2001 record: County Championship - 6th, Division One; National League - 6th, Division Two; C&G Trophy - Semi-finals, lost to Leicestershire; Benson and Hedges Cup - Group losers Captain: Warren Hegg Overseas player: Stuart Law INS: David Byas (Yorkshire
A CARELESS blunder by player-manager Mark Molyneaux, keeping goal in place of Simon Marsh, cost Chorley a match they had dominated and kept alive the visitors' fading hopes of claiming a place in the UniBond First Division play-offs. It was the Magpies
IN his letter of April 16, Mr Peter Johnston publishes for our interest a long enumeration of his hobbies, interests and leisure pastimes. I am delighted to learn that he sings well and is a keen reader. But how can he spare so much free time activity
IS God a woman? This was Karen Stephen's question in her jokey but provocative article in last Monday's Bolton Evening News. I enjoyed her humorous approach, but what is the answer to the question? Is God a he or a she, or even an it? Some of the very
TEENAGE offenders in Bolton could be tagged electronically from today as part of a new Home Office pilot scheme. The town's youth court has been given the powers to tag mugging suspects as young as 12 while they are on bail. The Greater Manchester area
A PRIVATE hire taxi driver stabbed by a knifeman six times in his neck, head and arms confessed today: "I thought I was going to die". Father-of-six Ajiab Khan was attacked inside his cab after taking two passengers to an address in Breightmet. The 48
TEENAGE songwriter Danny Jones is looking forward to playing to his biggest audience yet -- a packed stadium at Bolton Wanderers. The 16-year-old from Bromley Cross has released a single called Silence of the City -- lyrics by his mum Kathy -- about the
THE baffling virus which almost cost Liverpool defender Markus Babbel his life forced him into a heart-breaking plea for help at a match at the Reebok Stadium writes Chris Sudlow German international Babbel, now happily on the road to recovery, has revealed
DEAN Holdsworth will join a queue of big name players whose Reebok futures will be decided in a series of summer summits with Sam Allardyce. Internationals Youri Djorkaeff and Fredi Bobic will need to face some harsh financial facts if they are to hitch
SAM Allardyce has proved once again that successful managers are not frightened of making tough decisions and decisive action. Fredi Bobic, the hat-trick hero against Ipswich last time out, and his livewire sidekick Rod Wallace saw their numbers up in
WANDERERS 1, TOTTENHAM 1 WANDERERS (4-3-3) JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Confident and steady after the shock of being left stranded for the goal BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 7 Brought the house down when he toyed with Sheringham in the early exchanges GUDNI BERGSSON
BOSSES are being urged to give Bolton workers vital World Cup time off -- if they charge £5 each for a soccer match pass. During the last World Cup, more than 30 million people watched the England v Argentina Game. And with high profile matches being
A ROCK 'n' roll evening at Churchill's pub on Manchester Road, Bolton on April 12 raised more than £100 for Ladywood Special School.
BEAUMONT primary School in Wendover Drive, Ladybridge, Bolton, has been granted planning permission for a new staff room and extension to the east side of the school.
THE Bury-bound Metrolink platform at Victoria Station is due to reopen in time for the summer's Commonwealth Games. It was closed last June because water was leaking from the roof and it was rendered unsafe. Railtrack has now begun repair work and it
NINE new houses are to be built on land at Marsh Street in Horwich. Bolton Council planning chiefs gave the go-head for the existing workshops and garages to be demolished and the three-bedroom terraced homes to be built. Horwich town council had rejected
FIVE people and a dog had a lucky escape today after a discarded cigarette end started a bedroom fire in Farnworth. The fire started at about 4.20am after an ashtray was emptied into a bin at the house on Lavender Road. It smouldered for about two hours
BUDDING performers from Bolton will be taking to the stage to highlight crime-related issues. Pupils from Thornleigh Salesian College will be performing in the finals of the Greater Manchester Police's On the Beat competition tonight. Young people aged
HUNDREDS of scouts, cubs and beavers celebrated St George's Day by staging a colourful parade in the town centre. Bolton East and North District Scouts paid tribute to England's patron saint by walking from Victoria Square to the Parish Church holding
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
THE Earl and Countess of Wessex were today meeting thousands of people who have volunteered to help at this year's Commonwealth Games. On a visit to Manchester, Prince Edward and wife Sophie were addressing more than 10,000 volunteers and launching a
GETTING your wardrobe ready for summer is not always easy. If you are taller or smaller than the average woman, you may find yourself struggling to buy trousers that do not hang half-mast -- or find cardigans with sleeves that do not cover your hands.
THIS week's column is a tasty one -- a treat for all you "foodies" out there! There is something for everyone, but the emphasis is on making it all easy-peasy, because who has the time time to slave over a hot stove for hours these days? I'm also looking
GORDON Sharrock reports from the Reebok 14:58: SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2002 FA BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP WANDERERS V TOTTENHAM GUDNI Bergsson showed impeccable timing, returning on schedule after a four-match absence with a knee injury to face his former club
Leigh RMI 0 Yeovil 1by David Magilton LEIGH badly misfired again in front of their home fans as they failed to sign off at Hilton Park in style. Manager Steve Waywell has made it clear that neither he nor his players like to play on the bumpy pitch and
Lincoln Utd 1 Radcliffe Boro 1 RADCLIFFE Boro are building up nicely to an end of season play off nailbiter. Having thrown away a golden opportunity of an automatic Premier Division promotion place by dropping too many silly points the Stainton Park lads
LANCASHIRE and Yorkshire are being united via the internet to save money. The two county councils have invested £1.1 million in a new scheme called Roses Marketplace, which will supply goods and services online on both sides of the Pennines. They will
A GROUP which represents people suffering from diseases caused by asbestos says it has suffered a setback in its campaign for compensation. The House of Lords was today due to review a ruling which bars claimants from suing if they were exposed to dust
MANCUNIANS are 69 per cent more likely than others to take a trip to Majorca, according to a survey. The research, by the Internet-based travel company teletexholidays.co.uk, also revealed that Liverpudlians are 38 per cent more likely to travel to Ibiza
HEALTH minister Alan Milburn has said that he cannot give an "absolute assurance" that Bolton will get more cash from the budget. This is despite Mr Milburn revealing in the House of Commons that he was aware of Bolton's high death rates, adding: "I recognise
THE Earl and Countess of Wessex were today meeting thousands of people who have volunteered to help at this year's Commonwealth Games. On a visit to Manchester, Prince Edward and wife Sophie were addressing more than 10,000 volunteers and launching a
MIRACLE baby Kavan Ingham celebrates his first birthday today -- a milestone his parents feared he would not see. After being born nearly four months premature, little Kavan has spent his first year of life in and out of hospital. He still suffers from
VISITORS to a Liverpool tourist attraction are being invited to step back in time into the heart of a passionate Victorian drama. Croxteth Hall, the country mansion setting for ITV's Forsyte Saga, is opening its doors to the public and offering tours
THE crunch is on for teams in the relegation zone with Wanderers. Here are the latest results and fixtures LEICESTER (Recent run) Wanderers (A) drew 2-2 Arsenal (H) lost 3-1 West Ham (A) lost 1-0 Newcastle (H) drew 0-0 Liverpool (A) lost 1-0 Chelsea (
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers player and father-of-three has been found dead. Ron Phillips, who ran an off-licence in Walkden with his wife Patricia, played for Wanderers from 1966 until 1975. The left-winger, who was born in Worsley, collected a Third Division
THE Bolton Coronary Care Appeal now stands at £423,000 thanks to the mammoth efforts of Bolton fund-raisers. This means the appeal is on target to reach its £1 million goal to build a 10-bed coronary care unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital by June 2003
I HAVE received three parking tickets, the first for being one minute late returning to my car (I had to watch the attendant finish writing the ticket), and the last for having my front wheel just over a bay marking in an empty car park. The latter encouraged
I WRITE in response to a recent letter: "Now a nation of givers and takers." I agree with the writer who said that £200 is a lot to pay for a pair of spectacles. However, I would argue that a pair of glasses would cost around £200 regardless of how many
I MUST say I was extremely surprised by the comments made by Councillor Peter Johnson in the Bolton Evening News of April 10 -- "Memorial services for dead Royals". How insensitive can he be! As a local politician, he should be setting an example, by
WILL Mrs K Ottewill (Bolton Evening News, April 10) not just condemn corporal punishment, which worked perfectly well until the 1970s, but give us the alternative? What would she say to the three OAPs who, during recent weeks, have been beaten up in their
KYLE Hogg allowed Lancashire to smile despite John Crawley's double century for Hampshire yesterday. The 18-year-old all-rounder grabbed five for 48 on his Championship debut, dragging Lancashire back into their game against Leicestershire and ensuring
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers player and father-of-three has been found dead. Ron Phillips, who ran an off-licence in Walkden with his wife Patricia, played for Wanderers from 1966 until 1975. It is believed that he was discovered hanging at his home. The
MIKE Whitlow fears he may have to miss out as Wanderers go in search of the points that would guarantee their Premiership survival at Fulham on Tuesday night. The experienced centre-back pulled a groin muscle in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Spurs at the Reebok
WANDERERS 1 TOTTENHAM 1: THERE were times in his early Reebok days when few would have complained if Wanderers had cut their losses on Dean Holdsworth. The record £3.5 million signing did not have the best of times and his fan base was thin, to say the
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
CONTROVERSIAL decisions to close several Bury schools and amalgamate others will come under full scrutiny this week. The council's decision-making body, the Executive, has agreed to a number of options for specific schools, in a bid to tackle the problem
STUDENTS have enjoyed a French exchange visit with a difference -- by recording their experiences on video. A group of A-level students at Turton High School Media Arts College spent two weeks staying with families in Bordeaux and hosted a return visit
MENTION of school meals is probably enough to conjure up gruesome memories for many of us. Soggy semolina pudding with the jam stirred in -- to make it almost edible -- will be an image familiar to older readers. School dinners and British Rail sandwiches
THE cost of a school meal has raced ahead of inflation in the last few years as the service has increasingly been taken over by private companies, a new survey has revealed. But Bolton's school dinners are only put up in price in line with inflation,
HARWOOD Meadows School was founded in 1970 and, following a fire when the school was completely destroyed, had to be re-built. The school has two playgrounds and a large playing field and encourages its pupils to take part in netball, rounders, cross-country
SEVEN people from Bolton have been arrested during early morning raids. They were detained on suspicion of burglary and handling stolen goods as part of Operation Frond and were due to be questioned by detectives this afternoon.
A MARRIED couple suffered minor injuries after an accident involving two cars. Pedestrians Joyce and Ian Marsden of Cranford Road, Swinton, were crossing Bury Road near the junction with Bradford Road, Bolton at 4.50pm yesterday when the accident happened
TEENAGE offenders in Bolton could be tagged electronically from today as part of a new Home Office pilot scheme. The town's youth court has been given the powers to tag mugging suspects as young as 12 while they are on bail. The Greater Manchester area
HORWICH Arts Society will be holding an exhibition at Horwich Library from May 3 to 31. There will be hundreds of paintings on show by local artists from the society, which has been running for six years, and now has 50 members. The paintings in the exhibition
A WOMAN who was found naked with severe burns at the side of a road has died in hospital. Horrified drivers discovered 48-year-old Rukaiya Patel in Waters Meeting Road, Astley Bridge, on Friday afternoon after she had apparently set fire to herself. She
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers player and father-of-three has been found dead. Ron Phillips, who ran an off-licence in Walkden with his wife Patricia, played for Wanderers from 1966 until 1975. It is believed that he was discovered hanging at his home. The
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers player and father-of-three has been found dead. Ron Phillips, who ran an off-licence in Walkden with his wife Patricia, played for Wanderers from 1966 until 1975. The left-winger, who was born in Worsley, collected a Third Division
THE Bolton man who has raised millions of pounds for a brain injuries' charity is courting Commonwealth Games' visitors to the area. Former builder Derek Gaskell's plan to charter the Northern Belle -- the Orient Express of the North -- on Saturday, July
THERE is a perfect day out for those who love being at home -- the BBC Good Homes Show. Take a leap into summer, with this spectacular event held at the NEC Birmingham, next bank holiday weekend, May 3 to 6. This year the show promises to be packed with
LEIGH Centurions' Welsh international front rower Dave Whittle has joined Super League neighbours St Helens on loan for a month. Former Leigh boss Ian Millward contacted his old club after Saints were hit by a crippling injury pile-up just a week before
Leigh Centurions 44, Chorley Lynx 8 by Mike Hulme A BURST of three tries in six second half minutes killed off any hopes of an upset as Leigh survived a shaky opening to take a step closer qualifying for the last eight of the Buddies National League Cup
AN historic book which could change the history of the women's movement has been found buried in the archives under Leigh Town Hall. The book, called Women's Worth, dates back to the 1630s and has been written by an unnamed authoress who writes about
Peterborough 2 Bury 1 by Phil Thorp SHAKERS rounded off a traumatic campaign with a defeat that highlighted both the failings that have seen them despatched to Division Three but also promise for the future. The lack of firepower and tendency to self
AN historic book which could change the history of the women's movement has been found buried in the archives under Leigh Town Hall. The book, called Women's Worth, dates back to the 1630s and has been written by an unnamed authoress who writes about
RESIDENTS who say their street has not been resurfaced since the 1930s are refusing to pay their council tax. They are demanding repairs to the cul-de-sac on Whitebirk Road, in Blackburn, which they say is dangerous. Blackburn with Darwen Council says
STUDENTS have enjoyed a French exchange visit with a difference -- by recording their experiences on video. A group of A-level students at Turton High School Media Arts College spent two weeks staying with families in Bordeaux and hosted a return visit
BOSSES are being urged to give Bolton workers vital World Cup time off -- if they charge £5 each for a soccer match pass. During the last World Cup, more than 30 million people watched the England v Argentina Game. And with high profile matches being
TEENAGE songwriter Danny Jones is looking forward to playing to his biggest audience yet -- a packed stadium at Bolton Wanderers. The 16-year-old from Bromley Cross has released a single called Silence of the City -- lyrics by his mum Kathy -- about the
A CHARITY worker has launched a stinging attack on Commonwealth Games bosses for refusing to support good causes. Derek Gaskell, MBE, who has raised millions of pounds to help others, is angry that organisations will not be allowed to use the sporting
THE family of a Bolton teenager who tragically died from septicemia has passed on a message of support to Colin Hendry and his family. The soccer star's wife, Denise, is still seriously ill at the Royal Preston Hospital after developing the blood infection
FRIDAY'S winner was Derek Ashton beating Paul Hesten in the final. Losing semis were Ray Aspinall and Ian Roe. Sunday's winner was Wayne Merrick beating Dave Higgin in the final. Losing semis were Ian Carr and Don Harrison. Best lady prize went to Trish
WANDERERS have been linked with Russian internationals Valeri Karpin and Alexander Mostovoi, who are reportedly surplus to requirements at Spanish club Celta Vigo.
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