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The pleasure is all Ray's
BLACKPOOL Pleasure Beach has announced the appointment of Ray King as its new Projects Manager. Ray is responsible for planning and scheduling various teams working on ongoing and special projects as well as overseeing all building projects at Pleasure
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Smiling service
DENTIST Mel Rosenthal is set to expand his cosmetic dentistry service with the appointment of dental surgeon Lubna Alam-Orths. Mrs Alam-Orths joins the Chorley New Road practice following a successful career in dentistry both in the UK and in Germany.
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Optimism over job prospects
EMPLOYER hiring confidence in the North-west region is positive for the third quarter of 2004, according to research by Manpower, the workforce management company. The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey shows that the balance of employers forecasting
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Dads should act their age
FATHERS 4 Justice have done a remarkable job of publicising their cause. Their latest Batman at the Palace stunt put their plight centre stage. But I suspect there is now a danger that the public will perceive their stunts as irresponsible, especially
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Credit is due for brave councillor
COUNCILLORS often come in for criticism - although few of us are prepared to stand up and be counted when it comes to public office. But an example comes up every now and again of exactly what is sacrificed to keep Bolton running. Barbara Ronson is a
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More needed to stop drunks
THE report of the glassing of the man at Taskers bar is very sad. But the council comments seem to condone the cause of the behaviour - excessive alcohol consumption - and only consider modifying the symptom by introducing plastic or shatter-proof glasses
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Dental care is a lottery
WITH regard to the new dental surgery (Bolton Evening News, September 14), surely the comment of "people living near to the surgery would stand a better chance of being registered" is nothing more than another example of a postcode lottery - as we became
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Children should be ashamed of language
THE language I hear nowadays! I am one of the minority in Bolton who chooses to travel to work by bus, instead of adding to the traffic problems I read about on this page time and time again. However, so far as children go, my recommendation is to keep
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Council quoted me £62 to clean up graffiti eye-sore
SO Bolton Council are up in arms about "littering" by a local bar (Bolton Evening News, September 14), and claim they are trying to clean up the town and get people to take pride in Bolton. Perhaps someone from the council could explain why I was told
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Committee decision mill buildings
From the Evening News, September 16, 1904: THE Farnworth District Council's Buildings Committee had before it last night the plans for the erection of two immense spinning mills upon land off Worsley Road and Larkhill. A few years ago the land was used
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Missing 6,000 ballot papers cannot be explained
IT will never be known what caused thousands of postal ballot papers to go missing at the local and Euro-elections, council chiefs have revealed. A report into what went wrong has failed to establish a definitive answer to why an estimated 6,000 voters
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Valencia orchestra British tour
IN February, 1950, Jose Iturbi conducted the internationally famous Valencia orchestra at the Victoria Hall, Knowsley Street. Bolton was one of 14 points of call in the musicians' first British tour. Jose was the son of a humble Valencian gasworks employee
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Lane edges home in Trophy
STRONG blustery winds but there were several excellent scores for the Shirres Trophy medal at Turton on Saturday. Dennis Raffe continued his good form of late and has reduced his handicap from 26 to 20 over the last month - not bad saying that it was
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Dunscar
September Medal - Div One: David Sheldon 75-9-66; Les Brown 74-7-67. Div Two: Robert Middleton 75-11-64; Craig Stott 79-14-65 cpo. Div Three: Ron Cain 90-19-71; Norman Whittaker 90-18-72 CPO. Other scores: Alex Kitchen 79-14-65; Ian Brown 76-8-68; Gareth
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Players locked out as NHL dispute continues
NHL team owners carried out their threat to lock out players on Wednesday after the two sides were unable to reach a new labour deal, ending any hope of the season opening as scheduled on 13 October. "The very future of our game is a stake and NHL owners
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Craft fair
THORNLEIGH School, Sharples Park, Bolton, is holding its annual Christmas craft fair on Friday, December 3, from 5.30 pm to 8pm.
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Music meeting
BOLTON Recorded Music Society will meet on alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Albert Halls, Bolton. The classical music group will next meet on Thursday at 7.15pm. For more details contact 01204 300393.
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Dogs' day
DOG owners are being urged to spend more time with their pooches with the introduction of National Take Your Dog To Work Day. The organisers, Blue Cross hope that the event on Tuesday, September 21 will give dogs a taste of working life.
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Extra show
DUE to popular demand, Bolton Little Theatre will be staging an extra performance of W Somerset Maugham's Home and Beauty on Sunday. The performance starts at 7.30pm. The box office is open from 6pm every day, and tickets are available by calling 01204
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Variety evening
ST BEDE'S, Morris Green, present an evening of music and variety this Friday at 7.30 pm. A group from Farnworth Performing Arts Company will be providing the entertainment. Tickets are £3 for adults and £1.50 for children. Patrons may pay at the door
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Justin time!
PHOENIX Nights star Justin Moorhouse is set to appear at Bolton Arena on Saturday night. In a last-minute change to the line-up, the Radcliffe comedian, who shot to fame as Young Kenny in Peter Kay's Channel 4 show, will replace Patrick Monahan. Manchester's
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Andrew's charity run
BURY man Andrew Stewart is running the 2004 Great North Run to raise vital funds for the Parkinson's Disease Society. The 40-year-old will cover a gruelling 13.1 miles in the world's biggest half marathon from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to South Shields along
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Ian is found safe and well
A MAN from Leigh who was missing from his home for more than two weeks has been found safe and well. Ian Simms, aged, 56, was last seen at his house in Carr Street at around 1pm on Wednesday, September 1. Police and his family were concerned for his whereabouts
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Dinner helps save lives
A CHARITY dinner night held to help 30 million people whose lives have been devastated by flash floods in Bangladesh raised more than £2,000. The Nawab Restaurant on Market Street, Westhoughton, held the event as part of Global Disaster Support's national
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Concert of remembrance
THE Royal British Legion will put on a remembrance concert in Manchester next month as part of the Singlive UK season. The Northern Remembrance Concert will feature The Band & Corps of Drums, Her Majesty's Royal Marine band (Scotland), 230 singers
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Mayor lends a hand to beat bullies
THE Mayor of Bolton was the special guest at the Bully Free Zone's annual meeting. Cllr Prentice Howarth presented certificates to a group of young people who have taken part in workshops in the last year. She also had a henna design painted on her hand
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Man, 40,victim of club stabbing
A 40-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed in the back during a night out. He was on the dance floor in the Late Night Club, in Market Place, Heywood, with his wife and friends when he was attacked last Sunday at around 12.40am. A 26-year-old man from Abbey Crescent
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Bungalow crash driver on drink driving charge
A MAN has appeared in court after a lorry lost control and crashed into the garden of a bungalow in Deane. Alan Rogerson, aged 45, of Ashton Avenue, York, is charged with drink driving, aggravated taking of the vehicle without the owner's consent and
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Cannon and Ball show
COMEDY stars Cannon and Ball will be helping Bolton-based national charity Vision Aid raise money next month. They are the stars of a "Night For Sight" on Saturday, October 30 at Lancashire County Cricket Club. A three-course meal will be followed by
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Charity silver for top runner Ron
FORMER world record holder and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ron Hill has been presented with a special award for his contribution to athletics. The ex-Bolton Harrier runner received a silver salver from St Ann's Hospice after he competed in the Joan
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Tutor shortlisted for award
A TUTOR who has organised a programme for young people who have a troubled home life or have dropped out of school has been shortlisted for a national award. Kathryn Downs started the e2e (Entry to Employment) programme at Bolton Community College a year
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New look and a new school for pupils
PUPILS are enjoying trying out their new uniforms for size now that two Astley Bridge primary schools have become one. High Lawn Primary School took over Oldhams School at the start of this term. And according to deputy head Mark Williams, High Lawn's
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Top scholar speaks out against violent activists
A MUSLIM scholar says terrorism has no religion and no place in Islam. Dr Mahmood Chandia spoke at a meeting of Bolton Interfaith Council, saying Islam scorned terrorism, although he said it does permit self-defence. Dr Chandia is a high-profile speaker
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Police hunt as carjackers strike twice in three hours
MASKED carjackers struck twice in the space of three hours, stealing one car and hitting a man around the head with a spanner in front of his pregnant wife. A gang of three men attacked a 40-year-old man as he parked his black YJ-registered Audi A3 at
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Scouts to break camp after 50 years
SCOUTS will say a final farewell this weekend to a campsite which is closing after 50 years. Scouts, cubs and beavers will descend on Hulton Park from September 17 to 19, a site popular as an annual retreat for group outings. But it will be the last time
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Illuminations black out
BLACKPOOL Illuminations will be switched off on Sunday - but not for long. The black out will be a symbolic gesture to mark the 125th anniversary of the resort's first great light show. Visitors will not be left in the dark for long as the switch off
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Wall to wall fun for youngsters
A DIY firm has brought a little colour into the lives of Horwich and Blackrod schoolchildren. The Focus DIY store on the Middlebrook Retail Park has given away surplus supplies of wallpaper worth £4,500 to schools. Children were presented with five cages
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MPs hopeful tram plans can be revived
A GROUP of MPs calling for the revival of plans to extend the Metrolink tram system - and boost Bolton's own transport network - were celebrating a minor victory today. The Prime Minister has taken the "unprecedented" step of allowing Keith Bradley, the
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Pupils could tackle American football
BOLTON'S first American Football team for young people looks set to be formed. The team is open to schoolchildren from secondary schools across Bolton, and will play in a national league. It is hoped the team will play its home games at Bolton Lads &
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Students are catching the minibus to reach college
WHEN youngsters found it hard to catch a bus to school and college, Bolton education bosses found there was only one thing to do - set up their own transport service. Now pupils at Westhoughton High School and students at Bolton Sixth Form College's north
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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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Pass masters set new record
THOUSANDS of Bolton youngsters were among a record number of students who gained top marks in their GCSEs. The proportion of entries awarded a C or better rose from 58.1 per cent to 59.2 per cent, while there was a 0.7 per cent rise in the number of candidates
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Bolton School (Boys' Division)
Grades A*-G, A*-C in brackets C Adamson 11 (11); C Ainscough 10 (10); W Akram 10 (10); J Baglow 10 (10); C Baines 11 (11); A Beavan 11 (11); A Bentley 10 (7); C Berry 11 (11); J Berry 11 (11); J Besford 9 (6); M Bhailok 11 (11); A Biswas 11 (11); S Bond
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Best results ever!
THERE were highs and lows for teenagers in Bury on Thursday. Early indications show that more pupils than ever are expected to gain five A* to C grades in their GCSE examinations. Reports and results round-up will appear here At least 58 per cent of Elton
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Parents support drug searches
PARENTS favour a zelo tolerance approach to pupils who bring drugs and weapons into schools, according to a poll. More than nine out of 10 parents are in favour of random searches to catch pupils committing the offences, according to a poll published
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Classroom charity boost
A CHARITY has launched a new scheme to help teachers bring thought provoking animal welfare discussions into the classroom. The RSPCA has started an innovative online service which offers resources to plan lessons in line with the primary and secondary
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Compensation culture - we pay price
SLIP and trip claims cost the council a staggering £1.4m last year - or, to put it another way, cost US £1.4m. But just where does all this money - our money - go to? I read an eye-opening article recently, about how the £1m compensation paid out by the
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Patients can learn more about diseases
PEOPLE living with chronic diseases such as diabetes or arthritis are being given the chance to get a new perspective on their condition. A short course, called the Expert Patients Programme, offers the chance to take part in a series of half day sessions
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One in nine children are not reading
NORTH-west children are not spending enough time reading, a new survey has shown. Almost half of children in the region are only spending two hours or less each week reading, in favour of other pastimes such as watching television or playing computer
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5,000 flout ban on mobile phones
MOTORISTS in Bolton are continuing to flout the law by using their mobile phones while driving. More than 5,000 people in Greater Manchester have been caught using hand-held phones since it became illegal last December. Police have promised to continue
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School's £25,000 boost for pit blast project
ONE of Bolton's most horrific disasters is to be the subject of a £25,000 school project. Westhoughton High School has been awarded a grant to carry out a project on the Pretoria Pit Disaster, which claimed the lives of 340 men and boys. An explosion
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Moran's £1.3m painting takes pride of place in gallery
RARE pictures by the Bolton artist who became one of America's best-known painters go on display at Bolton Museum and Art Gallery from Saturday. Pride of place in the exhibition - one of three starting there until January 15 - goes to the famous oil painting
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Soccer fan attack gang sentence
THREE members of a gang of 10 Bolton men who left a football fan fighting for his life have been jailed for a total of six years. The Wanderers fans viciously attacked Steven Povah, aged 47, and assaulted two fellow Manchester United fans at Chorley railway
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Volunteer week
HORWICH Resource Centre celebrates Bolton Volunteer Week on Thursday, October 7. People are invited to call in to the Beaumont Road centre for a cream tea between 1.30-3.30pm.
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St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College
A* to G (A* to C in brackets) A Adamus 10 (9); R Ainscough 9 (9); T Alcroft 10 (10); K Almond 10 (4); N Almond 7; A Attaheri 10 (10); L Ayres 10 (10); K Banks 9 (7); C Barker 7; R Barnes 10 (10); C Barton 9 (5); A Benko 10 (9); A Blyth 10 (9); A Bond
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ST JAMES'S CofE SECONDARY SCHOOL, FARNWORTH
A*-G, A*-C in brackets J S Abercrombie 8; B Adamson 10 (10); E L Ainsworth 8; L Aldred 8; J Allen 9 (9); J-A Ashworth 10 (9); C J Bailey 9 (2); L K Bailey 10 (8); A D Barlow 10 (10); C A Battersby 10 (8); T Bava 10 (10); R Begum 9 (1); V R Benedetto 9
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Hayward School
A* - G in brackets A Adam (7); I Adam (4); H Ahmed (10); Mohammad Ahmed (9); Mohammed Ahmed (10); N Ahmed (5); Q Ahmed (9); S Ahmed (9); S Akram (9); S Alam (6); S Ali (9); M Amin (7); A Amla (10); V Aspey (3); A Atcha (9); F Atcha (10); M Atcha (8);
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Free poetry performance
THERE will be a free poetry performance from John Siddique at Bolton Central Library next month. Mr Siddique will wax lyrical at the library's lecture theatre on Thursday, October 7, at 6pm. The performance is part of Bolton Libraries Poetry week, which
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Coffee morning
A FAIR Trade coffee morning is being held in aid of Macmillan Nurses. The event, to promote Horwich's campaign to become a Fair Trade town, takes place at Lee Lane Public Hall on Friday, September 24, from 10am. The Town Council is also looking for volunteers
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Ladies put on the luncheon glitz!
A GLITZY event at the Pennine Suite in the Last Drop Hotel in Bromley Cross this month is set to boost the Bolton Hospice coffers. An upmarket Ladies' Luncheon, featuring champagne, a meal and the amusing anecdotes of the guest speaker, five times-married
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Get your walking boots ready
PEOPLE will be putting one foot in front of another this weekend at a special event to celebrate National Walking Day. The Move It! Family Fun Day will give people the opportunity to join in with a short health walk and a series of other activities in
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Friends to celebrate the life of busker John
A BUSKER, songwriter and poet well known in Bolton has died in hospital after an illness. John Gilroy, who was known locally as John Jellyhead, was a popular character on the town's acoustic music scene. He was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital from
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Air Miles Manchester League
Premier Division P W D L F A Pts GD Springhead... 7 4 2 1 19 10 14 9 Avro... 6 4 2 0 16 5 14 11 Irlam MS... 7 4 1 2 16 14 13 2 E Manchester... 6 4 0 2 22 9 12 13 Atherton Town... 5 4 0 1 11 4 12 7 Old Alts... 6 3 2 1 14 10 11 4 Prestwich Heys... 7 3 1
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Lancs Amateur League
Premier Division P W D L Diff Pt Prairie Utd... 3 3 0 0 7 9 Chaddertonians ... 3 2 1 0 5 7 Radcliffe Town ... 3 2 1 0 2 7 Rochdale St Clem ... 3 2 0 1 5 6 Bury GSOB ... 3 2 0 1 4 6 Old Mancunians ... 3 1 2 0 2 5 Gregorians ... 3 1 2 0 1 5 Rossendale Ams
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Profits boost for waste disposal firm
A COMPANY has made profits of more than £4.5 million -- from waste. Greater Manchester Waste Limited (GMW), operator of the Raikes Lane waste disposal site, has announced that profits for the year to 31 March were jalmost £1 million better than budget
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Tennis ace graces the screen
TENNIS champion Maria Sharapova added authentic beauty and credence to the premiere of a new film about the sport. It's called Wimbledon and stars Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany in what is described as a romantic comedy. English tennis fans hoping for
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Actors bring house down
HEARTY congratulations to all those who did well in the Bolton Evening News' Amateur Stage Awards. This annual event highlights not only the wealth of talent on offer locally but also the scale of it. Our amateur thespians do a great job of entertaining
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Mr Nasty's not stupid
THE more singers appear on TV's The X Factor the more I realise that Simon Cowell is a genius. He knows what is good and bad - what will shape up to stardom and what will never leave obscurity. As for the performers, all I can say is that hearing our
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Our very own superwoman
HIGH-flying Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly has been bumped up from treasury secretary to minister of state in the Cabinet Office - number two to Alan Milburn. She is widely admired for combining her work with looking after her four children, and is even being
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Dentistry grants would fill our gaps
AS the euphoria in the Astley Bridge area grows around the news that a new NHS practice is opening there, it's worth going further back in the skills chain. In amongst all the university courses on football studies and media degrees, why is there no emphasis
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Give offenders chance to rebuild lives
IT'S often hard to retain confidence in a justice system that seems to cosset offenders and discard the victims. But there does appear to be some light in the gloom. In Little Lever, six offenders carrying out community punishment volunteered to help
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Water best for children
I WOULD like to clarify an article which appeared on September 7, headlined Tap water advice, in which it was incorrectly reported that I said tap water is free. Water may fall free from the sky but it still needs to be captured, treated, piped to homes
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Save green power from Luddites
IT is interesting to read the piece on the proposal to erect wind turbines on a ridge at Edgworth and the objections raised. There is a worldwide need for clean, green electricity, and energy from the wind is a totally free resource which does not pollute
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Nine days that will haunt Ron forever
SIXTY years ago on September 17, Bolton man Ron Ashmore began nine days of fighting close to Arnhem in Holland in one of the Second World War's most ferocious battles. Now, at 90, he is back at the historic battlefield -- the last time veterans have been
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200 stitches after night out glass attack
A MAN has been left scarred for life after a horrific glass attack on a night out in Bolton. Foster Gee, aged 29, was hit in the face by a man brandishing a pint glass while he was in a popular night spot with his father. The attack left him with a five-inch
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Pressure may force Hegg to give up job
WARREN Hegg could be leading Lancashire for the last time in the relegation decider against Gloucestershire at Old Trafford. The Red Rose captain has been under growing pressure due to the poor results of the last few months and it cumulated in his confrontation
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Concert discussion
BOLTON Entertainments Committee arranged in November, 1951, for a series of musical appreciation concerts to be given to school children at the Central Library Theatre. Laurance Turner, who was leader of the Halle at the time, was assisted by an ensemble
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On this day - September 16
National day of Mexico 1387: Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle. "Bluff" Prince Hal became a ruthless king who fought two bloody campaigns which came to a climax at Agincourt. Shortly afterwards, in 1422, he died unheroically of dysentery. 1620: The
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The classical touch
CLASSICAL music in Bolton is the theme for today's photographs. The town has produced many talented musicians over the years and there are no doubt many more in the pipeline. The caption to the picture above, from December, 1945, read: "Bolton's clever
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Deane GC
RESULTS Invitation Day: 1. P Stewart/I Smethurst 44pts; 2, T Williams/A Scofield 43 pts back 9 21; 3. N Lowe/N Aincsough 43 pts back 9 19; J Entwistle (Gt Lever) hole in one on the first. 4bbbs: 1. J Tickle/A Coward 44pts; 2. C P Barnes/R Greenhough 41pts
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Hart Common
Wednesday Strokeplay: Division One: Nigel Isherwood 66, Paul Rushby 71, Roy Smith 71. Division Two: Pat Woods 71 c/p, Chris Butler 71, Andrew Nurdin 72. Division Three: John Starr 70, Bill Jones 80, Ken Rathbone 81. September Medal: Division One: Roy
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Boost for church
BANK Top United Reform Church raised £371 at its canopy sale in Bolton at the weekend. Proceeds will go towards church funds.
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Blooming bulbs
HORWICH in Bloom entrants are reminded to collect their free spring bulbs on Saturday, November 6, from the Resource Centre, Beaumont Road from 10am to noon.
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Seconds first
A SALE of nearly-new goods will be held at Chorley Old Road Methodist Church on Saturday, October 2, between 11am-12.30pm, in aid of the National Childbirth Trust.
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Town council meeting
ADLINGTON Town Council is holding its monthly meeting on Monday, September 20. Residents are welcome to attend to the public meeting at 7.15pm at Adlington Community Centre, Railway Road.
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Top judge to speak at school
ONE of the country's most eminent High Court judges is speaking at Bolton School on Thursday night. Dame Janet Smith, who is chairing the inquiry into Britain's worst serial killer Harold Shipman, is to be the guest speaker at Bolton School Girls' Division
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Man on coin theft charge
A 42-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with theft after three gold coins were stolen from Manchester Museum. Charles Templar, aged 42, from Eccles, is accused of taking the nobles on Thursday August 5. He will appear before Manchester Magistrates on Saturday
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Show celebrates 90th year
THE annual Horwich Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show takes place on Saturday September 18. Now in its 90th year, the show opens at the newly refurbished Horwich Leisure Centre, Chorley Old Road, at 2.30pm. Categories include flowers, vegetables, baking
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Smoke bomb attack on home
A 32 year-old man was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital after a smoke pellet pushed through his letter box started an asthma attack. Fire crews were called after smoke filled the house on Aldercroft Avenue, Breightmet. Youths had pushed the pellet, which
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Fireman on death charge
A BOLTON firefighter will appear before magistrates following the death of a motorist earlier this year. Ian Robertson, aged 42, was driving a fire engine which collided with a car in Irlam in January, killing 39-year-old driver Phillip Yates, from Eccles
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Bride show for fighter Kirsty
A BRIDAL fayre is being held in Bury in aid of the Kirsty Howard Appeal. The event will take place at the Elizabethan Suite at Bury Town Hall on Sunday, September 26, at 11.30am. Kirsty was given just six weeks to live in February 1999, but is still fighting
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Uniform cash help shrinks
THE help available to families to pay for school uniforms is shrinking dramatically, according to new research. A Citizens Advice service survey shows that school clothing grants are now available in far fewer parts of Britain and are worth less than
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Search for young musicians
BOLTON Music Service is calling for young musicians, who already play an instrument, for concert bands, orchestras and training ensembles. Singers are also wanted to perform in the Service's choirs. The Service has a World Music project, and training
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High flyers
GRADUATES still earn significantly higher salaries than those without degrees despite in the number of people getting degrees, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. On average, British graduates earn 59 per cent more
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Suspect package scare for Social Services
A SUSPICIOUS package sent to the Social Services in Bolton sparked a security scare. The letter, which contained a white powder substance, was delivered to offices in Queen Street on Monday at around 11am. Concerned staff who had opened the envelope contacted
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Popular fair makes a comeback
A MILITARY fair is being held in Harwood on Saturday, September 25. The event, at Longsite Church Hall, Longsite Lane, follows the success of the summer fair. Free valuations for all types of military memorabilia, including badges and medals, starts at
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BA to cancel dozens of city-linking flights
BRITISH Airways is to cancel dozens of flights to Manchester Airport from Heathrow Airport over the next few months under moves to improve its operational performance. It is part of a review which sees short-haul and long-haul destinations affected, including
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New courses starting soon
WESTHOUGHTON Community Learning Centre has announced a range of new courses starting next month. To celebrate a range of new classes starting in October and the opening of a new building the centre offering free taster sessions in new activities in the
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Collapse fear shuts part of factory car park
PART of a company's car park has had to be sealed off over fears that a river embankment could collapse. Leigh's Paints in Kestor Street, Bolton, has cordoned off a 15-yard stretch of their staff car park next to the River Tonge. The move comes after
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Chance to say a big thank you
NOMINATIONS are already coming in for an event next month which will honour Bolton's females. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Prentice Howarth, is holding the annual Bolton Woman of the Year Awards and Luncheon at the Reebok's Platinum Suite on Friday, October
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Friends to celebrate the life of busker John
A BUSKER, songwriter and poet well known in Bolton has died in hospital after an illness. John Gilroy, who was known locally as John Jellyhead, was a popular character on the town's acoustic music scene. He was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital from
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Man in plea for return of laptop
A BUSINESSMAN is offering a reward for the return of his laptop which he accidentally left on the roof of his car as he drove off to a meeting. Gary Lovatt left the Enterpise Centre in Washington Street, Bolton, last Wednesday at around 6pm and set off
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Top chef Paul to open up in town
CELEBRITY chef Paul Heathcote is to open a restaurant in Bolton. He is looking at two sites in the town as part of expansion plans for his pizza, pasta bar and grill brand, The Olive Press. And he says he will definitely be opening by the end of 2005.
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Education for young mums is among best in country
PREGNANT teenagers and teenage mothers are given a good standard of education in Bolton, according to school chiefs. A survey in the borough found the eduction offered to young mums was an "outstanding example of good practice". The Young Women's Christian
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College would welcome early A Level results
PLANS to allow students to apply to university after getting their A level results have been welcomed in principle by education bosses. But concerns have been raised over how the proposed system would operate. The government wants to reform the current
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Dentists set to quit store
DENTAL patients were today looking for a new practice in the wake of Boots' decision to pull out of dentistry. The retailer's store, in Mealhouse Lane, Bolton, was one of 54 across the country to offer a dentist practice. But the Nottingham based firm
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Count on me, Sam, says Real legend
FERNANDO Hierro has told Sam Allardyce he is ready for Premiership action and raring to turn his dream of making an impact in England into a reality. The legendary former Real Madrid captain and multi-capped Spanish international, has assured the Wanderers
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Soccer fan attack gang sentence
THREE members of a gang of 10 Bolton men who left a football fan fighting for his life have been jailed for a total of six years. The Wanderers fans viciously attacked Steven Povah, aged 47, and assaulted two fellow Manchester United fans at Chorley railway
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GCSE success
IN George Tomlinson School's GCSE results, published in the Bolton Evening News, we incorrectly stated that L P Greenhalgh gained 19 GCSEs with 9 A* to C, and that N A Johnson gained 109 GCSEs with 6 A* to C. The results should have read 10 GCSEs with
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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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Bolton School Girls' Division
A* to C J Adamson 10; S Ahmad 10; S Allen 10; S J Allen 10; N Alnaimi 10; M Aston-Munslow 10; S Bailey-Munroe 10; C Barden 10; H Barnett 10; E Batchelor 10; H Bentham Armstrong 9; K Bickerstaffe 6; J Boscoe 10; H Brabbin 10; L Bradbury 10; H Bradley 10
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Nina's literature grade makes good reading
A STUDENT from Turton High School has gained one of Britain's top-five GCSE marks in English literature. Nina Cooke, aged 16, gained a total of six A*s and four As in her GCSE, gaining one of the best marks in the country in English literature out of
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SHARPLES SCHOOL
A* to G R Abdullah 9; R Afshar 9; K Ainsworth 9; A Akroyd 9; A Ali 9; F Ali 9; A Ash 7; S Ates 10; C Bailey 9; E Baines 9; Z Bates 7; S Beddows 8; V Bennett 9; R Bethell 4; R Bhaiji 9; A Bilardl 10; J Boardman 9; K Boardman 9; C Booth 9; L Booth 9; C
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Top marks for record breakers
BOLTON'S schools are celebrating GCSE success with many reporting record improvements and outstanding individual performances. Canon Slade, Turton High School, Hayward and Bolton School have made significant improvements. In particular, this year's GCSE
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Auschwitz trip for six formers
A LEIGH MP wants to give two sixth formers the chance to accompany him on a trip to Auschwitz this autumn. Andy Burnham MP is launching a competition with the Holocaust Educational Trust for students to submit a piece of written work on the relevance
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Weakened BGA go down to Lancashire
BGAA MUCH depleted Bolton Golf Association lost 7.5-4.5 to a strong Lancashire B team at Deane. Lancashire showed their class from the start, taking a 4-0 lead in the morning foursomes, but the BGA came back at the visitors in the afternoon singles, which
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Appeal helps hurricane-hit island
PLANS for a new life on the paradise island of Grenada have turned into a rescue mission for a Radcliffe man and his family. David Roberts and his wife, Hayley, fell in love with the Caribbean island when they married there 10 months ago. During their
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Shop loses licence to sell alcohol
A SHOPKEEPER accused by police of selling alcohol to underage drinkers has lost his licence. Licensing magistrates ruled that Mark Donlan, aged 42, who owns MD Off Licence, in Abden Street, Radcliffe, was an "unfit and proper person" to sell alcohol and
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Midge uncovered
PLAYING intimate venues such as Bolton Albert Halls may seem a world away from bringing Live Aid to millions across the world but, unlike many popstars, there's genuine depth to Midge Ure. For a start, he would not actually describe his former band Ultravox
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Gun went off during struggle, court told
A WOMAN Hell's Angel accused of murdering a man while wearing a Scream mask told a jury her gun went off during a struggle. Heather Stephenson-Snell spoke for the first time about the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of a man in Radcliffe. In
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WALKDEN HIGH SCHOOL
A* to G S Aldred 9; D Allen 10; C Anderson 9; C Armstrong 11; M Atkinson 10; A Awda 9; J Aylen 11; R Bailey 7; A Barlow 11; L Barlow 6; M Barnes 11; J Barrow 9; R Bartlett 9; E Bayley 11; E Belvedere 9; E Berry 9; S Berry 10; C Birkenhead 11; N Boardman
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Head's parise for Bedford pupils
BEDFORD High School students have impressed in GCSE and GNVQ exams. Topping the honour list were Richard Doyle 5A*, and Aciea Ali and Adrian Brammer each with 4A* -- all out of 10 GCSE exams. The Leigh school headteacher Stephen Preston said: "It was
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Noisy protest as tram campaign grows
A NOISY protest took place onThursday afternoon as the campaign against the government's decision to cut funding for three extra tram lines in Greater Manchester grows. Protesters in Albert Square sounded whistles and horns and the town hall bells chimed
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Pioneer Football League
Premier Division P W D L F A GD Pt Ellesmere... 2 2 0 0 11 1 10 6 Party People... 2 2 0 0 14 5 9 6 Astley Miners... 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 3 Farnworth SC... 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3 Church Hotel... 2 1 0 1 5 6 -1 3 Daisy Hill... 1 0 1 0 5 5 0 1 Spread Eagle... 1 0 1 0
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AEGON West Lancs League
Division Premier P W D L F A Pts Kirkham... 5 4 1 0 15 4 13 Burnley Utd... 7 4 0 3 22 13 12 Coppull Utd... 6 4 0 2 15 6 12 Turton... 4 4 0 0 12 5 12 Fleetwood... 6 4 0 2 14 11 12 Hesketh Bank... 6 4 0 2 10 7 12 Dalton Utd... 6 4 0 2 11 11 12 Fulwood Amateurs
