BOLTON Juniors were at Grange Park on Monday to play South Lancs in the inter-regional qualifier with a severely depleted team. The day started on a high note when Bolton took the foursomes 5-l. Bolton only needed 4 points in the singles matches in the
COMMUTERS in Chorley are heading for life in the fast lane following a multi-million pound train deal. New diesel trains will improve customer comfort and cut journey times by reaching speeds of up to 100mph. Great Western Holdings, parent company of
DETECTIVES have pledged to continue the hunt for a 'Mr Big' from Bolton alleged to be the head of an international drug smuggling conspiracy. The man, who uses the name "Peter Ellis" and comes from the Bolton area, is wanted by police investigating the
A SCHEME to transform an MOT testing station into an exclusive bar and club is on road to success after it got the green light from planning bosses. Three Bolton businessmen, the driving force behind Leisure Services 2000 Ltd, have got permission to convert
FRIENDLY Chorley families are being asked to helped make foreign students' dreams come true. The youngsters, from 23 countries, are taking part in an international exchange scheme to taste English culture - but they desperately need somewhere to stay.
FORMER bandleader Phil Moss who used to play at Bolton's Palais de Danse is searching for the the town's most romantic ballroom stories. The Manchester musician, who made his name in the 70s with his swinging dance band, is now hoping for tales of romance
BOLTON council chiefs have warned pensioners not to be bullied into handing over cash to salesmen promising them discounts when gas supply is opened up to competition. Cllr Paul Perry told councillors at a meeting last night he had been approached by
FAST food restaurant Burger King on Deansgate has had its chips and is closing at the end of the month. The firm, which also has a drive-thru restaurant at Trinity Retail Park on the outskirts of Bolton town centre, hopes the 32 full and part time members
A YOUNG woman made a terrible discovery when she found her boyfriend's body at their Chorley home. Nicola Chester found Andrew Bromley unconscious when she returned to the house on Pall Mall on Friday evening. Emergency services attended the scene but
SIR: We were lucky winners of tickets for the spectacular show "Spirit of the Dance" at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool and would like to thank you and the Grand Theatre for this wonderful opportunity to see the splendid show. We can thoroughly recommend
HEARTBROKEN relatives of gun victim Dillon Hull today spoke of their grief and disbelief at the death of "a little angel." Dillon, who used to live in Blackburn, was a former pupil at Longshaw County Primary School. He lived in Mosley Street and Walsh
SIR: I have been walkjing into town, past the bus shelter outside where the Bolton Royal Infirmary was, there have been a few tramps drinking before 9 o'clock in the morning. The other morning one was lying on the seat in a dirty state moaning and groaning
SIR: All credit to the pub chain J D Wetherspoon for making such a mature decision and banning alcopops. I hope that others will follow suit. In the future the NHS, local councils will not be able to sustain the social cost, so someone will have to pay
THE MAN with the safest pair of feet in the north west is set to help raise thousands of pounds for a Chorley charity. Cedric Robinson, of Grange-over-Sands, will lead fundraisers across the shifting sands of Morecambe Bay in aid of Derian House. The
SIR: Most BEN readers will feel that fox-hunting is just a romp on horseback with a bit of bloodlust thrown in for bad measure. Perhaps the hunting-set should have phased out their outdated hobby and saved Tony Blair the trouble. My ancestors were steeped
SIR: I read in the BEN (August 1) that Bolton Council has given the green light for a new access road to be built leading to the Lyon Industrial Estate, Kearsley. That, I am sure, will be a blessing to the residents of Pilkington Road and Springfield
IT was impossible to overfeed the carp in last Sunday's Lord Nelson AC aggregate match on Moorlands Farm. Over 500 lbs of fish were caught, averaging 15 lbs per angler and a few club records were smashed along the way. The first three in the frame all
CONTROVERSIAL music teachers have hit a bum note with one local musician who wants his protest to go to the Prime Minister. Angry Paul Finan has asked Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle to take up his complaints in the Commons. Mr Finan, aged 43, of Netherley Road
IT'S showtime again in Coppull when the village reintroduces a carnival for the first time in almost 10 years this weekend. The former carnival faded out at the end of the eighties but has now been resurrected - sparked by Coppull Community Association
WEDDING bells will be ringing sooner than expected for a Coppull man who is celebrating this week after scooping part of a £1.65m National Lottery win. Printer Ian Pennington, aged 26, who belongs to a 15-strong syndicate from a factory near Ormskirk,
CHORLEY 173/9 NETHERFIELD 95 VAUX NORTHERN LEAGUE SATURDAY proved to be a good day for Chorley as they recorded a resounding win over Netherfield who started the day on equal points with Roland Horridge's men. To compound Chorley's delight leaders Fleetwood
SIR: My father was born in Tindall Street, Bolton, in I922, and he lived there until 1935, when his family moved to London. He was always very proud of having been born in Lancashire. For him, Bolton always remained in Lancashire, despite its "relocation
ATHERTON LR beat Leyland Motors 3-0 with all three goals coming from players who were with Atherton Colls last season. Alan Shawcross got the first, Steve Dixon converted the second from a Dave Roach free kick and Andy Pendlebury finished it off. Former
BOLTON people have taken up the challenge to raise cash for Bolton Hospice - tackling fund raising with fifth anniversary fervour! For local folk are not only supporting the busy programme of events in their scores, but they're also pledging to raise
MENTAL health patients and their carers have dubbed services across the North-west "unsatisfactory and unhelpful." SANELINE, the national helpline for people coping with mental illness, has revealed that 57 per cent of people questioned in the region
WANDERERS fans have been warned not to travel to Saturday's Premiership opener at Southampton without tickets. The Saints had only 400 seats left yesterday and expect the game to be a 15,200 sell-out. Bolton fans have already snapped up their allocation
BURY are ready to change the name of their ground in their latest bid to boost income. The Shakers hope to follow the likes of Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough and Huddersfield Town in selling off the name of their Gigg Lane ground to the highest bidder
DAVE Jones is approaching his Premiership debut with a large helping of excitement and a good measure of trepidation. Success with Stockport earned the man they dubbed the Merseyside Messiah a meteoric rise into the managerial stratosphere when Southampton
RYAN Thompson of Old Links won the Bolton Junior Championship at Dunscar with an outstanding score of 70 gross. This was a one under par total and was held from the first out in the morning at 8am. It was never under any threat with his nearest rival
CHORLEY is a nice place to live - but local residents are being priced out of buying new houses in the borough. The latest housing survey for the council confirms the town is an attractive place to move to, but it also claims lower paid townsfolk can't
A BUSINESSMAN has been left high and dry after thieves stole his top-of-the-range roadsweeper. Chris Gilmore, manager of North West Site Services, based at Blanescough Works, Preston Road, Coppull, woke up to a nightmare on Monday morning when he discovered
A BOLTON businessman's company is at the centre of a storm in West Yorkshire over plans to dump toxic waste in their area. Bob Horrocks, who owns Preston based Metrolands Investments and the Warmfield Company, wants to use the Newland Park Estate at Normanton
A MAN who sensationally gave his home away to a disabled children's charity will be helping to raise more than £1,000 for them this weekend. Local landowner Martin Kevill used to live at Gradwells Farm in Croston until he handed it to the Sons of Divine
A RESIDENT has welcomed Bolton Council's controversial decision to give the go-ahead to an industrial estate at Singing Clough, Kearsley. Edith Wadley, from Springfield Road says the new access road to the Lyon Industrial estate will fulfil a promise
ROLLING meadows, flourishing wildflowers and hedgerows at a Harwood farm are under threat from a proposed golf course extension. And tenant farmer Arnold Davenport's livelihood at Nab Gate Farm, will also be lost forever if the scheme to create nine extra
CHORLEY 1 NEWCASTLE UNITED 1 FRIDAY'S battle of the Magpies ended all square in a keenly-fought contest at Victory Park. A youthful Newcastle side drew level thanks to a superb equaliser 15 minutes from time by former Chorley man David Eatock. The match
SIR: I refer to the In Touch spot in Your views regarding contacting old friends. I quite, by accident, have found out what happened to my childhood sweethearts' from many years ago. The news is bad. Some are now dead and those who made an impact on my
THE CALLOUS killer who gunned down a boy of five in a Bolton street could have been captured on video film. Detectives were today studying footage from business premises as a massive hunt was under way for the gunman who slaughtered the child in what
A CHORLEY man is flying high after his kites starred in a local display. David Holt, of Dole Lane, has been making the kites since he was a kid and is going up in the world with his inventions. Recently David's imagination has been running wild, with
SIR: I am trying to raise money for my local park. It is hard work but Engineers Work have agreed to support my campaign. I am raising money for a "cushion area", so that children don't get hurt. I have launched a one-man crusade for improvements to the
THE fear of losing three Super League matches on the trot should be enough to inspire Wigan Warriors. Coach Eric Hughes, anxious to lift his troops after the thrashing by Canberra Raiders last weekend, says the 'fear factor' should play its part at Sheffield
SIR: North West Water attempts to reassure your readers by pointing out that you missed a 'vital point' in your story about cryptosporidium pollution (BEN Your Views, August 1), i.e. that testing is carried out before the water is distributed. However
SIR: I have just read an article in the Bolton Evening News (August 2) headed Estate fighters ask: Why won't you listen? by Gayle Evans, and I honestly could not believe what I was reading. Firstly, Bill Collison says: "Bolton Council has stripped us
The ripple of the little stream meandering by the trees, The sun high in a cloudless sky and not a breath of breeze. In the distance horses hooves clip-clop along the lane, Overhead a skylark sings its sweet refrain. These soothing sounds of summer, tranquillise
TRIUMPHANT pupils of Claypool CP school will now have the opportunity to surf in school time - surf the net, that is. The talented youngsters pipped 11 other schools when they wonf the AST computer competition, organised in association with the Bolton
FED up passengers have pleaded with a bus firm to get their services back on track. Travellers have been driven to distraction by what they claim has become an erratic and unreliable service to Bromley Cross. Complaints centre around the B5 and B10 routes
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 7, 1972 AN eight-times men's singles champ - that's the all-time record set by Graham Hodgkinson in Bolton's Charity Lawn Tennis tournament when he beat David Gunson in the final on Saturday, 8-6, 6-2. In the
MIXU Paatelainen was expected to complete his £300,000 transfer to Wolves today. The out of contract Wanderers striker returned to Molineux to finalise the deal that will see him team up with Steve Bull in a fearsome First Division strikeforce. The Mighty
By Gordon Sharrock IRISH eyes were smiling at Keith Branagan today after the Wanderers keeper received an eve of season World Cup call. Branagan, capped once by the Republic, has been named in Mick McCarthy's squad for the Group 8 qualifier against Lithuania
