Bury 0 Tranmere Rovers 1 BURY’S dreams of a trip down Wembley way were dashed by Tranmere. With a place in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy semi-finals up for grabs, the Gigg Lane faithful might have been forgiven for hoping for a day out at the national
Rochdale Res 0 Wanderers Res 3 TOM Eaves struck twice as Wanderers reserves beat Rochdale 3-0 in the Manchester Senior Cup. The teenage striker hit a superb 10th-minute opener after racing onto Sam Sheridan’s pass. Summer signing Eaves then set up
DAISY Hill's Lancashire FA Trophy second round tie against Evo-Stik Division One North side Radcliffe Borough, scheduled for tonight, has been postponed because the Vodkat NW Counties club's New Sirs pitch is waterlogged. The tie has been
I DID a bit of personal detective work at the Reebok yesterday, trying to find a blade of grass Stuart Holden hadn’t covered in his all-action display against Tottenham. I couldn’t find a single one, but I wasn’t surprised because I saw for myself on
FIREFIGHTERS today issued a stark warning after being alerted to a house fire through Facebook. Crews in Bolton found themselves on a wild goose chase after a Facebook update sparked fears that two people were trapped in a house in Slimbridge
OWEN Coyle is not worried Johan Elmander – or any of his other stars – could leave in January. Turkish giants Fenerbahce are believed to be poised to make a £3million bid for the Wanderers striker, who has yet to sign a new deal and could walk away
FLYING winger Andy Haworth will get another chance to impress manager Alan Knill in the quarter-finals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy at Gigg Lane tonight. The 21-year-old, who was recruited from Blackburn Rovers in the summer, was drafted back into
FOR many years, Bolton has been represented in Parliament by the Socialist Party. Likewise, our council has been under the control of the Socialists. Our council has stated that due to the cuts in expenditure, it will prune all its schemes and
SO, Brian Derbyshire wishes to subject us to his latest diatribe regarding the intelligence of voters in the poll on the increase in social housing rents. If Mr Derbyshire should have looked at the bigger picture and long-term plan when he was
AS a passenger in a car in fastmoving traffic approaching the Crompton Way junction near the Castle pub at 3.45pm on Sunday, October 31, I was saddened to observe a vicious street fight by young teen boys. A side road leading off Tonge Moor Road
HOSPITAL bosses say they are confident they will be able to recruit enough neonatal nurses for Bolton’s supercentre, despite a national shortage. The Royal Bolton Hospital is becoming a regional centre of excellence for the care of women, children
LITTLE Alfie Watkinson was looking forward to an extra special Bonfire Night this year after the sudden death of his dad last October. His mum, Jenny Walters, organised a firework extravaganza for all her five children at her home in Castle
THE Government of Tories and Liberal Democrats promised that education is an important element in its spending programmes and would therefore not be subject to cuts. The hollowness of this claim is illustrated by the slashing of areabased grants
MARK Wolstenholme and friends are wondering where Pikes Lane used to be in Deane Road (October 29). When I went to Pikes Lane Junior School, which was then situated on Deane Road, one teacher by the name of Mrs Graham told us that the school got
LIKE thousands of other people, I have had the funding for my job cut to pay for the unchecked greed of the banking sector in the city of London. My current situation is that my sector has been hammered by cuts and there is very little in the way
THERE is a new breed of heroes in Kearsley, working to address issues and concerns among schoolchildren and the wider community. And it is not a new community task force or emergency service, but rather the pupils at Kearsley Academy who, alongside
AS the Government’s spending review begins to bite, one Bolton company says it can help NHS Trusts to save time and money. Ascribe says its intranet and document management system will free up hard-pressed health service professionals just as
THIS grainy picture of smiling mill girls in their pinnies, linking arms as they head back to their work, will come to life this month at a special programme of films about Bolton. The girls feature on a film made in 1927 which has not been
A SLURRING and incoherent woman was more than three times over the drink-drive limit when she crashed her car in a pub car park, a court heard. PC John Hepke told Bolton Magistrates Court yesterday how he had been alerted to a possible accident
TWO of the top ten most congested traffic hotspots in Greater Manchester are in Bolton, a new study has revealed. Junction 3 of the M61 at Kearsley is the third worst junction in the region, beaten to the top spot only by the end of the M67 near
BOLTON MP Yasmin Qureshi has backed a campaign to end high street loan sharking and ensure every resident of Bolton has access to affordable credit. The Consumer Credit (Regulation and Advice) Bill, which was debated in Parliament last week,
A BOLTON MP fears the University of Bolton will be forced to “sink or swim” by the Government. While the University of Bolton is in a good state financially now, Bolton West MP Julie Hilling fears a dramatic downturn in students — because of
THE 1953 FA Cup runners- up medal won by Bolton Wanderers left back, Ralph Banks, sold for £2,500 at an auction yesterday. Before the sale, at Graham Budd Auctions at Sotheby's in London, the medal had been expected to fetch between £2,500
THE iconic image of a twoyear- old girl being pulled to safety from under tonnes of rubble caused by the Haiti earthquake was beamed across the world. Today, the local heroes responsible for her rescue are officially the pride of their country
PRISON inspectors say HMP Forest Bank is improving but there are still “safety concerns” for a small minority of prisoners. Forest Bank serves the Greater Manchester area and houses a large number of offenders from Bolton. Overall, inspectors were
BOLTONIANS can now use Twitter to receive information on disruptions to local services brought on by the winter weather. Residents who follow Bolton Council on the social networking site are also being encouraged to alert the authority with
A POLICE crackdown on burglars has ensured fewer Halloween break-ins in Bolton. They carried out a three-day operation on house-breakers across Greater Manchester at the end of October. In Bolton, nine burglars were arrested, officers made visits
A SHOCKING picture of violent crime and the drug underworld in Bolton has been uncovered in a new book about street gangs. The novel, which is based on the author’s time in prison and interviews with gang members, reports gang activity at all levels
ALMOST 300 jobs are under threat after construction firm Rok, which has a large depot in Bolton, went into administration. Rok surprised the industry as it filed for administration, after months of profit warnings and senior management changes
A CATHOLIC priest has been suspended from clerical duties after he was arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse of a child. Father Geoffrey Hilton, who is the priest at St Osmund’s in Long Lane, Breightmet, was arrested on Saturday in connection
Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone has escaped any disciplinary action for his apparent stamp on Bolton’s Johan Elmander. The England midfielder appeared to stamp on the striker after coming on as a substitute during Spurs’ 4-2 defeat by Wanderers.
