Bolton news

• Man jailed for 15 years for trying to kill colleague who rebuffed his advances

  03-06-2016 20:37
  
  A MAN has been jailed for 15 years after attempting to murder a colleague. Brian Deakin 46 of Willow Street, Atherton pleaded guilty to attempted murder at Liverpool Crown Court at an earlier hearing.
  
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• Jail for man who attempted to murder a colleague

  03-06-2016 20:37
  
  A MAN has been jailed for 15 years after attempting to murder a colleague. Brian Deakin 46 of Willow Street, Atherton pleaded guilty to attempted murder at Liverpool Crown Court at an earlier hearing.
  
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• 'Some Rovers fans would doubt Mourinho'

  03-06-2016 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Blackburn Rovers manager Owen Coyle asks for fans to get behind the team after his appointment at Ewood Park.
  
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• Broken down vehicle causes rush hour chaos

  03-06-2016 18:53
  
  A BROKEN down vehicle has caused rush hour chaos on St Peter’s Way.
  
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• Controversial plans to build 14 homes given green light

  03-06-2016 18:36
  
  FOURTEEN new houses in the centre of Blackrod have been given the go ahead, despite strong objections from local residents.
  
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• Trade unions reject plans to merge Bury College with the University of Bolton

  03-06-2016 18:32
  
  UNIVERSITY bosses says plans to merge with Bury College would lead to more opportunities for students.
  
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• Memorial bench to Agecroft Colliery miners who died at pit is unveiled

  03-06-2016 17:36
  
  A MEMORIAL bench has been installed to remember coal miners – including the son of a Bolton couple – killed at a pit.
  
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• McFly's Danny Jones 'gutted' to be forced out of Soccer Aid tournament after fracturing elbow

  03-06-2016 17:21
  
  BROMLEY Cross singer Danny Jones is 'gutted' to have broken his elbow ahead of the Soccer Aid charity football tournament.
  
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• Ryan Giggs the hotly-tipped favourite for Bolton Wanderers manager job

  03-06-2016 16:29
  
  RYAN Giggs has emerged late in the day as the front-runner to take over as Bolton Wanderers manager.
  
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• PICTURES: Bolton's iconic shops throughout the years

  03-06-2016 15:26
  
  BOLTON has seen hundreds of shops come and go over the years. 
  
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• Star of stage and screen Maxine Peake to officially start this year's Bolton Hospice Midnight Memories Walk

  03-06-2016 14:04
  
  MAXINE Peake will officially start Bolton Hospice's tenth anniversary Midnight Memories Walk later this month.
  
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• Artist offers paint your pet in exchange for donation to Bolton Hospice as pictures go on display

  03-06-2016 13:39
  
  ARTWORK by a keen painter of pets now adorns the walls of Bolton Hospice — and he has offered to produce portraits of other people's animals in exchange for a donation to the charity.
  
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• Artist offers paint your pet in exchange for donation to Bolton Hospice as his pictures go on display

  03-06-2016 13:39
  
  ARTWORK by a keen painter of pets now adorns the walls of Bolton Hospice — and he has offered to produce portraits of other people's animals in exchange for a donation to the charity.
  
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• Fleetwood's Pond signs new contract

  03-06-2016 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood Town's long-serving defender Nathan Pond signs a new one-year deal with the League One club.
  
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• Teen injured in theatre balcony jump

  03-06-2016 12:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager is seriously injured after jumping from an upper circle balcony during a performance of Grease at Blackpool's Grand Theatre.
  
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• Prime Minister brings Bolton to the centre of his EU referendum argument during national TV debate

  03-06-2016 11:58
  
  PRIME Minister David Cameron brought Bolton to the fore of his national debate on why Britain should stay in the European Union.
  
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• 'Everyone's a fan, they just don't know it'

  03-06-2016 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With the Isle of Man TT races starting on Saturday, 23-time winner John McGuinness, from Morecambe, talks about the "deadly addiction" to them.
  
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• Firefighters put out blaze in tractor and use fire engine to stop it rolling into nearby motorists

  03-06-2016 08:50
  
  FIREFIGHTERS battled to put out a blaze in a tractor - then had to dramatically use their engine to stop it rolling into nearby motorists.
  
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• Firefighters put out blaze in tractor and use engine to stop it rolling into nearby motorists

  03-06-2016 08:41
  
  FIREFIGHTERS battled to put out a blaze in a tractor - then had to dramatically use their engine to stop it rolling into nearby motorists.
  
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• Youngsters given a voice at debate on EU

  03-06-2016 07:07
  
  THIS week, The Bolton News has been running features about the key issues involved in this month’s important referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.
  
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• Bolton car park and pub to be transformed into theatre venues

  03-06-2016 07:07
  
  UNUSUAL landmarks around Bolton are to be transformed into unique theatre venues.
  
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• Electrician and aeroplane fanatic amazed to spot part of World War Two fighter plane in customer's shed

  03-06-2016 07:06
  
  ELECTRICIAN Harry Baines is on cloud nine – after finding part of a World War Two fighter plane in a customer’s shed.
  
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• Electrician and aeroplane fanatic amazed to spot part of World War Two fighter jet in customer's shed

  03-06-2016 07:06
  
  ELECTRICIAN Harry Baines is on cloud nine – after finding part of a World War Two fighter plane in a customer’s shed.
  
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• Wounded soldier takes on Mount Kilimanjaro challenge

  03-06-2016 07:05
  
  A SOLDIER who lost his foot in an explosion in Afghanistan is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.
  
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• Soldier who lost foot in explosion in Afghanistan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

  03-06-2016 07:05
  
  A SOLDIER who lost his foot in an explosion in Afghanistan is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.
  
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• Mayor cuts the ribbon on new Harwood retirement home

  03-06-2016 07:05
  
  THE grand opening of a new retirement development in Harwood was celebrated by the Mayor of Bolton.
  
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• Greenhalgh's sandwich cuts the mustard at top industry awards

  03-06-2016 07:05
  
  A BAKERY proved its innovative sandwich cut the mustard after it scooped a top industry award.
  
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• Dental surgery receptionist who fiddled the books to steal £17,000 gets suspended jail term

  03-06-2016 07:05
  
  A RECEPTIONIST fiddled the books at the dental practice where she worked to steal more than £17,000.
  
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• Schoolgirl posted 'death is near' message before she was found hanged — inquest

  03-06-2016 06:11
  
  A SCHOOLGIRL found hanging in her locked bedroom had posted a social media message saying "death is near" just before she died, an inquest heard.
  
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