Bolton news

• Preston 1-1 Rotherham: Millers draw for fifth time in six games

  27-10-2018 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Smith's second-half strike earns Rotherham United a point away to Preston North End in the Championship.
  
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• West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: Baggies held by Tony Mowbray's men

  27-10-2018 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Harrison Reed scores a stunning equaliser as Tony Mowbray's Blackburn draw with his old club West Bromwich Albion.
  
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• Fracking in Lancashire: Second 0.8 tremor in 24 hours

  27-10-2018 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Another tremor of 0.8 magnitude has been recorded within 24 hours at the UK's only active site for fracking.
  
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• Fleetwood Town 3-2 Blackpool

  27-10-2018 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Fleetwood pick up their first league win against Blackpool with a 3-2 victory at Highbury.
  
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• Newport County 1-1 Morecambe: Kevin Ellison nets point for Shrimps

  27-10-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Kevin Ellison rescues a point for Morecambe at Newport to ease their League Two relegation worries.
  
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• Make a date with the Calendar Girls

  27-10-2018 18:04
  
  THRILLED to be one of the girls, presenter and best-selling novelist Fern Britton cheerfully admits that she almost missed out on a part in Calendar Girls, the Musical which comes to the Lowry, Salford Quays next week, initially telling her agent that on instinct it wasn’t for her.
  
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• Clocks going back has impact on motorists

  27-10-2018 17:47
  
  MOTORISTS are urged to take extra care now that the clocks have gone back.
  
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• Work begins to transform town centre bar

  27-10-2018 15:01
  
  A POPULAR town centre bar is undergoing a transformation.
  
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• GREAT OUTDOORS: Route steeped in Quaker past

  27-10-2018 15:01
  
  THE Hodder Valley, winding its way through Bowland, is a lovely place to visit in the autumn. This walk follows the river in its middle reaches between Slaidburn and Dunsop Bridge.
  
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• Man detained after stabbing at Atherton Library

  27-10-2018 14:25
  
  A 38-year-old man has been detained under the Mental Health Act after three people were stabbed in Atherton Library.
  
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• Ten clubs to keep you busy in Bolton

  27-10-2018 14:01
  
  Ten clubs and societies to be a part of in Bolton
  
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• Some pupils will miss school because of devastating fire

  27-10-2018 13:16
  
  SOME children whose school was set on fire will not be able to return after half term.
  
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• Police and poltergeists entertain at half term

  27-10-2018 13:03
  
  GHOSTS and ghouls sent shivers down the spine at the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Museum in the run-up to Halloween.
  
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• LETTER: Well done to striking NHS workers

  27-10-2018 12:54
  
  The Executive Committee of Bolton TUC send congratulations on behalf of all its members to those workers at Royal Bolton Hospital who took strike action recently.
  
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• The BIG Interview: 'I'm always ready for the next election' says Julie Hilling

  27-10-2018 12:01
  
  THREE years after losing her seat in Bolton West, former MP Julie Hilling remains the Labour candidate for the ‘hyper marginal’ constituency. She tells JOSEPH TIMAN how the death of her mother has made her passionate about care for the elderly and shares her views on police cuts, Brexit and the chances of a snap election.
  
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• WILD TIMES: A close encounter with a badger at museum exhibition in 1988

  27-10-2018 11:42
  
  THOUSANDS of people took a walk on the wild side in March 1988 – right in the centre of Bolton. Our picture shows six-year-old Graham Wood getting face to face with a stuffed badger in one of the displays being held at Bolton Museum. Staff there had organised a wildlife and conservation exhibition, and from the moment the doors opened, the museum was packed with visitors enjoying the exhibits.
  
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• REGIONAL: Five-day-old puppies reunited with mum after armed robbery

  27-10-2018 11:04
  
  TWO five-day-old puppies have been reunited with their mother after they were stolen in an armed robbery.
  
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• Spooky night of Halloween fun for young Wanderers fans

  27-10-2018 11:00
  
  YOUNG football fans enjoyed a ghoulish night of fun and games with some of the town’s stars of the pitch at the Bolton Wanderers FC Juniors’ annual Halloween Party.
  
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• PICTURES/VIDEO: Spooky night of Halloween fun for young Wanderers fans

  27-10-2018 11:00
  
  YOUNG football fans enjoyed a ghoulish night of fun and games with some of the town’s stars of the pitch at the Bolton Wanderers FC Juniors’ annual Halloween Party.
  
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• Bolton MP 'more optimistic' about railway promises

  27-10-2018 07:04
  
  SIR David Crausby is more optimistic than ever about promises that electrification of Bolton's railway line will be complete by Christmas following a meeting with Network Rail.
  
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• A short red and blue history of Bolton West

  27-10-2018 07:04
  
  BOLTON West is a notorious bell-weather or marginal constituency which has predicted the winning party between 1983 and 2010.
  
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• A century of female MPs

  27-10-2018 07:04
  
  TODAY, there is a record number of 208 female MPs sitting in the House of Commons and although this is encouraging, that number accounts for only 32 per cent of all MPs.
  
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• Taps blamed for infection outbreak among hospital babies

  27-10-2018 07:03
  
  WATER-SAVING taps have been blamed for spreading an infection among babies at Royal Bolton Hospital babies this year.
  
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• Tailoress and the Bevin boy celebrating 65 years

  27-10-2018 07:03
  
  A COUPLE from Farnworth are celebrating their sapphire wedding anniversary.
  
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• Play groups in Bolton shortlisted for Nursery of the Year award

  27-10-2018 07:03
  
  TWO childcare providers in Bolton have been shortlisted to become the Nursery of the Year in the North.
  
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• Hoping The Queen comes to town ­— honorary aldermen recognised

  27-10-2018 07:03
  
  TWO long-standing councillors have been awarded titles for their commitment to the town.
  
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• Urgent call for O negative blood as stocks plummet

  27-10-2018 07:01
  
  HOSPITALS have used more blood than expected and there have been fewer donations leading to a regional shortage.
  
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