25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 8, 1976 A TORY MP today called for the dismissal of Home Secretary Roy Jenkins following reports that thousands of immigrants could be slipping into Britain. British Rail also announced that an immediate inquiry
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 10, 1976 MR Jeremy Thorpe is quitting as Leader of the Liberal Party. He goes after more than nine years at the job and at the end of many months of anguish. He has been told by his senior colleagues that he simply
IT numbed Bolton and horrified a Britain where the club culture was just starting to be king in those Swinging Sixties. But exactly why 19 people died at the Top Storey Club has never been discovered. And today, 40 years on, although there were allegations
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 22, 1976 SHOPKEEPERS and garage owners in Bolton are threatening to refuse to serve Inland Revenue officials in protest against proposed new legislation. They plan to take photographs of all the taxmen in the town
MICHAEL HOPE, a former Deputy Editor of the Evening News, who now lives in Surrey (he later joined the Civil Service and had a number of imporant posts) returned to Bolton recently to give a talk to the Bolton Historical Society. His subject was the six-year
THE seniors who have finished joint winners in the Manchester Basketball League Division One were to host Crewe in the first round of the play-offs. However, a phone call from the team left Bolton disappointed as Crewe failed to get a team together for
IT'S down to the four big guns to contest the semi-finals of the Bolton Golf Association Championship tonight. Two fascinating matches are in prospect after leading qualifier Garerth Hastie, on his home Bolton course, edged out former champion Jeff Bennett
1. When faced with a pressure shot over water, or any other hazard, the only place you cannot afford to miss the green is short. Play the percentage shot and be realistic with how far you can hit each club. This is not a time to rely on your best ever
IT was only fitting that Harwood's golfer of the year should be the club's leading qualifier for the BEN Golf Trophy 2001. Simon Wrigley reduced his handicap from 10 to seven last year on his way to winning two board competitions and with another good
IT was Westhoughton's turn to supply the three qualifiers for the BEN Golf Trophy 2001 where the winning trio needed to be at the top of their game to get through. Jim Speakman, Neil Smith and Joe Delafield all recorded one of their best rounds on their
THE Theatrical Management Association has launched its campaign to find enthusiastic members of the public to serve as regional panellists for the Barclays Theatre Awards. Around 140 panellists are recruited each year throughout the country to assess
HORWICH "drama queen" Olive Hart received the civic award for her contribution to amateur entertainment in the town. The 69-year-old was among the founder members of Horwich RMI and District Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society when it met in 1954 for the
A WELL-known face in Bolton amateur theatre received a fitting encore to a stage career that has spanned 62 years. Mr Alan Roscoe made his first public appearance in 1939 aged nine years. Several months ago, aged 71, he decided to vacate the stage, although
MEMBERS of a Bolton-based charity intend to show it is chic to lead the way when it comes to staging new productions . . . Last year the Children's Hearing Impaired Charity (CHIC) enjoyed a success with the regional premiere of Chess at the Albert Halls
A NEW initiative has been introduced into the Bolton Symphony Orchestra's Summer Proms concert this year to attract young music fans. There will be free admission for under-18s to the concert, in the Albert Halls, on Saturday, June 30. The aim is to entice
SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band has been named the BBC Radio 2 Best School Brass Band of the Year, for the third successive year. The hat trick of successes was announced on air by Radio 2 Listen to the Band presenter Frank Renton on Friday night.
SOAP actress Naomi Russell swaps running up knickers for running up the cobbles of Coronation Street in July. Naomi -- alias seamstress Bobbi Lewis in Mike Baldwin's factory will be taking part in the Tesco Great North Women's Run on Sunday, July 15.
DAREDEVIL Eileen Hamilton did an amazing bungee jump to raise money for Bolton Busting Breast Cancer appeal. Eileen, 52, from Daubhill, a breast cancer survivor, was on holiday enjoying the sunshine in Cyprus when challenged by friends to jump. Eileen
CARERS Week may be drawing to a close -- but for many local people, caring is an all-year-round affair. Brenda Flack is just one of the many "hidden" carers in the town who look after elderly relatives who are in homes -- showing that feeling responsible
AN inspirational Wall of Hope will go ahead in Bolton later this year to boost the Bolton Busting Breast Cancer Appeal. Local women survivors of breast cancer will be invited to pin their names and photographs -- plus a message of hope -- on a mock wall
A MAJORITY of chartered accountants in the North West say not adopting the Euro is harming the economy and the businesses they serve. In an extensive online survey of more than 5,000 chartered accountants throughout England and Wales, the North West and
THE National Asthma Campaign is seeking Bolton daredevils for charity abseils on Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29, at Manchester Town Hall. For details, call 0207 704 5865.
A WOMAN motorist has died after suffering severe head and chest injuries in a motorway crash on the M61 in Anderton on Sunday. Julie Marie Locke, aged 30, from Pewsall, St Helens, was taken to Preston Royal Hospital but died last night.
A THIEF escaped with a car stereo after smashing into a vehicle parked on a pub car park. The radio cassette player, worth £200, was stolen from a Fiat Cinquecento left outside the White Horse pub on Bury Road, Edgworth, between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday
By Rob Arkwright, Hargreave Hale Ltd THE market has been fairly quiet this week ahead of the election with investors, along with most of the population, seeing it as a foregone conclusion. Also, the Bank of England decided to keep interest rates on hold
THE Bolton-based Yates Group is upbeat about the future in spite of disappointing annual results. The operating profit was £18.8 million compared with £19 million in 2000 -- up 21 per cent from 1999. Sales rose in the last 12 months from £144 million
TRADE and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt -- promoted in the post-election re-shuffle -- chose a high-tech textile firm in Blackrod for her first official visit in the new job. She toured Web Dynamics Ltd in Moss Lane the day after surprised and flattered
WANDERERS fans can see the First Division play-off trophy their team won so impressively at the Millennium Stadium last month at the Reebok Visitor and Tour Centre which is open from 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday and 9am to 4pm on Saturdays.
WANDERERS groundstaff expect to complete the job of relaying the Reebok pitch tomorrow. The grass, which has been grown in Grantham to the club's specifications, is being laid at the rate of 1,000 metres a day by head groundsman, Richard Norton, and his
WANDERERS groundstaff expect to complete the job of relaying the Reebok pitch today. The grass, which has been grown in Grantham to the club's specifications, has been laid at the rate of 1,000 metres a day by head groundsman, Richard Norton, and his
WANDERERS will play top Spanish club Athletic Bilbao in a friendly as they prepare for the Premiership. The match will take place at the Reebok on Saturday, August 4 and is likely to be the first of two prestige pre-season games taking place when the
BOLTON Wanderers have released Nicky Summerbee on a free, just two weeks after paying Sunderland £125,000 for helping the Whites win promotion. The ex-Manchester City and Sunderland winger, who cost Wanderers a total fee of £250,000 for his brief stay
CHART star Badly Drawn Boy's efforts to conquer the States are to be featured in a Radio One documentary. The programme 'Big Over Here, Badly Drawn Boy in America', to be broadcast next month, charts the Breightmet singer-songwriter's 16-date odyssey
STAR RATING: HHH HHHH HHH HHHH HHH HHH HH HHHH Menu: HHH Quality of Food: HHHH Atmosphere: HHH Service: HHHH Children's menu: HHH Vegetarian dishes: HHH Disabled access: HH Value for money: HHHH HOW TO GET THERE: Head out of Bolton town centre along Tonge
SMALL businesses are being warned not to accept excuses for late payment over the holiday season. The Better Payment Practice Group -- a public and private sector partnership -- says recent research shows that 32 per cent of reasons given for not paying
TRAVEL agency group Holiday Hypermarket, which has a store at Middlebrook, Bolton, scooped two prestigious prizes for growth and innovation at the 2001 Agent Achievement Awards in London. It was honoured for Best Use of Technology and for being the best
WESTHOUGHTON "e-tailer" dabs.com has appointed Simon Brayshaw as financial director. Mr Brayshaw, aged 39, has 10 years corporate finance experience at Deloitte & Touche, seven years with Jarvis Porter Group Plc as finance director and then managing
EMPLOYEES take an average of 8.7 days off each year and managers believe about three of them are not genuine. This is a key finding of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's second annual survey into employee absence. The results show
FIBRE Fillings in Cawdor Street, Farnworth has achieved Investor in People status. The company, a division of Polywarm Products Ltd, has been manufacturing high loft bonded waddings since 1972 and employs 43 people. A spokesperson said: "The management
SARAH Holdcroft from Lostock, Bolton has become a fully-fledged cabin crew member with British Airways in Manchester. She was one of a group of 18 people who recently passed vigorous training standards enabling them to work on Boeing 737 and 767 aircraft
THE Bolton and Bury Chamber Export Documentation service has moved from Bury to the headquarters in Clive Street, Bolton. Neil Walmsley has taken over from Muriel Bray and Rita Radivan, who previously ran the service in Bury. It handles around 2,000 Certificates
A BOLTON security firm has been recognised once more as an Investors in People organisation. Johnson Security Services Ltd, based at the Bolton Enterprise Centre in Washington Street, has expanded since it became one of the first North-west companies
LONG-serving partner Michael Cliff has retired from chartered accountants Cooper Lancaster Brewers. Mr Cliff joined the firm of Cooper & Cooper in 1960 (a Bolton firm since 1867) and remained with the business for 41 years. He served his training
LOCAL managers played host to John Thornton, the man in charge of corporate and commercial banking for the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. RBS acquired National Westminster Bank last year and is now the second largest financial services group in the UK,
GROWTH at the Trumeter Group in Radcliffe has led to a restructuring exercise. The company, which manufactures industrial counting, measuring and timing systems, is having particular success in overseas markets which now generate 75 per cent of sales.
THE European Parliament has approved measures to cut through red tape and simplify VAT invoicing rules. MEPS voted overwhelmingly to scrap 15 sets of national rules governing VAT invoices and replace them with one. North-west Labour Euro MP Gary Titley
HUGE transaction and money laundering risks are likely to accompany the introduction of euro notes and coins on January 1, 2002, it is claimed. The warning comes from Richard Powell, Fraud Investigation partner at KPMG. He says the change of currency
TAX specialists at KPMG in Manchester claim Inland Revenue inspectors in the North-west are set to "raise their game." According to KPMG, new targets for tax inspectors include a requirement for them to identify non-compliance in three out of every four
NORTH-west business is to get a £30 million investment boost. A Regional Venture Capital Fund to support entrepreneurship and business creation is one of the measures announced by Chancellor Gordon Brown, Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt and
A SOCCER Web site claimed today to have received a copy of the Premier League opening day fixtures writes Chris Sudlow And it tipped Wanderers v Liverpool at the Reebok Stadium as one of the ties of the day. The Web site - www.midassoccer.com - which
ADLINGTON St Paul's received 40 runs start in the first round of the Finestyle Windows Handicap against Moss Bank XI. The handicap was proved to be right when Moss Bank won by a single run 201-200. Heaton XI had to concede 150 runs to Church Hotel and
THE Section 'M' match between Howcroft Inn and Price's 'B' disproved the theory about top section matches being the best. Although the players in this game would be out of their depth against top sections sides, they produced a cracking match with low
TEN policemen stood guard when Billy Webb made a court appearance in Bolton last year. Webb, whose real name was William Craig, appeared before magistrates in January, faced with the charge of conspiring to supply drugs. The court appearance came after
DETECTIVES are still hunting the killer of Bolton criminal Billy Webb two weeks after he was shot in a suspected gangland execution. Webb, aged 42, described in the Dillon Hull murder trial as a "well known local criminal" was shot twice as he was sleeping
MURDER squad detectives are trying to trace the movements of a Bolton criminal in the hours leading up to his killing in a gangland-style execution. Bill Webb, aged 42, was shot through the chest as he was in bed at his flat in Whitelegg Road, Bryn, three
A WOMAN who was shot when Bolton criminal Billy Webb was murdered in his bed is now under police protection, it has been revealed. The 22-year-old woman ran screaming from the first floor flat in Whiteledge Road, Bryn, Wigan, dressed only in a G-string
JURORS at the Dillon Hull murder trial were told Billy Webb had met the dead child's stepfather to discuss drug deals. Five-year-old Dillon was shot dead on August 6, 1997, as he walked home, hand-in-hand with his step-father John Bates. A single bullet
THE terrified girlfriend of a notorious Bolton criminal ran naked into the street after he was blasted to death in front of her eyes. The girl, who was shot in the elbow as she fled, collapsed into the arms of an elderly neighbour crying: "I am going
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MIKE ATHERTON underlined to Lancashire how much they would miss him if he does retire at the end of the season by reaching 160 at Old Trafford today. Atherton has still to reveal whether he plans to play on at Test or county level after his current contract
A DROPPED catch proved fatal to the Bolton Association's hopes of progressing in the MEN Inter-league Trophy. With the Northern League chasing 154-7 and the tie very much in the balance at Adlington, key batsman John Eccles was dropped on nought. The
THE Bolton League are back on track and hunting for revenge after cruising through to the semi-finals of the MEN Inter-League Trophy. Without the services of players from Westhoughton, Kearsley and Greenmount, who had been released to play in the Lancashire
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IN the final game of the season Bolton RUFC Colts had to win to be crowned North West League Champions while opponents Littleborough needed to win to finish second in the league. Bolton's previous encounter with Littleborough earlier in the season resulted
Beside the Seaside, Farnworth Performing Arts Company, Farnworth Little Theatre. Runs until Saturday. THIS play is set in an old fashioned boarding house in Blackpool and is full of the humour surrounding the stereotypical British family of the time.
BOLTON'S junior badminton players have ended a successful season in style with exciting cup finals. Markland Hill Juniors won a spirited and competitive final against Harper Green. But Harper Green B triumphed in the plate final over Forrest Juniors.
THE LURE of the fantastic new Bolton Arena has persuaded England badminton ace Chris Hunt to think again about his plans to end his illustrious playing career this year. After a guided tour of the £15m development at Middlebrook, the Bolton-born star
PREMIERSHIP WEST Brom 2, Ipswich 2; Leicester 3, Southampton 0; Liverpool 3, Middlesbrough 3; Crystal Palace 0, Leeds United 2; Brighton 2, Nottm Forest 1; Coventry 3, Norwich 4; Manchester City 3, Everton 2; Horwich 2, Stoke City 2; Sunderland 3, Spurs
THE MILLENNIUM Junior Rounders League began a new season this week with four new schools taking part -- St Joseph's (Horwich), Turton, St James and Harper Green who oin MSJ, Withins, Sharples and Smithills to make up two separate leagues covering North
SUPERSTARS of English badminton won't need a street map to find their way around when they head for next year's Commonwealth Games at the Bolton Arena. For some of them rose through the ranks in Bolton - under the guidance of a former local milkman, who
WHEN a bloke called Caleb Wright decided to apply for planning permission to build a swimming pool in Tyldesley back in 1876, he had no idea what he was starting. Within weeks of the baths opening on July 22 of that year, Tyldesley Swimming Club was formed
2001 ROLL OF HONOUR Section A: Howcroft Challenge Cup Champions: CUEMASTERS S & SC Runners Up: FARNWORTH SNOOKER CLUB Section B: Greaves Challenge Cup Champions: FIRST BUS SOCIAL CLUB Runners Up: BAR LANE BOWLING CLUB Section C: Bolton Referees Championship
WANDERERS' supporters spilling out of the Millennium Stadium could not contain their delight after the team secured a return to the Premiership. All Bolton fans agreed it wasa great day out thanks to a comprehensive 3-0 victory, an impressive stadium
GARETH Farrelly took time out from his celebrations today to dedicate the high point of his career to his father, Eugene, whose untimely death 18 months ago robbed him of his greatest support. "I just wish he could have been there to see me," the Dubliner
BOLTON golfer Andrew Oldcorn had a double cause for celebration over the Bank Holiday. He was over the moon at winning the Volvo PGA title as a 150/1 outsider and celebrating the success of his hometown team winning the Cardiff play off final. Andrew
WANDERERS will enjoy riches beyond compare next season - but Sam Allardyce admitted today that the extra cash will bring added problems as he tries where his predecessors have failed - to stay in the Premiership for more than one season. "The money is
WANDERERS 4-3-3 MATT CLARKE 8 His 69th minute save from Healy was crucial - otherwise very little to do behind a superb back four. ANTHONY BARNESS 8 Hardly put a foot wrong through the entire game - a big, big player in a massive defensive performance
ROB Ball is back at Hilton Park and looking to re-build his career after being cut by Wigan Warriors. The tall, strong running forward left Leigh five years ago to join hometown Wigan. After making his name as a back rower, Ball moved into the front row
TWO trophies in four days will not be enough to quench Leigh Centurions' thirst for more honours. With the NFP Minor Premiership and now the Trans-Pennine Trophy safely locked away, the Centurions will now turn their attentions to winning the Grand Final
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 4, 1976 A FARNWORTH pub has changed its name - so that people can find it. The King's Head on Plodder Lane has been called "The Canary" for many years by locals and any stranger asking for the King's Head would
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 8, 1976 ICE-cream and soft drink manufacturers in the Bolton area are working overtime to cope with the demand of the heatwave. Public houses, too, are being kept busy thirst-quenching drinks like lager and shandies
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 10, 1976 MINERS are now the richest and most numerous British holidaymakers abroad this year. Mr Wilf Jones, managing director of the holiday firm Cosmos, said today: "There is one section of the British people
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 7, 1976 HERE comes the Evening News at the gallop . . . For residents in far-flung corners of Horwich are getting their newspapers delivered by pony express, When 13-years-old riding enthusiast Jane Gibson, of
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 17, 1976 BOLTON man Mr Don Stewart has joined the elite band of swimmers to complete the hazardous Morecambe Bay swim - despite an attempt to rescue him! Don, a 36-years-old bachelor of St Paul's Place, Halliwell
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 1, 1976 MORE than 250 people were waiting outside Bolton Town Hall today, on the day council mortgages are handed out. The queue of would-be home owners was headed by a 65-years-old man who had been waiting art
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 18, 1976 BRITAIN'S inflation rate has taken the biggest dive ever recorded. It plunged to 15.4 per cent in May, and that means the cost of living is at its lowest for over two years. The massive drop of 3 per cent
BOLTON canoeist Nathan Stevenson will represent Great Britain in Europe during the summer. The 13-year-old Canon Slade pupil earned a call-up to the Great Britain Junior Under 16 slalom team after a series of selection races with the England Canoe Slalom
WILL anyone contacting Les Gent by e-mail please include a full postal address as well. Many messages with only an e-mail address are arriving asking for information from other readers, who may not have access to e-mail, and whose only way of answering
IT wasn't only cars and tipping gear which absorbed the talents of Maurice Edwards and his brothers. In 1908 they began making flying machines, and made engines for A.V. Roe. The engines were tried out first in a big room at the back of a Bradshawgate
Owd Ephraim Woods he kept a shop, Near t' top o' Taypot Row, He sowd red yerrin', fleawr an' barm, An' pots an' pons an' o'. He'd towfy, traicle, cheese an' eggs, He's butther, jam, an' lard; An' if yo' wanted owt second hond, They're plenty i'th' back
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 11, 1976 MORE than half the shops at a £350,000 showpiece precinct are still empty after four years. Now the tenants who have moved in are angry at what they call a "disgraceful situation" at the Brownlow shopping
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 5, 1976 BOLTON'S flying dentists, Mr Jack Powell and his son John, had double cause for celebration at the weekend. They both won prizes in the Blackpool Centenary International Air Rally, which attracted entries
25 YEARS AGOo From the Evening News, June 16, 1976 PLANS to transfer production work and white-collar jobs from the Horwich factory of Rivington Carpets to the Wigan plant will go on. Up to 200 jobs are threatened at Horwich as a result of the firm's
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 9, 1976 SOCCER will cost more at Burnden Park next season. However, it will still be cheaper watching there than at many other grounds. And the Bolton board have managed to keep the minimum price down to 70p -
a huge success LAST week saw the inaugural event in what is hoped to be a series of 5K road races hosted by Bolton United Harriers. Using an interesting and challenging (read hilly) course, the organisers were able to devise a registered course that allowed
A GIRL had to be rescued by firefighters after she got stuck in a gate. Shelby Harrison had been playing in her friend's garden in Calvert Road, Great Lever, when she got stuck in the wrought iron gate yesterday afternoon. Shelby had been swinging on
ARTWORK at Bolton Institute certainly takes some licking. Henry Smith found that out when he came face to face with a life-size figure crafted from chocolate. Henry, aged four, from Bolton School's nursery, got a close-up view of Westhoughton artist Philippa
HEART-swap swimmer Kelly Walmsley is to represent Britain at the World Transplant Games this summer after a car dealership raised the money to send her to Japan. Vauxhall car dealers Kirkby Central, Manchester Road, donated £10 for every car taken out
COUNCIL leader Bob Howarth spoke of his pride as 43 years of service were recognised with the freedom of Bolton. Cllr Howarth became only the second recipient of the town's highest award since the metropolitan borough was created in 1974. Wanderers legend
BRAVE Michael Strangwood's sightless eyes sparkle as he plays with special fibre optic lights in his new bedroom. The terminally ill boy has been ravaged by a rare genetic disorder robbing him of his speech, hearing, smell, sight and mobility since he
A party of 130 children spent an enjoyable day at Fleetwood in June, 1953, as guests of the Astley Bridge branch of the British Legion, who provided the Coronation trip for them.
IT may be 40 years ago but memories of the Top Storey Club inferno were fresh in many people's minds this week. Certainly, for Mrs Jackie Webb from Harwood, the years rolled back as she read the BEN special series of commemorative features about the inferno
THE Top Storey Club was destined for a brief life. The club was started in December 1960 by Mr Stanley Wilcock, who originally rented the building for his business, Gregg Construction Company which made kitchen furniture. Then he had the idea of converting
LESS than 100 tickets for the South Stand remain to be sold for the Shakers v Manchester United fundraising clash. Tickets are now on sale for the main stand and can only be obtained from the club's commercial office or the main club reception up to 4pm
FIRE precautions should prevent another Top Storey disaster today -- as long as clubs and other entertainment venues are well-managed and obey the rules. With a string of preventative measures in place, a repeat of the 1961 fatal club blaze seems impossible
JACKIE Webb believes in miracles. She knows they exist because she should have been in the Top Storey Club on that May night. She had been going there as an impressionable 18-year-old with a few girlfriends each Monday evening since it had opened a few
BURY'S record signing Chris Swailes is due to sign for First Division new boys Rotherham United on a free transfer today writes Steve Bott Swailes has accepted a three-year deal first offered to him by the Yorkshire outfit during talks on Friday, as the
THE story of how Walkden was transformed from a rural village by the Industrial Revolution has been told in a new book. Local historians Glen Atkinson and Philip Hagerty have joined forces with Blackleach Country Park to produce the history, covering
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 19, 1976 A WOMAN in a wheelchair had an amazing escape when she was struck by lightning. She was flung to the floor of her Bolton home and the impact cracked the plaster cast on her right leg. Lightning also struck
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 17, 1976 TWO British soldiers, Cpl. "Bronco" Lane, aged 30, of Manchester, and Sgt. "Brummie" Stokes, 30, of Birmingham, of the Special Air Service unit, reached the summit of Everest yesterday. THE pound hit an
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 7, 1976 CONSERVATIVES in Greater Manchester romped home in yesterday's local government elections, strengthening their holds and snatching control of three new district councils. They gained a total of 58 seats
FIREMEN who arrived at the Top Storey Club were faced with a terrible dilemma. They couldn't reach the people trapped on the upper floor of the building because the fire had roared up the wooden stairs destroying this exit. And, as they used the turntable
c25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 16, 1976 BOLTON'S first Asian licensee is doing his best to improve racial harmony over a pint. Mr Ishvar Patel, who has taken over the White House pub in Bridgeman Street, said today: "I believe I have created
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 13, 1976 A COLLAPSE in wholesale prices of imported potatoes has "burst the bubble" of high potato prices. Shop prices next week are expected to fall by 3p a pound or more. A HORWICH couple took their first steps
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 29, 1976 MOST traders at Bolton's Ashburner Street market have accepted rent increases of up to a staggering 250 per cent. In some cases they are the first for 14 years, and only two stallholders have objected.
25 YEARS AGO: From the Evening News, May 3, 1976 BOLTON'S most unusual traffic jam of the year built up yesterday afternoon, caused by a herd of elephants. The elephants, appearing this week at Sir Robert Fossett''s circus in Queen's Park, walked in procession
IF the Top Storey Club existed today, it would have to comply with the latest national building regulations. Senior Building Surveyor Bernard Carter explained that this applies to newly-built premises and those whose use is changing. Regulations cover
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 30, 1976 KATHLEEN Kavanagh, Bolton's first full-time postwoman, has quit her job after 10 days of pounding her delivery route. "It was my legs," she said today. "All my working life I have been sitting down. In
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A WANDERERS supporter flew all the way over from America to watch the match. Eric Gregg jetted late last week from Springfield, Illinois, looking forward to the big game at the Millennium Stadium. The 70-year-old, originally from Westhoughton, attended
A GROUP of Wanderers supporters cruising across the Adriatic Sea as the big match kicks off are praying they will be able to watch the action on satellite TV. A member of staff from Bolton-based Travel Counsellor has sent out an urgent plea to the ship
BOLTON fans came to the rescue of a group of Bury pensioners who were left stranded on the touchline by their coach driver following the big match in Cardiff. Edith Davis, from Bury, had travelled to the Division One play-off against Preston North End
THE smile on the face of Wanderers club president Nat Lofthouse said it all: "We're back". Bolton's Lion of Vienna described the play-off final as one of the proudest moments of his life. Nat did not hide his emotions throughout the 90 minute game and
GREG Dimery's prolific early season form in his role as professional for Atherton CC, has been rewarded by an invitation from Essex County CC to play a four day second XI game for them at the County ground Chelmsford this Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Bolton's victory vindicated the Bolton board's faith in manager Sam Allardyce. They committed themselves to a long term contract and have now been rewarded with promotion to the game's elite in the Premiership. John Giles, Daily Express Bolton will get
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WANDERERS President Nat Lofthouse said: I'm as proud as punch. It's the proudest moment of my football life. This is magnificent. Marvellous. "I'll see Tom (Preston legend and close friend Tom Finney) and his wife, but I won't have a smile on my face.
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WANDERERS superfan Gary Taylor vowed never to let Bolton's play-off success go to his head. So it was a great surprise to his pals when he attempted to recreate the hallowed Reebok stadium turf - on his newly shaved bonce. The soccer-daft fan, aged 24
BUSINESS leaders are predicting the Wanderers' return to the Premiership will bring with it a multi-million pound boom-time for Bolton. They believe the fantastic 3-0 win at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff will herald a business revival for traders,
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BEN reporter Dave Roberts gets a Preston insight by watching the play-off final at a pub near Preston North End's Deepdale ground. WITH 15 minutes played Farrelly struck the crisp shot which smashed into the bottom left hand corner. In the pub, the goal
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ANXIOUS Wanderers fans filled the pubs to toast their heroes back into the Premiership. The loyal Trotters' army enjoyed the highs and lows of the nail-biting match at the Millennium Stadium from the comfort of their favourite watering holes. Many landlords
A BANK Holiday exodus to Cardiff turned Bolton town centre into a ghost town. The eerie silence which descended on the town started before 7am as thousands of supporters crammed aboard coaches, trains and cars to travel south for the nail-biting Division
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BOLTON Evening News' former showbusiness editor Doreen Crowther has switched from being theatre critic . . . to life on the other side of the stage. Doreen, who retired at the end of last year, has been invited to become president of Bolton Little Theatre
MORE than 100 people enjoyed a virtuoso performance by opera singer Jennifer Sawdon and concert pianist Steve Johnson, at St Mary's Church, Horwich. Jennifer, a young mezzo soprano, performed a varied programme which included items such as Handel's Ombra
MEMBERS of Bolton Choral Union intend to provide a burst of sunshine when they perform Music For A Summer Evening with the Camerata Concert Orchestra on Saturday night. The event is at the United Reformed Church of St Andrew and St George, on St George's
MAKING a show of themselves has enabled members of Bolton's Drama Workshop Youth Theatre to raise more than £1,000 for charity in just four months. Last year the young actors raised £2,300 for good causes, and hope this time by the end of 2001 to have
MEMBERS of Rosemere Amateur Operatic Society's magical production of The Sorcerer has come to an end, but for their next trick . . . they will present Yeoman of the Guard! The company's production of one of Gilbert and Sullivan's lesser known operettas
Not too long ago I drew attention to the ambitious and substantial housing development on the site of the former Eagley Mills, at the bottom of Hough Lane, and posed the simple enough question: What provision, if any, has been being made to handle the
ANY lingering doubts that America is home to some nutty people were surely dispelled with news of the $3,000,000,000 (that's two billion quid in sterling in case the noughts are confusing you!) awarded in damages to a smoker dying of terminal cancer.
Some months ago in this column I expressed an opinion that football in Britain was rapidly approaching the point where only the elitist and most wealthy would survive. A list of frightening statistics, published last week, provided irrefutable evidence
THE English are a most unusual breed, are they not? And I can write that in the sure and certain knowledge that I am among their number. We have wildly conflicting opinions, especially about race relations. The question of colour and the emotions it can
REGARDING the letter 'Flying vermin' (BEN: Monday, June 11). The bus station pigeons were going to be culled, until bird protection and conservationists intervened and screamed blue murder. Do these people who feed them forget they carry disease and filth
I WOULD like to thank the Bolton Evening News readers who have brought pencils and other writing equipment to Justicia for schools in Zambia, following the recent appeal in the newspaper. Zambia's problems spring largely from unpayable debt. Debt 'relief
MAY I correct the impression given in your report of June 12. One morning in late May, I received a call from one of your reporters informing me of the proposal to convert the building that was Little Bolton Town Hall into offices. I welcomed the proposal
ARE you, or a relative of yours, having difficulty returning to work after suffering a head injury? If so, Rehab UK would very much like to hear from you. This charity, which specialises in helping people who have head injuries back into work, is concerned
HOW I agree with your correspondent's observations on certain decisions by planners (BEN:June 11) -- "They have not spent a considerable amount of hard-earned money to buy a house in a desirable area with an attractive outlook only to have the character
AS a Conservative supporter, I would like to vent my frustration through these good pages at the lacklustre campaign fought by the Conservative Party in Bolton West. While on a national level William Hague chose to set his stall on the wrong priorities
AS A feathered resident of Bolton Town Centre, I object to being called a disease-ridden flying rat (BEN, June 11). What hypocrites you humans are! Daily you provide us with an endless supply of food, namely chips, sandwiches, crisps, beefburgers etc
A TOTAL of 40 swimmers aged 9 to 12 years old represented BMSS at Everton Park Sports Centre last weekend in the first round of the City of Liverpool Junior Inter Swimming League, competing against teams from Stockport and Liverpool A and B. Historically
A MAN was arrested today on suspicion of murder by detectives investigating the fatal blaze at Bolton's Moat House Hotel. The 21-year-old man was arrested in the Farnworth area at about 6.30am and was due to be questioned later about the arson attack.
TV licensing patrols are changing their tactics in a bid to net the fee dodgers who have put the town in the national League of Shame. Until now detection teams have always issued advance warnings before swooping on known non-licence holders. But a new
A MAN was arrested today on suspicion of murder by detectives investigating the Moat House Hotel blaze in which two people died. The 21-year-old was arrested in the Farnworth area at about 6.30am. He was being questioned by police about the arson attack
WANDERERS are so proud to have secured a place in the Premiership that they are flying the flag -- even though it is out of date. Officials wasted no time in hoisting the standard at the Reebok Stadium after the Play-off Final triumph over Preston. It
WANDERERS will consider increasing the capacity of the Reebok Stadium if the current 28,000 limit proves inadequate in the Premiership next season. Club chairman, Phil Gartside, confirmed that there is scope to instal additional seats, which would take
WANDERERS' Ricardo Gardner is missing out on Jamaica's bid for World Cup glory tomorrow. Gardner is on a yellow card suspension after being booked in the 0-0 draw with USA in Kingston on Saturday night, so has not travelled with the Reggae Boyz to Costa
A BOLTON Wanderers fan who claimed his season ticket had been ruined in the wash got the club to issue a replacement, a court was told. But when he said he wanted another season ticket because the replacement had been destroyed in a fire, suspicious club
THEY might be red-hot favourites to come straight back down and complete a hat-trick of one-season ventures in the Premiership but Phil Gartside is confident Wanderers are better prepared than ever to put a stop to the yo-yo game. The Bolton chairman
IF YOU'VE got youngsters who insist on leaving their crusts treat them to the latest idea from Pizza Hut. They've brought in the Twisted Crust. It is a crust seasoned with garlic and herbs that's baked onto the pizza. You just rip it off and dip it into
MAKE baby bathtime even more fun with these thick cotton velour hooded towels. They come in blue, yellow, pink and lilac with appliques on them and cost a good-value £6.99. They're part of Rosebys' Baby Bed nursery range which also includes polar fleece
MEMBERS of the Three Towns Amateur and Operatic Dramatic Society produced a programme of note . . . The group which performed the Yeomen of the Guard earlier this year scooped first prize in the section for souvenir programmes at the annual National Operatic
BOLTON'S Ben Ellin will be conducting his life among some of the world's most gifted musicians next week. The 21-year-old baton-wielding student's ambition is to become a professional conductor and composer . . . and where better to study the craft than
THE angling youngsters of Farnworth are set for a treat following a successful bid by Farnworth Anglers Association to secure sponsorship for the forthcoming Junior Match. British Telecom, British Aquatic Superstores and Highfield Tackle have all agreed
AROUND midnight on Monday, returning from an evening out, my wife and I were given another object lesson on how environmental changes brought about by Homo sapiens have affected wildlife. As we turned into Rodmell Close where we live, on the Higher Ridings
The lack of interest in the forthcoming General Election, only a couple of weeks off if my maths are accurate, is worrying MPs and candidates from all the Parties, major and minor. Labour seems concerned that a poor turnout of its supporters might mean
I HONESTLY and sincerely believe that the most brilliant move regarding our beautiful Town Hall Square has been the removal of the fountains away from the War Memorial. Each time I pass the memorial, I remember the two young boys, twins, who we used to
AS a warning to people who could be affected by this letter's theme, the National Health Service does not truly cover people from the cradle to the grave. What I mean by this is that, should an elderly or infirm person have to go into a home, the money
THIS is the face of a gunman who terrorised two parking meter attendants during an early morning robbery. The two workers were set upon and forced to lie on the floor at gunpoint as the robber and a second armed man emptied cash from meters on Churchbank
FAILING to observe a spooky tradition nearly came back to haunt drinkers in Horwich. For the last six years, superstitious regulars at the Queens Head have buried a Bolton Wanderers COFFIN every time the Whites suffer relegation -- then exhume it again
WANDERERS' Ricardo Gardner is missing out on Jamaica's bid for World Cup glory tonight. Gardner is on a yellow card suspension after being booked in the 0-0 draw with USA in Kingston on Saturday night, so has not travelled with the Reggae Boyz to Costa
BOLTON Wanderers famous victory over Preston North End was as much down to their Lancastrian cousins as it was to fancy footwork, it has been revealed. That is because a Preston-based company has been teaching the squad motivational skills for the past
THE minute Sam Allardyce returns to his office he should have one aim - persuading skipper Gudni Bergsson to stay. So say his team-mates. The veteran Iceland defender has already indicated he is prepared to shelve retirement plans and has discussed a
EXCITING times are ahead for Allan Duckworth as Bolton Wanderers hit the Premiership big time once more. Mr Duckworth, a 47-year-old chartered management accountant, is Chief Executive of Burnden Leisure, the company which owns the Wanderers and 80 per
REMEMBER lily of the valley perfume as something your gran used to wear? Well, think again. It's back, and it's beautiful! Yardley London Florals Collection has a Lily of the Valley Collection, including eau de toilette at £10.95 for 125ml, three luxury
KEEPING your hairstyle in good shape while you're on the move isn't always easy. But help is on the way, in the shape of the new Carmen 4U Denim Blue Micro Sport Travel Hairdryer. It's lightweight, only 13cms in height and has two heat/speed settings
SAVE space in your case -- and treat yourself to a clever little Travel Companions Kit from Helena Rubinstein which is ideal for holidays. The stylish black pouch has 50ml Fresh Cleansing Fluid, 15ml Hydro-urgency Reconstructive Moisture Treatment, 30ml
CHRISTINE Cartwright is renowned as an international skincare and make-up artist for Estee Lauder. And on Wednesday, July 11, she will be in Bolton, at Debenhams in The Market Place. Christine will be demonstrating Estee Lauder products in her own inimitable
SPREADABLES: A new idea FANS of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses will certainly love a new idea from them: Spreadables. These little pots of very cheesy spreads go very well on biscuits or as toppings (toast, potatoes etc) and come in four varieties. Original
THERE is little more annoying than breaking a single plate or cup out of a much-loved crockery set that has been discontinued. But, do not despair, there is a service to help. Chinasearch Kenilworth actually tracks down and supplies discontinued patterns
A FUN day out with a walk in lovely countryside is on offer this month in a very good cause. It's the NCH Action for Children's annual Step Out For Children sponsored walk and it takes place on Saturday, June 16 at the Jumbles, Turton Tower and the Last
LONE parents locally who find holidays a problem will find friends and like-minded souls at H.E.L.P. The Holiday Endeavour for Lone Parents is a self-funding charity and non-profit making organisation run by volunteers. It provides holidays at 29 centres
THE BSF Tennis League is working in conjunction with the Bolton Arena tennis development team and the Bolton Education and Culture Department to offer coaching for both juniors and adults at the new tennis arena at Middlebrook. The first course will start
Brook get off the mark in super style start with a bang Results THE start of the mixed league was greeted with continuous rain but most club's eventually managed to complete their matches. Last season's division one leaders Holcombe Brook A locked horns
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 25, 1976 RICHARD Dunn, the British and European champion, last night became the latest in the long list of heavyweight hopefuls who have succumbed to the magic of world champion Muhammed Ali. Bradford's Dunn lasted
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 28, 1976 OPPOSITION leader Margaret Thatcher today demanded talks with the Prime Minister over last night's voting row in the Commons which ended with MPs fighting in the aisles. There were scuffles and blows in
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 21, 1976 BOLTON'S Civic Trust is fighting to keep Bradshaw's last big open space free from housing development. The Trust is also adding its weight to a campaign to protect local beauty spot Rumworth Lodge. Two
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 11, 1976 MR Arnold Bolton is planning to make an 11,000-mile trip from New Zealand in search of a Bolton woman as a friend and possible wife. He thinks Bolton wives are the best. Mr Bolton, who was born in Great
MAN'S inhumanity to man is, today, thrust in front of us at every click of the television "on" button. However, nearly 350 years ago, a small crowd gathered in Bolton to see for themselves one of the results of the political and religious intolerance
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 3, 1976 IT had to be. Coronation Street, queen of soap operas has at last crowned the printed page. "Early Days", a paperback book stamped with the unforgettable picture of hair-netted Ena Sharples and her cronies
MEMBERS of St Philip's AODS won the double when they scooped two awards -- and were nominated for six -- at this year's North West regional National Operatic and Dramatic Association annual presentation. The group's success came in the drama section,
BOLTON'S prowess in the world of amateur theatre is set to fall under the spotlight once again when the Greater Manchester Drama Federation annual awards evening takes place. The event is on June 30 at Wythenshawe's Forum Theatre and there is a long list
A CARING neighbour receives our floral "thank you" this week. Mrs Marjorie Davis was nominated for the BEN Bouquet of the Week by her neighbour Mrs Ethel Corkin who writes: " My neighbour is always going out of her way to help me. Nothing is too much
NEW into the area? Feeling isolated or just needing a good way of meeting like-minded females? Bolton Business and Professional Women's Club would like to hear from YOU. Members feel that the image of this well-known, international organisation tends
EVERY woman has a couple of beauty products that she simply cannot do without. Personally, if I didn't have my Oil of Olay face cream, Aloe Vera Vaseline hand cream and YSL longlash mascara I'd never leave the house! Each week, we ask local women about
WHEN a busy local playgroup closed suddenly last year parents and children were dismayed. But, Mrs Hazel Leece stepped in quickly to set up a new playgroup at the Methodist church hall in Tottington Road, Harwood. And one of the mums has nominated her
EATING out can sound the death knell for a dietary fitness regime. So, if you are faced with an unfamiliar restaurant, how about taking the advice from an excellent new book called Warriors * by Robert Paterson? He advises: Avoid the bread basket. If
HOW would you gauge how fit another person is? Perhaps by how slender someone's thighs are or how much iron they can pump at the gym? Yes, fit people are strong and toned but a truly fit person makes it a priority to eat well, relax, have satisfaction
MORE than 20 aerospace companies from the North-west -- including Silcoms in Farnworth -- are chasing business at the Paris International Air Show. The North-west Aerospace Alliance is manning a stand in the UK Pavilion at the Le Bourget event until June
By Rob Arkwright Hargreave Hale Ltd IT HAS been another fairly depressing week on the market. Figures have been released showing a surge in public sector pay, which pushes wage inflation to new highs and increases the threat of interest rates starting
THE National Children's Deaf Society is looking for people to take part in an It's a Knockout challenge in Manchester next month. Call 0870 345 3355 for details.
A YOUNG Bolton businessman is celebrating after receiving a top regional accolade. Chris Hodgen, aged 26, who established Absolute Media only 18 months ago, won the new entrepreneur category in this year's North-west Institute of Directors awards. He
FRIENDS of the Sacred Heart Church, Westhoughton has raised £648.93 with a canopy sale in Bolton town centre. The money collected will go to the church building fund.
DRIVING instructor Karen Marsh is on the road again after becoming disillusioned with the NHS. Karen, aged 38, spent 16 months training to be a nurse in Manchester before abandoning her childhood dream in favour of a return to running her own business
A SELF-MADE businessman whose fortune equals that of the Queen has a speaking date in Bolton. Lord Kirkham, the multi-millionaire founder and executive chairman of the DFS furniture chain, is to give the 12th annual Bolton Business Lecture on September
SHOPPERS in Bolton can learn about all things Russian tomorrow. The town's Anglo-Russian Society is holding a funday and sale in Victoria Square from 8am to 5pm. Members dressed in traditional Russian dress will be selling jumble and other goods. The
DJ Mark Radcliffe and Marc 'Lard' Riley kick off a new series on Radio Five tonight. The former Bolton school pupil, who has an afternoon show on Radio One, will host a light-hearted look at football in Mark and Lard's top teams. Tonight's show, at 8pm
EXCITING times are ahead for Allan Duckworth as Bolton Wanderers hit the Premiership big time once more. Mr Duckworth, a 47-year-old chartered management accountant, is Chief Executive of Burnden Leisure, the company which owns the Wanderers and 80 per
A CONSULTATION day is to be held for Kearsley residents this weekend in a bid to revamp play facilities in the area. It will be held in Bank Top Park on Sunday for residents to suggest ideas following the grant award to Grosvenor Estate Residents Association
BOLTON bands are invited to enter a competition to find the best band in Greater Manchester. Groups should to send a tape or CD to the organisers and the best artists will appear at a showcase final at the Palace Nightclub, in Levenshulme. Songs and information
BOLTON daredevils are required for a charity abseil to be held in Manchester next month. The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign are searching for volunteers for the event to be held at Manchester Town Hall on Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29. People raising
FILM students at Bolton Institute are to showcase their work on the big screen this week. Films by students in their final year of BA (Hons) in Design, Photography and Video will be shown at the Cornerhouse Cinema in Oxford Road, Manchester on Thursday
RESIDENTS in SRB6 -- Breightmet, Burnden, Darcy Lever, Hall i'th'Wood, The Haulgh and Tonge -- interested in improving the area are getting together to plan how the programme will work. Hundreds of people have already asked to be involved in initiatives
LEIGH, Atherton and Tyldesley residents have decisively rejected the idea of Wigan Council being run by an elected mayor. Some 9,000 people responded with 5,131 (56pc) voting to keep the existing leader and cabinet system with 2,478 (27pc) in favour of
DETECTIVES were today due to interview a man found half-naked, wet and unconscious in a Bolton road. Police officers travelled to the Royal Bolton Hospital this morning to speak to the 28-year-old local man, who was found near the Beaumont Arms pub on
THE Reebok Stadium ticket office reopened yesterday, complete with its new and more speedy ticketing system installed. Fans who were unable to purchase their season ticket while the ticket office was closed last week can now join the 12,000-plus fans
SHOPPERS are struggling to get to a supermarket because the main footpaths have been closed for renovation. Paths in De Havilland Way, by the side of St Joseph's School and along Sefton Lane have been blocked off for repairs making it struggle for pedestrians
THE Reebok Stadium ticket office has reopened, complete with its new and more speedy ticketing system installed. Fans who were unable to purchase their season ticket while the ticket office was closed can now join the 12,000-plus fans who have already
A NEW study will try and tackle the headache of motorway congestion in the area. The survey will attempt to ease problems on the M60 between junction 12 at Eccles and junction 18 at Simister near Bury. The Department of Transport and the Regions study
SEVEN people, four of them from the same family, have appeared before magistrates in Bury accused of affray. Ann Mackin, aged 40, Donna Mackin, aged 20 and 44-year-old Thomas Mackin, all of Hornby Street, Bury, together with his son, also Thomas, aged
PEDAL power people taking part in today's Bike to Work Day Challenge were rewarded with a free breakfast at a town centre cafe. The cyclists were invited to the Patagonia Cafe, on Bradshawgate, for a slice of toast, a cup of tea or coffee and a chat.
BOLTON Community College has been doing the business in terms of higher education after receiving a near perfect assessment by official watchdogs. The Manchester Road college recently played host to a team of inspectors from the Quality Assurance Agency
DRUNKEN driver Orison Lever was so much under the influence that when he finally stopped after a police chase he had to be helped from his vehicle, a court heard. Magistrates at Bury heard how Lever, aged 42, of Foxglove Drive, Bury, was chased along
A TEENAGE student died instantly when his high-powered car lost control as he rounded a bend at speed. Badar Hussain Rafique, aged 19, of Belgrave Street South, Bolton, died when his Honda CRX ploughed into another car travelling in the opposite direction
A MEETING will be held tonight for parents of children at a Lostock nursery to discuss £12 million plans to construct a new water treatment works behind the site. The meeting follows concerns raised by Sonia Biggs, owner of Meadow Hill Nursery in Chorley
ANKER Systems at Westhoughton has appointed Bill Aitchison as commercial director for its UK business.
TWENTY-four Greater Manchester businesses feature in the latest occupational safety and health awards list from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Gold award winners include Bolton College, Eaton Ltd, Worsley, and Vertex Data Science Ltd
BRITISH Gas service engineers in Greater Manchester are turning from gas and electricity to water as the company expands into shower installations. More than 200 already work on central heating systems, plumbing, home security and kitchen appliance repair
TOP-performing local companies are being urged to apply now for the 2002 Queen's Awards for Enterprise. Greater Manchester firms will soon receive a mailed information pack as part of a nationwide promotional campaign. Mr David Moore, head of The Queen's
TRAVELCARE, which has two branches in Bolton, won top awards in the travel industry's 2001 Agent Achievement Awards. The agency, which is part of the Co-operative Group, won Leisure Agent of the Year (large agency) for both North-west England and North
THE Managing Director of the Bellhouse Aerospace Group, Mark Abbey, pictured, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Mr Abbey, aged 37, who was born in Goole, East Yorkshire, is a former British Aerospace Apprentice of the Year.
LOCAL businesses are being offered the opportunity to say what they think about small company taxation. Bolton and Bury Chamber is keen to hear views before it makes its representation to government on June 18. Chancellor Gordon Brown announed in his
A MAN with homes in Bolton and the West Coast of America is setting himself up as a freelance business agent. Mike Dolan, aged 47, left Churchgate at the weekend after two years in the BEN's Promotions Department. He is now keen to hear from local manufacturers
BOLTON-born Bill Dawson is planning a lively year as the new President of the Bolton Society of Chartered Accountants. Mr Dawson, aged 38, a reorganisation services partner with Deloitte and Touche in Manchester, aims to raise the society's profile during
SOME rounders referees would give an arm to referee a Section 'A' match because they believe the they are the best, and the quickest. Last Tuesday's fixture between Darcy Lever C&SC 'A' and Bradshaw was certainly quick. Previous form suggested Darcy
WHEN teams from different Sections meet in Cup competitions, the higher Section team usually starts as favourite, but when one is new to the League and in the bottom section, they can be something of an unknown quantity. Wellington XI had won two of their
MURDER squad detectives are trying to piece together the final hours in the life of a Bolton criminal blasted to death in his home. Officers have interviewed friends of 42-year-old Billy Webb who were with him the night before he was shot through the
MURDERED criminal Billy Webb's father was himself brutally killed six years ago, the BEN can reveal today. Pensioner Frank Webb was battered to death with a six kilogramme weight by his drinking pal Colin Dixon in August 1995. Dixon, a friend of Mr Webb
BOLTON criminal Billy Webb was shot through the chest as he slept in his bed, the BEN reveals today (May 31). Webb, aged 42, died of gunshot wounds in the first floor flat where he was living in Bryn, near Wigan, as he awaited trial on a charge of conspiring
IT WAS a successful weekend for Leigh Cricket Club as they recorded victories in both the league and Lancashire Cup. New Brighton were dispatched on Saturday after Leigh declared on 224 for six in just 47 overs. David Dove was the star as he plundered
THE distraught girlfriend of a notorious Bolton criminal, blasted to death in a gangland execution, has spoken of her love for him. Billy Webb, also known as William Craig, was gunned down five days ago in a raid on his first floor flat. As exclusively
PRESTWICH boxer Chris P Bacon could be in line for a world title shot, writes STEVE BOTT. The Tasmanian terror is well on the way to a shot at South African Sebastian Rothmann's WBU cruiserweight title. Bacon's connections have held talks with Rothmann's
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SCHOOLGIRL Colleen Flynn is a knockout in the boxing world -- to the delight of her coach John Hart. The 16 year-old Thornleigh School pupil started to box just 12 months ago at Bolton Lads' and Girls' Club, and hasn't looked back since. The pretty teenager
