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Stay local, councils urged
BOLTON, Bury, Salford and Wigan councils were among those represented at a Warrington conference yesterday. Public Services Minister Peter Kilfoyle encouraged the role of local authorities across the North-west as leaders and champions in their areas.
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Vehicle bonanza
SIR: How can whoever is responsible for closing libraries and now cutting Home Watch schemes and so many other things essential to the ordinary people justify it when I have never seen as many new council vehicles in my life? There seems to be a vehicle
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Bergkampf out of Reebok duel
BOLTON Wanderers are aiming to take full advantage of Dennis Bergkamp's "stupidity", which has dealt a hammer blow to Arsenal's Championship ambitions. The Dutchman's dismissal for blatantly elbowing West Ham skipper Steve Lomas in last night's FA Cup
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Conductor's French horns
A LOCAL conductor has been invited to work with one of France's leading brass bands. Chris Wormald, a teacher at Smithills School, is a familiar face in Bolton due to his successful work with not only the school's bands, but also a variety of bands throughout
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Mr Nice Guy pledges his support
SOCCER legend Gary Lineker has boosted a Bolton schoolgirl's battle to beat a killer genetic disorder. The former England ace has written to Charlotte Russell, aged 12, of Sharples Avenue, Sharples, praising her bravery just days before she goes into
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Leigh hit by new hammer blow
LEIGH Centurions, already wilting under a crippling casualty list, have been dealt another injury hammer blow. Classy centre Andy Fairclough, the Centurions' second leading try scorer with five, will be out for at least six weeks with a stress fracture
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Closure puts 95 out of work
UP to 95 jobs are to go at Whitefield company Manchester Circuits, which announced the closure of its Victoria Lane premises this week. But company bosses hope a significant number of staff will be relocated to a sister company in Tamworth, Staffordshire
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Bolton's dole queue down 173
BOLTON'S jobless figure dropped by 173 last month from 5,453 to 5,280. The male total fell by 132 from 4,406 to 4,274 and the corresponding female tally went down to 1,006 from 1,047. During the same period the Bolton Jobcentres placed 894 people into
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Planners' landfill visit
BURY councillors will decide tomorrow whether a scheme to convert a former landfill site into a golf course and cricket ground can go ahead. The Tower Farm site, known locally as Radcliffe Ee's had been used for several decades, for sand and gravel working
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Cut these crimes
THE BEN's story that a total of 7,000 cars were either stolen or broken into in Bolton last year made alarming reading. That grim statistic means that every hour a car is at risk from a thief or a vandal. Yet, according to Bolton Police community safety
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RMI reach new heights
LEIGH RMI moved into fourth place in the UniBond Premiership after beating Gainsborough Trinity 1-0 at Hilton Park last night - their highest ever position in the pyramid system. With games in hand on second place Runcorn and third in the table Boston
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Hair-raising charity stunt
BEAUTY salon owner Jonathan Leech is having his first real haircut for 19 years next week - to raise money for charity. And he's more worried about shedding his shoulder-length dark blonde locks than he is about getting married to fiancee Joanna Adams
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Student's plea to exam note thieves
A STUDENT faces exam heartache after thieves stole all her course notes. Alison Hurst, aged 21, is just two months away from taking a psychology A-level which will decide whether she goes to university. But disaster struck when thieves broke into her
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The right direction
WHILE not quite being all things to all men, and women, Gordon Brown has managed to produce a Budget which pleases most of them. At the heart of his Budget is the work ethic which makes being in employment financially preferable to drawing benefits. It
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Travel writer gives town the big 'thumbs down'
EFFORTS to woo day trippers to Bolton from across the Pennines fell flat - when a leading travel writer gave the town the "thumbs-down" as a tourist location. Bolton has recently been on a tourism marketing drive in Leeds, trying to encourage the city's
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City getting more Friends
INSURANCE and investment group Friends Provident has announced expansion plans in Manchester which will increase the workforce from 300 to 500 by the end of the decade. The Group, which currently bases its Manchester operation at 28 and 55 Spring Gardens
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Crafty bakers' sandwich spread
A LOCAL bakery is expanding its sandwich-making business. Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery intends to double its capacity for fresh-daily sandwich making. It is to meet rapidly growing demand for lunchtime takeaways through its own shops and via nationwide wholesale
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Seven children savaged by dogs
SEVEN schoolchildren were savaged by two dogs in a frenzied attack last night. The youngsters had been playing football on fields near Hayward School, off Lever Edge Lane, Morris Green, when their nightmare began. As they enjoyed a kick-about the two
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Daily poem
We cast off from the tiny beach On a sea so blue, serene, Any nautical skills i may have had From memory I tried to glean. Nervously I steered a course To a marker buoy ahead, My crew mate was a young lad, Whose face seemed filled with dread. Alarmingly
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Personal choice
SIR: I refer to the letter headed: Apology demand (BEN, March 5) from the Kearsley Council Syndicate and say to them that not giving the correct information to local residents about new developments in their areas is not the answer. I think you are now
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Race bias fears over health job losses
WORRIED Asians in Bolton say the town's health service will become "racially imbalanced" if two medical officers lose their jobs. The claim comes just days after the BEN reported that two clinical medical officers employed by the Community Healthcare
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MPs slam student loans
LOCAL MPs Brian Iddon and David Chayter have told Education Secretary David Blunkett that they view his plans to impose tuition fees on students and replace grants with loans "with great unhappiness". Bolton South East's Dr Iddon and Bury North's Mr Chayter
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Lee quit City while he mourned mum's death
FORMER Manchester City chairman Francis Lee was mourning the death of his Westhoughton mum when he sensationally quit his job. Millie Lee, 82, died in the Royal Bolton Hospital after suffering a major stroke just days before Franny sensationally jacked
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Reebok learning centre kicks off
A PIONEERING new learning centre for kids has been given the go-ahead at the multi million pound Reebok stadium. The Government has handed £100,000 to Bolton Council to develop a study support centre for slow learners inside the state-of-the art stadium
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Allen completes cable contract
ALLEN Design & Build, a subsidiary of Blackrod-based Allen Plc, has completed a £3.3 million contract in Leigh. It has built a new factory and offices in Greenfold Way for electrical cable assembly company Volex Powercords - within the eight-month
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What happened to our dad after air crash?
INTERNATIONAL pressure is mounting for a full investigation into a mystery air crash - to end the agony of a local family. Michael Williams, 49, has been missing, presumed dead, since the plane he was aboard "dropped off" the radar screen during a flight
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Venue change
PEOPLE hoping to spice up their lives at a Spice Girls look-a-like contest this Friday have an alternative venue. A booking mix-up means the event, in aid of Bolton's Special Care Baby Unit, will not take place at Bradford Ward Labour Club. Instead the
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Where were you when Bolton won the cup?
Here at the Bolton Evening News we are compiling a supplement remembering that great day when Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup in May 1958. Have you any memories of that great afternoon? Were you at the match? Or perhaps you were
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Where were you when Bolton won the cup?
Here at the Bolton Evening News we are compiling a supplement remembering that great day when Bolton Wanderers beat Manchester United to win the FA Cup in May 1958. Have you any memories of that great afternoon? Were you at the match? Or perhaps you were
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Plea over missing worker
CONCERN was growing today for the safety of a Bolton worker. Alan Cuerden, aged 40, was last seen leaving the Vertex offices in Manchester Road on Monday afternoon. Mr Cuerden, who lives in Navenby Road, Wigan, was in his white Ford Fiesta company car
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Hard work pays off
PRESTWICH-based Mental Health Services of Salford NHS Trust has been recognised as an Investor in People. The Trust, established in 1994, is one of the leading providers on mental health services in the UK, and has two major areas of service provision
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Pike path to be paved in stone
THE way up Winter Hill will be less of a trek for walkers in future thanks to the efforts of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers and North West Water. Volunteers are spending this week stone-cobbling the path up the hill used by hundreds of
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Club founder dies
EDGAR Bell, a founder member of Bolton Probus Club has died, aged 88. Mr Bell, from Heaton, was a manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland until his retirement. A former borough councillor, he and a handful of other retired businessmen and professional
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Clean beach award
THE Tidy Britain Group has revealed that another North-west beach has won the coveted Seaside Award flag. The award to Formby is the third given to beaches in the area and shows that standards are improving. The distinctive yellow and blue award flags
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Thousands support university petition
THOUSANDS are signing up to support Bolton Institute's campaign to become a university. Three separate petitions have been launched to show Education Secretary David Blunkett the level of support in the town. The first, a 400-name petition by college
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Last mass
SIR: We had our last mass at St Gregory's Church on March 2. People stood down the aisles, at the back, and even in the porch. We had six priests and the Bishop. It was a very emotional evening and everyone was so sad at losing this beautiful church.
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Job loss fears at paper firm
PAPER tissue manufacturers Fort James, who employ hundreds of people in Horwich and Ramsbottom, have denied rumours that they are about to announce massive redundancies. Word has been circulating around the company's factories at Horwich and Ramsbottom
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It's going to be the biggest curry in the world!
AN attempt to prepare and cook the biggest curry in the world will take place in Rawtenstall town centre - and Bolton people are invited to share the aromatic experience. The event, on Sunday March 29, is to celebrate 27 years of Bangladeshi independence
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Liverpool yobs 'spat on young Whites'
By Dave Roberts LIVERPOOL Football Club has started an investigation into claims by angry young Wanderers' fans that they were spat on and peppered with coins by Reds' supporters. The children - all members of Bolton Junior Whites - claim they really
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Village fights for independence
RESIDENTS in Lowton are looking to launch their own Parish Council. The attempt follows in the wake of a growing campaign to form a Leigh Town Council. Leading the Leigh efforts is Steve Critchley who says the next meeting of the Leigh group will be in
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 17, 1973 THE former Crosses and Heatons mills at Lostock Junction are being demolished to make way for housing development. Crosses and Heatons, Ltd., once one of the giants of Lancashire cotton, closed the mills
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Improving conditions
SIR: In response to your correspondent's claims about cyclists being second class citizens (W Kelly, February 24) I would like to make the point that the council is concerned to improve conditions for cycling and that some results are now evident on the
