Bolton news

• Mum who murdered baby had attacked a child years earlier

  14-02-2018 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Jennifer Crichton was allowed to keep her seven-month-old despite admitting the earlier assault.
  
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• Ashes 2023: Edgbaston, Headingley, The Oval, Lord's and Old Trafford to host Tests

  14-02-2018 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The 2023 Ashes Tests are awarded to the same five grounds as in 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board confirms.
  
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• Driver arrested after reports of car driving on wrong side of road and colliding with vehicles

  14-02-2018 18:09
  A DRIVER has been arrested on suspicion of a number of motoring offences after a stolen car was reported driving on the wrong side of the road and colliding with vehicles.
  
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• Driver caught doing illegal U-turn

  14-02-2018 17:56
  A DRIVER was reported after being caught doing an illegal U-turn.
  
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• Crime author chats to fans about inspiration, pseudonyms and love triangles at Bolton Library and Museum

  14-02-2018 17:16
  IN the library with the . . . microphone?
  
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• New Blackpool rollercoaster loops through other rides

  14-02-2018 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual ride gives a taste of Blackpool's newest rollercoaster as final piece of track is installed.
  
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• Private hire driver ordered to pay £3,000 after refusing to show badge at Manchester Airport

  14-02-2018 11:35
  A PRIVATE hire driver has been ordered to pay more than £3,000 after refusing to show his credentials at Manchester Airport.
  
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• DELAYS: M60 tailbacks after M62 closure eastbound

  14-02-2018 08:50
  A CLOSURE on the M62 is causing long delays on the M60.
  
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• Westhoughton Freemason musician receives top honour for school fundraising

  14-02-2018 07:04
  A MUSICIAN who has raised at least £200,000 for schools in the area has been honoured with a civic award.
  
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• Burnt out car abandoned in Westhoughton was 'deliberately ignited'

  14-02-2018 07:04
  A CAR was set on fire in a residential street in a suspected arson attack.
  
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• £75,000 adventure activities project to benefit disadvantaged Bolton youngsters

  14-02-2018 07:04
  TAKING part in fun and challenging activities such as gorge walking, orienteering and canoeing can give someone’s sense of wellbeing a real boost.
  
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• Young engineers build bridges

  14-02-2018 07:03
  YOUNG people with designs on success are engineering themselves a bright future.
  
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• Poundbakery's heart-warming Prosecco and pizza offer for Valentine's Day

  14-02-2018 07:03
  FIFTY bottles of Prosecco, 100 pizzas and 100 cream cakes will fly out of a high street bakery as it attempts to 'spread love over Newport Street' on Valentine's Day.
  
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• Poundbakery launch Valentine's Day meal for £3.50 - including FREE bottle of wine

  14-02-2018 07:03
  FIFTY bottles of Prosecco, 100 pizzas and 100 cream cakes will fly out of a high street bakery as it attempts to 'spread love over Newport Street' on Valentine's Day.
  
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• Hit television drama Bancroft filmed in Bolton to return for second series

  14-02-2018 07:03
  BOLTON will once again take centre stage as the hit crime drama Bancroft returns for a second series.
  
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• Remembering the Winter Hill air disaster 60 years on

  14-02-2018 07:02
  AIR disasters have become etched on the memories of so many here in the North West.
  
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• Petition urges chain to save Bromley Cross pub by dropping rent demands

  14-02-2018 07:02
  A PUB chain is being urged to drop its rent demands in order to bring a once-thriving venue back into business.
  
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• Outstanding nursery earmarked for closure

  14-02-2018 07:02
  A NURSERY found to provide an outstanding education is earmarked for closure as part of council cutbacks — while council tax could rise by nearly five per cent.
  
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• Looking Back: When the only place to play was the backstreet

  14-02-2018 07:02
  MANY of us will remember being able to play safely in the streets when we were children.
  
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• Foods from around the world at event to raise awareness of hate crime and celebrate the community of Bolton

  14-02-2018 07:02
  THERE’S no place for hate crime in Bolton, that’s the message from the British Red Cross which is staging an event to promote and celebrate community cohesion.
  
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• Bolton Citizens Advice temporarily suspends immigration service

  14-02-2018 07:02
  BOLTON Citizens Advice has suspended its immigration advice service to new clients.
  
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• Are you owner of these lost Second World War documents?

  14-02-2018 07:02
  A KIND-hearted Looking Back reader is hoping to reunite what must surely be a precious item with its owner.
  
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• The reason why grey matter matters!

  14-02-2018 07:01
  BRIGHT young things found out why their grey matter matters!
  
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• Suffragettes were strong-minded, determined women

  14-02-2018 07:01
  THIS year we celebrate the centenary of the Suffragette movement, especially in the North West where women like Farnworth’s Mary Barnes was a pioneer.
  
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• Some children may need a hug

  14-02-2018 07:01
  ONE sad off-shoot of our often justified fear of paedophiles is an increasing lack of physical interaction with children.
  
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• Remarkable woman's remarkable legacy

  14-02-2018 07:01
  MANY of us can pass through life without making much of a mark on it.
  
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• Race to help Bolton children who need special kit to help them talk with others

  14-02-2018 07:01
  SPEECH therapists are stepping out to try help children who they say have been left 'without a voice'.
  
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• Online trolling really does damage lives

  14-02-2018 07:01
  FOR a large number of the population the phrase “online trolling” will have little significance. But, for a smaller number, it is something that badly affects their lives.
  
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• Old pictures of Great Moor Street...and the riddle of the lone wellington

  14-02-2018 07:01
  THIS week we take a look at Great Moor Street through the ages, which includes a rather strange picture we're hoping readers can shed some light on.
  
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• Crime concerns grow across Bolton

  14-02-2018 07:01
  MPs, councillors and residents have come together to raise concerns over crime and ask what is being done.
  
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• Cautionary tale for would-be scammers

  14-02-2018 07:01
  IF ever there was a modern cautionary tale it’s about holidaymakers scamming hotels with fake illness claims.
  
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• Call The Midwife is still a must-see

  14-02-2018 07:01
  IT’S interesting that if you’d said in 2012 that a TV series chronicling the daily events of a group of 1950s midwives in London’s poverty-stricken East End would be a hit people would have been sceptical.
  
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• Bolton's 3 Most Wanted - February 14, 2018

  14-02-2018 07:00
  EVERY week police ask readers of The Bolton News to help find the town’s most wanted.
  
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• In the dock: Ten people who have appeared in court

  14-02-2018 06:30
  A round up of people who have been sentenced in local courts.
  
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• Sam Oyston: Blackpool FC chief executive leaves role

  14-02-2018 00:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The son of former chairman Karl Oyston had been in the job for 28 days.
  
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