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New drive to reopen closed Darwen train stations

RIPE FOR REOPENING? The disused platforms of the old Turton and Edgworth station

6:50pm Sunday 4th January 2009

CALLS have been made for more railway stations in Darwen to match the town’s expansion.

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Edgworth footballer is honoured in USA

10:02pm Monday 17th November 2008

A FORMER Turton High School footballer continues to make a name for himself in America.

AMY BARNES: Book of condolence

AMYLEIGH BARNES: Book of condolence

7:50am Monday 10th November 2008

A book of condolence has been opened by The Bolton News to allow people to pay their respects to 19-year-old Amy Barnes, who was killed in her home on November 9.

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Council turns down call for meeting on academies plan

1:10pm Friday 7th November 2008

TEACHING unions have called for more meetings with council chiefs to address concerns over the borough’s plans to open two academies in Bolton.

Christmas fair

5:50pm Monday 27th October 2008

ST James’s Church in Blackburn Road, Edgworth, is hosting a Christmas fair on Saturday, November 29, from 2pm.

Real Ale Festival's £9,000 charity boost

Servers who worked at the festival line up for our camera

10:40am Sunday 12th October 2008

THOUSANDS of real ale fans descended on the sleepy village of Edgworth in search of decent beer.

Lifelong newsagent Alice dies aged 88

SHOP LIFE: Alice and Walter pictured on holiday

7:14pm Thursday 28th August 2008

A NEWSAGENT who worked in the same shop for more than 40 years has died, aged 88.

Pub hit by lorry is back in business

2:42pm Wednesday 23rd July 2008

A PUB which was hit by a runaway lorry after the driver forgot to apply its brake will fully re-open on Friday.

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Pet cemetery plan problems

12:02pm Thursday 31st January 2008

A PET cemetery plan has hit a stumbling block because local councillors do not agree with the proposals.

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Spate of burglaries in Edgworth

8:26pm Monday 24th December 2007

POLICE are urging residents to be extra vigilant after a spate of burglaries in Edgworth.

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Many accidents involving children are the fault of the children themselves, either through arrogance, like the secondary school pupils crossing the roads, or the younger children not taught better ways to deal with traffic and copying the “bigger” children in the way they cross the road.  − Readers Letter

Not all accidents are the motorist's fault »

I would have thought that shipping the stuff abroad, which in itself involves burning fuel, is just a movement of the problem. Surely, the idea of recycling is that you deal with your own mess as you make it, on your own doorstep.  − Readers Letter

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