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Master class in business
BUDDING entrepreneurs can take advantage of training offered by the New Entrepreneur Scholarships - and receive up to £2,000 in business support funds. NES is a free part-time business development programme for people wanting to start and manage their
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Tax advice for corporate couples
ACCOUNTS experts have issued guidance for businesses whose tax position may have been affected following the outcome of the landmark Arctic Systems tax case. In April this year, the High Court ruled in favour of the Inland Revenue, in a case concerning
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Radio station plans aired
THE new Belfast-based owner of local radio station Tower FM is to overhaul the company in a shake-up of its local station network. Ulster Television bought Tower FM and 15 other local radio stations when it acquired The Wireless Group (TWG) for £98.2
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Fears for jobs at DIY stores
STAFF at one of Bolton's B&Q stores feared for their jobs today after the company announced it is to shut 22 of its branches A further 16 stores are to be downsized because of what were described as the "toughest" market conditions for years. While
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Pull the plug on having baths
WATER bosses are urging people to stop having baths and take showers instead.10 years ago From the Evening News September 16, 1995 The measure is one of a number proposed to try and conserve water in the region's dried up reservoirs. Bolton's main supply
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Prison youth found hanging
A 17-YEAR-OLD youth has died after being found hanging in his cell at Hindley Young Offenders' Institution. Sam Elphick, from Newton Heath, was sentenced to 22 months for robbery with affray at Manchester Crown Court in July. He was found by staff in
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Out with the old and in with the new
Two eight-storey blocks are set to transform opposite ends of Great Moor Street in Bolton town centre. Planning bosses backed both applications after hearing that the developers schemes would help to regenerate the area. One proposal, by Monaco Developments
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Police in crack cocaine swoop
DAWN raids netted drugs worth £10,000 which were destined for Bolton addicts. Police swooped on two addresses where gangs linked to Jamaican Yardie mobs are thought to have been dealing crack cocaine. Officers smashed down doors at the homes on the Oldhams
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Now parking wardens give footballers the red card
TWO football matches had to be stopped when parking wardens showed players the red card. The teams were forced to leave the pitch midway through a game after wardens warned them their cars were illegally parked and they would be booked. Angry scenes broke
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Stage stars set to shine at the halls
A WHOLE galaxy of stars are lined up to appear at Bolton's Albert Halls for the new autumn season. The programme includes top TV comics, tribute bands, a bizarre off-the-wall circus troupe and Bolton's own stand-up comedy shows. Top acts incude zany TV
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And there still no tickets from Plovdiv
WANDERERS are still waiting for confirmation of their ticket allocation for the away leg of their UEFA Cup tie with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. With less than two weeks to go until the return match on Thursday, September 29, Wanderers have still not received any
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Jared wait
UEFA Cup hero, Jared Borgetti, could be back on the sidelines at Manchester City tomorrow when Sam Allardyce's rotation policy gets its first serious test of the season. The Mexican hot shot scored his first goal in a white shirt to rescue a dramatic
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Pearce keeps City clued up
MANCHESTER City are determined not to get caught out by Wanderers' counter attacking style as they did the last time the teams met at the City of Manchester Stadium. Wanderers were the last team to take maximum points from City on their own ground six
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Nolan in a mean mood
KEVIN Nolan is in the sort of "don't push me" mood that should carry a government health warning. The determined young Wanderer could not be more psyched up for tomorrow's derby duel with Manchester City if he tried. He has already vented his spleen with
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Class act by school
A PRESTWICH school hit by vandals at the start of the summer break has won its race against time to repair the damage. A brand new wildlife and picnic area at St Margaret 's Primary in Heywood Road was targeted just 24-hours after pupils finished for
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Victory for Market Hall traders
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 21, 1995: MARKET Hall traders in Bolton have won their 18-month battle to escape rent rises of up to 52 per cent. And now they have vowed to fight for a reduction in other costs they pay Bolton Council. BOLTON
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Aussie heart-throb fan disappointment
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News April 18, 1995: HUNDREDS of screaming fans packed into Bolton Market Place yesterday to see Aussie TV heart-throb Dan Falzon. But many of the youngsters clamouring for autographs were disappointed when plans to meet
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Vandals 'have a ball' under cameras
VANDALS are causing thousands of pounds worth of damage to council propert . . . under the noses of six security cameras! 10 years ago from the Evening News September 15 1995 Even though the cameras are trained on them, the yobs constantly wreck an ornate
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Chip shop became a hen cabin
An addition has come in to a story Alan Calvert wrote about the old "Tin Trunk" cinema on Tonge Moor Road. Alan Robinson of Horwich remembers the wooden chip shop which used to be next door to the cinema. He tells us that after the cinema burned down,
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On this day April 20
1653: Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Long Parliament. 1657: The Spanish fleet at Santa Cruz was destroyed by the English under Admiral Blake. 1770: Captain James Cook discovered New South Wales, Australia. 1841: The Murders In The Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan
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On this day April 19
1587: Sir Francis Drake sailed into Cadiz and sank the Spanish fleet - an action known as "singeing the King of Spain's beard". 1775: In Lexington, the opening shot was fired - by a British general - in the American War of Independence. 1824: Poet Lord
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On this day Friday 16 September
1387: Henry V was born in Monmouth Castle. "Bluff" Prince Hal became a ruthless king who fought two bloody campaigns which came to a climax at Agincourt. Shortly afterwards, in 1422, he died unheroically of dysentery. 1620: The 101 Pilgrim Fathers set
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Plaque to remember heroes of war battle
A PLAQUE to commemorate a young soldier from Bolton and another from Bury who died during a daring offensive on an enemy post more than 60 years ago is to be unveiled in Holland. Pte Thomas Hambleton, from Horwich, and Pte Frank Woods, from Bury, died
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Banks lean on the taxpayer
A THIRD of workers employed by finance firms are claiming family tax credits to boost their pay, a survey reveals. The union Amicus accused banks of using taxpayers money to subsidise the salaries of their employees despite making huge profits. General
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Chrysalis to sell off books division
MEDIA group Chrysalis is to sell its books division so it can focus on music and radio stations such as Heart and Galaxy. Chrysalis is in exclusive talks with managers of the books division over a buyout worth £12.5 million. Executives are keen to sell
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On this day 17 September
1745: The Jacobites, under the Young Pretender, occupied Edinburgh. 1787: Delegates, under the chairmanship of George Washington, approved the Constitution of the United States of America. 1827: Wides in cricket were first scored in the Sussex v Kent
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Eviction warning to yobs' parents
THE parents of six young thugs have been given an ultimatum - control your children or lose your home. Police made the stark warning as they drew up Acceptable Behaviour Contracts (ABCs) for the youths, aged between nine and 16, after they were found
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Hurricane force
OFFICERS from Greater Manchester are to assist in the task of finding the British citizens still missing after Hurricane Katrina. They were assigned by the Association of Chief Police Officers to help British consular staff who are now trying to track
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Electrical fault sparks fire
A FAMILY out celebrating a birthday returned home to find their house had been on fire. Firefighters tended to the blaze in South Street, Great Lever, on Friday night after spotting smoke coming from an upstairs window while they were putting out a car
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Friends dash to the rescue of Sammy
LITTLE Samantha Makin is recovering at home after undergoing a two-hour operation to remove a spike from her hand. The lively nine-year-old, who lives in Greenroyd Avenue, took a short cut with friends through a park, off Glaister Lane, Breightmet, by
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Water burst misery for business
A BURST water main in the centre of Bolton left many businesses and shops without water for more than 24 hours. The disruption started on Thursday morning when a pipe in the Kay Street area sprang a leak. It caused a drastic reduction in water pressure
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Car attackers who left man unconcious are locked up
FOUR attackers left a man unconscious after they attacked him with a broken snooker cue, a golf club and metal bars following a car chase, a court was told. Jahinder Khan spent a short time in a coma, suffered three skull fractures and cuts to his left
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Stage stars set to shine at the halls
A WHOLE galaxy of stars are lined up to appear at Bolton's Albert Halls for the new autumn season. The programme includes top TV comics, tribute bands, a bizarre off-the-wall circus troupe and Bolton's own stand-up comedy shows. Top acts incude zany TV
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Hunt takes notice of historical link
AS the only Englishman in the starting line-up - and a lifelong Wanderers' fan to boot - Nicky Hunt didn't need reminding of the historical significance of Thursday's UEFA Cup clash with Lokomotiv Plovdiv. But, just in case he, or any one of the other
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Fewer compliants to council
THE number of complaints upheld against Bolton Council by the Ombudsman has fallen dramatically. 10 years ago from the Evening News September 16, 1995 And the council says it is "delighted". Two years ago the council was criticised for having the worst
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On this day April 18
1906: San Francisco was devastated by a massive earthquake. 1934: The first launderette opened in Texas. It was called a Washateria. 1949: The Republic of Ireland Act came into force as Eire became a republic. 1966: The Sound Of Music won an Oscar after
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Flying the flag for a free Europe
RED white and blue flags were unfurled when Second World War veterans came together for a church VE Day celebration. The Union flag was also flown at a residential home in Horwich, where victory was remembered in a wartime singalong. Celebrations at St
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On this day April 21
753BC: Traditional date for the founding of Rome. 1509: Henry VII died and his second son acceded to the throne as Henry VIII. 1816: Charlotte Bronte, eldest of the three Bronte sisters and author of Jane Eyre, was born in Thornton, Yorkshire. 1910: Novelist
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On this day Thrusday 15 September
1321: Italian poet Dante Alighieri died in Ravenna. 1649: Titus Oates, English Anglican priest and fabricator of the "Popish Plot" in 1678, was born. 1830: At the official opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Britain's first railway fatality
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Dentists turn away new NHS patients
BOLTON is in the grip of a dental crisis. None of the borough's 32 practices is accepting new NHS patients, with some saying their books could be closed to new patients for ever. The chronic shortage, uncovered by a Bolton Evening News investigation,
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Stars to shine at soccer premiere
THE red carpet will be out for a star-studded celebrity charity premiere of a major new football film in Bolton next week. Stars from the film Goal! are due to appear at the premiere and special reception at Cineworld at the Valley entertainment complex
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Help to look after data
THE British Security Industry Association has produced a guide to the Data Protection Act aimed at users of information destruction services. The guide outlines the implications of the Data Protection Act for businesses and how companies can meet legal
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Banish stress in work place
ROYAL and SunAlliance has launched a guide for firms to combat work-related stress within their organisations. The guide is a reference point covering what stress is, how to deal with it and the legal position for employers and staff. The guide offers
