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First Bus strike by Bolton depot staff is called off
A BUS strike planned for Monday by staff from First Manchester’s Bolton and Rusholme depots has been called off. All First Greater Manchester services will now run as normal on Monday, the company announced this morning. Following a meeting
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Ken Anderson: Historical facts have no relevance to Wanderers
WANDERERS chairman Ken Anderson has hit out at “negative” media reports containing statistics which underline the club’s poor start to the campaign. Saturday’s narrow defeat against Aston Villa confirmed the club’s worst start to a season since
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Cat rescued from smoke-filled house by firemen
FIREMEN helped a four-legged friend in need when they were called out to a house fire in Bolton last night. Neighbours in Devonshire Road called the crews after hearing a fire alarm going off in one of the semi-detached houses in the street shortly
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Masked men threaten shop staff with knives
THREE masked men threatened shop staff during a robbery in Farnworth. The men entered the Spar in Plodder Lane on Saturday evening. They had their faces covered and were carrying knives, which they used to threaten staff. Police were called
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Car bursts into flames after crash
AN Audi car burst into flames after a two car smash. Firefighters were called to Halliwell Road, Bolton, on Saturday just before 1am. The impact of the crash had caused the engine to catch fire and a driver of the other vehicle was being treated
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PICTURES: Over 100 images from Wanderers defeat at Villa Park
Wanderers suffered an eighth successive league defeat at the hands of Aston Villa at Villa Park. Although they went went close through Adam Armstrong, David Wheater and Gary Madine, the Whites have now gone 12-and-a-half hours without a goal.
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Town is filled with magical Pride
WHETHER it was dancing butterflies, feather hats, candles or just dancing in the street — Bolton Pride managed to make the town light up for the weekend. The event was launched with a candlelight vigil on the town hall steps on Friday night.
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Parkinson: Villa should have had TWO players sent off
PHIL Parkinson has backed referee Jeremy Simpson’s decision to send off Aston Villa’s Neil Taylor in Saturday’s 1-0 defeat – but said Steve Bruce’s side should already have been down to 10 men. The Wanderers boss described the Wales international
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Celebrity gardener comes home to his roots
CELEBRITY gardener Roy Lancaster returned to his home roots to share his passion.Mr Lancaster, a regular panellist of Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time, and has appeared on Gardeners' World, was back in his home town to launch his book, My
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PICTURES: 30+ rainbow coloured images from Bolton Pride 2017
MORE then 500 people braved the rain to take part in Bolton Pride 2017. After the parade from Queens Park to Victoria Square, a live music stage hosted an afternoon of musical entertainment featuring local acts like Joe Keegan and Father and
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Stars of Educating Greater Manchester guests of honour at music festival
TWO young stars who captured the nation's heart with their friendship helped to launch a day of music. Jack Stanley and Rani Asadd have become household names since appearing in Channel 4 series Educating Greater Manchester. The Harrop Fold
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Man trapped in vehicle after three car smash
A MAN was cut out of his vehicle following a three car smash.The crash happened at around 10pm yesterday in Horwich.Emergency services were called to Chorley New Road close to the junction with Webb Street.The specialist technical response unit from Leigh
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Cars smash into brick wall and shop as two people suffer serious injuries in crash
TWO people were seriously injured in a crash in which cars smashed into a shop and destroyed a brick wall. A taxi driver and his passenger were thrown from a Skoda Octavia, said a witness, and the driver of a Vauxhall Astra feld the scene on foot
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Sweet smell of success for growers at first flower and veg show
THE first Daisy Hill Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show was a blooming success.Staged at the local cricket, it was organised by the Daisy Hill in Bloom volunteer. Trophies and certificates were presentedVeronica Swinburne,one of the organisers, said: "
