THE BRITISH Korean Veterans Association is trying to contact those former members of HM Armed Forces who served in Korea/Japan during the Korean War 1950-1953, and also those members of the Peace Keeping Force that served in these two places at a later
BREAST cancer is a terrible scourge, and one that many experts and much money is trying to eradicate. But, in spite of the horror of such an illness, it produces inspiring tales of remarkable women who have fought the disease, very often successfully.
TOWN Councillor John Cronnolley's letter, published in the BEN on May 29, 2001, makes his case that residents have good opportunities to learn about planning applications to which they may object. He states that Bolton Planning Department go beyond the
I AM amazed that the British Government has not openly refused the US permission to use the bases at Menwith Hill and Fylingdales as a part of the proposed National Missile Defence system. Incidentally, the use of the word 'Defence' is a misnomer, for
AT LAST! The voice of sanity. Hooray for 'name and address supplied' (BEN, May 26) who has to be the most intelligent person yet to write to you on the subject of the proposed A5225 route through Daisy Hill. I particularly liked the comment about people
LUCY Linden is the mainstay of her family, selling firewood and toffee apples on the streets of Liverpool to support her widowed mother and little brother. Her uncanny ability to be in the right place at the wrong time gets her noticed by PC Rob Jones
1. Mulligan's Yard by Ruth Hamilton (Corgi £5.99). 2. Talking Dirty with the Queen of Clean by Linda Cobb (Pocket Books £6.99). 3. Ride Your Bike in the Lake District by Nick Cotton (Haynes £2.99). 4. High Hopes by Billy Hopkins (Headline £5.99). 5. Nigella
WANDERERS will consider increasing the capacity of the Reebok Stadium if the current 28,000 limit proves inadequate in the Premiership next season. Club chairman, Phil Gartside, confirmed that there is scope to instal additional seats, which would take
WANDERERS superfan Gary Taylor vowed never to let Bolton's play-off success go to his head. So it was a great surprise to his pals when he attempted to recreate the hallowed Reebok stadium turf - on his newly shaved bonce. The soccer-daft fan, aged 24
BOOM TIME! THE queues at the Reebok ticket office say it all - the good times are rolling again for Wanderers. Since Monday, when they booked their place in the Premiership, there has been a rush for season tickets. Sales have rocketed as fans flock to
KEEPING your hairstyle in good shape while you're on the move isn't always easy. But help is on the way, in the shape of the new Carmen 4U Denim Blue Micro Sport Travel Hairdryer. It's lightweight, only 13cms in height and has two heat/speed settings
REMEMBER lily of the valley perfume as something your gran used to wear? Well, think again. It's back, and it's beautiful! Yardley London Florals Collection has a Lily of the Valley Collection, including eau de toilette at £10.95 for 125ml, three luxury
EATING out can sound the death knell for a dietary fitness regime. So, if you are faced with an unfamiliar restaurant, how about taking the advice from an excellent new book called Warriors * by Robert Paterson? He advises: Avoid the bread basket. If
A WASHING machine burst into flames in Astley yesterday. The fire at a house in Manchester Road had been extinguished before the fire crew arrived at 8pm.
By Rob Arkwright Hargreave Hale Ltd TECHNOLOGY and telecom stocks have been hit badly this week, as fears that the US economic slowdown is beginning to take a hold in Europe. The US networking giant, Sun Microsystems issued a profit warning following
MEMORIES of an old cinema in Adlington are being sought for an oral history of the village. Anyone who remembers the Rex Cinema can record their memories for a CD. For details, call Marie Smith on 01257 515558.
ANYONE who fancies a daring 100ft abseil in aid of charity has been urged to take the plunge. The Galloway's Society for the Blind is organising two abseils down Manchester Town Hall on July 28 and 29. For details call Sarah at Galloways on 01772 744148
TWO men fled with a shop till after threatening off-licence staff with a bottle during a raid. The pair - believed to be a white man and a black man - wore hoods to hide their faces during the robbery at Fazackerley's Off-Licence on Darwen Road, Bromley
Members will be welcoming a former minister, Rev Arthur Long, to their current home at Brazley Community Centre, Cedar Avenue, starting at 2.30pm on Sunday June 3. Light refreshments will be served after the service.
ANYONE who enjoys singing in a choir is invited to join in two Saturday morning workshops. Conductor John Powell will take the baton at the Chadwick Campus of the Bolton Institute, from 10am to noon on June 9 and June 16. Admission is £2.50. If you have
AN inquest has opened into the death of a school crossing patrol lady found hanged at her home in Ramsbottom. Mrs Maureen Gwyneth Milner, aged 56, of Cotswold Close, Ramsbottom, who was a patrol lady at St Andrew's School. Ramsbottom, was already dead
BOLTON youngsters are invited to show-off their talents at a contest in Aspull tomorrow. Organisers of the Saturdays dancing club have been running a series of heats to find talented youngsters and any children aged 15 and under are welcome to join in
BURY has reopened most of its public rights of way in line with the latest advice being given nationally about the foot and mouth disease. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the risk of spreading the disease has been reassessed
HORWICH Rotary Club had to rearrange their annual duck race on dry land because of the foot and mouth restrictions. Hundreds of people usually flock to the River Douglas in Horwich to watch the race, but as the area was out of bounds the Rotarians had
A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy escaped with just cuts and bruises following a collision with a car. Police say Harley Johnson ran into the path of a Toyota Carina, driven by Alan Jackson of Churchill Drive, Little Lever, yesterday morning. The accident at 10.45am
ONE of Cardiff's most famous sons became a Wanderers supporter for the day when the Whites army invaded the Welsh capital. Labour politician Aneurin Bevan, who introduced the National Health Service in 1948, was seen wearing a Bolton scarf in the city
CHILDREN from a Bolton primary school are getting ready to make their debut performance at the Bridgewater Hall next month. A choir from St John the Evangelist RC Primary, Bromley Cross, will be among more than 450 pupils taking part in the fourth annual
PLANS to make Bolton people healthier, and happier, have been unveiled as Bolton Council attempts to get the town fighting fit. Local government will team with the NHS in a joint bid to tackle health inequality. The new strategy sets out in detail how
FOR more than two years, husband and wife Tony and Emma Warburton received benefits money they were not entitled to. Before they were caught out, a court at Bury was told, the couple managed to obtain nearly £3,500 by not declaring all the income they
A grants search website has launched an additional service which focuses on "soft loans." The free website -- j4b -- was established in January to help companies across the UK access a grants pool estimated at £5 billion. The new service contains information
STAFF at Manchester's Companies House Information Centre are celebrating a third award. The latest success for the Mosley Street team is the Business Impact Award for Innovation and Risk Management run by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in partnership with the
THE North of England is tempting increasing numbers of top quality lawyers to leave London for good, it is claimed. Mr Graham Small, partner at Manchester law firm Rowe Cohen, said: "When it comes to law, the North/South divide is definitely over. "The
SAM Allardyce and Wanderers' chairman Phil Gartside today issued a big thank-you to the Reebok fans for cheering them into the Premiership. "They've been magnificent and especially those who made the trip to Cardiff. They helped to make it a very special
MURDERED criminal Billy Webb's father was himself brutally killed six years ago, the BEN can reveal today. Pensioner Frank Webb was battered to death with a six kilogramme weight by his drinking pal Colin Dixon in August 1995. Dixon, a friend of Mr Webb
LOSTOCK provided the major shock in the first round of the Cross Cup when they knocked out trophy holders Atherton. At the time, Atherton were then riding high at the top of the table, and now Lostock face Clfton, the new leaders. On paper it is no contest
Under 16 Cup SW Manchester 81 for 2 (R Wingate-Saul 41), Monton W 47 for 7 Under 16 League B Bolton 179 for 2 (Y Bashir 113 no, N Khan 39), Monton Weaste 102 for 5 (A Dempsey 50 no). Bolton won by 77 runs Swinton Moorside 71 for 1, Bury 73 for 4 (D Barton
FARNWORTH Social Circle are hoping they have not seen the last of their professional Mahendra Nagamootoo. The Bolton League side's West Indian spinner has been recalled to the Caribbean to attend a summer training camp in preparation for a Test tour to
2001 ROLL OF HONOUR Section A: Howcroft Challenge Cup Champions: CUEMASTERS S & SC Runners Up: FARNWORTH SNOOKER CLUB Section B: Greaves Challenge Cup Champions: FIRST BUS SOCIAL CLUB Runners Up: BAR LANE BOWLING CLUB Section C: Bolton Referees Championship
GARY Cooper -- American Hero is the definitive biography of an icon, the laconic star who came to symbolise American ideals of self-reliance, independence, and integrity, in such films as High Noon -- but whose turbulent private life was often at odds
BATTLEFIELDS is a fascinating and brilliantly articulated study of the Second World War. Richard Holmes clarifies the complexities of four of its campaigns -- El Alamein, Monte Cassino, Operation Market Garden and the RAF's bomber offensive against Germany
LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 7pm. DEANE Leisure Centre
BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am to 10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 7pm. DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane
PEDESTRIANS are in danger of injuring themselves because a new pavement in Stoneclough slopes the wrong way, it is claimed. Bill Collison, of Bolton Road, Kearsley, has complained to Bolton Council about the pavement in Market Street which was laid last
SAINSBURY'S is close to creating dozens of new jobs by moving to a Bolton town centre site double the size of its existing store. The supermarket giant is currently awaiting the result of a judicial review called for by First Manchester. But if it proves
A BOLTON woman has been given the task of cleaning up the North West. Jo Whitaker, age 27, is regional director of the Tidy Britain Group. She will be responsible for a team of officers working on a range of programmes and campaigns to tackle litter,
A WOMAN who systematically stole cash from a house-bound elderly woman wept when she was jailed for three months. Karen Gill had been due to stand trial facing 18 counts of theft from Phyllis Sweeney but on the day the trial was due to start she admitted
A TEENAGER from Atherton and her boyfriend who were killed in an horrific road accident were just weeks away from getting engaged. Rebecca Grant, aged 19, from Lilford Street and Richard Allen, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, died instantly in a two car
BURY'S historic pre-season friendly against mighty Manchester United will allow the Shakers to carry out essential work to the pitch and the dressing rooms. The rest of the cash raised will be used to simply keep the club afloat. The Shakers line up against
The retired British Telecom planning manager is hoping to make inroads as the party's candidate in Bolton North-east. But on the big day he will be also be eagerly anticipating the results of Blackburn Council elections where he is standing in the North
NOW that Monday's euphoria over THAT game at Cardiff is settling into quiet joy, it's good to see that the fans are continuing their support for Bolton Wanderers. It's perfectly understandable that there has been a rush for season tickets, with the prospect
WANDERERS superfan Gary Taylor vowed never to let Bolton's play-off success go to his head. So it was a great surprise to his pals when he attempted to recreate the hallowed Reebok stadium turf - on his newly shaved bonce. The soccer-daft fan, aged 24
THANK you so much for writing a piece for us, regarding 'Big reunion for small school' in the Bolton Evening News two weeks ago, about Colliers Row School. I have had dozens of letters and phone calls with new 'old scholars' names brought to my attention
BOLTON'S most famous steel company is on the verge of a sensational takeover, the BEN can reveal exclusively today. Bosses at the huge Watsons Steel factory are in talks with an as yet unnamed company and the news will be broken officially to the workforce
PETROL stations throughout Bolton were today operating as normal despite the return of fuel protesters. Protesters have turned up at fuel depots across England and Wales in a bid to bring petrol price cuts to the top of the political agenda. Police advised
WE all know that buying and selling a house is an enormously stressful thing to do. The Daily Telegraph A-Z Guide to Property (Macmillan. £6.99) is an easy-to-read stroll through issues including conversions, conveyancing, mortgages, planning permissions
NEW videos at Bolton Library include Alternate (18); Billy Elliot (15); Intern (15); Little Vampire (U); Prophets Game (18). New DVDs include Billy Elliot (15); Hollow Man (18); Play It To The Bone (18). New books include Mystic River by Dennis Lehane
IF YOU'VE got youngsters who insist on leaving their crusts treat them to the latest idea from Pizza Hut. They've brought in the Twisted Crust. It is a crust seasoned with garlic and herbs that's baked onto the pizza. You just rip it off and dip it into
MAKE baby bathtime even more fun with these thick cotton velour hooded towels. They come in blue, yellow, pink and lilac with appliques on them and cost a good-value £6.99. They're part of Rosebys' Baby Bed nursery range which also includes polar fleece
EVERY woman has a couple of beauty products that she simply cannot do without. Personally, if I didn't have my Oil of Olay face cream, Aloe Vera Vaseline hand cream and YSL longlash mascara I'd never leave the house! Each week, we ask local women about
WHEN a busy local playgroup closed suddenly last year parents and children were dismayed. But, Mrs Hazel Leece stepped in quickly to set up a new playgroup at the Methodist church hall in Tottington Road, Harwood. And one of the mums has nominated her
AN inspirational Wall of Hope will go ahead in Bolton later this year to boost the Bolton Busting Breast Cancer Appeal. Local women survivors of breast cancer will be invited to pin their names and photographs -- plus a message of hope -- on a mock wall
A JAMBOREE is being held on Ward J1 at the Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday, June 9, from 1.30pm. Attractions will include a mobile bowling alley, classic cars and gardener's world, with Lofty the Lion, the Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton as guests. Admission
A TEACHER has appeared in court accused of assaulting two pupils. Stephen Chadwick, a PE teacher at Withins School, Breightmet, appeared before Bolton magistrates yesterday. Mr Chadwick, aged 50, of Bradshaw Meadows, Bradshaw, is charged with assault
A BOLTON man has been recognised by the RAF for his work planning combat patrols over Southern Iraq and Kuwait. Senior Aircraftman Tony Hughes has just returned from a four-month detachment at Ali Al Salem airbase in the Gulf. Tony, whose father David
HENRY Cooke Investment Managers, a company founded in Manchester in 1866, is to take on the name of its parent company -- Brown Shipley. The merchant bank, which was founded in Liverpool in 1810, acquired Henry Cooke in 1999.
TWO men who ruthlessly gunned down a young dad in front of his partner have both been jailed for life. Stuart Grainger, aged 21, of Thanet Close, Salford and his getaway driver, Paul Higginson, aged 23, of Sevenoaks Drive, Swinton were convicted of murder
A GRANDFATHER clock made in Bolton 230 years ago fetched an astonishing £9,400 when it was placed under the hammer. The clock was made by a Bolton craftsman called Robert Douglas and is believed to date back to around 1770. It has a 14-inch broken-arch
EMPLOYEES at Manchester Airport are being encouraged do their bit for the environment during Green Transport Month. The airport has joined forces with the NHS, Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive and bus and rail
GLEN CHAPPLE is on course for his best-ever season - yet the Lancashire paceman isn't completely happy with his form. Chapple grabbed another five wickets yesterday to give the Red Rose batsmen the chance to claim an unlikely win in their Championship
THERE may be some happy Wanderers at the Reebok but Clifton are also proving to be cricket's happy travellers as they stay top of the Bolton Association. Pitch problems have meant they are consigned to playing most of the first half of the season away
SIR Harry Secombe was a man who appealed to a wide range of people with his daft wit in The Goons and his honesty and sincerity in his religious broadcasting. Anyone who was sad to see him pass away earlier this year will enjoy to read this tribute to
DALE Brown again delivers some high altitude action and adventure in his latest novel Warrior Class (HarperCollins £10 99 paperback), which sees the return of maverick USAF pilot Patrick McLanahan. When a Russian oilman, with close links to organised
COLLECTING has never been so popular, and this new edition of Miller's Collectables Price Guide 2001/2 spans a vast range of items from 1,000 BC to the modern day, from objects worth thousands of pounds to collectables under £5. This best-selling guide
WARRINGTON scored their first win over their Wigan rivals in four years - thanks to the inspiration of veteran Allan langer. The 35-year-old Aussie halted the Warriors' march into second spot with a devastating display of class. He and half-back partner
TWO trophies in four days will not be enough to quench Leigh Centurions' thirst for more honours. With the NFP Minor Premiership and now the Trans-Pennine Trophy safely locked away, the Centurions will now turn their attentions to winning the Grand Final
A WOMAN who stabbed her partner five times in the chest escaped being sent to jail after an appeal by her victim. Colin Johnston said in a statement that he did not want Claire Aubrey jailed for the attack. Mr Johnston suffered five small puncture wounds
YOUNGSTERS from Bolton had the chance to chat to a soap heart-throb at the launch of a high-profile charity event. Chris Bisson from Coronation Street, who plays loveable rogue Vikram Desai, is trying to persuade as many people as possible to join the
BOLTON Museum will be joining bidders from around the world when Lord Leverhulme's art collection goes to auction this month. Bosses are hoping to purchase items from the sale which should raise a staggering £5 million. They are not disclosing which pieces
FIRST Division Rotherham United are not only interested in Bury's Chris Swailes, they are also after long-serving skipper Nick Daws. The Millers assistant manager John Breckin revealed that he and boss Ronnie Moore were currently compiling a list of players
PHOTOGRAPHER Brian White decided to shock his friends when they made the trip to watch Bolton's triumph in the play-off final at Cardiff. When the party stopped off at a service station on the way down to the Millennium Stadium, he crept out and got changed
LEIGH RMI will allow free admission to children accompanied by adult in an attempt to attract more fans to their matches. The Conference League team finished in a highly creditable fifth spot last season but were disappointed at woeful crowds of around
