VANDALS targeted cars parked in a street in Little Lever causing thousands of pounds worth of damage. Yobs scratched marks and obscene words on the paintwork of up to 20 cars in Lancaster Drive on Tuesday night. Residents contacted the police, but said
THE bravery of British armed forces has always been taken for granted, and it is always sad to see our soldiers returning home injured from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is particularly upsetting to see a local young man, Andy Barlow, lose part
A YOUNG Bolton soldier lost a leg after a landmine exploded when he went to the aid of a badly injured colleague in Afghanistan. Seconds earlier, Andy Barlow, aged 20, from Breightmet, had been hit in the arm by shrapnel from another mine. As he turned
BRAVE sisters Isobel and Hannah Regan are united in their bid to overcome their fear of heights - to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Both girls were born with the condition but haven't let their illness stop them from living a full and active
BURY Council has lost out in a bid to overturn a Prestwich solicitor's parking ticket victory - but is now considering another legal challenge. Aubrey Isaacson is now calling on the council to admit that "enough is enough" and to stop spending public
FIVE games, five losses; bottom of the table with only two points; surely the only way now for Sedgley Park is up. Tigers' Director of Rugby Tim Fourie and his charges are learning very quickly that there are no easy games in ND1; they are also learning
THIS weekend Sam Allardyce sees a number of his Wanderers head for Europe, Africa and Asia on international duty, as the Premiership takes another break. Stelios is in the Greek squad to face Norway in the Euro 2008 qualifier in Athens, with the home
Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division: Chaddertonians v Bury GSOB; Old Boltonians v Bury Amateurs; Little Lever SC v Lymm; Prairie United v Rochdale St Clements; Bolton Lads Club v Radcliffe Town; Hindley Juniors v Mostonians; Old Mancunians v Rossendale
ATHERTON Collieries hit the Wembley trail when they entertain Winsford United in the FA Vase First Round Proper. The Division One club, unbeaten in six games, take on Winsford, second in the league below, in the nationwide competition where the final
LEIGH RMI look to pick up the pieces after their disastrous FA Cup exit to Woodley Sports with a confidence-boosting performance in the league at Worksop Town. Goalkeeper James Mann is available for selection after suspension but faces competition from
LEIGH Centurions are planning to run with a 20-man full-time squad in next season's National League One campaign. Bosses at Hilton Park have decided that the cost of running a complete full-time squad is unsustainable due to lower gate receipts and
FIGHTING Matt Skelton will be the making or the breaking of Audley Harrison. They will come together in December in a fight which will finally show us what the 2000 Olympic gold medallist is made of. The country has been waiting for Harrison to get
REMEMBER the days when Sam Allardyce used to refer to Wanderers as "Little Bolton" because decisions always seemed to go against them. Now that Wanderers are an established, mighty force in the Premiership, the decisions seem to be going their way.
IT'S been a bad year for David Beckham. Dropped from the England squad and from the Real Madrid team, his stock on the field has gone down considerably. And, off the pitch, he has gone from being the highest paid player in the world to the second
ALL this talk of "bungs" is probably very important to football. But when is it going to get interesting? I'm looking forward to hearing the result of the investigation. But the process of reaching it is tedious and not worth a fraction of the media
RESIDENTS have called for an unoccupied mill for be demolished after a series of arson attacks on the premises. Neighbours living near James Lever Mill, in Worsel Street, Bolton, say they cannot sleep at nights and are living in fear of a major fire
TRADING Standards chiefs are urging people to take care when answering the door to callers. They have joined forces with Greater Manchester Police and the Electoral Registration Office to hammer the security message home as electoral officials prepare
COUNCILLORS have approved 36 new homes as part of a scheme to breathe new life into Top o' th' Brow. Bolton Planning chiefs approved the houses in Greenroyd Avenue at a meeting of the council's planning and highways committee. A total of 54 homes have
FOR people brought up on pie and peas in front of the television, the laws of etiquette are as unfathomable as cricket is to the average Yank. Unlike cricket though, the dos and don'ts of the dinner table are largely without point and are, I believe,
WHY is it this government doing its damnedest to deport genuine asylum seekers like the Ntumba and Sukala families, yet allows and pays for the fanatic Muslim Abu Izzadeen to stay here and live on benefits? N Withington Vicarage Road Blackrod.
I AM writing to clarify the situation following the news item on September 23 about the prescribing of a potentially "deadly dose" of Ibuprofen. The fact is that the doctor at the Landmark House prescribed Ibuprofen 5mls three times a day, which is
I was very pleased to learn that the public inquiry into the siting of two massive 95 metre wind turbines at Uglow Farm near Edgworth has recommended refusal of the plans. Having attended the inquiry and the subsequent site visit with the inquiry inspector
It has taken a long time, but at last the Church of England has had a rethink, and now agrees that it should allow at least 25 per cent of children from other faiths to attend all their new schools. It was back in 2001 when the Ted Cantel Report into
With reference to your news item "Brutal attack prompts call for cop shop", and the recent mounted police presence in Bromley Cross. I think this is a bit like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. I cannot understand why the police
SO we are to have another makeover of Ashburner Street market. Let's hope it can be achieved quickly and without the disturbance and inconvenience to traders of the earlier works. The problem for the market has always been the inadequate parking for
THE problem of over-crowded trains travelling between Bolton and Manchester has once again been reported in The Bolton News. My husband and I had the misfortune to experience this last week, when we were told by the guard that the train was too full
Younger people think overcrowded trains are a relatively new problem. I left school in 1965 and started work at the Co-op, Balloon Street, Manchester. In 1965, the trains were always late, tatty and overcrowded. It is a disgrace that, 41 years later
THE positive influence of genuine role models never diminishes - and the late DJ John Peel is no exception. Next Thursday, local bands will perform to celebrate John Peel Day, two years after the death of the DJ. It is fantastic that a man who devoted
THE quiet of Bolton Central Library will be swapped for the sound of rock music when two local bands play a gig there. Pancho Ballard and the Banditos and Minions of Jeffrey will perform acoustic sets among the bookshelves to celebrate John Peel Day
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help The Royal British Legion in Bolton sell poppies. Poppy Appeal Organiser Bob Longworth would like to hear from anyone who can spare a few hours to take poppies out in the town centre on Friday and Saturday, November 10 and
A MASKED, knife-wielding raider who was frightened off by courageous Bolton shop-keepers, had his sentence cut by a third in London's Appeal Court. Michael Warburton, aged 22, of Lansdowne Close, Bolton, received a six-year sentence in May after admitting
THE political row provoked by Blackburn MP Jack Straw suggesting Muslim women should remove their veils rumbles on this weekend. Read his full comments HERE. And you can check out the latest news on our Newsquest website run from the Lancashire Telegraph
TEACHERS in Bolton believe coursework should not be scrapped for some GCSE subjects. They say a reduction in the reliance on coursework may help to cut cheating but it ruins other skills. Examination chiefs are keen to stamp out cheating in schools
IT'S good to be home was the message from McFly as they rocked Manchester last night. And there was a special cheer for Bromley Cross singer/guitarist Danny Jones when he told the thousands of fans packed into the MEN Arena: "It's good to be near home
THREE people have pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a Little Hulton pensioner. Michael Wyatt, aged 26, of Stamford Avenue, Blackpool, Jonathan Buckley, aged 19, of no fixed address, and a 16-year-old girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons
It's perhaps best to start with a confession. It's wrong, I know, but I really hope we don't win anything this season. I'll be spending the next 10 months working in China and then travelling in the rest of south east Asia, and if we win something
BOLTON Wanderers are unlikely to follow Blackburn in drastically slashing ticket prices for top Premiership matches at the Reebok, despite sharing their local rivals' concerns over falling attendances. Reebok officials are looking at ways to attract
I ALWAYS had a gut feeling that we English club fans are being ripped off. Last Sunday while in hospital, I swapped my usual Sunday paper with another patient, and I was shocked to read a report on ticket prices in Europe. In particular Germany, Italy
EFFORTS to settle a court row which has torn apart the Pataks' £80 million Indian food dynasty were to continue this weekend. The case, which pits spice-pickle moghul Kirit Pathak, aged 53, against his sisters, Chitralekha Mehta, aged 58, and Anila Shastri
EFFORTS to save one of the region's oldest manufacturers have failed, as revealed exclusive on this website on Friday afternoon. Management at Sandusky Walmsley, in Crompton Way, Astley Bridge, told staff yesterday that no buyer had come forward and
A SHOP owner from Bolton has appeared in court accused of conspiring to bring illegal immigrants into the country. Asif Patel, aged 31, who owns a mobile phone shop in Derby Street, Daubhill, was arrested on Tuesday by police at his home on nearby Croston
POLICE are still hunting for clues that will lead them to three separate gangs of armed raiders who stole £37,500. The gangs struck across Bolton in the space of two hours as cash deliveries were being made to a petrol station, a post office and a bank
BOLTON television and radio presenter Vernon Kay has presented this year's Games Bafta awards. Vernon was the host for the videogaming industry's prestigious ceremony, which will be screened on Channel 4 later this month. Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
WINGATES Band is celebrating the 100th anniversary of picking up the British National Championship title by holding an Autumn Proms concert in Bolton. One of the leading personalities in the brass band world, Dr Roy Newsome, will be the guest conductor
