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Breast screening programme is saving lives
WE are members of a new alliance, the Breast Cancer Forum, which brings together the UK's leading breast cancer and cancer charities to promote consistent educational messages for October's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, working together with the NHS
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Mini-marvellous
THE cars are miniature but to their owners they have just the same appeal as the full-size versions. These are mini saloon racing cars which cost hundreds of pounds to buy and racing them is a passion. Trax Raceways is a relatively new racing club which
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The Wright stuff for Magpies
Radcliffe Borough ... 0 Chorley ... 1 DURING his previous spell as Chorley manager, Ken Wright seemed to have a midas touch in the FA Cup and, perhaps, that touch is still there. Certainly Chorley produced a fine display in this season's Manchester United-less
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Friendships between countries
HORTLY after World War Two, a French professor and I - convinced of our Christian vocation - started the International Catholic Correspondence Organisation. Our aims during this time are to promote understanding, reconciliation and friendship by letter-writing
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Column is sorely missed
I write as press officer for Farnworth AODS and endorse many of Mr Reg Parry's views. I would, however, take up the point of Centre Stage - a column sorely missed by us at Farnworth and, following our own little mini-survey, find that others are of the
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Car park cost fury
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the cost of creating a small town centre car park. The local authority has been setting up a car park at the junction of Deansgate and King Street for the past 14 months. And it was revealed at a Bolton Council meeting that
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Chris's band appears by Royal Appointment
MUSICIANS from Smithills School and Bolton College are set to appear in London in November by Royal Appointment. They will be appearing before Prince Charles and, not content with simply blowing their own trumpet, their musical director, Chris Wormald
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Excellent service appreciated
I would like to express my many thanks to the Roadside Care Team at Barton Grange Garden Centre, Bolton. On September 15, I posted a letter to them asking if they could arrange for the overgrown bushes on the roundabout at junction 5 of the M61 to be
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Town centre gates call
A TORY councillor has called for gates to go up around Bolton town centre in a bid to help it compete with new out-of-town develop- ments. Cllr Stuart Lever claims Bolton will turn into a ghost town if urgent action is not done. He said the town centre
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A dream come true
I FEEL very proud to be a Boltonian, having spent part of Saturday and Sunday last weekend at the newly refurbished Smithills Hall. I did visit the building after it was vacated by Social Services, and the transformation is breathtaking. Bolton Metro
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Eagle claw Tavern 15-1 in Chorley and District League
EAGLE swooped to conquer in last Saturday's Chorley and District Faulkner Motors Alliance League clash at Market Tavern winning 15-1. Top scorer was Russell who grabbed four, while Hilton scored a hat-trick and Cunliffe got two. Bottomley, Thompson, Herald
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We'd rather stay home than visit the Dome!
THE predicted rush for tickets for the Millennium Dome has not materialised in Bolton. Tickets went on sale on Wednesday - 100 days to the big day - but so far retail outlets contacted by the BEN haven't sold ANY. And staff at the stores believe Bolton
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Friends slashed in razor attack
A MANHUNT was mounted today for a cut throat razor attacker who slashed two men in a savage knife attack in Farnworth. One of the knifeman's victims, a 19-year-old man, suffered serious injuries to his abdomen and forehead. The injured man was still undergoing
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Penicillin death probe demand
THE grieving son of a blind Horwich woman who died after suffering an allergic reaction to penicillin - prescribed by a dentist - is demanding a public inquiry. Ian Worsley, aged 33, is writing to Health Minister Frank Dobson calling for a top level probe
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Rosie hits the pig time!
WHAT'S the pig idea? Keepers at Camelot's rare breeds farm were celebrating some new arrivals last week - nine adorable piglets! The bonny babies were born to the farm's Tamworth pig Rosie, fathered by a pig based in Staffordshire. The Tamworth is now
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Determined Brown
PHIL Brown always played the game with a smile on his face but it was only when he joined Bolton Wanderers that he actually had something to smile about. The pleasure and pride of not only sharing in the rebirth of a club but actually being a major influence
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Co-op staff check out Lotto £81,000!
A 15-STRONG syndicate of supermarket workers from the Co-op in Westhoughton celebrated scooping £81,303 in the National Lottery - by downing champagne in a shopping trolley! The syndicate, made up of men and women from Westhoughton, Atherton and Tyldesley
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Firm crashed owing £130,000
A CHORLEY man has been banned from being a company director for three years after his book publishing and distributing firm crashed owing creditors more than £130,000. The disqualification order on John Leander Booth, of Bankside, Clayton-le-Woods, was
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Beware the alarm conmen say police
POLICE chiefs have issued a warning to Chorley homeowners following a spate of corrupt burglar alarm salespeople operating in the borough. Their hard sell tactics are to prey on residents' fears of being burgled - convincing them they are more likely
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What's on at the cinema
ANALYZE THIS (Cert 15) Running Time 145 mins. Starring Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal and Lisa Kudrow. Directed by Harold Ramis. THE MAFIA are back - and this time, it's funny! TV show the Sopranos has already established itself as a hit on both sides
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Schools get top score in report
TWO primary schools are celebrating after receiving top marks following their Ofsted reports. Inspectors put both Gillibrand in Chorley and Brindle Gregson Lane in Hoghton under the microscope. Their report on Gillibrand said: "The school has a good ethos
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Report reveals new homes shortage
CHORLEY and all other Lancashire councils are falling short of government targets for building new homes on previously developed land. The information was revealed in the latest monitoring report into the Lancashire Structure Plan - the blueprint for
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Thanks for backing the amateur societies
I write in support of Reg Parry's praise of the Bolton Evening News (Friday September 17) and agree with his comments. In general, the layout and style of the paper is good, the news articles, interesting and the photographs, particularly the coloured
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STAGE: Stars David and Ward take over
BOLTON Premier AODS have had to replace two of their male leads in West Side Story at short notice. Because of illness the singers playing Tony and Bernado had to drop out and they will be replaced by David Whitehead and Ward Croasdale respectively. Ward
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A weight off her mind
GLENYS Redburn's holiday photos are due back this week - and she can't wait to see them! The last lot not only upset her, but marked a turning point for Glenys, from Glynwood Park, Farnworth. Her 50th birthday loomed, and her holiday snaps of a 14-stone
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Gerry begins a new career - at 60!
GERRY King, who is a well-known face at the Squirrel pub in Horwich, Blackrod Conservative Club and Bond Street Catholic Club, has been entertaining in various forms for more than 40 years. But he only turned professional last year after an industrial
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OPINION: What a waste of your cash
IT has cost £758 million to create and, judging by the total apathy it has already stirred in Bolton, it could become the biggest turkey of all time. Right from the unveiling of plans for the Millennium Dome in London's Docklands, there has been an outcry
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Arrested firemen are freed without charge
TEN part-time firemen arrested by police probing allegations that they made hoax calls and started fires to increase their wages, have been released without charge. A file on the case will now be forwarded to the Crown Prosecution Service. A spokesman
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Contrast the two clubs!
THREE years ago, my cousin and I took our nephew to see his first football match at Barnsley. It was a birthday treat, which he had eagerly looked forward to for several weeks. When we arrived at Oakwell, my cousin asked a steward if it would be possible
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They're still protecting the centre
I WRITE with reference to your request for readers' views on the two proposals for out-of-town developments. Pre 1974, a small, "inefficient" local authority wanted to provide a leisure centre for its residents but, not wanting to go into debt, decided
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO THE number is up for WH and BN - the traditional car registration letters. From October 1, Bolton will share its distinctive letters with new cars in Bury, Rochdale, Blackburn and parts of the former Lancashire County Council area, to tie
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STAGE: Gala tribute to Margaret
A SPECIAL concert is to be dedicated to the memory of well-known local amateur stage actress and director Margaret Ward, who died recently. The Gala Musical Evening - Forever Musicals - which will be staged at the Albert Halls on Sunday, November 14,
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Smithills Coaching House, Smithills Dean Road, Bolton
AMERICANS always reckon that they can teach the English a thing or two about dining out value for money - but they've obviously never visited Smithills Coaching House. The only way anybody could leave this famous Bolton eaterie hungry would be if the
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Surprised at decision
ON Wednesday, September 15, I read in the BEN that 800 possible jobs were at risk because the planning officers looked likely to turn down two plans for out of town shopping centres.Then, on September 17, I was surprised to read that a decision was to
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High risk pervert barred from pubs
A HIGH-risk sex offender from Chorley was this week shackled by a court order banning him from approaching children. The order was served on the 61-year-old by Chorley magistrates in what is believed to be only the second case of its kind in Lancashire
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Left-winger loses deposit as Labour wins poll
BOLTON Left-winger Billy Kelly lost his deposit standing in the Wigan by-election yesterday. Mr Kelly, fighting for Arthur Scargill's Socialist Labour Party, polled just 240 votes. However the former miner, general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers
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Star struck school reunion
OLD BOLTONIANS from across the globe will rub shoulders with former school pals - some who are now famous faces - in a centenary reunion this weekend. Bolton School will throw open its doors from tonight as thousands once again tread the familiar boards
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White Coppice celebrate victory
WHITE Coppice cricket club's second team celebrate winning the second division of the Red Arrow Sunday League and picking up the Stanton Shield. The club are inviting companies to join main sponsors Cyclone Imaging as backers for next season. Any company
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Tougher than Todd?
PHIL Brown is banking on a mean defence giving trouble-torn Wanderers the platform for a Reebok lift off tomorrow. Caretaker boss for the first time in the aftermath of Colin Todd's resignation, he is hoping to inject more steel into the side that faces
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Chorley ease into the second round
Chorley Ladies FC 14 Bridge Ladies FC 0 THIS was by far Chorley's best performance of the season as they progressed to the second round of the Lancashire Cup. Within a minute Sharon Schofield had put Chorley ahead and she made it 2-0 within six minutes
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Hands off Sam warn County
NOTTS County have issued a 'hands off' warning designed to head off any Bolton bid to poach Sam Allardyce. The former Burnden Park favourite has refused to rule himself out of the runing to succeed Colin Todd, who resigned on Wednesday. He says he has
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Plans afoot at last to clean up Quiet Walk
NEXT week Farnworth celebrates the 60th anniversary of receiving its charter . . . and plans are afoot to honour one of its founding fathers. As revealed recently in the BEN, memorials and gravestones placed in tribute to Farnworth's most famous benefactors
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Pub plan creates 40 new jobs
FORTY jobs are to be created at a new hotel and pub complex in Chorley. Building work on the new Chef and Brewer pub and Lodge Inn next to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal is already under way. The work includes refurbishing the Old Malt House, formerly
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Fire campaign is launched
LOCAL firefighters mark this year's Fire Safety Week next week - but bosses insist that their fire awareness campaign is a year round effort! Lancashire fire chiefs will use the week to help focus attention on an ongoing campaign against chip pan fires
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Phone training good for business
THE art of conversation is far from dead, according to a Bury-based telecommunications company. Pennine Telecom has appointed Sylvia Hills as its customer training and development officer to provide telephone technique and systems training for the business
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Research the key for aerospace firms
A BOLTON aerospace firm heard about the benefits of investing in research and development programmes at a briefing organised by the North West Aerospace Alliance. APPH (Bolton) Ltd was one of 20 delegates at the seminar which included a lecture on how
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View from the House with MP Lindsay Hoyle
ZLAST week it was announced that Scottish and Newcastle had bought Greenalls Restaurants and Pubs chain, which comprises of more than 700 outlets with more than 50 per cent based in the North West. I am hopeful that the takeover will result in the expansion
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OPINION: A gateway to success
BOLTON Tory councillor Stuart Lever's suggestion to put gates up around Bolton town centre to help it compete with out-of-town shopping complexes may well have been howled down. But, his ideas are not totally without merit. He feels that gates around
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THE DAILY POEM: My life
Sitting here, reviewing my life, Me! The silly little house-wife, Unknowingly time after time, I'm ashamed to say, he was ever mine. The women, booze and so many lies, Marriage under strain, and it finally dies, I should be upset, devastated in fact,
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Pensions are a disgrace
REFERRING to a letter from Vincent Bell, Talk of the Town, Thursday, September 16, about the old age pension in Britain, which I think is a disgrace and an insult to all those who fought in two world wars. Those who were lucky enough to come back home
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'Noise busters not quick enough'
NOISE busters at Bolton Council have come under fire for not responding quickly to complaints about loud neighbours. Cllr Bob Ronson has called for a 24-hour noise control patrol to pull the plug on nuisance neighbours having loud parties. And Cllr David
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Council took A YEAR to reply to letter
BOLTON Council has bowed to pressure to improve services in its planning department after letters were taking a staggering ONE year to be answered. Head of planning and environment Cllr Jack Foster apologised and promised to employ another worker after
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Vicky moves mountains for hospice
A BOLTON student is set to climb three mountains over the next two months as she makes the final preparations for her trip to Malaysia. As reported in the BEN, Victoria Bayley will visit Sabah in November to climb 4,101 metres to the summit of Mount Kinabulu
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GIGS guide . . .
TONIGHT (24.9.99) Gypsy's Tent, Deansgate, Bolton: Waterface; Moses Gate, Bolton Road, Farnworth: The Touch; Manchester University D Hall: Kid Rock; Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne: Grenadine; The Roadhouse, Manchester: Oceansize, Cava, Colour Train, Flown
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Get blood pressure checks
AS many of your readers will know, The Stroke Association's Stroke Awareness Week will be taking place from September 27 to October 3. This year the campaign will focus on the prevention of stroke by having regular blood pressure checks. Thousands of
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What's on in and around Bolton, Saturday, 25.9.99
MANCHESTER Bolton and Bury Council Society, charity dance, Radcliffe Civic Suites, 7.30pm. Tel: 595567 for tickets. BOLTON Strings Together Ensemble, junior strings together approximate grades 1-3, 9.30am-10.45am and advanced ensemble, approximate grades
