A CORONER has called for a review of procedures after a 33-year-old man who had been sectioned because of mental health problems died of a heroin overdose after escaping on a home visit. Paul Moscrop had been released from prison a year prior to his death
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Brook get off the mark in super style start with a bang Results THE start of the mixed league was greeted with continuous rain but most club's eventually managed to complete their matches. Last season's division one leaders Holcombe Brook A locked horns
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a minor fire at the headquarters of a Bolton charity in the early hours of this morning. The fire at the Guide Dogs for the Blind centre in Lowndes Street started in a bin which had been left in the corridor. Guide dogs were
A MAN has been charged following an armed raid on a restaurant in the early hours of yesterday morning. Michael Norris, 23, from the Horwich area, was due to appear at Bolton Magistrates Court this morning charged with robbery. A large amount of cash
A COUPLE had a miraculous escape after their car crashed off the motorway into trees early today. The male driver and female passenger were travelling towards Manchester on the M61 when their vehicle spun out of control and flew off the carriageway near
AN appeal to reinstate a senior firefighter allegedly involved in a hoax phone call scandal should reach the Home Office by the end of next month. The Fire Brigade Union is currently compiling its case which claims sub-officer Malcolm Pye, of Pioneer
A MAN using a cash machine had to leap for his life when a car being pursued by police ploughed into a wall just feet away from him. Carl Kidd had sped off when two police officers saw him sitting in a car in Farnworth and realised he was wanted on warrant
ENGLAND soccer legend Trevor Brooking kicked-off a new era in sporting excellence in Bolton when he officially opened a school's brand new £3m sports centre. The former West Ham star was guest of honour at Smithills School's Sports Centre grand opening
IT was a written gesture designed to get a 19th Century Romeo out of a sticky situation. But the anonymous letter writer would never have believed that 128 years later his message would still be worth so much. Janet Ferguson, of Rhuddlyn House, Deane,
COUNCIL chiefs have vowed to step up their efforts to stop arsonists turning a stretch of open land in Farnworth into a graveyard for burned-out cars. Children have turned the charred shells of the vehicles into a dangerous unofficial adventure playground
A COUPLE whose lives were torn apart by the Alder Hey organ scandal are hopeful that a judge will rule that they can claim compensation from the hospital. Bill and Denise Green, together with the hundreds of families, will hear early next week if they
A POLICEMAN who bought peckish Princess Anne a bacon butty on a visit to the town is set to retire after 30 years. PC Glenn Wood, aged 49, finishes his final shift this month. The traffic officer satisfied the Princess Royal's hunger pangs with the sandwich
Tough trip in store WIGAN Coach Frank Endacott is expecting nothing but a tough ride from Salford City Reds at the Willows this weekend. Endacott, who takes his third placed Warriors to the Willows on Sunday (6pm) is well aware that there is a real threat
BAND ON THE WALL, Swan Street, Northern Quarter, Manchester. Ring 0161 237 5554. ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC, Manchester. Ring 0161 907 5279. BAR COAST, St Mary's Street, Manchester. Live Jazz duo. Every Wednesday. Starts 7pm. BOLTON CRICKET CLUB,
ANCHOR INN, Bolton. Friday and Saturday. BARNSTORMERS, Lostock Lane, Horwich. Dave's Cabaret Karaoke and late bar. Every Saturday. Starts 8pm. BEEHIVE, Horwich. Karaoke with free draw for all singers and a prize of a gallon of beer. Every Tuesday. Starts
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Ring 334400. QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000. THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216. KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Roy Chubby Brown. Wednesday May 16. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Ring 01254
ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Lucy McLauchlan and Steffa Plaetz featuring drawings, paintings and computer generated imagery. Heads. An exhibition of haircuts, characters and letterforms coinciding with the launch of the beaufonts salon
OR MORTON'S FOOT WHAT IS IT AND WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS is a general term to describe pain between the metatarsal heads (the bones across the front of the foot). The most common injury of these bones is called Morton's Foot. This is a localised pain which
Frame details (Legion first) -- P Bowcock (25) 94 D Lees (50) 51; P Ryley (40) 28 J Shorting (40) 72; S Holmes (40) 71 N Hickson (45) 46; A Bowcock (30) 68 T McEldowney (40) 59; R Leyland (40) 52 D Kelly (50) 55; C McGreavey (20) 48 B Parker (30). Champion
BOLTON TRAIATHLON CLUB THE season is at long last getting going for Bolton Triathletes following the frustrations of the foot and mouth crisis. The first triathlon of the season took place on Sunday at Wrexham, where father and son, Tony and John Cumming
THE most expensive player in the history of English football has wished Bolton Wanderers "good luck" in their push for the play-offs tomorrow. PSV super-striker Ruud van Nistelrooy -- who recently signed for Manchester United for £19 million -- gave the
A SCHOOLGIRL who has been battling against ME for two years claims she now has to fight the "prejudice" of education chiefs. Lena Hindley, a pupil at Thornleigh Salesian College, was diagnosed with the chronic fatigue illness when she was 14. Now, she
A COUPLE escaped unhurt after their microwave burst into flames in the early hours. The fire at the kitchen in Roocroft Court, Brownlow Fold, at the weekend melted an extractor fan in the ceiling and also damaged a nearby cooker. The couple had already
A BOLTON doctor has blasted moves to stop home carers giving out headache pills -- and even sugar -- as "absolute stupidity". Dr Adrian Lamb claims new rules brought in by Bolton's Social Services are "an insult to its staff". Care workers are already
AT the Reebok we have a beautiful, purpose built stadium and the very best facilities. Do we? After having spent two and a quarter hours on Wednesday morning (fortunately a sunny day) queuing for play-off tickets I am left wondering is this progress?
ON the eve of one of the most nail-biting experiences of their footballing lives, Sam Allardyce urged his players not to get wrapped up in the emotions of the play-offs. "Anybody who lets their emotions overcome them will cause themselves and the team
RICHARD Sneekes, a member the only Bolton squad to taste success in six traumatic play-off ventures, is determined to prevent his old club making it a magnificent seventh. The Dutch midfielder - central to Gary Megson's game plan at The Hawthorns tomorrow
WHEN Gary Megson cried poverty this week, claiming Wanderers were spending three times as much as Albion on players' wages, he ommitted to point out one salient financial point. In his 14 months in charge at The Hawthorns, the Baggies boss has spent £5.8
STILL haunted by his famous Wembley miss, Dean Holdsworth is convinced the fates that once conspired against him will be on his side on May 28 at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. All season long, the Wanderers' striker has been confident of erasing the memory
YOUNGSTERS are believed to have been responsible for a fire near Heaton Golf Club yesterday. The fire had been started in grass on land off Chorley New Road and was well alight when firefighters arrived at about 7pm.
BLACKROD Art Group will hold its annual exhibition this month. Entrance to the preview night on Friday, May 18, is by ticket only and the exhibition officially opens on Saturday, May 19. The exhibition will be held at the library in Black Horse Street
LYDIA Dring, a senior viniyoga teacher will be guest tutor at Saturday's meeting of the Lancashire Yoga Association in the function room of Farnworth Town Hall. The annual general meeting will be held on the same day. Admission is £8 including annual
A FORMER Bolton town planner crushed under the wheels of a bus was still recovering in hospital today. David Hogg, 60, was described as "comfortable" by nurses at Rochdale Infirmary. He received treatment for crush injuries and internal bleeding following
A WALKDEN man has been jailed for four years for his part in a £9m dope smuggling operation. Manchester Crown Court heard a gang smuggled cannabis with a street value of £9m into the UK . In the dock were nine defendants including Michael Murray, 24,
HALLIWELL Theatre Company at Harvey Street Methodist Church is holding a table top sale on Saturday, June 2. To book a table phone 495526 or 497165. Admission will be 20p -- light refreshments will be available during the day. Readings at church ST Peter's
BUS passengers and motorists around Egerton and Bromley Cross are facing a month of disruption from next week. Hough Lane -- linking Blackburn Road with Darwen Road across Eagley -- is due to close for road repairs for approximately four weeks from Monday
MEMBERS of St Joseph's Players in Leigh are currently staging Louisa May Alcott's Good Wives directed by Doreen Johnson. It is a follow-up to Little Women staged three years ago by the company. The play ends its run tonight at the Chapel Street hall.
THE Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee's decision to make a further cut in interest rates to 5.25 per cent has been welcomed by Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce. Chief Executive Andrew Ratcliff said: "This is a very welcome move by the Bank,
COMMUNITY groups in the SRB Six area and across Bolton are being invited to the North-west Fundraising Roadshow. The free event offers small charities and community groups a unique opportunity to attend an extremely beneficial day in fundraising training
A PICTURE taken by a Victorian photographer from Bury has fetched a record-breaking £278,000 at auction. Experts were astonished at the sale price of the photo by Roger Fenton which was only tipped to go for around £20,000. But when it went under the
QUALITY counts at a Bolton primary school and to prove they have been just picked up their fourth prestigious award in a row. St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary, Eastbourne Grove, now has the full set of gongs covering both academic and sporting excellence
CONTROVERSIAL multi-million plans to merge two high schools could be back on track just a month after they appeared dead, the BEN can reveal. New funds from the Department of Education and Employment (DfEE) could still bankroll the merger of Little Hulton
A PASSENGER racially abused a taxi driver, threatened him with a knife and told him he would kill him, a court heard. Charles Brown visited the taxi company the following day and told another member of staff there to tell the driver he would kill him.
LANCASHIRE suffered a serious blow to their title hopes in a stunning defeat at Grace Road. After their washed-out game with champs Surrey recently, John Crawley's side needed to get back on the winning track but they went down by six runs to an injury-hit
ALL the Bolton League under 13s games on the first week were victims of the weather and teams involved receive one point. Four games from the first week of the under 15s were washed out, Astley Bridge v Tonge, Horwich v Little Lever, Kearsley v Egerton
Coronation Park, Radcliffe ON Saturday Bury Croquet Club's short lawn team began their season with a home match against League newcomers Kendal, whose team had limited track records in competition but with a tendency to quite respectable handicaps. In
HALLIWELL REFORM CLUB, Bolton. Members notice. Entertaiment every Friday and Saturday. Open from 7pm each evening. Ring 528323. WALKDEN LABOUR CLUB, Bolton Road, Walkden. Members notice. Live Cabaret. Every Saturday and Sunday. Dancing. Every Monday.
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Bolton. Opera 74 presents Eugene Onegin by Piotr Tchaikovsky. Runs to Saturday May 12. Starts 7.15pm. Tickets £10, £9, £8 and £7. Ring 592064 or the Town Hall on 334400. THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216. PRESTON GUILD
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Saturday Night Dance with Enid and Rick. Satur5 1.2 day May 12. Tickets £3. LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL, Liverpool. Liverpool Cathedral Summer Music 2001. Runs to Thursday May 31. Ring 0151 708 8471. JARVIS INTERNATIONAL, Blackrod. Northern
FARMERS ARMS, Chorley Street, Bolton. Super Model and guest band. Saturday May 12. Starts 9pm. LIFE CAFE, Peter Street, Manchester. Ring 0161 832 1111. HORWICH LEISURE CENTRE, Victoria Road, Horwich. Northern Soul and Tamla Motown Night. Saturday May
ATLANTIS, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton. Ring Bolton 529922. Friday: Extreme, dance night, Saturday: Desire, mainstream chart and dance music. BAR COAST DUO, St Mary's Street, Manchester. DJs Phat Pete and The Nice play commercial dance music. Every Friday
YOU stand about as much chance of seeing Lord Lucan canvassing in Bolton as spotting either a pessimistic candidate or a captivating local issue. If there is one thing candidates from the three main parties agree on wholeheartedly, it's that this election
Looking for a nice spot for elevenses on the way to Styal it was decided to call at a garden centre at Broomedge and what a treat it turned out to be. The day was overcast and very cold but it was decided to dine outside at tables with very large rush
FEWER babies in Bolton are dying from cot death syndrome, the BEN can reveal today. Despite the dramatic drop however, experts are urging parents not to be complacent. Felicity Overe from Bolton's Cot Death Support Group says the town has suffered just
FILMS for the week until Thursday May 17. UGC CINEMA, The Valley, Centertainment, Bolton. The Tailor of Panama (15); Captain Corelli's Mandolin (15); Along Came A Spider (15); Rahul (PG); Bridget Jones;s Diary (15); Antitrust (12); Exit Wounds (18); The
CITY'S higher paid stars may have committed their futures to Maine Road but the harsh realities of relegation may take the decision out of their hands. Players like Paulo Wanchope - reportedly the highest paid on £33,000 a week - Laurent Charvet and Darren
JAPAN 2001 FESTIVAL NORTH WEST. Turnpike Gallery, Civic Square, Leigh. Events include Tokyo Life at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre throughout May, the opening of the Japanese Garden at Tatton Park. Saturday May 23. Also, Masakatsu Kondo Landscape Paintings
Crowded house REMEMBER the Swinging Sixties and that glorious team inspired by Best, Law and Charlton? Old Match of the Day footage shows the thrilling attacks, and packed terraces, as 60,000-plus regularly crowded into Old Trafford . . . Right about
Bolton Boys Federation UNDER 11 GROUP A P W D L F A Pt AFC Bolton... 12 11 0 1 56 9 22 Aspull Jnrs... 12 9 0 3 6 27 18 County Eagles... 11 8 0 3 55 16 16 CMB Colts... 12 7 0 5 40 23 14 Oxford Grove... 12 6 0 6 34 27 12 Leigh RMI... 10 3 0 7 25 44 6 Rivington
Four more years for successful RMI boss STEVE Waywell, who led Leigh RMI to an astounding fifth spot in their first season in the Conference, has been rewarded with a four year contract. Waywell has been in charge at Hilton Park since 1995 and in that
