Archive
-
Date
Trader in signs row faces closure threat
A BUSINESSMAN claims he will have to shut up shop because Bolton Council is forcing him to remove directional adverts to his warehouse. Zaheer Ahmed, who runs Victory Mill Carpets in Grundy Road, off Longcauseway, Farnworth, says that eight full-time
-
Date
Bolton scramble to find top teachers
BOLTON is in a race against education authorities throughout Britain to find new top teachers after a "mass exodus" from schools. Government changes to the teachers' superannuation scheme began a stampede throughout Britain for early retirement and 14
-
Date
Business park attracts new tenants
NEW jobs and more business are coming to Bolton - with the arrival of a major new tenant at St Peter's Business Park. The North British Housing Association has moved into one of the largest units at the City Challenge-backed park, creating jobs for local
-
Date
Sister felt like a criminal
SIR: I refer to the letter headed 'Remember, it's your money' (Your views, April 18). My sister was also made to feel like a criminal. She only wanted money from her own account. One bank reduced her to tears. They finally asked her 'What was your mother's
-
Date
Head strikes deal over dismissal claim
THE former headteacher of a Bolton primary school which was slammed by Government inspectors has withdrawn her claim of unfair dismissal. Miss Angela Smith, the headteacher at the former St Bernard's R.C Primary School, Ladybridge, has reached an agreement
-
Date
Always thinking of you
SIR: Until recently, I was living in Bolton and working for Greater Manchester Ambulance Service as a Paramedic. In mid-January, I was called up for Operational Service by the MOD as a Reservist to be employed as a Medic at an ambulance station in Bosnia
-
Date
Is Brian's magic a winner?
BOLTON SOUTH-EAST CONSTITUENCY PROFILE: (LABOUR Majority 12,691 at the last General Election) TONY Blair and his high command had better watch out - Brian Iddon is coming. The councillor and former housing chairman is a dead cert to win Bolton South-East
-
Date
Reich has no peer
TWENTY top players fought it out for the Bolton League's open table tennis title. The winner was Peer Reich, a major success with Salford Police A this season. He beat Richard Smith of MET in the final, played at the Hilton Centre at Horwich. League secretary
-
Date
New boy's debut hope
WIGAN Warriors prepare for their crunch test with local rivals Salford Reds on Friday confident new signing Lee Hansen will make his debut. Red tape meant the Tongan prop missed the victory over Oldham at the weekend but the club is confident the prop's
-
Date
Questions need answers
SIR: I would like to know whether any of the parties intend to address any of the following: It is alleged that 80 per cent of directors of local councils, quangos and privatised utilities, NHS Trusts, Members of Parliament and local councillors are Freemasons
-
Date
We train our own staff
SIR: I was delighted to read in your business page on April 15 that another garage in Bolton, Smith Knight Fay, is going to follow our example set over the last 40 years, and train their own skilled staff through the correct Indentured Apprentice system
-
Date
Lion now target Guns
CROSS Guns and White Lion LH will meet in the Chris Electronics Final. White Lion had the easiest passage after a 7-1 win over Cheetham Arms. Bell grabbed a hat-trick and further goals from Hampton, Park and Kelly completed the rout. Cross Guns had a
-
Date
Double blow for County
WALSHAW Sports put a dent in Bolton County's hopes of doing the double with a 3-1 victory in the semi-final of the Bolton Boys' Federation under-16s Jubilee Cup. Goals from Adam Howarth, Kieron Delaney and Carl Lomax sealed the victory and gave them a
-
Date
Sad Seedfield on the slide
THE wheels have come off Seedfield Sports Club's Bolton Combination Premier Division title challenge. Their championship charge, which was cruising along in top gear until mid-March, has suddenly run out of gas. Just over a month ago the league table
-
Date
Mac's late strike boosts Boro bid
Farsley Celtic 0, Radcliffe Boro 1 A MIGHTY Tony McDonald header two minutes from time gave Radcliffe Boro a vital 1-0 win at Farsley Celtic last night. The victory now puts the Boro four points clear at the top and increases the pressure on main rivals
-
Date
Martin's a whirl away from the Wanderers!
MAD-keen Bolton Wanderers' fan Martin Dutton was literally dancing for joy when his favourite football side won promotion and the first division championship. The 23-year-old supporter is a classical dancer and missed the team's vital matches because
-
Date
REVIEW: Me and My Girl, Farnworth AODS, Albert Halls, Bolton. Runs until Saturday
BRIMMING with audience appeal this popular show, about the cockney who becomes a lord, is given star treatment by director/choreographer Bernard Smith. The result is a lively and polished production which would not be out of place on a professional stage
-
Date
Get in the swing and drive off with a new car!
A HOLE in one will win someone a new car at a charity golf event to be held at Great Lever and Farnworth Golf Club next month. A big turnout is expected at the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association - Forces Help tournament on Tuesday May
-
Date
From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 20, 1972 WHAT has happened to the tu'penny and a penn'orth of years ago? The snowy-white flakes of fish and the forever-burning chips that tasted so much better eaten out of the evening paper? Well, steel yourselves
-
Date
Depleted Shakers promotion hope
BURY are down to the bare bones as they aim to realise their promotion dream tonight. A victory at Luton Town combined with either a Stockport defeat at home to York or a Brentford failure to win at Blackpool will see the Shakers in Division One. But,
-
Date
RMI chasing action reply win
LEIGH RMI travel to Great Harwood tonight in what is turning out to be an important week for the Unibond First Division promotion hopefuls. With leaders Radcliffe virtually ending fourth place Farsley's bid last night, outsiders Worksop visit Lincoln
-
Date
Little Hulton company was a pioneer in Poland
A LITTLE Hulton company with a world-wide reputation was one of the first in the UK to recognise the potential in Poland. Active sportswear specialist Henri-Lloyd Ltd established a Polish subsidiary - Henri-Lloyd Polska - in 1993. Since then the economy
-
Date
Tourism is another developing market.
APART from making it easier for Polish friends and relatives to keep in touch, the new Manchester air-link opens up the prospect for more convenient city breaks and holidays. Mr Anthony Goldstone, the Chairman of the North-west Tourist Board, who was
-
Date
Manchester to Warsaw air-link opens up opportunities
A NEW direct link between Manchester and Warsaw represents a major new phase in British Airways' development plans. Their first Eastern European service from Manchester operates every Sunday, Tuesday and Friday to the Polish capital. The regional VIP
-
Date
Pole position!
By Alan Calvert, Industrial Editor THE former Communist Party headquarters in Warsaw now house the Stock Exchange. This is as neat a way as any to illustrate the recent seismic change in Polish society. A land with a 700-year history of physical invasion
-
Date
Derelict mill is a blot on the landscape
AN angry resident is demanding that Bolton Council flatten a derelict mill opposite his home. Bill Dempsey, 64, of Gladstone Road, Farnworth, says he and fellow residents are sick of the sight of Albert Mill Number One which has been lying derelict for
-
Date
Machete maniac slashes woman
A MACHETE-wielding maniac repeatedly slashed a woman across the head and arms in a dimly-lit Bolton street. The 31-year-old woman was attacked as she bought drugs from a dealer. The victim - who has not been identified - suffered horrific injuries including
-
Date
You helped the pets
SIR: On behalf of the Pets in Need Committee, I thank all the people who donated goods, and for donations received, also all who helped under the Centenary Canopy on Thursday April 10 when we managed to raise £710. We are still grateful for any bric-a-brac
-
Date
Animal cruelty soars in Bolton
CRUELTY to animals is on the increase in Bolton, according to figures released by the RSPCA today. The town has been described as "one of the busiest areas" for RSPCA inspectors in Greater Manchester. The total number of prosecutions in the North-west
-
Date
New boys shine in Trophy win
LITTLE Lever scored an impressive win in the annual Lansdale Trophy match against Central Lancs League side Radcliffe. They shrugged off the loss of Jason Whitaker and Tony Settle, who have joined the Association pro ranks, with good performances from
-
Date
It's a recipe for disaster
SIR: Endless immigration coupled with the high birthrate is having a severe effect on jobs, housing, pensions, social and medical services. An ever increasing population with deceasing jobs and assets is a recipe for disaster as most third world countries
-
Date
Rushing to work killed my boy
A HARWOOD man who died when his car spun out of control as he rushed to work was terrified of being late, his mother told a Bolton inquest. Timothy Robert Scotland Webb, aged 20, suffered head injuries in the crash in Stapleton Avenue, Bolton near to
-
Date
Be on the ball
SIR: I reply to many of your readers regarding Ballroom Dancing which I started to learn in 1948 from two of the best teachers of dancing this town as ever known, firstly with Bill Hewitt then Bert O'Neil. There were also George Taylor, Bert Mayoh and
-
Date
We'll win in Bolton, says Blair
TONY Blair is confident Labour will wipe out the memories of Labour's shock defeat in 1992 by winning Bolton on May 1. He believes the local Labour victory, widely but wrongly tipped at the last election, will eventually be his in nine days time. Speaking
-
Date
Use building for school
SIR: I have been concerned for some time about the sale of the local health clinic situated within the perimeter of Turton High School for the use as a restaurant. It has never made much sense to me that a perfectly good building should be lost to Turton
-
Date
Tories not to blame
SIR:I refer to the letter (Your views April14) about 'Waste of Public Cash by Tories'. Mr Ford, I do agree that there is a lot of money being wasted on lots of things run by Councils and the National Health Service. But surely the money was only allocated
-
Date
Shoppers will be loyal
SIR: I refer to the article (BEN, April 18). Mr Arnold Wilcox Wood has left out several important issues in his illustration of the threat from the Dumplington development. Travelling to the Trafford centre will be a nightmare even today without the projected
-
Date
Crook steals the show
FOUR goal hero P. Crook led the way in the Premier Division Cup shock semi-final victory for Trevals over league champions Carters Arms. A brace from M. Craig completed the 6-1 success which sets up a final against play Jolly Miller. In the other semi-final
-
Date
Eagley crash
EAGLEY'S hopes of finishing Division One runners-up in the West Lancs League were dealt a jolt with a 4-2 home defeat by fifth placed Leyland Motors Athletic. Pete Darby and Phil Hutchinson were on the mark for Terry Finney's side but a Briggs hat-trick
-
Date
Show tonic
TOMMY Steele, who starred in the film of Half a Sixpence, has sent a message of support to Walmlsey Church AODS, who present the stage version of the show next month. Andrew E Holt plays Kipps and Adrienne Wormald is Ann in the production, which runs
-
Date
Poet's Corner
The voice speaks with such authority Countless promises given with plausibility The crowd roars their affirmation The speaker receives their confirmation Power is his goal, to rule one and all And in their ignorance lead them to their thrall As a prospector
-
Date
REVIEW: Oliver, Adlington Music and Art Society, Adlington Community Centre. Runs till Saturday.
WITHOUT a doubt, this outstanding production of Oliver will leave you asking for more. The show is a triumph for producer Brian Lawson, choreographer Gillian Pilkington and musical director Ron White. The immensely strong cast barely puts a foot wrong
-
Date
Just the ticket!
THERE are some tickets left for the Turton Rotary Club's Gala Evening featuring the Maesteg and District Male Voice Choir with soloists Sally Ann Kingsbury (soprano) and Byron Hughes (bass-baritone) at the Victoria Hall, Bolton, this Saturday. Sally Ann
-
Date
Double success for City Challenge project
BOLTON City Challenge is celebrating a pair of awards for its innovative environmental project work. The Tidy Britain Group gave its people and Places Private/Independent Programme of the Year runners up award to City Challenge for its success in reaching
-
Date
Something in the aria tonight
NEARLY 1,000 children from all over Bolton took part in an arts initiative aimed at introducing youngsters to live opera music. The event, which ran throughout last week, was organised by Bolton Artists in Schools Agency with the help of the European
-
Date
Rescued Hero finds a loving home
GREYHOUND rescue champion Pat Graham has been inundated with offers of a home for a dog which had its throat cut by gipsies. Since the story about the Lurcher dog appeared in the Bolton Evening News, the phone hasn't stopped ringing at Pat's Horwich home
-
Date
Disaster memory will live on...
BOLTON Wanderers have revealed plans to commemorate the Burnden Disaster ... long after their transfer to the Reebok Stadium. A lasting tribute to the 33 people who lost their lives in the 1946 tragedy will be erected at the new ground but club officials
-
Date
Mac back for Burnden finale
JOHN McGinlay is prepared to go through the pain barrier to play a part in the Farewell to Burnden. The Wanderers top scorer, struggling with a thigh injury, has told Colin Todd to count him in when he names his team for Friday night's Charlton game .
