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Drunk college student sparks warning
A DRUNKEN student has sparked a warning from a local college chief. The culprit was suspended from Runshaw College for a week after being found drunk on the premises. Now students at the Leyland tertiary college - which takes in hundreds of Chorley teenagers
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Tear comes the bride: Kind BEN readers make dream come true
A HARD-up bride-to-be, who feared she would never be able to afford the wedding dress of her dreams, is now looking forward to a traditional white wedding thanks to kind-hearted BEN readers. And she says their kindness reduced her to tears. Marion Taylor
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Mercy mission for sick kids
REDUNDANT medical equipment worth tens of thousands of pounds at buy-new prices will soon be winging its way from Bolton to a 600-bed Romanian children's hospital. And it's all thanks to the generosity of Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust and officers from Greater
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Nurse 'unfit to care for the elderly'
A PSYCHIATRIC nurse cleared of trying to kill a terminally ill patient was branded "totally unfit" to care for the elderly by a judge yesterday. Shaun Darrock wept in the dock at Manchester Crown Court after a jury took three and a half hours to find
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Plug pulled on noisy neighbour
A RAVER who made his neighbours' lives a misery for a year with loud, thudding music has been fined £500 by magistrates. David Faulkner, of Wigan Lane, Coppull, was taken to court by Chorley Borough Council. The unusual action followed complaints by Faulkner's
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Spy camera plans need united front
THE race is on to draw up a joint bid for CCTV funding for Horwich and Westhoughton. At a meeting in Westhoughton, representatives from each town pledged their support for the scheme and a small group was formed to work on a package. Among those backing
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More traders to quit centre
MORE town centre traders have announced they are leaving the town due to low profits. There are dozens of empty outlets on Market Street, Pall Mall and Chapel Street, and even some shops on multi-million pound development Market Walk are struggling. Steve
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Bream dream
WITH just seconds to go in last Wednesday's Open on Doffcocker Reservoir, Paul Swift had given up the match as lost, having caught just a few bits. But in the nick of time, his tip slammed round and moments later the Bolton Angling Centre angler had safely
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Magpies get a lift
BLYTH SPARTANS 1 - CHORLEY 3 THE longest trip of the season ended in Chorley's second away win in the space of four days to hoist them well up the league table. This game was also a personal triumph for Karl Marginson who bagged a splendid hat-trick at
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Hi-tech clean-up campaign
BURY is cleaning-up it act with new hi-tech anti-litter machines. The new machines, fitted with dust suppressors and water jets, will become a familiar sight on the town's streets. Other campaigns to stamp out rubbish eyesores include more litter bins
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When Autumn comes
The leaves are slowly turning from green to golden brown, Soon it will be time for them to tumble down. Floating like a butterflies they gently hit the ground. They lie so still and silent,and never make a sound. Berries too are falling, they tumble on
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Curtains up on rare film show
RARE archive film of Bolton and the surrounding area from years gone by will be screened at Bolton Library on Monday, October 14, 7pm. The show has been organised as part of a celebration of 100 years of cinema by the North West Film Archive. It will
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Burnden goes
Burnden goes with many a tear But I don't think that we need fear. Brand new stadium big and proud Waiting for the football crowd, Coming to watch our national game First the stadium we have to name. No Reebok or Nynex, please be bold, Don't sell our
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Swan brake! Bird lands on m-way
A SWAN'S feathers were ruffled when it mistook a wet motorway for a stretch of water. Drivers had to take avoiding action when the huge bird stopped on the M62 at Whitefield. The swan then calmly walked to the hard shoulder. Minutes later a police patrol
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Good old days?
Do we really remember the way things were In the 'good old days' of yore? When the gas-mantle spluttered as pennies ran out, and we sanded the kitchen floor, When the pipes froze solid on cold winter nights in our lavatory way down the yard, If you told
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Rams let it slip: Squires Gate 1, Ramsbottom United 1
RAMSBOTTOM United dropped two points in a game they should have wrapped up by half time at Squires Gate. Dominating the game from the first whistle the Rams squandered half a dozen chances in the opening 35 minutes before going a goal behind when Steve
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'Cancer' op man to sue hospital
YOUNG Bolton man is taking hospital chiefs to court claiming doctors removed a testicle when they did not need to. Surgeons operated on devastated Paul Miller, 27, of Darcy Lever fearing he was suffering from testicular cancer after he found a lump. But
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New season dawns for English ballet
By Doreen Crowther, Showbusiness Correspondent ENGLISH National Ballet brings its new season's repertoire to Manchester"s Place Theatre later this month. The Company will present three programmes" Coppelia and a mixed programme of Grand Pas from Paquita
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Our man in Havana takes on the drug barons
BOLTON had its own "man in Havana" when MP Tom Sackville visited the Cuban capital. This unlikely picture of the true-blue Conservative Home Office Minister shaking hands with Communist leader Fidel Castro was taken at the British Embassy in Cuba. The
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Healthy bonus
BOLTON Council employees working for the housing direct labour organisation repairing council houses are to have a cash incentive to keep fit and healthy. If they go through the entire year without having a day off because of illness, they will be paid
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, October 9, 1971 THE 10-strong cast of "Oh Calcutta" were arrested by the vice squad in Sydney after staging the Australian premiere of the sex review. The show had been put on before an audience of 60 at a converted
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Homeward bound
MARK Hughes has paved the way for a return to his "native" north-west with a firm hint that this is where he will end his playing days. The Chelsea striker, who has been on Wanderers' wanted list for more than a year, says he would welcome a return to
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Look after your staff!
A ROVING exhibition unit is promoting European Safety Week throughout Bolton this week. The unit, which is manned by Bolton Council's Environmental Health Officers, is stressing the message: "Good Health is Good Business." It is estimated that every year
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Green, green crafts of old . . .
"GREEN" businesses are being invited to take part in a business development scheme for wood-based crafts. It seeks to encourage a resurgence of skills such as coppicing and furniture-making using local materials. The initiative is available to new and
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Please support us ever more!
A LOCAL community is in danger of losing its battling residents' association because of a lack of interest. A hard-working band of stalwarts at Blenheim Road Residents' Association, Breightmet, are urging local people to turn up for a crunch meeting tomorrow
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Take your partners girls, the sailors are in town!
COME on down..the Navy's in town! That's the invitation from Bolton's Ritzy Nightclub which is hosting the Ship's Company Dance for HMS Beaver, Bolton's adopted Royal Navy ship. Ben Embley, Ritzy manager said: "We are looking for dance partners for officers
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Pioneering op gives mum new lease of life
A CHORLEY mum-of-two is fighting fit for the first time in 15 years following pioneering keyhole surgery. Judith Worthington from Eccleston, who suffered from dangerously high blood pressure for years, was diagnosed as having a rare tumour in her adrenal
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Cinema plan moves a step nearer
A NEW four-screen cinema, 12-lane bowling alley, pub, nightclub and restaurant planned for Chorley was set to move nearer to reality on Tuesday night. For councillors were recommended to give the go-ahead for the exciting scheme at the former Normid store
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Gym's taking pounds off us!
KEEP-FIT enthusiasts have accused a Bolton gym of breach of contract after introducing charges for aerobics classes after enticing them to join with special offers. The Bolton Evening News has been swamped with callers who complained that the charges
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Darrock: How could it happen?
A TOP-LEVEL investigation is to be held into mental health services at Bolton General Hospital. The news was announced by Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust just hours after psychiatric nurse Shaun Darrock was cleared at Manchester Crown Court of attempting to
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Ex-builder loses council court battle
A FORMER building contractor lost a nine-year battle with the council on Tuesday over a £631 housing rates debt. John Riley, of Arley Street, had sued Chorley Borough Council alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of public office. A jury at Liverpool
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Sour note over last post
A CAMPAIGNING councillor is stamping his feet because residents of Chorley's largest villages are missing out on a late postal collection. Coun Simon Jones thought he had won an improved service when the Royal Mail told him that the last collection at
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Simms to the rescue
IN the second week of the Lace Mawer League hockey season Bolton First XI had to come from behind to share the spoils with Alderley Edge. In a drab game both sides created few goalscoring opportunities and the game seemed to he heading for an inevitable
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Court calls time on new bar plans
A NEW £5.5 million continental style bar development is in jeopardy after a court ruling stamped the end for new public houses in the Bradshawgate area of the town centre. The decision by Bolton licensing justices yesterday to turn down an application
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Brave Wildcats miss out
BURY and Bolton Wildcats basketball team matched the near invincible Coventry Crusaders shot for shot right up the final few moments. Only two National league sides have beaten Coventry during the last two league campaigns, the WildCats being one when
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Cleared nurse's family talk of their relief at jury's verdict
SHAUN Darrock's family spoke of their "immense relief" as their son enjoyed his first day of freedom for six months. His father Philip said: "We are absolutely ecstatic. It's been absolute hell and horror being locked up for something he had not done.
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Residents protest after chainsaw massacre!
RAILWAY Road residents are fuming after the council ordered the destruction of shrubbery behind their homes. Chorley Borough Council has received numerous complaints from angry locals who woke up to the sound of chainsaws hacking down the attractive landscape
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Tyldesley hit top
TYLDESLEY RUFC's perfect start to the league season continued with another comprehensive victory to put them top. Tyldesley's fourth successive league victory came against a Trafford MV side who could not cope with their power pack or the speed and guile
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Kids in chemical spill alert
TWO youngsters were lucky to escape death after opening drums of powerful acid at a Chorley industrial unit. A fire chief said the children could have been seriously injured or killed after climbing into the closed works and sparking a chemical scare.
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Bolton turn on the style with try rout
BOLTON RUFC first team really got into top gear with an overpowering performance against visitors Colne and Nelson at Avenue Street in the Courage League. The 10-try demolition job was a good team effort. The backs with Pete Marriott (three), Chris Hughes
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Family at war over stolen treasure
A HEARTBROKEN family are at war with the council over cherished keepsakes they kindly donated to Chorley's Astley Hall in the 70s. Not only have they JUST discovered that one of the treasured Boer War souvenirs was stolen 10 years ago - but they are now
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Hic Bibi goes back to nature
AN HISTORIC village beauty spot which was bulldozed by developers several years ago looks set to be turned into a nature reserve. Conservationists were outraged when the Hic Bibi clay pit site off Coppull Moor Lane, Coppull, was churned up in spring 1990
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My special company
I got out of bed one morning, not feeling well that day, And talked with Father God, 'cos that's the way I pray. The day was going to be busy, I had to go to town, Better put a smile on - it doesn't help to frown. Going up the steps seemed such an awful
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Brussels
Has Brussels forgotten we liberated them? Because now, what we do, they firmly condemn. Changing our lives, and changing our laws, And we're all gripped tightly in their jaws. We can't do this and we can't do that, We're all being dictated to. What did
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In praise of poetry
Hey, well I never, it's real great to read Poems in our poet's corner, Bolton Evening News receives. Poems on every issue, it may be happy - maybe sad. Stories from all walks of life, worst enemy, best friends had. Whatever the occasion, poems printed
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You never hear me
Although you may not speak, Your eyes talk to me. You do not hear a word, But you sense my passion for love. Your language is quiet, But you speak silently. You may never hear my voice, But can always sense my emotion. Your voice will always be still,
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Till's Oldham adventure
LAWRENCE Till, Artistic Director of the Octagon Theatre, is directing the hit West End comedy A Passionate Woman at the Oldham Coliseum Theatre later this month. A Passionate Woman is the entertaining story of Betty, a middle-aged woman, whose life has
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Hall of fame beckons local artistes
TWO Bolton entertainers performed live on Stuart Hall's new TV series "Hall of Fame". George Burton and Gerald Carter gave knock-out performances when they appeared in the show, broadcast on the new Granada Plus cable and satellite channel. The weekly
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Tribute to Fred
There's a mon who lives eawt Bowton way, he's a chap of great renown But you'll seldom see him that I say, for he works above the town Three hundred feet means nowt to him, as he toils and sweats up theear Strong in booath wind and limb, bi gim he knows
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Poor pupils 'face top school ban'
BOLTON parents were today warned that voting Labour could cost their children an education at the town's top school. Tory candidate Robert Wilson backed today's Bournemouth launch of a campaign by the Friends of Independent Schools to defend the assisted
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Ballet high! By ANGELA KELLY
BALLET is on a real high . . . And at one local dancing school, it's also proving a passport to stardom. In the last month, nine pupils from the Dorita School of Dancing - whose dance studio is at Breightmet Methodist Church - have been chosen to dance
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Why Tories raised £600 for Party
THE Tory candidate for Bolton North-east has explained why his constituency party gave just £600 instead of its target of more than £4,000 to the Central Tory Election Fighting Fund. Robert Wilson said the cash was needed to fight campaigns locally. Mr
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Violent prisoners overpowered woman cell guard
TWO violent prisoners locked a female Group 4 security officer in a cell and escaped, a court heard yesterday. Margaret Featherstone cried for help and frantically banged the prison door beneath the court house at Harrogate, North Yorks, to raise the
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Crucial inquiry
THE top-level inquiry into mental health services at Bolton General Hospital, announced in the wake of the court case involving a psychiatric nurse, is essential if public confidence is to be restored. Shaun Darrock was cleared at Manchester Crown Court
