SMALLER manufacturers have seen demand for their products fall continuously for two and a half years according to the CBI's latest survey. The quarterly survey of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in manufacturing showed little easing of the tough
A SMALL Heaton business has been revolutionised by e-commerce after a free Internet site brought in thousands of pounds in nationwide orders. Aurae, on Chorley Old Road, which specialises in oriental and ethnic furniture and gifts, received one order
From the Evening News, August 1, 1903: THE King's visit to Ireland, now come to a close, will be long remembered by a grateful people, who would be the most loyal if they were only allowed to be. It is so easy for Kings and Queens to be popular, if fussy
I SYMPATHISE with Anna L Calder, The North West Against Regional Devolution Ltd (Debate vital on the breaking up of our country, August 6). The cost of layers of bureaucracy in Britain is out of control. There are too many MPs (Edwina Currie has said
THE Home Secretary's pledge to remove the right of intruders to claim legal aid in order to sue homeowners who injure them does not address the public's real concerns surrounding the Tony Martin case. The Freedom Association is campaigning for a complete
I AM sure that if the gentleman who is concerned about the two-hour time limit imposed on car parking at Asda was to approach the management and explain the circumstances as to why it takes his wife longer to shop, the management would co-operate fully
LIFE saving humanitarian aid to an estimated one million war-weary Liberian civilians is finally increasing. Many had been trapped without food, water and medical supplies in the country's capital. Despite a continued high level of insecurity, the arrival
I HAVE no doubt that many of you recall the picture a couple of weeks ago of the 50 ton stone being moved from Cox Green quarry to Blair and Sumner's bleach works at Mill Hill. I was not aware of what the stone was used for. A number of people have made
THIS weekend marks the 150th anniversary of the Westhoughton United Reform Church building, and special services are being held, as well as a concert in the church by members of Wingates Band, and a display of photographs and other memorabilia from years
RETIREMENT is a time when most of us just want to put our feet up and relax, but one Chorley pensioner just can't stop working. Cliff Bell, 68, retired 18 months ago, but has just set up a new company and has received a £45,000 grant to help him develop
THE wife of a convicted Northern Ireland terrorist was refused a council house in Bolton because it was believed she was linked with her husband's activities, a court heard. Bolton Council claimed it turned down an application by Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair's
NEW books available to borrow - August Fiction: Paying the Price by Janie Bolitho The Moment She Was Gone by Evan Hunter Hell to Pay by Shaun Hufson A Market For Murder by Rebecca Tope Mr Golightly's Holiday by Salley Vickers Non-Fiction: Barry Sheene
JAY-JAY Okocha appeared to have stirred up a hornets' nest when he was reported to have said he would LOVE to play for Manchester United. At a time of scurrilous and persistent rumours that the Reebok favourite was lining up a summer move to Old Trafford
WANDERERS web fans, buoyed up by visions of glory from Jay-Jay, Youri, Spiros and Jardel, are on the attack against pundits predicting doom and gloom this season writes Chris Sudlow Tony Coffey, of the North of the Border www.bwfcscotland.co.uk admits
(Grades) M U Ashraf 4; M Ashrafi 3; A Badr 5; J J Barton 3; D M Beales 3; S R Benger 3; D E Blackston 4; M A Carrigan 3; P S Chadha 4; D Chauhan 3; R A Chernick 4; C M Clarke 3; G D Clough 3; S T Coulton 4; S M Desai 4; D M Dodd 4; S J Douthwaite 4; A
A Level passes: J Aspinall 3, S Bailey 3, C Barrett 5, D Barrett 3, L Barton 2, C Bates 3, B Batrak 2, G Bayley 2, S Blears 2, P Boardman 2, J Boden 3, S Boden 1, C Brown 3, J Burns 2, C Byrne 3, H Challinor 3, J Chamberlain 3, J Cochrane 1, L Coleman
THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants are inviting organisations to submit applications for its UK Awards for Sustainability Reporting 2003. For 12 years, ACCA has held annual awards to promote transparency in reporting the impact of business
THE dedication of a plaque which honours war heroes will take place this Sunday.The plaque commemorates Royal Artillery servicemen and women who served in World War One, World War Two and more recent conflicts.The service will take place in Bolton Parish
IF you are interested in photography, head for an open night at Atherton and District Amateur Photographic Society on Thursday, August 21, from 8pm at the clubroom on Back Stanley Street in Atherton. ADAPS dates back to 1938 and is still going strong
TOO many young people in the North-west are being locked out of the jobs market and education system, according to a new report. The Prince's Trust is calling for more to be done to help disadvantaged young people who find it hard to get a job. A dossier
BOLTON Lads and Girls Club Under 10s football team need players for the Bolton and Bury Mini Soccer League. Trials will be held on Monday August 18th at the Ron Tucker sports ground, Hacken Lane, Darcy Lever, at 6.30pm. Anyone interested should call Emma
WIGAN and Leigh Magistrates Court open day will enable people to look behind the scenes at the Darlington Street courthouse in Wigan. Attractions at the event on Sunday, September 7, between 10am and 4pm, include a look at the cells and courthouse and
BOLTON Lads' and Girls' Club Under 16s A football team require an experienced goalkeeper for this coming season to play in the Bolton Boys Federation on a Sunday morning. Anyone interested should contact Derek Fairhurst on 07899 873184.
CHORLEY Harriers annual 4-mile Night Series drew to a close in the searing heat at the weekend with a record number of competitors. More than 200 runners and the people of Astley Village, Chorley, witnessed first Harrier home, Vicky Gill (21st), take
TOWN centre traders in Westhoughton have been told they face a plague of rats if they fail to tackle a mounting rubbish problem. Fast-food outlets in Market Street have been criticised by councillors who fear a rodent invasion will be attracted by discarded
TWO sets of twins, from the same family, are putting their shirts on the Wanderers this season. And Beatrice Barnard and Ann King, aged 49, and their older twin sisters Jean Coote and Joan Brockbank, aged 52, are hoping their team gets off to a flyer
A HORWICH park is set to receive a long-awaited £50,000 make-over. The money to rejuvenate Old Station Park has been earmarked by Bolton Council, which has allocated £230,000 to spend on parks around the borough this year. Horwich councillors will use
THOUSANDS of pounds has been raised for cancer research through a charity football match. Friends of popular lifeguard Peter Catterall, who tragically died from cancer, decided to hold the game with a Bromley Cross pub team on Sunday to mark the first
AN elderly man died in hospital after falling in Bolton town centre, an inquest was told. Edward Gresty, aged 88, stumbled as he crossed Victoria Square on May 8 after driving in to town to shop. Mr Gresty refused hospital treatment despite suffering
AMERICAN football mad youngsters are over the moon after finding two coaches to teach them a junior version of the game. Days after a group of Great Lever boys and girls appeared in the Bolton Evening News appealing for an American football coach to come
BOLTON COUNCIL should make up its mind whether to support the establishment of a North-west parliament or stand against it, the authority's most powerful committee has been warned. Opposition councillors told the executive committee that an assembly could
LEIGH has been declared one of the smoggiest towns in the country. Environmental group Friends of the Earth said Leigh was the fourth worst in the country for the mix of smoke and fog. Research was carried out for one week across the country during the
MARIO Jardel was booked on a plane out of Manchester today, just 24 hours after agreeing to sign for Wanderers! But the Brazilian goal machine will be back in time to take his place on the subs' bench for Saturday's Premiership opener at Old Trafford.
BOLTON Sailing club bosun, Brian Ashworth is a gold medal winner. Mr Ashworth picked up a sailing "MBE" in the Royal Yachting Association Community Awards, launched to recognise work of individuals who have made an impact on sailing at grass roots level
DELPH SC came out winners on their home water in the annual fixture with Jumbles SC. A total of 30 boats took part in the two handicap races, which were held in light variable winds.esults. Race One: 1. D Hill (Laser) Delph; 2. E Tarrant/M Sharman (RS200
HUNDREDS of children and young people have been taking advantage of Bolton Council's summer play scheme during the school holidays, organisers said today. The Positive Activities for Young People programme is laying on activities for youngsters under
Bolton metro community centres - For further information or to book a room please call 01204 334300 BLACKROD COMMUNITY CENTRE, Greenbarn Way, off Vicarage Road, Blackrod, BL6 5TA The centre houses a main hall with a stage and a side lounge. Other facilities
1. Dr Atkins New Diet Revolution by Dr Atkins (Vermilion £7.99). 2. Edith & Pat -- A Story of Life in Farnworth by Pat Cox (Felton Books £7.50). 3. Shadowmancer by GP Taylor (Faber and Faber £5.99). 4. In the Shadow of an Angel by Patricia Bradley
FLYING high above Blackpool! Ryanair and Blackpool Pleasure Beach on Thursday unveiled the newly-re-branded Ryanair Flying Machine! The Flying Machine, one of the oldest and most famous rides on the Pleasure Beach, has been fully re-branded as "The Ryanair
THIS year record numbers of students have passed their A levels. Nationally, the pass rate has risen for the 21st year in a row -- to 95 per cent. And the successes across the country were reflected in Bolton where headteachers were hailing the success
ACTION is being demanded to drive young skateboarders out of Bolton town centre. Bolton Council has been inundated with complaints about boarders who have been congregating in Victoria Square, Exchange Street and Nelson Square over the school summer holidays
EX-NAVAL reserve officer Jan Thomas is on a seaman's mission to rebuild Leigh branch of the Royal British Legion. The Atherton charity worker is appealing to all ex-servicemen and women to sign up and support the award winning group, which has seen numbers
THE second annual Hospice Morecambe Bay fundraising walk takes place on Sunday, August 24. The eight mile walk, from Arnside to Kents Bank, starts at 3.45pm. Coaches will leave Bolton at 1pm. Registration fees are adults £5, children £2 and dogs £1. Coach
THE annual 'plum duff'one-day open meeting was extremely well supported. Competitors travelled from numerous clubs in the North West and 49 boats took part in the event which consisted of three handicap races (best two races for each competitor to count
THE final two races of the Frostbite Handicap series featured winds from light to medium from the east. Delph Sailing Club's Simon Evans and Stephen Cronshaw (29er) required two first places to win the series but Louis Moulden and Roger Firth (Enterprise
DELPH Sailing Club's new season got under way with races one to three of the Early Points series in a medium easterly wind. The water level was fairly good, and the recent good weather was no doubt partly responsible for there being a good turnout for
IT'S laughter all the way for Tyldesley Little Theatre's next season. Award-winning actor and director Paul Ward directs the first production -- the comedy Comfort and Joy by Mike Harding. The play runs from September 23 to 27. The funny factor will be
IF you picked up a paper and read of the plight of someone from another country having nowhere better to live than a four-foot drainpipe for years on end, the bleeding hearts would be the first to take up their case and set them up in a free, furnished
QUEENSBRIDGE Primary School building costs have risen by £1 million, because the need "to make the school accessible to disabled pupils was not recognised by Bolton Council when planning the school", says Cllr Linda Thomas. This follows shortly after
THIS weekend marks the 150th anniversary of the Westhoughton United Reform Church building, and special services are being held, as well as a concert in the church by members of Wingates Band, and a display of photographs and other memorabilia from years
I AM told by Mrs Enid Brooks, of Tonge Fold Road, Bolton, that this part of Riding Gate disappeared many years ago to make way for housing, but it was obviously very rural when this picture was taken in November, 1932. It shows Mrs Brook's father, William
1870; John Galsworthy, English author, was born in Combe, Surrey. When his Forsyte Saga was dramatised on BBC TV on Sunday nights in the 1960s, clergymen had to change times of evening service to get a congregation 1880: Cologne Cathedral was completed
SATURDAY: Warburton's Bolton League: Astley Bridge v Egerton; Bradshaw v Greenmount; Eagley v Little Lever; Farnworth v Tonge; Horwich v Heaton; Kearsley v Westhoughton; Walkden v Farnworth SC. Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Atherton v Standish; Blackrod
LANCASHIRE'S Glen Chapple had some good news on Thursday despite failing to make the starting line-up for the crucial Third Test against South Africa at Trent Bridge. Lancs announced that Chapple, who made his debut in 1992 has been awarded a benefit
THOUSANDS of gallons of water have been wasted during the hottest weather of the summer, following a pipe burst. Water from the pipe has been pouring down a steep hill in Sunny Brow, Coppull, for more than a week, despite several calls to United Utilities
GANGS of children as young as 11 may be responsible for a spate of sneak burglaries in Chorley during the recent spell of hot weather. Thirteen houses have been burgled since the beginning of August and in many instances gangs of primary school-aged children
A PINT of milk, a loaf of bread, two tins of beans - and a magic potion. This may look like a shopping list from a Harry Potter novel, but people in Chorley can now pop to the shop in Moor Road for a tarot card reading, a book on witchcraft or a love
THE people of Eccleston are taking on the Church of England in a fight to keep their village hall. Members of St Mary's Church Hall Trust, the keepers of the dilapidated building, have pledged to sell the neglected site to the highest bidder which could
ONE Wanderers player would have tried his hand at acting if he had not become a footballer, while another gets so nervous before matches that he sometimes has nightmares. Those were just two of the revelations uncovered by inquisitive youngsters when
SAM Allardyce had a fair idea he was close to getting his man when Mario Jardel returned to the Reebok on Tuesday with 12 pieces of luggage. Only a week earlier, the Brazilian and his advisors had flown back to Portugal leaving the Wanderers' boss wondering
(AS Level in brackets) A Adams-Mercer 3 (1); J Allen 2; N Baines 4 (1); N Barber 1 (1); D Barlow 3 (1); R Bates (4); D Brooks 3 (1); A Brown 4; R Chadwick (1); J Chan 4 (1); N Christie 4 (1); R Clarke 3 (2); P Craddock 4 (1); A Crompton 2 (1); S Crompton
(Grades A - E) Abalain CP 3; Abdullah R 3; Adams G L J 1; Afzal H 3; Ahmed I 3; Ahmed S 3; Alam H 2; Ali J 3; Ali M 3; Allwood J 2; Ally S 3; Amenjee N M 3; Anderton K M 3; Arcus L K M 1; Armstrong J 2; Arshad R 3; Ashworth A S 2; Aslam M A 2; Aspen C
(Grades A - E, AS levels in brackets) B Ainsworth 3; L Allen 3 (1); D Ashcroft 3 (1); S Atherton 3; H Attwood 4; A Bainbridge 4 (1); N Balkham 2 (2); C Barrett 3 (1); G Bateson 4; J Baxendale 3 (1); N Baxter 4; J Bennett 4; L Bennett 4; E Bishop 4 (1)
THE Halliwell Road Free Church raised £595 for the church building and maintenance fund with a sale at the canopy in Victoria Square on Thursday August 7.
CHILDREN at Happy Days Out of School Club in Bolton had the chance to find out about the work of ambulance crews and learn basic first aid thanks to a series of visits from Greater Manchester Ambulance Service. Community Liaison Manager, Eddie Barlow,
THIS year record numbers of students have passed their A levels. Nationally, the pass rate has risen for the 21st year in a row -- to 95 per cent. And the successes across the country were reflected in Bolton where headteachers were hailing the success
LEIGH Baptist Church summer holiday club has a real seaside flavour. Catering for five to 11 year-olds the Seaside Rock holiday club will feature songs, crafts, jokes, rock pools and -- sand. It runs from Tuesday, August 26, to Saturday, August 30, from
HEADTEACHERS are reporting this year's 'A' level results have broken school records and a number of Bolton students have secured places at the country's top universities. Bolton Sixth Form College bosses were delighted with their pass rate of 93 per cent
THREE girls who became stranded on a river bank had to be rescued by firefighters last night. Crews from Eccles and Sale attended the incident at 9pm at Mill Lane, Northenden. One of the girls was taken to hospital with minor knee injuries.
SMOKERS have been warned not to take part in an illegal Internet cigarette offer. Leigh MEP Terry Wynn is alerting people to the dangers of taking up cheap offers after two reported incidents in the past two days. He said: "E-mails are being sent to unsuspecting
CHORLEY golfers will tee off in the James Brearley Lancashire Open title when the 36 hole tournament swings into action at Blackpool North Shore on Monday. They are Mark Bradley, of Chorley GC, and Jon Haines, of Euxton Park. Defending his title is Scott
PLANS to hold a community bonfire in Little Hulton in November were revealed today by council chiefs in Salford. They have launched a search to find community groups and volunteers who would be interested in organising or hosting the event. A study is
THE Lynx success story continued on Sunday as they climbed to second place in National League Two. The victory over Gateshead was their club record-breaking sixth on the run, putting them on 20 points with leaders Sheffield. The two clash at Victory Park
INFANTS will benefit from a £2m lottery jackpot to provide new nurseries. Two community groups in Hindsford and Tyldesley have won grants to create 86 places. Hindsford Community Link Ltd has been awarded £125,000 for a new nursery in the ward, and the
COMMUNITIES in Bolton are being urged to set up their own events to support a huge anti-racism festival in Manchester. The free Respect festival on Saturday, August 30 is expected to attract more than 20,000 people. Based on the London-based festival
AS the hours count down to the new season, Chorley manager Mark Molyneaux admits he has never experienced such a massive list of selection problems so near the start of a new campaign. A 2-0 defeat at Droylsden wound up the pre-season programme, but instead
ATHERTON and District Amateur Photographic Society is holding an open night at the clubroom on Back Stanley Street, Atherton from 8pm on Thursday, August 21 . ADAPS dates back to 1938 and is still going strong witharound 50 members. More information from
RESIDENTS on an Atherton estate have hit out at delays to transform wasteland outside their homes into a £350,000 park. They say that a pledge to have a new play area in the former Devonshire Road park ready in time for the school holidays, has not been
A THOROUGHLY modern marriage became the first wedding at Bolton's Smithills Hall. Sarah Banks, aged 25, married her Algerian fiancee, Azzdin Merrad, aged 30, in the first marriage service held in the 14th century building. The couple, who live in Astley
RESIDENTS and businesses in Westhoughton will be given the chance to battle for the title of the town's most impressive gardener. Town councillors have launched the inaugural Westhoughton in Bloom competition following the success of similar competitions
INVENTOR Samuel Crompton will be marking his 250th birthday by going online to answer questions from primary school pupils. The creator of the Spinning Mule machine -- which allowed textile firms to produce high-quality thread -- died in the 19th century
A TEENAGE boy is pictured ripping apart a petrol pump as part of an orgy of destruction at a Harwood petrol station. The incident, captured on CCTV cameras at the Safeway petrol station at Lee Gate, was just part of a rampage carried out by a gang of
THE Green Express train, due to leave from Swinton, Atherton and Hindley on Bank Holiday Saturday, August 23, will now be leaving from Manchester Victoria, Bolton, Hindley and Wigan. Engineering works have led to the rerouting of the heritage train run
ORGANISERS of the annual Bolton Children's Outing to Southport's Pleasureland say the event was a success. Between 150 to 200 children from the town were taken to the Pleasureland by 46 black cabs, private hire cars and minibuses. The youngsters were
COMMUNITY organisations are being sought to follow in the footsteps of several Bolton groups who have received grants from the Gannett Foundation. The Foundation is run by Gannett, owner of the Newsquest Media Group, which includes the Bolton Evening
IAN Massey is on the road to success after being judged top bus driver in the North-west by his firm. He now goes forward to the national final of the First bus company's competition. Mr Massey, aged 37, who is based at the firm's Bolton depot, has steered
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VANCOUVER band 54.40 and Manchester's Roller head out on a joint UK tour this month. 54.40 have had five platinum and seven gold albums in North America over the last 20 years. Their tenth LP 'Goodbye Flatland' is to be released in the UK on August 18
PEOPLE who would benefit from regular exercise are being invited to enjoy a number of walks throughout Bolton. As part of an ongoing programme aimed at anyone who is inactive, a series of short walks will take place to encourage people to enjoy simple
GREG Strong is hoping to resurrect his own career and Bury's fortunes in his two month spell at the club. The ex-Wanderer is at Gigg Lane on loan from Hull, where he still has two years left on a contract, but has impressed in his first couple of games
Accrington Stanley 4-1 Leigh RMI by Martyn Hindley: LEIGH RMI's early season bubble was popped emphatically at Accrington on Wednesday night - as Stanley celebrated their first home match in the Conference with a four goal mauling. And things went from
A SIX-YEAR-OLD girl has died just six weeks after being diagnosed with leukaemia. Mollie Gavin lost her fight for life at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at Pendlebury. Her devastated parents, Jackie and Stephen, of Sharples Avenue, Astley Bridge
THREE out of every five burglaries in Bolton last month happened because people left doors and windows unlocked, police figures revealed today. The recent heatwave prompted many householders to leave doors and windows open, encouraging opportunistic thieves
ONE Wanderers player would have tried his hand at acting if he had not become a footballer, while another gets so nervous before matches that he sometimes has nightmares. Those were just two of the revelations uncovered by inquisitive youngsters when
A LAKESIDE memorial service has been held to remember three air cadets killed in a helicopter crash in North Wales 10 years ago. Air Training Corps Cadets Chris Bailey, aged 15, of Horwich, and Mark Oakden and Amanda Whitehead, both aged 17 and from Bury
THIS year record numbers of students have passed their A levels. Nationally, the pass rate has risen for the 21st year in a row -- to 95 per cent. And the successes across the country were reflected in Bolton where headteachers were hailing the success
THE world's latest internet-inspired craze came to Manchester when about 200 people took part in the North-west's first "flash mob." The crowd descended on the city centre's indoor Printworks complex and jumped up and down with their umbrellas open says
TOWN centre VJ Day memorial commemorations will begin at 11am on Friday August 15. A service will be held in Victoria Square to remember and honour those who fought and died during the Second World War. Members of the Bolton and District Combined Ex-servicemen
IF you are interested in photography, head for an open night at Atherton and District Amateur Photographic Society on Thursday, August 21, from 8pm at the clubroom on Back Stanley Street in Atherton. ADAPS dates back to 1938 and is still going strong
BUDDING Robbie Williams and Beyonce Knowles sound-a-likes can put their talents to the test by imitating their favourite popstars. The ITV show 'Stars In Their Eyes' has teamed up with 'Specsavers Opticians' to organise the first ever live national theatre
ALTHOUGH only four visitors turned up for the Solo open meeting at Delph Sailing Club, a large contingent from the home Club resulted in a reasonable turnout of 18 boats. A brisk and steady Southerly breeze provided close competition and exhilarating
