RICARDO Gardner will go head to head with Luton Shelton at the Reebok on Saturday, just five days after helping the quicksilver Sheffield United striker hit the international goal trail. The Wanderers left-back delivered the corner that teed up Shelton
RADCLIFFE AC runner Simon Bruton showed his superb form when he took 16th place out of 3,450 competitors in the Wilmslow Half Marathon. Simon stormed round the popular course in 1hr 12mins 55secs, putting himself at the top of the nine-strong Radcliffe
Burnden Roadrunners made their presence felt among 4,000 runners with some fine performances at the Liverpool Half Marathon. Strong running from members of the club was rewarded with some impressive placings. In sunny but breezy conditions the new course
THREE Horwich RMI Harrier ladies ran superbly to help the club take the team title in the 35 to 44 category of the British Masters Cross Country Championships, at Berry Hill, Mansfield. Angela Allen led the way finishing in a terrific sixth place over-the
A JILTED boyfriend who stabbed his ex-girlfriend's new man to death after flying into a jealous rage has been jailed for life. Daniel McGuiness, aged 22, stabbed 53-year-old Jeffrey Farrow at least 18 times with an eight-inch kitchen knife in front of
This Friday (30th), the Reebok Stadium (Lion of Vienna Room), 7:30pm - 9:30pm. We will be discussing community decline - loss of post offices, bus services, shops, high streets, local services etc. People are fed up with endless consultations and not
Sayings by Bolton folk - both celebrities, or simply soon-to-be-famous for being local - are now being immortalised in Bolton town centre. Work to lay plaques bearing their words among the paving stones in the revamped Churchgate finally got underway
A memorial to murdered Greater Manchester police officer Stephen Oake has been desecrated. The memorial, on Crumpsall Lane, was attacked last night and broken-off chunks of marble were then thrown into the car park of a nearby police station. Superintendent
SAM Allardyce is looking for some home comfort to stop the rot that is threatening to wreck Wanderers' chances of qualifying for Europe. Desperate to end a miserable run that has already shattered his Champions League dreams, the Bolton boss wants at
Lancashire's batsmen were given a good workout in two rain-affected matches against Durham on their pre-season tour of South Africa yesterday. Both counties split the squads, with Steven Croft smashing 80 and Glen Chapple an unbeaten 70 in Lancashire
Horwich RMI running ace Jamie Crompton is celebrating after being selected to race for England in this weekend's home international in Dublin. The talented 14-year-old has been picked on the strength of a superb run in last Saturday's ESAA English Schools
BUDDING journalists swapped their classroom for the newsroom. Year six pupils at St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary, in Bolton, held a newspaper day as they took part in the Times Educational Supplement's young journalists of the year competition. The
A warning has been issued to landlords who could end up paying back three times a tenant's deposit if they fail to protect money in approved bank accounts. From April 6, it will be compulsory for a landlord of a new assured shorthold tenancy to pay a
ONE of the country's leading soft drinks manufacturers has praised the performance of its Atherton factory despite having made the decision to close it in less than two months with the loss of 110 jobs. In March last year, Glasgow-based Irn-Bru maker
PLANS for a £15 million revamp of Hayward School are to be discussed at a public meeting. The school, in Lever Edge Lane, Great Lever, will use the money for a new building. No formal plans have been submitted because school chiefs want to canvass opinion
Each year the Lancs and Yorks Historical Society organise pilgrimages to the European Battlefields of the First World War. This year we plan to visit the Somme Battlefields and the Ypres salient,we can also visit the Battlefields at Arras,Vimy Ridge
Bury FC's fans team, Forever Bury FC, have reached the semi-finals of the Internet Football Association (IFA) cup after a 1-0 win over Hull City on Saturday morning. A late finish by Graham Tobin was enough in a tense game against TigerNation FC.
TALENTED youngsters from CATS Youth Theatre have successfully completed their first London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art exams in January. Sophie Arnold, Alicia Mullett, Liam Christie, Georgia Brooks, Katy Shaw, Amy Shaw, Alice Finlay and Laura Cunliffe
A film-maker is looking for potential stars from Bolton's amateur theatre community. Richard Stephens, an independent film director, is looking for BATS members to become involved in a professional movie project which will begin filming in October.
A MUSIC piece written to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday year is to be sent to the monarch. The Bolton Festival Choir and Orchestra last August performed the newly commissioned work by local composer Martin Lessons. Now a copy of the music and a
ENCOURAGING dads into the kitchen is not always easy. But a scheme to teach fathers and their children to make delicious and healthy food from scratch has been launched. Staff at Farnworth Children's Centre, in Lord Street, Kearsley, and Primary Care
THEY are getting up a full head of steam at Trinity AODS, with the impending arrival of The Ghost Train. Performances are at Trinity Church Hall, Market Street, Farnworth, on Friday and Saturday. Playwright Arnold Ridley found fame at the end of his
Radcliffe Mixed Darts League AGM will be held at The Shirt Club on Wednesday, April 4, 8.30pm start. Old and new teams very welcome.
YOUNG Emily Abercrombie is shown some of Horwich's rich historical past by Stuart Whittle, chairman of Horwich Heritage Society. Emily, aged eight, from Lostock, is pictured with Mr Whittle by a wooden mining tub at an exhibition at the town's heritage
FOOTAGE of popular comic singer and poet Hovis Presley has surfaced on YouTube. The seven-minute clip dates from an appearance by Hovis on Channel 4 in 1997. The comic, real name Richard McFarlane, performs three of his songs, including I Rely On You
A UNIT which supports witnesses who testify in court is celebrating its success. Bolton Witness Care Unit, which was set up in July, 2005, ensures victims and witnesses are kept fully informed of the progress of their case and that they get practical
THERE are many ways experts believe schoolchildren can improve their grades, from eating fish to learning exam techniques. But now Bolton Council believes a good game of crown green bowling can do the trick. A new facility, the Crown Green Zone, has
CLARKS shoe store at Middlebrook retail park is hoping shoppers will walk their way to donate their old footwear. The store is taking part in the Blue Peter Shoe Biz Appeal, which raises money to help children affected by HIV and AIDS in Malawi. So
Police investigating an arson attack on two bungalows in Bury have released a photograph of a piece of kitchen roll used to start the fire. Officers believe that this brand of kitchen roll has now been discontinued, and are appealing for anyone who
WANDERERS striker Kevin Davies was put through his paces by young people looking to him as a role model. The Whites favourite faced a barrage of questions at the Reebok Stadium during a question-and-answer session. The questions came from young people
A PROPOSED housing development in Farnworth would harm business and threaten future jobs, a public inquiry has heard. Leyland-based developer Rowland Homes wants to build a development on industrial land in Lorne Street, Farnworth, but has been told
A COUNCIL has admitted liability for a massive gas explosion that left a tenant with appalling injuries. On the day a trial was due to start at Manchester County Court, seven years after the blast, which destroyed a block of flats in Kingsley Road, Walkden
ALL roads lead to Rome - at least they do for charity fundraiser Oliver Wotherspoon. The artist is organising a charity bike ride from his home in Bolton to the Eternal City. And he hopes his gruelling trek will raise awareness as well as funds for
RETIRED Westhoughton pharmacist John Parr showed remarkable generosity when he gave £1.78 million to Manchester's Christie Hospital. He died earlier this month after a fall aged 101, and a close friend revealed Mr Parr's gift. This was probably genuinely
A town centre building society branch was closed today after part of the ceiling collapsed inside. Customers were turned away from Nationwide in Newport Street after the ceiling above the ground floor fell in and affected access to the safe. Nobody
SUPERMODEL Naomi Campbell probably hasn't learned a thing from her stint collecting refuse for her community service. She has a famous temper and landed this completely unglamorous "job" after throwing a phone at her maid. Being Naomi, the whole thing
THE £900,000 revamp of Churchgate has certainly turned it into a picture-postcard area. Unfortunately, the historic heart of Bolton has also become a social desert. Apart from on Friday and Saturday nights when its pubs and bars are busy, the place
GOOD luck to 27-year-old Ashley Glossop in his new business selling children's toys and personalised teddies. The Tonge Moor dad was left virtually blind after being set upon by a gang of violent thugs last year in a street attack. He has had months
DON'T you just love Elton John? He's celebrated being 60 with three separate birthday parties, including a £1 million American bash for which he had flown in friends like Sir Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart and Donatella Versace. The word "excess" means
SCHOOLS and teachers come in for plenty of criticism these days but I wonder if any of us could do any better? Teachers are expected to enforce discipline without any form of real punishment and have to watch very carefully everything they say and do
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl was sexually abused after being dragged into a man's house, a court heard. Steven Strong groped the youngster and put his hand down her trousers after beckoning her into his home. She fled when he went to look for his dog and reported
WORK to repair an underground electricity cable in Churchgate is under way. Council contractors have ripped up newly laid flagstones and cobblestones outside the Ye Olde Man and Scythe pub to allow United Utilities engineers to access the cable. It
I WOULD like to propose Mike Freary to be featured on the "Spirit of Sport" sculpture at Reebok Stadium. In almost 50 years of service to Bolton United Harriers, he has contributed so much to the youth of the town. He still coaches and mentors young
I DO not believe that many will think it acceptable that the newly finished Churchgate street works are being dug up so soon after the £1m scheme was completed. Bernard Knight, Bolton Council's outgoing chief executive, told this newspaper last autumn
FOUR years ago, two of Bolton's MPs - Brian Iddon and David Crausby - opposed the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq. That was undoubtedly their finest hour. What has happened in that unhappy country since shows how right they were. So I was doubly disappointed
Virgin Trains has today launched a major national campaign advertising cheap tickets after revealing only 58 per cent of passengers thought they were getting value for money. Following a report by the Commons Transport Committee, which stated that
THERE is lots of talk these days about saving the planet and reducing our carbon footprint. The cost of many of the methods that we can help to do this, such as fitting solar panels to our roof tops, is prohibitive to say the least. Other ways we can
I wonder what former Westhoughton Cricket Club players who represented England, such as the Tylsley brothers, Dick Pollard and others, would think about a supermarket being built on their old ground? Not much, I imagine. Also, what about the families
TONY Blair wants tougher penalties for knife crime - well, I have the answer. Take a step backwards and bring corporal punishment and the birch back. It will stop the young thugs from becoming gangsters. While we are at it, why don't we bring back capital
I HAVE lived in Westhoughton for most of my life and I must say that I was dismayed to read the article in The Bolton News about the proposed housing development on the old Taylor and Hartley Mill site, off Bolton Road. Yet another brownfield site building
AN ELDERLY man has appeared in court charged with 20 counts of indecent assault against children. John Chamberlain, aged 62, of Yewdale Gardens, Breightmet, appeared at Bolton Magistrates Court yesterday charged with 20 counts of indecent assault and
Wanderers are hot on the trail of Danny Philliskirk, the 16-year-old son of Tony Philliskirk, who topped the Whites' scoring charts three years in a row in the Burnden Park years. Philliskirk Jnr, who is still at school, is on the books of Oldham Athletic
THE owners of La Tasca, the Bolton-based Spanish theme restaurant chain, have agreed to sell the company for £96 million. The board has recommended an offer of 185p per share from the Tragus Group, owner of the Cafe Rouge and Bella Italia restaurant
SUBMISSION forms for the Bolton Music Showcase are now available from www.boltonmusic.co.uk. For those unfamiliar with the event, the showcase started in 2004 to promote new artists and the music scene in Bolton. It has grown from a single concert to
AN INQUIRY has opened into how thousands of haemophiliacs were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products. Lord Archer of Sandwell has formally opened the independent inquiry at the Palace of Westminster. In his
A PENSIONER has appeared in court charged with indecent exposure. Clive Power, aged 69, of Lever Gardens, Little Lever, denied the charge when he appeared at Bolton Magistrates Court. Power was given bail and the case was adjourned until April 24 for
BOLTON North-east MP David Crausby has welcomed the announcement that Britain has successfully destroyed its old chemical weapons. The £10 million destruction programme has seen 3,812 weapons destroyed by armed forces bomb disposal teams and other experts
Lancashire Academy starlet Kathryn Cross, daughter of former Shakers striker David Cross, has been selected to represent the North of England in the ECB's Super Fours Tournament. The Super Fours is a forum where the best 48 female players in England
DIALLING fingers at the ready. Editors have announced four dates in May - and one has sold out already. After an eight month break from touring while they recorded their second album the band, whose 2006 debut The Back Room became a word-of-mouth sensation
TV Castaway Erica Hurst has formed a close bond with the newest addition to the island. Viewers of last night's BBC 3 reality show saw the 22-year-old from, Kearsley, welcoming Daisy the cow on to New Zealand's Great Barrier Island, where she and fellow
Lancashire and Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been named "leading cricketer in the world" by Wisden Almanack, the sport's "bible" which is out today. He is the fourth recipient of the title since it was inaugurated, after Australians
SAM Allardyce is looking for some home comfort to stop the rot that is threatening to wreck Wanderers' chances of qualifying for Europe. Desperate to end a miserable run that has already shattered his Champions League dreams, the Bolton boss wants at
BOLTON are being strongly linked with Deportivo La Coruna keeper, Dudu Aouate, who helped Israel shut out the England attack in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier in Tel Aviv. Reports claim Allardyce is keen on the 29-year-old former Maccabi Haifa and Racing
A 39-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with assault. Darren Smith, of Earnshaw Street, Morris Green, Bolton, denied assault in relation to an incident alleged to have taken place on Friday, March 23. The case was adjourned until April 24 for
A MAN has appeared in court charged with grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon. Calvin Hindley, aged 20, of James Street, Heywood, appeared before magistrates in Bolton yesterday. Hindley, formerly of Campbell Court, Farnworth,
Leigh-based Colliers Vets beat Bolton Wyresdale 2-1 in the latest round of matches in the Atherton Charity Cup. Hindley Town were beaten 1-0 by Ashton Athletic while Leigh Athletic were held to a 1-1 draw at Hindsford. FIXTURES Tonight: Hindsford Res
BOLTON are being strongly linked with Deportivo La Coruna keeper, Dudu Aouate, who helped Israel shut out the England attack in Saturday's Euro 2008 qualifier in Tel Aviv. Reports claim Allardyce is keen on the 29-year-old former Maccabi Haifa and Racing
Daisy Hill will be boosted by the return of captain Craig Naylor for their home clash with Leek CSOB in Division Two tonight. The defender missed Saturday's 3-2 defeat of Castleton Gabriels - a victory which lifted Hill out of the bottom two for the
RICK Arnold's goal was enough to move Atherton LR up to 18th place in NWCL Division One. The striker's ninth-minute strike proved decisive as Rovers produced a much-improved performance to overcome mid-table Newcastle Town at Crilly Park last night.
Bolton School round-up. Girls' Division Netball: U12 Bolton Tournament Final: Bolton 4 Rivington 2. Half of the girls in the netball squad were away at Stratford, leaving only seven squad members available. U14 Greater Manchester Tournament: Bolton 7
CYCLISTS from seven Bolton high schools produced impressive performances in the first Year 10 and 11 Cycling Championships, held at the Manchester Velodrome. Withins were the overall winners of the event which organisers hope to hold on an annual basis
Wanderers fans complaining about season ticket prices will perhaps be envious of an ex-pat Super White whose ticket for all league and cup matches costs just over £80. Adam Florsheim explains what it's like to be a season ticket holder at Barcelona's
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to say a tearful farewell to tragic teenager Sean Green. Family, friends and former classmates attended a service at Sacred Heart Church, Westhoughton, yesterday. Wreaths of white flowers spelling out the popular teenager's
BOLTON is in the grip of a dental crisis. None of the borough's 32 dental practices are accepting new NHS patients - less than 12 months after a new system was introduced to create more places. People hoping to become an NHS dental patient have been
