2020 (2 Feb) Maxilin - manufacture of sugar confectionery - dissolved on 2 February 2020
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2020 (13 Nov) Gay Wharton, 58, died after she was hit by a car as she crossed Chorley New Road at lunchtime on Friday.
Cllr Martin Donaghy, a close friend and former colleague, made Mrs Wharton one of his mayoresses during his time as Mayor of Bolton in 2014.
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2021 (18 Jun) A blaze broke out at the Diamonds lap dancing club building, in Bank Street, Bolton, just after 1pm.
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2021 (25 Jun) Amadou Bakayoko joined League One side Bolton Wanderers on a two-year deal.
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2021 (29 Jul) David Greenhalgh (1967-2021), Leader of Bolton Council, died.
​2021 (6 Aug) Elias Kachunga (born 1992) signed for Bolton Wanderers.
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2021 (7 Aug) Amadou Bakayoko scored on his competitive Bolton Wanderers debut in a 3–3 draw against Milton Keynes Dons.
2021 (7 Aug) Elias Kachunga (born 1992) made his debut as a late Bolton substitute against Milton Keynes Dons and provided an assist for Alex Baptiste in the 95th minute, rescuing a point for Bolton in a 3–3 draw.
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2021 (29 Aug) Ayaz Bhuta from Bolton won a gold medal in the Paralympic Tokyo 2020 games with the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby team after beating the USA .
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2021 Jason Kenny (born 1988) 2nd Team Sprint and 1st Keirin competing for Great Britain in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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2021 Weavers Arms (The Mop) 8 Brunel Street closed.
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2021 Filming for the TV series Red Rose took place in and around Bolton.
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2022 (30 Mar) Bolton-born singer Thomas Anthony (Tom) Parker (1988-2022) died of complications from glioblastoma aged 33.
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2022 (15 Aug) The TV series Red Rose broadcast on BBC Three from 15 August 2022.
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2023 (20 Jan) King Charles III visited Bolton.
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2023 (2 Apr) Bolton Wanderers beat Plymouth Argyle 4-0 (HT 2-0) to win the Papa Johns EFL Trophy. Dempsey (4'minutes), Charles (10'minutes), Kachunga (49'minutes), Jones (62'minutes)
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