I AM writing as a parent governor of Christ's Church C of E School, Harwood, to express my deep concern about Bolton LEA's plans, effectively to remove a Church of England school from Harwood. You will be aware that the only options in the public arena
I write in reply to Theatregoer Bolton, (Your Views, May 5). Does he/she not realise the Octagon is for the majority but only the minority use it. Therefore it should be self sufficient and not a burden to the tax payer. Mr M Holme Whitehill Lane Sharples
NEIGHBOURHOOD watch groups from around Bolton will be joining a massive property-marking marathon this month. Neighbourhood Watch Community Safety Week runs from June 19-26. And every day of the crime-cracking week has a different target for property
FORMER Bolton miners, claiming compensation for diseases caused by coal dust, will be tested at special health centres. But miners' leaders have slammed the location of the nearest centre. More than 20 lung test centres will be in operation throughout
BOLTON Wanderers were today counting the enormous cost of failing to find their way back to the promised land of the Premiership. Defeat by Watford in yesterday's Play-off Final at Wembley cost the club millions in guaranteed income, including TV and
SHE was a budding poet but most of her work ended up in the bin. Yet when a hospital sister saw one of her poems in 1968, after Louisa Bearman had to go into hospital for an eye operation, she was soon catapulted to fame as one of Bolton's best-known
CIVIC leaders and politicians were among the 32,000 Super Whites fans at Wembley Stadium hoping for a return to top flight soccer. The Labour politicians cheering on the team included Bolton's Euro-MP Gary Titley, an avid Bolton Wanderers fan, who said
MAYBE they expected it, maybe they thought they just didn't deserve it. Either way, if the truth be told, many Wanderers fans just didn't seem overly disappointed at the end of the 90 minutes. Wanderers followers packed in the Tunnel End greeted their
RESIDENTS of a block of blaze-hit flats are furious that work to repair the damage has still not started - six months later. A fierce fire broke out in the two-storey, council-owned flats on Yewdale Avenue, Withins, in November last year. During the blaze
DISAPPOINTED Wanderers' fans were stranded hundreds of miles from home after a nightmare trip to Wembley. The group of 48 supporters had to pray they made it to the Division One play-off final at the twin towers as the coach they travelled on constantly
PENNY-PINCHING thieves have stolen a charity wishing well from outside a Bolton shop. Many customers throw loose change into the well outside Bolton DIY in Bentinck Street to raise much-needed cash for Bolton Hospice. Staff were amazed last week when
CAR parking fees are set to rise in Bolton by 10 pc, but town centre parking will not be affected in a bid to woo shoppers. Bolton councillors decided to impose an increase in "outer zone" car parks, just outside the centre, used mainly by town centre
COULD you please help me find an Army mate. He lives in Bolton and his name is Derek Caldwell. We served together in the ACC 1958-60. We were both in Dekelia, Cyprus. I would be most grateful for any help in finding Derek. Arthur Crosby, 2, Laurel Avenue
A MAN killed in a Bolton car smash at the weekend has been named as 25-year-old Quamar Zaman. Mr Zaman, from Hemsworth Road, Astley Bridge, died after the car he was travelling in veered out of control as it was driven along Chorley New Road, Heaton,
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 1, 1974 HIGHER postal charges are to be introduced. The first class letter goes up 1p to 4p and the second class up p to 3p. SCOTLAND could have its own government within the lifetime of the next Parliament, the
I NOTED Mr Platt's letter with interest. I have never missed the opportunity to vote in 26 years mainly due to Emily Pankhurst's death under a racehorse and the activities of other early feminists chaining themselves to the railings. Sadly, this May 6
Pop Went the War Bolton Premier AODS Albert Halls, Bolton. THIS unashamed wallow in wartime nostalgia proved delightful entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. Bolton Premier pulled out all the stops for this energetic show written, produced and directed
Oldham Coliseum Theatre Runs until June 19 IN his programme note about Roughyeds - commissioned by Oldham council to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the granting of a royal charter to the borough - director Kenneth Alan Taylor refers to the warmth,
YOU reported that two mature trees in a Westhoughton garden had been refused the chop since they were considered to be a visual amenity and added character to the area. How are we to understand this in view of the corporate vandalism being enacted on
FURIOUS union officials are calling on Bolton Labour councillors to step down from a local charity for the homeless. Members of the white-collar workers' union UNISON staged a one-day picket in protest at the dismissal of two project workers from BASE
YOUNG people in Bolton are being encouraged to join forces with the police to tackle crime and "make a difference". Under Greater Manchester Police's new Make a Difference scheme, young people aged 11 to 18 will be challenged to use their ideas, enthusiasm
BOLTON's old folk are being urged to "keep it shut" - to bolt out the thieves. The police warning follows a spate of thefts by conmen from local homes. In one incident an 83-year-old woman and her blind husband were robbed by two thieves who tricked their
NEIL Cox pledged his future to the Reebok today and urged the rest of the squad to do the same. "I'm looking to be a Bolton Wanderers player as long as is possible," the defender said defiantly, "but there are rumours that one or two of the lads are leaving
KINDHEARTED Boltonians have been given a big thank-you by the town's housing chief as he announced the setting-up of a collection point for donations for the Kosovan refugees who arrived in Bolton last week. Cllr Noel Spencer, lead councillor on the multi-agency
WEMBLEY is no place for losers at the best of times. When the efforts of an entire season are at stake it can be the saddest, loneliest place in football. Graham Taylor knows the score, he told his players before the game there were two ways of looking
Wanderers 0, Watford 2 E IDUR Gudjohnsen left Wembley heartbroken yesterday, shedding tears he never thought he had in him. The young Icelander, who has already been to hell and back in his brief but eventful career, summed up the utter devastation in
BOLTON'S faithful Super White army packed pubs across the town to back their Wembley heroes. The fans followed every heart-stopping moment as Wanderers' Premiership dream was shattered. Loyal supporters, many in tears, were heartbroken after a season
JBA, a business software supplier to the apparel, footwear and textile industries, has appointed Chris Houghton of Bolton as UK sales manager for its style unit. Mr Houghton, 33, joined JBA in Manchester three years ago after working as a Group IT manager
COPY Express of Spa Road, Bolton, have opened their second centre in Salford Quays. The business, which specialises in digital colour and black and white copying, was established in 1995 following expansion at Horwich-based commercial printers Craftprint
US financial services firm Edward Jones has appointed Rajen Shah as its representative in Bolton. The firm, which has more than 4,500 offices in the States, plans to have 400 UK branches in the next five years. Mr Shah, who attended Withins School and
NERVOUS small businesses are failing to take advantage of new legislation which allows them to charge interest on overdue payments from larger trading partners. Bolton & Bury Chamber says the prospect of collecting interest at 13.25pc (base rate plus
AS a parent of two children currently attending Tonge Moor CP School, I am concerned to find that it has been considered for a reduction in intake from 60 to 30. My children have blossomed since starting school, they don't like taking time off for holidays
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a shotgun was discovered on a remote dirt track. The single-barrelled weapon was found by a member of the public last Tuesday night on a track off Roading Brook Road leading to Harwood Golf Club. Anyone with
A BOLTON man is searching for the owner of an antique watch which he picked up at a car boot sale. David Murphy, of Willows Lane, be- lieves his find could be of sentimental value and is anxious to locate its true owner. The Swiss watch is inscribed on
CARELESS thieves are putting motorists' lives at risk - for the sake of a bit of petrol. During the last few weeks a number of shocked car owners in Bolton have discovered that the petrol lines on their vehicles have been cut. Thieves have siphoned off
Weekends, weekdays, come what may, It's off to the garden centre without delay. What can I purchase to enhance my plot? I am stuck for choice, there's such a lot. I need plants for bedding, plants that climb, I will only be happy having spent my last
THEY'RE doing it by the book at local Asda stores this week . . . and the children love it! For Andy Ginty, public relations champion at the Astley Bridge store, is shelving shopping for reading. And the young customers just love it! This week is the
I WRITE in full support of M. Harrison's views in her letter of May 21. The overall appearance of the 'new' Farnworth market is appalling. Why on earth was the decision taken to paint it in such garish colour, resembling something to be seen in the more
BOLTON Advanced Motorists have voiced their concern at drivers' lack of knowledge of the Highway Code. The Highway Code is essential reading for all road users. Many of the rules in the Code are legal requirements and ignorance could lead to a stiff fine
HERE at the Bolton Evening News, we've learned to listen to what readers want. That lesson has lasted us well over the past 132 years, and we want to continue doing just into the next Millennium. Fortunately, BEN readers have always proved very vocal,
Wednesday, June 2: Hooton, 182 Lee Lane, Horwich (5.30pm to 6.30pm). Sunday, June 6: Nash, 15 Devon Street (9am to 10pm); Landmark, 12 Chorley New Road (9am to 1pm and 2pm to 11pm); Cohens, 576 Blackburn Road (9am to 10pm); Hunt and Marsden, Asda, Brackley
Tuesday: Theatre, music & dance BOLTON Music Service activities at Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, New York, Bolton include Bolton Youth Stage Band, 7.30pm-9.30pm; Bolton Beginners Brass Band, 5.45pm-7.15pm; Bolton Training Orchestra, 6.30pm
