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• T20 Blast: Surrey & Birmingham Bears win to maintain quarter-final hopes

  15-08-2018 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Surrey and Birmingham Bears keep their T20 Blast quarter-final hopes alive by winning their penultimate group games.
  
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• Bolton woman who fell to death from John Lewis balcony has been named

  15-08-2018 21:50
  A WOMAN who fell to her death from a balcony inside John Lewis has been named as Hannah Bharaj, from Bolton.
  
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• Man pleads guilty to infecting women with HIV

  15-08-2018 21:12
  A MAN has pleaded guilty to infecting two women with HIV.
  
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• FIRST LOOK: We go inside Bolton's new town centre post office

  15-08-2018 19:30
  FIRST LOOK: Inside Bolton's new town centre post office
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Community church demolished after 143 years

  15-08-2018 18:37
  A COMMUNITY church, which has been open since 1875, was being demolished this week after the building became unused due to a dwindling congregation.
  
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• Bolton Food and Drink Festival: Disabled access ticket glitch fixed

  15-08-2018 18:32
  A GLITCH in buying “accessible” Bolton Food and Drink Festival tickets has been resolved after organisers were contacted by a fan of celebrity chef James Martin.
  
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• Unemployment falling month on month in Bolton - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 18:30
  The Bolton News
  Unemployment falling month on month in Bolton
  The Bolton News
  THERE has been a slight month on month decrease in unemployment in Bolton. 0 comment. Unemployment has dropped by just over two per cent for young people (18-24) and by 1.5 per cent for adults. In July there were 5,870 claimants in Bolton ...
  
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• Unemployment falling month on month in Bolton

  15-08-2018 18:29
  THERE has been a slight month on month decrease in unemployment in Bolton.
  
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• Thief armed with fire extinguisher strikes at petrol station kiosk

  15-08-2018 18:09
  A RAIDER wrecked a petrol station kiosk with fire extinguisher foam in a late-night drama.
  
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• VIDEO: Reward for help tracing bandana burglars

  15-08-2018 17:54
  AFTER almost identical break-ins happened just weeks apart a Horwich estate agent is offering a hefty reward for information.
  
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• Reward for help tracing bandana burglars

  15-08-2018 17:54
  AFTER almost identical break-ins happened just weeks apart a Horwich estate agent is offering a hefty reward for information.
  
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• More rail trouble with three days of Northern strikes confirmed

  15-08-2018 17:49
  THE UNION responsible for a string of recent strikes on Northern trains has confirmed three more days.
  
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• Arson was targeted attack say detectives

  15-08-2018 16:25
  A FIRE which destroyed a car and spread to a house where children were sleeping was a targeted attack, say detectives.
  
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• Former lecturer from Bolton faces child rape charges - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 16:17
  Former lecturer from Bolton faces child rape charges
  The Bolton News
  A FORMER law lecturer from Bolton who was arrested in Romania almost three years after he fled his crown court trial in England has been returned to the UK and charged with 11 further offences. Julian Myerscough, 56, a former criminal law lecturer at ...and more »
  
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• Former lecturer from Bolton faces child rape charges

  15-08-2018 16:17
  A FORMER law lecturer from Bolton who was arrested in Romania almost three years after he fled his crown court trial in England has been returned to the UK and charged with 11 further offences.
  
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• Blame me: Ken Anderson on Adam Le Fondre's shock exit - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 14:05
  The Bolton News
  Blame me: Ken Anderson on Adam Le Fondre's shock exit
  The Bolton News
  KEN Anderson has said he will take full responsibility for the timing of Wanderers' announcement on Adam Le Fondre's departure last night. 12 comments. Fans were amazed to see the club issue a statement mid-match to confirm the 31-year-old striker ...
  Bolton let Adam Le Fondre pursue dream move abroadSkySports
  Adam Le Fondre: Bolton Wanderers striker leaves to pursue overseas moveBBC Sport
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• Tribute: Laurie Bolton passes away - Sunderland AFC

  15-08-2018 13:22
  Tribute: Laurie Bolton passes away
  Sunderland AFC
  The club are saddened to learn of the death of Lyall 'Laurie' Bolton, who played three games for Sunderland in the mid-fifties. Gateshead born on 11 July 1932, Laurie was 86. A wing-half, Bolton played in an era where there were no substitutes at all.
  
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• Aneke's Bolton loan move hits the stumbling blocks - Milton Keynes Citizen

  15-08-2018 12:50
  Milton Keynes Citizen
  Aneke's Bolton loan move hits the stumbling blocks
  Milton Keynes Citizen
  Chuks Aneke remains an MK Dons player for now after talks appeared to have stalled with Bolton Wanderers about a potential loan move. Aneke is believed to want a move away from Dons, where he was top-scorer last season, but with no satisfactory bids ...
  Transfer Gossip: Talks stalled between Bolton & MK Dons for AnekeLion of Vienna Suite
  MK Dons boss: Aneke to Wanderers talks have stalledThe
  
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• Ramsbottom social worker not guilty of disclosing foster care data by email

  15-08-2018 12:35
  A RAMSBOTTOM social worker has been found not guilty of nine charges relating to disclosing information about children in care and their carers.
  
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• PICTURES: All the action from Wanderer's Carabao exit at Leeds United

  15-08-2018 11:33
  Wanderers dropped out of the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle with a 2-1 away defeat at Leeds United.
  
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• Parklife organiser's new night-time economy panel

  15-08-2018 11:01
  PARKLIFE-organiser Sacha Lord now has a panel to help him in his new role as night-time economy adviser to Andy Burnham.
  
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• Trump adviser Bolton to meet Russian officials next week - Kremlin - Reuters

  15-08-2018 10:39
  Reuters
  Trump adviser Bolton to meet Russian officials next week - Kremlin
  Reuters
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday preparations were underway for a meeting in Geneva next week between Russian officials and White House national security adviser John Bolton, the first top-level meeting since the Russian and U.S. ...
  Kremlin confirms Bolton meeting with Russian officials next weekPOLITICO.eu
  Trump's National Security Adviser Bolton to meet with Russia in GenevaBusiness Inside
  
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• Tributes paid to former Mayoress of Bolton following death aged 84 - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 10:21
  The Bolton News
  Tributes paid to former Mayoress of Bolton following death aged 84
  The Bolton News
  A retired nurse, Mrs Riley worked at the Hulton and Royal Bolton hospitals. She was mother to Janet, Jill and the late Lynne, all of whom followed in her footsteps by entering the nursing profession. Mrs Riley was also a grandmother-of-three and also ...and more »
  
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• Tributes paid to former Mayoress of Bolton following death aged 84

  15-08-2018 10:21
  TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Mayoress of Bolton following her death at the age of 84.
  
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• The rise and fall of Rock Hall - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 10:16
  The Bolton News
  The rise and fall of Rock Hall
  The Bolton News
  ROCK Hall, in Farnworth, which now stands derelict, was built in 1807 for the Crompton family. They were local papermakers who established one of the first paper mills in Lancashire in 1676. 0 comment. The area, once known as Farnworth Bridges, was an ...and more »
  
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• Poker star, 22, wins £6800 holiday after online success - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 10:16
  The Bolton News
  Poker star, 22, wins £6800 holiday after online success
  The Bolton News
  A POKER player from Bolton who won more than £23,000 in a competition earlier this year has now won a £6,800 holiday. 0 comment. Andy Wilson, aged 22, qualified for the EPT Barcelona after winning qualifying games on gambling site PokerStars.and more »
  
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• The rise and fall of Rock Hall

  15-08-2018 10:14
  ROCK Hall, in Farnworth, which now stands derelict, was built in 1807 for the Crompton family. They were local papermakers who established one of the first paper mills in Lancashire in 1676.
  
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• Poker star, 22, wins £6,800 holiday after online success

  15-08-2018 10:14
  A POKER player from Bolton who won more than £23,000 in a competition earlier this year has now won a £6,800 holiday.
  
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• Huge fire affects traffic into Manchester - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 10:12
  The Bolton News
  Huge fire affects traffic into Manchester
  The Bolton News
  FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a huge blaze at a mill close to Strangeways prison in Manchester. 2 comments. Plumes of thick black smoke could be seen across the city as crews battled the fire at the building on Southall Street. Greater Manchester Fire and ...and more »
  
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• Huge fire affects traffic into Manchester

  15-08-2018 10:12
  FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a huge blaze at a mill close to Strangeways prison in Manchester.
  
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• Academy kids' graduation is big success

  15-08-2018 10:09
  STUDENTS from Kearsley Academy joined others from across the Northern Education Trust (NET) to celebrate finishing Year eight.
  
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• Communities chief calls for extra police resources after warning cuts are "devastating communities"

  15-08-2018 10:01
  CUTS to the police are “devastating our communities and leaving them completely exposed” a town hall chief will tell tonight’s full meeting of Bolton Council.
  
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• Hospital pay row: 'We feel looked down on at work' say staff

  15-08-2018 09:48
  CLEANERS, porters and caterers at Royal Bolton Hospital could strike in a row over pay, which could see them earn less than their counterparts in other trusts. Mary Naylor looks at why staff feel this is the only option.
  
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• Bolton recruiters raise £3500 for Little Princess Trust - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 07:05
  The Bolton News
  Bolton recruiters raise £3500 for Little Princess Trust
  The Bolton News
  COLLEAGUES rallied round a co-worker whose sister was diagnosed with cancer and lost her hair. 1 comment. Four Recruitment held a quiz night to raise £3,500 for The Little Princess Trust which provided Amy Taylor with a real-hair wig when she lost her ...and more »
  
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• Jennifer's mountain-top tribute to her brother - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 07:04
  The Bolton News
  Jennifer's mountain-top tribute to her brother
  The Bolton News
  JENNIFER Lonergan plans to be on top of the world's largest single mountain to remember the day her brother Anthony took his own life. 0 comment. The wife of former Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Andy Lonergan leads a team of eight on a four-day trek to ...
  
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• Young legal eagles fly high in exercise

  15-08-2018 07:03
  YOUNG legal eagles swooped on the courtroom to find out more about careers in law.
  
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• The Asons Solicitors story so far

  15-08-2018 07:03
  IN November 2016 The Bolton News reported that Asons Solicitors had received a grant from Bolton Council of £300,000.
  
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• Join the GMCA in a new scrutiny panel role

  15-08-2018 07:03
  The Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel is seeking two new independent members to help support, challenge and hold to account Deputy Mayor, Baroness Beverley Hughes.
  
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• Jennifer's mountain-top tribute to her brother

  15-08-2018 07:03
  JENNIFER Lonergan plans to be on top of the world’s largest single mountain to remember the day her brother Anthony took his own life.
  
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• From the Penny Black to 65p postage

  15-08-2018 07:03
  BOLTON’S main post office branch first opened at the western end of Deansgate on November 19, 1916.
  
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• Bolton recruiters raise £3,500 for Little Princess Trust

  15-08-2018 07:03
  COLLEAGUES rallied round a co-worker whose sister was diagnosed with cancer and lost her hair.
  
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• Testing can save lives – why would you risk yours? - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 07:02
  The Bolton News
  Testing can save lives – why would you risk yours?
  The Bolton News
  SOME of us refuse to save our own lives when it comes to screening for life-threatening cancers. 0 comment. Only 58 per cent of people are taking advantage of the free test to prevent bowel cancer, even though the NHS screening programme can detect ...and more »
  
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• Testing can save lives – why would you risk yours?

  15-08-2018 07:02
  SOME of us refuse to save our own lives when it comes to screening for life-threatening cancers.
  
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• Let's hope Chris Green can cut red tape - The Bolton News

  15-08-2018 07:02
  The Bolton News
  Let's hope Chris Green can cut red tape
  The Bolton News
  LET'S hope Bolton West MP Chris Green manages to make a difference in the amount of red tape police officers face. 3 comments. During a busy weekend shift out with local patrols, Mr Green discovered the pressure that paperwork means to already ...
  
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• Let's hope Chris Green can cut red tape

  15-08-2018 07:02
  LET’S hope Bolton West MP Chris Green manages to make a difference in the amount of red tape police officers face.
  
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