LANCASHIRE LYNX 6, HULL KINGSTON ROVERS 60 LYNX continued to struggle with a home thrashing by promotion chasing Hull KR. Lynx have looked good in recent weeks, up against a side not much better than themselves. But, throughout the season, Steve Hampson's
OH Linda Robinson, how I envy your son. At least he's got a "daft lamp" -- we've got nothing. What we have got is damp, condensation, mould, gutters so full of vegetation that this year we may have hanging gardens, no ventilation (we are told to leave
I COMPLIMENT your views in Monday's BEN editorial column, ref views of the Chief Constable on "Yob Culture". Your views expressed are, in my opinion, correct in format and the paper is right in resenting the remarks made against the people of Bolton and
THE thought of school dinners isn't easy to stomach -- yet one schoolboy from Euxton just can't wait to get stuck in! Tom Rainford, a pupil at St Mary's RC Primary, Euxton, enjoys spotted dick and semolina so much that he has scooped a competition aimed
A SECOND Chorley Conservative councillor has been chosen to fight a seat at the next General Election. Lostock ward's Helen Sutton, 23, has been named as the new prospective Parliamentary candidate for Labour-held Liverpool Garston. The announcement comes
WE'RE entering more competitions than ever - but only if there's a cash jackpot to be won! That's according to a new survey by Royal Mail. Around half of the people in the North West declare that money -- and lots of it -- is the only prize worth having
AN outbreak in anti-social behaviour including bottle fights has been sparked by the lack of leisure facilities in a Chorley village, according to two local campaigners. Clayton East Tories Roger Livesey and Jim Meredith (pictured, at Cloverfield) have
BOB Taylor is under no illusions about the task facing him and his new West Brom team-mates at The Hawthorns tomorrow. Just three weeks after making the switch from the Reebok back to his spiritual home - "It was hyped up as The Return of the Prodigal
A SMALL band of Chorley Harriers juniors ran in the Bolton open track and field meeting at Leverhulme Park, Bolton. Although not renowned for competing too often on the track, the juniors gave a good account of themselves. Victoria Snape came 1st in the
CHORLEY PANTHERS 28 CORBIEL-ESONNES (PARIS) 12 THE Panthers lads triumphed in their first taste of international rugby league. An excellent team performance meant that they were the only British team to triumph over the Parisian tourists. A tremendous
SOUVENIR mugs to commemorate the millennium will be presented to pupils of St James CEP School in Daisy Hill tomorrow. The mugs will be presented at the Hindley Road school by councillor David Wilkinson.
POOLS winner Danny Carr who scooped the jackpot 25 years ago went back to school for a special reunion. Danny, 59, who lived in Radcliffe, moved to Benidorm after winning a whopping £500,000. He returned 'home' recently for a reunion with old classmates
A MAN convicted of shoplifting, and possessing drugs, appeared before Leigh magistrates for sentence. Peter Gordon Churnside, aged 24, of no fixed address, stole two bottles of whisky, worth £32 from ASDA Stores, Leigh, and possessed a quantity of methadone
THE British Lung Foundation is on the look-out for volunteers to organise a Ride for Health cycling event. Ride for Health in June is a national health promotion day where people can join others cycling across the country. Sponsor forms and T-shirts are
SMITH Knight Fay held a spring art show at their premises on Mill Street, Bolton. The car dealer is donating all proceeds from the evening to Bolton Lads' and Girls' Club, helping to pay for their new premises which will be built on Spa Road. Children
BURY Social Services Department- criticised after an inspection two years ago - has now been given the all clear. Government Minister, John Hutton, has told the council that the hard work carried out over the last two years by Social Services staff has
DARWEN MP Janet Anderson has been fiercely attacked by the Tories for "dropping a clanger" over the National Lottery. The culture, media and sports minister's Tory shadow Peter Ainsworth accused her of making an "ignorant and incompetent mistake" when
A GRAND reunion commemorating 50 years of Bridgewater School in Worsley is being held for all former pupils later this year. The event is especially for original pupils who attended since its founding in 1950. A reunion dinner will be held in Worsley
CHILDREN who waited in the rain to greet Princess Anne were left disappointed when she failed to stop. Pupils at Cliviger Holme Primary School, near Burnley, lined the playground walls as the Princess Royal and her companions rode past. As reported in
A FAMILY doctor is running the London Marathon one last time to give the perfect tonic to a young patient. Dr Malcolm Brown, aged 42, hung up his running shoes after taking part in last year's London Marathon. But he has been lulled out of retirement
on the Bolton/Bury border Star rating XXX Atmosphere XXX Service XX Menu XXX Food XXX Value for money XXX Disabled facilities XXX Vegetarian Dishes XXX Children's Menu XXX By a BEN Eating Out reviewer THE Pack Horse is situated on perhaps the best little
PUBLIC transport networks around Chorley are set to receive a cash boost. And Lancashire County Council now wants local people to help make sure the money improves rural transport services. The council is to work with the Countryside Agency and the Community
INTEGRATE Preston and Chorley have been handed a grant of £5,000 towards a new vehicle from the Lloyds TSB Foundation. More than 146 charities throughout the North West are celebrating the news of a cash windfall of £623,814. Community centres, family
CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle has voiced his grave concern over the future of Indian tigers. Mr Hoyle's fears follow a UN report which estimates that the tiger population in India will be wiped out within five years, with only 3,000 of the species left. Criminal
TWO super-fit cyclists from Chorley have put the wheels in motion to raise more than £5,000 for sick and injured children throughout the North West. Darren Mayock, 29, and Adrian Redshaw, 32, have pledged to support The Children's Hospitals Appeal by
LANCASHIRE has been given the green light to create a further 4,000 childcare places for the Early Years Development and Childcare plan. Full approval shows that county hall, together with the Early Years Partnership, successfully demonstrated to Whitehall
CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle has welcomed a huge cash boost for a local school. Manor Road Primary School, Clayton-le-Woods, is to have temporary classrooms replaced as part of the New Deal for Schools Capital Programme, which will provide £600m for 1,900
CHORLEY Police are warning cash machine users to be on their guard after a woman was robbed outside a town centre bank. She was withdrawing cash from the Barclays Bank cash machine, Market Street, when a man approached. He told her that he had not received
A COURAGEOUS youngster has presented a big thank-you cheque to the hospital where he received ground-breaking heart and kidney transplants. Scott Sweeney, 10, a year-five pupil at Clayton Brook Primary School, helped to raise £205 for the Royal Manchester
ROCK-BOTTOM Chesterfield will be shown no mercy by Andy Preece and his goal-hungry Shakers tomorrow. Smarting from two 3-0 defeats at Cambridge and Millwall, Bury will be keen to get back amongst the goals and, as a result, winning ways against the seemingly
FOLLOWING a successful campaign for the first XI, who finished a superb fifth place in their first ever season in the Northern Counties Division Two West, it was time to relax as Bolton celebrated the previous night's annual award dinner by facing old
TABLE TENNIS Taylor treble seals final place IN the semi-final of the Warburton Cup, Nomads A from Division One and Withins A from Division Two have won through to the final. Nomads ran out 7-2 winners over Withins C but the match was far closer than
MAY I reply to the letter from Joseph Williams on March 16 regarding the 'cost friendliness' of Chorley Market as regards to the national supermarket chains based locally. Many thanks from the traders of the market. The idea of a market is simple, the
I AM writing to you with regards to your article by Lindsay Hoyle MP: Budget Welcomed. As a low earner, I have to work seven days a week, 12-hour shifts, just to make a decent living wage. I think he and his collegues in Westminster are talking a load
THE art of letter writing is often thought to be dead, but I must disagree. In spite of all the excellent communication systems in use today, the good old letter is still very much alive and kicking. When I joined the International Penfriends Club, I
IN reply to Mr Bamber, my name is Neil, I am a reformed drug addict and I have not touched any illegal drugs since I was prescribed my medication. I do not want sympathy, I am just expressing my concern about doctors neglecting their duty as to helping
CHORLEY'S duty chemist between noon and 1pm on Sunday, April 23 will be Scholes Chemist T/A Bamford & Parker Library Street, Chorley. Weekday out of hours services in the Chorley area are: M D Rimmer, 22 Runshaw Lane, Euxton, (Mon-Fri 5.30pm - 6.30pm
SICKENED families are to petition the council demanding an immediate crackdown on callous vandals who are desecrating the graves of their loved ones. Relatives claim Chorley Cemetery is plagued by vandalism. Now people are being urged to come together
BOLTON breeds a nicer class of parent according to local schools. Nationally unions have called for greater protection for headteachers claiming they are subject to regular verbal and physical attacks from parents. Research by the National Association
SETTING up a twinning link between Bolton and a town from a deprived area -- possibly in the Third World -- has much to commend it. Links with Paderborn, Germany and Le Mans, France have proved successful in cultural and other ways. This latest idea has
TEACHERS and pupils at a Bolton school will be celebrating when "temporary" classrooms are pulled down -- after 30 years. Teachers at Turton High School have had to put up with pre-fab classrooms, despite collapsing walls and windows falling out, since
IT'S such a good idea that it seems amazing nobody has thought of it before. We wholeheartedly welcome the introduction of a child name-tag scheme at Bolton's Market place. The concept seems simplicity itself. Parents pick up a wrist band before they
AN elderly woman has slammed Government rules which have led to her facing a four-week wait for her pension if it is paid into her bank. The disabled Farnworth pensioner is confined to a wheelchair after having had part of a leg and foot amputated because
A GROUP of seven year olds, including two from Bolton, will feature in a BBC documentary tonight called Seven Up 2000, talking about their hopes and plans for the future. BEN reporter GAYLE McBAIN and photographer SEAN WILTON went along to a Heaton primary
A ROMANTIC holiday in the sun turned into a nightmare from Colditz, according to a Bolton man. Michael Butcher, aged 53, said his dream break with partner Irene Horrocks to the sunshine island of Tenerife was a disaster. Mr Butcher, of Crompton Street
POLITICIANS in Westhoughton have welcomed the news that a "super estate" planned for Westhoughton has been scrapped. But they also advised jubilant residents that while the battle is won, the war is not over, despite Bellway Homes decision to withdraw
LEIGH Centurions today admitted that they are 'sore' losers. The majority of the 17 players who took part in Wednesday night's 'watersplash' Trans-Pennine Cup Final defeat at Dewsbury have reported skin rashes to Hilton Park medical staff. Although the
THE Unibond First Division could be more than a three way fight between Radcliffe Borough, Witton Albion and Burscough. "The three us are level and out in front at the moment," said Boro boss Kevin Glendon, "but I wouldn't yet rule Accrington Stanley
25 YEARS AGO THE curious anomalies of film censorship have now reached a peak of absurdity with the showing in Bury of an erotic French film 'Emmanuelle'. The film was banned in Bolton. We therefore have the situation which implies that the morals of
BOLTON Eagles Pee Wees won the league title on Sunday when they defeated Walkden Jaguars 8-7 in a hard fought thriller. The under 14s team now joins its younger counterparts who have already won the Minnows League. The goals for the Eagles came from Richard
LEIGH Harriers are in dreamland. They play before the famous Kop of Anfield in the Carlsberg Pub Cup semi final on Sunday with the prize of a trip to Wembley for the winners. The Harriers take on Eastleigh from Southampton with the final scheduled for
LEIGH A have retained the Bolton League Championship - by a single point! They beat Christ Church, the former champions who were runners-up last year, after a season-long tussle for the top spot, with ABC in third. The promotion drama kept up until the
WITH regard to the article last week on the problems of Chorley Jazz Club. I would be grateful if you would correct the impression given that the club's problems began with a loss of facilities at the Inn on the Park. The move from that venue was the
THE long-running plan to build a new magistrates' court in Bolton has moved a step closer to going ahead. An advert will soon be going out for a £144,000 contract for "professional advisers" to carry out the project. There are currently two options being
PLUCKY Nisha Roye will have to brave her worst nightmare to help poverty stricken people - her fear of creepy crawlies. The 20-year-old student has to overcome her fear of spiders, bugs and many-legged creatures when she goes to Africa. Nisha, a former
POETRY is in motion for a schoolboy who has won a national competition and a cash award for his former school. Diarmuid White, aged 12, from Finch Avenue, Farnworth, was one of 12 winners. And his old school -- Our Lady of Lourdes RC at Farnworth -- will
BUDDING Wimbledon stars should not be allowed to push local children out of a popular high school, say councillors. Ward councillors have demanded that Rivington and Blackrod High gives guarantees that local children will be given top priority before
WITH air rage on the increase, drunkenness, abuse of cabin staff, disregard for other travellers and the recent indecency case where a couple were fined -- is it not time that CCTV was installed in the aircraft, to be switched on when necessary in times
YOUNG city slickers from a Chorley school made a mint when they invested their own cash in stocks and shares. The group of 14 Southlands High students put together £500 after setting up a share trading company last May. And, when they cashed the shares
ANGRY residents along a Chorley street claim they are not being kept in the picture by their landlords following a three-year dispute over a faulty communal TV aerial. North British Housing tenants on Water Street say they have had problems since August
CHORLEY Film Society brings the curtain down on its season this Saturday (April 15) with a special showing -- full of Eastern promise. As the society's 14th season comes to an end, it is bowing out in style with a huge 35mm presentation of the successful
A KIND-hearted Chorley woman has received a warm thank you for returning a stolen handbag to a disabled pensioner. Betty Eddington, 85, from Knowsley, Liverpool, was visiting Botany Bay with family when her handbag went missing. Security staff made a
DEATH comes to us all unfortunately -- yet 'coffin' up for funeral expenses is a costly job these days! A new survey suggests that in the last two years, a British burial has gone up 25 per cent to £2,040 and a cremation up 12 per cent to £1,215 on average
A BRUSH with a mouse could prove to be the last straw for a disabled woman struggling with Chorley's new traffic system. Marjorie Ogden (pictured), 62, who has an artificial leg, says she is now considering moving away from the town because she is unable
POLICE were today questioning three men following yesterday's dramatic armed bank raid in Westhoughton. And today it emerged that the three policemen who were shot at point blank range by the masked robbers who had held up Barclays Bank, Market Street
BOB Taylor is under no illusions about the task facing him and his new West Brom team-mates at The Hawthorns tomorrow. Just three weeks after making the switch from the Reebok back to his spiritual home - "It was hyped up as The Return of the Prodigal
NICKY Spooner kicks off a new season of Stateside soccer tomorrow with a 'local' derby in Atlanta - a six hour coach ride away. He'll be away from home for two days but, while he's leading Charleston Battery's assault on the North American 'A' League,
IT was the ladder to fame and fortune for David Essex. Now the classic musical Godspell looks like making household names of three young Bolton performers. Currently running at Blackpool's Globe Theatre, this all-new version has already been playing to
CHORLEY Panthers' under-nine rugby league team is enjoying a very successful year indeed. And two of their number, Josh Charnley (right) and Nick Buckley, have been selected to play for the North-West Counties representative team. The selectors have noted
AFTER two close defeats this season, the swimmers of Chorley Marlins gained revenge over Fleetwood in their third meeting this season. In another nail-biting gala at Preston's West View pool last Saturday, Marlins managed to establish an early lead and
FUTURE Olympic swimmer Rachel Corner visited All Season's leisure centre on Sunday night, to pass some of her skills over to 60 young local swimmers. As part of their fundraising efforts for this year's Sydney Olympics, the British Olympic Association
ADLINGTON RANGERS 20, KIRKHOLT 6 ADLINGTON Rangers entertained Kirkholt (Rochdale) on Saturday. This was a tough match with Kirkholt trying to intimidate Rangers in an attempt to put them off their game. Rangers stood firm with some good rugby and soon
BOLTON Wanderers are planning a major initiative to woo more support from the local business community. Commercial Director Gareth Moores is to organise a series of Reebok Stadium open days during the summer. He said: "We think this is a great place to
A NEW news-sheet published by the National Union of Mineworkers' Lancashire Branch highlights how former miners can claim for compensation for injury or disease caused by their working environment. The compensation falls into different categories and
TWO students are celebrating after winning prizes in a contest to design a logo for Bolton's new Recreation Zones. Bolton Sixth Form College Advanced Art GNVQ students Ebrahim Fulat and Karl Disley came first and second in the competition. Both were awarded
THE Prime Minister has been urged to support the campaign to save Britain's sub-post offices by James Stevens, the Conservative prospective parliamentary candidate for Bolton West. He said more than 300,000 people had signed a petition handed in at Downing
SONGWRITERS from across the North-west descended on Bolton for the third heat of a town centre music contest. Linda Jennings, from Horwich, was the eventual winner of Bolton's Songwriting Competition, bagging herself a place in the final on May 29. She
BOLTON DJ Sara Cox has made a good start as the new host of Radio1's flagship breakfast show. Official listening figures aren't released until early next month but the early indications, say her bosses at the station, are that she's going down a treat
MARATHON mum Carol Brooking is dedicating her run in the London event on Sunday to a very special person -- her dad. He died just a couple of weeks ago after losing his battle against cancer. And tomorrow Carol will be running to raise money for the Macmillan
A WOMAN virtually crippled with a back injury takes another giant step towards recovery this weekend. Two years ago, Sandra Scattergood couldn't walk more than a few steps without crutches after an injury while she was pregnant. Now, the music teacher
BO Hansen should get his reward for his double strike against Walsall when Wanderers go gunning for relegation-haunted West Brom at The Hawthorns tomorrow. The dashing Dane, who took his season's total to eight in the 4-3 win, is expected to keep his
FIRE chiefs heard how two brave rescue dogs from Lancashire Fire Investigation Dog Team were drafted in to help find a missing workman. Annie, a Border Collie, together with search dog, Jebel, were called on to help locate a worker after a derelict building
THRILL-SEEKERS from all over the borough descended on Camelot Theme Park, Charnock Richard, on Sunday to support the Mayor of Chorley's numerous charities. Visitors at the community day spent the afternoon watching all sorts of demonstrations, from the
OVER-65s have a rare chance to hear the music of Chorley's Compton Organ for free later this month. Councillor Steve Holgate is offering 25 tickets for the Easter Dance on April 20, starting at 7.30pm. He bought the tickets after being impressed by the
PLANS for a multi-million pound development at a Chorley theme park could face a government inquiry. The proposals for a new leisure village at Camelot, Charnock Richard, were due to be discussed at a full meeting of Chorley Borough Council on Tuesday
IT'S England 3 Germany 3 as BAE Systems at Samlesbury welcomed three apprentices from German aerospace giant DASA, as part of an exchange programme. Andre Westphal, Frank Raffenberg and Marcus Hartmann have spent three weeks in England through the exchange
LOCAL authority housing chiefs have welcomed a new government green paper on the future of council houses. Under the proposals, announced by the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, councils will be encouraged to hand over their housing stocks to 'social
THE failure of a Coppull fund-raising group could provide a cash boost for local charities. The Let's Go Coppull appeal held a series of successful events after it was formed four years ago. But, as their numbers dwindled, volunteer committee members
CHORLEY fund-raisers are being urged to dress down and take part in an in-jean-ious campaign launched to fight cancer. The renowned Christie Hospital has identified today as Genesday -- and is asking people in Chorley and throughout Lancashire to pay
AN upset Chorley mum is pleading for information after cruel thieves stole her baby's pram. And the theft has also left Rachael O'Driscoll, 18, and her five-month-old son Dechlan struggling for cash after benefits agency documents were also taken. Rachael
