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New operations director named
BIBBY Factors Manchester, a specialist provider of business cash flow solutions, has announced the promotion of Edward Winterton to the post of operations director. As a member of the senior management team, he will be responsible for ensuring the smooth
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Telecoms firm calls on Carl
MICROCARE Systems, the Bury telecoms company, has promoted Carl Lowe to strengthen its management team. Mr Lowe, aged 24, of Bury, has been with Microcare for seven years after joining as a customer service advisor. He has since worked his way through
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Brewery guides landlords through red tape
A CUMBRIAN family brewery is investing £100,000 to help its Bolton publicans get to grips with new Government licensing legislation. InnVentures, the leased and tenanted division of Jennings Brothers plc, based in Cockermouth, Cumbria, is putting up the
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Perils of the dark mornings
PAPER boys and girls are becoming a vanishing breed, forcing deliveries to be cancelled, newsagents said in a story. I read this and thought, I know why. My daughter, who is almost 13, recently asked me why she couldn't do a paper round. Her argument
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Sorry decline of our market
WE in Farnworth would be more than happy to have a Market Hall half as good as the one that is presently in Bolton. It took a long time for us to get a portable toilet after the council had knocked down a perfectly good toilet block. Then it took even
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Elton and Darcy Lever to slug it out at the top
VICTORIES for leaders Elton and Darcy Lever -- and a surprise Atherton defeat at Adlington -- have turned the Bolton Association title challenge into a two-horse race. Darcy go into the last three games 22 points behind the long-time leaders after a four-wicket
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Bobby's bike half a crown
Mr Harold Owen of Armadale Road, Bolton, has written to tell me that his memory was stirred by the series of local political pictures which appeared on this page recently. He writes: "One day in the early 1930s I was crossing the Town Hall Square on my
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Meet the ancestors
THIS interesting montage - mounted on a large piece of cardboard - is puzzling reader John Rutter. Mr Rutter, who lives in Wigan Road, Westhoughton, came across it when he was disposing of bits and pieces from his parents' Wingates home. His mother, who
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Council pledge fails to convince campaigners
LANCASHIRE County Council has vowed a new youth worker at a successful Chorley youth club will be in place by mid-October. The future of Astley Village Youth Club, based at Astley Village Community Centre, was hanging in the balance as reported in The
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Jumping for joy at silver
CHORLEY Olympic heroine Jeanette Brakewell is celebrating winning a silver medal which was awarded in controversial circumstances. Horsewoman Jeanette secured the second Olympic silver of her career as she competed in the Great Britain equestrian three
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Residents see red over grass
COMPLAINTS about the standard of grass cutting services around Chorley borough have led the council to probe its own performance. There have been a rising number of complaints regarding the service, particularly in rural areas of the district with some
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Anger at planned new link road
ANGRY residents in Whittle-le-Woods have put pen to paper and started a petition against a planned £1.5 million link road which they say will ruin the local green belt. The road is designed to take traffic from a new development at Buckshaw Village, which
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A&E department 'will stay open'
THE chief executive of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has spoken out to assure the Chorley community they will not lose their accident and emergency department. Tony Curtis said that both Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, and the Royal Preston
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Prayers answered on Myles family link
ONE of the world's leading experts on Myles Standish has backed the campaign to reinstate him as one of Chorley's most famous sons. Helen Moorwood's research into the life of one of the founding fathers of the US, has spanned almost a decade. She is visiting
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Blackrod v Elton
Elton won by 7 wkts Blackrod D Farrar c McAuley b Filkins...0 J Pryle c Keegan b Filkins...4 C Smith b Fitton...41 M Westhead st McAuley b Fitton...14 P Dickinson run out...7 G Walsh not out...28 G Speak lbw Fitton...0 J Namajee not out...8 Extras...18
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Edgworth v Spring View
Spring View M James c Syddall b Simpson ...31 R Turnbull c Syddall b Haynes ...89 A Sarker c Syddall b Simpson ...87 D Gornall c Syddall b Simpson ...2 I Murphy run out ...9 I Kindred not out ...1 J Green not out ...1 Extras ...1 Total (for 5) ...221
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Clifton v Astley & Tyldesley
Clifton won by 37 runs Clifton G Griffiths c Bennett b Hughes...13 J Royle c Maguire b Main...10 D Hamilton c Nicklin b Bennett...16 A Griffiths c Rostron b Cutt...52 I Morris c Rostron b Nicklin...33 D Garner lbw Nicklin...17 D Wild c Bennett b Nicklin
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On this day - August 30
30BC: At the age of 38, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, committed suicide with the bite of an asp. 1797: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, second wife of poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and author, in 1818, of Frankenstein, was born in London. 1860: The first tram service
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Market memories
RECENT Looking Back pictures from the first Bolton Festival in 1979 prompted a visit from Freda Martin of Stonesteads Way, Bromley Cross. Freda worked at Alderbank Old People's Home in Melville Road, Kearsley, for 18 years and remembers the effort which
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Candle vigil at festival
MANCHESTER'S festival for the gay community, Pride 2004, has ended with a candlelit vigil to remember victims of HIV and Aids. Organisers expect to have raised thousands of pounds for the charity.
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Queeley hat-trick seals victory
CHORLEY fought back from a two goal half-time deficit to beat Colwyn Bay 3-2 on Tuesday thanks to a hat-trick from Danny Queeley. A dubious free kick on ten minutes proved to be Chorley's undoing in their opening day defeat at Spalding Town. The quickly
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Mills and Leather set to quit Magpies
THE future of Chorley's two most long serving players is uncertain after they both missed the opening match of the season on Saturday. Neither former skipper Ian Leather nor midfielder Danny Mills played in the game and, although no official announcement
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Day out for daredevils
THRILL-seekers are being encouraged to join a fundraising day by jumping out of a plane. On Sunday, September 5, a mixture of experienced and inexperienced jumpers will fly through the air onto a Lancaster airfield to raise money for the Meningitis Research
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Route to the Final
First Round v Marios Kaperonis (Greece) -- stopped in third round THE fight was stopped on the 'outclassed' rule, whereby a fighter automatically wins the contest if they go 20 points ahead. However it was a scrappy and nervous first round performance
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Library plea for charities
RAMSBOTTOM Library is collecting secondhand goods for three charities. The Library is collecting used printer cartridges to raise funds for Bury Metro Deaf Club, postage stamps for Guide Dogs for the Blind, old prescription glasses for Oxfam and knitting
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Leave wasps to the experts
PEOPLE are being urged not to tackle wasps' nests themselves. The British Pest Control Association is warning people that in late summer wasps change their dietary habits, switching to sweet, sugary foods. This change makes wasps more aggressive and brings
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Hero gets a huge welcomefrom fans+
OLYMPIC boxing hero Amir Khan received a rapturous welcome as he arrived back in Britain. The 17-year-old silver medallist was greeted by family, friends and hundreds of supporters as he and other members of Britain's Olympic team flew into Gatwick Airport
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Ramblers win 'right to roam' on moorland
TWO areas of moorland near Bolton are to be fully opened up to ramblers under new access laws. Smithills Moor and Winter Hill will become one of the first areas in the country to have public access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, which comes
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High blood pressure warning
A NATIONAL report has revealed that there is an urgent need to treat high blood pressure in the UK. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) has said just a third of all sufferers are aware they have the condition, while a third are not being
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The making of a hero
BOXING hero Amir Khan has fought his way into the public conscience with a masterful display of skill and gritty determination. At just 17, he is the youngest boxer ever to win an Olympic medal since the 1950s. With a sensible head on his shoulders, and
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Fire safety course is trailblazer for children
UP to 100 children from Bolton have taken part in a safety programme aimed at reducing the number of fire-related incidents. The Fire Awareness Child Education scheme was introduced in 1998 by fire chiefs, and is aimed at three to 11-year-olds who have
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Reserves in action on Tuesday
WANDERERS Reserves will have a youthful look when they kick off their Barclays Premiership Reserve League programme against Wolves at the County Ground, Leyland, on Tuesday night (ko 7pm). Nine senior players are away on international duty and the rest
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League table at August 31
P W L D Ab BP Pts Elton... 25 15 1 5 4 60 384 Darcy Lever... 25 15 3 4 3 44 362 Atherton... 25 12 5 6 2 81 333 Walshaw... 25 12 6 4 3 73 331 Clifton... 25 11 6 6 2 78 310 Daisy Hill... 26 12 7 3 4 43 307 Spring View... 26 8 8 4 6 74 270 Standish... 25
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Bradshaw v Walkden
Walkden won by 8 wkts Bradshaw R Tierney b D Smith...0 C Evans c D Smith b J Smith...6 Ganpatye b D Smith...8 A Kerr c J Smith b D Smith...1 P Waring c Kay b J Smith...1 P Johnson lbw D Smith...1 M Brookes lbw D Smith...1 B Hubbard b S Reidy ...11 M McGuinness
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Little Lever v Tonge
Match drawn Tonge Nisar c Rushmore b Adnan...101 S Ismail c Lomax b Adnan...36 N Partington c Lomax b Ashraf...1 S Arif run out...16 D Rees not out...26 S Anderton b Ashraf...4 R Waller not out...3 Extras ...14 Total (for 5) 187 Bowling: Ashraf 22-5-57
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Horwich v Farnworth
Match drawn Horwich S Woods lbw Tonge ...62 A Williams c Grundy b T Barrow ...1 G Long c Street b T Barrow ...53 White not out ...26 J Partington b Tonge ...13 A Taylor b Tonge ...2 J Atkinson not out ...2 Extras ...15 Total (for 5) ...174 Bowling: T
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Little Lever v Kearsley
Match drawn Little Lever A Hilton b Mather...5 A Worrall c Smith b Mather...9 L Lomax c Hamblett b Ganga...0 Ashraf run out...55 J Kerrigan c Morris b Preston...57 I Rushmore c Morris b Preston...5 M Martin c&b Ganga...14 G Larkman not out...16 M
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Bradshaw V Kearsley
Match drawn Bradshaw R Tierney b Mather...3 C Evans b Ganga...27 Ganpatye run out...75 N Johnson st Hamblett b Smith...5 A Kerr run out...2 P Wareing b Ganga...4 M Brooks b Ganga...1 B Hubbard run out...6 M McGuinness not out...6 S Ainsworth run out..
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Horwich v Farnworth SC
Horwich won by 5 wkts Farnworth SC R Hope c Long b White ...12 G Murphy c Williams b White ...8 D Eckersley c Partington b White ...11 K Murray c Partington b O'Sullivan ...26 S French c Atkinson b White ...7 D Mullineux st Partington b White ...27 J
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Heaton v Greenmount
Greenmount won by 113 runs Greenmount A Bowker run out ...59 G Chadwick c&b Hirwani ...39 Shetty c Rayment b Hirwani ...21 D Morris not out ...3 M Fallon b Rayment ...5 M Stewart c Jones b Rayment ...5 P Blinkhorn c Bradshaw b Hirwani ...2 N Franklyn
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Farnworth SC v Westhoughton
Westhoughton won by 11 runs Westhoughton S Parker lbw Cunningham ...0 I Pilkington c Walsh b Eckersley ...1 A Mayers c Murray b Cunningham ...5 A Coates c Walsh b Eckersley ...18 A Gaskell b Eckersley ...1 R Parker b Eckersley ...4 M Atherton st Walsh
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Save our hospital
HOW could they, after all the time and effort put into successfully saving our Chorley and South Ribble District Hospital from the claws of Preston, begin to dismantle all that we have achieved? I might say here that I had, of absolute necessity, to visit
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Double injury blow for RMI
Morecambe 2 Leigh 1:RMI face losing striker Karl Rose and midfielder Gareth Holmes for the next two months after a disappointing Conference defeat at Morecambe. Rose faces surgery on a cartilage injury after a challenge early in Monday's game at Christie
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Nugent fires up hungry Shakers
Bury 4 Kidderminster 0: GRAHAM Barrow's goal-hungry Bury rammed home another four as Jan Molby's side were put to the sword. The Shakers were well worth their convincing victory. which followed Saturday's 3-0 derby win at Rochdale. Teenage striker Dave
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Council not heartless over town's CCTV
CONCERNING the two articles published in the Bolton Evening News about Westhoughton town centre's CCTV. Members of the public who may have read the article may be under the impression that the town council must be "heartless" and "callous" towards the
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Queen of music
THE Queen Elizabeth 2 sailed into Liverpool as part of the Mathew Street Music Festival. The luxury liner arrived on Monday morning, docking near the Liver Building. Passengers from the QE2 sampled live music at the Pier Head and at stages in surrounding
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Woman, 60, hurt in attack
A 60-YEAR-OLD woman was left with a serious head injury after an attempted street robbery in Eccles. Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened in the early hours of Sunday. The woman was attacked as she was walking to her
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Club gives cash to accident families
CLUBGOERS have united to raise money for the family of a teenager killed in a road accident. Club Rac in Farnworth held the fundraising evening in memory of 13-year-old Carla Bate who died following the crash on August 8. Bar staff, DJs and door supervisors
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Ramblers win 'right to roam' on moorland
TWO areas of moorland near Bolton are to be fully opened up to ramblers under new access laws. Smithills Moor and Winter Hill will become one of the first areas in the country to have public access under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, which comes
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Darren and Sam getting ready for the big day
THE couple who have been chosen to marry live on breakfast television are in Cyprus getting ready for their big day. Bolton barber Darren Foster and his bride Sam Lilley will be filmed getting married on GMTV on Friday. Darren and Sam flew out on Saturday
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We need more JPs
A DESPERATE plea has been made for more magistrates in Bolton. During the past few months, many magistrates have retired and, with no new magistrates coming through the system, a recruitment drive has started. Bolton has 185 magistrates but needs 230
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Hero gets a huge welcome from fans
OLYMPIC boxing hero Amir Khan received a rapturous welcome as he arrived back in Britain. The 17-year-old silver medallist was greeted by family, friends and hundreds of supporters as he and other members of Britain's Olympic team flew into Gatwick Airport
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Doctors face Shipman deaths probe
SIX GPs and a pathologist criticised by the inquiry into Hyde serial killer doctor Harold Shipman will face Professional Conduct Committees, the General Medical Council confirmed on Tuesday. Dr Peter Bennett, Dr Susan Booth, Dr Jeremy Dirckze, Dr Stephen
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LR stay cool to reach the last four
GOLDLINE Trophy holders Atherton LR moved into the semi-finals of this season's competition with a penalty shoot-out victory at Turton. The match had finished 1-1, with Tom Bowdon putting Turton into an early lead, and Paul Crompton equalising for the
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Grimshaw wins it for Eagley
EAGLEY secured their third successive West Lancashire League Premier Division win despite having to play for the last hour with 10 men. Carl Grimshaw latched on to a through ball to crash home the decisive 65th-minute goal in a 1-0 win at Barnoldswick
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Accountants' lecture
MICHAEL Cawley, the deputy chief executive of Ryanair, will deliver the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants business lecture at the Reebok Stadium on Wednesday, September 15. For details, visit uk.accaglobal.com.
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Trainers are top of the class
TRAINING For Today, the Bolton-based vocational training provider, has added another three graduates to its qualified team of tutors and assessors. Linda Whatmough, Michelle Harper and Deborah Rogerson have graduated with certificate of education degrees
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Website helps stop bad debts
THE Better Payment Practice Group has launched a new section on its www.payontime.co.uk website to help the 170,000 new firms that are registered every year. The resource will encourage entrepreneurs to put in place the credit management steps needed
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Lee's play-off aim for Lynx
CHORLEY Lynx coach Mark Lee is confident his side can claim a top six finish and a place in the play-offs after an improved performance saw them claim a thrilling draw with league leaders Barrow. Lynx led 16-8 at the interval but the Raiders rallied to
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Timing is the key to Amir's move to pro game
A STAR is born, but what next for Bolton's boy wonder? writes David Magilton Speculation abounds as to how long Amir Khan can turn his back on the long line of promoters beating a path to his door and remain in the amateur ranks. But nothing will be rushed
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Bolton, what a great place
I WAS in the Age Concern centre and got talking to a lady from Carlisle who had come down to Bolton on a coach. She said she had enjoyed her lunch, and what a great place Bolton was. She had got a load of bargains from our great market, as in Carlisle
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Veterans show their mettle
TWO over-50s were among the Bolton League's top scorers at the weekend. Bernard Reidy, aged 51, hit 79 not out for Walkden as they drew with Astley Bridge on Saturday. The following day, 50-year-old Steve Woods showed his prowess with the bat to hit 62
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Top of the class
THESE proud pupils were photographed at St Paul's, Astley Bridge, in 1949, after they passed the 11 plus examination. Mr Ray Yates of Belmont Road, Bolton - that's him second from the right on the middle row - tells me that they all went on to Bolton
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Westhoughton one win from title
WESTHOUGHTON are just one game away from claiming the championship after a remarkable turnaround in fortunes on Sunday. The leaders looked to be heading for a humiliating defeat when they crashed to 54 all out at Farnworth Social Circle. But they produced
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On this day - August 31
1422: King Henry V of England died in Vincennes, France, struck down with dysentery. He was succeeded by his nine-month-old infant son, Henry VI. 1888: Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, first victim of Jack the Ripper, was found mutilated in Buck's Row in the
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Cyclists visit pits
From the Evening News, August 31, 1904: THROUGH the generosity of Mr Alf Tonge and the Hulton Colliery Company, 100 Clarion cyclists from Bolton and the district, with a sprinkling of friends, had the pleasure of being shown through the workings of the
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World champion clog dancer named soon
From the Evening News, August 30 1904: THERE is a special attraction at the Grand this week in the ladies' clog dancing contest for the championship of the world, this event being proceeded nightly until Saturday, when the belt will be awarded to the
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Association v Bolton League
at Darcy Lever Bolton League won by 8 wkts Bolton Association N Bannister run out ...15 A Griffiths c&b Nisar ...0 Bundela c&b T Barrow ...20 Mahmood run out ...15 A Kelly c Hamblett b T Barrow ...3 Fielding c Morris b T Barrow ...1 D Morris c
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Brilliant Barrow sinks Association
by David Magilton THE Bolton League cantered to their fifth successive Trinity Cup triumph, with an eight-wicket victory yesterday in the annual challenge match. Bolton Association had a nightmare game from start to finish as they failed to test their
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Crime cameras track gun yobs
CHORLEY'S town centre CCTV system helped catch two yobs brandishing ball-bearing guns. The 15-year-old boys were spotted walking through the town firing the weapons. Town centre radio link ups and CCTV were able to track the offenders along several streets
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Villagers' chance to buy a home
RESIDENTS in Eccleston and Heskin are celebrating the completion of a groundbreaking new housing scheme that aims to offer good quality, affordable homes to local people. Four two-bedroomed, semi-detached properties in Gillcroft, Eccleston, are about
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Health cash being wasted by patients
THE CHORLEY and South Ribble Primary Care Trust is urging people to keep or cancel doctors' appointments after it was revealed more than 700 were missed in just two months. Figures showed that in June and July 727 appointments were missed in nine of Chorley
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Thug jailed for attack
A MAN who carried out a "nasty" street robbery in Chorley town centre, has been jailed for four years. Mark McFayden initially threatened the victim with a metal bar before later catching him up and attacking him. Tony Hooper was punched to the ground
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Murder charge man due in court
A MAN is due to appear in court on Tuesday charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in Little Hulton. Thomas Edward Bevan, aged 55, of Jonquil Drive, Little Hulton, is appearing before magistrates in Salford after Jacqueline Probert died
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Mayor's limo and police vehicle booked!
A PARKING warden slapped tickets on the mayor's limousine - and two police vehicles. The mayor's chauffeur had parked the official car outside Bolton Central police station while the mayor, Cllr Prentice Howarth, was on official duties at a Victorian
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All the fixtures
WHO plays - and when Second Four Teams of Champion of Champions: Wednesday, September 1. Winter League First Week: Monday, September 6. Semi Finals of Champion of Champions: Wednesday, September 8. Final of Champion of Champions: : Wednesday, September
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Walshaw v Daisy Hill
Walshaw won by 82 runs Walshaw R Faulkner c D Brooks b Arotha ...13 D Hornby b Hodgkinson ...14 A Kelly lbw Arotha ...54 Fielding b Abbas ...21 B Collins b Abbas ...66 A Harris not out ...2 D Holland not out ...2 Extras ...14 Total (for 5) ...186 Bowling
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Lostock v Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever won by 4 wkts Lostock P Flanagan c Morris b Gavin ...4 M Cregan c Thompson b Fawcett ...17 D Cockton lbw Morris ...31 Vahaluwala lbw Morris ...13 C Vohra c Patel b Morris ...4 J Cregan not out ...26 P Knowles lbw Morris ...4 L Issa c Morris
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Golborne v Little Hulton
Little Hulton won by 4 wkts Golborne G Marston c Morrison b Mahmood ...34 J Brunt b Mahmood ...11 D Tyrer b Mahmood ...11 B Greeenwood c Kumah b Penny ...3 A Makinson lbw Mahmood ...1 S Allinson b Penny ...3 J Carr not out ...0 B Lyon c Kumah b Penny
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Adlington v Atherton
Adlington won by 97 runs Adlington A Robinson c Tomlinson b Childs...24 M Rawlings c Marsh b Childs...35 M Halliwell c Wakefield b K Brown...38 C Mulligan c K Brown b Walsh...51 Taylor c Walsh b Childs...7 E Haddon c&b Walsh...8 D McNally b Childs
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Second place the target for Lancashire
Lancashire v Surrey: LANCASHIRE'S cricketers can secure second place in the Totesport League Division One with a victory over Surrey at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. If the Red Rose side slip up in the day/night clash, Warwickshire could yet catch them
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Donors wanted
THE National Blood Service is appealing for Bolton people to save lives by becoming donors. Every day in the North-west, more than 1,500 units of blood are needed to save and improve the lives of patients in local hospitals. For further information call
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War memorial decision time
PLANNING committee members will be visiting the Dunscar War Memorial site before a final decision is made on an application to build luxury houses nearby. The members will be visiting the site on Thursday at 9.45am and a decision will be made later that
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Lecture on use of wild flowers
PEOPLE interested in natural history are being urged to attend a series of lectures and films being held by Bolton Field Naturalists' Society. The society will hold its first lecture of the winter season, when Dr Brian Barnes talks about the Medicinal
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PDSA branch scoops award
THE Bury branch of the veterinary charity PDSA has scooped a top regional title in a retail display competition. The PDSA organised competition was based on the charity's history, and the Bury based shop depicted the work carried out during the Second
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Has your dog got good bones?
VETS are joining in a month-long campaign to raise awareness of arthritis in dogs. The Hip Hip Hurray Canine Arthritis Awareness campaign wants owners to take their pets to the vet for a check-up in case they are suffering in silence. Local vets taking
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Lecture on use of wild flowers
PEOPLE interested in natural history are being urged to attend a series of lectures and films being held by Bolton Field Naturalists' Society. The society will hold its first lecture of the winter season, when Dr Brian Barnes talks about the Medicinal
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Another fine mess you can get into
THE largest one day event in the UK for Laurel and Hardy enthusiasts will take place this weekend. The event will include rare footage from the hapless comedy duo's film career, including the Spanish extended version of the movie, Laurel and Hardy Murder
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Ali the inspiration for Amir
AMIR Khan's quest for Olympic glory has been driven by an insatiable thirst to better the achievements of his boxing idol Muhammad Ali. The 17-year old had always wanted to win an Olympic Gold before 'The Greatest', who was 18 when achieved that honour
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Family will help Amir keep feet on the ground
IT started even before the final punch was thrown in Amir Khan's epic battle with Cuban Mario Kindelan - the pundits were casting doubt on the Bolton boxer's amateur future. Would he still, as he had predicted, remain an amateur for the next four years
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Football grants kick racism into touch
GRASSROOTS football clubs in Bolton will benefit from grants from anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out and the Football Foundation. The organisations will award a series of Community Chest grants up to £1,000, as part of a national anti-racism week.
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Amir, you're our hero
TEENAGE boxing sensation Amir Khan returned to Britain to a hero's welcome after winning a silver medal at the Olympic Games in Athens. The nation had hoped he could bring back the gold after a series of pulsating performances which, in the space of just
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Joanne is ready for charity jungle trek
A BOLTON woman is set to accompany the first visually-impaired person on a charity jungle trek through Thailand. Joanne Aungier, aged 35, of Thorncliffe Road, Sharples, will escort Oldham mother Wyn Rendle through remote forests in the Asian country.
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Special Sam's staying - Gartside
PHIL Gartside dismissed speculation linking Sam Allardyce with the manager's job at Newcastle on Tuesday, confidently predicting that the man he appointed five years ago was staying at the Reebok to carry on the good work. "Sam's fully committed to writing
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Hero gets a huge welcome from fans
OLYMPIC boxing hero Amir Khan received a rapturous welcome as he arrived back in Britain. The 17-year-old silver medallist was greeted by family, friends and hundreds of supporters as he and other members of Britain's Olympic team flew into Gatwick Airport
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Tonge v Greenmount
Tonge won by 6 wkts Greenmount A Bowker c Rees b Nisar ...7 G Chadwick c Rees b Street ...23 N Shetty c Rees b Nisar ...25 D Morris c Street b Nisar ...22 R Senior c Partington b Nisar ...3 M Stewart b Anderton ...3 D Willets run out ...16 D Senior lbw
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Eagley v Westhoughton
Westhoughton won by 95 runs Westhoughton S Parker c Shuttleworth b Biggar ...8 I Pilkington c de Silva b Biggar ...7 A Coates b Richards ...59 Mayers b O'Rourke ...50 A Gaskell not out ...33 R Parker lbw Richards ...23 M Atherton not out ...28 Extras
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Walkden v Astley Bridge
Match drawn Walkden Roach c Si Entwistle b I G Patel ...38 D Smith c Northrop b I G Patel ...14 K Bates b Dalugoda ...14 S Reidy b I G Patel ...1 Keays st Northrop b Dalugoda ...14 Ingram c Northrop b I G Patel ...0 B Reidy not out ...79 Slater not out
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Farnworth v Egerton
Farnworth won by 1 wkt Egerton G Garner c Street b C Barrow ...19 A Patel b T Barrow ...0 R Northrop lbw C Barrow ...32 N Hallows b T Barrow ...5 C Tye lbw T Barrow ...1 Price b C Barrow ...2 J Cunliffe c T Barrow b Street ...23 I Taylor c Street b C
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Our best results ever, by George
GEORGE TOMLINSON School is celebrating its best ever set of GCSE results. Results show 33 per cent of candidates at the Kearsley school have gained at least five A* to C grades with all pupils who entered achieving at least one GCSE. Headteacher Lynne
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Linguist Leonid makes the grade
A CAREER in languages beckons for a talented Deane School pupil who achieved outstanding GCSE results. Leonid Tarasov gained five A*s, three As, three Bs and one C, and did particularly well in English Literature. The 16-year-old is among the final students
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A meteoric rise to greatness
AMIR'S path to the Olympics began at the age of eight, when his father Shajaad took the hyperactive child to the boxing gym at Halliwell as a way to channel his energies. By the age of 11 he had joined Bolton Lads' Club and faced his first competition
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Cheshire test for schoolboys
BOLTON U15s have been given a home tie against Mid-Cheshire in the first round of this season's NUT English Schools' Trophy. The tie -- in what is the schools' equivalent of the FA Cup -- will take place on Saturday, September 26. Bury, who won the trophy
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North West Counties League
NICKY Fisher scored twice as Atherton Collieries beat Formby 4-2 in a thriller at Alder House. Collieries recovered from the blow of conceding an early goal to record their first North West Counties League home win of the season. Atherton LR won 3-0 at
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MP should back protest
LINDSAY Hoyle's whistle-stop surgery on August 19 certainly establishes him once again as one of the most hard-working MPs in the north west. I attended Eaves Green community centre, along with others, and once again the retrograde steps with regard to
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Crusaders must fight once again
WHEN the people of Chorley and Districts took to the streets in the 70s to confront health minister, David Ennals, they were stating quite clearly that they would no longer take any further rundown of services at Chorley Hospital. The needs of the population
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Borough happy to take a point
Leek 0 Radcliffe Boro 0: RADCLIFFE were relieved to return from Staffordshire with a point after a tough Unibond Premier League examination. Kevin Glendon's side struggled against a Leek outfit who dominated for long periods. Borough wing-back Andy Heald
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Football grants kick racism into touch
GRASSROOTS football clubs in Bolton will benefit from grants from anti-racism campaign group Kick It Out and the Football Foundation. The organisations will award a series of Community Chest grants up to £1,000, as part of a national anti-racism week.
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Results
Barclays Premiership: Man Utd 0 Everton 0; Portsmouth 4 Fulham 3. Coca-Cola Championship: Burnley 1 Gillingham 2; Coventry 2 West Ham 1; Ipswich 2 Wolverhampton 1; Leicester 0 Brighton 1; Plymouth 3 Nottm Forest 2; Preston 2 Rotherham 0; Stoke 1 Derby
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Probe into nursing home abuse claim
ABUSE allegations against a care worker at a Bolton nursing home are being investigated by the police and the Care Standards Commission. Social services chiefs at Bolton Council are also investigating the complaint about alleged incidents of physical
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Youths played ball with dummy grenade
A GROUP of youths broke into a building on the former ROF site and found a dummy hand-grenade which they used to play ball. The security breach is believed to have come to light after photographs taken at the site were discovered by concerned parents
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Cycle theft leaves twins devastated
THIEVES left a pair of seven-year-old twins devastated after they stole their mountain bikes. They sneaked into the back garden of Pauline Hennessey's home in Watson Road, Farnworth, and took the bikes belonging to her twin daughters, Sarah and Zoe. Pauline
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Police warning to soccer fans
POLICE will be stationed at Manchester Airport over the next nine days to prevent football hooligans travelling to England's forthcoming World Cup qualifying matches. Officers today launched Operation Warsaw ahead of England's two crucial away games in
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Scouts set to move camp after 50 years
A POPULAR focal point for Bolton Scouts will move from its manor house home in Over Hulton after more than 50 years. The campsite at Hulton Park has been host to thousands of Bolton Scouts, Cubs, Beavers and Guides over the years, as an annual retreat
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Day out for daredevils
THRILL-seekers are being encouraged to join a fundraising day by jumping out of a plane. On Sunday, September 5, a mixture of experienced and inexperienced jumpers will fly through the air onto a Lancaster airfield to raise money for the Meningitis Research
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Surveyor's Mr Wright
WOLTON, the national chartered surveying company with an office in Bolton, has appointed Steve Wright, aged 53, as managing director to oversee a major expansion programme.
