I REPLY to your question: What do you think of fluoride? Firstly, I refer to the Family Law Reform Act of 1968, Ch. 1: "Providing only one glass of artificial fluoridated water is given, it would constitute a trespass on the person over the age of 16
MAY I say a big thank you to you for printing the story of Holly, the German Shepherd bitch, who disappeared recently. We had an enormous response. May I also thank everyone for their help, especially the young man from Chilham Street, who came out every
YOUNGSTERS have been left in tears after thieves snatched their prized mountain bike Christmas presents. And police have warned that thieves are cashing in on a post-Christmas bike bonanza. Lance Aldred, 10, of Rothbury Court, Morris Green, had his 21
TEACHERS in Bolton schools will soon be issued with a set of rules on how and when to physically restrain violent and disruptive pupils. Guidelines have been drawn to tell teachers when and in what way they can use force to stop unruly pupils causing
SHE may not be as sprightly as she used to be but she has an excuse - for Tina the mongrel is probably Bolton's oldest dog! If she had been a person, she would have received her telegram from the Queen around 40 years ago. Nobody knows Tina's exact age
PRIME Minister Tony Blair has been accused of undermining a crackdown - being launched today - on Bolton parents who book term time holidays. Bolton education chiefs are set to give the green light to a major attendance drive on exactly the same day the
FORMER Bolton MP Ann Taylor has become the third Cabinet Minister to come under fire for failing to get her child back in school for the start of term. The Chief Whip's daughter, Isabelle, missed a day's lessons because she and her family were unable
TONY Knowles is pulling out all the stops to keep his place on the main snooker tour. The 43-year-old Bolton professional, who won two ranking events during the early 1980s, rolled back the years to storm into the third qualifying round of the Regal Scottish
TWO local law firms have announced a merger. Slater Links Solicitors of Bury and Ellison Blank Goldsmith of Farnworth are now Slater Ellison. The five partner firm operates from Broad Street, Bury with a branch office in Gatley Road, Cheadle. The firm
THE search is on for the coveted Veuve Clicquot Business Woman of the Year for 1998 - nominations must be received by January 31. Bolton-based Vernacare group's former chairman, Jean Wilson, was shortlisted in 1993 but the town has yet to produce a winner
BOLTON councillors are calling for a crackdown on illegal street traders plaguing the town centre. At a town hall meeting, they complained that during the Christmas period unlicensed traders selling everything from socks to Santa hats had hit the town
COLIN Todd has slammed Gordon Taylor's call for ill-disciplined clubs to be docked league points as "ludicrous" and "unnecessary". The Wanderers boss says clubs, managers and players should be left to keep their own houses in order under the current disciplinary
YOUNGSTERS who munched their way through thousands of chocolate biscuits to buy a drum kit for their school have seen their musical ambitions crumble. Hundreds of pupils at George Tomlinson School, Kearsley, saved about 15,000 Jacob's Club biscuit wrappers
IT was interesting to read in the BEN the different reaction of Terry Lewis MP and Ruth Kelly MP, to the Government White Paper on pensions etc. I was on the side of Terry. As a political activist in the past I met many MPs. I always considered the best
WESTHOUGHTON teenagers are starting the New Year with a place of their own after the town's first youth drop-in flung open its doors. Two years ago, after complaints from young people that they had nowhere to go, a group of interested people set about
SPEED humps installed just weeks ago as part of a £400,000 Westhoughton town centre improvement scheme will have to be dug up and repaired. Westhoughton town councillor Brian Clare has criticised the project after four of the block-paved speed humps on
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, Jenuary 6, 1974 THREE hundred workers at the Dinasafe Seating engineering works, Spa Road, Bolton, walked out today after a dispute over payment of Saturday overtime rates. The men left the firm's Gilnow Works after
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE THE Farnworth Aces Morris Dancers is holding a practice night for girls age 15 and upwards at the New Bury Community Centre, Buckley Lane, Farnworth at 6.30pm. A CHOIR practice session is held at St John the Evangelist, Wingates
I WAS amazed to read the recent article in your paper, where North Western Trains accused people of fare evasion on the Bolton to Manchester line, and their need to have staffed barriers at stations to stop this. I would point out that travelling to Manchester
Come off it Modern life has dealt a blow, about computers we must know. Keyboard skills not easy to learn, But for its knowledge we now yearn. All must seek to master it, As kids know to their credit. Easy learning is now the norm, IT's just a choice
A BOLTON woman who dedicated her life to the NHS died in a hospital 35 miles away because there was no bed nearer home. The family of Pat Trimble of Kearsley say she gave her whole life to the NHS - but when she needed it most it let her down. Pat, 69
BURGLARY comes top of the public's fears about crime in Bolton's first ever formal survey. Last year questionnaires were distributed to residents of the town and printed in the Bolton Evening News in an attempt to discover local people's perceptions of
A MAJOR new survey has mapped out Bolton's crime blackspots more starkly than ever before. A detailed investigation into the scale of law breaking and the misery it brings to residents across the borough has identified the best and worst places to live
A BOLTON teenager came within "five minutes" of death when he was struck down by the killer strain of meningitis on the last day of his family holiday in Tenerife. Gerald McWhinnie, 17, fought back to health on the sunshine island, after doctors had told
BOLTON darts ace Paul Williams faces his next test tonight in his bid to land the Embassy World Darts Championship. Williams, the 34 years old engineer from Smithills, faces Londoner Andy Fordham in a second round clash at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley
WORRIED residents and business people are living in a state of fear as they battle a rising tide of crime. That is the grim picture of life on the streets of the town's crime blackspots - those areas beset with violence, drug misuse and vandalism. Yesterday
IAN Millward is looking to fan power to help him bring a second top Aussie forward to Hilton Park. The Leigh Centurions coach yesterday wrapped up a one-year deal for highly-rated back rower Heath Cruickshank - and then quickly turned his attention to
THE leading local business organisation is firmly in favour of the euro. Bolton and Bury Chamber believes that the long-term economic interests of local businesses will be best-served through membership of the EMU. Prime Minister Tony Blair has stressed
AS a resident of Westhoughton, I feel compelled to voice concern over the disgraceful yob element that I and millions of other decent people have to put up with. Everywhere you go it's the same old story - bus shelters, telephone boxes, shop windows etc
BACTERIA, germs and bleach are on the menu this month as Bolton's 16 health centres challenge people to test their wits on food hygiene. Bolton Council's environmental health services food control unit and Wigan and Bolton Health Authority's education
BOLTON'S police chief today urged the public to get involved in the fight against crime. Speaking at the launch of the Bolton Crime and Disorder Audit, Chief Supt Mel Pelham appealed to everyone who cares about the town to have their say. He said: "We
UP to 20 homes a DAY were burgled in Bolton during a five month period this year. The Crime and Disorder Audit Report reveals a total of 2,202 burglaries on homes throughout the borough from April 1 to August 31, an average of more than 550 a month, or
A MAN was blasted in the foot with a sawn-off shotgun after refusing to hand over cash to robbers in Farnworth last night. The gang went through the 21-year-old man's pockets as he screamed in agony on the ground and escaped with his wallet containing
IT is indeed a pity that the names of drink-drive offenders caught by a very effective Christmas crackdown cannot be revealed to the public at this time. The Data Protection Act means that the police are unable to provide the BEN with this "list of shame
MORE than FOUR in every 100 car drivers can expect to have their vehicle stolen or broken into in Bolton. That is how serious the problem has become. The total number of auto crime incidents recorded in Bolton from the beginning of April to the end of
A MAN'S 18th birthday celebrations in Bolton town centre ended in horror when a thug hurled a metal grid at his head. Darren Gallagher was knocked unconscious by the grid which also crushed his hand. Today detectives issued an appeal for help in a bid
IT is a report which we have long wanted, and it is as detailed and damning as we believed it would be. But the newly published Bolton Crime and Disorder Audit Report is designed to find new ways to cut the crime figures. The report gives a beat by beat
I am a dog owner, and I fully endorse the council's actions regarding dog owners who allow their dogs to foul the pavements and other public areas. However, I feel I must comment on a fact which your article fails to mention. I take my two dogs, to two
A FIREFIGHTER is depending on the generosity of people across Bolton to support his warm-hearted festive mission. Colin Faulds has the needs of the town's impoverished, cash-strapped families at heart as he asks for residents to donate advent calendars
