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Youth club could be just for you
ARE you sick of hanging around the street and feeling bored? Come along to Deane Youth Club and have your own space to chill out, listen to music, play pool or just watch TV! A youth club for 13 to 17-year-olds will be opening on Tuesday at Deane Community
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What to do if you do badly in your exams
So, you've made it through the rainy days, in the words of the Sugababes. Or to put it another way, the stresses of the A-level exams are over. You've been there, done that got the T-shirt, and received the piece of paper to prove how clever you really
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Two Weeks Notice
Two weeks notice, starring Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock, sounds like a stereotypical chick flick. Especially when reading the tag line "A story about a man who found the girl of this dreams but didn't notice." However, the movie overcomes initial appearances
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Killer's 'set me free' appeal
A MAN jailed for life for the murder of a Bolton pensioner who was stabbed 48 times, is appealing against his conviction. Duncan Runciman, a former military policeman, was jailed last month for killing Ellen Crank at her home in Kingscourt Avenue, Brownlow
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Determined Danny bides his time
DANNY Livesey is only 19 but he is old enough to know his place. He knew, for instance, that however well he played in the FA Cup at Tranmere, he would have to step aside as Simon Charlton and Bruno N'Gotty returned to face Manchester United in the Premiership
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Information on drug abuse
Website links and phone numbers for people coping with a drug problem. WEBSITES National Institute on Drug Abuse (useful information for researchers, parents, teachers and students): www.nida.nih.gov The Lindesmith Center - Drug Policy Foundation (American
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My experience as a Games Volunteer ...
It may have been over months ago, but the Commonwealth Games left a distinct mark, not only on Manchester and the region, but the Games Volunteers. Our very own Zo Graham was one of the 13,000 work force who was bedecked and looked spectacular in that
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Disc to stop phone thefts
A CD-ROM to help young people steer clear of mobile phone theft has been launched by Government Minister Hazel Blears and Bury MP Ivan Lewis. Aimed at 11- to 14-year-olds, the Out of Your hands disc provides an interactive resource where children can
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Eating houses urged to help orphans
RESTAURANTS in Bolton are being urged to help African children who have been orphaned by Aids by taking part in Lunch for Life. They can raise money for international children's charity Plan UK by simply adding a pound to each table's bill in the week
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MP makes homes chiefs appeal in the Commons
BRIAN Iddon MP has appealed to the Deputy Prime Minister to make the chief executives of housing associations accountable to tenants. At the Commons debate, the Bolton South-east MP also expressed concern over the rocketing pay of directors of social
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Homes plan for school house
PLANS to build 54 apartments around a school in Heaton have been approved by council planning chiefs. Contractor P.E. Jones Ltd have been given the green light by Bolton Planning Committee to convert an existing school house at Clevelands School, on Chorley
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That Was The Week That Was
ANGELA Kelly takes a personal look at the week in cyberspace in Bolton: Saturday brought an excellent suggestion, resulting from a scheme tried out in the besieged Haulgh area of Bolton, to extend throughout the borough a ban on drinking in the street
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All set for a Jogabout!
GETTING in shape for a "Jogabout" in Bolton town centre in May, 1978, were these workers from Chortex, Horwich. They were among an expected 1,500 sponsored joggers trying to raise £10,000 for coronary care at local hospitals. The event was being organised
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Radio Moss Bank Park on the air
RADIO Moss Bank Park went on the air in July, 1971 . . . but only for a few hours. Members of the Bolton and District Amateur Radio Society set up a mobile radio station there and, using a portable transmitter and a 35ft. high mast, they got in touch
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Pub regulars' annual Blackpool picnic
No doubt some of you will remember the now-demolished Popular Inn which stood on the corner of Kent Street and Vernon Street, Bolton. This picture shows a group of men from that pub ready for their annual "picnic" to Blackpool, probably in the early 1950s
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Recycling is nothing new
THESE days we hear a lot about the environment and recycling (no, that doesn't mean making a bike out of old bits and pieces!). It is nothing new, though. During the Second World War every little bit that was useful to the war effort was collected and
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For those in peril on the sea
"LIFE-jackets made in Bolton since the dark days of the war have travelled all over the world in troopships and come back to a small workroom in Saville-st., behind the bus depot, to be renovated and sent out again," reported the paper in January, 1949
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Sam opens Coronary Care Unit
BOLTON'S Coronary Care Unit, solely funded by the people of the town and new Wanderers owner Eddie Davies, was officially opened on Thursday. A small group gathered to watch Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce unveil the plaque to the unit, which opened
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Drunken raiders cooked pet in microwave
TWO drunken burglars who cooked a live mouse in a microwave and beheaded a cat, are starting three year jail sentences. Steven Browitt from Hindley and Andrew Maloney from Scholes - branded "wicked and malicious" by a judge - used a blunt axe to behead
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Court could be built on site of Water Place
BOLTON'S new £70 million courthouse could be built on the site of the Water Place. The site, formerly the home of a swimming pool complex but currently a mound of rubble, has emerged as a late contender. Town Hall chiefs are studying three options for
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Master meets his pupils
Former Wanderers' boss Ian Greaves, who brought top flight football back to Burnden Park in 1978, was reunited with two of his star pupils - Peter Reid and Sam Allardyce - at this week's Variety Club charity dinner at the Reebok. Manchester United manager
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No Reebok fears for Little's men
BRIAN Little admits Tranmere's best chance of knocking Wanderers out of the FA Cup may have passed them by when Kevin Nolan popped up with that late equaliser at Prenton Park. But the nothing-to-lose mentality could just be their trump card in Tuesday
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You can be our No 1
THE Bolton Evening News is holding a competition to find a special reader who will run Race for Life in the No 1 shirt. We are inviting readers to write in and tell us in no more than 500 words why they are taking part in Race for Life. From the letters
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Come and join unique women's event
A TEAM from the Bolton Evening News is in training to take part in a unique women's only race, Race for Life, in June. Even though the race is some ten weeks away we are already looking for sponsors and looking forward to running or perhaps walking the
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COMMENT: A race is on to save lives
LIVES across the borough have been touched by cancer. Most people would support any campaign to fight it. So we would urge local women to take part in a Bolton event in June, which aims to raise substantial funds to do just that. The Race For Life involves
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No pain plan to train for race
JANINE has compiled a training programme to help women limber up before the race. It's easy to get started you don't have to have run before and you don't need to run all the way round. With only two weeks to go, try following this simple training plan
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Celebrities join the big race
A HOST of female celebrities are lining up to back Race for Life -- a woman-only event to raise money to help in the fight against cancer. Cold Feet star Hermione Norris, TV Presenter Lorraine Kelly, international athlete Sally Gunnell and the Cheeky
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New striker believes Wanderers are capable of securing a UEFA Cup spot
JAVI Moreno is aiming to supply the goals that will fire Wanderers into Europe. He may only be at the Reebok for half-a-season, but he has no intention of settling for half-measures during his time on loan from Atletico Madrid. The 29-year old Spaniard
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Red Nose Day
So how can you donate to Comic Relief? You can call Comic Relief on 08457 910 910. Local call rates apply. You can post a cheque to: Red Nose Day 2003, Ernst & Young, PO Box 678, London EC4A 1NT. Please make cheques payable to Red Nose Day 2003. You
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Pan sparks kitchen fire
A WOMAN was given oxygen for smoke inhalation after a kitchen fire at her home in Stand Lane, Radcliffe, at 10.30am yesterday. A fire brigade spokesman said a pan left unattended on a stove sparked the blaze, which damaged the kitchen. She declined hospital
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Decision on homes plan is delayed
AN application to demolish industrial buildings and build 85 homes on land in Horwich has been deferred by planning chiefs. Barratt Manchester and Fairclough Homes were looking to get planning permission to build the new homes at Star Lane, Horwich. But
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Sam's big night of laughs
WANDERERS manager Sam Allardyce and former Bolton star Peter Reid enjoy all their yesterdays on film at a charity tribute night at the Reebok last night. More than 800 people joined famous football names including Sir Alex Ferguson to acknowledge Big
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Protected trees stay
RESIDENTS who wanted to have two protected trees chopped down in Farnworth had their planning application rejected by planning chiefs. Neighbours at The Wesleys, Farnworth, wanted two horsechestnut trees felled because fallen wet leaves were a danger.
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Armed raid on petrol station
THREE armed robbers threatened a cashier at a service station with a pair of bolt cutters. The gang entered the shop at the Shell garage in Bury Old Road, Prestwich, shortly before 8.30pm on Thursday night. The robbers, all wearing balaclavas, threatened
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Science gallery to open its doors
A NEW science gallery based on the lives of local scientists is to open in Manchester. The Museum of Science and Industry gallery, which opens on April 1, aims to take visitors back to the time when Manchester's scientists were at the forefront of scientific
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Teachers
off on South Africa mission by Ruth Jolley Education Reporter A GROUP of Bolton teachers are jetting off to Cape Town to find out how their South African counterparts are tackling the subject of citizenship. The teachers will spend their February half-term
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Rolling away the festive stones
WITH the traditional turkey, mince pies and chocolate log, hundreds of people have piled on a few extra pounds this Christmas. Many more are now attempting to shed weight and keep their New Year resolutions on track. And if inspiration is needed, fitness
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Blackburn Rovers v Wanderers: Links for the latest news
CHIEF Soccer Writer Gordon Sharrock reports exclusively for this web site from Ewood Park He files team news, a half-time report and a full-time match report from Ewood Park. Reaction and The Big Match Verdict from the print version's Premiership Wanderers
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When Reebok was Fosters
SOME of Britain's leading soccer teams shopped in Bolton for their training shoes during the 1930s. Fosters, of Deane Road, turned out numerous pairs of spiked shoes for such teams as Bolton Wanderers, Lincoln City, Newcastle, Stoke and Liverpool. This
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Brenda worked for life at jacket firm
ON Saturday I told of how during the Second World War and after, life jackets "to save Servicemen's lives at sea" were made at a firm in Sackville Street, Bolton. Mrs Brenda Heaton, of Wigan Road, Deane, now tells me that she worked at the firm, Bedding
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Race for Life a runaway success
BOLTON'S first Race for Life has been declared a roaring success by its organiser, who says it will be the first of many. More than 1,200 women braved the heat to run the 5km course at Leverhulme Park on Sunday -- well over the estimated 800 participants
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Zoo hits right note with Albert
MY picture last week of zebras in the "zoo" set up by Lord Leverhulme at Rivington brought back memories to Mr Albert Booth, of Wisbeck Road, Bolton. He is now 90 years old, and he recalls going to Rivington and seeing deer, zebra and antelope (although
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The Cat ruffled a few feathers
ON February 10 I printed an old picture of an off-licence in Chorley New Road, Horwich, date unknown, but which was also known as The Cat. It has brought a couple of letters. Mr T Pollitt, of Bateman Street, Horwich, tells me that he was manager of The
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Woman and three children die in house fire
Three young children believed to be under the age of 6 and an adult have died in a house fire in Beswick, Manchester on Thursday night. A boy escaped safe and well after being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation. The end terraced house has been left
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Melki shows plenty of self-belief
MOURAD Melki reckons he will have no problem securing a place in the first team - if Sam Allardyce brings him to the Reebok in the summer. The Tunisian international had a trial with Wanderers last week and believes he has what it takes to play in the
