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Hire company's recruitment drive
DRIVER Hire Bolton is taking part in a major recruitment exercise. The company is one of more than 65 independently-owned and operated Driver Hire franchises specialising in recruiting and supplying a temporary workforce to the transport and related industries
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Learn to be healthy wealthy and wise!
LOCAL businesses are being urged to take part in a pioneering health and safety scheme. The message from Bolton Bury Training and Enterprise Council is that good practices at work not only reduce accidents and sickness - they boost profits too. So BBTEC
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Residents turn crimefighters to nab burglars
QUICK-THINKING residents in a Bolton street became crimefighters to "arrest" two men they spotted breaking into houses, a judge was told. The unofficial crime patrol of homeowners dashed out of their homes and detained the two burglars until police officers
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Queens Park return to Victorian splendour
QUEENS Park could be restored to its former Victorian glory under plans being drawn up by Bolton Council's Leisure Services. The aim is to breathe new life into the park which has fallen into disrepair and been targeted by vandals during the past few
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This town doesn't need more houses
RESIDENTS on an estate in Westhoughton have vowed to fight plans to build 95 new homes in the area. They say the proposed properties would cause chaos on roads which are not built to cater for such a high volume of traffic. The residents, on the Collingwood
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Trevor's wheelie bin rage
TREVOR Ward got 'wheelie mad' when the binmen continually forgot to empty away his rubbish... And in a fit of 'bin rage' the Leigh man decided to let the council see the problem first hand. He pushed his full wheelie bin for half a mile into, and through
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Our special thanks
SIR: We would like to thank everyone who donated to the Extravaganza on July 13, also a fund-raising for the Mentally Handicapped Children, Gateway. We raised £107. Thank you to the Astley Bridge Police, Council Departments, Fire Brigade, Crossover 97
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We want to win
SIR: What is this we hear now - Alan Shearer joined Newcastle in a £15 million world record deal - gulp! First it was the MPs awarding themselves a 26 per cent pay rise - phew! Now this. A loser amongst losers (remember England against Germany) has netted
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Farmer finds bone inside old shoe
POLICE forensic experts were today carrying out a detailed examination of a bone found inside a training shoe on the banks of the River Ribble. A farmer found the Reebok trainer, a sock and the remains near Marsh Lane, Longton, on the outskirts of Leyland
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Rosina wins £2,000 on hospice lottery
A WOMAN has got her reward for loyally supporting the St Ann's Hospice lottery every week for two years. Mrs Rosina Lydiate, from Walkden, scooped the top prize of £2,000 with her £1 stake. Other local winners include a Worsley woman who received the
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Travel agent Tracy passes Aussie exam
BOLTON travel agent Tracy Gee has passed the Australian training programme, run by the Australian Tourist Commission. Tracy, from Lunn Poly, successfully completed the 12-month course, including five exams on travel to and within Australia, unique attractions
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Elections halt youth conference
ELECTION fever has scuppered plans to hold a large political conference in Bolton. Labour Party bosses were intending to hold their annual youth conference for young socialists at the Albert Halls next February. Management had suggested councillors waive
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Station parking cash plea
HIGHWAY chiefs want £240,000 to improve car parking at rail stations throughout Bolton. They have asked the government for cash to improve the car parks and set up park and ride schemes at smaller district stations. The Greater Manchester Passenger Transport
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Man of letters
IT'S something of a slight on British philately experts that the Royal Mail brought over a French philatelist to help select the line-up of prominent British women to be featured on new stamps. Surely, we don't need to import this kind of objective, foreign
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Life on Mars
SCIENTISTS may be leaping up and down about their discovery of possible life on Mars, but lesser mortals may find the likely micro-fossil remains less earth-shattering. It has taken scientists 12 years to decide that what looks like a scratch on a rock
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Protect mother
THE naivety of obstetrician Professor Phillip Bennett in talking about the dilemma of "selective reduction" during his first newspaper interview set the wagons of the media circus rolling. When he "accidentally" mentioned that one of two twin foetuses
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 6, 1971 THE former ten-pin bowling centre at Walkden is to be adapted to accommodate four mini cinemas PLANS to build a footbridge across Bury Road, near Long Lane, Bolton, will go ahead as soon as practicable
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Players told places still up for grabs
COLIN Todd has told his players there are still places to be secured ahead of the Nationwide League opener at Port Vale. The Burnden boss, who has seen his promotion hopefuls produce flashes of Premiership class in their last two warm-up games, already
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Sasa sets sights on Premier return
Rotherham Utd 0 Wanderers 1 SASA Curcic has set his sights on an instant Premiership return with Wanderers. "That is all that I think about," the super Serb declared as he whetted the appetite for the new season with another crowd-pleasing display at
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Recipe for success
A LOCAL food production company which supplies major high street supermarkets has received the prestigious Investors in People award. Lenders Foods Ltd is the 100th recipient in the Manchester Training and Enterprise Council area. The company employs
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Troubled family firm up for sale
ANOTHER Bolton family business has hit financial trouble. Thomas Hough & Co Ltd of Bark Street has gone into administrative receivership and is now for sale as a going concern. The 50-year-old company, which specialises in catering equipment design
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Cruelty probe after Alsatian pup is left to die
A cuddly bundle was left to die at a Bolton beauty spot. A woman out walking her dogs found the cross Alsatian puppy inside a bag which had been tied at the top. The bag had been dumped in bushes at Crompton Lodges, Moses Gate. The woman who found him
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Striking postmen stand firm
POSTAL workers in Bolton remained solid in their latest one-day strike yesterday despite reports of a drift back to work in other parts of the country. Members of the Communication Workers Union representing staff at the Royal Mail staged another 24-hour-strike
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Sackville in new M-way signs fight
TORY MP Tom Sackville has launched a new battle to make sure Bolton remains on local motorway signs. The MP for Bolton West is seeking an urgent meeting with Roads Minister John Watts to protest at the disappearance of directions to Bolton. Mr Sackville
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Virus scare parents flood advice hot line
DOZENS of concerned parents whose sons have haemophilia have contacted a telephone hotline at a top Manchester childrens hospital following a hepatitis A scare. Nearly 40 calls were taken last night from parents who feared their sons may have contracted
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MPs slam Government nursing care plans
GOVERNMENT hopes of safeguarding pensioners' homes from having to be sold off to pay for nursing home care got a big thumbs down today. For homeowners were warned they are being asked to "sign a blank cheque" by the Whitehall scheme. The caution came
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Weekend festival stars - yourselves!
BOLTON'S annual festival later this month will feature this year's special guests - members of the Bolton community. The Bolton Weekend Festival runs from Friday, August 23, to Monday, August 26, and is designed to provide entertainment by the public
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Your lovely town
SIR: I'm 21 and love Bolton. Smithills Hall is well worth a visit. It is a magnificent hall with its Tudor withdrawing room and fine oak panelling, 16th and 17th Century furnishings and nature trail. At Butterfly World, live insects fly about. I'm proud
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Unsociable habits
SIR: I would like to point out to Mrs E Batten (Viewpoint, July 31), the fact that rabbits and pigeons are vermin and are both eaten, as opposed to rats, was exactly the point I was making in my letter about pigeon pie (Viewpoint, July 22). The unsociable
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It's time to party...
SIR: I am desperately trying to locate several friends of mine who I worked with at GUS Mail Order in Bolton at around the time of 1974 to 1978. They may have since married and so their surnames may now be different, however if anyone who reads my letter
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RMI hit goal trail
LEIGH RMI conceded an early goal but came back strongly to run out 5-1 winners at Rossendale last night. They fell behind after only five minutes when a long-range, deflected free kick, left keeper Mike Allison stranded. The Railwaymen had to wait until
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Poet's Corner
We had planned to take a short vacation, For some fun and relaxation, At a seaside destination Not very far away. For weeks we had been anticipating All the fun that was awaiting, Lying in the beach, rotating, Toasting as we lay. Water, oil and tyres
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Residents open hall doors to say thanks
HIGHFIELD Hall Community Association found an unusual way to say "thank you" to all the groups who supported its building fund. The association decided to open the doors of its newly refurbished community centre to help other worthy causes raise funds
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Boro gear up for City
RADCLIFFE BORO's line-up of top class pre-season opposition continues tonight with Manchester City Reserves the visitors to Stainton Park. Boro performed admirably before going down to three second half goals against Bury but went one better on Saturday
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Bury banking on bumper crowd
BURY are hoping for a bumper crowd in the big attraction of their pre-season build-up tonight. Gigg Lane hosts its only match in the Shakers' warm-up schedule when Peter Reid brings his Premier League new boys south. And the ground is expected to be buzzing
