DURING November you provided tremendous press coverage - deservedly so - of the commemorative events surrounding the 80th Anniversary of the 1918 Armistice. I am sure that many of your readers were deeply moved by the tributes paid to local people who
ROYAL Bolton Hospital has today been forced to cancel operations to cope with a massive increase in medical emergency admissions. Like accident and emergency units across the country, the Royal Bolton Hospital has been inundated with emergency admissions
A BOLTON engineering worker was rushed to hospital today after a metal bar speared his arm. John Ashton, a machine operator at Worsley-based Eaton Limited, sustained the horrific injury when he slipped and fell on to a metal basket. Work mates and company
A BOLTON councillor has demanded to know whether fireworks were sold in the run up to New Year celebrations last week. Cllr John Walsh said fireworks had been set off around the town at midnight on Thursday night to let in 1999, the first time it had
AN ANIMAL-loving couple fear for the life of a stray dog who could not find any room at the kennels after Christmas. John William Cartwright and his wife Phylis are convinced a distraught owner is searching for the well-cared for Border Collie they found
TRANSSEXUAL Lynda Cash told today how she has obtained vital medical records which she believes will help win her battle for compensation. She is set to take on the might of the military on January 13 at a Southampton employment tribunal. The Westhoughton
I refer to an article by Mark Longbottom entitled The Secrets of the Deep. The BEN quoted Stephen Gregory - who plans to write a book on submarines - as saying "Nobody has really given the men who did all the work a voice so far." The submarine's crew
LEIGH Centurions will unveil a major overseas signing later this week. Hilton Park officials have completed lengthy contract talks with an Aussie back row forward but are keeping his identity under wraps until the weekend. He is a 22-year-old who played
A BOLTON couple whose "time-warp" twins were born two years apart could become the family of the Millennium. They have revealed to the BEN that they are "seriously considering" using their four remaining deep frozen embryos to enlarge their family. And
GOOD runner, 140,000 miles on the clock, first registered 60 years ago but still sound bodywork. No, that's not a small ad from the BEN's cars for sale column. It's the phenomenal Ron Hill, the living legend of running who is reckoned to have clocked
SWISSAIR has launched its third daily Manchester-Zurich flight. The company says it offers North-west business travellers a greater variety of and quicker connections to East and South Africa, South America and the Far East. The extra flight means travellers
NEIL Warnock won't even contemplate giving up the Gigg Lane reins following Saturday's nightmare FA Cup defeat at the hands of Stockport County. Angry fans chanted for the sacking of the Shakers boss during the game but Warnock is in no mood to give up
ANYTHING which helps to control Bolton's stray dog problem is welcome. The idea of all pet dogs in the town having identity microchips implanted might be worth a try. But we share with Cllr John Hanscomb the fear that the red tape required by the council
When up against the worse there is, And no one understands. The pain and heartache cannot be felt Upon anothers hands. Yet, when in such distress and fear It opens inner strength. The changes that we have to make Is truly within God's hands. Alone we
I refer to the story (BEN, December 29) headed: Council gets tough on dog fouling'. Bolton Council says it intends to adopt plans and powers to fine offenders under the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996. Would someone from the Council please explain to
PARENTS of pupils at Bolton School are paying a lower price for A-level success than many others who opt for private education. According to a national newspaper survey, Bolton School is among the top 50 independent schools offering value for money academic
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, January 4, 1974 A BOLTON vicar today stated his support for Bolton Wanderers' controversial decision to play their third round Cup-tie against Stoke City on a Sunday. The Rev Peter Brightman, Vicar of St Simon and St
Tesco, Mansell Way, Horwich (5.30pm to 6.30pm). For prescriptions marked "urgent" by a doctor when chemists are closed please contact police on 0161 872 5050. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost
PAUL Williams was unofficially crowned at the Embassy World Darts Championship last night, and after surviving an epic first round struggle he reckons he can be King of the Lakeside on Sunday. Bolton ace Williams, was taken to the wire by Kent's Matt
I HAVE just received my copy of the BEN and cannot believe that you have allowed a member of the powerful anti-fluoride lobby to take up nearly half of the letters page with a letter of over 700 words - that isn't a letter it is an essay! Furthermore,
WANDERERS and Norwich have decided to settle for a free weekend rather than set up two meetings in the space of a week. Their respective third round FA Cup exits offered the prospect of re-arranging their outstanding Carrow Road fixture for January 23
THOUSANDS of ex-service men and women who have been denied a war pension for deafness could have their cases reconsidered in the light of new medical evidence. Experts at a conference in Sydney suggested further research was needed to ensure the Government's
BOLTON councillors want all pet dogs in the town to have implanted identity microchips. Councillors said all dogs in Bolton should have the high-tech gadget inserted under the fur to keep tabs on the dog population. And the council wants to have the power
THE number of drivers found over the drink drive limit on Bolton's roads during the Christmas crackdown jumped by more than 25 per cent. But traffic police believe more people were caught because of the big increase in roadside checks in one of the biggest
ON behalf of The Cancer Research Campaign in Turton, may I thank everyone who supported the Annual Fancy Dress Three Legged Race last Sunday afternoon - 95 couples took part and £1,300.77 was raised within the village of Edgworth that day. Laughter and
THe North West Chamber of Commerce is suggesting a New Year's resolution for local firms - beat the Millennium Bug. It is believed that nearly half of the small and medium-sized businesses in the North-west have yet to commit resources to the Year 2000
I HAVE today, posted letters to the following, Mr T Blair PM, T Jowell - Health Minister, B Iddon MP and North West Water regarding fluoridation of our water supply. Please can I urge everyone to do the same. Those on medication have to be very careful
TRAFFIC police are often the butt of criticism because of their perceived over-zealous pursuit of motorists. "They would be better employed catching 'real' criminals", is the often heard refrain from aggrieved drivers who have fallen foul of the law.
MORE THAN 1,400 travel agents will be under one roof when a massive holiday exhibition arrives in Manchester later this month. The Holiday and Travel Show, kicking off at the Manchester G-Mex on January 15, will give people the chance to speak to representatives
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE AMBASSADORS Girls' Morris Dancing Troupe, practice night for ages 5 to 15, St Andrew's Methodist Church, Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, 6.30pm-9.30pm. Tel: 01942 255484. SOCIAL sequence dancing, Turton High School, Bromley Cross,
