PUB landlords are warning colleagues in other areas to beware of a salesman offering "too-good-to be-true" satellite TV deals. A spokesman for Tyldesley Pub Watch scheme said a man has been offering equipment which he claims is capable of receiving live
THE man masterminding the rebuilding of Manchester city centre following the IRA bomb attack is to become the new head of governors at Bolton School. Sir Alan Cockshaw, chairman of construction company AMEC, takes over from former British Coal chairman
A CRAZED drug addict who suffocated a mentally-ill pensioner during a burglary has been jailed for 13 years. Naresh Bavabhai, aged 28, needed money to finance his craving for amphetamine, a judge at Manchester Crown Court was told. Bavabhai preyed on
A BOLTON mum is pressing for traffic restrictions on a Breightmet road after her family's pet was killed. Janet Bailey's dog, Lassie escaped from her parent's garden on Friday and was hit by a van which did not stop. The eight-month-old Labrador/Collie
A FURIOUS father claims customers walked over his seriously injured five-year-old son to get into a shop. As reported in the BEN yesterday, Niall Rhodes was nearly crushed to death in an horrific accident outside Dorothy Maes newsagents in Newearth Road
MIKE Watkinson is set to lead Lancashire's bid for their first hat-trick of wins in the Championship for two years against Sussex at Old Trafford tomorrow. Watkinson has not played in the Championship for a month because of his arm injury but he came
BOLTON today became the first town in Britain to have its own "image boosting" song. The song - "Bolton - Altogether Better," - named after the borough's recently adopted official slogan, was commissioned by marketing bosses. And they are confident the
SIR: I was interested to read Andrew Berry's letter (July 10) complaining about having to travel to Bolton Town Hall to view development plans for Farnworth. Perhaps things have changed; but when I wanted to look at some plans I simply rang the Planning
SIR: On July 9, while driving along St Peters Way at about 4.15pm, I witnessed a totally irresponsible piece of lunacy. A girl, perhaps seven or eight years old being driven by her mother (?), was standing upright in the open roof of the car. Whatever
SIR: I refer to the letter headed: ? Cyclists ought to pay too (BEN July 9). Reinforcing your columnist Doreen Crowther's response to the assertions made by E Sellers on cyclists' responsibilities, I point out that virtually all the 190 adult members
THE "Spice Girls" lookalike competition held at the Bolton Veterans Club on July 4 attracted 11 groups of entrants and raised £140 for the Children's Opportunity Group. Because of this success, another competition will be held on July 25 at the Monaco
A BOOKLET which gives vital advice to the homeless is to be reprinted with help from Bolton education department. "Without a Roof" is an initiative by Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme to guide those without a home or in danger of becoming homeless.
LOUISE Chaddock, a former pupil of Bolton's Mount St Joseph's School has been embroiled in much mystery lately. She is this year's administrator to the world-famous Chester Mystery Plays which finish their current run tomorrow. Medieval biblical dramas
GREATER Manchester's ambulance crews have been provided with £500,000 worth of new life saving gear. The state-of-the-art equipment, bought by GM Ambulance Service NHS Trust, includes new spinal boards and 95 defibrillators, which will be used by the
BERNARD Wrigley, "the Bolton Bullfrog", will play the Queen's Jester, Muddles, in Snow White, this year's pantomime at the Southport Theatre. The folk singer, songwriter, comedian and actor was recently seen in Emmerdale and returns to the series later
FOUR youths, one aged only 13, have been arrested by police probing a spate of street robberies in Bolton town centre. The juveniles, the oldest aged only 16, were arrested in a police operation to combat an increase in attacks in the busy shopping area
BUYING an exotic pet could have deadly consequences, the RSPCA warned today. A rising trend in owning unusual animals has led to an RSPCA campaign urging animal lovers to think carefully before they buy. Dangerous and exotic creatures including iguanas
From the Evening News, July 14, 1972 JUST returned from a 12-day voyage on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, Bolton's 'Viking rower', Ralph Richardson, is already setting his sights on a row around the coastline of Britain. Bachelor Ralph, of Marlborough Street
Mr Albert Winstanley, of Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, recalls his time at Wolfenden Street Council School and how much he owes to those days at school in the 1920s. I CAN browse down the chapters of my memory book, and turn the pages to the story of my school
TALENTED young musicians from Smithills School are in a class of their own after becoming the World Champion School Brass Band. A jury awarded the acclaimed senior band a fantastic 288 points from a maximum 300 in the 1997 World Music Contest in Kerkrade
PUPILS at a Horwich school have been told to stay at home today after an arson attack destroyed part of the building this morning. Fire swept through the staff room, toilet area and corridor of Lever Park School, just before 7am. Arsonists are believed
A POP singer from Bury died hours before he was due to travel for his band's big break in a national TV show. John Fisher, 26, should have been in London with his colleagues from Cryin' Out Loud to film ITV's Big, Big Talent Show. But he collapsed at
SIR: What has happened to the Octagon Theatre? My husband and I drove past there recently and saw that it was covered with scaffolding. Is this another of our town's assets lost? Are we to have another car park? Can anyone tell me what is happening to
FAMILIES watched in horror as more than 20 Little Hulton homes were flooded by hundreds of thousands of gallons of water yesterday afternoon. The flood, which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage, was caused by a burst on a 40 inch pipe attached
SIR: I refer to the GM Bus Services, Bolton/Manchester No 28. The government are trying to get more people into using public transport. It would never work. I and a couple of friends have been trying it for a few weeks once again as we packed in before
SIR: The Summer Budget offers an indication that the Government doesn't want smokers to quit buying British by going abroad to buy their tobacco, as well as a recognition that high taxes increase smuggling. In its review of all tobacco duties, which it
It is good to read views of things in the news, Light-hearted, irate and some solemn. Some thoughts we may share, some only despair, But comment is fair in the column. 'Ed' sorts out the post - a balance he'll boast, Of topical theme or opinion. But no
DETECTIVES are still hunting a thug who escaped empty handed after threatening a Bolton post mistress with a hand gun. The masked man fled from Darcy Lever Post Office, Radcliffe Road, after the woman locked herself in a room at about 10.30am yesterday
A WORKMAN was flung upside down in his cab when the giant excavator he was operating toppled over on a steep muddy bank. The 59-year-old man had been operating the digger at the site of building work being carried out at Joseph Eastham High School, Little
JOHN Mathias will join other local singers Jill Taylor, Jane Hyde, Martin Roche and Adrian Pollitt for the Craig Smith Masterclass for singers at the Bolton Library Theatre on September 6 at Bolton's Library Theatre. It will be led by Craig Smith, who
FORMER Bolton MP Ann Taylor has launched a new Internet site providing independent drugs information. Mrs Taylor, President of the Council and chairman of the cabinet sub-committee on drug misuse, launched the Website at the British Phonographic Industry
ST Philip's AODS have cast Eddie Smith in the leading role of Don Quixote in their next production The Man of La Mancha. Although a newcomer to the society, Eddie is well established in the amateur stage world. Eddie's singing career started 40 years
BRANDY, the wander-horse who went AWOL and plunged through a bridge at Harwood, has made a full recovery from his ordeal. As reported in the BEN, the 25-year-old horse had to be hauled free by firemen when an old timber bridge near his field collapsed
ATHERTON Colls have appointed Dennis Haslam as their new boss. The former Chorley and RMI player begins the build-up to the new NWCL Division One campaign on Thursday. Training starts at 7pm with players old and new invited along. Any players interested
