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Magpies run riot
Chorley FC 8 Lincoln United FC 1 THE Magpies went in a half time holding a slender 2-1 lead. At the final whistle they had routed their visitors 8-1 for their best win in more than a decade. The damage was done in a half hour spell in which Chorley scored
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COUNCIL licensing chiefs are threatening to get tough with Chorley taxi drivers who fail wear their
Chorley Borough Council's licensing committee will hear next week that some drivers are flouting the law. It is an offence for any driver of a private hire vehicle or hackney carriage to fail to wear a badge which has to easily be seen by customers. But
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Head bows out with top marks
A PROUD high school head has been given the best possible leaving present from his pupils -- a set of 'amazing' exam results. A delighted John Lawson, who finishes Southlands High, Chorley, to take over at Smithills School, Bolton, after the summer term
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Council is slammed for booking convicted international drug baron Howard Marks
A FATHER whose daughter was killed by a club drug has attacked plans for a convicted international dealer to appear at Bolton's council-owned Albert Halls. Anti-drugs campaigners have also expressed disgust at plans for Howard Marks (left) to hold his
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Hansen is all-right
PROVIDING width on the right hand side after the departure of Michael Johansen was always going to be one of Bolton Wanderers' problems at the start of the season. With the injury to Ricardo Gardner on the left side the Whites looked as if they were aiming
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Never bean so good!
COFFEE pots have come a long way since the adapted basic teapot design. Take a look at this streamlined offering from Russell Hobbs -- the Aqua Rapide cordless jug kettle. It's a combination of good looks and efficiency, with a striking curved style that's
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Stop that ladder!
IN the "why didn't someone think of that before?" category -- there's a new product about to launched which stops ladders in tights. Elizabeth Chantree has patented Runaway, which is an instant runner stop spray for tights. Now, she's set to launch a
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Hasta la tortilla!
NOT long ago you couldn't get us Brits away from fish and chips or roast beef and two veg. Now, you can't prise us away from the curry or paella. We're spreading our wings in culinary tastes, too, embracing even more tastes, like tortillas which you can
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George romp home
IN the Chorley and District Faulkner Motors Alliance Football League George had a convincing win over new team, Chorley Social Club. This was a hard match for Chorley Social as George are a well established side and were last season's league champions
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Easiprint are expanding
HORWICH-based Easiprint has installed a Shinohra Fuji press as part of expansion plans. Partner Peter Hulme said: "Basically, we take customers' current stationery and literature and give it a design makeover. "The response has been so good that we have
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Get Smart -- apply for innovative funding
BOLTON and Bury Chamber is reminding innovative firms and individuals that they can apply at any time for funding from the DTI's Smart programme. The awards -- now made monthly on a competitive basis -- are designed to help with research and development
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Mark will champion Bolton Institute
BOLTON Institute has appointed Mark Allanson to a new top job -- Director of Enterprise. Mr Allanson, aged 39, started at the Deane Road complex today after nearly four years as Director of Business Link, Bolton and Bury. In his new role he will champion
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Recognition for unsung heroes
MERCHANT Navy veterans gathered to remember fallen colleagues in a moving ceremony yesterday. More than a dozen World War Two seamen, who played a dangerous role supplying fuel, ammunition and transport for the war effort, were joined by young sea cadets
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Hoax fire callers put lives at risk
FIREFIGHTERS were plagued with a night of hoax calls in Bolton which at one time saw five fire engines being sent to emergencies that did not exist. The brigade has now warned that hoaxers could be putting lives at risk through their actions and say police
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BADMINTON: New look for local league
THE BOLTON Badminton League's new season gets underway tonight -- minus one of its most successful clubs but with a brand-new match venue. Leigh Badminton Club, whose A team have been League Champions for the past couple of seasons, has had to close.
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NON LEAGUE ROUND UP: Early Cup cheer for Boro, Colls and LR
LOCAL sides did themselves proud in the FA Cup Preliminary Round on Saturday with Radcliffe and Colls victorious at home, LR winning away and Ramsbottom earning a home replay against higher league opposition. 'Boro coasted to a quite comfortable 3-1 home
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No powers
LOCAL authorities currently have no powers to order private landowners to make their lodges safe. A Bolton Council spokesman said: "We can ask firms to tidy up a patch of land but it does not necessarily make them any safer. A company could clean up a
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CRICKET: In-form Clifton march on
SECOND placed Clifton kept up their remarkable sequence of results as champions-elect Walshaw took a day off on Saturday. They chalked up another win with their four wicket success at Adlington, which means they have only been beaten once over the last
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Inquest into drowned fireman
AN inquest into the death of Ramsbottom firefighter Paul Metcalf, who drowned in a Bury lodge last year, starts today. Only a day short of the first anniversary of the tragedy, Coroner Barrie Williams will begin the task of establishing how a rescue operation
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Jaffer need not die in vain
THE drowning of eight-year-old Jaffer Javid in a pond surrounded by derelict wasteland has stirred the emotions of an entire town. The youngster had been playing at Blackshaw Lodge, a dangerous stretch of water, with no fences or warning signs. The murky
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Tragic boy's uncle backs our campaign
JAFFER Javid's uncle has lent his full support to the BEN's campaign. Nisar Ishaq is determined his nephew's fate will not befall another child, bringing life-long heartbreak to his family and loved ones. And he wants Bolton Council to gain full power
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From the BEN files
BOLTON archeologists are digging up the past to uncover the mystery of the Roman road in Affetside. They are excavating a half-acre of open land near the Affetside Cross in the hope of finding the exact location of the 2000-years-old Manchester to Ribchester
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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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Music and dance
VARIOUS BOLTON PARKS, Sounds on Sunday Brass Band Concerts. All bands will play between 2pm and 4pm. Admission free. Sunday September 10, Leigh Silver Band will play in Queens Park and on Sunday September 24, Radcliffe and Prestwich Band will play in
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Bosses look to stop bed crisis...
HOSPITAL bosses are drawing up detailed plans to avert a winter bed crisis as patient and workload pressure begins to mount. Chorley and South Ribble NHS and Preston Acute Hospitals NHS Trusts have both been seriously stretched since last autumn to accommodate
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Frenzied drinker kneed landlord
EDGWORTH publican Dennis Bray was punched and kneed by a customer who had worked himself up into a frenzy. Blackburn magistrates heard that Neil Morton launched his unprovoked attack only minutes after he, the landlord, and another customer had been engaged
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Hospital in toys plea
SICK children who are hospitalised often make astonishing recoveries with the aid of the best medicine of all -- fun and laughter. Even the smallest toy for a child to play with can distract them from their suffering and help aid recovery. But supplies
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It's a real Bolton whodunnit!
PATRICIA TURNER knows plenty about the world of writing. Born and bred in Bolton and living in Harwood, this 67-year-old retired Spanish teacher is the daughter of the late Leslie Caldwell, a former BEN sports editor, and is married to journalist Peter
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Pool nights
CROWN AND CUSHION, Mealhouse Ln, Bolton. The Pub in the Club, 8pm. Open daily for snooker and pool. THE LAMB, Blackburn Rd, Bolton. Pool knockout with cash prize, Tuesdays. VULCAN INN, Junction Rd, Bolton. Tues
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Concert dates
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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Festival action
KERSAL FESTIVAL, Littleton Road Playing Fields, Kersal. Sunday September 10. A family fun day with music, clowns, stalls and outdoor side shows. Starts noon. Ring Sue Barnes on 0161 736 9448 for further information. OTLEY BLACK SHEEP FOLK FESTIVAL. Friday
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North west event information from the North West Tourist Board
EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY, Bury pictured. For more information ring 0161-764 7790. TATE GALLERY, Albert Dock, Liverpool. Ring 0151 702 7400 WHITWORTH ART GALLERY, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester. The Times of Our Lives. A stunning
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Other events of interest
BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB. Ring 697610. 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
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Death prompts fresh warning
POLICE have warned people to take care near open water after a father of three drowned in a tragic accident. David McHugh, of Withcombe Place, Salford had gone to the Blue Lagoon at Belmont, near Rivington, for a day out with his estranged partner Mandy
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Steam ahead for new shed
IT could be full steam ahead for a novel shed and play house in an Eccleston garden. Bradley Lane resident Mr Chris Heaven wants to put an old-style railway brake van -- complete with its own section of track -- in his front garden! The application was
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Recruitment drive backed
LANCASHIRE Constabulary is backing the first ever national police recruitment campaign launched by the Home Office this week. The force was granted permission to take on vital new staff yesterday (Wednesday) as part of Home Secretary Jack Straw's plan
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Trolley good art
MARKET stalls and supermarkets in Chorley are the artistic theme for a new Anglo-Spanish project. Catalan artist Romero Martin has been so inspired by the local stores he has got together with Croston artist Charlie Holt to produce an exhibition using
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Decision day over railings
A VILLAGE resident will learn this week whether or not be will be allowed to keep his controversial balustrade. Christopher Muir, of Bowfell Cottage, Sandy Lane, Brindle, said he built railings around the top of his roof garden for safety. But locals
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Phones blast!
CONCERNED Chorley residents could give the borough council more ear-ache over mobile phone masts. In an attempt to resolve the row over the siting of one mast on the Park Mills estate, councillor Ralph Snape has called a face-to-face meeting between One2One
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Conserve that brightness
AS the end of summer approaches and autumn beckons we tend to do plenty of work in the garden with the winter months in mind. But, don't neglect your conservatory. Often, when the bad weather arrives we stop using conservatories because they seem dull
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Uniform choice
THERE'S a vast gap between what parents would like their children to wear for school and what children choose. And, as schools return this week, there's could well be a daily tussle as those independently-minded modern youngsters get ready each day. Adams
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KELLY'S EYE: Shopping for a partner
THERE'S research by some psychologist that we automatically hate the person in front of us in the supermarket check-out queue. Presumably, this is because we have to wait until they have unloaded their trolley before we can unload ours. And if they have
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First defeat for champions elect
CHORLEY 131, NETHERFIELD 114 CHAMPIONS-elect Netherfield had their colours lowered for the first time this season in the league in a low scoring tussle at Windsor Park. Overnight rain meant a late start with Chorley's innings reduced to 55 overs. Batting
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Honours even in hard-fought contest
CHORLEY 'A', playing in Division One away to one of the top sides, Broughton A, had a closely contested match which ended in a draw. Ruth Harrison and Anne Warhurst won 6-4 and lost 3-6, Jonny Burridge and Stephanie Drinkhall won a set 6-3, and were narrowly
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Mosaic meeting puts the accent on finance
FINANCE was on the agenda at a recent meeting of Mosaic -- the women in business group run by Bolton and Bury Chamber. Diane Hill, of Cooper Lancaster Brewers, shared tips on the financial aspects of running a business and Barclays Bank and the Royal
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Warning to residential home owners
BUSINESS advisors Pannell Kerr Forster are warning that hundreds of residential and nursing home owners could go out of business if they fail to meet recently-announced Government Minimum Standards. Strict new regulations due to come into force in the
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Our Bev in 'Corrie' return
BOLTON actress Beverley Callard has made a dramatic return to Coronation Street -- less than two years after leaving. Beverley, who plays short-skirted Liz McDonald, was back in Wetherfield yesterday to film her first episode since her character ran off
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Double delight for leaders
THE two local cricket league titles were settled yesterday - with both champion teams losing! Kearsley lost their first match of the season but won the Bolton League championship and Walshaw were beaten by Adlington but also had enough points in the bag
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FOOTBALL: RMI let it slip
Stevenage Borough 3 Leigh RMI 0 A BELOW-PAR show from Leigh RMI sent them crashing to their first away defeat of the season. Poor defensive marking cost them the first two goals and an individual error cost them the third. Only briefly either side of
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FOOTBALL: Gigg boss predicts big future for young defender
BURY boss Andy Preece today predicted a big future for Shakers defender Matt Barrass. The young right back delighted his manager on his return to the starting line-up in Saturday's draw at Peterborough after a bout of illness. "Matt was fantastic," declared
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GOLF: Juniors fail in revenge bid
SO close but yet so far was the despairing cry from Bolton Golf Association Juniors after they fell at the final hurdle for the second time in the Lancashire and District Final. Last year the best of Bolton's young talent were trounced heavily by the
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FOOTBALL: Head boy Bullock makes point for super Shakers
DARREN Bullock headed a third goal in four games to salvage a point for the Shakers that was the least they deserved. It was a draw that maybe wasn't on the cards after a lacklustre first half display but Andy Preece's men were full value for their booty
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CRICKET: Top trio keep Kearsley on course for title
KEARSLEY edged nearer to the Bolton League championship with a decisive victory set up by three of their major players. Pro Fazel Akber, and father and son combination Mel and Tom Whittle have helped transform the side into championship material with
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Inquest on firefighter
AN inquest into the drowning of a hero fireman who died trying to rescue a teenager from a lodge opened today. Ramsbottom firefighter Paul Metcalf, a part-time sub-officer, died after a desperate bid to pull Reyaz Ali, 16, from Simon's Lodge near Holcombe
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A bouquet at grim industrial pond
A WEEK after Jaffer Javid went missing, Blackshaw Lodge remained a deserted industrial pond. The area is noticeably popular with children: A kids' chair and table sits in the long grass and a rope swing dangles from a nearby tree. But there are also derelict
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MP joins danger water campaign
THE Bolton Evening News campaign for dangerous lodges to be filled in will be taken to the House of Commons by Bolton North-east MP David Crausby. The MP expressed concern with the current lack of legislation aimed at forcing landowners to tackle hazardous
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Mum tells of the pain and heartbreak of losing her 'little adventurer'
A YEAR and five months have passed since 10-year-old Jamie Brooks drowned as he hunted for tadpoles in an old mill lodge. But his mum says the pain and the heartbreak is as acute today as it was on the day the dreadful truth dawned that she would never
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Other events in the region
BOLTON CHA RAMBLING CLUB. Saturday September 9, a walk of approximately 12 miles around Dearden Clough, Waugh's Well and Cowpe. Meet 9.30am. Ring 697610. RAWCLIFFE HALL, Great Eccleston. Saturday September 9 and Sunday September 10. Salute to the 40s.
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What's on in and around the bolton area on tuesday
LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: 50+ bowls, 10am-12 noon; circuits, 6pm-7pm and 7pm-8pm. HORWICH Leisure Centre, Victoria Road, tel: 334488: main pool, 7am-7pm; step class, 12 noon-1pm; aerobics, 1pm-2pm; ladies
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What's On at local galleries and exhibitions
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 7.30pm, Sat 9am to 4pm. Tel 0161 338 2708
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Friends dig deep for garden
GREEN-fingered historians dug deep into the archives to find vital picture clues on how to make their garden grow. Century old photographs and archaeological evidence have been used to re-create an ancient garden feature at Bolton's popular Smithills
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Let the good times roll!
A MAJOR exhibition in Bolton has shown how the good life can be just starting at aged 50. Following the success of last year's Lifestyle 50-Plus exhibition, hundreds of people flocked to see this year's event in the town centre organised by the Bolton
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Im-press-ive!
BOLTON Thai boxer Sandy Holt is still celebrating today after becoming a world record holder. Sandy, aged 40, has completed an astounding 125 press-ups in 60 seconds -- beating the record by five. His victory was all the more impressive as it was in the
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Town top for blowing whistle on criminals
BOLTON has become the top place in Greater Manchester for members of the public "blowing the whistle" on the town's criminals. In Greater Manchester as a whole, a quarter of all arrests during May and June were a direct result of calls from members of
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Knocking the stuffing out of tired old jokes
PHIL Leggett is a brilliant taxidermist -- but talk to him about stuffed animals and his hackles begin to rise. As if it were a personal insult, he said: "Animals were stuffed by the Victorians. "Taxidermy is an art form -- it is sculpture. Animals are
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Mill social centre now a broken shell
A JEWEL in Stoneclough's crown offering a sports and social centre for the community has deteriorated into a broken shell. And, ironically, as villagers battle for the creation of a community centre, what was once the focal point for the area is ready
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North west event information from the North West Tourist Board
TATTON PARK, Knutsford. The 31st Cheshire Autumn Antiques Fair. Runs from Thursday September 7 to Sunday September 10. Ring 01277 214677. VARIOUS VENUES, Birkenhead. From Thursday September 7 to Sunday September 10, Hamilton Jazz Festival. Ring 0151 666
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What's On at the local theatres
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
