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Anelka helps sink battling Wanderers
Wanderers 0 Chelsea 2 NICOLAS Anelka came back to haunt Wanderers after his goal paved the way for victory at the Reebok. The French striker, playing against his former club for the first time since moving to Stamford Bridge for £15million
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Road charge will help environment
REGARDING the TIF and Congestion charge can I try and maximise some agreement: 1) The vast majority of scientific opinion believes something has to be done to reduce CO2 emissions as well as other gasses to minimise global warming, from which parts of
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Prevention is better than a cure
As a resident of Chapeltown Road I have been campaigning for many months via my MP, councillor and traffic management to persuade the police and local authority to reduce traffic speeds on this busy route. On the long downhill section to the north of
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Steam cleaners stolen
TWO steam cleaners worth £1,600 have been stolen from a Manfredi Ice Cream garage, in Milton Avenue, Bolton. The thieves forced open locked metal doors at the garage on Tuesday morning. Anyone who has any information should call 0161 8725050
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Man who abused girl has jail term cut
A PERVERT who sexually abused a young girl has had his sentence cut. Stephen Owen, aged 61, was found guilty of 13 sexual offences following a two-day trial. He was jailed for 12 years by judge Stephen Everett in October. But yesterday judge Everett
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Man jailed after police seize guns and drugs
A POLICE unit set up to bust organised crime in Greater Manchester says the streets are safer after a Leigh man was jailed for 14 years. Ricky Prakesh Parmar, aged 26, of Preistfields, Leigh, was sent to prison after guns and drugs were seized from his
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Full time: Wanderers 0 Chelsea 2
90 - It's all over. Lots of effort but no points for battling Wanderers. 89 - Ivanovic. Boswingwa. 84 - Ferreira. Kalou. 82 - Ballack. 80 - Smolarek. Samuel. 77 - Bolton continue to take the game to Chelsea in search
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Drivers should get the vote on charge
WE are being asked to vote on the Transport Initiative Fund and, surely, before being entitled to vote on the question of congestion charging, two preliminary questions should have been asked, namely: l Do you work in Manchester? l Do you use your car
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Who will benefit?
HAS anyone considered that people who live and work in the outer and inner rings will not pay a penny, although they will benefit most. While people outside the rings will be paying to work, shop, and even visit Hope Hospital, without much benefit to
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Thanks for sporting help
FURTHER to my recent letter regarding Charlie Hallows, I am just writing to thank you for your very successful contribution to my search for the answer to the question of whether the January 1914 Southport footballer was the Lancashire cricketer of the
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Market place is ruined
In my opinion the Market Place has been ruined. It has lost all the character, and busy stalls, all of which made the market special. It was like Pandora’s Box which people love Goodbye to the old tradition, unfortunately Why can’t councils leave
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It’s a no brainer to use EU cash for economy
Whether you think it is a good idea to pump masses of money into the economy or not, one thing is certain, the country desperately needs cash. The government wants to borrow now and tax us later but I have a better idea. UKIP MEP Gerard Batten has
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Is fascism any worse than communism?
I regret that Mr I Heyes is upset that the BNP is a legal Political Party but are they worse than the Communist Party? (“Be clear — BNP is a fascist party”, The Bolton News, November 26). The communist “Bogey man” is the capitalist. I think that 50
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Red Rose troupe are top twirlers
BATON twirlers from Bolton have returned from a national tournament with a whole host of awards. Bolton Red Rose Majorettes were named Themed Troupe of the Year at the Universal Majorette Championships in Bridlington, Yorkshire. The troupe, which is
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Councillor hits out over snow chaos
A FURIOUS row has broken out after a councillor criticised council officers responsible for gritting Bolton’s roads in an email seen by thousands of staff. Labour councillors had leapt to the defence of their beleaguered gritting team after
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Armed raiders target Italian restaurant
ARMED robbers threatened staff at a Worsley restaurant. The masked raiders struck just before 2.30am today at the Milan Italian restaurant in Barton Road. On arrival police officers found three men armed with knives and a handgun had threatened staff
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140 jobs lost at Bolton kitchen firm
ONE hundred and forty workers at a troubled kitchen manufacturer were sacked on the spot when administrators were called in. Staff turned up for work as normal yesterday but were later sent home and told they no longer had jobs by administrators
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Youth clubs in closure fears
FOUR youth clubs in Bolton are at the centre of a council review to improve services for teenagers. Bolton Council is aiming to have more youth clubs open on Friday and Saturday nights. But it says Blackrod, Sunning Hill, Central Drive in Westhoughton
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Burglar stole purse from woman, 84
POLICE have issued this CCTV image of a man they want to trace in connection with a burglary. The thief struck between 11.15pm on Monday, May 26, and 1am on Tuesday, May 27, at a house in Moorside Road, Tottington. The burglar stole a purse belonging
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Laura sings for shoppers
LAURA White dazzled Christmas shoppers at the Trafford Centre on Friday night. The X Factor finalist, who prompted an outcry when she was voted off the show three weeks ago, joined shoppers in a Christmas charity sing-a-long at Selfridges. Laura, from
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Appeal over teenage thieves
TWO teenage thieves stole more than £600-worth of tools from a Ford Transit parked at Iceland supermarket in Brackley Street, Farnworth, on Tuesday at around 12.10pm. The thieves are described as a white female, aged 14 to 16, 5ft 5ins tall, slim and
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Whites reality check
EXPECTATIONS are being kept firmly in check at Wanderers as they prepare to build on their sensational November form. Gary Megson’s men will face three of the current top five in the Premier League over the next 20 days, starting with this afternoon’
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Party time for supporters
BOLTON Wanderers Supporters’ Association will be holding their Christmas Party at the Varsity Bar on Tuesday, December 9. Some tickets are still available, priced at £10 for adults and £7.50 for juniors. There will be free Champagne or Buck’s Fizz
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Vintage lorry reaches the end of the road
A FATHER and son have taken a vintage lorry on its final journey after they saved it from the scrapheap. Harry and Graham Davies, who both worked for United Utilities at its Walkden depot, looked after the 1963 AEC generator lorry. Now the electricity
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Phoenix slay Giants with a lesson in finishing
Belfast Giants 2 Phoenix 5. Another hat-trick from David-Alexandre Beauregard together with a goal and three assists for Tony Hand saw the Manchester Phoenix chalk up a notable victory over the Belfast Giants last night. Tony Hand made changes to
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Couple's winter wonderland
IT may be the season of goodwill, but one couple are taking it a step further. Carol and Dennis Dyson turn their house in Kearsley into a festive wonderland every December. And this year they are inviting the public into their home for the
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Town rallies to help ransacked charity shop
BUSINESSES and residents have rallied round a children’s charity shop which was raided by thieves. The burglars caused thousands of pounds worth of damage when they went on a wrecking spree at the Derian House charity shop in Higher Market Street, Farnworth
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Ewan is well wrapped up with Cuddles
THERE was an extra-sspecial visssitor at Castle Hill Primary School’s Chrissstmas fair. Usually, the school has donkeys from Smithills Open Farm visiting its festive fete, but this year it was Cuddles the python. And among the many friends it made was
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Work begins on £6.5m training centre for guide dogs
WORK has officially started on a new state of-the-art guide dog training centre. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham yesterday cut the first sod at the new £6.5 million centre in Atherton. The MP for Leigh laid a foundation stone and then
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Evans hails players' improved workrate
WANDERERS could lay claim to being the fittest team in the Premier League after it was revealed their stamina levels were up to 50 per cent higher than they were at this stage last season. Chelsea arrived in town this afternoon as red-hot favourites
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Hotshot Anelka hails successor Elmander
NICOLAS Anelka has revealed he is a big fan of the striker who replaced him at the Reebok Stadium. The Frenchman prepares to face Wanderers this afternoon for the first time since quitting the club. But the Premier League’s top scorer has made known
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BBC show lack of thought with Wogan’s cruise
We are a country on the verge of a recession, if the media is to be believed. We are in a credit crunch society where people are struggling to pay their bills. Heating and fuel bills are getting to the limits of people’s ability to pay for them. Yet
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O'Brien hit by new injury 'nightmare'
JOEY O’Brien admits he might not see first team football again until the New Year after a setback with his latest injury. The unlucky Irish midfielder – who has not figured since the goal-less draw with Blackburn in October – was hoping to resume training
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Whites progressing well without Anelka
WANDERERS can move on to bigger and better things without Nicolas Anelka. That’s the view of assistant manager Chris Evans, who has urged supporters to give the Premier League’s top goalscorer a good reception as he returns to the Reebok Stadium for
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Stop moaning, it’s a winter wonderland
Have we gone soft? A few inches of winter wonderland is dropped on to our roads and we go moaning and groaning to these columns as though Bolton Council is expected to put up a large umbrella or miraculously whisk all the snow away before we got
