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Growth industry
THE Bents Garden Centre at Glazebury is to open an £850,000 extension on Wednesday, November 13. Ron Bent and his son Mathew will perform a ribbon-cutting ceremony with garden shears. They will represent the three generations which have developed the
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Less stress, more play...
DELEGATES will learn how to avoid stress and maximise their leisure time when the British Junior Chamber holds its North-west regional conference in Bolton on Saturday. The day's training, which costs £26, is being hosted by Bolton Junior Chamber at the
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Glazing a trail!
A BOLTON company has won a national training award. Grosvenor Windows Ltd of Manchester Road won the Training Initiative category and reached the final of the Commercial Installer category of the Glassex Industry Awards. The presentations were made at
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Calling the tune for 50 years!
By ALAN CALVERT, Industrial Editor A BOLTON business has been helping generations of local people make music - beautiful and otherwise - for 50 years. Harker & Howarth (Music) Ltd, which was founded by Tom Harker and Jack Howarth in October,1946,
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Disabled lose out to garden thieves
CRUEL thieves wiped out months of fundraising, when they snatched hundreds of pounds worth of garden furniture and tools from a Bolton home for disabled people. The crooks snatched their haul from the garden at Hyde Lea on Sharples Park - a home for disabled
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Bolton's Royal hospital
BOLTON'S new multi-million pound hospital has been given given a royal seal of approval. The go ahead has been officially given by The Queen for the hospital to be called The Royal Bolton Hospital. Mrs Barbara Peacock, chairman of the Bolton Hospitals
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Mum's benefit cut over bedside vigil
ANGRY Maureen Longworth had her sickness benefit cut because she kept an anxious vigil at the bedside of her critically ill daughter. Mrs Longworth was told that her excuse for missing a medical review was not good enough. Mrs Longworth, aged 45, of View
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Angry mums bring traffic to a halt
WORRIED mums have become emergency "lollipop ladies" to help their children across a busy road. They have taken the drastic action after a lollipop man at SS Simon and Jude School, Farnworth, retired and Bolton Council could not find a replacement. The
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Yo ho ho and a whole lot of fun!
EVERYTHING was shipshape and Bolton fashion when the sailors from HMS Beaver paraded in the town hall square on Saturday. The crew from Bolton's adopted ship lined up in front of the town hall to be inspected by Deputy Mayor Cllr Alan Rushton. After the
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No man's lad
SIR: After a period in no-man's land as a so-called independent, in which situation he could not have possibly have been re-elected to parliament, Peter Thurnham has decided to throw in his lot with the Liberal Demlocrats where he will now, presumably
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Surprise, surprise!
SIR: Your thoughtful leading article in respect of Mr Thurnham's departure to pastures new had much to commend it. When he announced that he was retiring at the next Election the disclosure came as no great surprise. Many of us who take an active interest
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REVIEW: NatWest Charity Concert - Albert Halls, Bolton
LOCAL musicians and singers who took party in this charity concert, sponsored by NatWest in aid of the NSPCC, showed what a wealth of young talent there is in Bolton. Christopher Wormald had a busy night, being MC as well as musical director of both the
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Kindheart drivers help young Elisha
BOLTON bus drivers put a young girl on the right road to win national recognition for her fundraising efforts. Five-year-old Elisha Butterworth of Weavers Green, Farnworth swam 50 metres as part of a fundraising event at Woodside special school. Grandad
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Footballer dies after falling on fence
AN Atherton footballer has died after being impaled on a fence. Craig Guest, aged 21, a player with Hindsford, was dashing home from a Manchester shopping trip with two team-mates when he fell on a fence he was climbing over. The fence pierced his body
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, October 21, 1971 THE unmarried mother should be paid a State wage, the National Children's Bureau says in a report. It says the wage should be based on the average national industrial earning, to ease the handicaps
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Danes boost after Bo takes peep
PER Frandsen and Michael Johansen have had their international hopes boosted by Denmark boss Bo Johansson. The national coach made a special flying visit to London on Saturday to see the Wanderers duo play at Charlton. He had earlier ruled out any hope
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Shakers stars stirred
BURY'S dynamic midfield duo Lenny Johnrose and Nick Daws today responded to their boss's glowing early term report with a 'can do better' message, writes Neil Bonnar. Gigg Lane boss Stan Ternent hailed the all action role his middle men have played in
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Coleman to get loan boost - but not to rivals
WANDERERS are prepared to let Simon Coleman spend the final phase of his comeback programme on loan to another club. But Colin Todd has no intention of doing any of his Division One rivals a favour. The Burnden boss will impose strict conditions on who
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Never-say-die Wanderers make point with memorable fightback
By Gordon Sharrock: Charlton 3, Bolton Wanderers 3 COLIN Todd and Phil Brown sat down today to work out why their table-topping stars continue to make life difficult for themselves. The Burnden tacticians could hardly believe their eyes as they saw shades
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Stolen bike turns up at car boot sale
AN angry dad claims thieves are using car boot sales to trade in stolen bikes. Ian Bleakley is advising parents to scour sales if their children have become victims of the cruel thieves. His 13-year-old son, Ian - who had saved cash from his paper round
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Firemen rescue pensioner
A FRAIL partially deaf pensioner was rescued from his burning bungalow by firemen as he struggled to make his way through his smoke logged hallway. A team of Bolton firefighters discovered the 80-year-old on the floor after breaking into his bungalow
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Council cleans its streets of shame
BOLTON'S dirtiest streets are getting even dirtier ... a shock survey has revealed. As a result, council chiefs are now stepping up their street sweeping programme in the worst areas. Main roads will also now be cleaned weekly instead of monthly. They
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We thought he'd gone
'SIR:We thought that he had 'gone' seven months ago. Where are his loyalties to the people who worked for him, and those who voted for him. He should do the decent and honourable thing - resign. D E, Bolton Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000
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Resign now!
SIR: I agree with the BEN editorial. We in Bolton North East did not send Peter Thurnham to Westminster to sit on the Liberal benches. He has now no mandate. He should resign and stand again. We Conservatives have someone to replace Peter Thurnham. John
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Earthquake shaker!
RESIDENTS claim their homes are being shaken to the foundations by mini-earthquakes caused by blasting at a nearby open cast site. Earth tremors are causing furniture to move and pictures have fallen off the walls at the local primary school, according
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Lost cause
SIR: I admire Peter Thurnham's decision to abandon a lost cause. He had to contend with back-stabbing as well as a lame duck government. My only concern is why did he join a Mickey Mouse political party? Surely remaining on the side would have been the
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Feast of fun and pageant
BOLTON'S historic Ye Olde Man and Scythe pub, treated its customers to a 17th century feast of food and theatre on Saturday. To remind local people of the pub's vibrant and long history landlord John Jewitt staged what he described as the "biggest event
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He told the truth
SIR: After reading of the departure of Peter Thurnham MP Bolton WE, I would like to say one thing in its favour, that is, he told the truth about the corrupt Tories. But what we must all remember is this man who hid behind the independent banner, and
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Long time to decide
SIR: Peter Thurnham must be what is known educationally as a late developer. It has taken him 13 years at Westminster to ascertain the true nature of the Tory Party. He realised that the wheels have come off the Tory Government and the Liberal bandwagon
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Sympathy for constituents
SIR: Peter Thurnham's recent defection from the Conservative Party is a complete sham. Some time ago he publicly announced to Bolton constituents that he would not be seeking re-election for one of the most marginal seats in the country 'for family reasons
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An open letter to Peter Thurnham
Dear Peter: You announced recently your decision to become a Liberal Democrat, having resigned from the Conservative Party last February. Although I was disappointed to hear this, I cannot say I was surprised, I had been expecting it for some time. Telltale
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RMI earn favourites' tag
Droylsden 1, Leigh RMI 1 LEIGH RMI took their impressive, undefeated run to 15 games when they drew at Droylsden in the Umbro Trophy. They are now favourites in tomorrow's replay and an victory would help to erase the memory of RMI's only defeat of the
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Classic finish for Boro
FLIXTON 1, RADCLIFFE BORO 3 TWO classic finishes in the dying minutes from top striker Ian Lunt saw Radcliffe Boro storm to an impressive victory at fifth in the table Flixton. The good news did not end there for Kevin Glendon's side as leaders Lincoln
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Salute to the unsung heroes
By ANGELA KELLY, Features Editor THEIR black and white uniforms are so familiar at every kind of sporting and social event that they're almost invisible. Yet, without the local members of the St John Ambulance, Bolton Wanderers could not play each week
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Car rammed through shop window
RAIDERS used a car as a battering ram to force the security shutters at a cycle shop in Atherton earlier today. The thieves then smashed the window at the premises of I&J motors, High Street, before stealing an LEM model CR2 bike, worth £800. Damage
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Dirty old town
IT did not need a survey to work out that Bolton's dirty streets are getting dirtier. A walk around the town reveals the extent of the problem. Bolton Council are stepping up their street sweeping programme in the worst areas. Is it too much to hope that
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Widow's crusade
FRANCES Lawrence is determined that something positive is going to come from the murder of her headmaster husband, Philip. She has launched a moral crusade and wants the grass-roots movement to banish violence and promote good citizenship. In the eight-point
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Safety first
THE reaction of the mothers who have been acting as "lollipop ladies" to help their children across a busy road near St Simon and St Jude School Farnworth, is wholly understandable. They are worried because no replacement has been found following the
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Carter's full of praise for the boys at the back
Bury 1, Watford 1 GOAL hero Mark Carter made a case for the defence as he slammed the doubters who believed Bury couldn't live at this higher level. The veteran striker, who has led from the front with a top-scoring seven goals, paid tribute to the new
