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Feathered friends eat everything
I HOW sad today, to see the pigeons milling round the feet of shoppers sitting on the seats in the Newport Street precinct, waiting for the scraps of pasties, pies and sandwiches that many shoppers are used to giving to these birds. Sad that is, because
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Common sense needed over pigeon problem
REGARDING your front page leader (June 26), headlined "Feed the Pigeons and Face a Fine". I found the tone of it and the comments of some of its contributors both offensive and patronising. It is a sad indictment of present day society that anyone could
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Bolton & District Cricket Association
BATTING Inns NO HS Runs Ave Bundela (DL)... 13 6 *109 594 84.86 Fitton (Elt)... 15 5 *92 704 70.40 C Smith (Bla)... 13 6 *91 469 67.00 Sarkar (SV)... 14 3 *129 701 63.73 N Bannister (Ath)... 16 8 *91 481 60.13 K Brown (Ath)... 16 1 110 779 51.93 Mahmood
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Bolton Mills Bowling League
SECTION A: Bar Lane A 147 (3) Dobbies 182 (10); Hollywood Rd 147 (4) Bar Lane Bears (G Clowes 21-4) 179 (9). Section B: Brooklyn Hotel 179 (6) Royal Mail 170 (6). Section C: Kings Head A (G Dobson 21-3) 194 (10) Moss Bank C 138 (2); Chew Moor 207 (11)
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Lostock giants spoil the party
THE BSF Tennis Junior 2004 Howarth Cup Handicap knockout final this year was a real David and Goliath contest, but unlike the biblical story this encounter ended with Goliath winning. After five fully competitive rounds, the finalists came from opposite
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Holcombe pile on the misery for Hawkshaw
Bolton Sports Federation - Mixed League: HOLCOMBE Brook A stay top of Division One of the Mixed League after beating relegation-threatened Hawkshaw B without dropping a set. In Division Two, Bradshaw A are holding on to top position, this time with a
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Horwich
Medal: 1st Div P Mercer 74-8-66. 2nd Div S Collier 91-24-67 2nd Div 3rd R Bostock 84-16-68 4th S Duggan 90-22-68. John Banks Trophy: S Blackshaw 85-19-66, D Duerden 73-6-67, S Knowles 77-10-67. Invitation Day: D Sewell & P Mullen 46 pts, J Wolfendale
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BGA Table
P W L H Pts Bolton... 8 7 1 0 54.5 Breightmet... 9 4 4 1 45.0 Turton... 8 4 4 0 42.0 Dunscar... 8 4 3 1 42.0 Chorley... 7 4 2 1 39.5 Old Links... 8 4 4 0 38.0 Horwich... 6 4 2 0 37.5 Hindley Hall... 6 3 1 2 37.0 Westhoughton... 9 3 6 1 36.5 Great Lever
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Deane
Midweek medal: P Hart 61, H Rees 62. Summer medal (Harry Pilling Trophy) Div 1: S Barrett 64, A Runciman 67. Div 2: F McKay 61 (trophy winner), J D Thornley 65. Div 3: J N Wilson 67 S Smith 67. Horwich Medal: 1st Div P Mercer 74-8-66. 2nd Div S Collier
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Old Links festival a success
PLAYERS from all over the country flocked to the Old Links Club last weekend to participate in four days of hotly-contested golf competition. Sadly the very popular Texas Scramble on Thursday did not survive as the course became flooded when constant
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Sports car set alight
A CAN of petrol was poured over a sports car and set alight early today. Fire crews attended the incident in Chip Hill Road, Deane, at 3.13am and found the Volvo sports car engulfed in flames. The car suffered interior damage.
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Road closed as car overturns
A MAJOR road was closed for 20 minutes last night after a crash which resulted in one car overturning. No-one was injured when the Vauxhall Corsa and Vauxhall Agila crashed in Chorley New Road, Bolton, at 6.56pm. Two adults and a child, who were all wearing
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Charity seeks directors
BOLTON and District Citizens' Advice Bureau is looking for directors. Anyone with experience in community work, business, management or campaigning can apply. Each post is voluntary and involves around three hours' work per week for one year. Call Helen
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Publisher helps hospice buy new bath
A NEW specialist bath has been installed at Bolton Hospice Inpatient Unit, after a Gannett Foundation Grant. The foundation contributed £10,000 towards the £19,787 cost of the bath, hoist and installation. Patients at the hospice with limited mobility
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Transport users have their say
RESIDENTS in Bury are being invited to have their say on public transport. They are being urged to attend the next meeting of the town's Local Transport Group which is being held in the Peel Room of Bury Town Hall on Wednesday at 6.15pm. The meeting will
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School shows it is hot stuff!
A TEACHER has won £2,500 towards financing a school project after impressing judges in a national competition. Adrian Waltho, who has taught science at Westhoughton High School for 26 years, won the Heinemann Inspiration Challenge award for a project
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Hooper puts Lancs in charge
CARL Hooper played a starring role in his first match back from injury to lead Lancashire to a crucial Twenty20 victory over Durham. The West Indian all-rounder, who has been out for over three weeks, took 2-13 and made 49 not out as Lancashire cruised
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Association are looking to set up a runs chase
THE Bolton Association have again called up the big guns in an effort to set up an all-Bolton final in the MEN inter-league knockout. In the first round destruction of the Saddleworth League, the Association big-hitters set a new high score when they
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Walkden stars up the race for
THERE wasn't much doubt about where to go last Saturday. To Walkden, obviously, to see the close, high scoring and exciting tussle between the two sides hanging on to Westhoughton's coat-tails in second and third place in the table. How wrong can you
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Bolton & District Pool League
NEXT Wednesday at 8pm is round two of the World Rules Individuals. Each game best of five, each venue play to a winner. Levers Arms: S Gough (Shakespeare) v A Southworth (Victory Reform); D France (Queen Lizzy) v no result from last round. Queen Lizzy
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Second teams
P W L D8 D6 D1 BP Pts Greenmount... 13 10 0 1 2 0 5 225 Farnworth SC... 13 7 1 3 2 0 24 200 Bradshaw... 13 7 1 0 3 2 18 178 Kearsley... 13 6 4 1 2 0 22 162 Egerton... 13 6 5 1 1 0 18 152 Eagley... 13 6 5 0 2 0 15 147 Walkden... 13 6 4 0 2 1 10 143 Astley
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Bob keeps his cool to clinch win
Flat Green Bowls: BOLTON Flat Green Bowling Club are celebrating after a last minute victory over a hotly-tipped Cumbrian side in a national competition. The 11-strong team travelled to Dalston to compete against the much-fancied Wigton Bowling Club in
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Ramsbottom Kitchens Bowls
RESULTS: Dunscar 193-8 Longsight A 162-4; Tonge Moor 184-7 Bradshaw 175-5; Egerton 196-9 Bar Lane B 144-3; Longsight B 187-90 Eagley 167-3; Bradshaw 163-3 Bar Lane A 194-9; Edgworth 148-3 Dobbies 198-9. P W L D Pts Bar Lane A... 13 12 1 0 116 Dobbies.
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Adlington Bowls
Section A P L W Pt Bellingham A... 14 1 13 122 Hilltops A... 14 3 11 114 Chor St Jsphs A... 14 5 9 101 Greenwood... 14 4 10 97 Lostock BC A... 14 5 9 94 Rivington A... 14 6 8 91 Coppull CC A... 14 7 7 83 Horwich RMI A... 14 11 3 58 Adl St Pauls A... 13
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Farnworth Vets Bowls
RESULTS: Section A: LHCC (3) 112 Parr Fold (12) 167; LHCC (5) 138 Kearsley A (10) 162; LHCC (12) 170 Brackley (2) 121; Ellesmere (12) 166 Mytham A (2) 101; Boothstown (6) 150 Ellesmere (9) 152; Brad St A (11) 163 Doe Hey (3) 109; Brackley (7) 133 St Mary's
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Bury Bowls
Division One Eagle/Child A... 11 9 1 1 31.5 95.0 Black Lane... 11 9 1 1 39.0 88.5 Prestwich CC A... 11 8 1 2 42.5 87.0 Whitefield BC... 10 6 4 0 47.0 70.0 Walmersley B... 11 3 6 2 74.0 52.5 Tottington CC A... 11 4 6 1 72.0 52.0 Walmersley A... 11 4 6
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Thwaites East Lancashire Bowling League
BURNLEY'S St Andrews pulled out all the stops to keep their championship dream alive, by beating Blackburn's East Lancs, themselves on the title fringe, 104, at their Burnley ground. McClenan showed just why he's challenging for personal honours in the
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Bolton Vets Bowls
RESULTS: Section A: Egerton A 121 (5) Longsight A 148 (10); Tonge A 166 (10) Astley Bridge A 135 (4); Darbishire A 128 (2) Tonge A 169 (13); Moss Bank A 166 (11) Moss Bank B 111 (3); Rumworth 133 (7) Longsight B 142 (8); Astley Bridge C 113 (1) Longsight
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Don't waste time on bird-brained scheme
PIGEONS do not attract rats. The biggest single culprit for the prolific existence of the rat is the human being. What attracts the rat in the town or city centre is the waste and rubbish discarded, which has been purchased from the pizza parlours, burger
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Man admits false robbery allegation
AN Eccles man has been sentenced to a 200 hour community punishment order after pleading guilty to falsely accusing a man of robbing him in Chadderton. Lee Carl Gregory, aged 22, of Gilbert Street, was charged with an act of conduct likely to pervert
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Staff relay goodwill
SPORTY staff from Bolton Council put their best forward and ran a mile inside the town hall to raise cash for Sport Relief. Up to 16 people from the One Stop Shop took part in the fun run relay, in which they had to pass a red sock to their teammates.
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Country fair so popular it's back
A COUNTRY fair was so successful in its first year, it is back again this year, The Moses Gate Country Park will be held tomorrow from noon until 5pm, with an exciting line-up of events for all the family. African drumming troupe Osagyefo will perform
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Brass band shines at awards
SMITHILLS School Senior Brass Band has been crowned the National Festival of Music For Youth champions for the fourth year running. It is the sixth time in seven years that the band, conducted by Chris Wormald, has scooped the award. The annual festival
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Delays put pedestrians at risk, says councillor
PEDESTRIANS are being forced to negotiate a treacherous stretch of pavement after delays to water mains repairs, claims a councillor. Pedestrians are being forced to tread carefully along the part of the footpath left in Dobb Brow bridge, Wigan Road,
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Motorway car share plan 'would be chaotic'
PLANS for a car-sharing scheme on the M61 near Bolton have been criticised by a councillor who says it would cause chaos. Cllr Paul Brierley believes government plans to have a lane of the motorway between Horwich and Kearsley reserved for cars carrying
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What a difference a year makes
JUST a year ago, the nation was basking in one of the hottest summers on record... What a comparison to this week. A week when Bolton and most of the country has been battered by torrential rain and storms. Temperatures have plummeted to levels more associated
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Municipal Bowls
P W D L Pts Eagley... 12 11 0 1 97 Back o'th' Bank... 11 7 0 4 70 Parks... 9 8 0 1 68 Queen Anne... 11 6 0 5 63 Bradshaw... 14 3 0 11 53 Royal Mail... 9 6 0 3 52 Grey Mare... 10 5 0 5 51 Telecom... 11 2 2 7 41 Dunscar... 10 4 0 6 37 Darbyshire Pk... 9
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Carman Open
CARMAN Plastics Open Pairs Bowling Competition semi-final and final results: Graham Barratt/Stephen Mohan (Stockport) 21; Charles Howarth/Janet Howarth (Ramsbottom) 11; Mike Hart/Bob Williams (Bolton) 19; Jason Stott/Mike Williams (Edgworth) 21; Barratt
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Super Sugababes kick off Reebok concerts
CHART-TOPPING band the Sugababes lit up the Reebok Stadium last night. The pretty trio - the star act on the opening night of the stadium's Big Light On festival - walked on the stage in front of the West Stand in funked-up sports wear and high heels
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Ladies back in training
BOLTON Wanderers Ladies Football Club resumed training this week in preparation for the new season and are looking for more players to join the club. Last season, the club finished runners-up in leagues the U10, U12 and open age. The U12s, U16s and the
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Founders Arms Darts KO
LAST week's winner of the Founders Arms Darts KO was Ste Hand, beating Mick Daniels in the final. The semi-finalists were Wayne Merrick and Tony Cross. Tonight's draw made 9pm. £1 entry.
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BOLTON Ladies play at home tomorrow against Halliwell Ladies.
All players to be at the Founders Arms, St Georges Street, Bolton, by 7.30pm. Anyone not able to attend please ring Pat on 01204 362195. Squad: Ellen Waring, Allyson Smith, Jay Davenport, Lynda Canham, Denise Meanley, Chris Beaver, Tina Andrew, Anne Hamblet
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Little Lever Summer Darts League
MERITS: Ladies Section One: 133s Leader M Walker 134 (2) 140 (4); Ind Leader T Thomson (plyd) 27 (won) 26 (lost) 1. Ladies Section Two: 133s Leader T Wren 140 (2); C McKay 133 (2); B Thompson 140 133; Ind Leader L Jones (plyd) 24 (won) 20 (lost) 4. Men
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Bolton Darts
TICKETS will be available shortly for the league annual presentation evening of prize money which will once again be one only and will be held on August 14 at the Victory Reform Club, off Chorley Old Road. Tickets must be obtained at a price of £1 and
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Kearsley Darts and Dominoes
Darts Section One P Pt Church Inn... 4 6 Dukes Gate... 4 6 F & K Labour Club... 4 6 Britannia A (Pendlebury)... 4 4 Farnworth Vets... 4 4 Post Office B... 4 4 Royal Hotel... 4 2 White Lion... 4 0 180s: S Curley (FKLC) 3 K Smith (FV) M Green (FV) 2
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Triple "D" League
MONDAY is the Men's Pairs at Rumworth Con Club. Players to be at the venue for 8pm for 8.15pm draw. Officials: J Speddy, M Bell, J Heyes. The winner of the Mens Individuals was M Arrowsmith (Howcroft), beating J Heaton (Rosehill) 3-2. The winner of the
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Rats thriving on bird food
IN response to the debate on feeding pigeons. I must say that, since my retirement, I have had hours of pleasure watching garden birds feeding from my bird table. Also, the occasional squirrel has visited, and pigeons too. I have lived in a residential
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Town is magnet for the wealthy
BOLTON is the place to live as far as the North-west's top wage earners are concerned. Figures reveal that "high-flyers" are moving to the town at a faster rate than many of the traditional rich-list locations in Cheshire and The Wirral. Bolton now has
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Bolton & District Cricket Association 2nd XI
RESULTS: Saturday, June 26: Golborne (20pts)107-3 (John Waterworth 59*) Elton (2pts) 105-9dec (Denis Ormshaw 4-55), Golborne won by 7 wkts. Saturday, July 3: Atherton (5pts) 110 all out (Sam Baldwin 5-30) Spring View (20pts) 146 all out (Sam Baldwin 49
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Morgan takes honours at Scottish Open
BOLTON tennis youngster George Morgan has recently increased his chances of a trip to Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, to play in the finals of the Sunday Telegraph/Center Parcs Junior Tennis Grand Prix, after his victory in the final of the Scottish Open
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North Manchester Golf Club
BELL TROPHY: 4 Ball Better Ball Stableford: 1. D R Moores & G Hurst (Tunshill) 40 pts; 2. F Merry & N Dickinson (Hindley Hall) 40 pts; 3. J P McCaffrey & A F Croxford (Childwall) 39 pts; 4. C Scholes & I Lingard (Walmersley) 38 pts; 5.
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Schools given £4m price tag
TWO schools in Radcliffe - Coney Green and Radcliffe High - are to be sold for £4 million-plus to raise money to build the town's new high school. Bury Council has agreed to sell the two sites and earmark all the proceeds for the proposed Radcliffe Riverside
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Arrest over assault
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman was arrested by police this morning on suspicion of assaulting another woman at the Dali Bar in Bradshawgate, Bolton.
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Man saved from lodge
POLICE rescued a man from a quarry lodge last night. Officers were called to Montcliffe Quarry, in St George's Lane, Horwich, at 6.10pm, after a 58-year-old man jumped into the water. The man, from Farnworth, was pulled out by officers and taken to the
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Body found in park
A 30-YEAR-OLD man was found hanging from a tree in a park early today. He was rushed to the Royal Bolton Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. He was found in a small park between Brownlow Road and Silverwell Street in Horwich at 1am. A police
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Appeal for £100,000 Lotto winner
A WINNING Lotto ticket holder is being urged to come forward and collect their £108,976 prize. The ticket was bought in Chorley for the draw on Wednesday, June 2. The winning numbers were 5, 22, 26, 40, 42 and 43, and the bonus ball was 44. The ticket-holder
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Young person tries to make a difference
YOUNGSTERS in Bury West now have their own representative in a landmark move for the borough. Rebecca Allen, of Swanage Close, is the first youth representative to join an area management board. Rebecca, aged 15, a pupil at Bury Grammar School, joined
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ADLINGTON duo Peter Frampton and Tim Chu will play at a fund-raising evening at Adlington Cricket Cl
The evening is to raise money for the Fairview Youth & Community Association, a charity based in Adlington. Tickets are £3.50 and there are raffle prizes and food on the night. For tickets call Carl Thacker on 07974 716924 or Emma Holmes 07973 433214
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Livesey has to wait
DANNY Livesey is having to be patient as he awaits his transfer to Blackpool. The 19-year-old Wanderer is set for a move for a nominal fee to Bloomfield Road, where his former Reebok teammate Colin Hendry is now in charge. But the transfer wheels are
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Bolton Summer Netball League
RESULTS: Division One: CBs 26 Bolton Metro Seniors 20; Chequers 17 Bolton Metro Ladies 36; DB3 24 San Marino 15; Holy Cross 21 Olympia A 17; I J Webb 14 Sharples 28. Division Two: Charlton Homes 33 Bolton Institute* 28; Eagley Sports 25 Andrea Whipp Hairdressing
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Deane/Daubhill Pool
A DELEGATES meeting takes place tomorrow at the Jolly Waggoner from 8pm. Draws for all competitions, along with the latest league tables, will be distributed at the meeting. Normal penalty of three point deduction for non-attendance will apply.
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Pool knockout
EACH Sunday there is a pool knockout at the Levers Arms, Darcy Lever. Names in by 8pm, £2 entry. Two free tables played to world rules. Grand final after eight weeks. Last week's winner was once again Karl Boyes who beat Mick Butterworth. The semi-finalists
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Warburtons Bolton Cricket League
BATTING INN NO HS R Ave O'Rourke (Eag)... 13 4 *105 645 71.67 S Anderton (Tong)... 13 5 97 507 63.38 M Bennison (Walk)... 13 4 *103 556 61.78 Shetty (Gnmt)... 14 2 *122 714 59.50 G Garner (Eger)... 13 2 108 609 55.36 White (Hor)... 14 4 *85 487 48.70
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Bolton Conservative Bowling League
RESULTS: Section A: Little Hulton A (M Orton 21-3) 166 (9) Astley Bridge D 114 (1); Little Lever C 149 (8) Deane B 125 (2); Tonge Moor A 154 (6) Tonge Moor D 141 (4); Deane B 154 (7) Tonge Moor A 115 (3); Dunscar B 150 (7) Little Lever A 126 (3); Little
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Horwich and District Bowling League
RESULTS: Section A: Lostock BC A 125 (4) Westhoughton SSC A 139 (9); Bellingham B 157 (9) Rivington A 124 (2); Horwich RMI A 168 (11) Horwich RMI B 80 (0); Rivington B 136 (8) Whelley LC A 117 (3); Greenwood 151 (9) Deane A 108 (2). Section B: Whelley
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Bolton & District Bowling League
THE Men's President's Pairs will take place on Sunday, July 18, at Little Lever CC, starting at 12.30pm. Send entries to Mr A Bertwistle, Tel 01204 493672 as soon as possible. Results: Men Section One: Bradshaw 181 (6) Railway A 163 (6); Bar Lane X (A
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Astley Bridge Doms
P W Pts Three Pigeons... 8 2 60 Bowling Gn B (B/rd)... 7 5 60 Crofters... 8 3 59 Bay Mare... 8 5 58 Tonge Wickets... 8 4 57 Bowling Gn (Esk) ... 7 4 55 Bowling Gn Wand... 7 3 54 Pam's People... 7 4 54 Bowling Gn A (B/rd)... 7 3 52 Lord Clyde... 7 4 52
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Tony rises to triple challenge
HORWICH RMI Harrier Tony Hesketh left many younger runners trailing in last weekend's Triple T Challenge at Wharfedale in Yorkshire. The event, held over three days, is named Triple T because it involves races over tarmac, tussock and trail. On Friday
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Paint your way to £10,000
ARTISTS in Bolton are being encouraged to put their brushes to canvas and win £10,000 for contemporary visual art in the north of England. The Comme Ca Art Prize 2004, now in its second year, brings the art and artists from across northern England to
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Puppy death to remain a mystery
THE killers of a puppy hurled to its death from a motorway bridge at Ramsbottom may never be found. The Labrador-mongrel had its legs and jaw bound with tape and was dropped 30ft onto the southbound carriageway of the M66 on May 24. It survived the fall
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Move over Jamie - here comes James!
A JUNIOR chef is celebrating after winning a Jamie Oliver-style competition and a 12-month contract to work at a restaurant. James Dainton, aged 16, beat off competition from three other chefs to win top prize in the Chef's Challenge. The winner was announced
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Sex beast gets six life sentences
A 34-YEAR-OLD man who subjected his partner to five years of physical and sexual abuse has received six life sentences at Bolton Crown Court. Philip Stone, of Forge Street, Higher Ince,was convicted yesterday of two counts of rape, four counts of grievous
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Wayne takes summer title
WAYNE Merrick (Halliwell Con A) is the Men's Summer Champion for 2004 after a terrific final, which saw Phil Chadwick (Crofters A) as the runner-up. Semi-finalists were Chris Jackson (Crofters B)s and Bernard Jones (Roundhouse). The next competition will
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Pre-season kick-off
WANDERERS will kick off their programme of pre-season friendlies next Wednesday against Dundee United. The match (ko 7pm) will be played at the County Ground, Leyland - the headquarters of the Lancashire Football Association - and has been made an all-ticket
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Derby Darts
P W L F A Pt Boardwalkers... 5 5 0 45 30 10 KG's Girls... 5 3 2 42 33 6 Three/Bed... 5 3 2 40 35 6 Jackie's Girls... 5 3 2 38 37 4 Lady Lodgers... 4 1 3 25 35 2 Carol's Girls... 4 0 4 20 40 0 Merit K Owen... 5 12 3 12 P Boardman ... 5 11 4 11 D Lowe..
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Moonlight Darts
ALL players have now played four games. Wayne Merrick tops the table recording the first 180 along the way to some high scoring games. He has only dropped one leg of darts out of 12. Ray Hunt, who has played four and won four is followed closely behind
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Super League
BOLTON Town play away tomorrow against Hyde, at the Clarkes Arms, 27 Stockport Road, Hyde. All players to meet at the Founders Arms by 11am, anyone not able to attend please ring Tony tonight on 01204 362195. Squad: Dave Smith, Ste Hand, Ste Robinson,
