BOLTON Rivers angler Paul Johnson thought he was fishing in an aquarium when he caught seven varieties of species in the Doe Hey Open. He caught chub to 3lbs, tench to 3lbs, bream to 2lbs, perch of a 1lb a carp of 7lbs along with crusian carp and skimmers
BAS Image show they mean business as they made it two wins on the trot in the Lancashire Winter League last Sunday. They put together just 34 penalty points finishing six clear of Keenets NW. Another consistent performance sees the Bolton-based team heading
I HAVE many memories of the cotton mills, having worked in Bolton for some 50 years since leaving school in 1928. My two books "Memories of life in the Lancashire Village of Edgworth in the years 1920-30", published in 1993, and a follow up, published
REGARDING your story in the BEN on Monday evening about the houses to be knocked down in De Lacy Drive. Could someone PLEASE tell me how knocking down perfectly good houses stops people being vandals, thieves, drug dealers etc? Do the Council know something
MAY I reply to Mr Banks' comments about me (BEN October 19). I am not aware of criticising clinical standards at Royal Bolton Hospital. I have criticised medical and administrative management. I have criticised the fact that there was a failure to establish
IN recent articles in the BEN I have read about an elderly lady in the Chorley Old Road area being attacked and verbally abused by teenagers (where were the police?) and a Farnworth couple visiting a sick relative in the Tonge Moor area confronted by
JUST a note to thank Mary Winder for her kind words of support (BEN Letters Page, October 23). I co-ordinate the Volunteer team for Bolton Bond Board. As a homeless charity we are always pleased to receive feedback from the local community. I was especially
LOCAL historians have taken stock of an important piece of a village's past. They have removed the old village stocks in Euxton to ensure they were not damaged during road widening work. Members of Chorley and District Historical and Archaeological Society
THE first detailed plans for the new £400m Buckshaw Village have been submitted to South Ribble and Chorley councils. At the heart of them is a specially designed village centre of 95 new homes at the former Royal Ordnance Factory. The ambitious project
A CHORLEY teenager will proudly represent his town and country at the Royal British Legion's Festival of Remembrance in London next month. Thrilled Adam Baker, 16, has been chosen to attend the ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall on behalf of the Sea Cadets
AN 85-year-old woman was dragged to the floor and robbed by a thief who pulled up beside her in a car. The pensioner was walking along Halliwell Road, Bolton, near to her home at about 11am yesterday. Police believe a car carrying two or three Asian youths
THE Old Trafford triumph behind him and the first target of the season safely achieved, Sam Allardyce has reflected on "what might have been?" as he embarked on the next phase of his Premiership survival mission. "We've got to forget Manchester United
PRESTON striker Bjarkic Gunnlaugsson, twin brother of former Wanderers favourite Arnar, has been forced to quit football at the age of 28 because of a long term hip problem
AN 85-year-old woman was dragged to the ground and robbed by a thief who pulled up beside her in a car. The pensioner was walking along Halliwell Road, Bolton, near to her home at about 11am yesterday. Police believe a car carrying two or three Asian
A MAN was jailed for eight years for a series of sex attacks on a young girl dating back to 1987. Patrick Marron remained expressionless in the dock as the judge passed sentence on seven sex charges. Members of the victim's family sitting in public gallery
VISITORS to a cemetery are fed up of having to walk through broken glass and burnt-out tyres left behind by gangs of youths. Concerned residents living near Farnworth cemetery are demanding more frequent patrols by the council's cleansing department to
A TEMPORARY office worker from Little Hulton is one in a million. Vivienne Cunningham has won the local heat of the "One in a Million" competition organised by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation to acknowledge the massive contribution to industry
MORE lawyers use the Internet for their work than have mobile phones. The first annual survey on lawyers' working lives conducted by Mori for the UK's leading professional publisher, LexisNexis Butterworths Tolley, shows a legal profession in transition
A WARNING against signing up to so-called cheap loan offers and cut price mortgages has been issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). It follows the publication of research highlighting a growing trend of debt problems in the
A HERITAGE group is producing a lasting reminder of its home town which could be seen all over the world. Horwich Heritage intends to produce a video and CD-ROM about the community and its history in a bid to promote the area during next year's Commonwealth
AN investigation has been launched after a senior maintenance worker was killed at Camelot Theme Park on Monday -- just days before the end of this year's season. Harold Mathews, aged 59, of Merton Road, Highfield, Wigan, was pronounced dead at the scene
NURSES were left disappointed when only three people turned up to a charity auction they organised to help their patients. Staff on the J2 ward at the Royal Bolton Hospital decided they would have to postpone the event because so few bidders attended.
THE family of a scooter rider badly injured in a road accident have praised a mystery off-duty paramedic. Lee Burt is fighting for his life at the Royal Bolton Hospital four days after an accident with a van. The father-of-six from Horwich was in a collision
SHAKERS new boy Jamie Stuart has labelled his sending off against table toppers Brentford a "disgrace", writes Steve Canavan Stuart was shown the red-card by controversial referee Paul Rejer during Tuesday's 5-1 defeat for fouling a Bees player and then
St Helens Town 4 Atherton Colls 0 "IT was all about chances," said Colls Emile Anderson after seeing his team beaten 4-0 by hot NWCL Division One title favourites St Helens. "We created as many as they did but didn't take them. They put away everything
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THE venue for the Fur and Feather match of Lord Nelson A.C. caused a lot of thought to be given to the plan of attack on a Fleets Dam water in Barnsley which has given up summer carp bags of up to 700lbs. But now in Autumn they were left pondering whether
Royal Ashton A.C. Second Winter League Match - Rumworth Reservoir. The onset of the cooler weather meant a lighter attack but there was still plenty of roach and skimmers to be caught on the tip with red maggot. 1st. Darren Cooper 10-0-0, 2nd. Albert
ON SEPTEMBER 11, my elderly mother, Jean Burke, was unfortunate enough to trip in Bolton town centre and sustain a very nasty broken arm. This letter is to thank a very kind lady whom we know only as "Carol", who came to my mother's help and who also
AUGUST, 1928 At the age of 14, it was my "lot" to enter the weaving shed to learn the mysteries of warp, weft, shuttle, loom, float, picking sticks, lathe, weaver's knot, reed hook, and much more. Forty-eight-hour week starting at 7.45am each weekday,
REGARDING Mr Tony Banks, Vice Chairman of the Royal College of Surgeons, on his remarks on bed-blocking in last Friday's BEN. I must say I have every sympathy with him, but I'm afraid the Social Services are not to blame. When Wigan and Leigh Hospitals
ARE you into corsets? It sounds like a joke, but if you would find a corset exhibition and other "naughty but nice" items interesting, then head along to Cedar Farm Galleries, Mawdesley, now. Especially if you're red blooded male! The exhibition has been
PEOPLE handling mail have been urged to keep vigilant amid growing fears of bio-terrorism. A suspicious package was reported in a Royal Mail delivery office in Preston, and Lancashire Police have now issued advice to people who are confronted by anything
IT began with popstars, then soapstars, models, pop idols and now the highly publicised talent competition craze has led a former University of Central Lancashire student to reach for his chance at broadcast glory. Mick Davies, 48, is on his way to landing
A COMPANY director has offered a £500 reward for the return of around £10m of vital export business which he is desperate to recover after his laptop computer was stolen. Thieves struck outside the Whittle-le-Woods home of Nick Maddison, smashing a window
BOLTON firefighters' lives are being put at risk by arsonists who have set alight 1,350 vehicles so far this year. Every night of the week firemen are being called out to fight car fires -- running the risk of being killed by exploding petrol tanks. The
A DAMNING report highlighting Britain's over-crowded A&E units was revealed today -- coming just weeks after the BEN uncovered the crisis at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Click HERE for background reports The Audit Commission has warned that waiting
Leeds United Reserves 0, Wanderers Reserves 2: TWO goals either side of half time from Rod Wallace earned Bolton Reserves a deserved victory against Leeds United at Bootham Crescent . A strong Leeds line-up came second in every department to a Bolton
FORMER Wanderer Andy Todd is in trouble again after a training ground flare-up with one of his Charlton team-mates. Todd, who left the Reebok under a cloud two years ago after a bust-up with assistant manager Phil Brown, has already been disciplined by
The former Wanderer, who left the Reebok under a cloud two years ago after a bust-up with assistant manager Phil Brown, has already been disciplined by manager Alan Curbishley, who axed him from last night's Premiership game at Aston Villa. But he faces
WANDERERS have announced ticket sale details for three matches - Ipswich away, and Fulham and Southampton at the Reebok. Tickets for Wanderers' Premiership game at Ipswich Town on Sunday, November 18 will be on sale from today until next Wednesday to
PAUL Warhurst is old enough and wise enough not to need his manager to tell him to keep is mouth shut. In the week in which Newcastle boss Bobby Robson saw fit to warn his young striker Craig Bellamy to button his lip, the Wanderers' star acknowledged
A SILENT roadside vigil will take place in Bolton on Saturday by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. The demonstrators will be carrying placards in a pro-life demonstration at Moss Bank Way, Astley Bridge. They will be targeting shoppers
BOLTON MPs have been braving the wet weather and chatting to members of the public as part of local democracy week. MP for Bolton West, Ruth Kelly and MP for Bolton South-east, Dr Brian Iddon, discussed issues with passers-by in Victoria Square in a bid
PRESTON striker Bjarkic Gunnlaugsson, twin brother of former Wanderers favourite Arnar, has been forced to quit football at the age of 28 because of a long term hip problem
A CHILDREN'S disco with Halloween fancy dress, games and prizes will be held at Breightmet United Football Club at Moss Park, off Bury Road, on Saturday at 8pm. Members free, non-members 50p. The club will also be having a sportsman's dinner on Friday
STEVE Banks has been given a clean bill of health to take his place in goal for Wanderers at Aston Villa on Saturday. But manager Sam Allardyce has still to secure cover for suspended number one, Jussi Jasskelainen. Banks, who discolated a finger in training
ARSONISTS set fire to a Ford Escort at a car sales firm in Crompton Way, Bolton. early this morning. The fire at Crompton Way Motor Vehicle Services also damaged a Rover 213 parked next to it.
THE former chairman of the Bolton Evening News has received his prestigious 50-year membership of Rotary award. Marcus Tillotson, aged 86, was chairman of the company which owned the BEN from 1956 to 1971. His grandfather, William F Tillotson, founded
AN 18-year-old driver suffered a broken leg after crashing a stolen car into a wall in Bolton. His passenger fled the scene in Church Road and police are keen to trace his whereabouts. The Honda Civic was travelling towards Bolton when the driver is believed
AFTER a lifetime of sporting success, Bolton's Brian Aspen's greatest honour came when he was presented with the MBE by the Prince of Wales. Brian, a leading member of Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club, was awarded the medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours
Jesus Christ Superstar, Manchester Opera House. Runs until Saturday, November 17 THE NAME of Andrew Lloyd Webber is synonymous with success. He is a man who certainly has the "Midas Touch", and together with Tim Rice they have written and produced some
A HERITAGE group is producing a lasting reminder of its home town which could be seen all over the world. Horwich Heritage intends to produce a video and CD-ROM about the community and its history in a bid to promote the area during next year's Commonwealth
A MAN was jailed for eight years for a series of sex attacks on a young girl dating back to 1987. Patrick Marron remained expressionless in the dock as the judge passed sentence on seven sex charges. Members of the victim's family sitting in public gallery
LIFE'S a beach for little Amy Randles after her grand designs were used to give a council department a Malibu-makeover. A tropical treat awaits children visiting Bolton Council's Social Services reception area in Queen Street thanks to a new play area
A SCHOOLGIRL who claims she was raped by a married teacher was "kissing and cuddling" a man fitting his description minutes before the alleged attack, a court was told. A security guard who saw the teenager after she had left a nightspot at the holiday
A TEENAGER told a trial how she saw two neighbours, a man and a woman, fighting on the doorstep. The girl said she saw Susan Tuke and Ian Black "scrapping" at Tuke's front door after Black had rebuked Tuke over her language. The fight happened after Black
THIS week is Parents Week and one when Home Secretary, David Blunkett has announced details of a £300,000 boost to help young dads bond with their children. Earlier this week the BEN ran a story on the position of those fathers who have to leave the family
TOP seed Julie Pullin had to fight back from a set down to keep alive her hopes of clinching her third National Championship title. Pullin was stretched to the limit by Annabel Blow, an 18-year-old and one of the leading lights of the youth brigade who
