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• Man's haircut alerted woman that sex partner was alleged rapist, court hears

  10-05-2016 19:05
  
  A WOMAN only realised her attacker was not the man she thought she was having sex with when she ran her hand through his hair, a court heard.
  
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• Rain halts Lancashire victory bid

  10-05-2016 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire's push for victory over Hampshire is halted as rain prevents any play after lunch on day three at Old Trafford.
  
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• Blackburn offered investment proposal

  10-05-2016 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers have been subject of an investment proposal by local businessman involved with Seneca Partners.
  
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• Drone captures shocking moment miles of moorland is set alight

  10-05-2016 17:08
  
  THESE are the dramatic pictures of a moorland fire which spread across the Darwen and Edgworth area on Sunday.
  
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• 'It was a massive shock. Screaming, gunfire, explosions' - terror drill volunteer tells of threat drama

  10-05-2016 16:55
  
  A VOLUNTEER who escaped from the fake terrorists at the Trafford Centre has described the heart-pounding drama in the mall.
  
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• Applications for 4th series of The Island with Bear Grylls now open

  10-05-2016 16:37
  
  APPLICATIONS for The Island with Bear Grylls are now open.
  
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• Bolton appoints former school music director as new principal - Glens Falls Post-Star

  10-05-2016 15:21
  Bolton appoints former school music director as new principal
  Glens Falls Post-Star
  BOLTON | A former Bolton school music director and current music director for Niskayuna schools is returning to Bolton to be its next principal. The Board of Education on Monday voted to appoint Chad Shippee to lead the school, which has about 200 ...
  
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• Bolton Foundation Trust calls on community to talk about dying

  10-05-2016 15:01
  
  A memorial service is to be held tomorrow in remembrance those who have died in Bolton.
  
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• Legal highs impact on policing revealed

  10-05-2016 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Legal highs are named thousands of times in police incident logs of anti-social behaviour and domestic abuse, a BBC investigation finds.
  
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• Car dealership unveils new £1 million showroom - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 13:46
  
  The Bolton News
  Car dealership unveils new £1 million showroom
  The Bolton News
  CAR dealership Wilson and Co is welcoming customers to its new Bolton showroom following a £1 million refurbishment. Vauxhall Motors chairman and managing director Rory Harvey was on hand to officially open the Manchester Road building, which has ...
  
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• Barton finally receives winners' medal

  10-05-2016 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley midfielder Joey Barton and defender James Tarkowski finally receive their Championship winners' medals after a mix-up.
  
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• 'Disgrace' as Bolton Wanderers axe backroom staff - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 13:24
  
  The Bolton News
  'Disgrace' as Bolton Wanderers axe backroom staff
  The Bolton News
  RELEGATED Bolton Wanderers have made significant cuts to their first team backroom staff, with the possibility of more to follow. Faced with a loss of more than £5 million in revenue after dropping into League One for the first time in 23 years, the ...and more »
  
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• ‘Disgrace’ as Bolton Wanderers axe backroom staff

  10-05-2016 13:15
  
  RELEGATED Bolton Wanderers have made significant cuts to their first team backroom staff, with the possibility of more to follow.
  
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• An Actual Bolton Wanderers Success: Meet Bolton Ladies FC - Lion of Vienna Suite

  10-05-2016 13:00
  
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  An Actual Bolton Wanderers Success: Meet Bolton Ladies FC
  Lion of Vienna Suite
  With all the doom and gloom surrounding Bolton Wanderers at the moment, we wanted to bring you some positive news that has been strangely brushed under the carpet by the club. Bolton Wanderers Ladies have had their best season in history and scored ...
  
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• Preston announce seven players to leave

  10-05-2016 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston North End release seven players and offer a new deal to midfielder Josh Brownhill.
  
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• Tributes to leading educational psychologist - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 12:39
  
  The Bolton News
  Tributes to leading educational psychologist
  The Bolton News
  A LEADING educational psychologist who developed the intelligence test for children has died at age of 78. Colin David Elliot, who moved from Bolton to America in the 1990s, died at his home in California on April 17. Dr Elliot, was best known for his ...and more »
  
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• Tributes to leading educational psychologist

  10-05-2016 12:35
  
  A LEADING educational psychologist who developed the intelligence test for children has died at age of 78.
  
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• More misery for train passengers as line between Bolton and Preston is closed at weekends for more than three months - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 11:20
  
  The Bolton News
  More misery for train passengers as line between Bolton and Preston is closed at weekends for more than three months
  The Bolton News
  RAIL passengers will have to cope with more delays and disruption when the line between Bolton and Preston closes at weekends for more than three months this summer. There will be no services running between Bolton and Preston on any weekend from ...
  Electrification upgrade: Preston to Bolton line to close at weekends for 4 monthsRail Technolo
  
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• More misery for train passengers as line between Bolton and Preston is closed at weekends for more than three months

  10-05-2016 11:09
  
  RAIL passengers will have to cope with more delays and disruption when the line between Bolton and Preston closes at weekends for more than three months this summer.
  
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• UPDATED: Police apology for 'Allahu Akbar' shout during Trafford Centre terror attack training exercise

  10-05-2016 11:01
  
  Anti-terror police swooped on a shopping centre in a staged training exercise which featured a mock suicide bomber detonating a device.
  
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• PICTURES/ VIDEO: Armed police swoop on Trafford Centre in terror training exercise

  10-05-2016 11:01
  
  Anti-terror police swooped on a shopping centre in a staged training exercise which featured a mock suicide bomber detonating a device.
  
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• PICTURES: Armed police swoop on Trafford Centre in terror training exercise

  10-05-2016 10:55
  
  Anti-terror police swooped on a shopping centre in a staged training exercise which featured a mock suicide bomber detonating a device.
  
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• Defender Parrish released by Morecambe

  10-05-2016 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two side Morecambe release defenders Andy Parrish and Alan Goodall, plus midfielder Nathan Bondswell.
  
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• Car overturns on road after crash - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 10:32
  
  The Bolton News
  Car overturns on road after crash
  The Bolton News
  The car is currently on its side in the road, outside the Hunt and Marsden chemist. Emergency services are at the scene and traffic is being diverted. It happened at about 8.50am on Tuesday, causing delays for drivers travelling in and out of Bolton ...and more »
  
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• Car overturns on road after crash

  10-05-2016 10:21
  
  A CAR has overturned on Tonge Moor Road after a crash.
  
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• Police 'extremely concerned' for missing 22-year-old - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 10:08
  
  The Bolton News
  Police 'extremely concerned' for missing 22-year-old
  The Bolton News
  The 22-year-old was last seen at an address in Barton Lane, Eccles, at 3am on May 6. He has short brown hair, stubble and was last wearing a black jumper with Jesus and a church on it and a blue and grey body warmer and grey trousers. Anyone with ...and more »
  
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• Police 'extremely concerned' for missing 22-year-old

  10-05-2016 10:03
  
  POLICE are "extremely concerned" for the welfare of a missing young man. 
  
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• Watching brief now for beaten finalists - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 09:07
  
  The Bolton News
  Watching brief now for beaten finalists
  The Bolton News
  HAVING fallen at the final fence in the cup final Old Boltonians are now reduced to a role as spectators as the league season reaches its climax. On Saturday they lost a penalty shoot-out to Rochdale St Clement's in the First XI Cup final but the ...
  
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• Residents evacuated after arson in flat - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 09:03
  
  The Bolton News
  Residents evacuated after arson in flat
  The Bolton News
  RESIDENTS had to be evacuated from a block of flats after a fire was started. Bolton Central fire crew were called to Duke Street in Bolton at 23.45pm last night. A fire had been deliberately started in the living room of a flat, which was occupied by ...and more »
  
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• Leverhulme Park fires causing problems for crews

  10-05-2016 09:02
  
  FIRES in Leverhulme Park are becoming an ongoing problem say firefighters.
  
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• Residents evacuated after arson in flat fire - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 08:55
  
  Residents evacuated after arson in flat fire
  The Bolton News
  RESIDENTS had to be evacuated from a block of flats after a fire was started. Bolton Central fire crew were called to Duke Street in Bolton at 23.45pm last night. A fire had been deliberately started in the living room of a flat, which was occupied by ...
  
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• Residents evacuated after arson in flat

  10-05-2016 08:52
  
  RESIDENTS had to be evacuated from a block of flats after a fire was started.
  
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• PICTURES: 10 year anniversary of Bolton Hospice's Midnight Memories Walk - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 08:01
  
  The Bolton News
  PICTURES: 10 year anniversary of Bolton Hospice's Midnight Memories Walk
  The Bolton News
  As staff and volunteers at Bolton Hospice gear up for this year's 10th anniversary Midnight Memories Walk, they have expressed their heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has helped make the charity event a success. This year's eight mile walk takes ...and more »
  
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• PICTURES: 10 year anniversary of Bolton Hospice's Midnight Memories Walk

  10-05-2016 08:00
  
  THANK you!
  
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• Electric rail works to cause disruption

  10-05-2016 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rail journeys between Manchester and Preston will be disrupted when major works start at a Lancashire station.
  
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• Nursery school worker to get muddy in aid of Bolton women's refuge - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 07:15
  
  The Bolton News
  Nursery school worker to get muddy in aid of Bolton women's refuge
  The Bolton News
  A WESTHOUGHTON play worker is planning to get very muddy indeed when she and four friends tackle the Tough Mudder event in the Midlands this month. Carla Holloway, aged 33, who works at Heaton Dene Nursery School, and her companions will be ...and more »
  
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• Nursery school worker to get muddy in aid of Bolton women's refuge

  10-05-2016 07:08
  
  A WESTHOUGHTON play worker is planning to get very muddy indeed when she and four friends tackle the Tough Mudder event in the Midlands this month.
  
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• Deaf people can now report crimes online using sign language

  10-05-2016 07:08
  
  DEAF people can now use sign language to report a crime online via video link.
  
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• College's plan to merge with 'struggling' university makes no sense, claims union

  10-05-2016 07:08
  
  BURY College’s plans to become part of the University of Bolton have come under fire from trade unions representing its lecturers and staff.
  
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• Young Whites fan becomes internet star after Leicester City football 'vlog' is shared worldwide

  10-05-2016 07:06
  
  A YOUNG Bolton Wanderers fan has become an international internet star after his video blog was shared around the world — even being shown on Italian television.
  
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• War memorial honouring cricketers who died in First World War set to be carefully restored

  10-05-2016 07:05
  
  A WAR memorial honouring members of a Bolton cricket club who died while serving in World War One is set to be restored.
  
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• 'Shoe-horned onto an inadequate site' - Decision time for controversial £10 million leisure centre plan

  10-05-2016 07:05
  
  A DECISION will be made this week on whether controversial plans for a new £10 million leisure centre in Horwich will go ahead.
  
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• Farm cancels planned open day after 8,000 express interest on Facebook

  10-05-2016 07:05
  
  A POPULAR farm funday has had to be cancelled — because too many people wanted to go.
  
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• Cliff Morris to continue as council leader after receiving backing of Labour party colleagues

  10-05-2016 07:05
  
  THE leader of Bolton Council will continue in the role after no one challenged him for the top job.
  
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• REVEALED: Store to relocate from Bolton to Farnworth after 68 years in the town - The Bolton News

  10-05-2016 06:34
  
  The Bolton News
  REVEALED: Store to relocate from Bolton to Farnworth after 68 years in the town
  The Bolton News
  A FAMILY store which has built up 68 years of loyal service in Bolton is moving to Farnworth. Modern Radio has stood in Derby Street for more than six decades selling electrical parts, supplies and accessories. Set up by husband and wife team William ...and more »
  
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• REVEALED: Store to relocate from Bolton to Farnworth after 68 years in the town

  10-05-2016 06:32
  
  A FAMILY store which has built up 68 years of loyal service in Bolton is moving to Farnworth.
  
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• 'Selfie biker' who broke back in smash says Jamaican ginger cake saved his life

  10-05-2016 06:13
  
  A MOTORCYCLIST who broke his back after coming off his bike says his life was saved by his packed lunch.
  
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• 'Selfie biker' who broke back in crash says Jamaican ginger cake saved his life

  10-05-2016 06:13
  
  A MOTORCYCLIST who broke his back after coming off his bike says his life was saved by his packed lunch.
  
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• Game of Thrones: The return of Rickon Stark ... to Ramsay Bolton - FanSided

  10-05-2016 01:21
  
  FanSided
  Game of Thrones: The return of Rickon Stark ... to Ramsay Bolton
  FanSided
  The title of this week's episode of Game of Thrones, “Oathbreaker,” could refer to Jon Snow's killers, or to Sam Tarly for failing to keep Gilly and Baby Sam with him, though it could just as easily be a eulogy to Roose Bolton, the notorious Northern ...and more »
  
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