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Andrew chosen
BOLTON Neighbourhood Economic Development Agency has appointed Andrew Nichols community enterprise officer in the 3Ds area of Deane, Derby and Daubhill. He will make contacts, identifying needs and working with residents to establish community enterprises
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Copter crash man's funeral
THE funeral takes place on Friday of writer John Bauldie, the former Bolton man who died in last week's helicopter crash which also claimed the lives of Chelsea Football Club vice-chairman, Matthew Harding and three others. John, a former college lecturer
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Switched-on scheme promotes young sport
BRIGHTER Opportunities for Play has been officially switched on at Sunninghill School, Daubhill. The switch-on was part of the Safer Cities Project which is aiming to decrease vandalism in schools by floodlighting playgrounds in the evening for sporting
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Shoppers caught in gun terror
A MASKED gunman terrorised customers and staff as he carried out a daylight raid on a Bolton bank. People cowered in fear as the armed robber waved a shotgun around and made violent threats before escaping with £1,380. The terrifying raid was carried
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Sacked miners boss in new jobs battle
BOLTON miners leader, Billy Kelly is among five former workers who are claiming unfair dismissal after the closure of Lancashire's last pit. The Lancashire NUM General Secretary, of Devon Street, Farnworth, and four other former miners have accused British
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Find a friend
SIR: I am an ex-patriot, newly into hi-tech, Lancashire lad now living in the USA. I am trying to locate a former friend by the name of Rainer Gundlach, who resided in Bolton. Please help if you can by printing this letter as I would love to hear from
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Ban Bonfire Night
SIR: Why do today's juvenile idiots think it's so funny/amusing to misuse fireworks ie. throwing them, putting them in post boxes etc. Why we still celebrate Guy Fawkes night I just don't know. It all boils down to money. Shopkeepers sell them well before
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Such a rarity!
SIR: I certainly won't be rushing down to Bolton Fish Market to admire the sun fish (BEN page 5 October 25). It surprises me that imports such as this are allowed. Mark Hayton is correct. It is a spectacular rare breed and would have been happier left
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We didn't apply
SIR: I refer your article: Police probing back door recovery firms. We are one of the 27 firms referred to operating in the Bolton area. We chose not to apply for this police-authorised recovery service as many aspects of the scheme were considered by
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Eric Delaney band in town
THE big band's back in town! "Living legend" drummer Eric Delaney and the Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra are playing at St Joseph's School, Horwich, on November 8 and 9. The Friday concert is a sell-out, but there is a limited number of tickets available
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Poet's Corner
Of all the cars I've ever bought I'd really dropped a clanger Many years ago I came across This Ford Pop three speed banger! In second gear, the engine roared As if it was short o'breath. By t'time you'd get it into top, It dies an 'orrible death! The
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Concert tickets demand
THERE are a few tickets left for the chamber concert on Friday, November 8, at Rivington Parish Church. This small and ancient church makes a delightful setting for music and this will be the third in the 1996 concerts staged by Rivington Music Society
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Panto queen Pam lets Dame Frank take over
PAM Hadcroft, the director of Tyldesley Little Theatre's pantomime for the last six years, has handed over to Frank Bowdler for this year's production of Dick Whittington. Wishing Frank every success, Pam said: "Directing the panto is extremely hard work
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Child abuse
THE horrifying description by Bolton man Paul Lacey of the way some children are treated in Romania makes sickening reading. Vulnerable children are picked up and abused by paedophiles who visit Romani to take advantage of the situation, Paul says. And
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School closes
THE headmaster of Manton Primary school in Workshop wanted to expel a violent and disruptive 10-year-old pupil. Every teacher at the Nottinghamshire school had refused to have the boy in their classes. But the school's governors have twice overruled the
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Selection dilemma
BURY boss Stan Ternent was today facing up to his biggest selection dilemma of the season. The Shakers boss must decide between veteran striker Phil Stant or exciting youngster David Johnson for tonight's tough trip to promotion rivals Wrexham. Stant
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Photocopier gift for disabled children
VIP customers were offered slashed price shopping to celebrate the success of the Staples store in Bolton. The Office Superstore, which opened in November 1994, near St Peter's Way, held a special event for loyal customers. The company, which now has
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Tennis group to build sports centre
A TENNIS and health club specialist has become the first operator selected for a regional sports complex to be built alongside the Trafford Centre. The £250 million retail and leisure project at Dumplington, near junction 3 of the M63, is due to be completed
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Just the job - but not full time
RESEARCHERS are predicting that the decline in full-time jobs in the UK is to continue over the next decade. Economic consultants Business Strategies said today that 1.5 million more jobs will be created over the next 10 years. But half of them will result
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War museum bid backed by Titley
BOLTON Euro MP Gary Titley has thrown his weight behind the bid to bring the Imperial War Museum's northern home to Farnworth. The town is one of six possible locations which have been included on a final shortlist of sites. In a letter to Roger Tym and
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Kelly's dad in 26 mile cash dash
A BOLTON father intends to put his best foot forward to help his daughter splash out in Australia. Kelly Walmsley celebrated her 18th birthday a few weeks ago, more than five years after being given a new heart in a life-saving operation at Wythenshawe
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GMP slammed for crime rate
GREATER Manchester Police have been criticised by Britain's police watchdog following a massive drop in the burglary clear-up rate. Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Trefor Morris singled out the force for criticism. And he blames the
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Ann, 55, meet brother she never knew
A BOLTON grandmother and her brother, separated as children during wartime, have been reunited after 53 years - thanks to the BEN. Ann Rawlinson, 55, was too young to remember her brother James Carey, when they were parted, but she knew he was "out there
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Roger the hampster was male imposter!
A FARNWORTH family have been left counting the cost after a hamster they thought was a boy - gave birth to 10 babies. And furious mum Tracy Barker has blasted Bolton pet shop, Pet City, who she claims have ignored her plight. The angry 24-year-old claims
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Perverts prey on street children
PERVERTS from England are flocking to Romania to sexually abuse starving young street children, a horrified Bolton visitor claims. Paul Lacey, 32, who has been staying with his penfriend in the small Northern Romanian town of Bistrita, says he was "devastated
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Annoy and destroy
SIR: I wholeheartedly agree with the reader who had a firework pushed through his letterbox. These irresponsible children and youths never stop to consider the harm and pain they may cause. Their only aim seems to be 'annoy and destroy'. No sensible person
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Church people know how to vote
SIR: Those who belong to the second class citizens' labour market which has swept through Britain, won't believe Conservatism is founded on the principles which flow from the Christian faith. Past Tory performances have been failures and the discredited
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Leigh set to name new boss
LEIGH expect to name their new coach by the middle of next week. A shortlist of six candidates has been selected from the 16 applicants for the Hilton Park vacancy. Interviews will start next Monday with the club hoping to make an announcement by Thursday
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Pay for our parks?
SIR: Mr Fox (Viewpoint, October 14) is mistaken. It is a lack of public commitment, and a selfish attitude by a few, that makes our public spaces hazardous. I keep my dogs on a leash, and clean up after then when I walk them on my local park. Who will
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MP has betrayed people
SIR: I find it incredible that Peter Thurnham MP has betrayed the people of Bolton who have always supported him. He has now defected to the Liberal Democratic Party which, until recently, he has always opposed. Only last year at fund-raising events Mr
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Boss fires warning to RMI
THE party is over - that's the message Leigh RMI boss Steve Waywell is telling his players after Saturday's disappointing FA Cup exit. It was their second cup defeat in four days, after an unbeaten sequence of 15 games, but tonight Waywell will be hoping
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Pub group's new Nelson Square bid
PUB giants First Leisure will try to break the deadlock over a £5.5m bar development in the heart of Bolton. This week they will ask Bolton licensing justices for permission to open a late night music bar in Nelson Square. The company are one of three
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Matches blamed for blaze
A MAN needed hospital treatment for smoke inhalation after a bedroom caught fire. Firemen fought the blaze on the first floor of the house in Netherfield Road, Great Lever, yesterday afternoon. Sub-officer Geoff Haddock of Bolton Central Fire Station,
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Lack of cash could freeze project
A PIONEERING multi-media project needs cash to continue a Bolton link with Swedish counterparts. Bolton College students have linked with fellow students in Sweden designing a CD ROM program, Working Together. But the project is in jeopardy because of
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Cup date switched
WANDERERS have agreed to switch the date of their fourth round Coca-Cola Cup tie against Spurs - as a favour to the Premiership club. Spurs play at Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday, November 24 and asked Wanderers if they would agree to put
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Todd blasts Sky
COLIN Todd has fired a rocket at Sky TV for meddling in the middle of Friday night's top of the table Roses battle at Barnsley. The Burnden boss slammed the TV company for telling referee Mike Bailey at half-time that he blundered when he awarded Wanderers
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Anxious wait for Tommo
WANDERERS are ready to make their first change for six games if midfield ace Alan Thompson is ruled out of tonight's home game against Reading. The Geordie boy is a major doubt with an ankle injury - the legacy of a crunching challenge in Friday night's
