Manchester Evening News from Manchester, Greater Manchester, England • 1

Final Tuesday April 25 1995 Founded 1868 A friend dropping in 30p The act of 0V Atherton! back him or sack him Page 12 Page 8 1 80 fear for the future in pul-out By Akin Softer Tory rebels claim victory DEFIANT Tory Eurorebels claimed victory today as they were welcomed back to the parliamentary party Seven of the nine MPs kicked out last autumn in a row over cash for Brussels agreed after a 30-minute meeting at Westminster to rejoin the party mainstream But they warned that their opposition to the of creeping pressure for an EU superstate would continue at full force Party chairman Jeremy Hanley repealed that no conditions were sought or given by the hierarchy for the return of the whip Sir Teddy Taylor MP for Southend East and unofficial rebel spokesman said a key factor was a letter from Chancellor Kenneth Clarke offering assurances that Britain would not be forced into fixed exchange rates with other EU countries are now going to devote ourselves to do everything we can within the parliamentary institutions to strengthen policy in he told a Westminster news conference Two rebels none is from the north west have yet to make their decisions known but they are expected to return to the party whip shortly Mol bomb sent to Waldegrave A LETTER bomb addressed to Agriculture Minister William Waldegrave was intercepted by post workers today Army bomb disposal experts dealt with the package at Radstock Bath near Mr Walde farm which has been targetted by animal rights activists Bomber foiled: Page 2 THE BUS wars brought more job casualties today as a company quit the streets of north Manchester A bid by MTL to grab a slice of the market lasted little more than a year Staff who were promised jobs for at least two years when MTL opened its depot in Miles Platting were warned that a of jobs will go The 180 workers there were left fearing for their future though MTL is continuing the bus war in south Manchester and chief rival GM Buses North has promised to take on some drivers In a deal announced today GMN will close its Bootle garage and hand over its services into Liverpool to MTL subsidiary Lancashire Travel at St Helens who will stop running buses east of Wigan Bolton Coachways is being sold to GMN MTL chairman Peter Coombes said today that both companies to face very considerable competition from scores of smaller operators as well as from the big bus The Miles Platting Transport and General Union branch secretary John Carrington said: are a lot of disheartened people here Many came off the dole and were guaranteed two work have taken advice and have been told we do not even qualify for redundancy pay because the depot has been open for less than two In February GMN forced another major rival Bee Line to pull out of the north of the city and a few days later bought another Citibus Yesterday the Manchester Evening News revealed that GMN had taken over Eccles-based Dalybus whose owner Michael Daly blamed competition from MTL for his decision to sell out Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority chairman Joe Clarke said today: have long considered that the level of competition in this area with higher and higher service levels to cater for fewer and fewer passengers would not be Royal progress Henry (Brian James) Anne (Annie Lethbridge) and Elizabeth (Yvonne) The bike surely was a Raleigh Keep your head he might go away IF only stuck to the cycling old Henry VIII might not have put on all the weight that was to affect the royal waistline in later life Strolling alongside him in the spring sunshine are second wife Anne Boleyn and Queen Elizabeth the First And today in London they had a royal date through the time machine with Prince Charles In Youth Business Trust She set up the workshop in 1993 with the help of £3000 from the trust She had been selected to represent the north west region along with other entrepreneurs from around the country who have benefited from the trust to celebrate the 25000th award made since it was launched in 1986 Yvonne is based in Didsbury fact actress Yvonne Peacock (Elizabeth I) was performing by royal appointment before the Prince at a special presentation ceremony at St Palace Yvonne and fellow performers at the Theatre Workshop Manchester were portraying historic royal characters including Liz Henry and ill-fated Anne after being chosen to help mark a milestone for the WEATHER 2 BMDs 16 DIARY 23 POSTBAG 24 TV 25-27 PLUS 1 2-PAGE BUSINESS PULL-OUT.