Praise the Lord! Chris Foy, can you ref us every week? A “marginal” offside call AND a penalty both in our favour, both in one match, putting Whites well on their way to a deserved victory over Spurs. The plaudits went to two-goal
THE first of a series of meetings to discuss Bolton Council’s spending cuts has taken place. Dozens of people attended tonight’s meeting at Trinity Church in Farnworth to hear how the cuts would affect them. The council has to save tens of millions
OWEN Coyle hailed Kevin Davies as “unplayable” after revealing his captain was worried he wasn’t contributing enough. The striker destroyed Tottenham with two goals and set up another as a rampant Wanderers enjoyed a stunning 4-2 victory at
BURY have been drawn at home to Stockport or Peterborough in the second round of the FA Cup. The tie will take place on November 27 or 28.
HARRY Redknapp knew what to expect from Wanderers – but admitted Tottenham were powerless to do anything about. Spurs, searching for their first win at the Reebok in the Premier League, travelled north in buoyant mood following their midweek mauling
CBeebies stars, THE ZINGZILLAS will be performing at, and helping switch on, the annual Manchester City Centre Christmas Lights on Friday 12th November and to celebrate, they are offering one lucky winner a bumper range of ZingZillas toys and goodies
PARENTLINE Plus, a charity, reports that it has received 22,537 calls in the last two years from mothers and fathers struggling to cope with aggressive children. Physical and verbal attacks are on the increase, apparently. A study cites aggression
CYNICS tend to believe that insurance companies have a department staffed by people whose job it is to find reasons not to pay up when claims are made. New research from one company notes that a quarter of those using social networking sites
AFTER checking on the date to make sure it was not April Fools’ Day, I read every line of a newspaper article about a new twist on the Prime Minister’s “Big Society” campaign. Windsor and Maidenhead council, run by the Conservatives, is hoping
THE modern world is becoming increasingly difficult for those of us who are getting a little older. It became obvious that I needed another leather holder with properly functioning hooks when keys started falling out of it at the front door.
AFTER checking on the date to make sure it was not April Fools’ Day, I read every line of a newspaper article about a new twist on the Prime Minister’s “Big Society” campaign. Windsor and Maidenhead council, run by the Conservatives, is hoping
CONSIDERABLE efforts are being made to involve the public in planning a new bus station for Bolton. We all have the opportunity to say what we think of the £48m scheme by December 6. The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and Bolton
DIE-HARD Wanderers fan Tony Cornwell was over the moon when Kevin Davies made his England debut. But the news got even better for the boss of Anthony Cornwell Framing when the Whites skipper asked him to frame his first England shirt. Mr Cornwell
I READ with disgust the article in Tuesday’s The Bolton News about the Bolton council’s executive committee — “talk about more chiefs than Indians”. These made up jobs for 10 people who each get more than £22,000 per annum plus perks are not needed
I AM writing regarding the article about dental care that was reported in The Bolton News on the November 3. Cllr Andy Morgan hit the nail on the head when he said people should be able to access dental treatment where they live, rather than be
DAMNED if we do, and damned if we don’t! Until the results of an inquiry are known, please let it be clear that Bolton RSPCA is not in a position to either condone or condemn putting to sleep the rescued deer. I can empathise with the public’s
HAVING just read the letter, Seeing something that's not there, I have to say that if anybody is doing any attacking, it is Mr Andrew Young. Being called a malcontent doesn’t bother me, nor does somebody who sees something that is not there, saying
REGARDING the many letters blaming Labour or the Conservatives for the present debt crisis, many people seem to be confusing the two issues involved. During the long term of the Labour government, the citizens of Britain were encouraged, under
PHILIP H Hayworth (Letters, November 4) complains that the chief executive of Bolton Council is paid more than the Prime Minister. Setting aside the unworthy jibe that their relative salaries might reflect the relative value of their contributions
BONFIRE Night by David Thomson passed off relatively peacefully in Bolton— although fire crews responded to 46 callouts. The majority of incidents involved officers attending supervised events to provide advice. They extinguished only a small
PART of Bolton could fall into the Parliamentary constituency of a neighbouring borough under plans to cut the number of MPs by 50. The Government won approval for its Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, which also calls for
BOLTON’S youth MPs got a taste of parliamentary life when they took part in topical debates in the House of Commons. Teenagers Asim Iqbal and Lauren Webb visited the Houses of Parliament where they joined more than 300 youngsters from across the
LUCINDA Gould knows all too well how devastating heart problems can be. Her mum, Linda, died suddenly of a heart attack at the age of 69. Then, within six months, her dad, Tony, also had a heart attack but survived. Other members of the family
A MAGICAL world featuring a castle fit for a princess, a troll bridge and even a fairy treehouse has been created in the grounds of a Breightmet primary school. Thanks to a £10,000 grant from The Chadwick Trust, pupils at Red Lane Primary School
FOR the sickening feeling that the sight of two tonnes of human hair gives you, piled high in a room once used to house Jews in a former Polish barracks, it is a simple statistic that hits home the real horror of the Holocaust. In 1939, the
A CAR enthusiast has been left with a massive cleanup bill after arsonists targeted his beloved Reliant Robin cars. Leslie Hardman had parked the two vehicles in a car-port behind his home in Stoneyside Avenue, Walkden, when they were set alight
EXAM passes were not the only source of celebration as a Bolton school’s annual presentation night turned glitzy and glamorous. Clothing designs—made purely out of paper—were modelled by students to wow the assembled audience. Harper
A DRUNKARD who smashed a cup against his girlfriend’s head has been jailed for six months. Alcoholic Darren Richardson, aged 37, threw the cup at Josephine Larkin after a row at her house in Bolton. Bolton Crown Court heard the attack left
A COLD storage firm which supplies meat to some of Bolton’s best-known shops has gone out of business. Police were called to Bolton Cold Stores in Moncrieff Street amid “heated” scenes on Friday when the company ceased trading and the last of
FORGET Guy Fawkes Night – Wanderers reserved the real fireworks for Saturday lunchtime in order to bring Spurs crashing back down to earth with a bang at the Reebok. Dismissed as mere opposition to the team that ran riot against Inter Milan on Tuesday
GRETAR Steinsson was determined to be second to naan when he faced up against an in-form Gareth Bale at the Reebok. So much had been made of the Icelander’s clash with Spurs’ Welsh wizard that his phone was buzzing with calls from his friends
JASON Kenny ended the European Elite Track Championships in sensational style last night when he took gold in the men’s keirin. The Farnworth star, who had to settle for bronze medals in the team and individual sprint events in Poland, beat fellow Brit
KEVIN Davies had no idea he was getting an international audition against Spurs – but he hopes to have done enough to get the nod from Fabio Capello for a second time. The England boss watched from the stands as Wanderers’ skipper scored twice and created
EPL ICE HOCKEY: Manchester Phoenix 5 Telford Tigers 4 (After OT and pens) Manchester Phoenix and Telford Tigers served up a breathless roller coaster classic at the Altrincham Ice Dome, which saw Phoenix complete another four-point weekend – by
ELITE ICE HOCKEY LEAGUE: Saturday November 6 Braehead Clan 3 Nottingham Panthers 6 In a game not without controversy, Panthers took the points from Clan after a powerful third period effort but it took a couple of goals for the visitors inside the
