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• Virgin Trains starts automatic refunds

  02-10-2015 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some passengers on the West Coast mainline will now be automatically compensated if they are delayed.
  
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• Rotherham United 1-2 Burnley

  02-10-2015 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Vokes' late strike gives Burnley victory over managerless Rotherham as the Clarets move up to third in the Championship.
  
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• Warning to check smoke alarms after fire crews called to Radcliffe

  02-10-2015 22:41
  
  THE fire service has issued a reminder to check smoke alarms after being called out to a smoking grill pan in Radcliffe.
  
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• Fire crew tackle rubbish fire in Bolton

  02-10-2015 22:30
  
  A FIRE crew has tackled a rubbish fire in a Bolton field.
  
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• Fire crews called out to Great Lever

  02-10-2015 22:11
  
  A FIRE crew from Bolton were called to car fire in Great Lever yesterday.
  
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• Chapatti oven heroin smugglers jailed

  02-10-2015 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man from Blackburn and two others are jailed over a plot to smuggle £2m of heroin into the UK inside a chapatti oven.
  
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• Bargain Bolton properties: 5 of the cheapest homes on the market - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 20:40
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  Bargain Bolton properties: 5 of the cheapest homes on the market
  The Bolton News
  FOLLOWING the news that Bolton has some of the fastest rising house prices in the country, we take a look at five of the best bargains currently on the market. All of the properties featured are being sold for less than £60,000, with most within easy ...and more »
  

• Boy sentenced to life over Anzac plot

  02-10-2015 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old British boy who plotted to behead police officers at an Anzac Day parade in Australia is sentenced to life, and must serve at least five years in custody.
  
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• Bolton Hospice nurse Mary Fox says goodbye to team after 45 year career - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 19:50
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  Bolton Hospice nurse Mary Fox says goodbye to team after 45 year career
  The Bolton News
  GOODBYE: Former colleagues and family held Bolton Hospice nurse Mary Fox a surprise retirement party this week. 03:33 Friday 2 October 2015 / News. Share. 1 comment. Want more local stories like these, direct to your inbox? Sign up. Want more local ...and more »
  

• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Belmont telegraph pole collision - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 19:37
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  Motorcyclist seriously injured in Belmont telegraph pole collision
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  A MOTORCYCLIST was left with serious injuries after colliding with a telegraph pole in Belmont this morning. The 31-year-old Walton-le-Dale resident was travelling south on the A675 Belmont Road towards Bolton when the collision occurred at around 7.45 ...and more »
  

• UPDATED: Car flips on roof in 2-car crash outside pub

  02-10-2015 19:34
  
  A CAR flipped onto its roof in a two-car crash outside the White Horse pub in Edgworth.
  
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• Bolton Hospice nurse says goodbye to team after 45 year career - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 19:30
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  Bolton Hospice nurse says goodbye to team after 45 year career
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  GOODBYE: Former colleagues and family held Bolton Hospice nurse Mary Fox a surprise retirement party this week. -37990 seconds ago / News. Share. 0 comments. Want more local stories like these, direct to your inbox? Sign up. Want more local stories ...and more »
  

• Motorcyclist seriously injured in Belmont telegraph pole collision

  02-10-2015 19:06
  
  A MOTORCYCLIST was left with serious injuries after colliding with a telegraph pole in Belmont this morning.
  
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• OPINION: Bolton Wanderers new big screen - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 18:12
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  OPINION: Bolton Wanderers new big screen
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  I WAS at the Macron Stadium last weekend for the first time since Bolton Wanderers' new big screen was installed. I've got to say, I'm not a fan. For those not in the picture (see what I've done there?) Whites have installed a new big screen — but in ...
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• Free wedding fair at the Macron Stadium this weekend

  02-10-2015 18:03
  
  A WEDDING fair will be held this weekend for brides and grooms-to-be.
  
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• Coroner rules accidental death verdict in inquest of Blackrod woman who fell 60ft while in Lake District

  02-10-2015 18:02
  
  A CORONER has ruled that a woman from Blackrod who fell 60ft while out walking died accidentally.
  
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• Care home owners and worker jailed

  02-10-2015 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The husband and wife owners of a care home where a 99-year-old woman was left scalded in a bath are jailed.
  
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• OPINION: Bolton Wanderers new big screen

  02-10-2015 17:45
  
  I WAS at the Macron Stadium last weekend for the first time since Bolton Wanderers’ new big screen was installed. I’ve got to say, I’m not a fan.
  
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• Backline a concern for Maids RFC as Bolton tries to instill consistency - Maidenhead Advertiser

  02-10-2015 17:32
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  Backline a concern for Maids RFC as Bolton tries to instill consistency
  Maidenhead Advertiser
  It's only four matches into the season and Maidenhead RFC have already used 12 players in their backline which must be a concern to Russell Bolton who came to the club looking to instill consistency in selection. Injuries and unavailability have tested ...
  

• Bolton reacts to new 5p plastic bag charge which comes into force on Monday - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 17:15
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  Bolton reacts to new 5p plastic bag charge which comes into force on Monday
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  A NEW 5p charge for plastic carrier bags in supermarkets and large shops across Bolton has been welcomed by council bosses and business leaders. From Monday under new laws, all retailers with 250 or more employees will have to enforce the charge on ...and more »
  

• Bolton reacts to new 5p plastic bag charge which comes into force on Monday

  02-10-2015 17:08
  
  A NEW 5p charge for plastic carrier bags in supermarkets and large shops across Bolton has been welcomed by council bosses and business leaders.
  
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• Faryal Makhdoom on her new make-up range and swapping the bright lights of New York City for Bolton

  02-10-2015 15:45
  
  IT has been a whirlwind couple of years for Faryal Makhdoom.
  
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• Amir Khan's wife Faryal Makhdoom on her new make-up range and swapping the bright lights of New York City for Bolton

  02-10-2015 15:45
  
  IT has been a whirlwind couple of years for Faryal Makhdoom.
  
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• Possession 50% 50% 0 mins Queens Park Rangers Bolton Wanderers - BBC Sport

  02-10-2015 15:43
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  Possession 50% 50% 0 mins Queens Park Rangers Bolton Wanderers
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  QPR will be without Charlie Austin and Jamie Mackie, both of whom suffered hamstring injuries a week ago. Armand Traore is also out with with a calf problem, but Sandro's visa issues have been resolved and he could return. Suspended defenders Derik ...
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• Oldham sign Lafferty and Dummigan

  02-10-2015 15:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League One side Oldham Athletic sign Burnley defenders Daniel Lafferty and Cameron Dummigan one-month loan deals.
  
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• Passion for Bolton production needs help finding Jesus - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 15:12
  Passion for Bolton production needs help finding Jesus
  The Bolton News
  APPEAL: Organisers of Passion for Bolton 2016 are looking for someone to take on the role of Jesus Christ. Pictured in 2011 is Jog Maher in the part, centre left, and his followers in Victoria Square. PASSION: Jog Maher as Jesus is tortured by Roman ...and more »
  

• Passion for Bolton production needs help finding Jesus

  02-10-2015 14:58
  
  PRODUCERS of Bolton’s version of the 'greatest story ever told' are calling out for a saviour.
  
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• QPR and Bolton fans to protest over ticket prices - getwestlondon

  02-10-2015 14:34
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  QPR and Bolton fans to protest over ticket prices
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  QPR and Bolton supporters will join forces before Saturday's game at Loftus Road behind a banner calling for lower football ticket prices. They will be supporting the Football Supporters' Federation Twenty's Plenty weekend of action calling for cheaper ...and more »
  

• Young people hit the right note as they enter the world of classical music

  02-10-2015 13:22
  
  YOUNG musicians are hitting the right note as they get ready to the stage to perform alongside the Bolton Symphony Orchestra in a concert to raise the roof at Victoria Hall.
  
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• Cashpoint ripped from Bolton post office wall in fourth ATM attack in one week - Manchester Evening News

  02-10-2015 12:36
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  Cashpoint ripped from Bolton post office wall in fourth ATM attack in one week
  Manchester Evening News
  A cashpoint was ripped from a post office wall during an early morning heist in Bolton - exactly a week after three similar raids in Greater Manchester. The damaged ATM was seen lying on the pavement beside a hole in the shop window on Lea Gate, ...
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• Lucketti shocked by Alexander exit

  02-10-2015 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood Town caretaker manager Chris Lucketti speaks of his shock at Graham Alexander being sacked.
  
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• Bolton nurse says goodbye to team after 45 year long career

  02-10-2015 12:33
  
  A BOLTON nurse is hanging up her uniform after 45 years treating the town's patients.
  
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• Bolton Hospice nurse says goodbye to team after 45 year career

  02-10-2015 12:33
  
  A BOLTON nurse is hanging up her uniform after 45 years treating the town's patients.
  
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• The race to stop the teenage terrorist

  02-10-2015 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How did a teenager from a "normal" family become Britain's youngest convicted terrorist?
  
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• Stars, transforming cars and creatures from Mars prepare to invade Bolton next ... - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 11:59
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  Stars, transforming cars and creatures from Mars prepare to invade Bolton next ...
  The Bolton News
  RAWHIDE: Blues Bro Tribute wont be moochin' around when they come to perform in Bolton for the official comic con this November. GEARING UP: There will be a buzz around Bolton's Holiday Inn when the icons of sci-fi - including Bumblebee from the ...
  

• Stars, transforming cars and creatures from Mars prepare to invade Bolton next month

  02-10-2015 11:57
  
  THE countdown has begun to Bolton's Official Comic Con where visitors will be treated to some sci-fi lovin'.
  
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• Former Huddersfield Town player Adam Hammill handed trial at Bolton Wanderers - Huddersfield Examiner

  02-10-2015 11:27
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  Former Huddersfield Town player Adam Hammill handed trial at Bolton Wanderers
  Huddersfield Examiner
  Town signed the Liverpool product and former England Under 21 and Barnsley player from Wolves in June 2013. That followed a loan spell at the John Smith's Stadium in which he made 16 appearances, scoring twice. Huddersfield Town v Brighton and ...
  Former Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi is on trial at BoltonSkySports
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• UPDATED: Daring burglars who blew up cash machine in Harwood 'stole thousands of pounds'

  02-10-2015 10:14
  
  DARING burglars escaped with thousands of pounds after blowing up a cash machine with an explosion that woke hundreds of locals.
  
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• UPDATED: Daring burglars blow up cash machine and 'steal thousands of pounds'

  02-10-2015 10:14
  
  DARING burglars escaped with thousands of pounds after blowing up a cash machine with an explosion that woke hundreds of locals.
  
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• UPDATED: Cash machine blown off the wall at Bradshaw Post Office, Harwood

  02-10-2015 10:14
  
  A CASH machine has been blown off the wall at Harwood Post Office.
  
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• Cash machine blown off the wall in Harwood attempted robbery

  02-10-2015 10:14
  
  A CASH machine has been blown off the wall at Harwood Post Office.
  
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• Patrols stepped up to stop yobs boozing in Bolton park - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 09:58
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  Patrols stepped up to stop yobs boozing in Bolton park
  The Bolton News
  POLICE patrols will be stepped up in a park where street drinkers gather and cause anti-social behaviour. Local people say yobs are downing lager and spirits in Bridgeman Park in The Haulgh — despite drinking being banned there. They say the boozers ...and more »
  

• Pensioner taken to hospital after fridge freezer fire

  02-10-2015 09:38
  
  A PENSIONER was led to safety by firefighters after a electrical fault set a fridge freezer alight.
  
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• Pensioner led from house fire

  02-10-2015 09:38
  
  A PENSIONER was led to safety by firefighters after a electrical fault set a fridge freezer alight.A neighbour alerted the emergency services to the blaze at the terraced house in Buckley Lane, Farnworth after smelling smoke at 7pm on Thursday.Firemen from Farnworth led the 79-year-old householder to safety and put out the fire using a hose reel.The pensioner was taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering minor smoke inhalation and a 91-year-old female neighbour was treated at the scene a
  
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• REVEALED: Bolton's most deprived areas

  02-10-2015 09:02
  
  BOLTON’s most deprived areas have been revealed.
  
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• Bolton's most deprived areas are revealed

  02-10-2015 09:02
  
  BOLTON’s most deprived areas have been revealed.
  
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• Marriage proposal man jailed for assaulting fiancee hours after asking her to marry him

  02-10-2015 08:03
  
  A MAN who assaulted his girlfriend just hours after she accepted his marriage proposal has been jailed for two years and two months.
  
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• Astley Bridge engineering firm helps transform London's Olympic Stadium for Rugby World Cup

  02-10-2015 07:03
  
  THERE will not be any 'scrums' for fans attending Rugby World Cup matches at the Olympic Stadium — as an Astley Bridge firm has supplied specially designed turnstiles for the venue.
  
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• WATCH: Rapping grandmother, 93, an internet hit after video clocks up 2.3 million views

  02-10-2015 07:00
  
  A GRANDMOTHER aged 93 has become an internet sensation — after a video of her rapping online went viral.
  
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• Great British Bake Off star set to judge Big Bolton Charity Cake Bake - The Bolton News

  02-10-2015 06:05
  The Bolton News
  Great British Bake Off star set to judge Big Bolton Charity Cake Bake
  The Bolton News
  A LANCASHIRE contestant on the Great British Bake Off is judging this year's Big Bolton Charity Cake Bake and Cake Sale. Dorret Conway, who was the third contestant to leave this year's series, will lead a team of three judges including Janet Marshall ...and more »
  

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