FORGET the rest -- we really are the best! That could be Bolton's proud boast after our double triumph at the British Construction Industry awards.

Not only did the futuristic Reebok Stadium confound its critics by scooping the country's top design award for projects up to £50 million, but Watson Steel of Lostock also got their share of glory for steelwork used at the stadium and at Hong Kong's £1.3 billion international airport passenger terminal.

Let's hope the Wanderers can now boost this Reebok triumph with some sparkling soccer results really to make it a winning formula. OPINION: property pitfalls FURTHER proof of the pitfalls of the property market is the fact that some former council tenants , who bought their homes during the housing boom years of the 1980s, are now unable to sell them.

Maintaining the houses has proved too much for many people, who now face the prospect of off-loading them at ridiculously low prices. And any prospect of the Government and local authorities mounting a rescue mission to help those overwhelmed by repair costs still seems to be some way down the road. It's another reminder that a house should be regarded as a home, not a route to prosperity. OPINION: Shame on them STONING might be a biblical punishment -- but it certainly should be meted out to the low-lifes who stole a wheelchair belonging to a six-year-old disabled boy. Let's hope these sinners repent and return little Jordan Downs' link with the outside world.

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