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• Lancashire fraudsters jailed for bailiff scam

  06-07-2016 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four people are jailed for scamming thousands of pounds from business owners by tricking them into paying false debts.
  
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• TWITTER Q&A: Join in with our Bolton Wanderers chat, live from Sweden! - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 20:26
  
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  TWITTER Q&A: Join in with our Bolton Wanderers chat, live from Sweden!
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  Hi Marc, any news on the new kits? Will the wanderers being playing in the third strip on the tour? Hi Marc, any news on the new kits? Will the wanderers being playing in the third strip on the tour? AdamPA. Hi Marc, any news on the new kits? Will the ...and more »
  
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• Man and woman reported missing after last being seen at Royal Bolton Hospital have been found

  06-07-2016 19:18
  
  POLICE have found a missing man and woman who were last seen at Royal Bolton Hospital.
  
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• County Championship: Haseeb Hameed ton earns Lancashire draw with Nottinghamshire

  06-07-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire opener Haseeb Hameed hits his second hundred in three matches to earn a draw against Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Drunken skipper sentenced for Fleetwood harbour crash

  06-07-2016 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drunken skipper had to be rescued from his ship after crashing into a sandbank, a court hears.
  
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• Sadie Hartley murder trial: DNA 'found at accused's home'

  06-07-2016 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The DNA of a woman who was found dead at her home was discovered at the house of a woman accused of killing her, a trial hears.
  
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• Bolton MP told Blair Iraq war would be "biggest mistake of his life"

  06-07-2016 17:49
  
  A BOLTON MP has told how he pleaded with former Prime Minister Tony Blair not to invade Iraq, on the day a report heavily criticising the intervention was released.
  
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• Boy, 7, hit by TWO vehicles in Bolton - ITV News

  06-07-2016 17:38
  
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  Boy, 7, hit by TWO vehicles in Bolton
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  A seven-year-old boy has been left in a serious condition after being hit by TWO cars. Officers investigating a collision in Bolton which left a seven-year-old boy with a fractured skull are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Around 7.10pm on ...
  Boy in Bolton is in a coma after being knocked off his scooter on a pelican crossingDaily Mail
  Boy, nine, seriously injured in collision with van in BoltonManchester Evening Newsall 6 news a
  
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• Accrington and Claughton brickworks face second mothballing

  06-07-2016 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two brickwork plants in Lancashire could be mothballed for a second time - putting more than 60 jobs at risk.
  
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• WATCH: Emotional moment boy with rare condition told he may never walk takes his first steps

  06-07-2016 16:31
  
  THE parents of a youngster who were told their son may never walk have spoken of the emotional moment he took his first steps.
  
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• Driver arrested after 80-year-old dies in crash

  06-07-2016 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A driver has been arrested after the death of an 80-year-old man in a crash, police say.
  
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• 11 tenuous reasons to support Wales tonight during their Euro 2016 semi final

  06-07-2016 15:33
  
  SUPPORTING Wales tonight in their Euro 2016 semi final?
  
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• Man arrested after newborn baby found dumped in toilet - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 15:19
  
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  Man arrested after newborn baby found dumped in toilet
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  A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a newborn baby boy was dumped in hospital toilets. The infant had to be resuscitated after he was found by security staff in the A&E department of the Royal Albert Infirmary in ...and more »
  
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• Gym evacuated after staff concerns about chemical levels in pool

  06-07-2016 15:19
  
  FIRE crews evacuated a gym of more than 100 people following concerns about chemical levels in the pool.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes could play first Test as batsmen

  06-07-2016 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes could be included as specialist batsmen for England in the first Test with Pakistan, says Trevor Bayliss.
  
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• Man exposes himself to two young girls

  06-07-2016 13:51
  
  A MAN indecently exposed himself to two teenagers in Harwood.
  
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• Iraq war: Tony Blair rushed ill-prepared troops to war with no imminent threat says inquiry

  06-07-2016 12:59
  
  The long-awaited official report into Britain's involvement in the Iraq War has delivered a scathing verdict on Government ministers' justification, planning and conduct of a military intervention which "went badly wrong, with consequences to this day".
  
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• Leave campaign rhetoric has made 'racism socially acceptable again', says Bolton MP Yasmin Qureshi - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 12:58
  
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  Leave campaign rhetoric has made 'racism socially acceptable again', says Bolton MP Yasmin Qureshi
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  Rhetoric used by some Leave campaigners during the EU referendum has made "racism socially acceptable again", according to a Bolton MP. Labour's Yasmin Qureshi stressed that she did not wish to criticise people in the UK who voted for a divorce from ...and more »
  
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• Leave campaign rhetoric has made 'racism socially acceptable again', says Bolton MP Yasmin Qureshi

  06-07-2016 12:49
  
  Rhetoric used by some Leave campaigners during the EU referendum has made "racism socially acceptable again", according to a Bolton MP.
  
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• UPDATE: Scooter boy, 7, fractures skull and suffers bleed on the brain in Crompton Way crash

  06-07-2016 12:23
  
  A BOY of 7 cracked his skull and had to be placed in an induced coma after being struck by a car and a van while riding his scooter just 100 yards from home.
  
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• UPDATE: Scooter boy, 7, fractures skull and suffers bleed on the brain in crash

  06-07-2016 12:23
  
  A BOY of 7 cracked his skull and had to be placed in an induced coma after being struck by a car and a van while riding his scooter just 100 yards from home.
  
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• Schoolboy run over by car 'making good progress'

  06-07-2016 10:55
  
  A YOUNG boy who was struck by a car and suffered serious injuries in Walkden is "making good progress", police say.
  
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• Double delight for Bolton communications firm at awards ceremony - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 10:39
  
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  Double delight for Bolton communications firm at awards ceremony
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  IT was double delight for a communications firm that which was honoured at a national awards ceremony. Incom-CNS won two gongs at the National Comms Business Awards, which was hosted by Sir Lenny Henry in London. The company, which is run by ...
  
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• Gary Speed's family 'very proud' of former Wanderers star's legacy ahead of Wales semi-final

  06-07-2016 10:22
  
  GARY Speed’s father says watching Wales in tonight’s Euro 2016 semi-final will be a “very emotional” experience.
  
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• Bolton South East, Yasmin Qureshi has shown herself to be someone with principles who respects party democracy - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 09:14
  
  Bolton South East, Yasmin Qureshi has shown herself to be someone with principles who respects party democracy
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  Labour lost two General Elections under Gordon Brown and Ed Miliband and neither of them had to face the level of hostility and opposition that Jeremy Corbyn has had to endure from the moment he was nominated last year. People need to remember that ...
  
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• Three years of running by 55000 at Bolton parkrun - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 08:24
  
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  Three years of running by 55000 at Bolton parkrun
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  If you add up the total amount of time that those runners have spent on the Leverhulme Park 5K course since the event started it comes to the equivalent of more than three years. In all, 55,007 runners have taken part in 273 parkruns at Bolton and it ...
  
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• Tributes to diabetic man who died on golf holiday in Turkey

  06-07-2016 07:08
  
  A GOLFER was found dead in a hotel room after falling ill then discharging himself from hospital in Turkey.
  
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• Residents anger at 'disgraceful' state of cemetery

  06-07-2016 07:08
  
  RESIDENTS have slammed Bolton Council over the 'disgraceful' state of Farnworth Cemetery.
  
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• Lesbian ex-wife of multi-millionaire deceased Bolton property tycoon takes her divorce settlement appeal to court - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 07:08
  
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  Lesbian ex-wife of multi-millionaire deceased Bolton property tycoon takes her divorce settlement appeal to court
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  THE FORMER lesbian partner of a deceased property tycoon has been accused of slurring the dead as she fights for a bigger share of a multi-million pound fortune. Bolton couple Helen Roocroft and Carol Ann Ainscow split up in 2010, but Ms Roocroft says ...
  
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• Lesbian ex-wife of multi-millionaire deceased Bolton property tycoon takes her divorce settlement appeal to court

  06-07-2016 07:08
  
  THE FORMER lesbian partner of a deceased property tycoon has been accused of slurring the dead as she fights for a bigger share of a multi-million pound fortune.
  
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• Blind man reaches half way point of 900 mile walking challenge

  06-07-2016 07:08
  
  A BLIND man, who is walking solo from John O'Groats to Lands End, will be passing through Bolton before making the last leg of his journey.
  
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• Anger at 'disgraceful' state of cemetery

  06-07-2016 07:08
  
  RESIDENTS have slammed Bolton Council over the 'disgraceful' state of Farnworth Cemetery.
  
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• Youngsters' magical journey into Wonderland

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
  TALENTED young actors took audiences on a magical journey to Wonderland.
  
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• Health and fitness week a runaway success at a primary school in Bolton

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
  WHEN it comes to staying fit and healthy, one primary school is racing ahead.
  
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• From Franny Lee to Lada dealerships: Bolton amateur football teams of the 1980s - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
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  From Franny Lee to Lada dealerships: Bolton amateur football teams of the 1980s
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. WITH England's recent embarrassment at the European Championships, we thought it was time to publish something on football worth smiling about. And these old pictures ...and more »
  
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• Bolton MP targets good understanding of army life during academy visit - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
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  Bolton MP targets good understanding of army life during academy visit
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  A BOLTON MP swapped the green benches of Westminster for a green uniform as he found out about army life. Chris Green, MP for Bolton West, visited the UK Defence Academy in Shrivenham as part of a parliamentary scheme to learn more about the ...and more »
  
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• Bolton MP targets good understanding of army life during academy visit

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
  A BOLTON MP swapped the green benches of Westminster for a green uniform as he found out about army life.
  
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• Bolton awarded internationally recognised breastfeeding standard - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
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  Bolton awarded internationally recognised breastfeeding standard
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  Don't be last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. A TEAM which supports new mothers in Bolton has received a prestigious international award. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded Unicef's Baby Friendly Award, ...and more »
  
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• Bolton awarded internationally recognised breastfeeding standard

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
  A TEAM which supports new mothers in Bolton has received a prestigious international award.
  
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• APPEAL: Lost cat spotted in Radcliffe after hitching ride in skip

  06-07-2016 07:07
  
  A CAT owner thought all her prayers had been answered when it appeared her much-loved pet had turned up three years after being stolen from her garden.
  
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• Children go green to help poorly youngsters

  06-07-2016 07:06
  
  THE future is green — just take a look at these lot!
  
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• From Franny Lee to Lada dealerships: Bolton amateur football teams of the 1980s

  06-07-2016 07:00
  
  WITH England’s recent embarrassment at the European Championships, we thought it was time to publish something on football worth smiling about.
  
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• Council to axe 13 children's centres in bid to save £1.5 million

  06-07-2016 07:00
  
  THE number of children’s centres in Bolton is set to be slashed by two thirds.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers set to complete signing of striker Jamie Proctor - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 06:59
  
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  Bolton Wanderers set to complete signing of striker Jamie Proctor
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  WANDERERS are aiming to fly Jamie Proctor into their Swedish pre-season training camp to become their third signing of the summer. The 24-year-old striker had a medical in the UK yesterday and is set to join up with his new team-mates in Malmo ahead of ...
  Jamie Proctor: Bolton Wanderers sign former Bradford City forwardBBC News
  Proctor In. And Pratley Out?Vitalfootballall 7 news articles 
  
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• Thug drank 8 pints before beating up partner in front of their children

  06-07-2016 06:32
  
  A THUG who beat up his partner in front of their young children has been jailed for 16 months.
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - July 6, 2016 - The Bolton News

  06-07-2016 06:08
  
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  Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - July 6, 2016
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  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects. Wanted for questioning about a theft from motor vehicle in Halliwell in February is Vincent Place. The 34-year-old has connections to Halliwell and Great Lever.
  
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• Children's centre closures: Opposition councillors call for use of £204 million reserves to prevent closures

  06-07-2016 06:07
  
  OPPOSITION councillors have called on the ruling Labour group to re-think the children’s centre cut-backs and said the authority’s large reserves could be used to plug the funding hole.
  
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• Children's centre closures: council urged to dip into £204 million reserves

  06-07-2016 06:07
  
  OPPOSITION councillors have called on the ruling Labour group to re-think the children’s centre cut-backs and said the authority’s large reserves could be used to plug the funding hole.
  
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• Children's centre closures: 'Government knows cost of everything but value of nothing' says council's deputy leader

  06-07-2016 06:06
  
  BOLTON council’s deputy leader said the proposed reduction in children’s centres is because of a government which “knows the cost of everything but the value of nothing.”
  
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• Children's centre closures: 'Government knows cost of everything and value of nothing' says council's deputy leader

  06-07-2016 06:06
  
  BOLTON council’s deputy leader said the proposed reduction in children’s centres is because of a government which “knows the cost of everything but the value of nothing.”
  
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