DETECTIVES are investigating a huge blaze which caused more than £20,000 worth of damage to a printing firm in Golborne yesterday. A storage building belonging to Lockie Envelopes (Print Division) on High Street, containing tonnes of cardboard boxes,
Stress comes in various forms, The single mother in distress forlorn, Wondering whether to eat or heat, Or from wherever to shod their feet! Now comes a cut with which to deal, Can she afford an extra meal, She may want work But children's needs she cannot
SIR: I know this is really not your problem but your paper seems to have the respect of Bolton people including those in authority. I am really annoyed with the Bolton parking policy, I rarely visit Bolton as I feel the parking charges are way too high
TRADERS at Ashburner Street Market, which has had millions spent on refurbishments, are furious after a number of stalls were put out of action by a leaking roof. Water poured through the roof during Saturday's heavy rain. Tom Draper, who runs a sweet
COLIN Todd has launched a scathing attack on the players who continue to wreck his hopes of fashioning a settled side for the fight for Premiership survival. The Wanderers' boss saw four more bookings add to his mounting disciplinary problems during Saturday's
SIR: It's enough to make one's blood boil to hear that the price of TV licences is going to be increased to nearly £100. How do they expect some of us Senior Citizen to pay that amount on our low pensions? Let's face it, it's the only bit of pleasure
AUSSIE flyer Wendell Sailor is one of a number of top stars Wigan are trying to bring to Central Park. Chairman Mike Nolan said today: "Sailor is the kind of quality player we are interested in but we will be talking to several top stars." The wingman
LEIGH Centurions should have a comfortable passage into round four of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup. They were paired with Yorkshire amateur side Hunslet Warriors in today's third round draw. Leigh will start as clear favourites at Hilton Park against the
SIR: Further to the recent letters, complaining about head lice in local schools, I wonder whether parents are aware of the Local Authority's latest policy regarding head lice? School nurses no longer check children in school, and schools are no longer
LADS performing badly are forcing education bosses and headteachers to take a long, hard look at an "anti learning culture" which leaving many boys lagging behind the girls. The weekend's widely publicised gap between boys' and girls' performance in GCSE
Manchester Storm 3 Nottingham Panthers 5 THE Superleague title aspirations of the Manchester Storm took a severe blow last night as they yielded two vital points in a home defeat at the hands of the Nottingham Panthers. The game started slowly with the
THE initial reaction to the news that tickets to the final island resting place of Princess Diana will be £9.50 is one of concern. It will make a visit to Althorp one of the most expensive "attractions" in the country, and could send out the wrong message
A FAMILY today thanked the BEN for transforming their Christmas from one of misery to joy. Two weeks ago, burglars broke the heart of Janet Lacey when they stole gifts she had left under the Christmas tree for her four children. The single mum had saved
From the Evening News, January 4, 1973 THE 'Keep Deane Clough Green' campaign has failed. Last night's meeting of Bolton Town Council insisted that a Corporation estate of 172 homes must be built on the old beauty spot. Conservative members voted solidly
SIR: The revelation from your correspondent, P Osbourne (BEN, December 29), that Social Security spending is now higher than the combined total spend on Education, Employment, Health and Law and Order, is a classic illustration of what my old maths teacher
SIR: I agree with P Osbourne (BEN, December 29, 1997) that putting people back to work is the best way to cut the welfare budget. We now pay out more benefits than we collect by direct taxation. However, we should not make people poorer in doing so! That's
BARNSLEY 1, WANDERERS 0. WANDERERS 4-4-2 GAVIN WARD ... 6 GUDNI BERGSSON ... 7 ANDY TODD ... 7 MARK FISH ... 7 MIKE WHITLOW ... 6 JAMIE POLLOCK ... 6 PER FRANDSEN ... 7 ALAN THOMPSON ... 6 SCOTT SELLARS ... 7 NATHAN BLAKE ... 6 ARNAR GUNNLAUGSSON ...
SIR: Isn't it surprising how Millennium Dome money can be found, yet, shamefully, the Royal Navy's last World War Two destroyer, HMS Cavalier , must become part of a Malaysian Theme Park, instead of becoming a fitting memorial to the fallen! I believe
POLICE chiefs have revealed an alarming increase in the number of people arrested for drink driving in Bolton over Christmas and New Year. In the two week period, 28 people were found to be over the limit compared to 22 people last year - a rise of more
BARNSLEY 1 WANDERERS 0 EVERY cloud is supposed to have one but Wanderers will do well to find a silver lining amid the storm damage of their FA Cup exit. Had they emerged from Oakwell unscathed, they might have considered it the proverbial blessing-in-disguise
SIR: Would you please extend my sincere thanks and gratitude to Paul and Clive, from Bolton Highways Department, who rescued my French friends stranded in Le Mans Crescent, on the evening of December 23. One of them had dropped his car keys down a grid
PROFESSIONAL football referee and former Bolton man Eric Hart received an MBE in the New Year Honours List. The 50-year-old father-of-three, a former pupil at Brownlow Fold School, who used to live on Halliwell Road, gained the top honour for his welfare
ARSONISTS devastated a car repair business in Bury yesterday after they failed to crack open the office safe. Firebugs broke in through the roof at Hi-way Motors, Taylor Street. They are believed to have been trying to steal unused MoT certificates from
Sheffield United 1 Bury 1 GOAL hero Andy Gray paid tribute to his teammates after this superb draw at Bramall Lane in the third round of the FA Cup. The 33-year-old, whose spectacular long range strike had given the Shakers a shock early lead, believes
SIR: I too have aired my views, by writing to the BEN a lot. I'm a pensioner and classed as disabled. But people think I am not. It's two years since I smashed my ankle when I fell. It has plates and screws in. Now my hands have gone bad. I need an operation
A FRENCH court will today decide the fate of the driver of the coach which plunged down a ravine killing three youngsters from a Farnworth school. Judge Jean-Pierre Beroud, president of the three man tribunal, heard the evidence in December and adjourned
THE alarming rise in drink driving arrests over Christmas and the New Year is a sad indictment of the lack of festive commonsense. It may be that those who normally think twice about driving after taking a large amount of alcohol don't at this time of
SAFETY stuffing in a teddy saved a Bolton family from disaster at the weekend. The Arrowsmiths were downstairs at home on Saturday night unaware that a large cuddly toy was on fire in an upstairs bedroom. But the family home in Singleton Avenue, Breightmet
PROFESSIONAL football referee and former Bolton man Eric Hart received an MBE in the New Year Honours List. The 50-year-old father-of-three, a former pupil at Brownlow Fold School, who used to live on Halliwell Road, gained the top honour for his welfare
BOLTON Wanderers face an anxious wait before learning whether they will be disciplined over the touchline flare-up that brought a controversial end to their FA Cup tie at Barnsley. Referee David Elleray - one of the game's senior officials - says he did
