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Czech bosses check out one stop shop
CZECH visitors popped in to the Quest Centre in Halliwell, Bolton, to learn about "one stop shops". The seven delegates, all directors and managers of companies in Czechoslovakia, were guests of the UN Industrial Development Organisation and had been
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VIP tour for firm over shops threat
REPRESENTATIVES of a leading property company were given the red carpet treatment in Bolton today. The visit by the party from Land Securities Properties Ltd was the latest in a series aimed at meeting the challenge of the huge Trafford Shopping Centre
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Vandals attack seven schools
POLICE have condemned vandals after SEVEN schools were attacked in just two days. Schools in Little Hulton and Worsley were among those targeted by the wreckers in the Swinton police division during the weekend. An eighth school was burgled. In the worst
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M-way hotel promises comfy night
A MOTORWAY service station near Bolton is to become one of the first in the country to have a Comfort Inn for weary travellers. Friendly Hotels has signed a franchise agreement with First Motorway Services, which operates two sites on the M61 near Bolton
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Lives at risk, warn fire leaders
THE firefighters' union claims lives are at risk because of a shortage of high rise appliances in Greater Manchester. The union, the FBU, claims that budget cuts mean the reserve appliance fleet has not been properly maintained so that when fire engines
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Bolton trio go through
THREE Bolton League sides went through to the second round of the AbbotAle National Cricket Knockout, but there was disappointment for Eagley. They came up against a strong Fleetwood side and despite a fine bowling performance that saw them dismiss the
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Youth club children in 'reign of terror'
RESIDENTS are calling on a Farnworth youth club to "get a grip" on youngsters who attend the club at the weekend. They claim some children as young as nine and 10 visiting Highfield Youth Club have been frightening residents in nearby Wildman Lane. One
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Reservoir dogs local homes once again
HEAVY rains caused a fast flowing river of flood water from the former Sweetloves Reservoir site to wash through a nearby estate. Concerned residents living on the Oldhams Estate in Astley Bridge feared their homes could be flooded following the downpour
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Articles were pro-Labour
SIR: So now we know where your newspaper stands in relation to the 1997 General Election! The tone of the articles by your Political Editor, Bill Jacobs, has been blatantly pro-Labour - he has used sarcasm, falsehoods and figments of his imagination against
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Candidates cross swords over campaign funding
A ROW has broken out over election funding after a Conservative candidate accused his rival of being in the pocket of the unions. Tory Robert Wilson and Labour's David Crausby have challenged each other to declare who is paying for their hard fought campaigns
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They're trying again
SIR: Approximately six months ago planning permission for 140 houses on edges from Daisy Hill was refused by Bolton Council. The reasons were the amount of traffic on the roads, and the fact that all the schools in the area were full and that there is
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Hedgehog hospital bids for cash
A HOSPITAL that specialises in prickly patients is opening its doors to the public. The Lancashire Hedgehog Hospital based in Little Lever is holding open days as part of BT's Environment Week, giving people an insight into what goes on in the highly
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Wigan deny Monie return
WIGAN Warriors have rejected speculation that John Monie could be returning to Central Park writes DAVID MAGILTON. The Australian yesterday quit as coach of Auckland Warriors and was immediately linked with Wigan who have had an indifferent start to the
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All-party support for tipping
SIR: Last Friday a number of Tory members wrote denying the claims that Mr. Sackville had been a supporter of tipping at Red Moss. Could I go back to the beginning of this saga as I think the writers' memories are very selective. In the mid 80s and through
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On-call scheme was rejected
SIR: I refer to your article April 11, "Family hit out over sick baby drama", and the subsequent letter "We couldn't get medicine ....." For many years the pharmacists in Bolton have provided a voluntary out of hours call-out service, in conjunction with
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Head to head - RMI and Boro in a title chase
THE match of the season. That's how tonight's game between local rivals Leigh RMI and Radcliffe Boro at Hilton Park is being billed. Boro are top on goal difference from RMI, both on 81 points, with Lincoln one point behind and all three clubs have home
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Poet's Corner
They ask me questions by the mile Run me ragged but I still smile Flush their toys down our new 'bog' Leap frog over the poor old dog Wind me up when I'm on the phone Until I threaten to send them home That's when they climb up on my knee Hug me tight
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From the BEN files:
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 28, 1972 THE Prime Minister had decided to fight a war against the trade unions, Mr Anthony Wedgwood Benn, chairman of the Labour Party, said today. He declared that Mr Heath had forced the Industrial Relations
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Share spree
WANDERERS' soaraway success was recognised on the Stock Market today with a shares spree. Shares in Burnden Leisure plc - the enlarged group formed through the merger with Mosaic Investments - kicked off at 69 pence. That was 18 pence up on the price
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Burglary hero is praised by judge
A FARNWORTH have-a-go hero who chased and captured a burglar who broke into a neighbour's house was praised by a judge at Bolton Crown Court yesterday. Judge Michael Lever QC commended Terence O'Connor for the part he played in the capture of the burglar
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Woman fights for life after blaze
AN elderly woman is fighting for her life after being found unconscious in her smoke logged Horwich flat by a neighbour who was alerted by a fire alarm. And after a second separate blaze in Bolton another elderly woman lay helpless on her kitchen floor
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Don't forget Stanley
SIR: How sad I was to see the name of Stanley Edge omitted from the list of dance teachers. Stanley Edge I.D.M.A., B.A.T.D. was not only a dance teacher, but also an examiner, who coached local teachers etc for their I.D.M.A. and B.A.T.D. qualifications
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Cork wants revenge
DOMINIC Cork today followed England team-mate Darren Gough by warning Lancashire that he is after revenge. Derbyshire did not suffer as much as Yorkshire at Old Trafford last season, but it was still Lancashire who knocked them out of the NatWest Trophy
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You showed Tory bias
SIR: I hope you cover the story when Tony Blair opens the Wanderers' new stadium. What cheek to have got John Major who has done nothing for this country, then visits us for the first time in many years. Since when has the Bolton Evening News been a Conservative
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A credit to her school
SIR: A young friend of mine, who is studying Shakespeare at school gave me an excellent summary of Romeo and Juliet. I think her achievement is a great credit to Mrs Meredith and to the Canon Slade School. S R Morgan, Normanby Street, Bolton Previous
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Vandalism is disgraceful
SIR: I am writing to say that I think vandalism of any kind is totally disgraceful. How can people destroy property which doesn't even belong to them? How can they cause so much distress to others? School vandalism costs people a lot of money and schools
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Five year delay for new court
BOLTON could have to wait at least FIVE years before a start is even made on a replacement for its chronically overcrowded magistrates' court. And some members of staff are convinced that makeshift measures to "temporarily" create space mean it will be
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Is this shelter the
wrong way round? SIR: Some of the new bus shelters are the worst I have ever seen. I do not know who designs them, but I would like to know if the new bus shelter near the Black Horse on Bury Road is a new design for the future, or is it the wrong way
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School needs building
SIR: I refer to the proposed restaurant in the former health clinic at Bromley Cross. The proposal to give permission for a restaurant on these particular premises seems the height of folly in view of the other alternatives for this building. The building
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Prepare yourself!
SIR: On Tuesday last, I had a telephone conversation with my brother who is aged 77 years and resides in Shrewsbury. He told me that within the last couple of weeks he had undergone surgery on a hernia at his local hospital. On admission he was given
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Chairman carpets Leigh trio
LEIGH Centurions today revealed why three key players missed Sunday's home win over York. Forward trio Matt Nixon, Nick Jenkins and Neil Jukes were all dropped as disciplinary measures after being carpeted. But Leigh will not be making public the exact
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Town can share new business
SIR: I refer to the article "Bolton under attack" and the article about the speech by Mr Wilcox Wood. The Trafford Centre designs are such that we will be going way beyond the realms of what is commonly regarded as a Shopping Centre. The extent of the
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Shelve John Major says DIY brigade!
THE DIY brigade believe Tony Blair and Paddy Ashdown would be handier with a drill and hammer than John Major. Householders would trust the Labour or Liberal Democrat leaders most to help them put up shelves according to a tongue-in-cheek poll by a local
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County boss throws down title challenge to Shakers
JUBILANT Stockport boss Dave Jones today threw down the gauntlet in a sporting Championship challenge to friendly rivals Bury. Jones celebrated County's success in following Bury in securing an automatic promotion place then set his sights on the title
