Whitworth 1 Breightmet 6 BREIGHTMET turned in their best display of the season to hit bottom club Whitworth Valley for six. Breightmet were ahead within two minutes when Dave Haslam rounded the Whitworth defence and cleverly chipped the goalkeeper.
WHEN Judge William Morris is made the Honorary Recorder for Bolton on Wednesday he will be carrying on a proud family tradition. The Lostock-born lawyer, who has been administering justice Bolton for the past nine years, is to be honoured by the Mayor
FIRE crews were called to a house after an elderly lady threw a coat on a fire. They attended a property on Parkgate Drive, Astley Bridge, at 3pm. The woman's carer contacted the fire service after witnessing her actions. Watch Commander Paul Norris
ARSONISTS destroyed a shed after setting fire to its contents. Fire crews were called Scawfell Avenue, Tonge Moor, at 5.20pm. The timber structure in the back garden of an empty house was on fire after rubbish and garden furniture in it had been set
Part of Westhoughton is without power after a fault at a substation. Around 220 properties are affected by the power cut which started at 1.50pm. United Utilities is aware of the problem and is working on restoring power. Christian Ewen, a spokesman
A SUPERSTORE at a popular retail park could be expanding. Tesco Extra, at Middlebrook, Horwich, has applied to Bolton Council to extend the store to meet customer demand. The shop, which is already 113,000 sq ft, could increase by nearly a quarter.
Horwich RMI CC are holding a sportman's dinner on Friday, June 6. The guest speaker is ex-Manchester United player Norman Whiteside. A limited number of tickets remain. Tickets are £30 each and can be reserved by emailing Horwichrmicc@ hotmail.com
Bolton Under-14s halted a run of three games without a win when they ran out narrow 1-0 winners against Blackburn in a challenge game at Pleasington. The local youngsters, who narrowly went down 1-0 to Stockport in their Greater Manchester Schools'
A depleted Astley and Tyldsley outfit were well beaten by Hull at Gin Pit in their Northern League encounter. Both sides had won their opening encounter, but when A & T, already missing key riders, were rocked by the late withdrawals of Tomasz Szwajorek
Stoneclough 7 Millom 2 STONECLOUGH recovered from going two goals down inside the first seven minutes to record an emphatic victory over Millom. Carl Waters scored twice to put his side into the lead, before Stoneclough stormed back and secured victory
A STUDENT is embarking upon an adventure of a lifetime in a bid to raise thousands of pounds for charity. Kieran Pun, aged 18, is climbing the world's tallest free-standing mountain - Kilimanjaro in Africa - in aid of Save the Children. He will then
A BOLTON doctor has blasted a pay offer for medics, branding it a "wage cut". Dr Aisha Rahim, who works as a psychiatrist for the Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust is furious at the below inflation pay rise offered to doctors
THREE pubs have been caught selling booze to a pair of 15-year-olds during a police sting. Staff at the Railway Hotel, in Chapeltown Road, the Flag Inn, in Arnold Road, and the Dunscar Arms, in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, all sold a pint of beer and
Having enjoyed great success with Dire Straits and Roxy Music - as well as working on soundtracks such as Cal' and Wag The Dog', Guy Fletcher - who has also composed the music for At Home With The Braithwaites' and Robbie the Reindeer', has released this
The weekly General Knowledge / Music Quiz takes place at The Brierfield on Blackburn Road on Tuesday night. Starting at about 9.15, the winners will get a voucher for drinks to the value of £15 and the Runners Up will receive a bottle of wine. There
TWO of Bolton's MPs have raised concerns about the Government's abolition of the 10p income tax band. Read what they said HERE then cast your vote
SHAKERS 1, MACCLESFIELD 0: There was certainly no happy homecoming for Keith Alexander as he left Gigg Lane without a point and with the barracking of the Bury fans still ringing in his ears. The former director of football, who was sacked in January
THE next meeting of Westhoughton Town Council will take place next Monday in the council chamber of the town hall, in Market Street, Westhoughton, from 7pm.
ISN'T it funny how things slip quietly into the public arena and, before your know it, they become features of our everyday lives? In The Bolton News, there was a prominent notice from Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police asking for
Councillors will discuss proposals for play provision at the Horwich Resource centre at the next meeting of Horwich Town Council. The meeting will be held on Thursday at the Public Hall in Lee Lane, Horwich at 7.15pm.
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital are to vote on whether to accept a pay deal being offered by the Department of Health. Unison, the hospital's largest union, is preparing to ballot its members across the country, and if the pay offer is rejected,
CHILDREN at a primary school will entertain the Mayor of Bolton tomorrow. Cllr Barbara Ronson and her consort, Cllr Bob Ronson, will visit Gilnow Primary School to meet pupils and staff.
N Withington (April 17) is several years out if he/she believes that the shops in Bolton only displayed goods in full view windows without shutters between the 1920s and 1950s. I only moved to Bolton in 1973 and enjoyed several years of out-of-hours
Under-strength Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway come head to head with Hull and were well beaten in Sunday's Northern League match at Gin Pit. A & T, already missing key riders, were rocked by the late withdrawals of Tomasz Szwajorek and Andy Knowles
I would very much like the opportunity to reply to wannabe councillor Jesamine Kays interesting but sadly incorrect view on the closure of post offices. This Labour government has waged an unrepentant war on the post office; the innocent sub-postmaster
THE problem with perception of the Armed Forces lies with governments, not the people. Failure to provide basic equipment, fatally vulnerable vehicles and aircraft, low pay and inadequate care of the wounded have all contributed to the fall in recruitment
I'M pleased to see another who is as concerned about dog fouling as I am (Please think before you snap, Your Views, April 11). As far as anti-social behaviour goes, leaving dog litter has to be the most despicable. Many a time I wish I'd been armed with
I'M pleased to see another who is as concerned about dog fouling as I am (Please think before you snap, Your Views, April 11). As far as anti-social behaviour goes, leaving dog litter has to be the most despicable. Many a time I wish I'd been armed with
MAY we thank the people who rescued us from our car when we had an accident on April 5, at around 5.45pm, on Victoria Road, Heaton. We are so grateful to all of you, especially Donna, who was a great comfort until the ambulance came. Thanks again from
GAVIN McCann, the down-to-earth Lancastrian who has never been comfortable in the glare of the spotlight, has given Wanderers a fighting chance of retaining their place in the glitz and the glamour of the Premiership. The reluctant hero, who is more
I AM writing to welcome the latest Labour market statistics. These figures contradict the gloom that the Tories have been spreading over the past few weeks. They show the largest annual increase in employment since 1997, the highest number of people
I READ with interest our MPs' calls for more money for the Royal Bolton Hospital - something I have been campaigning for over the past five years. Until now I always felt that our MPs thought that the hospital was correctly funded - so I welcome their
WITH reference to "Building firms fear Town Hall axe" (April 3), it strikes me that people are not seeing the bigger picture. Four large, out-of-town contractors providing a better service at less cost than smaller local contractors? I don't think so
IT is a bit rich of Cllr Clare to accuse the Conservatives of hoodwinking the electorate with a game of deception about congestion charging (April 11). That is exactly what Labour is doing when she and Cllr Morris say they are waiting to see what is
A PROPOSAL to build 52 homes on the site of a former school have been turned down. The land in Blenheim Road, Breightmet, is owned by the Salford Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees, and was the site of St Osmund's RC Primary School. The trustees had
THE jailed art fraudster who duped Bolton Council into buying a fake Egyptian statue of the Amarna Princess is refusing to see his family. Shaun Greenhalgh is not granting visiting rights to his brother, George, or his elderly parents, George and Olive
GARY Cahill has hailed the spirit that is forming in the Wanderers ranks after another priceless three points at Middlesbrough. The players were roundly castigated following a 4-0 mauling at Aston Villa, but have responded with back-to-back 1-0 victories
ON the way to our bed and breakfast accommodation for our weekend break, we stopped off at a National Trust property - Nunnington Hall, near Helmsley. Do I believe in ghosts? Of course not, but as I was eating my lunch in the café I felt a distinct
I see that PC Hayes caught two men when he was called to a house in Park Hill-street, Bolton. One was stripping lead flashing off the roof of a house and throwing it down to the other in the yard. It happened in April, 1908 and was featured on the Looking
THERE is nothing surprising about the revelation that a Bolton pilot scheme to put patients' details on a central computer system is at least four months behind schedule because of IT problems. When did you last hear about a major computer scheme that
ENGINEERS, psychologists and computer scientists from across Europe have begun a major project that aims to develop personalities for robots. This already happens in fiction, of course. Marvin the paranoid android in Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide
MY television licence has been renewed at a cost of £139.50 and I am determined to remember that figure in case it comes up in a pub quiz some time. It would be easy for me to rant on about the injustice and tap into a seam of resentment that exists
MY father was a Yorkshireman and that is perhaps why my trips over the Pennines always seem especially enjoyable. There is something about the blunt and pessimistic nature of the true natives that never fails to amuse me. When I was but a lad, the two
MY father was a Yorkshireman and that is perhaps why my trips over the Pennines always seem especially enjoyable. There is something about the blunt and pessimistic nature of the true natives that never fails to amuse me. When I was but a lad, the two
THERE was an exciting finish to the Lancashire RC Road race at Holcombe in July, 1963, when 12 riders sprinted over the line to gain the same time. The winner was E. Rowlands of Wigan in 2 hours 22 minutes 50 seconds. I can't help but notice that in
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 21 1998. Leigh's proposed Xanadu snow centre could become a white elephant because of the number of rival ski centres being given the go-ahead, the Green Party claims. They are calling for the project, near
BOLTON Wanderers are determined to keep the fans on board their survival bandwagon. Gary Megson and his players hailed the supporters for being their 12th man as they hauled themselves out of the Premiership relegation zone with an incredible 1-0 win
Steph Shipley, who won the Bolton News BATS award for Best Actress in her role in "Death and the Maiden" and John O'Connell who won best actor in the GMDF Awards will face each other as Nurse Ratched and Randle P McMurphy in Bolton Little Theatre's production
NW Counties Round-up ATHERTON Collieries had the result of the day at Alder House, humbling the newly-crowned Division One champions Trafford with a 3-1 win. Colls look like ending the season on an encouraging note. Although it was only their third
A 64-YEAR-OLD woman was punched in the face by a teenage girl - after she asked the girl to stop stealing flowers from the gardens of elderly people. The woman was walking along Moss Bank Way, Bolton, when she saw two girls and a boy ripping up flower
JAMES Anderson is hoping to find some consistency while playing for Lancashire as he bids to retain his England Test spot. Anderson returns to county action on Wednesday when the Red Rose face Somerset in the County Championship at Old Trafford. The
Leigh RMI 0 Worcester 1 MARK Danks' early penalty was enough to separate the sides in a drab end-of-season encounter at a dismal Hilton Park. Although last weekend's defeat at Gainsborough condemned RMI to UniBond Premier League football next season
GARY Megson has denied trying to put pressure on Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez to play his strongest teams in Premier League matches. The Reebok boss remarked last week that he expected Benitez to pick strong sides for the Reds' Premiership games against
GARY Megson has urged caution after Wanderers hauled themselves out of the bottom three on a weekend that could prove pivotal in deciding who drops out of the Premiership. Gavin McCann's second-half strike at Middlesbrough earned the Whites back-to-back
UniBond League Round-up FC United moved to within two points of leaders Bradford Park Avenue following a thumping 4-0 victory at Newcastle Blue Star. The Rebel Reds, buoyed by Thursday's Presidents Cup final victory over Radcliffe Borough, were always
