From the Evening News, March 8, 1904: SHORTLY before eight o'clock on Monday evening, James William Welsh (4), who resides with his parents in Mill Hill terrace, Bolton sustained an incise wound on the forehead, simple fracture of the right forearm and
A BOLTON website project which is building a record of the town is seeking local wartime memories. Bolton Revisited, which has been operating for five months, gives Bolton people the chance to put their photographs, stories and documents on the internet
A BOLTON man plunged 300ft to his death while out walking in the Lake District. Father-of-two David O'Callaghan, aged 44 was climbing Helvellyn on Friday with his younger brother Peter when the pair became separated in mist. Peter, aged 41, last saw David
Birmingham 2 Wanderers 0. Wanderers: 4-3-3 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 6 Managed to get a hand to Forssell's miscued shot but could not keep it out; good save late on. NICKY HUNT ... 5 Gave his all but lacked his usual effectiveness in what was a poor team
THE burning question of the day as far as Wanderers fans were concerned was how their team would respond after the bitter disappointment of their Carling Cup Final defeat as they returned to Premiership action at St Andrew's. Sam Allardyce admitted he
Birmingham City 2 Wanderers 0: SIMON Charlton attempted to bring a mood of calm over the Reebok today when he urged his team-mates to keep their nerve and stay focused in their bid for Premiership respectability. Alarm bells were ringing after an abject
1702: Queen Anne acceded to the throne on the death of William III in a riding accident at Hampton Court. 1787: Karl von Grafe, pioneer of plastic surgery, was born in Warsaw. 1790: The French Assembly voted to continue slavery in their colonies. 1859
CHORLEY picked up three potentially priceless points from this visit to Humberside to move closer to the promotion threshold in the UniBond First Division. Chorley went ahead on six minutes when Ian Barker headed back across goal for Danny Queeley to
TWO robbers stole cash and cigarettes during a raid on a shop in Bury. One of the thieves jumped over the counter at Chesters Food and Wines in Tottington Road last night at about 9.20pm and demanded the takings from the cashier while the second robber
CHILDREN are enjoying reading in their new revamped school library that has been created thanks to the hard work of parents and staff. The Parent Teacher and Friends Association at Ladybridge Primary School raised more than £1,000 for a new infant library
AN RSPCA campaigner is appealing for help in rehousing 24 rabbits rescued from a house in Farnworth. The charity recovered the rabbits last week after the owner contacted them because she was struggling to cope. The woman bought the domestic rabbits -
ANGELA Kelly takes a personal look at the week in cyberspace in Bolton:Saturday brought a slight shiver to local parents when instant fines of up to £100 for children persistently late for school were announced. A tough line with parents will also be
PAST pupils of a Farnworth primary school are being invited to take a trip down memory lane before their old school moves to a new building. Queensbridge Primary School in Farnworth is inviting former pupils to have a final tour around its Queen Street
JAY-JAY Okocha moved quickly today to head off any suggestion of a rift with Sam Allardyce by admitting he deserved to be hauled off in Saturday's miserable 2-0 defeat at Birmingham. The disconsolate Wanderers' skipper refused a seat in the dug-out and
FROM arriving on Saturday to leaving after the match, the friendliness and banter with the Bolton fans were superb. Although I am a staunch Boro fan, because of past experiences we know how you will be feeling. The people of both Bolton and Middlesbrough
WHEN sorting out the new contracts, Wanderers should not get carried away with Jay-Jay's. No doubt he is a good player, but we have only seen one top performance from him this season. They should make him the same offer as the other players and tell him
LANCASTER and Liverpool have become Fairtrade cities. It means all tea and coffee served in their town halls will come from sources that guarantee to give a decent wage to producers in developing countries. Liverpool cafes, city council-run leisure centres
BOLTON Council has been nominated for a top award by the political magazine New Statesman. The nomination, in the Modernising Government category in the magazine's New Media Awards, is for the recently launched Access Bolton initiative which incorporates
HIGHLY qualified graduates are giving up academic careers to become plumbers in Bolton. Bolton Community College has seen the number of people enrolling on plumbing courses increase from 170 students three years ago, to the current figure of 420. Already
BAILIFFS were sent to remove property from the home of a couple - after an administrative error with their Council Tax. Elaine Perry and her partner Brendan Shaw are now demanding a written apology from Bolton Council. They are furious that despite having
HUNDREDS of runners are expected to pay tribute to a Bolton athlete killed in a jet-ski accident in Blackpool. They will take part in a race in memory of Ian Hales on the anniversary of his death. The father-of-five died when a high-powered jet ski he
ROYLE Family star Ralf Little was recovering in hospital today after collapsing during a celebrity football tournament to raise money for a charity. The Bury-born television star was in a "comfortable condition" in Belfast City Hospital. It is believed
POP singer Lulu is coming to the Reebok Stadium. The star, is to stage An Evening With Lulu in the Wanderer's Premier Suite. She will sing her hits and talk about her life. Reebok bosses expect the exclusive, black-tie event to be a 900-seat sell-out
ROBBIE Savage has snapped angrily at Ivan Campo for getting him suspended. The volatile Birmingham midfielder - man of the match in the Blues 2-0 victory over Wanderers - accused the Spaniard of deliberately setting him up for a booking when he hit a
THE burden of expectation is weighing heavily on the shoulders of Jay-Jay Okocha. The hopes of his fans, the reliance of his team-mates and the burning desire to meet his own personal high standards are demands he normally takes in his stride - being,
SAM Allardyce was facing up today to a searching test of his management and motivational skills. The Wanderers boss saw his players turn in such a woeful performance at Birmingham on Saturday that it could only be down to a king-sized hangover from their
HUNDREDS of teachers are preparing to visit the Education Show 2004. The event - billed as the biggest educational event of the year - takes place at the Birmingham NEC between March 11 and 13. Organisers are aiming to include "everything for schools"
VANDALS are believed to have attacked the Horwich home of the wife of a convicted terrorist. The front window of Gina Adair's house in Chorley New Road was smashed on Friday evening. Mrs Adair refused to comment on the incident.
BOLTON Support Group for Derian House Children's Hospice are holding their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, March 9, at 7.30pm, at the Mercury Motel, Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Further details are available from Pat Barrow on 01942 831461 or Christine
BUDDING poets can enter the Manchester Cathedral Sixth International and Interfaith Religious poetry competition. All poems should be broadly religious and also appeal to those who would describe themselves as not being religious. The first prize is £300
CRICKET club bosses are today counting the cost of an arson attack which destroyed storage sheds. Fire crews were called to Walkden Cricket Club in Harriett Street, Walkden, yesterday afternoon after a passer by spotted smoke and flames inside the wooden
TASTER sessions have been set up for people wanting to become involved with a new Community Drug Training Programme. Action for Bolton Communities (ABC) is funded by the Bolton Drug Action Team and aims to raise awareness of illegal drugs and identify
A BOLTON MP has welcomed a new long-term Government strategy for supporting British science. Plans to review funding needs and policy priorities for science, engineering and innovation - with a 10-year investment plan - are to be announced as a central
A POPULAR Bolton Council pest control officer has died suddenly, aged 56. Geof Evans worked for 27 years in the council's environment department from 1977, after a stint as a postman and nine years in the Royal Navy. Mr Evans was given the nickname "Jovial
FIRE chiefs have issued a plea to homeowners to fit fire alarms after a woman was saved from a blaze by neighbours who detected smoke. The woman fell asleep after a pan of food was left on the hob at her terraced home in Oxford Street, Leigh, at around
I WAS appalled by the refereeing decisions. When a referee gives decisions like Mike Riley did on Sunday, I cannot tolerate it. It says a great deal when the fans and the team are very concerned to find out who the referee is. It was a poor decision by
THE Carling Cup Final alone should settle the argument of whether or not to have video referees at games. Two penalty decisions at either end could easily have been looked at during the time it takes for players to argue with the referee. If a video referee
ON hearing of MP Ann Winterton's tasteless remarks, I was reminded of the behaviour of certain Bolton Wanderers "supporters" at the Man City game. In the 73rd minute Macken was substituted for the Chinese player Sun Jihai and a certain minority in the
I CANNOT agree with Sam Allardyce that Boro were the better team. If that was so, why was 70 per cent of the game played in the Boro half, and why did Jussi have only one save to make while the Boro keeper made four outstanding saves? Sadly, Jay-Jay did
side down BEFORE the Carling Cup Final we had veiled threats from Jay-Jay Okocha and Youri Djorkaeff. One stated that he would sign again if Bolton won and earned a place in Europe. The other said winning would not alter his position over signing a new
SAM Allardyce sees what he wants to see. He claims referee Mike Riley robbed Bolton of the Carling Cup by two errors. Bolton played well and had us Boro supporters scared stiff until the last. But this sort of talk robs us of our moment of glory and is
CIGARETTES can blind smokers, according to research carried out in Bolton. A study shows smokers are four times more likely to go blind than non-smokers. And the experts behind the research at Bolton Hospital NHS Trust and Manchester University believe
BOLTON youngsters took to the catwalk after undergoing radical fashion makeovers. Six teenagers involved in the Youth Fusion group wowed spectators at a fashion parade to show off new styles created by a team of fashion experts. The event was organised
THREE Bolton Wanderers match programmes dating from 1908 are expected to raise almost £1,500 when they go under the hammer later this month. The most valuable of the booklets is a copy of the 1926 FA Cup Final programme when Bolton beat Manchester City
A MEMORIAL stone is to be dedicated to a tragic 12-year-old girl who died crossing a motorway. Chelsea Hartigan died last month after being struck by four cars as she attempted to cross the busy northbound carriageway of the M61 near junction four at
A MAN brandishing an iron bar threatened a police officer and smashed a number of parked cars after going on the rampage in Great Lever. A passing motorist spotted the man walking along Green Lane, at 7.55am on Saturday, smashing car windows. Robert Blears
BOLTON'S biggest ever International Women's Day Festival was launched in the town centre today. Jane Hampson, Bolton Woman of the Year, was performing the opening ceremony at a marquee in Victoria Square. A series of social recreational, educational and
HUNDREDS of women have been celebrating International Women's Festival 2004 in Bolton. Women and their families flocked to a marquee set up in Victoria Square, over the weekend to look around stalls set up to show women how they can broaden their horizons
YOURI Djorkaeff is being offered the Dennis Bergkamp treatment as an incentive to see out his glittering career at the Reebok. Impressed by the way Arsene Wenger has rotated his squad to extend the Dutch master's influence on Arsenal's bid for the Premiership
2 mins: Allardyce races from his seat in the stand to blast his players for a sloppy start. 8 mins: Jaaskelainen rescues his defenders, hurling himself to his right to push away Morrison's cross-shot. 21 mins: Hughes' shot fails to match the quality of
