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• "It looks like a WW1 battlefield" - Neighbours say authorities dragged feet over travellers eviction

  02-03-2016 19:05
  
  RESIDENTS are questioning whether the authorities acted quickly enough to evict travellers who 'invaded' a park near their homes.
  
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• REVEALED: Infidelity map shows there are 801 love cheats living in Bolton - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 18:54
  The Bolton News
  REVEALED: Infidelity map shows there are 801 love cheats living in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  A NEW interactive map shows the shocking number of people who are cheating in Bolton. According to Illicit Encounters, which helps people have an affair, there are 801 cheats living in Bolton – making Bolton the 115th on the nationwide 'cheating scale ...
  

• Bolton farmer selling milk directly to customers — via pub - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 18:53
  The Bolton News
  Bolton farmer selling milk directly to customers — via pub
  The Bolton News
  A BOLTON farmer is selling pints of milk direct to the public — at a local pub. Farmer Mike Partington to selling direct to his customers at a Manchester boozer. The initiative is part of the Food Assembly at the Stretford Sip Club and is a way for Mr ...and more »
  

• Bolton farmer selling milk directly to customers — via pub

  02-03-2016 18:42
  
  A BOLTON farmer is selling pints of milk direct to the public — at a local pub.
  
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• REVEALED: Infidelity map shows there are 801 love cheats living in Bolton

  02-03-2016 18:31
  
  A NEW interactive map shows the shocking number of people who are cheating in Bolton.
  
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• Dean Holdsworth planning to appoint Phil Brown as Bolton's next manager as takeover nears completion - Daily Mail

  02-03-2016 16:54
  Daily Mail
  Dean Holdsworth planning to appoint Phil Brown as Bolton's next manager as takeover nears completion
  Daily Mail
  Dean Holdsworth has earmarked Phil Brown as Bolton's next manager should his takeover be completed - but not until the summer. The prospective new owner and his Sports Shield consortium were very optimistic that a deal would be ratified by the Football ...
  Bolton takeover in the balance amid Football League concerns as Monday's deadline loomsMirror.co.uk
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• 'Multiple patients' after head-on car crash

  02-03-2016 16:44
  
  DRIVERS were injured when two cars collided head-on in Darcy Lever.
  
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• Tributes paid to Corrie's Tony Warren

  02-03-2016 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to Lancashire-born Tony Warren, the Coronation Street creator and writer who has died aged 79.
  
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• Alert to be on lookout for stolen Scottish banknotes

  02-03-2016 16:08
  
  SHOPKEEPERS and businesses are being advised by the police to keep an eye out for Scottish banknotes.
  
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• Signings have made difference - Lambert

  02-03-2016 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers boss Paul Lambert says new faces in the squad are the reason for their improving Championship form.
  
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• World Book Day 2016 - Send us your pictures - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 13:25
  The Bolton News
  World Book Day 2016 - Send us your pictures
  The Bolton News
  World Book Day 2016 will see sees schools and libraries up and down the country organise special events to promote reading. Schools often encourage pupils to dress-up as their favourite literary characters and join in the celebration of authors ...and more »
  

• Tesco recalls butters that may contain bug which can cause meningitis

  02-03-2016 13:25
  
  Supermarket giant Tesco has recalled its flavoured butters over fears they are contaminated with a food poisoning bug which can cause meningitis in rare cases. 
  
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• World Book Day 2016 - Send us your pictures

  02-03-2016 13:17
  
  BOLTON children will be celebrating all things literary tomorrow, Thursday March 3.
  
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• Former mill girl's memories of an age gone by - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 13:01
  The Bolton News
  Former mill girl's memories of an age gone by
  The Bolton News
  IT is always lovely to hear from readers who worked in any of the many mills that Bolton used to work. So when we received a letter from Mrs Hampson we felt it important to include her recollections in Looking Back. Mrs Hampson, who is now 83-years-old ...
  

• MISSING: Teenage girls disappear for second time in a month

  02-03-2016 12:34
  
  TWO teenage girls from Little Hulton have gone missing for the second time in less than a month.
  
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• 'Multiple patients' after two car crash

  02-03-2016 12:24
  
  DRIVERS were injured when two cars collided head-on in Darcy Lever.
  
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• Coronation Street creator and writer Tony Warren dies

  02-03-2016 12:23
  
  Coronation Street creator Tony Warren has died aged 79.
  
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• Weather warnings as Storm Jake sweeps in

  02-03-2016 12:17
  
  A SPRINKLING of snow fell in Bolton on Wednesday as Storm Jake brought wintry weather to the country.
  
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• Luke shows the force runs strong in his family - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 11:40
  The Bolton News
  Luke shows the force runs strong in his family
  The Bolton News
  Robert Seddon (red vest) in action at the National Cross Country Championships. Picture by Andy Townsend. David Barnes / / Sport. Share. 0 comments. TEENAGER Luke Massey led the Horwich RMI Harriers runners home in the Lostock 6 on Sunday ...
  

• Shame of Bolton high in tooth decay league - The Bolton News (blog)

  02-03-2016 11:12
  The Bolton News (blog)
  Shame of Bolton high in tooth decay league
  The Bolton News (blog)
  IT'S a matter of public shame that Bolton is one of the 10 worst places nationally for children under 10 admitted to hospital to have decayed teeth removed. The town had 478 children in 2014/15 needing this, meaning there were hundreds of others who ...
  

• Darcy secures bronze position - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 11:01
  The Bolton News
  Darcy secures bronze position
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON'S Karl Darcy was an isolated figure in crossing the Lostock 6's finish line a minute in front of fourth-placed William Onek (Lancaster and Morecambe) but a minute behind the front two, after Border's Chris Steele (29mins 48secs) pipped Blackburn ...
  

• PICTURES: Fun and laughter at Bolton's pubs in years gone by - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 10:03
  The Bolton News
  PICTURES: Fun and laughter at Bolton's pubs in years gone by
  The Bolton News
  AS a pub dating back to Victorian times is set to bite the dust, we take a look back at fun and laughter enjoyed in watering holes over the years. The former Arkwright's Ale House, in Valletts Lane, off Chorley Old Road — originally known as The ...
  

• AXA outlines proposals for Bolton switch - Insider Media

  02-03-2016 10:00
  AXA outlines proposals for Bolton switch
  Insider Media
  Insurance giant AXA has outlined plans to start a full employee consultation about transferring the majority of the 355 roles at its Lytham site to its existing Bolton office. The company is considering relocating the jobs from Ballam Road in Lytham to ...
  

• PICTURES: Fun and laughter at Bolton's pubs in years gone by

  02-03-2016 09:55
  
  AS a pub dating back to Victorian times is set to bite the dust, we take a look back at fun and laughter enjoyed in watering holes over the years.
  
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• Former Victorian pub to be demolished in new homes plan

  02-03-2016 09:29
  
  A VACANT ex-pub once described as ‘central to the conservation and enhancement of local distinctiveness’ is to be demolished — to make room for new homes.
  
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• VIDEO: Arson death father fights for law change

  02-03-2016 08:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A father from Lancashire whose son was killed in a fire started by the boy's mother takes his campaign for a change in the law on court orders to Westminster.
  
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• RUGBY UNION: Bolton win at Preston in confidence-booster ahead of title run-in - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 08:41
  The Bolton News
  RUGBY UNION: Bolton win at Preston in confidence-booster ahead of title run-in
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON RUFC captain Chris Cockton has praised his side's spirit after they came from behind to win 18-8 at Fleetwood. Despite early pressure from the away side, it was Fleetwood who went ahead from their first significant piece of possession.
  

• Bolton weather update - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

  02-03-2016 08:16
  
  A YELLOW weather warning is in force for Bolton and Greater Manchester today.
  
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• Bolton 'most divided' area on in-out EU referendum, poll suggests - The Bolton News

  02-03-2016 07:36
  Bolton 'most divided' area on in-out EU referendum, poll suggests
  The Bolton News
  POLLSTERS say Bolton is the most divided area in Britain over whether or not to stay in the EU. Survey firm YouGov investigated how eurosceptic people are in each local education authority area ahead of the referendum on June 23 – and found Boltonians ...
  

• Diabetic girl died after hospital staff failed to administer insulin

  02-03-2016 07:14
  
  HOSPITAL staff failed to administer a diabetic with lifesaving insulin resulting in her death, an inquest heard.
  
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• Work continues at town centre play area

  02-03-2016 07:12
  WORK is well underway on a town centre play area which will reflect Bolton's historic link with elephants.
  
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• Family pays tribute to 'sunshine girl' who died months after marrying her sweetheart

  02-03-2016 07:12
  
  A YOUNG mother diagnosed with an extremely rare epilepsy condition died months after marrying her sweetheart.
  
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• 82 per cent of pupils get into first choice secondary school in Bolton

  02-03-2016 07:11
  MORE than eight out of 10 pupils got into their first choice secondary school in Bolton, new figures reveal.
  
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• Bolton 'most divided' area on in-out EU referendum, poll suggests

  02-03-2016 07:10
  
  POLLSTERS say Bolton is the most divided area in Britain over whether or not to stay in the EU.
  
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• School praised as 'beacon' of educational success by inspectors

  02-03-2016 07:09
  
  A LITTLE Lever school for children with complex learning difficulties has achieved an 'outstanding' rating from Ofsted – for the third time.
  
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• Royal mail clears up confusion over 2 'missing' Bolton post boxes

  02-03-2016 07:09
  
  ROYAL Mail bosses have explained why one post box was moved and how another will be replaced.
  
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• The Bolton Library, Cashel and Limerick - Irish Times

  02-03-2016 02:11
  The Bolton Library, Cashel and Limerick
  Irish Times
  Sir, – I read with great interest the inspiring feature by Kathryn Hayes on the Bolton Library and the transfer of its collections to the University of Limerick (“Rescuing ofCashel's magical but moulderinglibrary”, Arts and Ideas, February 16th). In ...
  

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