BOLTON League leaders Egerton have been dealt an injury blow, as they bid to recover from losing their first match of the season. Bowler Stuart Hornby is suffering from back trouble, and has pulled out of tomorrow's key home game against champions Tonge
A YOUNG woman in a group I work and socialise with has a habit of getting rather close to people - not in an intimate way - but she does kiss most of the group at the end of the evening, both men and women. Seventy per cent of the group just take this
A COUNCILLOR has called on residents in Westhoughton to work together and fight against drugs in the town. Hulton Park Councillor, Eric Hyland who says he has received a 'considerable' number of complaints about drug use in Westhoughton, has organised
A YOUTH worker is set to rub shoulders with Royalty at a Buckingham Palace garden party. Julie Hilling, aged 44, will make the trip down to London next Thursday for cucumber sandwiches and cups of tea in the Palace grounds. The party honour comes in recognition
UNLUCKY boxer Michael Jennings was left frustrated for the second time in a fortnight when his fight was called off at just an hour's notice. The Chorley professional was due to box Birmingham's Dave Hinds at Bristol's Whitchurch Sports Centre last Friday
TEACHERS in Bolton are being given a helping hand to protect their most treasured possession . . . their voice. Speech and language therapists employed by Bolton Community Healthcare Trust have received extra training to help newly qualified teachers
CHORLEY'S first ever outdoor painting competition kicks off this week in a bid to highlight the town's artistic talent. The idea behind the competition - called the Chorley Pro Loco - is to paint a picture of any aspect of the town in just one day. Painters
SCHOOLCHILDREN from across Lancashire will descend on Chorley's Anderton Centre next week for lessons with a difference. The teenagers will swap stuffy classrooms for a fun-packed day canoeing, sailing and abseiling as part of a wide range of activities
WHEN Meera Gandhi married a local man and moved to Bolton from India she could not leave home without her husband. The confident, former deputy manager of a four star hotel was nervous about going out of her house because she only spoke a few words of
A WOMAN from Chorley is on course for success after landing a job at Preston College under the government's New Deal initiative. Sam McCrea, of Quarry Road, (pictured) made such an impression as a student at the college that tutors urged her to apply
GRINS turned to grimaces on the faces of Bolton Wanderers stars as the management kick started the countdown to the new football season with a RED-HOT first day work-out. Colin Todd's first team squad limbered up with a vigorous programme of exercise
A FAST-TRACK approach to improving sporting opportunities throughout the borough has been unveiled this week. As part of Chorley's own Sports Strategy launched recently, more than one hundred different sporting organisations were consulted. One of the
LIFEBOATS can be seen in action in Albert Square, Manchester during the Royal National Lifeboat Institution's roadshow which runs from Tuesday to Friday. The visit of the roadshow has been timed to coincide with the RNLI's flag day in the city on Friday
THE creation of a new heritage park in Chorley will have to wait after the brakes were put on vital funding. Council chiefs say they are disappointed the cash for the Ellerbeck Heritage Park at Heath Charnock is not readily available. But they say the
AN IDEA which began with one man in his hospital bed has grown into a new display of original local artwork which is brightening up Chorley Hospital (pictured). Ian McAllum felt that there was something missing when he was recuperating at the hospital
TICKETS are selling well for Bolton's own "Oscars" night on September 10. This is the evening when the BEN awards excellence in amateur theatre and joins the Bolton Amateur Theatre Societies for their dinner at the Albert Halls. It's a sparkling occasion
IN view of the recent food scare in Belgium, in relation to the contamination of food by dioxins, people living close to the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority's incinerator at Raikes Lane may be interested in the article in New Scientist, June
A COPPULL-based soft rock group is looking to dial f for fame and fortune - and you won't forget their name. For the band F must have the shortest moniker in rock history. But behind the little name lies a big sound which has already built up a loyal
G2127/0A Hurray for Bank Top THE STAFF at a Doffcocker pub are hoping to win some new fans for the beers of Bolton's only brewery. The Hope and Anchor on Chorley Old Road has just had a face-lift. And the new look venue is heavily promoting the brews
WINGATES band are staging two seasonal concerts this month. Tonight they are at the Monaco Ballroom, Hindley, with Summer Serenade I and then on Saturday, July 17, they are at Adlington Community Centre, Railway Road with Summer Serenade II. Tickets for
CHORLEY Panthers would like to thank Gordon McCully, you, the editor and the Chorley Citizen for your consistent support throughout the season. The coverage you give to kids' sport in your newspaper is excellent. It all helps to make it more fun for youngsters
COMBINE a visit to Clitheroe in the lovely Ribble Valley with a ride on the train from Bolton, which shows what wonderful scenery there is to see, first of all at the West Pennines followed by the pleasant Ribble Valley with the distant views of the Bowland
THE United Parish Choir of the Parish of St Saviour Ringley with Holy Trinity Prestolee - the Stoneclough Singers - are staging a musical tomorrow and on July 17 at Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Prestolee. The Stongeclough Singers - current holders
IN response to the letter (June 24) advocating the legislation of hard drugs, I wish to make the following points. Firstly, the whole point of having a ban on substances like heroin, cocaine and LSD in the first place, is that they are extremely dangerous
HOSPITAL waiting lists in Chorley fell in May - despite a small rise regionally. A total of 2,099 people were waiting for treatment with Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust, compared to 2,140 in April. However it was still up on the March figure of 2,051
CONGRATULATIONS to the writer of the letter about drugs (Citizen, June 24) and to the Citizen for having the courage to print it. I think it is time we dispensed with some of the hype and hysteria surrounding the 'drug problem'. Of course an addiction
LEIGH Centurions will have two untried youngsters in their squad for Sunday's home clash with Rochdale Hornets. Coach Ian Millward today revealed that teenage hooker Mick Higham and 20-year-old centre Chris Halliwell will both be in the 17-man squad.
By Gayle McBain THE worse thing about going on holiday with kids is the travelling to and from the destination. From the minute you set off the children are asking "are we nearly there?" and declaring how bored they are just seconds into the journey.
A MAN who owes his life to a family's decision to give a loved one's organs for donation has hit out reports of discrimination. National newspaper articles about a Sheffield family's proviso that the organs they agreed to donate should not go to a black
THE village of Hebden Bridge is one of those very rare beeds - a traditional English village that has enough to attract tourists to it, but remains largely unspoiled. It has managed to somehow avoid turning into the yuppie 'paradise' in which stressed
BOLTON women with a burning desire to fight fires can fan the flames of their ambitions at a fire brigade evaluation test this weekend. The Greater Manchester Fire Service will be hosting two recruitment evaluation days for women on Saturday and Sunday
By Gayle McBain JOSEPHINE Williamson and husband Brian love spending their weekends working alongside top actors and actresses. The couple get work as television extras in all sorts of productions and they enjoy every minute of it. Josephine said: "Sometimes
WINNING the local heat of a talent contest marked a major turning point in the life of Bolton singer Marie Perrigo. At the age of 60 Marie is looking forward to appearing in a television comedy show thanks to her success in the contest. A delighted Marie
A RARE copy of the report of a Bolton captain of the ship which rescued survivors of the Titanic is now on the bookshelves of a Lancashire man. The 1,000-page official report into the sinking of the Titanic, signed by one of the survivors of the shipping
I FAIL to see what all the fuss is about regarding the Beckham-Posh Spice wedding. The way the media is going on about it, one would think that the pair were important members of the Royal Family. One newspaper even described the event as"The Wedding
A DISTRAUGHT family have blasted a hit-and-run driver who left a 73-year-old pensioner lying injured in the road on his 47th wedding anniversary. Stuart Surtles is now appealing to two passers-by who stopped and nursed his injured father in the hope that
25 YEARS AGO BOLTON schoolboy Brian Aspen has won a world wrestling title. Brian, aged 15, clinched the junior championship at the weekend in a nine nation contest six thousand miles away in Peru. He was the only British winner in the championships. 50
BOLTON Summer Proms 1999, Last Night of the Proms by the Halle Orchestra, Victoria Hall, 7.30pm. Tel: 364333. BOLTON Strings Together Ensemble, junior strings together approximate grades 1-3, 9.30am-10.45am and advanced ensemble, approximate grades 4-
WHEN I asked three friends if they fancied a meal they expected little more than a fast-food restaurant. Yet their surprise at Tiggis' darkened windows and sleek exterior was matched only by their pleasure at the modern splendour of its interior. The
HERE is a band that genuinely believes it's the universal symphony, with God on vocals and the Holy Ghost on drums. An all encompassing sound, brewed in a pot of punk with 'real life' for afters. In reality it's banal and simple minded music, tenuously
BORED teenagers are turning to hard drugs and burglary in a Chorley blackspot - because they have nothing else to do! That's the shock claim about the east ward of town which suffers from high unemployment, crime and social deprivation. Community workers
DEWSBURY RAMS 34 LANCASHIRE LYNX 27 TWO late tries condemned Lynx to defeat in a see-saw encounter in rugby league in West Yorkshire. After a poor start which saw the visitors 14-0 down in the opening quarter, Steve Hampson's side stormed back to lead
IF Virgin Trains go ahead with their plans to remove Bolton from their timetables, it could be a disaster for Bolton. This flies in the face of Government Transport policies. If people have to go back to changing trains at Manchester Piccadilly, or Wigan
A FATHER of three almost bled to death after being mugged early today. Phillip Hammond, aged 26, was on his way home after a late night trip to buy cigarettes from a petrol station on Bury Road when he was assaulted. Mr Hammond was slashed across the
BOLTON'S adopted ship, HMS Beaver, could end up being sunk off the coast of Cornwall . . . as a giant ornament for sea life and divers. The type 22 anti-submarine frigate is one of two recently de-commissioned Royal Navy ships being considered as a replacement
CHORLEY FC hit the FA Cup trail in South Yorkshire next month. The Magpies have been drawn away to Northern Counties East League Premier Division side Denaby United in the competition's preliminary round. Ken Wright's side will travel to Denaby, near
TRAVEL bosses treated primary school children to a day in the park after their school trip was ruined. Forty six pupils from Mytham County Primary School, Little Lever, were due to go to the Eureka children's museum in Halifax on a bus from Hurst's of
NATIONAL KNOCKOUT REGIONAL FINAL MORECAMBE 140-9 CHORLEY 142-2 A thoroughly professional display saw Chorley demolish Morecambe at Woodhill Lane on Sunday to take Nigel Heaton's side into the last 16. This was a Chorley performance reminiscent of so many
A FURIOUS landowner says efforts to maintain green belt land go completely unappreciated by the local authority. Terry Riley and his brother Owen, who inherited land in Wingates from their parents, put up a stile on a public footpath that crosses their
BOLTON will be plunged into darkness during the eclipse of the sun on August 11. It was revealed today that the Greater Manchester area will see a 91per cent eclipse. For around two to three minutes, the sky in the middle of the morning will appear like
ATHERTON could leapfrog to the top of the Bolton Association tomorrow if they can end Golborne's brief reign as leaders. Only nine points separate the two sides, and if one of them can emerge with a win when they meet at Atherton tomorrow it could put
BEEN caught short while out and about town? Well, fear not. Why not spend a penny in a pristine new automatic toilet courtesy of the council! Chorley council has recently secured funding to buy a £35,000 brand-new public toilet to be installed at Chapel
TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (cert 12) Starring Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, Larry Miller, Andrew Keegan, David Krumholtz and Susan May Pratt. This hip new comedy from Touchstone Pictures puts a rather modern slant
BOLTON Institute is holding an "awareness raising opportunity" next week for local businesses interested in getting to grips with new communications technology. Invitations have gone out to 1,500 small and medium-sized enterprises in the Bolton area.
THERE'S a real Buzz going round about this year's Adlington Carnival. Or to be more precise, there will be. For carnival bosses haven signed up Buzz Hawkins - the man behind TV and radio's The Bradshaws - for this year's summer show. The Bradshaws - Alf
THE BETHEL Crown are auditioning people aged 16 and over for the pantomime Cinderella for January 2000. Auditions are tonight at 7.15 pm at the United Reformed Church, Westhoughton, and rehearsals start on August 20 at 7.15 pm. For further information
HERE'S a reminder that if you want your society's productions to be featured in Giles Haworth's latest edition of A Year of the Theatre, you should send programmes to him immediately. Haworth's books are always painstaking records of what went on in professional
Where have the years gone, When once we ran, chasing dragonflies, Across the meadows of daisies and buttercups, Reflecting from the summer sun? Paddling in the stream down Deane Clough. Fronds of floating green moss between our toes, And clinging to our
Diet season's here again, With thighs and tummys bulging. We really must get into shape, After a winter of indulging. Last year's shorts and summer tops, Are a struggle to get into. And, to simply buy a bigger size - Well, to do would be a sin to. So,
I JUST wanted to drop you a line to say thanks again for your help in getting my husband Chris' money back (Citizen, page 1, July 1). To be perfectly honest, it never even crossed our minds to ring the Nat West, as we just thought that was it, and there
MICHAEL Rodgers is producing Pools Paradise for St Vincent's Amateur Dramatic Society. This Philip King play will be staged in the Parish Centre, Rutherford Drive, Over Hulton, from October 26 to 30. Michael who is Chairman of the Bolton Amateur Theatre
TWO teenagers miraculously cheated death last Friday afternoon when their trailsbike collided with a heavy goods wagon on Cowling Brow in Chorley. The rider, Adam Houghton, 17, from Yarrow Gate, Chorley, was airlifted to Royal Preston Hospital with head
ZCROFT VIEW, Radcliffe Road, Bolton, BRADSHAW HALL, Bradshaw Road, Bolton, Longden Northwest, Saturday and Sunday 11 am - 5pm. ZREGENTS GATE, Regents Road, Lostock, Bolton, Crosby Homes. For an appointment to view ring 01204 535353. ZCHEW MOOR LANE, Chestnut
I REFER to the article which appeared on the front page of the Citizen on Thursday, June 3, about this school headed 'Glass Ordeal of Coach Party'. It gave an inaccurate version of what occurred and I would like to set the record straight. Pupils in Year
LOCAL Labour MP Lindsay Hoyle has spoken out for Chorley in a parliamentary question time session to the Lord Chancellor. Mr Hoyle tackled the subject of the town's Citizen Advice Bureau which had applied to gain a contract for the provision of services
MUSIC fills the air across the North-west this weekend as the famous Wigan International Jazz Festival gets into full swing. EVENTS for weekend July 9 to July 11. Information supplied by the North West Tourist Board. TONIGHT: Various venues around Wigan
CONGRATULATIONS to all the Bolton and district societies who won awards in the Greater Manchester Drama Federation's Full Length Festival 1998/99. The successes were: Section A. Best Supporting Actor - Paul Ward of Tyldesley Little Theatre for Billy the
Manager Phil Dowling sits on the bar, surrounded by regulars The oyster cult GALLAGHER'S OYSTER BAR, ST GEORGE'S ROAD, BOLTON. MANAGER: Phil Dowling OPENING HOURS: 11am-11pm Monday to Saturday, 12-10.30pm Sunday. Food hours: 12-2.30pm and 5.30-9pm Monday
A HOST of local pubs are in the running for honours in the finals of a major brewery contest. Pubs from Atherton, Horwich, Tyldesley, Leigh, Farnworth and Halliwell have been short-listed in the Vanguard Pubs and Restaurants Awards for Excellence scheme
WANDERERS are in the driving seat to pick up a bargain in Argentine right back Juan Corbian. The 23-year-old who played nine times in the Premiership with Sheffield Wednesday last season has picked Bolton ahead of First Division rivals Barnsley as his
A BOLTON student will be flying high this summer after accepting a job with the RAF Military Police. Gemma Cottom-Healey, of Pike Avenue, Atherton, will undergo seven weeks of basic training in Halton, Buckinghamshire, before embarking on a further seven-week
HEALTH bosses are singing the praises of the NHS to mark its 50th anniversary. Wigan and Bolton Health Authority is marking NHS week by hailing its achievements and providing information on how health services are developing. Mike Ruane, chief executive
THE row over train services in Bolton has stepped up a gear with Bolton MP Ruth Kelly urging Virgin boss Chris Green to electrify the Manchester to Blackpool line. The Bolton West Labour MP has written to Mr Green urging him to consider electrification
By Peter Jepson HOLD the front page! "Hedge Removal outrages Chew Stoke Residents!" rants the banner headline of the "Chew Valley and Rington Vale Gazette". Well, I knew it was quiet in Mendip, but not this quiet. This is definitely Wurzel country - in
