Bolton news

• Planners to decide on future of noise-nuisance bus depot

  24-05-2018 21:01
  PLANNERS will decide next week whether to allow land that backs on to a row of terraced homes to continue to be used as a bus depot.
  
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• Fire crews tackle grass fire in farmer's field in Harwood

  24-05-2018 20:06
  FIRE crews were called to tackle a grass fire in a farmer's field in Harwood.
  
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• Family pay tribute to motorcyclist family man killed in M60 crash

  24-05-2018 18:38
  A MOTORCYCLIST killed in a crash on the M60 has been described as a “kind and intelligent man with a beautiful soul” by his grieving family.
  
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• Islamic State supporter 'urged football stadium attacks'

  24-05-2018 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Husnain Rashid allegedly encouraged attackers to target the World Cup in Russia and Prince George's school.
  
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• Grandmother speaks after Walkden house fire murder convictions

  24-05-2018 18:00
  THE grandmother of four children who were killed in a petrol bomb attack has spoken of her grief after two men were convicted of murder.
  
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• Preston's first student mayoress takes up post

  24-05-2018 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Student hospital worker Laura King, 34, has become one of the youngest ever mayoresses of Preston.
  
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• Feud that ended in deaths of four children

  24-05-2018 15:33
  IT took just £1.50 worth of petrol, bought just half an hour beforehand from a Farnworth petrol station, to kill four innocent children, severely injure their mother and devastate a family.
  
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• Neill Byrne: AFC Fylde sign Gateshead captain on two-year deal

  24-05-2018 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  National League side AFC Fylde make Gateshead captain Neill Byrne their first signing of the summer.
  
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• Colin Daniel: Peterborough United to sign Blackpool full-back

  24-05-2018 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Peterborough United will sign defender Colin Daniel on a two-year contract when his current deal at Blackpool expires.
  
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• Van smashes into bank

  24-05-2018 14:17
  A VAN smashed into a bank window, narrowly missing a pensioner standing at a nearby bus stop.
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Walkden house fire - Two murderers jailed for life

  24-05-2018 13:48
  TWO men have been jailed for life for the murder of four children who died in a house fire in Walkden.
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Walkden house fire - Two men guilty of murder, woman guilty of manslaughter

  24-05-2018 13:48
  TWO men have been found guilty of murdering four children in a house fire in Walkden.
  
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• Train company apologises as government reveals plans to improve ‘inadequate’ rail service

  24-05-2018 12:23
  BRITAIN’S transport secretary and the North West’s regional transport body have agreed a plan to try and improve train services.
  
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• Northern apologises as government reveals plans to improve ‘inadequate’ rail service

  24-05-2018 12:23
  BRITAIN’S transport secretary and the North West’s regional transport body have agreed a plan to try and improve train services.
  
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• Restoration plans to secure future of Grade II listed church

  24-05-2018 12:11
  A CHURCH congregation is embarking on a major building project to restore their place of worship and secure its long-term future.
  
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• Little Hulton man jailed in £16m cigarette fraud bust

  24-05-2018 11:26
  A MAN from Little Hulton has been jailed as part of a government operation against a £16m illegal cigarette network.
  
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• Cricket club aiming to morph into 'giant sports village'

  24-05-2018 10:01
  A FORMER cricket club has joined forces with a neighbouring football club and is aiming to forge more links with the Bolton business community.
  
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• Train delays are just 'teething problems', says rail minister

  24-05-2018 07:31
  BRITAIN'S rail minister says the latest spate of train delays and cancellations in Bolton are just "teething problems".
  
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• BAFTA-winning CBeebies duo Sarah and Duck live on stage

  24-05-2018 07:09
  THE enchanting world of CBeebies’ hit animated series Sarah and Duck will be brought to life on stage this Spring in a brand new theatrical adventure.
  
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• Right royal wedding celebrations at nursery

  24-05-2018 07:04
  WHEN a Little Lever nursery wanted to celebrate the Royal Wedding it came up with its own ‘marriage’ of convenience.
  
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• Couple learn to cope with life with dementia

  24-05-2018 07:04
  WHEN Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband announced that the Carry On star had been battling Alzheimer’s Disease for the last four years many people were shocked.
  
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• University of Bolton students thank supportive lecturers

  24-05-2018 07:03
  LECTURERS and staff at the University of Bolton were honoured at a special awards ceremony – organised and judged by students.
  
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• Objection to flats and offices plan for former garden centre site

  24-05-2018 07:03
  PLANS to redevelop a former garden centre have been criticised by a local history group.
  
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• Hop on the bus for a Summer Holiday!

  24-05-2018 07:03
  THE sun is shining and the temperature is rising ... so what better time to book yourself a Summer Holiday?
  
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• 'Grab opportunity to don robes and chains' outgoing Mayor urges town hall colleagues

  24-05-2018 07:03
  BOLTON’S outging Mayor has urged fellow councillors not to pass up the opportunity of wearing the robes and chains of office should it come along.
  
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• Win a pair of tickets to Taylor Swift's Reputation tour in Manchester

  24-05-2018 07:02
  THE princess of pop Taylor Swift’s Reputation tour has kicked off to rave reviews and readers of The Bolton News have the opportunity to get their hands on two tickets to the hottest show in town.
  
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• New principal for under-fire school

  24-05-2018 07:02
  A SCHOOL in Kearsley, which was hit with a string of complaints earlier this year, has announced the name of its new principal.
  
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• Hitting the right note in Brigadoon

  24-05-2018 07:01
  THE cast of Walmsley Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society certainly hit the right note in Brigadoon.
  
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• Enter the world of hard man Frank Morgan as play returns for two nights

  24-05-2018 07:01
  AFTER enjoying a stunning run last month, I'm Frank Morgan: RewiRED A Tale from Paradise Heights — by Bolton playwright Joe Byrne — is returning for two more dates.
  
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• Classic Agatha Christie thriller A Murder is Announced opens in Bolton

  24-05-2018 07:01
  STEP back into the golden age of crime fiction and enjoy the classic detective story A Murder is Announced.
  
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• Bolton Punx Picnic headlining bands revealed

  24-05-2018 07:01
  BANDS The Violators and The Drones will be headlining this year's Bolton Punx Picnic.
  
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• Drug addicts shooting up yards from town centre luxury development

  24-05-2018 06:00
  THIS is the shocking moment when in broad daylight, and within 100 yards of the new £48 million Bolton Interchange, a drug addict injects himself.
  
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• RMT members at Northern rail stage 24-hour strike

  24-05-2018 01:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern has "declared war on passengers and staff", a union claims as its members strike.
  
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