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• Firework terror at Haigh Hall Christmas lights switch-on

  24-11-2019 21:10
  
  A firework has landed in the crowd watching a display at a popular Wigan landmark in a 'freak accident'.
  
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• Firework terror at Haigh Hall Christmas light switch-on

  24-11-2019 21:10
  
  A firework has landed in the crowd watching a display at a popular Wigan landmark.
  
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• Community spirit shines through Dixon's Chimney darkness

  24-11-2019 18:11
  
  THE TRAGIC death of a man on Dixon’s Chimney last month has helped to harvest the very best in community spirit.
  
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• Barrow Bridge 'Grinch' strikes again as tree stolen twice in 2 months

  24-11-2019 17:30
  
  FESTIVE spirit has been uprooted in Barrow Bridge after a small tree was stolen for the second time.
  
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• Bricklayer banned after being caught drink driving

  24-11-2019 16:00
  
  A BRICKLAYER has been banned from the roads after he was caught drink driving in his Ford Transit van on Castle Street, Bolton.
  
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• Vue removes gang film from ALL cinemas after Birmingham disturbance

  24-11-2019 15:32
  
  A cinema chain has pulled a gang film from all of its venues, after seven police officers were injured in a disturbance.
  
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• Cinema chain removes gang film after Birmingham disturbance

  24-11-2019 15:32
  
  A cinema chain has pulled a gang film from all of its venues, after seven police officers were injured in a disturbance.
  
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• Teen boy 'made to apologise' to Bolton Decathlon staff after abuse

  24-11-2019 13:57
  
  A TEENAGE boy was made to apologise to staff at a sports store after police were called.
  
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• Starstruck fans meet Frozen 2 stars at Bolton Market Place

  24-11-2019 13:32
  
  STARSTRUCK youngsters could not believe their eyes when they spotted their Disney heroes in Bolton town centre.
  
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• Police appeal for help after woman killed in hit and run outside Wigan hospital

  24-11-2019 12:52
  
  POLICE are appealing for help after a woman was killed in a hit and run crash outside a hospital.
  
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• Paramedic struck off after telling woman that miscarriage blood looked 'festive'

  24-11-2019 08:00
  
  A paramedic who told a woman who was having a miscarriage that the colour of her blood was "festive" has been struck off.
  
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• Grandma, 36, with £200-a-day crack habit 'targeted' vulnerable victims

  24-11-2019 06:10
  
  A GRANDMOTHER with a £200-a-day crack cocaine habit broke into the flat of a vulnerable woman after forcing herself through an open window.
  
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• This bracing weekend reservoir walk ends at a brilliant pub

  24-11-2019 06:00
  
  This linear walk allows you to explore the upper end of the Bradshaw Brook valley using the train stations on the Bolton-Blackburn railway line. It follows the brook downstream crossing the dam of Entwistle Reservoir and following the shorelines of Wayoh and Jumbles Reservoirs. Alternatively, you can reverse the route by starting the walk at Bromley Cross train station and walking upstream to end at the Strawbury Duck Inn. before catching the train at Entwistle. The two upper reservoirs - Entwis
  
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• Missile maker is on target for Bolton Hospice

  24-11-2019 06:00
  
  STAFF at one of Bolton’s largest employers have given a timely boost to two good causes following a charity gala dinner.
  
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• How to get a free letter from Santa for your kids

  24-11-2019 06:00
  
  IT'S the most wonderful time of the year.
  
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• Drunk man fined after he was found slumped in street

  24-11-2019 06:00
  
  MAGISTRATES have fined a man £250 after he admitted being drunk and disorderly in New Lane, Breightmet, on November 2.
  
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• Bolton recommends: Five cosy countryside pubs with fireplaces

  24-11-2019 06:00
  
  There are few better ways to spend a chilly weekend than sitting by a warm fire in one of the region’s many cosy pubs. If you can combine this with an invigorating countryside walk than all the better.Here we have a look at some of the most comforting country pubs around where you can enjoy a pint while warming your cockles by an open fireplace. All of them are in Lancashire or Greater Manchester and well within striking distance of Bolton by car.So pull up a chair, grab your dri
  
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• Before the Bench: Man who damaged six cars and 10 other cases in court

  24-11-2019 06:00
  
  A MAN who damaged several cars has been ordered to do 200 hours of unpaid work. Bolton magistrates heard how Kyle Speight, aged 31, of Blackamoor Road, Darwen, damaged a woman’s window and door at a house in Ingleby Close, Westhoughton, as well as six vehicles including two Mercedes, a Ford Focus, Kia Rio, Fiat Punto and Toyota. Speight pleaded guilty to committing the offences on October 19 as well as using threatening violence and possessing cocaine. Magistrates heard he has a criminal r
  
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