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Investigation starts as Burnden burns
POLICE are probing a massive fire which swept through Burnden Park last night, destroying the main stand. Residents say youths had been seen running away from the scene. The fierce blaze marked a sad end to the famous 102-year-old stadium which until
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Fury as sweeper's job binned
A LOAD of old rubbish has caused a dust up between two councils. Adlington Town Council is claiming Chorley Borough Council has backed out of a 24-year-old agreement to pay for a person to clean the village. The position was traditionally held by someone
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I WON'T WALK OUT SAYS STAN
STAN Ternent today responded to the growing speculation that he could be the next manager of Burnley. The successful Bury boss is widely reported to be top of Turf Moor's wanted list to take over from Chris Waddle. But Ternent today revealed he will not
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CSA has to change
SIR: In reference to your report in the BEN of May 15 concerning Ms Dawn Grundy and the Child Support Agency. I wish to congratulate Ms Grundy for standing up to this Agency. The CSA (Caring, Sharing Agency) do not CARE how little they leave the so-called
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Richard switches on to success
BOLTON School student Richard Paget has won a place in the national final of the 1998 Young Electronic Designer Awards. Richard, aged 18, has designed a flight data recorder for a radio-controlled aircraft. It impressed the judges at the Young Electronic
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Bell back for Wigan
AUSSIE flyer Mark Bell returns to the Wigan Warriors line-up for Friday's Super League clash with Hudderfield Giants. The winger missed the defeat at Leeds last week with a rib injury and his replacement, Lee Gilmour, returns to the bench. Darryl Cardiss
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Leigh boss takes blame
LEIGH Centurions coach Keith Latham today held his hands up and admitted his mistakes contributed to Leigh's 60-14 walloping at Division One leaders Wakefield Trinity. Latham, who describes Sunday's collapse as the worst day of his career at Hilton Park
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Quacklin' Rosie! Feathers fly over Diamond singer's duck
'impression' NEIL DIAMOND sound-a-like Jim Guest was left red faced after he claims a live family TV talent show "took the mickey" and made him sound like Donald Duck. The local singer says he was disgusted by his treatment alongside other Bolton hopefuls
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Pupils' sweet ban success is in the bag
BROTHER and sister Sebastian and Rebecca gave up eating puddings for a week to help orphans in Romania. Ice cream, biscuits and cakes were banned in the Bates' household and the money saved will be donated to a local appeal. Mum, Mrs Ruth Bates, aged
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Costly changes
BOLTON'S Victoria Square is a pleasant place in which to sit and watch life go by. And it's unlikely that the many who enjoy it would feel that it needs a facelift costing £1 million. But work is due to start shortly on a "major new look" for it, including
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Daily poem
"Roll on nine o'clock," moans Charlie, Pipe dreaming Red Ferraris. Six-foot blondes - with loads of lolly, Then, as he unloads another trolley Into the icy depths, He pictures Titanic's decks. That is, until a voice, perplexed, Shouts:? "Charlie - chuck
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Paper bale death probe
AN investigation is still under way at a Radcliffe mill following the death of a factory foreman who was crushed by a bale of paper. John Ince, 62, had worked at the East Lancashire Paper Mill on Church Street East for 30 years. The tragedy happened on
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Holiday cheer on roads
MOTORISTS in the North-west will have an easier journey this Bank Holiday thanks to the suspension of roadworks on many trunk roads and motorways. Cones will be lifted and lanes re-opened specially for the holiday weekend to cause minimum disruption.
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Council keeps schools in swim
SWIMMIMG looks set to stay on the timetable at Bolton schools despite plans to drop it from the national curriculum. Sports organisations are angry over Government moves to allow schools to ditch swimming lessons from September. But local education chiefs
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School kids 'among poorest in country'
BOLTON has become a divided town with schools bearing the brunt of massive deprivation in some areas. A damning council report paints a picture of Bolton as a town split between the children who have and those who do not. The shocking report by education
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Cuts needed to meet bill for new school
DELAYS have pushed the cost of replacing Pikes Lane Primary School in Bolton way over budget. Moving the children to the new school will cost an extra £700,000, borough councillors have been told. Now the education committee has to find the money by reducing
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Let's hope a lesson's learned
IT will be no surprise to any Boltonian with eyes firmly open that the district's schools figure in a massive social divide. Yet, it has taken a damning council report to show that the town is split between children who have and those who very definitely
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Walkers enjoying the route to the famous high point at Rivington.
Rivington 'bazaar' shock SIR: After an interesting and enjoyable walk at Rivingon with friends from outside the area, we called at the Great House Barn for light refreshments - and to see the visual display units featuring the histories of the area, local
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Leah in tune for charity
BLIND singing talent Leah Todd will be returning to Bolton to perform on behalf of the charity which helped give her the independence to live a full life. Leah, 21, from Whitehaven, Cumbria, stayed at the Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre in Bolton
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Trips full of history
SIR: The War Research Society is run mainly by retired and serving police officers and ex-servicemen as a charitable hobby. It was founded many years ago and supports a number of causes, widows and veterans. We run coach trips to the battlefields and
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Rolf's stars get bite of TV action
BOLTON'S newest celebrities are set to steal the show on Rolf Harris's latest TV programme - but only after overcoming a spot of "stage bite"! Mel Crossley and Catherine Harrison, founders of the Lancashire Hedgehog Hospital in Little Lever, have been
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What a difference a day makes!
THE magic of television transformed a Bolton schoolgirl's modern bedroom to old-fashioned opulence - in just a day! For top interior design experts were hired by the BBC to help slap on the paint and give Lauren Crossley's favourite room a face-lift.
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Election turnout
SIR: Bolton Councillors are right to be concerned about the implications for local democracy of the low turnout in the local elections. However, they themselves must shoulder a large portion of the blame. They have been determined in the past to avoid
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Council keeps schools in swim
SWIMMIMG looks set to stay on the timetable at Bolton schools despite plans to drop it from the national curriculum. Sports organisations are angry over Government moves to allow schools to ditch swimming lessons from September. But local education chiefs
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Second school gets pagers
A SECOND Bolton school is using pagers as a weapon in the battle against truancy. Smithills have managed to stop several persistent truants skipping school by bleeping parents as soon as they fail to turn up for lessons. Now the Withins have also started
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Legal eagles' royal connection
THE Duke of Norfolk and three members of his family have marked a 35-year business relationship with Bolton solicitor Peter Liptrott. Mr Liptrott is a partner in Kippax Beaumont Lewis of Mawdsley Street. The legal connection dates back even further to
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Ben dazzles as a soap star!
LITTLE Benjamin Hickling has been plucked from obscurity to become the latest soap star. But it's in the commercial breaks between Coronation Street and Emmerdale where you'll see him, because the plucky four-year-old has just filmed a series of adverts
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Post Office letter bomb scare
STAFF were evacuated from the Royal Mail sorting office in Farnworth today amid fears a letter bomb had been discovered. Police were called to the depot in Stone Hill Road just after 12.30am after staff alerted them about the suspicious A4 sized package
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Ruth gets Palace call
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly has been invited to a special Buckingham Palace reception for young achievers. The 30-year-old rising New Labour star will be one of dozens of successful young adults to meet the Queen on June 1. The mother of one - who has a
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Ashley, 14, loses his fight for life
A TEENAGER who suffered severe head injuries in a road accident as rushed to catch his school bus, has lost his fight for life. Ashley Stanley, aged 14, died in the intensive care unit at Liverpool's Alder Hey Hospital yesterday. He had been on a ventilator
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College celebration at the double
A DOUBLE celebration took place at Bury College, which has been praised for its adult learners' provision. The college was awarded the national Quality Mark by the Basic Skills Agency, an award given to organisations who demonstrate competence in provision
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Thanks a million!
DELIGHTED members of the Bolton Council for Voluntary Service are celebrating "winning" £1 million! This is the amount they have scooped for local voluntary and community groups in the last 12 months. The CVS, an independent local charity, worked closely
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Steps for children
SIR: In 1996, I ran in 12 races, totalling 100 miles, for a very worthy cause. It was hard work, but I had tremendous fun - and I had the satisfaction of knowing that my "Motty's Challenge" raised almost £100,000 for NCH Action For Children. On Saturday
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Costly changes
BOLTON'S Victoria Square is a pleasant place in which to sit and watch life go by. And it's unlikely that the many who enjoy it would feel that it needs a facelift costing £1 million. But work is due to start shortly on a "major new look" for it, including
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Bookworm pupils meet top authors
A GROUP of young bookworms really will have something to write home about after a trip to meet their favourite authors. Excited pupils from The Withins are today travelling to Birmingham to quiz four writers in line for a national award. The Withins group
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, May 21, 1973 PARENTS and those interested in the welfare of young people cannot fail to be disquieted by revelations in the Evening News that Bolton is one of the places in Britain where it is easiest to buy heroin,
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Nurse loses smoking case battle
A NURSE who claimed she developed asthma through being exposed to passive smoking in an old people's home today lost her claim for damages in a landmark court case. Mr Justice Holland ruled at the High Court in Manchester that the management of the home
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Construction bosses cry out for young recruits
BUILDING bosses say the construction industry needs a fresh injection of young recruits. Mr David Cairns, North-west regional chairman of the National Federation of Builders, said that the Federation was conducting a self-examination of training within
