THIS ambitious production reinforces St Philip's position in the top league of musical societies. Few amateur companies attempt Sweet Charity and it is easy to appreciate why. For a start the show demands a strong leading lady who can sing, dance and,
CHRIS Swailes will return to the heart of Bury's beleaguered defence tonight. The big centre half missed Saturday's 4-0 humiliation at Tranmere on Saturday and comes straight back in for the visit of Wolves to Gigg Lane. Manager Neil Warnock is almost
MY children's school provides maths, English, science, ICT, history, geography, RE, PSHE, language support, special educational needs staff, football, rounders, netball, choir, drama and science clubs. The children participate in assemblies, Christmas
HOW times change! (especially in the Labour Party). When I became a Farnworth councillor many years ago the council policy was to buy all land in the borough as it became available. The council believed that all Farnworth should be owned by Farnworth
RECENTLY, I was shocked, but not surprised, to read of the elderly lady who was knocked down on the footpath in Bolton by a young cyclist. I believe it has always been unlawful to ride cycles on footpaths, but, as in so many activities, we as a society
BOLTON'S Citizens' Advice Bureau has been able to appoint two new advisors to help Bolton people who are in debt. It has resulted from a successful Legal Aid Franchise bid. The service is available to anyone who would qualify for Green Form advice and
A BOLTON youngster who underwent weeks of painful chemotherapy, clearly spelt out his feelings of gratitude to the doctors who saved his life. Nine-year-old Mahesh Vara used his talent in a 'sponsored spell' to raise £700 for cancer research. The boy's
BOLTON children are on course to meet tough new Government targets in English and Maths according to local headteachers. Every school in Bolton has told education chiefs exactly how many children they expect to pass each test or exam each year up until
IN a recent Opinion column, a criticism was made of the way educational standards are assessed. I cannot understand why the Evening News should find it necessary to excuse the inadequate standards in many of Bolton's schools. On nearly every national
THE PHOENIX Theatre Company's production of Hindle Wakes by Stanley Houghton, is being staged from tomorrow until Saturday at the Chorley Old Road United Reformed Church. Edwina Freeman directs this Lancashire play which was first performed at the Gaiety
THE Unibond League managerial and player musical chairs gathered speed last week. Former Winsford United boss Dalton Steele took over the reigns at relegation threatened Premier Division Chorley. Within hours of taking charge at Victory Park he had brought
BETTER late than never . . . Mark Fish arrived in Bolton at lunchtime yesterday to give Colin Todd the news he was waiting to hear. The centre-back, delayed on his return from African Nations Cup triumph with South Africa, declared himself fit to face
EMMERDALE star Glenda McKay, who plays teacher Rachel Hughes, is looking for people to join her in a massive keep fit session. As she prepares to launch her fitness video, "Fit, Fresh and Funky", this spring, Glenda is backing the Imperial Cancer Research
IT'S down to the parents. The fact that boozed-up teenagers are flouting Bolton's by-law banning alcohol in the town centre cannot be laid wholly at the doors of pubs, clubs and off-licences. As our story today reveals, many nightclubs are taking a responsible
A MAJOR operation to beat the Millennium Bug is under way in Bolton's hospitals. Millions of pounds-worth of equipment, ranging from doctors' pagers to vital intensive care monitors, has been checked as part of the Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust project
Many thanks to you for publishing my letters. I have received many letters from friends from Bolton, going back many years ago . Good health, good luck, God bless to you all (always). Edward (Teddy) Leigh (aged 80) Formerly of Moss Street, Bolton Brompton
DETECTIVES are probing an arson attack on a Bolton sub-Post Office after firebugs struck again early today. The attack is the latest in a spate of fires targeting business premises across the town. As reported in the BEN last night, detectives are hunting
BOLTON music teachers are on top note after winning a Government grant to put pop on the timetable. Bolton Music Service has been awarded £311,000 towards protecting its existing service and an extra £198,721 for expansion. The service, based at The Deane
I REFER to your article on Bolton's homeless. If BEN readers are so concerned and really want to help, they can volunteer to give "supported lodgings" to these people. Some of them prefer their "freedom and independence" by living off benefits and having
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE PHOENIX Theatre Company present Hindle Wakes, Chorley Old Road United Reformed Church Hall, 7.30pm. Tickets £4 and concessions £3. Tel: 840448. ST Paul's Amateur Players present Fiddler On The Roof, Community Centre, Railway
THE depth of musical talent Bolton's youth has to offer was there for all to see last night. This performance was the first of three where musicians from 36 primary schools and 17 high schools and colleges show what they have worked so hard to achieve
IT'S hard to fault a production which has one of the theatre greats and an equally strong supporting actor taking on the only two parts in this gripping thriller. With a set consisting of a few old dusty sheets, a large basket, a few greatcoats and the
IT is hard to picture this musical without thinking of the famed singer Topol as the star. But in this tremendous production, Tony Henry makes the role of the Jewish village milkman Tevye his own. His singing, dancing and acting were all flawless with
THERE were more than 600 recorded racial attacks in Greater Manchester last year, Bolton MP Ruth Kelly has revealed. And she fears that this alarming figure may be only the tip of the iceberg. The statistic emerged after Greater Manchester Chief Constable
A BOLTON lecturer put a student through his paces in a 'face-to-face' interview spanning hundreds of miles. Dr Roger Jackson, of Bolton Institute, was the question master to Masters degree student Georg Klene, who was undertaking a special oral exam.
EDUCATION Secretary David Blunkett is to kick off a Bolton football scheme to help children in the classroom. The Minister will be officially opening the Bolton Wanderers' study support centre at the Reebok stadium next Monday. Mr Blunkett will meet officials
BOLTON'S by-law banning alcohol in the town centre is being flouted by boozed-up teenagers, some of them as young as THIRTEEN. The youngsters - some drunk - are openly brandishing cans of beer and bottles of strong cider on their way to teenage disco
A MAN was lucky to escape with his life last night when he was overcome by fumes as fire raged through his flat - as he was waiting to celebrate his birthday. Brian Duncan, who is 59 today, was saved by his nephew and a friend who discovered the fire
COLIN Todd will have more centre-back problems for the home game against QPR on Saturday week. Robbie Elliott, who has been standing in for the injured Paul Warhurst, will be suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season against Crewe. Converted
A FORMER Mayor of Bolton who made local history when he was voted in as Farnworth's first independent councillor, has died suddenly, just hours after teaching at his weekly line-dancing class. Mr Bill Hardman, aged 60, was in bed with wife, Sharron. She
A DISABLED man is hoping for support from the community to help create a youth club and football teams for a group of teenagers he publicly accused of terrorising him just weeks ago. Lee Weaver, who suffers from epilepsy and a brain cyst, claimed in the
TIM Street is backing Leigh Centurions to put their Challenge Cup heartbreak behind them - for the sake of the fans. Hard-man Street (pictured left) felt the pain of Sunday's late KO at Widnes as much as anybody but his real concern was for his young
A NUMBER of local companies are currently represented on a DTI Export Explorer trade mission to Stockholm. It is part of a Government initiative to help small and medium-sized enterprises find out about exporting by going on low-cost, hand-holding visits
LOCAL companies are being urged to back an important new "green" initiative. The Bolton Business Environment Network - or BBEN - has been created after 18 months' hard work by a consortium of local organisations. These include EEF Lancashire, Bolton Council
We looked outside this morning, At the howling wind and rain. We could not believe that summer's gone, And winter was here again. We hate to see the wind and rain, We hate it when it's cold. It brings back all our aches and pains, Now we are getting old
IT'S Darren to the rescue for Horwich RMI AODS's production of Half a Sixpence. As reported in Centre Stage last week, Paul Topham who was to have played leading shop boy Sid Pornick, has been offered a top job with the Butlin's holiday organisation.
NEW ROSEMERE AOS has agreed to sponsor Bolton Youth Orchestra's leader's chair in a cash deal which will play a small part in helping the orchestra with their expenses. NRAOS and BYO have strong links, having shared the stage in successful concert work
THE All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin - APPGS - is launching an appeal for people with skin conditions and doctors to report experiences of potentially suspect remedies and practices in dermatology. The group is particularly interested in evidence
A WOMAN postal worker was pushed to the floor and kicked during a vicious attempted robbery by two masked thugs. The woman was taken to hospital after the attack at the Church Lane sub-post office in Ainsworth yesterday. The thugs, armed with a black
SMOKING is reckoned to be THE most single, contributory factor towards cancer and costs the health service millions to treat. Yet in parts of Bolton, the incidence of smoking is almost 50pc of the adult population and lung disease is one of the borough's
ACCORDING to an article in the BEN, the Conservatives are to launch a Battle for Britain campaign. One might be forgiven for thinking that they had actually seen the light and started to back the Government's constitutional programme. But it turns out
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 2, 1974 PRIME Minister Ted Heath called Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe to No. 10 Downing Street this evening 'to discuss the political situation'. Mr Heath's hopes of carrying on in Government appear to rest on
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