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How you can make brave Kyle's magical Dynamo wish come true
THE mum of brave cancer battler Kyle Buckley is calling for help making her son’s dream of receiving a video message from the magician Dynamo come true.Carol Buckley took to Facebook to issue the plea on behalf of 12-year-old Kyle, who suffers from the
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Warning after attempted abduction of two girls in broad daylight
TWO girls were forced to hide in a bush after an attempted abduction in broad daylight. Police were called to Wilkinson Road, on the Oldhams Estate in Sharples, shortly before 10.20am on Sunday. The two girls were approached by two men in a
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Liam Gallagher to play homecoming show at end of 10-date tour
Liam Gallagher is to play a homecoming show in Manchester to end his first solo arena tour. The former Oasis frontman will be releasing his debut solo album As You Were in October. He will round off a 10-date UK tour with a show at Manchester Arena on
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Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' tour coming to Manchester
MARIAH Carey will be bringing her own brand of Christmas cheer to Manchester.The singing superstar has announced she will bring her All I Want For Christmas Is You concert to Manchester Arena in December - one of only two dates in the UK.The show has
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Man accused of assaulting two police officers too ill to attend court
A MAN accused of assaulting two police officers was too ill to attend the first hearing of his case a court was told.Jamie Bolton, aged 25, of Crossmoor Drive, Bolton, is also alleged to have trespassed on the railway line at Blackpool North Station.Blackpool
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Author visits Bolton Library — on day she lands top 10 spot on national bestseller list
A TOP author found her name on the best selling list while on a visit to Bolton yesterday.Cathy Bramley was just about to step into host a talk at the central library when she was declared number in eight in the Sunday Times best selling authors list.The
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The 'hidden' costs of staging a concert/show at the new Alberts Halls
I WAS interested to read (“Annie at Halls as first group plans to return” September 1) that Farnworth Performing Arts have agreed rental costs with the Albert Halls for their 2018 production.In the story, Bolton Council is quoted as having stated that
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Bolton peer accuses PM of misquoting Brexit report to justify ‘unprecedented and extraordinary’ powers
THERESA May has been accused by a senior Bolton peer of misquoting a parliamentary committee to justify granting the Government ‘unprecedented and extraordinary’ powers in the Brexit repeal Bill.The House of Lords Constitution Committee said the legislation
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Wanderers signing session with Vela and Ameobi this Saturday
SAMMY Ameobi and Josh Vela will be doing a special signing session at Bolton Central before Saturday’s game against Middlesbrough. The Wanderers pair will be in the club shop to meet fans from 12.45pm to sign merchandise and pose for photos.
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Are you brave enough to watch midnight screening of IT?
ARE you brave enough to watch a midnight screening of horror film IT? Cinemas are holding a late-night showing of the new film, based on the popular Stephen King novel of the same name which has been terrifying readers for decades. It is on
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UPDATED: Motorway blocked by crash
The motorway has been reopened after a crash stopped traffic on the motorway into Bolton. A collision on the M60 clockwise onto the M61 northbound closed three lanes. RTC on the M60 C/W to M61 NB lanes 2/3/4 blocked. @gmptraffic m/cycle
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Woman tries to give police cold shoulder – by hiding in a fridge
A WOMAN wanted by police gave officers the cold shoulder as she tried to escape going to court. Officers in the Bolton central area arrested the 46-year-old woman yesterday for failing to appear at court. When they attended an address they
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Car being pursued by police drives WRONG WAY down A666 and motorway
A CAR being pursued by police drove the wrong way down the A666 and M61 as it attempted to escape.Police spotted the car last night and pursued it onto the A666. The driver then decided to drive southbound on the northbound A666 before going onto the
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East Lancs actress Katy's date with boys in The Band, the Take That musical which has world premiere at Manchester Opera House
TOMORROW night the curtain goes up on one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the year - the musical The Band which features the hits of Take That.For Edgworth actress Katy Clayton who plays a key role in the show, the world premiere can’t come soon
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'I don't think I'll ever put Janine behind me' say Charlie Brooks as she brings Ayckbourn comedy to the Lowry
FOR many people Charlie Brooks will always be TV super bitch Janine Butcher and even the actress herself admits that she may never shake off her association with EastEnders.“I don’t think I will ever get to point be able to put Janine behind me but I’
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The Rails providing an antidote to tweeness with new album and date at Deaf Institute in Manchester
ANYONE expecting The Rails new album, Other People, to be anything like their award-winning debut release Fair Warning is in for a surprise.For husband and wife duo James Walbourne and Kami Thompson have moved well away from their folk origins to produce
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'I've become fearless' says Danny Wilson frontman of Danny and the Champions of the World as band head to Soup Kitchen, Manchester
FOR Danny Wilson, frontman of Danny and the Champions of the World, writing the band’s latest album Brilliant Light has been an inspirational experience.Previous albums in the band’s back catalogue have primarily been penned by Danny alone but for the
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Wanderers want fitness guarantees from ex-Brazil, Arsenal and Real Madrid star Baptista
WANDERERS have asked former Brazil international Julio Baptista to stick around and prove his fitness before talking contracts. Phil Parkinson confirmed on Tuesday night the 35-year-old former Arsenal and Real Madrid star had been working with
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Firefighters find teenagers using oil drum for late night fire
FIREFIGHTERS have warned of the dangers of aerosol cans after they were found in a improvised brazier. A group of teenagers had added the cans to a fire which they had started in back street in Great Lever on Wednesday night. Fortunately the
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A deadly struggle will have audiences on the 'edge of their seats'
A TENSE psychological thriller will open the new season for one of Bolton's biggest amateur theatre companies.Bolton Little Theatre is playing with guilt and obsession as it brings Richard Harris’ Dead Guilty to the stage next week. The production
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Mallory Knox joins big indoor festival headliners
ANOTHER big names has been added to the British Sound Project line-up.Manchester's biggest indoor festival has been co-founded by Bury's Steven Wood and boats performances by Twin Atlantic, Deaf Havana, White Lies, The Horrors and DJ set by the
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A large dome containing unusual and entertaining items has popped-up on the horizon
THE world's first pop-up and play theatre has set up its stage in Little Hulton.Roundabout has been travelling around the region and beyond but will be entertaining audiences in Peel Park from today.The theatre-in- the-round will also be at the heart
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Tributes to late campaigner who fought for Bolton's green belt
TRIBUTES have been paid to a veteran campaigner renowned for her battle to protect Bolton’s green belt.Olive Kenyon, who lived in Laburnum Park in Bradshaw, died at the Royal Bolton Hospital on Wednesday, August 30 after a short illness.Mrs Kenyon had
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More details emerge of terrifying armed robbery at village post office
STAFF were held at knifepoint during a terrifying raid at a village post office, revealed a have-a-go hero. The eyewitness has described how he ran to try to stop robbers as they fled Edgworth Post Office on Monday morning. The man, who wished
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Council signs up to protect terminally ill employees
BOLTON has become just the second local authority in Greater Manchester to sign up to a charter which offers greater protection to employees who are terminally ill. The Dying to Work campaign began following the case of Jacci Woodcook, a 59-year-old sales
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HORWICH RMI HARRIERS: Duo at peak level in Ben Nevis Mountain Race
HORWICH duo Danny Hope and Lindsey Brindle conquered Britain's highest peak with good performances at the Ben Nevis Mountain Race.Hope finished in 19th place after a period of rest from races and Brindle was third woman home in the race that has been
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Residents demand council act to prevent repeated traveller visits
RESIDENTS are to ask town hall bosses to protect their playing fields after travellers illegally set up camp there several times over the summer.At a public meeting, neighbours voiced fears about the possibility of Hulton Lane playing fields, in Daubhill
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BOLTON UNITED HARRIERS: Francis leads Harriers seven in Ormskirk
THE summer edition of the West Lancashire Triathlon from Edge Hill University campus in Ormskirk saw seven Blue Suits among the 423 finishers in warm conditions.Debutant Rhys Francis led the squad courtesy of a barnstorming run – sub-17 minutes for 5K.Nick
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Plans for £20 million flood defence system to protect residents
PLANS for a defence scheme to protect Radcliffe and Redvales from flooding have been presented to residents.The two areas were among the worst affected in Bury as the River Irwell burst its banks following unprecedented rainfall on Boxing Day 2015.Discussions
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Call to ban betting firms — like Wanderers sponsor Betfred — from football shirt ads
GAMBLING firms should be banned from football shirt sponsorship deals, Labour has said.With 25 of the 92 league clubs — including Bolton Wanderers — currently engaged in such sponsoring, shadow Digital, Culture, Media and Sport secretary Tom Watson said
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Don't mind the gap: Big-spending Boro won't faze Parkinson
NOWHERE in the Championship this weekend will the disparity between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have-nots’ be quite so obvious than the Macron Stadium.Middlesbrough, fresh from relegation and hell bent on a swift return to the Premier League, have reduced the
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Raiders cause thousands of pounds of damage to cricket team's clubhouse
A CRICKET team’s clubhouse suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage when it was targeted by burglars. The would-be thieves smashed an outer shutter and inner doors at Farnworth Social Circle’s ground, in Piggott Street, in what is thought to
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Tit for tat over nuclear threat from North Korea and the US
RECENTLY the UN General Assembly held discussions aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons and have since produced a draft treaty to ban them completely. It is significant that all the nuclear weapons states boycotted the discussions and will have
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MP calls for action on 'ethnic cleansing' in Burma
THE treatment of Burma’s Muslim Rohingya people following violence that has left hundreds dead is a ‘campaign of ethnic cleansing’, a Bolton MP has warned.Asking an urgent question in the Commons on recent violence in the country’s Rakhine state, Yasmin
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Weeks of travel pain ahead as repairs continue on burst-hit bridge
COMMUTERS, pupils and parents doing the school run are experiencing lengthy delays as Moses Gate bridge remains closed for repairs. Traffic has been diverted from Bolton Road since the bridge was damaged when a water main burst and a railway embankment
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Travel advice for concert to mark re-opening of Manchester Arena
TRANSPORT bosses are advising people to carefully plan their journeys ahead of the re-opening of the Manchester Arena this weekend.More than 14,000 people are expected at the arena for a star-studded charity concert at 6.30pm on Saturday.A number of road
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Major milestone at new transport hub as commuters praise Skylink
PASSENGERS experienced the new ‘really helpful’ link between Bolton’s main bus and rail stations for the first time yesterday.As a full train service returned to the borough for the first time in weeks, commuters were truly able to put the stunning ‘skylink
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BURNDEN ROAD RUNNERS: Staveley secures second at Wigan 10k
BURNDEN’S Shirley Staveley took second place in her F50 age group at the Wigan 10K with a time of 46mins 45secs.The popular event attracted more than 4,000 runners and Staveley was runner-up out of 88 in her category.Gillian McGowan was the other club
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LOSTOCK AC: Pair make their Marks at Grizedale
LOSTOCK duo Mark Shuttleworth and Mark Checkley completed the annual Grizedale Horseshoe fell race on Saturday in good times.Organised annually by the Achille Ratting Climbing Club, and starting and finishing at Glenridding, the route covers 10 miles
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'Co-ordinated and comprehensive' - Major landowner responds to Loco Works concerns
A MAJOR landowner at the Horwich Loco Works has responded to criticism and said the site's redevelopment would be delivered in a 'co-ordinated and comprehensive manner'.Mark Caldwell, chief executive of Bluemantle, moved to reassure people
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Bolton UKIP leader meets with controversial anti-Islam candidate
A DIVISIVE anti-Islam UKIP leadership candidate has met with the party's leader in Bolton.Anne Marie Waters, who is the founder of the Sharia Watch pressure group and has previously called Islam 'evil', came to Little Lever to meet Cllr Sean
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We need to find these youths and deal with them before they waste their lives on a life of crime
THE wrecking of Bradshaw Cricket Club by a gang of teenagers is the latest in a spree of awful crime by youths in Bolton, and Bradshaw has had a terrible time. I have previously worked with disaffected youths. That the youths in Bradshaw hauled an 11
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Pritch-perfect start to Bolton’s season
THINGS could hardly have gone better for Bolton in their first North Lancs/Cumbria League game of the new season, as they put 10 tries past Trafford Metrovicks in a stunning performance, led by Gaz Pritchard.But although they are sitting pretty at the
