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A VANDAL who defaced the Fred Dibnah statue in Bolton town centre has appeared in court where he apologised.

Peter Gray, aged 39, was caught on CCTV cameras at 6.30am carrying a silver can of spray paint which he used on the 8ft high bronze statue in Oxford Street, Bolton town centre.
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The much-loved Fred Dibnah should have gone to Specsavers . . .

Or at least his statue should, according to the high street optician. Read the rest of this entry »

VANDALS have damaged the new Fred Dibnah statue in Bolton town centre.

They struck at some point over the weekend, snapping the steeplejack’s famous wire spectacles. Read the rest of this entry »

DID yer like that? A large crowd of Fred Dibnah fans clearly did when his statue was unveiled in Bolton town centre.

The man most famous for demolishing buildings will now have his own permanent monument in Oxford Street.
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EAGLE-EYED web viewers thought they had spotted a glaring error on the new Fred Dibnah statue – his buttons are done up on the wrong side.

Fred’s trademark jacket shows the buttons are on the “ladies” side on the left as opposed to the men’s side on the right.
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STEEPLEJACK Fred Dibnah would have felt right at home in the Welsh foundry where his statue is being crafted.

It has turned from clay to bronze as the project to immortalise Bolton’s famous son nears completion.

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A MULTI-million pound complex called the Fred Dibnah Experience could be built beside a stretch of Bolton’s disused canal.

Developers have put together a series of proposals which, if approved by planning chiefs, would take shape on land near Rock Hall, off Hall Lane, Little Lever.
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