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Business awards entries wanted
ENTRY forms are available for the Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards. The national winner at the final in October will get prizes worth a total of £36,000 and each regional champion will get £6,000 worth of prizes. Details are available at www.parcelforce.com
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Young David's mascot glory
IN a few weeks, it will be the 50th anniversary of Bolton's appearance in the 1953 Cup Final at Wembley (for obviously reasons, I am glossing over the result!). This picture, though was taken five years later, when the Wanderers beat Manchester United
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Politicians out of date over pay
MAYBE instead of procrastinating about equal pay campaigns as reported in the BEN recently, David Crausby MP should put his weight behind the force of law to even up the equal pay discrepancies. It has obviously slipped his mind that since the European
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On this day - MARCH 31
1284: Peterhouse College, Cambridge, was founded. 1836: The first monthly instalment of Charles Dickens's Pickwick Papers was published. 1837: Death of landscape painter John Constable. 1855: Charlotte Bronte, eldest of the Bronte sisters, died. 1889:
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The night poker poker set fire to Alice's clothing
From the Evening News, March 28, 1903: THERE lies in a very precarious condition at the Infirmary, Alice Aldred, the occupier of the house, 20, Euxton-st., suffering from severe burns about the thighs and lower part of the body. At a quarter past two
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Football and fun at Turton Carnival
THE fact that over the past few weeks I have featured in this column both John Hamer's Brewery, Bromley Cross, and Foster's running shoes, brought a letter from Mr Neil B. Wild, of Station Road, Chapeltown, enclosing photocopies of pages from a booklet
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Cricket death
THE local cricket scene has been saddened by the death of its longest serving umpire. Walter Heaton joined the Bolton and District Umpires' Association in the 1960s and was still officiating at second team games last season at the age of 82. The funeral
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Lanky win second tour game
LANCASHIRE won the second game of their pre-season tour when they defeated Boland XI by 100 runs on Sunday. Mal Loye and Alec Swann both continued with their good starts to the tour, making 50s for the second successive match. Loye made 95 off 101 balls
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Pay for CCTV cameras, or move house
COUNCIL tenants on Bolton's Hall i'th' Wood estate have been told to pay-up for the running costs of new CCTV cameras -- or move out. The council has written to all tenants, warning them their tenancy agreements are to be altered to incorporate the £143
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Latest news at the click of your mouse
WHAT the world is saying FIND out how the media around the world is reporting the latest developments . . . Here are some varied weblinks so you can see the news from differing perspectives. From America there's The Washington Post, CNN, NBC News, Time
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My son at war
RELATIVES of Bolton soldiers fighting in Iraq are praying for a speedy end to the war. Roger Williams heard one mother's story SUSAN McCrirrick's daily routine appears the same as that of many busy mothers. She wakes up early, catches the television news
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Events around the north are worth a look
JEFF Gilpin, one of the enthusiasts behind the successful Eagley Jazz Club, which meets fortnightly at Dunscar Conservative Club, has kindly passed on news of two forthcoming festivals which he feels sure will be of interest to readers of this column.
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Reserves take on United - twice!
WANDERERS Reserves play the first of a double-header against Manchester United on Monday evening, hoping to build on their 3-1 win at Middlesbrough over the weekend. Michael Bird, Derek Niven and Chris Armstrong scored the goals. Kick-off at Gigg Lane
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Okocha star of international quartet
GUDNI Bergsson ended his five and a half years in the international wilderness, but could not help Iceland avoid a 2-1 defeat by Scotland. Per Frandsen did not add to his 22 caps when he failed to make the bench in his country's 5-2 win in Romania, while
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Nolan's England blow
KEVIN Nolan's hopes of replacing the injured Michael Carrick in the England under-21 side have been dealt a blow by Jermaine Jenas' call up. Nolan was an unused sub in the defeat by Portugal on Friday, but looked to have a chance of making the team to
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All radio roads lead to Bolton
BOLTON has always has a strong connection with Radio 1 -- after all two of its most popular presenters, Sara Cox and Mark Radcliffe, are Bolton born and bred. And now they are coming home, for the weekend at least, as Radio 1 visits Life Cafe in Bolton
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Disgust at attack on horse Gus
SARA Cox spoke of her disgust at hearing that her childhood horse, Gus, was burned in an horrific attack -- and she has paid him a special visit. Petrol was poured over the horse's back which was then set alight while he was in stables in Cedar Avenue
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Radio 1 in Bolton timetable
Friday 3pm - Meet The Music Industry with Mark & Lard. Bring your demo for 1to1 feedback, chat to experts and get free business, career and legal advice 5pm - Up close and personal with Radio 1 - Meet key players from all areas of the Radio 1 team
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Live, raw, and exciting
LIVE music is alive and well in Bolton if the number of musicians who turned up for Steve Lamacq's Car Boot Sale on Sunday afternoon is anything to go by writes Andy Scoble In total, 16 bands performed their two best songs to an appreciative audience
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Danger -- stressed out mums on school run
STRESSED-OUT mums driving children to school are a danger to other road users, according to the chairman of a leading Bolton advanced motoring organisation. Roy Sammons of the Bolton Advanced Motorists says he can understand why there are a high number
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Magpies triumph over leaders
CHORLEY produced a performance full of character to topple runaway UniBond First Division leaders Alfreton, fully justifying manager Mark Molyneaux's pre-match pledge not to seek a smash-and-grab win but to go fearlessly for goals. His players gave everything
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Open day
PEOPLE will be allowed to have a look around Westhoughton Masonic Hall when it opens its doors on Sunday, May 11. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr John Walsh, will join many others having a look around the building.
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Brian's show
AN exhibition of paintings by local artist Brian Barlow will run from Monday April 7 to Saturday May 31 at Heaton Library, New Hall Lane, Bolton. The library is open Monday 9.30am-5.30pm, Thursday 9.30am-7.30pm and Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm. Admission is
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Live shows success story for Bolton
RADIO 1 stars spent the weekend in Bolton bringing a range of entertainment and advice to the public -- and broadcasting a number of live shows. Sunday was the third and final day of the Radio 1 On The Road in Bolton event at the Life Bar Cafe in Nelson
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Homes cash
FOUR high profile housing schemes can get under way in Bury after the council was awarded more than £2 million from the Government's Social Housing Grant fund. Fourteen affordable homes will be built in Ainsworth, which will be available on a shared ownership
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Light repairs
REPAIRS to street lights in St Helens Road, Over Hulton, which are causing traffic delays, are due to last until Wednesday, April 9, Bolton Council said.
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Quiz time at NHS meeting
BOLTON Community Health Council will give people the chance to ask questions at a meeting this week. They will have a 15-minute "slot" to quiz the panel on any matter relating to the NHS. The meeting will take questions between 8.30pm and 8.45pm on Thursday
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Youth is rescued from rooftop
A 16-YEAR-OLD youth, believed to have been drunk, was rescued from the top of the roof at Breightmet Library last night. A fire service spokesman said: "Because the young lad was a bit worse for wear we couldn't use ladders to bring him down, we had to
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£500,000 for agencies
BOLTON Council has agreed to continue funding nine Bolton agencies to the tune of £500,000 over the coming year. The Bolton Equality Council, Relate and the Unemployed Workers Advice Centre are among the groups who will receive grants towards their running
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Live shows success story for Bolton
RADIO 1 stars spent the weekend in Bolton bringing a range of entertainment and advice to the public -- and broadcasting a number of live shows. Sunday was the third and final day of the Radio 1 On The Road in Bolton event at the Life Bar Cafe in Nelson
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Legal threat 'must not stop school trips'
A BOLTON headteacher has joined health and safety bosses in urging schools not to be put off running educational trips by fears of legal action over possible accidents. Brian Essex, headtacher at Tonge Moor Primary School, has supported a call from the
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Deal secures future for greyhound track
THE greyhound track at Westhoughton has been given an eight-year reprieve following a last-ditch deal. The Wigan Road racing stadium has been bought by a developer for an estimated £300,000. Dog owners who use the track say he has given them permission
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Deane and Daubhill pool league
THIS week sees the semi final of the Victory Reform Team K/O on Tuesday, and the Final of the Ukrainian Club Three-a-Side K/O on Wednesday. The Winter league is to all intents and purposes now finished, although there are still this week's results to
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Extra gigs for Peter Kay fans
PETER Kay has announced the final 14 dates of his record-breaking UK tour. The Bolton comedian's My Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour is set to be the biggest comedy tour of the past year, with 120,000 tickets sold. Peter, who plays his home town this week (March
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Pairs on glory trail
THE seventh running of the Chetham Close 10k trail race will be held on Wednesday June 4. Last year it was run as memorial to Paul Martin, raising funds for Christies in Manchester and will this year incorporate the Memorial race for Chas Dickinson. The
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National League Cup
Dates for Leigh Centurions games in the National League Cup. GROUP WEST APRIL 6 Chorley...A 13 ROCHDALE...H NATIONAL LEAGUE ONE 18 Hull KR...A 21 WHITEHAVEN...H MAY 4 Batley...A 11 FEATHERSTONE...H 18 National Cup Quarter-Finals... 25 Oldham...A JUNE
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Children to look at scourge drugs
AN ambitious project to help combat the scourge of drug addiction has been launched in Bolton. Urban Wrap hopes to target teenagers in Halliwell and Deane to explore how drugs affect their communities through media, drama, dance, photography and DJ sessions
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A time to honour mums everywhere
MOTHER'S Day is a time to honour mums everywhere. And here, Bolton-born best-selling novelist Ruth Hamilton, alias Linda Girling, writes exclusively for the Bolton Evening News about her own mother, and just what she meant to her My mother made world
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Ex-RL coach dies , aged 72
WELL respected ex-Rugby League player and coach Ronnie Helme, who was responsible for developing talented youth players from the Leigh area has died, aged 72. In the 1950s he played scrum-half for Rochdale Hornets and after retirement turned to coaching
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Leigh floored in heavyweight contest
Salford City Reds 22, Leigh Centurions 10 by Mike Hulme NATIONAL League heavyweights Salford and Leigh proved that you don't have to be in Super League to produce games of the highest quality. The two frontrunners served up a game which both coaches agreed
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On this day - MARCH 29
1461: England's bloodiest battle raged for 10 hours around the village of Towton in Yorkshire. More than 28,000 died as Henry VI's Lancastrian forces were crushed and the throne was claimed by Edward IV. 1788: Death of evangelist Charles Wesley, writer
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Ferdinand to be sentenced after speeding offence
MANCHESTER United defender Rio Ferdinand was due to appear in court today to be sentenced for a speeding offence. Ferdinand, 24, was told to attend Leeds Magistrates Court after he was convicted of speeding on the M1 near Temple Newsam on March 1 last
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Pupils sing out peace message
HUNDREDS of children sang their hearts out for world peace and raised more than £1,000 for charity during a crowd-pleasing evening of international music. More than 400 youngsters spent a day learning new songs at Bolton's Victoria Hall and then performed
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£50,000 for cricket art
AN OIL painting by a Lancashire-born artist fetched more than £50,000 at auction. The Cricket Match attracted the highest price of four privately-owned paintings by Helen Bradley sold at Bonhams Auction House. It sold for £51,750 -- more than double the
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Lucy is a special Mother's Day gift
MOTHER'S Day was especially precious for one mum, Nicola Sheppard, who conceived daughter Lucy by In Vitro Fertilisation. Gayle McBain and Karen Stephen look at the conception method increasingly being used by couples desperate for a child MOTHER'S Day
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Danger -- stressed out mums on school run
STRESSED-OUT mums driving children to school are a danger to other road users, according to the chairman of a leading Bolton advanced motoring organisation. Roy Sammons of the Bolton Advanced Motorists says he can understand why there are a high number
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Peter's first big break
PETER Kay's first big break was as star and writer of The Services, a spoof one-off Channel 4 documentary set in a motorway service station (filmed at Rivington), in which Peter played five characters and was nominated for his first Royal Television Society
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Have a laugh with me!
LAUGH and the world laughs with you, so the old saying goes. And anyone who has attended Peter Kay's marathon UK tour over the last six or seven months will know that this is his prevailing philosophy. "Come along and forget your troubles. Have a laugh
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Peter comes home at last
IT's Peter Kay Week in the Bolton Evening News, to celebrate the popular comedian's return to home territory this week, as he brings his sellout UK tour to Bolton's Albert Halls. And the man of the moment, whose hit series Phoenix Nights has sold more
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Open day
PEOPLE will be allowed to have a look around Westhoughton Masonic Hall when it opens its doors on Sunday, May 11. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr John Walsh, will join many others having a look around the building.
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Calming chaos
PLANS to install road humps and other traffic calming measures in Springfield Road, Kearsley, have been announced by Bolton Council. The scheme is scheduled to start on May 1 and the work will take just under three months. Highways chiefs say delays are
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January 28, 1978
WANDERERS' FA Cup fourth round tie against Mansfield Town was postponed this morning due to heavy rain over night. Referee Alex Hamil inspected the Burnden Park pitch at 9.15am and was able to inform the Stags that the game would not be going ahead before
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January 26, 1998
WANDERERS had a weekend off from action due to their early elimination from the FA Cup earlier this month by Barnsley. But Dean Holdsworth was using the time to consider the club's chances of remaining in the top flight. Although hovering around the drop
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Sunday start for Charity Cup
THE DRAW has taken place for the Atherton Charity Cup First Round. Draw: Hindley Town v Hindley Tigers; Hindsford v AFC Hindley; Atherton Colliers v Astley; Pennington v Blackrod; Leigh Athletic v Atherton LR; Breighmet v AS Leigh; Atherton Town v Bolton
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Grand sight not in Vegas
STUDENT Mathew Foxcroft is travelling across America by train. This is the latest in his series of reports from the USA. SHIMMERING in the desert heat lies a city, a city like no other city, where fantasy becomes a reality and day and night blend into
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The public have a right to know
! READ with interest why Mr Blair would get your vote. I am a British citizen living in Canada and yes I am another Brit that does not back this war. You say this is not about oil. I too have read many reports and articles etc but read between the lines
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£50,000 for cricket art
AN OIL painting by a Lancashire-born artist fetched more than £50,000 at auction. The Cricket Match attracted the highest price of four privately-owned paintings by Helen Bradley sold at Bonhams Auction House. It sold for £51,750 -- more than double the
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2002-3: The story so far
ALL the results, scorers and attendances 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
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Workmen flag up trouble
BOLTON workmen flew the British, English and American flags on their vehicle in support of the war against Iraq -- and drove into trouble in a Muslim area of Preston. Daniel Walmersley and Matt Baines bought the flags from a sports shop for £3 and put
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World Harrier Tom hits the world stage
BOLTON Harriers ace Tom Lancashire helped Great Britain finish third best European nation at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. With all four teenagers making their debut, they finished 13th in the junior men's 8km race
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Gillespie rumours denied
WANDERERS have denied stories linking them with Blackburn winger Keith Gillespie. The Northern Ireland international and former Manchester United ace has not as yet been offered a new contract by Graeme Souness and would be available on a free transfer
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Speed-date Rob gets the girl!
ROB Gandy popped into Bolton to do some shopping on Saturday -- and ended up with a girlfriend. The 23-year-old from Kearsley was approached in the town centre by a member of the Radio 1 team. He was asked to appear in a "speed-dating" show and he agreed
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DJ Judge Jules rules the airwaves
RADIO 1 disc jockey Judge Jules spun the record deck -- and had his audience hanging on every note. The DJ met budding DJs, listened to demo CDs and offered advice along with producer Damien Harris and DJ and remixer Darren Tate. With headphones on, Judge
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Switch on for Radio 1 fun
SARA Cox is back and she's set to treat Bolton to an action-packed weekend of madness. Radio 1 has descended on Bolton and Sara -- who comes from Bolton and is Radio 1's top DJ -- has kicked off what will be the BBC's biggest event in the town since One
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It's brilliant being able to come home
CELEBRITY disc jockey Sara Cox surveyed a sunny Bolton town centre and confessed: "This is my favourite place". The Bolton-born star revealed she prefers the town of her birth to her current "home town" -- London. She said: "A lot of people in London
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DJ Spooney and Emma B
DJ Spooney and Emma B relax outside the Life Bar Cafe on Saturday while Bolton's own Mark Radcliffe , left, listens to demos from local band Only One Mammal and gives them tips and advice.
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Pupils sing out peace message
HUNDREDS of children sang their hearts out for world peace and raised more than £1,000 for charity during a crowd-pleasing evening of international music. More than 400 youngsters spent a day learning new songs at Bolton's Victoria Hall and then performed
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Hair Cuttery winners
THE winner of the Hair Cuttery competition, published in the Bolton Evening News on Tuesday, March 18, was Renee Taylor, of Bolton. She wins a complete hair makeover and a complete set of Clynol hair products. The runners-up were: Wendy Valentine, of
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£100,000 to fight crime
CRIME fighting in Little Hulton was today given a boost with a £100,000 cash grant from the Government. The area has been given the money from the Home Office as part of a new nationwide initiative to tackle crime through a new scheme, called a Priority
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Brian's show
AN exhibition of paintings by local artist Brian Barlow will run from Monday April 7 to Saturday May 31 at Heaton Library, New Hall Lane, Bolton. The library is open Monday 9.30am-5.30pm, Thursday 9.30am-7.30pm and Saturday 9.30am-12.30pm. Admission is
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Rubbish fire closes road
A HINDLEY Green road was expected to remain closed because of an over-heated accetelyne cylinder. On Sunday afternoon the emergency services closed off Swan Lane following a rubbish fire which caused an accetelyne cylinder to heat up. Sub Officer Ian
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Badly Drawn Boy backs 'Parliament'
SINGER Badly Drawn Boy has signed a plea for a mini-parliament for the North-west. He has put his name to a petition that has been handed to Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, calling for a referendum for an elected assembly for the region. The singer
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Whites bid to quash Mendy fear
WANDERERS are hoping to begin talks to keep Bernard Mendy beyond his loan spell, despite claims by the player that he must return to France to achieve his international ambitions. Mendy featured for the French under-21s in their 2-0 win over Malta on
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March 27: Date with the FA
THIS week, I am at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland with the FA for the match against Turkey.
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On this day - MARCH 30
1746 Spanish court painter Francisco de Goya was born in Fuendetodos. 1840 Regency dandy George Bryan Beau' Brummell died a pauper in France. 1842 Ether was used as an anaesthetic for the first time, by American surgeon Dr Crawford Long. 1853 Artist Vincent
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RMI delight at sneaking three vital points
Leigh RMI 1 Forest Green Rovers 0 by David Magilton LEIGH RMI gave themselves a precious Conference lifeline when they pulled off a most unlikely victory after being under the cosh for most of the game. The win was vital to RMI's survival hopes as they
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Preece blasts sloppy Shakers for giveaway
Darlington 3 Bury 1 by John Charlesworth BURY need a few generals to go with their 'Colonel' if they are not to be overrun in the cavalry charge for Third Division promotion places. The Shakers earned their stripes in the opening 20 minutes as Lee 'Colonel
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Team at the sharp end of lethal litter
SOME are left lying in the middle of roads. Others are strewn carelessly into public parks and over fences into children's playgrounds. They are left in the grounds of schools, dumped on playing fields and thrown into bushes and gardens. They are all
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Boy of 5 hurt in road accident
A FIVE-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after a road accident in Horwich. Police say Joshua Eckersley, from the Johnson Fold estate, ran out into Ainsworth Avenue at its junction with Makinson Avenue, on Saturday. The driver of a Rover car, 23-year-old
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Guide duo raising cash for Canada trip
TWO lucky Edgworth girls have been selected to represent the North-west on an international girl guide jamboree in Canada. Jessica Barnett, aged 14, and Emily Hills, aged 15, have been chosen from hundreds of girls and are now trying to raise £1,200 each
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Memorial service plan for tragic Jenny
A MEMORIAL service is being planned to pay tribute to the head of Bolton's health watchdog who has died during childbirth aged just 34. Jenny Crabb had been the chief officer of Bolton Community Health Council (CHC) -- described as the "the patient's
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Girl, 15, attacked twice in one night
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl was raped and then sexually assaulted as she went in search of help near the Manchester Ship Canal. The girl was raped by a man near Barton Lane, Eccles, in the early hours of Saturday. After the attack she ran off, only to be sexually
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The rise to fame
BY anyone's standards, Peter's rise to fame has been rapid. Six years ago the former pupil of Mount St Joseph's School, Farnworth, was living in Daubhill and working as a cinema usher, at the now derelict ABC Cinema in Bradshawgate. The Salford University
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Extra gigs for Peter Kay fans
PETER Kay has announced the final 14 dates of his record-breaking UK tour. The Bolton comedian's My Mum Wants a Bungalow Tour is set to be the biggest comedy tour of the past year, with 120,000 tickets sold. Peter, who plays his home town this week (March
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January 18, 1998
AN injury time strike by Temuri Ketsbaia broke Bolton hearts as Newcastle beat Wanderers 2-1 at St James' Park. With the game level and the closing seconds ticking away Allesandro Pistone delivered a first time cross which was headed down by Alan Shearer
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January 25, 1993
KEITH Branagan was the hero as he kept Steve Bull and co at bay as Wanderers beat Wolves 2-0 at Molineux. Bruce Rioch's side made the pot for the fifth round of the cup, but only because the keeper who was brought in from Millwall made two outstanding
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February 2, 1998
A DREADFUL performance saw Wanderers thumped 5-1 at home by Coventry City. The magnificent Reebok Stadium was less than half full by the end as fans turned their back on a team looking more and more certain to again drop back into the First Division.
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February 1, 1993
WANDERERS were brought down to earth with a bang with a 1-0 home defeat by Brighton. Just days after momentous FA Cup victories over Liverpool and Wolves, and Bruce Rioch's team lost out to a side below them in the Division Two table. The Seagulls played
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Sightseeing in Seattle
MATHEW Foxcroft's journey of a lifetime across America by train continues . . . WELL, I think you might have already guessed but, after travelling for nearly two months now, the prospect of a 52-hour train journey wasn't that appealing. Therefore we took
