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Phone pair to create a buzz
THE telecoms trade could be in line for a shake-up after a Bolton inventor decided to change the way people use their telephones. Communications engineer Nick Ward, from Bromley Cross, is to launch Record My Call, a service which allows callers to record
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Fears for town centre shops
BOLTON'S town centre manager has issued a "Save Our Shops" plea to council leaders. Cathy Savage fears a plan by retail giants Marks & Spencer to open a new store at the Middlebrook Retail Park could sound the death knell for the town centre. She
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Don't have a go at Geldof
I DO sympathise with Vilma Steel (Letters, June 8). I feel it is unfair to criticise Sir Bob Geldof. We as a nation are always whinging about shortages of cash for schools and hospitals, yet most of the nation has no idea what the capitalist world spends
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Masses must speak out on fluoride
THE writers of the recent letter supporting fluoridation (Letters, June 9) seem to want to help promote something that the people of Bolton have overwhelmingly and consistently rejected. They claim that the effects of fluoride are "anecdotal and undocumented
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Walshaw aiming to reach the top
WALSHAW will be looking to complete their climb to the top of the Bolton Association this weekend. The Bury side, who have won four titles in the last six seasons, have been in formidable form for several weeks and are just two points behind leaders Standish
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Neighbour killed woman for saying 'hello'
A GRANDFATHER stabbed his next door neighbour to death after she said hello to his wife over the garden fence. Thomas Bevan who harboured paranoid grudges against his neighbours in a quiet Little Hulton street - stabbed and slashed Jacqueline Probert
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Daniel's silver swim
DANIEL Farrow, aged 13, from Atherton, swam in the recent Northern Counties Age Group Championships held at Manchester Aquatic Centre. He won two silver medals in the 100 and 200 metres breastroke, both in personal best times. The Howe Bridge Aces swimmer
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Canon Slade in national finals
CANON Slade athletes have reached the finals of the National Schools Championships. The year nine and year 10 girls will compete against the other 11 best schools in the country at Oxford in a fortnight. And they may be joined by their year seven and
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CLIFTON v ELTON
Elton won by 47 runs Elton R Riaz c Dorsey b Holt 51 K Hitchen c Royle b Jennings 16 D Fitton not out 106 D Keegan c Jennings b Jayasinghe 14 M Hamnett b Jayasinghe 39 M Kay not out 0 Extras 10 Total (for 4) 236 Bowling: Tye 12-2-54-0; Jennings 7-2-23
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ADLINGTON v DAISY HILL
Adlington won by 44 runs Adlington M Robinson run out 8 A Robinson lbw Alfredi 19 M Taylor c Kirkman b Alfredi 4 Creevey b Alfredi 48 M Halliwell lbw Alfredi 40 M Rawlings c Brooks b Alfredi 47 C Mulligan b Alfredi 15 N Boden b Alfredi 0 M Flatters b
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Ornamental lamp stolen from grave
A WIDOW is appealing for the return of an ornamental candle lamp which was stolen from her husband's grave over the weekend. Mrs Roswitha Pitfield, aged 65, of Cecil Street, Bolton, is now offering a reward for its return. She bought the lamp specially
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Asylum expert Roy called to be judge
A FORMER Bolton School pupil has been named a judge by the Lord Chancellor. Roy Battersby, aged 62, from Bromley Cross, took on the role of immigration adjudicator four years ago. The married father-of-two sits in Manchester hearing immigration and asylum
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Rally for hospice is a classic
MOTORING enthusiasts toured Lancashire in style when they took part in the 10th annual Bolton Hospice Classic Car Run. The Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Frank White, and a crowd of spectators, watched as 72 cars, ranging from a 1923 Model T4 through to a Firebird
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Lewis, 11, is a real knight in shining armour
A QUICK-thinking 11-year-old who saved his little brother's life has been "knighted" in recognition of his bravery and courage. Lewis Lewarne saved his five-year-old brother, Cameron, when he got over-excited playing on the computer and began to swallow
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Countdown to next season's fixtures
IT'S one of the most eagerly awaited soccer events of the summer - the day the following season's fixtures are released. At 10am on Thursday we will know who Wanderers play on the opening day of the season and when the dates for the double clash with
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Jaidi on the bench
Radhi Jaidi, who has agreed a new two-year contract with Wanderers, watched from the subs' bench as Tunisia ended their Confederations Cup programme with a 2-0 victory over Australia in Leipzig, Germany, on Tuesday night.
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McDonald heads for Palace job
NEIL McDonald is leaving Bolton Wanderers to become Iain Dowie's right hand man at Crystal Palace, at the second time of asking. The Reebok first team coach turned down a previous offer to join Dowie at Selhurst Park 18 months ago but says the time is
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GOLBORNE v LOSTOCK
Match abandoned Lostock M Cregan not out 18 T Suma lbw Pryce 6 D Cockton c&b Pryce 0 T Knowles lbw Pryce 1 J Cregan c Thomspon b Tyrer 12 L Issa not out 10 Extras 0 Total (for 4) 47 Bowling: Marston 10-6-13-0; Pryce 13-5-24-3; Tyrer 3.3-0-10-1.
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ELTON v EDGWORTH
Match abandoned Edgworth N Barlow b Donnelly 20 M Davis c Deegan b Donnelly 22 N Kernwick not out 39 J Mills c Lomax b Hitchen 14 D Cameron c McAuley b Donnelly 56 G Haynes not out 0 Extras 8 Total ( for 4) 159 Bowling: Donnelly 9-1-32-3: Lomax 4-1-22
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LOSTOCK v STANDISH
Standish won by 10 wkts Lostock P Suma c Geary b Cookson 0 M Cregan c Walder b Batticiotto 12 D Cockton c sub b Batticiotto 14 P Knowles b Batticiotto 10 A Patel st Geary b Cookson 4 L Issa b Bowden 24 P Hall not out 20 C Cockton lbw Cookson 0 R Clough
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Wayne's high speed world
IF you are planning to beat Wayne Bradley away from the lights - think again. That is unless you can match the Farnworth motorcyclist's supercharged acceleration that can take him from an astonishing 0-190mph in just eight seconds. That's the phenomenal
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EDGWORTH v BLACKROD
Edgworth won by 8 wkts Blackrod C Sanderson b Sidall 14 H Namajee c Sidall b Beswick 83 C Smith c&b Barlow 15 J Southworth c&b Beswick 12 Halton b Locke 15 J Namajee c Mills b Beswick 4 J Pryle c Locke b Beswick 4 J Fairb rother b Locke 6 R Day
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BLACKROD v WALSHAW
Walshaw won by 34 runs Walshaw A Harris c&b Dickinson 68 J Whitaker not out 53 Fielding not out 10 Extras 8 Total (for 1) 139 Bowling: J Namajee 4-0-32-0; Halton 16-2-48-0; Southworth 5-0-25-0; Fairbrother 5-1-22-0; Dickinson 2-0-10-1. Blackrod J
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Horwich tour gets underway
THE third On The Run Countryside Tour of Horwich and Rivington running races has started. The Tour continues to grow in reputation with entries up to 135 this year from 120 12 months ago. The first of the five-race tour, was the testing 6K Trail Race,
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FC United in Leigh RMI merger talks
LEIGH RMI sensationally offered to merge with the recently formed FC United of Manchester - the club formed as a protest to Malcolm Glazer's takeover of Manchester United. The parties decided against becoming one club after talks but they have formed
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Poet Hovis will be sadly missed
"OLD Hovis is brown bread!" "What?" I asked. "Old Hovis ... Hovis Presley, he's dead!" This is the way I heard the tragic news and I just could not believe it! I still find it impossible to accept that this town of ours will never behold its laureate
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Speed queen Karen a champ at 46
AT 46 and a self-confessed "overweight, middle-aged mum", Karen Martindale is an unlikely powerboat champion. Yet Karen, from Bolton, has just snatched a top title at the powerboat National Grand Prix in Barrow, Cumbria. Karen, who now lives in Ormskirk
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Death crash lorry driver 'confused'
A SPANISH trucker who caused a motorway smash which killed a Little Hulton woman returning from a hospital visit has been found guilty of careless driving. But lorry driver Boris Cedeno was forgiven by the victim's husband who wascommended for his actions
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Councillor's 'walk out' threat over probe
ONE of Bolton's best-known councillors is threatening to quit politics after being reported to the Standards Board by his colleagues. Cllr David Wilkinson, executive member for environment and housing strategy at Bolton Council, was reported by six councillors
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Motorway closure warning
MOTORISTS are being wanred that the westbound link roads from the M602 to the M60 in Salford will be closed overnight on Monday, June 27 and Monday, July 4. The closure for safety reasons be closed between 9pm and 5am on both dates. Drivers wishing to
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Nikki calls it a day at the Street
BURY-born Coronation Street actress Nikki Sanderson, who plays Candice Stowe, is quitting the ITV soap for a pop career, it was revealed on Wednesday Nikki, 21, will leave the series this autumn after six years. "It is time for me and Candice to leave
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Shakespeare and a picnic
FOLLOWING the huge sell-out success of the rock musical version of Romeo and Juliet, the C'est Tous Theatre Company took the production on a successful four month tour of Italy. But now the company is back, and the next local production is Twelfth Night
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Michelle shapes new image for business
ARTIST Michelle Sheree from Bolton won her first private commission with a cutting edge design. Michelle, a graduate of Bolton Institute, came up with winning idea for a sculpture to mark a the opening of a Lancashire firm's new headquarters. She was
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Paper firm rolls out website
A NEW website and intranet has revolutionised communications for Bolton-based Sandusky, one of the world's top five manufacturers of heavy machinery for the paper industry. NetConstruct, one of the UK's leading internet business solutions consultancies
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Helping hand to buy business
DATAPLEX Systems has been acquired by businessman Richard Sparrow in a seven figure deal that was structured by Bolton chartered accountants and business advisers Unity. Eccles-based Dataplex Systems, established in 1996, provides IT support services
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Celebrating boom time for the region
A MAJOR conference will be held in Bolton to celebrate a new industrial revolution that has been quietly transforming North-west industry over the past decade. More than 500 manufacturers from across the region will be at the conference, In Pursuit of
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Fear of higher pension costs
ONE in five companies says it would have to cut jobs if compelled to pay money into workers' pensions, research shows. More than a third of companies said they would only be able to meet the cost of compulsory contributions by freezing salary increases
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Gordon should mind his language
I COULDN'T agree more with Caroline Hill. Gordon Ramsay's foul mouth is disgusting. When he was on the television two weeks ago it was hard to tell whether he was there to improve the cuisine at the restaurant, or teach the staff how to use the "f" word
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Simple solution to bin problem
I WOULD like to address the issue of Mr Aston having to take his bin to Raikes Lane tip, due to the binmen not emptying it, and then the council stating that (understandably) they have a responsibility to the Health and Safety at Work Act and, due to
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Paying for refuse disposal at the double
COULD someone at Bolton Council, please explain to me why my mum, as a responsible householder, pays £10 out of her meagre pension to have larger refuse removed, then is told that two shed doors cannot be included? The young lady I spoke to told me that
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Road giving visitors a bad impression
I AM totally disgusted with the state of the A666 St Peter's Way, which is the main road into the heart of Bolton from the motorway network. This road is the first impression that anyone gets of Bolton when they are visiting us. The grass on this section
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DARCY LEVER v ATHERTON
Darcy Lever won by 28 runs Darcy Lever Bundela c Walsh b Nuttall 93 N Fawcett b Walsh 46 D Morris not out 50 P Smethurst not out 4 Extras 16 Total (for 2) 209 Bowling: Nuttall 10-1-51-1; Galwalker 16-1-71-0; Wakefield 5-0-15-0; Baines 6-0-17-0; Marsh
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LITTLE HULTON v GOLBORNE
Little Hulton won by 48 runs Little Hulton I Gibson c Marsden b McMillan 51 I Lee c Waterworth b Tyrer 54 B Collins c Waterworth b Pryce 16 M Penny c Waterworth b Pryce 48 D Platt c Pryce b Tyrer 4 S Hutchinson st Waterworth b Tyrer 29 J Platt c&b
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Back to school to trace family trees
PARENTS are going back to school to encourage their children to learn more about their family background. Mums and dads are going to school for an hour on Wednesdays to work with their children on the Gene Pool Project. The children have been researching
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Casino strike threat grows
THE threat of a strike at one of Bolton's top casinos has moved a step closer. The GMB union announced the result of the first ever consultative strike ballot of Britain's casino workers. It revealed that members working for Stanley Casinos across the
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Motorway closure warning
MOTORISTS are being wanred that the westbound link roads from the M602 to the M60 in Salford will be closed overnight on Monday, June 27 and Monday, July 4. The closure for safety reasons be closed between 9pm and 5am on both dates. Drivers wishing to
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Daredevils get chance to wingwalk
AN air show team is looking for a daredevil to "wingwalk" in front of thousands of spectators. Organisers of the Pleasureland Southport Air Show & Military Display are searching for someone who has what it takes to be strapped on top of a biplane
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Whites fans remembered at the Reebok
A MEMORIAL service has been held for Bolton Wanderers fans, staff and players. More than 250 friends and family who have lost loved ones connected with the club paid their respects at a service held at the Reebok Stadium. Names in the club's Book of Remembrance
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Cricketers jazz it up for club
JAZZ fans are in for a treat this Saturday evening when a fundraising event is held at Darcy Lever Cricket Club. The Chicago Teddy Bear Society jazz band is entertaining, with tickets at £7.50 each, and a supper and bar available. Money raised will go
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Town peppered by giant hailstones
HAILSTONES an inch wide fell in the storm which battered Bolton on Sunday. Amateur meterologist Alastair James was so amazed by what he saw, he went outside to collect them up - and popped them in his freezer. He picked up the hailstones in his garden
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Wanderers help open doors to sports jobs
THEY may not have the talent to make it as a Bolton Wanderers player, but high school pupils have been told there are plenty of career opportunities available to them in sport - if they "Aimhigher". The Aimhigher roadshow drove into Ladybridge High School
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SPRING VIEW v ADLINGTON
Match abandoned Adlington A Robinson not out 43 N Boden c James b Beg 3 C Mulligan not out 28 Extras 9 Total (for 1) 83 Bowling: Hart 5-0-9-0; Beg 6-1-16-1; J Green 4-1-16-0; Sarkar 6-2-10-0; Broad 45-0-26-0.
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DAISY HILL v LITTLE HULTON
Match abandoned Daisy Hill P Kirkman b Platt b Collins 36 D Gleave c Penny b Collins 37 D Marsh not out 12 M Wood lbw Collins 0 F Afreidi c Gibson b Jarvis 12 A Davies not out 10 Extras 4 Total (for 4) 107 Bowling Penny 6-0-28-0; Sutherland 4-1-15-0;
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ATHERTON v CLIFTON
Match abandoned Clifton A Griffiths c Keenan b Golwalkar 17 G Griffiths b Baines 10 C Jayasinghe b Golwalkar 13 C Jennings c Clews b Baines 0 J Royale st Walsh 14 I Morris c marsh b Golwalkar 7 S Holt not out 0 L Dorsey not out 3 Extras 0 Total (for 6
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STANDISH v ASTLEY & TYLDESLEY
Standish won by 10 wkts Astley & Tyldesley M Cutt lbw D Bowden 17 A Rostron c I Bowden b Lacey 6 S Raina C I Bowden b White 110 C Bullock lbw D Bowden 2 A Groves c White b Crookson 9 R Smith not out 7 S Nicklin run out 1 P Bennett not out 6 Extras
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Speed queen Karen a champ at 46
AT 46 and a self-confessed "overweight, middle-aged mum", Karen Martindale is an unlikely powerboat champion. Yet Karen, from Bolton, has just snatched a top title at the powerboat National Grand Prix in Barrow, Cumbria. Karen, who now lives in Ormskirk
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WALSHAW v SPRING VIEW
Walshaw won by 6 wkts Spring View A Woods b Whittaker 12 D Gornall c Fielding b Hornby 12 Sarker c Holland b Whittaker 66 A Kelly c Riley b Whittaker 4 M James b Hornby 21 P Mathews c & b Hornby 4 C Burns lbw Fielding 1 S Daldwin run out 5 J Green
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Wanderers help open doors to sports jobs
THEY may not have the talent to make it as a Bolton Wanderers player, but high school pupils have been told there are plenty of career opportunities available to them in sport - if they "Aimhigher". The Aimhigher roadshow drove into Ladybridge High School
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Soccer camp
FUTURE Stars Soccer Camp will be held at Turton, Smithills and Horwich Leisure Centres over the school summer holidays. The course is open to anyone aged 5-12 of any ability. For details ring 01942841616.
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Players wanted
BOLTON Wyresdale want to enter teams in the Bolton and Bury Mini League, at all age levels. Anyone aged eight and above who wishes to play or anyone who is interested in being a team manager contact the secretary, John Nuttall, on Bolton 592231 or 07795
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Breakaway United set for Leigh debut
FC United of Manchester- the breakaway club set up by United fans opposed to the Malcolm Glazer takeover - will play their first game at Leigh's Hilton Park on July 16. Karl Marginson, ex-Rotherham and Macclesfield striker and a lifelong Red Devils fan
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World Cup legend's message on fitness
WORLD Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst has urged youngsters to get off the couch and start taking part in competitive sport. Sir Geoff, who struck a matchwinning hat-trick during England's 1966 World Cup final 4-2 victory over West Germany, was at a football
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Vibrant, dangerous work at premiere
THE Royal Exchange Theatre this summer presents the world premiere of The Baby and Fly Pie, based on the award-winning children's novel by Melvin Burgess. Inspired by the death squads in Central America, the play is a modern and shocking account of a
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Players' silver service
THE award-winning Marco Players will be 25 years old next season, and to celebrate the company's Silver Jubilee, there will be four productions instead of the usual three at Chorley Old Road Methodist Community Church. The season will start with a production
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Professional get together
AN inaugural gathering of Bolton's young professionals is being hosted by accountants Unity and Keoghs solicitors. Accountants, solicitors, bankers, financial advisers and other professionals are welcome at the event promoting Bolton as a professional
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New face to represent lawyers
LAW firm Keoghs, of Bolton, is making its case for a bigger share of the market. The firm has expanded its marketing department with the appointment of new executive Joanne Wootton. Ms Wootton joined Keoghs from Perseverance Mills in Burnley, a manufacturer
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Scoring goals for City
MANCHESTER City football club's renewed push for a European place next season will need plenty of resources. Bolton design agency Fudge Studios will be helping City to swell the coffers by encouraging fans to buy the club's branded gear. Revenue from
