A FARNWORTH student fears local wildlife is at risk from sewage leaking into the River Croal at a Bolton country park. Rachel Murray, aged 16, says she was appalled to see the effluent spewing from a sewage pipe next to the bridge over the river at Crompton
EDUCATION chiefs have hit back at what they describe as a "harsh" report by Ofsted inspectors on a Little Hulton School. Wharton County Primary was hit by two major fires within just four weeks last year. One was caused by an electrical fault, the other
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly has urged the Foreign Secretary to improve access to information on the safety of foreign travel dest- inations. The Labour politician acted after she heard accounts of British holidaymakers who became caught up in Kenya's Civil
SIR: For a third year the Christmas Tree for Shops in Farnworth is running. I and Mrs J Salter would like to hear from all shop owners, including previous participants, especially newcomers to the town to let us know if they wish to take part this year
ANIMAL rights campaigners called off a planned protest at Bolton Institute after they were offered a meeting to discuss their concerns. Bolton and District Animal Rights had intended to demonstrate on Monday at the Deane campus - despite repeated denials
A COMPANY which made shock claims that BSE infected cattle were being incinerated in Bolton has admitted it made a mistake. Engineers carrying out research for drilling company Worldrill claim in the respected journal "Professional Engineering" that emissions
PARENTS and children are calling on the Prime Minister to halt plans to sell off more than half the grazing land at The Deane School's famous farm, and turn other green land into a car park. The move follows Bolton Council's plans to relocate Woodside
SIR: Dear old Fred Dibnah is at it again! Good old Fred, we all say. But your BEN reader Graham Baxter has really taken offence at Fred's non-dictionary word "pillock". Your paper no doubt has a very wide circulation, but not such a viewer circulation
SIR: I can't see what all the fuss was about when hundreds of motorists were booked for parking without lights in a 40mph zone during the recent Wanderers match. If they had had any sense, they would simply have driven on the pavement and parked there
SIR: We read in the BEN of the building of all these multi cinemas. Could we have for the millennium a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales? Something she herself was interested in - dancing and opera. The old fire station could be made into a theatre
SIR: Although I do not condone any type of unruly or offensive behaviour by football supporters, I must reply to Mr Fogg's comments regarding his recent experience at the Reebok Stadium (BEN, September 29). Mr Fogg, whilst celebrating the performance
BOLTON Institute have taken exactly the right line when animal rights' campaigners planned a demonstration at the college's Deane campus. Instead of blustering about the rights and wrongs of animal research, they have, instead, arranged a meeting with
HOW completely irresponsible of a Norwich company to state that BSE infected cattle are being incinerated in Bolton. The "claim" was made in a respected engineering journal by drilling company Worldrill, but later changed when challenged by the BEN. The
THE near capacity first night audience showed their warm appreciation to the set designer at the opening of Table Manners, the latest offering from St Joseph's Players, directed by Katherine Roberts. One of a trilogy of stories from the Norman Conquests
A FITNESS era came to an end when Malcolm and Carol Doran handed over the keys of Farnworth Health Club to new owner Barbara Griffiths. Barbara has been the Gladstone Road club's manager for the past 15 years. The Dorans started Farnworth Health Club
WOULD you like to commemorate someone close to you who has died of cancer? Marie Curie Cancer Care in Bolton has a lovely idea set to bloom in Bolton next spring. The Field of Hope in Moss Bank Park will form a living memorial to local people. Hundreds
THE Archbishop of Canterbury has awarded Little Lever-born journalist Michael Taylor a Lambeth degree. Mr Taylor, 60, was presented with the Master of Letters from Dr George Carey in recognition of his contributions to religious journalism. Mr Taylor
DAVID Lloyd Leisure has now submitted detailed plans for an upmarket £10m health and fitness centre on the former Bolton Royal Infirmary site. They include seven indoor tennis courts, six outdoor, an indoor and an outdoor 25 metre swimming pool, four
WANDERERS tickets for the home Premiership clash with Chelsea on Sunday, October 26 (3pm kick off) go on sale tomorrow to Lifeline members and club members before going on open sale next Monday. The Reebok Stadium ticket office has late night openings
LUCKLESS Bolton Wanderers defender Neil Cox has suffered a major setback to his comeback bid. The £1.5million right back lasted just 10 minutes of last night's friendly at Rochdale before hobbling off with a recurrence of his hamstring injury. Cox, who
LUCKLESS Bolton Wanderers defender Neil Cox has suffered a major setback to his comeback bid. The £1.5million right back lasted just 10 minutes of last night's friendly at Rochdale before hobbling off with a recurrence of his hamstring injury. Cox, who
THE new Boots store which is opening at the Woodfields Retail Park on Saturday, October 25 has brought 65 new jobs to Bury. Store manager Angela Paterson said: "The response was overwhelming. "We received more than 1,000 applications for the 65 jobs.
TELEVISION personality Gordon Burns is to host the Greater Manchester Business Through Tourism Awards next week. The Awards, organised by Marketing Manchester, are designed to recognise the importance of travel and tourism to the Manchester city region
BOLTON has thrown its weight behind the suggested Regional Development Agency for the North-west. The town's Strategic Partnership, an organisation which represents important private and public sector organisations, has taken part in the Government's
VETERAN Bolton Tory Anthony Osborne was won over to new party leader William Hague by his big speech to the party conference in Blackpool yesterday. The 62-year-old security guard from Bradshaw said: "I wasn't sure about him. I had my doubts, but I thought
A BOLTON detective needed stitches to an arm wound after being attacked by a youth he caught trying to break into a house in Great Lever last night. Det Con Derek Meace was slashed across the arm after he had chased and caught the suspect. The thug then
SIR: I welcome the future plans of Internet Watch Foundation (Cambridge) regarding child pornography. Let's hope that MPs make sure that it has adequate funding. It also needs to expand its work to deal with adult pornography. T Jones Shelbourne Avenue
HUNDREDS of present and past pupils of a Bolton school are mourning the death of a much loved teacher. Veronica Jackson, who spent the last 15 years teaching nursery children at St Mary's CE Primary School, Deane died on Sunday in Christie Hospital. The
SIR: Although I agree with K Heyworth (BEN October 1) that there are much, much stronger words than the word "pillock" used in our society today, and especially from children, I am sure Graham Baxter is aware of this. However, we should try to discourage
SIR: I felt it necessary to write and inform your readers that not all the residents of Horwich are moaning about the parking problems and traffic congestion created by the Middlebrook retail Park. It is an exciting time for Horwich and we are looking
BOLTON'S public health chief has launched a new drive to tackle the problem of nits. Dr Robert Aston, consultant in communicable disease control, has written to all head teachers, GPs, school nurses and pharmacists in the borough with guidelines that
SIR: It is gratifying to know that my faith in the Bolton Wanderers Supporter has been restored. In recent years these reformed paragons of virtue, these wonderful gentle supporters have won the praise of councillors, directors of the club and even in
SPECIALISTS will decide next week whether Great Britain star Gary Connolly can play in the forthcoming Ashes Test series - if the row about his availability is settled with the ARL. The 26-year-old centre has played through the season with a serious knee
SIR: Kathleen Ferrier, Joan Hammond, Isabelle Bailey, Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth were exceptionally classy singers by all accounts. Leigh's (Puccini trained) perfect tenor Tom Burke and "the Emerald Isle's delight" Joseph Locke were other great stars
DEANE School is not only known as a respected place of academic learning but the site of a famous farm. So, plans to decimate it by selling off more than half the grazing land and turning other green land into a car park is distressing. Hundreds of children
Radcliffe Boro 6, Lancaster City 2 LIFE in the UniBond Premier Division finally became an enjoyable experience for Radcliffe Boro last night. Lancaster City were ripped apart at Stainton Park as Boro romped to a 6-2 victory. New signing Kevin Booth, the
STUDENTS at Bolton College are hoping to combine their course work with helping charity. As part of their BTEC GNVQ Foundation in Business course the teenagers have to contribute to a team activity. One team of six students has decided to put Christmas
PARENTS and children from St James's Primary School, Farnworth, have paid their own tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. The death of the Princess in August so deeply affected everyone connected with the Hillside Avenue School that they decided to raise
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, October 7, 1972 A BOLTON Labour alderman, who yesterday won an appeal on a £400 slander damages award against him, said today: 'This is absolutely wonderful.' Ald Peter Lowe, aged 68, a retired shopkeeper, added: 'Justice
