WELL done, Bolton businessman Geoffrey Torkington! Not only do you finally get satisfaction, but also stand up to the big firms, especially a city council. Now if it had been the other way round, they would have got their monies immediately. The money
National day of Syria 1421: More than 100,000 drowned when the sea broke through the dykes at Dort in Holland. 1521: Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Diet of Worms. 1860: The first world title fight took place near Farnborough, Hants, when Tom
IAN Sutcliffe was looking to make up for lost time as Lancashire begun their Frizzell County Championship campaign at Northamptonshire on Saturday. The left-hander got off to the best possible start by scoring 152 in a friendly match against Yorkshire
TWO men have been charged with conspiring to cause an explosion with intent to endanger life after a car bomb was planted under a car on a Bolton estate. The men, who were not named for security reasons, appeared before Bolton magistrates earlier today
Annual General Meeting, to be held at the Jolly Waggoner at 8pm on Sunday. At the meeting, the fixtures for the coming Summer League will be available for collection. Teams who have confirmed they are playing in the summer, but still have to return their
BAR Lane, with another emphatic win, show that they have got what it takes to lift this year's championship for the first time in their history. Steve Gilmore, with yet another great win, 21-8, was the best of the winners as they hammered Colne Cricket
MRS Doreen Mann of McDonna Street, Bolton, has sent me this photograph of the infants' class at All Saints School, Bolton, around 1959-60. Her daughter Suzanne is second from the left on the front row. Mrs Mann says: "She will be 50 in September and she
DEVELOPERS have had a second set of plans for an apartment block in Heaton thrown out by planning bosses. Bolton-based William Hargreaves were told that proposals to pull down three houses in Old Kiln Lane and replace them with 30 flats would leave the
Darts Results: Brown Cow 10 Schooner Inn 8; St Mary's A 14 Bay Horse B 4; Vic/Albert 3 St Mary's B 15. P W D L Pt St Mary's B... 25 24 0 1 348 Greenwood Hotel... 25 21 2 2 310 St Mary's A... 25 18 3 4 294 Brown Cow... 25 16 1 8 266 Schooner Inn... 25
Section A: Mon: Rose Lea v Aspull Ladies XI (Dennis Foulkes); Tue: Little Lever XI v Heaton XI (Bob Moffat), Rupert Ladies A v Darcy Lever C&SC B (Graham Palmer); Wed: Darcy Lever C&SC A v Nationwide XI (Michael Draper); Thu: Rupert Ladies B v
Section A: Mon: Rose Lea v Aspull Ladies XI (Dennis Foulkes); Tue: Little Lever XI v Heaton XI (Bob Moffat), Rupert Ladies A v Darcy Lever C&SC B (Graham Palmer); Wed: Darcy Lever C&SC A v Nationwide XI (Michael Draper); Thu: Rupert Ladies B v
THE Bolton Hospice Dominoes Winter League presentation will take place at Rumworth on Wednesday April 21. The following teams and pairs are to receive prizes. Section A: Winners Rumworth CC (Z); Runners-up Ellesmere; Third Rumworth CC A. Section B: Winners
Leigh RMI v Hereford: RELEGATED Leigh RMI aim to finish with a flourish by completing their first Nationwide Conference double of the season on Saturday. The Railwaymen play their final home game of a torrid season against championship chasing Hereford
A PIONEERING youth project that draws youngsters to its Halliwell base from across Bolton is having to cut its opening times by half. The Harmony Youth Project, based in a former mill on the Wordsworth Trading Estate, is suffering from lack of cash and
RESIDENTS have won their battle against plans for another takeaway in Horwich. Iqbal Patel applied to Horwich Town Council to convert a former newsagents on Chorley New Road into a hot food takeaway. Local residents opposed the plans, claiming the residential
FIREFIGHTERS could soon charge for rescuing a cat stuck up a tree under new Government proposals being considered by fire chiefs. Under the proposals, firefighters could charge for clearing up after chemical spillages, domestic or commercial flooding,
LAST week's winner of the Founders Darts KO was Wayne Merrick, beating Tony Cross in the final. Losing semi finalists were Paul Wilson and Ian Canham. Best lady prize went to Linda Canham. Tonight's draw 9pm, £1 entry.
NEXT Wednesday, April 21, Pairs KO at the Albert. Results: Team Cup KO: winners Boardwalkers, runners up Jackie's Girls, semi finalists KG's Girls and Kath's Girls. 171 & Over: P Boardman (3); F Melody, D Tong (1). 131 & Over: P Boardman (6);
RESULTS: Men's Knockout Cup: White Horse A 2 Conservative Club 3; WMC A 3 Hardy Idiots 2. Ladies' Knockout Cup: Turf Hotel 3 Dixon Green 2; Jolly Carter A 3 Hardy Hall Queens 2. Ladies' Section A: Hardy Hall Queens 6 WMC B 2; Jolly Carter 7 Old White
THERE is a vacancy for one men's team for the Summer League, £25 per team, phone Pat on 01204 419508 or Wayne on 01204 491937. Wayne's number also applies to queries on the forthcoming summer season. The ladies 133s Competition will be held at Halliwell
I REFER to Brian Derbyshire's letter (April 12) and must say how amazed and pleasantly surprised I was to read his very supportive words. While writing, I must take the opportunity to "carp on", as Brian so pleasantly put it (you know me, I would hate
THE Bolton Association make an early start to the new cricket season on Saturday. Despite weather more suitable to winter sports, players take to the crease with layers of sweaters to hand at 1.30pm. The Bolton League gets under way the following week
WITH last week's turnout of 27 players, it is important that players turn up early for the Levers Arms Sunday Pool Knockout. Levers Arms, Darcy Lever, has two tables, £2 entry. Played to world rules.
THE AGM for the summer league will take place on Tuesday April 20 at the Founders Arms with 8pm start. All matters for the meeting must be in writing and can be handed in before the meeting. In the Winter League we have the semi finals of the Levers Arms
THE AGM Trophy will be played at Dunscar on Sunday, April 18, 12 noon. Results: Bar Lane A 196-9 Edgworth 136-3; Dunscar 183-8 Eagley 158-4; Egerton 134-3 Longsight A 191-9; Turton 209-11 Bar Lane B 113-1.
MARIO Jardel might have been temporarily frozen out by Sam Allardyce but he will be guaranteed a warm welcome in the Reebok dressing room, if he returns to see out the second year of his contract. One of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe, the enigmatic
THESE pictures were taken at Edgworth Methodist Church in January, 1969. A special service was held to mark the centenary of the National Children's Home. Children from the Edgworth home, which was founded in 1872, led the singing. The service was conducted
WANDERERS fans should know within a month whether Jay-Jay Okocha and Youri Djorkaeff will be among the star attractions on view at the Reebok next season. Sam Allardyce revealed today that he is planning to open talks with all his out-of-contract players
SAM Allardyce ordered doubles all-round today, as he continued to set targets for his happy Wanderers. The manager is satisfied that, now on 41 points, his players have already done enough to secure a fourth successive season of Premiership football,
WANDERERS could suffer a delayed reaction to their Carling Cup Final heartbreak this summer when they launch their big recruitment drive. Sam Allardyce is not only resigned to having to bear the psychological scars of the Millennium Stadium defeat for
IN August, 1975, around 600 pupils from Smithills High School took part in the annual two-and-a-half mile charity walk from the school, up Smithills Deane Road and through Smithills Hall. They were hoping to raise more than the £150 collected the previous
LATEST results Park Hotel 0 (5) Lodge Bank 3 (10); Cattlemarket B 1 (8) Moonlight Club 2 (7); Cross Guns 2 (7) Oasis Club 1 (8); Little John 0 (3) Cattlemarket A 3 (12); Greyhound 1 (6) York Hotel 2 (9); The Albert 2 (9) Sweet Green 1 (6); L Ladies (Anglers
GOLF: Ladies opening day greensome: Mary Berry & Barbara Spencer 66-17-49. Runners-up: Edna Barlow & Carolyn Bennett.
RESIDENTS in Blackrod are invited to attend the parish assembly on Monday. The mayor, Cllr Mike Hollick, will speak about the town council's activities over the last 12 months before offering villagers the chance to raise any issues or views. Anyone interested
TWO men and a woman from Bury have appeared before Rochdale magistrates accused of kidnapping a man from a Bury club and wounding him. Dylan John Beet, aged 23, of Hawk Close, along with Roy Kay, aged 33, of Thrush Drive, and Maria Keenan, aged 27, of
A BUS passenger was punched in the nose by another passenger because of a family feud, a court heard. Andrew Mark Fields, aged 42, of Broad Oak Lane, Bury, admitted assaulting Matthew Ward causing actual bodily harm. But because prosecution and defence
PLANS to downsize the Holiday Hypermarket at Middlebrook have been approved by Horwich Town Council. Bosses at the giant travel agents applied to split the premises into two, with the holiday business continuing to operate in one half, and the other half
PROMINENT Russian education leaders are visiting Bolton to learn more about how to teach disabled children within mainstream education. Three education directors and a translator have travelled from Moscow for a study tour around the North-west, which
BLOOD donor sessions will be held on Wednesday, May 12, at Walker Memorial Hall, Ridgeway Gate, Bolton; Tuesday, May 18, at The Church Hall, Trinity Methodist, Market Street, Farnworth, and on Thursday, May 20, at The Mill at the Pier, St Thomas Street
ANGELA Kelly takes a personal look at the week in cyberspace in Bolton: Saturday showed an unlikely possible change of use for the now-closed Atlantis nightclub: into a church. Bolton Pentecostal Church is now so successful that it needs much bigger premises
MATCHES that have not been played are now void. The Summer Season will begin week starting May 3. Fixtures can be collected on Monday, April 26, at Derby Ward Labour Club, between 7pm and 9.15pm. This weeks 180s: J Entwistle (Ellesmere) 177; F Merritt
PARENTS in the North West are reluctant to save for their children's future according to new research. The Government's proposed Child Trust Funds are due to be introduced next year in a bid to encourage parents to save, but new research suggests Gordon
A HAIR and beauty salon that has only been open two months has already been given a prestigious five star award. Celeste Arnold Hair and Make-up Salon opened its doors in Edenfield on February 2, now it has been awarded the highest honour by the Good
WHILE I can understand to some extent where Mr J Turner (April 7) is coming from, he does seem to have something of a log on his shoulder regarding the work done by teachers. Speaking from personal experience, having been a teacher of youngsters aged
WHY is it that Mr J Turner wants his children to be educated in school for 48 weeks a year? Is it that his head is so firmly fixed in the sand that he can't see what's going on in the world around him with a more positive attitude? In response to his
From the Evening News, April 16, 1904: THE monthly meeting of Farnworth Education Committee received an Inspector's report on St George's School, Plodder Lane. This stated that in the mixed school the instruction was fairly and intelligently imparted,
From the Evening News, April 16, 1904: A POORLY-attired charwoman, Sarah Baron, of St George's Court, was sent to gaol for 14 days with hard labour by the Borough Justices this morning for stealing a mackerel valued at 4d from the shop of Albert John
THIS year's Bolton Pool League Interleague team will be playing in the Lancashire League, starting on Sunday, April 25. First match away to Clitheroe. This year's team will be playing from the Lamb, Halliwell Road, thanks to their kind sponsorship. Squad
T. ARMSTRONG Bakery Products Open Pairs Handicap At LMRCA club, Green Lane, Bolton. Saturday, April 17: R Evans/L Evans; R Goodhand/L Wells; G Butler/P Brooks; P Consteraise/D Higginbottom; F Holdbrook/G Lord; R Mckeman/P Bradley; L Lawton/G Wilson; C
TEACHER Fred Tyldesley, from the rural studies department at Deane High School, Bolton, provided plenty of entertainment when he turned up at the harvest festival at Plodder Lane County Primary School, Farnworth, in 1981. He was accompanied by Miss Piggy
LOUIS D Melnick of Evanston, Illinois, spotted a reference in the Bolton Evening News to Back Haydock Street. He tells me that a relative, Henry Eskildson, lived at 26 Back Haydock Street, Little Bolton, and died there in 1874. He writes: "His children
WITHINS School could become the first in Bolton to be run by a private company. Education bosses are exploring the idea of turning the school into a City Academy - as part of a series of options to secure funding for new facilities on the site. Under
PEOPLE passing by a Bolton shop can be forgiven for thinking that aliens have landed... For a five-foot tall figure on the pavement outside a shop in Tonge Fold is making motorists and passers-by take a second look. The figure is actually a sculpture
PEOPLE wanting to learn how to Scuba Dive can now take the plunge after the reformation of a Bolton divers' group. Bolton Area Divers, which has been out of action since last year, has recently started up again. The club, which offers officially recognised
THE head of Britain's probation service visited Bolton on Friday to help brief staff on changes to the service. Martin Narey, chief executive of the new National Offender Management Service - which will incorporate the existing prisons and probation services
BOLTON Wanderers' assistant boss Phil Brown has presented a series of awards to young adults who took part in a fire service scheme. Eleven people aged between 16 to 25 completed Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service's Prince's Trust course, and
SENIOR staff in Bolton are a step ahead when it comes to keeping fit. Bosses from Bolton Council and Bolton Primary Care Trust (PCT) showed that, despite having desk jobs, they walked more per day than the national average for people doing similar work
DONOVAN Ricketts has good reason for wanting Wanderers to end the season with a flourish - his career could depend on it. Sam Allardyce revealed today that he is considering giving the Jamaican international keeper a taste of Premiership action before
Darts Results: Queens Head 6 St Marys A 12. P W D L Pts St Mary's B... 18 17 0 1 251 Greenwood Hotel... 18 15 2 1 223 St Mary's A... 17 12 1 4 190 Schooner Inn... 17 12 1 4 184 Rivington Club... 18 9 0 9 183 Brown Cow... 17 10 1 6 182 Crown Hotel B...
RESULTS: Rumworth LC 1 (7) L Ladies (Anglers) 2 (8); Royal Br Legion 3 (10) The Albert 0 (5); Sweet Green 1 (8) Greyhound 2 (7); York Hotel 3 (13) Little John 0 (2); Cattlemarket A 0 (4) Cross Guns 3 (11); Oasis Club 1 (6) Cattlemarket B 2 (9); Moonlight
GIGG Lane will host the final of the English Schools' U16s Girls Inter-County Cup on Monday night. The match, between Merseyside and Norfolk, will take place at Bury FC's ground. Kick off will be at 7pm.
North West Counties League: ATHERTON Collieries wrap up their North west Counties League campaign on Saturday looking to move off the foot of Division One. Alan Lord's side host Ramsbottom United, who are sixth from bottom, knowing that a victory will
Spennymoor v Radcliffe: RADCLIFFE Borough hope to have Josh Mitten back in their attack on Saturday as they make a final push for the Unibond League play-offs. Mitten has returned to training following a knee injury as Borough go looking for the one Premier
I HAVE recently read several items in the Bolton Evening News regarding "improvements" to the town centre. A couple of these were about the railway station, and puzzled me somewhat. As far as I can see, nothing is being done to improve the station at
A LEAKED report has revealed that Bolton's health service is underfunded by more than £14 million a year. The report, prepared by the Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority, says hospital and other NHS services in the borough are struggling to
A SENIOR member of Bolton Council's commerical services department is at the centre of an investigation after protected trees were felled on his land. The internal inquiry was ordered after the trees - which had preservation orders on them - were chopped
PREMIERSHIP footballers once again dominate the list of Britain's 1,000 richest people. And the majority of them are based in the North-west of England. Top of the soccer wealth league is Robbie Fowler, the 28-year-old Manchester City forward now worth
SIR Cliff Richard has become the co-owner of a large city hotel, it was announced on Saturday. The veteran pop star has invested in the 141-bedroom Arora International Manchester, due to open in early May. A spokesman for the hotel chain said Sir Cliff
IN the Bolton Darts League there is a battle taking place at the Pilkington Arms. In the Men's Section there are three players locked together with the same points. The leader at the moment for the first time is Les Harrison by aggregate from Gary Parr
FRIDAY'S winner of the Halliwell Con Club Darts Knockout was Dean Edge, Paul Williams was the runner-up. Semi-finalists were Bernard Jones and Mick Cunningham. Jenny Nuttall won best lady. Sunday's final was won by Paul Williams, Wayne Merrick was the
THE William Hill Triples Cup Bill Osborne Memorial High Score Cup and the Joan Rhodes Memorial Cup in aid of St Ann's Hospice takes place at Little Lever Working Men's Club on Friday April 23, 8pm. Entry £2 per person donation. One team game 801, final
PETER Manley will head the Order of Merit for this year's Budweiser UK Open Darts Championship at the Reebok Stadium. Manley and PDC World Championship runner-up Kevin Painter head the list of top players who have qualified for the tournament, to be held
