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• Cocaine plot Ghana fugitive jailed

  21-12-2016 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A drugs fugitive who was in hiding in Ghana is jailed for 13 years following his extradition to the UK.
  
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• Asons £300,000 grant to be scrutinised at meeting

  21-12-2016 20:21
  
  BOLTON Council will hold an ‘extraordinary’ committee meeting in January where questions will be asked about the controversial decision to award law firm Asons a grant of £300,000.
  
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• Alviro Petersen: Former South Africa batsman banned for two years

  21-12-2016 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen is banned for two years after admitting attempts to cover up match-fixing.
  
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• Appeal to find missing woman

  21-12-2016 17:53
  
  POLICE are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a woman from Bolton.
  
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• Men and boys of pit disaster remembered

  21-12-2016 17:07
  
  MORE than 100 years on from the Pretoria Pit disaster, the town of Westhoughton, still remembers.
  
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• WATCH: Hammer and shotgun-wielding masked robbers leave shop workers fearing for their lives

  21-12-2016 16:42
  
  FOOTAGE of two masked men who robbed a supermarket has been released by police.
  
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• Blackburn woman finds 30 bugs in Tesco bag of rice

  21-12-2016 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A heavily pregnant woman is left "horrified" after finding bugs in a bag of Tesco's own-brand of rice.
  
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• Corrie's Helen Flanagan in drugs storyline for soap comeback - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 13:17
  
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  Corrie's Helen Flanagan in drugs storyline for soap comeback
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  Bolton actress Helen Flanagan, 26, will be back on screen as Rosie next year after enjoying a four-year break. According to The Sun, her character will be involved in a drugs scandal storyline. Rosie's home will be searched by police after she brings ...
  Coronation Street's Helen Flanagan embroiled in shocking drugs scandal storyline when she makes her Cobbles ...The Sunall 18 news articles »
  
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• Nigel Adams: Morecambe director resigns over owner Diego Lemos' 'lack of contact'

  21-12-2016 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe director Nigel Adams resigns from his role at the club over a lack of communication from owner Diego Lemos.
  
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• Bolton supermarkets giving away free wonky carrots to feed Rudolph

  21-12-2016 12:21
  
  A SUPERMARKET is helping families feed Father Christmas and his reindeer with a free carrot giveaway.
  
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• PICTURE OF THE DAY: All quiet early in the morning

  21-12-2016 12:09
  
  Reader Keith Rylance took this terrific early morning picture of street lamps casting shadows in Crompton Way.
  
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• 50 years of happy marriage for couple

  21-12-2016 11:48
  
  A GOLDEN couple have the secret to the long and loving marriage all stitched up.
  
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• Operations cancelled over Christmas and New Year

  21-12-2016 11:43
  
  ROYAL Bolton Hospital is cancelling routine surgery over Christmas and the New Year.
  
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• UPDATE: Woman rescued from fire at same block of flats targeted TWELVE times in just 2 months

  21-12-2016 10:02
  
  A WOMAN has been rescued from a fire at a block of flats targeted at least a dozen times in the last two months.
  
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• Mandatory registration for new drones considered in safety crackdown - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 07:44
  
  Mandatory registration for new drones considered in safety crackdown
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  Mandatory registration for new drones could be introduced in a bid to crack down on reckless users. The proposal is part of a Department for Transport (DfT) consultation on improving drone safety. It is hoped the scheme could help authorities identify ...and more »
  
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• Give emergency personnel respect - The Bolton News (blog)

  21-12-2016 07:11
  
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  Give emergency personnel respect
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  IT would be nice to think we could extend seasonal goodwill to the frontline emergency services which underpin our lives 365 days of the year – but I doubt that will happen. Firemen will continue to be endangered by firework-throwing youths, police ...
  
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• Bolton charity Urban Outreach sending festive food hampers to underprivileged people in Bolton in time for Christmas - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 07:08
  
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  Bolton charity Urban Outreach sending festive food hampers to underprivileged people in Bolton in time for Christmas
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  A CHARITY is pulling together to ensure that up to 4,000 people can share the Christmas cheer. Urban Outreach helps some of the most disadvantaged, vulnerable and complex adults and young people in the area. Now around 150 of its volunteers, ...and more »
  
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• Tax system needs reforming - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 07:06
  
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  Tax system needs reforming
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  I SEE that the government has given councils the go-ahead to increase council tax by up to 6 per cent in order to pay towards social care for our elderly people. Council budgets have been slashed year upon year until there is practically nothing left ...
  
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• Sorry, dad, I'll pass on the fags, thanks - The Bolton News (blog)

  21-12-2016 07:06
  
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  Sorry, dad, I'll pass on the fags, thanks
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  IT'S quite amazing to learn that fewer children are smoking or drinking alcohol than at any time in the past 20 years. New NHS figures reveal only one in six of those aged eight to 15 said they had tried alcohol, which is the lowest figure recorded and ...
  
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• Race for Life made money and memories - The Bolton News (blog)

  21-12-2016 07:06
  
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  Race for Life made money and memories
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  WHAT a pity Bolton's appetite for supporting the Race for Life has waned so much there won't be one in 2017. Since it began 14 years ago, the annual Leverhulme Park event has attracted hundreds of female runners and walkers fundraising for Cancer ...
  
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• PICTURES: Nativity sculpture made from hundreds of wine bottle corks finished in time for Christmas - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 07:06
  
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  PICTURES: Nativity sculpture made from hundreds of wine bottle corks finished in time for Christmas
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  A NATIVITY scene made almost entirely of cork and other recycled materials has finally been completed just in time for Christmas after 12 years in the making. Retired council worker Kevin Kay, aged 72, says he has spent a “lifetime” collecting pieces ...and more »
  
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• Major rebrand for estate agents - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 07:06
  
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  Major rebrand for estate agents
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  AN estate agent is going from strength to strength – and has undergone a major rebranding programme. Lancasters Independent Estate Agents, which has been based in Horwich since 1999, is enjoying a successful period in its history. Owners Ben and Katy ...and more »
  
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• Daniels' word is still his Bond - The Bolton News (blog)

  21-12-2016 07:06
  
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  Daniels' word is still his Bond
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  IF you want to start a quick debate in the pub just question who has been the best James Bond. You'll always get the die-hard Sean Connery and Roger Moore fans plus others believing Daniel Craig – the current 007 – is tops. Now, Craig is proving coy ...
  
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• VIDEO: Bolton to benefit from £1 billion regional railway investment

  21-12-2016 07:05
  
  BOLTON is due to benefit from a £1 billion regional investment in railways that will see widespread improvements along the Manchester to Preston line.
  
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• Major rebrand for estate agents

  21-12-2016 07:05
  
  AN estate agent is going from strength to strength – and has undergone a major rebranding programme.
  
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• Dad takes on 80 mile walk to get home in time for Christmas

  21-12-2016 07:05
  
  WE all look forward to getting home after a long day at work, but one Bolton dad turned the journey to his front door into a gruelling challenge.
  
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• Case against pensioner accused of inappropriately touching teenage boy in cinema toilets dropped

  21-12-2016 07:05
  
  A PROSECUTION against a pensioner accused of sexually assaulting a boy in the toilets of a cinema has been dropped.
  
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• JAILED: Dangerous driver, 19, who led police on chase through streets before crashing

  21-12-2016 07:04
  
  A YOUNG driver has avoided jail after wheel-spinning away from police officers, speeding along residential streets and crashing into a car parked in a driveway.
  
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• Charity to send festive food hampers to underprivileged this Christmas

  21-12-2016 07:04
  
  A CHARITY is pulling together to ensure that up to 4,000 people can share the Christmas cheer.
  
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• PICTURES: Readers document cramped conditions on Bolton trains as MP slams Government inaction - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 07:03
  
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  PICTURES: Readers document cramped conditions on Bolton trains as MP slams Government inaction
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  HEAVING: Chris Amos has catalogued the cramped conditions on trains between Bolton and Manchester over the past year. This was taken on a train travelling between 7am and 8am. PICTURES: Readers document cramped conditions on Bolton trains as ...
  VIDEO: Bolton to benefit from £1 billion regional railway investmentThis Is Lancashireall 2 news articles &raq
  
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• PICTURES: Nativity sculpture made from hundreds of wine bottle corks finished in time for Christmas

  21-12-2016 07:03
  
  A NATIVITY scene made almost entirely of cork and other recycled materials has finally been completed just in time for Christmas after 12 years in the making.
  
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• PICTURES: Readers document cramped conditions on Bolton trains as MP slams Government inaction

  21-12-2016 07:02
  
  DESPITE years of pressure, petitions and fed-up passengers – these pictures by our readers show that little has changed for Bolton rail commuters.
  
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• Man who attacked neighbour with axe and hammer admits attempted murder

  21-12-2016 06:31
  
  A FLAT tenant who attempted to kill one of his neighbours with an axe and a hammer told detectives: "To be honest with you, I was trying to end his life."
  
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• Flat man who attacked neighbour with axe and hammer admits attempted murder - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 06:31
  
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  Flat man who attacked neighbour with axe and hammer admits attempted murder
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  ATTEMPTED MURDER: Sam Wad-Hashimi attacked neighbour Victor Ogunidipe with an axe and a hammer. Pic: Google Streetview. / Ian Proctor, Crime reporter / ianproctor83. A FLAT tenant who attempted to kill one of his neighbours with an axe and a ...and more »
  
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• Flat man who attacked neighbour with axe and hammer admits attempted murder

  21-12-2016 06:31
  
  A FLAT tenant who attempted to kill one of his neighbours with an axe and a hammer told detectives: "To be honest with you, I was trying to end his life."
  
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• Some staff at Bolton Wanderers to get their wages a day late - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 06:22
  
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  Some staff at Bolton Wanderers to get their wages a day late
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  WAGE issues have resurfaced at Bolton Wanderers after it emerged some staff will be paid their Christmas salary 24 hours late. Non-playing employees were informed yesterday that some December payments may not reach accounts in time to pay standing ...
  
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• Some staff at Bolton Wanderers to get their wages a day late

  21-12-2016 06:20
  
  WAGE issues have resurfaced at Bolton Wanderers after it emerged some staff will be paid their Christmas salary 24 hours late.
  
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• Processed meat could worsen asthma symptoms, research suggests - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 01:31
  
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  Processed meat could worsen asthma symptoms, research suggests
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  Cured and processed meat is rich in nitrites, which may have a role in airway inflammation. / Press Association 2014. 0 comments. Eating a lot of cured and processed meat such as ham and salami is linked to worsening asthma symptoms, according to ...and more »
  
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• Pagans and Druids set to mark solstice at Stonehenge - The Bolton News

  21-12-2016 01:31
  
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  Pagans and Druids set to mark solstice at Stonehenge
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  Pagans and Druids are expected to be among thousands of people at Stonehenge to witness the sunrise on Wednesday morning to mark the shortest day of the year. Last year, almost 5,000 people dressed in medieval clothing were at the heritage site to ...and more »
  
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