Bolton news

• One-Day Cup: Luke Procter sees Northants to victory over former county Lancashire

  23-05-2018 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Lancashire all-rounder Luke Procter helps Northants to a narrow last-over One-Day Cup win over his old county.
  
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• Eddie Clarke: Fleetwood Town sign Tranmere Rovers left-back

  23-05-2018 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Fleetwood sign left-back Eddie Clarke from Tranmere, the first signing made since Joey Barton took over as boss.
  
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• Clothes in boarded up house deliberately set on fire

  23-05-2018 19:58
  FIRE crews were called after a boarded up property was deliberately set on fire in Tyldesley.
  
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• Parties in row over new councillors' allowances regime

  23-05-2018 19:01
  BOLTON’S Liberal Democrat group leader says his party’s plans to challenge the new councillors allowances regime was scuppered by Labour.
  
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• Police raid drug farm in Lindsay Street, Horwich

  23-05-2018 18:34
  A PROPERTY in Horwich, which was used to grow cannabis, was raided by police officers
  
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• Labour relies on new Mayor's vote as new committee plans just scrape through

  23-05-2018 17:57
  LABOUR had to rely on the vote of new Mayor Elaine Sherrington to squeak through its committee appointments for the coming municipal year.
  
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• New Mayor of Bolton sworn in at packed two hall ceremony

  23-05-2018 17:02
  BOLTON’S new Mayor was sworn in at a town hall ceremony packed with the borough’s great and good.
  
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• Man captured by police after helicopter search

  23-05-2018 16:44
  POLICE have captured a man was wanted on suspicion of assault.
  
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• Dad’s ashes plant ‘stolen’ from Holcombe Hill

  23-05-2018 15:29
  A RAMSBOTTOM family have been left outraged after a memorial bush to their father was ‘stolen’.
  
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• Simon Yates in the pink at Giro d'Italia

  23-05-2018 15:14
  BURY’S Simon Yates cleared a significant hurdle in his bid for Giro d'Italia glory as he kept the leader's pink jersey on Tuesday's time trial, which was won by Australian Rohan Dennis.
  
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• Train chaos continues as commuters blast ‘shocking’ Northern services

  23-05-2018 11:04
  RAIL passengers were hit with a raft of new problems this morning as services through Bolton continued to be repeatedly delayed and cancelled.
  
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• Reader mourns loss of historic buildings

  23-05-2018 10:26
  WHEN reader John Upton read about the demise of the block of shops due for demolition in the town centre it brought back memories for him.
  
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• Teenager taken for "treat" by mum ends up with job

  23-05-2018 10:21
  TIMES are certainly changing in Bolton town centre and our stories about the changes have brought back memories for our readers.
  
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• Where is this?

  23-05-2018 10:17
  LAST week’s photograph did not prove too much of a problem it would seem.
  
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• When clubs were all the rage in the swinging sixties

  23-05-2018 10:15
  DURING the 1950s, swinging sixties and 1970s night clubs were dotted all over Bolton and surrounding towns.
  
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• Car rolls over after crash in Deane

  23-05-2018 10:12
  A CAR ended up on its roof as a result of a crash in Deane.
  
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• Families enjoy all the fun of the seaside

  23-05-2018 10:06
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• Holiday rocks for Bolton folk on wakes weeks

  23-05-2018 10:04
  IT is coming up to that time again when those of us old enough to remember will start talking about the famous “Bolton holidays”.
  
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• Stolen car crashes into substation, causing gas leak

  23-05-2018 08:58
  A STOLEN car ploughed into a substation in Halliwell, causing a gas leak this morning.
  
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• Trio set to cycle to help Karen

  23-05-2018 07:06
  THREE cyclists are jumping on their bikes to take on a challenge to help a mum-of-three who has been blinded after suffering with cancer.
  
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• Marie's 100-mile trek to help domestic abuse charity

  23-05-2018 07:04
  A FUNDRAISER will take on a 100-mile walk to raise money for a domestic abuse charity in Bolton.
  
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• Lib Dems to oppose 'controversial' allowances rise for senior councillors

  23-05-2018 07:04
  PLANS to increase allowances for councillors who hold senior town hall positions will be opposed by the Liberal Democrats.
  
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• Kearsley churches unite for Pentecost service

  23-05-2018 07:04
  A TRIO of churches from Kearsley came together to celebrate Pentecost in the open air.
  
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• GCSE music award for Bolton School Girls

  23-05-2018 07:04
  BOLTON School girls are singing from the same song sheet after they were awarded a prestigious distinction for their music achievements at GCSE
  
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• Bolton Octagon Manchester 10k team raise thousands for theatre redevelopment

  23-05-2018 07:04
  A TEAM from Bolton Octagon put on a great performance in the Greater Manchester 10k run.
  
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• Can you help police to find the town's most wanted suspects?

  23-05-2018 07:02
  Every week police ask the public for help finding Bolton's most wanted suspects
  
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• Calls for action on 'problem road' amid fears for pupils' safety

  23-05-2018 07:02
  CAMPAIGNERS fearing for the safety of schoolchildren have renewed their calls for action to alleviate parking issues.
  
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• Bolton Council: Tories bid to block Labour's committee plans could be supported by other parties

  23-05-2018 07:02
  OPPOSITION parties will attempt to block Labour’s proposals for town hall committees at today’s Mayor making and annual council meeting.
  
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• Bolton Council planning committee to meet for first time since election

  23-05-2018 07:02
  THE next meeting of Bolton Council’s planning committee takes place later this month.
  
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• To emoji or not to emoji – that is the question

  23-05-2018 07:01
  IT would be easy to be sniffy about teachers’ use of emojis to get Shakespeare’s prose across.
  
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• Street beggars: To give or not to give

  23-05-2018 07:01
  DO you give money to people begging in the street? Experts and some of the biggest charities advise against it.
  
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• Small wonder travellers are unwelcome

  23-05-2018 07:01
  TRAVELLERS settling on a Farnworth football pitch and saying they’re “not doing anything wrong” just won’t wash with local residents.
  
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• Prolific Bolton artist leaves a legacy through his work

  23-05-2018 07:01
  A DAUGHTER has paid tribute to her father who has left a legacy through his artwork.
  
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• People so sensitive about free speech

  23-05-2018 07:01
  THERE has never been a time in living memory when people were so sensitive or so unembracing of free speech.
  
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• More than 600 people admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital for self-harming

  23-05-2018 07:01
  MORE than 600 people were admitted to hospital last year with serious self-inflicted injuries.
  
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• Interesting to watch Hugh's next career move

  23-05-2018 07:01
  IT’S 24 years since Hugh Grant hit the big time in Four Weddings and A Funeral.
  
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• Cash machine took my money

  23-05-2018 07:01
  A DISABLED man was without money for three days after a cash machine wrongly debited him double the amount he withdrew.
  
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• Outrage after 'appalling' fly-tipping at beauty spot

  23-05-2018 07:00
  LITTER pickers have urged the community to "take responsibility" and report fly-tipping after rubbish was dumped on Winter Hill.
  
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