THE claim that ID Cards can help prevent terrorism is based on a false assumption, namely that terrorists sneak into a country, days before they carry out an attack. Terrorists, like spies, live here for years, often decades, developing perfectly respectable
ON Sunday evening, I was walking home from my son's house and passing the Spa shop on Daubhill, Bolton. As I got to the shop, there were about nine or 10 youngster aged between 12 and 14 years. They were terrorising a young Asian woman, calling her names
I WISH to reply to Mrs Stuart. What has the Middle East conflict got to do with Muslims? I can understand the Palestinians being angry at the way they were dispossessed of their land, and the Egyptians, Jordanians and the Syrians being angry at being
I REFER to the BEN letters page on Saturday, September 22, (Name and address supplied) and Grenville Moore. Regarding Name and address supplied's letter. Could he or she tell us what source this particular bedtime story comes from, or is it the writer's
HEALTH chiefs in Bolton have admitted the town's hospital has reached crisis point, after being placed at the bottom of the league in the North West by the Government's new star rating system. See our HOSPITAL CRISIS file on the News left link On the
From the Evening News, September 13, 1976 25 YEARS AGO BOLTON'S drought crisis got little relief at the weekend as only .79 inches of rain fell on the town. With clearing skies diminishing the chance of substantial rain during the next week, the North
A CHORLEY bridge has been earmarked for special treatment as officials have a bash at tackling a growing problem. Work is set to take place on Coppull Station Bridge, Spendmore Lane, as part of a joint effort by Railtrack and Lancashire County Council
A GROUP of youngsters visited Lancashire this week from the disaster-struck area of the Ukraine. The trip was arranged by UK charity, Medicine and Chernobyl, which raises money to help victims of the 1986 nuclear power plant explosion. Thirteen children
TRIBUTES have been paid to Robert Haydock, one of the co-founders of Derian House Children's Hospice, who died last Wednesday. Robert helped launch the Chorley hospice with his son, Ian, in the Eighties. They came up with the idea after the death of Robert's
LAW graduate Carrie Eccles has taken time out to work as a volunteer with The Mission to Seafarers in France. Carrie, 21, from Isleworth Drive, Chorley, is a port chaplain's assistant in Dunkerque and her duties include helping seafarers with problems
A ROW has erupted between top Chorley councillors amid allegations of serious irregularities in the running of council services. The town's Liberal Democrat group has sent out a statement, listing claims of past and present financial mismanagement, which
JUSSI Jaaskelainen is the latest member of the Wanderers' squad to win acclaim as a result of the flying start to the season. The Finland international has been named as the goalkeeper of the month for August by Shoot magazine. Jaaskelainen has been in
JUSSI Jaaskelainen is the latest member of the Wanderers' squad to win acclaim as a result of the flying start to the season. The Finland international has been named as the goalkeeper of the month for August by Shoot magazine. Jaaskelainen has been in
POSTMAN Lee Houghton got a special delivery -- the Wanderers shirt he loaned to the club when they realised they were one short. Djibril Diawara, the player who wore it against Arsenal last Saturday, personally returned the top to Bolton fan Lee . . .
This report comes courtesy of the Sunderland Echo on www.sunderlandtoday.co.uk GOALKEEPER Thomas Sorensen has his sights set on a double comeback for club and country. The Sunderland star is hoping to be available for a first-team return when the Black
FLASHCARDS for young children can be a good idea -- especially when they feature the Cat in the Hat character and make learning fun. Ideal for three to six-year-olds, the famous Dr Seuss has created two new packs of 30 cards, illustrated with artwork
THE idea of sugar-free chocolate is guaranteed to warm the heart of any chocoholic. And now, especially with Christmas on the horizon, it is good to hear that a super range of Belgian sugar-free chocolates are available locally. The Cavalier range of
BABIES love books -- and the All Aboard series is ideal for the "first time reader". The board books are just right for small hands, with lots to spot and talk about. They are made by Peter Curry and feature the naughty crocodile, the friendly pig, the
"For a week now," read the story in May, 1952, "men of the Bolton Lighting Department have been hard at work on a stone which was at one time a stand for a gas lamp in the centre of Bridgeman Park. "Instead of merely removing the lamp, it was decided
From the Evening News, September 8, 1976 25 YEARS AGO STREAKING should not be regarded as a sexual offence, says a Home Office report. It should also be distinguished from the more serious charge of indecent exposure with a sexual motive, and carry a
From the Evening News, September 9, 1976 25 YEARS AGO A BRITISH Airways Trident, carrying 54 passengers, was in mid-air collision with a Yugoslav plane carrying 108 passengers, near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, today. There are no survivors. CHAIRMAN Mao, the
From the Evening News, September 16, 1976 25 YEARS AGO REDUCED services, lower standards and higher rate bills. That's the gloomy prospect in Bolton next year because of Government demands. The Council has been told to slash £1 million in spending to
Official FA Premiership sponsors Barclaycard have teamed up with This is Bolton to give away tickets to a top Premiership game. This weekend we have a pair up for grabs for Bolton v Sunderland at the Reebok on Saturday 29th September. For a chance to
YOU know the feeling. You are asked to speak in public and your knees go weak, you definitely feel shaky and your voice has completely disappeared. No, you are not unusual. But there is help at hand! Bolton Ladies Speakers Club can certainly help with
FIVE WEBSITES FOR FAMILY OUTINGS www.localkid.com "One stop shop" -- brilliant holiday boredom-beating site by three Manchester mothers with young children. www.farmshopping.com/north-west.htm Days out at farms in the North West. www.funforall.co.uk.
SOCIAL workers often do a sterling job in times of family difficulty. And, for one Bolton woman at least, a local social worker proved to be a life-saver. Mrs F Liversedge explains: "I would like to nominate Linda Jackson for the BEN Bouquet of the Week
A BLACKROD walking group will be visiting Oldham on Saturday October 20. The Trodders will be rambling in the Uppermill area from 12pm onwards. For further information call Simon and Joyce Hollongum on 01204 419025.
A 52-YEAR-OLD Bury woman was forced to hand over her handbag after being confronted by a knife-wielding thug. The thief approached the woman as she was walking along the town's Haslam Street on Wednesday and demanded she hand over the bag before running
THERE will be a car boot sale on Saturday from 9am at Johnson Fold School, Worston Avenue. Inside tables are £6 each and outside slots are £5. Refreshments will be available.
A PRINCESS Jill is urgently required by Christ Church, Mytham Road, Little Lever, and MDM Entertainments for their annual pantomime in the New Year. If you would like to appear in Jack and the Beanstalk on January 18 and 19,contact Mark Daniel at MDM
BOLTON consultant Dr Arup K Banerjee will be speaking at the next meeting of the Bolton Support Group of the National Osteoporosis Society. The meeting is on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the lounge of Jubilee House, Moor Lane, when his topic will be "The Challenge
Chorley gave Division Two newcomers Garstang a warm welcome on Saturday in the first home fixture of the new league season. Disappointed by losing to Sefton in the national knockout competition last week Chorley were looking for a return to the form that
ENVIRONMENTAL issues will be discussed at a series of meetings to be held in Bury over the next few weeks. On Monday at 7pm at Bury Town Hall, the rural issues group of the Bury Environmental Forum will meet. Guest speaker will be Mark Jocelyn of the
SHOPLIFTER Thomas Fleming admitted his crime, then claimed he was not guilty and finally owned up, Bury magistrates were told. Fleming, aged 28, went into Lidl in Prestwich and took two bottles of rum worth nearly £15. When he appeared in court Fleming
RESIDENTS in North Bolton will go to the polls today to elect a new parish councillor for the vacant Chapeltown seat on North Turton Parish Council. Candidates Graeme McIver and Deborah Dunleavy will compete for the seat left vacant in June following
DEAN Holden has turned down the chance of a loan move to Third Division high-flyers, Rochdale. The 22-year-old full-back has told Sam Allardyce he wants to stay at the Reebok and fight for his place. The Wanderers' boss has decided not to pursue his interest
DEAN Holden has turned down the chance of a loan move to Third Division high-flyers, Rochdale. The 22-year-old full-back has told Sam Allardyce he wants to stay at the Reebok and fight for his place. The Wanderers' boss has decided not to pursue his interest
BURY'S libraries have been given a £550,000 funding boost which is set to bring about major changes to take facilities well and truly into the 21st Century. The money, £330,000 through the Government's New Opportunities Fund (NOF) and a further £220,000
A 75-year-old Bolton Wanderers football programme was expected to fetch hundreds of pounds in a London auction -- despite having a ripped cover. The programme was issued for the 1926 FA Cup final between Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City. The Trotters
BOLTON nurse Jean Cummings is helping more Bolton people benefit from cataract surgery -- and she has won an award to prove it. Jean, of Water's Edge, Farnworth, has won through to the finals of a prestigious national nursing competition. The Royal Bolton
BOLTON radio DJ Sara Cox will marry her fiancee, dance music guru Jon Carter, next Saturday. The 26-year-old has chosen a church in the pretty Irish village of Macreddin in County Wicklow as the venue for her big day on October 6. The ex-model, who attended
A FORMER Chief Constable of Greater Manchester came to Bolton to take part in Salvaion Army celebrations yesterday. Sir James Anderton, who was considered a controversial figure during his 15 years as Chief Constable, visited the Salvation Army hostel
pNEW figures show that Government-assisted investment is set to create and safeguard more than 5,000 North-west jobs. Last year, 81 Regional Selective Assistance offers were accepted which will bring £158 million in investment to the region. Trade and
ELEVEN Bolton companies have signed up for the largest Commonwealth Games business showcase event to date. They joined businesses from across the North-west at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester -- the Velodrome. The Bolton hopefuls had the chance
HIGH flying Wanderers are determined to maintain the feelgood factor generated by their storming start to the season. They know the task will be a difficult one. Sam Allardyce's surprise guys have confounded the pundits and knocked three of the Premiership's
TONGE Boxing Club's young middleweight Alan Catherall made a spectacular comeback from his recent suspension to record a terrific points win over the East Lancs and East Cheshire champion, Mark Nielson from the Ardwick ABC. Catherall's suspension has
WESTHOUGHTON Cricket Club could move from its 100-year-old home if new proposals are given the green light. The future of the sports organisation will be discussed at a meeting next week when members will vote on plans to move away from the existing ground
AFTER last week's triumph Bolton Mets ARLFC came back down to earth with a bang against a strong well-organised side at Rochdale Mayfield. The home side opened the scoring after just 10 minutes, even though the Mets had most of the early play. Bolton's
Dreams From A Summer House, Phoenix Theatre Company, Chorley Old Road United Reformed Church Hall Until Saturday, September 29 THIS is an unusual production in more ways than one. First, Alan Ayckbourn, writing a musical? No, surely not. Second, what
ELEVEN Bolton companies have signed up for the largest Commonwealth Games business showcase event to date. They joined businesses from across the North-west at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester -- the Velodrome. The Bolton hopefuls had the chance
CAMPANOLOGISTS from all over the region gathered at Bolton Parish Church in 1956 for the annual meeting of the Lancashire Association of Change Ringers. Among those in the picture were Mr P. Crook (ringmaster), and Mr J. Thornley (secretary).
WHEN Mrs L. Inman was young, she attended St Gregory's Secondary School, Harrowby Street, Farnworth, but left shortly before her 13th birthday. Recently, though, she returned back to Bolton after 22 years, due to a disability and the need for her relatives
From the Evening News, September 23, 1976 25 YEARS AGO AT least eight shipyard workers died in a blaze which swept through a new guided missile destroyer after an explosion today. The tragedy happened on HMS Glasgow, which is being fitted out in Swan
From the Evening News, September 27, 1976 25 YEARS AGO MORE than 2,000 customers from throughout the North of England are backing a Farnworth discount store's fight for survival. The store, operated by Northern Industries at Cobden Mill, faces a Council
THE Royal Bolton Hospital's one-star rating is not an "absolute disaster", according to Bolton North East MP David Crausby. But the Labour politician will be putting pressure on health secretary Alan Milburn when parliament resumes after the summer recess
BOLTON Evening News readers reacted angrily to yesterday's front page picture of queues of patients waiting on trolleys. One woman told the sad story of how her 93-year-old father-in-law was kept waiting on a trolley for 14 hours in Bolton's accident
THE flags were out at Moss Bank Park when Bolton-born minature train enthusiast Albert Stones took a group of VIPs on a journey on Bolton's newly refurbished Commonwealth Games train. Cllr John Byrne, Bolton Council's executive member for culture; education
A CAMPAIGN is being launched to stop thousands of elderly people suffering at the hands of bogus officials. The national crusade will unite utility companies, the Government, the police and councils in the battle against distraction crime. Although police
CHANGE is inevitable for council house tenants, but there are alternative ways the council could provide sufficient funding. These include creating an arms-length management company, bringing in the private sector through the Private Finance Initiative
HOUSING bosses have revealed radical plans to pump hundreds of millions of pounds into upgrading Bolton's council houses. In what is being described as the biggest single project ever to have been launched in the town, £800m borrowed from the private
A CAMPAIGN to renovate a memorial to one of Bolton's best loved literary sons is gathering pace in Blackpool. Charles Allen Clarke, who was born in Bolton in 1863 and eventually edited the Blackpool Echo, became famous for his Lancashire dialect humour
INNOVATIVE and ambitious. That is how councillors of all political persuasions welcomed plans to rejuvenate the council's housing stock through massive private sector funding. But all sides also agree that the need for such a radical change has been brought
NEXT time you look at your pay packet after a hard week's graft, consider this -- this country's state handout swindlers are costing you at least £80 a year. A clampdown on benefit fraud has revealed that every household in Bolton, and across the country
FORMER Stanley man Danny Mills struck a second-half penalty to tip the scales in favour of Chorley in this UniBond League Cup Group Four clash. Premier side Stanley went ahead through David Robinson before Chorley, of the First Division, had even touched
OPERATION Infinite Justice, against world-wide terrorism, has nothing to do with God. How dare the Rev Michael Williams link the war against terrorism to God (Your Views: September 24). The terrorists say they are acting in the name of their God, but
THE Manifesto for Continence has just been launched by a group of 18 patient and carers organisations led by Incontact, among them Counsel and Care for the Elderly. Alzheimer's Society, Age Concern, Help the Aged and the MS Society. Its purpose is to
THE majority of people in this country want a peaceful solution to the Afghanistan crisis. There is also support from most Muslim countries saying the people responsible for the attacks on New York must be, at least, put on trial. With this platform of
REGARDING the letter 'Force isn't justified' from Mr Malcolm Pittock, of Breightmet, Bolton." Although it is not difficult to understand your feelings towards war, terrorism and pacifism, it is not difficult to see them for what they are -- idealistic
CHORLEY firefighters and support staff will join colleagues from across the county in a walking tour of all 40 Lancashire fire stations to raise money for families of victims of the terrorist attack in the USA. The Lancashire Fire and Rescue USA Appeal
AN Eccleston-based company will be aiming to chew up the opposition in the national finals of a website contest next month. The Bubblegum Club is on a short-list of six and will be up against stiff competition from the world wide web. The company which
A COUNCILLOR says he is confident the brakes will be put on speeding motorists in his ward after holding an on-site meeting with county highways chiefs. Ralph Snape requested the meeting at the blackspot -- Collingwood Road, Chorley -- where he fears
POSTMAN Lee Houghton got a special delivery -- the Wanderers shirt he loaned to the club when they realised they were one short. Djibril Diawara, the player who wore it against Arsenal last Saturday, personally returned the top to Bolton fan Lee . . .
BOSSES at the crisis hit Royal Bolton Hospital are setting up a package of measures to combat the beds shortage. Click on our HOSPITAL CRISIS file on the left link for more background reports and other stories from earlier this year A team of bed managers
SAM Allardyce was dismayed after being told Wanderers have no right of appeal over Ricardo Gardner's red card at Arsenal. The Reebok boss had hoped the FA's video appeal panel would review the incident which led to the Jamaican international being sent
The BEN continues its occasional series on SPORTING CHARACTERS OF BOLTON by Dougie Tobutt who talks to Wanderers' fanatic Florence Brandwood IN 1938, 14-year-old Florence Brandwood was taken to Burnden Park by her brother, Jim. Since then, only the war
VERSATILE make-up in the latest autumn shades that are easy on the purse sound ideal seasonal buys. Certainly, the latest range from The Body Shop looks set to please. Eyesticks, for example lend a long-lasting pearly satin finish to the eyes. They come
UP to 100 jobs are to be axed at a Hindley Green factory. A total of 97 job losses from the 543 strong work force at Volex Accessories, Leigh Road, - which manufactures wiring accessories - have been announced. Personnel manager Maurice Speed blamed a
A REFUSE collector suffered a double leg fracture after he was involved in a road accident. Norman Glover, aged 55, was working on Kildonan Drive, Ladybridge, when he was in collision with a car. The binman, of Kennet Close, Westhoughton, was taken to
AN inquest has been opened after the body of a woman was found hanging at her home in Edgworth. Janet Mary Rollinson, aged 41, of Meadow Lane, was identified by her husband, Gary. The inquest was adjourned until November 27.
THE term payphone is set to take on an entirely new meaning. KPMG in the North-west believes debit, credit and store cards face competition from mobile phone operators. The companies are suffering from drops in revenue because of the boom in text messaging
A DEBATE on cannabis will be held at Rivington Barn a week today. Horwich Rotary Club hosts the ethical debate on whether the drug should be sold legalised. Bolton South East MP Brian Iddon will argue in favour of legalisation and retired police chief
TWO vehicles stolen from a garage in Farnworth were used by robbers in an armed bank raid. The black Subaru Impreza and Audi A4 were used as getaway vehicles by the gang who escaped with cash from the Royal Bank of Scotland, on Bury Old Road, Prestwich
A BOLTON pub will host fundraising evenings next month to raise money for the New York Fire Department Appeal in the wake of the US terrorist attacks. The Clifton Arms in Newport Street, Bolton, will host a sponsored karaoke night on Monday, October 8
A COUPLE have agreed to a legal ruling stopping them from acting as company directors for four years. Eric and Susan Sinclair, of Stapleton Avenue, Bolton, agreed to the conditions imposed on September 19 relating to their conduct as directors of Salford-based
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a man who died at a nursing home while in respite care. Retired chargehand John Eric Conwell, aged 68, of Normandy Crescent, Radcliffe, died at Chestnut Court Nursing Home, Newton Street, Bury, on September
THE search is on to find Lancashire's hottest property tycoon with the first of the region's Monopoly championships. Contestants of any age can enter the day long challenge which takes place on Sunday, November 18 at The Lowry, Salford Quays. The championship
A WOMAN remains critically ill in hospital today after being cut from the wreckage of he car. The 27-year-old, from Smithills, was involved in a collision with a van in Belmont Road on Monday. She was cut from the wreckage of her Fiat Cinquecento by firefighters
WHAT was game for a laugh Bolton Wanderers' chairman Phil Gartside doing to keep his side of a zany sporting bargain with his high-flying Premiership stars. Click on our CELEBRATION FEAST file on the left link to see what happened
MORE wildlife then ever will be able to find a home at Bury's latest local nature reserve once volunteers have finished their work this week. The last two of seven new ponds on Waterdale, at the Philips Park Local Nature Reserve in Prestwich, are being
ANTHONY Barness, whose amazing toe-poke to deny Thierry Henry a last-gasp winner at Arsenal, says Wanderers are growing in confidence with every point they gain. Looking forward to Saturday's Reebok clash with Sunderland he said: "We started off with
A LEIGH rugby hero's collection of medals and memorabilia has fetched £1,538 at an auction by Sotheby's in London. Gold medals awarded to Leigh Rugby League Club captain and England International, Harry Woods, sold at £352. A 1930's red and white hooped
WOMEN in Bolton are missing out on the benefits of giving birth at home -- because GPs do not like it. This is according to a new survey from the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) which reveals there have been no planned home births in Bolton since 1999
A BOLTON health and fitness guru is urging the town's residents to turn to exercise in a bid to reduce blood pressure. Bolton has one of the worst track records in Britain of people suffering strokes. As a result locals are being urged to watch their
WESTHOUGHTON Cricket Club could move from its 100-year-old home if new proposals are given the green light. The future of the sports organisation will be discussed at a meeting next week when members will vote on plans to move away from the existing ground
KATHRYN Gregory, a partner with Fieldings Porter, Solicitors, Bolton, has became a member of the Law Society's Family Law Panel. It is an accreditation scheme launched in January, 1999 for lawyers who have demonstrated their experience and knowledge in
RESEARCH by the Institute of Management shows that women have moved into management in unprecedented numbers this decade. But many say they still experience discrimination. A quarter of managers are now women -- an increase from only nine per cent at
THOUSANDS of people are shunning the opportunity to complete self-assessment tax returns over the Internet, it is claimed. Accountants Jackson Stephen say the Inland Revenue set up the filing by Internet (FBI) gateway in April, 2000. But although 140,000
TYLDESLEY 17 BLACKPOOL 15 TYLDESLEY maintained their unbeaten start to the league season with a tight 17-15 win over Blackpool at St.George's Park. Playing for the first time on their new pitch Tyldesley started to pin the visitors back with some astute
YOU may recall that on Saturday, September 15, I printed a poem called My Home Town sent to me by reader Mr William P. Marfleet, of Crompton Way, who had found it while going through some papers of his late wife. "It is initialled E.G. Can any reader
Well done for providing front page coverage in last week's Citizen concerning an accident waiting to happen near Clayton-le-Woods Primary School. All too often, safety issues around schools are not given the priority they deserve. However, I would like
WITH the end of the cycle time trial season rapidly approaching all the attention of Lancs Road Club members is now focused on the club championship which will be decided over the next few weeks. The year long event can now only be won by three riders
HEALTH chiefs have appealed to people not to panic as the county goes on red alert over the threat of germ warfare. Dr John Ashton, regional director of public health for the North West, urged people not to play into the hands of terrorists by panicking
PUB landlords are usually hidden behind their bars and hordes of punters. But in Farnworth all that has changed as 12 of them have posed for a calendar -- in the buff. Only a few carefully placed items, including a rugby ball, a pie and a Bolton Wanderers
THE Queen Mother made the first of her four visits to Bolton district on the last day of the 1938 royal tour of Lancashire. As Queen Elizabeth she accompanied her husband King George VI and thousands turned out in the May sunshine to greet them. As their
STEVE Taylor scores in the 85th minute but Wanderers got down 2-1 at Chelsea and are knocked off the top of Division Two. David Hay and Gary Stanley are on target for the Pensioners, who go second behind new leaders, Wolves. George Best's arrival at Fulham
