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Warriors call up Ashton
CHRIS Ashton looks set for a recall to the starting line-up for Wigan's Super League clash with Salford City Reds. The teen ace, linked with a move to rugby union, was left out of last week's 16-12 victory against Harlequins. But Warriors coach Brian
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Casper takes on the 'Guv'
PAUL Ince was the guvnor' of Old Trafford as Chris Casper made his way into the first team as a youngster at Manchester United. But the two will be on level terms tomorrow when they manage the Shakers and Macclesfield Town respectively in a battle of
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Big test for Leigh
After Tuesday's 3-1 timely home victory over Blyth Spartans, RMI have yet another Conference North "six pointer" on their hands when they visit second-bottom Redditch United. Leigh make the trip with a five point cushion above the Conference North relegation
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Reds title hope
FC United could put some clear daylight between themselves and their title rivals when they travel to struggling Abbey Hey tomorrow. Karl Marginson's side lead Division One by three points but, with second-placed Salford City without a game, the Rebel
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Allardyce fury at City link
SAM Allardyce has reacted angrily to reports claiming he is being lined up as a replacement for under-pressure Manchester City manager, Stuart Pearce. Five straight defeats have seen City slide into the Premiership relegation zone, prompting speculation
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Asylum seeker sentenced for "bizarre" offences
AN asylum seeker living in Bolton shocked onlookers by committing a string of "bizarre" offences. Iranian, Mariwan Ali, aged 21, of Gibraltar Street, Bolton, appeared before Bolton magistrates with an interpreter today. The court heard how a motorist
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Life On Mars car raises thousands for Comic Relief
THE 1974 Ford Cortina used in time-travelling cop drama Life on Mars has fetched £12,800 on an auction website. The car was placed for sale on eBay with the proceeds going to Comic Relief. It was the one used in both series of the award-winning television
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Ange's new addition to the family
ANGELINA Jolie has adopted another child. The Hollywood star flew to Ho Chi Minh City to adopt the three-year-old Vietnamese boy from an orphanage. He will join her other two adopted children, Maddox and Zahara, and Angelina's biological daughter by
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Women's rights activists arrested
DOZENS of women's rights activists in Iran were arrested last week after gathering outside a courtroom where a further five women were on trial. More than 30 women were arrested, and although they have since been released it is believed that at least
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Helen's phone phobia
OSCAR winner Helen Mirren is apparently scared of answering the telephone. The star of The Queen and Prime Suspect, who took top honours at both the Oscars and the Royal Television Society Programme Awards, allegedly told Now magazine that using the
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Reports of self-immolation of the rise in Afghanistan
FRIGHTENING reports from Afghanistan suggest that self-immolation by women is on the rise. The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission has published testimonies showing that life for women in Afghanistan remains so bleak that many choose a horrific
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Britney offered help from unexpected quarter
TROUBLED star Britney Spears has been offered a lifeline from two unusual sources. First up was Cameron Diaz, who has recently split up with Britney's most famous ex - Justin Timberlake. Apparently Cam visited Britney in rehab and the two women discussed
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Fab Four finally go online?
FANS of the Fab Four will be now able to download rare news footage and interviews with the band. The archive, which includes coverage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Bed-In", and news reports of Paul McCartney's marriage in 1964, will be available to
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To The Bones are on the nose
WHEN going to watch a performance by Bolton band To The Bones you can guarantee that's exactly what it will be - a performance! One full of energy and peculiar passion and more than likely broken equipment and a stage pile-on. Expect no less from the
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Violent father escapes prison
A FATHER who subjected his girlfriend to domestic violence has escaped prison. Craig Brightwell, aged 28, of Marlbrook Drive, Westhoughton, assaulted Melanie Thornton while the couple's three children were in the home that they shared. Bolton magistrates
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Wu Tang head out on tour
GRAMMY award-winning rap group the Wu Tang Clan have announced a date at the Apollo in Manchester. One of the most influential rap groups of all time, the Wu Tang's members are, between them, multiplatinum-selling solo artists, multiplatinum record producers
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M61 crash teenager dies in hospital
A TEENAGER who was hit by a car as he tried to cross the M61 near Horwich late at night has died in hospital. Sean Green, aged 17, was surrounded by his family at Hope Hospital when he stopped breathing at 10pm on Wednesday night. A decision was made
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Buzzing around
THE Bees have announced an intimate in-store appearance to clebrate the release of their new album, Octopus. The band will appear at the the Virgin Megastore in the Arndale Centre, Manchester, on Friday March 30.
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Missing woman: Police call off search
POLICE have called off the search after earlier reports that a woman was seen being dragged from a taxi. The incident was reported to have happened at around 1pm yesterday in Market Street, Farnworth.
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1,700 evacuated in school blaze alert
All 1,700 pupils, staff and visitors were evacuated at a Bolton school after a fire broke out this morning. Firefighters were called to Canon Slade in Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, at 10.49am when a fat fryer overheated and set on fire as staff were preparing
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England's lot are just being left behind
LISTEN to the recent hype about Premiership footballers and you could be mistaken for thinking they are super human. Talk of setting salary caps at a mind-blowing £100,000 a week, and with three teams in the last eight of the Champions League, is there
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Double trouble in roadworks
SO the proposed closing down of one lane on a section of Crompton Way is to go ahead and is estimated to take four weeks. We are assured minimum disruption to motorists. Well, I travel across Crompton Way into Thicketford Road on my way work, and I
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Rail boss is on the wrong track
ON March 2 at Manchester Victoria Station, the two-coach Northern train to Clitheroe via Bolton arrives late, and departs with passengers standing all through the train. It manages to squeeze extra passengers on at Salford Central. At Salford Crescent
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Criminals who make crime pay
REGARDING the story printed in The Bolton News on Tuesday, March 6, "Driver on the run for three years". The article once again depicts the idiocy of "the punishment does not reflect the crime". My partner pays over £700 per year for car insurance,
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Nothing misleading in flouride statement
I HAVE had many letters published in The Bolton News over a period of more than 40 years, and though many correspondents have disagreed with my views and conclusions, no one until now has questioned the veracity of my observations. It was therefore
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Save this treasure
WOULD it be possible for the town centre planners to visit Scarborough to see what a wonderful job has been done there on a 1930s art deco-style cinema that now holds the Steven Joseph Theatre? Whilst I am not saying that the Odeon should necessarily
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I'm ready for treble challenge - Smith
ALAN Smith has told Sir Alex Ferguson he is ready to play a major role in Manchester United's treble bid - starting with Saturday's Old Trafford duel with Wanderers. The former Leeds United striker has been forced to abort two comeback bids after recovering
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Put it on ice - for the youngsters
IT seems that I am again in the majority with writers, such as Leslie Wolstenholme, regarding the Odeon. My memories of it were when my mother took me to see The Absent Minded Professor and the Swiss Family Robinson. In my late teens I saw Dr Dolittle
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Preserve its art deco facade
I MUST add to the many letters on the subject of the destruction of the Odeon cinema, not just because I visited it during the 1960s and early 1980s, but it is such a wonderful building, built to last, and a credit to the builders of the 1930s. Recently
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Working at cinema was a family affair
I WAS thrilled and moved when I read the piece by Bill Simpson describing the Odeon in its heyday, and it took me back in time when he remembered the commissionaire in the smart uniform. Well, Bill, that smart commissionaire was my dad. He had three
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Healthy move
MAKING patients' medical records available outside their GP''s surgery is a sensible move that could save lives. Previously, medical staff in hospitals had no way of knowing the state of a patient's health, but Bolton has become the first place in the
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Trains feeling the strain
IT MAY be seven years off but the Government's plans to put an extra 1,000 carriages on the railways should be welcomed. It may well be a case of too little far too late but at least it is progress. The passengers who use Britain's overcrowded rail network
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That special mother-daughter relationship
Being a mother must be a strange thing. My mum often reminds me and my sister that when she got married, she wanted sons. My dad wanted a fridge freezer but as it was they had to make do with two daughters and an ice box. You win some, you lose some
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VIDEO: News, Sport and Weather bulletin
The Bolton News TV News, Sport and Weather bulletin for March 15 is online now Watch the video HERE
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Pensioner's masked raid ordeal
A GANG of masked robbers armed with a shotgun tied up a 66-year-old woman and her son before ransacking their home. The four raiders forced their way into a house in Tennyson Road, Farnworth, last night at around 10pm. The woman was bound and gagged
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Shame of wealth built on slavery
LATER this month is the bicentenary of the abolition of slavery in which Britain played a leading role. But historically Britain also took part in the transportation of millions of African slaves to America and the Empire. The links between ports such
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Police win car crime fight
CAR crime has been slashed by nearly three-quarters by a two-month police operation. The drive, codenamed Operation Crusher, targeted car thieves in the Clifton area of Salford and saw 14 stolen vehicles recovered. Just 22 offences were committed in
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Club's £4,000 for charities
NEARLY 30 charities have benefited from donations totalling more than £4,000. Westhoughton Rotary Club made its annual cheque presentations to 28 charities, including St John Ambulance, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf and MedEquip4kids. Much of the money
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Spring festival celebrations
A THRILLING line-up of main ring attractions is promised at the 2007 Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival, which is expected to set another record attendance this year. Growing numbers of smallholders and gardeners from across the UK flock to
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Estate agents to share £125m bonus
STAFF at upmarket property group Savills will share a bonus of £125 million after the group posted a profits rise of nearly a third to £75 million. The bonus pool will be shared between 4,000 Savills staff, with some receiving in excess of £1 million
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BUPA profits reach £4.25bn with NHS work
GOVERNMENT-led incentives to reduce NHS waiting lists and increase efficiency in the service helped private healthcare giant BUPA post a rise in annual revenues and profits. The privately owned company, which specialises in insurance, hospitals and care
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Business park owners enjoy 30 per cent groth
A COMPANY which owns 19 business accommodation centres in the North-west has expanded by 30 per cent in six months. Bizspace, which owns Halliwell Business Park, has seen a 50 per cent increase in the value of its portfolio and makes it one of the UK's
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Bosses fear backlash over smoking ban
MORE than a third of employers in Bolton believe the smoking ban will to bring unnecessary conflict between managers and staff. Research by Manchester-based law firm Berg Legal found that 36 per cent of managers are concerned that enforcing additional
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O2's new award for businesses
MOBILE phone giant O2 is calling on firms to enter the largest local business awards event of the year. O2, which has a workforce of 1,400 at its call centre in Dumers Lane, Bury, is sponsoring a new category in the Bolton and Bury Business Awards 2007
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Tourists roll up for Bolton Market
A STAGGERING 2.5 million people visit Bolton Market every year - some from as far afield as Staffordshire. The market has acquired a reputation far and wide for its quality of fish, meat, fruit and vegetables on offer four days a week. There are so
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MP takes shot at Tory air tax
FAMILIES of Bolton servicemen abroad could be hit hard by green air taxes, claims a Bolton MP. MP for Bolton North-east David Crausby has hit out at Tory plans for the taxes on air travel. Mr Crausby said that, for families who visit servicemen overseas
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Gentle pair are the cat's whiskers
THESE cute cats are looking for someone to give them a new home. Brother and sister Simba and Socks are 12 months old. The gentle pair are affectionate and enjoy sitting on people's laps. Both have been vaccinated. Fudge, the rabbit featured in Pets
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Life help group lands £30,000
BOLTON Independent Living has been awarded a £30,000 grant from a national charity. The group - which helps people with learning disabilities become more independent - was delighted to receive the donation from the charity, which wanted to remain anonymous
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Take a ticket to pamper yourself
THERE are still a handful of tickets remaining for the fun ladies pampering evening at The Phoenix tomorrow. The event will raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and The Phoenix. There will be facials, make-up, aromatherapy and massages on offer at the
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Vernon is a real comic
BOLTON-born television presenter Vernon Kay is doing his bit for Comic Relief . A fun comic cartoon sketch of Vernon is appearing on special promotional pocket packs of Kleenex tissues. His glamorous wife Tess Daly is also featured on some of the packs
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Stretch out in the armchair
OLDER people who find exercise difficult can still keep fit thanks to a new group. The Westhoughton Visiting Service carer activity group has organised armchair exercise sessions. Members of the group are seen here enjoying a fun exercise session organised
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Quacking good fun on the river
YELLOW plastic ducks will be racing on Bolton's River Croal at the weekend to help launch a group that will provide young people aged 16 to 25 with fun and enjoyment through volunteering. To start the ball rolling, groups of "vteam" volunteers will be
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Cash for drama
HORWICH Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society has been given £500 from Horwich Town Council. An application was approved and allocated from the Supported Organisations Budget.
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Trade ruined by yobs, shopkeeper says
A BOLTON shopkeeper is considering selling up after being plagued by yobs while it has been revealed other businesses are facing huge bills because of anti-social behaviour. Bobby Khan, manager at Mums Happy Shopper in Winchester way, Breightmet, said
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Casting off for team spirit
LANDLUBBER Eddie Hughes had to find his sea legs when he helped sail a Liverpool-built tall ship back home. Mr Hughes, aged 35, of Little Hulton, was part of the crew of the Spirit of Fairbridge's first journey to help inner-city youngsters. The ship
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Focus on slavery at library
AN EVENT to discuss the Muslim contribution to the abolishment of slavery is being held in Bolton. Four speakers will be at the Lecture Theatre, Central Library Bolton, on Monday at 5.30pm. They will mark the 200th anniversary of the legal abolishment
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Pupils tied up in knots for hospice
PUPILS at George Tomlinson High School used their bad taste for a good cause. Youngsters at the Kearsley school wore the worst-taste ties they could find to raise as much cash as possible for the Garden of Tranquillity appeal. They collected £143 to
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1,107 women warm up for charity race
MORE than 1,000 women have already signed up for Bolton's Race for Life. A total of 1,107 fundraisers have put their names down to run the 5km course in Leverhulme Park to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Races will take place at 11am and 2pm, on
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Housing association rises to challlenge
A BOLTON housing provider has been shortlisted for an affordable housing challenge. The Great Places Housing Association project, based in Union Road, Bolton, is one of 17 schemes included in plans for the Housing Corporation's Northern Housing Challenge
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Move into library is the healthy choice
A HEALTH resource library has a new location within Bolton's central library. The Primary Care Trust library provides information for health staff and students as well as holding information for the public on health-related issues and healthy lifestyles
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Council settles 98 per cent of equal pay claims
MORE than 2,000 women workers have received equal pay compensation from Bolton Council. The equal pay settlements are being offered to workers, such as dinner ladies and lollipop ladies, who have not been paid bonuses enjoyed by men in jobs on the same
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Travel firm gets nosey
FIRST Choice Travel Shop in Asda's Pilsworth Road store in Bury is getting into the swing of tomorrow's Comic Relief's Red Nose Day by arranging a raffle where the star prize is a holiday to Tenerife! The raffle will be drawn at 6.30pm and a clutch of
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Roy takes a bus trip down Memory Lane
WHENEVER Wanderers FA Cup winner Roy Hartle had a bad game, his suffering was very public. While modern Premiership stars drive their luxury sports cars back to their mansions and hide away after a poor performance, in the 1950s and 60s, Hartle had to
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Band contest for football club
BUDDING Arctic Monkeys are needed for a "battle of the bands" competition to raise money for a girls' football team. Golborne Girls FC has almost 100 girls playing and training regularly, which is putting a huge demand on their limited resources. Now
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Travellers are to be fenced out
TRAVELLERS who have set up a string of illegal camps on playing fields will soon find themselves blocked by fencing. A fund of £10,000 has been earmarked for fencing around Hulton Lane playing fields. Travellers have used the fields as an encampment
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Pensioner found dead in stream
A PENSIONER found dead, face down in a stream in Lancashire, is believed to have fallen in by accident. Police officers were called to the stream at the back of Haslingden Old Road, Rawtenstall, on Tuesday morning. A post-mortem examination revealed
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Tony Blair under fire over police funding
PRIME Minister Tony Blair has come under fire in the Commons over the funding of Greater Manchester Police. Lib Dem MP for Cheadle Mark Hunter asked Mr Blair at Question Time yesterday if he was aware that the force has already lost 216 officers and
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Life is one big drag
HEALTH staff proved how life can be a drag for smokers, when they hauled an inflatable cigarette through the streets of Bolton as part of No Smoking Day. Surprised motorists and pedestrians watched as the huge cigarette made its way from the Reebok Stadium
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Offenders raise charity cheer
OFFENDERS who have raised money while completing community service are donating the cash to the Good Companions disabled group. The money was raised when the offenders held a charity car wash, and collected £500. Peter Seddon, unpaid work manager in
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Call for ban on acne drug
AN ACTION group against the controversial acne drug Roaccutane is calling for it to be taken off the market. Roaccutane Action Group is an international network which supports families who have been affected by the side effects of the drug. They are
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Pitches plan to get teenagers off streets
SPORTS pitches costing £85,000 are to be built in a rundown part of Little Hulton. The all-weather, floodlit picthes would allow youngsters to play football, basketball and tennis all year round. Councillors said they hoped the facilities would give
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Jobs fair
A JOB opportunities fair is being held for Great Lever residents this month. Visitors to the event on March 21 at the Nightingale Community Centre, in Nightingale Walk, will be able to get information about work choices, training, advice and guidance
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Computer link is made with GP records
MEDICAL staff in Bolton will become the first in England to look at patient records from GP surgeries through a new computer network. Staff in key locations, such as those working in accident and emergency at the Royal Bolton Hospital, will be able
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Sam lends his support to sporty youngsters
BIG Sam and Lofty the Lion cheered on primary school youngsters as they tackled a series of physical challenges. Eagley Infants in Bromley Cross held a sponsored agility day designed to raise money for school funds and encourage children to take part
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Flat Caps gig
IRISH band The Flat Cappers play a gig at the Brass Cat pub, Churchgate, tomorrow as part of the Bolton Irish Festival celebrations. The free event begins at 8pm.
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Historical treasures on show
UNIQUE artefacts from the past 200 years will feature in an exhibition at the Heritage Centre in Beaumont Road, Horwich, from Saturday March 24. The Mayor of Horwich, Bernard McCartin, and Mayor of Bolton, Walter Hall, will be unveiling two new additions
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Councillors join fight to save buses
BUS users who fear they will be left out in the cold when their service is withdrawn have turned to town councillors for help. The 559 bus from Bolton to Wigan via Westhoughton will be withdrawn from April 15, along with other services which bus company
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Meningitis survivor Regan leads charity walk
PLAYING happily with her family, it is hard to believe little Regan Barlow "died" twice just weeks ago. Doctors had to resuscitate the desperately ill youngster when her heart stopped twice, as she battled the deadly brain disease meningitis last month
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Phoenix cruise past Capitals
Manchester Phoenix cruised past a sickness affected Edinburgh Capitals side on Wednesday night with a 6-1 win that was efficient if not spectacular. Edinburgh arrived in Manchester with just eleven players including injured Dino Bauba and bolstered their
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Take That fury over their hits in musical
TAKE That have hit out at plans for a West End musical based on their songs. The boy band, currently topping the chart with Shine, are furious that new show Never Forget will feature their hits. In a statement it said: "The band would like to state
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Pupils' heartbreak as vandals wreck garden
CHILDREN were left devastated after vandals wrecked their primary school garden. Yobs ripped up trees and overturned pot plants in the grounds of Walmsley School, Egerton. The incident happened just over a week after the school was left with a £1,000
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Paddy at home as star of bakery's TV advert
SHOPPERS did a double-take when they saw Peter Kay's sidekick Paddy McGuinness filming in Bolton town centre yesterday. He was taking part in a new advertising campaign for Greggs bakery. The comedian, who has starred in Phoenix Nights and Max and Paddy's
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Election time for town's youth MPs
YOUNG people are going to the polls as voting opens for this year's youth MP elections. Polls are open in schools and youth clubs across the borough and 11 to 18-year-olds are being urged to take part. There are nine candidates competing for Bolton's
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Boy, 15, shot in police raid
A MANCHESTER schoolboy was shot with a Taser during a police raid. The 15-year-old was one of five people arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm during the swoop in Moss Side on Tuesday afternoon. Armed police burst into the house in Broadoak
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Sports firm to face legal action
A CONSUMER group has launched legal action against Wigan-based JJB Sports on behalf of fans who were overcharged for football shirts. Which? wants compensation for shoppers who bought the Manchester United and England shirts during 2000 and 2001. It
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Cocaine shame of fatal crash driver
A JOYRIDER was high on cocaine when he killed a 12-year-old Bolton boy in a terrifying late-night motorway smash. John Green, aged 22, stole his mother's car and drove Wesley Finney and two other young passengers on the M602, where he lost control of
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Erica discovers her 'older brother'
VIEWERS saw Erica and Joe talk about their blossoming friendship in last night's Castaway show. Erica revealed: "I just think it's like a little crush that people have - I might have one on him. "Obviously nothing will happen, ever, because I'm married
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Husband in bid to be a Castaway
CASTAWAY star Erica Hurst's husband has launched a cheeky bid to join her on the show. Matt Williams, aged 24, is desperate to be reunited with his sweetheart after parting from her just three weeks after their Las Vegas wedding, when Erica left to take
