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Change council
BOLTON doesn't need a change of name, just a change of council. Geoffrey Breakell Hatfield Road Bolton.
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No change
LEAVE Bolton as it is. Why change things for the sake of change? Do we have to change our football team to Bolton-le-Moors Wanderers? Everyone would have to change their official stationery necessitating unnecessary expense. June McHugh Mornington Road
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Pride in name
RE Cllr Harkin's suggestion regarding the name of Bolton, and his complete disregard of history. I have lived in Bolton-le-Moors for 94 years, and have referred to it as Bolton, Lancashire, with pride, ignoring the instruction to call it Bolton, Greater
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Get rid of Greater Manchester
BOLTON-le-Moors" -- another ludicrous suggestion from Cllr Harkin. Fred Dibnah is right -- our industrial heritage is not the problem. However, how we are perceived is. The only change Bolton needs is to get rid of the disastrous "Greater Manchester".
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On this day - January 5
1066: Edward the Confessor, England's most pious King, died. 1787: John Burke, genealogist and founder of Burke's Peerage, was born in Tipperary, Ireland. 1797: The world's first top hat was worn. James Hetheringtonn was arrested and fined £50 for wearing
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Thanks, Becks
MUCH has been said about Jonny Wilkinson rivalling David Beckham as England's golden boy of sport. In the Far East it is no contest as suggested by one Japanese newspaper headline at the weekend which announced: "Beckham's friend wins Rugby World Cup"
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FA should show bottle
ALAN Smith's decision to contest a charge of improper conduct for bottle throwing sums up the unreal world in which football players live. If he is successful with his case against the FA charge it will presumably mean that throwing a plastic bottle into
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Bury at their lowest ebb
BURY had the lowest crowd in all four divisions on Saturday. It has been coming for a while. The lowest point was when less than 2,300 turned up for a match against York at the end of September and, although the average is just over 3,000, that figure
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Time to disband sporting union
THE Rugby World Cup proved two things. One was that England are light years ahead of any other team and the other is that we should stop having combined Great Britain sporting teams here and now. The passion that surrounded England's victory can only
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Keep fit session for free
THERE'S still time to tone up for the summer and start a new fitness routine that will leave you fit and healthy. Turton Community Leisure Centre offers the perfect way to get in shape. Why not join in the free taster session next Wednesday from 8.30pm
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Centurions look to youth
Warrington Wolves 34 Leigh Centurions 16 by Mike Hulme: LEIGH Centurions showed off the youngsters they hope will become rugby league stars as they lost 34-16 in a friendly at Warrington. New signings Oliver Wilkes and David Larder made their debuts in
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Dog's vigil at side of her dead
A LOYAL dog kept vigil for more than a week beside a woman who died in her Bolton home. The 51-year-old woman was found collapsed in an armchair in her house in Union Road, Tonge Moor, with her border collie cross, Lizzie, beside her. She was discovered
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Cabbies' comic turns could be next TV hit
COULD a film do for Bolton private hire drivers what Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights did for club owners? Gareth Tidman spoke to the director and main character of an award-winning film tipped to be the town's next successful export to the world of sitcom
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Fans mourn speed legend Campbell
SPEED legend Donald Campbell has been remembered in Cumbria on the 37th anniversary of his death. Friends and admirers who formed the K7 Club after his death have laid a wreath in Coniston village. Campbell died on January 4, 1967, while trying to break
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Ferguson saves big two for Reebok test
ALEX Ferguson admitted he left Ruud van Nistelrooy and Roy Keane out of Sunday's FA Cup victory to save them for Wanderers. Ferguson is taking nothing for granted against Sam Allardyce's men on Wednesday night and wants his best side available and as
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Collieries point
ATHERTON Collieries held high-flying Fleetwood Town to a 1-1 draw in the North West Counties League on Saturday. But the point was not enough to lift Collieries off the bottom of Division One. The match between Ramsbottom United and Atherton LR was postponed
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Fred has put Bolton on world map
COUNCILLOR Harkin would like to take Bolton back to the early 1700s, when we were not short of country bumpkins. It is people like him who forget that it was the "flat caps" who toiled and fought to make Britain great. We have a well known "flat cap"
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It was flat caps who put Great into Britain
IS Cllr Harkin unaware of the fact that it wasn't the lords, ladies and mill owners in their carriages who put the "Great" in Britain, it was the people who wore flat caps and shawls. It was these same people who fought in the two world wars to defend
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Pictures needed for Wars project
I HAVE had news of an interesting project at Westhoughton. Two local friends, Pam Clarke and Jacquie Kilcoyne, are hoping to complete a Book of Remembrance for the local lads who died for their country in the wars of 1914-18 and 1939-45. They tell me
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On this day - January 4
National day of Burma 1493 Christopher Columbus sailed from America to Spain in the Nina. 1809 Louis Braille, inventor of the alphabetic system for the blind which bears his name, was born in Paris. 1813 Isaac Pitman, English publisher and inventor of
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Tragic death of 17-year-old - January 2
From the Evening News, January 2, 1904: A sad fatality occured at Westhoughton early this morning, the victim being Joseph Turner, 17, residing with his parents at Hunt Bank. The unfortunate youth left home about seven o'clock this morning in company
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Council chiefs clash over name change
A FURIOUS war of words has broken out between Bolton Council's Labour leader and his deputy over the idea of giving Bolton a new name. Labour chief Cllr Bob Howarth delivered a stinging rebuke to Cllr Guy Harkin for speaking publicly about his proposals
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Tranmere Rovers 1, Wanderers 1: Kick by kick
3 mins: Hunt quickly converts defence into attack with a clever ball that gives Facey a glimpse of a chance; the right-foot shot is strong and true, beating Achterberg to his left but rebounding off the post. 12 mins: Poole does well to cope with an awkward
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Tranmere Rovers 1, Wanderers 1: All the match stats
WHO rated - and who didn't! WANDERERS 3-5-2 KEVIN POOLE ... 9 Outstanding! He made a string of vital saves, none more important than the head-to-heads with Haworth and Hume in the second half. DANNY LIVESEY ... 6 Offered the chance to return to Notts
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Disco dancing champions
The caption for this photograph from our files records the success these two disco dancers had during a national championship in Sheffield in 1986. Anne-Marie Halliday, aged 14, and her 12-year-old partner Claire Edwards beat 40 youngsters in the girls
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Church Road School in the 1930s
This class of six and seven year olds was photographed at Church Road School, Bolton, around 1930. It has been sent in by Leslie Knowles of Rawcliffe Road, Chorley, who lived in Cloverdale Square, Bolton, at the time. Leslie, who is now 79, is the boy
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Phoenix mauled by dominant panthers
Manchester Phoenix 0 Nottingham Panthers 2 by Nigel McFarlane After the fireworks, the damp squib. Following Friday's heroics and a classic win against Sheffield, the Jekyll and Hyde Phoenix surfaced again with a disappointing performance against league
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Data protection con warning
BUSINESSES in the Atherton and Leigh area are being warned not to fall for fraudsters claiming to offer data protection services. So many complaints about the con, which demands a fee for do-it-yourself services, have been made that the town's Trading
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Childline's new plea
CHILDREN'S charity Childline is looking for new volunteers so it can maintain its vital service. Volunteers are needed to help with administration, counselling, fundraising, training and outreach. Anyone interested should call ChildLine North West on
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Man hit by car fighting for life
A MAN was fighting for his life in hospital today after a road accident in Worsley last night. A Peugeot 206 struck the 49-year-old as he ran across Walkden Road near its junction with Greenleach Lane at 6pm. He suffered serious head and leg injuries
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Driver flees after car hits wall
A CAR careered into a garden wall after mounting a pavement. A 10ft section of the one-metre high wall was flattened after the Honda Civic ploughed into it outside a house in Rhewlas Drive, Bury, at 1am on Sunday. Firefighters found the car damaged and
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Fireman trapped after 999 crash
A FIREFIGHTER had to be cut from his vehicle when it was involved in a crash with a van. Leading firefighter Andy Stephenson was trapped in the cab of the fire engine following the collision in Albert Road, Farnworth, on Saturday. Three other firefighters
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Student nurses in cash stuggle
STUDENT nurses in the North-west can not survive on the current bursary system, according to public services union Unison. The average bursary of a student nurse in the region is £5,562 for the whole year and many have to get other jobs to subsidise their
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Plans to build for the future
A £1.5 MILLION academy for construction excellence may be built on the site of a former Breightmet church. Proposals have been submitted to Bolton's planning chiefs to build a centre where youngsters from across the borough and members of the community
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Bolton Association 2004 cricket fixtures
WHO plays - and when (Second XI reversed unless stated) Saturday April 17: Astley & Tyldesley Collieries v Spring View; Atherton v Daisy Hill; Blackrod v Golborne; Darcy Lever v Walshaw; Elton v Adlington; Little Hulton v Edgworth; Standish v Clifton
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RMI inconsistency frustrates Starbuck
Woking 2 Leigh RMI 0 by David Magilton: LEIGH boss Phil Starbuck admits he is at a loss to explain his side's inconsistency. RMI have produced a series of Jekyll and Hyde peformances all season and this was no exception. This was their fourth successive
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'Soft' Shakers told to toughen up
Lincoln City 2 Bury 1: BURY have been told to toughen up after they were left bruised by Lincoln City at Sincil Bank. The Shakers' hopes of avoiding an eighth successive defeat were dashed inside the opening half hour. And veteran defender Colin Woodthorpe
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Special services for church anniversary
A CHURCH celebrating its 50th anniversary is to mark the occasion with two special events. Both services will take place at Melbourne Road Methodist Church in Deane on Sunday. The Rev Fraser Smith will take the first service at 11am and everyone is welcome
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Nine escape home inferno
A FIVE-month-old baby and five other children had to be lowered out of an upstairs window when fire broke out in their Bolton house in the early hours of today. The children and three adults, Claire Schofield, Donald Davidson and Trevor Walmersley, managed
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Can house prices continue to rise?
ESTATE agents in Bolton have enjoyed a busy year with the housing boom continuing through 2003. Robert Johnson examines whether prices will continue to rise into 2004, or if the bubble is about to burst. The year 2003 brought more good news for homeowners
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Cabbies' comic turns could be next TV hit
COULD a film do for Bolton private hire drivers what Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights did for club owners? Gareth Tidman spoke to the director and main character of an award-winning film tipped to be the town's next successful export to the world of sitcom
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Anti drink-drive safety courses
BOSSES in Bolton will be offered free courses on the dangers of drinking and driving. Representatives from the first 30 businesses to apply for the scheme run by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents will be offered a free place on courses
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Pals are partners in the money trade
LONG-TERM friends have teamed up to launch a brand new company in Bolton. Ian Taylor and Stephen Owen are joint directors of Money Solutions, a firm of Independent Financial Advisors based on Chorley Old Road. The pair first met on a business course at
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Leave it alone
COUNCILLOR Harkin get a life. Leave BOLTON alone. I would love to meet you for a debate. Angry Boltonian. Name and address supplied.
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We're proud
IF Bolton is to be renamed I think it should be called Bolton Over Humps after Councillor Harkin. Leave Bolton alone. It's a great place to live and we're proud of it -- cloth cap image and all. D Key Newbrook Road Atherton
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Paint us out
ON the subject of the name change, I think that this could be used as an opportunity for the people who in the recent past tried to wipe us (Bolton) from the motorway signpost to have another go, using the excuse that the name is too long and would be
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We're proud of our heritage
I DON'T think Bolton should change its name, not after all this time. We are proud of our heritage and don't want to forget it. We are Bolton, Lancashire, NOT Greater Manchester either. If the Deputy Leader of the Council doesn't like it, tough, he can
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200 years of history
WHO does Cllr Guy Harkin think he is, one man who wants to change more than 200 years of history. It's only a couple of months since Bolton folk were voted the friendliest in the country. Bolton folk, not Bolton-le-Moors folk. I for one am proud of our
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Great idea to change the name
ITHINK it's a great idea to change the name to "Bolton-le-Moors". It's not really changing it, but going back to its true name and something I have thought would be a good thing for Bolton for a long time. "Bolton-le-Moors" -- the big town on the edge
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New Labour style guru
IT seems that those of the working classes who aspire to rise above their lowly stations now have a saviour in New Labour style guru, Cllr. Guy Harkin. Following his example (Bolton Evening News December 27) we will exchange our cloth caps for top-hats
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On this day - January 3
1777: George Washington defeated the British at the Battle of Princeton. 1870: Work on the Brooklyn Bridge began. 1883: Clement Attlee, Labour Party leader and Prime Minister from 1945-51, was born. 1892: Author JRR Tolkein, creator of The Lord Of The
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Horrified morners have wrong body - January 5
From the Evening News, January 5, 1904: An extraordinary story has come to light at Wigan. The bodies of a man and woman, recovered from the canal, were removed to the mortuary. That of the woman, being identified, was claimed. But the undertaker, by
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The season about to start
IT's not too long to the start of the season and Lancashire are gearing up. Follow all the pre-season news on the official LCCC website
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Elite ice hockey league results and fixtures
Sunday: Manchester Phoenix 0 Nottingham Panthers 2 Cardiff Devils 4 London Racers 2 Coventry Blaze 2 Sheffield Steelers 6 A low scoring game between Manchester and Nottingham saw the visitors take the points, with two goals in the first period of play
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Wanderers sign on Spanish star striker
SAM Allardyce has got the striker he wanted when Javi Moreno agreed to join Wanderers. The Spanish striker will sign on loan from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season after passing a medical on Monday afternoon. But Wanderers are anxiously waiting
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Ba U-turn over contract talks
IBRAHIM Ba insisted on Monday that there are still issues to be settled before he signs a new contract with Wanderers. The French midfielder wants to extend his stay at the Reebok, but says he is not yet ready to commit himself. "I hope things can be
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Tranmere 1, Wanderers 1: Our live web reports
KEVIN Nolan came off the subs' bench to grab a glorious late equaliser to take this third round FA Cup tie to a replay. Second Division Tranmere appeared to be heading for a well-deserved victory after Simon Haworth put them in front in the 52nd minute
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The kids are all right, says Sam
SAM Allardyce was unrepentant as he promised to give youth another fling in the FA Cup. He named six players aged 21 or under in his squad for Saturday's third round tie at Tranmere and says he will have no hesitation in doing the same again in the Reebok
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Racing story runs on and on
THE story about the Bolton inventor of the New Century Racing Plate continues to run and run. A couple of people have been in touch to say that the "toff" seen shaking hands with Robert Wood on a racecourse somewhere was Lord Derby. But Evening News columnist
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Website to help folk improve prospects
AN education website could be the answer local people whose New Year's resolution is to make a new start. The Government's Aimhigher return to education website has been created to give advice to those who want to change their career, improve career opportunities
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A third of town's high schools earmarked for rebuild
MORE details have been announced of a massive programme which will see all secondary school buildings in Bolton improved. Education bosses have announced that 35 per cent of the town's 16 high schools will be rebuilt and a further 55 per cent will be
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Recycle and raise funds
RECYCLING is helping the Children's Hospitals Trust Appeal raise thousands of pounds. The recycling scheme was launched in April 2002 and asks people to save empty cartridges from home, churches, social clubs and places of work. If you can help by saving
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Car is wrecked
A FORD Escort was deliberately set on fire in York Street, Whitefield, at around 5.30am on Sunday.
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Malicious call
FIREFIGHTERS were called out after a child made a malicious call from a telephone box in George Street, Farnworth, on Saturday lunchtime.
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Website to help folk improve prospects
AN education website could be the answer local people whose New Year's resolution is to make a new start. The Government's Aimhigher return to education website has been created to give advice to those who want to change their career, improve career opportunities
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Appeal for soccer kits
CHILDREN and adults in Bolton who found a new football strip in their Christmas stocking are being urged to dig out their old kits and send it to those less fortunate. The Yorkshire Building Society has launched an initiative to distribute shirts to disadvantaged
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Freak show on way to town
A SHOW featuring bizarre and amazing acts will be rearing its ugly head in Bolton next month. Set in 1900, the age of the freak show, The Circus of Horrors takes the audience into a world of the supernatural, bringing them face to face with oddities and
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Wanderers set for Mike Newell's Luton
WANDERERS face possible Second Division opposition away for the second game in succession after the draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup made live on BBC 2 at lunchtime on Monday. If they successfully negotiate their FA Cup third round replay with
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At Christmas the crackers go out to play
CRICKET? On Boxing Day? Peter Kay would no doubt be apoplectic. However, for the hardy sportsmen of Bury the annual Boxing Day cricketing clash was played as normal. This year the honours went to Summerseat village side Brooksbottoms, who avenged last
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Cry freedom for the true fans
NEWCASTLE civic leaders are proposing to give Jonny Wilkinson the freedom of the city. The 24-year-old national hero, who has played all his professional rugby union at Newcastle Falcons, will follow Alan Shearer and Jonathan Edwards in having the honour
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BGA TABLE
P W L H Pts Hindley Hall... 9 6 2 1 56.5 Old Links... 9 7 2 0 56.0 Chorley... 10 5 4 1 54.5 Dunscar... 9 5 4 0 50.5 Horwich... 9 5 4 0 47.5 Turton... 9 4 5 0 46.0 Harwood... 9 4 3 0 42.5 Deane... 9 5 4 0 42.0 Regent Park... 8 4 4 0 40.0 Westhoughton..
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Centurions tie up record shirt deal with UK brewing giant
LEIGH Centurions have pulled off a record shirt sponsorship deal with the UK's second largest brewery, Coors. The two-year deal will see the Worthington's logo on the front of the Centurions new strip, which is to be manufactured by Kukri. The sponsorship
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New-look Centurions are still hungry for Super success
Special report by Mike Hulme NEXT season could be Leigh Centurions big year. With a new head coach, chief executive and director of football in place, the Centurions feel better equipped than ever to push ahead for a Super League place. Leigh's backroom
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LEISURE, SPORT AND KEEP FIT
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Trophy date for Boro
RADCLIFFE face Blackpool Mechanics on Tuesday in the Lancashire Marsden Trophy (7.45pm). Full back Jason Astley will start for the first time following a three-year lay-off with a serious knee injury.
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'Vice' ginnels facing closure
GINNELS used for drug dealing, prostitution and as getaway routes from burglaries, could soon by blocked off thanks to new government legislation. Town Hall bosses are to be given new powers to tackle alleys and paths behind houses which are currently
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Firm pushes ahead with asphalt plans
A DEVELOPER refused permission to build an asphalt plant on a Horwich industrial estate is pushing forward with its plans. Aggregate Industries has applied for a despite a planning application for the factory being refused by Bolton Council last month
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Extra testing for rail staff
RAIL staff will soon face random drink and drug testing. First North Western has extended its zero tolerance policy for drivers and other front-line staff to everyone who works for the company in a bid to increase safety. Now all employees, including
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Internet could be saviour of post offices
THE future of Bolton's 41 remaining post offices could be protected by plans to introduce free Internet kiosks. Although Post Office bosses insist the closure of 14 branches in the town -- which started this week -- will be enough to safeguard the offices
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Driver was four times over the limit
A WOMAN more than four-and-a-half times over the drink-driving limit was just one of an increasing number of drivers caught during the festive season. Between December 2 and January 4, some 68 drivers failed a breath test in Bolton, up a massive 54 per
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A third of town's high schools earmarked for rebuild
MORE details have been announced of a massive programme which will see all secondary school buildings in Bolton improved. Education bosses have announced that 35 per cent of the town's 16 high schools will be rebuilt and a further 55 per cent will be
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Letter bomb explodes at local MEP office
A LETTER bomb has exploded at the office of a Greater Manchester MEP. It was addressed to Gary Titley, leader of the UK Labour members and was opened by a secretary in his office in Radcliffe on Monday. MEP Mr Titley, who was travelling to Brussels at
