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What an amazing chap!
PLEASE accept my sincerest thanks for your truly excellent Rumworth Lodge 'Woodland' feature, which hopefully will now promote an eco-friendly debate in the 'Your Views' pages of the BEN. I was especially pleased to read your feature on Antony Wainwright
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The future is bleak
EVERY night in the Bolton Evening News we read complaints about car parking, litter, shops closing down etc, etc, in the centre of Bolton. This correspondence must be just the tip of the iceberg, and in fact hundreds if not thousands of proud Boltonians
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Cycle race make park a mud heap
MAY I say, after all the rain we have had and everywhere being absolutely sodden, what a brilliant idea it was to have a cycle race on grass in Queens Park yesterday. One can only wonder at the mentality yet again of Bolton Town Council for allowing this
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Pickpockets target OAPs
POLICE are hunting a callous thief who stole a purse containing £10 from a 93-year-old shopper. The victim was in a town centre store when a man undid her bag and stole the purse. It happened on Friday, November 17. The thief is described as being in
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Our Chinese connection
EAST meets West next month when a five-strong delegation from China comes to Chorley on a fact-finding mission. The visitors -- from Chorley's Friendship City of Lanzhou -- will explore local business and educational links. The self-financed trip, headed
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Arrive early, plea to fans
Police are urging Wanderers' fans to arrive for the Watford match on Sunday in plenty of time because they are concerened about the number of Christmas shoppers heading for the Middlebrook Centre on the same day.
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Watford Factfile
Manager: Graham Taylor. Ground: Vicarage Road. Last Game: Watford 2 Preston 3. How They Lined Up: Baardsen; Cox, Ward, Page, Robinson; Hyde, Palmer, Neilsen; Smith, Noel-Williams, Mooney. Last Season's Top Scorer: Heidar Helguson. This Season's Top Scorer
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Watford Factfile
Manager: Gordon Taylor. Ground: Vicarage Road. Last Game: Watford 2 Preston 3. How They Lined Up: Baardsen; Cox, Ward, Page, Robinson; Hyde, Palmer, Neilsen; Smith, Noel-Williams, Mooney. Last Season's Top Scorer: Heidar Helguson. This Season's Top Scorer
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Wanderers owners are 'fighting' debts
BURNDEN Leisure -- the company which owns Bolton Wanderers -- believes it is making progress in its battle against debt problems. Chairman Phil Gartside told shareholders at the AGM at the Reebok: "We are on target with our business plan." The company's
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Wanderers owners are 'fighting' debts
BURNDEN Leisure -- the company which owns Bolton Wanderers -- believes it is making progress in its battle against debt problems. Chairman Phil Gartside told shareholders at the AGM at the Reebok yesterday: "We are on target with our business plan." The
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Beach terror of boy, nine
A BOY relived his horror at being trapped in quicksand during a family holiday. Gareth Thompson, aged nine, of Fernview Drive, Holcombe Brook, was playing with friends on the beach at Arnside. He sank thigh-deep and the race against time to rescue him
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Clubbers quizzed in hunt for gunman
NIGHTCLUB customers were quizzed by police in the early hours today, a week after two revellers were gunned down. Up to 10 uniformed officers from Astley Bridge police station joined hundreds of clubbers outside the Atlantis nightclub in Bolton, the scene
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Whites' flyer revved up for showdown
IN-FORM Ricardo Gardner is relishing his personal battle with ex-Reebok star Neil Cox on Sunday. The jet-heeled Jamaican is determined to put his former team-mate on the back foot with an exciting display of attacking wing play. Second-placed Watford's
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Future secure for barracks
THE future of Chorley's Territorial Army Centre appears to have been secured following an MoD announcement this week. A question mark has hung over the Devonshire Road barracks for two years after 101 Battalion REME moved out. But a new unit -- medical
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SOCCER: Black day for RMI
LEIGH RMI goal ace Tony Black needs urgent surgery to repair a hernia and will be out for at least six weeks. Black, Leigh's top scorer with 12 this season, is likely to play his final game at Kingstonian tomorrow before going under the knife next Friday
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MUSIC AND DANCE VENUES
LECTURE THEATRE, Central Library, Bolton. Bolton Recorded Music Society. Every one a Winner by James Calderwood. Tuesday, December 5. GRANGE ARTS CENTRE, Rochdale Road, Oldham. Ring 0161 911 4072. LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Ring 0161 876 2000.
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Other attractions in the North-west
KNOWSLEY SAFARI PARK, Prescott, Merseyside. A rollercoaster and pirate ship add to the attractions. Open 7 days from 10am to 3.30pm. Admission £7 for adults and £5 for children. Ring 0151 4309009. BLACKPOOL SEA LIFE CENTRE, The Promenade, Blackpool. Open
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CHRISTMAS
HORWICH RESOURCE CENTRE, Beaumont Road, Horwich. Elizabeth I. Festive entertainment from Lizzie Jones. Tuesday December 19. Tickets £2. Ring 693462. CARNEGIE HALL, Westhoughton Town Hall. Carol Service by Westhoughton Evangelical Church . Friday, December
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GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS
ARC GALLERY STORE, Oldham Street, Manchester. Thomas Barwick exhibition. Runs to January 21. 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)
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Ride for Mencap
IN May/June 2001, Royal Mencap will be organising a 10-day cycle ride through China. All you need to do is pay a £300 registration fee and raise a minimum sponsorship requirement. Flights, food and accommodation are all covered. Call 0845 9777 779 to
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Thanks for the reply
I AM grateful for the response and time taken by Mrs J Walkden and Mr M P Morris in reply to my letter 'Halloween is not harmless'. Like Mr Walkden I am deeply concerned by the real evils of this world and especially when we read the scripture quoted
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Poll would show true feelings
I READ with interest your article in the Citizen titled Traders call for review of high street. I myself am not a trader or connected with anyone trading on the high street. I am however a town centre resident and agree whole-heartedly, perhaps for different
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Motorway sign has plenty in store . . .
IT 'Asda' be the daftest tourist attraction of all time -- a motorway sign enticing motorists to a supermarket. But the sign that's going up next to the M66 at Pilsworth, near Bury, has a serious purpose. Supermarket giants Asda put it up in defiance
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Pupils help Jamie's vaulting ambition
BOLTON sportsman Jamie Cole is coming on by leaps and bounds -- and now hopes to represent his country in the Commonwealth Games. The 19-year-old pole vaulter, originally from Wales, sprang into action yesterday when his bid to make the international
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Wanderers owners are 'fighting' debts
BURNDEN Leisure -- the company which owns Bolton Wanderers -- believes it is making progress in its battle against debt problems. Chairman Phil Gartside told shareholders at the AGM at the Reebok yesterday: "We are on target with our business plan." The
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Fury at new jail term for death driver
A HIT and run driver who killed a Farnworth man has had his jail sentence increased by one year in the Court of Appeal. But the extension to the original 30-month sentence has been slammed by the victim's parents as not being strong enough. And they are
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CINEMA
FILMS for the week until Thursday December 7. UGC CINEMA, The Valley, Centertainment, Bolton. The Grinch PG; Red Planet (12); Urban Legends: Final Cut (15); Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye (PG); Charlie's Angels (15); Pitch Black (15); Little Nicky (12); Bedazzled
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FAMILY
MARTIN MERE WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST, Burscough. Ring 01704 895181. DOCK ROAD EDWARDIAN PUMPING STATION, Weir St, off London Road, Northwich. Ring 01257 260157. Northwich Water Heritage Trail guided walks every Sun at 3pm from the Edwardian Pumping
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OUT OF TOWN
BLACKPOOL BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH ARENA, Tel 0870 444 5566. WINTER GARDENS, The Spanish Hall, Blackpool. Tel 01253 292029. TOWER BALLROOM, Blackpool. Live music and dancing to the sounds of the Wurlitzer Organ throughout the day Monday to Saturday. TOWER
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COMEDY NIGHTS
PRESTON GUILD HALL AND CHARTER THEATRE, Guild Hall Arcade, Lancaster Road, Preston. Happy Daft Farm with Jim Bowen and his team. Tonight . Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5. Also, Harry Hill. Saturday December 2. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £16.50. Also, Dylan Moran
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EVENTS
MEN ARENA, Manchester. Manchester Storm v Nottingham Panthers. Sunday December 3. Starts 5pm. Also, Manchester Storm v Newcastle Riverkings. Thursday December 7. Starts 7.30pm. Ring 0161 930 8000. WALTON HALL AND GARDENS, Warrington. Walton Winter Wonderland
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CONCERTS
VICTORIA HALL, Knowsley Street, Bolton. Christmas Concert featuring the Greater Manchester Police Band and Rossendale Festival Choir. Tomorrow, Saturday. Starts 7.30pm. Tickets £5 and £4 concessions in aid of the Hearing Dogs for the Deaf available on
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In the blue corner
WITH reference to a recent letter, I was surprised to read that Brian Derbyshire, a regular contributor to Your Views, did not know the name of the prospective parliamentary candidate for Bolton South East, yet could recall him visiting a park and cemetery
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A WEEK IN WESTMINSTER with Ruth Kelly MP for
AN important announcement was made in the Commons recently which will be good news for many of my constituents. The Government, as part of its 10-year transport plan, will double the amount of money spent on repairing roads and pathways to £1 Billion.
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OPINION: Plan never going to be a freeby
BOLTON councillors must at times wonder whether there is anything they can do right. After years of protests from the many decent people who live in The Haulgh -- once one of inner Bolton's poshest areas -- the council came up with a scheme to help The
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Icecapades come to town!
WHAT a week it has been! If you've been in the town centre during the last week, you cannot have failed to have noticed the huge white structure that has appeared in Victoria Square. Well, we did it, and it is now open to the public. For £3 a session,
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Drumming up a reunion
A RETIRED army musician is planning to band together with his former colleagues. Trumpeter Donald Bateman hopes his search will drum up support for a special reunion of ex-army musicians. Euxton man Donald, 68, said: "Over the past 12 months I have been
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Comic's mum in stab horror
THE elderly mother of a Bolton stand-up comedian was stabbed in the neck in a horror attack. Ellen Lee, mum of zany comic Ricky Livid, was rushed to the Royal Bolton Hospital yesterday afternoon following the attack at her home in Oakford Walk, Daubhill
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ON Wanderers TV on Sunday
MATCH ACTION: Highlights Barnsley at home and Norwich away. SAM SPEAKS: Transfer latest. BEN NEWSDESK: Carsten wants to stay. LIFESTYLE: Kevin Nolan. TALKING WANDERERS: Michael Ricketts, USA - the truth. LAST 10 GOALS COUNTDOWN
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No contact from Gills
GILLINGHAM have not followed up their reported interest in Dean Holdsworth. The Kent club were linked with the Wanderers striker this week but the so-called interest has not even materialised into an enquiry about his availability. According to the speculation
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THEATRES
OCTAGON THEATRE, Bolton. The Owl and the Pussycat Went To See... Runs to January 13 2001. Ring Bolton 520661. OPERA HOUSE, Manchester. The Blues Brothers. Runs to tomorrow, Saturday. Performances Monday to Friday 7.30pm and Saturday 5.30pm and 8.30pm.
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Staff celebrates 30,000 new customers
VERTEX staff in Manchester Road, Bolton, celebrated after landing the 30,000th new gas customer for Norweb Energi since April. The "fantastic result" by Sales Manager Sarah Sinfield's team led to the Bolton Customer Services Centre being re-named the
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Tories would replace 'New Deal' with 'Britain Works' alternative
WILLIAM Hague visited Bolton on the day the government and the Tories clashed on the merits of the New Deal scheme. The Conservatives revealed they would replace it with a "Britain Works" alternative if they won the next election and pay private contractors
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Bolton firm impresses William Hague
TORY leader William Hague was impressed by the bravery of a Bolton company which has defied a difficult economic environment to invest £9 million in the future. Mr Hague, who arrived 40 minutes late after battling through the traffic from Manchester Airport
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Wanderers owners are 'fighting' debts
BURNDEN Leisure -- the company which owns Bolton Wanderers -- believes it is making progress in its battle against debt problems. Chairman Phil Gartside told shareholders at the AGM at the Reebok yesterday: "We are on target with our business plan." The
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School torched
ARSONISTS are believed to have set fire to a special needs school in Farnworth. Flames threatened to spread from a storeroom at Harrowby Adult Training Centre, Mill Street, to the rest of the school. Residents alerted firefighters who contained the blaze
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Tories would replace 'New Deal' with 'Britain Works' alternative
WILLIAM Hague visited Bolton on the day the government and the Tories clashed on the merits of the New Deal scheme. The Conservatives revealed they would replace it with a "Britain Works" alternative if they won the next election and pay private contractors
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Bolton firm impresses William Hague
TORY leader William Hague was impressed by the bravery of a Bolton company which has defied a difficult economic environment to invest £9 million in the future. Mr Hague, who arrived 40 minutes late after battling through the traffic from Manchester Airport
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SHAKERS: Bury swoop for youngster
BURY have swooped to sign a promising young striker in a bid to solve their goalscoring problems. Sheffield United hitman Andy Smith has been snapped up for a month and could stay till the end of the season if agreement between the two clubs can be reached
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SOCCER ROUND-UP: Boro face old boy Mullin in Trophy test
STAINTON Park is expected to house the biggest attendance of the season tomorrow as Radcliffe Boro face a FA Umbro Trophy Round Two tie with Unibond Premier Division Accrington Stanley. Stanley enjoy one of the largest loyal followings in non- League
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Time to care at Christmas
JIM Wells and his band of Santa's helpers are going to pieces -- thousands upon thousands of pieces. And it's all because Bolton Lions are determined that no deprived child in Bolton will get second best this Christmas. Each year, the Lions and the Bolton
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What's On in and around the Bolton area on Saturday
LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: junior fitness, 10am-11am, 11am-12 noon and 12 noon-1pm; basketball drop in, 10am-12 noon. DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: trampoline, 10.15am-1.30pm
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LIVE MUSIC VENUES AND EVENTS
ROCHDALE RUGBY CLUB, Moorgate Ave, off Bury Road, Rochdale. Pulse. Tonight, Friday December 1. Adm £6. BLUE PLANET AQUARIUM, Longlooms Road, Little Stanney, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Rockin' On Heaven's Door. Thursday, December 9. Ring 0151 357 8804 or
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What's On in and around the Bolton area on Sunday and Monday
LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT SUNDAY DEANE Leisure Centre, Junction Road, Deane, tel: 334432: public swim, 9.30am-1pm; fun swim, 1pm-3pm; ladies only swim, 5pm-6pm; men only swim, 6.05pm-7pm; aerobics, 4pm-5pm; fitness room, 7pm-8pm; football skills,
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Pantomime season's early
IN the pre-season Chorley pantomime starring disabled snooker champion Joan Cummings' fixed penalty ticket, Lancashire Constabulary and Chorley Borough Council have been dopey, grumpy and less than snow white -- and this Citizen reader isn't bashful!
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Duty chemists
CHORLEY'S duty chemist between 12 and 1pm on Sunday, December 3, will be Boots the Chemists Ltd, 24 Market Walk, Chorley. Weekday out of hours services in the Chorley area are: M D Rimmer, 22 Runshaw Lane, Euxton (Mon-Fri 5.30-6.30pm). Fishlock, 6-10
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FOLK MUSIC
LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Ring 0161 876 2000. BAND ON THE WALL, Manchester. THE MET ARTS CENTRE, Market St, Bury. Sid Kipper. Singer, story teller and musician provides an evening of folk. Tonight . Ring 0161 761 2216. PLANET K, Oldham St, Manchester
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Busy band time ahead
WINGATES BAND again have a very busy concert schedule this month beginning tomorrow when the band will repeat their successful Brass andVoices formula with their guests on this occasion the renowned Haydock Male Voice Choir. The venue for this concert
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Frenzied knife attacker jailed
A MAN high on heroin used a vinegar bottle and a kitchen knife in a frenzied attack on two police sergeants. The officers found Clinton Flynn hiding in the pantry of his home but, when they tried to arrest him, he went berserk. They had gone to the house
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Father shot himself after row with wife
A FATHER-of-two shot himself in the head after a row with his wife. Alan Mountifield, aged 50, pointed a .22 calibre revolver to his temple and shot himself after writing three notes to his children, a Bolton inquest was told. Mr Mountfield, a redundant
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Top DJ is back
AN AWARD winning DJ will be making a triumphant return to Bolton to play at the Institute on Tuesday. Steve Sutherland, who won the prestigious MOBO UK Club DJ this year, is stopping off at Bolton Institute on the 'Smooth Tour' and is looking forward
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'Private care' plan to cut waiting lists
HUNDREDS of extra patients are set to have publicly funded private care in a bid to slash the Royal Bolton Hospital's waiting list. People waiting for treatment for cataract and bone problems will be transferred to hospitals in Chorley, Southport and
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Work on the wild side for town task force
WINTER is drawing in, the ground is soggy and the days are short. But the local task force of the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers are confident that they will attract some badly-needed new recruits for projects in the Bolton area. The dedicated
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FESTIVALS
KENDAL MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL. A packed weekend celebrating the world's finest adventure films, photo,video competitions, lectures from Chris Bonington and other leading climbers until Sunday, December 3. Brewery Arts Centre, Highgate, Kendal. Ring 01539
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MARKETS
BOLTON MARKET, Ashburner Street. adjacent to Moor Lane Bus Station. Open Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sat. Sunday fleamarket. Ring 336825. FARNWORTH MARKET, King Street. Open Mon, Fri & Sat. Ring 336840. HORWICH MARKET, Curteis Street. Open Tue & Fri
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BOOK EARLY
MEN ARENA, Manchester. December 1, AC/DC. Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16, Five, tickets £18.50; Also, Monday, December 18, Chris De Burgh, tickets £25 and £22.50. Also, Tuesday, December 19 and Wednesday, December 20, Steps, tickets £20
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PANTOMIME
KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Jack and The Beanstalk. Runs from Saturday, December 16, until Sunday, January 7. Ring 01254 582582. FORUM THEATRE, Wythenshawe. Aladdin by Jeffrey Longmore. Saturday, December 9. 7pm. Tickets £10.50, £6.50. Ring 0161 437
