Bolton news

• Chorley Hospital A&E unit to remain closed over doctor shortage

  28-07-2016 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hospital A&E department closed temporarily over "unacceptable" safety risks is to remain closed because of doctor shortages.
  
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• Go-ahead for new care apartments to be built - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 20:13
  
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  Go-ahead for new care apartments to be built
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  The site of the former William Kemp Heaton care home, where the new development will be built. Picture courtesy of Google Street View. / Dale Haslam. 2 comments. A MULTI-million-pound care facility is set to be built in Goshen after a final hurdle was ...
  
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• Go-ahead for new care apartments to be built

  28-07-2016 20:04
  
  A MULTI-million-pound care facility is set to be built in Goshen after a final hurdle was overcome.
  
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• Sadie Hartley death: Murder suspect told police 'it looks bad'

  28-07-2016 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman accused of murdering her love rival told police "it looks really bad" as she was questioned about her movements by murder squad detectives, a court hears.
  
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• Star Trek exhibition in Blackpool marks show’s 50th anniversary

  28-07-2016 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Star Trek exhibition in Blackpool plans to boldly go where no exhibition has gone before.
  
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• Appointments and operations cancelled as diarrhoea and vomiting bug closes Royal Bolton Hospital wards - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 16:50
  
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  Appointments and operations cancelled as diarrhoea and vomiting bug closes Royal Bolton Hospital wards
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  ROYAL Bolton Hospital has been forced to cancel operations and appointments following an outbreak of norovirus. Two wards have been closed to new patients, 184 outpatient appointment cancelled and a further nine non-urgent operations have been ...
  
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• Broadband contractor's fencing leaves Bolton family trapped at home - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 16:48
  
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  Broadband contractor's fencing leaves Bolton family trapped at home
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  A BOLTON family were trapped inside their own house after cable contractors encircled their home with temporary fencing. Virgin Media have since apologised to 47-year-old Dave Henshall, whose wife and daughter were effectively barricaded inside their ...and more »
  
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• Appointments and operations cancelled as diarrhoea and vomiting bug closes Royal Bolton Hospital wards

  28-07-2016 16:48
  
  ROYAL Bolton Hospital has been forced to cancel operations and appointments following an outbreak of norovirus.
  
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• Pope turns ex-Preston church into Indian Catholic cathedral

  28-07-2016 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The pope declares a formerly closed church in Lancashire a new cathedral for Indian Catholics, making it one of only three worldwide.
  
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• Bolton man scoops £840000 on US lottery — and is ONE number off winning £332 million - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 16:19
  
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  Bolton man scoops £840000 on US lottery — and is ONE number off winning £332 million
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  The unnamed Middlebrook man won the money, approximately £840,000, playing the US Powerball after spending £19 through website World Lottery Club. The 30-year-old could have walked away with a mind-blowing £332 million if had he matched just ...
  
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• SPONSORED CONTENT: Bolton man scoops £840,000 on US lottery

  28-07-2016 16:17
  
  A BOLTON man has scooped $1.1 million on a US lottery.
  
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• Bolton man scoops £840,000 on US lottery - sponsored content

  28-07-2016 16:17
  
  A BOLTON man has scooped $1.1 million on a US lottery.
  
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• Bolton man scoops £840,000 on US lottery — and is ONE number off winning £332 million

  28-07-2016 16:17
  
  A BOLTON man has scooped $1.1 million on a US lottery.
  
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• Broadband contractor's fencing leaves Bolton family trapped in house

  28-07-2016 15:50
  
  A BOLTON family were trapped inside their own house after cable contractors encircled their home with temporary fencing.
  
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• Broadband contractor's fencing leaves Bolton family trapped at home

  28-07-2016 15:50
  
  A BOLTON family were trapped inside their own house after cable contractors encircled their home with temporary fencing.
  
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• Butcher wins £10,000 and Audi from £2.75 ticket

  28-07-2016 14:33
  
  A BUTCHER was shocked when his dream car was delivered to work along with £10,000 in cash.
  
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• Every little counts as big-hearted shoppers help feed those in need

  28-07-2016 14:29
  
  KIND-HEARTED shoppers have donated more than 4,000 meals to help feed those in need.
  
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• REVEALED: Bizarre 'Graham' picture shows how humans would look if they evolved to survive car crash

  28-07-2016 14:13
  
  A road safety organisation has created a life-like sculpture showing what a human being could look like if it had evolved to survive a road accident.
  
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• Bolton duo return 'home' on musical journey - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 14:06
  
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  Bolton duo return 'home' on musical journey
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  THEY say it takes two to tango but in the case of this Bolton duo it takes two to bring a unique new sound to town. Sound of Thieves are the newest team making a name for themselves in Manchester's music scene. Made up of vocalist Phoebe Pope and Jan ...
  
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• Final acts announced for Bolton Live weekend of music - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 13:58
  
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  Final acts announced for Bolton Live weekend of music
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  TWO DJs have completed the bumper line-up for a huge weekend of live music at Bolton Live. Jimmy Musgrave and Paul Thompson, known as The Vinyl Countdown, will perform on the first day of Bolton Live alongside headline act From the Jam as well as ...
  
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• Final acts announced for Bolton Live weekend of music

  28-07-2016 13:56
  
  TWO DJs have completed the bumper line-up for a huge weekend of live music at Bolton Live.
  
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• Bolton actress takes lead in new theatre company - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 13:46
  
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  Bolton actress takes lead in new theatre company
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  A THEATRE company is striving to make art accessible to everybody with the help of passionate drama lovers. Heaton's Keziah Lockwood is one of a handful of actors, producers and writers putting the Grand Dame Theatre Company in the spotlight.
  
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• Drive to get more people working in health and social care

  28-07-2016 13:40
  
  HEALTH bosses want to get more people working in health and social care in Bolton.
  
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• Bolton actress Maxine Peake to star in A Streetcar Named Desire

  28-07-2016 13:34
  
  THE full cast has been revealed for the Royal Exchange Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent auditions coming to Bolton

  28-07-2016 13:06
  
  AUDITIONS for popular TV show Britain's Got Talent are coming to Bolton. 
  
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• Gary Neville reveals plans for skyscrapers and 5-star hotel

  28-07-2016 12:29
  
  Former England star Gary Neville has unveiled his multi million-pound plans to build two new skyscrapers in central Manchester housing a 5-star hotel and luxury apartments.
  
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• North's 'national daily' newspaper 24 closes after six weeks

  28-07-2016 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A daily newspaper described as the "North's national" will cease printing, less than six weeks after its launch.
  
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• This is how to beat the deadly effect of sitting at a desk all day - and, no, it's not the gym

  28-07-2016 11:03
  
  Scientists have come up with a plan for combatting the deadly effect of sitting behind a desk all day – and it doesn’t involve going to the gym.
  
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• GALLERY: 200 years of Beales as department store announces 'Everything Must Go'

  28-07-2016 10:56
  
  NEARLY two centuries of Bolton history is drawing to a close, with the sad announcement that Beales department store is closing.
  
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• Iconic Bolton department store Beales to close - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 10:40
  
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  Iconic Bolton department store Beales to close
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  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. ICONIC Bolton department store Beales is set to close. Signs have gone up in the windows of the Deansgate store informing customers that it will be shutting down ...and more »
  
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• Hindley win to all-but secure finals spot - The Bolton News

  28-07-2016 10:11
  
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  Hindley win to all-but secure finals spot
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  FOLLOWING two recent defeats and a close shave, Bolton Golf Association League B leaders Hindley bounced back with a significant 7½-½ home win against lowly Breightmet last Tuesday evening. It now seems certain that Hindley will make the league ...
  
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• Iconic Bolton department store Beales to close

  28-07-2016 09:33
  
  ICONIC Bolton department store Beales is set to close.
  
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• Teen held social worker hostage at knifepoint after learning his sister had been taken into care, court hears

  28-07-2016 09:17
  
  A FURIOUS teenager held a social worker hostage at knifepoint after learning his younger sister had been taken into care, a court heard.
  
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• Vandals slash car tyres in spree across Bolton

  28-07-2016 07:09
  
  VANDALS caused thousands of pounds worth of damage when they punctured tyres on at least 15 vehicles.
  
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• Man jailed after stolen car horror crash which left mum-of-3 paralysed and brain damaged

  28-07-2016 07:09
  
  A DRIVER in a stolen car smashed into a mother-of-three's vehicle and left her paralysed and brain damaged, a court heard.
  
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• Football fans facing travel headache due to Macron Stadium train station closure

  28-07-2016 07:09
  
  FOOTBALL fans are facing travel chaos as the station outside Wanderers’ Macron stadium will be closed for the first two months of the new season.
  
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• PICTURES: Teddy bears' picnic proves a hit for Farnworth youngsters

  28-07-2016 07:08
  
  IF you went down to Farnworth yesterday, you would have had a big surprise.
  
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• Teacher retires after chalking up 16 years at nursery school

  28-07-2016 07:07
  
  STAFF, children, parents and governors of Grosvenor Nursery School, in Kearsley, said a fond farewell to teacher Denise Cox.
  
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• Safety tips for drivers and horse riders

  28-07-2016 07:07
  
  MOTORISTS and horse riders were given tips on how to stay safe on the road at an education event held at a Bolton stables.
  
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• 'Cheers' — empty shop to be transformed into micropub

  28-07-2016 07:07
  
  PLANS to transform an empty shop into a micropub have been given the green light.
  
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• Businesses serve up thousands of pounds to help less privileged children

  28-07-2016 07:07
  
  BUSINESSES in Bolton served up £3,000 to help provide lunches to children eligible for free school meals.
  
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• Application to build 28 houses given green light

  28-07-2016 07:07
  
  A PROPOSAL to build 28 houses in Westhoughton has been approved by Bolton Council.
  
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