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False dawn?
ONE chance, one goal, one-nil! Wanderers' performance at Grimsby - as an attacking force at least - was anything but impressive, even less entertaining. But it was enough, thanks to Steve Livingstone's embarrassing 53rd minute miss and Michael Ricketts
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Drivers warned to face new parking clampdown
ILLEGALLY-parked Bolton motorists were in for a rude awakening today as a council crackdown kicked in. The authority took over responsibility for patrolling parking from the police at the beginning of the month and have pledged a tougher approach than
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New deal for Fish.
MARK Fish is set to underline his commitment to Bolton Wanderers by agreeing a new contract. The South African defender, who was within an ace of joining Charlton Athletic for £1.5 million in the close season, is expected to sign a three-year extension
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Clifton pro's
shock exit CLIFTON professional Steve Holt (pictured) has decided not to re-sign for the club. The bowler, who was to be kept on by the club for next season, announced the shock news this week. It is understood the player's division surprised club officials
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Final blow but now it's time to party
JONATHAN Edwards had better watch out-Bolton swimming star Anthony Howard is ready to party! Howard and his team-mates in the 4 x 100 metres relay were among the first British competitors in action when Olympic competition finally got underway today.
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Bolton & District Table Tennis League
New ball aimed at raising profile of game THE new larger size 40mm ball introduced at the start of the new season is the first major change in equipment for some time. Introduced to slow the game down, in an effort to make the game more appealing to spectators
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, September 16, 1975 'POP Art' pensioner, Mr Raymond Heaton, has turned part of the Nob End nature trail at Little Lever into a local tourist attraction. Mr Heaton, of Peel Street, Farnworth, has just completed his third
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Cost cutting 'blamed' for plane victim's crash
COST cutting could have been to blame for an aeroplane crash which killed 22 people and ruined the life of a Bolton survivor. Experts believe that the pilot's failure to switch on de-icing equipment caused the twin engined private jet to crash into the
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Town's pioneering doctor dies after brave struggle
ONE of Bolton's most famous sons, Dr Tom Groome Temperley OBE, has died, aged 69. The Bolton-born scientist, who is known all over the world for his work in desalination (removal of salt from seawater), died this week after struggling against an illness
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Visiting choir hopes to beat the shortage
A VILLAGE choir is determined to show a group of overseas visitors the best the North west has to offer -- even if it costs them the last of their "gas". As far as timing goes things could not be going worse for the members of Edgworth Methodist Church
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Smash couple just happy to be alive
TODAY should have been the happiest day of their lives, but Bolton couple John Maloney and Maggie Simmons are happy just to be together again. The couple, of Crossdale Road, Breightmet, were due to be married today after a whirlwind romance of just three
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Fuel crisis hits school journeys
MORE than 40 Bolton schoolchildren will be kept from their lessons on Monday as Bolton's fuel shortage continues to bite. Town hall officials confirmed today that 35 special needs youngsters had not been able to travel out of town to their classrooms,
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Lion roars to BEN stage award
THE winners of the 1999/2000 Bolton Evening News Amateur Stage Awards are: Best Play -- Phoenix Theatre Company for The Lion in Winter; Best Musical -- Bolton Premier AOS for West Side Story; Best Set -- Bolton Premier AOS for West Side Story; ACDOCO
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Masked raiders grab cash from bookies
MASKED raiders robbed a Farnworth bookies escaping with cash and betting slips. Two men, wearing hoods, terrorised staff and customers yesterday, threatening them with a monkey wrench, before one of the thugs jumped over the security screen to grab the
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Peter to hit the heights
TOTTINGTON runner is set to take part in what is considered to be the hardest and highest marathon in the world. Peter Fielding, 56, successfully applied for one of 75 places designated for the race. He now faces weeks of intensive training and charity
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Representative seconds match
THE Bolton League break new ground tomorrow when they play a second XI representative game. The match between the League and the Central Lancs League 2nd XI takes place at Tonge starting at noon and will be played over 50 overs each side. The idea has
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A truly monster catch -- eventually
ARRIVING early at a Shore Top match the other week, the buzz around the draw bag was that generally peg number one was alive with carp and anyone fishing there would have to be a complete novice not to win it. Guess what peg yours truly drew? Yes, numero
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Bolton Badminton League
Markland Hill lay out their stall in style NO surprises greeted the start of the new season with the newly-constructed Markland Hill Leigh team starting its league title hunt in fine style. The team, consisting of Leigh A's Julie Lowe, Vicky Askew, Carol
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A brief history lesson at end of the season
NOW that it's all over bar the shouting, or even including the shouting and there's been no shortage of that on the field, more's the pity. I thought it would be interesting, pointless perhaps but still interesting, to work out which clubs have been the
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The story of Bolton's Hollywood
Oh yes, there was a Hollywood in Bolton! It wasn't anything to do with the cinema, but a house on Chorley New Road, which is now better known (after conversion and extensions) as the Beaumont Hospital. The subject has been brought up by Mr Jim Kellett
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Steven to boost actors of future
A NEW youth theatre leader is set to help boost stage-struck youngsters' talent in the town. Last night bosses at the Octagon Theatre confirmed that Steven Fairclough has been appointed to the post to develop children's acting skills as part of the Activ8
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Cycle pals out in Africa for charity
TWO Bolton friends are gearing up for the ride of their lives with a trek across Africa on their bicycles. Insurance worker Amanda Smith, 26, of Egerton, is banking on success when she and friend Lisa Kelly, 27, take part in the adventure of a lifetime
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Phone mast knocks £27,000 off value of couple's house
A BOLTON couple have been forced to call off moving house because a nearby mobile phone mast has slashed the value of their home by almost TWO THIRDS. Brian and Jacqui Makinson of Duddon Avenue, Breightmet, wanted to move elsewhere in the country so agency
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Hill rescuers launch scheme for lifesavers
BOLTON mountain rescue team volunteers have spearheaded a national training scheme for other lifesavers. Three members of the group organised a special weekend course held at the University of Wales in Bangor which attracted delegates from all over the
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When marathonwas king
THE world's top distance runners will be going for gold when the men's marathon rounds off the Olympics in Sydney. But while sports fans will be glued to the box for one of the most gladiatorial of the Olympic events, few will probably realise that without
