Bolton news

• Traffic 'static' as police deal with Blackburn Road incident

  10-12-2019 21:16
  
  POLICE and paramedics are dealing with an incident outside a mosque on Blackburn Road.
  
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• LETTER: Vote on a Biblical principle

  10-12-2019 19:00
  
  This letter is not to tell people how to vote; that is up to each individual.
  
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• LETTER: Monstrous building

  10-12-2019 19:00
  
  I have another, perhaps more basic, question to add to those posed by the Civic Trust.
  
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• LETTER: How can a pacifist be Prime Minister?

  10-12-2019 19:00
  
  A PATRIOT is a person who loves his or her country and would support its interests and a pacifist is a person who refuses in principle to take part in war.
  
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• "Take her away": 89-year-old told 999 operator after allegedly stabbing wife to death

  10-12-2019 18:50
  
  AN ELDERLY pensioner repeatedly stabbed his wife and told a 999 call handler, “I just want you to take her away” a court heard.
  
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• Farnworth crash causes delay 'chaos' for commuters

  10-12-2019 18:40
  
  POLICE and ambulance services were called to the scene of a crash in Farnworth this afternoon.
  
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• Man told station worker to go "back to his own country"

  10-12-2019 16:58
  
  TWO members of staff were racially abused and threatened at a train station.
  
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• Police hunt Bolton man wanted over theft from vehicles

  10-12-2019 16:44
  
  POLICE are searching for a man who skipped a court date over thefts from cars.
  
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• You could be breaking the law if you drive someone else's car - even fully comp

  10-12-2019 16:05
  
  CAR insurance has become more expensive and more complicated in recent years leading some people to get caught out by changes in the rules.
  
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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn on NHS ‘Black Alert’ in Bolton

  10-12-2019 15:48
  
  JEREMY Corbyn has said that Labour will deliver the money the NHS needs after a “Black Alert” was declared at Royal Bolton Hospital this week.
  
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• Man pleads 'not guilty' to sex assault on train

  10-12-2019 15:40
  
  A MAN has pleaded not guilty after being charged with sexual assault over an incident on a train.
  
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• Man charged after woman sexually assaulted on train

  10-12-2019 15:39
  
  A MAN has been charged with sexual assault over an incident on a train.
  
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• Barrow Bridge Mission unveils Christmas Tree Festival

  10-12-2019 15:00
  
  A CHRISTMAS tree festival is set to light up Christmas the season this weekend.
  
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• Bolton Hospital drops pressure level after 'Black Alert'

  10-12-2019 14:54
  
  BOLTON Hospital is no longer under the highest level of pressure.
  
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• McDonald's set to launch first vegan meal

  10-12-2019 14:05
  
  FAST food chain McDonald's s is to launch its first fully vegan meal in the New Year.
  
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• LOOKING BACK: Petition against cuts to local libraries in 1993

  10-12-2019 13:30
  
  In 1993, the Council planned to slash opening times at libraries across Bolton and they were met with furious opposition from local people. Members of Heaton Library launched a mass petition after council chiefs announced that its opening times were to be cut from five to just two-and-a-half days a week. Today's picture shows organiser Ian Parkinson, right, outside Heaton Library as names are added to the petition.
  
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• Neighbours' row over 'monstrosity' 23-month construction

  10-12-2019 13:00
  
  A NEW house which has been under construction for almost two years may have to be scaled down after parts of it were built without planning permission in place.
  
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• Man who assaulted policeman handed community order

  10-12-2019 13:00
  
  A MAN has been given a community order after assaulting a policeman.
  
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• Six arrests as police swoop on nail bars in illegal immigration and cannabis production probe

  10-12-2019 12:21
  
  SIX people have been arrested as part of an investigation into nail bars allegedly employing illegal immigrants, money laundering and potential human trafficking offences .
  
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• The festive homes lighting up Bolton this Christmas

  10-12-2019 12:07
  
  IT'S the most wonderful time of the year.
  
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• Massive cannabis farm found at former funeral parlour

  10-12-2019 11:36
  
  A CANNABIS farm was discovered at the site of a former funeral parlour on Thursday.
  
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• Search is on for the North West 'Diamond Charity'

  10-12-2019 11:33
  
  Diamond Bus North West are searching for the new 'Diamond Charity.
  
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• Lostock Skip Hire plans approved despite health concerns

  10-12-2019 10:00
  
  PLANS for a new access road and office at a skip hire site have been given then go ahead despite complaints about the impact of the business on its neighbours.
  
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• Elf on the Shelf and Christmas Elves 2019: Ideas to try

  10-12-2019 10:00
  
  Parents, it's nearly the middle of December, you've got Christmas to organise, presents to wrap and cards to send.
  
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• Elf on the Shelf 2019: Ideas to try this Christmas

  10-12-2019 10:00
  
  Parents, it's nearly the middle of December, you've got Christmas to organise, presents to wrap and cards to send.
  
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• Van driver arrested after police chase around Westhoughton

  10-12-2019 09:44
  
  A VAN driver has been arrested after ramming a police vehicle and leading officers on a pursuit around Westhoughton.
  
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• Woman jailed for shoplifting crimes in Bolton town centre

  10-12-2019 08:31
  
  A WOMAN has been sentenced for shoplifting in Bolton town centre.
  
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• Bolton town centre Afro-Caribbean restaurant and bar plans

  10-12-2019 06:12
  
  PLANS for a new Afro-Caribbean themed bar and restaurant have been revealed.
  
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• Labour: 'Reports show hospital defects put NW patients at risk'

  10-12-2019 06:11
  
  LABOUR in government would tackle problems of crumbling hospital buildings and NHS staffing and equipment shortages across the North-West highlighted in official reports
  
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• Woman attacked Northern Way bouncers on Bolton night out

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  A DRUNKEN woman bit a police officer and a bar doorman after downing 10 pints of beer plus shots of vodka.
  
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• Watch Mellstock Band at The Barlow in Edgworth.

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  AUDIENCES are being invited to be transported back through the ages to enjoy a Christmas celebration in the world of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex.
  
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• Trip to Muscat, Oman, top prize in Mayor of Bolton's raffle

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  CHARITIES and voluntary groups across Bolton are set to benefit from a new type of fundraising event just launched by the town’s Mayor, Cllr Hilary Fairclough.
  
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• The school where every student has an iPad and parents can use them to check how their kids are doing

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  A DEPUTY head has become one of only 25 nominees for a prestigious award – which recognise influencers in independent schools across the UK.
  
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• SIAN BERRY: Green Party co-leader says next 10 years the most important in our history

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  THE country's political heavyweights have been pitching for your votes. With just a couple of days to go before the polls open, The Bolton News has asked every party leader why people in the town sould vote for them.
  
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• Royal Bolton Hospital's endoscopy services receive seal of approval

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  THE endoscopy unit at Royal Bolton Hospital has received a seal of approval from a national accrediting body.
  
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• NIGEL FARAGE: 'Only we can beat dangerous Remainer Labour in Bolton '

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  THE country's political heavyweights have been pitching for your votes. With just a couple of days to go before the polls open, The Bolton News has asked every party leader why people in the town sould vote for them.
  
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• Motorists warned of delays at key Blackburn Road junction

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  MOTORISTS have been warned of delays at a key junction as roadworks begin.
  
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• Joiner's job loss after drink drive ban

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  A KITCHEN joiner has told a court that he will lose his job after he was caught drink driving.
  
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• JOHN MCDONNELL: 'Labour will bring power and cash to Bolton'

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  THE country's political heavyweights have been pitching for your votes. With just a couple of days to go before the polls open, The Bolton News has asked every party leader why people in the town sould vote for them.
  
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• JO SWINSON: 'Lib Dems will cut taxes for Bolton businesses'

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  THE country's political heavyweights have been pitching for your votes. With just a couple of days to go before the polls open, The Bolton News has asked every party leader why people in the town sould vote for them.
  
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• Heavenly Desserts restaurant suffers second raid in 3 months

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  A DESSERT restaurant has suffered its second break-in just three months after it first opened its doors.
  
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• Generous bikers hit the road to deliver scores of gifts to Derian House Children's Hospice

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  MORE than 150 kind-hearted bikers made a special delivery of toys and gifts to seriously ill children in time for Christmas.
  
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• GENERAL ELECTION: Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, John McDonnell, Jo Swinson and Sian Berry on why Bolton folk should vote for them

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  VOTERS are almost ready to go to the polls on Thursday and parties are using everything in their arsenals in last ditch attempts to claim seats.
  
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• Brothers 'caved in man's head for selling their mum bad drugs’

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  A FATHER-OF-EIGHT had his head ‘caved in’ in just over a minute by two half-brothers after he sold their mother ‘bad drugs’, a jury has heard.
  
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• Breakthrough after six-year battle to be British

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  A "RESILIENT" young woman who was born in Bolton hopes that 2020 will be a year to "move forward" with her life after finally being given a nationality.
  
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• BORIS JOHNSON: Prime Minister on promises of trams, tampons and winning trust in Bolton

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  BORIS Johnson is making his bid to turn Bolton blue, claiming that funding for trams in the area will definitely be granted despite doubts from regional leaders.
  
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• Bolton College team up with Burton Roofing Merchants to help roofing apprentices

  10-12-2019 06:00
  
  APPRENTICES are being given a helping hand on the career ladder after Bolton College joined forced with a national company.
  
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