A BOLTON teacher has been invited to Buckingham Palace to celebrate 50 years of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards after helping put more than 150 pupils through the scheme. Hayward School's assistant headteacher, Gwen Grills, will visit the palace next
A PEDIGREE puppy was snatched by a thug as it was being walked by its owner. Pensioner Brian Thompson fears his eight-month-old miniature English bull terrier, Robbie, will now be sold for dog fighting. The dog's lead was wrestled from Mr Thompson's
AS World Cup fever grips the nation, teaching in Bolton primary schools is being affected in a positive way. In the week before half-term, children at Blackrod Church School used the tournament as a reason to learn about different countries. Lessons
BIPPO the Clown has had to water-down his act because of the drought in the south of England. Ramsbottom's favourite entertainer Gareth Ellis is touring Surrey with Zippo's Circus. But drought restrictions mean the 17-year-old cannot use water as
THE drive to encourage more people to become school governors has had a dramatic effect. While there were 130 vacancies in Bolton at the start of the campaign in March, there are now just 32. The majority of the unfilled vacancies are for primary
THE future of baby and children's services in Bolton and the rest of Greater Manchester is being analysed by independent healthcare specialists. The hundreds of thousands of responses that have been sent back to the Making It Better team are being
BOLTON School pupil Thorrun Govind is well on the way to achieving her ambition of becoming a television presenter. The 13-year-old was chosen to present a report on the Children's BBC current affairs show Newsround. Thorrun, who lives in Bolton,
BANDS have even more incentive to sign up for the Bolton Evening News Local Heroes competition, thanks to a change in the prize, which will give the runners-up, as well as the winners, the chance to play at festivals this summer. The two overall winners
THREE violent foreign offenders, who should have been deported from the UK after serving jail sentences for their part in an attack, are still at large. The men thought to be from Pakistan were arrested in Bolton in 2002 following a disturbance at
STOP smoking campaigners in Bolton have welcomed Government proposals to put pictures of diseased lungs on cigarette packets in a bid to encourage people to quit. Whitehall chiefs have launched a public consultation on proposals that will see cigarette
PUPILS sitting GCSEs at Turton High School have been given a helping hand to calm their nerves by those responsible for marking their exam papers. Examiners visited the Bolton school recently to tell pupils what they are looking for from successful
THE World Cup dreams of a Bolton town centre pub landlord could be left in tatters by yet more work to the £4.5 million landmark bridge in Newport Street. Geoff Thompson, of the Clifton Arms, is furious that plans to close the bridge for repairs clash
A RARE autograph book featuring the Bolton Wanderers heroes of the famous 1923 White Horse FA Cup final is being auctioned at Christie's in London. The auctioneers are holding a sale of traditional sports and World Cup memorabilia and among the lots
A BOLTON Euro MP has called for a timetable for closure for Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp. Labour Euro MP, Arlene McCarthy, visited Guantanamo Bay in Cuba last week. She intends to raise the issue in the European Parliament in Brussels today. Mrs McCarthy
LEGENDARY football commentator John Motson visited Bolton to meet fans and sign copies of his new book. The television pundit was at Sweetens Bookstore, in Deansgate, yesterday afternoon to sign copies of his new book, Motson's World Cup Extravaganza
A NEW summer drink / drug drive campaign is launched in the North-west with a football theme as the World Cup kicks off. Football fans across the region will be given the opportunity to test their penalty shooting skills while wearing 'beer
YOUNGSTERS have been ploughing their efforts into creating a community garden for the elderly. The teenagers, from the Farnworth Inclusion Team (FIT), have transformed a site at Campbell House and learned a new range of skills along the way. FIT is
AN open day will be held at the Heaton Village Club in Waddington Road, on June 3. The day will be held between 1pm and 4.15pm. Current members will be on hand to greet potential new joiners. The club holds regular whist, dominoes and bingo sessions
BOLTON poets are being sought to represent the town in a new UK book of poetry. The National Poetry Anthology is designed to encourage new writers and aims to include work from one poet from each town in the country. Anyone interested in taking part
BOLTON-born painter Thomas Moran, famed for his trail-blazing images of the American West, is featured again in a major New York exhibition 80 years after his death. Philip Radcliffe, former Bolton Evening News journalist and Moran enthusiast, who has
THE magical world of Narnia was recreated at Bolton's Victoria Hall at the weekend. Children and families were enchanted as the world made famous by C S Lewis's books was brought to life by church groups. Youngsters took part in face painting, balloon
Takeaways, public toilets, the market and anti-social behaviour are all issues of concern to shoppers in Farnworth. Shoppers were asked to help shape the future of Farnworth when they were stopped by council researchers. Members of the public were
Out of sight, out of murder, St Vincent's ADS, Parish Hall, Over Hulton, until Saturday. FOR their tenth anniversary production, St Vincents have got into the party spirit with this extremely funny and clever send-up of the murder mystery genre. Fred
FOOTBALLERS' salaries should be capped because they are dwarfing the wages of the Prime Minister, a local MP has told Tony Blair. Dr Brian Iddon, Labour MP for Bolton South-east, has backed a bid by the European Union to set a maximum wage for stars
A BALL will be held to raise money to give children from less wealthy backgrounds the chance to be educated at Bolton School. The glittering event has been endorsed by actor and Bolton School old boy Sir Ian McKellen, who has become the ball's patron
THE Queen has sent her good wishes and appreciation to the Bolton Festival Choir and Orchestra for a specially-commissioned musical piece to celebrate her 80th birthday. The piece, "Song of the Queen's Beasts" will be part of a birthday-themed concert
A NEW chairman has been elected to the Radcliffe Area Board. Cllr Tony Cummings who has been an elected member since 2001 and now represents Radcliffe West, will take over from Cllr Barry Briggs who has held the post since 1999. Cllr Cummings said
DERIAN House children's hospice is set to receive a cash boost as part of a £27 million government scheme. The Chorley-based hospice provides care for youngsters who are seriously ill or have terminal illnesses. Minister for care services, Ivan Lewis
THE New Rosemere Society's recruitment drive attracted more than 40 Gilbert & Sullivan fans. The morning, which was sponsored by Bolton Arts Forum, got off to a good start with a "Singalong with Gilbert & Sullivan" session at Christ Church Hall and
A CRACKING comedy from the pen of Ray Cooney is the next production from Farnworth Performing Arts Company. The farce, called It Runs in the Family, will begin its five night run from Tuesday June 13 to Saturday June 17th at Farnworth Little Theatre
The Ladybridge Singers will be in concert in St James' Church in New Bury, Farnworth, on Saturday at 2.30pm. The singers were founded in 1972 by a group of enthusiasts who met in each others' homes to enjoy making music. They have a wide repertoire
SPOOKS and seductions feature heavily in Opera 74's forthcoming production of Tales of Hoffman by Jacques Offenbach. Most widely known as a writer of comic operettas, it was Offenbach's great ambition to write a grand opera before he died. Unfortunately
AN Emmerdale star will appear in court on Monday charged with causing grievous bodily harm. Cleveland Campbell, who plays the soap's Danny Daggert, will appear at Rochdale Magistrates Court accused of attacking a 20-year-old man. The 28-year-old actor
Almost 60 per cent of workers in their 50s and 60s are planning to work past the state pension age, a survey revealed today. As the Government plans to raise the pension age to 68 for younger generations, 58 per cent of the 50 to 69 age group who are
A YOUNG male singer is needed for Walmsley Amateur Kids Theatre's new production. The group wants a vocalist aged between 14 and 19 for its Paradisium show, which takes place between July 5 and 8. Anyone interested in performing or requiring more
Current and forthcoming events St Vincents Dramatic Society Out of Sight..Out of Murder Parish Centre, Rutherford Drive, Over Hulton May 30 - June 3. Tickets 01204 64049 or on the door Wingates Band and The Houghton Weavers Rivington Hall Barn,
MP David Crausby has welcomed the launch of a consumer advice line in the North-west. Consumer Direct is a telephone and online consumer advice service funded by Government and managed by the Office of Fair Trading. It gives advice to help consumers
A RUN down historic part of Bolton is set for a major revamp after landing a £1.6 million cash boost. Bolton Council has been awarded £800,000 from the lottery funded Townscape Heritage Initiative to conserve architecturally important buildings such
A NEW-look youth centre has officially opened its doors to the public after a £156,000 refurbishment. The John Holt Youth and Community Centre on Birch Road, Westhoughton was relaunched during a fun day for local residents. Its transformation has
St John Ambulance is hoping to attract new volunteers during Volunteers' Week, which starts tomorrow. Darren Clarke, commissioner of St John Ambulance Greater Manchester, said: "People generally associate us with football matches, concerts and village
A GROUP of residents has joined the fight against a council application to transform parks across Bolton into year-round venues for music concerts, radio roadshows and firework displays. Families living in Brooklands, Horwich, say they want assurances
FOUR lucky winners will be cheering on Bolton Wanderers at every home game after winning season tickets in a Bolton Evening News competition. James Ingham, of Barnwood Close, Halliwell, Graham Smith, of Dunham Close, Westhoughton, Ann Farley, of Farleigh
POLICE are doubling the bill for stewarding a beach-based concert to be presented by Bolton-born Vernon Kay. Avon and Somerset Constabulary wants £13,700 to police the T4 On The Beach event in Weston-super-Mare on Sunday, June 18. Last year it charged
TEENAGERS at Hayward School will undergo training to prepare them for their role as prefects. Members of staff working for the children's charity Childline will be visiting the school in July to teach the 43 Year 10 pupils the skills of working with
A PICK-UP truck driver has called on fellow motorists to challenge council parking fines after he won his battle to get a ticket cancelled. Nick McCallum, aged 35, was given a £30 fine when he strayed on to a white line because his car would not fit
SUPERSTAR steeplejack Fred Dibnah CAN built a replica mine head in his back garden, planning councillors have finally agreed. Earlier this month Fred was at loggerheads with council chiefs calling them a "lily livered lot" when they labelled his garden
THE clock was turned back to the 1940s when Bury's East Lancashire Railway staged its annual Wartime Weekend. Events took place at Bolton Street Station, Bury, and stations at Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall as part of the eighth annual extravaganza.
THE Bolton branch of the Royal British Legion (RBL) has made a plea for volunteers after seeing its numbers plummet. In recent years, the core membership for the organisation has started to dwindle as fewer Second World War veterans are fit to dedicate
HEART-THROB Ronan Keating is urging people in Bolton to visit a special mobile cancer awareness bus which will be visiting the tow . The Irish pop star, who lost his mother Marie to cancer, has added his backing, and that of the Marie Keating Foundation
WHEN I read the Letters page of the Bolton Evening News, I often find it makes my blood boil with some of the things that go on in Bolton. Last week I was in the Royal Bolton Hospital and I was very impressed with the level of protection the hospital
Forever Bury, the fans trust at Gigg Lane, is hoping to get another of its summer projects on the go - but YOUR help is needed. Last summer saw the refurbishment of the match officials' room with the generous help of builders Harrison Carrolls Ltd
People across Greater Manchester are being offered the chance to travel by bus for free during Green Transport Week in June. 5,000 bus daysaver tickets are available on a first-come first-served basis and uptake is expected to be high as they allow
Hansen's Eyebrows is on track to become the nation's unofficial favourite World Cup anthem as web-surfers worldwide download the song in their thousands. Even Danny McNamara, lead singer of Embrace and singer of the official England World Cup anthem
ENGLAND's penultimate warm-up before the World Cup starts next week ended in a 3-1 victory over Hungary at Old Trafford which left almost as many questions unanswered, despite a David Beckham-inspired victory. The is what the national press thought of
