I WISH that I'd had my camera with me the other night at 9.15pm. I was on the crossing on Tonge Moor Road near the post office. There is a cash point there, so that means cars are parked on the zig-zag lines right across the crossing. So you have to walk
I RECENTLY heard a discussion on radio about the drug nicotine (still legal despite it being the most dangerous drug available) and its effects on the health of people who were described as "the lower classes". Such a description is offensive, patronising
WHAT a nerve of Dr Gibson to insinuate that campaigners against hunting with dogs are ignorant (by that I assume he means uninformed)? Not only is he arrogant, by his own admission, but also ignorant (as in rude) and insulting with his self-opinionated
I AM writing in regards to the recent article "Residents face quiz on bypass through fields". I am amazed that Mr Wilkinson and Mr Harkin have found anyone other than builders and estate agents who want more housing developments in Westhoughton. As a
LATEST tables P W L D Ab BP Pts Little Hulton... 19 13 2 3 1 28 294 Walshaw... 19 12 1 5 1 47 293 Spring View... 19 9 3 6 1 71 257 A&T 18 9 3 6 0 73 253 Atherton... 19 8 6 4 1 64 230 Elton... 19 6 4 8 1 98 224 Golborne... 18 7 6 4 1 73 219 Clifton
LATEST details SECOND TEAMS P W L D Ab BP Pts Clifton... 19 12 2 3 2 43 295 Daisy Hill*... 19 12 2 4 1 37 283 Darcy Lever... 19 12 3 3 1 36 282 Little Hulton... 19 10 4 3 2 45 257 Elton... 19 9 4 4 2 58 250 A/Tyldesley... 18 7 8 2 1 70 216 Atherton*..
LATEST averages BATTING INN NO HS R Ave M Bennison (Walk)... 15 5 *122 686 68.60 G Garner (Eger)... 15 4 *137 612 55.64 Wingfield (Brad)... 15 2 *106 695 53.46 G Long (Hor)... 16 5 *92 576 52.36 O'Rourke (Eag)... 16 5 *83 566 51.45 Morris (Gnmt)... 15
A SHOW-OFF motorcyclist who killed an eight-year-old boy after he lost control of his powerful bike at high speed has started a six-year jail sentence. Billy Joe Dean died after Steven Harrison's 1000cc Suzuki bike careered into a Porsche then ploughed
IF CORRIE star Andrew Whyment ever gets bored of acting there's a new career waiting for him -- as a cricket player. Andrew -- the Street's Kirk Sutherland -- played in a charity cricket match in Worsley in aid of media charity Nabs and was named man
THOUSANDS of people flocked to see Bolton comic Peter Kay's sell-out tour -- and now dozens more are converging on Preston to see the comedian's memorabilia. Visitor numbers at the Museum of Lancashire in Preston have shot up nearly five times since an
WITH only two weeks left in the League, all games must be played and results in at the Sharman Arms on Sunday, August 24, before 8pm. No games can be played after this time, and any results will be void. Wednesday, August 13, is the Quarter Final of the
WANDERERS' new young defender Lord-Kangana N'Diwa has joined Oldham on a month's loan.
A PROPERTY developer is opening its doors to local residents to prove they have listened to them. Bardsley Construction held a meeting with residents of Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, last month and has now come back with revised plans. The developer hopes
A 31-stone professional disc jockey was convicted of a serious sex attack on a teenage boy, after a five-day trial at Manchester Crown Court. Frederick McClure, aged 40, of Wigan Road, Leigh, was remanded in custody for a medical report. He will be sentenced
Diary guide for SATURDAY BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Exhibitions Celebrating Boxes - runs until August 30 This summer
EACH Sunday there is a Pool Knockout at the VBQ, Blackburn Road. Names in by 8pm. £2 entry fee. Last week's winner was again Ste Riley, who beat Loyde Clark in the final.
LATEST details DIVISION ONE P W L F A D Pt Grapes A... 8 7 1 41 15 26 55 Blackhorse A... 8 6 2 35 21 14 46 Moses Gate A... 8 5 3 28 28 0 36 Shakespeare B... 8 4 4 27 29 -2 35 Spa... 8 4 4 26 30 -4 34 Market Tavern A... 7 3 4 26 23 3 32 Grapes B... 7 3
HORWICH RMI Harrier Rob Jackson won the 4.3 mile Bob Jackson 60th Birthday Multi-Terrain Race at Cowm Reservoir at Whitworth. Bob, who has been running for over 40 years, started the race and presented the prizes for the birthday event in his honour.
LATEST details P W L D IW Pt Central ... 15 11 3 1 80 108 Railwaymen ... 13 11 1 1 76 105 Clifton A ... 14 8 6 0 71 90 Doe Hey ... 14 9 5 0 66 88 Hare/Hounds ... 15 8 7 0 64 82 Ringley ... 14 8 6 0 59 78 Royal A ... 15 5 10 0 52 63 Plodder Lane ... 13
PRIZE money totalling £860 will be on offer at the Back o'th Bank Bowling Club's open pairs floodlit competition which gets under way in September. The entry fee is £12 per pair and all matches at the Fairhaven Road green start at 7pm. Qualifying dates
LATEST details Section A: Astley Bridge B 164 (10) Tonge Pk A 93 (4); Heywood 160 (9) Rumworth 106 (5); Westhoughton A 130 (5) Longsight A 144 (10); Longsight B 133 (4) Horwich PH 143 (11); Darbishire B 128 (4) Leverhulme 156 (11). Section B: Sunnyside
THE NEXT meeting has been put back a week to Monday September 22 and the final of the Harold Jobbins Shield will be played on Tuesday September 23 at a venue to be arranged. RESULTS: Section A: Doe Hey (6) 141 Parr Fold (9) 145; Boothstown (7) 151; Mytham
LATEST details Section A Cup: Astley Bridge C 106 Little Lever C 168; Dunscar B 148 Tonge Moor A 154. Section A: Smithills A 154 (8) Little Lever B 127 (2); Tonge Moor A 125 (3) Little Lever C 145 (8); Little Lever C 160 (8) Dunscar B 118 (2); Tonge Moor
PRESTWICH Heys will face Atherton Colls in the Goldline Trophy quarter-finals after cruising past 10-man Old Boltonians. Heys recovered from a 7-1 thrashing at Blackrod Town to escape from Group Two with Lee Smart scoring twice and Mark Slater grabbing
It's the big kick off in the Premiership - and week two in the Nationwide and Conference SATURDAY Barclaycard Premiership Arsenal v Everton Birmingham v Spurs (12pm) Blackburn v Wolves Fulham v Middlesbrough Leicester v Southampton Man Utd v Bolton Portsmouth
THE number of breast cancer cases is higher than ever, yet the death rate from the disease is falling. In the North-west 4,300 women contracted breast cancer in 1999, the latest year for which figures are available. Figures from Cancer Research UK reveal
LAST week's winner of the Founders Darts KO was Wayne Merrick, beating Tony Cross in the final. Losing semi finalists were Mick Daniels and Lynda Canham who also won Best Lady Prize. £1 entry. Phone 01204 362195.
LATEST details P W L F A Pt Jackie's Girls... 6 5 1 52 38 10 3-in-a-Bed... 5 4 1 52 23 8 Lady Birds... 5 4 1 47 28 8 Carol's Girls... 5 3 2 36 39 6 Lady Lodgers... 6 2 4 45 45 4 Boardwalkers... 5 2 3 34 41 4 Wanderers... 5 1 4 31 43 2 KG's Girls... 4
THE Triple D League AGM will be held on Monday, August 11, at Rumworth and Hulton Con Club. All team captains or representatives must attend. Contact Secretary Paul Baistow on 07956 974781. Competitions: Monday, August 18: Ladies Pairs (RHCC), Men's Pairs
A HOME furnishings giant has shut its Bolton factory with the loss of 100 jobs. Wallpaper makers Arthur Sanderson and Sons told stunned workers the company was making a total of 120 redundant after it was forced to go into receivership. Other jobs losses
WOULD anyone knowing the address or phone number of Edith Temperly (nee Kay) please forward them to me. We were at art school together. We were communicating for some time, but she has moved to Lytham, and I did not get her new address or phone number
I WONDER if Mr Gary Titley MEP can assure us, the voters, that if Mr Blair takes us into Europe wholly, will our VAT on household fuel remain at five per cent, or will it become, as Europe, 17.5 per cent? . Also, will there be a VAT levy on children's
LIKE countless others, I was a patient of Dr Dawn Harris. I wept at the tragic news of her death as I am sure many others have. Dr Harris treated her patients like friends she hadn't seen for a while, full of concern and compassion for our well being.
LATEST table P W L D8 D6 D1 BP Pts Walkden... 16 10 1 4 1 0 30 268 W'houghton... 16 9 4 0 2 1 26 219 Gmount*... 16 7 3 1 4 1 34 205 Fworth SC... 16 7 6 1 2 0 29 189 Bradshaw... 16 6 4 0 4 2 33 179 Heaton*... 16 6 6 0 4 0 32 174 Horwich... 16 6 5 0 3 2
Second team tables P W L D8 D6 D1 BP Pts Greenmount... 16 12 1 0 2 1 1 254 Bradshaw*... 16 10 1 0 5 0 18 246 Farnworth SC*... 16 8 2 3 3 0 33 233 Astley Bridge... 16 10 4 0 2 0 13 225 Little Lever... 16 10 5 0 1 0 16 222 Kearsley... 16 8 3 0 1 4 30 200
HUNDREDS of cricket fans watched an array of international stars when a celebrity X1 came to town. The Lashings Cricket Club played a charity match at Bolton Cricket Club against eager local players to raise money for the Coronary Care Appeal. The Lashings
LATEST averages BATTING Inns NO HS Runs Ave Khan (A&T)... 19 5 *163 1217 86.93 Mahmood (LH)... 14 4 *143 823 82.30 Sarkar (SV)... 18 7 *113 886 80.55 P West (Ath)... 15 4 133 615 55.91 Fitton (Elt)... 21 4 *100 923 54.29 D Hamilton (Cli)... 20 5 *
AS I walked away from the Horwich ground last Saturday evening after having watched their home game against Westhoughton, I enjoyed a brief chat with a man who knows his cricket, having been involved with the Bolton League for probably more years than
THESE tiny puppies were crammed into a closed box and left to die on one of the hottest days of the year. They and two other cross-breed pups -- no more than four weeks old -- were discovered terrified and severely dehydrated dumped in a field off Maple
SINGER Sarah Whatmore has become a boy band's pop idol. And the good-looking Worsley solo artist has even beaten lads' favourite Britney Spears. When Busted's guitarist Charlie Simpson was asked who he preferred between Britney and Sarah, he made his
THE LADIES President's Cup will take place on Sunday, August 17 at Darbishire Park, starting at 11am. Mens results, Greenall Whitley Cup Semi Final: Grey Mare 187 Derby Ward LC 188. Section One: Dobbies 187 (8) Railway A 173 (4); Mortfield C 172 (4) lGW
NICKY Hunt may be short on experience but he is certainly not lacking in confidence. The 19-year-old right back has only just got his feet under the top table at the Reebok but he is already setting himself targets for the new season. "Ten Premiership
MIKE Newman will make attempt on the land-speed record for a blind person on Wednesday. Mike, aged 41 from Sale, hopes to drive a Jaguar XJR at more than 141 miles-per-hour to set the record. Jaguar dealer Mead of Bolton is providing the car for the record-breaking
THE 58th anniversary of VJ Day will be marked in Bolton town centre next Friday. A service will be held in Victoria Square at 11am to remember the day hostilities finished against Japan in 1945. It will honour those who fought and died during the Second
VOLUNTEERS at a project which keeps young people off the streets and out of trouble in Farnworth have reached the finals in a national competition. The Sycamore Project Volunteers won the adult group Award and reached the national final of this year's
HUNDREDS of cricket fans watched an array of international stars when a celebrity X1 came to town. The Lashings Cricket Club played a charity match at Bolton Cricket Club against eager local players to raise money for the Coronary Care Appeal. The Lashings
MIKE Newman will make attempt on the land-speed record for a blind person on Wednesday. Mike, aged 41 from Sale, hopes to drive a Jaguar XJR at more than 141 miles-per-hour to set the record. Jaguar dealer Mead of Bolton is providing the car for the record-breaking
INDIVIDUAL draw as follows. All matches to be played Wednesday, August 13. Results to be in the VBQ by the following Sunday. All matches to League Rules and best of three. Each venue should have two winners. To cancel a match please inform P Hughes on
sponsored by J.W. Lees Brewery WEDNESDAY, August 13, is the Second Round of the Jolly Waggoner Mixed Pairs, the draw is as follows: Lion of Vienna: R Taylor/E Sharrock (Patriots) v J Harrison/K Gruszewski (Deane Stags); G Horton/ D Grime (Star A) v D
THE final stages of the Bolton Federation Tennis Mixed League have now been reached with only two matches left to play this season. With Holcombe Brook A set to take the Division One title once again, the real contention is for second place as Hawkshaw
LATEST details P W D L Pts Turton... 14 13 0 1 125 Eagley... 14 12 0 2 103 Queen Anne Glass... 17 11 0 6 103 Parks... 13 9 0 4 84 Bradshaw... 15 8 0 7 80 Darbyshire Pk... 14 8 0 6 79 Back o'th' Bank... 11 8 0 3 71 Royal Mail... 17 5 0 12 66 Lostock...
BOWLING LEAGUE P W L D Pt Globe ... 16 10 4 2 148 Bar Lane ... 16 10 6 0 130 R Utility ... 17 8 9 0 130 East Lancs ... 14 12 2 0 126 Colne Cricket ... 16 10 6 0 122 St Andrews ... 16 8 7 1 121 Darwen Subs... 16 10 5 1 119 Turton ... 16 6 9 1 109 Colne
LATEST details DIVISION ONE P W L D A Pts Eagle/Child A... 13 13 0 0 37.5 115.5 Black Lane... 14 9 3 2 68.5 93.5 Whitefield BC... 15 9 5 1 73.5 92.5 Ringley A... 15 7 6 2 86.0 90.0 Prestwich CC A... 12 6 5 1 57.5 79.0 Tottington CC... 15 5 8 2 100.0 76.0
ONE of the oldest cub and scout groups in Bolton may be forced to disband if they cannot find a new leader. The 1st Deane South group has been established since 1913, and in its heyday boasted up to 50 cubs and 30 scout members. But today the group consists
CONGRATULATIONS to the top four from each group who qualify through to the Knockout stages. There will be a Plate Competition run for those who did not make the cut. Both of the Knockout stages will run on Tuesday, August 19, with the semis and finals
IN THE Bolton Darts League in aid of the Bolton Senior Gateway Club for Mentally Handicapped Adults, Mavis Naylor and Grant Gordon are the most sporting players. They will receive their prize money at next Saturday's presentation, August 16, at the Club
I FEEL so angry when I think that yet again our local council is allowing another "blot on the landscape of Bolton" by giving permission to open another casino on the Sainsbury's old land. I thought the council was there to care about the welfare of the
CELEBRITY restaurateur Paul Heathcote is giving us hungry mortals the chance to rub shoulders with some of the finest chefs in the business. As part of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival in October, Farnworth chef Paul has decided to invite his friends
IAN Bowles and DJ Ricketts produced superb last lap victories at Rugby last Saturday, in another battling performance from Bolton Harriers men's team. Bowles first ran a personal best 56.2 secs in the 400m hurdles before destroying the opposition in his
PETER Kay's best pal Patrick McGuiness has wished the Bolton comedian all the best after it was revealed his wife was having a baby. Patrick, who starred as Paddy the bouncer in Kay's acclaimed Channel 4 show Phoenix Nights and will soon be partnering
THE PRESIDENT'S Plate Competition will take place on Sunday, August 17, at the Railway Club, Green Lane, starting at 1pm. Section A: Dobbies A 150 (6) Bar Lane A (B Trevitt 21-4) 172 (7); Cross Guns 167 (3) Mortfield A (P Harris 21-4) 178 (10); Dobbies
WANDERERS fans can help local Salvation Army troops when they park at the Reebok Stadium. Heritage Somerfield Group is offering season tickets for their car park -- just five minutes from the ground -- for £70, which covers supporters for all Premiership
CONSTRUCTION work will start later this month on a two-storey mosque and teaching establishment on the outskirts of the town centre. The Jamma Mosque will be built on land currently occupied by advertisement hoardings at the junction of St George's Road
A TERRIER got stuck in wrought iron garden railings and had to be rescued by Farnworth firefighters. The dog got its front paws and head stuck as it tried to wriggle through railings at its home in Brier Hill Grove, in Little Hulton. Its owner failed
SAM Allardyce could be facing defeat in his bid to withdraw Jay-Jay Okocha from Nigeria's friendly in Japan on August 20. The Nigerian FA insist the Wanderers playmaker and Everton's Joseph Yobo both play in the Tokyo game, despite objections from their
RADCLIFFE & District Pool League AGM will be held on Monday, August 18, 8.30pm, at the Horseshoe Inn, Radcliffe. Registration forms for the forthcoming season will be given out, any queries please contact either Kath Montgomery (0161 724 8718) or
LATEST details P W L D Pts Dobbies... 14 14 0 0 141 Bar Lane A... 13 13 0 0 127 Bradshaw... 16 12 4 0 121 Tonge Moor... 17 9 8 0 110 Turton... 15 7 8 0 93 Eagley... 17 7 10 0 91 Edgworth... 15 7 8 0 90 Longsight A... 16 7 9 0 88 Dunscar... 15 7 8 0 82
LATEST results Section A: Horwich RMI A 167 (12) Bellingham B 107 (1); Rivington B 149 (8) Adlington CC 132 (3); Westhoughton SSC B 122 (4) Greenwood 145 (9); Hilltops A 154 (7) Westhoughton SSC A 154 (7); Lostock BC A 156 (8) Rivington A 124 (3); Whelley
DIRECTOR Danny Boyle's latest film is helping other British movies to hit the jackpot around the world. For the man who created the movie Trainspotting has helped lottery-funded British films storm global box offices. The Gossip has learned that the Radcliffe-born
THE LADIES' Secretaries Cup was won by Amanda Hart (Mums Girls), Wendy Pearson (Rag Dolls) was the runner up. The Men's Secretaries Cup was won by Wayne Merrick (Ragsters), Chris Butterworth (Halliwell X) was the runner up. The Winter League forms are
