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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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