I REPLY to the 'Cash Shock' letter (BEN, November 1). The person concerned states he was refused a cash payment of £70.50 for goods at a certain store on Tonge Moor Road, Bolton. Without mentioning the name, I know the store in question. He was told by
THE VICAR of Deane Church, the Rev Roger Jackson, has summed up the situation accurately. The ransacking of his church's garden of remembrance this weekend was not spur of the moment vandalism done by children. Those responsible -- clearly grown men -
I REMEMBER on VJ day last year calling for compensation to be given to those who suffered so horribly in Japanese prisoner of war camps. Thank God that something has now been done about it. Some compensation is going to be given by our government to those
I AM writing on behalf of The Cancer Research Campaign as the charity's patron for Breast Cancer Awareness Month to thank everyone in the area for their superb support throughout October. They were among the thousands of people nationwide who took part
WITH the news that several major stores are either pulling out of Bolton town centre or, quite simply, closing down (Virgin Megastore, Whiteheads and C&A) it would seem that the Town Centre Company is having exactly the adverse effect on the centre
THIEVES ransacked a Bolton church's garden of remembrance...on the weekend the country paid its respects to its war dead. The crooks ripped apart the garden surrounding Deane Church stealing hundreds of pounds worth of valuable York stone slabs from its
Remembrance Day concert for the Millennium Victoria Hall MANY memories were sparked off for some of the older members of the audience. Some of the best-loved songs and hits from the time of the Second World War were played in this Remembrance Concert.
From the BEN, November 11, 1995 THE Wanderers had a weekend off from action due to international games but there was hope that Sasa Curcic was about to become the main man in their Premiership survival. The Serbian was to be given a free role to display
RICARDO Gardner has promised Wanderers he will wing his way back from Central America in time for Saturday's game at Norwich. The dashing winger, who capped a terrific performance with a sensational first goal of the season in the victory over Barnsley
WANDERERS 2 BARNSLEY 0 TWO cracking goals, a commanding performance, three comfortable points and back in the top three ... who needs more players? Sam Allardyce couldn't have picked a worse weekend to press his case for transfer funds to reinforce his
MANY memories were sparked off for some of the older members of the audience. Some of the best-loved songs and hits from the time of the Second World War were played in this Remembrance Concert. It was stirring and moving -- a fitting tribute to a generation
OCTAGON THEATRE, Bolton. Ring Bolton 520661. OPERA HOUSE, Manchester. Tel 0161 242 2524. LIBRARY THEATRE, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 7110. FORUM THEATRE, Wythenshawe. Ring 0161 445 3599. ROYAL EXCHANGE THEATRE, St Ann's Square, Manchester. Ring 0161 833
THE De Vere Whites Hotel at Bolton's Reebok Stadium has appointed Roland Ayling, aged 44, as general manager. He has been a general manager for De Vere for 20 years, most recently at the De Vere Dunston Hall, Norwich. Mr Ayling, who was born in Barking
THE Engineering Employers' Federation in the North-west has welcomed Chancellor Gordon Brown's announcement of a consultation on an extension of Research and Development tax credits. External Affairs Manager Andrew Semple said after the Pre-Budget statement
A BLACKBURN motorcycle firm with its roots in Bolton is poised for rapid expansion following a £3 million cash injection and the appointment of additional key directors. CCM Motorcycles Ltd -- it stands for Clews Competition Machines -- was established
A VAN left by its owner outside the Octagon Theatre threatened the town's Remembrance Day service when it sparked a security alert yesterday. Police cordoned off the area around the white Mercedes van parked behind the theatre at 6am. Chief Inspector
A MAN has jailed for 15 months for indecently assaulting a 12-year-old boy he was babysitting. Harold Smith, aged 58, was convicted of indecent assault after a trial and appeared at Bolton Crown Court for sentence. On the night of the assault Smith, of
POLICE have launched an arson after a carpet was set on fire in a Ladybridge flat. Firefighters from Bolton Central were called to the three-storey flats in Broadgate House off Beaumont Road, at 1am on Sunday after a resident heard a smoke alarm in the
THE biggest event ever to hit the Bolton Amateur football scene is set to take place tonight as Tempest United and Charnock Richard contest the Goldline Trophy in association with the Bolton Evening News Final at the Reebok Stadium. Guest of Honour is
Woking 1 Leigh RMI 1 RMI's prolific goalscorer Tony Black fired home a second half penalty to earn the Railwaymen a draw ahead of Sunday's FA Cup tie with Millwall. Their fixture at the Kingsfield stadium almost seemed a prelude to greater things as the
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 12, 1975 THE Ratepayers' Action Group in Bolton has demanded a detailed breakdown of the finances of both Greater Manchester Council and the North West Water Authority. The group has warned that any unjustifiable
QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Tickets £10. Ring 0161 876 2000. THE MET, Market Street, Bury. The Laff Cafe with NIck Doody, Cole Parker and Paul Parsons. Wednesday November 15. Starts 8.45pm. Ring 0161 761 2216. BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor
MARTIN MERE WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST, Burscough. Ring 01704 895181. DOCK ROAD EDWARDIAN PUMPING STATION, Weir St, off London Road, Northwich. Ring 01257 260157. Northwich Water Heritage Trail guided walks every Sun at 3pm from the Edwardian Pumping
HILLTOPS SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, Hill Lane, Blackrod. Budding musicians come and play your own arrangements and compositions, Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm. For more details ring Bolton 692702. THE WATERMILLOCK, Crompton Way, Bolton. Live music every
LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ bowls, 10am-12 noon; circuits, 6pm-7pm and 7pm-8pm. HORWICH Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, tel: 334488: main pool, 7am-7pm; step class, 12 noon-1pm; aerobics, 1pm-2pm; ladies
STRIKE action following the murder of a Bury taxi driver has pitted cabbie against cabbie amid claims of intimidation. Yesterday, many of the town's private hire firms remained closed following the death of Tariq Javed on Thursday. A protest meeting at
STRIKE action following the murder of a Bury taxi driver has pitted cabbie against cabbie amid claims of intimidation. Yesterday, many of the town's private hire firms remained closed following the death of Tariq Javed on Thursday. A protest meeting at
Bolton schoolchildren gather round the standard at the war memorial in Victoria Square A BLUSTERY November Sunday morning failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of Bolton people who converged on the town's Victoria Square to pay tribute the dead of
WE are not surprised that so many people want to save the Community Health Council. The council which is due to be abolished under new government NHS legislation, has received hundreds of letters and calls of support from local people. The CHC say they
EACH year the Lancs & Yorks Historical Society organises pilgrimages to the battle areas of the First World War. In August, then again in September of next year, we plan to visit the battlefield areas of France and Flanders, taking in The Somme and
DURING the last decade there have been numerous global crises of fire, flood and earthquakes, and on each occasion the generous peoples of the British Isles have been first in the breach with offers of financial and material aid. At the present time,
I TOTALLY agree with C A Wilson when he says that Farnworth should have large, up-to-date toilet blocks, with attendants, baby changing, and not forgetting, disabled facilities. These are long overdue. But I am not impressed with his suggestion that the
TWO Bolton war veterans who lost touch during the Second World War were reunited in the town at the weekend after 59 years. Mr Jim Gould and Mr Cliff Collings, both aged 78, first met in the Territorial Army 53rd Field Artillery when they were 17. The
THE De Vere Whites Hotel at Bolton's Reebok Stadium has appointed Roland Ayling, aged 44, as general manager, pictured. He has been a general manager for De Vere for 20 years, most recently at the De Vere Dunston Hall, Norwich. Mr Ayling, who was born
A NIGHTCLUB assault left a man in intensive care. The 28-year-old suffered serious injuries in the attack at Atlantis at 11.55pm on Saturday. Detectives have urged witnesses to contact Det Sgt John Fellowes on 0161 856 5740 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111
A DRIVER was seriously injured after his car smashed into a shop and a lampost after being in collision with a bus. Kevin Cole, aged 48, of Westby Grove, Tonge Moor, was today being treated in the Royal Bolton Hospital's high dependency unit after suffering
CUSTOMS officers have seized £100,000 worth of diesel from the site of an explosion at a Great Lever factory. Police are expected to release more details on the investigation into Friday's explosion which wrecked the garage and workshop on Weston Street
WIGAN'S Deputy Mayor Cllr John Hilton of Golborne led the tributes at Leigh war memorial but it was an especially sad day for some marchers. After a parade through town, the salute was taken on the town hall square because the Royal British Legion club
BOLTON schoolteacher Mary Lou McFarlane has brought an early Christmas present to St Thomas of Canterbury School, Bolton. She entered a competition on the World Wide Web and won a £500 cash prize for the school of her choice through Internet shopping
WANDERERS might still be quoted as outsiders in the promotion stakes but, after coming through troubled waters, they are starting to pick out landmarks that could steer them through increasingly conjested waters to the Premiership. Gareth Farrelly, provider
RADCLIFFE Boro meet with local police chiefs this afternoon in an attempt to get next weekend's FA Cup First Round Proper tie against Nationwide Division Three outfit York played at Stainton Park. The alternative venue under consideration is Bury's Gigg
BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Wednesday November 15, Jonathan Scott performs Dukas, Bach and Durufl on the organ. Starts 1.10pm. Tickets £5. Also, Wednesday November 15, Thursday November 16 and Sunday November 19, the Hall Orchestra perform Berlioz,
A 17-YEAR-OLD drunken youth who hit an innocent man in the face with a bottle has lost an appeal against a four month custody sentence. The unprovoked attack happened after Harry Percival and members of his family had left the Flying Shuttle pub in Farnworth
FEARS that vulnerable children are slipping through the net have been voiced by a leading health professional. Barbara Sharples, a non-executive director of the Community Healthcare Bolton Trust Board, expressed concerns that a large number of emotionally
LOCAL MP Ivan Lewis has backed the establishment of a Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27, and the publication of a Government educational package to go with it. The Jewish MP for Bury South believes it is vital for a multi-racial Britain to recall how
TWO Bolton war veterans who lost touch during the Second World War were reunited in the town at the weekend after 59 years. Mr Jim Gould and Mr Cliff Collings, both aged 78, first met in the Territorial Army 53rd Field Artillery when they were 17. The
THE rain may have continued to pour down on Bolton's Victoria Square at 11am on the 11th day of November. But more than 1,000 men, women and children braved the weather to mark their respect for the country's war dead. Each stood still and silent for
A BOLTON man has raised the alarm about a credit card scam which has cost him and five of his friends £30 apiece -- and could hit the pockets of many more people throughout the town. Harwood ambulance driver Colin Stott was left fuming when he discovered
ANGRY drivers fed-up of misery on the borough's roads have bombarded the BEN with letters complaining about the problem. Increasing numbers of frustrated motorists have blasted town hall bosses for the crippling situation on the roads which has led to
