Alf Close and Jimmy Entwistle are in touch again, as an added bonus other people who knew me in from 1930 to 1957 have responded to my search and reminded me of my days in Bolton. My brother Joe and his wife June have supported me in this search and I
I AGREE with Mrs M Ball (BEN, July 19) the 'Biggest Birthday Party' was just 'One Big Noise'. I stuffed my ears with tissue paper, but the noise still was very loud. No music in it at all. I looked forward to Canon and Ball, but no luck, just screaming
Groundstaff were struggling to clear a huge puddle blocking the wheelchair way when chairman, Phil Gartside, suddenly appeared like a knight in shining armour. "He took off his jacket and offered to lay it over the puddle," Sylvia Higginbottom explained
A week in the life of Wanderers SATURDAY WANDERERS arrive late then come under the cosh at the Hawthorns but all's well that ends well. West Brom danger men Lee Hughes and Jason Roberts are frustrated and the points are secured with goals from Isaiah
MARK Came loved every minute of his playing career at Bolton and he was hoping his 17 years old son Shaun would kick off his professional career in the town. Yet Shaun Came was forced to sit it out on the Reebok sidelines as his Macclesfield side went
A MAJOR American television company are asking you to Imagine being a superstar and then come and see them. NBC are searching the region for someone to fill Liverpool's favourite son John Lennon's shoes in a new movie about his early life. They are looking
THIS creepy looking creature shocked the life out young Kerry Hill when she saw it crawling along her garden path... The 13-year-old spotted the hairy caterpillar creeping along ahead of her. Thinking she was about to discover perhaps the world's largest
TODAY Fort James Bolton League: Walkden v Bradshaw, Astley Bridge v Eagley, Westhoughton v Farnworth SC, Tonge v Greenmount, Egerton v Heaton, Farnworth v Horwich, Kearsley v Little Lever. Redmayne Bentley Bolton Association: Adlington v Standish, Daisy
BOLTON badminton ace Chris Hunt hopes to beat a recurring shoulder injury -- and continue his quest for gold at the Olympics next month. The injury forced Chris, whose family still lives locally, to pull out of the Malaysian Open. But, reports Chris -
ANOTHER successful Angling Teach-in has been held at Moses Gate Country Park The events organised and run by Bolton Bailiffs AC are aimed specifically at adults with learning difficulties and such is the demand that the club cannot open the events to
25 YEARS AGO A TOP secret meeting of British and American scientists was held somewhere in the English Midlands in May to seek an answer to the stark question: Has Britain been singled out for a dramatic invasion from outer space? The organisation which
KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK, Prescott, Merseyside. A chance to see some of the world's most dangerous animals including white rhino, African elephants, zebras, giraffes, meerkats, monkeys, lions and otters in spacious and natural surroundings. A rollercoaster
AN EARTHQUAKE and appalling poverty faced Ramsbottom couple Stephen and Joyce Danks on a recent charity mission to Nicaragua. Retired Bolton College manager Mr Danks, aged 53, of Holcombe Brook, had been invited to the Central American country by British
THE foundations of a special needs unit built in the wrong place will have to be ripped up. Bolton councillors yesterday tore into developers who started building the bungalow in Buckingham Avene, Horwich, up to eight metres away from where it should
WHEN a Bolton university graduate flies to Australia next month she will meet her father for the first time in 22 years. Jennifer Harper will come face to face with her Ozzie dad Heath when she begins working as a cleaner at the Olympic Games in Sydney
WHEN a Bolton university graduate flies to Australia next month she will meet her father for the first time in 22 years. Jennifer Harper will come face to face with her Ozzie dad Heath when she begins working as a cleaner at the Olympic Games in Sydney
A HORWICH mum is hoping to turn tragedy into triumph as she embarks on a fund-raising drive to spare other parents the heartbreak she has suffered. Six years ago Sara Ward's life was turned upside down when her son Jacob Daniel fell victim to cot death
A REMARKABLE group of local women who got together to raise £85,000 to upgrade Bolton's ambulances have closed the appeal -- having raised almost twice that amount! Women from the Bolton CHAT appeal -- an off-shoot of the already established Children's
THE Government has promised Bolton residents a second referendum on the issue of fluoridation before the controversial chemical is added to their water. The assurance was secured by Bolton North East MP David Crausby from Health Minister Yvette Cooper
Sharples School pupil Leanne Smith with her mother, Karen Royle THE MOTHER of a deaf teenager has withdrawn her daughter from a Bolton secondary school -- claiming she has been victimised by bullies. She claims that her 13-year-old daughter Leanne Smith
THE WRIGHTS ARMS, Belmont Road, Bolton. Friday September 1, guitar and vocal entertainer Andy Ash performs music from the 60s to the 90s. Starts 9pm. For details of all events ring Bolton 811206. BULLS HEAD PUB, (Bottom Bull), Bury Road, Bolton. Live
His last known address is 31, Fernstead, Thornbank, Bolton, BL3 5NT. I last contacted him in 1977/1978 when he sent me a copy of my birth certificate, registered in Bolton, Haslam Maternity Home, Heaton. It was a document I needed so I could get married
FEARS were growing on Saturday afternoon for the safety of an eight-year-old Bolton boy who has been missing for more than 24 hours. The police helicopter was in action broadcasting appeals to shoppers as officers say they are concerned for the welfare
WANDERERS have snubbed an approach from Gillingham to take goalkeeper, Steve Banks, on loan. Newly-promoted Gills are understood to be looking for cover for Vince Bartram, who is having a difficult time, and wanted to borrow Banks, a former Player of
TWO disabled Wanderers' fans got the royal treatment when they found themselves in deep water at the Reebok. Groundstaff were struggling to clear a huge puddle blocking the wheelchair way when chairman, Phil Gartside, suddenly appeared like a knight in
POLICE are probing claims that Bolton Wanderers fans waged a sick hate campaign against the referee they believe cost the club a Premiership place last season. Referee Barry Knight has reported receiving threatening letters -- aimed at him and his family
MEMBERS of the Royal Navy paid respects yesterday to one of Atherton's naval heroes. Albert Harding was one of the founder members of Atherton White Ensign Association. He was one of only three surviving founder members until his death last week, aged
AN investigation is underway at a Leigh DIY store after 10 members of staff were struck down by a mystery bug. The workers at Wilkinson, on Silk Street, were hit with a stomach upset at the beginning of the week and were sent home to recover. The symptoms
RESIDENTS in De Lacy Drive, Tonge Moor, claim yobs from outside their area are responsible for laying booby traps for passing motorists. They were responding to claims made by a private hire driver who told the BEN he was refusing to take fares from customers
FULL-TIME SCORE: Wanderers 2, Preston 0 BEN Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reports on a tremendous victory at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday. His Complete Match Verdictt with pictures will be downloaded on this site by 10am on Monday. LOAN star Isaiah
KARMAD A clinched the BMCL championship sponsored by Cohens Chemist with a hard-fought four-wicket win over Kashmir. P W L NR Tie Bat Bowl Total Karmad A... 15 13 0 2 0 48 55 375 YMCA... 15 11 2 2 0 39 52 323 Kashmir... 16 10 6 0 0 45 56 301 Blackburn
WESTHOUGHTON have signed Eagley's Brad White as their professional for next season. The club agreed terms this week with the South African all rounder who has scored over 700 runs and taken 50 wickets since the beginning of the season. That leaves Eagley
'IN answer to your query in Looking Back on August 5 regarding blue buses running on the No 82 Leigh-Bolton route, your reader Bill Leadbeater is indeed, correct; there was a fleet of blue buses on that service in the late 1950s,' writes S. O'Hara, of
VICTORIA SQUARE, Bolton. Monday August 28. Victorian Street Fair featuring a variety of stalls and traditional costume. BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB. Saturday September 2, coach trip to North Wales for walks around Betws-y-Coed. Departs Bolton 8.30am. Ring
FAMILY FUN RUN/WALK, Bolton Adult Placement and Brindle Lodge Group family fun run/walk, Saturday September 9, 11am start from Leverhulme Park, Athletics' Stadium, Long Lane, Bolton. Choice of around two mile course (runners, joggers and walkers) or short
BOLTON FESTIVAL 2000, runs to Monday August 28. Five days of music, dance, drama, street entertainment and much more. Saturday 7.30pm, Octagon Theatre, My Life and Other Disasters, an evening with Sheriden Morley. £10, £8 and £6. Top drama critic recalls
LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT SUNDAY DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: public swim, 9.30am-1pm; fun swim, 1pm-3pm; ladies only swim, 5pm-6pm; men only swim, 6.05pm-7pm; aerobics, 4pm-5pm. FARNWORTH Leisure Centre, Brackley Street
THE search is on for the most courteous Bolton shop, restaurant, hotel, pub or club assistant who always gives service with a smile. The competition -- part of the Bolton Daytime-Nightime Festival -- will be run in the town centre from September 7-11.
DETECTIVES are to reconsider the case of a Whitefield mother viciously beaten to death at her home. The move was confirmed by detectives last night after a coroner recorded a verdict that 52-year-old Linda Southwood was unlawfully killed. She was found
POLICE are probing claims that Bolton Wanderers fans waged a sick hate campaign against the referee they believe cost the club a Premiership place last season. Referee Barry Knight has reported receiving threatening letters -- aimed at him and his family
