Archive
-
Date
Stock market review
RISERS - AWG up 93p to 521.5p: Company rejects a bid approach from German Bank, West LB. Britannic up 5.5p to 122.5p: Bid speculation lifts the stock. United Utilities up 17p to 598p: Utility stocks continue to outperform in rocky markets. Homestyle up
-
Date
Growth in airport's traveller numbers
A BOOM in the holiday market and flights to London helped passenger figures at Manchester Airport grow by more than five per cent last month, compared with the same period in 2002. A total of 1,077,885 passengers passed through the terminals of the UK's
-
Date
Tap into public sector work
COMPANIES are being offered the chance to "strike gold" in the £500 billion public sector market. Bolton and Bury Chamber's Business Advantage division is organising an event at Rochdale Town Hall on Friday, February 28 to advise firms how to tender for
-
Date
On this day - February 11
1765: English wig-makers petitioned George III for financial relief as the male fashion of wearing wigs came to an end. 1810: French emperor Napoleon married Marie Louise of Austria, having rejected Josephine because of her inability to fill the royal
-
Date
February 6-7
From the Evening News, February 6, 1993: THE Bolton Sports and Exhibition Centre should stay where it is, according to out special telephone poll on the controversial issue. An overwhelming 97.4 per cent of BEN readers who voted say the centre should
-
Date
February 10
From the Evening News, 1993: DRINK driving in Bolton is on the increase in Bolton for the first time in four years. Despite tougher fines and that fact that Bolton Magistrates are now regularly banning drivers from the road for two years, the figures
-
Date
Heart funds bid hits £850,000 - work to start in April
WORK to build a state-of-the art new cardiac support unit for heart patients at the Royal Bolton Hospital is due to start in April. But Bolton's health bosses today appealed for one final push to reach a revised target of the Coronary Care Appeal. More
-
Date
Fewer politicians needed
I UNDERSTAND the Government is insisting that any region that goes ahead with a directly elected regional assembly must undertake a reorganisation of local government to cut down on layers of local bureaucracy. Good! However, taxpayers beware. The art
-
Date
Sort out our country first
WHAT is going on? I am sick and tired of the war propaganda churned out by television and the media of this country, attempting to justify a war on Iraq. The Americans say "irrefutable and undeniable evidence ..." I couldn't care less if there was a weapon
-
Date
Attack would be a massacre
IT is time that Blair, Hoon and Man of Straw stopped treating the people of this country with contempt and gave us hard facts, and not spin, about Iraq. Fact 1: No weapons of mass destruction have been found, nor indeed is there any concrete evidence
-
Date
Our world is a better place with America
WITH regard to the recent correspondence from Mr Peter Inch (February 2) I would like to say that I wholeheartedly agree with him. I am not only embarrassed by, but I am ashamed of, the anti-American sentiments expressed by my former countrymen. I have
-
Date
Don't let us be bulldozed into another fight
I AM quite convinced that the mistake that our post-war governments have made is their obsession with Britain's sovereignty, and this obsession is still with us today. "For years the country has been bombarded with Tory propaganda about being a Great
-
Date
At work creating town's roads
THESE days when we drive along Bolton's roads we rarely think of all the work which went into creating them, before the heavy earth-moving equipment was invented. The photograph (above) shows excavations for road widening at Montserrat, in September,
-
Date
Life in 'Howfen', 1928
WHEN reader Ernie Ford visits Westhoughton Library, he enjoys looking on microfilm at old editions of the Horwich and Westhoughton Journal. He recently saw a 1928 edition, and took from it a few stories, which he thought might be of interest to others
-
Date
February 11
From the Evening News,1993: MAJOR renovation schemes at Ashburner Street Market and Bolton School were at a standstill today with the collapse of the Bolton joinery firm carrying out the work. Financial experts called in to deal with the crisis today
-
Date
From Horwich Loco Works to an air pioneer
LONG ago, goes the story, a young Horwich Loco Works apprentice, famed, among other things, for his madcap escapades, rode a bicycle up the steps of Bolton Town Hall and also of the Mechanics' Institute, Horwich. The legend is not quite correct. Actually
-
Date
Cycle training
ASTLEY & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare Cycle Speedway Club begin their pre-season on-track training sessions at the weekend. Riders will take to the track at Gin Pit on Sunday between 2-4 pm and on Tuesday 7-9pm. Riders wishing to join the club contact
-
Date
Councillor in race slur row
A COUNCILLOR has been found guilty of bringing Bolton Council into disrepute by making a racist remark. Cllr Ray Barrow was condemned by ethics watchdog, The Standards Board for England, which polices the behaviour of councillors. The board ruled the
-
Date
Horwich Walking Day in full bloom
WALK ON: St Mary's RC Church, Horwich Walks in 1926. The photographs have been sent to me by Mr J. Cartwright, of Hughes Avenue, Horwich, and he says they were taken at the top of Smeaton Street, where he was born. To view the photos, click HERE in our
-
Date
Blind people were game for dominoes
THE first dominoes competition for local blind people was held at the Woodlands Hostel for the Blind in July 1937. The players -- semi-finalists -- were Messrs William Haslam and Thomas Coop. Behind are Miss M Owen, referee, Cllr Bentley, and Mr J Martin
-
Date
Do you know the date of this old photograph?
Can anyone date a photograph for me asks A. Knibb, of 34 Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw. "My dad John Lomax, grandad George and uncle Peter are on it." Actually, it looks as though it had something to do with an election, but perhaps a reader can help with more
-
Date
Not an election photo
YOU may recall that last Thursday, I printed a "mystery" picture of a group of men with rosettes on and asked if anyone could date the photograph. I also wondered if it could have been taken at an election. The answer seems not. Mr William McCarthy of
-
Date
PREVIEW: Megson a hit with Wanderers fans!
WEST Brom manager Gary Megson is a surprise hit among Wanderers fans. In our latest poll we asked fans to vote who is the best manager of the teams involved in the Premiership relegation battle? Big Sam was excluded from this vote! And of the 259 votes
-
Date
PREVIEW: New trio in frame for Baggies clash
WANDERERS' trio of new signings have staked their claims for places in Saturday's big relegation showdown with West Brom. Spaniard Salva Ballesta, who snubbed the Baggies before joining the Reebok ranks, and French duo Pierre-Yves Andre and Florent Laville
-
Date
PREVIEW: My gamble on signings - Sam
SAM Allardyce says the pressures of the transfer window had forced him to sign his new continental trio of Spaniard Salva Ballesta and French duo Pierre-Yves Andre and Florent Laville purely on their CVs. "There was no time to watch them," he explained
-
Date
West Bromwich Albion Factfile
Ground: The Hawthorns Manager: Gary Megson Nickname: The Baggies Position in table: 18th Top scorer: Jason Koumas, Jason Roberts, Scott Dobie, Danny Dichio (three) Last time out: Premiership - Man City 1 West Brom 2 How they lined up: Hoult; Clement,
-
Date
Liverpool date switch confirmed
WANDERERS' Premiership clash with Liverpool - postponed from Saturday, March 1 because of the Reds' appearance in the Worthington Cup Final - has been rescheduled for Saturday, March 8.
-
Date
Fans pick trio for the drop
AN overwhelming number of fans believe Sunderland, currently bottom of the Premiership, will still be there at the end of the season. Our latest web poll asked: Who will finish bottom of the Premiership this season And the voting went like this: West
-
Date
Wanderers fan injured in brawl
A WANDERERS supporter was taken to hospital with head injuries after football hooligans clashed following the Premiership game at West Bromwich Albion. Police said that some of the hooligans were wielding snooker cues as they fought outside Albion's Hawthorns
-
Date
More memories of mystery group
A COUPLE of weeks ago I printed a "mystery" group picture, with the only indication of what it was being that it was sent from 27 Westland Avenue, and was inscribed: "Just to say that we are all set and happy at Delph Hill. Would you like to have this
-
Date
Pervert killer's obsession with young vice girls
THE sex pervert jailed for life for killing Bolton vice girl Carly Bateman, aged 17, was obsessed with prostitutes. And the younger the better. Geoffrey Porter, aged 40, had visited vice girls for many years and was a well known figure in the town's red
-
Date
Police fears for red light girls
THE man who led the murder hunt which brought killer Geoffrey Porter to justice fears for the safety of Bolton's vice girls. Detectives investigated the murky world of vice and drugs to track down the murderer. Det Chief Insp Tony Cook said: "Prostitutes
-
Date
Education pays for graduates
AVERAGE starting salaries for graduates are expected to reach £20,000 this year, a survey has shown. And they should have more job opportunities compared with 2002 as vacancies are expected to rise by 7.9 per cent, said the Association of Graduate Recruiters
-
Date
Non-stop soccer at St Dominic's
More than 300 goals were scored in a night of non-stop soccer at St Dominic's Youth Centre, Bolton, in 1979. Seventeen players, including 15-years-old girls Marie Pennington, of Victoria Road, and Marian Riggs, of Russell Street, kept a series of five-a-side
-
Date
Tootal girls show three legs are better than two
AT Tootals School Sports Day (Continuation School) in 1948, Pauline Birchall and Betty Fretwell won the three-legged race. Pauline, now Pauline Ridyard, has just moved to live near her daughter Virginia and Virginia's husb and, the Rev John Corbyn, newly-appointed
-
Date
Wesleyan pupils didn't miss a day
The children on two photographs taken at Blackrod Wesleyan School in the 1920s were being honoured because they had not been absent from school over the previous 12 months. The pictures have been sent to me by Mr Joe Randell, of Ridgeway, Blackrod, who
-
Date
School memories
WHEN a Bolton Evening News photographer took the picture shown above in 1960-61, these pupils at Markland Hill CP School were still in the old building. It has been sent to me by Mrs Jean B. Hurst (nee Hickson) -- she is the girl holding the watering
-
Date
Andrew in charity run for medical research
A MAN who has tragically lost both his father and his girlfriend to cancer is running the London Marathon to raise cash for medical research. Andrew Birmingham, aged 31, of Boundary Drive, Bradley Fold, is taking part in the run to raise money for the
-
Date
Party date for residents
A PARTY is being held to mark the fourth anniversary of a Bolton residents' group. It will highlight the work carried out by Sunnyside Tennants and Residents' Association at Great Lever. It is also hoped the party, being held on Thursday, February 20,
-
Date
Favourite hymns on TV
CHURCH worshippers from around the North-west are being invited to sing their favourite hymns on television. Granada TV will be filming a series of My Favourite Hymns at St Walburge's Church, Preston, next month to be broadcast throughout the year. For
-
Date
Burglary shock after a night out
A LITTLE Hulton family has been left devastated after thieves cleared hundreds of pounds worth of goods from their home. Angela Conway had enjoyed a Saturday night out with friends, but when she returned to her semi-detached council house in Armitage
-
Date
Search for pick of pooches
PETS at Home is launching its search to find the UK's Pick of the Pooches 2003 at the Middlebrook branch, in Horwich, this weekend between 10am and 5pm on Saturday and 11am-4pm on Sunday. The winner from each of the company's 145 stores will go into a
-
Date
Armed mob attacked doormen, court told
AN ARMED mob launched a vicious attack on doormen at a Leigh nightclub because of a grievance over an earlier incident, a court heard. Eight to 10 men carried out the attack at Barbarellas nightclub, in King Street. Liverpool Crown Court heard that some
-
Date
Brother was 'best mate' - Edwards
AN ex-rugby ace has paid tribute to his brother -- who was killed in a car crash -- calling him "my best mate." London Wasps coach and former Great Britain captain Shaun Edwards, aged 35, said his brother, Billy-Joe, lived for rugby. He added: "He wanted
-
Date
Gudni's Premiership survival tips
GUDNI Bergsson has told his Reebok team-mates they must win the tough physical encounters before relying on their quality players to win the battle for Premiership survival. The skipper says Wanderers must find a way of eradicating the late lapses that
-
Date
What to see on the box
CRICKET: World Cup, Australia v Pakistan - Sky Sports 3 8am; Bangladesh v Canada - Sky Sports 3 4pm SOCCER: Scotland Under-21s v Republic of Ireland Under-21s - Sky Sports 1 7.30 Wednesday SOCCER: England v Australia - Sky Sports 2 7pm; Scotland v Republic
-
Date
Youth club disco
Members of Blackrod Youth Club enjoying a disco at their first barbecue, in 1978. With them were Ernie Tickle (third left, standing), leader, and Trudy Nicholls (left, standing), deputy leader. To view the photo, click HERE in our Looking Back Photogallery
-
Date
Big day for Boys Brigade battalion
IMPORTANT VISITOR: Mr I G Nielson, national secretary of the Boys' Brigade, on a tour of the North-west, pictured with members of the Bolton Battalion at Wesley Church, Castle Street, Bolton, in November, 1969. To view the photo, click HERE in our Looking
-
Date
Can you spot Barbara?
This picture of the Blackrod Wesleyan School has been sent to me by Mrs Barbara Foster (nee Buckle), of Station Road, Blackrod. She tells me that in the 1940 class picture - click HERE - she is the girl in a blazer on the left of the middle row. The teacher
-
Date
Can you spot Barbara?
This picture of the Blackrod Wesleyan School has been sent to me by Mrs Barbara Foster (nee Buckle), of Station Road, Blackrod. She tells me that in the 1940 class picture - click HERE - she is the girl in a blazer on the left of the middle row. The teacher
-
Date
Flying high at school field day display
AIRCRAFT MEMORIES: Tony Langford, of Roseneath Road, Bolton, chairman of Leigh Flying Club, showed his model of an American second world war Tomahawk to a group of children watching a display at a field day held at Gaskell primary school, Bolton in 1979
-
Date
'Too few sixth formers going on to university'
A SIXTH form college teacher is working with a North-west university to try and raise the number of Bolton students who go on to university. Bob Hindle, Economics teacher and Equal Opportunities Manager at Bolton Sixth Form College is spending two days
-
Date
Police launch first school liaison website
GREATER Manchester Police is set to unveil it's exciting new interactive website for schoolchildren. The first such website in the country, it is an innovative addition to GMP's Schools Liaison programme which has been carried out by officers working
-
Date
Summer camp at Stonethwaite
BOLTON Holiday week, 1939, and these first year pupiles (Shell A) at Bolton School were photographed at camp at Stonethwaite, Borrowdale, in the Lake District. The picture has been sent to me by Fred Sharples, of Lee Bank, Westhoughton, who names the
-
Date
Wartime bomb killed Walmsley School headmaster
THIS picture of pupils and teachers at Walmsley CE School in 1927, has been sent to me by Mrs Dorothy Scott (nee Mayoh) of Longworth Road, Egerton, who tells me that she is the little girl - aged 6 - in a check dress at the end of the middle row. She
-
Date
Off to Somerford Hall Camp
Somerford Hall Camp, in Congleton, Cheshire, received its first intake of Bolton pupils in July, 1945. They are pictured arriving from Castle Hill School, Tonge Moor. The party was led by their teacher Mr Hardman, and the photograph was sent to the paper
-
Date
Glimpse life life in a Victorian school
A COLLECTION of historic log books has provided a headteacher with a fascinating glimpse into daily life at his school in the Victorian age. Since his arrival at Roscow Fold Primary School in Stephens Street, Bolton, headteacher Nigel Ashton has been
-
Date
Crime: an age old problem BY ALAN CALVERT
THIEVING pensioners are a new social phenomenon, apparently. Home Office figures show that the number of jailed senior citizens has risen by 50 per cent since 1997 to more than 1,000. This means that the Prison Service, which has already adapted a wing
-
Date
Soccer teams 1947 style
TWO football pictures today, the first, of SS Peter and Paul's, Pilkington Street, Bolton, school team in the 1946-47 season. It has been sent to me by Mr Bryan Conway, of Moss Shaw Way, Radcliffe, who can be seen on the front row, first on left. He mentions
-
Date
Lights bring down curtain
A LANTERN and candlelit procession through the town centre brought the weekend of Charter celebrations to an end. The procession began at the Festival Hall at the Town Hall and ended at Bolton Parish Church, where a thanksgiving service for Bolton took
-
Date
History in flowers
FLOWER power added to the Charter celebrations. Dedicated flower arrangers from Bolton, Horwich and Harwood floral arts groups spent months designing 7ft-high displays depicting town organisations and significant events of the last 750 years in the town
-
Date
The changing role of the father BY HENRY AUSTIN
IN THE the past, the father was someone who arrived home from work to tuck the children into bed and acted as the disciplinarian in the family. They were often distant figures, with most women automatically taking responsibility for family life, while
-
Date
Itching to get hitched BY HENRY AUSTIN
THERE was once a time when marriage seemed to be on the wane and it was the trend to live together. But now the age-old institution is coming back into fashion after the recent spate of high profile celebrity marriages, such as that of Victoria and David
-
Date
Surgery's animal magic
PETS are very important in people's lives. And when they are sick and need help we are particularly grateful. Lynn Kay was so glad of the extra care and attention her little puppy Elsie received that she nominated the vets, nurses and receptionists at
-
Date
Running for fun
Size or age didn't seem to matter in the fun run held at Leverhulme Park in April, 1978. To view the photo, click HERE and it will appear in a new browser window. This screen will remain open at the same time.
-
Date
Brother was 'best mate' - Edwards
AN ex-rugby ace has paid tribute to his brother -- who was killed in a car crash -- calling him "my best mate." London Wasps coach and former Great Britain captain Shaun Edwards, aged 35, said his brother, Billy-Joe, lived for rugby. He added: "He wanted
-
Date
Golden sailing for Bolton club
This year, Bolton Sailing Club is celebrating its Golden Jubilee. It was founded on December 14, 1952, with the inaugural meeting taking place at the Black Bull in Belmont, Dr Geoffrey G. Benson, the Secretary, tells me. These pictures (see final paragraph
-
Date
Off-licence and its spirited past
This picture was taken probably in the 1920s, and features men from the Horwich Loco Works setting off for a picnic. The building pictured is still an off-licence on Chorley New Road, Horwich, and Mrs Christine Mort, of Rannoch Road, Breightmet, tells
-
Date
Preece hits back at boo boys
ANDY Preece has hit back at the boo boys who verbally abused him and his players during Saturday's heroic draw at Torquay United. A small band of travelling Bury "supporters" ripped into the Shakers chief after he substituted striker David Nugent for
-
Date
On this day - February 10
1763: After the Seven Years War, the Treaty of Paris was signed with France ceding Canada to Britain. 1824: Samuel Plimsoll, naval reformer, was born in Bristol. He devised the Plimsoll Line, a regulation for the weight ships might safely carry. Rope
-
Date
On this day - February 7
1301: The first Prince of Wales was created. Edward of Caernarvon later became Edward II. 1812: Charles Dickens (pictured) was born at Landport, Portsmouth. 1845: The Portland Vase, a 10-inch Roman glass vessel, was smashed by a hooligan while on loan
-
Date
Jennifer's tasty clothing
A STUDENT is inviting the public to view her work, which includes shoes woven with apple parts and dresses with lemon peel dots. Jennifer Collier wants people to visit her at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry between 11am and 4pm on Sunday,
-
Date
The show must go on says Kelly
TROUBLED television celebrity Matthew Kelly has pleaded with theatre goers not to boycott his appearance in the touring production of Of Mice and Men, due to visit The Lowry this spring. The presenter of ITV's Stars In Their Eyes says his life has "changed
-
Date
Community groups are in the money
A HOST of community groups are this week due to receive cash grants worth £29,000. Clubs and groups in Breightmet, Tonge, Hall i' th' Wood, Darcy Lever and the Haulgh are due to be awarded the grants -- ranging between £300 and £10,000 -- at a ceremony
-
Date
Pupils at risk on 'racetrack' road
A PRIMARY school headteacher claims her pupils are being put at risk by reckless drivers on a narrow lane that residents have nicknamed "The Racetrack". Lostock County Primary head Lorraine Kemp called for the introduction of traffic calming measures
-
Date
Manchester to host biggest gay festival
EUROPE'S biggest gay and lesbian festival is to be held in Manchester this summer, it was announced today. EuroPride will be held in the northern city renowned for the nightlife at its gay village and the successful television series Queer As Folk. The
-
Date
Bolton Boys Federation
WITH only a handful of games being played this weekend due to bad weather, it is with great credit to everyone involved that these games went ahead. On a very heavy pitch, goal hero Southworth bagged a double to ensure Atherton Town's progress into the
-
Date
Colliers deeper in trouble
THE WEATHER again took its toll this week with only three games surviving in the BSF Over 35s League. In Division One, Colliers Rest were plunged deeper into the relegation mire after a defeat at the hands of Breightmet United. Goals from John Dobson
-
Date
Bolton & Bury Mini Soccer League
LATEST dertails U10 SECTION A: Brandlesholme Warriors A 1 Horwich St Mary's Vikings 2; Oxford Grove Tigers 1 Walshaw Park Wolves 1; Horwich St Mary's Warriors 0 Moorside Rangers Lions 2; Hindley Jets 8 Hindsford Wolves 1. U10 Section B: Westhoughton Rangers
-
Date
Lancashire Amateur League
LATEST details Premier Division P W D L GF GA Pts GD Radcliffe Amateurs... 20 13 4 3 58 24 43 34 Bury GSOB... 18 11 4 3 40 23 37 17 Rossendale Am... 17 10 4 3 48 29 34 19 Gregorians ... 19 8 6 5 40 34 30 6 Little Lever SC... 19 9 2 8 45 41 29 4 Bolton
-
Date
Cruel blow but there's still cause for optimism
Fan's view - By Alex Sankey: WHEN West Brom substitute Andy Johnson forced the ball over the line deep into added on time, Wanderers were cruelly denied two vital safety points. However, with another round of Premiership matches completed, they have once
-
Date
Gudni's Premiership survival tips
GUDNI Bergsson has told his Reebok team-mates they must win the tough physical encounters before relying on their quality players to win the battle for Premiership survival. The skipper says Wanderers must find a way of eradicating the late lapses that
-
Date
Will to win made me feel proud - Megson
GARY Megson's changing expressions summed up his maelstrom of emotions after The Hawthorns relegation battle finished all square. The Baggies' boss, who billed the duel with Wanderers as the biggest game of his Premiership career, frowned at the loss
-
Date
PREVIEW: Big Sam's Hawthorns misery
WHATEVER pre-match tension he is feeling, Sam Allardyce will manage a smile when he steps off the team coach and strides into The Hawthorns on Saturday. He always has a spring in his step when he visits West Brom these days and recalls the day he was
-
Date
Community groups are in the money
A HOST of community groups are this week due to receive cash grants worth £29,000. Clubs and groups in Breightmet, Tonge, Hall i' th' Wood, Darcy Lever and the Haulgh are due to be awarded the grants -- ranging between £300 and £10,000 -- at a ceremony
-
Date
Triple 'D' League
THE Mixed Pairs Competition is to be held on Monday, February 24, at RHCC. Contact Secretary to register names. Alterations to fixtures: Men Section Three -- York, Rob Hacker is handicapped 100 points with immediate effect, in the event of the team game
-
Date
Bury GSOB upset leaders
WEST Lancs Premiership leaders Radcliffe Amateurs lost their table topping game with second placed Bury GSOB by a single goal. Bury scored the winner in the 35th minute and held firm against as the leaders tried everything to get back on level terms.
-
Date
Southworth at the double
ON a very heavy pitch, goal hero Southworth bagged a double to ensure Atherton Town's progress into the quarter finals of the Bolton Boys Fed U13 Jubilee Cup. It was a battling encounter from both sides with outstanding performances by Liam Lloyd (Atherton
-
Date
North Bury to widen net
THE NORTH Bury Junior Football League, which has a number of teams in the Bolton, Horwich, and Wigan area, is looking to provide even more football next season, to include girls as well as boys. The league, which plays on Saturday mornings, currently
-
Date
United close the gap
SECOND placed Breightmet United closed the gap on Manchester League First Division leaders Ashton Athletic in emphatic fashion with a 5-1 home win over the Latics, Gary Goodinson, Dean Banks and Phil Heap adding to a Paul Aldred brace for United, John
-
Date
Fewer of region's companies failing
THE first month of 2003 saw 120 North-west business fail -- fewer than the previous month and the corresponding period last year. According to business solutions company Experian, 187 of the region's firms failed in December, and 140 went out of business
-
Date
Experts in for vital lectures
TOP business speakers are being lined up for the 2003 Vital Topics lecture series at Manchester Business School, organised in association with The Royal Bank of Scotland. Paul Skinner, the Royal Dutch/Shell group managing director, will launch the series
-
Date
Legal experts save more than £3m
FRAUDBUSTERS at Bolton legal firm Keoghs are helping insurance companies keep the lid on premiums. The Specialist Claims Unit (SCU), established by Keoghs five years ago, believes it saved the industry £3.45 million last year. Keoghs has become a national
-
Date
Asian group is on firm footing
A GROWING organisation in Bolton is providing a lively new platform for young Asian entrepreneurs. About 40 business people -- mostly aged between 20 and 30 -- are involved in the eWEDNESDAYS group, which was formed just over a year ago. Chairman Yaseer
-
Date
Travelcare appointment
TRAVELCARE has appointed Helen Ford to manage two Bolton outlets -- one in Bridge Street, and the other in Morrisons supermarket, Blackhorse Street. She arrives from the agency's Cheadle Hulme office, its Regional Branch of the Year.
-
Date
February 8
From the Evening News,1993 - BOLTON hostage Rodney Stephenson was shot at as he waited to board a plane to fly to freedom. The oil engineer, from Bromley Cross, held hostage by guerrilla soldiers in Angola, was caught in crossfire as Angolan government
-
Date
February 11
From the Evening News,1993: MAJOR renovation schemes at Ashburner Street Market and Bolton School were at a standstill today with the collapse of the Bolton joinery firm carrying out the work. Financial experts called in to deal with the crisis today
-
Date
Let's hope they have learned from Gulf War
LET'S just hope the Government meant what they said -- "they have learned lessons from the Gulf War 1991". Twelve years ago, thousands of British soldiers went to the Gulf and liberated Kuwait, they unfortunately didn't topple Saddam Hussein. Some of
-
Date
Maypole celebrations take on traditional look
FESTIVAL FUN: Dancing round the maypole in traditional dress in 1967 were members of the Over 60s branch of Brierley House Community Centre, Little Hulton - it was part of their May Queen festival. To view the photo, click HERE in our Looking Back Photogallery
-
Date
Iraq issue is over oil not people
WE hear from a leaked UN document that 500,000 Iraqi citizens will be killed or seriously injured in the first five days of the war. From the USA, we hear that bomber Bush and poodle Blair are intending to fire 800 Cruise Missiles, some with nuclear-tipped
-
Date
What to do in Bolton on Wednesday
BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Wildlife Attractions Bolton Aquarium For unique views into the aquatic world visit Bolton
-
Date
What to do in Bolton on Tuesday
Community centres and museums, leisure and keep fit, music and dancing, clubs and group meetings plus other events are listed here: BOLTON METRO COMMUNITY CENTRES For further information or to book a room please call 01204 334300 BLACKROD COMMUNITY CENTRE
-
Date
Taking time to chat
These two veterans pictured in Riding Gate, Harwood, in 1930, obviously enjoyed a chat in this favourite spot. To view the photo, click HERE in our Looking Back Photogallery. The photo will open in a separate browser window.
-
Date
Glimpse life life in a Victorian school
A COLLECTION of historic log books has provided a headteacher with a fascinating glimpse into daily life at his school in the Victorian age. Since his arrival at Roscow Fold Primary School in Stephens Street, Bolton, headteacher Nigel Ashton has been
-
Date
February 10
From the Evening News, 1993: DRINK driving in Bolton is on the increase in Bolton for the first time in four years. Despite tougher fines and that fact that Bolton Magistrates are now regularly banning drivers from the road for two years, the figures
-
Date
Annual picnic outing for Pilot workers
THIS picture of a trip 50 years ago from the Pilot Works in Bolton has come all the way from Australia! To view it, click HERE in our Looking Back Photogallery. The photo will open in a separate browser window. Former Boltonians Ron and Ethel Bates, who
-
Date
Inspection time
The Bolton Women's Junior Air Corps at drill in 1944 when their efforts were inspected by WAAF officers. The pictures show the unit's band and Squad 'A' marching at "eyes right". To view the photos, click HERE and HERE
-
Date
Bolton Artillery in special training
With their annual camp only six weeks away, the Bolton Artillery, the town's only Army Volunteer Reserve Unit, held a special training in May, 1969. While recruits practised on the guns at the Fletcher Street headquarters, a group of NCOs and trained
-
Date
What the papers are saying
THE SUN: John Arne Riise has been starring for Liverpool - despite his family being sent death threats in Norway. DAILY MIRROR: England's World Cup cricket campaign was in total chaos last night as the on-off saga over their match in Zimbabwe continued
-
Date
Lee's in sky blue heaven
BUDDING actor Lee Seddon's latest role is heaven sent. The 26-year-old from Tyldesley has landed a plum role in the controversial ITV drama, Second Coming, appearing opposite Little Hulton star Christopher Eccleston. Lee, a former head boy at Fred Longworth
-
Date
Town Hall rally
In 1880, the Town Hall Square was filled with Boltonians celebrating the centenary of the Nonconformist Sunday Schools in the town. The importance of Sunday Schools had been educational as well as religious, and most adult Boltonians who could read had
-
Date
Mile long line of books raised money for war effort
WHEN Mrs Laura Melling (married to Geoff of the bakery family) died recently, her neighbour in Plodder Lane, Farnworth - Mr Raymond Smith - cleared out her effects, and among them he found this photograph of a mile of books which was laid along the streets
-
Date
Those wonderful Wakes weeks
WHEN I saw recently that Bolton Little Theatre are producing a play about the local holidays, called "Wakes", I thought it a good excuse to print a couple of photographs from those years which people remember with affection. The play (it will be the world
-
Date
Jazz dates
THE ART LESTER BIG BAND: Dance Night in the Swing Suite. Horwich RMI Social and Recreation Club, Chorley New Road, Bolton. Every Tuesday. 8.30 to 11.00pm. £2.50. KEN WARD BIG BAND: Leigh Liberal Club. Every Monday. 8 to 11pm. Free. RONNIE MOORE BIG BAND
-
Date
Events around the north are worth a look
JEFF Gilpin, one of the enthusiasts behind the successful Eagley Jazz Club, which meets fortnightly at Dunscar Conservative Club, has kindly passed on news of two forthcoming festivals which he feels sure will be of interest to readers of this column.
-
Date
Bowlers' meetings
THE date for the next Bolton and District Bowls League meeting has been changed. It will now take place at Railway SSC in Green Lane on February 18 at 8pm. The next meeting of the Bolton Mills Bowls competition will be held at Back oth Bank BC, off Ulleswater
-
Date
PREVIEW: Our victory target - Gregan
WEST Brom captain Sean Gregan says Saturday's clash with Wanderers at The Hawthorns could be their most crucial fixture of the season. The former Preston favourite, who impressed as skipper in the 2-1 win at Manchester City on Saturday, has been told
-
Date
PREVIEW: Megson praises super Sam
GARY Megson saluted Sam Allardyce today for doing "an unbelievable" job against all the financial odds. As West Brom and Wanderers prepared to go head-to-head at The Hawthorns in one of the key battles in the fight for Premiership survival, Baggies' boss
-
Date
Sam blasts FA over Nolan call-up
SAM Allardyce took a swipe at the Football Association today after Kevin Nolan was re-routed to Italy with the England Unders 21s as he was packing his bags for Dubai. The Wanderers' boss said it was "ludicrous" that U21s coach David Platt gave them just
-
Date
Nolan set for subs bench
KEVIN Nolan - a second half substitute in the 1-1 draw at West Brom - is expected to be on the subs' bench on Tuesday night when England U21s play Italy in a friendly in the Tuscan resort town of Carrera.
-
Date
West Brom 1, Wanderers 1: Reports and reaction from The Hawthorns
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock filed team news, a half-time report and full-time match report from the 1-1 draw at West Brom HERE on Saturday We also provide comprehensive coverage of all Wanderers matches this season HERE while reports and reaction
-
Date
A smile - then Carly went off to her death
CARLY Bateman smiled as a member of staff at the secure unit where she was living warned her to be careful. It was a Saturday night, just after 11.30pm and she was off, as usual, to ply her trade on the streets of Bolton. As she walked into the cold night
-
Date
Carly's mother warns of the evil of drugs
THE mother of murdered prostitute Carly Bateman today issued a chilling warning to all parents "There is a bigger killer out there." As Geoffrey Porter began a life sentence for strangling the 17-year-old drug addict, her mum Vanessa Stirling warned:
-
Date
A mother's life begins at 40
AT the age of 58, new mum Sandra Lennon is two years short of collecting her bus pass - yet she's just given birth to her third child. This has made the Surrey woman one of the country's oldest mothers -- she received fertility treatment costing £17,000
-
Date
Pupils at risk on 'racetrack' road
A PRIMARY school headteacher claims her pupils are being put at risk by reckless drivers on a narrow lane that residents have nicknamed "The Racetrack". Lostock County Primary head Lorraine Kemp called for the introduction of traffic calming measures
-
Date
Praise from the chief inspector
LAST week Government inspectors singled out four Bolton schools for praise in their annual successful schools list. The Office for Standards in Education Report 2001/2002 lists schools and colleges that have received outstanding inspection reports, or
-
Date
Charity cheques
KEARSLEY West CP School raised £400 for Cancer Research UK through a series of events and collections at school. Headteacher Dorothy Lee and six school council members presented the cheques to charity representative Christine Blease.
-
Date
A taste of varsity life
STUDENTS from non-privileged backgrounds are being invited to sample life at a leading university. Teenagers can spend a week in July at either Bristol, Cambridge, Nottingham and Oxford, to get a taste of what further education has to offer. It is hoped
-
Date
Solicitor struck off over bill
A SOLICITOR has been struck off his profession's register after he was found to have wrongly charged a disabled client with a bill for almost £80,000. Conveyancing lawyer William Rosenberg, aged 53, a former boss of Rosenberg and Co, Bury New Road, Prestwich
-
Date
Girl, 17, hurt in car crash
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl suffered a broken leg, ankle and minor facial cuts in a two-car crash in Bolton last night. The Little Hulton teenager was a passenger in a Fiat Punto -- being driven by a 24-year-old woman from Farnworth -- which was involved in an
-
Date
Early lambs get a warm welcome
SPRING has arrived early at a Bolton farm with the birth of lambs a full month before they were expected. The event thrilled farmer Arnold Davenport-- but it was also tinged with a note of sadness. For it could be the last lambing season Mr Davenport
-
Date
Fall in love with Niagara
Mathew Foxcroft has embarked on the journey of a lifetime, travelling across America by train. This is one of his weekly reports: WE left Cleveland later than planned and arrived in Niagara on Wednesday, after taking the Greyhound coach rather than the
-
Date
Possessions given back to victims of crime
BURGLARY and robbery victims throughout Bolton attended a police open day -- and ended-up being reunited with some of their treasured possessions. The victims of crime were invited to inspect stolen property seized by the police in raids throughout the
-
Date
From Horwich Loco Works to an air pioneer
LONG ago, goes the story, a young Horwich Loco Works apprentice, famed, among other things, for his madcap escapades, rode a bicycle up the steps of Bolton Town Hall and also of the Mechanics' Institute, Horwich. The legend is not quite correct. Actually
-
Date
Track athletes are happy holding trophies
St Cuthbert's RC High School, Bolton, boys and girls track athletics teams, who won the Bolton Schools Track League final were pictured with their trophies in June, 1982 To view the photo, click HERE in our Looking Back Photogallery. The photo will open
-
Date
Celebration time as youth club wins prize
HAPPY MEMBERS: In 1977 St Andrew's Youth Club, Bolton, were celebrating the presentation of a disco unit won in a competition; it was handed over by representatives of the soft drink firm and newspaper which sponsored the national competition. To view
-
Date
Happy days at St Simon and Judes
SCHOOL DAYS: Happy pupils (and teacher Mr Redmond) at St Simon and Judes School, Newport Road, Bolton, in March 1970. The picture has been sent to me by reader Mrs Jackie Greenhough (nee Kay), who is on the middle row, fourth girl from the left. "I believe
-
Date
Half term double fun at Lowry
THE Lowry should be in a class of its own when the schools break up for half term. A variety of activities for all the family is planned at The Lowry throughout February, ranging from shows to appeal to young and old, through to allowing youngsters to
-
Date
Dancers celebrate youth club birthday
BIRTHDAY JOY: Dancers at St. James's in Waterloo Street were pictured celebrating the third birthday of their youth club, part of the Anglican Young People's Association. It was founded by the vicar, the Rev. M. Sutcliffe, back in 1950. And they invited
-
Date
Stepping out
THESE pupils of the Sheila Batten School of Dancing gave a display, with proceeds going to the Bolton Society for Mentally Handicapped children, at the Technical College Hall, Bolton, in October, 1968. To view the photo, click HERE in our Looking Back
-
Date
Skip and Auntie gave 88 years to Scouting
SCOUTS and Cubs of the 6th Horwich Parish Church raised a cheer for their group Scoutmaster and Cubmaster in October, 1969. Between them Mr George Wilkinson, aged 69, and his wife Emily, aged 66 - better known locally as "Skip" and "Auntie" - had given
-
Date
Cavalcade had a cast of 1,250
WHEN a Cavalcade of Bolton took place in 1938, it was to celebrate the centenary of the town becoming a borough. It was in the form of a massive show in Queens Park held on seven dates in September, beginning on September 10 which, you may have realised
-
Date
City is run venue
MANCHESTER is to host a 10km run organised by the promoters of the Great North Run, on May 29. Among the runners are former 10,000m star Brendan Foster and sprinter Darren Campbell.
-
Date
Andrew in charity run for medical research
A MAN who has tragically lost both his father and his girlfriend to cancer is running the London Marathon to raise cash for medical research. Andrew Birmingham, aged 31, of Boundary Drive, Bradley Fold, is taking part in the run to raise money for the
-
Date
Gangster night
GANGSTERS and molls will be lining up to support Westhoughton Carnival Committee on Valentines Day. There will be a champagne dinner for two for the best fancy dress couple who turn up to the cabaret evening at Greenfield Private Members Club on Wigan
-
Date
Children's slice of the action
A GIANT celebration cake was cut during the ball Mayor's Grand Charity Ball at the Reebok Stadium which was attended by 750 guests. Pieces will be sent to the children's wards at the Royal Bolton Hospital and to children's homes. During the ball, guests
-
Date
Cheers to a great party!
BOLTON'S weekend of Charter celebrations was hailed a huge success. The man behind the idea, the Mayor of Bolton, said he was delighted that thousands of visitors had joined in the town's biggest-ever birthday party, and said its success could lead to
-
Date
Rugby stars get taste of Reebok atmosphere
SYDNEY Roosters stars got a taste of the atmosphere they can expect at the Reebok for Friday's World Club Challenge against St Helens when they went to Old Trafford on Sunday. Players and officials watched the derby draw between Manchester United and
-
Date
RMI ace a wanted man!
LEIGH RMI have turned down a bid for star striker Dino Maamria from Conference League rivals Stevenage Borough writes David Magilton Maamria has been in good form in front of goal this season and is one of the Conference's leading strikers with 14 goals
-
Date
On this day - February 8
1587: Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire, implicated in a Catholic plot to overthrow Elizabeth I. 1725: Catherine I became Empress of Russia on the death of her husband Peter the Great. 1819: John Ruskin, writer
-
Date
Nicholas's art at museum is animal magic
VISITORS to Bolton Museum and Art Gallery are coming face to face with the wild and wonderful world of animals. The venue's latest exhibition is creating a little animal magic as artist Nicholas Pace looks at natural history collections to explore society's
-
Date
Charter in bloom at Tatton Show
A FLORAL tribute to the 750th anniversary of Bolton's charter is in the running for one of the top prizes at this year's Tatton Flower Show. Gardeners at Bolton Council are creating a colourful flower bed display of densely packed blooms formed into a
-
Date
Children play the Charter party game
CHILDREN across Bolton have entered a competition to find the best ways the town can celebrate its 750th birthday. Over the last few weeks the town has been full of celebrations marking the 750th anniversary of the signing of the town's charter which
-
Date
War bomb found
ARMY bomb disposal experts were working to defuse an unexploded World War Two shell in Frederick Street, Salford. It was discovered on yesterday afternoon. Bad weather stopped work.
-
Date
Woman given treatment after pan fire
A WOMAN had to be treated for the effects of smoke after a pan left unattended caught fire. And fire officers stressed the value of smoke alarms following the incident, in Farnworth. The pan fire started in a house in Firswood Avenue about noon yesterday
-
Date
War bomb found
ARMY bomb disposal experts were working to defuse an unexploded World War Two shell in Frederick Street, Salford. It was discovered on yesterday afternoon. But bad weather stopped work.
-
Date
Growth in airport's traveller numbers
A BOOM in the holiday market and flights to London helped passenger figures at Manchester Airport grow by more than five per cent last month, compared with the same period in 2002. A total of 1,077,885 passengers passed through the terminals of the UK's
-
Date
Search for missing walkers
RESCUE teams are searching the Lake District for two women who got lost on a walking trip. One of the women used a mobile phone to call for an ambulance after she fell and suffered a suspected broken leg near Scafell Pike. However, the pair, who are from
-
Date
Watch out for Cupid
CUPID is coming to town -- but starry-eyed lovers could be in for a shock. For Cupid, and an accompanying angel, will come in the shape of actors posing as statues. They will stand as if frozen to the spot in Bolton's Market Place shopping complex, looking
-
Date
My drinks shame - surgeon
A SURGEON accused of blunders during operations at the Royal Bolton Hospital has revealed how his troubled personal life led him to seek solace in alcohol. Dr Julian Mason is facing allegations of irresponsible treatment of several patients -- including
-
Date
Silent danger facing our soldiers in Gulf
FORMER soldiers in Bolton fear a war with Iraq will lead to an influx of new Gulf War Syndrome cases. Campaigners of a group battling for the illness to be recognised by the British government say thousands of troops will face an uncertain future should
-
Date
AIR MILES MANCHESTER LEAGUE
Premier Division P W D L F A Pts GD Wythenshawe Ams... 22 12 5 5 38 26 41 12 Leigh Athletic... 21 10 5 6 51 30 35 21 Dukinfield Town... 20 10 2 8 34 30 32 4 Stockport G... 18 10 1 7 45 35 31 10 IMShackleton... 19 9 4 6 36 31 31 5 Springhead... 17 9 3
-
Date
Wanderers' League of Nations to survive drop
SIMON Charlton reckons the latest recruits to the Reebok foreign legion will not take long to learn the facts of Premiership life. "They only have to look at the table," said the best of Wanderers' British bulldog breed. "The ones who have been here for
-
Date
West Brom 1, Wanderers 1: All the match stats
HOW they rated WANDERERS 3-5-2 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Got in a mess first half but was a safe pair of hands under pressure; vital save from Hughes GUDNI BERGSSON ... 8 Stood toe-to-toe with Albion's battering rams and thought he'd won the battle convincingly
-
Date
Why new boys missed Hawthorns pressure-cooker - Sam
SAM Allardyce admitted today that he was never tempted to throw any of his three deadline-day signings into the pressure-cooker atmosphere of Saturday's no-holds-barred relegation battle with West Brom. The new strikers - Spaniard Salva Ballesta and Frenchman
-
Date
Blunders prove costly for Lever
Little Lever 3 Lymm 4: DEFENSIVE blunders cost Little Lever dear in the LAL as they lost 4-3 to Lymm. They took the lead in the 15th minute through Mick Jones but piad the price for two defensive blunders cost them dear before Phil Regan equalised only
-
Date
Rivs suffer to Saints
Rochdale St Clemence 4 Rivington 2: RIVINGTON'S only second LAL game following the Christmas break produced another disappointing result with a 4-2 defeat at Rochdale St Clemence. The Saints dominated the early exchanges and it was no surprise when they
-
Date
Leigh & District Amateur Football League
Davenport Cup - THREE CROWNS A...2 ASDA GOL...0(AET) COLLIERS REST...3 HIGHER FOLD LC...2 H BRIDGE MILS R...1 FIR TREE RANGERS...7 Division Two ATHERTON ROYALS...3 LEIGH LEGION...1 AFC TYLDESLEY...8 THREE CROWNS B...1 Tipping, Connoly Division One P W
-
Date
Eagley keep on winning track
EAGLEY's impressive unbeaten run was extended to six games following their 2-2 draw at home against Wyre Villa in the West Lancs Premier Division. In an entertaining contest, Eagley drew first blood when Tony Burnett scored from the penalty spot after
-
Date
Mort shines for Bolton
AN Alex Mort hat trick helped Bolton Under 15s to a 7-3 win against Rossendale in their North West Alder Cup second clash at Sharples School. The Bolton lads were quick off the mark when Ben Rooney (Mount St. Joseph's) fired the in front after just two
-
Date
Hot-shot Town hit the target
BLACKROD Town overcame BAE Barrow in the West Lancs League with a stunning 5-1 victory. After five minutes goalkeeper Mark Allen saved well with his legs to keep Barrow out before Blackrod went ahead in the 15th minute when Mark Callow whipped in a lovely
-
Date
Lancashire Amateur League
LATEST details PREMIER DIVISION: Bolton County 10 Hesketh Casuals 1; Gregorians 4 O Boltonians 2; Little Lever SC 3 Lymm 4; Radcliffe Amateurs 0 Bury GSOB 1; Rochdale St Clements 4 Rivington 2; Rossendale Amateurs 4 O Blackburnians 1. Division One: Accrington
