STAFF stand to land £1,000 bonuses if they identify suitable sites to help a major Whitbread expansion in the North-west. The food, drink and leisure company, which already employs around 12,500 people in the region, is currently involved in a £31 million
MEAN thieves have soured a massive fund-raising drive to give some of Bolton's frailest old people a few extra pleasures. Volunteers worked round the clock to turn a cabaret night at Tonge Cricket Club into a huge financial success for Firwood House old
TWO firefighters were injured as they tackled a massive blaze at Pembroke Halls in Walkden last night. The two men, from Farnworth Fire Station, were rushed to Bolton General for treatment after part of the ceiling collapsed on top of them. One officer
BOLTON MP Peter Thurnham revealed just how he was started "on the road to conversion" when he made his first major speech since defecting from the Tories to the Liberal Democrats. Mr Thurnham, MP for Bolton North-east, was speaking at the Liberal Democrats
A MAN was killed instantly in an horrific accident as he sprinted across the M62 motorway after his car ran out of petrol. Robert Henry Daniel King, aged 36, ran into the path of a car after he had crossed four lanes of the M62 at Worsley early yesterday
CHILDREN on a Bolton estate could miss out on youth club fun unless a minibus can be found to get them there. Mrs Jean Mulvaney, 50, of Hunger Hill Avenue, has appealed for someone to come forward and take the kids to the John Holt Youth Centre in Westhoughton
SIR: In reply to the letter of Mr A Duckworth (Ben 23.10.96) the token he has found would seem to be a co-operative dividend cheque from the last century. There should be a value on it. If Mr Duckworth wishes to contact me, I can go into the subject matter
THE curtain is set to fall on the Bolton branch of the Dunkirk Veterans' Association. The passage of time since the last war has brought a rapid decline in membership and now there are too few stalwarts to carry on. Twenty years ago the association boasted
SIR: I refer to your article of Thursday October 24, in which you quote Tom Sackville MP as saying that it is easy to hire an Uzi Machine Pistol for the night. Perhaps Mr Sackville is unaware that such weapons have been banned in this country since 1936
SIR: During the Parliamentary debate on the Queen's Speech we were treated to yet another example of the kind of confused leadership Mr Major provides with his embarrassing U-turns on stalking and paedophilia. Is it really good enough when government
SIR: Michael Howard and others in the government have responded to calls for a restoration of discipline in schools and order in society with warm words. But their record on the issues of crime and youth speak for itself. Discipline problems in schools
SIR: After reading (BEN October 24) the story with the headling: Television has nothing on real life crime - MP, referring to Tom Sackville MP, I realised how ignorant he is on the subject. Machine Pistols are not pistols at all, but the correct name
BURY'S newly elected first Asian councillor today vowed to work hard for all local residents. Barrister Dr Farook Chaudhry made history in the town when he gained his Redvales ward seat on the council for Labour in a by-election last week. The election
FOUR goats were killed and two badly mauled following an attack by two dogs at the weekend. Brian Entwistle of Longsight Lane, Harwood, discovered the massacre in the field attached to his house on Saturday afternoon. Mr Entwistle, who keeps goats as
WHEN two actors needed help in performing magic tricks the Octagon Theatre sent for a Methodist minister. And the Rev Michael Austin, a former chaplain for the theatre, was just the right choice. The former Astley Bridge Theatre Church minister has been
STAFF have come top of the class for extra-curricular activities at Bolton College. And a fitting tribute will be made in a special award ceremony. Director of Bolton College, Mike Percy, will give out 96 awards on Wednesday night, with a special spotlight
WHILE many Britons will have their eyes on the sky tomorow, with the nationwide Bonfire Night firework displays, many Americans will also be looking to the heavens - and wondering if the Almighty can see them through another four years of Bill Clinton
Bournemouth 1, Bury 1 BURY manager Stan Ternent left Dean Court convinced they should have picked up three points after referee Clive Wilkes did not award his side a clear-cut first half penalty. The score was already 1-1 six minutes before the break
BOLTON Bury Training and Enterprise Council has been given a £120,651 government bonus for high performance. Wigan's METROTEC gets £42,424 and Manchester TEC £340,235. The cash is part of a £21 million performance bonus paid to top TECs nationwide for
By ALAN CALVERT, Industrial Editor A DEVELOPER is planning a £3 million luxury apartment scheme at Heaton, Bolton. It would involve the demolition of Carne House in Markland Hill, the home of about 20 local businesses. Dimple Property Ltd, of Darwen Road
A HORWICH woman was fuming when she returned home from work to find that builders working on her neighbour's house had demolished a wall in her back yard. Workers from the North British Housing Association were carrying out work at one of their houses
DETECTIVES hunting a man, wanted after a vicious attack on his wife and mother-in-law, put a Boothstown school "under police guard" today. Police security patrols were being made at Boothstown Methodist School which is attended by Graham Jones's three
BOLTON Council is being urged to get on the right track - by naming the planned new athletics stadium at Red Moss after the town's greatest ever sprint star. Former Bolton Harrier Neil Shuttleworth - an author and athletics journalist - believes the late
STAFF at Marks and Spencer on Deansgate are pulling out all the stops to prepare the store for tomorrow's grand opening. The completion of the £11 million development marks a major boost for retailing in the town. M&S is recognised as a flagship in
SIR: Now that Telly Addicts is approaching its nail-biting climax on BBC-1 on Monday 7pm, we're already thinking about the next series - and this is where you come in. If you would like to be in Telly Addicts, I'd love to hear from you. We need lively
SIR: We all expect, at this time of year, the odd banger being set off after darkness falls. But for mindless youths, obviously under 16 years to fire rockets horizontally along the street aiming at young children playing the afternoon, is really beyond
ATHERTON LR moved up to 16th in the Division One table following their fine away win. Lee Cryer gave Rovers the lead on 69 minutes with substitute Dominic Hoyle crowning a fine debut when he knocked in the second in the last minute. LR manager, Dave Morris
Radcliffe Boro 1, Whiteley Bay 2 SECOND placed Radcliffe Boro's hopes of catching UniBond first division leaders Lincoln United received a double blow. Kevin Glendon's side went down 2-1 at home to Whitley Bay despite dominating the game for long periods
Bradford Park Avenue 0, Leigh RMI 3 A FIRST half hat-trick from Chris Shaw got Leigh RMI's promotion hopes back on track after three successive defeats. Shaw ensured the Railwaymen took maximum points with his three strikes coming in just 15 minutes and
Quite by chance, some years ago, We found this lovely isle, So unspoilt and peaceful We had to linger for a while Herons strutted on the banks Of streams so crystal clear And there upon the hillside Moving slowly were the deer Seals came up the Gulf Stream
A T-shirted youth went to work with a spray can on a wall of AMEC Developments' plush premises in The Anchorage, Salford Quays - while VIPs looked on and clapped their approval. Acclaimed NW graffiti artist Daniel Coyle was there to demonstrate his skills
Amongst Barbarians, Bolton Little Theatre. Runs until November 9. I HAVE seldom seen a production, professional or amateur, which packs such a powerful punch as this. Set in Penang, Malaysia, Michael Wall's riveting play examines the reactions of Bryan
BOLTON is to have a new nightclub and fitness centre as part of the £25 million leisure development at Watersmeeting, it was revealed today. Details of the second major operator at the development, First Leisure were announced by Bury North MP Alistair
MANCHESTER Airport is to get a £35 million luxury five star hotel. Work is to start on the 354 bedroom hotel immediately and will be completed in two years. The 10 storey hotel is being built for Radisson SAS Hotels Worldwide - a group which is owned
LAWS on the sale of mortar-style fireworks should be tightened so that ordinary members of the public cannot get hold of them. Two men have been killed in separate, but identical, incidents when they were kneeling down to light the fireworks which are
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 4, 1971 FAREWELL, Lancashire . . . hello, Greater Manchester - that's the message in the Local Government Reform Bill presented to Parliament today by Environment Secretary Mr Peter Walker. Mr Walker has wrenched
WANDERERS are preparing themselves for a major test of their promotion prospects. Colin Todd returned from the first leg of his search for foreign reinforcements to issue a timely warning to his impressive table-toppers. "November is going to be a demanding
Wanderers 2, Huddersfield 0: By Gordon Sharrock WANDERERS are doing their best to stay focused as they continue to impress with their high-wire act. Every stride is edging them closer to an instant return to the Premiership but they know they will need
