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Job-dole vicious circle
LABOUR claims that more than half of those who get jobs in the North-west are likely to be unemployed again in less than a year. The figure has been produced by analysing the monthly official unemployment figures. Janet Anderson, the Labour MP for Rossendale
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Can YOU be a card sharp for charity?
BOLTON schoolchildren are being invited to design a Christmas card for charity - and win prizes for themselves and their school. The Bolton Evening News has got together with The Market Place to run this festive competition. It is open to all local primary
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Police blitz halves estate's burglaries
THE number of homes broken into has been reduced by more than a HALF since a police operation was mounted on a trouble-hit Little Hulton estate. Fewer cars are also being stolen and the amount of criminal damage reported has also been cut. Since the operation
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Twins set for Royal opening
THE Duke of Gloucester will visit one of Bolton's most historic buildings for the grand opening of the town's £1 million Probation Centre. He will be visiting St Helena Mill - Bolton's first cotton spinning mill - to officially open the plush new offices
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'Hell' estate in line for £1m cash boost
A COUNCIl estate dubbed as "a vision of hell" by a Bolton MP will get a £1 million-plus cash injection if a bid for Government funds is successful. Home Office Minister Tom Sackville, MP for Bolton West, caused a storm last month when he blasted conditions
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Cuts threaten public safety, say firemen
ANGRY firemen claim Bolton and Leigh were left without fire cover for nearly 24 hours because a vital appliance is being "shuffled around". And they claim the "dangerous" situation has been caused by brigade spending cut-backs. A hydraulic platform which
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Man in hiding from contract killer
A MAN is hiding from a contract killer - apparently ordered by his DAD - on a quiet Bolton housing estate, the BEN can reveal today. The amazing revelations to be screened on TV on Monday have sparked a wave of fear among the man's neighbours on a quiet
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Grave robbers
SIR: I am so upset. When I visited my wife's grave at Heaton Cemetery one Saturday morning, I saw that not only flowers have been taken but also the rose bowl. The person who took these should read the Bible - Exodus chapter 20 verse 15. 'Thou shall not
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Disappointed over bus routes
SIR: After recent publicity from G M Buses with regard to services to Bolton General Hospital, I was most disappointed to discover that only two weeks after the new hospital development was completed some routes have been discontinued. Why give this publicity
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Give TV a miss
SIR: I have recently seen two superb drama productions: Dancing at Lughnasa (Octagon Theatre); Blood Brothers (Bolton Little Theatre). I have been to the Octagon regularly for the last three years and to Bolton Little Theatre for 12 months. Both companies
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Soccer fans win with new scheme
BOLTON Wanderers fans will have the chance to park their car safely and raise money for charity with a new scheme starting before the game against Tranmere Rovers at Burnden Park on Tuesday. People are invited to park their cars on the MFI car park on
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Judges give Sunday market all-clear
HIGH court judges have thrown out a prosecution against organisers of a Sunday market after a last minute U-turn by Bolton Council. The judges overturned a previous conviction against the organisers and ordered the council to pay the legal costs of the
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Remembering the day Seventh Earl was executed
REGULARS at the Man and Scythe will be commemorating the historic execution of the Seventh Earl of Derby on Tuesday. The Earl was executed outside the pub in Churchgate on October 15,1651. And staff will be in period costume on Tuesday offering a 17th
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Non League preview by JOHN BULLEN
Tough cup challenge for in-form RMI ONE of the most consistent teams in Non League football over the last decade visit Hilton Park tomorrow when LEIGH RMI entertain Marine in the FA Cup. It is the third qualifying round of a competition that the Liverpool-based
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Harley thunders on and on
Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel. Albert Halls, Bolton. By MARTIN HUTCHINSON STEVE Harley is the master showman. As soon as he comes on stage he has the audience in the palm of his hand, and he knows how to work them. He doesn't speak until the third number
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Bonfire safety alert check-up
BOLTON's Bonfire Safety team is again asking people to register their bonfires with Bolton Council. The Registration Scheme will allow the Police, Fire Service and the Council to know how many and where the bonfires will be during Guy Fawkes celebrations
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Cash backing
AN estate at Hulton Lane, Deane has been dubbed "a vision of hell" by Bolton MP and Home Office Minister Tom Sackville. Now, it has been revealed that it may be in line for a £1 million-plus bid for Capital Challenge Fund cash. Unknown to Mr Sackville
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BRITAIN'S 289,000 miners this afternoon rejected a 7.1 per cent pay rise at crucial pay talks in Lon
GARETH Williams was transferred from Bolton to Bury today for a fee of about £5,000. THE 'L' and 'GB' signs were to be seen frequently before the war, and now they seem to be getting more numerous again. Believe it or not, there are those who, after the
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Mac's double target
JOHN McGinlay will be on a double mission when he leads the Bolton attack in tomorrow's top-v-bottom Burnden clash with Lancashire rivals Oldham. The Wanderers goal star aims to keep Bolton ahead of the Nationwide field and save his international career
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Sermon on the Mount!
CHRISTIANS in Bolton are being invited to listen to the Sermon on the Mount 1990s style this weekend. Taking the spirit of the command "Go Tell It on the Mountain" literally, the Bishop of Bolton the Rt Rev David Bonser will be marching to the top of
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Do the Nobel thing! Genius should get top honour says councillor
NOBEL Prize winning scientist Sir Harold Kroto should be made a Freeman of Bolton, a fellow chemistry expert believes. As reported in last night's BEN, the former Bolton School pupil has been awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for his revolutionary scientific
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Waste chiefs pledge cash for upgrade
WASTE bosses have insisted that plans for a massive revamp of Raikes Lane Incinerator are to go ahead despite reports that proposals for four new burners across Greater Manchester are being considered. Bolton-based Greater Manchester Waste Ltd is planning
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A single currency - should we end it or spend it?
OVER the next few weeks, pro and anti Europeans will be battling for the hearts and minds of Bolton voters as a poll gets underway to find out their views. A mock referendum on the single European currency is being run in Bolton West by the Observer newspaper
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Can anyone help me to find cousin Majorie?
SIR: I wonder if you could please help me? I am trying to trace my cousin Marjorie who I last saw almost 60 years ago. She was Marjorie Myers. Her mother died at her birth and she was brought up by her father, Albert, and his sister, Anne, and her husband
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Chance for cash
SIR: After reading many letters regarding the name of Bolton Wanderers new stadium, I feel I have to write with what are the feelings of many fans. Bolton Wanderers want to, and need to, compete with the top clubs in the country. To achieve these ambitions
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A fair deal is promised
SIR: In doubting Labour's commitment to extending educational opportunity for all pupils, G Langdon suggests that levying extra taxation is the simple answer (BEN, October 4). With a recognition of the need for sound economic management and a fair taxation
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It's the joyrider's nightmare . . . Car takes thief into custody!
A CAR dubbed the "rat trap" - which automatically locks a thief inside - is being used on the streets of Little Hulton and Walkden. The special vehicle, and other decoy cars, are being parked on local streets as part of a major operation to combat the
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Test for Town
THERE is only one Premier Division fixture for this Saturday in the Bolton Combination due to the 1st round of the Lancashire ADIDAS Amateur Shield taking place and that's Blackrod Town entertaining Ambassadors. Poor Town have yet to register a point
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Lend an ear to deaf awareness
BOLTON Deaf Society is launching an intense publicity campaign to raise awareness of deafness in the town. Their high profile bid, to promote the Bark Street resource centre, starts on Monday as part of the national Deaf Awareness Week. Information displays
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Poet's Corner
A poem in memory of my cat who died September 2 1996 You came to us one Christmas morn, A bundle of fur, all tattered and torn. We took you in, and gave you care, Our house to live in, our love to share. Your trust to all mankind had gone, We had to start
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Magees set for new life
A BOARDED-up pub many people feared would never serve beer again is set to re-open later this year. The former Magees pub on St George's Road shut more than two years ago and brewers Greenalls transferred the licence to another premises. But now businessman
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Carmen and see a ballet
BALLET lovers in Bolton are in for a rare treat on Tuesday when the European Ballet bring their production of Carmen to the Albert Halls. This full-length classical ballet has a powerful musical score by Bizet and additional music by Schedrin. The production
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Scargill heads for Bolton poll kick-start
CONTROVERSIAL union leader Arthur Scargill right will be in town next month to launch his party's General Election campaign in Bolton. The NUM leader formed the Socialist Labour Party earlier this year after accusing Tony Blair's New Labour of ditching
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Wigan girls on song
WIGAN Girls' Choir, with bright young voices from the Atherton, Hindley Green and Leigh areas among its ranks, is staging a Show Stoppers concert on Saturday, October 19. They will perform songs from the musicals and other well-known tunes from around
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Bank on this top class festival
THE Bolton Beer Festival - reputed to be the fourth largest in the country - starts next week. The five-day event is launched on Wednesday at the Howcroft Inn on Pool Street near Bolton town centre. And among the vast array of more than 200 ordered beers
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Town fails in bid for millennium fund cash
DREAMS of transforming Bury's town centre open spaces with a £13.6million scheme have been left in tatters. Less than a month after submitting the plans, the council has been told by the Millennium Commission that its £5.5M bid for money towards the cost
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Pigeon club's Royal coo! Queen's bird flies into town
BOLTON pigeon fanciers are in a right royal flap over their fund raising sale due to be held this weekend. A particularly well bred bird is winging its way to town to make a guest appearance. The pigeon has a special pedigree - it belongs to the Queen
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Height of confidence
THE services of the Fire Brigade are noted, not just for their speed of delivery, but for their ability to deal with all situations. So, it is especially unnerving to hear that firemen in Bolton and Leigh are angry about an important high-rise appliance
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£1m Reebok deal
WANDERERS have strengthened their lucrative link with multinational sportswear giant Reebok with a new four year sponsorship deal. The agreement, believed to be worth well over £1 million but with bigger incentives if Wanderers make it back to the Premiership
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Wanderers' profit...and loss
WANDERERS made a £200,000 profit en route to relegation from the Premier League. But Wanderers chief Gordon Hargreaves insisted today that nothing could compensate for the bitter disappointment of dropping out of the top flight. "Financially, the club
