REGARDING the letter from J Rutter, of Queensway, Kearsley, in the BEN on November 3. I wrote to Greater Manchester Passenger Transport when the bus routes were changed recently. I asked for GMPTE to look into providing 'small bus' feeder services on
AS a result of the appeal we made last year for used postage stamps, foreign coins, supermarket reward cards, and other items of value to us, we had an absolutely amazing response from the kind readers of this newspaper, for which The British Kidney Patient
I WOULD like to draw your attention and also to warn other disabled drivers of the way we are being targeted to to pay fines for so-called illegal parking in Bolton. Our own ticket was given to us on November 2, 2000. I quote 'waiting on restricted yellow
I WRITE as a Boltonian, having been sent a copy of your newspaper concerning the proposed tram link for Bolton. I would wholly support the idea as being an efficient, economic and environmentally-friendly philosophy. Tram systems have been successfully
A LITTLE Hulton building company was honoured in this year's Lancaster Design Awards. G & J Seddon was successful in the ceremony at Lancaster Town Hall for its sensitive scheme which converted traditional, listed farm barns into offices for Bay Community
ACCOUNTANCY firms have been hit by unreliable computer software. The claim is made in an IT Faculty survey report from the Institute of Chartered Accountants. The report says that -- "worryingly" -- significant numbers of respondents said their software
A MAN is still be interviewed in connection with Thursday's brutal murder of a cabbie. The man, aged 21, who has not been named, was arrested in Blackburn on Tuesday morning. Detectives are also seeking a second Bury man, aged 29, who is also wanted in
BOLTON musicians will be taking part in the annual Battle of the Bands over the next few weeks. The Gypsy's Tent pub, Deansgate, is hosting the musical extravaganza which culminates in the grand final on Thursday November 30. The two bands which competed
CALLS to improve the packed Bolton to Machester train service have been backed by Ruth Kelly. The MP for Bolton West Kelly says she has been besieged with complaints from Horwich, Lostock and Blackrod people travelling on the cramped peak trains. She
LEIGH health workers have been shortlisted for Britain's top doctor awards. Doctor's surgery manager Renee Cadman and her support team at the town's Grasmere Street Health Centre are through to the finals of Doctor Awards 2000. A £5,000 prize awaits the
FARNWORTH spiritualists say setting up home in a former chapel of rest means they will always have someone to talk to! But as church members celebrate establishing a new base after a 21-year search, they have to face a new challenge. The congregation
DOUBTS over Colin Hendry's international future have renewed speculation that the 34-year-old Coventry defender could be on his way to the Reebok. The former Blackburn, Manchester City and Rangers central defender, dropped from Scotland's friendly against
I WAS having my breakfast when this dropped through my letterbox. Rather than stick it on straight away and risk annoying my neighbours (again), I decided to read the lyrics first and found them fascinating. So fascinating in fact, that I twice read them
IOMMI: Former Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi releases his first solo album, collaborating with a variety of musicians and vocalists, including Ozzy Osbourne. Very heavy! LENNY KRAVITZ GREATEST HITS: 15 track greatest hits package in a variety of styles
RADCLIFFE Boro's FA UMBRO Trophy round one replay at home against Unibond Premier Division Leek Town was postponed last night and has been rescheduled for next Tuesday with a further provisional date of the following Thursday should that game be called
RUGBY: Lostock 10 Chorley 10 LOSTOCK finally stopped their losing streak on Saturday with a creditable 10-10 draw with Chorley. Going into this league fixture on the back of four defeats, Lostock were up against it before the game with the loss of several
THE futures of Leigh Centurions' young stars Stuart Donlan and Mick Higham should be decided on Wednesday. Leigh and Halifax officials, the players and their representatives are appearing in front of an arbitration panel at RL headquarters in Leeds in
THE media spotlight seems permanently trained on Radcliffe Boro's Stainton Park ground this week in the build-up to Sunday's FA Cup first round tie with York City. The venue for the game has had to be switched to Bury's Gigg Lane Ground but down the road
WHEN Eric Morley died, he had started to write his autobiography. No, I'm not talking about the Eric "Miss World" Morley who passed away last week, but Eric "Bolton Gate Co" Morley, who died in 1987. Mr Morley was one of Bolton's most successful self-made
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 14, 1975 PEOPLE facing retirement should cultivate new interests such as butterfly farming, dancing and riding, they are advised in a new book published today. A BOLTON man who once held the world record for
BOLTON TOWN HALL SQUARE. Christmas Lights Switch On. Thursday November 16. Starts 5pm to 7pm. ACCRINGTON TOWN CENTRE. Christmas Lights Switch On and Firework Display with Christmas Carols performed by local schoolchildren. Thursday November 16. Starts
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,
STREET cleaners are all revved up to tackle the problem of dog dirt. Council chiefs have introduced a special vacuum cleaner. The "Pooper Scooter" will be used to clean up the mess left by dogs on 12 estates in the borough. It clean up paved and grassed
A HAT-TRICK of tourist attractions have truly made their "marque" in a national competition to celebrate Y2K. The East Lancashire Railway, Burrs Country Park and Radcliffe's Outwood Trail have each been given a Millennium Marque. The three plaques, awarded
AN Ex-Gladiator has muscled in on the fitness scene by opening a new gym in Bolton. Muscle-bound Mike Ahearne, focus of thousands of bedroom posters during his time as Warrior on ITV's hit show Gladiators, has launched Fitness 2000 in Western Street,
A MOTHER is making a desperate appeal for her daughter to be given a birthday gift of life. When Emma Standish celebrates her 10th birthday in little more than a week's time, top of her wish list will be a new heart. She was struck down by a lightning
RESIDENTS fear a planning application for two communication masts could lead to health problems and road chaos. Mobile phone giant Orange wants to put up masts of 18 and 30-metres at the Top o' th' Cow Water Works in Cow Lane, Middle Hulton. But families
THE parents of a mum killed in her own home will be caring for their orphaned grandson for the next year -- until one of her sister is able to take over the responsibility. Sarah Jane Widdup was discovered dead at her home in Deepdale Road by her father
MAST panic has returned to an area of Bolton as residents in Tonge Moor face the daunting prospect of having two mobile phone towers erected close to each other. In June, residents living around Tonge Cricket Club were jubilant after plans to build a
THE MET ARTS CENTRE, Market Street, Bury. 19th Bury Beer Festival presented by the Rochdale Oldham and Bury Branch of Camra. Over 65 different ales available with a wide selection of foreign bottled beers, traditional ciders and hot food. Live entertainment
North west event information from the North West Tourist Board 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
AFTER just walking home from work, I cannot believe the amount of beggars in Bolton town centre. Not buskers trying to earn a bit of a living, but people just sitting on their idle backsides scrounging. What kind of world do we live in in today? I, like
THE RECENT announcement of extra government money for pensioners was a welcome one, and I am pleased to see that Age Concern and other pensioner groups were happy with the new money. At last it seems that after years of neglect under the Tories, where
THE ANTI fuel tax campaign has not been the success that we hoped for, so we will all have to go on paying the higher tax. But hasn't there been some lies? We were told that this is the lowest taxed country in Europe. We were even told by national newspapers
LAST week, taking place in the Town Hall was a public inquiry. The Planning Committee in their wisdom did turn it down. At the inquiry last week the Barrister, the Planning Department, Stuart Perigo all did an excellent job of putting the case against
HAVING seen Howard Marks's appearance at Bolton's Albert Halls, I take issue with the remarks made in your "Opinion column" (BEN: November 9). It didn't surprise me that yet again the BEN showed complete incompetence in doing some simple research. If
IN response to Mr Horsfall (BEN, November 2). In the past, I've worked with, known, and been friends with many homosexuals, both here and abroad, and apart from one or two, generally got on with them. Now the current wave of not asking, but demanding
A MAN was fighting for his life after an explosion in a block of flats. Albert Heys, aged 54, was working for Westhoughton-based Malrod Insulations Ltd, on the top floor of a derelict building in Blackburn when the machine he was using is thought to have
TWO representatives from Bolton Institute took part in a visit to China organised by the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Mick Howarth from the Faculty of Technology and Brian Woodburn from the Faculty of Business attended a series of meetings
A LANCASHIRE MP has said "lights, camera, action" to a predicted jobs boost. Janet Anderson, Film and Broadcasting Minister, has revealed up to 50,000 new jobs are set to be created in the country's creative industries over the next three years. The MP
GENEROUS youngsters from a Bolton school have collected stacks of toys to send to abandoned HIV children in South Africa. Campaigning teachers at Rivington and Blackrod High School launched a toy appeal to send presents to children dying of Aids in an
A MOTHER who drove her two-year-old daughter in a car while nearly four times over the drink-drive limit claims the reading was so high because she had drunk mouthwash. Catherine Unsworth has pleaded guilty to being on the road while under the influence
IT has been said that Mark Chapman, the guy who shot John Lennon, is possibly the most hated man on this planet. And if that's the case, then Westlife are in imminent danger of becoming the most hated band on the planet, for it is they who are threatening
IT'S a common misconception by the uninitiated that the term 'world music' refers solely to material such as Bulgarian folk tunes and Mongolian yak hunting songs. Indeed the stereotypical image of a 'world music' devotee is not dissimilar to that of your
HOLDERS Atherton will start the defence of the Bolton Cricket Association's Cross Cup away from home. They have been drawn away at Lostock in the first round and, should they come through that, will face a testing game, again away, in the second round
BURY travelled to spy on FA Cup opponents Northwich Vics for the fourth time last night. Boss Andy Preece ordered his scouts to take careful note as Vics lost 2-1 to Hyde United in a league game. Preece knows a win is vital from Saturday's crunch cup
MEN ARENA, Manchester. Nov 25, Tom Jones, tickets £25.50 and £22, starts 8pm. Also, Green Day, Thursday December 7, tickets £15. Also, Eric Clapton, Wednesday February 14, tickets £32.50. Ring 0161 930 8000. MANCHESTER APOLLO. Smash Hits Tour, Saturday
BLACKPOOL OPERA HOUSE, Blackpool. Sunday November 26, Tom Jones. Ring 01253 292029. BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH ARENA, Tel 0870 444 5566. WINTER GARDENS, The Spanish Hall, Blackpool. Tel 01253 292029. TOWER BALLROOM, Blackpool. Live music and dancing to
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Ring 334400. BOLTON RECORDED MUSIC SOCIETY. One Thing Leads To Another by Jack Thompson. Lecture Theatre, Central Library, Bolton. Thursday November 16. Starts 7.15pm. GRANGE ARTS CENTRE, Rochdale Road, Oldham. Ring 0161 911 4072
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
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 7.30pm, Sat 9am to 4pm. Tel 0161 338 2708
AS Bolton's deputy mayor, Cllr John Monaghan has been called upon to conduct a large number of official duties. But when he took up the post, it is unlikely he thought shaving his daughter's head would be one of them. Yet in front of a dozens of excited
AN ANGRY motorist is warning that disabled people could start avoiding Bolton town centre after a clampdown on parking at Ashburner Street market. Until last week officials turned a blind eye to disabled drivers parking for free in non-disabled spaces
A MOTHER is making a desperate appeal for her daughter to be given a birthday gift of life. When Emma Standish celebrates her 10th birthday in little more than a week's time, top of her wish list will be a new heart. She was struck down by a lightning
