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  • Tourist trail

    DON'T go on the tourist trail, Unless you've lots of money. You want to, 'cos it's raining here, You'd like to be where it's sunny. You 'phone the travel agent, To ask about a price. They try to talk you into it, "Oh yes, it's very nice. "Not far from

  • Still waiting for first bit of good news in Farnworth

    I WOULD like to support Michael Birchall's comments (BEN: June 23) when he states Farnworth suffers again as a result of a poor standard of representation. Mr Birchall stated that Dr Iddon knew of the problem of the Green Lane Railway Bridge seven years

  • It's such a bridge of sighs for private hire car drivers

    SEVERAL weeks ago Bolton Council in their wisdom decided that the bridge on Newport Street is now in need of repair and is weak. The bridge has now been turned into a bus lane, i.e. buses taxis cycles. I'm a private hire driver and our vehicles are not

  • Our open spaces must be saved for many reasons

    YOUR article (Parks review is 'not cost cutting exercise' by Roger Williams, BEN: June 20) raises an issue of potential long-term, critical concern to all residents of, workers in, and tourists to Bolton. The hint of privatisation raises the twin spectres

  • Axe murder probe: Woman still quizzed

    DETECTIVES were today continuing to question a woman about the brutal murder of a Bolton businessman. The body of Daniel O'Brien, aged 41, was discovered in his exclusive detached home in West Yorkshire. He was naked and had suffered terrible injuries

  • Service will celebrate life of tragic teenager

    THE family and friends of a Bolton teenager who killed himself last year will celebrate what would have been his 20th birthday in a memorial service tonight. Heartbroken Lewis Edwards hanged himself from the stairwell of his parent's Sharples home last

  • Stubbs back on home gound

    FORMER Wanderers favourite Alan Stubbs today completed a free transfer move from Celtic to Everton - the club he has supported, and initially played for, as a youngster born on Merseyside. After signing a four-year deal he said: "When I went to Celtic

  • Post Office closure

    BLACKROD Post Office will be closed from Monday, July 16, to Friday, 27. Post offices in Chorley, Winter Hey Lane, Horwich, or Adlington can be used as an alternative.

  • Thyroid group meeting

    THE next meeting of the British Thyroid Foundation is on Saturday, July 14, at the Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth, from 10am to 12.30pm. For details, call Carole on 853557.

  • Plea for experts

    TABLE tennis experts are needed to teach budding players in Blackrod. Gordon Stevenson is looking for adult volunteers to teach youngsters the game. For more information, call him on 668807.

  • MP holds surgeries

    LEIGH MP Andy Burnham will hold advice surgeries on Friday between 6.45pm and 7.45pm in Golborne Library, and on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am at his constituency office at 10 Market Street, Leigh.

  • Outdoor art

    BOLTON Museum and Art Gallery will present an Outdoor Art Exhibition from Thursday August 23 until Monday August 27. Tickets are on sale now from the Museum Office. For more information you can contact 01204 332211.

  • Charity Bay walk

    A WALK to raise cash for the British Heart Foundation will take place across Morecambe Bay on Monday, August 27, starting from Arnside at 12.15pm. Sponsorship forms are available from the BHF Rossendale by ringing 01706 823139.

  • Flower power

    ST Anne's Church, Chapletown Road, Bolton, are holding a flower festival on Saturday, July 28, from 10am-8pm and Sunday, July 29 from 12pm-6pm. Refreshments are available on the day, for more information call 01204 852831.

  • Learning curve

    WESTHOUGHTON Community Learning Centre is offering free computer courses. On offer during the summer are three sessions of computer classes to get pupils started in the world of information technology. For information or to book call 01942 634700.

  • Teen 'critical'

    A TEENAGER who underwent emergency surgery for head injuries after a road accident is still critically ill, but his condition has stabilised at the Royal Preston Hospital. Ryan Robinson, aged 17, of Mather Street, Kearsley, was driving his Rover 200 in

  • Fun and games at art show

    AN art exhibition will run until Friday, July 20, at The Framing Studio and Observer Gallery, Rowbottom Square, Wigan. Fantasy, wildlife and games workshop illustrator Geoff Taylor will be there every Saturday, between 11am and 3pm, and on the final day

  • Offices hope for Little Town Hall

    PLANS to convert Bolton Little Town Hall into offices were expected to be approved by councillors this afternoon. The listed building in All Saints Street, part of the St George's Conservation Area, was a local history museum but since becoming disused

  • Firms warned of e-mail swindle

    A TRICK invitation which asks recipients to give bank account details in return for a share of a Nigerian windfall is now being sent by e-mail. According to Bolton and Bury Chamber local businesses have been receiving letters and faxes on this theme for

  • Local singers in musicals concert

    SINGERS from Bolton will be joining others from around the region in a concert at Manchester's Bridgewater Hall later this month. The concert, "Sing The Musicals", takes place on July 14 and will feature songs from Starlight Express, Jesus Christ Superstar

  • Shaun's orange-aid

    A SUPERMARKET worker was put in a sticky situation when he sat in a bath of orange juice for charity. Shaun Welsby, who works in Asda's meat department at Astley Bridge, also had honey poured over his head. The worst came later when his friends washed

  • Mrs Doubtfire author at library

    THE author who created Mrs Doubtfire is in Bolton tonight. Anne Fine is officially the Children's Laureate and is an award-winning writer with 40 books to her credit, including adult novels. She will be at the Central Library Lecture Theatre at 7pm for

  • Foot and mouth diverts car tour

    ONE of the region's premier classic car events will continue -- but its route will be diverted because of the foot and mouth crisis. Drivers are still urged to register for the Lancashire Automobile Club Coast-to-Coast Classic Tour, starting in Blackpool

  • Chiefs highlight transport blueprint

    TRANSPORT experts -- including Strategic Rail Authority chairman Sir Alistair Morton -- discussed regional issues when they met at Manchester Airport. They checked on the progress of the airport's £60 million ground transport interchange -- a project

  • Governors hope for troubled school

    THE School Governors Appointment Panel of Bolton Council was being updated today on progress to recruit extra governors for a troubled school. The Deane School failed its Ofsted report in March but has since put in place a package of improvement measures

  • Employers could be hamstrung by law

    LOCAL business leaders are concerned about a new European Court of Justice ruling which forces the UK government to extend the right to paid annual leave to short-term contract workers. Andrew Ratcliff, Chief Executive of Bolton and Bury Chamber, said

  • Biker loses fight for life

    A 20-YEAR-OLD motorcyclist has died in hospital, two weeks after he was involved in a road accident. Graham Johnson, of Duke Street, Astley, died in the Royal Bolton Hospital yesterday morning, nearly a fortnight after he was involved in the accident

  • Tots' tickle and rhyme time

    PARENTS are being invited to book early for baby-centred sessions entitled "Tickle, Bounce and Fun Rhyme Times". The sessions will take place at Halliwell Library on Tuesday ,July 12, and at High Street Library on Thursday, July 14. Both sessions start

  • Dedicated followers of Whitman

    BOLTON has celebrated its links with a legendary American poet through the annual Walt Whitman walk. Professor Michael Robertson from the College of New Jersey was the guest of honour and gave a reading from Whitman's "Song of the Open Road". He also

  • Stubbs back on home gound

    FORMER Wanderers favourite Alan Stubbs today completed a free transfer move from Celtic to Everton - the club he has supported since being a youngster on Merseyside.

  • Nursery pupils have flower power

    YOUNGSTERS in Horwich showed off their horticultural skills by growing a host of colourful sunflowers. Children aged from 18 months to five-year-old took part in the competition at Moorlands Nursery School in Chorley New Road. Cllr Barbara Ronson chose

  • Bird rescuer distraught at theft

    A BIRD rescuer has pleaded for the return of his stolen trailer. Jimmy Simpson, aged 38, bought the adapted trailer two weeks ago. But it was stolen and Mr Simpson now has no way of collecting sick or injured birds. Mr Simpson, of Grierson Street, Astley

  • Sign tutor: Parents fail in legal battle

    THE parents of a five-year-old boy stricken by a mysterious inability to speak have failed in a legal bid to force Bury Council to meet the full cost of a sign language tutor -- despite winning a High Court judge's sympathy for his plight. Connor Freeman

  • Students map out their futures

    STUDENTS at Bolton Sixth Form College pondered their future during an annual Careers Day. Representatives of universities and businesses visited the college's young men and women. Lecturers gave talks on computing, optometry, teaching, engineering, nursing

  • Excellence award for GP

    HEALTH Minister Lord Philip Hunt was in Leigh today to present an award for excellence to a family doctor. Dr Morris Doublet-Stewart is just the second single-handed practice GP to be given the Quality Practice Award. Lord Hunt, on a quick tour of the

  • Lancs on the rack

    LANCASHIRE were in deep trouble at Canterbury as Mark Ealham gave an inspired performance, taking six wickets, as the visitors chased Kent's massive 348 all out. Only Neil Fairbrother offered much resistance as wickets tumbled as Lancs faced the follow

  • High rollers are gambling with soccer's future

    I HAVE a lot of time for Arsenal. Down the years they have been the only team who have tried to stop the Premiership looking like the biggest one horse race since that race that only had one horse in it. But after agreeing to pay Sol Campbell £100,000

  • It's time we had a run for our money

    THERE'S a lad at Bolton Harriers who is just five yards behind World and Olympic champion Maurice Greene over 100m. Michael Smith is 22, he has been the fastest man in Bolton for five years, he is the fastest man in Greater Manchester and the third fastest

  • Michael sprints to the top

    By Neil Bonnar FASTEST man in Bolton Michael Smith is closing in on the top 100m runners in the country. The 22-year-old smashed his personal best at the AAA's Under-23 Championships when he recorded 10.5 seconds. The Farnworth sprinter, who is bidding

  • Pool accident man in 220-mile mercy dash

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 5, 1976 A 220-MILE mercy flight whisked a seriously injured Bolton man from Cornwall to Southport after a swimming pool accident at the weekend. Stephen Lane, aged 25, of Beverley Road, Bolton, badly injured his

  • Litter louts make town a mess

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 1, 1976 LITTER louts have transformed Bolton town centre in to a landscape of waste paper, drink cans and broken bottles. It's charm has been destroyed by rubbish left daily by scores of thoughtless sun-seekers

  • Soccer pitches scheme angers wildlife groups

    ENVIRONMENTAL groups have united in opposition to plans for two football pitches and changing rooms on the site of a wildlife haven. Longden North West want to create the sports facilities on land north of Thicketford Road, between Tonge Moor and Breightmet

  • Firm set to axe jobs

    JOBS are to be lost at a Westhoughton-based company following restructuring. Management at the IT firm Anker Systems recently responded to rumours sweeping the plant by stating that no change of ownership was being planned, that the company was not closing

  • Group musn't grumble!

    A GROUP of young Bolton musicians, who swapped Smithills for Tenerife, has hit the top -- supporting TV comedy stars The Grumbleweeds. In March the BEN revealed that seven band members -- all in their early 20s and who form the group Checkmate -- had

  • Weekend of fun in store as carnival comes to town

    ALL the fun of the fair comes to Westhoughton on Sunday thanks to the annual summer show and carnival. The Central Park showground will be the venue for all kinds of family entertainment including a classic car show, radio roadshow, trade and charity

  • Mystery of student's death

    THE body of a teenager lay undiscovered on a Horwich railway line for several hours after his death, it has been revealed. But the circumstances of how Philip Richard Mulcahy got to be on the track remain a mystery. Philip, aged 19, was described as "

  • Three floor homes in the pipeline

    A PROPOSAL to build eight three storey town houses has been lodged with Bolton Council. The plans have been submitted by Mr S Hughes of Blackburn Road, Astley Bridge. 59529/01 - Mr & Mrs A Chatwin, 1 Engledene, off Belmont Road, Bolton. Pruning of

  • Accident advice

    Have you had an accident Within the last two year? Perhaps out in the garden Or to do with your career? We will come to the rescue, Our motto --"no win, no fee". Be it a broken fingernail, Or graze upon the knee. There is always someone we can sue, Someone

  • Big bill for tax payers

    REGARDING your recent story concerning clerk to the justices Mr Carlos. Who would fund his very handsome redundancy terms -- the tax payers? I find it hard to believe the terms. Less than three years in the job: a £29,100 handshake and £38,500 a year

  • Different world, different tactics

    I'M sorry to have to tell you this but the Lib Dems in Westhoughton have just started the local election campaign for 2002. The theme is the same old one. That is to say, that Westhoughton is overlooked when Bolton shares out the cake. Most people know

  • Tenant consultation is so different these days

    I HAVE read the letter from Geoff Pollitt (June 25) and would like to respond to one paragraph in which he criticises tenant consultation. I have been a council tenant for thirty eight years and well remember the times of "Tell them you're going to do

  • Serious road safety questions

    YOUR piece on the reduction of accidents on St Peter's Way and the number of prosecutions (9,700) following the installation of the speed traps raises serious road safety questions. One cannot argue with the reported figures of the reduction in accidents

  • 'Mr Big' jailed for £6m drugs racket

    A DRUGS baron who masterminded the smuggling and distribution of £6 million worth of cannabis has been jailed for nine years. David Statham was described as a "controller and prime mover" behind a gang involved in buying the drugs in southern Spain, importing

  • Truants netted in crackdown

    EDUCATION bosses caught 31 youngsters skipping school to enjoy the sunshine in the latest crackdown on truants. The children -- aged between 11 and 15 -- were stopped yesterday during a joint operation by education social workers and Bolton police in

  • Whites head for Middle East

    WANDERERS have confirmed the second phase of their warm-up for the Premiership will take place in the Middle East. Sam Allardyce has accepted an invitation to compete in a 10-team international tournament in Saudi Arabia in August. Wanderers will play

  • Former hostage's plea for homeless

    FORMER hostage Terry Waite is encouraging businesses in Bolton to help the homeless. The 6ft 7in former special envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury met businessmen, MPs and experts at the Reebok Stadium this week. He was there to launch Emmaus Bolton

  • Summer cash boost

    ST Thomas of Canterbury School, on Eastbourne Grove, Heaton, raised £2,800 at its recent summer fair.

  • Sunday school holiday

    BOLTON Parish Church School wish to remind everyone that there will be no Sunday School from July 22 to August 26. It will re-open on Sunday, September 2, 2001.

  • Green volunteers

    VOLUNTEERS are needed to help carry out conservation work. If you fancy working outdoors and don't mind getting dirty ring the Bolton Volunteer Bureau on 01204 380692.

  • Cash help for children

    STAFF at the Bolton branch of the Skipton Building Society is raising cash for the NSPCC by selling Full Stop badges to provide funding for children affected by cruelty.

  • Towels are off for Nat

    WANDERERS president Nat Lofthouse officially opened the White Horse pub in High Street Little Lever. With Nat are, from the left, Julian Kay, manager; Dave Swindells, customer, and Vivien Gibbon, landlady.

  • Blooming chance

    ANYONE in Blackrod who would like to show off their green fingered skills is urged to take part in the annual "In Bloom" competition. Entry forms are available from the council offices at Blackrod library.

  • Help on way

    A PACKAGE of measures to give men with prostate cancer more help has been announced. Public Health Minister Yvette Cooper revealed plans to launch a website for sufferers to find out information on the illness.

  • April's hearty talk

    APRIL King from Legal Centres is the guest speaker at the next meeting of the Leigh Healthy Heart Club Cardiac Support Group next Wednesday. The meeting starts at 7.30 at Bond Street Catholic Club, Leigh.

  • Annual summer fair

    BLACKROD Church School is holding its annual summer fair tomorrow evening. The event, being held at the school in Vicarage Road West, starts at 6pm and includes stalls, games, raffles, tombolas and refreshments.

  • Kebab House blast drama

    AN explosion badly damaged an Indian takeaway in Prestwich early today. Fire crews and police officers were called to the Kashmiri Kebab house in Hilton Lane, Prestwich, just before 1am. Today detectives launched an investigation into the cause of the

  • Toy volunteer appeal

    VOLUNTEERS are needed to catalogue toys at Horwich and Blackrod Out-of-School Project, based at Blackrod Primary School, Manchester Road. Helpers are needed two days a week from 3.30pm to 4.30pm. For details, call Barbara Mason on 333492 or 07719 230086

  • Get fit, raise cash

    BOLTON people are being urged to 'Commit to Get Fit' to raise money for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Bolton's Esporta Health Club is joining the national initiative with the aim of altering lifestyles and improving health. Participants have the

  • Rural CAB service

    THE Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) is offering a new rural emergency service for countryside dwellers affected by the Foot and Mouth crisis. The service offers free money and debt advice for famers, rural businesses and employees. For more information

  • Making life easier

    IF you are struggling with bathing, showering, turning taps, opening cans, holding cutlery or getting dressed the Equipment Advice Service (EAS) may be able to help you. Appliances make life easier, advice sessions are held at New Horizons Centre, Bank

  • David has last laugh

    THE retiring boss of a Bolton advertising and public relations consultancy has revealed a 20-year-old joke. David Greenwood, aged 59, is to retire on July 31 and close his business -- Greenwood McAuley Kirkpatrick Ltd. But GMK Advertising, as it is known

  • Bungee jump for holiday staff

    STAFF at a Bolton holiday shop will be taking to the skies next Sunday in a reverse bungee jump for charity. Emplyees at Holiday Hypermarket will be raising cash for the Dr Joe Jaffe Renal Unit Appeal at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. They

  • Firms warned of e-mail swindle

    A SCAM which involves an invitation to give bank account details in return for a share of a Nigerian windfall is now being sent by e-mail. According to Bolton and Bury Chamber local businesses have been receiving letters and faxes on this theme for several

  • Pay up in euros

    SMALLER companies which trade occasionally in mainland Europe and Eire are being warned that they will have to pay their bills in euros from January 1 next year. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is pointing out that whatever the outcome

  • N-west shows fibre!

    THE fast-evolving technical textiles sector is being highlighted at an important Bolton conference. Lord Sainsbury, the Government's Science and Innovation minister, was at the Reebok yesterday to open a two-day "World Congress" on high-performance textiles

  • Art workshop

    THE Turnpike Gallery in Leigh is hosting an Art Factory from Saturday until August 4. Local artists will be running workshops where people of all ages can learn and have fun while celebrating the local community's creative talent. Alongside the workshops

  • Does driver hold clues to attack?

    A MYSTERY motorist may hold vital clues to help catch an attacker who broke a man's jaw during a fight. The 33-year-old Partington man was set upon just after midnight on June 16 as he walked along Wellington Road, Swinton. Following a row with two other

  • Grand design for Potter lover Emily

    A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl's love of Beatrix Potter has won her a chance to have her garden design recreated at Southport Flower Show. Emily Beachcroft from Hindley Green Primary School, was one of just three winners of the David Bellamy School's Competition

  • Young dancers raise cash for Nathan

    DANCERS from the All Stars Klub have been busy fundraising again to help an ill youngster. The "Task" dancers, pictured above, performed at the Victory Reform Club in Chorley Old Road and raised £776 for the Nathan Howarth Appeal. The all-girl show included

  • Towels are off for Nat

    WANDERERS president Nat Lofthouse officially opened the White Horse pub in High Street Little Lever. With Nat are, from the left, Julian Kay, manager; Dave Swindells, customer, and Vivien Gibbon, landlady.

  • Health chiefs confirm GP's suspension

    A BURY GP has been officially suspended by the General Medical Council amid claims he hired a surgery worker with criminal convictions. Colin Ogdon, of Higher Lees Farm, Helmshore Road, Holcombe, has had his suspension confirmed by the General Medical

  • Dance act's Temple date

    BOLTON'S Temple nightclub scores a coup this Saturday night when top dance act M&S appear with Girl Next Door. M&S are production duo Ricky Morrison and Fran Sidoli who recently notched up massive hits as the Blockster project with lifelong friend

  • Early birds for training

    Mike Whitlow and Simon Charlton had a head start when their Wanderers' team-mates reported back for pre-season training today. The two defenders have been doing regular workouts at the Bolton Arena.

  • Bilbao friendly is called off

    WANDERERS have officially cancelled the pre-season friendly against Spanish club Athletic Bilbao, which was scheduled to take place at the Reebok on Saturday, August 4. Sam Allardyce and his team will be in Saudi Arabia competing in the King Fahd Cup,

  • Student loan application dates extended

    TIME is running out for students in Bury seeking university funding. Student support staff with Bury Council's Education Services believe that a significant number of young people planning to go on to higher education in the next academic year have not

  • Ayeesha's a winner by a smile

    A YOUNGSTER'S smile won over judges at an annual pageant in Stretford. Ayeesha Fox, of Beech Avenue, Horwich, was declared winner of the 'Rosebud on Arena' contest and was presented with a silver trophy and certificate. The eight-year-old St Mary's Primary

  • Smile please you're on St Peter's Way!

    EVERY motorist driving along St Peter's Way will be photographed over the next few weeks. A bank of cameras located on top of a bridge near the Kearsley roundabout slip-road have been primed to snap away at cars. But the move is not a zero tolerance crackdown

  • Algae threat

    BATHERS are being warned to stay out of the water after toxic algae was found at an outdoor swimming pool. Traces of blue-green algae, which occurs naturally during spells of warm weather, have been discovered at the Clarence Lido in Bury. People, especially

  • Insolvency director retires

    A high-profile Manchester insolvency practitioner has retired after nearly 40 years in the profession. Mr Geoff Hilton, aged 61, who lives in Harwood, was director of corporate recovery and insolvency at the Manchester office of business advisers and

  • Sam puts keeper search on hold

    SAM Allardyce has put his search for a new goalkeeper on hold after getting the thumbs up from Jussi Jaaskelainen. The Wanderers' boss, priced out of a move for Bradford City's Matt Clarke, has spoken to Everton about their unsettled Norwegian international

  • Lancs on the rack

    LANCASHIRE were in deep trouble at Canterbury as Mark Ealham took four wickets to leave them on 101-5 after just 25 overs. In the morning Kent went from 301 for eight overnight to 348 all out in 50 minutes to leave a formidable target. Martin Saggers

  • Atherton has the almost perfect answer

    MIKE Atherton scored a brave 57 at Edgbaston to answer critics who suggested his record against Glenn McGrath does not augur well for the Ashes series. It was Jason Gillespie's away swing which finally accounted for Atherton's determined resistance, scoring

  • This is the Best yet ..!

    I CAN'T believe what I'm reading. George Best being put on the board at Bury Football Club? After all Bury's troubles the last thing they need is an alcoholic, who struggles to control himself, being handed control of the football club. It could only

  • Little Atom's a winner

    LEIGH rider Danielle Jolliffe and her pony 'Little Atom' have returned triumphant from the British Show Jumping Winter Championships in Solihull as winners of the Kraiburg Junior Novice Championship. At just 14, Danielle and her pony turned in a superb

  • Reclamation plan for Cutacre site

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 3, 1976 THE face of Bolton could be transformed if proposals contained in the area's new Borough Plan are carried out over the next 15 years. Bolton is the only one of Greater Manchester's 10 districts to have

  • Woman held over axe murder

    A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of murdering wealthy Bolton businessman Daniel O'Brien, formerly of Harwood, who was found naked in his plush detached home near Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A West Yorkshire police spokesman today confirmed that a

  • 15 hours of sunshine a day!

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, July 3, 1976 THE north's Arabian-style weather continues to make hot news with record after record being smashed. Bolton holiday's sunshine quota has been 15 hours a day. At the Lancashire coast resorts yesterday, sun

  • Drivers face petrol price rise

    25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 30, 1976 MOTORISTS may find themselves having to pay out more for petrol later this summer. The Price Commission is considering applications which would put up the cost of petrol by 2p a gallon, taking to-grade

  • Bolton Tri Club

    CLUB members took part in two races based at Manley Lake, near Chester. In a sprint triathlon consisting of a 750 metre swim, eight mile bike and 5km run and featuring 200 competitors Bolton's Adrian Selby finished third in 54 mins 17 secs, just 20 secs

  • Get them to the school on time!

    PARENTS of Little Hulton pupils forced to travel further to school from September have called on education chiefs to arrange a new school bus. They are angry that children who would have gone to Little Hulton Community School will need to travel a mile

  • Group musn't grumble!

    A GROUP of young Bolton musicians, who swapped Smithills for Tenerife, has hit the top -- supporting TV comedy stars The Grumbleweeds. In March the BEN revealed that seven band members -- all in their early 20s and who form the group Checkmate -- had

  • Hunt on for school governors

    A SHORTAGE of school governors has persuaded Bolton Council to launch a recruitment campaign. The local education authority (LEA) says vacancies for certain types of governor, although fewer than those experienced in many other places, are increasing

  • Skipper follows Swailes to Rotherham

    BURY skipper Nick Daws has linked up with his old team-mate Chris Swailes at Rotherham United. The Shakers' skipper and longest serving player gave up the chance of a big pay day in a year's time when he would have qualified for a testimonial after serving

  • Prize just the ticket

    I WOULD like to say thank you for a great surprise prize of two season tickets. Being a supporter of Bolton Wanderers, they are very much appreciated. Graham W Wassall Crescent Road Bolton

  • Mandelson for families?

    IN the Government we currently have a Minister for Education who failed her A Levels, a Minister for Sport who knows nothing about sport, a Minister for Defence who used to be a member of CND and a Minister for Transport who can't drive. Why not complete

  • What a week it really was!

    I AM writing to say a huge "thank you" to all the organisations in your area for their help in making the 16th annual Volunteers' Week such an outstanding success! The National Centre for Volunteering, which co-ordinated this special week in England (

  • Clueless over Highway Code

    I PASSED my driving test in 1973 and, since then, somewhere along the line, they have obviously changed the Highway Code without informing me. I was wondering if you could possibly let me have an up-to-date version? I am, of course, referring to her Newport