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Staff at TNT win major award
STAFF at the Ramsbottom depot of TNT UK are celebrating a major award. The company has won the Business-to-Business category in the 1996 Management Today Unisys Excellence Awards. An adjudication panel visited a shortlist of 21 companies and assessed
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Anger over woman locked in gym club
AN angry man whose girlfriend was locked in a Bolton gym for more than two hours has demanded a full apology. Furious Donald Jowrey's girlfriend Sharon Green was trapped with two other women inside Bolton Swimming and Fitness Centre on St Helen's Road
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Delayed supermarket plan gets go-ahead
WESTHOUGHTON'S long-awaited supermarket is a step nearer reality. An amended application for a store in the two main units within the proposed town centre redevelopment scheme was approved by town councillors this week. Another application for a petrol
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Benefits blunder cost Diane four jobs
A SCHOOL-leaver has been forced to turn down four offers of jobs and training because of delays in the issue of National Insurance numbers. Diane Bryan should have received her number months before her 16th birthday in August. But she is still waiting
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Careers service denies 'no info' claims
BOLTON'S newly privatised careers service has rejected claims that it is failing to produce information for the public. Councillors complained that regular reports on youth unemployment are no longer supplied at meetings. Normally they keep abreast of
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Big stink at new hospital
A TOP surgeon has warned that services at Bolton's multi million pound new hospital could be affected by the "overpowering" stench from a neighbouring pig farm. And he claims cancer patients already feeling sick because of chemotherapy treatment are made
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Blunkett's flying visit
LABOUR'S David Blunkett called in to Bolton for a flying visit before facing union barons at Blackpool. The Shadow Education and Employment spokesman toured Bolton College before travelling to the seaside to speak at the TUC conference. Blind Mr Blunkett
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Bulldozers move in on shops centre
A DERELICT Bolton shopping centre is to be bulldozed tomorrow to make way for new homes. Brownlow Fold in Halliwell is to be demolished as part of an initiative spearheaded by Bolton City Challenge to redevelop the site for local people. Bolton City Challenge
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Poet's Corner
My personal diary, Private property. Each day writing tales, Tomorrow's memories. There safely stored In my little notebook, For me to refer to, Whenever I need look. Empty spaces, Each day filling one. Birthdays, anniversaries, Dates of family fun. Turn
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Causing a stink
THE stench of pigswill is affecting patients at Bolton's multi million pound General Hospital claims top surgeon Mr Richard Salem. He says that cancer patients, already feeling sick from chemotherapy treatment, are made worse by the "intolerable" smell
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Todd takes heat out of McAnespie flashpoint
WANDERERS boss Colin Todd stepped in quickly today to take the heat out of potential flashpoint with Steve McAnespie. The Scottish full-back, in for the injured Scott Green, was clearly angry to be replaced by skipper Gudni Bergsson after just an hour
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Yates's property job for Stephen
BOLTON-based Yates's Wine Lodges have appointed Stephen Owens as acquisitions manager. He has moved from Allied Domecq Leisure to handle new property deals for the high profile brand. Yates's Wine Lodges are currently involved in multi-million pound expansion
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Warburton's change image for £5m
LOCAL bakers Warburton's are planning a £5 million change of image. The Bolton company is to switch to a new brand identity overnight on September 23. Its products will then feature what is described as "a more animated, modern version of the family name
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Second runway ruling 'before next election'
THE chairman of Manchester Airport believes a decision on the much-needed second runway will come before the general election. Cllr Graham Stringer told a press conference: "I would have thought it was irresistible for the Government to announce some
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Regal name could live on at new hospital
THE Queen is pondering the future name of Bolton's new multi-million pound hospital. The closure of Bolton Royal Infirmary means Bolton loses it "royal" title but, as already reported, moves are afoot to secure it for the future. Barbara Peacock, Bolton
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Experts probe UFO sighting
UFO experts are probing reports of a mysterious bright object in the sky over north Bolton. Specialists in the paranormal were called in after Harwood man Andrew Landwieser saw a brilliant white light moving in the sky on Sunday evening. Andrew said:
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Callous thieves could have killed my dad
THE son of a pensioner mown down in the road as he tried to stop two thieves stealing his car has condemned the crime. Albert Dearden is lucky to be alive after he was catapulted over the bonnet of his Rover Metro as it was driven deliberately at him
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Casualty moves after months of planning
AFTER months of meticulous planning, Bolton's casualty department moved across town from the Royal Infirmary to the new Bolton General development today. The new accident and emergency department opened its doors to the public at the £45 million hospital
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Name of stadium sparks new row
CONTROVERSY now surrounds the name of another part of the Bolton Wanderers sports village development at Horwich. Council chiefs yesterday agreed to go along with the name Middlebrook which has been used so far in marketing the site. The Middle Brook
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Obeying rules
SIR: I read your article (BEN September 2), informing us that during the last year, 250 handicapped motorists had been charged for illegal parking. I read also your report of Inspector Jim Wharton's remarks. As a disabled driver, I find no fault with
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Scrap free bus passes
SIR: I refer to articles in (BEN August 28 and August 31) concerning free bus passes. I believe the whole issue needs revising. It costs me 64p a day each to send my two children to the nearest church school. A total of £6.40 a week. When my third child
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Training's falling behind
SIR: I am shocked by recent reports suggesting that the government is to squander money tied up in profits made by the privatised utilities. Such disgraceful actions are purely political and nothing to do with helping the people of this country. They
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Let them stay
SIR: I refer to to the proposed homes closure, namely, Lever Edge and Stocks Park. What Bolton Council intend to do is tantamount to murder! Some of the frail, elderly residents in these homes, will not survive the upheaval of a move. The residents look
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The future's looking grim
SIR: The future financial outlook for millions is grim. Why are pensions the forgotten political issue when a huge number of people in their 20s and 30s pay no pension contributions. To get a decent pension, at least 15 per cent of salary should be paid
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Pensioner attack: Two held
A BOY, aged 11, and a 17-year-old youth have been arrested by detectives probing a doorstep attack on a Bolton pensioner. The two were arrested in police raids on homes today. As revealed in the BEN last night, 65-year-old grandfather James Lingard was
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Come to the cabaret,artistes
CABARET performers are needed to help a group of children who could be killed by a food allergy. A local charity is organising a fund-raising night for the youngsters. But some of the celebrities who have been asked to take part have prior commitments
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Ridings high at Leigh: Leigh RMI 1,Warrington Town 0
LEIGH RMI extended their unbeaten run to five matches with a single goal victory over Warrington Town at Hilton Park last night. But the win cannot hide the fact that it was the Railwaymen's worst performance of the season. "It was a real grafting effort
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2000AD computer crash warning
LOCAL businesses are being warned of potentially "disastrous consequences" if they do not update their computer systems before the end of the century. The majority of computers are not programmed to recognise the change of century, using only two digits
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New site found for war museum
COUNCIL chiefs have launched a new attack in their ambitious bid to bring the famous Imperial War Museum to Bolton. The battle seemed lost at the end of last month when a survey showed poor ground conditions at a site in the Moses Gate Country Park. But
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Daniel limps into NHS history
ELEVEN-year-old Daniel Cooke limped into Bolton's history books this morning - the first patient to be treated at the new state of the art casualty unit. At 7.30 this morning Daniel, who lives in Farnworth, was taken to the unit by his father with an
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Jobcentre's fast service
A NEW media campaign is aimed at convincing North-west employers that the Employment Service can help with their recruitment needs. The message in advertisements is: "We'll find you the right person for the job." Mike Fogden, chief executive of the Employment
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Brett's soccer treat ends in tears
A FOOTBALL mad youngster was left feeling as sick as a parrot just minutes after watching Bolton's victory against Grimsby last night. Brett Smith of Peterborough Walk, Halliwell, was allowed to stay up and go to last night's game as a special treat for
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Say no to porn
SO far the government has been successful in stopping continental TV pornographers flooding British television with X-rated filth. But now the European Court of Justice has said governments have no right to block satellite channels if they are legal in
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 11, 1971 FREED British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson arrived back in England this afternoon - to learn that the Queen has knighted him. The Bolton-born envoy flew into Gatwick airport and a VIP welcome after
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Todd heaps praise on McGinlay
COLIN Todd paid tribute today to John McGinlay, the striker who drew a blank in last night's six-goal Burnden romp. It rained goals as Wanderers moved up to second place in the table with a 6-1 hammering of Grimsby. But McGinlay, whose goals have made
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Shakers defied by borrowed keeper: Crewe 2, Bury 0
A MOMENTARY lack of concentration and the fiercest shot of the night combined to end Bury's seven match unbeaten start to the season. The Shakers gave as good as they got in a Gresty Road thriller which lacked nothing in skill, power or commitment but
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A white-hot goal frenzy: Bolton Wanderers 6, Grimsby Town 1
IT would be considered a pleasure and a privilege to have been a fly on the wall at Blundell Park this morning when Brian Laws put his Grimsby team through the agony of seeing themselves being hit for six. It may be cruel and unsporting to delight in
