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A Bridge too far for Wanderers
CHELSEA 2, WANDERERS 0: By Gordon Sharrock THEY fought so desperately and bravely to pull off the Great Escape but in the end it turned out to be A Bridge Too Far for Wanderers. They took it to the last minute of the last game of the season before finally
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Let us be free to choose
THE idea of 24-hour opening for pubs sends people panicking, as though this heralded the end of civilisation as we know it. But the reality of such radical reform, which could figure in a Government shake-up of licensing laws, is usually quite different
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Ballet fans
SIR: Recently there was a memorable week for ballet fans in the North West. We had Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Palace Theatre, Manchester. And what a treat it was! Three wonderful performances of Edward II - David Bintley's full-length story ballet
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3 shots fired in bungled armed robbery
THREE shots were fired and a security guard attacked during an attempted armed robbery in Bury. Three men struck outside the Aldi supermarket on Bell Lane at 4.24pm on Saturday afternoon, as a Securicor guard was putting the days takings into the rear
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Top job for new Tory councillor
NEWLY elected Bolton councillor John Walsh has been voted into a top role in the Conservative Party. Cllr Walsh, who re-gained his seat for the Astley Bridge ward on Bolton Council in last week's local elections, has been elected deputy chairman of the
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Microlight crash couple unhurt
A COUPLE walked away unhurt after their microlight aircraft ran out of fuel and flipped on its back during an emergency landing. Phil Bell and his wife, both aged 51, from St Helens Road, Leigh, tried to land at Barton Airport but instead ended up in
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Centurions on the march: Leigh Centurions 26 Hunslet Hawks 23
SUCCESSIVE victories over a side from the top five has seen the Centurions adjust their sights. While once they would have been happy to finish anywhere outside the bottom two, they have now targeted a place in the top five and a shot at the end of season
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Advanced motoring
SIR: I was delighted to learn from your article:Lesson in road safety (BEN Tuesday, May 5) that Withins School pupils are to receive a visit from a speaker from the Driving Standards Agency, about the driving test and related topics of road safety. As
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Dumped pets in police kennels
UNWANTED pets are being housed in "overspill kennels" at Bolton police stations as animal shelters struggle to cope. Managers of Bolton's Destitute Animal Shelter admit they are facing a "catastrophic" situation as the number of stray cats and dogs continues
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Realistic planning
IT'S reassuring to know that, in the wake of the successful City Challenge scheme, the Halliwell Loan Fund continues to aid local development in the area. Set up to aid small business start-ups, it still continues the system and has a string of employment
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Handbag warning
SIR: Please allow me through your column, to firstly warn people about leaving bags on display in cars, and secondly to thank three very honest men. On Friday, May 1, as I was parked at traffic lights next to Salford Crescent, on my way home from work
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Bus driver hurt in CS gas attack
A BUS driver needed hospital treatment after being sprayed with CS gas during an attempted robbery. The driver, who has not been named, was sprayed in the face by a man who got on the bus in Manchester Road, Little Hulton, and demanded cash. The attacker
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Let's keep our heads up high
IT was all so heartbreakingly close. But, it was not to be, and Bolton Wanderers go down from the Premiership once more. All the "what ifs" in the world make no difference now. What if Frandsen's early efforts had paid off .... What if that critical goal-mouth
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Yellow lines
SIR: I have over the last few weeks read the letters published in the BEN, regarding the closure of Hough Lane to through traffic. It really amazes me that they have been few and far between. Two letters stood out however, the one from A McGrath (some
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Pathetic claims
SIR: It really is pathetic how some smokers and drinkers try to justify their addictions, by claiming the tax on their drug of choice (nicotine/alcohol), is funding the NHS for the rest of us. (Alec Martin, Points of View, May 5). If any of them were
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Doing no favours
SIR: So Alec Martin, (Your views, May 5) thinks that he and his fellow smokers are keeping the N.H.S. going, with the taxes they pay on tobacco. Doesn't he realise that most of the N.H.S. resources are spent on patients with smoking related illnesses
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Couple fight bar on christening visit
A DISTRAUGHT Bolton couple are appealing to the Home Secretary to lift what they describe as a British-made 'Iron Curtain' which threatens to rip their family apart. Vera Tymchyshyn and her husband Yaroslaw of Bramcote Avenue, The Haulgh fears that unless
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Gipsies back on the road again
GIPSIES who invaded Bolton's Burnden Park have been booted off. The former football ground's car park was deserted today after travellers in 40 caravans were ordered to move on over the weekend. Bolton Council, acting on behalf of Bolton Wanderers, won
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12-man Lions fail at the death: Whitehaven Warriors 12
Swinton Lions 10 THE battling Lions came within seconds of snatching a crucial victory at the Recreation Ground. In a controversial finish, the Warriors scored their winning try in injury time - and then the 12-man Lions had a Steve Gartland try disallowed
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Farrell leads Wigan's Wembley revenge
Sheffield Eagles 8 Wigan Warriors 36 BETTER late than never was the only consolation Wigan could take for avenging last week's Wembley defeat. The Super League fixtures paired the Challenge Cup finalists together just a week after the Eagles' sensational
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Wanderers looking for a quick return
WANDERERS are down but they are refusing to be ruled out of the Premiership reckoning. Colin Todd's bravehearts, relegated for the second time after just one season in the top flight, are determined to bounce back again. "Everything is in place for a
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Heartbroken Gudni backs his manager
GUDNI Bergsson paid tribute today to the role Colin Todd played in Wanderers' brave fight to beat the drop. The Bolton captain said the manager had been "extremely positive and really encouraging throughout the capmpaign." Todd admitted relegation from
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Daily poem
When I was a little kid, you were always there for me, I'd be frightened of the dark, So you would sit me on your knee. You always knew the things to say, to rid me of my fears I would look into your face as you wiped away the tears I grew into a teenage
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Truant bleep scheme goes nationwide
A BOLTON scheme to bleep parents of persistent truants is set to go nationwide as part of an ambitious Government programme launched today. Education secretary David Blunkett revealed this morning that the Government have been keeping a close eye on the
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Stubbs couldn't win in relegation stakes
ALAN Stubbs, a winner when he helped Celtic deny Rangers a record 10th successive Championship in Scotland on Saturday, was a loser however yesterday's relegation battle had worked out. Stubbs was captain of the Bolton side relegated from the Premiership
