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ALL TO PLAY FOR: Strap yourselves in for a roller-coaster run-in
WANDERERS and their Championship counterparts had a late-season sabbatical due to the international break this weekend. But it is only the quiet before the run-in storm for those still in with a shot at a top-six finish. A host of clubs, including
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Big Sam praises top quality Reebok
SAM Allardyce believes a move to the Olympic Stadium in 2016 can be as good for West Ham as the switch to the Reebok was for his old club Wanderers. Hammers boss Allardyce still regards the Whites home stadium as one of the best in the country.
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Could HMV in Bolton re-open?
HMV's potential new owners may re-open some of the music chain's closed stores. The news has emerged as Hilco continues discussions to buy the High Street firm. A deal could be struck within 10 days although it will need to be approved by other
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Lee's young guns shoot down Chelsea
WANDERERS Under-18s coach David Lee praised the attitude of his players after an impressive win at Chelsea on Saturday. A brace from winger Tom Walker and a Niall Maher goal made it two Elite Group wins from two for the young Whites after breaking
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Passenger leaps out of van to stop runaway car
A WOMAN leapt from a van on to a busy motorway to rescue a driver who had collapsed at the wheel of a moving car. Neeley Lewis was on her way back from lunch with her boyfriend on the M6 when a car in front of them swerved across from the left
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Stars come out for a £90,000 fundraiser
MORE than £90,000 has been raised at a star-studded event in memory of a tragic Bolton mother. Football pundit Iain Dowie’s wife, Debbie Dowie, organised the fundraiser for her charity, Boot Out Breast Cancer, in tribute to her friend Kay Gibson
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Tributes to ‘happy’ Aidan
THE funeral of a little boy who taught his family to “keep smiling” will be held today. Family and friends will pay tribute to 10-year-old Aidan Collinson, who died at his home, in Ormston Avenue, Horwich, on March 10 — Mother’s Day. Aidan’
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Rapist, 46, jailed for attacks on teens
A BUSINESSMAN has been jailed for five years after a jury convicted him of attempting to rape a teenage girl and sexually assaulting another. Raymond Talbot, aged 46, was found to have attempted to rape the 18-year-old girl in May last year and
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Hardship housing cash pot is tripled
THE Government has trebled the amount of cash it gives to Bolton to help vulnerable people pay their rent or tax. But the move has been dismissed as “a slap in the face” by the town’s Labour chiefs, as tenants prepare for the impact of so-called
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Anger over fire ‘privatisation’
UNIONS in Bolton have written to councillors and MPs in the borough calling on them to oppose fire service “privatisation”. Bolton Trades Union Council — made up of delegates from several union branches across the private and public sectors — has
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IT company clinches deal with hospital
A HORWICH-based IT firm has won a hospital support contract and strengthened its links with the University of Bolton. Imerja, based in Paragon Business Park, is now the first point of contact for all technical and clinical systems faults at Liverpool
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Jump in the car to see Peter’s new comedy
BOLTON comedian Peter Kay is to star in a new sit-com which will be the first BBC series to be shown in its entirety on catch-up service iPlayer before hitting television screens. Car Share will feature Peter as a supermarket worker called John
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Pair locked up for assault with pole
A TEENAGE couple who kicked and beat a man with a pole, shattering his leg, have been locked up by Bolton Crown Court. The court heard how Kyle Laycock and Kirbie Allport had been at a party at Laycock’s Morris Green Lane home on June 16 last year
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Anaesthetist ‘failed to attend study courses’
AN anaesthetist who is accused of sleeping while on duty at the Royal Bolton Hospital went on study leave to attend courses he never took, a hearing was told. Dr Rajat Banerjee, who worked at the hospital in 2009, was booked in to go on a number
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Bedroom tax will ‘split up families’ claim
A GREEN Party spokesperson for Bolton says the Government’s so-called “bedroom tax” will split up families. Alan Johnson, who represents the Green Party in Bolton, is calling for Bolton Council to follow other council’s to prevent poor families
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Teacher Kath gets an ’Oscar’ nomination
TEACHER Kath Mead is in the running for a teaching “Oscar”. Mrs Mead, a teacher at Blackrod Primary School, has been nominated in this year’s Pearson Teaching Awards. She has made it through to the northern regional finals and will find out
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NHS teething trouble putting ‘lives at risk’
A BOLTON call centre is now managing all NHS out-of-hours calls from across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Several local Primary Care Trust-run call centres for the NHS 111 service were closed at midnight on Wednesday, with the NHS Direct call centre
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Snow and gale-force winds make it misery for some . . .
BOLTON has been battered by snow, freezing temperatures and howling winds. With Easter less than a week away, temperatures have remained around freezing. Snow brought misery to motorists with a number of accidents and reports of drivers getting
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Man suffers serious burns in bedsit blaze
A CIGARETTE caused a massive blaze which has left a man in hospital with “serious burns”. Firefighters were called to Bromwich Street in The Haulgh just after 10.30pm on Saturday as the blaze swept through the ground floor bedsit. Crews gave
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Tax advice unit set for closure
A BOLTON tax advice service looks set to be axed. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) inquiry centre at Stone Cross House in Churchgate is one of 281 across the country planned for closure next year as part of a radical shake-up of services
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News’ team boost for hospice appeal
STAFF at The Bolton News have raised more than £400 for the Hospice at Home appeal. They handed over the cash to Bolton Hospice this week — bringing the appeal target to more than £105,000. With less than £5,000 still to raise for the appeal
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Pupils triumph at countywide games
YOUNG sportsmen and women from Bolton certainly made a splash in the Manchester Youth Games. Years Five to 13 pupils at Bolton School represented the town at the games, which included teams from the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs. The under
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Ready for final push
WANDERERS manager Dougie Freedman says his players will be prepared for play-off battle after the final international break of the season. It has been nine days since a 1-0 defeat at Ipswich ended the Whites’ eight-match unbeaten run in the Championship
