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Good news at Palatine

TWO pieces of good news greeted Palatine pupils as they went back to school last week. The St Annes Road school, South Shore, passed its summer OFSTED inspection with flying colours, and it has been awarded Investors in People (IiP) status. Head teacher

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JUST JAMIE: A gooseberry night

I WASN'T planning to repeat myself so soon within the pages of Just Jamie but such is the unpredictability of life. It was only a fortnight ago when I told you about my old mate Fred the Dread -- my life-long pal whom I have know since we were both knee-high

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Today's the day

1752: The Gregorian calendar was adopted in Great Britain. 1812: Napoleon entered Moscow in his disastrous invasion of Russia. 1886: The typewriter ribbon was patented by George Anderson. 1961: The first Mothercare shop opened in Kingston. 1963: George

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Hot or cold, I'm well prepared

LAST year, the weathermen were forecasting global warming, with the South of England turning into a Sahara Desert. Now, we hear the Gulf Stream is about to flip over and turn us all into Eskimos. Hedging my bets, I've bought the following winter outfit

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Before onset of 'correctness'

AFTER reading the remarks of Leslie Jones about the appearance of Blackburn women (Letters, September 5) I remembered a parody on the song 'After The Ball,' which was popular in those halcyon days long before the idiocy of political correctness. The words

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Independence day memories?

AGOOD number of those who fought for the freedom of India have already passed away, but still there are quite a few among us who will have witnessed the historical event when India received independence and Pakistan came into being. I call for them to

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Drinkers we have, shoppers we have not

IAPOLOGISE to Mr R Russell (Letters, September 6) for not appreciating the need for one or two pubs between the Whalley/Burnley Road junction and Church Street, in Accrington -- deemed by him to be a 'vital link.' I must have missed the dehydrated corpses

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Injury denies treble hopes

BLACKBURN Northern Ladies relinquished their grip on the Liebert Rose Bowl after injury robbed them the chance of a hat-trick of wins. Liz Batchelor picked up a calf injury in her first round rubber with partner Roberta Holtby that was so bad she was

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West End's four stars!

NEW boys Burnley Wood won't have to wait too long for their first victory if this performance was anything to go by. For they gave as good as they got against a well organised West End side who only sealed victory with three late strikes. Burnley have

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LOCAL CRICKET: Little Harwood in big cup shock

LITTLE Harwood caused the shock of the season when they beat treble chasing Brookhouse to lift the Sports Council Cup. Brookhouse were firm favourites going in to the final having already won the league and seven-a-side competition. And this after they

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Tower's swinging

SWING'S the thing at Blackpool Tower Ballroom, and between them the Blackpool Tower Big Band, Memphis Belle Swing Orchestra, Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra and the New Squadronaires have just notched up their 100th performance of the season. Their first

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Rise in jobless figures

UNEMPLOYMENT in the borough rose last month. Figures for August show Bury's claimant count totalled 2,055 which is an increase of 56 on the previous month. The latest statistics are made of up of 1,504 males and 551 females. And the rise has also meant

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Inquest set to open

AN inquest is expected to be opened into the death of a Radcliffe man from a suspected drugs overdose. A quantity of a drug, which has yet to be identified, together with a syringe were found beside the body of Mr Adrian Leach last Friday (Sept 7). The

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It's eyes down again for store

A DECISION to transform part of a town centre supermarket into a bingo hall has been put on hold. Last Thursday's (Sept 6) planning control sub-committee deferred its judgement on the application which would relaunch the number-crunching game in Bury.

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"Green" meeting

SOLAR energy and waste disposal are top of the agenda at this week's meeting of Bury Environment Forum. All are invited to join in the debate when the forum's resource group meets tomorrow (Wed Sept 12) at Bury Town Hall, starting at 6pm. David Archer

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Man is hit by his own car

A RAMSBOTTOM man was injured when he was knocked down by his own car. The 26-year-old man was filling his T-registered Ford Mondeo estate at the BP Service Station in Middleton Road, Prestwich, on Thursday (Sept 6) at 6.45pm, when a young thief jumped

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Police investigate woman's death

ONE man has been given bail as police investigate the sudden death of a Radcliffe woman from a suspected drugs overdose. Mrs Susan Treloar's body was discovered by her boyfriend at her home in Dumers Lane on Saturday (Sept 8). Whitefield CID are investigating

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Pub-goers warned over rise in thefts

PUB customers are warned to be on their guard following a rise in sneak thefts. Local police chiefs are concerned by a notable increase in mobile phone and wallet thefts being suffered by revellers in a host of pubs and clubs around the borough. However

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Thieves steal cancer raffle prizes

HEARTLESS thieves stole charity raffle prizes during a break-in at Radcliffe Boro Football Club. The raiders struck on Sunday (Sept 9). afternoon and got into the club offices in Colshaw Close East by smashing through the front door. They stole two soccer

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Countdown to town's fun day

THE countdown to Radcliffe's spectacular craft fair and fun day is on. Saturday September 29 is the day to pencil in your diaries. The craft fair will be held in the Civic Suite between 10am and 4pm. Entertainment will be provided by Radcliffe Male Voice

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Have exams, will travel

THE sky's the limit for Bury College students who have achieved outstanding results in their final Travel Agents exam. An unprecedented 31 out of 49 students passed with a distinction allowing the Market Street college to boast some of the best results

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Howzat for a reunion?

SOME fine innings were replayed at Ramsbottom Cricket Club when a reunion was staged for past players. The nostalgic get-together attracted 150 ex-players and their partners to the club during the first team game against Tordmorden. A presentation was

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Police suspect arson after window blaze

RESIDENTS from around 30 houses were advised by firefighters to close all their doors and windows after a suspected arson attack at a window manufacturing company in Elton, Bury. Fire crews from Bury and Bolton North were called to Supreme Windows, in

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SLE block £1m Broncos deal

LEIGH Centurions chairman Mike Nolan has finally had to concede that he's flogging a dead horse trying to link his club with London Broncos. The Hilton Park boss was prepared to offer Super League bosses a £1m deal which effectively would have seen a

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It was the right move, says Blake

WELSH international striker Nathan Blake today insisted there were no hard feelings following Rovers' decision to off-load him to Wolves. Blake had a chequered career at Ewood Park after Roy Hodgson signed him for £4.25m from Bolton. He never really established

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Where do they stand?

AFTER reading the many letters about re-siting the bus stop in Clipsley Lane, I find it very strange that there hasn't been one single word, or comment from either of the two local councillors. I would be interested to know, along with the hundreds of

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Give us back our bus

HELP! Merseyside Transport please help to get our bus route 37/38 back in service for the people of Bleak Hill and Eccleston, or better still our old route 194/195 to hospitals. Many using these routes are elderly and infirm, with no other form of transport

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Parr struggle goes on

IT is now 'time for appeal' and we have a two-month objection period. We are writing to you all regarding the proposed closure of Parr High School. After months of hard work from us all we are in our final stage regarding the school and now we are pleading

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Police praised by their guv'nor

PAULINE Clare, the Chief Constable of Lancashire, has praised the commitment of police officers and support staff during the race riots in Burnley at the end of June. During what are now being called "serious disturbances", several shops, cars and homes

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Cash boost in schools shake-up

EDUCATION in Burnley is to receive a £5million boost as part of a shake-up of schools in the town. Three new schools will be created and one will be closed as county hall education bosses try to create new school places in areas which need them most.

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Cold Feet star's hot decision

STAFF at Swankies Upholstery shop in Colne were delighted when they had a visit from two actors of the TV show Cold Feet. They were even happier when actor John Thomson, who plays Pete in the popular programme, decided to buy furniture for his new house

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Good souls' all-dayer helps charity

A NORTHERN Soul all-day music event will be held in Earby at the end of this month to raise money for people with Alzheimer's Disease. The event, organised by Roman and Wendy Korol, will take place between 12.30pm and midnight on Sunday, September 30,

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People and places from the past

WITH an insatiable appetite for tales from the past, Janet Fenney, a regular customer of this column, has now come up with a few more yedscratters concerning characters and places from the comparatively recent past. She firstly asks: "Can anyone shed

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Beware the Galosher Man

THE shadowy 'Bogey Man', an imaginary figure calculated to get kids indoors by dusk and up to their beds, appears to have had a rival in the night-time scary stakes. He was the Galosher Man, another figment of parental imagination several decades ago.

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All aboard HMS Fuel Tank

THE grime of time has played havoc with this little snapshot (right). But because of its nostalgic significance I've decided to present it . . . in all its fuzzy glory! It captures a time and place that long ago vanished from the local scene, featuring

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Ten years ago

DRUGBUSTERS of Lancashire were highlighted by the government for their success on cracking down on the illegal trade. The county's police were praised by home secretary Kenneth Baker for the dramatic increase in catching drug peddlers and users.

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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

FREE fuel here tomorrow -- said a filling-station sign. Next day, drivers were filling tanks to the brim! But then staff reminded them that it was not tomorrow! They had fallen into the 'tomorrow' trap, a mirage that many chase across a life as boring

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Top award firm closes

A STEEL fabrication works which won the Queen's Award to Industry is set to close. On Friday employees at William Hare Ltd's works on the border of Astley and Tyldesley were told that due to a continuing poor economic climate it proposed to close the

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CHRISTIAN AID: Some of the Lowton volunteers with their Romanian friends

MISSION OF MERCY By Brian Gomm FIFTEEN caring Christians are back from a mercy mission helping Romanian orphans and disabled children. Organised by the Lowton Churches Romania Appeal, the group, consisting mainly of teenagers, declared its annual summer

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Pub evacuated

A PUB was evacuated when a blaze gutted a neighbouring warehouse. Landlord Terry Miller and his wife, Shirley called time early on Sunday as fire ravaged a nearby storage building. The plug was pulled on a karaoke session at the Rope and Anchor Pub on

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Veggie group rapped by Mayor and top bakers

A VEGETARIAN group has given a top quality Leigh bakers a roasting over its sausage roll charity donation -- and earned itself a tasty rebuke from Journaland's civic VIP. Viva, the Vegetarians International Voice for Animals, claims that Waterfield's

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Cabinet post for Nigel Evans

RIBBLE Valley MP Nigel Evans has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Wales under the new leadership of Iain Duncan Smith. Mr Evans, East Lancashire's only Tory MP, said it was a great honour. He added: "I am delighted to accept this invitation

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Will she give in to temptation?

A RIBBLE Valley girl is set to send temperatures soaring on Sky One's new British version of the 'real life' series 'Temptation Island'. Carlie James, 24, of Waddow View, Waddington, is one of 26 single men and women -- 13 of each -- who will try and

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LOCAL SOCCER: BJFF round-up

LOCAL soccer results and scorers. BJFF U11s 3 Wyre Juniors U11s 2 BJFF took the lead when J. Smith lobbed the ball over Wyre's keeper. BJ's J. White added a second goal from close range from a well-taken corner. Wyre managed to pull one back before half-time

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Martial arts challenge

A NEWLY formed martial arts group, Fylde Black Belt Academy, is opening its doors to new students who want to train in the Korean martial art of Taekwondo. The chief instructor challenges people in Bispham and surrounding areas to go along and, with hard

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Tom leads from the front

KING Edward and Queen Mary School rugby captain Tom Eastham led by example in the opening fixture of a season which will finish with the challenge of a tour to New Zealand. Scrum half Tom grabbed two tries himself as his Lytham side travelled to Liverpool

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McMahon praises his battlers

POOL boss Steve McMahon also praised his battling side for an "excellent" performance - although he admitted Leicester had looked a pale shadow of their former selves. "I thought we were fabulous," he said. "The passing was good to see, although the result

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College leads the way

CERTAINLY not selling themselves short! That's Bury College which has been added to the list of centres accredited to offer students the opportunity to study for professional qualifcations in sales. The courses have been designed by the Institute of Sales

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Antler are on BA'S case

BURY-based Antler Luggage has bagged a new contract worth £1.2 million. The company, whose headquarters are at the Pilot Works in Alfred Street, has been awarded the contract by British Airways. And it's all part of an ambitious move designed to increase

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Best Foot Forward

DIG out your walking boots this Sunday and join the British Heart Foundation's Blackpool Walk around Heron's Reach and Stanley Park supported by your very own Citizen newspaper. Bring the family and the dog -- all those taking part will receive a special

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Minister opens the Seebees scheme

SEA-whizz! Government Flood Defence Minister Elliot Morley MP officially opened Blackpool's new South Shore coastal protection scheme on Monday. He unveiled a plaque marking the completion of the whole scheme, and Blackpool Mayor Sue Wright also unveiled

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Cup glory for Leigh

LEIGH CC provided some silverware for a second successive season by retaining the Liverpool ECB Premier League Competition with a comprehensive victory over Wallasey. Batting first, Leigh built a solid foundation and took the score to 60-2 off the first

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Title hopes fade

ATHERTON CC kept plugging away in what now seems an increasingly vain attempt to win the Redmayne Bentley Bolton Association league title. On Saturday they struggled to a narrow victory against Daisy Hill at Higham Park while on Sunday they had an equally

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A star is Sean!

HE'S no pudding! That's eight-year-old Sean Taylor who was crowned world champion over the weekend at throwing black puddings! Sean, of East View, Stubbins, shared the honour with Australian visitor Jim Rowley at the annual mad-cap event held at the Corner

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Charities cash in on carnival funds

WE'RE in the money! That's 23 groups and organisations which have shared in £3,500 worth of funds thanks to this year's Bury Times- organised Bury Carnival. And representatives from the recipients, together with the mayor and mayoress, gathered in Bury

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Kit for children to smile about

CHILDREN throughout the borough will be getting their teeth into new free dental care kits designed especially for them. Bury and Rochdale Health Authority has received a slice of a £1 million government hand-out to provide free toothbrushes and toothpaste

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Land sale proposal go-ahead

A BURY bakery equipment company is poised to get the go-ahead to buy a strip of parkland to expand its business and to create more jobs. And if approval is given for Miller's Bakery Machinery to purchase the land in Hoyle Park, it will bring to an end

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A&E move in the early hours

BURY accident and emergency department will move to Fairfield Hospital next Wednesday (Sept 19) at two in the morning! The department is due to relocate from its Walmersley Road premises to the new hospital complex site in Rochdale Old Road. It is hoped

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Swinging Squadronaires

SWING'S the thing at Blackpool Tower Ballroom, and between them the Blackpool Tower Big Band, Memphis Belle Swing Orchestra, Glenn Miller Tribute Orchestra and the New Squadronaires have just notched up their 100th performance of the season. Their first

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We shouldn't be playing - Ternent

WITH a second successive home game as first division leaders there should be every reason for a happy atmosphere at Turf Moor tomorrow. But Burnley boss Stan Ternent knows that this week, of all weeks, life is different with the world of football, like

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Reunion joy of Futurists

FIVE musicians who had not seen each other for more than 60 years after their band split have been reunited. The five friends formed a dance band when they were all in their late teens called the Futurists, but it was disbanded with the onset of the Second

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History meeting

nTHE next meeting of Leigh & District Family History Society is 7.30pm on Tuesday in the Derby Room, above Leigh Library, when Andrew Todd will speak about the Grime family, of Shuttleworth.

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Escape from falling towers

AN East Lancashire man caught up in the terrorist attack in America told today of his terrifying efforts to escape the collapsing North tower of New York's World Trade Centre. Foreign Office worker Dermot Finch, 33, was attending a meeting in an annex

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HARVEST celebrations get under way tomorrow with a faith supper at Bag Lane Methodist Church in Athe

It begins at 7pm and admission is £1. On Sunday the Rev Roger Moore will conduct services at 10.45am and 2.30pm featuring children and songs. Bag Lane Church harvest celebrations

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Escape from falling towers

AN East Lancashire man caught up in the terrorist attack in America has spoke of his terrifying efforts to escape the collapsing North tower of New York's World Trade Centre. Foreign Office worker Dermot Finch, 33, was attending a meeting in an annex

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Last chance to drop in for charity

THE British Lung Foundation is is looking for adventurous volunteers to take part in a sponsored 80ft abseil. The event will take place on September 22 and 23 at Halton College in Widnes, Cheshire. No experience is necessary as full training is given.

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Dad dies in horror car crash

FATHER-OF-TWO and Thai boxer Christopher Young, aged 29, died on Sunday evening in a horrific two car crash. The insurance salesman from Horwich had to be cut free from the wreckage of his Vauxhall Astra by firemen after the collision. He had suffered

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SARAH GOES BACK TO HER ROOTS

WESTLEIGH High School pupil Sarah Bamber developed a love of art from her teacher Gillian Roberts. Now Sarah has gone back to the classroom as a teacher and replaces the mistress who ignited her passion. A pupil between 1987 and 1992 she has returned

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FOUNDER' MARKS 125 YEARS

MOTHERS' Union stalwart Kathleen Wildman will recreate the role of the organisation's founder to meet a Royal time capsule in Leigh. Dressed in a crinolene, Kathleen will take on the role of founder Mary Sumner to celebrate 125 years of the MU. She will

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Local people's reactions to the terror

THERE can be little doubt that Tuesday's tragic events in America left people across the world shocked and sickened. The Citizen asked Blackpool people what they thought, and found the mood was clearly one of sadness and concern. Norman Hardy, a 66-year-old

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On the alert

SECURITY has been stepped up in Blackpool and throughout Lancashire, following the tragic events that unfolded in America this week. In particular the Warton-based British Aerospace Systems (BAE) and Blackpool airport are both operating vigilant security

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On cue for big break

BLACKPOOL snooker star Lynette Horsburgh didn't need her dad urging her to get her skates on as she practised as a youngster... She already had them on -- so she could see over the edge of the table! Lynette doesn't have that problem now although she

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Miracle of the sound of music

A WHOLE new world has opened up to a delighted Poulton lady who became deaf after contracting meningitis as a baby. Brave and bubbly Barbara Andrew is one of the first people in Britain to be fitted with a revolutionary hearing device enabling her to

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Support messages from MP's

BLACKPOOL South MP Gordon spoke from Brighton after calling a college friend who lives in Manhattan and was taking her daughter to school when the first plane hit the first World Trade Centre tower. "She immediately dragged her child from school and made

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Get your free smoke alarm

GETTING the safety message well and truly home is top of the list for Blackpool's new fire station commander. And free, fully-fitted smoke alarm detectors for every home in Lancashire is just part of a pro-active protection plan from Lancashire Fire and

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'Vendetta' against allotment holder

A BISPHAM man whose allotment was bulldozed and property destroyed by Blackpool Borough Council was the victim of a personal vendetta, a court was told. Ian Brown, of Armadale Road, had refused to give up his tenancy on the Leys Farm allotment which he

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Wake up with Andy on radio's launch

ANDY Wyatt may not be a familiar name now but it soon will be to Blackburn and Darwen folk -- when they wake up with him. As the presenter of the flagship breakfast show, thousands will wake up to the dulcet tones of the 22-year-old from Monday as Blackburn

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Check-ups at the check-out

SHOPPERS will be able to get their health problems examined at the supermarket following a pioneering new initiative that could be launched in Chorley and Leyland. The newly-formed Chorley and South Ribble Primary Care Trust -- which aims to take pressure

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Warning from fire chief after attacks by estate yobs

A FIRE chief today said he would leave buildings burning on a Blackburn housing estate rather than risk his crews being attacked by gangs of youths. Police are giving fire crews escorts on to Blackburn's Fishmoor estate following a spate of arson attacks

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RUGBY: Visit to top team

CALDER Vale RUFC Juniors went to the top of the league this weekend - without even playing a match! They visited Heywood Road, home of the Sale Sharks RUFC -- the North West's only Zurich Premiership club. The CVRUFC lads had a chance to see the team,

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Blackboard jungle

CORPORAL punishment has been abolished in Kenya's schools (BBC Radio 4). Ever since, disaster -- in the form of attacks upon teachers, hooliganism and even murder -- has become the order of the day. Well, what did the Kenyans expect? They only had to

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Leave the rod at home

HOW many members of the Countryside Alliance does it take to write a letter defending animal cruelty? It seems that the answer is at least seven, as that is the number of different people whose names have come at the end of an identical letter that has

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What's on: art

REFLECTIONS Gallery inThe World of Glass is hosting 'A Tableau of Bright Images' by Beryl Appleby in which she introduces new subjects and media. The new work will be accompanied by 'Beyond the Edge', a selection of artwork from Beryl's students at Age

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What's On: society news

ST HELENS Hard of Hearing Club meets on Monday, September 17 for a Holiday Raffle and DIY. This is at The Deaf Centre, Dentons Green Lane starting at 1.30pm. ST HELENS Camera Club meets on Monday, September 17 for the first photographic competition of

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What's On September: Shows

THE Theatre Royal, Corporation Street kicks off its Autumn season with 'Anything Goes' courtesy of Pilkington Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society. This is from Wednesday, September 19 to Saturday, September 22 with curtain at 7.30pm. Tickets are available

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Sound of silence?

MORE than 25 years seems a long time for Tory MEPs not to take a positive interest in the European Union. Their catalogue of complaints has been never-ending. David Sumberg MEP is listed as a Ken Clarke supporter for leadership of the Tory Party. When

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Nothing more disgusting

MAY I appeal to the people who allow their dogs to defecate on graves in Radcliffe cemetery. They know who they are. I was disgusted to find that, for a second time, this had happened to my grandparents' grave. I have a dog and I walk him around the outskirts

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So what about the Arts & Crafts?

I WAS surprised at the speed of Councillor Boden's reply (Sept 7). My letter evidently touched a nerve although I think that his adage refers to money spent foolishly and not unnecessarily, as was my point. Now I wonder if Coun Boden will reply with equal

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Where are those "Men of Bury"?

BURY Choral Society has its roots in the Bury Music Society , which was founded more than 150 years ago and continues to serve the cultural life of the borough through its regular performances, particularly in local churches. The Bury Times critic has

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Europe search is a sad admission

A RECENT European ruling gives patients new rights to seek treatment either at home or abroad. This ruling will have far-reaching consequences as it puts pressure on the Government to pay for treatment anywhere within Europe. With the health secretary

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A fight to keep what is "British"

ON April 9, Steven Thoburn was found guilty in a British court of weighing his customers' orders on Imperial scales, in other words for using the nation's traditional weights and measures system, used and understood by the majority of the British population

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Great archive memory of a local hero

IT is pleasing that the 25 Years Ago and 50 Years Ago Sporting Archive column has been restored to Tuesday's Bury Times sports pages. And those of my generation would, like me, have been delighted to have been reminded in that column of Reg Harris winning

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Sounds fine

AS a country music fan I approve of the hanging on the phone music at Leigh St Mary's High School, Astley which is Home on the Range. Much better than the other tripe I'm forced to listen to.

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Solution to traffic queues?

IT'S about time something was done to ease traffic queues at the junction of Platt Lane and Park Road, Chequerbent. The country lane which leads to and from Atherton is becoming more and more congested. It's hard to get onto the busy main road from there

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Girl (13) viciously beaten by gang

A TEENAGER may have to undergo further surgery to repair her smashed jaw after she was brutally attacked near a Prestwich park. Hayley Kendal's jaw was broken in two places, her back teeth were knocked out and she suffered deep cuts to her head when she

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I saw it all

A BURY girl witnessed a shocking scene which shook the world this week. Twenty one-year-old Jenny Milne watched in disbelief as the second hijacked plane smashed into the World Trade Centre, bringing murder and mayhem to New York Jenny, of Limefield Road

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Title race is wide open

THE Division One contest has not looked so open for many seasons in the Leigh League. Higher Folds, who for the past two competitions have ruled the roost, appear to have been knocked off their perch this time around. The reigning champions certainly

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Fifth defeat in succession leaves Leigh in last place

Nuneaton Borough 2 Leigh RMI 1 LEIGH RMI crashed deeper into the early relegation mire at Nuneaton Borough on Tuesday after gifting their opponents an unlikely winner just six minutes from time. Steve Waywell's men were already rooted to the foot of the

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EVENTS taking place in East Lancashire on Sunday and Monday, September 16 and 17

A LOOK at events, from amateur theatre to rambles through our beautiful countryside. SUNDAY Pirates of Penzance, Royal Court Theatre, Bacup, 7.30pm. Charity Bungee Jump, Park View WMC, Bayley Street, Clayton-le-Moors, 4pm-6pm. Bingo, Nelson Old Brass

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Singers raise right note

PUPILS at Arnold School, Blackpool, have raised a noteworthy £1,500 for the Blackburn Cathedral Organ Appeal. Around 100 junior and senior school pupils put on a summer concert in the cathedral, supported by local businesses. Arnold music teacher Lindsey

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English by degrees

ENGLISH degree students at Blackpool and The Fylde College are book-ling down for the start of the second year of the new degree programme. The 13 students were the first to enrol on the course validated by Lancaster University The University approached

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New term new teacher

ONE TEACHER is hoping for a good reaction from pupils as she starts the new term as head of chemistry at King Edward VII and Queen Mary school. Pauline Lenney has moved from a similar post at Colston's Girls' school, Bristol, to take over from retiring

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Pupils will be pumping iron

STUDENTS will be pumping iron this term in a new health and fitness suite at an independent Fylde school. Over the summer the gym in the King Edward building at King Edward VII and Queen Mary school in Lytham has been transformed into a fitness centre

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HAPPA's a haven for abused horses

MORE than 80 abused and neglected horses and ponies rescued from a life of misery and cruelty are being nursed back to health at the Horses and Ponies Protection Association centre at Briercliffe, near Burnley. The centre at Shores Hey Farm in Halifax

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This week in 1976 25 years ago

STORE GOES: Months of speculation ended when the Woolworth headquarters in Liverpool announced the closure of their Bury branch in The Rock for what were described as "commercial reasons". MOT GUILTY: 15 people, mainly from the Bury area, were fined a

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Women know better today

AMONG other things, Leslie Jones (Letters, September 5) states that when he was a lad, women knew their place -- in the kitchen. That was because most men kept their wives short of money and with hordes of children to fetch up while they spent their time

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Act now on the ne'er do wells

REGARDING the remarks in 'Town's taking shape but . . ." and "Nightmare walk of lady, 70" (Letters, September 3), yes, Blackburn's Church Street development is taking shape and will look fantastic, I am sure and as for the Cathedral grounds, they are

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Put a bounty on walking aids

WITH the ever increasing costs which our area's NHS trusts face, there is a possible 'quick fire' solution to the ever-increasing costs of crutches and walking sticks. (crutches are generally for short term 'loan') Were a £5 bounty given to someone returning

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Tales from the Touchline

IT'S coming up to a decade since the demise of what I believe was the best local league side this area has had for a long team. And I had the very good fortune to be involved with them. Burnley Bank Hall FC did in one season in the West Lancs League what

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A Wish comes true

A CHARITY dedicated to research into joint replacements is £310 better off thanks to a caring bowls club. Dugdale Bowling Club's 10th annual fund raiser was this year in aid of the Wishbone Trust -- and they celebrated with their best ever amount raised

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Schofield makes his Mark

MARK Schofield has re-written the record books after winning the Lancashire County Tennis Championships for a remarkable seventh time in eight years. The Blackburn Northern player beat Craig Ingham in three tough sets to set a new post war record -- and

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Whistle Blower with Neil Yates

REFEREEING is in the midst of a major overhaul. The old classes one to three are being replaced by 10 levels in addition to an international level. You will already know that within the Professional Game Match Officials there is now a select group which

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Steve Tinniswood's Park Patrol

ANY teams who have rubbed the Sunday Memorial League up the wrong way in the past 16 years can bet they have been watched on a special spying mission by retiring president David Pratt. So dedicated was David to the league he thought nothing of donning

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That's the way to do it!

LEAGUE champions Trinity showed they are in no mood to reliquish their title after a five star show against early pace-setters Stacksteads. Bacup side Stacksteads have roared to the top of the Premier League thanks to a four game unbeaten start to the

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WHAT'S ON: A look at the local scene

Pubs, bars, cinemas and nightclubs around the town. BELLE VUE HOTEL, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool. Thur -- On The Edge, Fri -- U4RIA, Sat -- Stiff Richard. THE ROYAL OAK, Lytham Road, South Shore, Blackpool. Live music Fri -- Rupert Fabulous, Sat -- Shady

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Hear'Say catch the eye

BURY girl Suzanne Shaw, a member of the TV-made group Hear'Say, could catch the eye of competition judges. The 19-year-old singer, along with her band mates Myleene and Kym, have been nominated for the title of Spectacle Wearers of the Year 2001. They

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Youth is on the agenda

GREEN issues will be high on the agenda when Bury Housing Forum holds its latest meeting. All are invited to attend the meeting, which is on Thursday, September 27, at Bury Town Hall's Elizabethan Suite. Also to be debated during the half-day session,

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OAP has handbag stolen by teenager

A TEENAGER is being hunted by police after he stole a handbag from a 78-year-old woman. The theft happened as the pensioner was getting into her Lexus car in Dashwood Road, Prestwich, on Thursday afternoon (Sept 6). The offender stopped his bike on the

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Travel laws prepare to take off

EVER been left high and dry in airport lounges because of flight delays or over-booking? Good news is on the horizon after Euro MPs voted to give long-suffering travellers a better deal. When the new laws start in two years' time, delayed passengers could

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Cops collar the best youngsters

POLICED as punch! That's the enterprising teenagers who are certainly model citizens in more ways than one. Each has received a framed certificate to mark the fact they were nominated for Greater Manchester Police's Young Citizen of the Year 2001. At

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Dead man identified

THE body of a man found dead in Bury's Kay Gardens early on Friday morning (Sept 7)has been identified as that of Paul Walsh (51) of Ainsworth. Police cordoned off the area after bus drivers discovered the body at 5.20am. It was covered in blood and vomit

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Vicar returns for inspirational day.

SUMMER may be fading into autumn but there was a late bloom of colour in Ainsworth Parish Church at the weekend. The village church holds a flower festival every two years and this year, the theme was "Inspirations". And pictured admiring her rainbow-coloured

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Mountain biker's peak performance

MOUNTAIN-biking took on a whole new meaning for Philip Hall. The 36-year-old cyclist, of Dumers Lane, Radcliffe, raised £1,414 for Bury Hospice by using pedal power to tackle the mighty Pyrenees. Mr Hall took part in the L'Etape Du Tour which is a one-day

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More delays to park opening

RADCLIFFE'S newest park faces further delays before it opens its gates to the public. A number of glitches meant that the site, at the former One Stop shopping centre in Stand Lane, is still not ready, even though it was due to open in June. Bury Council's

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Cash boost in schools shake-up

EDUCATION in Burnley is to receive a £5million boost as part of a shake-up of schools in the town. Three new schools will be created and one will be closed as county hall education bosses try to create new school places in areas which need them most.

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Heroin found at scene of death

HEROIN may have played a part in the death of a Bury man found motionless and blue in the face by his partner in bed in the early hours, an inquest heard. Bury district coroner Mr Barrie Williams was opening the hearing into the death of 37-year-old former

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Warning from fire chief after attacks by estate yobs

A FIRE chief today said he would leave buildings burning on a Blackburn housing estate rather than risk his crews being attacked by gangs of youths. Police are giving fire crews escorts on to Blackburn's Fishmoor estate following a spate of arson attacks

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Young people make the news

STOP press! Young people in East Bury are set to make their own headlines. Those aged between ten and 25 are being recruited to start a community website and a regular magazine for the area. And they can build up valuable skills in website design and

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On course for health career

YOUNG people with an interest in health care are being sought to become cadets on a new course guaranteed to put them on the right career path. Bury Health Care NHSTrust is in the process of recruiting those aged from 16 to their early 20s for the new

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Town get its own website

WHETHER you are searching for a specialist model shop or a good range of camping equipment, wanting to hire a room, or find out what's going on for kids in the holidays, www.radcliffe.info will be the place to start. Due to go live in late October, this

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New childcare service launched

OFSTED'S new childcare inspection service, which will cover Bury and other areas throughout the North West, was officially launched in Manchester. Her Majesty's chief inspector Mike Tomlinson joined forces with young children from across Greater Manchester

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Gun raiders' store rampage

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after armed raiders went on the rampage at a Whitefield store. Video footage showed three masked thugs bursting into the Hazel Road Mini Market around 9.30pm on Friday, September 7. The gang threatened the 62-year-old

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BGS former head boy dies in car accident

A FORMER Bury Grammar School head boy who subsequently worked as a solicitor in Radcliffe has died tragically in Penrith where he lived. Mr Peter J. Kershaw (59), who leaves a wife and three children, was killed when he was struck by a car outside his

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Not averse to poetry

HAVE any of your readers ever entered that twilight world when all sensible people have long since gone to sleep? We're looking for poets to share their encounters, thoughts and feelings with us in our next venture 'Spirit Worlds'. Poems of up to 30 lines

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Residents' horror as trees pulled up

RESIDENTS and an environmentalist from Pendle have said the removal of trees and bushes at a cemetery in Winewall will have destroyed an important habitat for insects and birds. The cemetery, which belonged to the former Ingamite Church at Hill Top, was

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Action packed days at Peasley Cross

WAS there ever a place in Britain as busy and productive as pre-war Peasley Cross? Tom Grundy, author of a splendid book, 'The Global Miracle of Float Glass (a tribute to St Helens and its Pilkington glassworkers)' very much doubts it. That particular

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Five years ago

FOUR employees of Smith and Nephew's Brierfield Mill dressed as Egyptian mummies for a sponsored "jailbreak" from the Tower of London. Mick Connaughton, Steve Cooper, Peter Hayton and Peter Mayers used the company's bandages and tapes

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Deborah's talents are taking her to the top

A TEENAGE dancer from Clayton-le-Moors is on her her way to the final stages of a talent competition after beating off stiff competition from thousands of show biz hopefuls. When Deborah Clarke, 19, from Whalley Road, saw the advertisement looking for

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Bogus claim trial halted

A JURY was discharged after it failed to decide whether a couple had made a bogus insurance claim relating to a burglary. But Sharon Thorne, aged 34, was found guilty of false accounting in relation to making an Income Support claim. Both she and her

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Jazz star to perform with his two sons

LEIGH chart topper Georgie Fame returns to his old stomping ground at the end of the month - with his family. The Sixties' pop hero turned jazz superstar will light up Wigan with his latest group, The New Blue Flames, on Sunday afternoon, September 30

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Police riot squad based in Tyldesley

SPECIALLY trained riot police are based in the heart of the community operating out of a transformed state-of-the art Tyldesley Police Station. The refurbished Shuttle Street station is home to the Tactical Aid Unit as well as Tyldesley area officers.

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Hindsford councillor quits civic life

A HINDSFORD councillor has quit because he says he is no longer able to juggle council business with his full time job. Labour councillor Graham Lingings decided to end his civic duties after shift patterns within his civil service job changed. He said

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Under starters orders!

LEIGH could soon be at the centre of a horse racing mecca with plans for an all year round race course at the heart of a 2,000 acre leisure scheme. A new Manchester race course - on the edge of Journaland bordering Astley and Boothstown - is included

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Superb Sharp

BLACKPOOL ended their Bay 96.9 Northern Premier League in fine style at Stanley Park on Saturday with a convincing 26-run win over Kendal. Batting first, Blackpool made only a modest 109 all out with Andy Kenyon making a top score of 42 from 93 balls

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Late scramble sinks Scorpions

NEWLY promoted Leigh East inflicted Blackpool Scorpions first defeat of the season. Both sides were well disciplined in defence and open and adventurous in offence, but unfortunately Scorpions were stung by a late Leigh East show. The first score of the

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LOCAL SOCCER: Setting the pace

South Shore Youth are the early pace-setters in the Poulton Primary 7-a-side Under 10 League. They made it 14 points from a possible 16 last Saturday by clinching maximum points at home to 4th placed Kirkham. Kurt Bradley and David Jakes both bagged pairs

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LOCAL SOCCER: YMCA round-up

A LOOK at the junior soccer results. Poulton Yth U9s 'A'1 YMCA U9s 'A' 0 Poulton Yth U9s 'B' 4 YMCA U9s 'B' 2 YMCA lost this encounter by a 5-2 aggregate in the PDP Friendly League They were very unlucky to lose the 'A' game having been on top throughout

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Key men at the top

BELLWAY Homes has continued to strengthen its construction team with the appointment of two new site managers at its Willow Park development in Bury. John Clifford and Jason Garside are at the helm of the construction programme which is taking place in

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Recruitment evening

A FORMER Bury man will be returning to his roots next week to stage a special open evening at the new Village Hotel. Mr Bob Gaskell is putting on the event on behalf of thriving telecommunications company Telco to recruit a local network of agents, representatives

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We shouldn't be playing - Ternent

WITH a second successive home game as first division leaders there should be every reason for a happy atmosphere at Turf Moor tomorrow. But Burnley boss Stan Ternent knows that this week, of all weeks, life is different with the world of football, like

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Book of condolences

A SPECIAL book of condolences has been set up in Blackpool Town Hall to honour the people killed in the attacks on New York. It is available in the Town Hall reception, in Talbot Square, for people to write their messages.

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St Mary's to cash in

A BLACKPOOL sixth form is one of several in Lancashire which will benefit from new arrangements for further education funding, according to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). St Mary's RC High School, St Walburgas Road, Blackpool, is one of 19 schools

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East fall short of Ideal...

Ideal Isberg 19, Leigh East 16 IF Leigh East could only stop beating themselves then they could be a real force to be reckoned with in the National Conference Premier Division. They showed this in Saturday's performance against table-toppers Ideal Isberg

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Gone West!

Leigh Miners Rangers 8 West Hull 49 LEIGH Miners' season ran into a Humberside brick wall at Twist Lane as the defending Premier Division champions ran riot to send they Leigh side crashing to their heaviest home defeat for years. It was a dismal day

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New scheme aims to keep staff happy

TOWN Hall staff are to leave the nine-to-five daily routine and pioneer new ways of working. Bosses hope that changing traditional work patterns will make workers happier and more productive. Another reason is to try to reduce the number of sick days

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Canine cop heads recruitment drive

GREATER Manchester's top dog is spearheading a new recruitment campaign to find more canine cops. German Shepherd Caine and his handler, training sergeant Gary Mitchell, helped launch the appeal for new canine recruits. At a recent South Yorkshire police

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Grim picture of Radcliffe

A TOWN of low wages where jobs are vulnerable and unemployment is higher than average for the borough. That is the grim picture that has been painted of Radcliffe. Members of Radcliffe town centre subgroup received the verdict from Bury's economic strategy

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Lodge row to get Commons airing

THE future of Cockey Moor and Whitehead Lodges looks set to be given an airing in the House of Commons. Residents fear that the lodges, which are currently up for sale, could be drained by a future landowner to open the site up for development and avoid

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It was the right move, says Blake

WELSH international striker Nathan Blake today insisted there were no hard feelings following Rovers' decision to off-load him to Wolves. Blake had a chequered career at Ewood Park after Roy Hodgson signed him for £4.25m from Bolton. He never really established

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Appeal for boiler

THE vicar of St Mary's, Todmorde, Canon Peter Calvert, has asked for an appeal to be set up because "our old boiler finally packed in this summer." He said the replacement will cost more than £4,000 which, he says, the church does not have. And he has

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Short-listed

HINDLEY charity champion Jamie Rigby, 14, who is in the line-up for the Greater Manchester Police Young Citizen of the Year Award, is donating funds he has raised to Aspull Church School, Standish High School and the handicapped Pilgrimage Trust.

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Bush visits twin tower disaster site

PRESIDENT Bush was today visiting the remains of the World Trade Centre as America bowed its head in a day of prayer. He was due to tour the site of the collapsed twin towers and meet rescue workers who have laboured round the clock to find survivors

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lA CAR boot sale and fun day has been organised to help farmers struggling through the foot and mout

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Messages on US terror attacks

VISITORS to the thisislancashire site have been sending messages of condolence and suport following the terrorist attacks. Messages have been posted by people from both the UK and abroad, many passing on their thoughts and prayers, these include: The

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Petrol on the move

A NEW mobile phone service will find the cheapest petrol station in the area at the push of a button. Users of Petrol Patrol key in details such as their fuel type and postcode, and the mobile phone finds where the lowest-priced petrol is. There is a

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Trade Centre tumbled in front of me

A FATHER has told how his 20-year-old daughter watched in horror as the twin towers of the World Trade Centre collapsed before her eyes. Former Burnley College student Nicola Sherlock is on a six-month work placement with fashion company Ralsey based

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Event goes to the dogs!

COFFEE and biscuits will be greeted with wagging tails next month at a coffee morning to raise money for Guide Dogs for the Blind. "We'll have guide dogs among our guests and proceeds will be used to help train dogs like them," said event organiser Margaret

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Black box recorder analysed

INVESTIGATORS were today analysing the black-box data recorder from the hijacked plane which crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. The recorder, which could hold crucial evidence of the minutes before it crashed, was last night the first to be recovered

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Local Muslims in call for calm

MUSLIM religious leaders in Lancashire today condemned the terrorist attack on America and warned against a knee-jerk reaction from the USA and the rest of the world. Chairman of the Lancashire Council of Mosques, Ibrahim Master, said the Muslim community

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Get on your bike in Brazil for Mencap

ROYAL Mencap are offering readers with a sense of adventure the opportunity to discover South America and raise money for charity. In August 2002 Royal Mencap--a charity for people with a learning disability--is organising an 11-day bike ride through

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Councillors' surgeries

COUNCILLORS at your service: Friday, September 14: Leigh Town Hall (7-8) K Cunliffe; Astley St Stephen's School (7.15-8) J Lea. Saturday, September 15: Atherton Town Hall (9.30-11.30) R Holmes, Mrs S Loudon. Tuesday, September 18: Community centre, Dorset

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Walking towards better health

THE borough's Active Living Team has again joined forces with the British Heart Foundation to organise the annual sponsored walk for health in Wigan. And they have linked up with the mayor's charity, sharing all proceeds between Coun John Hilton's ultrasound

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Mayor questioned

THE Mayor has been questioned at by police regarding an alleged brawl with his next-door neighbour. Coun John Hilton and David Kenny, of Hazel Grove, in Golborne, were both interviewed at Leigh Police Station after an alleged assault. Police have sent

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DRINK TO HEALTH ON MILK DAY

KIDS are being encouraged to swap fizzy drinks for milk in a drive to improve nutrition. Parents, teachers and children have the opportunity to nominate their school to be one of 1,000 to get free milk as part of the National School Milk Day on October

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Simon joins Spanish chain-gang

GLUTTON for punishment Simon Dale is preparing for his own Spanish Inquisition later this month when he visits the grave of the first martyr. The 39-year-old aims to raise £2,000 for Wigan and Leigh Hospice by undertaking a gruelling 600 mile cycle ride

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Home date for Claire

A TALENTED 26-year-old from Blackpool is living her dream and performing all over the world in an ice-skating extravaganza. Blackpool-born Claire Holden is one of the ensemble skaters taking part in the Disney On Ice show, which has just completed a successful

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A&E goes high-tech

STATE-of-the-art facilities are set to launch Victoria Hospital's Accident and Emergency department out of the dark ages and into the 21st century. It will include an additional resuscitation bay, separate entrances for minor and major injuries, extensive

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Astrologers' chilling revelation

ASTROLOGERS and psychics throughout Blackpool and the North West have revealed exclusively to the Citizen their staggering predictions of disaster and destruction over New York's skies. Suddenly, the French prophet Nostradamus' 16th century apocalyptic

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£27 billion for anti-terrorist measures

DETERMINED to show a united front, the US Congress moved with uncommon speed toward approving 40 billion dollars (£27bn) to combat terrorism and recover from attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon -- double the amount President George Bush

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County adopts disputed waste strategy

LANCASHIRE'S controversial waste strategy has been adopted -- with leading councillors announcing it is up to the public to make sure rubbish-burning incinerators are not needed. Members of Lancashire County Council's cabinet committee met yesterday to

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Drugs man broke into a creche

A 25-year-old Blackburn man sought solace in drugs when a relationship went wrong and he ended up in hospital following a violent attack by his partner's new love. Blackburn magistrates heard that Paul Dennis Mulcahy had turned his back on heroin and

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Put some pride back on the street

AT one time people took pride in their frontages and streets and I now find far too many allow overhanging foliage which prevents people walking or pushing wheelchairs, prams etc. along the pavement near the walls. I thought there were by-laws about obstructing

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Zoo supporter 'misguided'

MRS Vivien M. Banks (Letters, September 6) seems somewhat misguided in her belief that Blackpool Zoo is actually working for the good of animal welfare around the world. While she is correct to point out that most of today's natural wilderness is under

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Church has got it wrong

IF, as Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has recently suggested, Christianity is losing ground to other forms of worship or idolatry, perhaps the blame for that decline in basic Christian values should not simply be laid at the feet of ordinary people but

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What's on: special events

ON Monday 24 September it's time for the Grand Final of the Star's very own 'Senior Citizens of Tomorrow' competition which we are running in conjunction with the theatre. This starts at 2pm and as well as the 10 finalists competing for the prizes, there

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What's on: music

ON Friday, September 14 The Citadel, Waterloo Street plays host to The Family Malone. They will be playing not only Irish drinking songs, but any drinking songs and early booking is recommended. This also features Radio 1DJ Mark Radcliffe and promises

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Wyre mayor caught up in devastation

MYSTERY surrounds the whereabouts of Wyre mayor David Sharples and his wife Lynn this week as they holiday in a devastated New York state. The couple who have no children and live in Catterall, Garstang, went to the States on a private holiday. A spokesperson

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Just like a second family

I FEEL I must write about the quality of care my mother received while in Bury General and Fairfield hospitals. She went into Kenyon ward at Bury after a stroke on July 20 and the care and devotion shown to her was excellent. She was transferred to ward

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Dangerous but profitable!

I READ with interest, the recent correspondence regarding the problems of pedestrians attempting to cross Sunny Bank Road in Unsworth. There is obviously a problem with speeding motorists on this road, as there are road markings to assist police when

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Twelve tests taken three times a year

I HAVE in my possession a complete set of my elementary school reports earned during the years 1935 to 1939 as a scholar of Chesham School in Bury. I think it will be of interest to Bury Times readers, not only of my generation but also to younger ones

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Topless top-up plea at pumps

THE Mayor of Santa Margherita Ligure in Italy is considering an application to permit topless petrol pump attendants. It would be nice to have any sort of attendant here, be it a big, fat, ugly one or a dopey teenager. I'm definitely not a fan of self

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G-Day is for golden oldies

IT'S Grandparents' Day this Saturday. Just thought I'd mention it so the golden oldies have time to remind their offsprings how nice it might be to be appreciated. Unlike other commercial events such as Mothers' and Fathers' Days this is wholly owned

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CUT THEM OFF? NO, JUST CUT IT OUT!

A DISABLED man plans to cut his feet off with a guillotine and broadcast the event live on the web. The 33-years-old student from Mississippi is charging people to see the amputation and use the proceeds to buy prosthetic legs. Such desperation to pay

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TV advertising sparks rush to the toilet by children

CHILDREN under the age of eight think TV ads are meant to give viewers a chance to go to the loo. Well they are aren't they? Researchers questioned 160 six to ten-year olds and found they had little idea about the motives of advertisers. Did nobody tell

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IT'S A WEE CRACKER, SO PASS IT ON FOR A LAUGH

UNIVERSITY scientist Richard Wiseman has launched a web search for the world's funniest joke. That's a tough one because not everyone has the same sense of humour. When I went to live in an African Arab country for a year in the seventies I took a record

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KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, OR IS IT THE GUTTER?

SIR Elton John said the f-word on Jonathan Ross' Saturday Radio 2 show and nobody batted an eyelid. It's not long since the plug would have been pulled and there would have been an uproar with the complaints line red hot at the Beeb. Now it seems to be

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Inspirational Edith has repaired her shattered world

At the age of thirty-seven, Enid Atkinson's world was shattered when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Always a big lass she turned to comfort eating during chemo treatment and her weight rocketed to over 20 stone and her clothes to size 28. But after

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Teachers want to stay in schools

SCHOOLS in Bury have bucked a national trend of teacher shortages. Out of the borough's 631 high school teaching posts, and 613 teaching posts in primary schools, only three vacancies remain unfilled and education chiefs expect to fill these shortly.

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Blanket tests a life-saver

FREE tests are being offered on electric blankets to ensure that Bury residents can sleep safely this winter. Town hall bosses have urged people to take advantage of the scheme, and say it could make the difference between life and death. In recent years

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Crematorium plan beaten

JUBILANT residents clapped and cheered as plans to build a crematorium in Radcliffe bit the dust. Councillors voted against planning officers' recommendations to conditionally approve the £1.5 million development in Cemetery Road and sided with the 20

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Leigh close on deals

rLEIGH Centurions have offered contracts to Widnes Vikings front rower Simon Knox and Castleford's Aussie utility forward Darren Shaw. Both players are currently considering their options ahead of next season. r Knox was a member of the Vikings' NFP Grand