IS it true what I heard on the bus that First Manchester are withdrawing the Service 544? If it is true how many services will be left in Bolton that are operated by First Manchester? Will it be the ones only to Manchester? On another note, how can anyone
FOR the second time in little over of a year Westhoughton has been invaded by travellers, who have taken up temporary residence on land near Chequerbent roundabout. In one week they have turned a tranquil green oasis into an unsightly rubbish strewn and
WHERE were all the people above going in May, 1966? The answer is the Holcombe Hunt point-to-point, which was held in farmers' fields near Nab Gate, Harwood, for more than 50 years. The event regularly attracted thousands of visitors. Unfortunately, the
FANS can watch Lancashire play Yorkshire for the only time at Old Trafford this season - and it's free! The friendly match will start at 10.45am on Wednesday and will follow normal Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy rules. Other Roses clashes this season
A BOOK sale and exchange in aid of church funds at Halliwell Road Free Church, in Halliwell Road, Bolton, will be held on Saturday January 17, from 9am to 11.30am.
IF you love Catherine Cookson then you should find Nora Kay's family-based novels equally entertaining and Cuckoo in the Nest is no exception. In it we meet Jennifer, a precocious 15-year-old with the world on her shoulders -- her mother has died and
WORLD War Two offers a new life for a repressed young woman keen to escape from the daily drudge of her family's Blackpool guesthouse. And just what happens to Eunice Morton when she joins the Women's Land Army forms a heartwarming story by North-west
THE TEN Word Game is the latest Lovejoy novel by Bolton-born author Jonathan Gash. After stealing one of his own forgeries from the Marquis of Gotham, antiques dealer Lovejoy is on the run. With the bounty hunter David Buddy hot on his trail, Lovejoy
The Lowry, Salford. Tel: 0161-877-3585 Opening times: Sunday to Thursday 11.30am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 11.30am to 11pm. Star rating H H H Pizza Express - The Lowry EXPRESS service is sometimes what you need when eating out - speaking as someone
PLACING a Liverpool-born black Detective Inspector into a small police district in Devon smacks of contrivance. However Kate Ellis then proceeds to turn her detective, Wesley Peterson, into just a normal bobby -- with a wife and one small child and another
IN a world where the majority of programmes are recorded and perfected before they reach us, it is hard to imagine an era when every radio and TV programme went out live. Yet this was the situation as late as the 1950s. If a show was repeated, the cast
It's Not a Rehearsal: Amanda Barrie the Autobiography SHE needs no introduction and was perhaps best known as Alma in Coronation Street. However Amanda Barrie's personal life is possibly more entertaining than life on the Street ever was for Alma Baldwin
EVERYONE has got their favourite Blue member and whether it's Antony, Duncan, Lee or Simon, there are lots of super pictures and behind-the-scenes interviews in this book to keep everyone happy. For the first time, Blue are letting their fans share their
JAY-JAY Okocha has given the clearest possible indication that he wants to commit his future to Bolton Wanderers. The talismanic captain is ready to re-open contract talks with his Reebok bosses and does not envisage any problems. Okocha was all smiles
ALL the key action points 1 min: Stelios survives wild appeals for a penalty when he connects with Kennedy in the box and the Wolves winger goes flying. Referee Rennie is on the spot and indicates "no foul". 8 mins: Campo misses a golden opportunity,
WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce spoke of the "fear factor" among referees after Uriah Rennie denied Wolves three possible penalties which all but condemned them to First Division football next season. While Wanderers were celebrating reaching the 41 point
WHO rated, who didn't WOLVES 1, WANDERERS 2. WANDERERS 4-3-3 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Good save from Cameron first half and no chance with the goal; generally handled well under pressure. NICKY HUNT ... 7 Useful contributions, none more crucial than his
A FIVE-year-old child is in a critical condition after being hit by a Suzuki motorbike on Hall Lane, Upholland, Lancashire on Monday afternoon. Emergency services say the child was taken to hospital with serious injuries and is said to be "critical".
BIKE racing at Hoghton Tower, Preston, gets under way for the 25th year in a row on April 25. The racing takes place up the long, steep drive to the tower, and other attractions include an Irish folk band, stalls, food and jousting.
SIX paintings by a top Bolton artist are still missing after being stolen from a Tonge Moor shop. Tom Watkins has appealed for the public to come forward with any information about the oil paintings, worth £1,000, which were taken from above the Crown
PROBLEM roads in Blackrod and Horwich will be resurfaced later this year. Bolton Council have allocated £14,000 to the area which will fund improvements on roads including Ox Hey Lane, Hilton Avenue, Leicester Avenue and Captain Street in Horwich and
BOLTON community groups could have their wishes granted under a new initiative. The WishSprite Foundation has pledged to grant £100,000 worth of wishes for community groups across the country. The Foundation aims to support charitable causes and communities
A GROUP of footballers celebrated their achievements in style when they held their annual presentation dinner. The Old Boltonians second team won the Premier Division Reserves league in the Redrow Lancashire Amateur League and decided to hire a limousine
THE driver of a car which hit a teenager in Bolton is being urged to come forward. A white Ford Mondeo was in collision with the 19-year-old pedestrian near the junction of St George's Road and Vernon Street. The driver stopped to speak to the victim
A ROCKING horse made by a Bolton Wanderers groundsman was presented to children who spent Easter in hospital. Dave Melling, who has been a groundsman at the Euxton training ground for 18 months, makes rocking horses in his spare time. And, after Wanderers
INSURANCE companies and banks will have to treat women and men as equals rather than charging different rates based on the sex of a customer. The European Parliament backed plans to enforce gender equality in the provision of goods and services throughout
WE nearly drove past the Miramar Chinese restaurant. ituated on the ground floor of the Fourways Hotel, it is easy enough to miss. As a fan of Chinese food, a friend of mine had recommended I gave The Miramar a try, so here we were. This small, cosy restaurant
A COLLEAGUE wanted to know if I fancied popping out for a spot of lunch, how could I refuse? There's nothing like a pleasant meal and a chat in the middle of the day to set you up perfectly for an afternoon of work. We opted for the ever-popular town
THE Rose and Crown has recently become well known, at least locally, for the quality and value of its special meal deals. For some years it has had a bistro-type restaurant attached to the pub. Refurbishment and the arrival of a popular local chef have
ANYONE who visited the big, rambling Victory pub on Chorley Old Road in Bolton will feel vaguely disorientated by wandering into Mr G's Restaurant now. A major and sympathetic renovation has turned the former into the latter, and the transformation from
SMITHS is one of those restaurants where everything you seen coming out of the kitchen you will wish you had ordered. The presentation of the food at this eatery is simply exquisite, and that includes the starters and desserts. My mother and I visited
A VISIT to Pizza Express pretty much lives up to its name: a wide range of pizzas served swiftly and efficiently. But that's doing the Bolton branch of this national chain a disservice, as there is a lot more on the menu than pizzas and service throughout
For some unknown reason it had taken me 12 months to try Giuseppe's. Since it opened with its smart exterior a year ago I had made a mental note to visit the eaterie. Was it worth the wait? Well, the first impression was good. Giuseppe's, which has been
BOLTON RUFC's leading players and officials have arrived in Spain on their annual tour. A party of 30 from Bolton have travelled to Valencia to play two matches against local teams. The tour will see Bolton come up against former player Santiago Castro
STILL on a high after watching his beloved Sedgley Park gain promotion to National One after Saturday's 27-17 win over Doncaster, Tigers' president Geoff Roberts said: "I've just about come down off the ceiling!" writes Peter Collins "We played some scintillating
Whitehaven 31 Leigh 24 by Mike Hulme: DARREN Abram apologised to the Centurions fans after this opening day National League One defeat. "They out-played us in every department," Abram admitted. "While I'm disappointed in our performance, the people I
TUESDAY Barclaycard Premiership: Leeds v Everton (7.45pm); Man Utd v Leicester (8pm). Nationwide Division One: Wigan v Cardiff (8pm). Nationwide Division Two: Bristol City v Plymouth (7.45pm). Nationwide Division Three: York v Bury (7.45pm). Nationwide
Leigh RMI 1 Northwich Victoria 0 by David Magilton: LEIGH won the Conference basement battle thanks to David McNiven's 24th strike of the season. RMI's leading scorer claimed he had got a the final touch to Andy Roscoe's 30th minute free-kick, which was
BURY travel to York City on Tuesday night looking to pile further misery on the Third Division's crisis club. Chris Brass's men have not won for 14 games and that sequence has resulted in a sickening slide into the relegation places. Goalscoring has been
A MASTERCLASS for the small space gardener, The Ultimate Book of Small Gardens is the only reference you'll ever need to transform even the smallest outdoor spaces into your own little bit of Eden. The definitive guide to planning, planting and maintaining
A NEW internet partnership between five councils in East Lancashire has already saved £125,000, it is claimed. The borough councils in Hyndburn, Burnley, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale have joined together to raise awareness about e-government.
A BOLTON woman is at the centre of a new national campaign to disrupt the compilation of school league tables. Dr Mary Bousted, General Secretary of the The Association of Teachers and Lecturers, is spearheading the plan. The union, which has hundreds
TWO men have appeared in court facing violent disorder charges after trouble marred Good Friday celebrations in Bury. The violence left five people injured after youths were involved in running street battles in the town centre. One victim suffered an
RESIDENTS are furious they have been waiting months to hear whether or not their homes will be bulldozed by Bolton Council. Compulsory purchase orders have been placed on houses in Romer Street, Tonge Fold on the grounds that some were derelict or in
HALLIWELL Road Free Church, Halliwell Road, Bolton, is holding An Evening with the Radcliffe Male Voice Choir on Saturday at 7.30pm. Admission is £4.
BIKE racing at Hoghton Tower, Preston, gets under way for the 25th year in a row on April 25. The racing takes place up the long, steep drive to the tower, and other attractions include an Irish folk band, stalls, food and jousting.
COMPANIES in Bolton are being asked to report problems arising from the Royal Mail's decision to move to a single daily delivery. Chamber Business Connections is compiling a dossier of complaints so that Royal Mail Postwatch - the industry regulator -
WELL it does seem that Firstbus have surpassed everything that has happened in the past! After reading all the complaints about the bus company, not only in the Bolton Evening News, but also in other local press and the Buses Magazine, I just have to
DON'T you think the BEN has recently been overdoing the use of the word "controversial"? If this is done to appease that minority of Bolton's population who view every successful move away from Victorian social tyranny as a defeat, you are wasting your
I READ with interest Mrs Lord's letter published in the Bolton Evening News on April 6, in support of John Brunt as Chief Executive of Royal Bolton Hospital. I was, however, concerned to read within that letter a suggestion that Social Services may be
THIS picture shows one of the classes at Prestolee County Primary School, Stoneclough, in 1965. Mrs Olive Hampson of Paderborn Court, Bolton, came across it in her mother's old pictures. Son Kevan Nightingale, who is 45 and now works in Kuwait, is second
1668: John Dryden was appointed the first Poet Laureate. 1732: Birth of Frederick, Lord North, who as Prime Minister levied the tax on tea that incensed the American colonists and provoked the Boston Tea Party. 1741: The Royal Military Academy was established
FORMER Boltonian Michael Harrison has been in touch from New York - to tell me about the time he met local comedienne Hylda Baker. He says: "This is a picture of me when I was 15-years-old and had been working at the Co-op on Oxford Street for six months
From the Evening News, April 13, 1904: AN extraordinary occurence, attended by very narrow escapes, took place at Accrington on Tuesday evening. Whilst Mr and Mrs Lambert and family, residing at Green Haworth, were sitting by the fireside, the floor of
THIS is the return to form Andy McNab needed after a couple of indifferent novels in the life and times of Nick Stone. The sixth instalment in the Stone saga is arguably the most gripping so far, and returns to the seat-of-pants formula we were first
ANNA Jacobs grew up in Lancashire before emigrating to Australia and the influence of this early heritage shows in her books. Her latest Our Mary Ann (Hodder & Stoughton £18.99) chronicles the hard life of a young illegitimate lass. Abused by her
ROBIN Cook must rate as one of the few authors whose capacity to come up with a gripping story is as strong today as it was when he wrote the famous Coma -- which later became an equally famous film. His latest thriller sees a top American politician
PETER Robinson's Inspector Banks classic whodunnit Caedmon's Song was first published in Canada in1990 and due to increased demand it is now available in the UK. On a balmy June night, Kirsten, a young university student, strolls home through a silent
VERNON Little is foul-mouthed, dirty-minded and contemptuous of the adult world. A regular Texan teenager, in other words, but one who has the ill-fortune to have befriended another boy who goes on a Columbine-style rampage through his school. When the
THIS is Danielle Steel's 59th novel. It sees 11-year-old Pip spending her summer alone on the beach, until she strikes up a friendship with artist, Matt Bowles, who begins to bring a little joy into the lives of Pip and her lonely, beautiful mother. Pip
BOLTON'S libraries are extending their opening hours, all libraries will open at 9am. Farnworth, Little Lever, Harwood, Horwich, Westhoughton and High Street will be open on Saturday, until 5pm. Blackrod, Halliwell, Heaton, Astley Bridge, Marsh Lane and
SCANDINAVIAN style is something so familiar and so pervasive that you may not even realise how much of the world we live in has been shaped by its influence. Leading Scandinavian designers such as Alvar Alto, Arne Jacobsen and Eero Saarinnen have been
A TOP associate of Loyalist leader Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair will appear in court in Bolton on Thursday to face drugs charges. Ian Truesdale, aged 42, was arrested just hours after he returned to Bolton from Northern Ireland. Truesdale is accused of conspiring
LIBRARY users can now renew their borrowed books 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the touch of a button. Bolton libraries have introduced a new system where borrowers use the keys on their touchtone telephones. By dialling 01204 332384 and then selecting
THIS is the perfect Christmas gift for any crime fiction fan. Critic Jakubowski offers up a page-turning compendium of British talent that has captured the imagination of readers around the world. Contributors include: Ian Rankin, Martina Cole, Peter
LYNNE Truss is a fanatic. Not one of those with a religious cause, although if you read her brilliant book you might think so. Her concern is punctuation, using it, putting it in the right places, caring for it. And the most remarkable thing of all is
HERE'S the story of how one of the world's bestselling suspense authors realised her dream of becoming a writer. Even as a young girl, growing up in the Bronx, Mary Higgins Clark knew she wanted to be a writer. The gift of storytelling was a part of her
Janey and Me, Growing Up With My Mother by Virginia Ironside £16.99 (hardback) Fourth Estate Books IS it every woman's fate to turn into her mother? Writer and journalist, Virginia Ironside still gets mistaken for hers, and she has been dead for years
THE Boxer rebellion in China was a fearsome bloodbath. I have missionary friends whose families escaped by the skin of their teeth. So this book, which deals with the background to the rebellion, is a fascinating glimpse of how those non-nationals in
AT FIRST sight Hard Rain by Barry Eisler did not strike me as the type of novel I would enjoy. With a plot that centred around the shadowy exploits of a freelance assassin, John Rain, who is attempting to retire to a more conventional life in Japan, I
HOLDING back the years is something which many people worry about these days. Dr Miriam Stoppard, with her enduringly youthful looks, does not appear to be one of them. So, she is probably an excellent choice to write this book. It's a clever book because
EVAN Hunter is a man of many personalities. He has written books under seven different aliases, not including his given name. Best known for his 87th Precinct police procedural novels -- written as Ed McBain -- Barking at Butterflies and Other Stories
A NEW chapter has begun in the life of Harwood Library after it became the first in Bolton to open on a Sunday. Scores of people, young and old, turned up to take advantage of the extended opening hours. Bookworms scoured the shelves for a good read,
ANYONE who is not aware of Paul Burrell's book A Royal Duty (£17.99 Penguin hardback) about Princess Diana must either have been marooned on the Soyuz space station or in a cave in the Andes. The book has been the subject of so much hype with its "should
SPURS visit the Reebok next on Saturday.. April Sat 17th Tottenham Hotspur, home Sat 24th Southampton, away May Sun 2nd Leeds United, home (2pm, Premiership Plus) Sat 8th Everton, away Sat 15th Fulham, home Click Sky TV for the latest list of Sky TV games
KEVIN Nolan has promised there will be no let-up in the final five games. A 2-1 win at Wolves put the Whites 10 points clear of the drop zone and all-but secured a fourth successive season of Premiership football. They are still not mathematically safe
RESULTS, attendances - and how the league position has changed 16/08/03 Manchester United, away; Lost: 0-4; League position: 20; Attendance: 67,647 23/08/03 Blackburn Rovers, home; Drew: 2-2; Position: 16; 27,423 26/08/03 Portsmouth, away; Lost: 0-4;
SHOPPERS in Bolton are paying £12 less for a weekly basket of shopping since Morrisons' took over Safeway's. The savings, calculated on an average basket of 23 items, add up to £600 a year. Thousands of price cuts have been introduced since the move in
A BOLTON veterinary nurse has won a national award for her work as a Pet Insurance Advisor. Shelley Holden, who works at Vetcare, Bolton, has been named Pet Insurance Advisor (PIA) of the Year as part of the annual Petplan Veterinary Awards. Comedian
HALLIWELL Road Free Church, Halliwell Road, Bolton, is holding An Evening with the Radcliffe Male Voice Choir on Saturday at 7.30pm. Admission is £4.
A PET food collection will be held at an Astley Bridge supermarket to in aid of the Destitute Animal Centre. Collectors will be at Asda on Moss Bank Way from Saturday until April 24, inviting customers to donate cans or packets of pet food.
AN all-dancing troupe from America is coming over to entertain UK audiences this summer. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will play host to the Brigham Young University Ballroom Dance Company who will bring their brand of spectacular dance
BOLTON Council is celebrating after picking up two commendations in the prestigious Local Government Chronicle Awards for 2004. The Commercial Services Department's school meals service won a commendation in the Contract Services Team of the Year category
A STRIKE by civil servants affected employment and benefit agencies, including offices in Bolton, on Monday. Staff from the Department for Work and Pensions and the Prison Service are staging a two-day walkout because of "unsatisfactory" pay offers. The
BOLTON people are being urged to rummage through old family photos to contribute to a new national archive. Digital photography company, HP, is planning to create a national photograph album full of personal snaps which reflect society and culture over
SUPERMARKET giant Morrisons has quashed rumours surrounding the sale of two of its supermarkets in Bolton. It was suggested that two Safeway stores in the town, acquired by Morrisons in a recent buy-out, were to be sold. Speculation hinted that the store
AT first glance it is an attractive, ordinary garden -- but a closer inspection reveals it is full of gadgets, devices and ingenious ideas designed to stop garden burglars in their tracks. Greater Manchester Police have been to Barton Grange Garden Centre
A BOLTON charity that helps counsel children without fathers has received a £170,000 boost from the National Lottery. Respect Counselling and Mentoring, based in Chorley Old Road, is the first project of its kind in the North-west to receive a lottery
MOUNTAIN rescue teams carried a pensioner half a mile to an ambulance after she broke her ankle at Rivington on Easter Monday. The 75-year-old woman, from Farnborough in Hampshire, had been visiting her son and the family went on an outing to the Chinese
WORRIED parents who fear school bus routes will be axed for dozens of children have called an emergency meeting. Bus chiefs pulled the 127 service between Middlebrook and Chorley earlier this month and parents say children will be stranded when they return
A DISUSED mill was destroyed in a fierce blaze which brought road chaos to Radcliffe on Tuesday. Nearly 70 firefighters were called to Lancaster Mill in Bolton Road, after flames were seen sweeping through the empty building just before 9pm on Monday
RAIL passengers travelling to Bolton from the South of England for the Easter weekend were left stranded due to maintenance work on lines in London. Virtually every major line out of the capital was interrupted for large scale engineering maintenance
OUR guide to events in the area BOLTON METRO COMMUNITY CENTRES For further information or to book a room please call 01204 334300 BLACKROD COMMUNITY CENTRE, Greenbarn Way, off Vicarage Road, Blackrod, BL6 5TA The centre houses a main hall with a stage
TWO men united in grief after losing babies prematurely are set to embark on one of the toughest treks in Britain -- for charity. Graham Forrest and Richard Janicki are aiming to conquer the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge, which sees walkers go to the
DEMONSTRATORS flocked to the site of a proposed windfarm on Monday to show their opposition to plans with a peaceful protest. More than 100 local residents and walkers braved mist and rain to walk a one mile route through the Edgworth countryside, in
DISABLED people using the Jubilee Centre in Bolton are angry at council plans to change its use. The Darley Street centre in Halliwell has been used by disabled people as a social centre and meeting place since it opened in 1977. Now social services propose
THE Stable Brasserie has become a very popular eating place in recent years.The bistro is connected to the side of The Beeches Hotel and Restaurant. It is run separately from the formal restaurant and has a different menu. The Beeches is a pretty building
WE were like a troupe of wandering minstrels ... only we didn't feel much like singing! It was a Saturday night - Valentine's night to be precise - and six of us descended on Manchester for dinner. Because we'd planned to visit the Hard Rock Cafe, I was
WHEN the White Horse pub closed and a huge banner proclaiming "New Italian Restaurant opening soon" appeared, I started licking my lips. On my daily trip to work, I watched as the builders' skip appeared and then the "Book now" banner was draped outside
WANDERERS are the toast of the town after securing their Premiership status with five games to play writes Neil Bonnar Kevin Davies' last minute winner at Wolves on Easter Monday afternoon sent Sam Allardyce's magnificent men soaring to 41 points and
BOLTON pulled away from the North Lancs One relegation zone with an 18-11 win at West Park Warriors. Stand-off Neil Brooks and hooker Peter Robb played well on their Bolton debuts. Robb crossed the line early on from a Peter Marriott up-and-under, with
BOLTON did not lose any ground in North Lancs One on Saturday despite their match at Ashton being called off because of frost. All of Bolton's relegation rivals lost -- and in addition, two of the three bottom places in the division above are now occupied
Bolton 3 Littleborough 20: BOLTON'S chances of survival took a setback when they were outgunned 20-3 at home by visitors Littleborough. Their forwards failed to produce a regular wealth of possession, with the scrum failing in crucial positions, and the
Tetley's Bitter Super League: Bradford 54 St Helens 8; Salford 0 Leeds 44; Wakefield 17 Huddersfield 24; Widnes 32 Hull 18; Wigan 26 Warrington 24. National League One: Batley 48 Rochdale 12; Halifax 20 Doncaster 38; Hull K R 56 Keighley 6; Oldham 50
ALFRETON TOWN 0, RADCLIFFE BORO 0: BORO came away from Derbyshire, and third-placed Alfreton, with a deserved, if unexpected, point. Failure to gain all three, however, despite always being highly unlikely, means they will have to win the play-offs if
POOR Mr J. Turner. I pity him. He can't enjoy this wonderful Easter holiday because his head is full of resentment, anger and did I notice a touch of hatred and jealousy?? I have been involved with engineering for years, and I agree it's a difficult job
THIRD Degree is another masterful page-turning thriller from James Patterson. Lindsay Boxer, Cindy Thomas, Jill Bemhardt and Claire Washburn are The Women's Murder Club. A homicide inspector, journalist, attorney and coroner, they're four sassy women
THE GHOSTS of Glevum is Rosemary Rowers' sixth mystery featuring the Roman detective, Libertus. Glevum, 187AD - Roman Britain is under the leadership of two interim governors, Marcus and Praxus. They are throwing a banquet to celebrate their new power
THIS fascinating collection of letters, written over a period of 87 years by one of Britain's greatest actors, is a treasure trove of theatrical history. John Gielgud, along with his two contemporaries and friends, Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson
PEOPLE in Rossendale are being encouraged to make greater use of the sporting facilities. Swimmers are being given the chance to try a new sport with the offer of a cut-price aerobic class. In return, aerobic fans are being offered a half-price swimming
A NORTH-West tourist attraction has become the first in the country to achieve the Government's newly revised Charter mark for quality service. Wigan Pier was among 12 public sector organisations to pilot the revamped Charter Mark, which became fully
CELEBRITY chef Brian Turner is in Manchester to encourage people to cook roast beef for St George's Day. Turner is hunting for the best roast beef dishes ahead of the patron saint of England's day on April 23. He is backing calls by the English Beef and
THE family of a talented teenager from Lancashire fears she will not be able to fulfil her dream of going to drama school because of a financial loophole. Kim Donovan has been awarded one of just 16 places on a drama course at the Liverpool Institute
ONE of the world's oldest theatrical traditions is being brought to life at a new exhibition at Liverpool Museum. "Puppet Worlds" looks at the history of puppets and features string puppets from Burma, rod puppets from Java and Thai shadow puppets. A
A 32-year-old man died after falling from his flat on the 13th floor of a tower block in Salford. Police were called to Islington Way shortly before 9am on Sunday and found the man lying on the ground. He was taken to Hope Hospital where he was pronounced
CHART-TOPPING McFly lead singer Danny Jones might still have his hair cut by his mum Cathy - but it has sparked a fashion craze. Dozens of young girls have been flocking to the Bolton salon run by Danny's mum to have their hair done like the girl in the
THE lives of young people who die every day from undetected heart conditions could be saved in the future. A Bill, which is due for its second hearing in Parliament soon, proposes the screening of all young people who have had family members die suddenly
FARNWORTH fire station is home to a new hi-tech post-attack unit designed to deal with terror strikes across the country. The fire station is one of 80 nationwide, and one of just two in Manchester, to be equipped with new government-funded Incident Response
A TORY councillor and his family escaped a horror car crash in Florida after he collapsed at the wheel and careered across the highway. Cllr Stuart Lever was unconscious in the driver's seat of his hired car while on a family holiday - with his foot on
THE distinctive twang that has been heard in Bolton for centuries is in danger of being swallowed up by a general Northern accent, language experts claims. It could lead to the distinctive dialect and accent heard in Bolton and surrounding Lancashire
BOSSES at Urbis, Manchester's controversial landmark museum, report an astonishing 550 per cent increase in visitors since scrapping its admission fee. More than 50,000 people have visited since January when the £5 fee was dropped because the museum failed
ONE of the world's oldest theatrical traditions is being brought to life at a new exhibition at Liverpool Museum. "Puppet Worlds" looks at the history of puppets and features string puppets from Burma, rod puppets from Java and Thai shadow puppets. A
PEOPLE in Bolton are being urged to dig deep into their pockets and give generously to The Children's Society's House to House fundraising fortnight. Collection envelopes will drop through letter boxes from Tuesday and volunteers will return to collect
CHART-TOPPING McFly lead singer Danny Jones might still have his hair cut by his mum Cathy - but it has sparked a fashion craze. Dozens of young girls have been flocking to the Bolton salon run by Danny's mum to have their hair done like the girl in the
A NEW production of Europe's largest and most spectacular equestrian touring theatre show has opened its UK tour in the North-west. Featuring more than 30 magnificent horses and themed on myths and fables, "Spirit of the Horse -- The Legend Continues"
