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  • Think of the 'lads and girls'

    A FIRM of solicitors has urged people to remember the Bolton Lads and Girls Club in their will. The club, which provides state-of-the-art sporting and creative activities to around 2,500 children in the Bolton area, needs £1.5 million a year to keep running

  • Women's big networking fixture

    WOMEN from Bolton put in an appearance for an important fixture at the City of Manchester Stadium. They were among more than 150 women who attended a free Women in Business Reception, organised by The Business Club, the North-west's biggest free-to-join

  • Wrecked cemetery tribute by youngsters

    YOUNG people are to hold a service of remembrance at a cemetery that was wrecked by rampaging vandals. Members of Zac's Youth Bar have organised the service following last month's wrecking spree at Farnworth Cemetery, which left mourning families devastated

  • BSF Tennis League results

    LATEST details JUNIORS DIVISION ONE Markland Hill A 2, Tyldesley A 10; Hawkshaw A 10, David Lloyd (Bolton) 2; Leigh CC A 0, Lostock A 12; David Lloyd (Bolton) 1, Lostock A 11. DIVISION TWO Lostock B 11, Ellesmere 5; David Lloyd (Mcr) A 9, Markland Hill

  • Memorial concert for ex-Mayor Ken

    A CONCERT will be held in remembrance of the late Alderman Ken MacIvor, JP, former Mayor of Bolton and Chairman of the ex-Servicemens' Association and The Normandy Veterans, at Breightmet Labour Club, Milnthorpe Road on Friday at 7.45pm. There will be

  • Stars launch two days of sports action

    BOLTON boxing ace Amir Khan welcomed thousands of young athletes to the town for two days of sporting events. Amir was accompanied by England and Manchester City goalkeeper David James to offically start the Greater Manchester Youth Games. The weekend

  • Lions slump to first home defeat

    SWINTON LIONS 32, GATESHEAD THUNDER 57: Gateshead Thunder put in a stunning display to take the LHF Healthplan National League Two points and condemn the Lions to their first home defeat of the season. Thunder took the lead in the third minute when the

  • Footy space

    SOCCER Zone six-a-side league have spaces in their autumn leagues in Bury and Whitefield. Places are available on Tuesday nights at Philips Sports Centre, Whitefield, and Goshen Sports Centre on Sunday evenings. Teams play one 40-minute game each week

  • Shakers cleared over Swansea match rumpus

    SHAKERS have been absolved of any blame in relation to the events during and after the May 7 home game against promoted Swansea City, when there was a pitch invasion and the Swans' goalkeeper Willy Gueret was arrested. The Football Association have told

  • Memorial concert for ex-Mayor Ken

    A CONCERT will be held in remembrance of the late Alderman Ken MacIvor, JP, former Mayor of Bolton and Chairman of the ex-Servicemens' Association and The Normandy Veterans, at Breightmet Labour Club, Milnthorpe Road on Friday at 7.45pm. There will be

  • Wife tells bomb trial of her shock

    THE wife of Ulster Loyalist John Thompson, has told how she was shocked and "shaking from head to toe" after hearing a loud bang as her husband drove away from their home in Bolton. Mrs Jean Thompson told Preston Crown Court she heard the bang minutes

  • Liverpool tram plan hits cash buffers

    PLANS for a tram network in Merseyside are under threat after the government said no extra cash was available for the scheme. Transport Secretary Alistair Darling said Line One of the Merseytram project - from the city centre to Kirkby - had risen in

  • A break with brokers

    BOLTON insurance broker D Barnett (Brokers) Limited has appointed Paul Twitchett as managing director. Mr Twitchett joins the Viking Street-based insurance broker after 18 years with a national broker and will lead the continued expansion of Barnetts.

  • A frend of the family

    COMPANIES are being invited to compete for the title of the UK's most family friendly company. The competition is being organised by the NSPCC to recognise the achievements of employers who help parents juggle busy working lives with caring for their

  • Bus advert sparks controversy

    AN award-winning marketing company created a media stir in the Home Counties last week, with the launch of a controversial new advertising campaign. Moorish Idol Marketing, based in the Enterprise Centre on Washington Street, Deane, designed a bus poster

  • BSF Tennis League tables

    WHO's hot - who's not TABLES MENS LEAGUE DIVISION ONE P W D T L F A SD Pt Holcombe Brk SC A 5 5 0 0 0 39 5 34 15 South College A 5 5 0 0 0 37 8 29 15 Markland Hill A 5 3 0 0 2 23 21 2 9 Ellesmere A 5 2 0 0 3 23 22 1 6 South College B 5 2 0 0 3 16 28 -

  • Soldiers sample army life in the States

    TWO North-west soldiers serving with a Territorial Army (TA) medical unit are sharing their skills and experiences with American counterparts, after being chosen to join a British-USA military exchange programme. Sergeant Brian Southworth and Sergeant

  • Nigeria in Okocha peace bid

    NIGERIA World Cup coach coach Christian Chukwu has made peace with Wanderers skipper Jay Jay Okocha after dropping him for the last game. He has included both Okocha and Yakubu Aiyegbeni in its squad for their crucial 2006 World Cup qualifier against

  • Robert Reebok deal looks doomed

    LAURENT Robert's proposed move to the Reebok Stadium is on the verge of collapse. Wanderers are ready to end their interest unless the Newcastle winger eases up on his demands for a three-year contract. Premiership long-time admirers Portsmouth are now

  • What a magic show

    THIS delightfully compact production hilariously stretches the old social club/music hall magic act story to breaking point and beyond in 90-odd hilarious, crude, surreal minutes, and leaves you aching for more. Disillusioned 'magicomedy' act Syd Selby

  • Leaders hold form in title chase

    AFTER five rounds, the nine-division Bolton Sports Fed tennis league has taken good shape, as teams fight for dominance and position. Both top men's teams had comfortable wins and cruised through the fifth week in style. Holcombe Brook SC A fielded a

  • Dwayne signs on again

    DWAYNE Mattis and David Buchanan are the latest players to agree new terms with the Shakers, following hot on the heels of teammates Simon Whaley, John Fitzgerald and skipper Dave Challinor. Player-of-the-season Mattis, linked to a number of admiring

  • Buy-out report 'complete rubbish' - Neville

    A FURIOUS Neville Neville has described reports in Sunday's News of the World, claiming he is heading a consortium aiming to buy control of Bury FC as "complete rubbish." "The directors have taken over the running of the club, something I have had nothing

  • M61 sensors to study traffic

    NEW traffic sensors have been fitted on a Bolton road in a bid to improve safety and tackle congestion. The Highways Agency installed the new detectors beneath the M61 at Junction 5, Hunger Hill. They will sense how fast traffic is moving on the road.