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So dedicated! The staff who care . . .
FARNWORTH'S Cherry Tree Primary School, an Investors in People award winner, has a dedicated, committed teaching staff and provides a caring environment for pupils. That is the conclusion of Ofsted inspectors who visited the school. The educational standards
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Tyke that! Mayor comes out fighting
BOLTON came out fighting today against the stinging criticism dished out in a Yorkshire newspaper. The town's civic pride was dented by a series of negative jibes written by a travel writer from across the Pennines. As reported in the BEN, writer Stephen
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M-way death boy panicked
A YOUNG boy who was killed running across a motorway could have acted out of panic, a Preston inquest heard. Gary McGovarin, seven, was hit by a car travelling at 70mph in the fast lane of the M61. The driver involved, Doctor Derek Leslie from Cheadle
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Ice maiden sets her sights on the Olympics
ICE maiden Jade Martin is set to become hot stuff in the skating world after picking up a top award. And according to her mother, the little Chorley star won't be happy until she's wearing an Olympic gold medal. Jade, just 11, recently topped the tree
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Policy's right
SIR: I agree with the Animal Shelter's policy on neutering. The only cruel part is all the strays and unwanted pets there are. Where would the poor creatures be but for the Animal Shelter? A Gaskell Reedham Close, Bolton Previous news story Converted
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It's not a luxury
SIR: We are all aware that VAT is added to luxury goods such as hi-fis and televisions etc. What baffles me is how the government decided that sanitary protection wasn't an essential, and we've had to pay for the privilege of using it! Women spend more
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College joins bus pass protest
A LOCAL college has joined the fight to save bus passes for students in further education. Runshaw, Chorley's nearest college, taking hundreds of school leavers every year, fears many students may be left high and dry if plans to axe bus passes are given
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Centurions could go a long way...
By Mike Hulme IF Leigh Centurions don't manage to avoid relegation from Division One, they could be really hitting the road in Division Two next season. Teams from as far afield as Ipswich, Birmingham and Worcester are likely to be invited to compete
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Point taken
SIR: We often hear of the sleaze in our society and how we need to recruit people like Lord Nolan to keep it at bay. Our education system has evolved so as to minimise sleaze by being funded by taxes in order to remain education driven. Tom Hanley has
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Magpies' relegation fears lifted
HYDE UNITED 0 CHORLEY 2 TWO excellent wins on their travels in the past week moved Chorley to a comfortable mid-table position and surely removed any lingering relegation worries. The Magpies have enjoyed little success in recent seasons at either Marine
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Hell-icopter flyers brought to earth
RESIDENTS have grounded a model helicopter club from Cheshire after a campaign to stop members flying their machines near a Bolton beauty spot. Villagers from Chapeltown and Entwistle were angered when the radio controlled helicopters started taking off
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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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Toddler's
cancer fund boost A FUND, inspired by the plight of one little girl, has raised £5,000 in less than four months on behalf of leukaemia research. And more than £2,600 of that total was collected at a grand charity night held recently at Dobbies Sports
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Daily poem
Like the whispering of the trees, Blown by soft summer breeze Or the swallow flying on high Somersaulting the azure sky, The soul sings in melodic rhapsody, Ascending the mountains In their majesty, Ever flying, ever climbing Celebrating the joy of life
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Yobs not wanted
WHAT a nasty incident that was when Liverpool yobs spat on young Wanderers' fans and peppered them with coins. It happened when members of Bolton Junior Whites travelled to Anfield to watch Bolton play in the North-west derby. To their credit Liverpool
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We've had enough of this resort
ONE of Britain's biggest tour operators axed thousands of holidays in the Dominican Republic today amid concerns about hygiene. Rossendale-based Airtours Holidays decided not to use four hotels there after worries that too many sunseekers have been struck
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Welcome boost
ANY extra cash which can be ploughed into the education system is more than welcome. So we join in the general rejoicing that the Government has handed £100,000 to Bolton Council for a study support centre for slow learners at the Reebok stadium. The
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 19, 1973 GREATER Manchester can become a local government 'trendsetter' for the whole of western Europe, setting a standard of services which others will follow. The secretary of Labour's Co-ordinating Committee
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No refusal
SIR: I read with interest and great concern your article News (BEN, March 5) entitled "Football for free". The views expressed in your article give a false picture of the situation. It is simply not true to say that the Council declined to accept the
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Love Me Tender duo to wow TV audience
BOLTON-born Elvis impersonator Brian Richards is hoping to take the country by storm when he struts his sparkling stuff on national TV next month. The self-confessed Elvis nut, who was taught at the former Folds Road Secondary School in Bolton, will sing
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Wanderer, aged nine, put behind bars
A MISSING youngster who sparked a helicopter search after escaping from a children's 'zoo' is back behind bars! Nine-year-old James Percival, who is autistic, wandered off from the Alphabet Zoo play centre in Whitefield on Sunday. He was found almost
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You're the tops, say school chiefs
TOP marks for a top team were the words used to describe the results of a recent Ofsted inspection at Woodhey High School in Ramsbottom. Inspectors said the school had an exceptionally positive ethos, which contributed greatly to the pupils' all round
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Jamie's a City gent
JAMIE Pollock today signed for Manchester City in a £1million deal. The two clubs agreed a fee yesterday and the combative midfielder trained with his new team-mates this morning after agreeing personal terms. City boss Joe Royle targeted hard man Pollock
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Pressure put on
SIR: I reply to Cllr Harkin's letter. He confirms that, up to recent pressure, no thought had been given to a bus service to Middlebrook. Now they bring in Timeline and you go all round Westhoughton. Pensioners note, your £1 day ticket, your weekly cards
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Coal tip battle promise
A WESTHOUGHTON councillor has vowed to fight against proposals to dump coal waste from Wigan at a green belt site in Westhoughton. Cllr David Wilkinson says the proposal will cause three years of misery for residents near the dump site - a former open
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Speak out about the future of Chorley
RESIDENTS are to be given their say on developments in the borough as part of a drive to keep Chorley rural. Council planning bosses will send out leaflets to thousands of householders - with this year's council tax bills - explaining how they can help
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34 grand granny!
A CHORLEY granny has won more than £34,000 playing bingo - less than three years after her friend scooped £80,665. The 67-year-old widow, who does not want to be named, won the National Bingo Game prize of £31,666.67, plus a further regional pot of £2,392.70
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On your bike says Glenda
SCHOOL kids are at the centre of a new government push to get more people off the roads and on to public transport. Pupils across the county will work on a new computer package aimed at teaching them about the history of travel and the benefits of using
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Wrens no
longer SIR: Why do the press, including the BEN, continue to call female sailors Wrens? Are you not aware that the WRNS, from which the name derived, ceased to exist in 1993? I marked the sad day by composing an ode published on Tuesday, March 10. My
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500 people protest over factory plan
AN ESTIMATED 500 people took to the roads, canals and air around the site of a proposed steelworks to protest at the possible destruction of greenbelt land. The event on Sunday, organised by the Gale Moss Action Group, was, according to leader Janet Ross
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The Bible message
SIR: I can't believe all the fuss about the so-called Bolton 7 "gay" men. You would think people would condemn what they did, not condone it. It doesn't make it any better just because it's done behind closed doors. Homosexuality and lesbian behaviour
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Council bids for more CCTV cameras
CHORLEY Police and the local council are teaming up to launch a second bid for CCTV in the district's villages. At a meeting of Chorley Borough Council's commercial development and property sub-committee, held last night (Wednesday), a new plan for a
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Connolly stays at Wigan
WIGAN Warriors have signed a new deal with ace centre Gary Connolly, writes David Magilton. The Central Park club, which today announced a new £4.5m sponsorship deal with Tesco, have agreed a three year contract with the GB star. His current contract
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Disabled man's terror taxi ride
A DISABLED passenger almost ended up under the wheels of a taxi when his journey came to a terrifying end outside his house after a quiet night out. Former businessman James Christopher, aged 55, escaped serious injury, but was left bleeding on the floor
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How I saved my pals from dog attack
A BRAVE Bolton schoolboy has told how he fought off two fierce dogs which were mauling his mates. Mark Aspey single-handedly fought off the powerful Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross bred dogs using only a plank of wood. The ferocious animals left four
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Coal tip battle promise
A WESTHOUGHTON councillor has vowed to fight against proposals to dump coal waste from Wigan at a green belt site in Westhoughton. Cllr David Wilkinson says the proposal will cause three years of misery for residents near the dump site - a former open
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Beardsley rejects Orient move
PETER Beardsley has rejected the offer of a loan move to Leyton Orient. The 37-year-old former England international, transfer-listed by Wanderers, continues to be linked with a return to his first club Carlisle after completing a month's loan with Manchester
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MP joins off-duty school kids
BOLTON West MP, Ruth Kelly took time out to visit a Lostock After School Club and congratulate its work. "This is just the type of scheme the Government wants to encourage," said Ruth. The "Schools Out" club, run by Joy Pennington, winner of 1992 National
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Furniture man ready to take back seat
THE owner of a well-known Farnworth furniture store is set to retire at the end of the month. Roy Hindley, who recently celebrated his 65th birthday, will shut up shop for the last time on March 31 after almost 40 years. Mr Hindley, and a partner who
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HANG UP DRIVERS!
WORSLEY MP Terry Lewis has backed a Government campaign to try to stop people using mobile phones while driving. Roads minister Helene Hayman launched the mobile phone danger campaign this week and it has the support of the police, the AA, the Royal Society
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Repaired fence fails to keep out vandals
FENCING around a dangerous industrial site in Horwich which blew down two months ago has been repaired. A large section of the fence around the former Horwich loco works fell over during gales on Christmas Eve. Bernard Perrin, manager for owner Salford-based
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Sign in
THE strength of feeling locally that Bolton Institute should become a university is reflected in the shousands of signatures supporting the bid. As reported yesterday, there is a book which supporters can sign at the BEN offices. We urge you to do so.
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Sad dog Sam happy with his new home
THE dog house is a thing of the past for jinxed pet Sam who, since being featured in the BEN as "disillusioned with life", has had his faith in the human race restored. The small labrador cross, who has had four separate homes in his short life, was so
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Sad dog Sam happy with his new home
THE dog house is a thing of the past for jinxed pet Sam who, since being featured in the BEN as "disillusioned with life", has had his faith in the human race restored. The small labrador cross, who has had four separate homes in his short life, was so
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Trust celebrates NHS half-century
BOLTON Hospitals NHS Trust is marking the 50th anniversary of the National Health Service this year with a number of special events. The highlight is a commemorative concert at the Victoria Hall, Bolton, by the Halle Orchestra on July 11. The event is
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Wife's mercy plea to gang
A WIFE warned today that burglars targeting old folk's homes near Bolton could kill her ailing husband. Marian Roberts said disabled husband Harry had suffered several minor strokes amid a spate of break-ins and vandalism at the small housing estate in
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Pupils travel the world to find their shadow
ME and my shadow - that could be the theme tune for Ramsbottom pupils gaining a valuable insight into the world of work. And just how far eager Woodhey High School children will go in their quest to "shadow" business people was well and truly illustrated
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Computer game boosts drugs war
A HI-TECH weapon in the war against drugs will be unveiled in Bolton tomorrow. The new CD-Rom computer game, developed by the town's anti-drugs team, will warn residents - both young and old - of the dangers of drugs. And the country's new 'Drugs Tsar
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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
