From the Evening News, April 16, 1903: JAMES Fox (19), a dark complexioned labourer residing at 17, Forge-st., and Cecilia Smith, 20, Pump-st., are sweethearts. A broken promise last week resulted in a quarrel, and the sequel was heard at the Town Hall
POLICE are searching for a man wanted for further questioning over the dressing room theft of Peter Kay's video camera and mobile phone at Bolton's Albert Halls. A 29-year-old man arrested in connection with the theft failed to answer his bail by noon
TEENAGERS enjoyed their last day of the school term by taking part in an annual charity fun run - around the Reebok Stadium. More than 150 year nine pupils -- aged 13 and 14 -- from St Joseph's RC High School completed 10 circuits of the Reebok Stadium
PLANS to build more than 25 apartments on the site of a former primary school have been thrown out after Westhoughton town councillors raised objections. Melrose Developments had submitted an application to Westhoughton Town Council for full planning
THE tragic death of a 12-year-old boy has touched the hearts of his school pals who have raised hundreds of pounds in his memory. Mark Booth died within 24 hours of contracting meninigoccocal meningitis. But this week the young boy's life was celebrated
POLICE officers at Bolton's mobile Copshop have recovered an amount of costume jewellery. The jewellery will go on view to the public on Thursday at the Prince Street Housing Estate Office in Halliwell, Bolton, between 10am to and noon and 2pm to 3.30pm
A PROJECT to improve safety on a stretch of road in Halliwell has been launched. The engineering scheme will see traffic calming -- including speed humps and plateaus -- installed on a section of Cloister Street. Drivers are warned that they may face
SAM Allardyce insists that his happy Wanderers have what it takes to win the battle for Premiership survival. The Bolton boss has never doubted his players' ability but he also believes they have the character as well as the class to handle the pressures
A TEAM from the Bolton Evening News is in training to take part in a unique women's only race, Race for Life, in June. Even though the race is some ten weeks away we are already looking for sponsors and looking forward to running or perhaps walking the
Bolton County 1 Atherton Colls 3: A YOUTHFUL Atherton Collieries side raced into a 2-0 haltime lead with a double from Nathan Ardafio on 14 and 39 minutes. Persistent second half pressure saw Jamie McDonald reduce the deficit in the 60th minute but a
TWO of the Shakers' highly rated young players have left the club by mutual consent writes Phil Thorp Midfielder David Borley and left back Gary Evans have had their contracts terminated despite both having another 12 months to run. The decision to release
1746: The army of Charles Stuart, the Young Pretender,' Bonnie Prince Charlie', was routed by Cumberland at the Battle of Culloden. 1850: Death of Marie Tussaud, Swiss-born modeller who established the world-famous waxworks near Baker Street, London,
A 19th century £5 note from the Bank of England's Manchester branch has raised more than £11,000 at auction. The rare "white fiver" was issued in 1858 and fetched £11,163 as part of an auction of antique currency. London auctioneer Bonhams said that an
ENVIRONMENTAL experts are meeting in Warrington to discuss ways of saving a rare type of freshwater mussel. Found in parts of Lancashire and Cumbria, the number of adult pearl mussels is dropping and experts say the species is at threat around the world
THE Reebok Stadium could take its place alongside Le Mans Crescent and other more venerable Bolton buildings in an updated edition of an architectural "bible". Wanderers' home, which staged its first match in 1997, is believed to be the only 20th century
SOCCER star Jay-Jay Okocha got booked when he took his monster new car for its first spin. The 29-year-old Wanderers midfield star made transport history by becoming the first ever driver in Britain to get a £40 parking ticket on an American Lincoln Blackwood
LATEST tables PREMIER DIVISION P W D L GF GA Pts GD Bury GSOB... 25 16 4 5 53 34 52 19 Rossendale Ams... 22 14 4 4 62 35 46 27 Radcliffe Amateurs... 24 13 6 5 61 32 45 29 Gregorians ... 24 13 6 5 58 34 45 24 Bolton County... 24 12 6 6 58 37 42 21 Little
WEST Ham fans who missed out on match tickets, which were snapped up within days of going on sale, can pay £8 to see the action beamed back 'live' to Upton Park.
BOLTON Under 15s secured a 2-0 win against Macclesfield in the Greater Manchester Schools' League thanks to goals from Sean Chambers and Ben Rooney. The town team jet off to Milan on Thursday to play matches against FC Turate and AC Falottiese for the
U10 Section A: Hindsford Wolves 0 Bolton County Raiders 2; Hindley Jets 4 Walshaw Park Wolves 1; Horwich St Mary's Warriors 5 Oxford Grove Tigers 0. U10 Section B: Bromley Cross Aces 0 Hindley Hornets 0; CMB Assassins 6 Eagley Rangers A 2. U10 Section
THIS 1937 picture of workers putting in new drains at the bottom of Back Cannon Street, Bolton, has been lent to me by Mr T Flannery, of Parkfield Road, Bolton. He tells me that the boy on the left was his brother John, aged eight, and off school with
THE Reebok Stadium could take its place alongside Le Mans Crescent and other more venerable Bolton buildings in an updated edition of an architectural "bible". Wanderers' home, which staged its first match in 1997, is believed to be the only 20th century
THIS is the 10th year of Race for Life and so far a total of £35 million has been raised. More than 300,000 women will be taking part in races at 130 venues. Women of all ages and fitness abilities are invited to share the experience and fun of the races
BIG band enthusiasts are in for a treat when Britain's answer to Frank Sinatra, Andy Prior returns visit to Bolton's Albert Halls. The hits of Harry James, Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra will feature in the show Big Band Crazy 2 which is coming to the
A BOY, aged 16, has been arrested over the murder of a man at a petrol station in Manchester, police said. James LaTouche, 45, from Wythenshawe, died in hospital after being found collapsed at the Total garage on Chester Road, Stretford, at the weekend
PENNINGTON moved into the final of the BSF Over 35s Sam Ashworth Trophy after beating Seven Stars in their semi-final clash. They took a two-goal lead early on only for Seven Stars to fight back with one goal but, despite all their efforts, could not
RADCLIFFE Amateurs progressed through to the next round of the Lancashire Amateur League first team cup after beating Bolton Ambassadors 4-0. Ambassadors had the better of the play in the first half but Radcliffe commanded the second period with goals
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MATCH of the day in the Pioneer Sunday League was the First Division clash between Lion and Royal Hotel. Royal started the game top of the table but were soundly beaten 3-0 thanks to a Phil Sheehan hat-trick. White Horse moved to the top of Division One
AN independent financial adviser from Bolton is one of 12 North-west regional finalists in the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition. Suyfan Ismail, aged 27, is hoping for the £1,000 prize at the Lowry, Salford Quays, Manchester. The
SOME weeks ago I printed pictures from Wolfenden School, which is closing this summer, and will re-open in a new building in September. I had not spotted at the time that in fact Wolfenden is amalgamating with Chalfont Community School (also closing)
LANCASHIRE take on Durham in a friendly 50-over match at Old Trafford today with a full squad to choose from. New lads Iain Sutcliffe and Mal Loye play their first home matches in Lancashire shirts and the side is strengthened by the presence of Vice-Captain
AN ARMY major from Bolton took tea with Iraqi community leaders in an attempt to build bridges in the war-torn southern Iraqi city of Basra. Major Richard Wallwork from the 7th Para Royal Horse Artillery and his British Army delegation were taking part
LIVES across the borough have been touched by cancer. Most people would support any campaign to fight it. So we would urge local women to take part in a Bolton event in June, which aims to raise substantial funds to do just that. The Race For Life involves
PEOPLE concerned about the Government's move towards a system of direct payment of benefits into bank accounts can visit a roadshow for more information. New post office research has revealed that nearly 70 per cent want to carry on collecting benefits
WIGAN Council has announced details of bin collections across the borough during the Easter period. Normal refuse collection will operate until Thursday, but there will be no collection on Good Friday. Instead, it will be collected on Saturday. There
PEOPLE are being encouraged to put a spring in their step this Easter with Bolton Council's rangers. Activities start with a Good Friday ramble around Smithills Country Park between 10am and 1pm. Anyone interested should take waterproofs and stout footwear
PEOPLE are being encouraged to put a spring in their step this Easter with Bolton Council's rangers. Activities start with a Good Friday ramble around Smithills Country Park between 10am and 1pm. Anyone interested should take waterproofs and stout footwear
ST STEPHEN'S Church, Kearsley, is holding a service of wholeness and healing where prayers will be said for people suffering spiritual, mental or physical health problems. It starts at 3pm on Sunday May 4.
POLICE are hunting two men who attacked a pensioner in a Bury street. The 75-year-old woman was grabbed by the men -- who then snatched her handbag -- as she was walking along Bolton Road, Bury, yesterday shortly after 4pm. The two men, who are believed
CORONATION street stars Alan Halsall (Tyrone) and Andy Whyment (Kirk) enter the deadly world of banger racing when the season kicks off at Manchester's Belle Vue stadium on Easter Monday at 6pm. And amazingly, out of of 80 entries for this orgy of destruction
DETECTIVES are appealing for information following arson attacks on empty properties in Fairhurst Street and Milton Street, Leigh. Both properties were empty and furniture that was being stored at the rear of the properties had been set light. A white
A CHARITY concert organised by The Mayor of Horwich has been declared a huge success. Youngsters from the Club 2000 Dance and Fitness School performed the all-singing and all-dancing show "Magical Musicals" for Horwich Mayor, Cllr John Bragg. And the
THE Bolton Evening News is holding a competition to find a special reader who will run Race for Life in the No 1 shirt. We are inviting readers to write in and tell us in no more than 500 words why they are taking part in Race for Life. From the letters
WORK on the £100m health project described as Britain's biggest-ever scheme to improve health and social care is due to start in the Autumn. The Manchester, Salford and Trafford Local Improvement Finance Trust (Lift) is a partnership between the public
PLANS to build more than 25 apartments on the site of a former primary school have been thrown out after Westhoughton town councillors raised objections. Melrose Developments had submitted an application to Westhoughton Town Council for full planning
THE tragic death of a 12-year-old boy has touched the hearts of his school pals who have raised hundreds of pounds in his memory. Mark Booth died within 24 hours of contracting meninigoccocal meningitis. But this week the young boy's life was celebrated
BLACKROD Town slipped down the table in the Asda Logic West Lancashire League Premier Division following a 1-0 home defeat to leaders Charnock Richard. The loss saw Town slide to fifth position, with Wyre Villa securing a 1-0 away win at Barnoldswick
THE Mixed Pairs Competition was won by Anne-Marie Millership/Tony Green, Lisa Stephens/Tony Stephens were the runners up. Marina Fairhurst/Wayne Miller and George Kinsella/Ian Roe were the semi finalists. In the final Anne and Tony had finishes of 108
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WOMEN from all walks of life are aiming to take a great stride forward to help cancer victims. International runner Audrey Foster, and teams from Tesco and the Bolton Evening News have come together to launch Cancer Research UK's Race for Life being held
INVESTMENT returns on buy-to-let properties have increased for the first time since 2001, with the North-west doing particularly well. Paragon Mortgages said rental yields rose by 9.7 per cent since January, compared with just 6.95 per cent in Greater
THOUSANDS of visitors will be enjoying the charms of Southport over the Easter weekend, but Mayor's attendant Dave Buono is making sure he won't be stuck in traffic jams. He will be putting his best foot forward and walking the 30 miles from Bolton on
A MAN who exposed himself to Bolton schoolgirls aged as young as nine has been ordered to sign the sex offenders' register for two years. Father-of-three Ian Grimshaw, aged 41, jumped out from behind a bush to expose himself to three 11-year-old schoolgirls
BOLTON'S mayor-elect could be called before an Elections Court after he breached electoral law on one of his official campaign leaflets. Councillor Cliff Morris -- who is due to take over as mayor after the election -- is in trouble because he accidentally
IRLAM MS' title hopes in the Air Miles Manchester League were dented by an in-form Prestwich Heys, who ran out 3-1 winners in an entertaining encounter at Sandgate Road. Abid Uddin collected a fine hat-trick for Heys, who continued the excellent form
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IN Bolton Boys Federation's Under 13s section, CMB Juniors continued their winning league run and moved into second place with a 4-0 win over Deans Youth. In the Jubilee Cup semi-final, AFC Park outplayed St Mary's with a good all-round team performance
Premier Division GRAPES HOTEL...0 HORWICH VICTORIA...3 GRIFFIN...1 TONGE MOOR CC...3 BOWLING GREEN...2 HARE & HOUNDS B...0 HARE & HOUNDS S'CLOUGH...0 DOFFCOCKER...0 CARTERS ARMS...6 SEVEN STARS BOL...2 Open Cup semi-final at Breightmet United
RADCLIFFE and Belper Town produced a 0-0 which does not help either team's promotion hopes. In a game of few clear cut chances Belper thought they had forced a second half breakthrough but Hilton's effort was offside. Boroughs' best chance fell to substitute
Hindsford 2 AFC Hindley 1: HINDLEY, average age 16 years, fell behind when Toone scored but Hindley equalised through Carter before half time. In the second half Hindley continued to press for the winner but Hindsford went through when Critchley scored
