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Music to the ears
IN view of the fact that Cllr Roger Hayes has expressed concern regarding a potential vote of no confidence, resulting from the fortnightly refuse collection fiasco; I'd like to offer him some advice. He might want to suggest that in the interest of redirecting
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Goalposts change as elections loom
I HAVE noticed of late that many of Bolton's councillors have decided to vent their feelings on a variety of issues through this newspaper. Am I being sceptical, or is this because many of their seats will be up for grabs during the next local elections
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Collision on M61
A 29-YEAR-OLD woman suffered a back injury after her Renault Clio collided with a crash barrier on the M61 at 4.25am on Wednesday near Junction Four at Kearsley.
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A666 closed after rush-hour crash
A MOORLAND road was closed after two cars crashed in icy conditions early on Wednesday. Police were called to the A666 Blackburn Road, north of Egerton, at 7.10am after a Silver Toyota MR2 and a green Skoda Felicia collided, leaving one of the cars in
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Boy, 16, is recovering
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who was knocked down as he crossed a road in Prestwich is recovering in hospital. The teenager was hit by a car in Heywood Road on December 21 and suffered serious head injuries. He was in a critical condition in Hope Hospital in Salford
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Ex-vicar's drive ban
A former south Cumbrian vicar has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined £250 after pleading guilty to a charge of drink-driving. Alan Dobson Cordiner, aged 44, had been vicar of Bootle until late last year when he resigned for personal reasons
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Bid to trace family of pensioner
Police are appealing for the public's help to trace the relatives of a pensioner who died at his home in Manchester last month. Joshua Wilson, aged 81, was found at his house in Claremont Road, Moss Side, on December 11. There are not believed to be any
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Woodland walk
YOUNGSTERS aged eight and older can take part in a wildlife walk at Seven Acres Local Nature Reserve on Thursday. The event has been organised by the Wildlife Trust. Parents accompanying children are welcome to join the walk or must sign a consent form
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Russia and Ukraine gas deal agreed
The Russian and Ukrainian natural gas companies today agreed to resume gas shipments to Ukraine under a complex price scheme. The heads of the two state-controlled companies, Gazprom and Naftogaz, announced the conclusion of a five-year contract at a
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Girl raped after New Year's Eve celebration
A 17-YEAR-old girl was raped as she walked home from New Year's Eve celebrations. The victim, who is from Pendlebury, was attacked between 2.15am and 3am after being dragged from Worsley Road, Swinton into an alleyway between Long Street and Ogden Street
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Town backs youth group
HORWICH Town Council will examine the possibility of contributing money to Youth Express when it considers its budget later this month. The council has already agreed to produce letters backing the service, based at Fox Street, which Youth Express will
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Hunters try to round up freed boars
A boar hunt was under way on Wednesday to round up scores of beasts set free by animal activists. Wild boar were hunted to near extinction in the UK during medieval times - but 60 of the creatures on the loose from a farm are the target of hunters on
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Katherine's family on way to Thailand
Relatives of a British student battered to death at a beach resort in Thailand are heading to the country. Katherine Horton, aged 21, was speaking on her mobile phone to her mother Elizabeth at home when there was a scream and the line went dead. Her
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Amir turns up heat at family takeaway
BOXING sensation Amir Khan is after a 'pizza' the action - saying he may roll up his sleeves and work in his family's new takeaway. The Olympic silver medalist joined his cousin, Bolton-born England cricketer Sajid Mahmood, to open Moods, in Bradshawgate
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Campo on his way?
IVAN Campo has indicated that he is keen on a move from Wanderers to his former club, Real Mallorca. The Spaniard, who played for the island club before hitting the heights with Real Madrid, is out of contract at the end of the season and is being linked
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Jussi future in the balance
JUSSI Jaaskelainen has admitted his Bolton Wanderers future is in the balance. The Reebok's longest serving player is refusing to sign the three-year contract he negotiated last summer, prompting Sam Allardyce to suggest he may be sold, possibly during
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Boy, 16, is recovering
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who was knocked down as he crossed a road in Prestwich is recovering in hospital. The teenager was hit by a car in Heywood Road on December 21 and suffered serious head injuries. He was in a critical condition in Hope Hospital in Salford
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Police make fresh appeal for information
DETECTIVES believe a man who was murdered in a machete attack on Christmas Eve probably knew his killer. Martin Rankin, aged 37, of Glenvale Close, Radcliffe, was slashed about the head with a machete during an attack at his home. He was found with multiple
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Casper lost for words after Posh defeat
PETERBROUGH 4 BURY 1: Chris Casper had no immediate answers to the Shakers capitulation at London Road. The Bury boss was condemned to the biggest defeat of his managerial career so far, and was left searching for answers ahead of Saturday's trip to Carlisle
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Coleman: Take your chance
AMBITIOUS Accrington Stanley manager John Coleman believes his side has never had a better chance of clinching promotion from the Nationwide Conference. The Reds have a three-point lead at the summit of the non-league pyramid they have climbed with such
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Bolton unable to follow Bury's lead
HOSPITAL bosses say they may be not be able to ban smoking throughout the Royal Bolton Hospital and its grounds - despite pledges made last summer to phase it out. Health chiefs in Bolton announced last August that they wanted to follow Bury's Fairfield
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Calendar guy Cai
A CAMERA shy toddler from Horwich has beaten off competition from 50,000 other children to get his picture in a calendar. A picture of two-year-old Cai Wyn Smith clinging to his dad's leg is the June picture in the 2006 calendar from Comfort Pure fabric
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Tory leader jettisons patient passport plan
Tory leader David Cameron is scrapping the controversial Conservative policy of offering state-funded subsidies to patients who go private. Under the 'patient passport' scheme, people opting to go private would have been entitled to a subsidy of half
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Mountain team to the rescue
FIREWORK burns, a broken ankle and the birth of a baby were all in a night's work for Bolton's Mountain Rescue team. The 14-strong team stepped in to help paramedics from the Greater Manchester Ambulance Service on one of their busiest nights of the year
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11 trapped miners are found dead
ELEVEN of the 12 coal miners who were initially thought to have survived an explosion in a US coal mine have been found dead - turning joy into heartbreak for relatives. Families learned of the deaths from mine officials more than three hours after Governor
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Tony was top of the pops in 2005
TONY Christie's single Is This The Way To Amarillo was the best selling song of 2005. The crooner, who teamed up with Bolton comedian Peter Kay, beat the Christmas number one -That's My Goal - by X-Factor winner Shayne Ward, into second place. McFly,
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Spear horror has ruined my life
A UNIVERSITY porter was speared by a metal barrier in an horrific accident. Frank Greenhalgh, aged 55, from Farnworth, lost a kidney when his electric buggy collided with the barrier at the University of Salford in April 2004. The barrier pierced the
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Outdoor chandeliers
RESIDENTS at a luxury apartment block in Liverpool are enjoying a communal yard with a difference - it has the world's first outdoor crystal chandeliers. The three chandeliers, each made up of 2,250 Swarovski beads set on a chrome helix, measure one metre
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Meeting date
Campbell Community Group will be holding its annual general meeting this month. It takes place on January 26, at 7.30pm, at Campbell House, Campbell Street, Farnworth.
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Tony was top of the pops in 2005
TONY Christie's single Is This The Way To Amarillo was the best selling song of 2005. The crooner, who teamed up with Bolton comedian Peter Kay, beat the Christmas number one -That's My Goal - by X-Factor winner Shayne Ward, into second place. McFly,
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Machete attack man died of head wounds
A POST-mortem has been carried out on a man who was murdered in Radcliffe. Martin Rankin, aged 37, died from head injuries, according to a Home Office pathologist. He was attacked by a caller armed with a machete at a house in Glenvale Close, where he
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Christmas cheer
THANK you very much for printing the school dates for the carol singing in your newspaper prior to Christmas. With the help of local school choirs the Rotary Club of Walkden was able to raise the sum of £2,575. Many thanks for the generosity of the people
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Bridleway broadside
WE would like to wish all the walkers in Bromley Cross, who are trying to re-open a footpath, all the luck in the world, because they will sincerely need it if they have to go through what more than 400 people, mainly horse riders, have had to endure
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Developers were drawn to this old building
I WAS incensed when I read the article about the old police station in Wigan Road, Westhoughton. In my eyes, the guide price of £70,000 was correct, due to it being old fashioned and having seen better days. I find it very disconcerting that it was sold
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Fight vandalism with vigilance
CHURCHES are often subjected to some very un-Christian behaviour, and some are more vulnerable to this than others. Certainly, St Bede's Church in Morris Green, Bolton, has been singled out for particular attention by vandals. It was repeatedly attacked
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Taxi industry is in need of a clean-up
THE increase in testing fees for taxis and private hire vehicles, which Bolton Council's Licensing Unit wants to introduce, is an increase which is necessary if it is to provide the service needed for the industry. The increase equates to less than 10p
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Homeless people sleep in 24-hour bank!
BANK bosses have axed a 24-hour service following a spate of vandalism at a Bolton branch. The lobby of the HSBC bank in Deansgate will be closed after normal opening hours from Monday. It is currently accessible in the evenings for customers needing
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Help is brought in for fire-hit school
SCHOOL chiefs are to bring in ten temporary classrooms at Smithills School after a fire tore through one of the main buildings. The blaze broke out in the east wing of the upper building of the school in Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, on Saturday morning
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Man injured in crash
A 41-year-old man was taken to hospital on Tuesday night after a crash. His Vauxhall car was in collision with a Citroen in St Helens Road, Daubhill, at 6.05pm on Tuesday. He was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital with chest pains.
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Engine fire extinguished
FIREFIGHTERS put out a faulty battery that had set fire to the engine of a lorry. Fire officers were called to Greater Manchester Waste Ltd, on Every Street, Bury, at around 10am on Tuesday. The crew put out the fire and disconnected the battery.
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Free eye tests for taxi drivers
TAXI drivers in Bolton are being offered a free eye test in the first two weeks of this month. Specsavers opticians is also offering 20 per cent off single-vision glasses. Specsavers store director, Stephen Waller, said: "The Institute of Optometry recommends
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Thieves takeLiverpool FC valuables
THIEVES have stolen the contents of a display cabinet from Liverpool Football Club's museum, a club spokesman said. Eight pennants presented to the Reds' captain Steven Gerrard by opposing teams before each round of the 2004-2005 Champions League competition
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Thieves take Liverpool FC valuables
THIEVES have stolen the contents of a display cabinet from Liverpool Football Club's museum, a club spokesman said. Eight pennants presented to the Reds' captain Steven Gerrard by opposing teams before each round of the 2004-2005 Champions League competition
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Dad killed in ay smash
A 45-YEAR-old father-of-two from Bolton was killed on New Year's Day when his car crashed on the M1 motorway. Abdulla Bux, of St Helens Road, Bolton, was travelling on the northbound carriageway when his Toyota Corolla left the road and overturned. He
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Portrait of Renee
A FORMER Bolton woman has been honoured for her charity and community work. Renee Cooper, who died in 2002 aged 73, moved to Northern Ireland with her husband James in 1964. A portrait of her has been unveiled in memory of her contribution to the Muscular
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Religion not dead and buried - Bishop
A CHURCH leader has announced his New Year's resolution - to challenge the view that "religion is dead and buried". Writing in Crux, the Manchester diocese magazine, the Rt Rev David Gillett, Bishop of Bolton, hit out at the media who "talk about religion
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Horwich gears up for races
ORGANISERS of the Horwich Carnival Races say this year's event will be bigger and better than ever before. Top runners and cyclists will compete in races through the streets - and, for the first time, young runners will be invited to take part in the
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Sam in new link with Magpies
SAM Allardyce is again being linked with a move to Newcastle United, where speculation is mounting over the future of manager Graeme Souness. Growing unease on Tyneside over the Magpies' failure to make an impact in the Premiership, despite a £50 million
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Sam fury over 'flawed' stamp decision
SAM Allardyce has blasted the Football Association's decision not to any action against Liverpool duo Steven Gerrard and Mohamed Sissoko after he alleged the pair had stamped on his players in two separate incidents during the 2-2 draw at the Reebok on
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Historic debts at the Royal Bolton Hospital
THE report about the continuing financial crisis at the Royal Bolton Hospital (December 28) stated that the current debts are a culmination of overspending in the last three years, and that part of that debt was to be repaid from the sale of Hulton Lane
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Gillian's vow after brain tumour
A PHYSIOTHERAPY assistant feared she had just months to live when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour 18 months ago. But now mum-of-three Gillian Peters has returned to work to help people overcome the hurdles she faced on her road to recovery. And
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Police make fresh appeal for information
DETECTIVES believe a man who was murdered in a machete attack on Christmas Eve probably knew his killer. Martin Rankin, aged 37, of Glenvale Close, Radcliffe, was slashed about the head with a machete during an attack at his home. He was found with multiple
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Church falls victim to the vandals again
VANDALS have again struck at a church that was repeatedly attacked last summer. Stained glass vestry windows at St Bede's Church in Morris Green have been smashed four times since the start of December. After the latest wrecking spree 10 days ago, the
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Help is brought in for fire-hit school
SCHOOL chiefs are to bring in ten temporary classrooms at Smithills School after a fire tore through one of the main buildings. The blaze broke out in the east wing of the upper building of the school in Smithills Dean Road, Bolton, on Saturday morning
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Family raises £14,000 in Emma's name
A YEAR on from the death of 12-year-old Emma Harrison, her family has raised more than £14,000 for the hospitals where she was treated. Emma, who was nicknamed Smiler, lost her fight for life on New Year's Eve last year - just three months after first
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Winter lecture
THE colour and beauty of Scotlands west coast will be featured at the third winter lecture of the Bolton National Trust Association. The illustrated talk, given by Gordon Bartley, a photographer and lecturer, is on Thursday, January 19, from 2pm, at Markland
