A NIGHT out for people who spent much of their younger years dancing the small hours away at Benny's nightclub, Radcliffe, is set for Sunday evening at the Atlantis nightclub, Bolton. Sandy Holt, owner of Bolton Thai Boxing Club, has organised a second
CHORLEY skipper Jim Fazackerley has called for a truce between his players and their Darwen rivals as the Northern League's top two prepare to go head-to-head on Bank Holiday Monday. Last season's match at Birch Hall was marred when a Darwen player had
THE LONG-running debate on fluoridation of Bolton's water supplies has been reignited by leaked government papers. The documents suggest that health bosses will be given the power to add fluoride to the nation's water supplies to fight tooth decay after
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ENGLAND V ZIMBABWE (LORD'S) FIRST NPOWER TEST MATCH CLOSE OF PLAY England v Zimbabwe at Lord's England ME Trescothick c Ervine b Blignaut...59 MP Vaughan b Streak...8 MA Butcher not out...52 N Hussain c Hondo b Friend...19 RWT Key not out...11 Extras
TONGE are hoping to kick start their season tomorrow after the champions have suffered a disappointing opening. Not only are they struggling in the league but they suffered a further blow last weekend when they went out of the Thwaites Knockout - a competition
Rivals go for top player title Player of the year night 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);
BOLTON United Harriers Senior Men's track and field team started their second full season in the British League in high spirits and with great expectations following some off season strengthening of the squad. New man Terry Lalley earned valuable points
THE DUKE will visit Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool later as a £10m cancer care unit officially opens. The facility is the first of its kind in the UK for children and has been entirely funded by donations to the hospital's Rocking Horse Appeal. Sophie
A FESTIVAL starts later promising 11 days of flamboyant entertainment and cultural events with a "European twist". Manchester's Festival Europa centres around the Spring Bank Holiday weekend and Uefa Champions League Final. High wire antics and acrobats
The WANDERERS legend has died, aged 67, after a period of illness. The inside forward was a member of the 1958 FA Cup winning team and also won two full England caps. He was the youngest player ever to play in the First Division in 1951 when he played
I acted in self-defence says disabled robbery victim A DISABLED man who used CS spray to fight off a robber is now facing the threat of legal action. Wheelchair-bound Nicholas Ashworth, aged 22, sprayed his alleged attacker in the face with the CS spray
SPECIAL Needs co-ordinators from schools in Bolton attended a two day exhibition at the Reebok stadium. The SpecialneedsIT technology exhibition showcased the latest technological developments and ideas in special needs teaching. The event attracted hundreds
DNA tests have confirmed the body of a man found on a Spanish island is that of a missing Bolton pensioner. Richard Riley, aged 77, who had dementia, went missing on Menorca last August during a family holiday. A body found three weeks later was buried
MORE than 250 young people believed to be skipping school have been stopped and questioned over the last three weeks by education welfare officers and police officers. Education officials have been working with police officers from Greater Manchester
WANDERERS nut Nicholas Murray had a hair-raising time at the Whites' make or break final match against Middlesbrough. Because he knew that the outcome of the game would determine his new look for next season. Nicholas, aged 25, had agreed weeks before
GOVERNMENT plans to automatically fine drivers whose car tax has expired have been branded "daft" by a Bolton councillor. Tory Cllr Stuart Lever said the scheme, which would see motorists being hit with automatic £80 fines, has been ill thought-out and
ATHERTON and Clifton have a double date over the weekend in the Anthony Axford Bolton Association. Tomorrow the two teams meet at Howe Bridge and then face each other again on Monday when they clash in the second round of the ECB National Knockout. "It
MEN'S results: Greenall Whitley Cup First Round: Egerton Park 181 Derby Ward 218. Section One: Dobbies 202 (10) Bradshaw 136 (2); IGW 180 (7) Seven Stars 166 (5); Seven Stars 181 (7) Hollywood Road 176 (5); Bar Lane X (L Evans 21-3) 179 (9) Bar Lane C
A BOLTON fire officer is leading a search and rescue team looking for survivors of yesterday's Algerian earthquake. Divisional officer Dave Morris and his crew of six, including firefighters from Little Lever and Radcliffe, flew from Stansted airport
POLICE are hunting for two robbers after a "terrifying" attack on an elderly woman in her home. Two men posing as plain clothes police pushed the woman, aged 76, to the floor and gagged her with a pair of socks and a scarf to muffle her cries for help
WANDERERS today made their first signing of the season when they secured Anthony Barness until 2005. The out-of-contract defender wasted no time in extending his three-year Reebok career. It is an instant boost for Wanderers. who have set a target to
RANGERS defender Arthur Numan could be set for a summer switch to Bolton Wanderers. The 33-year-old Dutch left back's days are numbered at Ibrox and the Reebok Stadium is being tipped as his most likely destination. Numan is out of contract and is resigned
