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What a waste
THIS Labour Government continues to waste taxpayers' money on employing a new army of bureaucrats instead of producing real improvements in front line public services. Government figures recently published showed a rise in civil service staff numbers
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New Labour with the same old taxes
AT the stroke of a pen, Bolton council has condemned thousands of households to increases in council tax that none of us voted for. We will be forced to pay them, with a threat of imprisonment for those who object. Council tax is a crude and iniquitous
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Don't punish parents for holidays mess
I READ with no small amount of annoyance the article "Heads to tackle holiday absences". When the issue of standardised school holidays was broached, those with a modicum of commonsense (mostly school heads, teachers and parents) said then, it would cause
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Road rage victim's car keys thrown into field
A MOTHER was terrified when another motorist wrenched open her car door and threw the ignition keys into a field before driving off, a court was told. Blackburn magistrates heard that Kerry Yin had her two children aged six years and nine months in the
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'Cracker' profiler is brought in to snare sex fiend
DETECTIVES have called in a Cracker-style criminal profiler to help catch a rapist who brutally attacked a 17-year-old girl at knifepoint. The top psychologist will put together a profile of the offender who grabbed the teenager in Moses Gate Country
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Wanderers heroes turn out for heart appeal charity ball
WANDERERS legends past and present were among the guests at the annual Mayor's charity ball and cabaret last night. Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was joined by Roy Hartle, who played in Wanderers' 1958 Cup Final victory over Manchester United, at the big
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Charity toddle
TODDLERS at a Little Lever nursery took part in a sponsored "toddle waddle" walk -- and raised nearly £900 for the Meningitis Trust. The children and staff at the Jellybabies Day Nursery, on Chapel Street, put on their walking shoes for the charity, and
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Pub to go ahead with expansion
AN OVER Hulton pub has been granted permission by Bolton's licensing magistrates to proceed with extension plans. The Spirit Group, which owns The Red Lion, in Salford Road, intends to enlarge the existing Wacky Warehouse to include a new children's party
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Bury staff splash out
BURY Council workers took the plunge in a sponsored swim for charity. More than £1,000 was raised by the 10 Bury council staff for Bury Hospice. Team members covered 11 miles between them. The aim was for all the volunteers taking part to swim 3,000 miles
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Function room plan approved
A TURTON pub has been granted permission to proceed with plans to transform a disused children's area into a conference and function room. Bolton's licensing magistrates granted The Willows, in Bradshaw Road, a provisional licence, allowing its owners
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Housing forum's annual meeting
BURY Housing Forum will look back at the last 12 months -- and forward to the next year -- when it holds its Annual General Meeting. The meeting will take place next Thursday, at 9.15am, in the Elizabethan Suite at Bury Town Hall, with all welcome to
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Steve driven by clients' success
THIRTEEN is not an unlucky number for Radcliffe instructor Steve Ramsbottom, who is celebrating 13 years teaching disabled people to drive. Steve, who works for BSM in Bury, uses a specially-adapted dual control car to cater for people with a wide range
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Bedtime tales at the library
YOUNGSTERS will have a bedtime with a difference -- at the local library. Children are being urged to don their pyjamas to celebrate the third National Bedtime Reading Week from Monday, March 17. Bedtime story fun events will be held at Horwich and Bromley
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Phone and stereo stolen in assault
A MAN assaulted an 18-year-old man before stealing his personal stereo and mobile phone. The victim was walking along Bolton Road, Bury, about 11pm last night when he was approached by a man who asked for a cigarette. He attacked the victim, kicking and
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Man and dog in walk for lifeboat charity
ONE man and his dog will be walking from Bolton to Eccles to raise cash in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Les Watson, and his dog Shane, will be setting a cracking pace to walk from Bolton Town Hall to the RNLI Office in Eccles next Wednesday
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The number's all wrong for fan Ian
A FOOTBALL fan who has just crossed the Pennines to live in Bolton is facing up to the toughest of sacrifices -- parting with his treasured car number plate. And it is all because his wife wants some money to decorate their new house. Lifelong Bradford
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£1.3m town centre scheme underway
WORK got underway this week on the second phase of improvements at the Longfield Centre in Prestwich. The refurbishment programme is at the heart of the Prestwich Village Strategy which aims to regenerate the town centre. The second phase of the work
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Cat makes 'purr-fect' great escape . . .
COLD, wet and half starved . . .Tiffany the cat was saved from certain death after getting trapped in undergrowth in a Lostock garden. RSPCA officer, Helen Chapman cut the soggy moggy free from a bramble bush after she was found by workmen in the area
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Car in flames
A MAN was driving from Darwen to Bolton when his car set alight last night. A kind-hearted passer-by stopped to help the man on Scout Road, Bolton, and called the emergency services at 9pm last night. A Bolton fire crew attended but the car was already
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Salva in the firing line
SALVA Ballesta will be asked to give Wanderers the benefit of the talents that made him one of the most lethal finishers in Spain. The Valencia striker, once a leading scorer in La Liga, will make his first Premiership start at Anfield when he steps in
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Straight from the horse's mouth
Betting Scene by Fred Done THIS is the most exiting time of the year for me with the Cheltenham Festival taking centre stage next week. The unofficial World Championship of National Hunt Racing starts on Tuesday with the feature race the Champion Hurdle
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Andrea scoops fourth title
RAMSBOTTOM table tennis star Andrea Holt has clinched the English Open Championship for the fourth time. The 32-year-old proved she's still top of the tree in her chosen sport with a convincing 4-0 victory over Wolverhampton's Helen Lower in the final
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Baby talk could ruin my lunch BY NICOLA MOSTYN
MY life is soooo Sex and The City. Except for the Manolo Blahnik shoes. And the New York backdrop. And the endless lunchtime cocktail sessions Okay, so its not that much like it. But I do have a posse of wonderful, witty girlfriends. And one of them is
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LEIGH Miners Rangers will take on rivals Leigh East in the Lancashire under-18s Rugby League Cup fin
East have won the two league games this season and are hot favourites for the game which kicks off at 3pm.
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Runaround kids are a real pain
BRADFORD'S genial marketing team have played another masterstroke in securing the services of teen pop sensation Gareth Gates -- but it could prove a nightmare for the flat cap brigade writes Chris Hall The local Pop Idol star's 15 months of fame have
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Saturday's local fixtures
AIR MILES MANCHESTER LEAGUE Premier Division: Leigh Athletic v Wythenshawe Amateurs. Gilgryst Cup Semi-Finals: Prestwich Heys v Elton Vale; Springhead v Atherton Town. First Division: Breightmet United v Avro; Old Altrinchamians v Unsworth. Second Division
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Show us you care -- Preece
UNDER fire Shakers players will be out to prove a point to their coaching staff after having their hunger for promotion called into question this week. Bury travel to leaders Hartlepool on Friday night, desperate to redeem themselves for their miserable
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Town's hospital beats the rest for heart care
THE Royal Bolton Hospital has the best record in the North-west for giving heart patients clot-busting drugs within target times. Three years since the Government set hospitals tough time limits for providing the drugs and for seeing patients complaining
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Far-right party delays election bid for a year
THE BRITISH National Party has ruled out putting forward a candidate for a council seat in Bolton during the May local elections. Leaders of the far-right party were rumoured to be gearing up for an election campaign in at least one town ward, possibly
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Fire crew's dash to save choking dog
MAX the dog was gasping for breath with a choke chain getting tighter round his neck -- and his owner could only watch helplessly. Teresa Stringer could do nothing as her pet was being strangled by his sister. The more she tried to help, the worse Max
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Ruth Kelly faces protest over her vote on Iraq
ANTI-WAR campaigners are planning a protest against Ruth Kelly -- the only one of the town's MP's to vote in support of the Government in the Commons debate on Iraq. Members of the Stop The War Coalition Bolton branch believe Ms Kelly, as Financial Secretary
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Row over bill left by council tax dodgers
A ROW has broken out about how much money law abiding council-tax payers are having to pay to cover the cost of people who dodge their bills. New figures suggest that dodgers are costing the average Bolton household up to an extra £40-a-year. Statistics
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Meet the chefs ...
STEWART MULLINER spent most of his young life receiving his meals through a serving hatch. From the age of 11 he lived in children's homes, in social services care, and had never ventured in to a kitchen -- let alone prepared food in one. He said: "My
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Virus threat to squirrels
A DEADLY virus is threatening the North-west's population of red squirrels -- which are already endangered. Wildlife officials say the squirrel has nearly died out in the Southport area due to a virus carried out by its rival, the grey squirrel. At the
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PREVIEW: We can topple Reds - Sam
SAM Allardyce is not the first manager in the world and he will not be the last to single out Michael Owen as the danger man. Nor is he the first outsider to suggest that reports of Liverpool's demise have been greatly exaggerated. He even goes as far
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T2 celebrates 10th birthday
MANCHESTER Airport is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of Terminal 2 -- a development which generates more than £200 million a year for the North-west economy. It doubled the capacity of the international gateway to 20 million passengers
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Insurance firm to boost staff
Axa marks 100 years of Bolton link ONE of Bolton's larger employers is planning to recruit 30 more staff. And Axa Insurance also intends to celebrate a centenary and build on its community roots. The Bolton operation -- split between offices in Nelson
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Safety management diplomas awarded
TWO local men have received the British Safety Council's Diploma in Safety Management. Shaun Neal, Environment Manager at Peter Hunts Bakery Foods in Kearsley and Ian Burns, the Health and Safety Advisor and Lead Auditor at Fairbanks Environment Ltd in
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Taxing question
COULD Cllr Howarth please explain to me, along with many more council tax payers, how next year's council tax budget is the best for 20 years? Then, could Cllr Harkin explain to us how putting up parking charges will bring more people into the town centre
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Funny bone of contention
WIN my opinion, the top 10 dead comics were infinitely funnier than their living counterparts, with the possible exceptions of Billy Connolly and Robin Williams. Here are another 10 who could easily eclipse the living comics for humour. 1, Richard Pryor
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Fine line on pavement parking
THE Council has painted white lines on the pavement in Halstead Street, Bolton. The purpose of the white lines is so that vehicles can park on the pavement. I am amazed as I was taught that to park on the pavement may be illegal and could cause an obstruction
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Council needs to be pennywise
IT was with disgust I read the headline in the Bolton Evening News "Council Tax up by 8.5 per cent". How can Bolton Council warrant such an increase without first learning the art of good housekeeping? It's all very well to make this excusable by saying
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What's showing on the box
CRICKET: World Cup Super Six, Australia v Sri Lanka from Centurion - Sky Sports 3 0800; India v Kenya from Cape Town - Sky Sports 3 1600. RUGBY LEAGUE: Tetley's Super League, Hull FC v London Broncos - Sky Sports 1 1930. RUGBY UNION: England A v Italy
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Liverpool v Wanderers: All the Big Match news
FOLLOW Wanderers' big clash with Liverpool at Anfield with links here. Chief Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock will be filing team news, half-time report and full-time match report from the stadium. We also provide comprehensive coverage of all Wanderers
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Runners wanted
LEUKAEMIA charity the Anthony Nolan Trust wants runners to join its team for the New York Marathon on November 2. For more details, call 01865 875757 or e-mail running@ anthonynolan.com.
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Young writers get chance to shine
BUDDING writers from schools across Bolton are being invited to take part in a competition. Bolton Sixth Form is running the competition, which is open to children in years 10 and 11 at school. Pupils are being asked to write an eassy of between 500 and
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Pupils make story book characters come to life
SCHOOLS throughout Bolton celebrated National Book Week and World Book Day. Many children swapped their school uniform for fancy dress, to impersonate their favourite book characters. Children at St Stephen and All Martyrs school, Darcy Lever, in their
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Working with willow theme
WORKING with willow will be the theme of a weekend at Bury this weekend. Bury's Countryside Service is running free workshops with Manchester based willow artist, Cherry Chung, at The Barn, Philips Park, Whitefield. Anyone wanting to join in should contact
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Go-ahead for bar eatery
A PUB in Westhoughton pub has had plans to add a licensed restaurant to the premises granted by Bolton licensing magistrates. Owners of The Howfener -- formerly the Rose and Crown -- on Bolton Road, intend to attach an old trailer to the pub, which will
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Senior service
CHARITY Help the Aged provides a SeniorLink Immediate Response Service to help older people continue to lead an independent life in their own home. The client can press a button on a base unit or neck pendant to be connected to a response centre which
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Pensioners' parliament
PENSIONERS have been invited to attend their own parliament in Blackpool. Held over three days at the Winter Gardens in July, the event, will include different speakers. Groups wishing to attend should call the National Pensioners convention on 0207 431
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Green 'Musketeers' aiming to clean up
TEENAGERS from Bolton who tackled crime and disorder in their community hope to clean up at an award ceremony on Friday night. The Musgrave Musketeers are finalists in the Make A Difference competition organised by Greater Manchester Police. They won
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Free health line promises quick service
A NEW freephone service will give people in Bury access to health advice. Bury Primary Care Trust has launched the Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) to provide information about health services, as well as on-the-spot help for patients, their
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Manhole plunge woman trapped for hour
A WOMAN was trapped for more than an hour after a manhole cover collapsed under her feet, plunging her into the drain below. The 32-year-old woman was walking along Chapel Street, Leigh, yesterday when the manhole cover gave way. The woman, who has not
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Potato-less family feel the strain
STRAINS are starting to show among a spud-family deprived of their beloved potatoes as part of a three-week experiment. The Bolton Evening News reported that the Morses -- mother Kathy, father Andrew and daughters Emily and Hannah -- had pledged to go
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Flying high with arts cash boost
BOLTON'S Octagon Theatre, the annual Bolton Festival and events at the Bury Met entertainment complex will all benefit from arts sponsorship from Manchester Airport. A £650,000 sponsorship programme over the next 12 months has been announced by airport
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Housing support for vulnerable
PEOPLE who need support to live independently -- such as victims of domestic violence and the elderly -- are set to get a more co-ordinated service in Bolton when a national programme starts up next month. The Supporting People programme, which comes
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Working breakfasts
OFFICE staff in Bolton were tucking into breakfasts at work today -- and helping to raise cash for charity. Among those taking part were employees at the Bolton Evening News who were paying to enjoy a breakfast and help raise money for cancer research
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Green 'Musketeers' aiming to clean up
TEENAGERS from Bolton who tackled crime and disorder in their community hope to clean up at an award ceremony on Friday night. The Musgrave Musketeers are finalists in the Make A Difference competition organised by Greater Manchester Police. They won
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Regional assembly plans 'do not go far enough'
LIBERAL Democrat members have given an overwhelming "thumbs down" to the Government's plans for a North West Regional Assembly, because they say that they do not go far enough. With Conservative opposition assured, Liberal Democrat support will be vital
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What the papers are saying
THE SUN: Robbie Savage called for calm last night after getting death threats. DAILY MIRROR: Robbie Savage admitted his terror last night as police investigated death threats against the Birmingham and Wales midfielder. DAILY STAR: Leeds chief Peter Ridsdale
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A moving experience BY FRED SHAWCROSS
WE moved house last weekend and now live on a development which doesn't exist. My wife and I and our neighbours in the newly-built apartments off Chorley Old Road are quite literally persona non grata. Two weeks before we finally uprooted from Bromley
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Warriors fired up for Giants' threat
WIGAN boss Stuart Raper insisted Super League new boys Huddersfield are no thugs ahead of their clash at the JJB Stadium on Friday night. Warriors kick off their home campaign desperate to put memories of their opening round defeat at Castleford behind
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Atherton bidding to topple Town
ATHERTON Collieries are hoping to continue their recent improved form when they entertain Alsager Town at Alder House on Saturday. The local team beat Abbey Hey, Manchester, last Monday 1-0 to make it seven points out of the last nine, all in the space
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Play-offs plan
THE play-offs could be extended from four clubs to six with more advantage given to those teams who finish higher in the league. The new proposal, the brainchild of Crystal Palace chief executive Phil Alexander, will be in place in time for the 2003-04
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The number's all wrong for fan Ian
A FOOTBALL fan who has just crossed the Pennines to live in Bolton is facing up to the toughest of sacrifices -- parting with his treasured car number plate. And it is all because his wife wants some money to decorate their new house. Lifelong Bradford
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Felgate steps into the breach
RADCLIFFE Borough travel to fellow promotion hopefuls Matlock Town on Saturday without goalkeeper Danny Hurst, who is serving a one-match suspension. Former Bolton Wanderers 'keeper Dave Felgate will deputise. Manager Kevin Glendon could make changes
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One small step for man, one giant leap for health
FIT is as easy as putting one foot in front of the other. So why is Bolton Council hiring a fitness guru to teach us to walk? Gareth Tidman investigates PEOPLE in other countries have long mocked the Brits for our poor culinary skills, our bad teeth and
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Four face up to the chefs' challenge
FOUR youngsters are aiming to prove they can rustle up something more exotic than a bacon sandwich. In just eight weeks they hope to have chopped, peeled and diced their way into Bolton celebrity chef Mike Harrison's good books -- and impressed enough
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Donny Osmond Fact file by Karen Stephen
HE'S almost here. The man with the whitest, brightest smile, the (still) dark, glossy hair, the velvety voice and the largest army of 40-something fans who have loved him since the early 1970s, is back in town. Donny Osmond is appearing at the MEN Arena
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Landlord's battle for title of oldest pub
THE battle to lay claim to the title of the oldest pub in Britain is putting Ye Olde Man and Scythe firmly on the map. Landlord of the historic Churchgate pub John Jewitt, has been welcoming a steady stream of curious visitors to the premises -- while
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Neighbours may hold vital clues to murder
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of grandmother Ellen Crank believe neighbours may hold the key to catching her killer. Mrs Crank was stabbed to death in the kitchen of her home in Kingscourt Avenue, two weeks ago today after returning home from a
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PREVIEW: 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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PREVIEW: Gardner set to wipe out United nightmare
RICARDO Gardner is determined to erase the memory of his derby nightmare as he concentrates on helping Wanderers collect the points that will guarantee their Premiership survival. The jinking Jamaican took the rap for the last-gasp goal that cost the
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PREVIEW: Why Nolan 'sulks like a big baby'
KEVIN Nolan admits that losing his place as a regular in Wanderers' survival campaign left him "sulking like a big baby!" The young Reebok ace, who took the Premiership by storm last season, has struggled to hit the same high-scoring heights since picking
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PREVIEW: Unlikely hero happy to take centre stage
FOOTBALL is full of unlikely heroes and goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek's match winning performance in the Worthington Cup Final brought another fallen star into the limelight writes Richard Mulligan Dudek has only just returned to the Liverpool first team because
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Bury & Radcliffe League results
LATESTresults: U11 Division: Moston Brook 3 Beechfield 4. U12 Division: Brandlesholme 0 Boothstown Jnrs 0; Elton Fold 1 Woodbank A 9; Horwich St Mary's Colts 4 Moston Brook 5; Little Lever 1 Horwich St Mary's Eagles 1; Moorside Rangers 2 Marauders 1;
