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Fighting stress
MANAGEMENT and unions at BT are committed to fighting work-related stress. About 100 union safety representatives from the Communication Workers Union and Connect (the managers' union) attended a seminar at County Hall, Preston.
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Private sector is on the up
A NEW report shows that the private sector economy in the North West registered an expansion of output and new business during September. But despite business activity remaining positive and order book levels recovering, jobs continued to be shed during
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Textiles move over for electronics
REMPLOY'S Bolton factory has completed its conversion from textiles to electronics assembly. The plant in Manchester Road has had investment worth nearly £500,000 and now employs 56 disabled people. They work on the assembly of components for fire alarm
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Students have seconds on the run
BOLTON Seconds went down 4-0 at home to a strong UMIST team. The visitors took the lead early on and were three-up by half-time but Bolton dominated the second half with good play down the wings by Andy Jones and Simon Coles.
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October 24
From the Evening News 1992 - SHOTGUN raiders escaped with more than £50,000 after two Bolton bank robberies within four hours. Five terrified customers were threatened with a shotgun and machete in the biggest of the two National Westminster Bank raids
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Bid to make wood bloom
GREEN-FINGERED volunteers will help to create a spring carpet of colourful blooms when they plant wildflower seeds on Sunday. They will gather at the former landfill site at Cox Green, Bolton, with their hoes, forks and trowels. The planting session has
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Strike action by the airmen
IN January, 1946, 50,000 airmen serving in the Middle East and Far East went on strike in what a recent Channel 4 programme called "the greatest single act of defiance in the history of the British armed forces". I am writing a book about those events
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Troublesome tenants...
A FEW months ago a number of Heaton residents attended the Labour councillor's surgery at the Victory Community Centre, to voice their complaints over troublesome tenants in private rented properties in their once prestigious area. And they also asked
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Calming down the concerns
WITH reference to the recent letter (October 16), and subsequent article about traffic calming proposals in Aintree Road, Little Lever, may I provide the comment requested. Mr Dicker is not speaking on behalf of all residents when he suggests the proposed
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Let's keep a real sense of proportion
COUNCILLOR Paul Brierley is new and comparatively inexperienced, and we must, I suppose, be prepared to make allowances for his inexperience. Anyone who has worked in an office in a large and bureaucratic organisation knows that from time to time there
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On this day in sport (October 24)
1857: The first football team, Sheffield FC, were formed at a meeting of Cambridge University old boys. 1976: Britain's James Hunt won the Formula One world title with third place in the Japanese Grand Prix, securing him the championship by one point
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October 24
From the Evening News 1992 - SHOTGUN raiders escaped with more than £50,000 after two Bolton bank robberies within four hours. Five terrified customers were threatened with a shotgun and machete in the biggest of the two National Westminster Bank raids
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Tony Carter the lifetime achiever
DOUGIE Tobutt continues his occasional series on some of Bolton's sporting greats. Here he looks at the achievements of Tony Carter, who became one of the leading figures in the development of squash in the North West. SOMETIMES being successful means
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New faces wanted
THE season has only just finished but Golborne Cricket Club are already preparing for the new season. Any players who would like to join them in 2003 should contact Graham Marston on 0777 492 6853 or Denis Ormshaw on 07970 678 52.
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Dance band star's home date
A FORMER Chorley schoolboy who toured the world with Manchester dance band M People is to return to his homeland for a gig with his new band. Paul Birchall, who attended Southlands High School, will join old chum for a second concert with renowned saxophonist
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Ryan killer jailed for life
THE killer of tragic schoolboy Ryan Mason was today jailed for life for his murder. Ronald Mariner, aged 23, stabbed seven-year-old Ryan five times with a kitchen knife and then strangled him. He then used a wheelie bin to carry the body of the schoolboy
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Retracing steps of murder victim
A TELEVISION reconstruction featuring the final moments of murdered Bolton prostitute Danielle Moorcroft is due to be shown tonight. Her body was found on a car park in Lower Bridgeman Street, Bolton on June 1. Danielle, who was five months pregnant,
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Engineer who took £1,500 drop in pay to join service
JAMES Bracegirdle spent four years trying to get into the fire service. He spent six years as an engineer at Walmsleys before finally achieving his ambition -- and donned a firefighter's uniform. James, a firefighter at Bolton North, took a £1,500 drop
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Why fireman James will go on strike
AS a serving firefighter who has recently voted for industrial action to take place, I feel that I must make the general public aware of our role as a firefighter and extinguish the words "40 per cent" and "greed". I joined the fire service nine years
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Spanish Fiesta day
SANGRIA and paella will be the order of the day at a special event to celebrate Spanish culture at a town centre restaurant. La Tasca, on Bradshawgate, will be holding a Fiesta Day from 3pm today (Thursday), when passersby can pop in and sample the food
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Why Sara isn't music to our ears
RADIO One DJ Sara Cox has been named as one of Britain's most irritating DJs. The Bolton lass came second to colleague Chris Moyles, who was slammed for waffling rather than telling listeners what song he is playing. Sara's inclusion in the poll follows
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Three game crunch for Wanderers
Here are details of the Wanderers' next three games: Monday, October 28 Sunderland...H NOVEMBER 2 Birmingham...A 9 West Brom...H
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Start-up checklist
BOLTON accountants Stafford Worsley Smethurst have produced an updated version of the firm's Extensive Business Start-up Checklist. Free copies are available from partner Mark Worsley on 01204 522608.
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Newcomers steal the show
STONECLOUGH Cummunity Centre organised a highly sucessful trip to Yorkshire's Woodlands Fisheries complex for a competition for youths new to the sport with most of the prizes being given by BAS of Bolton. Prizes went to: 1 Brian Tebey 2lbs 1ozs , 2 Mike
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Swift's ledger proves tops at Rumworth
TWENTY three members of Royal Ashton AC fished the second Winter League match on a stormy Rumworth Reservoir. Paul Swift fished a delicate ledger system with maggot which paid off when he had a good head of small roach for a winning 4lbs-6ozs. Kevin Lever
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Memories needed
DID you fall in love and marry to the music of Glenn Miller or Anne Shelton? Did you turn on, tune in and drop out to the protest songs on the 1960s? The Imperial War Museum North want to hear from Bolton people whose lives have been transformed by wartime
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Spanish Fiesta day
SANGRIA and paella will be the order of the day today at a special event to celebrate Spanish culture at a town centre restaurant. La Tasca, on Bradshawgate, will be holding a Fiesta Day from 3pm today (Thursday), when passersby can pop in and sample
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What to do in Bolton on Thursday
BLACKROD COMMUNITY CENTRE, Greenbarn Way, off Vicarage Road, Blackrod, BL6 5TA The centre houses a main hall with a stage and a side lounge. Other facilities include a kitchen, toilets, disabled toilets and a separate meeting area, the Rivington Room.
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Investigation after pair fell through floor
AN investigation has been launched after two workers were injured in an accident at a Bolton company. They fell through a floor while demolishing a building at First Industrial Ltd in Lostock Lane, Bolton. A 43-year-old man suffered a fractured skull
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Gritty sex risks play aimed at teenagers
A NEW production aimed directly at teenagers is being premiered by The Octagon Theatre's youth Activ8 department. The theatre has commissioned Debbie Oates to write a play taking a look at the attitudes of young people to conception, pregnancy and young
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Happy Sam comes of age
SAM Allardyce sports a beaming smile as he considers how three years of managing Bolton Wanderers has taken its toll. This interview with Gordon Sharrock appeared in the Bolton Evening News on Saturday "Have I aged?" he asks rhetorically. "Yes I have.
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GIG GUIDE
SOME of the biggest names in the music biz are drawn to the North-west to play live. Lucky for you, 24:7 have highlighted some of the best gigs of the next few months. Check it out, if you don't want to miss out. Alicia Keys, Oct 24, Manchester Arena,
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Champions crash out in first round shock
THE FIRST Round of the Warburton Cup, Bolton Table Tennis League's premier cup competition, produced some notable shocks including the defeat of reigning champions Little Lever A. They were dumped out at the first hurdle by Second Division team Hilton
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Fundraising dinner
ASTLEY Bridge Junior Football Club will hold their fundraising dinner at the Pack Horse on Friday at 7.30pm. Guest speakers will include Harley Street's Doctor Kevin Jones, comedian Lester Crabtree and compere Norman Vernon. Tickets cost £24 each. Contact
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Young aces stake a claim
Rochdale 0 Bury 1 - SHAKERS boss Andy Preece was left purring at Bury's bright future after watching his fringe fledglings clinch a brave derby win and a place in the LDV Vans Trophy second round. A spectacular strike from veteran defender Colin Woodthorpe
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Health guide 'will be baffling'
HOUSEHOLDS across Bolton are to receive an alternative seasonal greeting in the Christmas post -- a health guide from Bolton's Primary Care Trust. But the new health organisation, which was created in April, has been criticised for producing a complicated
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Duke of York visit
THE DUKE of York was due to visit Merseyside today in his role as special representative for international trade and investment. The Duke will also visit Kaiku Ltd, at Manchester Science Park, to view its hi-tech intelligent pipe technology.
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Memories needed
DID you fall in love and marry to the music of Glenn Miller or Anne Shelton? Did you turn on, tune in and drop out to the protest songs on the 1960s? The Imperial War Museum North want to hear from Bolton people whose lives have been transformed by wartime
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Anger over vandal-hit toilet closure
A DISABLED woman has hit out against the closure of vandalised public toilets in Horwich. June Smullen, aged 68, of Hilton Avenue, says the council-owned ladies, gents and disabled toilets in Captain Street have been closed for the past five weeks, and
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Drugs gang used a 'virtual office' as cover
AN international drug smuggling gang used a "virtual office" as a cover for their illegal activities, a court heard. The gang of eight men, including Bolton man Paul Bell, aged 37, of Hardcastle Apartments, Bradshaw Hall Drive, Bradshaw, allegedly set-up
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Sniper's sights are set on terror
A SERIAL killer unlike any other in history has single-handedly brought America to its knees. In 22 days the sniper has killed 10 people, critically injuring three more, bringing the terrified Washington district to an almost grinding halt. BEVERLY GREENBERG
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Gritty sex risks play aimed at teenagers
A NEW production aimed directly at teenagers is being premiered by The Octagon Theatre's youth Activ8 department. The theatre has commissioned Debbie Oates to write a play taking a look at the attitudes of young people to conception, pregnancy and young
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Charity cuppas
TWO pupils are brewing up for an African children's charity. Jessica Cooper, aged 11, and Ami Bickerstaff, aged 12, Year Seven pupils at St James's CE Secondary School, Farnworth, are inviting people to a coffee morning at Deane Church memorial hall on
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Triple 'D' League
LADIES SECTION ONE P W L Pts Down & Outs... 16 12 4 140 Looney Tunes... 16 14 2 139 Dukes Girls... 16 12 4 137 Beaney Babes... 16 10 6 133 Robin Hood... 16 7 9 115 Jenny's Wrens... 15 7 8 106 Bottom Bull... 16 1 15 97 Top Bull... 16 4 12 95 Bay Horse
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Marray lands upset
BOLTON-based Jonny Marray provided the first big upset of the Hastings Direct National Tennis Championships at Bolton Arena. The 12-year-old from Sheffield disposed of the No.2 seeded Davis Cup player Arvind Parmar 4-6 7-5 6-3 to line up a rare meeting
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Schools success
ST BERNADETTES fought off the challenge from a string of bigger schools to clinch the Bolton Primary Schools Cross Country Championship. Nearly 30 teams, including the traditionally strong Bolton School, entered the event but none could keep pace with
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Steve doubles up
SHORE Top A.C. held the Naylor Cup on the Outwood water and Steve Booth made it two on the trot having won the last club match. He fished feeder and returned 9lbs-8ozs. Second was Les Salmon with 8lbs-10ozs made up of a carp and some bits. Simon Stott
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Cold comfort for Kenny
THE temperatures and weights plummeted in last week's open on Bradshaw Hall Fisheries leaving Kenny Stones Leigh Angling Centre the opportunity to win with only 29lbs.04oz of pole caught carp alternating between pellet and sweet corn as bait. Second was
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Bradshaw Pairs dates
THE very popular Bradshaw Pairs series is due to start in the New Year and the match dates are as follows: Jan 5, 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, 23. Anyone interested in fishing this series of matches should contact Bradshaw Hall Fisheries on 01204 307197
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Neil comes out on top
THE Open on Doe Hey was won by Neil Hampson who returned 12lbs-30zs with Bob Fearnhead second with 4lbs-3ozs and Marvin Hyde third with 3lbs-8ozs. The fish were less obliging in the wind and rain in Sunday's Winter League match on Doe Hey with Les Collier
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Kearsley take the honours
THE battle of Bolton South took place when 26 anglers from Ringley-based Lord Nelson AC and Kearsley AC held an inter-club match on Rudyard Lake. And it was the Kearsley boys who took the honours for the second year in succession. An angler from each
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It's unbelievable in Ireland
EVERY year a dozen or so members of Great Lever AC have a weeks mini festival fishing over on the Emerald Isle. But unlike most they do not opt for the popular southern waters, instead their ventures takes them to the little known hotspots of Northern
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Festive unveiling
A CHARITY shop is getting ready to launch its range for the Christmas season. Barnados, on Brackley Street, Farnworth, will unveil the clothes and goods on Saturday October 26. All proceeds will go towards funding Barnados' work with children.
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Therapy day for victims
A SUPPORT group has organised taster sessions on complimentary therapies for breast cancer sufferers. As part of an awareness month, the Leigh Breast Cancer Support Group is holding a free holistic therapy day for men and women in the Derby Rooms, Leigh
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Mower thieves warned: It may blow up
A KEEN gardener is warning thieves who stole his lawn mower not to switch it on -- for fear of causing an explosion. Julien King, aged 35, had left the £1,500 mower outside his home because it had developed a petrol leak. He was waiting for the petrol
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Star Jason opens hospital fair
FORMER pop star Jason Orange is to return to the Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday for a Christmas fair. The 32-year-old, who enjoyed hits with Take That, volunteered to be the main attraction in the money-spinning venture to raise money for Christmas
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Dumped toasters Euro warning
A MILLION tonnes of discarded televisions, computers, mobile phones, toasters and electric toothbrushes will have to be recycled by Bolton council, a Euro MP has warned. Almost all of this equipment now gets sent to landfill sites, but much of it contains
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Star Jason opens hospital fair
FORMER pop star Jason Orange is to return to the Royal Bolton Hospital on Saturday for a Christmas fair. The 32-year-old, who enjoyed hits with Take That, volunteered to be the main attraction in the money-spinning venture to raise money for Christmas
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Bid to make wood bloom
GREEN-FINGERED volunteers will help to create a spring carpet of colourful blooms when they plant wildflower seeds on Sunday. They will gather at the former landfill site at Cox Green, Bolton, with their hoes, forks and trowels. The planting session has
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Gritty sex risks play aimed at teenagers
A NEW production aimed directly at teenagers is being premiered by The Octagon Theatre's youth Activ8 department. The theatre has commissioned Debbie Oates to write a play taking a look at the attitudes of young people to conception, pregnancy and young
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Spending rise 'can be done'
BOLTON West MP Ruth Kelly says Government plans to increase spending on public services are "completely sustainable". The comments by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury came in the wake of reports that Chancellor Gordon Brown has a £7 billion "black
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N'Gotty set for Reebok return
BRUNO N'Gotty is in contention to feature in Wanderers' clash with Sunderland after playing the first half of the reserves' game with Birmingham last night. The French defender came through 45 minutes unscathed and could now return to first team action
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Does anyone recognise familiar faces?
WHEN Lucy Holland retired as Welfare Officer at Harwood Mill (date unknown), this photograph of her appeared in the paper It was found by Beverley E. Holland, of Torrington Avenue, Halliwell, in her aunt's effects, and Beverley wonders if anyone recognises
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Wise up on code, landlords advised
GOVERNMENT intervention is inevitable if landlords do not wise up to the voluntary Code for Commercial leases, warns Mike Ousbey from Manchester real estate company DTZ Debenham Tie Leung. Mr Ousbey said: "The voluntary code was introduced to make it
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Tennis chief raps LTA coaching system
BOLTON-based tennis stars are proving that life goes on at Bolton Arena despite the LTA's decision to leave the site in the summer. The LTA had signed a 21-year agreement to use the Arena as a tennis academy when it opened in 2001, but quit just over
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Time to stop dishing the dirt BY NICOLA MOSTYN
YOU know when card companies or organisations decide to invent special occasions? Like Grandfather's day? Or National Sausage Week? Or Secretaries Day (no, really, it exists!)? Well, I reckon that someone, somewhere, has declared that October should be
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Player shortage
DUNSCAR Dynamos Demons who play in the Bolton and Bury Mini League U8s want players. For details ring 412211.
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Annual craft fair date
ADLINGTON Community Association will be holding its 19th annual craft fair on Sunday, November 3, with lots of ideas for Christmas presents and decorations. The event, taking place at the community centre on Railway Road, between 11am and 4.30pm, will
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What happens when a soccer star falls off Premiership gravy train
SCOTT Thomas had a bright future ahead of him when he made the breakthrough into the Premiership at 20 years old. But he tells Neil Bonnar how a succession of injuries changed the course of his life LITTLE Lever professional footballer Scott Thomas had
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Therapy day for victims
A SUPPORT group has organised taster sessions on complimentary therapies for breast cancer sufferers. As part of an awareness month, the Leigh Breast Cancer Support Group is holding a free holistic therapy day for men and women in the Derby Rooms, Leigh
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Virus wards stay closed
FOUR wards at the Royal Bolton Hospital remained shut to new patients today due to a suspected outbreak of the Norwalk virus, which causes sickness and diarrhoea. Hospital bosses say they are continuing to monitor the situation. They have also received
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Brave Paulene battles on
AN amazing award winning nurse, forced to retire because of a rare genetic disease, still helps others. Paulene Scott, who suffers from degenerative neurofibromatosis type 11 and acoustic neuroma, faces the prospect of total deafness with great fortitude
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Grandmother's touching history of her village
AN Astley grandmother has written a touching history of 20th century life in the village as a lasting gift for her family. Dora Rawlinson, who celebrated her 80th birthday on Tuesday, spent many hours reliving her past to present 118 unforgettable pages
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Dunscar Golf
Closing day fourball - Winners David Isherwood/Mark Brewster 48; Runners up John Lachford/Ron Tidy 47 cpo; Third Neil Hazzleton/Jim Schofield 47. Others: Nick/Ryan Fulop, Nigel Smith/John Jennings, Graham Partington/John Eckersall 46; Barry Harding (Capt
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Street star bids to beat BNP
CORONATION Street star Liz Dawn, who plays Vera Duckworth, is backing a campaign against the British National Party. The Coalition Against Racism's Unite to Stop the BNP group is holding a rally tonight to launch a campaign to defeat the BNP councillors
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Quakes crack ay
THE series of earthquakes that has rocked Greater Manchester over three days could have caused a crack that forced the closure of a busy motorway. Police said the crack stretched the width of the A6144(M) Carrington Spur, which joins the M60 west of Manchester
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Super university
gets go-ahead PLANS to create the biggest university in Britain were given the green light following merger talks between the University of Manchester and UMIST. A proposal to create the "super-university" have been supported by the councils of the two
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Charities slam sale of fur 'pets'
ANIMAL welfare charities have attacked the sale of a cuddly ornament, which is made out of dead goats and rabbits. The cat and kitten product was bought from a stall on Bolton Market by a Bolton Evening News reporter, and is labelled as being made from
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Ball escapes drive ban for speeding
ENGLAND World Cup winning soccer hero Alan Ball escaped a driving ban after admitting speeding. The 57-year-old Farnworth-born former Manchester City and Portsmouth manager told magistrates he needed his licence to take his wife to hospital for treatment
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Teams set for battle royal in quiz challenge final
IT will be a right royal final for the Lancashire Quiz Challenge. The Crown at Horwich will take on the King William pub in the head to head for the Bolton Evening News trophy on Wednesday, October 30. But the Crown may think they have an advantage as
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Help for shoppers
A BUILDING society's charity trust has bought an electric scooter to help struggling shoppers in Leigh. The Abbey National Charitable Trust Ltd's Morag Hoyland handed over a donation of £1,500 to The Friends of Shopmobility at Leigh's Spinning Gate Centre
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Burglar caught red-handed
BURGLAR Michael Redford was caught red-handed by two passing police officers alerted by an alarm. At the back of the house they found a broken kitchen window and Redford standing nearby. Redford claimed at the time that he had been chased by three men
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Parking fines help website
bMOTORISTS who think they have been wrongly fined by a traffic warden will be able to get advice and information on how to appeal through an Internet site. The National Parking Adjudication Service, which heard 98 appeals against penalty charge notices
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Mystery holiday for regulars
A GROUP of friends have arrived back in Bolton after a week long "mystery trip" abroad. Six pals aged between 45 and 72, who regularly meet up in the Hen and Chicken Pub, Deansgate, decided to add a bit of spice to their summer holidays - by going to
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Check your Chess dates
MEMBERS of Whitefield and District Amateur Operatic Society hope to make all the right moves when they perform in Chess at the Radcliffe Civic Suite from Wednesday (Oct 23). Vicki Stott stars as Florence, alongside Martin Bradbury as the American, and
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Super university gets go-ahead
PLANS to create the biggest university in Britain were given the green light following merger talks between the University of Manchester and UMIST. A proposal to create the "super-university" have been supported by the councils of the two universities
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Joking Apart, The Octagon, Runs to Saturday, November 2
JOKING Apart is a play about the problems a blissfully happy, successful and good-looking couple can cause for their friends. Richard (David Leonard) and Anthea (Fiona Mollison) are an irritatingly happy, good-natured, fun-loving couple who have it all
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Paul takes on a taxing problem
PROFESSIONAL services firm RSM Robson Rhodes has launched a National Compensation Tax Consulting practice led by Paul Hardy, one of the five founding partners of the practice. Paul will be leading an initiative to help North-west companies make their
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Through the employment law maze
BUSINESS customers of the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest are being offered a Mentor service to help contest employment law issues. Mr John Robertshaw, RBSG Regional Consultant for Employment Law and Health & Safety, says escalating levels of Employment
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Company shows the art of beating stress
MANAGEMENT and workers are tackling stress by embracing meditation and T'ai Chi exercises. General manager Chris Strang and eight colleagues at Indmar Sheetmetal in Hindley Green are hooked after being filmed for a BBC Everyman television documentary.
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Gallaghers get off the mark
GALLAGHERS won their first league point in the BSF Ladies Hockey League when they held Nomads to a goalless draw. Nomads, recently relegated from Section A, had most of the play but struggled against resolute defending by Jackie Mather and Jenny Strong
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Look up your family history
WANT to trace your family history? An open day will be held at the Greater Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester, on November 15, 10am to 4pm. For more details phone 0161 832 5284.
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Cellar talk
LOCAL history librarian Sandra Davies will tell Leigh Local History Society about "The Cellar Dwellers of Salford" between 1851 and 1861 at their October 30 meeting at 7.30pm in the Derby Room, Leigh Library. The meeting is open to everyone.
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Bug shuts heart unit
THE Royal Bolton Hospital has been forced to close its six-bed coronary care unit after three patients and three staff were struck down with the suspected Norwalk virus, the winter vomiting bug. Two more patients have also come down with symptoms, which
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On this day - October 24
1648: The Treaty of Westphalia was signed, ending the Thirty Years War. 1857: The first football club was formed by a group of Cambridge University old boys meeting in Sheffield. 1882: Actress Dame Sybil Thorndike was born in Gainsborough, Lincs. 1924
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Fire fighters deserve a deal
I WRITE this letter to say how much I support the firemen in their plight for more money. I wholeheartedly agree with them. I was saddened and sickened listening to Mr Andy Gilchrist (the leader of the Fire Brigade Union), on the TV. He says Mr Blair
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Complete lack of thought for club's future
WHILE we at Bolton Wyresdale understand people's concerns about the sale of our football pitches, we are bemused by their complete lack of concern for our future as one of the oldest amateur football clubs in Lancashire. It would appear to me that local
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Thin green line
ONLY 38 Green Goddesses will provide cover for the whole of Greater Manchester when firefighters go on strike. And the number of army personnel being employed to deal with emergencies is also believed to be far fewer than the 182 firefighters who work
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Murder trial man kidnapped other boy
A MAN accused of the brutal murder of seven-year-old Ryan Mason has a previous record for kidnapping a schoolboy, a court was told. Ronald Mariner, who denies stabbing and battering Ryan to death with a hammer, kidnapped the boy on the same golf course
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New York dates for Badly Drawn Boy
BADLY Drawn Boy is in New York to help celebrate North-west music as part of an event called Transatlantic Express. Regional music will be featured at some of the Big Apple's hot spots until Monday, with acts including Bolton musician Damon Gough, originally
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New look pub
REGULARS at a Horwich pub have been venturing back into their local after it closed for refurbishment six weeks ago. Landlord Chris Sarrell closed The Squirrel, on Bolton Road, in order to make repairs and give the watering hole a lick of paint. Drinkers
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Teams set for battle royal in quiz challenge final
IT will be a right royal final for the Lancashire Quiz Challenge. The Crown at Horwich will take on the King William pub in the head to head for the Bolton Evening News trophy on Wednesday, October 30. But the Crown may think they have an advantage as
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Pay-for-view fixtures
Premiership Plus fixtures announced by Sky Sports: Sunday, October 27: Southampton v Fulham (2pm) Sunday, November 3: Tottenham v Chelsea (2pm)
