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  • WANDERERS: Big Sam defends tours

    WANDERERS have hit back at criticism of their globe-trotting pre-season programme, insisting their trips to Denmark and the United States actually saved the club money. "Our pitch had to be dug up and so did our training ground so we didn't have anywhere

  • ROUNDERS: Barlow overcome JP to earn Final chance

    BARLOW Park Ladies won through to the final of the Express Electrical Chadwick Cup Final when they beat JP Ladies 106-76. Barlow Park batted first but were soon dismissed for 23 runs, due to some splendid bowling from Maureen Shepherd, with Rachel Taaffe

  • From the BEN files

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 5, 1975 BRITAIN'S large blue butterfly is on the verge of extinction. There are only about 50 of them left, and those are confined to a tiny breeding ground in South Devon. Among the people battling to save the

  • ROUNDERS: MSJ's glory day

    MOUNT Saint Joseph Ladies A beat Central Garage Doors 138-104 in the final of the Pike Trophy at Heaton Cricket Club. Central Garage Doors batted first and lost three batters first time round. Gail Ford and Sharon Beech each scored eight runs in the first

  • Sara in Queen Mum gaffe

    RADIO 1 bosses were forced to apologise today for Bolton's Sara Cox after she joked live on air that the "Queen Mother smells of wee". The BBC was inundated with angry calls from listeners when Sara, broadcasting live from Ibiza, announced: "It is the

  • Hi-tech climbers will be keeping in touch

    A TEAM of climbers from Bolton School have promised to keep in touch with friends and family at home during their trip to the Himalayas. But they will not be sending postcards back to Bolton. Instead, they will be using the latest technology to provide

  • Mental health services praised by watchdog

    MENTAL health services in Bolton have been praised by Government watchdogs -- but they say there is still room for improvement. A team from the Mental Health Act Commission toured psychiatric facilities at Maple House and Hawthorn House on the Bolton

  • Seven days of bus strikes loom

    TALKS between First Manchester drivers and management have collapsed with workers organising seven more days of bus strikes. And it has been revealed passengers are facing two months of misery on the buses if a settlement to the ongoing dispute is not

  • A gong for Ken?

    A FOOTBALL fanatic from Yorkshire is spearheading a campaign to get one of Bolton's most famous sons knighted. Soccer memorabilia collector Les Hobson believes the way commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme captured the moment of glory when England won the

  • ROUNDERS: Rupert comeback rocks Little Lever

    RUPERT Ladies completed a cup double when they pipped Little Lever XI in a thrilling GMB Charity Shield Final. It was a real clash of the titans with Little Lever last season's league champions and Rupert Ladies the Express Electrical Chadwick Cup holders

  • ROUNDERS: Barbers are a cut above

    SANDWICHED between two rainy nights was Tuesday. A quite pleasant evening although there was a threat of rain and the Section 'F' match at Heaton Cricket Club between Lower Pools and The Barbers Shop went on so long the players seemed to be inviting the

  • Bosnian students like Bolton culture!

    BOSNIAN students crossed the cultural boundary during an18-day stay in Bolton. The group of 13 young people arrived in the town on July 20 from across Bosnia. The trip, sponsored by Bolton Youth Service and the Sisters of the Cross and Passion, encouraged

  • Bravery award for crash Pc

    AN heroic Bolton policeman who saved the lives of two motorists from their burning vehicles last year is to receive a prestigious European safety award. West Yorkshire police chiefs have picked up on the brave actions of officer Brian Orr during a three-vehicle

  • A gong for Ken?

    Kenneth Wolstenholme: Captured England's moment of glory in the 1966 World Cup Final A FOOTBALL fanatic from Yorkshire is spearheading a campaign to get one of Bolton's most famous sons knighted. Soccer memorabilia collector Les Hobson believes the way