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Appalling idea
I WAS appalled to learn that it is proposed to close Bolton Magistrates Court and send cases to Manchester, Wigan and Bury. If it were not tragic, this proposal would be laughable. A town the size of Bolton needs its own Magistrates Court. In any case
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Complete and utter waste of NHS cash
ON Tuesday, August 7, my husband had reason to visit the Royal Bolton Hospital. As he was going towards the main entrance, he beheld a sight that gobsmacked him -- dozens of people crowded around the entrance puffing away on their cigarettes and, literally
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Landed with a new problem
THE BEN SAYS: Just when it looked like the bridge problems were being sorted out -- the spectre of contaminated land is now raised. Bolton Council has been warned that an action plan to tackle contaminated land locally could well cost millions. The authority
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Opportunity to save courts and buildings
REGARDING the proposed closure of the Bolton Magistrates Court. Along with my fellow Bolton solicitors, other users of the Court, and the rest of the public of Bolton, I view with great concern the proposals by the Greater Manchester Magistrates Court
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Sex harass case council officer suspended
A SENIOR council officer has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment by two female workers. Town hall officials in Bolton were remaining tight-lipped about the investigation this morning. A council spokesman said: "I can confirm that
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Public tip workers in new safety warning
STAFF at public tips across Bolton fear for their safety after a spate of violent incidents. Workers claim they have been threatened by people who become angry when they are told they are breaking the rules of the site. Extra CCTV cameras look set to
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TV games on Sky
August 19 Man United v Fulham August 20 Everton v Spurs August 23 Arsenal v Leeds Utd August 26 Newcastle Utd v Sunderland August 27 BOLTON v Liverpool Sept 9 Charlton Athletic v Fulham Sept 16 Ipswich v Blackburn Sept 17 Leicester v Middlesbrough Sept
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Saving power, saving money
NINE out of 10 companies could save money by gaining expert energy advice, according to Utility Auditing Ltd, energy service providers to Bolton and Bury Chamber. Utility Auditing's Director Paul Backx said: "Most people don't question a utility bill
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Marathon places left
THE Royal National Institute for the Blind has a few last minute places left for the New York Marathon. The event is on November 5 this year and the charity wants to hear from people who can complete the 26 mile run and raise sponsorship money. Call 01786
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Three rescued from home's lift
A MAN and his two young sons were trapped in a lift at sheltered accommodation in Farnworth. Firefighters rescued the trio from Millbrook House, Lime Street, after one of the boys jumped off a chair in the lift, temporarily stalling it. The three, who
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Vandals smash school windows
VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage after breaking into a primary school. They smashed 14 windows and tore a door from its hinges at Johnson Fold CP School. The caretaker at the Worston Avenue school had to clear away piles of broken
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Stolen car set ablaze on dam
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in Belmont when a car was set alight on a dam. The Vauxhall Nova, which had been stolen, had crashed through an embankment near Belmont Reservoir before landing on the dam off Belmont Road. The fire crew struggled to
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Southampton (H) 15/09/2001 (A) 23/02/2002
Manager: Stuart Gray Ground: St Mary's Stadium Last season: 10th Players In: Rory Delap £4m (Derby), Anders Svensson £750,000 (Elfsborg), Jacinta Ela Eyene (Espanyol) Players Out: Luis Boa Morte £1.7m (Fulham), Hassan Kachloul (Villa), Phil Warner (Cambridge
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Aston Villa (A) 27/10/2001 (H) 30/03/2002
Manager: John Gregory Ground: Villa Park Last season: 8th Players In: Olaf Mellberg £5m (Racing Santander), Mustapha Hadgi £2.5m plus Julian Joachim (Coventry), Peter Schmeichel (Sporting Lisbon), Giovanni Speranza (Frankfurt), Hassan Kachloul (Southampton
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Middlesbrough (H) 21/08/2001 (A) 19/01/2002
Manager: Steve McClaren Ground: Riverside Stadium Last season: 14th Players In: Gareth Southgate £6.5m (Aston Villa), Szilard Nemeth Free (Inter Bratislava) Players Out: Christian Karembeu £3.5m (Olympiakos), Neil Maddison (Darlington), Gary Pallister
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Newcastle (H) 13/10/2001 (A) 02/02/2002
Manager: Bobby Robson Ground: St James Park Last season: 11th Players In: Laurent Robert £10m (PSG), Craig Bellamy £6m (Coventry), Robbie Elliott Free (Wanderers) Players Out: Des Hamilton (Cardiff), Stephen Glass (Watford), Daniel Cordone (released),
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Banks losing touch with small businesses
TRADITIONAL banks look set to lose touch with new small business customers according to the latest business barometer findings from Alliance and Leicester. As a new breed of younger, demanding small business owners arrives on the scene traditional banking
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Bolton lose thriller
BOLTON Intermediate Inter League team went down in a close game at Bury. Bury batted first and scored 87 runs. Bolton got off to a poor start when they batted, but Emma Holt 21 runs, Kelly Rudd 14 runs and Louise Smethurst 11 runs, helped to stage a recovery
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Elton vs Spring View
Spring View S Williams c Parson Houlden ...16 I Beg b Lomax ...14 Sarkar not out ...17 M James not out ...10 Extras...3 Total(for 2)... 60 off 19 overs Bowling: M Houlden 10-2-18-1; P Lomax 9-0-40-1 Match Drawn
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ASTLEY BRIDGE v HORWICH
Horwich White b Mahmood...5 W Harper b Mahmood...11 G Long b Mahmood...0 D McKeon lbw Mahmood...0 J Ainscough c Mahmood b Halton...69 M Spencer run out...4 C Bannister run out...3 M Hancock c Guest b Cuff...0 D Hornby b Mahmood...1 C Ellison st Guest
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Professional pair show true class
WESTHOUGHTON'S game with Heaton featured two in-form professionals, South African Brad White and Indian leg spinner Hirwani. The match was rain affected throughout but that failed to hide the talents of either player. White scored another unbeaten century
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LETTER: From champs to chumps
WHAT is going on down at Lancashire? They have gone from champs to chumps in the space of two or three years and I feel the root of the problem has been unearthed. Ever since Bobby Simpson took over as coach, the Old Trafford side have got steadily worse
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Hotel could be ready for Games
A NEW 60-room hotel could open in a prominent location, next to a landmark pub, in time for the Commonwealth Games. The Whitbread chain has submitted plans for the two-storey Travel Inn by The Beehive in Horwich. And, wasting no time, a spokesman said
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Mixed day for Sam
SAM Allardyce suffered mixed fortunes with two friendlies on the same day. Allardyce revised his original plan to field a full-strength senior line-up at Southport after seeing many of his Premiership potentials beat Deportivo Alaves 3-2 in a private
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Minister married top film stars
A COUPLE of weeks ago Mrs Lynn Beck, of Hollinhurst Drive, Lostock, wrote to ask if anyone remembered in the early 1960s a Bolton vicar conducting the marriage ceremony for film stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. Well, without knowing a name I
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Renee's happy memories of Viking Street
WHEN Mrs Renee Ogden saw a short story in the Evening News recently (not in this column, I might add!), which described Viking Street as being in Burnden, she got out her pen and wrote to me. "Viking Street is not in Burnden, but in Great Lever," she
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Internet warning
THE NSPCC has advised Bolton parents to watch over their children while they are surfing the Internet. Parents are advised to place their computer where the whole family can use it and surf together. Children are warned never to release their personal
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MPs sign up in court fight
MPs David Crausby and Dr Brian Iddon have signed up to the BEN's campaign to save Bolton's Magistrates' Courts. The Labour pair -- who represent the town's North-east and South-east constituencies respectively -- came down to our Churchgate office specially
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Derby County (A) 08/02/2002 (H) 16/03/2002
Manager: Jim Smith Ground: Pride Park Last season: 17th Players Out: Rory Delap £4m (Southampton), Stefano Eranio Free (Derby) Gerard Doherty (released) Key Men: Like so many other sides, Derby find it easier to keep out the goals than score them and
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Leeds United (A) 08/09/2001 (H) 26/12/2001
Manager: David O'Leary Ground: Elland Road Last season: 4th Players In: Robbie Keane £12m (Inter Milan) Players Out: Tony Hackworth £120,000 (Notts County), Kevin Dixon Free (Barnsley), Warren Feeney Free (Bournemouth) Key Men: Whatever team Leeds manager
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Charlton Athletic (H) 15/12/2001 (A) 23/03/2002
Manager: Alan Curbishley Ground: The Valley Last season: 9th Players In: Jason Euell £4.75m (Wimbledon), Luke Young £4m (Tottenham), Shaun Bartlett £2m (FC Zurich) Players Out: Kemal Izzett (Colchester United), Karim Bagheri (released), Tony Caig (released
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Ipswich Town (A) 18/11/2001 (H) 06/04/2002
Manager: George Burley Ground: Portman Road Last season: 5th Players In: Tommy Miller £800,000 (Hartlepool United), Chris Hogg £150,000 (York City), Andy Marshall (Norwich), Pablo Gonzalez Cainago (Celta Vigo) Players Out: Richard Wright £6m (Arsenal)
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Fulham (H) 24/11/2001 (A) 13/04/2002
Manager: Jean Tigana Ground: Craven Cottage Last season: 1st in Division One Players In: Luis Boa Morte £1.7m (Southampton) Players Out: Paul Peschisolido £150,000 (Sheffield United), Simon Morgan , Terry Phelan, Wayne Collins, Nicholas Sahnain, James
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Chelsea (A) 22/12/2001 (H) 12/01/2002
Manager: Claudio Ranieri Ground: Stamford Bridge Last season: 6th Players In: Frank Lampard £11m (West Ham), Emmanuel Petit £7.5m (Barcelona), William Gallas £6.2m (Marseille) Players Out: Gustavo Poyet £2.25m (Tottenham), Dennis Wise £1.6m (Leicester
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Hegg, Schofield boost for Lancs
WARREN Hegg and Chris Schofield led a spirited fightback by Lancashire to set Leicestershire a challenging target of 191 in the weather-hit C&G Trophy semi-final at Grace Road. Resuming on a perilous 84-6 from 26 overs after captain John Crawley's
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Crawley decision under fire again
JOHN Crawley was in phlegmatic mood after his decision to bat first at Leicester left Lancashire with a mountain to climb in their C&G semi final which reumes today. It was a massive shock in miserable grey conditions which had prevented any play
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GOLBORNE v WALSHAW
Golborne D Tyrer c Cornes b Fielding ...17 I Robinson b Fielding ...59 I Critchley c Dyson b Price ...12 G Marston c Dyson b Fielding ...3 I McMillan st Harris b Riley ...31 C Benbow b Riley ...12 M Cullen st Harris b Riley ...8 A Betley not out ...12
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Real tonic
HOW lovely it was to see an article in the BEN on August 6, praising hospital porters. It was my husband's job for more than 12 years. His wages were £6,500 a year. How does it compare to some footballers on £24,000 a week? People think hospitals, doctors
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Under zealous?
REFERENCE to the regular letters about car parking and "over zealous" wardens. In Queen Street, off Deansgate, opposite the main post office, there are two signposts spaced about 25 yards apart. On the signs are "liveried police vehicles only", yet most
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Plans anger
I WAS disgusted to read in the BEN that a planning decision had been split along party lines; the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats voting against and Labour voting for approval. Surely planning decisions should be reached with a local knowledge and
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Who pays?
HOW did they do that? I refer to the low friction tarmac laid the length of Chorley New Road. Low friction tarmac is costly to produce, so I want to know who's paying for it? Has some big noise made it happen? I was not aware Chorley New Road had a noise
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Tip tempers
THE BEN SAYS: Dumping waste already prompts extreme reactions at local tips. There, workers have been threatened by people who become angry when told they are breaking the rules or who are stopped from scavenging. Staff there are frequently confronted
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Bashing for Tony Blair...
FRANK Hankinson was spot on in his summing up of the New Labour Government, and I share his concern. What we need now are strong Back Bench MPs not afraid to stand up against the Government when need arises. With this in mind, I applaud our local MPs
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Human cloning and hope
PANAYIOTIS Zavos and Severino Antinori have announced that they will clone the first human being next year. This announcement was made at a conference in America, and it is reported that many of the other scientists there were shocked. What should we
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Facility that could be superb
HAVING watched the campaign develop to retain the courts at Bolton, l felt obliged to air some of the factors which hither to have been overlooked. The court closure should not be looked at in isolation, it is merely one of several ongoing changes, each
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Help us to win this meningitis fight
THE letter from Steve Dayman ("All-out battle to beat this cruel disease"-- BEN, July 31) prompts me to remind readers of the Meningitis Trust. This is a national charity which has done a great deal of good work over many years in fighting this dreadful
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Speed cameras focus on N-west
MORE speed cameras could be installed on moorland roads above Bolton, covering motorists in Edgworth, Turton and Belmont, under a new Government scheme due to be announced today. Lancashire Police Force is to be considered in a scheme which allows money
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ITV Sport Pay for View
Sun August 19 Chelsea v Newcastle 2pm Wed August 22 Blackburn v Man Utd 8pm Sun August 26 Aston Villa v Man Utd 2pm Sun September 9 Spurs v Southampton 2pm Sat September 15 Everton v Liverpool TBA Sun September 16 Charlton v Leeds 2pm Sun September 23
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Are you feeling clever?
CHARISMATIC and confident people from Bolton are needed for a new television quiz show. The chosen people will have the chance to win thousands of pounds and star on the daily live ITV show. Anyone interested should call 0161 827 2689.
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Hospice thanks public
BOLTON Hospice has thanked the people of Bolton for their generosity after a flag day raised more than £2,000. The charity, based in Queens Park Street, managed to collect the amount on Saturday, July 14. The money will go towards the hospice's running
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Marathan places left
Drivers needed BOLTON Senior Gateway needs volunteers to drive a minibus for people with learning disabilities. People are also needed who can help at its social club at Halliwell on Wednesdays or activities and trips on Sundays. Call Bolton 380692.
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Lorry catches fire on motorway
A LORRY burst into flames onto the motorway early today. The driver had to pull on to the westbound hard shoulder of the M62 near Eccles at 5am after he smelled smoke. Firefighters filled the articulated lorry with foam to extinguish the blaze, which
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Scrooge auditions
CHILDREN who want to spend the festive season under the spotlight are being invited to audition for a Christmas show. Open auditions will be held for roles in Scrooge at The Met Arts Centre on Market Street, Bury on August 22. Auditions will run between
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Stolen car set ablaze on dam
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a blaze in Belmont when a car was set alight at a dam. The Vauxhall Nova, which had been stolen, had crashed through an embankment near Belmont Reservoir before landing on the dam wall road off Belmont Road. The fire crew struggled
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Trial due to start of rape charge teacher
THE trial of a Bolton teacher accused of raping a teenage girl was due to start at Winchester Crown Court today. Lee Savage, aged 31 and head of history at Sharples High School, is alleged to have raped and indecently assaulted a 17-year-old girl at the
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Couple injured in car crash
A PENSIONER was injured when his car spun off the road and collided with a fence and an oncoming car. Lesley Calderbank, aged 68, was driving along Victoria Road, near its junction with Stapleton Avenue, Markland Hill, at 3pm yesterday when the accident
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Arsenal (A) 22/09/2001 (H) 27/04/2002
Manager: Arsene Wenger Ground: Highbury Last season: 2nd Players In: Francis Jeffers £10m (Everton), Giovanni van Bronckhurst £8.5m (Rangers), Richard Wright £6m (Ipswich), Junichi Inamoto £3.5m (Gamba Osaka), Sol Campbell Free (Tottenham) Players Out
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Manchester United (A) 20/10/2001 (H) 29/01/2002
Manager: Alex Ferguson Ground: Old Trafford Last season: 1st Players In: Juan Veron £28.1m (Lazio), Ruud Van Nistlerooy £19m (PSV), Roy Carroll £2.5m (Wigan), Daniel Rowe £8,000 (Preston) Players Out: Teddy Sheringham Free (Tottenham), Josh Walker (Shrewsbury
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Sunderland (H) 29/09/2001 (A) 05/03/2002
Manager: Peter Reid Ground: Stadium of Light Last season: 7th Players In: Lillian Laslandes £3.6m (Bordeaux), Nicolas Medina £3.5m (Argentinos Juniors), Baki Mercimek (HFC Haarlem), David Bellion (Cannes) Players Out: Carsten Fredgaard £375,000 (FC Copenhagen
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Bibby lands top contract
WALKDEN-based Bibby Distribution has secured a significant six figure warehousing and distribution contract with one of Europe's leading bathroom brassware suppliers. The company expects to manage many thousands of parcels and pallets a year for Ultra
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Better deal for bankrupts
A NEW Government White Paper on the subject of Insolvency has been welcomed by the North-west federation of Small Businesses. Patricia Hewitt, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, announced the white paper proposals that, it is hoped, will help
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Big Sam set to swoop
SAM Allardyce is poised to make a last gasp bid to boost his Premiership squad ahead of Saturday's big opener at Leicester. The Wanderers boss is hot on the heels of at least one major signing. Big Sam is still looking to supplement his squad and hopes
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WESTHOUGHTON V HEATON
Westhoughton S Parker c Moss b Hirwani...19 White not out...106 I Pilkington lbw Hirwani...7 R Parker b Mort...22 A Gaskell lbw Hirwani...7 M Atherton b Hirwani...1 P Atherton b Hirwani...2 M Crookson b Hirwani...5 A Pindoria c S Booth b Hirwani...14
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Under 18s League Table 11th August
P W L T NR P Daisy Hill... 12 9 2 0 1 28 Elton... 11 9 1 0 1 28 Darcy Lever... 11 8 2 0 1 25 Atherton... 11 6 3 1 0 21 Clifton... 10 5 3 1 1 18 Walshaw... 10 4 4 1 1 15 Blackrod... 11 4 5 0 2 14 Bolton Indian... 12 4 6 0 2 14 Lostock... 11 3 7 0 1 10
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Walshaw set to retain title
THERE'S just no stopping Walshaw. Wet weather failed to dent the champions' march to a second successive title on Saturday and with every win it is looking increasingly likely that the league trophy will be staying in Bury. Atherton won again to stay
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Ready for a glut of finals
THREE weeks ago I devoted much of this column to the problems surrounding the glut of fixtures caused by the various knockout competitions in which our clubs and inter-league side take part. Well, folks, you ain't heard nothin' yet! Sunday, September
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TV director gives Games thumbs-up
A BBC director believes covering next summer's Commonwealth Games will be one of the station's toughest ever tests. Malcolm Kemp, director of Games programming, said the 17-sport event would pose a greater challenge to producers than the football European
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Couple injured in car crash
A PENSIONER was injured when his car spun off the road and collided with a fence and an oncoming car. Lesley Calderbank, aged 68, was driving along Victoria Road, near its junction with Stapleton Avenue, Markland Hill, at 3pm yesterday when the accident
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Needles warning after shed fire
FIREFIGHTERS are warning youngsters to keep away from derelict buildings after they discovered hundreds of used needles in a shed. A crew from Farnworth was called to Kenyon Grove in Little Hulton after a fire was started in a disused shed yesterday afternoon
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Giggs' neighbours in homes plan worry
RYAN Giggs' neighbours are worried that a new housing development near the footballer's mansion could cause traffic problems. Residents on Pincroft Lane, on the border of Blackrod and Adlington, are concerned that the building of 19 detached homes and
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Family weekend of fun for charity
A FAMILY fun weekend is being held at The Red Lion Big Steak Pub and Wacky Warehouse in aid of the NSPCC charity. On Friday August 24 the pub, in Over Hulton, Bolton will be holding a charity casino night including a hot pot supper and a children's disco
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Why the rich choose Bolton
WEALTHY people are choosing Bolton as one of the places where they want to live. The town is the sixth most popular town in the North-west for men and women who are earning more than £60,000 per year. In a new survey, Bolton was placed above the Wirral
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Mark has designs on UK fashion fame
A T-shirt designer from Bolton is exhibiting his range of trendy clothing at a top London fashion show. Mark Bailey, who designs clothes under the label Steely Flats, has been asked to attend the prestigious three-day event, 40 Degrees. The 35-year-old
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Unforgettable
THE biggest band in the world came north this weekend and they left just that little bit bigger. U2 - four working class Irish lads with a talent for making unbelievable music - proved just how good they are with two stunning performances on Saturday
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Hindsford's shock win boots out LR
HINDSFORD created arguably the biggest shock in this year's Goldline Trophy - in association with the Bolton Evening News- as their victory over Elton Fold booked their quarter-final place and eliminated Atherton LR. Hindsford needed three points and
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Shakers' flying start
AS if sulking at being robbed of matches during the summer break, Bury made up for it with a display so energetic it wouldn't have looked out of place in Edmonton at the World Athletic Championships. The players ran until they dropped and quite rightly
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Liverpool (A) 27/08/2001 (H) 01/01/2002
Manager: Gerard Houllier Ground: Anfield Last season: 3rd Players In: John Arne Risse £4m (Monaco) Players Out: Lleyton Maxwell (Cardiff), Ian Armstrong (Port Vale) Key Men: Liverpool have one of the strongest squads in the Premiership but they still
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Blackburn Rovers (A) 19/09/2001 (H) 02/03/2002
Manager: Graeme Souness Ground: Ewood Park Website: Last season: 2nd in Division One Players In: Corrado Grabbi £7m (Ternana), Alan Mahon (Sporting Lisbon) £1.5m, Tugay £1.3m (Rangers), Gordon Greer £200,000 (Clyde) Players Out: Lee Hardy Free (Oldham
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Everton (H) 03/11/2001 (A) 01/04/2002
Manager: Walter Smith Ground: Goodison Park Last season: 16th Players In: Tomasz Radzinski £4.5m (Anderlecht), Alan Stubbs (Celtic) Players Out: Francis Jeffers £10m (Arsenal), Phil Jevons £150,000 (Grimsby), Stephen Hughes Free (Watford), Dave Watson
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FARNWORTH v BRADSHAW
Farnworth W Luntley b Javed...7 D Leonard c Wallworth b Javed...14 Childs not out...7 S Woods c &b Javed...8 J Newlove not out...0 Extras...12 Total (for 3)...48 Bowling: Javed 6-0-21-3; A Dunn 5-1-20-0. Match drawn
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TONGE v FARNWORTH SC
Farnworth R Hope lbw Taylor...3 S Roberts c Northrop b Taljard...9 M Ashworth c Northrop b Taljard...11 Powell c Waller b Taljard...75 T Barrow lbw Taylor...11 D Eckersley run out...18 D Rushton b Taylor...0 C Walsh b Taylor...3 S Marsh c Northrop b Taljard
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Rearranged cup dates
YESTERDAY'S rain led to the postponement of the MEN inter-league final between the Bolton League and the Ribblesdale League and the Birtwistle Cup final. The inter-league final has now been rearranged for the August 28 Bank Holiday Monday while the Birtwistle
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ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY v DAISY HILL
A&T D Nolan b S Hodgkinson...62 S Brookes b S Hodgkinson...14 J Cutt c C Jones b S Hodgkinson...38 R Bennett c C Jones b S Hodgkinson...4 N Doyle b S Hodgkinson...13 P Bennett c Wood b S Hodgkinson...0 S Nicklin b S Hodgkinson...1 M Cutt lbw S Hodgkinson
