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History lesson
I WOULD just like to say how much I've enjoyed reading Simon Topliss' Stories of Bolton. I never knew there was such a lot of history to Bolton -- the moors, St Mary's Church, Deane and Churchbank. It is very interesting and educational. Thank you. Mrs
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Lottery anger
WITH reference to the report concerning the National Lottery, I have to say that the controllers got it wrong. They are blaming the wrong people for the drop in ticket sales. I'm sure they are aware of the real reason why people refuse to buy any more
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Cars are lifeline for the disabled
I WOULD like to reply to E Atkinson's letter of Thursday, November 28, under the headline "Disability and ability to pay." I can only assume that E Atkinson is able to enjoy a normal lifestyle by not being disabled in any way, for, if he/she were, they
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Vicar misses the point on adoption issue
THE Vicar of Bolton, Mr Michael Williams, in his article on adoption, was, as expected from a churchman, completely missing the point. Adoption has nothing to do with the composition of families in the past. The suggestion that the "Master of the house
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Don't blame Brunel for the mess we're in
I AM moved to write in response to Allan Ramsay's letter in Monday's Bolton Evening News blaming Isambard Kingdom Brunel for "advancing Britain to a grinding halt" (December 2). Unfortunately, I didn't see the programme in question, or Mr Clarkson's "
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Do you remember this shop?
SOME of the older readers of this column may recognise this shop, John Holt's, which used to stand at the corner of Higher Bridge Street and Back Haydock Street. The pictures have been sent to me by Mr Harold Hulton, of Carlton Road, Heaton, and he tells
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Lancs on their travels
THREE venues have been selected for Lancs' "tour" of the county next season. Frizzell County Championship: Lancashire v Leicestershire - Wednesday-Saturday, June 4-7, Liverpool CC, Aigburth. Lancashire v Kent - Tuesday-Friday, July 15-18, Blackpool CC
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Housing reforms put forward to residents
RADICAL reforms to council housing in Chorley are being put forward. And residents are being given the chance to air their views at a series of public meetings. The Government has asked councils to look at the following four alternative ways for running
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Keith is thanked for his grand efforts
A CHORLEY publican has been praised by a South Ribble hospice for his fundraising. Keith Burgess, of the Euxton Mills, on Wigan Road, has been hailed by staff at St Catherine's Hospice for collecting more than £1,000 over the years. St Catherine's, on
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TV date for Wanderers
SKY TV games Here is the full list, courtesy of www.skysports.com HERE December Sat 7 Manchester Utd v Arsenal Sun 8 Tottenham v West Brom Sun 15 Sunderland v Liverpool Mon 16 WANDERERS v Leeds Sun 22 Liverpool v Everton Mon 23 Manchester City v Tottenham
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Whites keep watch as Rovers bag Turkish ace
WANDERERS will be keeping a close eye on neighbours Blackburn Rovers in the Worthington Cup tonight. The cup holders, who faceWanderers in the Premiership on Saturday, are already resting goalkeeper Brad Friedel and could pick up further knocks as Rotherham
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Leeds stars heading for Reebok clash
LEEDS' walking wounded are gearing up for a heavyweight return against Wanderers at the Reebok in their Sky TV clash on Monday week. Defender Lucas Radebe is poised to make his latest remarkable comeback from injury tonight. Radebe was seemingly ruled
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Healthy snacks boost
YOUNGSTERS will have a chance to tuck into healthy snacks thanks to a new vending machine. Primary schools have traditionally refused to allow food and drink vending machines to be installed, but the Green Machine Junior is set to change that as it only
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HOW many 16-year-olds know how to write a cheque or how the stockmarket works?
Despite efforts by the Government to include teaching financial literacy as part of the curriculum, a survey has found that 66 per cent of teachers in the North-west find personal finance difficult to teach. Specific areas such as the Euro are challenging
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Concert cancelled
ROBERT Nightingale, the Bolton-born singer-songwriter and pianist, has had to cancel his concert at Bolton Masonic Lodge on Saturday.
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Terrorism Act arrest
A BURY student who said he recruited about 200 British Muslims to fight in Afghanistan for the Taliban is being detained under the Terrorism Act. Former Bury College student Hassan Butt, aged 22, was arrested in Manchester on Monday. Butt, who is being
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Lottery £5,000 for church room
FARNWORTH Christian Spiritualist Church in Darley Street has been awarded a £5,000 grant by the National Lottery Fund. The money will be used towards the £11,000 needed to convert a room in the church to a community room for the use of local people and
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Club's sleigh run will bring festive cheer to children
TURTON Rotary Club has announced details of its annual Christmas sleigh run to help brighten up the festive season for hundreds of disadvantaged youngsters in Bolton. Rotarians will take to the streets and supermarkets of Bolton from the end of November
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Father killed himself - verdict
A FATHER-of-two hanged himself when his 12-year relationship came to an end. An inquest heard that Malcolm Lloyd, aged 30, was found by his son, Dean, at the home they shared in North Lane, Astley. Mr Lloyd had telephoned his ex-girlfriend, Kelly Crook
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Fire tragedy chip pan warning
A CORONER has urged people to fit smoke alarms and to cook chips in a deep fat frier after a man died in a house fire. Terence Ashton, aged 22, of Deal Street, Great Lever, had returned home from a night out on February 10 and made some chips using a
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Chairman's warning over cash
THERE will be no money and no magic wand to get Wanderers out of the relegation mire this season. Barring the addition of two or three loan signings manager Sam Allardyce will have to go with what he has on the playing front. Chairman Phil Gartside told
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Clifton new pro
BOLTON Cricket Association side Clifton have appointed Lee Wolstenholme as professional for next season. He was considered a permanant fixture in the Central Lancashire League, where he had considerable success, notably with Middleton and as captain of
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Bolton lack a killer instinct
Bolton RUFC 6 Burnage 17: BOLTON will be disappointed not to have taken the two league points from a game which they dominated for long periods. The only score they had to show for all their hard work was a penalty kicked by Guy Lovgreen, although full
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Tyldesley tough it out to find form
De La Salle 0, Tyldesley RUFC 7: TYLDESLEY RU ended their recent run of bad form with a workmanlike performance against Salford side De La Salle. In easily the worst conditions of the season, the continuous driving rain began to turn the De La Salle pitch
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Strong winds give sailors a struggle
CONDITIONS for Sundays racing were forecast to be from bad to horrible and this proved to be the case for Bolton Sailing Club. Over the day, the wind direction changed erratically from north west to southerly and in strength from force four to force two
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Outrage of Ann's train journey from hell BY BEVERLY GREENBERG
THE sheer frustration of suffering a disability was rammed home this week by Ann Bates' story of her train journey from her home in Worthing in Sussex to City Thameslink. Ann, who is in a wheelchair, arrived at the Thameslink station only to find the
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Proud Mary sticks up for herself BY BEVERLY GREENBERG
WHAT a terrifically spirited woman 91-year-old Mary Dootson is. Mrs Dootson, from Westhoughton, was watching television when two intruders walked into her living room. While most of us would have curled up in fright, Mrs Dootson was determined not to
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Time to teach rowdy kids a lesson BY BEVERLY GREENBERG
A SPECIALLY created padded room is being used to house violent and badly behaved young pupils at a primary school in Devon. A row has erupted over the use of this space -- called a time out room -- which has padded walls and no windows other than reinforced
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TV soccer - is it really that good? BY JOE KING
JOE King writing for the on-line betting website www.bluesq.com HERE rues the alarming spread of optimism about TV football. 'A goal now would make for a thrilling finale' I guarantee that every TV commentary game this season in which a team is two goals
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Festive coffee
A CHRISTMAS coffee morning is being held at Lee Clough Mission in Old Road, Astley Bridge, on Saturday from 10am to noon. Admission is 60p, which includes coffee and a slice of hot buttered toast.
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Below Parr Mets suffer rare slip
BOLTON Mets ARLFC's winning run came to an end on Saturday, losing 14-2 to Parr Hare and Hounds of St Helens. After a promising start, the Mets took and early lead with a penalty conversion from centre Lee Williams. As the game entered the second quarter
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Kick-off time for football talk
THE man behind the football photographs on show at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery will be talking about his work tomorrow. Stuart Clarke, the Homes of Football photographer, will be at the art gallery on Thursday at 6.15pm. Admission is free, but people
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Back from the brink
WHEN the inevitable succession of back slapping end-of-season awards nights roll back into the football calendar, one lowly North Manchester club may just get a rare mention writes Chris Hall Bury have hardly been the talk of the gala dinner circuit in
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Primary care trust sends out festive leaflet of introduction
RESIDENTS will be getting a different kind of Christmas greeting through the post in the next few weeks -- a guide to the NHS in Bolton. Every home in the town will get a leaflet about the new health body called the Bolton Primary Care Trust (PCT). The
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Search for members
GREAT Lever and Farnworth Golf Club will drop their £300 joining fee in January in a bid to attract new members. Membership fees at the Plodder Lane club cost £11 a week. Contact the club on 656137 for more information.
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Buildings listed
FIVE North-west buildings have been chosen in the short-list of 30 in the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor Building of the Year Award, including Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, and The Match Works in Liverpool.
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Pub man shot dead
A MAN has been shot dead and two people were seriously injured when a masked man walked into a pub with a handgun. The incident happened at the Thatched House pub in the Wavertree area of Liverpool.
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Street drinkers face £500 fine
WIGAN Council is calling time on drinking in the town's streets from today. It will now be a criminal offence to drink alcohol in designated parts of Wigan under new legal powers adopted by the council. Police officers will be able to seize alcohol from
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Woman dragged along in bid to stop car thief
A WOMAN was dragged along the road outside her Bury home as she desperately tried to prevent a thief from stealing her car. The woman was pulled along after she grabbed hold of her car's wing mirror and refused to release her grip. The incident happened
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Rallying call to protest bus route
A CAMPAIGN is being mounted to block plans by bus company First to axe a local service. From next month the company plans to end the 545 service between Bolton and Harwood. In its place it says it will change the route of the 506 service to compensate
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'False' crime figures police probe
POLICE chiefs have confirmed that they are investigating allegations that some crime detection figures were fraudulent. Greater Manchester Police said that detection rates in one of its sub-divisions last year had been "significantly better" than other
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School band in concert
SMITHILLS School Christmas Concert takes place on Tuesday, December 10, 7.30pm, in the school hall. The event will feature the school's world, national and BBC champion Senior Brass Band, the Senior Concert Band, Senior Big Band, Clarinet Choir and Junior
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Lancashire Amateur League
LATEST results Premier: Bury GSOB 2 O Boltonians 0; Little Lever SC 0 Chaddertonians 5; Lymm Hesketh 4 Casuals 1; Radcliffe Amateurs 4 O Blackburnians 2; Rivington 4 Prairie Utd 4. Division One: Astley Br/Sladians 3 Bolton Lads Club 5; Heywood St James
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Schoolboys clinch awesome foursome
BOLTON Under 14s made it four games without defeat in the Greater Manchester Schools' Soccer League when they beat Warrington 2-1 at Victoria Park on Saturday. The locals took the lead after 18 minutes when Kane Bentley fired home from 20 yards but Warrington
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West Lancs League: Eagley on a roll
EAGLEY ran riot at the weekend in their West Lancs Premier Division game against Springfields running out 5-0 winners after an excellent all-round performance in what can only be described as atrocious conditions. The villagers were led superbly by a
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Bolton & Bury mini league
LATEST results and tables U7 Section A: Horwich St Mary's Apaches 0 Eagley Rangers 1; Ladybrige Bulldogs 2 Aspull Jnr 6; OLOL 2 Boothstown JFC 2; Westhoughton Rangers 0 AFC Hindley Jnrs 3; Bolton County A 1 Brandleshome Warriors A 7; Horwich RMI Rockets
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Premier Fives
LATEST details Monday Premier League P W D L F A GD Disc Pts AK's Wrexham... 6 5 1 0 80 25 55 2 16 SCM... 5 4 0 1 46 32 14 1 12 Breightmet United... 5 3 2 0 56 27 29 0 11 Halliwell... 6 3 0 3 45 50 -5 1 9 Inter Yemam... 5 1 1 3 34 45 -11 0 4 Brilliant
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Lever stung by Chads
LITTLE Lever Sports Club suffered a humiliating 5-0 home defeat to struggling Chaddertonians which halted a winning run of five games which had lifted them up to second in the table. It was a bad day all round with the Second and Fourth teams losing while
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Rivs share the spoils
Rivington 4 Praire 4: RIVINGTON shared the spoils in a dramatic eight goal thriller against Praire. The result is even more remarkable considering Rivington goalkeeper was Martin Spencer, who had only ever played in goal once before, but volunteered due
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Top job in US for Richard
BATTERY industry expert Richard Conlon has left Bolton for a top job in America. Mr Conlon previously worked in Salford Road, Over Hulton as Chloride Motive Power's Commercial Director, Europe. He has now switched to Chicago to be Vice President, Motive
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Draw but Griffin stay in second
GRIFFIN maintained second place in the Bolton Sunday League Premier Division despite being held to a 3-3 draw by Horwich Victoria. Shaun Warloe hit two and Peter Reeves scored the third for Griffin while Paul Walsh (2) and a Neil Blower own goal accounted
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Double money chance goes begging
BUSINESSES in the North West are missing out on profits by ignoring strategic advice, it is claimed. Half of the small and medium-sized companies surveyed by Business Link said they shunned the experts -- even though those seeking and using advice typically
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Asbestos regulations
NEW regulations have come into force which are designed to protect construction workers from asbestos while they are refurbishing commercial properties. The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations place the onus on commercial property managers to monitor
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Play it safe with cards
THE Association of Chartered Certified Accountants is advising Christmas shoppers and revellers to play it safe with their credit cards. "This is a peak time for credit card fraud and consumers should be streetwise during the festive season," said regional
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Dental firm facing problems filling jobs
A NATIONWIDE shortage of dentists is causing problems for a Bolton-based company. Integrated Dental Holdings plc, which employs 40 people at a head office on the Sunset Business Park, Manchester Road, Kearsley, owns 146 practices throughout the UK. Founded
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Staff just love to party
A RECRUITMENT company says research shows that more companies are using Christmas parties to help motivate staff. A survey of 200 organisations by Reed found that seasonal celebrations are seen as more important to staff than other incentives such as
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Civic service thanks
AS Town Mayor of Horwich, I would like to record my sincere thanks to all the uniformed, voluntary and community organisations, and members of the public who took part in the Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service. The large number of people who supported
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Sceptics still soldiering on over Europe
B HOWARTH'S latest letter (November 15) illustrates the desperation to which the anti-European fringe have now been driven, and the scaremongering, which is their first and only response. Further European integration, if it occurs, is extremely unlikely
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David Crausby Column
NO-WIN situations dominate Labour's agenda at the moment, the first being the Firemen's Strike. If the Prime Minister agrees to inflationary demands from the firemen, we all know that other claims will follow and the stability of an economy which has
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So many messages about Antelope Hotel
INUNDATED! That's the only word that can describe what happened after I printed a mystery picture of the Antelope Hotel on Thursday. Phone calls, e-mails, letters . . . they flowed in by the thousand (that's an exaggeration, of course, but you know how
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From the Evening News, December 4, 1992
BOLTON shoppers defied the IRA last night and turned out in their thousands to shop in the town centre during late night opening. Only hours after the terrorists bombs injured 64 people and caused £3 million worth of damage in Manchester, the town centre
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Byas to retire
DAVID Byas has turned down Lancashire's offer of a further contract next season and is bringing his illustrious career to an end. Byas, who controversially joined Lancs from deadly rivals Yorkshire last season, said: "My season with Lancashire was a great
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Club plans new appeal over cricket cup ban
LITTLE Hulton first and second teams have been banned from all cricket cup competitions for the next two years writes Peter Mensforth The punishment came following a Bolton Association disciplinary inquiry into a series of disturbances by spectators at
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Council go on line to give a better service
A COUNCIL has linked up to a pioneering new scheme to help cut costs, provide a better service and boost the local economy. It has turned to the e-marketplace as part of an innovative procurement consortium -- only the second council-run one of its kind
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Carly killer jailed for life
KILLER Geoffrey Porter has been jailed for life for the murder of teenage Bolton vice girl Carly Bateman. Porter, aged 40, of Columbia Road, Bolton, strangled the 17-year-old to death before hiding her body beneath undergrowth in a back alleyway on the
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Club plans new appeal over cricket cup ban
LITTLE Hulton first and second teams have been banned from all cricket cup competitions for the next two years. The punishment came following a Bolton Association disciplinary inquiry into a series of disturbances by spectators at some of the club's cup
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Eddie signs in
WANDERERS legend Eddie Hopkinson will be signing copies of the new book: Bolton Wanderers The Official History 1877-2002 in the town centre on Thursday. The former Wanderers and England goalkeeper will visit the club's merchandising outlet at the Market
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£20,000 up for grabs
SCHOOLS are being reminded that they have only one more week to apply for a community investment grant from Barclays. The largest education project of its kind awards schools grants of up to £20,000 for pupils to undertake community focused projects.
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Why the demand for supply
A NEW survey has revealed why some teachers choose to work on supply. The survey found 42 per cent of teachers liked the flexibility which allowed them to combine the profession with another career, further study or childcare responsibilities. Working
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Children have far too many tests - heads
CHILDREN are suffering from being tested too often, say Bolton's headteachers. Their views back a report to the Government which says that repeated exams can have a negative effect on youngsters. The report reviewed university research which showed that
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Problem shared is problem solved
ACHILD with his or her own DVD player, computer games console and parents who work full-time might appear to have it all. But the same child might rarely see its parents, feel lonely, lack self-esteem and want a cuddle far more than the latest hi-tech
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Kick-off time for football talk
THE man behind the football photographs on show at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery will be talking about his work tomorrow. Stuart Clarke, the Homes of Football photographer, will be at the art gallery on Thursday at 6.15pm. Admission is free, but people
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Festive coffee
A CHRISTMAS coffee morning is being held at Lee Clough Mission in Old Road, Astley Bridge, on Saturday from 10am to noon. Admission is 60p, which includes coffee and a slice of hot buttered toast.
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What to do in Bolton on... Thursday
BOLTON METRO COMMUNITY CENTRES For further information or to book a room please call 01204 334300 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
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Posters pick up litter message
GIANT anti-litter posters urging people to "Stop The Drop" have been put up around Bolton town centre and surrounding districts. The posters are the work of youngsters who entered a competition organised by Bolton Council in conjunction with the Bolton
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Car park is the tops
A CAR park has won a prestigious safety award after a drive by council bosses in Leigh to improve facilities. Doctor's Nook car park has become the first in the borough to qualify for the accolade which is only given for the highest standard of lighting
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Give us Ashes urn now - Aussie PM
AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard says it is time for England to relinquish their grip on the Ashes urn. "Given our sustained supremacy, it is not unreasonable to argue the urn should be on display in Australia," he told Sydney's Daily Telegraph newspaper
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Norfolk turkeys BY BEVERLY GREENBERG
I COULD not quite believe it when I heard that Alan Partridge's jokes at the expense of Norfolk had fallen flatter than the county's own landscape. The spoof presenter, played by Steve Coogan, proudly fills the "third best slot on Radio Norwich" -- but
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Breeds apart BY BEVERLY GREENBERG
I HAVE never been able to understand why, when faced with a massive variety of dogs, people choose the snarling, potentially dangerous varieties. And what then annoys me is the way in which their owners argue vigorously about how soft the dogs really
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Concert cancelled
ROBERT Nightingale, the Bolton-born singer-songwriter and pianist, has had to cancel his concert at Bolton Masonic Lodge on Saturday.
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The gas man cold calleth...BY ALAN CALVERT
PERHAPS we should have some sympathy for those poor souls involved in direct-dial operations in call centres. It cannot be an easy job ringing up total strangers all day with a view to selling them something. Relentless chirpiness must be difficult to
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Lions roar to Bold victory over Miners
Bold Miners U10s 14 Westh'ton Lions RLFC U10s 36 THE Lions' experience showed as they saw off the Miners with a confident display. Dougie Cunningham set the ball rolling in the opening minutes and further tries came from Alex Davidson, four, Matt Crow
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Furious Waywell wields the axe
STEVE Waywell has pledged to clear out the dead wood at Hilton Park after Saturday's embarrassing loss to Telford writes Martyn Hindley The RMI boss said that "at least three or four players" no longer figured in his plans and that he would be looking
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TV soccer - is it really that good?
JOE King writing for the on-line betting website www.bluesq.com HERE rues the alarming spread of optimism about TV football. 'A goal now would make for a thrilling finale' I guarantee that every TV commentary game this season in which a team is two goals
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On this day - DECEMBER 4
1154 Nicholas Breakspear became the only English Pope - as Adrian IV. 1791: The Observer, the oldest Sunday newspaper in the United Kingdom, was first published. 1798: Income tax was introduced by William Pitt the Younger. 1875: Thriller writer Edgar
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Baby claims 'utter fiction'
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy who dabbled in heroin had unprotected sex more than 20 times with a female care worker at a children's home, a jury was told. The boy also told Preston Crown Court how he thought 26-year-old Lisa Smith, who he described as "sweet and
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Attack victim is scarred for life
A MAN needed more than 200 stitches to facial injuries after an attack by two drunken brothers. The victim, Paul Fairclough, suffered severe slash wounds and will be scarred for life, Bolton Crown Court was told. Two brothers admitted attacking Mr Fairclough
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Hospital deaths 'errors' probe
A TEENAGER and a four-month-old baby died following a "catalogue of errors" at a Manchester Hospital, the General Medical Council has heard. Doctor Mark Baxandall, aged 42, of Stockport, appeared before the GMC over the deaths of both boys after routine
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Chance to be a model citizen
BOLTON and District Citizens Advice Bureau is urging people to think about the true spirit of Christmas by helping others. The bureau is looking to train volunteers in a variety of rolls ranging from money advice to housing, benefit queries to employment
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Take flight with garden birds survey
PEOPLE in Bolton will be asked next month to help in a major survey to gauge the state of the nation's wild birds. The Big Garden Birdwatch is being organised by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and is being supported by its 400-strong
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Children have far too many tests - heads
CHILDREN are suffering from being tested too often, say Bolton's headteachers. Their views back a report to the Government which says that repeated exams can have a negative effect on youngsters. The report reviewed university research which showed that
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Comic book Ibrahim champions the cause of local museums
FIRST there was Superman, then there was Spiderman and now Bolton has got Museum man. Real life Bolton man Ibrahim Kala has become a comic book character. But he will not be saving the planet from imminent disaster or fighting off dastardly villains.
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Fans meeting over statue of legend Nat
CANADIAN Bolton Wanderers supporters were due to meet today to discuss the design of a plaque and statue to commerate fans' favourite Nat Lofthouse. More than 50 members of the Bolton Wanderers Supporters Club of Canada will pack the Dicken's British
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Problem shared is problem solved
ACHILD with his or her own DVD player, computer games console and parents who work full-time might appear to have it all. But the same child might rarely see its parents, feel lonely, lack self-esteem and want a cuddle far more than the latest hi-tech
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£3m helps runaways
NEW measures have been unveiled to help the North West's 12,000 young runaways. And the action by the Government will help the under 16s solve their problems before they reach crisis point as well as providing young runaways with safe havens and someone
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Elton John - King of Karaoke!
KARAOKE man came into town on Tuesday night - and took Manchester by storm! writes Chris Sudlow The Elton John we all know and love was at his supreme best, aided by an hidden monitor which gave a visual prompt in case he ever became lost for words. Hidden
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Elton dresses down to woo his audience
Elton John, MEN Arena, Manchester There were no wacky costumes, no outrageous stage stunts and no mad spectacles writes Lynn Ashwell Just a man with a piano in love with his music. And he shared that love, intimately, with the sell out audience at the
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Athletic march on
LEIGH Athletic fired seven goals past Monton Amateurs to climb up to fifth in the Air Miles Manchester League. Steve Bevin claimed a brace with team-mates Gordon Walker, Jimmy Evans, Brendan Smith, Glyn Littlewood and Carl Shepherd also hitting the net
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Pennington's late double
IN Division One of the BSF Over 35s Pennington moved three points clear at the top with a 2-0 away win at the Willows. Second half goals from Gilbertson and Wallace settled the match which had been a close affair until late on when Pennington's class
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Lancashire Amateur League
LATEST details PREMIER DIVISION P W D L GF GA Pts GD Radcliffe Amateurs... 15 10 4 1 47 20 34 27 Little Lever SC... 14 8 2 4 37 29 26 8 Bury GSOB... 12 6 4 2 26 17 22 9 Gregorians ... 12 6 4 2 27 19 22 8 Lymm... 13 6 4 3 29 24 22 5 Bolton County... 13
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Great rally
BURY & Radcliffe Junior Football League was represented in the U12s Manchester County FA Cup competition last weekend by Boothstown JFC who came out top with a 4-3 win coming from behind with two goals in the last 10 minutes against Reddish Vulcans
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Keeper appeal
ASTLEY Bridge under 18's are seeking emergency goalkeeping cover. Anyone interested should be under eighteen now and available for Sunday games and for Thursday evening training. For more details contact Trevor Lester on 07901 598122 after 5.30pm.
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Pioneer sunday league
LATEST details PREMIER DIVISION P W D L Pt Astley Miners... 10 8 2 0 26 Spread Eagle... 9 6 1 2 19 Ellesmere... 9 4 2 3 14 Hulton Lane... 8 3 4 1 13 Willows... 9 4 1 4 13 A & N Paper... 9 3 1 5 10 Cattlemarket... 8 3 0 5 9 Howcroft... 3 2 0 1 6 Commercial
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Sky TV dates for Premiership
SKY Sports have announced their TV soccer schedules for Premiership games. Here is the full list, courtesy of www.skysports.com HERE December Sat 7 Manchester Utd v Arsenal Sun 8 Tottenham v West Brom Sun 15 Sunderland v Liverpool Mon 16 WANDERERS v Leeds
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Town close in at the top
BLACKROD Town stretched their unbeaten run to 10 games with a 3-2 win over Freckleton to take them just two points behind the West Lancs League leaders Charnock Richard. Town went ahead after 10 minutes through Mark Height with the first of his hat-trick
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Leaders march on
RADCLIFFE Amateurs extended their lead at the top of the Lancashire Amateur League Premiership to eight points when they beat Old Blackburnians 4-2. It was a hard fought victory for Radcliffe, although they took an early lead through a Scott Hannah 35
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Leigh Amateur League
Division One THREE CROWNS A...2 COLLIERS REST...6 ROPE/ANCHOR...2 HOWE BRIDGE MILLS...2 HIGHER FOLD LC...1 KERSAL VALE AFC...4 Division Two LEIGH LEGION...4 AFC TYLDESLEY...0 ASDA GOLBORNE...3 ATHERTON ROYALS...2 FIR TREE RANGERS...7 THREE CROWNS B...1
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Bolton Sunday League
LATEST details Premier Division GRIFFIN ...3 HORWICH VICTORIA ...3 DOFFCOCKER ...3 GRAPES HOTEL ...4 BOWLING GREEN ...6 NEW EDITION ...1 CLIFTON RANGERS ...1 CARTERS ARMS ...9 Division One F'WORTH WHITES ...16 CHERRY TP ...1 GREENFIELD ...1 BEAUMONT .
