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• Pigeon pests

  I WONDER if the nice Mrs Lucas, of Tyne and Wear, whose comments were published on August 17, would be kind enough just to sit on our new seats, which she likes so much, on her next visit to Bolton and not feed 'our' pigeons. read more

• Millennium party is no pub pleaser

  BOLTON landlords may call time and put a damper on partying round the clock to celebrate the arrival of the new Millennium. The Government is allowing licensees to open continuously from 11am on December 31 to 11pm on January 1. But Tony Longmire, landlord of the Sweet Green Tavern and chairman of the Bolton Licensees' Alliance, says uninterrupted drinking time in the town is unlikely. read more

• 'Bionic' David will salute Wanderers

  FOR 15 years, Wanderers' fan David Bradshaw has dreamed of saluting his soccer heroes as he watches from the terrace. read more

• Holiday fun fest

  BANK Holiday crowds came out to enjoy the fun and fund-raising of Bolton's annual Victorian street fair yesterday. read more

• Street funeral full of secrets

  STARS of the nation's favourite soap opera arrived at Prestwich Parish Church yesterday to film a hush-hush Coronation Street funeral. According to residents of Church Lane, the service was for Judy Mallett, played by actress Gaynor Faye. Last week there were rumours that Jack Duckworth, played by Bill Tarmey, was to be the unfortunate "corpse". read more

• Stars return lifts Todd

  WANDERERS were hoping for a double fitness boost today with Paul Warhurst set to join Gudni Bergsson on the comeback trail. read more

• Vandals wreck boy's car plans

  VANDALS wrecked a Bolton schoolboy's car plans just six hours after he bought a sporty Fiesta XR2. read more

• Man arrested after fatal fire

  POLICE have arrested a Radcliffe man following a pensioner's death in a house fire. read more

• 'Fall' man recovering

  AN elderly man found in a Bolton street with serious head injuries was recovering in hospital today. read more

• Alf calls for Princess memorial

  PENSIONER Alf Hales says not enough is being done in the Bolton area to mark the second anniversary of Princess Diana's death. read more

• What job opportunities?

  WITH reference to the headline in your paper August 19. I am absolutely amazed that the so called 'business bosses' can say that there are plenty of opportunities for young engineers. read more

• Tax torture

  BRITAIN has the highest price of petrol in the western world. Both the AA and RAC have been too ineffective to stop this merciless rise in duty. The producers and suppliers take 69.1p a gallon, but Gordon Brown's Golden Calf, whom he worships, takes 264.1p a gallon. read more

• CRICKET: League crushed

  THE Bolton League's miserable season continued with a six wicket defeat in their annual clash against the Manchester Association at Westhoughton. read more

• They came to my wife's rescue

  ON Friday, August 20, my wife had a bad fall outside the Oasis Tanning Centre in Cheapside. I would like to extend a very sincere thank you to Mrs R Belshaw and the staff at the Oasis for all their help in looking after my wife until the ambulance arrived. read more

• They're adding to the road risks

  IN reply to Cllr Foster's comments on Monday, August 23, and his attempts to explain the reasons for once again destroying the scenic and pleasant outlook when using the A58 ring road. read more

• SOCCER: Mullin strike caps super Boro show

  RADCLIFFE Boro turned in their best performance of the season to stun Workington and silence the 900 strong home support with a 1-0 victory. read more

• Stars return lifts Todd

  WANDERERS were hoping for a double fitness boost today with Paul Warhurst set to join Gudni Bergsson on the comeback trail. read more

• Bolton businessman tells of Turkish quake ordeal

  A BOLTON businessman and his wife ran for their lives after their Turkish hotel was rocked by a huge earthquake. read more

• What's on in and aropund Bolton, Wednesday, 1.9.99

  THEATRE, MUSIC & DANCE AFTERNOON of Nostalgia, singalong and dance with Howard Broadbent, Mortfield Social and Bowling Club, 1pm-4pm. Admission £1 including tea and biscuits. read more

• Listen to the people

  LIKE many other UNISON members in Bolton, I welcomed the vote of Bolton's Labour councillors to defer a decision on school closures thereby enabling further consultation to take place. read more

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