ARSONISTS have wiped out the livelihood of the boss of a cleaning company by setting fire to his van. Lewis Munday woke in the early hours of Sunday morning to find the vehicle - which contained most of his expensive cleaning equipment - on fire outside
THE recent renewal of white lines on Chorley New Road, especially between the Beehive roundabout and Beaumont Road, merely serves to highlight the dreadful condition of the road. The broken surface and many potholes are a real danger to road users, motorists
THIS morning we had three bin waggons - one for recycling boxes, one for garden waste (this was a hire waggon), and one for normal bins. What a waste of tax payers' money. Wouldnt it make more sense and be more clean and economical to strategically place
WITH reference to the letter from Mr Pittock entitled: Hiroshima Worse than Al-Qaeda, which appeared in your Letters column on August 3. Malcolm Pittock is renowned for the rubbish he writes about the use of the two atomic bombs which were dropped on
VISION Aid, the Bolton group which grew into a well-known national charity and has helped blind children for more than 20 years, faces closure within weeks because of a cash crisis. The charity says international disasters like the Asian tsunami and the
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
SQUADDIES in Iraq crashed the Ministry of Defence's computers with a spoof video of the Number One hit song, Is This The Way To Amarillo. British troops from the Royal Dragoon Guards filmed the home video at their base in Al Faw before emailing it back
WHETHER it is the wartime speeches of Winston Churchill, a cult Sixties group or the latest British entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest, Bolton man Martin Hutchinson has a word or two to say. For the office worker whose music knowledge and interest
PEOPLE from Bolton's ethnic minorities are being urged to sign up to the transplant register as the shortage of organs in Britain reaches crisis point. The Asian community is especially at risk from chronic diseases leading to organ failure and the need
PARENTS are taking out bank loans totalling £46 million to pay for private school fees, according to new figures. Sainsbury's Bank estimated that 4,420 personal loans averaging £10,407 each were being taken out this year to help parents pay fees charged
ARSONISTS have wiped out the livelihood of the boss of a cleaning company by setting fire to his van. Lewis Munday woke in the early hours of Sunday morning to find the vehicle - which contained most of his expensive cleaning equipment - on fire outside
ENGLAND'S thrilling Test Match victory over Australia delivered record television ratings. An audience of 4.1 million cricket fans watched Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff score 73 runs and take three wickets on Saturday. About 15per cent of all TV viewers were
A SERIES of summer events aimed at all the family has been lined up by Bolton Council. The town's museum, art gallery and aquarium, as well as the Hall 'th'Wood Museum, will host exhibitions, nature days, quizzes, fire eating, birds of prey and craft
NEIL Edwards could come face-to-face with an old pal on Tuesday night when Bury bid to kick-start their League Two campaign at Gigg Lane. The 34-year-old goalkeeper arrived at the club from Rochdale just as Glyn Garner was heading the other way through
NEIL Edwards could come face-to-face with an old pal on Tuesday night when Bury bid to kick-start their League Two campaign at Gigg Lane. The 34-year-old goalkeeper arrived at the club from Rochdale just as Glyn Garner was heading the other way through
I UNDERSTAND that John Horne, former Bolton Evening News crime reporter and now News Editor is due to leave your newspaper and move on to pastures new. Can I take this opportunity to extol some of his virtues and say what a loss I feel he will be to the
BOLTON comedian Peter Kay is planning to launch a Christmas CD featuring the best music from his three hit TV series. During an impromptu radio chat, Bolton's favourite comic let it slip that he is releasing his favourite songs from Phoenix Nights, Max
SOMERFIELD will be launching a second new-look store in the Bolton area on Wednesday, 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 of
TWENTY-year-old Lee Tucker has been crowned the best electrical apprentice in the North-west, Merseyside and North Wales. Lee, of Hawksley Street, Horwich, attended a presentation ceremony at the House of Lords organised by JTL, training provider for
A 19-year-old health and beauty student dazzled the judges and audience alike when she stole the show to win the Miss Bolton modelling competition. Peace Blessing Oybi beat off 14 other hopefuls at Bar Club Chic in Nelson Square when she was crowned the
MAY I just say to any readers who have not yet had the pleasure of listening to the magnificent Smithills School band to do so. My husband and I attended a recent concert and we were spellbound at the quality of their performance and obvious respect these
IN all the discussions about the proposed redevelopment of the Market Hall, I have seen no reference to the apparently huge basement which two years ago was to have been turned into a night club, accessed through the old toilets on Bridge Street. Has
I FEEL the letters about the bins is about exhausted but my recent incident has so annoyed me you are the only outlet there is as the council just ignore all appeals. Two weeks ago my bin was not emptied as it was classed as unsafe; the lid did not shut
A MAN is fighting for his life after inhaling toxic smoke in a flats blaze. The 22-year-old Atherton man is in a critical condition in the Murrayfield Hospital on the Wirral after a fire broke out in his home. Firefighters were called to the two-storey
CLASSIC British and arthouse films will soon be on view at a Bolton cinema now that lottery funding has been granted for the installation of a digital projector. The wider choice of movies will be on offer at the UGC in Astley Bridge, which has become
BOLTON comedian Peter Kay is planning to launch a Christmas CD featuring the best music from his three hit TV series. During an impromptu radio chat, Bolton's favourite comic let it slip that he is releasing his favourite songs from Phoenix Nights, Max
TWENTY-year-old Lee Tucker has been crowned the best electrical apprentice in the North-west, Merseyside and North Wales. Lee, of Hawksley Street, Horwich, attended a presentation ceremony at the House of Lords organised by JTL, training provider for
HOW do you fancy your chances of getting back home after being dropped off at a mystery destination, miles away from home, with only £1.20 and a map to your name? St Anns Hospice, on Peel Lane, Little Hulton, will be taking a coach load of jail breakers
BOLTON mum Rachel Steele and 40 other supporters have set themselves a tall order to raise funds for charity. Rachel, whose seven-year-old daughter, Alice, contracted meningococcal septicaemia in 2003 will climb three of the UK's highest peaks - Snowdon
STRAWBERRY fanatics Ilse and Bob Splaine celebrated the success of their annual fair with a visit to the Christie Hospital to see the fruits of their labour. For the past 14 years, the Atherton couple have opened their Cumberland Road home for a strawberry
HALF of all burglaries in Bolton could be prevented if homeowners took steps to close and lock doors and windows, police have warned. More than 50 per cent of domestic burglaries in the Horwich, Westhoughton and Smithills areas of Bolton in July were
HOW do you fancy your chances of getting back home after being dropped off at a mystery destination, miles away from home, with only £1.20 and a map to your name? St Ann's Hospice, on Peel Lane, Little Hulton, will be taking a coach load of jail breakers
A DREAM holiday turned into a nightmare for father-of-two Chris Strickleton when he almost died while holidaying on the Gold Coast of Australia. Mr Strickleton, aged 64, was minutes from death after suffering from a massive heart attack. He had travelled
BOLTON mum Rachel Steele and 40 other supporters have set themselves a tall order to raise funds for charity. Rachel, whose seven-year-old daughter, Alice, contracted meningococcal septicaemia in 2003 will climb three of the UK's highest peaks - Snowdon
WANDERERS midfielder, Joey O'Brien, has been named in the Republic of Ireland's Under 21 squad for the game against Northern Ireland next Tuesday. The 19 year old, who has impressed in pre-season friendlies, has been named in an 18 man squad for the game
THE Peacock is all set for another peck at the Premiership. Henrik Pedersen is to keep his trademark goal celebration after gaining worldwide fame last season. The flapping arms routine was cooked up when the dashing Dane and his pals holidayed in the
KEVIN Davies has assured Sam Allardyce that his happy Wanderers are ready to pull their weight at home and abroad in the season ahead. The Reebok boss reckons the Whites will play up to 55 domestic and European games in what he predicts will be the most
THE funeral of a soldier from Prestwich will take place next Friday. Captain Zachary Speakman, aged 28, was killed in an avalanche in the French Alps on a training exercise with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Captain Speakman was
A LANDLORD has vowed to defy a ban on smoking in pubs if it becomes law. Dennis Willett, licensee of The New Inn pub in Halliwell Road, Bolton, has launched a petition which dozens of his regulars have already signed. The Government is planning to bring
A SCHOOLBOY has admitted causing his girlfriend's death in a jet water-bike accident while on holiday in Cyprus. James Dudley, 16, of Colwyn Bay, North Wales was remanded in custody at Limassol district court on Tuesday. Hannah Sutton, 16, of Alderley
DUNSCAR Bridge Ladies won the Horwich Shield in convincing style against Impression Ladies. Dunscar batted first and scored 70 runs with a high of 15 for both Michelle Stephenson and Alison Birdsall. Impression replied with 53 as Joanne Best 14 and Louise
