Archive

  • Events in East Lancashire on Tuesday, February 13

    Blackburn Sea Cadets Charity Shop, Lord Street West, Blackburn, 10am-4pm. Citizens Advice Bureau Session, Earby Surgery, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Friends in Bereavement, Day Hospital, Pendle Community Hospital, Leeds Road, Nelson, 7pm. Support Dogs presentation

  • No go on Cramb bid

    SHAKERS boss Andy Preece's hopes of bringing Crewe striker Colin Cramb to Gigg Lane look to be doomed. The Scottish striker has proved to be a prolific scorer with a number of English clubs since moving down from Hearts several years ago. A training ground

  • Paddy coined

    WALSALL could face an FA fine after Bury keeper Paddy Kenny was hit by a coin thrown by a fan. Kenny ran to the half way line to show the referee the coin which struck him and at least two more landed close by him. As the full time whistle sounded a hail

  • Ada aids the Shakers

    THEY'RE obviously made of sterner stuff up in north east Lancashire! What else can explain Ada Gibson's efforts to raise money for the Bury Times Save Our Shakers appeal writes PHIL THORP. The Clayton-le-Moors widow will be 86 in a few weeks time but

  • Britain a 'soft touch'

    LIKE most of the British people, I have no objection to the genuine asylum seekers coming to Britain, but I do object to the bogus ones who are coming for economic reasons. We are being swamped basically because we are seen as a soft touch. The last government

  • Town takes some beating

    HAS Mrs J Thornley (Letters, January 26) or any of the other complainants about Darwen, taken into consideration that it is not just the increase in rents that cause the closure of small businesses, but the fact that we have about five supermarkets, besides

  • Services: a grim list of failures

    PHIL Riley (Letters, January 30) lists some of the services that Blackburn and Darwen Council is supposed to provide and questions the awareness of these. However, rather than being unaware of what the council does, I suspect that it is the grim state

  • Rugby fans hurt after brawl in street

    TWO rugby fans were taken to hospital after a fight broke out following a cup clash between Leigh and Salford yesterday. Rival fans were involved in a mass brawl, in which bottles and glasses were thrown, at the Moonraker Pub in King Street in Leigh at

  • End of the road

    UNUSED streets in Daisyfield, Bury, have come to the end of the road. Back Wellington Street and Victoria Row, already fenced off as part of industrial premises, are to be permanently closed. The decision was taken at a meeting of the highways and traffic

  • Thieves couldn't start car

    A PLAN by masked thugs to steal a BMW proved a non-starter. After forcing the owner to hand over his keys outside The Village Hotel in George Street, Prestwich, the four would-be robbers couldn't start the engine. They forced the 52-year-old back inside

  • Attack youth in battle for life

    A YOUNG man was today fighting for his life after being beaten up outside a nightclub. Christopher Anderton, 21, of Fell Brow, Longridge, was discovered lying at the back of Tokyo Joe's nightclub, Preston, with serious head injuries. Paramedics were called

  • Hale the hero!

    A JOURNALIST'S six-year crusade to free a convicted murderer he believes is innocent reached a significant milestone this week. On Wednesday (Feb 7), Stephen Downing who was jailed 27 years ago for killing typist Wendy Sewell, was freed pending an Appeal

  • Mum knows best

    EXPECTANT mum Jeni McGlynn found herself giving birth in her mother-in-law's front room. Hours after doctors had assured her she was not in labour, the room of the house in Wordsworth Avenue, Radcliffe, became a makeshift delivery suite. Husband Carl

  • Cleaning up communities

    A BIG clean-up to bring back community spirit is planned for Whitefield and Unsworth. The big day is Sunday, March 18 and the clean-up could become an annual event. It is being co-ordinated by the local area board, which is asking residents, Bury Countryside

  • Waste not want not!

    A TYPICAL school day is "rubbish" for pupils at a borough school. But the teenagers at Prestwich Community High are not complaining as the subject of litter and waste is the focus of their latest environmental scheme. The aim of the Action at School project

  • MY LAST CHANCE

    KEITH Gillespie today admitted he's entered the last chance saloon after being granted a reprieve by Blackburn boss Graeme Souness. The 25-year-old winger thought he had played his last game for Rovers after Souness told him he could leave the club on

  • Campaign taken to new heights

    ANGRY residents of a £1million flats conversion project have reached new heights in their campaign to stop a rehabilitation centre being built on their doorstep. They have attached giant banners saying "We say no" and "No No" to the 200ft tower of the

  • It's Harry's Way for Clarets

    MEMORIES of the glory days of Burnley FC came flooding back as soccer legend Harry Potts was honoured outside the club's Turf Moor ground. A section of Brunshaw Road which runs past the ground's front door was renamed Harry Potts Way during a ceremony

  • Farmers' markets prove successful

    PENDLE: Farmers' markets in Nelson and Colne are set to continue after a successful trial period. The markets, which are held in Nelson on the first Saturday of the month and Colne on the third Saturday, have proved popular with shoppers who have come

  • Blueprint sets out industry sites for future

    A 12-WEEK exhibition outlining controversial proposals to earmark potential industrial sites in Pendle will be launched early next month. The plan aims to create new jobs and protect existing ones. Councillors are searching for possible venues across

  • Warm hearts beat cold conditions

    WHEN this "bucket brigade" of good neighbours, left, took to the street in Blackburn 38 years ago this month, East Lancashire was still deep in the grip of the coldest winter since the 19th century, writes Michael Simpson. For, after the temperature plummeted

  • The crowd was simply electric!

    Wehen a record 11,000 fans turned up - for works team game THE eye-witness recollections given to Looking Back last week by veteran Clarets' fan, 89-year-old Ernest Wakefield of the record 54,775 gate at Turf Moor in 1924 were not the only memories he

  • Double delight for brave Lauren, 6

    BRAVE youngster Lauren Richmond spent the weekend in London collecting her child of achievement award after doctors gave her the all-clear. Leukaemia sufferer Lauren, six, of Taylor Street, Barnoldswick, feared she may not be able to attend the ceremony

  • Street fight:Three jailed by judge

    THREE men who took part in a street fight in which a victim was given a kicking have been sent to prison for a total of two years. Judge David Pirie told John Smedley, 33, his brother Francis Smedley, 25, and Jason Robinson, 27, they had to go to jail

  • E. Lancs Palace guard found dead

    A YOUNG Scots Guard from East Lancashire has been found dead near Buckingham Palace. Five guardsmen were beiung quizzed today following the death of Martin Rimmer, 22, of Clitheroe. He was found slumped in a corridor at Wellington Barracks in Birdcage

  • Howe in Clarets link

    BOURNEMOUTH'S highly-rated central defender Eddie Howe has emerged as the latest transfer target for Clarets boss Stan Ternent. Howe was left out of Bournemouth's side at Port Vale at the 11th hour on Saturday following intense transfer speculation. Bolton

  • Unbeaten RMI on a roll

    Boston United 0 Leigh RMI 1 LEIGH RMI took the intimidating atmosphere of York Street into their stride, and in rampant fashion, steamrollered Lincolnshire outfit Boston United to extend their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions, writes Martyn

  • Free us from this nightmare: boss

    BUSINESSMAN Alan Burton claims a row over red tape could bring his firm to its knees. He wants to build homes on the land his company, Bur-Low Engineering, now occupies, but has been turned down by the council. It used to share the building in North Street

  • Town hall staff in £1,000 pay claim

    TOWN hall workers have laid down a pay claim to tackle what they say is a recruitment crisis in Bury. Bosses of trade union Unison, which represents thousands of local authority staff, wants councillors and MPs to back them. They say that poor pay means

  • Police warning over rise in burglaries

    HOUSING estates to the north of Radcliffe are taking a battering from burglars. Police are now advising residents in the Bradley Fold and Moss Shaw Way areas of the town to be vigilant and take extra precautions to protect themselves from crime. In the

  • Council turn down Shakers

    BURY Council have ruled out giving cash to help save the Shakers. Bury FC chairman Terry Robinson had been in talks with council representatives and was hopeful that some sort of emergency aid deal could be sorted out. However, despite Oldham Council

  • Pay claim is "suicidal" says BGS

    GOVERNORS have warned staff at Bury Grammar Schools that it would be "financial suicide" to increase their salaries. Pay talks have been taking place for almost a year concerning the possibility of implementing "threshold payments" at the 1,900-pupil

  • Clarets target Howe

    BOURNEMOUTH'S highly-rated central defender Eddie Howe has emerged as the latest transfer target for Clarets boss Stan Ternent. Howe was left out of Bournemouth's side at Port Vale at the 11th hour on Saturday following intense transfer speculation. Bolton

  • Sold on BMW

    TWO new sales staff have joined the ranks of East Lancashire car dealership Prestons BMW. David Evans and Andrew Robinson have been appointed sales executives at the Colne showroom. David, 22, of Barrowford, said: "I am looking forward to being part of

  • Belinda's home shopping boom

    WHEN businesswoman Belinda Clarke began running her successful home shopping company she had to use a pram to deliver the catalogues. As a working mum with no car Belinda had to take baby son Joseph out with her when visiting her customers and carried

  • Super Shakers upset promotion favourites

    Walsall 1 Bury 2 TREMENDOUS Bury breached fortress Walsall and grabbed all three points - but boss Andy Preece was left reflecting on what might have been. The Shakers were full value for their superb 2-1 victory as they became the first team to win at

  • Teenage chance to put sounds on CD

    DARWEN Community Centre is offering youngsters the chance to put their sounds on to compact disc with the start of a new course. The Create Your Own CD course is designed for 13-19-year-olds to burn their sounds on to a CD with the help of trained professionals

  • Parking ticket threat to bin row residents

    RESIDENTS have been given a final warning over parking after complaining that their bins had not been emptied. People living in the Browning Street area of Hoddlesden say collections are regularly missed, meaning rubbish piles up the week after. But council

  • Assault boxer gets community service

    A TRAINED boxer and another man have been given community sentences after being convicted of assault charges. Christopher Crook was ordered to carry out 200 hours' community service while Brendon Cordey was given two years' probation. Judge Barbara Watson

  • It's a tasty treat for Germans

    TASTEBUD tempting Rossendale Cake is set to knock sauerkraut off the menu after featuring live on German TV! Chairman of the Friends of Bocholt twin town group Ian Cormack has agreed to make the cake in front of the cameras as part of the borough's twin

  • Brewery gift will help over 500 people

    THWAITES brewery has provided eight new wheelchairs to help hundreds of people in Lancashire. Blackburn and Darwen branch of the British Red Cross has been given the chairs for its medical equipment loan service thanks to funds from the brewery's charitable

  • Support appeal

    LANCASHIRE County councillors have welcomed moves to ban bogus home-working schemes which have conned hundreds of local people. A bill has been introduced in Parliament to outlaw upfront fees for finding work and widespread advertising of vaguely-described

  • All eyes will be on date quiz with a difference

    FANCY a date with Foxy Roxi ... well your dream could come true! A promoter is launching a "Blind Date with a difference" in East Lancashire where contestants can win a dinner date with a glamour model including Foxy, pictured above. Les Miller, of Encore

  • Blunkett backs church schools

    EDUCATION Secretary David Blunkett has lent his support to a Bishop's call for more Christian teachers in the classroom. Mr Blunkett said he welcomed the appeal of the Bishop of Blackburn, the Right Reverend Alan Chesters, for members of the Church of

  • India earthquake: The worst destruction I ever saw

    A FIREFIGHTER who witnessed the devastation of India at first hand has joined the Lancashire Evening Telegraph in supporting the Earthquake Disaster Appeal. Andy Barnes (pictured) was part of a three-man team from East Lancashire which visited the state

  • Alan Counsell, this is your lifetime!

    A FORMER Blackburn cotton mill worker, Alan Counsell, has been awarded a lifetime achievement award for his services to the disabled community. Alan, 63, was born in Blackburn and attended Audley Secondary Modern before starting work at Eli Heyworth's

  • Taylor's wonder strike

    FORMBY 0 BACUP 1 A WONDER goal from Nicky Taylor was enough to secure the points for Bacup at Formby in NWCL Division Two. Five players were involved in the match-winning move which saw pint-sized forward Taylor send a power header into the roof of the

  • Three keepers can't save Colne

    STONE 3 COLNE 1 COLNE used three goalkeepers as they slipped to their 18th defeat of the North West Counties League Division Two season on Saturday. Young Ross Baxter was injured after half an hour and defender John Ackerley took over for the final stages

  • Willcock's winner

    GLOSSOP NORTH END, RAMSBOTTOM UNITED 1 RAMSDBOTTOM made a strong start and Barry White should have done better when Chris Willcock's through ball opened up the Glossop defence but the former Colne midfielder shot weakly providing an easy save for home

  • Macken's sharing the limelight

    PRESTON 5 QPR 0 PRESTON'S Jon Macken had got used to being the lone regular frontman at Deepdale. But now the striker will have to accept sharing the limelight with two others as £1.5m David Healy and American international Brian McBride have started

  • Ceraolo saves a point

    ACCRINGTON STANLEY 1, FRICKLEY ATHLETIC 1 STANLEY left it late to earn a point in a hard fought game at a rain soaked and wind swept Crown ground. Next to bottom Frickley had goalkeeper Andy Carney to thank for a string of first half saves. In the 13

  • Centurions wired up for next round

    Leigh Centurions 16, Salford City Reds 12 "BRING on the Wolves!" That's the confident cry from Hilton Park as the Centurions chase another Super League scalp in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup, writes Mike Hulme The Northern Ford Premiership leaders, now unbeaten

  • Make shops site safe, company told

    OWNERS of the blighted Elms Precinct in Whitefield have been ordered to make the site safe by council officials or else face a hefty bill. Legal notices have been served on North Western Properties Ltd to board-up and fence off empty shop units after

  • MPs join Shakers campaign

    OUR campaign to Save the Shakers has hit the nation's capital! Local Labour MP David Chaytor - a lifelong Shakers fan - has enlisted the support of some London-based friend from his Bury Grammar School days and they are planning to launch a London branch

  • Boro back the Shakers

    RADCLIFFE Boro are the latest non-league team to get behind the Save Our Shakers campaign. Kevin Glendon's lads will be donating all the proceeds (excluding expenses) from their UniBond League home game against Kendal on Saturday, February 24. The Stainton

  • Power players plugs in at Boro

    PHIL POWER has arrived to help play a part in reviving Radcliffe Borough's season. As manager Kevin Glendon says, Boro have had a terrible time since those heady days back in November when they won through to the first round of the FA Cup and that tie

  • Councillor goes alone

    ON behalf of the residents of Roe Lee in Blackburn, the ward's three Conservative councillors have worked long and hard to campaign for funding for speed restrictions on Openshaw Drive and Pleck Farm Avenue, which have been used as a rat-run for too long

  • Government bears cost

    FURTHER to your report "Blast for 'thick-skinned' Tory" (LET, February 5), I would like to correct your interpretation of the report to the council on the financial details of the asylum-seekers' contract. Local taxpayers will not bear shortfalls in the

  • Lunchtime concert

    THE choirs and band of Bury C of E High School will give a lunchtime concert at Bury Parish Church on Friday (Feb 9). The church will act as a showcase for up-and-coming musicians.The 45-minute performance, from 1pm, could kickstart a series of monthly

  • Pensioner found

    POLICE broke into a house in Whitefield on Tuesday night (Feb 6) to discover a pensioner unconscious after an apparent suicide attempt. Officers had responded to a telephone call saying the 67-year-old man, of Old Hall Lane, had slit his wrists and throat

  • Quake appeal reaps big response

    AN APPEAL in Friday's Bury Times for clothes and bedding for victims of the Indian earthquake has been met with an overwhelming response, and no more bulk items are now needed. Enough clothes have been received but cash donations are still welcome for

  • Rain doesn't beach locals

    STAFF and regulars at Radcliffe's Woolpack pub shrugged off the winter blues and got into the holiday spirit. It may have been raining outside, but inside the Stand Lane pub the atmosphere was positively Caribbean when they held a beach party. Landlord

  • Man mugged in afternoon

    A RADCLIFFE man had £70 stolen by muggers. Two men jumped the 20-year-old in Dale Street, Radcliffe, and, as one of them grabbed his hands, the other rifled his pockets. One of the robbers was black, 5ft 8ins tall, aged around 23-years and wearing a black

  • Bloomin' good show

    SPRING will be busting out all over on the recently completed Daisyfield "Greenway" in Bury. Wildflower seeds are to be sown and trees and shrubs planted as part of the £50,000 scheme. However, residents have been told to expect some parts of the route

  • Help the housebound

    VOLUNTEERS are being sought in Bury to allow the elderly housebound to leave their homes for outings. Earlier, 15 pensioners travelled to the Chestnut Court Nursing and Residential Home in Bury as part of the national "Contact the Elderly" project operating

  • Pensioner thwarts bag thief

    A PENSIONER was knocked to the ground in an attempted robbery. But the 66-year-old held on to her shoulder bag as a thug tried to steal it. The victim was walking along Rufford Drive, Whitefield, at 11.45am on Monday (Feb 5) when she was approached from

  • Play away!

    RAIN didn't stop play for council staff who defied the elements to build more play areas. Record-breaking autumn rainfall led to only slight delays in the refurbishment programme which is now in its third year. The council's strategy is to refurbish 55

  • Brilliant result for editor

    A PRESTWICH journalist's six-year crusade to free a convicted murderer he believes is innocent reached a significant milestone this week. On Wednesday (Feb 7), Stephen Downing who was jailed 27 years ago for killing typist Wendy Sewell, was freed pending

  • Be vocal on annual bill setting

    RESIDENTS have one last chance to influence town hall bosses before they set next year's council tax. People will soon get the chance to make their views known and quiz councillors and officers. Councillor John Byrne, deputy council leader and finance

  • Platt tips Rovers to take second spot

    NOTTINGHAM Forest boss David Platt is backing Rovers to win automatic promotion despite his side's 2-1 victory at the City Ground on Saturday. The former England captain believes Graeme Souness troops will pip Bolton to automatic promotion despite losing

  • Bartman and Robins

    FOREST 2 ROVERS1 Nottingham Forest 2 Bart-Williams 52, Edwards 66 Blackburn Rovers 1 Jansen 88 IT'S official! The spirit of Robin Hood is still alive and kicking in the City of Nottingham. Sherwood Forest's most famous inhabitant became a national legend

  • Area 'needs more regeneration cash'

    COUNTY Councillor Tim Ormrod is pressing the North West Development Agency for cash to regenerate the borough and create economic development projects in the area. The councillor, who represents Colne, said: "The Pendle Partnership has been very successful

  • Go for homes at former sidings

    CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 101 homes on the site of former railway sidings are set to get the green light this week, despite objections from residents. Councillors are recommended to grant planning permission for the development on land off Knotts Lane

  • Advice on how to create business success

    A LANCASHIRE accountancy practice is offering local businesses a free "survive and prosper" guide. Haworths chartered accountants, of Accrington, are giving away 50 copies of the 272-page comprehensive report on how to create winning business strategies

  • Attack youth in battle for life

    A YOUNG man was today fighting for his life after being beaten up outside a nightclub. Christopher Anderton, 21, of Fell Brow, Longridge, was discovered lying at the back of Tokyo Joe's nightclub, Preston, with serious head injuries. Paramedics were called

  • Sign is refused as 'danger to traffic'

    A PLAN for an advertising sign on one of Whalley's main roads has been rejected by a government inspector. The Sidings (Whalley) Ltd had appealed against Ribble Valley Council's refusal to allow an advertising sign at the junction of Station Road, Whalley

  • Tot Jack makes perfect picture

    THIS is the picture of happiness Alan and Christine Whittle waited 15 years to see. And their joy at being with the son they never thought they could have is so plain for everyone to see that the picture won prizes in a national competition to find the

  • Smith hails Eagles first Turf victory

    CRYSTAL Palace manager Alan Smith hailed his rising stars after guiding the Eagles to their first ever win at Turf Moor. Young strikers Mikael Forssell and Clinton Morrison grabbed a goal apiece to give Palace a last-gasp 2-1 victory and Smith was delighted

  • Clarets target Howe

    BOURNEMOUTH'S highly-rated central defender Eddie Howe has emerged as the latest transfer target for Clarets boss Stan Ternent. Howe was left out of Bournemouth's side at Port Vale at the 11th hour on Saturday following intense transfer speculation. Bolton

  • Morrison's late winner

    BURNLEY1 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 BURNLEY1 Cook 13 CRYSTAL PALACE 2 Forssell 74, Morrison 90 WHILE Manchester United have tapped into the American market to extend their already booming business empire, Burnley might like to consider a Scandinavian spin-off on

  • Life-saving hero gets top honour

    TEENAGE hero Christopher Park, who saved a suicidal woman from drowning, has been honoured for his bravery. Mr Park, a joiner from Stoneclough, risked his life to rescue the 29-year-old from the fast-running waters. He was awarded the Royal Humane Society's

  • Venturing back in Scout time

    VENTURE Scouts from Radcliffe celebrated their unit's 21st birthday with a special guest who came all the way from Hong Kong. Harry Sharples had been Scout leader back in 1980 when the 10th Radcliffe Venture Scout Unit was born at Stand United Reformed

  • Policewoman saves boy from choking

    A QUICK-THINKING policewoman poured water down the throat of a four-year-old boy in a desperate bid to stop him from choking to death. And the actions by PC April Stephenson dislodged a toffee which had become wedged in the throat of young Max Mills.

  • Butcher blasts "bullies"

    AN ANGRY butcher has branded town hall officials as "bullies" after they threatened to give his pavement displays the chop. Gary Hill, manager of Paul's Butchers in the Longfield Centre, Prestwich, has hit out at demands to remove his refrigerated meat

  • Dad's delight at Popstars' Suzy

    DELIGHTED dad Vinnie Crowshaw has spoken for the first time of his hopes for daughter Suzanne after she clinched a place in Britain's newest pop band. Suzanne Shaw (19), from Bury, looks destined for chart success after being picked for the new pop act

  • MY LAST CHANCE

    KEITH Gillespie today admitted he's entered the last chance saloon after being granted a reprieve by Blackburn boss Graeme Souness. The 25-year-old winger thought he had played his last game for Rovers after Souness told him he could leave the club on

  • Soccer rivals provide goal for young

    YOUNG people across East Lancashire can be sure of "royal" treatment when they attend this year's Jobs Events at the homes of football rivals Blackburn Rovers and Burnley. Organisers promised the events will be bigger and better than ever with details

  • It's a wee bit of heritage in a loo

    A PINT-SIZED heritage and craft centre has opened in a very convenient location -- a former public loo. The centre was the brainchild of the late Joyce Kelly, former editor of the Darwen News and Advertiser and a Lancashire Evening Telegraph community

  • £20,000 for victims of domestic violence

    POLICE in Rossendale have helped secure £20,000 to help victims of domestic violence. The cash has been given by the Action for Haslingden Partnership and several anonymous donors. It will be used by the police and other partnership agencies -- including

  • Con trick warning to food outlets

    EAST Lancashire eateries have been warned not to bite if they are offered worthless certificates in a quality grading con. Trading standards officers say that restaurants, take-aways and chip shops are being asked to pay £20 for a 'Millennium Award of

  • Society hoping to fill Alzheimers gap

    A NEW branch of the Alzheimers Society will be launched at Blackburn Town Hall. And organisers are hoping the new group will fill a void in the local level of understanding and knowledge of the disease traditionally associated with old age. The new branch

  • Attacks could end in deaths

    THESE are the firefighters (above) whose lives are being put in danger by mindless, stone-throwing yobs. The red watch crew from Blackburn is just the latest to be targeted -- prompting one fire boss to warn that the attacks are 'a murder waiting to happen

  • Foggy's BBC deal

    SUPERBIKES: Four-time world superbike champion Carl Fogarty will be part of the BBC commentary team for their World Superbike coverage. The BBC have signed a four-year deal to cover the world and British superbikes championships. It will mean coverage

  • Redders winner

    Walsall 1 Bury 2 SOCCER: After nine successive defeats on their travels, Bury ran in a champagne performance to defeat promotion chasing Walsall 2-1. Skipper Nicky Daws fired Bury ahead with a superb strike on three minutes. Darren Wrack put the home

  • Amanda on GB duty

    CALL: Amanda Parkinson BAXENDEN'S Amanda Parkinson could be up against Paula Radliffe after being selected for Great Britain's team to compete in the World Cross-Country Championships in Dublin. Amanda, who used to run for Hyndburn AC but now runs for

  • WITTON ALBION 0 CHORLEY 0

    Magpies dig deep for draw A GRITTY performance by Chorley confirmed manager Ken Wright's pre-match view that a draw would be a great result for his depleted side from this tough UniBond First Division fixture. In fact it was better still, as the Magpies

  • BOLTON WANDERERS 2 HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 2

    Late Frandsen goal saves Bolton A LATE pitch inspection only just declared the much-maligned pitch at the Reebok Stadium fit for play, but Bolton manager Sam Allardyce must have wished it hadn't. For fully 90 minutes of this match, his high-flying side