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Go international at conference
EXPORTERS in the North-West are being urged to attend the Institute of Export's first international trade conference and exhibition on September 30 and October 1 at Birmingham's Hilton Metropole. The main theme is "Winning in Today's International Markets
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Long hours 'put managers at risk'
MANY shop managers and supervisors regularly work excessive hours that put their health, safety and family lives at risk, says shopworkers' union Usdaw. The union is building a case for ending the UK's "opt-out" clause on working time regulations which
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Royal reward for companies which apply
"APPLY now" is the message to businesses in Bolton which want to earn Royal recognition with a Queen's Award for Enterprise. So far, only nine organisations have applied for details of the 2005 awards in the three business categories of international
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Fans are loyal to stadium's Reebok sponsors
BOLTON Wanderers fans are happy with the idea of sponsors' names appearing not only on shirts but also on their stadium, according to research by UK agency SPA. The research was commissioned for Wanderers and Arsenal. Wanderers are using the findings
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£500,000 aim by charity drive staff
STAFF at Expert Logistics' distribution centre in Radcliffe have announced their chosen charity of the year - Macmillan Cancer Relief. Along with colleagues from the Big Food Group, Expert has pledged to raise £500,000 for the charity. Staff at the firm
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70 jobs to go at pizza factory
SEVENTY jobs at a Bolton pizza firm are to be lost with the scrapping of night production at Stateside Foods, Westhoughton. Forty night-shift workers will lose their jobs along with another 30 jobs going from elsewhere within the company. The job cuts
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Hail the Bolton Thunderbolt!
WHAT a fighter! What a lad! What a smile! No prizes for guessing who the above is. It is, of course, Bolton's own sporting son, the fantastic Amir Khan. May I suggest a nickname? How about "The Bolton Thunderbolt"? A Smith Somerton Road Breightmet
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Council created parking monster
PARKING Attendants - the council spawned this monster, fed and nurtured it, and now are finding that it is turning on them with teeth bared! Yes, I do agree with Council leader Barbara Ronson that it makes the town look silly! Then do something about
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Just for the record
RECORDS were obviously an integral part of this evening - but I doubt whether there was as much fun to be had. It was a meeting of the Bolton and District Productivity Committee at Bolton Technical College in April, 1955. The speaker, Mr W Dobson of Dobson
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Scream mask killer's target
THIS is the woman said to have been the intended victim of a Hallowe'en night killer. Diane Lomax was targeted by a woman wearing a Scream mask and armed with a sawn-off shotgun because she was a love rival, a court was told. Heather Stephenson-Snell
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Teacher who helped make pint-sized player a football giant
THE teacher who aided England footballer Alan Ball's sporting career when he was still a Farnworth Grammar School pupil spoke of his pleasure at figuring in the World Cup winner's new autobiography. Mr John Dickinson - "JD" to generations of grammar school
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Flintoff voted world's best one-day star
ENGLAND will enter the ICC Trophy with the best one-day player in the world within their ranks after Andrew Flintoff carried off the prestigious prize at the International Cricket Council's awards dinner. The Lancashire all-rounder beat off fierce competition
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Getting to the thread of the cotton trade
WENDY Pye, chairman of the Bolton branch of the Workers' Educational Association, tells me about an interesting event this Saturday, September 11. It is a free WEA day-school between 11am and 4pm on "The Story of King Cotton". Stuart Robertson, who has
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£1.3m centre to give children a better start
A NEW £1.3 million children's centre will be built in Tonge Moor, Bolton Council bosses said today. Plans have been unveiled for the development at Tonge Moor Primary School which will offer residents free nursery education, childcare and a range of health
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Pupils in for new school
BOLTON'S newest secondary school welcomed its first pupils on Tuesday. Ladybridge High School in Deane opened its doors to Year Seven pupils -- those in their first year at secondary school -- and other year groups are taking their place in class as the
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Come to lunch
ST Bartholomew's Church Luncheon Club, Westhoughton, is inviting new members to its 10 am sessions on the third Wednesday of every month. They can enjoy a meal and bingo. For details, call Jean Tonge on 01942 813943.
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School and church cash helps poor
A SCHOOL and a church in Westhoughton have raised more than £1,700 for Christian Aid Week. St Thomas Church in Molyneux Road, Chequerbent, held a house-to-house collection last month and raised £1,114 in addition to the £650 raised by Year Six pupils
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Tours of church bell room
GUIDED tours of the bell ringing room at Bolton Parish Church are being held as part of the Bolton Heritage Open Days weekend. Two tours are scheduled for for Saturday, September 11 at 10am and 11.15am and will take approximately one hour. No children
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Pub to reopen after revamp
A PUB in Westhoughton will reopen next week after the completion of a £160,000 refurbishment scheme. The Windwill Inn on Chorley Road has been refurbished during five weeks of building work. The interior of the pub has been painted, new lighting has been
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Billy Fury legend comes alive
THE story of Rock 'n' Roll star Billy Fury will be brought to the stage at Bolton's Octagon Theatre this month in a live music show. Halfway To Paradise - the Billy Fury story, will feature all four of Fury's original backing group - Fury's Tornados -
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Man, 19, injured after bridge fall
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was rescued from a river after falling 20 feet from a bridge. The man was on the bridge near Woodhill Road, Bury, at around 10pm on Tuesday night when he slipped and fell into the shallow water below. Friends helped to drag him out of
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Kick-off for new five-a-side pitches
BOLTON Arena is officially launching its new five-a-side pitches on Saturday. The open weekend at the Middlebrook centre will offer local schools the opportunity to try out the Football Fives facility with various coaching sessions and small games. Mayor
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Charity hikers climb every mountain
THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised by the Bolton and District Round Table to provide local disabled children with special wheelchairs. A Round Table team completed a 33-mile trek over 15 mountain tops in Snowdonia and collected £3,500 afterwards in
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Battle of the black pudding throwers
THE World Black Pudding Throwing Championships take place this weekend at The Royal Oak pub in Ramsbottom. The event, which has a distinct War of the Roses flavour, is being staged by landlord Stuart Law for the second year running. Competitors have to
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Gym proposal for ex-Whites' home
A NEW leisure and retail complex could be built on the site of Bolton Wanderers' former home. Developer The Emerson Group has drawn up plans for a gym and retail units on the site of the former Burnden Park soccer ground, off Manchester Road. The firm
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Appeal to women to take part in cancer research
AN appeal has been launched to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a 10-year study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer. Charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer and The Institute of Cancer Research hope that the Breakthrough Generations Study will
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£200,000 community hall 'will lift area's spirits'
A NEW £200,000 community hall is set to bring residents together in a deprived area of Horwich. Residents in the Brazley area will be able to use the new centre on Cedar Avenue, which will house a youth club, residents committees, and local councillors
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Station parking chaos
RESIDENTS have called for better parking facilities at a Bolton railway station to stop commuters leaving their cars on a busy road. People living in Chapeltown Road, Bromley Cross, say parked cars fill the road during the working week, making it difficult
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I had to help heart attack victim - Good Samaritan
A GOOD Samaritan who helped a woman and her dying husband while on holiday has come forward. Retired care worker Carol Ashworth, aged 56, from Horwich, responded to a letter which appeared in the Bolton Evening News last week from Keith Jones, of Rhuddlan
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Fadiga shown the door
SAM Allardyce will not be pursuing his interest in Khalilou Fadiga, the 23-year-old Senegal midfielder who has been training at the Reebok. A free agent after been released by Inter Milan, he has not been able to agree terms.
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Smith is aiming to wipe away Reebok memory
ALAN Smith will return to the scene of his most painful moment in football on Saturday. Smith's last visit to the Reebok Stadium ended with him leaving the pitch in tears as Leeds United crashed out of the Premiership. Few who saw the match will forget
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Results
Chadwick Cup Final: Rupert Ladies A 92 Darcy Lever CC A 57. Blackburn Shield Final: K2 Ladies 124 The Bowling Green XI 134(1). Section A: Darcy Lever C&SC B 131 Aspull Ladies XI 106; Rose Lea 143 Nationwide XI 152(1); Darcy Lever C&SC A 151(D)
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Final League Tables
Section A P W D L Pt Rupert Lds A... 18 17 0 1 34 D/Lever C&SC A... 18 16 0 2 32 L/Lever XI... 18 14 0 4 28 Nationwide XI... 18 11 1 6 23 D/Lever C&SC B... 18 7 0 11 14 Heaton CC A... 18 7 0 11 14 Heaton XI... 18 6 2 10 14 Aspull Lds XI... 18
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Morrison leads way
BOLTON Metro Triathletes put in a convincing performance in the Horwich Triathlon. J. Morrison, was Bolton's first man to complete the 800m swim, 42km bike ride and 12km run in 2hrs 18mins 3secs to finish fifth overall. Paul Hayes, recovering from an
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Plan for 30 stalls after French success
THERE will be a European flavour for shoppers in Bolton next month when a continental market opens in the town centre for the first time. The market will have 30 stalls from France, Belgium, Spain and Italy. Produce will include Dutch and French cheese
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Mets grab a narrow win
BOLTON Mets ARLFC started the new season with a hard fought 34-32 victory at home over newly promoted Bold Miners A. The visitors raced to a 10 point lead, but the Mets replied with four tries before the break for a 22-10 lead. Loose forward Mark Dorning
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Mixed fortunes for LR and Colls
ATHERTON LR won their FA Cup preliminary round replay against Oldham Town 1-0 at home on Tuesday night while Atherton Colls suffered a heavy 5-0 defeat at Congleton in the North West Counties League First Division.
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Stars turn out for big opening
FIVE years of hard work and community spirit came to fruition on Saturday when a Lostock-based amateur football team opened its new sports centre. Ladybridge FC marked the opening of the £500,000 centre with a match against a team of ex-Wanderers stars
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Amir made me proud of Britain
I WOULD just like to send out a big thank you to Amir Khan, who I am sure is the pride of Bolton at the moment. I never watch boxing, but before the Olympics started I had seen a news report on him. I was so impressed by him I put a bet on him. What a
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'Nowhere to go for old'
ELDERLY people living in Bolton are three times more likely to lose their care home places than others in the North-west. A survey, by marketing company Laing and Buisson, revealed that the North-west is the second worst in the country for closure of
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Youngsters 'are dicing with death'
RESIDENTS fear children are putting their lives at risk by playing in a derilect building where a teenager was injured. Ashley Wadsworth, aged 13, is recovering in the Royal Bolton Hospital after plummeting 25 feet through two floors at the former Corner
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£1.3m centre to give children a better start
A NEW £1.3 million children's centre will be built in Tonge Moor, Bolton Council bosses said today. Plans have been unveiled for the development at Tonge Moor Primary School which will offer residents free nursery education, childcare and a range of health
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Teacher who helped make pint-sized player a football giant
THE teacher who aided England footballer Alan Ball's sporting career when he was still a Farnworth Grammar School pupil spoke of his pleasure at figuring in the World Cup winner's new autobiography. Mr John Dickinson - "JD" to generations of grammar school
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Band to play at school
THE REGIMENTAL Band of the Coldstream Guards is to play at Smithills School in Bolton. The visit, on Saturday, September 18, has been described as a "coup" by the school's director of arts, Chris Wormald. And the school's highly-rated young musicians
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Pupils in for new school
BOLTON'S newest secondary school welcomed its first pupils on Tuesday. Ladybridge High School in Deane opened its doors to Year Seven pupils -- those in their first year at secondary school -- and other year groups are taking their place in class as the
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Coffee date
A COFFEE morning and bring and buy sale will take place on Saturday at the Quaker Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton, from 10.30am until 12.30pm.
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Record visitors
MANCHESTER is getting record visitor numbers, despite the miserable weather. Travel experts Marketing Manchester say the city saw an extra 10 million visitors last year and this year's figure was expected to be even higher. A total of 87 million people
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Banner blazes Metrolink message to Whitehall
THIS huge banner has been unveiled at the offices of Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) as the battle to get the Phase 3 Metrolink expansion programme 'Back On Track' stepped up another gear. The banner, almost 45 metres wide and
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Irish night
AN Irish Night, featuring The Flat Cappers, will be held on Saturday, September 11, 7.30pm, at St Osmund's Parish Hall, Breightmet. Proceeds from the evening will go towards the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at Pendlebury. Tickets which include
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Speakers can find new voice
BOLTON and District Speakers' Club starts a new season on Monday at the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton, at 7.30pm. Further meetings will then be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Men and women who would like to gain
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DJ night for bar
A HOST of guest DJs will play at Bolton town centre bar J2 on Thursday night. Jonny C, Lance Cunningham, Martin Luca, DJ Tippa and Chalky will play a selection of house music at the musical event, called Decksmaniacs. The event will take place on the
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Minister at church and police event
CRIME Minister Hazel Blears will be the guest of honour at a community evening organised by the police and churches in Bolton. The Redeeming Our Communities day at the Reebok Stadium's conference centre will look at how churches and police in the North-west
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Billy Fury legend comes alive
THE story of Rock 'n' Roll star Billy Fury will be brought to the stage at Bolton's Octagon Theatre this month in a live music show. Halfway To Paradise - the Billy Fury story, will feature all four of Fury's original backing group - Fury's Tornados -
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Rupert land cup and league double
RUPERT Ladies A achieved the double for the first time after 25 years of leadership from proud manager Mick Draper. They clinched the League Championship with their defeat of their B side B, then seized the Chadwick Cup in a superb game of rounders against
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Top job for James
INDEPENDENT strategic resourcing consultancy The Stroll Group has appointed James Turner as non-executive director. He joins the Manchester outfit after posts at Citibank, Fidelity Investments, and Prudential Assurance.
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Postal voting no answer to apathy
SO there we have it, the final statement from the Electoral Commission that a postal voting system, by this government, would not work. Bolton council had to set up two emergency polling stations after thousands of ballot papers went undelivered, one
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On this day - September 8
23BC: The first recorded ritual Sumo wrestling bout took place - each year a priest still officiates for the Ceremony of the Crows at the Kamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan. 1157: King Richard I was born in Oxford, third son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
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DJ night for bar
A HOST of guest DJs will play at Bolton town centre bar J2 on Thursday night. Jonny C, Lance Cunningham, Martin Luca, DJ Tippa and Chalky will play a selection of house music at the musical event, called Decksmaniacs. The event will take place on the
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Speakers can find new voice
BOLTON and District Speakers' Club starts a new season on Monday at the Friends Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton, at 7.30pm. Further meetings will then be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Men and women who would like to gain
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Old mill could be mosque
A FORMER mill could be demolished to make way for a mosque and housing development. Developer Gosha Holdings wants to create a new building featuring a community centre and place of worship at St Paul's Mill on Barbara Street, Daubhill. There would also
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Gym proposal for ex-Whites' home
A NEW leisure and retail complex could be built on the site of Bolton Wanderers' former home. Developer The Emerson Group has drawn up plans for a gym and retail units on the site of the former Burnden Park soccer ground, off Manchester Road. The firm
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Pitch problems hit first games
OPENING day hitches on two council-owned pitches saw two games called off in the Bolton Sunday League. Bowling Green's game against Horwich Vic at Tonge Fold was postponed because the grass had not been cut to a high enough standard due to poor weather
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Nicholson nets four in goal glut
BILLY Nicholson scored four goals as Ellesmere started their Pioneer League campaign with a 9-0 win over Farmers Arms. Halliwell, Gray and Whitley were also among the Ellesmere scorers. The goals were shared between Spread Eagle and Daisy Hill, who drew
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Warning over 'win a prize' phone calls
POLICE and BT have warned of the dangers of taking mystery phone calls at face value. They said a foreign company is offering a prize holiday that could end up costing the person receiving the call hundreds of pounds. Those who answer the call are told
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£18m fund blow as tram link shelved
A NUMBER of major projects to bring Bolton's transport network into the 21st Century are set to be scrapped after funding worth £18 million was pulled overnight. Town hall leaders have revealed that the Government's decision to shelve the extension to
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Hospital's new car park plans are submitted
BOSSES at the Royal Bolton Hospital have submitted a planning application for a multi-storey car park. If the application, lodged with Bolton Council this week, is approved building will start next year. The building and control of the three-storey car
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Naps: Week One
1 RISK TAKERS...Royal Cavalier 33 - 1 1 33.00 2 MOYES BOYS...Divine Gift 9 - 2 1 4.50 3 DRUNKEN NAPS...Divine Gift 9 - 2 1 4.50 4 BIRDY'S PRIDE...Divine Gift 9 - 2 1 4.50 5 COOPERMAN...Divine Gift 9 - 2 1 4.50 6 STEVEN'S WESTS...Divine Gift 9 - 2 1 4.50
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Charity concert
A CHARITY concert in aid of Bolton Hospice will be held on Friday, September 17, at 8pm, at Greenfields P.M.C., Westhoughton. Three acts on stage, late bar and disco. Tickets only £2. Contact Victoria Butcher on 01204 663063.
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Allegations are upsetting
I WAS extremely upset by the article in Tuesday's paper, in which allegations were made against a member of staff, who, it was alleged, had physically and verbally abused a resident. Greenlands has been my home for four years, during which time I have
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Fined at the fair for swinging the skittle
From the Evening News, September 8, 1904: TWO suspicious-looking individuals named Herbert Horsfall and Robert Jones appeared before the County Justices this morning, at the instance of the police, for having at Turton Fair been caught gaming by means
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Coffee date
A COFFEE morning and bring and buy sale will take place on Saturday at the Quaker Meeting House, Silverwell Street, Bolton, from 10.30am until 12.30pm.
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Top orchids
THE North of England Orchid Society is holding an Orchid Weekend at the Last Drop Hotel, Bromley Cross, on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, from 10am to 4pm each day. Entry is free and there will be displays of orchids in bloom from some of the UK's
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Irish night
AN Irish Night, featuring The Flat Cappers, will be held on Saturday, September 11, 7.30pm, at St Osmund's Parish Hall, Breightmet. Proceeds from the evening will go towards the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital at Pendlebury. Tickets which include
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Jump threat man halts trains
TRAINS between Bolton and Manchester were delayed on Wednesday morning after a man threatened to jump from a car park in Manchester city centre. Police were called to the car park shortly before 5.45am after reports that a man was threatening to throw
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Dinosaur talk on menu at museum
SHOPPERS and town centre workers can learn some amazing facts at Bolton Museum in a new series of free lunchtime talks. Each month, staff at the museum in Le Mans Crescent will speak on quirky subjects which appeal to them. The first one is on "Dinosaurs
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Band to play at school
THE REGIMENTAL Band of the Coldstream Guards is to play at Smithills School in Bolton. The visit, on Saturday, September 18, has been described as a "coup" by the school's director of arts, Chris Wormald. And the school's highly-rated young musicians
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Reebok roar can win it for us - Jay Jay
JAY Jay Okocha says the roar of the Reebok can give Wanderers the edge over Manchester United on Saturday. The Bolton skipper concedes that he and his team-mates go into the derby as underdogs, but he believes home advantage will work in their favour
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Players wanted
HINDLEY Town Boys U13s side, who play in the Bolton Boys' Federation, are looking for a defender or a defensive midfielder for the new season. Players must be in year eight at school. Anyone interested should call Brian Lee on 01942 522504.
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Champions kick off with a draw
DOBBIES A began their BSF O35s Division One title defence with a 2-2 draw at runners-up Elton Vale. Vale fought back from 2-0 down to earn a point thanks to two Steve Carney penalties. Newly-promoted Garswood United beat Hare Athletic 4-2, and newcomers
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School at risk may have to be demolished
A SCHOOL in danger of slipping into a river may have to be demolished. Bolton Parish Church school has been closed amid fears the playground could slide 30ft into the River Tonge because of erosion. The alarm was raised in the summer holidays and the
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Top orchids
THE North of England Orchid Society is holding an Orchid Weekend at the Last Drop Hotel, Bromley Cross, on Saturday and Sunday, October 2 and 3, from 10am to 4pm each day. Entry is free and there will be displays of orchids in bloom from some of the UK's
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War vets' battle to save regiments
THE campaign to save three North-west army regiments from a possible merger is being stepped up. The Queen's Lancashire Regiment, King's Own Royal border regiment in Cumbria and the Cheshire Regiment could be amalgamated to cut defence costs. North West
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NAPS: Week 24
RISK takers still out in front 1 RISK TAKERS... 7 52.67 2 BROWN JACK... 5 41.00 3 SNOWBALLERS... 4 35.00 4 65 CLUB... 3 32.00 5 MORAL EYES...Spaced 20 - 1 5 29.50 6 DUNSCAR CONS...Forever Phoenix 7 - 1 6 26.50 7 ARVIN AARDVARKS...Satchem 3 - 1 7 16.75
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Keeper wanted
BOLTON County Chieftains U9s, who play in the Bolton and Bury Mini Soccer League, are looking for a goalkeeper for the new season. Training will be provided. For more details, call Derek Smith on 07973 478385.
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Aussie travel profits take off
FLIGHT Centre Limited, the Australian travel company, has announced a UK profit of £3.6 million before tax for the July 2003 to June 2004 fiscal year. This has contributed to an overall 19 per cent increase in pre-tax profits for Flight Centre Limited
