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Snake shock!
A SHOCKED employee got more than she bargained for as she unpacked a parcel at a Bolton tropical plant store. Claire Varey, a contract business assistant at Ridgway Park Tropical Planting Limited on Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, was confronted with a snake
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Meet Phil, he's a super pooper scooper trooper
WALKDEN man Phil Wells is living proof that 'where there's muck, there's brass.' Because Phil has what has to be one of the muckiest jobs in the world. He earns his living by ensuring the parks throughout Salford remain dog poo free! Phil is Salford City
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We'll cut them off!
PENSIONERS are threatening to cut off a small housing estate after a long-running row with the builders. Members of Westhoughton Pensioners' Club claim promises to carry out improvements in exchange for use of a small plot of their land have been broken
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Store's 21st century shopping
A CONTROVERSIAL "shopping of the future" idea has come to Bolton. Customers at Safeway, Harwood will by-pass the usual check out system from Monday and be in charge of their own bill. Customers will have their own telephone-shaped hi-tech scanners which
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Clean and green, a vision of Bolton 2000
AN ACTION plan has been set up to improve the health and welfare of Bolton people next century. Delegates drew up the agenda during a "positive thinking" conference at Bolton Town Hall. The conference was aimed at building on the Health for Bolton initiative
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Experts gear up to launch Bolton into the 21st century
TOWN centre planning experts will be in Bolton next week to create a long-term strategy to take the town centre into the 21st century. The Town Centre partnership - a powerful alliance of public and private sector stakeholders in the centre - and the
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Miracle escape driver warns of jet-lag peril
SPLIT second evasive action miraculously saved the life of a Bolton motorist, when a lamp post crashed through the roof of his car. Jet-lagged Andrew Thompson dozed off at the wheel of his car and awoke to the sound of crashing glass and the sight of
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Eyes down!
SIR: My late mother, Mrs L Hayes, worked at Bolton Infirmary in 1905. She often recalled the tower being built. When it was finished the builders celebrated by inviting any hospital staff to a ride to the top in the hoist that had carried the bricks and
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Excellent care here
SIR: Your report (BEN, October 2), concerning the acting Deputy of this rest home, came as a big surprise to me as a resident here. I am sure that I and all other residents will continue to enjoy the excellent care and treatment that we are receiving
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Showering in dirty water
SIR: When I see the TV advertisements by North West Water, I am lulled into a deep tranquil reminiscence of the days in 1943 when I was stationed at an airfield at Madley, Hereford. The RAF supplied good clean water for showers and shaving. But the latrines
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Council's housing duty
SIR: I am responding to the letter, from Mr Miller, which appeared (BEN, September 28) regarding Bolton Council's expenditure on private homes. Bolton Council, like all other local Housing Authorities, has a responsibility in one form or another for all
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Manny strikes gold for the first time!
DAISY Hill's Manny Beattie is the first ever winner of the Bolton Wanderers GOLDLINE Local Player of the Month Award. Andrew Dean of GOLDLINE has carefully poured over the list of nominations all week and announced his final decision today. After such
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Poet's Corner
The Wanderers are in clover, Now they're at the top. And all the fans are hoping, That there they mean to stop. Scoring goals in plenty, Beating every side. Showing all the rest of them, How good is Todd as guide. One thing I have noticed, No longer are
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How to cope with fishing line victims
By Alwyn Graham THIS week's tip on wild bird casualties deals with the victims of fishing line accidents. Irena Zalasiewicz,founder of Greenmount Wild Bird Hospital, writes: Although the majority of anglers are responsible people and do not leave discarded
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Safety probe targets electric blankets
TRADING standards officers are probing the safety of electric blankets in the town next week. An electrical expert will be on hand on Monday at Westhoughton Town Hall between 9am and noon, on Tuesday at Ashburner Street Consumer Advice Centre in Bolton
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Age of romance
WHO said romance is dead? Today, Horwich couple Brenda Hardy and Tony Hesketh marry at the top of Winter Hill - on the spot where Tony proposed three years ago. The two Horwich Harriers will join friends from the club and fellow runners from Chorley and
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Framed at the Palace
WHEN an individual is invited to Buckingham Palace to be invested with a national honour, it is a momentous occasion in his or her life. It demands recording for posterity with photos taken or, as at most special occasions these days, with video film
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, October 12, 1971 MANY of Lancashire's 7,000 poultry farmers face total bankruptcy if the shock drop in egg prices is not soon reversed. The Government has been asked to step in and buy surplus eggs to keep up prices
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Premiership's bitter pill - says the Doc
PICTURES of girders being bolted into place offered the first tangible sign that the new stadium - years in the planning - is no longer a pipedream. Not that there has ever been any serious doubt in recent months but now there is something there for all
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Craft workers' totem of esteem
A TOWER of strength in the shape of a totem pole helped mark World Mental Health Day in Bolton. Dozens of people who attend seven drop-in centres throughout Bolton created the totem pole that aimed to illustrate the importance of self-help. The Mayor
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RSPCA man's African dream is £2,000 short
BOLTON'S RSPCA inspector hopes a mighty charity "will grow from small acorns" . . . For Ashley Hayland, the familiar face of the RSPCA in the area, is leaving Britain to start up his own charity fund - The Acorn Wildlife Trust. Ashley is quitting the
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Hi-ho, hi-ho, collecting we do go!
WHAT'S up, Doc? Behind the padding and the false beard, Bolton hairdresser Barbara Openshaw hides a heart of gold. For Barbara, her staff and customers at the Barbara Joan Hair Salon in St George's Road with friends and supporters, have spent the last
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Singles settle it
THE opening two weeks of the winter season have brought exciting matches and some quality tennis. A match this week was once again settled by a single game when a stronger Lostock team just prevailed over Walkers A. Sharon Jones and Rob Boyd contributed
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'Yes' to caning
SIR: I was very encouraged to see the heading on the front page of your issue for October 7 entitled "Bring Back Caning" and my sympathies are with Robert Wilson. In the Scriptures it says in Proverbs 13 v 24 that a father who spares the rod hates his
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Living World by Ron Freethy: Valley delights
FOR my walk this week into the Living World I planned a circular stroll from Hurst Green between Whalley and Longridge and in the glorious Ribble Valley. My walk began from the Lower Hodder Bridge (the Hodder is a lovely tributary of the Ribble) where
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Blazing sausages fire rescue!
A BURY man was rescued from his burning flat after a midnight feast turned sour. Brian Joyce, aged 25, of Price Street was taken to Bury General Hospital suffering the effects of smoke after fire broke out in his kitchen last night. Fire fighters from
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Red faces over United's pink shirt
FED-UP soccer fan Neil Bullock has blown the whistle on Manchester United's new strip - when it fell apart after just one wash. Mr Bullock could not believe his eyes when the £39 Sharpe shirt turned pink - just days after it was bought. The 45-year-old
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Missing...one team!
IT was a major personal disappointment but John McGinlay will never forget "The Game That Never Was" "I'll always be able to say I was involved in something that was absolutely unique!" says the Wanderers striker reflecting on Wednesday night's farce
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Jacko's on song
RISING star Michael Jackson has gone from The Wild Man to Mr Cool. The uncompromising 22-year-old central defender uses his brain rather than his brawn more these days as he bids to realise his huge potential. During his early days at former club Crewe
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Injury-plagued Coleman eyes return after missing out on glory
UNLIKE the Murphys of TV advertising fame - Simon Coleman is honest enough to admit, he's bitter. The Wanderers centre-half, itching to make up for lost time and lost glory, will never forget the tackle that put his career on hold and cost him two Wembley
