WHAT a performance! Those who couldn't, or didn't, want to attend the Smithills School Summer Concert last Wednesday don't know what they missed. The hall was full to capacity with a most appreciative audience, including many proud parents, not least
WHEN it comes to addressing the "thorny" issue of where Bolton truly lies . . . council chiefs will be leaving town centre shoppers in no doubt. The blossoming £1 million new-look Victoria Square is due to get its final touch - a specially designed granite
POSTAL chiefs have won the stamp of approval from a Bolton crime fighting group - by helping it to go on-line. The Royal Mail has donated two computers to Bolton Crime Prevention Panel in a bid to help its efforts to reduce crime in the town. The computers
I would like to thank Dr Toomi (Consultant), Dr Wilson (A and E) and all the nursing staff on B4 Ward at the Royal Bolton Hospital for all their ministrations during my time there. May I point out their devotion to my well-being. Their help made my recovery
to duty I would like to thank Dr Toomi (Consultant), Dr Wilson (A and E) and all the nursing staff on B4 Ward at the Royal Bolton Hospital for all their ministrations during my time there. May I point out their devotion to my well-being. Their help made
FURIOUS Astley Bridge residents fear up to 30 homes may need to be demolished - after a "mini-earthquake". The residents believe the incident seven years ago behind their homes on Eckersley Road shook the houses' foundations, causing cracks and damp to
BOLTON and Bury Chamber says it is delighted at Bolton's success in retaining Assisted Area status for eight of its wards. Mark Allanson, Director of the Chamber's Business Link, said: "It allows the Chamber through its Business Link to continue to help
LOCAL business people had a glimpse of a developing electronic future when they went along to Bolton Institute. The Institute, which is keen to boost links with companies in the town, held a business communications session at the Eagle Campus which was
DRUGS worth more than £1 million have been seized by Bolton's police officers in the first six months of this year. The figure - which compares with only £74,620 for the same period last year - illustrates the successes Bolton's police officers are now
BOLTON Police wants to present the town's sporting pub and club superstars with a glittering haul. Officers hope to reunite the darts, domino and snooker champions with up to 20 trophies discovered abandoned on a Bolton road. The silver trophies, some
BOLTON businesses are being urged to back Greater Manchester Crimestoppers in the fight against crime. Local business men and women are being invited to donate £999 a year and join major business names in the region in the Crimestoppers 999 Club. The
A BOLTON doctor is pursuing plans to open a one stop health shop in the heart of the borough. Dr Krishna Korlipara, chairman of Bolton District Medical Services and a GP at Pike View Medical Centre, Horwich, is hoping to convince his colleagues about
WE don't know who the local businessmen are who have ploughed money into Bolton's Octagon Theatre, but we applaud their actions. As reported in the BEN yesterday, a £150,000 funding package means that in the autumn the theatre will return to producing
A STAG party from Bolton had a nightmare flight home when a group of youths started to cause trouble and refused to turn off a mobile phone. Jim McKay, Deane Conservative Club steward, had organised a four-day stag party in swinging Amsterdam for a party
HOSPITAL bosses have boosted the ranks of two of their busiest medical teams. Despite a national shortage of consultants in both breast cancer and vascular surgery, Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust has been successful in recruiting staff to both departments
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 20, 1974 BITTER fighting was raging on Cyprus today after the dawn invasion by Turkish troops. More than 2,000 paratroops dropped in and around Nicosia. The air-land-sea invasion was preceded by bomb attacks on
I HAVE read with interest the recent articles and letters concerning local public transport and the plans to axe Bolton Trinity Street Station from the country's long distance rail network. I recently wrote to GMPTE, the local transport authority, regarding
Theatre, music & dance AFTERNOON of Nostalgia, singalong and dance with Howard Broadbent, Mortfield Social and Bowling Club, 1pm-4pm. Admission £1 including tea and biscuits. BOLTON Music Service activities include Bolton Youth Brass Band practising
SPORTS mad young people from all over Bolton are set for an extra special summer thanks to the Bolton Junior Coaching programme. An incredible 80 days of sports coaching will be held at a number of venues around Bolton this summer. The coaching programme
WITH 16 of the 28 league match programme completed, Golborne led the way at the top. They are no strangers, of course, to such a lofty position, having been champions in 1996 and 1997. So visitors, Adlington, champions from 1998, knew a difficult afternoon
AS a local resident of the Doffcocker area, I would just like to mention an incident that occurred on Wednesday, July 7, at Doffcocker Lodge. A dog in grave difficulties was drowning in the lodge. Three construction workers putting in paths around the
HAVE you ever wondered what it must be like to arrive in Bolton, and what first impression would you get? Well let's assume that the main route into Bolton is via the A666 from M61. I know it's not always and there may be better ways of entering Bolton
CARELESS Bolton homeowners have been accused of leaving the door open to help the town's crooks cash-in on a crimewave. Shock figures indicate that up to a THIRD of all break-ins are a direct result of residents leaving their doors unclocked or windows
BEFORE a governor at a Bolton school mentioned his office needed brightening-up, he thought a tea bag was something he found in a teapot. But, six months later, Bolton Council chief executive Bernard Knight, a governor at Mount St. Joseph School, Farnworth
ROBBIE Elliott added to Wanderers' warm-up woes when he joined the Reebok casualty list last night. The Geordie became the fifth defender in three days to check into the treatment room, frustrating Colin Todd's hopes of a trouble-free pre-season programme
SMOKERS will be asked to stub-out their cigarettes in a growing number of Bolton's pubs and restaurants following the launch of a new clean-air campaign. Dave Turtington, the consumer protection manager from Bolton Environmental Health Services, wants
HOSPITAL bosses want Bolton's pub landlords to serve drinks in plastic glasses during the Millennium celebrations to reduce the number of injuries. And they have asked for extra police cover to protect staff against unruly revellers. A police presence
I AM writing to express my concerns over the intention to site a Cellnet mast at Heaton Cricket Club. I am very concerned that the dangers of such masts have not been fully researched, and that the links between electro-magnetic radiation given off from
PARENTS at local school have mounted a campaign to save a nearby primary because they fear closure will mean massive class sizes for their own children. Governors at High Lawn CP in Astley Bridge are "amazed" at a plan to increase the school's intake
I READ recently that some banks and building societies are going to charge account holders, a flat rate of £1.50 for using other banks' cash machines. Furthermore, these account holders will not be aware of this charge until they receive their bank statements
FURIOUS Johnson Fold residents are threatening a Moss Bank Way sit-in after claiming they are being kept in the dark about road changes. They have hit out over the lack of consultation over the council's proposed scheme to cut down trees and widen Moss
SALFORD'S Mayor Bernard Pennington celebrated 150 years of Worsley Court House by reliving his own memorable date at the Victorian building. "I was married here to Jean in 1956. I remember it was a day of showers and sunshine. I was a little more nervous
A BOLTON man is spearheading the rapid expansion of a North-west financial recruitment consultancy. RK Accounts Team, which is part of the RK Group, specialises in the placement of part-qualified accountants and accounts staff within all types of companies
IN the USA, the House of Representatives has voted to permit the posting of the Ten Commandments in schools and other state facilities in order to promote morality across the country. I, a local church leader in this country thinks that it is an excellent
NEARLY all Bolton drivers admit to breaking the law by speeding regularly, according to a new survey. The AA study has revealed that motorists speed mainly because they cannot understand the reasons for the limits imposed on many roads. Another common
THE announced closure of Centrica's high-street energy centres has been branded a shocking betrayal of staff by a second union. GMB has joined Unison in denouncing the group's decision to shut-down all 243 of its British Gas stores, including the Bolton
LANCASHIRE groundsman Peter Marron today explained the unusual circumstances which forced last night's rain-ruined National League clash against Warwickshire Bears to be played on a bizarre-looking pitch. The game lasted less than 11 overs but, in that
A KNIFEMAN threatened to stab a customer who attempted to tackle him during a robbery at a Farnworth video store. The thug pointed the knife at the customer, and warned him he would use it, if he attempted to stop him. A reward under the Greater Manchester
IT is a sad sign of the times that during the Millennium celebrations - a time for remembering the past and looking forward to the future - hospital bosses fear outbreaks of violence. It is even sadder that they are probably right to do so. Their suggestion
A BURY MP has urged ministers to make sure the partial privatisation of British Nuclear Fuels does not leave the taxpayers picking up the cost for decommissioning power stations. David Chaytor tackled Energy Minister John Battle in the Commons on the
Millennium biographers are poised ready to cash in, On a trio who died 100 years ago. Namely, Oscar Wilde, Sir Arthur Sullivan and John Ruskin, Hoping their printers' pie will be encased in dough. Modern painters' author Ruskin, died 20th of January,
LATELY, Dr Brian Iddon MP has taken a bit of stick on various points, some of this from the Anti Fluoride Brigade. I admit as an individual to being one of these. When the letters were flowing early in this year about fluoride, I was there with them and
A NEW executive director to oversee the running of the Bolton Octagon Theatre could be in place soon following the board's approval of a candidate last night. The appointment needs the rubber stamp from the theatre's funders but an announcement naming
JESSICA Bowman is in line for England honours after making the grade as a hockey goalkeeper. The 15 year-old Smithills High School pupil has already represented Greater Manchester Schools at Under 15s, 16s and 18s and is part of the North of England Under
Egerton v Kearsley ONE of the oldest truisms for the sportsman is 'You win some, you lose some.' It's much the same for the spectator. Five weeks ago I opted to go to Greenmount and, luckily, saw the only game in Bolton that was played to a finish. On
