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Janet shows she's a real daredevil
A DAREDEVIL Westhoughton councillor risked life and limb to raise money for two local charities. Liberal Democrat town councillor Janet Halliwell took the plunge with a successful sponsored abseil down the 100ft sheer rock face of Anglezarke Quarry. And
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Tapwater fury
RESIDENTS in a wide area around Crompton Way, Bolton, were furious yesterday when they found their tapwater was dirty brown and full of sediment - again. In August the residents were faced with the same problem when "undrinkable" water poured through
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Soccer legends reunited
'LION of Vienna ' Nat Lofthouse, president of Bolton Wanderers, is just one of the host of legendary soccer stars taking part in a new BBC series. Narrated by James Bolam, Kicking and Screaming, features a galaxy of football heroes including Sir Stanley
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You are now entering the slow-go zone
REPAIRS to main roads throughout the town have put the brake on motorists - and turned Bolton into a rush hour "slow-go" area. The four major road schemes have left Bolton town centre "ringed" by road cones. Drivers face rush hour misery on the main routes
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Road repairs mayhem
MOTORISTS in Bolton have to contend with no fewer than four major road schemes at present. While we accept that repairs must be carried out on major roads, we question the wisdom of doing them all at the same time. Apparently highways chiefs have deemed
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Wanderers think positive
WANDERERS took the positive line to today's Coca-Cola Cup draw which handed them a home clash against the Football League's current top team. "We've got to fancy our chances of progressing further," declared boss Roy McFarland, "and that's no disrespect
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Dental firm's prize freefone
A LEIGH company has won one of ten highly commended awards in a national BT competition. Dental Linkline has won £1,000 off its BT business phone calls in the 1995 Winning Communications Awards. The company supplies dental equipment to thousands of surgeries
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Drive to boost public transport
TRANSPORT chiefs in Greater Manchester are taking their mission for improved public transport in the region to the Labour Party conference in Brighton. Top brass from Greater Manchester's Passenger Transport Authority are meeting MPs and other decision
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Fund of hope for Tom
BIG-hearted hospital fund-raisers have already raised nearly £400 for a former colleague struck down by a brain haemorrhage. And the Tom's Team Appeal supporters will keep generating cash for their great friend nursing auxiliary Tom Egan, of Clarence
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It's cinema city!
THE race is on to set up Bolton's first - and maybe only - multi-screen cinema. Three ambitious leisure complexes in the pipeline include plush state-of-the-art cinemas. They are: The Bolton Wanderers sport village scheme at Red Moss, Horwich. The £10m
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Glynis's secret is out!
SCHOOLGIRL Glynis Hartley thought she was in hot water when she knocked her swimming certificates down the canteen lift shaft during a school presentation day. So the worried 11-year-old kept quiet about the disaster. But, 35 years later she recounted
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Dedicated doctor says farewell after 25 years
A BOLTON GP who has cared for generations of Bolton people is retiring early after 25 years in a single-handed practice. Dr Pramila Jagannath, who was born and brought up in Southern India, came to England in 1965. She first worked at Guy's Hospital,
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Tears flow as Wendy meets 'adopted' girl
FOR almost two years Wendy Shaffer has been helping to care for a small child thousands of miles away in Africa. But a few weeks ago, in an emotional meeting, Wendy came face to face with four-year-old Melesech Bekele, when she travelled to Ethiopia with
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Closure's a disaster
SIR: I am disgusted by the total contempt for public opinion shown by Bolton's Council regarding the closure of Bolton Sports Centre. Time and time again they were told that the closure should not go ahead, but no, these deskbound Mandarins feel duty
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They're not true gypsies
Sir: There is no comparison between these New Age Travellers, as they call themselves, and the genuine gypsies. In lifestyle the true gypsies are honest and law abiding, and respect the countryside. They leave it as they found it, and are, on the whole
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And it came to pass...
25 YEARS AGO IT came to pass that after two days and nights, four weary youths completed a Bible reading marathon on the steps of St. Peter's Methodist Church, Daubhill, Bolton. The youths, Mervyn Gledhill, aged 24, of St. Bede's Avenue, Denis Flanagan
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Bury's lucky is out
BURY chairman Terry Robinson rued his club's luck in being rewarded for a brilliant victory over First Division Sheffield United with a long distance trip to Reading. "Both Reading and ourselves will be disappointed we have drawn each other," he moaned
