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Missing boy: BEN thanked
THE relieved father of a missing Bolton schoolboy who was reunited with his family at the weekend has thanked the BEN for helping bring the youngster home. Mehul Patel, 14, had not been seen by relatives since he left his Deane home for school three days
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Fence scheme for jobs axe mill
SHOPPING giant Littlewoods wants to build a huge security fence around a mill which they plan to shut. An application for a 2.4 metre fence at Holden Mill, Blackburn Road, was put before Bolton's planning control sub committee. But councillors were unhappy
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Wanderers aiming high!
WANDERERS have locked their sights onto Peter Reid's Sunderland as the battle for Division One supremacy begins to hot up. Four successive wins have taken the Reebok hit squad to within eight points of the runaway leaders and Colin Todd has suddenly changed
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Councillors to consider boxing ban
BOLTON'S leisure chiefs could soon be asked whether they want to ban boxing. The British Medical Association has asked all local authorities to stop boxing events being held on council premises. Now Bolton's leisure bosses are considering putting a report
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Bolton's
best chippy? NOW that the BEN readers have found the 'Restaurant of the Year', can they find the Best Chippy in Bolton? I nominate Peter's, 68 Thicketford Road. The chips are superb, the fish is good (he cooks them in a splendid fat), the premises are
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Knife victim teenager fights for life
A BOLTON teenager is fighting for his life in a Leicester hospital following a brutal knife attack. The 19-year-old, who has not been named, was stabbed in the chest in the early hours of Saturday during a visit to friends in the city. He is being treated
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Triple murder charge: Man in court
A MAN who appeared in court today charged with the slaughter of a Bolton mother and her two young sons was unexpectedly led back from the dock to the cells. Peter Christopher Hall, aged 34, is charged with the triple murders of 30-year-old Celeste Bates
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Estate centre for leisure and learning
A NEW centre in Bolton has opened its doors to learning and leisure. A council house in Beechcroft Avenue on the Long Lane Estate, Darcy Lever, has been converted by Bolton Council's housing department to provide a centre where people can learn on their
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Well done, George!
MR GEORGE K Brown has been a pillar of the community for very many years, and has given valuable service to his fellow citizens, along, of course, with his wife Betty. Both are former Mayors of Farnworth. I write as an old Farnworthian, who moved to Bury
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Don't freeze out arnar
Wanderers 2 Norwich 0 IF Arnar Gunnlaugsson is searching for consolation or encouragement today, he should look no further than Dean Holdsworth. The shaven-headed striker looked a lost soul on Saturday as he trudged off, head-bowed, while his team-mates
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Mum's fury at Hoddle slur on disabled people
BEN reporter Joanne Rowe, the mother of one-handed daughter Imogen, explains here why Glenn Hoddle's words are so hurtful IMOGEN is a beautiful, wilful, charming, loving and often exhausting toddler. She is also my daughter and, if the likes of Glenn
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RUGBY: Miners put boot into Bramley
Bramley 12 Leigh Miners 18 AMATEURS Leigh Miners Rangers will today join the big guns of Super League in the draw for the fourth round of the Silk Cut Challenge Cup. They joined the growing band of Challenge Cup giant-killers when they put out Mike Ford's
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SOCCER: Late own goal denies Shakers
Swindon Town 1 Bury 1 JOKING Neil Warnock put a smile back on Dean West's face after the luckless defender cost Bury two priceless points with a horrendous own goal three minutes from time. West knows all about soccer's highs and lows after celebrating
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Daily poem
Blackpool trip We took a trip to Blackpool, It's not so far away. Just past the hour you see the Tower, Along the motorway. The promenade just seems the same, All set for the 'luminations. The frenzied lash of sand and seam Vents war on these creations
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Badgers not to blame
WE, the West Wales Badger Group, were invited to speak at the Council of Europe Bern Convention in Strasbourg on December 2, 1998, concerning the plight of the badger in the UK. The reason we were invited to the Bern Convention was to ask the Standing
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Dog horror for children
A CHILDREN'S trip to feed the ducks at a Bolton beauty spot turned to horror when they found a dead dog dumped at the edge of the water. Mrs Jacqueline Curnock of Harwood had taken her daughter and a group of her young friends to the Blue Lagoon at Belmont
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It was
no joke I LIVE in Farnworth and commute to Bolton town centre every day. I park in Dorset Street because it is in close proximity to town, and there are no parking charges. Last week I was returning to my car to find egg mess all over the windscreen,
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Millennium memories
HAVE YOU any Millennium Memories that you would like to share with BEN readers? As part of this newspaper's Millennium celebrations, we are publishing a bound volume of poetry submitted by readers. And we want the main theme of this handsome book to highlight
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Keep it up, lads!
THE WHITES are well on the way to success. Bolton Wanderers' two-nil win against Norwich City was their 12th league game without defeat. Well done, lads. Keep it up! We are all behind you. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and
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Salute to St George
I know I am not the only one who is disappointed with the general apathy that surrounds St George's Day. Is being English really that bad? I love celebrating St Patrick's Day, Burns Night and all the other "British" festivals throughout the year and,
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Snowdome 'risk to houses'
MEMBERS of Leigh Green Party are asking Xanadu snowdome and leisure complex developers to insure nearby house foundations because of the risk of damage. They believe the effects of surface drift and the draining of ground water could affect the foundations
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Changes in the jobs' market
TWO stories in this newspaper on Saturday highlighted the changing face of the local jobs' market. The front-page story revealed that in the past two years a total of 800 pub jobs have been created in the town. And an inside story told how work will finally
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They merit their place
LESLEY Jeavons thinks it's wrong that McDonald's should have a diner in the Millennium Dome (January 22). Well I don't. McDonald's is just one of the big American companies who operate in the UK, along with Ford, Vauxhall, Gillette, etc. They provide
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THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE ENTERTAINMENTS for pensioners, Pensioners Hall, Rock Street, Horwich, 2.30pm. FARNWORTH Carousels Morris Dancers, girls' practice night, Highfield Hall, Highfield Road, 6pm. FARNWORTH Aces Morris Dancers, practice night for
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RUGBY: Amateurs' horror show angers Leigh coach
Leigh Centurions 42 Norland 6 IAN Millward feared for the safety of his players as the Centurions eventually negotiated a spiteful Silk Cut Challenge Cup third round tie against Humberside amateurs Norland. The Hilton Park coach took a swipe at Norland's
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Sex laws review
JACK Straw's indication (BEN, January 25) that there is to be a general review of the legislation on sexual offences which will look at the issue of the "Bolton 7" prosecution, would come better from a government which had not - just like the previous
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MUFC buy bikes for theft trio
THE three children who had their Manchester United BMX bikes stolen before they had even ridden them are smiling again. For their beloved football club is giving them three brand new replacement bikes. Heartbroken mum Amanda Moores bought the three identical
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Generous donations
THE Rotary Club of Westhoughton toured the streets with Father Christmas for two weeks before that exciting Christmas night, and helped him to meet lots of children and hand out lollies. He was very impressed by the generosity of the people of Westhoughton
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Jobs axe falls on two more firms
A FURTHER jobs blow for Bolton has been announced with the news that 43 workers at Beloit Walmsley are to be made redundant. Conveyor and drive belt manufacturers Charles Walker has also announced that it is to shut its Bolton factory and transfer operations
