THE firefighters in the UK should be backed one hundred percent in their fight for a decent wage. Let us not forget 9/11 when 316 or more firemen ran up the Twin Towers in New York as thousands of people were running down. Our firemen are of the same
I WAS delighted to read your headline "Children's hospice gets a £1m boost". I have been a volunteer at Derian House Children's Hospice in Chorley since its opening 10 years ago and have seen the service develop to support the families of children with
NOW that the festive season is over, it would seem to be an appropriate time to comment upon the Christmas decoration of Victoria Square. Earlier in the year, we had been promised an ice rink surrounded by snow-covered trees, which sounded most attractive
YES, I may wax on about "golden days", as Peter Johnston puts it (January 28). Does he really not remember when OAPs could live and go out in safety, when the meanest of "golden day" criminals respected the old, leaving your windows open without fear
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
PROTESTERS are battling to save an historic barn and its adjoining cottage in Isherwood Fold, Edgworth, which is facing the threat of the bulldozer. Plans to demolish the development to make way for a modern new home with a detached garage are to be considered
THREE men have been injured in a car crash in Lostock Hall. The driver and passengers of a Vauxhall Corsa were heading towards Lostock Hall along Coote Lane on Thursday, January 30, when the accident happened. At around 10.35pm the car crossed the carriageway
FANS of Chorley artist Tom Titherington can still catch his exhibition of his memories of the Second World War at the University of Liverpool. Tom, a former head of art and design at Edge Hill College, Ormskirk, has created a series of paintings and lino
AN order of nuns will celebrate the 300th anniversary on Sunday. The Daughters of Wisdom arrived in Chorley on Valentine's Day in 1914 and were based at Gillibrand Hall, helping women with learning difficulties. Sister Marie Winifrede became the first
CHORLEY'S Derian House Children's Hospice is celebrating after being awarded its biggest-ever donation this week -- more than £1million. The mammoth windfall from the National Lottery will help boost both nursing provision and 'at home' care. It's second
SOCCER: Scottish Cup third-round replay, Dunfermline v Livingston - Sky Sports 2 7.30pm. RUGBY UNION: Betfair Challenge match, Harlequins v Natal Sharks - Sky Sports 1 7.30pm. SNOOKER: Benson & Hedges Masters from Wembley Arena - BBC2 1.30pm, 6.45pm
DJ Sammy, the sensational man in the mix behind the massive chart success of the UK number one trance smash hit single "Heaven", will perform live at Bolton's Atlantis nightclub on February 22. Mark Law, General Manager of Atlantis, said: "DJ Sammy is
A COUPLE from Bury are finalists in the British Institute of Innkeeping's 2003 Licensee of the Year competition. David and Gillian Heyes, who run the Garsdale Country Inn and Restaurant, in Woodhill Road, Brandlesholme, are up against five other regional
LATEST details Results: Premier Division: Rainsough Brew 3 LLWMC 4; Roach Ht A 3 S of Life A 4; Summerseat A 3 Hamers Arms 4; Royal Oak A 3 Church Sp St 4. First Division: Top Bull 3 Bridge Tav A 4; R + Crown Rams 3 Masons Arms A 4; Derby Arms 5 H + Hounds
JERIATRIC JAZZ: The Cotton Tree, Prince Street, Bolton. With special guest David Luckhurst (bass). Thursday, February 6. 8.30-11.30. £1. THE ART LESTER BIG BAND: The Pennine Suite, Horwich RMI Social and Recreation Club, Chorley New Road, Bolton. Every
MICHAEL Rickets' transfer to Middlesbrough has resulted in some reports disputing the financial details involved and the amount Walsall are due owing to a sell-on clause when the striker originally moved to the Reebok. Wallsall have issued a statement
LAST Thursday morning Mark Halsey was making the news on the back page of several national papers writes Richard Mulligan Halsey is the Premiership referee who committed the cardinal sin of awarding a correct decision on a corner in the 88th minute of
CHORLEY Lynx Rugby League Supporters Club will be holding their annual general meeting on Thursday, February 6 at Victory Park. The meeting will be followed by an opportunity for Lynx fans to meet the many new faces amongst this season's squad and to
COLLECTIONS taken by the Rotary Club of Bolton at local superstores in the two weeks before Christmas raised £4,604. The money will be given to local charities.
A 15-metre telecom mast is to be built on a farm to improve police radio signals in Egerton. There is already a phone mast at Smith Fold Farm, Longworth Lane, but now planning chiefs in Bolton have said a second one can be built nearby because it is for
IT must have stuck in their throats, but many Wanderers fans ended up cheering the result as hated enemy Manchester United triumphed 1-0 against Birmingham City. The result was just what doctor Sam Allardyce ordered and sets up Wanderers for their crunch
THE SUN: Gerard Houllier accused the Football Association of trying to wreck Liverpool's season as they slapped a three-match ban on Steven Gerrard. DAILY MIRROR: Gerard Houllier was left complaining of a conspiracy against Liverpool after Steven Gerrard
FORMER Burnley man Gerry Harrison says ex-Blackburn Rovers midfielder Mark Patterson is the man to get Leigh out of the danger zone in the Nationwide Conference. Darwen-based Patterson, who also played for Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United, took over
THE search is on for the country's most exceptional vets. People are being asked to nominate anyone they think is worthy of the Petplan Vet of the Year Awards -- for vet nurse, vet receptionist, best practice and vet of the year. Winners will be announced
MORE than 900 piglets have been stolen from a farm in Standish, Wigan. Officers believe a number of people were involved in the theft over a six hour period last Friday evening. PC Nicky Mercer said it would have taken hours to load the piglets -- worth
A SPECIAL needs learning assistant told a jury he never touched five girls indecently while helping them in lessons at school, a court was told. Erik Seddon, aged 57, of Westley Drive, Roe Green, Worsley, told Bolton Crown Court yesterday that when he
DETAILS of a proposed radical shake-up of higher education have been dominating the headlines over the past few weeks. Education Secretary Charles Clarke has unveiled plans to introduce top-up fees which would see students having to pay up to £3,000 a
CHRIST'S Church Harwood Hams present Frankenstein the Panto on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The production will be staged at Christ's Church Primary School, Stitch-mi-Lane, Harwood, and tickets, £4.50 and £2.50 concessions, are from Roy or Doreen on
A FIREFIGHTERS union chief who was suspended after criticising his national leader has been reinstated. Bob Pounder, head of the Fire Brigades Union in Greater Manchester, was cleared to return to his job 24 hours before he was due to face a disciplinary
MEMBERS of The Octagon's youth theatre, Activ8, intend to show a little animal magic 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. And
DEAN Kirby makes a big splash on his stage debut . . . THE thought of walking to work on a gloomy Monday morning doesn't always give me a glorious feeling -- but yesterday I laughed at the clouds so dark up above, the sun was in my heart and I was ready
IN an alteration to fixtures (Men Section Four), Tansy Green have now withdrawn from the league. All points have been expunged and adjustments have been made to the league ladder accordingly. The latest cup competition to take place was the Men's Pairs
THERE was confusion today over the future of former Sunderland defender Stanislav Varga after Wanderers yesterday denied any interest in a deal. The Croatian, a Wanderers target before he joined Sunderland, is now out of contract and is training with
MEMBERS of Westhoughton Methodist Amateur Dramatic Society intend to keep the wolf at the door with their 22nd pantomime. The group performs the traditional pantomime of Red Riding Hood, based loosely on the fairy story. The show runs at the Westhoughton
1960s Brit blues guitar legend Peter Green and his Splinter Group play Bolton's Albert Halls on Valentine's Day and we have three copies of his latest album to give away. The former Fleetwood Mac axeman and Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame-r's special edition
The Bolton Evening News has teamed up with Plumbs Curtains to offer readers the opportunity to win one of two £50 curtain vouchers. You can surf your way to room transformation from the comfort of your own home by logging on to www.plumbscurtains.co.uk
BOLTON Field Naturalist Society is turning its attention to weird and wonderful wildlife on February 10. Steve Garland, from Bolton Museum, will give a talk about the world's bizarre creatures, starting at 7.30pm in the lecture theatre of Bolton Central
1902: Captain Charles Lindbergh, US pioneer aviator and the first to fly solo across the Atlantic, was born in Detroit. 1929: The first area of Green Belt' was approved, five miles of land near Hendon, Middlesex. 1945: The Yalta Conference between Allied
From the Evening News, 1993: A BOLTON father of two has been taken hostage in a bloody civil war raging in Angola. Fifty-two-year-old Rodney Stephenson - known to family and friends as Ray - is one of 23 oil workers who have been held captive for more
WE the undersigned, say no to war with Iraq. Bush and Blair are the greatest threat to world peace, not Iraq. C L Spencer, J Spencer, D R Spencer, Mrs M Thomas Bolton
REFERRING to F Hayman's recent letter. What has his argument for speed humps got to do with reducing accidents? I understood this to be the purpose of them. So how many road accidents have there been in Sapling Road? Reading Mr Hayman's letter, I get
I READ with interest that First North Western directors plan to leave their Manchester offices and meet the disgruntled travellers from Bolton today -- February 4. (Bolton Evening News, January 27). Perhaps they don't believe the reports, letters and
From the Evening News, 1993: A BOLTON father of two has been taken hostage in a bloody civil war raging in Angola. Fifty-two-year-old Rodney Stephenson - known to family and friends as Ray - is one of 23 oil workers who have been held captive for more
WHEN these days we can catch an aeroplane to any part of the world, how often do people think of the pioneers whose efforts made this form of travel possible? Few and far between, I would guess, but pioneers there had to be. Most of us would automatically
FOUR schools have been included on a 'Good Schools' list compiled by OFSTED inspectors. Southlands High, Parklands High, Rivington Voluntary Aided Primary and St George's CE Primary school, all Chorley, have been singled out for praise. Brindle St James
CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle will be doing his 'flipping' best for charity when he takes part in the annual parliamentary Pancake Race, on the green opposite the Houses of Parliament, later this month. The event aims to raise money for charity Rehab UK and
FOUR areas of Chorley have been chosen in a plan to cut crime by targeting dimly-lit crime hotspots. Astley Village, Clayton Brook, Eaves Green and Euxton are to get new street lighting schemes. Schemes costing a total of £320,000 are planned for 24 sites
WORRIED parents of pupils at a Chorley primary school say it is only a matter of time before a child is seriously injured at a busy road junction. A group backed by borough councillor Ralph Snape has started a campaign to find someone to fill the vacant
POPSTAR Kevin Simm today revealed how he will shun the rock'n'roll lifestyle during the local leg of his UK tour, and spend the night at home with his family instead. Kevin, 22, will head for East Lancashire to see his parents when band Liberty X play
TWO patients died after a Bolton hospital doctor made a catalogue of blunders during surgery, a medical tribunal was told. Julian Mason, aged 38, accidentally cut a nerve in a man's throat and caused substantial blood loss that led to a fatal heart attack
A MINISTER is to hold a weekly vigil against war until the conflict with Iraq is resolved. The Rev Tony McNeile is inviting Bolton residents to visit Bank Street Chapel to light a candle and sign a book in hope of a peaceful outcome to the crisis. Mr
HENRIK Pedersen has thrown down the gauntlet to the two new hit-men Sam Allardyce has drafted into his survival squad. The dashing Dane, who has played in all but four of Wanderers' Premiershp games this season, is ready to meet the challenge from the
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
THE Marco Players' next production will be the classic Ray Cooney farce Run for your Wife. The comedy will be staged at Chorley Old Road Methodist Community Church from February 19 to 22 at 7.30 pm. And the play marks the start of an ambitious year for
NEARLY a third of Bolton schools have described their sports equipment as poor and worn out, a recent survey has shown. The survey, commissioned by Co-op Sports for Schools, was carried out to mark the launch of the Co-op's voucher scheme, which enables
A NEW children's nursery could be built in Walkden, if Salford planning chiefs agree. Under the proposals, to be discussed at a meeting on Thursday, a new single storey nursery and adjoining car park for 11 spaces would be built at the junction of Kingsley
DETAILS of a proposed radical shake-up of higher education have been dominating the headlines over the past few weeks. Education Secretary Charles Clarke has unveiled plans to introduce top-up fees which would see students having to pay up to £3,000 a
CHORLEY play NWCL Division Two side Blackpool Mechanics in the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy tonight (kick 7.45pm, weather permitting). The winners of the tie will play the winners of the Rossendale v Leigh match.
THE Bolton branch of the Parkinson's Disease Society's coffee morning, raised almost £800 for branch funds.
A CLEANER at United Utilities, in Manchester Road, Burnden, emptied her vacuum cleaner bag under a smoke detector -- setting it off and causing three fire engines to be called out at 6pm yesterday.
FOUR men from Greater Manchester have appeared in court charged with possessing forged documents. Kamel Mouzoug, aged 32, Abdul Hamid Maskine-Djabar, aged 30, Krimou Azzouz, aged 35 and Mourad Khif, aged 31, were brought before Bow Street magistrates
TWO men arrested after a student was robbed then stabbed repeatedly with a small knife have been released on police bail pending further inquiries. The 22-year-old man -- who has not been identified -- was attacked as he walked in Bromwich Street, The
NEARLY a third of Bolton schools have described their sports equipment as poor and worn out, a recent survey has shown. The survey, commissioned by Co-op Sports for Schools, was carried out to mark the launch of the Co-op's voucher scheme, which enables
A MINISTER is to hold a weekly vigil against war until the conflict with Iraq is resolved. The Rev Tony McNeile is inviting Bolton residents to visit Bank Street Chapel to light a candle and sign a book in hope of a peaceful outcome to the crisis. Mr
A MINISTER is to hold a weekly vigil against war until the conflict with Iraq is resolved. The Rev Tony McNeile is inviting Bolton residents to visit Bank Street Chapel to light a candle and sign a book in hope of a peaceful outcome to the crisis. Mr
PARENTS in Hindley and Worsley are set to benefit from new nurseries. Five nurseries are to be opened in Wigan borough, creating an extra 205 childcare places for families in Hindley, Hindley Green, Worsley, Ince, Worsley Mesnes and Hindsford. The Wigan
TEENAGER Alex Smith became one of the youngest British soldiers preparing for war when he flew out to the Gulf. The 18-year-old marine from Breightmet could go into battle less than a year after he completed his 12-month training course. He flew from
A PLAN to build a block of stables at a Blackrod farm has been approved in principle by Bolton councillors. Planning officers will now meet farm owner James Johnson to discuss a set of conditions, which will be presented at the council's next planning
THE Marco Players' next production will be the classic Ray Cooney farce Run for your Wife. The comedy will be staged at Chorley Old Road Methodist Community Church from February 19 to 22 at 7.30 pm. And the play marks the start of an ambitious year for
A CLASSICAL guitar recital by Craig Ogden takes place at Bolton School Arts Centre, Chorley New Road, Bolton on Friday at 7.30pm. The Australian born guitarist performs as a soloist and chamber musician all over the world and often records for film, recently
AN exciting showcase featuring the best of Bolton's musical youth takes place in a series of five concerts in March. The Music Centre Presents will feature 35 music centre ensembles including brass bands, orchestras, concert bands, choirs, big bands,
THE search is on for the country's most exceptional vets to enter the veterinary Oscars. People are being asked to nominate anyone they think is worthy of the Petplan Vet of the Year Awards -- vet nurse, vet receptionist, best practice and vet of the
MARK Patterson will field his strongest possible side for the Marsden Building Society Lancashire Challenge Trophy at Rossendale tonight. The Leigh RMI manager's plans to give his squad a run-out in a friendly at Stalybridge on Saturday were hit by the
THE father of a six-month-old boy struck down by meningitis is calling on the Government to kickstart a massive awareness campaign into the disease. Brent Howarth is to join the parents of other children who have died or fallen ill after developing the
THE planned closure of a private residential care home has left 30 elderly people searching for alternative accommodation. Families of the residents fear they may have to move to other areas of the town, possibly for the first time in their lives. Knowle
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
PRESTON council has taken delivery of two new gas powered trucks to tackle litter in the town. The vehicles, which are designed to produce lower emissions, will travel around the town emptying litter bins and cracking down on fly tipping.
A NEW children's nursery could be built in Walkden, if Salford planning chiefs agree. Under the proposals, to be discussed at a meeting on Thursday, a new single storey nursery and adjoining car park for 11 spaces would be built at the junction of Kingsley
TWO police officers who rescued a man from a burning flat have been given top life-saving awards. Police constables Sian Trudy Hough, aged 34, and Stuart Bailey, aged 42, who both serve in Bolton, will each receive the awards after they rescued the man
A MOTHER'S bid to save a Bury school from closure has been dismissed by a High Court judge in London as "trivial". Tracy Bradley, who wanted a judicial review, had argued that the process by which it was decided that St Paul's CofE Primary School should
WHEN it comes to recycling, it appears Little Hulton is not at the top of the tree. Council chiefs in Salford logged just13 calls to their Christmas tree recyling hotline from residents -- proving they are not as green-minded as they would like to think
PET shop owners are pleading for the safe return of their family's monkey, snatched in a raid. Cabbage, a 16-year-old black capped squirrel monkey has lived at Adlington Pet Supplies, off Market Street, for the last 11 years. The cheeky little animal
WHEN these days we can catch an aeroplane to any part of the world, how often do people think of the pioneers whose efforts made this form of travel possible? Few and far between, I would guess, but pioneers there had to be. Most of us would automatically
A CHESHIRE family is considering taking legal action after a drug company decided to give its latest product, a rival to Viagra, the same name as them. The Cialis family from Wilmslow is just one of 35 around the world with the surname but fear they will
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
THE National Kidney Research Fund is looking for volunteers from the Bolton area to make a fundraising parachute jump. Call 0800 783 2973 for details.
STAFF at the Cancer Research UK Shop are asking Bolton's residents to hand over their old unwanted winter woolies to help them keep up with demand during the cold spell. The Bolton branch of the shop is at 6 Newport Street. For more information call 01204
LOSTOCK cricket club have re-appointed Rehman Shah as their professional for the coming season. The Pakistan all-rounder had a successful season for the Bolton Association side last year taking 76 wickets and scoring over 550 runs. New players are welcome
