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Safety worries cause Racers to quit
LONDON Racers have withdrawn from the Elite League because of safety concerns over their Lee Valley ice rink. Officials made the move after a player was injured by a "protruding object" rinkside and a fan was hurt when glass behind one of the goals shattered
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Team with best connections
THREE cheers to Bolton Mountain Rescue Team. It's been reported that they attended a record number of incidents during the festive season. Well done. I often wonder if the ramblers, fell walkers and the like, realise that, if they get into difficulty,
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Bin collection advice from MP unhelpful
I WELCOME constructive suggestions from anybody, but the advice proffered by David Crausby on the waste collection service is about as much use as a chocolate fireguard. In his eagerness to score political points, the Bolton North East MP only demonstrates
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Dog tied up and left to die in bag
A DOG was tied up and left to die in a sports bag in Atherton. The four-year-old cross breed was abandoned on wasteland by its owners. Its body was discovered by a father out walking with his two young children near Coniston Avenue. RSPCA chiefs today
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Drink drive dad banned
FATHER-of-two Steven Blundy, aged 28, of Lime Grove, Ramsbottom, has been banned for 20 months and fined £270 for being twice over the drink-driving limit after a crash in Bury on Christmas Eve. Bury magistrates also ordered him to pay £45 costs.
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Metrolink station death probe
THE death of a woman whose body was found beside a tramline is being investigated by police. Ellen Perkin, aged 33, of Glenvale Avenue, Radcliffe, is thought to have collapsed close to Radcliffe Metrolink station. Detectives are investigating whether
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MP Ruth defends 'Trust' schools plans
EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly defended her plans for creating a new breed of "independent" state schools amid continuing opposition from teachers and some Labour MPs. Ms Kelly insisted her proposals - which will see more freedom for schools and a bigger
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Drink drive dad banned
FATHER-of-two Steven Blundy, aged 28, of Lime Grove, Ramsbottom, has been banned for 20 months and fined £270 for being twice over the drink-driving limit after a crash in Bury on Christmas Eve. Bury magistrates also ordered him to pay £45 costs.
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PCs flood in after appeal
AN organisation which appealed for unwanted computers to help Third World countries has been inundated with offers. The Lancashire Federation of Women's Institutes appealed through the Bolton Evening News for the computers and has been overwhelmed by
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Missing teenager found safe
A TEENAGER who sparked a police search when she went missing has been found safe and well. Sarah Jane Dearden, aged 18, was found by police on Friday afternoon - less than a day after she was reported missing. She vanished after being seen by a friend
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New fire fear at Smithills School
A MEMBER of the public called the fire brigade when he thought he saw smoke rising from Smithills School, which was attacked by arsonists a week ago. Firefighters from Bolton North fire station arrived at the school at 2.30am on Friday. There was no fire
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Man's Gigg Lane streaking charge
A MAN allegedly ran naked across Bury Football Club's pitch in the middle of a match despite freezing temperatures for a bet. Philip John Stapleton, aged 26, of Ruislip Avenue, Collyhurst, is to appear before magistrates on January 16. He is accused of
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Kenneth listed in national biography
WORLD Cup commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Farnworth-born Wolstenholme, famous for the legendary line: "They think it's all over - it is now", is among 202 famous Britons added to the latest
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I have no regrets - Alan Green
ALAN Green insisted on Saturday that he had no regrets about the comments that led to Sam Allardyce's BBC boycott. The Radio Five Live commentator made no apology for describing the Wanderers playing style as "ugly", but said he regretted the reaction
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Jay Jay's blast at the style police
JAY Jay Okocha has told the critics to stop whingeing and start working out how to handle Wanderers. "People are finding it difficult to accept the fact that we are a good side," said the Reebok ace. "They always have something to say about Bolton, especially
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There's still a future for you here, Campo told
IVAN Campo has been told he still has a future at Bolton Wanderers, if he can recapture the form that won him a key role in the Whites success story. The Spaniard, whose contract expires at the end of the season, is free to speak to other clubs and has
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Sam's £64m question
SAM Allardyce has 64 million reasons for having a clear conscience about the way Wanderers went about knocking Liverpool out of their record-breaking stride. That was the difference in hard cash between the two teams that went head to head at the Reebok
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What I think about Reebok row - Alan Green
LATE Thursday afternoon, I received a phone call from a journalist I trust and admire, Brian Viner of The Independent: "It's about this Sam Allardyce business." I reacted, as I tend to do with everything in my life, in a wholly honest way: "Brian, I don't
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Horror of body found in boot
FIRE officers who had been called to the scene of a burning car discovered a dead body dumped in the boot, a jury at Manchester Crown Court was told. They were alerted after a motorist spotted the blazing vehicle which was parked in a quiet lane in Unsworth
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Man's Gigg Lane streaking charge
A MAN allegedly ran naked across Bury Football Club's pitch in the middle of a match despite freezing temperatures for a bet. Philip John Stapleton, aged 26, of Ruislip Avenue, Collyhurst, is to appear before magistrates on January 16. He is accused of
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Kenneth listed in national biography
WORLD Cup commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme has been added to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Farnworth-born Wolstenholme, famous for the legendary line: "They think it's all over - it is now", is among 202 famous Britons added to the latest
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Amarillo song inspires boy's cancer recovery
A COURAGEOUS young cancer sufferer was shown the way to recovery - by listening to Is This The Way To Amarillo. Ross Walsh, aged seven, was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a type of brain tumour, in April last year. And he was helped through his daily radiotherapy
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Boost for hospital stroke services
STROKE services at the Royal Bolton Hospital are to receive a boost, with plans designed to improve patient care. Last year, more than 500 people were admitted to the Farnworth hospital after suffering a stroke and it is predicted this figure will soar
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Sex shame ex-mascot can return
BOSSES at Accrington Stanley have told a sex offender that he is allowed back to matches - as long as he behaves himself. But today Alan Smith, 51, who used to be club mascot Stan the Monkey, said he would not return to the club's ground for the next
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£5,000 electricity bill shock for holiday couple
A COUPLE got the shock of their lives when they returned home from holiday to find a £5,000 electricity bill waiting for them. Theresa Stott, aged 67, and her husband Norman, aged 73, of Acre Field, Harwood, had been away for two weeks for a relaxing
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Sammy's TV fate in balance
THE fate of Bolton's Sammy Winward on a TV talent show, has been left in the hands of the public. The 20-year-old actress was one of ten of the nation's favourite soap stars to take part in Soapstar Superstar which was launched on Friday night on ITV1
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Boundaries that give no satisfaction
TIMES have changed and things have to change for progression. So says Trystam Hawkins in "No Going Back on Boundaries" (Letters, December 23). These might have dropped from the lips of St Tony himself - the fallacy that "modernising" inevitably means
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Fred's rant over Blair not justified
I WRITE to take issue with Fred Shawcross and the angry man's latest rant against the world (Friday, December 30). After an article of unremitting anti-Blair prejudice, he has the gall to inform us that truth is the most notable casualty of war. Well,
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Detectives quiz burglary suspect
DETECTIVES have arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated burglary following a series of assaults in Leigh. Stanley Hill, who has an address at Kensington Drive in Higher Fold and Dulmarnock Road in Parkhead, Glasgow, was arrested in the Strathclyde
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Green light for Phoenix ice rink at last
MANCHESTER Phoenix ice hockey fans are celebrating a new future for the club and ice sports in general, following full approval of plans for a new ice rink in Altrincham Trafford Borough Council's Planning Committee met on Thursday January 5 for final
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Plastics works blaze drama
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a plastic works when a piece of machinery caught fire. The fire broke out at 9.30am on Friday at the Norline factory on Gladstone Road, Farnworth, when a plastic processing machine set alight. The blaze caused damage to nearby
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Metrolink station death probe
THE death of a woman whose body was found beside a tramline is being investigated by police. Ellen Perkin, aged 33, of Glenvale Avenue, Radcliffe, is thought to have collapsed close to Radcliffe Metrolink station. Detectives are investigating whether
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Detectives quiz burglary suspect
DETECTIVES have arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated burglary following a series of assaults in Leigh. Stanley Hill, who has an address at Kensington Drive in Higher Fold and Dulmarnock Road in Parkhead, Glasgow, was arrested in the Strathclyde
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Teacher in court on sex charges
A TEACHER charged with sex offences has appeared in court. Former Turton High School PE teacher Mark Walsh, aged 28, is accused of sending sexually explicit Christmas cards to pupils. He faces seven charges of abusing a position of trust by inciting sexual
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Dog tied up and left to die in bag
A DOG was tied up and left to die in a sports bag. The four-year-old cross breed was abandoned on wasteland by its owners. Its body was discovered by a father out walking with his two young children near Coniston Avenue in Atherton. RSPCA chiefs today
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Ali's dream move to the Reebok completed
THE Oman international keeper, Ali Al-Habsi, who signed a pre-contract agreement with Wanderers last summer, has completed the formalities of his move from the Norwegian club, Lyn Oslo. The 23-year-old international, who is regarded as Asia's best goalkeeper
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Sam's sympathy for 'stamp row' ref
SAM Allardyce has told the Premier League they are asking too much of referees. The Wanderers boss has compiled a dossier, detailing his grievances in the wake of Monday's controversial clash with Liverpool. Among his gripes is that Mark Clattenburg was
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Why I have no regrets - Alan Green
ALAN Green insisted on Saturday that he had no regrets about the comments that led to Sam Allardyce's BBC boycott. The Radio Five Live commentator made no apology for describing the Wanderers playing style as "ugly", but said he regretted the reaction
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Firefighters in final farewell to lost friend
FIREFIGHTERS lined up in a guard of honour to pay tribute to a much-loved and popular Radcliffe fire officer who died in a car accident. A vintage fire engine led the cortege to Crompton Way fire station on Friday morning, where a service was held for
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No political correctness in St Lucia
HOORAY! Someone has finally had the guts to stand up and say what the rest of us have been thinking for years. Well done Civitas (Bolton Evening Page 4, Tuesday, January 3). That is the story highlighted in the Bolton Evening News about the vast wave
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REVIEW: Magical mayhem
Babes in the Wood, Victoria Hall ADS, Victoria Hall, Bolton. Runs until January 21 . . . WITH its familiar winning mixture of romance, music and mayhem, Victoria Hall ADS has once again constructed a charming, colourful start to the year. Taking the 16th
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Riddle ofr OAP who woke up with broken hip
PENSIONER Alan Grundy celebrated the New Year with a few drinks with his brother - and woke up the next day in hospital with a broken hip. But the 66-year-old from Deane cannot remember how he was injured. Now he is appealing for two Good Samaritans who
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Wave of cash for tsunami appeal
BOLTON residents raised a staggering £1.2 million for victims of the Asian tsunami. The huge sum raised is being spent by the Disasters Emergency Committee. on roads, homes, schools, health clinics, water and sanitation, all of which are needed to rebuild
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Horror of body found in boot
FIRE officers who had been called to the scene of a burning car discovered a dead body dumped in the boot, a jury at Manchester Crown Court was told. They were alerted after a motorist spotted the blazing vehicle which was parked in a quiet lane in Unsworth
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MP Ruth defends 'Trust' schools plans
EDUCATION Secretary Ruth Kelly defended her plans for creating a new breed of "independent" state schools amid continuing opposition from teachers and some Labour MPs. Ms Kelly insisted her proposals - which will see more freedom for schools and a bigger
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REVIEW: Magical mayhem
Babes in the Wood, Victoria Hall ADS, Victoria Hall, Bolton. Runs until January 21 . . . WITH its familiar winning mixture of romance, music and mayhem, Victoria Hall ADS has once again constructed a charming, colourful start to the year. Taking the 16th
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Sammy's TV fate in balance
THE fate of Bolton's Sammy Winward on a TV talent show, has been left in the hands of the public. The 20-year-old actress was one of ten of the nation's favourite soap stars to take part in Soapstar Superstar which was launched on Friday night on ITV1
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Legacy that left 6,600 unfir to work
AN area of Bolton has one of the highest rates of people claiming incapacity benefits in the country. Bolton South-east - which includes Great Lever, Farnworth, Daubhill, Burnden, Hulton and parts of Deane - is ranked 67th in the list of 100 parliamentary
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Tributes to mum killed in freak crash
TRIBUTES have been paid to a mother of two killed when a car mounted the pavement and ran into her. Ellen Newman, aged 46, died following the crash in Kearsley on Thursday - the day she was moving home from Market Street, Stoneclough to be closer to her
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Firefighters in final farewell to lost friend
FIREFIGHTERS lined up in a guard of honour to pay tribute to a much-loved and popular Bolton fire officer who died in a car accident. A vintage fire engine led the cortege to Crompton Way fire station on Friday morning, where a service was held for sub-officer
