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• APPEAL: Which historic buildings should feature on town's heritage trail?

  01-09-2016 18:55
  
  HORWICH residents have been asked to nominate buildings of historical significance to be part of the town's heritage trail.
  
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• University drafts in stress-busting dog to help anxious students settle

  01-09-2016 18:53
  
  MAN’ S best friend will help students settle into the new academic year at the University of Bolton.
  
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• Morecambe taken over by Brazilian businessman Diego Lemos

  01-09-2016 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brazilian businessman Diego Lemos takes a majority shareholding in League Two club Morecambe, subject to EFL consent.
  
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• Memorial service for bodies found during Blackburn dig

  01-09-2016 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A memorial service is held to mark the reburial of hundreds of bodies discovered in Blackburn earlier this year.
  
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• Ben Marshall: Blackburn Rovers winger wants to stay, says manager Owen Coyle

  01-09-2016 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Rovers boss Owen Coyle says winger Ben Marshall wants to agree a new deal with the Championship club.
  
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• Junior doctors announce further strike dates in contract row - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 13:35
  
  The Bolton News
  Junior doctors announce further strike dates in contract row
  The Bolton News
  Doctors have announced further strike dates over the imposition of a controversial new contract, despite calls from Theresa May to put patients first. Junior doctors will stage additional full walkouts between 8am and 5pm on October 5, 6, 7, 10 and 11, ...and more »
  
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• Singer who overcame bulimia, self-harm and attempted suicide with the help of music tops the charts

  01-09-2016 12:53
  
  A FARNWORTH singer is continuing to inspire others after her second song reached the top of the charts.
  
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• Morecambe loan Cheltenham's James Jennings and Burnley's Ntumba Massanka

  01-09-2016 11:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe sign Burnley striker Ntumba Massanka and Cheltenham defender James Jennings on loan until January.
  
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• Two-lorry crash causing motorway delays

  01-09-2016 09:53
  
  TRAFFIC is queuing on the M60 following a crash involving two lorries.
  
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• Council pledges to protect Bolton's green spaces following 7000 homes proposal - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 09:53
  
  The Bolton News
  Council pledges to protect Bolton's green spaces following 7000 homes proposal
  The Bolton News
  TOWN hall bosses have insisted that draft plans to create thousands of new homes across the borough will only go ahead if they are happy that Bolton's green belt will be protected. Bolton Council is also looking at new measures to pressurise developers ...and more »
  
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• CAMRA laments 'very sad' closure of historic pub - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 07:18
  
  The Bolton News
  CAMRA laments 'very sad' closure of historic pub
  The Bolton News
  A REAL ale campaigner has expressed sadness over the closure of an historic Bolton pub. Pete Kobryn, from CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), was speaking after the Hen and Chickens on Deansgate closed its doors. The pub, which has been open since ...and more »
  
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• Council pledges to protect Bolton's green spaces following 7,000 homes proposal

  01-09-2016 07:13
  
  TOWN hall bosses have insisted that draft plans to create thousands of new homes across the borough will only go ahead if they are happy that Bolton’s green belt will be protected.
  
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• Teacher shocked at level of poverty in Bolton quits classroom to work for charity - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  Teacher shocked at level of poverty in Bolton quits classroom to work for charity
  The Bolton News
  A BOLTON mother was so shocked by the level of poverty in the town that she quit her job of 23 years as a teacher to work for a charity. Sam Wolstencroft taught Classics at Bury Grammar School for Girls for over two decades before her drastic career ...and more »
  
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• Teacher shocked at level of poverty in Bolton quits classroom to ... - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  Teacher shocked at level of poverty in Bolton quits classroom to ...
  The Bolton News
  A BOLTON mother was so shocked by the level of poverty in the town that she quit her job of 23 years as a teacher to work for a charity.and more »
  
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• One of town's iconic elephants damaged by builders - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  One of town's iconic elephants damaged by builders
  The Bolton News
  ONE of Bolton's iconic elephants has been damaged during work to build an extension at the Royal Bolton Hospital. The three glass fibre sculptures, which stood in Newport Street in Bolton town centre for 25 years, were moved to the hospital site in ...and more »
  
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• Foreign language terrorism awareness posters to appear in Bolton ... - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 07:10
  
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  Foreign language terrorism awareness posters to appear in Bolton ...
  The Bolton News
  POSTERS in Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, and Somali will appear in GP surgeries across Bolton to raise awareness of an NSPCC helpline for parents…and more »
  
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• Foreign language terrorism awareness posters to appear in Bolton GP surgeries - The Bolton News

  01-09-2016 07:10
  
  The Bolton News
  Foreign language terrorism awareness posters to appear in Bolton GP surgeries
  The Bolton News
  POSTERS in Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, and Somali will appear in GP surgeries across Bolton to raise awareness of an NSPCC helpline for parents worried about terrorism and radicalisation. The charity's posters will appear in waiting rooms to let people know ...and more »
  
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• 'Mindless racism' - Ku Klux Klan graffiti daubed on top-rated Indian restaurant

  01-09-2016 07:09
  
  AN OFFENSIVE message written on the wall of a top-rated Indian restaurant has been condemned as "mindless racism".
  
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• 'I dread opening my curtains' - Network Rail relents to petition pressure over 'sickening' metal fence

  01-09-2016 07:09
  
  A METAL fence that was erected metres from the front of people's homes in Farnworth will be removed after a petition.
  
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• APPEAL: Hospice accumulator fundraiser will see businesses given £50 stake

  01-09-2016 07:09
  
  BUSINESSES are being urged to help Bolton Hospice raise money.
  
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• Real ale campaigners lament 'very sad' closure of historic pub

  01-09-2016 07:08
  
  A REAL ale campaigner has expressed sadness over the closure of an historic Bolton pub.
  
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• One of town's iconic elephants damaged by builders

  01-09-2016 07:08
  
  ONE of Bolton's iconic elephants has been damaged during work to build an extension at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
  
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• Foreign language terrorism awareness posters to appear in Bolton GP surgeries

  01-09-2016 07:08
  
  POSTERS in Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, and Somali will appear in GP surgeries across Bolton to raise awareness of an NSPCC helpline for parents worried about terrorism and radicalisation.
  
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• CAMRA laments 'very sad' closure of historic pub

  01-09-2016 07:08
  
  A REAL ale campaigner has expressed sadness over the closure of an historic Bolton pub.
  
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• Britain's strongest men to descend on pub for competition

  01-09-2016 07:08
  
  A COLLECTION of the country’s strongest men are set to descend on Radcliffe this weekend.
  
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• PICTURES: School opens early for enthusiastic new pupils

  01-09-2016 07:07
  
  WHILE many young people may feel a sense of dread before starting secondary school next week, these excited youngsters say they can’t wait.
  
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• Teacher shocked at level of poverty in Bolton quits classroom to work for charity

  01-09-2016 07:06
  
  A BOLTON mother was so shocked by the level of poverty in the town that she quit her job of 23 years as a teacher to work for a charity.
  
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• PICTURES: Rio birds fly in for retail park's final summer of sport day

  01-09-2016 07:00
  
  A SPORTING festival was such a soaring success that carnival birds flew in from Rio for the closing ceremony.
  
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• UK's biggest lighting firm to launch country's largest superstore in Bolton next month

  01-09-2016 06:35
  
  THE country’s biggest specialist lighting firm is to launch its biggest ever superstore in Bolton in a further business boost for the town.
  
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• UK's biggest lighting firm to launch country's largest superstore in Bolton

  01-09-2016 06:35
  
  THE country’s biggest specialist lighting firm is to launch its biggest ever superstore in Bolton in a further business boost for the town.
  
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• UK's biggest lighting firm to launch country's largest superstore

  01-09-2016 06:35
  
  THE country’s biggest specialist lighting firm is to launch its biggest ever superstore in Bolton in a further business boost for the town.
  
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• Councillor calls for end to 'ridiculous charade' over alleged 'transphobic hate' remark

  01-09-2016 06:35
  
  A TOWN hall row about alleged ‘transphobic’ remarks made by a councillor looks set to roll on — with the two sides at odds over how the issue can be resolved.
  
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• 'Please find who did this to my dad' - 13-year-old daughter's plea to find attackers who left father in coma

  01-09-2016 06:10
  
  THE 13-year old daughter of a man who was left critically ill after an attack in Bolton town centre has pleaded “please find who did this to my dad”.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers | Bolton Smash Transfer Deadline Day - Vitalfootball

  01-09-2016 00:52
  Bolton Wanderers | Bolton Smash Transfer Deadline Day
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  Bolton Wanderers had a very busy Deadline Day, bringing in five players, and the departure of three players. Four of the signings were all announced in one fell ...and more »
  
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• Bolton Smash Transfer Deadline Day - Vitalfootball

  01-09-2016 00:52
  Bolton Smash Transfer Deadline Day
  Vitalfootball
  Bolton Wanderers had a very busy Deadline Day, bringing in five players, and the departure of three players. Four of the signings were all announced in one fell swoop. There was one permanent deal, with Ben Alnwick joing from Peterborough on a two year ...and more »
  
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• Bolton sign Ben Alnwick, Sammy Ameobi, James Henry, Tom Thorpe & Keshi Anderson - BBC Sport

  01-09-2016 00:52
  
  BBC Sport
  Bolton sign Ben Alnwick, Sammy Ameobi, James Henry, Tom Thorpe & Keshi Anderson
  BBC Sport
  Bolton have signed Peterborough keeper Ben Alnwick, wingers Sammy Ameobi and James Henry on loan until January, plus striker Keshi Anderson and defender Tom Thorpe on season-long loan deals. Alnwick, 29, played 84 league games for Posh but ...
  Team news ahead of Saturday's Sky Bet League One clash between Bolton and SouthendSkySports
  Anderson Moves On Loan To BoltonOfficial Crystal Palac
  
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• James Jennings: Cheltenham Town defender joins Morecambe on loan

  01-09-2016 00:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe sign Cheltenham Town defender James Jennings on loan until January 2017.
  
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