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Thanks to the cheque mate!
ON Wednesday morning, August 9, while on a shopping trip to Bolton, I lost my cheque book. We retraced our route back to our car, but to no avail. It had not been handed in at any of the shops we had visited. We decided to call into the HSBC Bank on Bradshawgate
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Too many breaking the law
WITH reference to a recent letter in the BEN headlined'What a waste of police resources'. I am a retired policeman who lives in Harwood. I sympathise with the owner of the car who had it pushed on to the road by youths at night, on July 2, but completely
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Petrol station shock for drivers
DRIVERS are being forced to pay up-front for their petrol to combat an alarming increase in "drive-off" crimes from Bolton petrol stations. The move is intended to put the brake on thieves who race away from garages without paying after filling their
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Goal ace Frandsen serves a bookies' headache
PER Frandsen was welcomed back to the Reebok by everyone - except Burnley fans and the bookies. The Danish international shot Wanderers into a 27th minute lead from the penalty spot and cost the bookmakers a fortune! Ken McIntyre, site manager of Done
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'Goal was mine'
ISAIAH Rankin claimed today that whistle-happy referee Bill Burns cost him a place on the scoresheet on his Reebok debut. The loan striker won the 27th minute penalty, which Per Frandsen converted. But he'd managed to ride Ian Cox's foul and knock the
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The 0pposition view by Stan Ternent
OVERALL it was a good day's work by us. You don't want to lose your first match when you go up and we can take heart from this result. I thought we were a little tentative in the first half, which was understandable, and our ball retention wasn't good
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Fans arrest shame
BOLTON Wanderers' first match of the season saw a surge in football fan arrests, with 10 people locked up. Police chiefs revealed today that the Super Whites' clash with newly promoted Burnley at the Reebok stadium had resulted in one of the highest arrest
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Big Sam's verdict: We went into that switch-off, sit-back mode and that's something we'll have to pu
NOT a bad first result, considering we haven't worked together or trained together for more than seven days because of the injury situation. Considering how the second half went it was a fair result. We got our noses in front in the first half and played
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Veteran Marshall still hungry for glory at the Reebok
IAN Marshall's been in the football business long enough to know the score. The old warhorse didn't expect Martin O'Neill to offer him a new deal when his Leicester contract expired this summer ... so he wasn't surprised when he was shown the door. He
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Isaiah: I want to be in the big time
ISIAH Rankin has set his sights on turning his temporary transfer to the Reebok into a permanent stay. The London-born striker, who joined Wanderers on loan from Bradford City in an 11th hour loan deal, made an impressive start in Saturday's derby draw
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Match Report: Wanderers 1, Burnley 1
FIFTEEN thousand Wanderers' fans are in danger of being lulled into a false sense of insecurity. Fireworks and balloons heralded the start of the new season but the result and certain aspects of the performance were as disappointing as damp squibs ...
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There is still a need for face to face meetings
TECHNOLOGY threatens to change everything -- even the traditional corporate conference. All that bonding in the bar at 2am is not necessarily seen as a good thing in the pared-down, cost-conscious business world of today. The Meetings Industry Association
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Ilyas has styling
A SUCCESSFUL young businessman helped launch a specialist networking initiative for ethnic entrepreneurs. Ilyas Musa, aged 27, started Inex Styling from scratch three years ago and has seen the annual turnover rise to £750,000. He hopes to quadruple it
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www.thisisbolton.co.uk makes history
THE Bolton Evening News web site made history on Saturday with Gordon Sharrock's first Burnley match report downloaded by 5.07pm. We intend to match this Internet coverage throughout the season, continuing for the West Brom game this weekend. So if you
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Favourites tag will not be a burden
GRAEME Souness rubbished suggestions that Blackburn's status as Division One championship favourites would be a burden. The Rovers boss saw his side kick off with a comfortable 2-0 home win against Crystal Palace and said equally emphatically: "I would
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Armed raiders
A YOUNG female shop assistant and a customer were threatened by knife-wielding thugs during a robbery in Unsworth. Two masked men carrying large kitchen knives burst into Eton's Newsagents in Parr Lane at 1.50pm on Friday and demanded cash from the till
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Police hunt crash men
POLICE are hunting two men seen running away from a crash at Hanburys. The black Cavalier ploughed into the Market Street grocers at 1am on Saturday. The men fled from the incident, which also involved another car. Hanburys was closed to business for
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Shakers open up in style
Cambridge United 0 Bury 1 THE six points Cambridge took off the Shakers last season kept them in the Second Division after a long hard struggle. But Andy Preece's men showed they aren't going to be so generous this time around with a highly encouraging
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Latest books at the library
NEW books available to borrow from Bolton Library include: Hearts On Ice by Hilaire; Acorna's People by Anne McCaffrey; Hold Back The Night by Adam Baron; Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue; The Inspector's Daughter by Alanna Knight; Dying Voices by Laura Wilson
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Beneath the Skin, by Nicci French, Michael Joseph, £9.99.
Chiller-lovers will not be disappointed with this nail-biting page-turner about three women who are stalked by the same nutter, who sends them death-threat letters and other nasties including the odd razor blade. Tension builds effectively as each woman
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'LOCAL GIRLS' by Alice Hoffman £6.99pb
ALICE Hoffman's, 'Local Girls' is set in the dreamy backdrop of Long Island village, and is based around the dysfunctional Samuelson family, chiefly the witty and astute perspective of the novel's central character Gretel Samuelson. It builds an effigy
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, August 13, 1975 DAY-trip litter louts may have ruined Belmont's chances of winning a best kept village competition by leaving a trail of cans and bottles around the Blue Lagoon beauty spot. Local Women's Institute vice-president
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What's On if you like concerts
MANCHESTER APOLLO, Manchester. Lou Reed, Thursday September 7. Tickets £25 and £20. Kd Lang Wed, October 11. Tickets £25 and £22.50 on sale now. Also, Saturday October 28, A1, tickets £15. The Saw Doctors, Saturday December 16, tickets £13.50. Ring 0161
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Where you can find live music
HORWICH RMI CLUB, Chorley New Road, Horwich. Friday September 15, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys. Ring Bolton 468085 (9am to 5pm) or Bolton 468911 (6.30pm to 9pm). MOSES GATE HOTEL, Farnworth. GYPSY'S TENT, Deansgate, Bolton. BULLS HEAD, Bury Rd,
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What's On that's a bit different
BOLTON ART CIRCLE, exhibitions, third Sunday of the month, art fair in the Penny Farthing Suite at The Last Drop. 11am to 4pm. Ring Bolton 847607. ROYAL ARMOURIES MUSEUM, Leeds. Open from 10.30am to 5.30pm. Adult prices £4.90, children/concessions £3.90
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What's On for the family
FAMILY FUN RUN/WALK, Bolton Adult Placement and Brindle Lodge Group family fun run/walk, Saturday September 9, 11am start from Leverhulme Park, Athletics' Stadium, Long Lane, Bolton. Choice of around two mile course (runners, joggers and walkers) or short
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Crash victim cancels wedding
BRIDE-to-be Maggie Simmons has cancelled her wedding as her fiance fights for his life. Maggie, aged 48, travels to be at the bedside of John Maloney every day. He is still unconscious following a horror smash in Breightmet five days ago. He is in intensive
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Rail managers to hear passenger complaints
SENIOR managers from First North Western Trains will hear rail users' gripes at first hand in Bolton this week. Members of the management team will be at Bolton rail station from 4pm to 6pm on Thursday to listen to the experiences and concerns of train
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Keep Concorde flying says Tory candidate
THE Tory party's prospective parliamentary candidate for Bolton South-east has hit back at the push to ground British Airways' Concorde fleet. Haroon Rashid, who works for BA as a customer service executive at Heathrow Airport, has been involved in talks
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Fans arrest shame
BOLTON Wanderers' first match of the season saw a surge in football fan arrests, with 10 people locked up. Police chiefs revealed today that the Super Whites' clash with newly promoted Burnley at the Reebok stadium had resulted in one of the highest arrest
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Former head Sister Imelda dies at 83
THE much-loved former headmistress of a Bolton school has died after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Sister Imelda McCann, who spent 25 years as head of Saints Peter and Paul's primary school off Derby Street in central Bolton, was being remembered
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Paul pieces together events of Bolton's blackest day
A BOLTON man is planning to tell the full story behind one of the North-west's worst ever air disaster with a new book on the Winter Hill crash of 1958. At 25, Deane resident Paul Lomax has no personal recollections of the crash that rocked Bolton 42
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Expert solves mystery of African masks gift
Mary Vickers and neighbour Doris Fildes with the masks AN expert in African artefacts has delivered his verdict on a stunning collection of masks dumped in the garden of a Westhoughton couple. Dr Bill Hart from the University of Ulster has revealed the
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A Euro slip-up
AS a member of the European Parliament, surely Mr Gary Titley should know better than to talk about metrification in his Letter from Europe (BEN, August 8), This word has nothing at all to do with weights and measures, but refers to the structure and
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Why be upset by a letter on our moral decline?
WHY anyone, other than paedophiles, liberalising do-gooders, and maybe a few homosexuals, should feel "incensed" by B Stuart's letter on the decline of moral standards, is beyond me. Mrs Stuart explains her case clearly. Through liberalising do-gooders
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Humans need these tests to continue
THE USE of animals in medical research is an emotional subject which some prey upon. A forgotten voice in this debate is that of the people with the highest stakes at risk, their lives, and this has to be rectified. When medical research is attacked,
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The harsh fuel tax needs a sweetener
PLEASE urge all your readers not to slacken their efforts regarding the iniquitous level of tax on motor fuels. I have recently written twice to my MP, and in his reply to my first letter he carefully lists 13 so-called-facts relating to petrol prices
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Farnworth Park is a 'blooming disgrace'
I AM usually a placid individual but blew my top when I saw the Bolton Metro advertising feature in the BEN about 'Blooming Bolton'. I had just visited Farnworth Central Park. You recently printed a letter from me about the lack of litter in Barrow Ford
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USA fan's Reebok trip delight
ALLEN Vix rolled back the years when he watched his beloved Wanderers in action during their pre-season trip to the United States - an experience that prompted the ex-pat to fly over from his home in Cincinnati with his wife, Barb, and daughter Nathalie
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Veteran Marshall still hungry for glory at the Reebok
IAN Marshall's been in the football business long enough to know the score. The old warhorse didn't expect Martin O'Neill to offer him a new deal when his Leicester contract expired this summer ... so he wasn't surprised when he was shown the door. He
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Duo join energy drink firm
ENERGY drink firm Nutrisport has made two appointments. The Wigan company, managed by Scott Adams, has taken on board Sharon Evans, from Westhoughton, as a National Sales Executive and Kevin Hayes, from Hindley Green, as Site Manager. Ms Evans formerly
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MP Ruth's baby joy
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly has given birth to her third child -- a girl who arrived two weeks early at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Roisin Joyce Maud Gadd put in an appearance at 4.40pm yesterday after a 14 hour labour and weighed in at a healthy 7lb 7oz
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Sam's warning for West Brom match
SAM Allardyce has warned his patched-up Wanderers they must tighten up if they want to pass the travel test. The Reebok boss was content to see his injury and suspension stricken side kick off with a point from Saturday's derby duel with Burnley but reckons
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Semi spot for Charnock
CHARNOCK Richard became the first side in the Goldline Trophy in association with the Bolton Evening News to book their place in the semi-final of the competition after a 0-0 draw against Atherton Collieries. Tempest United meanwhile did their chances
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Terzis decides on import cut
BRISTOW in, Cruckshank out. That's the tough choice Leigh Centurions coach Paul Terzis has finally made. Second rower Heath Cruckshank was given the bad news that he was the unlucky one to be cut from the import quota because of a change in rules by the
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CRICKET: Returning star stops rot for Adlington
ADLINGTION finally ended their four match losing run with a little help from a returning former player. Andrew Robinson left the club at the start of the season to play for Golborne but rejoined his former team-mates in time to stop the rot that has seen
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CRICKET: Kearsley hit top score
LEADERS Kearsley hit the top score of the day piling up 183 runs more than their opponents yet it didn't give them winning points. Jason Swift hit 160 not out, 15 fours and nine sixes, in Kearsley's massive 279-5 while Bradshaw totalled 96-6, Dave Morris
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Top ten books
1. More Recollections of a Bolton Engineman by Jim Markland (Foxline £14.95). 2. Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling (Bloomsbury £5.99). 3. Our Kid by Billy Hopkins (Headline £5.99). 4. If Only by Geri Halliwell (Bantam £5.99). 5.
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Born To Be Riled by Jeremy Clarkson
HE's big, he's mean and he's Britain's motoring guru whose biting wit has rattled many an established cage. Comments such as 'You can call a man's baby ugly and he won't mind. But laugh at a man's wheels and you're in serious trouble' have made Jeremy
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The Lost Explorer - Finding Mallory on Mount Everest, by Conrad Anke
EVERYONE was stunned last year when an American expedition discovered the body of climber George Leigh Mallory who, with Sandy Irvine, disappeared in 1924 while on a summit attempt of Everest. Since then, there has been speculation that they had reached
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What's On if you like going to galleries and exhibitions
The Jurrasic exhibition at Bolton Museum ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Mon to Sat 10am to 6pm. Sun noon to 5pm. Adm free. Ring 0161 831 7454. ASTLEY CHEETHAM ART GALLERY, Trinity Street, Stalybridge. Open Mon to Fri (not Thurs) 1pm to
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Down's boy dolphin trip boost
A WESTHOUGHTON youngster has made remarkable progress after swimming with dolphins in Florida for the second time. Adam Foulkes has just returned from the trip of a lifetime after travelling to Key Largo with his family for the treatment as well as enjoying
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Special guest, Glenn laughs off stag prank
EMMERDALE hunk Glenn Lamont yesterday laughed off a stag party 'full monty' prank just days before he weds a Bolton girl. The TV star, who was guest of honour at Adlington Carnival, will tie the knot with his bride-to-be Cheryl Hackett on Saturday. But
