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Poem for Carly Bateman written by a family friend
You came to me, my little bird, all newborn and forlorn I held you safely in my hands, I fed and kept you warm Every day I watched you grow -- happy, free and strong You'd sit beside me in the sun, delight me with your song But the world became a cage
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It's a total contradiction
THE Chief Medical Officer said the number of people with cirrhosis of the liver has risen 50 per cent -- official figures show due to alcohol abuse. Yet, for a while, the Government have been advocating putting drinking time in line with the Continent
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School pets are miserable
I agree wholeheartedly with A. Cartmell's comments about pets in schools (Dec 4th). I remember that any animals that my school kept when I was there had a miserable existence and I don't recall learning anything from their presence apart from knowing
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School closure a crying shame
I AM writing with regard to the planned closure of Longsight School, Harwood. I myself am a parent of a six year old boy who does not actually attend the school, but I think that the closure of a school that has so much going for it would be a crying
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Makes a big change
I READ in the BEN about the student at Withins School being rewarded with a holiday abroad for his efforts and his good behaviour. What a pleasant change from the nonsense we often read of rewarding those best described as "yobs" in the vain hope that
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A Week in Westminster
By Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South-east PERSONALLY, I will miss the late Cllr Peter Birch badly. He was a very loyal supporter of mine and a good friend too. Peter and I have tramped many miles together during our close political careers, and he has
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Mum's baby talk hopes
MUM Denise Kelly is having talks with a specialist in Nottingham in her attempt to have the "designer baby" she hopes will save her terminally ill son's life. The 31-year-old is looking to cure Nathan, aged three, who is suffering from a rare disease,
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Pop Idol Sarah lands six-figure record contract
WORSLEY wonder-girl Sarah Whatmore has plenty to sing about after landing a six-figure recording contract with Pop Idol's "Mr Nasty" Simon Cowell. The 20-year-old may have failed to win over the public after her performance on the smash hit TV show but
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No bed in Bolton for baby Shannon
A DAY-old baby weighing little more than a pound was transferred to a hospital 60 miles away -- because there was no bed for her in Bolton. Shannon Lee Carson was born prematurely weighing 1lb 4oz after mum Kimberley went into labour 24 weeks into her
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No bed in Bolton for baby Shannon
A DAY-old baby weighing little more than a pound was transferred to a hospital 60 miles away -- because there was no bed for her in Bolton. Shannon Lee Carson was born prematurely weighing 1lb 4oz after mum Kimberley went into labour 24 weeks into her
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13/12/01: Chairman gets it right
PHIL Gartside's view that the Phoenix League was a non-starter was confirmed when the Premier League rejected the plan out of hand. The Wanderers chairman refused to get excited when it was revealed that a plot was being hatched to create a second division
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11/12/01: NOT FOR SALE: Michael Ricketts or Jussi Jaaskelainen
THE silver lining of defeat for Sam Allardyce is that at least it cuts off one route to Europe. While playing in Europe would be a dream for fans it would be a nightmare for the Wanderers boss who admits he would not take European competition next season
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Reebok reunion
TWO of Charlton's three ex-Wanderers will face their former teammates at the Reebok tomorrow. Claus Jensen and Mark Fish - both big favourites with the Bolton fans - are expected to be in the Addicks' starting line-up with Alan Curbishley set to name
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Charlton Athletic
Ground: The Valley. Nickname: The Addicks. Manager: Alan Curbishley. Current position: 10th. Top scorers: Euell, Johansson, Lisbie - 4 apiece. Last time out: Charlton 3, Spurs 1. Line-up: Kiely, Young, Powell, Costa, Fish, Fortune, Jensen (Konchesky 86
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Kev relishes prospect of Claus clash
TWO years ago Kevin Nolan was still watching and waiting for his first big break while Claus Jensen was strutting his stuff in the Wanderers' midfield. Tomorrow the pair go head to head with the confident young Scouser aiming to add the dashing Dane to
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Sam defends cup decision
SAM Allardyce insisted today that he would not have been doing his job properly if he had gone for broke in the Worthington Cup. The Reebok boss remains unrepentant, despite coming under increasing fire for fielding a weakened team in Tuesday's quarter-final
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Town on brink of losing Wanderers academy
WANDERERS' new multi-million pound youth academy may be built in Chorley if Bolton Council fail to act quickly enough. Reebok chairman Phil Gartside has told the two towns' councils that the first to come up with a location will get the state-of-the-art
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Pressure, what pressure?
NOT for the first time this season the pundits are suggesting Wanderers' bubble has burst. Successive defeats at Spurs and Derby have been grist to the mill for the critics who have doubted all along that they could not sustain the momentum of their flying
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Carpenter Neil has carved a niche as a Christmas story writer
NEIL Duffield arrived in Bolton to work as a carpenter at the town's Octagon Theatre...30 years later his work graces the stage. But it is not the sets that are enchanting young and old, but the words being spoken. The man who began his association with
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13/12/01: Rampant reserves
Sheffield Wednesday 1 Bolton Wanderers 3: WANDERERS Reserves registered their third consecutive win, with a comprehensive 3-1 success at Hillsborough last night. Only keeper Kevin Poole and Slovenian International trialist Muamer Vugdalic had any experience
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Magpies league revivial continues
A SCRUFFY game, but ultimately three comfortable points for Chorley against relegation-threatened Ossett Albion. The victory avenged the Magpies' last-minute defeat at Ossett last month, when they provided a shocker of a performance. This was markedly
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Magpies news
A CROWD of 183 - the same total as for the Ossett Albion game - saw Chorley put in a strong first-half performance against UniBond new boys Rossendale United at Victory Park in midweek. Had the Magpies cashed in on some of their early chances they would
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Viva Las Blackpool
A LAS Vegas-style casino complex in Blackpool would benefit the whole of the North-west, it is claimed. The North West Tourist Board is working with the North West Development Agency and Blackpool Challenge Partnership to secure the Government go-ahead
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12/11/01: Whites warn rivals off their star duo
WANDERERS have insisted clubs would be wasting their time trying to sign Jussi Jaaskelainen and Michael Ricketts. Speculation has been rife recently that Premiership rivals are lining up to prize the outstanding keeper and striker from the Reebok ranks
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Pensioners injured in Benidorm coach crash
FOUR pensioners from Bolton have been injured in a coach crash on holiday in Spain. More than 50 British holidaymakers were travelling on a coastal road outside Benidorm on the way back from a textiles factory when their coach collided with a lorry on
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Driver sprayed as van is hit by armed raid
POLICE are appealing for information following an armed raid on a Securicor van as staff were collecting takings at Toys R Us on the Central Retail Park in Ancoats, Manchester. One of the drivers had an unknown substance sprayed under his helmet and a
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Time to buy shares
RESEARCH by HSBC Bank shows that 67 per cent of the North-west people it quizzed think that now is a good time to buy shares. The bank has introduced improved telephone and Internet sharedealing services. Share ownership is said to be appealing to all
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Funds at the double
TWO cheques for £1,900 each have been presented to local organisations by Rotary Club of Bolton Daybreak. The club organised this year's successful Bolton Charity Team Triathlon which attracted 25 entries. They raised £3,800 between them in sponsorship
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Shakers' chairman in plea over takeover talk
BURY FC chairman Terry Robinson has made a heartfelt plea to fans and all other parties concerned with the proposed takeover of Bury FC's major shareholding. And he warns that time, as well as money, is running out for the Shakers as the bid to takeover
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Tragic Carly laid to rest
THE funeral of teenager Carly Bateman, is being held at Bolton's Overdale West Chapel. Devastated parents Vanessa and Alan, sister Lianne and brother Simon said their farewells to the 17-year-old who was killed in the Haulgh on the fringe of the town's
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Cult band's tour 2002 dates
AFICIONADOS of the blues, and fans of the cult hit movie, The Blues Brothers, are promised a rhythm and blues treat in 2002 when members of the original Blues Brothers band perform the hits from the popular big screen classic on a short UK tour. Steve
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REVIEWS:
ALBUMS Entropy -- Into The Void One thing you can't accuse Entropy of is copying current trends. The band -- Bury lads Glenn Alexander and Jay Smith -- are into darkwave electro metal, something you're unlikely to find much of in the charts. Because of
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He's a trolley good fellow
ADAM Morrison is happy to help local needy youngsters have a trolley good Christmas this year. In fact, he is happy to get in the right spirit by posing in a supermarket trolley full of toys for the BEN/Bolton Lions Caring Christmas appeal. Adam, aged
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Galleries and exhibitions: crafts
THE BOLTON BRANCH OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD meets in Annexe B at Clarence Street Community Centre on January 22 and welcomes anyone interested in embroidery and textile arts of any kind. BLACKLEACH ART CLUB will be exploring the Country Park for winter
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Music and dance venues
ALBERT HALLS, Bolton. Details 01204 842678. BRIDGEWATER HALL, Manchester. Tel: 0161 907. DERBY WARD LABOUR CLUB, Deane Road, Bolton. Ring 531114. LYRIC THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Ring 0161 876 2000. QUAYS THEATRE, The Lowry, Salford. Ring 0161 876 2000
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Live music and events
CHRISTMAS EVE DANCE with the Wally Mackenzie Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, West Street, Oldham, Monday December 24 at 7.30pm. Tickets £10, child £6 includes box supper. Box Office 0161 911 4072. WITCHWOOD, 152 Old Street, Ashton-U-Lyne. Mark
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RMI not afraid of bogey men
LEIGH RMI manager Steve Waywell is desperate to bury the Doncaster Rovers hoodoo when the two sides meet at Hilton Park on Saturday. The Railwaymen have failed to score against the South Yorkshire side in their past three meetings, all of which have resulted
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Thief strikes as car defrosts
A MOTORIST wants to warn other drivers of the danger of leaving their vehicles running to defrost after her £5,000 car was swiped from her drive. Stunned Jane Chesney left her R reg Citroen ZX turbo diesel unattended for just a couple of minutes when
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Fake pills plot: We were just doing our job, claims boss
A FACTORY boss claims he made and packed tablets for a Bolton man without knowing they were supposed to be steroids bound for sale on the black market. David Sterland told Northampton Crown Court: "We had nothing to hide. We were just doing the job we
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Centre closure
HORWICH Heritage Centre will be closed from this Saturday until March 2 to prepare for a new exhibition about 1950s Horwich and the Coronation.
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Comedy
BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE, Church Street, Blackpool. Details 01253 290190. CONTACT THEATRE, Oxford Road, Manchester. First Wednesday of each month -- The Giggle Factory with Owen Rankin. 8pm. Admission £5 & £3.50 conc. Ring 0161 274 0600. THE COMEDY
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Events
CHRISTMAS STEAM UP with Worth Valley Steam Trains running daily through Bronte countryside from Boxing Day to New Years Day. Real ale buffet car. Details 01535 645214. SINGING WORKSHOPS at the Met Theatre, Market Street, Bury. Sunday December 16 from
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Karaoke venues
ANCHOR INN, Bolton. Friday and Saturday. BARNSTORMERS, Lostock Lane, Horwich. Dave's Cabaret Karaoke and late bar. Every Saturday. Starts 8pm. BEEHIVE, Horwich. Karaoke with free draw for all singers and a prize of a gallon of beer. Every Tuesday. Starts
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13/12/01: Boro aim to return to winning ways
RADCLIFFE Boro entertain Eastwood Town tomorrow at Stainton Park looking for a confidence building victory to erase memories of last weekend's 1-0 setback at Matlock Town and the 3-1 midweek League Cup defeat at Premier Division Accrington Stanley. Despite
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Wildlife attractions
ANIMAL WORLD, Moss Bank Park, Moss Bank Way, Bolton. Enter the fascinating world of nature touring the enclosures suited to each individual animal's own natural habitat. See farmyard animals, chipmunks, wildfowl and tropical birds. Experience the sights
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13/12/01: RMI not afraid of bogey men
LEIGH RMI manager Steve Waywell is desperate to bury the Doncaster Rovers hoodoo when the two sides meet at Hilton Park on Saturday. The Railwaymen have failed to score against the South Yorkshire side in their past three meetings, all of which have resulted
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10/12/01: Lancashire Amateur League: Bury let two goal lead slip
BURY GSOB threw away a two goal interval lead in a disappointing 3-2 defeat at Hesketh Casuals. Andy Myers got the opener when he followed up Pete Lee's shot which rebounded off the crossbar and on the half hour mark Ian Riggs curled in a beauty for the
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On the track of a winter wonderland
LET the train take the strain of a hectic Christmas. On Saturday, December 29, the Railtrail Tours Scenic Cruise Train will leave Bolton's Trinity Street station. The private heritage charger train will take passengers on a picturesque tour of the Cumbrian
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10/12/01: Leigh Youth League: Leaders march on
DUE to bad weather conditions most fixtures were postponed yet again, but three games did go ahead. Golborne Sports extended their top of the league position by virtue of a 4-1 victory over Highfield Grange. On song Burnett netted a hat-trick and Aspinall
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Andy keeps his word!
CHORLEY chairman Jack Kirkland revealed a promise that striker Andy Mason had made when he joined the Magpies at the start of the season - that he would score 20 goals by Christmas. Naturally, it was the sort of forecast that was best kept under wraps
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Taxi fair
GIVEN that the current inadequate provision of car parking for patients/visitors at Royal Bolton Hospital seems designed to benefit solely the Borough's taxi firms, can we expect them to make a substantial donation to the Health Authority this Christmas
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Making toys is no game
AN Adlington artist, who set up a doll-making workshop with the street children of Romania, has received the fruits of their labour for the very first time. Gillie Charlson, who has a studio on Bolton Road, Adlington, flew out to Romania this summer to
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Vandals wreck grave
A MOTHER has spoken of her disgust at thieves who stole flowers from her son's grave. Pauline Catterall has been going to the town's cemetery on Southport Road every day for three years since her son Darren, her only child, died at the age of 29. A few
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Christmas comes early for lucky Neil
CHRISTMAS has come early for lucky Neil Swift -- and his mates. For Neil has scooped a whopping £74,000 bingo jackpot - but instead of keeping it all to himself he is sharing it with his three long-term playing partners! Neil Swift, 35, from Chorley,
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12/12/01: Second rate Wanderers
Spurs 6 Wanderers 0: TWO games in the space of nine days at the same venue said all there is to be said about Wanderers' priorities. A week ago Sam Allardyce and his players were smarting after being denied a point by Teddy Sheringham's late winner in
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12/12/01: Spurs 6, Wanderers 0
Wanderers (4-4-2) JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8 Saved his team-mates from an even heavier defeat NICKY SOUTHALL ... 6 Worked hard but to no avail BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 5 All at sea on his switch to central defence COLIN HENDRY ... 6 Soldiered on manfully against
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Blue's tour date
BLUE'S All Rise 2002 tour comes to Manchester's MEN Arena on Saturday, December 14, 2002. Tickets, £21, go on sale today 0870 735 5000 or www.bookingsdirect.co.uk
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CALLING all bands!
Send us your demo CDs, biographies and pictures. And in return we'll plug your group. Write to David Crookes, Bolton Evening News, Newspaper House, Churchgate, Bolton, BL1 1DE.
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Sam backs Whites to come good
SAM Allardyce is banking on the trademarks of character and resilience to put Wanderers back on the Premiership points trail. Every setback suffered over the course of his 26-month reign has brought a positive reaction and, after successive defeats at
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Farewell, free spirit
ON a bleak winter morning a crowd silently gathered to say goodbye to the girl they called a "free spirit". The mourners at Bolton's Overdale Crematorium included girls around the same age as Carly Bateman. They hugged and comforted each others and some
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Power cut traps 15 people in store's lift
25 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, December 7, 1976 FIFTEEN people were trapped in a lift at a Bolton store when a power cut plunged about 280 shops, stores and offices into darkness at the weekend. They managed to free themselves by climbing a ladder
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Blackpool still tracking Newby
BURY will not comment on Blackpool's continued interest in striker Jon Newby. The Gigg Lane hit-man became a target for the Seasiders after they banked £1.75m following the sale of Brett Ormerod to Southampton. Blackpool boss Steve McMahon said: "The
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13/12/01: Danish striker's surprise return
Henrik Pedersen has played his way back into Wanderers' Premiership reckoning in double-quick time. The Danish striker made a surprise return in the Worthington Cup tie at Spurs on Tuesday after 10 weeks on the sidelines and earned glowing praise from
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Lynx suffer from another poor start
DESPITE putting up another excellent second half showing, Chorley Lynx slipped to another narrow defeat at the hands of Keighley Cougars. This is a game Lynx could have won, but a poor first half showing, where a combination of poor handling and needless
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Street boost for Lynx
LYNX coach Graeme West refused to be downcast after Sunday's defeat against Keighley. He said: "Once again we were our own worst enemies, we made too many errors in the first half, but as last week we came back well. He said: "But I still feel that we
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Sam plans for a twin strikeforce
SAM Allardyce is considering throwing an extra man up front in a bid to turn around Wanderers' ailing home form. The Reebok men have not won a home Premiership game since August and the manager admits a change of system could be the answer. It could come
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Post office raid
POLICE are hunting two men who fled empty handed after smashing a security screen in a post office raid. The men struck at 5.26pm yesterday at Platt Bridge Post Office, Bank Buildings in Platt Bridge, Wigan, carrying a double barrelled shotgun and a lump
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He's a trolley good fellow
ADAM Morrison is happy to help local needy youngsters have a trolley good Christmas this year. In fact, he is happy to get in the right spirit by posing in a supermarket trolley full of toys for the BEN/Bolton Lions Caring Christmas appeal. Adam, aged
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12/11/01: Sam unrepentant
SAM Allardyce gave an assurance today that Wanderers' Worthington Cup drubbing would not damage the club's Premiership prospects. The Reebok boss apologised to supporters who witnessed the White Hart Lane humiliation and acknowledged that the sponsors
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Student warned
A STUDENT who went beserk while being treated by paramedics has been given a jail warning by a judge. After being found lying outside a Manchester bar 19-year-old Richard Wood lashed out at police officers and an ambulance crew. One of the paramedics
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Festive plea for shelter animals
ANIMAL lovers are being asked to make it a merry Christmas for abandoned cats and dogs by donating food and blankets. Bolton's Destitute Animal Shelter is hoping people can drop off extra supplies which will help them look after 50 canines and 30 felines
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£7m to mend crumbling roads and bridges
BOLTON'S transport chiefs have been given almost £7 million to sort out the town's roads and bridges. The Government local transport settlement has been hailed as good news for the town and will see a range of schemes get the go-ahead. Top of the list
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Tragic girl who was allergic to everything
SOON after Carly was born, doctors discovered that she had total allergy -- was allergic to everything. The only thing she could consume was breast milk, and an appeal was made which resulted in women from across the North-west donating milk for Carly
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Fake four back on long and winding road
THE Bootleg Beatles are back in the North-west for another celebratory show of fab four music -- although this year's set will be tinged with sadness. The successful tribute band plays the Manchester Apollo next week and although the usual sing-a-long
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Murder police will be at Carly funeral
MURDERED teenager Carly Bateman will finally be laid to rest. A private funeral service for the 17-year-old, who was strangled and dumped in the outskirts of Bolton's red light district last month, is being held at Overdale West Chapel. Her devastated
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A spellbinding triumph
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PG, 178 mins) Action. Elijah Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Sir
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Concerts
CHRISTMAS CRACKER CONCERT at St Andrew and St George United Reformed Church, Bolton, Saturday December 15 at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 from Bolton Hospice Campaign Office at Justicia on Knowsley Street. Details 01204 520040. FOLK AND BRASS CHRISTMAS SHOW with
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Clubs
HALLIWELL CENTRAL REFORM CLUB, Bolton -- Vocalist Mark Burrows , Duo "Innervision" - Saturday December 15. Vocalist Johnathon - Sunday December 16. Bingo every Wednesday and Friday. Open from 7pm each evening, members free, guests £1. Tel 528323. CLIQUES
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Northwest attractions
HACK GREEN SECRET NUCLEAR BUNKER, off the A530 Whitchurch road, Nantwich. Discover the secret world of nuclear government by entering the massive blast doors into the 35,000 sq ft complex where you will be transported into the chilling world of the Cold
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Families
FAMILY CAROL CONCERT with Bolton Choral Union, Besses o' th' Barn Brass Band, the children of Christ Church Walmsley CE School, conductor Michael Greenhalgh and organist Douglas Butters. A traditional Christmas mix of sacred and secular, new and old at
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Galleries and exhibitions
MANCHESTER GRAPHIC CLUB 125th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Peel Park, Crescent, Salford. The story of Manchester Graphic Club is one of change and survival, the first art club in the North West it was established 1876, and
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Arson attack family's lucky escape
A TEARFUL mother looked at the devastation of her arson-hit home today and said: "My children could have died." Talit Anwar and her family had a lucky escape when her house was set alight. Fortunately they were not in the house when the arsonist pushed
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Very best of brass
SUCCESS is crystal clear for Bolton's leading young band members after sweeping everything before them this year. Smithills School's Senior Brass Band has won every competition it has entered this year - including being crowned the world's best. Teacher
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Cashier swindled council out of £4,000, court told
A MAN concocted bogus memos to swindle Manchester City Council out of nearly £4,000. But city council chief cashier Stephen Ratcliffe, aged 42, repaid the cash within two days of the thefts coming to light, thanks to the generosity of his family. Manchester
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Pub boss hits out as 750th anniversary plans fall flat
TODAY marks the 750th anniversary of the granting of Bolton's Royal Charter. On December 14, 1251, the Charter, permitting Bolton to hold a market in Churchgate, was granted by King Henry III. But John Jewitt, landlord of the town's Man and Scythe Inn
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Tributes to flow for ex-mayor
A MEMORIAL service is to be held this Sunday for the former mayor of Bolton, Councillor Peter Birch. The event will take place at the Parish church and the tributes will be led by Cllr Bob Howarth, leader of the council, and current Mayor, Cllr Kevan
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Protest staff need protection
IT is simply not acceptable that members of the ordinary working population should daily anticipate violence at work. Yet violence, confrontation and aggression are what daily faces benefit office workers in Bolton and elsewhere. Their major "defences
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Shopkeeper in fake gun terror
A TEENAGE boy high on a cocktail of drink and drugs brandished a gun in the face of a shopkeeper and demanded cash. The boy and a friend pulled their coats over their faces and ran into the shop and pointed a replica revolver at the terrified storekeeper's
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'Silver surfers' sparkle on net
THE generation gap has been well and truly bridged in Bolton with over-50's in the town getting to grips with the cutting edge of computer technology. Thanks to a Farnworth centre for older people the world of cyberspace is no longer the preserve of the
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Faith schools: No simple answer
CONTROVERSIAL report into this summer's race riots posed faith schools as a "significant problem" in dividing communities. The government rejected the report's recommendation that a quarter of school intakes should be children from other religions. Here
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Figures reveal number of youngsters being treated for depression
A PIONEERING new unit that leads the way in treating children with mental health problems has opened in Bolton. And as the £750,000 unit was launched at the Royal Bolton Hospital, it was revealed that children as young as 12 are being treated for depression
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Walks
THE RAMBLERS' ASSOCIATION - BOLTON GROUP has now resumed its walking programme. The Saturday coach ramble will be going to the Peak District from August to February 2002. For further details ring 699737. For further details about the Sunday coach ramble
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14/12/01: Blackpool still tracking Newby
BURY will not comment on Blackpool's continued interest in striker Jon Newby. The Gigg Lane hit-man became a target for the Seasiders after they banked £1.75m following the sale of Brett Ormerod to Southampton. Blackpool boss Steve McMahon said: "The
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Mum slams 'terror' son's banning order
THE mother of teenage terror Shane Gibbons has branded an order which bans him from part of Bolton for five years as "unfair". Trisha Gibbons, of Nevis Grove, Sharples, believes her son has been made a scapegoat to deter other teenagers from crime. Shane
