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Steel workers celebrate news of takeover
UNION bosses have expressed delight at the takeover of Watson Steel. News that the jobs of more than 450 workers were to be secured at the Lostock-based firm was announced "out of the blue" they said. But in discussions with Watson management yesterday
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Spurs Factfile
Ground: White Hart Lane Nickname: Spurs Manager: Glenn Hoddle League position: 7th Top scorers: Ferdinand, Poyet, Sheringham and Ziege - 5 apiece. Last time out: Fulham 1, Spurs 2 (Worthington Cup 4th rnd). Team: Sullivan; Perry, Bunjevcevic, King; Davies
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Cup is our top goal - Hoddle
GLENN Hoddle has placed the Worthington Cup at the top end of his list of priorities this season. After landing a home quarter-final tie against Wanderers, Spurs have been installed as the bookies' favourites to land the trophy they captured two years
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World Cup exit helps Gardner
RICARDO Gardner believes Jamaica's exit from the World Cup could be a blessing in disguise as he looks to cement his place in Wanderers' Premiership campaign. The Reggae Boyz' exit means a curtailed international programme with fewer time-consuming, energy-sapping
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Lancashire lovers map out the county
CAMPAIGNERS who say that Bolton is still very much part of the county of Lancashire met the town's mayor to press their case. The Friends of Real Lancashire group is worried that the relatively new counties of Greater Manchester and Merseyside have left
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BEN reporter Louisa Gregson gives her verdict
SITTING at the very top of the Christmas Snow Slide it was easy to imagine I was bang in the middle of an Alpine scene. The white slope in front of me, the snow capped fir trees and the authentic looking log cabin gave what would have been just another
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Jean's a real angel as she shares nursing prize
A BOLTON nurse who scooped a prestigious prize in a national nursing awards has given her money away -- to her stressed-out colleagues. The team of nurses in the eye unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital enjoyed a pre-Christmas pampering. Jean Cummings handed
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Music disc smuggler awaits his fate
A MAN who tried to smuggle out a catalogue item from the mail order firm where he worked has had his sentence deferred. Darren John Pearson, aged 26, of Copthorne Drive, Breighmet, who admitted stealing a music mini disc belonging to Index Catalogue Distribution
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Davies adds to his stake
EDDIE Davies, the local-born businessman who has invested heavily in Bolton Wanderers, has boosted his already substantial stake in the club's parent company, Burnden Leisure. Mr Davies, a director of the plc for two years, has bought 1.1 million shares
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Ready, steady, go
TWO boy racers are looking to track down some national success. Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, aged 6, and seven-year-old John Dixon are still only at primary school but have graduated into the competitive world of motor cycling. The pair, both pupils at Blackrod
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Why Page Three girl Jenny put everyone in
BOLTON'S Jenny Harrison must like the sound of her own voice because the 30-year-old has just secured a top spot as radio station Key 103's newest DJ. And all this just 18 months after teaching herself how to operate a deck. What started as a New Year's
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Fast track to film stardom
A FILM directed by Ken Loach and starring Bolton comic Venn Tracey will premiere on television on Sunday. Loach's latest big-screen drama, 'The Navigators', will air on Channel 4 following a brief spell at selected British cinemas. Viewers will see Venn
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Tributes for sailing enthusiast
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Bolton sailing enthusiast, accountant and broadcaster who died suddenly at his home in the Lake District. Giles Howarth, aged 64, will be best known in Bolton as the founding father of the thriving Delph Sailing Club which
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Secrets of the Shield revealed
A WELL-known face and, perhaps, better known voice on the local soccer scene, Terry Gaskell, current manager of NWCL Division Two outfit Daisy Hill is about to reveal another side to his many talents. After eighteen months of painstaking research he has
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For the love of little Ginnia
EVERY day Sue Bury sits by her terminally ill daughter and holds her hand. She stays on Ward B1 at the Royal Bolton Hospital until long after the rest of us have settled in front of the TV. This daily "labour of love" for her 10-year-old daughter, Ginnia
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Controversial house plan given go-ahead
PLANNING permission has been granted for houses to be built on the site of a former rubbish tip in Westhoughton despite objections from nearby residents about contamination. The houses will be built on land off Cherwell Road by the Northern Trust Company
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Bruce Rioch on the thirtysomething stars
WITH a combined age of 71, Gudni Bergsson and Teddy Sheringham offer conclusive proof that the thirtysomethings have plenty to offer the Premiership. The Wanderers' skipper is playing the best football of his career while his Spurs counterpart continues
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Davies adds to his stake
EDDIE Davies, the local-born businessman who has invested heavily in Bolton Wanderers, has boosted his already substantial stake in the club's parent company, Burnden Leisure. Mr Davies, a director of the plc for two years, has bought 1.1 million shares
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Deadly duo get White Hart Lane target
SAM Allardyce is preparing his defensive duo of Gudni Bergsson and Mike Whitlow for a "special assignment" to dent Tottenham's fast-growing confidence. The Reebok boss has singled out Teddy Sheringham as the man Wanderers need to shackle if they are to
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Praise for charity champ Alf
FUNDRAISER Alf Hales collected dozens of soft toys and £365 in cash for sick children at Derian House Children's Hospice. The 80-year-old, of Booth Road, Little Lever, placed boxes in various shops in Bolton asking for donations. He handed the money and
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Mast plan is turned down
PLANNING permission has been refused for a telecommunications mast because of fears that Tonge Fold is becoming "overpopulated" with the towers. Bolton's planning committee agreed that the applicant, Hutchinson 3G UK, had not made enough effort to find
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Wanderers wait on young French starlet
WANDERERS are awaiting international clearance to complete the signing of Jeremy Bon, the 17-year-old keeper from French club Bordeaux. The young Frenchman, regarded as an outstanding prospect, has agreed a three-year deal - his first professional contract
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'Yuppie' flats plan approved by council
PLANS for "yuppie" flats have been given the go-ahead in Lostock despite complaints from nearby residents. Members of Bolton's planning committee approved the proposals to build five townhouses and three apartments on the site of a derelict warehouse
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Stables and barn will be built despite objections
PRIVATE stables and a barn will be built in Blackrod, despite complaints from residents and the town council. Bolton Council's planning committee approved plans to build the stables in Manchester Road even though Cllr Ray Barrow, who lives in Blackrod
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Residents win hotel plan row
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build a two-storey hotel in Horwich have been refused following concerns about traffic. People living near the Beehive pub in Chorley New Road had objected to the plans to build the 60-bed travel inn and 93 of them had signed a
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Bus company wants safety review following double tragedy
BUS company Stagecoach has called for a review of safety in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens after two elderly women, including a 83-year-old from Bury, were killed within hours of each other. The pedestrians were both struck by Stagecoach buses at opposite
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Roof firm is clearly the tops
IMAGES of the Commonwealth Games stadium will be beamed across the world during next year's spectacular 10-day event. It is said to be the most advanced stadium in the country, with each one of the 38,000 spectators able to gain unrestricted views of
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Parents join in the battle to save school
PARENTS have joined forced with teachers, governors and union leaders to form a campaign team against a primary school's closure. A campaign strategy to oppose the proposals to close Longsight Primary School will be drawn-up at a public meeting on Thursday
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Wembley pays tribute to Tom
A PACKED Wembley Arena on Saturday night paid tribute to Bolton pensioner Tom Parnell for his bravery in saving some of the world's best loved and most prized animals. War hero Tom, aged 84, will receive the gratitude of an entire nation for returning
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By CHRIS SUDLOW
United aim for home comforts A FOUR match home run which started against Chelsea today could give United a chance to get those gremlins out of their system. So Fabien Barthez will take centre stage just for a moment to give everybody a laugh. A current
