COMPANIES looking for the royal seal of approval have until midnight on October 31 to enter the 2003 Queen's Award for Enterprise awards. Winners will be announced on the Queen's birthday, April 21. The Awards reward outstanding achievement in international
RADCLIFFE-based Euro MP Gary Titley, leader of the British Group of Labour MEPs, will be the keynote speaker at a special inaugural meeting next week. He will be the guest at the first meeting of the new North Manchester International Trade Network at
A TRIO of clubs have been tracking Chorley hot-shot Andy Mason. Mason, who has scored nine goals for the UniBond first division club this season, has been the subject of interest from fellow first division rivals Rossendale and Premier sides Droylsden
1399: The Order of the Bath was constituted. 1521: Pope Leo X conferred the title of Defender of the Faith on Henry VIII. Twelve years later Henry broke with Rome to marry Anne Boleyn. 1821: Sir George Williams, founder of the YMCA, was born in Dulverton
IN response to Deborah Schlemer's letter of October 10. She has to be given full marks for trying, but, Deborah, your first paragraph lets you down badly. Without elaborating, how can you espouse the merits of a country that has more than 32 million people
I HAVE just come into possession of some old family documents and, while reading through them, I had occasion to note that my paternal great grand-parents are both interred at Heaton Cemetery -- something that I was previously unaware of -- and I decided
STREET of fear. That was the headlines in the Bolton Evening News on Saturday, October 5. The report went on to tell us about residents in Blackbank Street, Halliwell, who are being terrorised by gangs of youths who hang around threatening residents,
THE local cricket world was saddened last weekend by news of the death, at the age of 81, of Bradshaw stalwart Albert Kay. Albert joined the club from Westhoughton in 1950. He played in the first team for 10 years, during which time he won the club batting
MAUREEN writes: "I placed an ad on the messenger board in July looking for my friend Pat (nee Greenhalgh, nee Kovacs). I am delighted to tell you that through this ad my friend has been in touch and and we will be meeting in the near future, many thanks
SIXTY families were evacuated from their homes last night after a woman's DIY blunder. Adults and children, some of them in their pyjamas, had to stand in the street for 90 minutes after a neighbour accidentally ruptured a gas pipe while using a pneumatic
SNOOKER: LG Cup from Preston - BBC2 1300, 1845, 2345. RUGBY LEAGUE: Final Super League eliminating play-off, St Helens v Wigan - Sky Sports 1 1930. RUGBY UNION: Heineken Cup Pool Four match, Leinster v Bristol - British Eurosport 1915. GOLF: The Trophee
The power behind the Wanderers OUR five-part series examining the changing face of Bolton Wanderers since Sam Allardyce's arrival, today focuses on Phil Gartside -- the chairman who appointed Big Sam. GORDON SHARROCK looks at the pioneering work he has
CHILDREN have helped to build a memorial garden in tribute to their friend who was killed when he was just seven. Youngsters and staff at Queensbridge Primary School have worked hard to create a peaceful oasis where they can sit and remember Ryan Mason
THREE Towns Operatic Society presents a concert at Twelve Apostles Church, Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, on Saturday, October 19 at 7.45pm. Admission is £3 including light refreshments. All proceeds for the church repair fund.
A FIREWORK was pushed into a post box setting dozens of letters alight. Firefighters were called to Ashworth Lane, Astley Bridge, at 6.30pm yesterday. A Post Office spokesman said: "Setting fire to post boxes is a stupid thing to do. It can have a knock-on
A CHURCH is holding a mission weekend to try to recruit new members. St Stephen's Church in Manchester Road, Kearsley, is inviting the community to two open days at the church from 10am-4pm tomorrow and from 11am-4pm on Sunday. A concert for children
A CHARITY which rescues greyhounds will benefit from the poetry of two local women. Patricia Bradley (formerly Graham) set up the Lexus Dog Rescue in Horwich several years ago. Now Patricia has teamed up with friend Carol Parkinson, from Laycock Avenue
A DRUG dealer, who told police he was doing people a favour by supplying them with ecstasy and cannabis, has had his prison sentence cut by almost a third. After he was arrested with 81 ecstasy tablets and half a kilo of cannabis, Keith Smith, aged 33
FIVE-YEAR-OLD Declan Shepherd has not only overcome his fear of water -- he's managed to swim a mile as well. Declan, a pupil at St Michael's Primary School, Howe Bridge, Atherton, used to panic whenever he started to get out of his depth. But just a
THE success of classical musician Vanessa Mae has encouraged hundreds of pupils throughout Bolton to make music -- by taking up the violin. And the sudden popularity of the instrument has left school orchestras bursting at the seams. Many children are
A MAN in his 20s escaped injury when an unattended grill pan caught fire at his home on The Pungle, Westhoughton, yesterday. Most of his kitchen was badly damaged but a smoke-alarm alerted him to the danger and he was able to get out of the house in time
A MAN alleged to have been part of a four-man robbery team denied he had anything to do with the planned crime. James Achebe and his co-accused, Darren Dunn, were accused at Bolton Crown Court of being part of an armed gang seen in the car park of Somerfields
SCHOOLBOY Lucas Chesworth finds his grandma more cuddly than ever -- thanks to her losing a whopping 11 stone in weight. The 13-year-old is so delighted he can now wrap his arms around granny Linda Chesworth that he wrote a letter of thanks to the slimming
The power behind the Wanderers OUR five-part series examining the changing face of Bolton Wanderers since Sam Allardyce's arrival, today focuses on Phil Gartside -- the chairman who appointed Big Sam. GORDON SHARROCK looks at the pioneering work he has
THE success of classical musician Vanessa Mae has encouraged hundreds of pupils throughout Bolton to make music -- by taking up the violin. And the sudden popularity of the instrument has left school orchestras bursting at the seams. Many children are
I READ a news headline recently that declared: "Scientists identify funniest joke in the world" It quite alarmed me. After all, it hardly seems ethical that there should be one exhausted chap, strapped to a hospital bed with electrodes stuck to his head
Chorley Panthers 20 Westhoughton Lions 50 LIONS put in an excellent display against Chorley with Matthew Veal and Matthew Crow scoring three excellent tries each. But Alex Davidson stole the show with an impressive tally of four tries as well as kicking
SUPER League's mischief maker has been up to his old tricks again writes Chris Hall St Helens' cheeky supremo Ian Millward has a habit of knowing exactly how to unsettle his opponents on the eve of a big game - especially arch rivals Wigan. And this week
STUART Raper claims his Wigan side are ready to write their names in the history books by becoming the first Grand Final winners to come from outside of Super League's top two. Warriors were edged into third place in the final table by Bradford and Minor
ENGLAND start the qualifying campaign for Euro 2004. Opponents Slovakia were battered 3-0 last month in their first qualifier away to Turkey and anything but a convincing victory for Sven's boys will be a major disappointment. A tenner on England to win
FORMER Ramsbottom United boss Mike Kelly today explains the reasons for giving up the Riverside hotseat. Kelly called it a day after last weekend's 0-0 draw at Alsager but admits to having decided to relinquish the reins a couple of weeks ago. The Rams
HEALTH care assistants at the Royal Bolton Hospital have accepted a new pay deal, ending a nine-month dispute. More than 90 assistants, employed by the Bolton, Trafford and Salford Mental Health Trust, claimed that they were not being paid the same rates
A TEENAGER who is battling cancer is hoping to get the go-ahead for a life saving operation. Amanda Gifford is due to undergo another exhausting dose of chemotherapy next week before doctors give her a final scan and announce when she can have the operation
A MUSICIAN has got his missing guitar back thanks to a kind-hearted Bolton Evening News reader. Frank Barlow, aged 64, asked for help after the distinctive cello-shaped instrument vanished from outside his Chorley Old Road home. He has owned it since
THE number of unemployed people in Bolton has fallen below the regional average for the first time in more than a year. A total of 3.4 per cent of the population in the borough does not have a job, compared with 3.6 per cent in Greater Manchester and
A TEENAGER who mugged a frail 88-year-old woman causing her to fall to the ground has been given an eight month detention order. Margaret Lomax, who walks with the aid of a stick, suffered shock and bruising in the daylight attack. Two men saw what had
A MAN shot in the arm as he fled a masked gunman admitted: "If I didn't react as fast as I did, I am certain I would be dead today." Mark Paxton, aged 30, thought the two men who approached him with double-barrelled, sawn-off shotguns wanted to kidnap
A DRIVER threw a group of pupils from a Bolton school off his bus because they were creating havoc, it has been claimed. Passengers on the 507 Harwood to Bolton service watched in horror as a group of children from Withins School caused chaos upstairs
French international coach Raymond Domenech has come out with some rather unflattering comments about Bolton. Here features editor Angela Kelly takes him to task SO -- yawn, yawn -- once again someone who has never set foot in Bolton is saying our town
DERIAN House, the only hospice in Lancashire and Cumbria designed exclusively for children, is a step nearer to becoming reality, as the Appeal tops the three-quarters-of-a-million pound mark. About £900,000 is needed to build and equip the hospice. HEALTH
WHEN I first saw your headlines on October 4, I nearly set the paper on fire, because I was absolutely blazing! I have been after purchasing a property for over a year, but market forces keep moving the goalposts. I have much more money than this time
ON Monday, October 7, I had dropped my car off for a repair and had to wait for an hour. So, to pass the time, I decided to have a walk into Bolton centre. I hadn't been in there for quite a while. Shock! Horror! What has happened to our once great town
BOLTON Town Centre Manager Cathy Savage with her fortnightly briefing from the Town Centre Company AS usual, it has been a very busy few weeks here at the Town Centre Company, with events to stage and putting together the final plans for this year's Christmas
FORMBY-based cyclist Jim Henderson will start hot favourite in Sunday's Lancashire Road Club Rake Hill Climb at Ramsbottom. The race is always a popular event on the local sporting calendar and Henderson, of the Southport Cycling Club, will be bidding
A TEENAGE street robber has been banned from Farnworth town centre for five years after a four-year crime spree. Aaron Booth, aged 17, used knives to threaten and rob young people. He broke into cars, houses and shops in the town centre, committing more
THE SUN: Sunderland chiefs have been told: Your appointment of Howard Wilkinson is a massive blunder. DAILY STAR: Glenn Roeder is facing the chop at Premiership basement boys West Ham in the next few days. DAILY EXPRESS: Howard Wilkinson, Sunderland's
French international coach Raymond Domenech has come out with some rather unflattering comments about Bolton. Here features editor Angela Kelly takes him to task SO -- yawn, yawn -- once again someone who has never set foot in Bolton is saying our town
SCHOOLBOY Lucas Chesworth finds his grandma more cuddly than ever -- thanks to her losing a whopping 11 stone in weight. The 13-year-old is so delighted he can now wrap his arms around granny Linda Chesworth that he wrote a letter of thanks to the slimming
A MAJOR crackdown is to be launched against truancy in Bolton during the run-up to Christmas. It was announced as figures were revealed showing that the number of children going missing from secondary schools in the borough went up slightly last year
A MAN in his 20s escaped injury when an unattended grill pan caught fire at his home on The Pungle, Westhoughton, yesterday. Most of his kitchen was badly damaged but a smoke-alarm alerted him to the danger and he was able to get out of the house in time
ADULT learners are being offered a chance to develop their skills and talents at Westhoughton Community Centre. The centre has created dozens of daytime courses and can provide creche facilities for children under five. The courses include sign language
BOLTON Wanderers will join an elite group of European clubs at a high-powered convention on commercialism in football in Rome this weekend. Commercial director Gareth Moores will join delegates from Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle
CHILDREN with autism will benefit from the opening of a new specialist unit at their school. Green Fold School in Farnworth has opened its new 10-place unit following requests from parents in the area. The Highfield Road school introduced classes for
HAWKSHAW Tennis Club's Nicola Ullathorne reached the semi-finals at this year's Nestle England Tennis Ladder Competition. A previous Nestle Tennis Ladder champion, Nicola (16) won the 14 and under girls competition in 2000 but narrowly missed out in this
LEIGH Centurions are at the centre of a drugs shock ahead of their NFP Grand Final showdown with Huddersfield. Welsh international back rower Chris Morley has been suspended for three months after providing a recent urine sample that contained ephedrine
LEIGH Centurions' entire season depends on one night's work on Saturday writes Mike Hulme. Standing in their way at Widnes' Halton Stadium are red-hot Grand Final favourites Huddersfield Giants - the team who have comprehensively beaten the Centurions
IPSWICH Town have sacked George Burley after almost eight years in charge writes Andrew Buswell. A poor result against Grimsby midweek saw Ipswich slip closer to the danger zone. The Tractor Boys now lie in 19th place after being relegated from the Premiership
BOLTON Council is not meeting its target for recruiting ethnic minorities and disabled people for its workforce. Nor does it have enough women managers. At the start of 2001 the council set a goal to recruit by 2005 at least five per cent of its employees
LANCASHIRE'S "champion for older people" has written to Health Secretary Alan Milburn, accusing him of discrimination against elderly women. Cllr Dorothy Westell says moves to extend breast screening are welcome, but do not go far enough. By 2004, health
THE tallest piece of English art since Nelson's Column is being installed in the region this weekend. Encounter, a 92ft-high statue, will be hoisted into position on a traffic island just off junction 11 M62 at Birchwood in Warrington. The privately-funded
PLANS have been drawn up for a new short break care centre in Westhoughton to cater for young people with disabilities and their families. A planning application is about to be submitted for permission to build the centre in Church Street, next to the
ROYLE Family star Ralf Little looks set to live out his dream of becoming a professional footballer. The 22-year-old actor revealed last week that he could easily kick acting into touch to pursue a career in soccer. Now he is about to start training with
FLY-POSTERS are a menace for town centres across the country. Ruth Jolley looks at the problem in Bolton DEPENDING on your point of view fly-posting is either an advertiser's dream or a blot on the urban landscape. It seems whenever there is a vacant
RAIL travellers face another weekend of misery after talks over a new improved pay offer for drivers failed. The union ASLEF rejected the latest deal from First North Western this week, leading to another strike on Saturday and Sunday. None of the company's
