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Benefits of urban living

MORE than 300 homes in Bolton are to get a cash injection of £6m. and the windfall is being used to upgrade a mixture of properties for rent and for sale. read more
Safety first

IT'S good to see that community spirit is alive and most definitely kicking in Little Lever after plans for a mobile phone mast were refused by councillors. read more
Don't blame the police

IN reply to Andrew and Helen Fraser's letter, I too had a visit from a scumbag while I was in the house, but, as luck would have it, I interrupted him and he got away. read more
How many more? Inquiry continues into the number of local children who were place in Welsh care home

SOCIAL services chiefs do not know how many Bolton children were placed in the Welsh care homes at the centre of Britain's most shocking sex abuse inquiry. read more
Goal hero Walker still on Cup trail

THE last time Wanderers reached the last eight of the FA Cup Andy Walker was the darling of the Burnden Park fans. By that time he had handed over the ultimate mantle of king of the crowd to John McGinlay as he struggled to recapture his old goalscoring magic following serious injury. read more
Mobile phone mast cheer

RESIDENTS are celebrating after plans for a mobile phone mast in Little Lever were turned down. read more
No criticism of St George's Court

I REFER to an article in the BEN on February 10, about my ex husband, Jack Powell, and the lack of Care in the Community in Bolton. read more

Archive - Saturday, 19 February 2000