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Enjoy a night at the opera
POPULAR opera pieces will be sung by international stars at a special concert at the Victoria Hall on Saturday, January 31. The concert is organised by the Bolton Freemasons in St John's Lodge 325 and all proceeds will go to the United Grand Lodge of
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Firm retains industry Oscar
BOLTON and Bury Prontaprint franchisees are celebrating retaining an award. Prontaprint has been formally recognised as a Business Superbrand for the second year running by The Brand Council. The firm has earned Superbrand Status - dubbed the brand equivalent
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New laws to beat money launderers
HUNDREDS of businesses in Bolton may be unaware that they will be forced to comply with new regulations to stop money laundering. Local law firm DLA is warning that companies such as management consultants, advertising agencies and financial advisors
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Soccer shock?
AS an old Boltonian living in Canada, I was shocked to read about a movement to change the town's name again. I am just getting used to The Trotters playing in all-white on television. Now a name change to the Bolton-le-Moors Wanderers as well? Brian
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Confused by this sort of advice on compost
IN your article, "Wombles of Bolton recycle the clutter", I was interested to read the comments by Jim Cunliffe, recycling officer at Bolton Council, that used tea bags, left-over turkey and vegetable peelings could have been put in a green bin and used
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Picking up the bill for a new town name...
IF Tuesday's Letters with regard to renaming Bolton are anything to go by, Cllr Harkin's ego must be severely dented. Give the guy a break, folks. He is free to express his views! Mind you, his suggestion won't be "free" to those of us that pay council
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Surprised by school bus 'nightmare'
IN reply to "School bus nightmare", published in the Letters page on Thursday, January 8. The writer says that if a person is to board a school bus and wishes to obtain a seat, they will be shouted at and scowled upon. I myself am a pupil at a secondary
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Guy is right, we can't live in the past
I READ with interest the on-going controversy generated by Cllr Guy Harkin's suggestion that we might restore the full title of our fair town to "Bolton-le-Moors". Anyone who has worked in London will know only too well that old perceptions about "life
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Real price that could be paid by sports fans
I HAVE just returned from the council's planning meeting at the Town Hall, where approval for new Cricket and Rugby League facilities in Westhoughton, together with the approval for housing on the existing Cricket Club land, was sought. Westhoughton Cricket
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Award time
This was a proud moment in August, 1969 when Mr Len Ainslie, former Group Scoutmaster at Delph Hill, presented the Queen's Scout Award to Paul Sutcliffe (right) of Craven Place, Bolton and Kevin Pilling of Marld Crescent, Bolton. Also pictured is Mr R
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JANUARY 12
1628: Charles Perrault, French writer and collector of fairy tales was born in Paris. His Tales of Mother Goose included Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty and Puss in Boots. 1866: The Royal Aeronautical Society was founded. 1879: The British-Zulu
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3 months for girls, 16
From the Evening News, January 12, 1904: MARY Jane Murphy and Ellen Hickey, both of whom are 16 years of age, were charged at Wigan on Monday with stealing a shawl, valued 5s 6d. The Chief Constable said the girls made a practice of entering shops and
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Blackburn Rovers 3 Wanderers 4: The Big Match Verdict and all the reaction
REACTION and The Big Match Verdict from the print version's Premiership Wanderers supplement. Click here for all our reports.
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Wanderers in a rush for defender
SAM Allardyce is looking to sign a new defender before Saturday's game against Portsmouth. News that Ricardo Gardner is out for the season and Simon Charlton will be missing for up to three weeks has made it imperative for Wanderers to strengthen their
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At a glance - all the scores this season
RESULTS, attendances - and how the league position has changed 16/08/03 Manchester United, away; Lost: 0-4; League position: 20; Attendance: 67,647 23/08/03 Blackburn Rovers, home; Drew: 2-2; Position: 16; 27,423 26/08/03 Portsmouth, away; Lost: 0-4;
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One man went to mow
IN 1937 times were hard in Bolton and storm clouds were gathering in Europe. But one man went to mow in Smithills and the September sunshine helped create this magnificent scene.
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Takeover talk makes shares rise
THE share price of the Warrington-based De Vere Group rose to a five-year high last week after more rumours of a bid for the company. The company operates the De Vere Whites Hotel, which is part of Bolton Wanderers' Reebok Stadium. But neither De Vere
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Birds talk
THE next talk to be given to the Friends of Martin Mere is called "Threats to British Birds". It will be given by Graham Clarkson and Dr Alan Bedford at WWT Martin Mere, Burscough, on Friday, January 23, at 8pm.
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Tasty
BOLTON restaurant La Tasca has been nominated for a Best Group Owned category of the Hi-Life Diners Club Restaurant of the Year Awards on January 30.
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Feeding of the3,000
BOLTON bakers Warburtons has offered a helping hand to disadvantaged youngsters by offering free bread to a national charity. Hundreds of loaves will be donated to residential courses run by Fairbridge - a charity which helps more than 3,000 youngsters
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Pictures by patients on show
A PHOTOGRAPHIC display put together by mental health staff and patients, including some from Bolton, has gone on show in Manchester. "Director's Cut" is on display in the entrance hall of the People's History Museum and will be on display until Sunday
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Wanderers 1, Tranmere Rovers 2 (aet 1-1): Hume puts Rovers through in front of 9,000
IAIN Hume, the pocket battleship of the Tranmere attack, blew Wanderers' FA cup hopes out of the water with a stunning extra-time strike in a Reebok third round replay that took more than 80 minutes to come to life in front of a crowd of just 8,759 writes
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Pictures by patients on show
A PHOTOGRAPHIC display put together by mental health staff and patients, including some from Bolton, has gone on show in Manchester. "Director's Cut" is on display in the entrance hall of the People's History Museum and will be on display until Sunday
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County ace Challinor is a loan star
DAVE Challinor became the second Stockport County player in a week to join Bury on loan when he arrived at Gigg Lane on Friday. The former Tranmere Rovers stopper follows in the footsteps of young Irish striker Jon Daly who joined the Shakers days earlier
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Carry on Barrow
GRAHAM Barrow has been appointed Bury manager until the end of the season. The decision to give the former Chester City, Wigan Athletic and Rochdale boss the job was made before Saturday's morale-boosting 2-0 victory over Swansea at Gigg Lane. Formerly
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Hospital closes ward with too many beds
A WARD in the Princess Anne Maternity Unit will close this month because the unit has too many beds. Bosses at the Royal Bolton Hospital have decided to close ward M1, which cares for mothers before and after they have had their babies, from January 26
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Slimming title beagle Megan
BEAGLE Megan was named pet slimmer of the year after being forced to lose weight by her Liverpool owner, shedding nearly a stone. The previously portly pooch, now a trim 28lbs, shares the title with former fat cat Toby, who lost 33 per cent of his body
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Olympic dreams for young artists
CHILDREN can win a place at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games in August by putting pen to paper. Visa UK is running an art competition for young people aged between nine and 13 in the North-west. They are being asked to draw or paint their ideas of how they
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Lorry crash causes rush hour chaos
AN overturned lorry caused traffic chaos for thousands of commuters on the M60 in the Salford area. Diversions were in place for three hours during Monday night's rush hour after the lorry overturned on the Worsley slip road at junction 14. The lorry
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Young people benefit from £255,000 grant
YOUNG people in Horwich and Blackrod will benefit from a £255,000 cash boost. The grant will pay for a new youth drop-in centre for nine to 13-year-olds on the lower school site of Rivington and Blackrod High School in Albert Street, Horwich. Money will
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Appeal over crimes caught on camera
POLICE today appealed to Bolton Evening News readers to help them solve a series of crimes. Officers hope they will be able to identify five men they want to speak to in connection with robbery and fraud offences. All five suspects were filmed by CCTV
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Shipman's cell death probe
AN investigation has been launched into the death of Greater Manchester serial killer doctor Harold Shipman in his Wakefield Prison cell. The government announced that prison ombudsman Stephen Shaw would head an inquiry, hours after the 57-year-old was
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Peter Kay's joy at becoming a dad
PETER Kay is celebrating after becoming the proud father of a baby boy. Wife Susan gave birth by Caesarian section on Monday night to Charlie Michael, who weighed in at 7lb 3oz. Today Peter, aged 30, said: "We are both over the moon and mother and baby
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Birds talk
THE next talk to be given to the Friends of Martin Mere is called "Threats to British Birds". It will be given by Graham Clarkson and Dr Alan Bedford at WWT Martin Mere, Burscough, on Friday, January 23, at 8pm.
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Lancashire Amateur League
Premier Division P W D L GF GA Pts GD Rossendale Ams... 18 13 3 2 35 19 42 16 Gregorians ... 18 12 4 2 44 15 40 29 Radcliffe Amateurs... 14 9 2 3 42 19 29 23 Bolton Lads... 18 8 5 5 33 20 29 13 Chaddertonians... 16 9 2 5 42 31 29 11 O Boltonians... 19
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Bury & Radcliffe Junior Football League
RESULTS: Sunday, January 4 U12 Division One: Elton & Walshaw 2 Radcliffe Jnrs 6; Little Lever Sports L 4 Moston Brook 1; Roach Dynamo 0 Avro Jnrs 1; Whitehouse Jnrs 14 Stand Athletic C 0. U13 Division One: Boothstown Jnrs 0 Cmb Westhoughton 10; Manchester
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MONDAY PREMIER DIVISION
P W D L F A GD Disc Pt Radcliffe Ams... 3 3 0 0 49 9 40 0 9 AK's Wrexham... 3 3 0 0 53 14 39 0 9 Brieghtmet Utd... 3 3 0 0 38 20 18 0 9 NVG... 3 1 0 2 15 30 -15 0 3 Grief... 3 1 0 2 22 41 -19 0 3 NMA... 3 0 1 2 27 41 -14 0 1 TMS... 3 0 1 2 17 40 -23 1
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Triple D League
BIG scores Men's 180s: J Heyes (Rumworth/Hulton CC); P Evans (Volunteer); J Entwistle (Ellesmere); S Cheetham, R Aspinall (Balmoral). Ladies 133s and Over: D Heathcote, A Hill 133; J Yates 134; A Donohue 137; J Cunningham, J Smith, G Jones, M Macari,
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Astley Bridge Darts League
LEAGUE fees must be in by the end of January, the full amount of £50 will be required by then. RESULTS: Men Section One: Cavemen 7 17 Thow'd Bulls 8; Roundhouse 15 Crofters A 10. Men Section Two: A/B Cricket Club 10 Fox & Stork 5. Men Section Four
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Bid for theatre
FARNWORTH Little Theatre is staging a grand auction from 2pm on Saturday January 17. Viewing is from 1 pm and as well as bric-a-brac there will be good-as-new items and new goods given by local businesses. Visitors will also be invited to bid for promises
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Sargent tells two tales
A ONE-man dramatisation of two classic short stories is presented by Raymond Sargent at the Darwen Library Theatre, on Saturday, January 31. Two Victorian Tales is made up of classic short stories by Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy. In The Signalman,
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Harwood at the double for RMI
Hindley 1 Horwich RMI 2: HORWICH RMI returned from a Christmas break extended by the weather to see off Hindley in the Lancashire Amateur League First Division. Matt Harwood put them ahead when he latched on to Craig O'Reilly's pass, beat a defender and
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Treble blast sees boys through
BOLTON under-14s are through to the quarter-finals of the North-west Woodward Trophy after winning 3-0 at St Helens. Chris McCaughtry (Mount St Joseph's) hit the bar for Bolton in the first minute, and then at the other end Kieron Edwards (Deane) made
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Bolton and District Sunday League
Premier Division P W D L F A Pt Jolly Waggoner... 12 8 2 2 38 21 26 Tonge Moor Cons... 11 6 3 2 42 19 21 Bowling Green... 10 5 3 2 30 23 18 Horwich Vic... 8 5 1 2 22 13 16 Greenwood... 11 4 2 5 30 29 14 Queens... 9 1 1 7 14 33 4 Hare & Hounds... 11
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Little Theatre delivers herbal remedy
PETER Whelan's The Herbal Bed will be staged by Bolton Little Theatre at its Hanover Street premises until January 24. The play was first performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place in Stratford-on-Avon in 1996. Shakespeare's daughter
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People 'want to buy from local firms'
MORE than half of the public in the North-west -- 54 per cent -- would rather buy from a local business than a large national company. A survey by Lloyds TSB's business arm found that 29 per cent thought it was important to support local industry; 16
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Backward step
WHATEVER are the council thinking about wanting to change the name of Bolton back to Bolton-le-Moors - a retrograde step if ever I saw one. It is a waste of money and I for one will stop going to Bolton (by bus). Mrs L Campbell Harwood, Bolton
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Summing it up
FOR want of a better argument, the only thing reasonable to say in this discussion is what a load of tosh .... why would any Boltonian want to change the town's name for the sake of how Southerners perceive us! Come on, Mr Harkin, get a grip with reality
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Let's not have any confusion
AS one of the majority in most issues, I am another from the "Bolton should remain Bolton" brigade. The idea promotes snobbery. I could imagine Hyacinth Bouquet (not Bucket) relishing the idea of embellishing names, eg hyphenating surnames etc. At the
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Have they carried out any costing exercise?
MAY I return to Cllr Harkin's two ideas, namely speed humps and Bolton-le-Moors. Would he please let us know, through your columns, what the cost would be to the local authority to make the name change.I assume he has asked our officers to do a costing
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Lovely church full of history
I FEEL I should put a few facts straight about SS Peter & Paul's Church. First of all, our parish priest's name is Reverend Father John McNamara, and not Father Mike McNamara. Secondly, the Parish is 209 years old, but the church as we know it today
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Land sale isn't the right step
I AM sure I read in the Bolton Evening News a couple of weeks ago that the Royal Bolton Hospital Trust was selling some land on the site, and also land at the Hulton Lane site, surplus to requirements. This seems a retrograde step, seeing that it is impossible
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Forget rural and go for city
AS a Scot, I have now been resident in Bolton for 34 years and I love it. It was the very name - Bolton - that invited me to accept my appointment in the town. I had visions of its history, of the Industrial Revolution and of its proud people - images
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History of a place is what really counts
I HAVE, over the past few weeks, read with interest the original news item and the subsequent letters, commenting on Cllr Harkin's proposal to change Bolton's name. While the letters against the proposal (of which there seem to be many!) highlight many
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Cheers for an example of courage
I WOULD like to start by congratulating Miss V Mottram on her letter, "Give more respect to mums" (Thursday, January 8). I, too, am adopted and, being very open to this, I get totally fed-up with people asking if I ever want to get in touch with my "real
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On this day - January 16
1547 Ivan the Terrible, first Russian to assume title of Tsar, was crowned. 1780 British forces under Admiral Rodney defeated the Spanish at Cape St Vincent. 1908 The first issue of Scouting For Boys, journal of the Scouting Movement, was published. 1909
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All-male cast for Aladdin panto
IT did not take long for the letters and telephone calls to start coming in when I published a "mystery" picture showing the cast of Aladdin. There was nothing on the back of the print to identify the cast, but I can now tell you that it was one of the
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On this day - January 13
Saint Hilary's Day, traditionally the coldest day of the year. 1864: Stephen Foster, US composer of minstrel songs and ballads (The Old Folks at Home, Beautiful Dreamer, etc) died after hitting his head on a chamber pot. 1884: Sophie Tucker, singer and
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Mahmood picked for England A
LANCASHIRE's Bolton League bowler Sajid Mahmood has been selected for the 15-man England A squad to tour Malaysia and India. Mahmood, 22, who played at Astley Bridge and Egerton, made his Lancashire debut during the 2002 season and will leave for the
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Man held in 'dealer a day' drugs swoop
DRUG squad officers swooped on homes in Bolton on Tuesday under a major new operation to arrest a "dealer a day". Police chiefs have vowed to rid Bolton of the scourge of drugs and plan to execute a number of warrants at homes across the town over the
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Carling Cup is toast of the town
FOOTBALL'S Carling Cup has been held aloft in Bolton. Bolton Wanderers face Aston Villa in the first leg of the competition's semi-final at the Reebok Stadium on Wednesday next week. But drinkers at one Bolton pub enjoyed an early glimpse of the prize
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Cup magic? You must be joking!
THE magic of the FA Cup is a foreign concept as far as Wanderers are concerned at the moment. The daunting prospect of an exhausting 18 games in the next two months means the world's oldest club competition will have to take bottom priority this season
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Tranmere goal hero's broken leg horror
BRIAN Little has urged his Tranmere players to finish the job Simon Haworth started when they meet Wanderers in Tuesday night's FA Cup replay. Haworth, the former Wigan striker who stole the show with his performance against Wanderers at Prenton Park
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Schoolboys skated on Doffcocker Lodge
THE picture of schoolboy skaters which appeared last week has led to further information from Mr Brian Fielding of Egerton. Mr Fielding, who was at Bolton School in the 1940s, thinks the picture could well have been taken during the bad winter of 1947
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Glory days at the Casino Club
THE other week I asked if anybody had any memories from the time when the current Kwiksave store on Crompton Way was the Casino Club. This popular night spot, which was also known as Copperfields and the Bees Knees at other times, featured top entertainment
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Rubbish is priceless
BUSINESSES are unwittingly handing bin loads of information to criminals. Research carried out by London credit reference agency Experian found that businesses are binning confidential information on customers and staff that is falling into the hands
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M&S wins top award
THE Marks & Spencer store in Bury has won a top prize in a company-wide standards competition. It was one of 340 that entered the competition. A prize of £20,000 will be divided between the four winners, and the staff at the winning stores will decide
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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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Right chips for lost dogs
THE number of stray dogs in the North-west rose by 11 per cent last year. More than 16,000 dogs were recovered from the region's streets, said the Dogs Trust. David Wright, its North-west campaigns manager, believes many dogs go missing as a result of
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Leigh class secures win
LEIGH RMI Ladies saw off a team one division above them as the beat Deans of Bolton 4-2. Simone Robinson gave RMI the lead with a fierce long-range shot, before Kirsty Booth pounced to double the lead from five yards out. Joanne Wood, the day's best player
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Internet family hunt
AUDITIONS are taking place at the Trafford Centre to find the Britain's most typical family. The chosen family will be given their own show on the Internet for 100 days. Backers hope the Internet programme will become a cult success, propelling the participants
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Gallery turns young visitors into piglets
YOUNGSTERS visiting The Lowry are to be treated like pigs. Children are being asked to stick their heads into a 30-foot inflatable pig, which, from the viewpoint of passers-by, will make them appear to be a litter of piglets. The conceptual art attraction
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Carling Cup is toast of the town
FOOTBALL'S Carling Cup has been held aloft in Bolton. Bolton Wanderers face Aston Villa in the first leg of the competition's semi-final at the Reebok Stadium on Wednesday next week. But drinkers at one Bolton pub enjoyed an early glimpse of the prize
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Bolton is my kind of town says proud Ryan
YOU are never too young to realise the importance of history, it seems. Proud Boltonian Ryan Errington is calling on people to join the "no" campaign against plans to rename the borough Bolton-le-Moors. The renaming controversy arose when deputy Labour
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Peter Kay's joy at becoming a dad
PETER Kay is celebrating after becoming the proud father of a baby boy. Wife Susan gave birth by Caesarian section on Monday night to Charlie Michael, who weighed in at 7lb 3oz. Today Peter, aged 30, said: "We are both over the moon and mother and baby
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Migraines led to death of university student, 19
A TALENTED university student died from complications caused by severe migraine attacks. A rare combination of medical conditions caused the death of Nicola Hutchings, of Bolton. An inquest in Leeds heard how pathologists were, at first, baffled by the
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Eight-match run comes to an end
Wyre Villa 2 Blackrod 1: BLACKROD Town suffered their first defeat in eight matches in a dress rehearsal for this Saturday's Richardson Cup tie. Two defensive errors in the first-half gifted two goals to Wyre in this West Lancs Premier Division clash,
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United fight back to reach final
BSF Over-35s League: BREIGHTMET United reached the Division One Cup Final after battling back from a goal down twice to beat Hare Athletic 3-2. Behind to a Burton goal, Ian Foulkes equalised for Breightmet, before Rogers put Hare back in front. Gary Burns
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Bolton Boys & Girls Federation
Bolton Boys Fed U11 League BOLTON LADS CLUB ...6 ROOFTEC RANGERS ...0 McGrillan 2, Close 2 STAND ATHLETIC ...4 WESTHOUGHTON R ...2 Trow, Mills U12 Manchester County Cup DUKINFIELD YOUTH ...4 NORTH WALKDEN ...7 U12 League HORWICH ST MARY'S ...0 BOLTON
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Air Miles Manchester League
Premier Division P W D L F A Pts GD Royton Town... 18 12 3 3 49 31 39 18 Prestwich Heys... 19 11 5 3 34 20 38 14 Leigh Athletic... 20 10 6 4 55 31 36 24 Irlam MS... 21 11 1 9 62 41 34 21 Wilmslow Albion... 19 9 5 5 27 30 32 -3 Stockport Georgians... 19
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Mellberg targets top-six spot
Skipper Olof Mellberg has urged Aston Villa to prove that actions speak louder than words and claim a top-six Premiership place by beating Portsmouth tonight. Mellberg knows that Villa have the capabilities to be at the upper end of the table and 10 points
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West Lancs League
Division Premier P W D L F A Pts Kirkham/Wesham... 18 14 4 0 53 14 46 Fulwood Amateurs... 22 12 4 6 51 40 40 Coppull United... 20 9 10 1 46 25 37 Dalton United... 20 11 3 6 49 36 36 Charnock Richard... 19 10 1 8 43 41 31 Eagley... 19 9 3 7 46 26 30 Fleetwood
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Bolton, Bury and District Mini Soccer League
RESULTS: U7 Section A: Boothstown Brazilians 1 Bromley Cross Aces 0; Eagley Rangers Orange 7 Rooftec Rangers 1; Ladybridge Athletic 3 Horwich St Mary's Tornadoes 0; Westhoughton Jun Stripes 5 Horwich RMI Reds 1. U7 Section B: Eagley Rangers Blue 6 Elton
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Top conductor will be pulling the strings
ONE of the leading British conductors of his generation, Robert King, directs the Choir of the King's Consort. The Coronation of King George II, at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, is on Monday, January 19. To book tickets, call the Bridgewater Hall
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Rookie wins place in ballet
AFTER studying ballet for only a year, Sam Thorpe aged 18, of Tyldesley, has won a place in the English Youth Ballet's next production of Sleeping Beauty. She auditioned against more than 100 hopefuls at the Charter Theatre in Preston. Sam has been studying
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Bolton & District Sunday Football League
Sponsored by Concord Conservatory Roofs Ltd Division One CLIFTON RANGERS...2 BRITANNIA...3 French, Cooper Wallbank 2, Gregson PIED PIPER...8 SMITHILLS...3 Berry 3, Porter jnr 3, Smith 2, Dean Trainor
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Farnworth break French resistance
Bolton & District Sunday League: ONLY two Bolton Sunday League matches were played - both in Division One - as the weather played havoc with the fixture list. A man-of-the-match performance from Clifton Rangers' goalkeeper Phil French could not stop
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Lever men lay their Radcliffe bogey to rest
Radcliffe Amateurs 0 Little Lever Sports Club 3:LITTLE Lever laid to rest one of their bogey teams with an impressive Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division win at Radcliffe. Chris Beresford finished a three-man move to put Lever ahead in the fifth
