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• Rochdale and Bolton have more asylum seekers than the WHOLE of the south east - Manchester Evening News

  02-09-2015 22:52
  Manchester Evening News
  Rochdale and Bolton have more asylum seekers than the WHOLE of the south east
  Manchester Evening News
  There are now more asylum seekers in Rochdale and Bolton than in all of the south east, leaked figures show. And as of mid-August, there were more than 100 people living in hotels across Greater Manchester while they waited for their refugee ...
  

• Fire crew called to disused mill after rubbish set alight

  02-09-2015 21:23
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were called to a disused mill in Bolton after reports the building was ablaze.
  
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• Police called to McDonald's after more than 30 youths cause disturbance

  02-09-2015 21:00
  
  POLICE were called to Bolton town centre McDonald's after youths were reported to be causing a nuisance.
  
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• Police called to Bolton town center Mcdonald's after youths cause disturbance

  02-09-2015 21:00
  
  POLICE were called to Bolton town centre Mcdonalds after youths were reported to be causing a nuisance.
  
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• Air ambulance called after man falls from ladder in Blackrod

  02-09-2015 20:14
  
  AN air ambulance has been called to Blackrod after a man reportedly fell off a ladder.
  
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• Air ambulance called after man falls from ladder

  02-09-2015 20:14
  
  AN air ambulance has been called to Blackrod after a man reportedly fell off a ladder.
  
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• Travellers set up camp on popular playing fields in Little Lever

  02-09-2015 18:56
  
  TRAVELLERS have moved onto popular playing fields in Little Lever.
  
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• Travellers set up camp on popular playing fields

  02-09-2015 18:56
  
  TRAVELLERS have moved onto popular playing fields in Little Lever.
  
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• Northeast ton holds up Lancashire

  02-09-2015 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Northeast hits 139 as Kent declare on 570-8 on day two against Lancashire, who reply with 25-0 at stumps.
  
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• Boil water advice lifted in more areas

  02-09-2015 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Advice to boil tap water before drinking it is lifted in a further 26,000 homes in Lancashire.
  
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• Bowlers appeal to vandals to stop targeting their green - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 17:23
  The Bolton News
  Bowlers appeal to vandals to stop targeting their green
  The Bolton News
  FED up bowling club members are appealing to youths to stay away from their green after a spate of vandal attacks. Teenagers have been scaling the six foot high fence which surrounds the Kearsley Park Vets Bowling Club in Thomas More Close and ...
  

• Care home placed in special measures

  02-09-2015 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Lancashire care home is placed in special measures after a watchdog rates it "inadequate" in every inspection category.
  
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• Popular business event returning to Bolton - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 16:54
  The Bolton News
  Popular business event returning to Bolton
  The Bolton News
  A BUSINESS Expo which turned into a sell-out event earlier in the year is back again in October by popular demand. The Big Bolton Expo Autumn 2015 is staged by business marketing and support organisation thebestofbolton at The Bridge Conference ...
  

• Female security guard attacked with hammer in armed raid

  02-09-2015 16:38
  
  A FEMALE bank security guard was left traumatised after an armed thug attacked her with a hammer and snatched a cash box.
  
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• Female security guard attacked with axe in armed raid

  02-09-2015 16:38
  
  A FEMALE bank security guard was left traumatised after an armed thug attacked her with a hammer and snatched a cash box.
  
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• In the dock: 9 people who have appeared in court in Bolton - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 16:26
  The Bolton News
  In the dock: 9 people who have appeared in court in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  McGrail, of Chorley Old Road, was ordered to pay £895 in costs when he was sentenced by magistrates on August 27. Thirty-nine-year-old McGrail was also made subject to a community order. Bike thief must wear an electronic tag. A BURGLAR who stole ...
  

• New head teacher sets out plans for £5.2 million school in Bolton - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 15:20
  The Bolton News
  New head teacher sets out plans for £5.2 million school in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  THE new headteacher of Bolton School's infant section believes 'firm foundations' leads to success later in life. Tracey Taylor is taking over Beech House — the school's co-educational infant department — from Deborah Northin. Mrs Taylor, who lives ...and more »
  

• Giant elephant cake to be distributed to Bolton's most needy - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 15:08
  The Bolton News
  Giant elephant cake to be distributed to Bolton's most needy
  The Bolton News
  THE incredible 7ft-tall elephant cake that wowed crowds at the food and drink festival will be donated to Bolton's most needy. Bolton Council has given the cake, named Kimmy and created by master baker Rose Dummer, to Urban Outreach which will ...and more »
  

• Barton regrets sending Burnley tweet

  02-09-2015 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Burnley midfielder Joey Barton says he regrets sending a tweet mocking the town while at QPR last season.
  
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• Three women brave the shave and raise £5,000

  02-09-2015 14:20
  
  THREE brave women let their hair down — only to have it all shaved off for charity.
  
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• Giant elephant cake to be distributed to Bolton's most needy

  02-09-2015 14:14
  
  THE incredible 7ft-tall elephant cake that wowed crowds at the food and drink festival will be donated to Bolton's most needy.
  
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• Jutkiewicz has serious knee injury

  02-09-2015 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley striker Lukas Jutkiewicz suffers a serious knee injury after twisting sharply in Saturday's win at Bristol City.
  
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• UPDATED: Firefighters battle large blaze involving row of shops - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 12:13
  The Bolton News
  UPDATED: Firefighters battle large blaze involving row of shops
  The Bolton News
  AN investigation into the cause of a fire which ripped through a row of terraced shops is under way. Fire crews were called to Bolton Road, Walkden, just after 10pm on Tuesday after a blaze broke out in the roof space. Around 30 firefighters battled ...and more »
  

• Appeal after poodle attacked by roaming pit bull terrier

  02-09-2015 11:58
  
  A POODLE was left badly injured after protecting its puppy from a loose dog.
  
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• Alleged robber claimed he took blame for pal - The Bolton News

  02-09-2015 10:44
  The Bolton News
  Alleged robber claimed he took blame for pal
  The Bolton News
  A ROBBER who held up a sandwich take-away shop walked into a police station and confessed to the crime three months later, a court heard. But the following day Joshua Thompson denied he was behind the crime, claiming a friend had offered to pay him ...
  

• MARK HALSEY: Derby comments had me worrying for Wanderers boss

  02-09-2015 09:25
  
  Bolton's former top Premier League referee talks football - every Wednesday
  
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• UPDATED: Firefighters battle large blaze involving row of shops

  02-09-2015 08:25
  
  AN investigation into the cause of a fire which ripped through a row of terraced shops is under way.
  
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• Firefighters battle large blaze involving a row of shops

  02-09-2015 08:25
  
  FIREFIGHTERS were last night battling a large blaze involving a row of shops in Walkden.
  
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• Bolton weather update - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

  02-09-2015 08:15
  
  TODAY’S forecast is a mixture of sunshine and a few showers, which could turn heavy and thundery in places.
  
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• Bolton traffic and travel update - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

  02-09-2015 08:09
  
  THE A575, Bolton Road Walkden, is shut following a building fire in Manchester Road.
  
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• New head teacher sets out plans for £5.2 million school in Bolton

  02-09-2015 08:03
  
  THE new headteacher of Bolton School's infant section believes 'firm foundations' leads to success later in life.
  
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• Alleged robber claimed he took blame for pal

  02-09-2015 08:03
  
  A ROBBER who held up a sandwich take-away shop walked into a police station and confessed to the crime three months later, a court heard.
  
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• Food and Drink Festival breaks 200,000 barrier for first time as record visitor numbers revealed

  02-09-2015 07:08
  
  TOWN hall chiefs hailed the Bolton Food and Drink Festival as visitor numbers smashed the 200,000 barrier for the first time.
  
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• Driver who left motorcyclist with devastating injuries spared prison

  02-09-2015 07:08
  
  A DRIVER who left a motorcyclist with devastating injuries after attempting to overtake a lorry has been spared jail.
  
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• Burglar who claimed he had been set up is convicted

  02-09-2015 07:08
  
  A PROLIFIC burglar who tried to claim he was being "stitched up" after his blood was found at several crime scenes has been convicted by a jury.
  
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• ‘We will find you’ - warning to fly-tippers in Bolton as cost to town revealed

  02-09-2015 07:07
  
  TOWN hall bosses are hailing a surge in fly-tipping prosecutions — as figures lay bare the £800,000 cost to Bolton over the last three years.
  
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• Spaceship lands in Breightmet for out-of-this-world movie

  02-09-2015 07:06
  
  A SPACESHIP has landed in Breightmet just days after a number of people in the town reported strange objects in the skies above Bolton.
  
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• Spaceship lands in Breightmet

  02-09-2015 07:06
  
  A SPACESHIP has landed in Breightmet just days after a number of people in the town reported strange objects in the skies above Bolton.
  
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