Bolton news

• Zip wire death firm fined for failings

  20-01-2016 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A firm admits failing to ensure the safety of an 11-year-old boy from Blackpool who died after being wrongly attached to a zip wire ride.
  
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• Peter Kay's Car Share wins best comedy at National Television Awards

  20-01-2016 21:48
  
  PETER Kay's Car Share won best comedy at tonight's National Television Awards.
  
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• 'Terrorist house not spelling error'

  20-01-2016 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials deny claims a spelling error led to a 10-year-old Muslim boy, who wrote he lived in a "terrorist house", being spoken to by police
  
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• UPDATED: Man fighting for life after car crashes into bus

  20-01-2016 19:05
  
  A MAN has been taken to hospital after a car crashed into a bus in Little Lever.
  
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• Diverted 999 call creates two-hour delay

  20-01-2016 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Response to an emergency call is delayed two hours after being diverted to the wrong force control room, a Lancashire MP says.
  
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• Biker taken to hospital after crash

  20-01-2016 17:21
  
  A BIKER was taken to hospital after a crash this afternoon.
  
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• Super John claims victory over fellow legend Kev in recruitment drive for Wanderers Supporters' Trust

  20-01-2016 16:55
  
  TEAM McGinlay will join forces with Team Davies this weekend to help push membership of the Bolton Wanderers Supporters’ Trust above the 5,000 mark.
  
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• Farnworth police officers help rescue neglected horse

  20-01-2016 16:42
  
  An injured horses has been seized by the RSPCA.
  
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• Bolton reveal staff will not be paid on time as financial crisis continues - The Guardian

  20-01-2016 15:55
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  Bolton reveal staff will not be paid on time as financial crisis continues
  The Guardian
  The Bolton owner, Eddie Davies, is looking to sell the debt-laden club. Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA. Press Association. Wednesday 20 January 2016 09.28 EST Last modified on Wednesday 20 January 2016 09.57 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on ...
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• UPDATED: Staff evacuated from Bolton Town Hall 3 times this afternoon

  20-01-2016 15:42
  
  Staff have been evacuated from Bolton Town Hall three times this afternoon.
  
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• Porsche-loving pensioner duped out of £170,000 dream car wins £35,000 claim against dealership

  20-01-2016 15:25
  
  A PORSCHE-loving pensioner who was duped out of his £170,000 dream car by a lying motor dealership has triumphed in a landmark fight for damages.
  
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• Staff "on their knees" at Wanderers as they are told January salary won't be paid on time

  20-01-2016 14:30
  
  STAFF at Bolton Wanderers have been told they will not be paid on time in January, The Bolton News understands.
  
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• Tributes paid to respected Bolton Councillor Alan Walsh who has died at the age of 81

  20-01-2016 13:16
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a respected Bolton Councillor who has died following a battle with cancer.
  
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• Car dealership donates car to Bolton Hospice - The Bolton News

  20-01-2016 12:53
  The Bolton News
  Car dealership donates car to Bolton Hospice
  The Bolton News
  A CAR dealership in Bolton has shown its support to Bolton Hospice – by giving staff a brand new car. Bosses at Bolton Kia in Horwich has handed over a Kia Venga 3 to representatives from the Hospice. The firm has been supporting the hospice for seven ...
  

• Car dealership donates car to Bolton Hospice

  20-01-2016 12:50
  
  A CAR dealership in Bolton has shown its support to Bolton Hospice – by giving staff a brand new car.
  
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• Appeals judge tells Bolton cash-in-transit robber his sentence was "richly deserved"

  20-01-2016 12:15
  
  A CRIMINAL jailed for his part in cash-in-transit robberies has been told by judges that his jail term was 'richly deserved'.
  
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• Work starts on new town centre play area - The Bolton News

  20-01-2016 07:35
  The Bolton News
  Work starts on new town centre play area
  The Bolton News
  WORK has started to create a new play area which will reflect the town's historic links with elephants. The facility will be built in Octagon Court and will include a large multi-use play structure with climbing frames and a slide as well as two ...and more »
  

• Work starts on new town centre play area

  20-01-2016 07:32
  
  WORK has started to create a new play area which will reflect the town's historic links with elephants.
  
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• Giant crane coming down as cinema project gets a step closer

  20-01-2016 07:32
  
  A HUGE crane which has dominated the Bolton skyline for the past eight months is being dismantled.
  
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• Readers get on board with memories of Bolton transport - The Bolton News

  20-01-2016 07:14
  Readers get on board with memories of Bolton transport
  The Bolton News
  TRANSPORT has, once again, ensured plenty of our readers were on board for another fascinating look back at the town's history. Many people recalled Bolton have buses of differing colours of maroon and one such reader was Eric Woods who was happy to ...
  

• New Year fair provided fantastic entertainment in Bolton town centre - The Bolton News

  20-01-2016 07:14
  The Bolton News
  New Year fair provided fantastic entertainment in Bolton town centre
  The Bolton News
  IMAGINE a time when Bolton was filled with the laughter of small children and families would gravitate towards Moor Lane to have fun. It is not so long ago — certainly within the lifetimes of many of our Looking Back readers — that the New Year fair ...
  

• Where is this? Enter our weekly nostalgia competition

  20-01-2016 07:11
  
  We had a great response to last week's Where is This?
  
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• Son jailed for attacking mum's new boyfriend just weeks after dad dies

  20-01-2016 07:09
  
  A FURIOUS son attacked a man with a spade – after he moved in with his mother just weeks after the death of his father.
  
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• Bolton News gardening columnist takes part in the ultimate recycling project — by cutting off two feet of hair for charity

  20-01-2016 07:09
  
  BOLTON News columnist Vix 'Rapunzel' Robinson had a hair-raising day – when her waist-length mane was chopped for charity.
  
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• PICTURES: Size 18 model who was bullied as schoolgirl crowned Ms Bolton Curve 2016

  20-01-2016 07:07
  
  AN AWARD-winning plus-size model wants more women to speak up for themselves and gain confidence.
  
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• Permission for new shops at building collapse site

  20-01-2016 07:07
  
  SHOPS and flats will be built on the site of two stores that had to be pulled down when one collapsed during construction work.
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - January 20, 2016 - The Bolton News

  20-01-2016 07:05
  The Bolton News
  Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - January 20, 2016
  The Bolton News
  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects. Kelly Knowles, 34, is wanted on recall to prison after breaching her licence conditions. She has ties to Tonge Moor and Bolton town centre. Wanted for questioning ...and more »
  

• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - January 20, 2016

  20-01-2016 07:00
  
  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects.
  
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• 8-hour wait for beds as winter weather puts pressure on Hospital A&E

  20-01-2016 06:31
  
  HOSPITAL patients were left waiting for up to eight hours for a bed as the weekend's big freeze saw a big rise in the number of admissions.
  
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