Runs until Saturday. COOGAN is still basking in the glow of his success at the BAFTAs, when his inspired TV show I'm Alan Partridge scooped a top award. And last night he showed that although his best known character - the cringe-inducing TV/radio host
A WESTHOUGHTON woman has vowed she will never fly again following an horrific ordeal in which her holiday jet was forced into an emergency landing because of engine failure. The forced landing of the Ibiza-bound plane at Gatwick Airport was the culmination
CALLS for a Westhoughton by-pass have been renewed after fears that a traffic-choked road could collapse into old mine shafts. Park Road resident John Read told Westhoughton annual town meeting his neighbour's garden had partially sunk into a disused
CRUEL thieves have destroyed a disabled woman's "pride and joy" by ransacking her garden . . . for the SIXTH year running. Wheelchair-bound Jane Canty put all her time, energy and money into creating her one main source of pleasure, but despite ever-increasing
SIR: Could any of your readers help me with used postage stamps of Princess Diana which have been requested by my Australian penfriend? If so, I'd be grateful. Miss M Angus, 'Bethany', 10 Lee Lane, Horwich BL6 7BY. Telephone 01204- 696319. ? Previous
WIGAN are prepared to let Craig Murdock go to Hull Sharks on a permanent basis. The scrum-half this week joined prop Steve Barrow on a month's loan at the Boulevard as Hull are desperate to fill the number seven jersey after injury ruled out Glen Tomlinson
A MAN and a woman were killed instantly in a horrific head-on smash involving a £40,000 sports car. The almost new TVR, travelling on Bolton Road towards Bury, collided with a Renault 5 being driven in the opposite direction last night. Retired teacher
ARSONISTS pushed a burning, petrol soaked rag through the back door of a Bury food store last night. Police are investigating the incident at Pound Spender in Chapel Street, which happened at 10pm. Smoke alarms were immediately activated and fire fighters
GERRY Taggart returns to the international stage tonight knowing his performance could help him back into the Premiership. The Northern Ireland defender is out of contract with Wanderers and wants to move to a top-flight side after a season blighted by
BOLTON commuters hit by a series of train cancellations were promised a better deal today. North Western Trains said services throughout the region had been affected by a driver shortage often leaving passengers frustrated and late for work. Problems
EVERY day Karen Hill jumps out of bed at 6.30am sharp, rushes downstairs, makes breakfast for her husband and nine-year-old twins, showers, dresses, drives the children to school and is behind the desk of her million-pound company by five-past nine. As
BATTLE lines will be drawn in Bury next week...for the mums versus councillors rounders match. And there is more than just a little civic pride at stake, for mums of Hoyle Nursery in Bury have beaten the town's elected members for the last nine years.
BOLTON'S butchers are to be given a talk on the dangers of the deadly E.coli bug. It is part of an advice seminar to mark Food Safety Week by council environmental health officers. Cllr Jack Foster, chairman of Bolton's planning and environment committee
BRITAIN'S coolest pop duo lit a fire to warm a rain-soaked Nynex Arena audience last night. Flanked by a huge steel pylons and a video backdrop showing scenes of the north's industrial skyline, the Lighthouse Family pounded through its unique repertoire
NEW guidelines to combat cowboy builders are being considered by Bury Council chiefs. Following a climate of concern over rogue builders, Bury Council will respond to a consultation document issued by the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions
A WILD racoon-type animal which escaped from a mini Bolton "zoo" into a local park was still on the loose today. The three-month-old coatimundi, which resembles a large rat, can bite if cornered and the public has been warned not to approach it. The animal
EDUCATION chiefs believe a Bolton school will be crossed off the Government's list of failing schools in the nick of time. They say St Bernard's at Ladybridge will escape closure because Government inspectors are set to accept that the school has been
OFFICIAL statistics have revealed an alarming rise in the number of Bolton cases of a deadly form of meningitis last year. There were 34 meningicoccal septicaemia cases in the town in 1997 compared with nine in 1996. The figures were revealed in the annual
HOUSING officers are meeting tenants from across the borough in a series of roadshows as part of National Housing Week. The roadshows are aimed at promoting the council's housing department and present the opportunity for tenants to ask questions and
SIR: Where do you get your information from and who writes it? I refer to an article on page 28 of the Bolton Evening News of Thursday, May 21, 1998, regarding a bridge in Prestolee. The bridge in question is one of approximately 10ft wide, single track
SIR: May I, through your column, say that the walls at the back of Vale Street, Horwich, look very much safer than they are along this walkway. This is a public walkway. It has several bricks missing from the top. There's a big gap outside my house. The
YOBS went on a wrecking spree ripping out gravestones at a Bolton church. The hooligans overturned about 30 headstones at St Michael's Church, Great Lever, pushing several from the ground and smashing others. The late-night outrage was the latest attack
A ROGUE salesman has been sacked after forging signatures as he touted for new customers for Norweb Gas Ltd. Three furious Bolton residents complained yesterday after receiving notification that they had "signed" up to the company's deal. But none had
BURY chairman Terry Robinson will not be rushed into appointing a successor to Stan Ternent. The Gigg Lane supremo has held preliminary talks with ex-Oldham boss Neil Warnock and two more unnamed candidates. And while he admits he feels Warnock "would
BARCLAYS are inviting businesses in the Bolton and Bury area to nominate their advisors for the Barclays Building Better Business Awards. The award scheme recognises and rewards advisors from Business Link and its partner organisations who have made a
BURY-based commercial property specialists, Paul Nolan & Company have agreed a letting to L & T Flowers who are expanding their business and moving from Chorley Old Road to Dunscar Industrial Estate. The unit has been taken on a new five year
SIR: The fountains on Bolton's Town Hall Square were given to the town by Westhoughton benefactor William Wigglesworth. He also donated what was the conservatory on Queens Park, later to become Butterfly World, at a cost of £1m. The original fountains
ALAN Thompson will decide in the next 48 hours whether his football future lies with Aston Villa or Leeds United. Wanderers have cleared the way for their wantaway midfield ace to speak to the two Premiership clubs...and anyone else wanting his services
POLICE were apparently astonished when they caught 1,442 speeding drivers in a three-week crackdown on Bolton roads. No doubt those who are to be prosecuted - 1,153 of them - are equally surprised at not getting away with it as they usually do. Sgt Barry
SIR: Vision Aid, the Bolton charity supporting blind and visually impaired children, would once again appeal to your readers for their support and generosity on the occasion of the Vision Aid Street Collection, which will take place in the Bolton town
SIR: I see that the land swap deal between Tesco and Fort James has been held up yet again. Why is the Government threatening jobs again? They keep saying they are the party of employment. But this move threatens jobs at both of these firms. MP Ruth Kelly
A STAGGERING 1,442 drivers have been caught speeding on Bolton's roads over the last THREE weeks. And 1,153 of the motorists netted in the police crackdown are today facing prosecution. The figure is one of the highest ever caught in a road safety crackdown
COUNCIL bosses have assured shoppers that work on Bolton's Nelson Square toilets will start soon. Their comments come after one Bolton man complained that the loos, "temporarily" shut 12 months ago, were still not open. In a letter to the BEN Mr William
SIR: We have just received word of your plan to promote soccer legend Nat Lofthouse to "Sir Nat" and felt we had to add our names to your list of supporters. We were Wanderers fans going back to the 1950s and were present at Wembley on that famous day
LEIGH Centurions get a quick chance to put right the wrongs of Sunday with an important game at Widnes Vikings tonight. New coach Norman Turley will impress on his team the need to perform well against the Vikings, especially after Leigh's home hammering
SIR: May I, through you article in the BEN entitled 'Points of View' express my thanks to the three people who helped me when I fell and broke a leg on Monday, April 27, near to Stapleton Avenue. The two ladies with dogs and the man from 'The Highgrove
BOLTON police officers intend to put a stop to summer holidays becoming a passport to burglary for unscrupulous crooks. In a new initiative, crime prevention officers are "ticketing" Bolton holidaymakers in a bid to stop them being taken for a ride. Travel
A LOCAL RAF man stabbed in Cyprus was "very poorly" today after being dramatically airlifted to a British military hospital for a second life-saving operation. The Bolton family of Christopher Sweeney, 28, had believed the airman was slowly recovering
A 17-year-old girl was indecently assaulted in Horwich after being threatened by a thug believed to be brandishing a hand gun. The girl was not hurt in her ordeal but police fear that the sex fiend may strike again. Women in the area have been warned
Second House Images and shapes on a silver screen. Vibrating air with noise and sound. Things to see that will astound. A box of corn that's sweet and round. I will take my love that I have found. And sit in darkness with my feelings to abound. Will this
THE Halle Orchestra is set to return to the Victoria Hall for a special Last Night of the Bolton Proms. The concert, on July 11, is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the NHS. Money raised from ticket sales will be split between the
A SHOCKED bank customer has warned people to be on guard after she lost £200 from her account in an apparent con trick. Maureen Anderson was approached by a man as she was about to use the cash machine outside Barclays in Bolton Road, Walkden. Mrs Anderson
BOLTON'S Victorian town hall celebrates its 125th birthday on Friday. The magnificent building was opened on June 5, 1873 by the Prince and Princess of Wales, who later became King Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra. Designed by William Hill, of Leeds, and
SIR: I want to say thank you to the very thoughtful and hard working receptionist our Doctor Woods had. They once phoned to ask how Kurt, my husband, was, because Christies Hospital had phoned them to say Kurt had missed his appointment. We found out
CRECHE facilities at Bury College are to be reduced and two nursery staff are to go. The purpose built nursery caters for up to 36 young children whose parents have returned to education. Two of the nine members of staff will not be replaced when their
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 3, 1973 THE opening of two new nursery schools in Bolton in the next few days will bring the town close to the top of the league for nursery school facilities. The Susan Isaacs Nursery School for 90 children, which
Runs until Saturday. THERE'S something about a living room setting from the Sixties era which seems to offer a warm welcome and that's exactly the greeting offered at Tyldesley Little Theatre last night for their first night of Bill Naughton's northern
BOLTON vandals are systematically destroying a well-loved pensioners' bowling club. Members of the Thomasson Park Veterans Bowling Club say they've been subjected to a horrific catalogue of abuse in the last three years. Public toilets have been repeatedly
