By MICHELE BOWKER AN outspoken Bolton Institute lecturer has condemned the appointment of an adviser on Aids by the Bishop of Manchester. Cllr Roy Walker, who sits as a Tory on Bury Council, says the appointment is unfair to those suffering from "more
GOLBORNE reached their third Vimto Trophy final in successive years after they beat holders Spring View in the semi-final. They will meet Darcy Lever, six wicket winners at Blackrod, who are making their first appearance in the final. Spring View batted
''COME on you greens!'' Bolton Wanderers' fans don't have to worry about losing the shirts from their backs in the wake of visual mix-ups with referees in their new black and white speckled kit. There are no plans to withdraw the latest teal green away
SIR: I am disgusted and sad at the treatment of Princess Diana by the Queen. Diana is the mother of a future king and should never have been stripped of her title HRH. Prince Charles committed adultery before she did and his behaviour with Jonathan Dimbleby
BOLTON City Challenge has launched an ambitious survey to see how much money is being invested in Halliwell by local businesses. They have appointed ERM Economics who specialise in such studies to carry out the survey and have issued a questionnaire for
SIR: I felt I must reply to Mr T Bromley letter (Viewpoint, August 25) about Medical Research. I merely asked him if one life was not as important as another. If aliens landed and they were a far superior race than ourselves, would it be all right for
TIM Street's career has reached another crossroads... The close of Leigh's first summer season has left the popular prop forward with an uncertain future in the game that's been his life for over 10 years. Technically Street remains a Hull player with
SIR: I am writing to thank all of your readers and the thousands of people who have written letters, made phone calls, and walked miles delivering leaflets in support of our "moral victory" in showing Bolton Council in their true colours. Although it
SIR: I feel obliged to answer the question posed by Mr. Ryan (BEN August 20), why should we 'expect the Bolton people to vote Tory?' The answer is simple. The Conservatives know how to run a modern economy which delivers wealth and jobs. Labour do not
CITY FC returned its winning ways in the Pioneer League second Div with a very impressive 3-1 win over Peel Arms, Richards, Hall and Wood all on target for City and Callan replying for Peel. A Ludlove hat-trick gave Great Lever their first away win of
BOLTON Council is to give £2,000 to the Manchester bomb appeal. The council has already contributed to a disaster appeal run by the Association of Manchester Authorities, which has raised £100,000 from the region. But council chiefs have now decided to
PROUD mum Gaynor Christey reckons her son Lewis is head and shoulders above the rest. The plucky two-year-old from Farnworth completed a charity walk just two months after undergoing open heart surgery. Lewis raised £300 for Alder Hey Hospital's Cardiac
BOLTON chain stores are thought to have been among those targeted by a Blackburn family of 12 at the centre of a massive £200,000 fraud investigation. A husband and wife with 10 children ranging from five to 17 years have been quizzed by Lancashire detectives
No money for this, less money for that, While those at the top are getting fat. They are doing their best for us, they say, Then award themselves a huge increase in pay. Three to five per cent for life-savers, Like paramedics, nurses, firefighters and
A POLICE crackdown to put the brake on Greater Manchester's road tax dodgers was mounted today. Police chiefs estimate that up to 59,000 motorists in the region are driving untaxed cars and motorbikes on the county's roads. And unpaid car tax is estimated
PLANTS have gone missing overnight from front gardens at Highfield Drive, Farnworth. Residents woke up this morning to find a trail of soil in the street and holes in their gardens where shrubs had stood on Monday. Mrs Marie Grady spent nearly £40 on
THE historic name of North Turton may not now be wiped off the map. The Local Government Commission for England today published its recommendations for boundary changes of wards in the Blackburn borough. It suggests that extra ward should be created in
THE family of a Bolton girl severely injured when she fell from a wall have spoken of their delight at her brave recovery. Symone Longworth, aged 11, suffered serious head injuries but has now been taken off a ventilator at Walton Hospital, Liverpool.
DOG fouling in parks and public open spaces is not only unpleasant, it is a health hazard. Any measures which can be introduced to force irresponsible dog owners to ensure that their animals do not add to the problem are welcome. Under tough new rules
IN launching cruise missiles at "selected air defence targets" in Iraq, the United States is sending a clear message to Saddam Hussein that he has got to stop the repression of innocent civilians. It's the sort of savage message that Saddam, the master
From the Evening News, September 3, 1971 A MOTHER and son who became husband and wife were sentenced in San Diego, California, for bigamy. The mother was sentenced for six months' imprisonment, the son for nine months. The couple have a two-years-old
LEIGH RMI manager Steve Waywell will delay naming his side for tonight's FA Cup preliminary replay against Belper Town to allow injured striker Keith Evans time to recover. Evans was carried off with a shin injury after only half a hour at Belper in Saturday's
BURY have been rocked by a major injury headache - just 17 days into the new season. The Shakers have lost a man a game in their impressive five-match start to life in Division Two, leaving boss Stan Ternent just 16 first teamers to select from for tonight's
THE mother of an eight-year-old boy who was involved in an accident with a car in Longworth Road, Horwich, is demanding action to curb speeding. Mrs Margaret Egan watched from her window as her son Lee was hit by a car outside their home last Wednesday
DETECTIVES investigating the death of a Leigh teenager who drowned after jumping into a canal have issued an urgent appeal for three men to come forward. As reported in yesterday's BEN, police divers found the body of 15-year-old David Brown in the Leeds-Liverpool
DOG owners could be fined up to £1,000 if they fail to clean up after their pets under tough new rules being considered for Bolton. The council is looking at bringing in strict new regulations to replace existing bye-laws on pavement and open spaces fouling
A CAR thief who was a passenger in a car that mowed down and killed Bolton cyclist Crompton Cornthwaite has been jailed for just 21 months. And at Manchester Crown Court the judge himself complained of being restricted on sentence because of the defendant's
A BOLTON town centre pub that is a traditional meeting place for gay men has put a bar on lesbians. Bolton's Lesbian Line group says that when they met to hold their regular social at the Star in Bow Street they were told by licensee Barry Collins they
CRUEL thieves have stolen a treasured gift presented to a Bolton couple by their son-in-law just two weeks before he died while working abroad. Christopher Staniforth was forced to work overseas when he was made redundant with the closure of Agecroft
TWO gay Bolton women have decided to speak out about their life together. Tess Simpson and Marie Hamer say they want to "put the record straight" after the council's Tory leader Cllr Norman Critchley condemned another lesbian couple's recent "gay wedding
SIR: I am, I think, like most of the public, sick of the media and TV going on about the Royal divorces. Again, I say Prince Charles is a hypocrite and has no right ever to rule England. Common people get divorced and know hardship, and their children
WIGAN coach Graeme West has warned his side to cut down on the errors if they want to win the Premiership Final. West was angry with his players after lost possession nearly cost them victory against the Bradford Bulls in the semi-final. "If we do the
SIR: For the past month I have enjoyed reading the Bolton Evening News via the internet. My wife and I are Funeral Directors in the town of Huonville, which is 23 miles South West of Hobart which is the capital cityof Tasmania, an Island State of Australia
BOLTON County kicked off their new season in Division One of the Lancashire Amateur League with two victories. Mark Westhead's 20th minute opener was followed by a powerful header from Adam Taylor to give County a 2-0 lead in the first match at Old Gregorians
A BURY motorcyclist involved in a head-on crash at the weekend in which another biker died is improving in hospital. Andrew McKenzie, 34, of Norwich Street, was in a stable condition at the Royal Preston Hospital this morning. He was badly injured after
BOLTON Under 15s manager Ivor Altdorf begins planning for the schools soccer season when he holds a town team trial at Sharples School on Thursday. The team begin their campaign with an Northern Merit League match against Leeds on Saturday, but Altdorf
SENIOR midwife Kath Dugdale and health care worker Carol Howarth of Bolton's special care baby unit received a cheque for £500 from North West Area Thai Boxing champ Craig Fitzsimmons and Sandy Holt, the Triple and British European Champion. Young Thai
THE Bolton Boys Federation season got underway on with a newly-formed Under 18s Section B. In the A section, Leigh RMI started in style with a 6-1 home win against Radcliffe Amateurs B, a brace each from Gary Anderson and Clint McLoughlin with further
THERE are only a few tickets, at £13.50 each, left for the BEN Amateur Stage Awards evening which this year is being held in conjunction with the Bolton Amateur Theatre Societies' dinner. Telephone Harold Hulton on 01204 842678 if you want to join us
THE established names in the Bolton Combination have been given an early warning in the 106th year of the region's premier Saturday league that new entrants Seedfield Sports are a force to be reckoned with. Already the team - which was built around the
HORWICH RMI Operatic Society will be presentingZFiddler on the RoofZin March next year. Rehearsals for this production start next Tuesday at the BRSA Club, Ramsbottom Road, Horwich, at 7.45 pm. Judith Stamford is producer, choroegraphy is by Doris Walker
Y'all book early now! If you want to sit a spell and watch the Marco Players' production ofZThe Beverly HillbilliesZyou would be well advised to get your tickets as soon as possible. The society's production, they believe the premiere of theZBeverly HillbilliesZplay
COLIN Todd has put his players on red alert as Wanderers prepare to cope with life at the top. Delighted to see his team emerge as pacesetters after a dream start of 10 points from a possible 12, the Burnden boss accepts they are now up there to be shot
