AS the number of north west dairy farmers continues to rapidly dwindle, the National Farmers Union is warning the region's supermarkets that their days of making large profits out of milk are numbered. The region's North West Dairy Commodity Board issued
PROPERTY development and regeneration in Bolton is being hindered by red tape and a lack of knowledge from those entering the sector. That's the opinion of Mark Evans, a director at MDA, the Bolton commercial and residential property developer based on
DEANE C have undergone a remarkable transformation which has taken them from the bottom of E Section to the top in just a few months. Earlier this year, they finished at the foot of the table after a disappointing Bolton Badminton League season. Thanks
THERE was clearly more than one way to wear a tie at Westhoughton Parochial School in 1931. Mrs Margaret Warburton of Astley Road, Harwood found this picture in her late father's effects and passed it on to Looking Back. Mr Fred Hampson, who was from
National day of Austria 1760: George III became king, beginning one of the longest reigns in British history - 60 years of tremendous change, during which he went violently insane. 1803: Joseph Hansom, inventor of the Hansom Cab in 1834, was born. They
STUART Law believes that Lancashire have a chance to make a new start to recover from a "shambolic" season. The 36-year-old batsman, Lancashire's new vice-captain, is looking for promotion back to the County Championship First Division following relegation
A SCHOOLBOY frantically dipped his hand into puddles of rainwater after a firework exploded in his hand. Jordan Atherton feared he could have been maimed. His burned and painful hand "swelled up like a balloon" and he thought he might lose fingers or
CHRIS Flanagan traces the recent moves of some of Wanderers' Premiership stars, from Bobic to Ballesta via a former European Golden Boot winner from Brazil WANDERERS have become one of the Premiership's most cosmopolitan clubs in the last three years,
FARNWORTH Little Theatre has opted for one of the most enduring of English light comedies, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, which runs from November 13 to 20. The company recently revived the thriller Dial M For Murder, but decided on
A PRIMARY school has launched a money-raising drive for the children's hospice which brightened the tragic last hours of a popular local little boy. Yaaseen Mulla died two days before his fourth birthday after an 18-month battle with leukaemia. In memory
A SERVICE of remembrance will be held at a Horwich church on Sunday, November 14. The annual service starts at 10am at New Chapel United Reformed Church, then on to Lever Park for the civic service, starting at 12.15pm.
BOLTON Handball Club is seeking new players for its junior side, based at Withins School. The club has been able to expand through a grant from the East Bolton Regeneration Pathways Project. Call Dave Brookes on 01204 407407.
PLANS to build six flats on derelict land in Astley Bridge have been given the go-ahead by Bolton Council's planning committee. Councillors approved the application by DC Development and Builders Ltd for a two-storey building containing six two-bedroomed
A MAN narrowly missed getting his fingers burned when a car he had been working on burst into flames. The 25-year-old had been working on his Citroen ZX at his home in Ridyard Street, Little Hulton. When he got into it and turned on the engine, the front
RUMWORTH Sure Start centre became an art gallery for a day to exhibit work by local parents. The Celebration of Work exhibition included pottery, watercolour and glass painting, wax batik, felt making and embroidery. All the work was produced over the
BOLTON Advanced Motorists are holding a series of displaysto raise publicise the group's activities. Members will be on hand to explain the courses they run to improve motorists' driving skills. The displays will be held at Sainsbury's in Trinity Street
AGE CONCERN will be hosting an advice session on winter fire safety and prevention at its Ashburner Street Centre between 10 am and noon on Thursday, November 4. No appointment is necessary. An officer from Greater Manchester Fire Service's Target Fire
A SUNDAY run door-to-door transport service in Blackrod, Horwich, Lostock and Westhoughton has been scrapped because not enough people were using it. The service, run by Bolton Council and operated by Horwich Private Hire using taxis and minibuses, will
PLANS to build 32 apartments on a former primary school have been put on hold by Horwich councillors. The application, by Kingsfold Developments Ltd, to demolish the former Chorley New Road Infants School building and replace it with 32 two-bedroom apartments
Christine Charnock, a teacher at Turton and Edgworth CE and Methodist Primary School beat thousands of other nominees, to be awarded a regional lifetime achievement award in the Teaching Awards 2004. The regional award meant she went on to the shortlist
A BOLTON butcher is bidding to win the prize for making the best bangers in Britain. Frasers, based in Rishton Lane, is one of just five contestants gearing up to tickle judges' tastebuds with some of the most delicious sausages in the country.s. The
BOLTON soap star Amy Nuttall entertained guests at a charity ball with a number of well-known songs from musicals and opera. The Emmerdale star took to the stage at Manchester's Red Cross Charity Ball to help raise money for two emergency response vehicles
A MAN jailed for molesting a disabled teenager has failed in an Appeal court bid to cut his sentence. Terence Minshull, aged 53, of Chapelfield, Radcliffe, was jailed for five years at Warrington Crown Court in September after pleaded guilty to assault
SOAP-star Andrew Whyment donned his glad-rags to belt out songs from a hit musical in aid of Children in Need. The Bolton actor, who plays bumbling Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street, will appear as the cheeky Artful Dodger in a TV remake of the Charles
A COUPLE who travelled from Devon to Bolton to visit their son were attacked by carjackers after a night out in the town. The father and son fought off the masked men but were left with head injuries. The incident happened after the couple and their 18
MEMENTOS from the career of Bolton Wanderers legend Eddie Hopkinson have been sold at auction for almost £20,000. Goalkeeper Eddie's collection, including his 1958 FA Cup winner's medal and a number of his England caps, were sold at Bonhams in London.
Section C: Sharples B 7 Deane A 11; Park B 2 Hawkshaw C 16; Westhoughton B 6 Farnworth B 12; Deane B 13 Sharples C 5. Section D: Park C 0 Metros C 18; Smithills B 3 Westhoughton C 15; Farnworth C 14 Westhoughton D 4; Farnworth C 11 Moorside A 7; Hawkshaw
Atherton Colls 4 Abbey Hey 2: NICKY Fisher's first hat-trick for Atherton Collieries helped them to their first win in seven NW Counties League First Division matches. The striker was in inspired form as Colls picked up a much-needed win against fellow
SHAKERS midfielder Terry Dunfield has turned down a chance to join Nationwide Conference giants, Carlisle United. The Cumbrian side, looking to bounce back into the Football League at the first time of asking after relegation last season, were keen to
I BELIEVE it was Winston Churchill who said democracy was a bad type of government, but all the others were much worse. With this in mind, I'd like to examine a democratic decision made in Parliament last year - the one which decided we should send our
WAITING times in the Royal Bolton Hospital's accident and emergency department have been slashed - despite a 15 per cent increase in the number of patients. Staff at the hospital have turned the department from one of the worst in the country to one of
RESIDENTS in Adlington are preparing to turn out in force to object to a second proposed landfill site being created in the village. For months, rumours have been circulating that a planning application could be submitted for sand extraction to take place
THE man responsible for introducing hard-hitting health warnings on cigarette packets across Europe has thrown his weight behind the Bolton Evening News's Stub It Out campaign. North-west Euro-MP Chris Davies, whose father died of lung cancer, is supporting
A PRIMARY school has launched a money-raising drive for the children's hospice which brightened the tragic last hours of a popular local little boy. Yaaseen Mulla died two days before his fourth birthday after an 18-month battle with leukaemia. In memory
A FAMILY doctor has been found guilty of serious professional misconduct - for the second time. Dr Usha Kumari Naqvi, who has surgeries in Deane Road and St Helens Road, was found to have acted in an unprofessional, insensitive and inappropriate manner
HAYDOCK Park's Tommy Whittle Suite is the venue on Monday for the North-west Racing Club's NH Season preview night with leading jumps annual author John Morris (Jumping Prospects) heading the list of guests on the panel. Start time is 7.45pm and entry
Eagley 2 Freckleton 1: SECOND-HALF goals from Carl Grimshaw and Neil Matthews saw Eagley to victory in the West Lancashire Premier Division. Both teams played great passing football, with Freckleton edging the first half. Eagley keeper Mark Warren made
Premier Division MASONS ARMS ...1 HULTON LANE A ...7 Lerigo Cunniff 3, Cover 2, Price, Moss FARNWORTH SOCIAL ...4 SPREAD EAGLE ...4 Dobson, Hodgson 2, Kay WHITE HORSE ...3 CHIURCH HOTEL ...4 Brown 2, Neary 2 P W D L F A GD Pt Hulton Lane A... 7 6 0 1
Lancashire FA Interserve Shield Third Round DATEN...1 CROOKLANDS...3 Edwards, Park, Atkinson WHINNEY HILL...2 MILLOM...0 Grimshaw, Clarkson BLACKROD TOWN...8 BACUP CC...1 Cardwell 2, Sutch 2, Morris 2, Sinn, Nickson Premier Division EAGLEY...2 FRECKLETON
THE celebrated Bolton Choral Union is presenting An Evening With Handel, Purcell and Vivaldi at the Victoria Hall, Bolton, on Saturday, November 13, at 7.30pm. It is an evening of "lollypops" - popular pieces that everyone will recognise, including Zadok
THE Sunday Recitals are returning to Bolton School. These extremely popular concerts begin on Sunday, November 7, with Vanessa Nuttall and Jacqueline Tinniswood. The well-known soprano and accompanist will perform a recital of classics and favourites
TRAVELLING salesman turned comedian Justin Moorhouse will be in Bolton next month with his Local Knowledge tour - but don't test him. "When I worked in sales, I'd be travelling all over the north west and picking up bits of information about the places
LEIGH LEGION...3 ATHERTON LIBS...1 France, Smith, Hardman Round P W L D F A Pt AFC Tyldesley TKs... 7 6 1 0 31 8 18 Aspull... 7 4 0 3 17 8 15 Asda Golborne... 6 4 0 2 24 7 14 Atherton S&SC... 5 4 0 1 20 8 13 Atherton Colls Res... 6 3 2 1 16 12 10
Blackrod Town 8 Bacup CC 1: BLACKROD Town coasted into the last 16 of of the Lancashire Amateur Shield without six first-team players. With half-a-dozen reserves drafted in, Blackrod were a goal down after just five minutes of Saturday's third-round tie
GOLBORNE Cricket Club are looking for new players to improve their teams for 2005. The club would like any interested players to contact chairman Denis Ormshaw on 07970 678 562 or first-team captain Dale Tyrer on 0773 222 9381. Players who have a coaching
PLANS to install three CCTV cameras around a Horwich school have been given the go-ahead by councillors. The lamp post-style columns will be erected around the grounds of St Catherine's CE School, Greenstone Avenue, as a security measure. Headteacher
AN off-duty police officer has been praised for his bravery after preventing an armed robbery in Salford. The officer confronted a gang who had run into a post office in Oldfield Road, Islington, at 3.40pm on Friday. He confronted the machete wielding
RELATIVES of a 73-year-old man who was found dead at his home in Chorlton are being sought. Thomas Goddard died at the address in Gresford Close, on Monday and there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. Efforts are now being made to
PLANS to install three CCTV cameras around a Horwich school have been given the go-ahead by councillors. The lamp post-style columns will be erected around the grounds of St Catherine's CE School, Greenstone Avenue, as a security measure. Headteacher
A SENIOR Bolton council officer is continuing his fight to build houses on his land. Alan Fisher, Head of Commericial Services, applied to build three two-storey houses at Daysprings in Shady Lane, Bromley Cross, but it was refused. Now he has put in
BURY FC's Football in the Community scheme is beginning two floodlit soccer coaching courses. Course Five, dubbed "Monday Night Football Fever" is open to 5 to 11 year olds and begins on Monday, November 1. Course Six, "Thursday Night Football Focus,"
TRAVELLERS have moved off an industrial estate and left a rubbish dump in their wake, nearby residents say. Town Hall bosses won a court order to eject around 10 caravans from the Lyon Road Industrial Estate in Kearsley. Now nearby residents say the travellers
MEMENTOS from the career of Bolton Wanderers legend Eddie Hopkinson have been sold at auction for almost £20,000. Goalkeeper Eddie's collection, including his 1958 FA Cup winner's medal and a number of his England caps, were sold at Bonhams in London.
POLICE have vowed to step up their patrols around Farnworth Park to stop yobs causing havoc. Officers will target the park on a nightly basis to drive out vandals who are leaving behind a trail of destruction. Benches are frequently broken and fires are
SINGER Tony Christie - whose career has been boosted thanks to comic Peter Kay - will perform on Bolton Town Hall steps during the Bolton Christmas lights switch-on. The singer will appear in Victoria Square on November 25 where he will sing his 1970s
A ROW has broken out between Turton High School and council bosses over a school bus that has to be shared by two different groups of pupils. Headteacher Frank Vigon is furious that Blackburn with Darwen Council no longer provides a bus exclusively for
THE world's biggest observation wheel opens to the public in Manchester on Tuesday evening. The 42-carriage wheel, similar to the London Eye, has been built in Exchange Square for tourists and shoppers in the run-up to Christmas. Twenty-four lorries helped
SOAP-star Andrew Whyment donned his glad-rags to belt out songs from a hit musical in aid of Children in Need. The Bolton actor, who plays bumbling Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street, will appear as the cheeky Artful Dodger in a TV remake of the Charles
Pioneer Sunday League: HULTON Lane stormed to the top of the Premier Division with a 7-1 win at the Masons Arms. A Cunniff hat-trick, added to two goals from Cover and further strikes from Moss and Price, ensured a comfortable victory. Lerigo hit Masons
Air Miles Manchester League: BREIGHTMET United boosted their hopes of Premier Division survival with a win over early-season relegation rivals Royton Town. United's 3-2 victory dragged Royton - last season's champions - deep into the scrap at the foot
BOLTON Under-15s must try again to reach the third round of the NUT English Schools Trophy after their tie with Pendle was called off again due to rain. Bury Under-15s enjoyed a thrilling 4-4 draw against Trafford in a challenge match at the Derby School
Lancashire Amateur Cup Slyne with Hest 3 Atherton Town 4 aet. Manchester Challenge Trophy Irlam MS 3 AFC Blackley 1; Salford Beechfield 4 Wythenshawe Town 2 aet. Premier Division Breightmet United 3 Royton Town 2; Dukinfield Town 3 Old Alts 1; Leigh Athletic
Premier Division - Old Mancunians 5 Bolton Lads Club 0; Rossendale Amateurs 7 Bury GSOB 0. P W D L F A P Prairie United... 6 5 1 0 15 3 16 Rossendale Amateurs... 7 4 1 2 24 10 13 Rochdale St Clements... 6 4 1 1 15 8 13 Radcliffe Town... 6 3 2 1 13 7 11
BOLTON Lads Club and Bury GSOB both had a weekend to forget in the Lancashire Amateur League. Bury were walloped 7-0 by Rossendale Amateurs, while the Lads Club lost 5-0 to Old Mancunians. Hindley Juniors missed the chance to go second in Division One
BSF Over-35s League: DOBBIES A kept their cool to beat Elton Vale on penalties in the preliminary round of the Division One Cup. The two teams drew 2-2 after extra time, having been locked at 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes, before Dobbies won the penalty
NOMINATIONS for Groundwork Bury's annual awards close at the end of the month. Groundwork Bury aims to recognise the success and achievements carried out throughout the borough in the community, schools and businesses. Categories include school environment
BUSINESSES in Bolton are relying on their accountants to provide a lot more than just business advice, according to a recent survey by independent Chartered accountants Jackson Stephen. The survey revealed that marital advice and moving house topped the
I AM incensed at Gary Titley's letter UKIP is a poor excuse for a party. How pathetic can you get? I can safely say that the majority of the public do not want further integration with Europe and the Euro. I heard recently that Brussels would even meddle
IT is said that during the holy month of Ramadam, the gates of paradise are opened. Yet the US/UK occupation has opened the gates of hell for the people of Iraq. The US is now threatening to unleash even more horrors with a wholesale assault on the town
BLACK history month - a national event - has been held in October for many years now. Our pictures look back to successful sports teams organised by the West Indian community in Bolton. One of the organisations celebrating Black History Month is the Respect
THE fate of two young sailors will be remembered, 60 years after their warship was torpedoed off the coast of Norway. With Remembrance Day approaching Peter Wilkie, chairman of Atherton The Royal Naval Association, believes it is time to remember the
From the Evening News, October 26, 1904: ANOTHER evidence of the progressive spirit which characterises the Wesleyan Methodist body was forthcoming this afternoon. In the presence of a numerous company, the opening ceremony was performed in connection
THE soap wedding of the year brought a riot of ethnic colour to our TV screens - and it's all down to the skills of a Bolton specialist. The Indian authenticity of Coronation Street's Dev Alahan and Sunita Parek's wedding day spectacular has been checked
FIREFIGHTERS spent more than three hours dealing with a blaze at a house in Leigh early on Tuesday. Fire crews were called to the terraced property on Briar Grove at 3.30am after reports from neighbours who had seen the downstairs of the house on fire
A COUPLE had a lucky escape when their car burst into flames, seconds after they got out. The pair, from Walkden, had been driving along Worsley Road, Farnworth, at 2pm on Monday when the engine of their Peugeot 206 started smoking. They pulled over into
HINDUS in Bolton have been joining others from across the world to celebrate the nine-day festival of Navratri. Throughout the festival people like those pictured left, attended the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Temple in Thomas Holden Street to pay homage to
PETER Kay has been nominated for a North West Comedy Award. The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday, October 28, at One Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester. The awards, run by Smooth FM radio, are intended to highlight comedy talent, both
BOLTON's Olympic silver medallist boxer Amir Khan, 17, will present the best newcomer gong at the National Television Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Tuesday night. Fourteen awards will be presented and the programme will be on ITV1 at 8pm
JUSSI Jaaskelainen is ready to pledge his long-term future to Bolton Wanderers with a promise that he still has more to offer. The Reebok keeper -- the longest serving member of Sam Allardyce's squad -- has been repeatedly linked with Middlesbrough and
THE weekend rain did not do Radcliffe Borough any favours, as manager Kevin Glendon prepares his players for their FA Cup clash at Hereford this coming Saturday. Informed at 11.30am on Saturday that the game was being postponed due to a waterlogged pitch
MORE than half of Bolton residents do not know that it is now illegal to carry an imitation firearm in a public place, according to a new survey. The police study found a staggering 70 per cent of incidents involving firearms that are reported to Greater
Premier Division TONGE UNITED ...4 BRADFORD ARMS ...2 JOLLY WAGGONER ...2 BOWLING GREEN ...5 Peachey, Warrington Owen 2, Holden, Liversdege 2 Division One FARNWORTH CANARY ...7 GREENFIELD ...0 PIED PIPER ...2 PRINCE RUPERT ...1 Porter snr, Smale DARCY
BACK for another tour, the band that nobody thought would last are surely the true mainstayers of the Manchester scene. The Charlatans have proved that, beyond all doubt, they are a band that knows how to write memorable songs, know how to play them and
