A HORWICH company rescued from the receivers is carrying out a prestigious £6.8m tunnelling project in Scotland. Amey-Donelon Ltd of Crown Lane - which rose from the ashes of J F Donelon and Co Ltd - is the UK's leading high technology mechanised tunnelling
POLICE are trying to trace a young mother and her two children who have not been seen since leaving home after a family row. Christine Naylor, 21, walked out of the house in Douglas Street, Leigh, yesterday lunchtime with Kylie, aged two, and Aaron, five
FIREBUGS started a blaze in the cab of a flat back wagon parked outside arson-hit industrial units last night. Firefighters were called out to the mill complex, which is divided into a number of small units, off Watersmeetings Road after a 999 call. An
A BARMAN was beaten unconscious with a metal bar as a thug ransacked his way through a Bolton pub. The brutal raider also punched the landlady in the face when she came to the aid of the injured head barman. The thug rampaged his way though the Victoria
A COURAGEOUS Bolton father has come out fighting after hearing the words he dreaded most. When Peter Rich was told he had leukaemia and was to be admitted to Christie Hospital his initial thought was "that's it - I am dead". Since then, however, the popular
WIGAN skipper Shaun Edwards returns to action in the Super League clash at home to Sheffield Eagles tomorrow. The influential scrum-half missed the historic 'clash of the codes' at Twickenham on Saturday with a rib injury but has now fully recovered.
SIR: Pre-school age is when parents have the most influence on how their children's characters develop. The results will fashion the way that the child will, in turn relate to friends, family and society itself. Children are the world's greatest resource
SIR: I refer to the remark (BEN, May 15) made by Cllr Howarth, referring to Denis Watson (co-ordinator of Bolton Friends of the Earth) as being an 'odd-ball'. As Cllr Howarth intended this remark to be derogatory, implying Denis Watson is 'unusual', that
BOLTON Catholic Musical and Choral Society will stage Annie Get Your Gun at the Albert Halls, Bolton, during the week commencing October 28. Judith Stamford will produce, David Wilson is the musical director and Barbara Grant the choreographer. Rehearsals
A SMALL tribute to Manchester's own RAAF squadron has been given a temporary home in the Air and Space Gallery of Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry. Dwarfed by the hugely popular flight simulator, a modest glass case houses memorabilia of the
A CLAMPDOWN on crime at its roots has worked in New York. There, a determined blitz on drug dealers, prostitutes, drunks, graffiti artists and other nuisances has led to a 17 per cent drop in serious crime. Home Secretary Michael Howard is reportedly
BEHIND the scenes discussions are taking place about the future direction of Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber's annual report, presented to the annual meeting at the Bolton School Arts and Conference Centre, points out that the whole ethos
A TRUCK and jeans worth a total of more than £146,000 were stolen from a Bolton industrial estate. The maroon Volvo articulated lorry - registration B565 VCK - was stolen from the Scot Lane industrial estate, Blackrod on Sunday night, it was revealed
ONE of the country's leading children's charities is looking for volunteers to help with its work with children in the Bolton area. The NSPCC, which deals solely with child abuse, is looking for volunteers to assist with several projects in Bolton. Under
A NEIGHBOUR who disturbed a burglar was threatened with a sawn-off shotgun and a hammer. The man went into the back garden of the adjoining house in Newearth Road, Ellenbrook, Worsley, after he heard noises at about 8.20pm on Sunday night. The neighbour
WESTHOUGHTON won an enthralling Abbot Ale Cup encounter at Grappenhall with the last ball of the game last night. The visitors needed three runs off the final delivery and Peter Wilcox duly obliged by hitting a four to knock out the strong Cheshire County
A CONTROVERSIAL report into teenage self-mutilation calls for "rage rooms" where youngsters can vent their frustration and smash things up. There is also a call for confidential "places to go" providing youngsters with medical back up if they have to
THE Bolton Association failed by one run to beat the Ribblesdale League in their under 25s match at Spring View yesterday. The Association had won the four previous meetings between the two sides but the annual challenge lived up to expectations in that
BOLTON Wanderers are confident they can persuade thousands of people to leave their cars at home in return for the green light for their multi million pound sports village. The club and developers say they are happy to comply with the strict conditions
SIR: May I though your column on behalf of my wife and myself, take this opportunity to thank most sincerely all the people and organisations of Horwich for making our year in office as Horwich Town Mayor and Mayoress, such an enjoyable and memorable
SIR: I read with interest that local police are being equipped with speed cameras. May I point out an anomaly at present with the use of speed traps on Long Lane. Warning signs of their use are posted and woe betide any motorist caught speeding. Yet yards
A TEACHER who was forced to leave her job after giving birth to a Bolton priest's love child today talked of her victory in a sex discrimination case against the school governors who sacked her. An Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that religious education
SIR: I am writing from Hat Trick Productions Ltd who make 'Confessions' the Saturday night entertainment show presented by Simon Mayo, currently being broadcast on BBC 1 at 7.10 until June 8. We are looking for people who would like to be on the show
SIR: Cllr Howarth's remark: "But what does Mr Watson think that we can do with all our waste?" is misleading. Bolton Council does not have the responsibility to provide a landfill site for all Greater Manchester's rubbish unless they accept UK Waste's
SIR: With a General Election looming, and with both parties confident of success, even if they win, how do Labour propose to shift the power held by the Establishment? This power has been held by the Tories now for 17 years; it will not be easy! This
CONGRATULATIONS to Farnworth Little Theatre, who were awarded the Festival Shield for Best Production at the Wilmslow Guild One Act Play Festival. Kath Booth from FLT won the award for Best Individual Performance in the Festival, which ran for three nights
BRIAN Epstein would not let "his boys" on BBC radio without having one particular sound mixer. Epstein's boys were, of course, the Beatles and the mixer with the magic touch was Keith Bateson from Bolton. His Northern background was not an insignificant
POLICE were investigating this lunchtime after a body was discovered in the Keats Close area of Atherton. It was not clear if there were any suspicious circumstances. A police spokesman said: "It is too early to give any further details on this incident
BOLTON-born bobby Zoe Sloan has been honoured for displaying outstanding bravery in disarming and arresting a gunman who had shot a man in a London pub. PC Sloan, an officer in the Metropolitan Police, received the Commissioner's Commendation for devotion
WE do not think Bolton Wanderers' confidence that they can persuade thousands of people to leave their cars at home when they visit the proposed multi million pound sports village is misplaced. But organising public transport for large numbers of people
IT'S an appalling and wholly unacceptable situation that thousands of people are buying Instants scratchcards where there is no chance of their winning big cash prizes. National Lottery operator Camelot, which runs the cards, has conceded that shops and
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 27, 1971 SIR - I remember many years ago a Conservative Prime Minister returning from Europe waving a piece of paper and saying 'Peace in our time', after negotiations with one of the most wicked of world leaders
