Beauty and The Beast, Manchester Library Theatre. Runs until January 19 BEAUTY and The Beast is a classic tale that has been around for centuries and has been adapted in more ways anyone would think possible. But the Manchester Library Theatre Company
ONCE again in the BEN is a letter against the Pat Dog Programme for patients in hospital. Does John S L Evans think they grab any dog off the streets to let patients stroke? Far from the truth -- has he not seen the adverts on TV for the Pat Dogs? These
IT is a matter of great concern to me and many of my constituents that Moors Murderer Ian Brady is about to publish a book just in time for Christmas entitled The Gates of Janus. Apparently, the book will give readers an insight into the minds of serial
I TOTALLY agree with Angela Kelly when she says let's have an end to TV nasties. Over the last 30 years or so, we have all been encouraged to look after number one. We have adopted the American trait of winner takes all. Losers are looked on as non-entities
OPINION polls show that most people want to have more detailed information about the euro so that they can make up their own minds how to vote in a referendum. Yet, as the Government builds up its campaign to take us into the single currency, Tony Blair
RE the article 'Careless parking alert by fire crews' (BEN, Nov 30). The firemen most certainly have a point when they say that the fire engines do not have enough room to pass through some of the streets in Bolton. I have raised this point twice (Letters
WITH reference to Kath Chapman's miserable train journey from Horwich to Manchester and back (Nov 28). What she says is perfectly true and my many friends who also use this service confirm her views. Is it not true to say that these terrible conditions
POLICE launched a Christmas campaign today to combat drink and drug-related crime in Bolton. The annual crackdown aims to create a safer environment for drinkers in pubs and clubs across the town. Festive revellers will be warned that police will not
RESIDENTS in a crime-plagued area of Bolton where teenage prostitute Carly Bateman was murdered criticised police chiefs last night and demanded to know: "Why did she have to die?" As detectives continued the hunt for the killer of the 17-year-old who
WITH a combined age of 71, Gudni Bergsson and Teddy Sheringham offer conclusive proof that the thirtysomethings have plenty to offer the Premiership. The Wanderers' skipper is playing the best football of his career while his Spurs counterpart continues
GUDNI Bergsson looks like being an easy winner of the BEN's Player Of The Month award for November. If our website poll on the right is duplicated by the phone poll in the print version then the commanding central defender will win by a landslide. The
WANDERERS have dismissed with contempt the waves of speculation linking Jussi Jaaskelainen with a big money move to Manchester United. The Reebok keeper, who added to his fast growing reputation with a world class save in last night's 3-2 defeat at Spurs
Ricketts' 12th goal of the season, after just eight minutes, was a glorious way to start any match. His quick switch of the ball from right foot to left sent defender Ledley King into the next postcode, while his low, swerving shot gave Neil Sullivan
MICHAEL Ricketts is the equal of any striker in the Premiership. That was the tribute Sam Allardyce paid his top scorer today - his 23rd birthday - after the Reebok Rocket took his season's total to 12 in last night's pulsating encounter with Spurs at
WHO could resist the tale of Aladdin, the cheeky son of a washerwoman in Peking who wants to woo a pretty princess? This is a jam-packed performance, full of song and dance, magic and slapstick, love and hate, laughter and hissing. My five-year-old friend
Smash Hits Poll Winners Tour, MEN Arena MORE than 10,000 people had a glimpse of the future. But my, my, my, it was so depressingly bleak. Somewhere along the line, pop has been hijacked and in the process it has lost much, if not all, of its sparkle.
KIND-HEARTED volunteers from Bolton rubbed shoulders with the aristocracy during a grand day out. As a special thank you for offering friendship to lonely and isolated people, the volunteers were special guests of charity Contact the Elderly's life patron
A MAN who faced the prospect of a mandatory life sentence when he appeared before a judge has walked free from court. Jason Corley admitted having a CS gas cannister, which the law classes as a firearm, while on a planned shoplifting expedition at Bolton's
MAKING a difference at work has paid off for workers at a Bolton centre dealing with the disabled when they were honoured by the town's leading citizen for their dedication. To coincide with the International Day for Disabled People yesterday Mayor of
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reported "live" for this web site. These are his reports. 19.55pm: SPURS v WANDERERS SAM Allardyce reverted to his "Premiership" line-up for this Sky TV showpiece game at White Hart Lane - Jussi Jaaskelainen, who has
FABIEN Barthez...where do you start? I hope he's in the PFA because, judging from the look on Alex Ferguson's face at Highbury, he might be needing retraining soon. Acting could be an option after the news that Tesco want him to promote their new butter
THERE can be no Caring Christmas campaign without the support of readers. We need YOU to: Make a donation, however big or small, towards buying toys and gifts for children -- from tiny tots with expectant smiles to teenagers who hide their disappointment
BOLTON residents are determined to get in the Christmas spirit -- by sharing it with some of the borough's poorest children. Already, the Bolton Evening News/Bolton Lions Caring Christmas appeal has prompted a rash of kind gifts from readers. Some have
From the Evening News, November 26, 1976 25 YEARS AGO THE biggest derelict site in Bolton has become a rubbish tip and a breeding ground for rats, say people living nearby. Several houses on a new estate bounded by Dinsdale Drive and Deane Road have been
STAFF at a Walkden video shop were forced to hand over cash after being threatened with a spanner and a car jack. The three robbers burst into the Blockbusters store in Ellesmere Centre at 8.30pm last night and took cash from the till, and a handbag.
BOLTON'S skyline is set to change forever as one of its tallest buildings is cut down to size. Deane Tower on the site of Bolton Institute is to be chopped from an eight-storey building to one with just three floors. The remaining structure will be reclad
TWO men who robbed petrol station kiosks at gunpoint have been jailed for a total of 12 years. Paul Sharrocks and James Clarke wore dark glasses and brandished an imitation gun when they burst into two petrol stations and demanded cash. In the second
THE fight to save Bolton Magistrates Court from closure has been raised in the House of Lords. The Government denied there was a court closure programme as peers from all parties protested about the closure of magistrates courts in many areas of England
RESIDENTS in Over and Little Hulton are furious they could be faced with more trucks transporting coal to and from an opencast mine -- and are once again launching into battle. The controversial mine is due to start in the spring at the old Cutacre tip
Radcliffe Boro 3 Leek Town 1 BORO hit a top note to move five points clear at the top of the Unibond Division One table. The home victory over third placed Leek was never in doubt after a fourth minute opener when Simon Kelly powered into the danger area
BOLTON Chamber Choir has appointed Peter Gunston as its new musical director, and performs its first concert with him on Friday night. The event, Christmas Music Old and New will be at St Thomas of Canterbury, Heaton, starting at 7.30pm. Peter is organist
A Christmas Carol, Bolton Little Theatre. Runs until Saturday DICKENS' classic tale is told and re-told every year, but still loses non of its charm. Despite its popularity on stage, it is a difficult show to produce -- scene changes and characters are
A LONG-SERVING councillor and former mayor has died today. Peter Birch, aged 53, is believed to have suffered a heart attack at his home. Cllr Birch, of Sandham Walk, Great Lever, represented the Burnden ward for more than 21 years and was a big campaigner
GUDNI Bergsson looks like being an easy winner of the BEN's Player Of The Month award for November. If our website poll on the right is duplicated by the phone poll in the print version then the commanding central defender will win by a landslide. The
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reported "live" for this web site. These are his reports. 19.55pm: SPURS v WANDERERS SAM Allardyce reverted to his "Premiership" line-up for this Sky TV showpiece game at White Hart Lane - Jussi Jaaskelainen, who has
SPURS 0, WANDERERS 0 WANDERERS 4-5-1 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8 His save from Ziege was world class BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 7 A good all-round performance GUDNI BERGSSON ... 7 So close to a big point on his "old patch" MIKE WHITLOW ... 7 So desperately unlucky
Spurs3, Wanderers 2 by Gordon Sharrock PATS on the back and consoling words - however well-meant - featured in Sam Allardyce's worst nightmares last summer. Wanderers didn't strain every sinew and summon every ounce of effort to gain promotion just to
From the Evening News, December 3, 1976 25 YEARS AGO BOLTON's oldest established engineering works is to close early in the New Year. The 87 employees of Jackson and Brother, Ltd., which dates back to 1792, have been told that production will end in January
BOLTON Chamber Orchestra performs a special concert on Saturday to mark its 40th anniversary. The concert is at Bolton School Arts Centre, 7.30pm, and will include Schumann's Piano Concerto featuring soloist Cherry Vann, pictured, and Mozart's Symphony
A VAUXHALL Astra was set alight in Kingsdown Road, Bolton, last night. Firefighters fought the fire with a hose reel but the car was destroyed.
ITEMS for the BEN/Bolton Lions Caring Christmas appeal can be taken along to any of the following venues: Tesco Extra, Mansell Way, Horwich Asda, Middlebrook, Horwich Asda, Farnworth Alliance & Leicester, Deansgate, Bolton Astley Bridge Post Office
Over the years, ARNOLD HARRISON, of Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, has written many tales in this column about the olden days. Today he recalls his time with a motor cycle . . . IN my mid-teens, my interest turned to motorbikes. I think we can blame
From the Evening News, December 3, 1976 25 YEARS AGO BOLTON's oldest established engineering works is to close early in the New Year. The 87 employees of Jackson and Brother, Ltd., which dates back to 1792, have been told that production will end in January
From the Evening News, November 29, 1976 25 YEARS AGO ONE of the oldest British Legion branches in the country is threatened with closure because of dwindling membership. Turton Royal British Legion, 56-years-old had a membership of 500 about 10 years
From the Evening News, November 30, 1976 25 YEARS AGO STEPHEN Nightingale and his confectioner wife Lynn are determined to get a house of their own - even if it means taking time off work to queue for more than 33 hours outside Bolton Town Hall. Stephen
PARENTS battling to keep their daughter's headstone have been given a date for the court hearing which will bring an end to months of turmoil. Marilyn and Tony Cheetham of Brook Bank, Harwood will attend a consistory court hearing on December 14 where
NEXT door neighbours Gary Evans and Ken Bakker have really brightened up Christmas for residents in Horwich. The pair, who live in Ormston Avenue, have been building up their collection of Christmas lights for years -- and now boast more than 1,000 bulbs
WHEN it comes to toys, what is all the rage and what is not is the Christmas question parents are racking their brains to answer. This year the BEN can reveal that a host of classic favourites are set to take the toy shelves by storm -- including the
CHRISTMAS wishes came true for a group of youngsters who visited Santa at his home in Lapland. The 73-strong party of Boltonians enjoyed a one-day festive extravaganza with children agog as they raced around a winter wonderland of reindeer, husky dogs
RADCLIFFE manager Kevin Glendon was taken to hospital hours after his side's game with Leek on Saturday. Glendon felt unwell on his way home and went to Wythenshawe Hospital were he was admitted and stayed in overnight before being released the day after
SPEAKING at the end to Sky Sports Sam Allardyce said he was "absolutely gutted" by the result. "To score two very good away goals and then go home with nothing is sickening. "After getting back to 2-2 you don't want to concede from a set play. That's
Ricketts' 12th goal of the season, after just eight minutes, was a glorious way to start any match. His quick switch of the ball from right foot to left sent defender Ledley King into the next postcode, while his low, swerving shot gave Neil Sullivan
LEIGH RMI have been drawn against Unibond Premier Division runners-up Emley in the third round of the FA Trophy. The Yorkshire club, who like Leigh share a ground with an NFP Rugby League team (Wakefield Wildcats), will travel to Hilton Park on Hanuary
PADDY Kenny will definitely play in the Premiership. At least that's according to striker Baichung Bhutia. The Indian, currently sidelined till March with a knee injury, reckons the goalkeeper is destined to make the step up to the top league sooner rather
THE Ray Cooney farce Funny Money is the next production being staged by Phoenix Theatre Company. The play runs from Wednesday to Saturday, 7.30pm, at United Reform Church Hall, Chorley Old Road, Bolton. Good friends Betty and Vic arrive for Henry's birthday
