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Clubbing together for future success
THE Bolton Business Club had its inaugural meeting at Henry's Cafe Bar. This organisation has been established by two firms relatively new to town - The Quigley Partnership (a legal firm) and Chatsworth Financial Management, independent financial advisers
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Elderly warned over schoolboys' con
SCHOOLBOY thieves posing as litter collectors raising money for school funds are preying on the elderly in Bolton. The young crooks have been asking pensioners to contribute money for their sponsored clean-up of the streets outside their homes. And today
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Courage of convictions
SIR: I admire Miss L Lever, Dingle Walk, Bolton, for having the courage to express her point of view in print - "Gays disgusted" (Viewpoint, September 27). Miss Lever has the guts to stand up and be counted. Michael Ryan, Ivy Grove, Kearsley Converted
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No danger
SIR: I have decided after many years and several sightings of UFOs, as per my autobiography, to tell the people of the world the truth. The reason the occupants of the UFOs do not get involved with the barbaric people of our time is because they can't
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Who will pay?
SIR: Councillor R Evans in his letter to Viewpoint (September 25) looks forward to a Labour government "so we can look forward to local education authorities having the means to ensure that all our schools are equally resourced". This is all very well
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Discipline begins at home
SIR: Like many Boltonians I have been horrified by the recent BBC1 programmes on joyriding with much of the action taking place in my prospective constituency. According to the Greater Manchester Police 875 cars are stolen each week. The force has a team
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It was all fright on the night!
SPOOKED members of Breightmet Labour Club bravely faced bumps in the night when they bedded down in Britain's most haunted house to boost their charity fund. Now, fresh back from a sleepless night at Chingle Hall in Preston, the nervous fundraisers are
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Cloak of grey
Autumn nights are closing in, The days are damp and grey. The trees have shed their golden leaves, The swallow flown away. On the hillside, trees stand stark, Against the Autumn sky. Overhead, a flock of birds, To warmer climates fly. Grey mist hangs
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Residents celebrate house campaign victory
LANS to develop two pairs of semi-detached housing in the City Challenge area of Bolton have been turned down by councillors. Holmans PLC had applied to build the homes on land fronting Wapping Street, Halliwell. But a 114-name protest petition from the
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Little Hulton's reluctant film star
By NICK JACKSON JUDE star Christopher Eccleston is notoriously tight-lipped about his background and personal life. He's even been known to get physically intimidating when quizzed about his roots. But if he continues to fulfil his growing reputation
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Dietrich reincarnated will take West End by storm
By Doreen Crowther, Showbusiness Correspondent Marlene, Oldham Coliseum. Runs until October 26. SHE is magnificent! Sian Phillips was so mesmerising that last night I felt as though I was in a time warp and the legendary Marlene Dietrich was really on
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'Cell Block H' classrooms could be moved
TWO temporary classrooms which residents have branded as "Cell Block H" could be moved after a storm of protest from residents. But councillors yesterday postponed a decision on whether to reposition the two classrooms at Stocks Park School, Horwich.
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Mystery man foils mugger
A GOOD Samaritan stepped in to stop a female mugger making off with a pensioner's handbag. The mugger struck as the 71-year-old woman returned to her parked car on Mayfield Street, Atherton yesterday afternoon. He grabbed the bag with such force that
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Spying game
WE share the misgivings of some Bolton councillors who are uneasy about using child "spies" to entrap shopkeepers selling cigarettes to youngsters. There's no denying the system is effective. Out of 57 shops visited in an informal survey, 20 sold cigarettes
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, October 4, 1971 MILL Reef took his total winnings to more than £250,000 with a great victory in the Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Europe's richest race, in Paris yesterday. Geoff Lewis unleashed the Epsom Derby winner
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Wanderers put promotion prospects to the test
WANDERERS are ready to put their promotion prospects to the test with back-to-back midweek away games next month. Confident Colin Todd has agreed to re-arrange tomorrow's postponed fixture at Oxford for Tuesday, November 19 (ko 7.45) - three days before
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Top games make it all worthwhile - Ternent
By NEIL BONNAR AS Gigg Lane gears up for its second big Lancashire derby day in four days, boss Stan Ternent declared: "This is what we've worked for." Blackpool follow midweek visitors Burnley to Bury tomorrow with another big match atmosphere guaranteed
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No favours for super Mac
JOHN McGinlay was given no guarantees when he flew out on Scotland's World Cup double mission today. The in-form Wanderers striker answered Craig Brown's SOS and teamed up with Crystal Palace hot shot Dougie Freedman to ease the Scots' injury worries
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Howzat! Cashline's 100 not out
LANCASHIRE Cricket Club is delighted with the success of its "Company Cashline" scheme launched in June last year. The 100th company to join was Litterick's Butchers of St Helens Road, Bolton. Mr David Litterick was treated to a meal at Old Trafford and
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Water scheme ends a month early
A NEW £400,000 project to improve water in Bradshaw Brook has been completed a month ahead of schedule. The project has been carried out by North West Water in partnership with Bechtel Water Technology. The main part of the scheme was the construction
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Beer Fest is coming home!
THE Bolton CAMRA Beer Festival is DEFINITELY coming back to town promising a host of ales next Spring. As reported in Cheers, Bolton's Campaign For Real Ale team have been working hard to restore the popular event. It stopped three years ago because of
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Schools cash in on lessons in learning
STAFF in Bolton will be among the first in the country to be offered lessons in running a school. Bolton South is on a list of 170 colleges and education centres nationwide preparing to put the National Vocational Qualification in School Administration
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Speed cuts praised
PLANS to cut down accidents outside school gates by slashing the speed limit to 20 mph have been praised by Bolton's road chiefs. Cllr Peter Finch, chairman of Bolton's highways sub committee, said that the council would welcome moves to slash motorists
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Regulars collecting Christmas gifts for the needy
REGULARS and staff at three local pubs are determined to make this Christmas one to remember for dozens of needy families. Quincey's in Westhoughton, the Blundell Arms in Horwich and Turton Heights in Turton will be doing their bit to provide toys for
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Black ice blamed for fatal car crash
A BOXING Day drive ended in tragedy when a Bolton man's new sports car careered off the road and hit a lamp post. Andrew Wordsworth, 35, was fatally injured in the accident after he had invited friend Adrian Parr to go for a drive, a Bolton inquest was
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Mayor's bypass safety plea
THE Mayor of Blackrod is demanding urgent road safety measures at a notorious accident blackspot. Cllr Mrs Pat Barrow wants to see traffic lights or a roundabout built at the junction of the A6 Blackrod bypass with Manchester Road, where six people were
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Hedgehogs warm to their new incubators!
A LACK of funds may well be a prickly subject for volunteers at a Bolton hedgehog hospital, but a surprise donation has helped to slightly soothe worries. As reported in last week's BEN, the Village Wild Animal Hospital in Little Lever has changed to
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Bungling gunmen in raid terror
BUNGLING gunmen brought terror to a Bolton factory but fled without the spoils - after arriving TOO EARLY for a wages snatch. The armed raiders were expecting to find the safe full off cash when they put a gun to the head of works director Joe Earp and
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Christina made my day
SIR: I would just like to say how much I enjoyed seeing Christina Hance 'The Princess of Wales Look Alike', on Saturday September 28 in Crompton Place. I had my photograph taken with her. It was a delight to meet her. I was quite nervous but she put me
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About face!
SIR: I was watching Sunday League Football in Leverhulme Park at the Tonge Fold side when I was delighted to see that the Parks Department had installed a pair of benches; good durable metal ones, cemented into the ground, I hope make them vandal resistant
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I won't be coming back!
SIR: I am writing to you, as I am absolutely devastated at the callous way I was treated on a nostalgic return visit to the birthplace of myself and my late husband, who died in June this year after a very long illness. We were both born and reared in
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Boro's chance to topple leaders
THE game of the day in the Unibond Division 1 tomorrow is unarguably RADCLIFFE BORO, second in the table and unbeaten in the last seven league games, at home to unbeaten leaders Lincoln United. The Stainton Park outfit unfortunately lost the opening two
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Motorcycle crash horror for van driver
A RADCLIFFE man escaped injury when he was involved in a collision with a motorcycle yesterday in Wakefield Road, Stalybridge, Tameside. Peter Jeff, 33, was driving a Ford Transit van when it collided with a motorbike coming towards him. The bike was
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Firm's appeal after clothes are stolen
OWNERS of a Bolton company have appealed for the return of exclusive designer baby clothes snatched from a car yesterday. The 10 baby's shirts and trousers, designed by Belmont-based Alibali clothes, were stolen from the back seat of a VW Golf while one
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£60,000 boost for Bolton drug fight
AN anti-drugs project in Bolton has today received a government cash injection to help deal with local problems. Bolton Drug Action Team bid in partnership with the private sector for a share of a £1.8 million Drugs Challenge Fund unveiled by Prime Minister
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Safety moves
BOLTON is at the forefront of moves to cut accidents outside schools. This month this will be one of the first authorities in the country to bring in a legally enforceable parking ban by putting up signs outside school. The council has also welcomed a
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Flying Scot! McGinlay justifies Todd's faith in him
TWO phone calls in the space of just 15 minutes confirmed everything Colin Todd already knew about his goal stars Nathan Blake and John McGinlay. First to call was Bobby Gould, drafting Wanderers' nine-goal top scorer Blake into the Wales squad for tomorrow's
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Prize guy! Todd named Manager of the Month
BOLTON boss Colin Todd has been rewarded for his side's table-topping start to the season by being named Nationwide League division one manager of the month. The Burnden Park chief has shrugged off the disappointment of last term's relegation from the
