BINMEN are refusing to empty Margaret Corkill's recycling bin . . . because she puts a bin liner in it to keep it clean Houseproud Mrs Corkill, of Bardon Close, Halliwell, has lined her bin since the recycling scheme started. When she first missed out
THREE teenage boys arrested on suspicion of the manslaughter of a man who died in a factory fire have been bailed again. The youths were arrested in April on suspicion of arson in connection with a blaze which destroyed the Klyne and Klyne DIY warehouse
JOBS have been lost in Bolton and across the country as electrical retail chain Powerhouse went into administration. A total of 23 staff were handed redundancy forms when they arrived for work yesterday at the Middlebrook Retail Park and found the store
STAFF from Keoghs Solicitors in Horwich are taking part in a charity football match against local radio station Tower FM to raise funds for Derian House Children's Hospice. The event will take place at Chorley Football Club, Victory Park, Duke Street
A MAN killed in a freak accident at a Bury factory had just got engaged to be married. Worker Mark Clegg was crushed in a compressor at WH Tracey textile recyclers on Tuesday morning. The 36-year-old had only recently returned from a two-week holiday
THE family of a teenager who was knocked down by a police car when he was high on ecstasy have urged Greater Manchester Police to step up their campaign against drugs. They have also renewed calls for Bradshawgate in Bolton town centre to be pedestrianised
DRINKERS are being told they should sit down rather than stand up in pubs and bars to cut the possibility of violence. Police and health chiefs in Preston say putting more tables and chairs in pubs would help to cut the number of violent incidents. They
STARRING in a pop video is just a dream for most teenagers and professionals can spend years waiting for their big break. But for a group of talented dancers from Bolton, the dream has become a reality. Six teenagers have been chosen to star in a music
HERE'S your chance to get free tickets for Bolton's spectacular Apna Bazaar celebration day. It is an exclusive offer to Bolton Evening News readers. The cultural showcase, which takes place at the Albert Halls in Bolton on Saturday, August 26, will
MORE than two-and-a-half million counterfeit and illegally imported cigarettes were seized by customs officers in the North-west over a 24-hour period. They swooped on an industrial unit in Lancashire, seizing 2.5 million non-UK duty paid cigarettes
DOCTORS at the Royal Bolton Hospital are being told to stop prescribing unnecessary antibiotics in a bid to cut rates of a potentially fatal superbug. Training is being given to junior doctors to ensure they only prescribe drugs when they are absolutely
ONE of the biggest betting races of the five-day Glorious Goodwood meeting is the totesport Mile and it is just the type of race Sir Mark Prescott excels in. In Spectait, Prescott looks to have a very well-handicapped tool after his recent run in a
LEIGH Market Hall is now a smoke free zone. Wigan Council's markets team is hoping to make market shopping a more comfortable experience for everyone by asking people to stub out their cigarettes. Markets manager Philip Edge said: "We are responding
FREE training is being offered to Bolton youngsters interested in learning a new skill over the summer break. Young people in the borough hoping to set up their own voluntary group can go along to the training sessions, which are being held throughout
BURY have received a triple injury boost on the eve of the new season. Alan Fettis, Tom Youngs and Colin Woodthorpe are all in contention to start against MK Dons after shrugging off injuries which kept them out of last weekend's pre-season defeat at
SAM Allardyce has revealed how the signing of Ivory Coast defender Abdoulaye Meite gave him the scope to cash in on Radhi Jaidi. The giant Tunisian, nicknamed The Beast, was re-united with his former Bolton sidekick, Bruno N'Gotty, on Tuesday, when he
HENRIK Pedersen faces surgery for the second time in eight months after suffering a recurrence of the Achilles problem that has dogged him for more than a year. Wanderers' Denmark international, who missed almost four months of last season, thought he
IS your gran the best in the world? The Bolton Evening News today launches a competition in conjunction with Bolton Council to find the Grandma of The Year. To be eligible for nomination, grans must have done something special, kind or supportive for
BOLTON Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce got people talking when he branded the English a lazy nation. He accused parents of not encouraging their children to be more active and said sport should play a big part in young people's lives. Some people in
THE leader of a charity which helps runaway children in Bolton has told how a lack of cash has forced it to cut the services it offers. Dave Bagley, chief executive of Bolton-based Urban Outreach, said the organisation was struggling to make ends meet
Children found themselves making management decisions when they swapped their Bolton school for the office. Pupils from Lostock Primary School were invited to help choose a name for a new luxury housing development in Plodder Lane, Bolton, by North-west
A £500 donation to help fund a youth talent showcase has been approved by Westhoughton Town Council. It will cover the cost of a stage and PA system at the Party in the Park event hosted by Bolton Council's juvenile response team. The event, which is
IN response to John Turner's letter, "We have been priced out of sports venues", (Bolton Evening News, July 29), about being "priced off" at Leverhulme Park running stadium. I would like to question where he obtained his information before going public
I THINK that Lisa Daly, and those other women who have written attacking Mr Marshall for his opinions, really should waken up to reality. When it comes to making decisions of real importance, men are indeed far superior. And so it is in our household
ON Saturday morning I drove down Bradford Street, up Bridgeman Street and along Trinity Street. What a mess! The traffic was forced into one lane by the dreaded cones. Needless to say, a bottleneck ensued. On approaching the junction at Manchester Road
IN the early 70s, the people running this town showed they couldn't get their priorities right by having disgraceful ambulances while lavishing money on back street, one-way systems. And guess what? Thirty years later, they still can't! This explains
HERE we are, barely a week into the seven-week school holidays, and already many of the kids I have spoken to are bored. Oh, they do not want to go back to school, but "there's nothing to do". It's a while since I was a lad, but I can remember those
WITH passports being dusted off for the Summer holiday break, Bolton North East MP David Crausby is warning people to keep a close watch on the valuable documents. In 2005 more than 286,000 British passports were reported lost or stolen of which 90,000
A FARMHOUSE that was to be converted into an executive home has been wrecked in a blaze started by arsonists. It is believed almost £500,000 worth of damage was caused to an empty building at Asmus Farm, off Brookfold Lane, Harwood. The fire was started
DOZENS of people in Bolton have been placed on a fire brigade blacklist for making repeated hoax calls. One person is added to the list each week And many of the 50 people who have been put on the list in the last 12 months have subsequently had their
TRAFFIC congestion is being caused by 17 weeks of roadworks in Wash Lane, Bury. Motorists are being advised to change their route to prevent being caught in the queues. The disruption is being caused by the replacement of a gas main by Transco and the
I've just worked out how TV executives plan their schedules these days. When they spot a gap in the schedule they don't bother commissioning a new drama or hunting down a classic film. Instead, they take a trip to the basement of Broadcasting House where
MENTAL health problems affect one in four of the population but the whole area is still very misunderstood. Angela Kelly highlights a local organisation which offers a practical helping hand and meets one woman for whom it has been a life-saver. TRAUMA
AS one who pressed for a circular bus route, taking in Tonge Moor Road and Blackburn Road, to be put into service, I was dismayed to discover this had been axed, causing much inconvenience to the travelling public. After intensive lobbying by residents
A MOTORCYCLIST from Bolton is riding to John O' Groats in a bid to raise cash for charity. Simon Johnson, aged 38, of Cedar Avenue, Little Lever, will set out for the 480-mile ride to the tip of the Scottish mainland on Saturday. He hopes to raise more
A LIFESIZED figure of Batman seen flying over Westhoughton sparked a police alert when it was mistaken for a hang-glider pilot in trouble. Someone who watched the flight thought the pilot had lapsed into unconsciousness. And he rang police terrified
A CRACKDOWN on mini motorbike riders who cause a nuisance has been welcomed by police and councillors in Bolton. The Home Office is funding a £200,000 clampdown this summer in 28 "hotspot" areas, including Greater Manchester. Although sold as toys,
DRIVERS are being warned about potential delays with the start of a £1 million roadworks scheme in Worsley this week. Diversions will be in place for up to 16 weeks as resurfacing work takes place between Worsley Road, the A580 East Lancashire Road
DELIGHTED mum Linda Worgan has given birth to her first baby six weeks early so she can start cancer treatment. Leon Jay was born by caesarean section at Wigan Infirmary on July 20, and Linda, aged 25, can now begin six months of intensive chemotherapy
THE latest Shop-a-Hoaxer tape is now on-line so you can help our campaign to identify voices of the criminals who waste the valuable time of the fire service. The latest tape features a man in Deane attempting to report a flat fire, and you can listen
