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Police fix wrong number mix-up
POLICE chiefs are pulling the plug on a beat bobby's telephone number - after a local directory got its wires crossed. A re-organisation of the police phone network throughout Greater Manchester has left a one-man station as Bolton's only contact number
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It means more road misery
SIR: One night last week the BEN hoardings read 'Bolton roads not big enough for new HGV's'. Having read the article concerned, about the new 40 tonne Heavy Goods Vehicles due to thunder along our streets in less than three years, I wonder if a better
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Young stars
SIR: I would like through your column to express my sincere thanks to the two young men and a lady, who helped me after I slipped on the steps of Woolworths. It was on Friday, September 13, at 5.15pm. I was deeply shocked and I am not sure I said thank
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Determined Chowbent's flying start
Badminton Scene by ANGELA KELLY CHOWBENT A have spent several seasons working towards that elusive A Section goal. Now, they plan on staying there. And their first two matches have proved their determination. Chowbent were entertaining Hawkshaw A at their
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Those BRI babies
SIR: Regarding the letters 'Not The Only Baby'. I, too, was born a Special BRI Baby. I was born on December 1, 1941. My mother Eileen Ellen Marsh (nee Smith), was admitted to the BRI for an emergency mastoid operation, but my mother said: "I can't possibly
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Gays disgusted
SIR: I am writing in reply to an article which was published on Tuesday, September 3, in respect of the Star Public House on Bow Street, Bolton. I have personally been going into this pub for around 14 years and during that time I have seen numerous licensees
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It won't go away!
SIR: The whole question of foetal research and abortion is back in the headlines again. It will not go away. Since the passing of the infamous 1967 Abortion Act, literally millions of babies have been aborted; carnage which - if brought about in any other
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Bolton comic scoops top award
IT was fourth time lucky for Bolton's rising talent, Peter Kay, who burst onto the comedy scene this week when he scooped a top award just 12 months after his first public performance. Peter, of Croston Street, Daubhill, had performed only three times
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RMI hit trophy trail
LEIGH RMI put their League aspirations on hold as they hit the Wembley trail again tomorrow. Billingham Synthonia visit Hilton Park in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup and the Northern League side will be a formidable hurdle for the Railwaymen
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Disruption at minimum with sewer work
A £600,000 scheme to upgrade more of Bolton's century-old sewers gets under way next week. The project involving the system in High Street, Bridgeman Street, Lever Street and Moncrief Street will use the latest pipeline technology to try to minimise disruption
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Council pledge to kick bullies off estates
HOUSING chiefs have pledged to make Bolton's council estates "bully-free" zones. They are extending a pioneering anti-bullying programme from schools and on to the streets. The scheme - called the Peer Mediation Project - received a £145,000 boost from
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Poet's Corner: I don't know!
What is love and why do we look for it? What is death and why do we fear it? Why do we fear death more than love, When they both in time will hurt us? What would the world be like without death? What would it be like without love? What would we have to
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Telescopes put under microscope
OFFICIALS of Bolton Astronomical Society have a standard piece of advice for anyone planning to buy a telescope for stargazing. DON'T. Press officer Steve Fielding says most instruments sold in high street shops as "astronomical" or "lunar" scopes are
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Festive flair
CHRISTMAS shopping starts right now in Bolton with some really imaginative ideas to try to boost festive trade in the town. In addition to a dynamic £25,000 campaign involving peak time television advertising - with 'Bolton is the Best!' being shown in
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Top guns set up goal feast
GORDON SHARROCK previews Wanderers intriguing tie with Stoke where two in-form strikers should ensure another goal feast BOLTON fans have seen Nathan Blake blast eight goals in eight games but the Welsh wizard won't be the only super striker in town tomorrow
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Business guide
INFORMATION on 1,400 Bury-based businesses is contained in the fifth edition of the Bury Metro Products and Services Guide. The full colour directory, which has more than 160 pages, is produced by the Council's Economic Development Unit. It is designed
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Chamber open day
THE East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce is staging a major business to business event on Friday, October 4. More than 110 exhibitors are expected at the event in the Dunkenhalgh Hotel, Clayton-le-Moors. The open day, which is the focal point of a major
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Steve pulls out stops for Childline
A CHARITY concert featuring talented keyboards player Steve Ronfell will help raise funds for Childline. The concert, sponsored by the Bolton Evening News and Warburtons family bakers, is to mark the charity's 10th anniversary. Steve, 24, who has been
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Reindeer will pull crowds to Bolton
REAL reindeer will help make Christmas in Bolton bigger and better than ever before. Bolton Town Centre Partnership has announced initiatives to attract shoppers from surrounding towns. One festive highlight will be sleigh rides pulled by reindeer visiting
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High pressure funeral sellers target old folk
OLD people in Bolton's residential care homes are being sold pre-paid funeral plans which could land relatives they leave behind with large bills for "extras". Co-operative Funeral Services say they have received reports that finance company salesmen
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Police ban scratch card sharks
ROGUE charity collectors selling scratch cards have been outlawed in Bolton town centre. A police operation has been mounted to drive unscrupulous collectors from the streets after shoppers claimed some of the men had "manhandled" them. Police chiefs
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Going to the dogs!
RACING punters have come up trumps for a Horwich animal charity. Lexus Greyhound Rescue has received a donation of £450 following a special race night at Westhoughton Dog Track and the Horwich branch of Ladbrokes has handed over a cheque for £242. The
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TV campaign to woo shoppers to Bolton
BOLTON is fighting back to recapture lost trade with its first high profile television advertising campaign. The £25,000 campaign will involve 15 peak time slots - including some in between Coronation Street on the run up to Christmas. The offensive is
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Come in and (we'll) be saved!
PIONEERING Pastor Ron Stidham is hoping to perform another miracle - to breathe fresh life into Bolton's old Bethel Church. The American-born Baptist pastor has notched up a long list of achievements in the town including building churches, founding charities
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Who'll win?
SIR: I agree with Mrs E M Smith regarding the Higher Halliwell Conservation area. Some of the money that was available to spend on Halliwell ought to have been used to preserve the character of this part of Halliwell, but it was totally ignored. The residents
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Champagne celebration as Wanderers Sports Village developers sign on
CHAMPAGNE corks popped yesterday to celebrate the beginning of a "partnership for the future" when the three premier movers of the Middlebrook "sports village" development at Horwich officially signed contracts. Bolton Council, Bolton Wanderers and developers
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Blooming triumph
SIR: On behalf of Bolton Allotments Society, the committee would like to thank all who provided the produce, stage and help over the two days at the Horticultural Extravaganza, held in the Albert Halls, on Saturday and Sunday, September 7 and 8. All the
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Mother's fight for justice for son
THE heartbroken mother of a Bolton man beaten to death on the holiday island of Tenerife, is set to take a private prosecution against the two men she claims killed her son. And Greater Manchester police have announced that they are liaising with the
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Just a joke!
SIR: Advertising on a police car - I thought it was April Fools Day. (Sponsors fit the bill! - the BEN's front page story last Saturday, September 21). This Government are the pits, with police under-funded and old people's homes closing. Stop giving
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Weekend of reggae at West Indian centre
A WEEKEND of reggae starts at Bolton's West Indian Centre tonight. The event, at the Johnson Street centre just off Great Moor Street, will get underway at 9pm with modern music. Tomorrow, there will be sounds from the 60s and the 70s and, on Sunday,
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Mill arson attack
A MILL under renovation was the target of firebugs who torched rubbish in the old loading bay. Fire crews arrived at the mill opposite Bentinck Street in Bolton at 11.30pm. They found the ground floor well alight and smoke filling the other floors. Station
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Chemical leak: Four in hospital
FOUR firefighters were taken to hospital after tackling a chemical spillage at a Ramsbottom firm. Fire crews from Greater Manchester and Lancashire attended Fort Sterling on Stubbins Lane following the leak at 2.30am today. A ton of sodium hydro-sulphite
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LR's chance to progress
JOHN BULLEN'S local soccer scene ATHERTON LR have never progressed beyond the Second Qualifying Round of the FA Cup which certainly adds to the glamour of tomorrow's home meeting with Curzon Ashton. Opponents Curzon are in disarray, despite a storming
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Call for more police as crime soars
AN MP has called for extra police officers in Greater Manchester. Liz Lynne said that more bobbies were needed to stem a rising tide of violent crime in the area. The Rochdale Liberal Democrat said the recent crime statistics showed that offences - especially
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The bottles just keep on rolling
BOLTON based Yates Brothers is celebrating the production of its five millionth bottle of its distinctive Original Australian White Wine, better known as Aussie White. It means that in the UK nearly 2000 bottles of the popular combination of Australian
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A bar full of laughs
TIRED of the same old jokes from your mates down your local? Well, a town centre bar could have the perfect solution of combining drinks and side-splitting laughs. The Sub Zero bar on Mawdsley Street is launching a weekly comedy night next month, and
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Bolton housing crisis deepens
FEARS are growing that Bolton's homelessness figures could reach crisis point. Housing chiefs are worried that the number of people registered homeless has steadily risen over the last 12 months. There are now 527 people homeless, compared with 449 for
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£150m village will be Yankee doodle dandy!
HOLIDAY Inn and Hollywood Bowl are poised to move into the Middlebrook Sports Village at Horwich. Negotiations are in the final stages to bring the two leisure giants into the £150 scheme that will also house Bolton Wanderers' new stadium. The Bass group
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A mother's anguish
EVERY parent can feel for Bolton mother Irene Hulse, who seems to have been left alone to pursue the killers of her son. Michael Hulse, from Darcy Lever, died after being severely beaten up in Tenerife and two men from Bolton were arrested on suspicion
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 27, 1971 A CATCH of a skimmer bream and a small roach was enough to give 29-years-old Wigan angler Bill McMahon first place, and prizes worth £150, in yesterday's Bolton Evening News "Buff" Charity angling
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Reserves bow to County: Derby County Res 3,Wanderers Res 0
WANDERERS Reserves struggled to get their game together as they went down to a 3-0 defeat at the Baseball Ground. Keeper Gavin Ward was busy early on, making good reflex saves from both Leroy Murphy and Kevin Cooper, but he couldn't prevent County going
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Stan takes a tough stance
By Neil Bonnar STAN Ternent today demanded an improvement from his struggling Bury players. The Shakers have failed to win in five games and Ternent has warned he will not accept a repeat of the attitude their showed in Tuesday night's 4-0 humbling at
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Todd seeks a top class show
COLIN Todd wants his table-toppers to put their promotion credentials on the line in tomorrow's all-ticket Burnden showdown with Stoke. The free-scoring Wanderers aim to dominate one of their traditional rivals and confirm their position as hot favourites
