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Jobs hope of growth company
A HORWICH company is looking to the future following a recent acquisition. Production Equipment Ltd in New Brunswick Street is also celebrating achievement of the BS EN ISO 9001 quality standard. The company, which designs and manufactures hydraulics
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Freddie's fans celebrate in style
FANS of rock group Queen raised £1,000 at a glittering party to celebrate the 50th birthday of the late Freddie Mercury. Organisers of the event, Horwich based "A Kind of Magic" which raises funds and awareness of HIV and Aids were delighted with the
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Health bosses link up with computer craze
BOLTON health bosses are set to surf the Internet . . . to the tune of £47,000. Wigan and Bolton Health Authority has agreed to invest in the latest computer craze in an effort to keep in touch with their colleagues across the country. The authority plans
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Dream trip sunk after ship is sold
A BOLTON couple who were looking forward to a romantic Caribbean cruise claim they have been left "high and dry" by Cunard. Jean and Jeffrey Allen were told on Friday that the cruise they booked almost twelve months ago was cancelled - because Cunard
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David gives wheelchair fund a real head start!
BOLTON Council employee David Bradshaw has been attracting a few stares from colleagues in the planning and engineering services department. For David is sporting a new hairstyle - the clean shaven look - all in the name of a good cause. David's nephew
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Doctors in despair withhold funds
FURIOUS doctors at a busy Bolton health centre are refusing to pay an increase in service charges because they say they are so cramped it is a health risk. GPs from Great Lever Health Centre will withhold about £1,600 a year in costs towards heating,
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Dentures on the NHS
SIR: In the Bolton Evening News of Monday, September 9, in an article on the provision of 'copy dentures' it was stated that 'A new set (of dentures) costs an average of £350'. Many dentists in Bolton are still happy to provide dentures under the NHS
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Let's get tough on crime
SIR: Tom Sackville has at last blurted out an awkward truth - a truth which Home Secretary Michael Howard has wilfully tried to deny - crime is linked to unemployment. He admitted that the "dreadful mistakes' made in running the economy led to higher
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Kick off for charity dinner
FORMER Manchester United and Northern Ireland soccer star Jackie Blanchflower will be guest speaker at a dinner to round off a big charity golf tournament in Bolton on Friday. The event is being staged at Dunscar Golf Club to raise funds for the Home
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Hair's help for charity
HAIRDRESSERS at the Regis chain of salons - including Bolton - will be offering haircuts for a snip of the usual price next month with the aim of raising thousands of pounds for research into breast cancer. Regis salons have teamed up with the Imperial
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Blanket coverage on bed safety
NEW moves are to be made to cut down on winter electric blanket fires in Bolton. Over a three-day period next month, Bolton's Trading Standards Officers are offering a free electric blanket testing service. Officers and an electrical expert will be on
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Town blast back
WEST LANCS DIVISION ONE BLACKROD Town inflicted a magnificent first defeat of the season on Wyre Villa after fighting back in the second half from a goal down. Carl Marshall got the first with a thunderous shot leaving Andy Morris and Andrew Arrowsmith
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Hospital merger will cost lives - MP
CAMPAIGNING MP Liz Lynne has handed health chiefs a 24,000 signature petition protesting at the possible merger of Rochdale and Bury hospitals. The Liberal Democrat MP says she believes lives could be at risk if central hospital facilities and accident
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Poet's Corner: Scaredy Cat
Come in, lad," the dentist said, "Sit thy'sel o'er there." He pointed to a leather seat, It was the dental chair. "Now, just relax," he smiled at me, "And open your mouth wide. "I want to bung me mirror in, "And have a look inside." "Oh, deary me," he
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Security chief offers £3,000 reward for bike's return
A BOLTON security firm boss whose new motorbike was stolen from outside his shop has offered a £3,000 reward to get it back and the thieves arrested. Mr David Kathrada, of ADK Security Limited on St George's Street, said the machine, a Honda CBR600F/T
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Hats off to the wardrobe
Dear Octopus, St Joseph's Players, Leigh. Runs until Friday. TO the majority of people Dodie Smith is the author of that well-loved children's story which was immortalised by Disney -Z101 Dalmations. However last night St Joseph's Players performed her
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Joy at cash grant for crisis and care team
THREE much-needed Bolton projects for the mentally ill have been given a massive boost following yesterday's government announcement of £467,055 more cash. The biggest grant is £256,687 for Bolton Council social services department's Assertive Outreach
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Shameful delay
STALKING is a hideous crime which blights individual lives and leaves a legacy of fear. We have stated before that proper legislation is vital to combat stalkers, and backed wholeheartedly local MP Janet Anderson's attempts to get such a bill through
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FROM the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 18, 1971 BOLTON television engineer, Eric Knowles, who spent two months awaiting trial in an Instanbul gaol, is back home again. And today he described how he escaped from Turkey with a forged passport that
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Shakers seek instant tonic
BURY boss Stan Ternent today urged his side to bounce straight back from the season's lowest point so far. The Shakers will now aim to make Luton Town feel the backlash of last night's disappointing 3-1 Coca-Cola Cup home defeat when they return to Division
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Shakers give it away: Bury 1, Crystal Palace 3
THREE giveaway goals might have handed victory to Palace. But don't think the Division One side didn't deserve the victory. And Bury would do well to remember the advanced quality of last night's opponents - because that's what they're hoping to come
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Angela realises vision of future
RAMSBOTTOM optician Angela Campbell has raised the cash she needs for expansion. Subscriptions to the Angela Campbell Group plc share offer topped the £420,000 mark - above the figure needed to trigger bank loans to help fund the company's expansion.
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Farmers warned of Klondike rush
THERE could be gold in them thar hills! A report has uncovered deposits of the precious metal in parts of the Pennines and Lake District. The news has triggered off fears of a possible gold rush. And farmers are being warned to watch out for "Klondikers
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Festival aims to put pressure on Labour
MORE than a thousand people are expected to turn out for a free music festival in Bury organised by the TUC in a bid to boost their "Campaign to Defend the Welfare State." The festival, at Clarence Park in Bury on September 29, is timed to coincide with
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Block put on water payment meters
NORTH West Water today announced that it will stop putting controversial "pay before you drink" meters in homes. The company has put the scheme on "temporary hold" while it investigates customer concerns. The news is a victory for Bolton Council and other
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From Bolton with love . . .
THE Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton will soon be jetting off to Nicaragua taking with them a special gift - a wheelchair. Councillor Alan Rushton and his wife Audrey are going to visit their daughter Judith, a physiotherapist in paediatrics, who has
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Skate star Lynsey is a born champ
WHEN a pair of roller skating romantics met on a date at the former Navada rink in Bolton little did they know their daughter would one day become British Ladies Champion. Twenty-three years after Tony Lightowler swept Sheila Hampson off her feet at the
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Pitiful time for vegans
for SIR: As a vegetarian newcomer to Bolton, I am surprised at the lack of vegetarian cafes and restaurants. It appears non flesh eaters have a pitiful time in Bolton. Let's move into the 90's. Ann Merchant, Recreation Street, Harwood, Bolton. Converted
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Tories are now really desperate
SIR: Mr Carter's recent letter (September 3) suggesting reasons to vote Tory, shows how desperate his party really is. No longer able to offer this country anything new, he has to rely upon statistics which are blatantly untrue. Conveniently quiet about
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Wrong way on Fair Play
SIR: I am writing to ask if your readers know of the AA's 'Fair Play Policy'. As we had cause to use the AA callout on five occasions during the last year, all for genuine reasons, they have sent us a letter informing us that we are close to the limit
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Labour must learn from the incinerator saga
SIR: The BBC1 'Watchdog' programme this evening revealed how White Rose Environmental, a subsidiary of Yorkshire Water, avoided planning permission when they built their clinical waste incinerator at the Bolton General Hospital. Speaking on behalf of
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Cadets launch Lifeboat service
SEA cadets from HMS Dido will form a guard of honour when the Bolton Ladies' Lifeboat Guild host a special anniversary thanksgiving service on Saturday. The event is to mark the 125th anniversary of the RNLI in Bolton and will be held at Bolton Parish
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Classic win for Boro
A CLASSIC attacking performance from RADCLIFFE BORO earned a 3-0 win at Warrington Town to extend the current stunning run to four straight wins, the last three without a goal conceded. The first goal came on the stroke of half time when the Town keeper
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Breast cancer booklet for GPs
A CHARITY has launched a directory giving details of NHS breast cancer services. The Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund is sending copies of the directory to all GP practices. Patients will also be able to access the information in The Directory via the National
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Old Boltonians on a high
THE unpredictability of early results was well illustrated when Thornleigh - previously highest-placed Bolton side in the Premier Division of the Lancashire Amateur League - lost 5-2 at Mostonians and immediately became the lowest. Old Boltonians took
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World honour for wildlife champ
ADOPTED Boltonian Chris Gardner has been elected chairman of a world charity that specialises in rescuing penguins. Chris emigrated to South Africa in 1983 after marrying Tonge Moor woman Janet McGuire. They have two daughters - Emma Jayne and Catherine
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Courage of teen car crash victim
A GRANDFATHER has paid tribute to the courage of his grandson, who sustained severe injuries in a car crash just days before his 16th birthday. Mr Rowland Wood, of Harwood, said that his grandson James Walmsley had shown "immense courage" following the
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Smoke and you're fired, workers told
WORKERS at a Little Lever factory are fuming after bosses banned smoking. Employees of Lorival Plastics Ltd on William Street say they were warned that they faced the sack if caught lighting up anywhere within the works site. Now, they say, anyone desperate
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Smoke signals
THE lengths that smokers are prepared to go to indulge their need for a cigarette never ceases to amaze. Now, workers at Little Lever plastics' factory Lorival are in dispute with bosses over a smoking ban. Anyone caught smoking within the works' boundary
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Limpar eyes Burnden move
WANDERERS could step up their bid for Everton's Swedish international Anders Limpar this week. The Goodison winger, who is out of the Premiership picture, has told Everton boss Joe Royle he prefers a move to Bolton rather than QPR because he wants to
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Wanderers' all ticket matches
WANDERERS fans face more all-ticket clashes as their team continues to raise promotion expectations. The club has declared the home game against Stoke on Saturday week an all-ticket fixture while Wolves say it will be tickets only for Bolton fans at the
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Todd orders same again for Wanderers
COLIN Todd ordered the same again as Wanderers set out to match their impressive start in the league with a convincing Coca-Cola Cup opener at Bristol City tonight. The Burnden boss will name the same line-up and call for the same confident approach that
