PLEASE could the Highways Department clarify the thinking behind the haphazard parking and, the strangely, meandering central road markings which need crossing many times on a car journey along Halliwell Road? Thank you for the wonderful display of daffodils
THANK you to the Bolton Evening News and the Blundell Arms, for the lovely tasty meal we won in the recent Millers Kitchen Competition. The staff were very friendly, and the service and quality of the food was excellent. I would recommend the Blundell
THE other night I dreamed I was famous.There I was in Hollywood surrounded by a battery of press photographers and a cheering crowd of adoring fans. "Shall I do it now?" I asked teasingly. "Go for it, Davy baby!" yelled the mob. I got down on all fours
Sheer delight! THANK you Bolton Evening News, for the pleasure,from your prize tickets, of seeing a first class production of Alan Ayckbourn's play How the Other Half Loves at the Octagon Theatre. The clever plot, imaginative staging, perfect timing and
THE former home of Sir Geoffrey and Lady Hulton on the edge of Hulton Park is up for sale. The house is being advertised asking for offers of more than £375,000. It is described as: "A unique family house with Queen Anne origins and superb views over
THE first of a staggering total of 35,000 trees will soon be planted to mark the start of a major project which will help transform an old industrial valley into a green haven. Already preparatory work has begun as part of the ambitious project centred
WE are holding our Charity Ball on Friday, May 14, 7.30pm, at the Community Centre, Railway Road, Adlington. The ticket price is £7.50, which includes buffet, disco and dance (Brian Parkinson). Entertainment from Gillies School of Dance and St Paul's
SERVICES for children with special needs are heading for a major shake-up to safeguard vital work to help struggling pupils. Education staff have ordered a review which could see schools taking on hundreds of specialist staff currently employed by the
A BOLTON man's dream turned to reality yesterday when a unique centre for patients recovering from brain and spinal injuries was opened. As reported in Thursday night's BEN, Northern Ireland Secretary Dr Mo Mowlem, who has herself recovered from brain
LEGENDS don't always have great games and Nat Lofthouse was no exception. He recalls one of his 33 appearances for England - against Italy in 1952 - when, by his own admission, he had a "stinker" in the beautiful city of Florence. Bolton's No 1 sporting
ABOUT 100 young people gathered at Bolton Town Hall to reap their rewards after many months of hard work to gain Duke of Edinburgh Gold, Silver and Bronze awards. Bolton is one of the leading boroughs in the whole of Britain for fostering the award scheme
MANY years ago I wrote to you from Cambodia (it was 1973 or 1974, I believe) about my teaching there. You then published an edited version of my letter, headed Globetrotting teacher. Today I write with the purpose of asking you to let it be known I am
NO one can feel safe from the axe as Colin Todd attempts to come up with a winning formula for next Saturday's trip to Oxford. The Wanderers boss sat his players down on Monday morning and repeated everything he'd said immediately after the defeat at
I NOTE with gob-smacked incredulity the erection of black lamps on Lower Deane Road. I take it that this design will carry on up Deane and Wigan Road, I think not. What a complete and utter waste of cash - they don't even light up the road. Interesting
By Irma Heger TAKE a look at the beautiful bride in these pictures, full of life and loving her special day. But 20 years ago, she was given few chances of living much past her fifth birthday. Beverley Unwin, nee Bennett, was born with seven holes in
MURDER squad detectives were today probing the death of a 50-year-old father after trouble outside a Horwich take-away last night. The man, who was married with a son, died at the Royal Bolton Hospital after collapsing at his home in Horwich. It is believed
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 27, 1974 BOLTON'S five-months-old teachers' dispute is over after teachers accepted an offer of more available staff. The dispute began over what the teachers felt was inadequate planning for the raising of the
I'M relieved to see that someone else finds Mr Tom Jones and the Snowball Trust incomprehensible. However, the name Snowball Trust implies not the Middle Ages, but the Ice Age. The last melting remnant of it. B Brierley Shilton Gardens, Bolton. Converted
A BOLTON town centre pub is set for a major facelift. Planning control sub committee councillors have given the go ahead for changes to the grade two listed building Maxims on Bradshawgate right North-east based Vaux Breweries have put in plans which
THE major public inquiry into controversial plans for the Xanadu snowdome sports and leisure complex in Leigh will start on Tuesday, April 20. It will be held in the Council Chamber at Leigh Town Hall and will get underway at 10am. It is due to last until
I WOULD like to go one better than the letter recently sent in by Mr Sidebottom. My aunt, Miss Lilian Costello, who worked in her younger days and still lives in the Deane area, also attended Pikes Lane School like the rest of the family, one brother
I ask Cllr Jack Foster to get his priorities right. The money spent on Deane Road - £50,000 for new lamp posts and another £16,000 for decorating the lamp posts and some thousands of pounds for an "archway" that has yet to be built. The cost will be over
WANDERERS are planning to pump up the volume at the Reebok for the promotion run-in. Desperate to turn the tide of events that have seen hopes of a top two slot fade over the past month, club officials are determined to create an atmosphere that will
I think the new road markings on Moss Bank Way are well planned - with safety in mind. It is Government policy that roads should have cycle lanes. The new road markings allow people wishing to turn right at the bottom of the hill to stop and wait safely
BOLTON businesses may pump £100,000 into the cash-strapped Octagon theatre, to keep locally-made productions on the stage. Bosses from local firms have already pledged £42,000 to the theatre after just one week's fundraising. It comes as the Octagon battles
ELIZABETH Howcroft seems to have missed the point (Your Views, March 17). My suggestion, that we pay to use town centre loos, was merely an alternative to having toilets close early, or close altogether. I agree, Elizabeth, no one should be charged, but
YOUR recent article about the proposals for further development at Watersmeeting indicated that this development was not seen as a threat to Bolton town centre. While the Town Centre Partnership welcomes investment into the Bolton Borough, we would certainly
I was surprised to read the recent comment in the BEN by Highways chief Cllr Jack Foster who suggested that irate motorists caught up in traffic jams during roadworks on main roads should take the train to work. This theory is fine, provided you live
CARL Thompson has vowed to bring his WBO World Cruiserweight Crown back to Bolton tonight when he meets Johnny Nelson in Derby. The Horwich champion believes he is ready to produce the best performance of his career and has promised his army of supporters
IT was surely written in the stars that actress Jean Fergusson would bring her one-woman show about Farnworth comedienne Hylda Baker to Bolton. She first saw She Knows You Know at the West Yorkshire Playhouse's Courtyard The Octagon's Artistic Director
MUSIC & DANCESUNDAYMONDAY BOLTON Music Service is holding various activities at different centres. At Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, New York, Bolton: Bolton Youth Flute Choir, 5pm-6.30pm; Bolton Youth Double Reed Ensemble, 5.15pm-6.15pm;
