Bolton news

• Police told to 'stop moaning about cuts and be more efficient'

  18-10-2018 21:01
  The police should ‘stop moaning’ about cuts and ‘live within their means’ a councillor – and former GMP worker – has said.
  
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• REGIONAL: Body found in hunt for fugitive wanted over stabbing

  18-10-2018 20:53
  Police say they have found a body in the search for wanted man John Cowley.
  
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• Chorley stabbing: Video of burning car released

  18-10-2018 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim escaped from the fireball and survived the attack.
  
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• REVEALED: The 10 most expensive homes ever sold in Bolton

  18-10-2018 19:01
  AFTER looking at how house prices have chanced across Bolton over the past 20 years, today we look at the most expensive homes ever sold in the area. SEAMUS MCDONNELL reports.
  
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• Plans approved to bring youth centre back into full use

  18-10-2018 18:23
  PLANS to revamp a community centre and bring it back into use have been approved.
  
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• Bus bosses plead with passengers to stop littering

  18-10-2018 17:49
  BUSES in Bolton are among the dirtiest in the region, according to transport bosses.
  
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• Plans agreed for 115 homes on former university halls site

  18-10-2018 17:36
  OUTLINE planning permission on the construction of 115 new homes on the site of a former university halls of residence has been agreed.
  
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• Remembering the fallen at exhibition

  18-10-2018 16:24
  AN exhibition remembering those who fell in the First World will be held at a Horwich church.
  
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• LITTLE HERO: Brave scout saves mum's life after she suffers stroke

  18-10-2018 16:01
  A QUICK-THINKING Scout has been hailed a hero for saving his mum's life after she suffered a stroke.
  
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• Brave scout saves mum's life after she suffers stroke

  18-10-2018 16:01
  A QUICK-THINKING Scout has been hailed a hero for saving his mum's life after she suffered a stroke.
  
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• Big Bolton Ball - what it's all about and how to get tickets

  18-10-2018 15:01
  TICKETS are still available for what promises to be Bolton's charity event of the year.
  
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• Youths smoking in nursery grounds alerts emergency services

  18-10-2018 14:12
  YOUTHS were spotted smoking in the grounds of a nursery in Horwich.
  
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• Travellers set up at football pitch site AGAIN

  18-10-2018 13:47
  TRAVELLERS have returned to a site in Farnworth after the council ordered the removal of a group earlier this summer.
  
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• Travellers return to Farnworth football pitch site

  18-10-2018 13:47
  TRAVELLERS have returned to a site in Farnworth after the council ordered the removal of a group earlier this summer.
  
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• Travellers leave Farnworth after settling in same area for third time

  18-10-2018 13:47
  TRAVELLERS who arrived at a site in Farnworth for the third time this year have now left.
  
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• NATIONAL: Mad cow disease found on farm

  18-10-2018 13:47
  A CASE of BSE has been identified on a farm in Aberdeenshire, officials have said.
  
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• Council serve removal order after travellers set up at football pitch site AGAIN

  18-10-2018 13:47
  TRAVELLERS who arrived at a site in Farnworth have been served with a removal order.
  
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• Increase in vehicle crime leads to police warning

  18-10-2018 13:25
  AN INCREASE in crime involving vehicles has been reported.
  
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• Police seize £33,000 of illegal tobacco and fraudster jailed

  18-10-2018 13:08
  A FRAUDSTER living a "very successful" lifestyle has been imprisoned for 20 months after £33,000 of illegal tobacco was found during a raid.
  
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• Concern over missing man with early onset dementia

  18-10-2018 13:00
  POLICE are searching for an elderly man who went missing from a Bolton care home.
  
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• New Highway Code launched after shock bike death figures

  18-10-2018 12:37
  THE GOVERNMENT has launched a review of the Highway Code in an effort to increase safety for cyclists.
  
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• You won't bee-lieve how much sculptures raised in wake of Arena terror!

  18-10-2018 12:11
  SUPER-sized bee sculptures which went on display around Manchester have raised more than £1.1 million at auction.
  
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• Massive fees hike for parents at closure threat nursery

  18-10-2018 12:01
  PARENTS are facing a 20 per cent hike in fees and paying for extras in a bid secure the future of a popular nursery ­— which a year ago was under threat of closure.
  
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• Keep your hats on – Full Monty is in town

  18-10-2018 12:01
  HOLD on to your hats, the Full Monty is bursting into town.
  
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• COMMENT: Despicable attack that could have killed rough sleeper

  18-10-2018 11:22
  THE treatment of rough sleepers on the streets of Bolton has featured in this column before ­— and it is about the same homeless person.
  
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• Cancer treatment cash for Blackburn woman stolen

  18-10-2018 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The money had been raised for mother-of-five Karen Murchie, who has terminal stomach cancer.
  
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• Numbers of children leaving school overweight on the rise

  18-10-2018 11:02
  MORE children are leaving school overweight ­— but the numbers classed as severely obese has fallen.
  
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• More Bolton children leaving school overweight

  18-10-2018 11:02
  MORE children are leaving school overweight ­— but the numbers classed as severely obese has fallen.
  
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• Red carpet for Maxine Peake at the premiere of Peterloo in Manchester

  18-10-2018 10:11
  THE red carpet was rolled out in Manchester last night for the premiere of Mike Leigh's historical epic Peterloo, starring Maxine Peake.
  
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• Record number of Bolton TV stars shortlisted for National Television Awards

  18-10-2018 10:02
  COMICS Paddy McGuinness and Peter Kay are among the record number of Bolton TV stars in the running for a gong at the National Television Awards 2019.
  
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• Udder cowtastrophe as herd of cattle march on pensioner's garden

  18-10-2018 10:00
  A PENSIONER was given the shock of her life as she sat down to enjoy a cup of tea in her conservatory.
  
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• PICTURES: Herd of cattle march on pensioner's garden

  18-10-2018 10:00
  A PENSIONER was given the shock of her life as she sat down to enjoy a cup of tea in her conservatory.
  
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• PICTURES: Cows descend on pensioner's garden

  18-10-2018 10:00
  A PENSIONER was given the shock of her life as she sat down to enjoy a cup of tea in her conservatory.
  
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• Overturned lorry causing long delays through Kearsley this morning

  18-10-2018 09:24
  AN overturned lorry is causing congestion on the M60 during this morning's rush hours.
  
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• Homelessness a priority for Andy Burnham

  18-10-2018 09:01
  THE Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is hoping to replicate the emergency provision over last winter in the coming months for homeless people across Greater Manchester.
  
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• Council committed to tackling 'scourge' of homelessness

  18-10-2018 08:50
  WHEN the matter of homelessness was discussed by Bolton Council in June the total number of people, which met that criteria was 553 for 2017/2018 up from 516 in 2016/2017.
  
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• School field hit by vandalism after community clean up

  18-10-2018 07:05
  VANDALS have struck at a school field, damaging items that were installed by a local community group.
  
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• Protest group appeals to Mayor to step into hospital strike

  18-10-2018 07:05
  NHS campaigners have called on the Mayor of Greater Manchester and local health chiefs to support striking hospital workers.
  
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• Card game lovers invited to try and become Match Attax champion

  18-10-2018 07:05
  FOOTBALL card game enthusiasts are invited to learn from the masters at a new tour coming to a town centre shopping centre.
  
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• Maxine Peake on politics, Peterloo and Corbyn

  18-10-2018 07:03
  BOLTON actor Maxine Peake has written a piece for The Guardian about her political upbringing and writing to a director to appear in the new film Peterloo.
  
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• Theatre goers set sail to the South Pacific

  18-10-2018 07:01
  AUDIENCES set sail on a South Pacific adventure with a little help form Adlington and Music Arts Society.
  
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• Songs from hit musicals to be performed in Bolton

  18-10-2018 07:01
  ENJOY the music and songs of The Greatest Showman, The Lion King, Les Miserables and many more favourite shows at a special concert.
  
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• Serving up laughs for a good cause

  18-10-2018 07:01
  AMERICAN comediennes Salma Hindy and Yasmin Elhady will be showcasing their own very brand of humour at this year's Super Muslim Comedy Tour which comes to Bolton this month.
  
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• Riotous comedy set to bring the house down

  18-10-2018 07:01
  IT'S hard to beat a comedy staged by the talented cast and crew at St Vincent's Dramatic Society.
  
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• New exhibition reflects, life, nature and our environment

  18-10-2018 07:01
  ARTISTS have drawn inspiration from life and nature for a new exhibition opening this weekend.
  
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• Hit heartwarming wartime show Pack-Up Your Troubles heads to the Albert Halls, Bolton

  18-10-2018 07:01
  IT has received standing ovations and now the heartwarming show Pack-up Your Troubles commemorating 100 years since the end of the end of World War One is heading for Bolton.
  
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• Be part of the plot of theatre's latest production

  18-10-2018 07:01
  THE audience will find themselves playing a part in the SS Simon and Jude Amateur Dramatic Society's next production.
  
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• Thug sets homeless man’s tent on fire while he’s sleeping inside

  18-10-2018 07:00
  A HOMELESS man managed to get out of his tent moments before it was engulfed in flames after being set alight by thugs.
  
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