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• M61 blocked after crash causes long delays near Bolton

  21-01-2020 21:28
  
  A CRASH on the M61 is causing long delays on the Southbound carriageway.
  
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• East Lancs Road crash: Man dies and woman 'seriously injured'

  21-01-2020 19:50
  
  A MAN has died and a woman has been left seriously injured following a horror crash on the East Lancs Road.
  
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• A year on: Bolton Wanderers launch protest against Ken Anderson - The Bolton News

  21-01-2020 19:28
  
  A year on: Bolton Wanderers launch protest against Ken Anderson  The Bolton News
  
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• Police continue drink driver crackdown after hundreds caught

  21-01-2020 18:46
  
  POLICE say they will continue to crackdown on drink and drug drivers after arresting more than 370 people in December.
  
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• New 'modernised' Breightmet Post Office set to open

  21-01-2020 18:15
  
  A 'VIBRANT new-style' Post Office is set to open in Breightmet after months of consultation.
  
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• Police release video of man after sex assaults on teen girls

  21-01-2020 16:59
  
  POLICE are searching for a man in connection with a series of sexual assaults on young girls on the Metrolink.
  
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• Man sentenced after he was caught running an unauthorised immigration service

  21-01-2020 16:50
  
  A MAN who operated an unauthorised immigration advice service has been sentenced to do unpaid work.
  
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• Police crime scene investigators close off Smithills home

  21-01-2020 16:46
  
  NEIGHBOURS have reported seeing plain-clothes police officers and crime scene investigators outside a home in Smithills after it was cordoned off.
  
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• Four-month-old baby in 'critical condition' after cardiac arrest in Smithills

  21-01-2020 16:46
  
  POLICE have confirmed that a four-month-old baby is in a critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest.
  
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• Fall in Bolton secondary schools judged good or outstanding

  21-01-2020 16:26
  
  THE number of secondary schools in Bolton marked as good or outstanding has fallen by 11 per cent in 12 months according to Ofsted, which yesterday published its annual report.
  
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• Paddy McGuinness leaves This Morning viewers in hysterics after being 'up all night'

  21-01-2020 16:03
  
  This Morning viewers were left in hysterics after Paddy McGuinness appeared on the programme after being 'up all night'.
  
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• Paddy McGuinness leaves fans in hysterics after hungover This Morning appearance

  21-01-2020 16:03
  
  This Morning viewers were left in hysterics after Paddy McGuinnes appeared worse for wear on the programme after enjoying a night of partying.
  
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• Zayn Malik donates £10k to 5 year old's neuroblastoma treatment

  21-01-2020 15:50
  
  A MOTHER of a girl who has been diagnosed with a rare cancer is trying to raise £150,000 to pay for trial treatment in Barcelona
  
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• Billy Crawford sang 'Trackin' for Turton High School pupils in 2003

  21-01-2020 13:30
  
  Pictures from The Bolton News archives show the gig pop star Billy Crawford played at Turton High School in 2003.
  
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• Woman spotted worker 'with hand down back of trousers' in Lancashire Subway

  21-01-2020 13:05
  
  A WOMAN says she was sickened after spotting a worker who appeared to have his hand down the back of his trousers in Subway.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after 'serious' crash on East Lancs Road, Leigh

  21-01-2020 13:00
  
  A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after a serious crash on East Lancashire Road.
  
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• Are cremations killing us? Deadly pollution secrets of crematoriums

  21-01-2020 12:52
  
  ENVIRONMENTAL campaigners say more needs to be done to cut fumes from cremations which can produce as much harmful pollution as a car driving twice the length of the UK.
  
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• Police release photo of man after attempted abduction of girl

  21-01-2020 11:34
  
  Police investigating the attempted abduction of a child have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to.
  
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• Aldi staff highest paid supermarket employees after pay rise

  21-01-2020 11:18
  
  ALDI employees have received a huge boost to start the new year after finding out their latest pay rise will mean they're employed by the UK's highest-paying supermarket.
  
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• Aldi staff are getting a pay rise

  21-01-2020 11:18
  
  ALDI employees have received a huge boost to start the new year after finding out their latest pay rise will mean they're employed by the UK's highest-paying supermarket.
  
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• Terrorists to take lie detector tests under new plans

  21-01-2020 10:52
  
  TERRORISTS could be made to take a lie detector test to prove they have reformed and are not planning to carry out another attack.
  
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• Four men arrested after 'violent incident' in Tonge Fold, Bolton

  21-01-2020 09:32
  
  FOUR men have been arrested after police were called to a "violent incident" in Tonge Fold, Bolton.
  
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• Four men arrested after 'violent incident' in Tonge Fold, Bolton - The Bolton News

  21-01-2020 09:00
  
  Four men arrested after 'violent incident' in Tonge Fold, Bolton  The Bolton News
  
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• Can Bolton Wanderers make a success of 'Moneyball' recruitment? - The Bolton News

  21-01-2020 09:00
  
  Can Bolton Wanderers make a success of 'Moneyball' recruitment?  The Bolton News
  
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• Woman chased burglar from home after waking to find him in her bedroom

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A WOMAN chased a burglar from her home after she woke to find him in her bedroom.
  
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• University of Bolton to deliver teacher training course for those wanting to get into teaching

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  THE University of Bolton will be training the next generation of secondary school teachers in a bid to address the national shortage .
  
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• Tributes to 'first rate' Bolton School teacher who has died aged 48

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A SCHOOL has paid tribute to a highly regarded chemistry teacher who died at the age of 48 from a heart attack.
  
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• Send your photographs to The Bolton News Camera Club to enter the new calendar competition

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  TODAY we launch a competition to find the best eye-catching photographs to feature in the first The Bolton News calendar.
  
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• New Bolton church rising in Harwood

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A LONG-awaited new £1.5million church in a Bolton suburb is on the last lap to completion and now needs just £60,000 for the final fittings and fixtures.
  
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• Manchester Road sees work start on Bolton's seventh Aldi

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  WORK has begun on the seventh Aldi in Bolton.
  
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• Gutted milkman nearly run down by thief who stole his van

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A MILKMAN was nearly run over by a thief who stole his van during his early morning round.
  
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• Greater Manchester battles government on Clean Air venalities

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A DAILY penalty could be imposed on certain vehicles using the region's roads by next year. Local Democracy Reporter JOSEPH TIMAN looks at the battle behind the bid to tackle air pollution.
  
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• Greater Manchester battles government on Clean Air penalties

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A DAILY penalty could be imposed on certain vehicles using the region's roads by next year. Local Democracy Reporter JOSEPH TIMAN looks at the battle behind the bid to tackle air pollution.
  
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• Danger driver jailed after 110mph chase

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A DANGEROUS driver who led police on a 110mph chase in a BMW has been jailed for 10 months.
  
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• Bolton Council urged to create Citizens' Assembly on climate

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  THE teenager who led calls on Bolton Council to declare a climate emergency has accused the town hall of failing to act on the pledge.
  
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• Bolton community centre to use cabins during renovation work

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A COMMUNITY centre has been granted permission to use temporary cabins as a teaching and studying area while renovation work takes place.
  
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• Apartments now on track

  21-01-2020 06:00
  
  A NEW block of flats is set to be built near a high school and train station.
  
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