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Talking of jobs . . .
BOLTON law firm Keoghs is hosting a free seminar on May 28 on the Government's new Employment Bill. The event, which will be held at the firm's headquarters opposite the Reebok Stadium, is aimed at directors and managers. Tel: Marcia Mairs on 01204 677019
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Missing out on euro
THE North West Euro Forum says regional businesses are missing the opportunity to make adequate preparations for the implications of introducing the euro. Details are available on the Euro Forum website -- www.eurohelp.org.uk/.
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Business News In Brief
Graduates 'lack the key to skills' TODAY'S graduates may have good IT skills but many have only a basic grasp of the key interpersonal and analytical skills needed to succeed in the workplace, it is is claimed. According to research by the Chartered Management
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New mum Sharon takes on a taxing role
SHARON Davies, a tax specialist at Crossley and Davis in Bolton for 10 years, has joined Accrington-based accountants and business advisers Mayes Business Partnership. Sharon, aged 34, of Astley Bridge, Bolton, previously worked for Grant Thornton in
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179 jobs are owed to success of scheme
BUSINESSES supported by a special loan fund over the last five years have created 179 jobs in Derby, Deane and Daubhill. The £408,000 fund created for the 3Ds area of Bolton was launched in March, 1997 as part of the government's Single Regeneration Budget
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Not just the job
WHEN New Deal was introduced, I said what a good idea it was to help the long term unemployed back to work, or words to that affect. I now find some employers offering their vacancies to New Deal claiments only. This, in my opinion, is wrong. While I
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My dogs exempt from legislation?
I AM delighted that, under the RSPCA's proposals to grant animals a 'bill of rights', my dogs will be allowed the 'freedom to express normal behaviour'. As their normal behaviour is hunting, presumably they will be exempted, on cruelty grounds, from any
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Making Hulton Park better place
I WOULD like to thank the electors of Hulton Park Ward for selecting me to act as their councillor in the Local Elections. To those of you who voted for me, a very big thank-you. For those of you who didn't, please allow and trust me to work on your behalf
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We are at war with these villains
NIGHT after night when I read about the scum terrorising old people and creating havoc, I feel heartsick. Why can't the powers-that-be make the Young Offenders' Institution into a proper punishment block, such as the "glass house", which was used by the
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Swipe at Queen Mum was out of order
PLEASE allow me to speak to my old pal Brian Derbyshire through your columns. Well, hello, Brian. I wonder if you remember me? I used to be a regular writer in these columns a few years ago. However, unlike you, I got fed up of all that writing stuff
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Establishment and royalty
WHAT Peter Johnson, Brian Derbyshire and myself included did not understand, was that, on the Queen Mother's demise, "respect" was compulsory. I believe the Queen Mother re-arranged all her funeral ceremony. In the event, the whole business became almost
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By George it was such a great day
MEMBERS of Horwich Prize Medal Morris Men would like to publicly thank all those who assisted and supported A Day for St George in Horwich on Saturday, April 20. The event, now in its 14th year, brings together Morris Dance Teams from across the North
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I am yet another car crime victim
I AM writing in response to the recent correspondence in the Bolton Evening News concerning the rise in the level of crime. Last week I was yet another innocent victim of car crime, in which my car was stolen from my driveway in the early hours of the
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Dramatic policy is needed over tide of crime
ANOTHER lead story in the Bolton Evening News (April 25), "Battered Pensioner Staggers For Help", concerns yet another attack on an elderly lady. It would be nice for us to go a full week without a story like this, and yet, therein lies the problem. "
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Six-hit Gareth's a last-gasp winner
TEENAGER Gareth Prendergast had a debut he will never forget when he hit a six off the penultimate ball to give Eagley a nail-biting two-wicket victory over Greenmount in the Warburton's Bolton League on Sunday. In a terrific game that swung one way and
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Win a special edition DVD!
ALL THE best competitions are on This is Bolton - and this week you can win one of three special edition DVDs. For your chance to win, enter HERE/
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Woman, 79, mugged in wheelchair
A 79-YEAR-OLD pensioner was dragged from her wheelchair by a young thug who stole her handbag. The woman was just yards away from her home when she was approached from behind by a man in Rupert Street, Great Lever, on Sunday afternoon. The thief grabbed
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Teenage girls told: No sex before marriage
SCHOOLGIRLS should be given lessons in chastity to cut the town's spiralling teenage pregnancy rates. Eric Hester, former head of St Joseph's High School, Horwich, believes Bolton teenagers should be encouraged to wait until marriage before having sex
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SATURDAY: SPRING VIEW v WALSHAW
Walshaw won by five wickets Spring View N Geary c Reiley b Fielding...53 S Broad c Perkin b Collins...20 P Matthews c Harris b Reiley...13 I Critchley lbw Fielding...12 D Gornall c Harris b Fielding...4 C Rudd c Harris b Fielding...25 I Murphy run out
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Elton leave it late to stun derby rivals
ELTON had to dig deep to pull off a dramatic last-ball one-wicket victory at Walshaw. The home side struggled to 131 all out with five overs left, thanks largely to a strong 39 from Anthony Harris, after a middle order collapse reduced them to 77-7. Walshaw's
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Sam in chase for Jancker
SAM Allardyce has confirmed an interest in German striker Carsten Jancker who is out of contract at Bayern Munich. Allardyce is reported as saying: "We were offered Jancker before the deadline and that shows that Bolton is now attractive to foreign players
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World Cup heartbreak for Per
PER Frandsen suffered World Cup heartbreak today when he was left out of Denmark's 23-man squad. Despite a late run of impressive performances to help Wanderers' Premiership survival battle Frandsen failed to make the squad announced by coach Morten Olsen
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Motorcyclist dies in crash
A MOTORCYCLIST from Bury died during emergency surgery after suffering serious injuries in a crash near Garstang. Gary Clancy (40) of Rivermead Way, Whitefield, was riding in Tarnacre Lane, Church Town, near Garstang, on Saturday afternoon (May 4) when
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It's only polite to train for World Cup
FOOTBALL supporters will be chanting on unknown territory when they travel to Japan and Korea for this year's World Cup. Dean Kirby gives some advice on manners and etiquette to soccer fans travelling to East Asia. WANDERERS fans heading to Japan and
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Killing on moors trial starts
THE trial of a man charged with the murder of a father-of-three whose badly burned body was found on moorland is due to start today. Tasawar Hussain, aged 36, from Bromwich Street, is alleged to have murdered Shadaz Fayyaz on Saturday November 10 last
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Selling business
CHARTERED accountants Jackson Stephen and Dootson Eckersley Hope Solicitors are organising a seminar on Grooming Your Business For Sale at the Wigan Investment Centre in Waterside Drive on Thursday, May 16. Tel: Jackson Stephen on 01942 673341.
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Town hall square service to commemorate VE Day
VE Day in Bolton will be remembered with a special service on the town hall square. The Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Kevan Helsby and Mrs Alice Kilcoyne, will lead a civic party down the steps at 10.55am tomorrow. Vicar of Bolton, Reverend Canon Michael Williams
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Bike ride for charity
THE life-saving Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust is looking for cyclists of all ages and abilities to get on their bikes through southern Holland. A five-day ride is being organised between September 19 and 23 to raise funds for the charity. Last year,
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SATURDAY: CLIFTON v ADLINGTON
Adlington won by three wickets Clifton G Griffiths c Bannister...8 A Griffiths c Hitchen b Robinson...20 D Parkinson c Flatters b Taylor...47 P Moores c Flatters b Taylor...75 G Tongue st Flatters b Hadden...16 D Varney c & b Taylor...0 D Wild c A
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Second teams
Under 15s Results: Thursday, May 2 - Adlington 63-8 v Golborne 45-9 (Adlington won by 18 runs). Ast.& Tylds 65-0 v Lostock 60-4 (Ast.& Tylds won by 10 wkts). Atherton 126-2 v Standish 63-8 (Atherton won by 63 runs). Clifton 80-1 v Walshaw 79-9
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SUNDAY: FARNWORTH SC v LITTLE LEVER
Little Lever won by seven wickets Farnworth SC R Hope lbw b De'Silva...10 M Ashworth c Rushmore b Tong...6 Rashid c Lawson b De'Silva...16 T Barrow c Martin b Harrison...21 D Eckersley c Harrison b Rayment...6 F Ali not out...50 C Walsh c Blinkhorn b
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SUNDAY: KEARSLEY v FARNWORTH
Kearsley won by five wickets Farnworth W Luntley b F Akbar...12 S Marsh c Thornley b Akbar...8 S Sutton lbw b M Whittle...1 S Ahmed not out...55 S Walsh c Davies b M Whittle...4 M Daley b M Whittle...1 W Noakes b Akbar...19 G Hyde st Hamblett b M Whittle
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SATURDAY: WALKDEN v TONGE
Match drawn Tonge Nisar c Keays b Reidy...41 R Northrop c Kay b Ingram...9 S Anderton c Bennison b Smith...52 J Kerrigan c Keays b Reidy...0 N Partington c Reidy b Smith...11 N Hallows c Watson b Reidy...3 D Taljard c Kay b Smith...26 R Rawlinson not
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SATURDAY: LITTLE LEVER v HEATON
Heaton won by two wickets Little Lever A Lawson c Booth b J Fearick...0 P Rayment c Mort b Hirwani...3 De Silva c Booth b J Fearick...36 A Hilton lbw Hirwani...8 A Worrall c Fearick b Hirwani...11 M Martin c Lawson b Hirwani...30 S Harrison c Whittle
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Horwich fight back to make it three in a row
HAPPY Horwich made it three wins from three games in Warburton's Bolton League after a remarkable victory over Greenmount writes Peter Mensforth Yet at the tea interval, few would have given much for their chances after they were dismissed for a disappointing
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Six-hit Gareth's a last-gasp winner
TEENAGER Gareth Prendergast had a debut he will never forget when he hit a six off the penultimate ball to give Eagley a nail-biting two-wicket victory over Greenmount in the Warburton's Bolton League on Sunday. In a terrific game that swung one way and
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STANDISH v DAISY HILL
Standish won by seven wickets Daisy Hill Bannister c Yates b Walder...59 J Birch c Noakes b Sarker...26 D Brooks b D Chadwick...28 H Brooks c D Bowden b Walder...5 M Lilley c Hussan b Walder...17 M Chiltern b Sarker...0 S Hodgkinson not out...16 M Buckley
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Body in canal ID plea
POLICE today renewed an appeal for information after a man was found dead in a Leigh canal. The body was found at 8.30am on Sunday under a bridge on St Helens Road, known locally as Leigh Bridge. The man has yet to be identified and police have made an
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Fans to fore to save soccer club
SOCCER fans are still trying to secure a club's future -- by fighting for their own place in the team. Officials at Bury FC have been amazed by the response since they began auctioning a place in their first team squad to raise extra cash for the cash-strapped
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Big Games meeting
ARRANGEMENTS for Manchester's Commonwealth Games are to be finalised by sports bosses today. Sport England, which has invested £165m of lottery money in the Games, are meeting officials. The support by Sport England has helped develop the Games' £92m
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Police probe Gala Day race attack
POLICE are hunting two thugs who carried out a race attack during a Gala Day at Haugh Hall Country Park. Two men, aged 37 and 27, who work as consultants at Wigan Royal Infirmary were walking across the bridge over the canal which runs through the park
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Report shock for Euro MPs
A SHOCKING report into the expenses picked up by Euro MPs claims politicians receive more than £12,000 a year tax free. A study by the National Audit Office is set to accuse MEPs of being free-loading fat cats who claim lavish expenses. It will accuse
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Health body wants 'open' discussions
BOLTON'S new health body, the Primary Care Trust, which meets today (Tuesday), has scrapped secrecy rules to encourage "open and frank" public discussions. Embargo notices will no longer be issued with copies of the board meeting agendas, allowing the
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Shipman inquiry to be televised
TELEVISION viewers were today getting a rare glimpse inside an English courtroom as TV cameras were being allowed into the Shipman Inquiry for the first time. Footage will be beamed around the world after a High Court judge in charge of the inquiry into
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Plays at Theatre Day
TRINITY Operatic and Dramatic Society presents a Theatre Day at Trinity Church, Market Street, Farnworth, on Saturday, May 18. Two one-act plays -- A Seat in the Park and A Fishy Business -- will feature. The first performances of the plays will be given
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Farce promises plenty of laughs
WESTHOUGHTON Methodist Amateur Dramatic Society presents the hilarious farce, Post Horn Gallop by Derek Benfield on May 17 and 18. The show begins 7.30pm at Westhoughton Methodist Church Hall, Wigan Road. Tickets, £3.50 adults and £3 concessions, are
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Choir needs bass singers
THE Brixi Singers, conducted by Richard Lea, is a small chamber choir of 22 voices, who perform regular concerts of sacred and secular music. To keep the choir up to strength two lower bass singers are needed. Rehearsals are on Sundays at 7.30pm, at St
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TV comedy hits the stage
'ALLO 'Allo there's something strange going on at Bolton Little Theatre. When the company stages its next performance the theatre will open on two Sundays to accommodate an extra demand for tickets. BLT stages its version of the comedy 'Allo 'Allo from
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Sax appeal at festival
A HEADLINE act at this year's Rivington Spring Festival promises plenty of sax appeal . . . The Kintamarni Saxophone Quartet has a repertoire of classical, jazz and contemporary music. Its glamorous musicians kick off the Rivington Spring Festival on
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SATURDAY: ASTLEY BRIDGE v KEARSLEY
Match drawn Kearsley S Davies c Jadhav b Barry...31 D Leonard c Barry b Cuff...96 D Foy c Stafford b Barry...22 T Whittle b Barry...4 S Thomson b Siddiqe...15 Akbar not out...37 Extras...20 Total (for 5)...225 Bowling: M Siddiqe 13-4-50-1; M Cuff 13-2
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SATURDAY: FARNWORTH v WESTHOUGHTON
Westhoughton won by 146 runs Westhoughton S Parker c Daley b Noakes...25 M Atherton b Daley...35 I Pilkington lbw b Ahmed...35 A Gaskell not out...43 R Parker c Walsh b Noakes...15 A Coates c G Hyde b Ahmed...1 Rauf not out...18 Extras...21 Total (for
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What to do in Bolton on...
Tuesday LEISURE, SPORT, KEEP FIT BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Junior Fitness, 12 noon-1pm and 1pm-2pm. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am-10pm and Saturday
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Marc's the man
RAC Auto Windscreens has appointed Marc Anken, aged 37, as Divisional Manager in charge of 22 North-west fitting centres which include one in Bolton.
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Kick-start for firms
THE Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a new low-start option for its flexible business loan which is designed to give small businesses a kick-start. It allows businesses to pay 30 per cent of their loan repayment for the first six months and 60 per
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Guiding light to help young
WITHINS High School celebrated the success of its Mentoring programme with a meal at Smithills Coaching House. Mentors and "mentees" -- young people who receive guidance and support from the adults involved -- marked the final year of the programme which
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Paul banks on the stars of the future
BOLTON Wanderers supporter Paul Bunting seized the chance to help the club invest in its future stars. He was one of the first to open an affinity savings account at the Bolton branch of the Cheshire Building Society. One percent of the average savings
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Saving firms is their business
A COMPANY "life support system" has helped dozens of struggling North-west businesses safeguard hundreds of jobs. The Whitehall-backed pilot scheme -- running for a 12-month trial period -- is proving to be a great success, according to regional co-ordinators
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Eight go in Chorley clear-out
CHORLEY boss Mark Molyneaux has cleared out eight players as he starts rebuilding for next season's UniBond First Division campaign. One player who has played his last game for the club is captain Paul Fleming, the former Halixax defender. Fleming has
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Vincent is full partner
VINCENT Pearl has become a full equity partner at Russell & Russell solicitors of Wood Street, Bolton. Mr Pearl is a member of the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel and the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. He is also a Litigator Member of
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Revolving success
VISITORS to the biggest and newest shopping centre in Abu Dhabi are being enticed through the doors by a turntable bought from the British Turntable Co of Bolton. Management at the Abu Dhabi Mall acquired it through the company's distributors in Dubai
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Debbie is new partner
PROPERTY law firm Kippax Beaumont Lewis has promoted one of its associates to the rank of partner. Debbie Roberts, aged 39, joined KBL in 1999 and specialises in commercial property with a particular emphasis on landlord and tenant and landed estate work
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Champagne moment for the groups that care
SEVEN Bolton-based organisations have been awarded Investors in People accreditation at a champagne reception hosted by Business Link North Manchester. Framed certificates were presented at the Village Hotel in Bury to Focus Training, Bolton Council's
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Borough goes for green glory
BOLTON Council has received an environmental award at a ceremony in London. Deputy Leader Guy Harkin picked up the authority's trophy for best first-time report in the Environmental Reports category of the Awards given by the Association of Chartered
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Forum really means business
BUSINESS Adviser Ted Martin was delighted with a "tremendous turnout" at the last meeting of the East Bolton Business Forum. Nearly 40 businesses attended the event at the Watermillock in Crompton Way. The Forum is one of the key elements of the ambitious
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So few enjoyed a great evening
A WORD of praise for the wonderful Treharris Male Voice Choir, and the equally wonderful guest artist opera singer Jill Padfield, on Saturday, April 20, at the Victoria Hall The only thing missing was an audience, with only a handful of people turning
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Non-attendance at Memorial Service...
I READ with interest former Cllr Johnston's letter regarding his non-attendance at the Memorial Service for the Queen Mother, who served this country until she was more than 100 as a loyal member of the Royal Family, unlike some of its later recruits,
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Schnapps sexy as Spain fights back
IT may well have been a long, hard battle for the traditional wine supplying countries against those "upstarts" from the New World, but one nation is beginning to emerge unscathed. Spanish wines are back on form, and sales are beginning to rise once more
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World Cup heartbreak for Per
PER Frandsen suffered World Cup heartbreak today when he was left out of Denmark's 23-man squad. Despite a late run of impressive performances to help Wanderers' Premiership survival battle Frandsen failed to make the squad announced by coach Morten Olsen
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SATURDAY: EAGLEY v FARNWORTH SC
Eagley won by five wickets Farnworth SC R Hope c Wallwork b Javed...27 M Ashworth c Tonge b Javed...19 Rashid c Massey b Shepley...1 T Barrow c Wallwork b P McDermott...13 D Eckersley c Wallwork b Javed...5 F Ali b P McDermott...0 C Walsh b Javed...4
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SATURDAY: DAISY HILL v DARCY LEVER
Match drawn Darcy Lever S Small c Hodgkinson b Buckley...5 N Fawcett c Birch b Bannister...69 White Bashir c Brooks b Bannister...93 R Fearn run out...8 J Gibbons c Bannister b Hodgkinson...0 A Stocks c Brooks b Bannister...1 B Cruickshanks b Hodgkinson
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Association seconds
Adlington(7 pts) 175 all out lost to Atherton (20 pts) 185-7 dec. Chris Mulligan 62, David Marsh 5-22. Blackrod(14 pts) 155 all out drew with Lostock(5 pts) 103-7. R Clough 5-31. Darcy Lever(7 pts) 163 lost to Elton (20pts) 169-9. M Eccles 68 David Krupinski
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EXCLUSIVE: Just the ticket, say Wanderers
BOLTON Wanderers are expecting record season ticket sales as they prepare for a second successive Premiership campaign writes Gordon Sharrock Full details HERE Prices, announced this afternoon, are going up for the first time in five years, but officials
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Group Fixtures: Day by Day
WHO plays where - and when! Group A 31 May 2002, 12:30pm: France v Senegal, Seoul World Cup Stadium 1 June, 10am: Uruguay v Denmark, Ulsan Munsu Stadium 6 June, 7:30am: Denmark v Senegal, Daegu World Cup Stadium 6 June, 12.30pm: France v Uruguay, Busan
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Car, pallets set alight
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Ford Escort which was set on fire at Raikes Lane Industrial Estate, Bolton, at 8pm last night. And a number of pallets and rubbish were set alight at Smith Fold Lane, Little Hulton, at around 7.50pm last night.
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Cooker catches fire
FIRE crews were called to a house in Pansy Road, Farnworth, after a gas cooker caught fire. No one was hurt in the incident at 7.30pm last night. Firefighters were also called to a house in Alder Grove, Bromley Cross, at 6.30pm after a washing machine
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Outlook brighter for green space services
GREEN space services provided by Bolton Council, including parks and outside sports facilities, have been praised by the Audit Commission. Management is good and opportunities for improvement are promising, says the commission. Inspectors gave two stars
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Sam in chase for Jancker
SAM Allardyce has confirmed an interest in German striker Carsten Jancker who is out of contract at Bayern Munich. Allardyce is reported as saying: "We were offered Jancker before the deadline and that shows that Bolton is now attractive to foreign players
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Big Games meeting
ARRANGEMENTS for Manchester's Commonwealth Games are to be finalised by sports bosses today. Sport England, which has invested £165m of lottery money in the Games, are meeting officials. The support by Sport England has helped develop the Games' £92m
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SATURDAY: BLACKROD v STANDISH
Standish won by eight wickets Blackrod N Lawless b Chadwick...1 M Westhead c Waddington b Sarker...2 J Southworth c Hussain b Knowles...30 Morris b Chadwick...8 D Whittle lbw b Sarker...14 T Southworth c Walder b Sarker...9 S Ashworth c Walder b Sarker
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SATURDAY: WALSHAW v ELTON
Elton won by one wicket Walshaw R Faulkner b Kay...9 D Hornby b Lomax...28 M Dentith c Riaz b Hall...8 Fielding c Chappell b Lomax...10 B Collins b Hall... 0 G Dyson c Goddard b Lomax...14 A Harris b Hall...39 A Caunce c Riaz b Lomax... 0 L Riley lbw
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SUNDAY: TONGE v HORWICH
Horwich won by seven wickets Tonge Nizar c Partington b O'Sullivan...16 R Northrop c P Morris b O'Sullivan...0 N Hallows c P Morris b O'Sullivan...3 J Carrigan lbw White...2 N Partington lbw White...0 R Rawlinson b O'Sullivan...1 S Anderton b O'Sullivan
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Rayment's losing trick
LITTLE Lever all-rounder Paul Rayment completed the hat-trick against Heaton - and still finished up on the losing side. The South African showed he can still be a thorn in the side of batsmen as he started to pick up wickets towards the end of the Heaton
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SUNDAY: GREENMOUNT v EAGLEY
Eagley won by two wickets Greenmount Morris c Shuttleworth b Shepley...7 A Bowker c Wallwork b Shepley...0 J Horrox c Massey b Javed...39 N Franklyn b McDermott...17 J Ashworth not out...56 M Stewart c Javed b McDermott...54 N Earing not out...0 Extras
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SATURDAY: BRADSHAW v EGERTON
Bradshaw won by four wickets Egerton C Bates b Dalugoda...0 O'Rourke c Senior b Dalugoda....7 G Garner c Kerr b Dalugoda...18 J Mills c Dickinson b Tattersall...14 S Mahmood b Tattersall...0 M Penny c Ainsworth b Dalugoda...7 P Burton s Evans b Tattersall
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SUNDAY: DARCY LEVER v LOSTOCK
Lostock won by three runs Lostock P Knowles c Norris b Stocks...8 R Stobbs b Gavin...28 I Finn c Cruikshanks b Bashir...0 Shah lbw Gavin...35 S Kaye lbw Gavin....4 L Issa c Bashir b Gavin....0 G Beswick run out...8 Y Khan lbw Patel....0 P Flanagan lbw
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SATURDAY: ATHERTON v A&T
Match drawn A&T C Bowcock c Walsh b Baines...21 S Brook c K Brown b Nuttall...7 P Tripathi run out...18 Bazid Khan b Dimery...50 R Bennett c Dimery b Baines...15 R Smith b Dimery...0 P Bennett c West b Dimery...0 S Nicklin c Clewes b Baines...15 D
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Warriors linked with Turley offer
SUPER League strugglers Warrington Wolves are being linked with a posible move for Leigh Centurions' exciting young full-back Neil Turley. Turley, 22, was the top try scorer in the NFP last season with 56 touchdowns and four more at Barrow on Sunday took
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League juniors
U18's one day Heaton 99-8 (Cliff 40, T Fairclough 4-36) beat Egerton 71-5 (Matiuniuos 3-13). Bradshaw 145-4 (McLoughlin 50 retired), beat Eagley 110-6. Astley Bridge 44 all out (Tonge 5-4-1-3, Hargreaves 5-0-29-3 and A Worrall4-3-0-2) lost to Little Lever
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Final flourish
ATHERTON Colls play their last game of the season tonight with a NWCL Division One home clash with Flixton. Kick-off at Alder House is 7.45pm. Atherton Town will play Manchester League Premier Division rivals Leigh Athletic tonight in the Atherton Charity
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Did Veron gamble scupper Reds?
WAS it really the gamble that has cost Sir Alex Ferguson the title and the Champions League? writes Richard Mulligan Reports at the weekend suggested that Juan Sebastian Veron is on his way out of Manchester United after an alleged bust-up with team-mates
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Health body wants 'open' discussions
BOLTON'S new health body, the Primary Care Trust, which meets today (Tuesday), has scrapped secrecy rules to encourage "open and frank" public discussions. Embargo notices will no longer be issued with copies of the board meeting agendas, allowing the
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BEN opinion: Leisure services need nursing back to health
IT is an acknowledged fact that everyone needs to take a certain amount of exercise, to promote better health and fitness. So the latest news that Bolton's leisure service is ailing and in desperate need of cash is not a happy prognosis for the town.
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Top of the league
WIGAN Council has been named as the second highest performing council in the country in a new league table. The Local Government Chronicle published a table listing the best 148 unitary councils, based on inspection reports by independent watchdogs. In
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£10,000 reward for killer
A £10,000 reward is being offered in the hunt for the killer of a 17-year-old youth who was stabbed to death in the street. Matthew Bryan was found with 37 stab wounds in an alleyway between Upper Chorlton Road and Milton Grove, Whalley Range, Manchester
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Axe killer Charlton to give evidence
A FORMER escort girl who hacked her businessman boyfriend to death with an axe at their luxury home was today due to begin giving evidence at a murder trial. Jan Charlton, 36, is accused of murdering 40-year-old Danny O'Brien at Woodside Hall, Midgley
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Reebok empire brother dies in Tenerife
THE youngest brother in the family behind the Reebok empire has died of a heart attack in Tenerife. John Foster, aged 54, died on the sunshine isle where he had made his home for the last two years after opening a bar. Mr Foster was the younger brother
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Court hope for asbestos victims
VICTIMS of asbestos-related diseases in Bolton and the North-west are hoping the House of Lords will overturn a court ruling preventing them claiming compensation. Under current legislation, if a victim was exposed to asbestos by more than one employer
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Home safety scheme for residents
ELDERLY residents in Bolton are to get more new security to help them feel safer in their homes. The council has set aside £270,000 to fit security doors, door chains and spy holes, security lighting, fencing and door entry/intercom systems at their older
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Asthma campaign could be a breath of fresh air
SCHOOLS in Bolton are being urged to adopt an asthma policy to protect the health of their pupils. The charity, the National Asthma Campaign, is calling for primary and secondary schools across the country to implement a universal asthma strategy. The
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Don't believe the rubbish you hear about binmen!
MY next door neighbour believes binmen are well-paid, lazy and do not even deserve "rubbish" tips at Christmas writes Dean Kiley But what does he know? Everything he says about our boys in green and grey is just a big pile of rotten old garbage. I can
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Don't believe the rubbish you hear about binmen!
MY next door neighbour believes binmen are well-paid, lazy and do not even deserve "rubbish" tips at Christmas writes Dean Kirby But what does he know? Everything he says about our boys in green and grey is just a big pile of rotten old garbage. I can
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TV's Vernon is back at school for question time
ONE of TV's top presenters returned to school and received a grilling from a group of very inquisitive pupils. Vernon Kay, presenter of Channel 4's live Sunday show, T4, paid a visit to St Mary's RC Primary School in Horwich -- he was a pupil there 17
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Show art for sale
BLACKROD Art Group is holding its annual exhibition at Blackrod Library until Thursday, June 13. Dozens of paintings and drawings will be on display, most of which will be for sale.
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Towers tragedy captured on canvas
THE emotional events of the September 11 terrorist attack have prompted a Horwich amateur artist to paint his reactions. Now the picture takes pride of place in an exhibition at Horwich Library. Morton Murray, a 61-year-old retired development engineer
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School band at charity concert
SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band has been invited to perform in a charity concert by the Mayor of Chorley to mark the end of his mayoral year. The event is on Friday, in the Lancastrian Room at Chorley Town Hall, 7.30pm. The Band is set to perform music
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Jubilee celebration time
CELEBRATION is not just the title of Tyldesley Little Theatre's next play, it is exactly what the production stands for. The drama is being presented as the theatre's own celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee as part of Tyldesley Festival. Margaret
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What to do in Bolton on...
Wednesday LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Open Monday to Friday 7.30am-10pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am-7pm. DEANE LEISURE
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Selling business
CHARTERED accountants Jackson Stephen and Dootson Eckersley Hope Solicitors are organising a seminar on Grooming Your Business For Sale at the Wigan Investment Centre in Waterside Drive on Thursday, May 16. Tel: Jackson Stephen on 01942 673341.
