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No say in policing
I AM concerned about the accounts in the press of attacks on pensioners and their property. I feel as a pensioner, and a taxpayer, that I have no say in the priorities of policing adopted by the force I pay for. Visits to Community Police Committees tell
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Prize thanks
THANK you for the prize I won in the Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child competition. I was happy to see my picture printed in the Bolton Evening News and it is now on show for all to see in my school, St Thomas's Halliwell. Happy Christmas. Danielle
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WANDERERS: Six points would put Wanderers ding-dong merrily on high
ALL we want for Christmas are six points. That's the battle cry from Wanderers as they go into the crucial holiday programme looking to build on a run of five games unbeaten. They face a home clash with third placed Bradford City on Saturday followed
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The greatest gift of all . . .
BOLTON'S hearts of gold have made it a caring, sharing Christmas for more than 1,000 local needy children this year. Readers have donated more than £3,000 to the Bolton Evening News/Bolton Lions campaign to help hundreds of poor families over Christmas
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WANDERERS: Belief is the key for Arnar
ARNAR Gunnlaugsson is looking for Wanderers to re-establish themselves in the Premiership in 1999. That's the Icelandic striker's New Year's resolution as he embarks on a mission to clinch promotion. "I'm looking forward to the rest of the season, when
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ANGLING: Rob takes top spot
FOR once the popular bird sanctuary pegs of Doffcocker Reservoir did not produce in the fourth round of the Winter League Series. The matches are proving very popular, and 33 anglers were in attendance last week, but heavy frost put paid to big catches
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Out of the shadows!
SUCCESSFUL "shadows" have been presented with their awards. The MODES initiative - Management Oriented Directory of Educational Shadowing - was started by the West Pennine branch of the Institute of Management in 1990. It is aimed at fostering closer
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IFrom the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO SPEND, spend, spend . . . that was the story today as shoppers packed Bolton town centre shops and stores. Despite the economic crisis, the only squeeze in evidence was in the shops. A spokesman for one store said: 'It is amazing. Everything
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Daily poem
Magical Christmas Children's eyes reflect the phosphorescence of the fire, Warm inside, they look out at the snow; Grandad sits down in his chair, the children huddle round, He tells them all of Christmas long ago. When the moon was full on Christmas
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It is not a virus
WITH reference to your front page Headline on December 21: Brain virus kills girl, 3, I congratulate you on the excellent advice given to spot this tragic disease. But please refrain from referring to meningococcal meningitis as a "Virus". It is not.
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Hero puib raid boss in car ordeal
A PUB landlord was dragged along the ground as he clung onto a car after he disturbed thieves stealing booze. The pub boss discovered two men loading up their Ford Sierra with crates of beer they had stolen from an out-building at the rear of the Rose
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45 carpet jobs under threat
A BOLTON carpet manufacturer has gone into receivership - threatening 45 jobs. The bad news has been broken to workers at Thomson Shepherd Ltd in The Valley, Union Road. Insolvency specialists at KPMG Corporate Recovery hope to sell the company as a going
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MP supports bid to block super estate
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly has backed the campaign to stop a 1,100 home "super estate" being built at Westhoughton. She has added her name to a petition which has been set up to protest about the scheme for a huge development at Lee Hall, between Chequerbent
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Valerie and the BEN help solve Santa gifts riddle
A GOOD Samaritan grandmother has helped reunite a Bolton family with their missing Christmas presents. Valerie Walker turned to the BEN for help after she was landed with three gifts, mistakenly addressed to her house but not for her. She began her hunt
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Animal shelter fear as cash plea falters
A POPULAR animal sanctuary, visited and supported by scores of Bolton people, is facing the axe if a cash appeal fails. Desperate owners of the Only Foals and Horses Sanctuary are trying to raise £190,000 to enable them to buy the land and buildings they
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Girl dumped dog to make way for puppy
A TEENAGER was praised for her kindness in handing in a "stray" dog to a Bolton animal shelter . . . until staff realised she had actually left behind the family pet! The 16-year-old girl from Bolton used the ploy to be rid of the dog, because she wanted
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My dad will never come 'home'
AS MOST families get together over Christmas, one youngster has given up hope of his father ever being able to join him and his mother at their home in Bolton. Last year little Daniel Hellings, now three, captured readers' hearts when the BEN described
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Obvious need
IN YOUR editorial comment on the new Lesbian Health Initiative (December 18), you write "In a financially perfect society, the perceived needs of every possible sexual orientation would be accommodated." The very obvious need of gay men is to be freed
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NON-LEAGUE: Boro aim to build on glory day
AFTER last weekend's stunning 4-2 win at Unibond Division One clear leaders Lincoln United, Radcliffe Boro supporters could quite justifiably believe their side is capable of anything come the New Year. That result may not have moved the Stainton Park
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Travel safely
THIS Christmas many of your readers will use minicabs to get them to and from their festivities. However, not all minicabs are as safe as they may appear. Just a few simple precautions will help make readers' Christmas a safe and happy time. It is illegal
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They sang for Roy
A big thank-you to all the people of Bolton, for supporting our fund-raising in Bolton Market Place on December 17. The excellent Celeste Choral Group were "Singing for Roy". We raised a magnificent £166.83. Thanks to everyone, especially the Market Place
