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  • Police chief 'will end prejudice and racism'

    GREATER Manchester's top cop is determined to stamp out prejudice and racism in a bid to beat crime. Chief Constable David Wilmot made the pledge at the annual Rivington Lecture when he addressed invited guests on "Policing in Greater Manchester towards

  • Scramble for cinema deal

    A £14 MILLION leisure development on the site of Bolton's dog track has been given the shock go-aged by councillors. This now means that the race is on to attract a major cinema operator for THREE planned multi-million pound entertainments complexes in

  • Disgraced solicitor in court after 'insulting police'

    DISGRACED lawyer Angus Diggle considered himself famous and the legal system 'slime', Bolton magistrates were told. Diggle was arrested when he interfered in police business in Bolton's town centre 'red light' area. Diggle, aged 39, of Bromwich Street

  • Only a win will do for Leigh

    LEIGH Centurions go into Sunday's clash with the Prescot Panthers knowing it's a game they can't afford to lose. Such has been Leigh's horrendous opening to the first-ever summer season that even perennial losers Prescot - formerly Highfield - are above

  • Icarus legend is one to remember

    SIR: "Socialism is the perfect political philosophy -pity about human nature". Paraphrased, that is what the then Tory Transport Minister Ernest Marples said many decades ago. Even with the advent of the so-called New Labour, as we hear of the system

  • Injury-hit RMI look for winning finale

    LEIGH RMI bring the curtain down at Hilton Park with their last home game of the season against Radcliffe Boro. And after a dreadful start to the season that saw them win just twice, in their first 15 games, they have now attained mid table respectability

  • Crime success

    A CURSORY glance at the1994-95 Greater Manchester Police crime figures might shock Bolton householders. Burglaries in the region were the fourth highest in the country, and detetection rates were just seven per cent. Further investigation, though, reveals

  • Winner takes all

    FANS of greyhound racing may be less than ecstatic at the news today that planning councillors have approved a £14 million leisure development at Bolton's dog track. The latest scheme joins the Bolton Wanderers' sports village and the Tonge Valley project

  • ACDO add a touch of 'glo'to marketing

    BOLTON-based washing specialists, ACDO Glo White, have a new-look marketing department. Steve Taylor, previously PR account director, is the company's new group marketing manager. He will oversee the development of the company's expanding in-house marketing

  • Company's Royal appointment

    THE Princess Royal is to pay a special visit to Golborne company, Angelica Workwear. Machinists at the manufacturing firm have made two green bodywarmers for The Princess Royal, who will visit the factory next Friday in her capacity as president of the

  • Wanderers legend is 'victim' of accused nurse

    A FORMER Bolton soccer hero is one of the alleged victims of a hospital nurse accused of attempted murder and ill treatment, the BEN can reveal today. George Hunt, a Bolton Wanderers football hero in the 1930s, who also represented England, is alleged

  • Round one to town in car championship

    THE first round of the National RAC Autotest Championship is being held in Bolton this weekend. There are only six rounds in the UK's premier series this year and Bolton le Moors CC is to host the only one in the North West, at the British Aerospace car

  • Chip in to help whizz kid Robert!

    BOLTON shoppers are being urged to give a helping hand to a boy genius. Robert Thompson has already passed his Maths GCSE and is currently studying for his A-level - at the age of 10! His extremely high IQ, however, means that Robert has problems attending

  • Future of rectory in doubt

    WESTHOUGHTON Rectory may be offered for sale - because it is becoming too expensive to maintain. St Bartholomews Parish team council have decided to have the grounds surveyed and look at various options with a possibility of redeveloping the site to provide

  • Builders create a well of a dispute

    A HOLY row has broken out over the future of a Bolton historical landmark. Halliwell local history society members are furious that remains of the "Holy Well" which Halliwell was named after is not accessible to the public. They are locked in a dispute

  • Police target schools in crime crackdown

    BOLTON Police crime prevention experts are going back to school - in a bid to crackdown on one of the town's fastest growing crimes. A series of roadshows is being held at local schools in an effort to put a brake on the epidemic of cycle thefts. Statistics

  • MP blames parents for soaring crime

    BOLTON MP Tom Sackville has called on parents to crack down on their children in a bid to reduce crime. The call by the junior Home Office minister follows the release of figures showing Greater Manchester Police have the worst record for clearing up

  • Wigan want to shine under TV spotlight

    WIGAN aim to keep the pressure on arch-rivals St Helens with a resounding victory over the much-improved Bradford Bulls tonight. The first televised clash at Central Park this season poses another intriguing test for the champions, who will be looking

  • Memorial move

    SIR: I refer to K Shippobottom's letter (April 5) regarding Lord Leverhulme's plans for the town centre. These plans, drawn and paid for by Lord Leverhulme, were just one of the many generous contributions which he made to the town for the benefit of

  • How did this march get the go-ahead?

    SIR: Many Bolton people must be wondering why the march through Bolton town centre, planned by the 'Apprentice Boys of Derry' was given the go-ahead. Such marches raise important issues of civil liberties. Are they cultural celebrations, a mark of respect

  • Wilde about English farce

    Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, St Peter's Methodist Church AODS. Runs until Saturday. THE idea that the English aristocracy behave idiotically under pressure is always good for a laugh. In Terry Bowden's production of this Constance Cox play based on a short

  • From the BEN files

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 19, 1971 THERE are 814,189 people out of work in Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with 793,000 last month. It is 3.4 per cent of the estimated total of employees, the highest figure since April, 1940

  • Stan stays cool

    BURY boss Stan Ternent was keeping his cool today just 24 hours before his side could clinch promotion. Victory at Darlington combined with Plymouth, Wigan and Hereford's failure to win their away games tomorrow would see the champagne corks pop in the

  • New deal for Gudni

    BOLTON Wanderers have been given a timely boost for next season with Gudni Bergsson's decision to sign a new contract. The 31 year old Icelandic international defender pledged his future to the relegation threatened club by agreeing a two year deal. Bergsson

  • Jason's honour ends a 25 year wait for Bolton town team

    By NEIL BONNAR JASON Wilcox will become the first ex-Bolton town team player to be picked for England for a quarter of a century if he plays at Wembley next week. But few could have predicted his meteoric rise to stardom when he couldn't get a regular

  • Shakers taking nothing for granted

    NEIL BONNAR previews Bury's vital clash at Darlington tomorrow where victory could see them promoted BURY today warned their expectant fans: "Put the champagne on ice." Victory at high-flting Darlington tomorrow could see the Shakers promoted to the Second