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• Did you get stuck in THAT traffic jam? Here's why it was so bad...

  20-10-2017 19:24
  A RUSH-HOUR crash caused huge tailbacks and lengthy delays for commuters and other motorists.
  
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• Ex-Lancashire Police officer Jayson Lobo jailed for voyeurism

  20-10-2017 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Jayson Lobo secretly recorded sexual encounters with seven women on his mobile phone.
  
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• WARNING: Scammer targeting local buy and sell group by pretending to produce portraits that never arrive

  20-10-2017 17:37
  A 'LOW life thief' is scamming people out of money by pretending to produce portraits that never arrive.
  
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• Meet the Bolton couple who've built a 16ft pirate ship in their front garden - Manchester Evening News

  20-10-2017 17:35
  Manchester Evening News
  Meet the Bolton couple who've built a 16ft pirate ship in their front garden
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• YOUR VOTE: Smacking children to be banned in Scotland, should it be banned in England too?

  20-10-2017 17:33
  THE smacking of children will be banned in Scotland, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
  
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• Farnworth mum's warning over the impact of Universal Credit - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 17:12
  The Bolton News
  Farnworth mum's warning over the impact of Universal Credit
  The Bolton News
  A SINGLE mum has revealed how being put on to Universal Credit left her in tears and begging for help at Christmas. Nicola Winston is warning others of the 'dangers' of the new monthly benefit payment after going through more than 12 months of hardship ...and more »
  
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• 'It isn't helping people who are struggling' - single mum left in tears over Universal Credit

  20-10-2017 17:09
  A SINGLE mum has revealed how being put on to Universal Credit left her in tears and begging for help at Christmas.
  
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• Bolton vs QPR live score: Latest updates from Championship clash - The Sun

  20-10-2017 15:37
  The Sun
  Bolton vs QPR live score: Latest updates from Championship clash
  The Sun
  BASEMENT club Bolton are looking to make it back-to-back wins when they host Queens Park Rangers. Phil Parkinson's men picked up their first win of the season when they beat Sheffield Wednesday last week.
  
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• The Bolton News launches Design a Christmas Card competition - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 15:20
  The Bolton News
  The Bolton News launches Design a Christmas Card competition
  The Bolton News
  Today we launch our Design a Christmas Card competition for children to come up with their festive creations. Readers of The Bolton News will vote for their favourite designs and the winners will have their cards printed, as well as scooping fantastic ...and more »
  
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• Design a Christmas Card for our fantastic festive competition

  20-10-2017 15:16
  IT is time for youngsters to get creative for the festive season.
  
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• The Threepenny Opera review at Octagon Theatre, Bolton - The Stage - The Stage

  20-10-2017 15:05
  The Stage
  The Threepenny Opera review at Octagon Theatre, Bolton - The Stage
  The Stage
  Standout performances lift a noble but flawed attempt to apply Brecht's howls of protest to the injustices of the 21st century.and more »
  
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• The Threepenny Opera review at Octagon Theatre, Bolton – 'standout performances' - The Stage

  20-10-2017 15:05
  The Stage
  The Threepenny Opera review at Octagon Theatre, Bolton – 'standout performances'
  The Stage
  Although its themes of corruption in high places and moral turpitude are perennially relevant, Brecht and Weill's densely packed hybrid of opera and musical theatre, The Threepenny Opera, feels very much of its time. Based on John Gay's 18th-century ...and more »
  
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• Young people in Bolton have unveiled how they would like to see Bolton in 2030 - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 15:00
  The Bolton News
  Young people in Bolton have unveiled how they would like to see Bolton in 2030
  The Bolton News
  READ all about it. Young people have unveiled their vision for Bolton 2030 — it's an end to homelessness while building on the investment in the town centre and providing activities for the older generation. More than 100 primary school and secondary ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO:Want to know what is great about Bolton —ask the town's young people who are mapping out the borough's future

  20-10-2017 14:59
  READ all about it. Young people have unveiled their vision for Bolton 2030 — it's an end to homelessness while building on the investment in the town centre and providing activities for the older generation.
  
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• VIDEO: Want to know what is great about Bolton — ask the town's young people who are mapping out the borough's future

  20-10-2017 14:59
  READ all about it. Young people have unveiled their vision for Bolton 2030 — it's an end to homelessness while building on the investment in the town centre and providing activities for the older generation.
  
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• 'Truly outstanding' – Prime Minister praises hospital response to Manchester terror attack

  20-10-2017 14:25
  STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been praised for their 'outstanding' work in the face of a terror attack.
  
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• PM Theresa May praises Royal Bolton Hospital response to ... - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 14:25
  The Bolton News
  PM Theresa May praises Royal Bolton Hospital response to ...
  The Bolton News
  STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been praised for their 'outstanding' work in the face of a terror attack.and more »
  
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• PM Theresa May praises Royal Bolton Hospital response to Manchester Arena terror attack - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 14:25
  The Bolton News
  PM Theresa May praises Royal Bolton Hospital response to Manchester Arena terror attack
  The Bolton News
  STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital have been praised for their 'outstanding' work in the face of a terror attack. Prime Minister Theresa May has written to the hospital praising its response and care it showed to the victims of the Manchester Arena bomb.and more »
  
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• Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers - BBC Sport - BBC Sport

  20-10-2017 14:00
  BBC Sport
  Bolton Wanderers v Queens Park Rangers - BBC Sport
  BBC Sport
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Bolton Wanderers and Queens Park Rangers.
  Bolton v QPR previewSkySports
  Why Bolton are quietly confident of victory over QPR following shock ...getwestlondon
  Preview: Bolton v QPRVitalfootballall 16 news articles »
  
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• Manchester City v Burnley

  20-10-2017 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Manchester City and Burnley.
  
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• See shooting stars this weekend as meteor shower peaks

  20-10-2017 13:11
  STARGAZERS are expecting to see a meteor shower peak this weekend, with dozens of shooting stars streaking across the sky as Earth passes through debris of Halley's Comet.
  
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• Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End

  20-10-2017 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Wolves and Preston North End.
  
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• Car crashes into Premier Express newsagents in Wigan Road, Westhoughton - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 13:01
  The Bolton News
  Car crashes into Premier Express newsagents in Wigan Road, Westhoughton
  The Bolton News
  Pictures show the car after it crashed on the corner of the bend in Wigan Road, Westhoughton, near the junction with Southfield Drive, this morning. It smashed into the Premier Express newsagents but the driver was unharmed. There was also no reported ...and more »
  
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• PICTURES: Car smashes into newsagents

  20-10-2017 12:57
  A DRIVER walked away uninjured after a car smashed into a newsagents.
  
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• World-famous obstacle course Tough Mudder bringing new event to park

  20-10-2017 12:38
  A NEW world-famous obstacle course is coming to Heaton Park as Tough Mudder returns for 2018.
  
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• Kyle and Elliott Bennett set for first league meeting between Portsmouth and Blackburn

  20-10-2017 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Portsmouth midfielder Kyle Bennett says family loyalty will be set aside when he faces older brother Elliott at Blackburn.
  
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• WEATHER WARNING: Strong winds to hit area

  20-10-2017 10:49
  PEOPLE are being warned of strong winds hitting the region tomorrow.
  
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• Bolton Unison representatives 'overwhelmingly' back vote of no ... - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 07:05
  The Bolton News
  Bolton Unison representatives 'overwhelmingly' back vote of no ...
  The Bolton News
  UNION chiefs have backed a vote of no confidence in the leader of Bolton Council.and more »
  
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• Bolton Unison representatives 'overwhelmingly' back vote of no confidence in Cllr Cliff Morris and Bolton Council ... - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 07:05
  The Bolton News
  Bolton Unison representatives 'overwhelmingly' back vote of no confidence in Cllr Cliff Morris and Bolton Council ...
  The Bolton News
  UNION chiefs have backed a vote of no confidence in the leader of Bolton Council. A meeting of around 40 Bolton Unison representatives overwhelmingly supported a no confidence resolution on Cllr Cliff Morris and town hall's wider leadership at a ...and more »
  
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• REVEALED: When plan for first 112 homes at Horwich Loco Works will be decided

  20-10-2017 07:03
  THE plan for the first 112 homes at the Horwich Loco Works will be going to committee in November.
  
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• Our reporter takes on Blind Walk for World Sight Day

  20-10-2017 07:03
  HAVE you ever wondered what it is like to be completely blind?
  
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• Hospital snappers praised for pictures

  20-10-2017 07:03
  A NEWBORN baby and wide grin have won acclaim for Bolton's medical photographers.
  
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• 'Disgusting' mattress among mountain of fly-tipped rubbish pulled from ginnel

  20-10-2017 07:03
  A HUGE amount of fly-tipped rubbish was uncovered and removed from a ginnel yesterday.
  
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• Children celebrate Harvest Festival by giving to the homeless

  20-10-2017 07:03
  A DOUBLE tradition has been upheld by youngsters at a Sharples school.
  
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• Why this services has been named 2nd best in England

  20-10-2017 07:02
  OWNERS have hailed the staff, cleanliness and the food at a motorway service station named the second best in England.
  
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• JAILED: Driver caught behind the wheel while disqualified

  20-10-2017 07:02
  A MAN has been sentenced to 22 weeks in prison after being caught behind the wheel while disqualified.
  
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• How service station once voted Britain's worst is now second best in England

  20-10-2017 07:02
  OWNERS have hailed the staff, cleanliness and the food at a motorway service station named the second best in England.
  
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• Driver jailed after being caught behind the wheel while disqualified

  20-10-2017 07:02
  A MAN has been sentenced to 22 weeks in prison after being caught behind the wheel while disqualified.
  
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• Our reporter experiences challenges of being blind

  20-10-2017 07:01
  HAVE you ever wondered what it is like to be blind?
  
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• Folk music fun raises thousands for venue

  20-10-2017 07:01
  MUSIC has proved a winning formula to help a Bolton venue.
  
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• PICTURES: Best looks for Halloween 2017 — and where to get them

  20-10-2017 07:00
  FORGET making a witch's cape from a bin bag and layering on the eyeliner — Halloween fancy dress fans have been reaching whole new spooky levels in recent years.
  
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• Firefighters deliver special message ahead of Halloween

  20-10-2017 07:00
  FIREFIGHTERS visited a primary school to deliver a special message ahead of Halloween and Bonfire Night.
  
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• REVEALED: Cost to taxpayers of moving travellers on from illegal camps

  20-10-2017 06:30
  MOVING travellers on from illegal encampments this year has cost taxpayers more than £40,000 in clean-up and legal costs.
  
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• REVEALED: Amount Bolton Council has spent moving travellers on

  20-10-2017 06:30
  MOVING travellers on from illegal encampments this year has cost taxpayers more than £40,000 in clean-up and legal costs.
  
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• Heartbreak after thief snatches money raised at Oktoberfest to help bereaved parents

  20-10-2017 06:10
  A THIEF snatched £800 of charity cash intended to help the grieving parents of stillborn children.
  
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• Heartbreak after thief snatches £800 in charity cash set to help bereaved parents

  20-10-2017 06:10
  A THIEF snatched £800 of charity cash intended to help the grieving parents of stillborn children.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson banking on January signings regardless of takeover situation - The Bolton News

  20-10-2017 06:04
  The Bolton News
  Bolton Wanderers boss Phil Parkinson banking on January signings regardless of takeover situation
  The Bolton News
  PHIL Parkinson doesn't want to be distracted by takeover talks but admits he is looking forward to tackling the January transfer window. Ken Anderson yesterday confirmed dialogue is ongoing with potential investors from the Far East and Eastern Europe, ...and more »
  
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• Fencing to be built in bid to stop travellers accessing playing fields

  20-10-2017 00:04
  FENCING will be built at Hulton Lane Playing Fields in a bid to prevent travellers from parking on the land.
  
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