BOLTON'S MPs have expressed their disappointment over the announcement that 475 jobs are to be axed at the Littlewoods and Shop Direct Group. Reacting to the shock news that 430 jobs would go at the company's Returns Centre at Croal Mill, and another
ETHNIC minority business leaders met with the mayor of Bolton and local schoolchildren in a tribute to their hard work during the Annual Multicultural Business Dinner. Bolton's award-winning Ethnic Minorities Business Service (EMBS) and staff and children
PEOPLE in the North-west providing care for someone could be missing out on up to £44.35 a week Carer's Allowance. That is the message from Minister for Disabled People Maria Eagle during the current Carers Week. There are already 61,300 people in the
NOW that the hospital staff have had their say about the continuing financial crisis at The Royal Bolton Hospital and fiddled target figures, it is time to hear the patients' points of view. It is only those who have been regular in and out patients and
FRED Norris doesn't envy the task Leigh's long distance athletics star Peter Riley has set himself to win an Olympic place. He's been there, done that, got the t-shirt. But then Tyldesley's greatest ever athlete is glad he is not running today with the
SATURDAY Warburton's Bolton League: Astley Bridge v Walkden; Egerton v Farnworth; Farnworth SC v Horwich; Greenmount v Heaton; Kearsley v Bradshaw; Tonge v Little Lever; Westhoughton v Eagley. Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Astley & Tyldesley
A LEADING Chorley councillor has accused church bosses of doing irreparable damage to their reputation after they sold off land on which villagers had hoped to build a new community centre. Councillor Alan Whittaker said St Mary's Parochial Church Council
A HEADTEACHER who has transformed a Chorley high school over he past two decades has been honoured at a prestigious awards ceremony. Tony Charnock, head at Holy Cross RC High, was presented with the Award for Lifetime Achievement in a Secondary School
A DISABLED man has been left stranded at his Chorley home after mindless yobs stole his mobility scooter and smashed it up. Ex-miner John Young has barely been out since his precious scooter was snatched. Now he is confined to his first-floor flat and
A CHILDREN'S charity worker, a man behind a national litter campaign, a victim support worker and a Chorley Hospital boss are among those recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. An OBE was awarded to Keep Britain Tidy Campaign's Alan Woods, from
Adlington and Anderton Elected: Michael Davies (Lab) 1226 Paul J Barron (Con) 1105 Philip W Pilling (Ldem) 469 Brindle and Hoghton Elected: David Dickinson (Con) 521 Graham S Dixon (Ind) 91 Michael S Graham (Lab) 122 William R Mellor (Ldem) 69 Stephen
BOLTON parents will face fines of up to £100 if they take children on unauthorised holidays during school term times from September. And, if offending parents cannot pay or will not pay, the fine will double. And if that is not paid, then they will be
FOR the second Saturday running Chorley were forced to settle for a winning draw from their first ever visit to Barrow. Considering the start they got they would probably be ultimately happy enough with the outcome. Having chosen to bat, Chorley's innings
POLICE are investigating two arson attacks in which cars were set on fire just streets apart in Walkden early on Friday. Firefighters were called to Cecil Street at 2am after a white Suzuki Vitara vehicle was set alight, and the four hours later they
PRIMARY pupils from Westleigh Methodist and Leigh Central schools are in the last four of a newspaper writing competition. The "Hold the Front Page"project is an innovative information computer technology (ICT) competition being organised by Wigan Education
A TEENAGER who admitted allowing himself to be driven in a stolen car and using a vehicle without insurance was made the subject of a two day a week curfew for two months by Bury magistrates. The bench heard that Robert Clarkson, aged 18, of Elm Avenue
LABOUR councillor Barry Briggs will be installed as the new Mayor of Bury at a town hall ceremony next Wednesday Cllr Briggs, who successfully defended his Radcliffe North seat in last week's elections, takes over the civic chains of office from Wilf
POLICE are warning of traffic congestion for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at the City of Manchester stadium on Friday night. The event is due to start at 4pm and finish at 10.45pm, with about 60,000 people expected to attend. Traffic is expected
HOME-Start, the Bolton organisation which offers support to families with young children, has thanked its volunteers. At a Pizza Express lunch, more than 20 volunteers who have given their time to help struggling families were formally thanked by senior
BOLTON'S MPs have expressed their disappointment over the announcement that 475 jobs are to be axed at the Littlewoods and Shop Direct Group. Reacting to the shock news that 430 jobs would go at the company's Returns Centre at Croal Mill, and another
POLICE are warning of traffic congestion for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at the City of Manchester stadium on Friday night. The event is due to start at 4pm and finish at 10.45pm, with about 60,000 people expected to attend. Traffic is expected
WANDERERS' Greek midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos has a calf injury and will miss the game on Sunday which will confirm his country are through to the Euro 2004 quarter-finals. The 29-year-old enjoyed a hugely-successful season last season and carried
CHORLEY folk can now go back to their roots with the help of the borough's family history resource centre which opened at the weekend. The project is a partnership between the council-run Astley Hall Museum and the local branch of the Lancashire Family
WANDERERS' Greek midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos has a calf injury and will miss the game on Sunday which will confirm his country are through to the Euro 2004 quarter-finals. The 29-year-old enjoyed a hugely-successful season last season and carried
FRED Norris doesn't envy the task Leigh's long distance athletics star Peter Riley has set himself to win an Olympic place. He's been there, done that, got the t-shirt. But then Tyldesley's greatest ever athlete is glad he is not running today with the
WAR veteran Neville Foote returned last week from an emotive trip to Normandy for the 60th anniversary of D-Day landings. Here we tell the Tottington soldier's story . . . LANCE Bombardier Neville Foote has the unique distinction of being one of the first
WHAT's On - and Where . . . 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
WHAT's On - and Where . . . 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
WHAT's On - and Where . . . 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
SATURDAY Tetley's Super League: Wigan v Leeds 6pm. TOMORROW Tetley's Super League: London v Hull 3pm, Castleford v Warrington 3.30pm, Wakefield v Salford 3.30pm, Bradford v Huddersfield 6pm. National League One (all 3pm): Doncaster v Keighley, Hull K
CHORLEY Borough Council are a waste of space in my eyes. I have contacted them at least six times and have been ignored. Nothing has been done for my problem which is the two dropped kerbs at Clayton Brook village centre shops. Ignorant people, shop-owners
CELEBRATIONS replaced the anguish felt by thousands of football fans on Sunday as supporters in Bolton roared England on to victory last night. A patriotic and good-spirited crowd packed into The Varsity in Churchgate to cheer the team closer to the second
A TEENAGER who suffered from the mildest of peanut allergies died after suffering a reaction to a takeaway curry. Phillip Heywood died from a reaction to the tikka masala curry despite having eaten the same dish previously. And now his grieving parents
TOP local amateur golfer Danny Belch has won his first major trophy. Danny, 22, of Bold Street, Leigh, won the Tillman Trophy from a strong field at Burnham & Berrow GC near Weston-super-Mare. He had first day rounds of 68 and 69 and backed it up
A NEW programme has been launched to change the way Greater Manchester Police deals with diversity in race, sexuality, disability and gender. The 'Respect Programme' extends the work of Operation Catalyst, GMP's response to the 1999 report into the death
DETECTIVES investigating the discovery of a man found dead in Coniston Water have confirmed his identity. Andrew Frank Cooper, aged 58, from George Barton Street, Tonge Moor, was found in the Pier Head area close to where the Gondola docks to collect
THE leader of the Liberal Democrats has issued a plea to the other two party leaders to help her run Bolton Council. Cllr Barbara Ronson, whose group is the largest but does not have overall control, called on Labour and the Conservatives not to go into
FINANCIAL wizards at a Horwich school have won a nationwide stockbroking competition by turning £750 into almost £2,000. Nine students from Year 12 at Rivington and Blackrod High School were given real cash to invest in the stockmarket and they won by
CELEBRATIONS replaced the anguish felt by thousands of football fans on Sunday as supporters in Bolton roared England on to victory on Thursday night. A patriotic and good-spirited crowd packed into The Varsity in Churchgate to cheer the team closer to
ALMOST 85,000 Wigan borough residents voted in the Euro elections -- a 36.25% turnout. otes cast in Wigan were: British National Party 7608, Conservatives 13449, English Democrats Party 1705, Green Party 4214, Liberal Democrats 8138, Liberal Party 3338
CHESHIRE Building Society has appointed Robert Mee as a non-executive director and Noelle Brelsford as head of eChannels, a new executive post. Both appointments have been made ahead of the society's expansion into Manchester later in the summer.
THE first chief executive of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has been named as Myra Kinghorn, currently a non-executive director of the Serious Fraud Office. She will start the new role in September, subject to Parliamentary approval. The PPF was announced
SMALL businesses in the North-west are focusing on growth and employment at the expense of the environment, according to a new survey. Nearly three-quarters of businesses questioned in a survey by Sustainability Northwest said they didn't feel their business
SIR Ian McKellen is to feature in special documentary after a film crew spent a year following his life. The South Bank Show recorded 12 months of the former Bolton School boy's life at work, on the road and at home. The 75-minute programme, to be broadcast
A GROUNDBREAKING health scheme has proved so successful at reducing cancelled hospital operations, it will be extended across the country. Staff at NHS Direct Bolton telephone patients to carry out a pre-admission assessment before operations at the Royal
THE banning of English flags from company vehicles and shop windows is a joke. What is the point of this country having a flag if we are not allowed to fly it? I have a Jamaican family next door who have flags in their windows and stickers on their cars
THE photograph of the lake, near the bungalow site in Rivington, which you published in the Letters page of Tuesday's edition, is not in fact in Lever Park. The Bungalow, with its lakes and terraced gardens, was the private home of Lord Leverhulme and
I WAS reminded of the saying "There are lies, damn lies and statistics" as I read the letter from Jolyon Coombs, (Bolton Evening News, May 24), in which he claims that, in abolishing the link between pensions and earnings in a period of high inflation
UNITED Utilities bosses say it is not their fault that Brinscall Festival has been cancelled. The festival was set for June 19, but show bosses pulled the plug after learning work was about to begin on a £1.4million sewer improvement system to prevent
A SPECTACULAR line-up of more than 100 events for young and old looks set to make this year's Chorley Midsummer Festival the biggest and best yet. Cinema, drama, street theatre, sport and music all form part of the programme which is supported by Chorley
A SPECIAL anti-bullying conference was held in Chorley this week. Head teachers, staff, pupils, local education authorities and voluntary organisations have been urged to get to grips with the problem following the launch of a national campaign. The venue
CONSERVATIVES in Chorley closed the gap on their Labour rivals to just one seat in the borough elections. At the tense town hall count, the Tories gained two seats, one from Labour and one from the Liberal Democrats. Conservative Alan Cullens ousted Liberal
A NEW housing estate could spring up on the site of a demolished mill. Chorley Borough Council's planning department has received an application for permission to build 159 homes at the former Talbot Mill, off Bagganley Lane. The council refused permission
A CHEF who ran amok at the Last Drop Hotel, killing a barman, has been jailed for seven years. Philippino-born Roberto Abo armed himself with a number of knives before his rampage which left his friend dead and other staff and guests terrified, a court
SAJID Mahmood is the latest Bolton cricketer to receive an England call-up. Here he tells MIKE WHALLEY of his delight -- and surprise -- at his selection for the one-day series against New Zealand and West Indies. WHEN Sajid Mahmood checked his mobile
A HISTORY of Bolton will be created at a residential and nursing home. Mill View, on Bridgeman Street, Bolton, is one of 33 care homes across the UK taking part in the "Living History" project which involves the production of a reminiscence feature in
FINANCIAL wizards at a Horwich school have won a nationwide stockbroking competition by turning £750 into almost £2,000. Nine students from Year 12 at Rivington and Blackrod High School were given real cash to invest in the stockmarket and they won by
SHOOT wrestler Dave Dillon is preparing to head off to the USA for a middleweight elimination contest so he can challenge for the world title. Shoot wrestling, which is extremely popular in America, is a blend of judo, jujitsu, full-submission wrestling
CHORLEY manager John Hughes has brought in new backroom staff in preparation for the new season. He has brought in another former Chorley player, Mickey Graham, as assistant manager. Graham has managed Rossendale United and Bacup Borough in the North
DOMINIC Raby was first home for Chorley Harriers in the Paddy's Pole Fell Race near Chipping. The tough 4.5-mile race with 1100m of climb did not deter Raby who finished with Malc Christie close on his heels. Anna Maria Crabtree tackled this race for
LYNX coach Mark Lee praised his players after a narrow defeat at the hands of Barrow on Sunday. Chorley were just moments away from victory when the home side scored the winning points with two minutes to go. Lee said: "It was a very good match and with
A MUSICAL comedy, called The Musical!, co-written by Bolton man Chris Parr is at the Altrincham Garrick Playhouse on Sunday starting at 7.30pm.Tickets at £5 are available from: 0161 928 1677.
THE North-west Regional Development Agency has launched a brand new source of funding to boost independent film and television production throughout the North-west. The Regional Attraction Fund will be used to attract independent film and television makers
DETECTIVES investigating a murder conspiracy raided homes in Bolton and Bury. The raids followed the arrest of two Merseyside men who are still helping police with their inquiries. Homes in Blackley, Middleton, Clayton and Northern Ireland were also raided
TRUCK-driver James Crossley is appealing for sponsorship for his fundraising climb of Mount Kenya next month. The 51 year-old from Astley Bridge, who was featured in Wednesday's Bolton Evening News, will scale the 5,000m mountain over a period of five
A MAN was found hanged hours after his girlfriend had been discovered dead in a car in Leigh, detectives revealed on Friday. Police officers discovered the man at the home the couple shared in Warwick Street, Leigh. His 22-year-old girlfriend was found
Local planing applications FARNWORTH/KEARSLEY LITTLE LEVER 68107/04 -- J Davies, 25 Affleck Avenue, Stoneclough. Erection of a conservatory at rear. 68064/04 -- Mr & Mrs G Davey, 35 Rydal Road, Little Lever. Installation of dormer windows in rear
THE Guide Dogs for the Blind Association is thanking people in Bolton who have donated old mobile phones, after its fundraising appeal reached £100,000. Nearly 30,000 mobile phones have been donated to the charity since the launch of its Mobiles for Mobility
A HISTORY of Bolton will be created at a residential and nursing home. Mill View, on Bridgeman Street, Bolton, is one of 33 care homes across the UK taking part in the "Living History" project which involves the production of a reminiscence feature in
STUDENTS at a Bolton performing arts school will be among the first in the country to take new nationally recognised theatre studies exams. Talented performers at The Fame Factory on Newport Street will take the Independent Dance Teachers Association
DETECTIVES want to speak to aman in connection with an assault which left an elderly man with a badly bruised face. The 68-year-old man was walking along Chadwick Street, The Haulgh, with his son when the attack happened. The pair were approached by a
YOUNG musicians thrilled a packed Victoria Hall at the fourth night of the annual Festival of Music. The 36th annual festival is being staged by the Bolton Metropolitan Borough Schools Music Association and is sponsored by the Bolton Evening News. The
A CAMPAIGN to stop Government plans to force teachers and public sector employees to work longer for full pension rights was launched in Bolton this week. Bolton branches of Unison, the National Union of Teachers, and pensioners met at Bolton Town Hall
THE mystery of what happened to the Nazi gold could be on the brink of being solved by a Chorley dowser. Jim Longton, from Euxton, believes his trusty dowsing rods have already pointed him in the right direction and now all he has to do is travel to Hitler's
ENGLAND are odds on to face Greece in the quarter-finals. So, Bolton fans, would you be happy to see Paul Scholes outplay Stelios Giannakopoulos or does a part of you want to see Wanderers' only Euro 2004 competitor prove how good he is against England
BLACKSHAW Primary School has been given the seal of approval by education watchdogs. Inspectors from the Office for Standards in Education have found that the school, in Bideford Drive, Breightmet, provides an acceptable quality of education. Overall
I WOULD just like to support Sam Wooding's letter regarding the police and their inability to respond to the public's demands for law and order. I have recently experienced the same problem. Two weeks ago youths were riding around Scawfell Road and Moor
WHILE waiting to conclude new deals with Matty Barrass and Colin Woodthorpe, as well as chasing new and exisiting targets, Bury boss Graham Barrow has had time to reflect on how he will approach the new 'League Two' season writes Peter Collins Known to
I AM writing to you today because I feel infuriated that dogs and their walkers are once again the target of letters to your newspaper. Since when did humans have exclusive rights to walk the pavements, in the parks or open spaces, etc.? Just think for
A FARNWORTH spiritualist church, will be fully reopened this weekend after a £25,000 modernisation programme. The Christian Spiritualist Church, in Darley Street, will celebrate the end building work by hosting a demonstration this weekend by psychic
FORMER nurse Anne Kaneen looked after thousands of patients throughout her career. But recently she found the tables turned when she spent three months in hospital after suffering a serious respiratory illness. The former Bolton Woman of the Year was
A PLAN to introduce night-time marshals on Nelson Square this weekend could spell trouble for the town centre, it has been claimed. Charles Oakes, executive chairman of the Bolton Hackney Association, says the presence of wardens could antagonise troublemakers
THREE factory bosses have been fined a total of £17,000 for breaches of health and safety rules that led to the deaths of two steeplejacks in a chimney fireball. Ian Billington, aged 39, of Conisber Close, Dunscar; Colin Stevens, aged 57, of Lostock,
A DRIVER died after he lost control of his Mercedes van on the M60 early on Friday. Police are appealing for witnesses after the crash in which the van ended up on its side at 1.30am. The man was driving along the southbound carriageway of the M60, near
YOUNG musicians thrilled a packed Victoria Hall at the fourth night of the annual Festival of Music. The 36th annual festival is being staged by the Bolton Metropolitan Borough Schools Music Association and is sponsored by the Bolton Evening News. The
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
