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True-blue Kate snubs the Reds
TRUE-blue Kate Giffard stunned BBC bosses when she turned down a dream prize of a day with Manchester United . . . because she wanted to watch her beloved Shakers instead. The 16-year-old student, who lives in South Royd Street, Tottington, showed her
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Dog dating agency in the doghouse!
THE RSPCA has slammed a new doggy dating and mating agency as "frivolous and irresponsible." But Kevin Horkin, the Bolton animal consultant behind the project, reckons they are barking up the wrong tree. Mr Horkin, who says he has the support of Our Dogs
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Firefighters vote for strike ballot against massive job cuts
FIREFIGHTERS in Greater Manchester are set to strike in a bid to save jobs and fight savage cuts. Members voted unanimously to hold a strike ballot during a mass meeting of over 400 firefighters at the Lancastrian Hall, Swinton last night. Now the Fire
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MPs in the wrong
SIR: I believe that MPs are wrong to even consider using animal organs in humans. What is needed is better communication with the public to overcome the shortage of donors. Tom Jones, Shelbourne Avenue, Smithills Converted for the new archive on 14 July
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Thanks for support
SIR: A hearty 'thank you' to the people of Bolton and, in particular, those from the Harwood area, for their support through donations made at our collection on Saturday, February 8 1997 at Safeway, Harwood. The Club raised a total of £197.04, all of
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Award-winning editor takes over reins of the BEN
THE Editor in Chief of the Bolton Evening News and Journal, Mr Andrew Smith, has been appointed to a new post in the North-east of England. Mr Smith, who has been with the BEN for four years, has been appointed Editor of The Northern Echo and Advertiser
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Witness wanted
SIR: Could I please ask if anyone witnessed an accident outside the Shakespeare Hotel at Farnworth at 1.00pm (lunch time) at the junction traffic lights on April 9 1996. To assist anyone to remember, a fire engine had to go around the crashed cars. If
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Inga's on his way
WIGAN'S directors are ready to step aside and free former All Black star Va'aiga Tuigamala to return to rugby union. Chairman Jack Robinson will have final talks with 27-year-old Inga and his agent David McKnight over the next 24 hours. But fellow director
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Signs are ignored
SIR: I live on Manchester Road, Kearsley, and just at the side of our houses is a large grassed area which could be ideal for children to play on. But this is not possible because this area is used by dog owners as a toilet for their pets. 'No Fouling
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David's been a loyal MP
SIR: I refer to Christine Adams' vitriolic attack (BEN, January 22) on David Young MP. David has been a loyal Member of Parliament, with a good voting record, and of the Labour Party for many years. For the past 18 years he has been on the Opposition
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Science show comes to town
SCIENTIFIC mysteries will be revealed at a special roadshow at Bolton's Albert Halls next month. The Lancashire Federation of Women's Institutes have organised the event which runs from 10.30am until 4pm on March 22. Children's competitions and exhibitions
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Cats home alone
TWO Bolton cats have been left home alone and are now looking for a kind owner. The mother and daughter are searching for a new home after their present owner was forced to abandon them under tragic circumstances. Both cats are neutered and are described
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Peot's Corner
MY VALENTINE Where once we used to kiss goodnight We smile and say God bless Many years of sharing bring lasting happiness. I know your funny little ways No doubt you know all mine. Together we have laughed and cried into the face of time. The flush of
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Bring on more champions! Soccer stars scheme set for replays
By Alwyn Graham A PILOT scheme for boy and girl soccer players has kicked off so successfully in Bolton that three more courses are planned. The Soccer Stars Scheme is a Football Association venture sponsored by Coca-Cola and is designed to bring out
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Wanted - good listeners
By Alwyn Graham IN an age when suicidal young men are as likely to e-mail The Samaritans as to telephone them, there is a crying need for listening volunteers. It is ironic that, when we have the highest-tech communications at our disposal, there are
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Helping hand to apply for lottery
A HELPING hand is available to local groups applying to the National Lottery Charities Board for funds. Bolton Council and Bolton CVS are staging a free seminar to help groups fill in the board's comprehensive application form. The theme for this next
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Darren hopes for Palace job
JOBLESS Darren McGreavy is keeping his fingers crossed after a promising interview for a job in the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace. Darren, aged 24, of Mackenzie Grove, Astley Bridge, who has been out of work for three years was called for an interview
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Right balance
WHEN major new developments are underway, a balance must be struck between constructional requirements and protecting the environment. Such is the case with the Middlebrook Sports Village scheme, where some 600,000 cubic metres of peat are having to be
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Bury agree Tony Rigby loan
BURY have allowed frustrated midfielder Tony Rigby to go out on loan to Third Division Scarborough. Shakers boss Stan Ternent explained: "Tony wants first team football but I'm not in a position to guarantee that to anyone. "We've agreed to let him go
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Burnden old boy hopes for big reunion chance
IT'S one of those frustrating football ironies that Colin Todd is forced to dip into his box of tricks for an emergency partner for John McGinlay while one of the best lies surplus to requirements in the opposition ranks. Sheffield United boss Howard
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Lecturer Vic is better by degree
BOLTON College lecturer Vic Williams has gained an MSc in Manufacturing: Management and Technology after five years' study. He studied for the qualification with the Open University in his own time. Mr Williams said: "The research I have done should also
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Just the job for temp award winner Brian
TEMPORARY worker Brian Grogan has won a local title with the Kelly Industrial branch in Churchgate, Bolton. Mr Grogan, aged 55, from Tyldesley, beat several hundred rivals for the Kelly Industrial Temporary of the Year Award for 1996. But by the time
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Merger plan will be great for business
TWO important business organisations are planning a local merger. The directors of the Bolton Bury Training and Enterprise Council and the council of the Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce have agreed to take the first steps towards forming a single
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Stadium love match
ABSENCE may make hearts grow fonder for some Valentines - but not romantic Angie Davis and her construction worker husband Dave. Angie hated saying goodbye to Dave when he went around the country as a foreman for McAlpine. So she decided that if you can't
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£500,000 to make the going easier
A £500,000 scheme is planned to improve the main road arteries through the Bolton City Challenge area. It is all part of the long term City Challenge scheme to help breathe new life into the Halliwell and Astley Bridge areas. Members of the public can
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Tipping plan blocked
THE Department of the Environment has stepped into a planning row at the Middlebrook Sports Village development. Councillors were due to consider a planning application yesterday to clear peat from the site at Horwich. The application from Bolton Council
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What kind of child wants to play here?
CAMPAIGNING Mark Smith has launched a one-man crusade for improvements to a playground in his local park. Mr Smith, 33, says the Rishton Lane park has become a litter strewn eyesore through years of neglect and wants local people to band together to force
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Shopping heaven! £20m development gets planning go-ahead
A £20 million shopping development close to Bolton town centre has been given the planning go-ahead. Work on the former Bolton Brady site between Turton Street and Waterloo Street is now due to begin in the summer. It is expected to create 300 new jobs
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Anthony survives 40-foot roof fall
A 12-year-old boy plunged 40 feet through the skylight of a factory roof onto a concrete floor during a game. Anthony Doyle, of Hulme Road, Leigh, had a miraculous escape, suffering a badly broken arm and swelling, bruising and cuts to his head and face
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Kay ready for his big chance
LEIGH are ready to pitch another teenager in at the deep end when they tackle Swinton Lions at the first stage of Route Two to Wembley. Teenager Mark Kay is pencilled in for his full debut as replacement for the injured David Hill in Sunday's first round
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It's not justice
SIR: I write in the deepest depths of despair and disgust at the pitifully lenient sentences dished out to the killers of 'Stag party' victim Tommy Roberts, who was kicked to death by three mindless thugs in Wigan town centre. Each thug got five years
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North-west is not being short-changed
SIR: It is wrong to suggest that the North-west is being short-changed because the early morning Eurostar connecting train from Manchester Piccadilly to London's Waterloo Station is being taken off. Because this train only carried Eurostar passengers,
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Go-ahead for homes on BRI site
PLANNING councillors have given the go-ahead for homes to be built on the former Bolton Royal Infirmary site. They approved an application from Manchester-based Oakland House Development for the land off Chorley New Road. Council chiefs see the scheme
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Driver hurt in mystery road smash
POLICE were today investigating a mystery crash after a car left the road and smashed into a concrete pillar. Emergency services were called to the scene when a Volvo seven series struck a concrete road support on St Peter's Way last night. Volvo driver
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TUC launches 'workers rights' campaign
THE TUC is in Bolton today to launch its poster campaign urging voters to think carefully about which party offers the best deal on workers' rights in the coming General Election. Trade union campaigners were unveiling one of the TUC posters in the Town
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Church in the TV eye yet again
THE congregation of a Bolton church will be on national TV twice in the next month. ITV will broadcast their live morning service from St Mary's, Deane, this Sunday. And in the afternoon they will record another service which will be shown on Mothering
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Tonic for trade
FORGET all those forecasts of doom and gloom where the trading situation in Bolton is concerned - all the signs are that we're going to be a boom town for shopping in the run-up to the Millennium. Latest boost to town-centre prospects comes from the planning
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25 YEARS AGO
From the Evening News, February 14, 1972 TENS of thousands of workers were laid off today as the power crisis hit hard at industry. And the Government is standing by to slash power supplies by up to 75 per cent if its rationing measures, imposed from
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Top award for Wanderers keeper
KEITH Branagan has been voted top of the stops in the Nationwide League. The Burnden keeper has been selected as the first recipient of the Nationwide Building Society's 'Save of the Month' award, which is launched this week and covers the first half
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Branagan bids for Wanderers return
NEWLY-CAPPED Keith Branagan is lined up for a Burnden return in Wanderers' top-of-the-table showdown with Sheffield United tomorrow. The Bolton keeper, praised by Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy after keeping a clean sheet in Tuesday's scoreless
