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Advice to stop the net threat
FIRMS are being invited to get wise to the dangers posed by email and internet abuse. Keoghs solicitors and forensic computing consultancy Zentek are hosting a free seminar on managing the problem. The event, on October 6, is aimed at helping organisations
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£100m town revamp gets green light
A NEW £100 million shopping, leisure and luxury apartment development in Bolton town centre has been given the go-ahead by planning chiefs. It will mean the town can reclaim its status as one of the regions top shopping centres, it was said. Members of
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Who takes pills for neighbbour's headache
AS the fluoride issue has surfaced again, I would like to ask the pro-fluoride lobby one question: If their next-door neighbour had a headache from too much beer the night before, would they take tablets to cure their neighbour's headache? The answer
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Children need somewhere to play sport
I HAVE read some of the letters both for and against the Holland Nurseries football pitch proposals. I'm sure the people that are against the idea of giving the local children somewhere to play football would also be the first people to whinge when they
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Road humps are pointless and costly
I WAS furious when I received yet another proposal from Bolton Council to impose a chicane and road humps along Cherwell Road and nearby cul-de-sacs. Having had to endure a serious reduction in the domestic refuse collection service, Bolton Council are
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Animal Rights protest in precinct
From the Evening News, September 29, 1995: A PROTEST against a major toiletries manufacturer was organised by Bolton and District Animal Rights yesterday. The group was in Bolton precinct asking people to throw unwanted Gillette products into a giant
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Raiders break into pub
ARMED robbers broke into a pub while the landlord was asleep. The gang of three targeted the Ellesmere, in St Helens Road, Leigh, at around 3.30am on Friday. They were disturbed when the landlord woke and went to investigate. The men, one of whom was
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M & S wins Middlebrook battle
MARKS & Spencer has won its battle to open a new store at Middlebrook. Controversial plans by the company to convert the former Allders building at the out-of-town retail park were approved by Bolton councils planning committee on Thursday. It is
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Draw on Tuesday
THE draw for the group stages of the UEFA Cup will take place in Switzerland on Tuesday, at 11am. Forty teams will go through to the group matches and they will play in eight groups of five. Each team will then play four games, two at home and two away
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Star ratings for Wanderers in Burgas
WHO starred - who didn't IAN WALKER 6 Powerless to prevent the goal but a stunning late save from Iliev rubbed salt into Plovdiv's wounds. TAL BEN HAIM 6 Thanked his lucky stars that his foul on Stoynev was just outside the box; a penalty on 64 minutes
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Relief all round as cash - and glory - looms
BOLTON Wanderers are returning triumphant from their first European excursion on Friday - hungry for more. They left it nerve-wrackingly late and it took a stroke of luck to overcome Lokomotiv Plovdiv in what proved a tough first round tie. But they booked
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The Big Match Verdict by Gordon Sharrock
LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 1, WANDERERS 2 (Wanderers win 4-2 on aggregate): Sam Allardyce pinched himself as he woke up in his hotel room overlooking Sunny Beach on Friday morning - just to make sure it was not all a dream. Wanderers, who, less than two decades
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Ram-raiders smash into phone shop
RAaiders smashed the front of a mobile phone shop and threatened a man with a brick during an attempted burglary. The incident happened shortly before 8am on Wednesday, when three men used a Suzuki Vitari 4x4 to reverse into The Phone Shop in Bury New
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Boro land Brannan at last
RADCLIFFE Boro have finally signed former Manchester City midfielder Ged Brannan from Accrington Stanley, writes Marc Higginson. Brannan's signature brings to an end a long chase for Boro manager Kevin Glendon, who is in no doubt as to the qualities his
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FC United so happy at Gigg Lane
FC United of Manchester assistant manager Phil Power is delighted with the way his side are being looked after at Bury's Gigg Lane ground, writes Marc Higginson. The former Crewe and Macclesfield striker believes playing at a League ground has helped
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Hospital beats the bug
THE battle against the hospital superbug is being won at the Royal Bolton Hospital, new figures reveal. In a pattern that bucks that national trend, there has been a reduction in reported cases of MRSA by almost 25 per cent over the last 12 months. Across
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Armed gang in £10,000 gems raid
MASKED robbers wielding hammers stole jewellery worth up to £10,000 in a smash and grab raid. A gang of four raiders threatened a member of staff and a terrified customer at the Mumtaz Jewellers in Crescent Road, Great Lever, on Thursday. The gang struck
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Save our primary school plea
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to save a village primary school - for the second time. Christ Church CE in Harwood has been earmarked for closure under controversial proposals to wipe out the increasing numbers of empty classroom places in the borough.
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50 jobs as airline takes off at Blackpool
ABOUT 50 new jobs are to be created with the announcement that a low-cost airline is to be based at Blackpool Airport. Jet2.com will start its services from April next year to Palma and Murcia. The company's flights to Belfast start in November. At least
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Praise for White Army
THE head of Bolton Police has praised Bolton Wanderers travelling supporters for their good behaviour during the UEFA cup tie. Chief Supt Dave Lea was in Burgas to oversee a Bulgarian police operation to control the two sets of fans . After the game he
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Paint company is just champion
SPECIALIST coating maker Firwood Paints has been recognised as one of the best when it comes to trading online. The firm, in Oakenbottom Road, Bolton, was among a number of smaller businesses to be crowned North-west E-Commerce champions in a ceremony
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Welcome figures for hotel group
DEVERE Group, the owner of the DeVere Whites hotel at the Reebok Stadium, has announced positive trading figures for the past year. Turnover at its hotels group was up by 3.3 per cent, while turnover for the group as a whole, including timeshare operations
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Fans united over a great trip
FANS young and old, and from all walks of life joined together in celebration. Kevin Miles, aged 42, an electrician from Kearsley, said: "It's been great to have been a part of history today. The atmosphere has been fantastic and I hope to get to as many
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Boro land Brannan at last
RADCLIFFE Boro have finally signed former Manchester City midfielder Ged Brannan from Accrington Stanley, writes Marc Higginson. Brannan's signature brings to an end a long chase for Boro manager Kevin Glendon, who is in no doubt as to the qualities his
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Time for a residents' association
I REFER to your article about the problems being experienced by fellow citizens in Hall i'th' Wood, and in particular the comments of Sgt Leon Jacobs about the need to establish an active residents association to work with the authorities. As a newspaper
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Amir to switch on Xmas lights
BOLTON'S Christmas light switch-on promises to be another knockout, with boxer Amir Khan lined up to push the button. The Heaton hero will switch on the lights in the town hall square on Thursday, November 17. The Olympic silver medallist will be the
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Our images from the trip to Burgas
BOLTON Evening News photographer Paul Heyes accompanied Wanderers fans to Burgas and we have downloaded several pictures which did not appear in the pirnt version of the paper on Friday, Sept 30. Simply click Photo Sales and follow the Bolton Wanderers
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Cheers for mates from Stelios
NO one was more relieved that Wanderers rescued the UEFA Cup tie against Lokomotiv Plovdiv than Stelios Giannakopoulos, whose mistake handed Georgi Iliev the chance to give Lokomotiv the lead. In an emotional post-match admission, the Greek midfielder
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Raid-hit bank is to close
A BANK in Ramsbottom hit by a £100,000 armed robbery earlier this month is being forced to close its doors for good. Lloyds TSB bosses say that fears for the future security of the bank after three armed raids have led to the decision. Letters have been
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Softly-softly not working
SO, Home Secretary Charles Clarke proposes that community jails should be built near prisoners homes, and they should be given instant cash benefits on release. I sincerely hope the Prime Minister asks the Home Secretary to retract his proposals. The
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Vandals get away with desecration
I WAS very angry and disappointed to read in Monday's Bolton Evening News that no one is to be charged with the damage they did to my daughter's grave, and to all the other graves destroyed at Farnworth Cemetery. My daughter Shauna Jade Murray has been
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Impatient drivers killed my two cats
RECENTLY my partner and I once again had to dig a grave in our garden and bury our beloved Siamese cat Winnie, who, like her friend Dobbie, was killed by a motorist on Tottington Road in Harwood. We and our neighbours have become increasingly concerned
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Raiders break into pub
ARMED robbers broke into a pub while the landlord was asleep. The gang of three targeted the Ellesmere, in St Helens Road, Leigh, at around 3.30am on Friday. They were disturbed when the landlord woke and went to investigate. The men, one of whom was
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Don't get carried away - Jewell
WIGAN boss Paul Jewell is urging his buoyant players not to get carried away as they head into Sunday's Barclays Premiership derby with Wanderers in ninth place. The Latics' surprising start to the season has seen them surge into the top half of the table
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Holders through to Tuesday's draw
HOLDERS CSKA Moscow are one of the 40 teams in the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage following the completion of the first round on Thursday night. Forty teams from 19 associations have made it through to this stage, including holders PFC CSKA Moscow
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Live web report: Wanderers' Euro dream lives on
LOKOMOTIV PLOVDIV 1, WANDERERS 2: Wanderers survived a big scare before finally easing through to the group stages of the UEFA Cup. Wanderers fought back from a goal down with an own goal and a sharp finish from Kevin Nolan on 85 minutes in this first
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FC United so happy at Gigg Lane
FC United of Manchester assistant manager Phil Power is delighted with the way his side are being looked after at Bury's Gigg Lane ground, writes Marc Higginson. The former Crewe and Macclesfield striker believes playing at a League ground has helped
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£100m town revamp gets green light
A NEW £100 million shopping, leisure and luxury apartment development in Bolton town centre has been given the go-ahead by planning chiefs. It will mean the town can reclaim its status as one of the regions top shopping centres, it was said. Members of
