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600 jobs depend on Tesco verdict
MORE than 600 workers at a Horwich factory face an agonising wait for a decision which could secure their jobs. A three-and-a-half week public inquiry has ended into an application from Tesco and paper maker Fort James to swap land at Mansell Way, Horwich
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Robbie steps into the breach
THE versatility of Robbie Elliott will cushion the blow if Wanderers lose the services of Paul Warhurst. The Geordie stepped into the breach when the new £800,000 centre-back limped out of the Grimsby action after just 15 minutes on Saturday. He wasted
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Hidden dangers in electric blankets
A NEW accident prevention group is warning Bolton residents to beware of the danger of faulty electric blankets. In a recent survey Bolton Trading Standards officers found that two thirds of the 343 blankets tested in the town had some kind of defect.
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SOCCER: One-time Gigg idol sparks fans fury
Bury 0, Ipswich Town 3 ONCE the darling of the Shakers supporters David Johnson left town as Public Enemy Number One after this Gigg Lane clash. The former Manchester United junior who moved to Ipswich in a £1 million deal had cries of "cheat, cheat,
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'I cannot watch the new Titanic film, the cries and screams are too familiar' - says the grandson of
THE grandson of Bolton's Titanic hero, Sir Arthur Rostron, cannot bring himself to watch the smash hit movie. David Rostron says the screams and cries of the drowning passengers calling for help 'are too close to home'. The Liverpudlian's comments were
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Tasty Fish makes his mark
By Gordon S harrock: Grimsby 0, Bolton Wanderers 1 GIVEN the name, it was perhaps inevitable Mark Fish would scale the heights on his first visit to blustery Blundell Park; given the circumstances, Wanderers were delighted he did. To the headline writers
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Call to export goods, not jobs
BOLTON Bury Export Club Chairman Peter Weidenbaum has called for help for exporters. Mr Weidenbaum, managing director of Bury's Trumeter Group, told diners at the club's annual dinner: "We are not officially in a recession, but you would get a different
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Night shift
WE hope to organise a reunion night for staff who worked night duty at Bolton General Hospital from the 70s onwards. Avril Wheeler 0161 281 9723 or Eileen Longden (nee Hales) 01204 526102. Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and
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RUGBY: Leigh repay coach's faith
Leigh Centurions 18, York 12 PROBABLY the only person who didn't feel the pressure in yesterday's nail-biter was coach Ian Millward. Trailing 12-2 and then 12-4 at half time Leigh could easily have had a panic attack. But they kept their nerve and finally
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Daily poem
Aquatic symphony Thankfully, not always, but today, Things are very grey and very wet. This wearisome weather, playing its part fully, Incessant rain, pouring still, on this Already, well-washed crescent and square. Nothing under this bleak, black and
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Bo bridges the gap
BO Hansen flies in from Brondby tonight to a welcome and a warning from his new Wanderers' team-mates. The Danish international is due to complete the formalities of his long-awaited £1 million transfer from the Danish Champions tomorrow before taking
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Bring the Bard here
IN considering possible ways of persuading more people to support the Octagon programme, planners should, I feel, give some thought to the Man of the Millennium. Children study Shakespeare, but only a minority have seen any of his plays on stage. If the
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OPINION: Caring for the carers
TONY Blair has hit the nail on the head by calling carers the "unsung heroes" of British life. They are. They spend their time looking after ill or disabled relatives and miss out what most people take for granted - a social life of their own. But until
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Poetry book
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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Attacked man in coma
A MAN badly beaten up in the car park of a Bolton pub was still unconscious in hospital this afternoon. The 41-year-old man, who has not been identified, suffered severe head and facial injuries. He has been in a coma since the incident on the car park
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Well done!
ALL credit to the staff and the headteacher from Hayward School, Bolton, for facing the challenge of pornography on the Internet. It is refreshing to see such leadership, when MPs have been telling us that nothing could be done. I hope such a system will
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Customer hit with bat in snooker hall robbery
DETECTIVES are hunting two armed robbers who carried out an early morning raid at a Whitefield snooker hall. Several customers were herded into toilets before the raiders broke into fruit machines and stole cash as well as the day's takings and float.
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From the BEN files
BRITAIN is to go the polls in a General Election on Thursday, February 28. Parliament will be dissolved tomorrow, and the 21-day campaign - one of the briefest in modern history - will began at once. Political parties in the North-west are bracing themselves
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STAGE: Comedian Manning to guest in Syd tribute
By Doreen Crowther, Showbusiness Correspondent BERNARD Manning will be among the guest artists taking part in a tribute concert to the legendary bandleader Syd Lawrence who died last year. Manning will be returning to his showbusiness roots as a big band
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Chemists open in the Bolton area:
Wed Feb 10: Hooton, 182 Lee Lane, Horwich (5.30pm to 6.30pm). Sun Feb 14: Nash, 15 Devon Street (9am to 10pm); Landmark, 12 Chorley New Road (9am to 1pm and 2pm to 11pm); Cohens, 576 Blackburn Road (9am to 10pm); Hunt and Marsden, Asda, Brackley Street
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What's on in and around Bolton, Tuesday, 9.2.99
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE BOLTON Music Service activities at Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, New York, Bolton include Bolton Youth Stage Band, 7.30pm-9.30pm; Bolton Beginners Brass Band, 5.45pm-7.15pm; Bolton Training Orchestra, 6.30pm-8.30pm
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NON-LEAGUE: Lord blasts 'bully boys'
ATHERTON Colls' team boss Alan Lord was left absolutely seething with rage about some of the "goings on" in his team's magnificent showing for a North Western Trains League Division 1 point in Ellesmere Port. "I was absolutely disgusted by some of the
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Hurt by sins of the past
I would just like to state my views on the Glenn Hoddle issue. I am not a fan of his and never have been. But getting back to his remarks, has everyone forgotten that God said them first? One of His pronouncements was - The sins of the fathers upon the
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All were so kind
I would like to thank the very kind people who looked after me when I had my accident in the Market Hall on Saturday. Also, the staff in casualty who were so kind to me. Sincere thanks from a very elderly lady. Name and address supplied. Converted for
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A slur on all medical staff
ON what factual evidence and personal experience does Walter Hall base his observations on the National Health Service? (Letters Wednesday, February 3). He now claims that the elderly are suffering most from neglect and poor care; our old people are also
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Happy times
I REFER to Mr and Mrs A Riley's letter under the heading: Leave us alone now. I enjoyed a similar happy childhood, walking and playing in the lovely countryside. Reading their letter brought back so many memories, and it is heartbreaking to realise our
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Bins mean no excuses for dog fouling
POOP scoop bins are being provided to rid the streets of Bolton of dog dirt. It is part of an anti-fouling campaign to give dog owners no excuse to allow their pets to mess in the street without cleaning it up. Council chiefs are preparing to take tough
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Councillor's concern over return of rat-run
A COUNCILLOR fears that a decision to re-open a road could make it a quick escape route for criminals. Bolton's highways chiefs want to lift an order barring drivers from using the junction of Foster Lane and Dovedale Road, Breightmet. But Tory Bradshaw
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Sheena's the one!
LAW student Sheena Stuart showed she had beauty as well as brains when she was crowned the Bolton Evening News Girl of the Year. Sheena, studying to be a solicitor in Bolton, was the judges' favourite at the contest's glittering final night at the Atlantis
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Gunmen threaten customers in raid
TWO raiders brandishing a handgun threatened up to 15 staff and customers during a raid on a Kearsley bookmakers. The thugs threatened to shoot anyone who got in their way after they burst into the premises of Premier Racing. The customers were ordered
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Jim's wheelers ready to ride
VETERAN cyclist Jim Hall will be giving handy hints to fellow bikers when they embark on a gruelling trek through Israel next month. The 64-year-old will be part of a band of Bolton people who will be jetting off to foreign climes in a 260-mile journey
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RUGBY: Double injury blow mars opening win
TWO of Leigh's front-line stars will be going to hospital for x-rays today. Skipper Craig Dean and Aussie second rower Heath Cruickshank need precautionary checks on worrying injuries less than a week before the Centurions face Barrow in a crucial Challenge
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Tattoo is a real sore point
A BOLTON man was left with a half-finished tattoo after the mysterious "disappearance" of his tattooist. Father-of-three Julian Edmundson, aged 28, of Osbourne Grove, paid £100 for a tattoo as a Christmas present from his wife. The outline of a dragon
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NON-LEAGUE: Never-say-die RMI
Stalybridge 4 Leigh RMI 4 WITH just an hour gone, Leigh were trailing 4-0 at Stalybridge on Saturday and looking down both barrels - but an incredible fightback saw them draw level to share the spoils. Indeed, but for referee Foulkes inexplicably disallowing
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Bolton, fun capital of the north
A MULTI-MILLION pound transformation of the Water Place could turn Bolton into the fun capital of the North-west ... and create 200 new jobs. Plans are being made to re-vamp the swim centre and create a whole new family entertainments complex on Great
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The ins and outs of monetary union!
A TOP economist advised business people in a Bolton audience to expect UK membership of the European Monetary Union. Mr Jeremy Peat, Chief Economist at the Royal Bank of Scotland, told them to "prepare for UK out, but to expect UK in." They were urged
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Agency funding unfair
I WRITE in reply to Ruth Kelly's article of January 28, on the setting up of the Food Standards Agency. Although I welcome the forming of such an agency, I believe the funding of this agency is unfair. This will involve the charging of a flat rate tax
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Daily poem
REED BOATS You let go of my hand, We were safe from the road. I was finally free, If I did as I'm told. I ran down the footpath, Past trees and wild flowers; Summer breeze on my face, I could play here for hours. In no time beside me, Taking deep breaths
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Rammed police car officer injured
A WOMAN police officer needed hospital treatment after her patrol car was rammed by a stolen Maestro during a high speed chase through Bolton early yesterday. The police officer suffered whiplash injuries when the stolen car was reversed into her police
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Robbery terror for play den staff
STAFF at a Whitefield children's play den were threatened by armed raiders during a weekend robbery. They struck at the Alphabet Zoo premises in Bury Old Road before escaping with cash from the till. The incident happened at 1.30pm on Saturday. One of
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Naked truth
I REFER to the anonymous letter in the BEN on January 21, about nude shopping. I couldn't agree more with the one-word description - pathetic. If such an absurd measure is to be introduced what on earth will it teach children (and some adults)? That it
