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Leigh's Paints reap Hong Kong dividend
ANOTHER Bolton company has a major involvement in the massive new airport project at Hong Kong. As previously reported, Watson Steel at Lostock - part of AMEC - is working on a £30m steelwork contract for the Chep Lap Kok project. Now, Leigh's Paints
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Ann's sore after fire drama
A LEAKING window sparked a double drama at a Bolton old folks home. Builders were called in to repair the leaky window. But as they re-felted the flat roof on top of the bay at The Riverside home they accidentally set fire to the timbers with their blow
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Help homeless plea to council
CASH-starved Bolton Council will be asked to dig deep to help two pioneering schemes for the homeless. The Bolton Young People's Advice and Support Service, known as BYPASS, and the Bolton Bond Board are to lose cash support. They are now appealing to
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Vote on moors wind farm plan
A PLAN for a mast on the moors - which could be the start of a huge wind farm - is due to go before Bolton's planning councillors later today. National Wind Power has put in an application for temporary planning permission for an anemometer mast at Turton
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Five star shelter!
THE new manager of Bolton's Destitute Animal Shelter is determined to make the place as "comfortable as possible" for the dogs who stay there. Catherine Harvard, a married mum of three, believes that people searching for a pet should feel the shelter
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Shops braced for Lottery stampede!
LOTTERY outlets across Bolton are expecting record sales on Saturday as lottery madness hits the nation for the second time in a month. Estimates suggest this week's rollover jackpot could exceed the £42.5 million shared by three winners on January 6.
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Gran is a busy Lizzie!
A CHORLEY family had countless celebrations on Sunday stretching across four generations. Elizabeth Farnworth, from Beaconsfield Terrace, celebrated her 90th birthday and - along with her six remaining children, 27 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren
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Candidate choice two weeks away
LOCAL Labour party chiefs are just a fortnight away from choosing the person to contest the Chorley seat at the next General Election. A short-list of candidates has been drawn up - one of which will be picked at a selection meeting early next month.
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Grim picture of murder victim
SIR: I I feel I must write about the interview given by Angela Hayes' mum (BEN January 17): I knew my sex maniac daughter would wind up dead. I was appalled that two days after finding this poor girl's body her mother is on the front page of the BEN denigrating
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Blackrod Eagley in a double knockout
Non-League by JOHN BULLEN WEST Lancs League Round Up Richardson Cup - Blackrod Town 2 Charnock Richard 4; Vernon Carus 3 Eagley 1. In division one Turton and Feniscowles were locked in a 3-3 draw. Two goals down after only ten minutes, Turton clawed their
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Ton-up Vale are given a title lift
FULLER Vale took their goals tally to over 100 during their 3-1 victory over Little Hulton Cricket Club. Vale remain eight points clear in division two, thanks to two goals from Andy Taylor and one from Tony Greche. Roy Partington was the day's top individual
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Elvis death threats
25 YEARS AGO THREATS have been made to kill Elvis Presley, a newspaper in Memphis, Tennessee, said today. No details have been revealed, but there has been an unprecedented security net in Memphis for Elvis in recent weeks. He opens his cabaret act at
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Accident victim dies
AN ELDERLY car crash victim - discharged from hospital after several days' treatment - died from his injuries 24 hours after being rushed back in. Mr Ralph Tonge, 70, of Sandy Lane, Hindley, was initially released from Wigan Infirmary after being treated
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True love title for local couple
IT'S HEARTS and flowers all the way for a Bolton couple who have been chosen as the North-west's 'Lovers of the Year'. Gaynor and Guido Van Den Berg beat hundreds of other couples for the coveted Woolworths/Chat magazine title. Their heartfelt entry described
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Nurses leader blasts 'frightening' work-load
A PROFESSION under pressure has been highlighted by one of the leading figures in Britain's biggest nursing union. Christine Hancock, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, paid a whistle-stop tour to Bolton yesterday as part of a regional
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Only survivor tells of copter crash horror
THE teenager survivor of a helicopter crash in which three youngsters from Horwich and Bury died, has re-lived the nightmare ordeal when she cheated death. Air cadet, Sarah Coker, 19, described how she struggled from the wrecked RAF helicopter at the
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Terror on the 9th floor
A TERRIFIED couple were trapped on the ninth floor of a Bolton tower block after a suspected arson attack turned the hallway outside their flat into an inferno. The pair, who do not have a phone or intercom, screamed for help from a window 100ft up because
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Good response to knife amnesty
CHORLEY Police collected more than 79 knives from the public in a month-long amnesty to try and wipe out street violence. The lethal weapons were anonymously placed in the police station's knife bin as part of the countywide amnesty prompted by the death
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Tragic Lewis helps others
A BIG-HEARTED boy, whose treasured mum died from cancer last year, has sacrificed his pocket money for months to help needy children. Lewis Halsall, aged ten, vowed to fill a giant whisky bottle with his pennies and tuppences five months ago following
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We've got a bone to pick with you
A YOUNGSTER who broke his foot in a playground accident claims he spent the rest of the day in school without receiving medical attention despite complaining he was injured! John Tickle, 11, was taken to hospital by his dad after being picked up from
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Edwards cup wait
WIGAN and England skipper Shaun Edwards will today discover whether his remarkable run in the Silk Cut Challenge Cup is about to come to an end. The 29-year-old Test half-back is the only player to have appeared in every tie during Wigan's staggering
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She's doing her best
SIR: This deceitful government pretends to offer us a choice in education between centres of excellence (grant maintained) and underfunded sink schools for druggies, drop outs etc. Harriet Harman is just a sensible mum doing the best she can for her child
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Your views needed...
BOLTON social services - with the help of other care agencies - have produced a draft Local Community Care Charter. And now they are seeking your views on the document. The draft - which was put together by social services staff with the help of the housing
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Diana's words to women of Bolton
PRINCESS Di has sent a "good luck" greeting to an event designed to honour Bolton women. The Princess, reeling from the desertion of her closest aides and facing a bitter divorce, has had to turn down an invitation to the Bolton Women of the Year 1995
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Forum for peace
AN elected forum to conduct all-party talks will give the people of Northern Ireland a say in the peace process. The fact that the forum was suggested some time ago by the Ulster Unionists guaranteed it would not meet with approval from the SDLP and Sinn
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Bury duo miss derby clash
BURY will be without striker Phil Stant and midfielder Lenny Johnrose for Saturday's derby clash at Preston. The two key men are ruled out through suspension with manager Stan Ternent faced with his first major team reshuffle for weeks. Thirteen-goal
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Repeat show
COLIN Todd has called on his players and fans alike to prove the doubters wrong in their double bid for Premiership survival and FA Cup glory. The Wanderers boss turned up the heat ahead of Saturday's Fourth Round Burnden showdown with Leeds calling for
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Thompson passes big test as reserves go down
Wanderers Res 0 Man Utd Res 2 THE result spoiled the biggest night of the season for Wanderers reserves. A massive crowd of 5,799 turned out on a bitterly cold night to get their first look at new Italian signing Enzo Gambaro and witness Alan Thompson's
