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• One-Day Cup: Liam Livingstone makes 98 as Lancashire beat Derbyshire

  27-07-2016 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone hits a career-best 98 to help his side beat Derbyshire in the One-Day Cup.
  
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• Bolton actress Helen Flanagan 'completed' by motherhood

  27-07-2016 18:21
  
  FORMER Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan has revealed how motherhood has "completed" her after she felt "lost".
  
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• Churches in Bolton asked to review security after terrorist attack in Normandy

  27-07-2016 18:15
  
  CHURCHES in Bolton are being urged to review security arrangements as a precaution after the terrorist attack in Normandy.
  
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• Dominant Brook stay on course for the title - The Bolton News

  27-07-2016 16:46
  
  Dominant Brook stay on course for the title
  The Bolton News
  Holcombe Brook A of Bolton's Mixed Tennis League are on course to win once again the Division One title. With just four matches of the season to go, the Bury team have won all 10 of their matches and have opened up a six-point lead on their nearest ...
  
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• Bolton Wanderers take to pitch in new kit — what do you think ... - The Bolton News

  27-07-2016 16:02
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton Wanderers take to pitch in new kit — what do you think ...
  The Bolton News
  The club's new Macron-manufactured 2016/17 home kit will be on open sale from 9am, ahead of the Whites' final pre-season fixture against Preston North End ...and more »
  
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• Man hospitalised following alleged assault at property

  27-07-2016 16:01
  
  A MAN was arrested on suspicion of assault after another man was hospitalised following an incident at a property in Horwich.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers take to pitch in new kit — what do you think?

  27-07-2016 15:58
  
  BOLTON Wanderers' new home shirt goes on sale on Saturday.
  
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• Post office customer delivering parcel threatened with machete and robbed in Bolton - Manchester Evening News

  27-07-2016 15:48
  
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  Post office customer delivering parcel threatened with machete and robbed in Bolton
  Manchester Evening News
  A post office customer was threatened with a machete and robbed of a large amount of money after they delivered a parcel. He was approached by two men as he returned to his van after leaving the post office on George Street, in Farnworth, Bolton , on ...
  
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• Tributes paid to 'great council character' Rosa Kay, who has died at 79

  27-07-2016 14:49
  
  TRIBUTES have been paid to ‘one of the great characters of Bolton Council’, Cllr Rosa Kay, who has died at the age of 79.
  
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• Man in ski mask armed with machete holds up cash delivery at Post Office

  27-07-2016 13:40
  
  MEN armed with a machete held up a cash delivery to a post office this morning – escaping with a quantity of money.
  
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• School receives outstanding end of year report

  27-07-2016 13:37
  
  A PRIMARY school received an outstanding end of year report.
  
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• Shops caught selling booze to under 18s

  27-07-2016 13:35
  
  SHOPKEEPERS are being urged to stay vigilant this summer to keep schoolchildren safe from alcohol harm.
  
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• 'They were being quite cocky' - pensioner ‘puts boy in arm lock’ in train row

  27-07-2016 12:35
  
  TRANSPORT police are appealing for information to identify a pensioner, who allegedly assaulted a young boy on a train, by putting him in an arm lock.
  
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• Traffic 'havoc' in Bolton town centre after face-off between lorry and bus drivers

  27-07-2016 12:15
  
  TRAFFIC came to a standstill in Bolton town centre following a face-off between a lorry and a bus.
  
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• Public inquiry into death of Bolton father shot by police to begin hearing evidence in January - The Bolton News

  27-07-2016 11:14
  
  The Bolton News
  Public inquiry into death of Bolton father shot by police to begin hearing evidence in January
  The Bolton News
  A PUBLIC inquiry examining the death of an unarmed Bolton father shot by police will discover the truth and identify failures, the chairing judge has said. Judge Thomas Teague spoke at the opening of the inquiry into the circumstances leading up to and ...and more »
  
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• Public inquiry into death of Bolton father shot by police to begin hearing evidence in January

  27-07-2016 11:12
  
  A PUBLIC inquiry examining the death of a Bolton father shot by police will begin taking evidence in January next year.
  
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• Anthony Grainger death: inquiry into police shooting of Bolton dad to hear evidence from January

  27-07-2016 11:12
  
  A PUBLIC inquiry examining the death of a Bolton father shot by police will begin taking evidence in January next year.
  
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• WATCH: Video shows devious new bank machine scam sweeping UK

  27-07-2016 10:06
  
  BANK machine customers are falling foul of a devious new scam – prompting Barclays to issue a video on how to avoid becoming a victim.
  
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• Man given oxygen after kitchen fire

  27-07-2016 08:37
  
  A MAN was treated for smoke inhalation by firefighters called to a kitchen blaze last night.
  
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• Ex-Wanderer Blake says team needs to be prepared to dig in for a graveyard shift - The Bolton News

  27-07-2016 07:09
  
  The Bolton News
  Ex-Wanderer Blake says team needs to be prepared to dig in for a graveyard shift
  The Bolton News
  WANDERERS have two years to escape the “graveyard” of League One – or they have big problems on their hands. That's the view of former striker Nathan Blake, who is worried the overspill of money from the Premier League is creating a financial void ...
  
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• Teenage market to set up shop again

  27-07-2016 07:07
  
  A MARKET designed especially for young entrepreneurs and performers is returning to Bolton this autumn.
  
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• Sadness as popular grandfather known as ‘Barry T-shirt’ dies

  27-07-2016 07:07
  
  A WELL-KNOWN local man who annually organised a reunion for Castle Hill School has died.
  
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• Money launderer must pay £300,000 or go back to jail

  27-07-2016 07:07
  
  A CRIMINAL who was jailed for money laundering is being forced to hand over more than £300,000.
  
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• Man who assaulted three police officers gets suspended jail term

  27-07-2016 07:07
  
  MAGISTRATES have handed a 31-year-old man a suspended prison sentence after he attacked three police officers.
  
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• Firm which started life above launderette with just one employee now celebrating 10th anniversary

  27-07-2016 07:07
  
  A COMPANY which started life above a Bolton launderette with just one employee is now celebrating its 10th anniversary.
  
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• Sporting summer holiday fun in Bolton

  27-07-2016 07:06
  
  CHILDREN kicked, jumped and boxed their way into the summer holidays at a special sports day in Bolton town centre.
  
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• MPs visit new Bolton base of missile manufacturer - The Bolton News

  27-07-2016 07:06
  
  The Bolton News
  MPs visit new Bolton base of missile manufacturer
  The Bolton News
  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. MEMBERS of Parliament have been learning more about missile manufacturer MBDA's plans for their new home at the Logistics North site in Over Hulton. Yasmin Qureshi ...
  
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• Flood-damaged road closed until next year as £600,000 repair work set to begin

  27-07-2016 07:06
  
  A ROAD that collapsed during the Boxing Day floods is not expected to reopen fully until February.
  
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• Bruno the much-loved Labrador to undergo life-saving surgery after visit to TV's Supervet

  27-07-2016 07:06
  
  BELOVED pet dog Bruno is set for life-saving surgery this week after an appeal by his owner to fund his treatment.
  
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• Amir Khan celebrated becoming a "doctor" for the second time as he is honoured for his charity work

  27-07-2016 07:06
  
  BOXING champion Amir Khan said he was honoured to "graduate" from Manchester Metropolitan University for his sporting success and charity work that recognised he is a 'people's champion'.
  
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• Strip former BHS boss of knighthood

  27-07-2016 07:05
  
  The damning report from MPs into the collapse of the flagship high street retail chain BHS has described Sir Philip Green as "the unacceptable face of capitalism".
  
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• MPs visit new Bolton base of missile manufacturer

  27-07-2016 07:05
  
  MEMBERS of Parliament have been learning more about missile manufacturer MBDA’s plans for their new home at the Logistics North site in Over Hulton.
  
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• Heroic truck driver describes moment he kicked down door of burning building and ran inside to help family

  27-07-2016 07:05
  
  A HEROIC truck driver has described the moment he kicked down the door of a burning house and ran inside in a bid to save a family.
  
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• Looking Back Gallery - Primary school pictures from 1990

  27-07-2016 07:04
  
  THIS week we travel back to the turn of the 90s – when shell suits were all the rage and Margaret Thatcher brought and end 11 years at number 10.
  
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• Turton road closure

  27-07-2016 07:02
  
  The roadworks on Saturday on Turton Road were a prize example of ineptitude and lack of proper planning. It was chaotic with vehicles trying to navigate past plant and equipment.
  
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• Council to spend £6.4 million paying off staff

  27-07-2016 06:09
  
  BOLTON Council will spend close to six and a half million pounds paying off staff as it launches a new adult services trading company, it has been revealed.
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - 27 July 2016 - The Bolton News

  27-07-2016 06:03
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - 27 July 2016
  The Bolton News
  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects. Deane-linked man Jason Baxendale, aged 43, is sought for questioning regarding a theft from a motor vehicle in Bolton in June. Wanted for skipping court, breaching ...
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - 27 July 2016

  27-07-2016 06:00
  
  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects.
  
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• NHS consultant paid £375,000 in overtime

  27-07-2016 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Growing pressures are leading UK hospitals to increasingly rely on premium overtime pay to get consultants to do extra work, with one paid £375,000 last year, the BBC finds.
  
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