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U-23S MATCH REPORT: Bolton Wanderers 3 Bristol City 1
WANDERERS Under-23s got off to a winning start in their defence of the Professional Development League title. A 3-1 win at the County Ground against Bristol City came courtesy of goals from Luca Navarro, Dennis Politic and trialist Olawale Tanimowo
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Storage unit homes plan could go ahead despite council objection
PLANS to knock down an old storage unit and build five new homes in its place could go ahead despite parish council objections. North Turton Parish Council objected to proposals to demolish the steel building on Blackburn Road, Edgworth, citing
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New hope for people out of work with launch of job club
A NEW job club has opened in Bolton to help the unemployed get back into work. St George the Martyr Church in Daubhill launched the club to give hope to those finding it difficult to secure employment on Sunday. The club is part of the hugely
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Neighbours rail against Tyrers Coaches for noise and dust
NEIGHBOURS who have been plagued by disruption from a nearby bus depot say building work to erect a noise-dampening fence is causing them further upset. John Anderton of Conway Street, Farnworth says neighbouring firm, Tyrers Coaches, are filling
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Bolton doctor cleared of toilet spying after phone mishap
A Bolton doctor has been cleared by a medical tribunal of spying on a man in the gent’s toilets. A fellow doctor told the panel he looked down to see a phone below the dividing wall between his and Dr Umar Patel’s cubicles, with an image of his
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REGIONAL: Hospital worker arrested over attempted murder of patient
AN INQUIRY is under way after a hospital worker was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The 31-year-old man was held after police were contacted by staff at Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool on July 22. A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police
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Manchester mass shooting update: Shotgun was fired multiple times into crowd of revellers
A SHOTGUN was fired "recklessly" at least twice into a large crowd of people at a Manchester street party following the city's Caribbean Carnival, police believe. Detectives say the answers to Sunday's shooting which injured 12 people, including
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Student's Kilimanjaro climb efforts are top of the world
A student from Breightmet raised more than £3,500 for a charity climb up Kilimanjaro this summer. Ellie Roberts, aged 19, has been fundraising for her challenge since last November and will donate the money she raised to Hope for Children, a charity
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More room for tea at Edgworth Cricket Club
A CRICKET club more than 100 years old could be set to expand. Plans have been lodged with Blackburn with Darwen Council proposing an extension at Edgworth Cricket Club, which was founded in 1902. Edgworth Cricket and Recreation Club is a community
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A-level Results Day 2018 — Advice and Information for students
THURSDAY is D-day for students across Bolton who will be picking up their A-level results. For some it will be a day of celebration and they can look ahead to university life or taking the first step on the ladder to a successful career, for others
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Wanderers sign ex-Manchester City youngster and French prospect
WANDERERS have confirmed the signing of Under-23s stars Yoan Zouma and Marcus Wood. Zouma – younger brother of Chelsea defender Kurt – has been on trial with Bolton over the summer and revealed details of his signing via social media a couple of
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Benefits thief re-sentenced to curfew
A BENEFITS worker who stole almost £4,500 which should have been paid to claimants has been re-sentenced after failing to do unpaid work. In March Ashley Prince, who had worked as a customer service advisor in Bolton, was sentenced to 10 months
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Wash day was not an easy task for local women
WASH days were certainly not every day for families in 1937. For most it meant a trip to the wash house like the one seen here in Rothwell Street. It was a labour intensive job and nothing like the ease with which we can wash our clothes today
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Look back in time at town centre street
A GLIMPSE of Westhoughton back in August 1960 can be seen here in today’s Looking Back photograph. While the layout of busy Market Street in the town centre has not changed over the years the shops lining the pavements certainly have. Local people
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Burglar caught after leaving blood at the scene
A BURGLAR who tried to break into a woman's home was caught after leaving his blood at the scene. At Bolton Crown Court Philip Derbyshire was jailed for 18 months with Judge Graeme Smith telling him: "Burglaries are a particularly serious crime
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No new money for homelessness strategy, minister admits
There is no new money behind the Government's flagship £100 million fund to eradicate rough sleeping within the decade, Housing Secretary James Brokenshire has admitted. The fund was welcomed by homelessness charities as a significant step towards
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FIVE masked thugs violently smash BMW as child sits in back seat
THESE pictures show the horrifying moment five masked men laid siege to a silver car, smashing its windows with baseball bats and metal poles as a young child sat in the back seat. In a video uploaded to social media, five men can be seen trashing
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Grandma hits out at 'disaster' Benidorm holiday with 'too many Spaniards'
A GRANDMOTHER has hit out at a holiday company for recommending her an unsuitable Benidorm hotel that had ‘too many Spaniards in it’. Freda Jackson, of Intack, said she endured a two-week ‘disaster’ trip with her friend, from Shadsworth, at the
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Khan promising explosive display when he returns to ring next month
AMIR Khan is promising to deliver another explosive performance when he takes on Samuel Vargas at Arena Birmingham on September 8. Bolton's former unified world champion returns to action following his blistering return to the ring in April in Liverpool
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Wanderers sign Birmingham City full-back on season-long loan
WANDERERS have signed Birmingham City full-back Jonathan Grounds on a season-long loan. The 30-year-old left-sided defender has been a regular at St Andrew’s in the last four seasons, playing 170 games for the Blues at Championship level. But
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Wanderers chip in to help Little Lever sports fun day
GOOD sports will be out on show at Little Lever High School tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, August 14) looking to get people fit and having fun. A whole day of activities including a football and rounders tournaments, a colour run, live music, free
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X Factor winner Matt Terry out to make Madagascar the Musical a roaring success
HE proved that he was king of X Factor and now Matt Terry is out to show that he's also the King of the Jungle! For Matt, a convincing winner of the top TV talent show in 2016, will be making his stage debut in Madagascar the Musical which comes
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Multi-million pound expansion plans for Westhoughton High School
A MULTI-million pound expansion of Westhoughton High School is expected to be give the green light today. Education bosses have proposed to enlarge and increase the capacity of the secondary school to raise the admission number from 230 to 270
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON CRICKET LEAGUE: Gent believes Lever need just two more wins for title
CAPTAIN Josh Gent has hailed the diversity of performers within his side that is driving Little Lever on towards the Association title and promotion. Little Lever secured a crucial home win against fellow challengers Golborne on Saturday to bounce
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Dad hits out after teenagers are banned from supermarket
A SUPERMARKET has been criticised for banning children under the age of 16 to enter during the evening without an adult. Morrisons in Harwood says it introduced the rule due to anti-social behaviour in its store. However, after his 13-year-old
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SLIM BINS: Estates resemble "slums of times long past"
GARDENS and estates in parts of Farnworth and Kearsley resemble "slums of times long past" according to a councillor who this week will be calling for larger bins to be reinstated for families who need it. Cllr Maureen Flitcroft has put forward
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Litter and fly-tipping punishments don't add up
I read in The Bolton News last week, that a woman who dropped an envelope outside her home in Frank Street on January 15 was fined £110 by magistrates. She pleaded guilty and had to pay £210 with costs totalling £320. Also in your paper on July
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Generous Bolton businesses join forces to show support for family
BOLTON businesses have come together to harness their competitiveness in aid of a good cause. Horwich-based specialist recruitment company Four Recruitment hosted a quiz night in aid of the Little Princes Trust, which makes wigs for children and
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Horwich firm helps keep clients fully charged
A HORWICH firm has completed a £750,000 project for a company in Poland. Chloride Technical and Trading, which is based at the Paragon Business Park, shipped off machinery this weekend to be used in the lead acid battery making process, to long-standing
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SPECIAL REPORT: Winter Hill, the long road to recovery
AFTER 41-days firefighters have officially stepped down. Now, it is down to nature to help the acres of burnt moorland to recover from the environmental and ecological holocaust that was the Winter Hill fire. More than 4,000 acres of moorland
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Picnic bench afternoon tea comes to Astley Bridge café
PICTURE-perfect picnic-bench afternoon teas have arrived at an Astley Bridge café. Bolton Hospice's Old Bank Café has launched the cute and Instagramable Afternoon Tea Picnic today featuring delicious options like crème brûlée cheesecake, mini
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Law firm makes its mark again
BOLTON-based law Clough & Willis firm has retained its membership to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme - the mark of excellence for the home buying process – for the sixth year running. Retaining its CQS status marks the firm out
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Hundreds of people sign petition to save Rock Hall
CAMPAIGNERS calling on Bolton Council to renovate country park building are gaining hundreds of supporters with an online petition. In just one week the petition asking for improvements to Rock Hall in Moses Gate Country Park, gained more than
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ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON CRICKET LEAGUE: Walkden remain focused as title glory edges nearer
WALKDEN are refusing to get ahead of themselves despite closing in on a first Bolton League title in 10 years. The men from the Oval are now a maximum of two wins away from Premiership glory after beating closest challengers Farnworth Social Circle
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Headteacher retires after 44 years at the same school
AFTER chalking up 44 years at the same school, Frances Lysyj closed the school gates behind her for the last time. The headteacher of St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School retired last month. She attended the Heaton school as a child and
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Blackrod's former mayor honoured with bench
A MUCH loved former mayor and Blackrod community champion has been remembered with a memorial bench. A seat dedicated to Blackrod’s longest serving town councillor Patricia Barrow has been erected outside Blackrod Library. Mrs Barrow, known to
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ARUP BANERJEE: Keeping your independence as you get older
PERHAPS the three most important requirements for independence in old age are remaining physically fit, being able to drive and the ability to use a computer. It is not always necessary to join an expensive gym for accessing complicated hardware
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Family's anger after £160 goes missing in hospital
A FAMILY are demanding answers from the Royal Bolton Hospital after £160 went missing from an elderly patient. Pamela Tait, aged 71, suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and often needs hospital treatment. But after she
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More money is needed to fund drug treatment
The write up by David Gauke (New drive to divert vulnerable criminals away from jail) was interesting to read, but to be honest, unless more money is put into drug treatment this will be a waist of time . I have a 43-year-old son who has been addicted
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Top prize for young artist
SIXTH-former Antonia Jameson certainly has designs on success. The Bolton School girl won the overall art prize at this year's Best of Bolton Schools' Art and Design Exhibition, which is now in in its 11th year and hosted by the University of Bolton
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Dragons' Den star Theo Paphitis gives business a boost
A BOLTON businessman is celebrating after his firm received a Twitter boost from celebrity retail entrepreneur Theo Paphitis. Chris Warbrick, who lives in Lostock, and Martyn Stuttard, owners of Scene My Event tweeted Theo about their events business
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Why funnyman Kevin is still serious about medicine
DR Kevin Jones may be billed as “the funniest man in medicine” but when it actually comes to medicine he is very serious indeed. And, as he goes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with his show for the first time this month, arguably Bolton’s best
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SPECIAL REPORT: Life will never return to parts of the moorland devastated by fire
LIFE will never return to part of the moorland devastated by the Winter Hill fire. The Woodland Trust faced one of its largest ever incidents when the top of the Smithills Estate became engulfed in flames by the moorland fire. Whole ecosystems
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Noone refuses to take a loo-day at Wanderers
CRAIG Noone does not recommend the crash diet plan which threatened his involvement against Bristol City on Saturday. The Wanderers winger spent most of last week laid low with a stomach virus, losing four pounds in weight as a result. Thankfully
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MONDAY MATCH VERDICT: Bolton Wanderers 2 Bristol City 2
THERE’S no getting away from the nagging feeling Wanderers threw two points away – even if you could debate whether they were worthy of victory anyway. This was one of those clunky performances which last season would have seen them sunk by a couple
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Parkinson insists Wanderers can come out on top in busy loan window
PHIL Parkinson will be going all guns blazing to make sure he does not miss out on his top loan targets this month. The Wanderers boss watched two key men slip through the net in the permanent window as he was out-bid for Charlie Wyke and Joe Garner
