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Sri Lanka looking like champions
COMMENT: Having watched the group stages of the World Cup closely, I am still backing Sri Lanka to be crowned champions on April, 28. The clincial fashion in which they coasted through a tricky group all adds to the aura that is enveloping a team that
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Cunniff is semi-final goal star
IN the second semi-final of the Open Cup, Hulton Lane A beat local rivals Deane 2-1, in a dour game. Both sides cancelled each other out, but man-of-the-match Gareth Cunniff got both goals for the winners. Paul Charlton got Dean's goal. In the league
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Wyresdale poor run carries on
BOLTON Wyresdale first team's bad form in Division One of the Lancashire Amateur League continued against third-placed Tyldesley United. Wyresdale struggled early in the first half as Tylde sley passed the ball well, and only a good save from goalkeeper
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Old Bolts get off to a flyer
Old Bolts were 1-0 up after two minutes. Yet again it was a cross from the in-form Micheal Platt who found Nick Luke who smashed home with a fine volley to put the Lancashire Amateur League's Premier Division leaders in front. The hosts' captain,
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Breightmet move closer to the drop
THE reality of relegation from the Premier Division of the Manchester League came even closer for Breightmet United. How the score was goalless at half time was unbelievable, the woodwork being hit on three occasions by Breightmet and once by Blackley
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Colliers cause a cup upset
THE cup competitions really started to take shape this week in the BSF Over-35s League. In Division One, The Colliers Rest caused a minor shock by dumping out league leaders Dobbies A. The Colliers had the better of the early exchanges, but neither team
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Phoenix flying high after weekend goalfests
Manchester Phoenix closed out their regular season campaign on Sunday night with another highly entertaining and goal-filled spectacular 8-5 victory over the Coventry Blaze. And with sixth place in the final league standings already assured after Saturday's
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Phoenix youth cruises past Menace
Phoenix U-19s 11 Mercian Menace 1. Manchester Phoenix Under-19s' squad cruised past a Mercian Menace squad from Coventry on Saturday afternoon with John Murray again standing out for the home side. Murray, who last week bagged five goals against Bradford
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VIDEO: News, Sport, Weather
Our News, Sport and Weather bulletin for March 26 is online now.
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FC strengthen grip on title
FC UNITED stretched their lead at the top of the Division One table to eight points with a convincing 4-0 victory against bottom club Stone Dominoes. Stuart Rudd's 38th goal of the season handed the breakaway club, who have three games in hand on their
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Another defeat for embattled Shaker
CHRIS Casper said his squad are playing for their livelihoods as their chances of survival in League Two took another hammer blow at Gigg Lane. A single goal from County's Tcham N'Toya was enough to sink the Shakers - who are now 16 games without a victory
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Tony Blair refuses to apologise for slavery
Tony Blair refused to bow to demands to apologise for Britain's role in the slave trade yesterday, expressing instead "deep sorrow and regret" for the suffering it caused. Britain's first black archbishop, Dr John Sentamu, had earlier joined calls for
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Call to stop slavery again
Religious figures and campaigners gathered in Victoria Square, Bolton, yesterday, to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. Campaigners held a banner aloft which carried the phrase: "Cotton on with Bolton 1807-2007. Stop slavery again
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Friends keep the Tower a blooming success
THE spades and shovels were out in force as members of the local community joined for a bulb planting session at Turton Tower. Volunteers concentrated their efforts on the round bed at the bottom of the main lawn. Around 70 people turned up for the
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Virgin Trains warning over Easter travel
Passengers intending to use Virgin West Coast and Virgin CrossCountry services in the run up to and during the Easter holiday are advised to reserve their seats in advance. Most trains have been opened for reservations and the remainder will be
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Let us stay say traders at the farmers’ market
ANGRY traders have threatened to pack up their stalls and move out of town if Bolton Council goes ahead with controversial plans to relocate a popular farmer's market. Town Hall chiefs want to move the monthly Farmers' Market from its current home in
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Marketing for SMEs
When it comes to marketing spend, it’s not about size - it’s what you do with it that counts. For many small companies getting your voice heard in an increasingly competitive marketplace can seem like shouting into space. You may lack marketing expertise
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Kwik Save plan major job cuts
Troubled low-cost supermarket Kwik Save is reported to be planning a wave of major job cuts as it struggles to get the business back on track. The group is understood to be telling employees this week about possible staff cuts, with the headcount in
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For ladies who charity lunch
BOLTON Hospice is hosting its Pink Rose Ladies Lunch at The Last Drop hotel, on Thursday, April 19. With stalls, music and entertainment, along with lunch, this is an ideal afternoon out with friends or colleagues. It also could provide an opportunity
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Morrisons considers £1bn sell-off
Supermarket chain Morrisons is said to be considering selling up to £1 billion worth of stores in a bid to defend itself from potential private equity takeover approaches. The Bradford-based group is reported to be in discussions with property tycoons
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Pupils with a cool head for finance
A TEAM of students showed that they have the financial know-how to become leading economists of the future. Last November sixth-formers from Bolton School Girls Division won the Greater Manchester heat of the Bank of England Interest Rate Challenge,
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Pupils’ Budget is a real box of shocks
HOW would you feel if the price of alcohol soared by £50 a bottle or a chocolate bar set you back more than £1? That would be the price Britain would pay if one group of Bolton schoolchildren were in power. Youngsters at Queensbridge Primary School,
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Cannes trip a ‘huge success’
MORE than 20 UK firms are interested in developing key sites across Bolton, after the town's first appearance at an international property development summit. A team led by Keith Davies, Bolton Council's director of development and regeneration, took
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Accident driver is airlifted to hospital
A MOTORIST was taken to hospital by air ambulance following a two-car crash in Atherton. The helicopter crew was scrambled after firefighters cut one of the motorists from the wreckage of his car. Part of Wigan Road, between its junction with Lovers
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Students’ help for children in Africa
SIXTH form students from Bolton are to experience the harsh realities of poverty in Africa at first hand. A group of 10 A-level students from Thornleigh Salesian College are giving up their summer holiday to spend three weeks living and working with
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Riders serve up an Easter treat
THOUSANDS of scooter and moped drivers gave the Easter Bunny the day off as they delivered a host of chocolate treats to sick children. The annual Ginger's Easter Egg Run to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, at Pendlebury, took place on Saturday
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New bus blow for the elderly
ELDERLY bus users, who say they have been left stranded following the axing of a route, will not be getting a replacement service. Operators First Bus withdrew the 617 route, which used to serve Victoria Road in Horwich, earlier this year because they
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Vote Movement for Non-Movement
IT seems obvious to me that many of the world's troubles - on big and small stages - are caused by the desire of managers and individuals to promote change. My natural instinct is to leave things as they are for the most part and I wonder if there is
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New appeal over town centre attack
Police are continuing their appeal for information after an assault in Wigan town centre which left a Lithuanian man fighting for his life. Detective Inspector Steve Crimmins from Wigan CID said: "So far we have received little response from the public
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The boys who live in a silent world
LIVING in an almost silent world must be terribly isolating. But for parents of hearing impaired youngsters their children's isolation can be matched, equally, by their own. That is why a Bolton mum has set up a support group - to help other parents
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Your long serving voice in the town
WHEN W F Tillotson first published the Bolton Evening News he could have little dreamed that the four-page paper, with advertisements filling the front, would still be serving the people of this town 140 years later. The stories contained in that paper
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521 in Blackrod
RE the letter in The Bolton News on March 22 from the Hon Ald J Monaghan, stating that the 521 Little Lever bus only starts at Westhoughton. This is wrong information. At the time of writing this letter, which is March 22, 10.40am, the 521 has just
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Getting less for more on the buses
AFTER many weeks of rumours, it has finally emerged that the concessionary bus fare is to increase from 50p to 70p (a 40 per cent rise) - I just wish the old age pension went up by the same percentage! And what do the people of Bolton get for these increases
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Traffic in the slow lane to nowhere
THE majority of roads in Bolton were never built to support the exponential increase in traffic of recent years. Is there a solution? Anything major would be difficult, expensive and unpopular. With terraced houses lining the main roads into and out
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Barry’s last post
I HAVE been a postman in Bolton for 22 years. For the past 20 years I have delivered in the Sharples area, comprising of Eastgrove Avenue, Kermoor Avenue, Craighall Road, Farnborough Road, Springfield Road, Eagley Bank and Barley Brook Meadow. I have
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Conservatives care about our armed forces
I AM writing in response to David Crausby's comments in The Bolton News regarding his view that the Conservative Party is planning to tax the families of our servicemen and women. This is absolutely preposterous and typical of the current Government's
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Policing town’s prostitutes is not a priority
IT is not the first time Walter Scott and The Haulgh residents have demanded zero tolerance policing towards the prostitutes operating on their streets (Bolton News, March 17). Two things need to be said. The first is that there would not be a single
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Band is a boon to the community
AS a lover of Bolton, and all things Boltonian, it follows that I am a lifelong avid reader of our local daily newspaper. It seems, however, that it is with increasing frequency that I am left with a feeling of great depression having reviewed an issue
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Skater’s new roll
A BRITISH Olympic ice-skater is swapping his blades for rollerskates to help others follow in his successful footsteps. Vitaliy Baranov, who together with his wife Marika Humphries, represented the UK in the 2002 Olympics at Salt Lake City, has taken
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Charity centre is right up Sam’s street
ANIMAL lover Sam Aston, who plays Chesney in TV's Coronation Street, took time out from filming to lend his support to a charity close to his heart. The teenage celebrity officially opened an RSPCA distribution centre in Radcliffe, which will be used
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New traffic lights ‘put pedestrians in danger'
MOTORIST taking short cuts to avoid a new set of traffic lights are causing misery for residents in nearby roads. Homeowners in Deane say lives of children are being put at risk. Drivers are using back streets to avoid the lights recently installed
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Extra cameras are wanted to cut rail crime
YOBBISH behaviour and assaults at railway stations could be prevented by more use of CCTV according to Bolton North-east MP David Crausby. The MP was adding his support to a House of Commons Early Day Motion calling for more cameras to be installed at
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New plans for garage
A PETROL station could be turned into a car park and offices. Plans to transform the Beehive Garage, in Chorley New Road, Horwich, have been submitted to Bolton Council. Proposals include extending the existing garage workshop and first floor accommodation
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Kayleigh excels in testing star role
YOUNG actors are often given minor parts or used in plays to add comic value, but Kayleigh Lunt brings drama, humour, sadness and intelligence to the extremely difficult lead role in Bolton Little Theatre's production of Diane Samuels' Kindertransport
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MP launches carers’ campaign
HEALTH minister Ivan Lewis, MP for Bury South and a health minister, has launched a campaign to encourage more people to get involved in social care. Adverts are appearing on television, radio and in newspapers throughout the coming months with the aim
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New police chief takes over Bolton West beat
A NEW area inspector has taken over responsibility for policing Bolton West. Insp Mo Razaq will be in charge of the areas of Westhoughton, Horwich, Blackrod and Lostock, and is to be based at the new police station near to Middlebrook. He has taken
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Councillors seek guidance on pub smoking shelter
A GUIDE is being drawn up which will help councillors decide whether to grant permission for smoking shelters outside pubs in Bolton. There are fears planning bosses could inadvertently grant "extensions to pubs", following reports of hostelries elsewhere
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Estate to get a spring clean-up
A BOLTON housing estate is to get a spring clean. The Willows Estate will be given a tidy-up with various organisations joining forces with residents for the work . Officers from the fire and police services are also lending their services to the five-day
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Erica now starting to miss pal Joe
CASTAWAY Erica Hurst has admitted she "had a little bond" with fellow islander Joe. Viewers of the BBC reality TV show have watched the 22-year-old, from Kearsley - who married in a Las Vegas wedding just six-weeks-ago - develop "a crush" on her fellow
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Name Your Pothole
If you know of a pothole and do not have the facility to send us a picture, simply post the location in the Comment box at the end of this paragraph. Simply click on the headline to access this facility.
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Send us your old memories
DO you have an old box of photographs that will bring back memories of old Bolton? And would you like to see some of them used in our series of souvenir publications, produced to mark 140 years of this newspaper? Did your great-grandparents, grandparents
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Anelka stars with vital winner for France
FRENCH coach Raymond Domenech paid tribute to Wanderers star Nicolas Anelka after the striker's goal secured a vital win over Lithuania. Anelka, who only recently returned to international football after a three-year absence, kept the French level
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Police hunt 'despicable' bogus officials
Elderly residents have been targeted in a series of "despicable" cons by bogus officials in the Wigan area. In each case the offender has knocked on the door of an elderly resident and attempted to get inside their home by pretending to be from the
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Thieves 7-hour blitz on elderly
TWO conmen targeted the homes of nine pensioners during a seven-hour crime spree. One of the crooks' elderly victims was a frail 90-year-old. The men, posing as Water Board officials, struck in Farnworth, Kearsley and Westhoughton between 2pm and 9pm
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Amir faces M62 speed case
AMIR Khan is to appear in court after allegedly driving at 145mph on the M62. If convicted, the Bolton boxer could be banned from the road or face a fine with six points on his licence. He is accused of driving his £87,000 BMW M6 convertible at more
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Cricket club fire
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire at a cricket club yesterday. Crews were called to the blaze in outbuildings at East Lancs Cricket Club, in Cross Lane, Radcliffe, at 4.20pm yesterday. The cause is being investigated.
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Toddler trapped inside BMW
A 20-MONTH-OLD toddler had to be rescued from his mum's BMW convertible after locking himself in. The youngster locked the doors to the sports car while he was sitting alone inside it. His distressed mother called firefighters, at 6.30pm, yesterday to
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Street shooting as gangs clash
A MAN was shot and another stabbed during a street fight between two rival gangs. The brawl erupted in Heywood Street, close to Bury town centre, at around 3.30pm on Saturday. Terrified members of the public ran for cover as a gun was fired. Local
