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• UPDATE: Firefighters pelted with bricks and fireworks as they tackle blaze in area blighted by yobs

  25-04-2017 23:42
  
  Firefighters were pelted with bricks and fireworks as they tackled a fire in Harwood this evening.
  
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• Firefighters pelted with bricks and fireworks as they tackle fire in area blighted by yobs

  25-04-2017 23:42
  
  Firefighters were pelted with bricks and fireworks as they tackled a fire in Harwood this evening.
  
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• Reality TV star launches bid to be Labour candidate for Bury North in General Election

  25-04-2017 19:35
  
  Karen Danczuk has said she wants to be a "voice of the people" as she launched a bid to stand for Parliament.
  
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• REVEALED: Why this picture of Theresa May's campaign launch in Bolton is not all it seems... - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 19:26
  
  The Bolton News
  REVEALED: Why this picture of Theresa May's campaign launch in Bolton is not all it seems...
  The Bolton News
  THERESA May has been accused of misleading voters about the extent of her support in the borough. The Conservative leader delivered her first address of the campaign at Walmsley Parish Hall, in Egerton, after flying in by helicopter. She was surrounded ...and more »
  
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• UPDATE: 2 men posing as good Samaritans steal from man as he has a stroke

  25-04-2017 18:59
  
  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men posing as good Samaritans stole from a man as he had a stroke.
  
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• Theresa May accused of misleading Bolton voters at election launch event at Walmsley Parish Hall, in Egerton - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 18:48
  
  The Bolton News
  Theresa May accused of misleading Bolton voters at election launch event at Walmsley Parish Hall, in Egerton
  The Bolton News
  THERESA May has been accused of misleading voters about the extent of her support in the borough. The Conservative leader delivered her first address of the campaign at Walmsley Parish Hall, in Egerton, after flying in by helicopter. She was surrounded ...
  
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• REVEALED: Why this picture of Theresa May's campaign launch in Bolton is not all it seems...

  25-04-2017 18:44
  
  THERESA May has been accused of misleading voters about the extent of her support in the borough.
  
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• Justin Carney's 'racial abuse' hearing adjourned at club's request - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 18:37
  
  The Bolton News
  Justin Carney's 'racial abuse' hearing adjourned at club's request
  The Bolton News
  The disciplinary hearing into an allegation that Salford winger Justin Carney racially abused an opponent has been adjourned. The case was due to be heard in Leeds on Tuesday evening but the Red Devils asked for it to be carried over to next week and ...and more »
  
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• Teenage girl injured in road traffic collision

  25-04-2017 17:56
  
  EMERGENCY services are currently at Longcauseway in Farnworth after a 13-year-old girl was hit by a car.
  
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• PICTURES: Jason and Laura Kenny receive their CBEs at Buckingham Palace

  25-04-2017 17:47
  
  GOLDEN couple Jason and Lauran Kenny have told of their “honour” to be made a CBE at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Golden day at palace

  25-04-2017 17:47
  
  GOLDEN couple Jason and Lauran Kenny have told of their “honour” to be made a CBE at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• What on earth just happened to the weather in Bolton? - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 17:38
  
  What on earth just happened to the weather in Bolton?
  The Bolton News
  BOLTONIANS were caught out by a surprise hailstorm this afternoon when previously sunny conditions suddenly changed. While the majority of April 25 was marked by very sunny – albeit cold – conditions, the brief storm around 4.05pm came somewhat out ...and more »
  
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• River Irwell pollution 'massive setback' for wildlife

  25-04-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A second case of pollution in the River Irwell will see wildlife "go hungry", environmentalists say.
  
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• YOUR PICTURES & VIDEOS: What on earth just happened to the weather in Bolton?

  25-04-2017 17:30
  
  BOLTONIANS were caught out by a surprise hailstorm this afternoon when previously sunny conditions suddenly changed.
  
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• What on earth just happened to the weather in Bolton?

  25-04-2017 17:30
  
  BOLTONIANS were caught out by a surprise hailstorm this afternoon when previously sunny conditions suddenly changed.
  
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• University of Bolton cancels merger with Bury College blaming 'a number of issues and complexities' - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 15:43
  
  The Bolton News
  University of Bolton cancels merger with Bury College blaming 'a number of issues and complexities'
  The Bolton News
  Governors have decided to halt plans to make Bury College part of the university, blaming a 'a number of issues and complexities'. But university chiefs stressed that if Bury College can address the issues, discussions can start again. The planned ...
  
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• 'Another day, another Tory reverse' - MP welcomes Government u-turn on 'stealth death tax'

  25-04-2017 15:38
  
  BOLTON South East MP Yasmin Qureshi has welcomed the Government's U-turn on the "stealth death tax".
  
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• University of Bolton cancels merger with Bury College blaming 'a number of issues and complexities'

  25-04-2017 15:33
  
  UNIVERSITY of Bolton bosses have called off a merger with Bury College — for now.
  
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• DO YOU KNOW HIM? Police release e-fit of attacker who held knife to woman's throat and attempted to rape her

  25-04-2017 14:44
  
  POLICE have released an e-fit of a man who held a knife to a woman's throat and attempted to rape her before she bravely fought him off.
  
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• Taunton to Trowbridge? That will be £10000 please, sir - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 13:32
  
  The Bolton News
  Taunton to Trowbridge? That will be £10000 please, sir
  The Bolton News
  A technical glitch has been blamed after first class train tickets between two towns 64 miles apart were reportedly being sold for £10,000. The price is said to have been quoted for a ticket between Taunton, Somerset, and Trowbridge, Wiltshire, to ...and more »
  
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• NOSTALGIA: When kind-hearted hotel staff provided a bevy of teddies

  25-04-2017 12:52
  
  SOFT-hearted hotel bosses in Bolton could not “bear” to read about the sad plight of charity worker Roy Harris back in December, 1989.
  
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• Restraining order for man who assaulted woman twice

  25-04-2017 12:47
  
  MAGISTRATES have sentenced a man to a conditional discharge for three years after he admitted assaulting a woman on two occasions in July last year.
  
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• Crucial work to link Bolton station and interchange hits milestone - Rail Technology Magazine

  25-04-2017 12:44
  
  Rail Technology Magazine
  Crucial work to link Bolton station and interchange hits milestone
  Rail Technology Magazine
  Considerable progress has now been made on the project to upgrade Bolton's transport interchange and build a new 'skylink' bridge between the building and Bolton rail station. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has confirmed that the first steel ...
  
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• European students will continue to get funding to study in Bolton

  25-04-2017 12:38
  
  UNIVERSITY of Bolton chiefs said they were 'delighted' to confirm European Union students applying for places in the 2018-19 academic year will remain eligible for financial support following the recent Government announcement.
  
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• Fundraisers reach Everest base camp in bid to raise money for Bolton Hospice

  25-04-2017 12:31
  
  TWO tireless fundraisers have made it to the Everest base camp in a bid to raise money for Bolton Hospice.
  
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• Drink-driver caught with drugs has licence revoked - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 12:30
  
  The Bolton News
  Drink-driver caught with drugs has licence revoked
  The Bolton News
  A DRINK driver who was caught in possession of drugs has been sentenced to carry out 60 hours unpaid work. At Bolton Magistrates' Court Glen Southworth, aged 42, of Kirkwall Drive, Bolton, pleaded guilty to driving a Citroen car on Fletcher Street ...and more »
  
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• Drink-driver caught with drugs has licence revoked

  25-04-2017 12:26
  
  A DRINK driver who was caught in possession of drugs has been sentenced to carry out 60 hours unpaid work.
  
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• Former Ladybridge High School pupil crowned Young Person of the Year

  25-04-2017 12:22
  
  A YOUNG person's champion has been celebrated nationally as an 'exceptional young person'.
  
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• UPDATE: Commuters urged to check timetable ahead of 24-hour rail strike

  25-04-2017 12:18
  
  PEOPLE are being warned to expect disruption ahead of a strike by rail staff this Friday.
  
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• Commuters urged to check timetable ahead of 24-hour rail strike

  25-04-2017 12:18
  
  PEOPLE are being warned to expect disruption ahead of a strike by rail staff this Friday.
  
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• Casualty taken to hospital after car crash

  25-04-2017 12:11
  
  EMERGENCY services were called after an accident in Farnworth.
  
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• Mercedes drink-driver spared ban after saying he 'didn't know' he'd consumed alcohol

  25-04-2017 12:09
  
  A DRINK driver has been spared a motoring ban after a court heard how he unknowingly consumed alcohol.
  
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• Students ready for workplace after logging 6900 hours of employability experience - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 07:03
  
  The Bolton News
  Students ready for workplace after logging 6900 hours of employability experience
  The Bolton News
  Forty students from the university were presented with their certificates from Bill Webster, assistant vice chancellor (development) at the ceremony. The Bolton Award is an employability and enterprise programme for all undergraduate and postgraduate ...
  
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• Skylink bridge starts bridging the gap between Bolton's new interchange and the Trinity Street railway station - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 07:03
  
  The Bolton News
  Skylink bridge starts bridging the gap between Bolton's new interchange and the Trinity Street railway station
  The Bolton News
  A CRUCIAL part of Bolton's new transport interchange has been hoisted into position in a night time operation. The first steel span making up the 'skylink' bridge, which will connect the bus interchange with Bolton railway station, was lifted into ...and more »
  
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• Photographers snap hidden history under Marsden Road, Bolton - The Bolton News

  25-04-2017 07:03
  
  The Bolton News
  Photographers snap hidden history under Marsden Road, Bolton
  The Bolton News
  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. PHOTOGRAPHERS have captured a hidden world underneath Bolton during a recent nature trail. Chris Banks and Simon Gilkes, from the Bolton North East Wildlife Trail ...
  
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• Woman tried to set neighbour's house on fire by pushing burning paperback novel through letterbox

  25-04-2017 07:02
  
  A WOMAN who tried to set her neighbour’s home on fire by pushing a smouldering paperback novel through his letterbox has been spared jail.
  
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• 'We will not give up' - Reptile centre launches petition for animals' return

  25-04-2017 07:02
  
  A RESCUE centre has launched a petition to get its animals back after they were taken away because of welfare concerns.
  
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• Students ready for workplace after logging 6,900 hours of employability experience

  25-04-2017 07:02
  
  DEGREE students at the University of Bolton are ready for work.
  
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• PICTURES: The amazing hidden underground of Bolton

  25-04-2017 07:02
  
  PHOTOGRAPHERS have captured a hidden world underneath Bolton during a recent nature trail.
  
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• New walking tours shed light on area's hidden history

  25-04-2017 07:02
  
  A SERIES of walking tours shedding light on the fascinating past of Crompton ward have been launched.
  
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• Halal chicken factory fined after using baking equipment for poultry transport

  25-04-2017 07:02
  
  AN INJUNCTION has been put in place to stop a Halal chicken factory wrongly using bread baskets and other equipment.
  
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• Young musicians raise the roof for St George during annual concert

  25-04-2017 07:01
  
  BY George! The talented Smithills School musicians raised the roof of the Victoria Hall once again for the patron saint of England.
  
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• PICTURES: Skylink bridges the gap to railway station

  25-04-2017 07:01
  
  A CRUCIAL part of Bolton’s new transport interchange has been hoisted into position in a night time operation.
  
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