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• Pizza takeaway Papa John's branch in Bolton town centre bids to stay open until 3am - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 20:26
  
  The Bolton News
  Pizza takeaway Papa John's branch in Bolton town centre bids to stay open until 3am
  The Bolton News
  A TOWN centre takeaway is bidding to stay open into the small hours of the morning. The branch of Papa John's pizza parlour in The Picture House in Bradshawgate, Bolton, is seeking to supply customers until 3am on Friday and Saturday and until 1am on ...
  
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• Pizza takeaway Papa John's branch in Bolton town centre bids to stay open until 3am

  21-07-2016 20:25
  
  A TOWN centre takeaway is bidding to stay open into the small hours of the morning.
  
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• Fleetwood caravan park death girl named by police

  21-07-2016 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old girl who died at a caravan site in Lancashire is identified by police.
  
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• Severe delays on M60 and M61 following earlier crash

  21-07-2016 19:24
  
  THERE are severe delays on the M60 clockwise following an earlier accident involving two lorries and a car.
  
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• 3-day road closure forces bus route alterations - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 18:51
  
  The Bolton News
  3-day road closure forces bus route alterations
  The Bolton News
  RESIDENTS are being advised about changes to bus routes — as three days of road closures begin in Bromley Cross. A section of Turton Road will be closed this evening at its junction with Chapeltown Road and Darwen Road until Monday. This is to allow ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO/UPDATED: Quick-thinking truck driver kicks in door to check for signs of life at house fire

  21-07-2016 18:47
  
  A QUICK-thinking truck driver kicked in the door of a house on fire to check for signs of life after spotting billowing smoke while passing by.
  
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• Quick-thinking driver kicks in door to check for signs of life at house fire

  21-07-2016 18:47
  
  A QUICK-thinking motorist kicked in the door of a house on fire to check for signs of life after spotting billowing smoke while driving past.
  
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• 3-day road closure forces bus route alterations

  21-07-2016 18:42
  
  RESIDENTS are being advised about changes to bus routes — as three days of road closures begin in Bromley Cross.
  
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• Neil Danns: Bury sign former Bolton Wanderers midfielder - BBC News

  21-07-2016 18:41
  
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  Neil Danns: Bury sign former Bolton Wanderers midfielder
  BBC News
  Bury have signed midfielder Neil Danns on a two-year deal after his release by Bolton Wanderers. The 33-year-old former Blackburn trainee has played for 10 different clubs including Leicester City, Crystal Palace and Birmingham City. Danns had been on ...and more »
  
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• Peaky Blinders star praises supporters in Ironman 2016 - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 18:17
  
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  Peaky Blinders star praises supporters in Ironman 2016
  The Bolton News
  Paul was returning to the town for his very first triathlon after filming scenes for BBC drama Peaky Blinders in Bolton. Playing hard-man Billy Kitchen during the second series, he was part of the Shelby gang who attacked and seized the Eden Club – the ...and more »
  
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• Peaky Blinders star praises supporters in Ironman 2016

  21-07-2016 18:13
  
  ACTOR Paul Bullion used every ounce of energy to complete the Ironman triathlon.
  
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• Black 'panther' spotted 'chasing deer' - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 18:02
  
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  Black 'panther' spotted 'chasing deer'
  The Bolton News
  Police confirmed that they were called to Bury New Road just before 2.30pm to reports of a 'panther' chasing deer. The man who had called the police said that he had seen a 'large black cat' chasing a deer off Bury New Road heading towards Somerton ...and more »
  
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• Black 'panther' spotted 'chasing deer'

  21-07-2016 17:57
  
  A BLACK panther was reportedly spotted in Radcliffe on Wednesday.
  
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• Bolton Ironman rewards volunteers with cheque donation - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 17:46
  
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  Bolton Ironman rewards volunteers with cheque donation
  The Bolton News
  MORE than 100 hours of voluntary support for Bolton Ironman 2016 has been rewarded with a charity cheque donation. Volunteers from the Rotary Clubs of Bolton, Bolton Daybreak, Bolton Lever, Bolton le Moors, Horwich, Turton Westhoughton and Worsely ...
  
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• Suspect re-arrested over murder of father-to-be who died after being beaten up

  21-07-2016 17:41
  
  DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a father-to-be who died after being attacked by an armed gang have re-arrested a man.
  
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• Bolton Ironman rewards volunteers with cheque donation

  21-07-2016 17:38
  
  MORE than 100 hours of voluntary support for Bolton Ironman 2016 has been rewarded with a charity cheque donation.
  
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• Steve Walsh: Everton name Leicester assistant as director of football

  21-07-2016 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everton appoint Leicester City joint assistant manager and head of recruitment Steve Walsh as their new director of football.
  
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• Gary Neville 'will NOT be Sam Allardyce's assistant manager' as former Bolton boss nears England role - Mirror.co.uk

  21-07-2016 16:35
  
  Mirror.co.uk
  Gary Neville 'will NOT be Sam Allardyce's assistant manager' as former Bolton boss nears England role
  Mirror.co.uk
  Gary Neville will reportedly not be Sam Allardyce's assistant manager at England as the former Bolton boss closes is on the top job. Manchester United legend Neville stepped down from his Three Lions role at the same time as Roy Hodgson, but it had ...
  Sam Allardyce backed for England job by former Boro and Bolton strikerGazette Live
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• 'Aggressive and intoxicated man' at Bolton skate park

  21-07-2016 16:23
  
  POLICE were called to the skate park in Bolton town centre to "reports of an aggressive and intoxicated man".
  
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• Calum Woods: Preston North End defender ruled out of Championship campaign

  21-07-2016 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preston defender Calum Woods is ruled out of their whole Championship campaign with a serious knee injury.
  
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• York company Gobbledigook Theatre to perform Wind In The Willows as Bolton Abbey's first open-air play - The Press, York

  21-07-2016 15:18
  
  The Press, York
  York company Gobbledigook Theatre to perform Wind In The Willows as Bolton Abbey's first open-air play
  The Press, York
  YORK and Easingwold company Gobbledigook Theatre are to perform a new outdoor adaptation of The Wind In The Willows on the banks of the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey from Saturday to August 7. Kenneth Grahame's enchanting tale of adventure and ...and more »
  
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• News of Big Sam's England job is welcomed across Bolton - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 15:02
  
  The Bolton News
  News of Big Sam's England job is welcomed across Bolton
  The Bolton News
  THE news that Sam Allardyce is to become the next England manager has been warmly welcomed across Bolton. Football fans around the borough are delighted at the news that the man affectionately known as Big Sam will take over the reins of the troubled ...
  Sam Allardyce: New England manager's record for Bolton, West Ham and Sunderland in focusThe Independent
  Gary Neville 'will NOT be Sam Allardyce's assis
  
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• News of Big Sam's England job welcomed across Bolton

  21-07-2016 14:58
  
  THE news that Sam Allardyce is to become the next England manager has been warmly welcomed across Bolton.
  
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• News of Big Sam's England job is welcomed across Bolton

  21-07-2016 14:58
  
  THE news that Sam Allardyce is to become the next England manager has been warmly welcomed across Bolton.
  
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• Grant Hanley: Newcastle United sign Blackburn Rovers captain

  21-07-2016 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United sign defender Grant Hanley from Blackburn Rovers on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
  
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• HSBC trader bailed in US currency exchange fraud probe - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 14:12
  
  The Bolton News
  HSBC trader bailed in US currency exchange fraud probe
  The Bolton News
  A top trader at banking giant HSBC has been released on bail after he was arrested by FBI agents and charged with fraudulently rigging a 3.5 billion dollar (£2.6 billion) currency exchange deal. Mark Johnson, the bank's head of global foreign exchange ...and more »
  
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• Care agency found to be doing 'good' work by inspectors - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 13:39
  
  The Bolton News
  Care agency found to be doing 'good' work by inspectors
  The Bolton News
  The Local Care Company (Bolton) Limited, based in Chorley Old Road provides personal care for adults in their own homes. An inspection took place on June 14 with inspectors speaking with staff and people who used the service, as well as visiting two ...
  
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• Blackpool 115mph fail-to-stop driver 'needed the toilet'

  21-07-2016 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A motorist caught driving at 115mph failed to stop for police because he was "desperate for the toilet".
  
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• Paddy Lacey: Accrington Stanley sign former Barrow midfielder

  21-07-2016 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two side Accrington Stanley sign midfielder Paddy Lacey on a one-year deal after his release by Barrow.
  
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• Motorcyclist, 20, dies in lorry crash in west Lancashire

  21-07-2016 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash with a lorry in west Lancashire, say police.
  
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• Bury Seniors secure rare draw against Bolton in penultimate inter-league series match - Bury Times

  21-07-2016 12:17
  
  Bury Times
  Bury Seniors secure rare draw against Bolton in penultimate inter-league series match
  Bury Times
  BOLTON and Bury's seniors produced what may have been the first draw in their inter-league series history. Chasing a target of 32 in the second innings at East Lancs Paper Mill Cricket Club, Bolton were restricted by a determined Bury in a thrilling ...
  
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• Anyone missing a snake? Unusual appeal by police in Bolton - ITV News

  21-07-2016 12:01
  
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  Anyone missing a snake? Unusual appeal by police in Bolton
  ITV News
  Police in Bolton are appealing for help in tracing the owner of a pet snake. They believe it escaped from an address in the Great Lever area of the town. Officers were alerted by residents and say they 'charmed' the one metre plus reptile into a box ...and more »
  
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• Snake in a police car! Police looking for owner of escaped reptile

  21-07-2016 12:00
  
  You've heard of snakes on a plane, but what about a snake in a police car?
  
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• Dog feared stolen is returned to owner's garden

  21-07-2016 11:47
  
  A DOG feared stolen from a back garden in Bolton has been returned.
  
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• Stage stars shine on special awards night - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 10:45
  
  The Bolton News
  Stage stars shine on special awards night
  The Bolton News
  DRAMA groups from Bolton and beyond were recognised for a hard season's work at a special awards event earlier this month. The Greater Manchester Drama Federation (GMDF) awards promote and celebrate all aspects of the amateur theatre movement in ...
  
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• Bolton funny woman heading for comedy stage at Edinburgh Fringe Festival - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 10:45
  
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  Bolton funny woman heading for comedy stage at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
  The Bolton News
  A BOLTON comedienne is preparing for her one-woman - and biggest - show at this year's Edinburgh Fringe. Cassie Atkinson will be heading up to the festival next month for four weeks of performing her show Supernumerary Rainbow. The Lostock funny ...and more »
  
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• Memorial fund for tragic special constable Samantha Derbyshire raises more than £8,400

  21-07-2016 10:32
  
  A MEMORIAL fund set up in honour of tragic special constable Samantha Derbyshire has raised more than £8,400.
  
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• REVIEW: The BFG - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 10:19
  
  The Bolton News
  REVIEW: The BFG
  The Bolton News
  Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall. Director: Steven Spielberg. THE final collaboration of Steven Spielberg and Melissa Mathison, director and screenwriter of ET, is a ...and more »
  
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• UPDATED: Heroic plumber and his wife help young woman make daring escape from house fire

  21-07-2016 09:32
  
  A HEROIC plumber and his wife helped a young woman escape from a first floor window after a blaze started in her house this morning.
  
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• Under-threat school swimming pool thrown a lifeline

  21-07-2016 09:31
  
  AN under-threat community swimming pool has been thrown a lifeline just days before it was due to close.
  
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• Severe delays of up to an hour on motorway after car and lorry crash

  21-07-2016 09:20
  
  THERE are severe delays on the motorway this morning after a crash involving a car and a lorry. 
  
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• Heroic neighbour helps young woman escape house blaze

  21-07-2016 08:56
  
  A HEROIC neighbour helped a young woman escape from a first floor window after a blaze started in her house this morning.
  
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• Students ready for next challenge after historic award achievement - The Bolton News

  21-07-2016 07:11
  
  The Bolton News
  Students ready for next challenge after historic award achievement
  The Bolton News
  NO challenge is too big for these young adventurers who are celebrating gaining their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award. Their achievement has made history at Rumworth School, where for the first time students have completed the second level of the award.and more »
  
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• Murder trial over Sebastian Zuchlinski's death re-arranged to begin next year

  21-07-2016 07:08
  
  THE TRIAL of Tomasz Bubrowski, who is accused of murdering a fellow Polish man in Bolton, has been listed to take place next year.
  
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• More questions on former chief exec's pay-off as full extent of his Bolton earnings are published

  21-07-2016 07:08
  
  QUESTIONS are continuing to be asked about the severance payment made to five-month chief executive Paul Najsarek - as published accounts reveal the total amount he received during his time in Bolton.
  
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• Students ready for next challenge after historic award achievement

  21-07-2016 07:07
  
  NO challenge is too big for these young adventurers who are celebrating gaining their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award.
  
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• Race is on to find a home for Kiara the depressed dog

  21-07-2016 07:07
  
  A HOME is desperately needed for a distressed dog who is giving up on life.
  
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• PICTURES: Young gardeners enjoy sweet smell of success at Tatton Flower Show

  21-07-2016 07:07
  
  YOUNG gardeners are creating a song and dance at the RHS Flower Show Tatton Park.
  
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• Crowbar-wielding father attacked neighbours' house and injured man in 'minute of madness'

  21-07-2016 07:07
  
  A CROWBAR-wielding father smashed up a neighbour's home and attacked people who tried to intervene in a "minute or so of madness", a court heard.
  
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• Inspirational Ironman crosses the finish line after incredible swim achievement

  21-07-2016 07:06
  
  IT is one of the most inspirational stories from this year’s Ironman
  
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