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Majority must stand up to yobs

9:24am Wednesday 21st July 2010

WHEN Sharon Hodgkinson stood up to the yobs around her home in Bolton’s Johnson Fold estate, the congratulations were tempered by a feeling of fear for her.

It’s shocking

9:30am Wednesday 21st July 2010

A TWO-year-old boy in Leicester survived a 240-volt electric shock, thanks to his rubber-soled trainers.

Will Ann lead us all on a merry dance?

STRICTLY SPEAKING:  Ann Widdecombe, heading for the dance floor?

9:26am Wednesday 21st July 2010

DON’T you just love the idea of former MP Ann Widdecombe lining up among the next contestants for TV’s Strictly Come Dancing?

Helen truly deserves her place in Lords

9:27am Wednesday 21st July 2010

THERE was something quite remarkable about seeing Helen Newlove taking her seat in the House of Lords.

Killer has no feelings

9:27am Wednesday 21st July 2010

MY heart went out last week to the parents of murdered teenage model Amy Barnes after her killer challenged his conviction and sentence.

The ‘unstuffy’ university

9:28am Wednesday 21st July 2010

CONGRATULATIONS to all who received qualifications at the University of Bolton this year – to the ordinary students like my clever daughter, Lucy, to the more famous honorary doctorates like Sam Allardyce and actor Frank Finlay.

The chippy Eccles cake!

9:29am Wednesday 21st July 2010

ECCLES cakes are as much a Northern institution as black puddings or flat caps and should still be a source of culinary pride in 2010.

I can’t believe they complain!

9:41am Wednesday 14th July 2010

LOTS of motorists in this country happily take the “it’s my right” mantra on behaviour to its logical conclusion every time they shut their car door on the real world and drive off.

Brains and Body in perfect harmony

SHOWTIME: Elle Macpherson, right, with contestant Allison on Britain’s Next Top Model. PICTURE: Eric Liebowitz/The CW Network

9:42am Wednesday 14th July 2010

IF you have a celeb-obsessed teenage daughter and want to steer her in the right career direction in life, switch on next Monday evening to Britain’s Next Top Model on Living TV.

Boys want a role model

9:46am Wednesday 14th July 2010

IT says much about family life today that Bolton Lads and Girls Club has a long-waiting list of youngsters who need a male role model in their lives.

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