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• Councillors voice opposition to house plan amid road safety concerns - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 23:51
  
  The Bolton News
  Councillors voice opposition to house plan amid road safety concerns
  The Bolton News
  Simon Morris, of Deluxe Architecture, has applied to Bolton Council for permission to demolish two houses in Chorley Road near the junction with St John's Avenue and build 12 five-bedroom houses in their place. Westhoughton Town Council voted at a ...and more »
  
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• Councillors voice opposition to house plan amid road safety concerns

  31-10-2016 23:50
  
  COUNCILLORS have objected to plans for 12 homes to be built in Westhougton.
  
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• The numbers all add up for happy Wanderer Wilson - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 23:29
  
  The Bolton News
  The numbers all add up for happy Wanderer Wilson
  The Bolton News
  LAWRIE Wilson will be a happy man if Wanderers keep chipping away at the record books. On their best run of form for 40 years, the Whites flexed their muscles once again in League One with a commanding 3-1 win against Port Vale. The visitors' late goal ...and more »
  
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• Taylor's on right road for Wanderers first team comeback - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 23:29
  
  The Bolton News
  Taylor's on right road for Wanderers first team comeback
  The Bolton News
  The 29-year-old winger, signed on a free this summer after his release at Blackburn Rovers, has found life tough going at the Macron so far. Problems with form and fitness have restricted him to just three league starts, the last of which was a month ...and more »
  
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• Pictures: 100 images from Bolton Wanderers 3-1 win over Port Vale - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 23:29
  
  The Bolton News
  Pictures: 100 images from Bolton Wanderers 3-1 win over Port Vale
  The Bolton News
  Browse our gallery of 100 images from the Wanderers fantastic 3-1 win over Port Vale and relive that glorious first half performance. Also, can you spot yourself or a friend amongst the jubilant fans? 3 comments ...
  
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• Fernando Verdasco first up for Murray in Paris - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 22:34
  
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  Fernando Verdasco first up for Murray in Paris
  The Bolton News
  Andy Murray must overcome Fernando Verdasco at the BNP Paribas Masters if he is to maintain his bid to become world number one. Spaniard Verdasco was leading first-round opponent Robin Haase 6-2 3-2 in Paris when the Dutchman retired with a hip ...and more »
  
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• Russia an 'increasingly aggressive' covert threat, MI5 chief warns - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 19:32
  
  The Bolton News
  Russia an 'increasingly aggressive' covert threat, MI5 chief warns
  The Bolton News
  Russia is adopting an "increasingly aggressive" approach to pursuing its foreign policy goals, including propaganda, spying and cyber-attacks, the head of MI5 has warned. The Security Service's director general Andrew Parker said Russia had been a ...and more »
  
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• 'It looks fantastic' - Controversial revamp of care home is complete

  31-10-2016 19:17
  
  THE controversial transformation of a care home into a day centre has been completed.
  
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• Edwards unstoppable as Thornton destroy Bolton Woods - Bradford Telegraph and Argus

  31-10-2016 19:15
  
  Bradford Telegraph and Argus
  Edwards unstoppable as Thornton destroy Bolton Woods
  Bradford Telegraph and Argus
  FOUR-goal Marcus Edwards led Thornton United to an emphatic 11-2 Bradford Sunday Alliance League victory over Bolton Woods that kept them second in the Premier Division. Marcus Davey and Chris Lever both scored twice for Thornton, who were ...
  
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• PICTURES: Hindu community light up town during Diwali celebrations - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 19:10
  
  The Bolton News
  PICTURES: Hindu community light up town during Diwali celebrations
  The Bolton News
  THE Festival of Lights was celebrated with the local Hindu community wishing the people of Bolton a happy Diwali. More than 1,000 people gathered at Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple.Diwali celebrates the return of deities Rama and his wife ...and more »
  
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• PICTURES: Hindu community light up town during Diwali celebrations

  31-10-2016 19:10
  
  THE Festival of Lights was celebrated with the local Hindu community wishing the people of Bolton a happy Diwali.
  
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• Remembrance Sunday parades and services to honour fallen heroes - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 18:01
  
  The Bolton News
  Remembrance Sunday parades and services to honour fallen heroes
  The Bolton News
  RESIDENTS are invited to honour servicemen and women who gave their lives for their country at a number of parades, services and wreath-laying ceremonies across the borough. Remembrance Sunday on November 13 will see dignitaries and councillors ...and more »
  
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• Emergency services at scene of A666 crash

  31-10-2016 17:57
  
  EMERGENCY services are at the scene of a crash on the A666 in Bolton.
  
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• Schweinsteiger return will boost United, says Luke Shaw - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 17:50
  
  The Bolton News
  Schweinsteiger return will boost United, says Luke Shaw
  The Bolton News
  Bastian Schweinsteiger's Manchester United exile has come to an end and Luke Shaw believes it will prove a "great boost" to everyone at the club. Brought to Old Trafford by Louis van Gaal last summer, the 32-year-old was immediately frozen out by the ...and more »
  
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• Governing bodies given funding warning - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 17:16
  
  The Bolton News
  Governing bodies given funding warning
  The Bolton News
  British sports organisations which fail to meet tough new governance standards will find it harder to get Government funding from next year. The 64-page Code for Sports Governance will apply to any organisation which wants a slice of the £450million ...and more »
  
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• Skull mask robbers jailed over Longridge home raid

  31-10-2016 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An armed gang who tied up a mother and her two young sons after bursting into their home wearing skull masks are jailed.
  
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• UPDATE: Man admits 'spectacularly inept' attempt to blackmail Amir Khan with non-existent compromising video

  31-10-2016 15:15
  
  A GAMBLING addict bungled an attempt to blackmail boxer Amir Khan out a large sum of money with a compromising video that did not exist, a court heard.
  
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• Owls prey on sloppy Under-18s display - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 14:42
  
  The Bolton News
  Owls prey on sloppy Under-18s display
  The Bolton News
  WANDERERS Under-18s conceded two goals in the last 10 minutes at Sheffield Wednesday as they fell to a 4-1 defeat in their latest U18 Professional Development League outing. Nicky Spooner's team travelled across the Pennines buoyed by a 2-0 home ...and more »
  
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• Heysham to M6 link road first proposed in 1948 opens

  31-10-2016 14:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A £140m new dual carriageway linking Heysham to the M6 opens almost 70 years after first being proposed.
  
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• Picture of Rivington landscape shortlisted for photography award - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 14:01
  
  The Bolton News
  Picture of Rivington landscape shortlisted for photography award
  The Bolton News
  Hundreds of people sent in their images celebrating trees, woods and wildlife in Greater Manchester for a competition run by City of Trees, alongside the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and Lancashire Wildlife Trust. Now the finalists ...and more »
  
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• GALLERY: Readers capture autumn colours in series of stunning pictures

  31-10-2016 14:01
  
  THESE pictures have been taken by readers during what is turning out to be a glorious autumn for colours.
  
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• Picture of Rivington landscape shortlisted for photography award

  31-10-2016 13:52
  
  A PICTURE taken of a misty Rivington landscape has been shortlisted for an award.
  
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• Vital Bolton October POTM Nominations - Vitalfootball

  31-10-2016 13:35
  
  Vital Bolton October POTM Nominations
  Vitalfootball
  As ever, we've named our top four performers of the month, and you choose the winner by voting in the poll, which can be found on the right of the page if you're on a PC, or scroll down if you're reading this on a phone. After September's big wobble ...
  
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• On-loan Newcastle United forward lauded as a 'talent' by Bolton ... - ChronicleLive

  31-10-2016 12:31
  
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  On-loan Newcastle United forward lauded as a 'talent' by Bolton ...
  ChronicleLive
  Bolton Wanderers are eyeing promotion from League One this season, and an on-loan Newcastle United forward is trying to help them achieve that.and more »
  
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• Rock festival raises more than £1000 for hospice - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 10:49
  
  The Bolton News
  Rock festival raises more than £1000 for hospice
  The Bolton News
  THE organiser of an annual charity rock festival that had a 'fantastic' turnout and raised more than £1,000 for Wigan and Leigh Hospice is planning to set up more events in the future. The third annual Skyfest took place at the Sky Bar on Railway Road ...and more »
  
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• Rock festival raises more than £1,000 for hospice (From The Bolton ... - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 10:49
  
  The Bolton News
  Rock festival raises more than £1,000 for hospice (From The Bolton ...
  The Bolton News
  THE organiser of an annual charity rock festival that had a 'fantastic' turnout and raised more than £1000 for Wigan and Leigh Hospice is…and more »
  
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• Shed destroyed in suspected arson attack - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 09:37
  
  The Bolton News
  Shed destroyed in suspected arson attack
  The Bolton News
  Crews from Bolton and Horwich were called to Church Street, at about 7.30pm last night, to reports of a large shed fire. When firefighters arrived the blaze had already spread to a neighbouring property. Watch manager Tony Mckenna said: “It was quite a ...
  
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• UPDATED 4.25pm: Man convicted of murdering Bolton grandfather Darren McMinn whose body was found in reservoir - This Is Lancashire

  31-10-2016 09:32
  
  This Is Lancashire
  UPDATED 4.25pm: Man convicted of murdering Bolton grandfather Darren McMinn whose body was found in reservoir
  This Is Lancashire
  A FORMER plasterer has been jailed for life after being convicted of strangling a Bolton grandfather to death and dumping his body in a reservoir. Candido Pereira, of Chorley New Road, Bolton, had denied murdering Darren McMinn and was standing trial ...and more »
  
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• Shed destroyed in suspected arson attack

  31-10-2016 09:31
  
  A SHED has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack in Westhoughton.
  
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• PICTURES: Sarah Lancashire films Last Tango in Halifax on Bolton streets - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 09:21
  
  The Bolton News
  PICTURES: Sarah Lancashire films Last Tango in Halifax on Bolton streets
  The Bolton News
  FILMING in Horwich for The Last Tango in Halifax has been welcomed by the town council leader. A film crew set up base in Mansell Way, on Sunday, to shoot scenes for the hit BBC drama's Christmas special. Road closures were put in place on Mansell ...and more »
  
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• Venue bosses in battle to stay open - The Bolton News

  31-10-2016 07:06
  
  The Bolton News
  Venue bosses in battle to stay open
  The Bolton News
  TOWN-hall bosses have ruled a building should not be used as a function suite after neighbours complained about noise and parking problems. In September, The Bolton News reported how people living close to the Al Hira Banqueting Hall in Mossfield ...and more »
  
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• Youngsters with mental health conditions face 22-mile round trip for treatment

  31-10-2016 07:04
  
  UNDER 18s from Bolton will soon have to travel outside the borough for treatment.
  
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• Venue bosses in battle to stay open after noise complaints

  31-10-2016 07:04
  
  TOWN-hall bosses have ruled a building should not be used as a function suite after neighbours complained about noise and parking problems.
  
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• Venue bosses in battle to stay open

  31-10-2016 07:04
  
  TOWN-hall bosses have ruled a building should not be used as a function suite after neighbours complained about noise and parking problems.
  
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• Praise for charity runners after fundraising target is doubled

  31-10-2016 07:04
  
  A SPONSORED run has doubled its original fundraising target in aid of a charity that raises awareness of a rare, life-threatening illness.
  
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• Anorexia help team to move

  31-10-2016 07:04
  
  UNDER 18s from Bolton will soon have to travel outside the borough for treatment.
  
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• Marriages will no longer take place at Mere Hall as council relocates registrars service

  31-10-2016 06:31
  
  THE council's Registrars service will move from historic Mere Hall into the refurbished Bolton Town Hall early next year.
  
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• Happy couples will be able to have all of their special day at the iconic town hall as registrars prepare to move from Mere Hall

  31-10-2016 06:31
  
  THE council's Registrars service will move from historic Mere Hall into the refurbished Bolton Town Hall early next year.
  
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