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First the hotel date, then the wedding
WET weather failed to dampen the first ever wedding to be held at a Bolton hotel. A change in the law brought about by the Marriage Act 1994 allowed Christine Bolton and John Kohorn to become the first couple in Bolton to tie the knot at a venue other
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Young musicians in plea over london concert
YOUNG musicians with Smithills School Senior Brass Band have an invitation to play on one of the world's premier stages - but first they need to be able to get there. The band, who won the national champions title, is due to perform in the 1995 Youth
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Miss Match of the Day
IT might be a match made in heaven but the coming together of a fanatical Wanderers supporter with a Bury season-ticket holder is most certainly not 'match of the day'. Accountants Stephen Hutchins from Bradshaw and Sally Wardle from Seedfield, Bury,
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Asthma clinic boosted by Jonathan's six hour trip
ASTHMA sufferer Jonathan Schofield has literally got on his bike to raise cash for a Bolton clinic which helped his younger sister lead a better quality of life. Jonathan cycled the 61 miles from Manchester to Blackpool, to raise £140 for Bolton General
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Bolton's shock baby deaths toll
BOLTON health bosses have ordered a top level inquiry to find out why Bolton has re-gained its shocking tag as one of the worst places in the whole country for baby deaths. Alarming new statistics reveal Bolton's perinatal mortality rate - the death of
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Mann hoping for happy return
DUANE Mann returns to Warrington tomorrow when he captains Tonga's World Cup opener against Group 2 favourites New Zealand. And he is looking for some local support to spur on the Islanders in their first major international challenge. "I enjoyed my three
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Sweepstake winner's taxi ride to work
DOES anyone know the story of a Bolton man called Jeffries, who won the Irish Sweepstake, in the 1930s, and then did a disappearing act? it was asked in this column a few days ago. Yesterday I told of how Mr John Connolly, who posed the question, had
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Looking through the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO: THE Government's battle to curb strikes and the unions is on. Productivity Minister Robert Carr today published proposals for new sweeping reforms to help bring peace to industry by law. They include measures for a 60-day cooling-off period
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A week in the Burnden life
SATURDAY: WANDERERS suffer last minute heartbreak as they go down to a 1-0 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Dichio's 90th minute header left Wanderers with nothing from an encouraging performance. ROY McFarland admits he wouldn't mind seeing
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Wanderers boss puts on brave face
ROY McFarland this week put Wanderers' season so far into positive perspective. The Burnden boss put to one side the negative hype which has hung over the club in the early weeks and declared: "We have acquitted ourselves well in the division." Wanderers
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David Lee's second coming
DAVID Lee believes he can prove himself a big time wide boy second time around. The flying winger's first shot at the top level never got off the ground during his nightmare spell at Southampton. But he has rebuilt his career at Burnden Park and is confident
