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Bury not scared of City's rich kids
MANCHESTER'S millionaires can expect respect but precious little else in the way of a welcome when they arrive at Gigg Lane tonight (Fri Sept 12). Stan Ternent, the Bury manager, will send out the side that has taken six points from its last two games
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Not such a high life in the lowlands
TROOPS from East Lancashire were put through their paces on a gruelling assault course at their annual camp. Members of the Fourth Battalion Queen's Lancashire Regiment took part in a variety of endurance tests at Gareloch, near Glasgow. Nine Territorial
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ROVERS: Different class as Blackburn show Premiership pedigree
Coca-Cola Cup (2nd round 1st leg): Blackburn Rovers 6 Preston North End 0 - Peter White's big match verdict THE irresistible force met the very moveable object at Ewood last night, with the result that Blackburn Rovers landed themselves in the record
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Bury mourns with the nation
SILENCE shrouded Bury's normally busy shopping precinct as the town paid its respect to Diana, Princess of Wales on Saturday (Sept 6). Very few shops were open for trade as were a small number of market stalls but business was, as expected, non-existent
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The Met toasts a very successful year
BOSSES at Bury's Met arts centre are toasting their best year for ages. While they're not out of the financial woods yet, attendances and profits are going up. Some 35,000 people saw the centre's programme of events in 1996/97 including the Streets Ahead
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Gunman goes on the rampage
BUILDINGS were blasted but incredibly no-one was injured during a two-hour shooting spree through the borough. Customers in pubs, diners enjoying a meal and families in their homes were put at risk when windows were fired on. Radcliffe sustained most
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Kung-Fu teacher competes with the best!
A MARTIAL arts expert from Bury is celebrating podium finishes in three events following the United World Kung-Fu/Wushu Championships. Patricia Basterra, from Greenmount, took part in the championships which are contested between exponents from a range
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CRICKET: Second county string takes title
LANCASHIRE are second team champions for the first time since 1986. And skipper Peter Sleep reckons that's much more significant than merely a consolation for an otherwise disappointing season. "It means the youngsters at the club have learned how to
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ATHLETICS: Harriers promotion hopes dashed
BLACKBURN Harriers' hopes of a place next year in the North of England Men's League Premier Division foundered at Cudworth despite Herculean efforts by a virtually full-strength team. There were heroes galore in the Blackburn ranks and none more courageous
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Selfish scrum for tribute disc
I appreciate fully PolyGram's wish to market Elton John's "Candle In The Wind" while everyone's memory of Diana, Princess of Wales is at its most vivid. But surely a timed delay of just one more week to produce enough supplies to meet demand would have
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Traffic-calming is more of a hindrance
I UNDERSTAND from Mr Chambers, chief executive of Hyndburn Council, that the cost of the current traffic-calming programme is £205,000 per year. That is £205,000 of our money that cannot be spent on hospitals, schools, housing etc. Mr Chambers says that
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Now it's 'us and them' - not 'we'
THE Scots and the Labour Party have now taken the first power-drunk step towards the dismemberment of the United Kingdom. It is now 'us and them' instead of 'we.' Scotland has received the promised bounty, the pieces of silver, the pay-off for putting
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Schoolgirl VIP opens new building
SEVEN-year-old Olivia Goodman was the envy of her school chums this week. For she had the honour of cutting the ribbon to mark the opening of a new and exciting development at Bury Grammar School (Girls). It involves a purpose-built Junior School for
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Rescue boss blasts moors flare prank
PRANKSTERS who sparked off a major search and rescue operation over the weekend have been slammed for putting lives at risk. Police called in the Rossendale Search and Rescue Team to search the Bull Hill area of Holcombe Moor after a red distress flare
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Pensioner's labour of love
AN Unsworth woman who transformed a neglected garden into a colourful and eye-catching oasis has been rewarded for her labour of love. Pensioner Mrs Alice Marsh, of Sykes Avenue, won the coveted "Gardens Award" section and the major honour in the "Bury
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All for the love of Aimee
LOCALS from around the borough packed a small conference room in Castle Leisure Centre, Bury, on Wednesday (Sept 10) to find out how they could help young leukaemia sufferer Aimee Read. In the first of two information evenings, representatives of the
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Police get on their bikes to tackle scramblers
SPECIAL police bikers are putting the brakes on illegal scrambling in Ramsbottom and Tottington. The Greater Manchester Police Force's off-road bike unit is to take illegal riders on at their own game as part of a four-day drive to catch them. Whittingham
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Bean feast! Nutrition the same whatever you pay
Food News, with Christine Rutter A SURVEY has smashed the theory that you get what you pay for - at least as far as baked beans are concerned. The very cheapest baked beans, which cost just 9p a tin, have the same nutritional value as varieties priced
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History wrapped in a prince's bit of tartan
THE arrival of girls at St Mary's Hall Preparatory School, Stonyhurst College, has made history in more ways than one. For their uniform skirt is made from a tartan worn by Bonnie Prince Charlie, a fragment of which is in the college archives. The tartan
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CLARETS: Waddle told to sell before he can spend
BURNLEY have told Chris Waddle: "You have to sell before you can spend." Waddle admitted he has asked the board of directors for extra cash after Burnley's faltering start to the Second Division campaign. But the board have ordered Waddle to prune his
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Changeling Swan on a roll
BURY 1 TRANMERE ROVERS 0 DIVISION One's 'ugly ducklings' have found a Swan to make them more beautiful! The Shakers' crash, bang, wallop style has become their trademark since they arrived on the First Division stage and no one epitomises it more than
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Helping hands from across the sea
MENTALLY ill people have won a Euro cash jackpot to boost their chances of getting training and a job. And cross-continent links will be a key part of a new employment and education service. The borough has won £250,000 from the European Social Fund which
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Autistic boy goes back to school
A MOTHER has won her battle to make Bury Council give her autistic son the education he needs. Nine-year-old James Percival was suspended from normal classes at Millwood Special School last year because the teachers could not guarantee the safety of the
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UDP plan for future is adopted by council
FIVE years and £200,000 later, Bury's planning blueprint for the 21st century is finally ready. Council bosses have officially adopted their Unitary Development Plan (UDP) which will determine a huge variety of planning matters in the borough for years
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Education chief warns of overcrowding and cuts
A £5 MILLION cash crisis threatens to tear apart Bury's proud family of schools. Education bosses say the borough is in dire financial straits, which could mean bigger classes and even fewer teachers. The warning yesterday (Thurs Sept 11) overshadowed
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Fumes force family from home
A FAMILY of eight, forced to leave their homes because of fumes, have attacked council chiefs for putting them up in one room of a hostel for the homeless. And Mr Neil Richardson (35), even threatened to spend the following night in a tent in his back
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TEN YEARS AGO: Cable revolution begins
EAST Lancashire was singled out to plug into the cable TV revolution which was expected to sweep Britain over the next decade. The area was one of only two new franchises being put up for grabs by the Cable Authority, the body set up by the Government
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Bury business brothers jailed for tax fraud
TWO brothers have been jailed after pleading guilty to tax fraud. Thomas Barnes (44) of Hawkstone Avenue, Whitefield, was given a 15 months sentence and his brother Brian (42) of Heathlands Drive, Prestwich, was jailed for six months. Bolton Crown Court
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FIVE YEARS AGO: District judge sworn in
A FORMER Rossendale Conservative councillor was appointed a district judge on the northern circuit. Solicitor Ian Pickup of Helmshore was set to leave his practice at Holt and Longworth, Bank Street, Rawtenstall, and be sworn in as a judge at Manchester
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GOLF: Kim's driving ambition is a job
THE clubs are to be packed away in the next few weeks and Kim Rostron will be looking for a job. But after the success she has tasted - and the length and intensity of the season - the Clitheroe player says she will be glad of a break, even if she has
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Let's hear it for vinyl!
WITH Elton John's tribute to Princess Diana and the joint-venture album between BBC and PolyGram featuring Earl Spencer's tribute and recordings by Tony Blair and Diana's sisters being produced on CD and tape format only, a large majority of the population
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Parents will expect action on schools
THE disclosure today that Blackburn and Darwen has seven failing schools will concern every parent. So, too, will the additional revelation by the borough's new education chief, Mark Pattison, that many other schools need to improve their standards. But
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Traffic pollution not a simple issue
WAR on the car hots up again today as higher petrol prices and differential road tax to crack down on owners of less fuel-efficient vehicles are urged by a Royal Commission on environmental pollution. And since a survey report today indicates that traffic
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Council urged to throw out mosque plan
A SECOND plan for a large mosque in the Blackburn area looks set to be thrown out by councillors. The original plans for the mosque in Bastwell were delayed amid fears the building would be out of keeping with the surrounding residential area. Planning
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ROVERS: Pearce poised for West Ham move
IAN PEARCE looks poised for an imminent return to London by joining Premiership rivals West Ham United in a deal worth between £2.25m, writes PETER WHITE. The central defender is expected to be the next big name to leave Blackburrn Rovers as manager Roy
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Car hits wall in freak accident
THE exterior of an empty house was damaged after being hit by a reversing car in Bury yesterday (Thurs Sept 11). Police believe the driver of the Volkswagen Polo, 85-year-old Mr Robert Cobb, may have suffered a blackout or stroke. He was reversing his
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Job hunters swamp store
TESCO bosses have been "staggered" by the clamour for jobs at their new Bury store opening next month. More than 2,200 people applied to the company for the 400 jobs on offer at the multi-million pound supermarket in Peel Way. The response was so overwhelming
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Tough training ahead for Tracey
ENGLAND'S netball chiefs don't believe in leaving anything to chance and that means ten days hard labour for Bury's Tracey Neville. The 20-year-old, who returns to her BSc (hons) studies at the University of Western England in Bristol next month, is off
