A unique gold watch, worth £91,000, was stolen during the armed robberies in Manchester city centre. The gold Breitling watch, which is distinctive due to the large number of diamonds on the dial and strap, was the highest valued piece stolen in Wednesday's
BULLET casings from a powerful military rifle have been found discarded on a patch of wasteland. The spent ammunition was discovered near to Farnworth Cemetery by Carol and Glenn Baxter. The couple, of Loxham Street, Farnworth, were on an afternoon
FASHION giant Primark has threatened to pull out of Bolton town centre if its plans to expand are blocked by councillors. The cut-price clothes chain wants to double the size of its store in the Crompton Place Shopping Centre. But as part of the proposals
Full-time: Middlesbrough 0 Wanderers 1 WANDERERS are out of the Premier League's bottom three thanks to Gavin McCann's 60th minute goal at the Riverside. If Gary Megson's men were poor in the first-half, they were at their battling best in the second
BURY held on for their fifth consecutive home victory to ruin former director of football Keith Alexander's return to Gigg Lane. Elliott Bennett scored the decisive goal just before half time, slamming the ball home after Andy Bishop had sent a shot
ARONISTS have set fence panels surrounding an electricity sub station alight. Firefighters were called to the sub station in Somerton Road, Breightmet, at 3pm. The sub station was not damaged.
COUNCIL chiefs in Bolton are celebrating winning four regional awards. The local authority won three diversity and equality awards from the North-west Employers Association while a fourth honour went to Bolton at Home, the council's arm's length housing
Half-time: Middlesbrough 0 Wanderers 0 WANDERERS were mightily relieved to go into half-time on level terms after withstanding near constant Middlesbrough pressure at the Riverside. Wanderers, who knew they could move out of the bottom three with
ELLIOTT Bennett's first-ever goal for the Shakers separates the sides at Gigg Lane. The youngster - on loan from Wolves - smashed the ball home from close range after Andy Bishop had drove the ball across the six yard box. Bury thought they had scored
GRZEGORZ Rasiak was handed his first start in Bolton colours as stand-in for the suspended Kevin Davies in Wanderers' crunch clash with Middlesbrough at the Riverside. The Poland international, signed on loan from Southampton in January, got the nod
STEVEN Haslam and Paul Scott return to the Bury side as the Shakers go in search of a fifth consecutive home victory. Injuries to Brian Barry-Murphy (thigh) and Andy Parrish (ankle) have prompted the changes, with Scott also reinststed as captain. Shakers
YOUNG conservationists got their hands well and truly dirty to transform an overgrown area into a picturesque wildlife garden. In recent years, the section of land at Sharples High School has been out of bounds to pupils for health and safety reasons
A BID to create another takeaway on a street already packed with fast food stores has been refused. Birmingham-based Syed Hassain wanted to create the Bengal Pride Indian takeaway in Farnworth's main road, Market Street. Officers at Bolton Council had
MORE than 30,000 Bolton people have applied to cast their vote by post in this year's local elections. A total of 30,574 electors submitted their application forms before Wednesday's deadline and Bolton Council are sending out ballot papers to their
A BARONESS visited Bolton to find out how women from ethnic minorities had settled in the area. Baroness Sayeeda Warsi was at the Nightingale Centre in Great Lever where she spoke to women in both English and Urdu. The centre, which has been open for
I am appalled that a resident of Tonge recently received in the post a Conservative leaflet with the postage paid by the council. The implication is that this is not a one off event and that the Tories have been putting other election paraphernalia through
AS a building contractor who will be greatly affected by Bolton Council's proposed framework agreement, I would like to respond to the letter from Cllr Morris (April 15). Firstly, I have no political agenda, and have no wish to become embroiled in childish
I WAS most impressed to read of Manju Ghosh's travels from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Land's End "Epic bus tour ends ahead of schedule" (April 14) on her national bus travel concession pass - it was, indeed, quite an achievement. But then we saw the other
I HAVE been a lifelong Labour supporter but over the past decade I have been severely tested. I was glad to see the back of Blair, and hoped that things would improve under Brown - but I had my doubts. Our new PM, who, after a decade as Chancellor,
I AM writing to express my views on the letter, "Town Is Reclaiming Its Rightful Position", written by Cllr Ebrahim Adia Executive member for development. (April 12) It clearly states that the council is entering many contracts with private developers
FOLLOWING recent reports regarding the expansion plans of Primark at Crompton Place, as owners of the shopping centre I'd like to confirm to your readers that we offer a varied retail offering to shoppers within the town centre. Feedback from our customers
WANDERERS have received support from an unlikely source as they fight for their Premiership lives. Manchester United legend, Harry Gregg, put old rivalries to one side to endorse the Whites as top flight material. "They face a fight now at the Reebok
A 37-year-old set fire to his flat in a bid to kill himself. Four neighbours had to be evacuated when Graham Hibbert set light to his ground floor flat in Rydal Grove, Farnworth, Bolton Crown Court heard. Both Hibbert and a neighbour in his 40s, who
Jesamine Kay, the Labour candidate for Little Lever, should stop ranting about Tory policies from 1979 (April 12) and focus on the Labour government's plans to shut 2,500 post offices- including 58 in the North-west. No doubt, many hypocritical Labour
FIREBUGS torched a tyre in a children's play area. Crews of firefighters were called to the playground in Wagon Road, Breightmet, at 8pm on Friday. The play area has not been damaged.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to two chimney blazes last night. Crews from Farnworth attended the first fire at 7pm on Friday in Holcombe Close, Kearsley when soot and rubbish in the chimney caught alight. The house was not damaged in the fire. The second
AFTER more than 50 years a Bolton school is to further its forward-thinking reputation by becoming an academy. Saiqa Chaudhari looks at the history of Hayward Grammar School using historian David Clayton's recently published book celebrating the first
IT would be laughable if it didn't have such serious implications for Bolton Wanderers. Kevin Davies was recently tagged the "dirtiest" player in the Premiership. Not surprisingly, the combative Reebok striker has taken exception to the critics who
A CHARITY night held at Bolton Little Theatre raised £850 for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton. The night included a performance of See How They Run, plus a buffet, raffle and tombola. The theatre plans to stage Charley's Aunt at its next charity event
WESTHOUGHTON'S Wingates Band will join forces with The Houghton Weavers for a concert. They will appear together at Rivington Hall Barn on Wednesday, May 28, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £8 and are available from the barn, or by post from the band's
KEVIN Nolan is confident Bolton Wanderers can eclipse the great escape of 2003. The Reebok captain was a member of the Jay Jay Okocha-inspired team that beat the drop on the last day of that second season back in the Premiership, beating Middlesbrough
SCOUTS, Cubs and Beavers will turn out in force on Sunday for the traditional St George's Day parade. They will be proudly flying the English flag while taking part in the parade in the grounds of Bolton Parish Church, before attending a service, led
LIVERPOOL are expected to demand a transfer fee of £2million if Wanderers try to keep Danny Guthrie at the Reebok. The young midfielder has enjoyed his season on loan at the Reebok and has hinted that he would like to make the arrangement more permanent
