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• Wednesday

  LEISURE, SPORT & KEEP FIT BOLTON Excel, Lower Bridgeman Street, tel: 334456: ladies only, 1.30pm-3pm; aerobics, 6pm-7pm; yoga, 7.30pm-9pm. read more

• No panic sales

  WANDERERS chairman Phil Gartside today dismissed as "complete nonsense" claims that top stars Claus Jensen and Eidur Gudjohnsen will have to be sold if Wanderers don't make the FA Cup Final and the Play-off Final. Tabloid reports suggest drastic action will be needed this summer if the Reebok coffers aren't swelled by three big Wembley pay days. read more

• Massive rise in sexual diseases

  SEXUALLY transmitted diseases are on the increase in Bolton and one health expert has described the situation as "extremely worrying". read more

• Youngsters say cheers to the bar with no beers

  A NEW pub, set to become the toast of Farnworth, promises good food, good conversation . . . but no alcohol! read more

• Holey, holey, holey, our road is unsightly

  NEIGHBOURS in a Little Lever street say they have got that sinking feeling since the appearance of "the mother of all potholes". read more

• Church schools spared axe?

  CHURCH schools in Bolton could be spared the axe if more primaries need to close over the coming years. New Government guidance sent out to councils says church schools cannot be closed if the Anglicans or Catholics do not agree. read more

• Higher charges for burying tall people

  TALL people and "outsiders" who die in Bury will be penalised by extra funeral costs. read more

• Our 'under-valued ambulance crews'

  THE new man in the hot seat as boss of the county's ambulance service says his crews are the "most under-valued" of all the emergency services. read more

• Teresa's boots are made for walking

  A BUSINESSWOMAN is changing her power suits for walking boots as she travels to one of the world's highest mountain ranges. read more

• Bogus repair men duped pensioner

  TWO conmen duped an elderly Farnworth woman out of £750 after persuading her that urgent repairs needed to be carried out at her home. read more

• Attacks on our MPs a disgrace

  THE recent personal attacks on the three Bolton MPs are an absolute disgrace and a pitiful reminder of how low the Tories have stooped. read more

• New life-saving passports idea

  IA BOLTON inventor believes his new idea will radically improve the safety of young children at school, at nursery and travelling abroad. And Yogesh Raja's ambition is to have every youngster aged seven or under in the town carrying their own Health Passport. read more

• Smart invitation to companies

  BOLTON and Bury Chamber's Business Link is inviting local companies to apply to the Government's SMART grant scheme. read more

• From the BEN files

  25 YEARS AGO read more

• Shaunie on run with marathon man

  MARATHON man Ray Collett is gearing up for yet another exhausting run - but this time he'll have an extra special supporter. read more

• Instructor steers to rescue on driving test

  A BOLTON driving instructor has set up his own theory test school, claiming new hi-tech exams are leaving hard-up students baffled - and out of pocket. read more

• Woman biker who bravely fought off teenage attackers

  FOUR teenage thugs robbed a woman cyclist after pulling her off her bike by grabbing her HAIR. read more

• Please fence me in!

  A FURIOUS householder is locked in a legal row with hospital bosses over a bill for major fence repairs. read more

• Horwich car theft on the rise warning

  A NEW warning to car owners to step up security has been issued by police following a spate of car crime in Horwich. read more

• Cavern of joy for five rock stars

  TEEN rock sensations Cassini emulated their heroes the Beatles - by making the Cavern in Liverpool rock. read more

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