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Optimism high as builders land £5.2m contracts
BURY-based builder Thomas Barnes & Sons secured new contracts worth £5.2 million between March and August. The company is the main contracting division of Barnes Construction (UK) plc. One of the contracts is a new emergency care centre being built
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Movie mogul to jet in for awards night?
ORGANISERS are hoping film boss Millard L. Ochs will be the guest of honour at the Bolton and Bury Business Awards dinner in February. Mr Ochs, the President of Warner Brothers International, is checking his diary with a view to flying in from California
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Jamie's second dose of small screen stardom
FARNWORTH teenager, Jamie Harrison, is set to step into the TV spotlight again tonight when he appears in his second series of Granada's Children's Ward. The Harper Green pupil is hoping his continuing success in finding TV work will set him on the road
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Parents tell of despair over daughter's death
THE heartbroken parents of a Bolton woman who was killed in a holiday motorbike accident in Ireland have paid tribute to a daughter who "lived life to the full". Mrs Barbara Overton, 46, died instantly from multiple injuries, in a head-on collision while
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Former Colorvision shops may reopen
COLORVISION shops in the Bolton area could reopen as a going concern. Negotiations are underway between liquidator Leonard Curtis and a potential buyer for the local business Colorvision (JB) Ltd of Bolton. The voluntary liquidation of Colorvision (JB
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Head warns girls of 'superwoman' image
EDUCATED young women have been warned about the dangers of trying to become "superwoman" by the head of Bolton School Girls' Division. Trying to combine a career and family can lead to emotional pitfalls, warned Jane Panton. She joined the debate over
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Strugglers wrap up season in blaze of glory
SOME of the clubs that have found the season something of a struggle, finished the Bolton Association campaign in a blaze of glory. There were wins for Adlington and Blackrod while British Aerospace beat champions Golborne away by 49 runs. Blackrod were
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250 Littlewoods jobs axed
MORE than 250 jobs are to disappear at three Littlewoods sites in Bolton. The Liverpool-based home shopping group says it will be making the cuts in phases during 1999 as part of a £45 million restructuring of its warehousing and distribution operations
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Youth haven wins national praise
A BOLTON young people's project has been singled out for praise in a national report which reveals, for the first time, the extent of the young homeless crisis. One in 20 young people aged 16 to 25 - 140,937 of them - are homeless in Britain's urban areas
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Let the new stadium be Lofthouse Park
SIR: Once again, on reading your newspaper, I am witness to yet another example of the increasing greed that is creeping into the game of English football. The greed I refer to is the idea by Bolton Wanderers Football Club, inviting organisations to tender
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Town in tomorrow's world
SIR: I refer to the article you published in Saturday's August 21 Bolton Evening News, entitled "Friends attack action agenda" and wish to correct errors in the article. I wish to make clear that the "blueprint for the future" referred to in the first
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Six-hit King reign
KING William went top of the PIONEER SUNDAY LEAGUE First Division with a 6-1 victory over Lodge Bank. Last season's leading strikers were once again on target, Tyler Coward and Conelly sharing King William's goals with Livsey scoring for Lodge Bank. Unity
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Train show arrives at library
EXPERIENCE the sights and sounds of steam without stepping foot on a train. An evening of steam and music is being held at the lecture theatre, Bolton Central Library, on Saturday, September 21, at 7pm. A film show depicting the famous Talyllyn Railway
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Grey day
IN the Horwich Sunday League Premier Division, Solarlight Grey Mare met old rivals Jolly Miller and picked up two points with a 5-3 victory. Premier Division newcomers White Horse Rangers also picked up maximum points with a 3-0 home victory against GAC
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Colourful past brought to life
WORSLEY'S colourful past will be brought to life in a talk at Walkden Library on Thursday. According to local author and retired lecturer, John Aldred, Worsley is "a backwater that holds many surprises". John said: "Worsley was at the forefront of the
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Massive book sale helps YMCA
A SECOND hand book sale is held on Saturday mornings each week from 10am to noon at the YMCA on Deansgate, Bolton. On sale are around 15,000 books all categorised into subjects, including history, education, travel, sport and a mass of other subjects.
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Lads stay on trophy trail
IN the BOLTON BOYS FEDERATION Under-12s Manchester County Cup AFC Bolton were the pride of the league when they clinched a place in the next round with a 2-1 home victory over Langhey Athletic with a goal apiece from Gareth Cunniff and Neil Smith. In
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Are Tom's toms record breakers?
BOLTON tomato grower Tom Harrington thinks he may have set a horticultural record - one of his plants has SIXTY plump tomatoes on a single truss! Tom of Fair Street, Morris Green, says he's never seen anything like it in his life. And other growers also
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In fine voice . . .
FARNWORTH AODS are presenting a musical variety show, One Voice, at the Albert Halls, Bolton, on September 21 and 22. The day after they are straight into rehearsals for their 1997 show Me and My Girl. During One Voice, Farnworth will present, for the
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Great with gran
STAGE and real life have come together for Joan Doorey and her grand-daughter Alex. The youngster has won her first role with St Joseph's Players in next week's comedy-drama Dear Octopus. And playing her gran in the production - is her gran. "Rehearsals
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Gunning for another hit
THE Moss family from Westhoughton exemplify Bolton Catholic Music and Choral Society's claim to be "one big, happy family". Deborah Moss was only 13 when she first appeared for Bolton Catholics as one of the Snow children in Carousel, which was staged
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Champs are in the brass!
ONE of Bolton's best known bands scooped top prize in a national championships . . . and a welcome injection of brass. The Eagley Brass Band - the oldest of its kind in Bolton - won the Burtonwood Brass Band Championships on Sunday. With the title came
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Stay fit and get paid!
A SERIES of health education classes with a difference will be starting shortly for the over 60s at Bolton Institute. The difference is that the participants will be paid for taking part! Barbara Deguzis, an American psychology research student working
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Mill jobs blow
ANOTHER traditional local "industry" takes a severe knock with the announcement today of job losses at three Littlewoods' sites in Bolton. Mail-order long ago took over textiles' place in some local mills, and it's sad to hear that more than 250 permanent
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25 YEARS AGO
From the Even ing News, September 17, 1971 BETWEEN 50 and 60 workers at Thomas Ryder and Sons, the Turner Bridge engineers, have been made redundant, it was revealed today. And a second blow to the local workforce came with the news that the Egerton factory
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Comic Spikey's a real wag!
TOP Bolton comic, Dave Spikey, narrowly missed out on a place in the final of ITV's Big Big Talent Show. The comedian, who is already well known on the comedy circuit, failed to win the viewers' seal of approval despite winning a studio audience poll
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School in a class of its own
A BURY primary school has received a glowing reference in a report by independent inspectors. St Andrew's CE was described as "a very good school with many outstanding aspects of provision" in the Ofsted report. Among its strengths were the academic attainment
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'Impressive' mental health schemes receive £800,000
BOLTON and Bury have been given more than £800,000 for special projects to help with the severely mentally ill. The cash comes from a new £30m fund to deal with the problems caused by the disturbed nationwide. There is also cash for Lancashire, Salford
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Charity officials urged to probe bird hospital
CHARITY Commissioners have been asked to investigate the running of a wild bird hospital. Members of the Greenmount Wild Bird Hospital claim new officials are trying to oust the woman who founded it. And they are unhappy about the disappearance of birds
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A Bridge too far...
PREMIER Division champions Horwich Bridge A started the new Bolton and District Table Tennis season with a narrow defeat. British Aerospace A triumphed 5-4 with two wins each for Steve Crook and Andy Christopher and one for Ronnie Pennington. Philippe
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Fred is the one for fame
SIR: With regard to the naming of the new Bolton Wanderers' Stadium. The Nynex Arena? The Sir Alfred McAlpine Stadium? How very, very boring, and so sad. Worshipping money is sinful. Where does the greed stop? Surely God will bless BWFC if the naming
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Parking in the wrong place
SIR: In response to the letter you carried on September 11 headed 'Obeying Rules'. I would like to use your columns to inform Mr Nightingale of Farnworth that in the past eight months a total of 194 motorists have been issued fixed penalty tickets for
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No rest for Atherton LR
THE pressure created for ATHERTON LR by an FA Cup preliminary round tie with Liversedge that required three replays is almost unrelenting. Virtually straight from the 3-1 extra time away win, it was Saturday's first qualifying round 1-0 home victory over
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Poet's Corner
It's Goodbye, Goodbye to B.R.I., Some of us will want to cry. There have been good times, and some sad, But on the whole, it's not been bad. One always sees a friendly face, As you walk around the place. But we have a job to do, And must move to pastures
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Walkers turn on style to sound early title warning
A HOME defeat in the open cup a fortnight ago by Hindley Green has certainly injected a vital spark into AFC Walkers' search for league honours in the BOLTON COMBINATION Premier Division. Saturday saw a superb result for the Cotefield Avenue outfit with
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PO family delivers 50 years
THE Berry family have proved they are first class after running the Unsworth Post Office in Bury for 50 years. This month they are celebrating half a century of family involvement in the business with a host of recollections and events. The current subpostmaster
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Hospital given cash boost
SALFORD'S Hope Hospital has been given a double cash handout. Fearnley Construction, the company which built the £500,000 antenatal unit at the hospital last year, gave £2,500 to buy examination couches. Prestwich Lions Club raised £600 which will go
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Ruth offers youngsters stage chance
RUTH Mauriello went to the Italia Conti stage school at 16 and loved it. It led to her working as a dancer, actress and model with such stars as Jim Davidson, Danny La Rue and Little and Large. She interrupted her showbusiness career to look after her
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Lassies coming home!
BOLTON Canine Society is coming home - and its members are over the moon. The society, which held its annual shows at Bolton's Silverwell Street Sports Centre for 100 years, was devastated when the centre closed. Members searched for some other suitable
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Toddler in peg jam drama
A FATHER kept his cool to help save his baby daughter's life after a toy peg became jammed down her throat. Little Sofie McPherson-Booth was playing with her elder sisters and brother when she fell head first on to the plastic peg. Her parents Kevan and
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Threat to haven
THE PROBLEM of homelessness among young people is a national disgrace. In fact, the only light in the gloom cast by a damning report which reveals over 300,000 youngsters in need of housing is that Bolton has a highly successful project in BYPASS. The
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Bassett's warning to Shakers
MANCHESTER City's manager-elect Dave Bassett has fired a warning shot to Bury on the eve of tonight's Coca-Cola Cup clash at Gigg Lane. Bassett is in line to take over the Maine Road hot seat after his current Crystal Palace side's tricky second round
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On-form strikers put brake on Todd's transfer rush
COLIN Todd saluted his Burnden goal stars today for buying him time on his trawl through the transfer market. Nathan Blake and John McGinlay have responded to the Wanderers boss's well-chronicled search for a striker by spearheading the most prolific
