CUMBRIAN brewers Jennings Brothers are planning to buy five more pubs in the North-west. The Cockermouth company now owns 112 pubs in the region, including some outside its traditional Cumbrian base. Recent acquisitions include the Bull Inn at Broughton
NATWEST Corporate Banking Services has been awarded Investors in People accreditation. It is an accolade for staff at the South East Lancashire Corporate Business Centre in Ashton House, Waterloo Street, Bolton. Corporate Director Colin Davies said: "
A LOSTOCK man's charity work has been recognised in the 1996 Whitbread Volunteer Action Awards. Derek Gaskell, the builder who founded BASIC - the Brain and Spinal Injuries charity - is commended for his "outstanding contribution" to the community. Derek
BOLTON education bosses are getting tough on employers who let children work long hours for a pittance. A crack team of investigators will ensure schoolchildren are not taken advantage of by unscrupulous employers who take advantage of their need for
A COURAGEOUS Bolton woman returns to her 'home town' on Saturday to sign copies of her new nationally acclaimed book. 'It Could Have Been You' by Merlyn Nuttall is published today and she has chosen Sweetens on Deansgate, Bolton, as her first stop outside
SIR: Most towns would be justly proud to boast that Charles Dodgson had been a local man, but not, seemingly, does Daresbury, where elite residents prefer to let the legendary Lewis Carroll's name fade into the past. It is ridiculous for any town to forget
DETECTIVES today stepped up their hunt for the callous gunmen who told their victims: "It's not worth dying for". A 30 year-old Leigh security guard and a 38 year-old Radcliffe man blasted in the raid at Radcliffe are said to be "comfortable" in Bury
SIR: As you reported (BEN, January 30), the Lever Park Bill has been delayed in Parliament. I hope this will allow more time for public discussion and lead to more open debate. January 30 was also the deadline for submitting petitions opposed to the Bill
AEROSPACE continue to fly high at the top of the Bolton Sunday League Division Three following their convincing 5-0 victory over AFC Strollers. Two goals each for Roberts and Lomax led the way while second placed Arkwrights tasted defeat for the first
RADIO Bolton, which aims to win the permanent broadcasting licence for the borough, is to hold its annual general meeting later this month. The station, which has been on air for three periods since it was formed four years ago, will hold the meeting
Poles apart from usual standard Beowulf, English Shakespeare Company, Opera House, Manchester. Runs until Saturday - mornings and afternoon performances. WHAT with killing the monster, Grendel, the ogre's hag of a mother and a marauding dragon, poor old
By ALWYN GRAHAM TOMORROW heralds the start of the Chinese Year of the Ox. And according to forecasts the twelve months, like the animal which is its astrological symbol, will be unimpressed by flighty posturing and will favour a lifestyle of paced effort
AN ambitious scheme to bring continental-style cafe life to Bolton town centre has hit a setback Magistrates have turned down an application for a general alcohol licence for a Spanish restaurant La Tasca, due to open on Bradshawgate. They have approved
A BOY was trapped under the wheels of a car for nearly half-an-hour after an accident. Police said eight-year-old Nathan Hill ran into the path of a Ford Escort in Leigh. He was trapped under the rear wheels and only his legs could be seen sticking out
HOUSING chiefs are looking at 21st century methods of heating Bolton's homes . . . including solar energy. The council has commissioned a report to see how it can draw up an energy efficiency strategy. And despite Bolton's dismal climate, one of the ideas
FOR the fifth year running Government spending watchdogs at the National Audit Office have refused to approve the legal aid accounts. And no wonder. According to the watchdogs, 46 per cent of applicants for free legal aid provided either insufficient
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, February 5, 1972 A NEW breed of super-louse could be one reason for the increasing number of Lancashire schoolchildren found to be verminous. During the year 779,360 examinations were made, and 19,496 children were
WANDERERS are aiming to leave Burnden Park with all guns blazing. They have switched their final home game against Charlton Athletic to a Friday night fixture to ensure they will have all their international stars available. And the April 25 game will
RESEARCH activity is blossoming at Bolton Institute. The proof is in the results of the national four-yearly Research Assessment Exercise covering all higher education bodies in the UK. Bolton Institute has scored "hits" in eight out of 10 projects submitted
A FORMER Horwich woman and her husband have taken the plunge with a new business venture. Carol and David Hack are running the Capernwray Diving and Leisure Centre after buying the 22-acre Overhead Quarry site between the villages of Capernwray and Over
A MAN died after his car crashed through a fence and careered down a steep wooded embankment. Fifty-seven-year-old Tom Torkington was pronounced dead on arrival at the Royal Bolton Hospital after paramedics had rescued him from the wreckage. Mr Torkington
LIFE-LONG Wanderers fans who witnessed the FA Cup glories of the 1920s are being sought by a team of documentary makers. The BBC sports department is putting together a TV show celebrating the magic of FA Cup final day. And they urgently need to speak
WINS-DAY fever swept through Bolton yesterday as local people fancied their chances to become the first mid-week lottery millionaire. Major outlets reported a slow start but a busy afternoon and tea-time, with many shops staying open until 7.30pm to cope
BOLTON School has won its battle to build an 80-place, fee paying nursery. The independent school has won its appeal to the Department of the Environment against Bolton Council's refusal of the scheme. The council's rejection centred around the traffic
A WOMAN motorist has praised Farnworth Asda staff who helped when a broken key left her stranded. But Anna-Marie Hampson, a 29-year-old training consultant in customer care, claims their "Good Samaritan" act was in total contrast to the AA, who refused
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SIR: On behalf of the producer and all the members of Victoria Hall ADS, may I take this opportunity to thank everyone who came to watch our family pantomime Aladdin, and helped to make it such an enjoyable event. Anne Heaton, Publicity Officer, Victoria
Eurovision hit A TWO minute spot on Michael Barrymore's My Kind of People two years ago changed the life of a Farnworth teenager - and even led to a change of name. Now, songstress Joanne Hindley (whose new stage name is Joanne May) is one of eight contenders
SIR: I don't usually agree with Christine Adams, that fanatical Tory who seems to be on your staff the times she is in your paper, but this time I do! Farnworth is very ill-served by its MPs and councillors. It is like the Third World and getting ever
AS far as angling goes this is a bad time of the year with only the hardy armed with ice-breakers, bloodworm and a 'tot' in their flasks venturing forth. One group however, who are determined to beat the winter blues are MAP Elton who have been travelling
WIGAN Warriors Challenge Cup hopes have been boosted by Henry Paul passing an intensive fitness test. The talented Kiwi has been out of action for several weeks after damaging a shoulder playing for rugby union club Bath. But the Warriors are satisfied
SIR: In reply to Mr S R Morgan of Normanby Street, I have, over the last few years, read the various letters from this person who, under the guise of the Tory Party, has consistently berated nurses, schoolteachers and the Labour Party. Now he's having
TAU Liku looks to have won Leigh's battle of the props for Sunday's Silk Cut Challenge Cup fourth round tie against Super League big-spenders Sheffield Eagles. Powerful Tongan Liku is likely to get the nod ahead of new signing Andy Pucill to partner skipper
SIR: Thank you so much for the joy you have afforded me by putting me in touch through your Internet service with the family I have not seen or heard of since I left Bolton in 1936. Within this last week I have heard from my cousin Elizabeth and, through
SIR: I am writing in reply to the article (BEN, January 13) about Washacre School. As someone who has worked closely with the school over several years, I found it hard to believe they were talking about the same school. Far from having empty shelves,
EIGHT justices licences were revoked in the Bolton area during last year, the town's licensing committee was told. The licences were withdrawn from: Trevals, Halliwell Road; Serendipitys, Great Moor Street; Silverwell Sports Centre; The Shamrock, St Helens
KNIFE-wielding thugs terrorised a shop assistant during an off-licence robbery last night. Two men burst into Pennington Wines and Spirits on St Helens Road, Leigh at about 7.25pm. One of them threatened the lone woman with a five inch long hunting knife
A CRASH caused rush hour chaos for commuters last night as police blocked the north-bound section of St Peter's Way. A Nissan saloon lost control and crashed into a lamp post in the central reservation near the Raikes Lane turn-off at about 4.30pm yesterday
Dreary damp dismal days that hang over the woods like a lingering cold. Mist falling down from the heights like a blanket over the edge of the bed. The early fall of evening giving new dimensions to the woods. Frightening ideas creep into the mind, what
A TROUBLED Farnworth estate is set for a major facelift. Housing chiefs are planning to make the New Bury area their top priority. The cash for the work would come from the Government's Single Regeneration Budget. This is an £11.25 million windfall which
BOLTON businessman Ray Pollitt has donated a £5,000 germ-killing cabinet to Christie Hospital as a tribute to dedicated staff who nursed his own mother. Mr Pollitt, who owns the Bolton firm Rayair Limited in Quebec Street, handed over the special microbiological
COMMONSENSE has prevailed with the announcement from the Football Association that they plan to take no action against Wanderers' mascot, Lofty the Lion. It is a pity Wolves fans insisted on going ahead with their complaint alleging that the lovable lion
Bolton Wanderers Res 2, Birmingham Res 1 WANDERERS Reserves gave themselves hope of avoiding relegation with a 2-1 victory over fellow strugglers Birmingham City at Burnden Park last night. It was the Wanderers' first win since September and Lee Potter
