BURY Crossroads Care Scheme, which provides a relief service for carers in the community, has become the first charity to be awarded Investors in People by Bolton Bury Training and Enterprise Council. The Scheme, which was established four years ago,
THE official launch of Business Link Bolton and Bury is to be on Tuesday, July 2. General manager John Weir said today that that they were in the process of negotiating guest speakers. The new organisation - part of a national Government-inspired chain
A TRAINING centre costing £200,000 has been opened at the headquarters of Greater Manchester Waste Ltd in Higher Swan Lane, Bolton. Cllr Richard Fletcher from Bury, the chairman, unveiled a plaque at a ceremony this week. The company, which is the privatised
JACK Eva is a familiar sight sitting at his front window busily engrossed in his latest sewing project. Jack, of Duncan Street, Horwich, has become something of an expert at tapestry pictures, usually counted cross-stitch or half cross-stitch, which he
LABOUR chiefs are demanding a public apology from Liberal Democrats following a local election row. They claim the Liberal Democrats gave false information in a leaflet distributed in Clayton in the run-up to last month's borough elections. Last week's
AN elderly widow claims home improvement work which cost her most of her savings has been left unfinished. But the local company doing the job blame the pensioner for the delay, and claim she was never in when workmen called. Mrs Alice Cain, aged 89,
A CHORLEY high school is the talk of the town this week. Bishop Rawstorne, Croston, has become one of a small number of schools and colleges nationwide to be designated a Language College by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment Gillian
SUPERMARKET staff made a clean sweep of Bolton Art Gallery's shelves for their own exhibition, which opens today. Five members of staff from the town's Morrison's store have finally picked their favourite works of art for the "Out of the Vaults" exhibition
PUPILS, staff and governors at a Bolton special school have launched a campaign to save sixth form classes from closure. In 1981, Woodside Senior School - which educates youngsters with moderate learning difficulties - had just ONE pupil in its sixth
A YOUNG mum is furious at passers-by who ignored her pleas for help when her six-year-old epileptic son collapsed. Sharon Chamberlain, aged 26, of Canal Walk, Chorley, said one woman motorist even stopped, wound her window down and drove off again without
BOLTON shoppers and workers have unanimously condemned Bolton council's decision to shut the public loos in Bridge Street. As reported in last night's BEN there has been an outcry following the closure of the popular public conveniences. According to
CRIME-busting Chorley cops have slashed the number of offences in the borough for the second year running. In the 12 months up to the end of March, crime in Chorley has dropped by almost four per cent, with significant decreases in robberies, house burglaries
SIr: A number of large employers have launched a campaign against "ageism", discrimination against older workers. It would be interesting to see how local authorities and other public sector employers measure up in this regard. It is now virtually unknown
SIR: As you go round the town you see shop after shop empty, or a notice in the window closing down. Then I read in the BEN that the powers that be in the Town Hall, tell a man in Bridge Street that he is obstructing the pavement by displaying furniture
RUSSIANS rambling around Rivington? Czechs checking out Chorley? Is the borough braced for a foreign invasion as the European Football Championships loom? Well, perhaps not an invasion, but Chorley is prepared to welcome some foreign guests to Lancashire
A TEENAGER ran off to the toilets in tears after wrongly being announced the winner in an amazing carnival queen contest cock-up. And the gaffe sparked a right royal rumpus as furious families stormed from the building amid accusations of a "fix." Proud
A SENIOR member of the Royal Family enjoyed breakfast in Bolton today before a visit to the North West. HRH Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh rested on the royal train The Prince William in sidings outside Bolton rail station early this morning. The
Up they went in all their glory, But the Premier League is a different story. First Rioch went things looking glum, But wait the worst was yet to come. Hard games came thick and fast, Then Blackburn felt the Bolton blast. Great to watch on Match of the
A BOLTON man who unearthed a "photographic treasure" is searching for a buyer to keep them available to the public. Colonel C George Robinson, aged 77, of Firwood Fold, Tonge, has hundreds of prints - some more 100 years old - including shots from all
From the Evening News, May 22, 1971 WITH banners, slogans and the skirl of Scottish pipes, the people of Irlam showed their determination to see that their steel works remain open when they paraded through the town to a mass rally. The threatened closure
WANDERERS have lined up a seven match warm-up in preparation for their bid to bounce back off the relegation ropes. Colin Todd will test his squad against five clubs from the lower divisions - all away from home - in the run-up to the new Division One
THE Horwich Golf club season started on a bright note with most of the early competitions being sponsored by local companies. In the first round of the Coronation Cup, sponsored by Jorgus Carpets, former captain R Forrest won the first division with 78
NEIL Stirling of Harwood won the Bolton Golf Association's Past Presidents Trophy over 36 holes at the newly formed championship course at Deane. And he did it in style setting a new course record with a 65 gross in the opening match of the first round
BOLTON Hospice is taking its caring service into patients' homes. The 14-bed hospice, opened off Chorley New Road four years ago, is about to start a scheme called Home Care with a special nursing team. The move comes after an out-patient consultation
BOLTON'S inspection unit is battling against the odds to secure contracts in the secondary sector. The authority's team of registered OFSTED inspectors recently tendered for 30 secondary contracts and 15 primary with a view to securing six secondary inspections
BOLTON'S retiring Mayor Cllr Alan Rushton celebrated a successful year's fund-raising - to the tune of £20,000! The busy Mayor and Mayoress shared the rewards of the hard work put in by themselves and the Charity Committee with 28 local organisations.
TYPICAL Manchester weather greeted the stars of Coronation Street at Egerton Cricket Club last night. Cast members from the popular soap were in Bolton to play cricket against a Lancashire team in aid of Mike Watkinson's benefit year. Kevin Kennedy (Curly
THE Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton have officially reopened Hall i' th' Wood after its £450,000 refurbishment. Cllr Eric Johnson and his wife Ida joined fellow councillors at the Grade I listed hall yesterday. A ribbon was cut to mark the occasion and guests
TIM Wallwork will lead a strong Bolton League Xl in their revenge mission against the Northern League at Leyland on Sunday, June 9. The Little Lever wicket-keeper captains a much-changed Bolton side in the tie of the first round of the Lancashire Inter-League
MORE than 300 dinner guests were left in the dark when the lights went out at the Mayor's Ball. New Mayor Mel Coombes tried to shine through the power failure by reading his speech by torchlight, but guests had to abandon their desert and coffee and evacuate
IT AFFECTS one in every 200 people in the UK with three-quarters of these diagnosed before the age of 20. Yet the public know very little and are even scared of the condition. That's the opinion of Chorley epileptics who hope to make people more aware
SIR: I am trying to trace Mrs Doreen Cockle - she used to live at 5 Vigor Road, Hartcliffe, Bristol, until 1968. Her sister lived in Bolton. We were great pals but unfortunately lost touch when she lost her husband, Len Cockle. Can anyone help me to trace
NICK Boyd will be aiming to put two years of disappointment behind him when he fights on the Steve Collins-Nigel Benn world championship bill at the Nynex Arena, Manchester in July, writes Gordon Sharrock. The Bolton boxer has been out of the ring for
IT WAS an autograph hunter's dream when the stars came to Chorley, bringing a feast of fun, laughs and football. St Michael's School was packed at the weekend with people wanting to meet sporting heroes Emlyn Hughes (pictured), Terry McDermott, Andy Gereaghty
TWO weeks ago, Wigan trounced rugby union glamour club Bath 82-6 at rugby league in a code-breaking game at Manchester City's Maine Road ground. On Saturday it's the turn of rugby union to stage the 15-a-side game when the two sides meet at RU headquarters
SIR: Mr Peter Thurnham, MP's endorsement in the Bolton Evening News of the Liberal Democrats in Bolton North East is very welcome, as is the support of all those who have re-thought the politics of the last 17 years and look to a fairer society with a
SIR: I write in response to your article 'Suite and Sour Alec' (May 18). I find it staggering that anyone can be as selfish and inconsiderate as Mr Bromley apparently is. How can he feel that he has the right to clutter up a public pavement? Or that he
A DISUSED barn at the former Burnthwaite Children's Home was set alight last night. Firemen believe the blaze, at the Old Hall Lane building, was started deliberately. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have
TORIES and Liberal Democrats have agreed to share the opposition posts on Bolton Council. Both parties won six seats in the local elections earlier this month. The Tories will be the main opposition on the management and finance, education and arts and
DONATIONS to Bolton charity shops could be storing up trouble instead of helping the needy, a local councillor has warned. Cllr Paul Perry, who works with the Salvation Army, has urged people not to leave bags of clothes in front of charity shops outside
A LANDSCAPE gardener who learned his trade on a Bolton golf course has struck gold at the Chelsea Flower Show. Former Farnworth Grammar School pupil Chris Stones, 36, who is joint owner of Landmark Design and Build Ltd earned a gold medal in the external
SPECIAL constables in Astley Bridge have been given a new set of wheels to help them speed up their voluntary duties. Backed by sponsorship from North West Water, the specials will be able to drive around the area in their Ford Escort van. The initiative
COUNCIL chiefs have been urged to use "plain English" ... even when they are bidding for Euro cash. They came under fire when it was revealed that they have asked for 5.236 million ECUs for a housing scheme. New Labour Cllr Mrs Barbara Ramsden said: "
MORE than 1,300 residents in Blackrod have signed a petition calling for an increase in community policing. The petition has been handed to Bolton West MP Tom Sackville who has promised to take up the residents' concerns with Bolton's Chief Superintendent
DAVID Young, the Labour MP for Bolton South East, says he is pleased at the news, revealed in the BEN, that the District Labour Party has filled the posts which were made vacant when three of its top officials resigned following a row with regional officers
THE way that Bolton woman Lesley Glover fought her way back to normal living after a brutal assault makes a heartening modern story. She used the experience to re-shape her life, and is now a successful businesswoman. It's unlikely that the beast who
THE injection of £1.68 million of National Lottery cash into Bolton's Octagon Theatre means that much-needed building work can be completed. The money comes to the theatre via an Arts Council lottery grant, which means the money cannot be used for productions
JUDGES are not above the law or criticism. In his attack on Home Secretary Michael Howard's tough sentencing policy, Lord Chief Justice Lord Taylor seems to wish they were. He claims it is unjust of the Government to criticise judges for lenient sentencing
