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Turton hopefuls
THREE times Bolton champion Jessie Baxter and partner Denise Williams travel to Yorkshire next week to play in the Daily Mail Womens Amateur Foursomes Golf Tournament. In April they won their first match away at Swinton Park, after a tightly fought battle
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MP joins fight against computer crime
HOME Office Minister Tom Sackville has called on the business community to help fight computer crime. Mr Sackville, the MP for Bolton West, was speaking in Manchester at a national conference on the subject organised by Greater Manchester Police in partnership
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Q:Who do Britain's tough rugby league players fear most?
A: The WILD women of Papua New Guinea! ATHERTON-based Superleague rugby player David Bradbury will have more than the opposition to worry about when he flies out with the Great Britain rugby league squad on Friday. He and his hunky team mates could end
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Legal row over play fear estate
TODDLERS on a new estate are being put in danger by a developer's refusal to talk to the council, a Bolton councillor claims. Now, town hall lawyers have been asked to start legal action against the company. Cllr Tom Anderton fears a child could fall
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Air-raising sight!
HOSPITAL bosses are involved in a new planning wrangle just a week after the TV Watchdog programme highlighted the problems over the new super incinerator. Residents have accused Bolton General Hospital of being bad neighbours for putting a large air
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Why priests must stay celibate
BOLTON'S spokesman for the Catholic Church believes the celibacy rules in the priesthood will not be changed under the present Pope. The debate over whether priests should be allowed to marry was prompted by comments from the Catholic Primate for England
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Police smash credit card scam
CHORLEY businesses have been raided by Fraud Squad officers in a crackdown on a £200,000 nationwide credit card scam. Lancashire Fraud Squad officers swooped on businesses throughout the country following a two month investigation sparked off in Chorley
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Police are encouraged by drink driving figures
LANCASHIRE Police say they are "encouraged" by the results of their anti-drink driving campaign this summer. However they admit that hard-core culprits still remain a worry. A total of 6,086 breath tests were carried out on motorists during the six-week
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It's highway hell for our children...
A BOLTON woman is leading a campaign for safety measures on a road which she claims is endangering the lives of local children. Mrs Charmain Trundle, 23, decided to make a stand after her friend next door was injured crossing Bury Road, Tonge Fold, last
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Conference is strictly men only!
HEALTH issues are being brought out into the arena in the first major local conference of its kind - as it's subject is strictly men only. The conference, It's Not Just Another Ball Game, will feature speakers, workshops and information stalls on all
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Our holiday horror - by tourist pals
A HOLIDAY in Majorca ended in outrage for four young Bolton men who were thrown out of their hotel and left to sleep on the beach for three nights. Nicholas Whittaker, Andrew Iddon and Gavin Wells, all 19, and Mark Jones 22, were horrified when they returned
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citizen in charity clash with stars
ALAN Ball, Ray Wilkins, Howard Wilkinson . . . Colin Dyer? Will the Citizen soccer team boss be the next managerial casualty of the season after his side crashed 6-3 to the All Stars on Sunday? Quite frankly, the Stars were on a different planet while
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Leigh's Street talk
LEIGH are on the verge of pulling off a transfer swoop for on-loan skipper Tim Street. Leigh and first division Hull are close to finalising a permanent deal that would keep the popular Street at Hilton Park. Leigh chairman Mick Higgins and Hull boss
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Misery museum
SIR: The Heritage Minister has said recently "We are at the beginning of a Renaissance in Britain's cultural and sporting life". Oh aye! Could part of this cultural life be the proposed 'Imperial War Museum' at Singing Clough, Kearsley? It is ironic that
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It's a simple choice
SIR: Paul Carter, the Tory candidate for Bolton South East, claims that the Conservatives know how to run a modern economy (BEN: September 3). May I put him right on a few points? Firstly, one million people in Britain earn less than £2.50 an hour. Secondly
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Healthy day of food and music
BOLTON Community Health bosses are playing host to 15 different cultural groups offering food, music, dance and crafts from all over the world. On Saturday, October 5, Clarence Street Community Education Centre in Bolton will be open to the public between
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Bosses battle over £16m park facelift
COUNCIL chiefs are battling to have their say about ambitious plans for a £16 million re-vamp of Lever Park. They are worried that they could find themselves voted off a charitable trust which will oversee the development on the outskirts of Horwich.
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Christmas opening for new market
HOPES have been raised that Bolton's re-vamped market will be open for Christmas. Council chiefs are now confident that the multi-million pound refurbishment will finally be ready for the festive rush. Cllr Michael Kilcoyne, chairman of Bolton Council's
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Church bell is stolen from tower 'to order'
A LOCAL congregation will be ringing in the changes . . . but not all for the good, due to ruthless thieves who stole the church bell. Renovation work is being carried out on the church tower at Lowton St Mary's and the active crooks scaled the scaffold
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Clampdown puts brakes on HGVs
A NATIONAL operation to clamp down on illegally operated heavy goods vehicles netted more than 60 drivers breaking the law in Greater Manchester...on one day. Police officers in the area stopped 379 vehicles on three sites throughout the county as part
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Poet's Corner: Safety First
We have put locks on the windows and a chain on the door, We never leave the key under the stone any more. The children don't play out when the nights are dark, They never go alone when going to the park. We used to wonder if there were burglars about
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Cup stroll for Wanderers kids: Wanderers Youth 3,Mansfield Town Youth 0
WANDERERS' youngsters started their FA Youth Cup adventure with a convincing win against Mansfield Town at Burnden Park last night. Scottish forward Marco Minchella was the hero, netting twice to put the Preliminary Round tie beyond the Stags' reach.
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Sir David applauds green team
MARKETING Manchester chairman Sir David Trippier has passed on his "wholehearted congratulations" to Bolton's environmental team. It follows the recent presentation of a Queen Mother's Birthday Award in recognition of environmental improvements. Sir David
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Anger over siting of new classrooms
FURIOUS residents say they have lost their privacy and their view because mobile classrooms at Stocks Park School, Horwich, have been sited in the wrong place The two buildings in the school grounds have been erected close to houses on Bond Close instead
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Firm rings in massive order
A CHORLEY-based telecommunications firm is celebrating after gaining a multi million pound contract. The deal with North Korea is the latest in a string of lucrative contracts with the Far East for GPT Payphone Systems on Carr Lane in the town. The company
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No reprieve for two OAP homes
COUNCILLORS have refused to grant a reprieve for two council run OAP homes earmarked for closure. In spite of intense public pressure they rubber stamped a decision to shut Stocks Park in Horwich and Lever Edge House in Great Lever. Protesters gathered
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Deprived area school praised by inspectors
A SCHOOL where nearly half of the children do not have English as a first language is making great strides in the educational stakes. Brandwood County Primary School, Daubhill which is in one of Bolton's most deprived areas, has won praise from OFSTED
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Star stadium
SIR: I note in the BEN that the Wanderers are looking for a name for their new stadium. Personally I can think of no better name than The Lofthouse Stadium. Gary Titley MEP, Greater Manchester West, Spring Lane, Radcliffe, Manchester Converted for the
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Butcher crashed owing £1.5m
A LONG-established family butchers which crashed at the end of last year with debts of around £1.5 million owes hundreds of creditors. Seventy-five year old Thornley & Son Ltd, Ridgewood Farm, Flat Lane, Heath Charnock, was put into liquidation last
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Bus tonic!
SIR: May I extend a big thank you to the Ribble bus service, which has come into operation direct from Blackburn Road to the Bolton General Hospital. I can now travel 'door to door' within half an hour, and be about my ward sick visiting within the Chaplaincy
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Group 4 to take gas jobs
CONTROVERSIAL private security firm Group 4 could soon be reading the meters in millions of homes, the BEN can reveal today. British Gas has struck up a deal with Group 4 to establish a new company which could end up not only reading gas meters, but water
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Black and Whites move forward
CHORLEY RUFC 7 COLNE AND NELSON RUFC 5 THE Black and Whites progressed to the second round of the Pilkington Shield competition with a narrow but deserved victory over Colne and Nelson. The scoreline tells its tale! It was a ding dong struggle throughout
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Nice work by Nynex
SIR: I am sorry that one of your recent correspondents was not satisfied with the telephone service he received from Nynex. My experience with the company has been different. They installed my new telephone line on the promised date and their men worked
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See you in court warn hypnotists
HYPNOTISTS are warning the council they are fully prepared to go to court in a bid to allow stage shows to continue in Chorley. Chorley Borough Council has banned stage hypnotists from performing throughout the borough because of health fears. In September
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Badge scheme snags
SIR: What is it about the Orange Badge Scheme which gets the ladies into such confusion, as displayed by Mrs K Adshead of Farnworth in Viewpoint? After three, very careful, readings of the leaflet, THE ORANGE BADGE SCHEME, I am unable to find any mention
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Sorry show from the Magpies
NORTH FERRIBY UTD 4 CHORLEY 1 CHORLEY'S interest in this season's FA Cup failed to survive this first hurdle as a lamentable performance gifted North Ferriby a place in the next round. After the midweek defeat at Lancaster by the same scoreline the Magpies
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Democratic right
SIR: The call for compulsory arbitration as an alternative to strike action made by a Right-wing trade union leader at the TUC Conference may have a superficial attraction. However, in reality, such a scheme is unlikely to work and involves a major attack
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Bruising encounter for Ladies
CHORLEY LADIES 2 - LIVERPOOL DISTRICT 0 IF ANYONE ever doubted the physically competitive side of women's football, they should have been watching this tough top of the league clash at Charnock Richard on Sunday. Both teams started the game with maximum
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Virgin super cinema for Bolton
MILLIONAIRE tycoon Richard Banson's Virgin Group will build its first multi-screen cinema ... in Bolton. It was announced today that a 15-screen complex will open at the Watersmeeting family leisure park in the Tonge Valley in December 1997. The whole
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Helpline eases pain for cancer victims
A LEADING charity has stepped in to give help and support to cancer patients facing a long wait for treatment at a top North-west hospital. Reports that patients due to start radiotherapy treatment at Manchester's Christie Hospital are being forced to
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What a festive turn off!
TRADERS in Horwich are furious that plans to extend the Christmas lights display in the town have been knocked back. Despite funds being available from Horwich Town Council and the Chamber of Trade to improve on last year's scheme, Bolton Council's engineering
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Wanderers blast for rogue scratch card dealers
A BOLTON Wanderers soccer chief has blasted rogue scratch card dealers over claims that loyal fans are being cheated. Commercial Manager Terry Holland is threatening legal action by the club in a bid to crackdown on unscrupulous salesmen cashing in on
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Fuel for thought
THE idea of private security firm Group Four getting together with British Gas to read meters may sound strange. But in spite of unflattering headlines over their prison escort work, Group Four has the approval of the unions for its good vetting procedures
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Victims of politics
THE inevitable decision was taken last night to close two council-run old people's homes in Bolton. Councillors once again distanced themselves from responsibility for confining the residents and staff of Stocks Park and Lever Edge House to an uncertain
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 18, 1971 UNISEX clothes have returned to the scene, underfoot as it were. Shoe designer Stephen Topper, who has been studying men's fashion in a women's fashion world, now designs many shoes to maintain the
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Swedish ace Limpar set for Valley Parade debut
COLIN Todd is aiming to clinch the deal that will put Anders Limpar in the Wanderers attack at Bradford on Saturday. The Burnden boss was holding talks with the Swedish international today in an effort to have his loan transfer from Everton registered
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Mission accomplished: Bristol City 0, Bolton Wanderers 0
JOE Jordan recognises a challenge when he sees one and he's under no illusions about the task his City slippers face at Burnden next Tuesday. "It's going to be tough," the Bristol boss admitted. "It would have been hard enough if we'd been going up there
