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  • Here's quantity and quality . . .

    THREE trainees at a Bolton firm of quantity surveyors are celebrating after completing their qualifications at Bolton College. David Mayren, Alex Claire and John Birchall, who work for Deacon & Jones, had the cost of the National Certificate in Building

  • Pulling power

    SIR: I would like to compliment Mr Phil Holland on his sterling voluntary work for Guide Dogs for the Blind and to thank him for his illuminating facts and figures (BEN January 2). I certainly had no idea of the staggering amounts involved in supplying

  • Jail on your doorstep will be a real booster!

    PRISON bosses claim their controversial new jail will mean more open spaces for surrounding residents. Jail bosses have handed over almost half of the power station site at Agecroft to create a new leisure facility for the nearby community. A long-running

  • Horwich asset

    SIR: I was surprised to read the comments of Horwich Conservative Association spokesman Ivan Cooper, with reference to the "under use" of Horwich Resource Centre. Where has Mr Cooper been? Does he visit the centre at midnight? The Centre is positively

  • Animal shelter appeals for unwanted toys

    BOLTONIANS are being urged by Britain's biggest veterinary charity to hand over their unwanted Christmas gifts to raise money for the treatment of needy pets. The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, which raises funds for the treatment of over 1.4 million

  • Dad warns drivers after thief takes children

    DETECTIVES were continuing their hunt today for a man who stole a car and drove off while the owner's children were asleep inside. As reported in yesterday's BEN, John Berry's children were driven for almost 30 minutes before they were dumped unhurt in

  • Expert business advice proves a real tonic for health company

    BOLTON and District Hospital Saturday Council is singing the praises of the local Business Link. Personal Business Adviser Andrew Magee from Business Link Bolton & Bury has spent 18 months helping Hospital Saturday formulate marketing and strategic

  • This ban is not fair

    THE BAN which the British Government has imposed on some drivers who use insulin for diabetes is wholly unacceptable. Under a European directive insulin users will no longer be able to drive vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes. Although the directive

  • Magic moments inspire RMI draw

    Altrincham 2, Leigh RMI 2 TWO moments of sheer quality breathed life back into a lacklustre Leigh RMI, as they picked themselves up off the floor to share the points at rainswept Altrincham last night and extended their unbeaten run to nine games. There

  • Deputy PM to officially open new stadium

    DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott will give his seal of approval to Wanderers' new Reebok Stadium on Saturday. Mr Prescott, accompanied by Bolton North East MP David Crausby, will unveil a plaque to commemorate the official opening of the stadium. He

  • The devils next door

    IT'S been Neighbours from Hell week on TV - but it's no laughing matter if you live next door to one. Both BBC 1 and Granada began screening new series about hellish neighbours (the former at 9.30pm and the latter at 8.30pm, both on Mondays.) And the

  • A lack of loos

    SIR: Over the past few weeks I have read several articles in your paper about dogs fouling (possibly from cat or budgie owners). As a dog owner, I have discovered that my dog cannot read the notices put up by the council. But I have also noticed that

  • School helps war victim kids to enjoy Christmas

    PUPILS and teachers at Turton High School collected more than 100 Christmas boxes for children in war-torn countries. Pupil Helen Vickers and some friends got together and spoke to their assistant head of year, Miss Claire Frackelton, who then contacted

  • Diabetic drivers face a bleak New Year

    DIABETICS in Bolton who drive for a living could be set to lose their jobs because of a new ruling. Insulin users will no longer be able to drive vehicles over 3.5 tonnes in weight. Many diabetics are known to be driving for a living and although the

  • Post family in kidnap ordeal

    A POSTMASTER and his family were kidnapped by raiders who burst into their Astley home last night. The terrified family were tied up in their Lingards Lane home and then bundled into the family car by the three hooded men and forced to drive to the post

  • Don't bank on a bumper wage rise in '98

    SALARY rises in the North-west during 1998 are likely to be below the current inflation rate, it is claimed. KPMG Management Consulting say a recent regional survey showed that 61 per cent of employers have budgeted the 1998 pay settlement at or below

  • Tea in a can: It's a good cuppa, say testers

    BOLTON is the first town in Britain to be treated to hot tea - in CANS. Brooke Bond launched the new brew exclusively in Bolton yesterday, promising a taste to revive and refresh. And town tea lovers generally gave the cuppa-in-the-can the thumbs up when

  • Battle goes on for Nicky

    MEMORIES of an explosive Lancashire derby, referred to at the time as the Battle of Turf Moor, were revived today...more than three years on. Wanderers full-back Nicky Spooner has confirmed he is suing John Gayle and Burnley Football Club for damages

  • Daily power

    Courtesy costs nothing, Is "Please" so hard to say. Whatever happened to "Thank You", or "How are you to-day?" Does it hurt to hold that door, To let someone pass through? You really should acknowledge, If they do the same for you. There's an aged, infirm

  • Volunteers write new chapter for library

    PEOPLE power has ensured that the book hasn't been closed on Britain's smallest public lending library. With the backing of counciI bosses, local volunteers have come forward to keep open the tiny Ainsworth Library in Bury - it stocks just 2,000 books

  • Great meal

    SIR: The festive meal I won for 10 people at the Mill House restaurant at Middlebrook was excellent and I would like to thank all concerned for a wonderful evening. Mr F J Keating Hornby Drive Bolton Previous news story Converted for the new archive on

  • Zero level

    SIR: The time has come to bring drinking levels down to zero levels. There is no excuse for drinking and driving today. This would save some two hundred plus lives per year. Also, when one of our leading entertainers has to make jokes about drink drivers

  • Your super service

    SIR: Thanks for a great year of reporting the news from Bolton and beyond. Those of us who live elswhere and cannot get access to news from home by any other method appreciate the service you are providing on the internet. In a world where most of the

  • Can they deliver?

    SIR: The Labour government has promised long term sustainable economic growth. The government has also promised to keep inflation in check. Now there is evidently a contradiction here. For economic growth can only be achieved by expanding the amount of

  • Sailor docks with Wigan peers...

    THE capture of Test star Wendell Sailor was made right under the noses of Brisbane Broncos. Wigan Warriors announced their return to the big spending league, by swooping for the flying wingman, but the major coup was completed without the knowledge of

  • Out of place

    SIR: You recently carried the story of a 14-year-old girl who was raped twice after being abducted from a night club. I am sure that most people will hope that the rapists are caught soon and punished adequately This is one of several similar cases over

  • Choir's on song - in Bolton, USA

    MEMBERS of Bolton's Cottontown Chorus felt at home on recent concert tour of America after ending up - in Bolton! The choir, also known as the Bolton Barbershop Harmony Club singers, had planned their trip to the States for months. But members didn't

  • Just a phone call away

    THE DELAY which resulted when a driver abandoned his bus in the middle of the road after a row, might have been avoided if there had been a mobile phone available. In these hi-tech days, it makes sense for every bus driver to have a phone to hand should

  • People power triumphs

    WITH true Brit spirit the people of Ainsworth are showing that people power can beat the system. The village has Britain's smallest public lending library and Bury Metro decided that it was one of several branch libraries which had to close. Volunteers

  • Put his own house in order

    SIR: As a father my sympathies would normally go out to any parent in Jack Straw's situation, but I have no sympathy with a man who since becoming Home Secretary has preached to the nation of parental responsibilities and of even taking parents to court

  • Local shoppers spend millions in the record festive spree

    BOLTON folk went spending crazy over Christmas - withdrawing millions from banks. Shoppers took more than £2m alone from cash machines at the Royal Bank of Scotland's town centre branch. And retailers today said they almost buckled under the strain of

  • From the BEN files

    25 YEARS AGOof+bf=helveticao 50 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, January 7, 1948 VAST quantities of food, tobacco, raw materials, and machinery would be shipped to Britain under the Marshall Plan, official estimates by the US State Department disclosed