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Atherton Homing Society
FALAISE - Eight members sent 80 birds liberated at 7am in a light SW wind. Mrs & Mrs Dickens 1566.66; K&E Shaw 1545.96; B.Walsh 1414.89; B.Walsh 1394.00; S.Thompson 1386.83; Mr & Mrs Hilton & Son 1373.78; G.Grundy 1315.27; W.Craighead
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Rammy lose out to Haslingden
AFTER electing to bat on what looked to be a good wicket, Ramsbottom made painfully slow progress against former Lancashire and England star Ian Austin and former Radcliffe professional Steve Dearden. They both extracted pace and bounce out of the track
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Bury struggle in sun as Swinton cash in
AT last the sun shone and a full day's cricket was in prospect, but this did not change Bury's fortunes. The poor start to the season continued and at the end of the day they lost to Swinton Moorside by seven wickets. Without a win yet this season with
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Catches on the wane
THE past week has seen a big drop in catches from local venues and evidence of the fish spawning. This was especially true on Parkers Lodge on Thursday evening, for the National Team Fund-raiser. Daz Shaw fishing under the bushes had an all perch catch
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Silver Jubilee landmark for Sheridan Centre
THE Mary Sheridan Child Development Centre at Leigh Infirmary celebrates its Silver Jubilee anniversary later this month. The Centre will host a week of celebrations leading up to Friday, June 20, 25 years to the day since it opened in 1978. Staff will
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Sports Village plan gets another airing
SUPPORTERS and opponents of Leigh Sports Village plans got the chance to air their views at a public meeting held at Hilton Park last week. Leigh Sports Partnership and presented their case to concerned residents last Friday highlighting reasons why they
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Our Queen Alice!
NEARLY 50 years ago a 21-year-old local woman was crowned Queen during the Coronation year. The sun was beating down and thousands of people attended the ceremony way back in 1953 in what was one of the proudest moments of her life. But while Queen Elizabeth
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Schools honoured
HESKETH Fletcher CE High School has achieved one of the 775 Artsmarks awarded nationwide. In this third Artsmark round, 203 schools achieved Artsmark, 298 Artsmark Silver and 274 achieved Artsmark Gold status. Arts Council England's Artsmark award recognises
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Costumier to the stars dies, 73
A LEIGH-born wardrobe mistress and costumier to the stars, Jean Hunnisett, has died aged 73. Jean (nee Gore) produced amazing costumes for theatre, opera, films and TV and made her name by dressing the six queens in the 1969 BBC blockbuster "Six Wives
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MP's soccer goal is off target - clubs
LOCAL football clubs believe that MP Andy Burnham could be doing more to help grassroots football. Last week, the Journal featured Andy Burnham, who headed a delegation to Brussels in an attempt to win a bigger share of TV money for Nationwide League
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Dark secrets are revealed
Your Turn to Clean The Stair, Tyldesley Little Theatre. DARK secrets were revealed in a haunting performance of the psychological thriller Your Turn to Clean the Stair. The hard working Tyldesley Little Theatre cast ensured that the production - directed
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Danny boy puts a win
REVENGE was sweet for Lowes Park Golf Club's Daniel Thornton when he regained the Bury District Golf Association's Junior Championship at the weekend. The four-handicapper won the accolade two years ago but was pipped to the title last year by Greenmount's
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Three hour blaze
FIRE crews were called to tackle a blaze in two derelict buildings at Waterview Park, Leigh on Tuesday morning. Two jets were used to fight the fire, which was spotted just before 7am at the allotments . It took three hours to put out.
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Lions club quiz
LEIGH Lions Club charity quiz is being held on Thursday, June 12 from 8pm at Leigh Conservative Club, Railway Road. Entry is £2 per head for teams of five. All proceeds go to the South Lancashire Motor Neurone Disease Association. Quiz details from 01942
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Healthy children pledge
GOLBORNE Asda is joining the crusade to help make children healthier. Staff from the branch will visit infant classes signed up to the government's free fruit scheme, armed with lots of fresh fruit and a smoothy maker, to treat children to a different
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Charity grant
rA LEIGH charity group which helps young people with problems has been awarded £10,000 in the latest wave of grants from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust. The winning project from Brook in Wigan and Leigh involves the employment of an outreach and education
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Family jewellers' shop closes
A FAMILY jewellers in Leigh will close its doors for the last time at the end of the month after being open for nearly 135 years. Prestons Jewellers on Bradshawgate, which has been open since 1869, will close on June 21. The shop last week took out a
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Shoppers hit the right notes
KYLIE & Robbie wannabees were in full voice as Warburtons National Bread Week Karaoke rock 'n' rolled into ASDA's Leigh storestore. As the supermarket reverberated to the strains of 'Loaf, Loaf Me Do' and 'Once, Slice, Three Times a Lady', shoppers
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Fitness is fun
INFANTS and junior school children are voluntarily staying behind after school. They are flocking to council community activity officer Lynn Hayes' Fit 'n' Fun Club every Tuesday at Leigh's Newton West Park primary in Tennyson Avenue. Lynn is working
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Language of love...
FRENCH woman Danielle Preece abandoned her studies for love when she arrived in Leigh. Now the schools' language assistant has obtained a BA Hons degree from the Open University and hopes to qualify as a French and Spanish teacher next year. Student Danielle
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Ex-Leigh RL forward Tony dies, 51
THE funeral has taken place at Leigh Sacred Heart Church of former Leigh RL forward Tony Peters, aged 51. Self-employed joiner Tony signed for Leigh in 1971 after playing for the club's junior sides then transferred to Oldham in 1973. He moved to Swinton
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Ball all these plastic bottles
I'VE got my banning head on again. This time I would banish all plastic bottles. Those new adult baby bottles with "teats" on drive me mad strewn all over the streets. I wouldn't say I'm neurotic but I counted 32 of the things in all colours and sizes
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Human fireball a dad of two
A FATHER-of-two who died 24 hours after he turned himself into a human fireball has been identified. Michael Kennedy, of Cotswold Crescent, in Walshaw, suffered horrendous burns when he stopped his Rover car on the M60 near Blackley and apparently poured
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Bruce and Nick in a victory Cruse
BRUCE Cruse and Nick Kennedy battered Norden into submission as Radcliffe tasted victory in both league and cup last weekend. On Sunday at Woodhouse Lane in the Wood Cup first round, following on from Saturday's win over Unsworth, Cruse was just eight
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Bury runners on the town
A Bank Holiday and Manchester town centre is warm and sunny, well that will make for a good television image at least. In what was billed as Britain's newest mass participation event, the senior 10k road race was the major event on this early morning
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Double attack by vandals
VANDALS brought havoc to two villages at the weekend causing damage and terrorizing residents. They dug holes in a Golborne bowling green and smashed up a newly-planted trough at Gin Pit. Now fed up residents are calling for more police patrols and Golborne
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Centurions fear no-one at fortress Coliseum
LEIGH boss Paul Terzis is preparing his forces to beat off the challenge from Cumbrians Whitehaven in their Ariva Trains semi-final clash and feels the newly-named Coliseum Stadium could prove impregnable. They have made their Hilton Park ground a formidable
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Thief steals bag
A SNEAK thief stole a 75-year-old woman's handbag from a house in Exter Avenue, Radcliffe. He gained entry to the property through the front door which was not locked. Police are advising residents to fit door chains or make sure their doors are locked
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Lions club quiz
LEIGH Lions Club charity quiz is being held on Thursday, June 12 from 8pm at Leigh Conservative Club, Railway Road. Entry is £2 per head for teams of five. All proceeds go to the South Lancashire Motor Neurone Disease Association. Quiz details from 01942
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Homes plan for club site
HOMES are planned for the site of a redundant village club. Separate applications, one for 20 homes and another for 10, from Wyman Homes Limited for the former Lowton Village Club site have been sent to Wigan Council planners. Other applications include
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Dead heat in window challenge
COMPETITION was sizzling in the 'Hot in Atherton' window dressing challenge. So hot that Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery and Ray's Fashions shared victory in a dead heat. Delighted prize winners June Roberts and Janet Rowlands are looking forward to a summer
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School head to meet Prince Charles
A SCHOOL head teacher has a date with royalty. Next month high school head Tony Colley will meet Prince Charles in recognition of his school's academic achievements. The Fred Longworth High head has been summoned by Royal Command by the Prince of Wales
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Churches are on a Mission...
MISSION week begins on Sunday when Atherton churches, schools and the Church Army combine with visitors from Africa in a stirring week of events. Man with a mission -- events co-ordinator the Rev Keith Baines -- has thrown an open invite to Athertonians
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Theatre group's twist on Will's famous tale
THE Turnpike Community Theatre company is busy rehearsing a modern day version of Shakespeare's most famous tale of love and tragedy. The Romeo and Juliet version written by Jo Shepherd and directed by Neil Gredecki with Jo is set against a background
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Westbury make waves in Europe
BURY's footballers have won some European silverware! But, it's not the Shakers that have flown the flag so successfully but Westbury's junior sides. The club took three teams to Holland to compete in tournaments involving English, Dutch and German teams
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Forever Bury Bulletin
THE past fortnight has provided lots of news items for supporters of Bury FC to discuss -- mostly bad news, regretfully. One event which has given supporters that sinking feeling is the decision of the club directors to discontinue its youth development
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Help for Gulf vets
GULF WAR veterans who claim to be suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome will have their cases heard. Dave Morrison, an NEC member of the National Gulf Veterans' and Families Association, said veterans suffering from so-called "Gulf War Syndrome
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Best teachers are parents
PARENTS and carers are children's first and often most important teachers. Leigh Child, Family and Community Partnership believes the first years of a child's life when they are with parents or carers could be the most important ones. Much 'wiring of
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Leigh firm's £42,000 cash boost
A £42,000 Government cash boost has gone to a Leigh firm to develop a device which will reduce vehicle fuel consumption and cut emissions. Leigh firm DESCo Research Ltd received a grant of £42,292 through the Government's Small Business Service's Smart
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Cash boost for firm
A LEIGH firm has received a cash boost to help it develop cutting edge robot arm technology. North West Manufacturing Technologies Ltd, based on Leigh Business Park, has received a Smart feasibility study award to help turn a bright idea into a marketable
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Work starts on newlook clinic
BUILDING WORK officially began on refurbishing Tyldesley Clinic this week. Dignitaries from the Ashton, Wigan and Leigh PCT, Sure Start and Interserve Builders were at the official ceremony on Tuesday -- as well as staff from the clinic - for the start
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Lily helped make Queen's dress
THE 50th anniversary of the Coronation revived golden memories for Margaret Jones. Her mother, silk weaver Lily Charlson, wove the yards of material used in the Queen's special dress. A proud Margaret, 62, of Edale Close, Atherton, said her mother, who
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Silver Jubilee landmark for Sheridan Centre
THE Mary Sheridan Child Development Centre at Leigh Infirmary celebrates its Silver Jubilee anniversary later this month. The Centre will host a week of celebrations leading up to Friday, June 20, 25 years to the day since it opened in 1978. Staff will
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Top dancer needs cash help
A TEENAGE girl who won a place at a prestigious school is appealing for help to meet the cost of the course -- and make her dreams come true. Chloe Staunton, from Lowton, beat off people from America and Europe to win a place at the world famous Merseyside
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School head to meet Prince Charles
A SCHOOL head teacher has a date with royalty. Next month high school head Tony Colley will meet Prince Charles in recognition of his school's academic achievements. The Fred Longworth High head has been summoned by Royal Command by the Prince of Wales
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Too much at the flesh pots
THE sun doesn't half reveal some sights. I've seen enough to be put off men for life this week. As soon as the rays break through Leigh's Mediterranean travellers unpack their shorts and trainers and troll about as though they are on the continent. There's
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Are these answers true - or fawce!
READERS always come up trumps. Last week I asked if anyone could solve a poser set by old pal Norman Wilcock -- the origin of the word fawce in local usage. The only problem is I got three different versions. Keith Hayes, of Landside, Leigh, believes
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Loss of one of Leigh's gems
I DON'T suppose I'm the only person who is unhappy that Leigh is losing another of its long-established gems. Prestons, the high-class jewellers, are pulling out of Bradshawgate after donkeys years in the town. They've been there as long as I can remember
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MP's soccer goal is off target - clubs
LOCAL football clubs believe that MP Andy Burnham could be doing more to help grassroots football. Last week, the Journal featured Andy Burnham, who headed a delegation to Brussels in an attempt to win a bigger share of TV money for Nationwide League
