THE Town Cafe in Deansgate serves up the best British brekky in Bolton and that's official. It came out top in a Bolton Evening News competition to find the town's favourite "caff". Readers sent in their votes by the sackload when we announced we
IT is almost unthinkable that a habit that could grip you for life can kick in as early as the age of 11. Yet a smoking counsellor is to visit schools to encourage children to quit even issuing nicotine patches to those who are addicted to the drug
A FIVE-year-old kickboxer from Horwich has high-kicked his way to a regional title. Little Tom Mather, who weighs in at just 19kg three stone took part in regional junior bouts of a competition at Horwich Kickboxing Studio, in Hampson Street. He
BANNED soccer fans who have failed to hand in their passports ahead of the World Cup will have their names added to a national blacklist. A total of 265 hooligans including 41 Bolton Wanderers fans from across Greater Manchester were due to hand
A SMOKING counsellor is to be called into Bolton schools to help children as young as 11 quit the habit. And pupils could be given nicotine patches if they use the service. Health chiefs are in the process of searching for a suitable candidate for the
THE incredible story of how Bolton Wanderers have achieved success on a shoestring is highlighted in a report into Premier League wages. Two seasons ago, when they finished sixth and qualified for Europe, Wanderers were 16th in the salary table. Only
VOTING opens today in our Local Heroes competition, which aims to catapult two unsigned bands to national fame. The winning band will get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play at six summer music festivals across the country, and will be given
MORE than 400 workers at the Bolton base of Park Cakes bakery were today waiting for news about their future. Bosses at parent company, Northern Foods, yesterday announced the business has been put up for sale as part of a radical restructuring Already
A NATIONAL strike ballot among distribution workers at supermarket giant Asda in a row over pay and bargaining rights will start next week. The GMB said its members in 20 of Asda's depots will vote over the next few weeks on whether to take industrial
FIREFIGHTERS were attacked by a group of 20 yobs as they dealt with a blaze. The incident happened after crews were called to a fire in Blackleach Country Park, Walkden, at 9.15pm last night. Now officers have condemned the action of the youths, which
THE search is on for the worst swinger in town golf swing that is. It is probably not the most coveted title to win, but at least it is a competition that can be won, literally, by anyone. The American Golf store on the Middlebrook retail park is staging
PHIL The Power' Taylor reckons the Reebok Stadium could stage the greatest darts match ever this weekend if he meets Ray van Barneveld in the Budweiser UK Open. The pair have had a pair of titanic tussles since four times BDO Lakeside world champion
LANCASHIRE have signed up New Zealand star Nathan Astle to combat the loss of Brad Hodge, who returns to Australia at the end of this month. Astle, 34, should join up with the Red Rose squad in time to make his debut in the final C&G Trophy group game
SAM Allardyce has pledged to put Lee Westwood, back in the Ryder Cup groove. Westwood, whose form has dipped dramatically, has been invited to spend a week with Wanderers at their Euxton training camp, where he will be offered the same scientific support
INNOVATION is the key to manufacturing success and the North-west is leading the way a conference of the region's manufacturers has been told. The conference, called Unlocking the Secrets of Growth and Innovation, was held at the Ramada Jarvis hotel
A HUSBAND and wife team have taken the helm at the Bolton branch of a high street print and design company. Prontaprint, based in Bradshawgate, has been taken over by franchisees John and Janice Bailey. The pair have invested in new cutting-edge equipment
A GREAT-great-grandmother who had cataract eye surgery just weeks ago has celebrated her 100th birthday. Clarice Blower, who has been virtually blind for the past six years, is now able to see again after undergoing two cataract operations. She had
SUPPORTERS fighting to save historic Turton Tower from closure are launching a new campaign. The future of the 15th century Tudor house hangs in the balance after Lancashire County Council served notice of its intent to withdraw £69,000 a year for
In Thursday's edition of the Bolton Evening News, Dr Brian Iddon MP called for tougher laws to halt the rise in stabbings. I am fed up with statements such as "Anyone found carrying a knife in a public place MAY go to jail for up to two years". We
May my wife and I, through your letters page, thank the many people who attended my Civic Sunday last week. We cannot tell you how delighted and proud we are to have accepted the honour of becoming the Mayor and Mayoress of Westhoughton, and it has
It is evident from the content and tone of Frank White's letter (Letters Page, May 24) that he considers me to be a lone ranger. Can I firstly state that I am fully confident that I express the views of the majority of residents in The Haulgh. We started
SMOKERS are a determined breed. In the face of statistics, dire health warnings and thousands of case studies, they continue to puff their health away in the cause of a nicotine hit. Now, the Government plans to put pictures of diseased lungs, tumours
I want to say I am in full agreement with Dawn Robinson-Walsh on her letter regarding double standards on breastfeeding (May 25). It is as if the media has forgotten well, men that is what breasts are there for, besides things for them to ogle at
Dawn Robinson-Walsh was pleased to read about the first-rate breast feeding facilities in Crompton Place (May 25). But she was disappointed with the Bolton Evening News for not having shown a picture of a mother "actively breastfeeding her baby" along
On BBC Radio 2 last Friday, Wingates Band was described by the announcer Frank Renton as "One of the oldest established bands in the nation" and the band went on to give a superb performance. For two reasons, I hope that every Bolton councillor, members
SO, crocodiles are being farmed in Britain for the first time. They apparently provide low-fat, low-cholesterol red meat and this is proving increasingly popular on restaurant menus. Sorry, but the idea of croc-burgers or crocodile steaks just makes
IT'S so simple it's almost insulting. Fourteen- year-old pupils at a school in Hull with a history of low attendance on exam days have been persuaded to attend their national curriculum tests by being offered bacon butties! Only one pupil on long-term
I'VE got some sympathy, but not much, with the Welshman who was outraged when his neighbour insisted on strolling nude in her nearby garden. The father of three filmed Lynett Burgess and complained to the police that her behaviour was offensive, but
WHEN Jade Goody was on Big Brother before the programme got very silly she was annoying. Cruelly nicknamed "Pig Brother" by some newspapers, she seemed the epitome of thick and regularly made gaffs like insisting that "East Angular" was abroad which
THE Pout is Out, and that's official. According to a poll by Wrigley's Orbit chewing gum to celebrate National Smile Month (I know, what next, National Haemorrhoids Month?) 66 per cent of those asked believe Jordan's pout to be excessive. Victoria
A TERRIFYING selection of weapons including a huge machete handed in at Astley Bridge police station has resulted from the current knife amnesty. While it is good to know that these weapons are out of circulation, it is a truly worrying reflection
A FORMER children's home was hit by fire early today for the second time in just over a week. Four fire crews fought the blaze at Burnthwaite on Old Kiln Lane, Lostock, using three jets and a hydraulic platform. They were called out at 6.40am and were
DOZENS of weapons have been handed to police in the first week of a knife amnesty including a broadsword measuring five foot-long. The Braveheart-style sword was left at Astley Bridge police station and is among more than 70 knives and weapons which
TWO conmen stole cash and valuables from the home of an 87-year-old woman after telling her they needed to look at her plumbing. The man and a teenager called at the house in Leigh Road, Westhoughton, at 12.10pm on Saturday and told the woman that
BLOCKBUSTER film X-Men: The Last Stand has beaten The Da Vinci Code as this year's biggest opening to date. But it is good news for ex-Bolton School pupil, actor Sir Ian McKellen he appears in both films. X-Men took £55 million in its first three
Wayne Rooney has become the UK's most searched for English footballer according to Yahoo!, as the nation awaits his World Cup fate. According to the internet service provider, latest figures for the 30 days up to May 26 show that searches for the Manchester
GLYN Garner has advised Bury to go back to the drawing board in their search to find a regular number one. The former Shakers keeper, pictured, who left the club for Leyton Orient last summer, earned his first international cap for Wales in a friendly
FOOTBALL may stop over the summer at most clubs, but not at FC United of Manchester. The North West Counties Division Two champions have just come back from their debut European' game in Germany and already have one eye on next season. The Red Rebels
CHRIS Casper has hatched a plot to bring fantasy football to Gigg Lane next season. The Shakers chief believes the signing of Conference hot shot Andy Bishop, and two other high-profile names on his shopping list will enable his side to play more free-flowing
SAM Allardyce is on the trail of Lazio's French international, Ousmane Dabo, one of Europe's most sought-after free transfers. The Wanderers boss, desperate to reinforce his midfield following the departures of Jay Jay Okocha and Hidetoshi Nakata,
A local entrepreneur is flying the flag for England's World Cup dreams - thanks to a Bolton Wanderers fan. Darren Moore, 40, who runs Supporter Flags and Promotions, Euxton, has seen a four fold increase in sales ahead of the World Cup campaign.
THE World Cup is almost on us with bookmakers offering a plethora of betting opportunites. Our resident betting guru Gerry McDonnell runs the rule over what is on offer... There is only one activity in life that can be considered preferable to watching
