MCFLY are using a video sharing website to show fans recordings of their performances. The group, which includes Bolton singer Danny Jones, has posted some of their gigs on YouTube, a site popular for hosting homemade videos. They also make use of the
TWO men suffered head injuries after being punched to the ground as they queued for a taxi. The 40-year-old and 46-year-old were waiting for a cab on Bradshawgate, Bolton, at the junction with Nelson Square, when an argument broke out with a group of
MOST families look forward to spending quality time together on their summer holidays. But a group of pub goers in Bolton have decided they do not want to leave their drinking partners behind. Punters at the City Hotel bar, in Eskrick Street, Halliwell
FOUR people appeared in court yesterday after drugs worth nearly £2 million were seized by police. Simon Dawber, aged 35, from Lancashire, Stanley Wilkinson, aged 41, from Skelmersdale near Liverpool, Bryan Deans, 50, from Broughty Ferry in Dundee and
PRINCESS of pop Kylie Minogue has chosen Manchester as the final stop on her comeback tour following a one year battle with breast cancer. It was thought that Kylie would choose London for her UK return, but she has now said she wants to end the Showgirl
TALENTED Ana Tanaka is a star in the making - despite failing to make it through The X-Factor auditions. The television talent show kicked off again on Saturday and featured the hopefuls who had turned up to audition from Manchester. Among the thousands
HUNDREDS of jobs in the North-west have been saved by the efforts of a Bolton business advisory firm. Unity, based in Clive Street, revealed that 210 jobs have been saved at Senator Holdings, a struggling Merseyside-based call centre. Senator Holdings
Signatory can step up on his most recent run to land the ultra-competitive totesport Ebor at York for trainer John Gosden. The lightly-raced four-year-old improved markedly for moving up to a mile-and-a-half at Newmarket in May and beat River Alhaarth
Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has launched a scathing attack on the Israeli Football Association for expelling defender Tal Ben Haim and "blackening" his name. The 24-year-old, who has won 22 caps for his country, was last week kicked out of Israel's
NICOLAS Anelka may have claimed to be "close" to a move to the Reebok, but Wanderers are determined to keep a low profile. Anelka's comments caught the club off-guard and, although Sam Allardyce was glad to hear of the player's interest, he was wary
WANDERERS have handed a new two-year deal to 36-year-old midfielder Gary Speed that will keep him at the Reebok until the end of the 2008 season. Speed's contract expires at the end of the current season and although Sam Allardyce was due to open negotiations
The recent talk about reviving the Bolton Marathon prompted local photographer Anthony Williams to contact me and show me some of the pictures he took in 1984 and 1985. My problem is that Anthony had dozens of photographs, so these are just a sample,
THERE used to be hundreds of people in Bolton who were too embarrassed to admit to writing poetry. Then Julian Jordan and Dave Morgan set up Write Out Loud to encourage new talent - and watched as it became an international phenomenon. Kat Dibbits reports
CASH rewards of £50 are being handed out for shopping "meter cheaters" after figures show Bolton has one of the highest incidences of stealing gas and electricity in the country. Investigators from British Gas are launching a trial in Bolton next week
A GUN-toting gang robbed six teenage boys in the space of just two hours. The mob struck in Hulton Lane, Deane, targeting the boys and stealing small amounts of cash. No-one was injured in the robberies, but police today launched an appeal for help
THE cost of treating patients who have contracted the MRSA superbug at the Royal Bolton Hospital could, it has been claimed, be as high as half-a-million pounds. Wigan-based MRSA Action UK claims that it costs the NHS an average of £15,500 to treat someone
THOUSANDS of pounds are being made available for local events and activities. A national fund, known as the Community Chest, is offering cash to projects which benefit local communities in Bolton. It is being run in a partnership with Kick It Out, football's
A SCHOOLGIRL from Bolton hopes to knock Kate Moss from her role as Britain's top model after reaching the finals of a regional competition. Lauren Ruddick, aged 16, of Hulton Lane, Deane, was chosen from hundreds of girls to gain a place in the top 20
GREAT-grandfather Albert Howarth is urging people to get behind the Bolton Evening News' Garden of Tranquility campaign - so he can watch his grandchildren playing in open space. The 83-year-old was diagnosed with prostate cancer and bone cancer two
BOLTON Council for Voluntary Service has hit back at a national report describing the borough as a "charity desert". Karen Minnit, chief officer of the umbrella organisation for voluntary groups, said the town was more of a "voluntary group oasis" -
THIS is the scene left behind by fly-tipping travellers after they abandoned their illegal camp. Tarmac, paving slabs and household waste were dumped on playing fields in Heaton before the families left the site at the weekend. Residents had complained
AN article published in the Bolton Evening News on August 16 about a cannabis farm in Salford reported that Tony Bethell, aged 43, of Caldbeck Drive, Farnworth, and John Edgar, aged 21, of Kenyon Way, Little Hulton, had pleaded guilty to possession of
A PROBLEM with bats at a nursing home earmarked for demolition will be resolved by the autumn, say nursing home chiefs. They have drawn up plans for a new nursing home which they will reveal at a meeting being today at 10.15am. But work will have to
A FESTIVAL for young actors, musicians and performers was being launched in Bolton today. The Fusion youth arts festival, run by Bolton Council, will provide a fortnight of events for youngsters who are interested in the arts and performance. And there
BOLTON'S Christmas lights ceremony has been moved to a Sunday afternoon after gangs of yobs spoiled the last two festive switch-ons. The event has attracted up to 15,000 people in its traditional Thursday evening slot as crowds gathered to see the town
TONGE upset the odds beating Bolton League joint leaders Greenmount to claim a 43-run victory in the final of the Hamer Cup at Farnworth. Their bowlers proved to be their matchwinners after bowling out the strong Greenmount side for 162. That came after
Pakistan have threatened to withdraw from their forthcoming one-day series against England if captain Inzamam-ul-Haq receives a lengthy ban from Friday's disciplinary hearing with the International Cricket Council. The Pakistan captain has been summoned
IT was showtime for Bolton gardeners when Edgworth and District Horticultural Society staged their annual event. And the enthusiasts helped add a little colour on a cold and damp day with their carefully-tended beautiful flowers. The summer show was
A GIANT flag of St George made from red and white pansies stole the show in this year's Horwich in Bloom competition. The three metre by six metre World Cup tribute was made by Curley's Fisheries, which won best business and shop category, and best overall
CINEMAS in Bolton could soon become entertainment venues offering gambling, old movies and big screen games. Digital projectors are set to shift movie distribution away from traditional 35mm film. And that would mean cinemas being able to play anything
PLUMBERS, electricians and locksmiths drink the equivalent of 1.3 bathfuls of tea every year, a survey has found. Hospitable customers offer Britain's tradespeople 3.83 cups of tea on average during every shift, which adds up to 900 cups a year Elderly
A BOLTON-based property investment company has bought a £500,000 industrial unit in Telford. The deal, by KBL Solicitors, of Mawdesley Street, Bolton, was done on behalf of Townson Estates, based in Old Kiln Lane, Bolton. The 33,000 square foot unit
With under a month to the start of the 2006/07 Elite League season, Manchester Phoenix coach Tony Hand has signed Swedish winger Johan Molin, taknig his roster to 14. Hand moved quickly to sign the 29-year old Swede, as clubs around the UK and elsewhere
RADCLIFFE Borough will be looking to notch their first victory of the season tonight when they entertain Leek Town at Stainton Park. Boro kicked off their UniBond Premier League campaign with a 3-1 defeat at Kendal on Saturday, but were boosted by the
LEIGH RMI's new boss admitted his first match in charge without Andy Nelson by his side was like "losing an arm". Stuart Humphreys stepped up into the Hilton Park hot-seat following Nelson's decision to resign after just two games of the season due to
CRITICISM of the current exam system, which has again led to record A-level results, has been rife. The University of Bolton's Phill Lloyd talks to Saiqa Chaudhari about the issue. RECORD A-level results have yet again been announced in Bolton, leading
FOR a council to make a bridleway for all areas (August 18, "Too many horseriders killed"), is an impossibility. With so many roads in desperate need of repair - potential death traps for those on bicycles, mopeds and scooters - there just aren't enough
THE catalogue of assault, robbery, even setting fire to, and abuse of elderly and disabled people as recorded in the Bolton Evening News is shaming. Many of the elderly people who are assaulted are mentally and physically tougher than the scum who attack
I must disagree with Councillors Zaman and Walsh regarding a "new" Water Place. What was wrong with the old one? Bad management figures everywhere. Cllr Walsh hit the nail on the head with his retort "white elephants." Just look at the ones in Newport
I WAS delighted to read Jane Lavender's article about the IBIS-11 trial of the drug Anastrozole, taking place here in Bolton. I am one of the volunteers taking part in the trial of this drug which can help to save the lives of women at risk of developing
LATEST figures from the Department of Transport show that 3,201 people died in crashes on the roads of Britain, in 2005 - apparently the lowest number since records began - and well down on the 5,217 killed in 1990, when speed cameras first came on the
I was very sorry to hear of the recent death of Harry Booth, one of Bolton's leading amateur sports administrators. In 1987 I was introduced to Harry who was then the President of the Amateur Swimming Association. At that time, Greater Manchester Fire
AS Tony Blair and David Cameron return in their carbon dioxide emitting aluminium tubes from respectively Barbados and Corfu, I cannot help but reflect back to their posturings with respect to global warming over the last 12 months. Mr Blair had to be
EVEN Christmas, it seems, is not safe from the yobs. Bolton's traditional Thursday night Christmas lights switch-on has attracted as many as 15,000 people in the past, with crowds flocking to see the likes of Sam Allardyce and Amir Khan. Unfortunately
MANY people object to travellers setting up camp anywhere and when they leave behind a mess such as the one in playing fields in Heaton it is easy to understand why. Tarmac, paving slabs and household waste were dumped, with taxpayers left to foot
POLICE have launched a manhunt after a mother and her three children were found murdered at a house in Cheadle Hulme. Officers were searching for taxi driver Rahan Arshad, aged 36, after the grim discovery was made at a home in Turves Road, shortly after
