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The Pirates of Penzance: Opera House, Manchester. Runs until Saturday
THIS hilarious Broadway version of the Gilbert and Sullivan favourite delights from start to finish. And the linchpin of the production is the hugely talented Paul Nicholas who doesn't miss a trick as he swashbuckles his way through the role of the Pirate
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Boffins to study UFO film
HI-TECH computer imagery will be used to dissect video footage of the moment UFOs were captured on film above Bolton. Experts will examine pictures, taken last summer, which show unexplained bright lights. In a special conference to be staged at Bolton
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Surgeon backs pub shame scheme
A TOP Bolton consultant, who has treated thousands of victims of drunken brawls, has welcomed a suggested pubs and clubs league table of shame. John Lowry, consultant at the Royal Bolton's Maxillofacial Unit, has backed moves to list the town's most dangerous
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Company makes 'let us move' plea to council
BOSSES at a Bolton engineering firm which has just announced five redundancies have warned that the future of the company lies with Bolton Council. B&F Carter and Co, which manufactures gear and cable making machinery at premises in Waterloo Street
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'Super estate' fight could last two years
AROUND 50 protesters opposing a 1,000-home super estate in Westhoughton were told to steel themselves for a two-year fight last night. The residents, who turned out in force to pack Westhoughton town council chambers, were warned the debate would go all
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Jobs' loss misery
I refer to comments from A E Ivers in which he said he gained a certain amount of satisfaction when workers who voted Tory lost their jobs under a Tory government. Bearing in mind the hundreds of jobs lost recently in the Bolton area alone, would Mr Ivers
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Don't tell us what to do!
I have just read an article describing David Crausby's call for a ban on children's adverts, in utter disbelief. Does the man have nothing better to do with his time than meddle with our lives? First he wants to ban fireworks outright, now he wants to
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In step for a charity
TAKE a step in the right direction and organise a Mother's Day Crocus Walk - Sunday March 14. In the UK, over 300 women a week die from breast cancer - many of them mothers. Being a mother, as well as a daughter, I can appreciate the devastating effect
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How dad stopped my smoking bid
IN 1947 I was 14 years of age and decided that I wanted to start smoking. I asked my dad could I start smoking. He told me that I could start on my 15th birthday. When that day arrived, my dad told me that he had bought me an extra present. He gave me
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Daily poem
MY VALENTINE He said that I would ever be His one true love eternally. And that I was a pure delight, His angel lady of the night. He says I am his Valentine, His heart he says is always mine. Do I believe his words are true? Oh yes, oh yes, of course
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SOCCER: Spot of bother for Shakers' stars
BURY skipper Chris Lucketti's latest spot of trouble is the pits. The £1.5m-rated powerhouse missed Saturday's 3-0 home hammering by Ipswich with a knee injury and has now been mysteriously floored by - a shower gel. The new skin cleaner brought luckless
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STAGE: Concerts you'll love
MUSICAL Director Christopher Wormald conducts Wingates Band in two major concerts this month. On Sunday, February 14, Wingates stages its St Valentine's Night Romance in Brass Concert at the Jarvis International Hotel, Blackrod, at 7.30 pm. Warrington
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STAGE: Shipshape for show
FARNWORTH AODS presents the musical, Hit the Deck, in April. The society prides itself on staging shows which the public otherwise might not see. Hit the Deck, by Vincent Youmans was first produced as a stage show in 1927 and ran for more than 1,000 performances
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STAGE: Solicitor Michael gets life!
AT Bolton School where he was a pupil, Michael Shipley acted with Sir Ian McKellen. While his fellow pupil pursued a theatrical career, Michael became a solicitor. But he never lost his interest in all things theatrical. Now members of Bolton Little Theatre
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Support group seeks public help in anti-drug war
NEW solutions to solve drug dealing and vandalism problems in Farnworth will be sought at a public meeting tomorrow. The meeting has been arranged by the Youth and Family Support Project in conjunction with New Bury Community Watch in a bid to get local
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BBC gives heart-throb Paul the bullet
IT'S going to be a sad day for millions of fans of the Bolton teen heart-throb, Paul Nicholls. The BBC has now confirmed that the former EastEnders star will be killed off in the first episode of the new series of BBC1's cop drama, City Central, due for
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Club cash probe strike
POLICE are investigating one of Bolton's most popular clubs after allegations that a large sum of money is missing. As anger erupted at Breightmet Labour Club, hundreds of drinkers were left with empty glasses after bar staff staged a lightning walk-out
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Fewer families want free school dinners
THE number of Bolton families claiming free school meals has dropped dramatically over the past few years. More than 1,000 children have left the register for local authority controlled schools over a two-year period, with several hundred more expected
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From the BEN files
EACH of Bolton's six secondary bases should be converted into a large comprehensive school, with one head teacher and accommodating pupils from the age of 11 to 18. Every comprehensive would then be served by its own batch of 'feeder' primary schools.
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Capitalising on the fun
IT'S clear, as our front page story yesterday claimed, that Bolton could become the fun capital of the North-west. Already the town has plenty of pubs and clubs to cater for adults, but the latest leisure scheme should appeal to all the family. The multi-million
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Daily poem
SICK AND WEARY Who takes the blame It's a real damn shame, The doctors and nurses We don't hear their curses. Running round in circles Searching round for beds, The sick they come in by the dozen Doctors and nurses are really buzzin. Send one home before
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Burning car terror at stables
VANDALS sent a stolen car hurtling down a steep hill into a stable, and then set it on fire last night. The terrified pony inside the stable escaped injury, but today its owner blasted the firebugs and said they could have killed the animal. Mrs Marie
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What's on in and around Bolton, Wednesday, 10.2.99
THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE BOLTON Cardiac Support Group is holding a Valentine's social, disco and 60s evening at St Gregory's Club, Church Street, Farnworth at 7.15pm. Admission is £2 including supper. For further information tel: Anne Kaneen on 390390
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MP backs action on child abuse
DR Brian lddon, MP for Bolton South East, is backing the Child Protection Bill which has been introduced by backbencher Debra Shipley MP and which will receive its second reading in The House of Commons on February 26. The Bill, which will help to protect
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Camera bid to catch children making life hell for pensioner
A HOUSEBOUND pensioner says she has been "worn down" by children who have subjected her to a string of cruel taunts. The 70-year-old woman was so fed-up of the stream of school children harassing her at her Sharples home, that she even had a close circuit
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Union official 'left in dark'
A TRADE union official claims he was left in the dark about negotiations on pay and conditions. Shop steward Trevor Wilson says the first he knew about a pay and conditions offer from his employers Remploy was when he read about it at the weekend in the
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Schools miss out on roll of honour
SCHOOLS in Bolton and Bury have been missed off a special roll of honour by chief inspector Chris Woodhead. None of them inspected last year have been mentioned in Mr Woodhead's annual report, which lists 223 outstanding and most improved schools in Britain
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Open house at Reebok
WANDERERS will open the doors of the Reebok tomorrow offering free admission to their reserve team clash with Sheffield Wednesday. The free house move follows the switching of the Pontins League fixture from Rochdale - their regular home base - because
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Action plan drawn up after 1,000 job losses
A HUGE drive is being launched to get Bolton back to work after this year's devastating job losses. Council chiefs are horrified that almost 1,000 jobs have been lost since January 1. This compares with 431 in the whole of 1998. Now town hall bosses are
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Wanderers net young prospect
JAMES Evans goes into tonight's FA Youth Cup tie at Millwall as the newest recruit to the Wanderers professional ranks. The 17-year-old keeper from Glasgow - a former Scotland Schoolboy international - has signed his first pro contract after a string
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Coat rule has mum up in arms
AN angry mum is demanding compensation from a Bolton school after a teacher helped her daughter unpick a Reebok logo off her coat. School rules ban designer labels and teenager Samantha Baldwin was given the choice of not wearing the £80 bubble coat or
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Sports centre stories
TO COMPLETE my historical study, I would especially like to gather information from the time when Silverwell Street Sports Centre first opened to the public in 1969 . I would be most grateful if the following people would make contact with myself, either
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Variety is the slice of life!
BOLTON bakery Warburtons has launched a new advertising campaign. The company has now dispensed with the familiar television advertisements which featured real members of the Warburton family. Instead they are concentrating on using off-beat humour to
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Walsh makes strides into Japanese market
A BOLTON company with its origins in a cobbler's shop on St Helens Road, Bolton has made a significant breakthrough in the Japanese market. Walsh Sports Ltd has landed a £20,000 order for five styles of running shoes - and more business looks set to follow
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OPINION: A foul problem
THE BEN's letters pages illustrate just how much dog fouling infuriates people. And Bolton Council is taking the problem seriously. They are providing poop scoop bins as part of their programme of ridding the streets of dog dirt. Good. Conscientious dog
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STAGE: Comic finale
THE penultimate play of Farnworth Little Theatre's 50th Anniversary Season is Move Over Mrs Markham, a classical farce by Roy Cooney and John Chapman. This hilarious comedy was chosen, as were the rest of the 50th Anniversary productions, by a ballot
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Specialist check for Warhurst
WANDERERS are waiting for a specialist's report to get the lowdown on Paul Warhurst's hamstring injury. The centre-back pulled out after only 15 minutes of Saturday's 1-0 win at Grimsby having injured himself over-stretching for a ball. "Sending him to
