BOLTON has signed a ground-breaking agreement with a Chinese city that it hopes will put it at the forefront of business deals with the world's fastest-growing economy. A delegation of 14 Bolton representatives travelled to South China to sign a friendship
I WOULD like you to know that I agree 100 per cent with Jack Sinclair's letter in the Bolton Evening News (October 6). Anne Owers should resign and any English person who wants to wear a cross of St George tiepin should be applauded. R H Parker Deane
I WAS so angry when I read in the Bolton Evening News, the article on prison warders and the "offensive" St George tiepins. I totally agree with Mr Sinclairs views in his letter of October 6. He is so right when he says that the Chief Inspector of Prisons
IN reply to the story "War on junk food is mad" Bolton Evening News, October 8. I have to agree with Barry Conway, the solution to the obesity problem should not rest on the shoulders of teachers. Teachers have more than enough responsibilities on their
YOUR recent correspondent, Jackie Gavin (October 4), is quite right when she says that that the criteria used by central and, I might add, local government, to decide where and when traffic-calming measures are introduced, are seriously flawed. To wait
BOLTON cricket has lost one its best-known personalities with the death of Frank Tattersall. He was 77. Frank was the youngest of the three Tattersall brothers and he, along with Roy and Bernard Tattersall, formed a cricketing dynasty that dominated the
BOLTON firefighters taking part in the rescue efforts in earthquake-torn Kashmir have helped rescue three people from the rubble. The rescuers are part of a seven-strong team of aid workers from Greater Manchester who are helping in the aftermath of the
AN unemployed man who was caught by a police dog has denied five counts of burglary and attempted burglary before magistrates. Cody Walker, aged 35, was snared by the hound on October 2 in Great Lever. Walker, of Derwent Road, Farnworth, is alleged to
A MASKED man threatened a driver, in Hale, Greater Mmanchester, before making off in his car, police have said. The 25-year-old driver and a 29-year-old woman were returning to a house on Albert Road when they noticed a bin was blocking the driveway.
BOSSES of the animal charity the RSPCA are appealing for regular cash donors in Bolton to increase their contributions. The plea has been forced, say officials, by increased levels of animal cruelty in the UK. Most up-to-date statistics reveal a sharp
MEN in their 50s spend £3.3 billion more each year than women, research has showed. Nearly six out of 10 men in their 50s said they enjoyed shopping, with 29 per cent considering it a leisure activity. Men in the North were most likely to see shopping
A HORWICH computer firm backed a winner on Tuesday when a new blind world landspeed record was set. Scan Computers International Ltd, on the Middlebrook Enterprise Park, sponsored Mike Newman's attempt to smash his current world record of 144mph. The
BRITAIN'S biggest pub-based beer festival looks set to pull in 4,500 drinkers over a four-day period. The Bolton Beer Festival, which starts on Wednesday, will be hosted for the 12th year by the Howcroft Inn, Pool Street, Bolton. Around 214 real ales
HEALTH bosses are urging people at risk from flu to have the protection jab in a bid to prevent an epidemic sweeping through the borough. Bolton's Primary Care Trust's vaccination campaign, which targets those most at risk from catching the potentially
STONECLOUGH stunned West Lancs League First Division leaders BAE Barrow Sports with a 6-1 thrashing as Nic Fisher grabbed four second-half goals. Paul Vandenberg opened the scoring for Stoneclough after 12 minutes, and when Phil Hill added a penalty on
GAINSBOROUGH 2 LEIGH RMI 1 by Martyn Hindley: RMI's hopes of an FA Cup date with York City were dashed within 13 minutes of their third qualifying round replay at Gainsborough. Trinity capitalised on two early errors from Andy Nelson's men in Lincolnshire
ASTLEY Bridge and Britannia Farnworth maintained their grip on the Bolton Sunday League First Division. The Bridge came from 2-1 down to beat TS Northwest 5-3 with Travers scoring three and Shuttleworth two. Britannia Farnworth beat Fox & Stork 3-
BOSSES at a CCTV centre whose cameras monitor estates across Bolton have hit back at criticism about the coverage they offer. And they have issued an open invitation to residents who want a tour of the base. The invitation came on the back of claims that
A PLAN to provide a home for many of Bolton's voluntary organisations could get the go-ahead this week. The scheme, originally called the Trinity Centre and intended for land at the top of Deansgate, Bolton, has now switched to a 15-year-old four-storey
A MOTHER who made the heart-wrenching decision to donate her daughter's organs for transplant after she was killed in a road accident has blasted former soccer ace George Best for continuing to drink. Katrin Greaves has written to the Manchester United
ALMOST 90 pubs, clubs and takeaways in Bolton will have to close their doors next month after failing to renew their licences in time. Licensing bosses say that 20 pubs, clubs and bars, seven private members clubs and 61 takeaways will not have the necessary
X-FACTOR contestant Joanne Hindley may have missed out on making it through to the show's live finals. But the Farnworth mum got a real taste of the high life while staying with rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon at their Los Angeles mansion
WORSHIPPERS are invited to a mass with the Bishop of Beverley, the Rt Reverend Martyn Jarrett, at St Augustine's Church in Ainsworth Lane, Tonge Moor, on Sunday, at 10.15 am.
A "DANGEROUS" sex offender has gone on the run after fleeing from his Blackburn home, police told our sister paper the Lancashire Evening Telegraph on Wednesday. A massive search has been launched across Lancashire for Michael Andrew Wilson, 44, who has
X-FACTOR contestant Joanne Hindley may have missed out on making it through to the show's live finals. But the Farnworth mum got a real taste of the high life while staying with rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon at their Los Angeles mansion
RESULTS and tables at October 11 Premier Division FC HORSESHOE 0 ARKWRIGHTS 15 Wilcocks 3, Barlow 3, Burns, Hesford 3, Sutcliffe, Oldfield 2 HORWICH VIC 6 LADYBRIDGE 1 DEANE 2 BEAUMONT 2 MARKET ST TAVERN 6 SAMS BAR 1 Deane 3, Davies, Ralph, Williams Hyman
RESULTS and tables at October 11 Furness Senior Cup Walney Island 1 Bootle 2; Barrow Reserve 6 Millom 6; Askam Utd 2 Furness Cavaliers 3. Division Premier Blackpool Wren Rovers 2 Burnley United 4; Dalton United 7 Turton 1; Eagley 5 Wyre Villa 2; Euxton
FARNWORTH Performing Arts Company is having a welcome night and first rehearsal at 8pm, on Monday October 17, at St John's School, Church Road, Kearsley. This is for new and existing members, with a view to the companys next production, Hot Mikado, in
DATES for your diary St Catherine's AMS Me and My Girl Harper Green School Theatre, Farnworth October 10-15. Tickets 01204 402052 SS Simon And Jude ADS Present Laughter SS Simon and Jude Church, Rishton Lane Great Lever October 13-15. Tickets 01204 520232
I AGREE with the Bolton Evening News readers about there being too few black cab licenses issued by our local council. I travel by train to Manchester daily, when I get there I take a cab, of which there are many, to my office. On returning to Bolton
AS a proud Boltonian, I wish to register my disappointment and disgust with the First Bolton Open Art Exhibition, which is on show at present in Bolton Art Gallery. I cannot believe that this is the best that Bolton artists can produce or that it is truly
From the Evening News, October 11, 1995: Road tax cheats will get their cars clamped in future facing a bill of more than £25 to release them, Transport Secretary Sir George Young threatened today. Initially local authorities in England and Wales will
A DEVASTATED family man has lost at least 10 relatives in the Pakistan earthquake tragedy. Imran Khalique, aged 26, of Ainsdale Road, Great Lever, revealed how his family lived in the area of Pakistani-administered Kashmir which was badly hit. The powerful
GAINSBOROUGH 2 LEIGH RMI 1 by Martyn Hindley: RMI's hopes of an FA Cup date with York City were dashed within 13 minutes of their third qualifying round replay at Gainsborough. Trinity capitalised on two early errors from Andy Nelson's men in Lincolnshire
TWO pensioners were treated for smoke inhalation when a pan of food left on a cooker caught fire. Firefighters attended the incident in Gainford Walk, Great Lever, at about 5.08pm on Tuesday . A 76-year-old woman was taken to hospital and a 65-year-old
A JURY was expected to return a verdict on Wednesday following a inquest into the death of prison inmate from Bolton. Mark Hardman, aged 22, of Laurel Court, was in Forest Bank Prison when he started to suffer ill-health. He died following a heart operation
A MAN needed 10 stitches to his head after he was involved in a scuffle in a Bolton club. Father-of-three Michael Urmston, aged 33, of Ashley Avenue, Breightmet, was enjoying a night out with friends in Bar Coyote, in Bank Street, Bolton, on Saturday
PLANS to build a block of flats in Westhoughton have sparked opposition from residents. Home builder Barratt wants to erect 42 luxury apartments on land off Chew Moor Lane. The company has submitted plans to Bolton Council, but no date has been arranged
FINANCIAL experts have staged a protest outside the Co-op Bank. The demonstration was the latest in a series of two-day strikes by financial advisers with the Co-operative Insurance Services, who are in dispute with their employers over new terms and
A STUFFED fish caught by a Bolton angler during the First World War is expected to fetch up to £500 at auction this week. The 1lb 13oz roach was caught in the river Bollin in Cheshire by Mr J Bate. He landed the fish on October 27, 1918, just a fortnight
THE devastated family of Eileen Ruxton, who died in a horror smash on the A6 Blackrod By-Pass, are struggling to come to terms with her death. A photograph of the 51-year-old from Alderbank in Horwich was released as Mrs Ruxton's devastated husband, Gerald
PHONE mast protestors are calling a meeting with council officials to register their strength of opposition after Vodafone submitted a third application to erect a pole in the Lilford Park area. They claim an application dated September 13 was withdrawn
RICKY Sbragia, the Reebok's new first team coach, took charge of his first training session on Tuesday after joining Wanderers from Manchester United. The 49-year-old Scot, believes he will learn a lot from working with his new boss, Sam Allardyce, assistant
NICKY Hunt is backing his local team's bid for cup glory. The Wanderers and England full-back, born and raised in Daisy Hill, will be at New Sirs on Thursday night, when the village under-18s take on Retford of Nottingham in the second qualifying round
WHILE England were preparing take on Poland in the final qualifying game for the 2006 World Cup a number of young Polish footballers were in action in Bolton, taking on teams from a number of local schools in a mini festival of football at Hacken Lane
MANCHESTER CITY RES 2 WANDERERS RES 1 (Match abandoned after 68 mins): Wanderers' hopes of lifting themselves clear of the reserve league basement were dashed by a power cut at the Regional Athletics Arena on Tuesday night. Wanderers had fought back from
MARTIN Djetou could make his Premiership return against mighty Chelsea on Saturday after becoming the latest addition to the Reebok foreign legion. The former France international defender joined Wanderers on Tuesday, signing a deal for the remainder
A HORWICH computer firm backed a winner on Tuesday when a new blind world landspeed record was set. Scan Computers International Ltd, on the Middlebrook Enterprise Park, sponsored Mike Newman's attempt to smash his current world record of 144mph. The
CCTV pictures show the moment shoppers were confronted by an axe-wielding attacker during an armed robbery. One masked raider raised his axe to threaten two women as other terrified shoppers scattered from a second robber brandishing a sawn-off shotgun
AUSTRALIAN-born Ashley Klein has been appointed as referee for Saturday's engage Super League Grand Final between Leeds and Bradford at Old Trafford. The 26-year-old Klein, who is a member of the Southern Referees Society, was named Powergen referee of
BOLTON Under-14s made a winning start to the season when they beat Warrington 3-0 in their Greater Manchester Schools' League match, at Turton School, on Saturday. Bolton enjoyed the better of the early exchanges and opened the scoring after 25 minutes
BLACKROD Town take on Ashton Athletic on Thursday, kick-off 7.15pm, in the quarter-final of the Goldline Trophy. Both teams have won through in pre-season from the Champions League style group stages of the tournament organised by Bolton Wanderers for
hopes WALKDEN Wrecks were the big winners of the day in the first round of the BSF Over 35 League's Sam Ashworth Trophy hammering Breightmet United 7-0. Breightmet had no answer to the pace of Walkden's front two, and Carl Grundy helped himself to five
ACCRINGTON Stanley fans have agreed to back any moves to make Friday night football more regular at the Interlink Express Stadium. Supporters flocked through the gates for last week's clash with Hereford United after the game was brought forward. The
AN ornate image of a Hindu goddess has made its way thousands of miles from Calcutta to Bolton. The image of Durga - who Hindus believe is a protector and mother of the world - was delivered to the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission in Bolton last week.
THE distraught family of a woman who has gone missing have sent out a heartbreaking message: "Please come home mum." Donna Marie Howarth, aged 44, disappeared four months ago and her two children have not seen her since. Her daughter Lisa, aged 25 and
BOLTON has signed a ground-breaking agreement with a Chinese city that it hopes will put it at the forefront of business deals with the world's fastest-growing economy. A delegation of 14 Bolton representatives travelled to South China to sign a friendship
RESULTS at October 11 Sam Ashworth Trophy first round: ICO Pal 0 Ainsworth B 2; Bolton Wyresdale 2 Ainsworth A 4; Walkden Wrecks 7 Breightmet United 0; Old Smithillians 0 Turton FC 5; Garswood United 1 Bay Mare Strollers 5; Park Wanderers 3 Upholland
RESULTS and tables at October 11 Premier Division Astley Miners 3 North Bolton 3; Ellesmere 9 Daisy Hill 9; Farmers Arms 6 Egerton 3. P W D L F A GD Pts Astley Miners 6 6 0 0 33 4 29 18 Ellesmere 6 4 1 1 25 11 14 13 Farmers Arms 4 2 1 1 10 10 0 7 North
RESULTS and tables at October 11 LANCASHIRE Amateur Cup second round: Aigburth Peoples Hall 2 Prestwich Heys 3; Leigh Athletic 4 St Dominics 0; Royton Town 0 Speke 2; Thornleigh 2 Monton Amateurs 3. Manchester Amateur Cup first round: Ashton Athletic
RESULTS and tables at October 11 Premier Division: Lymm 2 Bury GSOB 2; Radcliffe Town 2 Oldham Hulmeians 1; Rossendale Ams 1 Broughton Amateurs 1. Rossendale Amateurs 5 4 1 0 10 3 13 Radcliffe Town 5 4 0 1 17 9 12 Little Lever SC 5 4 0 1 17 11 12 Mostonians
RESULTS and tables at October 11 U9 Section A Bromley Cross Aces 0 Golborne Sports 1; Wyresdale Dream Team 4 Hindley Jun Jets 0; Elton & Walshaw Panthers 1 Bolton Ambassadors Hurricanes 0; Rooftec Rangers 2 Ladybridge Lightning 9; Westhoughton Phoenix
CLAREMONT Church in St George's Road, Bolton, is bracing itself to play host to a ground-breaking new performance from the acclaimed Rhema Theatre Company. The Letter, to be performed on Friday, October 21, is a highly original new play currently touring
A COCKNEY Earl, a female Henry Higgins, an ageing Lothario, a saucy gold digger and some inventive uses of a tiger skin rug are just a few of the treats in store at the St Catherine's AMS performance of Me and My Girl. When the heir to the estate of Hareford
EARTHQUAKE survivors - including a man from Bury who fled chaos in Pakistan - have told of their relief after landing in Britain. Hundreds of worried families were at Manchester Airport to greet relatives who had flown from the tremor-stricken Kashmir
