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Background and Format: Launched in 1987, The Bolton News is published by Newsquest Media Group daily and is aimed at residents of Bolton, Farnworth, Westhoughton, Bromley Cross and Horwich. Covers news, comment, sport, what's on, property and motoring. For more information about advertising rates, the team can be reached here. Circulation: Source: ABC (print and digital edition combined). Awards: 2013 - O2 North West Media Awards, Daily Newspaper of the Year (nominated) 2012 - O2 North West Media Awards, Daily Newspaper of the Year (nominated) 2009 - O2 Media Awards for Greater Manchester and Lancashire, Newspaper of the Year (Nominee) 2008 - North West Newspaper Awards, The Bolton News Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 9 October 2012 The Bolton News has recently changed address. The publication along with the Bury Times, Radcliffe Times, The Prestwich & Whitefield Guide, Bolton Journal and the Bury Journal, have moved from their previous office in Churchgate to a new home in Victoria Square. The new address is as follows: The Bolton News, The Wellsprings, The Civic Centre, Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1AR. For further information the news team can be reached on +44 (0)1204 522 345 and newsdesk@theboltonnews.co.uk Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 4 September 2012 The Bolton News is to leave its Churchgate office to move to a new building in the town centre in Victoria Square in October. Other Newsquest titles that are based at the same office and will move alongside The Bolton News include the Bury Times, Radcliffe Times, Prestwich & Whitefield Guide and the Bolton and Bury Journals. For further information, the news team can be reached on +44 (0)1204 522 345 and newsdesk@theboltonnews.co.uk Gorkana Consumer Alert: Thursday 11 March 2010 The Bolton News and The Lancashire Telegraph have launched paid-for electronic versions of the newspapers. The Newsquest titles, which are available in print at 40p, are being sold at the reduced rate of 10p online. The Bolton News newsdesk can be reached on +44 (0)1204 522 345 and newsdesk@theboltonnews.co.uk. The Lancashire Telegraph newsdesk can be reached on +44 (0)1254 298 205 and lt_editorial@nqnw.co.uk Gorkana Consumer Alert: Wednesday 20 September 2006 The Bolton Evening News is now on sale from early in the morning throughout the day and has changed its name to the The Bolton News. All email address have changed format to firstname.lastname@theboltonnews.co.uk. David Magilton has been appointed Group Sports Editor. He is in charge of The Bolton News, Bury Times, Prestwich Guide and Radcliffe Times. He was previously Deputy Sports Editor and replaces Peter Mensforth who has retired. David can be reached on +44 (0)1204 537 269 and dmagilton@theboltonnews.co.uk Gorkana Consumer Alert: Thursday 27 July 2006 On Monday 17 July both the Bolton Evening News and Lancashire Telegraph (formerly the Lancashire Evening Telegraph) started overnight printing, ready for sale in the morning. The Bolton Evening News will conti