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In a spot of bother
I WAS having a shave in the bathroom when I saw something in the mirror I didn't like. At the end of my nose was a large angry red thing. A spot, a pimple, a zit. Call it what you like, it was definitely there. "Help!" I shrieked downstairs to my wife
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Golf club mast bid: Fore? No against
A PLAN to put up a 70ft mast at Bolton Golf Club has been bunkered by planning councillors. They have refused permission for Mercury Personal Communications to put up the telecommunications tower on land at High Rid Lane, Lostock. Councillors were told
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Festival
time THE BBC is looking for people who remember the Festival of Britain in 1951. We would be very interested to hear from anyone who took part in local or national events at the time. No matter what your involvement, if you have a story to tell, we would
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My army friend
I HAVE recently moved to Bolton to live, and am reminded of an army pal who came from, and lived in Bolton at the time, but with the passing of time I cannot remember his name. If I mention UHQ 13 L of C Royal Signals, Chislehurst, Kent 1943-1944, and
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Spring clean
LAST year many people threw heart and soul into Tidy Britain Group's annual National Spring Clean. A campaign that encourages people to clean-up their community, countryside and coastline. I would once again like to appeal for support for this year's
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Snakes a-live! What a treat at the museum
BOLTON Museum and Art Gallery is offering youngsters a break from Easter eggs. A series of exciting activities are being planned for the holidays including an opportunity to handle live snakes from the Aquarium. There's also a unique exhibition "Beauty
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Cousins sought
UP to the age of 19 years, I lived at 9 Ainslie Road, Bolton. I am now 64 years old. My maiden name was Pearl. I have two sisters - Irene who lives in USA, and Winifred in Australia. My mother, Mary Pearl, is still alive and living in Australia with my
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You've let us down, Jack!
ON Tuesday, March 2, 1999, the Home Secretary Jack Straw, appealed to old ladies to take on yobs who cause misery in towns and cities. He wants them to join his new army of crimefighters. Where are our police? If this is your last straw Jack, you had
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Do not destroy this lovely area
ON Monday, March 1, the first meeting of the newly formed committee for action against the proposed development of Lee Hall in Westhoughton was held. The outcome was that the people of Westhoughton and surrounding areas were made aware of the consequences
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Buses appeal
SHOPPING at Morrison's supermarket, Chorley Old Road, Bolton using public transport is quite a problem if one lives in the vicinity of Church Road! Why not reinstate the 502 bus that used to leave Moor Lane and terminate at Barrow Bridge travelling via
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A safer system
YET again Little Lever Post Office has been robbed by thugs using shotguns, in what used to be a very quiet village. In recent years the post office has changed its entrance from the front of the paper shop on the main shopping area to its present position
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Designs on fame
A MOUNT St Joseph's School pupil has set her first step on the way to fame in the art world by winning a competition organised by the Bolton Lions Club. Gemma Kierczuk designed a poster for the Lions Clubs International competition, emphasising the importance
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Life's a circus for me and my mum
By Karen Stephen COME Mother's Day, one young mum will be dressed from head to toe in shimmering sequins as she zooms round the circus ring on a high powered motorbike. Meanwhile her 18-month-old son will be sitting in his pram at the side of the stage
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MUSIC & DANCE
SUNDAYMONDAY SALFORD Operatic and Drama Society perform Carousel, Lancastrian Hall, Chorley Road, Swinton, 7.30pm. Adults £6, children £2 and conessions £4. Tel: 0161 794 7948. BOLTON Music Service is holding various activities at different centres. At
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Where is Eddie?
DOES anybody know the whereabouts of Eddie Bowers? He will be aged in his early sixties. He was friendly with a lady called Eileen Jones (nee Bretherton). Please telephone 0161 707 2759. Julie Aldred 23 Boddington Road Peel Green Eccles. Converted for
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Plan for rooms at the inn
A HOTEL could soon open at Bolton's historic Smithills Coaching House. A planning application has been put in for a two-storey extension to the Grade Two listed building. Bolton Cllr Cliff Morris, managing director, said that it was planned to build a
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Nat's tribute to SuperJohn
NAT Lofthouse spoke for thousands of Wanderers supporters today when he paid tribute to John McGinlay, who has been forced to quit football because of injury. "The game will miss him, I'll miss him and thousands and thousands of his fans here in Bolton
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Secure homes plan runs into a brick wall
RESPONSE to a mobile security scheme for Little Lever has been so poor that its organiser is considering pulling out. Before Christmas former security guard Peter Murray started sending out leaflets to hundreds of homes in the area offering to run a night
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NEw dome to hit town's trade?
THE planned Xanadu snowdome could force the closure of at least eight Leigh businesses, the Green Party claims. The Greens say detailed analysis of a retail impact assessment report by professional experts MVM Planning revealed the area could suffer as
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Helpers
needed I APPEAL for volunteers to become part of a local Community Help Group for the National Meningitis Trust. We already have many active help groups throughout the UK, but many of them are looking for volunteers to support their work. There are also
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Councillor in blast at police chief
A COUNCILLOR is threatening to take legal action against Greater Manchester's Chief Constable David Wilmot . . . for the cost of a front door. Labour Cllr Paul Fitzpatrick was furious when a door of a property he owns was broken down during a police raid
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Kindheart shop assistant's £300 cash return tribute
A MOTHER'S Day present almost ended up costing a woman more than £300 when she dropped the cash in the Market Hall. But a kindhearted shop assistant spotted the money and went out of her way to make sure it was returned to its owner. Today, Mrs Dorothy
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Canal hero policeman honoured
A LEIGH police officer who jumped into a canal to rescue a drowning woman will be honoured for his bravery next week. PC Paul Winning, aged 45, dived into the Leeds/Liverpool Canal and swam to the centre to reach the woman. He grabbed hold of her and
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Smaller classes under Labour
UNDER the Tories, class sizes got bigger and bigger. They increased by record levels - over 40pc between 1992 and 1997. Labour inherited over 470,000 infant school pupils in classes of more than 30. By September next year there will be fewer than 200,000
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MOTHERING SUNDAY
At last it's the Sunday, the day of the year, When the person who is due all our praise. Can be openly thanked for the care and devotion, Given to us all our days. The one who waved us off on school days, Saw that shoes shone and hair made to shine. And
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RUGBY: Aussies rushes back into action
AUSSIE Heath Cruickshank is back and raring to go as Leigh Centurions look for their third win in four Northern Ford Premiership games. The big Aussie suffered a broken jaw in Leigh's opening league game of the season against York, but makes a welcome
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Two soccer giants
LIKE any work concerning Manchester United, books about the two Glasgow soccer giants - Celtic and Rangers - have a huge mass audience appeal. And the respective supporters of each club will have another souvenir to add to their collections from Monday
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Martin's book is towering triumph
By Irma Heger MARTIN Yates has based his first book based largely on personal experience. Martin has cerebral palsy and needs round-the-clock care - which he had to organise himself when he "flew the nest" nine years ago. Now aged 33, Martin finally feels
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Mum in a million
ROSALIND Ainsworth is, in their own words, "loved and adored" by her two daughters, son and step daughter. And on Mother's Day this 52-year-old mum will no doubt be pampered and spoiled by them all. Meanwhile 1,000 miles away in the former USSR state
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Life's a circus for me and my mum
COME Mother's Day, one young mum will be dressed from head to toe in shimmering sequins as she zooms round the circus ring on a high powered motorbike. Meanwhile her 18-month-old son will be sitting in his pram at the side of the stage, waiting for the
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, March 13, 1974 AT least five people were killed and dozens injured, some seriously, in a series of pile-ups in thick fog on the M1 in Northamptonshire today. FOREIGN Secretary Mr James Callaghan is recalling Britain's
