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Wave of vandalism angers residents
BUS shelters in Deane continue to be vandalised leaving increasing numbers of residents angry about crime in the area. As reported this week in the BEN, police and transport bosses are growing increasingly concerned about the problem of vandalism and
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Step-sister search
MY name is Ronald Bailey. I was brought up with my step-sister, Joan Magee, many years ago. It is about 30 to 35 years since I saw her last. I have been to where she used to live and asked people but no one seems to know where they have moved to. Her
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Public loos
closed on Bank Holiday ONCE again the powers-that-be, in our "altogether better" town, have shown their utter disregard to the basic needs of the people they are supposed to serve and to the many visitors by keeping public toilets closed on, perhaps,
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20th century memories
THREE people from the Bolton area are set to make history by taking part in the largest oral history initiative ever undertaken in Europe. Jeff Mills, Bessie Johnson and Phil Kaiserman were all chosen to talk about their lives on tape - and their testimonies
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Pieces of Silver
I HAD to go to the doctor's the other afternoon. I wasn't very happy about that. You see, surgery visits are quite an ordeal for me these days. It's rotten enough feeling ill, but having to give a false name to book a doctor's appointment tends to aggravate
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Sip your way into the record books
LOCAL people are being invited to the Horwich Resource Centre to take part in the world's biggest coffee morning - and sip their way into the record books. The event takes place on Friday, October 1, and simultaneously at hundreds of venues across the
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Soccer club bookings quashed
AMATEUR football club organisers who tackled Lancashire Police over a parking ticket blitz outside their ground have achieved their goal. The motorists who received the parking tickets have had letters from Lancashire Police saying all the penalties incurred
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Mike looks for Strong response
GREG Strong was tipped today to bounce back after seeing his place in the Bolton defence come under threat. Skipper Mike Whitlow reckons his fellow defender, criticised in the wake of Sunday's 3-3 home draw with Birmingham, has played well enough in previous
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50 jobs to go at Bolton firm
MORE than 50 civil engineers in Bolton have been told they will lose their jobs tomorrow as part of a major North-west shake-up involving pipeline specialists PN Daly. The civil engineering company, which has an office in Lum Street, Bolton, and depots
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Tempers flare over gas site plan
Mr MartlandBLACKROD residents have rallied to fight plans for a gas valve site on a green field site off Blundell Lane. Led by Peter Martland who lives 100 yards from the proposed site, hundreds of residents have signed petitions objecting to the construction
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20 musicians know the score!
THE musical talent flourishing in New Bury Community Centre has struck a chord with one of the foremost national musical examination bodies. That's because all 20 musicians, aged between 40 and 80 years, who were entered for their London College of Music
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Bonus of buying best bread
I always enjoy the Victorian Market. This year with the added bonus of buying bread from a stall which was almost in front of the town hall door. I asked the young lady who had made the bread, she said that her father had made it. If anyone can tell me
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Stardom in their eyes!
BOLTON musicians are set to star at the Castlefield Carnival in Manchester tomorrow. Two young bands, Y2K and La-Caj, and 18-year-old singer Jamie Harrison have entered the Young Performer of the Year competition at the annual six-hour event. And they
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Brothers jailed after reign of terror
TWO Bolton brothers burgled terrified housebound pensioners in their homes while they were forced to sit and watch, Bolton Crown Court heard yesterday. Darren Conway, 28, and Shane Conway, 26, both of Parkfield Avenue, Farnworth, were each jailed for
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Looking for mum's friend
I WOULD be grateful for your assistance in tracing my mother's school friend Marlene Richards, who attended St Catherine's Primary School in Horwich 1946/1947. My mother's maiden name was Morris (Anne), formerly of Mason Street, Horwich. The only information
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This is a street not a car park
IT is time that something was done to to stop the incessant parking of cars in Dorset Street. It is beyond redemption. Commencing at 7.30am car doors are banging constantly until all the space is full at approximately 8.50am. One has no alternative but
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Pegasus badge is set to disappear
THE Ministry of Defence has announced that the Pegasus badge, proud emblem of our airborne forces since 1942, is to be done away with. It has been confirmed that the Pegasus is to be replaced by an eagle. This would be more acceptable to foreign commanders
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Shelter toll
BUS shelters in Deane continue to be vandalised. In Bolton alone, 20 were attacked over the last Bank Holiday weekend. It's no wonder residents are angry, not to mention fed-up. Sadly this kind of vandalism is an issue often reported in the BEN and one
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Petals
of pride BOLTON has scooped a major award and it is one of which its residents can be proud. The town has won the top trophy in the Best Large City category at the prestigious 1999 North West in Bloom, beating the likes of Liverpool and Blackpool into
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 11, 1974 OLD age pensions of up to £25 a week for a single person and £31 for a married couple. That was the election ace served up this afternoon by Social Services Minister Mrs Barbara Castle, with a revolutionary
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MUSIC & DANCE
SUNDAYMONDAY BOLTON Music Service is holding various activities at different centres. At Bolton Music Centre, The Deane School, New York, Bolton: Bolton Youth Flute Choir, 5pm-6.30pm; Bolton Youth Double Reed Ensemble, 5.15pm-6.15pm; Bolton Youth Wind
