A 19th century mill converted into a unique retail and leisure destination, Botany Bay, Chorley, really does have something for everyone. There are lots of different outlets selling the most beautiful and extraordinary gifts and, for those of you looking
ANOTHER multi-award winning attraction, Wigan Pier is truly a day of fun for all the family. Take an unforgettable journey through time and visit the Victorian classroom -- watch out for the strict schoolteachers though! Walk through the recreated coal
A 14th century manor house situated in Samlesbury, a small township on the south bank of the River Ribble, Samlesbury Hall is well worth a visit if only for its historical interest. The first hall was built on the banks of the Ribble by the D'Ewyas family
CEDAR Farm in Mawdsley is a contemporary cornucopia of arts, crafts, unique shops, a lively cafe, farm animals and a funky playground. It first opened its doors in 1987 and recently opened art@cedar farm -- exciting studios where visitors have a unique
SITUATED at Salford Quays, the museum opened to visitors on July 5, 2002 and quickly became one of the most talked about museums of the year. It was created to give northern audiences access to the national collections and it has already welcomed more
From the Evening News, May 22, 1903: AN exciting incident occurred at the Town Hall this morning, a prisoner, Thomas Withington (29), described as a goods guard, of 97, Commission-st., making a determined but unsuccessful bid to escape from custody. Shortly
A RARE fish listed as "critically endangered" in the Commonwealth country of its origin is thriving in a new home . . . in Bolton. The town's aquarium is thought to be the only one in the country now displaying a collection of this particular endangered
ANIMAL WORLD, Moss Bank Park, Moss Bank Way, Bolton - Enter the fascinating world of nature touring the enclosures suited to each individual animal's own natural habitat. See farmyard animals, chipmunks, wildfowl and tropical birds. Experience the sights
YOUR pictures of the donkey stones brought back happy memories for me. The donkey stone man was the highlight of the week for me, my two sisters and brother, On Friday morning, when we were off school, we would sit on the pavement with a bundle of old
Iwas disturbed to see a national media report that a new anti-dog mood was sweeping the country, with organisations such as the Kennel Club saying that people were becoming less tolerant of dogs, their habits and their owners. I write on behalf of the
I have just read an article about the proposed new Constitution of Europe which our government is willing to sign up to without giving the people a referendum. The fact that one of the proposals is to rename the European Union the United States of Europe
ATROCIOUS weather has forced the postponement of a raft race that was due to attract up to 10,000 spectators. The Bowker Ribble Raft Race -- to be resurrected this bank-holiday weekend after a seven year absence -- was this morning called off because
THE grand opening of the Yarrow Valley Country Park's new visitor centre takes place on Saturday. And to mark the occasion, there will be displays, activities and entertainment for all. The action packed programme runs from 12am-3pm and highlights include
A CHORLEY student who struggles with dyslexia could be in line for a prestigious national education award. Hannah Charlesworth, 18, who attends Runshaw College, Leyland, is one of five hopefuls short-listed for the BTEC National Achievement Award at the
EAVES Lane is becoming a race track for boy racers and late-night revellers, according to residents. They claim young motorists line up late at night with loud music blurring from car stereos. And they say that more safety measures are needed to stop
JUST two weeks after flying home from the Iraqi war a Chorley soldier has gone back to his old school to tell pupils about his experiences. Richard Jeffrey, 21, of the Royal Marine 45 Commando unit, returned from the Iraqi desert at the end of April after
PETER Cropper is a member of the Sweet Green Trinity quiz team and a stalwart of the Bolton Premier Quiz League. Here he explains why the pub quiz has become part of the local way of life. ON which river does Berlin stand? Who was Britain's last Stuart
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Ring 334400. BUXTON OPERA HOUSE, Water Street, Buxton. Dancing In The Streets. Box Office 01298 72190. OLDHAM COLISEUM. Ring 0161 624 2829. LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000. ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC
FIREMEN at Bolton Central station had a bizarre request when a teenage girl walked in with a handcuff locked on to her wrist. A firefighters had to cut it off. The girl said a friend had put the handcuff on while she was asleep.
A CAR was set alight in Horwich early today. Firefighters were called to the back of Horwich Conservative Club on Church Street at 4am to tackle the burning vehicle. It is believed the fire was started deliberately.
OLD girls who attended Leigh Grammar School have another chance to recall their school days next month. The Windermere Road buildings, which now houses Leigh Central Primary School, will be open to past pupils on June 6 from 1.30pm onwards. Further details
Walshaw Folk Club meets every second and fourth Sunday, 8pm-11.30pm, at Walshaw Sports Club, Sycamore Road, Tottington, Bury. Floor singers are welcome. The residents are Capstycam, consisting of Frank and Doreen Brough, and Peter Sharples. Frank sings
A COLLECTION of more than 100 rugby programmes is among the items recovered from a Leigh flat by police investigating burglaries. Now police want to identify the rightful owners of the collection, along with the owners of three marathon medals one bearing
RANGERS pulled off a great win in the cup final and set off strongly from the start with some good runs by the forwards who had Bridge back peddling. Lee Rogers and John Barker hit the line backed up by Stuart Walsh and Carl Hough took some holding but
FORMER Chorley chairman Jack Kirkland, who died earlier this month, could be remembered at Victory Park with an annual trophy named in his honour to be played between the Magpies and Preston North End. The two teams are due to meet in a pre-season match
EUXTON Cricket Club has been selected as a focus club for disability cricket in central Lancashire - a status that will reap rewards this Sunday, May 25, as Balshaw Park hosts a Roses battle between Lancashire and Yorkshire. The ECB Disability County
A TOP local business is packing its bags and moving -- down the street. EK Williams has been granted permission to build a three-storey office block at the junction of Mill Street and Cricketer's Way on Pavilion Square, Westhoughton. Its prestigious new
THE Atlantis nightclub has teamed up with The Teenage Cancer Trust to support the Charity's 3rd Bandanna campaign to help raise funds for a dedicated cancer unit for young people. Starting this Bank Holiday weekend Atlantis will be raising funds and selling
A NEW state of the art Renal Dialysis Unit will be opened tomorrow at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Bolton MPs Dr Brian Iddon and David Crausby will jointly officially open the new £1.2 million unit for people in the Bolton and Wigan area who have kidney
MEET the faces of the future -- the young "graduates" from Bolton Academy of Dance and Stage. The youngsters have all been awarded scholarships at some of the country's top theatrical and stage colleges. "It has been an amazing year," said Dawn Dawson
NINE men from Bolton have appeared in court after a Manchester United fan was left fighting for his life. They are all charged with three counts of causing grievous bodily harm and violent disorder following the incident at Chorley Railway Station on
ISABEL Heyworth's dreams came true -- thanks to Bolton-Le-Moors Rotary Club. The club came up with a project to fulfil people's wishes and one of the first people they helped was Isabel who is a day patient at Bolton Hospice. She was able to make a special
THE name may not be as internationally well-known as a Hollywood star like Nicole Kidman -- but Bollywood's Honey Kalaria is undoubtedly a big star in her own right. She has been in countless films, appeared in numerous pop videos, founded Indian dance
The man is wanted in connection with an indecent assault on a 13-year-old boy in public toilets. The schoolboy was grabbed from behind by the attacker who held the boy by the arms before assaulting him. Detectives fear he may strike again. They say the
SUNNYSIDE Park in Bolton will live up to its name this weekend after years of decay and neglect. It has undergone a £180,000 transformation, thanks to the council's parks department and lots of help from the community. On Sunday all the residents who
BOLTON DJ Chris Massey, winner of the recent Bar Juice DJ competition, launches his new night, Mirrorball, at The Office every Friday. Nicola Mostyn talks to the 22 year old DJ who wants to bring something a little bit different to Bolton's nightlife.
BOLTON 0 HEATON MOOR 3 BOLTON RUFC failed to continue the form of the previous week losing 3-0 in a dour clash with Heaton Moor - the second defeat of the season to the Stockport based side. The game was stuck in the middle of the pitch for long periods
NEXT Wednesday is the next round of the Player of the Year with eight venues of four to be played to a winner at each venue. Venue -- Lever Arms: Crofters A (P Mason) v Black Horse B (J Warton); Taveners (B Fitzharris) v Stalkers (S Hobbs). Venue -- Volunteer
ALBION PLACE, The Crescent, Salford Learn about coiling, slabbing and throwing pots with demonstrations and individual tuition. Sessions are tailored to different levels of experience. BLACKLEACH ART CLUB, Exploring the Country Park. Meet at the Blackleach
PAUL Brough is the Bolton Snooker League individual champion and winner of the Joe Hayes Individual Trophy having defeated previous champion, Craig Steadman, 3-0 (144-0, 91-64 & 94-37) in a brilliant exhibition of potting. In the first frame, Craig
DAME Vera Lynn, George Formby and Gracie Fields helped millions of Britons cope with the horrors of the Second World War. But will today's entertainers be remembered 50 years after the battle for Baghdad? The Bolton Evening News asks the experts at the
MUSEUMS are no longer buildings with "things in glass cases and hanging on walls", just ask Bolton Museum's curator Steve Garland. Feature writer Frank Elson did STEVE Garland is in overall charge of 350,000 items for Bolton Museum -- from a pin-head
P W L Pt Dunscar... 3 3 0 23 Horwich... 3 2 1 23 Little Lever... 3 2 1 21 Plodder Lane... 2 2 0 16 Tonge/Bre... 3 1 2 13 Rumworth... 2 1 1 10 Church Ward... 4 0 3 10 Over Hulton... 3 1 2 9 Kear/Ringley... 1 0 1 1
SALFORD tenor Russell Watson is hoping to complete a hat-trick by winning a top Classical Brit award for the third year running. The singer is nominated for the best album title -- which he won in 2001 and 2002 -- for his latest release Reprise.
SKATEBOARD fanatics were in for a spectacular thrill when a world-famous team of professional boarders visited Bones Skatepark in Deane. More than 300 people crammed in to the indoor skate facility to watch riders from the American DVS Shoe Company team
The two men from the North-west jailed over the "bootleg booze" bombings in Saudi Arabia may get clemency, the Saudi ambassador in London has said. Prince Turki al-Faisal's words will give fresh hope to relatives of James Cottle from Manchester and Les
P W L D Pt Globe ... 6 4 1 1 59 Bar Lane ... 6 5 1 0 58 Colne Cricket ... 7 4 3 0 52 R Utility ... 7 3 4 0 52 East Lancs ... 6 4 2 0 50 Darwen Subs ... 6 5 1 0 46 St Andrews ... 6 3 3 0 46 Turton ... 7 2 4 1 45 Rishton Con ... 6 1 5 0 30 Greenhill ...
P W L D Pt Dobbies... 7 7 0 0 73 Bar Lane A... 5 5 0 0 53 Longsight A... 6 3 3 0 37 Turton... 5 3 2 0 36 Dunscar... 6 4 2 0 35 Edgworth... 6 3 3 0 35 Bradshaw... 6 3 3 0 35 Longsight B... 5 2 3 0 32 Eagley... 6 1 5 0 28 Tonge Moor... 5 2 3 0 25 Egerton
IN the home match against South Lakes, played on Sunday Bolton won 10-2 and in the corresponding match played at Warton BC, Bolton won 7-5. The overall result was Bolton 26 points, South Lakes seven. Bar Lane -- B Trevitt (BL) 17 W Downham 21; M Bradshaw
RESULTS: Section A: Longsight B 151 (9) Rumworth 145 (5); Astley Bridge C 127 (5) Tonge Park A 143 (10); Moss Bank A 130 (3) Astley Bridge A 156 (12); Astley Bridge B 150 (1) Leverhulme 132 (4); Darbishire B 145 (6) Horwich PH 154 (9); Tonge Pk A 137
SOME of the world's greatest cricketers will be appearing in Bolton during the summer. West Indian Brian Lara, Pakistan's Wasim Akram and South Africa's Allan Donald are among a host of big-name players who could be called on for a charity match at Bolton
ANCHOR INN, Bolton. Friday and Saturday. ARKWRIGHTS ALE HOUSE, Vallet's Lane, Bolton. Homer's Karaoke. Every Saturday. BEEHIVE, Horwich. Karaoke with free draw for all singers and a prize of a gallon of beer. Every Tuesday. Starts 9pm. THE RAILWAY, Bridge
ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester (0161 831 7454) Open Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm and Sun noon to 4pm. ASTLEY HALL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Astley Park, Chorley (01257 515555) Open Tues to Sun, noon to 5pm. Admission free for Chorley residents with
ARLEY HALL AND GARDENS, near Great Budworth, Northwich, Cheshire (01565 777353 or 01565 777284) - Herbaceous borders, topiary, rhododendrons and roses; walled, scented herb and woodland gardens. BEACON COUNTRY PARK, Beacon Lane, Upholland, Lancashire.
MICK Bushby came through the most difficult half of the draw to win Friday's Halliwell Cons Darts Knockout competition beating Dave Higgin in the final. Dave beat Dave Smith in his semi final. Mick beat Wayne Merrick in the other semi. Jean Burns won
THE vacancy in Ladies Section Four has been filled by The No Name (House without a Name) on Lea Gate, Harwood. Telephone number 01204 300063, night of play Wednesday. The teams who have already missed this match can play this game when it is convenient
Hoghton Tower, Hoghton, Preston - A selection of fresh and traditionally produced foods including cheese, meat, cakes and fresh vegetables available to sample and purchase. Sunday, 10am-3pm, admission free.
Worsley Delph -- Built in 1759, Worsley Delph is an underground canal system, that stretches over 50 miles -- as far as Farnworth. The labyrinth of passages is the reason why Worsley has applied for World Heritage Status. The Packet House -- a Grade Two
WINNER of Building of the Year 2000, The Lowry in Salford is one of the North-west's most exciting visitor attractions, offering something for everyone -- day and night. The Galleries play host to a selection of works by LS Lowry displayed alongside new
FOUNDED almost a millennium ago, the Tower of London has protected, imprisoned, and housed both royalty and the common man. For many it has been the last sight they saw on earth, it has been the home of monarchs, British governments, notorious traitors
IF you fancy a day out with a difference why not dive into the deep sea... at Ellesmere Port where the Blue Planet Aquarium is guaranteed to blow many similar attractions out of the water. Our two-and-a-half year old still talks about the "fishes above
FIVE floors of shops, artefacts, collectors' pieces and a pirate ship especially for the kids -- Botany Bay is surely the perfect place to go when the weather is grim. Of course, that isn't to say it's not a good place to go when the weather is fine,
DERELICT tennis courts are to be transformed into a wildlife garden. The £60,000 project will see the courts at Bank Top, Astley Bridge, replaced with flowers, trees and shrubs. Proposals for the courts were developed after local people were asked what
A WILDLIFE haven will be protected and developed following a succesful bid for lottery cash. Environmental groups have been awarded £24,365 to develop Hall Lee Bank Park in Westhoughton. The cash can be used to buy tools, to manage the park's wildlife
CELEBRATING its 40th Anniversary this year, the Wildlife Trust in Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside is the largest voluntary conservation organisation in the North West. And, with projects all over town, the Bolton office of the Trust is as
I feel that I must reply to the letter by Gary Titley MEP in Thursday's Letters about joining the euro. I am a regular visitor to France and stay with French friends in a region which is an ordinary, average, typical community. I socialise with a cross-section
LISTEN to the likes of Garry Titley MEP at your peril. His comment on the euro should come with a health warning, or, more precisely, a job warning! The Office of National Statistics latest report states the UK has the lowest unemployment of any major
1455 In the War of the Roses, the Lancastrians defeated the Yorkists at the Battle of St Albans. 1611 James I created the title "baronet" 1813 Richard Wagner, operatic composer, was born in Leipzig. 1859 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes
IT'S going to be a right royal occasion at Adlington Community Centre this weekend. For it's selection time again on Sunday, for the Adlington and District Carnival. There are five categories. Pageboy is for threes and over and the rosebud for threes-sevens
A CHORLEY soldier has just returned from his latest mission where he overcame competitors from across the world. Scots Guard Sergeant Stephen Maden walked away unscathed from a powerlifting competition in New Zealand, and brought home a clutch of glittering
AN Indian restaurant has been forced to closed after rat droppings were found in food storage areas. JPs at Leyland Magistrates' Court ordered the Taste of India, in Market Street, Adlington to close after environmental health officers from Chorley Borough
A NEW Chorley churchman has altered his ways after kicking soccer hooliganism into touch. The reverend Ken Howles, aged 46, admits he is a 'reformed football thug'. Current chaplain to Blackburn Rovers, he became a born-again Christian on Liverpool's
THE arrest and jailing of Geoffrey Holt has been described by police as "very significant" in the battle against burglary in Cumbria. Information from a woman in Skelton, near Penrith, eventually enabled the police to bring Holt to justice. She phoned
CLUB MISTRY, Derby Street, Bolton. Open daily, five full size snooker tables and one pool table. 11am to 11pm daily. Phone Bolton 524695. CROWN AND CUSHION, Mealhouse Lane, Bolton. The Pub in the Club, 8pm. Open daily for snooker and pool. THE LAMB, Blackburn
MERELY by looking at the gigantic, glamorous queue to get into The Last Drop hotel, we suspected we were in for a good night. Once inside we weren't disappointed. This special one-off club night, organised by DJ Danny Whitehead, held some very Ibiza-esque
The Christmas diary is now closed ... check back next year for new listings.
I HAVE discussed on occasion in this column the impressive list of attractions staged at The Met, Bury's live arts venue writes Fred Shawcross Of course, it is the monthly jazz concerts we are most concerned with here but anyone who fancies a good night
A FEW weeks ago I broke the news that the brilliant jazz twosome Ben Castle and Mark Nightingale would be headlining a concert at the Bolton Festival on Sunday, August 24. I think it fair to claim that Ben and Mark rarely, if ever, work as a unit except
THE newest clubnight to come to Bolton has its roots firmly in house music history. Ace of Clubs organisers Brendan and Gareth were both part of the scene in the early Nineties, creating a clubbing magazine, mainly, they admit, because they wanted to
OUT with the old and in with the new: What better time than January to move on from your local pub and spice up your social life? Nicola Mostyn checks out a selection of Bolton's newest bars. Maloneys Where The latest addition to Nelson Square, next to
EVER been to Royston Vasey? It's a weird northern town populated by an amazing array of misfits and oddballs like Pauline from the Job Centre, Mickey the monkey boy and Barbara the sex change taxi driver. Then there's Hilary Briss the "special" butcher
A DRIVER suffered a slight cut to his left arm after a crash in heavy rain between a Ford Mondeo and a Ford Escort in Derby Street, Bolton, last night.
A SCOOTER rider and the driver of a car needed treatment after an accident at the junction of Bradford Street and Radcliffe Road, Bolton, early today.
BACK o'th' Bank Bowling Club, Fairhaven Road, Bolton, will stage the Rita Aspinall Trophy on Sunday, June 29. Entry is just £1 and proceeds go to Bolton's Coronary Care Appeal. Further details from Lynn 301421.
TONGE Ward Labour Club, Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, are holding a concert on Sunday from 7pm in aid of troops injured in Iraq. The show will boast three acts including a compere and there will be a bar extension.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to the Royal Bolton Hospital early today after deodorant spray triggered a smoke detector. Three fire engines rushed to the scene to find that the false alarm had come from a hospital changing room.
Helpers using Bolton's charity canopy in Victoria Square last Saturday raised £481.50 towards Tottington Methodist Church funds. St Matthew's Church, Bolton raised £783 at a town centre canopy sale on Saturday, May 10.
WEAR your cowboy hats this Bank Holiday Monday and get on down to Asda, Moss Bank Way, Bolton, between 10.30am and 4pm, for a ride on the Bucking Bronco. There will also be children's fun rides, a face painter and a barbeqeu. Further details from Chris
CHILDREN have been blamed for a fire at a disused Polish club in Bolton. They broke into the building on Avenue Street, off Chorley Old Road, Bolton, and set fire to rubbish near the stage area at 7.30pm last night. A fire crew was at the scene for an
FOLK CLUB, Westhoughton. Mrs Patricia Batty, The Golf Club, Long Island, Westhoughton. 01257 230508. www.folkclub.org.uk. LEIGH FOLK CLUB, meets at the Conservative Club, Railway Road, Leigh. Phone 01942 604603. LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Phone
Village deabte SUPPORTERS and objectors of Leigh's proposed multi-millon pound Sports Village will get the chance to air their views at the end of the month. The Leigh & District Sports Partnership which incorporates all professional and amateur clubs
APPLICATIONS are invited for membership of Bolton Local Research Ethics Committee (LREC). LRECs were established by the Department of Health in 1991 to carry out the ethical review of research undertaken on NHS patients. The role of the committees has
TENNIS players of all abilities are invited to take part in Chorley Tennis Club's 24-hour tennithon, between 9am and 9pm on Saturday May 31 and Sunday June 1. The event is to raise funds, both for the club, which is a not-for-profit community facility
BATTLING small businesses who took on the might of United Utilities have won a major concesion in their road closure battle. Following a meeting with the company, its sub contractors, MP Andy Burnham, Leigh Council leader Lord Peter Smith and local councillors
A DEVELOPER will shortly start building homes on spare land in Westhoughton which town councillors had earmarked as a possible site for the building of a new clinic. The application for 14 houses and nine apartments on the vacant land next to McDonalds
The Labour treasury minister now holds the record for having the most children while serving as an MP. Her daughter Niamh weighed in at a healthy 81b 8oz when she was born at London's St Thomas's Hospital, overlooking the Palace of Westminster. Niamh
IN his debut film, 8 Mile, Eminem looks set to blow his critics away with strong box office and critical support. And while those who have always dismissed the rapper as a controversial, foul mouthed upstart may be surprised by this eventuality, anyone
BOLTON School was the nursing ground for the talents of one of our finest actors - Sir Ian McKellen. Here the star of the Film of the Year Lord of the Rings talks abour his early life in Lancashire, and career in acting. IAN Murray McKellen was born at
Pityu, who is just 27 inches tall, is in town along with 40 other performers at the Cottle and Austen's Electric Circus. The company is returning to Bolton for the first time in 25 years with a comedy and music-filled act . . . and performers from every
RED Nose fever took over your TV for a night of comedy led by some of the biggest names in the business. Nicola Mostyn gives you the lowdown on the highlights from this year's Red Nose Day, looks back at previous year's capers and tells you a bit more
EACH Sunday, there is a pool knockout at the Victoria British Queen, Blackburn Road. Last week's winner was Kris Hampson. Runner-up was Paul Stevers. Names in by 8pm. £2 entry fee.
PETER Kay has announced the final 14 dates of his record-breaking UK tour. The Bolton comedian's My Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour is set to be the biggest comedy tour of the past year, with 120,000 tickets sold. Peter, who played his home town during the
BRIAN Potter's Phoenix Club has burned down more times than the wheelchair-bound owner can care to remember. But more than 500 people turned up at the Filmworks complex in Manchester to see Potter's comic creator Peter Kay resurrect the working men's
RESULTS: Section A Cup: Tonge Moor A 171 Deane B 116 Section A: Little Lever C 168 (10) Little Lever B 93 (0); Little Lever B 152 (7) Smithills A 124 (3); Little Lever C 168 (10) Tonge Moor A 90 (0); Astley Bridge A 149 (4) Litle Lever C 150 (7); Dunscar
IN reply to the letter about the St George's flag on the town hall, on April 23, St George's Day, I checked it out and it has been confirmed by council offices that the flag was up. I am the one who years ago discovered that Chorley borough had not got
A FRIEND who has a disabled wife has just been given a parking ticket. The offence? The disabled parking badge was placed upside down in the windscreen, but in full view for all and sundry to see. He complained, but the fine stands until his appeal has
IT was with real concern that I read the letter 'Be proud to fly the flag' (Citizen, May 14), as not only are we at Chorley Borough Council proud to fly the flag on St George's Day, but we also flew it on Sunday for the St George's Day Parade. Some of
Bury Museum and Art Gallery, Moss Street, Bury - Contrasts. A chance to view two pictures and compare the contrasts with a selection of pairs from the Gallery's collections of paintings. Runs until Saturday, April 5, open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm
LAST week's winner was Derek Ashton beating Tony Cross in the final. Losing semi finalists were Phil Schofield and Alex Kalbus. Best lady prize to Lisa Stephens. Tonight's draw 9pm, £1 entry.
SCHOOLS across the North-west are to share a £2 million Lottery hand-out to improve physical education and sports facilities.
A SCHOOL is to begin screening pupils and staff for tuberculosis after a teaching assistant died of the disease. Fatima Bibi, aged 18, who had been working at St Chad's Primary School in Cheetham Hill, died last week.
Global sporting giant opens new development at Wanderers' stadium THE global sports giant Reebok UK has returned to its roots -- with the opening of a new office and showroom development. More than 40 new jobs will come to Bolton with the opening on Friday
WHEN it comes to style teenager Leor Siddle is head and shoulders above the most stylish of them all . . . soccer star David Beckham. The 16-year-old Prestwich student and Leigh RMI player has been the inspiration behind the superstar's latest hairdo.
OKAY. So here's the thing. I'm on a train. It is the 11.15pm from Manchester to Blackpool via Bolton on a Friday night. I've had more than a few glasses of white wine and want my bed. My usual trick on the last train is to read a book, not an easy task
THE new-look Bolton Council was finally sorted out last night, leaving the Lib Dems fuming in the poliitical wilderness. Labour and Tories divided the key committee chairs between them resulting in Lib Dem Cllr David Wilkinson launching a ferocious attack
A NOTORIOUS Bolton serial burglar who terrorised affluent neighbourhoods in Cumbria has been jailed for five-and-a-half years. Geoffrey Holt -- nicknamed 'The Neat Thief' for the way he tidied up after his break-ins -- burgled 70 homes in a four month
DIVISION ONE P W L D F A Pt Whitefield BC... 5 3 1 1 22.5 39.0 Eagle/Child A**... 5 5 0 0 20.0 38.0 Ringley A... 5 3 1 1 23.0 37.0 Prestwich CC A... 5 2 2 1 24.0 35.0 Black Lane... 5 3 1 1 27.0 32.0 Walmersley A... 5 3 2 0 29.0 25.0 Walmersley B... 5
RESULTS: Section A: Ellesmere (13) 173 Kearsley A (1) 113; Mytham A (9) 157 St Mary's A (5) 146; Parr Fold (14) 180 Boothstown (0) 84; Brad St A (11) 161 Doe Hey (3) 124; St Mary's A (10) 160 Kearsley A (4) 143; St Mary's B (7) 125 Brad St A (8) 126;
WESTHOUGHTON Amateur Swimming Club was founded over 20 years ago and during that time hundreds of younsters have learned to swim or improved their skills through the dedication of the volunteers who run the club. All teaching volunteers are trained instructors
Doctors at Christie Hospital in Manchester have warned that patients could go on waiting lists for chemotherapy. They warned last week the hospital faces a £1.5m cash shortfall. Managers from Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority and Bolton Primary
P W D L F A GD Disc Pts AK's Wrexham... 14 14 0 0 192 65 127 0 42 Breightmet Utd... 14 10 0 4 150 79 71 2 30 Champions... 14 7 1 6 119 103 16 0 22 Radcliffe Ams... 14 7 0 7 104 98 6 0 21 Tynes Bank... 14 6 1 7 130 143 -13 0 19 SCM... 14 6 1 7 101 129
A group of residents wants to bring back the glory days of one of Bolton's favourite family parks, Moss Bank Park. Frank Elson went along to find out how they are doing. AS a town built on industry, Bolton has jealously guarded its few green areas. However
THERE are more than 3,000 road accidents a year involving horses and, as horse riding is one of Britain's fastest growing pastimes, riders and motorists alike want horses off the roads. Frank Elson finds out about a Bolton group working towards safer
DAY CENTRE, Kershaw Avenue, Little Lever and The Haulgh, Bolton. All sorts of activities for older people - including music therapy, card games, and support packages to help people live independently in their own homes for longer. HALLIWELL CENTRAL REFORM
A PROJECT designed to give young people in one area of Bolton something to do, could lead one of them to pop chart stardom. For the Harmony Youth Project, based in the Hibbert Street area of the town to promote arts-based interests, includes visits to
MICK Bushby came through the most difficult half of the draw to win Friday's Halliwell Cons Darts Knockout competition beating Dave Higgin in the final. Dave beat Dave Smith in his semi final. Mick beat Wayne Merrick in the other semi. Jean Burns won
