DABS.com, the Westhoughton information technology product retailer, has picked up another award.The company scooped the best online computing retailer in the StarShops awards, the consumer awards for the best online shops. The firm beat off competition
WORSLEY-based hire and rental company Swift Hire and Sales has received the Safe-HIRE quality mark. The company, which employs 10 people at its Walkden Road site, had to undergo inspections based on safety and quality criteria. The Safe-HIRE certification
HORWICH residents will be pleased to hear that their homes at Arcon Village are now available. First time buyers need not apply (Bolton Evening News, Tuesday, July 6). The great sale looks set to exceed all expectations - for those that did not expect
I AM writing regarding what the council have been doing over the past few weeks by fining anyone who drops litter in the Square. They may be paying attention to the Square, but what about the streets around it? They matter as much as the Square does.
NEWS that a second resident parking scheme is set to be unveiled by council bosses, giving car owners the right to park on the road outside their own front door, raises the question -- why should car owners have the right to park outside their front door
From the Evening News, July 13, 1904: THE speed at which motor-cars shall be allowed to travel through Bury was on Tuesday the subject of a Board of Trade inquiry in that town. Mr E. Shrapnell Smith of the Automobile Club and Motor Union said that speaking
P W L D Ab BP Pts Elton... 16 10 1 4 1 46 252 Darcy Lever... 16 9 2 4 1 40 226 Atherton... 15 8 3 3 1 48 214 Standish... 16 7 3 5 1 56 202 Walshaw... 16 7 5 2 2 40 192 Daisy Hill... 16 7 4 3 2 35 187 Blackrod... 16 6 4 4 2 52 184 Spring View... 16 6 5
Match drawn Darcy Lever J Thornley c Davies b Locke...40 N Fawcett b Syddall...61 Bundela run out...32 D Morris not out...11 P Smethurst not out...2 Extras...10 Total (for 3)...156 Bowling: Syddall 14-0-57-1; Locke 9-1-71-1; Brooker 4-0-21-0. Edgworth
Northern League win by 93 runs Northern League Ullah ct J Norris b D Hamilton...1 M Dewhurst ct A Kelly b B Collins...63 T Hunte c J Norris b D Hamilton...25 S Croft run out...34 T Smith ct K Brown b B Collins...122 J Aspinwall not out...16 D Fallows
LANDLORD David Shott tells me that regulars at the Sportsman in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, were delighted to see the Looking Back picture showing them setting off for a day at Haydock races in May, 1980. I am asked to point out that the event was organised
THE Swinging 60s might have been a decade famous for beat groups and fashion, but the children here were blissfully unaware of it all. Pictures: Top - A lick of paint: These children were apparently painting in jam at the Little Hulton day nursery in
ASTLEY Youth Band's Alpine send-off concert begins at 8pm on Thursday in Tyldesley Rugby Club. The band preparing for a 10th anniversary four concert tour of the French Alps which begins next Tuesday in Alpe d'Huez and the grand finale is at the Chateau
MOTHERS and mothers-to-be can get free advice about anything to do with pregnancy, birth and post-natal care at a stall at Bolton's Market Place on Friday, July 23. A midwife and health visitor will be at the stall from 1pm to 3pm to give advice on anything
PET lovers are being urged to take their dogs to work. Animal charity The Blue Cross wants owners to spend more time with their pets on Take Your Dog to Work Day, on September 21. Anyone interested in taking part can visit www.takeyourdogtoworkday.co.uk
TWO people were taken to hospital after a car overturned and rolled 30ft down an embankment. The male and female occupants were pulled from the crash which happened just after midnight on a slip road near the junction of the A580 and the M61. Firefighters
A SCHEME to help recycle furniture and white goods for disadvantaged families will be extended after a National Lottery grant. Bolton Community Transport and Furniture Service has been handed £51,000 from the Lottery to allow it to collect more household
PEOPLE are being urged to buy a brick to raise money for a Horwich church's restoration fund. Members of New Chapel United Reformed Church and local community members have already raised more than £500 through the scheme. People can buy a brick in memory
WHEN it comes to being cool, the new Mayor of Bolton left her predecessors in the shade. Cllr Prentice Howarth has donned a pair of trendy dark glasses to raise money for the "Shades for a Day" campaign today. The event, organised by The Guide Dogs for
BUS chiefs say they have confidence in the safety of their bus shelters following an incident in which a pensioner was struck by flying debris. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive blamed last week's windy weather for the accident that saw
EGERTON folk went crazy for the latest attraction at the local park during their weekend fete. Large crowds queued up to try their hand at the new crazy golf course, officially opened by Marian and Morris Young, who are leaving the area after many years
FIREFIGHTERS say lives were put at risk when firebugs pushed burning paper through the letterbox at a seven-flat house on Somerset Road, Heaton, last night. Luckily, a resident managed to put out the fire with a water extinguisher before it got the chance
SAM Allardyce is believed to be on the verge of landing Marseille's Algerian midfielder Brahim Hemdani. Hemdani, 26, skippered Marseille in last season's Uefa Cup final, which they lost to Valencia. "It's practically a done deal," the French club's general
WOLVES striker, Henri Camara, who is high on Sam Allardyce's wanted list, is currently embroiled in a bitter wrangle with his Molineux bosses. The 26-year-old Senegal international has flown back to his Paris base, against his club's wishes, in protest
Match Drawn Heaton P Rayment c Northrop b Patel ...14 M Ward c Northrop b Patel ...12 J Southworth st Northrop b Holt ...50 J Fearick c Clegg b Mahmood ...37 I Bradshaw not out ...26 S Booth b Mahmood ...5 J West not out ...14 Extras ...14 Total (for
Bolton League won by 9 wkts Ribblesdale P Stafford b C Barrow...30 C Walton c Northrop b Patel:20 M Bolton not out...51 P Sleep lbw Patel...0 R Whalley b T Barrow...1 A Armer c C Barrow b Talor...30 S Hornby lbw Taylor...3 M Burns lbw Taylor...0 M Southern
Egerton won by 6 wkts Greenmount A Bowker run out ...27 J Chadwick b Cuff ...10 Shettyc Northrop b Cuff ...40 J Ashworth c Northrop b Cuff ...2 M Fallon st Northrop b Price ...35 R Senior b Cuff ...2 D Senior c Northrop b Price ...0 M Kay st Nortrhop
BOLTON youngster Michael Nott could be the next Tim Henman after being chosen to play for Great Britain. The 12-year-old Rivington and Blackrod School pupil has been playing tennis since he was six and is now proving that practice does make perfect. Michael
ON a beautiful Monday evening, a large crowd was treated to a feast of Bolton's best tennis. Pride of place went to John Davies who, in a titanic struggle, overcame Paul Rimmer 6-7, 6-2, 6-2. Baseline rallies were the main feature of the match, with Davies
BOLTON'S latest Olympic hopeful has until Sunday to earn himself a dream place in Athens. Chris Mulvaney produced one of the surprises of the Olympic trials, at Manchester on Sunday, when a blistering finish saw him race clear of his rivals in the 1500m
BROMLEY Cross Wanderers U11s football team are looking for players, in particular a goalkeeper. Contact Ian Taylor on 01204 366300 (day) or 07961 918171.
BOLTON Golf Club's two Open hopefuls failed to qualify at the final hurdle at the weekend. Steve Parry returned two solid rounds of 73 and 74 for a total of 147 at Turnberry, but it was nowhere near enough the 137 shot by the four qualifiers. Clubmate
GARETH Benson, the Lancashire coach and Hart Common professional, talks to David Magilton about the 133rd Open Championship, which gets under way at Royal Troon on Thursday. LOOK out for a tale of two nines as the feature of this year's Open -- particularly
ONE of Cumbria's most famous outdoors writers has died at the age of 93. Harry Griffin, who was born in Barrow, wrote a countryside column for The Guardian newspaper every fortnight for 53 years, with his last one appearing on Monday. A Harry Griffin,
THE latest crackdown on teenage binge drinkers has seen dozens of cans and bottles seized from underage children. New tactics launched on the latest round of raids on off-licences saw Trading Standards officers posing as customers in shops while teenagers
A DEFIANT six-year-old schoolgirl preparing to fight developers over plans to move a war memorial is seeking help - from the Prime Minister. Alicia Warburton of Dunscar Fold has written to Tony Blair asking him to intervene to stop Dunscar War Memorial
THE disappointing performance of English stars in Euro 2004 and Wimbledon, along with rising levels of childhood obesity, have led many to question whether schools are failing pupils when it comes to sports. But in many cases headteachers are powerless
A POST mortem is taking place to try to identify a body that was washed up in Morecambe Bay. Detectives believe the body may be that of a Chinese cockler who died in the disaster. Twenty-one bodies have already been recovered but police believe two are
PET lovers are being urged to take their dogs to work. Animal charity The Blue Cross wants owners to spend more time with their pets on Take Your Dog to Work Day, on September 21. Anyone interested in taking part can visit www.takeyourdogtoworkday.co.uk
HARVEYS furniture retailer is re-opening its outlet at Bolton Gate Retail Park this weekend after a refurbishment. The store will be offering discounts from Thursday, July 15, to Monday, July 19.
FAMILY-owned construction company G&J Seddon, of Little Hulton, has been praised by Wigan and Leigh Housing (WLH) after scoring 97 per cent in its latest tenant satisfaction survey. Working in partnership with WLH on the area's council house upgrade
THE economy in the North-west has grown for the 15th consecutive month but employers are still cautious about hiring new staff, according to research published today. The North-west Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by the Royal Bank of Scotland
HAVE the skateboarders been forgotten about? It appeared that the ball had finally started rolling and that maybe a place for skaters to go was being considered. Now we are back to square one. Fines of £500 for anyone caught skateboarding in the town.
1643: In the English Civil War, the Cavaliers scored an early success with victory over the Roundheads at Roundway Down. 1793: Jean Paul Marat, French revolutionary leader, was stabbed to death by Charlotte Corday while in his bath. 1837: Queen Victoria
A MAN serving four months for driving offences was strangled to death by a convicted murderer in the cell they shared. Anthony Hesketh, a 37-year-old father of one, was killed with a piece of T-shirt on a wing of Manchester Prison, Strangeways, normally
ATHERTON Cricket Club host an under-11s county game on Wednesday between Lancashire and Nottinghamshire. The 40-over game starts at 1.30pm. Lancashire have won three of four previous games with the other finishing in a winning draw. An LCB Youth Festival
A HAT-TRICK of Lancashire victories has brought a smile back to Old Trafford. Two wins in two days in the Twenty20 and a thrilling one-run victory in the National League on Sunday has given Lancashire something to aim for after a horror run of form that
READER Nicola Selby says her husband has dug up an old beer bottle while working in the garden. It has a screw-type top and carries the name W Bolton & Sons. The trade mark is WB in a shield and it gives the address as Blackburn Road, Bolton. Nicola
THIS month's board meeting for the Bolton Primary Care Trust will take place on Wednesday July 14. The public can attend the meeting at the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, at 10am.
ARSONISTS set fire to discarded waste linen left in a skip at a curtain shop in Farnworth. Firefighters were called to the blaze behind Royal Curtains Ltd on Cawdor Street at 3.42am. The crew took about 30 minutes to deal with the fire.
A SUSPECTED mill fire turned out to be a false alarm for firefighters early today. Three engines rushed to Gilnow Mill on Spa Road at approximately 3.30am. But the small blaze had been started by staff who were burning a pile of rubbish in the yard.
FIREFIGHTERS fought two skips which had been deliberately set alight by youths in Deane last night. The first fire was at Manchester Drive at 8.15pm and was an overloaded skip which had been set alight. An hour later firecrews were called to a skip fire
THREE men were arrested after a lorry containing beer was stolen from a yard in Blackrod. The wagon was taken from Park Road Commercials in Manchester Road on Saturday at midnight. A member of staff called the police and chased after the vehicle. It was
A PETROL motor scooter was deliberately set on fire at a school in Little Hulton last night. Firefighters from Farnworth were called to Harrop Fold School, Longshaw Drive, at 9.15pm after the scooter had been set on fire near to a play area. The scooter
BOLTON Mentoring Scheme is desperately looking to recruit more mentors to help change the lives of local young people. There are currently 63 youngsters waiting to be allocated a mentor on the Bolton Lads and Girls Club scheme - but not enough mentors
THE Brixi Singers, with conductor Richard Lea, will be holding its summer concert at Christ Church, Markland Hill, Heaton, on Saturday, July 17 at 7.30 pm. And to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the group will fly to Prague at the end of the month for
ARTISTS in Bolton have the chance of winning a £10,000 prize for contemporary visual art in the North of England. Now in its second year, The Comme Ca Art Prize 2004, brings art, artists and galleries associated with the North of England to a wider audience
THE driver of a Vauxhall Corsa who left the scene of an accident during rush hour on St Peter's Way, Bolton, was still being hunted today. The Corsa is believed to have changed lanes and braked, causing two cars travelling behind it to collide, at around
RADIO listeners across the country are to get a real taste of Chorley. The town's famous Chorley Cakes are to feature in a special BBC Radio 4 programme next month dedicated to the mouth-watering treat loved by so many. The broadcast will give listeners
PROPOSALS to install crimebusting CCTV cameras in Little Lever have hit a stumbling block because some traders are reluctant to contribute to the cost. Businesses joined forces to plan the new surveillance system. As a deterrent to criminals and troublemakers
BOLTON youngster Michael Nott could be the next Tim Henman after being chosen to play for Great Britain. The 12-year-old Rivington and Blackrod School pupil has been playing tennis since he was six and is now proving that practice does make perfect. Michael
WANDERERS have had a sixth game selected for live screening by Sky TV next season. The home game against Birmingham City on Saturday, September 25 will kick off at 5.15pm.
SIMON Charlton is leaving the Reebok after four years as one of the mainstays of Sam Allardyce's defence. The trusted left back signed on Tuesday for Premiership new boys Norwich City in a surprise move, which was completed in the Far East. Charlton became
P W L D8 D6 D1 BP Pts Westhoughton... 14 10 2 0 1 1 15 222 Walkden... 14 8 2 1 2 1 23 204 Greenmount... 14 5 2 4 2 1 41 186 Heaton... 14 6 4 1 2 1 23 164 Horwich... 14 6 5 0 2 1 23 156 Egerton*... 14 5 3 0 2 4 37 151 Eagley... 14 4 5 2 3 0 36 150 Tonge
Match drawn Walkden Roach c Lord b Foster...2 Bennison c Richards B Biggar...0 D Smith c Dudley b Foster...13 S Reidy c Shuttleworth b Biggar...4 Keays c Dudley b Biggar...3 B Reidy c O'Rourke b Foster...28 Bates c DeSilva b Foster...4 Slater not out.
Match abandoned -- rain Westhoughton S Parker c Anderton b Street....25 I Pilkington b Nisar...49 Mayers c K Bath b Anderton...48 A Coates b Nisar...0 A Gaskell run out...15 P Atherton run out...34 M Atherton b Nisar 9 D Leonard run out...1 C Mackeller
GRAHAM Barrow on Monday took Bury's summer signings to five by recruiting midfielder Brian Barry-Murphy from Sheffield Wednesday. The strapping 25-year-old Irishman has signed a one-year deal with the Shakers and is seen as the man to add balance, power
WHEN Radcliffe Boro take on a Manchester United IX in a friendly on Saturday, July 24, they could have a couple of 'ringers' in their line-up to try and even the odds up. One of them is a Reds' legend, 'Captain Marvel' himself, Bryan Robson. The other
I HAVE just read the article on car sharing lanes on the motorways. This works wonderfully here in the USA with express lanes going one way in the morning and the opposite way in the evening to speed people to and from work. The car sharing lane is excellent
A CANCER patient has attacked the Government for failing to make a revolutionary therapy available to thousands of sufferers. High Intensity Focused Ultrasound was developed by doctors in France in the late 1980s but the first machine was only installed
BIRDS of prey swooped overhead as visitors enjoyed the attractions at the Moses Gate Country Fair. Hawks, falcons, owls and eagles were put through their paces in a fantastic display for visitors. African drumming troupe Osagyefo welcomed the Mayor of
SENTENCING Clement McNally to life imprisonment at Manchester Crown Court Mr Justice Davis called for a "top level" inquiry into why Mr Hesketh, who was serving a short sentence for driving offences, was housed in a cell at Stangeways jail with a murderer
FOUR men, including one from Radcliffe, accused of murdering a cannabis farmer had wanted to steal money, a court heard. Gavin Waters, the 26-year-old son of victim Brian Waters, said he believed the men thought they had gone too far in killing his father
JOBLESS people are to be given work helping to make Bolton town centre a cleaner and friendlier place. From next week, four town centre wardens, drawn from the unemployed and trained by Bolton Wise, will begin patrolling the shopping streets assisting
CLUB RAC could be the first licensed premises in Farnworth to stay open until the early hours if a new licence application is approved. Councillors will decide today whether to allow the nightclub to stay open until 4am. Bosses at Club RAC, in Market
THIS month's board meeting for the Bolton Primary Care Trust will take place on Wednesday July 14. The public can attend the meeting at the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, at 10am.
A NEW lunch and leisure club for older people is to open in Deane, Bolton. The new centre opens on Thursday, July 22, at the Quebec Hall, off Quebec Street, Deane, and is available for use every Thursday. Meals -- including vegetarian and halal options
THE Brixi Singers, with conductor Richard Lea, will be holding its summer concert at Christ Church, Markland Hill, Heaton, on Saturday, July 17 at 7.30 pm. And to celebrate its 10th anniversary, the group will fly to Prague at the end of the month for
