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Swimming for pets
SIR: Pets In Need would like to take the opportunity to thank Jimmy and Hilary Grimshaw, and Sharples Swimming Club members for the Sponsored Swim on March 28, which raised over £400 for our charity. We would also like to thank the good people of Bolton
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A welcome web site
SIR: Thank you for providing me with the BEN web site. I have been living in New Zealand for three years (I'm formerly of Frinton Road, Over Hulton). It is very interesting reading all the news on the BEN site. I can keep up to date with everything dear
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Thieves kill family's rare puppy
SICK thieves killed a Bolton family's pet puppy as they burgled their home. Zed was a 14-week-old rare and valuable Dogue de Bordeaux dog. The Kennel Club says there are only 12 dogs of the same breed registered in this country. He was in the kitchen
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Man's burner battle up in smoke
A BOLTON man's battle to block a £12 million energy from waste incinerator at Raikes Lane has ended in defeat at London's Appeal Court. But Roger Kirkman, whose bid to stop the revamped burner was backed by environment watchdogs Friends of the Earth,
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Bury keeper in Ireland call-up
BURY goalkeeper Dean Kiely has been called up for the Republic of Ireland. The Shakers No 1 got the call from Irish boss Mick McCarthy yesterday and will be in the squad for the clash with Mexico on May 23 and a testimonial clash six days earlier. Gigg
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Safety hotline goes on four-month trial
A "WORKSAFE Phoneline" is operating locally for employees who believe their bosses are ignoring workplace dangers. The Health and Safety Executive has introduced a four-month trial in two pilot areas - Greater Manchester and North Staffordshire. A HSE
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An excellent scheme
WHAT an excellent idea. Steve Howarth, an experienced examiner from the Driving Standards Agency, is giving a talk about the driving test to Withins School pupils on Thursday. Statistics show that new drivers, aged 17 to 21, are involved in a quarter
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Student volunteers meet royalty
BOLTON College students will be mixing with royalty later this month when Princess Anne visits a Nottingham charity. The students are taking part in the college's GNVQ Health and Social Care Course and gaining practical experience by working as volunteers
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Hundreds dig deep for Ginnia
A FUND-raising day for little Ginnia Roberts has been declared a huge success after almost £2,000 was collected. The event was held at the Bolton Castle pub on Bank Holiday Monday and attracted hundreds of people. The Tonge Moor pub was busier for Ginnia's
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Help with arthritis
SIR: Spring is here at last and with it the busiest time of the year in the garden. But for the 4.5m people in the UK, who are severely disabled by arthritis, or some other form of rheumatic disease, stiff and painful joints make picking up gardening
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Dynamic duo make a Dublin Dash date
BOLTON women Theresa Schofield and Mary Hurst may not look like they're "dashing" now, but the two are currently preparing for a very quick trip. They will be taking part in the Dublin Dash - an annual charity event in September. Teams have to get to
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Local election statement by Liberal Democrat leader Barbara Ronson
LOCAL Liberal Democrats are pleased to be fielding candidates in every ward of the town. We have chosen people from a wide range of ages, and backgrounds, and seven out of the 20 are women. Labour leaflets claim that voting Liberal Democrat is a wasted
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 5, 1973 THE news that Rolls-Royce Motor shares will be on the market soon is encouraging for it means that no other car company will be able to absorb that British symbol of elegance and luxury. Many small investors
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Don't mention Bread!
By Jennifer Bradbury PETER Howitt, the writer and director of the film Sliding Doors, has a venomous loathing of writers who insist on describing him as the "former Bread star". "It's like you find you've got three new first names," he spits. "It gets
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Barbaric practice
SIR: I am writing to highlight the suffering inflicted upon bears in China in the name of tradition. For centuries Chinese medicine has used bear gall bladder bile to cure many ailments, from stomach upsets to acne. But it is the method used to extract
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Your chance to roar on Wanderers!
IT'S do or die for Bolton Wanderers as they take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, knowing that a victory will keep them in the Premiership. Can they pull off one of football's greatest ever escapes? The Bolton Evening News is roaring on the Wanderers
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How to beat the bug
THE Technology Development Unit at Bolton Institute is organising a series of short courses on "Beating the Millennium Bug". They will be on Monday evening, June 1, Wednesday afternoon, July 1 and Tuesday afternoon, August 4. A Bolton Institute computer
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Lack of action
SIR: Why is it that the council/police are bending over backwards to make sure that the gypsies invading Bolton are treated with kid gloves? It is about time the tax-paying and law-abiding people of Bolton were given some protection from these people
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Taylor is the target
BOB Taylor has earned himself a new deal at West Brom ... if he wants it. Baggies boss Denis Smith, who was prepared to let the 31-year-old striker go, has been so impressed by his Premiership performances with Wanderers he now wants him to stay. Taylor
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Ladies - join the fun and fitness festival
BOLTON Women get their own specially tailored programme of events when the new Bolton Women's Festival starts on Saturday. Bolton Metro Leisure Services have teamed up with other organisations to develop the Festival, following on from the successful
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Struggling for funds
SIR: The RSPCA (Reg. Charity 219099) and the RSPCA Bolton and District Branch (Reg. Charity No. 232243), do not receive 'funding'. The organisations do not receive money from central or local government, nor, so far, the National Lottery. We are totally
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Mum kicks up an unholy row
AN angry mum has blasted church leaders who refused to let her sick son take his first communion. Jillian Holman says Daniel, aged 10, missed five lessons preparing him for communion, following an operation and later when she was diagnosed as having cancerous
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Finance firms merge to form super practice
MANCHESTER independent corporate financiers Barrowman Associates have merged with Leigh chartered accountants Jackson Stephen & Co. The combined practice, which will trade as Barrowman Jackson Stephen and continue to operate from the existing offices
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Mystery sprayer
SIR: On reading the article in Friday's BEN regarding a "mystery sprayer" apparently at large in Blackrod, I think the culprit may well be Mother Nature herself! Most of the young shoots on shrubs, trees and plants in my garden have been damaged by the
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A kind deed
SIR: My husband and I would like to thank a gentleman for helping us after an accident at a Bolton shopping centre on April 25. My four-year-old daughter's hand was crushed in the door housing of a lift when the doors opened. Her hand was wedged firmly
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A fine time
SIR: Is it my imagination or didn't they at one time fine people for dropping litter? Mrs I Horrocks Walton Court, Bolton Previous news story Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion
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Give a choice
SIR: It seems odd that charities and other such organisations are crying out for volunteers, when we have so many unemployed people in the country. If someone in the government changed the Job Seekers rules, or introduced an alternative benefit, they
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Latham gets over his back trouble...
KEITH Latham has back trouble ahead of Leigh Centurions' tough away game at Whitehaven Warriors tonight. Centurions' coach Latham must make two changes to the back division that played a big part in upsetting title contenders Hull KR in Leigh's last match
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Prison sentences
SIR: The report on Gary Howarth, the man who was jailed for causing the death of little Tracy Kennedy in 1994, reveals the fact that the law is as big an ass now as in the days of Charles Dickens and that British justice is one huge joke. Whoever was
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Voters' chance to give verdict on Labour's first 12 months
THE voters of Bolton will give their verdict on Labour's first year in Government when they go to the polls tomorrow. Labour has as tight a grip on Bolton Council as Tony Blair has in Parliament. The party currently holds 48 of the 60 seats, with the
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We want a university
THE strength of support for Bolton becoming a university town has been highlighted by Bolton Institute principal Professor Bob Oxtoby. And yesterday BEN managing director John Waters was in London telling politicians that the citizens of Bolton want a
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REVIEW: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
The Opera House, Manchester. Runs until Saturday, May 16. THIS latest version of Joseph sparkled from start to finish in a truly outstanding show. The tried and trusted West End winner has wowed audiences of millions throughout Britain for almost 30 years
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Down Under Craig's a real Bolton wanderer!
WANDERERS' fan Craig Palmer is making a dash across the world in the hope of seeing his beloved team in action on Sunday. The 25-year-old adventurer will fly back from New Zealand to London on Saturday - but he doesn't have a ticket for the vital Premiership
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Tribute to band leader
A BOLTON musician today paid tribute to legendary big band leader Syd Lawrence, who died yesterday aged 74. Don Banks, who plays trumpet in the Syd Lawrence Orchestra, described the ground-breaking star as a "brilliant musician who brought the big bands
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Daily poem
The sunshine is more brilliant, skies a brighter blue, The fragrance of a lilac tree, a sunbeam filters through. Flowers in a garden, lift their petalled face to God Like coloured gems shining bright, Gold , orange, crimson and sparkling white. Birds
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Champion of the good life
BURY MP David Chaytor is urging the Government to step up its efforts to encourage organic farming. The left-wing backbencher is pressing Agriculture Minister Jack Cunningham to take advantage of Britain's Presidency of a European Union to reform the
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MP's fears are food for thought
BOLTON MP Brian Iddon is concerned that MPs will not get the chance to fully debate the proposed new Food Standards Agency. The Government is introducing the FSA to tackle the growing epidemic of food poisoning and to ensure that British food is among
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Dumped collie finds a home
A CRUEL man dumped a dog in Breightmet and left it to fend for itself. Jean Hardman said the "heartless" man pushed the black and white collie out of his vehicle in Blenheim Road and drove off. The dog was roaming the streets for a week before it was
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Local election statement by Labour's Bob Howarth, Leader of Bolton Council
WHAT a difference a year makes! Last May the people of Britain returned a new Government and even more Labour councillors. It was a great victory after nearly 20 years of Conservative rule. For Bolton those years had often been very hard. The engineering
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Training for teachers of under-fives
BOLTON is to offer training to all teachers of four-year-olds, amid national concern that they are too young for school. Early-years workers are drawing up a training plan to help reception teachers and other workers dealing with four-year-olds entering
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Mopping up the sweat shops
FAKE designer clothes are flooding out of Bolton sweat shops as the town's counterfeiting trade flourishes. The revelation comes after an early morning raid on a terraced house in Halliwell netted more than 2,000 pairs of counterfeit designer jeans. Counterfeit
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No more waiting
THE children from Blackrod schools have waited long enough for a pelican crossing at an accident blackspot on Manchester Road. In 1996, after an eight-year-old boy was injured at the blackspot, a 300-signature petition was collected along with letters
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'Get well' work-outs work out well!
A GROUND breaking scheme which helps patients to recover by improving their fitness is going from strength to strength. Exercise on Prescription started as a pilot project in Bolton operated by a few GP practices, but has become one of the great success
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Playing safe at new fun centre
A SOFT play room for children with disabilities opened in Bury today. The room at the Herbert Coates Community Centre on Morley Street will be used by the Hurdles Family Support group, providing a safe play environment for the children. It will cater
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Local election statement by Conservative leader Norman Critchley
LAST May, Labour said, "it is time for a change". But, one year on, nowhere in Britain is in need of a change more urgently than in local government. It is certainly true that, here in Bolton, we are urgently in need of a change. A change from the high
