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NICK JACKSON: Keane in minority of one over Nani red card
IT has been an appalling week for Manchester United. More to the point, it’s been a week in which any right-thinking football fan should be appalled. To say the red card Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir gave to Red Devils’ Portuguese winger Nani on
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Brighton's Buckley: I could have been a Wanderer
BRIGHTON winger Will Buckley has revealed that Wanderers passed up on a chance to sign him as a teenager. The highly-rated 23-year-old will line-up for Gus Poyet’s side at the Reebok today, eight years on from his only previous visit to the stadium
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Knight hails Wanderers' defensive togetherness
ZAT Knight reckons a more harmonious vibe among the Wanderers back four has been a big factor in the club’s recent defensive improvement. Positive reinforcement is the name of the game now in a defence that has kept two clean sheets in the last
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Father who killed baby walks free from court
A FATHER who killed his six-week-old baby by throwing him in the air and dropping him on his head has walked free from court. Shakeel Hussain, aged 24, from Heaton, was playing with his son, Mohammed Ismail, when the accident happened on January
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We've got belief now, says Freedman
WANDERERS threatened to use up their full season’s quota of good fortune the last time they met Brighton – but Dougie Freedman is happy to report that a lot has changed since then. Just four games after taking up the reins, the Whites boss watched
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Booming business is on lookout for 200 new recruits
TWO hundred new jobs are on offer at a booming Bolton company. DRL, which runs websites selling home appliances, is taking on 200 people at its base in Horwich. Jobs include contact centre, sales, audit, marketing, IT and technical roles, along
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Bolton’s first food bank works to help address ‘shocking poverty' in Farnworth
THE cupboards are bare and you have no food to scrape a meal together for you or your family. You would go to the shop, but the gas bill needs paying and the car’s MOT is due next week. With all these outgoings stacking up, how are you going
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More questions after report into data coding at hospital prompts new inquiry
THE report following an investigation into the way data was “coded” at the Royal Bolton Hospital has thrown up more questions than answers. Councillors and union members have criticised the report for not resolving the issues surrounding why there
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Stars unite in aid of charity dance night
FORMER Manchester United Footballer and Harwood resident Gary Neville is more used to showing off his fancy footwork on the playing field. But last night he was casting his eye over the footwork of a host of famous faces as they took part in a
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Council chief joins TV star Cox in spotlight
ONE of Bolton’s top council bosses will share the bill with celebrity boffin Brian Cox when he attempts to “sell” the borough to some of the world’s most influential developers on the French Riviera. Keith Davies, Bolton Council’s director of development
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Favourite characters come to life as schools mark global celebration
THERE was plenty of magic, mystery and adventure in Bolton as schools celebrated World Book Day. Harry Potter, Willy Wonka, Alice In Wonderland and even the frightening Ms Trunchball could be seen in school corridors as pupils and teachers transformed
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Town hall keeping eye on progress of hospital investigation
n TOWN hall chiefs say they will be “monitoring the progress” of the new investigation into “coding” of data at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Sean Harriss, chief executive of Bolton Council, said: “I have been briefed on the findings of the report
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Warning issued after sham marriage case
n IMMIGRATION minister Mark Harper has warned that those who abuse immigration laws will be punished following the imprisonment of 11 people involved in a Bolton sham marriage ring. Ring leader Maria Loureiro, pictured, aged 54, of Danes Road,
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Huge hikes forecast in adult day care costs
THE cost of day care services for some vulnerable and elderly adults look set to double. Council chiefs are expected to approve a raft of social care price rises when the cabinet meets on Monday. Proposed increases include day care centre attendance
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Ancient Egypt rises in mainland China
THE award-winning Bolton Museum Egyptology exhibition — which is making its way across the Far East — will open in China next week. Quest for Immortality — The Hidden Treasure of Ancient Egypt exhibition will launch at the OCT Creative Exhibition
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Union members threaten action over council cuts
UNISON members in Bolton have unanimously agreed to take industrial action if the council imposes compulsory redundancies. More than 100 members of the union gathered at Bolton Town Hall’s Lancaster Suite on Wednesday, where they pledged their
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Working towards greater equality in the workplace
WHILE International Women’s Day is designed to celebrate women’s achievement, it also highlights areas of inequality still faced by women across the world. Christine Hart, from KBL Solicitors in Bolton, says such inequality in the UK is perhaps
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New money lending group to help struggling families
PEOPLE struggling with money no longer have to rely on expensive doorstep lenders — as a new ethical lending group has opened in Horwich. Bolton’s Hoot Credit Union is owned and controlled by its members and aims to offer lower interest rates than
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Councillor joins fight against ‘mummy tax’
BOLTON Council’s deputy leader has pledged her opposition to what Labour has branded “mummy tax”, branding it “an affront to women”. Cllr Linda Thomas has signed a petition produced by shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, who claims new mothers
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Footballers’ wives to pull in treasure for bra appeal
TWO footballers’ wives are hosting an event to fund bras for mastectomy patients at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The event, at the Victoria Inn, better known as Fanny’s, in Markland Hill, Heaton, will feature sales, demonstrations and a raffle to
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Care firm to take over at 10 homes
COST-CUTTING measures will result in care work at 10 homes in Bolton being transferred to the private sector. Community care firm Lifeways, which looks after people with a range of physical and mental disabilities, will take over services at the
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Positive start to improving ‘weak’ school
A SCHOOL judged to have serious weaknesses has made a “positive start” towards its improvement, inspectors say. Washacre Primary School in Westhoughton was marked as “inadequate” by Ofsted inspectors in December and an interim executive board is
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Primary schools put on a show celebrating art
BUDDING artists from five primary schools showed off their creative talents with an art exhibition at Bolton School. Pupils from all age groups were invited to get their creative juices flowing and create artistic masterpieces as part of the inaugural
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Buyer sought for troubled Dreams
A BUYER is being sought for a Bolton bed shop which has gone into administration. One of the two Dreams bed stores in Bolton has been saved — but the second, at Bolton Gate Retail Park has yet to find a buyer. Dreams went, into administration
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Man admits knife-point shop raid
A MAN has admitted a knife-point raid at a newsagent’s shop. Stephen Johnson, from Atherton, who appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on crutches, admitted the attempted robbery of cash but denied possessing a knife. Harry Pepper, prosecuting,
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Wanderers eye Manchester United target Schlupp
WANDERERS could pounce to sign Leicester City striker Jeffrey Schlupp if his proposed move to Manchester United breaks down. The 20-year-old has had a one-month trial at Old Trafford, but talk of a £1.5million deal at the end of the season has
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Amateur Football fixtures, Saturday, March 9
Bridgewater Manchester League Premier Division: AFC Monton v Wythenshawe Amateurs, East Manchester v Old Alts, Leigh Athletic v Springhead, Prestwich Heys v Beechfield United, Stockport Georgians v Heywood St James, Walshaw Sports v Royton Town, Wythenshawe
