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Empty store branded 'fire threat to town'
A BOLTON businesswoman is demanding urgent action to stop thieves, vandals and arsonists targeting an empty town centre shop. Rachel Lambton, who runs La Rachelle on Bradshawgate, said the recent closure of the Escom Computer store next door has left
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Tears as porter loses job fight
TREVOR Cole, the head porter at Bolton Royal Infirmary, has failed in his battle to keep the job he loves. As reported in the BEN, the 54-year-old father of four has not had his contract renewed by the Manchester-based cleaning giants Mediclean, following
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Community hall reopens after facelift
A RUNDOWN building in Halliwell has been transformed into a major community venue following a £25,000 facelift. Bolton City Challenge Community Fund provided the £25,000 grant to help refurbish the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) community building in Thomas
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Factory destroyed in arson attack
ARSONISTS torched a Bolton factory causing thousands of pounds worth of damage last night. Firefighters were alerted at midnight after nearby residents spotted flames shooting from part of the Gilnow Mill, off Spa Road, Bolton. Fire crews from Bolton
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Thieves steal widow's priceless memories
TWO tins crammed with memories were stolen from the home of a 78-year-old Bolton widow. The thieves are thought to have reached through a window of the Vernon Street ground floor flat to snatch the metal containers from a sill. Now the disabled woman
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Love blossoms on swan lake
LOVE on the lake could be set to blossom again for a broken-hearted bird whose mate sadly took flight and swanned off. For a mystery donor has provided a new black swan for Astley Park to hopefully end the loneliness. Chorley Borough Council's community
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Crimefighter Jan to talk at top meeting
By MICHELLE BOWKER A BOLTON Home Watch co-ordinator has been invited to give a keynote speech during the crime fighting scheme's annual conference. Jan Williamson's speech, "Making a Difference", has provided the theme for the conference on Saturday.
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Fight to save third super cinema
DEVELOPERS planning a third multi-screen cinema in Bolton are refusing to give up the fight. London-based Raven Group is pressing ahead with its efforts to build a massive leisure scheme on the site of the greyhound stadium in Manchester Road. This is
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New shops set to open
A NEW £1m pound shopping precinct, due to open next month, is already half full. The site, next to Market Walk, is called Flat Iron Parade and three of the six units have already being let. Global Video will move into two units and the third will be occupied
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Mental health campaign is ready to start
BOLTON is pulling out all the stops to raise awareness and understanding of mental health issues. A "Minds Do Matter" campaign will run from October 5 to 12 and incorporate World Mental Health Day on Thursday October 10. This year's theme is about taking
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Name it after Nat
SIR: With regard to naming the new Bolton Wanderers Stadium, in my view there is only one choice - Nat Lofthouse; not only for his commitment to the Wanderers, but to football in general. He was a credit to the game he served as a player, and for his
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Neighbour from hell gets the boot
A BOLTON family forced out of their home by a noisy neighbour's reign of terror have spoken of their "great relief" at a judge's ruling to evict the woman. Bolton Council was granted the power to re-possess the council house in Hollin Acre, Westhoughton
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Look who's talking now!
THE Chorley Citizen reaches millions of people worldwide thanks to the Internet, yet it doesn't touch the blind community in our home town. With this thought I headed for the Preston and North Lancashire Blind Welfare Society to get your favourite free
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Saatchi not socialism
SIR: Harold Wilson once remarked that the Labour Party was more influenced by Methodism than Marx. Nowadays it seems to be more influenced by Saatchi and Saatchi than by socialism. Tony Blair's agreement with Kim Howell's idea of Labour dropping the term
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Teams are bowled out after 90 years
BOWLERS have failed in a last ditch attempt to hold on to their green at a doomed social club. Now teams are having to disband, leaving around 100 players looking for somewhere else to bowl. The popular Duke Street Social Club suddenly closed after its
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Shameful record on jobs for young folk
SIR: I think it is shameful that here in the North-west we have the country's highest percentage of 16 to 24 year olds out of work. Yet, according to the Conservative Parliamentary candidate for Bolton South East, Paul Carter, this country's economy is
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Ladies' flying start ends
SOUTH LAKES 2 CHORLEY LADIES 1 CHORLEY'S flying start to the season came to an abrupt halt on Sunday when they were beaten 2-1 by a resolute South Lakes side. The team, from Askam in Cumbria, were fired up for the match and clearly determined to make
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Lesson to be learned
SIR: While claiming to extend parental choice, the Government are proposing that, together with the establishment of more grammar schools, all schools should have greater freedom to select pupils. If implemented, then parents will be faced with a return
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Parking puzzle
SIR: Concerning the correspondence in Viewpoint on keeping to the badge rules, where disabled drivers are concerned. I refer to the article (BEN: September 12) from Mrs K Adshead, stating that disabled drivers are not displaying the orange badge correctly
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Blackrod go to town
BLACKROD TOWN'S move up the Division One table continued with a superb 4-2 away win at reigning champions Springfields. Arthur Flatters' side served notice to other contenders with a stunning performance earning this latest victory. Goals from Andrew
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Bolton Worldwide Netlist
YOU'RE on the Internet and you're interested in Bolton? Then consider registering with the Bolton Worldwide Netlist, a unique directory of Internet users around the world with a common interest in the town of Bolton. BWN is being built and managed by
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Nynex team dig in at rugby club
HI-TEC drilling techniques have come to the rescue of Bolton Rugby Club - thanks to Nynex and local contractors EOM Construction. The local cable company and its local contractors used the latest methods in "trenchless technology" to instal water ducts
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Eviction unfair, says mum
SINGLE mum Diane Woolham today branded the decision to evict her from her council home "totally unfair." Miss Woolham, aged 24, said today: "There's just no need for it and it's not fair. "If they had got me a council house back in Horwich near my mum
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Attack victim still seriously ill
A TEENAGER is seriously ill six days after a vicious fairground attack. Lee Wharmby, aged 17, suffered severe head injuries - and is still not able to talk. He was hit by a thug wielding a sock which police believe had a billiard ball or stone inside.
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Historic day
THIS is, without doubt, a day for celebration. Bolton Wanderers, Bolton Council and developers Orbit today signed contracts on the £150 million sports village development at Horwich. The move will give Bolton one of the best sports and leisure facilities
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Be quiet, or you're out
THE days of good neighbours are certainly not long gone. But the days of bad neighbours in the '90s are now much more likely to end in court. For thanks to a sensible decision by Bury County Court the Westhoughton family forced out by the noise from the
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Bolton Coca-Cola Cup showdown
THE scent of giant-killing is in the air again after Wanderers were drawn at home to Premiership giants Chelsea in the Third Round of the Coca-Cola Cup. Ruud Gullit's star-studded Blues come to Burnden on the back of a lucky second round escape which
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Join the micro club
AN exclusive "club" for North of England companies involved with microelectronics is based at Bolton Institute. The Northern Microelectronics Support Centre Network offers special benefits in the form of technical help and advice to member-companies for
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Lay captures national police title
DUNSCAR golfer Mike Lay has captured the English Police Championship to add to his growing list of honours. The Detective Inspector has previously finished second and third in the national event but won the English title at Little Aston, Birmingham, by
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Michael's a high flyer!
THE Consortium of Lancashire Aerospace has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer. Mr Michael Clifford, who is currently Deputy Managing Director of Panavia in Munich, Germany, takes over on November 1. Other positions in his career include Purchasing
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Company's VIP launch
A BOLTON company celebrated its launch with a reception attended by about 90 friends and business contacts. The Mayor and Mayoress of Bolton, Cllr Eric Johnson and Mrs Ida Johnson, were among the guests at the official opening of Capital & Management
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Home alone mum hits out
HOME alone mum Pauline Henshall - who went to Spain leaving her two daughters behind - says she has been crucified by the Press. Mrs Henshall, 39, returned to the family bungalow at Brookfields, Croston, on Saturday following a two-week holiday. She refused
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High-spirited Chorley lose to Leek
LEEK TOWN 1 - CHORLEY 0 A SPIRITED performance at Harrison Park still was not enough for Chorley to return with anything tangible for their efforts. A goal 18 minutes from time enabled Leek to maintain their unbeaten start to the season and retain top
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The B.R.I. babies . . .
SIR: To answer Mrs J Horsefield's question - "Was I the only baby born at B.R.I.?" - sorry, no. I also was born there in May, 1931, by Caesarean Section. My mother was in Nicholson Ward. Her name was Alice Smith (nee Sykes). My father's name was Thomas
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Peter becomes a master of mirth!
WHEN Bolton funnyman Peter Kay got up at wedding to tell a few jokes 12 months ago, he never dreamed it would the first step on the road to a new career as a comic. And last night, just three performances later, he burst onto the comedy scene by winning
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Council splashes out thousands at baths
YOUTHS plaguing a swimming pool car park are forcing the council to fork out thousands of pounds in security measures. Residents have complained of disturbances by teenagers at the rear of Brinscall Baths during evenings and weekends. Councillors were
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Tax torture
SIR: I find it extremely arrogant of this government that, despite their past record, they still claim to be tax cutters by instinct. This is a blatant lie dreamed up by Brian Mawhinney's propaganda machine. It is a fact that the average proportion of
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Chorley unlucky at Brookfields
CHORLEY RUFC 10 - ECCLES RUFC 15 ON SATURDAY Chorley entertained Eccles at Brookfields and were unlucky to lose a very hard fought encounter with several regulars missing. Chorley gave away two early tries with defensive errors as Eccles ominously dominated
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Leigh call in accountant
LEIGH Chief Executive Mick Higgins has called in the Rugby League auditor to check the books. "There have been comments about how the club is being run which have hurt me personally and I hope by calling in the official accountant everything will be out
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Dermott ready for Wire test
FORMER Great Britain hooker Martin Dermott is set to join Warrington in a bid to revive his flagging career. The 28 year old pack man - who is Wigan's second longest service player - has decided to leave Central Park after 12 years. Wigan have released
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'Happy family' killed in house inferno
A COMMUNITY is reeling from the shock of the tragic deaths of a mother, her son and fianc in a fierce fire at their council home at the weekend. Anita Riding, aged 55, son Daniel, 17, and Ray Ellison, 42, all perished in the blaze at the semi-detached
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Sirs rise to task
DESPITE a crippling catalogue of injuries Jimmy Hulton's Daisy Hill travelled to Colne in the NWCL Division Two and came away with a superb 1-0 victory. The jubilant New Sirs manager explained: "When I started totting up who was missing I realised it
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Poet's Corner: The Park
Near where I live, they've built a park, Children playing from dawn to dark. Swings and roundabouts, seesaws too, Ever so many things to do. Climbing frames and cycle tracks, Children falling on their backs. Sliding down some overhead wires, Some of them
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Making fun out of harsh facts of life
Confusions, Farnworth Little Theatre. Runs until Saturday. THE problem with much of Alan Ayckbourn's work is that he can be tellingly brutal in his portrayal of the English middle-class. As a result, much of his comedy can be quite depressing. Happily
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 25, 1971 RELAX, men, and enjoy wearing your clothes - this is the message from Hardy Amies for his new collection. He states, however, that in spite of the trend to leisure wear and clothes for relaxing in
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Burnden ticket news
WANDERERS are urging fans to buy tickets in advance for Saturday's Burnden date with Stoke City. The game is all-ticket but because the restriction was voluntary and not imposed by police, tickets will be available on the day. Nevertheless, Wanderers
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Shock call for Shakers skipper
By NEIL BONNAR BURY skipper David Pugh could be on the verge of a surprise return. The influential midfielder is back in full training and will be given the final say on the right time to step back into the fray. Shakers boss Stan Ternent is ready to
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Limpar transfer setback
WANDERERS hopes of signing Anders Limpar have been sabotaged by Everton's early season crisis. Goodison manager Joe Royle has told Colin Todd he cannot afford to let the Swedish international come to Burnden because of mounting injury problems. Limpar
