SOMERFIELD will be launching a second new-look store in the Bolton area on Wednesday week, after recently investing thousands of pounds in Little Lever. The latest store, in Lee Lane, Horwich, is about to reopen after undergoing a transformation as part
BOLTON-based independent chartered accountants Jackson Stephen has celebrated raising £5,000 in charity sponsorship. The partners and staff of the New Hall Lane company split into teams for the events. The ladies took on the men over who would raise the
TWO lifelong friends have converted a passion into a business venture after they bought one of Bolton's busiest specialist fashion outlets. Julia Bennett-Jones and Ailsa Ryder, who became friends aged 11 when they met on their first day at Smithills Grammar
TWO Bolton companies have pledged their support for a new campaign designed to combat the use of pirated business software that costs British business up to £4 billion a year. Westhoughton-based dabs.com, and Chamberlink on Waters Meeting Road made the
COUNCILLOR Nick Peel says Labour would make recycling work. Do we have to wait until an election before they tell us how? Rubbish (pardon the pun!) but I don't think they can. William Cartwright Little Lever
I AGREE with Nicola Mostyn's views about throwing books out (not being able to do it) but has she considered the alternative? How about taking them to a second-hand book shop, there is one in Horwich, and selling them. She could also buy some more books
ALTHOUGH the proposed bridleway is in the north of Bolton and the only four public bridleways are also in north Bolton this will help some horse riders. But horse riders in the south east of the town have nothing, not a single bridleway to ride along,
THOSE who think that Government plans for longer drinking hours and more easily obtained licences are a good idea should have witnessed the disgraceful scenes I saw as I drove along Bank Street just after 11pm last Saturday. I have little doubt that they
BOLTON has some wonderful green parkland areas for everyone to enjoy. The entrance to Moses Gate country park (off Redcar Road) is particularly pleasant and well maintained. There are fields for the children and dogs to play on, water for the wildlife
CLIFTON professional Chinthaka Jayasinghe, the-in form batsman of the Bolton Association, has signed a new contract for next season. The club will play in the Central Lancashire League next season. He failed to impress at the beginning of the year, but
THREE men who stole £9,000 from a cash machine at a petrol station have been jailed for a total of 18 years. Kyle Lovell, Dane Fitzwater and Stuart Lucas raided Cookes petrol station in Bolton Road, Atherton, on the evening of March 19 along with another
SATURDAY Association: Astley & Tyldesley Colls v Walshaw; Blackrod v Elton; Daisy Hill v Darcy Lever; Golborne v Clifton; Lostock v Adlington; Spring View v Atherton; Standish v Edgworth. League: Astley Bridge v Egerton: Bradshaw v Greenmount: Eagley
SAFER cycling courses are being held at Philips Sports Centre in Whitefield. The sessions will take place between Monday August 8 and Thursday August 11, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm; Monday August 15 to Thursday August 18, from 9.30am to 11.30am; and Monday
SAFER cycling courses are being held at Philips Sports Centre in Whitefield. The sessions will take place between Monday August 8 and Thursday August 11, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm; Monday August 15 to Thursday August 18, from 9.30am to 11.30am; and Monday
MEMBERS of Radcliffe's Area Board have given the green light to erect a speed camera at a notorious accident hotspot. The decision puts the final seal of approval on the installation of a permanent camera on Bolton Road. It also brings to an end a campaign
A MAN accused of murdering a pregnant prostitute will appear in court next month. Stuart Milsted was due to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday, but he was not produced from prison. His barrister, Andrew Nuttall, said a psychiatric report had not
ORGANISERS of this year's Westhoughton Show are promising a day of family fun. The event begins at noon on Sunday, August 14, with a traditional parade featuring floats, a brass band and marching bands leaving Bolton Road before passing along Southfield
BLOOMING marvellous . . . Alwyn Williams was judged to have the best garden in a competition for residents at Claypool, Horwich. There were 16 entries in this year's competition, double the number in previous years. The competition was organised by Claypool
A BURY man has pleaded guilty to twice raping a grandmother and also robbing a wheelchair-bound man. Peter Rigg, aged 28, carried out the two separate attacks at the homes of the victims in May. He pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one of robbery
FIRE chiefs have reassured people they will not be put at risk under new guidelines which say firefighters do not have to respond at high speed to every incident. Responding to concerns raised by the Fire Brigade Union (FBU), Greater Manchester Fire Service
THREE men who stole £9,000 from a cash machine at a petrol station have been jailed for a total of 18 years. Kyle Lovell, Dane Fitzwater and Stuart Lucas raided Cookes petrol station in Bolton Road, Atherton, on the evening of March 19 along with another
AN exhibition at Bolton Museum, Art Gallery & Aquarium is proving to be a big summer hit. The display, Creative Tension: British Art 1900-1950, has been named by both the The Times and The Independent newspapers as the top exhibition to see in the
I THINK Allan Ramsay should look a bit closer to home before complaining of double standards ("We cannot continue along this road of double standards", Letters, July 28). Isn't Roadpeace there to promote road safety for ALL road users and not simply there
SECURITY staff are to trawl through CCTV footage in a bid to catch the culprits responsible for vandalising Prestwichs village square. Part of the revamped square in the Longfield Centre is to be closed off for several weeks while builders carry out repairs
A HAT-TRICK of mysteries has won a Whitefield girl £50,000 in a radio station competition. Helen Johnstone (23) claimed the £50,779 windfall in the long-running Manchester Mystery Voices contest, run by Manchester's Key 103. It is the largest amount of
IT was back to a normal assignment evening at the Prestwich Co-op Camera Club on Tuesday. There was a good turnout of members and between them they produced 25 prints and 18 slides. The prints covered a wide variety of subjects - portraits, landscapes
AN angry Whitefield woman locked in a land ownership battle with a neighbouring firm has torn down a fence put up at the side of her home. Mrs Pauline Leckie said she took the action to stop a pedestrian-only 200 yard walkway being closed and transformed
RIVINGTON triathlon will be held on Sunday, September 11. The event is organised by Bolton Metro Club and anyone interested should contact Mark Jackson on 0161 7938953
CLASSICAL music lovers can book now to see an evening of fireworks, hope and glory in Heaton Park. Tickets are on sale for the BBC Proms in the Park 2005, one of the country's most prestigious classical events. The Prestwich venue has been chosen as one
SAFER cycling courses are being held at Philips Sports Centre in Whitefield. The sessions will take place between Monday August 8 and Thursday August 11, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm; Monday August 15 to Thursday August 18, from 9.30am to 11.30am; and Monday
BOLTON Sunday League meeting will be held on August 18, at Tonge Moor Conservative Club when league fees and registration of players are due. Contact Bob on 01942 816417 or Dave on 01204 387330. Line up for coming season: Premier: Bulls Head, Stags Head
MENTAL health service bosses have announced plans to close a 15-bed rehabilitation centre. Patients are furious at the move, claiming it will leave them without the vital lifeline they need to cope with their illness. Hawthorn House, based at the Royal
FORENSIC scientists based in Chorley are hoping to make a new breakthrough in the murder of a 23-year-old woman who was found dead in a field in Merseyside 11 years ago. Julie Finley's naked body was discovered in a carrot field near the Wheatsheaf pub
CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote is giving his home town's commercial future the thumbs-up with his new Olive Press restaurant. "Bolton is definitely on the up", he said, ahead of the September opening of the restaurant in the former Red on the Square premises
TWO new sales executives have joined Williams BMW and MINI at Bradshawgate in Bolton. Alison Spekeman has joined the BMW team, while Stephen Hayes has started at Mini. Ms Spekeman, formerly with car manufacturer Jaguar, has eight years experience gained
HAVING read the letter about "Give Staffies a Break" (Letters, August 2), I totally agree with her that Staffs are gentle dogs. All my life I have had Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and I have never encountered any problems with the breed. These dogs are
THESE days, I sometimes walk into town. It's not entirely a pleasant experience. It starts pleasantly enough, past Queen's Park and Landmark House health centre and pharmacy - a crisp and elegant piece of architecture, and easy on the eye. Then comes
TWO men were rescued early on Saturday after a flat caught fire in Atherton. Firefighters were called to the blazing flat in Elmfield Avenue at 4.30am. The first man was rescued from the first floor of the flat and the second man was rescued from the
A PERVERT who stripped a sleeping man and then photographed him in sexual positions has won a cut in his four-year jail term. Darren Cunliffe, aged 35, of Westgate Drive, Astley, was jailed at Bolton Crown Court in October last year after he pleaded guilty
IT started life as a 19th century inn, a squalid moorland venue where drinkers would pass the day betting on cockfighting and rat-baiting. In 1872, it became home to two-dozen orphans, saved from begging and an early death on the streets of London. In
WALSHAW Under-15s came out on top in the Bolton Association Walshaw Cup final on Sunday, beating Standish by eight wickets. Standish struggled with the accuracy of Walshaw bowlers, posting just 70 runs. Sam Callow top scored with 15, but a steady fall
SPORTS teacher Emma Rimmer has shown that sisterly love knows no bounds - as she prepares to donate one of her kidneys to her brother. The 27-year-old Bolton woman is making the ultimate Gift of Life by offering one of her kidneys to her seriously ill
EMLYN C Jones, life pastor of Heaton Park Congregational Church, is to retire from preaching activities at the church. Pastor Jones, of Pennant Drive, Prestwich, will retain the title of life pastor, which was bestowed on him in 2004. Coming from a well-known
A PERVERT who stripped a sleeping man and then photographed him in sexual positions has won a cut in his four-year jail term. Darren Cunliffe, aged 35, of Westgate Drive, Astley, was jailed at Bolton Crown Court in October last year after he pleaded guilty
ACTION will be taken by Bolton Council after reports of poisonous giant hogweed at Egerton. Bus users say that a row of the plants is growing alongside the bus terminus in Blackburn Road, posing a risk to people in the area. Contact with the plant can
WITH stories and TV documentaries exposing inept treatment and neglect of the elderly and the sick on the increase, I wish to praise the nursing teams on Ward 20 at Fairfield General Hospital. In this ward, I recognised and experienced a standard of care
I READ with interest the article on Giant Hogweed, (Hogweed warning, July 28) a much maligned, magnificent plant, the sap of which causes the skin to be photosensitive to ultraviolet light and may lead to the condition phytophotodermititis. But I have
SAM Allardyce is resisting the temptation to panic buy, but admits he is becoming increasingly anxious in his search for new talent. The Wanderers boss took his summer additions to five when he signed Mexican striker, Jared Borgetti, in a £1 million transfer
JARED Borgetti is destined to become a priceless Premiership asset, provided he can adjust to life at the Reebok. Sam Allardyce made that prediction on Saturday after becoming the first English manager to sign a Mexican player. The Wanderers boss believes
NICKY Hunt has not shirked a challenge in pre-season, determined to show that his newly-repaired left shoulder can pass the Premiership test. The England U21 defender is confident a third operation will put an end to the succession of dislocations he
BT worker Tom McLeish is a good sport - and earned his local cricket club a £100 windfall. For the British Telecommunications (BT) employee has been honoured as a community champion for his voluntary work with Stand Cricket Club. Tom has been helping
BOYS at Bury Grammar School have been widening their understanding of the major religions after being given generous sponsorship by a Prestwich man. Mr Herzl Hamburger's cash gift allowed pupils to spend five weeks of their summer term touring various
"IS It All My Eye On Betty Martin?" was an intriguing title for a talk given by club member and Rotarian Joe Gadian to Prestwich and Whitefield Probus Club, on July 28. Though he's clocking up the years, Joe's enthusiasm and knowledge of his chosen profession
I READ Elizabeth Tebbs letter regarding the London bombings ("Tragedy of London is seen daily in Iraq", Letters, July 28), with increasing astonishment. She states that three-quarters of the British public believe the Iraq war to be the cause of the bombs
LEIGH Centurions' return to the top flight after a decade in the wilderness looks set to come to an end after just one season on Sunday afternoon. The Centurions have picked up just five points in their first engage Super League season and their relegation
YOUNGSTERS will be kept on their toes with a new Irish dance class in Prestwich. The classes will be held at Our Lady of Grace parish hall in Fairfax Road on Wednesday evenings from 6pm to 8pm. Prestwich tutor Carrie OBrien will be at the helm and she
GOALKEEPER required for Darcy Lever, who play in the Bolton Sunday League. Contact Rod on 07849164150. Players must be at least 17 years old. FARNWORTH Boys are looking for players for a new under 11s Sunday team for the new football season. Anyone interested
I AM currently researching food growing in Bolton during the Second World War, particularly to do with the "Dig for Victory" campaign. I would like to talk to anybody with memories of this or records of any photographs or relevant documents. One of the
A BOLTON Euro-MP is calling for an end to the prohibition of drugs. Chris Davies, who represents the North-west for the Liberal Democrats, wants the current system replaced by Government regulation. He believes that the current drug strategy is putting
CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote is giving his home town's commercial future the thumbs-up with his new Olive Press restaurant. "Bolton is definitely on the up", he said, ahead of the September opening of the restaurant in the former Red on the Square premises
IT started life as a 19th century inn, a squalid moorland venue where drinkers would pass the day betting on cockfighting and rat-baiting. In 1872, it became home to two-dozen orphans, saved from begging and an early death on the streets of London. In
ORGANISERS of this year's Westhoughton Show are promising a day of family fun. The event begins at noon on Sunday, August 14, with a traditional parade featuring floats, a brass band and marching bands leaving Bolton Road before passing along Southfield
BT worker Tom McLeish is a good sport - and earned his local cricket club a £100 windfall. For the British Telecommunications (BT) employee has been honoured as a community champion for his voluntary work with Stand Cricket Club. Tom has been helping
LEIGH Centurions' return to the top flight after a decade in the wilderness looks set to come to an end after just one season on Sunday afternoon. The Centurions have picked up just five points in their first engage Super League season and their relegation
A BURY man has pleaded guilty to twice raping a grandmother and also robbing a wheelchair-bound man. Peter Rigg, aged 28, carried out the two separate attacks at the homes of the victims in May. He pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one of robbery
