CAN the BEN or any of your readers help with my quest? I have a cousin who, for the best part of her life, has lived in Canada but was born at 'Townleys' now known as the Royal Bolton Hospital. She has desperately been trying to find pictures of the hospital
WE have Labour governments in Scotland and Bolton. In Scotland Labour MPs are making their country into a leader in health care from diabetics to elderly care. In Bolton we have a hospital millions of pounds in debt. Pensioners lie on trolleys for hours
I WAS delighted to read in this evening's BEN the good news that the people of Farnworth are to get their public toilets replaced. Why, in God's name, were the old ones on the market bus station closed down? They were always clean and well kept and were
I WAS greatly saddened to read the tragic story of Carly Bateman. How many deaths will it take before proper measures are introduced to protect these vulnerable youngsters from drugs and crime. At the age of 17 I was going out with my first proper boyfriend
FIRSTLY, my heart goes out to those parents of Carly and Charlene. I feel for you, and I know what you are going through - the heartache, the hurt, the sadness and maybe thinking "what have we done wrong to deserve this?" - having lost my son Jaime Lee
I DON'T think anybody who has a sensible outlook on life would disagree with John Thorpe's sentiments (BEN, November 17), concerning the frustrations of decent law-abiding and community-minded people, as they watch those who don't want to live in this
THE recent tragic death of Carly Bateman, a 17-year-old prostitute in Bolton, highlights the problems of under-age prostitution and sexual abuse of children in the Bolton area. I feel so strongly that something must be done to help all these children
MAY I commend you and your journalists for exposing the fact that young people in the care of Bolton Social Services are working as child prostitutes. I was shocked and distressed to hear that young Carly Bateman had been murdered, and that Charlene Dyson
POLICE frogmen searched the River Tonge in the hunt for the clothes worn by murdered teenage prostitute Carly Bateman. When she was last seen, at around midnight on Saturday November 10, she was wearing light coloured three quarter length pants, a grey
FIVE men who ran a multi-million pound Bolton drugs ring were caught after police bugged their "headquarters" with a microphone. Four of the gang's "directors" met daily at Debbie's Diner in the town centre to discuss the purchase, supply and distribution
By David Roodyn of the official Fulham FC website. Click HERE for the latest Fulham news in the build-up to Saturday's clash at the Reebok BOLTON FORM Bolton have been the surprise package of the Premiership beating Manchester Unitedand Liverpool and
ANOTHER interesting enterprise from the fertile mind of W F Tillotson was the Tillotson's Newspaper Syndicate. W F thought of the value of stories as a help to circulation, especially of the weekly journals, and the firm became established as agents for
GOSS Graphic Systems worked on the Wingates press for two years after it was acquired from the Washington Post. The highly respected US newspaper achieved lasting fame when reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein revealed a political scandal which led
1867: Bolton Evening News launched on March 19 by W F Tillotson, first halfpenny evening paper in the country, in Mawdsley Street. 1868: Founder members of Press Association 1889: W F Tillotson dies at the age of 44. 1894: First daily newspaper in Britain
A £17 million investment has ushered in a new era in the history of the Bolton Evening News and some of its sister papers. Newsquest's purpose-built printing centre on the Wingates Industrial Estate at Westhoughton replaces the facility in Cranfield Road
THE Wingates project has rounded off Tony Crompton's 44-year career in some style. Tony, who is 59 and lives in Tottington, became a 15-year-old time office clerk at the former Bolton Evening News headquarters in Mealhouse Lane when he left Whitebank
BEFORE Manchester or Liverpool had evening papers, Bolton had the Evening News -- the first independent halfpenny evening paper in England other than the Shipping Gazette in South Shields. The new paper was destined to become part and parcel of the daily
LEE Lane Church, Horwich, is staging a craft coffee morning on December 4. There will be craft stalls, a cake stall, Christmas gifts and a tombola. The fair will be open from 10am to 1pm.
FULHAM come into Saturday's match at the Reebok chasing their fourth successive win. They have notched home wins against Newcastle (3-1) and Southampton (2-1) with a fine 2-0 victory at Upton Park in between. The succcess at the Hammers was the first
A BODY discovered in the canal near Pomona Strand in Old Trafford, yesterday, has been identified as 30-year-old Lee Weaver. He had been missing from his home in Elton Street in Stretford since Saturday, November 3. A post-mortem examination was due to
CHARITABLE people in Greater Manchester raised £151,016 for Children in Need. The sum was collected by BBC GMR, helping to boost the national total to £13 million. Pledges are still pouring in, according to the event's organisers. Terry Wogan, who presented
A SCHOOLBOY was taken to hospital last night after he was injured in a road accident in Farnworth. Ryan O'Sullivan, aged 10, suffered minor head injuries after he was in collision with a car in Buckley Lane near its junction with Piggott Street. He was
A MAJOR partnership that will help improve access to the countryside is to be set up in Bolton. A Local Access Forum in partnership with Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Tameside metropolitan councils will give walkers, land owners and other bodies
A WIZARD win for a Bolton schoolboy in a BEN competition has landed him rails full of brand new HobbyCraft trains. Jonathan Tait, from Sharples, had Christmas come early when he was invited to the arts and crafts superstore at Bolton Gate Retail Park
A SUCCESSFUL campaign against plans to build a coal storage and distribution yard in Blackrod has been praised by Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly. Residents of Station Road finally saw the scheme by CMR (Estates) Ltd to build the yard next to their homes unanimously
A TOTAL of £9,000 has been granted to Bolton groups by the SRB4 Community Fund. Nine organisations have been awarded £1,000 each. The Children's Opportunity Group will use their cash to pay for a transport escort, Friday Contact will use it for drama
LOCAL boxing sensation Amir Khan has been chosen to represent England against Ireland on Friday in Ipswich. Amir will be keen to maintain his unbeaten record when he wins his sixth England vest. The Bury Boxing Club member, in his fourth year at Smithills
WHILE I appreciate the need for a suitable solution to the problem of prostitution in the Haulgh area of Bolton, I fail to see the reasoning behind Councillor Frank White's view that moving the girls to an area where they already operate is the answer
THE recent tragic death of Carly Bateman, a 17-year-old prostitute in Bolton, highlights the problems of under-age prostitution and sexual abuse of children in the Bolton area. I feel so strongly that something must be done to help all these children
CONTROVERSIAL multi-million pound plans to build a water treatment works and underground reservoir in Lostock have been given the go ahead. Councillors voiced their support for the £12 million plan despite parents of youngsters at a nearby children's
CHILDREN playing truant in Bolton are swapping their traditional haunts around the town centre -- for the town's magistrates court. Dozens of children have started to congregate at the entrance to the court in Le Mans Crescent during the day. They spend
REGIONAL Operations Manager Andrew Sempers says the Wingates printing centre is a lot more sophisticated than the one it replaced at Lostock. And he believes that the purpose-built operation -- close to the motorway network -- is "an ideal site to print
THE OPENING of this wonderful new plant and building represents a commitment by the company to the support given by the staff and the community. Such is the speed of technology advance, it is really no time at all since we moved from the 60-year-old Crabtree
ANOTHER interesting enterprise from the fertile mind of W F Tillotson was the Tillotson's Newspaper Syndicate. W F thought of the value of stories as a help to circulation, especially of the weekly journals, and the firm became established as agents for
GOLDLINE officials hope to overcome the weather tonight as Atherton Collieries and Daisy Hill line up for their quarter-final once again. Postponed 12 days ago, the two local rivals are sure to produce a thrilling game as they did two years ago during
SIR Alex Ferguson is not the only person wishing to end his career on a Champions League high writes Chris Sudlow Fergie's dreams of winning the Final at Hampden Park on May 15 are well-documented. In Munich on Tuesday night he will face somebody who
By Derek Davis, of the Eastern Daily Times Click HERE for more reports from Ipswich courtesy of the Eastern Daily Times THINGS are looking grim. While all Ipswich Town supporters will want to look on the positive side and believe, that in the 25 games
BRITISH Airways' new BA CitiExpress offshoot has recently launched its fifth new route in a year. CHRIS SUDLOW went on one of the first daily flights from Manchester to Zurich. This is his report. Jetting to a city in style THE sleek £15m jet pulled to
AFTER reading the article in the BEN, November 16, regarding the puppy who had its throat slashed by Gareth Robins, I am appalled at the paltry two month jail sentence he received. Come on you MPs get a decent judicial system in place and get the punishment
WHILE I appreciate the need for a suitable solution to the problem of prostitution in the Haulgh area of Bolton, I fail to see the reasoning behind Councillor Frank White's view that moving the girls to an area where they already operate is the answer
I HAVE an American firefighter's shirt in my wardrobe. A few years ago a member of the Fire Department of the City of New York gave it to me as we exchanged souvenirs, having competed against each other at an international fire service athletics meeting
TRIBUTES were paid to "great" local papers when the chairman of one of the UK's top newspaper groups opened a new £17 million printing centre today. Newsquest, which is owned by the American Gannett company, hosted a reception to mark the official opening
THE last member of the founding family to be connected with the Evening News was guest-of-honour, Marcus Tillotson at the new press opening ceremony. Marcus, now aged 86, is the grandson of William F Tillotson, who started the paper in 1867. The paper
HARLAND Simon plc is a world leading newspaper production system specialist with more than 30 years' experience. Based in offices in Milton Keynes and having a US base in Chicago, it has an impressive reference list. Almost all of Britain's national titles
A £17 million investment has ushered in a new era in the history of the Bolton Evening News and some of its sister papers. Newsquest's purpose-built printing centre on the Wingates Industrial Estate at Westhoughton replaces the facility in Cranfield Road
THE Bolton Evening News was first published in 1867. Twenty three years later Tillotson's, its publishers, moved to specially built premises in Mealhouse Lane in the town centre. In 1971 the Tillotson group was bought by St Regis and 11 years later the
KEVIN Nolan may be forced to pull out of England's Under 20s friendly against Portugal tomorrow night after feeling the effects of Sunday's hard fought Premiership victory at Ipswich. The young Wanderer went the distance in the 2-1 Portman Road win but
COLIN Hendry might be struggling to get a game for Wanderers but the veteran Scot is still having an influence on the Premiership campaign, according to "rookie" centre half Mike Whitlow. The Reebok club captain, who is enjoying a new lease of life after
MAY I commend you and your journalists for exposing the fact that young people in the care of Bolton Social Services are working as child prostitutes. I was shocked and distressed to hear that young Carly Bateman had been murdered, and that Charlene Dyson
INTER Milan coach Hector Cuper was among the spectators at Portman Road as Ipswich Town slid further into relegation trouble at the hands of Wanderers. Cuper, who brings the Italian giants to Portman Road on Thursday for the first leg of a UEFA Cup third
THE Friends of Horwich Parish Church are holding a Christmas fair this weekend. The fair, in the school hall, Church Street, Horwich, will include stalls, a magic show, Father Christmas, raffle prizes and refreshments. The fair will take place on Saturday
A TWILIGHT Night for over 60's will be provided free of charge by the Horwich Evangelical Church on Thursday December 20th. The evening will include a traditional Christmas dinner, music and a friendly chat. Places are limited and can be booked on 01204
A SPECIAL meeting on Bolton's planning control system will be held tomorrow night at Westhoughton High School. The meeting will provide members of the public with the chance to find out how the Council deal with planning applications, the consultation
A LODGER took £1,000 worth of furniture from a house and sold it to feed his drug habit, a court was told. Bury magistrates heard that Iain Gray, aged 22, sold a fridge freezer, cooker, carpets, table, chairs, wardrobes and cabinets. His landlord had
NOISY intruder Nicholas Howarth alerted a publican to his presence as he rummaged around looking for items to steal, a court was told. Bury magistrates heard how Howarth, aged 28, had broken into the Elizabethan pub in Ribble Drive, Whitefield. The landlord
REGULAR shoplifter Wayne Tobin was caught stealing again while he was still on court bail for a similar matter. Bury magistrates heard that Tobin, aged 24, from Buller Street in Bury, went into the B&Q store in the town and tried to steal a Flymo
BOLTON-born writer Andy Walsh has just published his first novel -- thanks to the Internet. Andy, who now lives in Cockermouth, Cumbria, with his wife and three children, has had the book, St Brodag's Isle, taken up by US company Indyprint. The transaction
DEVELOPERS have been told they will have to wait to find out if they can build 21 new houses in Astley on land attached to a bungalow which at the weekend was twice set on fire by vandals. Redwaters Construction had applied to Wigan Council planners to
A LIVELY teenager has been given a gift which will help his learning skills and provide plenty of fun. Adam Foulkes, aged 13, has been given a specially made red tricycle by the children's charity, Whizz-Kidz. The youngster, from Westhoughton, has become
BURY are aiming for a fifth successive home win against Bristol City tonight - the best run since Andy Preece took over as manager. Suddenly, inspired by the recent Shakers survival, all the talk has switched from doom and gloom to hopes of pushing up
I WAS greatly saddened to read the tragic story of Carly Bateman. How many deaths will it take before proper measures are introduced to protect these vulnerable youngsters from drugs and crime. At the age of 17 I was going out with my first proper boyfriend
FIRSTLY, my heart goes out to those parents of Carly and Charlene. I feel for you, and I know what you are going through - the heartache, the hurt, the sadness and maybe thinking "what have we done wrong to deserve this?" - having lost my son Jaime Lee
AFTER tantalising the taste buds of judges in a national competition a Leigh-based bakery has been named Champion Bakery of Britain 2001. Waterfields Bakery beat off competition from nine other finalists in London last week, in the National Association
A HORWICH St John Ambulance cadet will be representing the county in a national competition. Gemma Elcoat has won the Lancashire heats of the Cadet of the Year contest and will now compete against 12 other young people in the national heats which will
burn lover's home freed A MAN who threatened to burn down the house of his lonely hearts advert lover -- whom he believed had tricked him out of money -- has been set free by Appeal Court judges. Alan Lees, of Bryn Walk, Halliwell, pleaded guilty at Bolton
A BOLTON man who threatened to burn down the house of his lonely hearts advert lover -- who he believed had tricked him out of money -- has been set free by Appeal Court judges. Alan Lees, of Bryn Walk, Halliwell, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court
A MUM is demanding tighter safety measures at town centre fairgrounds after her daughter was hit in the face by a children's ride. Whitney Williams, aged 11, was kept in hospital overnight with a suspected fractured cheekbone and bruising after the accident
NEWSQUEST invested in a Muller Martini system when it came to deciding on mailroom equipment. The Swiss company, which was founded by Hans Muller in 1946, is still run by the Muller family and has sales offices around the world. The installation at Wingates
A HEAVY pitch took its toll on the players of Thornleigh and Little Lever as they fought out a 1-1 Division One draw. Andy Swindells had put the home side in front before Andy Fane responded for the visitors. The man of the match awards went to Steve
