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• Jeremy Corbyn supporters storm Bolton Council meeting

  29-06-2016 21:16
  
  SUPPORTERS of Jeremy Corbyn stormed a meeting of Bolton Council this evening and called on Labour councillors to support the under-fire leader.
  
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• CCTV footage captures masked burglars breaking into house

  29-06-2016 19:17
  
  CCTV footage has captured the terrifying moment two hooded men with their faces covered carrying spades break into a house in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• Future of children's centres in Bolton 'under threat' - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 18:58
  
  The Bolton News
  Future of children's centres in Bolton 'under threat'
  The Bolton News
  A report will go to the council's cabinet next week which will discuss what the authority intends to do regarding the 18 children's centres it operates across the borough. While the details of any proposed plans are yet to be revealed, it is believed ...and more »
  
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• Distraction burglary by window cleaner: Do you recognise this man?

  29-06-2016 18:35
  
  POLICE hunting a burglar who posed as a window cleaner have released an e-fit of a man they want to speak to.
  
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• Shoplifter steals haul of McDonalds brownies and doughnuts

  29-06-2016 18:05
  
  A thief stole a cabinet of desserts from McDonalds.
  
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• Student caught up in Istanbul terror attack fears she could have been killed if flight had not been delayed

  29-06-2016 18:03
  
  A STUDENT from Bolton caught up in the Istanbul terrorist attack fears if her flight from Manchester had not been delayed she could have been killed.
  
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• Appeal for man wanted for assault

  29-06-2016 18:01
  
  POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to find a man from Radcliffe wanted for assault and breaching a restraining order.
  
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• Yasmin Qureshi one of just 40 Labour MPs to back Jeremy Corbyn in no confidence ballot

  29-06-2016 17:41
  
  BOLTON South East MP Yasmin Qureshi was one of only 40 Labour Members of Parliament to back under-pressure leader Jeremy Corbyn, she has revealed.
  
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• Major Bolton road to be closed overnight for three months as £7.3m resurfacing work takes place - Manchester Evening News

  29-06-2016 16:18
  
  Manchester Evening News
  Major Bolton road to be closed overnight for three months as £7.3m resurfacing work takes place
  Manchester Evening News
  The work on St Peter's Way, which will start on Monday, will take three months to complete - and will require overnight closures in both directions. The whole length of the road, from the Kearsley roundabout to Topp Way , will be fully resurfaced. St ...
  
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• Eoin Doyle: Preston North End sign Cardiff City striker on three-year deal

  29-06-2016 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston sign striker Eoin Doyle from Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee following a successful loan spell last season.
  
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• County Championship: Middlesex-Lancashire called off as a draw at Lord's

  29-06-2016 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire remain top of the County Championship despite the game with Middlesex being rained off as a draw at Lord's.
  
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• Summer dance school for children

  29-06-2016 15:21
  
  A SUMMER school complete with dance, drama, arts and crafts will launch in August.
  
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• Jack Byrne: Man City midfielder joins Blackburn Rovers on loan for the season

  29-06-2016 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers sign Manchester City midfielder Jack Byrne on a season-long loan.
  
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• Nursery children in Blackrod get in on the scarecrow fun ahead of this weekend's festival

  29-06-2016 14:48
  
  PRIMARY school pupils in Blackrod are getting in on the fun ahead of this weekend's scarecrow festival.
  
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• Care home at centre of alleged death cover-up rated 'inadequate' by watchdog

  29-06-2016 14:15
  
  THE care home at the centre of an alleged cover-up over a resident's death has been rated "inadequate" by a watchdog.
  
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• Care home at centre of alleged death cover-up is rated 'Inadequate' by watchdog

  29-06-2016 14:15
  
  THE care home at the centre of an alleged cover-up over a resident's death has been rated "inadequate" by a watchdog.
  
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• VIDEO: 12-year-old boy suffers head injuries after being hit by car

  29-06-2016 13:30
  
  A BOY suffered a head injury after being hit by a car.
  
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• Standish resign from Bolton Cricket League to join Palace Shield - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 13:17
  
  The Bolton News
  Standish resign from Bolton Cricket League to join Palace Shield
  The Bolton News
  They have resigned from the Bolton League who are expected to accept their resignation on Monday. In an email to the chairman of the Lancashire Cricket Board, Bobby Denning, Bolton League secretary Ray Taylor said: "Referencing your directive earlier ...
  
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• MP 'deeply worried' about rise in immigrant abuse since Brexit vote and blames 'disgusting' Vote Leave campaign

  29-06-2016 12:59
  
  A MEMBER of Parliament says she is “deeply worried” about a reported rise in hate crime against immigrants since the vote to leave the European Union — and blames those behind the Vote Leave campaign.
  
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• Don’t be late for very important date at Westhoughton’s Yarn Bombing Festival

  29-06-2016 12:57
  
  YARN has been being spun for months in preparation for a popular event.
  
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• Thief captured by brave neighbours during car crime spree gets suspended jail term

  29-06-2016 12:51
  
  A THIEF who broke into a string cars on a Horwich estate before being captured by two brave neighbours has been given a suspended jail term.
  
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• 12-year-old boy suffers head injuries after being hit by car

  29-06-2016 12:14
  
  A BOY suffered a head injury after being hit by a car.
  
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• Missing Horwich woman found

  29-06-2016 11:58
  
  A HORWICH woman who was missing has been found by police.
  
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• Three men held after Isle of Man ferry cannabis seizure

  29-06-2016 11:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men from the north west of England are arrested after drugs with a street value of £15,000 are seized at the Isle of Man Sea Terminal.
  
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• Travel advice for Rihanna and Beyoncé concerts at Emirates Old Trafford

  29-06-2016 11:13
  
  TWO global superstars will take to the stage at Emirates Old Trafford over the coming week – and public transport is the best way to get there.
  
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• Suicide attack kills dozens at Istanbul airport in Turkey

  29-06-2016 10:28
  
  Turkey's prime minister has called a suicide blast at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul a "heinous planned attack" as the Foreign Office said it was "urgently seeking further information" about possible British casualties.
  
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• Memorials to war dead listed to mark Somme centenary

  29-06-2016 08:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen war memorials receive greater protected status to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
  
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• 'Heartless' burglars smash up church with sledgehammers

  29-06-2016 08:00
  
  BURGLARS who desecrated a church using sledgehammers and pipe cutters have been slammed as 'heartless' by the parish vicar.
  
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• Tattoo mad dad pays homage to hometown with Bolton Town Hall inking - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 07:12
  
  The Bolton News
  Tattoo mad dad pays homage to hometown with Bolton Town Hall inking
  The Bolton News
  Garry Taylor has been inked with a picture of Bolton Town Hall in homage to his hometown. Garry Taylor has been inked with a picture of Bolton Town Hall in homage to his hometown. 1 min ago / Kate McMullin, reporter / @KateMcMullin1. Share: 8 comments ...and more »
  
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• Ambitious plans launched to make Bolton a centre for arts and culture - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 07:12
  
  The Bolton News
  Ambitious plans launched to make Bolton a centre for arts and culture
  The Bolton News
  ARTS: Making Bolton a centre of arts and culture. Speaking is Director of Castlefield Gallery & Co-chair of Contemporary Visual Art Manchester, Kwong Lee. ARTS HUB: Business leaders and people from the creative industries meet to create an arts hub in ...and more »
  
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• Future of children's centres in Bolton ‘under threat’

  29-06-2016 07:08
  
  THE future of children’s centres in Bolton could be under threat.
  
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• UKIP chairman crowns Brexit success with feature in Danish national newspaper

  29-06-2016 07:07
  
  FRESH from helping to secure a decisive Brexit vote in Bolton last week, UKIP chairman Paul Richardson has featured in an international newspaper to explain why more people in the town are coming around to his way of thinking.
  
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• Council bowling greens are 'unfit for purpose' say club members

  29-06-2016 07:07
  
  BOWLERS are having to throw their bowls instead of rolling them because Bolton greens are “unfit for purpose”, members claim.
  
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• Children jump to it for brave boy who is fighting cancer

  29-06-2016 07:07
  
  CHILDREN and parents from across Bolton came together in support of brave Kyle Buckley who is fighting cancer.
  
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• Ambitious plans launched to make Bolton a centre for arts and culture

  29-06-2016 07:07
  
  BOLTON could become a centre for arts and culture.
  
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• Tattoo mad dad pays homage to hometown with Bolton Town Hall inking

  29-06-2016 07:06
  
  A BOLTON man has paid homage to his hometown by getting a tattoo of the town hall.
  
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• Primary school criticised by Ofsted for children not understanding impact of homophobia

  29-06-2016 06:32
  
  A “GOOD” primary school has been marked down because children do not have “a good enough understanding” of homophobia and different types of relationships.
  
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• Former comedy entertainers deny sex assaults on boy - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 06:16
  
  The Bolton News
  Former comedy entertainers deny sex assaults on boy
  The Bolton News
  A FORMER comedy duo were among several men who targeted and sexually abused a teenage boy for years in Bolton, a court has heard. Norman Vernon, now aged 80, and entertainment partner Geoffrey Axford, aged 76, who used to perform as The ...and more »
  
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• Former comedy entertainers deny sex assaults on boy

  29-06-2016 06:13
  
  A FORMER comedy duo were among several men who targeted and sexually abused a teenage boy for years in Bolton, a court has heard.
  
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• PICTURES: Recognise any of these faces from Bolton schools? - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 06:11
  
  The Bolton News
  PICTURES: Recognise any of these faces from Bolton schools?
  The Bolton News
  TODAY we begin a monthly Looking Back series taking us back to school days of yesteryear. The first batch of photographs shines a spotlight on 1973. This was the year Pink Floyd released The Dark Side of the Moon, VAT came into effect in the UK and ...and more »
  
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• PICTURES: Recognise any of these faces from Bolton schools?

  29-06-2016 06:10
  
  TODAY we begin a monthly Looking Book series taking us back to school days of yesterday.
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - June 29, 2016 - The Bolton News

  29-06-2016 06:08
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - June 29, 2016
  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 Magistrates' Court on March 31 regarding driving offences is Farnworth man Dale Kay, aged 26. Mark Goodram ...
  
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• Greater protected status for war memorials to mark Somme centenary

  29-06-2016 01:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen war memorials receive greater protected status to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.
  
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