Bolton news

• Hundreds attend funeral of tragic former Bury and Ramsbottom footballer Michael Jones

  27-07-2018 18:56
  HUNDREDS of mourners gathered today at the funeral of a young footballer who died in Benidorm.
  
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• Hundreds attend funeral of tragic footballer Michael Jones

  27-07-2018 18:56
  HUNDREDS of mourners gathered today at the funeral of a young footballer who died in Benidorm.
  
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• Kia Super League: Lancashire Thunder beat Yorkshire Diamonds at Headingley

  27-07-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire Thunder claim their first Kia Super League win since August 2016 by beating Yorkshire Diamonds at Headingley.
  
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• Budweiser worker 'sacked for raising safety concerns'

  27-07-2018 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The GMB union claims a brewery worker was sacked for raising concerns about staff fatigue at the site.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after crashing into lamppost in Johnson Fold

  27-07-2018 17:39
  A MOTORCYCLIST has died crashing into a lamppost in Johnson Fold.
  
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• Keith retires after half-a-century at same firm

  27-07-2018 17:04
  EXACTLY 50 years after he clocked on at Silcoms, Mr Keith Davies has clocked off!
  
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• Mateusz Madej cleared of hacking man to death in the street

  27-07-2018 16:33
  A MURDER trial ended dramatically yesterday when a Polish man accused of killing cage fighter Sebastian Zuchlinski was formally found not guilty.
  
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• Fighting fit after six-week keep fit challenge!

  27-07-2018 15:48
  PERSONAL fitness trainer Ben Skinner was given an almost impossible mission – to get Bolton News journalist Craig Archer fit again. Ben put Craig through a special six-week fitness guarantee course to get him ready for the beach. But how did it go?
  
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• 'Shared' road schemes paused over dangers to blind people

  27-07-2018 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Shared roads remove signs, crossings and kerbs, but have been dubbed dangerous for blind people.
  
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• Emergency services reveal latest Winter Hill roads to reopen

  27-07-2018 15:34
  EMERGENCY services have warned anyone travelling around the Winter Hill area that some access points are still restricted.
  
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• Which Northern Rail services to expect in Bolton on Monday

  27-07-2018 15:04
  NORTHERN rail will reinstate 75 per cent of services that were removed as part of an emergency timetable on Monday.
  
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• Motorway reopens after bridge collapse scare

  27-07-2018 14:55
  The M6 north of Preston in Lancashire was reopened today after staff from Highways England and its contractors worked through the night to prevent a bridge from collapsing.
  
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• M6 bridge propped up after lorry crash in Lancashire

  27-07-2018 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A lorry crashed into a bridge over the M6 in Lancashire, causing the motorway to be shut overnight.
  
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• Nick Pope: Burnley goalkeeper sustains 'serious' shoulder injury

  27-07-2018 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope sustains a "serious" shoulder injury in the Europa League tie against Aberdeen, says manager Sean Dyche.
  
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• Taxi driver who scared lone female passengers banned by licensing chiefs

  27-07-2018 11:16
  A TAXI driver has had his licence taken away due to a series of complaints about his “inappropriate behaviour” towards lone female passengers.
  
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• Planners throw out proposal to convert semi into eight bedroom 'house of multiple occupation'

  27-07-2018 07:03
  CONTROVERSIAL proposals to covert a semi-detached home into a house of multiple occupation (HMO) for up to 12 people have been thrown out by planning chiefs.
  
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• Outdoor theatre returns to Turton Tower

  27-07-2018 07:03
  FOR the first time in six years, the mystical lawns and grounds of Turton Tower will once again be used for an outdoor theatre production.
  
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• Go ahead for 'super gym' after compromise over opening hours

  27-07-2018 07:03
  FITNESS fanatics have cause for celebration after planning chiefs gave the go-ahead for a new “super gym” — but there has been a compromise on opening hours.
  
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• Bolton will not follow Manchester's lead by exempting 22 to 25-year-old care leavers from council tax

  27-07-2018 07:03
  BOLTON Council will not be following Manchester’s lead by exempting all care leavers from council tax until the age of 25.
  
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• Town hall evacuated after 'bird' sets off fire alarm

  27-07-2018 07:02
  FIREFIGHTERS were called out after Westhoughton Town Hall was evacuated — because a bird in the clock tower set off the alarm.
  
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• Schoolboy has not had a day off school in seven years

  27-07-2018 07:02
  YOUNG Mason Coucill has not missed a single day of school since he started seven-years-ago.
  
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• Hundreds of children take part in sports competition

  27-07-2018 07:02
  YOUNGSTERS from across Farnworth put their fitness to the test in an athletics competition.
  
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• Groundbreaking cancer research at the University of Bolton

  27-07-2018 07:02
  GROUNDBREAKING research by a University of Bolton student could revolutionise treatment for cancer patients.
  
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• Few applications for jobs at hospital

  27-07-2018 07:02
  FEWER applications are being made to each job advertised in the NHS, new figures reveal.
  
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• Community group wants second life-saving defib for Over Hulton

  27-07-2018 07:02
  A COMMUNITY group has been calling on the public’s help to purchase a life-saving defibrillator.
  
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• Young photographers capture the beauty of colour

  27-07-2018 07:01
  SNAP-happy youngsters captured the beauty of colour.
  
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• Unveiling a piece of our railway heritage

  27-07-2018 07:01
  A TREASURED memorial stone that commemorates Horwich’s railway heritage has been restored and unveiled by the community.
  
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• Trust to plant 130 trees to restore historic woodland on Smithills Estate

  27-07-2018 07:01
  HISTORIC woodland on the Smithills Estate will be revitalised after a grant of more than £400,000 was awarded.
  
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• Pothole-plagued road to be resurfaced following complaints

  27-07-2018 07:01
  A ROAD blighted by potholes is due to be resurfaced next week following complaints from the community.
  
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• Free lunches: It's easy to criticise but better to act...

  27-07-2018 07:01
  BOLTON’S Urban Outreach charity is a magnificent organisation.
  
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• Father dies on birthday after double-lung transplant

  27-07-2018 07:00
  A MAN who successfully underwent a double lung transplant died on his birthday after his body rejected the new organs.
  
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• Boltonians challenged to walk a mile a day

  27-07-2018 07:00
  IT was a step in the right direction as Bolton Council officials and members of the public took to the streets of the town yesterday to encourage people to get healthier.
  
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