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Thank you
I WOULD like to say thank you to all the staff of the Eye Department and Mr Kelly, for doing such good work, because I can now see better. Robert Gidman Taunton Close Smithills
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Money should have been better spent
WHILE I tend to agree with Counc Stuart Lever, when he says that the Royal Bolton Hospital would be bankrupt if it were a business, due to the misguided management. I cannot understand why he is so upset at them spending the latest £25,000 on the staff
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Time to sort out 'snail mail' mess
I HAVE complained a number of times to the postal sorting office over letters going missing. Approximately one month ago a recorded delivery letter went missing, somewhere between a card being left at my address and the letter being returned to the sorting
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Pensioners 'lucky to be alive'
TWO Bolton pensioners who survived a coach crash which left seven people seriously injured admitted today: "We are lucky to be alive." Vera Donnelly and Alice Lusher "cheated death" in the crash, suffering only minor cuts and bruises. They were among
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The Reebok Diary by Gordon Sharrock
SATURDAY WHILE England triumph in Germany, Sam Allardyce is in Malta checking out the talented Bulgarian national side who win 2-0 to go top of World Cup qualifying group three. Per Frandsen gets a runout as substitute for Denmark, who can only manage
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Wanderers boss wants to make a good team better
THE arrival of Bruno Ngotty might upset the applecart as far as Wanderers' tried and trusted centre-backs are concerned but it's a sure sign that Sam Allardyce is not prepared to let the grass grow under his feet. As delighted as he has been to see his
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Legion raises £180
THE Kearsley branch of the Royal British Legion raised £180 in a charity collection in Kearsley Precinct.
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Blown away
FIREFIGHTERS were called after stormy weather tore scaffolding from a house in Darcy Lever last night. The fire crew helped out after the gable end of the house in Bentley Street was left uncovered when scaffolding was blown away at 1am.
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Road closed
A ROAD was closed to traffic last night after two containers storing plastic went up in flames. Firefighters were called to Supreme Windows off Lowercroft Road, Bury, at 10pm after arsonists set light to the containers causing thick smoke to drift across
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Animal charity's autumn collection
THE Bolton branch of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals unveiled their autumn collection of donated goods, including clothes and Christmas gifts this week. All items will go on sale at the charity store in Newport Street. For details or information
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Crash appeal
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an accident in Tonge Moor. Two people were treated at the Royal Bolton Hospital after the four-car crash at the junction of Tonge Moor Road and Castleton Street at 7.50am on Tuesday. Two other passengers suffered
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Charity night
SONGS from West End shows will be performed at a charity night for disabled children. Christopher Perry will sing tunes from Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon and other musicals at Hawkers Sports and Social Club, Gladstone Road, Farnworth on Saturday.
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Conman alert
DETECTIVES are appealing for information after a bogus official stole a wallet from an 84-year-old man in Leigh. The man, who visited the pensioner in Glebe Street between 2 and 4pm yesterday, claimed he was from the gas board and was investigating a
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Bernard at club kick-off
BOLTON Bullfrog Bernard Wrigley will be the big attraction on September 21 when Leigh Folk Club re-opens its doors for a new season. Multi-talented Bernard is known for his individual brand of comedy and song. Not only is he a musician, comedian, song
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Tortoise reward
A WOMAN is offering a reward for the return of two 30-year-old tortoises which were stolen while she was looking after them. Janet Bullock is anxious for the pets to be returned after they were taken from the back garden of her house in Bromley Cross.
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Traditional battle of the puddings
THE 140th World Black Pudding Throwing competition will be held at the Corner Pin pub in Bolton Road North, Stubbins, Ramsbottom on Sunday from 12.30pm. And more than 200 entrants are expected to take part in this year's traditional yet wacky contest.
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Battle of the bands
BURY'S high volume musical battle - Powersound 2001 - reaches its grand finale next week. Friday, September 14 will see home grown bands and solo singers battling it out to win the title. Organised by Bury Venues, which runs the Council owned civic halls
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Leading wildlife experts in town
BRITAIN'S leading bird photographers and wildlife experts will be in Bolton between now and next April. Geoff Leather of Bolton Members' Group of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has lined up a packed programme of talks. Events are held monthly
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Overgrown trees could put flower festival in shade
CHURCH-goers fear overgrown trees blocking a busy Bolton pavement could put paid to plans to stage a flower festival. Bolton Council has come under fire by members of the church for the overgrown state of trees on Manchester Road, Bolton. Residents say
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Activity at home to be monitored
SOCIAL services must monitor behaviour more closely at a controversial children's home, according to a local councillor. The council house, used as a home for two children in Le Gendre Street falls within Cllr Nick Peel's Tonge ward and he has had several
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Jury discharged in deception case
A JURY was discharged after it failed to decide if a couple had made a bogus insurance claim relating to a burglary. But Sharon Thorne was found guilty of false accounting in relation to making an Income Support claim. Thorne and her husband John had
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Sam's the man
SAM Allardyce's achievement in becoming the first newly-promoted manager to win his first three Premiership games received the recognition it deserved when he picked up the Barclaycard Manager of the Month award for August. The first Bolton manager ever
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'Miss' is new face of haircare fashion
PUPILS at Clarendon Primary School in Daubhill, Bolton, are about to view teacher Julie Finlay in a whole new light. For "Miss" has just been made the new face of famous haircare products' range Supersoft. That means that she will follow in the footsteps
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Hear'Say deny arena tour is 'massive flop'
POP group Hear'Say have denied their debut UK tour is in danger of being a massive flop. Despite only three of the group's 19 remaining concerts being sold out, the band's label, Polydor, said the Hear'say "Popstars" National Arena tour was proving to
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Nolan for England, says Sam
NEWLY-installed Manager of the Month Sam Allardyce insists that it is only a matter of time before Kevin Nolan graduates at international level. The young Wanderer, who has made an impressive start to the Premiership, has already won England Youth honours
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Churchill's darts
SUNDAY evening saw the return from holiday of Russ Marsh. He helped to make up for lost attendances by winning the event, beating Phil Crompton 3-1 in the final. The semi finalists were Paul Stevens and Ste Crompton. Everybody who turns up now gets a
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DEANE & DAUBHILL POOL LEAGUE
PREMIER SECTION P W L F A Pt Diff Roy's Rovers... 13 10 3 42 23 62 19 Patriots... 13 11 2 38 27 60 11 Beasts... 11 8 3 37 15 50 19 Oasis... 13 6 7 32 33 44 -1 Waggoner... 13 5 8 30 35 40 -5 Cruisers... 12 5 7 30 30 37 0 Deaf A... 12 5 7 26 34 33 -8 Brassed
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Cycle route praised by Olympic experts
THE Commonweath Games cycling race in Rivington will have one of the world's best routes, it has been claimed. Organisers of the Sydney Olympics have reportedly praised the venue, saying it looks better in sporting terms than the one used in the 2000
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The world expects
GREATER Manchester must put on a Commonwealth Games to rival the Olympics in Sydney. That was the view of Brian Stocks, the Games' director of sport, who claimed Britain's proposed 2012 Olympic bid could collapse if there were problems next year. Mr Stocks
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Author's mission to reinvent James Bond -- as a teenager
JAMES Bond died the day Roger Moore turned up in a safari suit. That's the view of Anthony Horowitz. He is a man on a mission to to reinvent James Bond for the new Millennium -- as a 14-year old with explosive zit cream, no love life to speak of and no
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Clocking on for historical drama
THE Marble Clock by Una Horne is an excellent historical saga. When Molly Mason's father dies in a pit accident, she is forced out of their cottage and left with nothing but an old marble clock. She manages to get a job in a factory and lodgings in a
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Bruno beauty
The Beauty of Truth by Bruno Bouchet is published by Arrow at £6.99 WHAT would happen if, without reason, you undeniably became the most beautiful person in world? Would it make people sit up and listen to you, more eager to applaud ideas which were previously
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THE BEST WHAT'S ON GUIDE EVERY FRIDAY
COMEDY ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Ring 334400. QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford Quays. Ring 0161 876 2000. THE MET, Market Street, Bury. Ring 0161 761 2216. KING GEORGES HALL, Blackburn. Ring 01254 582582. BLUE CAT CAFE, Shaw Rd, Heaton Moor, Stockport, 0161
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JAZZ DATES
KENNY BALL AND HIS JAZZMEN at The Swing Suite, RMI Club, Horwich, Bolton. Friday September 21 at 8pm. All tickets £8.50 available by telephone only on 01253 596454 or 01204 468911. BAND ON THE WALL, Swan St, Manchester. Ring 0161 833 0682, or 0161 832
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MUSIC AND DANCE VENUES
PARK HALL, Leisure and Conference Centre, Chorley. Ring 01257 455000. ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. JARVIS INTERNATIONAL, Blackrod. Ring 460989. DERBY WARD LABOUR CLUB, Deane Road, Bolton. Ring 531114. OSWALDTWISTLE CIVIC THEATRE, Accrington. Ring 01254 380293
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Bolton & District
Snooker League THE Bolton and District Snooker League strikes off next Tuesday and Thursday. Angling Club, Aspull Club, Centre Cue and Little Lever WMC have not entered this new season, but Halliwell LC and Club Mistry have returned, making a total of
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Something in common
ARTY youngsters have proved a dab-hand at forging international links. Their latest project has seen them team up with a group of schoolchildren on the other side of the world. The scheme will bring a dash of colour to Breightmet because the young people
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Lone Star preacher
CHURCHGOERS in Bolton have welcomed a clergyman in a 10 gallon hat all the way from the Lone Star state. The Rev Douglas Smith has swapped his parish near Houston, Texas, to keep the faith in Bolton. He will be responsible for four churches -- Christ
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Mosque plan hanging in the balance
RESIDENTS have fenced off a car park in Astley Bridge in a bid to halt plans to create a mosque in the area. Planning permission for the place of worship in Ramsay Street was passed by Bolton Council last month. But in doing so, it laid down a condition
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Milk campaign targets school
ANTI-milk campaigners have been forced to withdraw two Pokemon-style trading cards but can still distribute other, shocking, images of children drinking milk. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals campaigners are coming to Bolton in two weeks time
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PUB MUSIC NIGHTS
BAROC CAFE BAR, Halliwell Road, Bolton. Talent Competition with £1000 first prize. Every Thursday. Starts 8pm. Phone 847300. THE WRIGHTS ARMS, Belmont Road, Bolton. For details of all events phone 01204 811206. BULLS HEAD PUB, (Bottom Bull), Bury Road
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OUT OF TOWN
THE DIAMOND JUBILEE SHOW. A unique blend of music, comedy, impressions, singing and dancing presented by The Grumbleweeds, Jonnie Casson, Alvin Stardust and The Heartbeats and The Bopettes celebrating 60 years of family entertainment. North Pier Theatre
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EVENTS
BALLROOM AND POPULAR SEQUENCE DANCE at Leigh Miners Welfare Club, Twist Lane Leigh. Saturday, September 22 8-11.30pm. Tickets £5 including refreshments. All proceeds to St Peter's Church, Leigh. Details 01942 673240. CHOWBENT UNITARIAN CHAPEL, Bolton
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Bolton ladies off to a flier
BOLTON Ladies football team recorded a thumping victory in their first home match of the season, beating Chorley Ladies 4-0. Joanne Fairclough opened the scoring for Wanderers after 16 minutes, cutting in from the left to fire into the far corner. On
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Get ready for the Twister
SHAUN Goater today warned First Division clubs they are about to be hit by a 'Twister'. That is the nickname 'The Goat' has hung on City new boy Alioune Toure who threatens to break up the free-scoring partnership of Goater and Paulo Wanchope. Goater
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BOLTON Town won their opening BDO Superleague match 7-3. There were some excellent darts thrown on t
Phil Evans won the Man of the Match Award by winning 3-0 with a 92-2 average, closely followed by Brian Hatter and Paul Williams with winning high averages. The rest of the team performed really well to give us a good start to the season. The next home
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STANLEY RACING MIXED DOUBLES
MIXED doubles will be held at Dobbies SSC on Sunday, Sept 9, with a staggered start as follows: 10.15am -- R Crisp/V Connor v P McGuirk/A Birtwistle; J Derby/partner v T/Shirley Lytham; S Taylor/S Yates v A N Other; C Unsworth/M Jackson v P Caudwell/M
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Bolton
Dunstan Darts LADIES FIVE-A-SIDE SECTION ONE P W L F A Pt Volunteer... 13 11 2 122 83 66 Rumworth... 14 9 5 107 92 58 Robin Hood... 13 9 4 112 77 56 Green Fields... 10 5 5 80 66 39 Crown... 12 4 8 87 93 33 Tramways... 12 3 9 77 103 29 New Inn... 10 3
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RADCLIFFE PAIRS FINAL
Alan and Mark the tops ALAN Brocklehurst and Mark Williams (Papermakers) were in top form, beating England player Les Fitton and Tina Fitton (Woolpack), in an exciting final to win the Bill Lennard Memorial Cup in aid of St Ann's Hospice at the Shirt
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TRIPLE 'D' LEAGUE
MONDAY is the Mixed Doubles. Derby Ward Labour Club: Officials J Speddy, M Bell, P Baistow. Pairs to be at the club for 8.10pm for 8.15pm draw Any players that are late will not be entered in the draw. At a Committee Meeting, it was decided that the New
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ASTLEY BRIDGE AREA DARTS LEAGUE
THE Men's and Ladies Secretaries Cup will be on Monday, September 10, at Halliwell Central Reform Club (Roundhouse). This is a free entry competition. The draw will be made at 8.30pm. The Mixed Pairs Competition will be on Monday, September 17, at Halliwell
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BOLTON DARTS LEAGUE
Men's league scrapped IN the Bolton Darts League in aid of the Bolton Senior Gateway Club for Mentally Handicapped Adults, because of a low response from men's teams -- mostly the regulars -- the league has no alternative but to disband the teams section
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Wooden seats better
I HAD to visit the optician's in the town centre on Tuesday and I had to wait for my transport home on Dial-a-Ride, which is a great service for disabled people. But I was dismayed to find that the wooden seats which used to be near the fountains have
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Why wreck these shelters?
IS there anyone out there who can tell me WHY certain members of our society feel the need to completely decimate telephone boxes and bus shelters. Is there a points system with prizes for the most badly damaged? Do the offenders get a kick out of doing
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High time we looked after our own interests
READING about the amount of asylum seekers entering Britain, it's time the Government took a firm stand and stopped being a soft touch. We are island, not a continent, and regardless of our feelings we have to use a lot of common sense too. Anne Widdcombe
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Neil,
This article relates to BOLTON SWIMMING CLUB & the M & D Gala that took place last Saturday 1.9.01 Bolton Swimming scene Top team Club Clinch Top Spot. Good day for Bolton LAST Saturday Bolton Swimming Club competed in the last of 4 M & D
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World Cup winner's double cancer shock
THE WIFE and daughter of Farnworth-born World Cup hero Alan Ball have both been diagnosed with cancer. Ball, who won a World Cup winner's medal with England in 1966 and is a former pupil of Farnworth Grammar School, discovered several months ago that
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Forward thinking Allardyce leads the way
WHERE Wanderers lead, the rest follow. Sven Goran Eriksson's success with England has prompted calls for a more scientific approach from England's managers and coaches - to the point where the Premiership is being pilloried for being reluctant to embrace
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Spirit date
A MEDIUM from Lincolnshire will visit Farnworth Spiritualist Church on Saturday from 7pm. Admission is £4 on the door.
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Taxi scare
A WOMAN pedestrian escaped serious injury in an accident with a taxi. Lindsey Greenslade, aged 24, of Alfred Street, Great Lever, was treated at the Royal Bolton Hospital for slight injuries after the collision in Manchester Road at 12.30am this morning
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Hospice aid
A CONCERT for Bolton Hospice, featuring Radio Two organist Nigel Ogden and soloist Vanessa Nuttall, is being held at the Victoria Hall, Knowsley Street, from 7.30pm, on Saturday, September 29. Tickets, priced at £6 or £5 concessions, and are available
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Teenager, 17, on rape charges
A TEENAGER has appeared before Bury magistrates charged with two counts of rape. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named because of his age, is alleged to have committed the offences in the town. Matters against him were adjourned until October 18 when committal
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Tyre success
A POLICE crackdown on faulty tyres has revealed most Bolton motorists are looking after their vehicles. Officers from the traffic unit have been stopping drivers throughout the week, but have had to take little action. Sgt Ken Carter said: "So far, we
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School arsonist may have struck again
FIREFIGHTERS fear a car blaze in Brownlow Fold could have been started by an arsonist being hunted in connection with a massive primary school blaze. A stolen Vauxhall Cavalier was parked next to a mill in Darley Street at 4am today and set alight. Firefighters
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Appeal dismissed
A JUDGE and two magistrates threw out a Bolton man's appeal against a three-month sentence imposed for theft and carrying a blade. Stephen Kearns stole a PlayStation game to sell so he could buy food and claimed he used the knife he was carrying to eat
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Education website will be a winner
WANDERERS soccer star Colin Hendry proved his team are not only top of the Premiership table -- but also top of the class. The Reebok favourite helped the club launch a new educational website combining fun, football and education. Footie.net gives children
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Education website will be a winner
WANDERERS soccer star Colin Hendry proved his team are not only top of the Premiership table -- but also top of the class. The Reebok favourite helped the club launch a new educational website combining fun, football and education. Footie.net gives children
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House was heroin 'factory'
WHEN police burst into a house in Bolton they found a "production line" for preparing heroin to be sold on the streets. One man would weigh out the heroin into bags with a plastic spoon, a woman tied knots in the bag and another man trimmed the excess
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Events as churches unite for mission
SIX churches from across Leigh have joined together to launch the Searchlight mission in a marquee at Kings Park Christian Centre on Leigh Road. More than 140 people are in the mission team, 33 of whom have travelled to Leigh from different parts of the
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Be quiet -- I'm raising money
A MINI fund-raiser is keeping his mouth shut to help seriously ill babies. Jamie Manuel has organised his own two-hour sponsored silence to raise money for the special care baby unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The nine-year-old, who has a 14-month-old
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Pupils jump to it -- to start an earthquake
SCHOOLCHILDREN were attempting to create an earthquake today -- from the safety of their playgrounds. They were among thousands of children from throughout the country who were taking part in a synchronised giant jump in a bid to enter the Guinness Book
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Motorists to get on the road to safety
DRIVERS will get the chance to see what it feels like in a crash at a road safety event. Bolton and Bury Councils have teamed up with the Institute of Advanced Motorists, the Tyre Industry Council, the Driving Standards Agency, Greater Manchester Police
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Lotto pensioners change to hospice
A GROUP of 20 Westhoughton pensioners are the latest to give the thumbs down to the National Lottery -- and the thumbs up to Bolton Hospice Lottery. Brenda Rideout, secretary of the Westhoughton OAP's Assocation, said: "We've been doing the National Lottery
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The ship of dreams
TITANIC expert Steve Rigby experienced every emotion when his lifelong dream to see the wreck of the great ship came true. The Lowton postman spent six hours examining every detail of the hulk he knows so well after winning a competition to dive to the
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Farnworth Area Pool
ST GREGORY'S DIVISION ONE P W L F A Diff Pt Dun Mare B ... 14 10 4 60 38 22 80 Black Horse ... 13 9 4 56 35 21 72 Shakespeare B ... 14 8 6 49 49 0 65 Saddle A ... 14 7 7 51 47 4 63 Moses Gate A ... 13 8 5 50 41 9 62 Dun Mare A ... 13 7 6 47 4 3 59 Royal
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SUMMER '95 POOL LEAGUE
NEXT Monday is the AGM for the Bolton and District Winter Pool League at the Churchills, Manchester Road at 7.45pm. The committee are asking that all teams entering the Winter season have a member present at the meeting. There are a lot of outstanding
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Gripping thriller
DARKNESS in my Hand is the fifth gripping psychological thriller in Frederic Linday's highly-acclaimed series featuring Edinburgh DI Jim Meldrum. Following a fraught dinner with his ex-wife and daughter, Meldrum escapes early to drown the experience.
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Top triumph
TOUCH The Top Of The World is the incredible, inspiring story of world-class climber Erik Weihenmayer, from the terrible diagnosis that foretold of the loss of his eyesight, to his dream to climb mountains, and finally his quest to reach each of the Seven
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What a decade
WHEN the Press Complaints Commission was set up in 1991, British journalism was at an all time low. In a democracy the media must be free, but competition between national tabloids had produced a press notorious for intrusiveness, tastelessness callus
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Inheritance test for Rain
WITH the publication of her first novel, Flowers In The Attic, Virginia Andrews became a best-selling phenomenon Since the death of Virginia Andrews, at her bequest and with the approval of her family, ideas and proposals she left for novels have been
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Word picture
IN Travels of a Victorian Photographer, Francis Frith has featured extracts from the writings of Hardy, Dickens and others, selected and introduced by Roger Hudson. It's published by The Folio Society at £24.95 In the Victorian age, a whole new breed
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Murder at the end of the Raj
THE Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverley is a novel of suspense set against the final days of the Raj and turbulent early period of Indian rule. It introduced Detective Inspector Joe Sandilands of Scotland Yard in the first book of a new murder mystery
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CLUBS
LITTLE HULTON LABOUR CLUB A Robbie Williams Tribute by Robbie's Millennium also Mike Lancaster comedian, Saturday September 8. HAWKERS SPORTS AND LEISURE CLUB, Gladstone Road, Farnworth. Tel 706080. RUMWORTH LABOUR CLUB. Tel (evenings) 01204 411007. GREENFIELDS
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MARKET DATES
BOLTON MARKET, Ashburner Street. adjacent to Moor Lane Bus Station. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. Sunday fleamarket. Tel 336825. FARNWORTH MARKET, King Street. Open Monday, Friday & Saturday. Tel 336840. HORWICH MARKET, Curteis Street
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CRAFTS
RAINBOW FAIR Crafts and Gourmet Food Hall at Capesthorne Hall, off the A34 south of Alderley Edge. September 15 and 16 , 10.30am-5pm. Admission Adults £3.50. OAPS's £2.50 accompanied children £1. Details 01529 414793. BENTHAM POTTERY, Oysterber Farm,
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FAMILIES
FAMILY FUN DAY, King's Park Centre (former Leigh CE High School), Leigh Road, Leigh. Bouncy castle, pony rides, story telling, stalls, drama. Tomorrow, Saturday September 8, 2-5pm admission free. BUGSY MALONE with a cast of gifted local youngsters at
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LIVE MUSIC VENUES AND EVENTS
ST PAUL'S CHURCH, ASTLEY BRIDGE, BOLTON. Bolton Male Voice Choir, Saturday September 22. The concert begins at 7.30pm admission £2.50 including refreshments. CITY HOTEL, Eskrick Street, Halliwell. Irish night, live band every Sunday. FARMERS ARMS, Chorley
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GALLERIES AND EXHIBITIONS
BLACKBURN MODEL RAILWAY EXHIBITION, King George's Hall, Northgate, Blackburn. October 12-14. Adults £4, children £2.50. Ticket details 01254 582582. SALFORD MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Peel Park, The Crescent, Salford. The oils and watercolours on show are
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DUNSTAN NINE-CARD DON
ENTRY forms for the Winter League are available from The Balmoral any Monday night or by telephone from 391206. Closing date is Monday September 24.
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Youth club to honour tragic police officer
A POLICEMAN killed in a road accident is to be honoured -- at the Bolton youth club he loved. Wally's Youth Club in Endercot Road, Deane, is to stage an annual football match in Sgt Mick Bradford's name using donations from his funeral. Sgt Bradford,
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Second scheme should give patients more say
PATIENTS in Bolton may be given a bigger say in the way their hospital is run, with the launch of a Government scheme encouraging more accountability in the NHS. Despite the town already having a high-powered complaints team -- a major coup for Bolton
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£3.6m scheme to keep children out of trouble
A SCHEME to stop Bolton children falling through the trapdoor into trouble is about to get under way. A £3.6 million Government grant to Bolton Council has created the Children's Fund, aimed at improving the lives of five to 13-year-olds. The fund will
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Cricket club puts in plan for new fence
BOLTON Cricket Club is applying for planning permission to erect a 2.2 metre fence along its boundary with Harper Green Road. Other planning applications made to the council this week include: BOLTON/TURTON BROMLEY CROSS 60019/01 - Mr and Mrs P Hodson
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CINEMA
FILMS UNTIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 UGC CINEMA, Scary Move Two (18); Moulin Roughe (12); Planet Of the Apes (12); Shrek (U); Heartbreakers (15); The Parole Officer (12); Doctor Dolittle Two (PG); Bridget Jones' Diary (15); Angel Eyes (15); Josie &
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Fergie hopes for third time lucky
By Chris Sudlow UNITED's all-stars will be hoping it is third time lucky when they open their Champions League account in Athens on Wednesday. Since the euphoria of Barcelona 1999, Euro success has eluded the Reds - and the failure has rankled. Real Madrid
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DERBY DARTS
P W L F A Pt 3-in-a-bed... 11 10 1 96 62 20 Boardwalkers... 12 9 3 115 65 18 Shirley's Girls... 11 8 3 100 65 16 Jackie's Girls... 12 7 5 105 75 14 Guns/Roses... 10 6 4 77 73 12 Farmers... 12 4 8 68 112 8 Wanderers... 10 3 7 65 70 6 Carol's Girls... 12
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Halliwell KO
THIS Friday saw Farnworth's top player win the KO with seven 180's on the night. Steve Coote won £32 first place after beating Dave Faucett, another new face in the final who won £16. The best lady prize was shared between Mo Taylor and Andrea Quinton
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KEARSLEY DARTS & DOMINOES
DARTS SECTION ONE P Pt Oddfellows Arms... 13 22 Clock Face Z... 12 20 Dukes Gate... 13 18 Farnworth Vets C... 12 18 Flying Shuttle... 12 14 Farnworth SC... 12 8 Farnworth Vets B... 13 8 Royal Hotel... 13 2 Spread Eagle... 12 2 180s -- B Everill (0) 4,
