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Travel councellors are going places
THE Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT) has welcomed more than 60 of Travel Counsellors' top agents as new members. The 61 Gold Travel Counsellors were officially welcomed at a dinner held at the Establishment Restaurant in Manchester. ITT chairman
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Toffs make waves across Atlantic
WHEN it originally opened on Broadway in 1988, Neil Simon's crackling farce poked affectionate fun at the cowardly but hilarious self-absorption of New York's political and financial elite. The characters looked out for themselves at a party in which
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Sainsbury's names new finance chief
Supermarket group Sainsbury's today lifted uncertainty over its management team by appointing a new finance director from retail chain CarpetRight. Darren Shapland, aged 38, will be paid a basic salary of £400,000 as well as annual bonuses when he replaces
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Music to our ears
VISITORS enjoyed a musical extravaganza at the first night of ensembles organised by Bolton Music Service. More than 1,000 young people will be taking part in the week-long event to promote Bolton's musical groups. Sunday night got the event off to a
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Martin retires after 30 years as law man
A MAN who set up a highly successful law firm in Bolton nearly 29 years ago has closed his legal books for the last time. Martin Kippax has retired from Kippax Beaumont Lewis after spending nearly three decades in the legal profession. Mr Kippax set up
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Wishes of many are ignored
WHEN I opened the Bolton Evening News on March 4, I could have wept. It is about time we Boltonians realised that although we vote these councillors in to office and get 80,000 signatures on a petition ultimately these councillors ignore what we Boltonians
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Coughs and sneezes spread diseases
I WOULD like to add some comments to the recent article that has appeared in the Bolton Evening News about sickness within the council. Whilst I do agree something needs to be done if sickness is so high I think it is rather unfair to bring in Big Brother
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College set to move in new campus plan
A NEW college campus is to be built in Bolton town centre to provide a home for the town's two largest colleges. Education bosses are planning to create a multi-million pound site which will house students studying at Bolton Community College, at present
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Can you be a negotiator?
Producers of The Negotiator, a new show for Channel 5, are looking for people to take part. The aim of the show is to make peace between warring neighbours. Call Darren on 020 7502 5667 or email Darren.asamoa@northonetv.com
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Breathe easy
THE next meeting of the Breathe Easy group will take place on Thursday, March 17, at St John's Social Club, Brodick Drive, Breightmet, at 2pm. The group, for people with lung conditions, meet every month and have regular guest speakers. Refreshments are
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Blaze at disused engineering site
FIREFIGHTERS were called to put out a blaze at a disused engineering works in Astley. The fire was started deliberately at the two-acre William Hare Engineering site in Ley Road, Astley, at 6pm, on Sunday. Fire crews say gangs of youths have been running
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Blazing a trail for charity
FIREFIGHTERS from Horwich were hoping to strike it lucky, raising around £1,000 for charity after a fun night at the Hollywood Bowl, at Middlebrook. A two game competition involving 37 teams was organised in aid of Children Today. Pictured with the charity's
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Crash driver is taken to hospital
A MOTORIST was taken to hospital after losing control of his car and hitting barriers in rush hour traffic on Monday morning. Police were called to Blackburn Road, close to the junction with Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, at 7.05am after the car crashed
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Band is joined by male voice choir
A POPULAR Bolton brass band will play with a male voice choir at a special concert at Bolton's Victoria Hall next month to mark their centenary performance at the venue. Wingates Band will join forces with Warrington Male Voice Choir when they play on
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Sport Relief cash up for grabs
GROUPS which use sport to strengthen communities can now apply for funding through Sport Relief. The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester has been allocated money through the Sport Relief scheme and is co-ordinating the distribution of funds. The
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Hikers called upon for peak experience
Intrepid hikers are being invited to take part in the ascent of more than 200 peaks to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of a famous fellwalker's guidebooks. In May 1955, Alfred Wainwright brought out the first of seven guides to the Lake District
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Teacher charged with sex assault
A BOLTON teacher has been charged with four assaults. Fred Barton, a maths and IT teacher at Mount St Joseph's School, Farnworth, was arrested on November 24 following allegations of sexual assaults in the 1970s. The 55-year-old teacher, who also previously
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Rooftop takeaway
SOME birds will do anything for a free meal and a greedy heron was no exception. After stealing its fish supper it decided to stop off on its flight home to eat his ill-gotten elevenses. The bird perched on a nearby roof to tuck into the meal stolen from
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Masked raiders grab £5,000
MASKED men threatened a barman as he was cashing up before making off with £5,000. The two men burst into a room where the man was counting the evening's takings at the Beehive pub in Horwich and demanded that he hand over the money. They struck as the
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Kick by Kick: WANDERERS 0, ARSENAL 1
3 mins: Phil Brown cries "foul" on the touchline but Bergkamp's challenge on Ben Haim is ignored as Clichy feeds Pires and the Frenchman delivers the pass for Ljungberg to take first time and clip the ball over the stranded Jaaskelainen. 9 mins: Diouf
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Sam's verdict: Bennett may have been 'too tired to referee the game'
SAM Allardyce fanned the flames of controversy over Steve Bennett's handling of Saturday's FA Cup defeat by Arsenal by claiming the Kent official may have been "too tired" to take charge of the game. The Wanderers' boss, desperately disappointed after
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The Big Match Verdict by Gordon Sharrock
WANDERERS 0, ARSENAL 1: It is impossible to say with any certainty, but the Gallant 10 who gave Arsenal such a run for their money were, to a man, convinced that El-Hadji Diouf blew their chances of a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Even allowing for
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Khans in new ABA snub
AMIR Khan's family have washed their hands of the Amateur Boxing Association after a controversial defeat for younger brother Haroon. The Olympic silver medallist recently withdrew from the ABA championships over a ticket allocation row, but now the family
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Alan has left the building by Alan Calvert
SO that's that, then. My full-time career on the Bolton Evening News ended at the week-end when I retired after nearly 39 years of honest toil at the coalface of provincial journalism. I am well aware that the modern trend is to stay in jobs for an amount
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Astley Bridge Pool
P W L F A Pt Beer Monsters 4 4 0 16 4 24 Simply the Bowler 4 4 0 15 5 23 Karaoke Kings 4 2 2 11 9 15 Finishers A 10 7 3 31 19 45 Bowl Em Over 4 2 2 10 10 14 Fox/Stork 4 2 2 9 11 13 Crofters 4 1 3 7 13 9 New Inn 4 1 3 4 11 6 B/Green Eskrick 4 0 4 6 14
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Bolton and District Pool
First Round Draw. All games best of three. All games played Wednesday, March 16. 8.30pm start. Queen Liz - G Loy & K Atherton, Edge Tavern v S Threllfall & P Crompton, Brown Cow; J Herring & A Makham, Tempest B v D Ashton & J Walker, Lostock
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Radcliffe Pool
Premier Division: Swan Ht Rad 4 S of Life A 3; Masons Arms A 6 Rainsough Brew 1; R & Crown Rams 4 Roach Ht A 3; Welcome Inn A 7 Shirt Club 0; Hamers Arms 3 Rileys Snk Club 4. First Division: Summerseat Lib 3 LLWMC 4; Queen Anne 4 OW Horse 3; Cross
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Badminton: Latest results
SECTION A: Forrest A 13 Bury A 15; Markland Hill A 17 Hawkshaw A 1; Markland Hill B 6 ABC 12; Christ Church 18 Markland Hill C 0; Hawkshaw A 12 Metros A 6. Section B: Markland Hill D 3 Park A 15; Metros B 0 Swinton 18; Bury B 10 Forrest B 8. Section C
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Teacher charged with sex assault
A BOLTON teacher has been charged with four assaults. Fred Barton, a maths and IT teacher at Mount St Joseph's School, Farnworth, was arrested on November 24 following allegations of sexual assaults in the 1970s. The 55-year-old teacher, who also previously
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McNamara double halts Boro surge
RADCLIFFE BORO 2, OSSETT TOWN 2: Radcliffe Borough's late run for the play-offs stalled after they gave away a two-goal lead at home to a sprightly Ossett side. Keviin Glendon's side had won their last two games, putting themselves back in the hunt for
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Deadly due tame the Lions
WIGAN ATHLETIC 2, MILLWALL 0: Wigan's strike duo of Nathan Ellington and Jason Roberts were both on target against Millwall at the JJB Stadium to keep Paul Jewell's side at the top of the table. The duo notched up their 40th goal of the season between
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FA Cup semi-final draw
HOLDERS Manchester United face Newcastle after the draw for the semi-final of the FA Cup made on Monday lunchtime. Arsenal will meet Blackburn Rovers in the other tie. The game presents a bit of a travelling nightmare for Northern fans, who will be clogging
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Roscoe sees red as RMI crash
Scarborough 3, Leigh RMI 0: A bad day at the office got even worse for Leigh RMI when Andrew Roscoe was dismissed for a foul on Ashley Lyth with seven minutes to go. Chris Senior fired Scarborough ahead with a low shot from close range two minutes before
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Kerfoot lifts the trophy
BRADSHAW Conservative Club claimed the Jim Worsley Cup with victory over Our Lady of Lourdes. Captain Jim Kerfoot was presented with the trophy by a representative of sponsors The Horwich Ex-Serviceman's Club, Mick Rogers. Bradshaw won the final 383-266
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Bolton Snooker
Section One P Pt Deane C 22 109.0 Halliwell A 22 108.5 Rumworth C 22 105.0 Rumworth B 22 105.0 Dunscar C 22 105.0 Tonge Moor A 22 101.0 Over Hulton B 21 101.0 Tonge Moor B 22 97.0 Rumworth D 22 97.0 Over Hulton C 22 91.0 Breightmet A 22 87.0 Dunscar A
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Horwich Games
Results: Darts: Black Bull 7 Brown Cow 11; Crown Hotel A 5 Queens Head 13; Rivington Club 7 Greenwood Hotel 11; St Mary's A 14 Crown Hotel B 4; Albert & Victoria 8 Bay Horse B 10. Pool: Black Bull 0 Brown Cow 0; Crown Hotel A 3 Queens Head 4; Rivington
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Title races head for thrilling finish
AS the Bolton League approaches the end of the season, competition for the top places in all the divisions except the fourth is intense and could go right to the wire. Ramsbottom A and Tonge A share top spot in the Premier Division with 110 points. Ramsbottom
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Top Harrier Rachael shows county class
FOUR Horwich RMI Harrier ladies competed for their counties in the Reebok UK Inter Counties Cross Country Championships at Wollaton Park, Nottingham, last Saturday. All aquited themselves really well in the high quality national championships. Rachel
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Little Lever Darts
THE AGM for Little Lever Summer League has been changed to Monday, March 21, at Hardy Hall, Little Lever, 8pm, instead of March 14. This is also Registration Night and there will be a £20 fee for each team entered, which is non-refundable if team withdraws
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Landscapes and glassy creatures at museum
BOLTON Museum and Art Gallery has an exciting line-up of exhibitions and events lined up for the coming months. The Lancashire Landscape exhibition, which runs until July 9, showcases the gallery's collection of oils, watercolours and prints to take visitors
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Peter voted funniest man in Britain
PETER Kay is the country's favourite comedian. The Bolton comic was voted as the best, beating Billy Connolly into second place. Lee Evans came third and The Office's Ricky Gervais was fourth. The north-south divide was stark in the voting with Peter
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Fire tunics are tested at gym
STATE-of-the-art clothing designed in Bolton to protect fire crews and keep them cool when they are tackling blazes has been tested in the town. The testing was commissioned by fire chiefs to find a lighter alternative to the present protective clothing
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Self-help health guide
MORE than a million homes and businesses in Greater Manchester are now able to get independent health care advice free of charge. The new NHS Direct self-help guide Not feeling well? is now included in the back of the Thomson Local Directory, the community
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Empty bottle mountain brings no cheer to pubs
HUNDREDS of pubs in and around Bolton have been left with mountains of used beer bottles after the firm operating a weekly collection pulled the service. Glass recycling firm Berrymans has halted its nationwide collection of bottles from pubs and clubs
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Band is joined by male voice choir
A POPULAR Bolton brass band will play with a male voice choir at a special concert at Bolton's Victoria Hall next month to mark their centenary performance at the venue. Wingates Band will join forces with Warrington Male Voice Choir when they play on
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Derby Darts
P W L F A Pt Lady Lodgers 11 9 2 88 77 18 Boardwalkers 12 8 4 101 79 16 Jackie's Girls 11 8 3 93 72 16 KGs Girls 12 8 4 93 87 16 Lady Taverners 12 3 9 86 94 6 Three/Bed 12 3 9 84 96 6 Carol's Girls 12 2 10 70 110 4 Merit P W L Pt K Owen 12 31 5 31 M Macari
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Peter and Tony on song for Red Noses
PETER Kay and Tony Christie's version of (Is This The Way to) Amarillo was released as a single on Monday. The new video for the song, made popular again after featuring in an episode of Peters Phoenix Nights series, was shown several times on Red Nose
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Stamp duty increase
THE amount paid out in Stamp Duty by people in Greater Manchester has increased by as much as 100 per cent compared to eight years ago, according to latest research. Business and financial advisers, Grant Thornton, say that a couple who buy a flat in
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Hunt is on for top small enterprise
THE hunt for the British Small Business Champion is about to kick-off. The competition sees Lloyds TSB, the Federation of Small Businesses and The Mirror joining forces to search for successful small businesses across the UK. The overall winner will win
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Bolton jobless falls by nine pc
UNEMPLOYMENT in Bolton has dropped by nearly nine per cent in the last year according to latest figures. The number of people out of work in the borough in January this year was 3,700 compared with 4,054 a year ago. But the unemployment rate of 3.1 per
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Who checks return baggage
RE the article in the Bolton Evening News, "Airport ban on heavy luggage". It is very commendable that the airport chiefs are looking after the baggage handlers, but one is always suspicious when airport chiefs do something for the workers. There is usually
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Big Brother not taking over boundaries
SEAN Hornby of Little Lever is right about boundary changes - though why the Tories and Lib/Dems should get in a flap about it I don't know. Two out of Atherton ward's three councillors are Lib Dems. Thirty years of Wigan rule would seem to have cured
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On this day March 14
1804: Johann Strauss the Elder, composer of waltzes, was born in Vienna. 1836: Isabella Mary Mayson, who became Mrs Beeton of cookery book fame, was born in Heidelberg. 1879: Albert Einstein, physicist and mathematician, was born in Ulm, Bavaria. 1883
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Music night to boost church funds
BANK Street Unitarian Chapel, Bolton - described by correspondent Adrienne Tonge as "a hot bed for strong-minded, free-thinking go-getters" - once had a congregation made up of some of the wealthiest men in the town. But although Bank Street has a busy
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Howfen's fab four
THE Houghton Weavers celebrate their 30th anniversary this year. Early in 1975 four friends - Tony Berry, David Littler, Norman Prince and John Oliver - got together to form a folk group and began to practice in David's kitchen. Their first public performance
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Seriously ill patients sent away
From the Evening News March 14, 1995: BOLTON'S hospital bosses have been forced to send seriously ill patients to other units in the North-west because all the town's intensive care beds are occupied. Last weekend three critically-ill patients were sent
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Nursing home death: 3 arrested
THREE women have been arrested following the death of an elderly patient at a Bolton nursing home. Police were called to the Hollands Nursing Home, Kearsley, after allegations were made that a feeding tube had been tampered with. Winifred Baker, aged
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Boy, 15, dies after asthma attack
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has died eight days after suffering a severe asthma attack. John Ridehalgh died in a specialist unit at a Leicester hospital on Wednesday after suffering the seizure at his home in Bromley Cross. Doctors battled for eight days to save
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Bowlers in the pink with new green
ONE of the country's most successful bowling clubs will soon have one of the best greens in Lancashire. Bolton Flat Green Bowling Club will be officially opening its new state-of-the-art artificial green next month - after an eight-year struggle. The
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Vicar's duel role
THE Rev Greg Yerbury is to take over as vicar of St James's Church, Breightmet. He will also remain in charge at St John's Church, Top o'th' Moss, Bolton.
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Sponsored dog walk
A SPONSORED dog walk takes place on Tuesday to raise funds for the RNLI. It begins at the charity's North-west headquarters in Eccles at 9.15am and ends at Bolton Town Hall at noon. Contact 01204-593065 for more details.
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Society sets sight on talk
BOLTON Astronomical society will hold a talk on telescopes later this month Astronomer Glenn Philips will give a presentation on GO TO telescopes on March 15 at Ladybridge Community Centre, Beaumont Driv,e between 7.30pm and 9pm. Admission is free to
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Vandals spark spate of fires
VANDALS plagued fire crews by starting a series of bin fires across Farnworth and Little Hulton on Saturday night. Crews were called to deal with several fires in the Coniston Drive area of Farnworth throughout the night. Separate fires were also started
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Up, up and away for pampering day
A BALLOON race to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust will be held on Saturday. Saks Hair and Beauty will be holding the balloon race at 5.30pm and the person with the balloon that travels the furthest will win more than two hours of pampering at
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Blessed eggs and brownies
A TRADITIONAL custom will take place when the annual district egg service is held in Turton. Brownies and Rainbows from the Turton and Harwood area have decorated unboiled eggs and will take them in baskets to be blessed at St Anne's Church, Turton, on
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Enormous cost of smoking in Bolton
A REPORT this week revealed that smoking costs every man and woman in the Bolton area more than £250 a year. Fewer than a third of the area's residents are smokers, yet the area pays out around £692 million a year on ill health, lost earnings and premature
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US advert success for Badly Drawn Boy
BOLTON folk-pop star Badly Drawn Boy is a step closer to success on the American music scene after one of his songs was chosen to back a TV advertising campaign by a US mobile phone firm. The song, "Walking Out of Stride," can be heard across America
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Alan's career among the headlines ends - almost
ONE of Bolton's best-known journalists, who has worked at the Bolton Evening News for 38 years, has retired. Alan Calvert covered some of the town's biggest stories during his career, among them the blaze which ravaged Bolton Town Hall in 1981. Alan began
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Landscapes and glassy creatures at museum
BOLTON Museum and Art Gallery has an exciting line-up of exhibitions and events lined up for the coming months. The Lancashire Landscape exhibition, which runs until July 9, showcases the gallery's collection of oils, watercolours and prints to take visitors
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Booklet advice to help keep famalies safe
A CRIMEBUSTING booklet is to be delivered to thousands of homes in Bolton. The 16-page publication, which has been used all over the country, will give residents information about community safety in their area. It will be packed full of useful advice
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Wanderers v Chelsea on Sky TV
WANDERERS' penultimate home game of the season against title-chasing Chelsea has been selected for live TV coverage. The clash with Jose Mourinho's big-spending Blues will still take place on Saturday, April 30, but the kick off time has been switched
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'Our character got us through', insists Wenger
ARSENE Wenger praised his Arsenal players for having the strength of character to see off 10-man Wanderers at the Reebok on Saturday. The Highbury boss said his Gunners had shown resilience to bounce back from their Champions League elimination by Bayern
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Whites will never give up on bad boy Diouf
PETER Reid ignored the hysteria, cut through the clamour and, with an unrivalled knowledge of the man he has known all his working life, predicted that Sam Allardyce was not about to turn his back on El-Hadji Diouf. "Sam will never give up on players,
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School is a lesson in success - Ruth Kelly
THE new Ladybridge High School is set to rise like a phoenix from the flames of its struggling predecessor, the Deane School, Education Secretary Ruth Kelly says. The Bolton West MP made her prediction when she joined a celebration to mark the official
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Bolton Cons Bowling
BOLTON Conservative Bowling League meet at Astley bridge Conservative Club on Wednesday, March 16 at 8pm when teams should bring their registration forms for the new season. For further information contact Chic Gilbertson 01204 309883.
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Challenge Cup draw
THE draw for the fourth round of the Powergen Challenge Cup takes place at the Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield on Monday at 7.30pm on BBC Radio Five. Leigh Centurions and the rest of the Super League clubs come into the competition with the games taking
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It was closer than it looked - Abram
COACH Darren Abram was full of praise for his Leigh Centurions players despite the heavy 46-6 home defeat at the hands of Bradford Bulls. He said: "I thought the enthusiasm and improvement from our guys was superb. "It is a pity we were not playing one
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Stu seals win
DAISY HILL 2, HOLKER OLD BOYS 1: Stuart Cartridge scored with an overhead kick as Daisy Hill edged a close game against Holker Old Boys. Cartridge gave Daisy Hill the lead before Andrew Owen added a second on 30 minutes. Rob Bruce netted for Holker, but
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Late show not enough
ALSAGER TOWN 2, ATHERTON LR 1: Atherton LR left it too late against Alsager as Mark Westworth's second goal of the season proved only a consolation. A drag first half produced few chances, but Alsager picked up the pace in the second period and goals
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Close for new boy Dyson
ATHERTON COLLS 0, TRAFFORD 0: Debutant Wayne Dyson was inches away from earning Colls a much needed victory when his header rattled the crossbar on 85 minutes. Colls had held out after a lively first half show from the visitors, Ian Martin saving well
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Brave Leigh sunk
SCARBOROUGH 3, LEIGH RMI 0: RMI crashed to their third successive 3-0 defeat but produced another battling display before they succumbed to a side with a play-off spot in their sights. Keeper Jon Worsnop kept RMI in the game with a string of saves, most
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Bolton boys do it for Shakers
SHAKERS 1, BRISTOL ROVERS 1: For the second week in succession a Bolton-born player sent the Shakers fans home happy with a stunning goal. Last week Dave Flitcroft's 90th minute piledriver won his side a vital three points against Cambridge United. On
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You had to hand it to matron
WHEN I was a child, more than half a century ago, I can remember I was expected to wash my hands after coming in from the street after play or school, as the outside world was a"dirty place"full of lurking bugs which could make you sick. Not to wash your
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Farnworth Snooker
P W D L Pts Cuemasters A 19 15 1 3 116.0 OLOL 19 13 1 5 102.0 Walkden Lab B 19 11 1 7 87.0 Farn Snooker A 18 10 1 7 86.5 Dixon Green A 17 11 1 5 83.5 Dixon Green B 17 9 2 6 75.0 WRBL 19 7 1 11 72.5 Cuemasters B 17 7 0 10 62.5 Hawkers 17 5 0 12 62.0 Walkden
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Second place for school boys
SILVER STARLETS: Bolton School's Boys Junior Division year five finished second in the British Schools Biathlon Championships at Bath University. Pictured from the left, front row, Jonathan Morant, Hugh Casey and Matthew Hart performed outstandingly well
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Breathe easy
THE next meeting of the Breathe Easy group will take place on Thursday, March 17, at St John's Social Club, Brodick Drive, Breightmet, at 2pm. The group, for people with lung conditions, meet every month and have regular guest speakers. Refreshments are
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On the road to safer driving
SEVENTY years ago this week the first person in the UK, a Mr J Beene, sat and passed a driving test. Now, more than one million people are tested every year. Frank Elson looks at the changing face of the driving test. SINCE 1935, more than 87 million
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Mission possible
UNTIL 1992 Veronica Kilasi lived a normal existence with her husband and children. Then she met a Tanzanian evangelist and was inspired to spend her life helping others. She tells Gayle McBain her remarkable story. VERONICA Kilasi is a woman with a mission
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Up, up and away for pampering day
A BALLOON race to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Trust will be held on Saturday. Saks Hair and Beauty will be holding the balloon race at 5.30pm and the person with the balloon that travels the furthest will win more than two hours of pampering at
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FA Cup semi-final draw
HOLDERS Manchester United face Newcastle after the draw for the semi-final of the FA Cup made on Monday lunchtime. Arsenal will meet Blackburn Rovers in the other tie. The game presents a bit of a travelling nightmare for Northern fans, who will be clogging
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Peter voted funniest man in Britain
PETER Kay is the country's favourite comedian. The Bolton comic was voted as the best, beating Billy Connolly into second place. Lee Evans came third and The Office's Ricky Gervais was fourth. The north-south divide was stark in the voting with Peter
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Last days for Mrs Brown
FOLLOWING hot on the heels of The Last Wedding and Good Mourning Mrs Brown, Agnes Brown and her dysfunctional family romp their way through what seems to be "The Mammy's" last days at home at the Manchester Opera House from March 22 to April 9. After
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Eagles soaring in their brand new kit
BROMLEY Cross Eagles U8s are now playing football in style thanks to a kind donation from a local business. The Bolton & Bury Mini Soccer League side's coach Carl Bennett was handed new training tops and headgear by Andy Gaunt of Burtons Foods Ltd
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Trade details are online
BUSINESSES in Bolton can now benefit from a free online service to get up-to-date UK trade information. Customs and Excise enables businesses to access UK import and export information, establish trade patterns and provide possible marketing opportunities
