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Lancs start with a win
Gary Keedy starred with the ball as Lancashire got their pre-season tour of South Africa off to a winning start yesterday. The left-arm spinner claimed 4-13 off just three overs as the Red Rose beat a Boland XI in a Twenty20 style clash in Cape Town.
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England could run into trouble
COMMENT: KENYA may be more famed for its success on the athletics track than its cricketing prowess, but they are more than capable of running England's World Cup chances off the tracks today. Kenya reached the semi-finals of the last World Cup - further
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Boro looking precarious
RADCLIFFE Borough are holding on to their UniBond Premier League status by the thinnest of margins after two defeats in four days this week. Andy Johnston's men were beaten 2-0 by both Ossett and Mossley, and they now look odds-on for the drop alongside
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Reds boss calls for title push
MANAGER Karl Marginson has called for a final push as FC United chase their double dream. Just 12 games stand between the rebel club and League and Cup glory this season. The Gigg Lane outfit are top of the NWCL League Division One table and in pole
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Leigh urged to raise standards
LEIGH Centurions are determined to improve on their 22-14 defeat at Celtic Crusaders last week when they meet London Skolars tomorrow. Paul Rowley, Leigh's assistant coach, said: "We set our own standards very high and we are not up to where we want
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Let Us Play... Gamers grab Sony's new console
DIEHARD gamers queued round the block at midnight in Bolton to be the first to get their hands on the latest PlayStation console. Around 100 eager fans waited outside GAME, in Victoria Square, waiting for the first machines to go on sale at 12.01am.
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Argentinian test for Moore
BOXING: Jamie Moore's will take on tough Argentinian Sebastian Lujan after Sechew Powell pulled out of their eagerly-anticipated clash next month. The British light-middleweight champion was due to fight the classy American at Altrincham Leisure Centre
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Should you buy a PlayStation 3?
If you looked around Bolton town centre in mid-March you would have seen posters in the windows of shops such as GAME, GameStation, Argos, HMV and Woolworths advertising the PlayStation 3. They invited people to pre-order one of the machines ahead of
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Mystery of driver who crashed into cars
Police are hunting a driver who deliberately hit several cars - wrecking two completely - in Leigh. The white van was driven into a number of cars on and around Lorne Road yesterday morning. Seven stationary cars were damaged and at least two suffered
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Transport bosses save vital Bolton bus services
Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority has stepped in to keep two Bolton bus services on the road after bus operator First announced their withdrawal next month. At its Transport Network Committee this morning, members agreed to fund replacement
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Tal can snuff out Rooney, warns Sam
WANDERERS manager, Sam Allardyce, fears one of his own will scupper England's Euro 2008 hopes in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Tal Ben Haim has been a revelation at the Reebok since arriving in a cut-price deal from Maccabi Tel Aviv in July 2004. The Israel
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Reebok school club is put on the road
CHILDREN who attend an after school club at the Reebok Stadium were presented with a new minibus by Wanderers defender Abdoulaye Meite. The 17-seater minibus was supplied by Renault and will be used by the Study@BWFC initiative, which helps youngsters
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Bolton accountant to help make sense of Budget
BOLTON-based chartered accountants Jackson Stephen will be holding a post-Budget review at the Wigan Investment Centre next Friday, from 3.30pm. Tax partners Chris Barrington and Andrew Tipping will give their views on how the Budget will affect Bolton
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Owner of Whitakers issues profit warning
THE owner of Bolton department store Whitakers has issued a profits warning ahead of its annual general meeting. Bournemouth-based Beale said the company was likely to fall slightly short of market expectations for the financial year ending November
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Bolton's business brains put to the test
BUSINESS people in Bolton donned their thinking caps to take part in a "Universally Challenged" quiz and networking lunch hosted by The Royal Bank of Scotland. More than 70 professionals, including solicitors, accountants and surveyors, took part in
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Delivery depot to axe 18 jobs
EIGHTEEN jobs are to go at a home delivery firm depot. Staff at Home Delivery Network, based in Lorne Street, Farnworth, have been told the move is part of a national depot restructure that will see more than 400 jobs go nationwide by May - a six per
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Pupils to learn about Bolton's links to slave trade
SUNDAY is the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery - but it is only this year that Bolton schoolchildren will be taught about the evil trade in human beings. Thanks to the efforts of three teachers and a grant to cover costs, children will be
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Farmers' Market given stay of execution
THE popular farmers' market at Moss Bank Park has been given a stay of execution - because Bolton Council bosses cannot decide where to move it. Sunday's market was due to be the last at the current venue because town hall chiefs say the park's disabled
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Hospital's MRSA pledge
AN investigation will be launched into the cause of every case of MRSA at the Royal Bolton Hospital, bosses have promised. The number of superbug infections continues to rise. Last year, there were 43 reported cases of MRSA - the highest number recorded
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Fans can take on Legends in Reebok shoot-out
THREE lucky football fans will get the chance to get the better of expert penalty takers such as Phil Neal and Bryan Robson next week. Guests at Thursday's Audience with the Soccer Legends event at the Reebok Stadium will be given the chance to bid for
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NEW RELEASES: Out next week
Mel C - I Want Candy Dear God please scratch out our ears now. Apparently Sporty is one of the UK's "most dynamic and successful singer-songwriters". If it's true, then there is something very, very wrong with our music industry. But then, the song
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Heritage centre to unveil new artefacts
UNIQUE artefacts from the past 200 years will feature in an exhibition at the Heritage Centre in Beaumont Road, Horwich. The Mayor of Horwich, Bernard McCartin, and Mayor of Bolton, Walter Hall, will unveil two new additions at 10am tomorrow. A gatepost
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Funeral of teenage road-death victim
THE funeral of a teenager who died after being knocked down on a motorway will be held next Tuesday. Sean Green, aged 17, was hit by a car as he tried to cross the M61 between Horwich and Westhoughton late at night. He died at Hope Hospital, in Salford
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Doubt cast on pub TV matches
NEW doubt has been cast over the rights of pubs to screen live Premiership games on a Saturday afternoon. A judge in Portsmouth last week upheld a conviction for infringing copyright laws against a publican. But that flew in the face of a ruling made
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Bolton families urged to help Chernobyl victims
NEXT month will be the 21st anniversary of the terrible Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station disaster. But all these years later children who were not even born when the reactor exploded are still suffering the devastating effects. The Chernobyl incident
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An Olympic-sized portion of fish and chips please
I made a startling discovery this week. Contrary to all previous rumours, founded on scaremongering, Britain is definitely not skint, which will surprise nurses and others in the public sector, who have been told they can look forward to a "tripe supper
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Stop the flow of water charge rises
THE Government said there would be capping on council tax increases, which most people agree with. However, what a pity it didn't include capping of water charges, particularly so in relation to United Utilities who have just increased our bills by a
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Odeon demolition was out of council's control
WITH regard to the letters "Planners out of touch", and "Less and less to do in town" (Saturday, March 10). I wish to clarify that the decision to demolish the former Odeon building on Ashburner Street rested solely with the site's owners and developers
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Compromise needed on quarry road
I WOULD like to thank Kevan Mealor and the residents of Brookfold Lane for highlighting the problems caused by quarry traffic in the vicinity of St Brendan's School in the recent article "Call for road safety action on quarry road". But while the story
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Paying the penalty for good deed
I WAS one of the ladies who recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and raised money for the Independence Group at Bolton Lads and Girls Club. Emma Warburton and I were pictured in The Bolton News just before our adventure. We made it to the summit, even
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Junction jeopardy
TO muddy the waters even further, regarding the letters from Mr T Pearson about road markings in Bolton. Is there anybody who can tell me who has priority at the junctions of Melrose Road - Beverley Road and Holcombe Road in Little Lever? All three roads
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Bad attitude stopped railway
AFTER reading your article on Moss Bank Park's model railway, I have to agree on how popular the railway is with the public. It is just a pity that it has been ruined, and the volunteers who did the work were driven away by the attitude of Mr Stones.
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On the right road in Chorley
IN a moment of madness, I pointed my car towards Chorley instead of Bolton. We left Horwich along the A673, passed the reservoirs to Adlington and instantly noticed something was not as it should be - no white lines, no cycle lanes or chicanes. We continued
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Pupils dressed for success
THERE are plenty of arguments for and against being forced to wear a school uniform. Many believe making pupils wear uniforms stifles individuality and can be expensive. Others, though, say it stops competition regarding who is wearing which brand of
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Lollipop patrols in crisis
A CRISIS in recruiting lollipop men and women could mean community support officers, police or even NCP parking attendants, helping children cross the road. Teachers are currently having to stand in but this is obviously not satisfactory in the long
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Don't Panic! New Jamie tour details
STREET poetry genius Jamie T has announced details of a new single and tour. The next single from the award-winning debut album Panic Prevention will be a re-release of Sheila. Last month Jamie beat Jarvis Cocker, Lily Allen and Thom Yorke to the Best
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Learning support group meets
A SUPPORT group for people with learning difficulties will meet on Wednesday. New Openings meets from 10am to noon, at The Hub, Bold Street, Bolton. For group membership details, contact Helen on 01204 546055.
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Over-50s group to hold AGM
BOLTON Over-50s Federation is holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday. The group, of which membership is open to all over 50s, will get together at the Friends Meeting House in Silverwell Street at 2pm. Following the meeting, there will be a presentation
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Town centre to get £55m facelift
NEW shops and homes will be built in Radcliffe as part of a £55 million regeneration town centre scheme. Countryside Properties and UK Land and Property have been chosen by Bury Council to carry out the work in the Sun Quarter. Plans include 330 apartments
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Freedom Rocks festival headliners announced
HEADLINERS have been announced for June's Freedom Rocks festival in Hull. Groove Armada and Keane will top the bill at East Park, at the festival to commemorate the bicentenary of the the abolition of the slave trade. Other names have yet to be announced
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Band make a Brave return
THE BRAVERY have announced their return to the UK with three dates in April. The band, who hit the charts with their single An Honest Mistake in 2004, will be playing the Academy 3 on April 22. Tickets are available by ringing 0871 2200 260 or online
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"School uniform boosted exam results" - head
THE headteacher of a once-failing school has backed a Government move to encourage all schools to have a uniform. Phil Mather, headteacher of Withins School in Breightmet, says his insistence that every pupil wears the correct uniform and takes pride
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Stephen Fretwell announces tour dates
FANS who couldn't get their hands on tickets for Stephen Fretwell's recent string of sell-out acoustic dates at intimate venues in Manchester, Leeds and London, will be pleased to hear that the singer songwriter has announced more dates. Fretwell will
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Supermarket link-up could help elderly with shopping
PENSIONERS in Bolton are to be offered a new shopping delivery service after councillors agreed to a link up with the Somerfield supermarket chain. Bolton Council contracted home care workers currently buy food from a variety of shops for around 400
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WEEKEND: Gig roundup
MUSIC lovers are spoiled for choice tonight. "Camp S&M cabaret" Condor Moments will be trying to win over punters at the Dog and Partridge with their sick senses of humour. Claiming influences including Mr Bungle, pianist Richard Clayderman (their website
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New-look Churchgate to be dug up again
A LARGE area of Churchgate is to be ripped up by contractors - just months after a £900,000 revamp of the road was completed. Newly laid flagstones and cobblestones will be removed so an underground electricity cable can be repaired. A section of the
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Bolton house prices continue to rocket
PROPERTY prices in Bolton rocketed by almost 12 per cent last year. Some detached houses went up by £60,000 - £160 a day. The average price of a property in the borough now stands at £137,683 - almost double the 2002 figure - according to new Land Registry
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Church to auction off 'family silver'
A CHURCH is set to sell off its "family silver" in a bid to clear its clutter before major building work starts. Bolton Methodist Mission, at Victoria Hall, is to hold an auction on Saturday at 11am. The plan is to clear unwanted bric-a-brac from the
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Police seek witnesses to Farnworth killing
LATE-night drinkers who witnessed the street fight in which Keith Platt was stabbed to death are being urged to come forward. It is believed that up to 80 people might have witnessed the brawl in Market Street, Farnworth last Friday. Dozens of people
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Big Sam pays £10,500 for Glastonbury tickets
WANDERERS boss Sam Allardyce has snapped up the first tickets for this year's Glastonbury festival. Big Sam bid £10,500 for them at a charity auction held in London on Tuesday night. He will arrive at the festival in June by helicopter to watch the
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£14m college move gets the nod
A £14 MILLION college will be built on the site of a former primary school after planners doubled the number of parking spaces to be created alongside it. Bolton councillors approved the application despite concerns over the suitability of the site,
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Castaway Erica in chicken dilemma
THE best way to kill a chicken was troubling most of the increasingly hungry castaways - including Kearsley's Erica Hurst - last night. The group's food is running low and two chickens, which have proved disappointing egg-layers, are destined to be roasted
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Couple attack each other with Samurai swords
A WHEELCHAIR-bound man and his wife attacked each other with Samurai swords during a row. Paramedics were called to their flat in Seymour Road, Astley Bridge, after one of them rang 999 to say they had both suffered injuries. The man, aged 50, who has
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Town Faces Lollipop Crisis
A SHORTAGE of lollipop men and women in Bolton could lead to police officers and traffic wardens being drafted in to fill their roles. There are currently 14 vacancies and teachers are having to stand in to ensure pupils get to school safely. Now Bolton
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Memorable music finale
A FINE concert brought the curtain down on a memorable week of muscial performances last night. Hundreds of people attended Bolton Music Service's five performances, which featured youngsters from across the borough. Jane Hampson, head of the service
