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A salt of the earth contract
THE oldest mine of any sort currently being worked in the UK has had a special delivery - from Horwich. A portable compressor has been modified and approved for underground work at the Winsford Rock Salt Mine in Cheshire. Salt Union Ltd bought the machine
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Well I never!
WORKMEN on the site of the former Boar's Head pub and Chip Inn in Churchgate, Bolton, have discovered a well which could date back to the 19th Century. As they were clearing away debris from the demolished buildings, they came across the 40ft deep well
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Top lady cop retreats from beat
BOLTON'S first female police chief has praised community leaders for their strong support as she prepares to retire. Supt Sandra Lee, 53, will leave Astley Bridge police station tomorrow after a busy term in charge. And she is confident the Astley Bridge
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Steel plans could go to appeal
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to build a large steel plant on farmland next to the M61 in Chorley could go to an appeal. Chorley Borough Council's planning committee was recommended to refuse the proposal when it met on Tuesday night. But Bolton steel firm William
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Pub boss defies 'Full Monty' strippers ban
A BOLTON businessman has vowed to carry on stripping - despite a council bye-law which bans Full Monty-style shows. John Blackburn, owner of town centre pub The Place, said he would continue booking all-male strip groups because the raunchy acts were
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MP beefs up farm campaign
LINDSAY Hoyle has thrown his weight behind local farmers by launching a campaign to promote the quality and safety of British farm produce. The Chorley MP has asked the Government to support farming with exhibitions at major agricultural events such as
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More woe for sorry Magpies
Winsford United 1 Chorley 0 A MISERABLE week for Chorley ended with a single goal defeat at Winsford meaning the Magpies last three games have failed to yield a single goal. The midweek trip to Altrincham in the League Cup semi final first leg ended with
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Getting shirty for the Lions
NATIONWIDE'S Bolton branch has donated £100 to Bolton Lions Club. The cash was raised by raffling an autographed Bolton Wanderers shirt donated by the club. It was won by Leah Kemp. A second prize of a framed team photograph of the Nationwide Football
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Smart start scheme for homeless
CHORLEY'S homeless are to receive a helping hand from a pioneering new scheme to be launched in the area soon. National homeless charity Crisis is to set up a new branch of its Smart scheme, which helps homeless people find private accommodation and helps
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Cheering the hare
SIR: I read A Merchant's letter (BEN, March 17). Hares live all their lives in fields and know all the escape routes. The cheering is for the hares that give the dogs a good run, then escape unharmed. Colin, Farnworth Previous news story Converted for
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Court refuses murder appeals
AMERICAN Michael Austin - serving life for ordering the murder of Chorley accountant David Wilson in 1992 - has lost his bid to appeal against his conviction. And the two hired hitmen - Michael Crossley and Stephen James Playle, both of Kent - have failed
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All made sacrifices
SIR I refer to the Editor's note to the letter from P Bretherton (BEN, March 26). I fought in the Burma campaign during the last war, a campaign in which thousands of British servicemen (white) also lost their lives. Can the Editor please inform me whose
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Always rising
SIR: It is said 'what goes up must come down' unless, of course, we refer to the town's council tax, which is forever going up and is always way above the rate of inflation. How many people in employment have had a 7.9 per cent increase in salary? In
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Wigan finalise Connolly deal
WIGAN Warriors will this week finalise the deal to keep Gary Connolly at Central Park. The 26-year-old Great Britain centre is poised to sign a six-month extension to his contract that will keep him at Wigan until the Millenium. The Warriors originally
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Welfare state failing people says MP Ruth
A BOLTON MP claims the welfare system has failed too many of her constituents. As the Government proposes wide-ranging changes to the system, Ruth Kelly says she wants a debate on the issue with the people she represents. She has vowed that any comments
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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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Primary school parents surfing the Net
PARENTS of children at a Horwich primary school have been surfing the Internet with abandon . . . purely for educational reasons. A group of dedicated parents whose children attend St Mary's CE School have completed a 10-week family literacy course. They
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Morons shot my cat
A CAT lover is warning fellow pet owners following the death of her cat after he was shot by mindless thugs. The six-year-old tomcat, Toby, died after his owner, Michelle Campbell took him to the vet yesterday. Michelle said the ginger cat who was adored
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Burnden bomb site . . .
VANDALS are systematically dismantling Burnden Park, leaving behind the wrecked shell of the once proud stadium. Several times, caravan dwellers have trashed the car park next to Burnden Park after being evicted, leaving the former main car park and adjoining
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Fighting prejudice
CONGRATULATIONS to the three pupils of Brandwood County Primary School at Daubhill who won a special certificate for an anti-racist poster and poem. When it comes to combating prejudice, our hopes lie with the young. It is heartening to see that they
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Heartless conduct
How low can some people sink? When a young mum was offered help by a passing couple as her young daughter became ill on a Farnworth street, she was grateful for their "kindness". Unfortunately, when she returned to her pram from the doctor's surgery nearby
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Library fails in listed building bid
A BID to have Westhoughton's town hall and library "listed" has failed - because the type of building is too common. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport refused to grant listed status to the buildings. And during a debate at Westhoughton Town
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I'll have a big bucketful of charm please, shopkeeper . . .
Words by Jennifer Bradbury CUSTOMERS at the Market Hall in Bolton can expect a warm welcome in future. Not that they didn't always get a warm welcome. But staff there have been taking part in a series of "charm offensive" seminars designed to persuade
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Are staff taking extra places?
SIR: In the article (BEN, March 26) regarding the bid to end hospital car park misery, Beverley Andrew, Director of Operations with Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust, states that "before the transfer of services to the Royal Bolton site, there were approximately
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Jailhouse shock for Deirdre's Bolton fans
BOLTON'S rush-hour motorists have joined the fight to free the 'Weatherfield One'. Dozens of drivers showed their support for imprisoned Coronation Street character Deirdre Rachid by tooting their car horns as they drove to work yesterday morning. The
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Chase is on to find top book
A BOLTON secondary school is playing a reading role in the national search for the children's author with the most. A group of pupils at Withins School are shadowing judges of the Carnegie Medal - awarded to the writer of the outstanding book for children
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Lifelong Liberal Mary to stand down
LONG-SERVING Liberal Democrat Cllr Miss Mary Mason is retiring as a Bolton councillor. She will not stand for re-election in the Smithills ward in next month's local elections. She was first elected to Bolton Council in 1986 and was re-elected in 1990
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Thieves steal mum's purse as her baby has a fit
A SINGLE mum has slammed the evil thieves who snatched her purse while her 11-month-old baby was having a fit in the street. Shelley Bootham at first thought she was being helped by good Samaritans when her daughter Chloe was suffering what was thought
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Brave Leanne loses her fight for life
A BRIGHT and bubbly teenager who refused to let cystic fibrosis rule her life, has died just a few months before she was due to meet her pop star hero. Leanne Barkess, 14, from Great Lever, had been scheduled to meet heart-throb Peter Andre through the
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Todd calls for fair deal
COLIN Todd fears the relegation odds are being stacked in favour of the Premier League's so-called 'big fish'. The Wanderers boss, battling to keep his team's survival hopes alive, is convinced they were the victim of a refereeing injustice in Tuesday's
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Daily poem
Mary stood and gazed at the cross. Saw her son hanging in pain. Mary went as she looked at the cross, Could life be the same again?. Mary thought as she knelt by the cross, "Why has God done this to me?" Mary walked away from the cross. Why had this disaster
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My rats of the week
SIR: I nominate as Rats of the Week, the young people who at 3.30pm on Sunday, March 22, 1998, fired 'water canons' and threw water-filled balloons from a car as they cruised Cox Green Road, Egerton, then raced away from the scene. I was one of their
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Woman has a lucky escape from scaffolding
A WOMAN had a lucky escape after scaffolding she was working on collapsed on to a busy Chorley road. Karen Clithero, of Beaconsfield Terrace, Chorley, had to jump to safety as the 20 foot high construction crashed to the ground in Pall Mall just before
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Three points for Villa
Chorley and District Alliance Football League HARPERS Villa were made to fight all the way for the three points against Brindle St Joseph's. They just managed this by the odd goal in three. New Minstrel and Hop Pocket shared the points with a goal each
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Woman bites neck of kidnap bid man
A TERRIFIED woman bit a man on the neck to break free as he tried to drag her into his van. The woman, who has not been named, was forced to take the desperate action as she feared the mystery man was trying to abduct her. Today police in Walkden issued
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Brewery donates beds to hospice
A LOCAL hospice has said cheers to a Lancashire brewery for helping to provide a better service for patients. Blackburn-based Daniel Thwaites has donated two special beds for the phsyiotherapy unit at St Catherine's Hospice. St Cath's appeals manager
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Marathon run is a tribute to grandad
A CARING Chorley medical student is helping to give cancer the boot by running the London Marathon. Michelle Evison, who lives in Kensington Road, will be pulling on her tracksuit in April to raise money for the Cancer Research Campaign. The 23-year-old
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Stamping out racism will encourage fans
BOLTON MP Dr Brian Iddon, has backed new anti-racism rules in the hope of encouraging more black and Asian spectators to the Reebok Stadium. Dr Iddon said that the tough new rules, proposed by the Government's Football Task Force, could help tackle racism
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College prepares to greet its first royal visitor
RUNSHAW College will welcome its first royal visitor when Princess Anne officially opens the new Eskdale building on the Langdale Road site. Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, is coming to the North West on May 14 and is expected to spend about an
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Choc shock for teenager Catherine
WHILE most of Chorley will be cracking open the eggs on Easter Sunday, one local teenager will be biting into an apple. For 19-year-old Catherine Donnegan, of The Grove, Chorley, is coming to terms with the fact she can't eat chocolate without feeling
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Pay for my trip
SIR: I strongly objected to the suggestion, which was later retracted, that £40 each should have been paid to councillors, to go on a trip to visit a temple in Neasden. £40 is more than half of my pension. I don't receive any benefits and I felt this
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Survey is just the job
CHORLEY has been given a jobs boost - with fewer unemployed people going for more jobs. This was revealed in the 1997 Jobcentre Survey by the Greater Manchester Low Pay Unit on behalf of Chorley Borough Council. The survey was based solely on vacancies
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Rugby ace Paul makes it into the record books
IT'S a long way from a run out with Chorley Rugby Union Club colts team to leaping into the record books with England. But Chorley's Paul Grayson made the sensational journey at the weekend when he became the first Englishman to complete a full scoring
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Ladies endure a comedy of errors
Chorley Ladies 4 Bury Ladies 5 CHORLEY had a flying start in this game, going into the lead after only five minutes, when Janine Jones ran wide on the right and crossed the ball in for Sarah Dufresne to drive the ball past a stunned keeper. There then
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Chorley Nissan Sunday League
Wellington puts the boot in IN THE Chorley Nissan Sunday league Premier Division leaders St Josephs came unstuck when they travelled to Astley Park to play first division side Black Horse in the Guardian Shield, losing 4-1. The other tie to take place
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Win at Wilmslow puts Chorley in the mood for vital clash
Wilmslow RUFC 10 Chorley RUFC 19 CHORLEY prepared for their vital clash with Clitheroe this Saturday with a win at Wilmslow at the weekend. Coach Martin Peacock said he was very pleased with the result against a strong side. He said: "The main objective
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Get your skates on!
DADS and mums are being encouraged to get their skates on to coach enthusiastic youngsters playing street hockey. Bolton Council is running courses for adults over the age of 16 aimed at giving them the skills to teach the kids. It is also training up
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Meat pie, sausage roll, come on England, give us a goal!
IT may not sound like your average World Cup anthem, but North-west comic Smug Roberts is hoping it will score points with the fans. And with the help of Radcliffe Borough Football Club, "Meat pie, sausage roll, come on England, give us a goal! "might
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Pupils net anti-racism award
THREE Bolton schoolchildren have been rewarded for their fight against racism. The 11-year-old pupils from Brandwood County Primary, Daubhill, received special certificates during a ceremony at the Reebok Stadium following a 'Let's Kick Racism Out of
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Colly eyes Bolton return
STAN Collymore has Wanderers in his sights as he sits and waits anxiously for a chance to revive his dwindling World Cup hopes. The Aston Villa and England striker is out of action after having a cortisone injection to try and cure his groin problem.
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Gloomy outlook for the North in 2000
A REPORT out today says the North-west will be the UK's slowest-growing region by the turn of the century. Economic forecasters Business Strategies say growth is expected to slow sharply this year and next after a below-average performance in 1997. The
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Touching concern?
SIR: Mr Ivan Cooper's quixotic concern for both the electors of Bolton West and the health of Ms Ruth Kelly is truly touching (BEN, March 20). Not content with penning his misogynistic drivel once, Mr Cooper returns to his favourite topic of claiming
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Protect this site
BURNDEN Park is not simply an empty stadium, it is part of Bolton's illustrious sporting history. Even if it were not, it would not deserve to be treated as a rubbish heap and general dumping ground. But, this is what it has become, thanks largely to
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It's oaks couture!
HOLLYOAKS star Davinia Murphy will be the special guest at a charity fashion and craft show in Radcliffe on Sunday. The former Bolton School pupil, who plays Jude Cunningham in the hit TV soap, will be joining Jigsaw, a social group for young people with
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Student boss loses job after punch-up
THE president of Bolton College students Union has been ordered to leave the college after a punch-up. Robert J. Allen, who has been president of the union since 1996, says he was ordered to leave on Monday by principal Terry Hogan and 'sacked' from his
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 2, 1973 BUTCHERS throughout America look set to serve fewer customers than usual today as indignant housewives begin a week of tuna fish casseroles, macaroni-and-cheese, and vegetarian dinners. The great American
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Countdown to the Millennium Bomb
A LOCAL seminar will tackle the Year 2000 computer issue. The Millennium Bomb is on the agenda at The Year 2000 - The Reality, on Wednesday, April 29. It is being organised in conjunction with the MBA Alumni Association by the Centre for Enterprise and
