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Woman fought off robber who tried to steal her phone
A WOMAN fought off a robber who tried to steal her phone. The incident happened just after 12.30pm on Wednesday July 16 when the 20-year-old woman was walking along a dirt track towards Beefold Lane in Atherton. She noticed a man walking towards
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UPDATED: Bolton boxer Amir Khan launches new charity foundation
BOLTON boxing superstar Amir Khan raised a staggering £218,000 at the launch of his new charity foundation. The Amir Khan foundation was officially launched at a glamorous dinner event at the Hilton Hotel in Manchester tonight, with famous guests
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Commonwealth Games star Niamh Robinson tastes success at events
CANON Slade School pupil Niamh Robinson has just finished a whistle-stop rollercoaster ride recording personal bests at the Commonwealth Games and winning medals at the ASA National Age Group Championships in Sheffield. Media demands and competing
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ANGELA KELLY'S ME AND MY SPORT: Steven Bush Horwich Basketball Club
A CHANCE conversation with one of Bolton’s most recognisable sporting stars led Steven Bush into a sport that’s rapidly gaining local fans. At 7ft4in”, Alan Bannister is hard to miss. The Horwich-born former athlete played professional basketball
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Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club member Declan Fisher tastes success
AS if winning two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games was not enough, Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club have had more reasons to celebrate in recent weeks. That’s because one of their up-and-coming stars also excelled on the mat at an international
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Eagley FC are finalists in international event
A BOLTON junior football team have finished runners-up at an international competition. Eagley Under-9s took part in the English International Super Cup which brought together sides from as far away as Colombia and Kenya for teams aged from u7
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Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club member Craig Pilling's Commonwealth delight
EVEN though he may have brought home a bronze medal from the Commonwealth Games, Bolton’s Craig Pilling admits it was not the best performance of his life. The 27-year-old battled some stiff competition from England’s Omar Tafail in the third and
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Top 5 things to do in and around Bolton this weekend
Here's our guide to what you can do in and around Bolton this weekend. 1. See Paddy McGuinness and everyone’s favourite Geordie duo in an arena tour. The Take Me Out host will join Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (pictured below) for Ant &
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Man charged over Little Lever shotgun incident
A MAN has been charged with possession of a shotgun after police swooped on a garden in a Little Lever. Jarod Alan Thornton, aged 38, of Park Road, Little Lever, has been charged with making and possessing a sawn-off shotgun. The charge relates
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Young Princes Trust volunteers improve community centre
A TEAM of unemployed youngsters has brought new life to a community centre in Bolton and developed skills as part of a fire service youth scheme. The young people have taken part in the Prince’s Trust team programme — a 12-week scheme aimed at
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Traditional Gujarati folk dance night helps cancer charity
A LOCAL community group has raised £3,425 for Cancer Research UK through music and dance events. Sakhi Group, with help of the Hindu community, arranged a “Non-stop Garba-Dandiya Night”, where 500 guests enjoyed traditional Gujarati folk dancing
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Friendship and fun event raises £5,000 for Bolton Hospice
A CHARITY event based on the theme of friendship and fun raised more than £5,000 for Bolton Hospice. The evening was organised by Lisa Forshaw and Claire Wilkins, from event planning and lifestyle management company DLC. It was held at Mrs
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Deprivation and despair in Gaza
WHEN the Peel Commission responded in 1937 to the Arab revolt with its recommendation to partition Palestine into a Jewish State and a Palestinian State, David Ben-Gurion said: “A partial Jewish State is not the end but the beginning, a powerful impetus
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Taking sides solves nothing
DESPITE revoltingly war-torn news items from around the world, human beings are no better or worse than they have been throughout their turbulent history. Humans are flawed creatures who still fail to use their brains properly and are in constant
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Calculations don’t add up
I ACKNOWLEDGE with thanks the Summers’ correction with regard to the difference between the composition of the Retail Price Index (RPI) and the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which now includes food and energy costs. However, the issue I was trying
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More cuts on the cards
IAIN Duncan Smith, aided by a so-called independent Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent, seeks to create a low skilled, low-paid workforce by cutting benefits even more. Considering most benefits given are the bare minimum the Government
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Bolton firm saves charity yacht
A CHARITY yacht in need of repair will return to the sea after Bolton firm Aptus Utilities and Cumbrian organsation PPM teamed up to help with funding. The Solway Adventurer, berthed at Maryport Marina in Cumbria, is available for use by youth
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Woman breaks ankle after crashing into wall in Darcy Lever
A WOMAN has broken her ankle after crashing into a wall in Darcy Lever. The woman, who was driving a Ford Mondeo and is believed to be in her early 50s, crashed into the wall in Wheatfield Street at about noon today. She was the only person
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Former boxing champ shot in Marbella to be released from hospital
FORMER boxing champion Jamie Moore, who was shot in Marbella, is to be released from hospital today. The 35-year-old, from Walkden, was shot in the leg and hip while in the Spanish town, where he was training Birmingham middleweight Matthew Macklin
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Police search Cliff Richard's house in alleged sexual assault investigation
Police are searching a property believed to belong to Sir Cliff Richard in relation to the alleged sexual assault of a boy in the 1980s. South Yorkshire Police said it has entered a property in Sunningdale, Berkshire, after receiving an allegation
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Stab trial neighbours admit years of conflict
STEVEN Waring and William Dutton admit they have been involved in a long-running neighbour dispute. It culminated, on January 26, with Mr Waring being taken to hospital with neck wounds. But neither family, who live in Breightmet Drive, Breightmet
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Unemployment in Bolton is second worst in Greater Manchester
BOLTON had the second highest percentage of unemployed people in Greater Manchester last month, new government figures show. But the number of residents claiming Jobseekers Allowance has fallen 1.3 per cent compared to last year, down to 3.3 per
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Two Bank Top beers named among best in UK
One of Bolton’s most popular brewers has added two more awards to its glittering list of accolades. Bank Top’s Dark Mild was crowned Champion Mild of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival, becoming one of only seven beers across the country
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Laura Farrell's dad still devastated years after death crash
THE bereaved father of Laura Farrell says he is still devastated by her death. Ian Robbins says he has lost contact with her husband, Norman, since Sherie Torkington was jailed for six years for causing the death of his 41-year-old daughter in
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15 new nurses arrive from Spain and Portugal
THE Royal Bolton’s latest nursing recruits from Spain and Portugal have arrived — and will start work at the hospital next week. A group of matrons and HR staff went to Madrid and Porto in June as part of a recruitment drive to bring qualified
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Interchange work is still on track despite criticism over 'standstill', say bosses
TRANSPORT bosses have insisted work is steaming ahead on the new Bolton Interchange — despite criticism that building has come to a standstill. Shops and properties in Newport Street, Great Moor Street and Johnson Street were knocked down in November
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Rivington and Blackrod pupils explore impact of World War One on community
MORE than one million Commonwealth servicemen and women were killed during World War One. The losses were felt in almost every town and village in the UK and what was then the British Empire. And in memory of local former students and members
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Bid to knock down historic Deane pub rejected again
A DEVELOPER has failed in his second bid to knock down a historic Deane pub to make way for new houses, apartments and shops. Mubarak Patel, of Mercury Forecourts, wanted to demolish the old Stags Head pub in Junction Road, so he could build 32
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Bolton Wanderers fans warned to behave on trains
BOLTON Wanderers fans are being warned to behave on trains when travelling to and from the Macron Stadium. British Transport Police (BTP) will crackdown on bad behaviour on the railways on matchdays, including those travelling to the Whites’ ground
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Call for action after four cars smash into garden wall in just six months
A bend in a Radcliffe road has proved so dangerous a homeowner has seen four cars smash into his garden wall in the past six months. Drivers coming round the corner of Dumers Lane and Bury Street have caused damage worth more than £2,800 to the
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Halliwell hairdresser wins top national competition
A BOLTON hairdresser proved a cut above the rest as she beat 250 fellow stylists to win a national competition. Erika Jackson, who works at the H20 salon in Halliwell, was one of three grand prize winners of the Matrix Destination Fame finals in
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Maxine Peake's delight at filming in Peak District for new series of The Village
ACTRESS Maxine Peake told of her delight at filming in the Peak District - years after walking in the area with her mother. The 40-year-old, who went to Canon Slade Sixth Form, spent months filming on location in Derbyshire earlier this year, for
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Bolton's school dinners get top mark for using 'sustainable' fish
PRIMARY schools in Bolton are tipping the scales in favour of fish when it comes to serving school dinners. Bolton Council has been hailed top of the class when it comes to offering children sustainable fish in school canteens. The MSC, Marine
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One of Bolton's oldest residents dies at 103
ELIZABETH Bradshaw was born two years before the Titanic sank and vividly recalled the moment the Allies had won World War One. Earlier this month, just a few weeks short of her 104th birthday and having spent 47 years as a widow, the mum-of-five
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Westhoughton primary school gets teaching tips from China
A WESTHOUGHTON school has welcomed teachers and pupils from China — and staff from the Far East may soon be teaching youngsters Mandarin. The visit followed a trip to Nanjing Jinling Primary School in Nanjing City by staff and pupils from The Gates
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JCB on fire at Bolton market
BOLTON town centre is filled with smoke this morning after a JCB caught fire at Bolton Market. The blaze started at about 8.45am today off Black Horse Street, Bolton. Firefighters from Bolton Central Fire Station are still on the scene.
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A-level results day
6:13pm That's all from us today folks - thanks for joining us 3:55pm Bolton St Catherine’s Academy Grades A to E (AS levels in brackets) S Armstrong 4 (1); R Baines
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Bury cup tie exposed flaws that must be rectified, says Bolton Wanderers boss Dougie Freedman
WANDERERS have played just 90 minutes of football at the re-christened Macron Stadium but Dougie Freedman already has some repair work on his hands. Even though the Whites booked their place in the second round of the Capital One Cup on Tuesday
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Bolton Wanderers pip Premier League's Burnley in race to sign non-league starlet Kaiyne Woolery
WANDERERS have beaten Premier League Burnley to the punch by landing Tamworth striker Kaiyne Woolery. A £10,000 deal has been struck with the Midlands club – which is also thought to include sell-on clauses and a future friendly – for the 19-year-old
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Bolton Wanders defender David Wheater bids to keep starting place after League Cup exploits against Bury
FIT-AGAIN David Wheater hopes he has done enough to warrant a starting place for Wanderers against Nottingham Forest this weekend. The centre-back, one of few players to emerge from the narrow 3-2 win over League Two Bury in the Capital One Cup
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'My dad had four wives'
A MENTAL health counsellor whose father had four wives has spoken about his harrowing childhood growing up in a polygamous family in Nigeria. Chris Ozeku says he was beaten and physically abused by his step brothers — he was the fourth youngest
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Daubhill death crash driver to be sued for £300,000
A GRIEVING widower is suing a dangerous driver for “unlimited compensation” after a fatal car crash that killed his wife. Norman Farrell wants Sherie Torkington to pay him at least £300,000 after she drove through a red light on St Peter’s Way
