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What's the cost?
RETAIL park lights blazing away, our town's Christmas houses decked with lights both inside and outside, the nuclear power stations are coping with the demand but at what cost? Not far from Bolton, nuclear waste is still being processed (from around the
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Nothing pleasant about our hotel!
A LEIGH family are demanding compensation after branding New Year celebrations at a Blackpool hotel a big let-down. The Feeneys have written to management at the Pleasant Hotel on North Shore in the resort to express their disgust. Eight of them booked
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Dog dirt dumpers leave residents barking mad
DOG dirt is "growing on trees" in picturesque Rivington. Furious residents say people visiting the wooded area to walk their dogs are going to the trouble of scooping it into plastic bags - but then throw the bags into nearby trees. Fed-up residents say
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Lights to shine down on forgotten street
RESIDENTS living for years in a "forgotten" Farnworth street may soon see an end to their building site nightmare. Families moved into the small development of 19 mews houses and semi-detached homes off Harrowby Street more than four years ago. But, although
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Automatic choice?
CLAUS Jensen believes quality, confidence and team spirit can keep Wanderers on course for an automatic promotion place. The young Dane, who scored his first league goal in yesterday's 3-0 Reebok victory over Crystal Palace, says they have what it takes
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Make a united stand against super estate, urges Councillor
A WESTHOUGHTON councillor is urging "every man, woman and child" in the town to oppose a massive super estate plan. Cllr David Chadwick who represents Westhoughton on Bolton Council is asking people to "stand up and be counted." He is asking residents
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Wanderers v Palace stats
WANDERERS 3, CRYSTAL PALACE 0. WANDERERS 4-4-2 JAASKELAINEN (6), COX (7)WARHURST (8)FISH (8)WHITLOW (7), JOHANSEN (8)JENSEN (8)*FRANDSEN (9)SELLARS (8), TAYLOR (8)GUNNLAUGSSON (7) Wanderers Subs: Holdsworth for Taylor 76 mins, Gardner for Sellars 76 mins
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Todd spreads the word
By Gordon Sharrock: Bolton Wanderers 3, Crystal Palace 0 THE latest chapter of the gospel according to Colin Todd brought a convincing victory and a challenge to any remaining non-believers. The Wanderers boss, concerned that there are pockets of fans
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Sound advice
THE ADVICE from fire victims Dorothy and Ian Roddie is sound. They are urging Bolton people to fit smoke alarms in their homes and check their batteries on the same day every year. The couple know what they are talking about after being trapped by flames
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Daily poem
The Market Place I do enjoy the Market Place, In Bolton where I shop. The friendly staff and cleaner, It seems to have the lot. The various stalls and cafes, No need to ever get wet. For all your family's wants and needs, In here they'll all be met. All
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A danger to health
I WRITE to support Mr Hodkinson's view on dog fouling. It is so easy to legislate to increase fines etc for this widespread offence, but who is going to enforce the law? I don't think the police would be interested, neither traffic wardens, that leaves
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Physio's lecture invitation is full of eastern promise
A FARNWORTH physiotherapist has been invited to make a speech at one of his profession's top world events. James Selfe, a lecturer at Bradford University, is to present his paper on 'the knee' at the world conference of physiotherapists which only takes
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How to motivate
I FEEL I must comment on your article "Search is tough for skilled youngsters" on the business pages (BEN, December 28). It states that: "Bosses in the North-west are finding it hard to recruit the right young people", one of the reasons being "candidates
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Tackling the CSA?
THERE are probably many of your readers who are having problems with the CSA and who do not realise there is an organisation which can guide them through their problems. There is no need to feel alone and isolated when the CSA imposes itself upon you.
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Recovery man in crash horror
A RECOVERY driver's leg was severed when he was crushed between two vehicles in a motorway accident at Worsley. Ian Hargreaves, 39, was pinned between his recovery waggon and a car which careered out of control on the hard shoulder of the M60. Mr Hargreaves
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Bad boy makes for good TV!
THE Bolton lad who played a young tearaway in Casualty has got his latest bad boy role in Brookside. Seventeen-year-old Edward Wiseman got his big break last year in an action-packed episode of the hospital drama playing a joy rider. But the young actor
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It was a job well done!
I WRITE to thank and applaud the Evening News on publishing the shocking report on the crime wave now present in Bolton. It is indeed a significant and essential piece of reading and again applaud the BEN, one of Bolton's most venerable institutions,
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Game's over for dream team star
BOLTON "dream" boy Clint Kenyon has ended his 16-month contract with Sky following a bust-up over "artistic differences". The 21-year-old Belmont actor, who played Dream Team's Warren Masters, will be watched by millions when he leaves the cult programme
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Sick of spitting
THE POOR old dogs keep getting it in the neck. I know it's no joke to get dog dirt on your shoes etc, that is the owner's fault. I have a dog and also a poop scoop, which I regularly use when we go out, but will someone tell me when will the people who
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Commuters left in cold by bus strike
SCORES of commuters were left shivering at bus stops this morning after a mass walk-out by Stagecoach Ribble drivers. The industrial action came after a ballot by union members rejected a revised pay offer made by the bus company's management. But this
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Automatic choice?
CLAUS Jensen believes quality, confidence and team spirit can keep Wanderers on course for an automatic promotion place. The young Dane, who scored his first league goal in yesterday's 3-0 Reebok victory over Crystal Palace, says they have what it takes
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Safety drive to put pupils back on foot
TRAFFIC chiefs are to try to make Bolton roads safer to encourage parents to allow their children to walk or cycle to school. Two schools have been chosen for an experiment to find out if cutting the likelihood of accidents persuades parents to leave
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Gym boss's arson anguish
A BOLTON gym owner was today counting the cost of an arson attack which destroyed his town centre business and damaged an adjoining cafe and hairdressing salon. An investigation has been launched after the blaze in the early hours of Sunday morning at
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Bankers to discuss Monetary Union
THE Royal Bank of Scotland's Bolton Corporate Centre is holding its 3rd annual economic seminar on Thursday, February 4. The guest speakers will be the RBS's Chief Economist, Jeremy Peat and his Deputy, Richard Taylor. They will be speaking on European
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Euro cheques hit town
"NEW money" arrived in Bolton when the first batch of euro travellers' cheques hit town. St Andrew's Travel believes it is the first local travel agent to be able to offer its customers the ability to use the new currency in this form. It will be three
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Advice on eye issues
WILL my child go blind? This is the first question to be asked by parents when they are told their child has Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP). Night blindness and tunnel vision are the first signs of RP, which is the main cause of sight loss in those under 65
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SOCCER: Shakers make their point
Huddersfield 2, Bury 2 IT may only be a point, but from the looks on the faces of the Shakers team at the final whistle you would think they had won the Division One title. That was just how important this result was after a series of dire performances
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Daily poem
1, 440 Minutes The school bell announces "time to go home", What a long and monotonous day The unwilling scholar sighs his relief, And welcomes the thoughts of his play. The young mum despairs, her hours fly so fast, She cannot cope with her daily chores
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There's safety in numbers
WE wish traffic chiefs well in their attempts to try and make Bolton roads safer and to encourage parents to allow their children to walk or cycle to school. The idea of involving children at two schools - Withins School in Breightmet and St James's in
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Council top in North-west vote
BOLTON Council's housing department has been judged the best in the North-west. The Government has assessed it as performing "well above average." As a result, it will receive an extra £1.4 million to spend over the next 12 months. Bolton has also come
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Peter's on the lookout for caring volunteers
PETER Sloan is not a captain of industry - but he is planning to create scores of new "jobs" in the Bolton area. Peter is the new co-ordinator of the Bolton Volunteer Bureau, bringing together local people and the many groups which rely on their support
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO A CHARTER giving borough status to the new Bolton Metropolitan District has been granted by the Privy Council. This means that the District Council, which comes to power on April 1, will be able to elect a mayor and to maintain the various
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Challenge of a lifetime
Every year thousands of people suffer from lung disease, often through no fault of their own. That is why I am urging you to go on the British Lung Foundation's challenge of a lifetime, Journey to the Promised Land. Adventurous people are needed to cycle
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What's on in and around Bolton (TUESDAY, 12.1.99)
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE BOLTON Burns Club is holding a dancing class at the Social Centre for the Blind at 7.45pm. TEA Dance with Dave K, Pembroke Hall, High Street, Walkden, 2pm-4pm. ENTERTAINMENTS for pensioners, Pensioners Hall, Rock Street, Horwich
