I HAVE enjoyed: 100 years of Bolton which I have collected from the beginning. I am thinking of buying two of the wallets to keep all the issues in. The BEN is a great newspaper and the only paper I need to buy. Margaret Gleeson Chorley Old Road Bolton
I WOULD like to comment on Mrs Wrigley's letter: Do you trust your doctor?'. My husband and I certainly trust our doctor (Saul and Partners). The doctor we usually see, Dr James, is kind, caring and knowledgeable. My husband and I, both in our 70s, have
trying for prizes TO answer Mr Taylor's query about who wins your competitions - I would say "keep trying!" I have had a wonderful summer graced by the BEN's generosity, and I like the idea of NOT knowing I have won a prize until the letter drops through
I FEEL I must respond to the letter referring to windfarms (BEN August 24). Far from being an eyesore I feel that wind generators are quite attractive additions to the landscape. Holidaying recently in Cornwall I saw many windfarms, none of which "left
TWO Bolton brothers miraculously escaped with their lives when the car they were travelling in left the road and hurtled 100 feet through the air before landing on its roof. The car clipped the kerb and flew over the top of a steep hillside, rotating
COLIN Todd pointed the finger at his strikers today and insisted: "It's time to produce." The Wanderers' boss, critical of defensive lapses in recent games, is equally concerned that his four forwards are failing to deliver the goods. Dean Holdsworth
A Hero's farewell GREATER Manchester's fire chief George Almond today paid a moving tribute to hero fireman Paul Metcalf. He was speaking at the funeral in Bury of the part-time firefighter who died trying to save a teenager from drowning. Bolton man
EMPLOYEES need to work for only one year to gain protection from unfair dismissal following a new change in the law. The previous length of two years was cut and will apply to all cases where the date of termination was on or after June 1. There is further
ANOTHER Bolton company is warning other firms in the area to be wary of a Nigerian e-mail scam. An electronic message was sent to Clifford Dickinson, the managing director of Automatic Alarms Ltd of Pilkington Street, from a man claiming to be a Nigerian
ALONG with countless other parents, I heaved a sigh of relief to hear that Bolton Council has delayed making a decision on Working Party recommendations to close three schools, and force ill-considered mergers on others. As a parent from Scot Lane End
WANDERERS took to the air when they were stranded in London after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Charlton. Colin Todd and the majority of his players and staff flew home on the evening shuttle from Gatwick to Manchester after their team coach broke down at
PLANS to improve facilities at the Royal Bolton Hospital are bound to be welcome. Since services were transferred centrally from the old Infirmary to the former General Hospital at Farnworth three years ago, the refurbished and improved hospital has been
YOU published two letters on Monday about asylum seekers headed: Stop the bogus asylum-seekers and Britain will be flooded - which could be misleading to readers. Mr Brierley says that the Government has refused to implement the powers of the 1996 Immigration
toilets I REFER to the recent correspondence in your columns about the inadequate provision of toilets for both visitors and residents of our town. May I point out that within the Town Hall there are both women's and men's toilets on each floor, so as
Looking out from the centre WELCOME to the first of my weekly columns, which will bring you news and views from the Town Centre Partnership about issues that affect your town. The Town Centre Partnership is about to go through something of a metamorphosis
limit! THE SCHOOL year began today at Scot Lane End Primary School. In spite of the adverse publicity caused by proposals for the school's closure, the number of new starters in the Reception Class is 20pc above the admission limit which is supposed to
SUPERMARKET bosses have revealed the full details of their plans for a massive new town centre store. As reported in Friday's BEN, Sainsbury's have submitted a proposal to Bolton Council which would see them relocate from Moor Lane to the Hick Hargreaves
MANY of Bolton's most historic buildings threw open their doors at the weekend to encourage the public to view the town's architectural and cultural gems. Venues including Bolton Parish Church, Hall i'th' Wood and Smithills took part in the Heritage Open
YOUR readers can help to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Relief by holding a coffee morning on Friday, October 1, the date of this year's World's Biggest Coffee Morning with Nescafe. All across the country thousands of people in their homes, schools
I COULD not believe the drivel written about fox hunting by Blackrod Tory activist, John Winward. Like on nearly every other subject, not once did he say what the Tory Party's position was on fox hunting. Instead he tries to divert our attention away
FORMER Overseas Development Minister, Baroness Chalker, was the star guest at Bolton School's presentation day. The life Peer and Privy Counsellor spoke at the Girls' Division sixth form presentation afternoon on Friday. Headteacher Jane Panton invited
GOVERNMENT officials will be coming to Bolton tomorrow to decide if the council can set up a controversial Education Action Zone in the town. They will look in detail at Bolton's bid to set up a special zone which education chiefs believe will boost standards
Charlton 2 Wanderers 1 THE sight of a breakdown truck arriving at The Valley to tow away the stricken team coach symbolised the physical wreckage of another miserable afternoon for Wanderers. But while mechanics set about repairing the fault that had
Clear running streams of water, Canals inviting and cool, Beckoning children again and again, To take a dip in the pool. Where is their sense of danger, It's flown away on the breeze, Too hot to think, as they dip in their toes, Too late when it reaches
PARENT power has struck again, this time at St Bede CE School in Morris Green. There, a controversial scout hut classroom has been closed just days after it was opened at the start of term. The make-do "classroom" was in no fit state, with concerns about
ONE of the most valuable tools a job seeker can own is a CV (curriculum vitae) - usually a couple of sheets of paper displaying your employment history, qualifications and individual skills. Just a glance at this can furnish a prospective employer with
ALAN Sutherland Cash is a carer on the edge. He desperately needs help to look after his severely physically disabled wife and three young children. But he says he has been told that cash strapped social services can't provide it. His wife Kath is severely
WITH reference to David Crausby's letter, Your Views, September 2, could Mr Crausby explain exactly how his government is going to "help families and children rise out of poverty"? Every policy statement and every spending decision by New Labour is designed
YOUR letters page regularly includes complaints about the price of fuel in the UK as compared with Europe. In fact politicians of all colours have used this as an opportunity to bash the Government of the time and it is true that all governments going
Theatre, music & dance BOLTON Burns Club, dancing class, Social Centre for the Blind, 7.45pm. HORWICH RMI and District AODS, rehearsals, Horwich Parish Top School, Church Street, 7.30pm. SEQUENCE and ballroom dancing, Little Lever Community Centre
