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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.