The Institute of Directors North West Director of the Year Awards takes place on Thursday, 9th September at Mere Golf & Country Club, Cheshire, with 450 guests. The evening will be compered by Granada TV's, So Rahman. James Timpson, managing director
Small businesses with an interest in Korea are being urged to take part in a trade mission this winter -- led by the chief executive of Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry Angie Robinson. The Korea trip is open to any small business in Greater
WELL-travelled Richard Smith is back home and looking forward to his new position at the Macdonald Last Drop Village Hotel. Born and bred in Bolton, where he now lives with his wife Janice and two sons, he has accepted the role of restaurant manager.
ETHNIC businesses in Bolton are improving thanks to Bolton Council's Ethnic Minorities Business Service (EMBS). A recent workshop hosted by EMBS looked at how local ethnic minority business owners and managers can improve their businesses. The workshop
SHE liked it so much, she bought the company -- well, part of it. A Bolton woman has bought part of the company she joined as an apprentice more than 25 years ago in a major buy out deal. Andrea Hough, from Lostock, bought VT Engine Controls, part of
I THINK that the War Memorial at Dunscar should be moved to a more tranquil spot, or a churchyard. I am a war pensioner. I served in North Africa in the 1st Army, and in Sicily and Italy I was in the 8th Army. I was at D-Day in the 2nd Army and served
IN reply to Mr A Smith's letter (August 21), I would ask you to study the "Atlas Of Great Britain", where you will find only one Wolverhampton, and only one Middlesbrough. There are five Boltons and 11 areas commencing with Bolton ie: Bolton-Ie-Sands.
HAVEN'T we got enough speed humps in Farnworth? I drive around the town in my job and one day I drove over 180 humps. Isn't it time our traffic bosses thought of other schemes? What Market Street needs is another pedestrian crossing, and railings near
I WOULD like to say how disappointed I am after reading that the council is thinking of installing more road humps, this time on the main roads in Farnworth. After seeing Labour lose control in the local elections, I thought the Bolton motorist might
Elton stay in charge P W L D Ab BP Pts Elton... 24 14 1 5 4 60 364 Darcy Lever... 24 14 3 4 3 44 342 Atherton... 24 12 4 6 2 77 329 Walshaw... 24 11 6 4 3 73 311 Daisy Hill... 25 12 6 3 4 40 304 Clifton... 24 10 6 6 2 78 290 Spring View... 25 7 8 4 6
79: Vesuvius erupted, destroying the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing 2,000 people. Paradoxically, the eruption not only destroyed Pompeii but also preserved it for all time. 1572: The St Bartholomew's Day massacre took place in Paris when
Westhoughton open up a gap P W L D8 D6 D1 BP Pts Westhoughton... 22 14 3 1 2 2 27 329 Greenmount... 22 9 3 7 2 1 61 310 Walkden... 22 11 4 3 3 1 43 306 Tonge... 22 8 6 2 5 1 56 263 Eagley... 22 8 7 2 4 1 49 250 Egerton... 22 8 4 1 3 6 54 242 Heaton...
PRANKSTERS had fun with a gnome at Bolton School in July, 1968. The little chap was decked out in a school cap and tie before being placed on a ledge high above the archway entrance to the Boys' Division. This picture shows the delicate operation needed
A WOMAN who dumped an old suite in an alley was tracked down and handed a £336 court bill. It is the first prosecution brought by Bolton Council's tough new Environmental Education and Enforcement Unit and today other fly-tippers were warned: "You will
Darcy Lever won by eight runs Darcy Lever J Thornely c Eddleston b Clucas ...5 N Forset b Clucas ...1 D Bundella lbw Clucas ...18 D Morris b Clucas ...0 J Hill b Clucas ...4 P Smethurst b Fox ...15 J Norris c Walder b Fox ...5 A Stocks b Crookson ...8
WHO plays - and when First Four Team of Champion of Champions: Wednesday, August 25. Bank Holiday: Monday, August 30. Second Four Teams of Champion of Champions: Wednesday, September 1. Winter League First Week: Monday, September 6. Semi Finals of Champion
Clifton won by 15 runs Clifton M Gardener c Williamson b Childs ...7 G Griffiths c Brown b Baines ...37 D Hamilton not out ...87 A Griffiths c Brown b Baines ...0 I Morris b Childs ...13 D Wild c Williamson b Baines ...10 S Holt c Brown b Baines ...0
Match drawn Little Hulton A Perry b Southworth ...2 M Penny c Meagher b Namajee ...28 Mahmood c Fairbrother bSouthworth ...1 S Hutchinson run out ...18 M Edwards c Westhead b Fairbrother ...70 M Lee st Sanderson b Namajee ...39 N Jarvis b Namajee ...0
Walshaw won by 148 runs Walshaw Kulatunga c Beq b Hart ...58 R Faulkner b Sarker ...5 A Kelly b Baldwin ...36 B Collins st James b Baldwin ...59 D Hornby b Murphy ...5 A Harris c Sarker b Baldwin ...0 L Riley b Murphy ...25 A Roughley lbw Murphy ...13
Match drawn Golborne G Marston c Thompson b Groves ...59 J Brunt c Groves b hughes ...8 D Tyrer run out ...48 B Greenwood lbw Groves ...13 K Crompton c Rostron b Groves ...24 A Makinson st Rostron b M Cutt ...24 M Mercer not out ...16 J Whittaker st Rostron
LANCASHIRE face the first of their crunch County Championship matches as they take on Kent at Old Trafford, starting on Tuesday. The team must start winning if they want to pull themselves out of relegation trouble, a position the visitors also find themselves
THIS was more in keeping with the image of Bolton School. Lord Leverhulme was photographed in November, 1951, when he planted two trees at Bolton School. The one on the boys' side of the main drive was in memory of his grandfather, the first Lord Leverhulme
A HONDA Civic was found completely burnt out by firefighters at Headingley Way, off Lever Edge Way, at 2.30am today.
BOLTON Arena is launching its new five-a-side pitches on Saturday, September 11. An open weekend at the Middlebrook centre will offer local schools the chance to try out the football fives facility with coaching sessions and games. Mayor of Bolton Cllr
HUNDREDS of teenagers crammed into a Bolton nightclub for a glimpse of Blue hearthrob Simon Webbe. More than 900 under-18s hit the dance floor at Ikon on Monday night as the boy band singer manned the decks for an eagerly-anticipated DJ slot. The excitement
FORMER Hear'Say singer Suzanne Shaw has revealed she is expecting a baby boy. The pregnant Bury-born star, partner of entertainer Darren Day, is currently thinking of names for the child. Suzanne is due to give birth on Christmas Day, and up until now
MUSIC lovers are looking forward to the annual brass band performances at Farnworth Park. Hundreds of people are expected to turn up at the bandstand on August 29, to listen to the Heaton, Farnworth and Walkden Band. Stuart White, from Bolton Council's
BOLTON Arena is launching its new five-a-side pitches on Saturday, September 11. An open weekend at the Middlebrook centre will offer local schools the chance to try out the football fives facility with coaching sessions and games. Mayor of Bolton Cllr
WONDERKID boxer Amir Khan left his family ecstatic with a spectacular Olympic win to set up a quarter-final bout on Tuesday night.. Twenty relatives of the 17-year-old British medal hopeful crowded into the family's home in Heaton to watch his devastating
AFRICANS living in Bolton held their first meeting over the weekend. More than 200 people attended the inaugral gathering of the African Community Association with the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Prentice Howarth, among the guests. The committee hopes to bring
BOLTON's Amir Khan, who fights out of the Bury Amateur Club, has a sensational one minute 37 second first round victory to reach the Olympics boxing semi-final and guarantee a bronze medal at least. After giving Korean Jon Sub Baike an Athens hiding he
A TOWN centre will turn into the "Wild West" if councillors are forced to pull the plug on CCTV cameras. Traders have been warned that the system which covers Market Street, Westhoughton, will be turned off unless they come up with £100 each by the September
HENRIK Pedersen has celebrated his international recall by declaring himself fit to continue in the Wanderers front line at Southampton on Wednesday. The dashing Dane was having treatment for a thigh injury when he learned of his recall to the Denmark
Darcy Lever won by nine wickets Blackrod D Farrar b Fawcett...40 J Pryle b Morris...12 C Smith lbw Bundela...9 C Sanderson b Bundela...23 J Namajee c Thompson b Bundela...9 G Speak not out...16 G Walsh st Norris b Morris...8 M Westhead not out...1 Extras
Elton won by seven wickets Standish N Geary b Kay...32 P Hassan c Kay b Fitton...17 M Eddleston lbw Fitton....0 M Crookson c Read b Foy...9 L Cuniffe b Fitton...1 S White st McAuley b Fitton...2 P Walder b Kay...0 A Konda lbw Fitton...0 N Gillham b Kay
Match drawn Atherton K Brown c Marston b Greenwood ...39 L Childs b Greenwood ...29 P West c Carr b Marston ...46 N Bannister lbw Greenwood ...0 P Wakefield not out ...44 P Keenan c Mercer b Greenwood ...1 M Tomlinson c Waterworth b Greenwood ...6 P Walsh
Daisy Hill won by five wickets Adlington M Robinson b Afredi ...22 M Halliwell lbw Afredi ...8 M Taylor c&b Hodgkinson ...1 C Mulligan b Alfredi ...0 D McNally b Hodgkinson ...0 N Bowden b Marsh ...8 G Ellison b Marsh ...17 M Flatters c D Brooks b
Match drawn Egerton G Garner lbw White ...36 A Patel c Harrison b O'Sullivan ...27 R Northrop run out ...7 C Tye c Wilson b White ...38 T Fairclough lbw White ...0 N Hallows Jnr c Harrison b Taylor ...2 Price b Taylor ...26 J Cunliffe run out ...3 I Taylor
Match drawn Greenmount A Bowker lbw Biggar ...32 R Senior c O'Rourke b Foster ...8 Shetty b Foster ...65 D Morris c Richards b Biggar ...4 J Ashworth c Hinks b O'Rourke ...29 M Fallon b Foster ...8 M Stewart not out ...31 N Franklyn not out ...7 Extras
Match drawn Westhoughton S Parker c R Patel b I Patel...8 I Pilkington st R Patel b Dalugoda...62 Mayers b Dalugoda...41 A Coates b Dalugoda...2 A Gaskell c Dalugoda b Burton...0 R Parker b I Patel...38 M Atherton b I Patel...2 P Atherton st R Patel b
Greenmount won by 1 wicket Little Lever A Hilton c D Senior b Stewart...14 A Worrall c Blinkhorn b Stewart...2 L Lomax c Blinkhorn b Stewart...42 Ashraf c Shetty b Stewart...31 I Rushmore b Stewart...3 J Kerrigan c&b R Senior...6 M Martin c Blinkhorn
Tonge won by four wickets Horwich S Woods c Rees b Nisar ...10 A Willaims c Rodzock b Nisar ...19 G Long b Tattersall ...44 White c Bath b Nisar ...26 S Harrision c Tattersall b Nisar ...2 J Partington b Tattersall ...21 A Taylor b Tattersall ...7 G Dooley
Tonge won by 120 runs Tonge A Nisar c Foster b O'Rourke ... 39 S Ismail run out ... 60 N Partington c Massey b Richards ... 25 S Arif run out ... 2 D Rees c Shuttleworth b O'Rourke ... 2 S Anderton not out ... 28 N Ismail c Conlon b O'Rourke ... 3 A Rodzoch
BOLTON'S Miles Edgington eased his way into the second round of the Lancashire Tennis Championships at the Bolton Arena without playing a shot. On the opening day his opponent Malik Ali pulled out of the event to give Edgington the prospect of a tough
EAGLEY and Elton Vale won through to the semi-finals of the Goldline Trophy. Eagley survived an anxious final few minutes to secure a 2-1 victory at Ashton Town. Liam Carr put Eagley in front from the penalty spot and, with 15 minutes remaining, they
I WOULD like to comment about the story "Gangs stone train at Hall i'th' Wood Station" (Monday, August 16). This is not an isolated case of vandalism affecting just the railway. It has been going on for years. The houses in Hall i'th' Wood Lane, The Close
STUDENTS in Bolton are bucking the national trend of spending too much time at the bar, according to the students' union president who says that studying comes first at Bolton Institute. A national survey revealed alcohol was the second largest student
TWO crime-plagued industrial estates are to get CCTV cameras in a scheme worth close to £1 million. Cameras will be installed in the Mill Hill and Tonge Bridge Industrial Estates before Christmas, along with mobile patrols and alarm units. Better fencing
CAMPAIGNERS are well on their way to saving an 18th century Horwich farmhouse from demolition. Horwich Town Council has rejected plans to replace Pearl Brook Farm, Brownlow Road, with a block of 16 apartments, together with 19 parking spaces. Planning
A TEENAGER recovering at home after he escaped unhurt from an Austrian coach crash which killed five British holidaymakers today admitted: "I know I am lucky to be alive." Ian Astley, aged 16, walked away with only minor injuries when the holiday coach
IN-FLIGHT meals have long been the butt of jokes - but two young gourmets have made sure airline meals for kids pass the taste test. George Lonsdale, aged nine, and 11-year-old Danya Van Den Berg were appointed to an airline's junior tasting panel and
PARENTS of pupils who persistently play truant from Withins and Sharples High Schools appeared before Bolton magistrates. In a series of cases brought by Bolton Council on Monday, parents were accused of failing to ensure their children attended school
BOLTON's Amir Khan, who fights out of the Bury Amateur Club, has a sensational one minute 37 second first round victory to reach the Olympics boxing semi-final and guarantee a bronze medal at least. After giving Korean Jon Sub Baike an Athens hiding he
POWERGEN is launching a nationwide hunt to find "Britain's Most Energetic Boss", and to reward them with the prize of a lifetime. And the person that puts them forward also wins a prize. The winning boss will get to go on a two-week holiday to New Zealand
I would like to thank the Bolton Evening News for its recent publicity of the problems suffered by us at Farnworth Christian Spiritualist Church, with a break-in and a flood in the matter of two days. We have had many inquiries about the church, and indeed
I RESENT the whole tone of the article "Institute is Top of the Flops" (Thursday, August 19) and hope that it does not discourage students from applying to study at Bolton Institute. It is my experience that the Institute works hard to keep its students
A FIRST Bolton Association title is within Elton's grasp after title rivals Atherton failed to win either of their two weekend matches. Elton, who had a free Saturday, beat Standish by eight wickets on Sunday to move 22 points clear at the top with just
DEMOLITION men were busy at work on Sunday when wickets tumbled and Westhoughton took a grip on the championship. But the title race is far from over with Westhoughton 19 points ahead of Greenmount, who slipped into second place, after champions Walkden
From the Evening News, August 24, 1904: THE Mayor drew attention at the fortnightly meeting of the Board of Guardians to the increase in pauperism. He said there were nearly 100 more in the Workhouse this week than the same period last year and 500 more
BOLTON boxing sensation Amir Khan is bristling with confidence and firmly believes he can make the Olympic lightweight final. The teenage terrier has produced two stunning performances that have put him just one win away from a guaranteed bronze medal
Little Hulton won by 129 runs Little Hulton R Kumar c Cockton b Flanagan ...16 A Perry b Bahalawala ...40 I Mahmood not out ...126 S Hutchinson c Flanagan b Bahalawala ...15 M Lee b Bahalawala ...12 N Jarvis not out ...0 Extras ...6 Total (for 4) ...215
PARENTS of pupils who persistently play truant from Withins and Sharples High Schools appeared before Bolton magistrates. In a series of cases brought by Bolton Council on Monday, parents were accused of failing to ensure their children attended school
A MASKED man armed with a hammer stole cash during a robbery on a shop in Breightmet. The man walked into the newsagents in Winchester Way at around 4.45pm on Saturday and placed the weapon on the counter before demanding cash. He was wearing a white
TWO men in balaclavas threatened a female shopkeeper with a knife and a large stick during a raid on a store in Westhoughton. They burst into the store in St George's Avenue at around 4pm on Saturday and demanded cash from the 30-year-old worker. They
A 77-YEAR-OLD woman was confronted by a burglar who ran into her home and stole her handbag as she was watching television. The victim was sitting talking to her daughter at her flat in Nottingham Drive, Bolton, when the man appeared at around 1.30am
THREE masked men threatened staff at a shop in Bury with knives and baseball bats. The robbers, who were all wearing balaclavas, burst into Dillons newsagents in Sunnybank Road, on Sunday, shortly before 10pm. They forced staff to hand over a quantity
A 60-YEAR-OLD man is fighting for his life after he suffered serious head injuries in a fight outside his home in Farnworth. The man was found unconscious in Longcauseway early on Sunday. Police were called to the street at around 2.20am after receiving
ANCESTOR William Crumblehulme is the subject of Christine Crumblehulme's talk to the Horwich Heritage Society on September 14. The talk, at 7.30pm, at the Resource Centre on Beaumont Road, Horwich, is free to members and visitors are welcome to attend
CHILDREN are being asked to spend the rest of the summer holidays designing a dream home. Bolton-based estate agent Fresh4homes is asking local children aged up to 13 to draw a picture of their dream house and send it in to the branch before August 31
FIREFIGHTERS were up to their necks in water on Saturday - to raise money for charity. Hundreds of children enjoyed the fun at Great Moor Street fire station and were met by world record holder Mike Newman, who broke the landspeed record for a blind man
A FIVE-A-SIDE football team in Breightmet has scooped lottery cash to pay for coaching fees. The side, based at the William Sutton Housing Association estate in Long Lane, has been awarded £5,000 as part of the grant scheme, Awards For All. Members of
BOLTON'S newest park is set to be created in Tonge Moor under plans to revitalise open spaces. More than £650,000 of East Bolton regeneration money has been earmarked to improve green land, including the creation of a new park, Glaisdale Park. The park
BUDDING kings of the green were discovered at the weekend as Bolton Council bosses encouraged children to take up the sport of bowling. More than 50 youngsters turned up for a free Crown Green bowling taster session at Kearsley. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr
BOLTON's teenage sensation Amir Khan can clinch an Olympic medal on Tuesday night if he defeats Korean Jon Sub Baik. And if he is successful in his lightweight division quarter-final there's no doubt in his father's mind what has been a big contributory
HENRIK Pedersen has celebrated his international recall by declaring himself fit to continue in the Wanderers front line at Southampton on Wednesday. The dashing Dane was having treatment for a thigh injury when he learned of his recall to the Denmark
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reported from Craven Cottage as Wanderers had what manager Sam Allardyce described as "a disaster". Find all the reaction plus reports from all matches this season
SAM Allardyce beefed up his midfield on Tuesday when he signed the Nigerian international, Blessing Kaku, five days after fearing the deal had collapsed. Kaku, who comes recommended by Jay-Jay Okocha, has joined Wanderers for an undisclosed fee from the
Clifton won by nine wickets Daisy Hill D Brooks c Morris b Wolstenholme ...0 Q Abbas c Wolstenholme b Holt ...8 H Brooks c Wild b Holt ...1 M Wood c Dorsey b Holt ...13 A Davies c Griffiths b Wolstenholme ...23 F Afridi c Gardner b Wolstenholme ...3 D
Walshaw won by six wickets Edgworth J Birch run out...12 C Locke c Faulkner b Fielding...0 N Kernick c Harris b Hornby...2 G Heynes run out...0 M Davis c Holland b Hornby...14 Sydall c & b Fielding...7 R Dobie b Hornby...7 A Eastwood lbw Fielding.
Lostock won by seven wickets Astley & Tyldesley A Groves c Hall b Vahaluwala ...16 M Cutt b Vahaluwala ...2 J Cutt c Lockett b Vahaluwala ...3 A Rostron not out ...21 B Thompson c Forsyth b Clough ...9 S Nicklin c Vohra b Vahaluwala ...7 R Smith c
Westhoughton won by eight wickets Bradshaw R Tierney c Gaskell b Mayers ...0 C Evans b Mayers ...6 Ganpatye c Pilkington b Mayers ...7 N Lester st Atherton b Hart ...8 A Kear lbw Hart ...27 M Brookes c Atherton b Hart ...3 L Sutton lbw Mayers ...1 P Johnson
Kearsley won by seven wickets Walkden D Smith b Mather ...0 P Roach b Hamblett b Ganga ...11 M Bennison c Monks b Ganga ...38 K Bates c&b Mather ...0 S Reidy b Mather ...1 T Keays b Preston b Smith ...17 P Ingram b Ganga ...0 B Reidy c Preston b Smith
Match drawn Walkden Roach c Northrop b Price ...73 D Smith run out ...25 Bennison c Tye b Price ...34 Bates c Fairclough b Price ...12 S Ready b Taylor ...36 Keays not out ...6 Ingram c Fairclough b Price ...0 Slater not out ...0 Extras ...11 Total (for
Heaton won by seven wickets Bradshaw R Tierney c L Booth b Jones...20 C Evans b Fearick...5 Ganpatye b Hirwani...42 A Kerr c Southworth b Rayment...5 N Johnson b Hirwani...1 L Sutton b Hirwani...51 M Brooks c&b Hirwani...4 P Johnson st S Booth b Hirwani
Farworth won by 21 runs Farnworth M Axford c Ste Entwistle b Dalugoda...13 F Patel c A Northrop b Dalugoda...22 T Barrow c P Tebay b I Patel...1 D Tonge b I Patel...13 K Ahmed c A Northrop b Dalugoda...0 C Barrow run out...17 Street lbw I Patel...2 J
Farnworth SC won by 29 runs Farnworth SC R Hope c S Booth b Hirwani ...4 M Ashworth c Hirwani b Fearick ...1 D Eckersley c Hobbis b Rayment ...28 K Murry c S Booth b Hirwani ...26 G Murphy lbw Hirwani ...1 C Walsh lbw Rayment ...1 D Mullineux not out
LIONS 42, LONDON SKOLARS 12: LIONS took another step towards the play-offs with a runaway victory over the luckless Skolars. "We knew it would be a tight game today because London are a much improved side and I am pleased with our performance especially
SHAKERS' boss Graham Barrow is hoping Burnley boss Steve Cotterill will be suffering deja vu at the end of Tuesday night's Carling Cup first round clash. The new Clarets chief has bad memories of Gigg Lane and this competition after being dumped out at
CAMPAIGNERS trying to stop a developer moving a war memorial feel they are close to victory. Residents want to stop a builder moving the Dunscar war memorial in Egerton - where it has stood for 83 years - to make way for luxury homes. Campaigners have
WHEN Blackpool Promenade bursts into life with its world-famous illuminations on September 3, it will be an extra-special occasion - the lights' 125th anniversary. The famous Lancashire resort which has been visited by generations of Boltonians is marking
WITHOUT realising it many elderly people in the Bolton area may be taking medication that could actually make them ill. This warning comes from Professor Arup K Banerjee, a retired local medical expert in the health of the elderly who now heads campaigning
HUNDREDS of teenagers crammed into a Bolton nightclub for a glimpse of Blue hearthrob Simon Webbe. More than 900 under-18s hit the dance floor at Ikon on Monday night as the boy band singer manned the decks for an eagerly-anticipated DJ slot. The excitement
