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We asked: Should the Big Brother house be closed down for good? And the vote: Yes: 73pc. No: 27pc.

ANDRANIK Teimourian's reward for his FA Cup heroics will be a chance - no more than that - of being among the substitutes for Wanderers' derby duel with Manchester City on Saturday. The Iranian international might get opportunities in the coming weeks

Although the game will not be played at Highbury after Arsenal's move to the Emirates Stadium, Wanderers FA Cup clash at Arsenal brings back memories of one of their most impressive results in modern times. The "White Hot" years as they came to be

Manchester Phoenix have confirmed three of their outstanding bmibaby Elite League fixtures have now been agreed with the Hull Stingrays, Belfast Giants and Coventry Blaze for dates in February and March respectively. Phoenix will host the Hull Stingrays

Astute tactical changes by Manchester Phoenix coach Tony Hand saw his side fight back from a one-goal deficit to end up resounding 5-1 winners over the Sheffield Steelers on Sunday night and complete a maximum four-point weekend, following a big performance

Wanderers will play Arsenal away in the fourth round of the FA Cup after the draw made on Monday afternoon. Arsenal v Wanderers. West Ham v Watford. Bristol City or Coventry v Hull or Middlesbrough. Chelsea v Nottm Forest. Chester or Ipswich

A CANCER sufferer who battled to be given the "wonder drug" Herceptin has welcomed a study claiming the medication really does work. Scientists tested almost 4,000 women who have cancer and who are receptive to the treatment and looked at their survival

A STRAY dog has been impounded by dog welfare officers who suspect it may be a banned pit bull-type breed. Now the dog's owner must wait for experts to rule on what breed it is is before discovering whether it will be returned to her. Six-year-old Gnasher

NEW homes, restaurants, cafes and shops could be built as part of a major transformation of the area around Bolton's main post office. The Post Office has sold its Deansgate branch and staff car park on King Street to developers who want to create 120

A SERIES of meetings has been organised to gauge public attitudes about plans to turn the Royal Bolton Hospital into a Foundation Trust. Hospital bosses want to apply for Foundation Trust status, which would give staff, patients and members of the public

HOUSE prices in Bolton rose by more than 14 per cent in the last year - more than anywhere else in Greater Manchester and by more than the national average. Those priced over £500,000 are selling the quickest according to estate agents. Figures compiled

A CYCLIST suffered bite wounds after being attacked by a Rottweiler. Eddie Pilling, aged 41, suffered two puncture wounds in his leg after the dog attacked him as he was riding through Windley Street, off Tonge Moor Road, Bolton. Mr Pilling needed hospital

CUSTOMERS are flocking to Bolton Market Hall as stallholders enter their final week of trading. Shoppers have been stocking up at their favourite stalls as traders slash prices in a bid to sell off stock. Around 50 traders will shut-up shop and vacate

THE Royal Bolton Hospital is to get a £12 million a year boost as part of a major expansion to its services. The cash will turn around the once-ailing hospital, making it one of the leading hospitals in Greater Manchester. There will be extra intensive

BURY midfielder Dwayne Mattis could be set for a transfer window exit from the Gigg Lane outfit. Both Barnsley and MK Dons have had five-figure bids turned down by the Shakers, but reports suggest Martin Allen's Dons could be ready to table a second

HORWICH resource centre is to hold a one-day health and safety course. This is an opportunity for companies to provide staff with training that is a duty under current legislation. Delegates who complete the course, accredited by the Chartered Institute

RADCLIFFE Borough were beaten once again on Saturday - but they will feel aggrieved to have not taken a point. Borough played a full part in this entertaining tussle and went close in the first half through Ian Fitzpatrick, Chris Downey and Matty O'Neill

Staff at Marks & Spencer are to pocket a £56 million windfall thanks to a spectacular surge in the retailer's share price. Nearly 12,000 employees, mainly store staff, stand to make profits of between £1,000 and £45,000 through the company's Sharesave

EXPERTS from corporate law firm Corporateblue, in Chorley New Road, Bolton, have urged local companies to review the information contained on their websites, emails and order forms as a result of new regulations that came into force on New Year's Day.

THE future of 340 jobs at a kitchen manufacturer look safe after administrators put together a £2 million rescue package. A restructuring of Bernstein Group Holdings, in Great Bank Road, Westhoughton, will be put to creditors on January 19. They are

Lancashire's Queen of Puddings, entrepreneur Helen Colley, is set to get a Bolton-based business lecture series off to an appetising start. Mrs Colley, founder of successful premium desserts company Farmhouse Fare, will open the 2007 Business Partnership

A WEALTHY Bolton benefactor who died last year has left a windfall to Bolton Hospice in his will. Anthony David Ryder died, aged 80, in February last year, following a short illness. Mr Ryder, of Lady Bridge Lane, Lostock, left an estate valued at more

A FAMILY have made a plea for their missing son to get in touch. Mohammad Said Farah, aged 16, pictured, was last seen at his home in Russell Street, Bolton, on November 28. His father said: "Please get in touch with us. We are very worried about you

STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have raised almost £400 for the Garden of Tranquillity appeal. Members of Unison, the biggest union at the hospital, organised a special event to collect cash for the appeal, which is raising money to transform the

TOURISTS are bringing £330 million to Bolton's economy, according to new figures. More than nine million people visted the town in 2005. And the borough's top attractions were Middlebrook Leisure and Retail Park, which is the town's most visited destination

A FORMER Bolton man wants to return a letter dating back to the aftermath of the First World War to the descendants of a soldier who died during the conflict. John Baxter, aged 77, is in possession of a letter from the British Red Cross and the Order

HEALTH bosses are encouraging schools in Bolton to improve the wellbeing of their pupils in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. A total of 40 schools in the borough have already achieved healthy schools status - which means they boost health eating and

A CORONER has issued a warning about the dangers of unattended chip pans a grandmother died in a fire at her home. Sharon Knowles, aged 47, was overcome by smoke after her chip pan caught fire, a Bolton inquest heard. After recording a verdict of accidental

BOLTON has been chosen as one of just three places in Greater Manchester where complex and life-saving heart operations will be carried out. Currently, patients needing complex pacemakers or other small devices fitted, such as defibrilators, must travel

MORE than 150 criticially ill patients are transferred out of the Royal Bolton Hospital every year because there are not enough intensive care beds. But £120,000 for two new high dependancy beds, an intensive care doctor and seven nurses should change

A lightning start from Kettering proved to be the catalyst for a heavy defeat as RMI's nine-game unbeaten run came crashing to an end. RMI made a horrifically sluggish start to the game as they fell two goals behind, even before the game was ten minutes

A DAVE Swarbrick double helped FC United prevent Atherton Colls becoming the first team ever to complete a league double over the breakaway club. The midfielder struck twice in the first half, and Stuart Rudd added a late third as the Rebel Reds ran

LONDON is calling for Tal Ben Haim after West Ham became the first club to officially declare an interest in the Wanderers defender. Sam Allardyce has confirmed he has had an approach from the Hammers, but says he has still to receive a formal bid for

AN amputee who lost both legs due to a smoking-related illness died from blood poisoning a day after he was admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital. Peter Jones, aged 43, of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, had been unable to give up his 20-a-day habit - despite

KEVIN Davies hopes to have a new contract in his hand by the end of this week and an FA Cup winners' medal on his mantelpiece by the end of the season. The Wanderers striker says he is just days away from signing a new three and a half year deal that

ONE of my earliest successes in a basically unremarkable journalistic career involved a chap who was still riding his bike at 90. There I was - 17 years old and keen to impress - riding my Lambretta scooter round the villages of Freckleton, Warton and

THEY might be draped in designer togs and enjoying champagne-fuelled nights out, but rumour has it Girls Aloud are skint. The band reportedly raked in more than £1 million in 2006 - but have blown the lot partying. Their new accounts show a loss of £28,305

SATURDAY will see the end of an era as the small traders in the Market Place finally pull down the shutters for the last time. It is sad to see so many useful little stalls now having to make way for a major revamp of the Market Hall, but that is progress

Re "Town council still divided", The Bolton News, January 4. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, which includes Westhoughton, is a single tier authority with responsibility (or representation) for all public services. Westhoughton town council has no

ALFRED Thorne is correct in his comments about traffic and the location of the pedestrian crossing in Church Street, Westhoughton (Action needed on dangerous road crossing, January 3). His concern may be alleviated in the knowledge that the crossing

THE report (December 28) of the continuing saga of repositioning the barriers in Seymour Road, Astley Bridge, because the residents cannot agree where they should be, raises the question of who is paying for all this work. It is to be hoped that the

I DISAGREE with what the Darcy Lever Residents' Association chairman has said concerning Cllr Sean Hornby's comments in The Bolton News last week. I believe Cllr Hornby was talking sense. He was right to say it was not right for the developer to plant

I FEEL a need to comment on the potential of "new" money that might be available under the current government's proposed Respect Action Areas. As a Conservative candidate, I welcome any new monies the current government is offering to help with the problems

I worked for Bolton Council for 31 years as a dinner lady and on the education bus with special needs children. I retired at the end of May, 2006, but was on the pay roll until the end of June. I only found out about the equal pay compensation through

AS we enter 2007, let us take a look at the record of the present Government. I have been a Socialist all my life, and feel that I and many thousands like me have been betrayed by the present administration. We have the crackpot Human Rights Act, which

I AM complaining about the traffic calming measures introduced at the bottom of Crown Lane in Horwich. I am a regular user of this road, and have had major reservations about the trial for some time. The one under the motorway bridge causes me great

HEALTH professionals in in the region have prepared themselves for a potential mass infection of a killer disease. They staged a mock outbreak of Legionella at Bolton Arena. It involved a practical exercise with information about cases that led to the

SPIDERS, slugs and butterflies were just some of the creations made by youngsters using some recycled waste. Rangers at Moses Gate Country Park arranged a fun day to help children learn more about the mini-beasts that can be found right across Bolton

PART of Worsley Road in Farnworth was closed as firefighters fought to free a seven-month-old puppy trapped underneath a car. The puppy, named Jake, broke free from its lead while being taken for a walk and ran into the path on an on-coming car. It

COMEDIAN Dave Spikey will enjoy a cuppa with Bolton's older generation at Age Concern today. The star of Phoenix Nights and Eight Out Of Ten Cats is showing his support at the Drop-In Centre at Bolton's bus station for Bolton Council's "Feel the Benefit

CHILDREN entered a competition to put their mark on a new herd elephants set to take pride of place in Bolton town centre. And they will find out this week if their design has been chosen. A total of 1,516 youngsters entered the competition to come

The family of an elderly woman critically injured in a hit-and-run in Blackburn have appealed for the driver to come forward. Stanislava Wislocki, aged 81, remains in hospital after being knocked down in Preston New Road on December 29. The car is believed

A WOMAN was taken to hospital with head injuries after she was hit by a car on Saturday morning. The accident happened in Farnworth at 10am when a Nissan Micra hit the 64-year-old woman at the junction of Exeter Avenue and Plodder Lane. The driver,

THE mother of a Bolton teenager left severely brain-damaged after his friend crashed his car, has spoken out about the dangers of driving while under the influence of drink and drugs. Alex Austin was the 16-year-old passenger in a Ford Mondeo driven

SAM Allardyce might not have the resources of Jose Mourinho or Arsene Wenger but he is proving to be just as adept as his esteemed Premiership rivals when it comes to squad rotation. Big Sam rang the changes for Saturday's FA Cup tie at Doncaster - just

A POST office assistant who stole thousands of pounds from elderly customers to fund his drug habit has been jailed for 20 months. Mustanser Hussain used new "chip and pin" machines to confuse his victims, some as old as 90, when they went to withdraw