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• Tributes to Bolton councillor Sufrana Bashir-Ismail who has died following a battle with cancer

  09-10-2015 22:43
  
  BOLTON councillor Sufrana Bashir-Ismail has died.
  
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• Tributes to Bolton councillor Sufrana Bashir-Ismail who has died, aged 47, following battle with cancer

  09-10-2015 22:43
  
  BOLTON councillor Sufrana Bashir-Ismail has died.
  
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• Tennis star Ana Ivanovic swaps training base in Switzerland for Bolton to be ... - Manchester Evening News

  09-10-2015 19:31
  Manchester Evening News
  Tennis star Ana Ivanovic swaps training base in Switzerland for Bolton to be ...
  Manchester Evening News
  Former world number one tennis player Ana Ivanovic is swapping her base in Switzerland for Bolton to be closer to her Manchester United footballer boyfriend. Ivanovic, who has been dating German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger since 2014, plans to ...and more »
  

• Heartbroken parents make emotional appeal for missing son to come home

  09-10-2015 18:47
  
  THE parents of a man who has been missing for more than a month have made an emotional appeal for him to get in touch.
  
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• Carlisle United v Morecambe

  09-10-2015 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League Two game between Carlisle United and Morecambe.
  
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• Barnet v Accrington Stanley

  09-10-2015 18:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's League Two game between Barnet and Accrington Stanley.
  
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• Bolton boss Neil Lennon - The FA

  09-10-2015 18:19
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  Bolton boss Neil Lennon
  The FA
  Neil Lennon has been fined £3,500 and warned as to his future conduct after he admitted a charge of misconduct in relation to media comments. The Bolton Wanderers manger accepted he'd breached FA Rule E3 in that his post-match remarks following the ...and more »
  

• 20 homes hit by power cut in Breightmet

  09-10-2015 18:18
  
  TWENTY homes in Breightmet have been hit by a power cut this evening, after an underground cable fault.
  
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• Motorist suffers head and neck injuries in Doffcocker crash - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 17:42
  The Bolton News
  Motorist suffers head and neck injuries in Doffcocker crash
  The Bolton News
  The collision happened at 9.35pm on Thursday in Chorley Old Road close to The Triangle Methodist Church in New Church Road. Paramedics treated a man for head and neck injuries and he was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital. A second patient had ...
  

• UPDATE: Children aged 6 and 9 'identified' in relation to ASDA fire

  09-10-2015 16:47
  
  POLICE have spoken to two children aged six and nine in relation to a supermarket blaze which caused £10,000 worth of damage in Astley Bridge.
  
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• Children aged 6 and 9 'identified' in relation to ASDA fire

  09-10-2015 16:47
  
  POLICE have spoken to two children aged six and nine in relation to a supermarket blaze which caused £10,000 worth of damage in Astley Bridge.
  
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• £4.65m boost for rural business in Lancashire

  09-10-2015 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire County Council is awarded £4.65m to support businesses and organisations in rural parts of the county.
  
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• BWFC: The Return - Vitalfootball

  09-10-2015 15:40
  BWFC: The Return
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  Bolton`s last home clash with league leaders Brighton saw Max Clayton return from the knee injury that kept the young attacker out for around 9 months. What a return it was! A noticeably improved attacking display, coupled with a man of the match ...
  

• Ana Ivanovic to be based in Bolton as tennis star moves closer to Manchester ... - Daily Mail

  09-10-2015 14:55
  Daily Mail
  Ana Ivanovic to be based in Bolton as tennis star moves closer to Manchester ...
  Daily Mail
  The Bolton Arena is set to become the new training centre of Ana Ivanovic after the former world No 1 revealed she is to establish a base in the Manchester area. Ivanovic has already been seen out and about in the city in recent months with her ...
  Tennis star Ana Ivanovic swaps training base in Switzerland for Bolton to be ...Manchester Evening Newsall 2 news articles »
  

• UPDATE: Care worker jailed for bullying vulnerable residents had previous conviction

  09-10-2015 14:47
  
  A CALLOUS care worker who bullied and abused dementia sufferers has been jailed for 15 months.
  
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• Callous care worker jailed for 15 months after ill-treatment of vulnerable elderly residents

  09-10-2015 14:47
  
  A CALLOUS care worker who bullied and abused dementia sufferers has been jailed for 15 months.
  
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• Callous care worker jailed for 15 months after bullying vulnerable elderly residents

  09-10-2015 14:47
  
  A CALLOUS care worker who bullied and abused dementia sufferers has been jailed for 15 months.
  
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• Callous care worker jailed for 15 months

  09-10-2015 14:47
  
  A CALLOUS care worker who bullied and abused dementia sufferers has been jailed for 15 months.
  
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• VIDEO: Vulcan bomber to fly over Westhoughton this weekend

  09-10-2015 14:34
  
  BOLTON residents who look to the skies this weekend will witness a poignant moment in aviation history.
  
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• VIDEO: Vulcan bomber to fly over Westhoughton, Atherton and Tyldesley this weekend

  09-10-2015 14:34
  
  BOLTON and Leigh residents who look to the skies this weekend will witness a poignant moment in aviation history.
  
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• 5p supermarket bag charge WILL go to good causes, government says

  09-10-2015 14:32
  
  SUPERMARKETS will have to tell the Government how they are spending cash generated from selling carrier bags for 5p.
  
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• Bolton On Sky & Reading Change - Vitalfootball

  09-10-2015 14:16
  Bolton On Sky & Reading Change
  Vitalfootball
  The Sky Sports cameras have decided to come calling for Blackburn once again following the selection of the latest batch of live televised games for December, a change has also been forced. As a result the Championship game with Bolton has been ...and more »
  

• BREAKING: Arrested man bailed after Little Hulton shooting

  09-10-2015 13:09
  
  A man arrested following a shooting in Little Hulton has been bailed.
  
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• ASDA fire: Your pictures, videos and eyewitness accounts

  09-10-2015 12:46
  
  BOLTON News readers were quick to send us their pictures during and after yesterday’s fire at Astley Bridge Asda.
  
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• Darren Pratley unconcerned by Bolton Wanderers scoring record - Sports Mole

  09-10-2015 12:40
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  Darren Pratley unconcerned by Bolton Wanderers scoring record
  Sports Mole
  Bolton Wanderers skipper Darren Pratley claims that his side's ability to create chances stands them in good stead to improve on their poor goalscoring record. By Daniel Lewis, Football League Correspondent Filed: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 11:40 UK.and more »
  

• 1 million illegal cigarettes among massive Bolton drugs haul

  09-10-2015 12:39
  
  ONE million illegal cigs, 74 litres of dodgy booze and 50kg of shisha were uncovered in customs raids across Bolton and Manchester.
  
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• 1 million cigarettes, 74 litres of booze and 50kg of shisha found in customs raids in Bolton and Manchester

  09-10-2015 12:39
  
  ONE million illegal cigs, 74 litres of dodgy booze and 50kg of shisha were uncovered in customs raids across Bolton and Manchester.
  
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• Award is team recognition - Coleman

  09-10-2015 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  September's League Two manager of the month John Coleman says the award reflects Accrington's success as a club.
  
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• We need a new train station in Bolton - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 12:10
  The Bolton News
  We need a new train station in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  MANCHESTER Victoria train station was in the news as looking better as it has recently been given a much needed makeover as it was by far the messiest station in the region. This I most definitely needed to disagree with. I am from Bolton, and to my ...
  

• Dancing great-great-granny from Bolton goes viral - BBC News

  09-10-2015 10:51
  BBC News
  Dancing great-great-granny from Bolton goes viral
  BBC News
  A video of a 92-year-old great-great grandmother dancing to rap music has gone viral after her grandson posted it online. Lillian Thomas said she had "earned her wrinkles" and did not care if anyone thought she was "too old" to dance to music by acts ...and more »
  

• Motorist suffers head and neck injuries in Doffcocker crash

  09-10-2015 10:19
  
  A DRIVER was taken to hospital after a car crash near a Doffcocker church.
  
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• Bolton County Court could move to town hall if planned closure goes ahead - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 09:34
  The Bolton News
  Bolton County Court could move to town hall if planned closure goes ahead
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON Town Hall could house the county and family courts if planned closures go ahead, according to council leader Cliff Morris. A consultation on proposals to move the family and county courts – currently located at Bolton Crown Court – to the civil ...and more »
  

• Commuters delayed by crashes in both carriageways of M61 near Middlebrook

  09-10-2015 09:27
  
  COMMUTERS are being delayed by separate crashes in both carriageways of the M61 near Middlebrook.
  
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• Bolton County Court could move to town hall if planned closure goes ahead

  09-10-2015 09:01
  
  BOLTON Town Hall could house the county and family courts if planned closures go ahead, according to council leader Cliff Morris.
  
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• UPDATE: Video: Homes evacuated in Atherton chemical leak - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 08:56
  The Bolton News
  UPDATE: Video: Homes evacuated in Atherton chemical leak
  The Bolton News
  The leak came from a tank used for heating equipment at a bungalow in Lansdowne Road, Atherton. Fire crews from Atherton and Bolton and an environmental protection unit from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) tackled the aftermath ...
  

• BRILLIANT BOLTON: More than 30,000 free packed lunches given out to Bolton youngsters over the summer holidays

  09-10-2015 08:03
  
  VOLUNTEERS handed out an astounding 33,700 free packed lunches to needy youngsters during the school holidays.
  
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• REVEALED: The 6 books on the shortlist for the Bolton Children's Fiction Award ... - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 07:31
  REVEALED: The 6 books on the shortlist for the Bolton Children's Fiction Award ...
  The Bolton News
  YOUNG bookworms across Bolton have picked out their favourite novels as part of a special annual award. Author, illustrator and animator Curtis Jobling helped them launch the shortlist for the Bolton Children's Fiction Award at Bolton School. The award ...
  

• Bolton weekend train services set to return starting this weekend - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 07:11
  The Bolton News
  Bolton weekend train services set to return starting this weekend
  The Bolton News
  There will be three to four trains per hour from tomorrow as Trinity Street train station re-opens to weekend passengers. The station has been closed at weekends since the start of May as engineers work to enlarge the Farnworth Tunnel ahead of ...
  

• VIDEO: 'It was like a river coming in' - Horwich couple left homeless by devastating flood

  09-10-2015 07:09
  
  A DEVASTATED couple have been left homeless after their home was ravaged by severe flooding which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.
  
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• Horwich couple devastated by flooding which has ruined their home

  09-10-2015 07:09
  
  A DEVASTATED couple have been left homeless after their home was ravaged by severe flooding which caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.
  
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• Bolton weekend train services set to return starting this weekend

  09-10-2015 07:08
  
  WEEKEND train services are set to return to Bolton after a five-month absence.
  
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• Bolton students blamed for parking chaos as council urged to act - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 07:07
  The Bolton News
  Bolton students blamed for parking chaos as council urged to act
  The Bolton News
  ELDERLY residents are being forced to move into the path of oncoming traffic to get out of their street because drivers are parking on the pavement. Neighbours in Faringdon Walk say they are being put in danger because of the situation and have called ...
  

• Bolton scientist Sir Harry Kroto's prediction proved right 30 years later - The Bolton News

  09-10-2015 07:07
  The Bolton News
  Bolton scientist Sir Harry Kroto's prediction proved right 30 years later
  The Bolton News
  A PREDICTION by a Bolton Nobel Prize winner three decades ago has been proven right. Almost 30 years ago, Sir Harry Kroto predicted that "buckyballs" — the C60 molecule Buckminsterfullerene which he and his team discovered in 1985 — was the ...
  

• REVEALED: The 6 books on the shortlist for the Bolton Children’s Fiction Award 2016

  09-10-2015 07:06
  
  YOUNG bookworms across Bolton have picked out their favourite novels as part of a special annual award.
  
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• Bolton students blamed for parking chaos as council urged to act

  09-10-2015 07:06
  
  ELDERLY residents are being forced to move into the path of oncoming traffic to get out of their street because drivers are parking on the pavement.
  
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• She had a kidney transplant aged 7. Now she's an international star.

  09-10-2015 07:05
  
  A BOLTON teenager has returned to the UK with an impressive medal haul after competing in the World Transplant Games in Argentina.
  
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• Father's anguish after losing daughter, 25, to same condition which killed his wife

  09-10-2015 07:05
  
  A GRIEVING father has been forced to re-live the past — after losing his daughter to the the same condition which took his wife.
  
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• Sara Cox turns back the clock on visit to old school to film new TV show

  09-10-2015 07:04
  
  BOLTON DJ Sara Cox turned back the clock during a visit to her old school.
  
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• On this day: Owen Coyle sacked by Bolton Wanderers - Sports Mole

  09-10-2015 07:00
  Sports Mole
  On this day: Owen Coyle sacked by Bolton Wanderers
  Sports Mole
  On this day in 2012, manager Owen Coyle parted company with Bolton Wanderers after they struggled on their return to the Championship. By Darren Plant, Reporter Filed: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 06:00 UK. Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 12:10 ...
  

• Tracking the two-wheeled speed demon

  09-10-2015 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Can technology discover why John McGuinness is so fast?
  
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