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A CONTROVERSIAL £5.6 million scheme to build special homes for vulnerable elderly people has been narrowly approved at the second time of asking. read more
PLANS for 45 homes on a former hospital site have been backed by councillors despite opposition from residents. read more
A REHABILITATION centre for mental health patients is opening in Breightmet. read more
SEVEN Vietnamese people, including a 14-year-old boy, have appeared in court charged in connection with a cannabis growing plot. read more
ATTACKS on emergency services staff should meet with a zero tolerance response, Bolton North-east MP David Crausby has demanded. read more
Real ales are still popular with Bolton drinkers despite big brewers reporting a downturn in sales, according to local publicans. read more
PUPILS at a secondary school enjoyed an unseasonal day at the "beach" to celebrate the joy of reading. read more
A GRIEVING widow is appealing for the return of a mobile phone containing a precious video of her husband playing with their youngsters. read more
THIEVES stole metal worth more than £2,000 from a Bolton scrapyard. read more
WASTE and recycling firm Viridor has appointed a new regional director for the north of England. read more
DAREDEVIL students have raised almost £250 for Bolton Hospice. read more
THE boss of a travel firm who was crushed under a 20-tonne coach as he worked underneath it remains critical but stable in hospital. read more
A RADCLIFFE shop has been told to remove alcohol from its shelves for three months after selling alcohol to children. read more
A FORMER Radcliffe priest who was rescued from a sinking cruise ship in Antarctica has arrived home saying he is "very thankful to be alive". read more
A FATHER told a court how friends of his teenage son admitted starting fires close to the scene of a warehouse blaze which left a homeless man dead. read more
THREE men have been arrested and an air rifle recovered after a woman was shot in the neck. read more
HUNDREDS of civil servants will walk out on strike next week, disrupting public services in a row over job cuts and low pay. read more
A MAN accused of murdering his neighbour in a row over noise will stand trial next year. read more
MICHAEL and Sue Dargan have smoked thousands of cigarettes between them, but it was only when their two children begged them to quit that the couple stubbed it out for good. read more
ACTRESS Gemma Atkinson became the seventh celebrity to be evicted from the jungle on Wednesday night as the public voted her out. read more
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