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Leigh Centurions clinch league shield in emphatic style
Tom Armstrong scored a hat-trick as Leigh Centurions clinched the Kingstone Press Championship Leaders Shield in emphatic style with a seven-try victory against nearest rivals Featherstone Rovers at the Sports Village on Friday. The Centurions
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Wanderers land top striker target
WANDERERS have clinched the signing of Cardiff City striker Joe Mason on loan until January. The 23-year-old striker spent two spells on loan with the club last season, scoring six goals in 16 appearances. But his arrival at the Macron Stadium
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PLAYER RATINGS: Watford 3-0 Bolton Wanderers
WANDERERS (4-2-3-1) ANDY LONERGAN...5 Flapped at a couple of crosses and showed some indecision. On the flip side, he made a couple of decent saves in the second half. KEVIN MCNAUGHTON...5 Left exposed at times but also gave away possession
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FAN'S VIEW by Alan Houghton: Watford 3-0 Wanderers
NEW Macron shirts on, a supply of Uncle Joe’s Mint Balls and a 200-mile trek down the motorway can only mean that football’s back, although it’s hardly been away this year with the World Cup. The Wanderers fans were in good voice and spirits in
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UPDATED: Armed police swoop on man carrying 'pump-action shotgun'
ARMED police swooped on a man who was spotted carrying what is thought to be a pump-action shotgun outside a house in Little Lever. Residents in Park Road were awoken at 9am by police officers and vehicles responding to the 999 alert. Officers
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THE WONDERER: The 10 commandments of opening weekend
SO, the Football League is up and running – all we need now is the glory boys from the Premier League to join in and we’re cooking on gas. No matter what era of football you scrutinise, or which division, the footballing deities have declared that
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Elton and Walshaw clinch top six place as Flixton and Atherton both secure wins
League leaders Flixton and reigning champions Atherton will be joined in the top section of the Bolton Association by Daisy Hill, Bury, Elton and Walshaw as the league splits into three next weekend. The six teams will now play each other once
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON LEAGUE: Liam Bones rattles Eagley as leaders Farnworth Social Circle stay on title trail
FAST bowler Liam Bones shone as league leaders Farnworth Social Circle made light work of beating bottom club Eagley by eight wickets on Saturday. The left-armer was unplayable in returning fine figures of 7-18 from 16 overs as the home side reached
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ASBO for yob after bizarre foul-mouthed sex rant
A YOB has been given an ASBO for his foul-mouthed tirades against women. Darren Davis, aged 22, of Rogerstead, Deane, went into Morrison’s petrol station in Blackhorse Street, Bolton, and launched into a vile rant with a torrent of bizarre and
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Tributes to one of Bolton's most colourful characters
TRIBUTES have been paid to a “colourful musician” who has died after losing her battle with a brain tumour. Christine Makin, known as Crissi, was well known in Bolton, particularly on the music scene, and enjoyed raising money for charity.
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Bolton Council counts cost of 'bedroom tax' bail-outs
STRUGGLING tenants affected by the bedroom tax have had to be bailed out by Bolton Council due to a shortfall in government funding, Labour leaders have claimed. The authority has spent more than £17,000 of taxpayers’ money in discretionary housing
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Horwich town centre becomes borough's biggest 20mph zone
HORWICH town centre has become the biggest 20 miles per hour zone in the borough — after nearly £18,000 was spent on speed restrictions. New signs have been put up in the town’s main shopping street, Lee Lane, as well as surrounding streets in
