STEVE ANDREW enjoys an account of the many communities that flourished independently of and in resistance to the empires of old
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The Big Corner
Octagon Theatre, Bolton
BOLTON’S Octagon theatre is celebrating 50 years at the cultural heart of the town, half a century in which it has told many incredible stories that have made Boltonians laugh, cry and get angry, scared or delighted.
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