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From the Bolton Evening News - March 6
1903: IS the inn to disappear as an ancient institution? It has in most cases fallen in its estate from a landmark in the hospitality of old English life to a mere drinking shop. In thousands of licensed houses in the country districts of Lancashire and
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Home could be reopened
AS reported in the Bolton Evening News on February 12, more than 4,000 people aged over 75 are in NHS hospital beds even though they are fit to leave, because of the shortage of places in care homes. So, why did Bolton Council shut down Greenmount Elderly
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Wardens good for other work
HAVING just seen for myself our dedicated parking wardens in action, issuing parking tickets at 5.57pm, when parking is free from 6pm, behind the Excel Centre. I think the council should contract them to issue fixed penalty notices to people who fail
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Splashing money around
NOW that The Water Place has closed, can anyone at Bolton Council answer the following questions: Why did a building that cost approximately £5 million only have a life of 14 years? What was put out to tender? Was the specification rigidly adhered to?
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Tories voted with Labour over parking
I WOULD like to bring to your attention the misleading comments made by Conservative councillors in the Bolton Evening News on Thursday, February 20, concerning car parking charges. The deputy leader of the Conservative group of Bolton council called
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Demolition does not cure bad behaviour
WE have read in the Bolton Evening News recently some very disturbing reports about the behaviour of local teenagers. In Tonge Moor, under-age drinkers make life a misery for residents and traders. They laugh at the inadequate efforts of the police to
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Stalemate at BAE Systems
A SECOND meeting to resolve the £2billion pensions crisis at BAE Systems ended in stalemate yesterday. Management and unions are due to meet again on March 13 in a bid to avert a strike by workers determined to protect their pension rights. Barry Culshaw
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Push for funds helps family
A COUPLE told today how fundraising efforts at their son's school are helping them come to terms with the tragic death of their daughter. Rebecca Mawdesley died in August 2002 aged just five months from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Her parents Gary
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What's showing on the box
GOLF: Dubai Desert Classic - Sky Sports 1 0930 & Sky Sports 2 1700; Ford Championship from Miami - Sky Sports 2 2100. SKIING: Women's World Cup from Atlanta - British Eurosport 1630; Cross-country World Cup from Norway - British Eurosport 1500 &
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Spurs ticket news
TICKETS for Wanderers' Premiership game against Spurs on Monday, March 24, went on sale today to holders of both Lifeline and Club memberships. Lifeline or Club members can purchase theirs from tomorrow and open sale starts on Monday. Tickets can be purchased
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Outcast Stig: What I really think about Sam
STIG Tofting has refused to criticise Sam Allardyce, despite being continually frozen out of Wanderers' first team plans. The former Denmark international has made just one senior appearance since the turn of the year - the FA Cup tie against Sunderland
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Outdoors show
Want to check out the latest in outdoor gear and equipment? Looking for ideas for outdoor holidays and activities to try out? Then why not head down to the Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show being held at Birmingham NEC from March 14 to 16. Experts from a
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Minibus tour of Lennon's home
The National Trust may invoke an image of historic country estates and stately homes. But on March 29 they are opening John Lennon's humble Liverpool home to the public for the first time. Donated to the Trust by Yoko Ono, "Mendips" is the home where
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Volunteer plea
VOLUNTEERS with an hour to spare on Saturday, March 22 are invited to help collect for the Wigan, Leigh and District Society for the Blind. Call Gordon Winnard on 01942 242891 if you can help with the collection, in Leigh town centre.
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Talk on steam
ATHERTON Heritage Society will hear Norman Astley speak on "Steam: Part One" in St Richard's Jubilee Hall on Tuesday at 7.30pm. He will take guests on a journey round the UK looking at preserved, standard and narrow gauge railways. Admission £1 members
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Man is cleared of sex assault
A MAN from Harwood was cleared of several allegations of indecent assault following a trial. Robert Wilcockson, aged 50, of Lea Gate, was acquitted of five counts alleging indecent assault. He had denied the charges and was cleared by a jury at Bolton
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Woman bids to trace sisters
A BOLTON woman is urgently trying to re-establish contact with her two younger sisters. Ann Francis, 60, is trying to find Joan Turnbull, whose maiden name was Heaton, and whose last known address was in Ladybridge. She is also looking for Phyllis Dryesdale
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New health centre plan
MEDICAL care in Walkden could receive a boost on Thursday night when planning bosses discuss proposals for a health centre. Salford Council's planning panel is set to examine the proposed health and social care building at its monthly meeting. It is likely
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New lighting to brighten up alleys
NEW street lighting is set to be installed in Aspull following complaints about safety from residents. Alleyways linking St David's, St John's, St Elizabeth's and St Mary's Roads are poorly lit according to residents, who say they are reluctant to walk
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Work to make road crossing safer begins
CHILDREN and pensioners will be able to walk safely through a busy accident blackspot when a new pedestrian crossing is finished in Westhoughton. Council workmen began building the crossing at the junction of Bolton Road and Manchester Road on Monday.
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Sounds like a great panto
A PANTOMIME troupe will sound good and be all lit up on Friday night. A new lighting and sound system has been installed in the main hall of the Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth -- just in time for this year's pantomime, Jack and the Magic Bean
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Mourners gather for tragic Chris
THE hundreds of young mourners who gathered at the funeral of 20-year-old Chris Morris spoke volumes. The doors to the Overdale West Chapel could not be shut because so many of his friends packed into the chapel to say their last goodbyes. Chris died
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Sounds like a great panto
A PANTOMIME troupe will sound good and be all lit up on Friday night. A new lighting and sound system has been installed in the main hall of the Barlow Institute, Bolton Road, Edgworth -- just in time for this year's pantomime, Jack and the Magic Bean
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Petrol station drinks sale battle
BOSSES at Sainsbury's have withdrawn an application to sell alcohol at the petrol station they are opening at the supermarket chain's new Bolton store. But they have pledged that they are not giving up the fight -- and will come back in the future with
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Youth bar help needed
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help run a non-alcoholic youth bar in Farnworth. More than 50 youngsters visit Zac's Youth Bar in Market Street each Friday night -- but bosses need more hands to help out. The bar aims to keep children aged between 11 and 16
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Frandsen dilemma for Big Sam
PER Frandsen may have to settle for a place on the substitutes' bench when Wanderers resume their Premiership survival battle at Liverpool on Saturday. The Dane - a frontrunner for Player of the Year after a string of consistently impressive performances
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Junk e-mail worth second look
You've got (junk) e-mail I spotted an advert on TV recently that cleared up a mystery for me. In it a woman finds in her mail a golden envelope which, judging by the look of joy suffusing her face, informs her she's won a holiday in Fiji, £1 million,
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Make soap out of war BY NICOLA MOSTYN
SO the credibility of the UN is under threat, Saddam Hussein is in breach of their requests and last weekend one million people took to the streets of London to march against the prospect of war. Fine. Great. So, what time's Hollyoaks on? Sounds shocking
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Stop smothering our derby passion, Gerard
WHAT is Gerard Houllier playing at saying he disagrees with the mentality of Liverpool fans towards their great rivals Manchester United? The Anfield boss said it won't go down well with Liverpool fans but he hopes United win the Champions League. Then
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More about champion baker
NO doubt you remember my appeal for details of the Bolton Bread Show, which arose after a correspondent said that she had a couple of medals won in that show in 1912. Local historian Clifford Stockton came up with the details, on February 24, and mentioned
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Steve Cram says Bolton's Amy as a top prospect
TEENAGE sprint sensation Amy Spencer has been tipped for the top by British track legend Steve Cram. The 17-year-old Bolton School student broke her own UK junior 200m record for the second time in a week on Sunday in the senior AAA's indoor championships
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Beckham movie man to visit
THE man who choreographed the football moves on the hit film Bend It Like Beckham is coming to Bolton this Saturday. Simon Clifford, the president of the UK Confederation of Futebol de Salao, will visit a new Brazilian style soccer centre in Blackburn
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Nothing to it ...
I WAS having a day off. "Go on sweetheart," said my husband, "go and enjoy yourself. You deserve it.' And I had to agree. I did deserve it. Work and looking after our son leaves me knackered. "Anyway," he shrugged, "looking after him is easy. Nothing
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Aussie half losing fight for fitness
IN-FORM Aussie half-back Pat Weisner is losing his fitness battle to be fit for Leigh Centurions' key Arriva Trains group game at Rochdale on Sunday. Weisner, who has made good progress in his first season at Hilton Park, has a swollen knee after last
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Marathon football trek is no joke
A SIDEKICK of Radio One star Sara Cox is attempting to visit the grounds of each of the 92 Premiership and Football League clubs in a single week to raise money for Comic Relief. "Chappers" from the breakfast show which the Bolton DJ hosts will travel
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Preece fired up for start
BURY player-boss Andy Preece is ready to throw himself back into the starting 11 in a bid to stop Shakers' promotion bid coming off the rails. Despite Tuesday night's shock defeat to strugglers Bristol City, Bury remain on the shoulders of third-placed
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Bolton & district Snooker League
LATEST Results: Section A: First Bus Social 7 St Marys SC 1; Plodder Lane Cons 7 Bolton Snooker A2 1; Rileys A1 6 Bradshaw Cons A2 2; Halliwell Cons 6 Horwich RMI 2; Cuemasters A1 6 Greenfields 2; Bradshaw Cons A1 5 Rileys A2 3; Ellesmere 6.5 Our Lady
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Images of the past
PHOTOGRAPHS giving a revealing insight into industrial life in the North-west a century ago are being made public for the first time. Images from the National Monuments Record include pictures of Manchester's textile industry. The photographs are among
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Street Ken's plea to protect children
CORONATION Street star William Roache is backing a new police campaign to protect children. Cheshire Police is launching a campaign to provide parents and organisers of youth activities with information to help prevent attacks on children. Mr Roache,
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Waiting list fiddle boss hits back
THE former chief executive of a hospital which fiddled waiting list figures has hit back, saying she has been made a scapegoat. Jane Herbert apologised to the South Manchester NHS Trust, but said she was under pressure from NHS chiefs. On one occasion
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Canal project launches tourist base study
PLANS to build a visitor centre in Little Lever as part of a £32 million project to revamp the Manchester, Bolton and Bury canal have moved a step forward. A feasibility study to assess proposals for the development at the Nob End lock flight has now
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Now police want pubs to shut for City's visit to the Reebok
POLICE are writing to all pub licensees in the Bolton area urging them not to open before 12 noon on April 5 when Bolton Wanderers play Manchester City at the Reebok Stadium. The letter also thanks managers and landlords for their co-operation on the
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Parents plead for answers on school's future
PARENTS at a special school in Atherton threatened with closure believe their views are being ignored by education chiefs. They have been to a series of meetings with education bosses to discuss Wigan Council's plans to move Green Hall Primary's 76 pupils
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Town is ready to go radio ga-ga
MORE details have been released of an action-packed weekend of fun when Radio One descends on Bolton later this month. Bolton-born DJ Sara Cox is coming home for the three-day music extravaganza. She is bringing with her fellow BBC radio presenters Mark
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Street star keeps his love life private
A CORONATION Street star whose love life blossomed at Bolton's Octagon Theatre, sparking massive interest in the national press, is returning to the town -- to star in Private Lives! Stephen Beckett, who played "dirty doctor" Matt Ramsden in the top soap
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Concede lets Grapes in for title
FARNWORTH Winter League programme was reduced to two games on Sunday morning when Bolton Motor Bodies conceded to Capital, who have finished as runners-up in Section B. They have also conceded next week's final match against The Grapes which means that
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Second class...
CAN someone tell me just what has happened to our first class mail? On Thursday, February 13, I posted a card at 10.45am. Time to be collected was 11.30am here in Atherton. It was going to Kearsley. I put on a first class stamp. This card was delivered
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Daft schemes 'only benefit'
I ENTIRELY agree with Robert M Goodman's letter, "Poll Tax by the back door". Every year it's the same. Council tax is rising more than inflation. We do not see the benefit except daft schemes such as the "slab forms" in Victoria Square, and amateurish
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Ungrateful are not worth my postal vote
I WISH I could find the courage to support the brave Mr Schofield (Bolton Evening News, Monday) in his Community Charge protest and stand by him in the dock, if he is hauled before the magistrates to explain why he has declared his intention to pay only
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Street party marks VE Day
AT the end of the second world war, many celebrations were held. This picture shows the scene on VE Day outside 31, Rushey Fold Lane, Halliwell, says Mr Cyril Dean. "I know it is my mother at the back with the apron, and I think the lady on the right
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Memories of old Mayoral car
IN 1959, Bill Newton emigrated to Australia at the age of 22. But before that, he was the Bolton Mayor's chauffeur. He has sent me this photograph of him with the Mayoral car, taken in the old ambulance station yard (certainly different to the new Mayor's
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On this day - March 6
1836: The Alamo fell to Mexican forces under Santa Anna. Legendary frontiersmen Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie both died in the 12-day battle. 1890: An ornithologist released 60 pairs of starlings in New York's Central Park as a memorial to Shakespeare.
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Thai boxing champ Sandy Holt turns TV commentator
THAI boxing champion Sandy Holt is taking a break from his Hollywood acting career to commentate for a late-night show on Five. Double British and European winner Sandy is co-commentating on Kickboxing, a programme which runs every Tuesday at 12.55am.
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Asylum helpers verbally abused
ASYLUM seekers in Bolton and volunteers involved in helping them are facing a rising tide of hostility. Those involved in assisting some of the 1,100 asylum seekers housed in the town are concerned at an upsurge in verbal abuse which they believe has
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Pubs to shut for City game
POLICE are writing to all pub licensees in the Bolton area urging them not to open before 12 noon on April 5 when Bolton Wanderers play Manchester City at the Reebok Stadium. The letter also thanks managers and landlords for their co-operation on the
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Malham Cove, Yorkshire Dales
REMEMBER Malham from your school field trips? It has the finest examples of natural limestone features to be found in the north of England and is a popular port of call for groups of geography students investigating the processes of weathering and erosion
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Safety work at cemetery
SAFETY improvements are set to be made at Bury Cemetery. Before the end of March, Bury Council staff will be levelling parts of both H and K plots before the end of March. This will include removing any unsafe sidestones from the plots for health and
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Top website for community groups
COMMUNITY groups in Bury are being offered the chance to be included on a prestigious website that gathers together the best education material in the country. The National Grid for Learning (NGfL) is a free Government-funded scheme that acts as a gateway
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Beckham movie man to visit
THE man who choreographed the football moves on the hit film Bend It Like Beckham is coming to Bolton this Saturday. Simon Clifford, the president of the UK Confederation of Futebol de Salao, will visit a new Brazilian style soccer centre in Blackburn
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Cars on fire
TWO cars were accidentally set alight when the owner was carrying a petrol can from one to the other. A fire crew attended the fire in Hope Hey Lane, Little Hulton at 8pm last night. A Fiat Ibiza was destroyed and a Hyundai Pony was damaged.
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Night out ends in stab attack
jA 27-YEAR-OLD man was slashed across the throat and stabbed three times during a night out in Leigh. His friend who tried to help was also stabbed in the leg during the unprovoked attack. The incident happened as a group of three friends -- two 27-year-old
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Unspoiled Ibiza
THERE is something magical about Ibiza -- and no I don't just mean the landscape, beaches and all the predictable winning points about a holiday destination. I discovered a priceless quality -- this beautiful island has a wondrous effect on teenage angst
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What the papers are saying
THE SUN: Manchester United turned up the title heat on Arsenal with a gritty Old Trafford win. DAILY MIRROR: Kevin Keegan will be given £20million to make Manchester City great again next season by the club's new power brokers. DAILY STAR: Newcastle's
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Trivial pursuits as war looms BY FRED SHAWCROSS
DOES anyone out there still cling to the belief that President George W Bush has sent thousands of American service personnel to the Gulf to get some much-needed R and R? Or that the American naval armada is patrolling the 'Med' at the request of George
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UN concern is just laughable BY FRED SHAWCROSS
IT won't be long before Comic Relief, or Red Nose Day as it is known, is upon us and with it the marathon telecast which features legions of showbiz personalities doing their bit in the name of fund-raising. Across the UK, ordinary people will be taking
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Deane and Daubhill Pool League
LATEST details SEAN JENNINGS PREMIER SECTION P W D L F A FD Pts Beasts... 12 9 0 3 35 25 10 53 Patriots... 12 8 0 4 35 25 10 51 Roys Rovers... 12 8 0 4 33 27 6 49 Waggoner A... 13 6 0 7 36 29 7 48 Gilnow Fossils... 13 7 0 6 31 34 -3 45 Rumworth A... 12
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Give our sporting skippers a chance
GIVE an English sport official a gun and a foot and he will shoot himself in it. Nasser Hussain should never have been forced to resign by the self-spiting sack-the-boss English culture. True, England should have done better at one-day cricket than they
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Robbie deserves better than Savage treatment
ROBBIE Savage is a national footballing treasure. Sadly, there are not enough players like him who can cause an argument in an empty room but never fail to give one hundred per cent commitment. Savage is public enemy number one everywhere he goes apart
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Gig guide
March 15 Tracy Chapman plays Manchester Apollo. March 20 Lonvgiew play Manchester Hop and Grape. March 28 Medicine 8 play Snakeys Soap, Manchester, when they will be plugging their new single, Rock music pays off, which is out Monday. J-Walk play Manchester
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Astley Bridge League
LATEST details SECTION ONE P W Pt Grey Mare ... 16 10 142 Central Con Club ... 16 9 131 Three Pigeons 16 8 123 Carters ... 16 9 122 Craven ... 16 6 122 Lord Raglan ... 16 6 120 Fox/Stork A ... 10 10 118 AB Legion ... 16 8 116 AB Cricket Club ... 16 7
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Tax rise kept low
COUNCIL taxpayers in Manchester face a rise of 5.2 per cent in their bills for the coming year. The rise is one of the lowest in the country and dispels the fears that the city's taxpayers would be saddled with a huge bill following last year's Commonwealth
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Fireman attacked by gang of yobs
FIREFIGHTER Stephen Coote was attacked by bricks thrown by a gang of 12 teenagers as he helped put out blazing bins at Walkden High School. The youths had set seven bins alight around the building, off Birch Road. Firefighter Coote escaped injury in the
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I will fight to protect chemists, says MP
BOLTON North-east MP David Crausby is supporting a petition calling for the Government to rethink plans which threaten the future of community pharmacies. Earlier this year, the Office of Fair Trading recommended abolishing pharmacy "entry controls" -
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Dawn swoop
SIX men were arrested during dawn raids across Greater Manchester in connection with an armed robbery at the Royal Mail in Preston in which a significant amount of money was stolen. Detective Inspector Tony Bolton said: "From early on in the investigation
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Our streets are a war zone, say residents
A RESIDENTS' group has labelled the Cawdor Court area of Farnworth "a war zone" and said their lives were being blighted by local youths. The Cawdor Residents Association is determined to stamp out youth nuisance and has published the results of a survey
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Man is cleared of bid to rape woman
A MAN accused of trying to rape a pregnant woman after she sought refuge in his house has been cleared by a jury. Munib Sarcevic had denied trying to have sex with the woman while her six-year-old daughter slept beside her. Earlier, Bolton Crown Court
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Man, 64, beaten for his new car
RETIRED postal worker Geoff Blackford was beaten by three masked thugs who then drove off with his £48,000 Range Rover. The 64-year-old was punched in the face and suffered cuts and bruising in Tuesday night's attack. Police are now trying to trace the
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Wish you were here
EFFORTS to attract tourists to Bolton are paying off. In a week when the town showcased its attractions for tour operators and group organisers, Roger Williams finds that visitors are often amazed what they find. THERE'S a certain irony to complaints
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Blackpool-London flights takes off
LOW-COST airline Ryanair announced today that it is to launch twice-daily flights linking Blackpool airport with London Stansted. The seven days a week service starts on May 1 -- three weeks before the airline starts service from Blackpool to Dublin.
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Back on form, back on stage
MATTHEW Kelly stars in the touring production Of Mice and Men which comes to Blackpool Grand Theatre until March 8. The popular TV host appears as Lennie, opposite George Costigan's George in the classic tale of two friends, their loyalty and their dreams
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Town is ready to go radio ga-ga
MORE details have been released of an action-packed weekend of fun when Radio One descends on Bolton later this month. Bolton-born DJ Sara Cox is coming home for the three-day music extravaganza. She is bringing with her fellow BBC radio presenters Mark
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Siddons on course for second spot finish
SIDDONS beat Tonge Fold XI in Section A of the John Smiths Farnworth Winter Rounders League on Sunday, to go joint second in the table, but have two matches to play while Hanson have completed their programme. With Darcy already taking the championship
