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• PICTURES: Health Mela day of fun in Bolton - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 23:25
  The Bolton News
  PICTURES: Health Mela day of fun in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  FUN, games and furry friends were at the heart of a community festival celebrating health and wellbeing in Bolton this weekend. Teddy bears played VIP for the Health Mela at the University of Bolton on Saturday . The very important patients received ...and more »
  

• Meeting to be held over 'invaded' Little Lever field

  14-03-2016 22:55
  
  A meeting is to be held in Little Lever to discuss how to protect a park after it was ‘invaded’ by travellers.
  
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• Students experience a taste of Lancashire hospitality as they visit Bolton and strengthen twin town ties - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 22:06
  The Bolton News
  Students experience a taste of Lancashire hospitality as they visit Bolton and strengthen twin town ties
  The Bolton News
  Students are in the middle of a 10-day visit to the town as part of the special link between the two places. Twenty students have flown over and are on placements throughout the borough, including with Bolton Wanderers Football Club, Victoria Hall, the ...
  

• Police investigating assault on elderly man - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 20:49
  Police investigating assault on elderly man
  The Bolton News
  POLICE are investigating after reports that an elderly man was assaulted in Bolton this afternoon. An area at the corner of Blackburn Road and Astley Street was taped off as officers attended the scene. Neighbours reported that an elderly man was seen ...
  

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• UPDATED: 65-year-old man in 'serious' condition after having wallet stolen in possible assault

  14-03-2016 20:48
  
  A 65-YEAR-OLD man is in a serious condition in hospital after having his wallet stolen in a possible assault on Monday.
  
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• Police investigating possible assault on elderly man

  14-03-2016 20:48
  
  POLICE are investigating after reports that an elderly man was assaulted in Bolton this afternoon.
  
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• Police investigating assault on elderly man

  14-03-2016 20:48
  
  POLICE are investigating after reports that an elderly man was assaulted in Bolton this afternoon.
  
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• REVEALED: New Loco Works school plans unveiled

  14-03-2016 19:09
  
  THIS computer generated image shows how a Horwich primary school will look if is rebuilt and extended to accommodate extra students due to the Horwich Loco Works housing development.
  
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• Game Of Thrones' Alfie Allen on 'horrible' Sansa Stark and Ramsay Bolton rape scene - Metro

  14-03-2016 19:02
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  Game Of Thrones' Alfie Allen on 'horrible' Sansa Stark and Ramsay Bolton rape scene
  Metro
  Alfie Allen has revealed that shooting the Sansa Stark rape scene on Game Of Thrones was seriously 'horrible' to film. The actor, who played Theon Greyjoy in the drama, said it was a 'dark day' on set when the scene between him, Sophie Turner and Iwan ...
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• Bolton Wanderers: Neil Lennon admits Jay Spearing future 'in limbo' over Liverpool transfer payment - International Business Times UK

  14-03-2016 19:00
  International Business Times UK
  Bolton Wanderers: Neil Lennon admits Jay Spearing future 'in limbo' over Liverpool transfer payment
  International Business Times UK
  Bolton Wanderers midfielder Jay Spearing may have played his final match of the season due to a contract clause inserted following his permanent switch from Liverpool in August 2013. The former Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers loanee has made 22 ...
  Bolton refusing to play Jay Spearing as next appearance means Liverpool are o
  

• Man incited 14-year-old girl to perform sex act online

  14-03-2016 18:55
  
  A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been jailed for grooming a teenage girl online and encouraging her to commit sexual acts.
  
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• Newly-wed husband died after painkiller overdose - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 18:49
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  Newly-wed husband died after painkiller overdose
  The Bolton News
  A NEWLY married man died after taking a massive overdose of painkillers, a court has heard. Assistant coroner Rachel Griffin heard how 46-year-old Andrew John Turner married Amanda Turner-Smyth in September last year and he was very happy.and more »
  

• Browne signs new Preston contract

  14-03-2016 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish midfielder Alan Browne signs a new contract that will keep him at Championship club Preston until 2019.
  
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• Newly-wed husband died after painkiller overdose

  14-03-2016 18:35
  
  A NEWLY married man died after taking a massive overdose of painkillers, a court has heard.
  
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• VIDEO: Recycled food waste fuels lorries

  14-03-2016 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Food waste is being recycled to fuel lorries at a new filling station that has opened in Lancashire.
  
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• VIDEO: Cricket club reveller keeps his pint pot safe during ace diving 'catch'

  14-03-2016 16:43
  
  EDGWORTH Cricket Club’s no stranger to seeing a great pair of hands – but even Jonty Rhodes would be proud of this diving catch.
  
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• Radio star Vernon Kay watches runners 'take off' for airport race

  14-03-2016 16:02
  
  BOLTON radio star Vernon Kay swapped the airways for the runway as he attended a running race at Manchester Airport.
  
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• Winning dance group dreaming of trip to Las Vegas - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 15:54
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  Winning dance group dreaming of trip to Las Vegas
  The Bolton News
  A GROUP of talented teenagers from Bolton are dreaming of the bright lights of Las Vegas after dancing their way to a UK Championship title. Dance group Element Youth could already be winging it to America this summer to represent the country at the ...and more »
  

• IN FULL: Historic document reveals full tragedy of Burnden Disaster

  14-03-2016 15:15
  
  THE tragedy that befell 33 souls at Burnden Park on March 9, 1946 is often referred to as the ‘forgotten’ disaster.
  
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• Homeless men moved on from town centre site say Bolton has 'serious problem' with people sleeping rough

  14-03-2016 15:12
  
  BOLTON has a “serious problem with homelessness” according to two men who were moved on from a town centre site this morning.
  
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• Family tribute to 'kind hearted' biker

  14-03-2016 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist who died after a collision with a car in Lancashire was "generous and kind hearted", his family says.
  
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• Bolton lawyer 'flipped' and attacked his wife on a plane at 30000ft - Daily Mail

  14-03-2016 14:52
  Daily Mail
  Bolton lawyer 'flipped' and attacked his wife on a plane at 30000ft
  Daily Mail
  Sajid Rafik, 36, had to be restrained by cabin crew in front of 214 other passengers after claims he 'flipped' and assaulted spouse Rizwana before holding her in a headlock. The solicitor who ran his own personal injury claim legal practise in ...and more »
  

• Winning dance group dreaming of trip to Las Vegas

  14-03-2016 14:42
  
  A GROUP of talented teenagers from Bolton are dreaming of the bright lights of Las Vegas after dancing their way to a UK Championship title.
  
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• Bolton man takes on 200 mile challenge in memory of his brother - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 14:40
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  Bolton man takes on 200 mile challenge in memory of his brother
  The Bolton News
  A MAN from Bolton walked and cycled his way across 200 miles in seven days to thank the charity which supported his family following the death of his brother. Darren Hartley, from Harwood, set himself the challenge of making the long trek from Bolton ...
  

• Director speaks of his delight after Octagon takes centre stage at awards ceremony

  14-03-2016 14:35
  
  ACCLAIMED director David Thacker has spoken of his surprise after receiving a Special Achievement award at the Manchester Theatre Awards.
  
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• Bolton man takes on 200 mile challenge in memory of his brother

  14-03-2016 14:33
  
  A MAN from Bolton walked and cycled his way across 200 miles in seven days to thank the charity which supported his family following the death of his brother.
  
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• PICTURES: Health Mela day of fun in Bolton

  14-03-2016 13:43
  
  FUN, games and furry friends were at the heart of a community festival celebrating health and wellbeing in Bolton this weekend.
  
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• Dancers ready for performance of Snow White and the Huntsman

  14-03-2016 13:40
  
  DANCERS will take to the stage to show they have all the right moves when they perform the dark fantasy tale Snow White and the Huntsman.
  
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• Burnden survivor recalls the 'forgotten disaster' - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 12:38
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  Burnden survivor recalls the 'forgotten disaster'
  The Bolton News
  A SURVIVOR of one of the worst football disasters in British history is looking back on the 'forgotten' tragedy. Alan Park, aged 84, was just 14 years old when he witnessed the deaths of 33 people at the Burnden Park Disaster on March 9, 1946. The ...and more »
  

• Burnden survivor recalls the 'forgotten disaster'

  14-03-2016 12:14
  
  A SURVIVOR of one of the worst football disasters in British history is looking back on the ‘forgotten’ tragedy.
  
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• Burnden survivor Alan recalls the 'forgotten disaster'

  14-03-2016 12:14
  
  A SURVIVOR of one of the worst football disasters in British history is looking back on the ‘forgotten’ tragedy.
  
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• Whites fans can snap up replica shirts for just £10 as club shop announces sale

  14-03-2016 11:13
  
  WHITES fans can snap up a replica team shirt for just £10.
  
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• Warning over 'dangerous' wheat bag which blew up in microwave

  14-03-2016 10:24
  
  EMERGENCY services had to be called to an elderly woman’s home when a wheat pack “blew up” after being left in a microwave too long.
  
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• Metal detector men find Bronze Age site

  14-03-2016 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Bronze Age burial site is due to be excavated after two metal detecting enthusiasts find artefacts in a Lancashire field.
  
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• Five-year-old girl's delight at selling rare Shopkins toy on eBay for £200

  14-03-2016 07:32
  
  A WEB savvy youngster proved the auction world is as easy as child's play — when she secured a huge mark-up selling a rare toy online.
  
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• Bolton doctors involved in potentially 'game changing' study to tackle breast cancer - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 07:10
  The Bolton News
  Bolton doctors involved in potentially 'game changing' study to tackle breast cancer
  The Bolton News
  DOCTORS at the Royal Bolton Hospital were part of a groundbreaking study which revealed a new treatment can shrink and eliminate some breast cancers in just 11 days. Experts including Jane Ooi, consultant breast surgeon at the hospital, were involved ...and more »
  

• PICTURES: Sneak peek inside Bolton's second £1.5 million trampoline park - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 07:09
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  PICTURES: Sneak peek inside Bolton's second £1.5 million trampoline park
  The Bolton News
  BOSSES at Bolton's second trampoline park are jumping for joy as they prepare for its official opening this weekend. The Bolton News was invited to take a behind the scenes look at the new £1.5 million Jump Xtreme venue at the Trinity Retail Park ...and more »
  

• Future of Bolton College to be decided as part of a radical education shake-up - The Bolton News

  14-03-2016 07:09
  The Bolton News
  Future of Bolton College to be decided as part of a radical education shake-up
  The Bolton News
  THE future of Bolton College will discussed as part of a shake-up of higher-education. The Bolton News understands discussions have included possible partnerships with Bury College and also the University of Bolton to achieve "greater efficiency". A ...
  

• PICTURES: Sneak peek inside Bolton's second £1.5 million trampoline park

  14-03-2016 07:04
  
  BOSSES at Bolton's second trampoline park are jumping for joy as they prepare for its official opening this weekend.
  
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• Future of Bolton College to be decided as part of a radical education shake-up

  14-03-2016 07:04
  
  THE future of Bolton College will discussed as part of a shake-up of higher-education.
  
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• Bolton doctors involved in potentially 'game changing' study to tackle breast cancer

  14-03-2016 07:04
  
  DOCTORS at the Royal Bolton Hospital were part of a groundbreaking study which revealed a new treatment can shrink and eliminate some breast cancers in just 11 days.
  
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• Wife speaks out over air rage incident which landed solicitor in court

  14-03-2016 07:03
  
  THE WIFE of a solicitor who was banned from flying by a judge following an aircraft incident, has defended him.
  
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• Students experience a taste of Lancashire hospitality as they visit Bolton and strengthen twin town ties

  14-03-2016 07:03
  
  VISITORS from Bolton's twin town of Paderborn have been enjoying some real Lancashire hospitality.
  
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• Magical evening for youngsters in Bromley Cross

  14-03-2016 07:03
  
  THE wizarding world of Harry Potter was brought to life with a bit a magic in Bolton this week.
  
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• Former Bolton schoolteacher and organist donates body to medical science - but would you?

  14-03-2016 07:03
  
  A POPULAR former schoolteacher and church organist has donated his body to medical research - a choice that is becoming increasingly popular.
  
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• Family of businessman who died after losing control of his bike pays tribute to 'true gentleman'

  14-03-2016 07:03
  
  THE family of a businessman who died after losing control of his bike have paid tribute to a “true gentleman”.
  
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