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£320 boost for fertility hope couple
A COUPLE from Farnworth saving up for fertility treatment have received a £320 boost from friends and supporters. The cash was raised at a sponsored weight lift held at the H & H Gym in Longcauseway, Farnworth, last Saturday night. Many of those taking
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Fashion show back to BASICs
A NORTH West charity is set to go Down Under in a bid to raise cash for people suffering from brain tumours. Australian skin care giants Nutri-Metics is organising a fashion show to raise money for BASIC - the Brain and Spinal Injuries Charity based at
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Police take delivery of their first sponsored car
GREATER Manchester Police Force has taken delivery of its first privately sponsored patrol car - donated by an Atherton garage. And cash-strapped GMP says it will be "actively encouraging" similar deals with other firms in the future. S & W Autos,
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Guns and sense
SIR: I keep hearing about gun clubs. When I was in the armed forces, if you were caught with live ammunition or arms, excluding the cleaning of such, you were on a charge. Personally I don't give a damn if I don't see one again. You have to have law and
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Chairman praises new format
RUGBY League's new format for next season is 'very positive and good news for all the Super League clubs'. That's the view of Wigan chairman Jack Robinson after the Super League decided to extend next season by between six to nine games. "The outcome
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Poet's Corner
NANA Some things in life Are just so good, They make you smile And cheer you up. And when you're down Just a phone call away, Always glad to speak Whatever time of day. Of all the things I can rely A warm welcome at Nana's Always rates high. Always happy
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Crisis on the buses
THE spectre that was always at the back of the privatisation of bus services was that the cash demands of shareholders would start to outweigh the needs of the travelling public. Those fears are starting to become well founded - as today's report on a
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Simon says play me!
SIMON Coleman is ready to throw his hat into the ring for another of his spectacular comebacks. The talented defender, sidelined since limping out of the pre-season game at Hull, is set for a reserve team outing at Derby next Thursday. And, if he has
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Bowled over
JOE Jordan is the latest recruit to the Wanderers fan club. Days after Porstsmouth boss Terry Fenwick tipped the Division One leaders for automatic promotion, the Bristol City boss declared his admiration for his Coca-Cola Cup rivals. There is a big contrast
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Hard labour key to flyer
WANDERERS are bracing themselves for a tough life at the top. A month into the season, the high-scoring Burnden boys sit proudly on top of the Division One table. The smiles and the relaxed atmosphere suggest they are taking it all in their elegant, confident
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Has anyone seen John?
POLICE are appealing for information about a missing 87-year-old man from Wigan. John Isherwood disappeared from his home on Whitley Crescent, last Sunday. Police believe there was a positive sighting of Mr Isherwood on Tuesday morning on Canal Street
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Foodhall's champagne opening
THE opening of Marks and Spencer's new foodhall looks set to be a bubbly occasion. Top celebrity chef Paul Heathcote and store manager Brian Lunn will open the foodhall at the Deansgate outlet with a spectacular Champagne cascade on Monday morning. The
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Three die in blaze
THREE people and their pet dog were killed after their house exploded in flames at Chorley early today. Neighbours were woken by two blasts from the terraced house on St Gregory's Place, shortly after 3am. Believing the bangs to be a road accident outside
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Finances could put brakers on talent
A TEENAGER with a wheel talent for roller skating may have to put the brakes on her sporting career due to lack of finances. Sharon Flitcroft, of Philips Avenue, Farnworth is due to compete in the finals of the British Solo Roller Skating Dance Championship
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Ditched rally duo carry on regardless
BOLTON rally ace Debbie Waterworth and co-driver Mike Cawthra of Guildford drove their way to success in an event in the Tour of Flanders event in Belgium. Their Parkside Garage Skoda Felicia came third in the Skoda Trophy and third in the 1300 cc class
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Death wish woman decision defended
BOLTON Hospitals NHS Trust has defended its decision to discharge a woman with a long history of psychiatric illness from hospital just three days after she had taken an overdose. As reported in Thursday's BEN, the mother of two young sons set fire to
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Shake-up on the buses slammed
A BOLTON councillor has slammed a massive cost-trimming exercise by Greater Manchester (FirstBus). The former GM Buses North - now owned by Aberdeen-based FirstBus - is making changes to 85 services from Monday, September 30. The Greater Manchester Passenger
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Selfish double standards
SIR: In response to Mr Darbyshire's letter (BEN Sep 12) over Medical Research. He asks that if a drug that had been used on animal experiments could save a loved one's life, would I not use it. Well, of course, I would, because I live in the real world
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Boats' days of glory
SIR: Thanks to all concerned. A number of people telephoned or wrote answering my BEN queries about the Isle of Man boats that were remembered with great fondness. And John Hudson's 'Wakes Weeks' book published in 1992 has splendid photographs of Lady
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Democracy may be dying
SIR: A correspondent recently complained about the deterioration of local government services in Westhoughton since the formation of Bolton Metropolitan Borough. The same reduction in service has taken place in Farnworth, Blackrod, Kearsley, Horwich and
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Boss slams FA Cup rules
ATHERTON LR manager Dave Morris called for a change in the rules for the early rounds of the FA Cup to bring them into line with the latter stages when the top Premiership clubs come into the draw. "It seems silly," he says, "that the smaller clubs like
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 21, 1971 AN application for a licence to operate two-day winter holidays to Paris for as little as £5 was made to the Air Transport Licensing Board today. The holiday would include return air fare, two nights
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Todd goes Euro shopping
COLIN Todd is planning to go continental again in search of some of Europe's best bargains. The Burnden boss has stressed he is in no rush to sign new players but that hasn't stopped him clocking up the air miles. He has visited Holland and Denmark in
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Andy man is ever ready
EVER ready Andy Woodward was well prepared for his return to the first team - even if it was a long time in coming. The solid defender, who didn't figure in the first team squad for 13 months, knew exactly what was expected of him when he was thrust into
