SIR: I thank the following businesses in the Bolton area for their help in ensuring that the Ship's Company from HMS Beaver, Bolton's adopted warship, enjoyed a memorable stay in Bolton during the period January 28 1998 to February 2 1998. My personal
PLANS by the Australian Government to buy the ASRAAM missile from Matra BAe Dynamics will help secure hundreds of jobs at plants throughout Britain, including Lostock. British Aerospace has been chosen by the Australian Government to supply the Advanced
FOREIGN Secretary Robin Cook todaysaid he could not live with the guilt of allowing the "fascist" Saddam Hussein to use his chemical and biological weapons to destroy a Middle Eastern city. In an exclusive interview with the BEN, he made clear that the
RIVAL boss Harry Redknapp is tipping Wanderers to beat the drop. Redknapp takes high-riding West Ham to the Reebok tomorrow rubbishing suggestions that three points are in the bag. "Only an idiot would think this is an easy game," he cautioned. "Bolton
SIR: I have been campaigning for the pedestrianisation of Brackley Street, Farnworth for the last 20 years, and I am delighted that it is now about to happen. But every shopkeeper, and anyone else who chose to make representations to me, has had a considered
A REWARD of £10,000 is being offered for information leading to the capture of armed robbers who took a courier van driver on a journey of terror. The man's ordeal began on Monday night on the East Lancs Road, four miles from the M6 at Leigh, when a courier
SIR: We at the three high dependency units in Bolton thank all who supported us in our recent successful campaign to keep the units operating under the present system. The Care Officers Northwood Crescent Deane Converted for the new archive on 14 July
SIR: Thank you for printing my latest poem Ruby and Ben.I was overjoyed, especially at how quickly it was used. Your timing (although I gave no indication of dates) was perfect. It was actually in the BEN on Saturday, February 14 and our Ruby Wedding
SIR: May I thank the BEN and Whitakers Store in Bolton for supporting the in-store Marie Curie Cancer Care raffle by donating three beautiful pieces of furniture which were raffled during the Readers Evening on Tuesday, February 3. £225 was raised as
LEIGH Centurions skipper Tim Street has been cleared to play in Sunday's Division One clash with title favourites Whitehaven Warriors. Street, sent off for alleged use of the elbow in last weekend's Challenge Cup tie against Sheffield Eagles, was given
A LEADING figure in the battle to improve dental health in Bolton has stepped into the lion's den - the fluoride controversy - in a bid to tackle the borough's high levels of decay. Colwyn Jones, Consultant in Dental Public Health, is an outspoken supporter
WE think the time is right for Bolton Council to lift the ban on outdoor bars and pavement cafes. Such bars are popular not only on the continent but in cities like Manchester where they have added to the city's attractions not detracted from them. We
SIR: I am writing to say a big thank you, for acknowledging all fasting Boltonian Muslims during Ramadan and printing the fasting times. Well done. Ramadan is a very special month to us. It's a time of total devotion to prayer and family, and there's
NOBODY can say for sure what would have happened if the coach in which three teenagers were killed in the French Alps crash had been fitted with seat belts. But Bolton pathologist Dr David Bisset told an inquest that the three children would probably
MILLENNIUM monuments springing up all over the country are creating a shortage of stone needed to transform Bolton's Victoria Square. Designers say stone for the ambitious scheme needs to have a timeless quality and blend in with existing historic buildings
POLICE today shot dead two men and captured a third during a dramatic gun battle at the Indian High Commission in London. The men, described as 'Asian type', were killed in a shoot-out on the ground floor of the building. It seems that three armed men
SIR: I hear from my friends in Bolton, that the Blue Boar and other timber frame buildings in Churchgate, are now on their way to the tip, and wonder at the views of Bolton's Director of Planning, who has so far remained very quiet about this latest Bolton
WANDERERS have finally been told they are in the clear over the touchline flare-up that brought a stormy end to their FA Cup tie at Barnsley on January 4. Seven weeks after a posse of police and stewards intervened when players and coaching staff scuffled
THE Envirenergy Award 1998 is being launched by ScottishPower at the North West Energy & Environment Show in Southport on Wednesday. The 1998 award will be presented to a small to medium sized business in the North-west which has demonstrated outstanding
I've lived in Horwich all my life, And sin its ups and downs, It strikes me as a gradely place, A prince of northern towns. Folks go mad for London, Wi its Mall and Oxford Street, We've got Lee Lane and Winter Hey, I think we've got em beat. We haven't
THIS is tragic baby Chloe Jackson, killed by meningitis after a short life scarred by abuse. Chloe, who died on Sunday, would have been one next Wednesday. When she was less than three-months-old she was put on the Child Protection Register after suffering
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one once SIR: I agree with everything in the letter about the PDSA in Bolton. Years ago we did have a dispensary in Bolton. What happened to that? W Haslam Highgrove Close, Bolton. Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some
SIR: I recently finished a one-week training course, called Job-Plan Workshop at BCE Mensis Training, Wood Street, Bolton and thoroughly enjoyed it. It's the best training course I've been on. I would urge anyone who is asked to go on it by the Employment
A total of £120 million has been allocated to education this year - £6.7 million more than last year. The increased allocation is mirrored in authorities across the country and backs up the Government's promise to make schools its top priority. The extra
FORGOTTEN man Dean West is set for a shock Bury return after a season-saving operation. The highly-rated defender has missed the entire First Division campaign with a nagging groin injury. With 14 matches remaining in the Shakers' survival campaign the
A WELL-KNOWN Bolton family business is celebrating its 40th anniversary. R & J Howarth Ltd (Howarth Jewellers) has branches in Mawdsley Street, Bolton, and Market Street, Little Lever. It was founded in February 1958 by 23-year-old Roger Howarth,
BOLTON children are reaping the rewards of a supermarket chain's recycling scheme. Red Lane primary school and Harwood Youth Centre have been awarded £100 cheques by their local Safeway stores. Safeway has been encouraging shoppers to collect aluminium
AN ambitious scheme has been unveiled to create a major steam tourist attraction in Bolton. The Northern Mill Engine Society has applied for heritage Lottery cash to create a museum which members estimate would attract 35,000 visitors a year. The project
POLICE today shot dead two men and captured a third during a dramatic gun battle at the Indian High Commission in London. The men, described as 'Asian type', were killed in a shoot-out on the ground floor of the building. It seems that three armed men
CRIME is at the forefront of people's minds these days. They are afraid their houses will be burgled, their cars vandalised and their grannies mugged. So it is unfortunate that Bolton Council has seen fit to pull out of the Homewatch scheme in a bid to
BLACKROD station could be run off the rails when Horwich Parkway opens, it has been claimed. Blackrod town councillor Marlene Winward has predicted doom for Blackrod in the face of competition from the new station near Middlebrook - due to open in the
BOLTON Council has agreed to take down a controversial statue after scores of complaints. And now council bosses are asking: "Does anyone know what to do with it?" The £5,000 sculpture in the Westhoughton Rotarian memorial gardens came in for strong criticism
