Bolton news

• University student found in a Manchester canal loved beyond words

  06-06-2018 19:51
  A UNIVERSITY student from Bolton, whose body was recovered from a canal, was loved “beyond words”, said his heartbroken family and friends. Orlando Nyero went missing in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Bolton University boss given £66000 pay rise last year - The Guardian

  06-06-2018 19:29
  The Guardian
  Bolton University boss given £66000 pay rise last year
  The Guardian
  The University of Bolton's vice-chancellor was awarded a £66,000 pay rise last year, the latest in a string of steep wage increases among universities' senior leadership that has seen the government and regulators make public their concerns. George ...
  University of Bolton's bentley-driving vice chancellor pockets £66k pay riseThe Independent
  University of Bolton: Vice-chancellor gets 30k pay rise
  
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• Fire service: Man who drowned in reservoir got into difficulty whilst swimming

  06-06-2018 17:13
  IT HAS been confirmed that a man, whose body was discovered in High Rid reservoir yesterday, had been swimming.
  
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• Michael Crowe: Preston North End sign ex-Ipswich Town goalkeeper

  06-06-2018 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Preston North End sign former Ipswich Town goalkeeper Michael Crowe on a two-year deal.
  
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• Steven Dyson drowned after being attacked at New Year's Eve party, inquest hears

  06-06-2018 14:47
  STEVEN Dyson drowned after being attacked at a New Year's Eve Party, an inquest heard today.
  
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• Steven Dyson drowned after being attacked at New Year's Eve party, inquest heard

  06-06-2018 14:47
  STEVEN Dyson drowned after being attacked at a New Year's Eve Party, an inquest heard today.
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Woman injured in serious crash in town centre outside Olympus chippy

  06-06-2018 14:41
  A WOMAN has been injured after a car collided with a pedestrian in the town centre.
  
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• Cardiff City target Preston North End's Greg Cunningham

  06-06-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Cardiff City are set to make a fresh bid for Preston North End's Republic of Ireland defender Greg Cunningham.
  
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• Do you remember the house where famous family lived?

  06-06-2018 12:54
  THIS picture shows a junction that is definitely very familiar to many of our readers.
  
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• Plenty of work for councillors in Westhoughton

  06-06-2018 12:51
  A COUPLE of photographs here from the 1980s showing councillors is Westhoughton getting their hands dirty to help local folk.
  
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• Which your favourite shops and stores in the area?

  06-06-2018 12:46
  People in Bolton are invited to help write a history of Manchester through its bygone shops.
  
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• Remembering the clubs and theatres of yesteryear in Bolton

  06-06-2018 12:38
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• Man charged with harassing MP on Facebook

  06-06-2018 12:37
  A MAN has appeared before Blackburn magistrates charged with harassing Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi.
  
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• Laughs a minute as comedians entertain at the Albert Halls

  06-06-2018 12:27
  IT is bound to be a laugh a minute at the Bolton Albert Hall this Saturday.
  
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• Laugh a minute as comedians entertain at the Albert Halls

  06-06-2018 12:27
  IT is bound to be a laugh a minute at the Bolton Albert Hall this Saturday.
  
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• Clubs and theatres once enjoyed in Bolton are long gone

  06-06-2018 12:23
  ENTERTAINMENT today seems to be based in the home rather than at venues.
  
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• Sean Maguire: Preston North End striker signs new deal at Championship club

  06-06-2018 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Preston North End striker Sean Maguire signs a new three-year deal to keep him with the Championship club.
  
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• History of the NHS in Bolton explored we want your memories

  06-06-2018 11:03
  LAST week we started our feature about the history of the NHS to mark its 70th anniversary.
  
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• Learn more about the game of golf at Deane with free sessions

  06-06-2018 10:38
  A GOLF club is holding two taster sessions for women in July.
  
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• Where is this? Enter our weekly competition

  06-06-2018 10:14
  LAST week’s picture was not a difficult one for many of our readers who had no problem recognising where it was taken.
  
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• Two young men die in Bolton and Gorton reservoirs - BBC News

  06-06-2018 09:54
  BBC News
  Two young men die in Bolton and Gorton reservoirs
  BBC News
  The bodies of two men have been recovered from reservoirs in unrelated incidents in Greater Manchester. Police were called to High Rid Reservoir in Bolton at about 14:00 BST on Tuesday and the body of a 19-year-old man was pulled from the water.
  
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• Film-maker reveals plans for 'ambitious' movie shot in Horwich and Rivington

  06-06-2018 09:41
  AN INDEPENDENT film-maker from Chorley will return to the Northwest to shoot a movie in Horwich and Rivington after moving to London to study.
  
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• Scout hut destroyed in fire which threatened to spread to nearby property

  06-06-2018 09:28
  A FIRE ripped through a scout hut and was in danger of spreading to nearby property.
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Scout hut destroyed in fire which threatened to spread to nearby property

  06-06-2018 09:28
  A FIRE ripped through a scout hut and was in danger of spreading to nearby property.
  
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• Water company fined for failing to deliver safe drinking water

  06-06-2018 07:02
  UNITED Utilities has been fined a total of £200,000 for failing to deliver safe drinking water to thousands of residents across Bolton
  
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• MP slams lack of cash for potholes

  06-06-2018 07:02
  YASMIN Qureshi today slammed the government for its handling of local council funding for roads.
  
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• MP signs up to help relieve tax burden on pubs

  06-06-2018 07:02
  A BOLTON MP is lending his support to the nation's pubs in his latest effort to stop their decline.
  
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• Francis Lee Golf Classic tees off this week

  06-06-2018 07:02
  WHITES legend Francis Lee will once again be teeing off in style.
  
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• Family pay tribute to grandmother who died after being hit by car

  06-06-2018 07:02
  THE family of a grandmother who died after being hit by a car have paid tribute to her.
  
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• Families enjoy fun in the sun in memory of firefighter

  06-06-2018 07:02
  THE sun shone bright as a daughter organised a family funday in honour of her father, a firefighter who died after fighting a blaze.
  
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• Apologies for late delivery of post box

  06-06-2018 07:02
  BOSSES at Royal Mail have apologised for taking two and a half years to replace a post box in Lostock.
  
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• 95 not out! For community sports shop

  06-06-2018 07:02
  A STALWART of Astley Bridge is celebrating its 95th anniversary.
  
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• Worthwhile local project is definitely brilliant news

  06-06-2018 07:01
  THE Sycamore Project in Farnworth runs Zak’s Bar – a charity which changes the lives of disadvantaged local children each year.
  
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• Thinking about the most vulnerable this Ramadan

  06-06-2018 07:01
  Unity and working together was celebrated at a special breaking of the fast meal.
  
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• No wonder Corrie is such a winner!

  06-06-2018 07:01
  CORONATION Street has had a rather chequered 12 months with fans probably more critical of uninspiring plots than ever before.
  
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• Long may Serena's success continue

  06-06-2018 07:01
  WHAT did you think of Serena Williams sporting a skintight catsuit at the French Open?
  
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• Forward step for grandparents' rights

  06-06-2018 07:01
  AN interesting EU ruling last week may prove to be another useful milestone in the campaign to give UK grandparents a legal right to see their grandchildren.
  
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• Can you help police find the town's most wanted?

  06-06-2018 07:01
  Every week police ask readers to help find the town's most wanted suspects
  
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• Bear Grylls - definitely a hero!

  06-06-2018 07:01
  IT’S no surprise that many youngsters around the world idolise Bear Grylls.
  
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• Anti-war campaigners to protest outside MBDA

  06-06-2018 07:01
  A PEACEFUL protest is planned outside a Westhoughton military weapons supplier.
  
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• Reality Check

  06-06-2018 02:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Is a shortage of drivers causing the problems on Northern Rail trains?
  
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