Bolton news

• There's no business like show business

  24-12-2019 20:30
  
  Today's picture from The Bolton News archives shows the senior girls’ production of ‘There’s No Business Like Show Business’ by Orr Theatre Dance School and Agency, at Theatre Church Seymour Road, Astley Bridge in 2004.
  
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• Appeal to find Salim Nakhuda who has been missing for decade

  24-12-2019 15:50
  
  POLICE have reiterated their appeal to find a Bolton man missing for over a decade.
  
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• Police find stolen car in Tonge Moor

  24-12-2019 15:03
  
  TWO Police Community Support Officers who spotted a "suspicious" looking vehicle in Tonge Moor found out that the car had been stolen just two nights earlier.
  
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• How you can spot Santa in the sky on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2019 14:20
  
  YOU better watch out and you better not cry as Santa Claus will soon be coming to town and we know how you can spot him.
  
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• Deer saved at Christmas are dubbed as Dancer, Prancer, Dasher and Blitzen

  24-12-2019 13:44
  
  Four stranded deer have been named Dancer, Prancer, Dasher and Blitzen, after being rescued in Greater Manchester during the festive season.
  
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• Santa hit by train delays on East Lancs Railway

  24-12-2019 13:41
  
  FATHER Christmas probably wished he’d stuck with his sleigh after his alternative transport ground to an unexpected halt.
  
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• Christmas Eve train cancellations due to 'unprecedented' levels of sickness ­say Northern Rail

  24-12-2019 13:32
  
  NORTHERN Rail has blamed its Christmas Eve train cancellations on "unprecedented" levels of staff sickness and holiday entitlements.
  
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• Bolton Armed Forces Centre organise a free festive meal for veterans

  24-12-2019 12:58
  
  EX-SERVICEMEN and women are invited to special free Christmas celebration.
  
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• Police negotiate with man, 20 on Stanhill Bridge over M65

  24-12-2019 11:12
  
  Police closed a motorway on Tuesday morning after receiving reports of a man on a bridge.
  
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• M65 closed in both directions as police try and negotiate with person on bridge

  24-12-2019 11:12
  
  Police have closed a motorway after receiving reports of a person on a bridge.
  
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• GALLERY: Spot yourself in these school Nativity pictures from the 60s, 70s and 80s

  24-12-2019 11:00
  
  GALLERY: Spot yourself in these school Nativity pictures from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s
  
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• Met Office weather forecast: No white Christmas for most of us

  24-12-2019 10:20
  
  Almost all parts of the UK can expect fine weather on Christmas Day, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Warnings over dangers after dryer fire in Farnworth

  24-12-2019 10:03
  
  FIREFIGHTERS are warning about the dangers of leaving electrical products turned on at night after a dryer fire.
  
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• Eden Boys' delivers hampers to St George's Centre

  24-12-2019 07:02
  
  PUPILS from Eden Boys’ School, Bolton are working to ensure that people battling mental health issues are not forgotten this winter.
  
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• Nativity stars at St James' CE Primary School take the audience behind the scenes

  24-12-2019 07:00
  
  YOUNG nativity stars are taking people behind the scenes to experience the excitement, the laughter and the hard work that goes on into staging the Christmas story.
  
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• Inside Amazon's giant robot warehouse with the real Christmas elves shipping out your gifts

  24-12-2019 06:05
  
  CHRISTMAS shopping has changed a lot since the days of rushed town centre dashes, with millions now choosing to order their gifts online.
  
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• What do Muslims do on Christmas?

  24-12-2019 06:01
  
  AS THE festive season rolls in, there’s often the same discussion between Muslim families, will they celebrate the holiday season?
  
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• Bolton School student help to create festive hampers for disadvantaged families in Bolton

  24-12-2019 06:01
  
  YOUNG people at Bolton School never like to turn down a challenge!
  
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• Warning over button batteries on Christmas toys after toddler almost died

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  Parents have been warned about the danger of "potentially lethal" button batteries on Christmas toys after a girl who swallowed one almost died.
  
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• Schoolchildren lay on a festive feast for the community this Christmas time

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  FESTIVE feasts fit for a king were laid on by schoolchildren for members of the community.
  
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• Royal Bolton Hospital to install car park cameras with ANPR

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  ABUSERS of hospital car parks could be caught on camera as plans to install new technology around the site have been approved.
  
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• Railway users set to protest ticket fare increase

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  A TRAIN campaign group are to stage a protest at a railway station due to the increases in train prices.
  
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• More than £50,000 handed out to victims of The Cube fire

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  MONEY from a fund set up to support residents in the aftermath of the devastating The Cube fire has now been handed out to those affected.
  
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• Medics launch operation 'save Christmas' for stranded family

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  MEDICS launched 'operation save Christmas' ­— after an expectant mum faced a miserable stay in hospital over the festive period.
  
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• Man jailed after carrying a knife at Bolton Market Place

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  A MAN who was caught carrying a knife at Bolton's Market Place shopping centre has been jailed for six months.
  
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• Last chance to see historical rail works in Horwich: here's how to book a place

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  ARRANGEMENTS have been confirmed with the owners, Bluemantle, for local politicians, residents and former employees to visit the Erecting Shop at Horwich Loco Works on Saturday, January 4, between 10am - 1pm.
  
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• Hulton Park Estate campaigners' Christmas walk

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  ACTIVISTS who have rallied together to stand in the way of a major development going ahead at Hulton Park are inviting members of the public for a walk around the historic estate this Christmas.
  
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• How Bolton MP Yasmin is stepping up flood defences campaign

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  ENVIRONMENT Agency officials and a government minister are to be pressed to speed-up new flood defences for a suburb devastated by the Boxing Day floods four years ago.
  
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• Horwich pub's plan to turn bowling green to car park refused

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  PLANS to turn an unused bowling green behind a pub into a car park have been thrown out by the council.
  
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• Hampers make way to 4500 people across Bolton

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  VOLUNTEERS got up at the crack of dawn yesterday to ensure that families in need were supplied with Christmas hampers in time for the big day.
  
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• Father and son's heroic actions in rescuing neighbours in house fire

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  A NEIGHBOUR who rescued his elderly neighbour from a house fire says he is no hero ­— but praised his 12-year-old son who alerted the fire service.
  
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• Driver admits causing death by careless driving at New Year

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  A MOTORIST has appeared in court accused of causing the death of a man on New Year's Eve last year.
  
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• 'Christmas memory drives me to drink' — defendant tells court

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  A MAN who gets drunk because he hates Christmas, assaulted his partner and stepdad and set a mattress alight.
  
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• Bolton NHS launch new music group to help those with dementia

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  People with dementia and their carers can now join a free choir to help combat the condition.
  
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• Bolton Council will try to 'keep the Bolton pound in Bolton'

  24-12-2019 06:00
  
  BOLTON businesses will be the first in line for lucrative construction contracts as the council ploughs ahead with its regeneration of the town centre.
  
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