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• Wanderers' 1958 FA Cup winner Bryan Edwards passes away at age of 85

  21-06-2016 22:13
  
  BRYAN Edwards, one of the last surviving members of Wanderers’ 1958 FA Cup winning side, has died at the age of 85.
  
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• Heartbreak and joy of starting a family through IVF

  21-06-2016 21:03
  
  A COUPLE have shared the story of their heart-rending journey to start a family.
  
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• Bolton's Matt Parkinson describes his Lancashire debut as 'a dream come true' - The Bolton News

  21-06-2016 20:22
  
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  Bolton's Matt Parkinson describes his Lancashire debut as 'a dream come true'
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  BOLTON cricketer Matt Parkinson said it was a dream to make his first class debut for Lancashire. The 19-year-old former Bolton School and sixth form Canon Slade student was named in the County Championship team for the first time for the game against ...and more »
  
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• County Championship: Warwickshire's tail wags again after early Lancs breakthrough

  21-06-2016 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancastrian Keith Barker shares a century stand with Tim Ambrose as Warwickshire rally at Old Trafford.
  
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• Tom Moores: Lancashire sign Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper on loan

  21-06-2016 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire sign Nottinghamshire wicketkeeper-batsman Tom Moores, son of ex-Lancashire and England coach Peter, on loan.
  
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• Protestor delays tree felling as £10 million leisure centre development commences

  21-06-2016 19:04
  
  WORK in preparation for the redevelopment of Horwich Leisure Centre is under way.
  
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• UPDATE: Urgent police hunt for missing boy, aged 2

  21-06-2016 18:18
  
  A MISSING toddler and his father are being sought by police.
  
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• Seized cannabis farm equipment donated to allotment holders as details of raids emerges

  21-06-2016 17:55
  
  NEIGHBOURHOOD police have praised and repaid local residents after two cannabis farms were uncovered.
  
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• UKIP battle bus arrives in Bolton - The Bolton News

  21-06-2016 17:43
  
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  UKIP battle bus arrives in Bolton
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. THE UKIP battle bus pulled in to Victoria Square, Bolton, today in a last ditch attempt to encourage people to vote leave. UKIP deputy leader Paul Nuttall arrived with ...and more »
  
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• UKIP battle bus arrives in Bolton

  21-06-2016 17:19
  
  THE UKIP battle bus pulled in to Victoria Square, Bolton, today in a last ditch attempt to encourage people to vote leave.
  
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• Woman injured in car crash recovering and out of hospital

  21-06-2016 17:07
  
  A WOMAN injured in a car crash in Bolton town centre has been released from hospital.
  
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• Stephen Hendrie: Blackburn Rovers sign West Ham defender on season-long loan

  21-06-2016 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers sign left-back Stephen Hendrie on a season-long loan from West Ham United.
  
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• Fire crews tackle large fire at Lancashire sawdust mill

  21-06-2016 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 90 firefighters are tackling a "major fire" at a mill producing wood shavings and sawdust in Lancashire.
  
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• Michael Keane: Burnley reject bid from Leicester City for centre-half

  21-06-2016 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley have rejected a bid of more than £10m for defender Michael Keane from Premier League champions Leicester City, BBC Radio Lancashire understands.
  
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• Urgent police hunt for missing boy, aged 2

  21-06-2016 16:13
  
  A MISSING toddler and his father are being sought by police.
  
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• Child sex abuse: More than 100 rapes with online link in past year

  21-06-2016 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 100 child rapes involving predators operating online took place in England and Wales in the last year, police figures obtained by the NSPCC show.
  
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• PICTURES: Youngsters on song at first night of music festival

  21-06-2016 15:14
  
  BOLTON Schools' Music Association kickstarted their 48th festival on Monday.
  
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• Clitheroe Castle's Summer Days festival cancelled

  21-06-2016 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A music festival headlined by Simply Red and Jools Holland is cancelled leaving ticket holders furious.
  
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• Looking Back Gallery - Bolton's bygone movers and shakers - The Bolton News

  21-06-2016 14:10
  
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  Looking Back Gallery - Bolton's bygone movers and shakers
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  FOLLOWING news that a meeting has been organised in an attempt to save the Palais from demolition – we take a look at dancing through the ages. A look through our archives reflects the changing trends of the day – from chorus lines and ballroom to line ...and more »
  
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• Elliot Parish: Goalkeeper joins Accrington Stanley after release from Colchester

  21-06-2016 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley sign goalkeeper Elliot Parish on an initial one-year deal following his release by Colchester United.
  
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• Looking Back Gallery - Bolton's bygone movers and shakers

  21-06-2016 14:04
  
  FOLLOWING news that a meeting has been organised in an attempt to save the Palais from demolition – we take a look at dancing through the ages.
  
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• Game of Thrones actor Ramsay Bolton: I've been lying to everyone for six months - BBC News

  21-06-2016 13:57
  
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  Game of Thrones actor Ramsay Bolton: I've been lying to everyone for six months
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  Even by Game of Thrones' standards, last night's episode was an epic - with possibly the biggest battle ever seen on telly. As the bodies piled up, there were some gruesome, stomach churning twists. So obviously don't read this if you haven't seen it yet.
  'Game of Thrones': An Appreciation of Ramsay BoltonRollingStone.com
  Ramsay Bolton actor Iwan Rheon: 'Game of Thrones writers joked that I would e
  
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• Brian Carroll named as driver who died in Kirkham crash

  21-06-2016 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 78-year-old man who died in a car crash in Lancashire is named.
  
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• Two police officers rescue woman from River Croal

  21-06-2016 12:57
  
  A WOMAN had to be rescued from the River Croal yesterday.
  
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• Andy Procter: Accrington Stanley midfielder retires from football to become physio

  21-06-2016 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley midfielder Andy Procter retires from football to focus on a career as a physiotherapist.
  
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• Homecare system needs 'radical' rethink, says Bolton charity boss - The Bolton News

  21-06-2016 09:04
  
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  Homecare system needs 'radical' rethink, says Bolton charity boss
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. THE homecare system needs a "radical" rethink, according to the boss of Age UK in Bolton. Suzanne Hilton, chief executive of Age UK Bolton, spoke out after the ...and more »
  
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• Schools in Bolton have busy creating cakes to mark the Queen's 90th birthday - The Bolton News

  21-06-2016 07:11
  
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  Schools in Bolton have busy creating cakes to mark the Queen's 90th birthday
  The Bolton News
  Schools in Bolton have busy creating cakes and to mark Her Majesty the Queen's 90th birthday. Young chefs at St Bartholomew CE Primary School designed a cake which was then made up by new Westhoughton-based business Allie's Edibles. The cakes ...and more »
  
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• Traders celebrate first birthday of artisan market

  21-06-2016 07:05
  
  IT was party time as a Heaton Fold artisan market celebrated its first birthday with a feast of food and crafts for sale.
  
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• School pupils ‘adopt’ Brazilian Paralympic star Guilherme Costa

  21-06-2016 07:05
  
  WHILE Euro-fever grips the nation, young sports fans in Little Lever are also looking to the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.
  
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• No prob-llamas for Wellbeing Farm's first wedding celebration

  21-06-2016 07:05
  
  WELLIES were swapped for wedding bands as the first newlyweds to tie the knot at on a Bolton farm walked down the aisle.
  
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• Have you seen laptop stolen from teacher's car that has left media students in the lurch?

  21-06-2016 07:05
  
  IRREPLACEABLE music tracks and short films made by teenagers over the past six months have been lost — because a thief stole a teacher’s laptop.
  
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• Why Roy and Andrew missed the Midnight Memories Walk, despite an 80 mile hike

  21-06-2016 07:04
  
  RELATIVES of a Breightmet woman who died from cancer walked more than 80 miles in her memory.
  
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• Soap stars set to light up this year's Horwich Carnival

  21-06-2016 07:04
  
  TWO soap stars will light up this year's Horwich Carnival — which organisers promise will be better than ever this year.
  
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• Schools in Bolton have busy creating cakes to mark the Queen's 90th birthday

  21-06-2016 07:04
  
  CHILDREN in Bolton like to have their cake and eat it!
  
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• New youth club for young people in Bolton

  21-06-2016 07:04
  
  A POPULAR youth club has branched out establishing a base for children in Deane to take part in activities.
  
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• Meeting to discuss plans to save Palais

  21-06-2016 07:04
  
  A MEETING is being held to discuss plans to try and save a former Bolton dance hall.
  
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• Town serves up top eateries

  21-06-2016 07:03
  
  THE world's best eateries have been revealed and, sadly, none are in Bolton.
  
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• Health staff and army pull together for Armed Forces Day

  21-06-2016 07:03
  
  A MIGHTY effort is being made in Bolton to celebrate Armed Forces day this weekend.
  
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• Composer's music sessions help toddlers prepare for school

  21-06-2016 07:03
  
  TODDLERS in Astley Bridge are using the power of music to help them get ready for school.
  
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• 'Shoddy and not fit for purpose' — report slams standard of homecare as vulnerable users left with wet clothes and soiled sheets

  21-06-2016 06:08
  
  A DAMNING report has branded the system providing home care for vulnerable people in Bolton as “shoddy”, “slap dash” and “not fit for purpose.”
  
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• Homecare system needs 'radical' rethink, says Bolton charity boss

  21-06-2016 06:08
  
  THE homecare system needs a "radical" rethink, according to the boss of Age UK in Bolton.
  
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• Healthwatch report into homecare in Bolton — the council response

  21-06-2016 06:08
  
  IN response to Healthwatch's report, Bolton Council's cabinet member for adult safeguarding and adult social care, Cllr Asif Ibrahim, has provided the following response.
  
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