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Parkinson offers apology for Hull City defeat
PHIL Parkinson has apologised to Wanderers fans who watched their side hammered 4-0 by Hull City tonight. Jared Bowen scored twice as the Tigers ended a run of three consecutive defeats with a comprehensive win. Adama Diomande and man of the
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MARC ILES' BIG MATCH VERDICT: Hull City 4 Wanderers 0
NO-ONE thought Wanderers’ Championship return would be easy but never before has the class gap looked this wide. Torn to shreds by a Hull City side fresh from Premier League relegation, there is plenty to ponder for Phil Parkinson over the international
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PICTURES: 50+ yummy pictures from Friday's Food and Drink Festival
MORE than 200 stalls, hundreds of musicians, lorry loads of drink and top-quality chefs - that's Bolton Food and Drink Festival for you. Take a look at our gallery of delicious images from the first day of festivities to entice you down to the
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Hull City 4 Bolton Wanderers 0
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Children enjoy the first day of the Mad Hatter's tea party
HUNDREDS of children joined Bolton Food Festival to enjoy the first year of the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.Children of all ages enjoyed mask-making, a musical performance and snack with characters from Alice in Wonderland including, the Mad Hatter, Queen
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Violent robbers target 18 families for jewellery and cash
Police are investigating after eighteen Asian families were targeted in a series of jewellery burglaries. Officers have launched an investigation to target those suspected of being involved in a series of gold jewellery burglaries in Bolton.
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14 stalls you definitely want to visit at Bolton Food and Drink Festival
WITH more than 200 stalls to choose from, it can be tricky deciding just which tasty treats to eat. Check out our handy guide to the best of Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2017. 1) Alain Job’s African street food stall It’s almost
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Bolton Food and Drink Festival promises to be biggest and best yet as it returns to town for 12th year
CUISINE lovers are enjoying the biggest and best Bolton Food and Drink Festival yet as it returned to the town for the 12th time. Thousands of people poured into the town centre to sample the huge range of stalls on offer, from Hungarian street
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Police called to crash between motorbike and car
A MOTORBIKE and a car were involved in a crash this morning. Police were called to Long Causeway, Farnworth, at around 10.50am to reports of an accident involving a motorbike and a car. Officers attended the scene and found a man with minor injuries,
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Robber who carried out series of terrifying armed raids goes missing from prison
THE public is being urged not to approach a man who carried out a series of 'terrifying' armed raids who has now absconded from prison. John Hardy, aged 27, has gone missing from HMP Kirkham, near Preston. He is serving an indeterminate prison
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Mums unite to thank team which helped save their babies lives
TWO mums who went through heartbreak when their young children became dangerously ill are paying back the team that came to their aid. Tania Worden and Emmie Lilley both went through very difficult times when their baby daughters were admitted
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Four bidders in race for Dean Holdsworth's Wanderers shares
THE ownership race at Bolton Wanderers looks set to last the Bank Holiday weekend with up to FOUR different bids claiming to be working on a deal. A court decision to wind-up Dean Holdsworth’s Sports Shield BWFC company last Monday has thrown a
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Find out how schools did in this year's GCSE exams
HARD work certainly equalled success for GCSE pupils – with some finding out they were among the brightest in the country under the new grading system. The grading switch is part of wider reforms designed to make GCSEs more rigorous and challenging
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Bolton Food and Drink Festival gets off to magical start with Mad Hatter's tea party launch
Bolton Food and Drink Festival got off to a magical start with thousands of people descending on the town as it returned for its twelfth year. The event- which is promised to be the biggest and best yet- was launched with a Mad Hatters’ Tea Party
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Town's education chiefs congratulate young people for exam success
THE young people of Bolton have been congratulated by the town’s education bosses for their outstanding performance in this year’s GCSE examinations. This year was the first cohort to sit the new tougher exams and receive grades 9 to 1 under a
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Warning over traders 'with Irish accents' who tried to gain access to elderly man's house
A WARNING has been issued after two men knocked on the door of an elderly resident and told him they were selling drainage system. Police are urging residents to be alert after the incident on Wednesday in Little Hulton. At around 1pm two men
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Kennys announce birth of baby in adorable Instagram post
BOLTON'S golden couple have announced the birth of their baby. Posting on Instagram, Olympic cyclist Laura Kenny has revealed that her and husband Jason, from Farnworth, have had a baby boy called Albert Louie Kenny. He was born on Wednesday
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DAY ONE: Bolton Food & Drink Festival 2017
6:24pm That brings today's live blog to an end. Thank you for joining us, we'll be back tomorrow for day 2 of Food &
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CONFIRMED: Road and rail chaos caused by burst water main will last for up to SIX WEEKS
ROAD and rail chaos caused by a burst water main will last for up to six weeks, it has been confirmed. Northern Rail says that roads around Moses Gate station in Farnworth could be shut for six weeks, after the burst pipe caused a bridge to collapse
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Fire chiefs warning to householders after wheelie bin fires
RESIDENTS have been urged to take their wheelie bins in and store them securely following collections after two were set alight.Fire crews were called out to separate incidents in Farnworth involving burning wheelie bins last night.The first was in Harrowby
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Derelict social club destroyed in suspected arson attack
A DERELICT social club was destroyed in a suspected arson attack. The fire service was called to the old Atherton Sports and Social Club, in Formby Avenue, at about 2.40am in the early hours of this morning. Five pumps and two specialist appliances
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VOTING OPENS: Mr and Miss Bolton News 2017
THE selfies are in – and now it’s decision time. Here are the contenders vying to be crowned Mr or Miss Bolton News 2017 – the year of our 150th anniversary. We are on the hunt for a man and a woman to represent their hometown in this special year
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It's time to go back to class for those who attended a school with a long and illustrious history
FORMER pupils of Thomasson Memorial School are invited to go back to celebrate its 110 years of educating children with hearing difficulties. A special birthday reunion and open day is being held on October 14 so past pupils can visit the school
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TRIBUTE: Farewell to 'determined' teenager who lost battle with rare blood disease
FAMILY and friends gathered to say goodbye and pay tribute to a much-loved 17-year-old following his two-year battle with a rare blood disease.Josh Fox from Tonge Moor died at home on August 12 after losing his fight with aplastic anaemia.At his funeral
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Developer building 21 new homes must protect historic home built in 1609
A NEW housing estate will be built on a former depot that has fallen into disrepair — but only if measures are put in place to protect one of Bolton’s oldest buildings.Bolton at Home has been given the green light to build 21 affordable homes at the old
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Warning that trains will be 'extremely busy' during upcoming strike action
NORTHERN has said that it will only be able to run a limited service during upcoming strike action. Members of the RMT union working for the train company are set to strike on Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4. The strike will come as many people
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"Today’s obese children will become tomorrow’s obese adults"
BOLTON is doing all it can to tackle weight problems, the council says after new figures revealed childhood obesity is at record levels. Health campaigners have said the Government must try harder to curb the growing problems. Recent figures
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PICTURES: Inside Bolton's TWO new pubs
TWO new pubs are hoping to raise the bar as they started serving customers this week. The Brass Cat in Churchgate closed in January for a major refurbishment and reopened this week under a new name, The Churchgate As well as this, the Pine
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Town centre has become soulless and tatty
THE Bolton News is 100 per cent correct in its views on the town centre. As everyone who works or visits there knows, it has become a soulless, tatty conglomeration of empty, postered shops, charity shops, bookkeepers and bargain shops. The
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Criticism of Bolton is justified
I THINK the majority of the Bolton public would recognise and agree with the Guardian article by Bolton journalist Andy Walton on the town's decline, despite the improvements to frontage of the shops in Newport Street, the dismal views in Bradshawgate
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Which chef will be launching women's group's community cook book this weekend?
A NOT-FOR-PROFIT women's group is launching a new charity cookbook this weekend. The Bolton Community Cookbook, put together by Women in Neighbourhoods (WiN), will be introduced to the public by chef Nick Cullen at Market Place Shopping Centre
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Parkinson searching for the right winning formula
THE think tank has been working overtime this week at Lostock following Wanderers performances of very differing quality.Plenty of questions were asked in the aftermath of last weekend’s defeat at Derby County, both of the shape of Phil Parkinson’s team
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PICTURED: How you can get your hands on a Game of Thrones-themed baby highchair
GAME of Thrones-obsessed parents can now put their own little lords and ladies on the Iron Throne. Farnworth-based baby goods firm Cosatto is producing five ‘Dinner is Coming’ highchairs for fans of the hit fantasy series. The chairs, which
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Noise and smells would make rejected homes 'not fit' to live in
A ‘TOTALLY and utterly inappropriate’ housing plan has been slammed by councillors.Bolton Council’s planning committee rejected a scheme to build 12 homes off Station Road, near to Blackrod railway station, yesterday — saying they would be unfit for anyone
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON LEAGUE: Big weekend for Daisy in bid for double glory
SKIPPER Steven Chilton is eyeing back-to-back win for Daisy Hill this weekend as they look to maintain form that sees them firmly in the mix for silverware.Top of the Association table, the St James Street outfit can cement their position with victory
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VIDEO: Trial run held at Bolton Interchange
A 'SUCCESSFUL' trial run has been held at Bolton Interchange. The trial tested all the elements of the new facility with members of of the Octagon Theatre and staff from Transport For Greater Manchester (TfGM). The participants tested passenger
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Sentence shows law is an ass
IF ever there was a case to illustrate that English law is an ass, it must be the recent conviction of Terence Hargreaves for the theft of £1,000 from Good Samaritan pensioners Jim and Eileen Wright. He had already been given six years for the
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Burst mains detour sign is deterring trade, say business owners
A CAR parts boss claims that a misleading road sign is depriving his and other businesses of trade. Egerton Street has been closed at the junction with Bolton Road since a burst water main caused havoc in the area last week, meaning traffic cannot
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Ambitious plans for Bolton theatre of dreams
ARTS groups in Bolton are preparing to stage their most dramatic work yet – creating their own theatre. Drama and music societies are aiming high with an ambitious plan to create a new venue space for the town. The Amateur Community Theatre
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Eye of the tiger: Parkinson calling for big performance at Hull City
PHIL Parkinson has called on his Wanderers to go “all out” at Hull City for a first Championship win.With the international break looming, the Whites boss is looking to milk every ounce of effort from his players at the KCOM Stadium tonight to ensure
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Adam’s right back in the race, says Parkinson
ADAM Armstrong was back up to speed against Sheffield Wednesday in midweek – and Phil Parkinson could not be happier.The on-loan Newcastle United striker has sampled highs and lows in the last few days, scoring from the spot in the Carabao Cup win over
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Karacan calls for fighting spirit as Wanderers head to Hull City
JEM Karacan is ready to don his war paint in the name of Championship survival.If the bookmakers hadn’t already written Wanderers off as relegation fodder before a ball was kicked this season, more boardroom instability plus the threat of EFL sanctions
