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• SUNDAY

  LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT read more

• We're fifty years on

  WE are trying to contact any Rivington & Blackrod Grammar School pupils who are 50 in the year 2000. It's time we had a get-together and caught up on the news of the last 24 years since we all left school! We are Helen McGowan and Vivienne Gaskell. and we would very much like to hear from anyone who knew us. Alan Jenner (our headmaster) lives near Helen in Cumbria and would be delighted to know how everyone is. Helen can be contacted at: read more

• MP probes post office attacks

  A BOLTON MP is to investigate claims Little Lever Post Office is a welcoming environment for burglars. read more

• Alan is sought

  I AM trying to trace Mr Alan Raw, who lived at Molyneux Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, read more

• Relative defends under-fire slap probe nursing home

  A RELATIVE has come forward to defend a nursing home at the centre of slapping allegations. read more

• 300 homes to benefit from cash windfall

  A REVAMP of more than 300 homes in Bolton will go ahead following the announcement of a £6m cash injection. read more

• Still a lot to learn says Jussi

  JUSSI Jaaskelainen today enjoyed the highest point of his Bolton Wanderers career and admitted: "I've still got a lot to learn." The Finnish goalkeeper went into today's crucial FA Cup quarter-final showdown with Charlton on the back of his best performance in a Wanderers shirt. read more

• Murder case girl's anguish

  A GIRL of 16 accused of murder had to be supported in the dock at Bolton Magistrates Court as she shook uncontrollably. read more

• Former church fake jeans scam

  A FORMER Methodist chapel in Bolton was a secret factory where hundreds of cheap jeans were given fake designer labels, a court heard. read more

• Minister hears cycle plea

  AN appeal for more cycle ways and better facilities for cyclists was made to a Government policymaker when he visited Bolton. read more

• Firefighters put out a plea: Help us buy a fire engine!

  AN ambitious bid to buy a fire engine and set up a "999" service in a remote Romanian village needs backing from Bolton people. Firefighters will once again travel to Romania in May with the view to setting up a modern fire station later on in the year. But their plans will fall apart unless local people dig deep and help them raise £4,000 to buy an eight-year-old Greater Manchester Fire Service engine. Seven firefighters, most from the Bolton area, will be flying out in spring and three will travel by truck to take vital aid by land. Voluntary groups and those planning charity events are also urged to donate to the cause. The relief journey is becoming a familiar one for local firefighters. Phil Round and Trevor Foulkes first went out to Romania more than 10 years ago. Anyone wanting to donate to the appeal should contact the GMC Fire Service Romania Appeal, at Bolton Central Fire Station, Moor Lane, Bolton, or by conatcting Phil Round on 0161 609 9167 or Trevor Foulkes on 0973 709 495. read more

• You're right to focus on care homes

  CONGRATULATIONS to the BEN for giving prominence to the alleged incidents in Bolton care homes. With so many of our citizens now in respite care, it is only right that attention is focused on their well-being - given that we pay for this service read more

• Fighting spirit shines through

  WANDERERS are to have a harder edge in the future if the signs are to be believed. As Sam Allardyce gradually stamps his mark on the side fans can expect a team which works hard consistently and is more alert to - and capable of fulfilling its defensive duties. read more

• Blazing a trail!

  SICKNOTE and Recall eat your hearts out! Blue Watch stars from the hit series London's Burning would turn green with envy at the latest recruits to Farnworth's fire station. read more

• Family tree

  I WAS a pupil at Kearsley West School from 1949-1954. My name was Beryl Wilson. I also had a cousin called Rona or Rhona Wilson, she would be about 57, my age. She lived in Peel Street, Farnworth. I wonder if anyone would know if she is still living in Farnworth. read more

• Slow-down campaign

  MY lone crusade to improve a playground in the local park, has been a big success. read more

• From the BEN files

  25 YEARS AGO read more

• Museum in fire scare

  BOLTON firefighters battled for more than four hours to stop one of Bolton's most historic buildings from going up in flames. read more

• TV licences ought to be scrapped

  ALAN Knowles seems to have spent a lot of time studying the broadcasting media. read more

• A great tit - spotted beneath a garden table

  Narrow escape for a short-tailed field vole Wonderful read more

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