CHORLEY manager Mark Molyneaux has issued a warning to his players - come back to pre-season training one pound overweight and you are out the door! The new Magpies boss has weighed every player and says they will all be weighed again when they return
CORNERHOUSE, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester Kids Events An action-packed programme for 11 to 16 year olds. Saturday, 11.30am, £2.50. FIT CITY, Pendlebury Fit Kid Adventure Club Fun-filled session for 5 to 11 year olds. Saturday, 9.30am and 10.30am. SADDLEWORTH
S VICKERS (Letters, March 21) may well have received excellent treatment at the Royal Bolton Hospital six years ago, when no doubt there was a bed available for him upon arrival at the hospital. Unfortunately, the situation is somewhat different today
LANCASHIRE paceman Peter Martin took the honour of claiming the first wicket of the new cricket championship, bowling Leicestershire's Rob Cunliffe for nine at Old Trafford.
TEAMWORK will be the key for Lancashire this season. That was the message from new cricket manager Mike Watkinson as they launched the 2002 season with a Frizzell Championship match against Leicestershire at Old Trafford today. Lancashire have lost stars
BOLTON swimmers are being offered a free session by Horwich Leisure Centre. The offer is open to all participants in the Sharron Davies National Mile Swim Challenge, taking place from May 12 to 26, in aid of Childline. Pick up a form from the leisure
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
BOLTON Association champions Walshaw kick off the new campaign with a trip to Little Hulton. The Sycamore Road side are approaching the task of lifting their fourth consecutive league title very seriously. Last Saturday they used the net facilities at
A SHOPKEEPER who slashed two raiders with a knife today vowed: "I would do it again." Off licence owner Pravin Patel grabbed a craft knife when the pair threatened his family and repeatedly lashed out at them. And today as the robbers -- brothers Lee
BOLTON Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce returned from a scouting mission yesterday to celebrate the birth of his third grandchild. Keaton James was born on Wednesday to Sam's daughter Rachael and her partner Adrian.
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
SAM Allardyce was hailed as a trendsetter today after guiding Wanderers to the threshold of Premiership survival on a shoestring budget. The Reebok boss has looked on enviously at times as his rivals have splashed tens of millions on the transfer market
GLENN Hoddle knows a thing or two about the art of midfield play so, when he enthuses about talent, he is worth listening to. The latest player to send him into raptures is Simon Davies, the Wales international who has already won a range of admirers
PREDICTION 1st week: Sleet/Snow, Cold grey weather ACCURACY RATING: 0/7 Sorry Mystic, your first week's effort has been awful. Clear skies and sun all week!! PREDICTION 2nd week: Severe ground frost. Cold grey weather ACCURACY RATING: 1/7 Back to the
LANCASHIRE paceman Peter Martin took the honour of claiming the first wicket of the new cricket championship, bowling Leicestershire's Rob Cunliffe for nine at Old Trafford.
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
A STARK warning that somebody could die unless Fairfield Hospital gets a new approach road was given this week. Leading campaigner Phil Kaiserman gave the alert at a public meeting in Bury on Tuesday (April 16) when he called for urgent action to solve
BOLTON swimmers are being offered a free session by Horwich Leisure Centre. The offer is open to all participants in the Sharron Davies National Mile Swim Challenge, taking place from May 12 to 26, in aid of Childline. Pick up a form from the leisure
FIREFIGHTERS wore breathing masks as they tackled a chemical incident in Leigh early today. Five crews were called to Foscolour Ltd in Bickershaw Lane, Abram, just after 4.45am and found the building well alight. The firm makes plastic pellets. The extent
HEALTH Minister Lord Hunt has outlined the Government's plans to speed up patients' access to medicines. Under the new proposals, pharmacists would be able to write prescriptions for medicines, such as inhalers and hormone replacement therapy. Lord Hunt
THE COMEDY STORE, MANCHESTER Andrew Newton A family show performed by the comedy hypnotist. Carfeul not to look into his eyes... Sunday, 7.30pm, £10 and £6 conc. Men At Work Justin Moorhouse, Mick Ferry, John Bishop, Mike Wilkinson and Gavin Webster provide
VISITORS to Bolton Hospice have come up smelling of roses after raising more than £6,000. Around 270 rose bushes have been dedicated to loved ones in exchange for a donation. Cllr Kevan Helsby, the Mayor of Bolton planted the final rose bush at the Bolton
ALBION PLACE, The Crescent, Salford Learn about coiling, slabbing and throwing pots with demonstrations and individual tuition. Sessions are tailored to different levels of experience. BLACKLEACH ART CLUB, Exploring the Country Park. Meet at the Blackleach
NEIL Durkin gave cash-strapped Leigh RMI a great boost at the weekend as he resisted the temptation of higher wages elsewhere to re-sign for another season in the Conference at Hilton Park. Leigh confirmed their place in the league with victory at Stevenage
WOMEN golfers in the Bolton area should watch out for a new tournament in an excellent cause. Drive2Survive involves females around the country in a campaign to raise money for the Pink Ribbon Foundation to back breast cancer research and awareness. Every
MEMBERS of the East Lancashire Railway team are steaming ahead with improvements to the popular tourist track. Stations at Ramsbottom and Bolton Street in Bury are set to benefit from a £172,000 windfall from the North West Development Agency aimed at
A BOY has suffered a double blow after having two bikes stolen in four months. Oliver Cuddy, aged six, was given a mountain bike for Christmas only for it to be stolen after he had taken it out on the road on Boxing Day. After having it replaced, Oliver
A TEENAGER who faces a life saving operation will be able to keep in touch with her friends thanks to a charity. Laura Clarke has been desperate for a lap top computer to e-mail her friends and keep her busy while she is in hospital being treated for
CASH machine users are being warned about a new con trick being used by thieves to steal money from their accounts. Police say criminals have been putting a thin, clear, rigid plastic sleeve into the slot to prevent people from gaining access to their
FIREFIGHTERS could go on strike for the first time in 25 years, after union leaders called for big pay rises. More than 100 Fire Brigade Union officials from across the country met yesterday to press for a £30,000 wage for all qualified firefighters.
A CARETAKER severely traumatised after pricking his finger on a discarded needle in a toilet at Bolton Magistrates Court has won the right to substantial compensation at London's Court of Appeal. Dennis Toole, aged 51, of Boscobel Road, Bolton, was so
AINSWORTH Village Design Team hold their open day on Saturday at Christ Church Ainsworth CE Primary School, 10am to 5pm. Displays will include a photo exhibition and a show of schoolchildren's work.
BLYTHE GALLERY, Amazon House, Brazil Street, Manchester (0161 236 1004) The Passion For Colour and Form A shared passion for colour and form has prompted painters from opposite sides of the world to collaborate with an English ceramist. Until May 4, Mon
ONE of the region's most contaminated sites is being opened to the public today -- as a country park. The Wigg Island site, in the shadow of the Widnes-Runcorn Bridge, in Cheshire, was used to develop mustard gas during the Second World War. It was closed
Mossley 1, Ramsbottom Utd 1 THE point earned by a brave battling performance from the Rams at Mossley came with a price as find of the season centre back Simon Woodford was taken to hospital after the game with a suspected broken arm and midfielder Carl
Stocksbridge 3 Radcliffe Boro 2: BORO have been overtaken in the automatic promotion place by Ossett Town after another damaging defeat and hopes of Premier Division football next term may now rest on nerve-jangling end of season play-offs. Trailing 2
Sunday BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Monday to Friday 7.30am -10pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am- 7pm. DEANE LEISURE CENTRE, Junction Road, Deane, tel
AROUND 1.5 million low paid workers will be entitled to higher minimum rates of pay thanks to increases in the minimum wage. Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has confirmed that the Government intends to increase the main youth rates of the
ANIMAL WORLD, Moss Bank Park, Moss Bank Way, Bolton Enter the fascinating world of nature touring the enclosures suited to each individual animal's own natural habitat. See farmyard animals, chipmunks, wildfowl and tropical birds. Experience the sights
IN reply to Angela Hunt's letter dated April 15 "Life and Death of the Queen Mother", I believe in every word she wrote. I had started to answer Rick Adamson's letter, but I don't need to now. I had a "Queen mother". My mother was a "Queen" mother to
I, LIKE Angela Hunt, did not sign any book of condolence or attend any religious service on the death of the Queen Mother. I did hear endless anecdotes from her life. She was partial to a gin and tonic; she had a bomb dropped in one of her palace's gardens
I WISH to correct an assertion made by Andrew P Morgan (Letters, April 6) that Conservative councillors are protecting the quality of life in the Hulton Park Ward. Mr Morgan clearly has no knowledge of the voting record of Tory councillors, but I am happy
SO Mr Robert Goodman thinks we need to "remove the existing council" at the forthcoming local elections (Bolton Evening News, April 16). While Mr Goodman rants away to his heart's content, he fails to recognise that things are beginning to change for
TIME is marching by and May is just around the corner. I don't know about the rest of you but, with the weather we have been having recently, my thoughts turn to summer and, as this year will be a magical one for Bolton with our involvement in the Commonwealth
A PUB landlady is warning Chorley's business community to beware of gangs of travellers after more than £6,000 in jewellery and cash was taken from her premises. A gang of eight men and women swooped on The Alma pub, Moor Road, Chorley, in an organised
RAMSBOTTOM are hoping for great things from their new professional Michael Clark when they begin the 2002 campaign this weekend. The Worsley Cup winners travel to Rishton for their first league game on Sunday, 24 hours after taking on Bacup in the Colne
AN ANGRY housewife whose dead dog was left by the side of a road for five hours has hit out at the council for not coming to pick it up sooner. Mother-of-three Helen Kunze, 29, of Highways Avenue, was distressed that the body of her dog Sheba was left
COUNCIL candidates have warmly greeted the new technology set to revolutionise Chorley's May elections. The council hopefuls were given a demonstration of one of the five machines which will be operating on the night of May 2. Angus Ward, director of
THE private clinic where Wanderers star Colin Hendry's seriously ill wife had cosmetic surgery is being sued by five former patients, it emerged today. Mother-of-four Mrs Denise Hendry remains in intensive care at the Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire
BADLY Drawn Boy will be performing some new live tracks from his About a Boy soundtrack on television tonight. Damon Gough, originally from Breightmet, is appearing on Later With Jools Holland at 11.40pm on BBC 2. The Stereophonics are also on the show
THE Anthony Axford Bolton Association opens the local cricket season with new league sponsors and seven new professionals. Farnworth timber merchants Anthony Axford, who have backed local cricket for a good number of years, have taken over as the sponsors
ACADEMY, Oxford Rd, Manchester Step Back Music from Nicky Black Market, Baby D, Seduction, DJ Sy, MC Skibadee, MC Ribz and Stepback Crew Friday, 7.30pm, £11 ATLANTIS, The Valley, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton Pop, dance and RnB, with classics for the over
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. And the lucky winners are: Joan Elcoat, of Fearnhead Ave, Horwich and
ON-LOAN Fredi Bobic's agent dismissed talk of a move to Munich 1860 today, saying: "Bolton is the main consideration." The German striker notched a first-half hat-trick during the 4-1 victory over Ipswich a fortnight ago to bring his goals tally to four
WITH timing as precise as one of his tackles, Gudni Bergsson is ready to return to lead Wanderers in their bid for Premiership security. The inspirational Reebok skipper, sidelined with a knee injury since limping out of the Derby defeat on March 16,
BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE, Church Street, Blackpool ( 01253 290190) The Music of Ivor Novello A programme including the songs We'll Gather Lilacs, Rose of England, My Dearest Dear and Someday my Heart will awake for a truly romantic evening. Tuesday and
VOLUNTEERS are needed to join the annual eight-mile walks across Morecambe Bay to raise funds for Galloway's Society for the Blind. The walks on Saturday, August 3, or Sunday, August 4, begin at Arnside and finish at Kents Bank. More details from Thelma
A MAN alleged to have caused a public order offence at the Reebok Stadium will no longer face criminal proceedings. The case against Simon Robinson, aged 34, of Woodgate Street, Great Lever, was discontinued at Bolton magistrates court.
BOLTON swimmers are being offered a free session by Horwich Leisure Centre. The offer is open to all participants in the Sharron Davies National Mile Swim Challenge, taking place from May 12 to 26, in aid of Childline. Pick up a form from the leisure
VOLUNTEERS are needed to join the annual eight-mile walks across Morecambe Bay to raise funds for Galloway's Society for the Blind. The walks on Saturday, August 3, or Sunday, August 4, begin at Arnside and finish at Kents Bank. More details from Thelma
THE wife of Bolton Wanderers star Colin Hendry was still unconscious today on a life support machine. There has been no change to Denise Hendry's condition and the Royal Preston Hospital said she was still "very poorly." The 35-year-old former hairdresser
DAVID Crank, from Chorley, successfully completed the 2002 Flora London Marathon and raised £1500 for Cancer Research UK. The 2003 Flora London Marathon takes place on April 13. Entries open this August and close in October. Entries to the 2002 New York
THE ALBERT HALLS , Victoria Square, Bolton (334400) Carousel The magic of Rodgers and Hammerstein's words and music producing an enchanting and spectacular production. Until Saturday, 7.15pm, £8. Adam Watkiss The man of the moment who made television
ON-LOAN Fredi Bobic's agent dismissed talk of a move to Munich 1860 today, saying: "Bolton is the main consideration." The German striker notched a first-half hat-trick during the 4-1 victory over Ipswich a fortnight ago to bring his goals tally to four
APOLLO, Manchester David Cassidy The erstwhile teen idol proves that he's still got it after all these years Tonight and Saturday, 7.30pm, £22.50 to £27.50. Simple Minds Don't you forget about Jim Kerr's band of Irish rockers Wednesday and Thursday, 7.30pm
BOLTON'S only senior rugby league team is on course for North Lancashire Cup glory after producing their best display of the season to beat Accrington 19-6. Bolton Mets play Blackpool Stanley in the semi-finals after they return from this weekend's tour
WIGAN coach Stuart Raper will not be resting any of his players against Warrington Wolves tonight as he prepares for the Challenge Cup final at Murrayfield on Saturday week. Cup opponents St Helens look set to field an under-strength side against Bradford
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
UNIBOND League Division One - Lincoln Utd v Radcliffe Boro. North West Counties League - Division One - Atherton LR v St Helens Town, Woodley Sports v Ramsbottom Utd. Division Two - Daisy Hill v Blackpool Mechs. AIR MILES Manchester League Premier Division
LEIGH RMI will face form side Yeovil Town tomorrow without influential midfielder Dave Ridings as he suffers suspected ligament damage following a horrendoustackle at Stevenage on Monday writes Martyn Hindley Ridings has already missed two months of this
AIRPORTS and ports were on alert today after a four year-old Chorley girl disappeared with her French father following a day trip. Marceline Jeannin was due back at her mother's house on Tuesday night. Police said they believe Marceline is still in the
ONE of the region's most contaminated sites is being opened to the public today -- as a country park. The Wigg Island site, in the shadow of the Widnes-Runcorn Bridge, in Cheshire, was used to develop mustard gas during the Second World War. It was closed
A MOTHER and her two daughters were lucky to escape with their lives when a car blaze spread to the house they had moved into that day. The car fire is believed to have been started by a mystery man, who police were looking for today. Tracie McEllin had
A TEENAGE fund-raiser became the king of pop for the night and wowed crowds with his Freddie Mercury impression. Brett Ratcliff has become a well known character in Westhoughton for organising charity events.s But this was the first time the 13-year-old
STRIKES planned by train drivers in a dispute over disciplinary action were called off today after a deal was agreed. Members of Aslef on First North Western were due to stage three further 24-hour walkouts, starting next Monday, in a row over the disciplining
TOTTINGTON UTD...0 ACT ACADEMY AUSTRALIA...1:THOSE Tottington folk who made the journey to Todmorden for United's game against the Australian Under-17 side must have left Yorkshire well pleased. The game was an excellent advert for football, well refereed
TONIGHT NWCL Division One - Fleetwood Freeport v Ramsbottom Utd, Glossop NE v Atherton LR. Division Two - Formby v Daisy Hill (ko 6.15pm). FRIDAY Worthington Challenge Cup Final - Atherton Colls v Prescot Cables (at Gigg Lane, Bury, ko 7.30pm).
Daisy Hill 2 Chadderton 0 DAISY'S first Division Two victory since October 27 may have been a long time coming but when it did it was a bit of a stroll. Joe Paladino's transformed side was always in charge against the Oldham outfit with David Devall making
Flixton 1, Atherton LR 1 LR erased lingering relegation worries in a dour encounter at fellow strugglers Flixton. After keeper Steve Powell had denied former Rovers player Gavin Salmon, LR took the lead on 26 minutes when Chris Arnold nodded a corner
Abbey Hey 2 Atherton Colls 0 THE games are coming too thick and fast for Colls. Legs looked tired in the Abbey Hey defeat, not surprisingly after a week which saw a Goldline Trophy triumph on Monday and LR derby game on Thursday. There is no respite for
ARLEY HALL AND GARDENS, near Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire (01565 777353 or 01565 777284) Herbaceous borders, topiary, rhododendrons and roses; walled, scented herb and woodland gardens. BRIDGEMERE GARDENS, Bridgemere, Nantwich, Cheshire (01270
