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Happy family after plenty of laughs
Cat Among the Pigeons, St Philips AODS, Parochial Hall, Bridgeman Street, Bolton. Repeated tonight and tomorrow THE typical 50s home often provides the backdrop for a successful comedy and last night's show by St Philips was no exception. The ever-present
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There is a variety of volunteer work on offer
THROUGH your newspaper I would like to highlight the benefits of doing voluntary work, not through my words, but through the words of a young lady who has recently joined a befriending group. "I really do not think people realise what variety of volunteer
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Council is ready to silence 'neighbour from hell'
A 'NEIGHBOUR from hell' could become the first in the borough to face a spell behind bars thanks to new council by-laws. More than 30 residents from an Euxton estate have petitioned Chorley Council pleading for swift action following allegations of anti-social
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The rain has the last word
KENDAL 124 CHORLEY 63/4 Vaux Northern League FITTINGLY, perhaps, the rain had the final say as the curtain came down on Chorley's season. Chorley did well to dismiss the home side for 124, particularly as Kendal had been 99/2 at one stage before a collapse
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Happy Harriers
RUFFORD 10K DESPITE temperatures in the 80s, Keith Johnston had a terrific run in the Rufford 10K to finish second in a time of 34 mins 13. Team mate Campbell McCorkindale came in a credible fourth in 35 min 53. Club Chairman, Pete Gillham won the Vet
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Ladies still unbeaten . .
Preston North End Ladies 0 v Chorley Ladies 4 CHORLEY continued their unbeaten run to three consecutive games. The ladies followed a 4-0 victory over Burnley in mid-week with another impressive 4-0 win on Sunday. The Chorley team will be hoping to continue
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Magpies make a comeback
ASHTON UNITED 1 CHORLEY 2 CHORLEY came away from Manchester club Ashton United with a hard earned comeback victory. Ken Wright's side are playing nice football at the moment, belying their mid-table position in the Unibond League 1st division. The fluent
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Pupils give car ownership the green light
THE car is here to stay ... according to the next generation of Bolton motorists. More than 100 schoolchildren took part in a debate in the council chamber at Bolton town hall on whether people have the right to own a car. The event was part of "democracy
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Mothers' pride . . .
A GROUP of friends decided to use mumpower to transform themselves from six despondent divorcees into the six delighted degrees. Fed-up with staying at home or low paid jobs, the single mums decided to try and improve their lot by going back to college
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Eight goals for Farmers
CHORLEY NISSAN SUNDAY LEAGUE IN the Premier League only one game managed to go ahead yet again, with Roebuck Rangers at home to Farmers Arms. Roebuck found the going hard having to start with only 10 men. Farmers went in at half time with a 3-0 lead and
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Don't leave us this way
TOWN hall chiefs are currently finding new jobs within the authority for older workers in a bid to halt a tide of ill-health and early retirements. And stress is to blame for much of the dilemma. Since January last year, 18 staff have been medically redeployed
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Council cleared of maladministration
CHORLEY Council has been cleared after an investigation over accusations of maladministration. The Local Government Ombudsman was called in after Jim Green, organiser of the borough's summer playscheme accused council chiefs of trying to stop his work
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Nanna and granddad we love you
LAST week the Citizen asked you to write in about your grandparents. Here is one letter which we felt we had to publish . . Dear Chorley Citizen, We are writing to tell you about our nanna and grandad, John and Kathleen Grodnicki. They are two very caring
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WANDERERS: Whites appeal fails
WANDERERS have failed to persuade referee Paul Robinson to reprieve Mike Whitlow. The Hull referee has looked at the video of the second half incident at Charlton which led to the Bolton captain being sent off for a second bookable offence. But he hasn't
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Crash chaos on local roads
Runaway car man to face court A MOTORIST faces court action after a runaway car drama on a busy Bolton road. The automatic Rover 800 weaved along Chorley New Road in Heaton for about 400 yards as astonished motorists watched it "drive" without anyone
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Trading Standards warn of foreign mailshot
TRADING Standards are alerting Chorley homeowners to the latest mailshot scam to hit Lancashire. Many residents across the region have received 'official notice' letters telling them they have won a valuable prize - anything from a BMW car to a 'free'
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Hotline set up to shop arsonists
FIRE chiefs are stepping up the fight against arsonists by introducing a free confidential hotline. They want people who have witnessed, or who have information about serious of suspicious fires, to reveal what they know. The Freephone fire investigation
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Wheels are rolling for transport boost
RURAL transport in Chorley has been given a boost following approval of government funding of up to £750,000. Chorley county councillor Richard Toon, chairman of Lancashire's highways and transportation committee, expressed his delight. He said: "This
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Village lands a top award
VILLAGERS in Coppull are celebrating after their home landed a top award last week. The prestigious Lancashire Best Kept Village competition named Coppull as the county's most improved large village. Ken Ball, chairman of Coppull Parish Council, said:
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Sir John's a Bolton fan
TELEVISION troubleshooter Sir John Harvey-Jones and a BBC crew came to Bolton to shoot a new television series. The famous industrialist was visiting Velden Engineering, on Bedford Street, to check on the company's progress since his last visit in 1995
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Charity champs trot up funds for cancer unit
IF you were wandering through the streets of Chorley at the weekend you could be forgiven for thinking that the girls of St Trinians had escaped from school on horseback! With their ripped-stocking school outfits and painted freckled faces, a bunch of
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Your council, your voice
TOWN Hall chiefs are hoping to encourage the youngsters of Chorley to take a more active role in how the council makes decisions. Chorley Borough Council is launching a number of initiatives to support the national Local Democracy Week which started on
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We can still work
DISABILITY takes many different forms, but the one thing that we all have in common is that we have to fight for everything, including our dignity. Disability is not something that people ask for or want. You are born with a disability, or have an accident
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Democracy under the spotlight
A REVIEW of local government electoral arrangements in Chorley has begun. The whole of Lancashire has gone under the microscope for the first time in almost 25 years. The objective is to ensure the number of electors represented by each district, borough
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THE DAILY POEM: The grass I know is greener
The grass I know is greener on the other side Maybe I'd be well advised to try The field that I'm walking in is barren, brown and dry And the situation often makes me cry inside I know I'm sailing solo, even though there's someone there Waves are rising
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STAGE: Joan faces challenge on dialect
JOAN Doorey relishes the challenge of dialect and language. Last year, playing a scatty linguistics tutor in the St Joseph's Players comedy Midsummer Mink, Joan displayed great ingenuity as she constantly switched from Scottish to American, from German
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In praise of Simon Jones
I READ the article in your paper regarding Simon Jones and Mr Senior of North British Housing Association, Citizen September 2. I have lived on this estate for 16 years and during this time found Simon Jones to be more than helpful to everyone and anyone
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DIARY: Good news for Fred's favourite family pies!
THE country's most famous steeplejack Bolton's Fred Dibnah is happy to admit that he's eaten all the pies .... and that he can now continue to do so! Fred is enjoying one here at a long-established bakery shop in Adrian Road, Smithills which is a particular
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OPINION: Shopping reality . . .
THERE is absolutely no point in standing, King Canute-like, trying to stem the flow of out-of-town shopping centres around the country. And in Bolton, having already grasped that particular nettle with the advent of Middlebrook, the decision to approve
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Keeping in step with the green revolution
By Angela Kelly BLAME it on the flashing feet of the Lord of the Dance himself Michael Flatley. Or, on the homely village charm of TV's resounding success Ballykissangel, which starred Tony Doyle, Stephen Tompkinson and Tina Kellegher. Whatever the reason
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Marathon eve club, pub snub!
SOCIAL clubs are joining many pubs by giving a big thumbs down to staying open for a marathon stint during the millennium celebrations. A survey by the Club and Institute Union (CIU) has revealed that NO venues have decided to take up the government's
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Stop arms trade
NOW that there is a possibility that the worst in East Timor may be over, and that the East Timorese will be protected by a United Nations force with the support of the Indonesian Government, it should give us an opportunity to pause and take stock of
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Farnworth mill in old photo plea
A LONDON company is looking for photographs of a turn-of-the-century Bolton mill. Clothing firm, Burberry, has pleaded for any pictures or memorabilia relating to Pandora Mill, at Long Causeway, Farnworth, which dates back to the early 1900s. It relocated
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Mock ballot over school plans
CAMPAIGNERS fighting school closures in Bolton are holding a mock ballot in the town centre this weekend as part of Democracy Week. The ballot will be part of a family fun weekend organised to highlight their cause. Members of campaign group SOBS - Save
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First to kick off Millennium celebrations
BOLTON will be the first town in the North-west to kick off its Millennium celebrations - putting local people in the party mood. The count down to New Year celebrations gets underway tomorrow with a packed line-up of entertainment. Bands, singers and
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What's on in and around Bolton, Saturday,18.9.99
BOLTON Strings Together Ensemble, junior strings together approximate grades 1-3, 9.30am-10.45am and advanced ensemble, approximate grades 4-7, 11am-12.15pm, Somerset Road United Reformed Church, off Chorley New Road. BOLTON Music Service's activities
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SOCCER: RMI aiming for an action replay
MEMORIES of last season's FA Cup exploits against England manager Kevin Keegan's Fulham will be revived tomorrow as Leigh RMI entertain Blyth Spartans at Hilton Park. It is the second Preliminary Round and there are still two further rounds before the
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STAGE: Caroline nurses a keen ambition
By Doreen Crowther, Showbusiness Correspondent CAROLINE Smith is as far removed from an autocratic theatrical director as it is possible to be. Imposing rigid concepts on a production is not her style at all. "I believe in pooling ideas," she said. "If
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Congratulations to all
I WRITE to congratulate you, and your very talented team, for continuing to present the people of Bolton and district with the very best of local news reporting. Your features are invariably full of interest, covering a wide range of subjects and usually
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New sponsor for football league
THE CHORLEY and District Alliance football league has a new sponsor. Gary Faulkner of Faulkner Motors, Gregson Lane will back this season's league championship and the general running of the league. The league welcomes three new clubs this season - Horwich
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Plan swap could mean Big Mac comes to town!
COUNCILLORS in Westhoughton have given the thumbs down to an application from McDonald's to build a £1 million drive-in restaurant which would create 60 jobs. But lovers of the company's Big Macs need not despair. Because councillors will reconsider the
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Top trophy for young Shaw Hill golfers
YOUNG golfers from the Shaw Hill club were celebrating this week, after winning a prestigious trophy. The local team won this year's Preston and District Junior Golf Association Paula Reid memorial trophy. The event took place at Leyland's golf club with
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Pub tracks down real HARD stuff
A CONTROVERSIAL spirit banned in many parts of the world is being served in a Bolton town centre pub. Absinth, which originated in Czechoslovakia in 1792, was a popular tipple with leading famous names including writer Ernest Hemmingway and artist Vincent
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Haslams victory
CHORLEY MIDWEEK LEAGUE Cyril Nightingale Memorial Trophy Final HASLAMS (134 FOR 8) CHORLEY (49 ALL OUT) HASLAMS outplayed Chorley to take victory in the Chorley Midweek Cricket League's Cyril Nightingale memorial trophy final. Batting first on what turned
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Home wreck shock for blast pensioner
A BOLTON pensioner whose house collapsed around him in a massive gas explosion has only just been told his home is in ruins. Frank Webster, aged 72, was pulled from the wreckage of his detached bungalow two weeks ago after a blast virtually levelled the
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Earn as you learn pledge
PRINCIPAL Mollie Temple has vowed that Bolton Institute will do all it can to help students earn as they learn. Mrs Temple says students are now having to take on more and more paid work to make ends meet. But she revealed that the Institute is increasingly
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Wanderers home in on success
WANDERERS are determined to make home advantage count in their bid to make an impression on Division One. Reebok duels with Barnsley and Nottingham Forest on successive Saturdays will determine whether the pressure stays on or if Colin Todd's team can
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Brinscall are the champions
RED ARROW CHORLEY AND DISTRICT CRICKET LEAGUE BRINSCALL are the champions of the Red Arrow Chorley and District Cricket League. They beat closest rivals Withnell by just 2 points to take the first division crown after a win over bottom club Newburgh on
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That was then, this is now. . .
A FRIENDSHIP spanning half a century and 1,000s of miles has been rekindled - all because of trips to Blackpool. Pensioner Alice Darby - now aged 68 - was a pretty young mill girl when Frank Crankshaw last saw her. She left such an impression on the then
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Proud to read of this hero
IN Monday September 13 issue of the BEN I read the account of the 'Hero's funeral' and I don't think that I have ever read such a moving and detailed report - it was so touchingly written by the reporter Dave Roberts who made one proud to read every detail
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Valley plan gets shock go-ahead
A MULTI-MILLION pound out-of-town shopping scheme, set to create 600 new jobs, has been approved by Bolton planners. The plan will now go to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott for rubber stamping. Many of Bolton Council's planning committee members remained
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Ready for a grand regatta
IT'S all plain sailing for clubs right across the region as they compete in Chorley's very own regatta. For this Sunday will see the llth annual North West Water Regatta at the Lower Rivington reservoir in Chorley. The contest, involving scores of competitors
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DAIRY: Paul to give out the prizes
SOME might say that appearing in a war film about the Battle of the Somme could well prove good training for Bolton heart-throb Paul Nicholls next month. I wouldn't dare say it, of course, because the occasion then is the Bolton Ladies' Rounders League's
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Have you bought a poorly puppy?
HAVE you recently bought a puppy from a pet shop or dealer? Have you discovered that it has health problems? Is it costing you a lot in vet bills? A television company would like to talk to you. Please ring 0976 565269. Converted for the new archive on
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Splattering was not very funny
A FLYING visit to a Chorley superstore was a bit of a poo for an Anderton man who got more than he bargained for at ASC Timber and DIY. As John Fairclough drove into the car park of the Lions Lane store, the last thing he expected to get was splattered
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STAGE: Jonathan steps in for big finale
JONATHAN Scott is the organist for next Wednesday's recital at Bolton Parish Church at 7.30 pm. This is the last in this year's series and Jonathan is taking the place of Stephen Disley, who, unfortunately, had to withdraw. Jonathan is a final year student
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DIARY: When wishes come true!
WHEN a fund-raising wishing well was stolen from Bolton DIY in Bentinck Street the firm's boss knew exactly how to get another one. He did it himself. And now Bolton Hospice is benefiting once more from generous customers who have thrown loose change
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SOCCER: New injury blows stun Shakers boss
THE good news of Baichung Bhutia's work permit success was just the fillip Shakers chief Neil Warnock needed after what has been a disastrous week for injuries. No sooner had the Bury boss learned that Lutel James had broken his leg in last Saturday's
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 17, 1974 FLUORIDE could be added to the water supplies of seven and a quarter million people throughout the north-west if a move by a Manchester health authority is approved. A decision to call the fluoride
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Trunk call for the Millennium
THERE'S the chance to ramble into the new Millennium when thousands of people take part in the Festival of Winter Walks at the end of the year. The walks will give experienced ramblers the chance to start the year as they mean to go on. But they also
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Think about
the children I have been reading, with great interest, all the comments regarding Scot Lane End closure. As a parent of children at the school due to merge with Scot Lane, I am very concerned for my children's prospects. In my son's year alone, we have
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Red Cafe, Old Trafford Football Stadium, United Road, Old Trafford
NON-football fans may be forgiven for thinking football club grub is eating a dodgy pie and greasy chips on a tip-up seat amid a bunch of screaming blokes. And it is true this used to be the case. But the average football fan now wants something a bit
