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  • Pounds for pounds!

    I am writing to make all your readers aware that July is the final chance to turn your lbs into £££s by taking part in the National Slimathon - Slimming World's latest venture to help raise vitally needed funds for the NSPCC's work with abused and neglected

  • A case for slander?

    I REFER to the story about a play, Corpus Christi at this year's Edinburgh Festival, depicting Jesus as gay, and, if reports are true, they would be breaking the blasphemy law and there could be a case for slander. Tom Jones Shelbourne Road, Smithills

  • Welcome review on fluoride

    DAVID Crausby MP is right to call for greater public involvement in decisions about fluoridation (BEN July 17). However, he is wrong to suggest that Bolton's 1968 referendum is an example of how to do it. In 1968 the people of Bolton were mis-informed

  • Families furious at phone mast scheme

    RESIDENTS of a Westhoughton road are angry after it was revealed that a company intends to erect a 15 metre-high mobile phone mast on nearby land. It follows controversy in Heaton and Bromley Cross where similar applications have been submitted to Bolton

  • A thank-you

    I WOULD like to thank the vets in Tonge Moor for their care of Toby and everyone who tried to rescue Toby, who was attacked by a loose dog. Also thanks to the young boy who ran after it and got it home. Many thanks to Shaun Hargreaves. Florence Hyde Starkie

  • Todd praises players

    COLIN Todd paid a glowing tribute to his players today for showing commitment in the face of adversity. The Reebok boss is determined to stay positive despite the constraints and frustrations that have hampered his summer's work and he's delighted to

  • Starry encounter

    LAST Tuesday morning at 1.30am, I walked out into the back yard facing south July 13. To my right I saw what I thought was a large, very bright star. It then started to move eastward. There was no noise. I watched it for a short while. It looked at if

  • Water smart way to combat crime

    THIEVES who break into many of Bolton's supermarkets, factories and offices can now be caught out months later thanks to their glowing faces. And it could lead to them being charged with crimes committed so long ago they had virtually forgotten about

  • Miracle escape of car crash children

    THREE children had a miracle escape after being flung through a car window after a crash on a Bolton dual carriageway yesterday. The youngsters were in a Ford Fiesta car travelling along the A666 St Peter's Way close to the Kearsley junction when the

  • Long service adds up to 37 years

    TWO Hanson employees from Bolton have received long service awards. Administration clerk Lynn Chesters and weighbridge clerk Michael Brindle received a choice of gift and certificate to mark 20 and 17 years respectively. Lynn lives in Hughes Street, Halliwell

  • M-way drivers warned to allow extra journey time

    MOTORISTS using the M56, particularly traffic for Manchester Airport, should allow extra time for their journeys for the next six days due to overnight closures of the carriageways. The westbound carriageway between Junction 1, where the M56 motorway

  • Name a fine Bolton building

    BOLTON people have the chance to nominate one of the town's finest buildings for a Civic Trust award. The trust is inviting people to enter any of the town's outstanding new buildings, restoration projects, public art works and landscape and urban design

  • Lib Demcall to scrap schools shake-up

    BOLTON Liberal Democrats have called on education chiefs to scrap plans for a massive shake-up of Bolton primary schools. They say further consultation is needed and they will oppose radical plans which will be put before education chiefs tomorrow. Liberal

  • OPINION: Clear up first

    IT'S a lovely thought. Let's create a cafe society in Bolton. Let's sit and drink coffee or a glass or wine and watch the world go by. It's not a new concept, of course. It has been suggested before that pavement cafes could attract shoppers and tourists

  • We must make these decisions

    I AM appealing to all people in Bolton to consider what has been referred to as the "first round" of the Primary School review. We cannot allow local authority officials and politicians to get away with influencing a process to a degree whereby the working

  • Firefighters tackle 10-hour rubbish blaze

    FIREFIGHTERS spent more than 10 hours tackling a massive rubbish fire near an industrial estate yesterday afternoon. Fire crews from Horwich, Leigh and Wigan were called to the compound at Scot Lane industrial estate, Blackrod, just after 4.30pm. Officers

  • The figures aren't right

    PLEASE, please help keep our schools open. I am sure by now you are sick of hearing about this issue but to us parents, it is heartbreaking. Our school, Scot Lane End, Blackrod, has offered a brilliant solution to the surplus places scheme with an Information

  • Are we the Paris of the North?

    A TASTE of the Continent is coming to the streets of Bolton with the creation of a "cafe society". Bolton's town centre strategy working party has come up with the idea of making the shopping area more attractive with pavement cafes lining the streets

  • From the BEN files

    25 YEARS AGO A WARNING about 'yellow line madness' was given at a meeting of the Bolton Road Safety Committee by Hon. Ald. Bert Glynn. He was complaining about a plan to limit parking in Hugh Lupus Street, Astley Bridge - part of a conservation area -

  • What's on in and around Bolton, Wednesday, 28.7.99

    Theatre, music & dance AFTERNOON of Nostalgia, singalong and dance with Howard Broadbent, Mortfield Social and Bowling Club, 1pm-4pm. Admission £1 including tea and biscuits. AMBASSADORS Girls' Morris Dancing Troupe, practice night for ages 5 to 15

  • THAI BOXING: Nigel's a big hit

    BOLTON Thai-boxer Nigel Green comfortably beat American Mark Dellagrotti after three rounds in New York. The 30-year-old qualified instructor from Little Lever fought at the Big Apple's World Gym in Long Island. It was the climax of three months of hard

  • CRICKET: Fielding leads from the front

    Darcy Lever v Walshaw WALSHAW against Darcy Lever always looked to be the match of the day. The previous weekend both clubs had obtained maximum points and with Walshaw top and Darcy Lever strong challengers, a keen contest was in prospect. Both teams

  • RUGBY: Leigh set for showdown

    LEIGH Centurions expect to have most of their big guns back for Sunday's Top-Five showdown with Widnes. Coach Ian Millward rested Kieron Purtill, Heath Cruickshank and Alan Hadcroft against Barrow at the weekend when Leigh's win moved them to within one

  • Golden surprise

    I WOULD like to thank the BEN/Crompton Place for the first prize of a flying lesson I won. My husband Brian really enjoyed doing it on Sunday, July 11. he said it was a great Golden Wedding surprise. Looking forward to more competitions in the BEN. Mrs

  • It is no surprise that the CBI supports the euro

    WE are not surprised that the CBI supports the euro. It also supported UK entry into the ERM. Since we left the ERM, Britain has thrived. We are now the fourth largest economy in the world. Last year Britain attracted a record £32bn of inward investment

  • Sisters caught in road attack terror

    SISTERS Arlene Todd and Martine Cocker today re-lived the terrifying moment when a shopping trip with two toddlers turned into a nightmare as their car was repeatedly rammed by a motorist trying to escape an attacker. The shocked pair from Darwen were

  • OAPs' call of nature ends in toilet trap ordeal

    THE call of nature ended with two octogenarians trapped in a church hall. Mabel Schofield, 80, from St Augustine's Court, off Thicketford Road, and Bella Ashworth, 82, from Landsdowne Road, had been to a meeting of the Co-operative Guild at Bolton Parish

  • Hospital set to take off with better services for the disabled

    A NORTH-west hospital is organising a major conference to look at the needs of the disabled. Staff at Hope Hospital, Salford, have been working for three years to make their services and buildings as user friendly as possible for people with disabilities

  • Why Rory's hot under the collar!

    A BOLTON beagle has become the town's first "guinea pig" for a revolutionary copper dog collar. Eight-year-old pooch Rory is now sporting what could be the latest breakthrough to help canines combat aches and pains. But the special collar, aimed at beating

  • Criminals wanted

    A TELEVISION production company is looking for ex-car criminals who are willing to talk about their lives and crime for a major TV documentary series. If you have committed any type of car-related crime and want a chance to talk about crime from your

  • Garden centre blooms

    BARTON Grange Garden Centre is enjoying the sweet smell of success after reaping a prestigious Silver Medal at the Royal Horticultural Society's first Tatton Park Flower Show. The garden centre group, which has a branch in Wigan Road, Deane, used more

  • Counting on the goal-den shots

    A BOLTON businessman has had a meeting with FA chief David Davies about his invention which could end controversial goal decisions. Harry Barnes, of Worsley, has created a device which can judge whether the ball has crossed the goal-line. It is being

  • Todd praises players

    COLIN Todd paid a glowing tribute to his players today for showing commitment in the face of adversity. The Reebok boss is determined to stay positive despite the constraints and frustrations that have hampered his summer's work and he's delighted to

  • Here's why I gave Austin Powers the brush-off in Bolton

    PHANTOM censors who covered up a rude movie title on billboards in Bolton have owned up to their cover-up mission. BOLTON 'censors' Julian Adamson and Vince Elliot said they are happy to tell the world why they obliterated the rude word on posters advertising

  • Hands-on workshops!

    BOLTON trendsetters are snapping up new workshop units in the town, the council has announced. Creative Industries units at the Bolton Enterprise Centre in Washington Street, Deane, were unveiled by MP Janet Anderson, the Minister for Tourism, Film and

  • Objection to closure

    AS our child is a pupil at High Lawn CP we wish to set forth our objections to the proposed closure of Oldhams CP on the following grounds: 1. There has been no feasibility study regarding the practical implications of increasing the intake of children

  • CRICKET: Lancs bank on spin aces

    FORGET Star Wars - stand by for Spin Wars at Old Trafford tomorrow. Both Lancashire and Yorkshire have included three spinners in their squads for tomorrow's NatWest Trophy quarter final. And no prizes for guessing who Yorkshire view as the Phantom Menace

  • Distraught Liz sells her car to help find lost dog

    A DISTRAUGHT woman is set to sell her car to raise cash for a £1,000 reward to anyone who finds her lost dog. Liz Wilde, from Oldham, appealed to Bolton folk to look out for her dog after it went missing from her boyfriend's home on Monday. Liz was in

  • THE DAILY POEM: All sorts of books

    Reading is my greatest joy, A story of girl meeting boy. Or a mystery where someone's found dead, Stabbed, poisoned, or shot in the head. A good romance by Mills and Boon, Or a story like Lorna Doone. Horrors with vampires and mummies, Abound witches,

  • Jewellers make a gem of a pledge

    TIME is ticking away to the new Millennium and Preston's have struck gold in the countdown to the celebrations. The jewellers has become the second to gain a Millennium Citizen Scheme Gold Award with a generous pledge of £20,000 to the borough's celebrations

  • Schools closure special report: Scot Lane End, Blackrod

    'We are a small but perfectly formed school and, by all standards, we are successful . . .' IF SCHOOL closures were based on performance alone, Scot Lane End would be one of the safest in Bolton. The small primary in the village of Blackrod can boast

  • Mums-to-be urged to put out cigarettes

    HEALTH bosses are launching a major campaign targeted at mums-to-be who smoke throughout their pregnancy. It is reckoned that, nationwide, 200,000 women smoke during pregnancy and in Bolton 28 per cent of mums-to-be smoke despite increasing evidence that

  • Grandma backs fight to save The Moss

    BEING a grandmother whose grandchildren attend The Moss, I fully support the fight to save it. No one has yet mentioned the Special Needs teachers who are at the school. No other local school has got these "special" teachers. Families have moved into

  • Athletics: Relay costly for brave Bolton

    THE GIRLS section of Bolton United Harriers AC travelled to Carlisle for the last match in the McDonalds Girls' League. The team got off to a flyer by getting three wins and a second in the first two events, with Jemima Hall and Kim Booking winning the

  • CRICKET: Barrow boy's tasty treat

    Farnworth SC v Astley Bridge BACK in early May after four games had been played, Farnworth Social Circle, having won two of them, were balancing fairly precariously oh top of the table. Since those heady days their fortunes have taken something of a dip