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Time for a change
SIR: It was with amazement and disgust I read of the sheer audacity of Bolton Council in deciding to set aside £3 million of our council tax money, to ensure that Town Hall workers would not lose out if they had to be deployed into a different job. Why
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Regulars mind their language in bar room lessons
NIGHT school may never be the same again if a novel new pub based language course is a success. The Howcroft Inn has teamed up with a North-west college to offer relaxed and informal language courses - taught in the bar! Landlord Clive Nightingale is
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Report blasts debt-ridden Social Services
SOCIAL Services in Bury are failing the people, a damning report says. The report by independent investigators raises concerns about the council's "ability to continue to safeguard the well being of some children, adults and older people in greatest need
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School and hospital in Lottery plea
A FARNWORTH school and hospital bosses have joined forces to launch a £15 million pound lottery bid to build a new sports and arts centre. Mount St Joseph School and Bolton Hospitals Trust are working together to secure the cash for the ambitious scheme
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Second home
SIR: I refer to the article (BEN March 25) about gipsies moving onto the Reebok Stadium car park. I would like to say how angry and hurt I feel. Having watched Bolton home and away for the last 28 years I think of the Reebok stadium as my second home.
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Time to retire
SIR: I reply to the letter (BEN, March 21) about the "lollipop" lady who was made to retire at 70 by the Council and the fact that the same rules should apply to everyone. Fair's fair. I would personally think the councillors would go on for ever, so
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Leigh welcome back Donohue
JASON Donohue has answered a call from 'home.' The former Hilton Park favourite has left Super League newcomers Hull Sharks and rejoined his hometown team on a month's loan. Donohue, who came through Leigh's junior ranks to blossom into a Great Britain
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Stripped of a girls' night out
SERIOUSLY ill Bolton babies will lose out after a charity night strip show was banned. The Ladies' Night in aid of the Royal Bolton Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit and Bolton Hospice was due to be held at Bolton Anglers' Club tonight. Organiser Caroline
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Old boy Dean can deliver
COLIN Todd is banking on Dean Holdsworth making a happy return to Wimbledon tomorrow as Wanderers look to get their survival show back on the road. "Deano's the one player who can do us a real favour," the manager said of the striker who plays at Selhurst
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Words of warning over strong pound
A TOP business leader highlighted major problems for exporters when he spoke in Manchester. Mr Adair Turner, Director General of the Confederation of British Industry, told the CBI's North West annual dinner that the soaring value of the pound must be
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Pat would not suffering
SIR: I am writing in admiration of Pat Graham of Lexus Greyhound Rescue who carried out a night raid to rescue abused dogs. I totally admire this woman because of her actions in saving those poor animals any further suffering. Although it may be seen
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Readathon raises Vision Aid cash
CHILDREN from Beech House Preparatory School, Bolton, raised money for Vision Aid by taking part in a sponsored read. Friends and relatives sponsored them to read up to six books each in their "readathon" during a recent Book Week. The children wrote
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Tory battle to save cop shop
HULTON Park conservatives will campaign to stop Westhoughton police station from closing. The Tory group said a survey it carried out identified policing as one of the most important concerns in the area. Mark Perks, who organised the survey of 3,500
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Hunt for bus flasher
CHILDREN and pensioners on a Bolton town centre bus were left sickened when a car driver pulled up alongside and exposed himself. The pervert flashed in full view of passengers by keeping pace with the bus as he drove along Great Moor Street, Bolton.
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, April 3, 1973 BRITAIN'S miners today voted overwhelmingly against industrial action in the ballot on their pay claim. The vote means that union leaders will now go back to the National Coal Board on the present offer
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Attack has put the knife in my career
A TEENAGE trainee chef who was stabbed in an horrific attack has quit her catering course - because of her fear of knives. Pauline Barton, 17, was a star student on the catering course at Bolton College before she was stabbed last September. On Tuesday
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Stan sets five point target
STAN Ternent today set out Bury's survival plan. "We've got nine hours of football left and we need to get five points from it," he declared. If they can beat Huddersfield at Gigg Lane tomorrow, one of their rivals in the relegation dogfight, the Shakers
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Eric settles in to his new post
BOLTON College Consultancy Services Ltd has appointed a new managing director and company secretary. Mr Eric Fogg will be responsible for the financial performance of the Consultancy, which is run as a separate business by Bolton College in Manchester
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Firm's £54,000 SMART award
AN innovative Westhoughton company has been presented with a SMART award. Complementary Technologies Ltd of Manchester Road received £45,000 from the Department of Trade and Industry. The scheme is designed to help small and medium-sized companies improve
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How to cheat yout driving test exam
TODAY the Bolton Evening News can reveal just how easy it is to cheat to pass your written driving test in Bolton. Local driving instructors claim poor identity checks have allowed lots of learners to get someone else to take the tough exam on their behalf
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Scout's honour over lake rescue
A BOLTON scout was more than prepared when he dived into a lake to save a drowning boy. Marcus Douglas, aged 10, turned life-saver when he plunged in to grab Bolton youngster Joseph Pelling, four, who had tumbled into the water. The drama came as the
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I do need a goal admits Deano
DEAN Holdsworth returns to Selhurst Park for the first time tomorrow determined to show his mates - old and new alike - that he's no expensive flop. A £3.5 million transfer in October made the London-born striker one of the most expensive of Wimbledon's
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Welcome campaign
SIR: Reading the letter from Mark Williams, News Editor, of Coach and Bus Week, I was pleased to see that coach operators are campaigning for improved laws on seatbelts on coaches. I would, however, like to make known a couple of points concerning the
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Winning ways
SIR: I thank the BEN for my 12 jars of marmalade, paperback book, and cinema tickets, all won in your great competitions. I also thank Timeline for putting on a bus service to the Middlebrook, so that we can now go to Warner Cinemas and use the free cinema
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What's in a name?
SIR: People born with common surnames such as Cooper, Harris or Patel sometimes have a burden to bear. As an occasional writer to Points of View, I should be grateful if you would make it clear that I am not, nor have I, any connection with the 'Mr Cooper
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Small print
SIR: Last year I was besieged by mountains of junk mail from firms stating that I had won thousands, and in some cases, millions of pounds. I did not flinch, as I thought there must be a catch. Of course, this was the case. It was that old enemy 'small
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Neighbours at war 'in help us out' plea
SALFORD City Council has asked Bolton for help to solve neighbour disputes, following the success of the "good neighbour" scheme in the town. The Bolton Neighbour Dispute Service, set up in 1992, will now operate in Salford until the millennium and will
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Binmen tested on 'best value' deal
BOLTON'S binmen are set to be tested to make sure they are offering council taxpayers the "best value" service available. The refuse collection and street cleaning service looks likely to be the first contract in Bolton assessed under the Labour Government's
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Daily poem
It's a dirty old town, some people may say, With the same old blue sky, on a bright summer's day. Each street holds a memory, wherever we roam, True to our roots, there's no place like home. Home is where my heart is, no matter how far I stray, Home is
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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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Change of address for social services
SOCIAL services staff in Bury are on the move. From today offices at The Wylde and Craig House in Bury, Whittaker Street in Radcliffe and The Uplands in Whitefield will be closed. During the closure, members of the public can access an emergency service
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Speaker rules David's questions out of order
BOLTON MP David Crausby has been reprimanded by the speaker for asking Prime Minister Tony Blair questions about the Tory party. The red faced MP saw his moment of TV glory at Question Time, turned to ashes, when Betty Boothroyd told him off for breaking
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History repeated at new-look pub
BOLTON'S oldest pub is re-opening with a historical look. The towels are off at Ye Olde Man and Scythe, Churchgate, on Thursday, after a 10-week refurbishment. The work has been described as "more a restoration than a refurbishment" by landlord John Jewitt
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Here you pay
f=Zapf Dingbats s%90 of+if+bMr G C Baines Kimberley Road Astley Bridge SIR: I am seeking employment/training, and this enterprise is in itself a full time venture. On a recent trip to Southport, I was both surprised and concerned to find out that among
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Namesakes toast a double!
BOLTON landlady Rosemary Leach came face to face with her famous thespian namesake - who is currently playing a "boozy floozy" on stage. The 41-year-old Bolton woman met award-winning actress Rosemary Leach before the curtain went up at the Palace Theatre
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Fishery hopes to hook tiddlers
BRADSHAW Hall Fisheries are to hold a weekly competition for children during the summer holidays, with the catchline "Get hooked on fishing not drugs and crime". Managers John Kelly and Stan Messer, chose the catchy title for the junior fishing competition
