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  • MATCH VERDICT: Bolton Wanderers 1 QPR 2

    IT was the type of game Eddie Davies will have witnessed many times from the Wanderers directors’ box. Poor start, grumbling crowd, a team seemingly devoid of attacking ideas, which suddenly clicks into gear and leaves everyone wondering why it

  • PLAYER RATINGS: Bolton Wanderers 1 QPR 2

    JOSH Magennis’s fourth goal of the season was not enough to prevent Wanderers slipping to defeat against QPR. Phil Parkinson’s side left themselves too much to do after going 2-0 down through goals from Luke Freeman and Eberechi Eze. But who

  • PICTURES: Saying goodbye to a Wanderers great

    WHITES fans paid their respects to a key figure in the club’s history on Saturday. Former Bolton Wanderers owner Eddie Davies died on Tuesday last week, aged 72, while on holiday in Portugal. Little Lever-born Davies helped keep the club in

  • Slim bins roll-out lands council national award

    THE TEAM behind the council’s controversial slim bin scheme has been handed a national local government award. Bolton Council’s waste management and recycling team was shortlisted from hundreds of submissions and scooped the ‘Service Team

  • MPs join anti-Semitism rally

    A BOLTON MP joined thousands of protesters at a rally condemning anti-Semitism in the Labour Party. The event, held on Corporation Street in Manchester on Sunday, attracted large crowds, including Bolton West Conservative MP Chris Green and Bury

  • Missing teenage girl found safe and well

    A TEENAGE girl reported missing from the Salford area has now been found safe and well. Concerns were made for the safety of 15-year-old Kaytlin Perrin after she was last seen in the Little Hulton area on Saturday. Officers from Greater Manchester

  • ALAN HOUGHTON'S FANS' VIEW: Bolton Wanderers 1-2 QPR

    IT is never easy being a Wanderers fan. As we were basking in our encouraging start to our season, the financial sharks gathered and took us to within a Carr’s pasty-width of administration. But we survived to fight another day with the welcome

  • How can I stop my child from being so scared of the dentist?

    Dr Richard Ho from Synergy Dental Clinics helps with advice on dental problems Q. How can I help my children stop being so scared of visiting the dentist? A. Fear is an emotion we all feel in our lives from time to time. By definition, fear is

  • Five things to do in and around Bolton this week

    THERE is always loads going on around the region. Here are our five top things to do or visit this week. This Is The Greatest Show, Albert Halls, Bolton. Thursday, September 20 from 7.30pm Inspired by the imagination PT Barnum, from The

  • Heavy delays on motorway after three-car pileup

    TRAVELLERS have been warned of traffic around Bolton after a crash on the M60. Queues are building around the incident, anti-clockwise between junction 12 and 13 after a three-car crash. Two lanes have been closed as emergency services deal

  • PICTURES: All the action from Wanderers home clash with QPR

    THE Whites suffered a 1-2 home defeat to Queens Park Rangers. Wanderers may have had plenty of possession in the first half but they lacked any incisiveness in their attacking play. Josh Magennis scored his fourth goal of the season to give

  • Daylight sex act on busy street horrifies shoppers

    A COUPLE was filmed performing a sex act in front of horrified passers-by in broad daylight on a busy shopping street. Officers in Darlington said they had now identified the pair and hope to speak to them at the first opportunity. The couple

  • Major Bolton employer looking for 90 new workers in town

    E.ON’s Bolton office at The Parklands has launched a drive to recruit 90 people into customer service and sales roles by the end of the year. E.ON, one of the UK’s largest energy suppliers, has created more than 300 permanent roles in Bolton since

  • Livvy and Rose wows women's business champion

    ENTREPRENEUR Jill Rowbotham has been recognised by British businesswoman, Jacqueline Gold CBE, for her success in business, and awarded with a prestigious #WOW badge. Jill was one of three winners selected by Jacqueline after she entered ‘Women

  • Keith Orton's legacy still helping thousands of people

    THE legacy of a man who campaigned against smoking in pubs and founded a group to help others with breathing difficulties, is still going strong. Keith Orton was forced into retirement when his smoking habit caught up with him but he was unwilling

  • How to do a healthy shop in Bolton

    FOOD shopping is a huge part of our lives, taking up quite a lot of time and money, but with some forward planning and buying food that you know you need and will help you with a good balanced diet it can actually become quite a pleasure rather than

  • Before the court: 25 people who have been sentenced

    A list of people who have been sentenced recently in local courts. MAGISTRATES have fined a man £200 after he was repeatedly caught begging outside the HSBC Bank in Victoria Square, Bolton. David Watters, aged 53, of Nottingham Drive, Halliwell

  • Bolton's top 10 attractions as voted by visitors

    Bolton is full of amazing things to see and do, places to eat and landmarks to visit. But what are its best attractions? CAIT NAVEN took to TripAdvisor to find the best things to do in Bolton as reviewed by visitors... 1 - Bolton Steam Museum