Stories for 30 September 2006
Andrew Mosley
AS a youngster I was somewhat unaware of my place in the world. By that I don't mean that I thought I was a bit better than my position as a mere child in a small Yorkshire village suggested. more...
Blackburn
BLACKBURN with Darwen Council's outgoing chief executive has compared the attitude of people in the borough to that of grumpy TV character Victor Meldrew. more...
Bolton News
PUPILS in Bolton have been helping to build new homes for a native North-west bird, the common tern. more...
A BOLTON mosque is inviting the public to visit following the success of an open day, when Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was among the visitors. more...
PARENTS say education chiefs are sacrificing a popular high school to prop up other schools in the area. more...
NIGHT-OUT safety packs which contain a condom and a kit to test drinks for date-rape drugs are to be given to 16-year-olds in Bolton. more...
A former New Labour high-flier was yesterday found guilty of abducting a 13-year-old boy from Bolton he had groomed on the internet. more...
A number of valuable paintings, including three by LS Lowry, have been stolen from a recently opened art gallery. more...
STALLHOLDERS at Bolton Market Hall will have to shut up shop at the beginning of next year, it has been revealed. more...
A COMPANY has apologised for causing an unbearable odour which has been lingering over Westhoughton. more...
AROUND 170,000 workers in the North-west region will be guaranteed higher pay when the minimum wage rises from tomorrow
The adult rate of the minimum wage will go up from £5.05 to £5.35 an hour, the youth rate for workers aged 18 to 21 will increase from £4.25 to £4.45 and the rate for workers aged 16 and 17 years will also increase from £3.00 to £3.30. This latest rise means that around 1.3 million workers nationwide will get an increase in their pay. more...
SECURITY guards and police officers are to build on the success of Bolton initiative aimed at tackling crime and anti-social behaviour on the bus network. more...
A SCHOOLGIRL from Bolton has set her sights on Hollywood after wowing judges at the Talented Youngster of the Year contest in Manchester. more...
A SCHOOLGIRL from Bolton has set her sights on Hollywood after wowing judges at the Talented Youngster of the Year contest in Manchester. more...
NEARLY 300 jobs are to be lost at a Walkden factory. more...
ELDERLY residents are asking for more to be done to control nuisance mini motorbike and off-road bike riders who are churning-up land. more...
A TEENAGE drug addict who stabbed a taxi driver in the head and neck during a frenzied attack is facing a jail sentence. more...
MOTORISTS who cheat the parking system by posing as disabled drivers are being targeted by new laws. more...
YOUNGSTERS from Westhoughton who took part in a series of summer activities have been given awards for their efforts. more...
A BREAST cancer survivor has raised £800 for the hospital unit that saved her life. more...
Boxing Updates
JAMIE Moore regained his British light middleweight title after knocking Matthew Macklin unconscious in a brutal encounter. more...
Clarets News
STEVE Cotterill insists his Clarets side will focus on the job in hand tomorrow and ignore distractions surrounding under-fire Nigel Worthington. more...
Darwen
THE daughter-in-law of former Darwen councillor Fred Slater who was elected into her father-in-law's old ward, said: "I did it for Dad'." more...
Fans' Verdict
DAYS after the event and I am still seething. How can the BBC justify presenting that programme as proof of bung taking? Most of what we saw was agents talking themselves up to a potential buyer while shots of the Reebok were shown in the background. more...
I REGARD the Panorama programme as a cowardly attack on two vulnerable individuals - Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp. more...
WILL Scott's article was utter drivel, inaccurate and partisan to an embarrassing degree. It has just become trendy to knock the Wanderers who actually can and do play some quite good stuff. more...
Fred Shawcross: Gives It To You Straight
This week I have had a rare opportunity to listen to, and evaluate, a CD made by young local musician and singer Georgina Bromilow, with her big band and quartet. Manchester-based trumpeter Georgina, acknowledged the best of her sex on the instrument in the UK, is also a terrific vocalist and her CD, "Til there was you", showcases both. more...
Health Updates
MORE people in Bury are being diagnosed with the HIV virus with 24 new cases confirmed during 2005. more...
Local Sports Updates
Leading 33-31 with five minutes to go, it looked like Sedgley would finally get the morale boosting win they have been looking for after losing their first three games. more...
FYLDE 2nd XV 5
SEDGLEY PARK 2nd XV 34
Miller Homes League
Bateman BMW Premier Division
A LIVELY first ten minutes, played in perfect conditions and on an excellent playing surface, saw both teams looking to make their mark. more...
News
Families with young children looked on in horror while a gunman fired shots at two teenagers inside McDonald's in Brixton. more...
Prestwich Headlines
MEET Rocket Kodie Ma-Miracle Fifa Dunn - the tiny tot with the amazing name who has battled against the odds to survive after being born five weeks premature at home in Prestwich. more...
PLANS to rectify problems with the controversial water feature in Prestwich have finally been revealed by council bosses. more...
A CYCLE surgery will run from Tesco in Prestwich to assist bikers taking part in the store's Bike Active event in Heaton Park. more...
HOT-SHOTS at Whitefield Primary School took potshots with a football to raise money for new facilities. more...
A YOUNG woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 26 is facing her second battle against the disease. more...
A REHABILITATION ward at Fairfield Hospital, which cares for elderly patients too ill to live within the community, is facing closure in a bid to save money. more...
THE curtain has come down on local performances by Whitefield Operatic and Dramatic Society. more...
AN army captain from Prestwich died from suffocation after he was buried under an avalanche in the French Alps, an inquest heard. more...
CAR parking bosses are to appeal against a judgement which could mean drivers having their penalty tickets refunded. more...
PROSPECTIVE parents of pupils at Prestwich Arts College are being invited to "sample the Prestwich experience" at two open days next week. more...
BURY councillors are hoping to introduce a borough-wide ban on the sale of fireworks within the next year. more...
METROLINK fare dodgers are being warned to pay outstanding fines - or face the consequences! more...
FOOTBALL legend Sir Bobby Charlton gave his seal of approval to a new £1.8 million sports centre in Prestwich. more...
Prestwich Heys, Local Soccer Round-Up
HEYS kept up the pressure on the leading pack in the Manchester League Premier Division after a professional display to overcome bottom club Royton Town on Saturday. more...
STANDIANS turned in their best and most impressive display of the season to beat top of the table Parrswood in a match they controlled from start to finish. more...
A recurring theme is developing here. By half-time, Stand had fashioned 14 chances while Chapel had two donated to them. The score was 2-2. more...
Rovers News
ROVERS star David Bentley hopes Thursday night's wonder-strike against Salzburg will be the catalyst that will send him and his side to greater things this season. more...
BLACKBURN striker Jason Roberts is desperate to face Wigan Athletic tomorrow - even though he admits it would feel strange to line-up against his old club. more...
Tigers' Round-Up
OBTAINING two points instead of five was the price Tim Fourie's boys paid for failing to hold their nerve in the final five minutes of last Saturday's game against Pertemps Bees. more...
Wanderers News
RAFA Benitez has opened old wounds by comparing Wanderers' playing methods with the much-maligned Wimbledon of the 1980s and 1990s. more...
RAFA Benitez has opened old wounds by comparing Wanderers' playing methods with the much-maligned Wimbledon of the 1980s and 1990s. more...
NICOLAS Anelka has been working overtime to get to know the Reebok routine. more...
CONSIDERING he tried and failed to sign him on two separate occasions, it is no surprise to hear Sam Allardyce sing Peter Crouch's international praises. more...
SAM Allardyce has followed the lead of his good friend, Sir Alex Ferguson, in imposing a personal rather than a club ban on the BBC. more...
We Say
SOME people may not like the idea of handing out night-time safety kits to young people out on the town in Bolton. Some will not like the fact that the kits contain condoms, bottle stoppers to stop drinks being spiked and a test for date rape drugs. more...
IT will be the end of an era in Bolton when, early next year, the stalls in Bolton Market Hall will serve their last customers. more...
YOUNG people in the North-west have a serious binge drinking problem, according to new research by experts at Liverpool's John Moores University. more...
You Say
Motorists at odds with residents
I HAVE read with much interest the lively debate that has taken place regarding the traffic calming measures recently installed in Crown Lane, Horwich. more...
I KNOW The Bolton News has highlighted problems in Westhoughton before, but I have now lived here for 16 years and they are getting worse every year. more...
I ENDORSE every word Mrs Jones says about Dr Lucas of Farnworth. My memories of him go back to the Twenties, when, in my eyes, he appeared a big friendly, cheerful doctor, coming to make a small girl better. more...
ReGARDING the bus "interchange" at the train station - what a waste of time and money. more...
I THANK Mr Peel for his response, although it is very typical and doesn't offer a real solution - only a hope and a desire. more...
REGARDING your comments on apprenticeships for young people (Comment, September 28). Due to the industrial state of this country at this present time, what industry is there to train for? more...
Your Letters To The Guide
I AM writing regarding the recent news I have received as a staff nurse who works on Ward 30 at Fairfield General Hospital. more...
YOUR local nurses are asking for your support. more...
IN many years of reading correspondence in the Bury Times, I have never read a more arrogant outburst from an elected public official than Councillor Mike Connolly's letter in last week's edition. more...
EX-teacher Coun Connolly might wish to enrol on a course to learn about logic. He might also wish to rekindle his maths skills. more...
I AM an auxiliary nurse on Ward 30 at Fairfield Hospital - although for how much longer is anyone's guess. more...
Asian Image News
Families with young children looked on in horror while a gunman fired shots at two teenagers inside McDonald's in Brixton.
more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Guide News
MEET Rocket Kodie Ma-Miracle Fifa Dunn - the tiny tot with the amazing name who has battled against the odds to survive after being born five weeks premature at home in Prestwich.
more...
PLANS to rectify problems with the controversial water feature in Prestwich have finally been revealed by council bosses.
more...
A CYCLE surgery will run from Tesco in Prestwich to assist bikers taking part in the store's Bike Active event in Heaton Park.
more...
HOT-SHOTS at Whitefield Primary School took potshots with a football to raise money for new facilities.
more...
A YOUNG woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 26 is facing her second battle against the disease.
more...
A REHABILITATION ward at Fairfield Hospital, which cares for elderly patients too ill to live within the community, is facing closure in a bid to save money.
more...
THE curtain has come down on local performances by Whitefield Operatic and Dramatic Society.
more...
AN army captain from Prestwich died from suffocation after he was buried under an avalanche in the French Alps, an inquest heard.
more...
CAR parking bosses are to appeal against a judgement which could mean drivers having their penalty tickets refunded.
more...
PROSPECTIVE parents of pupils at Prestwich Arts College are being invited to "sample the Prestwich experience" at two open days next week.
more...
BURY councillors are hoping to introduce a borough-wide ban on the sale of fireworks within the next year.
more...
METROLINK fare dodgers are being warned to pay outstanding fines - or face the consequences!
more...
FOOTBALL legend Sir Bobby Charlton gave his seal of approval to a new £1.8 million sports centre in Prestwich.
more...
MORE people in Bury are being diagnosed with the HIV virus with 24 new cases confirmed during 2005.
more...
Prestwich And Whitefield Guide Sport
Leading 33-31 with five minutes to go, it looked like Sedgley would finally get the morale boosting win they have been looking for after losing their first three games.
more...
FYLDE 2nd XV 5
more...
The Bolton News News
NIGHT-OUT safety packs which contain a condom and a kit to test drinks for date-rape drugs are to be given to 16-year-olds in Bolton.
more...
A former New Labour high-flier was yesterday found guilty of abducting a 13-year-old boy from Bolton he had groomed on the internet.
more...
A number of valuable paintings, including three by LS Lowry, have been stolen from a recently opened art gallery.
more...
STALLHOLDERS at Bolton Market Hall will have to shut up shop at the beginning of next year, it has been revealed.
more...
A COMPANY has apologised for causing an unbearable odour which has been lingering over Westhoughton.
more...
AROUND 170,000 workers in the North-west region will be guaranteed higher pay when the minimum wage rises from tomorrow
more...
SECURITY guards and police officers are to build on the success of Bolton initiative aimed at tackling crime and anti-social behaviour on the bus network.
more...
A SCHOOLGIRL from Bolton has set her sights on Hollywood after wowing judges at the Talented Youngster of the Year contest in Manchester.
more...
NEARLY 300 jobs are to be lost at a Walkden factory.
more...
ELDERLY residents are asking for more to be done to control nuisance mini motorbike and off-road bike riders who are churning-up land.
more...
A TEENAGE drug addict who stabbed a taxi driver in the head and neck during a frenzied attack is facing a jail sentence.
more...
PUPILS in Bolton have been helping to build new homes for a native North-west bird, the common tern.
more...
A BOLTON mosque is inviting the public to visit following the success of an open day, when Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was among the visitors.
more...
PARENTS say education chiefs are sacrificing a popular high school to prop up other schools in the area.
more...
MOTORISTS who cheat the parking system by posing as disabled drivers are being targeted by new laws.
more...
YOUNGSTERS from Westhoughton who took part in a series of summer activities have been given awards for their efforts.
more...
A BREAST cancer survivor has raised £800 for the hospital unit that saved her life.
more...
