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60 jobs go at kitchen company
A TOTAL of 60 jobs have been lost at a factory in Westhoughton -- with more than 250 other posts to go by the end of the year. Kitchen manufacturer Bernstein Group said the cuts were necessary because the business had changed significantly in the past
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February 21-22
From the Evening News, February 21, 1903:A PAINFUL sensation was caused in the vicinity of Gibbon-st. about 9.30 this morning, when it was discovered than an elderly woman named Elizabeth Cashan, residing at 43, Walter-st., off Gibbon-st., had cut her
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Road hump health risk
AS we can all see by the continuing work going on around the streets, lanes and roads of Bolton, the local council have chosen to totally ignore the many letters of complaint and concern regarding its traffic calming measures, especially the dreaded road
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It's all just another sign of the times
AFTER reading, with great interest, your article in Friday's Bolton Evening News on speed humps, speeding on St Peter's Way etc, I find it time for me to express some concern in the manner in which we try to educate drivers on road safety education. Over
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Amazing that Bolton is so religious
ALL the figures from the 2001 census are now being made public. One of the amazing pieces of information is that Bolton is amongst the most religious places in the country. There are well over 70 per cent who said they were Christian, significant numbers
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Can anyone help with this family research?
"THE woman in the front of this photograph was the daughter of Richard Heath, butcher, of Welshpool and first wife Jane Beadles," writes Pam Cooper. "Jane is believed to have had a Bolton family, possibly linked with the name Caton. "The lady is Margaret
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Elderly woman found murdered
A HUNT was today under way for the killer of an elderly widow whose heavily bloodstained body was discovered at her home in a quiet Bolton street. Detectives said today they believed Mary Ellen Crank could have been robbed by her attacker. Mrs Crank was
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Sport on TV today (Monday)
SOCCER: Barclaycard Premiership, Tottenham v Fulham - Sky Sports 1 1900. CRICKET: World Cup, Zimbabwe v Australia - Sky Sports 3 all day. RACING: From Newcastle - Channel 4 1230. SKIING: Cross-country event from Italy - British Eurosport 1045. Tomorrow
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Horwich Games League
Pool results: Bay Horse B 3 Rivington Club 4; Brown Cow 7 Crown Hotel A 0; Crown Hotel B 8 Reform Club 6; Queens Head 6 Bay Horse A 1; The New Vic 8 Horwich Cons 6; Vic/Albert 10 St Mary's A 4. P W L Pt Rivington Club... 21 18 3 98 Brown Cow... 19 12
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Match report
Wanderers 1 United 1 WANDERERS 4-3-3 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8 His save from Keane was as impressive as it was important; an equaliser then and United would have been favourites. BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 8 For almost half an hour he thought his goal would be
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Celebrations at club
A NEW youth club will be celebrating its official opening on March 1. The Orlits Youth Club on Holmeswood Road, Great Lever, will have a range of activities for young people in the area, including a pool table, IT equipment, dance mat, Playstation 2,
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Magpies miss out on Marsden final place
CHORLEY can count themselves a shade unlucky to miss out on an appearance in the final of the Lancashire FA Marsden Trophy after more than holding their own against their Nationwide Conference opponents in a very tight semi-final at Hilton Park last night
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Hospital benefits
A SUPPER and raffle night at Over Hulton Conservative club raised £300 for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in Pendlebury. Julie and Patricia Quinlan held the disco and potato pie supper night last month.
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Ivan's job to forge new links
A LOCAL MP has been given a new role at the Department for Education. Mr Ivan Lewis, MP for Bury South, who is minister for young people and adult skills, has been given the responsibility of looking after work-related learning, enterprise and skills
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Cheers to community award pub couple
A BOLTON pub couple have won a national award for outstanding community spirit. The Canary Tavern in Little Lever, one of 800 Avebury Taverns pubs, won the "Best Community Pub" title because of its friendly staff and a recent £100,000 refurbishment. Judith
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Days out fair
THIS year's Great Days Out Fair, in the Premier Suite at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday, March 1, will be celebrating its 21st birthday. Organised annually by the North West Tourist Board, the show is supported by the Cumbria, Northumbria and Yorkshire
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Homeless are given a sporting chance
YOUNG homeless people are to be helped to a brighter future by being taught how to be sports journalists. Bolton Wanderers and the BBC have teamed up to launch a scheme to help homeless people improve their chances of re-entering full-time education.
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Pandemonium over £1.6m painting
THERE was 'Pandemonium' at Christies auction house when a painting first owned by a Victorian Bolton businessman fetched £1.6 million. An American dealer bought the John Martin masterpiece -- called Pandemonium -- when it went under the hammer. It was
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Love me tender
ELVIS the cat was all shook up when he was picked up by the RSPCA in September last year. He was suffering from a broken pelvis and his hip had come out of its joint, but the courageous kitty willed himself better under the watchful eye of Dawn Lomax,
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It's high fives in big kick-off for computer soccer
SCORES of soccer fans packed into a Bolton town centre pub to play their own indoor hi-tech version of the game. Corks's in Bradshawgate became the first pub ever to hold a new game of virtual five-a-side football which its creators hope will be the next
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Council meets
THE next meeting of Westhoughton Town Council will be held tonight (Monday) at 7pm in the Council Chamber at Westhoughton Town Hall. The public are welcome to attend.
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Thin end of a large wedge of samosas BY ALAN CALVERT
THE other day I picked up the phone and it was Darren from BT offering me some deal as a "valued customer." The conversation ended when I pointed out that it was difficult to see how I could be all that valued when my telephone services were delivered
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Horwich Games League
Straight dominoes results: Bay Horse B 5 Rivington Club 10; Brown Cow 11 Crown Hotel A 4; Crown Hotel B 9 Reform Club 6; Queens Head 9 Bay Horse A 6; St Mary's B 9 Schooner Inn 6; The New Vic 11 Horwich Cons 4; Vic/Albert 11 St Mary's A 4. P W L Pt St
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Champs stun City battlers at Pain Road
Manchester City 1 Arsenal 5 - UNITED fans are starting to smell a rat. City perform like world beaters at Old Trafford and in the next game Arsenal are 4-0 up at Maine Road inside 19 minutes. And it is not the first time it has happened either. Last time
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Bolton and District Snooker League
Results - Section A: Cuemasters A2 6 St Mary's 2; Greenfields 2 Plodder Lane Cons 7; OLOL 2 Cuemasters A1 7; Deane Cons 6 Halliwell Cons 2; Bradshaw Cons A2 3 Bradshaw Cons A1 6; Horwich RMI 3 First Bus Social 6. Section B: St Joseph's 7.5 Victory Reform
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Police 'freeze' in uniform
POLICE officers in Manchester who tested a national uniform complained that it left them "freezing". Police Federation spokesman Gordon Johnson said: "Officers were saying the national uniform fleece was freezing." The new proposed uniform includes a
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Family's £3,000 bill after losing ski claim
A FAMILY has been ordered to pay nearly £3,000 in legal costs after their claim for compensation over an accident on a dry ski slope failed. The parents of a 16-year-old from Bolton, who has not been named, had claimed that he had been tripped by loose
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Dentists' teeth bleach jail threat
A LETTER has been sent to dentists in Wigan by the chief trading standards officer warning they face prosecution over teeth whitening procedures. A loophole in EU law means dentists are flouting the law if they carry out the procedure which involves applying
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Six pitches for new street traders
A BID to earmark spots for a number of approved street traders in Bolton town centre has been unveiled by the council. Six pitches will be created for mobile stalls where quality, service and cleanliness will be closely monitored by Bolton's team of town
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The sounding of the Last Post?
FINANCIAL pressures are forcing many of our post offices out of existence. During the last few days the closure of one Atherton post office has been announced and the future of another Bolton branch thrown into doubt by the retirement of its subpostmaster
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Mike's crash course at driving school
HAD a motoring accident? Facing points on your driving licence? A Bury-based scheme is giving some motorists the chance to take a driver improvement course instead. But Bolton Evening News sub-editor Mike Whalley discovered that it is not a soft option
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'Bullfrog' hops into town!
SINGER, raconteur, stage and screen actor Bernard Wrigley is Leigh Folk Club's guest from 8pm on Friday, February 28 in the concert room at Leigh Conservative Club. On the night tickets will be on sale for Joe's Night -- Calico's fund-raising event in
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The human face of war
YORKSHIRE looks to Lancashire for inspiration in its next production. The West Yorkshire Playhouse, based in Leeds, presents The Accrington Pals until March 29. In 1916, Accrington suffered the devastating loss of more than 200 young men in the Battle
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Cop a load of Stalker
GREATER Manchester's former deputy chief constable John Stalker promises an arresting performance when he takes to the stage in an unlikely role. The ex-police officer plays The Narrator in a larger than life production of The Rocky Horror Show. In fact
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Wanderers ready to spoil United title dream
WANDERERS are hoping to rub salt into Manchester United's wounds writes Gordon Sharrock Fresh from their warm weather training in Dubai, Sam Allardyce's players are preparing to pile the pressure on their Old Trafford rivals in Saturday's big Reebok derby
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Two worlds in one night
ENSEMBLE Productions makes its debut visit to The Octagon Theatre, Bolton with Portraits In Song, a musical celebration of the works of Edith Piaf and Bertolt Brecht. Performer Elizabeth Mansfield provides gripping portraits of Piaf and Brecht, bringing
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Town debut for musical
POPULAR Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is to get its first amateur showing in Bolton. State Fair may not be as well known as the other Rodgers and Hammerstein showcases such as Oklahoma, The Sound of Music and South Pacific, but lives up to the name
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Kick by kick report
8 mins: Campo's penalty appeal is rejected as he gets dumped on his backside by O'Shea going for Djorkaeff's corner. Angrily, he springs to his feet and fires a shot just over the United bar. 14 mins: Mendy nips in to intercept Neville's poor throw but
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Shakespeare Revue, Bolton Little Theatre
WHAT a pity that one of the liveliest musical comedy shows for some time at Bolton Little Theatre (BLT) isn't given a livelier title. 'Shakespeare Revue' just doesn't do full justice to the witty words and music being staged there this week. Ten years
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Chicago, Palace Theatre, Manchester
IF YOU haven't seen the 'must see' film of the moment, starring the ubiquitous Catherine Zeta Jones, Renee Zellweger and Richard Gere yet, then you must see this brilliant show instead. Chicago is the tale of two equally ambitious women who, we find out
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Wanderers 1 United 1
WANDERERS 4-3-3 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8 His save from Keane was as impressive as it was important; an equaliser then and United would have been favourites. BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 8 For almost half an hour he thought his goal would be decisive; never seriously
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Allardyce fears late gaffs could be Whites' Premiership downfall
SAM Allardyce fears his players could be the architects of their own relegation downfall if they cannot find a way of beating the clock. For the fourth time in 15 games Wanderers paid the price for a last-gasp lapse, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer rescuing a point
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Sam incensed after last gasp equaliser
SAM Allardyce's top lip tightened with rage as he seethed at every mention of "consolation". For the umpteenth time this season, the Wanderers' boss was so incensed after seeing precious safety points surrendered in the dramatic closing minutes that he
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Horwich Games League
Darts results: Bay Horse B 5 Rivington Club 13; Brown Cow 18 Crown Hotel A 0; Crown Hotel B 15 Reform Club 3; Queens Head 11 Bay Horse A 7; St Mary's B 14 Schooner Inn 4; The New Vic 11 Horwich Cons 7; Vic/Albert 4 St Mary's A 14. P W D L Pt St Mary's
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A fan's view
THE last time Wanderers beat a Man United side on home soil, bell-bottom flairs were all the rage - and we will never get a better opportunity to do it again. It is nearly a quarter of a century since Neil Whatmore scored at home to give Bolton the lead
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Sam sets priorities
SAM Allardyce put derby rivalry into professional perspective today when he insisted: "I'd rather beat West Brom, Sunderland or West Ham than beat Manchester United!" Wanderers have once again dented Manchester United's title hopes by taking four points
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On this day - February 24
1582: Pope Gregory XIII announced the new Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar. It was not adopted by Britain until 1752, when a "loss" of 11 days had to be made up. 1825: Thomas Bowdler, expurgator of the "naughty bits" in the works of Shakespeare
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On this day - February 22
1732: George Washington, first president of the United States was born in Virginia. 1797: French soldiers landed at Fishguard but were soon captured. No other foreign force has managed to invade Britain since. 1810: Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and
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Cycle path plea
AS two pensioners who have recently bought new bicycles and are thoroughly enjoying using them and feeling fitter, we write to support the idea of revamping the disused railway line running through Farnworth and parts of Great Lever. It would be a real
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She has got some bottle!
I READ Karen Stephen's article (February 19) and thought, what a shame, those nasty pensioners upsetting her like that, all she wanted was a bottle of water and a sandwich. Personally she sounds like she should still be on her bottle of "Cow and Gate"
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Try taking a few tips, Karen
WHAT a pity Karen Stephen has to do battle with OAPs with VDTs (very dangerous trolleys) in M&S. Maybe OAPs want to be home before school children take over the buses, mums picking up children from school take over the roads, and try to get home before
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Observation wasn't racist
REGARDING Cllr Barrow's remark that caused so much concern. I do not consider there was any grounds for legal concern as, the way I read the quotation of his remark, it was in no way racist, but was an understandable observation that Bolton council's
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These people were a credit to community
I WOULD like to thank all the children, young people and parents who attended the party at Hayward School on Saturday, February 15 -- their behaviour was exemplary. There are so many negative things written and said about the Orlits Estate, and Great
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What to do in Bolton on Tuesday
BOLTON MUSEUM, ART GALLERY & AQUARIUM, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton. Tel: 332211. www.boltonmuseums.org.uk Open Monday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Admission free. Wildlife Attractions Bolton Aquarium For unique views into the aquatic world visit Bolton
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What we think of our town ... 1955
IN 1955, Bolton was to be featured in the BBC programme "Our Town As We See It" in the Younger Generation series. The pictures which appeared in the paper at the time showed, top left, Mary Harvey, Bradford Road, Farnworth, interviewing Dennis Scowcroft
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February 23-24
From the Evening News, February 24, 1903: A CURIOUS trade dispute is now in full progress at Vienna. By the Austrian law all tradesmen are compelled to act in accordance with the direction of their guilds, and to confine their work to their own particular
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Town's Bread Show was a chance to promote products
LOCAL historian Clifford Stockton, of Woodburn Drive, Smithills has answered my question about the Bolton Bread Show. It was, he tells me, just one of many exhibitions during the late Victorian/Edwardian period. It was an opportunity for bakers to display
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Life at school 100 years ago
WHEN I reported about the death of Cyril Rostron, a 14-year-old son of the headteacher at Daisy Hill school who fell through the ice on Rumworth Lodge and died, it alerted reader Catherine Bateson to a study about schools in Westhoughton which she wrote
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Runners hit by car
POLICE are contacting runners after an East Lancashire man was injured in a half-marathon. Officers will speak to all entrants in the Great North Western run after a blue 4x4 vehicle towing a straw-filled trailer hit three runners from behind in Runshaw
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Soccer fan in fight for life after attack
A FOOTBALL fan from Bolton was fighting for his life in hospital today after being attacked by a gang of rival supporters. The 47-year-old Manchester United supporter was with fellow fans after their team's clash with Bolton Wanderers on Saturday. Police
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12 arrests as rival fans clash
A HUGE fight broke out between more than 150 rival football fans at Bolton railway station -- leaving dozens of passengers terrified. More than 100 Wanderers supporters are believed to have spilled out of nearby pubs to fight with a 60-strong Manchester
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What the papers say today (Monday)
THE SUN: Sven-Goran Eriksson will escape showdown talks with the FA - because they do not want to push him out of the England job. DAILY MIRROR: Gerard Houllier last night refused to accept Liverpool are in crisis - despite their embarrassing defeat at
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Cheers to community award pub couple
A BOLTON pub couple have won a national award for outstanding community spirit. The Canary Tavern in Little Lever, one of 800 Avebury Taverns pubs, won the "Best Community Pub" title because of its friendly staff and a recent £100,000 refurbishment. Judith
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Jazz dates
THE ART LESTER BIG BAND: Dance Night in the Swing Suite. Horwich RMI Social and Recreation Club, Chorley New Road, Bolton. Every Tuesday. 8.30 to 11.00pm. £2.50. KEN WARD BIG BAND: Leigh Liberal Club. Every Monday. 8 to 11pm. Free. RONNIE MOORE BIG BAND
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Relegation countdown: Who plays where - and when
WANDERERS are deeply embroiled in the relegation countdown so here is a handy guide to find where and when the opposition is playing: WEST HAM Fixtures Sat Mar 1: Tottenham Hotspur H 15:00 Sat Mar 15: Everton A 15:00 Sat Mar 22: Sunderland H 15:00 Sat
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Scholarship prizes for GCSE pupils
TWO Year 12 pupils at Bolton School Boys' Division were awarded scholarships at the Institution of Electrical Engineers in London for their outstanding work in design and technology. William Sheaff, sponsored by the Institution, and Daniel Tanham, sponsored
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Helpline charge
RESIDENTS signing up to an emergency helpline system will have to pay £40 installation charge. Councillor John Byrne, executive member for the environment at Bolton Council, has approved plans to introduce the fee for residents joining Careline. Subscribers
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Furniture firm keeps going despite blaze
A SHOP owner has declared that his business is open to customers after a fire ripped through his warehouse. A blaze swept through the Grecian Mill, in Rigby Court, off Lever Street -- and the warehouse used by Alec Bromley's furniture business -- last
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Have your say in International Women's Week
INTERNATIONAL Women's Week is a time when women's issues can be brought to the fore and provides an opportunity for women to meet and take part in events which help to bring them closer and understand each other's lives. This year, the week runs from
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A clear solution to beat crime
RESIDENTS in Great Lever are among the first to benefit from a new hi-tech invention which aims to beat criminals. Around 2,000 homes are being given bottles of Smartwater Instant - a clear, water-based solution which is brushed onto products and contains
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Museum Man set to save the world of art
FIRST there was Superman, then there was Batman and now Bolton's Museum Man is set to appear at the town's libraries. Ibrahim Kala, who is more used to his "real life" role of racial equality officer, has become a comic book character. But he does not
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Town set to be the capital of Fairtrade
BOLTON is to become the UK's biggest Fairtrade town. Celebrations are planned to mark the occasion which will include Fred Dibnah demolishing a chimney and a sponsored walk as well as food and drink tasting parties. The prestigious title will be given
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Sam sets priorities
SAM Allardyce put derby rivalry into professional perspective today when he insisted: "I'd rather beat West Brom, Sunderland or West Ham than beat Manchester United!" Wanderers have once again dented Manchester United's title hopes by taking four points
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Pandemonium over £1.6m painting
THERE was 'Pandemonium' at Christies auction house when a painting first owned by a Victorian Bolton businessman fetched £1.6 million. An American dealer bought the John Martin masterpiece -- called Pandemonium -- when it went under the hammer. It was
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Sloppy defence struggles to lynch Lynx
Leigh Centurions 38 Chorley Lynx 20 - THE Centurions will spend this week on the defensive after allowing another side to battle their way back in to a game they were dominating. Last week it was Salford who rallied to draw 20-20 after trailing 18-4 and
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Boro's goal blitz
Radcliffe Boro 4 Witton Albion 2 - RADCLIFFE Borough emerged from an exciting game of twists and turns against Witton Albion with a superb victory. Three goals in a two minute first half blitz from David Bean and a Jody Banim brace set Borough on their
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Gregorians 2 Rivington 0
Rivington's poor form since Christmas continued with the team losing their third consecutive game against an impressive Gregorian side. Since the Christmas break Rivington have lost all three games and only scored in one of the three games. Gregorians
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Clegg saves Nelson's blushes
York City 1 Bury 1 - MICHAEL Nelson's first game as skipper of the Shakers was memorable for the wrong reasons until George Clegg came to his rescue. The central defender had been handed the captain's armband after manager Andy Preece decided Jon Newby's
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County deal title blow to Radcliffe
RADCLIFFE Amateurs' bid to secure the Premier League championship in the Lancashire Amateur League took another blow on Saturday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bolton County. Radcliffe took the lead just before half-time when Mark Isherwood put
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Dentist will be thanked for filling in
A DENTIST will be praised by a Health Minister for filling a gap in Rossendale and setting up his practice in the town. Hazel Blears will visit Dr Shane Morgan's practice on Monday. He opened his surgery a year ago and signed up nearly 7,000 people in
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Pandemonium over £1.6m painting
THERE was 'Pandemonium' at Christies auction house when a painting first owned by a Victorian Bolton businessman fetched £1.6 million. An American dealer bought the John Martin masterpiece -- called Pandemonium -- when it went under the hammer. It was
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Police 'freeze' in uniform
POLICE officers in Manchester who tested a national uniform complained that it left them "freezing". Police Federation spokesman Gordon Johnson said: "Officers were saying the national uniform fleece was freezing." The new proposed uniform includes a
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Residents flee in arson chaos
RESIDENTS of a Bolton street had to be evacuated when a flat was set alight in a suspected arson attack early today. The flat in Bromwich Street was occupied but no one was at home when the fire was started at around 3.30am. Firefighters, who had to break
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Residents' delight at 'drug den' decision
RESIDENTS in a troubled area of Bolton have won a battle to stop a house being turned into bedsits. Town hall planning officers refused permission for a large, detached Victorian property in Bradford Street, The Haulgh, to retain its multiple occupancy
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The hunt for Scruffy Ted
LITTLE Lewis Brierley has been left heartbroken after his nursery's teddy vanished during a shopping trip. The four-year-old was looking after the bear, which belongs to Christ Church Nursery in Ainsworth, during half-term as a special treat when it was
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She was 'out of her depth'
A WOMAN has been banned from running a care home for the elderly after she was found to have provided inadequate supervision for the elderly residents. Lesley Wilkinson was found to have under-staffed the Marylawns Residential Care Home, on Foster Lane
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Find your stolen goods
POLICE are hoping to reunite victims of thefts in Manchester with some of their stolen goods. About £15,000 worth of TVs, computers and jewellery uncovered in a series of raids has ben put on display at St Brigid's School in Beswick. Police said the more
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Music and comedy at the Halls
A MIXTURE of the familiar and new are set to star at Bolton's Albert Halls this coming season. Bolton's own Peter Kay headlines the array of acts lining up to appear at the town centre venue . . . but tickets for his shows were sold out before the season's
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Mountain bike challenge
ENTRIES are being invited for one of Bolton's biggest cycling events. The TrailQuest Orienteering Mountain Bike Event takes place on Saturday, March 15. Entries must be received in advance for the four-hour event, which will cover Rivington, Anglezarke
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United goal ace Kevin's Reebok dream
KEVIN Nolan never tires of talking about his goals and matchwinning appearances at Old Trafford. But there is something missing from the young midfielder's collection - a victory over Manchester United at the Reebok, something he hopes will be put right
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Grand night for charity cabaret
A GRAND charity cabaret show is being held in Bolton to raise money for a children's charity. The show, to be held at Halliwell Labour Club, in Henan Street, has been organised to raise money for the Children's Hospitals Appeal Trust. Steve Sinclair will
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A storm in a size 9 - Sam
SAM Allardyce has admitted that flyIng boots of the Fergie variety are not exclusive to Manchester United. As David Beckham waits for the wound above his left eye to heal, he can console himself in the knowledge that he is not the first - and is unlikely
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Laville impresses on his Wanderers debut
FLORENT Laville looked puzzled at the mention of the nickname he is reputed to have earned in nine impressively consistent seasons in French football. "The Rock of Lyon?" he queried, "I didn't know that was my nickname." If it wasn't before, it is now
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We need to keep Reds at bay - Sam
LET'S face it, as Paul Warhurst puts it so succinctly, there is never a good time to be playing Manchester United. Obviously, if half your team is laid up with flu, you could not be blamed for seeking a postponement - although Juventus did not do too
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TV dates for your diary
LATEST Sky TV Premiership matches: 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 Villa v Manchester United 12:30 16 MAR West Bromwich Albion v Chelsea 16:05
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United's Bolton boy ready for Reebok jibes
LEE Roche achieved a lifetime's ambition earlier this season when he made his league debut for his beloved Manchester United at Old Trafford. The 22-year-old Bolton lad has been on the books at Old Trafford for over a decade but has had to be patient
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Soccer fixtures
MONDAY... Barclaycard Premiership: Tottenham v Fulham (8pm) TUESDAY European Champion Clubs Cup Phase 2 Group D: Juventus v Man Utd (7.45pm) Nationwide Division One: Burnley v Preston (7.45pm); Gillingham v Norwich (7.45pm); Stoke v Walsall (7.45pm);
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Halliwell Cons
Fridays Halliwell Cons KO saw Wayne Merrick beat Paul Hesten in the final, losing semis were Dave Smith and Mick Cunningham, Sunday saw Mick Bushby win over Dave Higgin in the final, losing semis were Dave Smith and Lisa Stephens who also took the best
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Liverpool tickets
TICKETS for Wanderer's Premiership game at Liverpool on Saturday, March 8, are now on sale. Prices are £25 for adults and £12.50 for concessions and tickets, strictly limited to one per season ticket holder, will be available by postal application only
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Whites were better team on the day says Fergie
IT might not have been what Sam Allardyce wanted to hear but Sir Alex Ferguson took his hat off to the Bolton boss, admitting United were fortunate to escape with a draw from Saturday's derby, acknowledging Wanderers as the better side and tipping them
