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Call to grit all routes
REGARDING Blackburn's town centre not being gritted in the bad weather (LET, January 4), I agree that it should have been gritted everywhere. Since we all pay our council tax, all the roads should be gritted, not just the main roads or bus routes. Where
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Litter onus on us
WHILE I agree with some of A J Parker's comments on uncollected rubbish (Letters, January 3), I feel that the following facts were not taken into consideration. We were given advance notice that rubbish would not be collected on the Tuesday and that the
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Magistrates court closure is slammed
THE shock closure of Leigh Magistrates Court is going ahead despite a huge campaign. A protest of community groups and residents backed by councillors, MPs, local magistrates, solicitors and the Citizens Advice Bureau led to an appeal to the Lord Chancellors
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Dailly's move in balance
CHRISTIAN Dailly's move to West Ham is still in the balance although he has opened talks with Hammers boss Harry Redknapp. The deal is not yet done and dusted as it may depend on whether the Scottish international wants to uproot from the North West.
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Magic lost as Eagle swoops
THERE are certain traditions that simply endure. If it's Christmas, you just know there will be some soggy Brussels sprouts on your dinner plate. If it's New Year, you can bet there'll be someone launching enthusiastically into 'Auld Lang Syne', who hasn't
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Civic visit for new Bishop of Burnley
THE new Bishop of Burnley, Canon John Goodard, made his first visit to the Town Hall to meet the Mayor, Councillor Rafique Malik. Canon Goodard and his wife Vivienne were shown the civic regalia and shown around the council chamber. Canon Goddard, 52,
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Sex pest has drink problem, court told
A MAN who exposed himself made obscene remarks and asked two teenage girls if they wanted to have sex with him, a court heard. Burnley magistrates were told how Brian Fleming, 37, dropped his trousers in Scott Park, Burnley, but the girls turned away
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Driver thought he had killed brother
A DOORMAN who drove off after hitting a tree thought he had killed his brother, a court was told. Burnley Crown Court heard how Asif Hussain, 25, travelled up to two miles with three badly injured passengers and his car partly wrecked. Hussain, of Burnley
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Five years ago
A HUGE area of Blackburn was plunged into chaos after an18 inch water main burst. Roads and pavements were transformed into a moonscape by the force of the floods which threatened to engulf houses, caused traffic chaos and overflowed into Blackburn Royal
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Moore: Goals will start to flow
RECORD Burnley signing Ian Moore is confident the goals will start to flow having broken his duck at Turf Moor. Moore scored his first home goal since his £1 million move from Stockport County at the end of November in the Clarets' FA Cup draw with Scunthorpe
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Lennie's goal could be the turning point
LOOK back through the history of any football club and you will find it littered with turning points. Events which although may only appear to be of minor significance at the time, turn out to be defining moments in the club's life. Burnley is no exception
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Pupils' wall of words
HIGH school pupils have proved themselves to be real bricks. Since spring the pupils of Woodhey High School have been building their very own wonderwall, and the final brick, the 2,000th, has now been put into place. The project was started to commemorate
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WISE WON'T CROSS BRIDGE
BLACKBURN Rovers were denied a major transfer coup by Dennis Wise's loyalty to Chelsea. Rovers were within a whisker of landing the former England midfielder in a stunning £2 milion deal. But after travelling north to speak with Rovers boss Graeme Souness
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United help Briscoe bid
CLARETS full-back Lee Briscoe has set his sights on a long awaited comeback at Gillingham on Saturday -- and could be helped by a run-out against Manchester United tomorrow. Burnley are set to face the Premiership champions in a behind-closed-doors friendly
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Science key to prosperity
THE health of the British economy is in the hands of future generations of engineers, technologists and scientists, and the teachers of science, an international conference was told. "We live in a world of rapid and far-reaching change, a world in which
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Billy ready for old pals' act
BURY coach Billy Ayre is looking forward to reneweing acquaintances with an old pal tomorrow night - though he's worried it could end in months of stick. Ayres worked with Kidderminster boss Jan Molby at Swansea City when the pair took the Welsh club
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Church welcome for new minister
A NEW minister was welcomed when she was ordained at a special service. The Rev Marta Sugar was inducted to the Darwen Group of United Reformed Churches at the chapel in Sandy Lane, Lower Darwen. The Rev Peter Brain, moderator for the North Western Provincial
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Eyes on the skies for red moon
STAR gazers in East Lancashire could have one of the best views in the country when a total lunar eclipse turns the moon blood red tonight. Weather forecasters predict clear skies above northern Britain, giving a clear view of what is hoped will be one
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Cummings is spot on
WILL Blackburn fans lay off Stephen Cummings? He is the writer of the Clarets fans' column and, as such, is entitled to write what he wishes about the fortunes and fans of our great club. As a Burnley fan, I have no inclination to read Phil Lloyd's column
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30 jobs will be lost
AROUND 30 jobs are being axed at one of Blackburn's best-known firms. Netlon is making the job cuts as part of a move to reduce operations at its Mill Hill site and switch more production to its expanded Shadsworth plant. Chief executive Roger Duckworth
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Get off your high horses
AFTER the Clarets' fifth consecutive defeat -- against Wolves -- I think we had better put things into perspective, get down off our high horses and just concentrate on getting enough points to stay in the division we worked so hard to get into last season
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Police praise for drink-free drivers
POLICE have praised motorists for heeding warnings not to drink and drive during the festive season. Figures released by the force show a significant drop in the number of people caught driving while over the limit, compared to last year. And police are
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Skating on thin ice
I WAS saddened to read that Blackburn skaters and their coaches were to move to Ayr where they have got a better deal (LET, January 5). In 1998, Blackburn Skating School held their first open competitions. People donated cups and trophies and they had
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Back to basics aim for diocese
THE Bishop of Blackburn launched celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Blackburn Diocese with a promise to get back to basics. The Rt Rev Alan Chesters said the original mission priority of diocese founder William Temple -- which was religion
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Mum's joy over shower pledge
A MOTHER-of-three was celebrating another stroke of luck this week after being told she can have the shower she desperately needed. Yolanda Hillman, who has two disabled children aged 12 and 10 and a six-year-old, has been promised a shower by Blackburn
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Head calls for tighter rules over paedophiles
A HEADTEACHER today called for a tighter policy on housing paedophiles after council bosses placed a convicted child sex offender in a flat close to schools. John Parker has been living in his one-bedroomed council home for over a year after Blackburn
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Change of fortune
WELL, now we know that Stan Ternent has thin skin! After the Barnsley defeat he publicly and, in my opinion, unjustifiably slagged off his team. Now, after the Wolves defeat, he slags off the so-called 'boo boys' for disagreeing with two of his substitution
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Mackeriel's trio
ICE HOCKEY: Dan Mackeriel notched a hat-trick for Blackburn Hawks as they beat arch rivals Flintshire Freeze 4-3 in thr English League Cup. The busiest man on the pitch was Freeze goakeeper Dave Clancy. "Their goalkeeper was good but we should have won
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Coleman eyes Trophy lift
ACCRINGTON Stanley boss John Coleman is banking on his side to kick-start their season at Lancaster City tonight. Stanley play their UniBond Premier League rivals in the Marsden Lancashire Challenge Trophy and Coleman hopes a win can end his side's current
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Skelmerdale slam Peters' pitch protest
SKELMERSDALE United chiefs have turned up the heat on tonight's clash with Bacup Borough by branding boss Brent Peters 'irresponsible' for publicly accusing them of trying to influence a referee. Skelmersdale chairman Arthur Gore slammed the Bacup manager
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Moyes on defensive
PRESTON manager David Moyes has gone on the defensive to insist the bubble hasn't burst despite a recent string of poor results. The 37-year-old, who has led North End from a Second Division relegation battle to a First Division promotion charge in just
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80 jobs on the line at dye firm
A LONG-established Bury company is set to close with 80 job losses unless it can be thrown an eleventh hour lifeline. The threatened shutdown of dyeing company Elton Cop will bring to an end 101 years of operations at its Walshaw Road headquarters. Bosses
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Sex offender safeguards are essential
NUMEROUS alarm bells should be set ringing today -- all the way to the office of Home Secretary Jack Straw -- over the failings exposed by the case of a "high risk" child sex offender being given a council flat close to schools and a nursery in East Lancashire
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Boro face FA Cup heroes
ON Saturday Morecambe were gunning for glory in the FA Cup with a glamour tie against Premiership side Ipswich. Tonight it's another cup competition but the surroundings of Stainton Park and a Lancashire Marsden Cup tie against Radcliffe Borough may lack
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Lucky not to break bones
FOLLOWING your articles on gritting in Blackburn town centre during the recent heavy snowfall, I write to ask where did the council grit? It certainly was not outside the town centre cinema where, without warning and in spite of suitable footwear, I fell
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Parent power:
A HEADTEACHER today paid tribute to parent power after education officials recommended plans to merge two schools as part of a £5million shake-up should be scrapped. Burnley's Lowerhouse Junior and Rosegrove Infants schools had been set to join forces
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Ticket news
SOCCER: Blackburn Rovers have confirmed that today is the last day on which supporters can purchase tickets for tomorrow night's derby game at Ewood Park with Preston North End. It is an all-ticket game and tickets will definitely not be available on
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Congregation say farewell to their vicar
PARISHIONERS at St Leonard's Church, Padiham, have said their farewells and expressed their best wishes to the vicar, Canon Jim Duxbury, who has retired. Canon Duxbury, 67, and his wife Patricia, are moving to Clitheroe after being at St Leonard's for
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Reward offered to nail trailer arsonists
A SUBSTANTIAL reward is being offered by furniture manufacturers Buoyant, of Nelson, to hunt down arsonists who caused nearly £50,000 of damage. Four articulated trailer units and contents were destroyed and a fifth was seriously damaged after a fire
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Ten years ago
VANDALS daubed 10 memorial headstones with grey paint in an attack on a Blackburn cemetery. The attack caused so much distress to one woman whose husband's grave was one of the 10 defaced in Pleasington Cemetery that she could not face visiting the spot
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Group's driving force
ON the road to success! That's Andy Lowley, a committee member attached to the Bury Group of Advanced Motorists. He has been awarded the President's Shield from the organisation. Andy was selected as the member who had made the most substantial contributions
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Pensioner "stable" after cab collision
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an 86-year-old man was injured in a collision with a black cab in Bury town centre. Pensioner Mr Andrew Morgan, of Woodroyd Drive, was taken to Bury General Hospital with a fractured left leg and minor injuries
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Accountants' new staff
A DOZEN new recruits, including an East Lancashire man and woman, have joined a leading Lancashire accountants and business advisers. The appointments at the Preston office of KPMG boosted the firm's total workforce in the area to 130. Among the new recruits
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Aggressive bosses 'stuck in the past'
MANAGERS with an aggressive, boorish style are less likely to reach the top of their profession than bosses who are more sensitive, new research showed today. A survey of 140 senior managers across industry found the most successful were aware that their
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Avoid being 'held to ransom'
SMALL and medium-sized businesses are often "held to ransom" by larger firms despite new legislation covering late payment of bills, according to a business services firm. Dealing with late payment can be one of the most time consuming and fraught aspects
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Ecstasy pusher put behind bars
A DRUG pusher caught peddling ecstasy on the streets of Rawtenstall was today starting a three-year term behind bars. Burnley Crown Court heard how Mohammed Miah, 20, was himself addicted to the drug which he used to help him cope with his emotional problems
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Bring back the banter
REGARDING the animosity between Burnley and Blackburn supporters, I've been a loyal Burnley supporter for over 30 years and, during that time, both sets of fans gave and received gentle banter. But, over the last few years, this seems to have turned vicious
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Dismay at Stan reaction to boos
I AM dismayed by the reaction of Stan Ternent to the Burnley fans who have followed the club through thick and thin (LET, January 2 and 3). I have been a season ticket holder and a regular at away matches for many years. What Stan does not seem to realise
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Bernard shines
SOCCER: Midfielder Paul Bernard, on trial from Aberdeen, performed well for Preston's reserves in their 3-2 defeat by Rotherham yesterday. And Todorov, a Bulgarian international having his second trial spell, had a couple of decent half chances to level
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Events in East Lancashire today
Scottish Country Dance New Year Party, Brierfield Community Centre, Colne Road, Brierfield, 7.30pm. American Line Dancing, Accrington Town Hall, 8pm. Rossendale Organ and Keyboard Club, Rossendale United Social Club, Staghills Road, Newchurch, 8pm. Craig
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Men, they're the dark destroyers
Female, fortyish and Fun - a new column with Helen Mead I DON'T think I would have managed to live as a castaway - I wouldn't fancy a year on a freezing cold island without daily hot baths. And I certainly wouldn't have coped with Big Brother - all those
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Make a run for charity
HAVE you a guaranteed place for the London Marathon in April 2001? If so, The Stroke Association is looking for people to run in aid of the charity. Last year, participants in the London Marathon raised more than £34,000 to fund vital research and support
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Best of luck to beggar
IN response to the remarks of the lady who gave a beggar a pound and apparently was furious when she later saw him in a pub in Burnley, clean-shaven and having a pint (Letters, December 28), my reply is: good luck to him. What is he supposed to do with
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A victim of deception?
AS a psychologist conducting research into the emotional abuse of women, I would like to hear from women who have been traumatised through a relationship where compulsive lying, deception and lack of conscience was encountered in a male partner. If your
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Worst is still the highest
WALT Meadows (Letters, January 1) suggests that I need a dictionary because I equate 'worst' taxation with 'highest' taxation. It is he who needs a dictionary because 'worst' taxation can't be 'lowest' taxation, or have things changed since I was in school
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Successful without euro
WHEN the euro was launched, its supporters said Britain would lose out by keeping the pound -- that we would lose jobs and inward investment. But at the end of 2000 and two years after the launch of the euro, these scare stories have been proved false
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Protect Us
A HEADTEACHER today called for a tighter policy on housing paedophiles after council bosses placed a convicted child sex offender in a flat close to schools. John Parker has been living in his one-bedroomed council home for over a year after Blackburn
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Manslaughter calls from ex-para's sister
THE Burnley sister of a man who died in police custody will come face to face with Home Secretary Jack Straw to demand manslaughter charges be put to five officers. Janet Alder's brother Christopher, a former paratrooper, died in the custody suite of
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House bid put on hold
A PLAN to build a house in the car park of the former village pub in Newchurch has been put on hold. Pendle Council's Barrowford and Western Parishes area committee was recommended to refuse full planning permission for the house on the site of the former
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MPs clash over police HQ guards
HOME Secretary MP Jack Straw and East Lancashire Labour colleague Gordon Prentice have clashed over proposals to use private security firms to protect the county police headquarters. Pendle MP Mr Prentice has branded the plan "astonishing" while Blackburn's
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Police special on rape charge
A PARAMEDIC and part-time policeman has been charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his home. Mark Evans, 24, of Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Accrington, appeared before Hyndburn magistrates yesterday after an alleged incident on Friday night. The Blackburn-based
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First aider praised for quick actions
AMBULANCE bosses have praised a volunteer first aider who saved the life of a veteran runner when he collapsed during a race. Tony Croft, who is making a good recovery in Queen's Park Hospital, Blackburn, was competing in the over 50s class when he collapsed
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Hats off to charity dancers
LINE dancing fans got the New Year off on the right foot with a fund-raising evening for the Mayor's Appeal. Tickets and a raffle at the American line dance evening raised around £750 for Bury Hospice, the Save the Children Fund and the Royal National
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Four in court after police chase
FOUR teenagers are to appear in court today (Tues Jan 9) after a high speed police chase ended in a crash. The three juveniles and an 18-year-old were arrested on Saturday evening (Jan 6) when their Vauxhall Cavalier car spun out of control in Bradley
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Bridge was not too far for travel
A WIN was definitely on the cards at a bridge event for charity. An all-day tournament, attended by more than 120 players, was held at The Athenaeum Bridge Club in Bury, now in its 150th year. Funds raised, the majority by selling drinks donated by the
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Sad loss of Sarah
A BURY woman whose life spanned three centuries has died at the age of 101. Mrs Sarah Charlesworth passed away at the Alexander Nursing Home in Rochdale Road, Bury, on January 1. Born in Manchester in 1899, she had one brother and three sisters. She had
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Couple ran off after van turned on its side
A MOTORIST was taken to North Manchester General Hospital with neck and shoulder injuries after the van he was driving was turned on its side following a collision with another vehicle. The driver of the Toyota van, Mr Mohammed Ahmed (30), was travelling
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School under siege
HUNDREDS of pounds of damage was caused by thieves who broke into a Greenmount school. The caretaker of Holly Mount RC Primary alerted police on Sunday night (Jan 7) after discovering the destruction to offices and classrooms. The raiders had forced windows
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Painless way to window skills
ONE of the UK's largest uPVC window fabricators has a clear future for 14 of its young recruits. The apprentices at Nelson-based Sovereign Group all successfully achieved a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) level two in window fabrication after
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Jimmy aims for charity jackpot
CHARITY champ Jimmy Eaton has raised £277,000 for good causes - but reckons even that's not good enough! For the Bacup councillor has set himself a new goal to reach a target of £300,000 in the next two years. Jimmy, who is famous throughout Rossendale
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Drug charge PC quits the force
A POLICEMAN who is in an Indian prison accused to trying to smuggle more than £1million of heroin into Britain has resigned. Lancashire Police have confirmed that PC Shabir Mubarak, who was based at Bamber Bridge police station, has quit the force, nearly
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Ewood fans need to turn up the volume
BACK in August, I remember the club asking players and supporters to turn Ewood Park into "Fortress Ewood." To their credit, the players, after going through a bad patch early doors, seem to be back on track, winning nine of 13 home games to date. Currently
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Ladies still shy of 'macho' jobs
DISAPPOINTED fire chiefs in Lancashire today predicted they will not meet Government targets to attract more women and people from ethnic backgrounds to the service. But they vowed to shake off the service's "macho" image, which was blamed for the low
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Dean wait
SOCCER: Bolton Wanderers striker, Dean Holdsworth, faces a battle to be fit for Saturday after having had several stitches put into a wound following a clash with Yeovil keeper Tony Pennock. The injury was so severe Bolton had to play the last 20 minutes
