Bolton news

• Chorley New Road disrupted after bus catches fire

  04-01-2020 19:12
  
  One resident caught the dramatic moment a bus went up in flames in Bolton.
  
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• Chorley New Road closed after bus catches fire

  04-01-2020 19:12
  
  One resident caught the dramatic moment a bus went up in flames in Bolton.
  
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• Jess Phillips: 'I will bring trust, honesty and authenticity'

  04-01-2020 16:54
  
  JUST hours after announcing her decision to join the leadership race, MP Jess Phillips was out speaking to traders and residents to “regain the people’s confidence.”
  
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• Banned drug driver jailed for 8 weeks after being caught back behind wheel

  04-01-2020 15:31
  
  MAGISTRATES have jailed a man for eight weeks after he was caught driving a car while banned from holding a licence on December 27.
  
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• Groups can now apply for grants via Tesco's Bags of Help scheme

  04-01-2020 15:25
  
  BOLTON community groups and charities can now apply for funding through the Tesco Bags of Help scheme.
  
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• Bolton taxi drivers bring the summer fun in 2003

  04-01-2020 13:30
  
  Bolton taxi drivers held their annual day out in 2003 with 48 taxis and minibuses transporteing178 people, many of them children, to Pleasureland at Southport for a day of thrills and spills on the theme park’s many attractions .
  
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• Boy, 14, arrested in connection with two burglaries

  04-01-2020 10:12
  
  A 14-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested on suspicion of burglary.
  
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• Bolton News Camera Club images of the year part 2

  04-01-2020 09:00
  
  HERE is the second of two special picture galleries featuring a selection of some of the excellent images captured by members of The Bolton News Camera Club over the last year. Please keep sending all of your excellent pictures to us here at The Bolton News over 2020. You can join the Camera Club at our Facebook page: facebook. com/BNCameraClub or email submissions to [email protected]
  
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• Enjoy nature on this link between Wheelton and White Coppice

  04-01-2020 07:00
  
  Nick Burton is your guide to a walk around White Coppice
  
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• Community group given boost in bid to take over running of former library

  04-01-2020 06:08
  
  A COMMUNITY group's bid to take over the running of a former library has been given a £750 boost.
  
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• Woman's tragic drug death

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  A WOMAN died from a heroin overdose after visiting friends, a coroner has heard.
  
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• Watch the moment young girls climb over River Irwell bridge to take dangerous SELFIE

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  TWO young girls have sparked outrage after climbing over the side of a high bridge to to take pictures of themselves.
  
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• University students create portrait film about Radcliffe musician

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  UNIVERSITY students have created a short film about the journey of a singer songwriter from Radcliffe.
  
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• North West makes more than 5,300 999 calls on New Year's Day alone

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  MORE than 5,300 calls were made to the ambulance service on New Year's Day alone in the North West — a rise in emergencies over the festive period.
  
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• Here's how you can get a free McMuffin on Sunday (and a 99p Big Mac TODAY)

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  Fast-food chain McDonald's is giving away free McMuffins on Sunday morning.
  
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• Edgworth three-legged race returns to village after 15 year absence

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  A LONG-STANDING village tradition has been brought back to Edgworth after a 15 year break.
  
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• Bolton residents hit back at new rules on how often they can use tip

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  NEW rules restricting how many times people can use their local tip have left residents in Bolton furious.
  
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• Bolton piper called up for Jools Holland's Hootenanny celebrations

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  A Bolton piper helped usher in the New Year as part of Jools Holland’s Hootenanny celebrations.
  
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• Author reveals life-affirming story of best-selling book

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  BEST-SELLING author Raynor Winn will reveal the story behind her book The Salt Path at an event at Bolton School.
  
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• Armed robber who wanted Christmas with mum now pleads guilty

  04-01-2020 06:00
  
  A ROBBER who denied his guilt so that he could see his mum more often at Christmas has now admitted his crime.
  
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• Huge rise in number of people who have never worked

  04-01-2020 05:00
  
  There has been a surge in the number of people who have never worked despite record levels of employment, a new study suggests.
  
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