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• Apprentice Michaela Wain says her cooking skills helped win this week's task

  29-11-2017 23:05
  APPRENTICE Michaela Wain worked her cooking magic to help secure a win for her team in tonight's episode.
  
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• Amir Khan is the cat that stole the cream after he and Iain betray their campmates

  29-11-2017 23:02
  AMIR Khan proved to be the cat that got the cream as he and fellow jungle camper Iain Lee betrayed their jungle campmates.
  
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• Three masked men raid elderly couple's home for jewellery

  29-11-2017 18:56
  THREE masked men smashed in to an elderly couple’s home during a robbery
  
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• FA charge Wolves' Nuno Espirito Santo and Bolton's Phil Parkinson - SkySports

  29-11-2017 18:24
  SkySports
  FA charge Wolves' Nuno Espirito Santo and Bolton's Phil Parkinson
  SkySports
  Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo and Phil Parkinson of Bolton have both been charged by the Football Association following their touchline clash at Molineux on November 25. The rival managers came together just before half-time following a challenge by ...
  Bolton Wanderers midfielder Karl Henry eyes Barnsley filip after damaging Wolves defeatThe Bolton Newsall 20 news articles »
  
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• Masked men smash into elderly couple's home

  29-11-2017 18:23
  Three masked men smashed in to an elderly couple’s home during a robbery in Salford.
  
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• REVEALED: Yates's Christmas menu — Are you a Bad Santa or a Bah Hum Burger?

  29-11-2017 17:30
  Yates's has revealed this year's Christmas menu.
  
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• REVEALED: Yates Christmas menu — Are you a Bad Santa or a Bah Hum Burger?

  29-11-2017 17:30
  Yates has revealed this year's Christmas menu.
  
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• Wanderers boss charged by Football Association

  29-11-2017 17:27
  WANDERERS boss Phil Parkinson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after being sent from the touchline in Saturday’s 5-1 defeat at Wolves.
  
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• Thieves armed with handgun, machete and crowbar raid shop

  29-11-2017 16:59
  ARMED thieves fled with a sack full of cigarettes following a robbery at a Co-op.
  
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• Six men and one woman arrested over human trafficking

  29-11-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say they have rescued "several women from sexual exploitation" after arrests in four counties.
  
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• We're not sure why, but Argos is selling an upside-down Christmas tree this year

  29-11-2017 14:39
  O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree, how lovely are thy (artificial, upside-down) branches.
  
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• Roseacre Wood fracking: New traffic routes proposed

  29-11-2017 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Energy firm Cuadrilla thinks the three routes proposed for HGVs will satisfy the government's requirements at the Roseacre Wood site.
  
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• PICTURES: New reception class at The Oaks CP School

  29-11-2017 14:08
  THIS year we have re-launched our popular First Class feature.
  
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• PICTURES: New reception class at Bolton Parish School

  29-11-2017 14:01
  THIS year we have re-launched our popular First Class feature.
  
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• Campaigners call for more humane treatment of asylum seekers

  29-11-2017 12:13
  CAMPAIGNERS supporting refugees in Bolton visited Westminster yesterday to advocate for a more humane asylum system.
  
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• Cyclists raise £5,000 for church

  29-11-2017 12:04
  A TRANSATLANTIC cycle challenge that saw volunteers use pedal power to get from Harwood to Albuquerque raised more than £5,000.
  
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• Bereaved families walking up Rivington Pike for charity 4Louis - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 11:27
  The Bolton News
  Bereaved families walking up Rivington Pike for charity 4Louis
  The Bolton News
  Friends Lois Turner and Khloe Wilson are hitting the pub and the road in aid of 4Louis, a charity which provides memory boxes free of charge for parents who have suffer a stillbirth or neonatal death. This Saturday families are invited to Queen ...
  
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• Bereaved families walking up Rivington Pike for charity

  29-11-2017 11:26
  TWO special fundraisers are taking place to help bereaved parents.
  
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• Immigration officers carry out dawn raid at house

  29-11-2017 11:16
  IMMIGRATION officers carried out a dawn raid at a house in Bolton.
  
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• Chinese man arrested for being in UK illegally and minor taken into care after morning immigration raid at house

  29-11-2017 11:16
  IMMIGRATION officers carried out a dawn raid at a house in Bolton.
  
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• Chinese man arrested and minor taken into care after morning immigration raid at house

  29-11-2017 11:16
  IMMIGRATION officers carried out a dawn raid at a house in Bolton.
  
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• Drivers arrested less than a mile apart after testing positive for cocaine

  29-11-2017 09:16
  TWO drivers were arrested less than a mile apart after testing positive for taking cocaine.
  
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• Bolton teams qualify for Greater Manchester Schools Games - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:23
  The Bolton News
  Bolton teams qualify for Greater Manchester Schools Games
  The Bolton News
  Bolton School Junior Girls and Cleveland Preparatory Boys won the Year 4/5 Bolton School Games primary schools swimming gala, while St Matthew's triumphed in the Year 5/6 Bolton School Games basketball competition. Their victories saw the three ...
  
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• RAC reveals increase in car vandalism in Greater Manchester | The ... - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:05
  The Bolton News
  RAC reveals increase in car vandalism in Greater Manchester | The ...
  The Bolton News
  CAR vandalism in Greater Manchester increased by more than 30 per cent in three years.and more »
  
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• RAC reveals increase in car vandalism in Greater Manchester - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:05
  The Bolton News
  RAC reveals increase in car vandalism in Greater Manchester
  The Bolton News
  In 2013 there was 10,670 reports of cars being criminally damaged in the Greater Manchester Police area but this rose by 37 per cent to 14,588 last year. This includes incidents of deliberate scratches, slashed tyres, snapped windscreen wipers, damaged ...and more »
  
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• GALLERY: Spot your house in these aerial photographs of Bolton - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:05
  The Bolton News
  GALLERY: Spot your house in these aerial photographs of Bolton
  The Bolton News
  THIS week we take a bird's eye view of Bolton, with a series of interesting aerial photographs. Among the images are some intriguing views of how the town used to look. One pictures shows the first mansions to be built along Chorley New Road in Lostock.and more »
  
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• Bolton taxi driver joins Greater Manchester flu vaccination campaign - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:05
  The Bolton News
  Bolton taxi driver joins Greater Manchester flu vaccination campaign
  The Bolton News
  Mustahsan Shahzad, from Deane, is part of a major push to raise awareness and help reduce pressure on the health service. The 46-year-old has been working in Bolton for more than 15 years and wants to help encourage people to get their flu jab with his ...and more »
  
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• 'It's about time' – Bolton mums back stillbirth action

  29-11-2017 07:04
  WOMEN who have experienced the trauma of stillbirth have welcomed new plans for independent investigations into the cause of deaths.
  
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• Fencing blocking access to Bolton town centre war memorial labelled 'deplorable' by Cllr John Walsh - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:04
  The Bolton News
  Fencing blocking access to Bolton town centre war memorial labelled 'deplorable' by Cllr John Walsh
  The Bolton News
  FENCING that has blocked access to a war memorial has been labelled 'deplorable' by an outraged councillor. Cllr John Walsh, who is president of the Bolton United Services Veterans Association, said he was 'horrified' to see the memorial in Bolton town ...and more »
  
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• CONFIRMED: Latest bus driver walkout will go ahead

  29-11-2017 07:04
  BUS drivers will stage another 24-hour walkout on Monday, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Bolton and District Civic Trust reports 'deep concern' over development of pivotal Cheadle Square site - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:04
  The Bolton News
  Bolton and District Civic Trust reports 'deep concern' over development of pivotal Cheadle Square site
  The Bolton News
  CIVIC Trust leaders have hit out at Bolton Council's 'scant regard to public engagement' in creating a £1 billion masterplan for the town centre. The Bolton and District Civic Trust says it is 'deeply concerned' by the plans, particularly in relation ...and more »
  
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• Transformation of historic gasholder site in its final stages

  29-11-2017 07:03
  STUDENTS examined how the borough is building on the foundations of the past as they looked ahead to Bolton’s future.
  
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• Students at Bolton College find out how the historic gasholder site in ... - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Students at Bolton College find out how the historic gasholder site in ...
  The Bolton News
  STUDENTS examined how the borough is building on the foundations of the past as they looked ahead to Bolton's future.and more »
  
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• Students at Bolton College find out how the historic gasholder site in Spa Road is being prepared for redevelopment - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Students at Bolton College find out how the historic gasholder site in Spa Road is being prepared for redevelopment
  The Bolton News
  STUDENTS examined how the borough is building on the foundations of the past as they looked ahead to Bolton's future. Bolton College's engineering students were invited to the historic gasholder site in Spa Road to find out how it was being transformed ...and more »
  
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• ‘Plastic gangsters’ kidnap teen in the belief he robbed from taxi drivers

  29-11-2017 07:03
  YOUTHS who kidnapped a teenager in the street were behaving like ‘plastic gangsters’, a court heard.
  
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• ‘Plastic gangster’ kidnappers sentenced after snatching teenager

  29-11-2017 07:03
  YOUTHS who kidnapped a teenager in the street were behaving like ‘plastic gangsters’, a court heard.
  
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• Parks were once main form of entertainment for families in the town

  29-11-2017 07:03
  ALTHOUGH things have changed so much in Bolton and its surrounding districts our readers are still, rightly, proud of what our town has to offer.
  
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• Objection to 'barking mad' plan to convert two houses and shop into 12 flats

  29-11-2017 07:03
  OBJECTIONS have been made against plans to turn two houses and a shop into 12 apartments, which have been described as ‘barking mad’.
  
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• Homelessness campaigners call for action to help rough sleepers at Christmas

  29-11-2017 07:03
  A CHRISTMAS action campaign to end homelessness in Bolton will be coming to the town centre this weekend.
  
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• Homelessness campaigners call for action to help Bolton's rough ... - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Homelessness campaigners call for action to help Bolton's rough ...
  The Bolton News
  A CHRISTMAS action campaign to end homelessness in Bolton will be coming to the town centre this weekend.and more »
  
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• Homelessness campaigners call for action to help Bolton's rough sleepers at Christmas - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Homelessness campaigners call for action to help Bolton's rough sleepers at Christmas
  The Bolton News
  A CHRISTMAS action campaign to end homelessness in Bolton will be coming to the town centre this weekend. Protesters are aiming to highlight the extent of homelessness in the borough and the need to renovate the thousands of empty homes across ...and more »
  
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• Get your skates on at town centre ice rink this weekend

  29-11-2017 07:03
  CHRISTMAS will arrive in Bolton in just a few days, as work nears completion on the town centre ice rink.
  
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• Get your skates on at Bolton town centre ice rink in Victoria Square this weekend - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Get your skates on at Bolton town centre ice rink in Victoria Square this weekend
  The Bolton News
  CHRISTMAS will arrive in Bolton in just a few days, as work nears completion on the town centre ice rink. The skating rink and giant snow slide are the main attractions at the town's winter festival, which is due to start on Saturday and will also ...and more »
  
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• Fencing blocking access to war memorial labelled 'deplorable'

  29-11-2017 07:03
  FENCING that has blocked access to a war memorial has been labelled ‘deplorable’ by an outraged councillor.
  
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• 'Deep concern' over development of pivotal town centre site

  29-11-2017 07:03
  CIVIC Trust leaders have hit out at Bolton Council’s ‘scant regard to public engagement’ in creating a £1 billion masterplan for the town centre.
  
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• Danger driver jailed after smashing into car on the motorway

  29-11-2017 07:03
  A MAN who had been released from prison crashed a stolen car into another vehicle on the M60.
  
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• Car vandalism on the up in Greater Manchester

  29-11-2017 07:03
  CAR vandalism in Greater Manchester increased by more than 30 per cent in three years.
  
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• Bolton mums back NHS indepedent investigations into stillbirths and ... - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Bolton mums back NHS indepedent investigations into stillbirths and ...
  The Bolton News
  WOMEN who have experienced the trauma of stillbirth have welcomed new plans for independent investigations into the cause of deaths.and more »
  
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• Bolton mums back NHS indepedent investigations into stillbirths and serious injuries in birth - The Bolton News

  29-11-2017 07:03
  The Bolton News
  Bolton mums back NHS indepedent investigations into stillbirths and serious injuries in birth
  The Bolton News
  WOMEN who have experienced the trauma of stillbirth have welcomed new plans for independent investigations into the cause of deaths. Yesterday Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced the strategy to reduce the number of babies stillborn or with ...and more »
  
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• 'They're possibly the best band ever' — venue 'buzzing' after landing top rock band for gig

  29-11-2017 07:00
  ROCK fans are set for a ‘wild’ night out after a town centre bar announced the biggest gig in its history.
  
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