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• UPDATED: Ken Anderson agrees share deal with Dean Holdsworth to become sole owner at Wanderers

  17-03-2017 21:54
  
  KEN Anderson is close to completing a deal to become the sole owner of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.
  
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• Ken Anderson agrees share deal with Dean Holdsworth to become sole owner at Wanderers

  17-03-2017 21:54
  
  KEN Anderson is close to completing a deal to become the sole owner of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.
  
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• Dean Holdsworth sells Bolton Wanderers shares to Ken Anderson ... - BBC News

  17-03-2017 20:19
  
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  Dean Holdsworth sells Bolton Wanderers shares to Ken Anderson ...
  BBC News
  Dean Holdsworth sells his shares in Bolton Wanderers to leave Ken Anderson as the majority owner of the League One club.
  Dean Holdsworth sells stake in Bolton to Ken AndersonSkySports
  Anderson Deal ConfirmedVitalfootballall 3 news articles »
  
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• Stunning skylink bridge linking interchange with train station shapes up

  17-03-2017 19:30
  
  A STRIKING ‘skylink’ bridge connecting the £48 million interchange to the town’s railway station is taking shape.
  
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• Singin' in the Rain and young Scout honoured at Manchester Theatre Awards

  17-03-2017 19:13
  
  BOLTON has, once again, proven it can hold its own in the theatre world.
  
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• Julie Hesmondhalgh: Actress wins award double for theatre and politics

  17-03-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Actress Julie Hesmondhalgh runs a political theatre company as well as starring on stage and screen.
  
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• Mental health: 'Just let somebody know that you're there for them'

  17-03-2017 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How can you help young people struggling with their mental health?
  
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• Farewell in song and tears for beautiful and talented teenager Joanna Yates at funeral

  17-03-2017 18:38
  
  HUNDREDS gathered to celebrate the life of a schoolgirl who died after contracting meningitis.
  
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• Chorley teenager describes 'horrific' online grooming ordeal

  17-03-2017 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyran Peet was groomed on Facebook by an older man who later abused him after posing as a teenager.
  
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• New service to help support children that go missing

  17-03-2017 17:44
  
  A NEW service has been launched to help vulnerable children and young people who go missing in Bolton.
  
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• Aiden McGeady: Preston would be 'foolish' not to sign winger, says Simon Grayson

  17-03-2017 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Grayson says Preston would be "foolish" not to try and sign Everton winger Aiden McGeady on a permanent deal.
  
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• Man arrested after NatWest staff member held at gunpoint - The Bolton News

  17-03-2017 16:36
  
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  Man arrested after NatWest staff member held at gunpoint
  The Bolton News
  A customer at a NatWest bank in Birmingham has been arrested after a staff member was held hostage at gunpoint. The 60-year-old is understood to have pulled the weapon from a bag before holding the woman in an interview room at 11.45am on Friday, ...and more »
  
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• Don't forget! When do the clocks go forward in 2017?

  17-03-2017 15:59
  
  YOU would probably rather forget the date where we all have an hour less in bed but here's a little reminder any way.
  
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• Match Report - Bolton vs Northampton | 18 Mar 2017 - Sky Sports - SkySports

  17-03-2017 14:57
  
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  Match Report - Bolton vs Northampton | 18 Mar 2017 - Sky Sports
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  Jay Spearing is closing in on a first-team return for Bolton, although Saturday's game with Northampton will come too soon for the midfielder.
  Dervite: I didn't think I'd play again for Bolton WanderersThe Bolton Newsall 6 news articles »
  
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• Maxine Peake will feature in tribute series to Victoria Wood

  17-03-2017 13:33
  
  BOLTON’S Maxine Peake will appear on a special six-part BBC series dedicated to Victoria Wood.
  
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• MP hits out at European ruling allowing employers to ban headscarves and other religious symbols

  17-03-2017 12:35
  
  A BOLTON MP has called on the government to reject a European ruling that allows employers to ban headscarves and other religious symbols.
  
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• Do you recognise familiar scene on way to town?

  17-03-2017 12:33
  
  THIS scene will be familiar to many people who travel into Bolton town centre from either Chorley Old Road or Chorley New Road.
  
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• Thieves and vandals targetting vehicles in 3 areas

  17-03-2017 12:30
  
  VEHICLES in Farnworth, Kearsley, and Harper Green are being targeted by thieves and vandals.
  
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• Details of hospital’s annual baby remembrance service

  17-03-2017 12:13
  
  ROYAL Bolton Hospital’s annual baby remembrance service will take place in April at a new venue.
  
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• Kodi users could be threatened with 10 years in JAIL

  17-03-2017 10:50
  
  The Government's Digital Economy Bill could potentially hand copyright trolls the means to threaten online users with prison sentences of up to 10 years for file-sharing.
  
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• Residents urged to take care while cooking after kitchen fire

  17-03-2017 09:53
  
  PEOPLE are being warned to take care while cooking after a kitchen fire.
  
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• Motorists warned after reports of diesel spill

  17-03-2017 09:37
  
  MOTORISTS are being urged to proceed with caution after reports of a diesel spill. 
  
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• Bolton Museum and Libraries holding activities for children to celebrate Shakespeare Week - The Bolton News

  17-03-2017 07:08
  
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  Bolton Museum and Libraries holding activities for children to celebrate Shakespeare Week
  The Bolton News
  Harris Kha aged nine with fellow pupils looking on. Children from Bolton Parish Church School at Bolton Library during Shakespeare week. Photo by Nigel Taggart, Newsquest Ltd, Wednesday 16, 2016. / Maxine Wolstenholme. 1 comment. FANS of the ...
  
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• New head teacher for one of Bolton's leading schools

  17-03-2017 07:03
  
  ONE of Bolton’s leading schools has appointed a new headteacher to lead the school from September.
  
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• Neglect contributed to man’s death in custody in Benidorm

  17-03-2017 07:03
  
  NEGLECT contributed to a Bolton man’s death in Spanish custody, with a jury ruling that the failure to implement the safety recommendations of a report was a ‘significant factor’.
  
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• INQUEST: Neglect contributed to man’s death in custody in Benidorm

  17-03-2017 07:03
  
  NEGLECT contributed to a Bolton man’s death in Spanish custody, with a jury ruling that the failure to implement the safety recommendations of a report was a ‘significant factor’.
  
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• Council rubbishes government figures claiming more is spent than recovered by catching fly-tippers

  17-03-2017 07:03
  
  NEW figures show that Bolton Council spent tens of thousands of pounds investigating more than 1,000 fly-tipping incidents last year but only collected a fraction of that sum in fines.
  
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• Bolton News staff reminisce about old times at 150th anniversary reunion

  17-03-2017 07:03
  
  FORMER staff from The Bolton News gathered for a special reunion to mark the paper’s 150th anniversary.
  
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• Up to 50 cannabis plants found in raid at house

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  POLICE uncovered a cannabis farm during an early morning raid.
  
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• Up to 50 cannabis plants found at house in early morning raid

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  POLICE uncovered a cannabis farm during an early morning raid.
  
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• ST PATRICK'S DAY: We test out green beer being served in Bolton

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  As the Great Ale bar in The Vaults celebrates its first anniversary on St Patrick’s Day, Bolton News reporter Daniel Holland went to test out some very special green beer..
  
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• Pop down to library to enjoy fun activities during Shakespeare Week

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  FANS of the world’s greatest playwright certainly won’t be ‘Bard’ as Bolton Library and Museum Services celebrate Shakespeare Week.
  
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• Man not guilty of threatening to kill police

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  A MAN has been found not guilty of threatening to kill police officers.
  
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• Celebrating Shakespeare Week with fun activities

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  FANS of the world’s greatest playwright certainly won’t be ‘Bard’ as Bolton Library and Museum Services celebrate Shakespeare Week.
  
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• Bolton deserves same ambition shown in Manchester city centre, says mayoral frontrunner Andy Burnham - The Bolton News

  17-03-2017 07:02
  
  The Bolton News
  Bolton deserves same ambition shown in Manchester city centre, says mayoral frontrunner Andy Burnham
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON deserves to be shown the same kind of ambition that has transformed Manchester city centre in the last 20 years, says the man likely to become the area's first elected mayor. Andy Burnham has pledged to help revitalise Greater Manchester's ...and more »
  
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• Frustrated residents urge developer to get a move on with 'iconic pub' work

  17-03-2017 07:01
  
  RESIDENTS have urged a developer to “get a move on” with work on an eyesore former pub.
  
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• Murder accused tells jury how he went on to a party later on same day victim was killed

  17-03-2017 06:31
  
  THE accused in a murder trial told the jury how he attended a party in Salford later on the same day as the victim was killed.
  
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• Murder accused tells jury how he went on to a party

  17-03-2017 06:31
  
  THE accused in a murder trial told the jury how he attended a party in Salford later on the same day as the victim was killed.
  
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• Plan to install glass partition to separate councillors and public for 'health and safety'

  17-03-2017 06:05
  
  A GLASS partition will be put up between councillors and the public in the town hall if a new plan gets the go-ahead.
  
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