Bolton news

• Matthew Etherington: Gambling companies prey on 'vulnerable'

  26-04-2017 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gambling companies should refuse to take bets from "vulnerable" footballers because they are easy targets, says ex-Stoke winger Matthew Etherington.
  
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• Joey Barton: Burnley midfielder banned for 18 months over betting

  26-04-2017 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley midfielder Joey Barton is banned from football for 18 months after admitting a Football Association charge in relation to betting.
  
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• Northern rail strike to go ahead after talks fail

  26-04-2017 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rail, Maritime and Transport union members will walk out on Friday in a row over the role of guards.
  
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• Police investigating traffic collision near Bolton College - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 19:16
  
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  Police investigating traffic collision near Bolton College
  The Bolton News
  Don't be the last to know! Get the latest local news straight to your inbox. Sign up. POLICE are investigating a collision between a car and a motorbike this evening, with a man reportedly injured. Officers were called to Trinity Street, close to ...and more »
  
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• Police investigating traffic collision near Bolton College

  26-04-2017 19:12
  
  POLICE are investigating an incident involving a collision between a car and a motorbike this evening.
  
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• Builder 'lucky to be alive' after Thailand bike crash

  26-04-2017 19:02
  
  A builder suffered horrific head and facial injuries after he came off his motorcycle in Thailand.
  
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• Finance firm pursues winding up order over £5 million Wanderers debt

  26-04-2017 18:34
  
  BOLTON Wanderers faces more money worries after moves by finance firm BluMarble to issue a winding up order over a multi-million pound debt.
  
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• Bradley Walsh fixes up Chase quizzer with Michael Bolton - Daily Mail

  26-04-2017 16:58
  
  Daily Mail
  Bradley Walsh fixes up Chase quizzer with Michael Bolton
  Daily Mail
  Money can't buy you love but it can buy you dinner with a global superstar. Michael Bolton superfan Christine, 29, from County Down in Northern Ireland, who appears on tonight's edition of The Chase, told host Bradley Walsh that she hoped to leave the ...
  
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• Joey Barton: Burnley midfielder says he is addicted to gambling after FA ban

  26-04-2017 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley midfielder Joey Barton says he is addicted to gambling and criticises the FA for what he says is a "dependence on betting companies".
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Emmerdale stars swap set for dance floor during Strictly-style competition

  26-04-2017 15:02
  
  EMMERDALE stars were in full swing as they rehearsed their ballroom moves for a spectacular show which will see them going head-to-head in a Strictly Come Dancing-type show.
  
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• Bolton's 4 Most Wanted - April 26, 2017

  26-04-2017 14:34
  
  EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects.
  
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• REVEALED: Where that safari park was in last night’s episode of Car Share

  26-04-2017 14:15
  
  BOLTON comedian, Peter Kay, delivered another fantastic episode of his award-winning sitcom, Car Share, last night.
  
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• Crews dealing with fire at the Christie Hospital

  26-04-2017 14:07
  
  FIRE crews are dealing with a blaze at the Christie Hospital in Manchester.
  
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• Bolton's Elephants - Could a cotton trade connection explain the town's famous symbol? - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 12:36
  
  Bolton's Elephants - Could a cotton trade connection explain the town's famous symbol?
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON'S elephant obsession has been researched by a number of people who have come up with various possibilities for the animal's high regard in the town. Bolton History Centre, at Bolton Museum, has work by Mike Cresswell — author of Mike's Hikes, ...
  
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• Bolton's Elephants - Could a cotton trade connection explain the town's famous symbol?

  26-04-2017 12:35
  
  BOLTON’S elephant obsession has been researched by a number of people who have come up with various possibilities for the animal’s high regard in the town.
  
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• GALLERY: 'Steptoe' the horse stars in these retro pictures of Egerton

  26-04-2017 12:32
  
  WE continue our look back at the different areas of Bolton with a focus on Egerton.
  
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• NOSTALGIA: Was 'Short Street' in fact Bolton's shortest street?

  26-04-2017 12:30
  
  WE asked for memories of what we thought was Bolton’s shortest street and got memories of a 'short street'.
  
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• Food bank use continues to increase across region

  26-04-2017 12:27
  
  A CHARITY has warned that food bank use has continued to increase across the North West.
  
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• 2,000 fewer police officers - GMP has 'felt the burn' of Government's austerity agenda, says commissioner

  26-04-2017 12:24
  
  GREATER Manchester’s Police and Crime Commissioner has claimed that policing has ‘felt the brunt of the government’s austerity agenda’.
  
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• Teenager spared jail after burgling garage

  26-04-2017 12:20
  
  A TEENAGER who burgled a Bolton garage has been sentenced to carry out 200 hours unpaid work.
  
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• Shoplifter stole 13 air fresheners and 7 Yankee candles

  26-04-2017 12:11
  
  A SHOPLIFTER who stole air fresheners, candles and alcohol from shops and stores in Bolton has been sentenced to a community order by magistrates.
  
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• Town centre supermarket beggar fined

  26-04-2017 12:05
  
  MAGISTRATES have fined a man £85 after he was caught begging outside Marks and Spencer in Bolton town centre on February 16.
  
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• Stunning German show from wrestling brothers - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 09:20
  
  Stunning German show from wrestling brothers
  The Bolton News
  WRESTLING brothers Harry and Charlie Meadows proved a big hit on the Continent after both medalling at a tournament in Germany. Harry, aged nine, won gold and Charlie, aged 11, won silver at the Ringerverband Nordrhein-Westfalen championships in ...
  
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• New club umpires prepare to enter GMCL firing line - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 08:02
  
  The Bolton News
  New club umpires prepare to enter GMCL firing line
  The Bolton News
  DEBATE ahead of a new cricket season normally centres around which club has the best professional or who has assembled the most competitive squad. But those concerns played second fiddle to umpiring in the run-up to the new Greater Manchester ...and more »
  
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• US-Mexico wall demands eased as spending talks advance - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 08:01
  
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  US-Mexico wall demands eased as spending talks advance
  The Bolton News
  Congressional negotiators have inched towards a potential agreement on a catch-all spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump's request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border. The emerging measure would increase ...and more »
  
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• Everest hospice heroines are on top of the world! - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 07:05
  
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  Everest hospice heroines are on top of the world!
  The Bolton News
  TWO tireless fundraisers have made it to the Everest base camp in a bid to raise money for Bolton Hospice. Judith Bromley, a partner at Bolton law firm Russell and Russell Solicitors, has been trekking with fellow fundraiser Gabrielle MacDonald to the ...and more »
  
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• Curtains up for season of drama in Bolton - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 07:05
  
  Curtains up for season of drama in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  BOLTON'S theatre lovers are all revved up for a series of big productions come to Bolton this spring. Over the coming weeks amateur dramatic and musical societies will be battling it out for audience adoration as they hit the stage. From this week ...and more »
  
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• Bolton News reader's letter: Dedicated staff at Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme need town's support - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 07:05
  
  Bolton News reader's letter: Dedicated staff at Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme need town's support
  The Bolton News
  I WAS one of the "brave souls" who slept out on Friday night with a group of 20 people including BYPHS chief executive Maura Jackson and Cllr Mudasir Dean to raise much-needed cash and raise awareness of being homeless in our town. It certainly gave ...
  
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• Is this the best piece of set design ever created for an am-dram production?

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  BOLTON’S theatre lovers are all revved up for a series of big productions come to Bolton this spring.
  
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• Hospital one of best in region for training new doctors

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  BOLTON has come out on top in the North West for helping to train up the next generation of doctors.
  
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• Hindu temples answer call for more Asian blood donors - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  The Bolton News
  Hindu temples answer call for more Asian blood donors
  The Bolton News
  For many years the NHS has been emphasising the need for people from ethnic backgrounds to become donors. In Bolton, steps are being made to encourage people to become a registered donor. Last week one of the town's Hindu temples became the ...
  
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• #Fexit & #Kexit - Farnworth and Kearsley residents seek self-rule

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  DISILLUSIONED residents in Farnworth and Kearsley want to break away from Bolton and govern themselves.
  
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• FEATURE: Election machine in full swing so voters can go to polls - The Bolton News

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  The Bolton News
  FEATURE: Election machine in full swing so voters can go to polls
  The Bolton News
  WHILE the announcement of a snap general election may have caught those responsible for ensuring voters will be able to go to the polls by surprise, the electorate in Bolton can rest assured they will be able to cast their vote. Bolton Council's ...and more »
  
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• Curtains up for season of drama in Bolton

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  BOLTON’S theatre lovers are all revved up for a series of big productions come to Bolton this spring.
  
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• Cash stolen during 'soul-destroying' burglary at cricket club

  26-04-2017 07:02
  
  A CRICKET club has issued a warning after a ‘soul destroying’ break-in.
  
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• Teenager signs up for country's top brass band

  26-04-2017 07:01
  
  TALENTED musician William Sloane has hit the right note after being signed up for one of the country's leading bands.
  
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• Hospital launches crutches amnesty

  26-04-2017 07:01
  
  A CRUTCHES amnesty has been declared at the Royal Bolton Hospital, which is appealing for people to return them if they are no longer needed.
  
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• FEATURE: Election machine in full swing so voters can go to polls

  26-04-2017 07:01
  
  WHILE the announcement of a snap general election may have caught those responsible for ensuring voters will be able to go to the polls by surprise, the electorate in Bolton can rest assured they will be able to cast their vote.
  
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