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• The night-out safety kit

  NIGHT-OUT safety packs which contain a condom and a kit to test drinks for date-rape drugs are to be given to 16-year-olds in Bolton. read more

• Man who stabbed taxi driver faces jail

  A TEENAGE drug addict who stabbed a taxi driver in the head and neck during a frenzied attack is facing a jail sentence. read more

• 300 jobs to go in firm's Poland switch

  NEARLY 300 jobs are to be lost at a Walkden factory. read more

• Monique has star appeal

  A SCHOOLGIRL from Bolton has set her sights on Hollywood after wowing judges at the Talented Youngster of the Year contest in Manchester. read more

• Battle lines are drawn in fight to save school

  PARENTS say education chiefs are sacrificing a popular high school to prop up other schools in the area. read more

• Security guards will make it safer on the buses

  SECURITY guards and police officers are to build on the success of Bolton initiative aimed at tackling crime and anti-social behaviour on the bus network. read more

• Market Hall stalls to close in January

  STALLHOLDERS at Bolton Market Hall will have to shut up shop at the beginning of next year, it has been revealed. read more

• Mum steps out for a good cause

  A BREAST cancer survivor has raised £800 for the hospital unit that saved her life. read more

• Rewards follow a summer of fun

  YOUNGSTERS from Westhoughton who took part in a series of summer activities have been given awards for their efforts. read more

• Crackdown on disabled badge parking cheats

  MOTORISTS who cheat the parking system by posing as disabled drivers are being targeted by new laws. read more

• Mosque opens its doors to the public

  A BOLTON mosque is inviting the public to visit following the success of an open day, when Bolton Wanderers manager Sam Allardyce was among the visitors. read more

• One good tern deserves another

  PUPILS in Bolton have been helping to build new homes for a native North-west bird, the common tern. read more

• Noisy mini-biker torment

  ELDERLY residents are asking for more to be done to control nuisance mini motorbike and off-road bike riders who are churning-up land. read more

• 170,000 to get pay increase

  AROUND 170,000 workers in the North-west region will be guaranteed higher pay when the minimum wage rises. read more

• Company says sorry for bad smell

  A COMPANY has apologised for causing an unbearable odour which has been lingering over Westhoughton. read more

• Lowry paintings taken in raid

  A number of valuable paintings, including three by LS Lowry, have been stolen from a recently opened art gallery. read more

• Labour man guilty of abducting boy, 13

  A former New Labour high-flier was yesterday found guilty of abducting a 13-year-old boy from Bolton he had groomed on the internet. read more

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