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• Taxi child sex claims: South Ribble Council's boss quits

  20-07-2016 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leader of a council at the centre of claims children were sexually exploited by taxi drivers resigns due to "ill health".
  
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• Sam Allardyce: England will appoint Sunderland boss as new manager

  20-07-2016 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce will be named as the new England manager, with confirmation expected on Thursday.
  
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• UPDATED: Big Sam set to be named England manager

  20-07-2016 20:29
  
  FORMER Bolton legend Sam Allardyce is expected to be appointed England manager tomorrow.
  
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• BREAKING: Sam Allardyce to be confirmed as the new England manager

  20-07-2016 19:22
  
  FORMER Bolton Wanderers manager, Sam Allardyce, is to be confirmed as the next manager of England.
  
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• End of an era as community Post Office closes after 40 years

  20-07-2016 18:48
  
  RESIDENTS have gathered to say farewell to a Kearsley postmaster after it was announced the long-serving Post Office would be closing.
  
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• Big day to celebrate school boy's battle to beat leukaemia

  20-07-2016 18:48
  
  A SCHOOLBOY had his moment to shine for a day celebrating his courageous battle against cancer.
  
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• Smithills put on dramatic performance in Ireland

  20-07-2016 17:06
  
  DRAMATIC staging provided the perfect backdrop for a Bolton bands theatrical tour of Ireland.
  
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• Tranmere 1 Bolton Wanderers 2: Five Things We Learned - Liverpool Echo

  20-07-2016 17:02
  
  Liverpool Echo
  Tranmere 1 Bolton Wanderers 2: Five Things We Learned
  Liverpool Echo
  Rovers can consider themselves unlucky in defeat, while fans have a new hero called Jennings! Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Tranmere new boy Darren Stephenson on the ball (Andrew Teebay). Winning isn't everything - just yet! Tranmere ...
  
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• Dean Holdsworth resigns as director of football at Bolton Wanderers - Daily Mail

  20-07-2016 16:49
  
  Daily Mail
  Dean Holdsworth resigns as director of football at Bolton Wanderers
  Daily Mail
  Bolton have announced that Dean Holdsworth has resigned from his role as director of football. The former striker, who played for Bolton from 1997 until 2003, led the Sports Shield consortium that took over the club in March this year for £7.5million, ...
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  Dean Holdsworth leaves Director of Football role at B
  
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• Substantial reward offered for safe return of 'heartbroken' 85-year-old woman's stolen dog

  20-07-2016 16:26
  
  A SUBSTANTIAL reward is being offered for the safe return of an elderly woman's Pekingese dog taken from her back garden in Smithills.
  
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• Daniel Hunt: Hospitals apologise five years after boy's death

  20-07-2016 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than five years after a boy died in hospital, his family receive an apology and damages from the hospitals involved in his care.
  
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• Benidorm death: inquest into holidaying father adjourned as Spanish paperwork hasn't arrived

  20-07-2016 15:53
  
  THE inquest into a father-of-two from Bolton who died on a family break to Spain has had to be adjourned because vital paperwork has not yet arrived from the continental authorities.
  
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• Lancashire Thunder: Sarah Taylor to miss Kia Super League

  20-07-2016 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Taylor will not appear for Lancashire Thunder in the inaugural edition of the Super League.
  
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• Hanging 'bra-skets': WI members in Lancashire fill bras with flowers

  20-07-2016 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Women's Institute members in Lancashire are turning their old bras into "hanging bra-skets" full of flowers.
  
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• Cala Gran: Girl, 12, dies at Fleetwood caravan park

  20-07-2016 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The death of a 12-year-old girl at a caravan park in Fleetwood, Lancashire is "unexplained", say police.
  
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• Paralysed Bolton woman treated to garden makeover by TV star Alan Titchmarsh - The Bolton News

  20-07-2016 13:30
  
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  Paralysed Bolton woman treated to garden makeover by TV star Alan Titchmarsh
  The Bolton News
  A BOLTON woman left paralysed after suffering a spinal stroke has been given a garden makeover by TV star Alan Titchmarsh. Caroline Hall, of Crown Lane, Horwich, featured on ITV show Love Your Garden this week after Alan and his team came to ...and more »
  
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• Paralysed Bolton woman treated to garden makeover by TV star Alan Titchmarsh

  20-07-2016 13:29
  
  A BOLTON woman left paralysed after suffering a spinal stroke has been given a garden makeover by TV star Alan Titchmarsh.
  
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• Amir Khan: Boxer happy to face Conor McGregor in 'massive' UFC fight

  20-07-2016 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amir Khan says he would be willing to 'put friendship aside' to train in MMA and fight Conor McGregor in the UFC.
  
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• Tom Heaton: England keeper agrees new Burnley contract

  20-07-2016 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley goalkeeper and captain Tom Heaton signs a new four-year contract at the newly promoted Premier League club.
  
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• Fire warning after resident forced to flee blaze

  20-07-2016 12:55
  
  A WARNING has been issued to take care when burning materials after a resident was smoked out of his house in Bolton.
  
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• UPDATED: Dean Holdsworth leaves position as director of football at Wanderers

  20-07-2016 12:51
  
  DEAN Holdsworth has left his position as Wanderers’ director of football, The Bolton News understands.
  
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• Woman spotted walking on hard shoulder of motorway

  20-07-2016 12:47
  
  A WOMAN was spotted walking on the hard shoulder of the M61.
  
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• Troubled Bury Hospice bouncing back with backing of Bolton Hospice

  20-07-2016 11:56
  
  TROUBLED Bury Hospice is bouncing back with the backing of Bolton Hospice, a new report has indicated.
  
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• Sam Slocombe: Blackpool sign goalkeeper following Oxford release

  20-07-2016 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool sign goalkeeper Sam Slocombe on an initial one-year deal after he was released by Oxford United.
  
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• Bolton human trafficking family given among first Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders in UK - The Bolton News

  20-07-2016 10:12
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton human trafficking family given among first Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders in UK
  The Bolton News
  A FAMILY from Bolton who kept Hungarian women as prostitutes have been made subject to some of the first Slavery and Trafficking Prevention Orders in the UK. Ferenc Dardai, his partner Melania Kiraly and their sons Ferenc Dardai Jnr and Daniel Dardai ...and more »
  
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• Fire at petrol station sparks police probe

  20-07-2016 09:40
  
  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a fire at a service station in Little Hulton.
  
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• Funnyman Peter Kay picks up honorary doctorate

  20-07-2016 09:27
  
  FUNNYMAN Kay returned to his roots yesterday to pick up an honorary degree from his old university.
  
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• Thunderstorms weather warning after temperatures hit 30 degrees

  20-07-2016 08:39
  
  THE thermometer hit 30 degrees Celsius yesterday with people flocking to Bolton and Bury’s parks, farms and waterside locations.
  
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• New multi-million pound school to be built - The Bolton News

  20-07-2016 07:13
  
  The Bolton News
  New multi-million pound school to be built
  The Bolton News
  The new primary school will be built in Great Lever next to the existing primary school. Great Lever Primary School could be open as early as September, 2017 under the Government's flagship free school programme. The new school will be sponsored by ...and more »
  
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• Bolton dad finishes gruelling Ironman in memory of brave teen Zak Vali - The Bolton News

  20-07-2016 07:13
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton dad finishes gruelling Ironman in memory of brave teen Zak Vali
  The Bolton News
  A BRAVE Bolton dad completed Sunday's gruelling Ironman race in memory of brave teenager Zak Vali, who died last year. Rick Blyth, from Lostock, finished his first Ironman in under 15 hours after running on behalf of the charity set up for the brave ...and more »
  
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• WATCH: Pedestrians ignore obstacles and continue to wander through skate park in second viral video

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  A BATTLE between skaters and pedestrians at a town centre skate park is continuing — with a second video on the issue going viral.
  
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• 'There's nothing more we can do to stop teenagers trespassing in office block' says councillor

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  EVERY effort has been made to try to secure a building where teenagers are trespassing on a daily basis, both a councillor and the managing agents have said.
  
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• Plans for new farmhouse restaurant and pub

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  A NEW Farmhouse restaurant and pub could be created on the site of the Logistics North business hub in Over Hulton.
  
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• PICTURES/ VIDEO: Baby meerkats have fun in the sun and alpacas cool off on hottest day of year

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  ANIMALS and visitors basked in the sun at Smithills Open Farm as Bolton was hit with the hottest day of the year.
  
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• PICTURES: Baby meerkats have fun in the sun as temperatures hit record highs

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  ANIMALS and visitors basked in the sun at Smithills Open Farm as Bolton was hit with the hottest day of the year.
  
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• Pedestrians ignore obstacles and continue to wander through skate park in second viral video

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  A BATTLE between skaters and pedestrians at a town centre skate park is continuing — with a second video on the issue going viral.
  
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• New multi-million pound school to be built

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  ONE of Bolton's outstanding academies is to open a new multi-million pound school.
  
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• New farmhouse restaurant and pub could be created on site of business hub

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  A NEW Farmhouse restaurant and pub could be created on the site of the Logistics North business hub in Over Hulton.
  
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• Ice-cream seller who tried to muscle in on rival's territory is spared jail

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  AN ICE cream seller who used threats and intimation to try and muscle in on a rival's area has been spared jail.
  
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• Bolton dad finishes gruelling Ironman in memory of brave teen Zak Vali

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  A BRAVE Bolton dad completed Sunday’s gruelling Ironman race in memory of brave teenager Zak Vali, who died last year.
  
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• Bolton actress urges people to back Corbyn in Labour leadership challenge

  20-07-2016 07:05
  
  BOLTON actress Maxine Peake has issued a rallying cry to urge people to vote for Jeremy Corbyn to remain as leader of the Labour party.
  
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• Looking Back Gallery - Pedal power in Bolton

  20-07-2016 07:04
  
  IRONMAN 2016 competitors were tasked with completing a 112-mile bike ride as part of the recent gruelling triathlon.
  
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• Record number of parents fined for taking children out of class for holidays

  20-07-2016 06:12
  
  A RECORD number of parents have been fined for taking their children out of school during term time — with more than half of all fines issued because youngsters have been taken on holiday.
  
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• Young people's mental health schemes get £55m lottery funding

  20-07-2016 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mental health projects in England will receive £55 million from lottery funding to support young people.
  
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