Wanderers held on to three priceless points to send Fabrice Muamba the perfect get well soon message. After an emotional and impeccably observed pre-match tribute to the midfielder, still in intensive care after going into cardiac arrest
SCOTT Quigg will fight former Commonwealth and European champion Rendall Munroe for the interim WBA super-bantamweight title in June. It is the match-up the Bury boxer had been dreaming of ever since he claimed the British title last year. The fight
WANDERERS name a team unchanged from the one that beat QPR on their last Premier League outing, for what is bound to be an emotional local derby at the Reebok. Players from both sides completed their warm-up with T-shirts emblazoned with “Muamba 6” in
Bolton chairman Phil Gartside has confirmed Fabrice Muamba will remain with the club "as long as he wants". The 23-year-old has made what team-mate Nigel Reo-Coker has described as a miraculous recovery after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham
WANDERERS fans who went to White Hart Lane with the Travel Club for the abandoned FA Cup quarter-final tie against Tottenham are being offered free seats on the service to the rearranged game. That will take place on Tuesday, kick off 7.30pm. Tickets
ARSENE Wenger looks forward to the day Fabrice Muamba can again try to prove him wrong on the football pitch. The Arsenal boss, who sold the midfielder on to Birmingham for £4million in 2007, spoke highly of the fighting spirit he had as a youngster
IN what has been a most testing of weeks for the strongest of people at Bolton Wanderers, some of the true characters have shone through. Owen Coyle spoke of the importance of himself, chairman Phil Gartside and owner Eddie Davies “leading
NIGEL Reo-Coker has allayed fears that Wanderers might not be in the right mental state for this afternoon’s derby against Blackburn Rovers, insisting: “Our professionalism will kick in.” The squad’s thoughts have understandably drifted
A FAMILY-of-four were forced to flee their home after arsonists started a huge blaze in their garden while they were sleeping. The fire had started to spread to their house when a passer-by woke the family at 2.45am yesterday, and dialled 999
HUNDREDS of mourners attended the funeral service of a man shot dead by police. Anthony Grainger was in a car stopped by armed police in Culcheth, Cheshire during “a planned operation” on March 3. The 36-year-old, from Deane Church
THE Arena was turned into a monster Tardis as it transported thousands of middle aged popsters back to the 60s and 70s. While physically the audience may have been more grey and carrying a few more pounds, they slipped off the years and became teenagers
A FORMER Bolton mill is to be featured in a TV show as an example of how to transform industrial buildings into homes. The conversion of the Grade II listed mill into 284 apartments — named the Cottonworks — is almost complete with nearly two
HAVING previously thought of fencing as a martial art combined with dancing with swords while wearing beekeeper clothing, it’s fair to say I was in for a surprise when I tried out one of the world’s oldest sports. Fencing is not as easy as it
DISABLED Remploy factory workers in Bolton who are facing redundancy could benefit from a £300,000 mentoring scheme. Workers at the Manchester Road factory will be able to apply for a portion of the cash to help them find new work. The money
A HEROIN addict broke into a vacant office block and tried to steal two radiators. Tracy Ginder, aged 44, of Nottingham Drive, Halliwell, was seen climbing into the twostorey building last July. Staff from a nearby office became suspicious and
TWO teenagers have been arrested in connection with a spate of arson attacks in Smithills. A 15-year-old and a 17-year-old were yesterday being questioned by detectives after they were arrested on suspicion of arson. Police are investigating
FARNWORTH fire station is opening one of its rooms to the community — and the Mayor of Bolton is delighted that it has been named after him. Cllr Noel Spencer, who is also a Farnworth ward councillor, cut the ribbon to open the new community
WANDERERS manager Owen Coyle would be denied a vote in his home country if Scotland won its independence, the House of Lords has heard. Baroness Ann Taylor of Bolton, a former Labour MP for Bolton West, told Parliament Coyle had “done Scotland
BOLTON is gearing up to raise thousands of pounds for Sport Relief. Runners will take part in the Sport Relief Mile in Leverhulme Park tomorrow, while other fundraisers have organised their own events across the town. Youngsters aged just eight
A MILLIONAIRE car dealer who was jailed for life for stabbing his exwife to death during a row over their divorce settlement is battling to convince a top judge he is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. Ian Workman, aged 58, insists his
“I am writing on behalf of Fabrice’s family, to pass on to Wanderers fans and the people of Bolton their sincere gratitude and thanks for the love and support they have received from you. As I am sure you are aware, the response has been amazing
A JURY has retired to consider its verdict in the case of a couple accused of sexual assault. Kieran Huelin and Laura Crank are alleged to have forced a 13-year-old girl to watch them have sex at a house in Brookhouse Avenue, Farnworth. Huelin
A RESTAURANT, part of a chain named the best Chinese in the country by Gordon Ramsay, has been seriously damaged by a large fire. Firefighters were called to the former Yu and You Restaurant, on St John’s St, Horwich, at 11.20pm on Thursday
A JUDGE apologised to a defendant’s relatives after they made a fivehour round trip for a three-minute court case. Loved ones of James Mossman, aged 19, of Sundridge Close, Deane, set off from Wolverhampton during yesterday’s morning rush hour
A RALLYING call has gone out from Whites fans urging Wanderers to “Win it for Fab” in their crunch Premier League game against Blackburn Rovers at the Reebok Stadium today. Celebrity Wanderers fan, comedian Stu Francis, said: “Professional footballers
THREE young girls have been attacked by two bull mastiff dogs as they walked home from school. A seven-year-old girl and two five-year-old girls were injured — with cuts and puncture marks to their heads, legs and arms — after they were set upon
