A TIRING flying visit to Johannesburg is hardly what Mark Fish wanted at a time when he's striving to win back his place at the heart of the Wanderers back four. At least on this occasion, his international itinerary means he doesn't have to miss a league
policy REGARDING the parking of cars on Morrisons' town centre store car park -- M Hosker's letter (BEN November 30). What about Sundays? Try parking, especially in the disabled section. Most cars parked there, or on the nearby section, are people who
A MAN barricaded himself -- and his three children -- in a bedroom at his Farnworth home last night after a row with his wife. He piled furniture behind the door at his home and refused to come out. Police officers surrounded the home in Dove Walk for
MANY thanks for the letter from your Promotions Department, informing me that I have won a weekend break at the Park Royal Hotel, Stretton. We had been down to London for a couple of days to watch Cliff Richard at the Albert Hall, and the letter was waiting
BOLTON bus users will face a day of disruption on Monday, after Stagecoach Ribble drivers announced industrial action. Dozens of the company's Bolton services will be affected at the start of the week, a company spokesman said. The strike action is the
THE Manchester and District branch of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association is keen to recruit local runners, who have recently received confirmation of a place in next year's Flora London Marathon on Sunday, April 18, 1999, to help raise vital
TEARS flowed as 1950s rock'n'roll music filled a tiny chapel united in grief for Bolton's best-known teddy boy. Mourners, many wearing drape jackets, crepe-soled shoes and sporting slicked-back quiffs, gathered for the funeral of popular Fred "The Ted
DAVID Williams insisted he was merely testing the water when he asked shareholders whether they would welcome a Sky-type takeover of Bolton Wanderers. It was a purely hypothetical exercise and the chairman of Burnden Leisure plc was at pains to point
I recently visited the Harris Children's Home in Preston which is listed, and now a park. It brought back memories and I couldn't believe that all the houses, church, school and laundry are still there in the same grounds. Nothing has really changed,
IN this part of the North-west, the Salvation Army has been caring for nearly 130 years. Our work through our social centres and church centres reaches people of all ages. We care for people in eventide homes and residential centres in Bolton, Salford
YOUR correspondent, S R Morgan (BEN December 3), has confirmed in his second letter to your columns on this particular subject, that he is arguing and promoting political dogma. That the manufacturing base of this country was largely dismantled by the
AFTER my recent letter about the behaviour of some Withins pupils, I was invited to the school by their Mr Richardson, to witness, first hand, the hard work and dedication of both staff and students. Things have certainly changed since my days at school
TV celebrity chef Ainsley Harriot is laying down a "mince pie challenge" to the people of Bolton this Christmas. It's all part of the Mince Pie Mania fun appeal being organised this Christmas by the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. "It couldn't be more
SUPER student Ruth Hardman added to her string of achievements when she was awarded a prize for her food technology project by the British Nutrition Foundation. The young girl left Deane School last summer with an amazing nine A* grades to her name, including
ATTENTION all former Military Police -- men and women. A free link-up service is in operation to put you in touch with former CMP/RMP WRAC Provost comrades. For more details send an SAE to the co-ordinator -- D Palmer, Old Comrades Linkup, 10 Main Road
off! CAN I just say to all property developers: For heaven's sake, leave us alone. Haven't we lost enough green areas in the past three decades? When we first moved here, 28 years ago this month, Daisy Hill was classed as semi-rural. Now it's just one
our green fields I AM sure you must have been inundated with letters from the Westhoughton area concerning the proposed new house building project reported in your newspaper. Over the 35 years we have been living in Daisy Hill, we have witnessed the continued
A GRIEF-STRICKEN mum died in the back of an ambulance after it became stuck in mud outside her home for more than 20 minutes. Family and friends of Alice Hall, 63, tried pushing the vehicle out of a boggy green in Leigh as paramedics attempted to revive
Bury 3 Sheffield United 3 THE Shakers had to settle for a share of the spoils after a thrilling encounter at Gigg Lane last night. Four goals in 10 second half minutes brought the clash to life after a dour first period in which Neil Warnock described
SANTA is set to benefit from a unique survival kit this Christmas, to help him deliver presents to Bolton youngsters. The rosy-coloured chap will be treated with an energy bar, a packet of reindeer food and a present finder, complete with pointer and
Music & dance Sunday CEILI Dancing with Michael Kierans, St Edmund's Church Hall, off Deansgate, 7.30pm-9.30pm. THE children of St Matthew's School will be performing a carol service in St Matthew's church, Brownlow way at 3pm. Monday BESSES Boys'
