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• COMMENT: Rough sleeping is issue that won't disappear overnight

  13-12-2018 21:00
  
  THE man who made it his mission to eradicate homelessness in the region by 2020 has told of the ‘pain and scars’ he sees on a daily basis.
  
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• Crowds gather to remember lost loved ones at Bolton Hospice Light up a Life - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 20:32
  Crowds gather to remember lost loved ones at Bolton Hospice Light up a Life  The Bolton NewsA CHILLY night was warmed by crowds of people who lit candles and sang in memory of those they have lost this year.
  
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• Crowds gather to remember lost loved ones at Bolton Hospice Light up a Life

  13-12-2018 20:32
  
  A CHILLY night was warmed by crowds of people who lit candles and sang in memory of those they have lost this year.
  
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• LETTER: This is not a very festive time for shop workers

  13-12-2018 20:31
  
  FOR many, Christmas and New Year is always an exciting time, but we know it can be frantic trying to get everything ready for the big day.
  
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• Special homecoming gig for acclaimed blues band

  13-12-2018 20:00
  
  EUROPEAN Blues Award nominee Starlite Campbell Band is playing a special homecoming gig tomorrow.
  
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• LETTER: Important issues are being overlooked during Brexit

  13-12-2018 19:30
  
  I HAVE written previously to express my concern that the age of austerity is far from over.
  
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• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Macron Stadium, Bolton – 'engaging and cohesive' | Review | Theatre - The Stage

  13-12-2018 19:12
  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Macron Stadium, Bolton – 'engaging and cohesive' | Review | Theatre  The StageThe popularity of L Frank Baum's fantasy world shows no sign of waning, with at least three Oz adaptations being staged in the North West this festive season ...
  
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• Wheelchair basketball club's emergency appeal for funding

  13-12-2018 19:01
  
  A WHEELCHAIR basketball club has launched an emergency search for funding.
  
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• Government supports Bolton's heat network plan - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 19:01
  Government supports Bolton's heat network plan  The Bolton NewsTHE GOVERNMENT is looking to councils to help with the development of heat networks.
  
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• Government supports Bolton's heat network plan

  13-12-2018 19:01
  
  THE GOVERNMENT is looking to councils to help with the development of heat networks.
  
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• £11.5m 'heat network' to warm town centre by burning waste

  13-12-2018 19:00
  
  PLANS to construct an £11.5m ‘heat network’ transferring warmth from burning rubbish have taken a step forward, with Bolton Council considering partly-funding the project.
  
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• Council considering £11.5m 'heat network' to warm town centre buildings by burning waste

  13-12-2018 19:00
  
  PLANS to construct an £11.5m ‘heat network’ transferring warmth from burning rubbish have taken a step forward, with Bolton Council considering partly-funding the project.
  
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• Police release latest name in hunt for driving offenders - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 18:59
  Police release latest name in hunt for driving offenders  The Bolton NewsTHE POLICE have released the details of a man they are searching for.
  
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• Police release latest name in hunt for driving offenders

  13-12-2018 18:59
  
  THE POLICE have released the details of a man they are searching for.
  
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• Megan Lee: Parents campaign for food safety after allergy death

  13-12-2018 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Megan Lee's parents say making a food safety video was "emotional" but they needed to do it.
  
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• Shoppers watch in horror as hero doorman tackles man with hammer to the ground

  13-12-2018 18:21
  
  AN OFF-duty doorman tackled a man with a hammer who was terrorising families outside a supermarket.
  
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• Warning as popular children's Christmas toy fails safety tests

  13-12-2018 18:15
  
  Tests of children's toy slimes have found almost half failed EU safety limits for the presence of a potentially harmful chemical.
  
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• REVEALED: Bolton's top primary schools

  13-12-2018 17:35
  
  TODAY we reveal the best performing primary schools.
  
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• No Trump-Putin meeting while Russia holds Ukraine ships - Bolton - Reuters UK

  13-12-2018 16:58
  No Trump-Putin meeting while Russia holds Ukraine ships - Bolton  Reuters UKThere will be no meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin while Russia still holds Ukrainian ships and sailors ...
  
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• Bolton schoolgirl chosen as the winner of the city's police Christmas competition - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 16:47
  Bolton schoolgirl chosen as the winner of the city's police Christmas competition  The Bolton NewsA Bolton girl has won Greater Manchester Police's Christmas card competition.
  
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• Bolton schoolgirl chosen as the winner of the city's police Christmas competition

  13-12-2018 16:47
  
  A Bolton girl has won Greater Manchester Police’s Christmas card competition.
  
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• Mum of Leo Durrington cannot forget 'awful image' of van coming towards them

  13-12-2018 16:30
  
  THE mum of young Leo Durrington revealed she cannot forget the "awful image" of a stolen van coming towards them before it hit her son.
  
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• Bolton's children are the most active in region - but 'still a long way to go'

  13-12-2018 16:30
  
  CHILDREN in Bolton are the most active in the region but there is still a long way to go.
  
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• Warning for elderly as cold snap set to hit region - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 16:16
  Warning for elderly as cold snap set to hit region  The Bolton NewsHEALTH chiefs have warned families to make sure elderly friends and relatives are prepared for cold weather this week.
  
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• Warning for elderly as cold snap set to hit region

  13-12-2018 16:16
  
  HEALTH chiefs have warned families to make sure elderly friends and relatives are prepared for cold weather this week.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: A 180-year-old murder mystery

  13-12-2018 16:00
  
  IN this week’s Looking Back, we delve a little deeper into the past than usual - 180 years in fact – to look a the mystery surrounding a murder…
  
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• Accrington car 'thief' hit officer and fled on two wheels

  13-12-2018 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  A police officer needed surgery after being hit by the car that he had pulled over in Accrington.
  
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• Regional: Police release horrific images of 79-year-old woman dragged behind car by thief

  13-12-2018 15:10
  
  POLICE have revealed shocking photographs of an elderly woman who was dragged behind her own car when a thief stole the vehicle.
  
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• Definitely no horsing around for police's new recruits

  13-12-2018 15:00
  
  GREATER Manchester Police is recruiting ­— and is looking to horse lovers in Bolton to help find the right recruit!
  
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• You can see Father Christmas on a practice run this evening

  13-12-2018 14:40
  
  SANTA Claus is coming to town tonight...sort of.
  
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• Bolton brainbox Anne Hegerty reveals producers secretly allowed her to prepare for panto in the jungle

  13-12-2018 14:37
  
  BOLTON brainbox Anne Hegerty has revealed I'm A Celebrity producers secretly allowed her to prepare for her upcoming pantomime while in the jungle.
  
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• Corry Evans: Blackburn Rovers midfielder extends contract

  13-12-2018 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Blackburn Rovers midfielder Corry Evans signs a new two-and-a-half-year deal until the end of the 2020-21 season.
  
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• REGIONAL: Horrific moment driver hits police officer in stolen car

  13-12-2018 13:25
  
  THIS is the dramatic moment when a BMW driver rammed a police officer and reversed along railings to leave him with 'significant' leg injuries.
  
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• REGIONAL: Horrific moment BMW driver hits police officer

  13-12-2018 13:25
  
  THIS is the dramatic moment when a BMW driver rammed a police officer and reversed along railings to leave him with 'significant' leg injuries.
  
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• VIDEO: We tried pub's new glitter gravy - and this is what happened

  13-12-2018 13:00
  
  THERE'S nothing like a layer of gravy to make your roast dinner extra special.
  
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• La Scala staff dismissed without pay or notice

  13-12-2018 13:00
  
  STAFF at La Scala were made redundant without notice or pay, just six weeks before Christmas, a former member of staff has revealed.
  
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• How train strikes will affect Leeds United fans’ journeys to Bolton on Saturday - Yorkshire Evening Post

  13-12-2018 12:05
  How train strikes will affect Leeds United fans’ journeys to Bolton on Saturday  Yorkshire Evening PostLeeds United will be playing away against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday December 15 - but Northern Rail train strikes will affect journeys to the University of ...
  
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• Olympic cyclist from Bolton makes first national list of disability leaders - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 12:00
  Olympic cyclist from Bolton makes first national list of disability leaders  The Bolton NewsA BOLTON-BORN sportswoman has won a place on the first national listing of people with disabilities and autism who are breaking stereotypes.
  
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• Olympic cyclist from Bolton celebrated for challenging stereotypes

  13-12-2018 12:00
  
  A BOLTON-BORN sportswoman has won a place on the first national listing of people with disabilities and autism who are breaking stereotypes.
  
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• Man sentenced after punching and kicking two men outside of Bolton bar - The Bolton News

  13-12-2018 11:00
  Man sentenced after punching and kicking two men outside of Bolton bar  The Bolton NewsA YOUNG dad attacked two men, leaving one unconscious for 30 minutes, after being kicked out of a Bolton bar.
  
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• Dad attacked two men after being kicked out of Bolton bar

  13-12-2018 11:00
  
  A YOUNG dad attacked two men, leaving one unconscious for 30 minutes, after being kicked out of a Bolton bar.
  
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• Heavy snow and blizzards predicted for this weekend

  13-12-2018 10:56
  
  TEMPERATURES are set to dip this weekend, with The Met office warning of heavy snow and blizzards.
  
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• Millions of elderly people at risk of being left without care

  13-12-2018 10:19
  
  More than 4.3 million elderly people are at risk of being without care because of where they live, new research has suggested.
  
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• REGIONAL: Police constable to be sentenced for rape of 13-year-old-girl

  13-12-2018 10:16
  
  A paedophile police constable who raped a 13-year-old girl is due to be sentenced today.
  
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• The chaos enveloping Bolton Wanderers ahead of Leeds United visit - Leeds Live

  13-12-2018 10:00
  The chaos enveloping Bolton Wanderers ahead of Leeds United visit  Leeds LiveWith Leeds United on course to spend Christmas near the peak of the Championship tree – if not at the very top outright – it's a different story for Saturday's ...
  
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• 'Pain and scars' of homeless were catalyst for commitment says Greater Manchester Mayor

  13-12-2018 10:00
  
  THE "pain and scars" of homeless people prompted the Greater Manchester Mayor to take action on the issue and push for a solution.
  
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• 'Pain and scars' of homeless were catalyst for commitment says Andy Burnham

  13-12-2018 10:00
  
  THE "pain and scars" of homeless people prompted the Greater Manchester Mayor to take action on the issue and push for a solution.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers: Where Have all the Young Players Gone? - Lion of Vienna Suite

  13-12-2018 09:03
  Bolton Wanderers: Where Have all the Young Players Gone?  Lion of Vienna SuiteWhen I started watching Bolton Wanderers there was always a healthy mix of experience and youth. You need a bit of both, surely? Why then, has this current ...
  
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• US-Africa: Bolton unveils plan to counter Russia and China influence - BBC News

  13-12-2018 09:00
  US-Africa: Bolton unveils plan to counter Russia and China influence  BBC NewsThe US has accused China and Russia of using "opaque" and "corrupt" practices to expand their influence in Africa. US National Security Adviser John Bolton ...
  
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