Bolton news

• INQUEST: Mum killed herself after escaping from mental health ward

  12-04-2018 18:44
  A WOMAN committed suicide after escaping from a mental health ward, a jury has concluded following an inquest into her death.
  
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• We were only having fun, say broken back swing fall men

  12-04-2018 17:38
  TWO friends have defended themselves after being accused of wasting public resources when they fell 20 feet from a rope swing.
  
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• Burnley's Hameldon Community College to close

  12-04-2018 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The decision to close Hameldon Community College "isn't done lightly", the county council says.
  
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• Man wanted for affray has links to Bolton

  12-04-2018 16:12
  A MAN is wanted for affray after police were called to reports of a violent man at a property in Trafford.
  
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• Feel good show leaves the audience wanting more

  12-04-2018 13:37
  Oliver!
  
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• More big names announced for football charity match

  12-04-2018 13:26
  BOLTON Paddy McGuinness will be facing three of Holland's most decorated players as he hopes to take this year's Soccer Aid Trophy.
  
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• Man charged following a fatal collision

  12-04-2018 12:24
  A SIXTY-eight-year-old man has been charged with causing death by driving without due care and attention.
  
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• 'Outdated road network' a factor in Shop Direct closures, says boss

  12-04-2018 11:48
  GREATER Manchester’s outdated road network was a big factor in the planned closure of Shop Direct’s site in Little Hulton as well as two more in Oldham with the loss of nearly 2,000 jobs.
  
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• Lancashire: County announces £2.3m operating profit for 2017 after Test and domestic success

  12-04-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire County Cricket Club make an operating profit of £2,347,000 for 2017, an increase of 92% on the previous year.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after body found in house

  12-04-2018 10:21
  A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the body of a man was found at a house in Whitefield.
  
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• Residents brand Darcy Lever road a 'race track' after crash

  12-04-2018 08:38
  RESIDENTS have branded a road a ‘race track’ after a crash involving four cars.
  
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• Yasmin Qureshi MP visits Srebrencia to 'learn lessons' about tackling racial hatred

  12-04-2018 07:04
  YASMIN Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East, travelled to to Bosnia-Herzegovina to learn how lessons from the massacre of Srebrenica can be used to tackle racial hatred in the UK.
  
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• Town's next mayor tells of pride after being elected to new role

  12-04-2018 07:03
  HORWICH has elected its new Mayor for the coming year.
  
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• MP Chris Green's marathon effort for Fortalice

  12-04-2018 07:03
  A BOLTON MP is swapping laws for Lycra as he takes on the London Marathon for the second year in a row.
  
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• Horwich Carnival in line for big funding boost from town council

  12-04-2018 07:03
  A CARNIVAL will receive more than £2,000 in funding, after a request for financial assistance was approved by councillors.
  
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• Traders furious after roadworks cut off shops

  12-04-2018 07:02
  SHOP owners say their businesses have been badly hit by roadworks.
  
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• Mental health trust gets new chief executive

  12-04-2018 07:02
  THE regional mental health trust has announced a new chief executive.
  
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• Martial arts ace on a high after Master honour

  12-04-2018 07:02
  BOLTON Thai Boxing legend Sandy Holt is on a high after being made a Master of the sport.
  
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• From tackles to tango for rugby coach

  12-04-2018 07:02
  A PE teacher is trading in his rugby boots for dancing shoes in an effort to raise money for charity.
  
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• Clean-up volunteers spruce up Astley Bridge

  12-04-2018 07:02
  On the 25th of March more than 20 volunteers from Litter Pick of the North including three from the McDonald’s Astley Bridge restaurant gave up their time to spruce up areas of the community in support of the national Great British Spring Clean campaign. It is the second year McDonald’s is supporting the campaign and this is just one of many events McDonald’s restaurants are carrying out across the country.
  
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• Thrills and spills as theatre company stage world premiere of murder mystery play

  12-04-2018 07:01
  A THEATRE company is celebrating its 40th anniversary with plenty of thrills and spills as it brings the world premiere of a new murder mystery play by Chris Martin to the stage.
  
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• Jazz tribute to celebrated playwright Bill Naughton

  12-04-2018 07:01
  LEADING jazz artist and composer Jamil Sheriff will be back in his hometown to perform a special concert in tribute to Bolton playwright Bill Naughton.
  
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