I write with regard to a recent article published by yourselves on July 19 in which three of our local MPs stated their support for a ban on hunting with hounds. None of these apparent pillars of society have the slightest knowledge of hunting and have
THE councillors' Expenses List for 1998/99, reveals that of the 47 Labour councillors, one third showed pretty little attendance, and two thirds have few, or, mostly, no special responsibilities at all. Does the majority consist of 'yes' sayers and stay
MAY I through your paper wish Anne Kaneen RGN MBE - Cardiac Rehabilitation Sister - a long and happy retirement. In 1995, I was unfortunate to suffer the trauma of a heart attack. I was looked after in Bolton Royal Infirmary by devoted nurses and Dr Scott
A FAMOUS young business tycoon has invited four Bolton school pupils to tell his executives how their company can stay on top during the new Millennium. Multi-millionaire Reuben Singh asked the Rivington and Blackrod High School pupils to give a presentation
SCHOOLS under threat of closure are not the only primaries to protest against the shake-up. Many have complained about less severe proposals which they say will damage their schools. Others say plans for other schools nearby will have a knock-on effect
A YOUNG mum was killed and her aunt seriously injured in a double stabbing attack at a house in Farnworth. Police and ambulance were called to the house on Cross Street at 12.30am this morning to find the two women, who are related, with serious stab
SAFETY champions are urging Bolton youngsters to steer clear of open water, a day after two boys from the area drowned in separate incidents. The two latest tragedies have made it one of the Bolton area's worst ever years for drownings, with more than
A DISTRAUGHT woman is launching a campaign to raise cash needed to exhume the body of her brother and lay him to rest in Bolton. David Cunliffe was buried in 1996 in an unmarked grave in Gorton after police inquiries failed to find his family. It wasn't
A TOWN is uniting to reinstate the most famous symbol of its heritage in a £100,000 Millennium project. The Walkden Monument is a memorial to Harriet, widow of the first Earl of Ellesmere, who was well known throughout the area for providing help to those
By Gordon Sharrock: Wrexham 0, Bolton Wanderers 1 MICHAEL Johansen is keeping his fingers crossed that Per Frandsen stays on to help Wanderers launch a new promotion assault. The flame-haired winger believes his fellow Dane and close friend, the subject
EDUCATION chiefs agreed to close four local primary schools at a stormy meeting yesterday. The education and arts committee turned down calls to put the decision on hold and agreed to rubber stamp all the proposals put forward by a working party set up
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to track down a violent gang who terrorised staff during a raid on a Bolton sub post office. Today they issued a composite picture of a young, black man who was seen on a car park near the Rose and Crown pub
We all have the right to be Treated the same, To have the same chances to Complete our own aim. We all have the right to take part In things, The right to make choices whatever That brings. We all have the right to raise Questions, concerns, The right
NEARLY an extra 1,000 pupils are expected in Bolton's secondary schools over the next few years. Head teachers are meeting this autumn to try to work out where they are going to put them as figures are set to rise dramatically in a Millennium bulge caused
BOLTON'S growing army of carers have echoed the concerns of colleagues across the country who are battling to get a better deal. They felt the an overall assessment of their needs helped them and their relatives get the best from the services available
EXTREME situations call for extreme solutions, and when a Health Service is under pressure remedies need to be swift. Bolton's ophthalmology service at the Royal Bolton Hospital has hundreds of non-urgent cases awaiting attention. Each one, no doubt,
GLAMOROUS rally driver Debbie Blackburn has hit the shores of the Emerald Isle as she bids for racing glory. Debbie sailed to Ireland on Monday to prepare for what could be a vital drive as she bids for glory in the British Rally Championship. Currently
BOLTON Metro Councillors tell us there is no money and they have to make savings by closing schools and libraries, not repairing worn-out roads and pavements, putting off council house repairs to a later date, reducing Social Services, closing old people's
A BRASS band with a proud heritage dating back to the 1870s is in danger of folding unless new members can be found. In an unusual twist, members of the Walkden band have the 'brass' but not enough musicians. And as a result brand new brass instruments
25 YEARS AGO PROPOSALS for regional parliaments to govern Scotland and Wales are slammed in a statement issued today by the North West Economic Planning Council. It says that the North West has more population than Scotland and twice as many as Wales,
WATCH out for the BEN's Girl of the Year Sheena Stuart tomorrow. Sheena will be in Bolton town centre from lunchtime to early afternoon looking out for new entrants for this year's Millennium Girl contest. She will be accompanied by a Bolton Evening News
I AM writing to you to express my concern at the proposed plans for High Lawn County Primary School in Bolton. A working party review of primary school places in the Astley Bridge area has suggested closing a nearby school - Oldhams C P - and transferring
THEATRE, MUSIC AND DANCE 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 or 01942 819791. JOIN St Paul's (Astley Bridge) Amateur Operatic Society
I WRITE in full support of the letter by Rev Tony McNeile (BEN, July 21). It was lovely reading about Alice Foley and seeing her photograph. I was privileged to know Alice Foley, I used to travel on the bus with Alice every Sunday morning when I was going
I WAS very happy to read the children's supplement newspaper that you gave out through schools to the children. It is very good of you to think about good morals, behaviour and family values among our children today. We can see something needs to be done
RIDING on a bus to Bolton last week I was suddenly confronted by a large billboard advertising the latest Austin Powers film. It was like a slap in the face. All the fuss they made about the Benetton adverts. Are those responsible for this poster really
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly is battling to get the British Government to support a constituent's claim against the Bahraini authorities. She is supporting Yasser Al-Sayegh who is alleging detention, ill-treatment and unfair dismissal in the Gulf State.
MAY I make a plea to all parents to check where their children are playing, particularly during the summer break. At Eagley Infant School, we have recently had two potentially very serious incidents caused by children climbing on to the school roof Would
THE prices are right but nobody is shopping at the Sale of the Century. Wanderers' three highest priced signings - valued at £8.5 million two years ago - are up for grabs at knockdown fees. Mark Fish wants away, Robbie Elliott has officially been made
ON a journey through Bolton by car on Saturday we were confronted by two advertisement hoardings relating to a certain picture advertisement. The Spy who ....... which all decent-minded citizens must regard as pornography. The question we are asking is
MONEY from landfiII waste is being recycled into helping green groups in Bolton. A total of £46,600 is available for local environmental projects under the "Greening Greater Manchester" scheme from the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority. Voluntary
CONGRATULATIONS to the "phantom painter" who has obliterated the offensive words from the prominent posters around the town. I referred to this in my sermon on Sunday last, and urged people to write in with their protests. I regret that the Advertising
"I'M a man living in constant fear." That was the stark message today from a Leigh man who survived an horrific attack in which he was nearly hacked to death with a Samurai sword. Nearly a year after Louis Makin was attacked in a house in Thompson Street
FORMER Territorial Army Signals Regiment soldier Samantha Hickson has been appointed sales representative for Hyva Ltd in Irlam. Samantha, 25, from Radcliffe, served at the British Headquarters in Bosnia before joining the tipping and load handling equipment
AN opportunity to take part in an interactive seminar on Leadership Development, led by the internationally respected Professor John Adair, is being offered to business leaders on Tuesday, September 14. It is being hosted by Wigan Borough Partnership
IT seems that Karen Wheeldon, olton's town centre manager, and the town centre partnership don't like competition. Karen says: "In Bolton we already have out of town shopping, at Middlebrook and the Trafford Centre. It is a steady drip of trade away from
SECONDARY headteachers will meet this autumn to thrash out where they are going to squeeze in nearly an extra 1,000 pupils expected over the next few years. Statistics show that secondary schools are set to face a Millennium bulge in pupil numbers caused
HARWOOD people have been warned to guard their blooms after a spate of hanging basket thefts in the area. At the Beefeater restaurant in the old Bradshaw schoolhouse, two huge floral baskets have been taken. And others have gone from houses and business
CUSTOMERS in the New Bury area of Farnworth are set to benefit from a £590,000 scheme to refurbish water mains. North West Water is poised to start work on the next phase of the scheme which will improve water supply for customers in the area. Around
BOLTON comedian Stu Francis has left the stage behind for a stint in the studio. Stu, who lives with his family in Smithills, is standing in for his comedian mate Jim Bowen of Bullseye fame, to front a three-hour, daily radio programme. But the family
A YOUNG award-winning musician blew her own trumpet over the weekend after appearing in the Fulford International Airshow. Lynsey Hayes, aged 17, a principal cornet and trumpet player and a student at Bolton Sixth Form College, played for the RAF Cranwell
TEAM of model flying enthusiasts flew into the record books last Saturday after setting a new British aviation record. A TEAM of model flying enthusiasts set a new British aviation record last Saturday. The group's model aeroplane, launched by 12 members
A BOLTON Thai-boxer aims to give armchair lessons on self-defence - by releasing a training video early next month. Sandy Holt, the 39-year-old senior instructor at the Bolton Thai-boxing Club, spent more than 10 hours filming the professionally made
I REFER to the now escalating controversy about mobile phone masts. I write, not as a microwave expert, but as a simple-minded physicist, with a lifelong interest in radio. While agreeing with the extent of concern being expressed over the plague of cellphone
A BOLTON MP has joined a band of residents who are fighting to keep their neighbourhood post office open. David Crausby, who represents Bolton North East, visited people who live close to the Hall i'th' Wood post office on Pimlott Road to receive a petition
