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Sporting ladies are leading the way

4:52pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

IT was great to see such a large and appreciative crowd at Heaton Cricket Club last Friday for the Chadwick Cup — the finale of the Bolton Ladies’ Rounders League.

Good to see market days are here again

4:53pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

PRE-supermarket days and even within the last decade or two, every small town and village around the country had its own market.

Michelle to bring extra star quality to Shakespeare

4:53pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

CLEVER Octagon Theatre bosses! They have attracted ex-EastEnders’ star Michelle Collins to act in their version of Romeo and Juliet.

Support officers play a vital role

4:54pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

POT-SHOTS at Police Community Support Officers have become commonplace since they were first introduced into the UK’s law and order system in 2002.

Need change in weight-loss surgery rules

4:55pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

THE lunatics have finally taken over the asylum if weight-loss surgery is costing the NHS £32 million a year as reported.

Off to the tip on a day trip

4:55pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

I LOVE the news that hundreds of people are flocking to Bolton’s Raikes Lane tip as a tourist attraction.

Success can call for anyone

4:55pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

FINANCIAL success can come in the simplest packaging, provided you’re prepared to put in the hard work.

From our archives

4:57pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

10 YEARS AGO From the Evening News September 1, 2000 AN angry striking bus driver staged a one-man sit down protest today at a Bolton depot after transport chiefs attempted to drive a bus out of the station.

On this day

4:58pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

1715: King Louis XIV of France died in Versailles after reigning for 72 years.

Police should keep undies undercover

4:50pm Wednesday 25th August 2010

THE argument about whether employers should dictate staff dress code has raised its head again.

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