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Harold's hand sewn back on
A FATHER of two whose hand was severed in a machine at work has undergone surgery to have it sewn back on. Mr Harold Hargreaves' quick-thinking work mates packed the severed hand in ice which they got from a nearby pub. The operation to sew it back on
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Meningitis bug strikes boy, 14
A TEENAGE boy is said to be doing well after being admitted to hospital with meningitis. The fourteen-year-old boy, a pupil at Westhoughton High School, was taken to Bolton General Hospital last Thursday after contracting Meningoccocal meningitis. There
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Bolton star Irani looking forward to meeting mentor
EX-LANCASHIRE star Ronnie Irani is a rarity amongst Englishmen - he can claim a close friendship with Javed Miandad that has survived 20 years. Former Pakistan captain Miandad, the man most cricketers have loved to hate, was given his big break in the
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Who is this man?
THE identity of a man decapitated by a train seven months ago is still a mystery . An inquest heard that all efforts to find out who he was had failed. He was killed by an express train near Grimeford Lane, between Adlington and Blackrod, on April 5.
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Broken Harts leave Leigh
LEIGH RMI have parted company with joint manager Brian Hart and coach Ray Silous in a backroom reshuffle. Steve Waywell has been put in sole charge and has brought in Kevin Booth as his assistant. Hart's father Brian, has also resigned as secretary. Hart
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Comic's surreal killer jokes
Harry Hill, Albert Halls, Bolton CULT comedian Harry Hill goal kicked his way on stage as part of his acclaimed Savlon 2000 Tour, with his highly individual style blend of comical buffoonary. Bespectacled, follicly challenged and with an inclination for
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Fears of festive drought
NOT before time, North-west water bosses have pulled the plug on the widespread illusion that droughts only happen in summer. It may be difficult to imagine, but here in Bolton we are facing the very real prospect of a "dry" Christmas. More than a third
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General de Gaulle
25 YEARS AGO GENERAL Charles de Gaulle, the soldier and statesman who towered over modern French history, died suddenly at his country home last night. The man who led Free French in the second world war and founded the Fifth Republic collapsed with a
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Reserves maintain their home rule
WANDERERS RES 2 LIVERPOOL RES 0 BOLTON Reserves beat a star-studded £17million-rated Liverpool side 2-0 at Burnden Park last night to maintain their unbeaten home record. Three weeks ago it was Newcastle who succumbed to the Wanderers - but last night's
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Injury forces Mixu out
MIXU Paatelainen is out of Finland's final European Championship Group Eight qualifier in Russia next week. The Wanderers striker is still not back to full fitness after his recent injury lay-off. "He's had a little bit of discomfort but it's nothing
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Chorley in final again
CHORLEY look to lift the Bolton Golf Association Jack Taylor Trophy for the third time in four attempts when the take on Dunscar in the final at Old Links on Sunday November 19. In the semi-finals Chorley accounted for Turton by 4-1 with Dunscar edging
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Sir Clifford raises the roof
A BITTER attack on Government policies startled diners during a lunch at Bolton College in Manchester Road. Sir Clifford Chetwood, Chairman of the Construction Industry Training Board, was in town to open the North-west Roofing Training Centre at the
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BAe staff learn fate
THERE were tears and joy yesterday as workers at British Aerospace were told whose jobs would be safe and who would be made redundant. BAe workers at the Lostock plant were told there would be 200 redundancies and who would be going but 70 jobs which
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Council will not fall silent
BOLTON Council will not be be joining the Royal British Legion's nationwide campaign to restore a two minute silence on Armistice Day tomorrow. A spokesman for the council said they only received a letter from the organisation asking them to join in the
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Poster starts hell of a row
A BOLTON priest has condemned a giant Nintendo poster urging children to "Go To Hell" which has been pasted up outside a primary school. Father John McNamara, Roman Catholic parish priest and chairman of governors at St Peter and Paul School, said the
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Beadle catches Stuart off guard!
TV prankster Jeremy Beadle put a Farnworth security guard in the frame when he arrived at the Asda store to spring a magic moment on him. Stuart Stones, aged 20, has worked as a security guard and "greeter" at the Brackley Street supermarket for two years
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Duck of Edinburgh awards
DISILLUSIONED young people in Bolton are falling by the wayside part way through the Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme. The town which once came near top of the nationwide league for award holders, now has a "worrying" number of young people dropping out
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Bikers trophy success
AT the final event of the Diamond Back Junior Series held at Leisure Lakes, Southport, Bolton Mountain youth bikers picked up the team trophy in the 13/15 year old category. Series winner David Brailsford again stamped his authority on the race taking
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Brown's bad break
SCRUM-HALF Shaun Brown is out of the rest of Leigh's centenary season. He has broken his arm for the second time in three games and will undergo surgery in the next few days. Signed from Salford in the summer, Brown broke his forearm for the first time
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It's cheating
SIR: It is time that all licence payers (TV) wrote to their MPs about BBC repeats! We're being cheated! It seems that the BBC is economising at our expense. Is it also the case, that the idea behind these repeats is to drive people to buy Cable, Sky,
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U-turn for four
SIR: It came as no surprise to read in a recent edition of the BEN about Cllr E Johnson's disapproval of the extension of the Red Moss tip after such adverse publicity meted out to him after his TV appearance. Since that report we have been informed,
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Radcliffe face a tricky test
RADCLIFFE Boro face a tricky away trip to Eastwood Town with highly-rated full back David Bean back from suspension. But central defender and scorer of three vital goals in his last three outings, Simon Whittle is still unavailable with one match to serve
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Skipper says Shakers must avoid complacency
BURY must avoid against getting a taste of their own cup medicine against non-league Blyth Spartans tomorrow, according to skipper David Pugh. The Shakers, so close to becoming giant-killers in the Coca-Cola Cup at First Division Reading on Tuesday night
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£65,000 signing has proved Wanderers most consistent defender
Bolton's bargain buy AT £65,000 Gudni Bergsson has to rate as the best pound for pound performer in the Premiership. Even the modest Icelander admits: "You don't buy much for that amount these days!" But there's nothing cheap about the man who has been
