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CHLORIDE Motive Power in Over Hulton, Bolton have appointed Dawn Hodson as Area Sales Manager for the North-west. Dawn, who lives in Westhoughton, has been with CMP for four years, latterly as a sales administrator.

PNC, a Bolton-based Business Development Consultancy, has appointed Tony Garner to manage the growing Public Relations side of its business. The company has enjoyed continued growth since it was established in 2000 and has clients throughout the country

HEALTH therapist Mirjam Vermaas is doing her bit to reduce office stress in Bolton and Bury. Her business -- Pressure Relief -- is a visiting massage service which she says has proved very popular since she started in March last year. Mirjam, aged 36,

DONALD Churchill's play Moment of Weakness, directed by award-winning director David Taylor, is at The Lowry from February 17 to 22. The play stars television personalities Gwen Taylor, Michael Jayston and Clare Buckfield, known respectively for their

1730: The first stock exchange quotations were published in the Daily Advertiser, London. 1762: Death of English dandy and gambler Richard Beau' Nash. 1877: Chopsticks, the novelty piano piece, was registered at the British Museum. 1919: The first meeting

1650: Death of Rene Descartes, father of French philosophy. 1865: The Bill to abolish slavery in the US was signed. 1873: Dame Clara Butt was born. She was the contralto who first performed the song version of Land Of Hope And Glory. 1884: The first volume

From the Evening News,1993: A PRIVATE security company is patrolling a Bolton housing estate. The uniformed guard is on the Somerton Road estate at Breightmet to protect 400 homes. It is the first time private security guards have been employed on the

From the Evening News, 1993: ASTONISHING allegations that the local authority got its sums two million pounds out over a building estimate have emerged in the battle to save Bolton Sports Centre. Bolton Council gave a totally wrong picture of what it

HAS Bolton Housing Department any idea when time or money is going to be spent on the Mossfield Road estate, Kearsley? There are cracks all over the brickwork on my house, so other properties must be affected. The type of house I live in used to have

THE threatened war we are told by some, has nothing to do with oil. Then I read that, facing its most chronic shortage of oil, the US last month turned to an unlikely source of help -- Iraq. The oil-rich state has doubled its exports to help the US replace

WHAT a wonderful non-letter from North-west Euro MP Gary Titley extolling the benefits of the European Single Market for French and German businesses. I seem to remember a very recent news item telling us how the German economy is nearly at a standstill

WE would like to congratulate Bolton Council's Traffic Management team and the efforts and involvement of the late Cllr Peter Birch on the implementation of the "Haulgh Triangle" residents only parking scheme. It is the best thing that has happened to

BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Wildlife Attractions Bolton Aquarium: For unique views into the aquatic world visit Bolton

Dr John Leather, of Green Lane, Bolton, produced this picture taken many years ago of a knight in armour at a celebration of some sort in Bolton. I print it without any definite details. Dr Leather writes: "My (step) mother did not marry my father until

I FOUND these two pictures taken at the Crowthorne Children's Home at Edgworth intriguing, if only because of the styles of clothes. The group of adults, with three young girls standing in front, was taken in August 1937 at the summer fete. Those pictured

ALL the results AUGUST 17 Fulham... 1-4 A Ricketts (pen)16,338 24 Charlton...1-2 H Djorkaeff23,850 SEPTEMBER 1 Aston Villa...1-0 H Ricketts (pen)23,501 11 Man Utd...1-0 A Nolan67,623 14 Liverpool...2-3 H Gardner, Campo27,328 21 Arsenal...1-2 A Farrelly37,974

Serves 8-10 175g (6 oz) polenta (ground cornmeal) 55g (2 oz) plain flour 1and a half teaspoons baking powder quarter of a teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons natural yoghurt 5 tablespoons rapeseed oil, plus extra for greasing grated rind of 2 lemons, plus 2 tablespoons

A MAN whose baby son was struck down by meningitis claims a doctor refused to make a home visit and another wrongly diagnosed suspected measles. Brent Howarth is demanding answers from health bosses after his six-month-old son Vanna almost died from meningococcal

I HAVE visited the King William pub in Bromley Cross on several occasions over last couple of years, and always feel a touch of envy looking at the groups of expectant diners waiting for their tables in the adjoining restaurant. Don't get me wrong --

DELEGATE'S meeting on Monday, February 3, starting 8.30pm at the Horseshoe Inn, Radcliffe, for collection of newsletter and KO fixtures. Any team still owing subscriptions should ensure they pay at the meeting. Enquiries to either Kath Montgomery (Treasurer

WANDERERS 4, BIRMINGHAM 2: SAM Allardyce spent yesterday relaxing at home, reading the papers and doing absolutely nothing. The perfect Sunday for most folk but a luxury few Premiership managers can ever afford. But, having had as little as six hours'

MICHAEL Ricketts could have been playing for Glenn Hoddle weeks ago if Spurs had made the bid that sparked a deadline day transfer frenzy. The Londoners were gazumped by Middlesbroughwhen the Reebok top scorer switched to The Riverside minutes before

ONLY a few miles north of Belmont, this great local walk starts at the West Pennine Moors information centre at Tockholes and climbs to Darwen Tower -- also known as the Jubilee Tower -- which was erected in 1897 to honour Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee

COMEDY legend Ken Dodd swapped his diddy men for dancing stars when he performed at Bolton's Albert Halls on Thursday. The Knotty Ash funnyman -- famous for his tickling sticks -- had the audience rolling with laughter during his world-famous Happiness

GRANTS of up to £500 are available to support innovative museum and art gallery projects. Engage, the national association for gallery education, is managing the Clore Duffield Foundation Grants for Children's Art Day. Fifty grants of up to £500 are available

BOLTON'S headteachers are spending enough money on their schools -- despite more than £5 million being left unspent during the last financial year. Headteachers across the borough were allocated more than £123 million to spend on improving their schools

PLANNING matters will be on the agenda at the monthly meeting of North Turton Parish Council tonight (Monday) at the Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, at 7.30pm.

POLICE are trying to trace two teenage girls who may have witnessed a collision between a nine-year-old girl and a car. The two are thought to be aged around 13 and 14 and were seen near where the accident happened in Crompton Way shortly before 6pm last

AN amusement arcade is to open in Westhoughton, despite opposition from local councillors. Planning chiefs in Bolton gave it the go-ahead after hearing that under-18s would not be allowed inside. The arcade, in a former clothing shop on Market Street,

A 94-YEAR-OLD woman was robbed by a man who tricked his way into her home. The burglar called at the pensioner's home in Chislehurst Close, Bury, on Thursday at 1.30pm inquiring about one of her neighbours. She allowed him into the house and he stole

A 44-YEAR-OLD man suffered concussion after he was hit on the head by two thieves. The victim was walking along Rainsough Brow, Whitefield, Bury at about 8.30pm on Saturday when he was attacked. The thieves kicked and punched him and tried to drag him

PARENTS in Bolton are being invited to vote for organisations which make their lives easier. Baby's charity Tommy's wants to hear from mothers and fathers about supermarkets and other businesses which provide facilities such as parent parking spaces and

VAIROCHANA Buddhist Centre is offering people the opportunity to detox their mind as well as their body through simple meditation techniques. Weekly classes, starting on Wednesday, will be held at the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton.

THE Prince's Trust has appointed its first development worker for the Bolton and Bury area. Carolyn Brooks' appointment is intended to add local focus to the youth charity's work, providing disadvantaged young people with better chances to learn new skills

HAVE you left school in the last 10 years or are you about to leave in the next five? Wigan and Leigh Scope would like to hear from young disabled people and their families who would like to attend their Reach for the Stars seminar. They would like to

A REVIEW of four years of work to improve an area of Bury will be featured in an exhibition. Bury's East Ward Regeneration Project Steering Group is holding the exhibition on Thursday, February 6. The event, from 1pm-7pm in the New Kershaw Centre, will

STRIKING firefighters abandoned their picket duty when toddler Toby Firth turned up with his finger stuck in a plughole. Crews at Leigh fire station went into action when the 14-month-old tot arrived with the plug hole and drain still attached to his

DELROY Facey and Henrik Pedersen have put down markers as they prepare for a battle for front line places with the Reebok new boys. Strikers Salva Ballesta and Pierre-Yves Andre along with centre-back Florent Laville watched from the stands as Pedersen

MIKE Whitlow will miss at least six of the remaining 13 fixtures that will determine Wanderers' Premiership fate after being sidelined by a training ground accident. The vastly experienced and influential defender has been ruled out for six to eight weeks

THE ABILITY to weigh items has been a key element of trading for centuries, and while today most weighing devices are very hi-tech, the more traditional mechanical devices are increasingly collectable. Many industries developed their own very specific

THE MIXED Pairs Knockout should to have been played on Wednesday February 5 has been cancelled. The first round is now on Wednesday March 19. The first round of the three a side team knockout is set to be played on Wednesday February 12. The draw will

PARENTS in Bolton are being invited to vote for organisations which make their lives easier. Baby's charity Tommy's wants to hear from mothers and fathers about supermarkets and other businesses which provide facilities such as parent parking spaces and

HE spent 40 days in hell -- lying in a small, dark cell in the middle of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. David Waddington was aged just 24 and for him war against Saddam had taken a new, terrifying twist. Squadron Leader Waddington, a former St Cuthbert's

Tuesday Electric 6 play Manchester Hop & Grape February 10 Ed Harcourt with support from Michael J Sheedy at Manchester University

AT ABOUT midnight on August 30, 1950, a severe thunderstorm caused widespread damage in Bolton and the surrounding districts and "brought to a climax the worst August since 1930". Blackburn Road was closed for many hours when subsidence on Astley Bridge

RADCLIFFE Athletic Club took part in the Northern Cross-Country Championship at Heaton Park. Rebecca Howard went in the U13s race, finding that there were no slouches as she finished 164th (in 15.31) after a good effort. Bury Schools champion Lindsay

Planning a more challenging longer route in the spring? The Cumbrian Way is a 70 mile route through the valleys in the heart of the Lake District from Ulverston to Carlisle. For information: 01229 587120.

The Witton Weavers Way is a 32 mile route from Wilton Country Park, Blackburn. It is an ideal two day walk and links various routes around Darwen and Jumbles Country Park. Find out more from Blackburn tourist information (01254 53277).

RIGHT, so we know it's Valentine's Day in a couple of weeks and the heat is on for your loved ones to find that perfect gift! Here's where What's New comes in. We've discovered some truly wonderful, glamorous and very romantic gift ideas for you to put

OUR son has turned two. The "terrible twos". No longer a gurgling bundle of joy but a savvy street kid in a sleepsuit. It is now obvious what he's been doing for the past two years. While we thought he was lying in his cot watching his mobile twirl round

MERE Hall Park Veterans Bowling Club invite members 60 years and over. Full snooker table and dominoes. Benefits during the course of the season. All facilities available and remunerations. Please enquire between 12 noon and 3.30pm Monday to Friday.

THE hunt is on for Bolton's female kindhearts -- to take a top title and boost the town's Coronary Care Appeal. The Mayoress of Bolton, Mrs Christine Walsh, is appealing for nominations for the Bolton Woman of the Year Awards for 2003. And this year,

THIS fascinating trip to the International Antiques Fair departs on April 6 for that fantastic price of just £85.95 per person. The break includes: Executive coach One night a 3-star hotel on a dinner, bed and English breakfast basis All rooms with private

Manchester City 1 West Brom 2 by Neil Bonnar MEMORIES are coming flooding back of past City mistakes. Kevin Keegan's £40 million spending spree in 18 months, with more pledged in the summer, casts minds back to the Peter Swales era when City overspent

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1. Beyond Nab End by William Woodruff (Abacus £6.99). 2. Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution by Dr Atkins (Vermilion £7.99). 3. Property Ladder by Sarah Beeny (Cassell £12.99). 4. Matthew & Son by Ruth Hamilton (Transworld £16.99). 5. Wire in the Blood

Fiction: The Faithful Dead by Alys Clare; And Justice, There is None by Deborah Crombie; Slaughter in Singapore by Duncan Harding; The Question by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles; Inventing God by Nicholas Mosley; Sin City by Harold Robbins. Non-Fiction: Adobe

THE Chinese Arts Centre's new year installation is by Lisa Cheung. The exhibition will run at the Edge Street, Manchester, centre until April 11. Further details are on www.chinese-arts-centre.org

MILITARY firefighters helped to rescue a trapped horse which had fallen down a large hole in a field. Army servicemen formed a human chain and used fire hoses to pull the elderly animal to safety. The 27-year-old horse had slipped down an embankment and

POLICE are trying to catch a fraudster who has targeted banks in four counties over the past six months. The conman has entered banks posing as a customer and tricked staff into allowing him to make a counter withdrawal. No violence has been used against

FOUR men who were arrested in Greater Manchester under the Terrorism Act are due in court today charged with possessing forged documents. Kamel Mouzoug, aged 32, Abdul Hamid Maskine-Djabar, aged 30, Krimou Azzouz, aged 35 and Mourad Khif, aged 31, will

IN a return to form, singer and former Wet, Wet, Wet frontman Marti Pellow stars in the touring stage version of hit musical Chicago which lands in Manchester this month. Pellow shot to fame with a string of chart topping hits in the 1980s, but fell from

THE search is on for an acting star of the future. The West Yorkshire Playhouse is looking for a talented and enthusiastic boy to take a central role in a world premiere production. Sunbeam Terrace is a new play by Leeds-born Mark Catley. Anyone interested

A LABOUR MP has been accused of damaging community relations after claiming racist attacks by blacks and Asians on white people were being ignored. Phil Woolas, whose Oldham constituency was the scene of race riots in the summer of 2001, told BBC Online

BURY'S newly opened and innovative Energy Show House at 20 Parsonage Street is now offering visitors a free low energy light bulb for every caller. Anyone filling in a home energy check form will go into a monthly draw to win an energy efficient kettle

MENTION Moliere and the tendency is to think of an outdated -- but worthy -- comedy. But to do so is to undermine the writer's genius for tapping into quirky, funny human nature, which regardless of history remains pretty much the same. There is nothing

MEN are more romantic than women when it comes to singing love songs on karaoke nights. Pub chain Yates's, which has its head office in Manchester Road, Bolton, carried out a survey of the 20 most popular choices of ballads sung by customers in its bars

WANDERERS 4, BIRMINGHAM CITY 2: A FEW hours after selling top scorer Michael Ricketts for big dosh, Wanderers rattled in four goals to win their crucial relegation battle and drag Steve Bruce's Birmingham back into the survival scrap. Twice they led and

IN the Bolton Darts League in aid of the Bolton Senior Gateway Club for Mentally Handicapped Adults, two newcomers in the ladies winter format are top of their respective sections. Sonnia McGuinness leads Ladies Section Two (The Albert, Friday), by two

SALVA Ballesta had no need to voice his bitter disappointment at missing out on his Wanderers' debut on Saturday. His stern expression spoke volumes. The Valencia striker thought his loan switch was all done and dusted on Thursday but the Spanish FA's

COMMITTEE Meeting on Monday February 3 at Derby Ward 7.30pm. All committee members please attend or contact secretary Paul Baistow on 457224. In an alteration to fixtures (Men Section Four), Tansy Green have now withdrawn from the league. All points have

Fan's View by Paul Holden WHO needs Michael Ricketts when you score four goals without him? World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff was outstanding and made sure Monsieur Duggary, his mate, did not take any points from the vital bottom of the table clash. Jay

DELROY Facey and Henrik Pedersen have put down markers as they prepare for a battle for front line places with the Reebok new boys. Strikers Salva Ballesta and Pierre-Yves Andre along with centre-back Florent Laville watched from the stands as Pedersen

Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock's live web reports from the Reebok 14:51: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2003 BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP WANDERERS V BIRMINGHAM CITY SAM Allardyce went into the big relegation duel with Birmingham today just hours after the most

THE BILL Lennard Memorial Pairs Competition in aid of St Ann's Hospice takes place at Little Lever Workingmen's Club on Friday February 7, 8pm. Entry fee £2, donation per person, one pair's game 701 up, toss coin for who throws first, cup and prizes to

LATEST Sky TV Premiership matches: 8 FEB Liverpool v Middlesbrough 12:30 9 FEB Manchester United v Manchester City 12:30 9 FEB Newcastle United v Arsenal 16:05 22 FEB Everton v Southampton 12:30 23 FEB Birmingham City v Liverpool 16:05 24 FEB Tottenham

THE LADIES Individuals was won by Anne-Marie Millership (Mum's Girls), last year's winner Lisa Stephens (Rag Dolls) was runner up, Jean Burns (Rag Dolls) and Georgina Kinsella (Mum's Girls) were the semi finalists. Next Competition will be the Ladies

I GUARANTEE that, after visiting Urbis in Manchester, you will view your world differently. Urbis opened in June 2002 and was labelled " a new kind of museum". It is exactly that. It is also exciting, inspiring and extremely entertaining and allows us

I AM currently undertaking a garden survey (on behalf of Bolton Wildlife Trust), of the major plant and animal species which are commonly found in residential front/back gardens within the Greater Manchester region. All reports returned would prove invaluable

MAY I appeal to the residents around Dorset Street and Halstead Street who requested no parking seven days a week, 24 hours a day. No parking all day is totally out of order, ludicrous, and nonsensical. As I was the original complainer (who leafleted

WITH regard to Cllr Lever's comments (Monday, January 27) blaming Bolton council for the town being named top of a business graveyard list, I feel the need to come to their defence. My own experience is that Bolton council have always been helpful to

IT seems that it is impossible for us to get a proper balance when it comes to the protection of children. Either we don't protect children enough, or we leave them open to damaging abuse. The Victoria Climbie inquiry has shown that whole armies of professionals

AT ABOUT midnight on August 30, 1950, a severe thunderstorm caused widespread damage in Bolton and the surrounding districts and "brought to a climax the worst August since 1930". Blackburn Road was closed for many hours when subsidence on Astley Bridge

From the Evening News,1993: A PRIVATE security company is patrolling a Bolton housing estate. The uniformed guard is on the Somerton Road estate at Breightmet to protect 400 homes. It is the first time private security guards have been employed on the

From the Evening News, 1993: ASTONISHING allegations that the local authority got its sums two million pounds out over a building estimate have emerged in the battle to save Bolton Sports Centre. Bolton Council gave a totally wrong picture of what it

BLACKROD Cricket Club will hold its annual general meeting at the clubhouse, in Vicarage Roadon Wednesday, February 5 at 8pm. For more details, contact the club on 01204 699654.

LANCASHIRE were still reeling today from the shock election which saw Paul Allott booted off the Old Trafford committee. Manager Mike Watkinson said: "He gave me tremendous support and was responsible for a lot of positive things. In fact he was my eyes

THE refreshing semi-sparkling wine based-drink Lambrini is now available in a magnum sized bottle for just £2.49. The party sized bottle is on sale at off-licences and supermarkets alongside the 75cl bottle, priced at £1.49. SICILY'S wonderful climate

SOCCER: The Premiership on Monday - ITV1 2320 RACING: Lunchtime at the races from Fontwell Park - Channel 4 1230 SKIING: World Cup from St Moritz in Switzerland - British Eurosport 1100 Tuesday SOCCER: Scottish Cup third round replay, Dunfermline v Livingston

DID you think that talent contests were so last year? Well think again. Pop Stars, Idol and Rivals might have exhausted your enthusiasm for watching potential stars on the box but there is no substitute for talent in the flesh. Now Yates's are planning

CHARITY gamblers are getting ready to put their money to good use at a casino night organised by the Children's Hospital Appeals Trust (CHAT). Anyone who fancies a flutter can go along to the Bolton Rugby Club on Avenue Street, Bolton on Saturday March

WEST Brom boss Gary Megson knows that only a victory over Wanderers next Saturday will do. The Hawthorns has endured a tough initiation in the Premiership with only two wins in the last 19 matches rooting them firmly in the relegation zone. They are favourites

PIERRE-YVES Andre woke up on Friday morning thinking he would be leaving Nantes to join French rivals Lille; by the end of the day he was a Bolton player! "I was thinking I was going to sign for Lille then I had Sam Allardyce on the phone asking me to

MICHAEL Ricketts fans in Bolton are suddenly thin on the ground, according to our latest Wanderers website poll. They were asked how many goals Ricketts, sold for £3.5m to Middlesbrough on Friday, will score before the end of the season: And 65 out of

THE two latest additions to Wanderers' growing French connection spoke of their delight and relief in completing the deadline beating deals that will give them their first taste of Premiership football. Nantes striker Pierre-Yves Andre and Lyon defender

WANDERERS 4, BIRMINGHAM CITY 2: A FEW hours after selling top scorer Michael Ricketts for big dosh, Wanderers rattled in four goals to win their crucial relegation battle and drag Steve Bruce's Birmingham back into the survival scrap. Twice they led and

THE Place Making scheme that teaches pupils about the built environment in art and design lessons is expanding nationwide. The scheme, run by The Prince's Foundation and London University's Institute of Education, aims to help children understand their

THE Castle Hill School Breakfast club -- which has boosted attendance figures -- is celebrating its second anniversary. Between 30-40 children and about 10 parents now regularly come to school early for the club's 8am start. At the club, cereal, tea,

CHILDREN are set to have some al-fresco lessons in a new outdoor classroom. An area two or three times the size of a regular classroom has been made into an outdoor classroom at St Peter's Smithills Dean CE Primary School. And the new classroom is divided

A POOR performance against a physically strong and well-organised Guiseley team severely dented Chorley's hopes of forcing their way into the UniBond first division play-offs and allowed the Yorkshiremen to complete a deserved league double. The Magpies

FIVE cars were broken into outside a firm in Bury New Road, Prestwich, and compact disc players worth £750 were stolen. Side windows were smashed on the three Mondeo and two Focus vehicles.

PLANNING matters will be on the agenda at the monthly meeting of North Turton Parish Council tonight (Monday) at the Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, at 7.30pm.

THIEVES are believed to have used the hook and cane method to steal car keys from the hallway of two houses before stealing the vehicles. Police are linking the theft of the two cars. A silver Vauxhall Astra registration MW51 TYG was taken from a house

MODEL Ruth Higham might be many people's dream date but millions of viewers saw her turned down on Blind Date on Saturday. Ruth, aged 24, from Bolton, featured as one of three models one male contestant had to choose from -- but he ditched her at the

A VICARS and tarts party will be held at the Bradford Arms, Bradford Street, Bolton, on Friday, February 7 from 7pm to raise money for Bolton Hospice as part of the Kevin Warr memorial campaign. Mr Warr, aged 37, died after he was involved in a collision

A NEIGHBOUR rescued a man from his flat with a ladder after his kitchen caught fire yesterday. Army Green Goddess crews arrived at the man's home in Chulsey Gate Lane, Chew Moor, just before midnight. But he had already climbed down the ladder to safety

AN EDGWORTH parish councillor is swapping the boardroom for the theatre. Cllr David Smith, vice-chairman of North Turton Parish Council, has been appointed the manager of Blackburn's newly-opened Thwaites Theatre. Over the decades, Cllr Smith, a former

A BOLTON man has been cleared of six sex abuse allegations involving a young girl in the Preston area. But Stuart Tracey still faces the possibility of a re-trial after a jury failed to reach a verdict on a further charge of indecent assault. Tracey,

NORMANDY -- the part of France that has played such a decisive role in British history for 1,000 years. From William the Conqueror's invasion in 1066, to our return visit on D-Day in June 1944, it seems that destiny will retain the link between our shores

HE IS a legendary Hollywood star with dozens of films to his name, fans across the world and a huge Beverly Hills mansion. But one thing is annoying him. The film legend knows little about the history of his family in his mother's hometown -- Horwich.

NEWS OF THE WORLD: Terry Venables will decide this week whether to walk out on Leeds United. SUNDAY MIRROR: Leeds striker Alan Smith is threatening to walk out on the club unless they come up with an improved deal that gives him parity with the highest

February 4, 1978: IT was a second successive weekend ruled out by the weather for Wanderers when the local "derby" at Oldham Athletic was called off by a flooded pitch at Boundary Park. The Manchester derby between City and United was also cancelled,

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THE Lowry is "baring up" well with the visiting production, The Real Monty Keeps It Up! Rita has invested her life savings in a seedy nightclub, to promote her son's strip troupe. She's cutting corners to get the club open but Mr Bennett, from the council

UP to 250,000 US and British troops will be ready for action in the Gulf if war is declared on Iraq. So far 1,500 Territorial Army British reservists have been called up for a possible conflict. But Germany, France, Russia and China want to seek an alternative

SO FAR 1,500 reservists have been called up to fight in a possible war against Iraq. But, although none was from the North-west, Bolton lawyer Keith Cartmell could well be among those people required to prepare for battle should there be fresh waves of

"IRAQ is a nice country," says Omar. "We have oil and agriculture and that is very important. But nobody likes Saddam Hussein." Omar, who is 41, settled in Britain 16 years ago. He lived in Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, 70 miles from the Iraqi capital of

ANXIOUS Labour MP Brian Iddon has sent a letter to the Prime Minister urging him to produce clear evidence that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Dr Iddon says he is finding it difficult to speak up for Tony Blair in the absence of the discovery of

THE Bishop of Bolton has issued a strong warning that military action against Iraq could "open a Pandora's box of unimaginable horror". The Right Reverend David Gillett, writing in the Manchester diocese magazine Crux, acknowledges that in some situations

Austin Melia, aged 77, Tonge Moor Road, Bradshaw Q: Do you think Britain should go to war with Iraq? A: I feel it's somewhat necessary, but I've been involved in a war myself and I know it's not pleasant. But if you leave Saddam Hussein alone he's going

Any war in Iraq will be radically different to the 1991 Gulf War. Reporter Roger Williams examines the grim human cost civilians in the country could have to pay. WHEN George Bush complained "it's like watching a re-run of a bad movie" he was talking

SADDAM Hussein is a ruthless dictator. He rules Iraq with fear, represses his own people, is likely to invade neighbouring countries and has a tight grip on ten per cent of the world's oil. What is currently splitting world opinion is what to do about

RACHEL Pounds pulled off one of the biggest surprises of the season to be crowned Northern Champion at Heaton Park on Saturday. The 12 year-old Bolton Harrier took the honours after a three-way sprint in the most exciting finish of the day. Rachel was

LONG ago, when I were but a lad, I encountered a philosophical conundrum involving the nature of education. The class clown -- destined to work for his dad in the family market gardening business -- remained thrillingly unimpressed while a teacher attempted

WE are living in a period of great uncertainty over world peace. When (not if) will George Dubya launch a blitzkrieg against Baghdad in an attempt, probably doomed, to remove the 'real' Saddam Hussein? As there are reportedly several in existence, all

BLACKROD Cricket Club will hold its annual general meeting at the clubhouse, in Vicarage Roadon Wednesday, February 5 at 8pm. For more details, contact the club on 01204 699654.

ASTLEY Bridge British Legion Cup first leg to be played Wednesday February 5. Bowling Green (Esk Street) v Grey Mare; Craven v Three Pigeons; Astley Bridge Con Club v Bowling Green (Blackburn Rd); Crofters v Astley Bridge CC. Byes Fox N Stork A, ABB British

Swinton Lions 10 Leigh Centurions 24 by Mike Hulme THREE tries from centre Dale Cardoza - two of them in the final quarter - helped maintain Leigh's 100 per cent start to the season. Cardoza's late burst gave Leigh a flattering winning margin after they

I FOUND these two pictures taken at the Crowthorne Children's Home at Edgworth intriguing, if only because of the styles of clothes. The group of adults, with three young girls standing in front, was taken in August 1937 at the summer fete. Those pictured

LIVERPOOL'S Steven Gerrard has been banned for three matches after being found guilty of violent conduct by the Football Association today. A hearing at Wanderers' Reebok Stadium penalised the England midfielder for the lunge on Everton's Gary Naysmith

NOW is the time when everybody's thoughts turn to planning and preparing for holidays and the Post Office is ready to play its part with a wide range of travel services and a special competition for Bolton Evening News Reader Club members. Once you have

Q: I've heard that commercial mouthwashes kill the good bacteria as well as the bad, is there anything else that I could use for a breath freshener? A: After meals chew on a few sprigs of fresh parsley for a natural breath freshener. Alternatively you

SEVENTEEN-year-old Joss is a wild girl who can play the harmonica. Very well in fact. She is also about to start a course in time travel at university and when Mavkel -- the first alien to be allowed to attend a course at the university -- selects Joss

THE more I read Sue Cameron's book, the more I realised that, between "them" and "us" there is only a free press. OK, so I am biased, having earned my living in the newspaper industry for more than 30 years, but, as Miss Cameron shows, when you cannot

A new exhibition featuring the work of pioneering British photojournalist Grace Robertson, who began working in the 1940s and reached the top of her male dominated world, is being hosted by The Lowry. Among the images in this wide-ranging exhibition is

A MOTHER has spoken about the moment her Breightmet council house went up in flames --- leaving her family homeless. Mother-of-six Sharon Hewitt, aged 35, managed to get the three children at home at the time outside while the three-bedroom house in Greenroyd

HE IS a legendary Hollywood star with dozens of films to his name, fans across the world and a huge Beverly Hills mansion. But one thing is annoying him. The film legend knows little about the history of his family in his mother's hometown -- Horwich.

BEAUTY and the Beast prepares to leave Manchester's Palace Theatre on February 8, having been watched by more than 135,000 people. Here are some of the spellbinding figures which will have enchanted audiences at more than 100 performances of the show:

GREATER Manchester's former deputy chief constable John Stalker promises an arresting performance when he takes to the stage in an unlikely role. The ex-police officer plays The Narrator in a larger than life production of The Rocky Horror Show. In fact

AN EDGWORTH parish councillor is swapping the boardroom for the theatre. Cllr David Smith, vice-chairman of North Turton Parish Council, has been appointed the manager of Blackburn's newly-opened Thwaites Theatre. Over the decades, Cllr Smith, a former

ACTRESS Elianne Byrne makes her professional stage debut at the Library Theatre in Manchester next Friday (Feb 7). The former Tottington High School pupil will play the Czech country girl Anna in the production of Bertolt Brecht's Schweyk in the Second

SWAN Lake -- perhaps the world's most famous ballet -- cast its magic once again on its opening night at Manchester's Opera House. Against a backdrop of fairytale castles, dark forests and moonlit lakes, the tale of Prince Siegfried's doomed romance with

MEMBERS of The Octagon's youth theatre, Activ8, intend to show a little animal magic this month when they take centre stage. This season, for the first time, Activ8's productions will be showcased with the same prominence as their professional counterparts

STEVE Bruce is convinced the Premiership relegation battle will continue to the last day of the season - and with a few more shocks still to come. On a day when West Brom completed an unlikely victory at Manchester City and Sunderland conceded three own

THERE was relief and satisfaction in the tired sigh as Sam Allardyce reflected on one of the the most frantic and, potentially, the most significant weekends of his managerial career. Hours after selling his top scorer and with two new strikers sitting

HOW they all rated - Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock's match stats WANDERERS 4 BIRMINGHAM CITY 2 Wanderers 4-4-2 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 6 Not much he could do with either goal after being exposed by poor defending BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 6 Always looks

IN the Founders Darts KO Wayne Merrick just pinched first place after a ladies night of top quality darts, beating Ellen Waring in the final and only just beating Lisa Stephens, who missed the double to go through. Ellen beat Paul Farnworth in the second

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MICHAEL Ricketts fans in Bolton are suddenly thin on the ground, according to our latest Wanderers website poll. They were asked how many goals Ricketts, sold for £3.5m to Middlesbrough on Friday, will score before the end of the season: And 65 out of