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• Youths seen fleeing Peel Park after bin set on fire

  27-11-2019 22:17
  
  YOUTHS were seen running away from the scene after crews were called to a fire in Peel Park.
  
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• 'Signs of drug use' inside car seized by police

  27-11-2019 21:00
  
  A CAR has been seized from a street in Radcliffe by police patrols.
  
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• Investigation launched after 'fireworks set off' inside Arndale

  27-11-2019 19:05
  
  AN INVESTIGATION has been launched after fireworks were set off inside the Arndale Centre.
  
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• Tesco staff donate items to students affected by Cube fire

  27-11-2019 17:02
  
  STAFF at Bury's Tesco store have donated kitchen utensils to students affected by a major fire at The Cube in Bolton.
  
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• SCHOOL AWARDS: Secondary School Head of the Year

  27-11-2019 17:00
  
  YOUNG people whose lives this year’s Secondary Headteacher of the Year is helping to transform were among those cheering on Ann Webster at this The Bolton News School Awards.
  
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• SCHOOL AWARDS: Early Years Education Provider of the Year

  27-11-2019 17:00
  
  THIS team ensure that the very youngest of children get the best start to their schooling career and are absolutely deserving of the award Early Years Education Provider of the Year.
  
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• SCHOOL AWARDS: Secondary School Pupil of the Year

  27-11-2019 16:30
  
  THE future is bright if young people are like the winner of our Secondary School Pupil of the Year.
  
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• SCHOOL AWARDS: Primary School Headteacher of the Year

  27-11-2019 16:30
  
  OUR inspirational Primary School Head of the Year Deborah Hopwood shared the news that the work she had done was deserving of this award with her father, just hours before he passed away.
  
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• Hunt for gang of teens over Earby Jack Russell dog attack

  27-11-2019 16:20
  
  A GANG of youngsters who were causing a nuisance on a street kicked and punched a pet dog.
  
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• Knifeman jailed for life after New Year's Eve stabbings

  27-11-2019 15:05
  
  A TERRORIST who launched a frenzied knife attack on commuters and police at Manchester Victoria train station last New Year's Eve has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 11 years.
  
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• Next of kin appeal after Radcliffe man dies

  27-11-2019 14:54
  
  AN appeal has been made to help trace the family of a man from Radcliffe.
  
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• Morrisons is selling a huge 19-piece breakfast for just £5 on Black Friday

  27-11-2019 13:14
  
  Black Friday is just days away and Morrisons is offering up a hearty breakfast to keep shoppers well fuelled during spending sprees.
  
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• Shop fined over selling illegal cigarettes

  27-11-2019 13:00
  
  AN OFF-LICENCE business and its owner have been fined by Bolton magistrates after they were caught selling illegal cigarettes.
  
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• Police searching for elderly missing man

  27-11-2019 12:20
  
  Police have put out an appeal to help find a 91-year-old man from the Westhoughton area.
  
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• Twitter warns accounts will be deleted if they haven't been used in 6 months

  27-11-2019 12:10
  
  TWITTER has started warning users who have been inactive on its platform for more than six months that their account risks being deleted as part of a huge 'clean-up'.
  
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• Liam Gallagher confirms huge 2020 homecoming show at Manchester's Heaton Park - here's how to get tickets

  27-11-2019 11:26
  
  MANCHESTER music icon Liam Gallagher has confirmed he will play a huge outdoor show in the city's Heaton Park in Summer 2020.
  
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• Moss Park Junior School children have a chance to handle rare moon samples brought back to Earth from space

  27-11-2019 11:14
  
  YOUNG Einsteins enjoyed lessons which were truly out of this world.
  
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• TV chef Gary Rhodes dies in Dubai aged 59

  27-11-2019 10:30
  
  TV chef Gary Rhodes has died in Dubai, aged 59.
  
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• Andy Burham would back Labour Brexit Deal

  27-11-2019 10:03
  
  Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has said that he would back Leave if Labour was in power and secured a Brexit deal.
  
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• Woman fined £100 after dropping cigarette butt

  27-11-2019 10:00
  
  A WOMAN who dropped a cigarette butt in Bolton town centre has been fined £100 by Bolton magistrates.
  
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• Traffic delays on A666 Manchester Road

  27-11-2019 09:30
  
  The A666 Manchester Road is blocked partially both ways due to an accident.
  
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• Leaves altering Northern train timetables

  27-11-2019 09:09
  
  Northern has warned that the 'thousands of tonnes' of leaves that fall onto the railway lines every Autumn are to continue altering train timings.
  
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• Man fined after failing to knock down stables

  27-11-2019 08:00
  
  A MAN who failed to obey a council order to remove stables and barn buildings from land behind Doris Avenue, Bolton, has been fined £2,000 by Bolton magistrates.
  
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• The Marco Players present Cause Celebre

  27-11-2019 07:02
  
  THEATRE company The Marco Players is bringing the infamous 1930s murder trial of architect Francis Rattenbury to the stage.
  
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• Holidaymakers get their break for free after getting the VIP treatment

  27-11-2019 07:02
  
  BOLTON holidaymakers John and Diane Ashcroft enjoyed a VIP surprise as they jetted off on a break to Tenerife.
  
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• Former landlady illegally claimed benefits when living in Benidorm and Turkey

  27-11-2019 06:30
  
  A FORMER Darwen pub landlady continued to claim benefits after she had retired to sunnier climes.
  
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• School inspectors visited Thornleigh Salesian College, here's what they had to say

  27-11-2019 06:09
  
  A SCHOOL has received the highest seal of approval from those that matter the most ­— the pupils.
  
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• Trussell Trust Christmas foodbank warning

  27-11-2019 06:04
  
  THE Trussell Trust has warned that its foodbanks in the North-West braced for the busiest-ever Christmas seasonas new figures suggest record number of people are in financial crisis.
  
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• Three men charged with child rape

  27-11-2019 06:01
  
  THREE men aged in their 40s have been charged over the rape of a 13-year-old girl.
  
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• Prisoner ‘saw red’ and attacked love rival

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  A PRISONER flew into a rage when he spotted a man who had been dating his girlfriend while he was locked up in jail.
  
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• Norman Walsh trainers on award-winning TV series Made in Britain

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  ICONIC trainers made in Bolton sported by celebrity figures including Maxine Peake and Mani from The Stone Roses will be showcased on national TV tonight as the firm behind the brand reveals the secrets of its success.
  
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• Mixed reaction to £58b Waspi pension pledge

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  BOLTON Labour election candidate Julie Hilling has welcomed her party’s commitment to compensate women born in the 1950s for the cost of changes in their state pension age.
  
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• Logistics North reveals latest plans for Bolton development

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  A NEW nursery, petrol station and restaurant are among the latest plans for the Logistics North site.
  
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• Domestic abuse 'crisis' spirals as 22 killed and 46,000 crimes reported in Greater Manchester

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  SINCE 2016, 22 people have been killed in Greater Manchester in ‘domestic homicides’, while the number of domestic abuse-related crimes recorded by the police in the region has risen to a four-year high.
  
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• Bolton's most wanted — November 27, 2019

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  Every week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to find wanted suspects.
  
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• Bolton golf club signs agreement with developer over housing

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  A GOLF club has signed an agreement with a developer who wants to build hundreds of houses on its green belt site, it has been revealed.
  
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• Bolton College student officially the best young commercial make-up artist in UK

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  Callum Stamp has been crowned the best commercial make-up artist in the country at the National Finals of WorldSkills UK.
  
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• Banned driver threw gin onto the motorway

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  A PASSENGER with a string of motoring convictions, hurled a bottle of gin out of a car window onto a motorway.
  
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• Author Joseph Coelho's marathon to celebrate love of libraries

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  AN author has taken on a library-joining marathon in an attempt to raise awareness for the importance of public libraries.
  
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• Asian girls should lift weights says fitness guru

  27-11-2019 06:00
  
  A FITNESS guru wants to encourage Asian women to break stereotypes and lift weights.
  
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