A MONGREL dog has been hailed a hero after dragging a drowning child to safety. Life-saving Leo leaped into action after two year old Louis Paterson fell into a neighbour's fish pond at Over Hulton. He is believed to have spotted the youngster struggling
THE dramatic role of Lancashire soldiers in the Boer War is captured in a new book. "Roses on the Veldt" has been a labour of love by the Regimental Secretary of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel John Downham. The book coincides with
ASK Bolton man Martin Hutchinson more or less anything about Seventies' pop music and he'll know the answer. In fact, Martin, from Hill Cot Road, Astley Bridge, is an acknowledged expert in the subject. So much so, when record bosses want sleeve-notes
TORY councillor John Hanscomb labelled his colleagues "boring" and said their poor image among residents was to blame for low local election turnouts. His comments were made during a discussion of the merits of postal voting, a method used successfully
A KICK-BOXER from a Bolton gym doesn't pull any punches when it comes to trouble- shooting around the world. In fact, superfit Stuart Hardacre will only miss training for one thing -- helping people in disaster areas. But Stuart -- a 35 year-old firefighter
BOLTON MARKET, Ashburner Street. adjacent to Moor Lane Bus Station. Open Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat. Sunday fleamarket. Ring 336825. MARKET HALL, Knowsley Street. A cast iron glass-roofed Victorian market hall with specialist shops and market stalls.
ANCHOR INN, Union Building, Bolton. Friday and Saturday. SHARMAN ARMS, Halliwell Rd, Bolton. Monday. THE RAILWAY, Bridge St, Ramsbottom. Saturday. THE GREENWOOD, Chorley New Rd, Horwich. Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday. THE LAMB, Blackburn Rd, Bolton
THE WRIGHTS ARMS, Belmont Road, Bolton. For details of all events ring Bolton 811206. BULLS HEAD PUB, (Bottom Bull), Bury Road, Bolton. Live bands Fridays and Saturdays, 9pm. Ring Bolton 523855. WAGGON & HORSES, Westhoughton. THE ANTELOPE, Manchester
BLACK BULL, High St, Belmont Village: Thursday. BULLS HEAD, Bury Rd, Breightmet. Thursday. CHETHAM ARMS, High St, Turton, Bolton. Wednesday. COTTON KIER, Waters Meeting, Bolton. Tuesday. EAGLE AND CHILD, Whalley Rd, Shuttleworth, Ramsbottom. Sunday. GYPSY'S
Information supplied by the North West Tourist Board. EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY, Bury. For more information ring 0161-764 7790. TATE GALLERY, Albert Dock, Liverpool. Ring 0151 702 7400 WHITWORTH ART GALLERY, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester
There are many reasons to venture out of doors and enjoy the sunshine this month thanks to the Millennium Waterfronts festivities. The summer holidays have begun but parents don't despair. Wimbledon and Euro 2000 are over but Manchester's own Millennium
CHORLEY 214 ST ANNES 191 ST Annes must be heartily sick of Chorley. For the second Sunday running they went out of a cup competition, this time the Slater Cup, as Chorley booked a trip to Darwen in semi-final. Roland Horridge's side gave another fine
RECENTLY a group of girls ranging from seven to 14 years of age from The Andrea Stevens School of Dancing performed at The Palace Theatre in Manchester. What a thrill it was for their parents, relatives and friends to see our girls dance at such a special
WHEN, oh when, is it going to end? This wonderful outpouring of Bolton musical talent. Having only just recovered from the exceptional Schools' Festival and then the exhilarating Bolton Summer Proms (both supported and sponsored by the BEN), those of
THE BEN has made great play in recent weeks about tackling secrecy and cover ups, but I feel it has laid itself open to being charged with hypocrisy already. Firstly, if the BEN wants cabinet meetings to be made public, why does it hold its board meetings
RECORD crowds flocked to this year's Royal Lancashire Show. The massive three-day event -- held last weekend at Astley Park in Chorley -- attracted thousands of people. Under glorious summer skies visitors were treated to a taste of the country. Agricultural
A DOCTOR hopes to have raised thousands of pounds for charity using pedal power. Dr Cliff Godby, a physician from Chorley, got on his bike to take part in a sponsored cycle ride between Manchester and Blackpool. The 50-year-old doctor was one of a team
TAKE a look at these purr-fect little moggies -- bundles of fun and fur with lots of love to share. After hunting her local area to find a loving home for the cuddly kittens, Bamber Bridge resident Lil Home, is calling on the kind-hearted people of Chorley
A LANCASHIRE charity for the blind is planning to open a new office in Chorley. Galloway's Society for the Blind has teamed up with Chorley and District Blind Welfare Society to expand services for visually impaired people within the borough. Scores of
BOLTON'S Young Entrepreneur of the Year has used part of his £1,000 winnings to provide a computer for the Jubilee Centre in Halliwell. Lee Bevan, of Leapfrog Computers in Westhoughton, has already made a similar gift to Bolton Market Radio. The Jubilee
IT IS nearly a decade since Investors in People was launched to create the core people standard for the 21st century - linking employee development with organisational goals. Today, more than 37,000 organisations and a third of the UK's workforce are
A Farnworth based charity will be streets ahead of the rest after being given a minibus from GMPTE. The donation means that the charity - SPICE (Supporting People in Community Environments) can now provide transport to leisure facilities across Bolton
THE Bolton branch of the Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament will tomorrow place flowers on the town's war memorial and observe a few minutes silence in memory of the victims of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The ceremony, timed for noon,
BOLTON'S Nichola Holt has slipped to second favourite to be booted out of hit show Big Brother. Bookies have placed the 28-year-old, of Turton Road, Bradshaw, at 33-1 to be the last person left in the house. The Channel Four show locked 10 volunteers
A FAMILY celebrating a £4.42m lottery win this week amazingly won the jackpot last year - but could not pick-up the top prize after a mistake at a local store. James and Dorothy Gambles, of Hindley, were today planning a future as millionaires, yet the
A DAISY Hill football team could be kicked into touch before the start of the side's first season. One mishap after another has even seen club members losing their shirts and now members are appealing to members of the public or local companies for help
A DAISY Hill football team could be kicked into touch before the start of the side's first season. One mishap after another has even seen club members losing their shirts and now members are appealing to members of the public or local companies for help
A PUBLICAN who won a harrowing battle with cancer is leading fundraising efforts to help the hospital which saved him. Norman Harris, 62, had to have part of his jawbone removed and replaced with a piece of his leg bone last year after he was diagnosed
A "REVVING Rev" and his son are currently taking part in the World Hovercraft Racing Championships in Shropshire. The Rev Granville Spedding has spent the past few months building a Formula One hovercraft -- worth upwards of £4,000 -- with his son Jonathon
HORSE riders have urged motorists to take care when driving near animals following a terrifying road traffic accident in Lostock. Sisters Geraldine Parr and Jacqueline Lane had been riding their horses George and Teddy along Chorley New Road when the
RESIDENTS on a new Westhoughton estate will campaign for compensation unless plans for a through road are withdrawn. As revealed in the BEN, the residents in the new Redrow houses are furious about proposals to lead the current dead-end road through the
SAM Allardyce has been repeatedly frustrated in his efforts to find cover for his stricken squad. The Wanderers boss expects to start the season with eight members of his first team squad sidelined through injury or suspension and is desperate to find
A UNIQUE hard-hitting video designed to teach officers how to tackle racist incidents and crimes has been developed by Lancashire police. The video, called Action Against Racist Crime, features an introduction by Home Secretary Jack Straw and is presented
LEIGH RMI assistant manager Dave Miller has asked his players not only to step up a gear in training last night but also to take some renewed effort into the two remaining pre-season matches. Tomorrow RMI travel to Clitheroe and next Friday night entertain
MULTI-TALENTED youngster Chris Moffatt is aiming to sweep the board in future Olympic competitions. The 11-year-old, from Ploughfields in Westhoughton, has been making an impression on the Modern Biathlon and Triathlon circuit -- thanks to his winning
ATHERTON LR 1st team manager Steve Plant has been rocked by the news that star goalkeeper of last season, Mark Winstanley, will be unavailable for regular North West Counties League action until at least the end of October due to work commitments. Plant
Triathletes Phil Davenport and Baz Hulme who recently completed an Iron Man competition TWO hardy firemen from Westhoughton have spent the last few weeks resting exhausted limbs, blistered feet and saddle-sore frames after competing in one of the most
Pupils at Woodside Junior School in Bolton celebrated with a special party, decorating a room with royal photographs, cards and souvenirs
OCTAGON THEATRE, Bolton. Ring Bolton 520661. PALACE THEATRE, Manchester. Postman Pat takes to the stage in an all new show suitable for ages two to seven. Pat is joined by well loved characters including Jess the Cat, Peter Fogg, Mrs Goggins and Major
PALACE NIGHTCLUB, Blackpool. Search for the next generation of disco superstars with Talent 2000. Singers, lookalikes, tribute acts, speciality acts, boy and girl groups, dance troupes, disco bands and DJs take their turn on the stage every Thursday night
IRISH WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE, 10 Queens Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Tonight The Firebirds. Admission £6. Ring 0161 205 4007. HORWICH RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Last chance to get tickets
ATLANTIS, Eagley Brook Way, Bolton. Ring Bolton 529922. Friday: Extreme, dance night, Saturday: Desire, mainstream chart and dance music. BAR PERU, Bank St, Bolton. Ring Bolton 521321. BENNIES NIGHT CLUB, Warthfold Rd, Radcliffe. Ring 0161 764 3501. CLUB
CORNERHOUSE, Oxford Street, Mcr. Ring 0161 228 7621. Action packed arts programme for youngsters aged 11-16. Every Sat at 11.30am, cost £2.50. MARTIN MERE WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST, Burscough. Ring 01704 895181. HARRIS MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Market
ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm. Sun noon to 5pm. Adm free. You Looking At Me, exhibition by Tom Hackney, runs to August 6. Ring 0161 831 7454. ASTLEY CHEETHAM ART GALLERY, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. Open Mon to
PETER Hunts Bakery Foods of Kearsley has received the British Safety Council's Five Star environmental award. The savoury pie manufacturer received the accolade at a reception at Lincoln's Inn, London. A complete environmental audit showed that the company
The Queen Mum pictured celebrating her 100th birthday today. There are more pictures on our Queen Mum's Birthday file)
NEARLY one thousand new businesses a week are set up in the North-west but the survival rate is currently the worst in the country. According to the latest figures, the failure rate in the first quarter of this year increased by more than five per cent
A WESTHOUGHTON resident is appealing for the authorities to tighten the reigns over regulating where horses can be ridden. Mrs Jean Doxey was furious to discover horse manure had been left on the pavement outside her Wigan Road home and is now asking
A SLICE of Merseyside comes to Bolton tomorrow, when Kung Fu kick out live. Fronted by fomer La's axe-man, Gary Sutton, the band will be coming live and direct from The Gypsy's Tent on Deansgate. Although they orginally hail from Liverpool, the band rehearsed
A BOLTON-based charity has received a cash windfall from one of the country's largest grant-giving trusts. Diversity in Barrier Breaking Communications has been handed £5,000 from the Lloyds TSB Foundation for England and Wales. The cash will be used
HEALTH watchdogs have finally received a letter from the Government informing them of their decision to axe Community Health Councils - more than a week after the announcement was made on the Internet. But they say despite the promises that new measures
HISTORIC photographs of Howe Bridge people and places are now available for the first time to the general public. Donated by friends of Howe Bridge Church, the 12 previously unpublished photographs, feature in a year 2001fund raising calendar named 'A
THE Leigh and District Youth League is now going from strength to strength with more teams entering this season. There are a total of 52 teams and about five weeks to the new season starting. Anyone wishing to enter teams into the League please contact
KENNY Wright, Manager of Unibond Division One team Chorley, brings his full first team squad down to the News Sirs ground of Daisy Hill on Tuesday, August 8, kick off 7pm. Assistant manager Brian Smith said: "It will be a great experience for our young
A CAR crash on a remote stretch of road near Chorley, which left one motorist dead and another injured, has sparked calls from a local parish councillor for lower speed limits. Withnell Parish councillor, Maureen Hardman, says people want something to
A MONGREL dog has been hailed a hero after dragging a drowning child to safety. Life-saving Leo leaped into action after two year old Louis Paterson fell into a neighbour's fish pond at Over Hulton. He is believed to have spotted the youngster struggling
A FORMER Bolton School pupil is taking the country's club scene by storm with his unique blend of disco, soul, garage and funk. Marc Rowlands has already appeared in the trendy style magazine The Face, in an article on the Manchester club collective of
ARCHAEOLOGISTS and historians are hoping it will be a case of "all's well that ends in a well" in their new quest to unravel a mystery that has baffled generations. Halliwell got its name from the "holy well" that used to tap a subterranean water course
HE hasn't got a name - he's never had one. He's just a number to his owner, but pigeon WHU99 doesn't care, because by an incredible set of circumstances he has just survived a year in the wild. Now, thanks to a switched on Atherton lady, he's back home
MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Lou Reed, Thursday September 7. Tickets £25 and £20. Kd Lang Wed, October 11. Tickets £25 and £22.50 on sale now. Also, Saturday October 28, A1, tickets £15. The Saw Doctors, Saturday December 16, tickets £13.50. Ring 0161
All films run to Thursday August 10. WARNER VILLAGE CINEMA, Middlebrook, Bolton. Ring Bolton 669988. Gone in 60 Seconds (15); The Road to El Dorado (U); Perfect Storm (12); The Flintstones-Viva Rock Vegas (PG); Titan AE (PG); Stuart Little (U); Hi-Fidelity
FESTIVAL OF SUMMER WALKS, walking event all over Britain this summer. Organised by the Ramblers' Association, runs from August 19 to August 28. There's a Bolton walk on August 19, Winter Hill, 2pm, Colliers Road/Longshaw Ford Road junction, five miles
I AGREE with Robert Anderson's letter regarding interference by foreigners in Britain's affairs. When Colombus, Vasco da Gama, Cabot, etc were exploring the world, we should have ignored them. We had our own Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh, Captain Cook
YOUR correspondent Cliff Heyes (July 19) may well wonder where Bolton's music-lovers were while Leland Chen was playing at the Albert Hall. They were probably where they were for the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and Mastersingers concerts on the 8th
AN ex-assistant chief constable from Lancashire is among nine new Crime Reduction Directors to be appointed by the Home Office to tackle crime across the country. David Smith, who retired from the police service in 1999, will be taking up his North West
A FIGHTING-fit Chorley lass is getting ready for a mammoth once in a lifetime cycle challenge. Mencap medical assessment sister Ruth Bryne, from Chorley, is planning to take part in ten-day cycling adventure across India, later this year, to raise loads
CHORLEY residents could be facing a major recycling challenge to divide their rubbish into different categories. According to new Lancashire County Council proposals -- released this week -- householders should be responsible for separating their rubbish
HAVE you ever wondered what became of your fellow pupils from high school? If you left Chorley's St Hilda's High School -- now Holy Cross RC High School -- in 1975, you could just be about to find out! Enterprising former pupils of the Carr Lane School
STAFF from the War Pensioners' Welfare Service, in Preston, are set to take to the streets of Chorley as part of a county-wide tour. The service's mobile information unit will be stationed at the Market Walk exit of the Arndale Centre, near Chorley Market
DESPITE floods of torrential rain, the Autumn Mobility Charity Golf Day, went ahead as planned this week. Dozens of golfers congregated at Duxbury Park Golf Course, in Wigan Lane, Chorley, on Monday, and demonstrated their Tiger Woods skills for the charity
THIS could soon become the most hated building in Bolton. The purpose-built £250,000 building in Chorley Street will be the base for a council crackdown on illegal parking which aims to put the brakes on inconsiderate motorists. Council chiefs promise
YOUNG golfers David Mason and Martin Jackson enjoyed the sunshine while attempting to play 72 holes in 24 hours recently for the Macmillan cancer charity. The mammoth round took place at Yarrow Valley golf club, Charnock Richard. The pair undertook the
FOUR members of Chorley Harriers have completed what is described as the 'Toughest Challenge in Athletics'. The Tour of Tameside consists of 6 races in 7 days totalling 53 miles or the equivalent of two marathons. Jeannette Coleman, Martin Harrington,
CONTINENTAL Airlines has celebrated five years of flying from Manchester Airport. Around 750,000 passengers have been flown across the Atlantic since the airline started its daily non-stop scheduled service from Manchester to New York's Newark Airport
A BOLTON training company which has helped hundreds of trainees achieve vocational qualifications has had its status as an Investors in People organisation recognised for the third time. MichaelJohn Training, based in Lever Street, started out 15 years
Graham Bates -- holding Gerry Halpin's picture -- and John Walton, showing off the book of signatures, with David Smith and Gayle Smalley PROUD Horwich market traders travelled to London to hand in their own special 100th birthday present for the Queen
THE spotlight may be on the Queen Mother's birthday celebrations but Bolton Council is looking to honour 100-year-olds closer to home. The authority launched a search for townspeople who have reached the same grand old age. The council is already marking
BOLTON grandfather, Walter Gill will join five special friends this weekend to raise a glass to the organ donors, doctors and nurses who gave them a new lease of live. All six underwent transplant operations at the Wythenshawe hospital within weeks of
THE congregation at a Bolton church are in seventh heaven after witnessing their own baby boom. No fewer than seven couples at Barrow Bridge Mission have become parents in the past few months. The Rev Canon Roger Oldfield of St Peter's Church, Halliwell
CHILDREN from Brindle St Joseph's Primary School, Chorley, were feeling a whole lot happier after being donated two benches for their school. Now the bubbly youngsters have somewhere to sit down during playtime, thanks to the kind donation by Brindle
ASTLEY Hall was alive with drama and crafts at the weekend. Chorley's youngsters were enthralled by the imaginative play Beowulf and the Grendal Monster, which made a welcome return to the town by popular demand after a recent run at Chorley's Millennium
TOMORROW Fort James Bolton League: Astley Bridge v Farnworth, Egerton v Horwich, Farnworth SC v Heaton, Greenmount v Little Lever, Kearsley v Walkden, Tonge v Eagley, Westhoughton v Bradshaw. Redmayne and Bentley Bolton Association: Adlington v Elton,
PAUL Terzis faces one of the toughest decision of his coaching career - which of his two overseas stars, Heath Cruckshank or Adam Bristow, will be back in Leigh colours next season. Terzis is forced to release one his pack aces after the RFL ruled that
The caption to this picture which appeared in February, 1965, read: 'Mothers and babies leaving the clinic at the Walsh Institute, Harwood, where a doctor attends to give advice and help to residents.'
From the BEN files of yesteryear 25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News,August 4, 1975 BOLTON sizzled with its highest temperature yesterday. The Hall i'th' Wood weather centre recorded 89F. The previous record was on August 27, 1930, when Bolton baked in
BOLTON ART CIRCLE, exhibitions, third Sunday of the month, art fair in the Penny Farthing Suite at The Last Drop. 11am to 4pm. Ring Bolton 847607. ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM, Leeds. Open from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Adult prices £4.90, children/concessions £3.90
MEN ARENA, Manchester. October 5 to October 8, Disney On Ice, Jungle Adventures. Tickets £8.50 to £22.50. Also, Monday October 23 and Tuesday October 24, Robbie Williams. Friday, Nov 3, Iron Maiden, tickets £20. Saturday, Nov 25, Tom Jones, tickets £25.50
ST NATHANIEL'S PARISH CHURCH, Platt Bridge. Tuesday August 8, Organ Concert featuring Elizabeth Harrison playing music to suit all tastes at the Technics Organ. Starts 7.30pm. Admission by programme priced £2.50 and including refreshments available from
The elephants, a popular landmark in Newport Street are looking the worse for wear with two large holes having appeared in one of them A POPULAR Bolton landmark might be in a sorry state of repair, but has not been forgotten in major refurbishment plans
A WESTHOUGHTON mum who flew to Romania to help out in hospitals and orphanages has been describing the last moving days of her stay. Hazel Stephen, of Dale Lee, is now home after her three months visit. In this month's edition of the Westhoughton Parish
WHEN Nicos Pantelides went to keep a hospital appointment he little realized it would open up a whole new interest - a chance encounter with a day patient led him into the world of wood and wood carving. Nicos, who lives in Westhoughton, was born in Cyprus
As Shakespeare said "The play's the thing", and although this is quoted out of context it is certainly true in the case of the Impact Theatre Company based in Atherton - although their base is wherever they happen to be performing. The BEN spoke to the
THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216. BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor, Stockport, 0161 432 2117. DUCIE BRIDGE, Corporation St, Mcr, 0161 834 1006. FROG AND BUCKET, Oldham St, Mcr, 0161 236 9805. IGUANA, Manchester Road, Chorlton, 0161
BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Stockport. Ring 0161 432 2117. BURY JAZZ SOCIETY, Mosses Community Centre, Cecil St, Bury. Ring 0161-761 2079. COTTON TREE HOTEL, Prince St, Bolton. Ring 520237. EAGLEY JAZZ CLUB, Eagley Sports Club, Bromley Cross, Bolton. Ring
