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£7m industrial park on cards
THE Hurstwood Group, based at Rossendale, is planning a £7 million industrial development in Leyland. The construction and development company has bought a six-acre site capable of accommodating 110,000 sq ft at Centurion Park. Hurstwood has submitted
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Yuletide workers needed in stores
DIXONS, Currys, PC World and The Link, which all have outlets in Bolton, are looking for 4,200 recruits to work in stores throughout the forthcoming Christmas season. New recruits will work alongside current store staff during the busiest shopping period
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Warning over bogus agencies
ASSISTANT Information Commissioner Phil Jones, has repeated the warning to businesses not to be misled by bogus agencies which continue to send notices demanding money to register under the Data Protection Act 1998. In the past year, the Information Commissioner's
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Redundancy blow for 83 Horwich engineering workers
BOLTON suffered a major jobs blow with the news that a railway engineering firm has gone into receivership. Workers at Horwich Castings were told yesterday that the firm had been put into administrative receivership. In total, 83 of the 125 workers have
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Scheme for young carers
A TRAINING agency has announced ambitious plans to offer apprenticeships to 16 to 18-year-olds in caring for the elderly, as a new report highlights a nationwide care home staffing crisis. Training For Today (TFT), based on Lever Street, Bolton, is to
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On this day - October 3
1226: St Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died. 1888: The first performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeoman Of The Guard took place at the Savoy Theatre, London. 1906: SOS was established as an international distress signal, replacing
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On this day - October 2
1452: Richard III, the last Plantaganet king, was born at Fotheringay, Northants. 1608: The first telescope was demonstrated by Dutch lens-maker Hans Lippershey. 1870: Rome was declared the capital of Italy. 1909: The first rugby match at Twickenham was
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Moby Dick and Happy Mount Park
A RECENT item about Morecambe memories prompted Michael McEwing to turn up at our front counter with this photograph. Michael and his mother Florence are pictured, right, some time in the 1960s with a ship which might be familiar to some Looking Back
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Abattoir open for inspection
CIVIC life in Bolton used to involve various annual inspections. The people's representatives were presumably making sure everything was as it should be. It strikes me that there was also quite a strong social element to it all. I seem to remember accompanying
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Bolton Brigade unable to attend Bradshaw fire
From the Evening News, October 6, 1904: THE neighbourhood of Bradshaw was in the early hours of this morning thown into a state of great excitement by the discovery that the works of Mr Joseph Lee, Bradshaw Brow, mineral water box and ladder maker, were
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Join our fight for a breath of clean air
THE Bolton Evening News on Thursday launched a campaign to make Bolton a healthier town by demanding smokers Stub It Out in public buildings. Here are the hard facts of our Stub It Out campaign: Twenty-nine per cent of Bolton's population are smokers.
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Quilt display
BOLTON Quilters are holding a special exhibition of quilts and quilting at Smithills Hall from 11am to 4pm from October 14 to 17, and the £3 admission includes access to the hall.
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Never forget
A SPECIAL day for Commemoration of All Souls has been set aside at St Katherine's Church, Blackrod. People can add the names of deceased loved ones on a list for the 9.30am service on Tuesday, November 2.
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Dixieland dazzlers
A JAZZ concert is set to take place at a Blackrod church on Friday, November 19. Mart Rodger Manchester Jazz will be performing the best in traditional and Dixieland Jazz at St Katharine's Church from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from the church office
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Anniversary celebrations
MILL View Residential and Nursing Home, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Monday with a day of activities, including a blessing by Canon Michael Williams at 11am. All are welcome. Staff members, Lynn Wheeldin and Joyce Wright
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Healthy guide for schools
HEALTH and education experts in Leigh and Wigan are launching a new guide aiming to make schools healthier, happier places. The Healthy Schools guide covers everything from education on the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco through to physical activity
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McFly to appear on Casualty
BOYBAND McFly are set to appear in the BBC's Casualty. The four-piece group, which includes Bolton singer Danny Jones from Bromley Cross, have been scripted into a forthcoming episode of the medical drama. They filmed their scenes in Bristol this week
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Hero of 1966 shares wisdom with students
WORLD Cup hero Geoff Hurst has taken part in a coaching and question and answer session with students. The goal-scoring legend of England's 1966 World Cup was at Lowton Community Sports College, where he passed on his priceless advice to students. He
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Family fear for health of missing Rottweiler
A FAMILY fears their pet puppy may be suffering after going missing from their Farnworth home. Baghera, a 20-week-old Rottweiler, needs a special diet excluding meat to keep him healthy. Owner Sarah Schofield fears someone may been keeping him after he
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Fright night's light fest
A FESTIVAL of Light has been organised for Blackrod children as an alternative to Halloween. Children aged between five and 11 are invited to the event, which takes place between 4.30pm and 7.30pm on Sunday, October 31, at St Andrew's RC Church, Blackrod
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Hoe down in aid of respite centre
A HOE down is being held to help raise money for a respite centre to be built in the Bolton area for terminally ill and disabled children. The Devil's Fire Hoe Down Band will be performing at Blackrod Community Centre on Saturday in aid of the Keystone
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Triathlon cancelled due to lack of entries
A TRIATHLON for disabled young people has been cancelled due to the low number of entries. The event known as the Greater Manchester Inclusive (Disability) Triathlon was to be held at Westhoughton Leisure Centre this Saturday. Organisers had planned a
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Rugby star's dad drowns
THE father of Super League star Danny Tickle has died in an accident abroad. Golborne man Keith Tickle, whose younger son Danny is a second row forward with Wigan Warriors, drowned while working in Israel. Mr Tickle had been working on a Middle East pipeline
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From dolly tubs and tin baths
FAMILIES will be able to learn how their grandparents and great grandparents kept clean and did the house work during Family Learning Week in Bolton. During the sessions entitled Dirt, Disease and Drudgery, visitors will be able see how things have changed
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Air rifle boy, 15, gets attendance order
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has been given an 18-hour attendance centre order for possessing a firearm in a public place. The teenager pleaded guilty to the charge at Bolton Youth Court on Wednesday. The court heard that last April, he and two friends had been
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Get our trams back on track, Tories told
TRANSPORT bosses in Manchester lobbied politicians at the Conservative Party Conference this week in a bid to gain support for the proposed expansion of the Metrolink system. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority had already held fringe meetings
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Awards for carers
AN awards afternoon to recognise people who care for and support those with mental health problems will be hosted in Bolton on Friday. The Exceptional Mental Health Insight Awards (EMHI) aim to reward professionals in the voluntary and statutory sectors
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Amir's a golden boy say students
BOXING hero Amir Khan may not have won the ultimate prize at the Athens Olympics but he is a gold medal student as far as his college is concerned. Bolton Community College chiefs have honoured its most famous student, the boxing boy wonder from Heaton
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Reebok fans stage auction
WANDERERS assistant manager, Phil Brown, and matchday announcer, Colin McGreavy, will be the guest auctioneers when the supporters' group, BWSA, hold a memorabilia auction at their annual meeting in the Reebok's Platignum Suite on Thursday, October 28
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Rugby players ready to tackle dance exam
SCHOOLBOYS have swapped the rough and tumble of rugby league for the dainty moves of dancing. The 16 students have left behind the mud and scrums of the macho sport to take part in boys-only school dance classes. The 15-year-olds at Fred Longworth High
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Second half goals seal Radcliffe joy
Shildon 0 Radcliffe Borough 2: RADCLIFFE Borough won through to the FA Cup third qualifying round with a deserved 2-0 victory in Wednesday night's replay at Shildon. Two second half goals gave them a home tie against Moor Green a week on Saturday. Borough
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Carnival in doubt after cash losses
ORGANISERS fear a popular carnival may not be able to continue after making a loss of £1,200. The total cost of staging this summer's Adlington Carnival was a massive £26,000 and despite drawing in the crowds, calculations have revealed organisers have
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Widowed mum admits running brothel
A WIDOWED mother who earned £400 a week by running a brothel was given 80 hours' community punishment by a judge. Lesley Harris, aged 42, of Old Swan Close, Egerton, may now be ordered to hand over the cash she made at the brothel. Burnley Crown Court
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Veronica has goal of helping sick children
VERONICA Kilasi is on a mercy mission to start a new sports centre for African children plagued by leprosy. Armed with a few hundred flat-packed footballs, the Bolton mother-of-three aims to fly out to Tanzania within the next few weeks with the goal
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Amir's a golden boy say students
BOXING hero Amir Khan may not have won the ultimate prize at the Athens Olympics but he is a gold medal student as far as his college is concerned. Bolton Community College chiefs have honoured its most famous student, the boxing boy wonder from Heaton
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Redundancy blow for 83 Horwich engineering workers
BOLTON suffered a major jobs blow with the news that a railway engineering firm has gone into receivership. Workers at Horwich Castings were told yesterday that the firm had been put into administrative receivership. In total, 83 of the 125 workers have
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Gift Fair
MAYOR of Horwich, Cllr Kevan Helsby, will open a Heritage Gift Fair on Saturday, October 23. The Railway Bazaar runs from 10am until 1pm at the town's resource centre in Beaumont Road. For details call 01204 668157.
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Missing moors pupils are safe
THREE schoolboys missing after they became separated from a group on the Lancashire moors have been found safe. The boys, aged nine, 12 and 13, were last seen about 4pm on Wednesday near Widdop and Coldwell Reservoirs, above Nelson. Teams from various
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Barfly launch debut album
BOLTON band Barfly will perform their debut album for fans in Manchester later this month. The band have spent most of this year writing and mixing their yet to be named album. Album track "It's got to get better" was played on Radio 1 and they have supported
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Players needed
WESTHOUGHTON Warriors U12s, who play in the Bolton Boys Federation, are looking for players. Anyone interested can call Darren on 01942 818411 or join the team for training on the Wembley pitch at Bolton Arena on Tuesdays between 7pm and 8pm.
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Keeping culture vultures informed
WHITEFIELD-based mailing house Breeze is helping Manchester's museums, concert halls and art galleries to communicate with culture vultures all over the country. Breeze has recently carried out a succession major projects which have consolidated its reputation
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Michael's transfer to country hotel
MICHAEL Whetton, who until February of this year was the Managing Director of Manchester United Football Club's catering operation and was recently elected a Councillor at Trafford Borough Council where he is chairman of the Licensing Committee, has taken
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On this day - October 5
1796: Spain declared war on Britain by signing the Treaty of SanIldefonso, aligning with Revolutionary France. 1830: The world's first bathing costume was put on sale in a shop in Baker Street, London. 1908: Bulgaria declared its independence from Turkey
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School prize giving shows lack of interest
From the Evening News, October 5, 1904: THE children attending the Chorley New Road Council School, Horwich, together with a fair number of parents and friends, assembled at the Mechanics' Institute in full force on Tuesday evening for the annual distribution
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Cup medal sale feud
The daughter of a 70s football star has spoken of the family rift after she sold his FA Cup winner's medal. Mrs Mandy Lane, of Oxford Road, Lostock, sparked outrage in Southampton when the city's football fans learned she had sold her father Peter Rodrigues
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Lowry works are saved
THREE works by renowned Salford artist LS Lowry have been saved for museum visitors in North-east England by a lottery grant. The paintings, which were created in the 1960s when the artist lived in the region, have been on display at Sunderland Museum
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Christie Hospital meeting
THE monthly board meeting of the Christie Hospital NHS Trust will take place on Friday. Members of the public are welcome to attend at 2pm, in the board room at the Christie Hospital, Manchester.
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Crime victims' cash cheer
A PROJECT in the Leigh area which helps victims of crime has received almost a third of a million pounds funding boost. The Victim Support and Witness Service will benefit from a £293,367 grant spread over three years. The money will fund a new development
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Thousands joined swim for charity
TWENTY-five thousand swimmers front-crawled, backstroked and paddled their way through three million lengths to raise money for charity earlier this year - and Bolton swimmers were among them. The amount for the Butlins Swimathon has been calculated and
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Fathers' group swamped with calls
A SUPPORT group for single dads has been inundated with requests for help from people following the controversial activities of a national fathers' rights group. Bolton based Saturday Father's Together (SFT) has been swamped by telephone calls since Fathers
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Foster's salon is a cut above for Wilf!
WHEN it comes to keeping his short back and sides in trim, one pensioner knows how to keep it in the family. Loyal Wilf Gatfield, aged 86, has been visiting the same family to get his hair cut for 70 years. Current owner Maurice Foster, along with his
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Awards for carers
AN awards afternoon to recognise people who care for and support those with mental health problems will be hosted in Bolton on Friday. The Exceptional Mental Health Insight Awards (EMHI) aim to reward professionals in the voluntary and statutory sectors
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Football team is on target with new clubhouse
MEMBERS of a Blackrod football club are celebrating after plans for their first clubhouse have been approved - nine years after they first came up with the idea. Jim Monks, aged 57, joined Blackrod Town nine years ago as a player and remembers initial
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Newcastle ticket details
TICKETS for Wanderers' home game against Newcastle United on Sunday, October 31, are now on sale. Holders of both Lifeline and Club memberships have priority until Monday when Lifeline or Club members can purchase tickets. Open sale starts next Wednesday
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Leigh fans flock to Grand Final
SUNDAY'S Grand Final will be a wall of sound and sea of red and white as thousands of Leigh supporters hope to be cheering a Centurions' victory. Leigh will have the backing of more than 4,000 fans against Whitehaven at Widnes - more than they have ever
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Furious RMI boss vows to get tough
Leigh RMI 1 Carlisle United 6 by David Magilton: "NO more Mr Nice Guy", fumed Phil Starbuck after watching his side humiliated by high-flying Carlisle. Neither the manager nor assistant Gary Kelly tasted a 6-1 defeat in their playing careers but the pair
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£80m council homes boost
lCOUNCIL tenants in Bolton have received an £80 million boost. Housing minister Keith Hill has announced the latest package of funding for Bolton at Home, the independent group which manages the borough's council homes, to bring housing up to 21st Century
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SOS over a wartime ambulance
TWO military enthusiasts who restored a rare Second World War ambulance have appealed for new owners to come forward and save the vehicle from the scrapyard. Friends Bob Chadwick and Mick Cowcill spent three years renovating the dilapidated green Austin
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Bolton Town Centre Manager Cathy Savage with her fortnightly briefing from the Town Centre Company.
Market forces get ready festivities FOLLOWING an excellent response to the trial period of the Market Place staying open until 6pm from Monday to Friday, I am delighted to inform you that they have agreed to continue this until at least Christmas. On
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Celebration time for fire-hit church
REBUILDING work following a blaze which swept through Atherton Parish Church has been finally completed 10 years on. Friday's official opening of St Anne's Hall at 11am will mark the last stage in the £1m-plus recovery of St John the Baptist. The hall
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Christie Hospital meeting
THE monthly board meeting of the Christie Hospital NHS Trust will take place on Friday. Members of the public are welcome to attend at 2pm, in the board room at the Christie Hospital, Manchester.
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Council meeting
ADLINGTON Town Council is holding its monthly meeting on Monday, October 18. It starts at 7.15pm at the Community Centre, Railway Road.
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Table-top bonanza
A TABLE-top sale is being held by Horwich Carnival Committee on Saturday, October 16. The event runs from 10am until midday at Horwich Resource Centre, Beaumont Road. All proceeds go towards next year's carnival.
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Picture show
PHOTOGRAPHER Colin Smith will present a slide show on the wildlife found on the Greek island of Lesbos. The event, called The Magic of Lesbos, has been organised by the Bolton branch of the RSPB. It will take place at Smithills School on October 14 at
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Anniversary celebrations
MILL View Residential and Nursing Home, Bridgeman Street, Bolton, will celebrate its 15th anniversary on Monday with a day of activities, including a blessing by Canon Michael Williams at 11am. All are welcome. Staff members, Lynn Wheeldin and Joyce Wright
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McFly to appear on Casualty
BOYBAND McFly are set to appear in the BBC's Casualty. The four-piece group, which includes Bolton singer Danny Jones from Bromley Cross, have been scripted into a forthcoming episode of the medical drama. They filmed their scenes in Bristol this week
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Players wanted
DUNSCAR FC U12s, who play league games on Saturday mornings, are looking for players for a variety of positions. Contact Darren Leonard 01204 528401. WESTHOUGHTON Warriors U12s, who play in the Bolton Boys Federation, are looking for players. Call Darren
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Marks and spender
MARKS & Spencer has announced that it has acquired the per una brand from George Davies for £125 million. George Davies will remain as Chief Executive of per una for at least two years and will continue to be responsible for the business.
