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HAS anyone any info or experiences of Diamond Vacation Club, Acresfield House, Bolton? Peter Horton 121, Laneside Road Haslingden Rossendale

I WOULD like to establish contact with any one who can remember me from my school days. I used to live in Deane Church Lane, Bolton. I attended White Bank school Wigan road. I left school in 1953. Names I can remember are Keith Popplewell, Graham Bryce

COULD I pass on my sincere thanks to the ladies who helped and looked after my son Russell when he fell off his bike at the junction of Knowsley Street and Deansgate on Thursday morning. A special thank you to the lady who ran across Victoria Square to

AFTER all of the hype surrounding the One Big Sunday event in Moss Bank Park along with the Bolt Festival, it's time to take a long hard critical look at what benefits were achieved. Firstly, let's separate the two events. The Radio One Roadshow has been

THIS is the moment Bolton's Nichola Holt was overwhelmingly voted out by Big Brother viewers. The 29-year-old textile artist of Turton Road, Bradshaw, was axed from the Channel Four fly-on-the-wall documentary by the viewers who opted to give her the

BOLTON Wanderers went East yesterday when they joined in the fun to herald the opening of a new Hindu arts and culture centre. Manager Sam Allardyce and assistant Phil Brown were the latest in a line of high-profile visitors to the Shree Swaminarayan

THE fact that Isaiah Ranking didn't appear to have a care in the world as he tormented the Burnley defence last week says a lot for the young man's dedication and determination. The Bradford City striker had been so concerned over the health of his six-month

MARK Fish has a lot to live up to this season ... and a lot to live down. Always a Reebok favourite, the South African looked certain to be on his way in the summer when Wanderers agreed to sell him to Charlton. Finally, after more than a year of transfer

I'M looking for descendants of my grandmother, Elizabeth Powell, circa 1881, and her husband Joseph Stafford, who died in 1955. Also for descendants of Francis Booth, born 1846 in Bolton, who married Elizabeth Shaw, born 1846, also from Bolton. Liza Carless

ANYONE interested in buying a piece of hallowed Wembley turf now has the opportunity to bid for some -- courtesy of the Bolton Lads and Girls Club. The 12-inch square block of turf from the soon-to-be-closed stadium is one of 20,000 being sent to various

SPANISH students left behind the sun-drenched climes of Alicante to help out at Turton High School. Sixth form students at the school have been hosting their foreign guests from Elche, Alicante, as part of an end-of-term school exchange programme. The

25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 19, 1975 THE third Test between England and Australia was sensationally abandoned today after vandals sabotaged the Headingley pitch in a protest over a gaoled man. During the night the pitch was dug up at the

BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB, walks every Saturday. Saturday August 26, ramble from Holcombe to Pilgrims Cross and Buckden Wood. 12 miles, start at 10.15am. For more details ring Bolton 697610. BOLTON TICKET AND INFORMATION CENTRE, Town Hall, Victoria Square

HORWICH RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Ring Bolton 468085 (9am to 5pm) or Bolton 468911 (6.30pm to 9pm). MOSES GATE HOTEL, Farnworth. GYPSY'S TENT, Deansgate, Bolton. BULLS HEAD, Bury Rd,

LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: public swim, 9.30am-1pm; fun swim, 1pm-3pm; ladies only swim, 5pm-6pm; men only swim, 6.05pm-7pm; aerobics, 4pm-5pm. FARNWORTH Leisure Centre, Brackley Street, Farnworth

COUNCIL bosses are getting ready for an uplifting experience as plans to raise a statue obscured by trees continue to take shape. There have been plenty of ups and downs surrounding the £53,000 artwork, The Conference of Birds, which nests at St Helens

A BOLTON man has driven off with arguably the bargain of the Millennium -- a brand new car for just £5. There was double delight for Ronald Barnes, 33, as he discovered he had won a £6,600 Daewoo Matiz on the same day he collected the honours degree he

AN 84-year-old former Leigh soldier forgave a traumatised young guardsman who broke into his house. A newspaper cutting reporting how Harry Rigby had found burly Grenadier Guardsman Lee Hulmes asleep in his back bedroom was shown to Bolton Crown Court

You're in the Army now. Sgt Paul Charnock, in uniform, with new recruits at the Bolton Army Careers Office DAD'S Army took on a whole new meaning when 15 lads joined up in Bolton. It was the highest number ever to swear allegiance to the Queen in a single

I WOULD like to make contact with June Parker, nee Fitchett, who I worked with 30 years ago. We lost contact when she got married. If anyone knows her please ask her to get in touch. John Croot 19 Ashurst Drive Goring by Sea Worthing johnc51@hotmail.com

Wanderers star Mark Fish talks to pupils going to St Joseph's High School next term YOUNGSTERS at a Horwich school became newshounds for the day -- and quizzed a Bolton Wanderers star about his life and the "beautiful game". Pupils shortly joining Year

SAM Allardyce might not be interested in French striker Didier Agathe ("I've never heard of him!" was the manager's instant reaction to midweek speculation) but ex-Wanderer Mixu Paatelainen certainly rates him. 'Moose' reckons his Hibernian strike partner

SATURDAY PER Frandsen celebrates his Reebok return by giving Wanderers a 27th minute lead from the penalty spot - a decision won by new loan signing Isaiah Rankin - but Burnley hit back in the second half to claim a draw in the League opener. Summer signings

ANY old friends, ex-Bolton can make contact via my e-mail. I am 72 and lived in Arden Street and Lowndes Street. I am ex-RAF. Ron Taylor 19 Esperit Parkway Greenfields Mandurah Western Australia 6290 rontaylor888@hotmail.com

COUNCIL chiefs are planning to work throughout tomorrow to speed up controversial repair work on Blackburn Road, Bolton. The move is aimed at reducing disruption to traffic on weekdays. As a result the section of the A666 between Seymour Road and Asda's

BOLTON Wanderers went East yesterday when they joined in the fun to herald the opening of a new Hindu arts and culture centre. Manager Sam Allardyce and assistant Phil Brown were the latest in a line of high-profile visitors to the Shree Swaminarayan

THE search is on for youngsters to take part in the Child of Achievement Awards. The awards, which are in their 20th year, are given annually to 150 children up to the age of 16 nationwide who, by their everyday tasks to help others or their ability to

Wanderers star Mark Fish talks to pupils going to St Joseph's High School next term YOUNGSTERS at a Horwich school became newshounds for the day -- and quizzed a Bolton Wanderers star about his life and the "beautiful game". Pupils shortly joining Year

Final Score West Brom 0 Wanderers 2 Gordon Sharrock reports. Match special in the BEN on Monday, plus match pics on this site on Monday morning. Happy Wanderers arrived late at the Hawthorns and could be in trouble with the league but they wont mind after

DAVE Clamp showed he had a true will of iron after recently taking part in the World Triple Ironman Championships in Lensahn, northern Germany. The distances were an 11.4km swim (around seven miles or 456 lengths in a 25m pool), a 336-mile cycle ride

TERRY Riley, of Dixon Street, Westhoughton, is always quite rightly telling us off at the Evening News if we say 'cobbles' when we should say 'setts' (I don't mean when we say 'cobbles to Terry Riley', but when we are describing paving!). In case you

A COUPLE of weeks ago reader Bill Leadbeater said that he thought he recalled a fleet of blue buses on the Leigh-Bolton route, and asked if anyone else remembered them. Oh yes! Mr W.J. Smith, of Hutton Avenue, Boothstown, for instance, tells me that he

BOLTON FESTIVAL 2000, runs from Thursday August 24 to Monday August 28. Five days of music, dance, drama, street entertainment and much more. Until August 28 you can see Festival Faces, an exhibition in the Crush Hall, Albert Halls, Bolton. Not open Sundays

ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm. Sun noon to 5pm. Adm free. Ring 0161 831 7454. ASTLEY CHEETHAM ART GALLERY, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. Open Mon to Fri (not Thurs) 1pm to 7.30pm, Sat 9am to 4pm. Tel 0161 338 2708

COUNCIL initiatives to increase safety in the workplace have been praised as examples of good practice for others to follow. The Health and Safety Council (HSC) has released figures for deaths and injuries among workers for counties across the country

AN enterprising engineer has returned from a trip of a lifetime after driving his scooter to the Arctic Circle. Paul Rigby, from Belmont, had always wanted to complete the gruelling 4,000-mile journey and decided to help others at the same time by raising

RESIDENTS in Lostock battling to stop more homes being built in their leafy roads held a "summit" meeting with their local politicians today. Blackrod councillor Ray Barrow visited homeowners in Regent Road to discuss a planning application currently

By Frank Wood fwood@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk MORE than 20 per cent of male firefighters in Britain believe there is no place for women in the frontline job. Despite the fact that there are now many thousands of policewomen working alongside policemen

A BOLTON man who went missing, sparking an intensive police operation, is refusing to come home. Arthur Clowes was traced to a Blackpool bedsit 10 days ago, but, despite the concerns of his family, the 56-year-old former caretaker has STILL not been in

Whatever your reaction, Bolton Victim Support is there to offer free, confidential support and information. None of this would be possible without the 25 loyal volunteers and committed fund-raisers attached to the Bridge House office on Pool Street South

BOLTON students became frantic with worry after a blunder by A-level examiners left them without their results this week. Pupils at Turton High School, Bromley Cross, were shocked to learn there had been a delay in receiving their Media Studies results