MORE than 1,000 fans flocked to Victory Park last Saturday afternoon for the customary pre-season clash against high-flying Preston North End. After a less than spirited first-half, reminiscent of a training ground kick-about, the non-league side nearly
JUST had to write in when I read 'Your Views' on Wednesday, June 28. The headline 'What is a Pedestrian Precinct?' and the ensuing letters saddened me. I remember the day you printed the picture of Peter Miles on his bike, and it really lifted my spirits
IN the BEN on July 10, Mr Peter Davies, Director General of the RSPCA, urged readers "to make a choice for welfare and choose eggs marked with our Freedom Food label. This provides assurance that the birds have been raised to the RSPCA's welfare standards
WITH regard to the adverse publicity over the past few days regarding the heart unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital. I can only say that approximately two years ago I had a heart attack, and was actually dead for a short period, but was brought back with
CRIME across Lancashire's towns has tumbled according to new government statistics published this week. The Home Office Record Crime Statistics reveal that across the county, the reduction in crime was 9,219 -- or 7.8 per cent on the previous year. Lancashire
A CHORLEY woman has notched up a commendable 15 years voluntary service. But now Betty Swancott -- a well known face at the Women's Centre, Clifford Street -- has decided to hand over the reins. One of the founding members, Betty took up the co-ordinators
A BOLTON teenager cautioned by police for a classroom incident must stay on the sex offenders register after his mother's High Court bid to get him removed failed. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was cautioned by police after he
WANDERERS were this afternoon further boosted following Per Frandsen's £1.6m return to the Reebok Stadium as two top stars pledged their futures to the club. The full story will be revealed on tomorrow's Bolton Evening News update at 1pm and in our print
The back page of today's print version of the Bolton Evening News reveals how one Dane returns as one leaves for pastures new DELIGHTED PER Frandsen today spoke of a feeling of "coming home" as he looked forward to completing his return transfer to Bolton
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AN inquest into the deaths of two Prestwich murder victims and their killer has been opened. Coroner Mr Barrie Williams was told how Mrs Diane Susan Pritchard aged 41 and her 24-year-old daughter Joanne Pomeroy were gunned down at their home in Northurst
CHORLEY Tennis Club's under 14 team continued their unbeaten run with a convincing victory by six sets to two over Leyland Juniors. Star performers for Chorley were Simon Brewer and Melanie Western, who won all their matches. The under 16 team playing
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A TEENAGER who had her leg amputated in a bid to beat cancer is enjoying a break at home with her family. Amanda Gifford, of Barnwood Close, Halliwell, has spent the past seven months in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury. But she is
BOLTON'S latest cycle lane is also probably the town's shortest! Both cyclists and motorists have been baffled by the new green cycle lane which has appeared at Ormrod Street, close to Bolton town centre. For no sooner have cyclists made their way on
A STUDENT from Bolton who went on the run for two years after being caught with £900 worth of cannabis, has been jailed for 14 months. Imtyaz Umar, 25, jumped bail in May 1998, abandoning his MA degree course in public administration at Leicester's De
HEADTEACHERS in Bolton have welcomed Gordon Brown's pre-election cash boost for schools. Overall they are pleased about the increase in direct grant and the fact it is being paid directly into school budgets. But they say it is too early to say what impact
THREE years of uncertainty for 450 postal workers in Bolton has ended after Royal Mail bosses announced they will set up a new regional distribution depot in Warrington. And a pledge has been made to guarantee them all a job in the new-look operation.
Yesterday's Bolton Evening News front page BOLTON's outrageous Nichola Holt has helped television bosses win record viewers with their controversial Big Brother programme. Station figures show that Tuesday's show peaked at 4.1 million viewers and attracted
A WOMAN crippled with arthritis is frustrated because she is stuck at home and can't use her skills. Susan Yates, aged 45, of Highfield Court, Farnworth, is desperate to help others. She is so ill she is unable to walk to bus stops and must take taxis
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A WOMAN who witnessed the horrific last moments of bus victim 19-year-old Emma Waters broke down and wept in court. She said that she heard a thud as the young woman collided with the side of the bus and then screamed when the bus's rear wheels ran over
A TEENAGER who had her leg amputated in a bid to beat cancer is enjoying a break at home with her family. Amanda Gifford, of Barnwood Close, Halliwell, has spent the past seven months in the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury. But she is
AN appeal has been launched to try and trace a missing Bolton man. Arthur Clowes, of Slack Fold Lane, Morris Green, was last seen by his family on Tuesday, July 11. The 56-year-old father of one collected his disability pension from the Lever Edge Lane
THEY call themselves Jeriatric Jazz - and all bar one of them draws a pension. But this group of ageing musicians is credited with a resurgence of jazz in the Bolton area. And at the end of the month, they will be one of the opening acts in The Bolt.
Fay Sloan with technician Wes Davies A GRANDMOTHER who has been a virtual prisoner in her home for five years has had a new window on the world opened up to her. Fay Sloan, aged 60, says she is so thrilled at being connected to the Internet that her "
WANDERERS were this afternoon further boosted following Per Frandsen's £1.6m return to the Reebok Stadium as two top stars pledged their futures to the club. The full story will be revealed on tomorrow's Bolton Evening News update at 1pm and in our print
FORMER Wanderers boss Bruce Rioch, now manager at Wigan Athletic, has promised to take his strongest side to Hilton Park tonight for Mark Schofield's testimonial. It will be his first view of his new charges in competitive action and he will be coming
GARY Keedy saved Lancashire from Championship disaster at Old Trafford today. The left-arm spinner continued his consistent form with four more wickets against Durham. Keedy hauled 46 overs on the first day after Durham skipper Nick Speak had won the
A WOMAN consultant surgeon made a one-woman protest when health supremo Mrs Barbara Castle visited Leigh today to open a new 90-bed ward block at the town's infirmary. White coated Dr Katherine Fussel carried a home-made protest banner and said: 'I am
Musical nights THE WRIGHTS ARMS, Belmont Road, Bolton. Friday July 28, Stacey Grant, female vocalist. For details of all events ring Bolton 811206. BULLS HEAD PUB, (Bottom Bull), Bury Road, Bolton. Live bands Fridays and Saturdays, 9pm. Ring Bolton 523855
LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 7.30am-10.30pm. DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; basketball drop-in coaching, 5.30pm-6.30pm. FARNWORTH Leisure Centre
A WOMAN who witnessed the horrific last moments of bus victim 19-year-old Emma Waters broke down and wept in court. She said that she heard a thud as the young woman collided with the side of the bus and then screamed when the rear wheels of the bus ran
Stylish girls, from left: Judith Brennan, Jackie Battersby, Dawn Czarnobay and Katy Dunn "BROTHER, we ARE a stylish lot" say these Bolton girls. They are fighting back after Bradshaw girl Nichola Holt told the nation on Channel 4's Big Brother programme
Bolton Evening News writer Frank Wood makes a light-hearted defence of a great town . . . WHEN the TV programme-maker trendies do it it's bad enough. But when one of Bolton's own -- and a woman at that -- starts slagging off the folk who were born here
Pensioners at Firwood House, Bolton, had their own celebrations TWO Bolton women and more than 40 youngsters from one of the town's schools were among the thousands who took part in the spectacular 100th birthday pageant for the Queen Mother in London
BOSSES at Bolton Council have been blasted for creating a new post to employ more ethnic minorities - for a £20,000 salary. They also want to employ more disabled people and more women in top posts to reflect the population make up in the town. The officers
BOLTON Wanderers have put in a planning application for a commercial office and new staircase at the Reebok Stadium. The full list of applications submitted to Bolton Council this week is as follows: BOLTON 57335/00 - Mr N Dunn, 85 Templecombe Drive,
REGARDING Sheila Jones' letter in Your Views (BEN June 27). She starts off by 'setting the record straight' about water fluoridation -- "There is no evidence at all that water fluoridated at the recommended level of one part per million is harmful to
AS one of the two District Councillors of North Turton with Tockholes ward, I am writing to you with reference to your article in the Friday Evening's BEN, and this letter is to correct a few inaccuracies. Firstly, in spite of a proposed road closure,
SUPER slimmer Rita Kemp from Chorley is celebrating after losing an amazing 117-and-a-half pounds in less than two years. Rita, 52, of Radburn Close, Clayton-le-Woods said: "I was a size 26 and used to weigh 19 stones 12 pounds - now I am a size 14 and
A CHORLEY mother has branded conditions at Astley Park's pets' corner as "horrible". Carol Charnley, of Cottage Fields, Chorley, claimed conditions for rabbits and guinea pigs are upsetting and that the animals in poor condition. "We went up with the
CAMPAIGNERS in Charnock Richard have claimed squatters' rights in a bid to stop the parish rooms being sold off. Users of the rooms have laid claim to the buildings, saying they should belong to the people of the Charnock Richard. The buildings were originally
The back page of today's print version of the Bolton Evening News reveals how one Dane returns as one leaves for pastures new PER Frandsen spoke of a feeling of "coming home" as he looked forward to completing his return transfer to Bolton Wanderers today
LONG haired Alex Weatherall did not want to be dubbed the wild man of Borneo . . . so he shaved his hair off and raised cash for charity into the bargain. Teenager Alex consulted work colleagues at Ye Olde Pastie Shop, in Churchgate in Bolton town centre
A STONECLOUGH company has branched out into rat-catching. Bethell Industrial Services, part of the fast-growing Bethell Group, will provide a team of 12 on a five-year contract with Yorkshire Water, based at the company's HQ in Bradford, and will cover
Deborah Myers: Sentimental journey WEST End musical star Deborah Myers is making a sentimental homecoming to star in a glitzy Bolton show. The former Bury Grammar School pupil has paid tribute to her old music teacher as she prepares for the Musicals
ENTRIES for our We're In Business Awards close this week-end on Sunday, July 23. We want to know which Bolton business you consider to be a winner. You can vote for your local friendly grocer, newsagent, chemist, plumber, insurance broker etc, or for
Yesterday's Bolton Evening News front page BOLTON's outrageous Nichola Holt has helped television bosses win record viewers with their controversial Big Brother programme. Station figures show that Tuesday's show peaked at 4.1 million viewers and attracted
AN inquest has been opened into the death of an Oasis fan killed in a motorway accident shortly after he left the Reebok Stadium after watching his heroes play. The inquest at Bolton heard that Bryn Daniel Thorpe, aged 19, of Wardley Avenue, Little Hulton
THREE generations of the same family cheated death in a motorway smash which left their car crushed to half its original size. Emergency services say the children, mother and grandparents were lucky to escape with their lives after their car spun out
THE cost of parking in Leigh has been frozen for the sixth year running to help businesses fight the threat of out-of-town shopping complexes. Motorists will continue to pay the same fees as they did in 1994 as the local authority tries to attract more
IN a furious war of words between the council and a tenant, a worried mum has accused the council of ignoring her plight. Mary McGrath, 44, of Beaconsfield Terrace, said problems with the damp in her home have made her eight-year-old son's asthma worse
A GOVERNMENT watchdog has approved Bolton Council's plans for improving its services. Under the Local Government Act, the authority has to prepare and publish a Best Value Performance Plan that summarises the council's assessment of its performance and
The front page of today's early print version of the Bolton Evening News BOLTON Council last night decided -- by just eight votes -- not to open up its secret Cabinet meetings. A total of 31 Labour councillors voted in favour of the meetings continuing
In Bolton, it is being used to step up the campaign launched by the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton, Cllr and Mrs Alan Wilkinson of Bromley Cross, to massively boost the number of people expressing a written wish to donate their kidneys. Each year the person
Yesterday's Bolton Evening News front page story has provoked a strong reaction nNICHOLA Holt's comments upset workers at the GUS factory who were quick to e-mail the BEN's News Desk with their comments. Here is what they said: "I was mortified by Nichola's
Comedian and former front man with the Houghton Weavers, Norman Prince, was one of the first to register as a kidney donor EVERY year, between 130 and 150 people of all ages from the North-west have kidney transplants. But four times that number are waiting
FORMER Bolton Wanderers manager Phil Neal is selling his precious European cup medals to help support his wheelchair-bound sister suffering from multiple-sclerosis, the print version of the Bolton Evening News reveals today. The ex-Bolton boss, one of
