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Shot shy Magpies tumble
FOR the second time in three weeks a visit to the UniBond First Division's bottom club proved too big a hurdle for the Magpies to negotiate. It would be hard to imagine a more ineffective performance as Chorley mustered just one shot on target in 90 minutes
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Thief who stole two handbags...
A MESSAGE to the thief or thieves, who sneaked into Kearsley Mount Methodist Church by the back door on Friday night -- the handbags you stole belonged to two very hard-working women who were helping to bring the joy of Christmas to the area. In future
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Poverty, pain and misery because of these fireworks
FOR three months every autumn, millions of pets and people suffer enormous pain. Every year nothing is done. Have fun. Light fireworks. Enjoy yourselves, but PLEASE restrict it to November 5. Bolton is a multi-cultural society and most religions celebrate
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Dealing with this terrorism
I DARE say that I am not alone in saying that my attitude has been changed by the terrible slaughter of civilians carried out by terrorists on September 11, and the subsequent reported events since that date. The recent protests against the reprisals
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Railtrack spending vast sums of money on bridges in Britain
ON November 7 you carried a story about road-over-rail bridges under the headline "Rail cash crisis could hit vital bridge work". Perhaps you would allow me to correct two inaccuracies in the article. Your reporter says that a legal loophole means Railtrack
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Making war more dangerous
I'VE listened to a number of radio and television programmes recently which have posed the question "Does Religion Cause War?". My answer is a definite "no". Human beings cause wars. Both history and archaeology tell us that there have been wars from
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THE BEN SAYS: Study set to prove court's importance
FEW public campaigns have captured the public's imagination like the fight to save Bolton's magistrates court. The BEN has already collected more than 4,000 signatures for a petition. The Greater Manchester Magistrates Courts Committee proposes closure
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Detectives probe moors burnt body
DETECTIVES are investigating the discovery of a man's badly burned body dumped in moorland near Bolton. The grim discovery was made in a field next to George's Lane, Horwich, yesterday. The man suffered extensive burns. He was found shortly before 10.30am
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Vice girl, 17, strangled in alley
A 17-YEAR-OLD girl, who was found murdered in an alley in Bolton, is believed to have been working as a prostitute. Carly Bateman was strangled and dumped in a passageway off Crawford Avenue, the Haulgh, on Saturday night. Miss Bateman, who lived in the
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Friendly approach to pizza
A "BUDDY" system is helping new employees settle in at a growing Westhoughton pizza company. Stateside Foods, which is based on the Wingates Industrial Estate, employs more than 500 people there and at another factory in Skelmersdale. During the last
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Machine fire
FIREMEN were called to the Charles Turner paper making factory at Springside works, Belmont, early today after a machine caught fire. Waste in a tissue making machine had caught light but the flames were quickly extinguished.
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Hurry up to see Games
SPORT fans have just days to register their interest for next summer's Commonwealth Games. The deadline for ticket applications is November 15 and the event's organisers are expecting huge demand as the days tick by. Already thousands of people have applied
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Becky just mad about Harry
SCHOOLGIRL Becky Raby, aged 11, is such a Harry Potter fanatic that she went to see the film twice during the weekend. Here is her review of the movie after her first viewing. I HAVE read the Harry Potter books and thought that they were marvellous, so
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Sloppy Shakers stumble to vital victory
Bury 2 Northampton 1 by Steve Canavan BURY keeper Paddy Kenny should think about running 30 yards off his line and kicking the opposition centre forward up in the air more often. His rush of blood - which resulted in a red card - was the catalyst for
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Hurry up to see Games
SPORT fans have just days to register their interest for next summer's Commonwealth Games. The deadline for ticket applications is November 15 and the event's organisers are expecting huge demand as the days tick by. Already thousands of people have applied
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Tram sheds the envy of others
ONCE I entered Bolton School in the mid-30s, I'd become quite an authority regarding the Bolton system; at least, I liked to think so! My only regret was that, unlike so many of my contemporaries who lived in distant outposts such as Atherton, Walkden
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Bolton trams - 50 years on
KEITH Markland taught in several Bolton secondary schools before being seconded in 1955 to the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. In 1958, he joined a major British oil company in Iraq as a training specialist, eventually returning to the UK in 1965. He
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U.S. terror attacks put jobs in danger
WORKERS at one of Westhoughton's largest firms are facing job cuts because of the American terrorist attacks. Union chiefs are locked in talks with bosses at Bellhouse Hartwell in an attempt to safeguard 55 positions. Workers were told of the redundancies
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Bishop's prayer for world peace
A POIGNANT message of hope was symbolised at a Remembrance Service in Victoria Square as schoolchildren from different cultures stood side by side to lay wreaths. More than 1,000 men, women and children turned out to pay their respects for the country's
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Toaster is tops
T'S always good news when the BEN logo is the first thing you see when opening your mail. Thank you so much for my latest prize of a toaster, courtesy of the Warburtons Bread Competition. It is very stylish -- I am delighted with it. Mrs J Short Whitegate
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Searching for her local links
CAN the BEN or any of your readers help with my quest? I have a cousin who, for the best part of her life, has lived in Canada but was born at "Townleys", now known as the Royal Bolton Hospital. She has desperately been trying to find pictures of the
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Toaster prize is really super
I WOULD like to thank Bolton Evening News, also Warburtons Bakery, for the grand prize of a Morphy Richards toaster delivered this morning. Having lived alone for the past 12 years, and never having owned a toaster before, it will come in very handy and
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Concert hopes are flying high
I WAS delighted to read the article in the BEN on Wednesday, November 7, about the proposed Victoria Gardens Complex. It will be great to be able to go to a concert in Bolton and not always have to travel to Manchester, or further afield, to see big-name
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Super honesty in supermarket
I AM writing on behalf of my mother, who is an OAP. She discovered she had lost a large amount of money in Morrison's supermarket on Chorley Old Road, after she and I had had a drink of tea. The money wasn't in a purse, it was just rolled up. She dropped
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Pollution that is killing us all
PROFESSORS, scientists and doctors must be scratching their heads as to why breast cancer is now the number one form of cancer. Can I say the Government is allowing all sorts of chemicals to be put in our foods, usually to either colour them to make it
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Why we must obey the laws
JOHN Wilkinson is an angry young man because his photo has appeared in the BEN depicting him as an under-age drinker. Yet, by his own admission, John is an under-age drinker. But John thinks that the law is wrong and believes that, if he is old enough
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Trying to work with arthritis...
IT'S a fact that a large percentage of people who develop the crippling condition of rheumatoid arthritis are forced to give up work only a few years after being diagnosed. Others with less severe forms of arthritis stay in employment, but frequently
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Worse threat to way of life
I SUPPOSE I should not be surprised that my colleague in the European Parliament, Chris Davies MEP, is taking the controversial view that we should abandon after just one month our military campaign against Osama bin Laden, his terrorist network and the
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Victimised simply for standing around with their friends...
WITH regard to the letter from John Wilkinson of Farnworth pictured in your paper drinking a can of beer with his friends. I totally agree with his thoughts about being typecast as a yob just because: a) He is sporting a very short hair cut b) He is drinking
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We were fighting for freedom long before the USA got involved
IN response to D Pye (BEN Letters, November 6), I cannot let his ramblings go unchallenged. The US sent some aid in 1941 -- but, Mr Pye, the war started in 1939 -- when Britain stood alone. The Battle of Britain was fought and won by the Spitfire and
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Boy dies in 'blowtorch' house blaze
A BOY aged nine has died and his two brothers are fighting for life in hospital after their mother dragged them out of their blazing home. The children were all pulled unconscious from the end-of-terraced home on Bury New Road, The Haulgh, by Nargas Ahmed
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Loan move for Whites' defender
WANDERERS defender Leam Richardson today became the fourth Reebok star to go out on loan when he joined Second Division Notts County. Richardson, who has made one appearance in the Premiership this season when he came off the bench in the goalless draw
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Hundreds attend wreath laying
THE Rector of Bury the Rev Dr John Findon led the Remembrance service at Bury Parish Church following a parade from Bury Town Hall. Wreaths were then laid at the war memorial outside the church. Other Remembrance Day ceremonies were held in Ramsbottom
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Children's nurses win top accolade
A TEAM of nurses who care for Bolton's sick children have been highly commended in a prestigious national awards ceremony. Specialist nurses from the paediatric team based at the Royal Bolton Hospital received top praise in the Unison best practice awards
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Mayor attends two services
MAYOR of Wigan Cllr John E Hilton yesterday took part in two Remembrance Day services. As Wigan borough's civic leader, the Golborne councillor took part in the morning parade in Wigan town centre then laid a wreath at the afternoon service in his own
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Firework theory on caravan blaze
A FIREWORK dropped through an air vent is thought to have caused a fire which destroyed a caravan and damaged a 4x4 vehicle. And the arsonist attack in Tyldesley has cruelly ended Parkinson's Disease sufferer Gordon Burrows' 12 year caravanning hobby.
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Pupils reach out for Pudsey
BOYS and girls at a Westhoughton school have recorded their own song and put it onto a CD for Children in Need. Pupils at the Parochial CE primary hope to sell dozens of copies of "Reach Out" to boost funds for the charity. The track was written by teacher
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Electric tramway services in Bolton, 1899-1947
"A" Darcy Lever -- commenced May 6, 1910, using three single-decker cars bought specially for this route. These cars were later rebuilt as double-deckers. (Service ceased May 11, 1928). "B" Services to Toothill Bridge -- commenced December 9, 1899, extended
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Leigh ace scores five tries in South Africa
NEIL Turley's phenomenal rise up the rugby league ladder went up another notch or two yesterday as the Leigh Centurions full-back made a sensational international debut. Turley, 21, capped an astonishing 12 months by scoring FIVE tries in England Under
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Trams: All that's left is a memory
THE most notorious of all the local tram routes was the "F" to Walkden route. It had double track all the way to the Borough boundary at Moses Gate where it joined the former Farnworth UDC/SLT tracks to the Black Horse and Walkden respectively. Unfortunately
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Bolton trams - 50 years on
KEITH Markland taught in several Bolton secondary schools before being seconded in 1955 to the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. In 1958, he joined a major British oil company in Iraq as a training specialist, eventually returning to the UK in 1965. He
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Tram fleet details, and other info
1-40: four-wheelers bought 1899-1900 41-48: four-wheelers bought 1901 49: 8-wheeler bought 1901 50-59: eight-wheelers bought 1901 (Brush cars) 60-81: eight-wheelers bought 1902 82-86: four-wheelers bought 1905 87-96: four-wheelers bought 1907 (Brush cars
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Ballroom beauty's double triumph
From the Evening News, November 10, 1976 25 YEARS AGO BALLROOM beauty Shirley Hughes is dancing on air. This week, not only have she and her boyfriend Keith Jones just been selected to represent the North West on television's Come Dancing but last night
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Change to gambling laws could close Labour clubs
A BOLTON MP is attempting to overturn a proposed law which he fears could force working men's clubs in Bolton to close. Dr Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South-east, has presented a petition to Parliament on behalf of five Labour clubs in the town. He is
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Racial harmony shows signs of improvement
RACIAL harassment cases on Bolton housing estates have decreased dramatically compared with this time last year - despite fears that the American war on terrorism could create more problems. The figures have delighted Bolton Council's racial officers,
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Town falls under the spell of Potter
BOLTON fell under the spell of Harry Potter over the weekend as thousands of cinema-goers witnessed the magic of JK Rowling's creation. Fans went potty for the wizard's first film outing as they flocked to see special previews at the town's two cinemas
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Charity CD has sisters in a spin
A CHILDREN In Need fund-raising idea, developed from a simple thought to the finished product in just 24 hours. Twins, Helen and Linda Williamson of Globe Lane, Egerton, were asked by family friend and regular fund-raiser, Annie Lovett, to record a song
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Lucky Boro pull away at the top
Belper Town 0 Radcliffe Boro 1 BORO rode their luck at bottom three side Belper to extend their lead at the top of the Unibond Division One to five points. The home side played some neat football but found Boro keeper Danny Hurst in great form. Boro's
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Town eye last four
AFTER weather yet again delayed the continuation of the Goldline Trophy last week, the quarter-finals will continue tomorrow night when Hindsford meet Atherton Town. With Charnock Richard and Prestwich Heys already through to the last four, Atherton Town
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Sad RMI fail to find Hilton spark
Leigh RMI 1 Dover 2 by David Magilton DOVER were the ones held up in traffic which forced a one hour delay to the kick-off but it was Leigh who found themselves in a jam. The cash-hit Railwaymen were told last week that the financial plight of the club
