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REVIEW: Joe Brown - A Showbusiness Lifetime. Albert Halls, Bolton
THE publicity leaflet for this welcome one night visit included a reproduction of a 1962 concert bill listing the Beatles as support for the headlining Joe Brown Show. Well, the Fab Four have passed into history, but Joe is celebrating his 40th year in
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What a waste!
I WISH to express my sheer disgust at the waste of public money. In April 1997, I had a severe accident resulting in an injury to my back. My career in nursing then had to be terminated. Since this date I have been in receipt of Incapacity Benefit. I
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A concrete jungle plan
I ATTENDED the recent public meeting with the town councillors regarding the Lee Hall saga. I was pleased to find the chamber much more full than last time (December 11). This shows that public feeling against the development is gaining momentum as its
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£1,000 fine if you fall foul of poop law
TOUGH new laws to curb dog owners who let their pets foul in public places are set to come into force in Bolton at the end of April. Environment and consumer sub committee councillors have given their backing to the proposals which will make it an offence
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Comeback man's Gothic show hits town
PROFESSIONAL magic man Glenn Scott is making a miraculous comeback after fighting back from an industrial accident that could have wrecked his career. Glenn, who had the tips of his fingers sliced off at a textile mill - is preparing to stage his first
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Carol's diary will help foster children
APPREHENSIVE children joining a foster family for the first time are to get a helping hand to make the difficult transition. Bolton graphics student Carol Allison has found time in her busy timetable to design a special diary to help foster children settle
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Rotary rethink on the not so needy elderly
BOLTON Rotary Club is considering changing its Christmas parcel scheme after it was found that some elderly recipients were not needy enough. For more than 20 years, Rotarians have raised cash to provide food hampers at Christmas for local elderly people
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Double delight
BO Hansen proved an instant hit with an impressive two-goal blast on his Wanderers' debut last night. Colin Todd's new Danish striker, snapped up for a cool £1 million last week, took just four minutes to make his mark and could have had a hat-trick when
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Flying start for two-goal Hansen
West Brom Res 2 Wanderers Res 3 Wanderers Reserves extended their unbeaten run to four games with a 3-2 victory over West Brom at Halesowen last night. On a wet and windy evening, it was Danish striker Bo Hansen, playing his first game in a Bolton shirt
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Double delight
BO Hansen proved an instant hit with an impressive two-goal blast on his Wanderers' debut last night. Colin Todd's new Danish striker, snapped up for a cool £1 million last week, took just four minutes to make his mark and could have had a hat-trick when
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Support boost for race victims
A PIONEERING service to help the victims of racial harassment in Bolton was launched today. Organised by Bolton Racial Equality Council, the Bolton Racial Harassment Project has been set up to offer support to victims and demonstrate the commitment to
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Town hall home to young folk
A REVAMPED Radcliffe Town Hall is set to open its doors to needy youngsters. The once-derelict building has been transformed to provide temporary homes for vulnerable young people from the Radcliffe area. It includes 10 purpose-built flats, a small communal
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Raiders snatch 'chair of the future'
A REVOLUTIONARY leather reclining chair ideal for massaging away aches, pains and stress, has been stolen from the showroom of a Bolton store. Crooks moved in on the £2,000 chair just two weeks after Mr Mohammed Khan proudly installed it in his showroom
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OPINION: Keep control with licences
WE are in favour of raising the costs of licences for sex shops in Bolton by a reasonable amount. The clear warnings that must go outside buildings to show that explicit material is on sale inside are neither aesthetically pleasing nor morally uplifting
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New scandal rocks crisis-hit fire station
CRISIS-HIT Horwich fire station has been rocked by allegations of bullying. The BEN understands a firefighter at the Chorley New Road station claims he has been the victim of racial and verbal abuse and even sexual abuse on one occasion. It comes as detectives
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Spice up your life
HOW would your readers like to add a little spice to their lives by experiencing the wonders of India on an 11-day, 350-bike ride in aid of (Royal) Mencap? This trip of a lifetime will take you from the Himalayas to the Ganges with a climatic visit to
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Homeless family town hall threat
A FAMILY are threatening to pack their bags and move - to Farnworth Town Hall! Fed-up mum Joan Holland says she and her four children have been on the homeless register waiting to be rehoused by Bolton Council since November. At the moment, they claim
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Fire victim cash fight nightmare
A BOLTON woman whose house was wrecked by fire over a year ago because of a fault in the airing cupboard is still waiting for the council to repair the damage. The upstairs of Hazel Woodhouse's home in Lightbounds Road, Johnson Fold, was completely gutted
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Helicopter crash cause remains a mystery
AIR accident investigators have failed to pinpoint the exact cause of a helicopter crash in which a Bolton businessman escaped with his life. Last September James Booth miraculously walked away unscathed after he was forced to crash land the aircraft
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REVIEW: House Guest.The Marco Players Amateur Dramatic Society,
Chorley Old Road Methodist Church. Runs until Saturday SOME guests are never welcome and the couple of unexpected visitors in this production fall very much into that category. The play centres around the traumas of a famous Hollywood acting couple, Robert
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The tale of owd Arthur...
AFFETSIDE character Arthur Scowcroft loved nothing more than walking the fields around his home in search of fuel for his pipe. The 82-year-old countryman had learned to smoke at the age of 13 after falling under the influence of Irish labourers who came
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End of the line for Bolton WRVS headquarters
THE WRVS in Bolton sees the end of an era next month when the organisation closes its headquarters in the town. Financial pressures and the need to make the service more efficient are being blamed on the closure of the offices in St George's Road. One
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Cover-up claim at crisis hit primary
EDUCATION chiefs have been accused of misleading parents about troubles at a local school. Parents of former pupils claim officials tried to gloss over the troubles when they complained about problems at Egerton County Primary over a year ago. And one
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Outcry at plans for children's home
A SOCIAL services boss has angrily dismissed claims that the council is considering creating a centre for teenagers with behavioural difficulties in the grounds of an old people's home. But the chairman of the social services committee, Cllr Cliff Morris
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Andy finds a bride surfing the Internet
ANDY Lawson locked on to love when he and American Nicolette Carmeci met on the Internet by chance. Nicolette, 36, then a personal assistant at a large US company, was looking for maps of Italy and not romance - but found it with dad of two Andy, trying
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Millennium Jobs Challenge
We're working for you THE Millennium Jobs Challenge aims to find at least 365 jobs until 2000. The BEN, the Employment Service, Bolton and Bury Chamber, Lifetime Careers and Bolton Metro have all joined forces to reach this "JOB A DAY" target. It's a
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Cook's fly away with tickets
THE team in the flight centre at Thomas Cook in Bolton has just won three awards for an outstanding performance during 1998. They are: Two tickets to Europe with British Airways for an outstanding contribution to the airline. Two tickets to anywhere in
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Free legal surgery on that 'holiday from hell'
BOLTON solicitors Kippax Beaumont Lewis have established a free surgery to help people who have suffered a "holiday from hell." The firm - one of six in the country on the Holiday Travelwatch approved board of solicitors - is advising holidaymakers to
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THE DAILY POEM: My friend
He built a totem pole That reaches the sky, Where he sits in judgement On the villagers and I. It's built from confusion And doesn't talk back, He's attractive and bright Shame about his sight. He sees with a critical Cross-eyed vision, In his brain in
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Spoilsport vandals hit club for six
FED-UP cricketers say their club has become a magnet for vandals in the town. A spate of crime at the Deane and Derby Cricket Club has seen a roller machine damaged, sight screens pulled on to the pitch and this week an arson attack on the scoreboard.
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OPINION: So grateful!
IT'S sad to learn that the WRVS is closing its Bolton headquarters. Its the first time in its history that the WRVS will not have a headquarters in the town, but financial pressures have clearly played their part. The good news its that the WRVS will
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Walkden firm's Antarctic jobn
A WALKDEN company won a contract from British Antarctic Survey to design and manufacture a prefabricated operations tower. The 38ft high structure is bound for Rothera Research Station on the Antarctic Peninsula. Rothwell Robinson Ltd of Holyoake Road
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RUGBY: Purtill back on duty at Leigh
DEAD-EYED Dean Purtill is back on the Hilton Park beat. The goal-kicking hot shot has returned to RL action after taking a year out while he completed his police training. And that's good news for Leigh whose regular kicker Paul Wingfield is still recovering
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Doctors put deaf at risk
A SHOCK report claims deaf people are at risk from their family GP. Research conducted by the Royal National Institute for Deaf People reveals GPs in the North West are inadvertently risking the lives of deaf or hard of hearing patients because they don't
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THE DAILY POEM: We thank thee Lord
We thank thee Lord, for waiting years, Though every hope be touched with tears. Though in the past lie broken dreams, Yet in the future, now it seems. As if a hand will point the way, We thank thee Lord for love today. For working lads, for hearts that
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO COACHES taking Sheffield Wednesday supporters home after Saturday's League match at Burnden Park were besieged by mobs of missile-hurling fans. Two coaches were damaged by bricks, and several Sheffield supporters injured by flying glass.
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What's on in and around Bolton, Friday, 19.2.99
THEATRE, MUSIC AND DANCE BOLTON Autumn Choir require male and female members for choir rehearsals at Age Concern, Ashburner Street from 5.30pm-7pm. For further details tel: 706055 or 01942 819791. BOLTON Choral Union is holding rehearsals for Hayden's
