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Latest market movers
The risers - and the fallers Risers BAE Systems up 9p to 133.5p Relief rally after reassuring AGM update Xansa up 8.5p to 78.5p Optimism ahead of year-end trading statement ISIS Asset Management up 8p to 165.5p Reassuring statement of funds under management
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Surveillance is not the answer
I read with alarm your piece regarding the Spy Van. While crime has become a serious blight in many people's lives, this proposed solution is as equally worrying. Surveillance is not the answer to all social ills. Of course there will be those who argue
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Price rises and monstrous profit margins
WHO are the mystery persons creating high fuel charges and escalating house prices? Yesterday, BP announced record profits for the first three months of this year of £2.74 billions! I ask, what was the point of road users having to pay higher pump prices
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Villagers sleep as team carries out grim task
VILLAGERS slept through the early hours of a wet Tuesday morning oblivious to the fact that a team of the country's top forensic specialists were busy exhuming the body of 11 year-old Phyllis Porter from her grave in St Luke's Churchyard. Police stood
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Remember lab animals at Pet Week
NATIONAL Pet Week begins on Saturday, a time when the British public are reminded to look after their animals in a responsible way. People with dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, etc., will be encouraged to think about their welfare and how to
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Gunman fires at terror chief's house
SHOTS were fired at the Horwich house where the family of Irish terrorist, Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair, is seeking refuge. A gunman is believed to have fired up to five shots through a window at the rear of the terraced home in Chorley New Road. The incident
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Laville appeal rejected
WANDERERS central defender Florent Laville is set to play his last match on Saturday in the vital relegation clash at Southampton. Laville will miss the final game against Middlesbrough after the Football Association confirmed his suspension after his
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Get ahead with Campo
IT'S enough to make your hair curl. But no one can be left in any doubt that Bolton Wanderers fans are proving to be a cut above the rest when it comes to supporting the team. And it is obvious it has gone right to their heads. Their support is due to
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Shower on tap in pupils' pond
YOUNGSTERS from a Bolton school have become designers. not of houses or gardens -- but ponds. Children from Church Road Primary school, Captains Clough Road, have spent their Spring term learning the secrets of designing a successful wildlife pond, courtesy
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50 years of lollipopping
STOPPING traffic is all in a day's work for Bolton's school crossing patrols and the Mayoral limo is no exception. Cllr John Walsh's Jaguar XJ8 was ordered to stop by lollipop lady Linda Wilson when he visited Chorley New Road County Primary. But he was
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Magpies run riot to book place in final
A SUPERB team performance swept Chorley into Saturday's final of the UniBond League play-offs and a local 'derby' at first division rivals Radcliffe Borough's Stainton Park. While Borough were narrowly out-pointing North Ferriby 1-0 in the other semi-final
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Stuck bird drama
A FIREFIGHTER had an unusual rescue call when a bird got stuck in a tree. The fire crew were called out to Springfield Garden sheltered accommodation at Kearsley, after the RSCPA had failed to reach the bird trapped in twine. Firefighter Jim Summers went
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Children's date at the Palace
A TALENTED group of children aged from four to 16 will be performing at Manchester's Palace Theatre this summer. The youngsters are all members of Club 2000 Stage School, Horwich. They will perform two numbers at the charity night 'Stars for Tonight 2003
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Radio thief was spotted by owner of car
A WOMAN was stunned when she saw a man leaning into her parked car and calmly detaching the £600 car radio with a screwdriver, a court heard. Her boyfriend went after Adrian Fleming-Patel who threw the radio at him, Rochdale magistrates were told. Fleming-Patel
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Blood dates
BLOOD Donor sessions will be held in Bolton on Wednesday, May 7, at Walker Memorial Hall, Ridgeway Gate; in Leigh on Thursday, May 1, at St Joseph's Church, Chapel Street, and in Farnworth on Tuesday, May 6, at Trinity Methodist, Market Street, between
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Shower on tap in pupils' pond
YOUNGSTERS from a Bolton school have become designers. not of houses or gardens -- but ponds. Children from Church Road Primary school, Captains Clough Road, have spent their Spring term learning the secrets of designing a successful wildlife pond, courtesy
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Mary's hedge help is chopped away
PENSIONER Mary Isherwood has been left a prisoner in her bungalow after council workmen ripped up a privet hedge she used to help her walk along her path. The 77-year-old great grandmother says she has been waiting a month for the Bolton at Home to fix
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Revival aim for 'ghost' village
A DEVELOPER is being sought to turn a rural 'ghost village' into a thriving community. NCH Action For Children closed down the Crowthorn School complex, near Edgworth, last summer, more than 100 years after the village-style complex was first built as
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Jussie set for keeper double
JUSSI Jaaskelainen aims to do an international and domestic double over Southampton goalkeeper Antti Niemi this week. The Wanderers keeper is determined to overtake his rival as Finland's number one when he gets a rare chance in Wednesday's friendly against
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Tragic Phyllis laid to rest again
A SIMPLE graveside service was held at noon on Tuesday as the body of 11-year-old Phyllis Porter -- daughter of Geoffrey Porter who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Bolton prostitute Carly Bateman -- was reburied in the family grave at The
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Children's date at the Palace
A TALENTED group of children aged from four to 16 will be performing at Manchester's Palace Theatre this summer. The youngsters are all members of Club 2000 Stage School, Horwich. They will perform two numbers at the charity night 'Stars for Tonight 2003
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Parky's Bolton gallery visit
CHAT show host Michael Parkinson is coming to Bolton to paint canvasses at a new gallery. The television celebrity and journalist will host the opening of Northern Fine Art at Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, on Thursday, May 8. He will put paint to canvas and
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Lions on Smithills Moor!
LIONS will be roaming free on Smithills Moor next month and the public have been warned they will be in danger unless they hand over their cash. Members of the Lions Club of Bolton will be taking part in their annual charity hike the "May Meander". The
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In The Mood
Who: This exhibition brings together a diverse range of old-time singers, comedians, actors and performers such as Arthur Askey and Zarah Leander. What: Taking a looking at entertainment during wartime, In The Mood explores how people used the arts to
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Farewell to seaside stab victims
THE funeral is taking place of a mother and two sons who were found stabbed to death at a seaside hotel. Patricia Jarvis, aged 35, and her two sons -- John, aged 11, and eight-year-old Stuart -- were found at the Winslow Hotel, Hull Road, Blackpool, on
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Taxi driver punched in road rage attack
A TAXI driver was dragged from his car and punched during a late night road rage attack, a court heard. Carlo Carta beat taxi driver Richard Knight, snatched the keys from the ignition and drove off. Carta, aged 35, of St Helens Road, Leigh, was given
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Kart-time racer Andrew juggles school work with hobby
MADONNA has one, so does John Travolta -- and now 11-year-old Andrew Potter has his own personal trainer. But the youngster is not wroking out for the latest blockbuster movie -- he is getting fit for the karting track. And it could soon be a case of
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Tragic Phyllis laid to rest again
A SIMPLE graveside service was held at noon on Tuesday as the body of 11-year-old Phyllis Porter -- daughter of Geoffrey Porter who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Bolton prostitute Carly Bateman -- was reburied in the family grave at The
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Youths who are on course for success
LISA Harvey and Brian Power are two young people with a bright future. The pair are part of a group of 13 who have just finished a gruelling three month course -- and now they are ready to face the world. And for Brian, aged 24 from Bolton, the fact that
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50 years of lollipopping
STOPPING traffic is all in a day's work for Bolton's school crossing patrols and the Mayoral limo is no exception. Cllr John Walsh's Jaguar XJ8 was ordered to stop by lollipop lady Linda Wilson when he visited Chorley New Road County Primary. But he was
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Alder Hey tragedy mum exhibits 'art therapy'
TWO eight foot high steel gates will form the centrepiece of an exhibition by a mother whose baby son was a victim of the Alder Hey organ scandal. The 12 feet wide gates will be erected on a platform at Bolton's Art Gallery as part of Bolton Institute
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Navy sails in to Liverpool
THE ROYAL Navy will be sailing into Liverpool to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic. The battle is considered the longest-running campaign of the war, lasting five years and eight months. The aircraft carrier
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Bruce concert appeal
A MUSIC promotor is appealing to council chiefs after they refused a licence for a Bruce Springsteen concert at Old Trafford cricket ground. The concert was cancelled last month amid noise concerns, although over 50,000 tickets had already been sold for
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Institute leads way in fire protection research
BOLTON will have one of the largest departments in Europe dedicated to fire research in materials. The Bolton Institute is to team up with Salford University's Fire research group when its scientists move to the Institute this summer. Salford University
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Difficult day for girl's mother
THE heartbroken mother of Phyllis Porter was informed on Monday that police were intending to exhume her daughter's body. And on Tuesday Ann Porter said at her home in Kitt Green Road, Wigan: "It is going to be a difficult day for all of us, but there
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Voting system and the threat to anonymity
I would like to refer to the two letters in the Bolton Evening News of March 11, from Bernard Knight, Returning Officer, and J A Fielding, former Elections Officer, concerning voting secrecy. Firstly, I recall the previous system of voting. At the Polling
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Killer daughter's body exhumed
THE body of the 11-year-old daughter of a man serving life for the killing of a teenage prostitute was exhumed at dawn on Tuesday. Phyllis Porter's remains were excavated from the churchyard at St Luke's Church, Orrell, as part of a police investigation
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Hurdle fence on the King's Highway
From the Evening News, April 29, 1903: WORK has commenced at Lever Park, Rivington, but no-one knows what the completed scheme will comprise. Even the generous donor cannot say. The head gardener is supervising the work of demolition, for demolition is
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What's showing on the box
SNOOKER: Embassy World Championship from Sheffield - BBC2 1pm, 2pm, 6.45pm, 9pm & 11.20pm, British Eurosport 6pm. SOCCER: Friendly international, Scotland v Austria from Hampden Park - Sky Sports 1 7pm; Republic of Ireland v Norway from Lansdowne
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Magic Mulvaney is ready to marvel
BOLTON middle distance runner Chris Mulvaney intends to set British athletics alight this season. The 21-year-old from Heaton, who has spent the last two years studying and training in America, has had a fantastic start to his season with a sub-four minute
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DAISY HILL v WALSHAW
Walshaw won by eight wickets Daisy Hill N Bannister c Harris b Faulkner...23 N Wood c Fielding b Price...8 H Brooks run out...6 S Hodgkinson lbw Faulkner...7 A Davies b Fielding...5 M Saiyed c Hardman b Faulkner...0 A Cumberbatch st Harris b Faulkner.
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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, had a world premiere of their film "Catch
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Potters fair date
RIVINGTON Potters are holding their second annual Potters Fair at Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Astley Park, Chorley, on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, 11am-5pm. The group, several of whom are from Bolton area, met at Bolton Community College
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Pensioner in pan blaze drama
AN 81-year-old woman is recovering from burns to her arms and face after a chip pan fire at her Tyldesley home. Nellie Lambert had tried to put out the blaze herself and took the flaming pan outside. She then telephoned for her nephew. When he arrived
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Sounds of the Rock legends
THE music of the world's greatest rock legends come to Bolton's Albert Halls this weekend in two spectacular tribute shows. On Friday, One Night of Queen features the talent of "Stars in Their Eyes" winner Gary Mullen and his live band The Works. On Saturday
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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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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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Lions on Smithills Moor!
LIONS will be roaming free on Smithills Moor next month and the public have been warned they will be in danger unless they hand over their cash. Members of the Lions Club of Bolton will be taking part in their annual charity hike the "May Meander". The
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Radio One in the park
HEATON Park will be transformed into a massive open-air club venue for 40,000 revellers next month. Radio One is to launch its new One Big Weekend event at the park on Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4. The two-day mini festival will launch Radio One's
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Artistic patients make an impression
ARTWORK in the style of Monet has brought a little colour into the lives of patients and staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Inspired by the impressionist Monet, artistic patients at the hospital have created their own Sistine Chapel masterpiece on the
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Sounds of the Rock legends
THE music of the world's greatest rock legends come to Bolton's Albert Halls this weekend in two spectacular tribute shows. On Friday, One Night of Queen features the talent of "Stars in Their Eyes" winner Gary Mullen and his live band The Works. On Saturday
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Mum saves dog attack boy, 6
A FRANTIC mother tried to fight off a German Shepherd dog as it attacked her son, biting him on the cheek. The dog attacked six-year-old Nathan Hutchinson and left him with serious facial wounds as his mother was taking him to school. Nathan and his mother
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Alder Hey tragedy mum exhibits 'art therapy'
TWO eight foot high steel gates will form the centrepiece of an exhibition by a mother whose baby son was a victim of the Alder Hey organ scandal. The 12 feet wide gates will be erected on a platform at Bolton's Art Gallery as part of Bolton Institute
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Institute leads way in fire protection research
BOLTON will have one of the largest departments in Europe dedicated to fire research in materials. The Bolton Institute is to team up with Salford University's Fire research group when its scientists move to the Institute this summer. Salford University
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Get ahead with Campo
IT'S enough to make your hair curl. But no one can be left in any doubt that Bolton Wanderers fans are proving to be a cut above the rest when it comes to supporting the team. And it is obvious it has gone right to their heads. Their support is due to
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Kart-time racer Andrew juggles school work with hobby
MADONNA has one, so does John Travolta -- and now 11-year-old Andrew Potter has his own personal trainer. But the youngster is not wroking out for the latest blockbuster movie -- he is getting fit for the karting track. And it could soon be a case of
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Venue: Life Cafe,
Peter St, Manchester Tel: 0161 833 3000 May: Thurs 15 (7.30pm / £13) - MIdge Ure Sun 18 (7.30pm / £10) - Justin Sullivan & Friends Thurs 29 May (7.30pm / £10) - Mary Coughlan June: Weds 11 (7.30pm / £18.50) - Blue Oyster Cult Aug: Weds 27 (7.30pm
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Potters fair date
RIVINGTON Potters are holding their second annual Potters Fair at Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery, Astley Park, Chorley, on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, 11am-5pm. The group, several of whom are from Bolton area, met at Bolton Community College
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Patterson's praise for loyal RMI fans
LEIGH RMI manager, Mark Patterson, paid tribute today to Leigh RMI's loyal band of supporters. "Attendances at Hilton Park might not be as high as I would like," said Patterson, "but those fans who turned up week in week out throughout the season have
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Exhibitions this week
BLYTH GALLERY, MANCHESTER Untrammelled Work by Maurice Day and Carola Colley. Until May 31, 10am to 5pm, Sat 11am to 3pm, closed bank holidays. National Football Museum, Preston A trip through the living history of football with an interactive exhibition
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Residents in fight against developer
CONCERNED Heaton residents have challenged a developer's appeal against a planning application refusal to build a block of 18 flats in a conservation area. Crosby Homes had planned to construct a five storey apartment block with two garages and parking
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Sex shop licence bid at centre
AN application for a sex shop licence will be considered next month for premises at Bolton's Enterprise Centre. The licence request, lodged with council officials earlier this month, relates to a business unit at the centre on Washington Street, off Deane
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Neika - the face of cruelty in the North-west
THE ill treatment of a St Bernard dog in Leigh was used to highlight the plight of animal suffering at the hands of pet owners in the North-west. The abandoned dog called Neika was in great pain and was unrecognisable as a St Bernard when it was spotted
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Haydock's final jumps action before autumn doesn't fall flat
RACEGOERS get the best of both worlds at Haydock Park on Saturday. It's the first major race of the 2003/4 jump racing season coupled with high class Flat racing. The two-mile Merewood Homes Swinton Hurdle, which is worth £70,000 in prize money, attracts
