TRIBUTES have been paid to Judge Henry Aidan Kershaw, the former senior judge who was well known and respected in many spheres of Bolton life. As reported in later editions of last night's BEN, Judge Kershaw died on Sunday at the age of 68, just over
BOLTON Council looks set to make a dramatic U-turn and keep the town's industrial heritage after a huge public outcry. Bolton's Labour group will meet tonight and high on the agenda will be the controversial plan to loan historic textile machines - including
SIR: I see the silly season has arrived, again, meaning the advent of the nightmare of the firework season. Already, we read of rabbits dying because fireworks have been thrown into their hutches, people injured by fireworks being thrown off the tops
ATHERTON LR travel to Curzon Ashton tonight full of confidence after Saturday's 2-1 win over Unibond Division One leaders Lancaster City. The Curzon contest could hardly have a more balanced look about it. The two drew 2-2 at Crilly Park two weeks ago
Alice in Wonderland English National Ballet Palace Theatre TCHAIKOVSKY wrote such wonderful ballet music for classic fairy tales - Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker - that one wonders why he didn't try his hand at Alice in Wonderland. Too English
JO Brand, arguably the country's best comedienne, is a little worried. She fears her constant television appearances - everything from Have I Got News For You to the comedy sports quiz They Think it's all Over - will end up with the British public absolutely
INCREASING the number of hours that children may work at weekends could prove to be a mixed blessing. Rules which prevented under-16s from doing more than two hours a weekend for cash are to be swept away. Health Minister John Bowis has issued proposals
25 YEARS AGO BOLTON had 1.4 inches of rain in 24 hours after last night's downpour. A Weather Centre spokesman said: "We've had 3.36 inches of rain in the Bolton area this week." MORE than 3,600 of Bolton's oldest and worst homes will be swept away before
BRUCE Rioch wants Wanderers to go from strength to strength in the Premiership. The former Bolton boss disguised his disappointment after his unhappy Burnden return last night to wish his old club well for the future. Rioch was given a hero's reception
WANDERERS are determined to spend again in their continued bid for Premiership safety. "Nothing has changed," Colin Todd insisted after seeing John McGinlay's goal secure three priceless points from last night's showdown with Arsenal. "The win is a real
THE power of television has made the rest of the Premier League sit up and take notice of the Boys from Burnden. Marked down for an instant return to the Endsleigh League ever since Bruce Rioch's shock June departure, Wanderers believe they did enough
ELDERLY residents fled in their nightclothes after an arson attack in Great Lever. Firefighters evacuated seven of the pensioners, aged between 71 and 91, and another two managed to escape on their own. Yobs are believed to have set fire to a wheelie
COUNCILLORS in Westhoughton are demanding answers from Bolton Council over the long-running supermarket saga. A list of questions has been drawn up by town council leader Cllr David Wilkinson which, he claimed, are questions local residents and traders
TWO Bolton climbers who spent the night stranded on a narrow ledge near the summit of Ben Nevis have relived their frightening ordeal. Experienced mountain duo Keith Walker and Darren Archibald had to take emergency action after darkness and thick black
THE shock findings of a BEN investigation into the legal sale of high-powered firearms which could bring terror to the streets of Bolton are to be passed to Home Secretary Michael Howard. We highlighted a frightening loophole in the law, where de-activated
BOLTON Schools Volleyball Club will have home advantage in three of the junior sections of the opening rounds of the English National Championships. The Bolton club's emergence as a force in the game has attracted the Girls' Under 16s and Under 18s to
LEIGH will press ahead with their plans to sign a trio of Cook Islanders despite uncertaintly surrounding the players' standing on the League's overseas quota. Leigh have contract offers on the table for Ali Davys, Sonny Shepherd and Bobby Hunter who
BOLTON RUFC 1st team's Jekyll and Hyde performances continued at Bury in the Courage League with one of their worst of the season. The 13-6 defeat was a bitter disappointment after last week's thumping of Oldham. Against a team bottom of the league and
SIR: As your probably already know HMS Beaver a type 22 batch 2 frigate of the first frigate squadron based at Devonport, Plymouth, is affiliated to the town of Bolton. As single servicemen we recently deployed for operations to the former Yugoslavia.
STAN Ternent sends out the Bury side that demolished Mansfield on Saturday to do a repeat job at shell-shocked Torquay tonight. But the Shakers boss has warned that the highs and lows experienced by the two sides will count for nothing. While Bury were
