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FARNWORTH Anglers A.A. are holding an Open Match this Sunday on Gorse Pit. The draw takes place on the reservoir banking at 9.00am with fishing from 10.00am until 3.00pm. The pools are £5.50 all inc. For details of how to get there and to book on ring

BOLTON Rivers A.C. held their Wednesday open and it was business as usual as Bob Fearnhead once again took the match with bream and bits for 17lbs-8ozs. Second was Neville Gregory (Unattached) with 5lbs 2ozs, third was tied between Dave Gregson (Unattached

LORD Nelson AC got about the bream and skimmers in an aggregate match held on a much improved Rudyard Lake in Staffordshire. In the late 1980s the club held many successful matches on the venue but in latter years repairs to the dam and then flood water

I AGREE with Julie Holt from Bolton's Community Health Centre ..."every day fitness is essential for good health and a healthy immune system." However, I strongly disagree with her statement ... "and every shopping basket should include meat and fish"

A FEW years ago, I was going, on foot, for my usual "medicine" at my local. I studied and deduced what the plans were at the junction of Blackburn Road and Moss Bank Way. Some tarmac had been ripped up and cones spaced about. On arrival at the local,

AFTER reading the article and seeing the picture of the utter chaos at Bolton General Hospital in the BEN (Sept 26), I wonder if Bolton and Wigan Health Authority can still justify the closure of Bolton Royal Infirmary. Surely now they must realise that

EVERY person must feel sorrow for the victims and relations of innocent people who died in Washington and New York. Now that emotion is giving way to more logical thought can I ask: How many candles burned in America for the police, firemen, innocent

AS the pheasant shooting season gets underway, the public image the industry will seek to evoke is one of gentlemanly conduct, self-discipline and respect for its "quarry". But recent articles in the industry's own publications reveal an altogether different

A MAN who fell into a rain-filled hole on a busy Bolton road was found drowned -- two days later. Engineer Martin Hartigan is believed to have knocked himself unconscious when he fell into the 6ft deep hole as he walked home from his local pub. And today

AKINORI Nishizawa gets a break from the frustrations of trying to force his way into Wanderers' Premiership picture when he returns to the international scene this week. The striker from Osaka is in a 22-strong Japan squad for two European friendlies

SAM Allardyce has ditched plans to sign Artim Sakiri. The Reebok boss has had second thoughts about tackling the red tape that was holding up the Macedonian international's transfer. Wanderers were preparing to lodge an appeal against Home Office refusal

MANCHESTER Airport is axing up to 90 jobs in management, operational and administration areas. Managing director John Spooner said: "The changes were planned before the recent terrorist attacks but clearly the business imperative is even stronger now.

A STREET was cordoned off and neighbours evacuated when a man threatened to ignite gas bottles in his home. The man in his 40s was eventually detained by police officers at the property in Kilburn Road, Radcliffe, yesterday. He had suffered a suspected

SMITHILLS School Association is to stage a car boot sale in the Lower School Hall, Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, on Saturday from 9-1pm. Stalls available at £7. More details from 01204 492556.

A CANOPY sale in Bolton town centre by Farnworth Aces Morris Dancers on Saturday, September 29, raised £124. The cash will go towards transport costs to take the dancers to championship competitions.

THE sound of music is set to be ringing out from the Victoria Hall, Bolton, with the introduction of a new member of staff. Jeremy Plummer has been appointed director of music to the Victoria Hall. The post is part of the development for the hall and

A MAN who drove off after bumping into another car on a supermarket car park was made subject to a 40 hours community punishment order by a district judge sitting at a combined Bury and Rochdale Magistrates Courts hearing in Bury. Martyn Lees, aged 20

PLANS for a youth centre in Adlington have received a £50,000 boost from Chorley Council. Members of the town council are working hard to secure funds for a £350,000 multi-purpose youth and community centre in Highfield Road. The single-storey facility

TWO new Bolton schools could have a lot in common as education chiefs begin the search for a firm to design and build both. More details have been revealed about the plans for the projects -- in Westhoughton and Farnworth -- to build the new schools to

RADCLIFFE Library users are being asked to have just a little more patience as on-going improvements and refurbishments take place. The creation of a computer learning centre coupled with the installation of a lift for easier access to the first floor

VIOLENCE erupted after a man told his best friend that he was having an affair with his wife, a court was told. Alan Ollerton told John Sweeney in front of their friends that he had been having an affair with his wife Wendy for three years. Mr Sweeney

AS many as 300 different computer viruses spread their way across the global networks each month, according to estimates by national accountancy group Hacker Young. Currently the most serious and debilitating virus is an official code red virus called

Opera North: The Voice of Verdi. The Lowry TO mark the centenary of Verdi's death, our regional opera company on Tuesday staged a feast of music by Italy's greatest opera composer. Forsaking costumes and stage sets, the soloists and chorus put on their

"SINCE being re-converted to the BEN some months ago. I have followed your column with great interest," writes Mr Brian Smith, of Rainshaw Street, Astley Bridge. "I have to admit to enjoying nostalgia about my town and area, and often learn something

From the Evening News, October 2, 1976 25 YEARS AGO TRAVELLING showmen are to be told that they cannot use spare land at Waterloo Street, Bolton, as a winter caravan site, following mass protest from local councillors, residents and traders, even though

ROYAL Bolton Hospital boss John Brunt says calls for a second hospital in Bolton would not solve the town's problems. The chief executive has defended the Minerva Road site, which has been given a poor rating by the Government, and claims it is more efficient

RADIO One DJ Sara Cox can expect a quiet wedding this weekend. Reports from the pretty Irish village of Macreddin in County Wicklow suggest that the locals are largely unimpressed by her imminent arrival. The 26-year-old radio star from Bolton will be

PLANS to set up a "super" hospital for child accident emergencies would have major implications for Bolton parents. Proposals for a specialised children's centre -- expected to be an amalgamation of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Pendlebury

IT could well have been the biggest game in town and has helped Bolton youngsters to expand their reading list and have a lot of fun at the same time. Bolton's libraries were some of the town's busiest venues over the summer months as hundreds of children

Marie's tribute poem to US terror victims A TEENAGER has written a poetic tribute to the thousands of people killed in the New York terrorist attack. Marie Smith, from Horwich, wrote a poem called "For Those Who Died" after being touched by the horrific

NEW leaders at the top this week after Handicap Four jumped from 5th place to the summit. They backed Nice One Clare to win and it obliged, romping home at odds of 6-1 to put Handicap Four in ploe position with just a few weeks left of the Naps season

Morecambe 1 Leigh RMI 3 by Martyn Hindley MARCUS Hallows made one goal and scored the other two as Leigh romped to a crushing defeat of Morecambe - previously unbeaten at Christie Park. Hallows played a major part in the opening goal as Steve Waywell's

SOMEONE, somewhere does not like Bury. Only that can explain why they are not winning matches. It feels like we're writing the same thing every week because Andy Preece's side - apart from the appalling performance at Oldham - seem to play well every

BRADSHAW Hall Fisheries are holding Wednesday Open Matches with an 8.00am draw with fishing from 9.00am until 2.00pm. The all inc. fee is £10.

HAMPTON Springs in Whitchurch is still in decent form as the members of Patricroft Angling Club found out when they fished an aggregate match. The joint winners found carp and the odd barble on the pole. Joint 1st. Cliff Barber and Ian Ford 23-3-0, 3rd

BAS Image were well represented in the frame of a 42 peg practice match they organised as a curtain raiser to the forthcoming Lancashire Winter League Series. Held on the Kraft Arm of the Bridgewater Canal at Trafford it was the first match to allow bloodworm

I CANNOT believe the rating the Royal Bolton Hospital has got. I am 78 years old and was in for a replacement hip in May. I was treated so very well by all the staff. Everything was A1, and I give 10 out of 10 for care and attention etc. Where are these

ACCORDING to Islam's religious leaders their religion is a force for peace. According to Christianity's leaders their religion is a force for peace. Universally, politicians justify their actions by acting in the name of peace and freedom-loving democracies

PLANS to close Bolton's Magistrates Courts have been put on hold while the committee behind the scheme investigates its full effect. The Greater Manchester Magistrates Courts Committee announced the delay to allow a service quality survey at the court

I READ of the hospital scandal that 24 seriously ill patients queued on trolleys for up to 16 hours for a bed at the Royal Bolton Hospital, because there were not enough beds to cope (BEN, September 26). I also read a few days later in the BEN, of a pensioner

AS a recently retired GP's medical receptionist, with 23 years' experience within the Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust, I have seen many changes over the years. The most serious was the closure of the A & E Dept, CCU Medical and Surgical Departments and

REGARDING the BEN front page story 'Queuing for a bed' on September 26. What a fiasco, crisis management personified, with the same old solutions. Yes, there is a massive shortage of beds, we all know that. But that was the case before the merger of the

I AM writing to you with regard to Royal Bolton Hospital and the bad publicity it has recently attracted. I have every sympathy with people who have had bad experiences with the hospital, but I am sure that the staff are as fed up giving out this information

ON September 27, the Department for Work and Pensions (formerly the DSS) published the latest estimates of the take-up of the four main means tested benefits -- Income Support, Income Based JSA, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit. The figures, focusing

THE RECENT atrocities in the USA have given warning to the Western governments that there are evil men who have no compunction against using the most terrible means at their disposal to inflict enormous damage to the western countries. These evil and

TALIBAN leader Mohammad Omar, addressing the American people in a fax to Reuters, said -- "Whatever sorrows you suffer are due to your government's erroneous policies." And in an interview with radio station "Voice of America", he continued along the

A ROYAL Bolton Hospital patient died after receiving a lethal dose of the wrong medication. The tragic death of 37-year-old divorcee Craig Richardson, of Kershaw Street, Tyldesley, happened on New Year's Day at the Minerva Road hospital. An inquest was

BOLTON Wanderers legend Nat Lofthouse proved he still has huge pulling power years after hanging up his boots when he was besieged by fans at the opening of a new supermarket. The Wanderers president joined the Horwich town mayor, Cllr Joyce Kellett,

BOLTON Golf Club member Philip Riding, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Bolton Daybreak, has won the Northern regional final of the National Rotary Golf competition. Philip beat opponents from as far afield as Denton, Barnsley and Durham during the

A PIONEERING scheme could eventually give a second chance to Bolton businesses on the brink of bankruptcy. The Head of the Government's Small Business Service, David Irwin, has unveiled a plan which will involve Business Link advisers working as company

DARING Bolton residents are being invited to take part in a 100ft charity abseil to be held at Manchester Velodrome on Sunday, November 25, in aid of Lancashire's Galloways Society for the Blind. Training will be given and anyone raising £145 in sponsorship

A DEBATE on cannabis will be held in Bolton with MP Dr Brian Iddon, pictured, calling for the drug to be legalised. Horwich Rotary Club have organised the event at Rivington Barn, Horwich, with retired chief superintendent of police Don Carsley putting

PARENTS battling to save their daughter's headstone have been invited to a preliminary hearing at the Diocese of Manchester. Marilyn and Tony Cheetham of Brook Bank, Harwood, have been asked to meet Church of England representatives on Friday to discuss

BURY Library, Art Gallery and Museum is planning to mark its centenary with some big birthday celebrations. Tuesday will be the historic landmark for the building which was officially opened to the public in 1901. Bury Council's executive member for lifelong

BOLTON Lions have celebrated 25 years of being in a spin. Patients in Bolton have reason to be grateful to the charitable organisation. They set up a Hospital Radio service in what is now the Royal Bolton Hospital in 1977. Since then patients have been

LINDA Taylor Associates, the recruitment business with branches in Bolton, Swinton, and Wilmslow, has chosen breast cancer care as its adopted charity. The agency is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month during October and is urging all workers to

MANCHESTER Airport is axing up to 90 jobs in management, operational and administration areas. Managing director John Spooner said: "The changes were planned before the recent terrorist attacks but clearly the business imperative is even stronger now.

A PANEL of 250 business people will attempt to determine "the biggest single issue in business today" at tomorrow's launch of Business Link North Manchester. The event at the new Village Hotel in Bury will help launch an organisation dedicated to business

Dean Holdsworth was all smiles when he posed for BEN photographer Marc Berry - but what was it all about? Visit this site on Thursday and the secret will be revealed. Plus several more pictures of Wanderers stars unlike you've ever seen them before!

ABOUT 300 members of the St John Ambulance No. 2 Area Brigade took part in a parade and presentation ceremony in Bolton in May, 1973. The District Commissioner, Major W.H. Walker, handed over the new area flag to the Area Commissioner, Mr E. Mason, before

AN elderly woman was left distressed at a bus station after a young couple ran off with her purse. Rachel Noi picked up the 82-year-old's purse from the ground where her male companion had dropped it after stealing it from her bag. But the incident was

A MAN was savagely attacked by two brothers outside a pub, a murder trial jury was told. Paul Akister, aged 30, was attacked by two brothers near the Bonnie Lassies pub in Market Street, Hindley. Manchester Crown Court was told Mr Akister fell to the

CLOG dancing, tree felling and African drumming were among the attractions as visitors went down to the woods for some fun. The Mayor of Bolton Cllr Kevan Helsby was among visitors who flocked to the Working Woodlands Festival and enjoyed a host of attractions

A SCIENTIST is on the threshold of a major discovery which could save thousands of women's lives -- thanks to the BEN-backed Busting Breast Cancer Appeal. Dr Rob Clarke has announced an amazing breakthrough in the world of cancer research -- by identifying

Bury 1 Wycombe 1 by Steve Canavan ANDY Preece's Shakers may have got a draw last night but it felt more like defeat. Wycombe had ten men on the field for 74 minutes after captain and key defender Paul McCarthy was harshly sent off but even then bottom

Morecambe 1 Leigh RMI 3 by Martyn Hindley MARCUS Hallows made one goal and scored the other two as Leigh romped to a crushing defeat of Morecambe - previously unbeaten at Christie Park. Hallows played a major part in the opening goal as Steve Waywell's