SEEING as you're probably going to be stuffing yourselves anyway, why not shovel in a few mince pies -- while you're raising money? This is for a cause very dear to my slightly enlarged heart, to help people with learning disabilities. It will be the
HOUGH Lane, on which I live, has been the subject of considerable debate over the last few years; however, my letter seeks to highlight another issue. Behind the busy lane, a bustling community lies, with a small, well kept grass area and adjacent, unattended
ELECTRICITY regulator OFFER has launched an inquiry following complaints from customers about the tactics of salesmen urging them to switch their supplies. One shocked Bolton customer received a letter from Norweb thanking him for being a loyal customer
BURY North MP David Chaytor has used House of Commons privilege to name seven companies that he claims are trying to extort cash from local leaseholders. The Labour Backbencher asked Junior Environment Minister Nick Raynsford: "What action is his department
BOLTON is to lose one of its Territorial Army centres in a shake-up of the volunteer soldiers announced yesterday, but Bury's historic Castle Armoury base has been saved after a major campaign. Defence Secretary George Robertson, revealed that eight bases
A RECENT survey carried out by responsible bodies on land-filled sites revealed that people living within a two mile radius were more at risk to ill health than the ones living outside that area. We, the residents of Church Street, Primrose Street and
Whose are the footprints In the snow, Where do they come from And where do they go? I suppose it's the townsfolk Rushing to and fro, Going about their business High and low. There's Mrs Brown and Mr Neve Doing their last minute Shopping before Xmas Eve
ACTOR Ken Bradshaw who played to critical acclaim as Ko-Ko in the Octagon's Production of The Mikado, returns for a very different role. Bradshaw is the Scarecrow in the theatre's festive production, The Wizard of Oz, which opens this Thursday. His previous
BOLTON musician Martin West is sharing the conducting this week for the English National Ballet's production of Cinderella at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. Martin, aged 29, whose parents Janet and Alan West live at Bradshaw, was educated at St Maxentius
BOLTON councillors are set to visit Winter Hey Lane in Horwich before deciding on whether to pedestrianise part of the town centre. Traffic has already been barred from part of the town centre street as part of an experimental traffic management scheme
HEARTLESS Bolton pet owners are swapping "old for new" in a cruel seasonal clear-out which has left the town's animal shelter unable to cope. These forlorn dogs, pictured, are just some of those which have been thrown out of Bolton homes in time to make
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 17, 1973 PANIC buying has hit Bolton's petrol stations following the news that at least one petrol company is to ration supplies. Garages were today working flat out trying to cope with the motorists who are
PLASTIC Chancellor Gordon Brown plans to borrow £4 billion next year to cover his spending pledges. Instead of borrowing this vast amount of money and incurring interest, perhaps the Chancellor would do well to consider looking again at the revenue available
THE FA have given the go-ahead for Leigh RMI's reply with Fulham at Hilton Park to be televised live by Sky television. As we exclusively revealed in yesterday's BEN, TV representatives met with Leigh officials at the ground and had no hesitation in giving
PROPOSALS by Bolton council chiefs to improve council homes with private cash will be under scrutiny tonight at a meeting of trades unionists. Bolton Trades Council will open up to members of the public for the first part of its monthly meeting when an
HEALTH bosses are making new moves to drag smokers away from the dreaded weed. Cash and manpower are being pumped into Wigan and Bolton's Smoking Cessation Service which will target the thousands of people across both boroughs who smoke and suffer ill
COLIN Todd is refusing to heap all Wanderers' defensive cares on the broad shoulders of newcomer Jon Newsome. The former Leeds and Norwich six-footer has joined the Reebok ranks on loan from Sheffield Wednesday and goes straight into the side for Saturday's
THE grieving mother of Dillon Hull broke down in tears when she was told her son's killer had been jailed for life. Jane Hull, who has been under police protection since the five-year-old was gunned down, has been in constant touch with her sister Nicola
A NEW life in the country awaits a brain-damaged Walkden girl after a court awarded her nearly £2 million. A medical blunder at birth left Amy Thornton, now aged nine, with speech and behavioural problems. At Manchester High Court yesterday Mr Justice
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a teenager who took a massive overdose just one day after an ex-boyfriend was due in court on charges of stalking her. Lisa Brewin, 19, of The Pewfist, Westhoughton, died after taking more than five times the fatal amount
THE MAN who ordered the bungled contract killing which ended in little Dillon Hull's murder was still at large today -- as his killer began life behind bars. And there are fears that he may never be brought to justice. Paul Seddon started his minimum
THE new Bolton and Bury Chamber is making sure members have a say in its future. They will be asked what they think in the next few weeks. Chief Executive Richard Bindless said: "While the Chamber serves the wider community, members are our lifeblood
A NEW Bolton Council initiative seeks to encourage local people who want to earn their living through arts sector businesses. The Creative Industries Development Team -- established in June as part of the council's Economic and Physical Development Unit
SUPER League scrum half Craig Dean is coming home. Dean, 22, has joined home town club Leigh Centurions from Halifax to become Ian Millward's first major signing. The talented half back will sign a two year contract tomorrow after being persuaded to turn
WHEN is some form of control going to be brought in regarding the letting off of fireworks? Every year for at least two weeks before, and possibly one week after the date of the event, they are being detonated. Have these people with obviously more money
LAST Sunday's cracking performance from Leigh RMI was certainly no pie in the sky for goalie Dave Felgate. A veteran of over 700 games, the 15 stone player was voted man of the match in his team's 1-1 draw against Fulham. And fans believe it's the pies
THEIR families may weep, but we shed no tears for those involved in the brutal execution of Dillon Hull and the conspiracy to shoot his stepfather John Bates. To the end child killer Paul Seddon protected the identity of the man who organised this barbaric
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE THE Farnworth Aces Morris Dancers is holding a practice night for girls age 15 and upwards at the New Bury Community Centre, Buckley Lane, Farnworth at 6.30pm. A CHOIR practice session is held at St John the Evangelist, Wingates
KILLER Paul Seddon was behind bars today after being jailed for life for gunning down five-year-old Dillon Hull. Relatives of Bolton schoolboy Dillon wept and shouted "yes" from the court room public gallery when the hired assassin was found guilty
