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Bolton's Islamic community condemns murder

10:11am Friday 24th May 2013

BOLTON’S Islamic community has “unreservedly” condemned the terrorist murder of a soldier, branding it “barbaric” with “no basis in Islam”.

Baby joy on their school’s ‘birthday’

10:04am Friday 24th May 2013

FOR the past four decades strong friendships have been formed at St Bernard’s RC Primary School.

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Former cricketer Ronnie Irani leaves radio breakfast show

10:01am Friday 24th May 2013

FORMER England cricketer Ronnie Irani is no longer a presenter on the talkSPORT breakfast show.

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Ex-Labour club to become new Islamic faith school

9:43am Friday 24th May 2013

A FORMER Labour club will be transformed into an Islamic faith school.

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‘Thank you for saving my life at the Reebok’

9:42am Friday 24th May 2013

A PENSIONER who suffered a heart attack at a football match has met the people who saved his life for the first time.

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Friends and family on their marks in memory of James O'Brien

9:40am Friday 24th May 2013

JAMES O’Brien went to bed with a headache and tragically died hours later from a brain cyst.

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Smithills’ governor claims academy will benefit pupils

9:38am Friday 24th May 2013

TURNING Smithills School into an academy would benefit pupils, a school leader has claimed.

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Veteran bowlers gutted as vandals wreck new sheds

9:35am Friday 24th May 2013

A GROUP of veteran bowlers have been left devastated by vandals — who have destroyed their sheds just weeks after they were built.

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Leaders back remarks over food poverty

9:36am Friday 24th May 2013

CHURCH leaders have defended remarks by a senior clergyman linking food poverty in Bolton to benefit cuts.

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Experts fear ravens may have eaten falcon’s eggs

9:34am Friday 24th May 2013

MYSTERY surrounds the fate of Bolton’s newest peregrine Falcons — with experts fearing they may have been eaten by ravens.

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Firefighters slam service review

9:30am Friday 24th May 2013

FIREFIGHTERS have criticsed a review calling for a more “efficient” fire service to save almost £200 million a year.

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Tributes paid to dog lover and Crufts legend Ellis

9:29am Friday 24th May 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid to Crufts legend Ellis Hulme.

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Folk band fun at shopping centre

9:27am Friday 24th May 2013

SHOPPERS will be able to enjoy music from an indie-folk group in Bolton this weekend.

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Boost for breast cancer patients

9:26am Friday 24th May 2013

AT the time Diana Lawrence was in hospital following a mastectomy due to breast cancer she found the only way to get a specialist bra was to buy one herself.

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Pole dancing and bat rescue: history-making young mayor reflects on a year of duty

9:25am Friday 24th May 2013

LEARNING to pole dance, accompanying Father Christmas on his sleigh and attending an emergency call-out with firefighters was all part of the job for the Mayor of Westhoughton.

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Customer complains to bank - for having too many staff

9:22am Friday 24th May 2013

A PENSIONER has called for a bank to cut jobs – as part of austerity measures.

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Whites remember loved ones at annual service

9:21am Friday 24th May 2013

HUNDREDS of friends and family turned out for the annual memorial service for Bolton Wanderers fans at the Reebok Stadium.

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Farewell to baby Alia as mosque holds funeral service for tragic newborn

9:44am Thursday 23rd May 2013

MOURNERS said a final farewell to tragic baby Alia — the newborn girl whose body was found dumped in a lane in Bolton.

Brawl pub allowed to stay open

9:39am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A PUB has been allowed to reopen after a brawl in which three police officers were injured.

Rape case GP convicted of child cruelty

9:43am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A BOLTON GP has been found guilty of child cruelty during a trial at Manchester Crown Court.

Pedalling back to health

9:42am Thursday 23rd May 2013

WHEN little Katie Dodd was left paralysed by a cancerous tumour in her spine, her parents feared they may never see their daughter walk or even crawl again.

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Six arrested following police raids on scrapyards

9:41am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SIX people — including a senior member of staff — have been arrested after a series of raids on scrapyards all over Bolton.

Plan for faith school is poised to get go-ahead

9:38am Thursday 23rd May 2013

PLANS to convert a community centre into a faith school on the site of a former Labour club look set to be approved by planning chiefs.

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James meets nurse who helped him after street collapse

9:38am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A TEENAGER has been reunited with the quick-witted nurse who helped him when he collapsed in the street.

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Family in early morning flat blaze rescue drama

9:36am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A YOUNG woman had to be rescued from a flat blaze.

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Football saved for primary schools

9:36am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE future of football in the town’s primary schools has been secured.

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Clampdown on Queens Park car park commuters

9:35am Thursday 23rd May 2013

TOWN centre commuters hogging free parking spaces at a Bolton park have prompted the council to impose new restrictions.

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Even a stroke can’t stop Pat

9:33am Thursday 23rd May 2013

SHE has been Mayor of Blackrod four times, mayoress twice and a councillor for more than 25 years — and Cllr Pat Barrow has no intention of giving up.

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Widow backs heart campaign

9:34am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A YOUNG widow who lost her husband to a devastating heart condition is backing The Bolton News Every School Leaver A Life Saver campaign.

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Olympics torch relay cost £61K

9:32am Thursday 23rd May 2013

NEW figures show that the historic Olympic Torch relay through Bolton cost the taxpayer £61,647.

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‘Suffragette blaze’ to be remembered

9:32am Thursday 23rd May 2013

THE 100th anniversary of one of Bolton’s most notorious historical events will be marked at a special gathering in Bolton town centre.

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Professors share their know-how in China

9:24am Thursday 23rd May 2013

TWO of the University of Bolton’s top professors have been sharing their knowledge with students in China.

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Lord of Sharples returns to celebrate schooling history

9:22am Thursday 23rd May 2013

A SELF-STYLED Lord returned to his manor this week to celebrate the legacy of one of Bolton’s most influential families.

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Thefts trigger a blitz on car crime

9:21am Thursday 23rd May 2013

POLICE have launched a new campaign to stamp out car crime across Radcliffe.

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Toddlers step up for dance classes

9:20am Thursday 23rd May 2013

BABIES and toddlers are showing people you are never too young to dance.

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Unions and parents meet to discuss Smithills School academy plans

7:46pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

UNION leaders met parents tonight to discuss plans to turn Smithills School into an academy.

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Shock over sex attacks on drunken teenage girls

9:26am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A LARGE number of teenage girls are becoming victims of “serious sexual assaults” in Bolton town centre while drunk, a licensing hearing was told.

Two women rescued from flat blaze

8:01am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

TWO women had to be rescued from a flat blaze in Bolton.

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Former gymnastics teacher cleared of child sex offences

9:23am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

A FORMER gymnastics instructor — cleared of a catalogue of historic child sex offences — has said justice has been done.

X-Factor star Diana Vickers is excited about being in The Bolton News

5:59pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013

DELIGHTED former X Factor contestant Diana Vickers took to Twitter to brag about about being on the front page of The Bolton News.

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Religion and spirituality important to mental health treatment, says MP

9:19am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

TACKLING mental health problems in ethnic minorities should take religion and spirituality into account, Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi has told the Commons.

Firefighters' new recruit - with four legs

8:20am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

FIREFIGHTERS have taken on a new recruit — with four legs.

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Bolton celebrates National Vegetarian Week

8:20am Wednesday 22nd May 2013

This week has been declared National Vegetarian Week by The Vegetarian Society. Reporter Dale Haslam found out what is happening in Bolton for non-meat-eaters.

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