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Closer to home
I, LIKE the rest of the world, have been watching the dreadful scenes in America. We have been assured by our leaders that all terrorism will be put to an end. If this is to be carried out effectively, then surely we as a country should be looking a bit
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Pride is lacking
I FEEL if Mr Cummings were to go in other districts of Bolton, he would see more places that look like slums. But the blame cannot be all the Council's fault. If people took a pride in the front and rear of their property, streets would be rid of a lot
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They can keep a meaningless medal
So some servicemen are not getting the Jubilee Medal. So what! I and many others did our National Service and were not considered worthy of a medal to commemorate our service to this country. My demob group was 198, and had it been three weeks later,
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Don't pull our pub down
From the Evening News, September 15, 1976 25 YEARS AGO REGULARS at a Bolton pub are angry over a decision to pull it down two years sooner than they expected. More than 160 have signed a petition protesting at the closure of the Waterloo Tavern on Folds
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We want to be a city!
TODAY the Bolton Evening News gives its backing to the town's ambitious bid to become a city. Council leaders are putting the finishing touches to the bid to rise in status from one of the country's biggest and best towns to a city. It could be a case
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RED TAPE HITS SAKIRI SWOOP
RED tape is threatening to scupper Sam Allardyce's attempt to sign Macedonian international Artim Sakiri. The Home Office have rejected the 28-year-old midfield player's application for a work permit because his country is too low in the international
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Red tape hits Sakiri swoop
RED tape is threatening to scupper Sam Allardyce's attempt to sign Macedonian international Artim Sakiri. The Home Office have rejected the 28-year-old midfield player's application for a work permit because his country is too low in the international
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Mill on film
Cotton was still king and textiles were the mainstay of Bolton's manufacturing industry when this picture was taken at Sunnyside Mills, Daubhill. A BBC film unit was there among the wicker baskets and reels of cotton in June, 1956, to record a programme
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Top guitarist's homecoming is a sell-out
AS an aspiring musician Neil Smith would practise the guitar in a Horwich schoolroom . . . In October he returns to the church next door to the schoolroom as one of the world's greatest classical guitarists. Neil is officially rated in the top seven list
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Gaining pounds . . . to lose weight
THIS slimmer's weight loss is Bolton Hospice's gain. Margaret Ainscow lost 23 pounds on a sponsored slim -- netting the Hospice a remarkable £7,000. Super-trim Margaret piled on the pounds when a rare disease forced her to eat to stay alive. The illness
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Sufferer Melanie turns counsellor to help others
MELANIE Edwards from Westhoughton suffers from a rare skin condition -- and now she is helping others with the disease. The 23-year-old was born with Ichthyosis and constantly has to deal with blistering, dry, cracked and scaly skin. Only three years
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Bus meetings
TWO public meetings will be held next month for opponents of plans to install a dedicated guided busway route between Leigh and Newearth Road in Ellenbrook. The "Busway -- Noway" campaign meetings will be held at Leigh Athletic Club on Tuesday, October
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Driver did not know he was banned, court told
MOTORIST Paul Ryder was driving around unaware that he was banned, a court was told. According to Ryder, the first he knew of the disqualification was when he was pulled over by police for a routine check and their records revealed that he was not allowed
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Relatives play the Generation Game for Elsie
FIVE generations of one family came together to celebrate a great-great grandmother's 90th birthday. Elsie Hastie of Rylands Court, Westhoughton, was toasted by 60 relatives at a surprise birthday bash at Westhoughton Cricket Club. Relatives who had lost
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Pedal power raises cancer fight cash
BIG hearted Bolton workers have set the wheels in motion to help one of the country's biggest charities and have already celebrated a grand success. Staff at Horwich-based Hitachi Automotive Products Europe Ltd got on their bikes to raise money for cancer
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Woman's 100-mile drive sex assault ordeal
POLICE have revealed the full horror of the ordeal suffered by a woman who was sexually assaulted after being forced to drive 100 miles. The 45-year-old victim, who is married with children, was ordered to travel to Birmingham after an Asian man jumped
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Haulage man to make special stop for church
HIS name is plastered on haulage trucks travelling the length and breadth of Britain's motorways. But Eddie Stobart is set to make a special stop -- at a church in Harwood. The 72-year-old cult figure has accepted an invitation to speak about his Christian
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Andrew figures in firm's success
NEWLYWED Andrew Bates returned from his honeymoon to become the latest success story at Bury-based accountants DTE Business Advisory Services Ltd. Andrew, aged 22, joined DTE in 1997 as a trainee accountant and has now passed his exams to become a qualified
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New club building on the way up
BUILDING work is well underway on the new £4.2 million Bolton Lads and Girls Club -- set to provide top class facilities to young people in the town. The club, on Bark Street has been serving the town's youngsters for 100 years and thanks to a generous
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Air of change
THE Thomas Wright Thorite Group is having a makeover at its 10 branches in the North of England. The compressed air and pneumatics specialist, which has a branch on the Raikes Lane industrial estate, Bolton, is introducing new depot signs and van livery
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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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West Ham United (H) 09/02/2002, (A) 11/05/2002
Manager: Glenn Roeder Ground: Upton Park Website: www.whufc.co.uk Last season: 15th Players In: David James £3.5m (Aston Villa), Sebastien Schemmel £470,000 (Metz), Alessandro Zamperini Free (Portsmouth) Players Out: Frank Lampard £11m (Chelsea), Amos
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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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Paint makers have freight ship covered
LEIGH'S Paints of Bolton supplied coatings to the freight ship Moondance at her recent dry-docking in Birkenhead. Nearly 5,000 litres of paint were applied during a refit to underwater areas, topsides, the superstructure and vehicle decks. The Moondance
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Engineering gloom
OFFICERS of the Engineering Employers' Federation are contacting North-west members to assess the immediate and long-term effects of the American terrorist outrage. The EEF is aware that the picture was already gloomy before the attacks on New York and
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Scorpions and snakes, it's just another working day
A WESTHOUGHTON man has a working day which can include sandstorms, scorpions, snakes and searing heat. For Ainslie Casson works in Algeria. He is an exploration geophysicist who runs his own business, carrying out worldwide seismic exploration surveys
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Gardner dismissal will stand, Sam told
SAM Allardyce was dismayed today after being told Wanderers have no right of appeal over Ricardo Gardner's red card at Arsenal. The Reebok boss had hoped the FA's video appeal panel would review the incident which led to the Jamaican international being
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Bolton presenter to front Smash Hits party
BOLTON television presenter Vernon Kay will present this year's Smash Hits Poll Winners Party. The 28-year-old has been asked to help front the show, to be aired on Channel 4 on December 9. It is the latest project for Lostock-born Vernon who began his
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Win a Pearl Jam video
TOP rockers Pearl Jam have released a two-hour video featuring live concert footage from their 2000 US tour. The special recording -- which is available on VHS or DVD -- consists of 28 full songs filmed in various cities on the band's 48-date US tour.
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Lisa Stansfield on stage at last
LOCAL lass Lisa Stansfield is set to perform live dates for the first time in three years. The Rochdale diva's tour includes a performance at Manchester Apollo on Sunday, September 23. And the BEN has two pairs of tickets to GIVE AWAY along with two copies
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Corrie star records new album
CORRIE star Andrew Whyment has gone back into the recording studio with his band Notion. The 20-year-old singer-cum-actor and his five-piece group have completed 10 new tracks. But the band is without their former drummer, Paul Murphy, who left after
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Flying saucer came over our house!
From the Evening News, September 24, 1976 25 YEARS AGO A BOLTON couple today described how a "flying saucer" hovered over fields near their home at midnight last night. Retired ambulanceman Mr William Eastham, aged 67, and his wife Edith were in bed when
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Village where time has stood still - well, nearly!
WHEN I was "trawling" through the old papers, I came across this story in 1938 about Bottom o'th' Moor, written by one of our reporters, who described it as "a little community which prefers to be left to itself". Well, anyone who knows that area will
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Christine kicks off campaign with a top new supporter
MEET a new happy Wanderer . . . Christine Blease has the new job of heading the Bolton Busting Breast Cancer campaign. And as part of her campaign to beat the unacceptable number of deaths from the illness, one of her first meetings was with Bolton Wanderers
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Art for art's sake at college
BOLTON is set to become a breeding ground for new artistic talent in the months ahead as education experts prepare to bring culture to the community with a host of events. And whether it is poetry, prose, painting or song, Bolton Institute is promising
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People power will fuel bid to be city
PEOPLE power is the theme behind Bolton's renewed bid to become Britain's newest city. Council leaders hope it will be third time lucky for one of the biggest towns in Britain. Bolton's bid, which must be sent in by mid-October, will be centred around
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Under 15s chasing elusive first win
BOLTON Under 15s are still waiting for their first win in the Greater Manchester Schools' League following a heavy 9-1 defeat against Salford o nSaturday writes Graeme Hollinshead The local youngsters who suffered a disappointing 6-1 defeat against Manchester
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Shakers aim to turn tables on high flyers
BURY head for Oldham tonight determined to turn the Second Division table upside down. Saturday's defeat at the hands of Stoke City has dumped Andy Preece's men three points adrift at the bottom, a far cry from the fortunes of the Boundary Park side.
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Panthers take top spot
Bolton, Bury Mini Soccer League BOLTON Panthers stay top of the under 8s Alpha Section with a 2-1 victory against Hindsford. Goals from Kaye and Cuniff securing top spot. Bolton Lads Club saw off newcomers Wigan Town 2-0, Peaches and Holland both finding
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Burnden bulging for Sunderland clash in 1975
THE clash between Second Division leaders Sunderland and second placed Wanderers saw Burnden bulging as a crowd of 42,000 witnessed their clash on December 27, 1975. The two heavyweights slugged out a thrilling match that was always in doubt up to the
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25 YEARS AGO: September 25, 1976
WANDERERS drew 1-1 away at Plymouth Argyle to stay third in the second division. It was an eventful match for Chorley-born Plymouth player Paul Mariner as he opened the scoring for Plymouth, only for him to divert a Sam Allardyce header into his own net
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25 YEARS AGO: August 14, 1976
WANDERERS were involved in a pre-season Anglo-Scottish Cup tie against Burnley at Turf Moor and suffered a double disappointment. First they went down to a 1-0 defeat to the Clarets but more seriously with the league programme beckoning, they lost striker
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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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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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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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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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'Allo 'Allo put back
MARCO Players' production of 'Allo 'Allo has been put back. It was originally scheduled for October, but now due to other commitments from cast members has had to be postponed until February.
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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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NON LEAGUE PREVIEW: All change Boro
RADCLIFFE Boro manager Kevin Glendon is set to ring the changes tonight in the Unibond League Cup group stage home clash with Marine. After two hard league games last week, a 6-1 home win over Trafford on Tuesday and 3-0 away at Leek Town on Friday night
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Vale take league by storm
SALFORD outfit Kersal Vale took over at the top of the Leigh League Division One table with an emphatic 4-0 away victory at the early season surprise package Three Crowns A. The last winners of the Bolton Combination Premier Division title before the
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Love in the air for award winners
AWARD winning theatre group the Todmorden Hippodrome Youth Theatre (formerly known as TOYS) is now in the final few weeks of preparation for its next musical production, Calamity Jane. The story, in true musical tradition, revolves around love and romance
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Rehearsals for funeral comedy
ST VINCENT'S Amateur Dramatic Society's next production should leave audiences dying to laugh . . . That is because the group is staging a comedy -- about a funeral. Rehearsals have started for the production due to take place from Tuesday to Saturday
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Varied programme planned for concert
MEMBERS of Bolton Sinfonietta perform their next concert on Saturday, October 6, at Bolton School Arts Centre. Nicholas Jones, Head of Strings at Chetham's School of Music, will conduct a varied programme of works, opening with the overture to one of
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Portrait puzzle
IF the Church of England, in its divine and all-giving wisdom, has to ban the totally inoffensive portrait of the late Hayley Cheetham from her headstone, surely it should get rid of all those (imagined) portraits and sculptings of their token leader,
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Factor overlooked during tragedy
A SIGNIFICANT aspect of the recent American tragedy seems to have been blatantly overlooked so far. Not only do many Muslims resent Israel's preferential treatment by the US in the Middle East conflicts, but also the very fact that this most domineering
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Week in Westminster
AS the dust settles literally on the unbelievable atrocities in New York, Pittsburg and Washington, we must, as a nation, determine what action we should take in the interest of our people and for the long term peaceful future of the world. We fund and
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Have you been to Le Mans?
From the Evening News, September 17, 1976 25 YEARS AGO EIGHTEEN local firms, Bolton Chamber of Commerce, Bolton Council and the Wingates Temperance Band have just spend nearly a week successfully "selling" Bolton in Le Mans, our French twin town. More
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Workmen hurt in mill office explosion
From the Evening News, September 19, 1976 25 YEARS AGO BURY'S rain hit "Free People's Pop Festival" looked like turning into a giant flop festival today. No more than 100 rock fans were sitting round their smouldering camp fire this morning. The three-day
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Scafell Pike ascent dream comes true
From the Evening News, September 14, 1976 25 YEARS AGO RETIRED Bolton schoolmaster John Blakey chalked up his 100th ascent of Scafell Pike to fulfil the dream of a lifetime. Mr Blakey, who retired 12 months ago as a principal maths teacher at Bolton School
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Crash woman in fight for life
A WOMAN was fighting for her life in hospital today after she was cut free from a car crash. The 27-year-old, from Smithills was driving a Fiat Cinquecento towards Bolton yesterday when she was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Movano van. Paramedics
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We want to be a city!
TODAY the Bolton Evening News gives its backing to the town's ambitious bid to become a city. Council leaders are putting the finishing touches to the bid to rise in status from one of the country's biggest and best towns to a city. It could be a case
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Hospitals bottom of league shock
BOLTON'S hospitals were today given the worst performance rating in the North-west. In a new government all-star system, the Bolton NHS Hospitals Trust has received one "star" out of three. It was penalised for having long outpatient waiting lists for
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Wanderers beat Leeds 1-0 - in friendly!
COLIN Hendry, who misses Saturday's Reebok showdown with Sunderland after his dismissal in the Worthington Cup tie against Walsall, was one of a number of Wanderers' first team squad that beat a Leeds Xl 1-0 at the Yorkshire club's training ground yesterday
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Show of colour
Flower beds in Great Lever Park provided the setting for this picture of Bolton Parks Committee members during their tour of inspection in 1949. In front are Ald. Crook, Mr T. Clark (parks superintendent), Ald. Sykes (chairman), and Counc. Wood (vice-chairman
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Schooldays at St Michaels
Dear Sir, With reference to the very interesting article re. the history of St Michael's church, I would just like to point out an error. The Rector (1943 - 1952) was not Rev. W. Morgan. The Rector was Rev.W.Worthington who did indeed die in the vestry
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Land rises from the depths
From the Evening News, September 11, 1976 25 YEARS AGO FORMER landmarks of the Jumbles Valley have been brought to the surface by the drought. Familiar sights of five years ago, like the Turton Bottoms footbridge and the derelict Horrobin Mills, were
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25,000 against bus fares rise
From the Evening News, September 22, 1976 25 YEARS AGO A 25,000-signature petition protesting at a plan to increase bus fares was handed to the North West Traffic Commissioners in Manchester today. The commissioners were hearing an application from Great
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Plaque in memory of Pretoria Pit victims
From the Evening News, September 20, 1976 25 YEARS AGO ABOUT 100 people, many of them close to tears, saw a plaque unveiled at Westhoughton yesterday to the memory of 344 local men and boys who died in the Pretoria Pit disaster 66 years ago. BATSMAN Alan
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All aboard for Cole Porter musical
ANYTHING Goes for members of Bolton Catholic Musical and Choral Society. The group will be performing the Cole Porter musical from Tuesday to Saturday, October 23 to 27 with a matinee on the final afternoon. All principal roles are now cast. Taking the
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Take gamble on night
RIVINGTON and Adlington Band is having a Casino Night at the Hill Tops Sports and Social Club, Blackrod, on Friday at 7.30pm. Entrance is £5, including a hotpot supper.
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Picture this
BURY based photographer Nancy Monk of Purbeck Avenue has been awarded a certificate of merit for her picture of a black rhinoceros in this month's awards in the 14th annual Chester Zoo Amateur Photographic competition. For details and application forms
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Cash for pensioners to help community
A NEW award scheme run by Help the Aged is offering older people a chance to make a difference in their communities. Under the Citizens' Action Millennium Awards, grants of up to £5,000 will be available to individuals or £10,000 to groups of up to three
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Green schemes to be honoured
PROJECTS by Bolton-based community environmental groups will be honoured in the first Greening Greater Manchester Awards. Six awards will be made -- including those for derelict land transformation, people and places, waste management, environmental education
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Roadrunners apply now
THE Cancer Research Campaign is asking runners applying to take part in next year's London Marathon to consider it as their chosen charity. More than 100,000 people are expected to apply for one of 40,000 places for the annual event which takes place
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Baseball attack man terror
A PRESTWICH man suffered a suspected fractured skull when he was repeatedly struck with a baseball bat after an argument with a car driver. The vicious attack took place seconds after the 52-year-old victim had accused the driver of going through a puddle
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Night time bus boost for club-goers
BOLTON'S clubbers and workers have been given a boost with the launch of a new night time bus network. The trial bus services will operate on Friday and Saturday nights along seven key routes from Manchester city centre -- serving parts of Bolton, Leigh
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Helping hand at payback time
BOLTON'S young army of undergraduates are being offered practical tips to combat the spectre of spiralling student debt. Publishers, the Stationery Office, says in the four years since tuition fees were introduced, student debt has doubled. Whereas graduates
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Posthumous honour for firefighter
A FIREFIGHTER is to be given a posthumous award at a prestigious ceremony today. Paul Metcalf, who died trying to rescue a teenager from a Bury lodge, will be decorated with a Chief Constable's Commendation, Citation of Merit and Royal Humane Society
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Housing plan back on the table
A CONTROVERSIAL housing development at a prime Lostock site is back on the table despite opposition from local people. Last year councillors on the planning committee ruled that the site at the disused Lostock junction goods yard could be developed for
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Painkiller addict died in her chair
A WOMAN who was addicted to painkillers and alcohol was found dead in a chair at home. An inquest heard how Cecilia Flanagan, aged 45, of Kempston Gardens, Halliwell, was found dead on May 24. Her twin sister Elizabeth Wright told the inquest that Mrs
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'False trade' car firm is fined
A CAR trader has been ordered to pay a fine and court costs of more than £4,500 after being convicted by magistrates in Bury. Volvo agents, Walker Farrimond of Manchester Road, Bury, were found guilty of applying a false trade description to a vehicle
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Meningitis toddle is a doddle
TODDLERS put their best feet forward in a sponsored "Toddle Waddle" held to raise funds for the Meningitis Trust. The event, which took place at Edgworth Cricket Club, was organised by members of the Scallywags Pre-School Committee, Edgworth, and was
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Robbie the Bobby is over the moon
CHEEKY Bury FC mascot Robbie the Bobby has been given the all-clear to entertain the fans at tonight's clash against Oldham -- despite causing a rumpus at the weekend by baring his backside to rival fans. Management at Gigg Lane held an inquiry after
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Judge's heroin case mercy
A WOMAN wept in the dock when a judge showed mercy by not jailing her for possessing and supplying heroin. Tracy McQuillan had been caught twice with heroin but a court was told she had made an effort to wean herself off drugs. On the first police raid
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Crausby at terror briefing
BOLTON MP David Crausby was among a handful of senior MPs to receive a confidential briefing about terrorism from Prime Minister Tony Blair. Mr Crausby, who has sat on the defence select committee since the last General Election, was one of 30 backbench
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Wanderers look to Italy
WANDERERS have been checking on 28-year-old Genoa full-back Davide Nicola.
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ITV Sport Pay for View
Sun September 30 Newcastle v Liverpool 2pm Sun October 14 Blackburn v West Ham 2pm Sun September 21 Newcastle v Tottenham 2pm Sun November 4 Arsenal v Charlton 2pm Sun December 23 Chelsea v WANDERERS 2pm
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TV games on Sky
Sept 30 Ipswich v Leeds Utd Oct 13 Liverpool v Leeds Oct 14 Aston Villa v Fulham Oct 15 Spurs v Derby County Oct 21 Leeds v Chelsea Oct 22 Middlesbrough v Sunderland Oct 27 Man United v Leeds Utd Oct 28 Derby v Chelsea Oct 29 Blackburn v Leicester Nov
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Projects guide
THE Small Business Service and UK Business Incubation have produced a valuable guide for new ventures. The UK Business Incubation Directory gives details of around 220 existing and planned projects. It is available at www.ukbi.co.uk
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Bolton trio of specialists take the initiative . . .
THREE top health specialists are leading the way in the NHS with innovative schemes -- based at the Royal Bolton Hospital. A major report by health watchdogs has held up the Bolton-based health specialists as an excellent example of what the NHS should
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Racism must not win, say terror message teachers
TEACHERS in Bolton are bracing themselves for more "testing times" in the wake of the terrorist atrocities in New York. But the Bolton and District Teachers' Association believes its members are best placed to continue to help the town's youngsters come
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Extras on club menu
THE Hi-Life Diners Club has recruited a number of new restaurants in Bolton. They include Reflections Fine Dining at the De Vere Whites Hotel, the Spirit of St Louis at Middlebrook and Pizza Express in Wood Street. Hi-Life, which is based in Poulton-le-Fylde
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Last train arriving
FIRST North Western has taken delivery of its last Coradia Class 175 train from the manufacturers, Alstom. First North Western has invested more than £70 million in the 27 trains which make up the new fleet. Commercial director Paul Bunting said: "We
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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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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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Leicester City (A) 16/08/2001, (H) 29/12/2001
Manager: Peter Taylor Ground: Filbert Street Last season: 13th Players In: James Scowcroft £3m (Ipswich), Ian Walker £2.5m (Tottenham), Dennis Wise £1.6m (Chelsea), Ashley Lyth £100,000 (Scarbrough) Players Out: Richard Cresswell £600,000 (Preston), Lawrie
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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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Company grabs pizza the action
STATESIDE Foods, which is based on the Wingates industrial estate at Westhoughton, is one of the sponsors at an industry awards ceremony. The company, which employs nearly 500 people in Bolton and Skelmersdale, is sponsoring the Overall Industry category
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Happy landings
HCCT (Holidays), the Sale-based company which operates the CT2 holidays and flights brands, has appointed Namita Chopra as Aviation Director. Ms Chopra, who lives in Bromley Cross, joined the company as flight controller in May, 1996. She will assume
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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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Tottenham (A) 01/12/2001, (H) 20/04/2002
Manager: Glenn Hoddle Ground: White Hart Lane Website: www.spurs.co.uk Last season: 12th Players In: Goran Bunjevcevic £4m (Red Star Belgrade), Gustavo Poyet £2.25m (Chelsea), Christian Ziege Undisclosed (Liverpool), Teddy Sheringham Free (Tottenham),
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Steps to success
BOLTON employees working in the footwear and leather industry have achieved national awards through a ground-breaking North-west training initiative. Workers at Walsh's Sports Ltd in Baldwin Street were among those who took part in a presentation ceremony
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Town on jobs map
STAFFING agency Adecco has identified Bolton and North Manchester as a key area for future expansion. The company -- one of the sponsors of next year's Commonwealth Games in Manchester -- has a network of 5,000 offices in more than 60 countries and is
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For starters they're aiming for the stars
A BURY company is one of the contenders for the £20,000 first prize in the HSBC Start-Up Stars Awards. AKYA Ltd was established by Unsworth-based Graeme Smith in 1999. Mr Smith, who has a degree in electronic engineering and 18 years' experience in the
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Impressive Payne closes in on title
BOLTON professional boxer Mark Payne is closing in on a British title fight. The Belmont 25-year-old super bantamweight took a step nearer to realising his ambition of being the best in Britain when he won his 13th fight out of 14 as a professional on
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It's worth fighting for
THE latest slogan to boost the town's bid for city status -- "Bolton -- Because People Make A City" says it all. Some local residents may feel that the borough is wasting its time, and money, to try to get this elevated status for the town. But the BEN
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Memories of growing town - and custard pie throwing
THERE is a wealth of very good evidence as to why Bolton should become a city -- not least the town's Royal connections. The Queen has visited Bolton three times during her reign and must have pleasant memories of the area. Boundary commissions aside,
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Three counts that give us a great chance
CITY status is something which the majority of the people of Bolton believe the town deserves. It can certainly meet the three main criteria agreed by the Queen for such a title. Any town must have "notable features including regional or national significance
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Police officer 'made stairs slippy' - court
A SENIOR police officer, who claimed he had slipped and injured his back on a staircase, had been seen earlier on the stairs by cleaners with a tin of polish, a court was told. Detective Chief Inspector John Ruddy later made a civil damages claim of £80,000
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Stitches in time
PUPILS got the chance to see the result of their handiwork when The Millennium Tapestry went on display in Bolton. Youngsters from all over the country helped to create the remarkable piece of history and 10 Bolton schools were among the many who took
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Alwynne is sitting pretty
A YOGA teacher is following her dream -- by spreading the word throughout the world. Alwynne Cartmell, from Halliwell Road, has set up Yogaworks -- offering yoga training for medical and sport professionals. And from Cardiff to Canada, they are taking
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Lever's hot-shots lead the goal rush
THERE was a feast of goals in all divisions of the Boys Fed this weekend. That was particularly true in the under 18s with Little Lever beating Elton 7-5. Hindley Juniors cruised past their opponents with Corburt bagging five. Grimshaw netted a hat trick
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25 YEARS AGO: October 2, 1976
THERE is trouble between Bolton and Blackpool fans before the start of this top of the table clash, with some fans being bloodied and ejected from the stadium prior to kick off. The game itself is a horrifc experience for Bolton and their fans as they
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25 YEARS AGO: September 11, 1976
IAN Greaves' much publicised search for a striker continues to inspire Wanderers' front men. After scoring twice in the midweek League Cup win at Bradford, Neil Whatmore is on target again in the 5-1 victory over Hull City at Burnden that takes the Super
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Flying the flag
Wanderers' chairman, Phil Gartside, got a feel for the high life when he took delivery of the official Barclaycard Premiership flag that will have pride of place at the Reebok. Barclaycard's Richard Mackey said: "We're a new sponsor and Bolton are a new
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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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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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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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Production needs men
ST PAUL'S (Astley Bridge) Amateur Operatic Dramatic Society stages Me and My Girl next February, but is in desperate need of men. Rehearsals take place every Friday, 7.45pm, in St Paul's Church, Astley Bridge, Bolton. Men are needed in all departments
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Workshops for funky feet
BOLTON youngsters, aged between seven and 11 years, have the chance to indulge in a little fancy footwork in a series of dance workshops at the Albert Halls. Funky Feet gives the opportunity to try out the dance routines from films such as Saturday Night
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Colls go down
Atherton Colls 1 Mossley 2 ATHERTON Colls' 2-1 home defeat by Mossley sent the visitors to the top of the NWCL Division One. But, despite a fifth defeat in the eight opening league games, Colls chairman Steve Payne sees no reason to panic. "We are playing
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Youth theatre goes on tour
MEMBERS of the Drama Workshop Youth Theatre are set to go on the road with an all male production of Join The Tribe. The play involves actors aged between 15 and 18 years, and is based on William Golding's Lord of the Flies. The production will tour into
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Asda Logic West Lancs League
Missed chance costs Tempest victory THE golden touch which has already brought him 11 goals this term deserted Tempest United leading goalscorer Darren Maloney last Saturday in a 2-1 defeat at Norcross and Warbeck. A goal behind to a 30th minute strike
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Colts' young stars pick up a win over rivals
WJ COLTS came out 4-3 winners over Leigh FC in a closely fought game between the fifth and sixth placed clubs. Spectators were not disappointed as Colts opened the scoring in the 20th minute and increased their lead to 2-0 in the 35th minute through a
