Bolton news

• 'Dangerous' man had 'stun-gun phone'

  15-04-2016 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man obsessed with weapons is jailed after an arsenal of weapons, including a stun gun and samurai sword, is found at his home.
  
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• "Predatory" man who groomed seven year-old girl's family so he could sexually exploit her is jailed

  15-04-2016 21:29
  
  A "CALCULATING and predatory" man who groomed a seven year old girl’s family so that he could sexually exploit her has been jailed.
  
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• Young girl injured after being hit by car on way home from school

  15-04-2016 20:52
  
  A YOUNG girl was injured after being hit by a car on her way home from school.
  
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• UPDATED: Young girl injured after being hit by car on way home from school

  15-04-2016 20:52
  
  A YOUNG girl was injured after being hit by a car on her way home from school.
  
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• Crew 'panicked' as cruise woman fell

  15-04-2016 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An inquest hears how crew members 'panicked' as a woman fell between the liner Queen Elizabeth and a floating platform.
  
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• Bolton couples wanted to appear on Don't Tell the Bride - The Bolton News

  15-04-2016 19:06
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton couples wanted to appear on Don't Tell the Bride
  The Bolton News
  BOLTONIANS planning on tying the knot this year are being sought for a popular reality TV show. Producers of the BAFTA-nominated BBC Three show Don't Tell the Bride are on the hunt for couples from the town for its next series. A final call has gone ...and more »
  
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• Bolton couples wanted to appear on Don't Tell the Bride

  15-04-2016 19:02
  
  BOLTONIANS planning on tying the knot this year are being sought for a popular reality TV show.
  
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• Girl, 5, in serious condition after collision with car in Bolton - Manchester Evening News

  15-04-2016 18:31
  
  Manchester Evening News
  Girl, 5, in serious condition after collision with car in Bolton
  Manchester Evening News
  A young girl is seriously ill in hospital after being in collision with a car in Bolton . The five-year-old was struck by a yellow Peugeot 307 on Bridgeman Street at around 9am on Friday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene and ...and more »
  
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• Ferguson to open new Fleetwood base

  15-04-2016 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will open Fleetwood Town's new Poolfoot Farm training centre.
  
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• Voice-over artist Phil Sayer dies - The Bolton News

  15-04-2016 18:12
  
  The Bolton News
  Voice-over artist Phil Sayer dies
  The Bolton News
  The Bradshaw father-of-two had been battling oesophageal cancer since 2014, but died on Thursday. In a Facebook tribute to her husband, wife Elinor Hamilton said: "Phil Sayer – voice of reason, radio, and railways. "A dearly loved husband, father, ...
  Bolton-born news presenter Phil Sayer has diedITV Newsall 54 news articles »
  
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• Ford Bolton host VIP discount event

  15-04-2016 18:05
  
  A BOLTON car showroom is holding a discount VIP event.
  
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• Tributes to "force of nature" Ruth Hamilton after death of best-selling Bolton author

  15-04-2016 16:18
  
  Best-selling Bolton author Ruth Hamilton has died, her publisher has confirmed.
  
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• Tube's 'mind the gap' announcer dies

  15-04-2016 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former BBC presenter who was the voice of the 'mind the gap' announcements on the London Underground dies.
  
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• Derik Osede: From training with Cristiano Ronaldo to relegation at Bolton Wanderers - SkySports

  15-04-2016 15:35
  
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  Derik Osede: From training with Cristiano Ronaldo to relegation at Bolton Wanderers
  SkySports
  Bolton defender Derik Osede talks to Sky Sports about swapping the bright lights of Real Madrid for a chaotic season at the Macron Stadium. This time last year, Derik Osede was rubbing shoulders with Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane at Real Madrid ...
  
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• Bolton-born news presenter Phil Sayer has died - ITV News

  15-04-2016 14:59
  
  ITV News
  Bolton-born news presenter Phil Sayer has died
  ITV News
  The man behind the “Please mind the gap” iconic London Underground announcements has died of cancer. Phil Sayer, 62, from Bolton, previously worked as a presenter for BBC North West News and BBC Radio Manchester in the 1980s. Voice of Tube Phil ...
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• Cops called to apprehend 'road hog' with a difference

  15-04-2016 14:54
  
  BOLTON cops are used to dealing with 'road hogs' but got called to deal with a fairly unique situation this morning.
  
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• Voice-over artist Phil Sayer dies

  15-04-2016 14:30
  
  VOICE-OVER artist and radio DJ Phil Sayer has died at the age of 62.
  
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• Lane blocked on M61 after crash involving lorry and car

  15-04-2016 14:10
  
  ONE lane of the M61 is closed after a collision involving a lorry and a car.
  
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• Andrew Bolton, Star of *The First Monday in May*, Thinks It's Time to Stop Asking If Fashion Is Art - Vanity Fair

  15-04-2016 14:05
  
  Vanity Fair
  Andrew Bolton, Star of *The First Monday in May*, Thinks It's Time to Stop Asking If Fashion Is Art
  Vanity Fair
  Andrew Bolton is tired of being asked whether fashion is art. “I think that debate is irritating,” the curator in charge of the Costume Institute said, in an interview at the museum last week. “There's always been that debate, and I find it so anti ...
  
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• Takeaway staff jailed for sex abuse

  15-04-2016 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men who worked at a Preston takeaway are jailed for up to 10 years for sexually exploiting underage girls.
  
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• HMP Garth prisoner gives himself up

  15-04-2016 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A prisoner who spent more than 12 hours on the roof of HMP Garth in Leyland gives himself up.
  
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• Adoring fans go wild for Michael Bolton's passionate performance in Cardiff - WalesOnline

  15-04-2016 12:47
  
  WalesOnline
  Adoring fans go wild for Michael Bolton's passionate performance in Cardiff
  WalesOnline
  Michael Bolton took a relaxing stroll around Cardiff Bay yesterday before wowing a sell-out audience last night, at St David's Hall. The US singing star is a visitor to Cardiff every couple of years or so and once again he didn't disappoint. This was a ...
  
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• UPDATED: Young girl, 5, injured after being hit by car on way to school

  15-04-2016 11:19
  
  A YOUNG girl was hit by a car on her way to school this morning.
  
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• Parent anxiously await primary school allocation places across the borough

  15-04-2016 10:57
  
  TODAY is D-day for parents across the borough, as they wait to hear if their child got in to their preferred primary school.
  
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• Grant will help secure future of beauty spots following flood damage

  15-04-2016 10:02
  
  A GRANT has been awarded to protect some of Westhoughton's most popular nature reserves.
  
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• Giles agrees new Lancashire contract

  15-04-2016 09:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire director of cricket and head coach Ashley Giles signs a new contract to run until 2018.
  
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• Lives could be saved thanks to new meningitis diagnosis machine at Royal Bolton Hospital

  15-04-2016 09:32
  
  MENINGITIS can now be diagnosed much faster at Royal Bolton Hospital after the arrival of new machinery – potentially saving children's lives.
  
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• Pub converts beer garden into allotments so regulars can grow their own fruit and veg

  15-04-2016 09:02
  
  A LANDLADY is creating a beer garden with a difference.
  
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• Young man jailed for 'poking 26-stone stepfather in the eye during scuffle'

  15-04-2016 08:32
  
  A MAN has been jailed for jabbing his 26-stone stepfather in the eye.
  
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• EU motion gives hint of how Bolton councillors may vote in referendum

  15-04-2016 07:04
  
  BOLTON councillors gave an indication of how they may vote in the crucial referendum on the European Union after a heated debate.
  
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• Heroic schoolgirl shortlisted for national award after rescuing baby brother when mum collapsed

  15-04-2016 07:03
  
  A HEROIC schoolgirl who stopped her baby brother’s pram rolling into a busy road when her mum had an epileptic fit has been shortlisted for a national bravery award.
  
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• Football loving Harwood girl is VIP at first Premier game

  15-04-2016 07:03
  
  A YOUNG football fan was treated as a VIP for the day at her first Premier League game.
  
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• Council leader Cliff Morris refuses to resign over handling of Labour member council tax saga

  15-04-2016 06:32
  
  COUNCIL leader Cliff Morris has defiantly refused to resign over his handling of the council tax saga involving Labour member Cllr Ismail Ibrahim.
  
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• MP demands tougher sentences for driving offences following Louise Wolstenholme death

  15-04-2016 06:05
  
  BOLTON MP David Crausby has thrown his weight behind a campaign to increase sentences for motorists found guilty of causing death by careless and dangerous driving.
  
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