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Soccer career of a 1920s player
MY husband's uncle, Bob Haworth, played for Bolton in the 1920 cup matches, but he has only got photos of him from newspaper cuttings. If any Bolton Evening News readers have any photos to sell, or if they could get copies, please contact me. ohaworth
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Tackling world-wide terrorism
I WISH to reply to Malcolm Pittock's view of terrorism and war. War is a contest between nations using force of arms, with warriors taking part. Guerrilla war is "Irregular Warfare" between nations using force of arms, with warriors taking part. Terrorism
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Making elderly lives a misery
I SYMPATHISE with the parents of Mrs Walmsley who are suffering because of noisy children and their uncaring parents (Bolton Evening News, May 13). Over the years I have written many letters to the Bolton Evening News regarding this problem -- not because
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Discipline that did work in old days...
IN REPLY to Peter Johnston's recent fanciful anti-smacking letter, attempting to dismiss the sensible and logical views of G Pollitt, Brian Derbyshire and many other knowledgable correspondents to the Bolton Evening News who support a return to a more
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Fixtures
Saturday May 18 Anthony Axford Bolton Association: Adlington v Blackrod; A&T v Spring View; Atherton v Clifton; Edgworth v Elton; Golborne v Lostock; Standish v Darcy Lever; Walshaw v Daisy Hill. Warburton's Bolton League: Astley Bridge v Walkden;
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Peter Stafford's cricket review
IF, prior to the start of the season you had placed a bet on Horwich, Heaton and Astley Bridge being in the top four after five programmes had been completed, you would doubtless have got very long odds indeed. And yet there they are, with Horwich having
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World Cup ban for 13 Reebok fans
A TOTAL of 13 Bolton Wanderers supporters have been banned from the World Cup, it was revealed today. The fans are among 1,007 hard-core England football hooligans banned from travelling to Japan and Korea for the competition. Only four other Premiership
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Sophie's in a spin over world record
A SCHOOLGIRL discus thrower not only beat the grown-ups, but set a world record during a national competition. Rivington High School pupil Sophie Hancock, aged 15, thrashed everyone in the adult section with a huge throw of 16.34 metres -- smashing the
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Crossley Cup
THE CROSSLEY Cup prelims will take place on May 25, greens to be decided. Entry into the competition is free to all registered players in the Mills League. Please contact Mr Keith Andrews, 64 Shrewsbury Road, Bolton, BL1 4NN. Tel 01204 846716.
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National Federation start date
THE 2002 National Federation starts on May 19 with Bolton Open and Bolton Ladies/Mixed taking on West Yorkshire in their respective Divisions. The Open Team play at Bar Lane 2pm, the Ladies/Mixed team play at The Railway Club 2pm. The following Sunday
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Bury Bowls
DIVISION ONE P W L D A F Eagle & Child A... 5 4 0 1 19.0 40.0 Prestwich CC A... 4 3 1 0 16.5 33.0 Black Lane... 4 3 1 0 13.0 30.5 ELPM B... 4 2 2 0 21.0 27.0 Stanley B... 4 3 1 0 20.0 26.0 Walmersley A... 5 2 2 1 26.5 29.0 Walmersley B... 4 1 3 0
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Holcombe continue run
IN Division 1 of the Mixed Tennis League, Holcombe Brook 'A' maintained their top position with another close match, this time with local rivals Hawkshaw 'A'. Their unbeaten record now stands at 17 matches without a loss and in their present form are
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Woman treated
A 63-YEAR-OLD woman suffered breathing problems caused by smoke after a chip pan fire at a house in Wood-gate Avenue, Bury. She was given oxygen by firemen but declined hospital treatment.
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House torched
ARSONISTS set an unoccupied house on fire in Oriel Stret, Deane. Firefighters spent 90 minutes putting the fire out shortly after midnight. The top floor was gutted and the house next door was damaged by water. Firefighters were also called to a blaze
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EU control
TOURISM matters across the EU are likely to fall under European Commission control following a vote by MEPs in Strasbourg. A Commission report called "Working together for the future of European tourism" sought to incorporate tourism issues into EU treaties
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Student Jason's terror ordeal
STUDENT Jason Farnworth needed five stitches after he was beaten over the head with an iron bar by McKerrow. The 18-year-old, from Deane, was attacked as he took a short cut off Deane Road, Bolton, after midnight on February 5. McKerrow demanded his wallet
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Cannabis haul is one of the largest ever
A MAJOR cannabis factory, one of the biggest ever discovered in the Greater Manchester area, has been found at a house in Little Hulton. Officers found about 1,000 plants when they raided a property in Manchester Road West at around 7am yesterday. A 68
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Hammer attack lie man jailed
A FORMER Bolton man who helped his uncle after a brutal hammer attack was jailed for 12 months. But the sentence means that Imran Khan will be released shortly because he has been in custody since his arrest. His uncle, Tasawar Hussain, was jailed for
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BOLTON ASSOC 2ND ELEVEN
P W L D Ab BP Pts Spring View... 5 4 1 0 0 6 86 Clifton... 5 4 1 0 0 5 85 Little Hulton... 5 4 1 0 0 4 84 Elton... 5 3 0 2 0 24 84 Blackrod... 5 3 1 1 0 15 75 Darcy Lever... 4 2 1 1 0 23 63 Daisy Hill... 4 2 0 1 1 6 52 Astley & Tyldesley... 4 2 2
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Early knockout facing three local cup sides
SIX local clubs have plenty to complain about as they go into the first round of the Thwaites Lancashire Knockout tomorrow (Sunday). They are the teams that have been drawn against each other and although there is always the theory of better the devil
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Thwaites East
Lancs Bowls P W L D Pt St Andrews ... 7 5 2 0 66 Darwen Subs ... 6 5 1 0 58 Bar Lane ... 7 4 3 0 50 Turton ... 5 3 2 0 48 East Lancs ... 6 2 4 0 42 R Utility ... 5 3 2 0 40 Colne Br Legion ... 6 2 4 0 36 Globe ... 4 2 1 1 33 Tottington Con ... 6 2 4 0
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FARNWORTH VETERANS BOWLING LEAGUE
P W D L Pts Parr Fold... 7 7 0 0 81 Bradford St A... 8 4 1 3 64 Doe Hey... 7 5 0 2 58 Mytham A... 8 5 0 3 56 Farn Crick... 6 4 1 1 55 St Mary's A... 7 3 0 4 46 Peel Park... 8 2 0 6 44 LHCC... 8 1 0 7 40 SECTION A: Bradford St A (12) 173 OHCC (2) 100;
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HORWICH AND DISTRICT BOWLING LEAGUE
RESULTS: SECTION A P W L D Pt Horwich RMI A... 5 4 1 0 43 Greenwood BC... 5 4 1 0 41 Lostock BC... 5 3 2 0 32 Whalley LC A... 5 2 3 0 33 Bellingham BC B... 5 2 3 0 28 Bay Horse BC... 4 3 1 0 26 West SSC A... 4 2 2 0 22 Hilltops SSC A... 5 3 2 0 31 Dean
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Party planners of Conningsby Close
NEIGHBOURHOODS across the country are being encouraged to dust down their Union Flags and party in celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. After all, we all did it so well 25 years ago for the Silver Jubilee. But a party needs organisation -- especially
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WARBURTON BOLTON CRICKET LEAGUE 1ST XI
P W L D8 D6 D1 BP PD Pt Horwich... 5 4 0 1 0 0 7 0 95 Heaton... 5 3 1 0 1 0 8 2 72 Walkden... 5 1 0 3 0 1 27 0 72 Astley Bridge... 5 3 0 0 0 2 9 0 71 Tonge... 5 2 1 2 0 0 12 0 68 Bradshaw... 5 2 2 1 0 0 13 0 61 Eagley... 5 2 2 0 1 0 9 0 55 Little Lever
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Tom enjoys double success
TOM Lancashire scorched to an amazing 800m and 1500m double at the Greater Manchester Track and Field Championships, as Bolton Harriers athletes scooped eight Gold medals in Stretford. Lancashire's times were an impressive 1:53.16 and 3:57.47. Hazel Carwardine
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Flood alert exercise
LANCASHIRE County Council was staging a flood emergency planning exercise today at Longridge, near Preston, to see how services in the area would cope with major floods.
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World Cup ban for 13 Reebok fans
A TOTAL of 13 Bolton Wanderers supporters have been banned from the World Cup, it was revealed today. The fans are among 1,007 hard-core England football hooligans banned from travelling to Japan and Korea for the competition. Only four other Premiership
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Crooner Jimmy is right on song
GLITZY grannies and groovy grandads gathered at Bolton's Albert Halls in the hope they would be crowed silver star at the town's heat of the National Senior Citizen Talent Contest. And it was not long before the judges found their champion in Jimmy Mac
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Fund-raiser in Gary's name
A HEARTBROKEN family still coming to terms with the death of teenager Gary Odlum are hoping his memory will live on in the town. They are trying to raise more than £5,000 to have a plaque bearing Gary's name placed in the intensive care unit at the Royal
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Demand for youth justice panels rises
A TOTAL of 26 first time offenders -- aged as young as 11 -- have been sent by Bolton magistrates to pioneering punishment panels where members of the public decide their fate. So many orders have been issued by the magistrates that Bolton's youth offending
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Council row over who's watching who
By Jane Field Local Government Reporter jfield@boltoneveningnews.co.uk A BATTLE over democracy has broken out in Bolton as political leaders disagree over who should be in control of scutinising council policies. Senior Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative
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Baby death parents may sue hospital
A FORMER Bolton couple are today deciding whether or not to take legal action against the hospital that discharged their baby son shortly before he died. Sean and Samantha Lowe were left devastated when 17-month-old Dominic died after being re-admitted
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Town's finger is on the button
By Jane Field jfield@boltoneveningnews.co.uk ELECTRONIC voting has been hailed a big success in Bolton, even though the system came under heavy criticism in another town. The hi-tech system was used in Bolton and Stratford-Upon-Avon in a pilot project
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Victims' families visit bomb town
RELATIVES of victims of the Omagh bombing were due to visit a North-west town today targeted by the IRA. They were due to visit the Warrington Peace Centre to hear about the work carried out by the Tim Parry Jonathan Ball Trust promoting peace. It was
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Christopher set to make stage debut
LITTLE Hulton-born actor Christopher Eccleston will take the lead role in Hamlet at West Yorkshire Playhouse this autumn. The production will mark Eccleston's first professional stage portrayal of a Shakespeare character. Eccleston became famous in his
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Hulton's fortunes go West
LITTLE Hulton should have known what to expect when they came up against Atherton last week. According to Little Hulton secretary Mike Tyldesley it seems that Atherton batsman Phil West always does well in games between the two sides. "I don't know why
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Founders Darts KO
LAST week's winner was Ian Carr, he beat Dave Trippier in the final. Best Lady prize went to Pat Cross. Tonight's draw 9pm. Names in by 8.45pm, or phone in on 01204 362195.
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Lancs GMC Darts
BOLTON Town play Sutton St Helens away tomorrow in the Lancashire GMC Super League, at the Bowling Green Inn, 125 Robbins Lane, Sutton St Helens. Bolton players to meet at the Founders Arms by 11.15am. Anyone not able to attend please ring the Founders
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Gatherings are therapeutic
ACCOUNTANTS are getting together at meetings which use the Alcoholics Anonymous format. Tax Club meets every eight weeks at Bury-based business advisers DTE and involves members -- some of them specialist tax advisers -- raising tax issues within the
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Facts please on this herbal idea
JUST a query to your Letters page. I have a bottle of a liquid herb named "Berberis." And a few drops in a little water is supposed to help remove intestinal catarrh. I've never heard of this herb before, so does anyone else know what else it can be used
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Real benefits to all in the region
THE Government's plan for regional devolution is a giant step towards eradicating the North/South divide and bringing democracy closer to the people of the North-west. There are seven million people in the North-west, yet only five million in Scotland
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Salford Youth Cricket Association
Results for the week beginning Sunday May 5, 2002 WEDNESDAY May 8: Under 16s League: Bury 138 for 4 J McGahan 41, J Shaw 72 no Radcliffe 141 for 3 J Kingsler 69. Radcliffe won by seven wickets Monton Weaste 214 for 4 Ashley Timins 95, Chris Costa 44 S.W
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Bolton Conservatives Men's Bowling League
THE ARBUTHNOT Cup Preliminary Round will be played at Deane on Sunday, June 9,12 noon draw. Because there is only one venue this year, the number of entries will be limited to 32 playing down to the last 16. Please forward your entries to the League Secretary
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Turton Bowls
P W L 0 Pt Bar Lane A... 7 6 0 1 69 Dobbies... 6 5 1 0 53 Turton... 6 5 1 0 52 Dunscar... 7 3 3 1 43 Bradshaw... 6 4 2 0 42 Edgworth... 7 3 4 0 42 Longsight B... 6 4 2 0 34 Eagley... 6 2 4 0 28 Bolton Tigers... 5 2 3 0 26 Tonge Moor... 6 2 4 0 26 Longsight
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Bolton Parks Vets
FRASER HUYTON PAIRS WOULD club secretaries note that entries for the Fraser Huyton Pairs should be forwarded to John Cranshaw by May 25. Qualifying rounds to take place on June 10 and 12 at Astley Bridge, Tonge Park and Moss Bank Park, and as Breightmet
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Pupils win place in final
PUPILS who thought of an ingenious way to combat truancy have won a place in the North-west finals of a Young Enterprise scheme. The 21-strong Blue Aardvark group, from Westhoughton High School, won a place in the regional finals and then fought off even
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Boffins get own club
PEOPLE in Bolton who are dreaming up the gadgets of the future are being offered the chance to join a club and get help. The British Institute of Inventors can give advice on the best solicitors to use and how to get their product patented. If you would
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Driver badly hurt
A MAN was seriously injured early today after his car collided with a wall on Scout Road, Smithills, and ended up in a field. Firefighters cut the roof off his Ford Fiesta after he became trapped. The car had rolled onto its roof a number of times. Two
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Great Wall trek
LIFE-SAVING leukaemia charity The Anthony Nolan Trust is looking for volunteers to trek along the Great Wall of China. The group is appealing for people to register now to raise the £3,000 sponsorship required for the trip next May. Phone 01423 879510
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£250,000 for NY firefighters
GREATER Manchester Fire Service's fund-raising efforts for the families of the New York firefighters who lost their lives in the September 11 terrorist attack have raised £250,000. When the collections end on May 31, it is hoped the final figure will
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Helping hand for community group
A GROUP which aims to revive community spirit on a Farnworth estate has successfully bid for a start-up grant. Nine friends got together to set up the Bradford Street Community Association to unite residents and try to improve the area. Now the council's
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Sophie's in a spin over world record
A SCHOOLGIRL discus thrower not only beat the adults, but set a world record during a national competition. Rivington High School pupil Sophie Hancock, aged 15, thrashed everyone in the adult section with a huge throw of 16.34 metres -- smashing the existing
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Minibus driver beaten up in street attack
A TAXI driver was repeatedly beaten and racially abused by two men in a street attack, a court was told. Mohammed Kershid was attacked on three separate occasions, first by Danny Price and then helped by his friend Andrew Eckersley. The terrified driver
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FAMILY ACT: Paul and Karl Brown
Another dad and lad show at Atherton ATHERTON could have found themselves another father and son combination to take over the family partnership set by Steve and Paul Walsh. The Walsh connection was broken up following Steve's decision to join Astley
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Horwich flyer no flash in the pan
IF, prior to the start of the season you had placed a bet on Horwich, Heaton and Astley Bridge being in the top four after five programmes had been completed, you would doubtless have got very long odds indeed. And yet there they are, with Horwich having
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Bolton Summer Netball League results for 7th/8th May 2002
Division 1: Barnstormers 21, Howcroft 54; Bolton Pianos 14, Holy Cross 42; CBs 17, DB3 39; Sharples 15, Olympia 'A' 20; Tobutt Sports 19, Red Lion Ladies 29. Division 2: BIHE 25, High Spirits 21; Chequers 16, Gilnow Arms 39; Dreams & Drapes 14, Eagley
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ASSOCIATION
BATTING INN NO HS Run Ave Dimery (Ath)*... 5 3 *165 304 152.00 Sarkar (Sta)*... 6 4 *69 230 115.00 N Fawcett (DL)... 5 1 *76 280 70.00 Hall (Elt)... 6 2 73 221 55.25 Bannister (DH)... 5 0 76 248 49.60 S Knowles (Sta)... 6 1 95 248 49.60 Baldwin (Gol).
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WARBURTONS BOLTON LEAGUE
SECOND TEAMS P1 W L D8 D6 D1 T7 BP PD Pts Greenmount... 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 83 Kearsley... 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 83 Eagley... 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 80 Egerton... 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 66 Walkden... 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 12 0 60 Astley Bridge... 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 12 2 58 Farnworth
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BOLTON LEAGUE
BATTING INN NO HS Runs Ave M Parkinson (Walk)... 6 4 *94 260 260.00 Watson (Walk)... 5 1 *105 274 68.50 Akber (Kear)... 3 2 *37 63 63.00 G Long (Hor)... 5 1 61 210 52.50 J Fearick (Hea)... 5 1 *62 190 47.50 de Silva (LL)... 5 0 68 235 47.00 T Barry (AB
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Bolton Bowls
KEVIN Davey and Barrie Kitson, the LCBA Pairs champions of last year were simply out-bowled on Saturday in the first round of this year's Pairs by opponents Bob Wood and Graham Booth. Bob Wood is clearly 'on form' at the moment because, the day before
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Bolton Cons Bowls
SECTION A P W D L Pts Little Lever C... 5 5 0 0 46 Little Hulton A... 4 3 0 1 23 Plodder Lane D... 4 2 0 2 20 Dunscar B... 3 2 0 1 19 Tonge Moor A... 4 1 0 3 16 Little Lever B... 4 1 0 3 15 Little Lever A... 3 1 0 2 10 Deane B... 1 0 0 1 4 Astley Bridge
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BOLTON AND DISTRICT SNOOKER LEAGUE
STEPHEN Partington won the Derby Ward Cup after beating Mel Madhavji in the individual final. Both players hail from Rumworth, and the game was staged at Rumworth Conservative Club. CHAMPION of Champions Tournament (sponsored by Cuemasters Snooker and
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Paul leads the way at Jubilee event
HORWICH RMI Harriers' Jubilee Series got off to a tremendous start last Wednesday when a near record field of 246 runners toed the start line. Paul Massey had a great run to finish fifth and first RMI Harrier. RMI Harrier category winners were Matthew
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Paul leads way at Jubilee event
THE HORWICH RMI Harriers Jubilee Series got off to a tremendous start last Wednesday when a near record field of 246 runners toed the start line. Paul Massey had a great run to finish fifth and first RMI Harrier. RMI Harrier category winners were Matthew
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Puppy prisoner freed by firefighters
WHEN Buster the dog went walkies he sparked a major rescue operation. The 15-month-old pup got trapped between some railings after escaping from the back garden of owner Michael Glaiser's home in Parkfield Road, Bolton. Animal rescue workers failed to
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Good young shots
MORE than 70 young people were taking part in a day's training and introduction to shooting and country sports today. The Young Shots Day on the Abbeystead Estate in north Lancashire has been organised by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation
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Pilot hit by rotor blade
A HELICOPTER pilot is seriously ill in hospital with a fractured skull after being struck on the head by a rotor blade after landing in a field in Nelson. Roger Feather, aged 42, of Oxenhope, West Yorkshire, was helping his co-pilot, who had struck his
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Axe killer 'ruthless', prosecution claims
A FORMER escort girl who killed her wealthy lover with an axe was "a very good actress" who tried to cover up her "planning, clean-up and lies'' afterwards, a jury at Leeds Crown Court was told. Jan Charlton, aged 36, killed businessman Daniel O'Brien
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Thug, 15, is locked away
A 15-YEAR-OLD thug who targeted students in a spate of violent robberies has been locked up for five years. James McKerrow ambushed his victims, hitting one victim with an iron bar and threatening another with a knife. The teenager has a long criminal
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Opera show
A NEW production of the Barber of Seville comes to the St George's Hall in Blackburn on Tuesday, June 4. The Ellen Kent and Opera International production will feature the Ukrainian National Opera of Odessa on its premiere tour of the UK. Tickets, £12.50
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Acting talent wanted
OLDHAM Coliseum Theatre's is looking for new North-west acting talent. On June 6 and 7, the Coliseum will open its doors to actors and actresses of all ages who wish to audition for future roles in the theatre. The casting panel will sit from 10.30am
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Another dad and lad show at Atherton
ATHERTON could have found themselves another father and son combination to take over the family partnership set by Steve and Paul Walsh. The Walsh connection was broken up following Steve's decision to join Astley and Tyldesley, a move he felt would help
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Mick takes first place
MICK Bushby take first place after beating Shaun Liptrot in the Halliwell Cons knockout final. Losing semis were Derek Ashton and Wayne Banford. Sunday's winner was Shaun Liptrot beating Lisa Stephens in the final, losing semis were Mark Aspinall and
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Astley Bridge Area Darts League
THE MEN'S and Ladies All Winners Competition will be on May 27, ladies at Robin Hood, Halliwell Road, men at the Bowling Green, Blackburn Road. Summer fixtures will hopefully be delivered to your respective venues next week. A list of your first round
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Early knockout facing three local cup sides
SIX local clubs have plenty to complain about as they go into the first round of the Thwaites Lancashire Knockout tomorrow. They are the teams that have been drawn against each other and although there is always the theory of better the devil you know
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Aussie spell gives Parkinson a lift
MATT Parkinson has discovered a rich vein of runs this season and the reason for that could lie Down Under. The 24-years-old Walkden all rounder spent the winter playing for South Australian side Belmont in Newcastle and although he batted down the order
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What to do in Bolton on...
SUNDAY & MONDAY BOLTON EXCEL, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: Lifestyles Fitness Suite, Yoga, Judo, Circuits, Short Mat Bowling, Aerobics, Pilates. Monday to Friday 7.30am -10pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am- 7pm. DEANE LEISURE CENTRE, Junction Road
