BOLTON washing specialists ACDO have introduced "Bubbles the Angel" - a seven-foot tall giant costume character. It is modelled on the angel first seen on ACDO washing powder packets in the late 1960s. Bubbles will be seen in various UK roadshows and
EIGHTEEN months ago Lily Sandiford believed she would be sitting out the rest of her life in a nursing home chair. But next week the 68-year-old stroke victim is flying out to Benidorm for a knees up in sunny Spain. And just a week after she gets back
A BOLTON dad claims it is only a matter of time before there is a nasty accident in the street where he lives. Early morning traffic uses the road "like a rat run" and in the evening young drivers think they are "on a race track" says Mr Colin Liptrott
WASIM Akram could be out of action until the middle of the month after because of a shoulder injury. The Pakistan Test star was ruled out of their Championship game against Somerset at Taunton and looks likely to miss next week's home fixture with high-flying
TONGE professional Iqbal Sikander could be England's secret weapon as they prepare to tackle the Aussies in tomorrow's First Test. The Pakistan bowler is currently in the nets at Edgbaston bowling his leg spinners against the England batsmen. It's coach
TENANT Jeanette Kitchen was amazed to see a photograph of her home promoting an £8 million council security scheme on a Bolton estate. For the picture of her smart semi appeared in the BEN just four months after burglars ransacked her newly improved home
THE Bolton League have suffered a major blow - days before they begin the defence of the Lancashire inter-league Trophy. Injury has forced captain and wicketkeeper Tim Wallwork to withdraw from the side to face the Saddleworth League at Farnworth in Sunday's
SIR: I refer to the recent letter from worried resident about Wolfenden Street. It seems the police, and the council will not take action against the culprits, because they are afraid the yobs may riot. Are we too assume that mob rule is being allowed
SIR: It was interesting to read a report of 1,000 rail workers facing the chop; but being thrown a lifeline by Margaret Beckett (Trade Supremo). She has ordered an enquiry by the Monopolies Commission on the takeover of Scotrail and Central Trains by
BOLTON Wanderers are pulling in the crowds despite it being the closed season. Almost 20,000 people have visited Football Glory: The Burnden Park Story, since it opened at Bolton Museum on April 25. Now the exhibition boasts the First Division League
LEIGH youngsters are among schoolchildren being asked to put their best foot forward to walk to and from school school each day. They took part in the first Wigan Children's Parliament in Wigan Town Hall last week, discussing, among other issues, the
SIR: I refer to the letter "Give Tom credit for what he did", (Your Views, May 31) and I would like to inform the writer that my opinion is in no way 'blatantly blinkered', regarding the former MP Tom Sackville, and I strongly object to the tone of his
WIGAN Warriors stand-off Nigel Wright has been cleared to play in the club's opening World Club Championship game against Canterbury Bulldogs on Monday. Wright missed the easy win over Paris last week with a shoulder injury but after intensive treatment
SIR: This is a copy of a letter I sent to Bolton Wanderers" Football Club. "I wish to convey my disappointment at the way you as a club have once again treated loyal season ticket holders. "I am a family season ticket holder and it was quoted that there
A BLACK cat was christened "Lucky" by firefighters after getting trapped on the roof of a factory. Young brothers Michael, 7, and Kieran, 4, Montgomery, of Bridgefield Street, Radcliffe, got their mum Tracey to call the fire brigade after they heard loud
A SCHOOLBOY has been left heartbroken by the disappearance of his "best friend". Daniel Birchall's missing pal, Iggy, has not been seen since he left the family's Bolton home on Saturday. The anxious 14-year-old now hopes that publicising his friend's
ONE of local football's oldest competitions is in danger of folding. The Westhoughton Charity Cup, which has been raising funds for local charities since it was first staged in 1893, has been scrapped this summer because of a lack of organisers. It could
WALKING sticks, wheelchairs and supportive arms were brought into action by a have-a-go band of walkers who stepped out in style to raise cash for charity. More than 80 former hip and knee replacement patients shrugged off their difficulties when they
BOLTON health bosses have joined forces with a leading independent charity to improve continence services across the borough. Wigan and Bolton Health Authority and the King's Fund, a leading health charity, have teamed up to promote better care and understanding
A thousand years, so long ago it seems. Mountains of memories, wrapped in dreams. And yet, I must confess, like shining stars, old memories stay As near and dear as yesterday. Treasured moments lost in thoughts so close to me. Remembering time has slipped
25 YEARS AGOof+bf+iof=helveticao 50 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 4, 1947 WE used to hear about black-coated workers, and not very long ago that particular class - profession, clerical, or shop assistant - would never have dreamt of relaxing the
THE Nationwide Building Society has appointed Mr Tony Foster as senior manager at its branch in Newport Street, Bolton. Mr Foster has worked for Nationwide for 16 years and was previously Area Quality Manager for the society's Dorset and South Somerset
ASSOCIATED Yarns Ltd, a company formed by the management of the Yarn Division of the Hollas Group, has acquired the Yarn Division group of companies. The £1m deal also includes the freehold of the group's head office at Britannia House, Grimsargh, Preston
SENIOR managers at British Nuclear Fuels in Risley hosted a high-powered delegation of Ukrainian ministers and the Ukrainian ambassador to the UK. It was part of a tour of BNFL sites including Springfields, near Preston, and Sellafield in Cumbria. BNFL
AN evangelistic faith healer who claims to miraculously cure ailments and illnesses will be offering to heal sick and disabled people in Leigh during a four-day visit. The Rev Melvin Banks starts his "healing crusade" on June 16 at Kings Park Christian
NEW Bolton Labour MP Ruth Kelly today spoke about her campaign for a more "family-friendly" House of Commons. She said: "There is an incredibly strong feeling that things have got to change." As reported in later editions of last night's BEN, she has
THE Home Office is studying plans to curb "cowboy" wheel clampers. Clampers who charge high fines and harass car drivers would be targeted. Home Office minister Alun Michael claims the laws governing clamping on private property are "unsatisfactory".
MORE than half the workforce at Star Vale mill in Horwich are to lose their jobs after the company announced plans to stop all dyeing and finishing of fabrics at the plant. There will be about 90 redundancies at the mill, which employs 140 workers. The
SIR: Following two successful years, the Lichfield and District Writers 1997 Short Story Competition, is now open for entries. This year's adjudicator is author and creative writing tutor Nick Daws. Prizes are increased this year to £125, £75 and £25
SIR: On Wednesday May 28, at 8pm, I switched on Radio Bolton for the advertised Keep It Country programme. Unfortunately the programmer or music selector for the programme had decided to alter the music. The resultant programme was a strange mix of Irish
A MYSTERIOUS object seen in the sky over Bolton is NOT a UFO after all. As reported in the BEN, two people from Harwood were baffled by a bright white light moving across the night sky. But Horwich man Derek Hatton, aged 53, knew exactly what they had
PROMOTION rivals Leigh and Hunslet have been cleared of possible disciplinary action by Rugby League chiefs. Both teams were put on report when a second minute brawl marred the clash between the two sides ten days ago. But Greg McCallum, the League's
SIR: I've never been Politically Correct in my life!" protested Cllr Peter D Johnston (Your Views, May 27). He then immediately proceeded to contradict his protestations by displaying all the symptoms possessed by those unfortunate folk who have been
SIR: I refer to Mr Alker's letter May 28, regarding the relief road at Kearsley. I can assure Mr Alker I was at the meeting at the same time but I was listening to ALL points of view not just Mr Alker's. It seems Mr Alker (ex Councillor) does not want
SIR: What a truly fascinating article (BEN,May 22) about Dr Brian Iddon MP wanting action on the crumbling homes in Bolton! Would it be a good idea to start off with the houses on Hilden Street in the Haulgh area. But the work needs to be done now, rather
Euro MP Gary Titley is backing moves to give air travellers better insurance protection. The Greater Manchester West Euro MP attacked the "archaic small print" on airline tickets which refers to the Warsaw Convention. This is an international agreement
ATHERTON LR have appointed Gerry Luczka as the club's new first team boss. The former Rossendale United player replaces Dave Morris who has moved on to Unibond Division One side Flixton. Luczka had two seasons at LR serving under Morris as first team
POLICE hope a rare cricket jacket stolen from a car parked in the grounds of a Bolton primary school will help catch out the thieves. For the waist length jacket, similar to a "windcheater", is one of only 24 in circulation. Detectives say the jacket,
ONE of the greatest jazz pianists is set to make a solo concert appearance as part of the 12th Wigan International Jazz Festival. Best selling recording artist Jessica Williams will take to the stage at the Mill at the Pier on Sunday, July 13. Her critically
FIREMEN from Bolton took part in some hot work yesterday - and beat a record at the same time. Watched by an enthusiastic crowd of shoppers, 30 firemen scaled an aerial ladder against the side of Bolton Town Hall and smashed the record by more than an
A LITTLE mole is helping to lay a new gas main to Edgworth to help minimise disruption to residents and road users. This hard working mole is not the cute furry variety but a remote controlled drilling head. It is being used by Transco, the company which
BOLTON Wanderers are aiming to stub out smoking in the seats at the new Reebok Stadium. But officials have stopped short of imposing a total smokes ban when the £30 million ground opens in August. Smoking will be allowed, although discouraged, in the
