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Worrying allegation
THE CLAIM that a genetically modified (GM) food producing giant has deliberately released modified oilseed rape into our countryside and is not even going to contest any legal action is very worrying. The Health and Safety Executive are to prosecute this
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White cab Christmas for taxi boss Adrian
BOLTON taxi firm Bolton boss Adrian Jenkins certainly enjoyed a white Christmas. That's because he has just introduced the first white Hackney cab to Bolton. Adrian, who rents out Hackney cabs to drivers, said: "Up until this year we were not allowed
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42 arrested in drug crackdown
FORTY-two people have been arrested for dealing in drugs during the annual festive crime crackdown on the streets of Bolton. And drugs with a street value of more than £100,000 - mostly heroin - have been seized. Drugs squad officers have targeted known
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Council gets tough on dog fouling
DOG owners who allow their pets to foul public areas and then don't tidy it up could face a £1,000 fine. Bolton Council intends to adopt powers to fine offenders under the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 by next April. The council has advertised its plans
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Cash flows in to dolphin appeal
TEACHER Kay Williams' heart was touched by the story of Downs Syndrome boy, Adam Foulks, whose family is aiming to take him on a Florida journey of hope to swim with dolphins. Kay, a teacher at Hesketh Fletcher High School, Atherton, set the ball rolling
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Family raises hundreds for tragic tot's carers
A TRAGIC tot's family has pulled in the pounds for the nursing team which helped care for their sick child. Stephen Young, aged two, lost his battle for survival last Christmas after undergoing a series of operations in his short life. Although born severely
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Family duo team up for dream TV spot
BOLTON siblings are set for a double dose of stardom - playing on-screen brother and sister! Katisha Kenyon, aged 23, and her real life brother Clinton have both landed leading roles in the award-winning football drama series, Dream Team. Clinton is already
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Pushed to the limit!
HEALTH services throughout Bolton have been stretched to the limit over Christmas with record numbers of emergency cases. Doctors, ambulance crews and hospital staff have been working flat out to cope with the huge numbers of out of hours and 999 calls
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Shoppers brave cold to catch sales fever
THOUSANDS of bargain hunters braved the sleet and cold yesterday as sales fever gripped Bolton. About 350 eager shoppers were waiting outside the Market Place at 7am when retailers opened the doors for busiest day of the year. Most had been lured by the
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TWO incidents highlighted the fact that some people have no respect for anything. Vandals destroyed
Good luck to Chesters and Sons Coach Station who are determined to "pull through" after arsonists set fire to their vehicles. We hope the people of Westhoughton feel the same and that they will have the heart to replace their nativity statues. Converted
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SOCCER: BURY BLUES
Bury 2 Birmingham City 4 By PHIL THORP BURY'S 'Blue Christmas' continued at Gigg Lane yesterday as Trevor Francis's Birmingham City hit the goal trail. Hard on the heels of Boxing Day's dismal reverse at bottom club Crewe Alexandra the flu-hit Shakers
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Daily poem
New Year's Coming Another New Year is about to dawn, The old one is leaving with a yawn. New Year Nineteen Ninety Nine, Maybe next summer will be fine. What will the year hold we can only wait, There's nothing we can do it's all down to fate. What will
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Daily poem
Looking forward The festivities are over, dustbins are all full, Winter is still vibrant, yet the town is in a lull. Hangovers are a plenty; Goodwill, what is that? Credit now reality, the bank requires a chat. It's now time to return to work and school
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New deal brings a touch of quality to borough's rubbish
NEW-style litter bins are set to appear on the streets of Bury - with advertising on the side. Bury Council has made a deal with Surrey-based company Trash Media which could mean dozens of high-quality bins being located around the borough. The containers
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Severed head man still a mystery
POLICE have renewed their appeal for information into the death of a man whose severed head was discovered on Christmas Day seven years ago. The head was discovered by a man walking his dog at Linnyshaw Moss, Walkden, in 1991. Despite lengthy and detailed
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Ex-Burnden skipper Matt dies aged 77
A FORMER Bolton Wanderers captain who went on to manage Leicester City and Nottingham Forest, died from a heart attack on Christmas Eve. Matt Gillies, 77, was a centre half who captained a Bolton team which included Nat Lofthouse. He joined Bolton in
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From the BEN files
From the Evening News, December 28, 1973 SHOWMEN and their families at Bolton's New Year Fair, which opened on Boxing Day, are complaining that they have to live in quagmire conditions. On the Waterloo site, the gaily coloured caravans are standing on
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A kindly gesture
I SHOULD like to thank, through your pages, the gentleman who kindly handed in my shopping list in Sweetens Bookshop, Deansgate, on the morning of Tuesday, December 15. It was a true Christmas gesture and very much appreciated. I M Thomasson, Bolton Converted
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Sharron's challenge
At Swim for Life we are celebrating the 10th Anniversary year of my Sharron Davies Swim Challenges. In 1999, with the help of your readers, we are aiming to make this a very special year. The first Swim Challenge of 1999 is the Channel Challenge - don't
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Prison Officer's crusade: Shock tactics to keep kids out of jail
A PRISON officer holds the key to keeping Bolton's youngsters out of jail . . . with his stark, no nonsense presentation of life behind bars. Mr George Hayden has been a prison officer at Hindley for almost 12 years, and is one employee who has decided
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Wanderers class tells in the end
Port Vale 0, Bolton Wanderers 2 DEAN Holdsworth ended a succession of lows with a rare high that suggests he could have a happy New Year to look forward to with Wanderers. The striker has had to endure an uneasy alliance with the fans since his high price
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Fire boss in ambulance delay fury
BOLTON fire bosses are to quiz ambulance chiefs after firefighters turned 'paramedics' to save a heart attack victim in a packed supermarket. Bolton divisional fire officer, Alan Woodward, claims the incident in the Astley Bridge Asda store on Sunday
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Export club gives eastern expertise
LOCAL businesses have been given top tips for expanding into Eastern Europe. More than 50 guests, including business studies students from local colleges, attended a Bolton Bury Export Club seminar to discover the opportunities for exporting to Hungary
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Excellent response
AFTER 12 months of asking, asking, asking during our Centenary Year, and an excellent response from the public, we felt it was inappropriate to have a Christmas appeal. However, many of you sent unsolicited donations and we are very grateful to you. If
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On the right track
COLIN Todd sent out an ominous warning to Wanderers' promotion rivals with the message: "We are going in the right direction." His side rose to fifth place and just five points behind the second automatic promotion spot with a game in hand after yesterday's
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Keeping our schools safe
IT is a sad sign of the times that schools need to spend large amounts of cash on security. Now education chiefs have been given £129,117 to make Bolton's schools safer. All schools will receive some money, but greater amounts will go to those which are
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Health Matters: Beating the blues
A BOLTON man who has fought his own devils after divorce and bankruptcy is looking to give others help and support. Harry Brooks once ran his own successful taxi firm but following his divorce the enthusiasm simply went out of his life. For the past four
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Dynamic Jane's a top engineer
A BOLTON woman has been named one of the top young engineers in the country. Jane Fitzsimmons, aged 26, has been short-listed for the final of the 1998 Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award. Jane is a resource analyst at Matra BAe Dynamics in Lostock
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Health Matters: Max's regime is defying the medical odds
MAX Devereaux is fighting skin cancer HIS way. The 36-year-old has turned his back on conventional medicines and treatment regimes and focused all his attentions on an organic diet. It is the food he eats and the enemas he gives himself daily which Max
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The age of equality
THE VOLUNTARY nature of the Government's recently-published draft Code of Practice still offers no satisfactory long-term solution to tackling the deeply-ingrained practice of discriminating against older workers purely on grounds of age. Experience in
