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Let’s start shouting for the NHS
I WAS at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton to see “This May Hurt a Bit”. I can see where the lady who complained in The Bolton News is coming from; obviously, she doesn’t believe in the health service. The facts and figures given were accurate;
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Show was wonderful
I read the letter from Joanne Barrow with regard to the review about Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It was a wonderful production which brought me and others to tears! Having watched for only a short time during the production
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Problems on the buses
THE people of Chew Moor and Lostock Junction have now had no bus service for nine days (it should have been six) due to roadworks on Junction Road West. The 715 bus service in question operates into Bolton as normal up to White Horse, then Manchester
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As long as love is there
RE “Disaster of same-sex marriages” (Letters, March 29), by name and address supplied. Name and address supplied really should come out of the closet. Why write such a letter if you are not prepared to put your name to it. As for the comments
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Inquest opens into death of Aleysha Rothwell
AN inquest has been opened into the death of Aleysha Rothwell. The 16-year-old, pictured, was found hanging at her foster family’s home in Crossdale Road, Breightmet, on Thursday, April 3. An inquest was opened at Bolton Coroners Court on Friday
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Breightmet crack and heroin dealer jailed
A DRUG dealer who was caught selling heroin and crack cocaine on the streets of Bolton has been jailed. Bolton Crown Court heard how police spotted Andrew Chadderton dealing drugs from a black Renault Megane in Back Bury Road just after 9am on
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Kids turn detective in crime scene investigation simulation
SCHOOL pupils turn detectives as they took part in a national Crime Scene Investigation event. Youngsters from St Catherine’s CE Primary School, in Horwich, donned overalls and picked up magnifying glasses as they tried to identify the perpetrators
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Dawn Dawson students to perform show songs at Albert Halls
STARS of the future will take to the stage for a feelgood musical extravaganza. Students from Dawson's Academy of Dance & Stage will perform songs and highlights from shows including Matilda and Bugsy Malone in Born to Perform. It will
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Grandmother gets flowers for every cancer-free year
A GRANDMOTHER who was diagnosed cancer was given flowers to celebrate beating the disease. Patricia Booth, aged 52, was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 1, 2009, and five years on, her grandchildren presented her with five bunches of flowers
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Dave Spikey to judge in search for Bolton's next comedy talent
Dave Spikey is backing a search to find the town’s next big comic talent. The award-winning comedian will be on the judging panel for the final of Comedy Club, which was launched on April Fool’s Day by Crompton Place shopping centre and the Octagon
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Leigh Centurions battle back to show their title credentials against Halifax in the Kingstone Press Championship
Halifax 28 Leigh Centurions 36 LEIGH Centurions mounted a superb second half comeback to claim victory at the Shay to extend their winning run to eight games in the Kingstone Press Championship. Both teams threw a lot at each other in the opening
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WANDERERS 1 BARNSLEY 0: Fan's view
By Alan Houghton FRESH from the delights of the Bradshaw Cricket Club beer festival, we assembled in the Fanzone before the match to chew the fat and see if Barnsley were for the chop. The debate on who we would like to see at the Reebok next
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WANDERERS 1 BARNSLEY 0: Player ratings
WANDERERS (4-2-3-1) ADAM BOGDAN 6 Had a relatively quiet day but great to see that his penalty psyche-out technique is still going strong. ALAN HUTTON 7 Starting to settle in at Wanderers and perhaps the only defender really comfortable
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THE WANDERER: Racing to be named the champion mascot
LAST weekend was about the Grand National and the University boat race, while the London Marathon was big news yesterday. But none of those compare to the really important contest for superiority in football – the mascot Grand National. Introduced
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FLASHBACK: Dawson strikes as Bolton Wanderers win three in a row
THE last two meetings between Wanderers and Barnsley prior to this weekend have been decided in the Whites’ favour by loan signings and last season’s thrilling 3-2 triumph at Oakwell saw Craig Dawson as the hero. The former Radcliffe Borough man
