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• COMMENT: Social drinkers are more likely to end up in hospital

  15-11-2018 20:00
  
  ALCOHOL abuse is normally associated with people on lower incomes and in deprived areas.
  
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• Eddie Davies memorial service: Farewell and thanks to 'our Eddie'

  15-11-2018 18:37
  
  BUSINESSMAN, football club owner, philanthropist – for one moment, as Bolton came together to remember one of their own, he was simply “Our Eddie.”
  
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• 'If you’d been beaten or won, he didn’t fluctuate, he’d always have encouraging words of advice for you'

  15-11-2018 18:26
  
  PHIL Parkinson paid tribute to the “incredible legacy” left by former owner Eddie Davies after attending his memorial service yesterday.
  
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• Delays after car overturns on busy road

  15-11-2018 17:59
  
  EMERGENCY services were called to a main road after a car overturned.
  
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• UPDATE: Abduction claim inquiries

  15-11-2018 17:50
  
  THREE men who voluntary attended a police station in relation to two reports of suspected attempted child abduction in Bolton and Bury were neither detained nor arrested.
  
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• LATEST: Three men released amid investigation into child abduction claims

  15-11-2018 17:50
  
  THREE men who voluntary attended a police station in relation to two reports of suspected attempted child abduction in Bolton and Bury were neither detained nor arrested.
  
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• Asbestos safety advice after Little Hulton warehouse fire

  15-11-2018 16:54
  
  MEMBERS of the public have been warned not to touch anything they suspect is asbestos.
  
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• Bolton rock discovered 3,500 miles away in New York

  15-11-2018 16:05
  
  A stone, hidden in Barrow Bridge as part of the First World War Centenary by school children, has found its way to New York City.
  
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• Nine historic Bolton sites at risk of being lost forever

  15-11-2018 15:01
  
  NINE buildings and sites in Bolton are on the 2018 Heritage at Risk Register.
  
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• REVIEW: Bolton Little Theatre's plays to commemorate 100 years of the end of World War One

  15-11-2018 14:59
  
  DELIBERATELY timed to coincide with 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1, Bolton Little Theatre present two separate acts of theatre to commemorate this.
  
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• WATCH: Shocking footage as flames leap from Little Hulton warehouse fire

  15-11-2018 14:23
  
  SHOCKING footage shows flames leaping from a burning kitchen and bathroom warehouse in Little Hulton.
  
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• Little Hulton warehouse fire: Video as it happened - The Bolton News

  15-11-2018 14:23
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  Little Hulton warehouse fire: Video as it happened
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  SHOCKING footage shows flames leaping from a burning kitchen and bathroom warehouse in Little Hulton. 0 comment. Reader Andrew Burgess sent the video to The Bolton News after seeing the enormous fire in the early hours of the morning. The videos ...and more »
  
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• Blackpool photo wins Weather Photographer of the Year

  15-11-2018 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Cheatley's shot of lighting over Blackpool won the Weather Photographer of The Year title.
  
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• Neighbour threatens to blow up house with a hand grenade: claim

  15-11-2018 14:13
  
  POLICE swooped on a Farnworth housing estate after reports emerged that someone was trying to blow up a house with a hand grenade.
  
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• "Neighbour threatens to blow up house with a grenade"

  15-11-2018 14:13
  
  POLICE swooped on a Farnworth housing estate after reports emerged that someone was trying to blow up a house.
  
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• PICTURES: Neighbours lock themselves in after asbestos warning

  15-11-2018 14:02
  
  NEIGHBOURS evacuated themselves and others locked themselves in after warnings about asbestos.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: Sleepy Fold little changed at the outbreak of war

  15-11-2018 13:59
  
  THE world had just been plunged into the Second World War, but this sleepy view of Firwood Fold, in November, 1939, suggests the news hadn't reached some parts of Bolton. The cobbled path by the side of Samuel Crompton's birthplace was little changed over the centuries – and indeed is not much different even today.
  
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• Charlie Mulgrew: Blackburn Rovers captain signs new deal running until summer 2021

  15-11-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Blackburn captain Charlie Mulgrew signs a new two-and-a-half-year deal, keeping him with the club until summer 2021.
  
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• There could be "blood all over the floor" over Brexit deal says MP

  15-11-2018 13:25
  
  A BOLTON MP has warned there could be "blood all over the floor this afternoon".
  
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• Nine Christmas adverts that are more festive than John Lewis and Elton John

  15-11-2018 13:05
  
  John Lewis launched their Christmas advert this week, featuring Sir Elton John, and the gift of a piano that set him on the path to stardom.
  
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• NATIONAL: Two Brexit-backing ministers quit the cabinet

  15-11-2018 12:30
  
  Two Leave-backing ministers including the man in charge of the UK's withdrawal negotiations have sensationally quit the Cabinet in a massive blow to Theresa May's Brexit plans.
  
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• NATIONAL: Man in court over murder of schoolgirl Lucy McHugh

  15-11-2018 12:23
  
  A 24-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder and rape of schoolgirl Lucy McHugh.
  
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• Birthday boy's sweet gift for the RBL

  15-11-2018 12:23
  
  A KIND-hearted 11-year-old has used his birthday money to buy toffee apples and raise £220 for the Royal British Legion.
  
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• NATIONAL: This artist is charging £40 for her unique dog drawing

  15-11-2018 12:17
  
  AN ARTIST has caused a stir with a unique drawing of a small dog.
  
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• Sentencing of teenagers involved in hit-and-run of four-year-old Leo Durrington adjourned

  15-11-2018 12:00
  
  THE sentencing of the two teenagers involved in the hit-and-run of a four-year-old boy has been adjourned.
  
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• FA Cup: Second-round tie between Solihull Moors and Blackpool live on BBC

  15-11-2018 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The FA Cup second-round tie between non-league Solihull Moors and League One Blackpool will be shown live on BBC Two.
  
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• Mum's fears 'ceiling could fall down' after two years of leaks

  15-11-2018 11:00
  
  A MUM of two from Halliwell has said she and her children live in fear of their ceiling collapsing after years of leaks.
  
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• Mini driver in shock after collision in Deane Road

  15-11-2018 11:00
  
  A CRASH involving two vehicles closed Deane Road this morning.
  
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• Sir Elton John takes centre stage in John Lewis Christmas advert

  15-11-2018 09:06
  
  The eagerly-anticipated ad ends with a scene of a four-year-old Elton opening the gift of his grandmother’s piano on Christmas day.
  
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• LETTER: Town did us proud with remembrance ceremony

  15-11-2018 09:03
  
  I WOULD like to thank all the people who attended the Remembrance service at Farnworth war memorial.
  
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• WATCH: Asbestos clean up starts after massive fire at former Lucozade factory

  15-11-2018 08:51
  
  A MASSIVE fire has devastated a warehouse in Little Hulton, which is understood to contain asbestos.
  
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• Fire crews battle huge blaze at warehouse in Little Hulton

  15-11-2018 08:51
  
  A WAREHOUSE in Little Hulton caught fire last night and fire crews are still battling at the scene.
  
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• Asbestos warning after massive fire at warehouse

  15-11-2018 08:51
  
  A MASSIVE fire has devastated a warehouse in Little Hulton, which is understood to contain asbestos.
  
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• Car thieves targeted in undercover drive by police in Bolton - The Bolton News

  15-11-2018 07:09
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  Car thieves targeted in undercover drive by police in Bolton
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  CRIMINALS who target people's vehicles and drink-drivers have been targeted by a recent police crackdown. 6 comments. Acting on information from local people about vehicle crime in Bolton, plain-clothes officers led a three-week operation, aiming to ...and more »
  
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• Car thieves targeted in undercover drive by police in Bolton

  15-11-2018 07:08
  
  CRIMINALS who target people’s vehicles and drink-drivers have been targeted by a recent police crackdown.
  
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• Anger over plan to turn shop into multiple occupancy home

  15-11-2018 07:08
  
  PLANS to turn a former office block into a home for eight people have been met with anger by residents.
  
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• Anger over plan to turn former offices into multiple occupancy home

  15-11-2018 07:08
  
  PLANS to turn a former office block into a home for eight people have been met with anger by residents.
  
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• Couriers set to relocate despite residents concerns over noise

  15-11-2018 07:07
  
  A PARCEL courier service is set to relocate despite objections from nearby residents about operating hours.
  
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• Businessman jailed after fraudulently swindling £50k from failing claims company

  15-11-2018 07:06
  
  A BUSINESSMAN who fraudulently took more than £50,000 from his controversial accident claims handling company was it was about to be wound up, has been jailed for 21 months.
  
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• Bolton Council accused of wasting time after taking two weeks to fix pavement

  15-11-2018 07:06
  
  AN angry resident has accused Bolton Council of wasting time and money by not monitoring its street repair workers.
  
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• Hell of Hill 2018: Runners prepare for five marathons in five days

  15-11-2018 07:05
  
  THE WORLD’S toughest runners have descended on Rivington to tackle a mammoth challenge.
  
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• Arsonists completely destroy sheds in latest allotment attack

  15-11-2018 07:03
  
  VANDALS burned two sheds to the ground in the latest attack on allotments in Bolton.
  
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• Arsonists completely destroy sheds in allotment attack

  15-11-2018 07:03
  
  VANDALS burned two sheds to the ground in the latest attack on allotments in Bolton.
  
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• Wizard of a cast to star in Octagon's Christmas Show

  15-11-2018 07:02
  
  AFTER taking people on an adventure to the land of Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels, Anne O'Riordan returns to star as Dorothy in the Octagon Theatre's Christmas production.
  
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• Play to mark the anniversary of the end of the Great War

  15-11-2018 07:02
  
  BOLTON Little Theatre is commemorating the momentous occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One in their own dramatic way.
  
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• Bolton Little Theatre stage play to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One

  15-11-2018 07:02
  
  BOLTON Little Theatre is commemorating the momentous occasion of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One in their own dramatic way.
  
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