AN office design consultancy, which began in a back bedroom with just one client, has expanded into new premises based in an refurbished textile mill. Whitespace Consultants was the brainchild of sales manager Nicola Young and design manager Andy Wyn-Jones
AN old mill in Halliwell is the latest addition to the booming car boot market scene in Bolton. Les Turner and his son Paul have opened up several rooms in the old Tennyson Street cotton mill for an indoor car boot market. The mill is already home to
Rolls-Royce yesterday said it plans to work with French nuclear power plant and services provider Areva on programmes for the development of the first new UK nuclear reactors built for more than 20 years. The two firms yesterday said they have agreed
Low-cost airline easyJet said it carried almost three million passengers in November, an increase of 3.4 per cent on a year earlier. The airline’s planes were also fuller during the month — an improvement likely to reflect the removal of some lower yielding
A THIEF snatched a handbag from a 63-year-old woman. The pensioner was targeted as she walked along Merlin Grove, Bolton, between 2.30pm and 3pm on Thursday. The thief grabbed the bag from her right shoulder, causing her to fall over. The bag contained
Amir Khan is convinced his brutal defeat by Breidis Prescott will prove the turning point in a career that has now been rid of outside distractions. The Olympic silver medalist meets Oisin Fagan at the London ExCel tonight in his first appearance since
SHE was the “shining star” of her family who “touched the lives of everyone she knew”. And on Friday hundreds of mourners packed into Bolton Parish Church to say their final farewell to brave Cygaya Seaton, the 17-year-old whose bright life
My Shining Star by Lola Seaton I was truly granted a daughter, so unique, so pure, so true, Who touched the very lives, of everyone she knew. I will never understand it, no matter how I try, I keep on asking God above ‘Why my Cygaya had to
A “PASSENGER” who was involved in a car crash which led to a massive insurance claim admitted to a court that the accident never took place. David Sleigh told Bolton Crown Court that an accident, which allegedly happened at the junction of Venice Street
A CAR thief made off with a blue Fiat Punto after stealing keys from the hallway of a house in Tonge Moor. The thief found that the front door of the semi-detached house in Brierwood was unlocked and walked in, taking the car keys. The car was later
PREMIER Division leaders Ramsbottom A scraped home 5-4 in a thriller with Hilton Tameside. Six sets were decided in the fifth game with Ramsbottom winning the last set of the night to clinch the victory over the team in fourth place.
ELTON Vale overcame Darcy Lever in the first round of the Cleworth Cup despite fielding a severely depleted team. They started the match with only seven players, and one more arrived after the kick-off, to leave them having to face Darcy with a team
HAWKSHAW A threw the title race wide open when they ended leaders Bury A’s 100 per cent record. They produced a resounding 13-5 victory to close the gap between them and the top team to just two points. And with Hawkshaw having two games in hand on
PUPILS at Turton School are learning to develop a taste for all things healthy. Year seven pupils at the Bromley Cross school went off timetable to take part in Health Day. Lessons learned included how to stay safe and how healthy food can be tasty
A FURIOUS row has broken out after a councillor criticised council officers responsible for gritting Bolton’s roads in an email seen by thousands of staff. Labour councillors had leapt to the defence of their beleaguered gritting team after questions
BOTH number plates were stolen from a P reg Mitsubishi car parked in St Mark’s Street, Bolton, between 6pm and 9.15pm on Wednesday. Anyone with information should call 0161- 872-5050 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
WITH so much violence being heaped by humans upon other humans, in particular the indiscriminate slaughter of innocent civilians in Mumbai, and the appalling death of the infant known as Baby P, this may not be the best time to draw reference to the cruelty
A TEENAGER was left with a fractured jaw after an unprovoked attack in Leigh. The 16-year-old victim was walking along Eldon Street when he heard a shout but could not make out what was said. A youth then ran from behind him, stopped in his path and
BOLTON Under-15s bid to make progress in the Greater Manchester Schools’ League when they travel to take on local rivals Bury at the Derby High School on Saturday, kick off 10.30am. The Bolton lads have had mixed fortunes in the league to date with a
A grandmother will be the star of the show when she features in a stand up comedian’s routine based on their encounter on a train. Lena Ainscow, aged 75, was reduced to tears when a train conductor ordered her to hand over £115 because he said she was
THE owner of Bolton Wanderers Football Club has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester. Eddie Davies received a Doctor of Social Science honoris causa in recognition of his philanthropy and business success. Born in Little
Dozens of support staff at ailing retail chain Woolworths in Rochdale have been made redundant, administrators have announced. About 450 jobs will be axed in total at the firm’s base in Castleton and its head office in London. Administrators at Deloitte
A BURY boy and two other teenagers have spoken of their joy at playing the role of their idol Michael Jackson in the West End performance of Thriller-Live. The boys, all aged 13, will star in the production which celebrates the king of pop’s life and
MEN are always tricky to buy for, but with Christmas just around the corner, here are our best buys for the boys. Going dotty This reversible sports scarf is perfect for the typically fashion conscious man. With two different styles on each
Drivers heading north on the M61 around Bolton next week can expect delays, reports the Highways Agency. They say the following information will apply from Monday: M61 Junctions 3 to 6, Kearsley to Middlebrook (condition surveys) - Daily
CHRISTMAS is nearly here, so we've got a helpful guide to the best gifts for girls for any despairing boyfriends out there. Gorgeous vintage This 1928 vintage matching jewellery set is the perfect gift for a special lady. Not
A BOLTON mother has returned home from visiting her daughter in a tough US detention centre, where she is being held on suspicion of drug smuggling. Cheryl Barlow’s daughter, Louise Marsden, was arrested in October after £50,000 of cocaine
DAVID Buchanan reckons Bury are back on track after successive League Two victories. Five consecutive home defeats put the brakes on a sensational start to the season, but back-to-back wins over Gillingham and Accrington Stanley have put Alan Knill’s
TWO physiotherapists have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to medicine. Sue Greenhalgh and Professor James Selfe, both of Bolton, have been awarded Fellowships in Physiotherapy. They join only around 100 fellows out of the 42,000 physiotherapists
A 31-year-old woman had her mobile phone snatched from her hand by two thieves as she sent a text message. She was walking along Gidlow Lane in Wigan and was holding her phone to send a text. The thugs rode past her on bikes, but then rode back
TENS of thousands of people in Bolton have yet to vote on the congestion charge, just days before the polls close. Only one in four people in the borough have returned their ballot papers — the third worst turnout in Greater Manchester.
YOUNG musicians heralded the start of Christmas with a traditional festive concert. Brass players with Bolton Music Services’ various bands raised the roof at Bolton Parish Church with their renditions of traditional and modern Christmas tunes. Some
Last year Barry Manilow released his 60th album ‘The Greatest Songs of the Seventies’ an album of covers, yet with songs like ‘Mandy’, ‘Can’t Smile Without You’ and ‘Could It Be Magic’, he could have had his own hits on it. What is amazing is that
FORMER Bolton School teacher and boxing coach Andrew Sumner has written a book on former British heavyweight champion Brian London. ‘Be Lucky! The Brian London story ’ is the only book to chronicle the life and career of ‘The Blackpool Bulldog’. Sumner
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, December 5, 1998 A drink-drive telephone hot-line will help keep Bolton’s roads safe this Christmas. Bolton police traffic unit has set up the hot-line again following a successful trial during last year’s anti
A COUPLE conspired with a business partner to stage a car crash to con an insurance company out of almost £100,000, a court heard. Musharaf Dean, aged 32, and his wife, Rehana, aged 31, are accused of staging a crash with Luqman Patel, Caroline Catley
GARY Cahill doesn’t need to do too much homework to figure out the threat posed by Nicolas Anelka. Even though the centre half arrived at the Reebok just 20 days after the Frenchman’s departure, his legend lives on in the dressing room and on the training
JLLOYD Samuel, John Terry and Ashley Cole have come a long, long way since trudging through the muddy pitches of Wanstead Flats as 11-year-olds. The three east-enders will re-united in the more grandeur surroundings of the Reebok Stadium, with the Wanderers
A PERVERT has admitted engaging in sexual activity with a child. Paul Bromilow, aged 42, of Makinson Avenue, Horwich, pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual activity with a child at Bolton Crown Court. He will be sentenced on January 22.
RADCLIFFE Borough boss Gerry Luczka has urged his beleaguered men to rediscover their cutting edge as they prepare to travel over the Pennines to take on Ossett Albion tomorrow. This follows Boro’s Saturday’s third successive league defeat reverse came
THE case of a teenager accused of threatening a man with a chainsaw has been adjourned. The 18-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Bolton Crown Court yesterday after pleading guilty to affray at an earlier hearing. The case
MATTY Taylor will take his place against Chelsea on Saturday after making a full recovery from a dead leg. But there will be no place once again for unlucky midfielder Joey O’Brien, who could now be missing until after Christmas with a torn thigh muscle
MEMORIES of a popular teenager who died after battling a mystery lung condition were shared at her funeral in Bolton today. Cygaya Seaton, aged 17, from Burnden, died in Bolton Hospital a fortnight ago surrounded by her family, who between
It amazes me again to see the UK almost ground to a halt because of a snow fall. Every year we seem to read the same reports when snow falls — school closures, complaints about gritting, missed bin collections, and cancelled buses and trains
WORK has officially started on a new state-of-the-art guide dog training centre which will help transform the lives of hundreds of blind people in the North-west when it opens next year. The multi-million pound facility will replace the 50-
Well done to Boston Council. Yet again, its forward planning is abysmal. I heard snow forecast on a radio news programme at 6pm on Monday. So why did the council not have the lorries out gritting by then? Belmont Road was at a standstill at 9am on Tuesday
I would like to respond to the many negative letters that have been printed recently on the letters pages. For goodness sake, does no-one see the good in the town? There have been numerous arguments about squirrels, congestion charges for people clogging-up
LEIGH Genesis are desperate for tomorrow’s Unibond League Challenge Cup at Ashton United goes ahead to ease their fixture backlog headache. Genesis have gone three weeks without a game and their Lancashire Challenge Trophy with Atherton Collieries at
Three people have been injured after an explosion in Rochdale town centre. At 11.15am police were called to Yorkshire Street, following reports of a small explosion. Officers attended and discovered three people with minor injuries, who
THE case of a man accused of raping an 85-year-old woman has been adjourned. Damion Laing, aged 22, of Johnson Fold Avenue, Johnson Fold, has been charged with rape, robbery, grievous bodily harm and trespassing with intent to commit a sexual offence
LAURA White will dazzle Christmas shoppers at the Trafford Centre tonight. The X Factor finalist, who was voted off the show three weeks ago, will join shoppers in a Christmas charity sing-a-long at Selfridges. Laura, from Atherton,
I would like to publicly thank the newspaper delivery lad who returned a wallet I had lost. I dropped in the snow on Butterwick Fields, Horwich, on Tuesday morning. However, the lad found the wallet after I had left for work and returned it to my wife
A POWER CUT plunged thousands of homes into darkness and forced traffic lights to stay on red. A high-voltage underground cable serving Horwich and Blackrod developed a fault, cutting off the power to 3,500 homes. About 500 homes were still in the dark
IN reply to Brian Derbyshire’s comments on bad tenants (November 29), does he seriously believe that a landlord would rent his property to someone who is going to wreck it and cause problems for neighbours? The problem is how do you tell a bad tenant
Karl Marginson admits FC United face a tough test as they pit their wits against this season’s FA Cup giantkillers. The Rebels travel to big-spending Eastwood Town, who dumped unbeaten League Two leaders Wycombe Wanderers out of the competition on Saturday
A SHOCKING anti drink-drive campaign is coming to Bolton later this month. Shoppers in Victoria Square will receive a frightening wake-up call when they are confronted with the sight of a crashed car surrounded by blood-soaked actors.
Foreign workers making clothes for high street fashion chain Primark are existing on as little as 7p an hour as living costs soar, a charity alleged today. The anti-poverty charity War on Want said Primark was ignoring the rise in basic living
Forty bikes were stolen from a school in Wigan. Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at Newbridge Learning Community on Moss Lane, Platt Bridge, at about 7.45pm on Monday. Once in the schoolyard, the thieves forced
A DRIVER was in hospital last night with serious leg injuries after being pinned against a van by a car. Alfred Lowe, aged 58, from Westhoughton, was unloading a van on a trading estate in Hindley when the accident happened at 11.45am on Wednesday.
Christopher Biggins has tipped Martina Navratilova to win 'I'm A Celebrity. Get Me Out Of Here!'. The panto star - who won last year's show - says that although former 'EastEnders' actor Joe Swash is expected to win, he has hopes for the tennis
MIKE Watkinson has been appointed as Lancashire’s new director of cricket, moving from his role as cricket manager with immediate effect. It is a move that has been expected for the last week, and it was rubber stamped at a committee meeting yesterday
A SUPERMARKET is offering pensioners a free mince pie and a cuppa. Morrisons cafe will serve up the festive treats next week in all three of its stores in Bolton to senior citizens and disabled customers. To claim your free mince pie and hot drink visit
THE Santa Express will be running this weekend. The train in Moss Bank Park will be started by the Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Anthony and Maureen Connell, at 11.30am tomorrow. It will then run between noon and 6pm this weekend. Visitors of all ages can
THE first interpreted advice service for non-English speaking single parents in Greater Manchester has been launched. Charity One Parent Families/ Gingerbread's service offers single parents advice in any language on subjects such as child support, divorce
May I comment on the recent letters about snow from angry commuters? Do these people have any common sense or logical thought when it snows? It’s a simple equation of light ice crystals on top of heavy salt grit. Like most things on this planet, salt
I read the article about the challenge of the big breakfast at Mario's Cafe Bar (“The big breakfast challenge”, December 3). A free meal was on offer to those who can consume it all. In these times, when most of us are counting our pennies
More people across Greater Manchester have found significant improvements in the service provided by police, according to a national report. The Home Office Annual Assessment of Police Performance has show 48.6 per cent of people across the region
SCOTT Quigg is hoping to cap a perfect year’s work by extending his unblemished professional record to 11 victories tomorrow night. The 20-year-old rising star has already won five fights this year, four of them inside the distance, and he steps into
A WOMAN who has seen the suffering caused by alcoholism has slammed Government plans to curb binge-drinking for not going far enough. Andrea Spencer, who spent five years caring for an alcoholic, has set up the charity, Beware, to educate children
Notwithstanding that Bolton Council will only accept credit and will never accept criticism or take the blame, Cllr Nick Peel’s claims about gritting were very interesting. (“Slush hour” December 3) Cllr Peel stated that the level of gritting this year
A CHARITY is asking people not to attend a party in aid of its work. The Depaul Trust is hosting a Don’t Come Christmas Party to raise funds for disadvantaged young people in the North-west. The imaginary event will be held at the North Pole on December
THE future is looking a bit brighter for troubled Woolworths group, which employs more than 50 staff in its Bolton and Farnworth stores, according to Deloitte. The administrators said they had received a lot of interest in the business and its high street
UP to 300 workers at a Westhoughton kitchen firm fear losing their jobs just weeks before Christmas. Staff at Bernstein Group Holdings Ltd (BGH) say they have been told the company would be applying to the courts to go into administration.
by Saiqa Chaudhari BIG-HEARTED Bolton folk will be spreading some festive cheer this Christmas to those less fortunate than themselves. People have donated a record-breaking 9,886 shoeboxes full of presents for Romanian orphans. A packed lorry is
THIEVES stole £650 worth of property from a garage in Farnworth. A concrete mixer, a bicycle, and a golf club were stolen between 9pm on Saturday and 8am on Monday from a garage in Leyton Close. Anybody with any information is asked to call Crimestoppers
Everyone has a big decision to make in the vote about the Greater Manchester Transport Innovation Fund. Most people, by travelling in other countries such France, Germany, Holland or Spain will have experienced good transport systems and will appreciate
An event organised by Bolton Carers Support, a charity which provides information, support, advice and short breaks for carers, to mark National Carers Rights Day today has been called off due to the weather. It was due to be held the 3D Centre in
SINGER Kennedy Ross will light up a carol concert in Liverpool later this month. The 12-year-old, of Saunton Avenue, Harwood, will sing solo in front of hundreds of people at the NSPCC’s Carols by Candlelight concert at the city’s Metropolitan
There’s something insidiously evil about a system of Government that uses bribes and threats to achieve its’ goal of coercing ‘its’ citizens into agreeing to a radical expensive new tax — the congestion charge. Unlike Alan Calvert, I am not intimidated
I have just received the voting paper for the transport referendum and am extremely concerned that they only detail the positive aspects of the Transport Innovation Fund (TIF) proposals but omit the other implications. I assume the hope
A CHRISTMAS funfair will be held in Bolton town centre. The fair, which will be held in Cheadle Square, starts next Friday and will continue through the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. It will open again the following Friday and continue
ACTOR Andrew Buchan found out that he had scooped a prestigious theatre award — by text message. Bolton-born Andrew won the Best Actor in a Visiting Production award at the MEN Theatre Awards for his role as David Beeves in Arthur Miller’s
FASHION week came to Little Lever School as young designers showcased their creations on the catwalk. The secondary school staged its annual ARTECH exhibition featuring art work, textile designs and technology products produced during the last
A MERCEDES car was set on fire in Farnworth. Firefighters were called to the blaze in Settle Street at 4pm on Friday.
EXPECT a new and improved Amir Khan when he steps into the ring tomorrow. The Bolton boxer returns to action for the first time since his humiliating first round stoppage three months ago and is determined to have learned his lesson the hard way. Colombian
A TEACHER has been exposed as the mastermind behind a seven-year benefits fraud totalling £80,000. Hatam Abbas, a 40-year-old supply teacher who taught maths across the North-west, used a web of fictitious characters, relationships, marriages
BOLTON’S road network seized up in this week’s big freeze “because it snowed at the wrong time”, council chiefs have claimed. And they have agreed to revisit the borough’s gritting programme to see if changes should be made to treated routes
CAMPAIGNERS have dismissed council findings that people are in favour of a controversial academy school in Great Lever after collecting thousands of signatures opposing the plans. A petition signed by 3,000 people against proposals to turn
A TOWN council is to wait six months to see if the state of a cemetery can be improved. Residents in Blackrod have complained about problems at the cemetery in Manchester Road. Blackrod Town Council suggested it could take over the maintenance from
PEOPLE from Bolton are being urged to join Christopher Biggins for a jog and help raise cash for charity. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) will host it’s Salford Santa Jog on December 8 at the Lowry Outlet Mall at Salford Quays. More than 600 people
ONE of Bolton’s oldest opticians has re-opened following a £250,000 refurbishment. Stokes Opticians, in Knowsley Street, has undergone a refurbishment mirroring that of the revamped Market Place. Customers will have access to the latest testing techniques
MATTY Taylor has warned Wanderers they cannot afford to rest on their laurels after climbing into the top half of the table. The in-form midfielder, who has overcome a slight thigh strain to put himself into contention for Saturday’s game against Chelsea
LEIGH Centurions will make club history next spring when they play their first-ever competitive match on French soil. In the new Co-operative Championship, Neil Kelly’s side will travel to France to take on newcomers Toulouse Olympique on Saturday,
WANDERERS can move on to bigger and better things without Nicolas Anelka. That’s the view of assistant manager Chris Evans, who has urged supporters to give the Premier League’s top goalscorer a good reception on Saturday when he returns to
BUSINESS investment in the North-west has fallen for the second consecutive six month period. According to research by Siemens Financial Services, business investment in the region is down by 2 per cent, or £1.5bn, on the same period last year. Siemens
A WALLET containing £60 in cash was stolen by burglars. The thief struck between 12am and 7am last Wednesday at a house in Penn Street, Horwich. They prised open a patio door and took the tanned leather wallet a Beatle’s album cover printed on the front
Motorways in Britain are 50 years old today with the first eight-mile stretch opened on December 5, 1958. The innovative first route was the Preston bypass in Lancashire, which is now part of the M6. On duty 50 years ago was the AA’s first motorway
