DEANE youngster James Barr has won the club championship only 12 months after lifting the junior title. Barr, who has just finished his GCSE exams at Hesketh Fletcher High School, was one down with two holes remaining in last Friday's final against Steve
RON WOOD Greeting Cards, which has its headquarters at Bury and operates an expanding chain of 'Birthdays' card shops, has won a national award for being one of the fastest growing larger private companies in the UK. Its success was marked at a ceremony
LITTLE Naomi Brownlow, from Bradshaw, is hoping to cheer up the Queen with her artistic efforts. Naomi, aged six, of Bradshaw Meadows, sent Her Majesty a picture she had painted depicting a queen resplendent in her palace. The Egerton Primary School pupil
TRADE union activist Alec McFadden has been selected to stand against Labour right-winger Frank Field in the general election. Mr McFadden, who works at the TUC Unemployed Centre in Tithe Barn Street, Bury, will fight the Birkenhead seat for Arthur Scargill's
SQUADDIES serving in war-torn Croatia appealed to Bolton-based washing powder manufacturers ACDO to get them out of a mess. The soldiers, from the 7th (UK) Regiment with the Royal Logistic Corps, were getting into a lather about not being able to wash
CHORLEY'S Colorvision store is battling to save the grey as plans are mooted to paint the town red ... blue, green or brown. A Design Guide introduced by Chorley Borough Council, the Chamber of Trade and the Chorley Civic Society states that outside security
SIR: I have an old photograph of Fred Webster, who was my mother's brother. He was killed at Passchendaele in the first World War. He was married to Violet Webster, who I'm sure is not alive now. She lived in the Tonge Moor district of Bolton, and I'm
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 31, 1971 ASTRONAUTS David Scott and James Irwin, today making man's first ride on the moon, had an oxygen leak to deal with in their lunar landing craft when they awoke. Working on instructions from Mission Control
CRUEL conmen have stolen an elderly couple's entire life savings. The 80-year-olds have been left "distraught and traumatised" following the raid at their home in the Runshaw Lane area of Euxton. Police are now warning other elderly residents to be on
SIR: I write concerning the recent sensational articles relating to the "plans to wipe the historic name of Turton off the map". Firstly, the plans relate purely to Borough Electoral Issues which will mean new arrangements as to warding in what will be
A BUNTING ban has been slapped on one of Lancashire's best village carnivals Adlington Carnival planners have accused council chiefs of spoiling the atmosphere of this month's special silver jubilee show after they banned bunting and direction signs.
The concrete garden I have a little garden but it's made up of flags Even though it's concrete, a lot of flowers it has, "A lovely splash of colour," some people do remark, "Well that's really pretty, nice as any park" There's pansies, begonias, and forget-me-nots
FANS are backing Wanderers bid for an instant return to the Premiership in what promises to be an emotional farewell to Burnden Park, writes GORDON SHARROCK. Season ticket sales have topped the 7,000 mark, despite the bitter blow of relegation, practically
WREXHAM 1WANDERERS 1 WANDERERS added to their army of walking wounded as they continued to limp through their pre-season programme at Wrexham last night. Already hampered by a string of niggling injuries, which have disrupted their preparations, they
YATES Brothers, the wholesale division of Yates Brothers Wine Lodges PLC, has appointed John Carpenter as its new Director of National Sales. Carpenter joins the Yates Brothers team with a brief to develop wine sales in national hotel and restaurant groups
DETAILS of the route of the planned M6 and M61 link road have been confirmed by government highways chiefs. As reported in yesterday's BEN the new A5225 bypass will run on the outskirts of Wigan, Hindley and Westhoughton, but it is not expected to be
MYSTIC Meg could see it coming for Bolton barmaid Hannah Lindley when she pulled five numbers and the bonus to scoop £50,132 in the National Lottery. The celebrity sage predicted that someone with the star sign Cancer, who is close to 'Ken' would be lucky
BOLTON health workers are being told to get "on their bikes" to improve fitness levels. Health bosses hope to improve the health of staff by encouraging them to turn to pedal power. The idea is part of a scheme to promote cycling throughout the borough
FOOTBALL crazy females are being urged to flock to a fun day at Euxton Villa FC in a bid to bring the gentle touch to the game. Qualified coaches will teach football skills to girls aged nine and upwards, followed by an exhibition match between Chorley
SIR: Regarding Mr Welburn-Sutton's letter Smile please, (BEN, July 24 ), referring to one regular Blackrod postman, not even giving so much as a nod to people in passing - well! We can only think that Mr Sutton must have 'nodded off' when our regular
WIGAN'S unhappy skipper Shaun Edwards appears to have put his differences to one side and, provided he is fit, will be available for selection for Wigan's tough test against Sheffield Eagles. Edwards decided he was injured after being relegated to the
TWO local UniBond Division One sides entertain top opposition on Saturday. Radcliffe Boro have awarded a testimonial season to 33-year-old former Oldham Athletic star Frankie Bunn and the highlight will be this weekend with a visit to Stainton Park of
VANDALS smashed through a window at Rivington and Blackrod High School, Horwich, early today starting a fire in one of the laboratories. The alarm was raised and firemen arrived on the scene within minutes. Damage was confined to a pile of books and a
MANCHESTER Airport has added Halal food to its menu from today. It is responding to requests from the large numbers of Asians and Muslims travelling through the airport. Authentic Asian dishes will feature on menus throughout the year in both Terminal
THE scale of destruction is horrifying. A total of 3,300 frozen embryos are today being dropped into a solution of vinegar and alcohol, a procedure which will kill them in seconds. Then they will be incinerated. It sounds like something out of a horror
A MOTHER from Little Hulton accused of the attempted murder of her son was rushed to hospital after being discovered in a collapsed state in police cells, it was revealed today. Former psychiatric nurse Carol Daley was found with clothing tied tightly
A SENIOR detective has retired as head of CID in the town where he was born and bred. Det Chief Insp Gordon Evans of Leigh CID has left the force after 31 years service, closing the casebook on a career which has seen him involved in the investigation
AN open verdict has been recorded on a divorcee who died from a drugs overdose. An inquest heard that Sandra Starkey, 43, from Southfield Drive, Westhoughton, had threatened to take her own life in the past. Her sister, Margaret Jacob, said Mrs Starkey
JANE Elizabeth Shaw set off back-packing across the world...and found herself a future husband. But when it came to planning the wedding, Bolton girl Jane decided there was no place like home. Jane arrived in Australia five years ago and ended up staying
SIR: After the terrific news that Judge Martin Tucker has shown what all the nation wants in giving a low-life mugger life imprisonment (pity it's not what it means) it is time that Bolton judges and magistrates woke up and dished out the maximum penalties
A VILLAGE chippy owner fears his business could soon be battered by a double yellow peril outside his shop. Joe Duffell, who runs the Westhead chip shop in Croston with his wife Jean, is worried that proposed no parking double yellow lines will frighten
SIR: I can't argue with John O'Donnell, Chair of the N W Landlords Association, as to how much rent he charges, but I do know people, living in private rented houses, some ex-council, on estates on the outskirts of town, not in the town centre as he implies
THE unpredictable weather might have hit attendances at this year's Royal Lancashire Show - but it failed to dampen the fun and entertainment enjoyed by the thousands who did visit the popular three-day event in Chorley's Astley Park. Show organisers
SIR: Contrary to the impression in your report on July 25, there were barely six residents of North Turton at the meeting at Blackburn Town Hall. They included three Parish Councillors, the Borough Councillor and Mrs Trisha Buzzard. The purpose of the
WHEN I saw Gary Wilmot star as Bill Snibson inZMe and My GirlZI wrote that he established a tremendous rapport with the audience, writes DOREEN CROWTHER He told me later that while he had kept to the script he was always aware whether the audience was
IT has taken the tenacity of a frail 81-year-old to force the law to act in the murder case of Lynn Siddons. Her grandmother, Mrs Flo Siddons, took out an historic civil action against Michael Brookes, whom she believed to be guilty of the killing of
POOR Richard Palmer, head of the British Olympic Association, is to be carpeted for the mediocre performance of Britain's athletes in the Atlanta Olympics. There is no use, though, in making him the scapegoat for an absence of a proper national system
