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Stars of snow
I WISH to complement whoever was responsible for keeping our roads clear of snow on this last fall we had. People do enough complaining when they are not cleared, so I thought it was about time they got praised. Blackburn did not do anything about Belmont
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Facts on lights
JUST to set the record straight. The renewal and upgrading of street lighting in Albion, Aireworth, Croft and Dixon Streets, Wingates, is as a result of representations made to the three towns, Blackrod, Horwich and Westhoughton's Forum, and the assiduous
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Main problem has to be those parked cars
IN the photograph accompanying the article about speed humps, published in the Bolton Evening News on Thursday, January 30, the bus is travelling mostly on the wrong side of the road, due to parked cars. Surely the main problem is the parked cars. I do
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What chance has town got?
AS I journey in and around Bolton it strikes me that this town has more than its fair share of ugly modern buildings. The BMW showrooms on Bradshawgate, The Crompton Place frontage on Bradshawgate, The Crown Courts and Elizabeth House to mention but a
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Missing Michelle: Family's appeal
CONCERN is mounting for a teenager with learning difficulties who has been missing from her Bolton home for six days. Michelle Derbyshire, aged 18, was last seen by her mother Lynne at the family home in Yates Street, Tonge Moor, last Tuesday evening.
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What's showing on the box
SOCCER: Nationwide League Division One, Reading v Gillingham - Sky Sports 1 1930. CRICKET: World Cup, Sri Lanka v New Zealand - Sky Sports 3 0800; Zimbabwe v Namibia - Sky Sports 3 1600. Tuesday SOCCER: Scotland Under-21s v Republic of Ireland Under-21s
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Lee's in sky blue heaven
BUDDING actor Lee Seddon's latest role is heaven sent. The 26-year-old from Tyldesley has landed a plum role in the controversial ITV drama, Second Coming, appearing opposite Little Hulton star Christopher Eccleston. Lee, a former head boy at Fred Longworth
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On the road to the top
KINESIS'S success has been growing steadily over the past year, gaining them acclaim from many quarters for their poetic, political punk-fuelled rock. The Bolton band play the NME Brat Awards at London Astoria, followed by a UK tour date calling at Manchester
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Pedersen goal shock
WANDERERS striker Henrik Pedersen's seasonal goal tally has gone up by one! The FA's goals appeals committee has credited Pedersen with the second goal in the 4-2 victory over Birmingham City after it was initially though to be an own goal by Stephen
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Cruel blow but there's still cause for optimism
Fan's view - By Alex Sankey: WHEN West Brom substitute Andy Johnson forced the ball over the line deep into added on time, Wanderers were cruelly denied two vital safety points. However, with another round of Premiership matches completed, they have once
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Four schools win specialist status
FOUR Bolton secondary schools were celebrating today after the Government announced four secondary schools have won specialist status. Smithills School, Thornleigh Salesian College, Astley Bridge, Mount St Joseph's, Farnworth and Canon Slade School, Bradshaw
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Lynx bow out
CHORLEY Lynx failed to make their way into tonight's draw for the fifth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup. The Lynx put on a good fight but were beaten 32-16 by Swinton Lions in yesterday's fourth round clash at Victory Park.
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Murray double sinks sorry Trafford
BOTTOoeF-THE-TABLE Trafford were again no match for Chorley who cantered to a second UniBond first division victory in a fortnight over the struggling Mancunians. The Magpies increased their tally at Trafford's expense to seven without reply, a potentially
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DJ Sara backs Comic Relief
SARA Cox is helping to raise money for Comic Relief. Her sports news reader from her popular Radio One Breakfast Show, Mark Chapman, is touring the country's Football League grounds to collect signed merchandise to auction for the charity. He is setting
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Bollards crash driver 'serious'
A DRIVER was in a serious condition in hospital today with head injuries after his car collided with roadside bollards and a central reservation before flipping onto its roof. The 55-year-old Westhoughton man was driving his Vauxhall Nova along Manchester
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Nigel's stats database for Wanderers fans a big hit
A LIFELONG Wanderers fan has created a website to tell fans everything they want to know about the club. Nigel Sheppard has provided a site which gives statistical information and many items of trivia about the club. For Nigel, an IT manager who lives
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Man on
Death driving charge A 36-YEAR-OLD man was due to appear in court at Bury today charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a collision in which a teenager was killed. Police called to Whalley Road, Shuttleworth, Bury, on Friday night said a
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Man escapes car blaze
A MAN had a lucky escape when his car caught fire as he was driving along a Bolton road. The man was driving his VW Polo on Devonshire Road, Heaton, when it caught fire. He pulled over and jumped out of the car, escaping injury. A fire service spokesman
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Pan fire drama
A MAN was taken to hospital suffering from slight burns and the effects of smoke inhalation last night following a pan fire in a Leigh house. A pan that had been left unattended caught fire in a house in Windermere Road at about 3.30pm yesterday. A man
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We've raised £800,000
THE Bolton Coronary Care Appeal 2002 now stands at a staggering £800,000. It aims to raise £1 million to build a new 10-bed coronary care unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital for heart attack victims. The appeal has been adopted by Mayor of Bolton, Cllr
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Deane and Daubhill Pool League
Results - Sean Jennings Premier Section: Beasts 4 Founders Bombers 1; Oasis A 3 Fox Five 2; Rumworth A 1 Gilnow Fossils 4. H & S Openshaw Section One: Gilnow Nippers 3 Dog & Partridge 2; York Deaf 5 Sportsman A 0; Queen Lizzy A 3 Starkie Boys
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Premier bosses back to basics
WHAT would the Premiership be without Zola, Henry, Vieira and Bergkamp? A pale shadow of itself, yet the rising trend within English football suggests our love affair with foreign imports is over. Steve McClaren is leading the way at Middlesbrough with
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Noble's Reebok match fear
BRIAN Noble, who guided Bradford Bulls to victory in last year's World Club Challenge, is tipping the Sydney Roosters to take the title back to Australia for the first time in three years at the Reebok on Friday. The Bulls, runaway winners over Newcastle
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Young rugby league stars die in crash
TWO promising young rugby players -- one the brother of former Great Britain star Shaun Edwards -- have been killed in a car crash. Billy Joe Edwards, aged 19, and Craig Johnson, aged 18, both members of Wigan Warriors' under-21 side, died at the scene
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RMI suffer seaside sickness again
Margate 2 Leigh RMI 0 by Martyn Hindley THE Leigh renaissance is over as the curse of the coast struck again for RMI. The Hilton Park outfit have come away pointless from trips to Southport and Scarborough already this term and it was the same again.
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Transfer window proves an anti-climax
THE transfer window came and went writes Mick Jones How was it for you? For most people it was fairly quiet apart from the odd loan deal for the 'next big thing' who is more likely to become the next free transfer. There were exceptions, some close to
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Metrolink fares rise
INCREASED fares have come into operation on Metrolink -- Greater Manchester's tram service. The average increase is one per cent but on some services it is 30 per cent. City centre fares are still 50p.
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Favourite hymns on TV
CHURCH worshippers from around the North-west are being invited to sing their favourite hymns on television. Granada TV will be filming a series of My Favourite Hymns at St Walburge's Church, Preston, next month to be broadcast throughout the year. For
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£29,000 grants for community groups
COMMUNITY groups across east Bolton will gather at Darcy Lever Cricket and Sports Club tomorrow to receive more than £29,000 in grants. Cheques from between £300 and £10,000 will be given to 14 groups at 7pm to support activities for the local community
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Museum hand-out cash blast
THE Government is under fire after the North-west was ignored in a multi-million pound hand-out to revitalise museums and galleries in the UK. More than £70m of funding under the Renaissance in the Regions scheme has been divided among the North-east,
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. . . 'Too few sixth formers going on to university'
A SIXTH form college teacher is working with a North-west university to try and raise the number of Bolton students who go on to university. Bob Hindle, Economics teacher and Equal Opportunities Manager at Bolton Sixth Form College is spending two days
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Police get more time to quiz suspects
ANTI-terrorist officers have been granted more time to question six men held after raids in four UK cities, police said today. The men were held after swoops in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bolton in the early hours of Thursday. A woman arrested in
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Man dies after 'frenzied' attack
A MURDER investigation has begun after the victim of a "frenzied" street beating in Manchester died in hospital. Patrick Neenan's hospital life support machine was switched off after he was left unconscious following the unprovoked attack. Mr Neenan,
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Will to win made me feel proud - Megson
GARY Megson's changing expressions summed up his maelstrom of emotions after The Hawthorns relegation battle finished all square. The Baggies' boss, who billed the duel with Wanderers as the biggest game of his Premiership career, frowned at the loss
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TV dates for your diary
LATEST Sky TV Premiership matches: 22 FEB Everton v Southampton 12:30 23 FEB Birmingham City v Liverpool 16:05 24 FEB Tottenham Hotspur v Fulham 20:00 1 MAR Manchester United v Leeds United 12:30 3 MAR Aston Villa v Birmingham City 20:00 15 MAR Aston
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Cleaning up in Kearsley area
A CHATTIN is correct on the subject of litter (Letters Page, February 6) and will find his/her call to clean it up is already answered. Grosvenor Estate Residents Association, Kearsley, are having a Litter Clean up day on Saturday, March 22, 2003, around
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Most of us are against this parking set-up
IN reply to B Brabin and D Lilly, whose letters on Monday, February 3, praised the Council for implementing the "Haulgh Triangle" residents-only parking scheme. May I point out that they are in a very small minority, and I have in my possession a petition
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GOD IN EUROPE
A CONVENTION is meeting in Europe under the chairmanship of Valery Giscard d'Estang in an attempt to work out a constitution for the new EU. One tricky question is should God get a mention or not. Some are saying that European history has been indelibly
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Former champ Johnny dies
A FORMER British champion boxer from Chorley who collapsed into a coma after suffering stroke has died. Former middleweight boxer Johnny Sullivan was regarded by many of his fans as one of the best fighters of his era. Now friends and colleagues have
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The story so far
ALL the results AUGUST 17 Fulham... 1-4 A Ricketts (pen)16,338 24 Charlton...1-2 H Djorkaeff23,850 SEPTEMBER 1 Aston Villa...1-0 H Ricketts (pen)23,501 11 Man Utd...1-0 A Nolan67,623 14 Liverpool...2-3 H Gardner, Campo27,328 21 Arsenal...1-2 A Farrelly37,974
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Cruel blow but there's still cause for optimism
FAN'S VIEW - By Alex Sankey WHEN West Brom substitute Andy Johnson forced the ball over the line deep into added on time, Wanderers were cruelly denied two vital safety points. However, with another round of Premiership matches completed, they have once
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Nigel's stats database for Wanderers fans a big hit
A LIFELONG Wanderers fan has created a website to tell fans everything they want to know about the club. Nigel Sheppard has provided a site which gives statistical information and many items of trivia about the club. For Nigel, an IT manager who lives
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Nolan gets U21 call
KEVIN Nolan has pulled out of Wanderers' six-day sunshine break in Dubai after being called up to the England Under 21s. The Reebok midfielder has been named in David Platt's squad for the friendly against Italy in Carrara on Tuesday. Wanderers flew out
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West Brom 1, Wanderers 1: All the match stats
HOW they rated WANDERERS 3-5-2 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7 Got in a mess first half but was a safe pair of hands under pressure; vital save from Hughes GUDNI BERGSSON ... 8 Stood toe-to-toe with Albion's battering rams and thought he'd won the battle convincingly
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Point cold comfort as win slips away
WEST BROM 1, WANDERERS 1: IT will take more than the soaring temperatures of the Middle East to thaw the chill in the Bolton camp after Sam Allardyce's icy blast at his players following their latest last-gasp blunder. Five days of warm weather training
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. . . 'Too few sixth formers going on to university'
A SIXTH form college teacher is working with a North-west university to try and raise the number of Bolton students who go on to university. Bob Hindle, Economics teacher and Equal Opportunities Manager at Bolton Sixth Form College is spending two days
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A chance to be a holiday entertainer
IF YOU are enthusiastic and have a taste for entertaining, a liking for sport and can work in a team then you may have just come across the opportunity of a life time. An international agency, working closely with Jobcentre Plus in Bolton, is looking
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Jennifer's tasty clothing
A STUDENT is inviting the public to view her work, which includes shoes woven with apple parts and dresses with lemon peel dots. Jennifer Collier wants people to visit her at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry between 11am and 4pm on Sunday,
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Diggory the dog is cat lifesaver
DIGGORY the dog has been hailed as a lifesaver after he came to the rescue of a cat which was on the brink of dying from hypothermia. The Labrador found the ginger cat shivering by the edge of High Rid Reservoir in Lostock and stood over it, refusing
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Sam blasts FA over Nolan call-up
SAM Allardyce took a swipe at the Football Association today after Kevin Nolan was re-routed to Italy with the England Unders 21s as he was packing his bags for Dubai. The Wanderers' boss said it was "ludicrous" that U21s coach David Platt gave them just
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What the papers are saying
THE SUN: Bobby Robson was red with rage as he claimed Dennis Bergkamp got Toon star Laurent Robert sent off. DAILY MIRROR: Sir Bobby Robson last night accused referee Neale Barry of ruining Newcastle's big chance to blow the title race wide open - as
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Heart funds bid hits £850,000 - work to start in April
WORK to build a state-of-the art new cardiac support unit for heart patients at the Royal Bolton Hospital is due to start in April. But Bolton's health bosses today appealed for one final push to reach a revised target of the Coronary Care Appeal. More
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Daisy pro stays
DAISY Hill Cricket Club have re-signed professional Neil Bannister for the season. The Bolton Association side, who will also have a new captain in former pro Andy Cumberbatch, are still looking for a player/coach for next season. Winter nets are at Rivington
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Proctor shows brave front
MAN of the week has to be Sunderland's Michael Proctor, who did not let the two own goals he scored in seven minutes prevent him from talking about his nightmare to millions of viewers on TV's 'The Premiership' show. The character he showed in facing
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Olympic bid can revive British sport
THE government is so short-sighted over the chance to stage the 2012 Olympics in London it defies belief. London wants it, the British Olympic Association wants it so the only other backing needed to complete the necessary trio is that of the government
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RMI strong for trophy challenge
LEIGH RMI, fresh from their 2-0 defeat at Margate, are in action on Tuesday night at Rossendale in the quarter-final of the Marsden Lancashire Trophy. And manager Mark Patterson says he will put out as strong a squad as possible. "Phil Salt and Neil Fitzhenry
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Keeper rescues nine-man Bury
Torquay 1 Bury 1 by Robert Holmes: AT least referee Trevor Parkes could not send-off keeper Glynn Garner for handball otherwise Bury would have been in big trouble. Thanks to 'Glynn the Glove' the Shakers shrugged off red cards for Terry Dunfield and
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Heart funds bid hits £850,000 - work to start in April
WORK to build a state-of-the art new cardiac support unit for heart patients at the Royal Bolton Hospital is due to start in April. But Bolton's health bosses today appealed for one final push to reach a revised target of the Coronary Care Appeal. More
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Lollipop lass
A TEENAGER from Greater Manchester has become the country's youngest lollipop lady. Emma Cocker, aged 17, decided to help children in Oldham cross the road to school after hearing about a shortage of patrols across the country.
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Mum of axe killing victim hits out after appeal ruling
THE mother of a Bolton businessman killed by his girlfriend says she has lost faith in British justice after his former escort girl lover had her jail sentence slashed on appeal. Janet Charlton was jailed for five years for the manslaughter of wealthy
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Couple buy island ghost house
A COUPLE have bought a house reputed to be one of the most haunted properties in the country. Cheshire man Andrew Taylor, aged 40, and his partner Caron Reeves, aged 38, plan to renovate Windhouse on the aptly-named Shetland island of Yell. The ghost
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Police still quizzing suspects
Police get more time to quiz suspects ANTI-terrorist officers have been granted more time to question six men held after raids in four UK cities, police said today. The men were held after swoops in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Bolton in the early hours
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Pot of gold rewards Bob's close shave
BUSINESSMAN Bob Norburn has always been bristling with new ideas. Now he hopes to prove razor-sharp in the male grooming market. The Westhoughton entrepreneur has invented his own brand of shaving cream by experimenting in his bathroom with grape seed
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Road safety work will cause delays
MOTORISTS are being warned to expect delays as safety work is undertaken on the crash barriers along one of Bury's busiest roads. But in a bid to minimise disruption the work will be suspended during rush-hour periods. The work, which will start tomorrow
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Biker is seriously hurt in crash A MAN suffered multiple fractures to his neck and back after his high-powered motorbike was involved in an accident with a car. The 40-year-old man -- who has not been named -- also suffered fractures to his left wrist
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Young rugby league stars die in crash
TWO promising young rugby players -- one the brother of former Great Britain star Shaun Edwards -- have been killed in a car crash. Billy Joe Edwards, aged 19, and Craig Johnson, aged 18, both members of Wigan Warriors' under-21 side, died at the scene
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A mother's life begins at 40
THE news that a woman aged 58 has given birth to her third child has re-opened the debate about whether women over 40 should have babies. Bolton Evening News feature writer Karen Stephen, who had her first baby at the age of 41, argues that the benefits
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West Brom 1, Wanderers 1: Website reports
HOW Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reported live for this website. 14:37: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2003 BARCLAYCARD PREMIERSHIP WEST BROM V WANDERERS SAM Allardyce resisted the temptation to field any of his trio of new loan signings when he stuck with
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Point cold comfort as win slips away
WEST BROM 1, WANDERERS 1: IT will take more than the soaring temperatures of the Middle East to thaw the chill in the Bolton camp after Sam Allardyce's icy blast at his players following their latest last-gasp blunder. Five days of warm weather training
