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• COMPETITION: Win tickets to 'sexy, spectacular' Bat Out Of Hell musical

  23-03-2017 20:48
  
  A spectacular new musical is dazzling audiences - and we have a pair of tickets to give away. 
  
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• MP pays tribute to ‘brave’ police officer she chatted to hours before he was killed in London terror attack

  23-03-2017 19:27
  
  MP Yasmin Qureshi spoke to the police officer killed in the London terror attacks just hours before he died.
  
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• UPDATED: Air ambulance called after child hit by car

  23-03-2017 18:33
  
  A YOUNG boy was taken to hospital after being hit by a car during rush hour.
  
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• Bolton woman cons members of her own faith group out of £430k - BBC News

  23-03-2017 17:56
  
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  Bolton woman cons members of her own faith group out of £430k
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  A woman who conned members of her faith group out of more than £430,000 has been jailed. Merlin Worsley of Bury Road, Bolton, claimed she needed help with her fashion business in order to secure short-term loans, claiming she would pay them back ...and more »
  
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• From Jimi Hendrix to Dusty Springfield — the stars who have played gigs in Bolton

  23-03-2017 17:55
  
  THE death of rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry prompted fans to pay tribute and remember the night he played a gig in Bolton.
  
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• JAILED: Thief who stole meat and two bottles of port

  23-03-2017 17:41
  
  A SIX week prison sentence has been given to a thief who stole from supermarkets earlier this month.
  
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• Postman turns detective to return missing iPod to 10-year-old girl

  23-03-2017 17:35
  
  A KIND-HEARTED postman turned detective and reunited a lost iPod with its grateful young owner.
  
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• Council fly-tipping figures labelled ‘misleading’

  23-03-2017 17:33
  
  FIGURES showing a decrease in fly-tipping in Bolton have been criticised as “misleading”.
  
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• JAILED: Fraudster who conned people out of £430,000 claiming she needed help with her fashion business

  23-03-2017 16:54
  
  A FRAUDSTER who conned people out of more than £430,000 after claiming she needed help with her fashion business has been jailed.
  
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• Fraudster who conned victims out of more than £430,000 sentenced to five years and eight months in prison

  23-03-2017 16:54
  
  A FRAUDSTER who conned people out of more than £430,000 after claiming she needed help with her fashion business has been jailed.
  
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• CHEERS! Raise a glass at 12-day beer festival

  23-03-2017 16:37
  
  TWO pubs will be giving drinkers a taste of the world when they take part in a 12-day beer festival.
  
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• Updated: Ambulance at Bolton Magistrates Court after reports of man in pain

  23-03-2017 16:10
  
  PARAMEDICS treated a man at Bolton Magistrates Court for more than an hour after he suffered chest pains.
  
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• Laura Kenny shows off baby bump in adorable birthday message to husband Jason

  23-03-2017 15:19
  
  COULD Jason and Laura Kenny be any cuter?
  
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• New production at Bolton theatre hopes to spread the love for lesser-known Bronte

  23-03-2017 15:01
  
  THE Bronte sisters are a viewed by many as the royal family of the writing world.
  
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• Public urged to be stand together and remain vigilant as ISIS claims responsibility for London attack

  23-03-2017 14:54
  
  GREATER Manchester Police have urged people to 'stand together', 'remain vigilant' and live their lives as normal following the terrorist attack in Westminster yesterday. 
  
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• Inquest opens into death of baby found unresponsive in cot

  23-03-2017 14:48
  
  A BABY was found unresponsive in his cot half an hour after being fed.
  
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• REVEALED: Killer's history of violence before he hacked man to death in street

  23-03-2017 14:37
  
  THE FULL extent of brutal killer Tomasz Bubrowski’s willingness to engage in violence can now be revealed.
  
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• COMIC RELIEF: Send us your Red Nose Day selfies and videos!

  23-03-2017 14:23
  
  BOLTONIANS have been a big part of Comic Relief 2017 so far – and we want to celebrate readers’ fundraising efforts, too.
  
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• COMIC RELIEF: Send us your Red Nose Day pictures!

  23-03-2017 14:23
  
  BOLTONIANS have been a big part of Comic Relief 2017 so far – and we want to celebrate readers’ fundraising efforts, too.
  
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• Saucy goings-on that will leave theatre audience blushing

  23-03-2017 13:54
  
  EXTRA-MARITAL affairs are usually no laughing matter but, in the theatre, anything goes.
  
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• 35-year-old man found dead at home

  23-03-2017 13:39
  
  A MAN was found dead in his home by police officers just days after being seen at a police station.
  
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• Stellar celebrity line-up announced for new spoof TV series

  23-03-2017 13:27
  
  ROBBIE Williams will head a stellar cast of celebrity guest stars joining Paddy McGuinness and Keith Lemon for their new ITV show, The Keith and Paddy Picture Show.
  
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• Date of next day of strike action on the railways

  23-03-2017 13:25
  
  NORTHERN Rail has said it is ‘surprised’ by the announcement of a further day of strike action next month.
  
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• Sex crimes against children up by almost 20%

  23-03-2017 13:17
  
  THE number of sex offences against children recorded by police in Greater Manchester rose by almost 500 last year.
  
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• Crash driver had no licence or insurance

  23-03-2017 13:13
  
  A DRIVER has been summoned to court after he was involved in a crash and found to have no licence or insurance.
  
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• Man jailed for life over 'savage' Bolton street murder - BBC News

  23-03-2017 12:01
  
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  Man jailed for life over 'savage' Bolton street murder
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  A man has been jailed for life after a 39-year-old was fatally stabbed in a "savage and unprovoked" street attack. Sebastian Zuchlinski was found injured in Davenport Street, Bolton, on 6 February and died at the scene. He was dragged from a car and ...and more »
  
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• UPDATE 15.41: Westminster terror attacker named

  23-03-2017 09:04
  
  THE Westminster terror attacker has been named as Khalid Masood.
  
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• Seven arrested over Westminster terror attack

  23-03-2017 09:04
  
  Seven people have been arrested and six addresses raided in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in connection with the Westminster terror attack
  
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• Eight arrested over Westminster terror attack, British-born perpetrator 'known to MI5' says PM

  23-03-2017 09:04
  
  Eight people have been arrested and six addresses raided in London, Birmingham and elsewhere in connection with the Westminster terror attack
  
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• Crystal Maze adventure game planned for 10,000 meter square space above car showroom

  23-03-2017 07:07
  
  BOLTON is soon to be home to its very own Crystal Maze.
  
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• 'No compassion' - Man stung by parking fine while treating 90-year-old father to Christmas meal

  23-03-2017 07:06
  
  A RESIDENT has complained after he was “stung” by a parking fine while taking his 90-year-old father into town for a treat.
  
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• New bypass to 'significantly reduce' congestion is back on council agenda

  23-03-2017 07:06
  
  CREATING a new bypass to ease congestion in Westhoughton is back on Bolton Council’s agenda.
  
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• New Adidas anorak worn by David Beckham and Liam Gallagher named after region of Bolton

  23-03-2017 07:06
  
  A DESIGNER has created a new anorak for Adidas that has been worn by David Beckham and Liam Gallagher — and he has named it after Horwich.
  
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• New Adidas anorak worn by David Beckham and Liam Gallagher named after Horwich

  23-03-2017 07:06
  
  A DESIGNER has created a new anorak for Adidas that has been worn by David Beckham and Liam Gallagher — and he has named it after Horwich.
  
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• Fears that college could pull out of merger with University of Bolton

  23-03-2017 07:06
  
  THERE are fears that Bury College could pull out of a planned merger with the University of Bolton and Bolton College.
  
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• David Beckham and Liam Gallagher wearing new Adidas anorak - named after area of Bolton

  23-03-2017 07:06
  
  A DESIGNER has created a new anorak for Adidas that has been worn by David Beckham and Liam Gallagher — and he has named it after Horwich.
  
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• Child bleeding from mouth turned away from surgery after family rushed there for help

  23-03-2017 07:05
  
  A CHILD who was bleeding from the mouth was turned away from a doctors surgery when her family rushed there for help.
  
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• Rotary club splits £11,150 between 26 community groups

  23-03-2017 07:04
  
  WESTHOUGHTON Rotary Club has handed out its record-breaking Christmas collection money to 26 community organisations.
  
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• Concerns for future of GP workforce as ageing doctors set to retire

  23-03-2017 07:04
  
  AN ageing workforce and no new recruits is continuing to raise concerns for the future of Bolton healthcare.
  
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