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Council not to blame
REGARDING the litter problem in Bolton. Why are people always blaming the council? Surely if we did not drop litter there would not be a problem. I dread to think what the people from the Commonwealth countries will think of us when they come to this
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Games will cost money
SOME time ago a couple of your readers queried the cost to Bolton of the Commonwealth Games and Cllr Byrne assured us that there would be not cost to us. Since then, it transpires that 24 town hall officials act as an advisory group and are on the Council
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MP is a true sport
I AM delighted that Chorley MP Lindsay Hoyle is pressing the Spanish Government to end the hideous practice of bullfighting. As in all events where one man is pitted against one animal, cheating takes place to ensure that the animal cannot win. This public
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Hospice care must continue
CONGRATULATIONS to Bolton Hospice on its 10 years of service to the residents of Bolton and surrounding area. My wife, Ellen, is a descendent of the Mooney lineage and works as the Child and Adolescent Grief Co-ordinator for the Hospice of Fairfield County
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Voting is
freedom issue IN response to the letter from Latiq Subbaram of Salisbury Street in which he referred to the absence of Asian councillors on our council. I agree that there are a great deal of Asians in the districts that he mentioned, some of whom are
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PM should put House in order
AS an Amnesty International local campaign group, we have been calling for tough new arms controls for over two years. We therefore strongly welcome the Export Control Bill currently going through both Houses of Parliament. However, we are deeply concerned
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School turned out
well educated, disciplined children I WOULD like to endorse the letter from Ms Walsh regarding the proposed closure of Affetside village school, and point out that in higher education, in which I was personally involved for many years, there were (and
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Charlton may make early return
SIMON Charlton has made a high-speed recovery to put himself in the derby reckoning. The Wanderers' left-back, whose form has been a revelation this season, was expected to be sidelined for two weeks after limping out of last Saturday's draw at Southampton
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Spanish giants hold up move for Campo
SAM Allardyce is hoping to finally get the green light today to make his move for Real Madrid centre-back Ivan Campo. The Wanderers' boss has made a formal approach to the Spanish giants, hoping to persuade them to let take the experienced defender on
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Dunn hopes to outgun rivals again
BLACKBURN fans may love to hate Burnley but David Dunn admits that a major rivalry has grown between Rovers and Bolton over the last couple of years writes Richard Mulligan There are less than 15 miles between Ewood Park and the Reebok Stadium, and the
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We'll do it for Sam - Nolan
KEVIN Nolan dedicated Wanderers' Premiership survival mission to Sam Allardyce today, insisting: "We want to do it for the Gaffer; he deserves it more than anyone else." On the eve of tomorrow's Reebok relegation derby with Blackburn, the young midfielder
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Big Sam: We must win this one
FORGET the glorious triumph at Old Trafford, Sam Allardyce would measure victory in tomorrow's Reebok derby above any other result Wanderers have achieved this season. "To win it would be the victory of all victories," the Bolton boss said as he prepared
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Pets in need
VOLUNTEERS will celebrate the fourth anniversary of a "pets in need" charity shop in Bury on Thursday with a coffee morning. The PDSA shop, at The Rock, Bury, is hoping to attract a wealth of volunteers to swell its ranks. Donations of unwanted clothing
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Man in court on sex offences
A BOLTON man has appeared in court charged with sex offences dating back to 1993. Anthony Bethell, aged 38, from Caldbeck Drive, Farnworth, is accused of three counts of rape and three counts of indecent assault between 1993 and 1996. He was brought before
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Leisure lunch dates in church
AGE Concern, Bolton, and Deane Church, Junction Road, have opened a new Lunch and Leisure club at the church's Memorial Hall, for those aged 50 and over. A two course lunch is being served at 12.30pm every Wednesday, and costs just £1.65. Afternoon activities
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Traffic measures for M60 to go on show
SUGGESTIONS for unclogging traffic on congested sections of the M60 -- which include closing Junction 13 at Worsley -- are to be exhibited in Bolton. Ideas thrown up by M60 JETTS (Junction 18 to 12 Transport Study), a multi-model approach covering roads
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Busy Lofty's double date cheers youngsters
LOFTY the Lion got his teeth into dental care when he joined children and parents looking to keep their mouths healthy. The loyal Bolton Wanderers mascot went along to the Cahill Dental Care Centre in Higher Bridge Street to open the new Dental Health
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Decision on nursing home plan put off for site visit
PLANNING chiefs have deferred making a decision on a massive nursing home extension in the Pennington conservation area until they have visited the site in Leigh. Owners of Pennington View, a 12 bedroomed nursing home on St Helens Road, have submitted
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Big match rivals pray for victory
WANDERERS fans worried about their team's Premiership survival chances hope to be counting their blessings at 4.45pm tomorrow. They know the club's future could rest on the relegation battle against Blackburn Rovers at the Reebok. And they will be praying
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Wigan cup clash all ticket
NEXT month's 'Battle of the Borough' Challenge Cup tie between Leigh Centurions and Wigan Warriors will be an all-ticket affair at Hilton Park. Official confirmation of the ticket-only tie came after Centurions' bosses met with safety chiefs from Wigan
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RMI in fitness wait for key players
STEVE Waywell is waiting on the fitness of three of his key players as in-form Leigh RMI play yet another crunch game at Chester Citytomorrow writes Martyn Hindley RMI recorded their fourth Conference victory in five games on Tuesday as a superb all-round
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Lamb adverts work
A COMPANY boss who paid to advertise on the side of 50 new-born lambs in Lytham, Lancashire, using special fluorescent jackets has hailed the scheme a great success. Managing director Tony Raynor reported thousands more Internet inquiries to his Blackburn
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£4.1m boost for rundown areas
RUNDOWN parts of Bolton are set to be transformed with a £4.1 million boost from the Government. The money will be used to beat crime and improve health, housing, employment and education in some of the most deprived areas of the town. Bolton will receive
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ay junction closure plan
A BUSY motorway junction at Worsley could be closed off in plans to unclog traffic on the M60. The Government Office for the North-west has carried out a study to find ways to improve the most congested section of the motorway between junctions 18 and
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Mum admits £1,000 school cheque theft
A WOMAN who had a £1,000 cheque intended for a children's club wrongly paid into her account could not afford to pay it back when the mistake was spotted, a court heard. Janet Watson-O'Hara, aged 41, of Ashworth Lane, Astley Bridge, appeared at Bolton
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MPs unite in call for total hunting ban
THE town's three MPs are to support a total ban on fox hunting with dogs. The trio today revealed their support for a ban after the Government decided that MPs are to be given a fresh chance next month to vote for a ban on hunting with hounds in England
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House prices soar
HOUSE prices in Bolton have soared by an estimated 46 per cent in the last decade, new research reveals. Property values in Bolton have risen by more than £20,000 over the past ten years to an average £73,739, with experts predicting costs will soar again
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More train chaos for commuters
COMMUTERS in the North-west faced further disruption today as a fresh wave of rail strikes got under way. ScotRail and Arriva Trains Northern were hit by the industrial action. There was an hourly service between Leeds and Manchester and a half-hourly
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West End star who began in am-dram
STAR of the West End, Dave Willetts finally "gets the girl" when he appears in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. He is touring with the show which visits Manchester and says it is a welcome escape from the "tortured souls" he normally portrays. But before
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Rovers given Unsal green light
GRAEME Souness was today hoping to complete the formalities of the deal that would put Turkish international defender, Hakan Unsal on derby alert. Rovers were given the green light from the Department of Employment to sign the Galatasaray full-back at
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Big match rivals pray for victory
WANDERERS fans worried about their team's Premiership survival chances hope to be counting their blessings at 4.45pm tomorrow. They know the club's future could rest on the relegation battle against Blackburn Rovers at the Reebok. And they will be praying
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Too much greed in football
I SEE that Bury Soccer Club are in debt, and may go out of existence. Other small clubs will follow suit - the reason being the greed in the Premier League. The powers that be should be ashamed of themselves, it's a case of "I'm all right Jack." The wages
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A subject of the scriptures
FOR sometime I have read the Rev Michael Williams' column, published on Mondays and he never fails to amaze me as to the subjects he writes about. He seems to write about this "world's affairs" and very rarely, if ever, mentions the Christian scriptures
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Councillors are opposed to changes on planning
REFER to two letters in the BEN on February 21, from Mr Walmsley and Mrs Kenyon, concerning the Government's new target for 90 per cent of planning applications to be delegated to officers to decide, and 10 per cent by the Planning Committee. Let me make
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What cost
Wakes Weeks ONCE again parents are being castigated for taking their children out of school during term time in order to take holidays. Perhaps it was not a good idea after all by the Government to do away with what we call in the North 'the wakes weeks
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Town centre explosion drama
POLICE sealed off a part of Bolton town centre today after reports of an explosion. The area at the junction of St George's Street and All Saints' Street was cordoned off by officers just after 12 noon. Passers-by and people working in offices nearby
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Hero wrestles town centre bomber to ground
A HERO passer-by wrestled a bomber to the ground following an explosion in Bolton town centre this afternoon Cliff Unsworth saw a man acting suspiciously carrying a round orange coloured object and a black binliner in St George's Street just after noon
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Carva's mix and match
WHEN a singer calmly informs you that his band's influences are as diverse as the Beach Boys, heavy metal, Peter Gabriel and Westlife, you just know you have to listen to the CD. Because the first thought running through your mind is unprintable and the
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Footballers set to join history society
MEMBERS of Halliwell Local History Society will celebrate Bolton's industrial heritage -- and remember the town's sporting greats. They will be joined by six members of the Wanderers team from the 1950s at an exhibition on cotton at the Mere Hall, in
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Big Sam: We must win this one
FORGET the glorious triumph at Old Trafford, Sam Allardyce would measure victory in tomorrow's Reebok derby above any other result Wanderers have achieved this season. "To win it would be the victory of all victories," the Bolton boss said as he prepared
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Brad's the best - Dunn
SAM Allardyce may be relying on the goalscoring talents of Michael Ricketts, Youri Djorkaeff and Fredi Bobic come Saturday, but if they are to succeed they will have to beat the best goalkeeper in the country writes Richard Mulligan That is the view of
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Shakers get two week reprieve
SHAKERS officials are confident the club can still be saved today after being given a stay of execution just three days before their D-day in the High Court writes Chris Hall Creditors were due to recoup their share of a £1million mortgage on Monday by
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Nolan picks up a ban
KEVIN Nolan had one lucky break on Saturday when he emerged unscathed from his motorway car smash en route to Southampton but there was no escaping the long arm of soccer's disciplinary law. The young Wanderer picked up his fifth booking of the season
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Kay up for award
PETER Kay's comedy series Phoenix Nights has been nominated for a top national television award. The programme, filmed around Bolton, is one of three nominated for a Royal Television Society Award in the Situation Comedy and Comedy Drama category. It
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Pond set to be restored
VOLUNTEERS took the plunge at the start of a major clean-up of a local wildlife spot. After years of neglect, plans are now in hand to make improvements at the pond on The Ley, in Astley, thanks to the efforts of Wigan Council's Parks Service, the probation
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Men arrested after spate of car crime
TWO Bolton men were arrested by police in Edgworth last night in connection with a spate of overnight car crime and shed break-ins. Tools and garden equipment, worth an estimated £1,700, were stolen from sheds behind houses in Blackburn Road, Edgworth
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Nolan gets his call
KEVIN Nolan is banking on home comforts helping him make a successful step up the international ladder. The 19-year-old Wanderers' midfielder was named today in the England Under 20s squad for the friendly international against Finland at the Reebok on
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Ban on rogue Games traders
ROGUE street traders selling unlicensed Commonwealth Games memorabilia are to be outlawed in Bolton. Police and council chiefs are drawing up detailed maps of where licensed traders will be allowed to sell souvenirs and refreshments when the high-profile
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Wartime Wanderer dies
JACK Hurst - one of the famous Wartime Wanderers - has died at the age of 85. Originally a centre-half when he joined the Burnden Park ranks from his local club, Lever Bridge, he made his League debut as stand-in for the injured Jack Atkinson in October
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Daniel looks for 'home remedy'
LEUKAEMIA sufferer Daniel Berry was arriving home from America today after a revised diagnosis found he can be treated in this country. Daniel, aged 17, was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid -- a rare form of the disease -- in September and has since been
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Shakers get two week reprieve
SHAKERS officials are confident the club can still be saved today after being given a stay of execution just three days before their D-day in the High Court writes Chris Hall Creditors were due to recoup their share of a £1million mortgage on Monday by
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Emergency Ward Gigg
HOW'S this for a Bury team to take on Wycombe Wanderers tomorrow? Paddy Kenny, Matt Barrass, Steve Redmond, Nicky Hill, Danny Swailes, Lee Unsworth; Chris Billy, Jason Jarrett, Paul O'Shaughnessy; Baichung Bhutia, Ian Lawson. . . not a bad side, eh? Well
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Manslaughter charge
TWO North-west men have been charged with manslaughter after the death of Southampton worker Christopher Shute who fell into a vat of paint at a Ford vehicle factory in 2000. Peter Preston, aged 50, from Blackburn, and Paul McKenzie, aged 53, of Cheshire
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Major delays on motorways
MAJOR delays hit motorway traffic on the M6 in Cheshire today after a HGV crashed through a central reservation. The driver, from Manchester, was taken to Leighton Hospital in Crewe with neck and head injuries. Stretches of both carriageways around the
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Fight is over for flight assault girl
TEENAGER Kelly Morris today said she was relieved that a four year battle through the courts is over, despite losing her claim for damages. The 19-year-old, who was indecently assaulted while she was asleep on a KLM flight from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam
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Bolton's drink deaths shock
A SHOCKING 30 people died in Bolton last year from alcohol related diseases -- with a further 700 treated in the town's hospital. The latest figures also reveal that eight out of 10 patients arriving at the Royal Bolton Hospital's Accident and Emergency
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Home comforts in homes crisis
A NEW plan has been developed to tackle Bolton's housing crisis. It follows a Government decision to reject the town's unique Community Regeneration Company model (CRC), which had all-party and tenant support. Bolton Council chiefs wanted to transfer
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'Days' from going bust
SHOP owner Brian Henson's life has been a nightmare since the start of the year. He has been abused by the public -- even the children of his staff have been picked on. Now the devastated owner of the Bacon Joint in Brackley Street, Farnworth, faces the
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Stage set for Oliver!
EVERYONE will be asking for more when youngsters at St Joseph's RC High School in Horwich stage their production of Oliver! More than 100 pupils are performing in the popular musical at the Chorley New Road school. It opened on Wednesday night and runs
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Play sets scene for real life
DANNY lives with his mother, Linda, in a small flat, too frightened to open the front door in case his violent father is on the other side of it. Next door, living in another sparsely-furnished flat is Zara and her mother, Marina, who have fled the brutal
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Club's chaplain can't wait
BLACKBURN Rovers club's chaplain, the Rev Ken Howles, cannot wait for the big match. But he knows he could just as easily be cheering a Rovers victory as consoling the players in defeat. He said: "This is Blackburn's real cup final. It could decide which
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Nolan gets his call
KEVIN Nolan is banking on home comforts helping him make a successful step up the international ladder. The 19-year-old Wanderers' midfielder was named today in the England Under 20s squad for the friendly international against Finland at the Reebok on
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Charlton may make early return
SIMON Charlton has made a high-speed recovery to put himself in the derby reckoning. The Wanderers' left-back, whose form has been a revelation this season, was expected to be sidelined for two weeks after limping out of last Saturday's draw at Southampton
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Fredi's derby tonic hope
FREDI Bobic - still looking for his first goal since joining Wanderers on loan from Borussia Dortmund - is looking forward to his first taste of a Lancashire derby - a game which could go a long way in determining both clubs' survival ambitions. He fears
