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• Nathan bids to net leading role

  NATHAN Blake heads for the land of his fathers tonight looking for goals to boost his hopes of leading the Wanderers strikeforce into the new season. read more

• That's his opinion

  SIR: I respond to a letter (BEN, July 24 ) from a 'gentleman' on Ainse Road, who had the audacity to infer that his regular postman would be better employed as a surly traffic warden. read more

• Lingerie shop woman's terror

  A BOLTON businesswoman has told of the day a wild-eyed gunman threatened her life as he robbed her town centre shop. read more

• When the fur starts flying

  SIR: In reply to Mr B Derbyshire's letter(BEN, July 22), I would just like to point out that whether or not rabbits are vermin the same as pigeons, is not the issue. When has the Town Hall or anywhere in Bolton ever been covered in rabbit droppings? read more

• Multi-million pound plan for tourist trap

  DESIGNERS have come up with a multi-million pound formula to transform Smithills Estate into a top tourist attraction. read more

• They're great

  SIR: I have been in K2 at Townley and John, Brian and all the staff nurses and cleaners are marvellous. I have been in and out for the past 18 years and this time I have been in for two weeks. read more

• BEN girls help nail drug dealers

  SHARP-EYED Evening News acwcounts clerks foiled three heroin dealers after spotting them supplying drugs to young people in the grounds of Bolton Parish Church, a jury was told yesterday. read more

• Beatrice keeps an eye on her security

  A SECURITY firm has stepped in to put a Breightmet pensioner in the "picture" - and give her peace of mind. read more

• What a rotten washout!

  A WASHED-UP washing machine has left a disabled Great Lever householder livid. She says the man who sold it to her has failed to answer more than 200 calls of complaint. Mrs Patricia Taylor says she has been suffering from "washday blues" since she bought the re-conditioned washer from Williams Appliances, based in Manchester, earlier this month. read more

• Stop, not start, for new by-pass

  GOVERNMENT transport chiefs have today confirmed the route of the long-awaited M61 and M6 link road - but they still do not know when work will start. read more

• Youth worker Syd dies at 58

  ONE of the most popular figures in Bolton's Youth Service has died. read more

• Fighting the Town Hall £5m sickness bill

  PERSONNEL chiefs are to look at ways of combating stress in a bid to slash the town hall's £5 million annual sickness bill. read more

• More road misery on the way

  MAINTENANCE work on one of Bolton Town Centre's main routes could lead to additional congestion for drivers. read more

• Paul's dream of world honours

  TEENAGE wrestler Paul MacGuffie is preparing to get to grips with the cream of the world's talent. read more

• Not to be missed

  SIR: I would like to thank the BEN for publishing my letters over many years. I look forward to reading the BEN every day - and I have been doing this for over 40 years! I think the BEN is a great family paper, which not only covers local news, but also wider issues - these with great sensitivity. think you have some very good reporters - to mention two - Angela Kelly writing with humour and wit; and Alwyn Graham - who certainly pulls no punches! I read the paper from cover to cover - but I must confess that my favourite is Leslie Gent with his 'Looking Back'. Anyone who does not read the BEN does not know what they are missing. read more

• Don't knock our postmen

  SIR: This is a message to Mr Welburn-Sutton of Blackrod. (Smile, please! BEN July 24). read more

• Trialists aim for the big time

  BURY are running the rule over a handful of trialist hopefuls. read more

• From the BEN files

  25 YEARS AGO read more

• Lawful excuse

  THE four women who caused £1.7million damage to a Hawk jet did not deny they had smashed up the plane's instruments and attacked the cockpit, fuselage, wing and nose. read more

• Life sentence

  WHEN a convicted rapist goes on a terror rampage, assaulting and robbing defenceless women, a life sentence seems suitable. But "life" is definitely not what it used to be. read more

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