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All-star 'best ever' Games comes to an end
THE Queen - and a full supporting cast of rather younger icons - brought the curtain down on the biggest and most successful sporting occasion ever held in England. Millions of TV viewers worldwide watched a spectacular closing ceremony as the Commonwealth
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Who cared if it rained
TYPICAL Manchester weather meant the closing ceremony continued the new tradition of this Commonwealth Games - nothing false, when you come here you get what you see writes Chris Sudlow It rained throughout, but obviously apart from the chief guest, nobody
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Tourism benefit for Bolton in future
THE spin off from the Commonwealth Games has been tremendous - a staggering quarter-of-a-million people have visited Bolton during the 10 days of the Games. The huge number of spectators watching the sporting events at Rivington and the Bolton Arena could
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Legionnaire's bug: 45 confirmed cases
SIX more people were today diagnosed with Legionnaire's Disease in Barrow - a total of 45 confirmed cases. One man has died, four patients are in intensive care and 74 are being treated for the bug. Five of those were giving doctors "cause for concern
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Squirrel's regulars go nuts for Wales
REGULARS at a Horwich pub raised their glasses during the men's cycling road race. But the Commonwealth Games cheer was not for England -- they were gunning for Wales instead. Cyclist James Griffiths, who was competing in the final Games bike race, is
