A BOLTON company won a special award in last night's North West Quality Awards. Velden Engineering (UK) Ltd of Bedford Street was rewarded for its Impact on Society in the "Workplace Oscars" awarded at a ceremony at the Holiday Inn Crown Plaza in Manchester
FURTHER education lecturers in Chorley have been balloted on possible strike action over pay. The National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) will ballot its members in 30 colleges, including Chorley's Runshaw, throughout
A LEADING Christian headteacher will call for the re-introduction of corporal punishment and the compulsory promotion of marriage in schools at a meeting in Bolton tonight. In a speech to be given at Bolton School, John Burn, principal of Emmanuel College
WORKERS at a dental laboratory had a miraculous escape when a freak gust of wind blew the roof off. The entire corrugated metal roof flew off the Unique Dental Services lab on Sydney Street yesterday afternoon. Part of it landed quarter of a mile away
FAMILY and friends are mourning the death of a popular Chorley man who died at the weekend. Richard Riley, aged 46, of Charter Lane, Charnock Richard, died of cancer on Saturday after a short illness. Richard joined Runshaw College in 1984 and was responsible
BOSSES of Radio Bolton have denied the station is in serious debt. Directors admit to debts of more than £5,000 but deny claims from some members that the amount owing could run into five figures. Station members met recently and expressed their dissatisfaction
IMAGINE having to cope with schoolwork, adolescence and looking after an ill parent 24 hours a day. That's the struggle some 40,000 young carers with an average age of 12 face throughout the country. Now Chorley and South Ribble has appointed its first
NEIGHBOURS living on a small Horwich estate are at odds over the opening of a footpath leading to a nearby park. Many of the residents of Brooklands are campaigning for the path to be closed because of worries about the security of their homes and children's
THE finger of fortune has pointed the way to an imaginative new nature reserve at an historic village beauty spot. For Chorley Borough Council has just won £28,000 of National Lottery cash to help fund the project in Coppull. The wonderful windfall means
SIR: I can't believe when you phone the police it goes through to Leigh, where I've been told, are the headquarters. Whose brilliant idea is this? A town the size of Bolton has to go through to Leigh. Recently, a robbery was taking place right at the
The 40th anniversary of the Suez crisis on Tuesday showed the subject is still as contentious as ever. The decision to mount an Anglo-French attack has been criticised ever since; the decision to pull out, more so. However hindsight alters opinions, for
A CRISIS-hit village carnival will be discussed by councillors next week following complaints from residents about this summer's show. Adlington Carnival - one of the premier and most popular in Lancashire - is already threatened by a lack of sponsors
A NEW charity shop which opened in Chorley town centre this week received a welcome it didn't expect - from callous thieves. For sacks of clothing meant for the British Heart Foundation shop were whisked away by two men in a van. Charity workers have
WIGAN'S shareholders last night delayed a decision on whether to give their blessing to a marriage with soccer neighbours Wigan Athletic. Athletic's wealthy owner Dave Whelan has offered £4M to buy Central Park and pledged up to a further £7M to redevelop
WIGAN'S injury jinxed stand off Nigel Wright is set to resume full training next week - ready to face Judgement Day. That comes on Boxing Day with the special Christmas Challenge against Super League champions St Helens at Central Park with the return
SIR: Some months ago the BEN published the problem with the new digital gas meters. But this month British Gas are still sending out incorrect gas bills. The older gas meters register one additional number for every 100 cubic feet of gas used and the
CHORLEY RUFC 18 - FURNESS RUFC 38 THIS was a fast and exciting game played in excellent spirits. Perhaps that was because it was not a league fixture and both sides felt at ease with the running game. It was a bit like a blast from the past - rugby union
SIR: The fact that the Trustees of the Bank Street Unitarian Chapel should over-rule their own minister over the hiring of the Church Hall by the Socialist Labour Party is an affront to democracy. I am glad that you made BEN's position clear in your leader
SIR: As a life-long cyclist I wish I could support the Bury Councillors' message 'Get On Your Bikes'. But unfortunately I cannot. My message to anyone who has a bicycle in the shed is leave it there, otherwise your life is on the line. The accident rate
FIREFIGHTERS from Bolton were demonstrating outside the Greater Manchester Fire service headquarters today in protest against planned spending cuts. The crews claim up to 30 jobs could be lost, vital fire fighting machinery will be shared between stations
TWO adventurous local men will join 28 other British cyclists on a sponsored bike ride through the remote tribal hills of Orissa, India. John Sparrow, 23, from Bury, and David Hudson, 59, from Ramsbottom will visit villages where they will see how people
TWO sleeping lorry drivers had a lucky escape when flames swept through a vehicle beside them on a motorway service area. Strong winds fanned flames towards the two lorries at Rivington Services on the M61, just north of Horwich, early today. But passing
POLICE are investigating a blaze that destroyed part of a building next to Bolton's new register office at Mere Hall. The Victorian mansion, which has not been affected by this morning's fire, will open as the borough's new register office tomorrow. The
THE BOLTON SUNDAY LEAGUE game of the day took place at Deane Base where the First Division's top two teams Willows and Astley Bridge locked horns. Both teams were defending hundred per cent records and it was Willows who retained theirs with a narrow
BOLTON Youth Orchestra delighted audiences in Paderborn, Germany, where they took part in the town's British Cultural Festival. During their five-day visit to Bolton's twin town, the choir performed a number of concerts in a variety of venues. Their tight
A DANGERMAN wanted for interview in connection with the attempted murder of his wife and mother-in-law may be living rough in the Leigh area, detectives revealed today. Jones of Hindburn Drive, Boothstown, went on the run a week ago after a brutal knife
DETECTIVES today stepped up the hunt for the "lunatic" bomber who planted a home-made bomb in a couple's car. The crude device exploded on the driveway of the family home in Monton, Eccles, blowing the vehicle apart and badly damaging the house itself
A HORWICH family is still waiting to hear if health bosses will fund safer care for their three sons. Jan and Paul Hartley have three young sons all suffering from haemophilia and are regularly given a product which their parents and other haemophiliac
A CONTROVERSIAL unit for Bolton's problem pupils has been hailed as a success by education chiefs. The centre called Youth Challenge opened six weeks ago for 14-16 year olds who had been expelled from other schools. Many had appalling truancy records
IF the Labour Party gets into power at the next General Election, it will give old people the chance to be foster grandparents to families with no elderly relatives of their own. This would allow them to give advice and practical support to families who
ADVERTISING and marketing experts Drakes Jardine are searching for a slogan, to be approved by the Bolton Strategic Partnership, which will help to create a new image for the town. The idea is that all sections of the community will adopt the slogan after
SCOTT Green came through his first comeback match unscathed last night. The versatile Wanderers star played an hour in the reserves' last gasp defeat by Stoke City at Burnden Park. He showed no reaction to the injury suffered in the third match of the
PER Frandsen has generously shared the credit for his international recall with his new boss. The Burnden midfield star, who is expected to win his fourth cap on Saturday when Denmark play World Cup hosts France in a Copenhagen friendly, insists on sharing
ADVERTISING and marketing experts are getting closer to defining the essence of Bolton. More than 200 interviews have been conducted by Nottingham-based consultancy Drakes Jardine as part of their efforts to produce a new image for the town. The information
THE hunt for Britain's supreme black pudding maker took place in Bolton yesterday ... but the future of the contest hangs in the balance. Master makers of the Northern delicacy converged on the town for the annual contest which has run since 1970. But
GENEROUS Bolton people wasted no time in answering a plea for a mini-bus to take kids to a youth club in Westhoughton. As reported in the BEN on Monday, Jean Mulvaney is campaigning for better youth facilities on the Hunger Hill council estate. And now
A BOLTON MP has appealed to Home Secretary Michael Howard for a complete overhaul of the police complaints system. Liberal Democrat MP Peter Thurnham is pressing the Home Office for a new body to investigate disciplinary complaints about officers from
COUNCIL chiefs are working to make sure people do not lose out because of the devastating fire at the Pembroke Halls on Sunday night. The blaze, which destroyed the first floor banqueting hall, is set to put the venue out of action for up to six months
A LOCAL businessman has been killed in an horrendous accident at his own company. Ronald Sutton, aged 50, was crushed to death when part of a forklift truck fell on him. Mr Sutton, of Parr Lane, Chorley, was part owner of Premier Ford Trucks, Kirkby,
HIGH winds and heavy rain brought damage and disruption to Chorley this week. Electricity cables were blown down, roads flooded and closed and homes hit by power and water supply cuts. Emergency services and workmen from United Utilities and Lancashire
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for Bolton-born football legend Tommy Lawton who died yesterday. Lawton, aged 77, was born in humble beginnings at a house in Macdonald Street, Moses Gate, Farnworth, but came to be one of the all time greats of the game.
SIR: May I through your column thank all the kind people who helped me when I fell ill in Ridgway Gates on Friday. There was the lady who phoned for the ambulance; the ladies from the photographic shop; the wonderful paramedics and the very caring and
SIR: On Sunday November 10, I would like to invite the people of Westhoughton to a Parade and a Service of Remembrance at the Parish Church of St Bartholomew and at the War Memorial. The Parade will assemble at Greenfields Private Members Club, off Wigan
PAUL Swift of Bolton Angling Centre used the quivertip with pinkie and caught roach and perch for 2lb 11oz to take the top spot in Royal Ashton Angling Club's match on Rumworth Reservoir. In second place was Bolton Angling Centre's Martin Ormrod who finished
SIR: So it seems there is going to be a mid week National Lottery draw. How about the organisers doing something just for the punters and let the good cause money only come from the Saturday draw. All holders of losing tickets for the Saturday draw should
PARENTS in Chorley are being urged to help cut the number of children killed and injured on the roads of blackspot Lancashire. County highways chiefs say they hope more funding will be available to expand road safety initiatives. But they want parents
CHORLEY 3 HYDE UTD 3 TWO late goals by Hyde denied Chorley maximum points against the Unibond League draw specialists in an entertaining clash at Victory Park. Indeed, amazingly, Hyde have drawn half of their 18 league games to date. This, though, was
FARNWORTH'S first rural dean Canon Philip Wrigley has died aged 88. The former Vicar of Farnworth and Kearsley, who served the local community for more than 15 years at St Johns CE Church, died peacefully in his sleep. Canon Wrigley left the town in 1969
HIGHWAYS chiefs are set to bring in a speed limit near a notorious accident blackspot. They want a 40mph zone set up on the A6 near the junction of Manchester Road and Chorley Road at Blackrod. There have been numerous accidents over the last few years
HORWICH Evangelical Church is celebrating the completion of a new extension with a thanksgiving service on Saturday. Horwich Mayor Cllr Barbara Ronson, will be a guest at the service at 7pm at the church in Wright Street. The building project was started
A SCREENING service for people with diabetes is being launched in Bolton this week in an effort to prevent kidney failure. The sensitive new testing procedure will be carried out annually for those at greatest risk when attending their family doctor or
ANGRY Paul Day says his clothes went green, his walls turned black and his £1,000 settee turned yellow because his house is damp. Paul, 34, moved into his home in Langdon Close, Halliwell, five months ago after accepting emergency housing from Bolton
The air is getting colder now, and The nights are drawing in, and The older folks are sitting, and Are sipping at the gin. The sun's taken its warmth away, and With it, Summer's cheer, and The children's cheeks are all aglow, 'Cos winter time is here.
From the Evening News, November 8, 1971 RESIDENTS of Little Lever are backing a campaign to prevent tipping of rubbish on village land. Letters have been sent to the Department of the Environment, petitions already have hundreds of signatures, and a public
WANDERERS Reserves went down to an injury time goal against Stoke City at Burnden last night. Playing at home for the first time since the middle of September, Bolton struggled to find any fluency during the first half, but came back with a much better
