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MATCH REPORT: Doncaster Rovers 1 Bolton Wanderers 2

IN the week that saw Granada Studios open the doors to its old Coronation Street set in Manchester to the general public, the Rovers of Doncaster threw open its doors and windows to a rampant Wanderers. And the Whites took full advantage of the

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PLAYER RATINGS: Doncaster Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

Adam Bogdan 8 No chance with the free kick and made some good saves. Alan Hutton 7 A class act, particularly going forward. Zat Knight 8 Unlucky not to score and dug in at the back, particularly in the second half. David Wheater 8 Grew

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Bolton Wanderers 'concealed wrongdoing by backdating papers', agent claims

THE agent suing Bolton Wanderers accused the club of “concealing wrongdoing” by backdating transfer papers, a court heard. Tony McGill told Manchester Civil Justice Centre that he found it “suspicious” that one piece of paperwork, signed by chairman

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Teenage murderer who battered schoolgirl to death with cricket bat fails to have sentence cut

A TEENAGE killer who bludgeoned a schoolgirl to death with a cricket bat has failed to have his jail sentence cut. Kieron Smith, now aged 27, was jailed for life in January 2006 after he was convicted of murdering 10-year-old Lauren Pilkington-Smith

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MATCHDAY LIVE: Doncaster Rovers 1 v Bolton Wanderers 2

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REVIEW: Justin Timberlake at Phones 4u Arena, Manchester

Justin Timberlake Phones 4U Arena, Manchester WITH his sharp suit and even sharper dance moves, Justin Timberlake was every inch the pop superstar when he landed in the North West on Monday. Having graduated from the Mickey Mouse Club to

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Martin O'Neill: 'I did not collude with agent over Gavin McCann deal'

REPUBLIC of Ireland boss Martin O’Neill has appeared in court to give evidence in the £390,000 lawsuit against Bolton Wanderers and a sports agency. Agent Tony McGill is accusing Wanderers, their chairman Phil Gartside, former manager Sammy Lee

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EMIL ANDERSON: The day the game made fools of us

ON April Fools Day, the depleted Crazy Gang – Little Eddie, Lazarus and I – met players Chris Lawton and Mark Truffas at Alder House and set off on the relatively short journey to Castleton to face Rochdale Town. We expected a quiet night in the

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Nepal air crash inquest starts

MYSTERY surrounds the cause of a Nepal air crash that claimed the lives of two Bolton brothers. Vincent Kelly, aged 50, from Lostock, and Darren Kelly, aged 44, also from Bolton but who lived on the Isle of Whithorn at the time of his death, were

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Easter brought to life

A NEW musical re-working of the traditional Easter story will be staged in Bolton from tomorrow. The Blame is a multimedia extravaganza involving a cast of more than 100 and featuring dance, drama, music, a full choir and talented soloists, the

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Town Hall

UNION bosses met with Town Hall chiefs yesterday to be briefed on how the Bolton Council decisions impact on staff. Senior managers and councillors met with representatives from Unison and GMB at a private meeting.

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Man leaves thousands to rescuers

BOLTON Mountain Rescue has been left thousands of pounds by a man in his will. Ian Casson, who was born in Blackburn lived in Devon died in November 2012, leaving £25,930 to the team. A dedication plaque will now be installed in Mr Casson’s

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Sewer work

A SECTION of Chorley Old Road will be closed for four days from Monday when United Utilities will repair a sewer in Chorley Old Road near to junction with St Georges Road. The work is expected to be completed on Friday, April 18, and one lane of the

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Quickstep couple win top prize

A BOLTON couple, who only met 10 weeks ago, said they are still in shock after winning top prize for the quickstep section of Bolton Hospice’s Strictly Learn to Dance competition. Tony Patten, aged 76, and Frieda Armstrong, aged 68, pictured, came

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Car crash

A CAR and a wagon were damaged after a collision in Crompton Way. Police were called to the incident which took place near to the junction with Tonge Moor Road just before 4pm yesterday.

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Search still for driver

A HIT-AND-RUN driver who mowed down a toddler outside her Daubhill home is still being sought. The girl, who is thought to be under two years old, was hit by a red Vauxhall Astra in St Helens Road on Sunday at 12.30pm. The car is believed to

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Invitation to dance

PEOPLE of all ages are welcome at a tea dance in Horwich. It will take place at the Horwich Resource Centre in Beaumont Road on Friday, from 2pm to 4pm. For more information, call 01204 668157.

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‘Last meet’ before polls

THE last meeting of the full council before the local elections will take place on Wednesday, April 16. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting at Bolton Town Hall, at 7pm. This year’s local and European Parliament elections

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Talk about the Hultons

ATHERTON Heritage Society will meet for the second part of its talk on the Hultons of Hulton tonight at 7.30pm at St Richard's Parish Centre, in Mayfield Street.Admission is £2.

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Raiders strike at five homes

FIVE homes have been raided in Bolton North. Cash was stolen from a house in Romily Crescent, Breightmet, and champagne, a camera, cash, a computer, jewellery and games consoles were taken from Sutherland Road, Heaton. Failed burglaries took

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Road could be blocked

MOTORISTS in Little Lever may be disrupted by roadworks which start tomorrow. Bolton Council will be carrying out work on a blocked gully in Tong Road with temporary traffic lights in place. It is expected to be completed on Thursday.

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Missing dad found dead

THE body of a missing father-of-two has been found at Barton Moss. Bolton Mountain Rescue Team took part in the search last week after a 31-year-old man was reported missing.

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Hedgehog boost

WILDLIFE lovers are being urged to give hedgehogs a boost this spring as they wake from their winter hibernation. The RSPB says the creatures lose a third of their body weight during their winter snooze and may struggle to find the natural food

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MP fights child sex exploitation

BOLTON MP Yasmin Qureshi has joined calls to toughen up legislation protecting children from sexual exploitation. The member for Bolton South East joined a backbench inquiry in Parliament to hear from young victims, the police, voluntary sector

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Trustees wanted

BOLTON Citizens’ Advice Bureau is looking for new trustees. The trustee board is the governing body and is responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the charity. For more details contact Tony Foster on 01204 900252.

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Staff’s new bedpan for patients

STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have helped develop a new disposable bedpan for patients on the complex and acute care wards. The bedpan — produced by Bolton business Vernacare — removes the need for a re-usable plastic bedpan and reduces infection

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Work to do in park

NATURE lovers can get active at a conservation session. The Mud to Muscle group will meet from 9.30am to 3.30pm on Thursday in Haslam Park. Tasks include management of woodland, wetland and grassland. Equipment is provided. For more details, contact

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Road shut

A ROAD in Top O’th Brow has been closed for resurfacing work. Winchester Way will be shut until Wednesday, April 23.

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Join annual talent showcase performance

A HORWICH theatre group is inviting people to take part in an annual performance. Horwich Amateur Theatre Society, formerly Horwich AODS, is about to start rehearsals for the Showcase event, to be held at the Lyric Theatre in The Lowry, Salford

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TV pair handed Love Story roles

SUCCESSFUL television talent show stars will appear at Bolton’s Octagon Theatre for the final play of the season. Lauren Samuels and Daniel Boys have been confirmed as cast members for Love Story from June 19 to July 12. They will play spirited

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Forum given a makeover

A FORUM giving Atherton residents and businesses a chance to have their say on the council’s transport and housing plans is being re-launched. The Wigan Local Access Forum has been redesigned so residents can help influence decisions about future

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Writers are welcome

BUDDING wordsmiths are invited to a creative writing workshop in Horwich, with writers of all styles and levels of experience welcome. The group will meet on Thursday, from 10am to noon, at the Arts Studios in Hampson Street, off Lee Lane. For

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Health at mealtimes

FAMILIES can get help on how to create healthy mealtimes. Free advice sessions are being held at Bright Meadows Children’s Centre in Greenroyd Avenue, Top o’th’ Brow. The next session will take place tomorrow from 10am to noon. To book call

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Advice on housing

PEOPLE can get advice on housing at a new drop-in service. The sessions take place at the Breightmet UCAN centre in New Lane, with the next one tomorrow, from 10am to noon. For more information, call 01204 329541.

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Anti-litter campaign

COUNCILLORS will hear today about the progress of an education project by Neighbourhood Services encouraging people not to litter. The environmental services scrutiny committee will also be told how licensing officers at the council enforce the

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Meditation at dance

A SPIRITUAL dance described as “meditation in action” will be held at St Katharine’s Church in Church Street, Blackrod, on Saturday, April 26. It takes place from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Call Marie on 01942 833898 for more information.

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Life story of astronomer

THE life of historic astronomer Moses Holden will be the subject of the next Horwich Heritage meeting tonight. Stephen Halliwell will give the talk at the Horwich Resource Centre in Beaumont Street at 7.30pm. Entry for non-members is £2.

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‘Sham’ of cheap mobile calls

THE deputy leader of UKIP, Paul Nuttall, has warned people that the EU’s decision to cut mobile phone charges abroad is not as good as it sounds. The North West MEP said the new law will mean that people calling in the UK will subsidise travellers

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Screening at library

FILM buffs can look forward to a free “silver screening” at Bolton Central Library. The Artist, a black and white silent film, will be shown from 2pm to 4pm tomorrow.

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New group for fracture victims

LOCAL residents are invited to attend the launch of a Fracture Liaison Service. The new service, set up by Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Wigan Borough Clinical Commissioning Group, aims to promote information about bone health

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Fun in park

YOUNGSTERS can look fun to a day of indoor and outdoor fun at Moss Bank Park. The Nature Tots will meet from 9.30am tomorrow at the Environmental Resource Centre in Bury Road for series of wildlife-themed activities. The sessions are suitable

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Open day

TECHNIQUES for uncovering your family’s history will be discussed at the next Horwich Heritage Open Day on Saturday, April 12. The free event takes place from 10am until 1pm at the Horwich Heritage Centre in Beaumont Road. People are also invited

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Religious bigots make me fed up

IT was inevitable the legalisation of same sex marriages would give that small minority of narrow-minded religious bigots an excuse to trot out how we can’t have gay marriage because God says it’s an abomination, or whatever other theological excuse

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Renew CCTV contract

A few weeks ago I wrote about CCTV cameras in Little Lever. Having had no response, I made some inquiries myself. We have three cameras in the village, one working, two in need of repair. I am led to believe the maintenance contract has expired

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School ends too early

ONE in five with no qualifications. I was saddened when I learnt some years ago that primary children finished school at 3pm. When I was at school in the 1960s, we finished at 4pm. I am horrified when I think of all the learning they are missing

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Party for high taxes

THE expensively produced Labour leaflets dropping through our doors are focused on a “cost of living crisis”. In Bolton, thanks to a deliberate policy by our Labour councillors, local taxpayers are being forced to pay for the second year an unnecessary

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She deserved a mention

I HAVE just read the review in today’s paper of Joseph and Technicolour Dreamcoat from April 4. I too enjoyed the opening evening of Joseph but, having read the review, I was more than surprised at the absence of an accolade for the musical director

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Dungeon Inn vying for 'best pub turnaround' award

A LOCAL landlord and landlady Andy and Terri Eccles vie for the title of “best pub turnaround” in front of some of the pub trade’s glitterati tonight. The duo have turned the Dungeon Inn in Tottington into a thriving hub of real ale, fine wine

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BOLTON AT HOME SUNDAY LEAGUE: Champion start for Queen Anne

QUEEN Anne, Great Lever, Deane and Astley Bridge Elite are making the early running in an end-of-season Champions League competition. Division Two winners Queen Anne top Group A after following up an opening-day 8-1 victory over Newbury with a

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In pictures: the day Peaches Geldof visited Bolton

WRITER and presenter Peaches Geldof - who was found dead yesterday - caused a stir when she visited Bolton to make a documentary. The former wild child daughter of Live Aid charity campaigner Bob Geldof carved a name for herself championing the

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Woman escapes unhurt after A666 crash near Farnworth

A WOMAN has escaped unhurt after a car crash on the A666 near Farnworth this morning. Her red Mini hit railings at about 9.15am. There have been some traffic delays while police deal with the incident. The woman was not injured.

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Football agent sues Bolton Wanderers - Day 2

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Business replaces stolen pond-dipping platform

A BUSINESS has thrown a group of volunteers a lifeline by donating decking to replace wood stolen from a nature reserve. Friends of Eatock Lodge feared they would have to raise fund to replace wood stolen from a “dipping platform” at the beauty

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Pictured: inside the vaults under the Market Place shopping centre

THE transformation of Bolton’s Market Place by creating a subterranean complex of restaurants and bars as well as a nine-screen cinema has begun. Owner Moorgarth has started the £15 million conversion and promised that the shopping centre it acquired

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Plans for Winifred Kettle care home are 'brilliant for Westhoughton'

PLANS to scrap intermediate and respite services at a Westhoughton care home are going ahead. But fresh investment is to transform it into a pioneering day-care centre. Residents have campaigned hard, urging Bolton Council to reconsider closing

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Health bosses to spend £600,000 on 24-hour home care

HOME healthcare for recovering patients will be provided 24 hours a day after a £600,000 investment. A council revamp of healthcare provision — including the closure of Firwood House care home — has freed up money for the service, with additional

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University renews bid to knock down former mill

THE University of Bolton has renewed its bid to knock down a former mill to pave the way for a multi-million pound college. Holts Mill in Deane Road has been earmarked for demolition as part of the university’s plans to build the new University

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Families enjoy colourful Hindu Holi festival celebration in Queens Park

QUEENS Park exploded with colour as Bolton Hindu Forum celebrated the Holi festival. Families and performers enjoyed a morning of music and art inside the pavilion before heading outside to cover each other in vibrant powder paint. Holi is

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Hundreds of Bolton families missing out on money to help care for relatives

HUNDREDS of families are missing out on money to help with the cost of nursing care for their elderly or sick relatives, a Bolton solicitor has warned. About 1,500 Bolton families could be entitled to NHS continuing healthcare funding, which covers

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Atherton sisters top league table for reading at library

TWO sisters are celebrating after topping the league tables in a reading scheme. Atherton St George’s Primary School is taking part in the Get Snapped Reading competition, with pupils given a card that gets signed every time they go to the library

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Lostock couple bring taste of Mediterranean to Bolton

A HUSBAND and wife from Lostock have brought a taste of the Mediterranean to their home town with their specialist olive oils and balsamic vinegars. Phil and Janet Bianchi, who own the family-run business The Gift of Oil, started their firm in

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Westhoughton Rotary Club hands out £4,000 at annual presentation evening

CHARITIES from all over Bolton gathered in celebration at Westhoughton Rotary Club’s annual presentation evening. Rather than supporting just one charity, the group makes smaller donations to several groups, with 16 selected this year. About

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Harper Green School to host Bolton's first literacy festival

HARPER Green School is set to hold the town’s first literacy festival. Acclaimed authors will be in town and there will be events for the whole community to get involved in. The literacy festival has been born out of the school’s annual arts

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WEST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE: Sevens-up for Premier pair Eagley and Tempest United

PREMIER Division outfits Eagley and Tempest United fired themselves into seventh heaven with two magnificent, high-scoring displays. A Matty Carter hat-trick helped Tempest shoot down relegation rivals Slyne With Hest with a 7-1 away victory.

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BSF OVER-35s LEAGUE: Cheers Bar lose their grip on the title

SALFORD Waggon returned to haunt Cheers Bar, following up their victory in the semi-finals of the Sam Ashworth Cup to dent the Division One leaders’ league title hopes. Dave Barrett was on target for Cheers Bar but Salford won a tight match 2-1

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Iain and Debbie Dowie sign up for Great Manchester Run

BREAST cancer survivor Debbie Dowie and her former footballer husband Iain have signed up for the Bupa Great Manchester Run. The couple, who live in Bolton, hope to raise awareness for their charity Boot Out Breast Cancer, which has so far raised

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Bolton Wanderers' row over backdating of transfer agreement

BOLTON Wanderers and the sports agency at the centre of a £390,000 lawsuit have each claimed the other backdated a transfer agreement nearly seven years ago, a court has heard. Agent Tony McGill is accusing Wanderers, their chairman, Phil Gartside

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Man wanted after stolen cars found in Great Lever lock up

POLICE are on the hunt for a man wanted in connection with stolen cars found in a Great Lever lock up. Officers found nine stolen vehicles when they swooped on the unit in Hartford House, off Weston Street, Great Lever, on Wednesday, March 5.

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Man wanted after Great Lever arson attack

POLICE are looking for a man wanted in connection with a Great Lever arson attack in which a woman had to flee a "towering inferno." The 51-year-old woman, was awoken at her home in Stokesley Walk, Great Lever, at 1.45 on Wednesday, April 2 by

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LANCASHIRE AMATEUR LEAGUE: Dean fires Farnworth Town towards top-two finish

A LAST-MINUTE winner from Grant Dean saw Division Two side Farnworth Town take a giant stride towards promotion. Playing away at one of their biggest rivals for a top-two spot, Accrington Amateurs, the game was finely poised at 1-1 when Farnworth

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Doncaster Rovers' Paul Dickov is Dougie Freedman's manager of the season

WANDERERS boss Dougie Freedman believes fellow Scot Paul Dickov should be in the running for Championship manager of the year if Doncaster stay in the Championship. Freedman takes his Whites team to face Rovers tonight for a first league visit

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MANCHESTER LEAGUE: Breightmet captain Bancks puts on a United front

BREIGHTMET United manager Simon Wilcox highlighted the leadership qualities of his captain Carl Bancks after the Moss Park outfit returned to winning ways on Saturday. Critical of his team’s performance the previous week, when he described the

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All John McGinlay wants for his 50th birthday is a Bolton Wanderers win at Doncaster

WANDERERS legend John McGinlay has just one birthday wish as he reaches his half century – and that’s to see his beloved Whites mark the day with victory at Doncaster tonight. McGinlay turns 50 today, adding another landmark figure to his collection

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Countdown to a Bolton Wanderers legend: John McGinlay's top 50 at 50

To mark John McGinlay's 50th birthday, chief football writer Marc Iles has compiled a half century of landmarks in the making of a true Bolton Wanderers legend. Here, counting down from 50 to one, are a selection of the most notable events in Super

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Bolton Wanderers midfielder Mark Davies to miss Doncaster duel

MIDFIELDER Mark Davies is set to miss tonight’s Championship clash at Doncaster, Wanderers boss Dougie Freedman has revealed. The 26-year-old has missed the last two matches against Wigan and Huddersfield after limping off with a groin problem

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Dougie Freedman aims to reward Bolton Wanderers travelling fans, starting with victory at Doncaster

DOUGIE Freedman will send out his team at Doncaster tonight with the aim of sending the loyal Wanderers fans home happy again. The Scot was quick to praise the support from more than 2,300 Whites fans at Huddersfield that he believes helped push