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  • Camp queen of the desert delights

    PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT OPERA HOUSE, MANCHESTER Until February 23   THE campest show around has landed in a flurry of feathers, fishnets and fake eyelashes. Expect drag queens glammed up to the nines in bright frocks, huge

  • Why have Wanderers fans fallen out of love with Eagles?

    HE leads the club’s scoring chart, has created more goals and had more shots than anyone else in the Championship. And he has been trusted as a game-changer by consecutive managers. So why then have Wanderers fans seemingly fallen out of love

  • Man arrested after death crash bailed

    A MAN arrested after a horrific crash in which two brothers died has been bailed. Robert Crooks, aged 33, and Scott Best, aged 27, from Little Hulton, died when the stolen Audi they were in burst into flames as it smashed into parked cars in

  • Sordell: We cannot be silent on racism

    MARVIN Sordell has encouraged more footballers to speak out about racist abuse. The Wanderers striker talked about his experiences with racism as part of a special report by Sky Sports News, aired this week. Sordell reported a racist remark

  • De Ridder tips new Reebok arrivals to cure the old ills

    STEVE de Ridder hopes an influx of fresh faces in the Wanderers dressing room will help finally rid the club of their relegation hangover. The Belgian winger, on loan from Southampton, made his full debut in the weekend’s 2-1 victory over Burnley

  • Victim ‘fine when I left her’ murder accused tells court

    A FATHER accused of killing his former partner has told a jury she was alive and well when he left her flat. Kelly Davies was found stabbed at her home in Queen Street, Farnworth. Joseph Davies, aged 36, who denies her murder, told Manchester

  • Disciplinary decision expected on podiatrist

    A DISCIPLINARY committee is expected make a decision today about allegations made against a podiatrist who worked for NHS Bolton looking after the elderly. Peter Collins, who worked at the Waters Meeting Health Centre, appeared before the Health

  • Youngsters play their part in new Octagon show

    PRIMARY school youngsters will be heard but not seen when they play a part in a world premiere theatre production. Staff and youngsters at Gaskell Primary School have been busy creating the crowd scenes for the stage production of Tull at the Octagon

  • Cannabis plants found in police raid on house

    CANNABIS plants with a street value of up to £13,500 have been discovered in a police raid. Officers raided a house in Calvert Road, Great Lever, on Saturday and found 27 plants. Insp Kev Lister said: “This action in Great Lever forms part

  • Hospital recruits maternity unit staff

    MIDWIVES are being recruited at the Royal Bolton Hospital—as a consultation continues over 500 job cuts at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust to save money. The Trust, which is more than £14.5 million in debt and has to save £50 million over three years

  • Ear bite thug is spared jail

    A THUG who bit his partner on the ear and wrist has avoided being sent to jail. Gregg Inman, who attacked the mother of his young son, was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months. The 34-year-old was also ordered to carry

  • Teaching firm ticks right boxes home and abroad

    A BOLTON firm is booming — both here and abroad. 10 Ticks designs maths and English computerbased tutorials aimed at pupils, students and families at school or home. Its customer base ranges from 20,000 children aged from five to 16 to a smaller

  • Inquiry into derailment trains chaos

    A PROBE has been launched into a train derailment which caused rail chaos in Bolton. The derailment between Deansgate station, in Manchester city centre, and Ordsall Lane junction in Salford, on January 23, involved a locomotive being hauled at

  • Housing charity for young homeless nets Lottery cash

    A CHARITY for young homeless people — which had reached crisis point last month — has been handed a huge lottery grant to keep people off the streets. Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme (BYPHS) has received £277,288 from the Big Lottery for a

  • Men killed in fireball were brothers

    TWO men who died in an horrific car crash were brothers, it has been revealed. Scott Best, also known as Crooks, died in an Audi car, which he, along with his brother, Robert Crooks, both from Little Hulton, had stolen just minutes earlier from

  • Bolton Market is on the move

    MARKET traders are on the move as the first phase of Bolton Market’s £4.5 million renovation begins. From tomorrow traders from the nonfood section of the indoor market will move in to temporary units now in place on the outdoor market. The

  • Household waste bins to be emptied every two weeks

    BOLTON’S weekly bin collections look set to be scrapped in favour of fortnightly rounds after Town Hall bosses approved the plans. Councillors gave the changes the go ahead at a cabinet meeting — despite an 11th hour attempt by the Conservative

  • Ice cream man fined £1,500 for no licence

    AN ice cream man has been ordered to pay almost £1,500 after he was found guilty of selling ice creams from his van without a permit. Naeem Kaify, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, carried on selling ice creams despite having been warned by a council

  • Mum tells how transplant has transformed her life

    A MUM who underwent a double- lung transplant has appeared on national television to urge people to join the NHS Organ Donor Register. Natalie Kerr shared the Daybreak sofa with Lorraine Kelly to talk about the difference the transplant has made

  • Dougie aims to spoil Davies' homecoming party

    DOUGIE Freedman is hoping to play party pooper as he plots a path through Nottingham Forest this weekend. Wanderers have reason to celebrate after bouncing back to form with a thrilling derby victory over Burnley last weekend to breathe fresh life