Nearly a third of GPs think the parents of teenage children should not be kept in the dark over health matters such as pregnancy, drugs and sexual issues, a survey revealed today. A study of 250 GPs across the UK found 30 per cent wanted parents of
SPORTING youngsters are being challenged to take on police officers in a five-a-side football tournament. The idea is part of an initiative to tackle anti-social and nuisance behaviour. The tournament kicks off at Kearsley Community Leisure Centre
RACE-HATE thugs petrol-bombed a newsagent's van and smashed his shop windows with lumps of concrete. Mavin Khimji, aged 46, who owns Highfield News in Highfield Road, New Bury, Farnworth, says the attacks have left his wife and children too scared to
WE are heading for a massive petrol price rise to a whopping £1 a litre. How can we ensure our bank balance remains healthy and still be able to afford to drive our cars? Gayle McBain looks at how we can all conserve petrol and save money at the same
THE Liberal Democrats have only themselves to blame for their poor showing in the Bolton elections. In 2004 they were given the chance to govern the town, but what happened? 1. Council tax increased over and beyond that of neighbouring towns. 2. Reduction
RE the letter "Local Election won by the "grey bin" well it was, in a way, more a protest vote to say let's hope the promises are now kept. We all need to recycle, but this is the 21st century, and, even increasing council tax, we should not expect
FOR the past 30 years I have lived in the area of Greenheys, on Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, which is about 200m from the Cutacre Tip. In the past Greenheys was listed as a "spa", because of the bracing winds that flow uninterrupted from the
FORMER Bolton Wanderers, Burnley and Blackpool football star Paul Fletcher will be guest speaker at Brindle Community Hall, near Chorley, which is holding a sportsmen's dinner to raise money to fund a new building. He is now managing director at Coventry
SINGER David Kidd is to follow in the footsteps of Welsh superstars Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones and opera singers Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins. David, dubbed the voice of Leigh, has been invited to sing on the same bill as the world famous Treorchy
A GROUP of businesses from across Bolton plan to take court action over a CCTV scheme which is costing them thousands of pounds. About 50 firms have set up a fighting fund and have instructed a solicitor to take legal action against Bolton Council.
TRADE union representatives from Fairfield Hospital in Bury are travelling to London tomorrow to lobby MPs after it was announced that hundreds of doctors and nurses' jobs in the area could be axed. Up to 800 jobs are under threat in the Pennine Acute
COMEDIAN Peter Kay has lost the race to bring out an autobiography before any unofficial stories of his life are published. Author and journalist Johnny Dee has penned That Peter Kay Book, Dee promises a book packed full of details that a large section
HEALTH bosses have vowed to do all they can to stamp out sexually transmitted diseases after a new report revealed that young people in Bolton are not protecting themselves. The town has seen a huge rise in youngsters with diseases such as chlamydia,
A TEACHER who was disciplined after he hacked into his school's computer system has taken his case to London's Appeal Court. Michael Evans, aged 32, of Snowdon Drive, Horwich, said he easily breached the security set-up to demonstrate its flaws to the
A CHEMICAL blending company has been fined £10,000 for polluting a tributary of the River Irwell and killing thousands of fish. Lectros International Limited, of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, accepted it had no measures in place to prevent liquids entering
VANDALS have badly damaged a memorial which was given a £50,000 facelift. They scaled protective fencing and used hammers to smash dozens of paving stones before spraying graffiti at the foot of the Robert Barnes Memorial in Farnworth. Just two years
BOLTON North-east MP David Crausby is calling on the Government to financially support a free phoneline for runaway children. Mr Crausby congratulated the work of the Runaway Helpline which took over 45,000 calls in 2004 and 57,000 calls in 2005. It
PARKING attendants left a hospice volunteer furious when they put a ticket on her van as she unloaded donated goods for a charity shop. Sheila Talbot, aged 68, parked the Bury Hospice van on double yellow lines for five minutes because a vehicle was
PLAYERS from the Bolton Asians missed out on a chance to play in Germany this summer but did get to meet a former England star. The team met soccer legend John Barnes when they competed in the Hyundai Football World Five-a-Side Championships in Manchester
A GUNMAN man who shot himself in the head during a 20-hour siege in Lancashire has died in hospital. Firearms officers had surrounded the man's car, which was parked on a road in Skelmersdale, on Sunday night, when he shot himself The police operation
AN APPEAL for witnesses has been made after a 27-year-old man was stabbed in the street in Little Lever. The victim and a friend had left Costcutters in Church Street last Thursday at 6.30pm when they were approached by two other men. A row broke out
THE NEW Communities Secretary, Ruth Kelly, has been branded a hypocrite, following her statement that she will "root out nimbyism". The Bolton West MP says she will make the building of social and affordable homes a priority in her new job and will get
A DAREDEVIL accountant with a "need for speed" is in pole position to take the world of women's Formula One racing by storm. Lucy Redding, aged 31, has reached the last 16 of the Formula Woman motor racing competition. Lucy, who works for accountancy
A POLICE watchdog has launched an investigation after a man shot himself during an armed siege in Skelmersdale. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will manage an investigation after Greater Manchester Police responded to reports of a
ARSONISTS set fire to the roof of a Bolton primary school. Police were called after Top o'th'Brow County Primary School was set alight at 3.40am this morning. Neighbours reported seeing two men on the roof of the school, in Greenroyd Avenue, before
A NIGHTCLUB in Bolton is planning a £500,000 expansion to cater for customers aged over 25. The owners of J2 in Nelson Square want to extend the club into two floors above the neighbouring Conservative club in Mawdsley Street. The extra space would
criminals are targeting gardens across Bolton, stealing expensive tools and electrical equipment. Detectives are warning that, with the return of the gardening season, thieves are targeting sheds, garages and outhouses, stealing lawnmowers, power tools
LIFE'S rubbish, isn't it? We spend ages longing for something that we think will make our lives complete and then, when we get as much of it as we want, we find it really isn't as brilliant as we first imagined. This applies to most things: People. Battenberg
THE incident in Farnworth when a newsagent's van was damaged and his shop windows smashed is disquieting on several fronts. Police are treating it as a "race-hate" crime and owner Mr Mavin Khimji has been having trouble with youngsters congregating outside
WHILE many people tend to agree that older workers still have a role to play in the commercial world, Bolton companies are shown in a national survey to be among the worst in the country for actually employing them. They can, however, bring experience
ON Friday, May 5, as a former user of Clarence Street College, I was invited to go along to support the continuation of the college and to oppose its closure. The support encouraged by David Crausby MP and the passionate contributions from Junior Gateway
AS readers may be aware, the live export of cattle to Europe has resumed after 10 years, when it was halted due to the BSE crisis. Veal calves bound for France were recently shipped out despite much controversy. These poor creatures, which are not even
Breightmet GC are holding an inaugral Mens' Seniors Open combined with a Seniors Invitation Day on Friday, August 4. The event is open to male members of recognised golf clubs who are 55 years of age and over. The competition will be a better ball stableford
WITH reference to your article "young bag snatchers caught on camera" (Saturday, May 6), I understand it was Mrs Armstrong who contacted the Bolton Evening News regarding the recovery of her bag. Mrs Armstrong, in fairness, would not know the details
I AM absolutely disgusted at Patricia Rashbook having a child at 63! All this IVF nonsense is interfering with nature. At a time where everyone is constantly being told to "go green", there is no limit to how many children couples can have. Large families
BOLTON Golf Association fended off a terrific fightback from a powerful Sheffield Golf Union to notch a 9-8 victory at Turton. In a hard fought match against a Sheffield side that sported four Yorkshire county players in their 12-man team, their class
BOLTON Wanderers earnings were down by almost £1 million as a result of dropping two places in the Premier League in the 2005-06 season. The Whites picked up £22 million from their share of Premiership prize money and TV payouts, plus an estimated £1.7
STELIOS Giannakopoulos has urged Sam Allardyce to resist all offers to move to pastures new in the wake of his England rejection. The Greece international, who top scored for Wanderers after turning down a move to Liverpool last summer, expects his manager
A LEADING expert on early human development will give a talk at Bolton Museum's Lecture Theatre. Anthropologist Chris Stringer, professor of palaeontology at the Natural History Museum in London, will discuss the origins of man on Tuesday, at 5.30pm
THE cars of rogue drivers have been seized on the streets of Bolton in a hi-tech police operation. A total of 24 cars have been taken off the road after it was found they were not taxed or insured, or were being driven by unlicensed drivers. Police
WORLD Cup legends Sir Geoff Hurst, Gordon Banks and Martin Peters showed their support for St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton by taking part in a fundraising event. The black tie event, which was held at Old Trafford football ground, raised more than
ALL through a happy married life together, Ali Suraj's father Arshad loved his mother so much he would regularly tell her: "One day I will build you the Taj Mahal." And on his deathbed 12 years ago, he never forgot his promise, telling her: "Don't worry
A 46-YEAR-OLD man from Whitefield who went missing from his home more than a week ago has been found. Mark Muscat, of Victoria Court, Whitefield, was last seen on Tuesday, May 4, at 10am by his flatmates when he dropped them off at The Printworks in
PENSIONERS in Bury now have a special directory just for them. The booklet highlights local services and sources of information for older people in a bid to help them retain their independence for longer. Pat Horan, director of adult care services,
EMPLOYERS in Bolton are among the worst in the country for taking on older people, according to a new survey. The town has one of the lowest employment rates for workers aged between 50 and 69, according to Government figures. Only 45 per cent of people
TWO gay authors will be in Bolton on Monday as part of Greater Manchester's The Big Gay Read Literature Festival. Jake Arnott and Jamie O'Neill will be at Bolton Central Library from 7.30pm when they will each read from their most recent books and take
A LEIGH school has won recognition from a top environmental charity. Leigh CE Infants School has been awarded the Green Flag award by ENCAMS the former Tidy Britain campaign because of its outstanding contribution to the environment. Gail Grundy,
A schoolgirl was fined £75 for leaving an ice-lolly stick on a wall, it has emerged. Sorrell Walsh, aged 16, left the four-inch long wooden Twister stick outside Manchester's Urbis centre while she went to chat with a friend. But as soon as she put
SUPERMARKET bosses have reported an increase in business at their cafe since a smoking ban was introduced. The Morrisons superstore at Atlas Mills introduced a smoking ban in its cafe earlier this year and since then says it has felt the benefits. Store
A multi-agency crimebusting team is being introduced in a district of Bury. The Whitefield and Unsworth Area Tasking Team will be launched on Tuesday, May 23, at 10.30am at Whitefield Library, Pinfold Lane. Among those involved are Greater Manchester
BOLTON'S only registered orthodontist says he has been forced out of the NHS after almost 20 years, despite a shortage of dental specialists. Hitendra Patel, of the Bolton Orthodontist Centre, has been told there is no money to allow him to practise
A carer from Blackburn who stole a blind woman's savings by replacing £10 and £5 notes with bits of paper has been jailed. Sylvia Floyd, aged 46, swapped the £940 that frail Ella Slezak had been saving to donate to charity and put correctly-sized pieces
MORE than 100 Lancashire football hooligans have been banned from travelling to the World Cup more than in most other parts of the country. There are 124 football banning orders in the county, 57 connected to Burnley FC, 37 to Blackburn Rovers, 26 to
TWO Bolton chemists have come third in a list of Britain's top ten richest Muslims. Brothers Anwar and Yakub Patel are worth £110 million, according to the survey by the Sunday Times. The African-born pair, aged 51 and 52 respectively, established their
A SOLICITOR from Bolton who ruled over hundreds of employment disputes has died, aged 79. David John Grundy was made chairman of the Industrial Tribunals Panel based at Manchester in 1977 during a legal career which spanned five decades until he retired
THE story of the Bolton Evening News Back the Baby Unit campaign has gone on display at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Pictures and stories from our newspaper have been mounted in the main corridor. We launched our campaign to win support from readers for
MOTORISTS from Edgworth to Adlington will not have to run the gauntlet of any new speed cameras this year, it has been revealed. The Department of Transport has officially approved any camera changes across the country and it has been decided that this
CRIMINALS from Greater Manchester have been warned against travelling to Lancashire to commit crime with the message "Stay out of our county". The warning was issued as police launched a major crackdown in a bid to reduce the amount of robberies from
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman's arm became impaled on a spike inside a charity shop in a freak accident. Chris Brown was working as a volunteer at Oxfam in Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge, yesterday morning when she stumbled backwards. Shefell against a spike which
A MAN who was arrested in hospital on suspicion of murdering a farmer in Radcliffe was being questioned by detectives today. The 51-year-old was released from the Royal Bolton Hospital yesterday and taken into custody at a local police station. He is
I am looking for my long lost relatives. Their father's name was Arthur Kavanagh and their mother's name was Kathleen (Kennedy). A brother, Arthurm, died in Second World War on board HMS Searcher in 1945. cdaly@efc.ie
I am searching for information on the Bolton 53rd Field Regiment RA TA. I served in Signals Attached to RHQ during the whole of the Italian Campaign. Col Greenhalgh was the officer commanding at that time, I believe he owned a mill in Bolton. We blokes
I am seeking news of my long lost cousins, Michael and Patricia Hulme, children of James and Anne, who were born in late 30s or 40s. Jim was born in 1924 and was from Bury. t1807@optusnet.com.au.
I am trying to find relatives of the Gent family who live in Bolton. My mother was born in Bolton and lived in Darcy Lever. Her parents were Charles and Mary Gent. I would like to meet my second cousins. mbbaulch@eck.net.au
MEMBERS of a Westhoughton Church have moved to a temporary new home after their building was vandalised. The Church of the Nazarene at Church Street, had all of its windows in the church and hall smashed in the attack two weeks ago. BOLTON'S Victoria
A COUNTERFEIT CD ring discovered in Bolton is estimated to have cost the music industry almost £900,000. A husband and wife team alleged to be at the heart of a counterfeiting empire were questioned after their home was raided by officers in an anti-piracy
EXTRA officers are being drafted into Bolton's rural areas in a crackdown on thieves targeting the area. The police operation comes after £5,000 worth of jewellery was stolen from a house in Chapeltown Road, Turton. Police will patrol Turton, Edgworth
