A JOINER at builders Durose and Gourlay has let his skills blossom by making it to the finals of a gardening competition for the second successive year. Anthony Parkinson, aged 55, has made it to the finals of a Best Garden competition organised by housing
A CONSTRUCTION firm from Bolton is building up a strong presence in Scotland. G and J Seddon, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, has won a record number of contracts north of the border - with a total value of £24 million. Over the past eight years, the company
BESSES Boys Band were setting off to London to take part in the National Championship. From the Guide files of October 10, 1980. Accompanying the band were musical director Brian Chappell, president Ted Aldridge and former conductor Pat Edgar. *VANDALS
BOLTON Enterprise Centre has three newly refurbished meeting and training rooms now available for hire to local companies, individuals and community groups. Each room holds up to 25 people, and there is an IT training suite with 12 computers, printers
MARK Hale has been appointed regional manager for the North-west by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Mr Hale was previously head of corporate and regional development at the Chartered Institution of Electrical Engineers. A
From the Guide files of Friday, February 1, 1980: TEACHER Mick Corrigan (29) won a gold sovereign for his pub sign painting. Mr Corrigan, of Knowle Drive, Prestwich, painted the sign for the Hen and Chickens, Bolton in the Greenall Whitley "Paint a Pub
From the Guide files of Friday, April 27, 1979: MEMBERS of Prestwich Heys were involved in a car crash after their coach was delayed on the motorway. The lads chose to go to the match against Eastwood Hanley by car but two of the vehicles were involved
From the Guide files of Friday, January 4, 1980: OIL rig workers kindly donated £6,000 to Nazareth House in Prestwich. The money was raised by workers on the Piper oil platform in the North Sea to buy presents for needy children. l PRESTWICH mother, Susan
LOSTOCK Cricket Club have ended their season-long dispute with the Bolton Association - by joining the Manchester Association. The club were suspended at the end of the season after failing to provide the league with adequate assurances over the future
Facing the Yorkshire champions, Sedgley started slowly and gifted Wharfedale an early converted try - a driving maul by them, followed by some ineffectual Park tackling. Sedgley hit back at once. Wharfedale made a mess of receiving the kick-off and flanker
A GOAL in the 90th minute from Mark Westhead, his first for the club, put Heys into the hat for the last 16 of the Lancashire Cup, but they were made to fight all the way against a committed Liverpool Combination Side. Heys, who only two weeks ago had
From the Evening News, October 13, 1995: FRIDAY the 13th may be unlucky for some, but one Bolton birthday girl has a particularly good reason to keep everything crossed. Hayley Williams is not celebrating just any birthday on this infamous day - by a
WORK will start next month on Leigh's long-awaited new sporting and leisure complex. After seven years of planning, it is full steam ahead for the £75 million Leigh Sports Village after the developers, Greenbank Partnerships, last week signed the legal
FESTIVE fever finds its way to Prestwich next month with a Christmas fair. The event will take place at Prestwich Conservative Club, in Church Lane, on Saturday, November 5. Funds raised from the fair will benefit Prestwich-based charity MedEquip4Kids
YOUNG pupils at Prestwich Prep School were in the pink for charity. The youngsters swapped their usual navy blue uniform for a splash of colour in support of Breast Cancer Research. They each paid a donation to wear their own clothes for the day and managed
CHRISTIE Hospital has unveiled its latest tool in the battle against cancer thanks to the Women's Trust Fund (WTF). The group, which have been raising money for the hospital since 1948, bought an £80,000 Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction machine
RESULTS and fixtures on October 14 Old Links 3 Regent Park 2; Chorley 0 Deane 5; Horwich 3 Turton 2; Dunscar 3 Hindley Hall 2. Second Round (October 23): Bolton v Deane; Great Lever v Old Links; Westhoughton v Dunscar; Harwood v Horwich.
Hart Common: Vice Captain's Cup: 1. I Makinson 68 c/p; 2. S Curran 68; 3. D Battersby 69. Sunday Stableford: 1. Kate Sands 40; 2. D Rigby 37. (Kate Sands had a hole in one on the 11th). Deane: Three man event: M Taylor, B Pearson and I Barlow 77 pts,
BOLTON Field Naturalists' Society will hold their next meeting on Monday, November 7, at 7.30pm, in the Dido Suite at Bolton Town Hall. Paul Hindle, of Radcliffe, will give a slide lecture on the cave formation in North-west England.
FIFTEEN arrests were made following the World Cup Qualifier between England and Poland at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The men from Belfast, London, Wallasey, Barrow, Crumpsall and Partington and Poland, were detained for offences including violent disorder
A SPECIAL event focusing on the legacy of American civil rights leader Malcolm X will be held at Bolton Muslim Girls' school on Sunday. The event is part of Black History Month and Ramadan, Speakers include Kevin Ovenden, author of Malcolm X: Socialism
SHOPPERS in Bolton are being warned to be on their guard against hole-in-the-wall robbers. Customers withdrawing money from cash machines are urged to take care and make sure no one can see their PIN number. The warning comes after a 53-year-old woman
WHETHER it is the wartime speeches of Winston Churchill, a cult Sixties group or the latest British entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest, Bolton man Martin Hutchinson has a word or two to say. For the office worker whose music knowledge and interest
A 25-YEAR-OLD man was robbed of his mobile phone by four men who jumped out of a car and threatened him. He was pushing his pedal cycle along Bury Old Road, Prestwich, in the early hours of yesterday when a white Rover 400 pulled up along side him. The
CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote is giving his home town's commercial future the thumbs-up with his new Olive Press restaurant. "Bolton is definitely on the up", he said, ahead of the September opening of the restaurant in the former Red on the Square premises
A ROAD safety group is urging motorists to be aware that winter brings bad visibility and slippery roads. Blackburn Area Road Safety Association says taking care will make driving safer. The group will be starting a new five-week Better Driving Course
HINDUS have just celebrated one of their most important religious ceremonies. The Navrati festival, full of vibrant celebrations, is an auspicious occasion devoted to the worship of Shakta, the divine force and supporter of the universe. Jagdish Solanki
A FRENCH student from Bolton's twin-town, Le Mans, is hoping a kind-hearted Bolton family will offer her somewhere to stay when she comes to England for work experience. Melanie Loiseau, aged 21, will be spending six weeks working at Manchester Airport
HE'S over-played, over-hyped and is coming to Bolton. The Crazy Frog, one of the most controversial pop stars of the year, has been lined up to perform at this year's Christmas lights switch-on in the town. The mobile phone phenomenon of the year won
VOLUNTARY organisations in Bolton are being encouraged to apply for funding to make their local area look cleaner, greener and healthier. Community and faith groups and environmental organisations are being asked to apply for grants after £350,000 of
A WARNING has been issued to home owners about a London company demanding payment for ground rent which might already have been paid. Dr Brian Iddon MP says he has heard from numerous residents complaining about Estates and Management Limited. The company
HE'S over-played, over-hyped and is coming to Bolton. The Crazy Frog, one of the most controversial pop stars of the year, has been lined up to perform at this year's Christmas lights switch-on in the town. The mobile phone phenomenon of the year won
MY son went to Bury college recently to enrol on a full-time course - we had a letter offering him a place and asking for a "voluntary" £15 fee. As a single working mum, every penny counts, and I expected my son to enrol and come home. But not so. He
THIS letter is directed at the organisers of the cross country event held on Walker's Fields, Chesham Road, on Saturday. While this was a worthy event, it would have been nice for consideration to have been shown to the local residents - and the field
LAWS should not be made behind closed doors but that is what our ministers do when they get together in Brussels. Draft EU legislation has to be approved or amended both by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers. While MEPs meet in public
ONCE again the car driver should be demonised if correspondent Jason Boyd is to be believed ('Small difference, huge impact', Letters, October 6). I wholeheartedly agree that inappropriate speed is an issue in road safety, however like so many other speed
WE are back to where this all started with the '30 means 30mph sermon' ('Put the pleasant back into our green land', Letters, September 29). Rather than go over old ground and explain why this is currently virtually unworkable I've decided to call it
HIDETOSHI Nakata is to receive one of Italy's highest honours. Wanderers' Japanese midfield ace is to be made a Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity by the nation's president, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. News of the decoration came in a statement
SAM Allardyce has hailed Jose Mourinho as a great manager. But he says the man steering Chelsea towards a second successive Premiership title still has a long way to go before he can challenge the greatest, Sir Alex Ferguson. The Wanderers boss believes
BOLTON Wanderers' supporters travelling to Istanbul for the UEFA Cup tie with Besiktas in Turkey next Thursday are being warned to behave - and be safe. Head of Bolton Police Chief Supt Dave Lea is urging them not to cause any trouble with rival fans
A JUDGE has overturned a court's decision to electronically tag an 85-year-old man, condemning it as "humiliating". Patrick McCarthy, from Whitefield, became one of the oldest people in the country to be tagged after he was found guilty of driving carelessly
HUNDREDS of people across Greater Manchester are to benefit from a new travel training guide which helps build the skills and confidence needed to use public transport. The guide, which has been funded by Greater Manchester Passenger Authority, is designed
WHITEFIELD Library has opened a new one-stop shop for people who are visual and hearing impaired. The Sensory Support Unit has been created following an extensive renovation of existing facilities at the Pinfold Lane library. The venue already had a visual
IT WAS music to the ears when Elms Bank High School decided to organise an arts week. Pupils at the school for children with learning and physical disabilities took part in a variety of activities, involving dance, drama, music and art. Every day was
THE FORMER home of the Holt family is to become the flagship pub and banqueting venue of Joseph Holt brewery. The Woodthorpe Hotel in Bury Old Road, Prestwich, is undergoing a major refurbishment and extension. When it reopens in February next year, owners
A £2 million project to create a Jewish sports and social club in Prestwich has begun in earnest. Work started on the site of the Manchester Maccabi Community and Sports Club this week and is expected to be completed next Spring. Bury South MP Ivan Lewis
It is not often that there is a folio of monochrome prints for the Prestwich Co-op Camera Club members to view but there was one last Tuesday. As always, this was from the Lancs. & Cheshire Photographic Union. There were 60 prints altogether, 19 that
A CARJACKER carried out a "cowardly attack" on a woman after she had parked up in Whitefield. The offender, armed with a large machete, held the 38-year-old victim at knifepoint and forced her to hand over the keys to her Audi A3 Quatro. The robbery happened
FOR the 28th presentation of his inimitable My Kind of Music, Norman Hainson opened his programme for members of Prestwich and Whitefield Probus Club, with the Black Dyke Brass Band playing The North Star - bright, stirring stuff to start. Quite different
SUPPORT is needed from everyone to help, once more, in the battle to save the Special Care Baby Unit, paediatric unit and maternity services at Fairfield Hospital. We have heard rumours that the new proposals will say exactly the same as last year (the
SPORTS clubs and community groups get free advice on funding and training needs at a workshop in Radcliffe. The meeting, organised by Bury Sports Development and the Council for Voluntary Service, is on Monday, October 24, at the Cadet Hut in Knowles
RADCLIFFE market traders will be getting fruity in support of National Market Fortnight On every market day during the fortnight, which runs until October 29, stallholders will be hosting a Find the Fruit Competition. The town's market hall is open every
PROPOSALS to build a £1.4 million industrial estate at Bradley Fold have received mixed reactions from residents living close to the site. Dozens of people attended a public meeting on Tuesday to look at the plans and discuss them, and the majority of
A RADCLIFFE woman who needs regular treatment for a debilitating eczema-like skin condition is hoping she can help others facing a similar plight. Mary Lynch (39) has coped with Pityriasis Rubra Polaris (PRP) since she was born and the condition means
FESTIVE fever finds its way to Prestwich next month with a Christmas fair. The event will take place at Prestwich Conservative Club, in Church Lane, on Saturday, November 5. Funds raised from the fair will benefit Prestwich-based charity MedEquip4Kids
YOUNGSTERS can have another BLAST during the half-term holidays with a huge range of sports and crafts events. Organisers hope this session, running from October 24 to 28, will prove as popular as the summer programme of BLAST (Bury Leisure Activities
SPORTS clubs and community groups get free advice on funding and training needs at a workshop in Radcliffe. The meeting, organised by Bury Sports Development and the Council for Voluntary Service, is on Monday, October 24, at the Cadet Hut in Knowles
TWO Radcliffe Athletic Club runners joined a Whitefield landlord to compete in the Berlin Marathon and raise around £500 for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The three runners travelled together to take part in one of the biggest marathons in the world. Andy
RESULTS and second draw for the Bolton Primary Schools Bolton Evening News football trophy. Round one: Spindle Point 0 Horwich CE 3, SS Osmund & Andrew's 4 Church Road 3, Red Lane 5 St Mary's 1, Crompton Fold 3 St William of York 0, St Andrew's 1
ATHERTON LR face the daunting task of a trip to Skelmersdale United , as they seek to reverse a run of five games without a defeat. Mike Lester's side earned a 0-0 draw at Bacup Borough earlier in the week, and will need to be at their best to match United
ATHERTON Colls are still searching for their first win of the season, but come up against another side in poor form. Colls have failed to register a victory in their first 11 games, but opponents Bacup Borough have also struggled, and currently lie just
WHILE I agree with Peter Billington ('Footpath cyclists are afraid to use the road, Letters October 6), I would like to say that pedestrians are afraid to use the precincts on most days. I have been run into once, and frightened badly by cyclists five
WITH all the bad publicity we hear about the NHS, I am writing a nice letter on their behalf. I worked in the NHS before I retired with arthritis, and have been with my doctor and his wife for at least 30 years. I couldn't have been treated any better
I READ in last week's edition of the Bury Times, two stories of escaped prisoners from HMP Kirkham open prison. The first is that of a 21-year-old man described as a 'violent offender' who walked out of this open prison after being sentenced to five years
REASSURING and wide-ranging information about how to make Bury a safer place in which to live and work, was available at the launch of Bury Safe, the multi-agency project which aims "to improve the quality of life for people living and working in the
RECENTLY, I received a card from the dog warden stating that my dogs had been reported by a resident. Apparently, they had been seen roaming free and fouling the footpath. I am not disputing this fact and as for the fouling, I realise this is unacceptable
RUNDOWN schools in Bolton will receive a massive cash injection of £18 million to bring them into the 21st century. A new secondary and primary school will be built and two Farnworth schools will be relocated on one site. As part of the plans, Hayward
WORK to create a landmark apartment building in Bolton town centre will begin next month after planners gave the go ahead to the scheme. The seven-storey 44 home apartment block will appear to lean over Bradshawgate when it is created on the site of the
SCHOOLCHILDREN made sure Wanderers' manager Sam Allardyce and his players tucked into a breakfast with a healthy kick. Six youngsters created the nutritious menu and served up their culinary creations after joining the Whites at their training ground
SOME are calling it the "new America" - and rapidly developing China is on its way. The South China city of Zhaoqing - along with the rest of the country - is undergoing a huge change in terms of culture, commerce, industry, health, education and, just
A LONDON Eye-style Big Wheel which opened to the public in Manchester on Friday has one luxury capsule equipped with a plasma screen TV and DVD, leather interior, glass floor, heating and air conditioning. Visitors to the 60m (196ft) wheel in Exchange
A ROAD safety group is urging motorists to be aware that winter brings bad visibility and slippery roads. Blackburn Area Road Safety Association says taking care will make driving safer. The group will be starting a new five-week Better Driving Course
THE Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed international trade specialist Michele Donnelly to join its regional international trade finance team. Ms Donnelly, who lives in Bolton, joins from HSBC where she worked for 20 years and was international trade
CLASSIC British and arthouse films will soon be on view at a Bolton cinema now that lottery funding has been granted for the installation of a digital projector. The wider choice of movies will be on offer at the UGC in Astley Bridge, which has become
AMIR Khan could face a second fight before Christmas if all goes well against Steve Gethin at Braehead Arena in Glasgow on November 5. The Bolton lightweight, who has easily won his first two fights, has been lined up to appear on the undercard of British
From the Guide files of Friday, November 9, 1979. l PRESTWICH schoolgirl Jane Hall (14) was the youngest exhibitor in a display at the North West Arts Association, Manchester. Jane, a Philips High School pupil, made a waistcoat with hexagonal design and
From the Guide files of Friday, June 22, 1979: A DATE at the Palace awaited the Sonny Warner Show. Headed by Sonny and Pam Warner, of Prestwich, the variety show was invited to attend the Queen's Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. A MASTER picture
THE secretary of the Old Standian's Association is looking for help in compiling a history of the group. The association celebrates its centenary next year and Mr Tony Wilding is currently researching the past 100 years. Despite Stand Grammar School being
From the Guide files of Friday, March 7, 1980: CORONATION Street star Elsie Tanner opened a fashion show held by the Brookvale Aid Committee. The event was held at the Longfield Suite in Prestwich. l A PUBLIC inquiry began into the proposed closure of
AN anti-litter challenge has been picked up by a Bolton business in a new green project:10 years ago from the Evening News October 14, 1995 Barton Grange Garden Centre is the first business in the North-west to join the Government-backed Roadside Care
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog from a canal in Leigh on Thursday evening. Specialist crews from Eccles were called to Darlington Street East after reports that the dog had got in to difficulty in the nearby lock and rescue attempts by its owner had failed
A WOMAN walked into a job centre and stabbed two members of staff. She attacked a receptionist who was sitting behind a desk then turned on a security guard who had rushed to the rescue. Staff at the job centre in King Street, Farnworth, screamed in terror
ASPIRING teen models from Bolton will have a chance to become a cover girl on a national magazine as a competition comes to the Manchester Arndale. The event is one of seven dates around the UK, and the competition is open to 13 to 17-year-old-girls.
TOWN centre workers are being invited to chill out at a stress buster session organised by a chaplain. Bolton Town Centre Chaplain Philip Brooks says he wants to take the stress out of the working day and from Monday he will be organising the Stress Buster
HERNAN Crespo claims coach Jose Mourinho is in a league of his own, even though he has yet to win his battle with Didier Drogba for a place in Chelsea's attack this season. The Argentine striker has started only half of the eight Premiership games but
DUMERS Lane Tenants and Residents Association will be starting a 50+ club for those living in the neighbourhood. They will be holding their first fundraising event - a table top sale - on Saturday at church house on Church Green, Radcliffe, from 1pm.
YOUNGSTERS can have another BLAST during the half-term holidays with a huge range of sports and crafts events. Organisers hope this session, running from October 24 to 28, will prove as popular as the summer programme of BLAST (Bury Leisure Activities
ALL crime in Radcliffe is down by nearly 20 per cent, while the number of detections is on the up. In the last three years, local crime has fallen by 19.5 per cent, while the number solved has risen from 14 per cent to 22 per cent. The number of burglaries
LEIGH RMI players are keen to get the chance to test themselves against Paul Gascoigne at Kettering. The former England international is poised to take over as player-manager as soon as a takeover by a consortium he is heading is agreed. Gascoigne could
Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division: Chaddertonians v Old Mancunians; Rossendale Amateurs v Radcliffe Town; Old Boltonians v Rochdale St Clements; Bury GSOB v Mostonians; Prairie United v Lymm; Broughton Amateurs v Bolton Lads Club; Oldham Hulmeians
ACCRINGTON Stanley are running a supporters coach to Stevenage Borough on Saturday. The coach leaves the Crown pub, Whalley Road, Accrington at 7am and seats cost £20 each.
IAN Craney has always said he feels like he could score in every game - but now he's letting his feet do the talking. The midfield dynamo has set a new record for Accrington Stanley by scoring in four consecutive Conference games. But while he is hoping
DO others, like me, find the staining of highways and footpaths by building materials an eyesore? In the Whittingham Drive area, where I live in Ramsbottom, some of our roads and pavements are permanently stained by the depositing and mixing of building
THE first round of the BGA Jack Taylor Trophy brought a shock result when League Champions Chorley were whitewashed 5-0 by their old rivals Deane. Despite home advantage with three matches played at home and two away, fortress Chorley was stormed by the
BOLTON Wanderers' supporters travelling to Istanbul for the UEFA Cup tie with Besiktas in Turkey next Thursday are being warned to behave - and be safe. Head of Bolton Police Chief Supt Dave Lea is urging them not to cause any trouble with rival fans
BOLTON'S first firework display of the year will be held on Saturday. Bradshaw Cricket Club, at The Rigbys in Bradshaw, is staging its annual firework display and holding a fair. The fair starts at 6pm and the display begins at 7.30pm. Admission is £4
RESIDENTS will have the chance to watch mock trials and go behind the scenes at courts across Greater Manchester as part of National Inside Justice Week. The event, running for a week from Monday, was established in 2004 to give the public a better understanding
FLOWERS at a church in Deane are being replaced this weekend - by pebbles and playdough. Instead of floral displays at Emmanuel Church Centre, Vicarage Street, Deane, visitors are finding prayer stations. It is part of a unique experiment in praying running
FARMERS in the North-west have a chance to learn more about the potential for growing energy crops. The Rural Development Service appointed Cheshire based firm CMS UK to arrange meetings and events in Cheshire, Cumbria and Lancashire. Initial meetings
Plans to reunite the Hilton brand under one owner were revealed today after an approach for the UK hotels business thought to be worth £3.6 billion. Hilton Group, which also owns the Ladbrokes gambling firm, said it was in talks with US-based Hilton Hotels
IT is a system that has made billions for supermarket giant Tesco ' now the Royal Bolton Hospital has become one of only six hospitals in the world to introduce it to improve the service they offer patients. The business strategy, known as "Lean Thinking
LONDON'S Park Lane may be familiar to many of Harlequins' players, officials and supporters, but Sedgley Park's Park Lane ground in Whitefield will be a new experience for the majority of the capital's glamour rugby team. Quins visit north Manchester
1066: The Battle of Hastings was fought at Senlac Hill, in Sussex, at which William of Normandy defeated Harold of England to claim the English throne. 1644: Quaker leader William Penn - founder of the state of Pennsylvania - was born in London. 1890:
BOLTON School Boys Division are celebrating Year 13 student Edward Scott's call-up for the England International Senior water polo team. Only two players have previously achieved this accolade whilst still at school, one being a former pupil of Bolton
A NEW-LOOK Prestwich Community High School will be unveiled on Friday evening. The Heys Road school is holding an official launch to mark its specialist arts status and from now on will be recognised as Prestwich Arts College. Staff, governors, and representatives
PUPILS can cash in with a competition to recycle Yellow Pages directories and help the environment. The Bury Challenge starts on Saturday when the new edition of Yellow Pages is delivered to homes and businesses, and will run until December 2. The books
GRANTS are now available to residents and community groups who want to improve their local environment. A further £360,000 of funding has been announced under the Greening Greater Manchester (GGM) programme, which has already supported 350 projects in
POLICE are hunting four men who mugged a cyclist and fled with his mobile phone early on Friday. The victim, aged 25, was pushing his bicycle along Bury Old Road in Prestwich when a white Rover 400 car pulled up alongside him. The front seat passenger
PARRENTHORN High School has won a £7.5 million windfall to bring its classes and equipment into the 21st century. Most of the money - around £6 million - will come from the Government's Targeted Capital Fund with the remainder put in by Bury Council.
THE drinks are on the way for this year's Radcliffe Cricket Club Beer Festival. Many small breweries within 20 miles of the town have contributed, with a number of beers on order from further afield. There will be something for everyone's taste, from
SAFETY campaigners have slammed the decision by traffic bosses not to reduce the speed limit on a busy Radcliffe road. The Traffic Management Unit (TMU) - made up of members of Bury Council, Greater Manchester Police, emergency services and the passenger
CHORLEY Juniors produced a solid display, but it was not enough to qualify for the Sunday Telegraph Junior Team Golf National final. In the Lancashire qualifier, at Mere, the BGA side finished on 373, behind winners Shaw Hill and Warrington. Old Links
BOLTON'S first firework display of the year will be held on Saturday. Bradshaw Cricket Club, at The Rigbys in Bradshaw, is staging its annual firework display and holding a fair. The fair starts at 6pm and the display begins at 7.30pm. Admission is £4
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a dog from canal in Leigh on Thursday evening. Specialist crews from Eccles were called to Darlington Street East after reports that the dog had got in to difficulty in the nearby lock and rescue attempts by its owner had failed.
Firefighters were called to Severns Drive on Thursday afternoon, but the homeowner had put the fire out by the time the fire crew arrived. Urban Games and the 2003 Freestlye Challenge, plus a silver medal at the 2002 European X Games. The LG Action Sports
TERRIFIED staff and customers at a golf club in Bolton were threatened by three masked robbers armed with machetes. The gang burst in through a back door and into the bar area of Manor Golf Club at Kearsley Golf Centre in Moss Lane, Kearsley, shortly
GRANTS of £500 to £5,000 in lottery money are still available for community projects across England. Awards for All is encouraging groups, schools, parish or town councils, or health bodies to apply for a share of the £40 million. Bidders will be contacted
HELP is at hand for people nervous of using public transport. A new travel guide, which has been funded by Greater Manchester Passenger Authority (GMPA), targets anyone hesitant about travelling, including people with learning difficulties. Councillor
RESIDENTS will have the chance to watch mock trials and go behind the scenes at courts across Greater Manchester as part of National Inside Justice Week. The event, running for a week from Monday, was established in 2004 to give the public a better understanding
CAMPAIGNERS against global poverty have set their sights on a record-breaking attempt to produce the world's largest pair of underpants. The Bolton group of Make Poverty History was inspired to attempt the record by their slogan "Bolton says Pants to
EXPERTS are a step closer to treating a painful skin condition. Dermatologists at the University of Manchester have been carrying out on the drug, infliximab, and results show it significantly improved the symptoms of psoriasis. Psoriasis is a skin condition
FLOWERS at a church in Deane are being replaced this weekend - by pebbles and playdough. Instead of floral displays at Emmanuel Church Centre, Vicarage Street, Deane, visitors are finding prayer stations. It is part of a unique experiment in praying running
A PUB landlord in Bolton is to re-enact an execution from the 1650s. John Jewitt, landlord of Ye Old Man and Scythe is all set for the chop as he prepares to play the part of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. Stanley was executed outside the Churchgate
ENGLAND ace Alan Smith swapped his football boots for a BMX bike when he launched the Action Sports Championships in Bolton. The Manchester United star was given the chance to relive his own days as a BMX youth champion when he was put through his paces
WAITING times for patients needing full-body scans have been slashed after Bolton's health bosses introduced mobile scanners to help with the backlog. Just four months ago, Bolton had one of the worst scanning records in the country. There were 716 people
A PIECE of pizza made by Sue Monroe is pure perfection. The culinary expert is set to make an appearance at this year's Pizza Designer Of The Year Awards to pit her "beast" of a creation against others from the culinary world. Sue, aged 32, will put her
YOUNG footballers' dreams of playing in an illustrious international tournament could be shattered. Chew Moor Brook Under 15s, who are known as CMB Nomads, are appealing for help to achieve their dream of playing in next year's Dallas Cup. The boys, who
A FORMER Safeway supermarket site has been plagued by vandals since it closed - and the new owners say it could be more than six months before refurbishment. The store, in Bury Road, Breightmet, was first sold to Morrisons and then bought by the Danish
JOANNE Wilcock's comments ('We shouldn't have to pay to celebrate children's efforts', Letters, October 6) about the medal-giving ceremony for children achieving full attendance at school during the last academic year were a little generous. Certainly
JAY Jay Okocha has been nominated for the FIFA World player of the year award. The Bolton skipper, regarded as one of the world's most gifted players, is one of 30 players short-listed, which includes fellow Premier League players Steven Gerrard, Didier
KEVIN Davies is convinced he could do a better job as England target man than Peter Crouch. Opinion is split on Crouch's suitability for World Cup football, with the Liverpool striker's critics pointing to his lack of goals this season as evidence he
BOLTON Wanderers are planning to get physical at Stamford Bridge in an attempt to knock Chelsea out of their title stride. They believe that adopting the tactics that have earned them a win and a draw on their last two visits is their only chance of ending
AS invincible as the once-mighty Arsenal, but without the nasty streak. That is what the statistics show in support of Jose Mourinho's Chelsea, the team some pundits are inclined to describe as "boring". Predictable they might be, but the facts are irrefutable
THERE were mixed fortunes for the Horwich Cycling Club members in the annual Roses Challenge cyclo-cross race staged by the club in Leverhulme Park. The senior race attracted a massive starting line-up of 75 competitors and Denis Keaskin continued his
RESIDENTS struggling to get onto the property ladder are being urged to investigate 'affordable houses' which are being built in the borough. The first of these homes, part of a Bellway development at Alfred Street in Bury, are now up for sale at a 30
BREWERY Joseph Holt has given an assurance that new licensing laws will not spell trouble for residents living near their pubs. The brewery, which owns 21 pubs throughout the borough, has applied for a variation in the licence for all their premises which
TWO Radcliffe Athletic Club runners joined a Whitefield landlord to compete in the Berlin Marathon and raise around £500 for Guide Dogs for the Blind. The three runners travelled together to take part in one of the biggest marathons in the world. Andy
NEIGHBOURS have described a derelict building left by builders as a "bomb site" after problems with a planning application. Former workshops in Water Lane Street, Radcliffe, were being knocked down but a mix-up between the architect and the developer
THE drinks are on the way for this year's Radcliffe Cricket Club Beer Festival. Many small breweries within 20 miles of the town have contributed, with a number of beers on order from further afield. There will be something for everyone's taste, from
A MUCH-LOVED former teacher at Radcliffe High School has from cancer. Geraldine Johnson (57), who taught science at the school until 12 years ago, died in hospital in Chantlers Ford near Southampton. Mrs Johnson leaves a husband of 37 years, Ron (57),
A CHINESE takeaway owner in Radcliffe has been fined £3,450 for repeated fly-tipping. Xiang-Fa Zhou (33), who runs the Dragon and Phoenix in Water Street, was also ordered to pay £562 for Bury Councils investigation and legal costs, plus £520 compensation
A SCHOOL which received a glowing report from OFSTED earlier this year has had its praises sung again following a religious education inspection. St Andrew's C of E Primary School in Graves Street, Radcliffe, received its excellent Ofsted report in April
BRAVE mum Amanda D'argue has launched a double-edged campaign to fight for the cancer wonderdrug Herceptin. At the moment the drug is unlicensed and would cost £21,000 if paid for privately. It is currently available on the NHS only to treat terminally
A FIREFIGHTER from Radcliffe had to be airlifted to safety after gunfire broke out as he tried to free trapped survivors of Saturday's earthquake in Pakistan. Martin Fisher (45) and six colleagues from Greater Manchester were searching for signs of life
IT is early days yet, but if Radcliffe Borough are not careful they could become seriously embroiled in the relegation dog fight before the phrases "trick or treat," "penny for the Guy" or "Merry Christmas" have been uttered for the first time. Currently
THE RADCLIFFE Players are ringing the changes with their forthcoming production. The group, based at Radcliffe United Reformed Church Hall in Lord Street, will be performing Suddenly at Home by Francis Durbridge on October 27, 28 and 29, at 7.30pm. It's
RADCLIFFE Area Board has given a cash boost to two organisations. Radcliffe Cricket Club will get £99 to help fund a professional coach, and Dumers Lane Tenants' and Residents Association will get a total of £1,180 to fund a number of community-based
Bolton Under-14s hope to make it two wins out of two in the Greater Manchester Schools' League, when they travel to take on Trafford at Ashton on Mersey Saturday, kick off 10.30am. The Under-14s opened their account with a superb 3-0 victory againstWarrington
IT is early days yet, but if Radcliffe Borough are not careful they could become seriously embroiled in the relegation dog fight before the phrases "trick or treat," "penny for the Guy" or "Merry Christmas" have been uttered for the first time. Currently
A LONDON Eye-style Big Wheel which opened to the public in Manchester on Friday has one luxury capsule equipped with a plasma screen TV and DVD, leather interior, glass floor, heating and air conditioning. Visitors to the 60m (196ft) wheel in Exchange
ASPIRING teen models from Bolton will have a chance to become a cover girl on a national magazine as a competition comes to the Manchester Arndale. The event is one of seven dates around the UK, and the competition is open to 13 to 17-year-old-girls.
