GREENHALGH'S Craft Bakery Ltd has appointed Patrick Kavanagh as marketing manager. Mr Kavanagh, who is 33, married and lives in the Home Counties, is due to move north soon. His new role will cover both the retail and national wholesale sales of the Lostock-based
CHARTERED accountants J H Waring & Co have opened a new branch in Lee Lane, Horwich. The firm, which is based in Chorley New Road, Bolton, has operated locally for more than 100 years. The new office is part of an expansion policy which included the
LOCAL engineering companies are losing export orders because the pound continues to be strong. The latest Business Trends Survey published by the Engineering Employers' Federation - conducted before the budget - shows there is rising concern throughout
A SCHOOL project on organising a concert led a group of enterprising teenagers to stage the real thing. Karen Hon, of Long Lane, Bolton, and seven friends managed to turn the theory of an information systems assignment into the reality of a Battle of
ANTI-bloodsports campaigners were demonstrating outside North West Water's Bolton offices today in a bid to get huntsmen banned from the company's land at Rivington. Members of the North West Campaign Against Bloodsports are angry that the Holcombe Harriers
THE North-west boasts the best A level results in the England and Wales yet the region's workers are paid considerably less than those elsewhere in the UK. These are just some of the startling facts and figures released by the Office for National Statistics
SIR: Through your newspaper, may I extend my thanks and gratitude to the two young girls (who we don't know) who went to the assistance of my wife who had an unfortunate accident at approximately 2pm, on Saturday, July 6, on Cheadle Square. After causing
CHORLEY football club have released their fixtures for the forthcoming season: CHORLEY FC - FIXTURES, Unibond Premier League 1997-98 Season (Capitals denote home matches) AUGUST: 23: BLYTH SPARTANS; 25: Bamber Bridge; 30: Boston United. SEPTEMBER: 2:
SIR: I would like to know why any development plans for Farnworth and Kearsley are only viewable at Bolton Town Hall and NOT Farnworth. This to me is totally ludicrous. People should be able to view all plans at both Town Halls, especially if people run
AN ARMED robber is still on the loose after raiding a Chorley building society. Detectives are hunting the man who held up the Town and Villages Properties office in Town Road, Croston, and made off with nearly £3,000 in cash. The man wandered into the
SIR: I refer to last Saturday's edition of the BEN sensationalising Colin Todd's non-payment of a six-year-old £500 debt. Why was that front page news? Colin Todd has done a lot for the morale of this town with his brilliant guidance of the Wanderers
INJURED teenager Laura England, hailed a heroine after the Alps coach crash, was back in hospital in Bolton today recovering from her injuries. Laura 15, was smiling bravely as she flew into Manchester airport last night. Earlier she is reported to have
SIR: Our Sunday Mystery Trip was to Skipton. Coming back on the motorway we saw three young men with not a stitch on! They tried to flag us down. If you sit in, you see nothing. But when you go out it's surprising what you see. Rita Crossfield Thaxted
WIGAN will field an inexperienced three-quarter line when they take on Paris on Saturday night, writes David Magilton. Gary Connolly and Jason Robinson are on duty with the ARL Down Under while Paul Koloi, (ribs), Andy Johnson (hamstring) and Darryl Cardiss
SIR: I am a 76-year-old pensioner, I am disabled because of spinal arthritis and I also have arthritis in my knees. This condition worsens with time. I have been registered disabled for a number of years. Recently I got the opportunity to buy a good three-wheeled
THE father and young son who tragically died in an early morning house fire at the weekend had used candles because there was no electricity. Following an investigation, fire chiefs said the blaze started when a burning candle ignited a chair in the lounge
SIR: Recently I commenced working in the town centre of Bolton. I do not live in Bolton and have for many years travelled to my place of employment on a motorcycle. Four weeks after starting my job I was dismayed to find that the only parking place for
JUST what the doctor ordered and go to the top of the class...that's the view of local Labour officials after Chancellor Gordon Brown's first Budget. But Opposition leaders and the Chorley public remained suspicious about some of the Treasury's new policies
SIR: Having heard Smithills School Band for the first time on the radio programme 'Listen to the Band', I was so thrilled by the brief performance that my husband and I, along with friends, decided that we would like to hear more. On Wednesday, July 2
UP to 20 jobs are being created in Tottington as the Co-op's Market Street shop is converted into a Late Shop Convenience Store. The new store will be opened on July 17 by the store's longest serving staff member, check-out operater Glenys Jones. The
Life and its joy, he found it a drudge. Just sat in his chair, seldom would budge. Saving his gold, but where was its glitter? Living these years, becoming a quitter. Could have known love, but just took flight. At a second cherry, refused to bite. When
A BOLTON man is being held in an Arab jail facing drink driving charges after his car crashed into the gates of the presidential palace. Wes Wright has been charged with drink driving after the incident in the United Arab Emirates. Mr Wright, aged 43,
FRIENDS of young dad Ian Lomax, who died two years ago, are to hold a memorial golf day on July 25 to raise cash for his son, Ben. They will tee-off at 11am at the Bolton Open Golf Course at Longsight Park, Harwood, and continue the memorial day from
A HARPER Green councillor has given his full support to a controversial housing plan. Cllr Carl Dennis says he is "delighted" about plans to develop 'affordable housing' on the 9.4 acre Back o'th' Dicks site, also known as Pigtail Lodge in Highfield,
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 10, 1972 FIVE million of the tourists who flock to the sunny beaches and resorts of the Mediterranean this year will spend two or three days of their holiday with upset stomachs, says the World Health Organisation
HEALTH bosses have drawn up ambitious plans to revamp services for the mentally ill and create a centre of excellence at Leigh Infirmary. At present mentally ill patients from the Wigan area are treated in outdated accommodation at Billinge Hospital,
CHORLEY drivers who fail to register changes in vehicle ownership could face massive fines following the launch of a new scheme this week. Police throughout the county are checking every vehicle they stop with the DVLA in Swansea to establish if owners
MORRIS Man extraordinaire Ian Hurst turns out regularly with his fellow dancers despite a debilitating illness. Ian, a member of the Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men for the past 16 years, takes advantage of a Horwich Shop-Ability scooter to get him to
THE FUTURE of the Eurofighter project is expected to be settled later this week - and Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle is spearheading attempts to save the multi-billion pound scheme. Mr Hoyle was due yesterday (Wednesday) to lead a House of Commons debate on
A FURIOUS dad is calling on Bolton Council to sort out the parking problems around a popular park because he fears that a tragic accident is just waiting to happen. Graham Booth, of Long Lane, Darcy Lever, says that the parking problems around Leverhulme
LANCASHIRE coach Dav Whatmore today pledged to dig out the reasons for yesterday's NatWest Trophy defeat by Sussex - and put them right in the Championship. The crushing seven-wicket loss to a Sussex side, which hadn't beaten another first class county
RESIDENTS and traders in Horwich are being invited to get into the festive mood this weekend to welcome the carnival to town. The annual event is being held later than usual in the hope of better weather. And Horwich Carnival Committee are hoping that
A LONG-RUNNING battle over beer measures is set to come to a head later this year. A new Bill insisting on full liquid pint measures for drinkers will come before Parliament in the autumn. Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle is backing the Weights and Measures (
SIR: I well recall when the National Lottery was launched, Bolton launched its own lottery. Since then it's vanished very quietly 'neath the waves of competition. Questions are: How much did it cost us, the tax payers; how many unsold tickets were left
FIREFIGHTERS from Bolton fighting proposed cut backs in the county-wide service are to join in a lobby of a top-level meeting. Hundreds of members of the Fire Brigades Union from throughout the region are to protest before tomorrow's meeting of the county's
OLD miners from Chorley could have unearthed a valuable seam after taking part in a legal group's campaign. Industrial Diseases Compensation is inviting workers in the Chorley area to claim compensation and or DSS benefits if they think they have suffered
SIR: It would appear that the current opinion on taking children out of school to go on holiday depends largely on the individual family's personal circumstances, and therefore from which perspective you view it. It is quite ironical that teachers, regardless
By Dave Toomer WHEN tragedies like the one which hit St James's CE School strike, they throw up incredible heroes. Yesterday we heard of amazing acts of bravery and selflessness from the children and staff at the crash. But back home the nation witnessed
FOR once unhindered by the weather, Chorley enjoyed a profitable weekend recording two eight wicket wins after dismissing both opponents for less than 90. Saturday's trip to Stanley Park saw Blackpool skittled for a paltry 84 with only two batsmen, Wiggans
SIR: I would like to express my admiration for a recently formed nursing service namely 'Rapid Response Team'. These nurses allow terminally ill patients to pass away in their home. I have just recently been privileged to witness the wonderful work that
CHORLEY'S top magistrate is likely to keep his position - after being convicted of driving without due care and attention. Farmer Ron Whalley, chairman of the Chorley bench with more than 20 years' experience as a JP, was fined £100, ordered to pay £30
SIR: In the BEN (July 1), I read that council chiefs are planning to arrange some special events for the millennium (a nice idea). A better idea is forget the millennium for now. It is three years away, time enough in 1999. What should be number one priority
COUNCILLORS could be set to take the plunge and turn the closed paddling pool in Astley Park - into a rollerblading area. It is one of five options for the derelict drained pool - originally opened as a boating lake in 1933 - which will be discussed by
BOLTON'S best known private garden is to be opened to the public again to raise money for charity. Frank Smith will open his garden at Stonestack, near Turton Tower, in Chapeltown Road, Turton, on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20. Proceeds will be
BOLTON Wanderers player Scott Taylor will be at Horwich Carnival this weekend to ride in the parade and crown the carnival royalty. The players have just returned from holiday and are back in training for the start of the season at their new Horwich ground
POLICE are still probing the tragic death of toddler Alexander Rae. He drowned in a puddle of rainwater which had collected on a tarpaulin covering an ornamental pond. Alexander, aged 21 months, of Oakmere Avenue, Withnell Fold, near Chorley, was found
AS it's Veggie Week in the BEN, we've been looking at the lives of local vegetarians of all ages. Here, ELIZABETH KELL, pictured below, a 17-year-old sixth form student at Rivington and Blackrod High School, explains her philosophy and lifestyle. I HAVE
TEMPERATURES are rising and tempers are rising with them in Bolton's stuffy offices, a new survey claims. For, as well as the 90s phenomenon of road rage, the hot weather means you are just as likely to experience "office rage" when temperatures rise
WANDERERS' search for a top class striker goes on despite today's swoop for Icelandic international Arnar Gunnlaugsson. Manager Colin Todd splashed out £100,000 on the much travelled 23-year-old he hopes will make a major impact at the Reebok Stadium
