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Diggle family plea
COLIN and Jean Diggle would like to contact friends Harry Barlow and David Jolly. We all worked together at Thomas Cooks in Bolton, in the late 50s and early 60s. Kind Regards Jean Diggle Birch Hall Care Centre, Birch Hall Avenue, Darwen, BB3 OJB
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BEN got it right
YOUR 'opinion' column comments on the visit of former drug smuggler Howard Marks were excellent. Why was a self confessed drug smuggler allowed floor space in a Bolton Council hall? And if he really did smoke a spliff in the Albert Hall, why was he not
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Serving society
IT would be interesting to get the views on the proposed move by the police force to allow people who have a criminal record to join the Force. I fervently hope it does not include murderers, rapists, terrorists and the like. We have to have faith in
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Plea from Cornwall
PLEASE could you help me. I was born in Boltonand moved to Cornwall soon after leaving school in 1966.I am trying to locate my old school mates for a possible reunion next year, as we will all be 50. I know the whereabouts of two of them, but have lost
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WANDERERS POSTBAG: Standing support
SAM Allardyce has noticed that fans have stayed away, like myself. Why should I and others pay £17 to be told sit down or be chucked out all because we want to stand and cheer Bolton on? It's what Sam wants and the fans enjoy cheering the players on C
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WANDERERS POSTBAG: 'Grease Lightning'
I WAS reading the Wanderer, BEN, November 13 and reflecting on the excellent performance of the Whites at the Reebok on Saturday against Barnsley, by all the team especially 'Grease Lightning' himself Ricardo Gardner. He made the opposition look as if
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WANDERERS POSTBAG: Reebok's price policy problem
I READ with interest Sam Allardyce's comments regarding his concern over the dropping attendances at the Reebok. Maybe Mr Allardyce, like many professionals in the football world nowadays, has lost touch with the financial reality of everyday life. The
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WANDERERS POSTBAG: Loyal fans just can't afford to go
SAM wants the crowds bigger at the Reebok. In the early 90s many of the fans wanted the new stadium to be built in Bolton and we let it be known through these pages. But, no, the directors know better? My first match at Burnden Park was on a cold Wednesday
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WANDERERS POSTBAG: Fans didn't support move to Horwich
I READ in several of the Sunday tabloids a comment by Sam Allardyce made after the weekend victory over Barnsley. Sam was quoted as saying he was disappointed with the atmosphere and support (or lack of it) the team was receiving. Can Sam or our Board
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Wanderers clinch fifth away victory in style
Norwich City 0, Wanderers 2. TOWERING second half headers by Michael Ricketts and Gudni Bergsson secured Wanderers their fifth away win of the season and only their second success in 18 attempts at Carrow Road, writes BEN Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock
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Another new book
AS we all know, there is a massive interest in the past in Bolton (hopefully, this column has something to do with that!), and another soft back book has just been published by the firm which brought out a paperback version of the Scholes and Pimblett
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And if you didn't believe the story about the rats . . .
A COUPLE of weeks ago I mentioned the story of rats leaving the old Fish Market on Bridge Street when it closed in 1932, and moving en masse across town to the new market at Ashburner Street. It seems, as I said then, to be true. I have now received a
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, January 16, 1976 STRICT licensing controls on the new "safer" synthetic tobaccos are part of a major safer smoking drive launched today. And voluntary agreements with the tobacco industry to limit advertising and make
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From the BEN files
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 18, 1975 A PUBLIC opinion poll today showed a majority in favour of a referendum on devolution in Scotland and Wales. The Government's proposals for devolution will form the major Bill of the next session of
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Why council leader Bob is upbeat about future
COUNCIL leader Bob Howarth is upbeat in the face of concerns about the future of Bolton town centre. He points out that 18 property developers were interested in the planned £100 million Victoria Gardens project in the Central Street area of town. "I
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Council to blow the whistle on troublemaker workers
BOLTON Council has introduced a "Whistleblower's Charter" to encourage worried staff to shop workers without fear of victimisation. For the first time the authority has printed a firm framework showing how allegations of malpractice -- and those who make
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Far-sighted eye gift
PATIENTS with eye conditions are set to benefit from a £5,000 donation made to Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust. The donation will be put toward the cost of a slit lamp for the ophthalmology department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Doctors and nurses will use
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Welcome aboard for a better bus trip!
A £2 million bus passenger-friendly scheme has been launched in Bolton. Dr Brian Iddon officially opened the Quality Bus Corridor yesterday. The aim is to cut journey times and give commuters better information and facilities. The bus-only lanes heading
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Shopping centre could still face 'tumbleweed' threat
TUMBLEWEED blowing across a deserted Victoria Square... That was the colourful image conjured up by local businessman Andrew Dickson in June 1998 when he expressed fears in the BEN about the potential threat to Bolton town centre from rival shopping attractions
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Brave Michael's dream come true
IT is every schoolboy's dream to walk among fighter planes, Spitfires and helicopters. And so it proved for courageous Michael Strangwood when he was given a special guided tour around the Manchester Air and Space Museum. As the BEN revealed, Michael
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Lest we forget accident victims
VICTIMS of road traffic accidents will be remembered tomorrow at a special Bolton church service. Some of the dozens of names of people killed or injured on the town's road will be read out at moorland Belmont Parish Church of St Peter. Only this week
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Our prize day
I WOULD just like to thank you very much for picking me as the lucky winner of the Moda In Pelle competition, published in the Bolton Evening News on August 3. I, my sister, and my mum enjoyed our day at Whiteheads. Thank you S Brown Smithills Dean Road
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Peaceful demonstration over Palestine situation
This is why Muslims had to march IN reply to all the letters printed on Saturday, November 11. A lot of the facts stated in the letters may be true, and, yes, I may even agree that there were no marches when Muslims fought against Muslims. Let me give
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WANDERERS POSTBAG: Discount answer
I FEEL as if I must voice my disgust at the way the BEN and Allardyce continue to berate the alleged stayaway fans. Having followed the Wanderers for 30 years, from Dunstable, Beds and now Co Durham, I have often questioned my own sanity on the long journey
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Ex-Whites keeper makes his mark
IF Matt Glennon's name appears on the Carlisle scoresheet in the coming weeks, it won't raise too many eyebrows down Brunton Park way. Blues' keepers these days are getting as many accolades for scoring goals as they are for saving them! Jimmy Glass set
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Gordon Sharrock's Reebok Diary SATURDAY
MICHAEL Ricketts knocks in an impressive 11th goal of the season and Ricardo Gardner opens his account with a sensational strike as Wanderers beat Barnsley 2-0 at the Reebok to move back into third place in the table. Dean Holdsworth, missing for six
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Museum 'secrets' are set to be revealed . . .
WHAT goes on behind the doors of Bolton's Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium? The public will have a chance to find out on Wednesday when they can take a peek behind the scenes. Tours are being organised at 6.45pm and 7.45pm when visitors can look in-depth
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Seeing double at dinner table
PEOPLE in Horwich will be seeing double when 10 sets of identical twins reopen the Bee Hive pub. The brothers and sisters will be at the popular watering hole on Monday November 20 to officially launch its new-look and new offer, which allows diners to
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Horror attack police appeal
RELATIVES of a man who suffered serious injuries in a nightclub attack will appeal to Bolton revellers for help tonight. Samuel Smith was treated in the intensive care unit of the Royal Bolton Hospital following the attack at the Atlantis club last Saturday
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Death smash racers "guilty" verdict
TWO drivers who raced each other until one spun out of control killing a passenger have been convicted of causing death by dangerous driving. The dead man, Kumar Zaman, was a passenger in the car driven by Abdul Haque Ishaq, which spun and flipped over
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Some pregnant women still ignoring folic acid message
WOMEN are failing to recognise the importance of taking folic acid in pregnancy. A MORI poll commissioned by medical research charity Action Research shows that despite the publicity, only around half of women age 15 to 55 realise that taking the supplement
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Help for those 'locked inside' their heads
BOLTON sufferers of a condition which leaves them feeling "locked inside" their own heads are being given an opportunity to share their experiences. The Bolton Aphasia Self Help Group, BASH, is welcoming new members to an informal welcome event on Friday
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What's in store for Bolton now?
BOLTON'S changing town centre has been at the heart of local controversy. Now, Whitehead's store, in the town for 141 years, is set to close. Here, Features Editor Angela Kelly gives a personal view IT'S easy to hear of the closure of C&A and then
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What's in store for Bolton now?
BOLTON'S changing town centre has been at the heart of local controversy. Now, Whitehead's store, in the town for 141 years, is set to close. Here, Features Editor Angela Kelly gives a personal view IT'S easy to hear of the closure of C&A and then
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Town gets its skates on
A TEMPORARY ice rink with a conservatory-style protective structure looks set to be a major seasonal feature in Bolton this year and in the future. "Icecapades", as it is billed, is a positive move by the Bolton Town Centre Company Ltd to increase visitor
