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• 5 men accused of firearms offences after shooting of 24-year-old

  05-10-2016 19:00
  
  DETECTIVES have charged a number of men from Bolton borough with firearms offences in relation to shootings in Little Hulton.
  
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• Night club owner fined over deadly asbestos risk to 20 workers

  05-10-2016 18:44
  
  A NIGHT club owner has been fined after admitting failing to carry out an asbestos survey before starting refurbishment work on The Level in Bolton, which put workers at risk.
  
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• Night club owner fined over asbestos risk

  05-10-2016 18:22
  
  A NIGHT club owner has been fined after admitting failing to carry out an asbestos survey before starting refurbishment work on The Level in Bolton, which put workers at risk.
  
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• Preston hospital patient's brain op cancelled five times

  05-10-2016 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As debts double in Lancashire's NHS hospitals, a Preston patient says his brain operation has been cancelled five times due to hospital pressures.
  
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• £25,000 criminal damage charges for man accused of throwing tiles in rooftop stand-off

  05-10-2016 17:15
  
  A MAN has appeared in court in connection with the rooftop protest in which tiles were thrown.
  
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• Owner 'distraught' after dog killed in hit-and-run

  05-10-2016 16:47
  
  A DOG owner was left in floods of tears when a hit-and-run driver struck and killed her pet in front of horrified bystanders.
  
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• Coroner asks CPS to probe Freckleton baby death

  05-10-2016 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Crown Prosecution Service is being asked to look again at the death of a baby boy at a vicarage.
  
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• Thriller songwriter Rod Temperton dies of cancer at 66 - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 15:14
  
  The Bolton News
  Thriller songwriter Rod Temperton dies of cancer at 66
  The Bolton News
  Rod Temperton, the songwriter behind Michael Jackson's Thriller and Rock With You, has died of cancer at the age of 66, his music publisher has announced. Jon Platt, chairman and chief executive of Warner/Chappell, said in a statement: "Rod Temper ton, ...
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• Use your passion or fear to raise money for Children in Need says Sara Cox

  05-10-2016 13:28
  
  BOLTON beauty Sara Cox has helped to launch BBC Children in Need’s fundraising campaign.
  
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• Arrests over M61 police pursuit crash in Bolton - BBC News

  05-10-2016 13:12
  
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  Arrests over M61 police pursuit crash in Bolton
  BBC News
  Two men have been arrested after a police officer was hurt in a motorway crash while pursuing a car. The officer's vehicle overturned on the M61 in Bolton as he tried to stop a car suspected of being involved in a hit-and-run in Blackpool on Monday ...
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• Arrests over M61 police pursuit crash in Bolton

  05-10-2016 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are arrested after a police officer was hurt in a motorway crash while pursuing a car.
  
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• 'Dangerous' wanted man believed to be in Bolton or Bury - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 12:55
  
  The Bolton News
  'Dangerous' wanted man believed to be in Bolton or Bury
  The Bolton News
  DETECTIVES are appealing for information to catch a dangerous man wanted on recall to prison. Mark Anthony Ryder, 46, is wanted for failing to comply with conditions of his licence. He is believed to be frequenting the Bolton and Bury areas of Greater ...and more »
  
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• 'Dangerous' wanted man believed to be in Bolton or Bury

  05-10-2016 12:47
  
  DETECTIVES are appealing for information to catch a dangerous man wanted on recall to prison.
  
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• Two arrested after police car crash on M61 near Bolton - Manchester ... - Manchester Evening News

  05-10-2016 12:40
  
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  Two arrested after police car crash on M61 near Bolton - Manchester ...
  Manchester Evening News
  Two men from Ashton-under-Lyne have been arrested after the police chase and crash on Monday evening.
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• READ: Bolton News reader's hilarious response to Horwich Conservative Club strippers story - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 12:24
  
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  READ: Bolton News reader's hilarious response to Horwich Conservative Club strippers story
  The Bolton News
  And judging by a letter sent into us at BN towers, reader Geoff Byron is no different. Mr Byron, like many, had read Monday's front page story about Horwich Conservative Club's plans to host a 'Gentlemen's Evening' featuring a comedian and strippers in ...
  
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• READ: Bolton News reader's hilarious response to Horwich Conservative Club strippers story

  05-10-2016 12:21
  
  It has always been said that Bolton people have a good sense of humour.
  
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• New public park the size of New York's Central Park will connect Bolton, Bury, Salford and Manchester through green spaces

  05-10-2016 12:04
  
  A NEW park the size of Central Park in New York City could be created on land bordering Bolton.
  
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• Bolton boss on why 'unpredictable' Sammy Ameobi is 'building' into loan spell after first goal - ChronicleLive

  05-10-2016 11:15
  
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  Bolton boss on why 'unpredictable' Sammy Ameobi is 'building' into loan spell after first goal
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  Bolton Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson insists the Trotters are “building” Sammy Ameobi up to reach his potential after the on-loan Newcastle United winger netted his first goal of the season. The 24-year-old, who is into the final year of his Magpies ...
  'Tonight was all about the win' says Wanderers boss Phil ParkinsonThe Bolton News
  MATCH REPORT: Bolton 1-0 Bla
  
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• REVIEW: Bolton's newest steakhouse - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 11:06
  
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  REVIEW: Bolton's newest steakhouse
  The Bolton News
  It's the ultimate comfort food and always my number one choice for a meal in a restaurant. So when a new halal steakhouse opened up round the corner from work I couldn't wait to give it a try. Toro's Steakhouse, situated in Marsden House on Marsden ...and more »
  
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• REVIEW: Bolton's newest steakhouse

  05-10-2016 11:04
  
  THERE’S nothing like a nice juicy steak when you’re feeling peckish.
  
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• Tyson Fury: I took cocaine to help deal with depression

  05-10-2016 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he is a "manic depressive" and hopes "someone kills me before I kill myself".
  
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• Podium finish for University of Bolton race team - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 10:18
  
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  Podium finish for University of Bolton race team
  The Bolton News
  STUDENTS from the University of Bolton proved just how driven they are to succeed after helping racing team Century Motorsport to third place in the 2016 British GT4 Pro/AM Drivers Championship. The university linked up with the Warwickshire-based team ...
  
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• Bolton actress Helen Flanagan returning to Coronation Street

  05-10-2016 09:58
  
  BOLTON’S Helen Flanagan is returning to Coronation Street, ITV have announced.
  
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• BOLTON AT HOME SUNDAY LEAGUE: Big crowd pays tribute to Church's Cullen - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 08:05
  
  BOLTON AT HOME SUNDAY LEAGUE: Big crowd pays tribute to Church's Cullen
  The Bolton News
  ALL Bolton at Home Sunday League teams wore black armbands last weekend and there was a minute's silence observed before each game as a mark of respect for the loss of one of the league's younger players, Ffionbar Cullen, who died at the age of 17 ...
  
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• The future looks Breight for United - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 07:48
  
  The Bolton News
  The future looks Breight for United
  The Bolton News
  Jimmies ended the match with just nine players on the field after a red card in each half and Breightmet took advantage, with Osman Karakan netting a hat-trick. Dean Bancks scored twice and with Shaun Allan and Ryan Harper also on the mark they ran out ...
  
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• Wonderful support - The Bolton News (blog)

  05-10-2016 07:25
  
  Wonderful support
  The Bolton News (blog)
  So it's wonderful news that Bolton has gained yet another support service with the launch of the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre at the Royal Bolton Hospital. This is the third local facility, along with a service at Bolton One and ...and more »
  
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• Pensioner spared jail over skate park threats - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 07:14
  
  Pensioner spared jail over skate park threats
  The Bolton News
  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. A KNIFE-wielding pensioner who threatened teenagers at a Bolton skate park has been spared jail. At Bolton Crown Court Harold Love, aged 65, who had admitted causing ...and more »
  
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• Work to get under way to create Bolton Museum into 'Jewel of the ... - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 07:08
  
  The Bolton News
  Work to get under way to create Bolton Museum into 'Jewel of the ...
  The Bolton News
  THE transformation of Bolton Museum to showcase its Ancient Egyptian treasures in a new multi-million pound gallery will start in December.and more »
  
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• Man denies part in OAP's death (From The Bolton News) - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 07:08
  
  Man denies part in OAP's death (From The Bolton News)
  The Bolton News
  A MAN entered a not guilty plea to a charge that he helped to unlawfully kill a pensioner.and more »
  
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• Folk fans get ready for three day festival in Edgworth

  05-10-2016 07:08
  
  THREE days of folk fun will be bringing a big knees-up to Bolton this weekend.
  
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• Folk fans get ready for three day festival

  05-10-2016 07:08
  
  THREE days of folk fun will be bringing a big knees-up to Bolton this weekend.
  
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• REJECTED: Plans to build gas-powered generators on greenfield land

  05-10-2016 07:07
  
  A SCHEME to build 14 gas-powered electrical generators in greenfield land in Westhoughton has been refused planning permission.
  
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• Police called to reports of man with knife find eco-worker with pruning saw

  05-10-2016 07:07
  
  THERE was confusion at a council meeting after police were called to search a member of the public who was carrying a saw.
  
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• Legalise medicinal cannabis, pleads dad

  05-10-2016 07:07
  
  A FATHER from Farnworth who resorts to marijuana to ease his pain is supporting a call by MPs to legalise medical cannabis use.
  
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• Gas powered generator plans rejected

  05-10-2016 07:07
  
  A SCHEME to build 14 gas-powered electrical generators in green field land in Westhoughton has been refused planning permission.
  
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• GALLERY: Soccer stars and school pictures from 1994

  05-10-2016 07:07
  
  THIS week we continue our look at old school pictures with a journey back to 1994 – a year in which Oasis released their debut album and Tony Blair took the reins of the Labour party.
  
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• Work to get under way to create Bolton Museum into 'Jewel of the North' to showcase its Egyptian treasures

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  THE transformation of Bolton Museum to showcase its Ancient Egyptian treasures in a new multi-million pound gallery will start in December.
  
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• Work on multi-million pound gallery to showcase Egyptian treasures to begin

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  THE transformation of Bolton Museum to showcase its Ancient Egyptian treasures in a new multi-million pound gallery will start in December.
  
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• Teenager stole car and led police on chase after learning of mother's terminal illness

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A TEENAGER who took his father's car and then fled from police after finding out his mother was terminally ill has been given a suspended sentence.
  
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• Popular town centre cafe will have council-funded shutters fitted after spate of break-ins

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A POPULAR town centre business will be given new security shutters after a spate of recent break-ins.
  
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• Pensioner spared jail over skate park threats

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A KNIFE-wielding pensioner who threatened teenagers at a Bolton skate park has been spared jail.
  
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• Mother fraudulently claimed nearly £15000 benefits - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  The Bolton News
  Mother fraudulently claimed nearly £15000 benefits
  The Bolton News
  Rukaiya Saleh pleaded guilty to obtaining benefit and failing to notify a change in circumstances that would make a difference to her benefits. A sentencing hearing at Bolton Crown Court on Monday heard how the 49-year-old had been claiming housing and ...and more »
  
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• Mother fraudulently claimed nearly £15,000 benefits

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A MOTHER of three fraudulently claimed nearly £15,000 of benefit, a court heard.
  
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• Manslaughter suspect denies unlawfully killing pensioner

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A MAN entered a not guilty plea to a charge that he helped to unlawfully kill a pensioner.
  
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• Man denies part in OAP’s death

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A MAN entered a not guilty plea to a charge that he helped to unlawfully kill a pensioner.
  
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• Hero firefighter answers his last 999 emergency after 30 years of service to the people of Bolton

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A FIREFIGHTER who has served the people of Bolton for 30 years hung up his boots after answering his last 999 emergency.
  
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• Dozen charity trekkers raise £30,000 in challenging trip to Slovenian hills

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A DETERMINED dozen charity trekkers raised more than £30,000 in a challenging trip in the Slovenian hills.
  
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• APPEAL: Help needed so football wheelchair ace can challenge for England squad

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A 19-YEAR-OLD who suffers with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy needs a new wheelchair so he can continue to play football.
  
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• A DETERMINED dozen charity trekkers raised more than £30,000 in a challenging trip in the Slovenian hills

  05-10-2016 07:06
  
  A DETERMINED dozen charity trekkers raised more than £30,000 in a challenging trip in the Slovenian hills.
  
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• Bolton celebrates International parkrun Day in style - The Bolton News

  05-10-2016 07:04
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton celebrates International parkrun Day in style
  The Bolton News
  PARKRUN was born on October 2, 2004 as 13 people went for a run around Bushy Park in London. Fast forward 12 years and more than 400 events took place around the world on Saturday, attended by around 90,000 runners, and the parkrun success story ...
  
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