A BOLTON firm has won a £250,000 contract to supply a chemical engineering company. Ajax Equipment Ltd will now supply screw conveyors to Aker Kvaerner, a DuPontSA pure terephthalic acid production facility in Wilton, Cleveland. The DuPontSA site manufactures
BOLTON is to lose 475 jobs with the closure of two mail-order centres. The jobs will go at Littlewoods' Returns Centre, Croal Mill, Blackshaw Lane, Deane, where 430 are employed, and the other 45 at the company's Shop Direct warehouse at Beehive Mills
I AM saddened but not surprised that Yates's Wine Lodges are losing so much money that they may have to be taken over by an American company. They've been re-vamped and the original format meddled with so much, there's now no resemblance to the convivial
SIX weeks ago this weekend my husband was admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital as an emergency for which he needed surgery. During the Saturday night, the yobs of Bolton decided to have a pitched battle, culminating in the hospital being over-run with
in easy win THE Anthony Axford Bolton Association U15s cricket side played their first game of the season in the LCB Michael Roche Trophy against the Salford Youth League at Darcy Lever. The Salford League elected to bat against the opening attack of
THE Tong brothers, Paul and Neil, made a successful switch from Little Lever to Bolton CC with a devastating bowling performance. They took eight of the 10 Westleigh wickets to fall, Paul claiming 5-20 and Neil completing the hat-trick in his 3-34. Earlier
MANSLAUGHTER charges were today dropped against the former bosses of a firm where two steeplejacks died in a chimney fireball. But Ian Billington, aged 39, of Conisber Close, Dunscar, and Colin Stevens, aged 57, of Barford Grove, Lostock, along with John
MEN'S LEAGUE DIVISION ONE P W D R L D A SD Pt S.Coll A... 5 5 0 0 0 34 11 23 15 H Brk A... 5 4 0 1 0 33 12 21 14 Lostock A... 5 4 0 0 1 23 22 0 12 D.L (Man) A... 5 2 0 0 3 21.5 23.5 -2 6 Ellesmere A... 5 2 0 0 3 20.5 24.5 -4 6 H'shaw A... 5 2 0 0 3 18
1880: The distinctive Salvation Army ladies' bonnets were worn for the first time in a procession in Hackney in London's East End. 1890: Stan Laurel, of the Laurel and Hardy comedy duo, was born in Ulverston, Lancashire (now Cumbria) as Arthur Stanley
PUPILS from Bolton schools sang their hearts out before a packed audience at the Victoria Hall, on the second night of the annual Festival of Music. The 36th annual festival is being staged by the Bolton Metropolitan Borough Schools Music Association
MOORGATE Primary School gives a sound education to its pupils, according to education watchdogs. Inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education found that the school, in Entwistle Street, Bolton, has satisfactory teaching and learning overall.
UNION leaders in Bolton are calling on teachers and local government workers to take on the Government over pension proposals. A joint National Union of Teachers and Unison public meeting will take place on Wednesday at Bolton Town Hall at 7.30pm, when
LABOUR candidate Michael Davies has retained his seat on Chorley Borough Council with a margin of more than 100 votes in the Adlington and Anderton ward. Mr Davies attracted 1,226 votes, while Conservative candidate Paul John Barron won 1,105 votes, and
DRUNKEN street yobs who have blighted Westhoughton will be targeted by the town's new police chief. Insp Simon Misquall said he wanted to forge a strong partnership with residents and councillors to help cut crime. He promised that drunken yobs would
BOLTON Sixth Form College is teaming up with The Oldham College to host a conference on race equality. The two colleges will join forces to host the event at the Reebok stadium on Thursday, to an 80 strong delegation, funded by the Greater Manchester
Flower power helps out tower A CHURCH in Kearsley came out in full bloom to raise money for its ageing tower. Keen florists from Bolton Floral Arts group decked St Stephens Church out in every colour of the rainbow for the three-day festival. The tower
CYCLISTS in Bolton are being invited to take part in a family event to raise money for Cancer research UK. They are being asked to participate in the Tatton Park Family Bike Ride at the beauty spot in Knutsford, taking cyclists of all ages and abilities
A MILITARY collectors' fair is being held in Harwood on Saturday. The event is open to the public between 9am and 3.30pm at Longsight Church Hall, Longsight Road. In addition to the buying and selling of military memorabilia including medals, badges,
MOORGATE Primary School gives a sound education to its pupils, according to education watchdogs. Inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education found that the school, in Entwistle Street, Bolton, has satisfactory teaching and learning overall.
LOVEBIRDS Darren and Sam face an anxious wait to find out if they will be chosen to tie the knot live on TV. Bolton barber Darren Foster, aged 31, and his fiancee Sam Lilley, aged 23, showed the world that they were made for each other when they appeared
A COLLEGE principal says she is frustrated that she still has not been told how much her budget will be for the next academic year. Principal Alison Bowes, of Bolton Community College, said,"Government funding for further education seems to have hit a
PARENTS accompanied their children to school -- to get a taste of life in the modern day classroom. Up to 20 mothers, fathers and school governors spent the day at Westhoughton High School to undergo a timetable of activities that was largely devised
Section C: Widdows Mason XI 149 Newtrend 99; Heaton Ladies A 132 Adlington Cricket Club 123; BRUFC 113 Apollo Ladies 90. Section D: Crompton XI 129 Egerton Ladies 122. Section E: Farnworth Social Circle CC 152 Dale XI 194. Section F: Hatfield XI 0 con
IT'S alleged that one of the French football players has failed a drugs and alcohol test on Monday. If this is confirmed as positive, under World Football Federation rules, paragraph 6 sub section 2e, France will forfeit the first group match 3-0. Scroll
LEIGH MP Andy Burnham has been criticised for taking part in a McDonald's sponsored trip to the European football championships. Mr Burnham was one of 17 MPs, members of the All Party Parliamentary Football Group, who accepted invitations for a four-day
BOSSES at a Bolton supermarket have given their workers the red card over support for England in the Euro 2004 football tournament. Staff at the Safeway store in Harwood have been ordered to remove all England flags and bunting. Workers have been told
WITH the season approaching the halfway stage, the positions on the Bolton Tennis League are settling down as the teams find their level. In Division Two of the Mens League, Walmer 'A' met the previously unbeaten Longsight 'A' at home in a significant
LIBERAL Democrat leaders have warned off rival parties amid rumours of a plot to keep them from taking power. Chief whip Cllr David Wilkinson told Labour and the Tories that any deal to shut out his party -- the largest group on the council after Thursday's
LOCAL guide to what's on 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
WIGAN Warriors scrum-half Luke Robinson has had his loan at Castleford Tigers extended for another month with the option of a 24-hour recall. Robinson has spent the last four weeks at the Jungle and has figured in the games against Salford, London, Hull
HUNDREDS of Farnworth people enjoyed an afternoon clowning around at the opening of the Famous Roberts Brothers Circus big top. The show, on the car park of the Watergate pub and restaurant, which runs until June 20, boasts award-winning circus artists
BARRY Walkden has turned back the clock -- to take over a newsagent once owned by his grandfather. Mr Walkden has bought Lea Gate newsagents, in Lea Gate Lane, Harwood, and has spent £25,000 refitting the shop, restoring the smart yellow and black colour
BOSSES at a Bolton supermarket have given their workers the red card over support for England in the Euro 2004 football tournament. Staff at the Safeway store in Harwood have been ordered to remove all England flags and bunting. Workers have been told
PUPILS from Bolton schools sang their hearts out before a packed audience at the Victoria Hall, on the second night of the annual Festival of Music. The 36th annual festival is being staged by the Bolton Metropolitan Borough Schools Music Association
FLY tippers and people who dump commercial waste are being "shopped" by disgusted neighbours. During the last six weeks alone Bolton Council's environmental enforcement team has investigated a staggering 847 complaints. They included complaints of fly-tipping
NATURE loving pupils at a Westhoughton primary school are going wild about their new classroom. With the help of an £8,000 grant from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers the children, and a group of adult helpers, have transformed an overgrown
VOCATIONAL courses at university are sidelining traditional academic subjects, according to a lecturer at Bolton Institute. Carol Axon, a course co-ordinator for Bolton Institute, said there had been a decline in students signing up to study traditional
BOLTON is to lose 475 jobs with the closure of two mail-order centres. The jobs will go at Littlewoods' Returns Centre, Croal Mill, Blackshaw Lane, Deane, where 430 are employed, and the other 45 at the company's Shop Direct warehouse at Beehive Mills
CYCLISTS in Bolton are being invited to take part in a family event to raise money for Cancer research UK. They are being asked to participate in the Tatton Park Family Bike Ride at the beauty spot in Knutsford, taking cyclists of all ages and abilities
TWO crooked policemen who went off work sick and then raked in more than £80,000 as travelling businessmen were jailed. Sergeant Geoffrey Roberts, of Dean Road, Bacup, and PC Howard Jones, of Leyton Drive, Bury, both aged 46, deliberately prolonged the
SARA Cox's mother Jackie is bursting with pride at the new arrival in the family -- she announced the news on her answerphone at home in Bolton. The Radio 1 disc jockey gave birth to a bouncing baby girl at 3.50pm on Sunday at the Hospital of St John
UK Online for Business has launched a pioneering new section on its web site where businesses can learn about taking payment for goods and services online. It is hoped the facility, in conjunction with Scottish Enterprise, will allow smaller businesses
NEW technology is making us more miserable, a survey reveals. Research by business information company Croner found that 60 per cent of respondents felt that mobile phones, laptops and PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) increased stress levels and actually
You are at the mercy of Mother Nature and toil long, hard hours in the knowledge that you could earn more working in a supermarket. But you love what you do. Frank Elson meets the people who have taken the plunge to run their own outdoor businesses. Sitting
Our wives think we're nuts working long hours for such a small amount of money, but we love being here! For anglers John Kelly and Stan Messer their chance to set up in business together was like a dream come true. After working on the development and
THE Nebula Brass Ensemble will perform in the final lunchtime concert of this season at the United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George on Thursday. The concert runs from 12.45am to 1.30pm and light lunches are available from noon. Admission to
A WANDERERS All Star XI will play a charity cricket match on Friday in aid of Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters Association. The Wanderers will be up against a Select XI, which is scheduled to include some Coronation Street stars. The match takes place
BOLTON Intermediate Rounders League side were never threatened as they produced a comprehensive 206-116 victory over Bury at Westhoughton. The home side intermediates, aged 18-25, scored a total of 101 runs with the team batting steadily. Emma Holt scored
THE NHS University (NHSU), the training and development organisation for health and social services personnel, has announced the appointment of Richard Sugden as Regional Director of its North-west region. Sugden joins NHSU from the Manchester College
TYLDESLEY Little Theatre is staging a tribute to variety shows that have been so popular at the Lemon Street theatre since the 1930s. The show will feature songs and comedy sketches including a toe-tapping swing tribute, the revival of classic northern
BOLTON accountants Cowgill Holloway and Manchester law firm Rowe Cohen jointly advised Preston-based Thompson Builders Merchants Limited in its £4.5 million sale to Grafton Group PLC. The deal sees Ireland-based Grafton Group PLC, the fourth largest builders
LOGISTICS and freight management group Exel today moved to expand its operations with a £328 million offer for rival Tibbett & Britten. Exel surprised the City by offering 68p a share more than the 600p price tag suggested by analysts yesterday. The
MAY I pay tribute to Ken MacIvor who died recently. I met Ken quite a few times when he was a councillor and Mayor of Bolton. Each time I met him, no matter what he was doing or where he was going, he always found time to stop and talk with me, and he
THE fiasco surrounding the experiment into postal voting has, it would seem, disenfranchised many people in Bolton of their fundamental right to have their say as to who should represent them on the Council, not to mention the European Elections. There
WHAT a sad and neurotic nation we have become. Some Home Office edict has been issued to probation service staff instructing them not to support the England football team during "working hours" by flying the English flag on their cars. It appears that
BOLTON boxer Danny Boswell hit back with the perfect response to losing in the final of the National Schoolboys Championships three months ago. He has put the disappointment behind him by taking gold in the Four Nations Schoolboy Championships in Liverpool
LANCASHIRE missed Andrew Flintoff for the vital C & G quarter-final against Yorkshire on Wednesday.. The England all-rounder was ruled out after picking up an ankle injury in the final Test against New Zealand at Edgbaston this week. At least Lancashire
MEN'S LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Holcombe Brook SC A 8, Hawkshaw A 1; South College A 9, Lostock A 0; Ellesmere A 5, Markland Hill A 4; David Lloyd (M'cr) A 6.5, Tyldesley A 2.5. DIVISION TWO Walmer A 5, Longsight Meths A 4; Lostock B 5.5, Leigh CC B 3.5. DIVISION
John Byrom with Roger Hunt at the funeral of Eddie Hopkinson in May and also in his pomp at Burnden Park AS a player, John Byrom was a no-nonsense centre forward with plenty of character and a tendency to rub people in authority up the wrong way. Twenty-seven
VOCATIONAL courses at university are sidelining traditional academic subjects, according to a lecturer at Bolton Institute. Carol Axon, a course co-ordinator for Bolton Institute, said there had been a decline in students signing up to study traditional
DR BRIAN Iddon's next advice surgery will be held on Friday, June 25, from 4.30pm to 6pm at Bolton Town Hall. There will be no surgery on June 18. People seeking advice may find some useful information on Dr Iddon's website, www.brianiddonmp.org.uk
THE Family Support Unit "Sale of Goods" at the Centenary Canopy, in Victoria Square, Bolton, on June 3 made £171. The money will be used to take families from the Harvey Early Years Centre, in Pilkington Street, Bolton, on a trip. Any monies left will
GEOFFREY Tattersall QC has been named as Chancellor of the Diocese of Manchester, making him top legal authority for the Church of England diocese which covers Greater Manchester. Mr Tattersall, aged 56, from Heaton, has been a barrister for 34 years.
A 75-YEAR-OLD man suffered serious injuries when he was dealt a glancing blow by a passing bus. The pensioner had just parked his car in Chorley Old Road at 3pm yesterday when he was hit by the bus. He was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital with leg and
A 22-YEAR-OLD motorist accused of causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. Adam Isherwood, of Westminster Drive, Leigh, pleaded not guilty to causing the death of Brian Kedward by driving an L-registered
PARENTS accompanied their children to school -- to get a taste of life in the modern day classroom. Up to 20 mothers, fathers and school governors spent the day at Westhoughton High School to undergo a timetable of activities that was largely devised
THE funeral of a popular former mayor and magistrate who died after a long battle with cancer will be held on Thursday. A service for Ken MacIvor, the former Mayor of Bolton and ward councillor for Breightmet, will be held at Bolton Parish Church at 10.30am
WONDER dog Tess the greyhound has raced her way to even more success. She has won a place in the final of the Yorkshire Oaks series of races at the Sheffield greyhound stadium on Saturday. Two-year-old Tess started life as a family pet with the Loynd
BOLTON'S Coronation Street star Chris Finch, who plays gay nurse Carl Foster, will open this weekend's Bolton Hospice Yellow Summer Gala in style. The annual yellow-themed event, taking place on Saturday at the hospice in Queen's Park Street, promises
SARA Cox's mother Jackie is bursting with pride at the new arrival in the family -- she announced the news on her answerphone at home in Bolton. The Radio 1 disc jockey gave birth to a bouncing baby girl at 3.50pm on Sunday at the Hospital of St John
NATURE loving pupils at a Westhoughton primary school are going wild about their new classroom. With the help of an £8,000 grant from the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers the children, and a group of adult helpers, have transformed an overgrown
Healey Karwat Handicap Second Round: Barlow Park (+30) v Redgate Ladies (Dennis Foulkes); Esporta Ladies A (+45) v Gaskell Ladies (Ken Coward); Great Lever Ladies v Londis XI (+30) (Brian Barton); Walkden Cricket Club A v Apollo Ladies (+65) (Graham Palmer
HAVING to watch the Czech Republic against Latvia was not exactly the reason I went into journalism. As appetite-whetting propositions go, this was right down there with de-lousing the guinea pig and worming the dog. But as it turned out, Tuesday's Group
PROMISING Bolton tennis player Simon Jones has made his mark at a top tennis tournament in Liverpool despite being beaten. Jones, a 21-year-old right-hander from Bromley Cross, took world number 236 Jan-Frode Anderson to a final-set tie-break before losing
AFTER five rounds of the nine-division BSF Men's Tennis League, the tension is increasing as teams fight for dominance. South College 'A' marked their firm intentions with a 9-0 thrashing of the Premier Division top club Lostock 'A' and also did a big
GUIDE to local events BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Bolton Aquarium There are fantastic fish on display from all over the
LOCAL guide to what's on 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
DUNSCAR FC U12s football side need a goalkeeper and outfield players. Also players for their U10s girls side. Contact Ian Ashworth 01204 302821.
TEAMS wishing to join the Bolton Sunday Football League should contact general secretary Bob Shuttleworth on 01942 816417 or mobile 07984 886548 before June 30. Meanwhile, clubs should return application forms for next season and also arrange to pick
IT makes you wonder whether all the stress of finishing in mid-table was worth it, after the Shakers ended up getting promoted after all! writes Peter Collins No more third division football for Bury, it's division two, or 'League Two' for the Gigg Lane
WITH reference to the story about Mr Madu Onwudike. Perhaps you would allow me to comment on behalf of the doctors' Local Negotiating Committee. The first thing that I would like to say is that I am unsure why you seemed to be singling out Mr Onwudike
ONE of Bolton's longest serving vicars is celebrating 50 years as a clergyman. The Rev Jim Henderson, aged 81, was first ordained in 1954 and spent much of the 1960s as minister at St George's Church in Bolton, during his career. His wife Annie was a
TRIBUTES have been paid to a popular teacher who died after being hit by a car as he cycled to his home in Radcliffe. David Jonathan Kerslake, aged 44, a father-of-one, was head of science at Sharples School, Bolton, where staff described him as an "excellent
DR BRIAN Iddon's next advice surgery will be held on Friday, June 25, from 4.30pm to 6pm at Bolton Town Hall. There will be no surgery on June 18. People seeking advice may find some useful information on Dr Iddon's website, www.brianiddonmp.org.uk
PUPILS from Bolton schools sang their hearts out before a packed audience at the Victoria Hall, on the second night of the annual Festival of Music. The 36th annual festival is being staged by the Bolton Metropolitan Borough Schools Music Association
A YEAR on from the introduction of the final phase of the late payment legislation, the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) is keen to ensure businesses are making the best use of their rights. While the number of firms making their customers aware of
Club A ONE day event consisted of three races, the first being a pursuit race, followed by two normal handicap races. The handicap system worked well with four different boat classes occupying the first six positions. RESULTS: 1. Chris Pickles/Laura Westell
WELL-known local singer Hannah Morris is in concert at St Bede's Church, Morris Green, this Saturday. Organisers are advising that tickets -- £3 for adults and £1.50 for children - should be bought in advance from 01204 652669. Some tickets may be bought
