EACH year, thousands of pensioners come home from hospital to discover that their pension or income support has been cut. The rule that allows the Department of Social Security to do this is little publicised and it can feel like the last straw for an
CONGRATULATIONS to Sam Allardyce and the team for a superb victory against Preston North End at the Millennium Stadium. It gives everyone in the town a great buzz and a great sense of pride in the team. It indicates that Bolton have an excellent manager
AS part of my job I visit clothing factories in the UK . During the 1997 election I saw in factories' Labour and union leaflets saying vote Labour as this was the way to protect our jobs as they were the party for the workers. They said we must join the
DESPITE what Mr Hallett and Mr Hanley say, the fact remains that a vote for the Socialist Alliance or SLP is a wasted vote. Such is the first past the post system of voting that these parties will be lucky to poll 500 votes or keep their deposits. The
CHORLEY landlord Martin Lingard got so brassed off about not having time to indulge in his hobby of playing in a band he took matters into his own hands. Not one to blow his own trumpet, Martin, who manages The Minstrel pub, Eaves Green Road, Chorley,
A PIONEERING series of General Election debates on the BEN's website started today. Voters in the Bolton Southeast constituency had the chance to do something about it at lunchtime. They were able to log on to the message board of www.thisisbolton.co.uk
THEY might be red-hot favourites to come straight back down and complete a hat-trick of one-season ventures in the Premiership but Phil Gartside is confident Wanderers are better prepared than ever to put a stop to the yo-yo game. The Bolton chairman
25 YEARS AGOFrom the Evening News, May 1, 1976 A 'POTATOES for pensioners" appeal launched by a Bolton cinema got off to a flying start today with a 56lb donation by an Ashburner Street market trader. And film and television star Sally Thomsett was at
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 8, 1976 A TORY MP today called for the dismissal of Home Secretary Roy Jenkins following reports that thousands of immigrants could be slipping into Britain. British Rail also announced that an immediate inquiry
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 10, 1976 MR Jeremy Thorpe is quitting as Leader of the Liberal Party. He goes after more than nine years at the job and at the end of many months of anguish. He has been told by his senior colleagues that he simply
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 11, 1976 MR Arnold Bolton is planning to make an 11,000-mile trip from New Zealand in search of a Bolton woman as a friend and possible wife. He thinks Bolton wives are the best. Mr Bolton, who was born in Great
THE PILOT project which seeks to identify and support victims of business crime in Bolton Town Centre is well under way. A number of businesses have already been supported. The Crime and Disorder Partnership has provided funding to allow even more businesses
AN Atherton play area has been given a makeover thanks to Wigan Council, police and residents. The rundown site in Cromer Drive was failing to attract youngsters and has been fixed up with the aid of a £5,500 grant from the Atherton/Hindsford risk management
MOST people would agree that Samuel Crompton was no dunce - but one prankster certainly seemed to think so when he saw fit to give him an amusing hat. The Spinning Mule inventor would probably have been 'spinning' in his grave if he knew about the road
LIFE aboard a minesweeper during the Second World War could have led to the death of a 77-year-old Radcliffe man, an inquest was told. Retired clerk George Crook, of Arley Street, Radcliffe, was a petty officer on a Navy minesweeper. Deputy Bury district
CHURCHES Together in Halliwell are celebrating Whit Sunday by holding "Pentecost Praise in the Park" at 2.30pm this Sunday in Mere Hall Park. There will be community hymn-singing led by Exultation, Halliwell Methodists choir, and an item by HAFWAY - the
A DRUG user was jailed for 14 days by Rochdale magistrates at Rochdale after he admitted shoplifting. Mark Edward Ashworth, aged 26, of Winson Close, Great Lever, is serving six months for burglary and shoplifting. Ashworth was brought from HMP Forest
A FORMER headteacher of Thornleigh Salesian College has died at the age of 82 following a long illness. Father Michael Doyle carved out a successful career and was one of the most influential figures behind the successful switch to comprehensive education
PUPILS from Bolton School put their musical talents to good use when they organised a charity concert. The evening of entertainment, which included performances from youngsters aged between 11 and 18, raised more than £1,500 to be split between two charities
SAM Allardyce expects to learn in the next 48 hours how many of his six out-of-contract stars are prepared to enter serious negotiations to commit themselves to Wanderers' Premiership campaign. The Reebok boss will make initial approaches to the six -
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Tonge Nisar lbw West...5 N. Hallows b Fearick...7 S. Anderton lbw Moss...36 R. Northrop lbw b Hirwani...7 D. Taljard b Hirwani...0 R. Waller c Whittle b Hirwani...16 N. Chesterton c Whittle b Hirwani...1 S. Shepley b Hirwani...13 I. Taylor c Whittle b
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Keighley Cougars 0 Leigh Centurions 36 TWO down, one to go writes Mike Hulme Leigh Centurions closed in on their treble dream with a runaway victory in last night's Trans-Pennine Trophy final at Cougar Park. With the NFP Minor Premiership and Trans-Pennine
ANIMAL Welfare Liaison Network - part of the Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary - have prepared two petitions for concerned animal loving members of the public to study, then hopefully sign and support. They are intended to put pressure on those responsible
NOW election time has finally arrived, how many times will we hear 'I can't be bothered to vote, what difference will my vote make?' One doesn't need reminding that King Charles I lost his head by 68 votes to 67, a majority of one after being brought
THEY say we need a new link road through the woods because of all the congestion. It must be true, the council says so. In a bid to alleviate this congestion in the meantime, what do they do? Put a bike lane all down Bolton Road. Immediately, where there
FEAR is growing over the effects of the foot and mouth epidemic on human health following warnings about consuming tap water and dairy products. One Chorley dairy farm, which lies within three kilometres of the site of the pyre at Ollerton Farm, Withnell
A WOMAN was taken to hospital last night after two raiders burst into a newsagents and hit her with a baseball bat. One of the young thugs attacked the 44-year-old Asian shop assistant while his hooded accomplice threatened her with a hand gun. The men
A SCHOOLBOY is fizzing with excitement after winning a Coca-Cola competition for an England soccer player to visit his school. Daniel Martin, seven, a pupil at Bolton's St Thomas Cantebury Primary School, has been the talk of the playground since his
A DISEASE eradicated from Bolton 11 years ago could soon return to the town, a health chiefs fears. Dr Robert Aston warned today that children could be struck down by polio if they are not immunised. The illness has re-emerged in Europe over the last
25 YEARS AGO: From the Evening News, May 3, 1976 BOLTON'S most unusual traffic jam of the year built up yesterday afternoon, caused by a herd of elephants. The elephants, appearing this week at Sir Robert Fossett''s circus in Queen's Park, walked in procession
A ROW over a letter sent out by Labour candidate Ruth Kelly via schools in her Bolton West constituency is rumbling on. Ms Kelly had already come under fire from Liberal Democrats for the letter about the Government's Children's Tax Credit which they
Elton M Goddard Bowled Fox ...51 H Pawson Run Out ...22 Hall Not out 83 A Riaz Not out ...31 Extras 16 Total (for 2)...208 Bowling: Sarkar 14 3 60 0, A Fox 17 8 54 1, I Murphy 11 0 46 0, P Hart 6 0 35 0. Spring View N Geary c Houlden b Hall ...69 C Rudd
Bradshaw N Johnson c Jadhav b Cuff...8 A Kerr lbw Barry...37 D Morris c Clegg b Cuff...2 Hornby c Jadhav b Cuff...6 N Hart lbw Barry...14 A Hart b Halton...17 M Gwilt st Guest b Halton...8 S Ainsworth b Halton...7 M Wallwork not out...4 A Dunn c Mahmood
Farnworth M Axford c Kay b J Smith...9 D Leonard lbw b Watkinson...22 Z Abbass b J Smith...4 S Woods c Reidy b J Smith...4 Childs c Reidy b Watkinson...56 S Walsh run out...9 W Luntley c Kay b Watkinson...19 L Sutton c Kay b Watkinson...3 W Noakes b J
Greenmount N Franklyn c Rawlinson b Eckersley...16 A Bowker c Walsh b Eckersley...2 S Anwar b Castaldean...1 M Fallon c Hill b Borrow...50 G Chadwick c Walsh b Eckersley...11 B Horrocks run out...8 N Kay st Walsh b Borrow...8 M Stewart b Borrow...1 D
Kendal 89 v Chorley 90/7 Chorley 182 / 9 v Darwen 131/6 A HECTIC Bank Holiday weekend ended with Chorley still unbeaten. May 26's trip to Shap Road saw Chorley quickly make inroads into the Kendal batting after a delayed start due to heavy morning rain
Not too long ago I drew attention to the ambitious and substantial housing development on the site of the former Eagley Mills, at the bottom of Hough Lane, and posed the simple enough question: What provision, if any, has been being made to handle the
WHAT of Tony Blair's promises on shorter medical waiting lists? I have just received a letter from Bolton Hospitals Trust, which states -- "Your doctor has asked us to arrange an appointment for you." It then goes on to say -- "the current waiting time
WHILE in my garden this week, I saw a sight that I have not seen for a long time. And what was it, you say. Well, it was two policemen on the beat. I had heard that they were going to start doing that, putting bobbies on the beat, but, like everything
THE very name poliomyelitis strikes fear into the hearts of many people in the Bolton area. They can remember the deaths and the disfigured bodies left by this terrible disease. It is close to being officially eradicated today, but now Dr Robert Aston
ON Wednesday, May 23, I attended a public meeting, at Seedfield Methodist Church, of the Parliamentary candidates for Bury North. While answering a question, from a member of the public, the Labour candidate, Mr David Chaytor, stated that his Conservative
IT'S easy to dismiss the idea of offering a degree involving computer games as as ultra-modern and trivial. Yet, a closer look at Bolton Institute's planned BSc Honours degree in Computer Games Development reveals that it has much more going for it than
THERE I was in the Sports Bar -- the only Wanderer in a joint packed with Preston fans on holiday. They were all so smug -- that was until the balls went into the net and the realisation dawned that they were outclassed. Luckily, they were too resigned
STAFF at a Coppull hair salon are in state of perm-anent excitement after meeting an up and coming local pop star. Christian Burns, of chart-topping band BB Mak, made his surprise visit to Mari Jaques unisex hair design, Spendmore Lane, Coppull. Mary,
CHORLEY'S chain gang should put the wheels in motion and get down to the bookshop for a new publication out May 31. On Your Bike in Lancashire, written by biking enthusiast Mike Hutchinson, features 20 circular rides covering some of the most beautiful
WHEN we talk of burying the past it is usually with reference to a dark secret or skeletons in the closet which we wish to forget. But on May 29, the Barnardo's Chorley Families Project proudly buried its past in a totally different sense -- with a commemorative
LOVE him or hate him, there's no denying David Beckham has got style. But whether you think the Manchester United midfielder is an image guru or an experimental clothes horse for his wife Victoria, his latest haircut -- a mohican -- is just another in
A BOLTON church is under siege from teenage fireraisers who have attacked the premises twice in two days. The firebugs attacking the 102-year-old church have been setting the building alight after piling carpets and bins against the door. And today the
BOLTON criminal Billy Webb was shot through the chest as he slept in his bed, the BEN reveals today. Webb, aged 42, died of gunshot wounds in the first floor flat where he was living in Bryn, near Wigan, as he awaited trial on a charge of conspiring to
WANDERERS are being linked with a move for £4m-rated Utrecht full-back Stijn Vreve, a 27-year-old Belgian international also interesting Middlesbrough and Derby. The former Ghent star said: "People tell me that Bolton, Middlesbrough and Derby are interested
WANDERERS are so proud to have secured a place in the Premiership that they are flying the flag -- even though it is out of date. Officials wasted no time in hoisting the standard at the Reebok Stadium after Monday's Play-off Final triumph over Preston
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 9, 1976 THREE-course meals with potatoes twice a day are given the thumbs down by a hospital "jam butty brigade". Some of the geriatric patients at Bolton General Hospital find their diet too heavy and would prefer
IT was Westhoughton's turn to supply the three qualifiers for the BEN Golf Trophy 2001 where the winning trio needed to be at the top of their game to get through. Jim Speakman, Neil Smith and Joe Delafield all recorded one of their best rounds on their
A CAR boot sale will take place at Gaskell CP School, Thomas Holden Street, Bolton, on Saturday, June 9. The event is on the school playground between 9am and noon but access for stallholders will be from 8.30am. Stalls are £6 pre-booked and £7 on the
BOLTON'S Normandy Veterans are invited to attend a service of remembrance at Bolton Parish Church on Wednesday June 6 between 10.30am and 10.45am for the service at 11am. For more information contact Alan Ratcliffe, secretary of the Normandy Veterans
HOSPITAL staff are appealing for the relatives of Stanley Wakefield, from Darley Street, Farnworth, to come forward. The 49-year-old died at the Royal Bolton Hospital on May 20, following six days as an inpatient. Contact bereavement officer Jean Peters
LOVE drove Dean Heywood to try to seek a reconciliation with his former girlfriend. But there was no happy ending for the 21-year-old, Bury magistrates were told. Instead of making up, the pair had a massive row. When Heywood threatened to leave with
BOLTON has been warned to brace itself for an invasion by an international army of clowns. Around 100 entertainers from different countries are set to flood the town centre for an International Clown Festival from September 10 to 16. British clowns will
A COUPLE alleged to have been involved in an incident during which their neighbours were assaulted appeared before Bury magistrates. Mark Williams, aged 39, from Connaught Street, Bury, together with his wife Debra, 37, are both charged with assaulting
A COUNSELLING charity has invited all the churches in the area to join them in a bid to cut the number of divorces. Marriage Care, a marriage support and relationship counselling organisation based at the United Reform Church in St George's Street, Bolton
COUNCILLORS approved a new industrial building in the town amid fears a company would relocate away from Bolton. A decision to allow Merlin Engineering to build a single story block on Dunscar Industrial Estate, Blackburn Road, was passed by the Council's
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WANDERERS 4-3-3 MATT CLARKE 8 His 69th minute save from Healy was crucial - otherwise very little to do behind a superb back four. ANTHONY BARNESS 8 Hardly put a foot wrong through the entire game - a big, big player in a massive defensive performance
THE following is a list of out-of-hours duty chemists where medicines and appliances may be obtained from in the Chorley area. M D Rimmer, 22 Runshaw Lane, Euxton, Monday to Friday between 5.30pm and 6.30pm; S P & D B Fishlock, 6-10 Carrington Centre
I've been busy grooving my tennis groundstrokes, perfecting my golf drive, basketball shooting, football strike, thai-boxing moves, breastroke technique, power walking and running. This wasn't some exhausting fitness challenge -- it was all part of a
A POLICEMAN could hardly believe his eyes when he spotted disqualified driver Hugh Graham back behind the wheel just 24 hours after he had arrested him for the same offence. Bury magistrates were told Graham, aged 19, had been banned for six months after
A GROUP of pubs including The Blundell Arms in Horwich have raised more than £3,500 for the Christie's Against Cancer appeal. The collection of Chef and Brewer pubs ran a special 'Put on a Pound' appeal over the last few months where customers were asked
A TEAM of young entrepreneurs from Bolton Community College are "top of the scoffs" after their catering business won a top award. The six strong team of Vocational Access students was pitted against some stiff competition in the annual Bolton Team Enterprise
A NEW town hall chief is set to wage war on persistent neighbourhood nuisances. Gill Exton has been appointed Bolton Council's first anti-social behaviour manager, charged with developing strategies to combat problem residents. Police chiefs welcomed
A FATHER and daughter became trapped in their home after yobs callously petrol-bombed their cars. A wall of flame meant Mark Gillard and his 16-year-old daughter could not leave their home by the front door. They decided instead to remain indoors while
A TRIO of couples have celebrated 170 years of wedded bliss between them. Golden couple Joseph and Margaret White of Red Lane, Breightmet, have toasted 50 glorious years since they first tied the knot at St Osmund's Church, Long Lane. The couple have
VISITORS to Turton Tower enjoyed costume capers when they met characters from Tudor times. Lord of the Manor and general rogue William Orrell was celebrating his birthday and entertained visitors with tales of only bathing once a year, while his battleaxe
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25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 12, 1976 TAXPAYERS handed out more than £1 million a day to keep Britain's trains on the rails last year. British Rail collected more than £507 million in Government subsidies. POINTS for goals - that the revolutionary
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 13, 1976 A COLLAPSE in wholesale prices of imported potatoes has "burst the bubble" of high potato prices. Shop prices next week are expected to fall by 3p a pound or more. A HORWICH couple took their first steps
A PIONEERING series of General Election debates on the BEN's website starts today. If you feel the issues which you are most concerned about have been off the agenda this campaign, now is your chance to do something about it. You can log on to the message
DEFENCE Secretary Geoff Hoon marched into the frontline of the battle to hold Bolton's most hotly-contested seat. Once again the focus was on Bolton West as Mr Hoon became the fifth member of Labour's top brass to visit the constituency, accompanied by
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