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• Father puts beloved Volkswagen Golf R400 up for sale in hilarious eBay post after discovering twin babies are on the way

  13-01-2016 18:57
  
  A FATHER forced to put his prized car up for sale after discovering his wife was expecting twins has seen a comedic Facebook post advertising the vehicle go viral.
  
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• Smithills Coaching House development - a short history of the Grade II listed building

  13-01-2016 15:45
  
  NINE modern new properties have been created within the historic Smithills Coaching House site, but the history of the building goes back nearly a 700 years.
  
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• PICTURES: Inside the plush new £600,000 homes at Smithills Coaching House

  13-01-2016 15:37
  
  PEOPLE are being invited to bid for nine “extraordinary” properties which have been created within the historic Smithills Coaching House site.
  
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• Bolton father puts rare Volkswagen up for sale in hilarious eBay ad - Daily Mail

  13-01-2016 15:12
  Daily Mail
  Bolton father puts rare Volkswagen up for sale in hilarious eBay ad
  Daily Mail
  A father who spent his entire savings on a unique, bespoke car is selling his prized vehicle in a hilarious ad after discovering his wife is expecting twins. Andrew Love, 34, turned to eBay to advertise the 'one off' replica Volkswagen Golf R400 ...and more »
  

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• Motorway gridlocked after crash involving 4 vehicles

  13-01-2016 15:03
  
  MOTORISTS are being warned of severe delays on the motorway due to a crash involving four cars. 
  
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• Winning £33 million lottery ticket 'was bought in a Bolton supermarket' claims ... - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 14:41
  The Bolton News
  Winning £33 million lottery ticket 'was bought in a Bolton supermarket' claims ...
  The Bolton News
  Rumours have been circulating on social media since last night that the ticket was bought at Morrisons Bolton. However, lottery bosses have refused to confirm where the ticket was bought - and said there are rumours of it being purchased in several ...and more »
  

• Bolton artist features in updated book labelled 'bible' of Northern art - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 14:38
  The Bolton News
  Bolton artist features in updated book labelled 'bible' of Northern art
  The Bolton News
  A BOLTON artist is rubbing shoulders with greats such as L.S. Lowry in a new version of an influential book which has been out of print. Bryan Senior's work features alongside other artwork in iconic art book A Northern School, by Peter Davies. The ...and more »
  

• Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers: Player ratings - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 14:13
  The Bolton News
  Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers: Player ratings
  The Bolton News
  When a player misses a sitter that would have won us a point, I'd give him a 4, not a 7. When a player misses a sitter that would have won us a point, I'd give him a 4, not a 7. Reebok Al. When a player misses a sitter that would have won us a point, I ...
  

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• Man threatened to 'slice up' estranged girlfriend before smashing his way into her home, court heard

  13-01-2016 13:57
  
  A Kearsley man threatened to kill and slice up his estranged girlfriend and her family before smashing his way into her home on Christmas Eve, a court heard.
  
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• Children learn about safety and life-saving skills - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 13:20
  The Bolton News
  Children learn about safety and life-saving skills
  The Bolton News
  CHILDREN have been learning about safety and life-saving skills as a popular hands-on initiative returns to the borough for another year. The Crucial Crew workshops see classes of Year Six pupils from schools all over Bolton attend a series of round ...and more »
  

• Bolton Octagon offers site-specific bursaries - The Stage

  13-01-2016 12:24
  The Stage
  Bolton Octagon offers site-specific bursaries
  The Stage
  Bolton's Octagon Theatre is looking for up-and-coming theatremakers to help develop site-specific plays and musicals as part of a new scheme. The venue will take on between two and three practitioners later this year for its new Supported Artists and ...
  

• Winning £33 million lottery ticket 'was bought in a Bolton supermarket' claims store insider

  13-01-2016 11:58
  
  ONE of the winning £33 million lottery tickets may have been bought in Bolton.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday v Wanderers: Player ratings - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 10:25
  The Bolton News
  Sheffield Wednesday v Wanderers: Player ratings
  The Bolton News
  When a player misses a sitter that would have won us a point, I'd give him a 4, not a 7. When a player misses a sitter that would have won us a point, I'd give him a 4, not a 7. Reebok Al. When a player misses a sitter that would have won us a point, I ...and more »
  

• Bolton Council agrees new rules to crack down on protests at meetings

  13-01-2016 09:01
  
  BOLTON Council has agreed tough new measures to help crack down on members of the public protesting at authority meetings.
  
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• Bolton Breaking news January 13, 2016

  13-01-2016 08:10
  
  Live news from around the Bolton borough
  
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• Devastation at closure of flagship nursery - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 08:07
  The Bolton News
  Devastation at closure of flagship nursery
  The Bolton News
  CAMPAIGNERS who fought to save the Susan Isaacs Nursery have been left devastated by news it is set to close for good this summer. Hundreds signed a petition against plans to close the flagship nursery but yesterday Bolton Council issued a formal ...and more »
  

• Devastation at closure of flagship nursery

  13-01-2016 08:04
  
  CAMPAIGNERS who fought to save the Susan Isaacs Nursery have been left devastated by news it is set to close for good this summer.
  
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• A 1938 guide to Bolton - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 07:41
  A 1938 guide to Bolton
  The Bolton News
  THOSE of you who have lived in Bolton all your life will, undoubtedly, have a fondness for the town you call home. But how many of you know the history of this wonderful town that you have grown up in — and with? It is a fascinating place like no ...
  

• PICTURED: Dramatic moment gunmen raid Kearsley Cricket Club

  13-01-2016 07:32
  
  DRAMATIC CCTV pictures capture the moment gun-toting robbers carry out a second raid at Kearsley Cricket Club.
  
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• Charity champ teacher runs equivalent of 77 marathons - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 07:08
  The Bolton News
  Charity champ teacher runs equivalent of 77 marathons
  The Bolton News
  SUPERFIT teacher Sam Walsh has completed an incredible fundraising feat – running the equivalent of 77 marathons in a year. The 24-year-old pledged to run 2015 miles during 2015 and also set himself a target to raise £2,015 for Bolton charity Urban ...and more »
  

• Boltonians need to do more to protect their eyes - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 07:08
  The Bolton News
  Boltonians need to do more to protect their eyes
  The Bolton News
  A study by Optegra Eye Health Care has found that 70 per cent worry about protecting their sight – but that almost a quarter do not get their eyes checked regularly. The figure is the highest in the country and eye care professionals in the borough are ...and more »
  

• Bolton bus passengers to get 'Oyster Card' contactless tickets - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 07:08
  The Bolton News
  Bolton bus passengers to get 'Oyster Card' contactless tickets
  The Bolton News
  BUS passengers in Bolton will be able to use contactless ticketing similar to London's Oyster Card by 2022 — and hopefully sooner. The Government announced five operators had agreed to roll out the smart technology to its fleet nationwide by that date.and more »
  

• Parents find £10 note and message from stranger hidden behind pack of nappies in supermarket

  13-01-2016 07:07
  
  THE search is on for a generous stranger who left a £10 note and a heartfelt message hidden behind a pack of nappies in Asda.
  
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• Parents find £10 note and message from stranger hidden behind pack of nappies in Bolton Asda

  13-01-2016 07:07
  
  THE search is on for a generous stranger who left a £10 note and a heartfelt message hidden behind a pack of nappies in Asda.
  
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• "I was with a prostitute called Jenny" - accused's surprising alibi to ammonia attack claim

  13-01-2016 07:07
  
  A DEFENDANT accused of blinding a man in one eye by squirting ammonia into his face claims he was with a prostitute on the night of the attack.
  
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• Bolton bus passengers to get 'Oyster Card' contactless tickets

  13-01-2016 07:07
  
  BUS passengers in Bolton will be able to use contactless ticketing similar to London's Oyster Card by 2022 — and hopefully sooner.
  
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• Children learn about safety and life-saving skills

  13-01-2016 07:06
  
  CHILDREN have been learning about safety and life-saving skills as a popular hands-on initiative returns to the borough for another year.
  
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• CHILDREN have been learning about safety and life-saving skills as a popular hands-on initiative returns to Bolton for another year

  13-01-2016 07:06
  
  CHILDREN have been learning about safety and life-saving skills as a popular hands-on initiative returns to the borough for another year.
  
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• Charity champ teacher runs equivalent of 77 marathons

  13-01-2016 07:06
  
  SUPERFIT teacher Sam Walsh has completed an incredible fundraising feat – running the equivalent of 77 marathons in a year.
  
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• Boltonians need to do more to protect their eyes

  13-01-2016 07:05
  
  BOLTONIANS need to do more to protect their eyes, according to a new report.
  
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• Bolton artist features in updated book labelled 'bible' of Northern art

  13-01-2016 07:05
  
  A BOLTON artist is rubbing shoulders with greats such as L.S. Lowry in a new version of an influential book which has been out of print.
  
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• Bolton artist features in updated book labelled as the 'bible' of Northern art

  13-01-2016 07:05
  
  A BOLTON artist is rubbing shoulders with greats such as L.S. Lowry in a new version of an influential book which has been out of print.
  
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• Picture captures long lost Pocket estate of Deane - The Bolton News

  13-01-2016 05:13
  The Bolton News
  Picture captures long lost Pocket estate of Deane
  The Bolton News
  WHEN we spotted this photograph in our archives here at the Bolton News we just had to put it in Looking Back. That is because it shows a view of the famous — or should we say infamous — The Pocket are of Bolton which was a well known district in Deane.
  

• No energy compensation for flood victims

  13-01-2016 00:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A company says there will no compensation for people whose homes lost power in Lancashire and Cumbria during Storm Desmond, days after saying it had set up a team to consider claims.
  
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• Josh Vela: Bolton have not accepted bid - Neil Lennon - BBC Sport

  13-01-2016 00:48
  BBC Sport
  Josh Vela: Bolton have not accepted bid - Neil Lennon
  BBC Sport
  Bolton have not accepted a bid for Josh Vela despite reports they had agreed a £500,000 fee with Cardiff, says Trotters boss Neil Lennon. Vela, 22, has made 62 appearances for Wanderers, including starting Tuesday's 3-2 league loss at Sheffield ...
  Bolton face a race against time to stave off administrationSkySports
  MATCHDAY LIVE: Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton WanderersThe Bolton News
  Cardiff City have bid for B
  

• Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bolton: Gary Hooper double sees Owls take the spoils ... - Daily Mail

  13-01-2016 00:33
  Daily Mail
  Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bolton: Gary Hooper double sees Owls take the spoils ...
  Daily Mail
  Gary Hooper is wanted permanently by Sheffield Wednesday and showed why with a double in this tight victory over the Championship's bottom club. The striker also missed chances but kept popping up to hit a brilliant 77th minute winner. Ross Wallace ...
  Match highlights & report: Sheffield Wednesday 3 Bolton Wanderers 2The Star
  Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Bolton: Carlos Carvalhal and Neil
  

• Morecambe 1-1 Exeter City

  13-01-2016 00:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jayden Stockley cancels out Shaun Miller's opening goal to earn Exeter City a draw at Morecambe in League Two.
  
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