RESEARCH by the Better Payment Practice Group (BPPG) has found that nearly 11 per cent of local businesses would pay their customers late even if their own bills were settled promptly. The poll, which was carried out on the BPPG's website, www.payontime.co.uk
IN reply to A Cavanagh, we will never have a clean environment. What about the fumes from cars? Would the people who do not smoke be willing to give up their cars? Cycle lanes and bus lanes narrow our main roads, so there are constant traffic jams and
I FULLY support A Cavanagh's letter (October 18) re the Smoking ban in Bolton. It is about time that the non-smokers in this town were able to carry on their lives without having to suffer the inhalation of other people's smoke, which is extremely unpleasant
I AM 68 years old, and have been a smoker since I was 14. In those days we did not know cigarettes did you any harm. Over the years I have stopped smoking three times, for six months, five months and four months, but I have not been able to keep it up
TODAY on my way to work, I walked past the makeshift memorial to the murdered Mr Johnston, and even though I didn't know him I felt a lump in my throat. Another horror in the BBC (Bradshawgate, Bromwich Street, Castle Street) crime triangle. The police
I HOPE you all enjoyed the Continental market last week. It was great to see so many visitors and I would like to thank everyone who contacted me to say how wonderful it was - even if some people complained they spent far too much! The traders said they
A SOLDIER who took part in The Charge of the Light Brigade and lived to tell the tale was honoured at his graveside - almost 150 years to the day since the massacre. Troop Sergeant-Major Richard Hall Williams took part in the charge, one of the most disastrous
WANDERERS' reserve team game against Sunderland at the County Ground, Leyland, on Wednesday night was called off because of a waterlogged pitch.
1772: Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The Ancient Mariner, Kubla Khan) was born in Ottery St Mary, Devon. 1805: Lord Nelson, English naval hero, was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar - dying at the precise moment the Franco-Spanish fleet surrendered. 1833
PUPILS have been quizzing Euro MPs in Brussels face-to-face - from the comfort of their Westhoughton classrooms. The youngsters used state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment to stage a live conversation with eight of the region's nine MEPs. Twelve
BROMLEY Cross residents are invited to attend a ward surgery at Canon Slade school this evening. Councillors Norman Critchley, Donald Carr and Alan Wilkinson will be free to discuss council-related problems at the school from 7pm.
AN extension to a children's day nursery has been given the go-ahead by Bolton Council's planning committee. The plans to convert a first floor flat above Dot-to-Dots Day Care, Seymour Road, Astley Bridge, will enable the nursery to accomodate a further
BUDDHIST monks are offering meditation in Bolton next month to combat the stresses of everyday life. Monks from the Vairochana Buddhist Centre will run the meditation classes every Wednesday from November 3, at the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street
THE public will be able to express their opinions on policing and crime prevention at meetings in Leigh and Wigan. Ashley Crumbley, Wigan Council's deputy director of community protection Wigan Council run the meetings. The first presentation is on November
FIRST North Western's domination of northern railways has ended. The Strategic Rail Authority has announced that it and five Passenger Transport Executives have handed the regional franchise to Serco-NedRailways. The deal will start on December 12 and
YOU can try something new this weekend at Bolton Arena's free three-day fitness event. The event, in association with the Bolton Evening News Fit For Life campaign, aims to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and encourage people to take up a
A MAJOR security alert was sparked on Thursday when two banks received suspicious packages. Police were called to HSBC branches in Manchester and Liverpool and sealed off the immediate areas. In Manchester, a member of staff at HSBC in King Street opened
THE cost of leisure is being reduced for some people in Bolton as part of a new fitness drive. A new card called The Leisure 1 is being offered free to people on certain benefits, including those on Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, Guaranteed Pension
YOUNG James Greenwood looks the picture of a true Bolton Wanderers fan - despite being more than 5,000 miles away in Boston, Massachusetts. The two-year-old, whose family comes from Bolton, is being raised to support the Whites like his dad and his two
AN 18-YEAR-OLD youth is fighting for his life after the car he was travelling in ploughed into a shop. The blue Rover Metro careered off St Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton, at 2am on Thursday morning, smashing into parked cars and a shop front near to Brandwood
TICKET stubs from Bolton Wanderers' 1923 FA Cup Final clash are expected to sell for around £5,000 when they are auctioned in November. They came from the historic game which saw Bolton face West Ham in the first ever FA Cup final - known at the White
LIVELY young members of the 18th Bolton Beavers are hoping the Make It Happen community awards will make playtime even more fun. The Bolton Evening News has got together with Combined Insurance to share out £10,000 between organisations across the borough
HUNDREDS of fake DVDs and computers have been seized by Trading Standards officers in a series of swoops. The raids were planned to target those thought to be responsible for flooding Bolton's markets and car boot sales with counterfeit games, movies
SAM Allardyce will be looking for quality not quantity when the transfer window opens in january. The Wanderers boss hopes chairman, Phil Gartside, will give him cash to reinforce his Premiership squad but any potential new signings will have to pass
FORMER Tottenham defender John Scales believes that the club's French boss Jacques Santini should be applauded for the way he had turned them into Premiership misers. Spurs, who are at home to Wanderers on Saturday, have conceded just four goals in their
TWO Bolton football fans have been crowned top of the league - and have the trophies to prove it. Shaun Kenny and John Heaton, both aged 40, have been awarded the monthly Bardsley Construction Wanderers Champions award for their achievements. Shaun, from
LEGENDARY Daily Mail columnist Lynda Lee-Potter died on Wednesday, the newspaper said. She had been suffering from a brain tumour. Editor-in-chief Paul Dacre announced her death "with great sadness". He said: "Lynda joined the Mail in 1967 and for the
ARSONISTS are putting lives at risk by starting small fires which tie up fire service resources. Over the last two weeks, firefighters have been called out to a disused graveyard off Cloister Street, Halliwell, a number of times to tackle incidents where
A SOLDIER who took part in The Charge of the Light Brigade and lived to tell the tale was honoured at his graveside - almost 150 years to the day since the massacre. Troop Sergeant-Major Richard Hall Williams took part in the charge, one of the most disastrous
BOLTON is set to be one of the property hotspots of 2005, experts are predicting. The UK's leading residential and commercial property specialist, Knight Frank, believes the borough is heading for a renaissance similar to those experienced by Liverpool
NO charges are to be brought against a police driver involved in an accident in Bolton town centre in which a teenager was killed. Prosecutors say there is not enough evidence to charge the driver of the car which hit 18-year-old Martin Barlow in Bradshawgate
BUSINESS advisers Ernst & Young have invited a wide range of businesses in the region to a special half-day conference on Poland as a Base for Manufacturing and Services at its offices in Barbirolli Square, Manchester, on October 27. Speakers at the
ONE of the town's longest-serving haberdashery and fabric retailers has changed hands. Phil Jones, of Phil and Carole Fabrics, has decided to retire after 35 years in the trade. Phil and Carole started off in the late 1960s, operating from local market
BARKSTON Plastics, the Bolton-based plastics components manufacturer, has promoted two of its longstanding employees to the Board of Directors. Mark Leah, who previously held the position of general manager of Barkston Plastics Forming Ltd has been appointed
EMPLOYMENT law experts have issued a stark warning to Bolton companies who employ consultants, after a surprise employment tribunal ruling left them exposed to potentially unlimited backdated holiday pay claims. According to Bolton law firm Kippax Beaumont
IN the recently televised debate between Senator Kerry and Bush, the President was asked his opinion on embryo research for cures for various diseases, including Parkinson's disease. His reply was that he was against it, because it is immoral to kill
ON the night of October 5, I had my shopping bag stolen from my shoulder, containing bank book, pension books, rent book, groceries, purse and money. I would like to thank the two girls who rang the police (whose names I don't know), the police, friends
I FIND it amazing that this government has the ability to churn out excuse after excuse for a war that the people of the UK did not want. They speak about terrorism, and say that they cannot negotiate with terrorists. But they negotiated with the IRA
THE attractive hamlet of Riding Gate, Harwood, would seem to attract a better class of resident these days than it did in the distant past. Local historian Jim Francis says the Enclosures of the Harwood Commons in 1797 led to a large part of the area
From the Evening News, October 21, 1904: "COMMERCIAL Bolton" is the title of the newly-issued official organ of the Bolton Chamber of Commerce. It is an interesting little monthly brochure for commercial men. In an introduction the members are informed
MURDER squad detectives will be mingling with Bolton's clubbers and pubgoers on Friday night in a bid to catch the killers of Robert Johnston. Posters appealing for help over the death of the 39-year-old father of four will be shown to people as they
MEMBERS of the public are welcome to attend the monthly board meeting of the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust on Monday. It will be held in the boardroom at the Royal Bolton Hospital at 4pm.
POLICE are hunting a rapist who subjected a 21-year-old woman to a terrifying hour-long attack on the driveway of a house. The man followed the woman after she got off a bus in Wilmslow Road, Withington, Manchester, in the early hours of Wednesday morning
PLANS for an O2 mobile phone mast in Farnworth have been refused by the council's planning committee. The 15-metre lamp post-style mast was proposed for a lay-by next to the Flying Shuttle pub, Highfield Road. Councillors refused the application on the
A PROPOSED Thai Massage parlour has been refused planning permission. Piyamas Sasutsri applied to open the business at his home above Tognarelli's cafe in Higher Market Street, Farnworth. Councillors upheld the objections of residents, who claimed that
A PLANNING application for an extension to an off-licence has been refused. Plans to construct a single-storey extension at the back of the shop in Wigan Road, Westhoughton, were turned down by Bolton planning committee. Councillors decided that the proposed
SCORES of Bolton youngsters have been performing excerpts from the Bard's most famous plays at a Shakespeare festival. For three nights this week pupils are treading the boards at the Albert Halls to perform in tragedies and comedies, as part of the Shakespeare
PUPILS have been quizzing Euro MPs in Brussels face-to-face - from the comfort of their Westhoughton classrooms. The youngsters used state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment to stage a live conversation with eight of the region's nine MEPs. Twelve
A MAN who died after an epileptic fit had not taken his medication that morning, an inquest heard. Robert Turner, aged 28, was diagnosed with epilepsy in 1993 and was on medication to keep the condition under control. Pallet maker, Mr Turner, of Madamswood
A CORONER has recorded an open verdict into the death of an 18-year-old who was found hanging days before his A-level results were due out. Richard Coysh was found in his bedroom at Sandy Lane, Hindley, on August 16. The teenager had suffered from severe
A FATHER of two died in his sleep next to his 13-year-old son after taking heroin, a Bolton inquest was told. Trevor Bradley, aged 41, was found dead at his home in Athlone Avenue, Sharples, on May 9. Mr Bradley's son Carl had been staying with him and
AN EXPERIMENT to solve town centre traffic problems in Westhoughton will begin in November. Traffic bosses have drawn up plans to ease congestion which has seen bus firms threaten to boycott Market Street. From November 7, a strict ban on loading will
BOXING superstar Amir Khan helped to spread a bit of sunshine when he officially opened a school's new classroom. The 17-year-old Olympic silver medallist delighted pupils at Brandwood School, Daubhill, when he turned up to open their new "sunshine" room
FORMER Wanderers defender Mike Whitlow is looking for a new club after being told he is surplus to requirements at Notts County, just three months after signing for the League Two side. The 36-year old was a big Reebok favourite, playing for Wanderers
FURTHER to Mr McGeehan's letter regarding the graffiti at the side of his house. I wonder whether the parents of Lewis and "Shaggy" (who is, according to the graffiti, the boss of Farnworth) and their sidekicks Kym and Zoey - the latter having at least
AN HISTORIC Bolton town centre pub and hotel is set to be transformed into a continental-style eaterie, a modern bar and a traditional public house. The Swan Hotel, on Churchgate, will house the three new developments under one roof in a unique £500,000
A PEDESTRIAN was killed when a speeding driver lost control while overtaking another car, a court was told. Immediately after the crash the driver, Adam Isherwood, was seen crying and saying: "What have I done?" He was also heard saying, I"ve killed him
HALF of all children in Bolton live in a house where at least one parent smokes. The frightening statistic was revealed today by Bolton smoking experts. They claim that children living with a parent who smokes face an increased risk of dying from heart
A MAJOR security alert was sparked on Thursday morning when two banks received suspicious packages. Police were called to HSBC branches in Manchester and Liverpool and sealed off the immediate areas. In Manchester, a member of staff at HSBC in King Street
