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Leave this family to grieve in peace
AS Britain descends into chaos, rioting in towns, battering or worse of elderly people, muggings, hit and runs, burglaries, smashed bus stops and telephone kiosks the norm, graffiti, mob rule and total lack of discipline in schools, gangs of youths paralytic
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Parking pain over a faulty machine
ON Saturday, August 25, I parked on the Market Place car park in Bolton. I was only able to park on the 3rd storey. I was parked for 35 minutes and, on leaving, followed the instructions at the pay and display. I paid 90 pence walked back to my car and
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£50,000 school arson attack
A MASSIVE blaze wrecked a large part of a Bolton school today, forcing teachers to abandon plans to start the new term tomorrow. Car thieves have been blamed for the £50,000 inferno at Brownlow Fold Primary School, which saw the roof collapse into the
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Well-earned break suits Sam
WANDERERS will go to Leeds on Saturday with their spirits sky high, knowing they have done considerably more than just hold their own in the Premiership. And Sam Allardyce believes his players will benefit from having a weekend free from the pressures
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Pan fire in flat
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Farnworth flat after a pan of food caught fire. The occupant of the first floor flat on Lightwood Close was alerted by his fire alarm and fled into the street. He then attempted to fight the fire using an extinguisher. Firefighters
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Police car vandalised
A POLICE car under repair at a Bury garage was damaged by vandals early today. Three masked men climbed into a compound at the Walker Farrimond garage in Manchester Road, Bury, at 2.25am. They then attacked the "W" registered Volvo police car. The vandals
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Brothers injured in street attack
TWO teenage brothers were taken to hospital after being attacked in the street early today. The victims were walking home along Brook Street, Bury, just after midnight when they were approached by two youths, aged around 15-16, on cycles. A fight started
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Town pays tribute to those who lost their lives at sea
A POIGNANT wreath laying ceremony was carried out by former seamen and the Mayor of Bolton to commemorate Merchant Navy Day. The ceremony outside the town hall also included young Bolton sea cadets affiliated to TS Dido, who paraded in honour of those
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Giant jump
PEOPLE are being invited to jump up and down and form part of a big science experiment. The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester is organising a giant jump where scientists will measure the seismic waves of a mini earthquake caused by people jumping
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Train youths arrested
TWO youths aged 16 were cautioned by police at Bolton after a train was vandalised. The teenagers were arrested at Trinity Street station last night after rail staff alerted police. Metal hammers which passengers can use to break the glass and open the
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More tickets for Leeds game
WANDERERS' amazing start to the season has seen fans eager to buy tickets for the club's next away game at Leeds United on Saturday (Kick off 3pm). Wanderers, the only club in the Premiership with a 100 per cent record, have received an extra allocation
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WESTHOUGHTON V GREENMOUNT
Greenmount W Earing c Gaskell b White...16 N Franklyn lbw White...8 Anwar run out...59 A Bowker lbw Preston...0 B Horrocks c M Atherton b Crookson...7 G Chadwick not out...79 M Stewart c Pilkington b Preston...17 P Crawford lbw White...1 M Burns not out
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DARCY LEVER v CLIFTON
Darcy Lever G Harper c Hamilton b Potter ...41 N Fawcett run out ...40 Y Bashir b Potter ...21 A Stocks c&b Potter ...4 E Shaw c Kelly b Potter ...32 P Smethurst lbw Parkinson ...20 J Gibbons c Wilde b Parkinson ...2 J Taylor not out ...25 J Norris
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Bomber Brett
BRETT Collins destroyed Edgworth with a devastating display of power as Walshaw put themselves firmly in the driving seat for the title. The champions battered the village side by seven wickets to move 17 points clear of second placed Atherton with three
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D-day for Centurions
LEIGH Centurions' bid to take over the London Broncos will be discussed by the board of Super League Europe in Huddersfield today. But all the signs are that there is growing opposition to the proposed merger which would see Leigh buying out the Broncos
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Witness appeal after Chorley mother drowns
A MOTHER from Chorley has drowned on a trip to Blackpool despite repeated attempts by resue rews to save her. A Lancashire Police spokesman said officers received reports from her husband that Lisa Berry, 37, had gone over railings and into the sea opposite
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Children hooked on police fishing scheme
A POLICE-run fishing competition designed to keep children and young people away from drugs and crime attracted more than 200 junior anglers. The annual contest at Bradshaw Fisheries aims to get girls and boys interested in the sport while telling them
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Court fight 'will not be ignored'
A GOVERNMENT minister has promised campaigners fighting to save Bolton's Magistrates Courts they will not be ignored at Whitehall. And Michael Wills MP, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, has written to Bolton South-east MP Dr Brian Iddon
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Open day visitors support court battle
VISITORS to an open day at Bolton Magistrates Court have whole-heartedly supported the BEN's campaign to keep it open. Local justice came under scrutiny as the doors to the closure-threatened court were opened to the public as part of Bolton Festival
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Summer school in class of its own
THEY are young, gifted and in a class of their own. As the summer holidays draw to a close and Bolton youngsters prepare for the new academic year, it has been business as usual for one group of pupils. Mount St Joseph's School on Greenland Road, Horwich
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Colls crash out
Witton Albion 4 Atherton Colls 0 "WE just weren't at the races," admitted Atherton Colls press secretary Emile Anderson after his team's Friday night exit from the FA Cup Preliminary Round in a heavy defeat at the Unibond Division One opponents. "We played
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WALSHAW v EDGWORTH
Edgworth D Crtichley ct Caunce b Fielding...15 M Davies ct Caunce b Hamiltom...56 Garner ct Harris b Fielding...15 N Kernick lbw b Fielding...0 J Mather ct Riley b Fielding...6 R Doby ct Dyson b Hamilton...5 N Barlow st Harris b Fielding...15 C Locke
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SPRING VIEW v LITTLE HULTON
Little Hulton P Graig s Williams Murphy...28 D Mullinueux b Fox...6 M Edwards c Sarkar Murphy...94 I Jaz not out...112 A Perry not out...0 Extras...42 Total (for 3)...282 Bowling: A Fox 13 5 20 1 Sarkar 13 1 74 0 P Hart 9 0 57 0 I Murphy 13 0 104 2 Spring
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Sutch skill for Magpies!
CHORLEY strolled into the first qualifying round of the FA Cup completely outclassing their Northern League Division Two opponents to win as they pleased. The Magpies took control of the tie right from the start and after going two up midway through the
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They came to the rescue
FOLLOWING an accident in Bury Road, Bolton, on Saturday, August 25, we would like to thank the young men who came from out of the public house and lifted or carried all passengers from the rear door of the damaged bus. Also, thanks to the young lady who
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This memorial is not out of place
ISN'T it high time that the laws relating to what is and isn't acceptable by the Church on headstones were brought up to date, to take into account the wishes of the relatives involved? Obviously there have to be certain boundaries as to what is allowed
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Anxious wait after this test
REGARDING the headline on Wednesday, August 29, about smear tests. I am pleased that so many women are having the test, but I feel that the cytology department cannot cope with the numbers. I went for a routine smear test nine weeks ago and was told that
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Council house door colours
WALKING down Padbury Way the other day, I thought about a letter I had read in the BEN from Cllr Claire. In it, he was, if I remember correctly, trying to get across to someone that tenants there days have a lot more say in the way things are done than
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Eternal life?
WOULD you take a pill which could extend your life by 20 or 30 years? Scientists in America are claiming that they have invented "the pill that can lead to eternal life". By studying families in which long life has been natural, they have discovered genes
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Boy, 4, left in road after hit and run horror
A BOY was left lying in the middle of a road after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. Hammaad Ahmed, aged four, was playing with friends close to his house in Church Avenue, Deane, when he was dealt a glancing blow by a passing a white car. The driver
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Vicar's 'regret' in grave portrait row
THE vicar who approved two gravestones with portraits in a Bolton churchyard, setting a precedent against Church law, said today he regretted his actions. The Rev David Brierley has spoken as the family of a 24-year-old woman continue to fight to keep
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ITV Sport Pay for View
Sun August 19 Chelsea 1, Newcastle 1 Wed August 22 Blackburn 2, Man Utd 2 Sun August 26 Aston Villa 1, Man Utd 1 Sun September 9 Spurs v Southampton 2pm Sat September 15 Everton v Liverpool TBA Sun September 16 Charlton v Leeds 2pm Sun September 23 Leeds
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Rubbish on fire
A RUBBISH bin was set on fire in an Astley park at about midnight last night. Atherton firefighters took a few minutes to put out the burning rubbish in the park off Chaddock Lane.
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Youth trap teenager rescue drama
A TEENAGER trapped on the roof of a third floor maisonette for 30 minutes while retrieving a football had to be rescued by firefighters. Nick Keenan, aged 15, climbed 25ft up a drainpipe before clambering on to the roof ledge at the flat in Chapelfield
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TV games on Sky
August 19 Man United 3, Fulham 2 August 20 Everton 1, Spurs 1 August 23 Arsenal 1 Leeds Utd 2 August 26 Newcastle Utd 1, Sunderland 1 August 27 WANDERERS 2, Liverpool 1 Sept 9 Charlton Athletic v Fulham Sept 16 Ipswich v Blackburn Sept 17 Leicester v
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Rubbish on fire
A RUBBISH bin was set on fire in an Astley park at about midnight last night. Atherton firefighters took a few minutes to put out the burning rubbish in a park off Chaddock Lane.
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Beer festival aims to raise cash for club
PLANS are underway for Bolton's biggest annual celebration of beers. The Bolton Beer Festival 2001, which is being organised to raise funds for Bolton Lads and Girls Club, will run between October 10 and October 14. Organisers hope to repeat last year's
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A&T v ELTON
Elton M Hall st D Clare b N Doyle...23 R Riaz st D Clare b N Doyle...15 C Hall st D Clare b N Doyle...52 J Pemberton b D Hughes...13 N Pawson b N Doyle...1 P Kay b D Hughes...10 M Holden c R Bennett b N Doyle...4 M Barrass b D Hughes...16 L Hamnett not
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WALKDEN v HORWICH
Walkden Watkinson b White ...14 D Smith st Wilson b Taylor ...60 M Bennison b White ...1 T Keays lbw Woods ...19 M Parkinson c Fairbrother b Woods ...9 P Ingram c Wilson b Woods ...22 S Higson st Wilson b Woods ...6 B Reidy c Woods b Taylor ...7 J Hinks
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FARNWORTH v EAGLEY
Eagley T Rees c Hayes b Sutton...35 P McDermott c Luntley b McGuinness...10 Mitchell c Luntley b McGuinness...68 C Lord c Austin b Sutton...2 S Mahboob c Childs b McGuinness...3 D Shuttleworth handled the ball...11 M Seddon lbw b McGuinness...3 D Tonge
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HORWICH v WESTHOUGHTON
Westhoughton S Parker c Taylor b White...0 White not out...93 I Pilkington lbw White...12 R Parker run out...6 A Gaskell lbw M Ainscough...28 M Atherton c Long b M Ainscough...5 P Atherton c Long b M Ainscough...1 M Crookson c Ellison b M Ainscough...4
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Just for the record it was a memorable weekend
LAST weekend was an important one for various players for various reasons. Shahid Mahboob's third wicket against Astley Bridge saw him go past Jack Rogerson's 57-year-old amateur club record at Eagley, while during his innings at Piggott Park, Brad White
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Top landlord
THE search is on to find the Licensee of the Year. The British Institute of Innkeeping, is running the pub Oscars and the winner will be announced at a ceremony in London next March. There will be a £1,000 prize and entrants will have their knowledge
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Burglary figures fall but battle goes on
A MAJOR drive to cut domestic burglary in Bolton has slashed the crime figures by more than 20 per cent. Between April 1998 and the following March, a total of 5,856 domestic burglaries were reported across the borough but new figures covering 2000 to
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Instructor's challenge on poor speed signs
A DRIVING instructor is to meet Bolton Council officers to discuss the state of road signs around the town. Steve Tonge, secretary of the Association of United Driving Instructors has complained that not enough is being done to remind motorists of speed
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Bleachworks homes plan awaits final say
A 19th century bleachworks will be converted into 141 homes if the Government gives the scheme the go-ahead. Councillors have approved the scheme to transform the Wallsuches buildings, in Horwich, into 111 dwellings and to build a further 30 homes and
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LR stun lucky Boro
Radcliffe Boro 3 Atherton LR 3 HAVING conceded just one goal in the four opening Unibond Division One games to top the early season listing, Boro go and concede three to NWCL Division One LR. More than that they can count themselves extremely fortunate
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Fab Felgate cannot save RMI
Telford United 3 Leigh RMI 1 RMI old boy Mark Quayle put his old club to the sword at the Bucks Head as Leigh crashed to their second defeat in five days. Quayle, in his first game after joining United on a month's loan from Morecambe, was credited with
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WALKDEN v LITTLE LEVER
Little Lever Amin c Bennison b Smith...0 Baldwin b Ingram...0 Hilton lbw Ingram...6 Worrall c Bennison b Smith...7 Lawson c Bennison b Smith...2 Rayment c J Smith b Ingram...4 Martin b Smith...14 Harrison b Smith...11 V Tony not out...5 P Tony run out
