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Driver escapes from blazing car
A MOTORIST had a lucky escape after his car caught fire on the M61 outside Horwich. The fire started in the engine compartment of his D-registered Montego as he was travelling North towards Chorley. After swerving on to the hard shoulder, the car hit
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Survey man belted my son!
AN angry mum claims her four-year-old son was slapped across the face during a "rage" assault by a door-to- door market researcher. Janine Hoyle said she was stunned when the man, who had called at the house to conduct a survey about supermarkets, hit
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Parking rage horror
A BOLTON motorist was stabbed and another had his ear almost bitten off in a vicious fight over a parking space. The men clashed this morning after both went for the same space on Longcauseway, Farnworth. Traffic stopped on both sides of the busy main
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Harrier lands top job
BOLTON Harriers' coach Christine Parker has landed one of the top jobs on the national athletics scene. The veteran athlete and Leverhulme Park stalwart, has been appointed for a four-year stint as manager and selector of the England Junior Women's cross
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Keep fighting!
SIR: Congratulations to the Winter Hill trespassers of 1896 who ensured that the will of the ordinary people prevailed and to all those who commemorated their victory on Sunday. However, let's not forget that today, 100 years later, there is still a cause
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Where does he stand now
SIR: I am glad to hear Tom Sackville admit that the Labour Party has been right about the economy, the link between crime and unemployment and the under-funding in our schools that means too few children are staying on to take 'A' levels or going on to
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From hobby to business
By JOHN BULLEN JUST how hard is it keeping a Non League club going? Well, I received a graphic illustration this week in a press release from Radcliffe Boro director and club secretary, David Murgatroyd. It does highlight the problems involved, but down
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BEN hosts glittering theatre awards ceremony
THE winners of the Bolton Evening News Amateur Stage Awards were announced last night during a dinner hosted by the BEN and the Bolton Amateur Theatre Societies at the Albert Halls. Farnworth Little Theatre won the Best Drama Award for Beyond Reasonable
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25 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, September 14, 1971 WORKERS at one of Bolton's largest remaining spinning mills, newly back from holiday, have been told the factory is to close. About 350 operatives at Cannon Bros. Ltd in Cannon Street, Bolton, will lose their
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Todd on the attack
THE approach for Anders Limpar confirmed Colin Todd's commitment to wingers. The Burnden boss, who declared his intention pre-season to use a 4-4-2 formation, is fulfilling his promise that Wanderers would play positive, attacking football. 'Expansive
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Sitting pretty!
RONNIE Whelan flew out on a shopping trip to Denmark on Sunday but for the Southend boss it was strictly bargain basement stuff. Whelan, once accustomed to the champagne lifestyle at Anfield, is strictly a beer man since his move into the management game
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1,000 inhalers stolen
A HAUL of 1,000 Ventolin inhalers was stolen from a car in Farnworth yesterday. The inhalers were taken from a beige Vauxhall Astra parked outside First Stop DIY in King Street at about 10am. Police have warned that the inhalers could be dangerous if
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Crash man in fight for life
A YOUNG Bolton man was still fighting for his life early today after being critically injured in a car crash. Timothy Webb, 20, Springwater Close, Harwood, is in the intensive care unit at North Manchester General. Mr Webb was driving a Vauxhall Nova
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Tonge's team of all talents
Relections By PETER STAFFORD THEN there were two. That was the headline chosen for this article last week, referring, of course to the fact that Kearsley had dropped out of the race for the Fort Sterling Bolton League championship. But headlines soon
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New tutor for deaf students
BOLTON College has appointed a new tutor to provide extra support for its deaf students across the college. Gary Barnard, 27, is not only teaching deaf students on Access to Further Education courses, but is also running Deaf Awareness Training. Guy said
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Mandy's had a wild time!
NURSE Mandy Belshaw had a roaring time during a welfare mission to South America. For the 25-year-old was responsible for the health care of 300 people whose conditions ranged from sun blindness to...a lion bite! Mandy, of Chapel Green Road, Hindley,
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Have a re-think
SIR: I am very concerned to hear about the head porter at the Bolton Royal Infirmary getting the push out of his job. Mr Trevor Cole is a very conscientious person, also he is very kind and pleasant, always putting people at their ease. I know this having
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Tip of the iceberg
SIR: I refer to the recent seizure of rhino horn in London. Although this was an important seizure, it is just the tip of the iceberg. The World Wide Fund for Nature is working constantly to highlight the problems caused by this trade and how it affects
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A sad incident
SIR: I refer to the horse riders versus dog walkers story (BEN, September 2). What a sad incident, a labrador pup being kicked by a horse in Deanwood Lane, Rivington last Friday August 30 with such horrible injuries. But let's analyse the incident: Deanwood
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Fine ambassadors!
ONE team name that crops up on a regular basis on the local Bolton Combination scene is Ambassadors. The club runs two teams, one in the Premier Division and a reserves side in Division Two. However this is just one small aspect of a magnificent organisation
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Brother keeps tabs on Johansen success
MICHAEL Johansen's progress with Wanderers is being closely monitored back home in Denmark. And no-one is showing a keener interest than the brother he left behind at FC Copenhagen - Martin the Danish international striker. Michael, who took his Burnden
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Shakers can bounce back with cup tonic
LIKE the man said: "The big test of character will come when we lose." Right on cue, Stan Ternent is about to find out whether Bury have what it takes to maintain their status as the shock troops of Division Two. The high-riding Shakers suffered their
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Kiely fee to be set
STAN Ternent will learn on Wednesday whether he has cash to spend to strengthen the Shakers Second Division challenge. That's when the tribunal reconvenes to rule on the fee Bury must pay York for goalkeeper Dean Kiely. If the Gigg Lane representatives
