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With our Heart Felt wishes..
MASSIVE load of aid for war-torn Bosnia has left Kearsley, thanks to a huge effort by schoolchildren and church members. It all began when Stella and Ernest Baxendale, members of Kearsley New Jerusalem Church, learned about the work of a charity called
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Atherton keeps Test options open
ENGLAND have not discounted the possibility of playing two spinners in next week's first Test, even though South Africa are lining up a five-pronged pace attack. Richard Illingworth and Mike Watkinson may have to wait until later in this winter's five-match
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School pals rally round coma girl Gemini
SCHOOL pals of a Bolton girl fighting for life after months in a coma have donated their pocket money to the hospital which is trying to save her. Thirteen year old Gemini Patel, a pupil at Hayward School, Bolton, is lying in a coma at the Royal Manchester
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Whizz-kid Harris lands top award
WARRINGTON'S Welsh wonderkid Iestyn Harris, who is tipped to fill the void left by Jonathan Davies's return to rugby union, was today named John Smith's International Player of the Year for 1995. It crowns an amazing 12 months for the young utility star
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Shock parking charges
SIR: Recently, I paid my first visit, in a very long time to Bolton, to go shopping. This is entirely due to the ridiculously high parking charges. I decided to visit on a Sunday as I was under the impression that Sunday parking was free. Returning to
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How we spent our money
25 YEARS AGO THE average amount spent by householders in the United Kingdom on goods and services in 1969 was £26 7s 6d a week, according to a new report. The survey shows that the total average income was £32 9s 4d a week. In the North-west the average
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Bimson blow stuns Bury
BURY have been rocked by an injury to the one man they have no specialist cover for. Left back Stuart Bimson will be out for a month after fracturing an elbow in Tuesday night's heartbreaking 2-1 Coca-Cola Cup defeat at Reading. The injury gives manager
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Sasa's a sensation!
SASA Curcic is threatening to explode on to the Premier League. The 23-year-old Serbian midfielder repayed a huge lump of Wanderers' joint record £1.5million fee with a sizzling winning goal in last night's 3-2 Coca-Cola Cup victory at Leicester City.
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Lady Luck shines on wanderers
WANDERERS' season could turn on a goalkeeper who went from the record book to the joke book in 90 calamitous minutes. They needed a helping hand from someone - and found him in 6' 7" Zeljko Kalac. The man who has just become Australia's highest priced
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Putting on the style...
A TRIAL course to show Bolton men how to use their appearance as "a business tool" attracted only three takers. Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce, who ran the "Men's Appearance Skills Workshop" say they are not too disappointed by the response. But
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British Turntable target Far East markets
A BOLTON company that makes really "revolutionary" products has been strengthening its export links on a DTI sponsored trade delegation to the Far East. John Entwistle, managing director of The British Turntable Company, based in Emblem Street, Bolton
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School band blows them away
SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band returned home triumphant after a "breathtaking" performance before more than 7,000 people in London's Royal Albert Hall. The band - recently crowned "Best School Brass Band in the UK" - was chosen to play at the opening
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Golden day for street's No 1 resident
IT'S 50 years since Miss Barbara Jean Balshaw moved into her home at Fall Birch Road, Lostock. And yesterday Miss Balshaw, 83, threw a party for her neighbours to mark the special landmark in her life and as a way of thanking them for their help and support
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Christmas on the drip
THE North West's reservoirs are now so empty that Bolton and many of its neighbouring towns have been warned they will still be facing a water crisis at Christmas. The hosepipe ban and other drought measures now seem certain to continue until at least
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Elsie gets a taste of the high life!
PENSIONER Elsie Mullineux got a taste of how people in high places really feel - when she was hoisted more than 50 feet to make her own mark on local history. Elsie, who is in her late 70s and is the Worsley area's best known historian, was chosen to
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Cash boost beats the bullies
A PIONEERING scheme using teenagers to help crack down on bullying in Bolton schools has been given a cash boost by the Government. The 'Bullybusters' project, organised by Bolton Council together with voluntary and other organisations, aims to reduce
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Busy streets give dad the hump
A FURIOUS father has hit out at Bolton Council's method of allocating cash for traffic calming measures. As reported in the BEN, father of two Kevin Rushton, 34, of Grierson Street, Astley Bridge is campaigning for the closure of Crumpsall Street and
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Don't knock ID cards
SIR: Mr A Devlin, in his letter published in your column on October 27, appears to fear that introducing ID cards would interfere with our 'human rights'. But he forgets the rights of ordinary people to walk our streets unafraid; to park cars without
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LR march on after fright
Atherton LR 3 Congleton Town 1 A PROFESSIONAL performance earned Atherton LR a 3-1 home win over Congleton Town and a place in the second round of the Unifilla Cup. Recent slip ups against lower placed clubs were eventually forgotten but not before rock
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Right to prosecute
MANY people will sympathise with Jon Pritchett, who shot at two burglars who were breaking into his wine warehouse. Mr Pritchett has been found not guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous harm, but he is now saying he should not have been prosecuted
