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• Paul's vision is set to take off at technology centre

  VISIONARY teacher Paul Abbott looks set to make a real difference to Bolton and the North-west -- and the rest of the country as well. read more

• Family and friends pay tribute to tragic teenager

  THE devastated family of 15-year-old TV actor Dean Worswick who was found dead on Monday, have spoken of their heartache. read more

• Darts champion hits bullseye for charity

  THE king of British darts was on target to raise money for charity last night at the Reebok Stadium. read more

• Photos for sale

  LOOKING Back readers are being offered the opportunity to buy copies of pictures from our Town Centre Collection - last available in 1998. read more

• Argy bargy from auntie

  THREATENING referees is not a new phenomenon, it seems. read more

• Bolton isn't such a dirty old town

  IT is very simple for anyone who has never actually visited towns like Bolton to apply the label "unattractive old mill town" lacking in culture. read more

• Brebant inducted into Hall of Fame.

  MANCHESTER Phoenix star Rick Brebant will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon following the Elite League play-off finals. read more

• Training status awarded to Canon Slade

  CANON Slade School has become the second school in Bolton to be awarded prestigious training school status. read more

• We love our new space-age school!

  QUEENSBRIDGE pupils and teachers are in a celebratory mood this week after a successful move from a three-storey Victorian building to a state-of-the-art new home. read more

• Flats plan for restaurant

  RESTAURANT owners are bidding to turn the car park of a popular Westhoughton eaterie into a block of flats. read more

• Quiz helps guide dogs

  A CHARITY music quiz is being held at a Horwich pub on Monday, April 5. read more

• Coffee, poetry and artwork are for sale

  CUSTOMERS at a Bolton cafe will be able to buy more than a hot drink from Friday. read more

• Whit walking

  LITTLE Hulton churches will hold their Whit walks this year on June 13. The walk from St Paul's Peel Church will start at 2pm and will follow a route around the parish. read more

• Man jailed for burglary of neighbour while on bail

  A LEIGH man who burgled a neighbour while on bail has been sentenced to 10 months' detention. read more

• Training status awarded to Canon Slade

  CANON Slade School has become the second school in Bolton to be awarded prestigious training school status. read more

• Blood checks

  BLOOD pressure checks will be carried out by Bolton-le-Moors Rotary Club at Asda, Astley Bridge, on Friday April 2. read more

• Lanky on a tour roll

  LANCASHIRE continued their strong form in the Western Cape with a win over Western Province Academy XI at Bellville on Tuesday. read more

• Man in dock for attempted suicide

  From the Evening News, March 31, 1904: A NERVOUS man named William Quilter, residing at Farnworth, was placed in the dock at the County Sessions this morning charged with attempting to commit suicide. read more

• Reader's son was there to see the end of the line

  MY item about the end of services at Great Moor Street railway station 50 years ago has produced a couple of interesting responses. read more

• Anne's lost a face of character

  ANNE Robinson has morphed into a completely different person, thanks to some radical "beauty" treatment. read more

On this day: Lancashire Archive