Archive
-
Date
Jobs to go at pricing agency
SWEEPING job cuts at a Government-run pricing agency will mean redundancies in Bolton. Under a rationalisation plan, the town centre office of the Prescription Pricing Authority will close and staff will relocate to Horwich. The move, which will be completed
-
Date
Bring new jobs to town
I READ with concern that 200 jobs are threatened at Georgia Pacific, Mansell Way, Middlebrook, at a time when Blackrod Council recently voted against permission for a company offering 30 jobs in the area. Bolton Council need to encourage employment and
-
Date
Boundary bitterness
EVER since the southern towns of Lancashire were thrown into the odious Metropolitan County of Greater Manchester, there has been much bitterness by the people of the effected towns at this thoughtless act. Whoever thought up the name of Greater Manchester
-
Date
Time has not improved county concept
I AM afraid that correspondent C Johnstone is wrong in several respects regarding the Lancashire/Greater Manchester debate. I think you will find that the postal address is still Bolton, Lancs. I don't think the Post Office has any axe to grind in this
-
Date
Friends of hall are irreplaceable
RE: Bolton Town Councils proposal to abolish the Smithillls Hall and Park Trust and replace it with control from a department in the Town Hall. Can the Council tell us from where this crazy idea came, and why it should have been given any credence. The
-
Date
£250,000 appeal to save church
AN APPEAL to raise £250,000 has been launched to save Tyldesley Parish Church. The money is needed for repairs and improvements to the building, which was consecrated in 1825. Architects have drawn up a list of the work required at St George's church.
-
Date
Bridging the education gap, with Ruth Kelly
COLLEGES and businesses should work closely together to improve skills of British workers, according to Education Secretary Ruth Kelly. Speaking to a specially invited audience of 100 business and education leaders at the University of Bolton, Ms Kelly
-
Date
Missing man arrested at supermarket
A MAN who was wanted by police in connection with an assault on his wife has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Graham Taite, aged 66, sparked a manhunt when he disappeared from his home in Atholl Close, Ladybridge, earlier this week following
-
Date
£250,000 appeal to save church
AN APPEAL to raise £250,000 has been launched to save Tyldesley Parish Church. The money is needed for repairs and improvements to the building, which was consecrated in 1825. Architects have drawn up a list of the work required at St George's church.
-
Date
Exotic breaks land record profits for travel firm
THE trend for booking increasingly exotic and more frequent holidays has paid dividends for a travel company formed by a Tyldesley man. Travel Counsellors has unveiled record turnover and pre-tax profits of £2 million after a year of growth in the UK
-
Date
Cars are targets for 'ice bandits'
MOTORISTS have been warned not to fall victim to "ice bandits" as the cold weather takes hold in Bolton. The "bandits" are opportunist thieves who prey on drivers who leave their cars running and unattended outside their homes while the windows are defrosting
-
Date
Jobs to go at pricing agency
SWEEPING job cuts at a Government-run pricing agency will mean redundancies in Bolton. Under a rationalisation plan, the town centre office of the Prescription Pricing Authority will close and staff will relocate to Horwich. The move, which will be completed
-
Date
1923 FA Cup Final medal fetches £4,500
THE nine-carat gold 1923 FA Cup final medal presented to former Bolton Wanderer George Kay was sold for £4,560 at Christie's in London. The ex-Bolton star who played against Bolton in the historic first FA Cup Final at Wembley, had been told by the auction
-
Date
Faye set to make loan move permanent
ABDOULAYE Faye - the latest player to have his career resurrected at the Reebok - is on the verge of signing for Wanderers on a permanent basis. The Senegal international, considered surplus to requirements at the French club, Lens, is just days away
-
Date
Protesters want to put a stop to rat-run
A NEW residents' group in Horwich has pledged to fight for the rights of neighbours living in a "rat-run" street. The Crown Station Area Residents' Association has been formed to fight the problem of lorries using Crown Lane and Station Road as a short
-
Date
Bathroom is a bargain bid
A COMPANY director splashed out on a luxury bathroom makeover to help raise funds for Bolton Lads and Girls Club. Pete Slater is looking forward to his new Twyford bathroom suite which he bagged for half-price at a fundraising Auction of Promises. Mr
-
Date
Call for CCTV in all taxis
A FRESH call for CCTV systems to be fitted in private hire vehicles has been made after four drivers were attacked and robbed by a gang in Bolton. The men were targeted over a five-hour period earlier this week. Now one of the victims, Ishaq Patel, has
-
Date
Fancy yourself as a rock star?
AN innovative "rock school" aims to provide young people in Bolton with the opportunity to experience every angle of the music industry. Yamaha-Al!ve is a unique collaboration between a rock band and the musical giant which seeks to encourage students
-
Date
Fancy yourself as a rock star?
AN innovative "rock school" aims to provide young people in Bolton with the opportunity to experience every angle of the music industry. Yamaha-Al!ve is a unique collaboration between a rock band and the musical giant which seeks to encourage students
-
Date
Exotic breaks land record profits for travel firm
THE trend for booking increasingly exotic and more frequent holidays has paid dividends for a Bolton travel company. Travel Counsellors has unveiled record turnover and pre-tax profits of £2 million after a year of growth in the UK and abroad. The company
-
Date
Born and bred in Bolton
Both my husband and I strongly object to the destruction or depletion of county boundaries (Bolton Evening News, November 16). We are also strongly opposed to Bolton being classed as being in Greater Manchester. We were both born and bred in Bolton, Lancashire
-
Date
Market Hall plans 'are on track'
CLAIMS that the council has lost control of the £30 million Market Hall development were denied by leader Cllr Barbara Ronson in Saturday's Bolton Evening News. She said that discussions had taken place to try and get the scheme back on track after it
-
Date
Yobs trash estate vans
YOBS caused thousands of pounds of damage at an industrial estate when they set fire to a Transit van and vandalised six others. Firefighters were called to Europa Industrial Estate in Stoneclough at 10.30pm on Friday night by a security guard. The damaged
-
Date
1923 FA Cup Final medal fetches £4,500
THE nine-carat gold 1923 FA Cup final medal presented to former Bolton Wanderer George Kay was sold for £4,560 at Christie's in London. The ex-Bolton star who played against Bolton in the historic first FA Cup Final at Wembley, had been told by the auction
-
Date
Teacher admits stealing girls' clothes
A TEACHER has been convicted of stealing girls' clothing including a pair of briefs and fishnet tights. Former Turton High School teacher, Mark Walsh, aged 28, of Derwent Road, Farnworth, admitted stealing various items of clothing belonging to eight
-
Date
Service tribute to Natalie
THE ANNUAL RoadPeace services will be held in Bolton and Manchester on Sunday to remember those affected by road crashes. Dave and Elaine Jones, parents of Radcliffe schoolgirl Natalie Pickwick-Jones, will be attending the Manchester service at the People's
-
Date
Bridging the education gap, with Ruth Kelly
COLLEGES and businesses should work closely together to improve skills of British workers, according to Education Secretary Ruth Kelly. Speaking to a specially invited audience of 100 business and education leaders at the University of Bolton, Ms Kelly
-
Date
Potter film is a wizard
YOUNG Harry Potter fans were left spellbound after seeing the boy wizard's fourth adventure brought to life on the silver screen. Thousands flocked to Cineworld in The Valley to catch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as it went on general release in
-
Date
Davies boost, Pedersen doubt
KEVIN Davies has given Wanderers a fitness boost as they prepare to pick up where they left off, riding the crest of a winning wave. The Whites' spearhead striker, who limped out of the victory over Spurs with a rib injury, has declared himself fit for
-
Date
Nolan made Wanderers club captain
KEVIN Nolan has been made Wanderers' new club captain, it was revealed on Saturday lunchtime. The decision to make the former England under 21 international the new skipper was taken at a meeting at the Euxton training ground between manager Sam Allardyce
-
Date
Sammy Lee's message to Nolan
SAMMY Lee has told Kevin Nolan that performances and patience are the keys to the international door. The Wanderers top scorer has been strongly tipped as a future England player while the Republic of Ireland are rumoured to be ready to fast-track him
-
Date
Former wife wins share of £7m fortune
A WHITEFIELD woman should receive half of her ex-husband's £7 million fortune, a court has ruled. Linda Bavard (53) was married for 21 years to entrepreneur husband Irvine who, from humble beginnings in an Irish menswear shop, built up a multi-million-pound
-
Date
Vandal hit community is stronger than ever
ON behalf of the board members and staff of the Hibbert Street Community Centre, I would like to thank the many people both inside and outside the Asian community for their outstanding support since the centre was ransacked recently by a gang of youths
-
Date
Cancer women win drug fight
TWO local breast cancer sufferers have learned they will be prescribed the wonderdrug, Herceptin. Nurse and mum of two, Alyson Cooper, said today: "I have my life, my children have their mother and we can look to the future." And mum-of-two, Amanda D'argue
-
Date
'Public were misled' on chaos at roundabout
NEW allegations have been made to a town hall watchdog against one of Bolton Council's most senior councillors. Cllr David Wilkinson, executive member for regeneration and development, has been reported to the Standards Board for allegedly bringing his
-
Date
New chapter in life of rundown church
THIS Sunday the regular congregation of St Andrew's Church will be gathering in a temporary place of worship. Remembrance Day last Sunday had extra meaning for the packed worshippers who were remembering Britain's war dead and the happy times they had
-
Date
Rundown market 'drives shoppers and traders away'
BUSINESSES in Farnworth claim they are losing trade because the town's rundown market and gloomy shopping centre is driving custom away. Plans for a £10 million revamp of the main shopping precinct appear to have stalled - with rumours that Halladale
-
Date
Exotic breaks land record profits for travel firm
THE trend for booking increasingly exotic and more frequent holidays has paid dividends for a Bolton travel company. Travel Counsellors has unveiled record turnover and pre-tax profits of £2 million after a year of growth in the UK and abroad. The company
-
Date
Best is fighting for his life
SOCCER legend George Best is fighting for survival on a life support machine, the hospital where he is being treated said on Saturday. Best, 59, was placed on the machine on Friday night after his condition deteriorated in Cromwell Hospital, west London
-
Date
Diary dates from November 20
Current and forthcoming events Halliwell Theatre Company Rutherford And Son Halliwell Methodist Church Hall November 22-26. Tickets 01204 597055 or 497165 CATS Les Miserables School Edition The Theatre Church, Astley Bridge November 22-26. Tickets 01204
-
Date
Cancer woman wins drug fight
A BREAST cancer sufferer from Radcliffe has learned she will be prescribed the wonderdrug, Herceptin. And mum-of-two, Amanda D'argue said: "I have been crying, then laughing, then crying again." She spoke out after Primary Care Trust chiefs across Greater
