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• Bolton care staff tried to claim man died in his sleep - Daily Mail

  19-04-2017 21:19
  
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  Bolton care staff tried to claim man died in his sleep
  Daily Mail
  Two care workers who attempted to cover up the death of an elderly man have escaped jail. Care home manager Lynda Johnson, 64, and her deputy Deborah Scrivens, 44, were among five employees held after Ronald Dean was found naked in a prayer ...and more »
  
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• FULL STORY/ VIDEO: 'Give me the mandate to lead Britain' — Prime Minister launches election campaign in Bolton

  19-04-2017 20:55
  
  THERESA May launched the Tory general election campaign from a parish church hall in Bolton yesterday.
  
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• Family's 15 months of hell after care home bosses ordered staff to put dead body of great- grandfather in bed

  19-04-2017 19:59
  
  THE family of an elderly man whose dead body was moved to a bed from the floor by staff at a Bolton care home have spoken of their ordeal.
  
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• Maxine rules herself out of Doctor Who role - and says rumours were started by The Bolton News!

  19-04-2017 18:34
  
  ACTRESS, Maxine Peake, has ruled herself out of playing the next Doctor Who – and attributed rumours of her stint in the Tardis to The Bolton News!
  
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• Maxine rules herself out of Doctor Who - and says rumours were started by The Bolton News!

  19-04-2017 18:34
  
  ACTRESS, Maxine Peake, has ruled herself out of playing the next Doctor Who – and attributed rumours of her stint in the Tardis to The Bolton News!
  
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• 'Elephants everywhere if you know where to look' - Theories galore about Bolton's famous emblem - The Bolton News

  19-04-2017 17:00
  
  The Bolton News
  'Elephants everywhere if you know where to look' - Theories galore about Bolton's famous emblem
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  ELEPHANTS have, for longer than most of us can remember, been associated with Bolton but why they are has not always been clear. We asked in a recent Looking Back for help in solving this mystery and it was lovely to hear the views of our readers and ...and more »
  
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• 'Elephants everywhere if you know where to look' - Theories galore about Bolton's famous emblem

  19-04-2017 16:57
  
  ELEPHANTS have, for longer than most of us can remember, been associated with Bolton but why they are has not always been clear.
  
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• Planning on buying a puppy? Everything you need to know

  19-04-2017 16:54
  
  A VETERINARY practice is offering advice to dog lovers after a change in the law regarding how puppies can be sold.
  
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• PICTURES: Holiday time in Bolton through the years

  19-04-2017 16:52
  
  BOLTON Holidays were celebrated and observed in the town for at least 100 years.
  
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• PICTURES: Families flock to Easter fun day

  19-04-2017 16:37
  
  FAMILIES flocked to Westhoughton for an annual Easter fun day.
  
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• Parents' delight as primary school places for next year revealed

  19-04-2017 16:05
  
  The vast majority of parents with children starting primary school this year are celebrating after the places for the coming school year were announced.
  
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• Pints galore at beer festival

  19-04-2017 15:59
  
  A GOLF club will host its first beer festival this weekend.
  
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• Eight held in Lancashire, Gateshead and Evesham trafficking raids

  19-04-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arrests are made during early-morning operations in Lancashire, Tyne and Wear and Worcestershire.
  
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• Huge and fast (but not too furious) asteroid called The Rock is coming close to Earth today

  19-04-2017 15:00
  
  A HUGE asteroid is set to zoom past Earth today in the closest encounter for over a decade.
  
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• AFC Fylde: The Lancashire side on the brink of National League status

  19-04-2017 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC North West Tonight visits AFC Fylde, who are on the verge of reaching the National League for the first time.
  
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• PICTURES: 40+ images from Wanderers home draw with Bury FC

  19-04-2017 12:28
  
  Wanderers have a two-point gap on Fleetwood Town heading into the final two games of the League One season after a goalless home draw against Bury. 
  
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• HMP Garth: Drugs and illicit 'hooch' found in 'unsafe' prison

  19-04-2017 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The jail is one of the "most unsafe" seen by inspectors but has made "progress" in some areas.
  
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• VIDEO: Priest performs exorcism at music venue after complaints of paranormal activity

  19-04-2017 12:04
  
  THIS is the moment that an exorcist was apparently called to the Old Granada Studios site following complaints of paranormal activity by a tribute act.
  
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• Young goalkeepers in safe hands with Whites

  19-04-2017 07:02
  
  BUDDING young goalkeepers were in safe hands over Easter as they took part in a special course for shot-stoppers run by Bolton Wanderers Community Trust.
  
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• Town centre street as busy in 1990s as today

  19-04-2017 07:02
  
  THESE pictures show a street in the centre of Westhoughton.
  
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• Police sniff out fuel theft suspects in van

  19-04-2017 07:02
  
  SMELLS coming from a van led to the arrest of two men in connection with a spate of crimes in Bolton.
  
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• Landowner could be taken to court if derelict site with rubbish 'spewing out' is not cleaned up

  19-04-2017 07:02
  
  A DERELICT site that has become a fly-tipping hotspot will be cleaned up as soon as possible, it has been promised.
  
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• JAILED: Thief who swung hammer at shop workers and spat at police officer

  19-04-2017 07:02
  
  A THIEF was jailed after swinging a hammer at shop staff and spitting at a police custody officer.
  
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• Girl, 10, loses use of legs after surgeons find five tumours on brain and spine

  19-04-2017 07:02
  
  A SCHOOLGIRL lost the use of her legs, bladder and bowels after surgeons found five tumours in her brain and spine.
  
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• Safe gigs for women event in Bolton with bands from around the globe

  19-04-2017 07:01
  
  A DAY of live music in Bolton is helping to make sure the joy of watching bands can be shared by all.
  
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• PICTURE OF THE DAY: Squirrel finds nice spot for a rest

  19-04-2017 07:01
  
  THIS great picture of a squirrel in Queens Park was taken by reader Mark Pollitt.
  
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• Entire school of 460 children taken on all-expenses paid trip to the cinema

  19-04-2017 07:01
  
  A SCHOOL took every one of its 460 pupils to the cinema – as a reward for getting a good Ofsted report.
  
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• Celebration of project providing sanctuary for people fleeing war and persecution

  19-04-2017 07:01
  
  REFUGEES joined civic leaders to celebrate a year of making Bolton a sanctuary for those fleeing war and persecution.
  
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• GUILTY: Care home bosses admit telling staff to put dead body in bed

  19-04-2017 06:09
  
  TWO women have pleaded guilty to ordering staff to move the body of a dead man into a bed.
  
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• Campaigner to conquer three peaks — to raise money to fight multi-billion pound property giant

  19-04-2017 06:09
  
  A PASSIONATE campaigner is doing his part to fight massive home-building plans by taking part in a climbing challenge.
  
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• Heysham Moss 'arson' destroys Large Heath butterfly habitat

  19-04-2017 04:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Large Heath was reintroduced to the area in 2014 more than a century after it was last seen.
  
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