TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan is the new face of Harrods - but his dream gift from the store would be a lifetime pass to watch his beloved Bolton Wanderers. Amir, aged 19, revealed his passion for the Wanderers at the launch of a new advertising
THE charity which runs the lifesaving North West Air Ambulance service is appealing for cash aid.. Running costs for the helicopter, which was officially launched in December last year, have increased by £300,000 a year to £1.3m, the www.northwestambulance.co.uk
A GROUP of 19 Wanderers fans missed their flight to France following a crash on the M60. And six chartered flights to Marseille - the scene of the Wanderers' 2-1 UEFA Cup defeat - were delayed so other fans held up in the M60 crash were not be left
Street corners have always been places where youngters congregate. Unfortunately in todays drugs and crime culture, this kind of gathering has taken on a more sinister aspect. But since the Crossover 1997 project for 10 to 25-year-olds was launched
WHILST walking around Bolton, I notice a lot of supermarket plastic bags blowing around. Having returned from South Africa, the problem there seems to have been largely solved. The customer pays for a bag if it is required, therefore sensible people keep
WHAT a joke! I note that Greater Manchester Police alongside Bolton Council are to ban the consumption of alcohol on the streets and public places of Bolton. The ban has been in force in Westhoughton for well over a year, but I see nothing at all being
VISITORS will be invited to step back in time at a pre-war pub and a Victorian kitchen when the revamped Horwich Heritage centre reopens its doors next month. More than £150,000 has been ploughed into transforming a former rifle range at Horwich Resource
Lymm 17 Sedgley Park 10 Lancashire & Cheshire Senior Colts League (Under 19) Prior to the game, it was agreed between the two teams that due to time constraints the result of this match would represent both the home and away fixtures - a double-pointer
BOLTON'S most prestigious jewellers is going back in time - with plans to restore the building to its original look. Work on Preston & Duckworth, which is closing on Saturday before a £750,000 refurbishment takes place, will look like it did when
A LECTURE on the history of Jewish people serving in the British Armed Forces is planned. The lecture will be by David Teacher, chairman of the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, at Manchester Jewish Museum on Wednesday, March 1. Mr Teacher
NOTTINGHAM pair Lee Morley (lock) and David Jackson (wing) have signed new, two-year-deals to stay with the Green and Whites, while moving out is Number 8 Nick Fitisemanu, the Samoan rejected overturesfrom Harlequins to join Celtic League side, Newport-Gwent
RADCLIFFE Riverside School has been severely criticised in its first government inspection. Ofsted inspectors have given the dual-sited school a "Notice to Improve" and consider the problems to have been created by the amalgamation. Radcliffe Riverside
BOLTON University deserves its boosted status, according to the students who study there. The former Bolton Institute, which became a university in 2005 after years of battling for the title, has been praised by students in a new guide book. They said
BOLTON Council has been unsuccessful in its bid for a Government grant to boost deprived areas of the town. The authority was shortlisted, along with Wigan Council, to receive the cash from the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative. Instead, both Bolton
COMEDIAN Peter Kay would be the motorists choice if they could pick the voice of their in-car navigation systems - but comedian Joe Pasquale would drive them around the bend. A Co-operative Financial Service survey asked motorists who they would most
A BALLET inspired by the painter LS Lowry will be premiered in his home of Salford to mark the 30th anniversary of his death. The Rambert Dance Company is to perform a ballet inspired by his paintings at The Lowry arts centre. Lowry died on February 23
WHEN Cheryl Partington was aged 15, she received a double shock. She discovered she was pregnant - and was having twins. Cheryl now spends every morning getting her children ready for the day ahead, then takes a taxi to continue her GCSE studies - and
PUB landlords in Bolton say a European Union move to curb binge drinking by slapping extra tax on booze could be the final nail in the coffin for their businesses. The proposals for uniform taxes could see a 10 per cent rise in the price of alcohol across
COLLEAGUES have paid tribute to a High Court judge who died of a heart attack two days after the funeral of his wife. Judges, barristers, solicitors and court staff gathered to pay their respects to the family of Michael Lever, QC, at a eulogy held for
BOLTON University deserves its boosted status, according to the students who study there. The former Bolton Institute, which became a university in 2005 after years of battling for the title, has been praised by students in a new guide book. They said
DEFEAT in Marseille has left Wanderers more determined than ever to qualify for Europe next season. As the squad flew back from France to prepare for Sunday's Premiership clash with Fulham at the Reebok, Whites chief Phil Gartside said the UEFA Cup run
KEVIN Nolan fought back the tears on Friday as he pledged that Wanderers would make up for their UEFA Cup heartbreak by qualifying for Europe again. The Reebok captain said defeat in Marseille had made the Whites more determined than ever to achieve success
SIX businesses were wiped out and homes had to be evacuated following a major blaze at an historic building. The roof of the former headquarters of the Prestwich Co-operative Society in Warwick Street collapsed as flames engulfed the building which was
AMIR Khan believes his busy schedule is making him an even tougher nut to crack. The Bolton teenager is lined up to meet Jackson Williams at Londo's ExCel Arena on Saturday in his sixth professional fight and his second within a month -- but he claims
AXEING adult education courses will cut off a vital lifeline for pensioners, it was claimed. Bolton Community College will be scrapping a number of courses, saving £1 million. But student governor Val Holt said it would have a disasterous affect on those
PUPILS from Whitefield Primary School will experience a close encounter of the 'book' kind when they help launch a new junior reading scheme. Youngsters from the Victoria Avenue school will release a host of UFOs, in the shape of balloons, from Whitefield
AN Unsworth school is at the forefront of a five-year campaign aimed at changing the travel habits of pupils and parents. The bid to end the chaos caused by congestion outside the gates of Sunnybank Primary in Hathaway Road involves urging mums and dads
TWO brothers from Prestwich who were stopped 18 times by police officers have lost their claims of racial harassment. A probe was launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in August 2004 after Marcus and Jamal Anderson's mum, Farida
LABOUR councillors survived a vote of "no confidence" after they put up next year's Council Tax by 4.8 per cent, twice the rate of inflation. The hike is on top of the council having to make savings of £10 million, which means that around 50 people will
A FAMILY has been left heartbroken after the theft of their pet dog. Tia the Staffordshire bull terrier was taken from the home of the Rawlinson family on Bolton Road, Radcliffe, on Saturday afternoon. Mrs Annette Rawlinson, said: "I've only just been
AFTER 12 hard weeks of tough training, Radcliffe reporter Alison Barton jetted off to Spain on Friday to take part in a fundraising half marathon. Alison (26), of Eagley in Bolton, signed herself up to take part in the Torrevieja Half Marathon on the
A HOSPITAL porter has lost the fight to stay in his family home where he had lived for more than 46 years. David Barnes (54) was evicted this week from his house in Vale Avenue, Stoneclough, because his parents had died. Following the death of his mother
THE campaign to save Prestwich Arts College remains as determined and vociferous as ever in the run-up to D-Day. Volunteers took to the streets of Prestwich last Saturday to gather signatures in support of the campaign and organisers estimate that around
ROTARIANS enjoyed a special spooky weekend in Lytham St Annes to celebrate Valentine's Day. Members of Radcliffe Rotary Club, and their partners, travelled to the Lancashire resort for a few days of entertainment earlier this month. The club was booked
RADCLIFFE Boro are close to finalising a deal that will see them reap a £300,000 investment from property developing firm MDA. The deal is still subject to bank approval but both parties are confident of a green light that will signal a bright new era
I am writing in reference to the article, 'African fans delighted at gift of Wanderers shirts' (Tuesday, February 21). I was delighted to read and see pictures of children in Nigeria, proudly wearing Bolton Wanderers shirts that were donated by Bolton
DEFIANT Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman believes his side's unrelenting determination will play a big part in their promotion hopes. The P' word has been banned from the training ground. And the Reds boss himself insists he isn't allowing himself
NATIONAL newsreader George Alagiah has added his support to the Bolton Evening News' Back The Baby Unit campaign. The award-winning journalist, who now presents BBC1 Six O'Clock News, added his signature to the thousands of coupons already returned to
AXEING adult education courses will cut off a vital lifeline for pensioners, it was claimed. Bolton Community College will be scrapping a number of courses, saving £1 million. But student governor Val Holt said it would have a disasterous affect on those
BOLTON'S most prestigious jewellers is going back in time - with plans to restore the building to its original look. Work on Preston & Duckworth, which is closing on Saturday before a £750,000 refurbishment takes place, will look like it did when
THE charity which runs the lifesaving North West Air Ambulance service is appealing for cash aid.. Running costs for the helicopter, which was officially launched in December last year, have increased by £300,000 a year to £1.3m, the www.northwestairambulance.co.uk
COMEDIAN Peter Kay would be the motorists choice if they could pick the voice of their in-car navigation systems - but comedian Joe Pasquale would drive them around the bend. A Co-operative Financial Service survey asked motorists who they would most
PROPPING up the division is not where the Tigers want to be, and a win on Saturday down in London would go a long way to seeing them begin to climb the table - before it is too late writes Peter Collins A trip to Old Deer Park to face fellow strugglers
PEOPLE in Bolton are being invited to have their say on how cancer services develop at the Christie Hospital. The specialist cancer hospital is applying to become a foundation trust and has launched a three-month public consultation. People are being
BOLTON Council has been unsuccessful in its bid for a Government grant to boost deprived areas of the town. The authority was shortlisted, along with Wigan Council, to receive the cash from the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative. Instead, both Bolton
AMIR Khan said he was disappointed but not upset when he had to leave the Everton Park Arena in Liverpool early last Saturday when the crowd turned on him after his brother won his Golden Belt North West title fight against local favourite Luke Willis
SO Bolton Council thinks it can justify an increase in council tax of more than twice the rate of inflation. In that case, they should be prepared to submit to an efficiency audit conducted by outside auditors, whose report should be published and so
I LIVE in Worsley, and the main reason I shop in Bolton rather than Manchester is because parking in Bolton has been a lot cheaper than parking in Manchester. For the few pence Bolton Metro 'lose' in parking revenue, the town gains a lot more by my patronage
WITH reference to the home care stories. Large proportions of these ladies are married with families and have been working for this service for quite a number of years. How can they be expected to change their working hours with the consequent disruption
I AM writing in response to the letter, 'Disabled folk prefer carers from council' (Bolton Evening News, Monday, February 20). I am extremely disappointed that there are so many negative attitudes about independent providers of home care. I appreciate
WITH the Tigers taking on fellow strugglers London Welsh at Old Deer Park this Saturday, here's a look at the Exiles' season so far. One win in the first three months of the season saw the Exiles sink as low as they could. However, a Christmas revival
A RECORD number of teenage girls have become pregnant in Bolton - including one aged 12. The number of pregnancies under the age of 18 has reached a record 296 in a year. And a third of those had an abortion. Teenage pregnancy experts believe there is
JUST when he gets one problem resolved another pops up for Leigh boss Andy Nelson. The manager has worked hard on shoring up his leaky defence, resulting in three clean sheets in the last five games, but there is bother at the other end. His strike forece
POLICE have launched an investigation into a fire at a Whitefield newsagents. The blaze on Tuesday night destroyed a small amount of stock on display in the main shop area at Ringley Newsagents in Ringley Road West before firefighters could bring it under
MOTORISTS could soon be able to avoid traffic jams on the M60 because pictures of busy roads could be sent directly to their mobile phone. The Highways Agency is launching a 12-month trial in the hope it will cut congestion because drivers who sign up
SYSTEM One bus saver tickets are now on sale at shops throughout the borough displaying the PayPoint sign. The seven-day and 28-day System One bus saver tickets for adults, young people and juniors can be purchased five days in advance. Customers will
VETERAN entertainer Sonny Warner was sidelined by an important football game this week. Although a champion in his own right in Prestwich, Mr Warner's television debut was delayed due to the Champions League match between Arsenal and Real Madrid. As reported
PEOPLE wanting an input in the future of Bury's health services are invited to attend a special workshop to have their say. The Rapid Health Impact Assessment Workshop will be based on the 'Healthy Futures' proposals which are aiming to bring more hospital
'PREVENTION is better than cure' is the message from two firefighters travelling the borough to educate people on fire safety. Andy Graham and Andy Sullivan, armed with a laptop and projector, stopped off at Elms Farm Sheltered Accommodation, Elms Close
WHO says National One is tough - Tigers' recent loan-signing from Sale Sharks Sean Cox, that's who! "The Academy League is a lot faster because you are up against younger, smaller, faster players, but in National One they are a lot bigger and the physicality
A PAINTING by LS Lowry will be sold to balance Bury Council's books, it has been decided. The council bought the 1947 work, A Riverbank, for £175 in 1951 from the artist's agent, but could now fetch up to £500,000. The council plans to sell the piece
YOUNG Bolton kickboxers are helping their club on to winning ways. Martial artists of all ages competed at Bolton Thai Boxing Club in Brown Street, with a top result for 15-year-old Emma Bragg, who won her bout in the 45-kilogramme weight division against
MOTORISTS are being advised to take extra care on the roads with the current period of cold weather set to continue. Drivers have been are being advised to slow down in poor conditions and leave extra room between vehicles. The Highways Agency, which
PEOPLE in Bolton are being invited to have their say on how cancer services develop at the Christie Hospital. The specialist cancer hospital is applying to become a foundation trust and has launched a three-month public consultation. People are being
TWO elderly residents were robbed by a conman who tricked his way into their home. The bogus official struck at two separate houses in Winchester Way, Breightmet, on Wednesday afternoon. He claimed to be from the water company and told his victims that
THE popular Smithills Hall's Farmers' Market is moving to the larger venue of Moss Bank Park this Sunday. Organisers say the success of the local produce market at Smithills last year meant a larger site was needed. Visitors to the market, held on the
A BALLET inspired by the painter LS Lowry will be premiered in his home of Salford to mark the 30th anniversary of his death. The Rambert Dance Company is to perform a ballet inspired by his paintings at The Lowry arts centre. Lowry died on February 23
THE popular Smithills Hall's Farmers' Market is moving to the larger venue of Moss Bank Park this Sunday. Organisers say the success of the local produce market at Smithills last year meant a larger site was needed. Visitors to the market, held on the
VISITORS will be invited to step back in time at a pre-war pub and a Victorian kitchen when the revamped Horwich Heritage centre reopens its doors next month. More than £150,000 has been ploughed into transforming a former rifle range at Horwich Resource
I NOTED in last week's Guide, two small items regarding retrospective planning permission. The first of these refers to a horse exerciser in Buckley Lane. Whilst I can see a need for this and would not condemn its use, I am at a loss to understand the
CATHERINE Keen makes a number of points about NHS dentistry (Letters February 16). Each of them is inaccurate. She invites me to explain the current situation. I am happy to do so. The Bury Times report (February 9) also makes a number of sweeping generalisations
WHO starred - who didn't WANDERERS4-5-1 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN 6 Kept his nerve in a hostile atmosphere but was powerless to prevent either goal. JOEY O'BRIEN 6 Great experience for the youngster, who did well not to be needled by older opponents. TAL BEN
OLYMPIQUE MARSEILLE 2, WANDERERS 1: Sammy Lee lit a beacon of hope as Wanderers UEFA Cup adventure came to a tearful and tortuous end in the Stade Velodrome on Thursday night. The two-time European Cup winner is confident the Whites will have many more
PEOPLE in Prestwich and Whitefield are being invited to have their say on how cancer services will be developed at Christie Hospital. The cancer specialist hospital, based in Withington, is planning on becoming a NHS Foundation Trust inviting people to
FRONTLINE police officers in the borough are to be axed to meet a £14 million budget shortfall for the county. Metrolink trams will also face the backlash of the cost-cutting exercise after Greater Manchester Police withdrew from a contract to police
HEATON Park Action Group has turned to technology in its fight against a primary school being built on parkland. The group was formed to fight the plans by King David School to relocate its infant and junior schools to a site in Heaton Park. Objectors
FRONTLINE police officers in the borough are to be axed to meet a £14 million budget shortfall for the county. Metrolink trams will also face the backlash of the cost-cutting exercise after Greater Manchester Police withdrew from a contract to police
FRIGHTENED residents were given minutes to get dressed and flee their homes as flames destroyed the former headquarters of the Prestwich Co-operative Society in Warwick Street which was just yards away. The Warwick Street drama began at 2.45am on Tuesday
THE campaign to save Prestwich Arts College remains as determined and vociferous as ever in the run-up to D-Day. Volunteers took to the streets of Prestwich last Saturday to gather signatures in support of the campaign and organisers estimate that around
PEOPLE in Radcliffe are being invited to have their say on how cancer services will be developed at Christie Hospital. The cancer specialist hospital, based in Withington, is planning on becoming a NHS Foundation Trust inviting people to become "members
RADCLIFFE Boro are close to finalising a deal that will see them reap a £300,000 investment from property developing firm MDA. The deal is still subject to bank approval but both parties are confident of a green light that will signal a bright new era
A LECTURE on the history of Jewish people serving in the British Armed Forces is planned. The lecture will be by David Teacher, chairman of the Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen and Women, at Manchester Jewish Museum on Wednesday, March 1. Mr Teacher
RADCLIFFE Boro have strengthened their hand with the signing of former Oldham and York City striker Neil Tolson on a game-to-game basis from Hyde United. In the absence of Steve Foster, Jamie Miller and Tony Evans, the 33-year-old 6ft 2ins forward goes
RADCLIFFE Boro are close to finalising a deal that will see them reap a £300,000 investment from property developing firm MDA. The deal is still subject to bank approval but both parties are confident of a green light that will signal a bright new era
BRAD Wright and Lee Spratt have taken charge of Atherton LR until the end of the season after the resignation of Mike Lester and Darren Ford. Tuesday night's 4-1 defeat at Congleton left Rovers without a win in eight games, and although they still remain
ATHERTON Colls would settle for a repeat performance of their narrow midweek defeat against high-flying Cammell Laird when they host Nantwich Town at Alder Street tomorrow. The Division One strugglers went down to a 4th minute Ronnie Morgan goal, but
JUST when he gets one problem resolved another pops up for Leigh boss Andy Nelson. The manager has worked hard on shoring up his leaky defence, resulting in three clean sheets in the last five games, but there is bother at the other end. His strike forece
RADCLIFFE Boro have strengthened their hand with the signing of former Oldham and York City striker Neil Tolson on a game-to-game basis from Hyde United. In the absence of Steve Foster, Jamie Miller and Tony Evans, the 33-year-old 6ft 2ins forward goes
WHO plays - and where Premier Division: Bolton Lads Club v Oldham Hulmeians; Lymm v Old Mancunians; Mostonians v Radcliffe Town; Rochdale St Clements v Little Lever SC; Old Boltonians v Rossendale Amateurs; Bury GSOB v Chaddertonians; Prairie United v
BOLTON smokers are leading the way in stubbing out their cigarettes. Statistics released by the Department of Health show that the towns smokers have the highest success rate for giving up in the whole of Greater Manchester. A total of 66 per cent of
ANDY Dibble has pledged his immediate future to Accrington Stanley after turning down the chance to join Stockport County. The Reds' goalkeeping coach, who is also registered as a player, had the opportunity to return to the club he served from 2000 to
CIVIC leaders have reacted angrily to suggestions that Bolton should be run by an elected Greater Manchester mayor. The three leaders of Bolton's political parties were united in opposition to Government proposals to consult the public about creating
HOSPITAL staff are dealing with almost 100 adult victims of abuse every year. At least 10 patients, many elderly or with learning or physical disabilities, are admitted to the Royal Bolton Hospital every two months, suffering from some sort of abuse.
GRAVESIDE raiders have struck again at a cemetery which has been plagued by thieves and vandals. In the latest of a string of thefts at Heaton Cemetery, an angel ornament was taken from the grave of baby Siobhan McGovern. Her mother, Karen McGovern, said
BOLTON'S own Karate Kid has set off for Brazil - to teach hand-to-hand combat to riot police. Will Murphy, aged 15, is a third dan black belt in karate and an instructor at the Great Lever club where he began training at the age of five. But Will's coaching
A GLUT of late night takeaways and fast food sellers is killing trade and turning parts of Farnworth into a ghost town, according to traders. Owners of local businesses and councillors say the 23 hot and cold food takeaways and restaurants which line
A NEWLY-wed bride has travelled to Texas where her husband is on Death Row. Former Bolton School pupil Rachael Ford, aged 32, married convicted killer Tony Egbuna Ford last October. He is due to be executed next month but the couple are pinning their
A FORMER surgeon who left two patients dead after a series of botched operations has been allowed back to work. Julian Mason, aged 41, was found guilty of serious professional misconduct by the General Medical Council following a series of blunders at
JUST two and a half weeks to go, and racing punters are steaming into all sorts of antepost contenders for the Cheltenham Festival, with the entries now published for all the big races writes Fred Done I've got it all planned, a new suit, the hotel's
MARSEILLE players have spoken about their delight at an historic comeback victory which sent most of the 45,000 in the Stade Velodrome into raptures. Fabien Barthez, the former Manchester United keeper jettisoned by Sir Alex Ferguson after a series
MARSEILLE 2 WANDERERS 1 (aggregate 2-1): Wanderers' first great European adventure ended in heartbreak in Marseille's Stade Velodrome on Thursday night but assistant manager Sammy Lee was defiant. "It's not the end of the journey, it's the start of
