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Terrorists targeted on the web
FIVE European governments are setting up a hi-tech team to monitor how terrorists and criminals use the internet. The group will make recommendations on shutting down websites that break terrorism laws. Spain, Britain, France, Germany and Italy also agreed
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UK is haven for hackers
THE UK leads the world in computers that have been hijacked by malicious hackers, according to a new report. Research by security firm Symantec shows that 25 per cent of the world's remotely controlled PCs are found in Britain. The compromised computers
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Palace setting for Pride and Prejudice
JANE Austen's Pride and Prejudice is coming to Manchester . The Good Company theatre group revives its celebrated production of the novel with a well-known cast of actors at the Palace Theatre between March 30 and April 2. "Bright and sparkling" is Jane
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Support keeps IT boss Ontrack
A COMPUTER consultant who admitted to an "awful" opening year for his new business has now taken on staff and is ready to join the big league. Chris Halloran launched Amberworks, a 24-hour computer troubleshooting business through, a franchise opportunity
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President's adviser rise from the cotton fields
A WOMAN who overcame incredible cultural odds to work alongside the most powerful man on earth told her story to an audience in Bolton. Janis F Kearney, a former adviser to ex-American President Bill Clinton, told more than 60 ethnic business and professional
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Priceless legacy
HUMPHREY Spender's pictures of Boltonians in the 1930s have provided wonderfully accurate images of life at this time. His Mass Observation project photographs were meant to provide unsuspecting, graphic pictures, which meant young Spender was often told
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Give us girls a break, Kylie
JUST when you thought it was safe to buy plenty of elasticated waists and go for a deconstructed Spring look .... along comes Kylie Minogue with a 16-inch waist. Yes, impossible though it may seem to the Comfy Clothes generation, the singer has just started
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Road to ruin
REGARDING the lack of funds for road repairs. Is this because of the unnecessary junction widening that seems to be taking place around Bolton? Or is it that all the tarmacadam provided for road repairs has been dyed red and used to make the now crumbling
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Only one fair alternative to council tax
CLLR Linda Thomas, the deputy leader of the Labour group, criticises the Lib Dems for raising council tax to 4.4 per cent, stating that Labour's rise the previous year was only 3.5 per cent. Has she forgotten how much Labour raised the council tax the
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Unexpected ally when MP deserted me
I RECEIVED a letter today from Ruth Kelly MP. In the letter, dated February 28, in an envelope dated March 18, Ruth advises me of her support and copies me on a letter written by John Reid, Minister of Health, who recalls how nice it was to have met me
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Band played on through the war
I have had another letter about the Bolton Public Brass Band. Thomas Ainsworth of Pimlott Road tells me he was a member in 1938, and thinks that three brothers called Grimshaw were the organisers. Mr Ainsworth played side drum and doubled on bass drum
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Soldier reburied 60 years after death in war
A BOLTON soldier whose body was found nearly 60 years after the Second World War has been buried with full military honours in Holland. Private Arthur Foster was laid to rest on Wednesday in the Airborne cemetery at Arnhem not far from where he died.
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Cycle to work
WORKERS are to be encouraged to get on their bikes and leave the cars at home with the creation of 25 miles of cycle highways across Bolton. Town hall bosses are to spend £2.5 million on the off-road routes to encourage people to cycle to work. They will
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Prospects poor for Royal Couple
IT is decidedly not the best way to start married life - with a divided public which simply cannot stomach the prospect of a Queen Camilla. Now, it appears, after categoric denials that Prince Charles' new bride will be known as Queen should he accede
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Concert for Africa
A CHURCH in Horwich is putting on a concert to raise cash for schools and medical treatment in Africa. Volunteers at Holy Trinity Church, in Church Street, have organised the Notes For Namibia concert, which will feature Bolton Youth Concert Band, Bolton
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Woman faces trial over £13,000 theft
A 39-year-old Bolton woman accused of stealing £13,000 from a card shop in Leigh has denied the allegation. Sandra Munro, of Eldon Street, Tonge Moor, Bolton, is alleged to have stolen the money between June and July last year. She appeared at Liverpool
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Appeal for ill dog
A PET owner fears for the safety of her Yorkshire Terrier who is suffering from cancer and which escaped from her mother's house a week ago. Maggie May, who is 10 years old, disappeared from a house in Daisy Street, Kearsley while Angela Noon was on holiday
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New minister who does know the way to Amarillo
A CHURCH community in Westhoughton is looking forward to greeting its new minister - who does know the way to Bolton from Amarillo. Texan Methodist minister Janie Noble is based in the city made famous in the UK by the number one single by Tony Christie
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Pupils clean up for Penny fund
YOUNGSTERS at a Bolton school rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty for a charity litter pick. Pupils at St Joseph's RC School, in Chorley New Road, Horwich, took part in a range of sponsored events to raise cash for St Joseph's Penny - a
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Molly's eggs-ellent idea
POP fan Molly Morris had to look no further than her favourite band when it came to finding eggciting inspiration for a school project. Each year St Thomas' Primary School, Brownlow Fold, holds an egg decorating competition as part of its Easter celebrations
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Concert for Africa
A CHURCH in Horwich is putting on a concert to raise cash for schools and medical treatment in Africa. Volunteers at Holy Trinity Church, in Church Street, have organised the Notes For Namibia concert, which will feature Bolton Youth Concert Band, Bolton
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Couple's message to Prince Charles
A GLOBETROTTING Bolton couple travelled more than 10,000 miles only to bump into Prince Charles. Anne and Brian Flowers of Bury New Road, Bolton, were in Sydney last month visiting their son and his family. While enjoying ice creams in the park in front
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Tickets for Valley trip on sale
TICKETS for Wanderers' game at Charlton Athletic on Saturday, April 16, are on sale to season ticket holders. Prices are £20 for adults, £15 for pensioners and £10 for juveniles. Holders of club and Lifeline memberships can buy tickets from Wednesday,
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Sam's warning to World Cup stars
SAM Allardyce has warned his international stars to stay fresh and fit - or face the chop for the Euro showdown with Liverpool. The Bolton boss reckons there will be no room for passengers at Anfield, where he aims to give the injury-ravaged Reds a real
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Seconds 10-try finish
BOLTON'S second team took centre stage as they crashed 10 tries past a hapless Altrincham Kersal in a 64-10 victory. Winger Mike Singleton got the ball rolling after only five minutes, and though the home side pulled back a penalty, it wasn't long before
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Entries flood in for anniversary Pike race
ENTRIES for the Horwich RMI Harriers 50th Open Rivington Pike Fell Race on Saturday have been flooding in from all over the country. Runners from as far away as Arbroath, Anglesey, Brighton and Peterborough will take part with a record number of entrants
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Bolton hosts vigil to beat poverty
THE high-profile campaign to Make Poverty History which has attracted the interest of international stars and politicians has gained thousands of new supporters in Bolton. People in the town are being urged to join an event called Stay Up All Night In
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Dates for your diary
WHAT's On on Thursday SOCIAL CLUB at St Edmund's Church Hall, off Deansgate from 12.45pm. HORWICH RESOURCE CENTRE, Beaumont Road, Horwich, tel: 668157: Breakaway Club (Learning Support), 7.45pm-9.15pm, tel: 692997; St John Badgers for age 6 to 11, 6.30pm
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Mets unlucky in defeat
BOLTON Mets side were unlucky to go down 22-15 at home to Rochdale Mayfield. The Mets opened the scoring with a brilliant solo effort from acting full back Joe Harte. He collected the ball in his own goal area, raced the full length of the pitch, handing
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New land for public
RESIDENTS in Little Lever have been promised a new area of open land after the playing field they had used for years was fenced off. Bolton Council aims to find an alternative to the King George V playing field in Little Lever. Little Lever Sports Club
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Farewell to a 'wonderful man'
A WONDERFUL man who was generous to a fault, that is how friends and family described Donald Clarke on Tuesday as they gathered to say a final farewell to the former Bolton mayor and co-founder of the Smithills Coaching House. He died in his sleep on
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Town to host North-west conference on care homes
A REGIONAL conference for independent care home providers is to be held in Bolton. Organised by the National Care Homes Association (NCHA) the conference delegates will contribute to the Government's review of the care sector's regulations. Health Minister
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210,000 expected to take off for Easter
A STAGGERING 210,000 passengers are expected to travel through Manchester Airport this bank holiday weekend - a 10.2 per cent increase on Easter last year. John Spooner, managing director of Manchester Airport, said: "We're expecting this Easter to be
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French target Haydock Park's hurdles final
HAYDOCK Park Racecourse stages the final of the annual series of races over its famous 'brush' or French hurdles on its bumper family funday on Easter Saturday. The special obstacles are more like mini-fences than traditional timber hurdles and are designed
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Record number of new businesses
THE North-west recorded 52,800 business start-ups in the last year, according to new research from Barclays. In the UK, the construction sector grew by 34 per cent in the past year with about 40,000 new businesses set up, the highest ever number ever
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Grand designs for family printers
BUSINESSMAN David Wallace is looking forward to a busy future after a frantic 18 months for his family company, Wallace Printers Limited. From its modest origins in Derby Street in the 1940s, the company completed an £800,000 move to modern 18,000 square
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Sarah's a cut above the rest
A GLASSWARE designer from Horwich has won an award for the way she has sculpted her business future. Sarah Walmsley was one of 200 North-west entrepreneurs graduating from the New Entrepreneur Scholarship (NES) programme. As well as graduating from the
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More than remotely funny
FURTHER to last week's piece about the remote control and peoples names for it, 11 year-old Charlotte Woods from Adlington emailed to say that in their house they call it the Oobie-Doobie. Wickedly, she says that when her grandad got a new remote he gave
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Delighted for them both
YOU have just got to be delighted, haven't you, for Stewart and Diane Pomfret? After a decade of heartache and treatment, including IVF, trying for a baby Diane has finally given birth to a lovely baby boy. They have had to endure two miscarriages, an
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Dedicated fan Delia
DELIA Smith proved once more her loyalty to Norwich FC when she cheered herself hoarse at the Reebok Stadium at the weekend. Bolton Wanderers may have trounced her team 1-0 and the result may never have been in doubt, but she was the model fan. She shouted
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Sad loss after brave fight
IT was very sad to learn that 13-year-old Michael Strangwood had lost his brave fight for life. He had spent the past five years in a twilight world after being hit by a rare incurable genetic illness, which featured in the film "Lorenzo's Oil" Michael
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Khan all set for Olympic re-match
OLYMPIC champion Mario Kinderlan has confirmed he will be fighting for Cuba in Liverpool - boosting Amir Khan's hopes of bringing his own amateur career to a glittering end. Khan had been hoping to attract the legendary Cuban to his club show at the Reebok
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Don't block crossings
IS it just me, or do today's motorists have no respect for pedestrians? It is hard enough, at times, trying to cross a busy road in Bolton, without drivers rushing to beat the lights, failing, then stopping on a pedestrian crossing. This leaves me to
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Five months to resolve a safety issue
For the planning committee to approve the Spirit of Sport sculpture scheme, even though a safety certificate has not yet been received, is beyond comprehension. The question of safety of the location was raised when the proposal was first mooted. On October
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On this day - March 23
1861: London's first tram cars began operating, designed by a Mr Train from New York. 1891: Goal nets, the invention of JA Brodie of Liverpool, were used for the first time in an FA Cup Final. 1919: Italy's Fascist Party was founded by Benito Mussolini
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Ancient tree to get the chop
From the Evening News, March 23, 1995: AN ancient tree in the heart of Harwood is to get the chop after being branded unsafe. Independent experts have backed council arboriculturists who fear the 15-metre high specimen, which is protected by a tree preservation
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New hover cover for Old Trafford
LANCASHIRE have moved into the 21st Century with the arrival of a new hover cover adding to the impressive list of improvements involving the playing area at Old Trafford. The cover which cost more than £100,000 is 100ft long and covers the entire length
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School may reopen after repair work
A SCHOOL in danger of slipping into a river may be saved from demolition. Education chiefs are hoping to reopen Bolton Parish Church of England School later this year after work to strengthen the banking overlooking the River Tonge. Workmen will carry
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Tyres set alight
A PILE of tyres and rubbish was set alight on wasteland near to a railway line in Carlton Street, Farnworth, at 9.45pm on Tuesday night.
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Chemist open
COHENS Chemist, on Rupert Street, Great Lever, is open as usual, despite a fire that wrecked a nearby mobile unit on Saturday night. Police are investigating the fire.
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New date for Treasures play
A PLAY which was due to be take place at the Horwich Day Care Centre on Wednesday has been postponed. "That Was Then, This is Now", which is part of the Local Treasures project, will now be held at the centre on Tuesday, May 31. It has been devised by
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Plates will commemorate 50th Pike race
THE 50th Open Rivington Pike Fell Race is taking place on Saturday at 3pm, starting from the Crown Hotel in Horwich. The race is organised by Horwich RMI Harriers and Athletic Club, and a spokesman said: "This will be a special occasion and every attempt
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Headstones smeared with mud at cemetery
GRAVES in a Bolton cemetery where steeplejack Fred Dibnah has been laid to rest have become a target for yobs. Headstones have been smeared with mud and pushed over at Tonge Cemetery. And, bizarrely, the yobs have been burying tins of soup and biscuits
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Town to host North-west conference on care homes
A REGIONAL conference for independent care home providers is to be held in Bolton. Organised by the National Care Homes Association (NCHA) the conference delegates will contribute to the Government's review of the care sector's regulations. Health Minister
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River bank litter louts 'could kill wildlife'
LITTER louts who have turned Radcliffe's river banks into a rubbish dump have been condemned. Environmentalits fear for the area's wildlife if action is not taken to clear up the mess by the River Irwell. Cartons, wrappers and packets have been dumped
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The beat goes on with Good Samaritan's help
A MYSTERY woman donated a £1,000 drum kit to a charity for young people. The woman called at the Respect Counselling Service in Chorley New Road, Bolton, and dropped off the kit without leaving her name or address. Now the young people at the centre want
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The Kevin Nolan Column
WHAT a fantastic atmosphere on Saturday. You could feel the support transferring onto the pitch, it was like having an extra man, Stelios scored a brilliant goal for us, which deserved to win any match and gave us the points to push us up to fifth place
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Nolan blasts 'new Wimbledon' critics
KEVIN Nolan has laughed off claims that Wanderers are "the new Wimbledon", describing the detractors as "a joke" and insists that nothing the pundits say will knock them out of their Premiership stride. "We revel in it," Nolan said defiantly. "It has
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Pupils clean up for Penny fund
YOUNGSTERS at a Bolton school rolled up their sleeves and got their hands dirty for a charity litter pick. Pupils at St Joseph's RC School, in Chorley New Road, Horwich, took part in a range of sponsored events to raise cash for St Joseph's Penny - a
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Directors quit Centurions
TWO of the three Leigh Centurions executive directors - Derek Beaumont and Stephen Blakeley - have resigned. The pair quit on Tuesday with immediate effect, leaving Phil Coffey as the sole surviving executive director of engage Super League's bottom club
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Goldline Final date
THE final of the Goldline Trophy takes place on Thursday, March 31, at the Reebok Stadium. Holders Atherton LR will start as favourites, but West Lancs League side Eagley will be expected to provide tough opposition. Kick off is at 7.45pm with admission
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Passengers in lurch thanks to First bus cuts
SO First Manchester is at it again, cutting services left, right and centre, and just keeping the core routes to Manchester. Local people are being abandoned. The most recent rumour is the withdrawal of services 536 and 537 Darcy Lever circulars. Combined
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Men alerted to dangers of cancer
MEN are being urged to find out more about a life-threatening cancer which affects one in 12 males. The Bolton Prostate Cancer support group is using prostate awareness week to encourage men to seek more information about the condition, which is the second
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BOLTON School's boys' golf team will be touring Spain for over a week of tournaments this Easter.
A party of 25 staff and students will make their way to the Costa Brava for an eight-day tour. Guy Lovegreen, the school's golf tutor said: "When we were invited by our Spanish hosts to play in these competitions we thought it would be a wonderful experience
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Player in agony wait for medics
A FOOTBALLER who suffered a horrific injury to his leg during a match had to wait 36 minutes for an ambulance to arrive. Marcus Hallows was in agony with his right leg broken so severely a bone was sticking out of his skin during a match for Altrincham
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Patients abusing staff at hospital
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital claim they are suffering from high levels of bullying and abuse from patients and their relatives. Almost a third of staff working at the hospital who replied to a survey say they have been at the receiving end of some
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Dog charities to get ex-soldier's legacy
A RETIRED Bolton soldier who left almost £1.5 million when he died, showed his devotion to dogs in his will. Lieutenant-Colonel Jack Rowley died in October last year, aged 93, and left bequests of £1,000 each to the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
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School may reopen after repair work
A SCHOOL in danger of slipping into a river may be saved from demolition. Education chiefs are hoping to reopen Bolton Parish Church of England School later this year after work to strengthen the banking overlooking the River Tonge. Workmen will carry
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Iddon accused over road deaths claim
BOLTON South-east MP Brian Iddon has been reported to the Speaker of the House of Commons over claims he misled MPs over road deaths in Bolton. Election rival Deborah Dunleavy has written to the Speaker, Michael Martin, asking him to look into a speech
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Parking to stay 'residents only' near town centre
A TRIAL residents-only parking zone in Westhoughton is to become permanent in a bid to ease car problems for householders. Last year Bolton Council introduced the restrictions in Mill Street for people living in a row of six terraced houses. A layby had
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Yobs warned of fire dangers at empty club
YOUNG arsonists are risking their lives by regularly setting fire to a derelict Labour club. Bradford Ward Labour club, on Bridgeman Street, Bolton, has been set alight 16 times since last June. They force their way into the building, which has been empty
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Thank you for saving my life
A BOY brought back from the dead after he was submerged in an icy river for five minutes has thanked the fire heroes who saved his life. Connor Scott, aged six, was not breathing when he was rescued from the murky depths of the River Tonge in Bolton.
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Terry's tasty pot should be hot on TV
A TOP Bolton chef is hoping a TV appearance will spice up his career and open up the door to appearing on future cookery programmes. Terry Walker, head chef at the Blundell Arms, Horwich, is to appear in a new ITV1 show in May featuring Claire Sweeney
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Under 12s feel the heat
RAMSBOTTOM United are beginning to feel the heat in the U12s Division One. County Raiders put four goals past the leader's overworked defence in a great 4-2 win, leaving the way open for Radcliffe Boro to take over top spot after they picked up a narrow
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New date for Treasures play
A PLAY which was due to be take place at the Horwich Day Care Centre on Wednesday has been postponed. "That Was Then, This is Now", which is part of the Local Treasures project, will now be held at the centre on Tuesday, May 31. It has been devised by
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Extra paternity leave raises staffing fears
MANY businesses believe moves to increase paternity leave will lead to serious resourcing issues in the work place, a survey has found. Following the Government's announcement that paid maternity leave will be extended from six to nine months and can
