cycle lanes.
THEY lived at opposite ends of the country and led very different lives. One had a palace in London and an army of servants -- the other lived in a house in Farnworth and a trusty team of home-helpers. But when centenarians Elsie Wood and the Queen Mother
A MAN who burst into a children's party and threatened to kill his sister has been jailed. The children looked on in fear as Carl Collier threatened to kill his sister, Suzanne, after claiming that she had taken away some of the tablets he was taking.
SHAKERS boss Andy Preece insists his club will not go to the wall as a result of the collapse of ITV Digital writes Chris Hall The Carlton and Granada-owned broadcaster has gone into administration, claiming they can not afford to pay up the remaining
MANCHESTER City Council has revealed it is owed £29 million by people who have not paid their council tax. And the local authority in Salford said it is owed £16 million from unpaid fees which go back to 1993.
TWO men admitted handling stolen car parts after a diesel engine stripped from a stolen car was found by police at a Leigh workshop. Business partners David Hepworth, aged 36, and John Marland, aged 45, appeared for sentence at Bolton Crown Court. Hepworth
A COUNCILLOR dropped by the Labour Party has made a final plea to Bolton Council engineers to sort out Farnworth and Kearsley's "dangerous traffic nightmare". Pauline Spencer, who stands down in May, said families had waited more than 20 years for action
A MAN condemned as a despicable coward by a judge was today starting a six year jail term for an attack on a retired headmaster. Francis O'Brien, aged 36, burst into David Bradbury's home and threatened to kill him with a "cosh" unless he handed over
A FAMILY returned home from holiday to discover council plans to demolish their business -- and replace it with a CAR PARK. The 20-year-old garden centre is being threatened under the scheme to create car parking at the neighbouring Westhoughton railway
SHOPS and offices throughout Bolton will fall silent on Tuesday morning in a two minute silence as a mark of respect for the Queen Mother. The Bolton Town Centre Company has advised stores to observe the silence, although many stores will receive instructions
WANDERERS have received an allocation of 1,600 tickets for their away clash against Fulham on Tuesday April 23, which are on sale exclusively to postal applicants. Season Ticket Holders, who produce vouchers Q and R only, can apply for their tickets first
SAM Allardyce has hinted again that veteran keeper Kevin Poole (pictured) - signed last October as a stop-gap measure - could have a future at the Reebok. The Wanderers' boss was impressed by the 38-year-old's performances against Aston Villa and Everton
