LIKE thousands of Royal Mail employees I have received my Christmas Card from the chairman of Royal Mail, Mr Allan Leighton. I would like to point out the front of the card showing a painting of a village post office. He and his board of directors are
THE letter on Wednesday from L Powell once again uses generalisations to make a point. To compare fox hunting to hanging is irrelevant and, in my opinion, both are necessary even today. Secondly, for someone who proposes to know all about it, he or she
1656: Edmund Halley, the astronomer who first identified the comet that bears his name, was born in London. 1674: The blind English poet John Milton died at the age of 65. A student once wrote in an essay on Milton: "He got married and wrote Paradise
From the Evening News, November 8, 1904: THE number of persons registered in the Unemployed Relief Committee's scheme totals 1,153 - 1,139 applicants for relief residing in the borough and the remaining 14 in Farnworth and Turton. They are made up, mainly
"FARNWORTH eyes are smiling", it said in the caption to this photograph in September, 1980. Regulars from the Waggon and Horses, Albert Road, Farnworth, were pictured enjoying a drink before they left on a fishing trip to Southern Ireland.
BACK in August, 1972, these women from the Bowling Green hotel in Blackburn Road, Bolton, posed for "a cheery picture" before going on a weekend break to London. It was the first time the "ladies' picnic" had organised a weekend trip away.
A 78-YEAR-OLD man has lost a six-day fight for life after a road accident in Bromley Cross. Arnold Murrson, of Valley View, Bromley Cross, was crossing Darwen Road at around 8.30am last Monday when he was struck by a Ford Ka. He suffered serious leg,
UNITED Utilities chief executive John Roberts will face questions from a water watchdog after a 47 per cent rise in the number of complaints. Mr Roberts will answer points raised by customers at WaterVoice North-west's meeting at the WaterVoice offices
A REMEMBRANCE service will be held in Kearsley this month to remember those who lost their lives during the war. The parade will leave Kearsley Cricket Club, Springfield Road, at 9.45am, on Sunday, November 14. Wreaths will be laid and the last post sounded
A PEDESTRIAN was struck by a vehicle as he tried to cross over a motorway in the early hours. He was taken to Trafford General Hospital with serious injuries following the crash at around 3am on Sunday. The man was walking across the motorway at the Old
TICKETS for the Bolton Wanderers versus West Ham FA Cup Final in 1923 have been sold at auction for £1,800 each. The two tickets went under the hammer in London this week. They cost 15 shillings (75p) and 10 shillings (50p) when they were first bought
A NEWLY wed couple have appealed for their wedding photographs to be returned after they were stolen in Bolton. Harry and Kate Hargreaves got married two weeks ago and were looking forward to enjoying the memorable day when they had their pictures developed
A 13-year-old boy was nearly blinded after a firework struck him in the face. The boy was watching a group of teenagers playing with fireworks from the doorway of his home in Campbell Street, Farnworth, when a firework hit him just above the eye. Firefighters
CORONATION Street's Tyrone Dobbs is just one of the celebrities set to appear at a charity ball to raise cash for sufferers of the muscle weakness disease MG. Tyrone, played by actor Alan Halsall, and ex-world snooker champion John Spencer will be at
AN arsonist set fire to a house in Farnworth after two home-made firebombs were hurled through a window. The arsonists smashed a ground floor window of the house on St James Street, New Bury, with a brick before they threw two flaming bottles into the
A SCHOOLBOY is to get his five minutes of fame when he conducts a symphony orchestra in London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday night. Smithills School pupil Matthew Ryan, aged 14, has been involved in music so long he can no longer remember why he started
FOOTBALL legend Frank Worthington has offered fans a golden opportunity to buy the trophy he netted during a goal spree at Bolton Wanderers. The former Burnden Park marksman's 1979 Adidas Golden Boot award has been on the internet auction site, ebay,
A SOUTH African woman is desperate to get in touch with her former husband's Bolton relatives following his death. Bolton-born Keith Stephens Orrell died in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the age of 61 after suffering from a brain tumour. Mr Orrell left
STEVE McClaren had no doubts - Middlesbrough should have had a penalty for the foul which saw Wanderers keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen sent off. While Sam Allardyce argued that television pictures proved Jaaskelainen's professional foul on Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Wigan 0 Plymouth 2: PAUL Jewell's Wigan relinquished English football's last unbeaten record this season when they went down 2-0 at home to Plymouth. Jewell, who took Bradford to the top-flight and kept them among the highest company for a further season
Leigh RMI 2 Tamworth 3 By David Magilton: ANOTHER devastating defeat left Leigh at rock bottom in terms of both position and confidence. A hat-trick inside 10 minutes from former Bolton Wanderers favourite Bob Taylor did the damage. It inspired Tamworth
Cheltenham Town 1 Bury 0: IT was disappointing enough that Bury's six-game unbeaten run ended at Whaddon Road - but to be thwarted by a contentious penalty decision just added insult to injury. Not even the Cheltenham players knew what was happening when
ROYAL Mail's reported plan to close up to 280 post offices will be a significant blow to a great many elderly people. As Britain's largest provider of private sheltered housing, we know that many pensioners still rely on the post office as their source
MANCHESTER United star Phil Neville has appealed to health bosses to scrap "once and for all" proposals which could mark the end of the Fairfield Hospitals special care baby unit. The Bury-born England player spoke in support of the unit which nursed
BRITAIN's first American-style community judge has started work tackling anti-social behaviour in Liverpool. Judge David Fletcher took up his role on Monday, with the power to punish and help offenders in community courts in the city. Judge Fletcher,
A CAMPAIGN to beat the burglars is underway in Halliwell as residents are given the a chance to make their own mark in the fight against crime. More than 1,000 homes in the area are being offered free property-marking kits to safeguard their belongings
A CANCER survivor is celebrating the first anniversary of life saving surgery by undertaking an epic cycle ride from Bolton to the London hospital where he was treated. And he hopes he will be waved off by ex-Bolton Wanderers players. Les Niewiara aims
HEAVY investment is needed on six main roads in Bolton to prevent the town from grinding to a halt, a leading motoring group has warned. It says rush-hour traffic clogs up Tonge Moor Road, Bury Road, Manchester Road, Blackhorse Street, Bradford Street
T'S lunchtime and already the litter droppers have been out in force in Bolton town centre. Young people were dumping fast food wrappers in Newport Street and Victoria Square despite litter bins being just yards away. A spot check carried out by the Bolton
WHILE we all profess to detest the envelopes that come through our doors offering us cheap car insurance, credit cards, wine club membership and free prize draws, somebody out there obviously wants some or all of those things. You might put these "inconvenient
MOUNTAIN rescuers are urging climbers to make sure they are properly equipped after two teenage rock climbers had to be led to safety after becoming stranded in the Lake District. Cries for help from the man and woman, both aged 19, were heard in the
A SCHOOLBOY is to get his five minutes of fame when he conducts a symphony orchestra in London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday night. Smithills School pupil Matthew Ryan, aged 14, has been involved in music so long he can no longer remember why he started
FOR the past 18 months I have been collecting war stories of ex-servicemen from the First and Second World Wars. I would like any ex-servicemen to write to me including their name, rank, regiment and number, and any story, be it serious or light-hearted
WITH the exception of Tony Blair, there is probably no prominent British politician, who had they been in a position to do so, would have voted for George Bush in the Presidential election. Indeed Blair, like Bin Laden, gave Bush crucial support. Blair
HERE they go again - the good people of Horwich banging on about match day parking at the Reebok. These people can whinge for England. What is it about their problem with fans legitimately parking on their streets? They don't own the road and, as long
BOLTON and District Civic Trust welcomes the decision of the council to review the Market Hall proposals. All of us have been impressed by the huge petition signed by some 30 per cent of the adult population of Bolton. The market traders have our support
FRED Dibnah, Bolton's celebrity steeplejack who died on Saturday, was a bluff, no nonsense man, who despite being terminally ill with cancer battled on to the end. He died, surrounded by his family and friends, just weeks after completing his final TV
THE countries mentioned on the coach windows include Switzerland, Belgium and Spain. But this trip, in about 1957, was more likely to be going to Blackpool. Alan Leach, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, tells me the outing was from the Three Crowns pub - "better
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) announced today that the EIHL has become a member of the NHL.com network.. The addition of the EIHL to the network is a watershed event as it represents the first inclusion of an
BURY'S X Factor contestant Rowetta Satchell stormed through to the next round of the ITV hit competition on Saturday night. The former Bury Grammar and Unsworth Comprehensive pupil wowed the public with a show-stopping performance of classic Somewhere
PIKE Ladies rounders' team is organising a fundraising dinner for the Bolton Breast Cancer Appeal. It takes place at Ridgmont House, Chorley Old Road, Horwich, next Saturday when comedian Charlie Lee, and singer/comedienne Julie Carroll will entertain
A 67-YEAR-OLD woman was attacked by two thieves in broad daylight in Whitefield. She was walking from Manor Avenue along Dunkirk Road towards Green Lane on Thursday at 2.30pm when she was approached by two men. They demanded money, but the victim told
A GROUP of lupus sufferers is taking part in a sponsored walk to raise awareness of the debilitating disease. More than 40 people, including 15 people with lupus - a disease which eats away the affected parts of the skin - will be walking five miles from
A RESIDENTS' association officially opened its Breightmet base and hopes to attract more members. Bright Meadows Residents' Association, which has eight active members, has suffered a downturn in fortunes in the last few months after initial success when
AGE Concern in Bolton is offering free information and advice to help keep older people warm this winter. Weather experts have predicted this winter will be one of the coldest on record and Age Concern Bolton is holding a series of events to help keep
A MAN unloading goods from the boot of his car was hit by a motorist who lost control of his car after suffering a heart attack at the wheel. The driver had been travelling along Glynne Street, Farnworth, shortly before 1pm on Saturday when he collapsed
A TODDLER was burned after louts hurled a firework at him. The three-year-old boy was walking with his mother when a firework thrown from a parked car exploded at his feet and burned his left cheek. The car was then driven away. Police today made an appeal
A CANCER survivor is celebrating the first anniversary of life saving surgery by undertaking an epic cycle ride from Bolton to the London hospital where he was treated. And he hopes he will be waved off by ex-Bolton Wanderers players. Les Niewiara aims
A MOTHER and her six-month-old baby fled to safety after being roused by a neighbour as fire swept through their home. The quick-thinking neighbour saw flames coming from a back bedroom window in Rawsthorne Street, Halliwell, on Sunday night. The mother
AN estate plagued for years by a spate of vandal attacks on buses has seen a dramatic drop in the number of incidents after an action plan was drawn up to tackle the problem. Last year, between August and October, there were 30 incidents in which First
WANDERERS have appealed against goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen's sending-off during Sunday's 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough. Jaaskelainen was shown the red card by referee Peter Walton for denying Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink a goalscoring chance when he brought
BOLTON Wanderers were laughing in the face of growing criticism after maintaining their barnstorming Premiership run. The Whites strengthened their position - fourth in the table and just eight points behind new leaders Chelsea - with a 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 1 Wanderers 1 Wanderers 4-3-3 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 6 Largely untroubled until it all went horribly wrong; exposed by Jaidi's error, and had little option but to take Hasselbaink out. NICKY HUNT ... 6 Had Zenden first then Downing running
Middlesbrough 1, Wanderers 1: HENRIK Pedersen has boxed himself into the most frustrating position of his career. The in-form Wanderers top scorer would rather not have the "supersub" tag but, as long as he keeps coming off the bench and scoring goals
Man Utd 0 Man City 0: THE derby bragging rights remain in the blue half of Manchester. Kevin Keegan has his detractors but City fans who love to put one over on United are certainly not among them. After 14 years without a derby victory, Keegan has delivered
BOLTON Lads and Girls Club has been crowned the National Lottery's best children's charity in Britain. The youth centre scooped the prestigious honour at a star-studded awards night in London when it was considered to be the most deserving children's
SURVIVORS of the horrific Winter Hill air disaster are preparing to take part in a televised reunion. The survivors of the seven who escaped from the burning wreckage of the aeroplane plan to meet on December 27. The reunion will be featured in the BBC's
A DRIVE is on during National Adoption Week to find loving parents for some of Bolton's 350 children in care. The majority of these children are already with foster families, with only around 20 per cent in children's homes. But many are desperate for
AN HISTORIC coaching house once used to stable the horses of a wealthy Bolton mill owner is going under the hammer. Auctioneers in charge of the sale of Eagley Coach House say there has been "phenomenal" interest from developers. It is thought the grade
