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BUS operator First has appointed Gerard Ward to the position of Corporate Sales Manager, who will be involved in the Perfect Journey Partnership, a sustainable travel scheme operating in Bolton.

HOLIDAY parks have come a long way since the era depicted in the TV comedy Hi-de-Hi! American burger bars, go-karts and family friendly restaurants are now all part of the mix. Jackie Longbottom and her family enjoyed a week's stay at Pontins in Brean

THE Queen goes to Windsor Castle most weekends. It's become her favourite home and you can understand why. For a start, there's the setting. From the battlements she can look over a bend in the River Thames, across the treetops to Eton College and out

PRINCE Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles should not be allowed to get married, as she is divorced woman. If they got married it would make a mockery of the head of the Church of England, which does not recognise divorced people. If he wants to marry her

ON behalf of the Normandy Veterans' Association we would like to express our sincere thanks to all the people who joined us for the D-Day parade and service at the Parish Church. To see so many people on Victoria Square and in the parade meant a great

AN hour and a half's drive into the Sahara, at nightfall, the first thing you notice is the silence. This is the sound of the greatest desert on earth, an expanse so large it's impossible to grasp the scale. And it's humbling, almost frightening, the

WALKDEN captain Mike Bennison and professional Peter Roach put on an opening stand of 234 as they swept to victory in the second round of the Thwaites Lancashire Knockout. Bennison hit 115, and Australian Roach an unbeaten 114, as the defending champions

Match drawn Daisy Hill M Wood b Wolstenholme ...25 H Brooks st Dorsey b Wolstenholme ...22 D Marsh b Holt ...25 Q Abbas b Wolstenholme ...0 F Afridi c Morris b Wolstenholme ...46 M Lilley c Wild c Wilstenholme ...8 D Brooks b Holt ...1 F Hodgkinson c

Blackrod won by 4 runs Little Hulton I Mahmood c Smith b Halton ...103 R Kumar c Speak b Southworth ...8 M Penny c Southworth b Namagee ...20 I Gibson c Southworth b Namagee ...0 M Lee b Southworth ...8 S Hutchinson c Sanderson b Halton ...0 N Jarvis

Little Hulton won by 28 runs Little Hulton I Mahmood c&b Walder ...5 M Edwards c Eddleston b Walder ...20 M Penny c Sheffield b White ...43 M Lee c Hassan b Walder ...1 S Hutchinson b Clucas ...65 N Jarvis c Knowles b White ...33 I Lee lbw White .

Walshaw won by 76 runs Walshaw R Faulkner b Green ...101 D Mills b Sarker ...0 A Kelly c Green b Turnbull ...8 Fielding lbw Murphy ...44 B Collins c James b Maiden ...9 G Stephens c Woods b Green ...38 D Hornby b Hart ...17 L Riley b Green ...5 D Holland

IAIN Sutcliffe and Carl Hooper both face a battle to be fit for Lancashire's Frizzell County Championship match against Sussex starting at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Hooper is recovering from the sprained right thumb that kept him out of the county's

A FOOTBALL programme which featured Harry Goslin, one of the famous Wartime Wanderers, is up for auction this week. The Wartime Wanderers got their name after captain Goslin led the entire first team into the Territorial Army recruitment office in Bradshawgate

IF you are looking for a perfect summer stroll, here's a walk that's both short and gentle yet takes in some of the most spectacular limestone scenery in the Yorkshire Dales. It also visits a historic church, links village inns and passes by a spring

A WOMAN is due to appear before Blackburn magistrates on Tuesday charged with murdering her husband. Ian Osliffe's body was found at an address in Whalley on Sunday evening. His 33-year-old wife, Catherine, was arrested shortly after and charged on Monday

THE performance of Britain's small firms has improved sharply, according to the latest NatWest Quarterly Survey of Small Businesses in Britain. For the first time in 18 months, the survey found that more than half of the respondents reported significant

THE STREET Collection by St Stephen's Church, Kearsley, on May 29, raised £100.30. The church has said thank you to all who contributed.

MEMBERS of Christie Hospital's Adult Leukaemia Unit raised £905 at Farnworth Rotary canopy in Market Street, Farnworth, on May 18. They would like to thank the people of Farnworth.

A SUMMER fair is being held at Thornleigh Salesian College in Sharples on Saturday from noon. Among the attractions will be craft stalls, face-painting, a bouncy castle assault course and tombolas. It has been organised by the Parent Teacher Association

CHEW Moor Brook Cricket Club has presented a cheque for £1,675 to the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The money was raised as part of The Dave Cutts MND Tribute Fund, set up by the club in honour of one of their regular members who was diagnosed with

A 20-year-old woman accused of assaulting a former friend has appeared in court. Jodie Rothwell, of Westmorland Road, Tyldesley, on Monday pleaded guilty to assaulting Kelly Thompson causing actual bodily harm on July 27. Rothwell was further remanded

A MOTHER has been warned she could face prison in the future if she fails to ensure her daughter regularly attends school. Keeley Rogers, of Knutshaw Crescent, Hunger Hill, was given a six month community rehabilitation order by Bolton Magistrates for

CUSTOMERS returned to the 1970s last weekend as Asda Farnworth celebrated its 25th anniversary. Staff dressed up in costumes ranging from the Bee Gees to Grease as they entertained shoppers. Store manager Trish Atkinson said: "It was an excellent day

PEDESTRIANS and motorists will face disruption on the outskirts of Bolton town centre as work is carried out to resurface roads and footways. Bolton Council's Engineering Projects department will be undertaking the work on Derby Street, Great Moor Street

STUDENTS from Turton High School Media Arts College have raised £598 for the Children's Hospitals Appeal Trust. The money will go towards much needed equipment that will save the lives of babies and young children. The charity cash was raised from a whole

WATER enthusiasts are being given the chance to take the plunge with a free trial scuba diving session. Bolton Area Divers are holding a day of "try dives" for people who may want to take up the sport. They run regular trips to purpose built diving quarries

MORE than 150 young musicians will be taking to the stage at the Festival Hall in Bolton on Friday for a Gala concert. It is the third annual event to be presented by Bolton, Wigan and Astley Youth Bands and is a celebration of youth brass band music

A BOLTON line-dancing club will be celebrating eight years since its formation with a week of charity fundraising classes. The Bolton Boot-Scooters will hold sponsored dances, raffles and a name the duck competition in its four classes next week. The

TEENAGERS wanting a taste of adventure are invited to an Intake Night at Bolton Air Training Corps. Cadets of 80 (Bolton) Squadron regularly enjoy flying, gliding, target shooting and canoeing - and they are offering other young people a chance to join

CHURCH congregations made up for lost time at the weekend after a planned annual parish walk had to be scrapped last year. Each year members of St Saviours, Ringley and Holy Trinity, Prestolee, join together to march between the two churches. Last year's

A FARNWORTH poet who wrote a poem in honour of bereaved servicemen and their families has been thanked for his efforts by Prince Charles. John Smith, an ex-miner, started writing poetry in the 1970s and last year penned the poem Valour in April, at the

A WAKE-up call at 3.30am signalled the start of a tough weekend for a team of nurses and paramedics. The team of eight, from the accident and emergency department at the Royal Bolton Hospital, took part in a three-day military challenge in Altcar, Liverpool

OCTAGON theatre bosses are still looking for an unusual venue for a special production of Macbeth. The Bolton-based theatre wants a local business to stage the production at the end of September. A factory, office block, warehouse or even a disused school

ICE creams and cold drinks were the order of the day as temperatures continued to climb. The Met Office was expecting temperatures to peak at 26 degrees C today - making it one of the hottest days of the year so far in Bolton. And they predict a humid

SCHOOL choirs and music ensembles from across the borough are rehearsing for one of Bolton's major musical events - the Festival of Music at the Victoria Hall. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Schools' Music Association, in association with the Bolton Evening

Astley & Tyldesley won by 8 wkts Lostock C Rashleigh run out ...1 M Creggan b Walsh ...5 P Knowles c&b Walsh ...27 Vahaluwala b Pardey ...2 L Issa c&b Walsh ...5 D Cockton st Rostron b Walsh ...23 J Creggan st Rostron b Walsh ...2 P Hall c

Atherton won by 8 wkts Golborne D Tyrer b Nuttall ...5 I McMillan c Fryer b Childs ...6 D Greenwood b Childs ...0 G Marsden b Nuttall ...3 R Shah not out ...65 B Cooke b Nuttall ...5 J Brunt b Childs ...3 K Crompton b Childs ...1 G Derbyshire c Nuttall

Atherton won by 8 wkts Edgworth J Birch run out...0 M Davis c Childs b Walsh...27 N Kernick b Nuttall...0 A Sydall b Childs...4 J Mills c Fryer b Baines...0 G Haynes c Walsh b K Brown...7 R Dobie b Walsh...12 N Barlow c Childs b Walsh...8 T Liversedge

Darcy Lever won by 5 wkts Standish J Waddington c Norris b Bundela...0 P Hassan c Fawcett b Gavin...1 S Knowles c Norris b Gavin...4 Crookson c&b Bundela...51 M Eddleston b Gavin...6 D Chadwick st Norris b Gavin...3 I Bowden c Norris b Bundela...5

Walshaw won by 82 runs Walshaw R Faulkner c Birch b Syddall...10 A Roughley c Birch b Syddall...8 T Kelly b syddall...15 J Fielding c Davies b Dobie...35 B Collins c Simpson b Syddall...25 G Stevens c Simpson b Syddall...5 G Dyson b Locke...40 D Hornby

Kearsley won by 10 wkts Farnworth M Axford lbw De Bruyn...0 F Patel b Preston...4 T Barrow run out...1 C Street c Smith b Preston...12 C Barrow b DeBruyn...0 D Tonge c P Morris b Preston...18 T Hayes not out...38 P Grundy b De Bruyn...8 M McGuinness c

Bradshaw won by 7 wkts Heaton G Carson v Evans b Newman ...36 M Ward c Morris b Newman ...1 P Rayment lbw Newman ...35 J Fearick c Dickenson b Newman ...7 I Bradshaw c Evans b Newman ...7 M Mort lbw Johnson ...13 Hirwani b Newman ...3 D Jones b Johnson

Farnworth SC won by 6 wkts Little Lever A Hilton b Eckersley ...9 J Kerrigan b Cunningham ...24 Ashraf lbw Eckersley ...12 M Martin b Eckersley ...1 N Tong c Hope b Cunningham ...0 K Kirkptrick c Walsh b Cunningham ...3 N Adnam run out ...0 L Lomax c

Greenmount won by 7 wkts Eagley C Lord c Blinkhorn b Stewart ...0 J Conlon c Blinkhorn b Leach ...0 O'Rourke c Shetty b Stewart ...37 P McDermott c Blinkhorn b Stewart ...7 S de Silva v Senior ...36 J Hinks b Stewart ...0 B Richards c Blinkhorn b Stewart

Tonge won by 4 wkts Horwich S Woods c Partington b K Bath ...26 A Williams c Anderton b Nisar ...1 G Long c Anderton b Nisar ...34 D White c Rees b K Bath ...18 S Harrison b Street ...18 J Partington not out ...44 A Taylor c Waller b Street ...4 G Dooley

Match Drawn Walkden Roach c Northrop b Tye...13 Bennison not out...101 D Smith c Taylor b Price...26 S Reidy c Tye b Price...3 K Bates c A Patel b Price...4 T Keays c A Patel b Tye...16 P Ingram c Garner b Price...3 R Slater c Hallows Jnr b Tye...2 B

BOLTON council is urging anyone who has not received a ballot paper to call (01204) 331100 or 331107 as soon as possible to order a reissued ballot paper.

BOLTON Council is urging anyone who has not received a ballot paper to call (01204) 331100 or 331107 to receive the latest information.

THROUGH your newspaper I would like to say what a great honour it was to be asked by the Normandy Veterans to lay a wreath at the War Memorial to mark the 60th Anniversary of D-Day. It was very moving for the Mayoress and I to be part of such a special

IT was the most massive, complex and spectacular amphibious assault ever attempted, the long-awaited turning point in the bloodiest and most savage war in history. But when 7,000 ships, 11,000 aircraft, and 150,000 troops converged on the beaches of Normandy

ASBESTOS was among a pile of rubbish dumped in a picturesque country lane - just yards away from a tip. Stacks of old car tyres, an old television and asbestos roofing panels had been dumped on the country lane which is used regularly by walkers. Yet

THEY are the kinds of stars you would expect to be packing out a venue the size of the Reebok Stadium. So when a little social club in Farnworth managed to scoop both The Four Tops and The Drifters for their summer gig list, punters could not believe

A LIFELONG member of the Salvation Army has been banned from wearing her uniform - because she lived with a man she was not married to. And she says the ban has been maintained, even though she is now married. The Salvation Army says it has certain standards

A SUMMER fair is being held at Thornleigh Salesian College in Sharples on Saturday from noon. Among the attractions will be craft stalls, face-painting, a bouncy castle assault course and tombolas. It has been organised by the Parent Teacher Association

A SPONSORED dog walk in Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth, is being held on Sunday, July 11. It is being organised by the RSPCA and sponsorship forms are available from 205 St George's Road, Bolton. Walkers may also register from noon on the day. The

A BOLTON line-dancing club will be celebrating eight years since its formation with a week of charity fundraising classes. The Bolton Boot-Scooters will hold sponsored dances, raffles and a name the duck competition in its four classes next week. The

THE driver of a minibus that crashed on the M56 in Greater Manchester, killing himself and six holidaymakers, was "going too fast", an inquest has heard. Manchester Coroners' Court was told by survivor William Fisher that the bus left the Britannia Country

THE Marco Players are celebrating their 60th production - the Noel Cowards classic Blithe Spirit - at Chorley Old Road Methodist Church Hall until Saturday. Tickets are available from 01204 840824 or 841561.

LATEST results Men's Section One: Grey Mare 9 Crofters A 6; Halliwell A 4 Roundhouse 11; Bowton Bobbins 8 Schooner or L8r 7; Greyhound X 9 X Men 6. Men's Section Two: Schooner 6 Don't Tell The Mrs 9; Dunscar Con Club 7 Trophy Hunters 8; Don't Tell The

THE trend for dressing down in the office is decreasing, according to a new report. In a poll by the Aziz Corporation, more than a third of directors made staff dress formally at all times, an eight per cent increase on similar figures last year. Only

SECRECY over schemes built under the private finance initiative (PFI) is damaging public confidence, a new report has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) called for greater openness of PFI deals, including the building of new hospitals

A BOLTON firm has joined forces with an engineering and forklift-hire company to expand into Hong Kong. British Turntable Co, the Bolton movement solutions developer and manufacturer, has announced the agreement with GELEC (HK) Ltd. Initially, GELEC will

THE search is on to find Britain's finest new businesses. The first Startups Awards 2004 has been launched with the aim to find, celebrate and reward the best business startups. The awards recognise achievement across 13 different categories, from Retailer

WHEN is someone going to have some thought for those who can't stand football? Once again we are going to be hounded with the World Cup, abroad and in this country. One cannot go into a public house any more for a quiet drink and a chat because of the

I WOULD like to make a nomination for "Rat of the week". On Friday, June 4, I placed an England flag on my car, as many others have, on the front passenger window. However some person decided to take a shine to it and sometime between 9pm on Saturday

AT the age of 46 I have never missed voting, since the age of 18, in any election, be it local, national or European. However it looks like that will be the case on June 10 as I have not yet received my voting pack (June 7). May I add, neither has my

READING the Bolton Evening News on Wednesday, June 2, and Normandy veteran Bill Smith's story reminded me of a recent visit to the Portsmouth area. I visited a village called Warsuch, at the mouth of the Hamble River. In the porch of the local pub was

COUNCILLOR L Williamson may attempt to blame the Conservatives for cuts in 1992, but after 24 years in power at local government and seven years at central government, it is about time he admitted that the Labour Council in Bolton has made a dismal failure

I WOULD like to answer some of the points made by Mr Glen James concerning wind-powered generators. Being passionately opposed to them, I think he has been rather selective in the evidence that he believes, and perhaps a little gullible also. His statement

ATHERTON'S bowlers paved the way for a comfortable passage into the Cross Cup semi-finals by dismissing Edgworth for a modest 121. Paul Walsh led the way, finishing with 3-31 before Karl Brown eased them to an eight-wicket win with an unbeaten 68. A century

632: Mohammed, founder of the Islamic religion, died in Mecca. 1376: Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III of England, died. 1924: George Mallory, on his third attempt at conquering Everest, was seen for the last time at a point 800 feet from the

WESTHOUGHTON and Greenmount are attempting to stage a breakaway at the top of the Bolton League. The top two have opened up a 22 point gap over the chasing pack headed by Walkden, after registering easy wins which were dominated by two players, Westhoughton's

MEMORIES of the Second World War were still very relevant to young lives in March, 1949. This picture shows Lieut Col Walter W Ott of the US Air Force having an informal chat about the Berlin airlift with Bolton Air Training Corps cadets. The other officers

From the Evening News, June 8, 1904: THE Red Star liner Kroonland arrived at New York on Tuesday with the first batch of £2 immigrants who numbered 1,234. As the vessel steamed into the bay every soul was apparently on deck and saluted passing steamboats

BOLTON under-13s reached the quarter-finals of the Hacking Cup by beating Sefton District under-13s. Steady bowling by James Cooper, Ryan Chastie and Chris Baxendale supported Liam Watkinson who stunned the Sefton middle order with three wickets and only

IT is a pleasure to have discovered this lovely little tapas restaurant. Situated in Horwich town centre on one of the main streets, it is clearly holding its own among the town's many other fine eateries. This is probably because it has a wonderful Spanish

RESIDENTS in a quiet street in Tonge Moor are flying the flag for England as the nation's football team bids for European Championship glory in Portugal. People living in Exeter Avenue have done their bit to rally support for Sven Goran Eriksson's men

Spring View won by 38 runs Spring View R Turnbull c Flatters b Woosey ...9 C Rudd c Mulligan b Taylor ...24 Sarkar c&b Woosey...12 P Matthews b Woosey ...43 M James c Ellison b Taylor ...0 D Gornall not out ...50 S Maiden st Flatters b Taylor ...7

NIGEL Raine has joined NTL's business division as new business sales director, North and Midlands region. He spent 11 years at BT, latterly as deputy general manager, voice and network solutions.

MAERSK Air, the privately owned Danish airline, will begin a daily service between Manchester and Copenhagen in November. Initially, the airline will offer a daily service from Monday to Friday, leaving Copenhagen at 6.25pm and arriving in Manchester

THE Health and Safety Commission has launched a three-month campaign in a bid to reduce work-related stress. The proposals - which will ask managers and employers for their views - will gauge stress levels, identify causes and resolve difficulties. Stress

CHILDREN'S Hospice Derian House will hold its annual Gala Spectacular this weekend with birds of prey displays, penalty shoot-outs, craft fairs, and a prize balloon race.

A SPONSORED dog walk in Moses Gate Country Park, Farnworth, is being held on Sunday, July 11. It is being organised by the RSPCA and sponsorship forms are available from 205 St George's Road, Bolton. Walkers may also register from noon on the day. The

TWO pencil drawings of the Bolton area by world famous Salford artist LS Lowry have been sold at auction for more than £43,000. The first, called The Bridge, Ringley, sold for £20,315 - £8,000 more than its reserve price. And a picture called The Canal

TV bosses are looking for Bolton people who are fed up with their life and are interested in completely reinventing themselves. The BBC is looking for articulate, driven people who are ready to pack it all in and start again. Producers want to get in

BOLTON South-east MP Dr Brian Iddon is adding his name to a list of celebrities supporting Carers Week later this month. The week, which starts on June 14, draws attention to the efforts of the country's six million carers and the support available for

A CHANGE of date has been made to comedian Justin Moorhouse's first solo stand-up show at The Lowry. The show scheduled for Thursday, June 17 has been cancelled and replaced by one on Wednesday, June 16. All tickets are transferable. Phoenix Nights star

VANDALS have wrecked a school playing field by repeatedly driving a car round in circles before setting it on fire. A Toyota Corolla was driven on to playing fields at Hayward School, off Lever Edge Lane, Bolton, and left deep ruts in the field. At 10.30pm

AN Astley Bridge opticians is set to become the new home of an established Bolton pizza take-away. Little Italy, currently located on the Asda precinct in the area, will move to an address further down Blackburn Road after Bolton Council's planning committee

AN urgent appeal has gone out across Bolton to find a new ho-ho-home for Santa's sleigh. Horwich Rotary Club's Christmas sleigh has been left out in the cold and faces an uncertain future, at the mercy of the elements. The sleigh, which is used in the

A FAMILY of six from Tyldesley had a lucky escape after arsonists set fire to the contents of a shed at their home. Police and fire chiefs have launched an investigation into the blaze at the house on Essex Place, which threatened to spread to other parts

BOLTON hypnotist Peter Powers will bring his outrageous stage show to TV next month when he stars in a new programme on a satellite channel. Street Hypnosis will feature the 39-year-old hypnotising a string of volunteers who take part in a series of comical

A FOOTBALL programme which featured Harry Goslin, one of the famous Wartime Wanderers, is up for auction this week. The Wartime Wanderers got their name after captain Goslin led the entire first team into the Territorial Army recruitment office in Bradshawgate

RESIDENTS in a quiet street in Tonge Moor are flying the flag for England as the nation's football team bids for European Championship glory in Portugal. People living in Exeter Avenue have done their bit to rally support for Sven Goran Eriksson's men

A MOTHER has been warned she could face prison in the future if she fails to ensure her daughter regularly attends school. Keeley Rogers, of Knutshaw Crescent, Hunger Hill, was given a six month community rehabilitation order by Bolton Magistrates for

A BUSINESSMAN has stepped up his campaign to have a road safety island removed following an accident which injured a driver. Neil Rimmer, who runs a car sales garage, has been complaining about the location of the central refuge for pedestrians since

PLANET gazers in Bolton were up at sunrise on Tuesday to catch a sight never witnessed before by any living person. Astronomers from the Bolton Astronomical Society set up camp at The Deane School in Junction Road to witness the event -- the transit of

DAVE Spikey is a likeable performer. The Bolton comedian and writer endears himself to an audience with an act which seems spur-of-the-moment and improvised. And he rambles from one subject to another and back again in a way that is reminiscent of Ronnie

ARSONISTS have been blamed for a blaze which swept through a derelict church reducing the building to a smouldering ruin. Flames engulfed the single storey church in Slater Street, Halliwell, within minutes, at 3am on Tuesday. The fire was so intense

MEMBERS of a Conservative club are celebrating after plans to knock it down and build homes on the land were withdrawn. Now Thwaites brewery which supplies the club, has offered free drinks to members so that they can drink a toast to their succes. Great

AN hour and a half's drive into the Sahara, at nightfall, the first thing you notice is the silence. This is the sound of the greatest desert on earth, an expanse so large it's impossible to grasp the scale. And it's humbling, almost frightening, the

WANDERERS may have missed out on another of their reported transfer targets. Speculation has linked Sam Allardyce with a move for French left-back Bixente Lizarazu, but the 34-year-old defender has revealed that he wants to link up with his international

Clifton won by 16 runs Clifton M Gardner c Walsh b Halton...29 J Royle lbw b Pryle...44 D Hamilton c Halton b Southworth...55 A Griffiths c Sanderson b Southworth...39 I Morris run out...11 S Holt run out...0 A Walsh not out...0 D Garner not out...2 Extras

Westhoughton won by 116 runs Westhoughton S Parker c Banks b Holt ...19 Pilkington b Mahmood ...15 A Coates c Northrop b Holt ...11 A Gaskell c S Entwistle b Dalugoda ...4 Mayers c Watkinson b Burton ...92 R Parker c Mahmood b Burton ...53 M Atherton

ELECTION bosses in Bolton, where 5,000 postal ballot papers failed to reach voters, have revealed that from Tuesday they will no longer be able to respond to requests for ballot papers to be re-issued and sent through the post. Anyone who has not received

IT has been one of the bitterest election campaigns Bolton has seen. A police investigation into accusations of dirty tricks has been the hallmark of the campaign in the new Rumworth ward. Then last Friday night, a brick was thrown by an unknown attacker

DAVID McNiven will stay at Leigh RMI if the club can offer him the right contract. The prolific goalscorer, who scored 26 times last season and was a rare bright spot on the Railwaymen's otherwise miserable year, has been linked with moves to Conference

WE invited Bolton Evening News readers to challenge the borough's three main party leaders about the issues most important to them. Here are the questions and the party leaders' responses. IWAS angered by the closure of the Water Place. Will your party

BERNADETTE "Bennie" Rosato's twin sister returns to Philadelphia where Bennie is an attorney running a struggling practice. Bennie, in an earlier book, got her sister acquitted on a charge of murder but there is no love lost between them. Soon Bennie's

THIS year sees the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and, as expected, a wide range of new titles are going to land on the bookshelves to commemorate the wartime event that changed the course of history. "D-Day was an overwhelming

A STONE memorial dedicated to the founder of a park in Farnworth has been restored to its former glory. Officials from Bolton Council decided that the ageing Robert Barnes memorial needed a drastic revamp after years of suffering at the hands of vandals

THE memory of a young mother of six-year-old twins will live on after her family donated her body to medical science. Emma Scowcroft's legacy of life will be used to provide skin tissue and bones to help other people. Emma, aged 28, of Selkirk Road, Astley

A 77-YEAR-OLD man who was caught dealing heroin has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment. John Unsworth, of Hough Lane, Tyldesley, pleaded guilty to supplying heroin and possessing it with intent to supply. But the judge showed him mercy because

A RIVAL contractor was 'flabbergasted' by the risk-assessment documents drawn up by the company employed to demolish a chimney in which two steeplejacks were killed. Patrick Corrigan, managing director of LFE Engineering Ltd, whose firm was competing

A SURGEON was paid more than £1,000 for less than five hours overtime at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Madu Onwudike worked for four-and-three-quarter hours carrying out minor operations to get the waiting list down - and was paid £1,165. A claim form has

INSPECTOR Monroe from The Bill will be out of uniform and handyman Colin from The Brittas Empire will shed his overalls in a new production at the Octagon Theatre. Actors Colin Tarrant (Monroe) and Mike Burns (Colin) appear in The Glee Club which opens

PLANET gazers in Bolton were up at sunrise on Tuesday to catch a sight never witnessed before by any living person. Astronomers from the Bolton Astronomical Society set up camp at The Deane School in Junction Road to witness the event -- the transit of

A COFFEE morning will be held at Bolton Parish church hall, Silverwell Street, Bolton, on Saturday, June 19. The morning is in aid of the Children's Society and there will be a raffle, cake stall and white elephant stall. Tickets are £1 and it is from

MORE than 150 young musicians will be taking to the stage at the Festival Hall in Bolton on Friday for a Gala concert. It is the third annual event to be presented by Bolton, Wigan and Astley Youth Bands and is a celebration of youth brass band music

OCTAGON theatre bosses are still looking for an unusual venue for a special production of Macbeth. The Bolton-based theatre wants a local business to stage the production at the end of September. A factory, office block, warehouse or even a disused school

INSPECTOR Monroe from The Bill will be out of uniform and handyman Colin from The Brittas Empire will shed his overalls in a new production at the Octagon Theatre. Actors Colin Tarrant (Monroe) and Mike Burns (Colin) appear in The Glee Club which opens