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'Go Ape' protest group sets meeting date
THE Friends of Lever Park will meet at Horwich Liberal Reform Club next month. The group, which will meet at the club in Winter Hey Lane on Tuesday, December 2, is objecting to plans to build a Go Ape tree top adventure course near Rivington
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Crooner celebrates 50 years on song
WHEN crooner Terry Desmond notched up half a century in showbiz he wanted to make his celebration special. So he arranged a dinner event at Horwich RMI, which attracted more than 200 paying guests who helped raise £1,350 for Bolton Hospice. Terry, now
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Matvienko set for ring return
BOLTON boxer Alex Matvienko returns to the ring for the first time since his narrow defeat 10-round to Sheffield’s Lee Edwards when he takes on southpaw David Kirk on Saturday night. Light-middleweight Matvienko, pictured, was unlucky to miss
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Teen star set for Mor success
IT has been quite a year for Bolton teenage tennis ace George Morgan who is now in line for a prestigious LTA award. The 15-year-old, who at 6ft 2in towers over most of his opponents, is one of four players to be short listed for the title male junior
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Merricks rings changes behind the scenes
LEIGH Genesis have restructured their backroom staff following the recent upheaval when chairman Dominic Speakman pulled the plug on the Unibond Premier League side. New manager Lee Merricks has appointed Stuart Brown and Lee Doherty as his assistants
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Whites stars bridge the cultural divide
BOLTON Wanderers’ international stars joined school children at the Reebok to talk about their different cultures. Swedish striker, Johan Elmander, Dutch winger, Riga, and Polish defender, Jaroslaw Fojut, worked with groups of children who attempted
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Little Darlings winners unveiled
HUNDREDS of children were entered and thousands voted. Now, after weeks of waiting, we can reveal the results of The Bolton News’ Little Darlings competition. The two victorious youngsters live just doors away from each other in Farnworth. Gareth Scott
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Charity posts free festive debt advice on website
A BOLTON-based charity says more than three quarters of people are worried about the cost of Christmas. Christians Against Poverty (CAP), which has a branch in The Bridge Church in The Haulgh, commissioned YouGov to survey more than 2,000 UK adults.
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Town's progress at exhibition
THE countdown is on for an event looking at how Bolton got to where it is today. The Building Bolton Exhibition explores the town’s past and progress to the present day. It will run at Bolton Museum from December 12 until February 28. The exhibition
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Scooter rider freed from mud
A MAN on a motorised scooter had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in mud. Fire crews were called to Elms Close in Whitefield at 11am yesterday. The man, who was in his late 60s, was visiting a house he has bought. He went round the
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Stolen computer is returned to charity
A COMPUTER stolen from the local headquarters of the RSPCA has been returned — following an emotive plea by volunteers in The Bolton News. Thieves targeted the Bolton branch of the charity last week and took two computers containing details about hundreds
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Laptop theft man sentenced
A MAN who pawned his friend’s laptop has appeared in court. Hugh Graham, aged 27, of Moorside Avenue, Bolton, pleaded guilty to theft at Bolton Magistrates Court on Friday. He took the computer, worth £350, on May 27. He was ordered to complete 100
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Criminal damage case dropped against former councillor
A FORMER councillor who was accused of scratching a car has had a court case against him dropped. William Collison, who represented Kearsley on Bolton Council, appeared at Bolton Magistrates’ Court yesterday for a trial. He had been charged with criminal
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'Downshift' to make great savings
TV’s money-saving expert Martin Lewis is helping YOU to Beat the Crunch every Saturday in the Bolton Evening News this month. BRITS are facing a kitchen nightmare. Mammoth food price inflation means the cost of filling a trolley with food for your
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Date for band
NEW wave and indie covers band 77up will play the Antelope in Kearsley on Saturday night at 9pm. The band play a range of songs dating from 1977 to the present day. For more information, visit 77up.co.uk
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Man rescued from mud
A MAN on a motorised scooter had to be rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in the mud. Fire crews were called to Elms Close in Whitefield at around 11am yesterday (Friday). The man, who was in his late 60s, was visiting a house he has
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Van Day favourite for eviction
David Van Day is the favourite to become the first contestant evicted from ‘I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'. The former Dollar singer has already proved unpopular with fellow campers in the Australian set reality show, and has been given odds
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Dani fears conflict
Dani Behr fears new contestant David Van Day will create conflict in the group. The former TV presenter revealed her concerns about the ex-Dollar singer after he and children's TV star Timmy Mallett were introduced to the group on Wednesday (19.11.08
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Pan blaze at house
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chip pan fire on Thursday night. A woman had left a pan of oil unattended at her home in Bromwich Street, Bolton. The woman was able to turn her cooker off and the fire went out of its own accord.
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Health awards night
AN awards evening to recognise excellence in health service staff at the Royal Bolton Hospital will be held on Tuesday. There will be 13 categories, including customer service champion, learning and development champion and Health professional student
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Disabled parking badge stolen
THIEVES stole a disabled parking badge when they targeted an unlocked car in Dunscar. The thieves struck between 8pm on Wednesday and 10.45am on Thursday while the Peugeot was parked in Higher Dunscar. Anyone with any information is asked to call Crimestoppers
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Nearly a hundred businesses remain without power
More than 200 Bolton town centre businesses have been hit by a power cut today. The problem has been caused by a fault in an underground cable. Morrison's supermarket in the town centre has had to close with staff frantically trying
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Rustic recipe that won't break the bank
TOP Bolton chef Mike Harrison has cooked for the great and the good and now he is sharing some of his most popular recipes with The Bolton News readers. Each week he will provide a tasty starter, main course or dessert. So get cooking and if you are
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Wearers wanted for stiletto study
CALLING all stiletto wearers — ladies in high heels are needed in the name of scientific research. Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) is appealing for Bolton shoe-lovers to help them discover the long-term consequences of fashionable footwear.
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TV offers little other than endless football
why are we still paying licence fees to the BBC? It should take advertisements like all the other channels then licence fees would disappear and all the channels would be on an even playing field. All we seem to get now are repeats, ancient films that
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Residents join fight against crime
RESIDENTS are being urged to stand shoulder to shoulder with police in their fight against crime. The Bolton West Neighbourhood Policing Team is launching crime prevention schemes in a bid to tackle crime. They have concentrated on Over
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PICTURE: Man wanted in connection with taxi attack
Two men racially abused a taxi driver before kicking dents into the back of his car in Bolton. Officers investigating this incident have released an image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with it. The victim was dropping the
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Festive art helps charity
BOLTON Art Circle is adding a seasonal touch to its Christmas Art Exhibition at the Last Drop Village on Sunday. Artists will be in fancy dress, from 11am to 4pm, exhibiting nearly 400 pictures of all shapes and sizes. Twenty per cent of all sales will
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Get braced for Arctic blast
The UK was today braced for an Arctic blast as blizzard conditions and freezing temperatures were predicted to envelope much of Scotland and England. Several weather warnings are in place and motoring organisations have warned that the snowy conditions
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Hunt for sex pervert who attacked bike woman
Police are hunting a pervert who attacked and sexually assaulted a woman as she pushed her bike along the East Lancs Road in Salford. The 37-year-old woman had been riding her bike on the A580 from Salford towards Manchester at about 5am today when
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Beauty spot will be a theme park
IN response to Eddie Birchall’s letter in The Bolton News (November 4)— I have never read such a load of rubbish. Once United Utilities has finished the Go Ape venue, it will only be the tip of the iceberg before Rivington is destroyed completely
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Nimby objection to play area plan
I WOULD like to correct some of the “facts” Cllr Rock offered in his letter of November 13. He said he is not a member of the Residents’ Association. As a resident, he is a member. I presume he intended to say he is not a committee member. He was a
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Left with a big, empty space
I visited the Market Place to see what all the fuss was about after reading letter after letter of complaints in The Bolton News. What has Bolton Council done? More to the point, what is it going to do about it? When is it going to listen to what the
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Cotton Tree launches jam night
THE Cotton Tree pub will launch its new jam night tomorrow, Saturday November 21. The pub is also looking for live bands to play. Demos should be sent to the enterainment manager, or dropped off behind the bar. Post CDs to Cotton Tree Sport and
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Library's "Expectations" for Christmas show
THE Library Theatre has announced its Christmas show will be Neil Bartlett’s adaptation of Great Expectations. Bartlett’s version of Oliver Twist was a hit at the theatre in 2005, and the novel of Great Expectations is regarded by many as Dickens’ greatest
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Jazz bar’s opening gift
A NEW jazz bar, Lounge 10, opens tonight in Nelson Square, Bolton, and all tonight’s profits will be donated to the Five Star Appeal to buy an MRI scanner for the new Greater Manchester children’s hospital.
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Recipe: Herb-roasted chicken with cous cous and a garlic and cucumber yoghurt
HE has already shared his culinary knowledge with two fantastic credit crunch-busting family recipes. Now, Farnworth-born celebrity chef, Paul Heathcote, is back with a hearty meal to keep folk warm in the chilly winter months. This
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Anniversary sing-song for school project
school pupils are celebrating the first anniversary of a scheme aiming to make singing a key part of classroom life. Sing Up is a national programme which aims to help children become more confident and to have more fun at school. More
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Market Place’s renovation is wonderful
When are all these people who are moaning about the renovation of the Market Place going to realise that it is done and will not go back to the way it was? I, for one, think the renovation is wonderful. It has been designed to give a light, airy atmosphere
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Kilroy-Silk gets 10 stars
Robert Kilroy-Silk managed to get all 10 stars in his second Bushtucker Trial on Wednesday. The politician and former TV presenter endured rats, snakes slithering on his face, green ants, spiders and cockroaches for ten minutes in the ‘John T-revolting
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Van Day refuses to sleep in cave
David Van Day has infuriated his fellow contestants by refusing to sleep in a cave. The former Dollar singer and TV presenter Timmy Mallett are the latest famous faces to join ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here’, but there is not enough room for
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Webbe offers to sing at Paddick's wedding
Simon Webbe has offered to sing at Brian Paddick’s wedding. The former Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner is set to take part in a civil partnership ceremony with his Norwegian boyfriend early next year, and after hearing his camp mate
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Thug caught at pub after police appeal
A VIOLENT thug who was wanted by police after failing to report to his bail hostel was arrested in a pub following a tip-off. Anthony Thomas Webb, aged 24, was wanted on recall to prison after failing to comply with the terms of his licence, which required
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Mallet and Van Day denied rations
Timmy Mallett and David Van Day spent Wednesday night in their cells after ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ contestants voted not to give up rations or luxury items to help them. Earlier in the day, the group had been notified about the hostages
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Planners face conflicting duties
I agree with Peter Johnston that central Bolton has many fine buildings worthy of preservation (November 3). However, I’m also fairly sure that he would agree with me that Bolton Council does not have a very good track record in preserving our buildings
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Let’s hear the good things about EU
I write with reference to the letter, written by Philip Griffiths about immigration (November 13). He blames the EU for the influx of all the immigrants coming from the mainland. Sure, he does have a small point, and that is it — a small point. Countries
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Will anyone pay the price for Baby P?
THERE cannot be anyone “normal” who isn’t sickened by details of the injuries which led to the death of the infant known as Baby P, and enraged by officialdom’s blunders and incompetence. From November, 2006, until he was found in a blood-spattered cot
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Running to Algarve won’t solve anything
I hope that the anonymous person who castigated us Boltonians for our ignorance, ill manners, tattoos, socialism, etc, is better at checking job applications than at pronouncing on current affairs. If not, his millionaire boss is in for trouble. For
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When the crunch begins to bite . . .
ENTREPRENEURS Jeremy and Debra Jones have started the ‘Foodsie 100’ menu in a bid to beat the credit crunch. The new leaseholders of the Brierfield Hotel reopened the venue a couple of weeks ago. And they have already injected a little light relief
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Bolton killer's chilling confession on a mobile phone
MOST 15-year-old boys would be terrified if they thought they had killed someone. Not Andrew Smith. He was proud of what he had done. So proud he filmed himself on his mobile phone, boasting that he had the “eyes of a killer”. He recorded
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Crackdown on crime in Leigh today
A CRACKDOWN on vehicle crime is taking place in Leigh today. Operation Battenberg will see Police Community Support Officers carrying out high-profile patrols in hotspot areas to provide public reassurance and to distribute crime prevention leaflets
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Ordinary Bolton lads who became killers
TO friends and family they were just ordinary lads — neighbours did not have a bad word to say about them. But on the evening of December 21 last year, these ordinary lads turned into killers. Jason Bolton and Andrew Smith murdered innocent
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Bolton crash woman had gone into labour
A PREGNANT woman who had gone into labour was involved in a car accident yesterday afternoon. North West Ambulance Service received a call at around 3.30pm alerting them to the incident. It is understood that a Vauxhall Astra and one other vehicle were
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Lucky escape for friends struck by car
TWO friends had a lucky escape when they were hit by an out-of-control car. Diane Downs and Zelda Norris Mather were walking along Long Lane, Darcy Lever, on their way to a corner shop at around 9.20am yesterday. As they reached the traffic lights,
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Beware Bolton's 'danger' junctions
A DRIVING instructor is calling on Bolton Council to review “dangerous” junctions. Rob Whittle, aged 30, has been teaching in Bolton for five years and has seen a number of crashes and near misses at various points across the town. He
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Bolton town hall staff to vote on pay review
THOUSANDS of Bolton Council employees whose salaries could change due to a controversial pay review have one week left to vote on the issue. Public sector workers union Unison is balloting members on whether they want to accept or reject the
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Judge condemns vicious Bolton teenage killers
A HIGH Court judge described two teenage murderers who kicked and punched a man to death as vicious, dangerous young thugs. Mr Justice MacDuff told Jason Bolton and Andrew Smith they were “wicked and callous” as he sentenced them to life in
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Welcome home party that ended in tragedy
DECEMBER 21 was supposed to be a time of celebration for the Ahmed household. Asaf Ahmed’s mother had just returned from visiting relatives in Pakistan and the family were busy enjoying a welcome home party. But for the family, it will always be remembered
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Megson cautious over England hype
WANDERERS boss Gary Megson has sounded a note of caution over Fabio Capello’s superb start to life in England colours. The manner in which England beat Germany 2-1 in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night fuelled the feelgood factor which has marked
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Boy, 15, sexually assaulted on bus
A TEENAGER was sexually assaulted after getting on to a bus at Bolton bus station. The 15-year-old boy was followed by a man on to the number 22 bus, which goes from Bolton to Stockport via the Trafford Centre. The assault sent the youngster into a
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Injury almost had me in tears - Riga
RIGA hopes to bounce back from injury against Middlesbrough. The flying Dutch winger was put out of action in the 2-0 win against Manchester City a fortnight ago after a mis-timed tackle by Richard Dunne. The lay-off came just when the 27-year-old
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Hunt may return to Reebok
GARY Megson has not closed the door on a Reebok return for Nicky Hunt. The unsettled full-back was shipped out on loan to Birmingham City to gain some first team action – a move which many speculated would spell the end of a seven-year career with his
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Budding wrestlers look to future
BOLTON youngsters showed their potential as future Olympians with impressive displays in the inaugural Bolton Schools Wrestling Championships at Bolton Arena. Ninety-five wrestlers from eight secondary schools competed and Withins High School
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MP takes up crash man’s fight for help
A MAN whose life was shattered after an horrific car crash is leading a new fight to win compensation for accident victims. And Rajendra Vanker’s cause has been taken to the House of Commons by his Bolton MP, Brian Iddon. Four years
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Young Harriers get off to a storming start
BOLTON Harriers made an impressive start to the Greater Manchester Sportshall League. The boys’ team is now 139 points ahead after only one match and the girls are in third place, despite having had 10 athletes missing. In addition, George Miller,
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In-form LR aim to avenge cup knockout
ATHERTON LR will be looking for revenge when Bacup Borough visit Crilly Park for the second time in 11 days. Borough scored an impressive 3-1 win to knock Rovers out of the Lancashire FA Trophy at the first hurdle, but Dave Hughes’ side bounced back
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Boro ready for tough test
GERRY Luczka is tipping his Radcliffe Borough side to give high-flying Newcastle Blue Star a difficult test. Borough are fuming after believing the officials cost them at least a point at Harrogate Railway Athletic last weekend and will be looking to
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Mad Dog wants to take on Davies again
NO-NONSENSE defender Emanuel Pogatetz is desperate to renew acquaintances with Kevin Davies on Saturday. The Austrian international pulled out of his country’s friendly with Turkey last night, but is hopeful he will shrug off a knee injury to lock horns
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Knill urges fans to keep the faith
BURY manager Alan Knill has urged the Gigg Lane faithful to remain positive during a turbulent time for the team. After a fantastic start to the season, the Shakers have hit the buffers by losing five successive home games. Sections of the crowd have
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Music and lights at big switch-on
SINGING sensation Carl Dawson last night proved he really does have the Xmas factor. The 17-year-old Tonge Moor crooner hit the headlines a month ago when he wrote to Wigan Council claiming he was the next big thing in pop music.
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Megson praise for rival boss
GARY Megson has been impressed by the rebuilding job done by his opposite number at the Riverside. Gareth Southgate has undeniably put his own stamp on Middlesbrough since taking over the reins from Steve McClaren in May, 2006. Some billed it as an
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Goals will flow soon - Elmander
JOHAN Elmander is confident the goals will start to flow now he has learned to relax. Wanderers’ record signing has at times been his own worst critic during a barren scoring spell that is close to exceeding 10 hours of football as he prepares for Saturday's
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Drunken falls led to Bolton former soldier's death
A FORMER soldier who started drinking while he was on active service died because of alcohol problems, an inquest heard. Michael Billington, aged 46, died in June after falling in his flat in Bradford Street, Bolton. The supermarket
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Hand nears landmark achievement
Manchester Phoenix player coach Tony Hand has achieved some memorable landmarks in his distinguished career – being the first British born and trained player ever to be drafted by an NHL club and being the first ice hockey player recognised by the Queen
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You can rely on young guns - Obadeyi
TEMITOPE Obadeyi has backed Wanderers young guns to fire when they get their chance. The teenage striker has been on the substitutes’ bench for the last two games against Liverpool and Hull. The England Under-20s hitman did not manage
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Cahill eyes happy Riverside return
GARY Cahill is happy to head to the Riverside under a lot less pressure than on his last visit. The centre-half was in the Wanderers side that travelled to Teeside in April needing victory to lift themselves out of the bottom three. Gavin McCann’s winner
