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VIDEO: Ugly scenes as Wednesday boss sees red during Wanderers cup victory
SHEFFIELD Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal could be in hot water after an ugly clash with a steward at the Macron Stadium tonight. The Owls boss was sent to the stand alongside Wanderers manager Phil Parkinson in the final few minutes of a heated
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MARC ILES' BIG MATCH VERDICT: Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Sheffield Wednesday
THERE have been plenty of sleepless nights at Wanderers of late – so someone might want to set an early alarm call for the third round draw on Thursday morning. With everything going on off the pitch at the Macron this week, the Carabao Cup had
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Bolton Wanderers 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2
10:00pm I'm going for a lie down in a darkened room...
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'Sense of uncertainty' at the Macron Stadium
DANIEL Izza, the chairman of the Bolton Wanderers Supporters’ Trust, believes Dean Holdsworth’s removal as shareholder has created a sense of uncertainty at the Macron Stadium. Sports Shield BWFC — Holdsworth’s company set up to purchase Wanderers
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Is Mobdro the new Kodi? Streaming app let's you watch TV, movies and sports for FREE
A few months ago Kodi was king, an unstoppable force in the quest for free online streaming content. But much has changed since the heady days of simply customising an Android-enabled device and watching box office movies, live sporting events
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Punter's incredible attempt to sneak vodka into racecourse deserves applause
HANDS up - who has ever tried to smuggle booze into a venue to avoid steep bar prices? Perhaps a miniature bottle of vodka up the sleeve or booze smuggled into a festival. But we bet your ploy wasn't as creative as this woman's, in Nottinghamshire
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PICTURES: Mag-neigh-ficent My Little Pony bus rolls into town
DREAMS came true for young cartoon fans as the My Little Pony friendship bus rolled into town. Children dressed up in their favourite outfits from the beloved television show as the vehicle pulled into Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich. The
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MP slams council after controversial 129-home appeal decision
AN MP has criticised Bolton Council's planning policy following an inspector's controversial approval of a 129-home development in WesthoughtonBolton West representative Chris Green made the comments after developer Bellway Homes won their appeal
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Vulnerable missing woman found
A VULNERABLE missing woman has been found. Amy Bromley, aged 28, went missing at around 1pm today (Tuesday) and was last seen in Kildare Street in Farnworth. Her family were extremely worried and police launched an appeal to find her as she
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Chris Hodgen keeps up title challenge in borrowed car
BOLTON racing driver Chris Hodgen backed up his double win on the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit last month with a second place and a victory at Oulton Park. Hodgen’s third victory of the season leaves him just one point behind championship leader Ashley
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'Mortified' locals left fearing for area's future after inspector allows 129-home development
DEVASTATED residents have been left 'mortified' and fearful for Westhoughton's future after a planning inspector gave the go-ahead to a 129-home development in the green belt. Bellway Homes' appeal against Bolton Council's refusal of the plan for
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Date confirmed for new series Educating Greater Manchester - starring a local school
FOLLOWING the hit series Educating Yorkshire, a local school will be appearing on the popular fly-on-the-wall documentary next week. Educating Greater Manchester starts on August 31 and viewers will have a chance to see life in Harrop Fold School
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Car crashes into wall after clipping reversing vehicle on 'blind spot'
A CAR hit a wall after clipping another vehicle which was reversing out of a driveway.Emergency services were called to reports of a collision between two cars in Longworth Road, in Horwich, at about 6.20pm last night.A Peugeot 308 had clipped the back
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BOLTON NEWS FANTASY CRICKET: Report, tables and team of the week from round 14
WITH only a handful of teams playing last Saturday, it was a good week to have professionals Kamran Younis or Adeel Baig plus amateurs Ryan Ayres, Shahid Mahboob and Dominic Gavin in your team. The team of the week contains several familiar names, many
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Borrowing inspiration from New York to make the region 'age-friendly'
TO help older people feel more confident about leaving their homes, housing providers across Greater Manchester are encouraging local businesses to sign up to the ‘Take a seat’ scheme in a bid to make the region more inclusive, accessible and age-friendly
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FLASHBACK: Are you in this cricket line-up?
THIS week’s search around The Bolton News picture archives has found this photograph of the Adlington cricket team taken in June 1995. There is no more information accompanying the picture. Do you recognise anyone in the photograph or were
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Fun day in aid of dad-of-5 told he has no more than year to live
A PHARMACY held an event to raise funds towards ground-breaking treatment for a dad-of-five who is battling cancer. S and S Pharmacy, in Deane Road, put on a fun day in aid of Andrew Davis, from Farnworth which raised £500. Staff sold tea,
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REVEALED: Funniest joke of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2017
A JOKE about the new pound coin has been named the funniest of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Ken Cheng won the 10th annual award for Dave's Funniest Joke Of The Fringe with the line: "I'm not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate
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Paralympian Ellie inspires next generation of Horwich swimmers
PARALYMPIC champion and world record holder Ellie Robinson did her bit to inspire the next generation of swimmers by holding a masterclass at Horwich Leisure Centre.The 15-year-old, who won 50m butterfly gold and 100m freestyle bronze at the 2016 Rio
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Wanderers legend to help Breightmet side unveil new pitch
JOHN McGinlay will be the guest of honour at a family fun day on Sunday when Breightmet Wanderers will official name their new home.The club has raised more than £10,000 to refurbish an overgrown field off Newby Road after agreeing a 25-year lease for
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Tempest are in seventh heaven at Whitehaven
TEMPEST United moved into second place in the West Lancashire League Premier Division, following their 7-0 thumping of Whitehaven.Nathan Monson struck twice in the opening quarter of the game, either side of Jack Iley’s goal and, with Sam Parkinson also
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FA Cup draw opens old wounds for Colls
ATHERTON Collieries reached the first qualifying round of the FA Cup at the expense of Hallam, where they will come up against some rather familiar foes.Colls were deserved winners at the Sheffield side, with Jordan Cover hitting a hat-trick in their
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Parkinson has helped former Owls man Madine go from 'bad boy' to 'best boy'
GARY Madine comes up against his former club Sheffield Wednesday tonight determined to show how far he has come since his troubled days at Hillsborough. Life is good for the big striker, who despite Wanderers’ patchy start to the campaign, has
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Ignore 'meaningless' GCSE 9-to-1 grading system confusion and celebrate pupils, says education chief
THE new GCSE 9-to-1 grading system has caused confusion, but the chairman of Bolton Learning Alliance has called on people not to focus on this year’s ‘meaningless’ headline figures but to celebrate the individual achievements of pupils who have “worked
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PICTURES: Fantastic fun with Mr Fox during Roald Dahl-inspired event
THERE was fantastic fun to be had with Roald Dahl inspired crafts at Horwich Library.As part of Bolton libraries summer reading challenge, a Fantastic Mr Fox event was held, giving youngsters the chance to make a mask. The event was aimed at children
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What an 'ambitious' community group is hoping to do with this overgrown land
GREEN-fingered residents are embarking on their 'most ambitious gardening project to date' as they attempt to transform overgrown land into a rockery.Over Hulton Community Group has appealed for neighbours to help them tackle the eyesore in Salford
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PICTURES: Family fun at International Youth Day celebration
YOUNGSTERS and their families came together together for a day of fun as a youth centre celebrated International Youth Day. Castle Hill Young People’s Centre in Tonge Moor had hundreds of visitors on Saturday to try out the various activities that
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How you can help wildlife group's important conservation work
A CONSERVATION group is holding a volunteer day.Bolton North East Wildlife Trail (NEWT) is putting on the event at Leverhulme Park on Sunday, September 10 between 10am and 3pm.The group will remove crack willow to restore the ponds and wetland habitat.Volunteers
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I warned about the danger of a burst
IT has been interesting reading the reports regarding the burst water main and subsequent road closures at Moses Gate but I have to say that as a local resident it has come as no surprise to me.I first reported a water leak from the underside of the railway
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LOOKING BACK - A rainy summer's day on the eve of WW2
ALTHOUGH we all seem to reminisce about hot summers of the past perhaps they were not always as warm as we recall.Here we see rain falling on a summer fete at the National Children’s Home, Edgworth Branch at Crowthorn School in June 1939.The opening ceremony
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How you can honour The Fallen this Remembrance Day
VOLUNTEERS responsible for the town hall's cascading wall of poppies last year are urging communities to come up with their own creations for Remembrance Sunday. Dramatic Action, a group of volunteers from Bolton At Home, used plastic bottles and
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'Mindless scumbags' - town left devastated by yarn bombing festival 'theft'
ORGANISERS of a yarn bombing festival were left shocked and upset after some of the displays were reportedly stolen. Visitors to Westhoughton town centre at the weekend enjoyed the colours that draped Market Street and Ditchfield Gardens during
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Burst water pipe brings more misery for long-suffering rail repairs neighbours
RESIDENTS who have put up with disruption from rail electrification work for over a year are among those worst affected after a burst water main forced the closure of a road. People in Moses Gate have tolerated noisy drilling, early hours working
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KAREN KNOTT'S COLUMN: Wides will always have batsmen and bowlers debating
WHEN is a wide not a wide?This decision by the umpires seems to cause more comments than anything.A batsman moves towards a ball and then lets it go past and immediately looks at the umpire and appears to gesture a wide should have been called.He then
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Love wine? Then this celebrity Food and Drink Festival event is just the tipple
CELEBRITY chef Ainsley Harriott and top wine critic Simon Woods will be toasting Bolton's Food and Drink Festival with a tipple-tasting masterclass. The annual festival gets under way this weekend and wine aficionados have the chance to sample
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Which way to the Death Star? 10 great pictures of people by our Camera Club members
THIS week’s Bolton News Camera Club pages feature images with people in one form or anotherIn this new selection of photographs, our Camera Club members have been training their lenses on human lifeSenior Photographer Nigel Taggart said: “Our Camera Club
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Medics and teachers thanked for their support for armed forces
MEDICS and teachers who fly the flag to help soldiers, airmen and sailors have been thanked for their help. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bolton are among 12 organisations in the North West to receive Silver Awards under the
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'One in 10 has hepatitis' - Risks of holidaying and how carrying a NEEDLE could save you
WHEN travelling abroad, holiday makers must always be prepared, but a local doctor is adding one extra item to the luggage - a needle!As unusual as the addition may sound, the needle could help save travellers from a very nasty infection.Dr Abdul Hafeez
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Kind elderly couple befriended homeless man who stole their holiday money – then husband died
A HOMELESS man who was befriended by an elderly couple repaid their kindness by stealing their holiday cash. Pensioners Jim and Eileen Wright were shopping in Bolton in September last year when they came across Terence Hargreaves begging on Bradshawgate
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Charity told to move out of home 'was offered help' claims Bolton Council
A CHARITY, which was told to move out of its home by the end of the month, was offered several alternative sites that were rejected, according to Bolton Council.Bolton Neighbourhood Investment in Community Enterprise (NICE) received a letter from the
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Why one author finds Bolton a special place to live
A RETIRED barrister who left Malawi for the UK has written a book about Bolton – a town she called home for 18 years. Rosemary Argente has penned a history of the town she calls ‘very special’. Her book entitled Home from Home is told in photographs
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Stars of the Sunday League edged out as they mark 50 years of football
THE Bolton at Home Sunday League prepares for its 51st season later this month and to celebrate the league's half-century a representative side took on the best of the Oldham Sunday League, which also reached 50 this year.The Bolton entertained Oldham
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Parkinson challenges cup stars to take their chance against Sheffield Wednesday
PHIL Parkinson says starting places are up for grabs in the Championship as he prepares to ring in the changes against Sheffield Wednesday in the cup tonight.The Wanderers boss is planning to freshen up his team, which faces the second of three games
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Big ambition being shown Little Lever boss Barnes
AFTER his team got their Premier Division campaign off on the right foot, Little Lever manager Matt Barnes is quietly confident of success this season.It was not the prettiest performance they will ever put in, but Little Lever won their opening fixture
