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Warm air tempts fish
WARMER temperatures mean bigger fish and in last Wednesday's open on Doe Hey good perch and skimmers were in evidence. Roland Stansfield, of Rumworth Anglers, caught a perch plus skimmers on pole and caster to win with 9lbs-8ozs. Second was Bob Fearnhead
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Steve's carp success
IT was small carp all the way in last week's Boat Shed open in Walkden. Steve Whitworth fished bloodworm and joker on the pole to win the match with 7lbs-10ozs. Second was Taffy Welsh with 5lbs-13ozs and third was Paul Roberts with 5lbs-8ozs. Another
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Can local MPs find out the facts?
THE PAYMENT of £209 per week by the DSS to a person described as a "suspected terrorist" in Mr John Higson's letter could have racial undertones. To clear this payment's validity I'm sure our Bolton MPs can ask the DSS for details of this weekly award
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Tragedy means hope for others
REGARDING the story Accidental death verdict -- Paul Atkinson (BEN November 17 by Jane Bullock). Please could I make readers aware that the above report referred to Paul's heart valves and corneas have been "successfully donated". In actual fact they
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Hospital pets a health risk?
I WONDER, have the Bolton Hospital Trust totally lost their reason? First there was the provision of smoking booths, hardly an encouragement for smokers to kick their unhealthy habit! Now, and even more ludicrous, is the policy of allowing animals into
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All change on currency scene
Letter From Europe By Gary Titley, Labour Member of the European Parliament for the North-west of England IT'S been a long time coming. But, on New Year's Day, it finally arrives. Euro notes and coins will be introduced in the 12 EU countries that now
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MP hungry to support meals service
CHORLEY MP Lindsay Hoyle has been on the road delivering meals to pensioners in Adlington to show his support for the Meals on Wheels scheme. Mr Hoyle wanted to help boost the WRVS Full Circle campaign during National Meals on Wheels week between November
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Car park plan for landfill site
A DISUSED landfill site in Adlington could soon be filled and landscaped as a car park if planning bosses agree. The application to fill an ash pit on a two-and-a-half acre site on Huyton Road has been made to Bolton Metro Council by Adlington-based Houghton
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Beaver hunt launched to save group
ONE of the longest-established Beaver Scout groups in Chorley may have to disband if it cannot find a leader. The Beaver section of Hollinshead Street Scouts has been operating without a leader for almost a year since the last one left. Now the chairman
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Streets of shame in vandalised village
RESIDENTS of a Chorley village are fighting back against litter louts and vandals who they say have left their estate like the scene of a riot. The streets of Astley Village have become a target for gangs of youths who have left broken bottles and rubbish
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Blackspot cameras move into action
CHORLEY has been targeted as part of a countywide crackdown on speeding motorists which will see 50 new traffic cameras installed at key accident blackspots in Lancashire. The sites for the new cameras, including one in Chorley, were announced yesterday
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Race victims using new reporting scheme
THE number of racially-motivated incidents recorded by police in Chorley has shot up since the launch of a scheme to make it easier for victims to report them. The Community and Race Relations Strategy, launched by Lancashire Police in April, was set
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Post Office terror raid drama
A ROYAL Mail security guard was smashed over the head with a metal bar during a lunch-time robbery at Bolton post office. The victim was set upon by four men wearing balaclavas as he walked towards the Bury Road, Breightmet, branch. Police are investigating
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Eight year dream comes true
BOLTON is to get a £1 million brain and body scanner, turning an eight year dream into reality. The MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imager) scanner at the Royal Bolton Hospital will radically reduce the 15 month wait Bolton patients have to endure before receiving
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Form side arrives at the Reebok
RESULTS are now starting to show that Fulham are one of the form sides in the Premiership. This reports comes courtesy of the Fulham web site: Click HERE for the latest Fulham news FULHAM's last two victories have come from an away trip to a previously
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New £17m press can print 60,000 copies per hour
GOSS Graphic Systems worked on the Wingates press for two years after it was acquired from the Washington Post. The highly respected US newspaper achieved lasting fame when reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein revealed a political scandal which led
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Marcus is guest of honour at Wingates opening ceremony
THE last member of the founding family to be connected with the Evening News was guest-of-honour, Marcus Tillotson at the new press opening ceremony. Marcus, now aged 86, is the grandson of William F Tillotson, who started the paper in 1867. The paper
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All systems go...
HARLAND Simon plc is a world leading newspaper production system specialist with more than 30 years' experience. Based in offices in Milton Keynes and having a US base in Chicago, it has an impressive reference list. Almost all of Britain's national titles
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Here's the Press Gang
DEREK Hatton, plate-making manager, has been through a lot of changes in a 40 year career which began with the Bolton Evening News at Mealhouse Lane. In those days the 17-year-old Derek assisted in the manufacturing of huge metal printing plates which
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From Watergate to Wingates!
A £17 million investment has ushered in a new era in the history of the Bolton Evening News and some of its sister papers. Newsquest's purpose-built printing centre on the Wingates Industrial Estate at Westhoughton replaces the facility in Cranfield Road
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Tony stops the presses after a 44 year career
THE Wingates project has rounded off Tony Crompton's 44-year career in some style. Tony, who is 59 and lives in Tottington, became a 15-year-old time office clerk at the former Bolton Evening News headquarters in Mealhouse Lane when he left Whitebank
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A brief history of the Bolton Evening News
BEFORE Manchester or Liverpool had evening papers, Bolton had the Evening News -- the first independent halfpenny evening paper in England other than the Shipping Gazette in South Shields. The new paper was destined to become part and parcel of the daily
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Meet the Wingates newspaper 'family'
THE Bolton Evening News was first published in 1867. Twenty three years later Tillotson's, its publishers, moved to specially built premises in Mealhouse Lane in the town centre. In 1971 the Tillotson group was bought by St Regis and 11 years later the
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Lawyer Gudni 'optimistic' over decision
QUALIFIED lawyer and central defender supreme, Gudni Bergsson is "fairly optimistic" that a strike will be averted. The Wanderers ace said: "I think all of us are hoping for things to settle and be settled." Read Gordon Sharrock's full interview with
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Sad day for Bolton
BOLTON basketball team faced a challenge on Friday night, playing away at Moss Side, an intimidating strong, fast team who possess a mixture of groomed and raw talented players. The home side ran off 22 consecutive points until Bolton hit a shot. Bolton
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Football at risk over this - Deano
DEAN Holdsworth has urged the two sides in the TV cash row to get back round the table to thrash out an agreement to prevent a strike he believes can only do damage to football. For the rest of this interview, latest strike reports and the views of Wanderers
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Sam's anxious wait over strike
WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce is anxiously playing a waiting game over the threatened players' strike with his club likely to be one of the first affected. He said: "We are one of the first clubs to actually have a live game planned when we go to Tottenham
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Kerb crawlers 'approaching schoolgirls'
KERB crawlers are approaching schoolgirls in a residential area -- near Bolton's notorious red light district -- where a teenage vice girl was found strangled. Men are cruising in their cars in a dimly-lit road and have been propositioning youngsters
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Theatre company offer best seats in the house
CLASSIC theatre performances could soon be coming to -- a living room near you. That is the promise of a new theatre company searching for venues in Bolton. Close for Comfort provides the perfect night IN at the theatre. The pair behind the theatre company
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Cash collection
A COLLECTION for the Samaritans at the Kwik Save store, Newport Street, Bolton, on November 10 raised £70.47.
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Deaf club gets festive
A CHRISTMAS party is being held at the Deaf Centre, Bark Street, Bolton, on Saturday at 11am by the Bolton Deaf Social Club.
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Weekend craft fair
HOLY Infants and St Anthony Primary School, Astley Bridge, are holding their annual craft fair on Sunday from 9.30am to 2pm. Entrance is 50p.
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Nolan misses out on England
ENGLAND beat Portugal 1-0 in an U-20s friendly without Kevin Nolan. The Wanderers' midfielder pulled out of the international at the St Mary's Stadium as a precaution after aggravating a foot injury.
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Take That man Jason donates disc for raffle
ONE of Robbie Williams's old band mates is helping out nurses at the Royal Bolton Hospital to raise cash for their patients. Jason Orange, a former member of Take That, has donated a gold disc to staff on the J2 ward for a raffle. All the proceeds will
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Fatal crash mum was on her way to work
POLICE have officially identified a mother-of-three who was killed in an early morning accident on her way to work. Christine Duffy, aged 47, of Hillfield Drive, Tonge Moor, died after suffering serious injuries to her head and chest in the accident early
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Yobs cause £200 worth of damage
A TRADER will have to spend more than £200 on repairs to his cornershop after it was vandalised by yobs. The louts smashed a drain pipe and a fence at the convenience store on Halshaw Lane, Kearsley, after owner Andrew Young had closed for the day. Mr
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Judges only have pies for Alison
PIEMAKER Alison Bradley has joined the upper crust of her profession because her pastry creations have been hailed as the best in the North-west. In fact it was celebrations all round at Great Lever butchers Frasers when they knocked the stuffing out
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Sam's anxious wait over strike
WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce is anxiously playing a waiting game over the threatened players strike with his club likely to be one of the first affected. He said: "We are one of the first clubs to actually have a live game planned when we go to Tottenham
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Pet owner's fury at sale of fireworks
AN animal lover has slammed a supermarket's decision to sell fireworks for New Year celebrations. Frances Davies, aged 73, who has 11 pet cats, said her animals have suffered constant distress since September, when fireworks first appeared in the shops
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Victory for nursery in traffic row
A NURSERY which feared plans to build a water treatment works and underground reservoir in Lostock would be "an accident waiting to happen" has secured victory after traffic restrictions were approved. Children, staff and parents from Meadow Hill nursery
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Caring Rachel's top citizen hope
A CARING teenager who spends her spare time helping disabled youngsters and children with special needs has been nominated for a top award. Rachel West, aged 17, of Woodfold, Bromley Cross, is one of 11 youngsters competing for the honour of becoming
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Pupils dig deep for Sept 11 victims
BIG-HEARTED pupils dug deep in a bid to help people in one of the most troubled countries in the world. Helping the less fortunate has become something of a way of life for pupils in Years 8, 9 and 10 at The Deane School. Whenever a worthy cause raises
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Officer's challenge to beat burglars
A SCHEME to cut crime and target anti-social behaviour on some of Bolton's most deprived housing estates is being launched. A community safety co-ordinator is to be appointed to reduce crime and disorder in Breightmet, Tonge, the Haulgh, Hall i'th' Wood
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New legal partner is man of property
AN expanding Bolton law firm has recruited an experienced property specialist as a new partner. David Johnson, aged 43, has joined Kippax Beaumont Lewis from Keoghs where he was head of property. He was with Keoghs for 21 years and has acted on many complex
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Mark joins information service
A NEW staff member has joined the Bolton Business Information service this month. Mark Ogden, previously at Chamber Business Enterprises in Manchester, has taken over as KIC (Knowledge Information and Commerce) contact officer from Sophie Bishop, who
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Police search river in Carly murder probe
UNDERWATER search teams waded through the River Tonge in Bolton as part of the investigation into the murder of teenager Carly Bateman. The three-hour operation was carried out as part of the search to find the 17-year-old's clothes. The prostitute's
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Gambing for life
GRAHAM Rock, racing correspondent of The Observer and the first editor of the Racing Post was certainly in the right job. I've heard of putting your shirt on a bet but this bloke put his life on one. He was dying of cancer but still couldn't refuse a
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Cut-price Wanderers worthwhile
WHATEVER the reason for Wanderers' decision to reduce admission prices for next Tuesday's Worthington Cup game against Southampton they should be commended for it. I am of the cynical viewpoint that all football clubs' financial decisions are made with
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Price of success
BY Monday lunchtime I was left wondering what it will take to make Wanderers fans happy. A 2-1 win at Ipswich Town - one of England's representatives in Europe this season, no less - left me shaking my head in disbelief and wonderment at the amazing continued
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Mixed fortunes for Lions
Latchford Albion U12s: 0, Westhoughton Lions U12s: 10 THIS was a defence orientated match. After defending their own line, Stephen Kenny intercepted to run the length of the field to score, with Tony Eaton converting. From the re-start, Stephen Kenny
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Kearsley school named after MP
From the Evening News, November 20, 1976 25 YEARS AGO A SURPRISE presentation went wrong for members of the British Rheumatism and Arthritis Association in Bolton last night. A secretly-organised "Steward of the Year" award was to be made to Mr Patrick
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DiFalco hits top
THE latest round of the North West Cyclo Cross Championship was hosted by Horwich CC and once again held at Queen's Park. Cal DiFalco has now moved into first position in the championship standings for the U-16's, and was in confident mood prior to the
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Factory worker badly burned in accident
A WORKMAN was turned into a human torch when a drum he was using to burn rubbish exploded in a horrific accident at a Chorley factory. Lance Nixon, aged 25, was flown by air ambulance to Royal Preston Hospital where he is in intensive care after suffering
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Tapes revealed drug deals, court is told
A GANG was taped talking about a delivery of drugs, a court was told. The jury at Liverpool Crown Court was played extracts of recordings made by police who bugged the group's "headquarters". Members of the alleged drug ring heard talking on the tape
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Health plan that works
WORK-RELATED stress and days off sick due to back pain are growing headaches for Bolton's businesses. Now the town's biggest employer, Bolton Council, is pioneering a new form of health plan which could reduce sickness rates and encourage other local
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Andrew says Wingates is 'ideal'
REGIONAL Operations Manager Andrew Sempers says the Wingates printing centre is a lot more sophisticated than the one it replaced at Lostock. And he believes that the purpose-built operation -- close to the motorway network -- is "an ideal site to print
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We leap forward again to a stunning new press - Jim Brown
THE OPENING of this wonderful new plant and building represents a commitment by the company to the support given by the staff and the community. Such is the speed of technology advance, it is really no time at all since we moved from the 60-year-old Crabtree
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Sound of Irish music accompanies comedy
IRISH eyes are set to be smiling at Bolton Octagon during its run of the gruesome black comedy A Skull in Connemara. The play by Martin McDonagh runs until December 1. It is set in a tiny churchyard in rural Galway and Octagon bosses are setting the scene
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JULIE Bluer was the star of the match in an exciting contest with Oldham on Sunday as she struck fou
During the first half the sides were evenly matched but Bolton had the lion's share of the goal-scoring chances and took them with Bluer scoring a hat-trick and Sue Booth adding another. Oldham replied with one goal to leave it 4-1 at half-time. In the
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Contact me here
ALL contributions to the Angling Column are welcome. Please ring me on 01204 439623 or e-mail glynn@gkateley.freeserve.co.uk.
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Co-op AC meeting
BOLTON Co-op AC are to hold a meeting before their Fur and Feather Match at Withnell Fold on December 2. It takes place at the Anglers Club on Tuesday, November 27. New match secretary, Colin Jackson can be reached on 493152. Bolton Anglers AC have announced
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Pat powers on to claim his title
LORD Nelson AC, after a glorious year, fishing matches on some of the best venues in the country, finished with an aggregate match on a very clear and off-form Bridgewater Canal. Some pre-match tension was in evidence as Kenny Stewart had to finish five
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Favourites draw level with leaders
IT'S getting tighter at the top of the Lancashire Winter League after BAS Image could not repeat recent good form in last Sunday's round on the Bridgewater Canal at Sale. That means the Bolton based match team go into the final round neck and neck on
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Cars torched on Haslam Park
DURING the last month there have been two cars "torched" on Haslam Park. This has caused considerable mess to the already poor playing field. It seems it is too much of an inconvenience for the perpetrators to take the cars down to the usual burning site
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We just cannot ignore attacks
I would like to point out to B Howarth (BEN letters: November 13) why "The good ole Brits" entered the First World War. Contrary to Mr Howarth's opinion, we did not enter that war because Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. It was because the Schlieffen
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Spinning at local and national level
BEFORE the General Election, the Government promised to increase public spending, no matter what happened, and accordingly produced their spending plans with one exception, what was happening after 2003. It was clear that a financial black hole had appeared
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Tommy cruises to exciting raffle win
A PUB regular is celebrating after scooping a star prize in what could be the world's biggest raffle. Tommy Yates, 49, has never been further than Spain. But he will soon be setting sail for distant shores after winning a fortnight's Caribbean cruise
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Study into the future of canal
A STUDY has been launched into the historic Leeds to Liverpool Canal which passes through parts of Chorley. Funded by £67,000 from the North West Development Agency (NWDA), the feasibility study will examine the future regeneration of the 127-mile waterway
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Younger people hitting the booze
A VITAL alcohol resource centre in Chorley has seen a 50 per cent increase in the number of referrals over the last five years. And workers at the Alcohol Information and Counselling Centre, St Thomas's Road, say there is a disturbing increase in alcohol
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Cleric denies Spanish terrorism link
AN ISLAMIC cleric whose Bolton bank account was frozen following an FBI investigation insists he is not the primary British contact of an alleged Spanish Al-Qaeda terror cell. A court in Madrid was told Shiekh Abu Qatada was one of four main British contacts
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Mike puts his shirt on Bob
MIKE Whitlow is getting shirty with his Premiership opponents ... but it is all in a good cause. The Wanderers' defender is collecting shirts to boost his old mate Bob Taylor's testimonial fund. The former Reebok striker has been granted a benefit for
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Aki knocking on first team door
Wanderers Res 3, Middlesbrough Res 0 AKINORI Nishizawa produced a touch of class to put Wanderers on their way to a convincing victory over Middlesbrough at the Reebok last night. Sam Allardyce was elsewhere on a scouting mission but he would surely have
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A novel scheme to supply fabulous fiction to the world
ANOTHER interesting enterprise from the fertile mind of W F Tillotson was the Tillotson's Newspaper Syndicate. W F thought of the value of stories as a help to circulation, especially of the weekly journals, and the firm became established as agents for
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History of the BEN
1867: Bolton Evening News launched on March 19 by W F Tillotson, first halfpenny evening paper in the country, in Mawdsley Street. 1868: Founder members of Press Association 1889: W F Tillotson dies at the age of 44. 1894: First daily newspaper in Britain
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Riding this train can be murder
Underground, The Halliwell Theatre Company, Harvey Street Church Hall, Halliwell. Runs until Saturday AN odd assortment of characters sit together in an underground carriage travelling through London. Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary until the
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Hearty collections
A COLLECTION by charity Heart Link in Bolton, Westhoughton and Farnworth raised £99
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A magical day for Emma
HEART-swap schoolgirl Emma Standish celebrates a magical 11th birthday today. It is a far cry from this time last year when the Farnworth youngster became seriously ill, sparking a nationwide search for a heart donor. Now, fighting fit after a heart transplant
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Boxes collected
PARISHIONERS at Holy Trinity parish church collected more than 400 shoes boxes full of gifts for the Operation Christmas Child Appeal. The boxes from the parish school and all church organisations were blessed by curate the Reverend Sarah Foster-Clark
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Burned body: Assist charge
A SECOND man has been charged in connection with the murder of a man whose badly burned body was found in Horwich. Imran Kahn, aged 21, of Bridgeman Street, Bolton, has been charged with assisting an offender and will appear at Manchester Crown Court
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Motorway closed
THE eastbound carriageway of the M62 will be closed tonight between junctions 20 and 21, near Milnrow, from 10pm until 5.30am tomorrow while new gantry signs are erected. Diversions will be signposted via the A627M northbound, A664 Queensway/ Kingsway
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Key to new success for computers chief
A FORMER Bolton Young Entrepreneur of the Year has had another awards success. Lee Bevan, aged 30, who owns Leapfrog Computers in Church Street, Westhoughton, is celebrating after being highly commended in the North-west final of The Prince's Trust and
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Debate on war
A DISCUSSION entitled "A War Against Terror -- Does it Make Sense?" will be held at the Bolton Library Lecture Theatre tomorrow at 7.30pm. MPs Brian Iddon and David Crausby will be taking part. Also on the platform will be Malcolm Pittock for Bolton Stop
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Taste of Lancashire
VISITORS are being given the chance to sample a taste of the north at a special Lancashire Day. The Museum of Lancashire in Stanley Street, Preston, is offering visitors the chance to try some traditional delicacies, or take part in an oral history recording
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Drivers' go-slow warning
MOTORISTS face a frustrating go-slow as more road safety traffic calming measures are introduced in the Leigh area. One of the town's main arteries -- Holden Road -- is undergoing alterations which will interrupt traffic flow following a number of accidents
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Farnworth ready for big switch-on
CHRISTMAS will officially come to Farnworth on Friday, November 30, when the festive lights are switched on followed by a colourful parade. The event will start at 4pm with people assembling around the Christmas tree outside Asda. Local schoolchildren
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The strongest link
A NEW "dating agency" for Bolton and Bury businesses has had a "phenomenal" first week. Business Advantage -- a new division of Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce -- links companies which want to sell with those which want to buy. Kathryn Czaja, the
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Bouncing children have open day ball
CHILDREN climbed and bounced their way through an open day held by a Bolton company. The boys and girls also enjoyed a barbecue, assault course, beat the keeper competition and face painting at the event held at the Burnden Group plc. The highlight of
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Zurich for businessmen
BRITISH Airways' new BA CitiExpress offshoot has recently launched its fifth new route in a year. CHRIS SUDLOW went on one of the first daily flights from Manchester to Zurich. This is his report. Jetting to a city in style THE sleek £15m jet pulled to
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Lawyer Gudni 'optimistic' over strike decision
QUALIFIED lawyer and central defender supreme, Gudni Bergsson is "fairly optimistic" that a strike will be averted. The Wanderers ace said: "I think all of us are hoping for things to settle and be settled." Read Gordon Sharrock's full interview with
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Pupils clown around in the class
PUPILS past and present celebrated the 50th birthday of St Osmund's RC School with a bit of clowning around. Performer Danny Zavareli entertained pupils and guests at the Blenheim Road school in Breightmet with a host of circus antics, including juggling
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PFA strike: Place your vote now
DO you agree with the threatened PFA strike? Vote on our special vote on the right. For views of Wanderers past and present click HERE
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Housing fight will decide town's future
A MAJOR housing battle between landowners and residents will be under the spotlight when a Government inspector comes to town next week. Residents who have campaigned for years to stop wall-to-wall housing in Westhoughton eventually got Bolton Council
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Parish magazine editors promise to pack a punch
CHURCH goers will soon be able to read all about it as Bolton's most prominent church takes some pressing action to breathe new life into the parish. St Peter's, Bolton-le-Moors -- otherwise known as the Parish Church of Bolton in Churchgate -- will be
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Doddy lights up Christmas
LEGENDARY comic Ken Dodd will be honoured in Leigh on Monday when he switches on the town's Christmas lights. Leigh's favourite Christmas visitor will light up the town for the fourth successive year, and this time pure Scouser Doddy will be presented
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Theatre company offer best seats in the house
CLASSIC theatre performances could soon be coming to -- a living room near you. That is the promise of a new theatre company searching for venues in Bolton. Close for Comfort provides the perfect night IN at the theatre. The pair behind the theatre company
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PFA strike: Place your vote now
DO you agree with the threatened PFA strike? Vote on our special poll on the right. For latest strike reports and the views of Wanderers past and present click HERE
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Mavericks storm back to sink Chequers
IN Division One Lyndsay Turley, goal defence for Chequers, intercepted several balls to give her team a half time lead of two goals against Mavericks. The second half saw Mavericks Jane Pender's strong attacking come into play assisting them in winning
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Tyldesley denied
TYLDESLEY Rugby Club officially opened their new home on Saturday but could not find a win in front of the Mayor of Wigan, the Lancashire County RFU President and a large crowd as visitors Oldham won 29-16. The visitors withstood some early pressure from
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Super fightback stuns local lads
Bolton 10, Thornton Cleveleys 14 THIS was the classic game of two halves. Bolton started well, pressuring the Thornton line in the opening minutes. The possession soon told, as Bolton scored an early try from a well worked move down the left flank, with
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Too much to lose
THERE'S as much chance of football players going on strike as I have of partnering Michael Ricketts up front for Wanderers. The PFA has everything to lose and the players and clubs have too much to lose. The party with nothing to lose and everything to
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Wanderers could pay heavy price for TV blackout
A PROLONGED players' strike could cost Wanderers millions in television revenue. As the war of words hotted up in the dispute between the Professional Footballers' Association and the Premier League, Football League and Football Association, officials
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Leigh finally get their man
SAMOAN hard man Vila Matautia became a Leigh Centurions player yesterday. The big front rower put pen to paper on a 12-month contract, ending a long chase for the former St Helens favourite. But the deal hasn't cost the Leigh club a penny with Matautia's
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Top market and farm shops named
THE North West's finest purveyors of locally produced food have been announced in a NFU competition to find the best farmers' market and best farm shop. Ashton-under-Lyne Market was declared the region's Best Farmers' Market, and The Hollies Farm Shop
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Lads' club B team are top of the league
BOLTON Lads Club "B" team were pictured after winning the Bolton Sports Federation Premier Division championship in May, 1980. Nice hair styles, lads . . .
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Author's friend in look-a-like mystery
WHEN Robert Hope bought a copy of Bolton author Bill Naughton's book Neither Use Nor Ornament, he was struck by a photograph in the frontispiece of the author and five of his friends, taken in Bolton in 1928. "I was astonished when I saw the face of the
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Bad boy Robbie's job is safe, says chairman
BURY FC Soccer mascot Robbie the Bobby is in no danger of being dismissed for his bad boy antics according to the club chairman. And Robbie -- real name Jonathan Pollard -- said he still has a few tricks up his sleeve. The Shakers mascot, named after
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Fun gets a new home in the town
Lottery cash keeps Bolton Toy Library in operation for three more years IT is every child's dream to be in a room filled with hundreds of toys. And that dream can become reality with a visit to the recently re-homed Bolton Toy Library. Now in comfortable
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No solution to town's air pollution
AIR quality in areas of Bolton is very poor and will not meet be Government anti-pollution targets in the next 10 years. Bolton Council has set up an air quality management area to look at the problem, but say it is powerless to change things until the
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Disabled people hope to go fishing
PLANS to create a disabled people's fishing lake on land at Bradshaw Road have been submitted to Bolton Council by Bradshaw Hall Fisheries Ltd. An application by the education authority to built a new school, The Gates, at Westhoughton, will also go before
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To be, or not to be, a mum
RAISING children is a tough enough job for any parent but tradition has dictated that the onus should largely rest with the mother. A position our grandmothers, and even mothers perhaps, accepted readily but one which women of today either do not, or
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Getting to the shops on time
NEWSQUEST invested in a Muller Martini system when it came to deciding on mailroom equipment. The Swiss company, which was founded by Hans Muller in 1946, is still run by the Muller family and has sales offices around the world. The installation at Wingates
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Great news for the local economy, says chamber
ANDREW Ratcliff, chief executive of Bolton and Bury Chamber, has welcomed Newsquest's multi-million pound investment in Bolton. The chamber and many of its 1,300 members work closely with the Bolton Evening News to promote local entrepreneurship. Mr Ratcliff
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Top two show touch of class
ALAN Charnock's BOC Gases have long been Tuesday Premiership champions, FC Lever's, bogey side. The two, when at full strength, always give a game that would sell tickets on any night of the week. Both teams are full of quality players such as Alan (Ronnie
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Discovering the magic of Guernsey
THE BEN's Mark Donaghy finds lots of tourist treasures on this famous Channel island IT comes as no surprise when you are told Oliver Reed was virtually kicked out of Guernsey. The hellraiser was barred from so many pubs and restaurants during his stay
