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Surprise surprise, you're the bride!
WEDDING guest Karen Jeffrey was worried about wearing off-white in case she outshone the bride. But what the local primary school teacher didn't know was that SHE was the bride! Her partner Paul Baines had secretly arranged their wedding. Karen believed
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Darts knock-out
THE latest BOROUGH ARMS KO attracted had 25 entries. The first semi-final saw Peter Jones taking on Dave Higgins in a close encounter that finally went Higgins' way 3-2. The second semi final saw Paul Heston meet Steve Curley. Although Curley took the
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Birthday boy beaten by gang
YOUNG thugs beat up a teenage boy and stole his new mountain bike less than half an hour after his parents wheeled it out as a birthday surprise. A gang of about 20 youths viciously attacked schoolboy Anthony Gornall as he went for the first ride on his
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Second reunion planned
SIR: The Ludgershall Medical Equipment Depot, near Andover, Hants, has been known as Army Medical Stores, Army Medical Equipment depot and, more recently, Defence Medical Equipment Depot. The first reunion organised on a national basis, for former staff
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Power of money
SIR: The mirror of truth cannot reflect the lie, but its light can illuminate the lie on the silver tongue of a politician. It is childlessly easy to find faults in the British working class, but it would be just as easy to make a home in Britain for
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A dismal week for our sides
WHILE Leigh RMI clocked up a cracking mid-week win with a 4-2 home scoreline over Workington, two other local UniBond Division One sides fell to dismal defeats. ATHERTON LR went down 2-1 at Ashton United on Monday and on Tuesday RADCLIFFE BORO lost 1-
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M62 section opened
25 YEARS AGO THE six-mile section of the M62 motorway from Worsley to Whitefield was officially and quietly opened today. Police at each entrance to the new section reported that few motorists used it in the first hour. THE price for house purchase has
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Burnden diary
WANDERERS bosses take advantage of a free Saturday for the team by running the rule over possible targets. Colin Todd travels to Scotland to watch Motherwell left back Rob McKinnon while Roy McFarland runs the rule over Hull City's Dean Windass. AS their
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Tommo's England future put on hold
ALAN Thompson will remain under the international microscope despite a ban which will keep him out of the England set-up for several months. Wanderers' 21-year-old winger this week received confirmation of a four-match suspension following his sending
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Parkinson looks to Stubbs to return the favour
JOE Parkinson will be calling in a few favours from big mate Alan Stubbs today. The Everton midfielder regularly supplies Stubbs with tickets for Goodison Park on his nights off from Wanderers duty. Now it's his turn as Tyldesley lad Parkinson looks to
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Aerospace boss dies
A FORMER director-in-charge of the British Aerospace factory at Lostock has died, aged 76. Mr James McGregor Smith of Westcliffe Road, Bolton held the position from May, 1980 to the end of December, 1982. Scots-born Mr Smith took over from Mr Bill Neill
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Council cuts 'scare tactics'
BOLTON Council chiefs have been accused of "scaremongering" after warning that they face their worst-ever spending cuts. Tory deputy leader Cllr Derek Shepherd hit out at a meeting of the Labour council's policy sub committee yesterday. "This is the time
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Stubbs happy in midfield
ALAN Stubbs is ready and able to become a middle man again. The defensive king-pin has seen his value rocket to £4 million during Wanderers' metoric rise back into the big time. His inspirational performances over the last three seasons have enhanced
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Gran set to achieve Northern Lights dream
GRAN Isabelle Breen's life-long dream is set to come true . . . with a trip to see the Northern Lights. The 84-year-old from Eagley is being taken to Aberdeen by Bolton Lions in the hope of seeing the spectacular Aurora Borealis show of polar light. Mrs
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Guzzlers in the lead
GUZZLERS take an early lead in the Premier Section in the Bolton and District Pool League, winning both their two matches 4-3. The Preliminary Round of the BEN Team Knockout will take place on Monday October 16. First team have home venue. League rules
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Paul handed dual role
LEEDS teenage star Paul Cook has been handed a dual role for his full England debut tonight against South Africa at Headingley, his home ground. Cook, who made his England debut as a substitute in Wednesday's 46-0 thrashing of Fiji, is in the starting
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Players sign for two clubs
NW COUNTIES LEAGUE ATHERTON Colls management pairing Steve Walton and Ian Lamb have struck up a friendly arrangement with UniBond Premier Division Hyde United's manager Mike McKenzie that appears to be working superbly to the advantage of all concerned
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Our ray of sunshine
A ROMANIAN child who touched the hearts of the people of Bolton has been adopted by a British couple. Augustina, now aged seven, became a familiar face in the Bolton Evening News as news of her fight for life began to break. She was discovered dying in
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Major achiever
WE are dismayed at the news that John Major did not win the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize for his valiant efforts to achieve peace in Ireland. All too often, Mr Major has been cast as Margaret Thatcher's under-study, a political mediocrity who inherited power
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Best is yet to come
PHIL Stant today blasted a warning to Third Division defences. The Shakers striker has shared four goals with Mark Carter in the last two games - and insists the best is yet to come. The division's most experienced strikeforce is hitting top form, earning
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Wanderers get their man
WANDERERS finally got their man when they agreed a seven-figure deal for Yugoslav midfield star Sasa Curcic. But the significance of the exciting transfer - which is still subject to the midfielder's work permit going through - goes further than merely
