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• Councillors clash over planning enquiry rules — with fears it could turn into a 'farce'

  30-06-2016 18:59
  
  COUNCILLORS have clashed over Bolton’s upcoming independent planning enquiry — with suggestions the process is in danger of becoming a “complete farce.”
  
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• Flashback: 'Office Space' Gleefully Mocks Michael Bolton - RollingStone.com

  30-06-2016 18:31
  
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  Flashback: 'Office Space' Gleefully Mocks Michael Bolton
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  When Office Space hit theaters in February of 1999, it took in a paltry $4.2 million in its first weekend, landing in eighth place behind such widely-forgotten turkeys as My Favorite Martian, Blast From The Past, Message in a Bottle and Payback. Writer ...
  
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• 8 things to do in Bolton this weekend - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 18:17
  
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  8 things to do in Bolton this weekend
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  1. Tomorrow will see thousands gathering at Heaton Park to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme. The park will be hosting a concert at 7.30pm, as part of the national commemoration to mark the 100 year anniversary of the ...and more »
  
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• 8 things to do in Bolton this weekend

  30-06-2016 18:11
  
  Here's our guide to what you can do in and around Bolton this weekend.
  
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• 8 things to do in and around Bolton this weekend

  30-06-2016 18:11
  
  Here's our guide to what you can do in and around Bolton this weekend.
  
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• £2000 bike stolen hours after being bought - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 18:01
  
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  £2000 bike stolen hours after being bought
  The Bolton News
  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. TWO thieves broke down the back door of a house and stole a £2,000 motocross bike just hours after it had been bought. The two men, described as around 18-years-old ...and more »
  
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• £2,000 bike stolen hours after being bought

  30-06-2016 17:49
  
  TWO thieves broke down the back door of a house and stole a £2,000 motocross bike just hours after it had been bought.
  
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• Callam Jones: West Bromwich Albion defender joins Accrington Stanley

  30-06-2016 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two side Accrington Stanley sign West Brom defender Callam Jones on a six-month loan deal.
  
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• Lancashire PC Jayson Lobo denies voyeurism offences

  30-06-2016 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police officer and former UK middle distance athlete denies voyeurism offences involving eight women.
  
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• Bakery boss becomes star of small screen again during Brexit debate

  30-06-2016 14:06
  
  BOLTON bakers Greenhalgh's were stars of the small screen again as part of a debate about Brexit.
  
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• DONE DEAL: Burnley sign Bolton Wanderers striker Jamie Thomas - Tribal Football

  30-06-2016 14:03
  
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  DONE DEAL: Burnley sign Bolton Wanderers striker Jamie Thomas
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  Premier League new boys Burnley have signed former Bolton Wanderers striker Jamie Thomas on a free transfer. Thomas, 19, has signed a two-year deal with a further year's option in the club's favour. He said: “I'm absolutely delighted and I'm looking ...and more »
  
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• Father bled to death after falling on mirror - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 12:59
  
  Father bled to death after falling on mirror
  The Bolton News
  A FATHER accidentally stumbled into a mirror, breaking it and bleeding to death at his home in Bolton, an inquest heard. James Jardine, known locally as Derek, was found dead on February 21 at his flat in Harwood Vale Court, Harwood, after emergency ...and more »
  
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• Stereophonics declare a 'love' to play Bolton as band prepares to rock Manchester - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 12:54
  
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  Stereophonics declare a 'love' to play Bolton as band prepares to rock Manchester
  The Bolton News
  WELSH rockers Stereophonics are returning to the North next week as they head to Castlefield Bowl. Stalwarts of the music scene, the band are celebrating the launch of its new single Mr And Mrs Smith, taken from number one album Keep The Village Alive.
  
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• Phoenix Theatre Company making a splash in Bolton - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 12:54
  
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  Phoenix Theatre Company making a splash in Bolton
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  Fortunately for the Phoenix Theatre Company that behaviour is all part and parcel of its next production, Neville's Island by Tim Firth. Firth is best known as the writer of Calendar Girls, but this comedy has become something of a modern-day favourite ...
  
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• Balaclava clad thieves break into Tesco

  30-06-2016 12:54
  
  BURGALARS wearing balaclavas broke into Tesco supermarket in Little Lever.
  
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• Student caught up in airport terrorist attack tells of her horror

  30-06-2016 12:52
  
  A STUDENT caught up in the Istanbul airport attacks has spoken of her terror.
  
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• Father bled to death after falling on mirror

  30-06-2016 12:52
  
  A FATHER accidentally stumbled into a mirror, breaking it and bleeding to death at his home in Bolton, an inquest heard.
  
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• TV series with £15000 up for grabs looking for house hunting Bolton couples - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 12:44
  
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  TV series with £15000 up for grabs looking for house hunting Bolton couples
  The Bolton News
  Couples of all ages can enter to appear on the series, which follows U.S property expert Max Blake, help couples with their property search. / Kate McMullin, reporter / @KateMcMullin1. Share: 0 comments. HOUSE hunting couples in Bolton are wanted to ...
  
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• Council's new social care company set to go live - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 12:44
  
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  Council's new social care company set to go live
  The Bolton News
  Bolton Care and Support Ltd is a not-for-profit company that will aim to provide a range of care and support for adults in the community including supported living services, disability day care, older adults' day care, extra care services and the ...and more »
  
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• TV series with £15,000 up for grabs looking for house hunting Bolton couples

  30-06-2016 12:43
  
  HOUSE hunting couples in Bolton are wanted to star in a new property TV series.
  
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• Man guilty of causing suffering to 2 pigs and a piglet *WARNING: Contains a graphic image*

  30-06-2016 12:17
  
  A MAN has been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to two adult pigs and a baby pig.
  
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• Man guilty of causing suffering to 2 pigs and a piglet

  30-06-2016 12:17
  
  A MAN has been found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to two adult pigs and a baby pig.
  
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• Local tennis clubs work with USN Bolton Arena on coaching initiative - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 12:07
  
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  Local tennis clubs work with USN Bolton Arena on coaching initiative
  The Bolton News
  TWO local tennis clubs have taken a different approach to overcoming the difficulties tennis clubs encounter employing full-time coaches. The winter weather often means courts cannot be used which makes it difficult for coaches to make a living ...
  
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• Teenager admits Anzac Day terror plot

  30-06-2016 10:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old Australian faces a possible life term after admitting plotting to behead a police office during Anzac Day commemorations.
  
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• Manchester City sign former Wanderers youth product Mooy - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 10:15
  
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  Manchester City sign former Wanderers youth product Mooy
  The Bolton News
  MANCHESTER City have signed former Wanderers youth product Aaron Mooy on a three-year contract. The Australia international quit Bolton aged 16 in 2010 after spending just over three years at the club. He recovered from a serious knee injury to feature ...and more »
  
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• Bolton get series off to a winning start - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 07:38
  
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  Bolton get series off to a winning start
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON made a winning start to the series on Inter-league matches in Bury when the over-45s teams met at East Lancs Paper Mill. Opening for Bury, Jane Woodcock scored a single, but next batter Kath Bond was out at first base. After another couple of ...
  
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• FILM REVIEW: Central Intelligence (12A) - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 07:37
  
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  FILM REVIEW: Central Intelligence (12A)
  The Bolton News
  Undated Film Still Handout from Central Intelligence. Pictured: Dwayne Johnson as Bob Magnum and Kevin Hart as Calvin Joyner. See PA Feature FILM Digest. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Universal. WARNING: This picture must only be used to ...and more »
  
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• Exhibit honouring Somme heroes to open on Friday

  30-06-2016 07:33
  
  A NEW exhibition showcasing the untold stories of 20 Lancashire Fusiliers who died at the Battle of the Somme opens tomorrow.
  
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• PICTURES: Crew ready for take off as Bolton plane-restaurant nears completion - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 07:13
  
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  PICTURES: Crew ready for take off as Bolton plane-restaurant nears completion
  The Bolton News
  THE first plane to be converted into a restaurant is almost ready for take off. Steaks on a Plane will open in four to six weeks, 10 months after the Boeing aircraft landed in Bolton. On board, the plane will seat 28 guests, who will be able to watch ...
  
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• Bolton School infants' sports day fun - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 07:09
  
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  Bolton School infants' sports day fun
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. EGG and spoon and sack races can only signal one thing — it's sports day. And this week Bolton School's very young athletes took to the sports field as they battled it ...
  
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• Residents angry at stacks of bins left in road as huge rollout of slim bins gets going

  30-06-2016 07:07
  
  AS Bolton Council starts to roll out its controversial slim-bin changeover some residents have reported incidents of old bins being left in the middle of the road.
  
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• Measures to end parking chaos to be unveiled

  30-06-2016 07:07
  
  MEASURES to end parking chaos and put good neighbour relations back on track will be unveiled on Monday.
  
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• Council's new social care company set to go live

  30-06-2016 07:07
  
  BOLTON'S new adult social care company is set to commence trading tomorrow.
  
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• Charity which gives blind people 'reason to live' appeals for support

  30-06-2016 07:07
  
  A CHARITY which helps give blind people a "reason to live" is appealing for donations.
  
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• Bolton School infants' sports day fun

  30-06-2016 07:07
  
  EGG and spoon and sack races can only signal one thing — it's sports day.
  
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• PICTURES: Crew ready for take off as Bolton plane-restaurant nears completion

  30-06-2016 07:06
  
  THE first plane to be converted into a restaurant is almost ready for take off.
  
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• Alleged child abuse victim denies he wrongly accused entertainers - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 06:34
  
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  Alleged child abuse victim denies he wrongly accused entertainers
  The Bolton News
  A MAN who claims he was abused by two local entertainers when he was a schoolboy has denied he “latched onto” their names when making a complaint to police. Giving evidence at Bolton Crown Court, the alleged victim said he was taken to a house in ...and more »
  
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• Alleged child abuse victim denies he wrongly accused entertainers

  30-06-2016 06:31
  
  A MAN who claims he was abused by two local entertainers when he was a schoolboy has denied he “latched onto” their names when making a complaint to police.
  
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• Westhoughton Lions maul Bolton Mets in one-sided derby - The Bolton News

  30-06-2016 06:24
  
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  Westhoughton Lions maul Bolton Mets in one-sided derby
  The Bolton News
  WESTHOUGHTON Lions hammered Bolton Mets in the local derby in the North West League Division Four. The men from the Den dominated throughout as Mets caved in and lost 90-0. In the first game of the second half of the season it was one-way traffic ...
  
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• Vulnerable widow betrayed by friend's daughter who stole £2,000 from bank account

  30-06-2016 06:09
  
  A VULNERABLE widow whose best friend helped her battle cancer was betrayed when his daughter stole more than £2,000 from her bank account.
  
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