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Compass goes in right direction
LOAN and mortgage provider Compass Finance Group PLC is pointing the way forward to achieving a trading profit for the second half of the year to mirror that for the first six months. And the company, which moved into its new headquarters at Burys Castlebrook
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Child ID idea sparks success
THREE years ago mum Nadine Lewis suffered the trauma of being separated from one of her toddler twins in the Trafford Centre. At first the mother-of-three was panic-stricken, but after a few minutes, the child was found. Happily, the mother-of-three's
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Market is answer to parking woes
WITH regard to the cheese man receiving five parking tickets at Bolton Market, can I suggest that he and any other disgruntled market traders come and visit Westhoughton Market Hall? There is lots of parking to load and unload your vehicles, and lots
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Appalled over holiday rewards
I AM appalled at the suggestion that Bolton Council is even considering using my council tax (either directly or indirectly) to "reward" good council tenants for doing only what they are supposed to do - pay their rent on time. Why should I, who has always
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Why not breaks for taxpayers
IF this idea of giving free holidays to council tenants goes ahead, will the council be administering the same scheme to those people, including myself, free holidays for paying our council tax every year without fail? It would seem that to get anything
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Bonuses for tenants, not holidays
I THINK a bonus scheme for well-behaved council house tenants is a good idea - but not the holidays abroad. I think the money would be better spent on each individual household. We in Nugent Road have been asking for fencing for the backs of our property
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Reward those who pay on time
I READ with interest the new initiative to reward council house tenants free holidays for paying their rent on time. What an excellent idea. How about rewarding those of us who pay our council tax on time? A five to 10 per cent return in January would
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MPs should have fought terror laws
I WAS sorry to discover from newspaper lists that neither David Crausby nor Brian Iddon voted against the proposed 90-day detention period for terrorist suspects before they were charged. Nor did they abstain from the vote. Tony Blair knowingly stirred
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Abortion fight mum is right
SUE Axon is reflecting the views of the majority of mothers on the matter of their children's health. It has always puzzled me that school nurses need written permission from parents before they can give a schoolchild, of whatever age, even a paracetamol
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Parking chiefs after soft targets
HERE they go again! Bolton's "head of parking" and his NCP posse out to book illegal parking by fans around Parklands. Parklands Office Park that is - deserted by night-time, not even a bus service, so where are the pedestrians - apart from Wanderers
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Free holiday plan is just plum crazy
THE Recognition and Rewards Initiative "Plum" set up by Bolton at Home to reward "loyal and responsible customers" is, in my opinion, plum crazy! We have been loyal and responsible customers for nigh on 40 years, living in the same house, paying full
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Agreement binds tenants to pay rent
In response to the Bolton Evening News' headline "Bonus scheme for good tenants" November 9, I wish to ask the question why should council tenants receive rewards such as free holidays abroad just because they are not in arrears with their rent and are
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Pledge to beat the truants
HEADTEACHERS and council chiefs have said they are determined to slash truancy in areas worst-affected by stay-away pupils. Figures released this week revealed that Education Secretary Ruth Kellys Bolton West constituency was among the 20 worst in the
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Mother's heartache over stolen memorial
THIEVES have stolen a memorial to two children from the front garden of an Astley home. The stone angel in memory of Mrs Patricia Lindsay's son Declan and daughter Siobhan had stood in the gardens of her homes in Glasgow, Cheshire and then Astley, and
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Workers in factory blaze scare
MORE than 180 people were evacuated from a factory when a fire sparked a safety alert. Firefighters were called to the Print Pack Europe Ltd factory in Bridge Hall Lane, Bury, at around 1pm on Friday. A small fire started on one of the printing machines
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Arsonists set fire to cars
ARSONISTS set fire to two cars while they were parked outside their owners' homes on Friday night. A V-reg Renault Clio was destroyed in Thornfield Grove, Little Hulton at 1.30am despite a fire crew from Farnworth battling to extinguish the blaze. Two
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Electric meter blaze drama
A WOMAN needed treatment for smoke inhalation after she tried to put out a fire in her home. Firefighters were called to Keswick Road, Walkden, at around 11.10am on Friday when an electricity meter caught fire. The blaze quickly spread to a storage cupboard
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Two dead in crash horror
TWO drivers were killed after a crash in Leigh just before midnight on Friday. A Ford Maverick and a Ford Transit van collided head on in Atherleigh Way, near Sainsbury's. The driver of the Maverick, believed to be a 72-year-old man from Leigh, died at
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Hoax call teen in mobile phone ban
EVELINE Monks celebrated turning 100 years old surrounded by well wishers including the Mayor of Bolton. Family travelled from as far away as America and Sussex for a party at Mrs Monks' home in Harwood on Friday. And the Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Frank White
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Teenager in court over man's death
A TEENAGER has appeared in court charged with the manslaughter of a 50-year-old man from Farnworth. Glenn Watson, of Brookhouse Avenue, suffered head injuries in an incident in the early hours of Sunday, October 30, and died later in hospital. Paul Birmingham
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Mother's heartache over stolen memorial
THIEVES have stolen a memorial to two children from the front garden of an Astley home. The stone angel in memory of Mrs Patricia Lindsay's son Declan and daughter Siobhan had stood in the gardens of her homes in Glasgow, Cheshire and then Astley, and
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Mayor joins lads and girls for a big bounce
BOLTON Lads and Girls Club went hopping mad when they celebrated National Lottery Day with a "Big Bounce" event. Mayor of Bolton Cllr Frank White also gave in to temptation and joined the seven to 11-year-olds in a bounce around the sports hall. Judith
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Child ID idea sparks success
THREE years ago mum Nadine Lewis suffered the trauma of being separated from one of her toddler twins in the Trafford Centre. At first the mother-of-three was panic-stricken, but after a few minutes, the child was found. Happily, the mother-of-three's
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Nolan's England dream
KEVIN Nolan will be with England at the World Cup next summer - if only in spirit. The Wanderers ace does not expect to make Sven Goran Eriksson's squad list, but that will not stop him giving his wholehearted support to the men who do. Nolan, whose recent
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O'Brien buzzing over team plans
JOEY O'Brien had an idea he might get a game or two for Wanderers this season, when Sam Allardyce told Sheffield Wednesday manager, Paul Sturrock, to forget any idea of taking him to Hillsborough. Little did he know that he would play six games in 18
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Sainsbury's moving back into town
SAINSBURY'S supermarket is returning to Prestwich - five years after closing down. The store will move back to the exact spot it occupied in the town in its heyday. The company is the first retailer to be named in the controversial Radius development,
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Amir and Andy hook up for bright future
AMIR Khan showed fellow teenager Andrew Murray the ropes when the two trained together at the Bolton boxer's gym on Friday. The new kids on the block of British sport met for the first time in Glasgow last week when exciting tennis prospect Murray was
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Antique dealers scoop lottery bonanza
A SERIES of lucky encounters helped a pair of antique dealers scoop almost £1 million on the National Lottery. Christopher Grundy, aged 36, and Martyn Frost, aged 30, always hoped that one day they would win the lottery. But when a money spider landed
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Antique dealers scoop lottery bonanza
A SERIES of lucky encounters helped a pair of antique dealers scoop almost £1 million on the National Lottery. Christopher Grundy, aged 36, and Martyn Frost, aged 30, always hoped that one day they would win the lottery. But when a money spider landed
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Boosting morale and beating bullies
PREVENTING workplace bullying and boosting morale is the theme of the latest PACE Network seminar to be staged next Wednesday in Bury. The event will be held at Bury College's Business Solutions in the town's Link House between 3pm and 5pm. Keynote speaker
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What cowards to attacke pensioners
WHAT big, brave men targetting helpless pensioners - Robber targets elderly couple (Bolton Evening News, November 2). Come on, you heroes. Try someone who can retaliate. How I'd love to read you had taken a good hiding. But you are cowards, so no chance
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Two dead in crash horror
TWO drivers were killed after a crash in Leigh just before midnight on Friday. A Ford Maverick and a Ford Transit van collided head on in Atherleigh Way, near Sainsbury's. The driver of the Maverick, believed to be a 72-year-old man from Leigh, died at
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Mum's baby girl shock
GEMMA McGawley thought she had a stomach bug - but her pain turned to astonishment when she gave birth to a baby girl. Daughter Holly came into the world in the bathroom of mum and dad's home in Kearsley on Friday morning. Stunned Gemma, aged 23, and
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Goal show for happy Shakers
MANSFIELD TOWN 0 BURY 3 BY PHIL THORP: Shakers grabbed their biggest win of the season in fine style although they didn't have things all their own way at Field Mill on Friday night. It proved to be a miserable first game in charge for new Stags manager
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MP death threat probe goes on
DETECTIVES are following up a number of inquiries after it was revealed that a Bolton MP had received death threats. Brian Iddon, MP for Bolton South-east, had received letters saying he would die before Christmas, and his family would be targeted. The
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More stars booked for Hovis tribute
TWO new celebrities have added their names to appear at a tribute concert to the late Bolton poet Hovis Presley. Presley, whose real name was Richard McFarlane, died in June at the age of 44. A "Tribute Concert Party" is being held at the Albert Halls
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Dunn ready for Wanderers test
BIRMINGHAM City midfielder David Dunn could be back to face Wanderers. The former Blackburn star has come through ten months of injury frustration but is now pushing Steve Bruce to include him in the squad against Wanderers on Monday (Nov 21). Dunnes
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Rising Rhys happy to be Nolan's boot boy
HE might be on a nice little earner cleaning Kevin Nolan's boots, but Rhys Powell could soon be following in his mentor's footsteps. The fiesty young Welsh kid, who has been promised a £50 bonus for every goal Nolan scores, continues to impress as one
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Goal show for happy Shakers
MANSFIELD TOWN 0 BURY 3 BY PHIL THORP: Shakers grabbed their biggest win of the season in fine style although they didn't have things all their own way at Field Mill on Friday night. It proved to be a miserable first game in charge for new Stags manager
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Fred would have liked this tribute
ON Sunday, I went to pay my respects to Fred Dibnah, and I was so glad to see that a headstone has been put in place at his grave. At first sight, I was a little disappointed that there wasnt a more grand stone, but after spending a few minutes there,
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Cancer patient says: I'll take fight to the top
CANCER sufferer Alyson Cooper is to write to Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt in her battle to be given the life-saving drug Herceptin. The mother-of-two failed in her appeal to have Bolton Primary Care Trust's decision to refuse her the drug overturned
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Family issues appeal to missing dad Peter, 26
THE sister of a new father who vanished six months ago has appealed for him to come home for Christmas. Peter Weber, aged 26, disappeared from his home in New Lane, Breightmet, in May this year - eight days before his baby daughter was born. He has not
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Child ID idea sparks success
THREE years ago mum Nadine Lewis suffered the trauma of being separated from one of her toddler twins in the Trafford Centre. At first the mother-of-three was panic-stricken, but after a few minutes, the child was found. Happily, the mother-of-three's
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Workers in factory blaze scare
MORE than 180 people were evacuated from a factory when a fire sparked a safety alert. Firefighters were called to the Print Pack Europe Ltd factory in Bridge Hall Lane, Bury, at around 1pm on Friday. A small fire started on one of the printing machines
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Antique dealers scoop lottery bonanza
A SERIES of lucky encounters helped a pair of antique dealers scoop almost £1 million on the National Lottery. Christopher Grundy, aged 36, and Martyn Frost, aged 30, always hoped that one day they would win the lottery. But when a money spider landed
