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Does anyone remember me?
I LEFT Bolton in 1962 so I am not expecting droves of people to remember me, but you never know. I started at Ridgeway Endowed School, then Tonge Fold. I left in 1955 and worked at the Co-Op, Oxford Street, Rutland Mills and John Colliers before moving
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Anti-gay propaganda closed toilets down!
WHEN George Brown legitimately complains -- among other things -- about the lack of any toilets serving Farnworth Park -- it ill becomes Christine Adams to boast: "I have constantly complained about the matters which G Brown has mentioned" (BEN, Aug 22
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Sam linked with City's Terry Cooke
SAM Allardyce's presence at the Manchester City-Newcastle reserve game on Tuesday night has triggered speculation linking Wanderers with a move for City's out-of-favour winger Terry Cooke.
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Ex-Wanderers ace Coyle listed
EX-WANDERER Owen Coyle has been transfer-listed by Scottish Premier League club Dunfermline. Manager Jim Calderwood, who has also listed striker Andy Tod, said: "They are at a stage in their careers when it is difficult for them to get into the first
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Stars turn out for Nathan
Young Nathan with Wanderers star Ricardo Gardner before last night's charity match BRUCE Springsteen was serving behind the bar at Farnworth cricket ground last night as Jon Bon Jovi supervised the bouncy castle. That, at least, was how Bolton Radio One
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Accents a hindrance
A NEW survey suggests strong regional accents are a distinct disadvantage to people who want to succeed in business. Research shows that only one per cent of business people contacted considered them an advantage. In fact, strong overseas accents are
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Fans banned
FOUR soccer fans -- one from Bolton -- are facing a three-year ban from watching games home and abroad. The men were the first in the North West to appear in court under the new Football (Disorder) Act which only came into force on Monday. Among those
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Stay away from the euro says 'Mr Music'
A NORTH-WEST businessman says thousands of regional jobs would be threatened if Britain joined the European single currency. Mr David Briggs, North-west chairman of Business for Sterling, says it would inevitably result in the UK having the wrong interest
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Brass Proms
WINGATES Brass Band is taking part in a Last Night of the Proms night at Fox Lane Cricket Club, Leyland, in aid of St Catherine's Hospice. The concert starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets are available from 01772 324540.
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Director barred from business
A BURY company director has been disqualified from running a business for 10 years. Manchester County Court ruled that Howard Barry Bland, of Agecroft Road, Swinton, should not act as a company director following his conduct at Howards Textiles Limited
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Coffee morning
MACMILLAN Cancer Relief plan to stage the World's Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 29. Organisers are hoping that homes, works and schools, throughout Britain will organise their own events and ask guests to donate for the coffee or other drink
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Alpine Society talks
THE summer may be nearly over, but the Alpine Garden Society is looking forward to its 15th season of illustrated talks. The East Lancashire Group, which meets at Ramsbottom Civic Hall and attracts plenty of members from Bolton, plays host to monthly
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A treat for Olympic swimmers
KIND-HEARTED bakers cooked-up a treat for a Bolton swimmer who has been selected for the Great Britain Olympic team. Staff at Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery in Crescent Road, Lostock, wanted to send Bolton swimmer Anthony Howard a good luck message before
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Thai boxer set for record help
A BOLTON Thai boxer is putting his stamina to the test in aid of a local youngster and trying to break a world record at the same time. Sandy Holt, who runs Bolton Thai Boxing Club, has already pledged to double the number of sit-ups and press-ups performed
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Summer learning is a fun experience
YOUNGSTERS in Horwich and Blackrod have enjoyed an educational, but fun summer. Dozens of children have been busy taking part in their first ever out of school project which has involved St Mary's School, St Cath- erine's School, Lord Street School, Horwich
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A WEALTHY Ramsbottom businessman serving six years in jail for running a huge fake bank notes racket
Printing boss Tony Flynn, aged 54, of Rosebank, was summoned back before a special court hearing at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester after police uncovered the extent of his gains. Flynn had used his struggling firm Calder Press in Oldham to set
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Ethel celebrates a century of memories
A RETIRED dinner lady served up a whole load of memories when she celebrated her 100th birthday yesterday. Mrs Ethel Staton, of Four Seasons Nursing Home, Breightmet, received a message from the Queen to commemorate the special occasion, and celebrated
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'Cowardly' racial attack
TWO Asian men were viciously beaten in an attack condemned by Bury police as "cowardly and unprovoked". Both men suffered severe head injuries when they were set upon by four white thugs outside the Megabowl on the Pilsworth indutrial estate, Bury. The
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Beckhams lose 'kiss and tell' book ban bid
SUPERSTAR couple David and Victoria Beckham have lost their High Court bid to ban a book based on personal revelations by Bolton minder Mark Niblett. But the famous pair are still set to pursue damages against Mr Niblett, aged 40, accusing him of breaching
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RUGBY LEAGUE: Leigh RL in Super hope
LEIGH Centurions' Super League dream lives on. Hilton Park chairman Mike Nolan is convinced that should Leigh win next season's Northern Ford Premiership Grand Final, Leigh's application won't be refused. "We are confident that Hilton Park will be up
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Posh hold no fears for Bury says Bullock
SHAKERS hardman Darren Bullock reckons the Shakers have no reason to fear the tough trip to Peterborough on Saturday. Bullock, who has scored twice in as many weeks, has made a remarkable comeback for the Shakers after spending the end of last season
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Church Schoolrooms under the hammer in 1972
It's obvious where this picture was taken, of course, because the Parish Church looms large. The building on the right was the Parish Church schoolrooms, which at the time, in 1972, were being demolished (the church, you will notice, was looking particularly
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LIve music venues and events
BURY MET CAFE BAR, Market Street, Bury. Thursday September 7, The Buskers Ball. Starts 8.30pm. 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
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What's On in and around the Bolton area on Friday
LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 7.30am-10.30pm. DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: swimming lessons, 5.30pm-7.30pm; basketball drop-in coaching, 5.30pm-6.30pm. FARNWORTH Leisure Centre
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Council gears up for arrival of refugees
ABOUT 200 refugee families are due to start arriving in Bolton next week. Council services are gearing up for the arrival of the first families set to come to the town under government plans to disperse refugees throughout the country. Authorities in
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Woodland cemetery plan for old tip site
PART of a Bolton tip could be transformed into a unique woodland cemetery if the land owners get their way. Owners of the Bull Hill landfill site want to turn part of the newly landscaped site into a 2000 grave cemetery and memorial park. But yesterday
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Stars turn out for Nathan
Young Nathan with Wanderers star Ricardo Gardner before last night's charity match BRUCE Springsteen was serving behind the bar at Farnworth cricket ground last night as Jon Bon Jovi supervised the bouncy castle. That, at least, was how Bolton Radio One
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Parent demands daughter has special needs support
AN 11-year-old girl branded a "substantial danger to herself and others" by a social security report will be kept off school by her mother at the start of the new term following a row over her proposed school. Lisa McCluskie has learning difficulties
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When will Nat be knighted?
ON Saturday August 26 I was at the Reebok Stadium to watch my favourite team play Preston. It was a very good day and Bolton won a good match. The part that really pleased me was when Nat Lofthouse came on to the pitch for his 75th birthday presentation
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What a
hypocrite WHAT a hypocrite Steven Norris is. In one breath he attacks the Conservative Party for discrimination -- "a polite form of racism and homophobia" -- and in the next breath he calls for them to make discrimination an official policy. All-female
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Don't poison our water
MANY thanks to David Crausby MP for securing the promise from Government that the people of Bolton will be consulted before any decision is made to add fluoride to our drinking water. Mr Crausby, who has worked hard on this issue, received many letters
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Farnworth was 'destroyed by Labour'
I READ with anger the letter from P Wright in last Friday's BEN which attacked Christine Adams for telling the truth about Farnworth. During the past week, I have had to visit the so-called 'centre' on three occasions and found dirty, untidy, litter-strewn
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The folly of Capitalism?
CAPITALISM pays such low wages that two have to go out to work, and thence the problem of expense of the children being cared for! Wages should be sufficient for the mother to have a choice, and places for children would be provided for all free. In Cuba
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Bolton man drowns in Mexico
A BOLTON father-of-two has drowned in the Caribbean on a dream holiday he had worked night and day to afford. Security guard Bert Smith, 46, had worked overtime for months to fund the trip to exotic Cancun on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula with a group of
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Girls kick off season with cash boost
BOLTON Wanderers ladies have been given a shot in the arm with the news that they have been awarded a grant of £3,422. The cash injection was received under the Awards For All programme and will help finance equipment, kit, coaching fees, transport, publicity
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New creative director at Absolute Media Solutions
Absolute Media Solutions Ltd of Chorley New Road, Bolton has welcomed a new director. Mr Charlie Haywood, formerly head of graphic design at 2001 Design & Print, has joined as Creative Director. He said: "This is a great move for me. I have been at
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Record profits for developers
PERSIMMON plc, parent company of Leigh-based Persimmon Homes (North West) Ltd, made a record net pre-tax profit of £48.4 million in the six months to June 30. It is the highest profit logged in any six month period in the company's history and 36 per
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Arson attack at Catholic club
A DISUSED Catholic club in Leigh was badly damaged in an arson attack late last night. A total of 15 firemen, wearing breathing apparatus, were sent to the premises in Plank Lane at 9.40pm and were at the scene for up to three hours. The flames had already
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Jailed businessman ordered to pay £60,000
A WEALTHY Ramsbottom businessman serving six years in jail for running a huge fake bank notes racket was ordered by a judge to surrender £60,000 of his criminal spoils. Printing boss Tony Flynn, aged 54, of Rosebank, was summoned back before a special
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Lily, 97, gets the fun started
RESIDENTS of Tonge Fold had a whale of a time in the sunshine at the area's first ever official fun day, opened by one of the area's oldest residents, 97-year-old Lily Davis. Members of the fledgling Tonge Fold Residents Group worked hard to organise
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Police appeal for help after attack on man
POLICE are appealing for information after a 48-year-old man was punched in the face. The man was walking along Le Mans Crescent in Bolton town centre at 2pm on Monday when he was approached by three lads who grabbed him, punched him in the face and headbutted
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Twin success at the double
IDENTICAL twins Wale and Dotun Rominiyi very nearly had identical grades to cheer about when they received their GCSE results. The 16-year-old former Westleigh High School pupils had the same grades in six subjects, with only science separating the two
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No rift with Aldridge, says big Sam
SAM Allardyce moved to take the heat out of Wanderers' bitter rivalry with Tranmere today by insisting: "There is no rift between me and John Aldridge." Relations between the clubs appeared to take a turn for the worse on Monday when the Reebok boss whisked
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Left Hand Drive....Muldoon's, Bolton
Having been in a country band myself I know how easy it is to avoid doing your own material...there's simply so many good songs out there its hard enough to decide on a set, never mind about doing your own stuff. Left Hand Drive have made a brave decision
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Eddi Reader......live at the Octagon Theatre 28th August 2000
When, at one point in the set, Eddi Reader asked if anyone had any requests I nearly asked her to marry me. Maybe if I'd had just one more drink... maybe...? Still I don't think I was alone, such was the strength of her performance at the Octagon Theatre
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SWIMMING: Bolton youngsters star in championships
BOLTON Metro swimmer Ben Johnson picked up the first gold medal of what could be a trophy-laden career. Johnson entered the Kellog's Frosties National Age Group Championships and came away clutching a medal after storming to a time of 2.11.89 in the Under
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What's On at the local theatres
OCTAGON THEATRE, Bolton. Ring Bolton 520661. PALACE THEATRE, Manchester. Ring 0161 242 2524. OPERA HOUSE, Manchester. Runs until Saturday Nov 11, The Phantom of the Opera. Tel 0161 242 2524. LIBRARY THEATRE, Manchester. Ring 0161 236 7110. FORUM THEATRE
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO BOLTON'S decision to suspend its exhibition of blank canvasses has brought a storm of protest from the art world. The 15 blank canvasses in different colours by artist William Turnbull, were on permanent loan from the McAlpine Collection
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Festival action
FYLDE FOLK FESTIVAL 2000. Thursday August 31, Fleetwood Folk Club Concert, North Euston Hotel, starts 8pm. Ring 01253 771141 for details of the above events. The Festival Programme outline starts on Thursday August 31 and includes The First Gathering,
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Woman ordered to forfeit bail surety
A WOMAN who appealed against an order to forfeit a £500 surety guarantee for her son failed to attend court. Sylvia Forrest, who said she was ill, failed to send a sick note to Bolton Crown Court explaining her absence. As a result, her appeal against
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Mum and baby in hit and run bump
AN angry woman motorist travelling alone with her three-month-old baby was left dazed and bruised after a hit-and-run accident. Patricia Royle, 34, says a van driver drove off after being involved in an accident in which the back of her car was damaged
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An ice Christmas
BOLTON shoppers can look forward to becoming budding Torvill and Deans on an ice rink in Victoria Square this Christmas. The Town Centre Company has applied for planning permission to transform the square in front of the town hall into a Winter Wonderland
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Warning about traffic chaos
MOTORISTS in Westhoughton could face commuter chaos when bridge repairs are carried out on one of the town's major roads. The carriageway width of the Park Road will be reduced for six weeks from September 11 when a parapet on Wade Lane Bridge is replaced
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Inquiry fireman told he must resign
A LEADING firefighter has been told he must quit the service within three months after a disciplinary hearing over the alleged hoax calls scandal at Horwich fire station. Three part-time firefighters were called before a hearing following a two year investigation
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Battle of Britain anniversary stirs memories for veteran John
RAF heroes and the drama of the Battle of Britain are more than just history for a Bolton war veteran. Events to mark the 60th anniversary of the air battle which saved the country from Hitler's invasion have brought back many memories for 84-year-old
