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World wide money transfer link
A NEW electronic money transfer service linked up to 100 countries around the world is being installed at six local post offices. From next Monday customers will be able to transfer funds safely and quickly to 26,000 Western Union locations. All the post
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Trafford Centre bosses named
PEEL Holdings plc has announced important new management appointments to the team heading the £200m Trafford Centre. Mike Butterworth has been appointed managing director of a new company called the Trafford Centre Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Peel
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Euro gypsy scare 'a
false alarm' A EUROPEAN legal ruling which sparked fears that gypsies would be able to pitch camp wherever they wished was a false alarm. Bolton Euro MP Gary Titley, asked to see the European Human Rights Commission ruling when he was at Strasbourg this
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150 girls splash out at guides' gala
A TOTAL of 150 girls took part in a noisy "splash-tacular" at Radcliffe baths. The girls - rainbows, brownie guides or young leaders aged four to 16 - were competing in the 1st annual swimming gala of the Farnworth division of the Guides. They were cheered
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Jimmy is a four goal hit
BOLTON SUNDAY FOOTBALL LEAGUE JIMMY Reynolds helped his side Lads Club into the second round of the Open Cup scoring five times in the 8-0 drubbing of Derby Street Glass. Other teams to reach the second stage were Cross Guns, Saddle, Deane and Derby,
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A hurricane can't spoil the good life for us!
A BOLTON family who emigrated in order to bask in glorious sunshine every day have been clearing up - after a hurricane. Richard and Ann Symonds, along with Ann's daughter, her husband and their young children, headed for America's sunshine state because
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Bernard calls it a day
A FORMER secretary of Bolton Chamber of Trade is stepping down from a top national post. Bernard Tennant is retiring from his post as the director of retail at the London-based headquarters of the British Chambers of Commerce, after a total of 37 years
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Showbar's cabaret is Absolutely Fabulous
A NEW phenomenon in entertainment was launched in Bolton last night. Guests at fun pub and showbar Absolutely Fabulous, the former McGinlay's pub in Bath Street sold by Wanderers' star John McGinlay, were treated to a visual extravaganza to whet appetites
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Ray's jackpot hope with lottery game
A FORMER Bolton man is hoping to hit the jackpot with a board game based on the National Lottery. Ray Sandiford, who used to run Bolton's Butterfly World, dreamed up his lottery board game two weeks after the draw first started. He spent a further three
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Getting to grips with the Iron Arms
FORGET boxing, wrestling and martial arts - one of the biggest growing sports in Bolton is the ancient art of arm wrestling. And aficionados of the sport will be able to watch many of the best local arm wrestlers in action at the Northern Armwrestling
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Old wood will date Hall i'th' Wood as rebuilding continues
WORK on the restoration of one of Bolton's most treasured historic buildings has entered a new phase. Discarded timbers from the roof of Hall i'th' Wood, the home of inventor Samuel Crompton, are being put under the historic microscope to establish a
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Nurse, 69, asked to work double shifts
NURSES in their late 60s are being asked to work extra shifts by Bolton Hospitals Trust to save money, a Euro MP has claimed. Greater Manchester West Euro MP Gary Titley says he made the shock discovery when he was treated at Bolton General Hospital following
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Police blasts legal system
A SENIOR Bolton police chief today called for a complete overhaul of the criminal justice system. Supt Frank Birkenshaw believes the failure of the system is reflected by the rise in violent crime. He feels the legal procedure denigrates witnesses and
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Keep Christmas in December
SIR: So the farcical early start to Christmas Shopping (commencing Sunday October 1) proved to be exactly that - farcical. I am certainly pleased it got a poor response from the public. It is time the tourism chiefs, shop-owners and whoever else inflicts
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Suicide father faced CSA demands
SIR: It was sad to read of the man who committed suicide the other weekend and took his four children with him. Apparently the last straw for this man was a demand for £2,800 from the C.S.A. on top of other debts of £20,000. Unfortunately one of the many
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25 YEARS AGO
SUPPORT for men involved in the council "dirty jobs" strike came today from the Bolton and District Joint Sewerage Board - which serves more than 250,000 people in Bolton and seven surrounding towns. The board has given backing to the local corporation
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Striker Dave's reminder
BURY striker Dave Johnson gave a reminder of his talent with two goals for the reserves last night. Johnson, kept out of the first team by Phil Stant and Mark Carter's blossoming partnership, continues to apply the pressure on the men in possession. Boss
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Coyle set to return North of the Border
OWEN Coyle's proposed move to Dundee United is back on. The Wanderers striker has met officials from the Scottish First Division club for further discussions after initial negotiations broke down last week. Wanderers boss Roy McFarland agreed a fee, believed
