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Panthers take Elite League crown
ELITE LEAGUE ICE HOCKEY: Nottingham Panthers are the 2012-13 Rapid Solicitors Elite League title winners following a 5-3 victory over their nearest challengers Belfast Giants. The opening period began in an explosive manner as David Clarke
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NICK JACKSON : Formula One snipers should not mock what they don't understand
I’VE been the butt of a little bit of humour this week, as the only member of the sports desk who is interested in the start of the Formula One season in Melbourne tomorrow and Sunday. All the usual piffle I’ve heard before from non-F1 believers
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Haroon hopes he Khan make it a brotherly double in Sheffield
BOLTON boxer Haroon Khan hopes success in his first professional bout next month can be the first steps along the same path as his older brother and idol Amir. The 21-year-old flyweight, who won bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games representing
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Brighton's Barnes handed seven-match ban after tripping referee at the Reebok
BRIGHTON'S Ashley Barnes has been handed a whopping seven-game ban for deliberately tripping referee Nigel Miller. The 23-year-old striker was handed a straight red card in stoppage time by the County Durham official as Wanderers secured a vital
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Tractor Boys wait on duo
IPSWICH Town will run late checks on Michael Chopra and Aaron Cresswell before deciding whether they can face Wanderers tomorrow. Striker Chopra, who scored the winning goal at the Reebok back in December, is nursing a calf problem while defender
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Dawson and Sordell on U21s mission
CRAIG Dawson and Marvin Sordell will be looking to book their place in Stuart Pearce’s European Championship squad next week. The Wanderers pair have been selected for England Under-21s in their last two friendly games before the tournament in
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Shrews deal for Eaves could be extended
TOM Eaves is keen on extending his loan deal at Shrewsbury Town. The Wanderers striker has hit three goals in five games in League One in what was originally planned to be a one-month agreement and has had some rave reviews there, just as he had
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Now Zat is more like it
WANDERERS are in the thick of the play-off chase but Zat Knight has loftier ambitions. Dougie Freedman’s side head to Ipswich Town tomorrow in their best run of league form for seven years and sky-high confidence to boot. A meteoric rise from
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Dougie's 'easy' keeper decision
ADAM Bogdan has been passed fit to challenge Andy Lonergan for the number one jersey at Ipswich tomorrow – but Dougie Freedman insists he has not got a “big decision” to make. As The Bolton News reported earlier this week, the Hungary international
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Five injured in crash
A MAN is in a critical condition and two women are in hospital after a head-on car crash in Ringley. Five people, including two children, were injured in the two-car crash, which happened at 8pm, on Thursday, March 14, in Stoneclough Road.
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Enough is enough
TO the people of Bolton, I can not believe that a town with its history and size, and wishing to be a city, is prepared to put up with this council. These austerity cuts, by a Government which doesn’t care about the working class, and a council
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How about a mobile office?
I SEE that the Post Office plans to temporarily close its main office in Farnworth to the inconvenience of hundreds of its customers. Going back a few years in Bolton, I remember the TSB as it was known then, was doing some work at its main office
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What a mess we are in
I THANK Les Hayes for pointing out the mess that is Chorley New Rd, Horwich, the Greenwood pub and Armstrongs. I live facing Armstrongs and the road is absolutely filthy with the dust coming off the tip at Armstrongs. Our cars have to be washed
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Get behind your local hospital
OVER Saturday into Mother’s Day, I was admitted into A&E at the Royal Bolton Hospital with chest pains. It was an eye opener to say the least, but I have no further comment to make about this. Over many years I have needed the expertise
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They have let down the electorate and they have let down themselves
SO the Liberal Democrats have had their spring conference; they say that winning a by-election proves that they are fit for government; I disagree. What they have proved is that they are as corrupt as the other parties. Clegg’s denial of any knowledge
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White's duo on standby
DAVID Wheater and Tim Ream have been put on red alert after Dougie Freedman hinted he could be willing to change his side’s shape at Ipswich Town tomorrow. The Wanderers boss, seeking a sixth successive win, could switch to a three-man defence
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Why was Michael left to wander streets?
A GRANDFATHER discharged from the Royal Bolton Hospital at 3.30am was found lost and freezing in Farnworth an hour later by police. Michael Atkinson, aged 64, who is taking morphine and is confused, was found without his coat in sub-zero temperatures
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Bus driver suffered a cardiac arrest at wheel
A BUS driver suffered a cardiac arrest at the wheel and lost control of his bus causing it to crash into a tree and a fence, an inquest has heard. Amir Hamza, aged 58, was driving the number 500 Maytree bus, a free bus around Bolton town centre
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Octagon stages summer theatre for young people
CREATIVE young people are being invited to join summer theatre sessions in Bolton. The Octagon’s Summer Term Youth Theatre is for five to 25-year-olds who have an interest in theatre, want to learn new skills and make new friends. The sessions
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Artificial pitch and security fence plan at football club
MATCHES being called off because of bad weather could be a thing of the past if leaders of a popular football club get their way. Ladybridge Football Club, whose players play on a pitch off Tempest Road in Lostock, is struggling to ensure matches
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Optimism over scrap yard expansion bid
A SCRAP yard boss has vowed to work with neighbours if he wins a controversial planning appeal. But he warned if he loses he could be forced to make people redundant or even move the firm out of town. Sean Chadwick, owner of SC Chadwick and
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The old New York New York goes Loco
BOLTON has a new nightclub — and its owners hope it will put the town on the regional map. The former New York New York, in Bridge Street, will reopen as Loco Bolton after a £500,000 investment, bringing 20 news jobs to the town. The 1,000-
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Fabrice donates gifts from wellwishers to needy children in his homeland
MIRACLE man Fabrice Muamba returned to the Reebok Stadium to present hundreds of football shirts to charity. The shirts were laid at the ground by fans following his cardiac arrest on the pitch in March last year, when Muamba collapsed during the
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Chance to see Danny’s latest release for free
FILM fans can enjoy an exclusive free screening of Radcliffe-born director Danny Boyle’s latest film. Virgin Media is offering its customers the chance to see Trance at one of 30 screenings across the country next Thursday, before its general release
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‘Beware of limitations over banks’ mis-selling’
A LAWYER and business consultant have highlighted new developments relating to banks’ mis-selling interest rate hedging products to firms. Michael Slater, of KBL Solicitors, and Dave Jones, of Professional Business Mentoring, gave the update after
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Claire’s putting people in the picture on dementia
AN art project aimed at bringing greater understanding of dementia has been launched at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Award-winning artist Claire Tindale spent two days a week for three months at the hospital, funded by the Arts Council, to create
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Heavenly solution for students and landmark?
STUDENTS could soon be snapping up trendy pads in Bolton’s newest ‘des res’ location — inside a church. Developers have spent 20 years trying to revive the empty Holy Trinity Church in Trinity Street, but it has proved difficult because the exterior
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New school will give academy ‘super’ status
A NEW primary school is set to open in Bolton which will transform Essa Academy into Bolton’s second “super school”. Essa Primary in Great Lever is due to open its doors in 2014. And parents are now being invited to register their interest
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Friendly school gets a good progress report
SOME 100 years on and standards at a primary school continue to rise. Lord Street Primary in Horwich which has recently marked its centenary year had more to celebrate when it was found to be providing a “good” standard of education to its children
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Village to bow out of the ‘in bloom’ contest
A gardening group will no longer enter a regional floral competition — because they do not think it is for areas like theirs. Cllr Gill Williams, a Daisy Hill Ward representative, told Westhoughton Town Council that the Daisy Hill in Bloom, a group
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Council’s £800k pension payment
BOLTON Council is making a payment of £803,00 to the local government pension scheme — as householders brace themselves for a council tax hike. The cash, over and above employer contributions, has to be paid to ensure the council pension fund can
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Police dogs go on Facebook
POLICE dogs now have their own page on Facebook. Lancashire Police’s Dog Unit has launched a page on the social networking site to allow people to keep up-to-date with their work. It includes photos of the dogs and updates on some of the work
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PC Linda’s race to beat cancer
A FARNWORTH police officer is swapping her uniform for running gear to take part in Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life. PC Linda Gavin is making a stand against the disease after being diagnosed with breast cancer aged just 34. She is now urging
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Archeologists aim to show how Industrial Age masters and servants lived side by side
A TIME team has moved into one of Bolton’s most popular parks to uncover the mysteries of the town’s industrial past. Archaeologists from the University of Salford and a group of volunteers — the majority of whom are local — have set up a excavation
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Great-great gran Lily dies at 107 after charmed life
ONE of Bolton’s oldest residents has died at the grand old age of 107. Lily Russell put her longevity down to avoiding most fruit and vegetables and rarely exercising — except for ballroom dancing. The great-great grandmother died at Royal
