Bolton news

• Council leader promises to protect vulnerable children despite £2 million shortfall

  09-11-2018 19:24
  
  THE council leader has promised to continue protecting vulnerable children despite a shortfall of £2 million.
  
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• Police officers cleared of gross misconduct

  09-11-2018 18:24
  
  THREE Bolton police officers have been cleared of gross misconduct following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct
  
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• Predatory opportunist jailed after raping two young women

  09-11-2018 17:23
  
  A 'PREDATORY opportunist' who raped two young women has been jailed for 15 years.
  
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• PROPERTY: Business space in a prime location

  09-11-2018 17:14
  
  A MODERN office space is available at a prime location.
  
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• Bolton pub named among most dog-friendly in North West

  09-11-2018 17:14
  
  A Bolton pub has been named one of the most pooch-friendly in the North West.
  
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• Spike in thieves hacking keyless cars in Bolton's wealthiest areas

  09-11-2018 17:02
  
  A SPIKE in thefts of ‘keyless’ cars has hit homeowners in a wealthy area of Bolton.
  
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• COMMENT: Help Gandalf celebrate his 80th birthday ­— in Bolton!

  09-11-2018 17:02
  
  GANDALF the great will be celebrating his milestone birthday in Bolton next year!
  
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• Prestige property magazine back on the market

  09-11-2018 16:10
  
  PRESTIGE property buyers will once again have the opportunity to view some of the region’s finest homes as ‘The Collection’ makes a comeback now in digital format. Miller Metcalfe, the North West leading Estate Agent is re-launching the magazine as they roll out new cutting-edge property technology and introduce omni-channel marketing for 2019.
  
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• NATIONAL: Predator jailed for posing as a woman to trick men into blindfolded sex

  09-11-2018 16:03
  
  A predator who tricked four straight men into having blindfolded sex with him by masquerading as a woman online has been jailed for 15 years.
  
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• Painstaking work of art at church

  09-11-2018 15:40
  
  EGERTON United Reformed Church members spent hours creating this tributefor the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: How well do you know the A6 through Bolton?

  09-11-2018 15:31
  
  THIS week’s mystery photograph is captured along the normally busy A6.
  
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• How well do you know the A6 through Bolton?

  09-11-2018 15:31
  
  THIS week’s mystery photograph is captured along the normally busy A6.
  
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• Looking back: The people who played their part in the life of Bolton

  09-11-2018 15:01
  
  AS a daily newspaper in Bolton we always endeavour to focus on the people who could be classed as well-known townspeople and those who have never been heard of.
  
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• Bolton's Saeed named national Social Mobility Commissioner

  09-11-2018 15:01
  
  A CHAMPION for young people across Bolton has been appointed to a national role which will see him advocate to give this and future generation the "best chance in life", no matter their background.
  
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• Mayor's flower day to boost charities

  09-11-2018 15:00
  
  A FLOWER day is set to boost funds for four local charities this month.
  
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• More than 350 households still watching black and white TVs

  09-11-2018 14:58
  
  New figures show that after more than 50 years of colour transmissions, hundreds of people across Greater Manchester are still watching black and white TVs.
  
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• Bolton students showcase art and fashion spun from rubbish

  09-11-2018 14:40
  
  AN incredible showcase of art and fashion made from rubbish was showcased by talented Bolton students.
  
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• Horwich and Blackrod ward councillor surgeries coming up

  09-11-2018 14:30
  
  LABOUR Horwich and Blackrod councillor Stephen Pickup will be holding a surgery for residents tomorrow in Blackrod Library from 10am to 11am.
  
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• Concerns raised about drug dealing in Astley Bridge

  09-11-2018 14:01
  
  CONCERNS have been raised over drug taking and drug deals in Astley Bridge.
  
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• Pictures from the Diwali celebrations in Bolton

  09-11-2018 14:00
  
  Over two thousand members of the Hindu community gathered at the Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple for their New Year’s celebrations on Thursday.
  
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• Steven Dyson party attacker is sentenced

  09-11-2018 13:43
  
  A MAN who assaulted drowned party-goer Steven Dyson on the day he went missing has been sentenced to do 240 hours unpaid work.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: When water tower was a familiar landmark

  09-11-2018 12:54
  
  THIS view will bring back memories for many readers who remember the water tower at Hunger Hill in all its former glory. The round tower was a familiar landmark for miles around. But by 1984, when this picture was taken, the tower had already become obsolete, replaced four years earlier by an underground system.
  
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• Bolton barmaid scoops £250,000 Lottery top prize

  09-11-2018 12:15
  
  A BARMAID from Bolton is raising a celebratory glass after winning one of the top prizes of £250,000 on a National Lottery Scratchcard.
  
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• NATIONAL: Woman paralysed after fall during sex loses case against bed company

  09-11-2018 12:10
  
  A woman left paralysed after being "catapulted" from her new bed during sex has lost her seven-figure claim for damages against the bed supplier.
  
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• The high street chains struggling to survive

  09-11-2018 12:05
  
  HIGH street shops closed at a rate of around 14 a day in the first half of the year, while openings were down a third, a report suggests.
  
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• High street battling the worst trading conditions for five years

  09-11-2018 12:05
  
  HIGH street shops closed at a rate of around 14 a day in the first half of the year, while openings were down a third, a report suggests.
  
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• What does Universal Credit mean for Bolton?

  09-11-2018 12:04
  
  UNIVERSAL Credit was rolled out in Bolton on Wednesday.
  
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• Two tonnes of food a month handed out by Bolton food bank

  09-11-2018 12:04
  
  FARNWORTH and Kearsley Foodbank provided 1,911 three-day emergency supplies to local people between April 1 and September 30 this year. Of this number, 780 went to children.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: Bolton food banks braced for Universal Credit 'fallout'

  09-11-2018 12:04
  
  AS Universal Credit is rolled out in Bolton, food banks are bracing themselves for an increase in demand for their services. JOSEPH TIMAN reports on how organisations in the borough are preparing for the impact of the new benefit system.
  
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• Pull on a pulley to help Bolton Hospice

  09-11-2018 12:01
  
  THEY'RE fun, they're warm and buying one will make a real difference to those suffering a terminal illness.
  
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• Armistice: Bolton Wanderers honour two fallen former players

  09-11-2018 12:01
  
  BOLTON Wanderers have honoured two former players who lost their lives in the First World War.
  
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• Dane Vilas: Lancashire appoint new county captain to succeed Liam Livingstone

  09-11-2018 11:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire appoint South African Dane Vilas as their new county captain to succeed Liam Livingstone.
  
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• Shed and contents destroyed in fire

  09-11-2018 10:05
  
  A SHED and its contents have been destroyed after a fire in Stoneclough.
  
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• LETTER: Reward to help catch Armistice tribute soldier vandal

  09-11-2018 09:01
  
  LIKE Mr Pollitt, both my father, Tony, and grandfather Joe both served as Army Engineers (REMEs) as have most members of our family, have served over the generations, and it is with great sadness and remembrance of the tales from my families service even down to my great-grandma working in the ammunition factories, that I also share his deep and solemn sentiment.
  
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• Knifeman goes on crime spree and threatens to 'stab and kill' Good Samaritan after four day cocaine binge

  09-11-2018 07:19
  
  A KNIFEMAN has been jailed after telling Good Samaritan “I will stab you and I will kill you” during an attempted robbery.
  
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• Hundreds of foreign rapists and killers 'have fallen off the radar'

  09-11-2018 07:07
  
  RAPISTS and killers are among hundreds of foreign criminals who have dropped off the Home Office's radar.
  
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• Sir Ian McKellen's big 80th birthday bash in Bolton

  09-11-2018 07:04
  
  SIR Ian McKellen will spend his landmark 80th birthday on stage in his home town of Bolton.
  
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• Saturday night will last four evenings

  09-11-2018 07:02
  
  I have attached a rehearsal photo of CATS Youth Theatre forthcoming production of A Slice of Saturday Night. The show will be performed academy, Harwood, from Wednesday 21st to Saturday 24th November 2018. Tickets, priced at £10 each can be ordered by telephoning 01204 659199.
  
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