A PILOT project which has gained national recognition is growing in stature and gathering support from the Bolton community. The Bolton pilot of Better Government for Older People is being led by the council with support from Wigan and Bolton Health Authority
THE Millennium Jobs Challenge aims to find 365 jobs before the year 2000. The BEN, the Employment Service, Bolton and Bury Chamber, Lifetime Careers and Bolton Metro have joined forces to reach this JOB-A-DAY target. It's a crusade to get Bolton people
THE Reebok ticket office will remain open until 7pm tonight with tickets for Monday's home fixture against Stockport on open sale and seats for the re-arranged Bristol City home game (April 13) available to members and Lifeline holders. The office will
THE Easter escape was well under way today with Boltonians enjoying an April Fools' Day with temperatures expected to tip the 70s. And weathermen predict glorious weather for the North-west lasting well into the Easter weekend. Motoring organisations
BOLTON Reserves went down to their third successive home Pontins League defeat when League leaders Oldham Athletic ran out 2-0 winners at The Reebok Stadium last night. Wanderers keeper Keith Branagan, the most experienced player on the pitch from either
THE mother of one of the teenagers killed in the St James's School Alpine coach crash has had her son's belongings returned. As reported in yesterday's BEN, Carole Ridding's handbag was stolen on Tuesday containing precious memories of her son Keith.
In keeping with the spirit of Easter pupils at St Ethelbert's RC Primary School on Melbourne Road have been looking closely at The Tale of Three Trees (by Tim Jonke). Carly Robinson tells this story for you in her own words Converted for the new archive
THE financial importance of Wanderers' winning promotion back to the Premiership was spelled out in stark business terms today. Losses have been cut dramatically, giving the balance sheet a healthier look, while the future looks rosy, revenue-wise, for
By Carly Robinson ONCE upon a mountain top there were three trees, and each one had a dream. The first tree wanted to be made into a treasure chest and hold precious jewels... diamonds, rubies, opals, crystals, gold, silver and pearls. The second tree
The Ugly Duckling By Jonathan Allen A Fiendishly Funny Flap Book Transworld Publishers Ltd £9.99 Mr and Mrs Duck are very proud of their five fluffy ducklings. But when their sixth egg hatches they get a nasty surprise... "You can't be a duckling!" they
WOLSTENHOLME Rink PLC has announced an increase in pre-tax profits, before exceptional items, from £7.57 million to £7.66 million for the year to December 1998. Sales rose from £84 million to £86 million and earnings per share from 62.5p per share to
BOLTON MPs David Crausby and Brian Iddon helped to launch a national campaign which highlights the risks of noise at work. A parliamentary reception was organised in the Commons - not the quietest of working environments - by the Royal National Institute
By Joshua Powell, Markland Hill CP School Prehistoric Reptile Utahraptor Fierce, greedy, Thieving, tearing, biting, Rips your head off with vicious teeth Reptile. By Joshua Powell Markland Hill CP School T Rex Dinosaur Rough, evil, Running, leaping, screaming
... and here is a selection of their poetry work. Playground Slippy shiny scary slide, stinky stripy see-saw, Rickety rackety roundabout, Freckly frightened frog, Hilarious happy horse, Hicupping happy hippo, Clean clucky climbing frame, Fed-up floppy
A Spell There was a spell that worked so well It zinged and ringed, it flashed smashed and crashed, soon time will tell what it made. It fizzled and sizzled, it flashed like Lightning, it was so frightening, here's the mixture What a fixture, soon time
THE financial importance of Wanderers' winning promotion back to the Premiership was spelled out in stark business terms today. Losses have been cut dramatically, giving the balance sheet a healthier look, while the future looks rosy, revenue-wise, for
25 YEARS AGO TODAY is Metro-day for towns in the Bolton, Bury, Leigh and Worsley areas. The old local authorities such as Bolton County Borough, went out of existence at midnight, and new ones have been created in a massive shake-up of the country's local
WOULD you like to be the proud owner of a fantastic Olympus camera? I though so. All you have to do is enter the eyewitness/RSPCA Young Photographer Awards. The Awards are sponsored by Olympus, and the winner not only gains prizes for him/herself but
Local youngsters flocked to the Bury Met Arts Centre last month to experience THE ultimate live studio experience. Wickid is a fun-packed event which has been compared to programmes like Live and Kicking and CD UK and is aimed at 8-10 year olds who take
A CHURCH in Westhoughton suffering from vandalism has received a £1,000 boost from the town council. The Bethel United Reformed Church on Leigh Road has been targeted in the past couple of years by vandals systematically smashing its windows. But now,
PLANNING bosses were due to hear the latest salvos this afternoon in a bitter Bolton superstore war over a planned new B&Q store. Leicester-based Helical Retail Limited is seeking permission for a 15,328 sq metres DIY store on land next0 to the Boltongate
A PI0NEERING scheme is set to help thousands of disabled Bolton people find a job. More than 17,500 residents, currently receiving incapacity cash in the town, will soon be given the chance to get back to the work place, without losing out on benefits
A BOLTON MP outlined Bolton's mass trespass of 1896 in support of the case for a statutory "right to roam". In a bid to ensure the Government goes ahead with access legislation to uncultivated land, David Crausby recalled how, in the late summer of 1896
LOOK out for Strikers - an exciting and original new football series for 8-12 year-olds. Strikers is all about the high-paced, glamour and grit of the Premiership. Instead of playground scraps, the series deals with the real issues of today's game - sponsorship
THE Intercare Group has formed its third international manufacturing company. Intercare Korea Corporation, based in a new factory in Chinchon, just south of Seoul, produces a range of competitively-priced scooters for the Group's Mobility Division. The
BOLTON Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium have organised a whole range of events and activities based around our current exhibitions, for children and family groups during the Easter holidays. From Monday, March 29 to Saturday, April 10 we are taking part
BOLTON Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium have organised a whole range of events and activities based around our current exhibitions, for children and family groups during the Easter holidays. From Monday, March 29 to Saturday, April 10 we are taking part
Situated in Halifax, West Yorkshire, this award-winning museum is designed to teach children up to the age of 12 about themselves and the world around them, using a hands-on, fun approach to learning and development. At Eureka! children are actively encouraged
Easter is a time for new beginnings. Easter is also a time to remember Jesus. When Jesus was dying on the cross everybody lost their hope of living, because when he was alive they had left their homes and families to follow him, now he was dead. But three
My dream is to have a happy Easter because I would like to make a fresh start. Jesus made a fresh start by dying on the cross and then rising again. We wouldn't do that, but I'm sure we know Jesus did it because he really, really loved us. Easter isn't
The millennium is only nine months away, this is the last Easter in the 20th century. Easter is a time for new beginnings or a fresh start. A time for hope and joy. I have a dream for the future, that the 2006 World Cup will go to South Africa. Then all
We asked brownies of the 51st Farnworth at Christ Church (Little Lever) what they would change to make the world a better place. "I would change the world because I would want get rid of thugs." Stephanie Dale (age 8) "I would not change the world because
THEATRE, MUSIC AND DANCE: DISCO for the Under 14s, Horwich Leisure Centre, 6pm-10pm. £2 on the door. BOLTON Autumn Choir require male and female members for choir rehearsals at Age Concern, Ashburner Street from 5.30pm-7pm. For further details tel: 706055
TOWN centre business leaders are uniting against plans for a giant 10,800 square metre multi-purpose leisure and shopping facility at Middlebrook. The plans to create a two-storey site comprising a factory outlet for cut price designer clothing, a heritage
