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SOCCER: Big shot Johansen
WHAT has Michael Johansen got against scoring tap-ins? The diminutive Dane, who is playing as well as at any time since his summer 96 transfer from Copenhagen, is building a reputation for scoring spectacular goals. He's a modest young man and gets embarrassed
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Caution over elderly plan
MOVES to revamp services for the elderly mentally ill have been welcomed by Bolton hospital bosses - with a note of caution. As reported in the BEN, Wigan and Bolton Health Authority will be investing £600,000 over three years to give services for these
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Fountain fears
DO I have to believe what I hear - that the two fountains in Victoria Square are being removed and not re-erected? These were given to the town by the late Frank Wigglesworth and should not be wantonly destroyed. Who is responsible for these decisions
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Back the club
I write in support of the new Bolton Lads and Girls Club. Does anyone realise how hard a youth leader works, seven days a week, unsocial hours and has to make enough money for the Club to survive, allowing children to do something worth whilewith their
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WANDERERS temporarily drop to seventh in the table but poor results for Sunderland, who manage just
FIRST half goals from Bob Taylor, Michael Johansen and Claus Jensen give Wanderers a comprehensive 3-0 win over Crystal Palace, taking them back up to fifth in the table, just two points behind second-placed Birmingham. CLAUS Jensen says Wanderers have
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Shock statistics show weddings down a third
FEWER and fewer couples are tying the knot in the Bolton area. And soon the number of unmarried people living together will outnumber those who are wed. Registry records show there were 1,899 Bolton weddings in 1985 - but 10 years later only 1,291 couples
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Morale's low too
I FIND it appalling to read in the Press about the lack of hospital staff and beds. The lack of staff is not just down to low pay but also low morale. The lack of spending in the health service has been going on for many years. Not just by this Government
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Adopt the old holiday format
I AM writing in reference to the article (BEN, December 30): End term time holidays. Being an employee in the education system, I am aware of the increase in holidays taken during term time. This short time out of school can disrupt a child's education
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Civic the centre of attention
BOLTON-based indie rock band Civic have been selected to play heat one of the Guinness sponsored Manchester Irish Festival YGG Battle of Bands competition. The festival is now the biggest Irish festival in the UK. Last year it was headlined by the chart-topping
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Send your demos in for review
HELLO everybody, I'm back Mmm...that took you all by sur prise eh? This is the column that gives you a rundown on music releases from up and coming local bands (plus a few well past their sell-by-date). If you make music, send me a demo, CD or tape C/
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Meningitis: Instinct is so vital
THE current meningitis scares have taught local parents to be vigilant when it comes to their children's health. And one couple knows all too well how important it is to rely on parental instinct. It's now eighteen months since Belinda and Warren Day's
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Schools land £2m windfall
A LAND sale deal has deal has netted Bolton Council a cash windfall of more than £2 million. The eight-acre site - which was part of the the Deane School farm - has been sold to builders Barratt. But the money will all be used to fund a shake-up of special
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO f=helveticaBRADFORD Ward, Bolton, can be a bad place in which to live. Slum clearance has destroyed its identity and community spirit, and has left large, depressing tracts of derelict land. The situation can be described as vague. To some
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So who wants to be a podium dancer?
It was obvious I was the right person for the job. I mean, hadn't I been a member of my local gym for the past four weeks, writes Karen Stephen. Yep - no flies on me. Just beads of perspiration along my top lip - proof of my commitment to the body beautiful
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What's on around Bolton
MUSIC & DANCE SUNDAYMONDAY BESSES Boys' Youth Band for boys and girls, beginners, 6pm, full band rehearsals, 7pm, Clarkes Hill, Prestwich, Tel: 0161 766 9407 evenings. WALKDEN Sapphires Morris Dancing Troupe, practice night, Little Hulton Community
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SOCCER: Jensen fit for promotion fight
IT took just a handful of pre-season training sessions for Claus Jensen to realise the fitness levels demanded in Denmark fell some way short of Wanderers' requirements. It's taken him a while longer to learn there's also a gulf in the standards of footballing
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Chick 's a hit
IF anyone connected with the music scene in the Greater Manchester area for the past 40 years or so was asked to name a drummer of their acquaintance, they would almost certainly come up with the name Chick Gammidge.Since the halcyon days of the late
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Life's just a big puzzle
BEFORE I forget, I want to tell you what happened the other day when I took my dog Brian out for his evening constitutional.Brian and I always take the same route - down our street, through the ginnel and along the narrow path which runs parallel to the
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'Drive' for nurses
FAMILY-friendly policies are needed to encourage nurses back into the profession, says a Bolton health chief. Bolton, like hospitals everywhere, is having trouble recruiting lower grade nursing staff into vacant posts. Barbara Peacock, chairman of Bolton
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Todd plays down Newsome gossip
COLIN Todd has warned Jon Newsome not to let the rumour mongers give him false hope of a move to the Reebok. The Wanderers boss is disturbed that speculation originating in Yorkshire suggests the deal to bring the Sheffield Wednesday defender to Bolton
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£75 - to press a button?
A CASH-strapped pensioner says she was told she would have to pay £75 for a British Gas engineer to turn out and re-light her pilot light. Widow Mrs Frances Kelly turned to the energy giant for help when her hot water system went off. The 63-year-old
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£75 - to press a button?!
A CASH-strapped pensioner says she was told she would have to pay £75 for a British Gas engineer to turn out and re-light her pilot light. Widow Mrs Frances Kelly turned to the energy giant for help when her hot water system went off. The 63-year-old
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Memories of the Whites
TO my surprise and delight, as I watched TV this Sunday, I saw the new Bolton Wanderers ground, and Nat Lofthouse. It took me back a few years to the day I used to sell, from a tray, chocolate etc, on Burnden Park. As I grew up, I joined the TA at Silverwell
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School land £2m windfall
A LAND sale deal has deal has netted Bolton Council a cash windfall of more than £2 million. The eight-acre site - which was part of the the Deane School farm - has been sold to builders Barratt. But the money will all be used to fund a shake-up of special
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Millennium reunion
is being planned I AM trying to contact some old friends of my husband for a Millennium Reunion. The first being Mr Colin Wade, who was our best man at our wedding on July 28 1956 at Wythenshawe, Manchester. He worked with us a Metro Vickers in Manchester
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Gud days ahead for Eidur
DON'T be surprised if some of Europe's top coaches start showing an interest in Wanderers' reserve matches. Focus of the attention will be Eidur Gudjohnsen - once regarded as one of the best young strikers on the continent. A broken ankle put paid to
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Shopping for the bare necessities!
STORE wars are set to take a new twist next week - with the launch of NAKED shopping. The Costcutters supermarket in Boothstown, Worsley is to host what is believed to be Britain's first ever Naturist shopping evening. And Tesco are considering doing
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Why choose us again?
THE SIGNS read "Historic Westhoughton welcomes careful drivers". They might as well say "Welcome to Westhoughton - the building developers' goldmine". Over the centuries the people of Westhoughton have survived Luddite rebellion, civil war and two world
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Tags for dogs
IN the BEN recently was an article regarding the tagging of dogs. This seems to me to be one of the answers to unwanted pets and stray dogs which do most of the fouling of our streets and parks and would eliminate responsible owners from the challenges
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Live around town
FRIDAY: Bottom Bull, Bury Road, Bolton (The Lion Tamers). Oscars, Victoria Square, Bolton (Mad Racket). Gypsy's Tent, Spa Road, Bolton (TBC). Roadhouse, Manchester (SJM Concerts present). Witchwood, Ashton-u-Lyne (Breathe). SATURDAY: Hawthorns, Spa Road
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Strangeways, here I am
IAN Brown has cancelled his forthcoming UK tour due to prior commitments. All ticket holders are advised to seek refunds from their point of purchase. To clarify the situation, Ian Brown - before his recent release from jail - sent his fans the following
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Bolton chemists open tomorrow
Nash, 15 Devon Street (9am to 10pm); Landmark, 12 Chorley New Road (9am to 1pm and 2pm to 11pm); Gatley, 24 Tonge Old Road (noon to 1pm); Hunt and Marsden, ASDA, Brackley Street, Farnworth (noon to 1pm); Heatons, 228 Chorley New Road, Horwich (noon to
