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  • Carroll family

    I HAVE been commissioned by the Ida Carroll Trust to write a biography of the distinguished Carroll family of Manchester. Walter Carroll (1869-1955) was Manchester's first-ever Musical Adviser, and formed the Manchester Schoolchildren's Choir that made

  • 'Prison camp' regime for pupils slammed

    SCHOOLS are in danger of becoming like "prison camps" as more playgrounds are fenced in, planners have been warned. Cllr Stuart Murray said a Bolton primary school would be "like a fortress" and voiced his fears on the effect it was having on young children

  • Twenty more juniors join fire brigade's pioneering scheme

    A NEW batch of raw recruits has joined Farnworth firefighters as part of a pioneering bridge-building exercise. Dozens of youngsters, aged 11 and 12, formed the second wave of fire cadets to enrol at the station on Saturday as officers held a special

  • Purse lost

    IF any reader finds a black purse anywhere (it was left in a telephone kiosk on Tuesday February 16 1999), please would you find the compassion to hand it in to Bolton Police Station. The contents hold great sentimental value to me and they mean nothing

  • Looking up!

    WANDERERS are convinced they have what it takes to book an automatic return ticket to the Premiership. And they are convincing more and more people of their status as promotion favourites alongside league leaders Sunderland. A scoreless draw at Birmingham

  • Mother's plea after teenager tries to kill himself again

    A MOTHER who says her 15-year-old son has tried to commit suicide six times is pleading for him to be taken into care before he kills himself. The distraught Bolton mum says she loves her son more than anything else in the world, but wants him in a place

  • WANDERERS: Wanderers middle men hailed as the best

    By Gordon Sharrock: Birmingham City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0COLIN Todd gave his players a reminder of what awaits them in the Premiership on Saturday when he took a block booking at the Nottingham Forest-Chelsea game. Twenty-four hours later he saw them

  • Anger grows over council's photocopy charges

    BOLTON Council runs the risk of being the "laughing stock of Europe" over its policy of charging the public at least £30 for photocopies of planning documents. And now the European Commission is to be asked to decide whether the Council is stifling freedom

  • Contracts brings Leigh jobs boost

    NEW jobs and promotions have followed fresh contracts for Leigh-based telecommunication specialists Digital Exchange Products. DXP has increased its staff to 32 after signing deals with organisations including First Choice, Vision Express, Cornhill Insurance

  • OPINION:A good idea!

    WHAT a sensible solution to the issue of Bolton Council charging the public at least £30 for photo-copies of planning documents. Ecological consultant Dave Bentley suggests placing a photocopying machine in reception and charging five pence a copy. An

  • OPINION: Fluoride's not wanted here

    WHATEVER the merits or demerits of fluoridation, many people have an instinctive revulsion against mass medication. As opponents of fluoridation of Bolton's water have frequently pointed out, those who want to take fluoride may do so without inflicting

  • County's 36,000 homeless

    NEW figures show 36,000 people in Greater Manchester were officially homeless in 1998. Statistics, released today by the homeless charity Shelter, reveal more than 1,220 families and individuals were placed in temporary accommodation last year. The figures

  • The shameful face of Bolton in 1999

    AT first sight, you could be forgiven for thinking the picture at the top of this page shows a dumped bundle of rags. But this is 16-year-old Lee Newman. He has been sleeping rough in a draughty, covered walkway in Bolton town centre for weeks. And the

  • Our man for all seasons

    I REFER to the letter headed: Answers needed. It was with grave concern that I read this untruthful correspondence. Having read many letters contributed by Mrs Adams I am proud to say we never agree on anything. This is to be expected as she is Conservative

  • Driver's amazing escape

    A YOUNG driver had an astonishing escape when his car careered out of control up a grass embankment and ploughed into a tree. Brian Dickinson, aged 18, was pinned in the tangled wreckage of his car by the crushed steering wheel. He was cut free by firefighters

  • From the BEN files

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, February 21, 1974 BOLTON Wanderers are more than playing their part in the success story of the Second Division, according to attendance figures released today. The biggest leap in attendances this season has been in

  • Planned design

    THE view held by Ludovic Kennedy, that God is but an "illusion", was given national coverage in the press, and has sparked off a great deal of debate in our towns and villages. From a strictly scientific point, I wonder whether people realise that if

  • Stepdad, 39, dies in freak accident

    A YOUNG widow today told of her heartbreak after her husband's death in a freak accident on Saturday. Roger Brimelow, aged 39, died after suffering serious injuries as he changed a huge tyre on an earth moving machine at the site of Manchester Airport's

  • Queens of pub crime busters

    BOLTON'S pub landladies are some of the best people at barring crime in the town, a report has revealed. The Home Office study shows that one of the best ways of keeping violence out of the town's watering holes is to have a middle-aged landlady behind

  • MP backs Commons call to ban fur farming slaughter

    BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly is lending her support to a House of Commons Bill to ban fur farming. The Private Member's Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill will have its second reading in Parliament on March 5. She says she hopes it will soon become law and prohibit

  • Residents' fears in yellow lines dispute

    FED-UP residents say they could be forced to park in Bolton town centre and catch a bus home in a yellow lines parking wrangle. Home-owners on Chorley Street are now lobbying Bolton Council over plans to alter parking conditions. As reported in the BEN

  • Colour clock

    ANYONE who has seen Trafford Town Hall clock after dark will be aware how visible it is, with the illuminated blue border, and hands picked out in white. Bolton Town Hall clock would be more useful if colour were used to emphasise it, after dark. Ray

  • Millennium challenge for emergency chief

    THE man in charge of planning the town's emergency ambulance cover admits Millennium celebrations could spark delays. Allan Withers, 35, has just been appointed as the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service NHS Trust's emergency planning manager. But yesterday

  • Tough tactics

    I TOTALLY disagree with the sales tactics used by some electric and gas companies that seem to come knocking at my door, (which has an anti sales person sign on it), quite regularly. One gas saleswoman was pushing me to switch to her company for gas supply

  • RUGBY: Chris cross

    ANGRY Leigh forward Chris Parr wants to use video evidence to prove his neck injury was caused deliberately. Parr, making his first start since joining Leigh from Rochdale a month ago, was flattened in a high tackle just 15 minutes into yesterday's Northern

  • Fjord fiesta

    BUSINESS opportunities in Norway are on the agenda at a meeting at the Reebok Stadium on Wednesday. Bolton and Bury companies will be able to find out more about a June trade mission to Oslo. The £399 business explorer visit, from June 20 to 26, is being

  • Anniversary with a twist

    A RENOWNED Bolton company celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. British Turntable Co. Ltd, based in Emblem Street, was founded in 1959 by Chairman and Managing Director John Entwistle. It started manufacturing turntables for car showrooms and has

  • He lives here

    I'M answering nom de plume (BEN, February 15), who states Christine Adams is right when she asks what does our MP do for Farnworth? We never see him or hear of him. As far as Brian Iddon is concerned, it is a down right lie that he does not live in Bolton

  • A LOVED ONE

    THE MAN that meant so much to me, I will never ever see. Our Lord above felt it was time, To take away this loved one of mine. He was always there for me, Full of kindness, caring and glee. So much thought for other people, I feel his name should be shouted

  • RUGBY: Leigh self-destruct

    Dewsbury Rams 31 Leigh Centurions 16 IAN Millward took his first Leigh defeat on the chin, rolled with the punch and then came out fighting. The Centurions coach was plainly disappointed by Leigh's error-strewn first 40 minutes that saw the Rams sweep

  • Bouquet of the Week

    A DOCTOR'S receptionist who has been helpful and kind to many patients is the recipient of our Bouquet of the Week today. Jean Allott, of Hope Street North, Horwich, nominates Joyce Wilson of Dr Korlpara & Partners, Pike View Medical Centre, Albert

  • SOCCER: Shakers see red

    Bury 0, Norwich City 2 BAD boy Darren Bullock is facing another date with the FA after lasting just 11 minutes on his Shakers debut. The former Swindon hardman, who moved to Gigg Lane last week in a £200,000 deal, was given his marching orders for allegedly

  • PM Blair's praise for youth group

    YOUTH leaders on a Bolton project have been told to carry on their good work in a personal letter from Tony Blair. The Prime Minister wrote from Number 10 to praise the work being done by the Lottery funded Youthopia project on Johnson Fold. He says it

  • A BARGAIN?

    TWO pounds a week my licence, it is not very much, To give me entertainment and keep world affairs in touch. With 'quiz' games to stir in my brains and show I can still spell, I know I have not a high IQ but it does me very well. The problems in the current

  • Looking up!

    WANDERERS are convinced they have what it takes to book an automatic return ticket to the Premiership. And they are convincing more and more people of their status as promotion favourites alongside league leaders Sunderland. A scoreless draw at Birmingham

  • Attenshun! Weekend warriors needed

    THE Territorial Army hits the streets in Bolton this week with a new poster advertising campaign. The four illuminated posters, designed by Saatchi and Saatchi, are part of a drive to recruit more people into the part time service. They all carry the

  • Rewarding time if you come to their rescue!

    A CHALLENGING but rewarding future is being offered by Bolton Mountain Rescue Team who are looking for more volunteers to join their ranks. The team, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, has recently lost several members due to family and

  • Apology is due

    I AM astonished that despite representing a party which in 18 years did nothing to protect the health of food consumers, the Astley Bridge Tory candidate recently had the audacity to criticise the funding of the New Food Standards Agency. Instead of complaining

  • What's on in and around Bolton, Tuesday, 23.2.99

    THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE BOLTON Music Service activities at Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, New York, Bolton include Bolton Youth Stage Band, 7.30pm-9.30pm; Bolton Beginners Brass Band, 5.45pm-7.15pm; Bolton Training Orchestra, 6.30pm-8.30pm