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• REVIEW: Wrestlers bring Raw delight

  WWE Raw Tour of Defiance, Manchester Arena: KENT Walton it ain't. The gargantuan superstars of Raw rumbled into Manchester on Friday night, and delighted a sellout crowd with prancing, pantomime and panache. read more

• Post house

  A FORMER Horwich post office has been given planning permission for change of use to a residential property. Lee Lane Post Office, Lee Lane, closed in March as part of a national decision to shut a number of urban branches. read more

• Pair hurt in crash

  A MAN and a woman were taken to hospital suffering from neck and back injuries following a crash in Daubhill at the weekend. A Ford Fiesta and an Austin Maestro collided in Church Avenue at 8.30pm on Saturday night. read more

• Putting best feet foward for fitness

  PEOPLE are being encouraged to take 10,000 steps a day to keep fit and healthy. read more

• Chance to get in the saddle

  HORSERIDERS across Lancashire are being offered discount riding lessons to encourage people into the saddle. read more

• Date set for baby death trial

  THE date has been set for the trial of a Bolton childminder accused of killing a baby in her care. read more

• Objection to totem pole plan

  OBJECTIONS have been made against Horwich Travel Inn's plan to install a second totem pole in its car park. read more

• Vandals set light to old pet store

  A SPECIAL incidents fire vehicle was called after vandals broke open a diesel tank and set fire to part of a former pet store. read more

• Snappers capture life of town

  ORGANISERS of a photography project in Westhoughton are asking for people with an eye for a picture to take part in creating exhibition depicting life in the town. read more

• Tram plans hit buffers

  TRAMS are unlikely to ever run through the streets of Bolton due to the soaring cost of building new lines. read more

• Computer deadline

  BOLTON schools are being reminded to bank their Tesco vouchers for computers.. read more

• Naomi's dreams are a step closer

  NAOMI Yapp has been performing since she was a toddler. read more

• Community clubhouse commended

  BOLTON Lads and Girls Club has won a prestigious national award for its new building. read more

• Water works close streets

  TEMPORARY closures are in place in 15 Farnworth back streets while work is carried out to water systems. read more

• Canopy go-ahead

  HORWICH Town Council has given planning permission for two canopies to be installed outside Georgia Pacific. read more

• Computer deadline

  BOLTON schools are being reminded to bank their Tesco vouchers for computers.. read more

• More research needed into traffic calming

  SURELY traffic calming measures should be planned, not provided on demand as some sort of vote-winning exercise. read more

• Young trio are stars of the show

  THREE of the brightest talents in local cricket were on show at the weekend in a game that was only decided with the penultimate ball. read more

• Horwich give Westhoughton helping hand

  WESTHOUGHTON returned to the top of the leaderboard, when they leapfrogged over Greenmount, who found themselves frustrated at Horwich. read more

• Back to the war days

  ALL is fair in love and war -- at least it was in Ramsbottom and Bury over the weekend. read more

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