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Big Sam: Me and Phil fulfilled our dreams at Wanderers
SAM Allardyce has spoken of the “honour and privilege” of working alongside Phil Gartside during the Premier League glory days at Wanderers. Big Sam, now in charge of Sunderland, was one half of a partnership that guided the Whites to an unprecedented
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GUILTY: A-Level student who created a 'hub of communication' to help like minded extremists including Bolton teacher Jamshed Javeed go to Syria
AN A-level student who created a 'hub of communication' to help like-minded extremists including Bolton teacher Jamshed Javeed go to Syria to fight jihad is facing jail. Abdullahi Ahmed Jama Farah, aged 20, was found guilty of preparing for terrorist
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Crash man died after warning family he wanted to kill himself
A CAR crash victim told his mother he wanted to kill himself just days before his speeding vehicle smashed into a school wall. At an inquest in Bolton, Steven Smith’s mother Jennifer Smith said he had been upset over the breakdown of his relationship
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UPDATED/VIDEO: Tributes to 17-year-old car crash victim Latham Schofield
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘loving son’ killed in an horrific car crash in Farnworth. The 17-year-old, named locally as Latham Schofield, died when the car he was travelling in smashed into a tree on Plodder Lane opposite the Costcutters shop
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Fans urged to applaud during 63rd minute of Wanderers game to pay respects to Phil Gartside
WANDERERS fans are being encouraged to applaud in the 63rd minute of Saturday's match against Brighton in memory of club chairman Phil Gartside, who died on Wednesday.Tributes have continued to pour in for 63-year-old Mr Gartside, led by manager Neil
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Fan has a ball working with Manchester City
A FOOTBALL-crazy teenager had a ball on his work experience placement – at his beloved Manchester City.Matthew Dove spent a week at the Etihad stadium as part of a special placement organised to give young people an idea of working life.The 21-year-old
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UPDATED: Bolton County and Family court to close and Magistrates' Court to move
THE GOVERNMENT has confirmed it is to shut Bolton County and Family Court by the end of this year and will transfer its work to Manchester. The Ministry of Justice has also decided that the town’s Magistrates’ Court, currently situated in Le Mans
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VIDEO: Neil Lennon pays tribute to 'fantastic family man' Phil Gartside
BOLTON Wanderers manger, Neil Lennon, has used his paid moving tribute to late Whites chairman, Phil Gartside, during his weekly press conference. Mr Gartside died yesterday, aged 63, following a short battle with cancer. Speaking to gathered
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BADMINTON: Fantastic championships key to success, says Bolton's Gary Fox
ATHERTON’S Gary Fox believes his enjoyable weekend at the English National Badminton Championships was key to him securing a first AJ Bell National Badminton League win of the season on Monday night.Fox and his Birmingham Lions teammate Koen Ridder had
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Phil Gartside's life and career – the lifelong fan who went from the terraces to the helm at his beloved Wanderers
PHIL Gartside leaves an indelible mark on the modern history of Bolton Wanderers, one that is bound to be debated for years to come. The man who presided over the club during two European campaigns and four successive top-eight Premier League finishes
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Join the Trident demonstration
I HAVE been absolutely opposed to nuclear weapons ever since I heard the news of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6th 1945 in the front room of my then home.I have been active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament ever since it was formed in 1958.
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UPDATED/TRIBUTES: Bolton Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside dies aged 63
BOLTON Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside has died aged 63 after a short battle with cancer. Mr Gartside died at his Cheshire home, surrounded by his family. A book of remembrance has been set up outside the Macron stadium where fans can leave
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ATHLETICS: Burnden's Lesley Fisher nets second place in re-scheduled Toddy 10K
FIVE Burnden runners took to the hills around Todmorden for the re-arranged Red Hot Toddy 10K with two just missing out on category wins.Lesley Fisher was the 10th female runner to finish with a time of 48min 01sec earning her second place in the F55
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ATHLETICS: Bolton United Harriers youngsters impress in indoor championships
THREE junior Bolton United Harriers claimed personal best times at the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships in Sheffield.Julia Winogrodzka narrowly missed out on a silver medal when she competed in her first regional championships for the Under-13s.A
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Bolton breaking news for Thursday February 11
1:40pm Read our story about a Horwich mum who has had her son's exclusion from school overturned
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ATHLETICS: Storming run by Horwich RMI's Andy Ford in Trog race
THE Harriers felt the full force of Storm Imogen when they took on the Wadsworth Trog fell race on Saturday.Andy Ford set a strong pace on the moors above Hebden Bridge in the 20-mile race with more than 4,000ft of ascent, finishing 22nd of 145 troggers
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Bolton School staff give up weekend to help community's most vulnerable
BOLTON School staff and students gave up their Saturday to cook a meal for the town's homeless and vulnerable. Staff from the school's catering, finance and estates department provided clothing and bedding as well as serving a meal of meat and
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Famous Farnworth footballer Alan Ball honoured in building renovation
A LUXURY apartment block has been named after one of Farnworth's most celebrated sons – a World Cup-winning soccer star.Alan Ball House, a former baptist church on Bolton Road in Farnworth, has been has developed into homes as part of a £700,000 restoration
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Little Lever schoolgirl, 9, has hair chopped off to make wig for young cancer sufferers
A DETERMINED Little Lever schoolgirl has braved the chop for charity.Nine-year-old Alice Thornton has waved goodbye to nine inches of her brunette locks in aid of The Little Princess Trust.The St Teresa RC Primary School pupil and Brownie at St Matthew's
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Woolery: Wanderers can wing it with kids
KAIYNE Woolery has assured Neil Lennon: You can trust in the kids.With Zach Clough on the comeback trail, Josh Vela and Rob Holding now established first teamers and Woolery announcing himself on the big stage with a winner against Rotherham last weekend
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Jury discharged in case of carer accused of stealing money from elderly dementia sufferer
A JURY in the case of a carer accused of stealing money from an elderly dementia sufferer has been discharged after it failed to reach a verdict.The jurors remained deadlocked following the trial of Jacob Cartwright, after being sent out to consider their
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Mum successfully appeals against son's exclusion from school
A MOTHER has successfully appealed against her son’s exclusion from school.Emma Gregson's son Logan, aged 13, was excluded from St Joseph’s RC School in Horwich in the summer term 2015 for disruptive behaviour.The decision to exclude Logan permanently
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Work continuing to remove iconic gas holders
WORK is continuing to dismantle a well known feature of Bolton's skyline.The National Grid is currently removing gas holders on Spa Road as part of a national programme to regenerate old sites and put them to more productive use in the future.The project
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Pupils given a powerful insight into the Great War
SCHOOLGIRLS were captivated by actor Peter Gill's one-man performance in a play about the First World War.The play, which took to the stage at Bolton School girls' division, is called Great War and is based around character Private Tommy Atkins.The audience