Bolton news

• UPDATED: Firefighters tackle blaze at primary school

  15-06-2016 21:47
  
  FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a blaze at a primary school.
  
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• BREAKING: Firefighters tackle blaze at primary school

  15-06-2016 21:47
  
  FIREFIGHTERS are currently tackling a blaze at a primary school.
  
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• One-Day Cup: Yorkshire thrash Lancashire by 242 runs in Roses match

  15-06-2016 21:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire lose their last nine wickets for 31 runs as Yorkshire hammer their Roses rivals by 242 runs in the One-Day Cup.
  
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• Bolton church deacon jailed for child sex offences - BBC News

  15-06-2016 19:53
  
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  Bolton church deacon jailed for child sex offences
  BBC News
  A church deacon who groomed and sexually abused two teenage girls after befriending their families has been jailed for eight years. Michael Higson, from Bolton, carried out the abuse from 2009 to 2016 while working as a youth leader and deacon of West ...
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• 'We want our postie back' — nearly 2,000 sign petition to re-instate popular postman

  15-06-2016 19:44
  
  NEARLY 2,000 people have signed a petition to re-instate a much-loved community postman who is believed to have lost his job.
  
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• David Moores: Ex-Liverpool chairman's home raid footage released

  15-06-2016 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police have released footage of a raid in which former Liverpool owner David Moores was attacked in his own home in west Lancashire.
  
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• Massive police search to find missing toddler on the Ladybridge estate

  15-06-2016 17:56
  
  A MISSING toddler was found safe and well after police officers flooded an area to conduct an extensive search.
  
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• Young professionals spice up their networks

  15-06-2016 17:40
  
  YOUNG professionals met for the third professional curry club yesterday.
  
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• Midnight Memories Walk to take place this weekend

  15-06-2016 17:22
  
  PREPARATIONS for this Saturday's 10th anniversary of Bolton Hospice's Midnight Memories Walk are well under way.
  
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• EU Referendum: Does UK's membership help the Northern Powerhouse?

  15-06-2016 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  George Osborne and Boris Johnson on whether the Northern Powerhouse is helped or hindered by the European Union.
  
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• Blackpool 'sexual predator' jailed for rape attacks

  15-06-2016 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "dangerous sexual predator" who raped a woman and attempted to rape another in Blackpool is jailed for 13 years.
  
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• WATCH: Vote Leave aeroplane flies over Bolton

  15-06-2016 15:20
  
  A UK aircraft manufacturer flew a plane above Bolton this afternoon with a 'Vote Leave' banner. 
  
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• Vote Leave aeroplane to fly over Bolton

  15-06-2016 15:20
  
  A UK aircraft manufacturer will fly a plane above Bolton this afternoon with a 'Vote Leave' banner. 
  
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• Manhunt launched for Bolton shoplifter

  15-06-2016 15:09
  
  POLICE are hunting for a man from Bolton wanted for shoplifting and public order offences.
  
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• Stone the crows - the second Darcy Lever scarecrow festival kicks off on Saturday

  15-06-2016 14:35
  
  A SCARECROW takeover is happening in Darcy Lever this Saturday.
  
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• Children not banned from local supermarket says school

  15-06-2016 14:13
  
  A SCHOOL has stressed no children have been banned from a supermarket.
  
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• Bolton child abduction attempt: police issue updated description of suspect - The Bolton News

  15-06-2016 13:57
  
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  Bolton child abduction attempt: police issue updated description of suspect
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. DETECTIVES investigating the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old boy while he walked to school have issued an updated description of the suspect. The man emerged from ...and more »
  
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• Murder trial under way after death of 23-year-old man

  15-06-2016 13:56
  
  A MURDER trial started today following the death of Carlton Alexander in Bolton.
  
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• Bolton man among first arrests under new law banning trade in legal highs

  15-06-2016 13:50
  
  ONE of the first people arrested under a new law banning the trade of so-called legal highs is a man from Bolton.
  
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• Coroner to decide on biker inquest after death of race crash victim, 20

  15-06-2016 13:49
  
  A CORONER will eventually decide if an inquest is required into the death of motorbike racer Malachi Mitchell-Thomas, it has been confirmed.
  
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• No horsing around for Bolton contestant who stars on equestrian version of The Apprentice

  15-06-2016 13:38
  
  THERE was no horsing around for a Harwood horse rider — who proved to be the star of the show in the first episode of the equestrian version of The Apprentice.
  
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• Flood alerts and weather warnings in place as heavy rain continues

  15-06-2016 13:10
  
  Severe weather warnings are in place for Greater Manchester. 
  
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• Grandson posts nan's Google query on Twitter - and sends internet into cuteness overload

  15-06-2016 12:27
  
  THE internet can be a dark place – online trolls and commenters who really should step away from the keyboard.
  
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• Work starts to clear 20,000 tonnes of rotting waste from former Chadwicks site - with bill expected to reach £2 million

  15-06-2016 11:15
  
  WORK has started to clear more than 20,000 tonnes of waste at the former Chadwicks Recycling Centre in Breightmet.
  
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• Independent schools 'not just for the rich and privileged' says head

  15-06-2016 10:22
  
  A HEADTEACHER of one of the country’s leading schools has dismissed claims that independent schools are just for the privileged in society.
  
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• Motorist stops car to attack passing cyclist in frightening unprovoked assault

  15-06-2016 10:13
  
  A CYCLIST was left badly bruised when a stranger stopped his car on a busy road to launch a frightening unprovoked attack on her.
  
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• Water company facing hefty fines after admitting polluting brook and killing hundreds of fish

  15-06-2016 10:09
  
  WATER company United Utilities and a partnership of construction companies are facing the possibility of hefty fines after admitting polluting Bradshaw Brook and killing hundreds of fish.
  
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• Burnley start season against Swansea

  15-06-2016 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester start their Premier League title defence at Hull, while Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola meet at Old Trafford on 10 September.
  
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• PICTURES: Sadness as Susan Isaacs Nursery closes this summer

  15-06-2016 07:16
  
  WHEN Susan Isaacs Nursery closes its doors for the last time this summer it will be the end of an era.
  
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• Schoolgirl fighting fit 10 months after serious car accident left her in coma

  15-06-2016 07:15
  
  TEN months after she was left fighting for life following a serious car accident, Hunger Hill schoolgirl Lucy Harris has returned to full health.
  
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• School staff put their best foot forward for midnight walk

  15-06-2016 07:15
  
  A TEAM of staff from Bolton School will be taking part in this year's Midnight Memories Walk.
  
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• Paedophile who preyed on teenage boys jailed

  15-06-2016 07:15
  
  A PAEDOPHILE who abused teenage boys at his home in the 1980s has been jailed for four years.
  
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• Gangster and Gatsby night in memory of firefighter who died tackling blaze

  15-06-2016 07:15
  
  WHEN the chips were down, Emma Hughes decided there was only one "plaice" to turn to.
  
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• Bright future for school after failing tag removed

  15-06-2016 07:15
  
  THE future is bright for a secondary school which is no longer deemed to be failing.
  
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• Bolton puts on a celebration fit for the Queen

  15-06-2016 07:15
  
  COMMUNITIES around Bolton had a right royal knees-up to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday.
  
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• UKIP candidate released without charge after assault arrest

  15-06-2016 07:14
  
  A UKIP candidate who was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman before May’s local elections has been released without charge.
  
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• One of Bolton's best kept secrets making song and dance over national success

  15-06-2016 07:14
  
  A HARMONIOUS group of singing sensations from Bolton has clinched its sixth national accolade.
  
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• Council leader says Bolton "will suffer" if UK votes to leave the European Union next week

  15-06-2016 07:14
  
  BOLTON’S Council leader believes the town will suffer if Britain votes to leave the European Union.
  
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• Special constable with nearly half a century of service given lifetime achievement award

  15-06-2016 07:07
  
  A SPECIAL constable from Bolton, who has volunteered for nearly half a century, has received a top award.
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - Wednesday, June 15 - The Bolton News

  15-06-2016 06:08
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - Wednesday, June 15
  The Bolton News
  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects. Wanted on a warrant for failing to appear at Bolton Crown Court on May 31 over aggravated vehicle taking, Jordan Armitage, aged 21, has links to Breightmet and ...
  
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