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• LIVE: Bolton Council by-election result and reaction

  06-10-2016 22:58
  
  We are live at the count for the Bolton Council by-election for the Rumworth ward.
  
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• Suspected arson attack at Daubhill house

  06-10-2016 22:07
  
  A GARDEN gate and wheelie bin were set on fire in a suspected deliberate attack.
  
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• Four car crash closes busy street - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 20:57
  
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  Four car crash closes busy street
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  A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "Nobody was trapped in their vehicles but the ambulance service were called to the scene." The road still remains closed. 7 comments. Promoted stories. Most popular. See more stories. Most popular.and more »
  
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• Six car crash closes busy street

  06-10-2016 19:05
  
  A SIX car crash has closed Castle Street in Bolton.
  
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• Four car crash closes busy street

  06-10-2016 19:05
  
  A SIX car crash has closed Castle Street in Bolton.
  
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• UPDATE: Masked men wielding hammers steal thousands during supermarket raid

  06-10-2016 18:19
  
  A ROBBERY was carried out at Morrisons in Harwood in the middle of the night.
  
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• Fracking in Lancashire given go-ahead by government

  06-10-2016 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fracking can go ahead in Lancashire, says the government, in a landmark ruling for the UK shale gas industry.
  
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• Bolton men sent for trial over gun offences

  06-10-2016 17:22
  
  FOUR men from Bolton borough have been sent for trial over alleged gun offences.
  
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• CLOWN CRAZE: Have you seen sinister activity on streets of Bolton? - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 16:30
  
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  CLOWN CRAZE: Have you seen sinister activity on streets of Bolton?
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  A SINISTER craze, whereby pranksters dress up as evil-looking clowns to scare passers-by, looks to have caught on in the UK. A teenager has told how she feared for her life when someone dressed as a clown chased her down the road in Newcastle.
  
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• CLOWN CRAZE: Have you seen sinister activity on streets of Bolton?

  06-10-2016 16:28
  
  A SINISTER craze, whereby pranksters dress up as evil-looking clowns to scare passers-by, looks to have caught on in the UK.
  
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• New comedy night launches in Bolton - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 14:47
  
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  New comedy night launches in Bolton
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  A NEW club night in Bolton is hoping to strike comedy gold and spread the love of laughter all over Bolton. While the University of Bolton's Student Union Bar is more the haunt of young students seeking solitude from stressful studies, it is now ...and more »
  
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• New comedy night launches in Bolton

  06-10-2016 14:38
  
  A NEW club night in Bolton is hoping to strike comedy gold and spread the love of laughter all over Bolton.
  
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• Three-year-old resuscitated in Bolton after Wigan hospital sent her home, claims mum

  06-10-2016 14:22
  
  A HORRIFIED mother looked on as her daughter was resuscitated at Bolton Royal Hospital just two days after she claims staff at a Wigan hospital said there was “nothing wrong with her”.
  
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• School places to increase in village

  06-10-2016 14:22
  
  A VILLAGE primary school is to increase the number of pupils on its roll by more than 100.
  
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• Mountain biker rescued from canal basin

  06-10-2016 14:20
  
  A MOUNTAIN biker needed help after he fell 8ft into a canal basin.
  
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• UKIP Bolton calls for northern leader after shock resignation - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 14:08
  
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  UKIP Bolton calls for northern leader after shock resignation
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  BOLTON'S UKIP group has called for a new northern leader after Diane James stepped down just 18 days into the job. Ms James, who was elected as Nigel Farage's successor on September 16, said she would be leaving the role for professional and ...
  
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• UKIP Bolton calls for northern leader after shock resignation

  06-10-2016 14:06
  
  BOLTON’S UKIP group has called for a new northern leader after Diane James stepped down just 18 days into the job.
  
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• Accrington Stanley played like Barcelona, says Gary Taylor-Fletcher

  06-10-2016 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Accrington forward Gary Taylor-Fletcher says the style of Stanley's play at Chesterfield was "like watching Barcelona".
  
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• Shopping centre to hold special 'student week' with offers, freebies and in-store DJ

  06-10-2016 11:48
  
  WITH freshers week out of the way, the academic year has officially started and a Bolton shopping centre is holding a week with offers, freebies and entertainment for students.
  
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• Thieves strike at supermarket in middle of night

  06-10-2016 11:43
  
  A ROBBERY was carried out at Morrisons in Harwood in the middle of the night.
  
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• Two women charged with murder of 30-year-old

  06-10-2016 09:10
  
  TWO women have been charged with murder and assault.
  
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• Ladies feel hard done by in defeat to Crewe - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 08:10
  
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  Ladies feel hard done by in defeat to Crewe
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  BOLTON'S ladies were left disappointed by a 5-3 defeat to Crewe, despite dominating a game they feel they should have won. Bolton took a 1-0 lead inside five minutes, Ali Toft deflecting in a drilled hit from Vicky Dean from outside the D. However, two ...
  
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• Bolton Tories wowed by PM's conference speech - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 08:08
  
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  Bolton Tories wowed by PM's conference speech
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  Prime Minister Theresa May gives her keynote address on the fourth day of the Conservative party conference at the ICC in Birmingham. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Wednesday October 5, 2016. See PA TORY stories. Photo credit should read: ...and more »
  
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• Bolton hit for six by ruthless rivals Bury - The Bolton News

  06-10-2016 07:42
  
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  Bolton hit for six by ruthless rivals Bury
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  The first 10 minutes were tense with both sides playing some excellent hockey until a lapse in concentration from the Bolton defence led to Bury opening the scoring. After some good pressure from the Bolton forwards a move down the right side ended ...
  
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• Park to be fenced off to prevent traveller access

  06-10-2016 07:13
  
  A PARK is to be fenced off to prevent travellers gaining access and setting up an illegal encampment and to stop nuisance cars and bikes churning up the grass.
  
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• Bolton Tories wowed by PM's conference speech

  06-10-2016 07:13
  
  BOLTON’S Conservative leaders said new Prime Minister Theresa May ‘stepped up’ to deliver an ‘inspirational speech’ at her first party conference.
  
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• Athlete's Commonwealth Games participation bracelet stolen in burglary

  06-10-2016 07:13
  
  IRREPLACABLE possessions – including three rings and an athlete’s Commonwealth Games participant’s bracelet – have been stolen in a burglary.
  
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• Am dram groups claim Albert Halls charges are too high

  06-10-2016 07:13
  
  AN increase in charges for the Albert Halls is pricing out community groups, Bolton’s amateur dramatic community have claimed.
  
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• Weekend train services are back on track

  06-10-2016 07:12
  
  WEEKEND train services between Bolton and Preston will resume this Saturday — after more than three months of disruption.
  
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• Popular restaurant featured in Good Food Guide

  06-10-2016 07:12
  
  A POPULAR Westhoughton food hall and restaurant has been featured in the Good Food Guide 2017 after just a year of trading.
  
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• Popular food hall and restaurant featured in the Good Food Guide after just a year of trading

  06-10-2016 07:12
  
  A POPULAR Westhoughton food hall and restaurant has been featured in the Good Food Guide 2017 after just a year of trading.
  
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• PICTURES: Pupils bake-off in fundraising celebration of school's 'outstanding' status

  06-10-2016 07:12
  
  NO celebration would be complete without cake so Pikes Lane Primary School ensured there was plenty by staging a bake off.
  
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• Bolton one of worst places in Greater Manchester for road accidents

  06-10-2016 07:12
  
  BOLTON has the second most dangerous roads in terms of accidents in Greater Manchester, according to new statistics.
  
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• Bolton is one of the worst places in Greater Manchester for road accidents - but things are getting better

  06-10-2016 07:12
  
  BOLTON has the second most dangerous roads in terms of accidents in Greater Manchester, according to new statistics.
  
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• 'It was never about closures' - Deputy leader's children's centres claim as parents plan protest

  06-10-2016 07:11
  
  DEPUTY leader of Bolton Council Cllr Linda Thomas has stressed that the future of children's centres was "never about closures" as campaigners announced they are to hold a protest against the authority's controversial proposals.
  
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• 'We miss her terribly' - Heartbroken parents' tribute to 8-year-old daughter who died of brain tumour

  06-10-2016 06:11
  
  THE parents of an eight-year-old girl, who became a big sister just three weeks before she died, have paid tribute to their “lovely” daughter.
  
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• Knife-wielding teen spared prison because of tragedies witnessed in native Iraq

  06-10-2016 06:11
  
  A TEENAGER who brandished a knife and trapped a social worker in a "terrifying and traumatic" stand-off has avoided prison after compassionate magistrates heard about the tragedies he had seen in his native Iraq.
  
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• Alton Towers crash victim Vicky Balch 'not angry'

  06-10-2016 02:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman who lost a leg in a rollercoaster crash at Alton Towers says she does not "see the point of being angry" about what happened.
  
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