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• Jenny Ryan through to final of X-Factor Celebrity

  23-11-2019 22:06
  
  Jenny Ryan has made it through to the final of The X-Factor: Celebrity.
  
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• General Election: 206,000 under-35s registered to vote yesterday

  23-11-2019 20:23
  
  YESTERDAY saw a huge surge in voter applications from people under 34 years old, as the General Election looms.
  
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• Disgruntled pizza takeaway worker damaged boss's tyres

  23-11-2019 17:00
  
  A DISGRUNTLED former take-away worker twice damaged his ex-boss's tyres in revenge.
  
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• Police urge people to download location app What3Words

  23-11-2019 16:00
  
  POLICE in North Yorkshire have urged people with a phone to download the What3Words app to help locate them in an emergency.
  
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• 'No suspicious circumstances' over body found in Farnworth field

  23-11-2019 15:23
  
  THERE were "no suspicious circumstances" surrounding the discovery of a body in a field in Farnworth, according to police.
  
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• Why 26,000 trees are being planted in Bolton this month - and how you can help

  23-11-2019 14:00
  
  ENVIRONMENTALLY aware volunteers are needed in a battle to plant 26,000 before the end of the month.
  
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• New speech unit at Thomasson Memorial School

  23-11-2019 13:30
  
  Youngsters from Thomasson Memorial School, Bolton, show their delight at receiving a £600 Speech Training Unit plus a selection of new library books from the Bolton branch of the National Deaf Children Society. Pictured testing the unit is six-year-old Michelle Aspden with fellow pupils and members of the society in 1991
  
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• Police confirm 'body found' after officers search field in Farnworth

  23-11-2019 11:20
  
  POLICE have confirmed that a body was found on a field in Farnworth last night.
  
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• Large police presence in Farnworth as officer with dogs 'searched' field

  23-11-2019 11:17
  
  POLICE with dogs were seen searching a field in Farnworth last night.
  
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• Bolton housing plan reveals how Lostock landscape may change

  23-11-2019 08:00
  
  PLANS for new homes at a former industrial estate have been revealed as residents fight another developer's bid to build on a nearby golf course.
  
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• Couple heartbroken as dog dies from rat urine illness

  23-11-2019 06:50
  
  A COUPLE has been left heartbroken as their dog died from a rare contagious illness linked to rats urine.
  
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• Westhoughton Methodist Church holding festive concert

  23-11-2019 06:10
  
  WESTHOUGHTON Methodist Church on Wigan Road is holding a festive concert with a brass band on Friday, November 29 at 8pm.
  
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• New tram fares unveiled

  23-11-2019 06:10
  
  METROLINK has announced new fares for Greater Manchester- which includes price freezes and rises.
  
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• Drop-in after Cube fire

  23-11-2019 06:10
  
  A DROP-in centre is available from today for residents and students affected by the fire at the Cube student accommodation.
  
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• Bolton Council throws out plans to build in green belt

  23-11-2019 06:09
  
  PLANS to build houses on two protected sites in the countryside have been thrown out by the council.
  
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• The Jade Assembly announce tour

  23-11-2019 06:08
  
  LOCAL rock and roll band The Jade Assembly has announced that they are going on a brand new tour of England.
  
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• Grateful family present cake to care staff who looked after relative

  23-11-2019 06:06
  
  A TEAM at a care home were ‘overwhelmed’ when a family delivered them a cake as a thank you present.
  
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• Westhoughton United Reformed Church plan for change accepted

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  A BID to save a church which first opened in 1853 has been given the go ahead by town hall planners.
  
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• RECIPE: This winter French onion soup will warm your heart

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  The third Thursday in November is a significant date in France, traditionally known as Beaujolais Nouveau Day. This date marks the release of the first wine of the season just weeks after the Beaujolais grapes have been harvested and it is traditional to celebrate with fireworks, music and parties. We like to bring a bit of that celebratory atmosphere to our little corner of Bolton and have celebrated Beaujolais Nouveau Day for the past 15 years with much success. As well as plenty of the famous
  
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• November is the ideal month to prune your apple trees

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  NOVEMBER is the ideal time to get pruning your apple trees. The idea is to have a tidy up, it’s called a ‘Maintenance Prune’.
  
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• Griff Rhys Jones on playing the Grinch at the Lowry

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  BORN in Cardiff, Griff Rhys Jones, 65, first came to national attention on the BBC’s groundbreaking Not The Nine O’Clock News alongside Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson and Mel Smith who he went on to develop a famous comedy partnership with.
  
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• Griff Rhys Jones on appearing in How The Grinch Stole Christmas at the Lowry

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  BORN in Cardiff, Griff Rhys Jones, 65, first came to national attention on the BBC’s groundbreaking Not The Nine O’Clock News alongside Rowan Atkinson, Pamela Stephenson and Mel Smith who he went on to develop a famous comedy partnership with.
  
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• Cube tower block architects refuse to comment on 'design flaw' claims

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  THE architects behind the Cube student block have refused to comment on “design flaws” exposed by a major fire.
  
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• 'Complete nightmare' St Peters Way delays finally set to end

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  CHAOTIC delays on a major through-road are set to end a week earlier than expected.
  
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• Bolton Hospice wants Christmas elves to go on the run

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  SCHOOLCHILDREN are set to dress up as festive elves around Bolton in the coming weeks — but it won’t be Santa’s workshop they’ll be helping out with.
  
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• Bare chested thug savagely beat girlfriend in public - then claimed he was her 'guardian angel'

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  A MAN who described himself as his partner’s “guardian angel” has been jailed after launching a vicious attack on her on a garage forecourt.
  
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• 1990s Indie stars Shed Seven set to play Blackburn and Manchester

  23-11-2019 06:00
  
  SINCE rising to fame in the 90s as one of the leading lights of Britpop, 2017 saw Shed Seven release their first new album in 16 years, Instant Pleasures, which went top ten and achieved acclaim across the board.
  
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