A NEW spy camera network is to be installed at the Royal Bolton Hospital after a report found staff are at high risk of being attacked. Bosses at the hospital are in the process of carrying out an assessment of their CCTV network. They hope to update
Kat Dibbits checks out the town's brightest musical talent - Ryan Abbey. Name? Ryan Abbey. Who are you? A 17-year-old From Morris Green. How did you get started in music? Just started making songs as a hobby. The story so far. . . I got
A MAN who tried to open the door of a plane when it was landing has been banned from flying on the Thomas Cook airline for life. And the airline has issued a warning to all passengers that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable, following the incident
A NEW study has revealed that eating plenty of oily fish can help prevent the spread of prostate cancer. The study was carried out by the Paterson Institute of Cancer Research in Manchester. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in the UK
AGE Concern is repeating an offer to help people beat the cold this winter. Last year, Age Concern Energy Services guaranteed a minimum cold weather rebate of £10.50 for every customer in Bolton, which equates to being given more than a week's use of
RESEARCH from an over-50s specialist insurer suggests that as many as 775,000 of people aged 55 or over have taken an extended holiday abroad of six months or more. Two-thirds of those taking such a break chose a long-haul destination with 25 per cent
LES Travers is a man with a mission . . . to overcome ageism in the job market. Aged 53, Les says he has a lot to give to society but no-one seems to want his experience. That is a feeling many older workers have had over the past few years as the
YOU can't always judge a book by its cover . . . particularly this large, polished and carved wooden book. It is full of dried ferns from a country at the other side of the world, The book, full of pressed New Zealand ferns, is kept safe in the botany
A FRUIT and vegetable supplier which set up in Bolton last November has won a contract to supply British Home Stores. Coopers Produce, which operates from offices in The Valley, has been awarded the multi-million pound contract to supply all 131 BHS
TOURISM bosses have been spreading the word in Germany about why Bolton makes a great destination for a getaway. For the first time Bolton Council's Tourism Unit promoted the town at this year's Liborifest cultural festival which attracts 1.5million
BUSINESSES are being urged to work with the Government to stamp out identity theft by Bolton North-east MP David Crausby. Identity theft is now the fastest growing crime in the country, affecting thousands of people and costing the economy an estimated
THOUSANDS of readers have been logging on to the Bolton Evening News website in a bid to trap hoax 999 callers. We launched our "Shop A Hoaxer" campaign jointly with the fire service this week to track down the menaces who put other people's lives at
YOUNGSTERS are tuning up their football skills during the school holidays with the help of the Bolton Wanderers Football in the Community programme. Organisers of the scheme are holding regular sessions at parks across the town. The youngsters are given
The racing at Glorious Goodwood this week has been absolutely fabulous to watch and it was good to see Court Masterpiece doing me a favour in the Sussex Stakes beating short priced favourite Araafa. Tomorrow promises more top class racing with two big
PLANS are being drawn up to deal with any major flu outbreak in Bolton. The borough's health bosses are preparing for a worst-case scenario, which would see 130,000 people falling ill with flu and more than 3,000 deaths. Previously, international health
Stuart Law's fourth Championship century of the season rescued Lancashire yesterday but they look like they will still have to settle for a share of the spoils against Sussex. Law watched Matt Prior propel the hosts to 439 with a watchful 112 before
TREVOR Brooking deserves a round of applause for telling it is as it is about the England national team's problems. The FA director of football development has put his job on the line by criticising the England set-up. He says England are lagging behind
UEFA should have their bumps felt for organising a programme of international friendlies three days before the start of the new Premiership season. England play Greece on Wednesday, August 16, in Steve McClaren's first game in charge and you can guarantee
CHELSEA are taking the point away from football the decimal point. It shows just how rich they are that the numbers they pay for their players are the same as those paid by most other Premiership clubs, except they don't bother with the decimal point
JUSTIN Gatlin's positive drug test is yet another nail in athletics' coffin. How are kids supposed to develop an interest in athletics if the major stories that emerge within the sport are all about illegal performance-enhancing substances? Athletics
SAM Allardyce was only half right in labelling England a lazy nation this week. It was true what he was saying about English kids not doing enough exercise. But what about all that effort they put into playing computer games and eating junk food? It
PAUL Scott will not stand for any Crazy Gang style nonsense when the Shakers go to Milton Keynes for the first time tomorrow. The club formerly known as Wimbledon and now managed by Martin Mad Dog' Allen, are expected to be a tough prospect on their
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston completed a promising pre-season campaign with the capture of two talented youngsters. Boro played Conference North outfit Stalybridge Celtic off the park in Saturday's 2-0 victory, and then scored in the last minute
LEIGH RMI will trial half a dozen players vying for just one remaining squad place when they wind up their pre-season friendlies, hoping for a timely cash boost from a bumper crowd against FC United. Manager Andy Nelson says that with the exception of
CUSTOMERS of troubled electrical retail chain Powerhouse may have to wait weeks before they find out if orders will be honoured, or if money paid will be returned. The shutters were down at the store on the Middlebrook Retail Park, yesterday, with a
IT'S coming to something when a football club manager fires a broadside at society for being "lazy", then goes further, castigating the government for not doing enough to make sport an integral, and influential, part of children's education. Well, I'll
Saudi Arabian club, Al-Ittihad, have emerged as front-runners in the race for Jared Borgetti's signature. The cash-rich Saudis, who tried to sign him a year ago, have lined up a lucrative two-year contract and are prepared to pay Wanderers £500,000.
POPULAR reality TV programme "Bad Lads Army: Extreme" has once again shone the spotlight on the value of National Service. But is this really the way to treat delinquent youths now? Angela Kelly reports. IF you are a fan of television's weekly series
ALCOHOLIC Billy Isherwood turned his life around after doctors told him if he had one more drink he would die. He gave up drink and drugs and started running. Now he has just completed the ultra-gruelling 150 mile Atacama Desert Run in Chile in blistering
THE 563 Edgworth to Bolton bus, which has been rerouted down Blackburn Road, has been good for people there and I do not begrudge them they need a service. But could the bus company put a service in Tonge Moor for Edgworth people who have to go to the
IN this evening's edition of the Bolton Evening News, there was a letter of thanks to the Royal Bolton Hospital. These letters appear from time to time, so may I suggest that the writers, or members of their families, show their gratitude not only by
THE GMPTE is unremitting in its focus on the immediate vicinity of Manchester, especially the already relatively prosperous suburban area to the south. It is simply unable to address the real strategic transport needs of the region which includes the
GIVEN that the new interchange on Newport Street seems to be attracting fewer passengers, even fewer buses, and is unsuitable for taxis, it occurred to me that there might be an alternative use. For example, with a few deckchairs, it could be easily
Christopher Amos (Bolton Evening News, July 29), accuses me of putting on "constructive spin" in my letter of July 27 with reference to First Bus services in Bolton. I would respectfully ask Mr Amos to re-read my letter, as he obviously did not in the
I REFER to Angela Kelly's article "Big Sam's got it just right", August 2. She has got it just right, too. "Children's wellbeing and development relies on a balance of work and play," says Angela. Our children are seriously out of balance. The cause
A TRANSPORT manager has scaled the heights for charity. Chris Thomas completed a 20,000ft trek up Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, to help raise more than £40,000 for Hopes and Homes for Children. The charity works to find permanent homes for
A COMPUTER programme which will help teachers track down internet bullies is being developed in Bolton. Zentec Solutions will launch its Network Monitoring Solution in the autumn. It will allow teachers to track which sites pupils are visiting and
DRIVERS who flout the ban on using handheld mobile phones behind the wheel are being warned they are more likely to crash than if they were drunk. The warning comes at the start of a month-long police crackdown on motorists who use phones while driving
A CONVICTED killer who left a man dead with a single punch has launched a bid to clear his name. Paul Birmingham insists he is innocent despite being convicted of manslaughter by a jury, his legal representatives said. Glenn Watson died after being
TWO years ago doctors told Billy Isherwood that if he had one more drink he would be dead. For the father-of-three from Farnworth who had been battling alcoholism for 30 years and was also a drug user, it was a wake-up call. And last month the 55-year-old
THE jury in the trial of a Bolton man accused of two rapes has been discharged. Thomas Rostron, aged 62, of Meadowside Avenue, Tonge Fold, is accused of raping a 79-year-old pensioner at her home, and a woman in an empty classroom at the school where
TWO Bolton MPs are calling for London-style bus services, controlled by local authorities, to be rolled out to the rest of the country. Bolton South-east MP Dr Brian Iddon and Bolton North East MP David Crausby have added their names to a Commons Early
TEENAGER, Ben Thompson, is preparing to tread the cobbles of Britain's most favourite street. The 14-year-old is set to become a household name after landing a part in Coronation Street. He will play the part of troublesome Ryan Connor, who moves to
BOLTON comic Paddy McGuiness has put on one-and-a-half stone in weight for his new TV role. The former fitness trainer at Horwich Leisure Centre is playing an overweight stuntman coming to the end of his career. It is for a pilot show called The Unknown
CYCLING is making a comeback according to the latest statistics, but are two wheels really better than four? Wes Wright looks at what is in store for the brave souls who cycle on our crowded and fume-filled roads. WHY would anyone want to cycle these
COUNCILLORS have vowed to launch a campaign to see travellers permanently banned from playing fields in Deane. Caravans moved on to the Hulton Lane playing fields last night. The fields are among the worst hit areas in Bolton, with Bolton Council spending
Lily Allen is funny without being a comedy act and pop without being twee. And she could probably kick your backside all the way from here to Camden and still have you feel good about it afterwards. Admittedly, constant radio play of Smile does make
REGULARS at a pub in Stoke on Trent have helped boost the Fred Dibnah Appeal. Customers at the Bird in the Hand in Trentvale, held an auction night and raised £500 for the appeal for a memorial to the famous steeplejack in Bolton town centre. The event
A BOLTON design and advertising agency turned to one of its longest-standing clients to help it relaunch itself. Cube3, based in Breightmet Street, in Bolton town centre, took on new personnel and a underwent a six-figure office redevelopment. Formed
NEW improved closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) are to be installed at the Royal Bolton Hospital to protect staff from violent patients and visitors. It is a strange society we live in when people who seek help from doctors and nurses seem to think
TWO men appeared in court today charged in connection with anti-terror raids in Bolton. Omar Altimimi, aged 36, of Lansdowne Road, Tonge Moor, has been charged with four offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, which relate to possessing articles and collecting
HOW many reasons do you need to love a band? With The Hot Puppies there are dozens, as Kat Dibbits found out when she chatted to guitarist and lyricist Luke Taylor. LUKE Taylor may be a male songwriter who writes for a female singer, but the dichotomy
AN airport-style metal detector has been used at Bolton train station for the first time as part of a crackdown on knife crime on the railways. Transport police asked commuters to walk through the scanner during rush hour yesterday and be frisked so
ARSONISTS have attacked the home of an elderly couple. Alfred Lees was woken by a large explosion as fire engulfed his garage. It destroyed his car and thousands of pounds worth of tools. Today his wife Alma branded the firebugs as "sick." The garage
The sun is finally shining on unlucky Henrik Pedersen who has had a successful operation on his niggling Achilles injury on Thursday and should be back in training in two weeks. The 33-year-old told www.bwfc.co.uk: "I'm delighted that the operation
OUR report yesterday about the Flying Batman in the sky above Westhoughton has prompted reader Andrew Oliver to send us this picture. The figure of Batman seen flying over Westhoughton sparked a police alert when it was mistaken for a hang-glider pilot
THREE people have appeared in court in connection with the death of a Little Hulton pensioner. Michael Wyatt, aged 26, of Stamford Avenue, Blackpool, Jonathan Buckley, aged 19, of no fixed address, and a 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal
Now, we know there weren't any metal bands in last week's Showcase special. So just to redress the balance a little we managed to get hold of Supamodel, who were more than happy to tell us their thoughts about this year's Showcase. What are you looking
I am trying to find information about the Carey family. Patrick Carey was born in Cork, Ireland in 1805. He married Mary Birchill and settled in Wigan in 1829. His grandson James was a county court clerk who lived in Bolton in 1901. Patrick's second
THIEVES are stealing satellite navigation systems from cars in Bolton at the rate of more than one per day, police have revealed. During June and July, 72 motorists had valuable systems stolen from parked cars. Police believe more cars may have been
I am trying to find information on the Fairclough family of Deane, Bolton. Father John and his children, Polly, Bessie, Nellie, Annie, Carwin and Ada all lived on Deane Church Lane in 1909. Ada was my grandmother (b. 1883, d. 1925) and is buried in
Radcliffe Boro Supporters Club are holding a meeting at the social club on August 10 at 7.30pm, which will be followed by a Question of Sport quiz.
Boro now have two free Saturdays before they kick-off their league campaign with a trip to Kendal on August 19. "I don't think it matters that we have no game now before the season starts," said boss Andy Johnston. "We are going to give the lads next
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Andy Johnston is wearing the expression of a contented man at the moment, after ending a promising pre-season with the capture of two talented youngsters. Boro played Conference North outfit Stalybridge Celtic off the park in Saturday's
Manchester Phoenix has confirmed that the new squad will take to the ice for the first time, in public, in a Pre-Season Challenge game against the Sheffield Scimitars. The Ice Sheffield complex close to the M1 motorway and adjacent to the Hallam FM Arena
Tony Hand's first summer of Manchester Phoenix team building is nearing completion with the signing of left-winger Robin Gomez. Hand expressed his delight at the acquisition of Canadian Gomez: "I was aware of other clubs having shown an interest in signing
OUR latest Shop-a-Hoaxer tape is on-line now. Click HERE to read all our stories about our campaign to identify voices of the criminals who waste the valuable time of the fire service. The latest tape, released on Friday morning, features a man in
A woman was left for dead by three thugs who punched and kicked her in an unprovoked daylight attack. Shirley Brennan, aged 33, was left with a fractured eye socket and bruising to her face when the louts lashed out at her without warning. She has told
