LABOUR'S general election supremo Alan Milburn will give a special briefing to business leaders next Tuesday at a lunch at the Bridgewater Hall organised by the Greater Manchester Chamber.In a possible election year, it will be the first keynote speech
PENNINE Telecom, the Bury communications specialist, has announced that it will show a rise in profits for 2004. "Although the accounts have yet to be finalised we will be showing significantly increased profits for 2004," said managing director Andrew
CROSS-country runners from Bolton School will have a new competitive edge this week, thanks to a local sports footwear manufacturer. Norman Walsh Footwear Limited, based on Baldwin Street, Bolton, has presented a set of custom-made shoes to the Bolton
THERE was drama at midday in November, 1960, when scaf-folding two storeys high collapsed in Newport Street, Bolton. A 30-year-old labourer, Mr Roy Blackhurst of Nashville Street, Salford, was working on the scaffolding at Cavendish's new furniture shop
AD41: The mad Roman Emperor Caligula was assassinated. AD76: The Roman Emperor Hadrian was born. It was on his orders that Hadrian's Wall was built in Britain "to separate the Romans from the Barbarians". 1670: William Congreve, English playwright, was
10 Years ago from the Evening News January 24, 1995 BOLTON'S schools are to be hit by swingeing cuts totalling £1.9 million. The massive cost-cutting exercise announced by Bolton education and arts committee means that school budgets will be slashed by
POLICE are warning bail dodgers in Bolton that they could be jailed for failing to turn up at court. New figures have revealed 700 outstanding arrest warrants in the town because offenders are skipping court hearings. A five-day blitz will be launched
PLANNING chiefs have given Apple Video Facilities the go-ahead to build a three-storey office and studio block in Chorley Old Road, Bolton. Three letters of objection were received on the grounds that it would impact on the light and privacy of neighbours
A MERCEDES car left by a customer in a Radcliffe pub car park was set alight by vandals early Monday morning. Firemen were called to the Hare and Hounds pub on Outwood Road at 2am where the seven-year-old car was alight. The vehicle was destroyed.
FIREMEN were called to Harwood scout hut off Longsight Lane on Saturday morning after a heater caught fire. Decorators were in the building when the ceiling mounted electric heater burst into flames. The fire did not spread to the rest of the timber building
A FAMILY of six fled their house after a blaze broke out in an outbuilding. Firefighters were called to a home in St Gregory's Close, Farnworth, at 3.50am, Sunday morning. A large amount of equipment inside the shed, including lawnmowers, tools and a
NORTH-west MEP Sajjad Karim is supporting an appeal by Amnesty International for President George W Bush to respect international law. The appeal urges the president to "make the USA's full compliance with international law a hallmark of his second term
THE WAR on litter louts is being extended to motorway drivers. A staggering £1 million is spent by the Highways Agency every year cleaning up after motorists who throw empty bottles, cigarette packets, sweet wrappers and other rubbish out of their car
MARK Hughes is a man of few words. As a player he preferred to do his talking on the field, where his combative style and stunning finishing spoke for itself. As a manager, he remains one of the quiet men of football, softly spoken and not one to run
BOLTON Wanderers have a mountain to climb if they are to get to the top of the Premiership. But if that is not enough of a challenge, manager Sam Allardyce has set himself another giant task - taking on http://www.everestnews.com/Everest The 50-year-old
PHIL Brown has given the Reebok foreign legion a lesson in local history ahead of Monday night's revenge mission at Ewood Park. It may previously have meant little to the likes of Jay Jay Okocha, El-Hadji Diouf and Ivan Campo that Bolton v Blackburn derby
DO you know a remarkable child or a youngster who has shown exceptional bravery? We are looking for Bolton's Champion Children 2005. The Bolton Evening News and the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Prentice Howarth, have got together to highlight and honour some
MY first acquaintance with Steve Lee came 30 years ago when I saw him reach into the bulge - which was a prominent element of his Elvis impression - and produce Sooty the glove puppet. It was funny at the time and - even though I like to think my tastes
TEAM Knockout round three, Tuesday 8.30pm start. Grapes: Bradford B v Hare & Hounds. Bradford: Brindley Arms A v Grapes B. Stumble: Bridgewater A v Stocks/Tavern B. Hare/Hounds: Stumble B v Post Office A. All games must be played at venues selected
THE day started with a healthy breakfast, then it was down to some serious work at Bolton's first ever super-learning day. The event attracted more than 120 children aged between six and 14 from 14 schools across the town. Each had their breakfast - cereal
RESULTS: Darts: Crown Hotel A 4 St Marys A 14; Greenwood 17 Reform Club 1; Queens Head 11 Bay Horse 7; Rivington Club 11 Black Bull 7; St Mary's B 14 Crown Hotel B 4. Pool: Crown Hotel A 5 St Mary's A 2; Greenwood 10 Reform Club 4; Queens Head 2 Bay Horse
LEIGH CENTURIONS 38 WHITEHAVEN 12: Leigh prepared for their Super League debut season with this comfortable win over the side they met in the Grand Final. Both sides were below full-strength but the difference in class was clear to see. Leigh's Darren
HOW refreshing to see El-Hadji Diouf celebrating his 24th birthday with a big helping hand in the Bolton winner and an excellent performance against Arsenal. Like many fans I was disgusted at the spitting incident with Diouf and De Zeeuw in the game against
LEIGH RMI were on the motorway when they got the call that the game against Carlisle, which had been switched to Gretna after the recent flooding, was called off because of a frozen pitch. "It is a pity because I want to get my new signings playing together
SHAKERS 2, NORTHAMPTPON TOWN 0: TO end a run of nine games without a win is always welcome, to do it against a team that have blighted your campaign twice already is even better. It is well documented that December's unlucky FA Cup second round defeat
Grand Masters Individual Snooker (sponsored by Horwich Ex-Servicemens). Quarter finals at Emmett Street. Monday January 24: F McDermott (Cuemasters) v L Butterworth (First Bus); D Crook (Rileys) v A Markland (Ellesmere). 8pm, best of three frames, break
TELEVISION bosses are looking for budding property developers to appear on Channel 4's Property Ladder. Call 01494 733 523 or email Katherine.Coleman@talkbackthames.tv
A CHARITY night at Derby Ward Labour Club in aid of cancer victim Gemma Feeney will be held on January, and not February 28 as reported in Thursday's edition. We apologise for the error.
MEMBERS of the public are invited to attend the monthly board meeting of the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service on Wednesday. The meeting will be held at Ladybridge Hall, Chorley New Road, at 10am.
A COFFEE morning will be held to raise money for one of the Mayor's chosen charities next week. Visitors to Barlow Institute in Edgworth can enjoy coffee and refreshments at the event on Wednesday, which runs from 10am to noon. Money raised will be donated
HEALTH secretary John Reid will visit the Royal Bolton Hospital on Monday night as Government health ministers blitz Bolton. A top team of health ministers and senior officials is visiting various NHS centres throughout Bolton on Monday and Tuesday. They
BOLTON Wanderers have a mountain to climb if they are to get to the top of the Premiership. But if that is not enough of a challenge, manager Sam Allardyce has set himself another giant task - taking on Everest. The 50-year-old soccer boss is planning
MURDER squad detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of killing a 31-year-old father who was found shot through the head. Police from the Major Incident Unit have been questioning a 42-year-old man, who comes from the Manchester area, in relation
A CATERER is furious with highways bosses after being told to take down signs for his roadside burger van. Ian Worsley put up "hot food" signs pointing the way to his burger van in Old Kiln Lane, Bolton. But council chiefs say the signs - on Chorley Old
MOTORISTS are to get the chance to brush up on their driving skills. The Institute of Advanced Motorists' Bolton branch is running a new course aimed at making the roads safer. Drivers are being invited to an introductory evening at Great Lever and Farnworth
AN ASSOCIATION of Bolton butchers and a restaurant will hold events to raise money for the tsunami appeal. The annual Bolton and District Butchers Guardian and Benevolent Association ball will take place at Rivington Barn on January 29. Around 320 tradesmen
A GROUP of up to 30 young people from Horwich Christian Fellowship, aged between 10 and 19, are taking part in a 24-hour famine to put themselves in the shoes of starving African children. The famine, which is being held in co-operation with World Vision
STAFF have admitted defeat in their bid to save the historic Boddingtons brewery in Manchester from closure. The Transport and General Workers Union ended its bid to save the 226-year-old Strangeways brewery claiming the management refused to listen.
WESTLIFE are back to wow their fans in Manchester with two concerts next month. It is not so long ago that Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan and Shane Filan were virtually unheard of - but that is not the case today as Westlife have well and truly
Farnworth Little Theatre Hans, the Witch and the Gobbin Cross Street, Farnworth January 22-29. Tickets 01204 303808 The Bethel Crowd ADS Babes in the Wood United Reformed Church, Park Road, Westhoughton January 22-29. Tickets 01942 793266 Tyldesley Little
THE Men's Pairs will be played on Monday, January 31, at Rumworth & Hulton Con Club, and not this Monday as previously stated. The Ladies Pairs was won by N and G Jones (Dukes Girls) beating K Tanham and J Kinsella (Starkie) 3-0. This weeks 180s:
ON a simple, beautifully lit set, FLT's youth group, superbly marshalled by director Geoff Millard, bring Bolton author Alan Cullen's charming fantasy piece to life in a vivacious yet sensitive production. Every performance here was a treat. From the
DTE Risk and Financial Management has strengthened its financial management division with three senior appointments. Philip Clegg joins as head of the wealth management department, Alan Reid, is head of corporate financial having most recently been associate
Tizer-to-Orangina group AG Barr said it expected its annual results to meet expectations despite challenging market conditions. The Glasgow-based soft drinks maker said it had performed well in the face of strong competition as manufacturers fought for
THE cultural and ethnic breakdown of businesses can now be accurately measured, after a Bolton company launched a revolutionary online software system. Harwood-based consultancy Performance Through Inclusion has produced the 'InclusionIndexT' program,
TIGHT results in the latest round of the Bolton Badminton League cup competitions resulted in a couple of exciting clashes. In one match the teams tied after the handicap was added, and progress to the semi-final finally awarded on the away rule. Forrest
THE head of science at a Little Hulton school has been found guilty of professional misconduct. The General Teaching Council's professional conduct committee heard claims that Andrew Catterall had behaved in a harassing and bullying way towards colleagues
PUPILS at the Oaks Primary School have been collecting money for the tsunami appeal. Staff and students at the Sharples school are hoping to raise £600 with their Circle of Coins fund.
A GREATER Manchester police inspector appeared in court on Saturday accused of driving while over the alcohol limit. Christopher Cropper, aged 48, denied the charge when he appeared at Stockport Magistrates Court in Greater Manchester. Cropper, of Bradgate
A COUPLE and their young baby fled from their blazing home after an arson attack on Sunday night. Andrew Goldthorpe, his girlfriend Debbie Madden and five-month-old baby Annie Marie were upstairs at their house in Goldfinch Drive, Bury, when someone reached
A WIGAN Warriors fan from Bromley Cross really was up for the cup. He won a radio competition to make the first round draw for Rugby League's famous Challenge Cup. Brent Pope, of Hillside Avenue, was presented with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity after
YOUNGSTERS from a youth club decided to punch their weight for the tsunami appeal by going to bed. The 26 members of New Bury Community Centre youth club and boxing academy at Farnworth took their sleeping bags along to the Buckley Lane base to take part
THE NORTH-west's finest and fittest have the chance to spend an action-packed day with crack commandos to give them a glimpse of life in one of the world's elite fighting forces. Young men in the region, aged 16-36, with a taste for adventure are being
RESIDENTS in Harwood are celebrating after a controversial planning application to erect a 45ft phone mast between two schools was turned down. Pauline Smith hailed as a victory the decision by Bolton councillors to reject O2's proposals for a site in
LITTLE Hannah Howarth has been christened surrounded by the family and friends who hope she holds the key to saving her brother's life. Four-month-old Hannah was christened at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Farnworth, yesterday, just four weeks before Nathan
HE has repented and begged for forgiveness but the jury is still out on El-Hadji Diouf. Sam Allardyce has been delighted to see the Senegal striker hit the headlines for all the right reasons since he returned from his three-match ban for spitting at
A BOLTON Wanderers ball girl has become the envy of all Whites' fans after she caught a football shirt worn by El-Hadji Diouf. Rebecca Gregson had been walking alongside the pitch at The Reebok Stadium when the Senegalise international took his shirt
BLACKBURN ROVERS 0, WANDERERS 1: Controversy was never going to be far away from this fixture with the spotlight on Rovers' new signing Robbie Savage, but it was Wanderers' own headline grabber El-Hadji Diouf who will make Tuesday's national news writes
Tim Henman has crashed out of the Australian Open following a dismal defeat to Russian Nikolay Davydenko. Henman had won both his previous meetings with Davydenko in straight sets but was hammered 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the third round in Melbourne. The British
WHAT a good feeling to finally see Bolton getting decent coverage on Match of the day. For the first time in ages I actually looked forward to watching the programme. I'm used to waiting until 11.57pm for them to remember that little old Bolton played
ALTHOUGH before New Year things looked pretty bad, 2005 has brought about a fresh start. The seven points earned already in January is the real turning point for us. I am confident we no longer need to worry about relegation with the chance of any of
WILL captains in the World Rules Section please note that your new fixtures start on Monday. The next round of the Levers Arms Team Knockout is on Monday, January 31, starting at 8.30pm. Draw as follows: Crofters: Taverners v BH Wanderers. Edge Tavern
Results: Jane Fletcher Memorial Cup: Sharples A beat Forrest B 255-254; Forrest A beat ABC 272-239; Markland Hill D beat Markland Hill C 336-224; Swinton beat Westhoughton A 261-211. Robert Cup: Metro D beat Sharples B 283-270; Smithills A beat Forrest
ONE of Britain's greatest rugby league players will congratulate young achievers when he tours schools in the region. Martin Offiah will be introduced to children studying at schools in Tyldesley, and Golborne on January 28. The former flying winger will
A NEW television channel aimed at teachers will be flying the flag for road safety. Lancashire County Council's Road Safety Group will be filmed the stage drama, Cat Ninelives in Deepest Trubblem, for Teachers TV. It will be an interactive production
THE race for the Premier Division title remains tight. Ramsbottom A moved to the top after their maximum points win against Horwich Hilton. Tonge A drop to second despite a 7-2 victory at Radcliffe Cricket Club where Dave Griffiths was unbeaten. Little
TENANTS in Farnworth took a trip down memory lane - and discovered their hidden talents as budding authors and artists. The residents of two housing schemes have published a book based on some of their amusing childhood memories. And the book entitled
THE draw for the next round of the Sam Smith Team KO is as follows: Rumworth CC Z v Hen/Chicks; Rocket A v Bolton CC; Breightmet FC A v Rocket B; Wellington v Church. Matches to be played on Wednesday. Winning team to forward card to secretary asap. With
ALTHOUGH I am a keen supporter of Bolton Wanderers, and have been for the last 30-plus years, I'm now finally going to have to admit defeat and give up going to away matches. I will keep going to home matches, but I am finding it just too expensive to
NANTWICH 4 ATHERTON COLLS 4: COLLS were left kicking themselves after a series of slips cost them victory. First they lost a 2-0 goal lead, then were pegged back after twice going in front, before conceding the equaliser with virtually the last kick of
IT is not a new debate but one which seems to rear its ugly head at regular intervals. We have been told the mobile phone we rely on to keep in touch at all times of day or night might not be the life-saver we thought it was - in fact it could be seriously
LATE results cards, points will be deducted as per rule. Section One P Pt Over Hulton B 17 86.0 Rumworth D 17 83.0 Deane C 16 81.5 Rumworth C 17 80.5 Tonge Moor A 16 77.0 Dunscar C 16 77.0 Rumworth B 17 76.0 Halliwell A 16 74.5 Tonge Moor B 16 70.0 Little
A CHARITY night at Derby Ward Labour Club, Bolton, in aid of cancer victim Gemma Feeney will be held this coming Friday.
AN ADULT reading group will be held at Bromley Cross Library early next month. The book club will meet at the library, on The Crescent, Toppings Green, on February 3 between 11am and 12 noon. Admission to the event is free, and anyone is welcome. More
Results: Premier Division: H Hilton 3 Burning Desire A 6, Wharton A 7 Radcliffe CC 2, Ramsbottom A 9 H Hilton 0, Radcliffe CC 2 Tonge A 7, L Lever A 8 Wharton A 1, Nomads A 0 Hilton A 9, Burning Desire A 6 Lostock 3. Division One: Burning Desire B 6 Heaton
HORWICH RMI Harriers took the honours at events, both indoor and outside. In the Lancashire Cross-Country Championships at Witton Park, Blackburn, Vicky Snape was a silver medallist in the Junior Women's race, while the trio of Katie Ingram (fifth) Suzanne
BILL and Cath Neville were back in Bolton today . . . just when they should have been sailing around South America on a round-the-world cruise. The couple, of Sedgefield Drive, Smithills, spent £22,000 on a 103-day voyage on board the luxury cruise liner
A FLEET of new off-road vehicles will help firefighters in Bolton deal with moorland emergencies. And the day-to-day running of fire stations across the borough will also be boosted by a £500,000 computer upgrade. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Authority
TENANTS in Farnworth took a trip down memory lane - and discovered their hidden talents as budding authors and artists. The residents of two housing schemes have published a book based on some of their amusing childhood memories. And the book entitled
STUDENT nurses will be finding out about new ways of learning next week. Learning Environment Week will start on Monday and healthcare workers are being encouraged to visit to find out about new ways of learning more about their profession. Student nurses
P W L F A Pt Boardwalkers 7 5 2 64 41 10 KG's Girls 7 5 2 54 51 10 Lady Lodgers 7 5 2 54 51 10 Jackie's Girls 6 4 2 50 40 8 Lady Taverners 7 3 4 53 52 6 Three/Bed 7 2 5 52 53 4 Carol's Girls 7 0 7 33 72 0 Merit P W L Pt M Macari 7 19 2 19 K Owen 7 17
MONDAY is the Ladies Three-a-Side at Halliwell Conservative Club, draw at 8.30pm. Chase the finish is currently £122.50. Each team can enter up to three teams. The Men's event is a week later on January 31, at the same venue. Will all team secretaries
SKIPTON Building Society's Charitable Foundation has donated £1,000 to Rachel House Trust for the purchase of a TV and other equipment for the young homeless people's accommodation in their seven self-contained flats in Mossfield Close, Bury.
PROSPECT, the union for professionals, has appointed Mike Graham as the new National Secretary for its North-west region, which represents over 11,000 of the union's 104,000 members. He replaces outgoing National Secretary Dai Hudd, who is moving to the
