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Racist family gets the boot
A RACIST family who tormented their neighbours for months are being evicted from their council home. In one of the first actions of its kind under a new get-tough policy by Bolton Council's housing department, officers obtained an eviction order against
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Taxi drivers and locals raise £1,476
A CHARITY drive that began five years ago as a soccer match between Breightmet taxi drivers and the local Labour club has grown into a huge effort uniting the whole community. This year the fund-raising effort has included karaoke, raffles and a cricket
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Short of compassion
SIR: I have followed with interest the recent contributions in your column concerning the Bible and the subject of homosexuality. It would appear that certain writers, namely D Boydell, J R Lomax and R Widdup, these stalwarts of Christianity, are little
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Seaside shopping treat
THERE are some of you, I know, who will already have your Christmas presents bought, wrapped up and labelled. You're probably the ones who raid the sales, so that the whole messy business is sewn up at least 6 months in advance! But for the lesser mortals
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Mums in buses showdown
25 YEARS AGO MOTHERS seeking a showdown over school buses took their secondary school children to primary school today. By 9a.m. about 100 children aged 11 to 13 had arrived at Blackrod Parish Church Primary School. But they were refused admittance because
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CHRIS Lucketti has the chance to prove he is destined for better things on Tuesday night.
Bury's £500,000-rated centre half went a long way to showing that Crystal Palace were right in believing he can live in the First Division when he outplayed Sheffield United star striker Nathan Blake at Bramall Lane ten days ago. A repeat show in the
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Christmas shopping starts tomorrow
BOLTON traders begin their Sunday run-up to Christmas tomorrow - 13 weeks before the festive season! Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce says the early start to Sunday opening last year proved so successful that this year they are starting even earlier
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Psychic's moors murder vision
A BOLTON medium has told the mother of moors murder victim Keith Bennett that her agonising 30 year search will be over within a year. James Byrne made the prediction to Winnie Johnson on a late night radio show phone-in this week. Mrs Johnson today told
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For people with psoriatic arthritis.
SIR: There will be many readers who have a condition called psoriatic arthritis, but they'll be pleased to hear that new help is at hand. This is an inflammatory arthritis affecting several joints and is associated with skin problems. It usually attacks
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UNIBOND LEAGUE
Wheels fall off Boro bandwagon "IT looks like the wheels have well and truly fell off," said a disappointed Radcliffe Borough secretary David Murgatroyd after Tuesday's shock 3-0 home defeat in the UniBond Challenge Cup by Droylsden. Kevin Glendon's side
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Big chance for Chris
CHRIS Lucketti has the chance to prove he is destined for better things on Tuesday night. Bury's £500,000-rated centre half went a long way to showing that Crystal Palace were right in believing he can live in the First Division when he outplayed Sheffield
