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Stories for 15 August 1997
Bolton Business
Protection squad!
TWO Bolton businessmen are behind the take over of a major manufacturing company in Scotland. more...
Bolton News
From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO more...
Snooker star Higgins stabbed
SNOOKER wild man Alex Higgins was seriously ill in Salford's Hope Hospital today with stab wounds. more...
Power cut hits 3000 homes
A POWER failure hit 3,000 homes in the Westhoughton and Hindley area last night. more...
Crackdown on guns poses a question of sport
By Angela Kelly TIME will tell whether it worked or not. more...
Policing and paperwork . . .
BOLTON council chiefs are disturbed to hear police checks on employees who work with children may be relaxed. Rightly, they are disturbed enough to plan a letter to Home Secretary Jack Straw. more...
The Daily Poem
PROGRESS Another landmark has to come down. more...
Barbeques are great!
SIR: It nearly worked! I refer to the letter headed: Ban these barbeques (Your views, August 12). more...
Why bother with the planning rules?
SIR: I refer to the article headed "Pillars of Support" on August 4 about the Greek-style canopy at a Horwich house. more...
Shabby town
SIR: It's your paper, have your say", you say. more...
Valued skills
SIR: I read with amazement B Almond's letter in Saturday's BEN in which he questioned the validity of your Cypriot fisherman story. more...
Think of the dogs
SIR: I reply to 'Dog dirt's a menace'(Your views, July 9). The poor dogs' pads are very soft compared to trolley wheels. They have to endure broken glass, nails in wood, trashed cans and many more items that are cast aside without thought what damage they will do to a dog or any other animal. Then we have the cast away food, beefburgers, sticky toffee, food trays half full. The list is endless. I think our load is light compared to a handicapped person with a guide dog. We can see what a mess our street and parks are in. The handicapped person has no option. more...
Super student's English result is one of the best in the country
HEADTEACHERS at schools and colleges in Bolton have praised staff and pupils as they report another record year for A-Level passes. more...
Pity the parents
SIR: I find the reaction to the death of Dillon Hull extremely disquieting. On the one hand, horror is expressed, quite rightly, that a boy of five was gunned down, possibly deliberately, and, on the other hand, his mother and stepfather instead of receiving sympathy, are being persecuted. They may be drug addicts but they are also human beings. To attempt to evict a mother whose son has been murdered because he has been murdered is cruel and wrong. That the residents in the immediate area are worried about their children is understandable even though the action they are taking is regrettable. But I am sorry that you, sir, endorse it so completely (BEN August 11). more...
Fantastic show
SIR: Thank to our BEN also the Grand Theatre, Blackpool for another wonderful prize. The show 'Spirit of the Dance' was absolutely fantastic. more...
Telephone torture victims are hitting back
VICTIMS of telephone torture throughout Bolton are no longer suffering in silence and are calling BT's Malicious Calls Bureau for help. more...
What a misery
SIR: Is Collin Gaynor for real? His letter about barbecues, or was it cigarette smoking, or was it cars was ridiculous. more...
What no ban?
SIR: What? All this lovely weather and no hosepipe ban yet? more...
You back MP's call for drugs debate
SHOCKED townsfolk have given the thumbs up to a Bolton MP's call for a debate into the drugs problem. more...
They're fun to drink
SIR: I heard recently that a certain pub chain has stopped stocking "alco pops". I can't see the problem with selling these things in a pub. If people are in a pub they are supposed to be over eighteen anyway! My mats and Idrink them all the time. They're just a fun drink and a bit of a laugh. It's these old people who just don't know how to have fun who are trying to stop us having any fun! more...
Freddie fans plan a magical birthday bash
HORWICH will be the centre of attraction yet again as Queen fans from all over the country make their bi-annual pilgrimage to the town for a celebration to mark the birthday of the band's legendary front man Freddie Mercury. more...
Tea was a treat
SIR: My family and I would like to express our sincere thanks for the afternoon tea at the Victoria & Albert Hotel in Manchester which I won in the Afternoon Tea competition in the BEN. more...
Long delays expected during stadium roadworks
DRIVERS can expect long tailbacks as Bolton Council shut down a link road on the busy Beehive roundabout in time for the opening of the nearby soccer stadium. more...
They're the best
SIR: How can anyone criticise Bolton's taxi drivers? They are always so very, very prompt. I would have no hesitation in using them for transporting transplant organs, never mind getting my frozen stuff home from Morrisons! more...
Moorland beauty spots to get £100,000 facelift
COUNTRYSIDE around Bolton will benefit from a £100,000 cash boost to protect and improve the en- vironment. more...
Kick boxing champ passes the TV test
A THAI boxing champ from Bolton is to play a stunt double in a top-rated children's television series. more...
Flats plan for 'blot on town landscape'
A BLOT on the landscape of Adlington is set to be removed as developers prepare to refurbish a derelict building. more...
Hearty new life for Robert
FORMER Royal Mail manager Robert Smith is back to being a first class male after his life saving heart operation a year ago this week. more...
Marching soldier Lee goes Dutch
SOLDIER Lee Thompson put his stamina to the test when he weathered torrential downpours and searing heat in Holland for an endurance challenge. more...
Bolton Sport
Super fit Shakers have rivals on the run
MIGHTY Manchester City's proud boast of possessing the fittest team in Division One is coming under threat from neighbouring upstarts Bury. more...
Reebok Stadium in blaze of glory
THE skies over Lostock lit up last night as Bolton Wanderers switch on to herald a bright new future at the Reebok Stadium. more...
Peacemaker Stan solves bonus row
PEACEMAKER Stan Ternent has solved the row between the players and the club over bonus payments. more...
Libbra out Beardo in?
MARC Libbra will not be signing for Wanderers but the Peter Beardsley deal could be back on. more...
Lancashire Leisure
FIVE YEARS AGO: Arson at school
FIREBUGS struck at an empty school block, damaging a new training centre next door. more...
TEN YEARS AGO: Jobs go at snooker firm
NEARLY half the workforce were being made redundant at the East Lancashire headquarters of snooker company Riley. more...
Lancashire News
Carnival parade will top festival weekend
TOMORROW'S parade through Padiham promises to be one of the best for years. more...
One step that cages disabled Dennis
A DISABLED pensioner who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer is a prisoner in his eighth floor home - because of a step. more...
Councillor in call for smog inquiry
A COUNCILLOR has called for an investigation into reports of a "TCP smog" in Oswaldtwistle. more...
Streets an assault course
DRIVING through Rishton's main street is a nightmare - it's an incomplete assault course. more...
Language puzzler
HAVING been a teacher for many years in a school with a very large percentage of ethnic minority children, I am much mystified by the granting of £25,000 to teach these children their 'mother tongue' (LET, July 25). more...
Bride and zoom! Rally car speeds Irvine to church
Friday Folk more...
'Paint our houses' plea
RESIDENTS in 40 households on Burnley's Belvedere estate have petitioned the council about the poor condition of external painting to houses and garages. more...
Cabbies to develop safety plans
TAXI drivers and firms who faced detailed weekly safety checks on vehicles have been granted a reprieve. more...
Internet company in television spotlight
AN EXPANDING high-tech computer firm based in Pendle which started two years ago with £500 and an Apple Macintosh machine is to be featured on TV tonight at 6pm on BBC1 as part of a series of innovations. more...
Revamped market open for business
BACUP'S new-look market which cost £600,000 to refurbish was officially opened by Rossendale mayor Coun Peter Heyworth during Great British Market Week celebrations. more...
Hunting poll a fact
I WAS surprised by the sheer nonsense about hunting by R Bracewell (Letters, August 8). more...
Noise plea battle is lost
CAMPAIGNING residents have failed to persuade Hyndburn Council to scrap a mini roundabout in Great Harwood. more...
Directors face long ban after £800,000 collapse
TWO company directors face bans of at least five years after a court heard how a business ended up more than £800,000 in the red after just ten months of trading. more...
Plea for hostages on India's freedom day
OFFICIALS were today urged to remember the fate of student hostage Paul Wells during the 50th anniversary celebrations of India and Pakistan. more...
Council must cut through all the red tape
IMAGINE the anguish of terminally-ill cancer victim, pensioner Dennis Marsden, unable to walk and trapped in his high-rise council flat. more...
Close this loophole
THE new national register of paedophiles is supposed to be a major weapon in preventing child molesters from re-offending. more...
Council ignores the electorate
REGARDING the Hyndburn roads saga, the points made (Letters, August 11) are all relevant to the on-going chaos in the area, but probably the most disturbing fact is that there is no comment from the authorities. more...
Ban m-way lorries
CARS could be banned from bottleneck stretches of some motorways to improve the flow for lorries, according to a scheme being studied by ministers. more...
Time limits put on quarry lorries
CONTROVERSIAL plans to extend a Ribble Valley quarry have been approved, despite fears over the number of lorries using the site. more...
Families cheer victory in Battle of the Bulge
FAMILIES who have been fighting the Battle of the Bulge for eight years are celebrating a victory. more...
Trees a folly
COUN Dave Smith, (Letters, August 12) says the £25,000 grant for minority languages was provided by Lancashire County Council. more...
Calming complaints not on
RECENT complaints about new traffic-calming measures in Hyndburn are surely ill-founded. more...
Arts group ditched in festival wrangle
A COUNCIL will take an arts festival out of the hands of professionals and give it back to the people. more...
Millionaire's daughter lives on state hand-outs
A MILLIONAIRE'S daughter is living on a £64-a-week Income Support hand-out, we can reveal today. more...
Treated like dirt
WHAT is this world coming to when, shopping in a supermarket, you have to be swept up by a young juvenile delinquent as part of the rubbish as you contemplate your much-needed items? A long brush tapping at your heels does nothing to form good feelings between staff and customers. If you object, you are reported and threatened with the police and banned from the store. more...
Lancashire Sport
CLARETS: Skipper wants Moor noise
CAPTAIN fantastic David Eyres has issued a rallying call on the eve of tomorrow's clash against Gillingham. more...
ROVERS: Dahlin's day will come, says boss Hodgson
ROY Hodgson has given Martin Dahlin a massive vote of confidence, even though his £2 million summer signing from Italian giants Roma has yet to start a Premiership game. more...
CRICKET: Lee called up by Aussies
LANCASHIRE Evening Telegraph columnist Shane Lee has been handed a shock call into Australia's plans for the final Test. more...
MOTORSPORT: Foggy caught in points wrangle
CARL Fogarty could fall further behind bitter rival John Kocinski in the World Superbikes championship race even before Sunday's eighth round in Zeltweg, Austria. more...
CRICKET: Martin sets double target
PETER Martin gave himself a double target as he went into today's Championship clash at Derby. more...
CLARETS: Cooke can't wait for his start
ANDY Cooke is enduring the worst week of his soccer life. more...
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