ANGELA Kelly takes a personal look at the week in cyberspace in Bolton:

Saturday had the strange story of the terraced house in Hulton Lane, Bolton, that was reduced to an empty shell -- leaving power cables exposed and adjoining neighbours worried.

The owner had, apparently, paid two passengers in his taxi to demolish it. They had simply arrived with hammers, by bus, and got on with the job when they could, with no-one informing either neighbours, utilities or the local authority of the haphazard demolition.

And talking of tricky situations .... the project leaders for the controversial Bolton Market Hall development have answered the main questions in a bid to calm fears. I suspect we may be a long way off that yet in spite of their informative approach.

Monday highlighted the problems of bullying, and the excellent local moves to stop it. An anti-bullying film, made by youngsters, had its Bolton premiere. Since hardly a day goes by without some harrowing tale of a desperate child being forced into dramatic action by the bullies, this has got to be a move in the right direction.

The Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards has a whole new raft of fans after a sell-out concert at Smithills School. The school itself is well-known for its musical talent, and their own band members had the pleasure of playing alongside the famous guardsman at this memorable occasion.

Tuesday revealed how Bolton actress Casey Lee Jolleys is pregnant with her first child -- and, unwittingly, was expecting while she was playing Fred Elliott's Thai bride in Coronation Street. Casey Lee, who now lives in Manchester, is planning to have her baby in the Princess Anne Maternity Unit of the Royal Bolton Hospital because of its good reputation.

Letters warning bird lovers to stop feeding pigeons have gone out to 500 homes after Bolton town hall bosses controversially banned this practice earlier this year. Increased sightings of rats and fears that the birds' toxic droppings are eroding buildings prompted the move, but local animal lovers appear adamant on this one. Let's hope we don't reach the silly situation of seeing them appear in court for this.

Wednesday reported on the latest move to cut crime -- by praying. Speaking in Bolton, Home Office minister Hazel Blears said police and churches would work closely together in the future in a bid to slash crime rates. And Debra Green, director of Christian organisation City Links, said regular payer cells would be set up to pray for crime reduction. While I am a great believer in the power of prayer, I really don't think the victims of crime want to hear that this is an official policy.

Certainly, this will not necessarily be welcome news to people like the 84 year-old widow who is so frightened of a gang of youths who have been terorising her for two years that she will not leave her Hunger Hill home. Police have been unable to catch the young yobs so far, and she is at the end of her tether. This is a disgraceful situation, but, very sadly, not unusual in the Bolton area today.

Thursday echoed this situation, and showed the mettle of the elderly, with a report on 77 year-old Edna Brown who suffered a violent assault by a thief who was after her pension. The battered grandmother, far from being cowed by this crime, stated "If I get my hands on the man who robbed me, I'll give him a good hiding." Pity she probably won't get the chance.

Manchester United soccer star Gary Neville is hoping to restore a derelict hamlet in Tottington Road, Harwood. Top o'th' Knotts farm is a historic Grade II listed farmhouse. Good luck to him -- it's great to see someone trying to give buildings back their former glory instead of knocking them down and replacing them with a modern monstrosity.

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