PENSIONERS and people with disabilities will struggle when digital television becomes compulsory, according to government trial in Bolton. A nine-month study of 400 homes in Bolton found 74 per cent of people still had problems adjusting four weeks after
THERE is a certain amount of fun to be had with the suggestion that British culture and traditions could become a compulsory element of the secondary school syllabus. Mr Bill Rammell, the Higher Education Minister, has announced a six-month review to
SIX pupils from Ladybridge High School proved to be the leaders of the pack when they won this year's demanding Patterdale Challenge in the Lake District. The school was one of seven which took part in the annual three days of mental and physical challenges
LEADERS of a dial-a-drug gang which flooded the streets of Bolton with heroin and crack cocaine have been ordered to hand over their profits Amer Khan, Waqar Khan and Yaseen Suleman were all warned that they faced increased sentences unless they paid
BOLTON'S only failing school has appointed a new headteacher. Paul Urry will take up the post at Plodder Lane Primary School this September. The school, which is the largest in Farnworth with 367 pupils, was placed into special measures following a
A KEARSLEY street will be closed for one week while highway engineers carry out resurfacing work. From Monday, Mather Street will be closed for at least seven days between Higher Market Street and Garden Street. Traffic will be diverted along Higher
DOOR knocking salesman are being politely and firmly told they are not welcome. Residents living in Clyde Road, Radcliffe, have been given a "no cold calling" sign provided by the Trading Standards team to display. Streets signs will also be erected
ANDREW Johnson has finally snubbed Bolton and Wigan and is on the brink of tying up an £8.5million transfer from Crystal Palace to Everton. Wanderers also look to have missed out on Sevilla defender Aitor Ocio. He has been linked with a move to the
A HIGHLY sought after Barcelona football shirt autographed by World Cup stars such as Ronaldinho is being sold to raise cash for a Bolton primary school. Estate agent Simon Glover decided to try to raise cash for Ladybridge Primary School when he heard
AS a row breaks out between opposing camps over the benefits of complementary therapies, Kat Dibbits looks at both sides of the argument. ACCORDING to the Institute for Complementary Medicine there are more than 60 types of alternative therapy. These
A CHILDREN'S charity has launched a campaign to encourage more people to become school governors in Bolton. The School Governors' One-Stop Shop is working alongside Bolton Council to try to find more volunteers. Jo Buchanan, a spokesman for the group
TO his school pals, he is The Music Man. But to the 50 adults taking part in the next production of a leading Bolton amateur operatic society, he is The Boss. At just 14 years of age, Ben Smith is the musical director of the large and successful Walmsley
MORE than 200,000 illegal cigarettes have been seized in Bolton in the last 12 months as part of an ongoing crackdown. The haul makes up some of the 42 million counterfeit or illegally imported cigarettes impounded across the North-west in the last year
THE widow of a man who died from asbestos-related lung cancer has launched a £300,000 legal battle for compensation. William Hankinson, who was exposed to asbestos dust while working as a plastic technologist, lost his fight for life after being diagnosed
A BOLTON mental health group has come up with a novel way to knock depression for six by playing rounders. Befriending group Mhist has formed its own team to play in the Bolton Ladies' Rounders League including women with problems from schizophrenia
TALENTED youngsters from the Bolton area are helping to raise money for a children's charity. Max George, aged 17, from Walkden, and cousins Amy Aldred and Jenna Cartwright, also aged 17, from Edgworth, have been picked to perform at the Talented Youngster
A PLUCKY youngster got some pre-match advice from football legend Sir Geoff Hurst before she flies to Germany to lead England on to the pitch in their opening match of the World Cup. Football-mad Georgia Fogg, aged seven, of Rawcliffe Avenue, Breightmet
MOTORISTS are reeling from news that a THIRD road closure scheme is set to intensify traffic chaos in Bolton town centre. More road misery for drivers is expected as a £700,000 development to revamp Bolton's oldest street is set to get underway. Workmen
LITTLE Lever have been kept waiting for their new professional Mohammad Saddiq to arrive but the Pakistan paceman paid them back in style when he steered the club to their second win of the season. Saddiq was concerned before the match that the wet
THERE were smiles all round when winners of the Books for Schools Competition were invited to the Bolton Evening News to receive their prizes for the Books for Schools Competition . Oxford Grove scooped first prize of £1,000 worth of books by collecting
Lancashire's unbeaten start to the season came to an end yesterday, and it was all thanks to Roses rivals Yorkshire. Darren Lehmann and Anthony McGrath were the main culprits as far as the Red Rose were concerned, as they both batted quite brilliantly
A COUPLE who fled their home as a fire raged in an adjacent car lot have spoken of their terror. Christopher Speakman and his wife Lynn say the blaze swept through the lot, destroying three cars before speading to their property next door. The heat
DRIVERS are set for more misery in Bolton town centre as work begins to repair a failed bearing on the landmark Newport Street bridge. Network Rail has confirmed the road will close for a week starting on Saturday, June 3 for the repairs to be carried
GIRLS Aloud burst onto the stage at the Manchester Evening News Arena to prove they are more than just a reality TV show pop group. The five-piece ensemble made up of Cheryl Tweedy, Sarah Harding, Kimberley Walsh, Nadine Coyle and Nicola Roberts opened
