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RMI boss wants strikers to ease pressure
LEIGH RMI are looking for their new look strikeforce to deliver the goods, and fast. The struggling Railwaymen gave debuts to new boys Carl Alford and Kris McHale against Farnborough Town on Saturday, but still drew a blank. RMI expect the two frontmen
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Witches cast their spell
THE ancient art of witchcraft is coming to Bolton. But visitors to Bolton Museum's latest exhibition might be surprised by what they learn about the mysterious practice. The exhibition, which opens on Saturday, also outlines witchcraft today. Talks and
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'Have faith in the voters'
THE leader of Bolton Council has called for more discussion on any change to the electoral system. Cllr Bob Howarth said politicians must keep their faith in the voters. He was speaking in the wake of comments by the Electoral Commission, which said this
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US tycoon is revealed as Cole art buyer
ONE of the most valuable pictures ever painted by a Bolton born artist has been bought by a multi-millionaire American paper tycoon. The Catskill Mountain House painting by Bolton born artist Thomas Cole sold for a record $1,463,500 (£845,954) when it
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City in 'ban smoking' plan
LIVERPOOL could become the first city in Britain to ban smoking in public places. Officials are considering making the controversial move in time for the Capital of Culture celebrations in 2008. Smoke Free Liverpool - which includes representatives from
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Witches cast their spell
THE ancient art of witchcraft is coming to Bolton. But visitors to Bolton Museum's latest exhibition might be surprised by what they learn about the mysterious practice. The exhibition, which opens on Saturday, also outlines witchcraft today. Talks and
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Please release me, Peter
BOLTON comedian Peter Kay getting his message across to Sixties singer Engelbert Humperdinck in the latest of his hilarious series of TV commercials. As exclusively revealed in the Bolton Evening News last September, Peter has teamed up with Englebert
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Residents' chance to say their piece
RESIDENTS will have the chance to air their views at a Three Towns Community Forum. People living in Westhoughton, Horwich, Blackrod and Lostock are invited to the meeting at Lostock Parish Centre, Tempest Road, from 1.30pm on Wednesday January 28. As
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Kitchen firm's new owner in jobs pledge
THE new owner of Westhoughton kitchen furniture company Bernsteins has pledged that the firm's 400 jobs are safe. Cheshire entrepreneur Bill Gleave made the promise after buying the Wingate Industrial Estate factory for an undisclosed sum. Officials from
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Visit our exhibition
THE Bolton Evening News is currently staging a terrific exhibition of old photographs at Westhoughton Library. It's well worth a visit, and if you pop in on Thursday morning between 11am and 12 noon I'll be there for a chat as well. In any case, do come
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Very sleazy, John
THE latest allegations about "four in a bed" sex involving presenter John Leslie and girlfriend Abi Titmuss are another nasty chapter in a very sleazy story. Leslie's sexual behaviour already poses questions about his TV future, and now the same stigma
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Let it stay
BOLTON it is and Bolton it should remain! Seamus Fogarty Baltimore
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No benefits from Brussels
TIME is long overdue to put Brussels in the pot with the lid firmly in place. How dare they suggest we dispose of the labels "Made in England", to be replaced by the words "Made in the EU", plus they want us to do away with the Hallmark. If any of our
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Pavement problem
ALTHOUGH I agree with "Parking Paddy Victim" (Bolton Evening News, Saturday, Jan 17) that some residents think they own the street, I would remind him and other car owners that pavements are for pedestrians. On any match day, the side roads adjacent to
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Caring strangers
IT is reassuring to know there are such caring members of the general public. While out collecting her pension from Hulton Lane/Wigan Road post office on Wednesday morning, January 14, our mum collapsed on the pavement. We have been able to personally
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Stroke unit staff do a fantastic job
MUCH publicity has been given to the new coronary care unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital. While I applaud the work of the department (gleaned from family experience in February 2003), and the large donation from the new owner of Bolton Wanderers, Eddie
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Rein in this animal cruelty
SO the League Against Cruel Sports is once again voicing its opinion on hunting and, rightly or wrongly, hunting is in the news. But who decides what is cruel, and who decides the level of cruelty that is acceptable? At the moment, those of us who own
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Walkden draw a home tie
HOLDERS Walkden begin the defence of their Thwaites Lancashire Cricket Board Knockout Trophy with a home tie against Great Eccleston of the Blackpool Palace Shield. And Wallasey, the team the Bolton League champions beat in last season's Old Trafford
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Hazard area is sealed off
LAND where children play and people walk their dogs has been sealed off in a poison waste scare. Dangerous substances, including chromium and arsenic, dumped 35 years ago, have seeped to the surface on the site of a former chemical works on the outskirts
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Satisfaction for exhausted Davies
KEVIN Davies revealed how he ran himself almost to a standstill in an effort to get Wanderers into the Carling Cup Final. The Reebok striker did not get his name on the scoresheet in the crushing 5-2 Reebok victory, missing the target with one first-half
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Jay-Jay could extend his stay says chairman
BOLTON Wanderers chief Phil Gartside believes Jay-Jay Okocha is ready to commit himself to another three years at the Reebok. The fans favourite captained Wanderers in the first leg of the Carling Cup semi-final against Aston Villa before finally linking
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All the match stats
WHO rated - who didn't WANDERERS 5, ASTON VILLA 2. WANDERERS 4-3-3 JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8 Made crucial saves at vital moments -- none more important than the one from McCann just before half-time. NICKY HUNT ... 7 The youngster played his part again
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Phoenix crash to hard-working Blaze.
Manchester Phoenix 1 Coventry Blaze 4: Manchester Phoenix crashed to a disappointing home defeat on Wednesday evening as they were outshot, out-chanced and largely outworked by the Coventry Blaze. After a scoreless first period, Ashley Tait opened the
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Competition check
BOLTON Junior Chess Club members are preparing to pit themselves against the country's best in the British championships. The club meets at St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, on Tuesdays between 6pm-7pm and its members
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Exercise classes
A YOGA class to help people who suffer from ME or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has been set up in Bolton. The Bury and Bolton ME/CFS Support Group holds classes on Tuesdays, from 4.30 - 5.30pm, at the Jubilee Centre, off Darley Street, Bolton. Classes
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Green-light for town development
A MULTI-MILLION pound facelift for Bury town centre has been given the go-ahead. The redevelopment of The Rock area of the town centre, which could cost £75 million, has been approved by the council's planning committee Early plans for The Rock triangle
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Motorist keeps his licence
A BOLTON man who was caught doing more than 30mph over the speed limit has been allowed to keep his licence after persuading magistartes his wife had fallen ill. Mohamed Jiva, aged 52, of Bridgeman Street, Bolton, could have been banned from driving by
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Church's thank you
THE events groups at St Katharine's Church, Blackrod, have thanked locals who helped raise £2,660 at its Christmas Fair. Parishioners of did themselves proud to achieve one of the best totals raised at the Christmas Fair.
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New library to open doors
A NEW chapter begins in Tonge Moor next month when a state-of-the-art library opens its doors. Free internet access and the loan of CDs will be among the services available when the library opens at the Castle Hill Centre, Castleton Street, on February
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Guard of honour
POLICE officers formed a guard of honour at the funeral of a popular colleague. PC Craig Orange, aged 46, who was attached to Bury Police divisional traffic unit, died on Wednesday last week at Bolton Hospice after a long illness. He leaves a wife and
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Sponsored slim helps charity gain the pounds
A SPONSORED slim and a body building contest have helped to raise hundreds of pounds for a cancer charity. Six members of Cosgrove's Physio-Fit Centre in Atherton spent between three and four months raising money for Christie's Against Cancer by losing
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Salvation Army in bid for a fresh start
THE Salvation Army is to temporarily wind up activities in Atherton - but is planning to restart from scratch in June. Divisional leaders feel a new approach is needed in the area and they are taking time out to reflect on the position of the Atherton
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Warmth bid for Romania families
CHARITY worker Kath Richardson will be braving the cold weather of eastern Europe to help needy families in Romania. It is well below freezing in Romania and Kath, of Wythburn Avenue, Bolton, hopes the weather will be better by February 14 when she and
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Internet U-turn on childcare addresses
CHILDMINDERS across Bolton are celebrating after plans to publish their full names and addresses on the internet were scrapped. More than 400 childminders were horrified when education watchdog Ofsted unveiled plans to make childminders' names, addresses
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Paul returns with a 'rubbish' work of art
BOLTON-born artist Paul Matosic is returning to the North-west with a piece of art he admits is "rubbish". It consists of a large number of pieces made from litter collected from the streets of Nottingham, where he now lives, and put on a plinth. The
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Bob to stand in local election
A MILLIONAIRE from Westhoughton has vowed to stand as a independent candidate at this year's council elections. Bob Norburn, aged 56, decided to stand after he received a wave of support from people following a campaign on yellow lines. Mr Norburn, of
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Coaching scheme's Olympic interest
PUPILS at a Bolton secondary school are attracting international interest now they are acting as sports coaches for youngsters at primary schools. Since September, Year 10 pupils at Thornleigh Salesian Sports College have been teaching the younger children
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Pressure fear on care home places
PLANS to fine social services departments for delaying the discharge from hospital of elderly patients could create a rush for care home places in Bolton. The Registered Nursing Home Association says homes might not be able to cope if elderly people are
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Failing school 'will be one of the best
A FORMER school inspector is planning to transform one of Bolton's most beleaguered secondaries into one of the top schools in the country when he takes over the reins at Easter. Straight-talking Phil Mather, current headteacher of the Heath School in
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Results and tables
ALL the details John Smith's Farnworth League: Bolton Motor Bodies 142 FSCCC A 130; Imago 132 Siddons 129; Victoria 137 Adlington 176; Advance Computer Systems 144 Hanson 139; FSCCC B 98 Capital 101 (I). Halliwell League: Westhoughton & District 157
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Deane and Daubhill Pool League
LATEST details SEAN JENNINGS PREMIER SECTION P W D L F A FD Pt Patriots... 10 8 2 0 67 33 34 85 Bay Mare... 10 8 0 2 64 36 28 77 Beasts... 10 6 1 3 58 42 16 71 Dog/Partridge... 10 3 3 4 48 52 -4 57 Sharks... 0 4 2 4 47 53 -6 57 Oasis A... 10 2 4 4 48
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McHale arrives to give RMI a lift
LEIGH RMI new boy Kris McHale hopes his gamble of moving to the struggling Conference side will pay off . The 24-year-old Liverpool University student made his debut for the Railwaymen on Saturday, but hopes that the step up from the Unibond Premier Division
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Doctor's move to expose a 'silent killer'
SCORES of lives could be saved each year if Bolton introduced a screening programme for aneurysms, says a Bolton expert. Madu Onwudike, an expert in blood circulation, believes screening patients most at risk from the "silent killer", which leads to swelling
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Calling time on tower clock
TIME is standing still for Bolton's rail passengers. The mechanism in the 98-year-old Trinity Street clock tower, which stands outside the railway station, has ground to a halt. And, according to passengers, it has remained in that frozen state for some
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Chemicals are found
MISSING chemicals which could have proved hazardous is they came into contact with water have been found. The 20 litre drum of Trimethylsilylnitrile was reported missing from a depot in Trafford Park and sparked a police search in Greater Manchester and
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White powder letters spark security alert
THREE letters containing white powder were opened in a mail sorting office, sparking a major security alert on Wednesday. About 50 workers were evacuated from a ground-floor office of the credit reference agency Experien amid fears they had been exposed
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Please release me, Peter
BOLTON comedian Peter Kay getting his message across to Sixties singer Engelbert Humperdinck in the latest of his hilarious series of TV commercials. As exclusively revealed in the Bolton Evening News last September, Peter has teamed up with Englebert
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Hate emailers target Euro MP
A EURO MP targeted by a letter bomb earlier this month has been the victim of further attacks -- this time via email. MEP Gary Titley's Spring Lane headquarters, in Radcliffe, is now receiving abusive emails from anti-EU writers, just a fortnight after
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Emmerdale star treads the boards
TWO well-known TV actors star in the Octagon Theatre's first production this year - Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs. Jeff Hordley, Emmerdale's Cain Dingle, and William Ash, of Burn It and Where the Heart Is, take the roles of Nipple
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Family lodges formal complaint
Probe after man sent home from hospital dies A FAMILY has lodged a formal complaint against Royal Bolton Hospital after a man died at home hours after being discharged. Schizophrenic Michael Bilinkewycz was discharged by doctors after being referred to
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Soccer history
National Football Museum, Preston A trip through the living history of football with an interactive exhibition area and a FIFA Collection Open Tues to Sat, 10am to 5pm, Sun 11am to 5pm, £6.95, £4.95 conc
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Top designer on show
WORK by top designer Peter Saville, whose designs appear on album covers by pop musicians such as New Order and Peter Gabriel, is being shown at a Manchester exhibition. The Peter Saville Show will be at the Urbis from January 23 to April 18.
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Out of Africa display
AFRICAN artefacts have gone on show at The Octagon, Bolton as part of Black History Month. The exhibits include traditional textile work created by Nat Biney, who first came to Bolton 27 years ago to study textiles. Other exhibits include authentic drums
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Historic photos go on show
DEFINING moments in world history are on show at Leigh's Turnpike Gallery in a display of photo memories from its French twin town of Angers. The borough has hosted an annual exhibition of photography from Angers for 17 years. But this year's exhibition
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Relive that victory
ONE of football's most famous shirts and pair of boots are on display at the People's History Museum, Manchester. They are the shirt and boots that Michael Owen wore when England beat Germany 5-1 in Munich in September, 2001. Owen famously scored a hat-trick
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New £1.2m museum to get underway
BURY Art Gallery will close on December 1 for a year while a new £1.2 million museum and archive centre is built there. Services, including some at Bury Library next door, will be moved while the Lottery-funded project is being created in the lower ground
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Haydock Park's own horse goes hunting
HAYDOCK Park's own horse Streamstown - whose finest hour to date was winning the Singer & Friedlander National Trial at Uttoxeter almost exactly two years ago - has been sent hunting to sharpen him up. The 10-year-old finished a creditable ninth in
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Emmerdale star treads the boards
TWO well-known TV actors star in the Octagon Theatre's first production this year - Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs. Jeff Hordley, Emmerdale's Cain Dingle, and William Ash, of Burn It and Where the Heart Is, take the roles of Nipple
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We can qualify for Europe - Youri
YOURI Djorkaeff wants to cement his place in Wanderers' folkore by leading the club into Europe for the first time. And the French maestro boldly believes that, with assaults now underway on two fronts, this could be their year. "I am here to believe
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IS Jay-Jay Wanderers' best-ever player?
WHAT do you think? E-mail your views to Fans' Forum at Bolton Evening News Sports Desk
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We owe Final place to Okocha and Nolan - Sam
SAM Allardyce, who saw Wanderers pegged back to 3-2 after romping into a 3-0 lead inside 17 minutes, urged his players to stay solid in the second leg. He said: "Jay-Jay Okocha and Kevin Nolan gave us a platform to reach a major final. We've got to make
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Farnworth's close encounters
WITH the exception of Capital's innings win over FSCCC B, who are improving week by week, the results in the John Smith's Farnworth League were remarkably close . Hanson and Advance Computer started the day sharing top spot, so were understandably keen
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Mutterings in the queue
THE illuminated number system telling customers which tellers are free wasn't working last week at my Bolton town centre bank. So, after a bit of confusion among us waiting customers, I went to a free position and mentioned the machine's failure. "Really
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Darts champ gives hope to us all
WORLD darts champion Andy Fordham is a delight. He's 30 stone, a pub landlord who drinks like a fish, sleeps until lunchtime and goes to darts matches armed with beef and tomato Pot Noodle in case he feels like a snack. Anyone who saw him on TV at the
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Join Mayor at Holocaust memorial
ON behalf of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, I would like to take the opportunity to extend an invitation to all citizens of the borough to join me at this year's Holocaust Memorial Ceremony which is entitled "From The Holocaust to Rwanda and Beyond
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School holidays and sacrifices
MR Derbyshire seems to forget the council taxpayer who is contributing to his grandchildren's education. Is he prepared to repay the cost of the education places he chooses to forego to take his children on holiday in order to reduce the cost of that
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Honours for Bob and David
THE Bolton Cricket Association have named two new life members, Bob Leeming and David Kaye. Bob has served the league for many years as a player, umpire and administrator, while David is president of the Lostock club and was largely responsible for collating
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Golborne in pro search
BOLTON Association cricket side Golborne are looking for a professional for the coming season.Candidate should have strong all round ability to fit into a young, maturing side. Contact Graham Marston, first team captain, 0777 492 6853 or chairman Denis
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Wartime society had Shakespeare at heart
LOCAL historians continue to be fascinated by the Bolton Shakespeare Society - an organisation which operated for 30 years after being founded in 1916 on the 300th anniversary of old William's death. Margaret Koppens, a member of the Halliwell Local History
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Chancellor fears nation unable to meet budget
From the Evening News, January 22, 1904: THE Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Austen Chamberlain), speaking at a banquet of the Carpenters" Company last night, said that unless a great change occurred within the next few months in the revenue returns there
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Riddle of body in flat
AN investigation was launched by detectives on Thursday after the body of a man was found in a flat. A neighbour made the discovery in Starkie Road, Tonge Moor, on Wednesday night. The body had been inside the flat for some time and was partially decomposed
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Elite League playoff frenzy grows
THE Elite Ice Hockey League's first season ends with a playoff weekend at the National Ice Centre, Nottingham, on Saturday and Sunday, April 3-4. It's a weekend not to be missed by any ice hockey fan with the thrills of two semi-final clashes on Saturday
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Villa match: A fan's view
Wanderers 5 Aston Villa 2:Even a touch of Columbian luck and a linesman who forgot his flag could not deter a wonderful display of football from Big Sam's team in which if David O'Leary did not have sleepless nights about playing the likes of Jay-Jay
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Whites must win Carling Cup to qualify for Europe
WANDERERS must win the Carling Cup to qualify for Europe by that route. Suggestions that a runners' up spot in the final of the Carling Cup would be enough to secure a place in next season's UEFA Cup competition have been discounted by the Premier League
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Kick by kick
ALL the action as it happened GOAL! 2 mins: Okocha gives Wanderers a dream start, curling a free-kick over the edge of the Villa wall, wrong-footing Sorensen to punish Whittingham for clipping Nolan's heels. GOAL! 9 mins: Referee Durkin ignores Dublin's
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Hidden wealth of talent on show
IF you have half an hour to spare there is a fascinating "Hidden Talents" exhibition in Bolton Museum at the moment. It opened in December and is now due to close on Saturday, February 7. Text and pictures co-ordinated by Stephen Fielding, a freelance
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How great thou aren't
YOU just dread, don't you, what singer Charlotte Church will buy when she gets her hands on her £16 million fortune. The original idea of the trust set up to handle her earnings was that she could have it at 21, but it's now been agreed the cash will
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Parents should trust instinct
THERE is something very unfair about a league table which quantifies how well children at school perform overall. The latest secondary school figures reveal no major surprises for any Boltonian who has had a child go through the educational system. But
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Ashley would call Blair a liar again
THE Bolton schoolgirl who called Tony Blair a liar on national television said today "I'd do it again." Ashley Gavin, a 15-year-old Thornleigh Salesian College pupil, did not pull any punches when she challenged Mr Blair in a special edition of BBC2's
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Louise found safe and well
MISSING teenager Louise Kimberley Gouldson, of Settle Street, Great Lever, was found safe and well by police. A major search was launched after the 14-year-old Heyward High School pupil disappeared after being spotted walking to school on Thursday, January
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Bag collectors plea by pets charity
VOLUNTEERS are needed to collect bags of donated goods in Bury for an animal charity. The PDSA is appealing for volunteers to collect bags from the public for its charity shop at 88 The Rock, Bury. The shop raises funds for the charity to provide free
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Man who exposed himself is spared jail
A MAN who exposed himself to a papergirl has been sentenced to three years on a sex offenders' programme. The 15-year-old girl was walking through Leigh when 23-year-old Alan Hughes, of Smithfield Street, Parr, St Helens, pulled up beside her in his car
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Woman was abusive in pub
A WOMAN who caused a disturbance at a pub appeared before Bury magistrates accused of disorderly behaviour. Adele Richardson, aged 34, of Bolton Road, Radcliffe, admitted the charge and possessing £20 worth of cannabis. Richardson claimed the row at The
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*Baby delight for radio star
BOLTON radio presenter Victoria Derbyshire, has given birth to a healthy 8lb 3oz baby boy. The announcement was made by Victoria's former co-presenter Nicky Campbell on Thursday morning's Radio Five Live breakfast show. Oliver Paulo was born in a London
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Children can walk through holes in fence round water
DANGEROUS and decaying fencing around a Farnworth reservoir will put the lives of pupils at one of Bolton's newest schools at risk, it was claimed today. The new £2.5 million Queensbridge Primary School is set to open its doors in April in St Germain
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Janet recalls her showtime youth
WITH her straw boater and cane, Janet Halliwell was a show stopper in a Westhoughton variety show. Janet was pictured in 1974 and the photograph is just one of the dozens on show at the Bolton Evening News photographic show at Westhoughton Library. So
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I'll be there for Final, says Okocha
JAY-JAY Okocha left for Africa on Thursday confident that his Carling Cup fate is in safe hands. The talismanic Reebok skipper signed off in style on Wednesday night, scoring two sensational free kicks as Wanderers racked up an emphatic 5-2 victory over
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New library to open doors
A NEW chapter begins in Tonge Moor next month when a state-of-the-art library opens its doors. Free internet access and the loan of CDs will be among the services available when the library opens at the Castle Hill Centre, Castleton Street, on February
