WHY do people have to be selfish about hospitals. Nurses are overworked, don't they deserve some money for care for themselves? Hospitals won't work without the love and care of overworked nurses and doctors. Mrs Elsie Heveran Breightmet
IT is reported that a scheme is afoot to reduce the number of lanes available to road users. If this comes to fruition and the ordinary road users are only allowed three quarters or two thirds of the road width, will the Road Tax be reduced proportionally
I HAVE just come out of the Royal Bolton Hospital G3 Ward. I would like to say a big thank you to all doctors, nurses and staff for all they did for me. They are a grand lot, and certainly deserve pay rises, and all the help they can get including shorter
ACCORDING to ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), smokers are less productive at work than non-smokers. Give us a break (no pun intended). People work in many different ways. We're not automatons and to get the best from their staff employers need to treat
Henrik's hope Summer signing desperate to stay in limelight SAM Allardyce will not have far to look if he needs volunteers to face Walsall tonight. Henrik Pedersen is champing at the bit after bursting onto the Premiership scene at Elland Road. "I'll
PROMISING youngster Mike Stafford stunned the seniors at Great Lever & Farnworth when a hole-in-one helped him to a second monthly medal victory this year. The 15-year-old, a pupil at Canon Slade CE High School, shot the ace at the eighth to complete
BOLTON'S amateur theatre companies are in a league of their own! And their "premiership" class shone through at this year's Bolton Evening News Amateur Stage Awards/Bolton Amateur Theatre Societies' dinner held for the first time at the Reebok Stadium
A BLOOD donor session is being held at Walmsley Parish Hall, Blackburn Road, Egerton, on October 2 from 2pm to 4pm, and 5.30pm to 7.30pm.
URBAN wildlife officer, Paul Saddler, will be giving a talk about the work he does around the area to the Bolton Wildlife Explorers. The talk will take place on Thursday October 11 from 7-9pm. Ring for more details on 01204 305435
A TASTE of India day will be held at Astley Bridge Library on behalf of Bolton Libraries and House of Raja on Tuesday. . Activities will include henna painting from 12.30-4.30pm. Refreshments will be available. Tickets are available from Astley Bridge
ROBERT Dean, aged 19, of Plover Drive, Bury, and two 17-year-old youths from Tottington, appeared before Bury magistrates charged with entering Trinity Methodist Church Hall in Tottington in July with intent to do unlawful damage. The case was adjourned
THE Westhoughton Townswomen's Guild is holding its next meeting on Monday. The meeting at the Assembly Rooms in Tithe Barn Street will feature guest speaker Ronnie Ray, who will talk about 35 years in showbusiness. There will also be a red and green stall
A DRIVER fleeing from police hit speeds of up to 80mph in built-up areas, a court was told. Nasar Ahmed tried to shake police off around Farnworth, Great Lever and Burnden. Ahmed, aged 22, of Egerton Street, Farnworth, appeared at Bolton Crown Court charged
A DIVORCED man who lost his home defrauded banks in Bolton of more than £16,000, a court was told. Tony Prestley used different aliases to open accounts at banks, including Barclays, Northern Rock and the Halifax. Prestley, aged 46, of Newbury Place,
STOP snoring, will be the message that the British Snoring and Sleep Apnoea Association (BSSAA) will be giving out over the next few days, during National Stop Snoring Week The BSSAA do research into the causes and appropriate treatments for snoring.
COMPULSORY compensation or a full refund for would-be-travellers, unable to board aircraft due to overbooking or flight delays, will be introduced according to Bolton Euro MP Gary Titley. The new measures, which the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly
MICHAEL Ricketts, described as "priceless" by Sam Allardyce, could play against his former Walsall team-mates tonight after all. The Wanderers top scorer was expected to be one of the players rested for the Worthington Cup tie after picking up a knock
BOLTON'S American minister, the Rev Douglas Smith, today sent a message of sympathy to the families of the hundreds feared dead in yesterday's World Trade Centre terrorist massacre. Rev Smith, aged 51, minister at four methodist churches across Farnworth
ARMED and masked raiders fled with a small amount of cash from a Bury post office. The robbers burst into the Hollins Post Office in Hollins Lane shortly before 1pm yesterday. One of the men was holding a handgun while his accomplice wielded a hammer.
FREE electric blanket testing is being offered in Bury to help people sleep safely in their beds this winter. Council trading standards officers have discovered in previous years that 50 per cent of blankets tested have been declared unfit for further
SAM Allardyce expects to make at least two new additions to his table-topping squad before Wanderers' return to Premiership action at home to Southampton on Saturday. Jamaican international midfielder, Jermaine Johnson, is set to accompany Bruno Ngotty
SMITHILLS Hall threw open its doors to reveal hidden secrets of a bygone era. In fact, experts say most Bolton people remain unaware of the wealth of history on their doorsteps. Smithills Hall, the former home of some of the wealthiest families in Britain
SHOPPERS in Bolton face a six-week wait before the first range of Commonwealth Games merchandise hits the town's stores. A large range of specially-branded items to commemorate the 10-day event was officially launched in Manchester yesterday. But according
TONGE became the knockout champions of Lancashire with a fiv wicket win over Ormskirk at Old Trafford. Dion Taljard and Bob Waller eased the Castle Hill side through to success with a boundary off the third ball of the last over to overhaul Ormskirk's
From the Evening News, September 11, 1976 FORMER landmarks of the Jumbles Valley have been brought to the surface by the drought. Familiar sights of five years ago, like the Turton Bottoms footbridge and the derelict Horrobin Mills, were covered by the
Cotton was still king and textiles were the mainstay of Bolton's manufacturing industry when this picture was taken at Sunnyside Mills, Daubhill. A BBC film unit was there among the wicker baskets and reels of cotton in June, 1956, to record a programme
SAM Allardyce was forced to make a late change as Wanderers attempted to extend their winning start at Elland Road. As expected, Ricardo Gardner was left out after his late return from international duty with Jamaica but there was an additional, enforced
THE balance of power is set to shift from the Wigan and Bolton Health Authority in a major shake-up of health services. And Bolton people are being urged to air their views as the government asks where they would like the new strategic health authority
PROSTITUTION is an age old problem which will never be wiped from the streets of Bolton, a police chief has said. Supt Don Brown told residents living in the town's notorious red light district: "It's not possible to get rid of prostitution in Bolton.
A RETIRED firefighter dies in the street after giving chase to youngsters who had been plaguing his family. A middle-aged woman and her elderly mother cower in their Breightmet home. They live under the threat of nightly vandal attacks from yobs and curse
Nuneaton 2 Leigh RMI 1 LEIGH RMI remain rooted to the foot of the Conference after a battling performance at Manor Park still ended in a 2-1 defeat. Leigh held their own in the early stages and were unlucky not to take the lead when Ricky Harris' header
MEMBERS of St Philips AODS present Fur Coat and No Knickers, a comedy by Mike Harding from Thursday to Saturday, September 20 to 22. The play, directed by Graham Cohen, will be staged at Bridgeman Street, Daubhill. Tickets are from 01204 524800 or 01204
KENNY Ball appears at the Horwich RMI Club on Friday, September 21, and two free tickets are being offered to readers. The legendary jazzman has enjoyed hit records for more than 40 years, and has appeared on regular television spots in the Morecambe
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Atherton Colls 1 Nantwich Town 1 Wayward finishing yet again saw Colls forced to settle for one NWCL Division One point when three were begging to be taken. An evenly balanced first half saw the visitors take the lead on 25 minutes when Joe Walker headed
THE mercurial Magpies once again had their feathers ruffled by the team who must wish they could play Chorley every week. Five UniBond First Division meetings have brought Trafford five wins and last night's game followed the familiar pattern of Trafford
I HAVE just had my birthday, on September 2, and moved into a lovely new flat. What a lovely surprise when I got back home on Tuesday, to receive your BEN prize. Thank you. I love doing your competitions. I will being doing more, as always. Ms K Parker
AS a winner of the recent "Lucky Break" and Boddington's Competition in the BEN, I wish to thank all concerned. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the film preview and the drinks afterwards. The staff looked after us very well and very pleasantly, well
ON Saturday, September 1, St Matthew's Church Halliwell, held a sale at the Canopy in the Town Hall Square. A gentleman bought a Kenwood Chef, and later we discovered another small box of accessories. If the purchaser would like to contact the vicar,
IN response to a question from Councillor P Finch in relation to the suitability of highway access to the "Thurstons" residence from Wigan Road, Westhoughton, the Director of Planning, Mr Ray Jefferson, responded: "It does seem that something short of
IN response to Mr Hamilton's letter (BEN: September 1), I would like to state that Mr. Hamilton is right in one respect and wrong in another. Mr Hamilton is right to be concerned about the ancient road bridge over the main railway line at Blackrod. This
I AGREE with M Steele (the letter published on September 6) regarding the excellent performances given by Amy Liptrot, harpist, and Neil Smith, classical guitar, in the recent Bolton Festival. However, I must take issue with him on his comments regarding
THE Government is dithering over a crucial decision affecting the health service in the North-west. Health Secretary Alan Milburn is examining three heart transplant units Edgbaston in Birmingham, Sheffield and Wythenshawe in Manchester with a view to
AT the end of a day when sport seemed of even less consequence than ever in the context of world affairs, it was appropriate that no-one went home entirely happy with his lot. Wanderers - the Premiership leaders let us not forget - scraped through to
THE Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Kevan Helsby has passed on his condolences to "everyone affected by the tragedy". He said the event had been "a terrible shock" to people in Bolton, and said he was thinking of the American people and families in this country
AMERICA ground to a halt as an entire nation reeled from the shock according to one Bolton ex-pat. Gina Austin, aged 40, moved to the States 24 years ago. She said: "My husband turned on the television just in time to see the second plane crash into the
TWO terrified women bank workers were taken hostage after being hijacked at gunpoint by robbers who stole cash from a Little Lever bank. The two women, one an assistant manager, were abducted as they drove to work. Three men, wearing false beards and
DURING the past 12 months, BEN reviewers travelled to more than 60 plays, shows and concerts, the majority of those produced by Bolton Amateur Theatre Society members. Subject matter may well have varied in style, but whether serious drama, comedy or
HARRY Chadwick, aged 80, of Nelson Street, Horwich, suffered chest injuries when Ford Fiesta was involved in a collision with a Nissan Vanette in Manchester Road, Blackrod. His passenger Dorothy Higgins, aged 54, of Ashfield Drive, Aspull, suffered whiplash
A STORE in Prestwich was declared unsafe today after a ram raid last night. A stolen Honda Accord was driven at speed through the side wall of Richer Sounds in Bury New Road causing severe structural damage to the building. The raiders entered the audio
FIREFIGHTERS cut a woman free after her vehicle was involved in a two-car crash last night. Tracy Smethurst's Ford Fiesta was involved in a crash with another Fiesta on Crompton Way, Bolton, at 8.30pm. Miss Smethurst, aged 25, of Tintern Avenue, Tonge
MORE than 100 Royal British Legion members celebrated the dedication of a new standard. The women's section of the Kearsley branch worked hard to raise the £1,000 cost of the flag. The 82-strong women's group, which held a fashion show, canopy sale and
MORE than 100 Royal British Legion members celebrated the dedication of a new standard. The women's section of the Kearsley branch worked hard to raise the £1,000 cost of the flag. The 82-strong women's group, which held a fashion show, canopy sale and
A BOLTON couple cannot leave America after the attacks in New York and Washington. Ron and Beth Day were due to fly to New York yesterday . Their flight was cancelled and they have been told it will be at least another 72 hours before they can fly from
HORWICH gardening experts have shown off their talents. The annual 'In Bloom' competition has proved to be the busiest yet. The judges were amazed by the high standard of entries. And children have worked just as hard in the garden as their parents and
HORWICH gardening experts have shown off their talents. The annual 'In Bloom' competition has proved to be the busiest yet. The judges were amazed by the high standard of entries. And children have worked just as hard in the garden as their parents and
HORWICH gardening experts have shown off their talents. The annual 'In Bloom' competition has proved to be the busiest yet. The judges were amazed by the high standard of entries. And children have worked just as hard in the garden as their parents and
A FOOTBALL match proved to be a colourful affair in Horwich -- thanks to a splash of hair dye. But it did not leave the opposition feeling green with envy at the youngsters' bright new style. All the players from Horwich Trojans under-nines team, who
THE Ground Force treatment will be given to a plot of land in Johnson Fold. Bolton Council and residents have devised a week-long programme to raise youngsters' awareness of the environment. One idea is to encourage children to develop their own enterprise
AN eight-year-old Ramsbottom boy has become a world champion -- at throwing black puddings! Sean Taylor, of East View, Stubbins, shared the honour with Australian visitor Jim Rowley at the annual event held at the Corner Pin pub, in Bolton Road North.
COLIN Hendry cursed his luck today after being sent off in his comeback game. The veteran Scot was shown the red card eight minutes into extra time as Wanderers scraped through a tricky second round Worthington Cup tie against Second Division Walsall
IT was a day of double celebrations as both Bolton town school teams won their Hacking and Ainsworth trophy finals at Old Trafford. In the U13 final Bolton Schools played Oldham Schools and after being put into bat, Oldham managed 111-4 from their 30
THE Astley & Tyldesley Miners' Welfare/CTA Direct Cycle Speedway Club are staging an Open event, exclusively for ladies and girls. Cyclists from all disciplines are invited to partake in an afternoon of Cycle Speedway racing on Saturday 6th October
LEIGH RMI hope to put an end to their worst sequence of results since promotion to the Nationwide Conference when they travel to Nuneaton tonight. Four straight defeats - the last three by the same 2-1 margin - have plunged Leigh from a comfortable mid
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 11, 1976 BOLTON health officials are struggling to maintain a safe level of night nurses in Bolton hospitals. The Health Authority has been told that an additional 200 nurses were needed in the area's hospitals
A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH Committed Wanderers stay at top with superb 0-0 draw at Leeds EVERY Premiership manager and coach worth his salt would do well to heed David O'Leary's words. Wanderers might not be "there or thereabouts" when the dust settles
A GUSTY north westerly wind of force 3-4 made for an exhilarating days sailing with quite a few capsizes. Overall racing was very competitive. Sailors sailing away did well with a first at West Kirby. Handicap Fleet GP Fourteen Fleet Merlin Fleet Junior
IT was obvious we had arrived in Wales when the Hill Forecast was read out on the radio. The report - which reckoned it would be windy on the hills - was just like this game: predictable. Bury once again played well and had good chances but conceded a
MEMBERS of Hindley and Wigan AOS stage White Horse Inn at Wigan Little Theatre from March 12 to 17 next year. Auditions for the well known musical are on Wednesday, September 19, at St Mary's Parish Centre, Standishgate, Wigan. New members, especially
The full list of winners Best Play Winner: Farnworth Little Theatre for The Rise and Fall of Little Voice Runners-up: Bolton Little Theatre for A Different Way Home, and Marco Players for Shadowlands Best Musical Winner: Horwich RMI and District AODS
