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New look for town
RADICAL plans to transform Bolton town centre were unveiled today. A £100 million scheme to convert the Central Street area into a bustling mecca of high street stores, cafe bars, restaurants and luxury apartments, has been submitted to council planning
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Top show attracts thousands
MOVIE fans flocked to Heaton Park over the weekend to see a film and music extravaganza. The Fun Lovin' Criminals kicked off proceedings on Saturday by covering songs from the film's soundtrack. They also played songs from their new album, Livin' In The
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Soccer player banned twice in a week
FORMER Chelsea footballer and captain of Burnley Frank Sinclair has been banned from driving for the second time in a week after he was caught more than two times over the drink drive limit. The £4,000 a week footballer was stopped by police near his
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Procter: My injury nightmare
ANDY Procter's season is hanging in the balance. The Accrington Stanley midfielder is waiting to find out whether he needs surgery to repair a cruciate knee ligament. Procter will undergo keyhole surgery on his left knee to reveal the extent of the damage
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Taxi strike threat
UP TO 700 taxi and private hire drivers are threatening to take their cars off the road because of a row with Bolton Council. Leaders of Bolton Hackney Association (BHA) and the Private Hire Association are demanding talks with town hall bosses over the
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"Free tests needed for deadly disease"
A YOUNG mum is calling for free tests to detect a rare baby disease after her son almost died of it. Cohben O'Brien, now nearly five months old, spent the first two weeks of his life in the neonatal unit at the Royal Bolton Hospital after being diagnosed
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Bon raves on after 30 yers of rock 'n' roll
VETERAN DJ Bob Yates has been rockin' all over Bolton for the past 30 years. And this week he celebrated his milestone anniversary at Tonge Ward Labour Club, where his rock 'n' roll nights have become a legendary mecca for devotees of stars from Chuck
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Cheers for Danny as McFly top bill
FAMILY and friends of Danny Jones, Bolton-born lead singer of chart-topping McFly, will be cheering him on at the MEN Arena tonight and tomorrow. Nineteen-year-old Danny's mum Kathy, sister Vicky, nan and grandad, along with old school pals, will be among
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Mobile scanner will cut queues
DELAYS for patients waiting for full-body scans could soon be over after health bosses confirmed that a mobile scanner will arrive in Bolton in November. The scanner, which will be based at the Diabetes Centre in Chorley Street, Bolton, was due to arrive
