PORTFOLIO, the Bolton-based creative design and marketing agency, has appointed Laura Armstrong as account manager for Timberland. She will also develop other retail accounts. Laura joins Portfolio from Manchester agency Walsh Simmons. She has worked
BUSINESSES are finding it harder than ever to recruit staff with the right skills according to Greater Manchester Chambers latest Quarterly Economic Survey. The survey shows that 86 per cent of manufacturers and 85 per cent of service sector firms reported
A KITCHEN firm is set to continue its rapid growth after being bought by its management team in a £33 million deal. PJH Group, based in Alder House, Kearsley, designs, sources and distributes a range of kitchen units, appliances and bathroom suites to
IT must be hell being a new mum these days. As if it wasn't all traumatic enough, they are now almost forced to lose weight in a short space of time, thanks to all the celebrity mothers who are back to a size 8 in three weeks, or so it seems. Ulrika Jonsson
IT has been said Britain is a nation of shopkeepers. If anyone ever doubted that statement, it must be true now - my clothes, microwave oven, mountain bike, fridge freezer and German VW Polo car are all made in China. What are we manufacturing in Great
MY friends and I are extremely sorry to hear that the proposed redevelopment in Moor Lane will mean that Bolton Community Transport and Furniture Services will be left without premises. They are a registered charity and the transport enables different
AS senior activity organiser of a large local nursing and residential home it was with some dismay that I read recently about the proposed redevelopment of the site currently occupied by Bolton Community Transport. The service offered by this local charity
THE Conservative Party's claim in a full page advertisement in the Bolton Evening News on April 21, that asylum seekers are responsible for council tax increases is as despicable as it is false. Central government provides almost all the costs associated
A MAN appeared before Bolton magistrates on Thursday charged with the murder of 35-year-old Michael Lingings. Mr Lingings was found dead in his bedsit in Chorley Old Road, near Bolton town centre, early on Sunday morning. William Thomas McCooke, aged
A 35-YEAR-OLD man died suddenly on Thursday morning after being taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital. It is believed that the man, who had been staying at the Salvation Army hostel in Duke Street, Bolton, had a history of abusing alcohol and drugs. There
A CHANCE to see the play Brassed Off, adapted from the hit film starring Ewan McGregor, will be held to benefit Bolton Hospice. The special black tie event includes a champagne reception and hot buffet supper and takes place on Saturday, May 7, at Bolton
TV will give extensive coverage of Britain's VE Day celebrations this year. The events mark the 60th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe on May 8, 1945. The centrepiece of the BBC programming will be a star-studded concert in Trafalgar Square.
BOLTON is to stage a summer festival to mark the 60th anniversary of VE Day - the end of the war in Europe. About 400 veterans have been invited to visit Victoria Square, Bolton, for a street festival on Saturday, July 2, that launches a week of celebrations
THE devastated parents of an 11-year-old girl have paid an emotional tribute to their daughter who died in her sleep. Amy Williams, of Boothstown, was found dead in bed on Tuesday morning. The fit and healthy youngster, who loved dancing, was rushed by
WHEN the 20-year-old son of Bolton Wanderers' chairman Phil Gartside was undergoing gruelling chemotherapy he made a brave decision - to create a charity to help other sufferers. Now, Andrew Gartside who has just finished treatment for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
WHEN the 20-year-old son of Bolton Wanderers' chairman Phil Gartside was undergoing gruelling chemotherapy he made a brave decision - to create a charity to help other sufferers. Now, Andrew Gartside who has just finished treatment for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
A 24-hour security operation is on standby to protect one of England's rarest birds of prey nests at a nature reserve in the North-west. A male and two female hen harriers have been seen in recent days at the RSPB's Geltsdale nature reserve on the Cumbria
A CHANCE to see the play Brassed Off, adapted from the hit film starring Ewan McGregor, will be held to benefit Bolton Hospice. The special black tie event includes a champagne reception and hot buffet supper and takes place on Saturday, May 7, at Bolton
TWO companies have joined forces to improve learning for children at a Bolton charity. Bolton Children's Opportunity Group, (COG) a charity for children with learning difficulties, will provide better access to computers to help youngsters learn. Bury
OH-oh. No sooner have they decided that texting can damage your IQ than a ringtone rip-off is damaging your purse. Youngsters in particular are hit by this latter problem. By paying for a particular ringtone, unknown to them they may end up signing up
HOW refreshing to hear a plastic surgeon publicly counselling caution on having nips and tucks. Mr Ali Juma from Beaumont Hospital in Lostock says that surgical procedures should not be viewed in the same way "as getting a haircut or a new wardrobe."
I HATED every one of the 10 minutes I spent watching "Celebrity Wrestling" on TV at the weekend. This pits the likes of cad James Hewitt (aka Gentleman Jim, would you believe) and Big Brother's Kate Lawler etc against similar C list celebs, either belting
THE lunatics have finally taken over the asylum when churches have to take steps to ensure that vandals don't hurt themselves. At St John the Evangelist in Farnworth, church organisers are having to lay gravestones down flat in case vandals attacking
I AM writing to express my concern at the proposed redevelopment of the site used by Bolton Community Transport. The organisation is doing a wonderful job in helping Boltons elderly and disabled people to get around and visit the country and seaside,
YOU'VE got to admire Sir Ian McKellen's attitude to his career. The Bolton-educated knight has a much-envied reputation as a serious actor on stage and screen. But, one of his personal dreams was to play a dame in panto, so he took on the role of Widow
FORMER Bolton Wanderers goal-scoring ace Frank Worthington has sold his "golden boot" at auction for more than £8,000. The boot was given to Frank for scoring 24 league goals in a season. The trophy fetched £8,460 when it went under the hammer at Bonhams
EDDIE Davies, the owner of Bolton Wanderers, will not be ploughing profits from his latest business windfall into the club's coffers. The Bolton-born entrepreneur stands to make a reported £100 million from the sale of the Isle of Man-based company that
VOTERS are being urged to throw party political leaflets in their green recycling bag, not the bin. Mr Mark Sanders, Bury Council's chief executive and acting returning officer, said: "Read and recycle is our message to residents now receiving election
LEIGH Labour candidate Andy Burnham was left celebrating after he became a father for the third time. Mr Burnham's partner Frankie gave birth to baby girl Anne Marie just before 9.30am on Monday at Warrington General Hospital. Anne Marie weighed 6lbs
A DEFIANT Tony Blair has hit out at the treatment of Education Secretary Ruth Kelly, who was attacked by two Fathers 4 Justice campaigners at a public debate in Horwich. Two men attempted to handcuff themselves to Ms Kelly as she arrived to speak at a
LIBERAL Democrat candidate David Crowther has promised to put listening to people and spending their money fairly and efficiently at the top of his agenda if elected as MP for Leigh. The St Helens Councillor has been a Liberal Democrat for 25 years and
PRIME Minister Tony Blair launched his party's vision for the future of education in a Bolton school on Wednesday with a warning to voters not to let the Conservatives turn back the clock. Mr Blair chatted with youngsters and parents at Lord Street Community
AS the May 5 General Election draws ever closer the Bury Times Group gave those candidates eager to become the new MP for Bury South the opportunity to appeal directly to you, their potential constituents, and explain exactly what they are standing for
AS a regular user over the years of the popular day trips orgainised by Bolton Community Transport, I am saddened to learn that the Transport Charity may have to close. This being due to the proposed acquisition of their premises in Moor Lane because
A YOUNG punk rock band from Bolton has been picked to help break a world record in a 24-hour recording marathon. It is being organised as part of the Step Up school arts festival from July 1 to 10. Bolton band One Down is made up of 17-year-olds Amy Warburton
