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Support for interest rate decision
THE Bank of England's decision to leave interest rates on hold was the right one, according to the Engineering Employers Federation. The manufacturers' organisation in the region says yesterday's decision will give the Bank time to assess the impact of
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Housing firm is hot property
IF ever a business was personified by its founder, it would be Prime Lettings and Management (PLM). Young, vibrant and successful are all descriptions which have been applied both to the St Andrew's Court-based property specialist, and to its founder,
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Feed them in the park
I CAN'T understand why so many people appear to have come out in support of the pigeons in Bolton town centre. I work in the town centre and I am sick of being dive bombed by pigeons in the Square, and not being able to sit on the benches because they
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Yellow peril prevails
I WOULD like to congratulate Bolton Council's Highways Department on having one of the best roadside poisonous ragwort plant displays in the country. I travel all over the UK in my job and can honestly say in no other area can you see as much of the "
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Good luck getting rid of lamppost
MAY I wish the residents of Somerton Road every success in having a lamppost removed (Bolton Evening News, July 2), as here in Ladybridge we have a great number of old and out-of-use lamp standards we would like to see removed. New lights were installed
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Pulling out of Europe would be a disaster
I SUPPOSE it is asking a bit too much to expect anybody from UKIP to be at all honest about Europe. Ian Upton (Bolton Evening News, June 30) is probably no worse than average. None of them like Europe (at all), very few of them understand about Europe
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On this day - July 8
1497: Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama set sail from Lisbon with four vessels in search of a sea route to India. 1822: Percy Bysshe Shelley, English poet, was drowned in Italy while sailing his small schooner Ariel to his home on the Gulf of Spezia.
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Atherton gala day
ATHERTON CC have no game on Saturday and the club have arranged a gala day at Higham Park, (behind Howe Bridge Sports Centre). The event starts at 1pm, and features many attractions including white elephant, book stall, tombola, games, side shows and
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Weekend Fixtures
Saturday - Bolton League: Astley Brige v Heaton; Bradshaw v Horwich; Egerton v Greenmount; Farnworth v Little Lever; Kearsley v Farnworth SC; Walkden v Eagley; Westhoughton v Tonge. Bolton Association: Astley and Tyldesley collieries v Daisy Hill; Blackrod
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Louts to be banned from town centre
DRUNKEN troublemakers and underage drinkers are to be banned from Bolton town centre pubs and clubs. Bradshawgate, Nelson Square and surrounding areas will become "no go" zones for troublemakers in a new crackdown. Photographs of the banned drunks will
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Lanky loan star signs off in style
DINESH Mongia signed off in style as Lancashire finally got a win under their belts with a five-wicket victory against Derbyshire in the Twenty20. The Indian all-rounder has come to the end of his three-week loan spell with the Red Rose side, covering
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School's top marks for road safety
IN December, 1973, there was a trophy presentation at St Bede's primary school, Bolton. The Duckham trophy was presented to the Bolton school with the best road safety record over the previous three months. According to our story at the time, Bolton road
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Road closed
A SLIP road on the outskirts of Bolton town centre will be closed on Sunday, July 18, to allow repairs to a water main. Chorley Street to St George's Road will be closed for United Utilities works.
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Theatrical gospel
A THEATRICAL performance of "John's Gospel" will be held at Bolton Parish Church later this month. Tickets for the play, which will be performed on Sunday, July 11, at 7pm, can be obtained from the Albert Halls on 01204 334400. They are priced at £5 or
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Family fun with living sculptures
AN exhibition featuring amazing moving sculptures promises to keep the whole family entertained this summer. Called Machinations by Johnny White, they are created from a variety of quirky materials such as nutcrackers, spoons, discarded bicycles and record
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Man drove car while disqualified
A 39-year-old man from Bolton has been disqualified from driving for 12 months after being found guilty of two motoring offences at court. Gerald Atherton, from Dorchester Avenue, Breightmet, pleaded guilty at Bolton Magistrates' Court to driving while
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Drink-drive scooter boy
A TEENAGER has been banned from driving after he was convicted of drink driving on his Peugot scooter. Andrew Waring, aged 18, of Fernleigh, Chorley New Road, pleaded guilty to driving with excess alcohol at Bolton Magistrates Court on Thursday. He was
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Teenager accused over car crash
A TEENAGER is facing a charge of dangerous driving after an accident in which two passengers were hurt. Matthew McGlynn, aged 18, of Duke Street, Radcliffe, is said to have been driving along Bury Road, Radcliffe, while disqualified and without insurance
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Bank digs deep for school
BANK workers have created a stunning new garden for a Westhoughton nursery school. A team of eight Barclays employees from Manchester North Corporate Banking and Manchester Area Retail Team have worked on St George's Nursery School, Westhoughton, as part
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Invitations for TV wedding
TELEVISION Wedding of the Year couple, Darren Foster and Sam Lilley, discovered which invitations they will be sending to guests on Friday as their preparations continued to be shown live on the GMTV breakfast show. Viewers are voting on key elements
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Pupils' building project
PUPILS will be building a giant tetrahedron - a 12 sided object - that will fill their entire school hall, as part of teambuilding transition activities. The Giant Tetrahedron Activity is just one of the activities that is taking place at Harrop Fold
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New golf course steps back in time
A GOLF course made entirely of recycled materials will be officially opened on Saturday at Egerton's Victorian fete. Thousands of visitors are expected to attend the Victorian weekend which will be full of fun for all the family. The crazy golf course
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Sam on the Zag attack
SAM Allardyce is in the queue to sign Euro 2004 hero, Theo Zagorakis, according to the player's agent. Wanderers face stiff competiton in the race for the Greece midfielder's signature but could have an ace up their sleeve in the shape of Stelios, who
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Care home crisis is ignored
WE have an Army in Iraq, so we are told, to make the country safer and better to live in. At what cost? The answer is millions. In our prisons there are certain inmates who have committed murders of unbelievable horror, who receive special treatment,
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Protest as hospital scanner 'lies idle'
STATE-of-the-art equipment should not be lying idle while patients in Bolton wait 12 months for a scan, the House of Commons was told yesterday. Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South-east, complained that a shortage of staff meant a £700,000 whole body scanner
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Best foot forward for charity
YOUNGSTERS from a specialist school swapped their uniforms for running shoes to complete their annual charity "Rumathon." More than 140 pupils and staff from Rumworth School, Armadale Road, Ladybridge, took part in the run in aid of Sports Relief and
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Police pledge action over estate louts
POLICE are set to target a housing estate plagued by yobs. Crisis talks took place on Thursday to try to stop gangs of anti-social teenagers ruining the lives of people on the 60-home Ormrod Street estate in Farnworth. Residents say teenagers, some as
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Lakes osprey gets 'health check'
WILDLIFE watchers have carried out the first "health check" on a newly-hatched osprey in Cumbria. The recently-born chick was also ringed by wildlife experts who scaled the nest tree in Wythop Forest near Keswick for their first visit to the birds. The
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Sugababes set for Reebok launch
ONE of the biggest live music events ever to be staged in Bolton starts on Friday night. Work to transform the home of Bolton Wanderers into the venue for the six nights of the Big Light On event is almost completed and stadium bosses are ready to welcome
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Company cars driving ahead
THE company car has made a comeback, according to HSBC Vehicle Finance which has just published its fifth annual Business Car Expectations survey. After a four-year decline in the provision of business cars, the latest figures from the vehicle finance
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Nursery's hopes of building prize
A BURY nursery for children with special needs has been shortlisted for a prestigious architectural award. The Hoyle Early Years Centre for children with special educational needs is one of 17 schemes in the final of the 2004 Prime Minister's Better Public
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Binge-drink health hazard
I WAS delighted to read about the binge-drink shame headlined on your front page on July 1. The danger of drunkenness to health and safety in Bolton is of more relevance than academic medical arguments about diets, obesity, passive smoking and fanciful
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Future hope from young voters
I WAS heartened to read in the Bolton Evening News on July 6, about the student mock elections in North-west schools and colleges, when the Green Party received a large vote among pupils. These are the voters of the future, and it gives me hope for the
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Friends of Bolton
I SPENT the day in your lovely town last week, and my husband and friends were in your paper, (folks from Bolton, USA) We live in Bolton, Massachusetts, and have friends in Bolton, England. While shopping in the mall, I left my jacket in a coffee shop
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Champions face date with destiny
WALSHAW know they can afford no slips this weekend if they are to retain their Bolton Associaation title. On Saturday they go to current leaders Elton for a match that is being billed as the "Battle of Bury". Elton are certainly in the driving seat as
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Walkden set up their title challenge
WESTHOUGHTON may have been given the kick up the backside that might ultimately prove to be a turning point in their quest to land the Bolton League championship. The leaders went into last weekend facing two home games and looking to consolidate their
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Wimbledon heads north
WIMBLEDON may be over, but there is plenty of tennis still to be played this summer. Tomorrow evening the annual Bolton Sports Federation's eight-day tournament gets underway at Bolton School's tennis courts, off Chorley New Road. This event is part of
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Speeding fine for reckless driver
From the Evening News, July 8, 1904: THOMAS Hunt, a young man of Birch Polygon, Rusholme, was at Manchester yesterday fined £3 and costs, and a guinea extra costs, for furiously driving a motor car at Didsbury. Two policemen on duty in Wilmslow Road saw
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Local leagues in knockout action
THE League and Association are in MEN Knockout Cup action on Sunday. The Bolton League go to Clitheroe to play the Ribblesdale League, and the Association meet the Northern League at Leyland. In the junior competition, the Bolton League U18s side plays
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It's all for show
FARNWORTH children put on the style to great effect in May, 1986. These pupils, from St Peter's CE primary, were dressed up to rehearse a musical - Down Memory Lane - which formed part of the celebrations for the centenary of St Peter's church. They entertained
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On this day - July 9
National day of Argentina 1191: Richard I (the Lionheart) married Berengaria, reputed to be extremely ugly. 1540: Henry VIII divorced his fourth wife Anne of Cleves, nicknamed The Flanders Mare, after six months of marriage. 1872: The first doughnut cutter
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Get crafty
YOUNGSTERS can take part in craft activities from pomander making to weaving and marbling every Wednesday afternoon at Hall i'th'Wood, Green Way, from July 21 between 2pm and 5pm.
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Furniture for animal charity
A VETERINARY charity is appealing for small items of furniture to be donated to its Bolton shop. Items from dining tables to bookshelves or chairs are needed at the shop in Newport Street, Bolton. The PDSA provides veterinary care for sick and injured
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Summer art shows begin
SUMMER exhibitions at Bolton Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium begin on Thursday. Machinations, moving sculptures by Derbyshire artist Johnny White, and Beasts of the Nile, ancient Egyptian objects from collections of the British Museum, will be on display
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Bikers and bands raise charity cash
MOTORCYCLE and music enthusiasts are being asked to raise money for charity and have fun at the same time in Atherton this weekend. The Fenrir Motorcycle Brotherhood will be holding its 10th annual charity event, to raise money for the Two Porches special
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Window into past
MEMORIES of old Radcliffe, including the Walker Allen window from the town hall, should be included in the Radcliffe Riverside School, which will open in 2007, the Area Board was told this week. At a meeting of the Radcliffe Area Board this week members
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Go wild along the banks of the Nile
A NEW exhibition at Bolton Museum is offering a fascinating insight into the Ancient Egyptians' relationship with the animal world. 'The Beasts of the Nile' is a captivating display that uncovers why animals were so important to their lives. It includes
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Men stole bricks to build barbecue
TWO men have admitted stealing 86 bricks to build a barbecue. Stephen Crossthwaite, aged 23, of Sumner Avenue, Ainsworth, and Barry Griffiths, 29, of Scholes Street, Bury, were made subject to tagging orders at Bury Magistrates after stealing their hall
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Hunt gets new deal
NICKY Hunt's emergence as one of the rising stars of the Premiership has been rewarded with a new four-year contract. Sam Allardyce has secured the home-grown 20-year-old on a long-term deal after seeing him burst on to the Reebok scene in impressive
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Table at July 9
P W L D Ab BP Pts Elton... 15 10 1 4 0 46 246 Darcy Lever... 15 9 2 3 1 30 216 Atherton... 15 8 3 3 1 48 214 Walshaw... 15 7 5 2 1 41 187 Standish... 15 6 3 5 1 56 182 Daisy Hill... 15 7 4 3 1 35 181 Blackrod... 15 6 4 4 1 53 179 Spring View... 15 6 5
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Mills agrees a move to City
MANCHESTER City have agreed a deal with Leeds United and are set to conclude the signing of Danny Mills. The England international is now in talks with City and a deal is expected to be completed within the next few days. Mills - who spent last season
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Nurising home matron on charge
THE former matron of a nursing home in north Wales has been accused of killing an elderly resident from Lancashire. The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was matron at Bodawen Nursing Home, in Porthmadog. She has been charged with the manslaughter
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Nursing home matron on charge
THE former matron of a nursing home in North Wales has been accused of killing an elderly resident from Lancashire. The 60-year-old woman, who has not been named, was matron at Bodawen Nursing Home, in Porthmadog. She has been charged with the manslaughter
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School wins award for PE
PUPILS at Horwich Parish school are celebrating after receiving an award for physical education. Horwich Parish CE primary school is just one of 167 schools nationwide to be presented with the Activemark Gold award, which is awarded in recognition of
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Action call after teacher's death
A CYCLING group is campaigning for more cycle-friendly facilities following the death of a Bolton school teacher. The Bolton Cycle Forum has handed over a petition to Bolton Council to improve Bolton's roads with more cycle lanes. It also wants more bicycle
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Firefighters 'fear driving engines'
FIRE brigade union chiefs believe the possible prosecution of a firefighter involved in a death crash as he answered an 999 call will deter his colleagues from driving duties. They believe the case of firefighter Ian Robertson - who was involved in the
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Mum and children cheat tragedy
A YOUNG mother and her two children had a lucky escape as they watched their car demolished in front of their eyes by a 40ft lorry. Karen Ainscough, aged 28, watched helpless as the car they were about to climb into for the school run was flipped on to
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Drug dealers in 'heated rows'
THE son of a tortured and murdered cannabis farmer said his father had been involved in a "heated argument" with one of four men accused of killing him. Gavin Waters gave evidence from behind a curtain at Chester Crown Court. His father's battered body
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New working day among radical changes
PUPILS will get a continental-style early start and early finish to their day at one Bolton school as their headteacher introduces major changes. From September, the day at George Tomlinson School, Kearsley, will consist of five one-hour lessons, starting
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Council fights £500,000 greengrocer's bill
A COUNCIL has battled to slash nearly £500,000 damages and costs it was ordered to pay to a pair of greengrocers in a dispute dating back to the early 1980s. Salford City Council was told to hand over £485,000 to Bolton businessman Geoffrey Torkington
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East Lancs Bowls
P W L D Pt Bar Lane ... 9 6 3 0 82 Colne Cricket ... 9 6 3 0 82 Globe ... 9 6 2 1 77 St Andrews ... 9 6 2 1 69 Darwen Subs... 9 6 3 0 68 East Lancs ... 9 5 4 0 66 Turton ... 9 3 6 1 55 Colne Br Leg ... 9 3 6 0 46 R Utility ... 9 2 7 0 46 Greenhill ...
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Change at the top
MICHAEL Wemms, chairman of House of Fraser plc, is to be the next chairman of the British Retail Consortium. He succeeds David Felwick, deputy chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, who has chaired the BRC since March 2002.
