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Police presence to increase following London terrorist attack
THERE will be an increase in armed and unarmed police officers in Greater Manchester after the terror threat level was raised to critical following the attack in London. The statement from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) came after an improvised
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Dangerous driver left in coma after smashing head-on into car spared jail
A DANGEROUS driver who was left in a coma after smashing into another car has been spared jail. After hearing how Curtis Constantine suffered brain damage in the smash on Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, on April 7 Judge Elliot Knopf told him: “You
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Woman taken to hospital after falling ill at bank
A WOMAN has been taken to hospital after falling ill at a bank in the town centre.North West Ambulance Service was called to Barclays in Market Street at around 12.23pm.An ambulance and two rapid response vehicles went to the bank and the patient was
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Missing girl from Atherton found safe and well
A 14-YEAR-OLD missing girl from Atherton has been found safe and well. Charlotte Jones was reported missing on the morning of Wednesday, September 13 but was found safe in Leigh today.
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You probably walk through here regularly — but do you recognise it?
TODAY’S Looking Back photograph shows an area of Bolton many of us will know and walk along almost every day.This is Victoria Square in Bolton Town Centre pictured in 1964.We see the monument as it looks today in the centre but the shops are very different
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Family's extra special 25th year raising money in memory of much-loved grandad
A DEVOTED Bolton family have pulled out all the stops to raise money in memory of a much-loved grandad. For the past two and a half decades, friends and family of Edward 'Jock' Conaghan by have hosted The Jock Conaghan Memorial Trophy and fun day
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MISSING: Appeal to help find 16-year-old girl
POLICE are appealing for help in finding a 16-year-old girl who has been missing since last weekend. Ella Farrimond has been missing from her home in the Westhoughton area since Sunday, September 10. She is described as being 5ft5in tall, of
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Today is national 'finish work at 4pm' day!
HAPPY Friday! Today is national leave work at 4pm day. Some lucky workers will be heading off to start their weekend early thanks to the #4pmfinish campaign by Red Bull. The scheme is 'not about slacking off' but rather about improving productivity
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Woman sacrifices her long locks after mum diagnosed with dementia
WHEN it comes to raising money for charity, Kath Worsley really is a cut above.The 48-year-old had her long locks cut off as she ‘braved the shave’ to support a cause close to her heart.So far she has raised in excess of £900 for Bolton Dementia Support
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Terror probe after blast sends 'fireball' through packed tube train
SCOTLAND Yard has declared a terrorist incident after a blast sent a "fireball" and a "wall of flame" through a packed London Underground train. London Ambulance Service said 18 people were taken to hospital following the explosion in west London
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Popular Bolton cricket umpire and official Eric Smith dies
POPULAR local cricket umpire and official Eric Smith has died.Mr Smith's interest in cricket began as a Bradshaw supporter in the village where he lived, and in the early 1970s he was a member of the Bradshaw Cricket Club committee.In 1982 he began
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'He fought the horrible disease to the end' - Kyle Buckley's mum announces 12-year-old has died
MUM Carol Buckley said her brave son Kyle had been an inspiration after he lost his four-year battle with cancer. Kyle, aged 12, died with his family at his side at home at 5am today. He had been fighting the rare muscle tissue cancer Alveolar
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Police investigation after reports 19-year-old raped in the town centre
A POLICE investigation has been launched after reports a young woman was raped in the town centre. Newport Arcade was cordoned off this morning with officers at the scene. Police say they received a report, on Thursday, that a 19-year-old had
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‘Professional foul’ could see Clitheroe denied title
LAST Tuesday the Bolton League chairman John Hutchinson and I attended a meeting at Old Trafford, with representatives from the England Cricket Board, Lancashire Cricket Board and nine other leagues.The main item for discussion was the impact the new
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'I was so worried all of the time, it made me feel ill' — Carers' concerns over inadequate agency
FORMER staff and clients have shared their concerns over an ‘appalling’ care agency that has been placed into special measures. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said in a damning report this week that people were being placed at
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Brewery boss shares story of award-winning ales
BUSINESS leaders were given an insight into one of Bolton’s top breweries at a networking lunch on Wednesday.Bank Top Brewery boss Dave Sweeney was the guest of honour at the Bolton Professionals Curry Club at Spice Valley, Noble House.Bank Top started
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Planning chief pledges to get tough on developers
DEVELOPERS who break planning rules will face a ‘tougher stance’ from Bolton Council, a town hall chief has pledged. Paul Whittingham, who took over as the council’s head of planning four months ago, said that he wants to ‘send a message’ that
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Drivers warned to expect delays on busy road during major resurfacing work
MOTORISTS can expect major delays around Bromley Cross over two weekends due to resurfacing works along a long stretch of a busy road.‘Patching’ work will be carried out on Darwen Road from its junction with Blackburn Road to Rose Hill Drive, next to
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More Bolton talent to shine in new BBC show
A BIG all singing, all dancing showcase is hitting the small screen this Saturday thanks to a lot of Bolton talent.Not only is Better Than the Real Thing to be hosted by funny man Paddy McGuinness, but Boltonians have also played a part behind the scenes.When
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New face to oversee network of state-of-the-art youth centres
A YOUNG people’s charity has brought in a new face to oversee its network of state-of-the-art youth centres.Jamie Masraff has been appointed as a relationship development manager at OnSide Youth Zones, a national organisation which has its headquarters
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'It's total disrespect' — Mum's fury after thieves rip up path for THIRD time
A MUM has hit out at ‘disrespectful’ thieves after paving stones were ripped up from her front path in the middle of the night— for the THIRD time.Lisa Johnston, had two York stones lifted from outside her home, in Tonge Moor Road, near Canon Slade School
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Brewery set up by two pals appears in national 'beer bible'
CHEERS! Two pals who set up their own brewery are toasting success – after appearing in a national beer bible.Northern Monkey Brew Co based in Astley Bridge is one of 10 new breweries to be listed in this year’s Good Beer Guide — just over a year after
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Wanderers out to avoid a hateful eight at Ipswich Town
WANDERERS have made a few too many unwanted entries into the record books in recent years, and Phil Parkinson is in no mood to make his own.The current run of seven league games without a win from the start of the season represents the club’s joint-third
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It is an outrage that First have just withdrawn the 519 Johnson Fold service without any consultation
I FIRMLY believe that public services should be in public ownership and any profit made re-invested to improve the service or reduce the price, not to shareholders and chief executives of private companies. We the public should be the shareholders and
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'Asons' grant should never happen again
SO Cllr Clifford Morris once again is let off the hook by a meaningless watered down report by KPMG. As Cllr David Greenhalgh rightly states from any perspective for the grant to be given by one man behind closed doors to a company that clearly didn'
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MP ready to 'get stuck in' to new committee post
BOLTON’S Conservative MP has a new role in Parliament.Chris Green, who represents Bolton West, has been elected by fellow MPs to sit on the Work and Pensions Select Committee, which scrutinises the work of the Department for Work and Pensions.The committee
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Lack of doctors and nurses 'biggest NHS challenge' says Bolton health chief
THE NHS is facing its 'most critical challenge' with doctors, nurses and GPs in short supply, according to the chairman of Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group.The comments from Dr Wirin Bhatiani were made during the health authority's annual
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New pub car park that could stop traffic problems given green light
A NEW pub car park that could help with school traffic problems has been given the green light.Plans for the 49-space parking area at the Cross Guns in Egerton were approved by Bolton Council this week.It will also include a new access point, boundary
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Daisy Hill, Atherton and Blackrod fight it out for two promotion places on final day
THREE teams will be battling it out for the two promotion spots in the Bolton Cricket League tomorrow. Daisy Hill, Atherton and Blackrod can all go up to the Premiership with extra spice added to the last day of the season with the latter two playing
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Westhoughton Lions rugby aces roar to promotion
WESTHOUGHTON Lions secured automatic promotion from North West Men’s League Division Four with a convincing 26-4 win against Little Hulton Reds.The Lions would have been promoted anyway, thanks to champions Woolston Rovers defeating Langworthy Reds at
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NEIL BONNAR: ECB campaign is hit for six by failure to do more to stage Lancashire amateur cup final
A DECISION taken this week to share Lancashire’s biggest amateur cricket cup is an abject failure in the fight to develop the game.On Sunday Ormskirk and Burnley side Lowerhouse saw their Lancashire Knockout final washed out for the second time in successive
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Wanderers star out to give McCarthy a Little walk down memory lane
MARK Little has a lot for which to thank Ipswich Town boss Mick McCarthy, yet the Wanderers wing-back does not have gratitude on his mind as he heads to Portman Road. Nearly 11 years to the day, McCarthy called a raw 18-year-old off the bench with
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We can work it out: Parkinson adamant a first win is close ahead of Ipswich
PHIL Parkinson is adamant only thing will get Wanderers out of their current bind.Without a win in their first seven league games, the Whites make a long trip to Ipswich Town tomorrow knowing a quarter of their squad is either absent, or doubtful through
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Transgender councillor and wife claim to be victims of hate crime after 'constant onslaught' of abuse
A TRANSGENDER councillor and her wife claim to have been the victims of hate crime after a ‘constant onslaught’ of abuse for the past eight months. Cllr Zoe Kirk-Robinson and her wife Jenny Kirk said they had been targeted by a group of ‘children
