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Fans mourn for Kathleen
THE local cricket world is mourning the death of Kathleen Charlson, wife of Bolton Association chairman John Charlson, who died on Monday. Mrs Charlson was well known in local cricket circles and was a tremendous worker, especially on matchdays, for Atherton
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Man had sex in alley with girl, 15
A MAN who had sex with a 15-year-old girl has been placed on the sex offenders' register for five years. Preston Crown Court heard that both had been drunk at the time and the girl had pestered Stephen Taylor for cigarettes, saying she would make it worth
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION:
ELTON v EDGWORTH Match drawn Elton M Hall c Locke...7 C Read c Beswick...31 D Fitton lbw Barlow...64 R Riaz c Locke...37 M Goddard run out ...22 A Riaz c Barlow...3 P Kay c Barlow...8 P Lomax c Locke...0 Extras ...3 Total (for 8) ...178 Bowling: Brooker
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION:
ATHERTON v LOSTOCK Lostock won by 15 runs Lostock P Knowles b Mihir...0 P Flanagan run out...8 S Kaye c Williamson b Nuttall...12 R Shah lbw Baines...28 A Syddall c Mihir b Baines...5 G Beswick b Walsh...10 Y Khan b Mihir...0 L Issa not out...33 M Mamsa
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION:
STANDISH v ADLINGTON Match drawn Standish J Waddington c Rawlings b Taylor ...0 S Knowles lbw Woosey ...1 M Eddleston c Rawlings b Taylor ...0 Humphreys not out ...110 P Hassan b Taylor ...11 S Maiden c M Robinson b Taylor ...10 A Yates c A Robinson b
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Clubs factfile
WHO is playing - and where! ADLINGTON Professional: Matthew Taylor Captain: Eddie Haddon Prospects: The professional is starting his seventh season but there are no new additions. ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY Professional: Bazid Khan Captain: Simon Nicklin
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Happy to be with the Saints - Sam
DESPITE his side's lowly position Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce says confidence is high ahead of the trip to St Mary's on Saturday tea-time. "After coming back from 2-0 down against Arsenal the players will think they are unbeatable. "Their effort and
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Mr Motivator Strachan has finally brought Saints alive
IT has been a perennial habit of Southampton to take their foot off the pedal and cruise into mid-table mediocrity. This year, things have finally changed. The club has shaken off the tag of annual relegation favourites, while manager Gordon Strachan
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Christmas cake made from carrots and turnips
WHEN Mrs Joan Foster, of Jubilee House, Moor Lane, Bolton, received some old snaps from her late husband's cousin, one was of her austere wedding group taken in Prince Street in 1949. "I was delighted to see my old home and my two dear brothers, mother
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Rampant Chorley stroll to victory
CHORLEY galloped to a 10 wicket win to beat both Leyland Motors and the rain with victory wrapped up before most of the football final whistles. Professional Stephen John led the onslaught after missing Chorley's opening day defeat due to visa problems
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Chorley win tinged with sadness
CHORLEY'S celebrations in qualifying for the UniBond League promotion play-offs were tinged with sadness following the sudden death of popular chairman Jack Kirkland prior to the crucial match at Stocksbridge. Kirkland, who was 74 and had been chairman
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Firefighters cut dogs free
TWO dogs which became tangled in a choke-chain had to be cut free by firefighters. The crew, from Eccles, were called to a house at Saddlescotes, Worsley, at 4am by the owner after she found one of the pets choking. A fire brigade spokesman said: "One
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Teenager hid drugs down his sock
A BOLTON teenager hid two small lumps of cannabis in his sock when he saw police approaching. William Cooper, aged 19, of Barrie Way, pleaded guilty to cannabis possession and was given a 12 months' conditional discharge and ordered to pay £80 costs by
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Market Place taster for live jive enthusiasts
TAKE your partners -- for the modern jive. Dozens of dancers will be jiving the day away on Saturday, May 3, on the square next to Bolton Market Place. The members of Barnside Jive are hoping to spread the word about the dance which is taking the area
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What's on the box
SNOOKER: Embassy World Championship from Sheffield - BBC2 1330, 1845, 2100 & 2320; British Eurosport 1000 & 1830. SOCCER: Under-21 international friendly, Scotland v Austria - Sky Sports 1 1930. RUGBY UNION: Zurich Premiership, Saracens v Bristol
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Footballer in rape inquiry
A FORMER Chorley footballer is being investigated by police over allegations of rape and threats to kill. Wrexham player Lee Trundle, missed the Division Three game on Saturday due to police questioning. A club spokesman said the top scorer, from Liverpool
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Man of the Match
YOURI DJORKAEFF: SHOWED his class when it was needed. His free kick invited an equaliser but his finish which gave Wanderers a lifeline was inspired. MOAN OF THE MATCH FLORENT Laville's first booking was hard to take and could have big repercussions if
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Pressure back on Wanderers
WEST Ham have piled the pressure back on Wanderers just when Sam Allardyce's heroes thought they had finally edged clear of the Premiership drop zone. Wanderers' magnificent fightback draw with Arsenal on Saturday has still left them with all to do after
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Wanderers 'absolutely magnificent' - Sam
WANDERERS emerged with all the credit and virtually confirmed their Premiership survival after a famous 2-2 fightback draw with title-chasing Arsenal which ended with an amazing six minutes added time, and a furious blast from manager Sam Allardyce at
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Kick by Kick
WHAT happened - and when 7 mins: Campo is robbed by Parlour and Henry leaves Laville in the box and crosses marginally behind Ljungberg a yard out. 12 mins: Pederson strikes a sweet left footed shot just wide of the far post after Okocha's long range
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
EGERTON v HEATON Match abandoned - rain Egerton N Hallows (Jnr) c Booth b Jones...2 N Hallows (Sen) lbw b Hirwani...28 Rehman b Fearick...9 G Garner not out...52 C Tye b Fearick...0 J Sharples c Jones b Hirwani...11 I Patel lbw b Fearick...1 J Conlon
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
FARNWORTH SC v WESTHOUGHTON Westhoughton won by 10 wickets Farnworth SC R Hope c Atherton b Smith ...8 M Ashworth b Smith ...4 D Eckersley b Preston ...0 Q Rashid b Smith ...6 K Amed c Parker b Preston ...1 S French c Parker b Preston ...0 C Cooke c Atherton
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
ASTLEY BRIDGE v EAGLEY Eagley won by five wickets Astley Bridge S W Entwistle c Shuttleworth b Shepley...8 A Patel lbw Foster...4 D Guest c Shuttleworth b Shepley...5 Dalugoda c Venn b Richards...15 A Clegg c Prendergast b Foster...7 W Halton c O'Rourke
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
KEARSLEY v LITTLE LEVER Little Lever won by three rates Little Lever A Hilton run out...2 A Worrall c Thomson b McCheyne...37 S De Silva c Thomson b McCheyne...9 J Kerrigan c Alker b McCheyne...0 A Lawson c Monks b McCheyne...20 M Martin c Monks b McCheyne
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Town in cup joy
AN EFFICIENT Blackrod Town team performance saw them comfortably reach the semi-finals of the Hospital Cup with a 5-0 thrashing of Old Boltonians. First half goals from Marc Height and Chris Tong were followed by further strikes from Height and Sam Grundy
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Bolton Cons Snooker Ass
THE final of the Pairs Competition will take place at Rumworth on Wednesday, April 30, at 8pm. Playes to attend as follows: D Norris/P Fillio (Tonge Moor) and J Preston/D Pierce (Dunscar) Dress code will apply at both venues. HIGHEST BREAKS: Section One
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Student wins place in modelling finals
UNIVERSITY student Hannah Cheetham popped into a Manchester bar for lunch with her gran -- and won a modelling competition. Hannah who is studying occupation therapy at Coventry University was home on her Easter holidays. "I decided to take my gran, Maureen
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Refugee is jailed after sex assault
A KURDISH refugee from Iraq pleaded with a judge not to send him to prison for sexually assaulting a young girl. Abdullah Jaf had indecently assaulted a 12-year-old girl in a swimming pool shortly after he arrived in the UK from Iraq. Jaf told the judge
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Wards shut in virus outbreak
A HOSPITAL has been forced to close seven of its wards following an outbreak of gastro-enteritis. Sixty-two patients and 19 staff at Hope Hospital in Salford have become ill with the virus, which causes diarrhoea and vomiting. The public are being asked
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Atherton Charity Cup
HINDSFORD 3 ATHERTON TOWN 2: Hindsford took the lead after 10 minutes through Hampson with a low shot to the bottom corner, and Ashton equalised at half time. Ashton were then awarded a penalty making it 2-1, and Hindsford equalised with a Fashu header
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Fan's View by Steve Abbott
ANDY D'Urso's idea of a fair deal contradicts Big Sam's thoughts. Constant niggling stoppages, yellow cards like confetti, extra-time far in excess of anything ever awarded at the Reebok following a controversial dismissal to one of our key players hardly
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'Unbelievable comeback by my boys'
SAM Allardyce rated Saturday's 2-2 draw against champions Arsenal as one of his side's major results of the season. And he praised his side's comeback, when they wiped out the Gunners' 2-0 lead, as "magnificent". "The result equalled our win at Old Trafford
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Teatime clash 'the more the merrier' - Sam
WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce has no complaints about the money the Saturday tea game at Southampton will bring in from Sky. "When you are skint like we are then the £150,000 you get from Pay Per View is welcome," he said. "We are very pleased to be getting
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Key workers in county 'unhappy'
MANY of Lancashire's key professionals are becoming increasingly unhappy in their jobs according to a new survey. The research, carried out among more than 300 local finance professionals by specialist recruitment consultancy Robert Half Finance &
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New market movers
The risers - and the fallers Risers Scottish & Newcastle up 26.75p to 369p Analysts welcome planned disposal of pub estate WPP Group up 20p to 450p Broker upgrades from "underperform" to "in-line" Aviva up 23.5p to 446p Stock market recovery RAC up
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To Liverpool - by electric car!
From the Evening News, April 28, 1903: THE honour of having made the first public through trip from Bolton to Liverpool by electric car is claimed by members of the Smithills Bowling Green Club, who on Saturday, to the number of 50, including a few commercial
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They're on the write lines
ARE you the next Agatha Christie, Enid Blyton, Noel Gallagher or Peter Kay? Well, even if you're not, a three-month long festival, organised by the Chorley Writers' Circle, will give you the chance to explore your fledgling artistic skills. The Chorley
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Reburied: Body of killer's daughter
THE body of the 11-year-old daughter of a man serving life for the killing of a teenage Bolton prostitute was reburied after being exhumed on Tuesday. Phyllis Porter's remains were excavated from the churchyard at St Luke's Church, Orrell, as part of
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WHAT THE PAPERS SAY
THE SUN: Troubled Fabien Barthez has sensationally admitted he could be booted out of Manchester United. DAILY MIRROR: Thierry Henry admitted last night that Wayne Rooney is Arsenal's only hope of taking the championship away from Manchester United. DAILY
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION:
BLACKROD v SPRING VIEW Match drawn Spring View N Geary c Sanderson b Southworth ...11 C Rudd lbw Gallagher ...77 P Mathews b Speak ...18 Sarker c Gallagher b Worsley ...70 M James c Speak b Worsley ...5 I Beg run out ...0 D Gornall not out ...8 I Murphy
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION:
DARCY LEVER V LITTLE HULTON Match drawn Darcy Lever J Norris b Sutherland ....24 N Fawcett c Jarvis b Sutherland ....0 A Stocks c Lee b Sutherland ....15 Collins c Penny b Lee ....27 C Stuart c Craig b Jarvis ....35 P Stockton lbw Lee ...0 R Fearn c Penny
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BOLTON ASSOCIATION:
CLIFTON V ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY Clifton M Gardner c Bullock b Walsh...96 A J Griffiths not out...153 D Hamilton c Clarke b Nicklin ...22 L Wolstenholme not out ...0 Extras...17 Total (for 2 ...288 Bowling: B Khan 12-1-66-0; S Walsh 10-1-49-1; P Bennett
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Fans mourn for Kathleen
THE local sporting world is mourning the death of Kathleen Charlson, wife of Bolton Cricket Association chairman John Charlson, who died on Monday. Mrs Charlson was well known in local cricket circles and was a tremendous worker, especially on matchdays
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Late start will not halt Wanderers
SAM Allardyce insists Saturday's tea time kick off at Southampton will not knock Wanderers out of their stride. A 5.30pm start could either pile on the pressure or give them an advantage depending on the result of West Ham's home clash with Chelsea earlier
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Magpies aim to feather the nest
CHORLEY face their biggest UniBond League test since losing their Premier Division status four years ago when they entertain Gateshead at Victory Park tonight (7.45) in the play-offs semi-final. The controversy over the venue for the match was finally
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Art served up - at the King's Head
THREE local artists will be "inn-vision" this week when they set up an exhibition at a Bolton pub in a bid to take art to the community. The trio will be displaying their work at the historic Kings Head pub in Junction Road, Deane tonight, from 6pm. The
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A super night of music in store
SINGERS, songwriters and musicians will perform on the same stage at an event to showcase their talent at the Victoria Hall, Bolton, on Friday. The concert is promoted by the Bolton Town Centre Ltd and is a rare opportunity for contemporary musicians
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RSPCA calls for fireworks curb for sake of pets
BOLTON pet owners are being urged to support the RSPCA campaign to limit their sale and reduce the noise they make. The RSPCA is raising a petition calling on the Government to reform firework regulations and restrict the public use of fireworks. The
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Sam's international game plan
WANDERERS goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen and French defender Bernard Mendy have both been ordered to play in friendly internationals on Wednesday - three days before the vital Premiership game at Southampton. Wanderers boss Sam Allardyce is far from happy
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Fixtures
Who plays - and when! SECTION A: Tue Apr 29: v Farnworth & District Vets v Little Lever XI (R Moffat), Heaton CC A v Darcy Lever C&SC B (I Tavener), Rupert Ladies A v Prices A (I Dodd). Section I: Tue Apr 29: Brownlow Ladies v Tonge Moor Cons
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How Wanderers rated
The marks out of 10 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN 6 No chance with the goals and not much to do besides. Handling was excellent. BRUNO N'GOTTY 7 Not many tougher jobs than Pires coming at you but did it well. RICARDO GARDNER 8 Lauren was having a laugh taking him
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Hammers' win piles on the pressure
WANDERERS are suffering the agony of fresh relegation pressure after savouring the ecstasy of a famous comeback against champions Arsenal. West Ham's late winner at Manchester City has breathed new life into the Hammers' survival hopes and taken the wind
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
FARNWORTH v HORWICH Horwich won by 71 runs Horwich White b Ali ...7 S Woods c Hyde b Ali ...18 G Long lbw Ali ...31 N Woods b Ali ...33 J Partington not out ...72 P Morris run out ...21 A Taylor not out ...6 Extras ...16 Total (for 5) ...204 Bowling:
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
TONGE v GREENMOUNT Greenmount won by two wkts Tonge Nizar c Bowker b Anwar ...56 R Northrop lbw Anwar ...22 S Ishmal lbw Anwar ...26 N Partington c Fallon b Anwar ...0 S Anderton run out ...13 P Burton run out ...0 N Dimarcello c Kay b Stewart ...0 I
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BOLTON LEAGUE:
WALKDEN v BRADSHAW Match Drawn Walkden Klinger s Evans b Tattersall...100 D Smith c Cunliffe b Johnson...54 M Bennison c Sutton b Wingfield...9 M Parkinson lbw Wingfield...7 P Ingram c Evans b Wingfield...1 T Keays c Morris b Wingfield...18 B Reidy c
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On this day - APRIL 29
1879 Conductor Sir Thomas Beecham was born in St Helens. On this same day in 1895, another outstanding conductor, Sir Malcolm Sargent, was born in Ashford, Kent. 1885 Women were first admitted to Oxford University examinations. 1899 Duke Ellington, jazz
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Drowning hero's posthumous award
A 32-year-old man who died trying to save a couple from drowning at sea is to be honoured. Angler Mark Smithurst jumped into the water at North Shore, Blackpool, last August after seeing a man and a woman struggling in the waves. The couple survived but
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Fire crews training to tackle yobs
FIREFIGHTERS in Bolton are to be given lessons in how to tackle louts -- after a spate of attacks by stone throwing youths. Fire chiefs are introducing the extra training throughout Greater Manchester after an increase in incidents in which firemen have
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Be on the ball for postal vote
BOLTON people will have to catch Wednesday's post if they want to register their postal vote in this year's council election. Polling day across the country is this Thursday. But for the first time there are no polling stations in Bolton. Voting is taking
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Film makers grapple with wrestling
FILM makers Ian Bennett and Mike Todd are hoping to get a stranglehold on the business with their first movie all about the history of wrestling in the area. Mike and Ian, who have formed Todd Bennett Productions, will be having a world premiere of their
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Film makers grapple with wrestling
FILM makers Ian Bennett and Mike Todd are hoping to get a stranglehold on the business with their first movie all about the history of wrestling in the area. Mike and Ian, who have formed Todd Bennett Productions, will be having a world premiere of their
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Sam fury over Laville red card
SAM Allardyce will not be satisfied until Wanderers are mathematically safe and he will certainly not want the issue to depend on the last game against Middlesbrough when he will be without central defender Florent Laville, who will miss the game after
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Play fair over Laville - Sam
SAM Allardyce is hoping referee Andy D'Urso will 'have the bottle' to rescind the red card that will keep French defender Florent Laville out of Wanderers' last match. Laville, rated by Allardyce as the mainstay of the side since he joined ten games ago
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Triple 'D' League
PRESENTATION for the Winter League will be at Derby Ward on Friday, May 23, at 7.30pm. £1 entry. All recipients must attend or forfeit all rights to prizes. Summer League starts Monday, May 26. Places still available. Secretary Paul Baistow 07956 974781
