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North West headlines from the Bolton Evening News, Bury Times and Leigh Journal and Prestwich & Whitefield Guide Group of Newspapers.


Terriers ready for Iraq duty
TERRITORIAL Army soldiers from two North-west battalions start training on Monday for a six-month operational tour in Iraq.

Motorway service stations named and shamed
DIRTY and broken toilets, drab surroundings and food that tastes like cardboard - just some of the delights that await drivers at Britain's motorway service stations, according to a new report on Wednesday.

Manchester soldier killed in bomb blast
ONE of two British soldiers killed by a roadside bomb in Amara, southern Iraq, has been named as Private Lee Ellis, 23, from Wythenshawe.

Manchester bombers 'unlikely to face trial'
FORMER top policeman John Stalker claimed on Monday night that the IRA members who planted a bomb in Manchester are unlikely to ever face a trial.

Air ambulance in new cash appeal
THE charity which runs the lifesaving North West Air Ambulance service is appealing for cash aid..

Laptops used to aid patient care stolen
Thieves have stolen two laptops from a Manchester hospital which cares for critically ill patients.

Drivers told to beware ice bandits
MOTORISTS have been warned not to fall victim to "ice bandits" as the cold weather takes hold in Bolton.

Science research has £5m injection
HEALTH research in Manchester has received a multi-million boost.

Pennine canal to re-open for the summer
A SECTION of the Rochdale Canal which collapsed last year is to reopen to waterway traffic in the summer.

Better TV pictures on way
TELEVISION viewers in the North-west look set to receive high-definition TV by the end of the year.

Colliery coal to power local steam trains
COAL from a former colliery is to be used to power steam trains on the East Lancashire Railway.

Fall in number of road deaths
ALMOST 100 people were killed on the roads of Greater Manchester last year, according to latest statistics.

Three dead in bus crash horror
POLICE have appealed for witnesses after three men died when a car was involved in a crash with a bus in Greater Manchester early on Friday morning.

Call to get tough over litter fines
LOCAL authorities in the North-west are being told to get tough over people who do not pay fines for littering and dog fouling.

Farewell to our Georgie
MANCHESTER said a final farewell to its favourite footballing son - Georgie Best - at a special service on Thursday.

Reported cases of rape drop
THE number of women who reported that they were raped in Greater Manchester fell last year.

More delays for rail commuters
COMMUTERS on a busy rail route into Manchester city centre face extra delays after safety checks have delayed engineering works.


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