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Bosses ask traders over £14m takeover
BOSSES at Crompton Place are to consult traders in the Gates Shopping Centre over their £14 million takeover of the complex. Discussions with the Gates' existing businesses will take place over the coming weeks. They will talk about the possibility of
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Elite Ice Hockey League results and fixtures
Sunday: Manchester Phoenix 3 Belfast Giants 4 Basingstoke Bison 3 Nottingham Panthers 2 Cardiff Devils 3 Sheffield Steelers 2 Coventry Blaze 6 London Racers 4 FIXTURES Saturday Nottingham Panthers v Belfast Giants(semi-final 2nd leg) Elite League Thursday
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What a silly idea
THE thought of changing Bolton's name throws up many problems. But will our famous football team also require a name change? Bolton-Le-Moors Wanderers? Sounds silly to me, just like Mr Harkin's idea. Trevor James Greenmount Bury
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Leave it alone
AFTER reading what Guy Harkin wants to do, I think that the name should remain the same because, even if they change the name, people will still call it Bolton. I was born and raised in Bolton and call that my home town and I don't see why he should want
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It would cost taxpayers millions
II WAS wondering if people realise some of the costs involved in changing Bolton's name. I worked for a company which had approximately 4,000 employees and they decided to change their name. The cost of changing the letterhead on all their official stationery
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Town needs safety not nostalgia
THE idea of changing the name of Bolton to Bolton-le-Moors is founded on nostalgia for the past. When mothers with five or six children holding on to her skirts would happily "donkey stone" her front steps while chatting to her neighbour in similar circumstances
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Man in top hat was Lord Derby
ONE item which has run and run over the last few weeks is the story about Robert Wood - the Bolton man who invented the New Century Racing Plate for racehorses. The picture, right, of the farrier shaking hands with a man in a top hat on a race course
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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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Mills are spinning well in Bolton
From the Evening News, January 15, 1904: CONSIDERABLE progress has been made with the fitting up of the new mills in Bolton. A large number of mules are now spinning at the North End Spinning Company's new mill, the Beehive Spinning Company have 22 pairs
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Lancs v Tykes in one-day friendly
LANCASHIRE are to meet arch rivals Yorkshire in a pre-season friendly one-day match on Wednesday, April 14, at Old Trafford. This will be the only home Roses fixture of the season and David Byas' first trip to Old Trafford as Yorkshire's Head Coach. A
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Book sale
A BOOK sale and exchange in aid of church funds at Halliwell Road Free Church, in Halliwell Road, Bolton, will be held on Saturday January 17, from 9am to 11.30am.
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Allardyce leads praise for fallen Saint
SAM Allardyce has hailed Kevin Davies' vital contribution to Wanderers' success this season. The Reebok boss is delighted with the striker's form and attitude since winning a contract with Wanderers after being released by Southampton in the summer. Davies
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Playtime at Chequerbent Infant School
THERE looked to be plenty to entertain these children at Chequerbent Infants' School in 1955. The picture was sent in by Mr B Howarth of Westhoughton, who is right at the front of the picture holding up a number four.
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Credit laws are working
LAWS against late payment are working as a deterrent and the Better Payment Practice Group says that is how the law was intended to be used. The group recommends businesses include on payment communications the words: "We understand and will exercise
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Fewer firms failed in 2003
THE number of limited companies failing in 2003 fell by 9.4 per cent compared with 2002. Latest figures released by business solutions company Experian show there were 17,522 corporate failures in 2003 - 1,825 fewer than 2002. Voluntary liquidations,
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Big hit for cricketers
A CANOPY sale outside Marks & Spencer last month raised £768 for Darcy Lever Junior Cricket Sports Club.
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Chip pan blaze
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a house in Doffcocker to deal with a blazing chip pan. The four occupants of the home in Moss Bank Way escaped before firemen arrived about 11pm. One of the tenants needed oxygen at the scene and treatment for shock. No one
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Cash snatched
A THIEF snatched the takings from a dry cleaners in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross. A member of staff in the rear of the shop heard the door opening and when she went to check, the till was open and the cash drawer was missing. A man was seen running down
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Help for special needs
SPECIAL Needs Under Fives Support is looking for people who can spare a couple of hours a week during term time. The voluntary organisation works across the borough and is able to offer volunteering opportunities to anyone who feels they could offer support
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New cafe
WORK has begun on the town's latest coffee shop. Caff Nero which stretches from Deansgate on to Oxford Street will be complete at the end of the month. Next door, at 18 Oxford Street, a plan by CDP Ltd, of Elland, West Yorkshire, has been put forward
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Indoor cricket sessions start
BRADSHAW Cricket Club are holding indoor nets sessions for young and senior players. The club will hold sessions for under-11 and under-13 players at Sharples Sports Centre on Tuesdays from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. And there will be sessions for under-18s and
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Toothill leaves to join Rhinos
A SECOND young star has left Leigh Centurions to join a Super League club. Teenage second rower David Toothill has been snapped up by Leeds Rhinos to play in their Academy side, less than a week after the departure of highly-rated prop Adam Bibey to Widnes
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Tribute plan for tragic paramedic
A MEMORIAL service is being planned for a paramedic who died from a rare form of meningitis. Robert Cavenay, aged 28, died on December 27 after a battle with a tropical strain of meningitis. His grieving family say they were told by doctors that the illness
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Blaze tragedy quartet named
A WOMAN and three young children who died in a house fire in east Manchester last week have been named. Michelle Froggatt, aged 21 and her two sons three-year-old Calvin and 18-month-old Charlie died when they home in Wil Griffiths Walk, Beswick, caught
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Bosses ask traders over £14m takeover
BOSSES at Crompton Place are to consult traders in the Gates Shopping Centre over their £14 million takeover of the complex. Discussions with the Gates' existing businesses will take place over the coming weeks. They will talk about the possibility of
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It's success at the double for Canon Slade pupils
PUPILS at Canon Slade School were cheering a double dose of exam success on Thursday. It was the best performing state school in Bolton for both GCSE and A-Level results in 2003. 2003 Second School Performance Tables An impressive 81 per cent of pupils
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Stunt kite 'could have blinded boy'
AN 11-year-old boy was left bruised and bloodied after being hit in the face by a professional stunt kite. Dominic Berka was hit by the large kite while he played with friends on Eatock Lodge, off the Hoskers, Westhoughton. Although the kite's owner,
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Okocha speaks about cash loss crisis
WANDERERS star Jay-Jay Okocha is believed to have lost a fortune in a Nigerian bank crisis. Reports coming out of Nigeria quote the Wanderers captain as being "in real trouble, in a real mess." It has been claimed that Okocha had lost up to £4 million
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Murder of 88-year-old 'unforgivable'
THE teenage thug who killed a frail Bolton pensioner has been branded "despicable and inhuman". Coroner Jennifer Leeming, recording a verdict of unlawful killing on 88-year-old Phyllis Mayoh, challenged the youth, who has never been caught, to come forward
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Rock of the Irish
MUSICIANS of an up-and-coming rock group are keeping a tight grip of their four-leaf clovers as they prepare for a battle of the bands. Blue Chevron, which includes 19-year-old James Donnelly, of Little Lever, has won a place in this year's Young Gifted
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Monday Premier Division
LATEST details P W D L F A GD Disc Pt Radcliffe Ams... 4 4 0 0 65 18 47 0 12 AK's Wrexham... 4 4 0 0 68 22 46 0 12 Breightmet Utd... 4 3 0 1 46 35 11 0 9 NVG... 4 2 0 2 32 38 -6 0 6 TMS... 4 1 1 2 32 40 -8 1 4 Grief... 4 1 0 3 30 58 -28 0 3 NMA... 4 0
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Wanderers 1, Tranmere Rovers 2 (aet 1-1): The Big Match Verdict and all the reaction
REACTION and The Big Match Verdict from the print version. Click here for all our reports.
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Bolton show no fear to land Lancashire Cup final spot
Bolton 1st 2 Wigan 1st 0: BOLTON had the best possible start to the new year by reaching the Lancashire Cup final, after a 2-0 defeat of close rivals Wigan. Bolton started as the underdogs against a Wigan team playing two divisions higher, but the gulf
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Union wants to end exploitation
TEENAGERS are being exploited by businesses and should be paid a minimum wage, a union has claimed. Shopworkers' union Usdaw has welcomed the Government's indication that it is willing to bring 16 and 17-year-olds under minimum wage legislation. They
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Is he mad!
That is what people are saying! He wants to clear our history. This is our home town for many years and a stupid person wants to change its name. Bolton stands for a lot of things. Bolton is well known for its industrial image, and changing its name can
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A distraction
PAUSE for thought. Just wonder? If Councillor Harkin's suggestion of name change had been greeted as the best invention since Samuel Crompton's mule, would Cllr Howarth have administered his "fierce rebuke" or jumped on the bandwagon!! Readers' comments
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A super propaganda idea
THOSE of us who know him are used to Guy's little quirks. Today's headlines used to be tomorrow's fish & chips wrappings. In an election year in a new seat more difficult to win than his old one, his name all over the Bolton Evening News won't have
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How much will it cost?
HAVE the proponents of this ridiculous idea looked into how much it would cost local businesses to incorporate this change from Bolton to Bolton-le-Moors? They would be required to change their letterheads, signs, vehicles, advertising. Not to mention
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We should forward not backwards
COUNCILLOR Harkin deserves everybody's support, for wanting to remind potential investors in Bolton that the town has always meant much more than just hard work and industry. But to revert officially to Bolton-le-Moors would be a backward step. To quote
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Charities get Christmas boost
BOLTON Town Centre Manager Cathy Savage with her fortnightly briefing from the Town Centre Company. WELCOME to my first column for 2004 and a Happy New Year to you all. I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year and are looking forward to this
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Tall tales told by war hero
A BOLTON "war hero" who bragged about his Victoria Cross has been exposed as a liar -- more than 100 years later. Reader Bob Scowcroft of Heathfield, Harwood, an ex-Navy man who is interested in military history, was intrigued when he read an item from
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Two town centre ambassadors axed
TRADERS have reacted angrily to an announcement that two of Bolton town centre's six ambassadors are to be made redundant because of funding cuts. The news comes after the Bolton Town Centre Company lost out on £100,000 a year in European funding because
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Stationery helps keep club going
BURY Football Club director Jim Lomas has called on fans and local businesses to support the club by buying from the Shakers' own stationery supplier. The soccer club has set up Shakers Office Supplies and by purchasing office stationery from the new
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It's success at the double for Canon Slade pupils
PUPILS at Canon Slade School were cheering a double dose of exam success on Thursday. It was the best performing state school in Bolton for both GCSE and A-Level results in 2003. 2003 Second School Performance Tables An impressive 81 per cent of pupils
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Gifts for animals
UNWANTED Christmas gifts can be donated to the RSPCA to raise cash for its work The gifts can be taken to the charity's branch at 298 Chorley Old Road, Bolton.
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Age Concern needs helpers
AGE Concern is urgently seeking volunteers to help with everything from serving in the cafe to fitness instruction. For more information contact the Bolton Volunteer Bureau on Bolton 380692.
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Robber grabs woman's handbag
A THIEF snatched a 63-year-old woman's handbag as she walked along a street in Leigh. She had been shopping at Asda when a man came up behind her in Priory Avenue, near Westleigh High School, at 4.50pm on Tuesday. He grabbed her handbag but she refused
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Police hunt mystery driver after accident
POLICE are trying to trace a car driver who crashed into a lamp post and drove off without reporting the accident. The driver of the green Mondeo left the M61 at junction four at Watergate Lane and lost control on the roundabout. The car is believed to
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Motorist injured in collision with bus
A MOTORIST suffered cuts and bruises after her car was involved in an accident with a bus in Horwich. Kimberley Barton, aged 20, from Wigan, was in her Fiat Ibiza driving along Lostock Lane at 3.40pm yesterday when there was a collision with a bus travelling
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More music for children
TOWN Hall bosses are looking at how they can create more music opportunities for pupils. The town's music service is drawing up a plan on how to give primary school children better access to specialist music tuition. Discussions are still at an early
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Give it up for children, say charity and MP
IT is not too late to make a New Year resolution and give it up for children, says charity NCH. The children's charity has received the backing of Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly, who wants everyone to take up the challenge of giving up something. If you want
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Vice charge policeman back in court
A BOLTON police officer who denies picking up a prostitute and taking her back to his police station for sex has appeared in court. PC Gary Hart, aged 33, of Westhoughton, is accused of two counts of soliciting a woman for the purposes of prostitution
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Running club will keep women safe
AN INTERNATIONAL athletics champion is on his marks to set up a safe running club for women. Veteran Leigh Harrier Derek Howarth is seeking girls of any age who would like to get together rather than run the streets alone. Derek, who joined the Charles
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Learn to trace family trees
PEOPLE wanting to trace their family history are being invited to attend an event next month. Bolton Archives and Local Studies and Bolton Family History Society are holding a family history open day for beginners in the Bolton Archives and Local Studies
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Boy, 15, dragged into graveyard and robbed
A 15-year-old boy was dragged into a graveyard by two older youths and robbed. The teenager was walking along Polefield Road, Prestwich, towards his home at 8.15pm last night when he was followed by the two attackers. They engaged him in conversation
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Loan Ranger Sam on the move again
SAM Allardyce has paved the way for a transfer swoop and lined up loan moves for three fringe players. Utility defender Anthony Barness has joined West Ham and reserve duo Jeff Smith and Cleveland Taylor have joined Third Division Scunthorpe. All three
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Winners Moor the merrier
Bolton 3 Heaton Moor 5: BOLTON were denied a third successive win as Heaton Moor edged the latest of a series of close games between the sides. Moor took the lead with an early unconverted try. Bolton had chances to reply, but Danny Barlow missed the
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Neighbours brushed aside
Trafford 15 Tyldesley 24: A DOMINANT performance saw Tyldesley to victory over their neighbours Trafford. Tyldesley's in-form forward laid the platform for fly-half Mark Dickinson to shine. He dived over near the posts for the first try, before Trafford
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Derek's 'safe' plan for women athletes
AN international athletics champion is on his marks to set up a 'safe' running club for women. Veteran Leigh Harrier Derek Howarth is seeking girls of any age who would like to get together and run rather than experience the loneliness of the long distance
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Tenants praise homes revamp
EFFORTS to improve council homes in Leigh have been given the thumbs-up. A year ago, the arms-length company that manages 25,000 houses, won £58 million of government cash to finance a modernisation programme. Regeneration panel members heard that tenant
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Relate gets a new manager
BOLTON Relate has appointed a new manager to run its relationship counselling charity. Bev Wells began her new role last week, taking over from outgoing manager Christine Whittle, who left the Bradford Street based charity last August after 13 years in
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Shipman probe 'to uncover facts'
THE prisons and probation ombudsman has begun the independent inquiry into Harold Shipman's death. Britain's most prolific serial killer was found hanged by a sheet from the bars in his cell in Wakefield Prison on Tuesday. Ombudsman Stephen Shaw said:
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Rock of the Irish
MUSICIANS of an up-and-coming rock group are keeping a tight grip of their four-leaf clovers as they prepare for a battle of the bands. Blue Chevron, which includes 19-year-old James Donnelly, of Little Lever, has won a place in this year's Young Gifted
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£18m for leisure centres
A HUGE modernisation project is to change the face of the borough's sports centres, according to the man chosen to head the £18 million revamp. Sheldon Phillips promised a "new era" for ailing leisure centres as work was due to begin on renovating sports
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Soccer starlet in car crash horror
A MANCHESTER United youth team footballer is recovering in hospital after suffering "serious injuries" in a road crash. Phil Marsh had to be cut free from wreckage after the accident, in Carrington Lane in the Ashton on Mersey area of Manchester on Wednesday
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Jardel transfer back on?
MARIO Jardel's transfer to Spain could be back on. La Liga strugglers, Espanyol, who reportedly dropped their interest in the Brazilian striker last weekend, say they will make an official approach.
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Eagley denied a point
KIRKHAM & WESHAM 2 EAGLEY 1: EAGLEY returned empty handed from their West Lancashire Premier Division fixture at the weekend, going down 2-1 to unbeaten Kirkham & Wesham. The Villagers could justly feel hard done by, not having gained a share
