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Trains will not run through Bolton 'until further notice', railway company has announced

Northern Rail has announced that its trains will not run through Bolton from Monday until further notice. The train operator posted the announcement this evening informing customers that it could not run a service on the Bolton line from Monday

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Bolton care home gets top marks from inspectors

A RESIDENTIAL home which supports adults with mental health needs has received a ‘good’ rating from inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited Queens Park View in July for an announced inspection. The home in Park Road, Bolton, was

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Firefighters sent to bin fire in park

A fire engine was sent out to a park in Daubhill this afternoon after a fire started in a bin. Crews from Bolton were sent out to Heywood Park at around 5.30pm. It is believed the fire was started by accident, possibly by a cigarette, in one

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RECAP: Firearms found after police tape off street

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Bolton bucks national trend as teenagers rise to challenge of tougher exams

PUPILS celebrated at the double as they picked up their GCSE results yesterday. Not only did the numbers of pupils gaining higher grades under the new tougher exams increase in Bolton while they fell nationally, the overall result was also above

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FULL REPORT: Guns, ammunition and stolen car found following 'disturbance'

GUNS, ammunition and a stolen car were recovered from the scene of a disturbance after a large police search operation. Police were called to Sharman Street, Burnden, in the early hours of Wednesday to reports of a disturbance between groups of

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Brewery launch Scoop ale to celebrate Bolton News' 150th year

NOW is the time to raise a glass and celebrate The Bolton News’ 150th anniversary. Scoop Ale, which has been created by Bank Top Brewery to toast the paper’s landmark year, is now on sale. The refreshing session ale was launched yesterday in

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Outstanding results for outstanding Farnworth school

A SCHOOL which is graded outstanding by Ofsted posted nothing less than outstanding results.St James’ Ce High School in Farnworth celebrated a number of its pupils achieving the higher 9,7 , 8 and 6 new grades in their English and maths. Tania Lewyckyj

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Bright young things reach for the stars - as 13-years-olds pass their GCSE

SHARPLES High School pupils are reaching for the stars.A group of pupils have passed their astronomy GCSE at the age of just 13. They studied for the qualification after joining the astronomy club. All passed.The school’s highest achievers — Azeem Ali

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Aspiring performers among Kearsley Academy high-flyers

RELIEVED students at Kearsley Academy collected their results — including two aspiring performers.Ellie Greenwood and Mia Aspinall were two of the pupils who opened their envelopes with delight as the school recorded a 12 per cent improvement in its GCSE

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Bolton School pupils prove they are A-listers after achieving top grades

BOLTON School celebrated an excellent set of GCSE results.Top achievers included Antonia Jameson achieved the incredible feat of top grades in everything – 9 A*s and a 9 in both English Language and English Literature. In the boys division six boys scored

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PICTURES: 30+ images from GCSE celebrations in Bolton and Bury

CAN you spot any of your loved ones celebraitng their GCSE results in our gallery of images? Many schools in the area performed well with many out performing the national average      

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‘Hard work does pay off’ say high achievers

YOUNG people at Bolton St Catherine’s Academy are looking to the future after months of hard work. And their advice to young people is simple ‘put in their effort because it is worth it’. Jack Alston, aged 16, said: “I feel really good, I will

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'It was like coming home' — head girl thanks Bolton Muslim Girls' Schools

THE head girl of Bolton Muslim Girls' School said going in to collect her results 'was like coming home'.Aliyah Patel, aged 16, was all smiles as she found out she was awarded two 8s, one 9, six A*s and three As.She said: "I have been

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First class results in record breaking year at Canon Slade

CANON Slade pupils had plenty to celebrate after a record-breaking year — despite exams being described as more challenging.Almost two fifth of all grades awarded were at the top end — 9,8,7 and A* and A-grades.Arshia Akharan-Mofrad, aged 16. scored

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RECAP: Bolton and Bury GCSE results day 2017

11:30am A late entry here... Essa Academy Grades A* to G and 9-1 in Maths and English A* to C in brackets

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Businessman indecently exposed himself to sports massage therapist

A 34-year-old businessman who visited a sports massage therapist exposed his genitals and masturbated after she had finished treating his groin. Blackburn magistrates heard Latif Malik had given a false name when he made an appointment for treatment

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'Happy smiling faces' at Westhoughton High School on GCSE results day

THERE were 'happy smiling faces' at Westhoughton High School. Headteacher Phil Hart's face was alight with pride as he welcomed his pupils into the school to collect their envelopes on GCSE results day. He said: "I am pleased with the manner

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When Bolton had a boating lake

THIS charming photograph was taken at a boating lake which no longer exists in Bolton.Here we see families having fun at what was the stretch of water at Barrow Bridge.We have it on good authority from our knowledgeable readers that the secluded area

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BOLTON'S GOT TALENT: Calling all magicians, comedians, impressionists, dancers, poets & gymnasts

MAGICIANS, comedians, impressionists, dancers, poets, gymnasts . . . in fact anyone with a talent to entertain is being urged to put themselves in the spotlight. The Bolton News is looking for the best and brightest local talent to celebrate our 150th

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Success stories from Rivington And Blackrod High School on GCSE results day

RIVINGTON and Blackrod High School praised parents, staff and students for their hard work leading up to the GCSEs.Pupils nervously made their way up the hill to the school to open up their brown envelopes —the culmination of five years' hard work.Top

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LIVE: Two housing estate schemes to be decided at council planning meeting

3:32pm Thanks for joining us today, folks.  It's full council next Wednesday evening so I'll be back with another

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Firefighters rescue puppy from house

FIREFIGHTERS broke into a house and rescued a puppy after a kitchen fire.Crews from Atherton, Farnworth and Eccles Fire Stations were called to a property , on Tuesday.A fire had broken out in the kitchen and crews were called just before 6pmA spokesman

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Town a step closer to getting new supermarket

WESTHOUGHTON is one step closer to its new Aldi after the closure of the nearby car park was approved. The plan for the supermarket in Bolton Road received approval in March last year, which includes a new public car park that has to be built before

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VIDEO: Fake pet social experiment shows surprising response to dogs in hot cars

HUNDREDS of people ignored the distressed cries of a dog trapped in a hot car in a social experiment caught on film. The three-day experiment saw just four people stop and attempt to help the fake dog, which was abandoned in temperatures exceeding

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Police respond to concerns over man on motorway bridge

CONCERNS were raised for the welfare of a man on a motorway overbridge last night. Police were called to reports the man was on the bridge south of Bury between junctions two and three of the M66. He was later detained under the Mental Health

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Supermarket targeted by thieves in late night raid

THIEVES smashed their way into a Sainsbury’s supermarket and raided the cigarette counter. The thieves used crow bars and hammered their way through a glass pane in an automatic door to get into the store in Cricketers Way, Westhoughton. They

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'Bored' teenagers suspected of setting fire to pallet at playing fields

A PALLET was set on fire at playing fields. Firefighters were called to King George V Playing Fields, off Outwood , in Radcliffe at 10pm last night. They were alerted after a member of the public saw the flames from the car park of nearby takeaway

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The return of the Fox - a Bolton festival is revived with a big line-up

A FESTIVAL celebrating some of the best North West music is being revived in Bolton.When not performing on London roof top bars or headlining gigs around the UK, members of Jordan Allen are creating stages in their home town.Guitarist Danny Quin is helping

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Fans of Vicar of Dibley rejoice! Geraldine and her gang are about to return

A BELOVED gang of misfits who wormed their way into the hearts of the British public are back and larger than life as ever.The last time television viewers clapped their eyes on Geraldine Granger was back in 2015 for a 10 minute Comic Relief special.But

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Harvey’s liveliest band of the year return for Food and Drink Festival

A BOLTON bar is offering to wash down the festival foods with a serving of jazz this weekend.The Jazz at Harvey's event is set to continue on Sunday after a one month hiatus with the return of Cuba Vida.Described as "Harvey’s liveliest band of

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Lib Dems demand council pledge to end homelessness

BOLTON’S Liberal Democrats are calling for more action to combat homelessness in the town.Local party leader Cllr Andrew Martin wants Labour council leader Cliff Morris to back a motion at next week’s council meeting demanding an end to rough sleeping

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Decisions due today on two new housing estate plans

A DECISION is due today on whether 21 new homes can be built at a former council depot.Bolton at Home wants to develop the site of the old depot in Park Road, Westhoughton.Planning committee members have been advised to approve the plans, but a number

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LOSTOCK AC: Duo maintain strong form on roads

JONATHAN Cosgrove and Jack Bibby continue to sustain the strong form demonstrated at the start of the season for Lostock AC.Cosgrove headed to Teesside on Sunday for the 31st Roy Harrison Memorial 10k, the concluding event of the Run Billingham series

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BOLTON UNITED HARRIERS: Medal return for young Blue Vests at Leigh

SIX Bolton United Harriers made the short journey to Leigh Sports Village to compete in the Northern Athletics under-13/u15/u17 track and field championships and several returned with medals.In poor conditions and against the best junior athletes from

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School's response to arena attack will feature in new Channel 4 'Educating' series

A FLY-on-the-wall documentary following staff and pupils at a local school will air next week.Harrop Fold School is the latest secondary to invited cameras into the classrooms and corridors for Channel 4’s hit Educating series.Educating Greater Manchester

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How can council justify Smithills Hall restoration expense?

THE leader of the council has recently reopened the Devey Room in Smithills Hall.I am really pleased to see this room brought back into full use as it has been long overdue.I would now like to see a breakdown of how they managed to spend £500,000 on this

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12-year-old boy gets stuck in trampoline park lift

FIREFIGHTERS jumped to it when a schoolboy got stuck in a lift at a trampoline park. Bailey Parker, aged 12, was at Jump Extreme, in Trinity Retail Park, when he became trapped between two floors. The Little Lever School pupil, who suffers

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Latest crime figures 'not good enough'

I WAS shocked and disgusted by the latest crime figures you posted in the paper – it is not good enough.If GMP had been a private company with that much money invested in it, the shareholders would have gone mad at that type of return on their investment.Enough

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Second to naan - Balti house staff celebrate top curry award

STAFF at an Indian restaurant proved they were second to naan by fighting off nationwide competition to take away a top award. The Royal Balti House, in Farnworth, bagged the Best Marketing Campaign accolade at the English Curry Awards. The

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'Self help' needed to stop burglaries after unsolved crimes revelation

RESIDENTS need to do their bit to prevent crime, a councillor has said.Cllr Bob Allen has called for wider use of CCTV, alarms, and other deterrents after it was revealed that more than 80 percent of burglaries and thefts committed in Bolton last year

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VIDEO/PICTURES: Youngster gets letter from the Queen after penning adorable letter to Her Majesty

LOTS of little girls dream of being a princess, but not many of them receive a letter from the Queen! Sophie Addison, of Victoria Street, Horwich, wrote to Her Majesty to tell her that she is ‘the best Queen ever’ and that she wants to be a princess

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BURNDEN ROAD RUNNERS: Ferguson is first home

BURNDEN’S Anne Ferguson won the ladies event at the Catherine Dowdall Memorial Fell Race, part of the Darwen Gala.Ferguson completed the 4.7-mile course with 928 feet of climbing in 36mins 58secs.Don Nichol was second V60 in 38:48.Laurence Keighley was

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HORWICH RMI HARRIERS: Newlywed Jackson steals show in Big Apple

HORWICH'S Rob Jackson took time out of his honeymoon in New York to finish first in the M50 age category and 35th overall at a New York Road Runners event in Central Park – an 8k road race and event celebrating the attractions of France.Jackson was

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Government warns of harm to listed building — but work on controversial homes has already started

THE Government says that plans for a controversial housing scheme would cause too much harm to a nearby listed building — but work on the site has already begun.The Planning Inspectorate has dismissed an appeal by Westchurch Homes against Bolton Council

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Man led police on 8-mile 90mph chase - after taking his partner’s car to buy cigarettes

A DISQUALIFIED driver was sentenced to ten months in prison after he led police on an eight-mile chase, jumping red lights and reaching speeds over 90mph. John Balmer, of Masefield Drive, Farnworth, was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court yesterday

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Find out who Bolton Wanderers have landed in the Carabao Cup third round draw

WANDERERS have been handed a trip to West Ham United in the third round of the Carabao Cup. It will be the Whites’ first trip to the London Stadium and the tie will be played in the week commencing September 8. The Hammers booked their place

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Cup win gets Parkinson fired up for Hull City

PHIL Parkinson hopes a stormy cup win over Sheffield Wednesday has got his side in shape for another heavyweight clash at Hull tomorrow night.Tempers flared on and off the pitch on Tuesday as the Whites booked their place in the third round – with both