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BT cuts prices for companies
BT is cutting the cost of phone calls for all its business customers by 25 to 30 per cent and enabling BT Business Plan customers to opt into a 30p cap on calls to mobiles lasting up to an hour. Landline-to-mobile calls typically make up one-third of
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Inland Revenue warning to firms
OWNERS of new businesses face a new penalty if they fail to register with the Inland Revenue, as a tightening up of existing registration rules could land latecomers with an unwelcome expense. The Forum of Private Business is warning all new businesses
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Symbol of Courage
THE Victoria Cross medal can only be awarded for "most conspicuous bravery, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy." It has been awarded only 1,354 times since the Crimean
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Golf clubs face a double bogey
GOLF clubs in Bolton could be in for a rough time if they try to take advantage of tax breaks. Clubs across the country are registering with the Inland Revenue as Community Amateur Sports Clubs. This enables them to claim 80 per cent tax relief from uniform
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Solo Khan off to a flyer in Athens
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Amir Khan got his Olympic dream off to a flyer on Monday with a third round stoppage of Greece's Marios Kaperonis. The 17-year-old lightweight, coached by Mike Jelley, dusted off some early nerves to dominate the local favourite
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Great news for shoppers
REGARDING the multi-million pound development due to take place at the Market Hall, my friends and I think it's fantastic news. Every other weekend we trudge down to the Trafford Centre, sit in queues of traffic, and push through crowds of shoppers. Hopefully
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Older people worst behaved
IN response to B S Bradshaw and "Worried resident, Harwood". I have been a resident of Harwood for 42 years and have three teenage children. Yes, they do go out at night around Harwood, but they have been well brought up, are very polite, and would do
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No ulterior motive over Hiroshima
MALCOLM Pittock's regular rants about war are a familiar feature of your Letters column, but his contribution on August 12 really takes the biscuit. In it he accuses Elsie King, in her earlier letter, of resorting to myth to suit her arguments. In the
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Market plans will kill town's character
WHAT'S the best way to bring more people into Bolton town centre? Promote the features which give it its unique identity - our historic buildings, our open spaces, our rich individual culture? Or turn it into bog-standard Bolton, packed with the same
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All change for final date
WESTHOUGHTON'S appearance in the Lancs KO Final on Sunday, September 12, means all Bolton League 1st XI matches scheduled for that date will now be played on Saturday September 11.
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Cosy pub with inviting menu
WE decided to eat out at the Royal Arms on our wedding anniversary - 18 years for anyone who's interested. We had stumbled upon this charming little pub/restaurant during a family drive at Christmas and had enjoyed a drink. We thought it so lovely we
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Chase man's death plunge
A YOUNG man drowned in inches of water after falling 30ft into a culvert while trying to escape from police. Graham McNeill Eyres, aged 20, and his brother Colin had been chased by police following a fight outside a Bolton club in the early hours. The
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Great food in veggie heaven
GORDON Ramsay's theory that vegetarians don't have taste buds is well and truly sliced apart with a non-meat cleaver at this well-established restaurant in leafy West Didsbury. The celebrity chef, ex-professional footballer and Hell's Kitchen presenter
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Top soccer boss to host charity night
A PREMIERSHIP football manager is to compere a charity evening at the Reebok Stadium. Iain Dowie, manager of Crystal Palace, will take the lead at the Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Association's grand ball. Celebrity guests, entertainment, an auction and a four-course
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Elton v Little Hulton
Elton won by 5 wkts Little Hulton I Mahmood c Read b Kay...5 A Perry c Hall b P Lomax...15 R Kumar c Bushell bGoddard...10 S Hutchinson c Read b Fitton...54 M Lee st McAuley b Goddard......3 D Andrews c Hall b Goddard...0 N Jarvis b Fitton...9 M Edwards
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Injury boost for struggling Lancs
LANCASHIRE could be set for an injury boost ahead of their crucial end of season Championship run-in. The Red Rose side face a battle for survival in the First Division after slumping to eighth in the table after following their crushing loss to Surrey
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On this day - August 17
1483: The two young princes, the uncrowned Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York, were believed murdered in the Tower of London. 1786: Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, was born in Limestone, Tennessee. 1892: Mae West, actress, was born
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Novel way of linking Lowry
THE Lowry has created artistic links between its LS Lowry exhibitions, the theatre programme and the Salford community for the first time. The setting for Love on the Dole, which runs from September 9 to 18, is industrial-looking scenery in the Lyric
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Friends reunited
PAST pupils of Farnworth Grammar School are invited to re-live their schooldays at a Reunion Lunch at the Stocks Hotel, Manchester Road, Walkden, on Wednesday, September 1, from noon. Call Derek Brooks on 01204 305775.
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Friends reunited
PAST pupils of Farnworth Grammar School are invited to re-live their schooldays at a Reunion Lunch at the Stocks Hotel, Manchester Road, Walkden, on Wednesday, September 1, from noon. Call Derek Brooks on 01204 305775.
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Bridge repairs spark delays
DRIVERS will face disruptions in Great Lever next month as work is carried out to rebuild a bridge. Repairs start in Great Moor Street on September 6 and are expected to be completed by May 2005.
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New political party in town
THE UK Independence Party has set up a branch in Bolton. The party, which dramatically gained seats in the European Parliament at the June's elections, has launched a website - www.ukipbolton.org - in the town. The party's first local meeting is on August
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It's heaven in paradise
SETTING down my champagne glass, I step off the private boat into the warm turquoise waters. As I reach the golden sand, a bronzed Johnny Depp lookalike escorts me to a table in the shade of a palm tree where my lunch of freshly caught lobster is ready
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Ancient legacy of the Olympians
THE Greeks may have won Euro 2004, but now they're singing about the Olympics coming home - so I took a trip back in time to where it all began in this most historic of lands nearly 3,000 years ago. Visitors to Ancient Olympia are immersed in an age when
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Plea over man's bus attackers
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 55-year-old man was attacked by two youths on a bus in Leigh. The man caught the 551 service to Bolton at Leigh bus station at 9.45pm last Saturday night and his attackers got on about five minutes later in Lord
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Cheers to pub readers
AN all-male reading group which meets in a Manchester pub has won a prize for its imaginative and diverse range of reading. The Racketeers, who have Bolton members, are the winners of the Penguin/Orange Readers' Group Prize 2004. The group has won a trip
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Man arrested after sex attack on teenager, 17
A BOLTON man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after a sex attack on a teenager. The 17-year-old girl was walking home along Chorley Old Road, Horwich, after a night out at the Black Bull pub on Saturday when she was allegedly pulled down an alleyway
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Bargain Cesar can be Premier star
SAM Allardyce is tipping Julio Cesar to become a top Premiership defender. First impressions suggest the Wanderers boss pulled off one of the best bargains of the summer when he signed the Brazilian from Spanish club, Real Valladolid, on a free transfer
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League table at August 17
P W L D Ab BP Pts Elton... 23 13 1 5 4 60 344 Atherton... 22 12 3 5 2 64 316 Darcy Lever... 22 12 3 4 3 44 302 Daisy Hill... 23 11 5 3 4 40 284 Walshaw... 22 9 6 4 3 73 271 Clifton... 22 8 6 6 2 78 250 Standish... 23 7 8 6 2 88 240 Spring View... 23 7
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Daisy Hill v Lostock
Daisy Hill won by 5 wkts Lostock P Flanagan c Atherton b Marsh...51 D Cockton b Hodgkinson...0 Vahaluwala c Brooks b Hodgkinson...25 C Vohra c Wood b Marsh...10 P Knowles run out...10 L Issa not out...17 R Crombie b Abbas...3 M Nolan b Abbas...3 A Lockett
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Darcy Lever v Elton
Elton won by 69 runs Elton R Riaz c Norris b Bundela ...1 C Read c Thornley b Gavin ...25 D Keegan lbw Bundela ...0 Fitton c Bundela b Morris ...55 D Foy lbw Gavin ...0 M Goddard b Gavin ...0 M Hall b Gavin ...0 R Lomax b Gavin ...10 P Kay c Thornley
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Edgworth v Adlington
Match drawn Edgworth J Birch b Ellison ...0 M Syddall lbw Taylor ...9 N Kernick not out ...118 G Haynes b Mulligan ...50 J Mills c Hunt b Taylor ...11 R Dobie run out...2 C Locke b Ellison ...0 M Davies not out ...0 Extras ...20 Total (for 6) ...210 Bowling
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Atherton v Lostock
Atherton won by 84 runs Atherton K Brown c & b Flanagan...83 L Childs b Vohra...54 P West c Forsyth b Vohra...54 N Bannister lbw v Vahaluwala...1 P Wakefield b Vahaluwala...29 P Walsh not out...12 P Williamson b Vahaluwala...6 M Parry not out...2
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Adlington v Walshaw
Adlington won by 19 runs Adlington A Robinson b Faulkner ...18 C Mulligan c Kelly b Faulkner ...15 Taylor c Harris b Fielding ...9 G Ellison lbw Faulkner ...11 N Boden c Hornby b Fielding ...4 E Haddon c Kelly b Fielding...35 M Flatters b Fielding ...18
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League table at August 17
P W L D8 D6 D1 BP Pts Westhoughton... 20 13 3 0 2 2 23 297 Walkden... 20 11 3 2 3 1 36 291 Greenmount... 20 8 3 6 2 1 56 277 Eagley... 20 8 6 2 4 0 43 243 Egerton... 20 8 4 0 3 5 47 226 Tonge... 20 6 6 2 5 1 56 223 Heaton... 20 6 5 1 6 2 46 212 Horwich
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Eagley v Heaton
Match abandoned Eagley C Lord b Fearick ...0 J Conlon c Booth b Jones ...9 O'Rourke c Hirwani b Rayment ...37 D Shuttleworth not out ...51 S De Silva b Rayment ...0 P McDermott run out ...14 J Hinks st Booth b Hirwani ...3 G Hall c Hobbiss b Hirwani .
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Bradshaw v Farnworth SC
Match drawn Farnworth SC R Hope b Sutton...43 M Ashworth c Evans b Sutton...46 D Eckersley c Ganpayte b Sutton...86 C Murray run out...21 Cunningham b McGuinness...0 C Walsh not out...6 R Taylor not out...2 Extras...10 Total (for 5)...214 Bowling: Ganpatye
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Thrills on the activity trail
ASK someone where it is possible to spend the morning mountain biking on some of the world's best trails followed by an afternoon on a ski slope with breathtaking views, and they may suggest the USA or perhaps New Zealand. Tell them the destination must
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Astley Bridge v Tonge
Match drawn Tonge Nisar not out...221 N Partington c Si Entwistle b Patel...14 S Arif c Patel b Dalugoda...11 S Anderton run out...9 S Ishmail not out...28 Extras...15 Total (for 3)...298 Bowling: Patel 16-0-91-1; Mahmood 10-1-47-0; Dalugoda 14-3-73-1
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Egerton v Bradshaw
Bradshaw won by 7 wkts Egerton G Garner c Lester b Ganpatye...1 N Hallows c McGuinness b Ganpatye...12 R Nothrop run out...9 C Tye c P Johnson b Sutton...13 T Fairclough c Kerr b Ganpatye...2 Price c Sutton b Dearden...27 J Cunliffe c Tierney b McGuinness
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Heaton v Little Lever
Match drawn Heaton M Ward run out...80 M Mort c Martin b Ashraf...4 J Southworth c Kerrigan b Martin...32 J Fearick lbw Kerrigan...19 P Rayment b Ashraf...13 I Bradshaw not out...23 M Hobbiss run out...3 P Gallagher c & b Ashraf...2 Hirwani not out
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Tonge v Walkden
Tonge won by 11 runs Tonge A Nisar c J Smith b Slater...32 S Ismail c Roach b B Reidy...19 N Partington c Ingram b B Reidy...7 S Arif lbw b B Reidy...1 S Anderton not out...68 D Rees c Roach b B Reidy...12 N Ismail c Slater b B Reidy...8 R Waller b Slater
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Bolton Summer Tennis League
WITH two matches left to play, the top teams in the BSF Men's Tennis league make their final play to secure League honours. None more so than in the Men's Premiership where a cruel draw has ensured that Lostock A has to face the full might of the two
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Bolton Vets Bowling
THERE is an executive meeting on Tuesday, August 31, at Tonge Park at 10.30am to discuss rules. Results: Section A: Westhoughton A 163 (11) Astley Bridge A 133 (3); Tonge A 166 (10) Longsight B 129 (4); Rumworth 124(6) Heywood 159 (9); Moss Bank B 128
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Players wanted
SEVERAL local football clubs are still in need of players for the forthcoming season. Westhoughton Juniors U13s, members of the Wigan and District Youth League, need a centre half and a midfield player. Contact David Price 01942 797722. Elton Fold are
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Plenty to look forward to despite defeat
GRAHAM Barrow wants his Shakers players to learn a hard lesson from Saturday's crushing defeat at Grimsby Town. The Shakers boss reckons there is still plenty to look forward to this season despite the 5-1 mauling on Humberside. But that optimism is reliant
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5 hour wait for Amy, 91, to get home
A 91-YEAR-old hospital patient had to wait five hours in a wheelchair as ambulance crews were too busy to take her home. Amy Smith was left in the accident and emergency department at the Royal Bolton Hospital - until 2am. Miss Smith, a resident of St
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Meet Floyd, the labrador who checks out fires
MERSEYSIDE Fire Service have a new recruit -- Floyd the labrador. The three-year-old is trained to determine whether any accelerants have been used in suspicious fires and help track down arsonists. Since completing his training, he has been called to
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Road horror man facing second brain operation
A PEDESTRIAN who was knocked down during a night out is fighting for his life. Michael Welsby, aged 20, is suffering from swelling to the brain and he may have to undergo a second operation. Mr Welsby had been returning from a shop to a friend's house
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Final demand for security cameras cash
TRADERS in Horwich have been told to pay up or lose the town's CCTV cameras. Shopkeepers are refusing to pay a voluntary sum of £10 a month to support the scheme. Horwich town councillors said today the traders had one last chance - otherwise the eight
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Anger as roadworks spark fears for jobs
WORKERS fear they could lose their jobs after roadworks were started without notice outside an industrial estate. Their bosses say the roadworks, which will last for around two weeks, will stop deliveries coming in and out of Firwood Works, Bradshaw.
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Rescued animals are walking tall
RESCUED pets were the stars of the show at Moss Bank Park over the weekend - just to prove that every dog has its day. Dogs which were once abandoned or badly treated enjoyed the attention of hundreds of spectators at the RSPCA's annual Doggie Mixtures
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New protest to regain expansion for Metro
THE North West Regional Assembly and the UK's largest public transport trade union have added their voices to the protests to win back Government funding for Metrolink's phase three development. Leader of the assembly, Bury councillor Derek Boden, said
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Musicians in tribute to Pink Floyd
OFF the Wall, the tribute show to Pink Floyd, is at the newly refurbished Albert Halls this Friday at 8pm. Pink Floyd have announced they have no foreseeable plans to tour in the UK, so - as the show's publicity says - the only chance to have the live
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Leigh falter after penalty
Leigh RMI 1 Crawley 2: LEIGH RMI's hopes of a flying-start to the season were dashed by two Charlie Macdonald goals, as Conference newcomers Crawley bounced back from a goal down to clinch victory. The Railwaymen were not helped by a harsh penalty decision
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Results and tables
Men's Division One: Lostock A 0 South College A 9; Hawkshaw A 1 Holcombe Brook SC A 8; Markland Hill A 7 Ellesmere A 2; Tyldesley A 8 David Lloyd (Manchester) A 1. Men's Division Two: Longsight Meths A 4 Walmer A 5; Leigh C.C. B 4.5 Lostock B 4.5; Bradshaw
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The age of idealism
THERE was a time when elections were more than sound bites on television and radio. People used to be mobilised to fight for the cause they backed. When politicians spoke, people listened, and elections were regarded as an event. These pictures from our
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Czech legend dies in car crash
IVAN Hlinka, one of the greatest players in the history of Czechoslovak and Czech ice hockey, died in a car accident near the Czech city of Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) on Monday. The fatal accident was confirmed by the Czech Ice Hockey Federation to the International
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Fire fund's £1,600
FIREFIGHTERS in Farnworth have thanked generous shoppers who helped them raise £1,600 for the Fire Service National Benevolent Fund. The money was raised by selling water pistols outside Asda and Tesco stores in Farnworth and Walkden over the weekend.
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Better bus stops given green light
TRANSPORT chiefs are making improvements to bus stops in Bromley Cross and the town centre. Work is to be carried out in eight locations, affecting pedestrians in Bromley Cross on Darwen Road and Turton Road and on Bradshawgate, Great Moor Street, Deansgate
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Drive helps disabled tourists
A NEW drive to help make Bolton more accessible to disabled people has been launched by Bolton Council. The Bolton 4 All initiative aims to make the borough an accessible and welcoming place for residents and visitors. It is offering grants which include
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Visitors let off steam at museum
VISITORS will be transported back to the age of steam when they visit Bolton Steam Museum's bi-monthly open days. Adults and children can take in the history of Lancashire in the form of 25 rebuilt steam engines which were used to power the region's textile
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Tower open day is a hoot
VISITORS came face to beak with magnificent birds of prey during an open day at one of Bolton's most historic buildings. Staff from animal society Corio Raptor Care took a selection of birds to Turton Tower in Edgworth over the weekend. Crowds flocked
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Solo Khan off to a flyer in Athens
BURY Amateur Boxing Club's Amir Khan got his Olympic dream off to a flyer on Monday with a third round stoppage of Greece's Marios Kaperonis. The 17-year-old lightweight, coached by Mike Jelley, dusted off some early nerves to dominate the local favourite
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Hideaway in style on Barbados
TELLING people you are going on holiday to Barbados is a pretty failsafe way of turning them green with envy. They imagine - and you expect - long lazy days spent on a beautiful beach, rum punch in hand, being warmed by the Caribbean sun yet cooled by
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Emerson back in Brazil
FORMER Rangers and Middlesbrough midfielder Emerson, who had trials with Wanderers during the summer, has joined Vasco da Gama in his native Brazil. The 32-year-old made 18 appearances for the Ibrox club last season.
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Kaku deal almost done
BLESSING Kaku's move from Ashdod in Israel to Wanderers appeared to have stalled but is back on, again subject to medical reports, on Tuesday Wanderers have agreed a fee for the 26-year-old Nigerian midfielder, who still has a year of his Ashdod contract
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Rioch son signs for RMI
LEIGH RMI have signed Gregor Rioch, son of former Bolton Wanderers and Arsenal manager Bruce Rioch. The 29-year-old left-sided defender, who was a free agent after being released by Northwich, will go straight into the squad at Burton Albion on Tuesday
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Sam confident over Diouf's Reebok move
WANDERERS' are confident they will complete the loan signing of El-Hadji Diouf from Liverpool despite reports from Italy linking him with a Serie A club on Tuesday lunchtime. www.skysports.co.uk say Fiorentina, who returned to Serie A this summer following
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Little Hulton v Standish
Little Hulton won by 6 wkts Standish J Bazeley c&b Mahmood ...22 P Hassan c Kumar b Redford ...12 M Eddelston not out ...47 M Crookson b Mahmood ...14 B Chadwick b Mahmood ...2 S White c Perry b Mahmood ...17 G Edwards lbw Mahmood ...3 P Clucas st
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Standish v A & T
Match drawn Astley & Tyldesley A Groves c Crookson b Fox ...13 C Bullock b White ...20 A Rostron lbw Crookson ...21 G Pandey not out ...58 R Bennett b Crookson ...2 M Cutt c Hassan b Walder ...4 B Waterworth c&b Walder ...0 J Cutt c Waddington
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Clifton V Edgworth
Match drawn Clifton G Griffiths c Haynes b Liversedge ...20 J Royle b Sydall ...27 D Hamilton c Sydall b Haynes ...59 A Griffiths c Critchley b Mather ...69 D Wild c Mills b Sydall ...15 I Morris not out ...3 Extras....8 Total (for 5) .. 201 Bowling:
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Blackrod v Atherton
Match drawn Atherton K Brown c&b J Namajee...38 P Keenen b J Namajee...21 P West c H Namajee b Halton...13 N Bannister c Speak b J Namajee...10 P Wakefield c Walsh b J Namajee...9 Childs c&b Halton...1 P Walsh run out...19 P Williamson c Speak
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Astley & Tyldesley v Blackrod
Blackrod won by 1 wkt Astley & Tyldesley C Cullock c H Namajee b Halton ...9 M Cutt st Sanderson b J Namajee ...0 R Bennett c Westhead b Halton ...0 A Rostron c Namagee b Halton ...15 B Thompson b Halton ...2 R Smith run out ...2 J Cutt lbw Halton
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New date for final
THE Bolton Cricket League Mervyn Porter Trophy final between Astley Bridge and Farnworth SC will be played on Monday, August 23, at 4pm, after the game at Astley Bridge, was rained off last Friday. The annual U11s competition for the Barlow Cup will be
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Kearsley v Astley Bridge
Astley Bridge won by 8 wkts Kearsley S Davies c & b Mahmood...4 R Smith b Mahmood...2 S Ganga lbw Dalugoda...12 S Thomson c & b Dalugoda...12 C Monks c Clegg b Dalugoda...0 R Hamblett c Dalugoda b Patel...0 N Pickup c Northrop b Dalugoda...0 P
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Farnworth v Greenmount
Greenmount won by 7 wkts Farnworth M Axford c N Kay b Stewart...23 F Patel b Stewart...4 K Ahmed c & b Stewart...20 D Tonge c Shetty b Senior...15 T Barrow c Blinkhorn b Stewart...2 C Barrow run out...23 Knight run out...14 P Grundy b Stewart...8
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Greenmount v Horwich
Match drawn Greenmount A Bowker c Partington b White...15 R Senior c Partington b White...10 Shetty c Taylor b Dooley...2 D Morris c Partington b White...20 J Ashworth lbw White...13 M Fallon c Partington b Taylor...26 N Franklyn not out...45 N Kay b
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Westhoughton v Farnworth
Westhoughton won by 21 runs Westhoughton S Parker c Shuka b T Barrow ...13 I Pilkington b T Barrow ...15 A Gaskell lbw Austin ...11 Mayers lbw Austin ...21 A Coates b C Barrow ...49 R Parker c Shuka b Austin ...0 M Atherton b Austin ...17 C MacKellar
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Farnworth SC v Eagley
Eagley won by 81 runs Eagley C Lord c Hope b Eckersley ...25 J Conlon c Taylor b Cunningham ...10 M O'Rourke c&b Eckersley ...41 D Shuttleworth run out ...5 S De Silva c Cunningham b Eckersley ...2 P McDermott b Cunningham ...27 J Hinks not out ..
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Horwich v Little Lever
Horwich won by 2 runs Little Lever A Hilton lbw White ...17 A Worrall c Harrison b Dooley ...0 Ashraf c Taylor b White ...24 L Lomax lbw Taylor ...14 J Kerrigan c Dooley b Taylor ...34 M Adnan c Woods b Taylor ...0 I Rushomore c Harrison b White ...18
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CHRIS Brentnall, Jonathan Wilcox and Dominic McBittie
Brentnall, aged 20, beat Alan Foulds 21-19 to win the youth (17 to 20 years) category, while 15-year-old Wilcox, from Leeds, saw off Doncaster's Daniel Hallas 21-9 to secure the 13 to 16 years title. McBittie, aged 10, from Fylde, won the under 12s tournament
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Rugby training
BOLTON Mets U13s rugby league team is looking to strengthen its squad for the upcoming season of friendlies before entering the North West Counties Youth League. Training is overseen by qualified coaches with regular matches with other development sides
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Moore plots a Daisy success
DAISY Hill assistant boss Tommy Moore will once again take charge of the team for their NWCL Division Two clash at Blackpool Mechanics on Tuesday night (7.45pm). Moore is standing in for manager Frank Armstrong, who is currently on holiday -- but who
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Ramsbottom test for LR
ATHERTON LR will aim to build on a winning start to their Moore and Co Solicitors North West Counties League campaign when they visit Ramsbottom United on Tuesday night (7.45pm). Tom Foster's side kicked off their campaign with a 3-0 victory over Salford
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Boro miss out
FORMER Radcliffe Borough striker Jody Banim has joined Accrington Stanley on a three-month loan deal after being transfer listed by Shrewsbury. The striker had been linked with a return to Stainton Park after failing to make an impact at Gay Meadow, but
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We'll fight for real Lancashire
IN response to Mr Lowe's letter regarding the Queen's Lancashire Regiment, I would like to advise him that there are no former towns in Lancashire, as he suggest in his letter. I am surprised that a representative from such a distinguished regiment is
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Britain's Best Country Walks
THEY are wild and tamed, high and low, coastal and inland, and they are all fabulous walking destinations. From week-long treks to afternoon strolls, from the rugged Scottish Highlands to the chocolate-box pretty Cotswolds, from the dramatic Yorkshire
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Rock Hudson
THIS revealing biography of film star Rock Hudson, who died very publicly of Aids in 1985 when he was 59, focuses heavily on his promiscuous gay private life. It says a lot for the efficiency of the old Hollywood studios' publicity machines that this
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Students owe less
UNIVERSITY students in Manchester have one of the lowest debt rates in the country, a survey says. The student book, The Push Guide to Money, reveals that most owe more than £5,000, but students at the University of Manchester have debts of just over
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Search for the cultured cabbies
THE search has begun for Liverpool's most cultural cabbie. Black cab drivers who can tell the Beatles from Beethoven and Milton from Roger McGough are being sought by the city council. They plan to have an army of cabbies who can impress visitors to the
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Bell cash treasure trek tribute for dad Fred
THE daughter of lifelong Horwich bell ringer Fred Brownlow has organised a fundraising treasure hunt to help save the church bells. Ruth Warburton, aged 59, is determined to help raise money to restore the town's only pealing bells in honour of her late
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Top soccer boss to host charity night
A PREMIERSHIP football manager is to compere a charity evening at the Reebok Stadium. Iain Dowie, manager of Crystal Palace, will take the lead at the Myasthenia Gravis (MG) Association's grand ball. Celebrity guests, entertainment, an auction and a four-course
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Whites aid coma boy Richard
MESSAGES from his heroes at Bolton Wanderers are helping to bring teenage Austrian coach crash victim Richard Howard out of a coma. Richard, aged 16, from Worsley, was badly injured last Tuesday when the coach he was travelling in near Salzburg rolled
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Pioneering surgeons tackle sports injuries
PIONEERING medical treatment which helps athletes return to sport after horrific injuries is the brainchild of a Bolton surgeon. The Manchester Sports Medicine Clinic became the country's first specialist sports medicine facility when it opened a year
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Saturday quiz
CHILDREN can take part in a summer fun quiz at Hall i'th' Wood, off Crompton Way, every Saturday until September 5. They will have the chance to win special prizes.
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Mikado gets a modern spin
WALMSLEY Church AODS are in rehearsal for their next musical - Hot Mikado. The award-winning society's production team consists of director Nora Howcroft, musical director Adrienne Wormald and choreographer Catherine Pilkington. Hot Mikado is based on
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Pregnancy in the workplace
BUSINESSES are being invited to take part in a consultation about pregnancy in the workplace. Research by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has found most employers are positive in dealing with pregnancy in the workplace but many lack knowledge
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Beer: The Story of the Pint
SIX thousand years and still going strong - the history of beer must constitute the world's biggest booze-up. The author traces, with obvious relish and love of the beverage, the tale of Britain's great drink through its origins in the Middle East, through
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Chamber leads trade mission to China
SMALL businesses with an interest in China are being urged to take part in a trade mission this autumn - led by the president of Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Gerry Yeung. The China trip is open to any business in the Greater Manchester area that wants
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Taking care of businesses
BUSINESSES on a Bolton industrial estate are safer than ever, thanks to the pioneering efforts of an East Lancashire security company. Burnley-based Alert Security Services is celebrating after clinching a deal with Bolton Metro's Industrial Estate Partnership
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Take a walk on the wild side
WHEN a leaflet for South Lakes Animal Park came through our door, there was no holding the children back. They fought over the pamphlet advertising the "safari-on-foot" venue in Dalton-in-Furness - we simply had to visit. So on a Saturday, we made our
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Green energy without the wind farms
I BELIEVE that a new approach is needed for the development of renewable energy, because across Britain, from Scout Moor to Wales, local communities are understandably angry at the way that wind farms are being imposed on them by this Government. Unfortunately
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Elton in charge at the top
ELTON took control of the Bolton Association title race after their bowlers came to the rescue at Darcy Lever. Darron Foy and Peter Kay took four wickets each as Darcy were dismissed for just 58 runs in response to Elton's tally of 127 all out. The win
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Westhoughton top after Walkden lose
THE Bolton League championship chase took another turn on Sunday when Westhoughton regained top spot after leaders Walkden suffered a shock defeat at Tonge. After Saturday's long-awaited showdown between the top two clubs was called off because of a waterlogged
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Duo end Darcy's title hopes
DARREN Foy and Peter Kay took four wickets each as Elton effectively ended Darcy Lever's title hopes on Sunday. Darcy were dismissed for just 58 runs in 27 overs as they missed their big chance to close the gap on Elton at the top of the table.The visitors
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Tonge pull off shock win
TONGE, for the first time in years, may not have an interest in the Bolton League championship, but they could have decided this year's competition following their 11-run defeat of leaders Walkden. That let in Westhoughton to go back to the top following
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Boy dies in machine accident
From the Evening News, August 17, 1904: A RADCLIFFE youth, James Birtwistle of Henry Street, was drawn into the machinery at Crow Oaks Works, New Road, Radcliffe on Tuesday and his skull was fractured. Death was almost instantaneous. AN accident which
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Final date
CLIFTON U11s beat Penwortham in the semi-final of the Lancashire Knockout by 16 runs. The final is to be played at Clifton on Bank Holiday Monday August 30.
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League U18 v Association U18
Bolton League won by 11 runs Bolton League A Worrall c Holland b Brown ...54 P Wareing b Keenan ...36 R Senior b Gornall ...55 P Gallagher lbw Groves ...0 N Ismail st Lockett b Ruffley ...36 C Tye not out ...9 N Lester not out ...15 Extras ...15 Total
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Daisy Hill v Golborne
Daisy Hill won by 91 runs Daisy Hill C Atherton c Shah b Marston ...26 D Brooks c Tyrer b Greenwood ...15 H Brooks lbw Shah ...22 M Wood c Mercer b Marston ...4 F Afredi c Tyrer b Shah ...23 D Marsh lbw Shah ...12 P Kirkman c T Greenwood b Shah ...1 M
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All the fixtures
WHO plays - and when World Rules: Wednesday, August 18. AGM Winter League: Monday, August 23. First Four Team of Champion of Champions: Wednesday, August 25. Bank Holiday: Monday, August 30. Second Four Teams of Champion of Champions: Wednesday, September
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Golborne v Spring View
Spring View won by 5 wkts Golborne R Shah lbw Sarkar ...14 I Mcmillan b Sarkar ...7 D Tyrer b Baldwin ...17 G Marston c James b Baldwin ...32 B Greenwood b Murphy ...8 M Mercer b Murphy ...3 J Brunt not out ...20 A Makinson lbw Murphy ...1 J Whittaker
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Kearsley v Egerton
Egerton won by 112 runs Egerton G Garner c Pickup b Ganga...69 I Taylor run out...0 R Northrop c&b Ganga...109 C Tye c Hamblett b Ganga...2 T Fairclough c Pickup b Ganga...27 M Price c Davies b Mather...3 J Cunliffe b Mather...3 N Hallows not out
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Spring View v Clifton
Match drawn Clifton G Griffiths b Murphy ...57 J Royle c James b Sarker ...2 D Hamilton c James b Darker ...1 A Griffiths c Sarker b Baldwin ...73 M Gardner st James b Murphy ...1 I Morris c Matthews b Murphy ...34 D Wild not out 11 S Holt not out 7 Extras
