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Accountants host to 50 at office opening
AMBITIOUS chartered accountants Jacksons played host to 50 guests at the opening of their newly-refurbished Bolton offices. The former Watson Laurie House in Breightmet Street, just off Bradshawgate, is now Trinity House. The ceremony was performed by
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Bolton spotlight on medical textiles
ABOUT 150 delegates from the UK and abroad are expected to attend a specialist textiles conference at Bolton Town Hall on July 17 and 18. Medical Textiles '96 has been organised by the School of Textile Studies at Bolton Institute and is being sponsored
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Spiderman sold on creepy crawlies
WHEN he was about five Mark Foster was the only pupil in the class at St Mark's, Great Lever who did not mind feeding live worms to the terrapins. A childhood allergy to the fur of animals such as cats and rabbits later led him instead to an interest
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5pc fares rise to buy new buses
FARES on routes operated by Greater Manchester Buses North rose by an average 5pc this weekend. The company, previously owned by worker shareholders, was sold to Aberdeen-based FirstBus last month in a £47 million deal. Fare rises introduced on Sunday
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School mops up the praise
THE CARE and support within one of the Bolton and Bury area's smallest schools shone through despite a flooding disaster. Affetside Primary School, which has only 60 pupils, was still able to impress OFSTED inspectors despite struggling to cope with heavy
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Second credit union gets under way
A PROJECT to keep the loan sharks at bay in some of Bolton's poorest estates is finally under way. Residents yesterday celebrated the official launch of the town's second credit union at the New Lane Residents' Centre. The Breightmet Credit Union extends
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Bolton set to meet university challenge
THE GOVERNMENT today cleared the way for Bolton Institute to become a university early next year. Education Secretary Gillian Shephard is asking the Privy Council to put the Institute's application for first class status on the fast track. And local MP
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On the door...
SIR: I refer to the letter In the Club? (BEN, May 2). I feel there are a few facts that Businesswoman of Westhoughton is completely unaware of. I worked "on the "door" as a supervisor (bouncer is a word that went out with the fifties dance halls) for
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Merits of breast-feeding
SIR: Having breast-fed both my children, I was interested to read (BEN, April 24) that women who breast-feed are less likely to die of rheumatoid arthritis. However, I was disappointed by the reference to "those mothers lucky enough to be able to do it
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Scalding pastie anguish
SIR: I was disgusted and appalled at the letter which Susie Turner (Viewpoint April 30) wrote regarding the article about Jade Goulding who burnt her leg on a scalding hot pastie. Does this woman not have children of her own? It doesn't sound like a mother's
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Transplants forced on us
SIR: Despite no evidence that animal to human transplants will ever work, and with, to date, a 100 per cent failure rate, it has become clear that they are being forced onto the public with little or no mention of the all too real problems such procedures
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Strauss on stage
THE Three Towns Operatic Society will stage Johann Strauss's The Gipsy Baron from next Tuesday at Lowton Civic Hall at 7.30pm. The operetta is in three acts and is set in the middle of the 18th century. It is a romantic tale of an Hungarian nobleman and
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Tyldesley's big finale
THE final play of Tyldesley Little Theatre's 75th season isZOut of FocusZby Peter Gordon. Director Gail Craven said: "This is the second Peter Gordon play we have staged. The first,ZMurdered to Death,Zwas very well received and was superbly funny. "Out
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Join cricket play 'team'
ST Paul's Amateur Players will hold auditions on Sunday, May 19, for their next production, Outside Edge, by Richard Harris. The play, set in a cricket pavilion, has the following characters with their approximate ages: Roger (35 to 50), Miriam (35 to
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Eagley sunk by last gasp strike
EAGLEY suffered a heart-breaking defeat in the final of the Bolton Hospital Cup when they went down to a last minute winner from Haslingden at Burnden Park. The local West Lancs League side looked to be on their way to victory when they bounced back from
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Pianist please for show
ONE of the songs from Salad Days, which is being staged by St Catherine's Music Society, is We're Looking for a Piano. The society has a piano - but no pianist for rehearsals. The plaintive cry from members is: "We are desperate." Rehearsals have just
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Andrew's star move
ANDREW Holt from Blackrod plays Fredrick in the Premier Theatre Company's spectacular production of Chess next week at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool. On Tuesday there will be gala charity night - already a sellout - to mark the 10th anniversary of the
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Woman's death: Man goes free
A MAN being quizzed by detectives probing the death of an Atherton mother of two was freed without charge this afternoon. Robert Glover, aged 40, was released on police bail pending further inquiries into the death of Elizabeth Keefe, aged 50. Mrs Keefe
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Risky plan
ACCORDING to a new policy revealed by the town planners' professional body the Royal Town Planning Institute, ethnic minorities should get special rights to build mosques, open takeaways or extend their homes. It is a nonsensical and dangerous concept
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Shortage causes prices to rocket
BUTTER prices are rocketing, and are not likely to come down again, say grocers. The prices in the shops in Bolton this week have gone up by an average of 2p per lb., but this is only the latest in a succession of price jumps over the past month. A Manchester
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Keeper Carl defies Bolton
Stoke Res 1, Wanderers Res 0 WANDERERS fought hard to end their season on a high note at the Victoria Ground last night but Stoke took the honours with a David Talbot goal two minutes into the second half. Marcus Hallows tested home keeper Carl Muggleton
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Wanderers No 2 quits
COLIN Todd has drawn up a short-list of candidates as he looks for a new right hand man in the wake of the shock departure of Ian Porterfield. The former Chelsea, Sheffield United and Aberdeen boss quit at the weekend, 24 hours before relegated Wanderers
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Bachelor boy picks up £10.9m
A YOUNG Blackpool bachelor was today stepping into the limelight to collect his £10.9 million share of the National Lottery jackpot. The lucky 23-year-old, who lives with his parents, is believed to be planning to quit his job as a junior manager at the
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Soccer kids kick drugs habit
YOUNG footballers from Bolton could get the chance to play in front of 55,000 European soccer fans, thanks to a police anti-drugs project. Greater Manchester Police have linked up with the Manchester County Football Association to organise the JIGGO 96
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Firemen rescue Katie in a squeeze!
A NINE-year-old girl was rescued by firemen after a game of soldiers left her trapped between two portable cabins. Katie Williams was playing with friends on spare ground in Mobberley Road, Breightmet, last night. The five steel cabins are used by Bolton
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Wanderers dead and buried
BOLTON Wanderers' dismal season was finally laid to rest in a Horwich pub yesterday. Regulars of the Queens Head held a wake to mark the end of the Burnden Park Premiership dream. Wanderers memorabilia was placed in a coffin as the wake progressed unsteadily
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Irani's century message
BOLTON all-rounder Ronnie Irani underlined his England claims by scoring his second century in three seasons to help Essex clinch a five-wicket Britannic Assurance Championship victory over Worcestershire. Irani, expected to be promoted into the Test
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Drought goes on
NORTH West Water is forking out a further £10 million to protect essential supplies as the region continues to suffer from a lack of rainfall. This brings to £85 million the company's investment in projects to keep the water flowing despite the lack of
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All's neglected
SIR: I refer to the letter by C Adams (April 27). She stated that Farnworth is neglected. Does she not realise that the whole country is neglected, particularly the poor, unemployed, pensioners and services, due to the Tory policy. If the town is as bad
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Sun isle death probe
TWO Bolton men are being held by Spanish police following the death of a third Bolton man on the holiday island of Tenerife. Michael Hulse - who was known to his family and friends as Joe - died in the Canary Islands' main hospital in Santa Cruz on April
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Toddlers' rights
SIR: I was disgusted when I read S Turner's view on the little girl who had eaten a scalding pastie. Is it not a right for toddlers to eat pasties, pies etc from shops such as Greenhalgh's and not get scalded. Would it be such an effort for shopkeepers
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Olympic spot for Hunt
BOLTON badminton international Chris Hunt has been named as a member of the British Olympic team for Atlanta. He is the only member of the 11-strong squad from the North, apart from Scotland's Anne Gibson. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000
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Wigan's cash lifeline
WIGAN have admitted the double header with rugby union club Bath is providing a crucial financial lifeline. Commercial manager Dave Bradshaw said the games, which are expected to raise around £2 million, were a welcome alternative to missing out on the
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Search on for Alice
AUDITIONS will be held later this month for the musical play,ZAlice,Z based onZAlice in Wonderland,Zwritten by Anne Collins. Directed by Anne and her husband, Geoff,ZAliceZwill be staged at Astley Bridge Theatre Church from November 29 to December 7.
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Duo help church
DAVID McGuckin (organ) and Katie Wearing (violin) will play at a concert organised by Malcolm Wearing in aid of the restoration fund for St John's Church, Farnworth, on Sunday. David and Katie trained together at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
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Bunn back at double
THE season finished on a high note for Radcliffe Boro - just as former Oldham Athletic striker Frankie Bunn was getting started! He cracked in two superb goals to clinch a 2-0 win over Great Harwood Town that saw Boro finished sixth in the Unibond Division
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Paul's birthday concerts for Arnold
THANKS to conductor Paul Payton, Bolton will play its part in the 75th birthday celebrations for composer Sir Malcolm Arnold. Arnold has composed a wide range of music for orchestral and ensemble playing, plus film music and pieces for choirs and soloists
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Hats off to Samantha!
CARING schoolgirl Samantha Hollingsworth's wish is to come true. The youngster wrote to Bury's Mayor, Cllr Neville Singer, asking what the Council could do to help the homeless. And, as a result, eight-year-old Samantha found herself at the controls of
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Doggy diets
IT may raise a laugh, but the idea of a low-fat pet food for overweight dogs has some merit. Last night the pet food was advertised for the first time on British television with the slogan "for hounds who want to lose pounds". Concerned owners who want
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Carry on spying
NINE British diplomats in Moscow have been given their marching orders by the Russians in a spy ring saga that seems straight out of those Cold War days. A Russian passing defence information to an MI6 spy ring for cash has apparently been caught red-handed
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 7, 1971 MR Peter Walker, Secretary of State for the Environment, talked today of the 'horror' of the derelict Hall Lane Chemical Works at Little Lever. He had been visiting a number of derelict land in Lancashire
