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Anniversary for farm golf complex
HART Common Golf Club at Westhoughton celebrated its first anniversary with a founder's day weekend. It was a proud moment for farmer Peter Roberts, who is converting his 160-acre farm into a major golfing complex. When he started the venture in the spring
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We're not on the booze!
A BOLTON Institute project is investigating the commercial potential for distilling alcohol from textile factory effluent. But drinkers need not worry - it would be used in industrial solvents. The Institute has received £7,500 backing from the Cotton
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Baby born on 'copter
BRITISH Army doctor Major Richard Gale turned emergency midwife - in the middle of the central American jungle. Major Gale, from Farnworth, and helicopter pilot Sergeant Peter Rodgers were heading for hospital with a pregnant woman when they had to land
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Ken's our man, say local Tories
BOLTON Tories are backing Kenneth Clarke in today's second round of the Conservative leadership contest. Local party members have voted to support the former Chancellor against William Hague and John Redwood. They have registered their support for Mr
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Mum appeals for return of stolen family heirloom
A BOLTON mother is offering a reward for the return of a valuable ornament stolen from her home by smash and grab thieves. Pamela Rigby, her husband and two young children, awoke terrified by the sound of the crooks smashing the front window of their
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Put recycling on the move
SIR: It would be a good idea if a recycling bin could come round every month to elderly people's high dependency housing so the elderly people can deposit any bottles they have. M King, Lansdowne Road, Bolton Previous news story Converted for the new
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Use public transport
SIR: Margaret Taylor of Markland Hill complains about the cost of car parking in the town centre. One easy solution Ms Taylor, take the bus. Not only will you not have to worry about the cost of parking you will also benefit the environment. Andy Brabin
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Use my bar - or you're barred!
A WESTHOUGHTON couple claim they have been banned from a private club in the town - because they went for a night out at another club. Keith and Shirley Gregory say they were astonished when they were told they were barred from the Greenfields Private
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Stone love! Trim Donna says 'I do'
BOLTON slimmers turned teacher to help their class leader lose four stone and become a slimline bride. So, when Donna Braysford marries Paul Ramsdale at Blackburn Register Office on Saturday, she'll be wearing the kind of glamorous fitted suit she could
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Taking the chair
SIR: When is a chair not a chair? When it's Cllr Johnston of course! I find it odd that a man who insists that he's never been politically correct in his life, always calls a spade a spade (his own words June 12 BEN), then goes on to sign himself 'Chair
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Christian Aid success
SIR: Churches in Great Lever, Morris Green, Lever Bridge and the Town Centre collected £3,300 in Christian Aid Week - 3.7 per cent up on last year - with a specially good result at St. Bede's, up from £203 to £308. Just a few churches were down a bit.
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Let your ideas flow on river sculpture
ARTISTS Karen Allerton and Hetty Chapman are hoping for a steady flow of ideas to help them complete an eye-catching sculpture piece in Ramsbottom. The pair have been selected to complete one of the works of art which will eventually form part of the
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Who is in charge?
SIR: Where does the buck stop? Regarding toilets, I beg your pardon, they are more like slopstones, I have complained to GMPTA about the aforementioned on Moor Lane bus station. All poll tax payers pay for the upkeep, and to me it is the responsibility
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Wright misses Wigan finale
INJURY jinxed Nigel Wright will miss Wigan's last game in Australia with a groin injury . The stand-off, plagued with injuries for the past couple of years, bounced back in style this season and has formed a formidable half-back partnership with fellow
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Corrie's off on the wrong course
SIR: I think the new producer of Coronation Street is totally wrong in changing the format. I am not the only one, who having watched this programme for many years is now considering, like Percy Sugden, switching off. It is not the sex content issue alone
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Poor readers driven out
Sir: The introduction of the theory test for learner drivers last year has not only had the effect of keeping thousands of would-be learners off the road because of the cost, but has effectively banned a section of people, i.e. those who have reading
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Too harsh a penalty
Sir: Councillor Peter D Johnston argues that the careers teacher who was suspended for sex discrimination after advising his male students to wear smart suits and his female students to wear neat dresses when attending job interviews deserved his fate
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Cyclists make their mark
YOUNGSTERS are being urged to take advantage of a cycle marking session being held in Horwich on Saturday, July 5. The session has been organised by Horwich Town Council's Homewatch Liaison Officer, Bernard Abram, and will take place at the town's resource
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Proud Wingates has every reason to blow its own trumpet
WINGATES Brass Band are in buoyant mood after gaining the runners-up spot in the prestigious All-England Masters Brass Band Championships in Cambridge. This is their greatest success in top-level contests since 1975 when they won the last of their seven
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Meningitis alert targets teenagers
TEENAGERS are being targeted by a leading charity in a bid to raise awareness of meningitis. The National Meningitis Trust is trying to make young people more aware of the bug which many mistakenly believe is a childhood disease. Market research has revealed
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OAP Monty links up for safety
PENSIONER, Monty Dobkin is amongst the latest to take advantage of Bury's stay safe in your own home care system. More than 2,000 mainly elderly residents are now enjoying round the clock peace of mind thanks to Bury Metro's Care-Link initiative. Through
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Grandad Tom's cabin a legacy for the future
AN intrepid Bolton grandfather is getting stuck into a pioneering project that will form a legacy for future generations of his family. Retired health boss Tom Turner, 55, is helping his daughter's father-in-law transform an over-grown 55 acre site in
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, June 16, 1972 HALF the 600-strong workforce of the doomed Eagley Mills, which ceases production in a week, have found other jobs. The 300 employees have either been at other work for several weeks or are about to start
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Wanted man!
COLIN Todd was deeply involved in secret transfer talks today, ignoring speculation linking him with the vacant manager's job at Southampton. The Wanderers boss, who is understood to be near to completing his second deal of the summer, is reported to
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Tragic boy's dad vows to help Lewis
THE father of a tragic youngster who was killed when a wall collapsed on him has promised to help little Lewis Hargreaves get back on his bike. Ian Lomax, of Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, was so touched by our front page story yesterday, he has pledged to
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Drugs aid group thrown lifeline
VOLUNTEERS who help young and homeless drug users have received a £26,000 cash boost from the government. TABS, which started life as the Tyldesley and Atherton Befriending Society, was awarded the money just a week after the group relaunched itself as
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World Cup semi for Old Trafford
OLD Trafford is scheduled to stage three games, including a semi-final in cricket's 1999 World Cup. All the 18 first class counties will stage at least one game in the cricket extravaganza but Lancashire, although initially looking to have missed out
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Mum's plea to council over needle nightmare
A MOTHER is calling for council officials to "clean up their act", after her son found three used hypodermic needles on a busy residential estate. During the past three months, 11-year-old Gary MacDonald, of Ramsay Avenue, New Bury, Farnworth, has found
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Student gets Lancashire call
LANCASHIRE have looked to a student to help solve their mounting Championship crisis. They have called up Mark Chilton, a 20-year-old who has just returned to Old Trafford from Durham University, for a shock first team debut against Glamorgan at Liverpool
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Bill's a man of courage
SIR: Well done, Bill Waddington for having the courage to speak out about Coronation Street and to quit. It has been all about viewing figures and money. Do they really reflect society, or does society reflect them! T Jones Shelbourne Ave, Smithills Converted
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BEN readers make Lewis smile again
THE BEN's wonderful readers have brought the smiles back to a little Bolton boy whose bike was smashed to pieces by vandals. Last night we showed the sad three-year-old with his mangled bike. But within minutes of the paper hitting the streets, human
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Too early for any buses
SIR: After baby sitting one Friday night for my daughter, I decided to 'stay over' as I was working overtime on the Saturday morning, 8am to 12 noon! Four hours at time and a half was not to be scoffed at! But I found out that not ONE bus came along the
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Bolton best for safety checks
FOOD safety watchdogs in Bolton have come out tops in a new report by the Audit Commission. Each year the commission surveys the performance of council health inspectors, who carry out safety checks on premises where food is prepared. Seventy-nine per
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Daily Poem
My Love was bitten by a bug The Doctor's verdict: 'FLEAS!' 'Perhaps you gave your dog a hug, Or sat him on your knee?' My Love stood firm on Doctor's rug Said 'These lumps weren't caused by fleas. The dog's too butch to give a hug, Or sit on anyone's
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A taste of rural charm
BOLTON Little Theatre present a promenade production of Lark Rise by Keith Dewhurst, in and around Smithills Hall from next Monday to Friday and on Sunday, June 29, as part of their Summer Festival. Based on Flora Thompson's famous book Lark Rise to Candleford
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Couple wed in Civil War ceremony
By Michele Bowker CONFEDERATES and Yankees joined forces for the wedding of country music fans Margaret Crook and Roy Kerr. The couple, both members of the Bolton Dixy Raiders Country and Western Club, tied the knot at the new Mere Hall register office's
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Making abig Impact
THE Tyldesley-based Impact Theatre Company won a top award at the Hale One-Act Festival for Brian Lee's original play, Blinded. They fought off fierce competition from more than 20 other theatre groups and were awarded the Roy Bradley Shield by adjudicator
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£1m furniture store will kick off with 50 jobs
DEVELOPERS Orbit today announced another £1 million investment in the Middlebrook retail and leisure park. Furniture store Allders will open a 35,000 sq ft store at the prestigious Horwich development, creating 50 jobs. It will be Allders' 11th "at home
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His masterful voice: Craig to host class of '97
FARNWORTH-born baritone Craig Smith is to hold a masterclass for singers at the Bolton Library Theatre. It will be on September 6 and will feature local singers Jill Taylor, Jane Hyde, Martin Roche and Adrian Pollitt. Craig started his musical career
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Cruel thieves take paper boy's bike
CRUEL thieves snatched a BEN paper boy's bicycle as he nipped into the shop to pick up his loaded bag. Now the newsagent has started a collection in the shop to help raise money for a replacement bike. Adam Boardman, aged 14, of Clifton, had his bike
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Green for go
SCOTT Green could be heading to newly-promoted Wigan Athletic in a £300,000 deal. Wanderers have agreed a fee with the Second Division club and Green, who has been on the Bolton books seven years, is considering his future after having talks with Latics
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Bury cup clash
BURY will face familiar opposition when they take on Crewe in the first round of next season's Coca-Cola Cup. The clubs, newly promoted to Division One, will meet at Gresty Road in the first leg, week beginning August 11, with the return at Gigg Lane,
