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• Moorland fires: Brigades 'may need emergency cash'

  08-08-2018 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Cost of tackling wild and grass fires could prompt appeal to government, one brigade suggests.
  
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• Dairy worker stabbed mother-in-law to death, court told

  08-08-2018 19:53
  A dairy worker stabbed his mother-in-law to death after she helped her daughter escape a loveless arranged marriage, a jury has heard.
  
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• Police hunt naked man playing kitten noises while hiding in bush in Padgate

  08-08-2018 19:31
  A GROUP of schoolgirls were left in tears after discovering a naked man hiding in a bush playing kitten noises in Padgate.
  
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• ‘The rules are for everyone’

  08-08-2018 18:57
  ONLINE readers had a lot to say about our front page story yesterday about widow, Enid Mort who was refused permission for a shiny black headstone in memory of her husband in the graveyard of St Anne’s Church, Turton. Here are a few of their comments:
  
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• READER REACTION: ‘The rules are for everyone’

  08-08-2018 18:57
  ONLINE readers had a lot to say about our front page story yesterday about widow, Enid Mort who was refused permission for a shiny black headstone in memory of her husband in the graveyard of St Anne’s Church, Turton. Here are a few of their comments:
  
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• The Winter Hill fire is out after 41 days

  08-08-2018 18:16
  AFTER 41 days the Winter Hill fire is finally out.
  
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• In brief: Pre-Bolton Wanderers (A) - BCFC

  08-08-2018 17:46
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  In brief: Pre-Bolton Wanderers (A)
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  Dean Holden and Niclas Eliasson gave their views ahead of City's trip to Bolton Wanderers this Saturday (August 11th, 3pm kick-off). City's assistant head coach took questions on the transfer window, City's result against Nottingham Forest and looked ...
  Bristol City press conference RECAP: Transfer latest with Dean Holden; Bolton Wanderers previewBristol Liveall 3 news articles »
  
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• Winter Hill moorland fire 'out' after 41 days

  08-08-2018 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  At its height, hundreds of firefighters tackled the blaze on moorland at Winter Hill, near Bolton.
  
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• A look at views of Bolton from decades ago

  08-08-2018 15:37
  BOLTON Town Centre is a vibrant place and has been so for as many years as most of us can remember.
  
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• Residents living in fear of drug users who have taken over their local park

  08-08-2018 15:29
  A GROUP of Farnworth residents say they are living in fear of drug users who have taken over their local park.
  
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• Repairs to be made to Blackpool's £27.1m sea wall

  08-08-2018 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Sea defences at Blackpool, which cost £27.1m, require repairs within a year of them being completed.
  
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• Champagne flute murderer Jack Costello jailed for life

  08-08-2018 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the murder of Jay Jay Livesey Taylor in a Lancashire bar was "unprovoked" and "vicious".
  
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• REGIONAL NEWS: Reports of body found

  08-08-2018 11:06
  A BODY is believed to have been found after police were called to Tottington.
  
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• REGIONAL NEWS: Man's body found in brook

  08-08-2018 11:06
  A MAN'S body has been found after police were called to a brook in Tottington.
  
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• Accrington Stanley goalscoring 'legend' Dave Hargreaves dies

  08-08-2018 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Dave 'Haggis' Hargreaves scored over 300 goals for Accrington Stanley in the 1970s and '80s.
  
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• Car veers on to motorway embankment

  08-08-2018 10:05
  EMERGENCY services were called to the M61 after a car left the carriageway and ended up on the embankment.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: Everything you need to know about Moses Gate bridge saga

  08-08-2018 09:56
  THE saga of the Moses Gate area disruption began with the electrification of the neighbouring railway in 2015.
  
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• Vintage bus back in town with preservation group

  08-08-2018 07:03
  A 55-year-old Leyland bus was parked in Victoria Square for Bolton Bus Preservation Group’s annual summer visit to the town centre.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: Residents' meeting concerns about car parking

  08-08-2018 07:03
  ANOTHER issue raised by several members was the impact that the new Sughra Mosque has had on parking in nearby areas including visitors double parking on nearby roads.
  
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• Social worker on trial over disclosing foster care data

  08-08-2018 07:03
  A SOCIAL worker has appeared in court charged with disclosing information about children in care and their carers.
  
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• PICTURE GALLERY: Travellers leave trail of mess for school to clean up

  08-08-2018 07:03
  A SCHOOL will have to pay to clean up the mess left behind by travellers despite the fact its playing field is owned by Bolton Council.
  
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• MP urges Bolton charities to take advantage of £3 million pot

  08-08-2018 07:03
  A BOLTON MP is urging good causes to apply for their share of a £3 million funding pot.
  
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• MP searching for best Bolton West pub

  08-08-2018 07:03
  BOLTON West MP Chris Green is looking for nominations for the Parliamentary Pub of the Year award.
  
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• MP looking to level the pint playing field for pubs

  08-08-2018 07:03
  AN MP’s efforts to give pubs a “leg up” is being supported by Little Lever’s Jolly Carter.
  
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• MP looking to level the pint playing field for Bolton pubs

  08-08-2018 07:03
  AN MP’s efforts to give pubs a “leg up” is being supported by Little Lever’s Jolly Carter.
  
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• 'Join us under the Green Umbrella'

  08-08-2018 07:03
  Barb Hackett, who lives near Crompton Way, encouraged the group to join an organisation she set up two year ago called Bolton Green Umbrella.
  
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• Hydro-electic power plans for Bolton sewage works site

  08-08-2018 07:03
  A NEW hydro-electric plant could soon be powering a sewage works if plans get the go-ahead.
  
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• Man fulfils promise he made as a frightened boy facing deportation to give back to the community

  08-08-2018 07:02
  AS a teenager Daniel Sukula made a heartfelt plea asking for help from the people of Bolton to stop him and his family from being deported to the Democratic Republic of Congo ­— a nation in the midst of the a cruel civil war in which he feared he would be forced to become a child solider.
  
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• Charity champ Leah is really scuba-duper!

  08-08-2018 07:02
  LIFE is scuba-super for a Bolton woman who is making a big splash for charity.
  
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• Can you help to find the town's most wanted?

  08-08-2018 07:02
  EVERY week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects
  
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• Wide choice can put youngsters on right path

  08-08-2018 07:01
  COST and public reality have tended to weed out the most obscure and impractical university degrees in recent years.
  
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• Well done Drew for being yourself!

  08-08-2018 07:01
  YOUNG singer Drew Gudojc certainly gave a good account of herself on popular show The Voice Kids.
  
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• Welcome Maureen - the Street's new battleaxe!

  08-08-2018 07:01
  FROM its earliest episodes, Coronation Street fans have loved its battleaxes like Ena Sharples.
  
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• Taxi driver suspended for leaving "inappropriate" message on customer's voicemail

  08-08-2018 07:01
  A TAXI driver has been suspended after leaving an “inappropriate” message on a customer’s voicemail.
  
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• Managing director can now call himself a doctor

  08-08-2018 07:01
  A BUSINESS director can now officially call himself a Doctor.
  
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• Let nature take its course - or not

  08-08-2018 07:01
  IT’S very sad that in the same week two well-known female celebrities have had to justify not having children.
  
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• A lot of talk about recycling

  08-08-2018 07:01
  THE subject of what constitutes recyclable goods seems to have got people talking recently.
  
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• A lesson for princesses from cousin?

  08-08-2018 07:01
  IT’S a shame that Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie’s attempt to get public sympathy about their roles has failed miserably.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: Neighbours join forces after Moses Gate disruption saga

  08-08-2018 07:00
  MEMBERS of a new group in Moses Gate are considering claiming compensation from Network Rail for delays, damage and disruption caused by repairs to the railway bridge.
  
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• PEOPLE POWER: Neighbours join forces after Network Rail disruption

  08-08-2018 07:00
  MEMBERS of a new group in Moses Gate are considering claiming compensation from Network Rail for delays, damage and disruption caused by repairs to the railway bridge.
  
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• Friday’s £399 million super jackpot could see the UK’s biggest ever win

  08-08-2018 01:00
  SPONSORED CONTENT: It’s one of the world’s richest games and now UK residents can have a shot at winning big on the US Mega Millions with an outstanding £399 million super jackpot up for grabs on Friday.
  
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