IN reply to Mr Hathershaw's letter (Bolton Evening News, October 27) I do "coo" at the sound of Lancashire, at the emotive image of rolling green hills and friendly folk. The image of Manchester is, as with all cities, overcrowded, noisy and jammed with
IT is obvious from reading the letters on these pages that for some families a fortnightly collection of the grey bin is not adequate. It is obvious, too, that the council must achieve the target for recycling, set by Government, not just because of the
THERE has been a lot of criticism of the local NHS, particularly from Conservative Councillors Morgan and Walsh. I would advise them to read the findings of the NHS Confederation, published as "Money in the NHS; the facts" in September www.nhsconfed.org
FROM THE EVENING NEWS, OCTOBER 29, 1995: A Planning application has now been submitted to Bolton Council to turn Red Moss, Horwich, into a giant tip. Bolton Council has already made it clear that it wants the scheme to go ahead and is looking forward
BOLTON loves Sir Elton John. And the superstar loves Bolton writes Angela Kelly As he rocked the Reebok on Sunday night (June 5), he told more than 20,000 fans that the town is "the epicentre of coolness". He listed Peter Kay as one of the reasons, and
BOLTON soapstar turned songstress Amy Nuttall proved that she will make a "loverly" Eliza Doolittle in the enduring musical favourite My Fair Lady in Manchester later this month. And - judging by a preview at the Palace Theatre on Tuesday - when it comes
A 70-YEAR-OLD man suffered multiple injuries after he was knocked down in Heywood. He was crossing Queen's Park Road, near the junction with Heywood Hall Road, at 9.30pm on Sunday night when he was hit by a Nissan Micra. The man was taken to Fairfield
A TEENAGER and her younger brother fell from a rope swing in a steep ravine. The 15-year-old girl suffered a serious arm fracture following the fall at Unity Brook, Kearsley. She was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital on a stretcher. Her 11-year-old brother
REPRESENTATIVES of the Royal British Legion visited the Mayor's Parlour to officially launch the Poppy Appeal in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. A Service of Remembrance takes place on November 12 from 7pm at Bolton's Albert Halls. Tickets will be available
WANDERERS have been handed a big incentive to book themselves a place in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. A home tie against Championship side, Leicester City, in the fourth round on Wednesday, November 30, was greeted with delight by Sam Allardyce
ALAN Curbishley had no excuses after being haunted yet again by his Bolton bogey. Wanderers won at The Valley on Saturday for the fourth time in five visits - they drew the other - bringing the Addicks' down to earth with a bump after their midweek Carling
IT could be the end of the line for Metrolink fare-dodgers. From Monday, a major new penalty system was introduced to clamp down on repeat offenders. The current on-the-spot fine of £10 is being replaced by an escalating fine for each time they are caught
THE Lancashire Road Club, the Bolton-based cycling organisation, staged the prestigious National hill climb championships on Sunday. More than 150 riders from all over the country tackled the gruelling 1-5 incline on The Rake at Ramsbottom. The climb
EACH Sunday there is a pool knockout played to World Rules held at the Levers Arms, Darcy Lever. Names in by 8.30pm, two free tables, free food, £2 entry. Latest winner was Paul Stevens who beat Phil Holt in the final.
Levers Arms Premier Division: Royal 7 Volly 7; Patriots 8 Crofters Nomads 6; Levers Alone 6 Brown Cow 8; LA Wanderers open week. Bolton Motor Company Division One: Sportsman B 3 Rocket 4; Lever Bridge 2 Beaumont 5; Founders Bombers 1 Lizzy Wanderers 6
IN this year's English National Road Relays held on the roads of Sutton Park, Birmingham, on a near-perfect day for endurance runners, Colin Rigby was the fastest Horwich RMI Harrier in the men's six-stage event, of which each leg was 5,847m. Rachel Thompson
RESULTS round-up on October 28 PREMIER DIVISION: Staff of Life B 2, LLWMC 5; Roach A 4, Lord Raglan A 3; Lord Raglan B 4, Riley's Snooker 3; Rose & Crown (Rams) 4, Hamers 3; Top Bull 2, Masons Arms A 5; Welcome A 2, Queen Anne (Hey) 5. FIRST DIVISION
A FRAMED Shakers football shirt is set to be a permanent fixture at Bury Town Hall. The new pale blue "third kit" will be hung in a public meeting room to mark Bury Council's ongoing sponsorship of Bury Football Club. Bury FC director, Jeremy Rothwell
SMOKERS in Bolton are winning the battle to stub out their habit, new figures reveal. Quitters in the borough who seek professional help are having more success than anywhere else in Greater Manchester, with a massive 73 per cent kicking the habit. In
RIOT police were drafted in to control fans after pitch invasions marred Accrington Stanley's win over promotion rivals York City. Visiting fans twice spilled on to the pitch during the hard-fought and often bad-tempered match, which Stanley won 2-1.
English National Six & Four Stage Relays (22/10/05). Men's Six Stage: 1 (38) C Rigby (M35) 18.30 (0); 2 (58) P Roby 20.10 (-20); 3 (54) J Kevan (JM) 19.26 (+4); 4 (54) A Neary 19.58 (0); 5 (54) A Selby (M35) 19.49 (0); 6 (47) S Duckworth (M45) 19.49
A BOLTON nurse is appealing for the return of a gold necklace which was chosen by her late mother for her 21st birthday. Nicola Cottraill, aged 39, says she is willing to offer a reward to anyone who hands in the distinctive chain and pendant. She said
THE driver of a car which crashed and left a man dead will be questioned by police when he is released from hospital. The 19-year-old motorist suffered serious neck injuries and is being kept under sedation. But police say he will be questioned over the
A CRICKET club has gone under the hammer in a bid to find a sponsor. Horwich RMI Cricket Club has put itself on the internet auction site eBay from Monday to raise cash for the club which dates back to 1892. The move follows what the club describes as
YOBS have attacked a community learning centre, which is used by Muslim women, in the holy week of Ramadan. A scene of devastation greeted manager Hanif Alli when he opened Hibbert Street Community Centre in Halliwell on Friday. Computers had been smashed
ACTRESS Maxine Peake is playing evil child murderer Myra Hindley in the most controversial TV role of her career. The Bolton actress, who shot to fame in the acclaimed TV drama Shameless, is playing the notorious killer in an ITV drama being screened
GUY Fawkes night will be celebrated by Horwich RMI Cricket Club. The club is holding a bonfire and firework display on Sunday, November 6. Entrance fee is £3 adults and £2 children.
PREPARATIONS are under way for the Christmas Tree Festival at Birtenshaw Methodist Church, Bolton, in December. Fifty trees are available to decorate with the event beginning on December 2 at 7pm with an evening of music, fun, mince pies and coffee. On
THE England darts team showed why they play for their country when they showed their class at a charity match played at the Shirt Club, Radcliffe, in aid of St Anns Hospice. None of the local players in opposition managed to take a single game off the
A 70-YEAR-OLD man suffered multiple injuries after he was knocked down in Heywood. He was crossing Queen's Park Road, near the junction with Heywood Hall Road, at 9.30pm on Sunday night when he was hit by a Nissan Micra. The man was taken to Fairfield
LA TASCA, the Bolton-based Spanish restaurant chain, is savouring the prospect of a merry Christmas - and a very prosperous new year. La Tasca, due to announce half-year results in December, is set to enjoy its most profitable festive season to date after
AUDITORS suggest a possible shortfall of £1.5m re Middlebrook while the Director of Finance reduces this to £150,000 (Bolton Evening News, October 24) even so the council taxpayers appear to be the losers. The three elected parties have joined forces
HAVE you heard the latest selling point for a house? "Next door to a nice little old lady who doesn't fill her bin in a fortnight"! Mr W Meinholz Links Road Harwood Bolton
I READ in the Bolton Evening News that a speed hump in Breightmet which is higher than the legal size is to be removed and replaced. Incidentally, it was not just a little oversize, but almost 25 per cent. This is not the first time that this has happened
MAY I thank the organisers of Zakaria Jame Mosque on Derby Street, Bolton, for last Saturday's open evening event where some 93 members of other faiths and non-faith attended to witness the way Muslims pray and break their fast during this holy month
I WRITE in hope that the Ellese Gore tragedy can be used to change the roads of Bolton and rid them of these speed demons, hopefully before one of our other children is killed. As a resident of Longsight in Harwood, I regularly see (usually hear first
A CRICKET club has gone under the hammer in a bid to find a sponsor. Horwich RMI Cricket Club has put itself on the internet auction site eBay from Monday to raise cash for the club which dates back to 1892. The move follows what the club describes as
Wanderers striker El-Hadji Diouf has been charged with drink driving after being arrested in Bolton. The Whites star spent several hours in police cells after he was stopped by a patrol car early on Sunday morning. Diouf, aged 24, was taken to Astley
A MURDER inquiry has been launched after a man was beaten to death in front of his family in Bolton town centre. Glenn Watson, aged 50, of Brookhouse Avenue, Farnworth, was attacked as he walked to a taxi rank following a night out in the early hours
THE Captains' Knockout will be played on Wednesday, November 9, at the Levers Arms. Will all captains and players be at the venue no later than 8pm for the draw to take place at 8.15pm. Games to start at 8.30pm. Will captains in Section Four please note
SHAKERS 2 NOTTS COUNTY 3: Shakers keeper Neil Edwards was sent off in the last-minute sparking a pitch brawl as Shakers just failed to complete a remarkable fight-back. Glynn Hurst's hat-trick treble in a 10-minute spell either side of half-time looked
A FRAMED Shakers football shirt is set to be a permanent fixture at Bury Town Hall. The new pale blue "third kit" will be hung in a public meeting room to mark Bury Council's ongoing sponsorship of Bury Football Club. Bury FC director, Jeremy Rothwell
SIR Bob Geldof's daughter has expressed her horror at the antics of Bolton teenagers she encountered while making a TV documentary. Outspoken celebrity columnist Peaches Geldof filmed an average night in the life of Bromley Cross teenagers for the programme
HIGHLIGHTS of the new season at Bolton's Octagon Theatre include two plays by Arthur Miller. The Miller at the Octagon season celebrates the work of the American playwright, who died in February. There will be productions of A View From The Bridge (January
GUY Fawkes night will be celebrated by Horwich RMI Cricket Club. The club is holding a bonfire and firework display on Sunday, November 6. Entrance fee is £3 adults and £2 children.
THE skies above Bolton were lit up in an array of colours for this year's Guy Fawkes celebrations. The wet weather and muddy conditions did not deter the crowds as hundreds of people turned up to watch the spectacular show of light and sound on the playing
A CHARITY dinner is being held to raise funds for local Multiple Sclerosis sufferers. People from Bolton are being urged to buy tickets for the extravaganza, which is being held at the City of Manchester Stadium. Television magician Wayne Dobson is the
FIRE officers are urging local people not to build bonfires in the run-up to Guy Fawkes Night after they were called to a series of small blazes overnight. Bolton Central attended four incidents, and Farnworth Station were called to around 15 in their
HOPES that the Royal Bolton Hospital will become one of a handful of super maternity centres in the North-west have been given a boost. A government minister has praised the Royal Bolton Hospital, hailing it as a national leader. Liam Byrne, parliamentary
RESIDENTS are urged not to be unduly worried by youngsters who play trick or treat in Bolton. While young people are being warned that the custom can cause distress, particularly to the eldery, householders are also being urged not to be too alarmed.
CHARLTON 0, WANDERERS 1 14 mins: Wanderers survive penalty appeals as Faye appears to handle Rommedahl's cross. 16 mins: The first sign of serious danger sees Bothroyd do well to collect Ambrose's cross and spin away from Gardner, only to waste the chance
SAM Allardyce says he can ask no more of his high-flying Wanderers. The Bolton boss, who has seen his teams repeatedly exceed even his expectations over the last six years, is singing the praises of his current crop louder than ever after another happy
GARY Speed believes there is no limit to what Wanderers can achieve this season, if they build on the solid foundations they are laying. The Whites made it three wins in seven days when they knocked Charlton out of their Premiership stride at The Valley
CHARLTON 0, WANDERERS 1: Kevin Nolan for England? He finds the notion both embarrassing and laughable. But Kevin Nolan - Bolton captain and top scorer, leading the Whites to success at home and in Europe? Now you're talking. As talented, passionate and
TWO Bolton Table Tennis League teams were in action in the Lancashire and Cheshire League. The men's team represented by Mike Moir, Dave Griffith and Siful Khan, playing their competition on a round robin basis had wins against Ellesmere Port 5-1, Blackpool
BURY boss Chris Casper was critical of his team's defending that cost his side their 3-2 home defeat on Saturday. "Conceding the second goal was a body blow," said Casper. "I thought we'd get through to half-time because they didn't cause us many problems
SHAKERS 2, NOTTS COUNTY 3: Despite a stirring second half fightback that saw Chris Casper's side come within a goal-line clearance of salvaging a point, Bury ultimately paid the price for a lack of a cutting edge and poor defending. There was only one
I NOTE with interest that the borough's first civil baby naming ceremony has been referred to as a "Christening"! Calling it a christening immediately takes it out of the civil arena and places it very firmly in the religious and particularly Christian
HEALTH and council bosses have started preparations for the possibility of a flu pandemic hitting Bolton. The Royal Bolton Hospital, Bolton's Primary Care Trust and Bolton Council have held a planning meeting as part of their preparations for an outbreak
RANDOLPH: Looked confident taking crosses and set pieces on his return to the side after international duty 7 VENTRE: Did a decent job against tall striker Clayton Donaldson. What he lacked in height he made up for in his leap 7 EDWARDS: Was more of an
Results round-up Farnworth(+4) 3 Nomads A 6, Radcliffe CC 9 Heaton E(+4) 0, Burning Desire A 7 Heaton D(+4) 2, Heaton B 9 Bolton YMCA(+5) O, Hilton M(+5) 0 Heaton C 9, Burning Desire B 6 Hilton E(+4) 0, Hilton F(+3) 3 Wharton B 6, Ladybridge A 6 St, Thomas
THE wait is finally over. After going 12 games without a goal, Paul Mullin popped up to secure a vital win over York City for Accrington Stanley and bring a welcome end to his agonising barren spell. Throughout this frustrating patch, during which he
AN 18-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested by detectives in connection with the death of hit and run victim Ellese Gore. He was arrested after he walked into Astley Bridge police station at 10pm on Saturday night. Detectives spent Sunday quizzing the man on
REPRESENTATIVES of the Royal British Legion visited the Mayor's Parlour to officially launch the Poppy Appeal in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday. A Service of Remembrance takes place on November 12 from 7pm at Bolton's Albert Halls. Tickets will be available
A CHARITY dinner is being held to raise funds for local Multiple Sclerosis sufferers. People from Bolton are being urged to buy tickets for the extravaganza, which is being held at the City of Manchester Stadium. Television magician Wayne Dobson is the
SOCCER legend George Best has opened his eyes and started to breathe without the help of a ventilator. The 59-year-old is trying to recover from a series of life-threatening infections that spread to his kidneys and other organs. Professor Roger Williams
ACTRESS Maxine Peake is playing evil child murderer Myra Hindley in the most controversial TV role of her career. The Bolton actress, who shot to fame in the acclaimed TV drama Shameless, is playing the notorious killer in an ITV drama being screened
SEDGLEY Park suffered a National League Division One mauling at the hands of Cornish Pirates on Sunday - losing 53-8. Full report and reaction from the Bury Times on Thursday
Andy O'Sullivan presented a cheque for £2,000 on behalf of Lancashire darts chairman Jim Rhodes, to St. Anne's Hospice at The Shirt Club, Radcliffe. Collecting the cheque was Margaret Beck, St Anne's Hospice Community Events Officer North.
