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Labour's Lewis could become youngest MP
LABOUR councillor Ivan Lewis could become one of the country's youngest MPs after being chosen to fight the marginal Bury South seat at the next election. Cllr Lewis, aged 28, overwhelmingly defeated his rivals to become Labour's candidate to wrest the
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High Court order ends circus ban
LEISURE chiefs in Bolton last night reluctantly lifted their blanket ban on circuses with animals performing in the town. But they have warned that they will look at every single application to see if there is a way they can stop them. Placard-waving
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Scandal of Bolton's unfit homes
HOUSING chiefs have declared they are no closer to tackling Bolton's unfit homes crisis than they were 10 years ago. Cllr Brian Iddon, chairman of Bolton's housing committee, said they have had no money to carry out mass clearance programmes. There are
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Kit opens book on forgotten children of Albania
A BOLTON woman who became the first Western physiotherapist to enter Albania when it emerged from the reclusive confines of communism has turned author to help the country. Kit Evered has written of her visits and work in "Albania, Secret Country. A Physiotherapist's
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Leigh make
sure of second spot Leigh 33 Carlisle 22 By MIKE HULME OLD hands Chris Wilkinson and Ged Stazicker masterminded the victory that secured Division Two runner's-up spot for Leigh. Prop Stazicker continued his sensational form by collecting two crucial first
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What about the 'john' John?
DEPUTY Labour leader John Prescott had to deal with an urgent request when he arrived at Chorley railway station. For loo-king him straight in the eye was local Independent councillor Ralph Snape who explained that Chorley folk are being mighty inconvenienced
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School mag found
SIR: I wonder if you would help me? A 1933 copy of 'Lumen' (Farnworth Grammar School magazine) was found outside Morris's tobacconist's shop in Bradshawgate with the name 'T Kenyon' on its cover. As an ex schoolmaster of FGS, I was handed the copy and
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Murder sparks serial killer fears
SPECULATION is mounting that a serial killer is on the loose following the discovery of a woman's body near a lay-by on the edge of Chorley moorland. Angela Heys was brutally murdered and dumped behind a wall in Belmont. She had been subjected to a violent
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Man stabbed stopping
car thief A HAVE-A-GO hero ended up in hospital with stab injuries after catching a car thief breaking into neighbours' vehicles. The 45-year-old man, who has not been named, found the thief early today tampering with cars in Claude Avenue, Swinton. In
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Strike fear in pay and hours dispute
SHOPFLOOR workers at a Bolton window factory are to ballot for industrial action in a dispute over pay and work patterns. Around half of the WHS Halo employees at Lostock Industrial Estate are members of the GMBU union, who say that two thirds of workers
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Re-think on parking
WE welcome Bolton Council's re-think about town centre car parking - a move which is vital if the town is to compete with the Trafford Centre shopping development off the M63 at Dumplington. The concept of making long-stay car parking in the heart of
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No hard feelings!
Eagley 2 Poulton Town 2 - Eagley drew 2-2 with a Poulton Town in a game which incredibly saw six players sent off! The Villagers had four players taking an early bath, Pete Darby, Tony Philbin, Dave Morris and Baz Derbyshire, and the visitors two, Mike
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Delight over Lottery windfall
DELIGHTED leisure chiefs last night described Bolton's first success in winning national lottery cash as "tremendous news". As reported in the BEN last week, the council has been awarded £168,000 for a major re-furbishment of Horwich Leisure Centre. The
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90 jobs to go at kitchens factory
NINETY jobs are to go at the Bernstein Group site on the Wingates Industrial Estate, Westhoughton. Management announced the re-structuring exercise to the 1,100 workforce yesterday afternoon and this morning. Chairman Barrie Bernstein told the Evening
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Police banking on them
POLICE are turning to banks and building societies to stop old people being "bled" of their savings by con men. Last week Bolton bank staff were praised in court for raising the alarm when an old man began withdrawing large amounts for no apparent reason
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Leisure chiefs bid for new sports academy
LEISURE chiefs will make a bold bid to set up a National Academy for Sport in the Bolton area. They are hoping to have talks with Bolton Wanderers to see if it could be based at their "sports village" at Red Moss, Horwich. The Government's Department
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Workers squeezed to attract shoppers
BOLTON Council is to have a major rethink about car parking in Bolton town centre. The aim is for the town to be a position to compete with the Trafford Centre shopping city at Dumplington which is due to open at Christmas 1998. But there are no plans
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New clues in search for killer
DETECTIVES hunting the vicious killer of Bolton prostitute Angela Heyes are checking out possible vital new leads. A witness has come forward to say that he knows Angela was in the King William IV pub on Manchester Road on January 5 - two days after the
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Hospital dash baby home
THE BOLTON baby who had to be taken on a two and a half hour trip to Nottingham for a hospital bed is now home. Ross Hindry is back with his family after the nightmare ordeal on New Year's Eve. The six-week-old baby had to be transferred from Bolton General
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Paul's off to Buck Palace
A CHORLEY student is off to work at Buckingham Palace - by Royal Appointment. Paul Chadderton, aged 23, clinched the job of footman - to carry out general front-of-house duties in the catering section - following a one-hour interview at the Palace. Paul
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Viewers cry foul over programme
TV VIEWERS in Chorley cried foul when the town's popular Astley Park was dubbed a dog dirt dump on BBC's Watchdog. The park was listed among the eight dirtiest in Britain - but it was all a messy misunderstanding. Aileen McWey, media manager of Tidy Britain
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Insult to darts players
SIR: I refer to an article in your paper on January 9 written by Simon Topliss commenting on the game of darts being the same as blood sports ie: throwing spears at woolly mammoths. He wants to get his facts rights. The game of darts was actually started
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Accrington Stanley 1 Radcliffe Boro 1 (aet)
RADCLIFFE Boro came ever so close to causing an upset in the Lancashire ATS Trophy last night. An almost uneventful 90 minutes gave little indication of the drama that was to unfold in extra time of a game against Premier Division Accrington Stanley that
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ENZO Gambaro's switch from Serie A to FA Carling Premiership has been put on hold.
The £2 million-rated left back from AC Milan will not be figuring in Wanderers' David v Goliath clash with Premiership leaders Newcastle on Saturday. Gambaro, who is available on a free transfer, isn't fit enough to figure in first team action but his
