I WOULD like to make clear to readers, that the substance used to fluoridate drinking water is hexafluorosilicic acid, the toxic waste liquor scrubbed from the chimneys of the phosphate fertiliser industry. It contains about 19pc fluorine and other contaminants
THANK you, S Elster, for your 'no holds barred' disapproval (BEN, August 5) of my views (BEN, August 3). Naturally, expressing strong views is bound to sound bigoted and pompous, at least some of the time. Life and the media are full of it -- sometimes
THE NHS Plan -- the Government's 10-year plan for the health service -- was published last month and puts the patient at the centre of the NHS. We are committed to not only improving access to services for patients, but also giving them a voice. Patients
WHILE I understand that many organisations continually ask for financial support or sponsorship, I can relate and sympathise completely with Trevor Lester (BEN August 5) in his experience of attempting to raise funds for youngsters in Bolton. When it
A COURT verdict on a Bolton primary school teacher accused of indecently assaulting six pupils has sparked highly emotional scenes. Grandfather Neville Moss, aged 50, faced 13 charges. There will be a full report in Thursday's print version of the Bolton
Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce puts a £100 charity bet on his team to win the First Division title. The gamble was put on with Done Brothers bookmakers at 16-1 and should the bet pay off it will benefit Vision Aid to the tune of £1,700. Sam is pictured
FRANCK Passi, released by Wanderers at the end of last season, has signed a short-term contract and is expected to figure in Saturday's League opener against Burnley at the Reebok. Sam Allardyce has told the experienced French midfielder, whom he describes
A LOCAL expert in employment law has warned that stressed office workers are struggling to cope with message overload. Caroline Robertson from Bolton-based lawyers Kippax Beaumont Lewis points out that the e-mail system -- which is meant to make life
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 8, 1975 LIFE for residents living near the newly-converted Jolly Carter pub and restaurant has been anything but jolly recently. They say that life has become a misery since the pub in Bury and Bolton Road, Radcliffe
The dinosaur exhibition at Bolton Museum ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm. Sun noon to 5pm. Adm free. Ring 0161 831 7454. ASTLEY CHEETHAM ART GALLERY, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. Open Mon to Fri (not Thurs) 1pm to
SOME of Bolton's most deprived homes are set to benefit from a new scheme which will get them out of the cold this winter The scheme was launched by British Gas and the Government and aims to tackle fuel poverty by installing high efficiency condensing
UNION complaints levelled at the fire brigade's top boss have been dismissed following an investigation. Last month the Fire Brigades Union claimed alleged misconduct at Horwich fire station in 1993 had not been adequately investigated. It was also alleged
Left: Volunteers pictured with team leader Naomi East at Little Lever Precinct YOUNG people were out in force in Bolton over the weekend -- intent not just on painting the town red, but every colour of the rainbow. Two Bolton communities, Little Lever
A FORMER Bolton man has told of his fear as he took a central role in the celebrations for the Queen Mother's 100th birthday. A year ago John Kelly, from Breightmet, was admitted to the elite Guild of International Professional Toastmasters. And on Friday
Glenn Lamont - Richie in Emmerdale - with bride-to-be Cheryl Hackett CARNIVAL organisers are pleading with little squirts not to ruin their centrepiece event. A parade of colourful floats is one of the traditional highlights of Adlington Carnival, which
THE WRIGHTS ARMS, Belmont Road, Bolton. For details of all events ring Bolton 811206. BULLS HEAD PUB, (Bottom Bull), Bury Road, Bolton. Live bands Fridays and Saturdays, 9pm. Ring Bolton 523855. WAGGON & HORSES, Westhoughton. THE ANTELOPE, Manchester
THERE have been a number of letters printed in the BEN regarding the Civil List, and the supposed burden of it on the taxpayer. It may be of interest to know the following: In 1760, George III gave fiscal control of the Crown Estates to the Treasury in
LIKE Keith Owen (BEN, August 1) I agree with Editor Mark on the subject of secret council meetings Why should meetings be secret anyway if there is nothing to hide? We did not vote them in to keep things from us. After all, we are their bosses. The public
WANDERERS will go into the new season with the backing of more than 10,000 Reebok regulars. Last season's valiant promotion bid coupled with a summer sales drive with new initiatives has seen support for Sam Allardyce and his squad soar. The groundswell
BOLTON-based Meena Pathak, above, is to be the guest speaker at this year's Wigan & Leigh Business Awards. Mrs Pathak, who runs the fast-expanding Pataks food company with her husband Kirit, was recently appointed as a member of the government's new
THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the North--west has welcomed the government announcement of backing for 20 regeneration schemes across the region. They include a £20 million Single Regeneration Budget initiative in Bolton -- mainly in
START-up business people in Bury will be well-versed in the skills of corporate life, thanks to the town's local library service. New companies, and those already established, can now go to their local library for help and assistance. Bury libraries have
IN Bury. many companies are situated in old inherited buildings which were built in the 1950s and 1960s. At this time it was common for asbestos to be used as a form of insulation and building materials. It has only been apparent in approximately the
THE UK does not achieve world class standard in its handling of complaints, it is revealed in a major survey, the most comprehensive research ever undertaken into UK complaints culture. It found the majority of the country's organisations lacking in the
MANCHESTER Airport is arguably the North West's biggest success story. Continued development -- including the opening of the second runway by the end of the year -- is a vital element in the business life of the region. We asked Cllr Brian Harrison, the
THE FIRST meeting of the Burnden, Daubhill and Derby area forum attracted a good turn-out, with local people eager to voice their opinions. Burnden Councillor, Peter Birch, chaired the meeting, at the Harvey Early Years Centre in Pilkington Street. The
A MAN was helped to safety from the roof of a mills complex in Bolton by two police officers. The man, who has not been named, was sitting on the edge of the roof at the Grecian Mill on Lever Street, Great Lever yesterday afternoon. Firefighters with
FIRST Manchester Buses will be off the roads on Friday, September 15 unless an agreement is reached between bus bosses and unions. The BEN reported on Saturday that commuters face disruption until at least October. But September 15 was left off the list
SAM Allardyce is preparing to put the squeeze on his rivals this season. The Wanderers' boss has had four yards lopped off the length and the width of the Reebok pitch, reducing it to the minumum size allowed under FA rules. The manager has taken the
UNWANTED Leigh hooker Anthony Murray has joined Northern Ford Premiership rivals Barrow Border Raiders on a free transfer. Murray, who lost his place in Leigh's starting line-up to Mick Higham early in the season, was the top try scorer at Hilton Park
This picture is not an easy one to identify, and if you have not managed to do so, then let me help you. Where the cars are parked at the front of the photograph is now the Bow Street multi-storey car park, and All Saints Street leads off towards the
IRISH WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE, Ring 0161 205 4007. HORWICH RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Last chance to get tickets, only a handful left. Ring Bolton 468085 (9am to 5pm) or Bolton 468911 (6.30pm
HALF a century of youth work in Bolton is set to be celebrated at a big birthday party next month. The New Overdale Youth Centre has been the headquarters of Bolton's Youth Service since September 1950. And senior youth workers are now planning a large
Jeanette Hewitt with sons Joseph, 10 and Michael aged eight pictured in the bathroom where a swarm of wasps have set up home. A MUoeF-SIX and her family have to go next door every time they need the loo ... because a swarm of angry wasps have set up home
A PUBLIC inquiry has been opened into the future of land in Horwich after Bolton Council refused planning permission for a housing development. Despite the council's planning officers having recommended that permission should be granted for the 60-house
I WOULD like to congratulate the team who created and presented the Jurrasic Park Dinosaurs Exhibition currently displayed at the Bolton Central Library. It was very good and informative! May I add that the staff are dedicated in their jobs and nothing
I AM currently researching information regarding an aircraft accident concerning a Bristol 170 Freighter G-AICS, owned by Silver City Airways, which crashed on Winter Hill near Bolton on February 27, 1958, with the loss of 35 lives. The aircraft, operated
BURY'S industrial renaissance continues with the news that up to 100 new jobs are to be created for the town. And it's thanks to a welcomed £1 million investment on a run-down industrial estate. For many years, the Peel Mills Industrial Estate in Bury
A CHILD sex abuser died in hospital after being found by police at a Bolton service station. James White, aged 54, of Chadderton, Oldham, was discovered at Bolton West Services on the M61 on Sunday by police. His wife had dialled 999 when he phoned to
THE first meeting of the Burnden, Daubhill and Derby area forum attracted a good turn-out, with local people eager to voice their opinions. Burnden Councillor, Peter Birch, chaired the meeting, at the Harvey Early Years Centre in Pilkington Street. The
VARIOUS BOLTON PARKS, Sounds on Sunday Brass Band Concerts. All bands will play between 2pm and 4pm. Admission free. Sunday August 13, Tottington Band will play in Moss Bank Park and Sunday August 27, Smithills School Band will play in Moss Bank Park.
LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ badminton, table tennis, squash and gym, 1pm-3pm; body conditioning, 2pm-3pm. DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: aerobics, 8pm-9pm; swim lessons,
THE parents of a Bolton schoolgirl struck down by a sudden illness face an anxious wait as doctors still do not know whether she will need a new heart. Emma Standish's family are hoping that medication to control her heart, which is enlarged and unable
CAR passengers are obliged by law to wear seat-belts. Although coaches must now, by law, have seat-belts fitted, it is not a legal requirement for passengers to wear them. And three years after a horror coach crash in the French Alps in which three Bolton
The coach that crashed in the Alps three years ago, killing three Bolton schoolchildren THREE years after the French coach crash which killed three Bolton schoolchildren, there is still no legal enforcement for passengers to wear seat belts. The horror
