DAY by day we hear about the slaughter and burning of infected and possibly infected animals. Now healthy sheep are to be killed. The lambs that I mourn for have never seen the sunshine. However, 500 unwanted (not diseased) babies a day are slaughtered
RESPONDING to Cllr Nick Peel's views on Brian Derbyshire's comments about De Lacy Drive, Tonge Moor. I know Brian well. He is a good, honest person and a proud grandfather. His comments do make sense and sometimes I agree. Brian's comments have been misunderstood
EVER since the Council took over the issuing of parking tickets, I have read and heard numerous complaints about their attitude in carrying out this task. The Council have as good as said in this newspaper that they are operating a zero tolerance to parking
WELL said S. Corns (Your Views, March 21); how right you are. These MPs don't know a thing about the departments they represent. They even confirm this by having a "shuffle" around whenever the Prime Minister wishes. Do they not realise that if you represent
I AM writing in support of the article from Mr and Mrs Bill Hartley 'Don't forget your doggy bag', in the BEN (Tuesday, March 6). For the council to remove the dog mess bin on Claypool field is inexcusable. Of all the times I have used the field to walk
I AM astonished to read Cllr Alan Walsh's rantings on the opencast issue -- if only he'd used the same kind of energy in fighting the plans when the work was being done. He never attended any of the meetings organised by Cllr Hyland and did not give evidence
WE are writing on behalf of leading medical charity Action Research, as supporters of its 'Bring Your Bear Week', and we'd love it if Bolton Evening News readers could join us in taking their teddy bear to school or work. We're sure there are thousands
I'M writing with disgust and disappointment at the recent news that the Cutacre development has been approved for coal mining. For 20 years many local residents and councillors have campaigned against this proposal and the added problems it would bring
THIS is in reply to Miss Marsden-McGlynn's most recent communication in 'Your Views'. I have never criticised Peter Kay as a person. He may be a perfectly decent chap. What has annoyed me is the image of Bolton his 'Phoenix Nights' have portrayed. Why
DETECTIVES are appearing on TV's Crimewatch tonight in the hope of catching an obsessive Bolton stalker who has tormented famous women for 20 years. The man, who uses airmail envelopes normally bearing a Bolton postmark, has bombarded celebrities including
COLIN Hendry looks set to continue in defence when Scotland continue their World Cup qualifying campaign against San Marino tonight after being given a clean bill of health. The Wanderers' defender has had a stomach upset since the Scots' 2-2 draw with
BOLTON Wanderers reserve keeper Matt Glennon has been banned from driving for two years and fined £500 after admitting being more than twice over the drink-drive limit. Glennon, 22, who has impressed on loan at struggling Carlisle United, was stopped
AN ADLINGTON author's latest book about local history is now on sale. David Smith's most recent creation is called 'About Haigh and Aspull' and is available at a cost of £18 from local bookshops or by calling the author on 01257 481157. His other books
ST Margaret's Church in Lonsdale Road, Heaton, is offering people the chance to spend a morning of quiet. The Bishop of Bolton will be leading the morning on the theme of Time to Heal. Church will be open from 9.30am to 12noon on Saturday.
MEMORIES of the sixties are set to come flooding back when The Searchers make a return to the Albert Halls, Bolton. The group, who clocked up 14 chart hits, including three number ones, appears in Bolton on Friday, April 20, 8pm. With world sales exceeding
A TEENAGE thief knocked a pensioner to the floor as he forced his way into her home to steal. The boy, aged about 16, turned violent when he failed to con his way into the 87-year-old's Buller Street home in Bury yesterday afternoon. He initially claimed
TALENTED youngsters from The Bolton Saturday Club will be appearing on My Kind Of Music -- for the fourth time. The children, who meet at Chorley Old Road United Reformed Club every Saturday, wowed judges at a Manchester audition and secured a much sought
FIRE chiefs have warned residents to take care when using electric blankets. The warning comes after fire crews were called to a house in Eldercot Road, Deane last night. Station Officer David Pimblett said Gordon Lowe, aged 40, was taken to hospital
A MAN has appeared in court charged with driving offences following a high speed motorcycle chase which resulted in a policeman being injured. The police motorcyclist, who has not been named, was injured in a collision as the chase, which began in Bolton
THE manager of a store was forced at gun-point to open the safe and tills during an armed raid by a masked gang. The gang struck at Halford's at about 4pm yesterday. Five or six masked men entered the Rochdale Road store in Bury. One of the gunmen held
DRAMA Workshop Youth Theatre presents two productions next week. The first play, on Monday and Tuesday, is being undertaken by the older members of the Youth Theatre, aged between 15 and 18. This is the stage version of Terry Pratchett's 'Wyrd Sisters
A BLACKROD man was seriously injured when his car was involved in a head-on accident with another vehicle last night. Edward Connell, 28, was due to be transferred to a specialist hospital today for emergency treatment after suffering a fractured pelvis
NEIGHBOURS from hell face a new challenge with the launch of a witness support service in Little Hulton and Farnworth. The Witness Outreach Service starts next month and aims to persuade people to report instances of anti-social behaviour. Organisers
BOLTON Council has cleaned up in a national awards scheme which puts people-power first. The council's Commercial Services department has become the latest to achieve the coveted Investor in People (IIP) status and has been recognised in particular for
THE partner of a pub landlady hit a customer over the head with a hammer after the customer had thrown beer at him, a court was told. Victim John James Bennett had been arguing with an acquaintance in the Church Inn pub, Leigh, over money he claimed was
A £3 MILLION housing development which politicians claim will build a brighter future for the surrounding area has begun to rise on the site of a former grot-spot. Wasteland on the site of the former Marsh Fold Mill, off Chorley Old Road, was a constant
A GROUP of fun loving mums have picked up the showbusiness "habit" from their talented children. Thirteen mothers, whose youngsters are members of Bolton Saturday Club, have won their own place on the popular TV show, My Kind Of Music, with a performance
WANDERERS are preparing for two crucial home games in the space of four days without the services of top scorer, Michael Ricketts. The 20-goal striker will be suspended for Saturday's clash with Wimbledon and the re-scheduled derby with Stockport next
BOLTON'S rising young boxer Amir Khan will represent England against South Africa next Tuesday. The Smithills High School pupil, will contest the English Schoolboys U48k final at Barnsley on April 28, but he gets the chance to samnple the venue after
YOUNGSTERS looking for cricket tuition and competitive action are invited to Horwich RMI on Saturday where the first coaching sessions of the pre-season are being held for the Under 11s. Nets start at 9.30 and details are available from Dave Fairbrother
I WAS very pleased with the performance of our players in Friday's home match with Leeds Rhinos. One particularly pleasing aspect was our defence. We have kept Super League opposition down to single figures for the third game in a row and that is particularly
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 27, 1976 ACTRESS Marianne Faithfull, signed up by the BBC to present two radio programmes about women in pop, has hit out at "sexist" songs written for girl singers. One of the records she attacks is her own former
THIS picture has been sent in by Mrs Carole Heron (nee Lonsdale), who tells me that "it was taken in about 1948, when Lord, Hampson and Lord's Mill went on their annual picnic. They used to have a collection before they set off, and give it to the children
WHEN I printed a picture of Church Street, Blackrod, on Monday of last week, Mr Colin Owens, of Newbrook Road, Over Hulton, rang to tell me that it wasn't in fact Church Street. He says it was Black Horse Street (in fact the main road through the centre
A 16-STRONG team of Bolton schoolgirls will represent Greater Manchester -- at the London Marathon. The girls -- aged from 11 to 17 -- are from Canon Slade School and were the only local pupils chosen to go to the event on April 22. Boys are represented
WINNING £4,000 on a radio station was music to Leesa Mannion's ears. So she gave up her £4-an-hour job -- and used the prize money to open up her own business! And she called her beauty salon in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross "Pretty Woman" -- after Julia
MIRACLE heart surgery girl Emma Standish returned to school for the first time in months to hear a special song performed in her honour by fellow pupils. The 10-year-old was touched as she listened to the 38-strong St Peter's CE Primary choir celebrate
BOLTON MP Brian Iddon is seeking advice from the Commission for Racial Equality over letters that praise him that were sent from the home of his Tory opponent. The Bolton South East MP says he is "not satisfied" with an explanation from Conservative Prospective
Bury 1 Stoke City 0 by Steve Canavan ANDY Preece celebrated his 34th birthday in style after watching his team record a deserved win over play-off favourites Stoke. A scrambled second half strike from Chris Swailes was enough to wrap up another three
BAD second half defending saw Ramsbottom United squander a two-goal half time lead to lose 4-2 at home to St Helens Town. Chris Brookes and Russell Brierley appeared to have United well in command but a storming second period recovery from Saints got
A CONTROVERSIAL decision between referee and assistant played a large part in Atherton Colls' home 5-2 defeat by Abbey Hey. The visitors took the lead in the first minute but a succession of a dozen corners paid off for Colls when Ian Gibson got an equaliser
RADCLIFFE Boro goalkeeper Danny Hurst was sent off on 67 minutes in last night's home 1-1 Unibond League Division One draw with Matlock Town. The visitors substitute Vishiri had already caused Boro problems with his pace since his introduction into the
LEIGH RMI will wait until later before deciding whether to recall veteran keeper Dave Felgate for tonight's trip to relegation-threatened Forest Green Rovers. Felgate missed last Friday's win over Hereford as he recovered from a severe migraine attack
THANK you for your letter informing me I was one of the winners of the Warner Cinema Week 9 Competition. I look forward to my cinema visit. Mrs N Hibbert Darwen Road Bromley Cross THANK you for your letter informing me I was one of the winners of the
RIVINGTON'S historic Pike Race has been a feature of the Easter weekend attracting hundreds of people within the North West for the past 119 years. So it has to take something serious to cancel it. The foot and mouth crisis has done just that. It must
PITY our poor postmen and women. Not only are they assailed by rampant dogs and other sundry dangers on their rounds, but now junkies are dumping syringes in local post boxes. Bosses are issuing warnings to them to watch out for the syringes during collections
I AM trying to trace ex-pupils of Ardwick Technical High School in Manchester, who attended from 1955 to 1960. We have already had a small, enjoyable reunion, but we are finding it difficult to trace former girl pupils due to the fact that they marry
THE Department for Education and Employment has pledged to pump £210,000 into the failing Deane School over the next three years in an attempt to revive its fortunes. Discussions about the way forward for the troubled high school take place today. The
RED Nose Day was jolly and TV coverage during the week and on the day was most entertaining. I am sure that millions enjoyed the very praiseworthy efforts in raising money for the world's dying, starving and disadvantaged. Mr and Mrs Beckham were extremely
COME on you citizens of Bolton, what part of the word 'No' don't you understand? Why do you persist in complaining about roads, traffic, parking charges? It should be perfectly obvious from Cllr Peter Johnston's and (ex-local government) Tony Boddy's
DRUG addicts dumping used syringes in Bolton post boxes are putting the health of Bolton collecting staff in danger. The reckless practice, believed to widespread throughout the borough, has prompted fears that concealed needles could spread AIDS, hepatitis
CON Boutsianis, the midfield player from South Melbourne who had a trial with Wanderers last season, has won a shock call-up to the Australian national squad - despite facing a jail sentence for his part in an armed robbery! Boutsianis pleaded guilty
FIREFIGHTERS raced to a Farnworth home as smoke poured from a tumble dryer. Firemen were called to the house in Hereford Crescent after the homeowner was alerted by smoke seaping through the house. The emergency was dealt with within minutes. A fire brigade
A RELIGIOUS circumcision service provided by the NHS in Bolton is moving to a new venue. The service will move from Lever Chambers in the town centre to the Pikes Lane Centre in Deane on April 28. The minor surgery is mainly used by the town's ethnic
FIRE chiefs have warned residents to take care when using electric blankets. The warning comes after fire crews were called to a house in Eldercot Road, Deane last night. Station Officer David Pimblett said Gordon Lowe, aged 40, was taken to hospital
BOLTON Wanderers reserve keeper Matt Glennon has been banned from driving for two years and fined £500 after admitting being more than twice over the drink-drive limit. Glennon, 22, who has impressed on loan at struggling Carlisle United, was stopped
SONGWRITER Carol Douglas is set to become a linedancing queen. The 51-year-old is due to be featured in the magazine Linedancer next month after the editor, Tim Matthews, said he was impressed with her collection of songs. And top new British country
A MAN pleaded guilty to assault after a row about a taxi home from a Christmas party. Magistrates at Bury heard how Scott Evans, 25, had been on a night out with workmates. Tempers flared after Evans and three friends were asked to hand over £2 each before
AN angry man attacked his girlfriend, throwing her across the room and causing facial injuries as the couple's terrified two-year-old looked on, a court heard. Bury magistrates were told how an argument between Stuart Nuttall, 28, and his girlfriend,
A MUSICAL Mixture lived up to its name at the weekend, when variety was the key word in an evening of entertainment performed for charity. Turton Rotary Club hosted the event at Bolton's Victoria Hall, to raise money for the life education unit which
A FIRE chief was linked to two sex attacks by sophisticated DNA evidence which proved his guilt, a jury heard at Manchester Crown Court. The odds that 44 year old George Heyes was not the hooded assailant, were one in one billion, prosecutor Susan Klonin
TIM Rees jets out to Australia this week for the latest and most important stage to date of his cricket education. The 16-year-old Canon Slade pupil, who plays for Bolton League side Eagley, has been selected for the England under 17s squad playing a
FORTY gallons of alcohol have been seized from under-age drinkers on the streets of Bolton over just three weekends. And 160 police warning letters have been sent out to parents. Hauls of alcohol seized in a police crackdown -- held over three weekends
THE deepening foot and mouth crisis could put Easter school exchange visits to Europe into jeopardy. But so far, Bolton schools planning excursions over the Easter break have heard no news about whether the trips can go ahead or not. Schools have been
BOLTON education experts will today meet with officers from Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) to discuss the way forward for a troubled high school. But a council report has revealed that action already taken over the failing Deane School may have saved
YOUNG Shakers defender Nicky Hill has been tipped as a star of the future - by the man who plays alongside him. Chris Swailes was delighted after notching the winning goal last night but he was quick to praise Hill, who was starting only his third game
