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Greenmount snatch thrilling win
GREENMOUNT and Walkden were involved in a Bolton League thriller that ended with only four runs separating the two sides. Pro Andy Williams gave Greenmount a fine start with 87 and although Bernard Reidy and John Smith each took four wickets, a late flurry
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Crouch lifts Walshaw to first win
WALSHAW made sure there were changes at the bottom as well as the top of the Bolton Association table. They won their first game of the season in a close encounter with Blackrod to climb off the bottom leaving Adlington to prop up the rest. Walshaw could
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Champs take to the streets
A BOLTON football team took part in a victory parade through the streets yesterday in a celebration on par with the Premier League. Darcy Lever FC, winners of the Bolton Sunday League third division, paraded through the streets of Bolton on an open top
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Man left for dead by hit and run driver
A BOLTON man was left for dead by a hit-and-run motorist who left him bleeding by the roadside. Darren Hill, aged 20, of Deane Walk, Bolton, was found unconscious with head, back and leg injuries in Bridgeman Street at 2 am on Sunday. Ambulance paramedics
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Leaders crash as Jones grabs eight wickets
CLIFTON surrendered the Bolton Association's top spot after a dramatic game at Daisy Hill. The Bolton Association leaders looked set for an easy win when they dismissed the home side for only 82. But that was only half the story as Daisy Hill and in particular
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Family escapes roll-over crash
A MOTHER and her two children had a lucky escape when their Suzuki car overturned after careering out of control on a rainwashed Bolton road. Mrs Olwyn Owen, aged 35, lost control of the vehicle after braking hard to avoid a car ahead of her on Loxham
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Clubgoers evacuated in gas leak alert
RESIDENTS in a Bolton street were warned to stay indoors and a club was evacuated after a major gas leak last night. The leak began when a white Nissan estate car ploughed into a gas control box at the junction of Ivy Road and Valletts Lane just after
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Carnival fun, despite a lack of sun!
HORWICH carnival-goers refused to let their spirits be dampened despite an unpromising start to their festivities at the weekend. Heavy rain threatened to make the annual bank holiday feast of fun a washout when the heavens opened at the start of the
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Always there...with the BEN
SIR: May I say thank you to Mr G C Darji, of Moses Gate News, Bolton Road, Farnworth, who delivers the Bolton Evening News to us in all weathers. The other week, I thought my paper hadn't arrived, so I rang the shop and explained. Mr Darji said, no problem
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Astonishing reaction to election results
SIR: Tom Sackville's reaction to the local election results (reported in BEN on May 3) is astonishing. To say the evening was 'far from a disaster' and 'an encouraging base for the General Election' is to totally misunderstand what happened. In the 'new
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Fight for court
FOR too long Bolton has managed with an inadequate and outdated magistrates court. The only comfort for those who struggled daily in the antiquated building was that a new court was promised. Now fears are growing that the Government could drop plans
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Name names
GOING straight to the heart of the matter, Dr John Chisholm, deputy chairman of the British Medication Association's GPs committee, insists that mothers have a right to know the facts about reports that leading brands of baby milk contain chemicals that
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 26, 1971 GOLFING history was made at St Andrews today, when for the first time in 50 years, Great Britain and Ireland scored a whitewash 4-0 victory in the foursomes in the Walker Cup match against the Americans
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Local lads in the swing
LOCAL golfers gave good accounts of themselves in the Lancashire Amateur Championship with 11 of yesterday's final 40 qualifiers coming from the area, writes David Magilton. Young Gareth Hastie from Dunscar was lying in fourth place after the first two
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Bottoms up!
HORWICH won the battle of the strugglers to climb away from the bottom of the Bolton League table on Saturday. For a time, however, victory looked a forlorn hope as they were shot out for a disappointing 112 by Astley Bridge. Yet they showed tremendous
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Right route
SIR: I refer to Mr J Godley's letter on May 14, regarding the poor service provided by GM Buses; in particular the 526 Smithills-Bolton service. I have written to the Complaints Manager at the address provided, verifying Mr Godley's points, and I urge
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Pooch patrols
SIR: Congratulations to Bury Council for their initiative in making dawn and late evening patrols to catch the irresponsible dog owners, who allow their dogs to foul pavements etc. Something should also be done about those selfish people who patrol their
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Water good job!
NORTH West Water has been given a pat on the back by the consumers' watchdog OFWAT for restoring services during the winter's big freeze. It had 119,000 customers' services restored in 12 hours and fewer than than 300 customers were experiencing problems
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Kick in the teeth
SIR: I was stunned to read your front page announcement of a multi-million pound leisure complex for the Tonge Valley. While this is great news for Bolton, it is a kick in the teeth for thousands of Wanderers fans like myself. Did the directors of BWFC
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Focus on a family
SIR: I would be most interested to know whether any of your readers could help me with my inquiries regarding the Woodhead family, who did, at one stage, live in the Bolton area? Godfrey Woodhead (1849-1901) was married to Jane Morris, and they had four
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Menu that means misery
SIR: I read with horror British Airways' plans to start serving ostrich meat on their North American flights. While many other airlines are removing the gruesome "delicacy" foie gras from their menu, due to consumer pressure, British Airways choose to
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Poet's Corner
A love greater than for me You love another more than I, And yet I do not mind. You hold this other more than I, And yet still I do not mind. You have kissed this other more than I, And even more I still do not mind. And though you love and hold and also
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Costly time
IT'S no surprise that a survey compiled by the Asda supermart chain reveals that teenagers cost a fortune to keep. And, as the report points out, teenage years are nerve-racking and tumultous - and that's just for parents. But amazingly, most of these
