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- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth May 19
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter May 20
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton May 21
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol May 22
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham May 23
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester May 24
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff May 25
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea May 26
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth May 27
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor May 28
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester May 29
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent May 30
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton May 31
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool June 1
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown June 2
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush June 3
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry June 4
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry June 5
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast June 6
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields June 7
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow June 8
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness June 9
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick June 10
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen June 11
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee June 12
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh June 13
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick June 14
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne June 15
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham June 16
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough June 17
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull June 18
- Day 32 Hull to York June 19
- Day 33 York to Carlisle June 20
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere June 21
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool June 22
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester June 23
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds June 24
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield June 25
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes June 26
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln June 27
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham June 28
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby June 29
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham June 30
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry July 1
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester July 2
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough July 3
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich July 4
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich July 5
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford July 6
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge July 7
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton July 8
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford July 9
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading July 10
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury July 11
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth July 12
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth July 13
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton July 14
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth July 15
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton July 16
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings July 17
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover July 18
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone July 19
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford July 20
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest July 21
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley July 22
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth July 23
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing July 24
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey July 25
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster July 26
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium July 27
70 days; 70 routes
- Day 1 Land's End to Plymouth
- Day 2 Plymouth to Exeter
- Day 3 Exeter to Taunton
- Day 4 Taunton to Bristol
- Day 5 Bristol to Cheltenham
- Day 6 Gloucester to Worcester
- Day 7 Worcester to Cardiff
- Day 8 Cardiff to Swansea
- Day 9 Swansea to Aberystwyth
- Day 10 Aberystwyth to Bangor
- Day 11 Beaumaris to Chester
- Day 12 Chester to Stoke-on-Trent
- Day 13 Stoke-on-Trent to Bolton
- Day 14 Bolton to Liverpool
- Day 15 Liverpool to Castletown
- Day 16 Belfast to Portrush
- Day 17 Carrick-a-Rede to Londonderry
- Day 18 Londonderry to Newry
- Day 19 Dublin to Belfast
- Day 20 Newcastle to Moorfields
- Day 21 Stranraer to Glasgow
- Day 22 Glasgow to Inverness
- Day 23 Kirkwall to Lerwick
- Day 24 Stornoway to Aberdeen
- Day 25 Aberdeen to Dundee
- Day 26 St Andrews to Edinburgh
- Day 27 Edinburgh to Alnwick
- Day 28 Alnwick to Newcastle upon Tyne
- Day 29 Gateshead to Durham
- Day 30 Durham to Middlesbrough
- Day 31 Middlesbrough to Hull
- Day 32 Hull to York
- Day 33 York to Carlisle
- Day 34 Dumfries to Bowness-on-Windermere
- Day 35 Kendal to Blackpool
- Day 36 Lytham St Anne's to Manchester
- Day 37 Salford to Leeds
- Day 38 Leeds to Sheffield
- Day 39 Sheffield to Cleethorpes
- Day 40 Grimsby to Lincoln
- Day 41 Lincoln to Nottingham
- Day 42 Nottingham to Derby
- Day 43 Derby to Birmingham
- Day 44 Birmingham to Coventry
- Day 45 Coventry to Leicester
- Day 46 Leicester to Peterborough
- Day 47 Peterborough to Norwich
- Day 48 Norwich to Ipswich
- Day 49 Ipswich to Chelmsford
- Day 50 Chelmsford to Cambridge
- Day 51 Cambridge to Luton
- Day 52 Luton to Oxford
- Day 53 Oxford to Reading
- Day 54 Reading to Salisbury
- Day 55 Salisbury to Weymouth
- Day 56 Portland Bill to Bournemouth
- Day 57 Bournemouth to Southampton
- Day 58 Southampton to Portsmouth
- Day 59 Portsmouth to Brighton
- Day 60 Brighton to Hastings
- Day 61 Hastings to Dover
- Day 62 Deal to Maidstone
- Day 63 Maidstone to Guildford
- Day 64 Greenwich to Waltham Forest
- Day 65 Redbridge to Bexley
- Day 66 Lewisham to Wandsworth
- Day 67 Kingston to Ealing
- Day 68 Harrow to Haringey
- Day 69 Camden to Westminster
- Day 70 Hampton Court to Olympic Stadium
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Stoke-on-Trent
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Cobridge
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Burslem
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Middleport
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Crewe
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Congleton
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Macclesfield
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Knutsford
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Tatton Park
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Runcorn
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Widnes
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Warrington
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Lowton
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Abram
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Wigan
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Scholes
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Ince
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Hindley
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Westhoughton
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Bolton
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Stoke-on-Trent
- Bethesda Street
- Albion Street
- Pall Mall
- Old Hall Street
- Town Road
- Quadrant Road
- Potteries Way (A50)
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Cobridge
- Waterloo Road (A50)
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Burslem
- Moorland Street
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Middleport
- Newcastle Street (B5051)
- Longport Road (A427)
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Crewe
- Hungerford Road (A532)
- Macon Way (A532)
- Earle Street (A532)
- Market Street
- Edleston Road (A5078)
- Nantwich Road (A534)
- Crewe Road (A534)
- Crewe Green Road (A534)
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Congleton
- A534
- Sandbach Road (A34)
- West Road (A34)
- Clayton Bypass (A34)
- Rood Hill (A34)
- Clayton Bypass (A34)
- A536
- Macclesfield Road (A536)
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Macclesfield
- Congleton Road (A536)
- Oxford Road (A5088)
- Chester Road (A537)
- Chelford Road (A537)
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Knutsford
- Chelford Road (A537)
- Adams Hill (A537)
- Toft Road (A50)
- Manchester Road (A50)
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Tatton Park
- Tatton Park Drive
- Tatton Park Car Park
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Runcorn
- High Street (B5155)
- Greenway Road (B5155)
- Queensway (A533)
- Silver Jubilee Bridge (Runcorn Bridge)
- Watkinson Way (A557)
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Widnes
- Wandsworth Way
- Ted Gleave Sports Ground
- Wandsworth Way
- Hutchinson St
- Victoria Road
- Ashley Way (A562)
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Warrington
- Liverpool Road North (A5061)
- Sankey Street
- Horsemarket Street
- Winwick Street
- Mike Gregory Way
- Tesco Car Park
- Mike Gregory Way
- Winwick Road (A49)
- Alder Lane
- Orford Park Car Park
- Pathway
- Cromwell Avenue (A574)
- Europa Boulevard
- BT, Warrington Offices Access Road
- BT, Warrington Offices Car Park
- BT, Warrington Offices
- Europa Boulevard
- Cromwell Avenue (A574)
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Lowton
- Winwick Lane (A579)
- Newton Road (A572)
- Church Lane (B5207)
- Lowton Road (B5207)
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Abram
- Warrington Road (A573)
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Wigan
- Warrington Road (A573)
- Darlington Street (A577)
- River Way (A49)
- Caroline Street (A49)
- Wallgate (A49)
- Library Street
- Rodney Street (A49)
- Millgate
- Scholes (B5238)
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Scholes
- Scholes (B5238)
- Scholefield Lane
- Birkett Bank
- Manchester Road (A577)
- Ashton St
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Ince
- Caroline St
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Hindley
- Atherton Road (A577)
- Cross Street (A577)
- Market Street (A58)
- Bridge Street (A58)
- Danes Avenue
- Hindley Mill Lane
- Castle Hill Road (A58)
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Westhoughton
- Wigan Road (A58)
- Cricketers Way (A58)
- Mill Street (B5235)
- Market Street
- Wigan Road (B5236)
- Cricketers Way (A58)
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Bolton
- Wigan Road (A58)
- Wigan Road (A676)
- Deane Road (A676)
- Ormrod Street
- Great Moor Street
- Blackhorse Street
- Ashburner Street / Le Mans Crescent
- Coronation Street
- Victoria Square
- Victoria Place
- Le Mans Crescent
- Deansgate
- Spa Road
- Queens Park
- Torchbearer Corridor
Evening Celebration
Queen's Park, Bolton
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0655: Good morning! Welcome to day 13 of the Olympic torch relay! Today the flame is making its way from Stoke to Bolton.
The torch will travel 108 miles, being carried by 135 torchbearers through the likes of Crewe, Macclesfield, Widnes, Warrington and Wigan.
Your text commentators this morning are Jane Mower and Michael Hirst. Thanks for joining us on what is an overcast and drizzly day in Stoke. Despite the rain, there's still a healthy crowd outside the Potteries Museum and Gallery to greet the first runner of the day...
0658: And that runner is Stoke City Football Club manager Tony Pulis, whose torch has just been lit from the overnight lantern as flag-waving schoolchildren cheer him on.
The 54-year-old has raised more than £100,000 this year for a local children's hospice by running the London Marathon and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
He is taking time off from a 960-mile charity bike ride from John O'Groats to Land's End to carry the torch.
"I am extremely honoured to be given the privilege of representing Stoke-on-Trent and to be among those offered this most prestigious of opportunities," he told us ahead of his relay leg.
"This is an historic event for the whole of Britain and it is an immensely proud feeling to be able to say that you are carrying the Olympic torch as part of that build-up."
0700: We'd love to hear your thoughts on the relay so far, so get in touch using the contact details below this box. If you're heading out to see the torch during the day, send us your pics, tweet us (@BBC2012) or drop a line to our facebook page, and we'll try and include your comments here.
0707: Whether it's the cooler weather or just something they put in the water in England's north-west, the runners this morning have set off at a blistering pace, and we're already five minutes ahead of schedule.
This is Rita Banks from Stone, who has helped run local running clubs for almost 40 years. At 68, she continues to compete and win medals, and has run more than 200 marathons. 300m with the Olympic torch should be a doddle for her, but she's taking it easy with her precious cargo!
0717: There are some umbrellas among the crowd in Stoke-on-Trent this morning - the skies are grey and overcast but that hasn't stopped the crowds coming out to see the Olympic flame, which is burning brightly in the morning gloom.
BBC Radio Stoke's Denholm Seigertsz in Hanley says crowds lining the street - some of whom have been there since 05:30! "There were massive cheers when Tony Pulis ran past," says Denholm. "His smile was so broad, I think it was the first time I'd ever seen him smile!"
0724: This is 18-year-old Tom Buckett from Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Tom slipped and fell through a glass skylight while retrieving a football in 2010. He landed on marble steps, shattering the left side of his skull with bones penetrating his brain. He wasn't expected to survive, but pulled through after nine hours of intense surgery.
He was told he would be paralysed on the right side of his body, unable to talk or walk. But against all the odds he is walking, talking and understands perfectly - his surgeons say he is an inspiration and that his recovery has been remarkable.
0728: There are thinner crowds on the streets this morning - possibly the early hour, possibly the weather - but the security team is still alert, with the track-suited men in grey (not T-shirt weather today!) keeping supporters at bay. They say that overcast weather makes for better pictures, though - email us with yours at yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text us on 61124.
Among those lining the streets are children from Bustehrad School in Lidice, in the Czech Republic. One of the pupils, 14-year-old Gustav, told BBC Radio Stoke: "We really appreciate being invited to Stoke-on-Trent to see this. It was really interesting and exciting because I've never seen anything like this before."
0729:Colin Scattergood, 76, joined his running club late in life - at the age of 75 - but he's clearly been making up for lost time and is keeping the security team on their toes as he mad a great pace through Cobridge before handing over the flame to Claire Simcock.
0734: Pause for the bard! This is 18-year-old Dan Tatton, Stoke-on-Trent's first ever Young Poet Laureate. Hopefully he'll put pen to paper when he's finished his leg of the relay and send us some verses on his experience.
0736: BBC Radio Stoke's Chris King in Burslem says the crowd in Burslem is very noisy: "People have brought hand-bells with them to ring as the torch comes through the Mother town. If people aren't awake yet, they will be when this lot are finished cheering and shouting."
0739: Carrying the flame through Middleport now is customer support worker Sarah Green.
0743: Last up with the torch in Middleport is 55-year-old Philip Philip Greer, who contracted Rhumatic Fever at the age of six and was paralysed from the waist down.
He was told he'd never walk again, but after 14 months in a wheelchair was back on his feet. Now an accomplished marathon runner, he coaches local children in athletics.
0746: This might explain the thinner crowds on the streets - BBC Radio Stoke's Lamont Howie in Middleport says: "The crowd is 2 to 3 deep on the streets and some people are just standing in their pyjamas at the windows in their homes, peering out to see when it arrives."
It's not every week the Olympic flame passes by your front door - put your dressing gowns on and get out there to give it a cheer!
0749: Quick pic here of the Stoke manager Tony Pulis - some people say he doesn't smile very much but he was beaming as he ran with the flame this morning!
0751: First lantern transfer of the day for the Olympic flame as we move to convoy mode for the short hop to Crewe, and we're afraid there's more rain up ahead - it's 14 degrees and wet in Crewe, and that looks to be how we're set for the rest of the day. Great running conditions, though!
0755: Today'll be a test for the torchbearers' all-weather gear. BBC Radio Manchester's Alice Gregr in Macclesfield - where the flame is due in a couple of hours - reports that a rainy welcome is in store for the torch as it nears the north Cheshire - Greater Manchester border.
"It's bucketing down", she says.
0810: Local man Andrew Fewtrell, 49, is first up with the torch in Crewe.
He was nominted local employer of the year 2010 and has founded the Up and Under Group, providing funding for less well-off youngsters to enjoy adventures. Andrew says: "As a mentor I can help to guide youngsters and other business owners to achieve their true potential. Inspiring success in my home town."
0813: Andrew's motivating the Crewe crowd with swish side-steps and the occasional high-five. That's the spirit!
And the conditions aren't dampening the atmosphere. BBC Radio Stoke's Max Khan is in Crewe, where he says: "Despite the poor weather, the crowds are already out enjoying a live jazz band and waiting in anticipation of the torch."
Nor is the weather putting off torch supporters further along the route. Diane Smith, town centre manager for Macclesfield, who is sporting a fetching union jack brolly, says: "It wouldn't be Macclesfield without the rain, which fed our silk industry.
"It's one of our moments of glory we are immensely proud to welcome the torch."
0817: BBC Radio Stoke's Max Khan says some 9,000 schoolchildren in Crewe have come out of lessons to cheer the torch: "The crowds have been gathering for the past hour or so, and it's been like an act of nature," he says. "If you think of the main road as a river, all these streams of people have been flooding in from the housing estates all around."
Less of the water-based analogies, Max! Positive thinking - the people are like grains of sand on a hot tropical beach...
0820:Stephanie Lawley, 45, who set up a youth club for disabled teenagers, passes the flame to 16-year-old Olympic hopeful Charlotte Bradbury from Cheshire. The British record holder in her age group in 200m breaststroke, Charlotte was selected because of her commitment and dedication to her sport of swimming and inspiring young people in her local community to take up more sport as part of National School Sport Week.
0822: With the torch now is Marc Heames, 44, from Sutton Coldfield. He has arranged two charity balls, a world cup sweepstake, and a dress-down day for colleagues raising £5000 for The British Heart Foundation and Save the Children.
He's also social secretary of his local tennis club and recently completed a 12-month stint as High Constable of Newcastle- Under-Lyme where he supported his mum's mayoral year attending numerous functions.
0826: Blind torchbearer Dave Healey ran one of the early legs with his guide dog Seamus, but he tells BBC WM he nearly didn't get to the start line. "When I stepped off the bus, Seamus spotted a cat," he says. "He started barking and pulling and I thought 'Oh no'. They had to shoo the cat off in the end, and then he calmed down.
"When I got the torch in my hand it felt as heavy as a bag of sugar, but I tried to hold it as high in the air as I could for the whole distance."
0828: This is Russell Cox from Stone, who was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2007 at the age of just 25. After surgery and chemotherapy he made a full recovery and has since taken part in half marathons, iron man events and more than 17 triathlons to raise awareness and funds for Everyman Charity. He acts as an ambassador for the charity in his spare time.
0832: There's a healthy crowd now in the centre of Crewe to support Dave Summers, 44, from Stafford, where we're told he has worked with young people for more than 20 years, first as a physics teacher and more recently as a youth worker.
0841: There's some bright brollies on display as the torch nears the end of its time in Crewe, and cyclist spectators are keeping pace with torchbearer Maria Carmen Ruiz de Vargas as uniformed schoolchildren get some pre-class exercise jogging alongside. It won't just be the security team who are fitter at the end of this 70-day work-out!
0845: The Olympic flame is back in its lantern and off in convoy mode along the A534 to Congleton, where we expect it to arrive around 09:00.
A good crowd has been building there to support the likes of Olympic silver medal winning bobsleigher Jazmin Sawyers, who will be one of the torchbearers in the town. Thanks to Jazmin for the pic!
Olympic bobsleigher Jazmin Sawyers tweets: "All ready to carry the flame! Sat having a lovely chat with another torchbearer Cyril, getting very excited."
0904: The Olympic flame reaches Congleton, where 40-year-old Steve takes up the torch. He is raising £5,000 for the Meningitis Research Foundation by running 54 miles - and is clearly getting in a bit of early practice this morning.
Hordes of schoolkids are out on the roadside to support him. Sorry - is there a better collective noun for schoolchildren than horde? Swarm, maybe. Or cacophony.
0910: A quick weather update for you from BBC Radio Manchester's Alice Gregr, who reports that the rain is starting to ease in Macclesfield where the torch is due in the next hour.
You can get the lowdown on torch relay weather conditions for the next three days by hovering over places identified on the map to the left of this commentary box.
0912: And the excitement is growing in Macclesfield ahead of the torch's arrival, which will be accompanied by a dance routine from Cheshire Dance supported by a samba band and 9,000 school children. Now that definitely is a cacophony.
0913:Patricia Faultless, a youth club co-ordinator at St Peter's Church in Tamworth, passes the flame to 14-year-old Ailsa Macarthur from Congleton, who competes with the Macclesfield Harriers and holds her school's 100m and 200m records.
0917: Hi to music teacher Keyboards Gray, who tweets us to say: "@bbc2012 My form 10HH are watching torch cam right now in eager anticipation for its arrival in Hindley this afternoon!"
Hi 10HH! Give us a wave when #bbctorchcam comes past!
0920: Cyril Baker does a quick jig with Olympian silver medal winner Jazmin Sawyers as he passes the Olympic flame to her. And she's off with a smile and a wave.
0924: Carrying the torch now is 21-year-old Bradley Parkes, who started a youth angling group four years ago and became a UK angling ambassador in 2010.
In the past three years he has developed a peer mentoring group, supporting three teenagers through their Level 1 angling coaching award.
0930: Twelve-year-old Amy Claridge passes the flame to Tom Hornby, 18, from Knowsley is studying for his A-levels at Knowsley Community College.
A student governor and a member of the student council, he is a keen sportsman who also volunteers at a local youth centre for people with special needs. While at school he was head boy and young ambassasor for sport, and helped introduce a school house system in which all houses were named after famous Olympians or Paralympians.
They're a patriotic lot in Macclesfield!
0940: Traffic has built up on the other side of the road as the flame travels in the lantern to Macclesfield.
0948: Looking a bit grey in Macclesfield where the brollies are out.
0949: First to take the torch in his home town is Daniel Walker. In the last three years the 21-year-old has visited Nepal where he volunteered at an orphanage with 64 children, helping with maintenance and developing their English skills. In 2012 he went to Peru and helped reconstruct homes destroyed in an earthquake and last year he travelled to Tanzania to assist volunteers transforming a school.
There's a fair turn out despite the weather and a good showing of Union Jacks.
0958: Loud screams as the torch approaches a group of children lining the route and wearing crowns!
1007: Hi to everyone getting in touch on twitter, and hi to everyone from Ivy Bank Primary waiting for the torch in Macclesfield from Mrs Chadwick!
Hello also to all the colleagues of @ApprenticeNoodl - also known as Apprentice candidate Noorul Choudhury. He's ben in touch to say he's in an empty office because all his coworkers are out on the streets to greet the Olympic flame!
Thanks for joining us for our live coverage of the torch relay, and for all your messages - keep writing and we'll keep trying to post your thoguhts here...
1008: Making her way with the torch now is Linda Roche. Linda, who has Spina Bifida, participated in the 1984 Stoke Mandeville Paralympics and held the Wheelchair 2 British Records for the 100m, 200m and 400m but apparently never received a medal. During the 1990s Linda was the first female wheelchair user to represent England at Badminton.
Now she volunteers for the Wheelies Club in Macclesfield where she works with disabled young people.
1010: The Beatles' Revolution track is blasted out as dancers throw some shapes on the roadside.
1012: Kane Gunter, 46, has been medically discharged from the army after suffering multiple injuries from different accidents. He was run over by a truck and miraculously survived and has since has put his spare time and energy into a number of voluntary projects.
1020: After "high-fiving" the previous torchbearer Lynn Ratcliffe, 53, who has epilepsy, gets on her way. Having Dougal, who knows what to do when she has a seizure, means she has the confidence to help out on kids camps and regularly fund raise for charity.
While we're on the subject of dogs, Ellie Haf Evans has tweeted in this pic of her patriotic alsatian. Keep that flag flying!
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1026: Large crowds bid the torch farewell at the end of its journey through a soggy Macclesfield. It's back in the lantern now and on its way to Knutsford.
1028: Hi to the regulars joining us on the BBC 2012 facebook page, and thanks for all your messages that are coming in via twitter.
Ian Maguire says he's hoping to see his daughters, Maisie & Lucy, on #bbctorchcam. They are in Knutsford with Bexton Primary School.
Hello also to everyone taking part from Mark Hughes and all the children in 6H at Christ Church Primary School.
Good to hear that Hannah Brown and her colleagues at PasTest are going to be taking an office trip out to see the torch pass through Knutsford - take your umbrellas!
Meanwhile, Kate Liscombe tweets: "Hope the north west is shining for its day of fame." Well, Kate, the streets are certainly glistening!
1032: Just to let you know, in the next hour the flame will be taking a trip, with comedian John Bishop, to the top of the tower on the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank. When the last torchbearer has run in Tatton Park the flame will go into the lantern while another lantern is used to light the torch for John. We're hoping to bring you pictures but no promises!
If you want to track the torch's progress today - or any live day of the relay - have a look at our map on the left-hand side.
The flashing red dot indicates where the torch is on its journey. The list of places below the map tells you when it is due to arrive in each place - and the red arrow pinpoints the next location
1042: A cheer goes up as the torch arrives in Knutsford and getting it on its way is Petra Schumann.
1044: Next up is George Blackshaw, aged 12, who lost half his arm and half his leg in a childhood accident. Wearing a leg prosthesis he plays football for his school and Cheshire's Disability Development Squad and excelled at a national initiative to identify multi-talented youngsters for Paralympic selection.
1048: An intercontinental greeting to Becky Lawes from your aunt in South Africa, Cathy Marston. Enjoy the torch in Tatton Park!
Also following #bbctorchcam from South Africa is Eric von Bratt - thanks for joining us! We did that little piece of picture-in-picture just for you. ;)
And thanks to Jack Jewell who has sent through this picture of the torch making its way through Macclesfield.
1055: Amy Mercer-Bailey recieves some loud encouragement from the large crowd as she runs with the torch through the centre of Knutsford.
1056: It's really getting going now in the town as Jonathan Allatt, 18, takes over the relay. He was diagnosed with retinoblastoma - cancer of the eyes - at three months old.
Despite having one eye removed and having numerous treatment for tumours in the other eye, before the age of 10, he has raised more than £50,000 for the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust. He is a keen skier, has a golf handicap of 11 and is one of the junior Vice Captains at High Legh Park Golf Club.
1057: I can hear singing, just, they're fighting against a ferocious-sounding crowd here.
1058: And now it's on to James Whittaker who raised more than £150,000 for Manchester's New Children's Hospital appeal by swimming the entire 36 miles of the Manchester Ship Canal in 19 hours.
James has taken up Iron Man races, marathons, climbed Kilimanjaro and the Etape De Tour and raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity in the process.
Katie Haycock Tweets: "You forgot to mention blind Dave on his leg of the relay in Cobridge about 7.15am!amazing!!!"
1111: And rounding off the visit to Knutsford, where the crowds have been the noisiest so far today, is Anna-Lena Pettersson.
1113: So, John Bishop is due at the top of Jodrell Bank soon and we're working on bringing you live pictures from there.
1116: Meanwhile the torch convoy is heading to Tatton Park where torchbearer Michael Dooling is due to take the flame into the mansion's formal gardens for an official photo.
1119: Lush green trees line the drive way up to the mansion where the crowds are ready and waiting.
1119: The torch is lit! Taking the flame through one of the UK's most complete historic estates, which is home to a Tudor Old Hall and Neo-Classical Mansion, is Michael Dooling.
A steel drum band plays as the spectacle stops for a photo before running off into the gardens.
1125: The convoy has stopped for a break in Tatton Park as the flame is due to be carried up to the top of Jodrell Bank by comedian John Bishop.
Chancellor George Osborne was in Tatton Park and told School Reporters Ted and Jane from Knutsford Academy "It feels great, I was really excited when I actually saw the torch."
The Tatton MP added: "I remember when the Olympics were first awarded to London about six or seven years ago, people wondered whether if in the north-west of England, in Cheshire, if it would mean anything to us here.
"But it does because it's a national event and the fact you've got thousands of kids here today at Tatton Park and lining the streets if Knutsford goes to show that."
1129: We're now switching the feed to bring you live pictures from Jodrell Bank so you might have to refresh the page. Fingers crossed all goes to plan.
1133: A kagool-clad crowd eagerly awaits the torch and lets out a cheer when it comes into sight carried by John Bishop.
1135: "How are you?" He asks one very enthusiastic spectator, before donning a hard hat for the journey to the top and jogging off to start the climb.
1144:Patrick Atkins tweets: "@bbc2012 nice of John Bishop to interact with the school kids - top bloke #torchrelay."
1145: Shots of the crowd waiting at Jodrell Bank here as the Olympic flame has its photo opportunity on the observatory.
1149: And John gives a cheery wave from the metal stairs of the observatory, holding his torch aloft to cries of "Do not drop it!" from the crowd below.
1155: We're seeing pictures of John at the top of Jodrell Bank via a giant screen so while he comes back to earth we're switching across to the relay convoy where they're having a wet ride to Runcorn and Widnes.
1210: John has now reached the bottom so we're taking you over to him to see what he has to say about the experience. Taking off his harness he said: "It was a unique experience, I just need to get undressed now."
1212: Mixing with the crowd John is greeted by cheers and shakes hands with the children who have gathered there.
Now he poses for some official shots before heading into the dry.
1215: So we're taking you back to Runcorn where Aiden Collins, 13, is first to run. He set up a Facebook group to encourage people to sign the organ donor register when his nephew Ethan, who has since died, needed a double transplant operation soon after being born with serious health problems.
At its peak the page had 60,000 members. Aiden has signed the organ donor register and encouraged thousands of others to do so as well as raising funds for organ donation charity Live Life Then Give Life.
1217: After sprinting the 300m he hands over to Adam Green who waves to the large crowds that have gathered and takes a steady jog up the hill.
1222: Among the crowd in Knutsford was this interested woolly spectator as captured by Jid Webb on Twitter:
1224: A group of children are walking along beside torchbearer Carol Highton carrying a banner which says: To Nanna, good luck, we are so proud of you.
1228: Next up is David Hardwick who will head on to Runcorn's Silver Jubilee Bridge where he'll stop for an offical photo.
He whips up the crowd as he heads uphill, enjoying every moment.
Crossing the bridge he runs in the centre of the road so we can fully appreciate the structure.
1236: Taking the flame over the bridge towards Widnes is Doo Young Yoo.
1239: Christine Ponsford lets people on the roadside have a quick touch of the torch as she passes by.
1241: Clearly not wanting to, she hands over to Ashley Swain, 31, who was three times national pole vault champion but denied his dream of going to the Olympics by a serious back injury. Subsequently, through the British Olympic Athletes scheme, he secured a job with Adidas where he has worked to create, develop and deliver the official Team GB competition kit for the 2012 Games.
1243: A man on a loud hailer encourages the crowd: "Let's wave those flags" he says as Caitlin Hudson takes over the relay as the Chariots of Fire track plays.
1245: Next is James Carew, 25, who was diagnosed with a stage four brain tumour in his first year at university and underwent an operation to remove the tumour. Due to the severity of the cancer he was told that he had two years until its return but has been cancer free for five years.
He loves rowing and spends six days a week volunteer coaching at Royal Chester Rowing Club. He has coached juniors and senior men to a very high level enabling them to take part in Henley Royal Regatta.
Malcolm Beattie regrets not asking for a day's leave today as he tweets: "Watching torch cam online, gutted I couldn't see it come through my own town of Knutsford, I have a mean boss :("
By contrast I don't think much work will be done in the offices of England Handball fairly soon as they explain: "The #Torch is crossing the Runcorn Bridge - not long now until it's outside our office in Warrington."
And Stacey has already been out watching the torch: "Proud to see so many people have turned out to welcome the torch in my home town of Runcorn."
1252: Finishing off the leg in Widnes is Gracie Gannon before the flame is due to be popped into the lantern for the 15-minute journey to Warrington.
1254: Councillor Terry O'Neill, leader of Warrington Council, says the Olympics is not just about the torch as the town's main Olympic legacy will be the relay venue and recently-opened Orford Park, which has top level sports and medical facilties. "Getting our community fit and healthy will be our legacy," he told the BBC.
1311: Taking over the relay is Sue Stout whose husband Paul was killed in Afghanistan. In a letter he left listing life goals for his family, Paul, a fitness fanatic, set Sue the goal of completing an annual 10k run and, three years on, she runs regular 10ks and completes triathlons.
She also recently won The Norman Mailer Prize for Creative Non-fiction 2011 for an article about training her way through grief. The article is soon to be published in GQ Magazine, which fulfils Paul's other request that she should write.
1320: A quick trip past the bus depot before the vehicles meet back up with the torchbearer at the other side of the pedestrian area. Despite the rain, Warrington is looking colourful with flags, bunting and umbrellas all on display.
1323: Bringing the torch into sight is John Paul Smith.
1324: Now with the flame is Stephen Deakin, 51, who is currently on the transplant waiting list for a kidney following the failure of a transplant he had 25 years ago. He also has had both of his legs amputated below the knee.
None of this stops him from working full time and participating in swimming, squash, badminton and volleyball. Steve has represented the UK in two World Transplant Games and he did the swim leg of the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. He has also swum the English Channel.
1331: The convoy is passing the Halliwell Jones Stadium, the home of the Warrington Wolves rugby league side. Children in the crowd have spotted Torchcam and are giving a wave.
The torchbearer has split away from the vehicles at this point so we can't see the torch. It should be with local lad Jason El-kaleh, 17, who has been nominated for volunteering with disability groups. His nomination says he has an ability to "work with people at all levels... which he uses in positive ways".
1339: Now the flame is with Helen Lea, 42, also from Warrington and a headteacher at a primary school. She says she is is passionate about children enjoying sport and physical activities. "Being active makes me happy!" she says.
Lots of cheery waving from Helen, whose enthusiasm appears undimmed by the wet weather. A cheeky crowd member poses for a snap.
1341: Helen passes the flame to Ben Cowgill who is walking using a crutch for support.
1345: Now Barry Bown has the flame and he's off at quite a gallop.
1349: The torch passes to Brian Norris, who is described by his nominee as "an inspiration and role model in terms of promoting healthy eating and exercise". He has lost 3st 6lb and helped to encourage his colleagues to a more healthy lifestyle through his example.
1350: The last torchbearer before lunch is 12-year-old Emily Woodward from Warrington. She is described as "always smiling, enthusiastic and helpful" and she certainly looks very smiley today. Emily enjoys gymnastics, trampolining and volleyball and was nominated by her school.
1352: And that's a lunchbreak, at - appropriately enough - Orford Jubilee Park. The relay is expected to get under way again at about 1445.
1404: If you're just joining us, why not have a look at this story which is a round up of the morning's events which included a trip up the Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank observatory. And the Day in pictures features Stoke City FC manager Tony Pulis and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne (although not in the same shot!)
1417: Here's a nice pic we've just received of John Paul Smith who ran with the torch about an hour ago in Warrington.
If you're heading out to see the torch this afternoon, why not get in touch using the contact details below this box. Send us your pics, tweet us (@BBC2012) or drop a line to our Facebook page, and we'll try and include your comments here.
1439: And we're back, your live text commentators this afternoon are Martin Gough and Christine Jeavans. The flame will be travelling from Warrington to Lowton, Abram, Wigan and on to Bolton via Scholes, Ince, Hindley and Westhoughton.
First up, it's a short section of convoy.
1445: The afternoon begins with Tina Bye taking the flame near sponsor BT's offices on Warrington's rainy Europa Boulevard. The torch will be having a short stop here before getting on the road again.
1458: Warrington is the home of the first handball performance centre in the UK, says England Handball on Twitter, "developing athletes for Rio 2016 and beyond, with flagship schools nationwide". Great Britain will enter a handball team at the Olympics for the first time this year.
1501: While we wait for the relay to get going again, here's a picture which Jane Roberts has sent to us. She says it's "my Mum, Dad, Auntie and friends waiting in Lowton to cheer my Uncle on with the torch!"
1506: After a brief stop, the torch is back on the streets, carried by Lauren Ashworth and greeted by an enthusiastic young crowd.
Then it's back into convoy mode for the journey to Lowton.
Lots of you on Twitter telling us that the wet weather is not dampening the crowd's spirits. Justin Harrop tweets "The Olympic flame in Warrington earlier today. Great atmosphere despite the rain!"
1516: Just passing a "Welcome to Wigan Council" sign and the convoy is heading past standing traffic into Lowton with plenty of Union flag bunting.
1517: First up in Lowton is Gary Bentley whose brother says: "To fend off the tears his solution is to run". Gary's daughter Jaime died suddenly in 2002 from a brain haemorrhage.
Her father set up a trust in her name and has since run 12 marathons and completed five triathlons to raise funds for Manchester Childrens Hospital and Woodhouses School, which Jaime used to attend.
Really loud cheers and screams of support for Gary here.
1520: Crina Marcus has the flame now in Lowton. There are lots of flags being waved here and plenty of crowds out to watch the relay go by. Looks like some children have made their own torches to bring along.
1524: Crina passes the flame to Joanne Nelson from Preston, who was nominated by her sister. She says she is "always there to support and guide me, both in my working life and in my personal life".
1528: Here's Kay Fletcher who was nominated for playing a major role in the transformation of Fallowfield in south Manchester, lobbying the council to provide more green spaces. This has been credited with a reduction of crime in the area.
It looks like the whole of Lowton has turned out to see the relay.
1533: Kay passes the flame to Matthew Sharpe who sets off at a gentle jog. There's the sound of a pipe band and lots of cheering.
1535: Eighteen-year-old Daniel Dawoud is a keen sportsman despite having brittle bone disease. A wheelchair user, he helps plan and run events for disabled and able-bodied athletes and helps with the Wigan Athletic disabled football team. Daniel was nominated by his uncle, who says: "Daniel loves life and loves to help others".
Daniel is waving and smiling to the crowd who are giving him big cheers. In common with other wheelchair-using torchbearers, he has a special adaptation to his chair to enable him to carry the torch.
Daniel plays table cricket, has won several regional finals at Old Trafford and been runner-up in the national final at Lord's.
1543: Daniel passes the flame to German Quiroga Vilardo who is from Brazil. "Here comes the torch!" shouts an excited child in the crowd.
1546: Big cheers now for Eddie Johnson who has been a scout leader in Warrington for almost 60 years and until recently was county commissioner for Cheshire.
"My father turns 70 next year and desperately wanted to go to the Olympic Games to celebrate his birthday - sadly he was unsuccessful in most of his ticket applications only securing one swimming event," says his son, who nominated him.
School's evidently out for the afternoon as lots of kids in uniform are jogging alongside the relay and jumping in and out of the road.
1552: Back into convoy mode now, leaving a very energetic Lowton behind and heading for Abram.
1555: The first torchbearer in Abram is Ben Johnson, 14, from Wigan, has been an avid wrestler since the age of eight. He has completed the Manchester-Blackpool bike ride to raise money for Wigan and Leigh Hospice.
Ben jogs up this country lane and a young lady in a full Union flag outfit runs alongside taking pictures.
1558: Next its the turn of Danny Hallam, 16, who is a junior sports leader and Olympic Gold Ambassador for Glenburn Sports College in Skelmersdale, where he is in year 10. He has contributed over 200 hours of voluntary work this year, including coaching, refereeing and leading sport in holiday clubs.
1603: Roy Wood is a wrestling coach based in Aspull, just north of Wigan. He's putting his strength to good use, scooping up a young boy so the child's mother can take a photo.
Roy was manager for the England wrestling team that took part in the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in India.
1606: Twenty-year-old Natimi Black-Heaven takes the torch and is enjoying every moment, playing with the crowd and dancing.
He was nominated by his university tutor, who says: "He runs football and basketball leagues in the local community and has recently got to the stage where I have told him to slow down, which he promptly ignored and volunteered to become a handball coach in local schools in Manchester."
Natimi is being followed by a group of teenagers, running along the pavement and filming on their phones. They're getting some entertaining footage!
1610: Local lad Andy Smith, 22, started as a participant in his local StreetGames session in Abram in 2007 and since then has completed several coaching qualifications and took up a coaching apprenticeship with Lancashire FA & Wigan Sport Development.
The vuvuzelas are out for Andy and he's being cheered and whistled along his stint.
1612: And with that, the flame is back in its lantern and into convoy mode as the team prepare to head down the road to Wigan. Looks like the convoy is running slightly late but only by five or six minutes.
1621: We're now on the streets of Wigan. Andy Cowley, 17, runs a disability sports club at his school in nearby St Helens. One of his teachers, who nominated him, says: "In my entire career Andy is the most caring, hardworking, compassionate, helpful and enthusiastic student I have ever had the pleasure to teach."
Someone in the crowd carries a young child and a sign saying, "That's my Brother".
1624: Andy passes the flame to mother of three, Julie Clarke, who says she decided to go to university "at the grand age of 32" with the aim of becoming an educational psychologist.
1626: GB wheelchair basketball player Jon Pollock takes the torch now. Jon, from Liverpool, captained the British team to a bronze medal in the 2008 Paralympics and victory in the 2010 World Cup.
1629: Jon passes the flame to Patricia Payne who has been heavily involved in a children's sports club for nearly 30 years, particularly focussed on swimming - as she is also the mother of Swimming World Champion and Olympic silver medallist Keri-anne Payne.
Pat is walking up quite a hill on the A49 in Wigan - looking much emptier than usual at this time on a weekday!
1633: And from the mother of one Olympian to another - this is Carol Hoy, mother of four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy.
Sir Chris and Kerri-anne have both retweeted this picture of their mums ready for action.
1637: Torchbearer number 100 today is TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher. The daughter of former Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, the 36-year-old is using her profile to help promote the Sky Sports Living for Sport scheme, which uses sport stars and sport skills to improve the lives of thousands of young people. She is active in a number of sports including swimming, sprinting and golf.
1640: Kirsty hands over to Norman Brown, who has been involved in the Scout movement, and in particular the 3rd Hindley Scout troop for over 50 years.
"He works full time but in whatever spare time he has you will find him at the scout hut, mowing the grass or raising cash for the troop," says Frank Burrows, who nominated him.
1643: The next torchbearer is badminton player Hazel Johnson, who last year won two gold medals and one silver at the Special Olympics Summer World Games. She is a member of Bolton Lads and Girls Badminton Club.
"So glad my coach let me out of training (for 3 mins) to watch my mum," says Keri-anne Payne, tweeting a photo of her mother on telly.
1650: Next up is teenager Michael Nicholas, who has been nominated through Get Set - the London 2012 domestic education programme. He hands over to Darren Clarke.
1655: Teacher Mike Anderson takes the torch to Rose Bridge High School in Ince, which features a huge torch flower arrangement outside the gate. It will pay a 20-minute visit to the specialist science college.
1704: You may remember Jane Roberts who got in touch earlier about waiting to watch a relative carry the flame. She's tweeted us this of "Lily & Annie watching Great Uncle Eddie from home in Abu Dhabi!"
1709: The torch has emerged from the school and is now in convoy towards Hindley. There are still people on the streets waving flags, although the only sight they will get to see is a white van with its lights flashing and some police outriders.
1713: A cheer greets the emergence of the flame in Hindley and the next torchbearer Emma Whitlam, who is being pursued by a team of young rugby players.
Emma works with and supports the Scout movement in Todmorden and recently led a trip to Switzerland.
1715: The next torchbearer is Cameron Foster, 17, who six years ago fell 40ft from a ski lift onto compacted ice, dislocating both ankles, breaking both legs and his arm. He said: "During my rehabilitation period it made me realize how difficult it was for me to return to my sports and for others less able to become involved in sport." He now volunteers and fundraises.
1718: Vanderlei de Lima should be able to deal with this short jog. The Brazilian won bronze in the Olympic marathon at the 2004 Games in Athens.
Vanderlei was the victim in that famous incident when, leading the Olympic marathon, he was pushed to the side of the road by a protestor.
The crowds are really out here in Hindley, with people standing on walls to get a better view.
1722:Pete Howe, a volunteer life guard for Stretford Amateur Swimming Club in Manchester, takes over before handing on to Derek Chisnall, a fundraiser, former Territorial Army volunteer and special constable for Greater Manchester Police.
1729: Now taking the torch is Alex Williams, who contracted meningitis when he was eight, leaving him partially deaf and in a wheelchair. He volunteers in summer camps to help other disabled youngsters play sport and plays wheelchair basketball for Oldham Owls and the North West.
1732: Alex passes the flame to Dr Minaxi Desai, 61, a doctor who also volunteers supporting people affected by cancer.
Dr Desai moved to the UK from India as a newly qualified doctor, when she was 23. She says she chose the UK for the high standard of training offered and has spent over 20 years working to improve screening programmes for cervical cancer. She said: "I wanted to spread my knowledge and help the health profession and women to understand to come for screening."
She was awarded a CBE in 2011 for services to women's healthcare and is at the forefront of cervical cancer research at the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
St.Peter's School, in Farnworth, Bolton, tweets: "Can't wait to see Nicole, our ex pupil, passing the flame to Amir Khan. Go Nicole!"
That will be Nicole Jackson, due to pass the flame to the 2004 Olympic boxing champion in Queens Park just after six o'clock.
1737: Gold, black and white balloons are released as Dr Desai finishes her stint, they float off into the cloudy sky. The flame is put back into its lantern and the convoy will soon be heading off for Westhoughton.
1742: The convoy stops in Westhoughton and first off with the torch is Heath Reilly, who was nominated for his volunteer work helping youngsters with reading difficulties in two local primary schools. He is also a member of Halifax Harriers Athletic Club, where he coaches the under-11s.
We're pleased to tell you that our torch relay continuous video is now available on iPhones over WiFi (it was already available on Android). It will soon be available via 3G too.
1746:Medwyn "Meds" Roberts, 22, has been nominated by his girlfriend, who calls him "the most caring, selfless and genuinely nice person I have ever met". He certainly looks chirpy today as he runs with the flame, waving to the crowd.
1748: Meds hands over to another 22-year-old, netball coach Rebecca Swanton, who is studying to be a teacher. She passes on the flame to a smiling Gregory Sheppard.
1754: With the crowds in Westhoughton two and three deep, Claire Maclean takes over. She normally walks with a crutch but is walking unsupported today and clearly relishing every moment, waving wildly.
Claire wrote on her application: "I have just been diagnosed with a rare form of terminal Non Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer and having the opportunity to carry the olympic torch would inspire me to fight my illness and give me a positive memory for both myself and my family."
She's taking her walk slow and steady, grinning all the way and pausing to shake hands with the mayor.
1800: Claire hands over the flame and gives a kiss to 19-year-old Richard Howarth, who is blind. Richard was nominated by one of his teachers, who was particularly inspired by his performance in running in the 1500m at the school sports day, along with a sighted guide.
1804:Moira Fields set up and leads a local Down's Syndrome support group and is also co-chair of POINT, a forum for parents of children with additional needs.
1809: We're running about 10 minutes behind schedule as the torch goes back into "convoy mode" for a trip down the A58 to Bolton. As before, there are still lots of people lining the route.
1816: First up in Bolton is junior cycling international Matthew Rotherham who is from the town so expect a warm Boltonian welcome for him. He kisses what appears to be a Help for Heroes wristband before setting off to loud applause.
Some wag in the crowd jokes "it's not going out is it?".
Looking towards the evening celebration, BBC North West Tonight's Naomi Cornwell is with the crowds in Bolton's Victoria Square, where a big screen is showing the relay. She says hundreds have come down to the square and the atmosphere is building for the moment when they see local hero Amir Khan carry the flame.
1823: The flame is now with Daniel Dolan who at the age of 16 became only the third British male ever to be accepted into the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow. He's not pirouetted with the torch though - yet!
1828: Next to jog through Bolton's streets is Francis "Franny" Rock who last year climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as part of a team that raised £170,000 for cancer charity Macmillan. He is currently in training for a trip to the Everest base camp in 2013.
1829: Francis passes the flame to Colin Renshaw who was nominated for his "outstanding and dedicated contribution to his local community, particularly that of the LGBT Community of Greater Manchester". He has worked with Manchester Pride and the Manchester International Festival.
Colin does a little jig with the torch and holds it aloft with both hands, showing it off to the crowd like a trophy.
1832: Next it's the turn of Steve Watson who set up Academy Juniors FC, a girls only football club in Bolton in 2008. He volunteers for the club for about 20 hours per week in the roles of Chairman, Child Welfare Officer and Under 14 coach, and visits as many schools as he can in Bolton to spread the word.
1835: Former British 10,000m record holder Michael Freary, 73, was nominated by his son who says "his devotion to the sport and to helping other is unique. He has coached many local athletes to become World Class, including me when I became World Half Marathon Champion."
Boltonian Mr Freary is taking his 300m torch stint at a steady walking pace today.
1842: The crowd is getting a little over-enthusiastic, with security working increasingly hard to clear the road as the flame passes to Graham Howell, a 52-year-old marathon-running fundraiser for cancer charities and the Stroke Association. Graham's most recent event was the Snowdonia marathon last October.
Lots of youngsters are running alongside the torch now.
1846: Graham gives a high five to his replacement Dave Jolly, organiser of the Bolton Sports Federation Rounders League. Dave, 67, spoke to BBC Radio Manchester shortly before his leg, saying he found the attention "a bit much" but to be running with it in Bolton was "a real privilege" and "a once in a lifetime thing".
1852: Dave clasps hands in a high five with the next torchbearer Andy Thorp who was nominated for his work as a "role model for young homeless men around Greater Manchester". The 35-year-old set up the charity "Street Soccer" which enables homeless individuals to rehabilitate themselves through football.
He's off at quite a pace - in fact this may be the fastest leg we've seen all relay!
1854: Members of the crowd shouting "Who are you?" don't recognise former swimmer Martyn Woodroffe, who won an Olympic silver medal in the 200m butterfly at the 1968 Games in Mexico City. He is now national performance director for Swim Wales.
1857: We're in the heart of Bolton now and the convoy is greeted by a Bhangra drum group outside the famous town hall. The flame is still with Martyn Woodroffe and he will pass it to Nicole Jackson, followed by Amir Khan.
1859:Nicole Jackson is the penultimate torchbearer as we approach Queens Park. The 14-year-old winner of the Miss Teen Earth UK pageant was nominated because of her passion for charities and the environment.
Nicole starts out walking but a security guard has a quiet word (we're almost 20 minutes behind schedule now) and she breaks into a jog.
Looks like the 3G network here is started to get a little overloaded as Amir Khan is about to take the torch.
1903: The final torchbearer of the day is Bolton hero Amir Khan, who became Britain's youngest Olympic boxing medalist when he won silver at the 2004 Athens Olympics aged 17.
Members of the crowd chant, "Amir, Amir" as he takes the flame, jogs, waves and gives the occasional thumbs-up.
It even looks like the sun's come out.
Khan, who attended Smithills School and Bolton Community College, turned professional after those Games and went on to become one of the youngest British world champions ever, winning the WBA light welterweight title at 22.
He was defeated by American Lamont Peterson in a controversial bout in Washington last December and a rematch was later cancelled when it emerged that Peterson had failed a drugs test.
Now 25, Khan told the BBC recently he hopes to be reinstated as WBA and IBF light-welterweight champion, which would make his next fight against Danny Garcia in Las Vegas on 14 July a battle to become undisputed world champion.
1905: And Amir jogs off into Queen's Park where he will light the cauldron.
Among the attractions in Queens Park this evening are Liverpool band The Wombats, the three-piece whose songs include "Moving to New York" and "Let's Dance To Joy Division".
We can't bring you torchcam pictures from there but we will put up recorded video as soon as it's available. If today's torchbearing has whetted your appetite for Olympic sport, you can see several likely 2012 stars - including Usain Bolt - in action at the Diamond League meeting in Rome, live now on BBC Three and the BBC Sport website if you're in the UK.
1912: That's all from our live page this evening, do join us again tomorrow morning at 0600 when it's an early start for the flame's journey from Bolton to Liverpool.
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