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  • Unfair system

    SIR: Regarding the recent letter by 'Disgruntled, disabled person' on Mr Blair targeting the poor and not the rich. I agree with the person concerned on the proposals by the Government for slashing benefits to the disabled etc. But what about the thousands

  • Water waste!

    SIR: Your report of the Health Authorities' attack on the Water Authorities' refusal to add fluoride to our drinking water (BEN: January 15) is a classic example of the arrogance that this unelected body can muster. To suggest that the Water Authority

  • Sellars warning

    SCOTT Sellars today spelled out the price Wanderers will pay unless they can find a quick solution to their Premiership problems. Admitting he was "embarrassed" by Saturday's 5-1 home defeat by Coventry, when he was captain for the day, the experienced

  • Toilet at the top

    SIR: Could I please ask the councillors of Bolton - why are the only toilets in the Market Place situated on the top floor, next to the car park? Why can't some toilets be built on the bottom floor? Many of us have no reason to go up to the car park level

  • Leigh happy to see-off Warriors

    Leigh Centurions 44, Hunslet Warriors 4 ONE of the first people into the Warriors dressing room just after 4.30pm yesterday was Centurions coach Keith Latham. The Leigh boss wanted to add his personal congratulations to the standing ovation the brave

  • Great divide

    SIR: I have recently joined the Bolton Cycling Forum, which meets every two months. If anyone has any suggestions or ideas with respect to cycle provision in the Bolton area, then I will be only too glad to put them before the Forum. From my first meeting

  • Small hope for Shakers

    Charlton Athletic 0, Bury 0 ANOTHER boring goalless draw? Don't you believe it. This was one of Bury's most encouraging performances in weeks and earned them a precious point in their battle for First Division survival. Few teams have outplayed Charlton

  • Trapped in a cycle of misery

    SIR: I write in response to your article, regarding the battle between Michelle Bridgland's family and Wigan and Bolton Health Authority. I feel that Michelle's current weight loss is not due to the failure of the treatment, but to the lack of adequate

  • Building on success

    IT is no surprise to anyone who has had dealings with Horwich Resource Centre that nearly £50,000 is to be spent on expanding it. Horwich Town Council sensibly built up a nest egg to pay for repairs, and another part of the centre they had always targeted

  • Navy boys pull off a shock win

    SHOPPERS in Bolton's Victoria Square joined in the fun as the crew from HMS Beaver, Bolton's adopted Royal Navy ship, took part in a tug-o-war with local firecrews. To deafening cheers, firefighters from Bolton Central and North stations took on the lads

  • Match statistics

    Wanderers 1, Coventry City 5. WANDERERS 4-4-2 KEITH BRANAGAN ... 5 NEIL COX ... 6 CHRIS FAIRCLOUGH ... 5 ANDY TODD ... 6 JIMMY PHILLIPS ... 5 JAMIE POLLOCK ... 6 JOHN SHERIDAN ... 6 PER FRANDSEN ... 7 SCOTT SELLARS ... 6 NATHAN BLAKE ... 7 BOB TAYLOR

  • No backing for bullies

    BULLYING is inexcusable anywhere, but in the workplace it's a form of harassment that demands the toughest possible line. Bolton Council's moves, therefore, to protect staff from such behaviour is very welcome. It comes after a tribunal backed a decision

  • Cancer support

    SIR: On Thursday, January 15, letters were published in the local press from Clare Rayner talking about the support that Cancer BACUP provides for people with cancer. I would like to draw your readers' attention to an excellent local source of cancer

  • Campaigners angry over lack of support

    GAY campaigners lit candles on the steps of Bolton Crown Court in support of seven local men convicted for indecency on a video. Protesters from all over the country gathered in front of the court to speak out against the convictions and call for a change

  • Runaway truck hero praised

    A BOLTON driver has been praised for preventing a massive pile-up after the brakes on his lorry failed. Police officers say people may have died in the terrifying accident if Mark Beddows had not acted as he did. The cool driver pulled away from a line

  • Revellers warned of lethal designer drug

    ANTI-drugs officers handed out a stark warning to town centre revellers in a police campaign against legal but lethal designer drug GHB. In an unprecedented move on Friday and Saturday, the drugs prevention caravan went to the heart of Bolton's hectic

  • Wanderers are shellshocked

    Wanderers 1, Coventry City 5. BY the time the final whistle sounded, a capacity crowd of 25,000 had almost evaporated; the magnificent new stadium just about half full only because the large Coventry contingent had stayed on to cheer a victory they could

  • Gay sex seven 'living in fear'

    BOLTON men at the centre of storm over a gay video sex case are living in fear after a spate of attacks. Some of the men dubbed the Bolton Seven have been targeted since their high profile conviction for indecency sparked a national campaign for a change

  • Thugs chase victim under car

    A TEENAGER was lucky to escape with his life when he fell under the wheels of a car - as he fled from a gang of thugs. Scott Sanderson, aged 18, was run over as he lay face down in the busy carriageway. Scott, of Petunia Walk, Little Hulton, tripped as

  • Police hunting armed gang

    STAFF at Mick Dines bookmakers in Bury were threatened with a handgun during an armed raid. Two men with scarves covering their faces burst into shop on Manchester Road at 5.05pm on Friday and ordered the manager to open the safe. One was brandishing

  • Daily poem

    I suppose there's a rota of work up there too, For those selected for God's chosen few. I don't mind putting a tuck in Gabriel's frock, Or shampooing and setting St Peter's white locks. Running up cushions for God's Golden Throne, Or embroidering mottos

  • Angry Glendon getting tough

    Radcliffe Boro 1 Gainsboro 3 RADCLIFFE Boro's relegation plight worsened in a disappointing home defeat that leaves manager Kevin Glendon under no illusions as to what has to be done. "This situation has gone on far too long," he says. "With two thirds

  • RMI leave it to spot on Rostron

    Marine 1 Leigh RMI 1 LEIGH RMI left it late to salvage a point and extend their unbeaten league run to 10 games. It needed an Eric Rostron penalty three minutes from time to ensure a share of the spoils in a game where chances were at at premium. Rostron

  • 25 YEARS AGO

    From the Evening News, February 2, 1973 A HARD-working MP without any gimmicks; a champion of the Lancashire textile workers; a man who wasn't afraid to speak out against his own party when necessary . . . These were typical tributes being paid today

  • All that we've lost

    SIR: Reading the letters (BEN: Friday, January 23), by Mr R Burton and J Rothwell, which I applaud, I ask myself what have Bolton Council ever done for us in Kearsley? Answer - took away our Police Station, Town Hall, Library and Clinic. And now they

  • United ace gives mum luxury home

    SOCCER ace Ryan Giggs is set to give his mum the keys of his 'old' house when he moves to the outskirts of Bolton next month. The Manchester United star is reported to be reluctant to sell his £200,000 home on a luxury development at Worsley. Friends

  • Wanderers feeling down!

    COLIN Todd's leadership qualities will be put to the sternest of tests this week as he tries to steer Wanderers through their crisis of confidence. The Reebok boss accepted full responsibility for the crushing 5-1 home defeat by relegation rivals Coventry