DO not forget that new Riverboard Licences have been needed from April 1. You can pay at a Post Office through their web site www.environment-agency.gov.uk HERE or their telesales number on 0870 1662 662. So now there can be no excuses - do it now and
THE Federation of Small Businesses in the North West is calling on the Post Office to re-consider its programme to close up to 3,000 urban branches. The federation believes that restructuring plans announced by Consignia represent a further blow to small
I WOULD like to thank the Bolton Evening News, EAS and Bolton Wanderers for the signed shirt and the tickets to the Bolton v Ipswich match. It was an excellent day out and the result couldn't have been better. So once again thank you all very much. S
NEIL FAIRBROTHER today spoke of the winter scare which has left him with a blood clot in his leg - and revealed he is likely to miss at least the first month of the season. The 38-year-old former England batsman, who signed a new one-year contract with
PAUL SPENCER says: "Former pupils of St Annes school Harwood 1971 to 1975 had a reunion on March 1, a fantastic night was had by everyone and another reunion will be held later this year. If you want to be part of it give me a call." spencpl@aol.com BARBARA
DEBORAH DUDLEY (nee Nelson) and Vivien Brierley are organising a school reunion for pupils who left Smithills High School in 1978, to be held at The Oak Room, Pack Horse, Bradshawgate, Bolton, on May 25, at 7pm (buffet 9pm). We would also welcome any
A NEW Code of Conduct has been introduced for Councillors. The strict guidelines, which also apply to those who are appointed to vote on council committees, affect councillors across the country. Just like MPs, Councillors have to declare their interests
KEITH Davies is coming back to Bolton as the town's new culture boss. Currently Head of Tourism and Culture with Liverpool City Council, 42-year-old Mr Davies was formerly a senior administrative assistant in Bolton. He succeeds John Shepley as Deputy
WITH a name like John Bolton there's only one team to support. During the week Mr Bolton is the Audit Commission's Director of Joint Reviews, the watchdog that monitors how well Social Services care for people. But at weekends he becomes John Bolton,
KEN Barlow took time off from Coronation Street to visit Bolton Town Hall recently. The actor who plays him was here to support the altogether more serious business of stopping crime. In fact Bill Roache is Patron of Crimestoppers, and was launching the
ILLEGALLY dumped cars should be removed from Bolton's streets within a day. The crackdown is part of a pilot scheme involving the Council, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire Service and Vehicle Rescue Service. At the moment it takes a
BOLTON'S Council tenants have been getting details of the four options to improve their homes. They've received newsletters and a questionnaire and expressed their views at local meetings. A freephone hotline number - 0800 052 1184 - is also available
TAKE 12 children, one artist, support from the local housing office and a small amount of money from the Young People's Citizen of Tomorrow Awards...and hey presto, you've got a recipe for a successful project! The children of Oldhams Estate with local
FOR the last few months Bolton Scene has proudly backed the Council's bid to secure City Status. So we are sad that in the Golden Jubilee year, we were unable to gain this great honour. But we're not downhearted and we would like to send our congratulations
A MONTAGE of local bands playing everything from pop to heavy metal are putting on a performance in aid of school funds. The event takes place tonight (Thursday) from 7pm at the Monaco Ballroom in Hindley, and features bands including Illuminous Fork,
WANDERERS' on-loan striker Fredi Bobic and AS Monaco forward Oliver Bierhoff are wanted by 1860 Munich according to reports from Germany on Thursday. The Bundesliga club have confirmed they are interested in the players.
WANDERERS have a number of selection posers ahead of the clash with Spurs at the Reebok on Saturday. Gudni Bergsson and Stig Tofting could be back in the reckoning after recent injury lay-offs but Ricardo Gardner and Paul Warhurst are struggling. Kevin
WANDERERS have received an allocation of 2,500 tickets for their last match of the season at West Ham on May 11. Sales will be by postal application only and tickets will be available to season ticket holders, who produce vouchers S, T and U from Monday
SAM Allardyce is stalling on talks with his out-of-contract players until he has booked his summer holidays! And he will only be heading for the travel agent once Wanderers' Premiership status is guaranteed. Paul Warhurst, Youri Djorkaeff, Rod Wallace
FAMILY, friends and Scotland's famous Tartan Army have rallied round to support Bolton Wanderers' defender Colin Hendry, whose wife Denise is fighting for her life in hospital. The former Scotland skipper said his family were clinging to the hope that
THE eve of the new golf season sees one local club opening its doors as wide as possible to prospective new members. Officials of the 18-hole Walmersley Golf Club have been concerned that would-be participants are deterred from taking up the game because
RESIDENTS of Gin Pit village have received an environmental cash award of £7,800 to help their continuing redevelopment programme. The ex-mining community is the first in the North West to receive the People's Places Award, presented by the British Trust
VALUABLE classroom funds are to be used to fight vandalism after security fencing was cut through and bins set on fire at Cams Lane Primary School. Broken glass was strewn in the school driveway and main entrance when staff and pupils arrived on Monday
BOLTON students were given an exclusive look at the England World Cup soccer squad's training facilities in Japan, and gave it a resounding thumbs up. Students and staff from Canon Slade School, Bolton, went on a trip to the England HQ on Awaji Island
THE Wigan and District Dyslexia Association has hit out at sensational claims that there is a cure for the condition which creates abnormal difficulty in reading and spelling. The organisation's chairman, Sandra Herrington, maintains this is not the case
ST Helens Road Methodist Church raised £1,020 from a sale last Saturday under the canopy in Bolton's Victoria Square.
A MAN found dead on a railway track yesterday has been named as 31-year-old Paul Calderbank from Adlington. Police were called to the scene near Adlington station just after 9am yesterday following reports of a body being found on the Preston side of
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital are searching for relatives of James Goldie who died on April 15 after a short illness. Mr Goldie, aged 53, lived in Marlborough Street, Bolton. Relatives are asked to contact the hospital's bereavement officer, Jean
A MAN became abusive in the back of a police car when officers took him to a Metrolink station as a favour. Lee Jones, aged 31, of Hamer Street, Bury, was given a lift by officers when he became abusive at his girlfriend's home. At Bury Magistrates Court
CHILDREN playing with matches have been blamed for a blaze which spread over an area of recreation land the size of three football pitches. Firefighters spent around three hours last night tackling the blaze at The Moss, behind The Robin Hood pub in Kearsley
BOLTON magistrates have adjourned the case of a man who committed a number of driving offences. Mark Gallagher, aged 38, of Fellbridge Close, Westhoughton, was stopped by police on December 12 for driving other than in accordance with the driving licence
A MAN has been jailed for four months on theft charges. Michael Gallagher, aged 25, of Kentmere Road, Breightmet, was charged with stealing a pair of tracksuit bottoms from J D Sports, Bolton, worth £34.99 on December 6. Gallagher originally pleaded not
A FRESH appeal for witnesses has been made after a 34-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an accident. Haydn Price had recently moved from Bolton to the Darwen area. He was travelling along Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, towards Scout Road on Tuesday shortly
MOSES Gate Country Park now has 15 walk leaders fully trained to lead its successful health walks. Their training was organised by Bolton Council's Countryside Service as part of the Countryside Agency and British Heart Foundation's Walking for Health
PRODUCERS of a new Frank Skinner show are looking for Bolton people to make a good impression. The comic presenter is set to front a new prime time entertainment show for ITV called First Impressions. As a result the producers are not looking for professionals
BOLTON may be a long way from Baltimore -- but the town shares a favourite taste with American food fans -- we all love bagels. And 25-year-old Kai Taylor could not be more pleased about that on National Bagel Day. The young entrepreneur -- owner of Cafe
A SCHOOLBOY is stealing from homes -- after posing as a gardener. Detectives today warned homeowners -- particularly in the Kearsley area -- to be on their guard. The boy, believed to be about 16-years-old, with short brown hair, is believed to have committed
PRODUCERS of a new Frank Skinner show are looking for Bolton people to make a good impression. The comic presenter is set to front a new prime time entertainment show for ITV called First Impressions. As a result the producers are not looking for professionals
NEW measures to crack youth crime will rid the town of teenage terrors and help restore public confidence, a Bolton MP has claimed. From September, courts will receive new powers to remand into secure accommodation persistent offenders who are aged between
YOUNGSTERS who attend Brownlow County Primary School have a varied programme of events and activities to enjoy. The school, which in a former life was a boys' secondary school, organises an annual adventure holiday to Winmarleigh Hall and trips to Eureka
ST CATHERINE'S School in Horwich is set to move premises after 150 years on its present site. The school, currently in Richmond Street is moving to a new building in Pearl Brook, Horwich, in April 2003, which will also include a nursery. Christian values
AS Bury Cricket Club look forward to another season, one date is already causing much excitement. On July 26 a Bury Select XI will play Lashings CC. Lashings are a team based out of a Kent wine bar with a team sheet that reads like a Who's Who of world
IT'S all change from this month with your Bolton Scene. Because from this issue we go monthly so we can bring you even more news about what's happening in YOUR council. There have been lots of changes to the look and style of Bolton Scene in the past
BOLTON is blazing a trail in the North West by introducing a pilot scheme for electronic voting in next month's council elections. Voters in Bolton will be able to cast their vote on May 2 for who runs the town at the touch of a button as machines will
WELL done, Bolton! That was the message from John Bolton, the Government's Review Director for England and Wales who addressed more than three hundred people who packed the Pennine Suite at the Last Drop Village. They were celebrating the fact that Bolton
LOCAL groups are going to celebrate the Commonwealth Games in style thanks to grants from the Council's celebration fund. Among those organisations who have received grants is Bolton Market Radio which will use its grant of £1000 to host roadshows during
A DOUBLE celebration for the Commonwealth Games marked Commonwealth Day in Bolton. A massive banner was unfurled at Bolton Arena, identifying it as a venue for the Games and the day was also the start of the local celebrations of the Games - The Spirit
A DOUBLE celebration for the Commonwealth Games marked Commonwealth Day in Bolton. A massive banner was unfurled at Bolton Arena, identifying it as a venue for the Games and the day was also the start of the local celebrations of the Games - The Spirit
DID you know that these days all local authorities are required to formally outline their plans and actions for the coming year? We do this by producing what's called a 'Best Value Performance Plan.' The Council's version is called the Bolton Plan. In
GRANTS of up to £1,000 are available from East Bolton Regeneration for community groups. Organisations helped recently include Bradford Street Relate Centre for counselling for youngsters; Breightmet Sutton Residents Association to convert a house into
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FEW people have heard of "electro-art-fashion" duo Fischerspooner but that hasn't stopped record label Ministry signing them for £2 million. The New York dance act have already got people talking, not just about their exciting electronica sound, but also
POP fans will be looking forward to a huge open-air gig in Manchester this Summer. Feel The Noise Live is touring the country and will stop in the city on Friday July 19 at Lancashire County Cricket Club. Some of pop's biggest names will turn up for the
JUST where is England's Captain Fantastic? In fact where are all the natural leaders in the English soccer world? David Beckham is hardly a captain of men but compared to the rest he's a Winston Churchill. His absence has exposed the lack of captains
LAST week I asked why Wanderers fans only get the urge to write letters to newspapers or call radio phone-ins when they want to criticise. It was based on the fact that the Bolton Evening News was inundated with letters after the Derby game yet has barely
BOLTON Golf Association Four Ball Better Ball Stroke Play Competition at Trafford Golf Club on Saturday, April 27: 8.00 N Woolfrey 2 Bt W Lafferty 4 Bt; D S Jones 2 O/L S Whitaker 4 O/L 8.10 N C Ruscoe 5 Ha S J Harper 11 Ha; D Moores 11 G/L R Davies 14
IT was ironic to read that rugby league-mad fan Damian Andrews has changed his name to Halifax Blue Sox by deed poll in honour of his favourite club. For I had just put the phone down on my old mate Hamilton Academicals who had informed me that an old
WARNER Home Video invites you to recapture the magic of Saturday mornings as they release the first range of branded videos from those globally renowned masters of animation Hanna-Barbera. Available to buy on VHS, there is something for everyone in these
I WOULD like to thank the Bolton Evening News, EAS and Bolton Wanderers for the signed shirt and the tickets to the Bolton v Ipswich match. It was an excellent day out and the result couldn't have been better. So once again thank you all very much. S
A NEW £3 million fire service "one-stop shop" will create 70 new jobs in the Leigh area. The project will bring Greater Manchester workshops, supplies, breathing apparatus maintenance and recovery services and driving school on to one purpose-built site
A MAN has suffered serious head injuries in an unprovoked attack in Manchester. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the incident on Wellington Street, Gorton. The man, who has not been named, was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary and later transferred
A BLACKBURN man has been found guilty of conspiracy to murder his pregnant niece's husband in New York. Manzoor Quadar, aged 41, faces a possible life sentence after the street shooting of Shaukat Parvez in 1996.
THE house where artist L S Lowry lived and painted his famous matchstick men has been put up for sale. The six bedroomed Victorian house in Swinton, Greater Manchester, is on the market to offers of more than £200,000. If it is not sold before July 10
JOCKEY and sports commentator Clare Balding joined Bolton's Mike Cresswell on a local walk for radio. Mr Cresswell, who for many years was writer of the Bolton Evening News' walking series, accompanied Clare along part of the Irwell Sculpture Trail and
BOLTON students were given an exclusive look at the England World Cup soccer squad's training facilities in Japan, and gave it a resounding thumbs up. Students and staff from Canon Slade School, Bolton, went on a trip to the England HQ on Awaji Island
A BUSINESSMAN who was hacked to death with an axe by his partner had intended marrying his former lover, a court was told. Lynn Golland, aged 42, told the trial of 36-year-old Jan Charlton how she and Danny O'Brien had planned to start a new life together
REGULAR viewers of Granada's "The Bill" have been gripped by the current plot about race riots at Sun Hill. At the forefront of the drama, as an Asian activist kicking back at the racists terrorising the area, is a Bolton actor. Navid Naqvi, aged 24,
HEALTH leaders will be fighting for Bolton's fair share of the Budget increase to tackle a long list of health inequalities. Bosses from the newly-appointed Primary Care Trust, which is in charge of the NHS purse strings locally, will be asking for £12.5
NEW research suggests parents should relax the rules at home if they start experiencing problems with their teenage sons or daughters. Will this approach bring peace to your home? Angela Kelly reports. IT is certainly a time that most parents dread --
FREE coaching for beginners which will be held at Bolton Flat Green Bowling Club, Gorses Road, Leverhulme Park every Wednesday at 2pm, starting 8th May 2002. All equipment except flat shoes or trainers will be provided free of charge and everyone is welcome
YOUNG actress Tracey Moore finds herself centre stage in her professional debut appearance. Tracey, aged 25, is in her final year studying drama at Manchester Metropolitan University, but has taken leave of absense to appear in Bolton Octagon's next production
TEENAGER Bryony Wilmington will takes centre stage with the Bolton Male Voice Choir on Saturday -- even though she will have to hobble up there. The 14-year-old with a growing reputation stepped into the spotlight for the choir when another soloist let
Deathtrap, by Ira Levin, at The Lowry until Saturday DEATHTRAP possibly contains more twists and turns than any crime thriller ever written. It's rare that a play can shock an audience in the same way a big screen thriller does, but this excellent drama
Thursday LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates; Junior Fitness, 12 noon-1pm and 1pm-2pm. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am-10pm and
BUSINESS leaders in Bolton have given a mixed reaction to the Budget. Andrew Ratcliff, Chief Executive of Bolton and Bury Chamber, said: "After several steps forward, this Budget has reached a plateau in driving business competitiveness and prospects
THE Boat Shed water at Walkden hosted a couple of matches over the last seven days and Harry McCoy was jubilant in both. As mentioned the bread punch seems to be taking over from bloodworm with the red stuff anglers framing in neither match. Wednesday
oOnly four anglers caught in last Saturdays Walker Cup Match on Shore Top. Hughie Campbell fished red maggot on the tip and took eight skimmers to win the match with 5lbs-9ozs. Water veteran Gordon Corfield managed five skimmers using similar tactics
THE smile is back on Marvin Hyde's face following his latest win after a bit of a bleak spell of not framing. His latest exploit came in last Wednesday's Open on Dixon Green when a decent carp made the match his after being tempted by his red maggot offering
THE carp of Bradshaw Hall Fisheries have woken up to the warmer weather as the lads who fished last Wednesdays Open on number 4 lake will testify with the framers needing over 50lb. Almost all of those who did draw money on the day fished the floating
AT the time of writing, why are the Christmas tree stumps still in place at the Beehive and Crown roundabouts? New sculpture? Please, before the Games begin, may we have a new "Welcome to Horwich" sign opposite the Blundell Arms? The present one is a
CONGRATULATIONS to Lynette and Leah from Little Lever for being passionate about The Green Generation. I really do hope they make a difference nationally and across the world. We need to take care of our planet. Children are our future, we need to set
I WOULD like to take issue with Brian Derbyshire over his interpretation of ID cards as, in his letter of April 12, it is becoming a hackneyed phrase -- "Only those with something to hide would have a problem with these cards. Honest citizens need have
MANY thanks for printing a letter from me a few weeks ago but, as it had only a very limited response, may I be more specific in asking for help. I am seeking any information that I can get on the literary brothers, Allen and Tom Clarke, of Bolton. In
HOW happy I was to read about the councillors getting parking tickets,(Bolton Evening News, April 11) outside the Parish Church. I have a shop on Bolton market and for about 18 months to two years I've been complaining to the market manager and the parking
THE TORIES are secretly planning to scrap our NHS if they ever return to power. That was the unambiguous message of Tory health spokesman, Liam Fox, when he was caught out recently saying that the NHS "can't work and won't work". The Tory plan is clear
IDENTITY cards have again been advocated in the Letters page. The only true use of these would be if everyone was compelled to wear them in the style of conference badges. The ability to determine key details of a stranger would break down the famous
MY daughter has been one of the lucky ones who got a place in Harper Green for September. While awaiting the outcome of the review period, I did phone both George Thomlinson and St James's, purely out of interest, to see whether they had any places available
LEADERS of Bolton's new Primary Care Trust will be delighted by Gordon Brown's Budget yesterday. The chancellor promised to increase cash spending on the Health Service by £40 billion a year by 2007-08 -- a 43 per cent rise in real terms. He has set out
IT'S that time of year again when junk mail starts to drop through our letter boxes like confetti, yes it's local election time, a time of false promises and self praise. Let's look at what has happened in the Halliwell Ward over the past five years -
LOSTOCK are hoping to rise from the ashes after a succession of problems. The lastest was the fire that destroyed their clubhouse which followed the recent uncertainty over the future of the sports ground, which also accommodates rugby, football and bowls
WALSHAW are chasing their fourth title in a row with a side showing little change from the one that has dominated the Association in recent years. Barry Hamilton's decision to move on and the arrival of Mark Dent from Ramsbottom are the only changes in
LYN HOYLE says: "I read the BEN every night, I have been in Somerset 46 years. It's great to keep in touch. I have found 11 "girls", we all worked at Whitakers, 1942/56, We are having a reunion in May, after not meeting up for 50 years. I had this information
THE Chief Constable of Greater Manchester has pledged to tackle street crime in Bolton as a top priority. Mr David Wilmot has vowed to make the streets of the town safer following a series of horrific attacks on vulnerable residents. Only last week, a
UNSCRUPULOUS salesmen are targeting vulnerable patients and visitors at the Royal Bolton Hospital in an attempt to make them cash in on their accidents. Health chiefs say the "offensive" accident claim firm touts keep returning to the hospital grounds
BOLTON may be a long way from Baltimore -- but the town shares a favourite taste with American food fans -- we all love bagels. And 25-year-old Kai Taylor could not be more pleased about that on National Bagel Day. The young entrepreneur -- owner of Cafe
MORE shoppers are spending their money in Moses Gate after part of the area was brightened up. Shops and properties on Egerton Street have been renovated with grants from the Little Hulton and Farnworth Partnership. And the work has seen new businesses
VERY young children in Horwich no longer have to make a long journey to get to school. For a new nursery has opened at Lord Street Primary School. It means children aged three and over now have a super new classroom and other facilities. Disabled children
COMMONWEALTH Games delegates from Down Under paid a flying visit to Bolton recently. The visit by a party from New Zealand was partly in honour of their status as Bolton's adopted Commonwealth Games country. After spending a morning in Manchester checking
BOLTON Music Service has hit the high notes, according to a Government report. An OfSTED inspection has found that the service, part of Bolton Council's Education and Culture Department, is a "successful and high quality service, with very good leadership
SAVING time and money is the aim of a plan from Bolton and 11 other North West councils which has been approved by the Government. Instead of each council doing its own thing, the Pathfinder project will see all 12 councils sharing ideas. They will look
LOCAL groups are going to celebrate the Commonwealth Games in style thanks to grants from the Council's celebration fund. Among those organisations who have received grants is Bolton Market Radio which will use its grant of £1000 to host roadshows during
BOLTON Council's Housing Department has secured a top accolade. As reported in last month's Bolton Scene, the Council's Asylum Team was bidding to become Housing Team of the Year. The award is sponsored by the Local Government Chronicle. And the team
WHO's Who, and Where Adlington - Matthew Taylor A & T - Misbah-ul-Haq Atherton - Greg Dimery Blackrod - David Morris Clifton - David Parkinson Daisy Hill - Neil Bannister Darcy Lever - Yashir Bashir Edgworth - Mohammad Javed Elton - Chris Hall Golborne
ASTLEY and Tyldesley have been forced to bring in a new professional. The club had signed Misbah-ul-Haq, who having played in three recent Tests for Pakistan, was the club's most high profile pro in years. But now they are having to pay the price of success
WINE, dine and win with the Wanderers this Saturday! We had three pairs of VIP tickets to give away for the game against Spurs at the Reebok in our easy to enter website competition. The lucky winners will be contacted on Friday.
SAM Allardyce will use the memories of a hat-trick of White Hart Lane defeats to spur Wanderers to confirm their top flight survival. The Bolton boss says his players - still not mathematically certain of beating the drop - should be looking to settle
THE legendary Neil Diamond embarks on his first major UK tour in nearly two years. Diamond is set to visit the area when he appears at the MEN Arena on July 13. Tickets go on sale today from 0161 930 8000.
DONNELLYS Chartered Accountants are holding a charity golf day with all the proceeds going to Ladybridge Sports and Leisure Limited.The team of four stableford event will be held on Friday September 13 at Bolton Old Links. The day starts off with as round
THE continued dry weather made for a pleasant day's golf at Turton last Saturday although the recent hollow-tining of the greens meant they were very difficult to putt and there were many reports of three-putting most greens. It looked as if high handicapper
BOLTON Golf Club is to host a celebrity ProAm golf event as part of business activities associated with this summer's Commonwealth Games. Rod Sellers, the Bolton businessman who is chairman of the Commonwealth Games Business Benefits Initiative, is delighted
MOSES Gate Country Park now has 15 walk leaders fully trained to lead its successful health walks. Their training was organised by Bolton Council's Countryside Service as part of the Countryside Agency and British Heart Foundation's Walking for Health
THE annual gay festival in Manchester will go ahead this year, after uncertainty over its future. The event, Mardi Gras, will take place this summer, even though original organiser Julia Grant has been missing since the beginning of the year.
BOLTON Wanderers' mascot Lofty the Lion helped make a difference to people's lives when he opened a Home Farm Trust shop. The charity store, in Ridgeway Gates, in Bolton town centre, will raise money for the care and development of people with learning
A Little Hulton man appeared before Bolton magistrates charged with driving offences. Stephen John Ellison, aged 37, of Moorland Drive, had been driving his Vauxhall Astra through Farnworth on October 31 when he was stopped by police. He pleaded guilty
JOBS at a cake firm in Bolton are safe despite job cuts at its sister plant in Oldham. Park Cakes is losing 30 jobs in its accounts, technical and concept departments, which are all based in Oldham, but it is hoped most workers will be transferred to
A NEW house has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack in Astley Bridge. Fire crews were called to a semi-detached house which was being built at the new Belmont View housing estate, off Belmont Road, at 5.30am today. The roof and first floor were
THREE men grabbed two teenage girls around the neck and tried to steal their handbags and mobile phones. Police fear the thieves may strike again. The incident happened at around 4.15pm on Friday on Halliwell Road. The two 18-year-old victims put up a
A MAN has appeared before Bolton magistrates on a charge of wounding with intent after allegedly tearing out 18 of his girlfriend's teeth. Jason Morris, aged 29, of Nasmyth Street, Horwich, pleaded not guilty. Samantha Courts, aged 28, is still in hospital
SCOUTS and Guides will parade through Leigh to honour their patron saint. Scouts, Beavers, Venture Scouts and Leigh division Guides will renew their St George's Day promises at St Joseph's Church this Sunday -- two days before the patron saint of England's
A DRUNKEN lorry driver who was prevented from boarding a train by British Transport Police was later seen on the railway line at Blackpool. David Schofield, aged 33, of Ashcomb Drive, Breightmet, pleaded guilty to trespassing on the line at Blackpool
THE wife of Bolton Wanderers star Colin Hendry was still fighting for her life today six days after slipping into unconsciousness. The stress of Denise Hendry's illness is putting a visible strain on the footballer who has been keeping a bedside vigil
SEVEN people were due to appear before Bolton magistrates today charged with a number of drugs and theft offences. Sebastian Avison, aged 20, of Sutcliffe Street, Halliwell and Heath Jeffs, aged 35, of Barchester Avenue, Breightmet, are both charged with
STARS of Miss Saigon will present a charity cabaret in aid of needy children on Sunday, May 12 in Manchester. The fund raising event at Jumpin' Jaks, Portland Street, will run from 6pm to 8pm. The composer of Miss Saigon, Claude-Michel Schonberg, will
A LONG-established dancing school has brought the curtain down on its town centre base -- after losing nearly half of its pupils in a year. Teresa Crosedale and Alex Cooper, who run A Touch of Class, say they were losing cash because of high overheads
MOTORISTS are being warned to carry their driving documents as part of a high profile campaign to catch rogue motorists. Traffic officers in Bolton are setting up roadside checks across the town throughout this week and will be demanding to see driving
WHO's Who, and Where Astley Bridge - Dheeraj Jadhav Bradshaw - Amal Dalugoda Eagley - Imran Javed Egerton - Mike O'Rourke Farnworth - Shafiq Ahmed Farnworth SC - Quashir Rashid Greenmount - Robin Morris Heaton - Narendra Hirwani Horwich - David White
FAMILIES in Harwood are dusting off their union flags and getting ready to throw the biggest Golden Jubilee and Commonwealth Games bash in Bolton. Hundreds of people are expected at the Harwood Vale Court street party on June 14 to celebrate the Queen's
YOUR views about pollution on Bolton's major roads are requested this month. Computer software has shown that the A666 corridor from Kearsley and Farnworth into Bolton town centre and up to Astley Bridge is not likely to meet targets for improving air
QUEUING for 50 hours and running the gauntlet of angry mobs are just some of the problems faced by people in last month's elections in Zimbabwe. Yet the right to vote is something that we in this country take for granted. It's a right that many people
A WORKSHOP to help people from ethnic minority communities with employment and interview skills has been hailed a success. Bolton Council's Ethnic Minorities Business Service, EMBS, recently hosted the two-day workshop to enable people from ethnic minority
YOU and your area forum have been deciding how to spend Bolton's slice of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund. Each area forum have been given a share of the money to tackle issues that they have already identified and with the help of local people they have
KERBCRAFT could save a child's life. Piloted by the Government, Kerbcraft is a new child pedestrian training programme. And Bolton is one of 38 councils nationwide chosen to try it as part of a national assessment. Two areas of Bolton - Central and Derby
FAMILIES in Farnworth will benefit if plans for a new Sure Start scheme in the area get the go-ahead. The plans for a new purpose built community centre and nursery in Lord Street, Farnworth, have been submitted to Bolton Council. As Bolton Scene went
AN ARRAY of music stars are lined up for the Queen's Golden Jubilee concert, which takes place in Buckingham Palace grounds on June 3. Atomic Kitten, Sir Elton John, S Club 7, Tom Jones, Eric Clapton, Sir Paul McCartney and Will Young will mark the Queen's
ELVIS fans are being given a star-studded excuse to rock'n'roll -- and help rescue a Bolton charity event. It may be the 25th anniversary of Elvis's death, but Bolton's impersonators have been reluctant to dust down their blue suede shoes for a fund-raising
WHAT have Sol Campbell, Oleg Luzhny, Ugo Ehiogu, Graeme Le Saux , Roy Keane and Emile Heskey got in common? Answer: They have all got hamstring injuries. There has been a sudden rush of hamstrings twanging and nobody can put their finger on why. The answer
NEW research suggests parents should relax the rules at home if they start experiencing problems with their teenage sons or daughters. Will this approach bring peace to your home? Angela Kelly reports. IT is certainly a time that most parents dread --
GARY Neville is a Red, he hates Scousers, is a regular chant among the Old Trafford faithful writes Chris Sudlow And while there is no love lost between United and Liverpool as they compete for the Premiership, the bonding between the players when they
BURY have been left devastated by the death of first-team coach Billy Ayre from lymph node cancer at the age of 49. He contracted the disease just before joining Swansea City in 1995. The former Hartlepool, Halifax and Cardiff manager joined the Gigg
THE Wigan and District Dyslexia Association has hit out at sensational claims that there is a cure for the condition which creates abnormal difficulty in reading and spelling. The organisation's chairman, Sandra Herrington, maintains this is not the case
THE Lancashire Road Clubs open 10 mile time trial also incorporated the club's own 10 mile championship event. Favourite Gethin Butler of Preston Wheelers was well beaten into second place by the promoting club's in form rider, Craig Battersby. Craig's
COUNCIL bosses announced plans to pilot what are being billed as Britain's first after-school nutritional clubs to promote healthy eating among the young. Local authority leaders in Liverpool said they wanted to lead the fight against youth obesity and
AN accountant accused of fighting the police at a Bolton Wanderers match claimed he was assaulted by the officers himself, a court heard. James Edward Hall, aged 29, said he was struck twice by a police baton on the arm and leg after he questioned why
RAM raiders broke through a security barrier to steal three motorbikes worth a total £3,000 from a shop in Adlington. Staff arrived at Ultimate Superbikes in Adlington at 7.30am yesterday to discover the locks had been broken off and a vehicle, probably
A MAN aged 29 has been arrested by police investigating the murder of a pensioner who was stabbed to death as he took a walk before bedtime. The body of Dennis Cottrill, 71, a retired refuse collector, was found by two police special officers in Ashton-under-Lyne
REGULAR viewers of Granada's "The Bill" have been gripped by the current plot about race riots at Sun Hill. At the forefront of the drama, as an Asian activist kicking back at the racists terrorising the area, is a Bolton actor. Navid Naqvi, aged 24,
SEX, death, betrayal, love, religion, money, madness -- and two soap stars to boot! All these ingredients are crammed into a 90-minute play at Bolton Octagon. Two of Emmerdale's best known stars are set to appear in the Octagon's next production, Miss
Saturday LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am-10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am-7pm. DEANE LEISURE
Friday LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am-10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am-7pm. DEANE LEISURE
