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• Rio 2016 Olympics: Sir Bradley Wiggins will not be Team GB flag bearer

  02-08-2016 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Bradley Wiggins rules himself out of carrying Team GB's flag at the Olympic Games opening ceremony on Friday.
  
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• JAILED: Bolton gang who dealt Class A drugs across country - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 19:16
  
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  JAILED: Bolton gang who dealt Class A drugs across country
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  SIX members of a Bolton drugs gang have been jailed for supplying class A and class B narcotics all over the country. The criminals, imprisoned for a total of 68 years, dealt in large quantities of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and amphetamine. They sent ...and more »
  
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• JAILED: Bolton gang who dealt Class A drugs across country (From ... - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 19:16
  
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  JAILED: Bolton gang who dealt Class A drugs across country (From ...
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  SIX members of a Bolton drugs gang have been jailed for supplying class A and class B narcotics all over the country.and more »
  
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• Rio 2016 Olympics: Rower Graeme Thomas out of Games with illness

  02-08-2016 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team GB's two-time World Championships medallist Graeme Thomas is ruled out of the Olympics with illness.
  
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• Eddie Nolan: Blackpool sign ex-York City defender on a one-year deal

  02-08-2016 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  League Two side Blackpool sign former York City defender Eddie Nolan on a one-year contract.
  
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• REVEALED: Bolton Wanderers unveil new sky blue away kit for 2016/17 season

  02-08-2016 18:16
  
  BOLTON Wanderers' have unveiled their new away kit, which goes on sale later this month.
  
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• Gordon Greer: Blackburn Rovers bring in former Brighton defender

  02-08-2016 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers sign former Brighton captain Gordon Greer on a one-year deal
  
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• Police arrest wanted man

  02-08-2016 17:57
  
  ONE of Bolton's Most Wanted has been arrested as a result of his face appearing in The Bolton News, police said.
  
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• 'Thanks for your patience!' Holidaymakers already delayed 24 hours told they must wait until tomorrow for Corfu flight

  02-08-2016 17:42
  
  HOLIDAYMAKERS have been stuck at Manchester Airport for more than 24 hours following the cancellation of their flight.
  
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• Residents speak of shock after arson attack causes thousands of pounds worth of damage

  02-08-2016 14:56
  
  RESIDENTS spoke of their shock after an arson attack caused thousands of pounds worth of damage at two houses in Little Hulton.
  
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• Uwe Rosler: Fleetwood Town boss says club must create top-six mentality

  02-08-2016 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Fleetwood manager Uwe Rosler says he will urge his side to have a top-six mentality and play attacking football.
  
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• JAILED: Bolton gang who dealt Class A drugs across country

  02-08-2016 14:30
  
  SIX members of a Bolton drugs gang have been jailed for supplying class A and class B narcotics all over the country.
  
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• Bolton gang who dealt four types of drugs in the North West are jailed for total of 68 years

  02-08-2016 14:30
  
  SIX members of a Bolton drugs gang have been jailed for supplying class A and class B narcotics all over the country.
  
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• Apple creates 100 new emoji including single dad family and changes gun to water pistol

  02-08-2016 14:21
  
  Apple has created 100 new emoji, including changing the gun emoji into a water pistol as part of a plan to make the animations more diverse and family friendly.
  
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• Apple creates 100 new emoji

  02-08-2016 14:21
  
  Apple has created 100 new emoji, including changing the gun emoji into a water pistol as part of a plan to make the animations more diverse and family friendly.
  
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• VIDEO: Fire crews tackling serious house blaze

  02-08-2016 13:46
  
  FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a serious house fire.
  
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• Ormskirk man, 44, held after attempted machete attack

  02-08-2016 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who tried to attack another man with a machete has been detained under the Mental Health Act, police said.
  
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• Jordan Clark: Accrington Stanley sign ex-Shrewsbury midfielder

  02-08-2016 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley sign former Shrewsbury midfielder Jordan Clark on a one-year deal with a further one-year option.
  
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• Indian restaurant's plan for ‘inappropriate’ light-up sign rejected by council

  02-08-2016 11:08
  
  A BROMLEY Cross restaurant has had its plans to erect an illuminated sign and to retain an extraction flue refused.
  
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• Council defers controversial plan for new houses

  02-08-2016 11:01
  
  A PLANNING application, which received 29 objections and prompted a residents’ petition, was deferred by Bolton planning committee.
  
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• Dog day care centre to become children's nursery

  02-08-2016 10:55
  
  PLANS to transform a former dog day care centre into a children’s nursery were approved by Bolton Council.
  
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• Blackrod Scarecrow Festival raises more than £10,000

  02-08-2016 10:50
  
  MORE than £10,000 was collected from Blackrod's Scarecrow Festival.
  
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• Can you help prepare lunches to feed hundreds of needy children this summer?

  02-08-2016 10:27
  
  VOLUNTEERS are needed to prepare sandwiches for the Urban Outreach Lunch Project.
  
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• Death of lorry driver whose HGV got parking ticket was natural causes

  02-08-2016 10:13
  
  A DRIVER who died after falling ill at the wheel of a lorry that later received a parking ticket died of natural causes, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Families warned over Alton Towers ticket scam on Facebook

  02-08-2016 09:49
  
  THEME park Alton Towers is warning families not to be tricked by an offer of free tickets circulating on social media. 
  
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• Re-trial ordered of man accused of conning ex-Bolton Wanderers ... - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 09:45
  
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  Re-trial ordered of man accused of conning ex-Bolton Wanderers ...
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  A RE-TRIAL will take place of a man accused of luring former Bolton Wanderers players into a luxury Christmas hamper scam and then stealing money…and more »
  
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• Re-trial ordered of man accused of conning ex-Bolton Wanderers players in Christmas hamper scam - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 09:45
  
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  Re-trial ordered of man accused of conning ex-Bolton Wanderers players in Christmas hamper scam
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  A RE-TRIAL will take place of a man accused of luring former Bolton Wanderers players into a luxury Christmas hamper scam and then stealing money from their bank accounts. Former Whites player and manager Sam Allardyce was one of Stephen ...and more »
  
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• Re-trial ordered of man accused of conning ex-Bolton Wanderers players in Christmas hamper scam

  02-08-2016 09:43
  
  A RE-TRIAL will take place of a man accused of luring former Bolton Wanderers players into a luxury Christmas hamper scam and then stealing money from their bank accounts.
  
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• ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON LEAGUE: Fine fielding key to Daisy victory - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 08:17
  
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  ANTHONY AXFORD BOLTON LEAGUE: Fine fielding key to Daisy victory
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  DAISY Hill skipper Steven Chilton says their three-wicket victory against Kearsley on Saturday was down to fantastic fielding. The Springfield Road side had Faisil Iqbal to thank for knocking 99 not out as they posted a total of 189-5. Stephen ...
  
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• How to improve Bolton town centre - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 07:12
  
  How to improve Bolton town centre
  The Bolton News
  WITH the decline of the department store, Bolton now faces a huge problem. As we know BHS has gone and Beales is going and in the long run Debenhams and Marks Spencers may follow unless their management get a grip. Bolton saw this coming of ...
  
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• Talented young musicians raise the roof at famous German festival

  02-08-2016 07:08
  
  YOUNG musicians are back from raising the roof at the prestigious Paderhalle in Germany as they celebrated 30 years of friendship between Bolton and Paderborn.
  
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• Tributes to 'gentle and peace-loving' singer and artist who has died aged 80

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  THE family of singer and artist Geoffrey Shovelton have paid tribute to the talented tenor.
  
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• Tribute to Atherton tenor - The Bolton News

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
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  Tribute to Atherton tenor
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  THE family of singer and artist Geoffrey Shovelton have paid tribute to the talented tenor. Mr Shovelton died, aged 80, on July 4, in Androscoggin Hospice in Auburn, United States. The father-of-three was born in Flapper Fold Lane, Atherton, in 1936 ...and more »
  
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• Tribute to Atherton tenor

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  THE family of singer and artist Geoffrey Shovelton have paid tribute to the talented tenor.
  
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• Schoolchildren raise money for a neighbouring school where vandals caused more than £8,000 worth of damage

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  YOBS who vandalised a primary school could learn a lesson from a group of pupils who raised money to help pay for repairs.
  
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• More than 100 car dealership employees gear up for assault course challenge

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  AN ENERGETIC group of workers from Bolton are limbering up for a challenging assault course this weekend.
  
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• Long-serving headteacher retires on a high note after landmark anniversary year

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  A HEADTEACHER has retired at the end of a landmark year for the school he has worked at for 17 years.
  
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• Ex-serviceman hit town centre reveller with 'forceful uppercut' during unprovoked assault

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  A FORMER serviceman who fiercely punched a reveller in a Bolton nightclub in a "moment of madness" has been spared jail.
  
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• Children raise money for neighbouring school where vandals caused £8,000 of damage

  02-08-2016 07:07
  
  YOBS who vandalised a primary school could learn a lesson from a group of pupils who raised money to help pay for repairs.
  
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• Woman who dropped 5 stones and 4 dress sizes now helps other slimmers achieve their goals

  02-08-2016 07:06
  
  A WOMAN wants to help others to lose weight after dropping five stones.
  
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• Woman who dropped 5 stone and 4 dress sizes now helps other slimmers achieve their goals

  02-08-2016 07:06
  
  A WOMAN wants to help others to lose weight after dropping five stone.
  
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• Fundraising cyclists grin and bear it while taking mascot teddy on charity ride

  02-08-2016 07:06
  
  FUNDRAISING cyclists had to grin and bear an eight-mile challenge to play their part in a national charity event.
  
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• Estate agents' historic new home to be renamed 'Burnden House'

  02-08-2016 07:06
  
  A BUILDING steeped in history is the new home for estate agents Miller Metcalfe.
  
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• Boost for early shift workers as bus service to Aldi distribution centre is extended

  02-08-2016 07:06
  
  A TRANSPORT link to a Bolton industrial estate has been extended to help shift workers at a supermarket giant's distribution centre.
  
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• Award honours former mountain rescue leader's decades of life-saving service

  02-08-2016 07:06
  
  A FORMER mountain rescue leader has received special recognition for his decades of hard work saving lives.
  
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