SO Virgin Megastores are to close their branch in The Market Place, because the site is not big enough and is minuscule compared to their other stores. Virgin claim they need extra retail floorspace. Well, now the date has been set for the closure of
BOLTON motorists were still facing an anxious wait to find out when fuel supplies would be restored -- despite the lifting of several blockades this morning. Protesters at Stanlow Oil Refinery in Cheshire, where the revolt against high petrol prices started
A SUCCESSFUL and expanding independent travel company has opened a branch office in Market Street, Westhoughton. JT Travel, which was founded 10 years ago on Chorley Old Road, Bolton, is a member of the ABTA and Worldchoice consortiums. Director Ewan
ENGINEERING pay settlements continue at historically low levels. Latest figures from the Engineering Employers' Federation show that the average settlement reported by member companies for the three months to the end of August was 2.6 per cent. A spokesman
MORE Bolton businesses are being urged to seek the Royal seal of approval for their drive and innovation. Organisers of the Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2001 say that so far there have been 27 local applications for details. The awards are made for outstanding
MARKETING Manager Kathy Walker is back at her desk in Bolton JobCentre after a freak accident on holiday. Kathy, who is helping to organise the annual Bolton Jobsfair at Bolton Town Hall on Friday, September 22, was off work for two months after her sunshine
EDUCATION bosses are warning parents that they will be liable to prosecution if they do not ensure their child or children regularly attend school. They intend to seek maximum publicity for successful prosecutions. Magistrates have recently imposed fines
A GROUP of teenagers is looking for support in restoring a Bolton park to its former glory. Students aged between 16 and 18-years-old taking part in a Lifeskills course at Michaeljohn Training Limited in Lever Street are keen to brighten-up Moss Bank
MARK Fish and Gareth Farrelly are expected to be back in the reckoning when the happy Wanderers put their unbeaten record on the line against Portsmouth at the Reebok on Saturday. Both missed the record-breaking win at Grimsby on Tuesday night with ankle
MEETINGS were being held today to decide whether Wanderers' Division One clash with Portsmouth on Saturday can go ahead on schedule, despite the continuing fuel crisis. Pompey confirmed today that they have enough fuel to get their team to the Reebok
BOLTON Schools Under 15s made a super start to the season when they beat Leeds 2-0 in a Northern Merit League match at Oldfield Lane on Saturday. Goalkeeper Chris Cunliffe (Deane) was in top form making a couple of first class saves to keep the lively
LEIGH Centurions Lifeline scheme is set for a major revamp with huge cash prizes up for grabs. From October 1, Lifeline will be renamed Super Leigh 2000 - a name synonymous with the Centurions and which will be easily recognisable as one of the club's
BOLTON Olympian Anthony Howard surveyed the surroundings of Sydney's magnificent International Aquatics Centre and declared: "It's almost as good as the Reebok." Wanderers fan Howard, like the rest of the British swimming team, has been bowled over by
IF Lancashire needed any extra motivation to go full tilt for the Championship next year, they received it yesterday evening with the sight of Adam Hallioake lifting the trophy on the Old Trafford balcony. Hollioake's Surrey team took the point they needed
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 13, 1975 CROFTERS FC are no more. Last season you could find their name amongst the 'other matches' in the local soccer round-up, Bolton Sunday League, Division Four. This year their name will be missing,
IT'S wonderful to hear that Trinity Street Church is being put to good use and will remain such a mainstay of the community. The site will be used to house a selection of voluntary services, which will all come under one roof. This arrangement can only
WHITEY, a rescued Staffordshire bull terrier featured in the BEN last month, has been given a little help to overcome his creaking bones -- thanks to a regular Pet Life advertiser. Ed Berry, who runs the Freedom Collar company in West Yorkshire, read
ben_editorial@lancashire.newsquest.co.uk Anger as £120 shoes go walking A ROW has broken out between a Bolton mum and her son's school over a pair of stolen shoes. Mother-of-three Josephine Queen claims her son Carl, 14, was made to stay away from school
BASIL'S brush with the law has given a whole new meaning to the term "police dog". For Basil, a cross Patterdale terrier, goes loopy when the hit cops' series The Bill comes on TV. As soon as the catchy theme music strikes up, the two year old dog sits
THE fuel crisis was threatening the jobs of almost 500 workers at Stateside Pizza on the Wingates Industrial Estate at Westhoughton The firm makes chilled pizzas for major supermarkets and has to ship out fresh produce every day. Hauliers used by the
WE welcome news that up to 1,000 jobs could be restored to the former British Aerospace site at Lostock. It is early days yet, but the town stands to benefit greatly from the Taylor Woodrow Property Company's multi-million pound plans for "a quality business
ARE you planning a last minute holiday before the end of the year and need to put your dog in kennels? If so, then have you protected it against canine infectious tracheobronchitis (otherwise known as kennel cough)? Animal health company, Intervet UK,
LITTLE Hulton Community High School could face closure within the next two years. The school, which has had tens of millions of pounds invested into it during the last few years, is one of two in the city which faces the axe. A secondary schools review
IF you've always fancied yourself as a bit of a sex guru, or find the subject of sex fascinating but feel that magazine articles and television shows on the topic never cut to the chase -- read on. We are busy making a series for Channel 4 that promises
I CAN'T wait to read the letters from the many vociferous critics of the council's decision to enforce the 50mph limit on St Peter's Way, Bolton. Had these people had their selfish way, the unacceptable carnage would have continued. But now, due to the
I HAVE been amazed by Tony Blair's response to the fuel crisis. "It's not my fault" he cries before blaming everyone from OPEC to the Tories for Labour's massive increase in petrol taxes. I may be mistaken, but I thought Labour won the last election.
TONY Blair and his Government's policy towards petrol pricing is immoral and against the economic interests of the nation. Indeed, Tony Blair says that we have to have a 'level' playing field in Europe to trade, but he himself undermines this very situation
REGARDING the 'Opinion' column 'Cameras Never Lie' last week. True, yet the need for CCTV cameras reflects badly on our society. We came out of the dark ages early last century. As the police, crime detection and a stronger sense of civility improved,
A BOLTON doctor who pioneered cancer research has died aged 85. Dr Philip Silver became a well-known figure in the town thanks to his research into the illness which he started as a hobby in the 1960s, when only a handful of medics were involved in such
HISTORIC buildings will be bringing a taste of the past back to Bolton. More than 2,400 prestigious buildings are opening their doors to the public for free as part of national Heritage Open Days 2000. The annual event, now in its seventh year, is being
Wolves Reserves 1 Wanderers Reserves 0 WANDERERS' Reserves failed to find the net for the first time this season when they went down 1-0 to Wolves at Molineux last night. The only goal came in the 24th minute. A right wing cross from Shane Tudor found
CATTLEMARKET still remain top of the Pioneer League Premier Division after coming back from 2-0 down against last season's champions Astley Miners. Miners went in front when, from a corner, Lennon scored with a header. Mason put Miners two up with a 35
A MAJOR development company plans to build a multi-million pound business park which could create up to 1,000 jobs in Lostock. Taylor Woodrow Property Company is in the process of acquiring 37 acres of land which BAe Systems -- formerly British Aerospace
Another forty-seven million, Good money after bad. To help sort out a Tory blunder, The worst idea they've had. Who wanted a dome in London, Not the average British man. It's a shame they didn't ask us all, Before the work began. They've tried everything
A DISTINCTIVE landmark left to deteriorate in Stoneclough could be saved as part of proposals for a development of luxury apartments. Vale House in Market Street was once the lavish home of the Fletcher family, who owned the mill across the road. It was
LONE protester Andy Wieckowski mounted a one man campaign to stop the fuel demonstrations in Bolton. The town hall worker tried to single handledly block the path of about 30 taxi drivers as they set off in a bid to gridlock Bolton town centre at rush
HORWICH is going on-line in a bid to attract tourists and new businesses to the town. The new website, which is due to go live in less than two weeks, will be crammed with facts on the town's history, industrial heritage, businesses, leisure facilities
ONE of Bolton's most famous landmarks could be transformed from a derelict church into showpiece £3 million nerve centre which answers the prayers of local groups thanks to the dream of one man. Manchester man Andrew Mullholland used to admire the Holy
BOLTON'S MPs have stepped up their support for the BEN's campaign to get derelict mill lodges filled by urging their constituents to write to them with their concerns. Bolton North-east MP David Crausby, who has backed our "Fill Them In" campaign from
