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Linking buyers and sellers
BUSINESS Advantage -- a scheme run by Bolton and Bury Chamber of Commerce -- seeks to link buyers and sellers. Potential suppliers interested in any of the categories below are asked to quote the reference number when they contact the Business Advantage
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Jobcentres set for big changes
DISTRICT Manager Bill Marks is working on the details of big changes planned for local Jobcentres during the next three years. The Government has introduced Jobcentre Plus -- a new business within the Department for Work and Pensions. It replaces the
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Head start on life in Forces
WHEN you did your National Service in the good old days, the first thing you got was cropped -- your head was given a clipper cut! There's one thing about today if conscription into the Armed Forces existed, and it's that many young folk with the monk
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Home shut-down would be so sad
I AM a weekly visitor to the Greenmount Residential Home on Chorley New Road. A lovely building with an equally lovely staff. I was shocked to learn that the home is shortly to close, no doubt to be demolished and the land built on. The residents will
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I'll get by without that knighthood
GRAHAM Baxter refers to me in his letter (May 7) as his "old pal". Graham who! Then Mr.. er.. Baxter chides me for "having a sideways swipe at the Queen Mum". Sarcastically, he says I might have spoiled my chance of a knighthood and suggests I write a
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Helping to save these little lives
I WAS deeply honoured when I learned I was to be one of the 5,000 runners nationwide carrying the baton in the Queen's Jubilee Relay. I will be carrying the baton week commencing July 21, and it will finish at the Commonwealth Games Stadium on July 25
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Terrible attacks on the elderly
I AM writing in agreement with the letter on the terrible abuse of the elderly. You would think that the Government would be so appalled by these events that they would be seeking to put things right. It should be given top priority and an end put to
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Aussie steals show
GREG DIMERY was the talk of the Cross Cup first round with his 165 not out as Atherton beat Little Hulton by 43 runs. The Australian pro who faced 147 balls, was just one short of the competition record set some 64 years ago by Atherton batsmen Tom Boardman
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Shaking attack left toddler disabled
A MAN who shook a baby girl "in a moment of pure wickedness" -- leaving her permanently disabled -- has been jailed for four years. Wesley Sandham admitted shaking the 22-month-old toddler in an attempt to stop her crying. Sandham, aged 24, had been drinking
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Wanderers close to agreement on Holden sale
WANDERERS are close to agreeing a "six-figure" fee for the sale of defender Dean Holden to Oldham. The defender has spent the season on loan at Boundary Park and is ecpected to make the move permanent.
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Wake up call for parents of truants
SURELY there is a better way than locking up my mother? pleaded the eldest daughter of Patricia Amos, who faces another day in jail today. Ms Amos is the Oxfordshire mother-of-three who has become the first parent in Britain to be sent to prison for her
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Cash raised
A CANOPY sale in Victoria Square held on April 28 raised £476 for B.A.S.S.E.T.
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Open air art for free
ART will be on the agenda in Leigh and Wigan at the popular MayDayze town centre festivals. Open air art workshops and other free activities will feature at the festival in Leigh on Saturday and in Wigan on Saturday, May 25. For details contact the MayDayze
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Have a ball with carnival float
ORGANISERS of this year's Adlington Carnival want more people to join in the procession of floats. Committee members are worried about the fall in the number of people designing floats in recent years. Organiser Colin Prescott, said: "We are trying to
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ATHERTON v LITTLE HULTON
Atherton won by 53 runs Atherton D Charlson lbw Sutherland...0 P Walsh b Cooke...19 G Dimery not out...165 P West run out...51 P Wakefield ct Andrew b Mhee...14 P Brown lbw Sutherland...0 R Clews not out...1 Extras...16 Total (for 5)...265 Bowling: A
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Neil on way back
NEIL FAIRBROTHER is hoping to make a shock Lancashire comeback in the Benson and Hedges Cup quarter final at Leicester next Wednesday. The 38-year-old has missed the start of the season after suffering a frightening blood clot in his calf following a
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How you can help
YOU can send donations to the appeal at: The Appeal Office, Davenport House, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 0JR. Alternatively, hand them in at the Cashiers' Office, Main Reception, Royal Bolton Hospital, or the Finance Department
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SPRING VIEW v EDGWORTH
Spring View won by 64 runs Spring View N Geary lbw Locke ...16 T Kelly c Boulding b Dobie ...0 P Matthews b Locke ...72 I Critchley c&b Amid ...4 M James b Locke ...26 S Williams b Locke ...14 C Rudd b Amid ...10 D Gornall c Capper b Amid ...6 J Green
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CLIFTON v ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY
Clifton G Griffiths b Nicklin ...3 A Griffiths b Bennett ...68 D Parkinson c Brooks b Walsh ...71 C Moore c Brooks b Bennett ...23 P Weir c Bennett b Finch ...3 G Tonge b Walsh ...2 D Wild c Brooks b Walsh ...1 I Morris st Clare ...5 D Varney not out
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SPRING VIEW v GOLBORNE
Spring View won by 3 wkts Golborne D Tyrer b M James...27 I McMillan c Gornall b Fox...59 L Baldwin b I Murphy...100 C Smith b I Critchley...13 J Waterworth b I Critchley...6 C Benbow b I Critchley...10 G Marston not out...2 P Waterworth not out...1 D
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ADLINGTON v STANDISH
Standish beat Adlington by 7 wkts Adlington M Halliwell c Bowden b Sarker...7 A Robinson lbw b Walder...25 D Hitchen b Walder...12 N Boden b Walder...19 Taylor lbw b Cunliffe...5 E Haddon c Bowden b Kholer...50 G Ellison lbw b Chadwick...13 D McNally
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BLACKROD v WALSHAW
Match Drawn Walshaw R Faulkner lbw b T Southworth...0 A Harris c Ashworth b Settle...18 M Dentiff st Sanderson b Morris...25 L Riley b Morris...8 Fielding c Settle b Whittle...72 D Hornby c Speak b Ashworth...18 A Caunce c Dickinson b Whittle...2 A Parkinson
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EAGLEY v TONGE
Tonge won by 102 runs Tonge Nisar c Woods b Shepley...21 R Northrop b Shepley...37 S Anderton c Javed b Prendergast...59 J Kerrigan b Javed...74 D Taljard b Shepley...29 N Partington c Shuttleworth b Javed...4 N Hallows not out...8 I Taylor not out...17
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Ramsbottom show will go on, says MP
BURY North MP David Chaytor has given the thumbs up to celebrations to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee in Ramsbottom despite the National Lotteries Board giving it the thumbs down! Following the refusal of a £5,000 Lottery grant to fund the festivities
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April 19: Sunning and funning in Tenerife
HAVE you been missing me on your favourite radio station this week? Well, I hate to rub it in, but while you lot have been grafting away I have been sunning myself on the wonderful Island of Tenerife -- but, of course, I've been thinking of you all .
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MayDayze brings art to the masses
FUN loving carnival-goers can expect a brush with success when the annual MayDayze festival comes to town. Wigan Council's Art Development Team have organised a series of events in Leigh and Wigan town centres, helping bring art to the masses by inviting
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Calling allotment holders
WILL you please help me in a project to find out, by July 1, 2002, about the state of allotments in the UK by supplying the answers to the following: 1) Name and location of allotment site. 2) Total number of plots that could exist on the site. 3) Numbers
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It's a close shave as Atherton triumph
BEING drawn to use the home dressing room at Liverpool FC's Anfield proved to be a lucky omen for Atherton (Town) Cricket Club as they went on to a penalty shoot out Carlsberg Pub Cup semi-final triumph over Redcar Working Mens Club. This was the tenth
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BEN OPINION: Fluoride debate goes full circle
HERE we go again. The debate about adding fluoride to the water supply is about to receive another airing. Our letters postbag is set for another bashing now that the Greater Manchester Health Authority has announced that it wants to make fluoridation
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Latest fluoride plans given the brush off
HEALTH bosses have been attacked over fresh plans to add fluoride to the town's water supply, re-opening a controversial 38-year-old debate. A Bolton MP and councillor have criticised the move by regional health bosses to make fluoridation of the North-west's
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Woman cleared
A DARWEN woman has been cleared of the manslaughter of a teenage girl who overdosed on almost 100 of her tablets. Earlier, Sally Corkhill, aged 41, had pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to abduction and supplying Valium to a 14-year-old and an 11-
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Textile workers in strike ballot
HUNDREDS of Lancashire textile workers will vote on strike action in protest at what they claim is a "derisory" pay offer of 1.5 per cent, it has been announced. More than 800 members of the Transport and General Workers Union have already rejected the
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OWZAT! Umpire Eric's car window is hit for six
CRICKET umpire Eric Hogg could not help but admire another six-hit from century maker Greg Dimery -- until the ball crashed through the back window of his car. Eric was standing at square leg in Atherton's Cross Cup game with Little Hulton as Dimery launched
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Theft warning for motorists
MORE than 1,200 cars worth almost £12 million have been stolen from Greater Manchester since the start of the year. A total of 23 cars were stolen from Bolton using keys which were taken during burglaries or from handbags, left in the ignition or lost
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Donors hit by blood money fine
BLOOD donors have become the latest victims of the town's get-tough parking policy. Father-of-seven Paul Hallen was one of a number of people attending a donor session at the Walker Memorial Hall at Ridgeway Gate in Bolton town centre, who received £30
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Driver tackles blazing car
A MOTORIST used an extinguisher to put out a fire in an abandoned stolen car. He saw smoke coming from the grey Renault 19 in an alley behind Peabody Street, Great Lever, and used the extinguisher from his own car to put out the flames. Firefighters from
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Church's kit plea
A BLACKROD Church is asking people to check with their local football teams to see if they are using or selling child friendly kits and merchandise. Parishioners at St Katharine's at Scot Lane End, have joined the campaign started by the Delhi-based organisation
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Smacking hearing
A PRIVATE Christian school in Liverpool is taking its fight for the right to smack pupils with parents' consent to the Court of Appeal in London. The Christian Fellowship School had a plea for a judicial review of legislation banning corporal punishment
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It's a fabulous role for Jane
JANE Horrocks, star of TV's Absolutely Fabulous and the Oscar-nominated film Little Voice, has agreed to become the first president of Rossendale's Horse And Bamboo Theatre Company. Jane, a former pupil of Rossendale's Fearns High School, said she was
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DAISY HILL v GOLBORNE
Golborne won by 8 wkts Daisy Hill N Bannister c McMullan b Benbow...71 J Birch c Baldwin b Benbow...37 M Buckley b Benbow...21 M Lilley 51 not out...51 S Hodkinson b Benbow...0 J Norburn c Cullen b Benbow...4 A Clarke not out...1 Extras...7 Total (for
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CLIFTON v ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY
Clifton won by 10 wkts Astley & Tyldesley C Bullock b A Griffiths ...5 S Brooks c G Griffiths b Parkinson ...8 P Tripathi c Meredith b Parkinson ...3 B Khan c Dorsey b A Griffiths ...3 R Bennett c Weir b Parkinson ...7 S Nicklin b A Griffiths ...0
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ELTON v ADLINGTON
Elton M Goddard c&b Ellsion ...5 M HalL c&b Ellison ...0 R Riaz b Ellison ...30 C Hall c Halliwell b McNally ...73 S Duxbury lbw McNally ...18 P Kay lbw Taylor ...0 D Krupinski b Halliwell ...11 P Lomax c Flatters b Halliwell ...0 S Lomax not
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ELTON v ADLINGTON
Elton won by 92 runs Elton M Goddard c&b Ellison ...5 M Hall c&b Ellison ...0 R Riaz b Ellison ...30 Hall c Halliwell b McNally ...73 S Duxbury lbw McNally ...18 P Kaye lbw Taylor ...1 D Krupinski b ahlliwell ...11 P Lomax c Flatters b Halliwell
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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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Balancing act leads to award
THE outstanding student of the year award at the International Association of Book-keepers' annual London dinner went to a Bolton man. Steven Wall, aged 40, who lives in Little Lever, impressed in the category for excellence in studies. Mr Wall, who is
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Rescue firm set for big merge
FIRE and flood recovery company One Call is to merge with DRL, a similar business based in Essex. One Call, which has its headquarters on the Spa Road Industrial Estate, changed its name in 2000 from Bolton Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services -- its
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Drive for 'inclusive prosperity'
BBV Chief Executive Paul Davidson has been appointed as one of the founding board members of a new National Association for Community Development Finance. The new body, which was launched by Paul Boateng, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, aims to bring
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She got the best money could buy
ALTHOUGH I am a royalist, I think Brian Derbyshire had some good points in his letter about the life of luxury of the Queen Mother. Also, at least, the Queen can grieve in peace in the knowledge that her mother was provided with the best medical treatment
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Unfair tactics on a trivial offence
IN response to the letter regarding the "blue badge" being shown the wrong way. I got a parking ticket for displaying my blue badge the wrong way. Unlike Yvonne Knight, I do not know the law. But unfortunately on that particular day I went into town with
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Search Scriptures for those answers
THE REV Michael Williams, Vicar of Bolton, was answering Karen Stephen's query on Monday, April 22 -- Was God a woman? Firstly the Bible states "search the Scriptures, John 5: vs.39. Seek and ye shall find". Rev Williams says that it is wrong to jump
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Bolton Schools v Bury Schools
BOLTON Schools had a successful start to the season beating Bury Schools by 26 runs at Kearsley CC. Electing to bat, Bolton were soon in trouble, losing captain Tom Liversedge in the first over. A stand of 80 between Patrick Gallagher and James Hill pushed
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Holders early Cross Cup exit
CROSS CUP holders Adlington were sensationally knocked out of this year's competition after a magnificent fight-back by Standish. Last season holders Atherton lost at the first stage, and Adlington continued the trend on Sunday with a seven wicket defeat
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Jard work paying off for Andy
ANDY Flintoff was again the talk of English cricket last week when he fired a superb 137 in 106 balls in Lancashire's County Championship game with Surrey. The all-rounder is perhaps the most unpredictable cricketer in the country, especially with the
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Hot air balloon shock!
A PENSIONER woke to find eight people stranded in a hot air balloon basket - right in front of his bedroom window. The balloon had made an emergency landing in a field less than 12 feet away from Fred Bennet's home in Kem Mill Lane, Whittle-le-Woods,
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Win a special edition DVD!
ALL THE best competitions are on This is Bolton - and this week you can win special edition Conan the Barbarian DVDs. For your chance to win, enter HERE/
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Police renew plea to catch bag thieves
EIGHT weeks after a great-grandmother was badly injured in a street mugging police have made a new appeal for help to catch the thugs who snatched her handbag. Marie Brooks, aged 80, who suffered a brain haemorrhage three years ago, was attacked in Mornington
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Club comes first for per
PER Frandsen put his World Cup disappointment behind him today insisting: "Helping Wanderers stay in the Premiership was more important." The Reebok midfielder, outstanding in the battle for top flight survival, was overlooked when Denmark boss Morten
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Racing ahead in national fitness scheme
BURY is at the forefront of a new national programme to give everyone equal access to health and fitness opportunities. The Castle Leisure Centre will be one of only 30 council run leisure centres across the country taking part in a new £1.3 million Lottery-funded
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'Marathon' pupils raise £1,900 for leukaemia research
PUPILS at Wolfenden Primary School, Halliwell, raised £1,901 for a research charity helping children with leukaemia. After hearing that a local family had been hit by the illness children, parents and staff responded by raising the impressive amount.
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School on line to win computer cash
A SECONDARY school stands to gain £75,000 to develop a state-of-the-art computer suite after winning a place in the finals of a prestigious competition. Westhoughton High School has beat competition from 140 other schools across the country for a place
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Cafe go-ahead
AN old sweet shop in Farnworth is to be turned into sandwich takeaway and cafe. Bolton planners gave the go-head for plans submitted by Theresa Brooks. The cafe will open 7am to 2pm Monday to Friday, and until 1pm on Saturdays.
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College reunion
ANYONE who attended St John Rigby's College in Wigan is urged to attend a reunion event. The Catholic sixth form college is marking its 30th anniversary with a big birthday bash on July 5. The party will be held at the Orrell college in a marquee with
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Advice day for local prisoners
THE Wigan and Leigh, and Bolton Community Safety Partnerships are staging an open day on Thursday for prisoners at Forest Bank Prison at Agecroft, near Salford. There are about 800 inmates at the privately-run prison, nearly half of them from Bolton,
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Church's kit plea
A BLACKROD Church is asking people to check with their local football teams to see if they are using or selling child friendly kits and merchandise. Parishioners at St Katharine's at Scot Lane End, have joined the campaign started by the Delhi-based organisation
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Have a ball with carnival float
ORGANISERS of this year's Adlington Carnival want more people to join in the procession of floats. Committee members are worried about the fall in the number of people designing floats in recent years. Organiser Colin Prescott, said: "We are trying to
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HEATON v FARNWORTH SC
Heaton won by 1 wkt Farnworth SC R Hope c Milne b Fearick ...6 M Ashworth b Hirwani ...6 D Eckersley b Whittle b Hirwani ...40 T Barrow c Neki b Hirwani ...37 Rasheed lbw Mort ...0 F Ali c&b Hirwani ...2 C Walsh b Hirwani ...14 T Bradley c Jones b
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B&DCA JUNIOR SECTION
U11 LEAGUE P W L T NR Pt Elton... 3 3 0 0 0 9 Lostock... 3 3 0 0 0 9 Spring View... 3 3 0 0 0 9 Adlington... 3 2 1 0 0 6 Atherton... 3 2 1 0 0 6 Bolton Indian... 3 2 1 0 0 6 Darcy Lever... 3 2 1 0 0 6 Little Hulton... 3 2 1 0 0 6 Walshaw... 3 2 1 0 0
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LITTLE HULTON v ATHERTON
Match Drawn Atherton D Charlson c I Lee b Sutherland...10 P Walsh c Sutherland b Penny...24 G Dimery lbw Cooke...11 P West run out...104 P Wakefield c & b Ijaz...71 R Clews b I Lee...1 P Williamson not out...0 D Marsh not out...3 Extras...18 Total
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FARNWORTH v ASTLEY BRIDGE
Astley Bridge won by 7 wkts Farnworth W Luntley b Namajee...2 S Marsh st Guest b Halton...16 M Axford st Guest b Halton...44 Ahmed c Stafford b Halton...0 M Daley b Barry...6 G Hyde not out...12 S Walsh lbw B Barry...2 W Noakes c Clegg b Halton...12 N
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Results (U13s & U18s
U13s - Sunday May 5 Westhoughton beat Kearsley Little Lever 104 for 6 (Rushmore 28) beat Eagley 99 for 4 (Burke 32 not out) Horwich 60 for 2 (Halliday 24) beat Heaton 59 for 4 Farnworth beat Tonge Sunday May 12th U13s Bradshaw 75 for 1 (Dearnaley 24)
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Fifties exhibition for Jubilee
HORWICH Resource Centre will be celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee on June 1. The Horwich Heritage Exhibition on the 1950s will take visitors down memory lane when it opens between 10am and 1pm. In the afternoon there will be an indoor street party
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Mohmed blow spoils the party
Air Miles Manchester League: BREIGHTMET United won their final Manchester League Division One game of the season with a Gary McShane goal sealing a 1-0 way win at Wythenshawe Town. But the game was soured by a bad injury after only ten minutes to United's
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Crowd pleaser Waywell happy to stay in Leigh
STEVE Waywell has revealed that supporters of Leigh RMI changed his mind about leaving the club. Waywell was on the brink of being sacked back in January, with his side dangling precariously close to the relegation zone and with little money available
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Evening courts
THE Government is launching a pilot scheme in Manchester to open US-style evening courts in a bid to deliver swift justice. City magistrates are to sit until 8pm on two days a week and will start at 9am, an hour earlier than usual.
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Colouful culture show
YOUNG people celebrated cultural differences with a colourful fashion show. The students at Bolton Sixth Form College strutted their stuff on the catwalk to mark the launch of a booklet which has been produced as a guide to the many cultural and religious
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Man shouted at police
A MAN admitted a breach of the peace after trouble flared with his girlfriend. Bury magistrates heard that John Whitton, aged 19, of Rochdale Old Road, Bury, shouted abuse at police and was arrested. He was bound over in the sum of £200 to keep the peace
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Parts to get your teeth into
A DRACULA Spectacular is being staged by St Paul's Players Youth Theatre Group. Chorus boys and girls are needed for the fun musical which takes place from June 28 to 30 at the Community Centre, Railway Road, Adlington. The company also needs 14 to 18
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Prestige show
BOLTON Youth Orchestra teams up with members of the BBC Philharmonic to present Music for May on Sunday night, 7.30pm. The young musicians will not only perform with some of the finest professional musicians but will also be at one of the most prestigious
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Handbags at ready
MEMBERS of Tyldesley Little Theatre are staging Celebration, a play by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, from Tuesday May 21 to Saturday May 25. The play celebrates the lives of classic ordinary Northern folk -- and the end of yet another successful season
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Introducing My Fair Lady and three guys called John
MEMBERS of the production team behind Horwich RMI and District Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society's latest musical could be excused from having stage fright when rehearsals began. All three leading men are called John. A spokesman said: "Rehearsals
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Leigh held again
LEIGH CC drew their second consecutive league match on Saturday in a high scoring game against newly promoted Maghull. Having won the toss and batted first on a good wicket, Maghull started slowly but solidly. Indeed it was in the 31st over with the score
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HORWICH v EGERTON
Match drawn Horwich White b Jackson ...41 S Woods st Dudley b McGuinnes ...55 G Long b O'Rourke ...44 N Woods b O'Rourke ...12 J Partington not out ...48 P Morris not out ...17 Extras ...17 Total (for 4) ...234 Bowling: C Tye 13-3-65-0; P Burton 16-3-
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Lostock v Elton
Elton won by six wkts Lostock C Rashleigh run out ...22 P Knowles c Lomax b Chappell ...20 R Shah lbw Duxbury ...34 S Kaye run out ...4 Y Khan c Kay b Chappell ...27 G Beswick not out ...22 L Issa b Kay ...4 I Finn c Barrass b Duxbury ...1 P Flanagan
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BRADSHAW v WESTHOUGHTON
Match Drawn Bradshaw A Kerr c Coates b Patel...44 C Evans b Rauf...84 D Morris c S Parker b Rauf...9 Dalugoda c S Parker b Crookson...2 N Johnson b Crookson...3 M Cunliffe c Crookson b Preston...25 M Gwilt not out...35 S Ainsworth c Crookson b Preston
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Builders on crest of wave
THE UK building sector is enjoying sustained growth -- and the North-west is leading the way. Almost half (46 per cent) of the Federation of Master Builders members in the North-west reported an increase in business over the first three months of 2002
