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FAN'S VIEW by Alan Houghton: Leeds United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
WE crossed the Pennines for the first six-pointer of the season against a team in bigger turmoil than us in Leeds United. The mood was pessimistic from both sets of fans as we each thought that we would lose and that we are in for a battle against
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Leigh Centurions 22 Workington Town 12
LEIGH Centurions notched another win on their Kingstone Press Championship campaign with a four tries-to-two victory over Workington. Off the field, the day was a resounding success as a host of former players paraded around the pitch in addition
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PLAYER RATINGS: Leeds United 1-0 Bolton Wanderers
WANDERERS (4-2-3-1) ADAM BOGDAN...6 Had to be brave on occasion coming off his line but might just have got his angles wrong for Warnock’s goal. HAYDEN WHITE...6 Ventured forward and got behind Leeds a couple of times but question marks over
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UPDATED: 'Absolute legend' - tributes to man who died after house party in Harwood
A MAN has died this morning after a night drinking with friends. The 27-year-old - named locally as Martin Ball, known as "Marve" - fell unconscious at a house in Harley Avenue, Harwood, in the early hours of this morning. An ambulance was
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON LEAGUE REPORT: Rain hits Westhoughton's title chances
WESTHOUGHTON missed out on the chance to put pressure on league leaders Farnworth Social Circle yesterday as their potentially title-defining clash was washed out at St George’s Oval. The third-placed side went into the home fixture 11 points behind
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON ASSOCIATION: Flixton within touching distance of first title after rain affects Saturday programme
FLIXTON edged closer to a first Bolton Association title despite the abandonment of their Section A clash at Daisy Hill on Saturday. All three games in the top section were abandoned due to late afternoon downpours meaning the Trafford outfit have
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Children help brighten up troubled Campbell Court estate in Farnworth
YOUNGSTERS have been putting their stamp on a Farnworth estate by caring for the environment. About 20 children took part in litter picking, planting raised flower beds, creating hanging baskets and painting bird boxes to brighten up the estate
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£6.5 million revamp of Albert Halls is waste of money, say Tories
PROSPECTIVE Tory MPs have criticised Bolton Council’s plans to spend up to £6.5 million renovating the Albert Halls. The authority’s leaders announced last week that the venue will be closed for up to 12 months while work is carried out to renovate
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Thieves steal disabled boy's wheelchair
THE mother of a disabled boy has condemned the heartless thieves who broke in and stole his £3,000 wheelchair. 12-year-old Archie Parmenter suffers from cerebral palsy and epilepsy - he can barely walk and relies on the custom-built titanium wheelchair
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£100,000 dance scholarship for Bolton's 'real-life Billy Elliot'
BOLTON’S answer to Billy Elliot has beaten thousands of hopefuls to win a dance school scholarship worth more than £100,000. Dancer Saul Kilcullen-Jarvis, aged 16, will start at the prestigious Tring Park classical ballet academy in Hertfordshire
