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  • Woman suffers chest pains after Radcliffe crash

    A WOMAN suffering with chest pains was helped from a car after a two-vehicle crash in Radcliffe this evening. Firefighters and paramedics were called to Spring Lane at 6.15pm after a Ford Ka and a Ford Fiesta were involved in a crash near to the

  • Woman flees burning bedroom after cigarette starts fire

    A WOMAN was forced to flee her burning bedroom after a cigarette started a fire. Firefighters were called to Nangreaves Street in Leigh just before 2pm after ash from a lit cigarette caused bedding to go up in flames. The female resident was

  • Bolton born and bred: Bolton town centre needs more green spaces

    THIS week we published a two-page in-depth feature on the University of Bolton's controversial plans to build a so-called student village on Cheadle Square — right next to the town's historic Le Mans Crescent.It looked at the potential impact of the scheme

  • Bolton Wanderers ace Mark Davies could be set for comeback

    MARK Davies could make his Wanderers comeback in a matter of weeks after showing encouraging signs of progress in training. Hopes are high that the midfielder can get some games under his belt before the end of the season after showing no ill-effects

  • What went wrong for Rob Hall at Wanderers?

    DOUGIE Freedman believed he could become the best player outside the Premier League, so where DID it all go wrong for Rob Hall?In less than 10 days the 21-year-old lurched from a substitute used to try to close out the game at Ipswich Town to one deemed

  • Courageous shop boss 'disgusted' at car thief's sentence

    A BRAVE shop boss who hung onto the bonnet of his car while it was being stolen has slammed the sentence given out to the thief. Businessman Alan Shuttleworth was at Bolton Crown Court to witness thief Tommy Kelbie, aged 25, being sentenced to