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• Bolton Sign a Player - Vitalfootball

  01-07-2016 23:37
  Bolton Sign a Player
  Vitalfootball
  Wales may have beaten Belgium tonight. Yes, it was an historic event. But it paled into insignificance compared to events in the North West. Bolton have signed a palyer permanently for the first time in a year, after the announcement that Chris Taylor ...
  
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• Thousands flock to emotional concert paying tribute to the fallen of the Somme

  01-07-2016 23:30
  
  MORE than 10,000 people enjoyed a moving tribute to the fallen at a memorial concert in Heaton Park tonight.
  
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• Commemorative Somme lapel pins being sold on Ebay for hundreds of pounds

  01-07-2016 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Commemorative lapel pins made from Battle of the Somme shells are being sold at more than 10 times the original asking price.
  
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• Will Young's Preston charity concert called off over flooding

  01-07-2016 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heavy rain and flooded grounds force Pop Idol winner Will Young to cancel a Preston charity concert over "health and safety" fears.
  
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• Can you help reunite heartbroken family with missing chihuahua Chico?

  01-07-2016 17:47
  
  A HEARTBROKEN family is appealing for information about a missing dog which is believed to be in Bolton. 
  
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• Andy Taylor: Blackpool sign full-back after Walsall exit

  01-07-2016 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign full-back Andy Taylor on a one-year deal after he turns down an offer from Walsall.
  
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• Hundreds of children aged under 13 have shotgun certificates - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 17:08
  
  The Bolton News
  Hundreds of children aged under 13 have shotgun certificates
  The Bolton News
  Hundreds of children aged 13 and under have shotgun certificates in England and Wales, new figures reveal. There were a total of 313 youngsters in the age group who held the documents as of April this year. The Home Office statistics - revealed for the ...and more »
  
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• MPs and union chiefs slam decision to pay former council chief executive £90,000 after quitting job five months in

  01-07-2016 16:36
  
  THE fallout from the revelation that former Bolton Council chief executive Paul Najsarek received a pay-off of £90,000 after five months in the job has continued.
  
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• TEACHERS' STRIKE 2016: Full list of school closures in Bolton on Tuesday - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 16:29
  
  The Bolton News
  TEACHERS' STRIKE 2016: Full list of school closures in Bolton on Tuesday
  The Bolton News
  ALMOST half of schools in Bolton will be shut on Tuesday as teachers stage a walk out over pay and conditions. A rally will be held in Victoria Square and picket lines will be held outside schools. Members of the National Union of Teachers voted by ...
  
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• Ex-Bolton police chief Shaun Sumner threw a Kindle in wife's face giving her a black eye - Daily Mail

  01-07-2016 14:26
  
  Daily Mail
  Ex-Bolton police chief Shaun Sumner threw a Kindle in wife's face giving her a black eye
  Daily Mail
  A retired police chief is facing jail today after throwing a Kindle in his wife's face, giving her a black eye during a fight over spilt white wine. Shaun Sumner, 62, of Whalley, Lancashire, hurled the tablet into the face of his partner Linda and ...and more »
  
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• Bolton blood donor honoured - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 14:23
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton blood donor honoured
  The Bolton News
  Charles Sorry, from Horwich, has been giving blood for 40 years and has reached his 100th milestone donation. The 63-year-old has now been recognised by NHS Blood and Transplant for his loyalty and commitment with an award and certificate at a ...
  
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• Bolton blood donor honoured

  01-07-2016 14:15
  
  A DEDICATED Bolton blood donor has been honoured for hitting his century .
  
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• 200 jobs could be created as dental laboratory relocates to Bolton - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 14:05
  
  The Bolton News
  200 jobs could be created as dental laboratory relocates to Bolton
  The Bolton News
  THE relocation of a dental laboratory to the University of Bolton could create 200 new jobs, bosses behind the project say. Sparkle Dental Labs is moving to the university from its current base in Leeds as part of an ambitious expansion plan. The ...
  
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• 8 things to do in and around Bolton this weekend - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 13:58
  
  The Bolton News
  8 things to do in and around Bolton this weekend
  The Bolton News
  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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• 200 jobs could be created as dental laboratory relocates to Bolton

  01-07-2016 13:57
  
  THE relocation of a dental laboratory to the University of Bolton could create 200 new jobs, bosses behind the project say.
  
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• Yeovil Town: Bolton striker Tom Eaves & Swansea defender Liam Shephard sign - BBC Sport

  01-07-2016 13:13
  
  BBC Sport
  Yeovil Town: Bolton striker Tom Eaves & Swansea defender Liam Shephard sign
  BBC Sport
  Yeovil Town have completed deals for striker Tom Eaves and defender Liam Shephard, taking their number of signings in the last 24 hours to three. Eaves, 24, who was released by Bolton, and 21-year-old Shephard have both had previous loan spells with ...
  Yeovil Town sign Bolton Wanderers striker - Everything you need to know about Tom EavesSomerset Live
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• In the dock: 18 people who have appeared in court in Bolton - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 13:11
  
  The Bolton News
  In the dock: 18 people who have appeared in court in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  A THIEF who stole tins of ham and corned beef and assaulted a police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence. At Bolton Magistrates' Court Barry Gillard, aged 36, of Gordon Avenue, Bolton, pleaded guilty to the offences, including stealing ...
  
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• Crewe Alexandra: Tickets on sale for home friendlies with Wolves and Bolton - Stoke Sentinel

  01-07-2016 13:03
  Stoke Sentinel
  Crewe Alexandra: Tickets on sale for home friendlies with Wolves and Bolton
  Stoke Sentinel
  CHANGING SIDES: Max Clayton will line up for Bolton against Crewe in pre-season later this month, having scored for the... Mike Pejic: Gareth Southgate right man to take over from cluelss... Mike Pejic: Gareth Southgate right man to take over from... 1.
  
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• Bolton West MP backs Brexiter Andrea Leadsom for Prime Minister after 'seriously considering' Boris Johnson - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 13:00
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton West MP backs Brexiter Andrea Leadsom for Prime Minister after 'seriously considering' Boris Johnson
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON West MP Chris Green is backing energy minister and prominent 'Brexit' backer Andrea Leadsom to be the country's next Prime Minister. Mr Green admitted that he had “seriously considered” supporting former London Mayor Boris Johnson to lead ...and more »
  
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• Bolton West MP backs Brexiter Andrea Leadsom for Prime Minister after 'seriously considering' Boris Johnson

  01-07-2016 12:53
  
  BOLTON West MP Chris Green is backing energy minister and prominent ‘Brexit’ backer Andrea Leadsom to be the country’s next Prime Minister.
  
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• England women name Ecclestone, 17, for Pakistan Twenty20 series

  01-07-2016 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England women name 17-year-old spinner Sophie Ecclestone for the three-match Twenty20 series with Pakistan starting on Sunday.
  
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• Pte Will Marshall on 'going over the top' at the Somme

  01-07-2016 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Private Will Marshall, the last survivor of the Accrington Pals, gave a vivid account of going over the top at the Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Battle of the Somme: Why are the Accrington Pals famous?

  01-07-2016 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How one Lancashire battalion's experience came to symbolise the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Robbie Leitch signs for Burnley as Kieran Freeman joins Southampton

  01-07-2016 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defender Kieran Freeman joins Southampton from Dundee United as Robbie Leitch signs for Burnley after leaving Motherwell.
  
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• YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Our determination to reveal the figure to Bolton's council tax payers - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 08:17
  
  The Bolton News
  YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Our determination to reveal the figure to Bolton's council tax payers
  The Bolton News
  IT HAS taken seven months of fighting by The Bolton News to finally receive the full detail of the payments made to former chief executive Paul Najsarek, who quit his job after just five months in charge. Chief reporter Liam Thorp explains how The ...
  Bolton council chief who quit his job after 5 months was given a £90k pay offDaily Mail
  REVEALED: Bolton Council's form
  
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• RAY TAYLOR: Farnworth v Westhoughton the big LKO clash in Bolton - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 07:57
  
  The Bolton News
  RAY TAYLOR: Farnworth v Westhoughton the big LKO clash in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. THE Lancashire Knockout reaches the 'round of 16' this weekend (how did we manage before that phrase was invented?) and the most important match locally is Farnworth v ...
  
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• Singers Ellie and Alex sign up to appear at Bolton Live - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  Singers Ellie and Alex sign up to appear at Bolton Live
  The Bolton News
  TWO more artists have been added to the bill of a jam-packed weekend of live music in Bolton. Solo singer Ellie Dibben and Bolton-based rock band Alex James and the Sound will perform alongside chart-topping Scouting for Girls and Reverend and the ...and more »
  
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• Send us your prom party pictures - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  Send us your prom party pictures
  The Bolton News
  PROM season is upon us and the pupils of Bolton are ready to dress up and enjoy themselves. Over the coming weeks, hundreds of teenagers will be attending parties at venues across the town. While the girls don an array of glamorous gowns, the boys will ...and more »
  
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• Child sex accused says he's been impotent since 1980s - The Bolton News

  01-07-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  Child sex accused says he's been impotent since 1980s
  The Bolton News
  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. A FORMER Bolton entertainer accused of repeatedly indecently assaulting a teenage boy could not have committed the crime as he was impotent, a court heard. Geoffrey ...and more »
  
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• YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW: Our determination to reveal the figure to Bolton's council tax payers

  01-07-2016 07:09
  
  IT HAS taken seven months of fighting by The Bolton News to finally receive the full detail of the payments made to former chief executive Paul Najsarek, who quit his job after just five months in charge. Chief reporter Liam Thorp explains how The Bolton News continued to press for the information.
  
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• World class band to be reformed to celebrate Horwich's heritage

  01-07-2016 07:09
  
  IN its heyday Horwich RMI Band was world class winning the title of "Champions of Great Britain and the Colonies".
  
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• 'Disgrace' — reaction to Paul Najsarek's £90,000 pay-off after quitting council chief executive role

  01-07-2016 07:09
  
  THE borough’s opposition party leaders have united in describing the £90,000 settlement received by Paul Najsarek as a “disgrace” and an “abuse of public money”.
  
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• Child sex accused says he's been impotent since 1980s

  01-07-2016 07:09
  
  A FORMER Bolton entertainer accused of repeatedly indecently assaulting a teenage boy could not have committed the crime as he was impotent, a court heard.
  
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• REVEALED: Bolton Council’s former chief executive given £90,000 pay-off after just FIVE months' work

  01-07-2016 07:08
  
  BOLTON Council’s former chief executive Paul Najsarek — who quit his £160,000-a-year job after just five months — left with a settlement of £90,000.
  
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• Send us your prom party pictures

  01-07-2016 07:07
  
  PROM season is upon us and the pupils of Bolton are ready to dress up and enjoy themselves.
  
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• Pain and gain — Orlando Street opens after 10 months but three months of St Peter's Way closures to begin

  01-07-2016 07:07
  
  IT is a case of pain and gain for Bolton drivers as a town centre road reopens after more than a year — but three months of closures are due to start on a major commuter route.
  
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• Meet the youngster obsessed with ...vacuum cleaners

  01-07-2016 07:07
  
  WHEN it comes to presents, little Declan Gledhill always cleans up.
  
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• Maxine Peake set to star in gritty Rochdale sexual abuse drama

  01-07-2016 07:07
  
  BOLTON actress Maxine Peake will star in a gritty drama telling the true stories of victims of grooming and sexual abuse in Rochdale.
  
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• Singers Ellie and Alex sign up to appear at Bolton Live

  01-07-2016 07:06
  
  TWO more artists have been added to the bill of a jam-packed weekend of live music in Bolton.
  
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• Doncaster Rovers: The time was right to move on from Bolton - Garratt - Doncaster Today

  01-07-2016 07:03
  
  Doncaster Today
  Doncaster Rovers: The time was right to move on from Bolton - Garratt
  Doncaster Today
  Tyler Garratt says he felt it was the right time in his burgeoning career to move on. The young left back's exit from Bolton Wanderers came as something of a surprise to Trotters fans - and hasn't gone down too well with a fair few of them on social media.
  
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