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• Preview: Northampton v Bolton - Vitalfootball

  25-11-2016 23:41
  
  Preview: Northampton v Bolton
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  It has been an eventful week for Bolton. Two home wins, but lots of talk of Saudi interest and boardroom politics, as well as a cancelled Q&A from Ken Anderson. Those accounts still haven't been published by the way. At least there's a chance to get ...
  
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• Boy, 8, gets trapped in a tiny gap between storage containers

  25-11-2016 20:18
  
  A YOUNG boy had to be rescued by firefighters after falling and becoming trapped in a tiny gap between storage containers.
  
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• Jewellery robber jailed after £300,000 shop raid (From The Bolton ... - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 19:08
  
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  Jewellery robber jailed after £300,000 shop raid (From The Bolton ...
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  AN ARMED robber has been jailed for 12 and a half years for his role in a £300k jewellery raid.and more »
  
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• Jewellery robber jailed after £300000 shop raid - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 19:06
  
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  Jewellery robber jailed after £300000 shop raid
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  AN ARMED robber has been jailed for 12 and a half years for his role in a £300k jewellery raid. Steven Anderson, 33, of Montserrat Avenue, Bolton, was one of four men who raided family-run Humberstones jewellers in Blackburn, smashing every display ...
  
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• Jewellery robber jailed after £300,000 shop raid

  25-11-2016 19:05
  
  AN ARMED robber has been jailed for 12 and a half years for his role in a £300k jewellery raid.
  
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• JAILED: Luxury hamper fraudster who conned Big Sam and Premier League football stars

  25-11-2016 17:28
  
  A FRAUDSTER who conned Premier League football stars and Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.
  
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• Fraudster who conned Big Sam is jailed

  25-11-2016 17:28
  
  A FRAUDSTER who conned Premier League football stars and Sam Allardyce out of thousands of pounds has been jailed for four years.
  
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• Strictly's Gorka Marquez 'won't report' Blackpool attack to police

  25-11-2016 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Strictly Come Dancing star assaulted by a gang does not want to make a formal complaint to police, the show has said.
  
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• Government 'delayed fracking report' until after vote, Greenpeace claims

  25-11-2016 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government deliberately delayed a report which was critical of fracking until after a council's vote on whether to allow it, Greenpeace claims.
  
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• Lord Taylor dies after mobility scooter crash

  25-11-2016 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Taylor of Blackburn dies after an accident on his mobility scooter outside the House of Lords.
  
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• APPEAL: Police urge witnesses to come forward after pub glass attack

  25-11-2016 13:34
  
  POLICE are re-appealing for witnesses after a man was struck in the face with a glass.
  
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• Motorcyclist in hospital after being hit by car

  25-11-2016 13:33
  
  POLICE were called to a collision between a car and a motorbike in Thynne Street, near to the junction with Lever Street.
  
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• Fire chief urges people to learn first aid after heart attack death

  25-11-2016 13:18
  
  A MAN died when he suffered a heart attack after returning home from the shops to get his morning newspaper.
  
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• Ashley Giles: Lancashire captain Steven Croft wants cricket director to stay

  25-11-2016 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire captain Steven Croft hopes cricket director Ashley Giles will stay, amid interest from former club Warwickshire.
  
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• Former footballer’s flats plan approved despite objections

  25-11-2016 12:58
  
  FORMER footballer Garry Flitcroft has had plans to extend a block of flats approved — despite objections from locals.
  
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• Two of Bolton’s most wanted men arrested

  25-11-2016 12:48
  
  TWO men among Bolton’s most wanted have been arrested.
  
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• 'It could happen again' - Bolton judge who led inquiry into serial killer Harold Shipman - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 11:58
  
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  'It could happen again' - Bolton judge who led inquiry into serial killer Harold Shipman
  The Bolton News
  A LEADING judge from Bolton who led the Harold Shipman inquiry has said “hardly any” of her recommendations were put into place and such killings could happen again. Shipman, a GP from Hyde, was the UK's worst serial killer who over a period of 20 or ...and more »
  
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• Pictures: Farnworth lights switch on

  25-11-2016 10:59
  
  FAMILIES enjoyed an evening of festive fun as Christmas came to Farnworth last night.The town centre played host to a merry celebration ahead of the annual lights switch-on, including performances from the St Peter’s and Queensbridge school choirs and Angels Dance.Father Christmas arrived in his sleigh to switch on the lights and hand out selection boxes to children, with any extras being donated to Fort Alice.Cllr Jean Gillies, who organised the event, said: “I put out a bit of an a
  
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• PICTURES: Farnworth Christmas lights switch on

  25-11-2016 10:59
  
  FAMILIES enjoyed an evening of festive fun as Christmas came to Farnworth last night. The town centre played host to a merry celebration ahead of the annual lights switch-on, including performances from the St Peter’s and Queensbridge school choirs and Angels Dance. Father Christmas arrived in his sleigh to switch on the lights and hand out selection boxes to children, with any extras being donated to Fort Alice. Cllr Jean Gillies, who organised the event, said: “I put out a bit of a
  
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• Two more charged after death of Westhoughton dad Michael Blake

  25-11-2016 10:56
  
  TWO more men have been charged after Westhoughton dad Michael Blake was shot and killed earlier this month.
  
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• JAILED: Bolton man who raped pregnant woman - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 10:46
  
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  JAILED: Bolton man who raped pregnant woman
  The Bolton News
  A MAN who raped two women, including one who was pregnant, has been jailed for 18 years. Junaid Badsah showed no emotions as he was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court yesterday following a trial which heard how one of his victims was forced into sex ...and more »
  
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• JAILED: Bolton man, Junaid Badsah, who raped pregnant woman ... - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 10:46
  
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  JAILED: Bolton man, Junaid Badsah, who raped pregnant woman ...
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  A MAN who raped two women, including one who was pregnant, has been jailed for 18 years.and more »
  
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• UK Championship 2016: James Cahill considers future in snooker after exit

  25-11-2016 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Cahill says he may give up snooker following his 6-1 loss to Matthew Stevens in the UK Championship first round.
  
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• 'Politics and racism have no place in business' - Asons bosses hit back at 'smear campaign' over £300,000 grant storm

  25-11-2016 10:11
  
  BOSSES at under fire law firm Asons believe they are the victim of a ‘smear campaign’ and have stated that ‘politics and racism have no place in business.’
  
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• VIDEO: House targeted in arson attack is fire service's 9th call out to same area in past month

  25-11-2016 09:22
  
  FIRE crews were sent to a building that was set on fire deliberately on Thursday night.
  
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• House targeted in arson attack is fire service's 9th call out to same area in past month

  25-11-2016 09:22
  
  FIRE crews were sent to a building that was set on fire deliberately on Thursday night.
  
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• PICTURES: Lights switch ons of Christmas past — including the year an ELEPHANT was star guest

  25-11-2016 09:00
  
  IT’S that time of year when people wrap up warm, brave the cold and flock into Bolton to see lights shine bright across the town. 
  
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• VIDEO: Unexplained lights near Winter Hill revealed to be Japanese rock band filming music video

  25-11-2016 08:02
  
  UNEXPLAINED lights which left Boltonians baffled have now been revealed as the workings of a international production company.
  
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• Unexplained lights near Winter Hill revealed to be Japanese rock band filming music video

  25-11-2016 08:02
  
  UNEXPLAINED lights which left Boltonians baffled have now been revealed as the workings of a international production company.
  
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• Royal Bolton Hospital staff in protest for better wages (From The ... - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 07:04
  
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  Royal Bolton Hospital staff in protest for better wages (From The ...
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  STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have held a demonstration to demand 'fair' wages.and more »
  
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• 'Business as usual' during town centre protests - The Bolton News

  25-11-2016 07:04
  
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  'Business as usual' during town centre protests
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON town centre will be open for “business as usual” while a protest and a counter-protest are staged tomorrow, a senior police officer and a council director say. Campaign group Stop The Mosque plans to object in Victoria Square to the planned ...and more »
  
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• School celebrates pupils' success at presentation evening

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  SUCCESS was celebrated at Sharples High School this week.
  
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• School celebrates pupils' success

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  SUCCESS was celebrated at Sharples High School this week.
  
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• PICTURES: £10m leisure centre on track for opening

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  WORK is on track for the completion of the new Horwich Leisure Centre.
  
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• Labour fights back on council’s decision to grant law firm £300,000

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  THE row over Bolton Council’s decision to grant a law firm a £300,000 grant has continued — after a senior councillor called out another firm which criticised the decision.
  
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• Hospital staff in protest for better wages

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have held a demonstration to demand ‘fair’ wages.
  
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• 'Business as usual' during town centre protests

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  BOLTON town centre will be open for “business as usual” while a protest and a counter-protest are staged tomorrow, a senior police officer and a council director say.
  
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• 'Business as usual' during Stop The Mosque town centre protests, say authorities

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  BOLTON town centre will be open for “business as usual” while a protest and a counter-protest are staged tomorrow, a senior police officer and a council director say.
  
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• Boys Brigade 11-year-old brings Remembrance Day to war veteran, 96, unable to attend service

  25-11-2016 07:02
  
  A 96-YEAR-OLD war veteran who was unable to attend a Remembrance Day service had the commemoration brought to him.
  
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• JAILED: Bolton man who raped pregnant woman

  25-11-2016 06:07
  
  A MAN who raped two women, including one who was pregnant, has been jailed for 18 years.
  
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• 'It could happen again' warns Shipman judge

  25-11-2016 06:07
  
  A LEADING judge from Bolton who led the Harold Shipman inquiry has said “hardly any” of her recommendations were put into place and such killings could happen again.
  
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• 'It could happen again' - Bolton judge who led inquiry into serial killer Harold Shipman

  25-11-2016 06:07
  
  A LEADING judge from Bolton who led the Harold Shipman inquiry has said “hardly any” of her recommendations were put into place and such killings could happen again.
  
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• Bolton man who raped pregnant woman jailed for 18 years

  25-11-2016 06:07
  
  A MAN who raped two women, including one who was pregnant, has been jailed for 18 years.
  
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• Paul Stewart: Football sex abuse victims 'could number hundreds'

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Football could see as many sex abuse claims as the Jimmy Savile scandal, ex-player Paul Stewart says.
  
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