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Towns join in bid for security camera cash
HORWICH and Westhoughton may join forces in an attempt to win Government funding for town centre security cameras. The joint bid, which has the support of police in both towns, is seen as likely to stand out as something new with a greater possibility
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Bolton Police in top three for crimes detected
BOLTON'S police officers have one of the highest detection rates for crimes in Greater Manchester, figures reveal. Bolton's detection rate was in the top three throughout the police divisions of Greater Manchester for the 12 months until March this year
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Just promises
SIR: Your paper's comment that social factors have resulted in a greater willingness to report violent crime - thus accounting for the rise - is a valid one, although it fails to address the wider issue. When we have a reduction in crime, Government ministers
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MP was right to speak out
SIR: Hurray for Mr Sackville, having the courage of his convictions regarding Hell Estate (BEN, September 20). It's high time that somebody took this council department to task over its short-comings. Cllr Spencer said: "But Kendrew Road is no worse than
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Some catching up to do
SIR: We are grateful to Cllr Foster for his comments committing the Council to the establishment of targets and indicators for environmental performance (BEN September 17). We shall be the first to congratulate them when meaningful policies of waste reduction
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A right Royal send off
THE final chapter in the history of Bolton's Royal Infirmary will be closed tomorrow in a symbolic ceremony. The former Bolton infirmary will finally end its 100 year service to the town in what is expected to be an emotional ceremony by Bolton Hospitals
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Lessons in hot air!
BALLOONISTS will be giving Bolton schoolchildren a lesson with a difference in a high flying visit next week. Experts will be dropping in on pupils from Sharples School and Westhoughton High on Oct 10 as part of an educational package by Lloyds Bank.
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Poet's Corner
THIS poem was written by Harry Edge Rigby who died on September 3, aged 83. Before his retirement, he worked for 30 years as a proof reader at the Bolton Evening News. I wander around the sunny banks, The sky above is blue, And sometimes overhead I hear
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Model first citizen
By ANGELA KELLY WHEN political life gets just too much for Horwich Mayor Cllr Barbara Ronson she retreats into her own small world. In fact, the nimble-fingered Liberal Democrat creates tiny items for doll's houses that not only delight youngsters but
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Nursery school goes to top of the class
STAFF and pupils from a Bolton nursery will be skipping lessons next week to pick up a special award for going top of the class. The Susan Isaacs nursery school has been identified as one of the most successful schools in the region by Government inspectors
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Safety first
IT is essential that private hire cars should be easily identifiable. At the moment not all of them are. As our story tonight reveals, over the last 12 months three women have been attacked and raped after getting into cars they believed to be private
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Family matters
THE idea of brothers and sisters following each other to the same school is a basic, natural progression in most families. Yet, in Bolton, there is no sibling link and, as Bolton North East MP Peter Thurnham rightly points out, this policy is anti-family
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, October 2, 1971 SPECIAL offer, unrepeatable value; it's a gigantic bargain for the man who stands out from the crowd. But unless there is a man 12 ft. tall, with a 50 inch waist, and inside leg measurement of 72 inches
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Managers off the hook
COLIN Todd and Mark McGhee look set to escape an FA rap after their flare-up in the duel of the Wanderers. Referee Neil Barry, who was at the centre of the 89th minute flashpoint that marred last night's magnificent Molineux clash, confirmed today that
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Mac knifes Wolves again
Wolves 1, Wanderers 2: By Gordon Sharrock THEY have nightmares about John McGinlay at Molineux. Sixteen months ago the Tartan Terrier destroyed Wolves' promotion dreams in a dramatic play-off semi-final that pointed the way to the Premiership. And he
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Taylor trophy
THE final BGA competition of the season, the Jack Taylor Trophy, will be held next Sunday. The draw is: Regent Park v Deane, Horwich v Chorley, Old Links v Turton, Hindley Hall v Dunscar, Bolton v Harwood. Byes: Breightmet, Gt Lever and Westhoughton.
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Trust is the key to survival
A SMALL building and repair business is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Thomas Cheadle & Son of Smethurst Lane, Bolton, has kept going over the years while similar concerns have faded away. Owner Stuart Partington says they deal with commercial
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Child spies uncover illegal cigarette sales
MORE than a third of Bolton shopkeepers targeted in a recent operation using child spies sold cigarettes to youngsters. Out of 57 shops in the borough visited in the informal survey, 20 sold cigarettes to the youngsters who clearly appeared to be under
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'X' Cars help blitz on area's crime
A CRACKDOWN on car crime on estates throughout Harwood resulted in a staggering 50pc reduction in thefts and break-ins. The number of cars stolen was reduced by half as a result of two undercover operations. Officers from the Tactical Aid Group and "X
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Patient was left for dead, court told
A BOLTON auxiliary nurse turned a physically and mentally disabled patient face down in pillows and left him for dead, Manchester Crown Court heard today. Opening the case against Shaun Phillip Darrock, 22, of Gilnow Gardens, Bolton, Roger Darley QC prosecuting
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Roy puts his foot in it!
CORONATION Street's Roy Barraclough found himself barking up the wrong tree when he visited Bolton to support a Fire Safety Week event. For Roy, who plays showbiz entrepreneur Alec Gilroy in the top soap, inadvertently went through a wrong door and found
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Runaway bus heroes praised
FIVE Bolton postmen were hailed as heroes today after stopping a runaway bus. The men averted a disaster when they jumped aboard a driverless Ribble bus as it careered across a main road yesterday. The single decke bus mounted the pavement before the
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Flying in the face of reason
MANCHESTER Airport leaders today launched an "open skies" campaign attacking government aviation policies. They held a press conference in Blackpool - scene of the Labour Party conference this week - to unveil a report by analysts which highlights the
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Air monitor plea for clean future
BOLTON Council is being urged to mark the new millennium by erecting a hi-tech "pollution watchdog" beacon. Retired civil servant John Smith, of Farnworth, is gathering support for an ecological beacon which would form part of a nationwide network. And
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Beating the school wreckers
BOLTON'S under-siege schools are being targeted by crooks and vandals who are landing them with bills for thousands of pounds every year. And tomorrow a Bolton Safer Schools Seminar is being held to try to tackle the problem. All head teachers and a representative
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Name choice
SIR: I enclose my choice of a name for the new Wanderers stadium. After giving it a lot of thought, it is: The Meadows. I am a pensioner and a Bolton supporter all my life. Hoping that you like my choice. W Scott, Douglas Road, Atherton Converted for
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Memories of the Royal...
SIR: A few weeks ago, during a visit to some good, old friends living in Bolton, I heard from them that the B.R.I. was about to be destroyed. The information was, for me, very sad news for the following reason. Forty years ago, I worked in the B.R.I.
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Easy targets
SIR: I anxiously awaited the recent TV programme The System hoping it would enhance people's knowledge of the ruthless wrongdoings of this barbaric agency namely the CSA. Unfortunately it centred mainly upon absent fathers who although able to pay towards
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Poll supports ban on handguns
CALLS for tighter gun controls have been made by Bury people in a local poll carried out by the Labour party. Labour candidate for Bury North, David Chaytor, has welcomed the poll, which claims to have attracted "unequivocal" support for a ban on handguns
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Rampant RMI's knockout show
LEIGH RMI extended their unbeaten run to 10 games when they won 3-2 at Billingham Synthonia in the FA Cup second qualifying round replay. They now face Marine at Hilton Park on Saturday week but that fixture looked bleak as the Synners bombarded the Leigh
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Ties produce mixed fortunes
NINE Bolton sides set out in the Lancashire Amateur League Cup hoping to emulate Smithills who won it from a Division One position two years ago. Six of them - including Smithills - went out at the first stage, the ex-holders battling out a 2-2 draw with
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Surgery for dog bite girl
A THREE-year-old girl suffered serious facial injuries last night after being mauled by a dog. The girl, who has not been named, was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital which specialises in plastic surgery. Police say the youngster was at the home
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Hunt for missing girl, 13
DETECTIVES are searching for a teenage girl who disappeared from her Horwich home two days ago. Susan Hambleton, aged 13, of Ormston Avenue, has not been seen since boarding a number 575 bus at Brazley, Horwich, heading towards Bolton, at 7.30pm on Tuesday
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Pupils have bright Futures!
A BOLTON comprehensive school is leading the way in the Information Technology field. Smithills School is working hand in hand with industry to develop a work-based skills programme, known as Futures, which is aimed at taking youngsters into the working
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The big chill! Labour club members set for spooky encounter
BRAVE souls from Bolton have drafted in a little help from The Other Side for a chilling charity stunt. Eight intrepid fund-raisers have plucked up the courage to spend a night in an old mansion, billed the most haunted house in Britain. The ghostbusting
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Eat your way round the world!
BE prepared to have your taste buds tickled at the World of Food Festival which takes place on Saturday. Organised by community groups across Bolton this third Festival promises to be a gastronomic delight. And more importantly visitors will be able to
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Wanderers game at Oxford postponed
WANDERERS' Division One clash at Oxford on Saturday was postponed today when Burnden goal stars Nathan Blake and John McGinlay received World Cup call-ups. Top scorer Blake was drafted into the Wales squad for Saturday's tough qualifier against Holland
