Bolton news

• Tackling Blackpool 'deprivation' targeted in £1bn plan

  17-10-2018 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Blackpool Pride of Place Partnership aims to create 3,000 quality homes and 10,000 jobs.
  
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• Bolton Beer Festival is Back! Everything you need to know

  17-10-2018 19:01
  BEER enthusiasts are descending on the University of Bolton Stadium tomorrow for the 25th Bolton Beer Festival in aid of Bolton Lads and Girls Club.
  
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• Clampdown on anti-social behaviour on public transport

  17-10-2018 18:01
  POLICE are clamping down on anti-social behaviour on public transport.
  
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• Plan to build new high speed railway on track

  17-10-2018 17:58
  WORK on a new railway to connect the major Northern cities might begin as soon as 2020 as leaders prepare plans to put before the government.
  
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• Jail for man who 'terrified' shop worker with large knife

  17-10-2018 17:37
  A MAN who held a 'terrified' shopkeeper at knifepoint during a robbery has been jailed.
  
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• Hero dog given top honours for making Arena safe after bombing

  17-10-2018 17:16
  THE FIRST police dog to arrive on the scene of the Manchester Arena attack has been honoured for his public service.
  
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• COMMENT: Commuters on track for more misery

  17-10-2018 17:01
  RAIL passengers will be reading today’s special report about more delays and disruption and shaking their heads in disbelief.
  
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• 'That's Christmas sorted' - readers have say on raft of new shops set for Bolton

  17-10-2018 16:02
  BOLTON’S retail offering has had a massive shot in the arm in recent weeks with the announcement of a number of major shops set to open in the town.
  
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• Three jailed fracking protesters freed on appeal

  17-10-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The trio are believed to be the first anti-fracking protesters to be jailed in the UK.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: Judith Atkinson, beauty queen of the Charlie's Angels era

  17-10-2018 15:06
  BACK in 1979 a teenager from Horwich was turning heads.
  
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• Three local train stations in top ten worst for punctuality

  17-10-2018 15:01
  THREE of the top ten worst train stations for punctuality in the country are in Manchester.
  
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• Advanced driver Dougie is king of the road

  17-10-2018 15:01
  LORRY driver Dougie Phillips is king of the road . . . even when he's behind the wheel of a car.
  
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• Playwrights want to create special atmosphere for new play about White Horse final

  17-10-2018 14:05
  PLAYWRIGHTS Les Smith and Martin Thomasson hope that theatre-goers will help to create a special atmosphere for their new production. Ian Savage reports.
  
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• Weekend trains to return to Bolton - but chaos to continue

  17-10-2018 14:02
  Weekend train services are set to return to Bolton in November but the announcement of a new set of strikes means passengers will immediately suffer. Seamus McDonnell reports.
  
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• REGIONAL: Man charged with murder after Salford stabbing

  17-10-2018 14:01
  A 33-year-old man from Prestwich has been charged after another man was stabbed to death in Lower Kersal.
  
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• Free clothes for Bolton's jobseekers

  17-10-2018 14:01
  JOBSEEKERS can get a boost with free clothes and skills training as part of a new scheme.
  
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• Bacon butties at church coffee morning

  17-10-2018 13:00
  BACON butties will be served at Trinity Methodist Church in Bury Road, Tonge Fold on Saturday morning.
  
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• WATCH: We tried Morrisons new "world's hottest curry" curry and this is what happened

  17-10-2018 12:00
  IT has been dubbed the hottest curry ever sold in a UK supermarket - so hot it comes with a safety warning. So, naturally, we had to try it.
  
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• Hero police dog honoured for work inside bombed Manchester Arena

  17-10-2018 11:46
  THE FIRST police dog on the scene of the Manchester Arena terror attack has been honoured for his bravery.
  
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• COMMENT: A bit of brain surgery – and then a nice cup of tea!

  17-10-2018 11:01
  HAVE you noticed how much fake knowledge is about currently?
  
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• Police seizing woman's Audi discover partner has no licence or insurance for his Mercedes either

  17-10-2018 10:03
  A MAN who tried to help his partner when her car was being seized by police was also found to have no licence or insurance for his own vehicle.
  
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• REGIONAL: Anti-fracking activists to challenge prison sentences at court of appeal

  17-10-2018 09:35
  SENIOR judges will hear an appeal against the jail terms handed to three fracking protesters for causing a public nuisance.
  
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• Anti-fracking activists to challenge prison sentences at court of appeal

  17-10-2018 09:35
  SENIOR judges will hear an appeal against the jail terms handed to three fracking protesters for causing a public nuisance.
  
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• £20 billion "lost pension" pot ­— Is yours one of them? Find out how to check

  17-10-2018 09:03
  The UK is sitting on a £20 billion "lost pension mountain", according to estimates from an insurance industry body.
  
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• Public urged to "protect themselves" in new approach to community policing

  17-10-2018 09:01
  COMMUNITIES are being asked to protect themselves from crime under a new initiative launched today.
  
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• Secret Bolton drug drop off found hidden in hollowed wall

  17-10-2018 07:04
  A ‘STASH’ thought to contain drugs was discovered hidden inside a hollow in a stone wall.
  
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• Photography students snap up top tips

  17-10-2018 07:04
  STUDENTS snapped up some top tips from The Bolton News' chief photographer Gus Sivyer.
  
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• ‘Drugs stash’ found hidden in hollowed wall

  17-10-2018 07:04
  A ‘STASH’ thought to contain drugs was discovered hidden inside a hollow in a stone wall.
  
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• "We're coming for you" - Police warn Greater Manchester's grooming gangs

  17-10-2018 07:02
  A NEW scheme looking to address grooming of children and vulnerable adults has been started by the police.
  
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• New police scheme to tackle Greater Manchester's grooming gangs

  17-10-2018 07:02
  A NEW scheme looking to address grooming of children and vulnerable adults has been started by the police.
  
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• More than 1,300 Bolton homes empty for more than six months - and how to revive them

  17-10-2018 07:02
  THERE are more than 1,300 homes in Bolton that have been standing empty for more than six months, figures reveal.
  
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• Actress and singer wants the world to know that Bolton cares as she stages a poignant homecoming concert

  17-10-2018 07:02
  ACTRESS and singer Helen Wilding is bringing her international show home to Bolton to raise money for a baby girl desperately in need of a lifesaving liver transplant.
  
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• Unemployment falls as support is put into place as Universal Credit is rolled out in Bolton

  17-10-2018 07:01
  UNEMPLOYMENT fell in Bolton this month, new figures out show.
  
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• LETTER: YMCA building is no longer practical

  17-10-2018 07:01
  I WRITE in response to your October 12 article, which reports on the projected £7 million total redevelopment of the YMCA building on Deansgate, Bolton.
  
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• Bolton's most wanted — October 17, 2018

  17-10-2018 07:00
  Each week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to wanted suspects.
  
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• Accrington Stanley: What is it like managing one of Football League's smallest clubs?

  17-10-2018 00:34 via bbc.co.uk
  "We simply had to stop being a Lidl and become a Waitrose" - Accrington Stanley boss John Coleman on managing one of the smallest club's in the Football League.
  
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