VANDALS trashed grounds of a primary school, tearing out plants, smashing a window and setting fire to piles of rubbish. The gang targeted Cherry Tree Primary School in Highfield Road, Farnworth, on Saturday evening. The fire was started in an alcove
FURTHER to Mr Robert Kershaw's letter of May 23, criticising in the Edgworth Against Turbines group. I must take issue with his comparison of the proposed turbines with the TV and radio masts on Winter Hill. The turbines will be moving structures
ON my return home after a recent spell in hospital I needed a walking stick, but Social Services could not tell me where to buy one. Living near the town centre, I set off with an umbrella as a walking stick, to find one. As I made my way from Topp
ON my return home after a recent spell in hospital I needed a walking stick, but Social Services could not tell me where to buy one. Living near the town centre, I set off with an umbrella as a walking stick, to find one. As I made my way from Topp
I AM a resident of the Springfield Road estate in Kearsley, in which I chose to move to over 15 years ago to raise my family, as I believed it to be a good area to raise my children at the time, which it has been until the past two-three years. I have
I HAVE read with some concern the protests from people living close to Moss Bank Park about the council's application for a licence to stage events in the park. The park is a public place which requires considerable upkeep funded by the ratepayers
MANY people wrongly class all youngsters as troublemakers, but two incidents today show there is good and bad in every age group. Vandals have ruined the grounds of Cherry Tree Primary School in Farnworth, tearing out plants and setting fire to piles
WANDERERS ground-breaking venture into China could bear fruit sooner rather than later, if one young prospect measures up. Academy director Chris Sulley, the only member of Sam Allardyce's backroom team to check out the talent of the Superleague club
THE emergence of Joey O'Brien and Ricardo Vaz Te are resounding success stories for the Bolton Wanderers academy. Together with Kevin Nolan, who was elevated to the captaincy last season, and Nicky Hunt, who won England U21 honours on his way to establishing
WITH perfect timing, befitting that of a world class striker, Jared Borgetti has told Sam Allardyce he still has much to offer Bolton Wanderers. The Reebok boss has been forced to adjust his transfer sights after missing out to Premiership rivals,
A PUB landlord and his wife were tied up and held at gunpoint by masked robbers. Gayle and Tony McCarthy were sleeping in their flat above the Shakespeare pub in Glynne Street, Farnworth, when raiders smashed through the door at 5.30am yesterday.
FIREFIGHTERS had a novel idea how to rescue a pet dog trapped under a ten tonne shipping container a blast of compressed air. Five-year-old Scamp had been walking with his owner, Maxine Power, when he scrambled through a six inch gap and climb underneath
FORMER Coronation Street beauty Nikki Sanderson got the thumbs-up from X-Factor judges after she took to the stage for the first night of a celebrity-based version of the TV talent show. The Bury-born actress, aged 22, sang I Got The Music in Me on
Around 25 million people are forking out £1.5 billion a year on mobile phone insurance when their phones could already be covered under their home and contents insurance policy. With mobile phone cover often costing more than the handset itself, Age
BOLTON-based company Unity has advised on two sales that have saved a total of 160 jobs in the North-west. Around 120 jobs have been saved at struggling Eccles-based Nicolas (Northern) Ltd, following its sale to another business in the industry. And
BEFORE leaving England to fly home, I felt I had to write to the wonderful Bolton Evening News about my wonder-filled holiday in the area. Unfortunately the weather has been poor very wet during the last week but I found what I can only describe
THE Bolton Association are insisting they have not closed the door on any new teams wanting to join their set-up. The departures of Clifton and Lostock last season left the Association with only 13 clubs their lowest number for years leaving the
THE tables were turned on Edgworth on in the Bolton Association Saturday after their game with Daisy Hill was called off. Last week their match with Astley and Tyldesley was the only Association fixture to beat the weather when victory sent Edgworth
LANCASHIRE and Mark Chilton were left cursing the weather yesterday, as their C&G Trophy campaign stumbled against Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford. Following his side's first loss of any sort against Yorkshire on Sunday, Chilton had to watch the rain
SVEN-Goran Eriksson will reveal his World Cup plans tonight in the friendly against Hungary. Eriksson says he will start with the team he expects to play against Paraguay, on June 10, although he will make a late check on Michael Owen, who needed a scan
THE year is 1916 and behind the front lines of the Somme a young soldier sits in a cramped, dark tunnel waiting his turn to be called above ground to face almost certain death. For Kearsley soldier 11789 Private Harold Mottershead, of the Lancashire
A WORLD cup single featuring the voices of hundreds of Bolton pupils is poised for chart success. We Are England, recorded by the pop band Ricky, is top of the World Cup song pre-order chart at HMV, outselling the FA's official song by Embrace. The
THE sky above Bolton was filled with colour as kite enthusiasts braved wet weather for a day of fun at Moss Bank Park. Children and their families piled into the park to watch an array of impressive designs dance in the wind. They were also treated
ARSONISTS targeted Radcliffe football club. The single-storey clubhouse was set alight at 8.50pm yesterday. The fire was started in an oil storage tank at the Inn 2Gether Stadium in Stainton Close. The building was not badly damaged.
A MAN from Leigh was seriously injured when he was hit by a car as he crossed a road. The 34-year-old was crossing Cadishead Way in Irlam at 7.30pm on Sunday when he was hit by a Fiat Coupe. He was taken to Hope Hospital, Salford, to be treated for
IF you are a male you will find this amusing, if you are female you probably won't be reading this section of our website unless you are a footie fan . . . This email is doing the rounds and causing the millions of male chauvinists around the world
Injured striker Wayne Rooney will fly to Germany with the England squad next Monday, after all, it was revealed on Tuesday. Sven Goran Eriksson asked for the matter to be closed before the next scan on his fractured metatarsal, which was brought forward
SIR Elton John performed with typically flamboyant style as he took to the stage at the Manchester Evening News Arena. After more than 40 years in the business the 59-year-old showed he has not lost any of his razzle dazzle, treating the crowd to a
More than 3,000 football hooligans have until today to surrender their passports to police ahead of the World Cup finals in Germany. Some 3,286 people with football banning orders have received letters instructing them to hand in their passports, BBC
A CYCLIST travelling along Belmont Road early today called out the fire brigade when he thought he saw smoke billowing from Delph sailing club in the distance. Firemen rushed to the scene and eventually tracked the reported "smoke" to steam from the
THOUSANDS are travelling to Germany to be close to the action, even without a match ticket. However, millions more back home will be glued to the TV screens at home, or in the pub with their mates to capture the atmosphere. And these are the people
PHOTOGRAPHER Brian White spent weeks travelling more than 4,000 miles to Africa to spend an hour photographing gorillas. But the 46-year-old, from Deane, Bolton, could not be happier. The trip not only fulfilled a long-held dream, but also resulted
