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Groom-to-be, 33, found hanging
A BRIDEGROOM-to-be, missing from home for two days after being made redundant, has been found dead. Philip Neild, aged 33, of Campbell Court, Farnworth, disappeared last Wednesday, hours after being told that he had lost his job as a firm's driver. Police
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Porter hero as fire hits market
A MAINTENANCE man turned fire-fighting hero when he put out a fierce fire at Bury indoor market. Stewart Hartney, aged 41, spotted flames leaping from a storage area packed with clothes in the market basement at the weekend. But the quick-thinking porter
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Town gets on the bus to boost Japan links
BURY'S newly appointed access officer has been boosting international relations with Japan. Judith Irving, who works for the Bury and District Disabled Advisory Council (BADDAC), was called to demonstrate the benefits of Manchester's low floor buses to
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'Holiday from hell' couple on TV
A COUPLE who discovered their Spanish hotel was an old folk's home star in a "holiday from hell" TV documentary tonight. In August, the BEN exclusively revealed how Bolton's Philip Rowlands and girlfriend Louise Sutton booked a late getaway deal to Majorca
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Woman in firework attack terror
A TEENAGE thug pointed a lighted firework at a terrified woman's face when she pleaded with a gang to stop terrorising residents. The hooligan only pulled the firework away at the last moment as it ignited and shot off down the street. Janet Young's horrifying
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SOCCER: Shakers pay for missed chances
NEIL Warnock shook his head in disbelief after watching the Shakers lose a game which could, and should, have been over within the first 10 minutes. In that time, his strikers converted only one chance and squandered a host of others before allowing a
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Arson victims laid to rest
MOURNERS wept today as a little drummer boy and his young mum, both killed in an arson attack, were buried in Bolton. Scores of people gathered at Heaton Cemetery to say a tearful farewell to five-year-old Anthony Trigg and his mum Jean, 26, who died
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Top class training on tap for staff
NORTH West Water has become the first of the country's big privatised water and wastewater companies to achieve the Investor in People standard. The Warrington-based company, which employs more than 4,000 people, will spend £3 million on staff training
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Nothing is sacred any more
REGARDING the chapel in Astley Bridge Cemetery being demolished, as Cllr Perry said, it is a sad state of affairs and nothing is sacred any more. It's about time, the powers that be and the do-gooders got their act together, and woke up to the problem
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Lest We Forget
WITH the annual poppy day just around the corner it seems an appropriate time to look at the work of the Royal British Legion. Last year was a record year, with more than £17.3 million donated by a generous public. County field officer, John Hardiman,
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Raiders make early bid to rob charity shop
CALLOUS thieves attempted to break in to a Bolton charity shop -- just two weeks after it opened. They tried to force their way through the metal security shutters at the shop, causing damage estimated at £1,600. Now fundraisers at Derian House in Thicketford
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Chemists on duty in the Bolton area this week:
WEDNESDAY: Dysons, 51 Lee Lane, Horwich (5.30pm to 6.30pm). SUNDAY: Nash, 15 Devon Street (9am to 10pm); Landmark, 12 Chorley New Road (9am to 1pm and 2pm to 11pm); Cohens, 576 Blackburn Road (9am to 10pm); Sykes, 328 St Helens Road (11am to 1pm); Gordons
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Dillon charge man 'was at house'
A MURDER trial jury was told today that the man accused of shooting Dillon Hull was at his former girlfriend's house shortly after the killing. Preston Crown Court has heard claims from Paul Seddon, 27, of Chorley New Road, Bolton, that he was
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Fur Coat and No Knickers. Farnworth Little Theatre. Runs until Saturday
IT was well worth wading through white slush to see this production The white stuff in question wasn't an early snowfall but unfortunately a thuggish attack on the theatre by paint-wielding vandals shortly before the performance on Saturday night. But
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Like to get in touch
I was billeted at 5 Bromwich Street, Bolton, during the early 1940s, when the late Miss Turner was the owner and landlady. At that time, I was one of four RAF lads studying a Wireless Course at the Bolton Technical College. I am now in my late 70s but
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Road scheme will be chaos
HOUGH Lane should be made one-way from Eagley Bottoms to Darwen Road. There is no advantage in restricting Eagley Way. This will greatly assist in reducing right turning traffic at Dunscar Memorial.. If Hough Lane is closed completely as a through road
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Woman, 22, 'glassed' in dance floor brawl
A WOMAN responsible for a brutal bottle attack on the dance floor of a Bolton nightclub may have been "captured" on security cameras. Detectives were today studying video footage from the Club Mondo after a woman was hit over the head with a beer bottle
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Wanderers boss plans transfer strategy
COLIN Todd has targeted the players he believes can get Wanderers back on the straight and narrow path to promotion. Now he plans summit talks with chairman Gordon Hargreaves to see what funds are available from the Nathan Blake sale before he presses
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Stalker case model poses topless
A TEENAGE Bolton model who last month appeared in court on a stalking charge has posed topless in a national newspaper. Suzanne Horrocks, 18, was ordered to keep away from her former boss, Simon Beveridge, who she had bombarded with telephone calls and
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Brochure shows Bolton at its best
A NEW visitor guide has been produced - highlighting the best of Bolton. News of the new initiative came shortly after a coach party from London paid a glowing tribute to Bolton's attractions in the BEN. Bolton Council's Leisure Services has ordered 50,000
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Reid's words of wisdom are no comfort for Todd
By Gordon Sharrock: Bolton Wanderers 0, Sunderland 3 PETER Reid's kind words were cold comfort as Colin Todd surveyed the damage of the storms that have blown Wanderers right off their promotion course. The Sunderland manager and his players admitted
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£5m Euro jobs come to town
HARRY Peers, the Bolton-based structural steelwork and project management specialists, have negotiated orders worth £5m with European partners in the petrochemical plant construction industry. A spokesman said visits to Germany and Belgium had resulted
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Capital gains!
THERE was no trick for Leigh RMI on Saturday only a treat -- a first round FA Cup Tie against Fulham at Craven Cottage. The moneymen of Division Two, Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley and all, will be the hosts when the Railwaymen visit the capital on
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OPINION: Vital steps to make sky safer
TACKLING unruly and violent passengers is a number one priority for airlines. It is vital for the confidence of the public -- and of the flight industry itself -- that action is taken, and now. We are, therefore, happy to back Airtours' call for a database
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Denied access
THERE are many people in this country who would make excellent non-political candidates at election time. However these people are denied access to the electoral process because as individuals they lack the money and resources of political parties. So
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Thought it was a joke
AS a senior citizen, getting older and more forgetful, perhaps I could be forgiven for thinking it was April 1, on reading on page the 'Crime and Disorder Questionnaire' and the accompanying column in the BEN I hardly think that the Chief Constable of
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What's on in and around Bolton on Tuesday, 3.11.98
Theatre, music & dance BOLTON Burns Club is holding dancing classes at the Social Centre for the Blind, Bark STreet at 7.45pm. TEA Dance with Dave K, Pembroke Hall, High Street, Walkden, 2pm-4pm. ENTERTAINMENTS for pensioners, Pensioners Hall, Rock
