Stories for 27 February 2002
Accrington News
THREE teenagers responsible for almost 90 offences including theft, burglary and assault in an 18-month reign of terror have been subjected to a widespread ban.
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THE acute shortage of dentists in East Lancashire has worsened to the point where there are now just four taking on new adult NHS patients.
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A PROUD Blackburn Rovers fan took home more than just great memories from Sunday's Worthington cup final when he caught a flag thrown into the crowd by Andy Cole.
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Blackburn News
RESIDENTS have sent a petition to council chiefs, complaining about plans for a new £86million super hospital.
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THE Bishop of Blackburn today said that gambling could be "the lesser of two evils" if opening casinos was the only way to rejuvenate deprived areas.
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A SEARCH has been launched for the Spurs supporter involved in a Cup Final life-saving drama so he can be reunited with the Rovers fans who helped him.
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A BLACKBURN internet entrepreneur is hoping to get people flocking to his new website -- by advertising on the side of sheep.
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BLACKBURN Rovers have put plans for a Worthington Cup celebration on hold -- so they can concentrate on staying in the Premiership.
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MORE than 250 jobs are set to be created in Blackburn after permission was granted for a new pallet factory.
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CONFUSION over lanes ended with the car being driven by Zafar Zahid Shah overturning several times before coming to rest on its wheels on the McDonald's slip road of the Whitebirk roundabout near Blackburn.
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MAGISTRATES, court staff and court users gathered to say farewell to Jack Dickinson, who has sat at Blackburn magistrates since 1985.
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A CAMPAIGN is being launched following a new report to increase awareness of the need for victim support.
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ORGANISERS of Blackburn Mela 2002 are hoping to make the event bigger and better than ever before.
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A 69-YEAR-OLD woman who won more than £28,000 during a game of Bingo today asked to remain anonymous.
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Bolton Education
SCHOOLS in Bolton will get fresh deliveries of fruit in a multi-million pound initiative to improve children's health.
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A TEACHERS leader says increasing numbers of exams are not putting children under too much pressure.
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A SURVEY of hundreds of British schools by Animal Aid has revealed that more than a quarter do not cater properly for vegetarians.
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Bolton Leisure
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COUNCILLORS serving on Wigan Council will hold the following advice surgeries:
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BURY Housing Forum stages its Annual General Meeting on Thursday February 28 at 6.15pm.
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RUNNERS in this year's London Marathon on April 14 are being urged to support Diabetes UK. If you would like an information pack, call 0207 462 2649. more...
TALENTED members of Bolton Music Service have pledged to practice regularly to raise funds for Sargent Cancer Care for Children as part of its UK wide Practice-a-thon.
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THE Big Band sound will light-up Lowton tomorrow night (Friday) when Andy Prior and his Orchestra will perform at the Civic Hall in aid of Glazebury Methodist Church.
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JACK DEE returns with his own brand of deadpan comedy talking about issues of the day. Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre, Lancaster Road, Preston. Thursday February 28. Starts 8pm. Tickets £18 and £19. Ring 01772 258858.
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ENJOY the scenic delights of mountains and lakes in spring and summer on holidays to Switzerland with Great Rail Journeys.
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CAMELOT Theme Park is searching for Bolton's Knight in Shining Armour -- youngsters under 16 who help others or who have coped remarkably well with a tough challenge.
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THRILL-seekers from Bolton are being urged to support local hospitals.
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MANCHESTER Dogs' Home is holding its 12th Annual Sponsored Dog Walk at Debdale Park, Gorton, Manchester, on Sunday, May 12, from 10am to 4pm.
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DAVID Crausby, Bolton North East MP, will be holding his next Advice Surgery at Bolton Town Hall on Friday, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
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THE Muscular Dystrophy Campaign is looking for volunteers from Bolton who want to try white water rafting.
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A SPRING fair will be held at the Manchester Dogs Home in April to raise funds for the animal shelter. Visitors will be able to look around the kennels to find their new "best friend" as well as enjoying various events. The fair will be staged at Crofter's House, Moss Brook Road, Harpurhey, on April 14 from 1pm to 4pm. more...
RESIDENTS in Bromley Cross are being urged to seek advice and get problems off their chest at the next meeting of ward councillors Donald Carr, Norman Critchley and Alan Wilkinson to be held tomorrow, Thursday, from 7pm at Walmsley Church Hall in Blackburn Road, Egerton. All are welcome to attend. more...
YOUNGSTERS are invited to join in some playtime fun at the Early Learning Centre, Bolton, next Tuesday when they can create their own Mother's Day card at the Deansgate store with the help of staff. The session will be held from 9.30am to 11am. more...
DENTISTS are being sought for national "best practice" awards. Bolton people are being urged to nominate their dentist for the Oscar-style awards scheme. To nominate, contact 01322 660070 for more information. more...
A LOCAL primary school is preparing to hold an Islamic assembly. Sunninghill Community Primary on Goldsmith Street, Bolton is holding an Islamic assembly on March 21. more...
THE RAMBLERS' ASSOCIATION - BOLTON GROUP will be continuing its regular programme of two coach rambles of about 10 miles on the first Saturday of each month going to the Lakes. On the third Sunday of the month doing the Clwydian Way in North Wales. Ring 0161 764 7286. The shorter footpath walk of 4 to 5 miles takes place on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Ring 692458 evenings only.
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SIXTY-TWO members of Leigh and District Rambling Club completed walks in Sedbergh ranging from 12 miles, ascending to 2300ft, to six and a half miles with a 200 feet incline.
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ROYTON ASSEMBLY HALL, Royton, Oldham. Ring 0161 911 4072.
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Jamiroquai, MEN Arena
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A NEW band is ripe for success thanks to the input of a Leigh promoter.
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SHAKESPEARE FIRST. A show combining narrative, puppetry and music in to energetic and interactive retellings of A Midsummer Night's Dream which is suitable for 7 to 14 year olds and Henry V suitable for 9 to 16 year olds. Both plays are performed on Wednesday February 27 at 1.30pm and 7pm. Tickets £8. Preston Guild Hall and Charter Theatre, Lancaster Road, Preston. Ring 01772 258858.
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Bolton News
DRUGS and ammunition was seized after police raids on a number of houses in Greater Manchester today.
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MORE than than a million men will enjoy cheaper travel from the age of 60 under new legislation announced by the Government today.
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A TEACHERS leader says increasing numbers of exams are not putting children under too much pressure.
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A GENEROUS 12-year-old has organised a charity night to help a little girl who suffers from serious health problems.
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ACTRESS Ann Rye is tailor made for her next role as a clairvoyant in Bolton Octagon's production of Blithe Spirit.
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A POOL is far from a luxury asset for a council tenant who says it has driven him out of his home.
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SYLVIA Jackson is Britain's most glamorous grandmother -- and that is official.
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STORMS battered the Market Hall yesterday, forcing shoppers to dodge raindrops leaking through the glass roof.
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THREE cars were stolen from the Leigh area after burglars took the keys from the homes of the owners.
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A TEENAGER has told a court how she saw a mother, who had waded into a fight to save her daughter, kick one of her friends several times in the face.
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MANCHESTER United and England footballers Phil and Gary Neville, from Bury, today came to the defence of comprehensive schools as they added their names to a campaign to promote the benefits of state education.
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A FORMER Bolton weaving supervisor awarded the British Empire Medal in 1976 has died aged 85 after a long battle with illness.
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MORE than 1,000 students gathered at Manchester University today to debate a controversial motion which proposes a boycott of the Israeli government and its "apartheid state".
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MAGISTRATES were told how a man who rampaged around the home of his girlfriend and baby and then attacked her father and mother has been given a community rehabilitation order.
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ITV broadcasters Granada and Carlton Communications said today their jointly-owned ITV Digital business needed urgent action to secure its future.
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DETECTIVES are searching the Cumbrian hills today to try to find the body of a Barnsley man.
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ITV broadcasters Granada and Carlton Communications have terminated talks to merge, it was announced today.
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ANTI-POST code change campaigners are urging those who share their views to sign petition forms which are in shops, clubs and surgeries in Lowton and Golborne.
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HEALTH ministers and experts are alarmed that cases of the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia have doubled.
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WHEN you smile does the world smile with you or go "ugh" at the state of your teeth?
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PAULINE TUCKER, a retired nurse from Breightmet, found out she had breast cancer only 10 months after a clear mammogram. Her message is "Do not be lulled into a false sense of security."
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WOMEN have long believed in the power of inner strength -- and now scientists have confirmed it.
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GOING hell for leather on the treadmill may seem a healthy way to kickstart your fitness regime, but too much too soon could have a diverse effect on your health.
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CERTAIN muscles of the body are what you would call "Gravity Resisted".
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WHERE IS IT? It consists of five vertebrae from the top of your pelvis downwards.
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WHERE IS IT? It lies in the middle of the body, and sits just below the cervical (vertebrae in the top of the neck). These vertebrae are attached to the rib cage.
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PLANS to make Viagra available over the counter have been criticised by a Bolton doctor.
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POOR posture is caused when muscle imbalance imposes stresses on the underlying structures of ligaments and joints, resulting in certain deformities of the spine.
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THE Bolton Coronary Care Appeal -- the Bolton Evening News's charity for 2002 -- is attempting to raise £1 million for a bigger 10-bed heart unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
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PAUL Ablett believes there is no mountain he cannot conquer.
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MP Brian Iddon is spearheading a campaign to raise awareness of Down's Syndrome amid claims that people are suffering from medical discrimination.
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Week 4
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SCHOOLS in Bolton will get fresh deliveries of fruit in a multi-million pound initiative to improve children's health.
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IF YOU want to protect your eyesight as you get older, watching your weight may be the best thing you can do.
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A £70,000 clean-up project is set to get underway in East Bolton.
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A NEW website to boost health in ethnic communities has been launched by the Government.
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BOLTON'S ambulance service goes under major scrutiny next week.
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CAN anyone provide a loving home for a friendly cat?
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RESIDENTS in rural Bolton are urged to be vigilant after thieves stole power pools worth £800 from a private garage behind homes in Bolton Road, Edgworth. A neighbouring garage was also targeted but nothing taken.
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A MAN returned home to find thieves attempting to rip the bumper from his car -- then remained in his taxi to follow them.
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MANCHESTER has been chosen for a pilot study into how sports clubs, grounds and sports facilities play an important part in the environment and the community.
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ABSENTEEISM due to stress and back pain caused hundreds of lost working days at the Bolton Council.
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A JURY considering the case of a teenager who was robbed at knifepoint has been discharged by a judge.
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LABOUR MP for Chorley, Lindsay Hoyle, has asked Minister for Sport, Richard Caborn, to assist amateur sporting clubs through a system of tax breaks and incentives.
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BOLTON and Bury Chamber has praised recommendations made in a Government commissioned review into education and business.
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LINE dancers got to the heart of the matter when they raised £161 for the British Heart Foundation.
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THE Department for Work and Pensions has saved £180 million in benefits in the last three years by cracking down on income support and jobseekers allowance fraud.
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PEOPLE can enjoy playing "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and "Play Your Cards Right" at Breightmet United Football Club, Moss Park, off Bury Road, on Saturday at 8pm. Entrance is 50p for non-members. For more information, ring the club on 533930. more...
POLICE are warning drinkers to safeguard their property after a thief stole a Nokia mobile phone worth £100 from the pocket of a coat left hanging in the Wrights Arms pub in Belmont Road, Belmont, overnight on Saturday. more...
GALE force winds reduced part of a former Methodist church in Bury to rubble.
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A MEMORIAL garden will be built in tribute to tragic seven-year-old Ryan Mason.
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EIGHT people were arrested in early morning raids today by police investigating violent mobile phone robberies on teenagers.
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AFTER reading the front page of the BEN on Friday, February 22, both my wife and I said the same thing, "The best of luck."
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WHILE there are no coalmines in Bolton these days there are certainly plenty of ex miners around who suffered the detrimental effects of working in coal.
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AS a Bolton resident, I write in concern at the growing decline of our town centre.
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I REALLY feel sorry for children born today.
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I HAVE used public transport for 42 years and of late I cannot work out how they arrive at bus fare prices.
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I AM so angry!
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ON a day when the national press seemed to deem it necessary to bury bad news -- a topical expression -- it was generous of the BEN to mark the 60th anniversary of the fall of Singapore.
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READING the story about Norman waving, (BEN February 20), reminded me of when I used to go to work along Heaton Avenue.
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I HAVE read so many negative reports this week about the NHS I feel I must tell you of my own experience.
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WITH reference to G Parr's reply to my letter concerning the dumping of rubbish out of vehicles at speed. Motorbikes, Mr Parr, motorbikes.
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HEALTH ministers and experts are alarmed that cases of the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia have doubled.
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CHANDROMALACIA Patella, that's what is wrong with my knees.
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PLANS to make Viagra available over the counter have been criticised by a Bolton doctor.
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DIETICIAN Zak Ansari wishes Bolton had a "small army" of dieticians to improve the town's attitudes to healthy eating.
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Bolton Sport
BURY boss Andy Preece believes the trouble torn Shakers' off-field survival problems are not affecting his players one bit - and that is a good sign for the on-field relegation battle.
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SHARPLES-based cyclist Chris Taylor is heading for France next month on the start of a journey he hopes will lead to a professional career in his beloved sport.
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FORMER Everton and Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Joe Paladino is looking forward to reviving the fortunes of Daisy Hill, after taking over as manager of the North West Counties outfit at the start of this week.
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MANCHESTER City will try to close the eight point gap behind Division One leaders Wolves tonight without Paulo Wanchope.
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Stalybridge Celtic 0 Leigh RMI 1 BY Martyn Hindley
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BEECHFIELD United Football Club will be holding the Mike Caldwell Six-a-Side Tournament on Saturday June 1 (under 8-9-10), Sunday June 2 (under 13-14-15) and Monday June 3 (under 7-11-12).
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Bolton Mets 22, Rochdale Mayfield 18
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MORE THAN 5,000 of the fittest athletes in the world will be making their way to Greater Manchester for the Commonwealth Games this summer -- a significant percentage competing in Bolton.
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A SET of commemorative Commonwealth Games coins have been unveiled today ahead of this summer's multi-sport event.
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AROUND 20 Bolton sports teams are facing extinction after fire tore through their home ground.
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Way grabs late winner
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Bolton 2nd XI 3, Lytham St Annes 0: AFTER last weekend's debacle against promotion rivals Rossendale, Bolton 2nds got their act together and hit back to defeat an experienced Lytham St Annes 3 - 0.
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Bolton 3rd XI 2 vs. Wigan 3: BOLTON 3rd's faced a challenging trip to local rivals Wigan but were eventually outdone 3-2 in a physical encounter.
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Bolton Wanderers
JUSSI Jaaskelainen was not just talking the talk when he claimed his confidence had not been dented by some heavy beatings.
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SAM Allardyce turned the derby spotlight on his strikers today, urging his hit-men to shoot Wanderers clear of the Premiership drop zone.
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GRAEME Souness could be ready to unleash his new weapon in Rovers' next 'cup final' against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday -- Yordi.
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KEVIN Nolan had one lucky break on Saturday when he emerged unscathed from his motorway car smash en route to Southampton but there was no escaping the long arm of soccer's disciplinary law.
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WORTHINGTON Cup Final winner Andy Cole has warned that Premiership survival is the main target.
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RELIVE the excitement of the 1-1 draw between Wanderers and Rovers earlier in the season.
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JUSSI Jaaskelainen's impressive Premiership form has sparked speculation, so far uncomfirmed, that the Wanderers' keeper has signed a new and improved five-year contract.
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TICKETS for the Derby game on March 16 go on sale to club members who are also Lifeline members from tomorrow.
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Burnley News
MEMBERS of the executive of Burnley Council hailed the 6.5 per cent rise in council tax a magnificent achievement for the authority.
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A NEIGHBOURHOOD action group has launched a campaign against the continued use of "cheap and cheerful" cabin offices at a gas bottling site.
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PUPILS at Burnley's Ivy Bank High School are hoping to rival the nation's top DJs thanks to cutting edge radio technology.
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THE government has agreed to pay Burnley for the cost of setting up the Task Force inquiry in last summer's serious racially motivated disturbances in the town.
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Bury News
WHITEFIELD-based Greater Manchester Ambulance Service (GMAS) will come under scrutiny during a 17-week review.
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GALE force winds reduced part of a former Methodist church in Bury to rubble.
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Bury Sport
STOKE CITY 4, BURY 0: THEY say you make your own luck - Bury had better learn how it's done if they are to beat the drop.
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Chorley Sport
CHORLEY Lynx have moved smartly to snap up Super League player Lance Hamilton on loan.
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Clarets Sport
THERE is supposed to be no place like home - but not for the Clarets at the moment.
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Clitheroe News
A LORRY driver is being held by police in western France after cannabis worth an estimated £3.6million was allegedly discovered in his vehicle.
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A SEX attacker was yesterday detained indefinitely in a secure hospital after his lawyer hit out at the national health service and begun a battle for his freedom.
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AN animal-loving Clitheroe woman who died two years ago, has left tens of thousands of pounds to animal charities.
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Colne News
COUNCILLORS spent more than an hour arguing over a controversial planning application for an industrial unit only to be told it could be used to build houses instead once it has been approved.
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A NEW conservatory is to be officially opened at Reedley's Pendleside Hospice thanks to the generosity of a solicitor.
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THE London-based Outside Edge Theatre Company will be in Barrowford next week to present its latest production.
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BOUNDARY Mill Stores, Colne, came up with a brolly good way of raising money for Manchester's Christie Hospital.
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Darwen News
A WOMAN says she may be able to solve the final puzzle in the hunt for relatives of man with a rock 'n' roll lifestyle, who died alone.
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Lancashire Leisure
GHOSTS is brought to the Lowry with a slow, painful unveiling of the truth that shocked today's audience in the same way it did theatregoers when it was first performed in 1881.
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A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside.
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Lancashire News
JUST as Lancashire County Council finds it cannot afford to keep open 35 old folk's homes, it decides it can afford to back a nannying scheme urging people to lose weight by ditching their cars.
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IT is academic whether disgraced former Tory MP Neil Hamilton and his wife Christine put themselves on display and talk for their supper out of necessity after the bankruptcy that followed his failed attempts in the courts to clear his name over the cash-for-questions scandal or whether the pair are simply drunk on publicity.
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AMAZING, is it not, that the call for a crackdown by Burnley councillor Peter Doyle over town hall staff who "play the sickness system" when it was revealed that 30 are absent every day was slammed by council leader Stuart Caddy who said such matters should not be discussed in public.
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SOCCER fans travelling by coach were warned by police not to stop anywhere selling alcohol on their way to matches.
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DANCERS tripped the light fantastic for the last time at the Brockhall Hospital ballroom in Whalley.
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A COUNCILLOR behind plans to close 35 homes for the elderly today revealed he had become a target for hate mail, malicious phone calls and a bomb threat.
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A LORRY driver is being held by police in western France after cannabis worth an estimated £3.6million was allegedly discovered in his vehicle.
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COUNCILLOR Ashley Whalley is at it again -- telling folks what he wants (LET, February 19).
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WHEN areas of private housing deteriorate, the council is empowered to compulsorily purchase the property in order to prevent the area becoming an eyesore or to build or expand road networks. Is this an option for Lord Square?
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SHOULD Lord Square be done up or demolished?
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REGARDING Lord Square in Blackburn, how about doing away with the old lift tower and stairs to the nightclub -- the lift has not been used in a long time -- and also that ridiculous pedestrian ramp which hides all the shop fronts on that side of the square?
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IT'S exactly a year since the Lancashire Evening Telegraph broke news that every livestock farmer had been dreading -- foot and mouth had reached Lancashire.
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THERE will be a huge welcome for the legal chains clamped on the teenage trio in Rossendale responsible for an 18-month reign of terror.
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SO terrific and tremendous was Blackburn Rovers' Worthington Cup final triumph -- their first major trophy for 74 years -- that the crowds returning from Cardiff found the atmosphere back home crackling with joy and excitement.
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Lancashire Sport
WOMEN playing rugby...don't be daft! That was more or less the response the ladies at Colne and Nelson RUFC got when they decided it was time to show the men how to ruck and maul.
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BLACKBURN Hawks excelled with a fantastic double winning finish to an otherwise disappointing season.
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STAN TERNENT blasted his Burnley players after another disappointing Turf Moor display last night.
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BLACKBURN Rovers officials were in Sheffield this morning to attend a special hearing in regard to Hakan Unsal's work permit application.
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POSSESSION may be nine tenths of the law but having a lot of the ball is not enough to win you football matches.
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A LOOK at the key moments and stats from the game against Birmingham City.
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STAN TERNENT blasted his Burnley players after another disappointing Turf Moor display last night.
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CLARETS skipper Steve Davis was in line for his first start in five months when the reserves take on Preston North End at Lancaster tonight.
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BURNLEY boss Stan Ternent was angry with his player's performance.
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CUP winner Andy Cole insists his club record move to Rovers will only be a success if he scores the goals to keep Graeme Souness' side in the FA Barclaycard Premiership.
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GRAEME Souness could be ready to unleash his new weapon in Rovers' next 'cup final' against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday -- Yordi.
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BLACKBURN Rovers have put plans for a Worthington Cup celebration on hold -- so they can concentrate on staying in the Premiership.
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Leigh Education
REMARKABLE improvements have been highlighted as Leigh schools celebrate their fourth year as part of a pioneering project.
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AN artistic aura is drifting through the classrooms of a Leigh school.
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Leigh Leisure
DANCE fans can step out to help celebrate a church's 125th anniversary in March.
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COUNCILLORS serving on Wigan Council will hold the following advice surgeries:
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YOU may solve the murder mystery being staged by Tyldesley Little Theatre later this month -- but members hope you will be laughing too much to even care.
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Leigh News
A DRIVER was car-jacked after he pulled up at traffic lights in his BMW at Astley.
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THREE cars were stolen in Leigh yesterday after thieves broke into houses to steal car keys.
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THE CO-OP is offering people in Leigh the chance to learn more about fair trade and sample products from poorer nations at a mini conference.
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Leigh Sport
Stalybridge Celtic 0 Leigh RMI 1 BY Martyn Hindley
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Nelson News
A LOGO designed by a pupil from Walton High School, Nelson will promote community regeneration in Pendle.
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Preston News
A COUNCILLOR behind plans to close 35 homes for the elderly today revealed he had become a target for hate mail, malicious phone calls and a bomb threat.
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Preston Sport
DICKSON Etuhu rose to the occasion and kept North End within firing distance of the playoffs - at the expense of automatic promotion wannabes West Brom.
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Preston,Leyland,Northend Sport
PRESTON went from wonderland to blunderland in the space of six days.
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Rawtenstall News
A ROSSENDALE high school has been picked to launch a pilot initiative which aims to improve pupil behaviour on school buses across Lancashire.
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A RAMSBOTTOM man who attacked his girlfriend and her mother was given an 18-month community rehabilitation order.
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PUPILS at Rossendale's "fame" school recreated West Side Story in the dress rehearsal for three arts evenings.
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Rovers Sport
AS far as Blackburn fans are concerned, Cup finals must feel a bit like buses at the moment.
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