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• World Athletics Championships: Sophie Hitchon misses out on hammer medal

  07-08-2017 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Sophie Hitchon's best effort in the hammer final is not enough as she finishes in seventh place at the World Athletics Championships in London.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers' shareholder wins time in bid to avoid being wound up - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 20:36
  The Bolton News
  Bolton Wanderers' shareholder wins time in bid to avoid being wound up
  The Bolton News
  A company with a 37.5% shareholding in Bolton Wanderers has won breathing space in its bid to avoid being wound up. A lawyer for the creditor, finance company BluMarble, told Mr Registrar Briggs on Monday that agreement had been reached in principle ...and more »
  
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• Hampshire v Lancashire: Haseeb Hameed's gritty half-century gives visitors control

  07-08-2017 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Haseeb Hameed scores his first half-century in the Championship this season to help Lancashire take control over Hampshire.
  
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• VIDEO: Neighbour tells of shock after two cars crash into bungalows

  07-08-2017 18:48
  A MAN told how he felt lucky to be alive after a car shot across a road and smashed into his bungalow.
  
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• Ken Anderson: Bolton chairman hopes for Sports Shield financial resolution - BBC Sport

  07-08-2017 17:52
  BBC Sport
  Ken Anderson: Bolton chairman hopes for Sports Shield financial resolution
  BBC Sport
  Bolton Wanderers chairman Ken Anderson hopes an ongoing issue between Dean Holdsworth's Sports Shield BWFC group and its creditors can be resolved soon. Sports Shield, which owns shares in the club, had a winding-up petition over an unpaid loan ...
  
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• Can you help us date this town centre photo?

  07-08-2017 17:43
  THIS spot in Bolton Town Centre is very different today.
  
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• Can you help us date this Bolton town centre photo? (From The ... - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 17:43
  The Bolton News
  Can you help us date this Bolton town centre photo? (From The ...
  The Bolton News
  THIS spot in Bolton Town Centre is very different today.and more »
  
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• Fire at former nursery

  07-08-2017 17:34
  A FIRE caused damage to the roof of a former nursery in Little Hulton.
  
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• Duck weed swamps Lancashire canals in thick green carpet

  07-08-2017 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  About 70 tonnes of the floating weed is being removed each week, says the Canal and River Trust.
  
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• 'Largest sausage roll in UK' now on sale at supermarket for A QUID

  07-08-2017 16:57
  The "largest sausage roll in the UK" is now on sale in Morrisons stores, and is apparently too heavy to be served in a paper bag.
  
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• Cheapest carrier bag at this supermarket will now cost you 10p

  07-08-2017 16:45
  SUPERMARKET giant Tesco is to stop selling single-use plastic bags in its stores, replacing them with 'bags for life' to be offered at double the price.
  
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• Man charged following investigation into abuse at children's home

  07-08-2017 16:38
  A man has been charged following an investigation into abuse at a children's home between the 1970s and 1990s.
  
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• Thomas Greeney sentenced at Bolton Crown Court for pulling down leggings of child as she slept - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 16:20
  The Bolton News
  Thomas Greeney sentenced at Bolton Crown Court for pulling down leggings of child as she slept
  The Bolton News
  A MAN climbed into bed with a six-year-old girl and pulled down her leggings while she slept. Thomas Greeney stood trial last month for the sexual assault against the child and a jury found him guilty by a unanimous verdict. Greeney, aged 25 of Avenue ...and more »
  
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• "Selfish" speeding drivers making life a misery for residents

  07-08-2017 15:52
  BAD drivers have been blamed for making Bolton’s roads a more dangerous place to be.
  
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• EFL to have their say in Sports Shield BWFC winding-up hearing

  07-08-2017 15:33
  THE Football League have now been asked to intervene in a winding-up petition hearing against Dean Holdsworth’s Sports Shield BWFC.
  
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• PICTURES: 140+ superb images from Wanderers Championship return against Leeds United

  07-08-2017 13:40
  WANDERERS returned to the Championship with a 2-3 loss at the Macron Stadium to Leeds United.
  
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• Cries of children alerted neighbours to suspected murder-suicide - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 13:30
  The Bolton News
  Cries of children alerted neighbours to suspected murder-suicide
  The Bolton News
  A suspected murder-suicide was discovered after cries of children including a baby were heard coming from a property, police said. A 26-year-old woman is thought to have been violently attacked and killed by her 30-year-old husband before he took his ...and more »
  
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• Bolton business The Gift of Oil opens new shop and warehouse in Lecturers Close, behind Bolton Shopping Park - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 12:48
  The Bolton News
  Bolton business The Gift of Oil opens new shop and warehouse in Lecturers Close, behind Bolton Shopping Park
  The Bolton News
  A BUSINESS which started life in Bolton has returned to the town bearing tasty gifts. The Gift of Oil began its journey in a small unit off Deane Road more than 16 years ago and has been livening up dinner plates ever since. With a growing and ...and more »
  
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• Man charged with child sex offences at former Wigan children's home

  07-08-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The charges relate to claims of sexual abuse at the former Wood End Assessment Centre in the 1980s.
  
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• Travellers pitch up on the same site for the third time in a month

  07-08-2017 11:05
  TRAVELLERS have again set up camp on Hulton Lane playing fields .
  
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• UPDATED WITH PICTURE: Man who climbed into bed with 6-year-old girl and pulled down her leggings while she slept jailed

  07-08-2017 10:54
  A MAN climbed into bed with a six-year-old girl and pulled down her leggings while she slept.
  
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• Police make drink driving arrests after Bolton crash which left man fighting for his life - Manchester Evening News

  07-08-2017 10:54
  Manchester Evening News
  Police make drink driving arrests after Bolton crash which left man fighting for his life
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  Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, Crime Statistics, Local News & Events and much more... A man suffered life-threatening injuries after a crash between a BMW and a Chevrolet Matiz (Image: Steve Allen). Share.
  Two arrested after man dies in car crash in BoltonBBC News
  Man killed in early-morning crash in Tonge Moor
  
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• JAILED: Man who climbed into bed with 6-year-old girl and pulled down her leggings while she slept

  07-08-2017 10:54
  A MAN climbed into bed with a six-year-old girl and pulled down her leggings while she slept.
  
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• UPDATES: Man dies after crash in Bolton

  07-08-2017 10:01
  A man has died after a crash in Bolton.
  
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• UPDATES: Man fighting for his life after crash - road closed

  07-08-2017 08:56
  A man has suffered life-threatening injuries after a serious crash in Bolton.
  
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• Man suffers life-threatening injuries in serious crash

  07-08-2017 08:44
  A MAN has been taken to hospital with life threatening injuries and two people have been arrested following a crash in Tonge Moor Road.
  
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• Man killed in early-morning crash in Bolton

  07-08-2017 08:44
  A man has died and two people have been arrested following a crash in Tonge Moor Road.
  
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• Discover what a day in the life of a Bolton Hospice volunteer is like ... - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 08:09
  The Bolton News
  Discover what a day in the life of a Bolton Hospice volunteer is like ...
  The Bolton News
  FROM keeping things ticking over to recognising treasures among the trash, or just being a smiling face on a gloomy day, there is many a job to…and more »
  
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• Plans revealed for £3.75 million Royal Bolton Hospital expansion and restaurant - The Bolton News

  07-08-2017 07:02
  The Bolton News
  Plans revealed for £3.75 million Royal Bolton Hospital expansion and restaurant
  The Bolton News
  The development will create a new endoscopy unit and a restaurant for visitors and staff. The project will mean the department, which specialises in diagnostic tests for the digestive system, double in size. The department, which cares for patients ...and more »
  
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• UPDATED WITH VIDEO: It's played by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran and now people in Bolton are taking up this instrument

  07-08-2017 07:01
  THINK of the ukulele and surprisingly, hit singers Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift rather than George Formby will spring to mind.
  
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• It's played by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran and now people in Bolton are taking up this instrument

  07-08-2017 07:01
  THINK of the ukulele and surprisingly, hit singers Ed Sheeran or Taylor Swift rather than George Formby will spring to mind.
  
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• Volunteers from nearby company dig deep for St Ann's hospice

  07-08-2017 07:00
  THE gardens at St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton are in full bloom thanks to volunteers from a training company.
  
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• Volunteers from nearby company dig deep for hospice

  07-08-2017 07:00
  THE gardens at St Ann's Hospice in Little Hulton are in full bloom thanks to volunteers from a training company.
  
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• REVEALED: The celebrity coming to Bolton and Bury Business Awards 2017

  07-08-2017 07:00
  SUCCESSFUL entrepreneur Hilary Devey will be coming home to Bolton to share her trade secrets at this year's Bolton and Bury Business Awards.
  
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• New shop open which sells taste of the Mediterranean

  07-08-2017 07:00
  A BUSINESS which started life in Bolton has returned to the town baring tasty gifts.
  
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• New shop in Bolton is a welcome home for business baring tasty treats

  07-08-2017 07:00
  A BUSINESS which started life in Bolton has returned to the town baring tasty gifts.
  
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• MONDAY PEOPLE WITH ANGELA KELLY: The man who turned a waste tip into Moses Gate Country Park

  07-08-2017 07:00
  JOHN Shepley has an unusual legacy from his working life – and it’s all around him.
  
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• Meet the girl who went from waitress to top job at Bolton company The Chinese Buffet

  07-08-2017 07:00
  A YOUNG student who started as a waitress at Bolton based the Chinese Buffet is now helping to spread the word about the business.
  
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• Meet the girl who went from waitress to helping to promote Bolton company The Chinese Buffet

  07-08-2017 07:00
  A YOUNG student who started as a waitress at Bolton based the Chinese Buffet is now helping to spread the word about the business.
  
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• Meet the girl who named road roller working on new flagship Next store

  07-08-2017 07:00
  WHAT do you call a road rolling machine with no name?
  
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• How new plans for Royal Bolton Hospital will affect you

  07-08-2017 07:00
  WORK starts today on a £75million expansion at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
  
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• How 11-year-old girl has put her own stamp on new flagship Next store

  07-08-2017 07:00
  WHAT do you call a road rolling machine with no name?
  
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• Glowing report for university by Ofsted

  07-08-2017 07:00
  THE University of Bolton has been praised for helping students look forward to a bright future.
  
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• Ever wonder what it's like to help keep a good cause going?

  07-08-2017 07:00
  FROM keeping things ticking over to recognising treasures among the trash, or just being a smiling face on a gloomy day, there is many a job to take on in one of Bolton's biggest charities.
  
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• Hero 9-year-old saves TWO drowning girls within days of each other while on holiday

  07-08-2017 06:00
  A SCHOOLGIRL from Bolton is being hailed a hero after she helped save two youngsters from drowning while on holiday in Thailand.
  
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