The government has developed a "knee-jerk" culture of introducing new regulations to tackle problems, an official advisory group complained on Wednesday (16). Ministers were urged to slash the administrative costs imposed on business and follow the lead
Don't Dress for Dinner, Tyldesley Little Theatre'Until Saturday:To the outside world, Bernard and Jacqueline seem like the perfect, loved-up couple: devoted to each other and living an idyllic life in their ultra-modern Paris flat. But, as in many "perfect
IN many homes, the balance of domestic power lies in the hands of the person who has the TV remote control. Possession is everything. Favourite programmes hang on a whim. But what do you call this vital piece of equipment in your house? Colleagues refer
LITTLE Hulton born actor Christopher Eccleston was always going to be a good Dr Who. The Time Lord's latest reincarnation has former pop songstress Billie Piper as his pretty companion, Rose. And, as a preview of the first episode apparently reveals,
IT came as no surprise to me regarding Glenn Doherty recovering from MRSA. My sister is in the Royal Bolton Hospital and is also fighting the MRSA bug, which she caught after major surgery. Also two other patients are suffering with the same bug. When
RE the letter regarding Kearsley vandalism. Calder Drive estate has suffered the same: every green 'cable box has been sprayed, garage doors sprayed, at least one van, the Unity Brook/Spread Eagle/Caspian Pizza/Spindle Point nursery school exteriors sprayed
DEMOCRACY. Forget it! Last week on the front page of the Bolton Evening News, I read Market Hall Go Ahead. The surprise really annoyed me, taking the track record of the planning committee. I personally have always been on the side of the underdog but
DERISORY comments from the Conservatives about a Lib-Lab pact over the delivery of the town's Budget can only sadly reinforce the "yah-hoo" of politics and they are not correct. Since last June's elections Labour has taken the consistent stance of constructive
DID you, or a member of your family, win a medal in the 1949 Scott Cup? A lady has contacted this office to say that her daughter found the medal in Bolton in the 1970s and meant to try to trace the original owner. As with many good intentions the search
1872: The first English FA Cup Final took place. Wanderers, a team formed by university and ex-public school players, beat the Royal Engineers 1-0 at The Oval in London. 1947: Almost 600,000 acres of farming land were submerged by floodwater on the Fens
CAN you recall a gentler time when we didn't lock our doors every time we so much as moved out of the house? When politeness was the rule and you actually knew your neighbours well as opposed to spotting them in Asda where they look vaguely familiar?
IT'S a bit depressing to learn that Wayne Rooney's spendaholic girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin is to grace the pages of fashion bible Vogue. A bit like opening a cordon bleu cookery book and finding a recipe for Burgers and Fries.
RUBBISH in a wheelie bin was deliberately set alight on Roscow Avenue, Breightmet, Bolton, at 2.30am.
A 14-YEAR-OLD girl has died, a day after she suffered serious head injuries in a road accident. Carmen Mather, of Derwent Street, Astley, was hit by a Land Rover in Astley Street, Astley, at 8.15am on Monday morning. She was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital
SATURDAY morning football was put on hold when a group of boys got cracking with the coffee cups to raise cash for charity. The boys from the 78th Christ Church Walmsley Beavers, spent the morning making coffee and organising a raffle, tombola and games
HAIRDRESSING and beauty therapy students at Bolton Community College showed off their skills at a competition in the Excel Centre. The teenagers took part in themed contests in which their skills were put under scrutiny by lecturers and staff from the
AN attempt was taking place on Wednesday to create the world's largest toast mosaic. More than 7,000 slices of bread and two vats of strawberry jam were being used as part of the record attempt in Chester. The aim is to break the record held by Maurice
MUSIC lovers were serenaded with an evening of melodic delights on the third night of ensembles organised by Bolton Music Service. More than 1,000 young people will be taking part in the event, which ends on Thursday night, to promote Bolton's musical
THE Beckhams take over entire theme parks for their boys' birthday bashes - but Bolton parents can now hire the Reebok for their little ones. Soccer mad youngsters can have the ultimate birthday treat to make their friends green with envy. As well as
GREAT Britain ice hockey coach Chris McSorley has resigned to concentrate on his duties with Swiss outfit Geneva Servette. The Canadian, who will be 41 later this month, has held the post since 2001 but has decided to step down ahead of the World Championships
ASTLEY & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club lost 98-79 to Midlands rivals Sandwell in the opening match of the Midlands/North League Division 1 at Gin Pit on Sunday. A & T did not enjoy the best of fortune, with Remi Burchardt shedding a chain when
RESULTS and tables Hanson 201 Howarth Roofcraft 138; Adlington 144 AJs 123; FSCCC B 89 Bolton Motor Bodies 91 (I); Victoria 120 Capital 198. P W D L Pt Adlington 20 17 1 2 35 Capital 21 17 1 3 35 Hanson 21 17 1 3 35 Siddons 21 16 1 4 33 AJs 20 12 2 6
Bolton RUFC are celebrating after they scooped the coveted Club of the Year accolade at the Bolton Sports and Physical Activity Awards. The club were honoured at the Reebok Stadium for their continued growth and diversity in providing rugby and other
BOLTON Mets Under-13s' brave efforts could only limit Crosfields to a 40-10 victory. Bolton started slowly and struggled to find their feet as Crosfields raced into an 18-0 lead. Mets fought back but were unable to convert the pressure into points and
WHAT was it like to play in the 50s and 60s at Victory Park, Chorley? Were those old leather balls as easy to control as today's spherical bits of plastic? What is the secret to scoring 50 or more goals per season? On Tuesday, March 22, supporters can
IN reply to Mrs Ann M Redmond (Bolton Evening News, March 11). I did not take contaminated refuse home as stated in the Bolton Evening News on March 9. It was not stated in the interview that I had taken the contaminated refuse home. I merely pointed
A LEISURE complex is set for a £3 million revamp. Council bosses plan to give the Worsley Fit City swimming baths, built in the 1930s, a complete modernisation. Work will start this year following a £1.9 million grant from the Big Lottery Fund and a further
FENCING put up around a public playing field in Little Lever will be removed, following a storm of complaints from residents. Local people have won a battle against Bolton Council after they were barred from the King George V field. The decision follows
LOYAL readers of the Bolton Evening News who prefer names to form were in the dosh after the first race at Cheltenham on Wednesday. A gallant run by 33-1 outsider Our Ben earned third place - and a handy pay-out for each-way punters. The winner No Refuge
BLACKROD stretched their unbeaten run to five games with a 1-1 draw against Hesketh Bank, but they are still fighting to avoid relegation. They started strongly and Sam Cardwell put them ahead after outwitting the Hesketh Bank central defender and goalkeeper
STORMHOUSE Marketing, the Chorley-based agency, has been appointed by hotel chain Macdonald Hotels and Resorts to handle the PR for seven of its north-west properties including the Last Drop in Bromley Cross.
MORE than a third of employees in Bolton would gladly double their journey to work if it meant improved job satisfaction and security, according to new research by commercial property company MDA. The survey, which questioned 600 members of staff in the
THE Royal Bank of Scotland commercial banking office in Deansgate has provided £2.3 million of funding to facilitate a management buy-out of local electrical wholesaler Express Electrical Distributors Limited. The Wigan company, which was founded by Roy
MOVING the headquarters of a major company is a huge undertaking - even if the new site is only over the road. And if the majority of your employees are scattered around the country, not to mention your customers, the continuity of communications is vital
STAFF at the Bolton office of law firm Keoghs took part in a football tournament with a difference to raise money for Comic Relief. Teams of two paid to enter and played tabletop football during lunchtime in the staff cafe. Trophies for the competition
A BOLTON company has struck black gold after it was awarded a new multi-million pound payroll services contract by an oil giant. PAYEPeople, based in Westhoughton, has announced a deal with Shell UK to provide payroll services to 450 locations owned by
LAURA Evans, who plays for the successful Bolton Hockey Club Ladies has been selected to represent England under-16s in a Four Nation Tournament involving Spain, Germany and Holland. The tournament will take place at Durham University between March 25
BHC Ladies' clinched promotion and their second league title in the space of two seasons with this hard-earned win over Southport. BHC went into the game with some confidence having beaten their opponents 6 - 0 at their last meeting. However, they were
PETER Kay may well have proved, as his nan Edie insists, that he is "no Sinatra" when he sang on Michael Parkinson's show at the weekend, but he certainly won new fans. "Parkie" obviously rates him very highly as a guest as the Bolton comic has already
MRS Heather Mills McCartney says that motherhood is the hardest job in the world. She's dead right. But surely, with all the help her multi-millionaire husband Paul can afford she hasn't really got a clue about being a mum in the real world. After all
IT was deeply disappointing that Bolton's planning committee had approved the controversial development plan for the Market Hall. No-one can fault the logic of the need for dramatic improvement in this 150- year-old building. Of course it needs a large
I WRITE in response to Mr Derbyshire's letter in the Bolton Evening News on Saturday, March 12. He states that his grove has not been gritted during the light fall of snow, and vehicles had trouble getting round. I would like to point out that the teams
MY wife and I have just received a beautifully produced set of no less than 4 pamphlets from Bolton Council. Entitled "A Better Bolton for Older People", it has been sent presumably to all the old codgers like ourselves in the Borough. The cost of this
10 years ago from the Evening News March 16, 1995: BOLTON twins Oliver and Adam Smerecky are to play a starring role in the major new six-part TV series Missing Persons starring "Hyacinth Bucket" actress Patricia Routledge. The cuddly twosome, aged just
ANDY Flintoff and James Anderson are included in the list of England players released for county cricket duty in the run up to the first international games of the summer. Flintoff has been cleared by England to make his comeback as a batsman after returning
A BUSINESSMAN has quit his family firm because of his links with the far right British National Party. Stewart Clough resigned from the well known Clough's Opticians on Newport Street, Bolton, where he had been a director of the company. Mr Clough, who
TOTESPORT Gold Cup hope Farmer Jack suffered a suspected heart attack and died on Philip Hobbs' gallops on Wednesday morning. The gelding had been supplemented for chasing's blue riband after an impressive win from Strong Flow and Celestial Gold in the
GREAT Britain coach Chris McSorley has resigned to concentrate on his duties with Swiss outfit Geneva Servette. The Canadian, who will be 41 later this month, has held the post since 2001 but has decided to step down ahead of the World Championships in
HAIRDRESSING and beauty therapy students at Bolton Community College showed off their skills at a competition in the Excel Centre. The teenagers took part in themed contests in which their skills were put under scrutiny by lecturers and staff from the
FIREFIGHTERS smashed their way inside a pub in Radcliffe to put out a blaze. Crews were called to the Old Rams Head, in Stand Lane, at 3.10am on Wednesday, after fire broke out in a first floor bedroom. The pub was unoccupied at the time. Firefighters
A DROP-in group for disabled children and their families in Bolton is appealing for a room to use each week as a base for its activities. The Daytrippers Plus organisation is looking to hire any room in the town centre with disabled access and possibly
COMEDIAN Peter Kay and seventies singer Tony Christie are heading for number one in the UK with their smash hit charity single (Is This The Way To) Amarillo. The single, which originally went to number 18 in 1971, sold 40,000 copies on Monday, according
MOUNTING piles of groceries stacked high in front of a group of slimmers would usually signal a change of heart. But members of fitness group Curves have simply been stocking up on the food in the name of charity. The centre, on Knowsley Street, Bolton
A shop owner was injured after an attack by two raiders at his grocery store. The man was alone stocking shelves when one offender walked into the shop, in Dorset Drive, Bury, and began to attack him. The owner, aged 56, was involved in a struggle with
MUSIC lovers were serenaded with an evening of melodic delights on the third night of ensembles organised by Bolton Music Service. More than 1,000 young people will be taking part in the event, which ends on Thursday night, to promote Bolton's musical
THE Beckhams take over entire theme parks for their boys' birthday bashes - but Bolton parents can now hire the Reebok for their little ones. Soccer mad youngsters can have the ultimate birthday treat to make their friends green with envy. As well as
RAFAEL Benitez has warned Sam Allardyce he will not get El-Hadji Diouf on the cheap this summer, regardless of his disciplinary record. The Liverpool manager has put a £4-5 million price tag on the Senegal striker and insists Wanderers can forget converting
SIMON Charlton has thrown himself at the mercy of Norwich manager, Nigel Worthington, as he tries to book himself an emotional return to the Reebok on Saturday. The former Wanderers favourite has missed the recent Carrow Road defeats to Manchester City
BOLTON's attempt to return to winning ways was thwarted by bottom club Ashton who won by 50-21. They fielded a weakened team and after Ashton romped into a 28 point lead, their hopes were dashed by the loss of stand off Neil Brooks with a suspected broken
BOLTON RUFC are continuing to train at the club on Avenue Street on Thursday nights, but on Tuesdays have now moved to Little Lever School. Both start at 7pm. For further details ring 01204 480533.
IT was tough going - but Bolton's Simon Roberts won through to take his place in the second round of the ITF Men's Futures competition at the Bolton Arena. The 22-year-old, from Bromley Cross, wasted four match points before finally defeating Germany's
LEIGH Centurions have suffered a major blow with experienced Australian playmaker Jason Ferris ruled out for at least a month with a fractured cheekbone. Ferris, 29, who was signed from Manly in the close season, was hurt in Friday's 46-6 home defeat
THE 20-man squad names for newly-promoted Leigh Centurions' first derby with Wigan Warriors for 12 years have been announced Match: Wigan v Leigh, JJB Stadium, Friday, March 18 (8pm). Wigan: Radlinski, Dallas, Vaealiki, Wild, Carney, Brown, Moran, Seu
TWO more wards have been shut at Salford's Hope Hospital due to an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting. Families of patients are being urged not to visit the hospital to minimise the risk of the infection spreading reports BBC Manchester.
A BUSINESSMAN was attacked with an electric cattleprod by a masked gang who ransacked his jewellers shop. Three men struck as the 33-year-old was parking his car at the rear of Mahavir Jewellers, in Deane Road, Bolton, late on Monday night. After the
A 24-year-old man was severely battered in an "horrendous" attack as he walked home from a night out. A pair of thugs punched, kicked and stamped on the victim's head as he walked to a friend's house after a night out in Bury. Two men approached the victim's
THE school friends of a teenager who died eight days after suffering a freak asthma attack will join his family at his funeral on Friday. Year 10 exams at Turton High School have been delayed until after the Easter holidays to allow John Ridehalgh's friends
A RUGBY club is counting the cost of a vandal attack which has thrown its fixture programme into doubt. Louts ripped down new posts at the home of Westhoughton Lions Rugby League Football Club. Committee members today branded the vandals "morons", and
STUDENTS who start at the University of Bolton this September will be asked to pay £3,000 in tuition fees, the highest amount it can charge. The university fees will affect all full-time home and European Union students enrolling for undergraduate courses
AN attempt is being made to break a world record for the largest mosaic ever made out of toast on Wednesday. Organisers of Chester's food and drink festival will use 400 loaves of bread and two vats of strawberry jam to build the 5m by 13m mosaic on Wednesday
THE total bill for the January floods to the north of England and southern Scotland could be £500m, insurers said on Wednesday. The Association of British Insurers (ABI) says work to repair damage to affected communities in the county could take months
COMEDIAN Peter Kay and seventies singer Tony Christie are heading for number one in the UK with their smash hit charity single (Is This The Way To) Amarillo. The single, which originally went to number 18 in 1971, sold 40,000 copies on Monday, according
WOULD-BE young athletes are being sought to take part in the country's largest youth sport event to be held in Bolton this summer. The Greater Manchester Youth Games 2005, will take place in the town for the third year running, on the weekend of June
THE leading contenders for the Bolton Boys Fed under-15s Championship ran out of steam as Aspull Jnrs lost at home to Newton Town and Lads Club came unstuck against a much improved Goose Green. They had their keeper to thank after he made a great double
THE Halliwell Winter Rounders League completed its season with the final league positions already settled. Matches were played on 19 of the 20 scheduled weeks with only one day being cancelled because of a snow storm during the morning. With only one
Local school Rivington & Blackrod is sending their under-16s girls football team to RAF Cosford in Lincolnshire on Thursday, to take part in the English Schools FA Cup semi-final, sponsored by Royal Air Force Careers. A total of 17,000 plus students
SUBWAY, the sandwich-making franchise, has opened its second store in Bolton. The new store in Newport Street represents an investment of £100,000 and has created 10 full and part time jobs. The outlet is owned by Subway franchisee Tom Kenworthy, who
ACCLAIMED vocalist Michael Buble plays the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday November 5. With a flair for infusing familiar songs with a freshness that makes them entirely his own, Canada's Buble is the latest talent in an exciting current crop
