THE North West Tourist Board has appointed Paul Hunt from Bury as marketing executive. His main responsibilities will be organisation of various UK exhibitions, compilation of certain publications and co-ordination of the Board's internet site. Mr Hunt
TOBACCO smuggling is affecting the livelihood of legitimate businesses. That is the claim after research was carried out by the Tobacco Alliance, which represents 26,000 independent retailers in the UK and is funded by the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association
THE perfect man to judge Bolton's modern-day War of the Roses with Leeds has announced his winner. Leeds-born Malcolm Bristow spent two decades growing up in the Yorkshire city, but crossed the Pennines to live the last 27 years in Lancashire. And today
A BIG emergency operation was launched last night when it was feared killer asbestos dust could be spewed all over Bolton. The drama began when a former warehouse - once used by an asbestos removal firm to store the deadly substance - caught fire just
WANDERERS are set to land striker Gaetano Giallanza. The former Swiss under-21 international is on the brink of ending Colin Todd's extensive search for fresh strike power to help shoot Wanderers out of the Premiership drop zone. It is understood the
SIR: Might I be allowed to comment on the proposed retail outlet at Longcauseway/Old Hall Street which is a separate issue to Singing Clough. Can I be so bold as to say another retail outlet in our area is not the answer to solving our problems. There
A HORWICH engineering works was badly damaged last night in the fourth arson attack in six months. Thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused when a workshop was broken into and set ablaze at Arcon Engineering, off Chorley Old Road, just before midnight
Here at the Bolton Evening News we are compiling a supplement remembering that great day when Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup in May 1958. Have you any memories of that great afternoon? Were you at the match? Or perhaps you were
SIR: I refer to the letter printed in the Bolton Evening News on February 26,1998 concerning the deteriorating condition of Vale House, Stoneclough. Vale House is a Grade 11 Listed Building and is owned by Robert Fletcher (Stoneclough) Ltd who are, therefore
SIR: While Ruth Kelly wastes yet another BEN article on a non-issue, ie the Third World (March 12) I wish to do her job for her and speak out on behalf of our manufacturing industry. By official measure, manufacturing output fell by 0.5 per cent in the
IT really is a case of 'Moore the merrier' for one of Wigan's latest Aussie recruits. Tough tackling centre Danny Moore has won every honour Down Under but has an equally burning ambition to repeat the medal haul in England with the Warriors. The former
NATHAN Blake is back in the Wales fold even though he will not play in Wednesday's friendly with Jamaica. The Wanderers striker took another step in patching up his differences with international boss Bobby Gould when he asked to join up with the squad
A COUPLE had a lucky escape early today when their kitchen caught fire while they slept. The young pair are believed to have left food cooking under a grill while they slept upstairs at home in Bridgewater Street, Hindley. But they fled to safety after
BOLTON bikers have been left out in the cold by a new "garaging" restriction introduced by one of Britain's major insurance companies. Norwich Union has announced it will refuse to cover owners of bikes in insurance groups 14 and above if they live in
WHEN planners look at improving an area, it seems that sometimes there is an important group of people whose interests are not always considered. And on Halliwell Road, Bolton, the small shopkeepers are feeling neglected. Money to upgrade properties there
BOLTON'S housing chiefs have pledged to install smoke alarms in all the borough's 20,000 council homes. By the end of this month, 4,000 will have been fitted in sheltered accommodation for the elderly. And over the next three years, they will be installed
THIS is high-paced, madcap, slapstick comedy, which never lets up from beginning to end. Animal Crackers is a cult Marx Brothers classic, and any student of comedy would be a fool not to see this show. For it is a truly breathtaking production of such
Leigh RMI 2, Altrincham 2 THE old maxim "if it isn't broken don't mend it," certainly applies to Leigh RMI's draw with Altrincham at Hilton Park on Saturday. With just 10 minutes remaining they were two up, playing quality football and seemed likely to
SIR Bobby Charlton will launch an international bike ride to raise money for The Children's Hospital's Appeal Trust in the North West. The launch will take place outside Royal Bolton Hospital Ambulance Station at 11am on March 30 with Jim Hall, the Land's
ST Stephen's Kearsley Moor CE Primary School, which has undergone many changes in recent years, is now progressing well under the "strong" leadership of headteacher Margaret Cross. That is the verdict of Ofsted inspectors who also concluded that the governing
COUNCILLORS are to go on a trip to London - to visit a Hindu temple. The outing to the largest temple in Europe at Neasden has been organised by a Bolton Hindu group. But Bolton Council will pay £40 a head towards the cost of councillors and town hall
Runs until April 11 D H LAWRENCE'S moving play about family relationships is done full justice in this powerful production directed by Joanna Read. Although Lawrence left nothing to chance and hammered home his message about dominating mothers who emasculate
SIR: I'm afraid that F Westwell (Letters March 16) is as perverse in his opinions as he is mistaken in his facts. To describe homosexual activity as "unnatural", when the phenomenon occurs throughout nature, is simply a nonsense. The case he refers to
By Joanne Hampson EDUCATION for all is at the heart of a country-wide initiative to boost learning - and Bury is leading the way. The Government's own scheme to make education accessible to everyone is still at the consultation stage but Bury is already
TIME Computer Systems is opening a new showroom on the Middlebrook development at Horwich, creating eight local jobs. Time Systems, the largest UK direct PC company, will open the showroom on today as part of its continuing expansion into Northern England
BUSINESSES and organisations throughout the North-west are being encouraged to take part in the NORWEB Business Energy Awards competition. Entrants must show how the introduction of an electrical process or service has enhanced business performance by
A BOLTON mum has given her teenage daughter's modelling career her full support - by posing topless with her. Page three stunner Rachel Travers, 19, has been hitting the headlines since she launched herself into the world of glamour modelling. And now
RESIDENTS have forced a climb down from a developer building houses near Westhoughton town centre. A group of residents from Mill Street went to a planning meeting at Westhoughton Town Hall to petition against the development. It led to developer Fountain
: I would like to thank the Bolton Evening News for printing my letter about Rat of the Week and thank you also to Michael Phillips for supplying a free replacement bird table for my parents, Mr W Rhodes and Mrs A Rhodes. The presentation was made on
SIR: I would like to comment on the traffic lights on the corner of St Georges Road, leading to Knowsley Street. It seems to bear the red light continuously, no change to yellow or green. A person has to make sure no traffic is coming up round the bend
Dewsbury Rams 50, Leigh Centurions 0 ALAN Bates is again the Centurions' public enemy number one. The Workington referee, who Leigh claim denied them the Division Two championship last season, turned an evenly-balanced game into a total mis-match. Bates
SIR: I would expect the Lancashire County Chairman of the Countryside Alliance to be more factual with his comments (BEN March 13), 300,000 people might have taken part in the countryside march but not all of them supported bloodsports. To quote one farmer's
A YOUNG man has been found dead in a kennel next to a family's pet dog. Father-of-six Kevin Jones made the gruesome discovery when he walked into the back garden of his home in Keble Grove, Leigh. Mr Jones said he spotted a foot sticking out of the kennel
CASH cuts may have left their mark, but they have not stopped Springside Primary School in Bury from providing the best schooling it can. Like many other schools, Springside suffered significant budget cuts and has struggled along without a deputy headteacher
SHADOW Industry Minister John Redwood addressed local business people about European currency. The well-known Eurosceptic, who tried unsuccessfully to become leader of the Conservative party, paid a visit to Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce in Bridgeman
Mystery surrounds a series of loud bangs heard near Regent Park Golf Course in Lostock by residents who believed them to be gun-shots. Police searched the area shortly before 10pm last night after a number of residents called after hearing the bangs,
Here at the Bolton Evening News we are compiling a supplement remembering that great day when Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup in May 1958. Have you any memories of that great afternoon? Were you at the match? Or perhaps you were
IT'S hard to believe that Bolton's Lollipop men and women are to be recruited without vital police checks because of the lengthy procedure involved. True, this is only temporary and they will not be allowed to work with children until clearance is given
A Alice has lovely curly hair, B Bessie chops hers off and doesn't care. C Clare has a pony tail, D Doris always looks as if she has been out in a gale. E Edna just prefers a plait, F Flora says "you can't beat that." G Gertie's hair looks as if it's
LAST night in the first of a series of of BBC Young Musicians '98 programmes, the producer used Smithills School as an example of what can be achieved musically at a comprehensive school. Anyone who attended Saturday night's concert in aid of the Life
THE number of cases being sent to court in Bolton fell last year. Overall, local courts dealt with nine per cent fewer cases. The figures have been revealed in the annual report of the Bolton and Wigan branch of the Crown Prosecution Service. But despite
TWO gas men, two mechanics, a window fitter and a machine operator are Bolton's answer to Sheffield's the Full Monty. The six very differently shaped lads - highly toned hunks, they are not - got together for a laugh after seeing the smash hit film. But
A BURY family whose pub was destroyed by a massive gas explosion were expected to return to the scene today The Bridge Inn on Manchester Road, Blackford Bridge, has already been bulldozed following Saturday's blast, which ripped through the wall, roof
A FARNWORTH businessman has slammed the Passport Agency, claiming vital documents "went missing". He is urging the Agency to re-think its mailing system after his daughter's passport was sent through the post unregistered. Building surveyor Walter Harlow
AROMATHERAPY sessions for the elderly, self defence classes for the mentally ill, pads, gloves and face guards for cricketers and a set of metric scales are on their way to Bolton's army of volunteers. The Health for Bolton Community Fund has distributed
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 23, 1973 THE New York Institute of Insurance has made the discovery that married people live longer than single ones. Those of us who have promised to love, honour and obey, for better or worse, may take comfort
EDUCATION officials and the head of a Horwich school will meet today to discuss its future after a third major arson attack in under a year. On Friday night an arsonist started a blaze in a newly rebuilt classroom at Lever Park special school on Stocks
AMBITIOUS Bury are set to complete Gigg Lane's all-seater redevelopment next year. The Shakers have submitted plans to replace the standing Cemetery End enclosure with a modern seated structure. The single tier stand will be identical to the South Stand
