I MUST correct the statement in the BEN, March 17, by Mr Stuart Lever, as to what I said in the council meeting on March 3. He claimed I said Nigel Lawson, the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, cut the higher rate of tax from 80pc to 40pc, leading to
THIS is a letter of support for SCOT, the Independent support campaign for the Octagon Theatre Bolton. I wish to add my voice to the many letters I am sure you have already received, to protest at the future Business Plan for the theatre over the next
CONTROVERSIAL councillor Paul Perry has resigned from the Labour group on Bolton Council. He will carry on serving as an independent and will make his mind up over the weekend whether to stand in the local elections in May. Cllr Perry has represented
THREE women claim they will have to shut up shop after being told they have to register for VAT. They say that it's unfair because between them they run two separate businesses - but VAT officers insist the business is one. Deborah Standen and Carole
A RALLYING call is going out to former orthopaedic patients to join in the 1999 Bolton Great Hip and Knee Walk and raise much needed funds for research. The last walk, held at the Royal Bolton Hospital two years ago, raised more than £7,000 for the charity
WANDERERS beat top line competition today with a successful swoop for Blackpool goalkeeper Steve Banks. Colin Todd clinched the transfer just hours before the 5 o'clock transfer deadline after agreeing a deal with the reluctant Seasiders, who didn't want
A CRACKDOWN on troublemakers at Bolton's official gipsy caravan site is being demanded following a mass exodus of fed-up and frightened travelling families. Just six families out of 26 remain on the Hall Lane, Moses Gate site. And today one resident appealed
ORGANISATIONS planning Millennium celebrations will be able to get advice on how Bolton Council can help at a special event tonight. The council is awarding grants of up to £1,000 to groups planning special events during the Year 2000. Information packs
BOLTON parents will receive grants of up to £30 per week if their children decide to stay on in school or go to college from this September. Education chiefs have been told the grants must be paid direct to families rather than to each individual sixth
BOOTH Industries Group plc has given a confident message to shareholders. Executive Chairman Roy Jordan told the annual general meeting in Leicester that the first quarter had gone well with all divisions ahead of budget. "Order books are strong," he
TWO local students with dreams of becoming Bolton's answer to Linford Christie and David Beckham need a helping hand to kick off their sporting careers. The two Thornleigh pupils have been chosen to represent Britain at the International student games
SINCE my letter to you about a new, modern hospital for the Bolton and districts I have had several telephone calls wherein people were worried about staffing and costs. The cost of building and operational costs could be covered by (a) cross accounting
MORE than 200 scrap cars were destroyed last night when firebugs torched Bolton's biggest car yard. Police have launched an investigation after the fierce blaze at the Metro Salvage Scrap Yard in Waterloo Street just after midnight. Fire crews battled
THEATRE, MUSIC AND DANCE SOUL Night with Zoo, Horwich Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, 8pm. Tel: 692211. BOLTON Autumn Choir require male and female members for choir rehearsals at Age Concern, Ashburner Street from 5.30pm-7pm. For further details tel:
BOLTON Council is undertaking a major survey of the borough's air - to see how polluted it is. The results will be published in the next few months to show pollution blackspots. The BEN revealed yesterday that the half mile section of St Peter's Way near
A GROUP of Kearsley neighbours are up in arms after council bin crews refused to drive down their back street. Environmental services managers decided to stop wheelie bin collections from the rear of Station Road after a lorry became stuck in a rut in
THE widows of former Bolton miners who suffered chest complaints, have bombarded union bosses with compensation calls. Shortly after the BEN revealed that time was running out for ex-mineworkers to make cash claims, 14 women contacted TUC chiefs about
A CALL has been made for developers to end their silence over a second "super estate" plan in Westhoughton. As reported yesterday, speculation is mounting that more than 1,000 homes will be built on the Bowlands Hey site, off Wigan Road. It would only
GREATER Manchester Police have launched a new "Guide to Business Security" manual. It deals with topics such as risk management, theft by staff, selecting security guards, choosing an alarm system and all aspects of closed circuit television. A GMP spokesperson
A NEW boss has taken over in the local Employment Service. Mr Steve Brown, pictured, has been appointed District Manager in charge of Bolton and Bury. A recent re-organisation means the Bolton-based job now covers Bury as well. Mr Brown, aged 49, who
MANY thanks to the BEN for the 12 jars of marmalade that I won in one of your great competitions. I also won this Saturday's quickie crossword worth £15. I have been doing the crossword for a long time, and at last I have been picked out, so as they say
It's that time once more, for our Easter Parade, So put on a show, with the hats you have made. From a bit of this, and a bit of that, Ribbons and net, that can make a nice hat. Just line up and giggle, join in the joke, A hat that is flat, or a bonnet
POLICE are searching for a depressed Farnworth mother who has vanished with her four children. Elaine Booth, a 36-year-old divorcee, of Glenbrook Gardens, has not been seen for 13 days. Officers looking for the missing mum believe she may have taken her
BOLTON Council is set for a £650,000 windfall from its shares in Manchester Airport. Bolton is one of the ten local authority shareholders in the airport. A dividend will be paid out tomorrow amounting to £13 million and forms the second of two pay outs
25 YEARS AGO BOLTON District ratepayers will have to pay 50 per cent more for the services that Great Manchester has taken over, 27 per cent more for services performed by the new district, 70 per cent more for sewerage and the water rate has gone up
By Irma Heger BOLTON people are being asked to support the NSPCC's hard-hitting Full Stop campaign, currently being advertised with TV commercials designed to shock. The nightmarish adverts depict harrowing scenes involving youngsters while Alan Shearer
