I WAS disappointed to read that the fountain in the Market Hall is to be removed. Suggestions were invited for its re-location. My first thought was that the Cabinet members of Bolton Council would decide to put the fountain in the trees on St Helens
BOLTON has a supply of water, which is known for its softness and its pleasant taste. Yet every few years 'experts' keep trying to force us to agree to the addition of a chemical (fluoride) which the majority of Bolton people do not want. We have heard
I HAVE begun to think about the Royal Family after reading the excellent letter from Michael McLoughlin. No matter what colour of Government we have, there are taxes essential to service the population as a whole. Income Tax, Value Added Tax, etc. These
AT last, someone is brave enough to highlight the lack of support from local firms and businesses for community groups within the Town. I fully appreciate the frustration Chris Wormald (BEN August 9) feels when trying to find funding for his excellent
RESIDENTS are being asked to give their views after proposals were put forward to set up a Primary Care Trust in Chorley. The idea was launched by the Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Group, which was set up 18 months ago as part of the government's
HESKIN Football Club, which folded more than five years ago, has been re-launched with a vengeance and the players have definitely got their eye on the ball. Now, after a healthy first season, the club's football chiefs are aiming to kick-start their
A CHORLEY pensioner has launched a scathing attack on highways chiefs for failing to install dropped kerbs in Astley Village which, he claims, stops him from getting across the road. Leonard Lord, 82, of Banastre, off Great Meadow, Astley Village, suffers
BOLTON Wanderers' young goalkeeper Matthew Glennon has spoken of his relief after being cleared of sex and violence allegations at a local nightclub. The Wanderers' reserve keeper said he wanted to put the incident behind him to concentrate on his playing
HIS recent predecessors were always confident that the goals would flow - their only reservations being the security of their back line. But Sam Allardyce goes into the new season confident that his defence is up to the job. What he worries about - in
CHORLEY Athletic Club has won promotion for the second year running by winning Division 3NW of the Northern Mens Track and Field League. Team manager, Pat Keene, said that moving up to Division Two is due to the commitment of all the squad, club officials
A WESTHOUGHTON mum is planning to abseil down a hotel to raise cash BASIC - the charity people with brain injuries and illness. Samantha Galvin has been inspired to raise as much money as she can by her daughter, Amy, who has spent three quarters of her
THE GMB Union has called for urgent action to prevent "construction sites turning into graveyards." New figures show that the number of safety inspectors monitoring the UK's construction sites has fallen from 2,100 in 1992 to 1,321 in November, 1999.
A BOLTON man continues to fight for life in hospital following an horrific car crash into the side of a house. Security guard John Maloney, aged 42, was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital after his van careered into a house on Milnthorpe Road, Breightmet
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has appointed Mr Guy Lawson as Regional Director, North West. Mr Lawson will be responsible for the RICS' operations in Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and the Isle of Man. Before
BOLTON businesses which tackle the litter menace are to be recognised in new council awards. Companies which produce a lot of packaging and waste, such as fast food outlets and newsagents, will be encouraged to take part in the Tidy Business Awards. They
A PUBLIC inquiry into the future of land in Horwich has heard that heavy lorries would not cause problems in the area. Despite the council's planning officers recommendation that permission should be granted for a housing development off Crown Lane, the
A BOLTON man, missing for a month and found yesterday in Blackpool, is set to be reprimanded by police chiefs. They and the family of Arthur Clowes (pictured) were growing increasingly concerned for his safety following his disappearance on July 11, after
IT didn't take a proper football match to make Bob Higham, at 19st 5lbs, realise how unfit and overweight he was - only a 10 minute kick-around in the garden with his three year old son Daniel. But what Bob, a 39-year-old Westhoughton taxi driver and
A PLEA for extra time has been made by a Bolton councillor over controversial plans to build changing rooms for young footballers. Members of Bolton's planning committee deferred the bid by Ladybridge Football Club to build the pavilion on Tempest Road
BOLTON Wanderers reserve goalkeeper Mathew Glennon was cleared by a jury yesterday of indecently assaulting a woman and a violent attack against a man. Wanderers players and Glennon's friends, who had filled every available seat in the court, shouted
FORMER national power lifter, Sheila Williams, will be leaving her weights at home when she cycles 600 kilometres to raise funds for Cancer Research and the Macmillan Nurses. The 40-year-old health and fitness instructor, set off on a solo ride from Tyldesley
A BRAVE Bolton youngster has had a successful operation to mend a valve in his heart. Nathan Howarth, of Marion Street, Great Lever, went into Alder Hey Children's Hospital at the weekend where surgeons performed the operation. The two-year-old, who has
WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce has failed in a bid to sign Bradford City striker Isiah Rankin on the eve of the Burnley opener.. The former Arsenal speed merchant, a £1.3 million club record signing for the Bantams two years ago this month, had talks with
SUN WORSHIPPERS heading abroad for their holiday can now take advantage of the North West Health Authority's travel health exhibition. Many studies have shown that people fail to take the necessary steps in following a healthy routine when they go abroad
Its the first proper single to come from his highly acclaimed 'Heliocentric' album, and bonus tracks include a live version of the album track 'Back in the Fire' and a remix of 'There's No Drinking After You're Dead' by Noonday Underground. On first hearing
To get right to the point, this is probably the best band I've heard this year! And do you know why? Because they exude enthusiasm! Yeh, enthusiasm, a state of mind that seems to be missing from the majority of cynical bands I've seen this year. Checkmate
Well here's the second new album from a local singer/songwriter in as many weeks. Nick Jackson has been around for a good few years now, first with his band The Reporters, then with the excellent Mirrors Over Kiev and more recently with the innovatively
Nick Bold has been around the local (and beyond) music scene for some time now, playing with his band Virginia Wolf and more recently appearing on the local acoustic circuit. He's just released a new album, packed his job in, and made the decision to
COUNTRY Joe Macdonald is a living legend. His performance at the Woodstock festival in 1969 is a testament to the power of the singer/songwriter. One guy armed with just an acoustic guitar on stage in front of hundreds of thousands of people...and winning
They are one of seven clubs chasing five places in the prestigious county competition which they won three years ago in a dramatic final at Old Trafford. As it stands, only Greenmount are assured of a place in next year's contest following their Hamer
Talking Rugby with Frank Endacott Spoilt for choice CAN I start the column this week, by expressing my delight at being asked to do a regular piece for the Bolton Evening News. I am very keen to interact with fans and I am well aware that Wigan fans and
WARRINGTON Ladies match team proved once more to be the 'Belles of the Ball' when they took the gold medal in last Saturdays 'Millennium National Match' on the River Soar at Leicester. The name 'Warrington Ladies' is a title of convenience because 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.
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 11, 1975 EIGHT elderly women, aged between 65 and 90, were taken to hospital today when fire broke our in an attic at the Ladymead private nursing home in Westwood Road, Bolton. VIEWERS will get a new-look weather
BOLTON ART CIRCLE, exhibitions, third Sunday of the month, art fair in the Penny Farthing Suite at The Last Drop. 11am to 4pm. Ring Bolton 847607. ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM, Leeds. Open from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Adult prices £4.90, children/concessions £3.90
HORWICH RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Ring Bolton 468085 (9am to 5pm) or Bolton 468911 (6.30pm to 9pm). MOSES GATE HOTEL, Farnworth. GYPSY'S TENT, Deansgate, Bolton. BULLS HEAD, Bury Rd,
ATLANTIS, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton. Ring Bolton 529922. Friday: Extreme, dance night, Saturday: Desire, mainstream chart and dance music. BAR PERU, Bank St, Bolton. Ring Bolton 521321. BENNIES NIGHT CLUB, Warthfold Rd, Radcliffe. Ring 0161 764 3501. CLUB
ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm. Sun noon to 5pm. Adm free. You Looking At Me, exhibition by Tom Hackney, runs to August 6. Ring 0161 831 7454. ASTLEY CHEETHAM ART GALLERY, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. Open Mon to
I AM appealing to your readers to take part in the British Heart Foundation Blackpool Walk on Sunday September 10 to help raise funds for their vital fight against heart and circulatory disease - the biggest killer in the UK. There's the choice of a four
READERS may be interested that the government's Grant-in-Aid scheme for war widows who wish to visit their husband's graves overseas, which was due to end next March, will now run for a further two years. The government extended the scheme following a
THERE are many worthy causes which require recognition and publicity and one of these is Derian House Children's Hospice. I attended their open weekend recently, which was very well supported, even though the weather was not very good. Many people had
LIKE to have lunch with the Mayoress of Bolton? Mrs Denise Wilkinson is hosting a special buffet lunch on Sunday, September 3 at Dunscar Conservative Club in Bromley Cross. Tickets are just £5 each (£3 for children under 12). And as well as a delicious
PEOPLE in prisons, young offender institutions, community homes and secure units like The Spinney in Atherton have been showing their artistic side. They've been taking part in an annual national art competition run by the Koestler Awards Trust which
THE scene looks more like Bombay than Bolton. But believe it or not, colourful contraptions will become a welcome sight for weary town centre shoppers from next week. Three rickshaws have made a bizarre journey from India, via Oldham, to end up at a base
"BIG Sam" and Lofty lent their support to ChildLine -- and publicised a special inter-town event at the Reebok, too! But the "match" they were helping to promote, along with ChildLine's Gaynor Lawton here, won't involve any on-field play .... just plenty
NECKS were being strained in Bolton's Market Hall on Sunday ... to watch men at work! The North-west firm that has the cleaning contract for the famous Victorian building was tackling the roof struts by hand, perched on "cherry pickers". And their activities
WEATHER-weary Boltonians have been pouring cold water on this summer. The topic of many a conversation, everyone seems to agree -- we haven't had a summer this year. There has been rain and cloud aplenty -- yet precious little sunshine. But what is the
MICROWAVES -- the unseen sound waves that are now the centre of so much controversy -- were sending information above the heads of Bolton people long before anyone had heard of mobile phones. But the waves, which once helped to guard the nation from nuclear
SHARMAN ARMS, Halliwell Road, Bolton. Fridays, 60s disco. COTTON KIER, Waters Meeting, Bolton. Fridays, Saturdays, Thursdays (70s). DUKE WILLIAM, Ainsworth. Motown/classic soul disco with quiz, fortnightly on Thursdays at 8pm. For more information ring
HORWICH CONSERVATIVE, Church Street, Horwich. Open weekdays after 5pm and weekends 2pm. BRADFORD WARD LABOUR, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, Mon-Sat 11.30am -3pm and 6.30pm-11pm. Sunday noon-10.30pm. Bar, rounders, darts, pool and snooker teams. TONGE MOOR
MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Lou Reed, Thursday September 7. Tickets £25 and £20. Kd Lang Wed, October 11. Tickets £25 and £22.50 on sale now. Also, Saturday October 28, A1, tickets £15. The Saw Doctors, Saturday December 16, tickets £13.50. Ring 0161
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
All films run to Thursday August 17. WARNER VILLAGE CINEMA, Middlebrook, Bolton. Ring Bolton 669988. Rules of Engagement (15); My Dog Skip (U); Gone in 60 Seconds (15); The Road to El Dorado (U); Perfect Storm (12); The Flintstones-Viva Rock Vegas (PG
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY, Bury. For more information ring 0161-764 7790. TATE GALLERY, Albert Dock, Liverpool. Ring 0151 702 7400 WHITWORTH ART GALLERY, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester. The Times of Our Lives. A stunning series of
BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Stockport. Ring 0161 432 2117. BURY JAZZ SOCIETY, Mosses Community Centre, Cecil St, Bury. Ring 0161-761 2079. COTTON TREE HOTEL, Prince St, Bolton. Ring 520237. EAGLEY JAZZ CLUB, Eagley Sports Club, Bromley Cross, Bolton. Ring
I SHOULD like to be able to thank the young man who kindly brought our son home recently, after he had an accident on his bicycle near Rivington Pike one Tuesday afternoon when he was out with a friend. All we know about our 'Good Samaritan' is that he
IN answer to Mr Paul E Hilton's letter (August 7). I did not "rant". I told it as it was. Ask your neighbours, who were there in the street at the time. You were NOT there, either, Mr Hilton. And, as far as the local forum and the founding of it, I believe
I WOULD like to respond to the letter from Jack Fell regarding the Musicals of the Millennium concert which concluded the much acclaimed Bolt Festival over the weekend of July 29/30, 2000. 1. Originally, the Bolt Festival was to be a one-day event in
GROUNDWORK Wigan and Chorley took a walk on the wildside today (Thursday) with its partners to celebrate completion of the first stage of the reclamation of Lower Burgh. The former landfill site near Chorley is being reclaimed to create a haven for wildlife
A BOLTON grandmother whose gall bladder operation has been cancelled twice at the last minute, has hit out at Tony Blair's health service promises. Mrs Joan Standish was in tears after the operation to remove the diseased organ was cancelled again because
Astley Bridge Junior Football Club are holding a fun day this Sunday. The main attraction will be a charity match, in which Sam Allardyce, Phil Brown and Dean Crombie will play. In addition, there will be a penalty shoot-out, tombola, barbecue, bar and
THE Wanderers-Burnley match at the Reebok marks a new innovation for this web site. BEN Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock will be producing a "live"half-time report and immediately after the game a comment piece recording his verdict.
THE bookies' odds reflect the concensus of opinion that Burnley are unlikely to figure in the Division One promotion race this season. Quoted at 33-1 for the title, they are being tipped to struggle in certain quarters (Blackburn for instance!). But anyone
THE funeral of DJ Sara Cox's stepfather will take place next Wednesday in Little Lever. Ken Costello, who died on Wednesday night, aged 51, will be cremated at Overdale after a service at Christ Church on Mytham Road. Mr Costello leaves a wife, Jackie
LOCAL businessman Dhiru Gadhia has formed Maya Management Consultants. Mr Gadhia, aged 38, who has lived in Bolton for more than 30 years, is a qualified engineer who held several senior management positions in industry before taking the plunge into self-employment
ATHERTON'S biggest fund-raising event of the year is underway. Thousands of blooms are on display at the Parish Church in the three day Atherton Flower Festival which was opened this morning (Friday) by the Mayor and Mayoress of Wigan. Organisers are
FRIENDS of Rev Peter Hughes celebrated his decade of service at the 355-year-old Chowbent Unitarian Chapel at the weekend. The congregation gathered after the Sunday morning service for their regular refreshment break and time of friendship together.
A BOLTON guide group had a hectic week-long trip to Switzerland. The party of 28 guides and nine leaders travelled from Bank Top and Halliwell to the small Swiss village of Wilderswill, near Interlaken. Along the way they took in the beautiful scenery
REGULARS at a pub in Astley Bridge can now take their favourite tipple with a dash of fresh air. The Lamb Hotel in Blackburn Road has just finished a £12,000 refurbishment turning an old stable yard into an attractive beer garden. The cobbled yard, which
Air lift: Volunteers joined the Mayor and Mayoress in Victoria Square to promote the Gift of Life campaign THE Mayor of Bolton's Gift of Life appeal is already almost halfway to its goal -- in just eight weeks! Cllr Alan Wilkinson launched the campaign
VILLAGERS were being urged to make one more effort to put moorland Belmont on the map after winning through to the finals of Lancashire's Best Kept Village Competition. The pretty village is just one step away from the prestigious title of best kept village
CHORLEY'S duty chemist on Sunday August 13, 12-1pm will be Cohens, 246 Eaves Lane, Chorley. Weekday out of hours services in the Chorley area are: M D Rimmer, 22 Runshaw Lane, Euxton, (Mon-Fri 5.30-6.30pm); S P & D B Fishlock, 6-10 Carrington Centre
I'm Gill, Nick Bold's hippy chick as was, sister. Just read your review of Mayall's 'Laurel Canyon' and it really brought back memories. I bought the album in 1971 when I was a student at Leeds Uni, along with 'Turning Point' which I treasure, and which
I get a lot of albums sent to me from local musicians. There are few times however, when you genuinely think to yourself 'How come this guy hasn't got a major deal?' I'll stick my neck out here though, and say this album from local musician Nick Bold
OK, this is the big one, so let's get straight down to it. Bob Dylan is the greatest rock/blues/folk singer/songwriter in history, and no one wil ever, EVER come close...period! Now I know a lot of you reading this may consider that a little over the
I'll always remember the first time I heard The Bear by John Mayall... It was in the old Harker and Howarth's music shop in the arcade that used to run from Bradshawgate to Mawdsley Street (ask your parents). One of my friends had ordered it and we all
With just one pre-season friendly left before the big kick-off, Leigh RMI are still in the hunt for players. And once again it's a former Wanderers favourite who heads the list. Winger David Lee has been released by Wigan Athletic and although he has
A well-known Bolton hostelry of bygone days - the St George's Hotel, on the corner of Knowsley Street and St George's Road. This picture was taken in 1932, showing the handsome facade shortly after the pub was rebuilt in 1927. It closed in January, 1968
OCTAGON THEATRE, Bolton. Ring Bolton 520661. PALACE THEATRE, Manchester. Postman Pat takes to the stage in an all new show suitable for ages two to seven. Pat is joined by well loved characters including Jess the Cat, Peter Fogg, Mrs Goggins and Major
MEN ARENA, Manchester. October 5 to October 8, Disney On Ice, Jungle Adventures. Tickets £8.50 to £22.50. Also, Monday October 23 and Tuesday October 24, Robbie Williams. Friday, Nov 3, Iron Maiden, tickets £20. Saturday, Nov 25, Tom Jones, tickets £25.50
PALACE NIGHTCLUB, Blackpool. Search for the next generation of disco superstars with Talent 2000. Singers, lookalikes, tribute acts, speciality acts, boy and girl groups, dance troupes, disco bands and DJs take their turn on the stage every Thursday night
FAMILY FUN RUN/WALK, Bolton Adult Placement and Brindle Lodge Group family fun run/walk, Saturday September 9, 11am start from Leverhulme Park, Athletics' Stadium, Long Lane, Bolton. Choice of around two mile course (runners, joggers and walkers) or short
REGARDING the article 'Green Team in the Council Protest' (Citizen, August 3). Personally I would be very happy to recycle some waste such as glass, paper, plastic and so on. I used to collect paper for a friend, but as you will know, people were vandalising
I HAVE started to research my family tree and I'm trying to find more information about my grandparents who came from the Chorley area. My grandmother was Annie Elizabeth Smalley before she married my grandfather, John Robert Throssell. They had two sons
THE RSPB is planning to extend its Leighton Moss reserve near Silverdale by buying a haymeadow to benefit such birds as linnets and grey partridges. And to help meet the cost, it is organising its fourth cross-Morecambe Bay walk, led by the Queen's Guide
Players Michael Ricketts and Mike Whitlow, with Lofty and commercial director Gareth Moores, hand over a Wanderers shirt to Vision Aid's Lesley Green and Marie Walsh, watched by young charity members BOLTON Wanderers have teamed up with Bolton-based national
A BOLTON barber has put the town on the horticultural map thanks to the appliance of science. When crimper George Foster, aged 57, is not busy in his Manchester Road cutting room, he is boosting Bolton's flower power via the World Wide Web. Radcliffe
Lesley Gowens outside the Cobden Centre in Halliwell: 'People are staying away because they are fed up with how things are' REGULARS at a Bolton community centre claim council neglect is driving disillusioned users away. They blame reduced security for
DO YOU know a caring or brave person who deserves public recognition? The British Red Cross is looking for exceptional people to receive their national Humanity Awards. As regional communications manager Lisa Blake explains:"Every day, ordinary people
THE smiling staff at the Breast Care Unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital are on the receiving end of a little TLC for a change. It came in the shape of the BEN's Bouquet of the Week when the unit staff were nominated for our weekly floral "thank you" by
BOLTON Wanderers' young goalkeeper Matthew Glennon has spoken of his relief after being cleared of sex and violence allegations at a local nightclub. The Wanderers' reserve keeper said he wanted to put the incident behind him to concentrate on his playing
ATHERTON residents, who in 1997, strongly protested against the construction of a new crematorium at Howe Bridge, now say that it is a real asset to the area and welcome its services. Some of the original protestors have used the facilities during family
Golfing holiday romance ends in Elvis-style wedding in Las Vegas LOVESTRUCK pensioner Jack Glover is heading for the gambling capital of the world to win his sweetheart's hand in marriage. Jack, 68, and his bride-to-be Barbara, 64, are flying to Las Vegas
APOLOGIES to G & S, but The Three Towns Operatic Society is the very model of a modern operatic society. With what is undoubtedly an extremely professional approach to its performances, the society's annual operatic presentation shouldn't be missed
BOLTON MARKET, Ashburner Street. adjacent to Moor Lane Bus Station. Open Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat. Sunday fleamarket. Ring 336825. MARKET HALL, Knowsley Street. A cast iron glass-roofed Victorian market hall with specialist shops and market stalls.
ANCHOR INN, Union Building, Bolton. Friday and Saturday. SHARMAN ARMS, Halliwell Rd, Bolton. Monday. THE RAILWAY, Bridge St, Ramsbottom. Saturday. THE GREENWOOD, Chorley New Rd, Horwich. Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday. THE LAMB, Blackburn Rd, Bolton
THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216. BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor, Stockport, 0161 432 2117. DUCIE BRIDGE, Corporation St, Mcr, 0161 834 1006. FROG AND BUCKET, Oldham St, Mcr, 0161 236 9805. IGUANA, Manchester Road, Chorlton, 0161
BLACK BULL, High St, Belmont Village: Thursday. BULLS HEAD, Bury Rd, Breightmet. Thursday. CHETHAM ARMS, High St, Turton, Bolton. Wednesday. COTTON KIER, Waters Meeting, Bolton. Tuesday. EAGLE AND CHILD, Whalley Rd, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom. Sunday. GYPSY'S
