Daisy Hill 0 Ashton THE end of the season cannot come quickly enough for Daisy Hill as they resign themselves to finishing at the bottom of the North West Counties Division Two. One goal down at half time, they shipped another four in a one-way second
FC United's hopes of automatic promotion ended last night when they were held at home to bogey side Woodley Sports in front of more than 1,500 fans at Gigg Lane. The visitors belied their position at the bottom of the Unibond Division One North, as they
AMIR Khan is being lined up to make his American debut in just over two months time. The Bolton boxing superstar, who was ringside when Joe Calzaghe beat Bernard Hopkins in Las Vegas in the early hours of Sunday morning, could be on the undercard when
A YOUNG mum died after falling down the stairs at her home, a Bolton inquest heard. Melissa Bertham, aged 21, lost her balance and fell backwards, hitting her head. She died at Salford Royal Hospital on November 17 last year. Miss Bertham had
MOTHER told a court she had failed to send her nineyear- old daughter to school because lack of hot water at home meant it was difficult for her to wash. Jeanette Shore, aged 28, of Yates Street, Tonge Moor pleaded guilty to failing to ensure
SOME of Granada's classic television programmes are being sold via iTunes. ITV has struck a deal with iTunes creator, Apple, which allows top dramas to be put on sale on a third-party website for the first time. A total of 260 hours of achive shows
A COUPLE whose home was damaged when the house next door went up in flames say they are unable to start rebuilding their lives. David Bailey and his wife Barbara live next door to a house in Townsfield Road, Westhoughton, which was wrecked in
A MAN crashed his car after becoming ill at the wheel. The emergency services were called to Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, at 3.20pm. The vehicle had turned over on its side and the driver had to be cut free by firefighters. He was suffering from
MORRIS Men will perform their annual parade around Horwich this weekend - but will have to stick to the pavement. Teams have traditionally danced along the town's roads to celebrate St George's Day. But this year they came close to cancelling
AN accountancy firm has advised in the £2 million sale of a recruitment company. Chorley Old Road accountant Cowgill Holloway has advised Aintree-based Assist Support Services Group on its acquisition of Temploy Recruitment Services, in the multi-million
A WOMAN who paid two men £10 to take away her Christmas rubbish has been landed with a £322 bill after it was found dumped by the roadside. Bolton magistrates heard rubbish at Debra Bell's Woodvale Grove home in Great Lever had piled up over
RUGBY LEAGUE: Defending champions St Helens will face fellow Super League side Warrington in the fifth round of the Challenge Cup. Wigan host National League Division One side Whitehaven, while world champions Leeds visit Harlequins, while Bradford will
GLAMOROUS presenter Denise Van Outen could be doing thousands of people a favour this week. She has been revealing how her teenage addiction to sunbeds left her face scarred, and this might just be a timely reminder to us all. Denise, aged 33, and a
IT'S hard to gauge whether former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott's admission that he suffered from bulimia for 10 years has helped or hindered fellow sufferers. On the one hand, it's achieved plenty of publicity for this and other eating disorders
RADCLIFFE Borough are wasting no time in preparing for next season. The club have announced four of their scheduled five pre-season friendlies. League Two neighbours Bury will visit Stainton Park on July 15, before Boro travel to Fleetwood Town on July
POLICE are appealing for information after cars were targeted in a spate of smash-and-grab thefts. Thieves stole a satellite navigation system after breaking into an Audi A4 when it was parked at Bolton College in Manchester Road, between 4pm
THERE was double delight for sisters Laura and Danielle Edwards when they both gave birth in the space of 40 minutes in the same maternity unit. They knew their babies were due in the same month. But they were astonished to find themselves in
SINGER-songwriter Andrea Glass will play at a charity gig at the Mason's Arms, on Blackburn Road, on Sunday. The gig is being organised by friends of Wes Duraman, the 23-year-old Egerton FC player who died tragically last year after falilng down a quarry
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 23, 1998 Bolton has slipped to the bottom of the class for passing on money direct to schools. Recent figures reveal that Bolton was the seventh worst authority in the country when it came to giving money
A CHARITY football match will be held at Egerton FC in memory of Wes Duraman, who died tragically last year. The event, on Sunday, April 27, will see Egerton FC play Mason Arms (Old Boys) FC at the Eagley FC ground in order to raise money towards providing
A THREE-MONTH-OLD baby died suddenly from pneumonia, an inquest heard. Kenzie Lee Miller died on November 18 last year. He had stopped breathing when he was found in his pram by his foster mother. She made desperate attempts to revive him, but was unsuccessful
A YOUNG eco-warrior from Bolton is to speak at a national conference on the future of sea creatures. Eleven-year-old Amber Rowland will represent Blackpool Sea Life Centre at Britain's first National Junior Sea Life Conference. Amber answered an appeal
If ever there was a clearer distinction between the parties it is hard to recall. The confirmation by David Cameron that under Conservatives Bolton will be freed from the threat of congestion charges shows that Bolton Conservatives have been right all
THREE women were targeted by violent thugs who tried to rob them in their own homes. In one case a robber lay in wait for his 66-year-old victim and then attacked her as she let herself into her house. In the other incident, raiders tricked a woman
CLLR John Walsh is either deliberately trying to mislead the public, or he is simply very confused about the Conservative position on the issue of the congestion charge. I was at the last full meeting of the council and I clearly saw him and the Conservative
ONCE again I read The Bolton News to find that Bolton councillors have got it wrong again ("Store giant's quit threat", April 19). Do these councillors walk round with blinkered vision? There are buildings boarded up within Crompton Place, and also within
The reaction of local Labour MPs to the impact of abolishing the 10p tax band is nothing short of staggering. Where have they been during the course of the past 12 months? The Liberal Democrats have been raging against this measure since it was announced
AM I living on a different planet than Jesamine Kay, Labour candidate for Little Lever and Darcy Lever, and William Gallagher, Labour candidate for Breightmet, in their letters to The Bolton News? Jesamine stated (Saturday, April 12), that, "Tory policy
I really don't know how the Conservatives have the cheek to call this year's budget a smoke and mirrors budget. My council tax has come through my door and it is exactly as predicted. There is a freeze in council tax for council services and a very
MAY I please take this opportunity to invite my fellow councillors and their families, all voluntary and uniformed organisations, and residents of Horwich, to join me in a Civic Sunday Parade and Service on May 18. The parade will assemble in front of
I WOULD like to thank Karen Morton for the letter which raised awareness of the national campaign - Every Disabled Child Matters ("Show support for disabled children", Tuesday, April 8). This is a campaign to ensure the rights and justice for disabled
At the time of sending my letter, ("Tory apology needed over mail", Saturday, April 19), regarding the allegation that the Conservatives had sent literature to a senior citizen in an envelope franked and paid for by the Town Hall, an investigation by
BOLTON Pioneer Sunday League are hoping they can overcome financial issues in order to reform next season. The league, which folded two years ago, is interested in re-starting provided they can get enough teams to enter. However, the organising committee
Having travelled around the country a fair lot, I have come to the conclusion that Bolton is one of the most mobile phone obsessed places there is. The town centre is full of people - mostly women - ringing people while waving at them at the same time
With reference to your front page news ("It's a Fair Cop", Wednesday, April 16), concerning the policeman who parked in a mother-and-baby space, this article infuriated me as no doubt it infuriated others. I agree that the policeman should not have parked
THE Conservative Group in Bolton has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation into the alleged use of taxpayers' cash to post election mail. An inquiry was launched last week after an elector in the Tonge with the Haulgh ward claimed
A MAJOR UK property developer is relocating its headquarters to Bolton. The Hurstwood Group will relocate in June to the new £2 million Oceanic office development in Navigation Park. The £50m turnover business will bring 100 staff from its current site
BUSINESSES are set for upheaval tomorrow(Thursday) as teachers across the North-west go on strike. Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce has urged employers to work with staff who have school age children, ahead of the strike. Nigel McFarlane,
Renowned local entertainer, and co-writer of hit song 'The Blackpool Belle' is to perform a set at Bolton Open Golf Club in Harwood, on Friday 2nd May. Mr. Broadbent, himself a keen golfer and former Bolton Champion, will be appearing in an intimate
POLICE have launched an anti-social behaviour crackdown in the Morris Green area. Officers have mounted high visibility patrols, CCTV surveillance of trouble spots and are challenging groups of people to account for their presence in the St Helens Road
Colne 0 Atherton Colls 0 ATHERTON Colls held fourth-placed Colne to a scoreless draw at the Holt House Stadium last night. Danny Shannon went closest for Colls on 15 minutes when he saw his shot well saved by the home keeper. Colne finished the game
OF course those scheming forgers the Greenhalghs must pay back £363,000 to Bolton Museum. They perpetrated a huge con with their, admittedly clever, forgery of the Armarna Princess, but they've had their fun. Why should others pay for it?
I HOPE that sculptor Jane Robbins is accurately capturing the facial features of Bolton's Fred Dibnah. His long-awaited statue is due to be unveiled in the town centre next Tuesday, which would have been Fred's 70th birthday, and there's no doubt it
COMEDIANS are often shrewd observers of life's inaccuracies, aren't they? In Manchester on his current Laughter is the Best Medicine tour, former Bolton hospital worker Dave Spikey highlighted among "the world's worst lyrics" the Pink Floyd hit Another
BIG Brother comes in many forms now that the idea has been hi-jacked by reality TV, but the original meaning concerned a major power taking over everyone's lives. George Orwell had in mind a totalitarian state in his novel 1984 but, much closer to home
IN a "storyline" that mimicks Coronation Street, a local developer has promised to take measures to protect bats on the site of the old Fall Birch Hospital at Lostock. In the telly version, principled café owner Roy Cropper is battling with a dirty-tricks
AN ELDERLY woman was forced to stay with friends after she reported the smell of petrol in her home. Firefighters were called to Leigh Road in Westhoughton at 8pm on Tuesday when the pensioner reported the stench in her house. Crews flushed the drains
HOUSEHOLD rubbish was set alight by arsonists. Firefighters were called to land in Outwood Road, Radcliffe at 7.30pm on Tuesday. The site had been used by travellers, who have now moved on to Wellington Street in Bury. Nappies, food waste and building
PAUL Scott was voted Forever Bury Player of the Year for the second year running at last night's award ceremony at Gigg Lane. The combative Yorkshireman, who has completed the transformation from defender to midfielder with six goals this season, won
GARY Megson could not care less about keeping up appearances as he battles to keep Wanderers in the Premier League. The Bolton boss, often seen barking orders to his players from the technical area, even embarrasses himself with some of his touchline
A WOMAN who paid two men £10 to take away her Christmas rubbish has been landed with a £322 bill after it was found tipped by the roadside. Bolton magistrates heard rubbish at Debra Bell's Woodvale Grove home in Great Lever had piled up over the festive
A CANOPY sale raised £303 for a youth club. Volunteers from Zac's youth bar sold goods at the canopy in Market Street Farnworth on April 19. The cash raised will be used to pay for activities and excursions for the youngsters. Sue Cox, fundraiser for
FC United v Woodley Sports FC United need a victory at Gigg Lane tonight to keep alive their slim hopes of lifting the UniBond Division One North title. The rebel reds are five points behind leaders Bradford, who have one game left, with two games
Lancashire batsman Paul Horton is hoping that a winter coaching clinic with Mohammad Azharuddin can spur him towards greater things this summer. Horton, 25, finished last season as the club's Player of the Year on the back of a sparkling full debut campaign
A NEW charity in Bolton is looking for a till. Bolton Mencap Learning Disabled Project is hoping a reader will donate a till for its Bury Road shop. The project, set up by Pattie Chadwick, helps adults with learning disabilities and needs the till
