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Crash causes rush hour chaos
A THREE-CAR crash in St Helens Road, Daubhill, caused rush hour chaos for commuters driving out of Bolton on Tuesday night. Police were called at around 5pm after a Toyota Carina, a Vauxhall Astra and a Toyota Picnic were involved in an accident. Three
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St Helens Town 3 Atherton LR 6
PHIL Howard scored four times as Atherton LR marked their 900th game in the Vodkat North West Counties League with a resounding victory. Danny Smith and Dean Tymon scored the others for LR who were always leading from the moment Howard opened the scoring
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National praise for organ donor team
A GOVERNMENT task force rejected plans for a “presumed consent” organ donation scheme after studying Bolton’s success in increasing donor rates. The Organ Donation Task Force produced a report for ministers rejecting a system where there would
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Baby rescued from locked car
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a pub after a four-month-old child was accidentally locked in a car. The incident occurred at around 2pm on Tuesday outside the Red Bridge Tavern in Bury Old Road, Ainsworth. Using a wire and a special magnetic
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Pensioner badly hurt in collision
A PENSIONER was in a serious condition in hospital on Tuesday after she was hit by a car. The emergency services were called to Lee Lane, Horwich, at around 9.15am after the 80-year-old woman pedestrian was struck by a black Toyota Yaris. She was taken
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Man City Res 2 Wanderers Res 1
WANDERERS’ second string were desperately unlucky to leave empty-handed after a fine display against a star-studded Manchester City side at Eastlands. The Blues included four internationals in their starting line-up, including £18million Brazilian striker
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Roadside checks in crime crackdown
POLICE took to the streets as part of a month-long crackdown on crime. Officers were out in numbers in Deane Road, Deane, on Tuesday as part of Operation Jubany, which has been launched to target a range of crimes in the Deane and Willows area
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X Factor star to perform Reebok show
POP sensation Laura White will perform in front of hundreds of people on Friday in her first solo show since being voted off The X Factor. The 21-year-old Atherton lass will sing a variety of songs from the TV programme and her own collection
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Wanderers are too good for the drop, says Jussi
JUSSI Jaaskelainen believes Wanderers showed enough in defeat to Liverpool on Saturday to stay clear of the Premiership drop zone. The 2-0 defeat left Gary Megson’s Whites just one point clear of the bottom three, but the Reebok number one says their
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Pensioner hit by car in Horwich
TWO roads were closed for several hours by police after an 80-year-old woman was hit by a car. The emergency services were called to Lee Lane, Horwich, at about 9.20am today. The pensioner has been taken to hospital with head and leg
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Inquest tribute to Anglezarke Reservoir rescue hero
An inquest has heard how a man died a hero after saving his 13-year-old stepdaughter from drowning in a Bolton reservoir. Tricia Nowell, aged 33, of First Avenue, Atherton, was enjoying a spring evening by the Anglezarke Reservoir in Horwich
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WANTED: Police hunt Bolton pub attack man
Police are hunting a 24-year-old Bolton man who skipped bail after being jailed for a vicious assault in a town centre pub. Anthony Thomas Webb is wanted on recall to prison after failing to comply with the terms of his license, which require
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Teacher profile
Name: Peter Cantley Age: 42 School/position: Canon Slade School, deputy headteacher, director of 14-19 education, teacher of religious studies and philosophy and ethics. Family: I am married and have three daughters aged 13, five and one.
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Bolton parents tribute to 'caring, music-loving' son
The heartbroken parents of a Bolton schoolboy who was found dead at his home have paid tribute to their caring, music-loving son. Police were called to Corring Way, Bolton, following reports 11-year-old Tyler Johns had been found collapsed
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Disallowed goal was the turning point
WHAT about that Rob Styles? Okay, we’ve seen free-kicks given and not given in situations like that but I thought it was six of one and half a dozen of the other between Kevin Nolan and Pepe Reina and, one thing I do know – the decision to disallow Gary
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Charity cafe needs helpers
VOLUNTEERS are needed to help at a charity snack bar. Age Concern Bolton runs the service in Farnworth for older people. Helpers are required to prepare and serve light refreshments, handle money and do some cleaning. Full training will be provided.
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Local Football Results, Tables and Reports
Latest details from the local football leagues are now available in .pdf format. Simply click and
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Horwich Copacabana workshops
HORWICH AODS will hold a workshop on Wednesday November 26 for their next production, Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. The workshop will take place at St John’s Methodist Church, Victoria Road, in Horwich, at 7.30pm. Men should wear soft shoes and women
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900 not out for the LR boys
ATHERTON LR’S game at St Helens Town tonight will be the club’s 900th in the Vodkat NW Counties League. LR joined the league as founder members in 1982 when they moved from the Cheshire Country League and, apart from three seasons in the Northern Premier
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BSF Over-35s League round-up
THE Bay Mare Strollers twice battled from behind to earn a point in a 2-2 draw with Dobbies A in Division One. Trevor Ball rolled back the years as he drifted past three defenders before slotting home to give Dobbies the lead. Lee Yates equalised for
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'230,000 job losses for region'
Around 230,000 job losses are expected in the North-west by December, 2010, according to a Local Government Association (LGA) report. Some 6.7 per cent of jobs are set to go in the region, which has performed relatively badly in the last two recessions
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Who's Who on I'm A Celebrity
Pictures and quotes from the 10 celebrities reproduced from The Bolton News. Simply click
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Tackling the bullies at school and online
A DRIVE to beat the bullies has been launched by a Bolton charity, as part of a national campaign. School pupils will be involved in a number of activities being organised by Bully Free Zone this week. The charity is urging young people
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CCTV image of Oldham pub assault man
A man had his jaw broken when he was brutally assaulted as he left a pub with his girlfriend in Oldham. Police have now released a CCTV still of the man they want to speak to in connection with the assault. The attack happened sometime between
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Football hooligans warned over Berlin match
Known hooligans planning to travel to Berlin for the England clash with Germany on Wednesday have been warned not to attend. Operation Wigmore will target known or potential troublemakers. Police hooligan spotters will be at Liverpool, Manchester
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Petrol poured over car
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Victory Street, Heaton after youths poured petrol over a car. The blue Honda Jazz was not set alight but a crew from Bolton Central sprayed it down to rinse the petrol off. The incident was on Sunday evening.
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Top duo could make a starting return
ALAN Knill could recall a couple of his big guns as he attempts to get Bury’s struggling season back on track. Five consecutive home defeats have hit the confidence of the Shakers, after a fantastic start to the season that saw them go undefeated until
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Festive fairs give hospices a boost
HOSPICES have held their Christmas fairs to raise vital funds for their good work. Actress Sally Whittaker, who plays Coronation Street’s Sally Webster, opened the fair at St Ann’s Hospice in Little Hulton at the weekend and enjoyed a spot
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RE syllabus brings cultures together
RELIGIOUS education classes in Bolton schools are to play a bigger role in bringing people of different faiths and cultures together. Bolton Council has unveiled its new religious education (RE) syllabus. At the heart of it lies the promotion
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Three injured in stabbing incident
A MAN is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in the stomach on Saturday night. Police were called to Winifred Street, Ramsbottom, at 8pm, after reports that there had been a disturbance. They found a 50-year-old man with a stab wound to his stomach
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From our archives, November 18
10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News, November 18, 1998 Are you, along with millions of others across the country, fed up with rain, rain and yet more rain? If so look on the bright side. The region’s reservoirs are filing up nicely and you needn
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Tumour victim's story told on film
A TEENAGER who was struck down by a brain tumour has helped make a powerful film about cancer, in a bid to raise awareness of the disease among young people. Jonny Cunliffe, aged 19, was diagnosed in September, 2006, after suffering headaches for around
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Wintry view from the Pike
Is today’s photograph from 1978 a taste of things to come this winter? It looks like a hardy newspaper photographer had a fair old walk up from the road that we can just spot in the middle of the picture. I wonder how long he had to wait for
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Recession warning to firms cutting marketing budgets
MARKETING experts are warning companies not to neglect promoting their work as recession threatens. They are urging firms not to ignore marketing in difficult times because it can help to keep business steady. Gary Lovatt is managing
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Masked man in attack on woman carrying crash
A masked thief lay in wait for a woman carrying a large amount of cash and tried to rob her in broad daylight. The incident happened at about 9.40am on November 7 as the victim was walking along Great Clowes Street, Salford, near to the aquarium.
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Dorothy finally makes friends with Toto
DOROTHY and her dog Toto are the best of friends in The Wizard of Oz. But when Katie Schofield, a pupil at Canon Slade in Bradshaw, won the part of Dorothy in a slick professional production of the well-loved show there was one slight problem — she
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Skip set alight
WOOD in a skip on the Dale Street Industrial Estate, Radcliffe, was set alight last night. Firefighters were called to the estate at 11.50pm and spent 30 minutes tackling the blaze.
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New Bolton shopper bus takes to the road
IT is yellow, red and black, takes 20 minutes to travel around the town centre and has been hailed a “tremendous achievement” for Bolton. The Metroshuttle service, two buses which will operate on a 20-minute circular route, was unveiled yesterday
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Get ready for a cold weekend
An Arctic chill will grip the country this weekend with temperatures plunging below zero in some areas, forecasters said today. Parts of the country can expect blizzards as icy winds and wintry showers sweeping south from Scotland put an end to this
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Don't tar us all with the same brush
THE letter, “Land of the tattoo and uneducated” (November 3), infuriated me. I notice that, after tarring all Bolton people with one brush, the letter writer then negated to leave his/her name or address, the coward. Apparently, we are all “ignorant
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Government listened to our Post Office pleas
LOCAL Post Offices received a boost last week when the Government awarded the contract for the Post Office Card Account (POCA) service to the Post Office. This is great news for the Post Office. Following our representations to James Purnell, the Secretary
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Telling the truth about young people
DURING these challenging economic times, it is often young people who suffer most. In Britain today there are more than one million people under the age of 25 who are not in work, education or in training and many more have underachieved at
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What would our war heroes think of the country now?
AT 11 o’clock on Armistice Day we stood in silence in memory of those who died fighting for our freedoms. It is a tradition that I am proud to follow, having also taken part in a Remembrance Day service on the Sunday. Paying tribute to those who made
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Baby P killer deserved the death penalty
IT’S interesting that Angela Kelly’s article about Brits “Caring more for pets than children” (November 12), came prior to the horrific news about Baby P. The torture and death of Baby P is both shocking and heartbreaking and should never have been
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This is not what I call encouragement
I AM sure that, through the media, I have heard that the banks have been instructed/advised by the Government to help and encourage small businesses at this present time, or have I? Our bank manager has been in to inform us of a “hike” in charges “to
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Where did the Market Hall traders go?
I AM reluctant to add to the criticism heaped upon Bolton Council for its misguided revamping of the market place, but I seem to remember councillors announcing a plan to relocate a substantial number of the displaced market traders at basement level.
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Police assault shoplifter held by customer
Supermarket staff and a customer tackled a violent shoplifter after he assaulted a woman police officer. The incident happened at around 2.20pm yesterday at the Sainsbury’s store in Trinity Street in the town centre. Witness David Walker, of Morris
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Bolton Sunday League round-up
THE Vulcan bounced back from the previous week’s thrashing by Canary to take a point from high-flying Smokies. Grimley scored twice for Vulcan, who could have taken all three points in the Premier Division clash with a little luck. Barnes replied with
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Water bill rip-off
AT one time I could pay my water rates at the post office, then I was informed I had to pay at a paypoint. Then it was changed to a payzone. When I called in a shop with this logo outside, the proprietor asked for 50p to pay it there — over a year, that
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Tory stance on congestion charging needs clarifying
NOW that both Cllr John Walsh (Letters, November 11) and his prospective parliamentary candidate colleague in the North East constituency have made clear their public opposition to congestion charging, and will presumably seek electoral support for their
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Thank you for your support
COULD I please, on behalf of myself and my work colleagues at Royal Mail Centre Bolton, thank the good people of Bolton and Farnworth who took the time to stop and sign our petition forms. Ninety nine per cent of the people we spoke to supported us in
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Good work, but hands-off our bus shelter
IT is reassuring to know that the police are tackling the problem of yobs on our streets. The front page article in The Bolton News, “Victory over the yobs” (November 7), proves that things can get better if we all work together. The story praised
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Cut out the mistakes, says O'Brien
ANDY O’Brien thinks Wanderers must focus harder on cutting out defensive mistakes in order to climb up the league. The centre-half, who held himself culpable for Liverpool’s second goal at the Reebok on Saturday, has been generally pleased
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Town targets young for youth work jobs
YOUNGSTERS in Horwich are being encouraged to take part in a training scheme to become youth workers. Horwich Town Council is providing £3,600 from the 2009/2010 budget towards the £6,340 project. The course, which will be based in the town, will provide
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Cahill's disallowed Reebok goal query
Young Wanderers centre half Gary Cahill was at a loss to explain why his 45th-minute header was chalked out at the Reebok Stadium. It was a goal that would have sent Wanderers in level at half-time aganst Liverpool, instead of ending with a 2-0 reverse
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Four injured as cars collide
FOUR people were taken to hospital after two cars collided in Smethurst Lane, Great Lever. Firefighters were called to the scene at 8.30pm last night to cut out the driver and passenger of a Renault Clio. A young man in his 20s and his passenger, a
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Carriage gift for disabled riding school
A DISABLED riding school has been presented with a 150-year-old horse-drawn carriage. Miller’s Nook Riding School, in Lostock Lane, Westhoughton, has wanted a carriage for some time. The school teaches disabled children to ride, but
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Leanne's hope to be a mum is given a boost
A YOUNG woman who cannot have children because her ovaries have failed says she has been amazed by the number of people willing to help her. Leanne Shaw and her partner, Darren Gorton, made a desperate plea for an egg donor when their story
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Old Blackburnians 3 CMB 4
CMB came out on top in a thriller to reach the quarter-finals of the Lancashire FA County Cup. Chris Tonge put CMB ahead when he calmly lofted the ball into the empty net after a poor clearance from the keeper. Old Blackburnians hit the woodwork twice
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Bolton Wyresdale 1 Old Boltonians 2
WYRESDALE were unlucky not to get a point against league leaders Old Boltonians, despite missing five regulars. Old Boltonians took advantage of some slack defending at a corner to take the lead just before the break. Wyresdale looked lively and pressed
