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Ice bandit car gangsters jailed

John Perritt

7:33am Friday 10th July 2009

TWO friends who were the ringleaders of car theft gang called The Ice Bandits have been jailed.

Police hunt for arsonists after seven attacks

1:21pm Friday 10th July 2009

Police are hunting arsonists who have struck seven times in little over a week in Bolton.

Heroes save man from bridge leap

9:02am Friday 10th July 2009

TWO have-a-go-heroes leapt into action to stop a young man jumping to his death from a bridge over a busy road.

Ummah Welfare Trust – Apology

6:10am Friday 10th July 2009

In an article published on 1st January 2009 entitled “Bank closes account of charity linked to Hamas”, we suggested that the Bolton-based charity Ummah Welfare Trust may have indirectly helped to fund Hamas, which has been branded as a terrorist organisation by Israel, the USA and the EU.

VOTE: Mill boarding school plan is put on hold

7:38am Friday 10th July 2009

A DECISION on whether an old mill can be transformed into a boarding school has been put on hold again — with one councillor saying the proposed conversion “looks more like a workhouse.”

Friends petition town hall for a skatepark

SKATE PROTEST: Hoping for a skatepark in Bromley Cross are, from left, Dominic Platt, aged 11, Daniel Slater aged 15, Connor Rutter, aged 16 ,and David Whittle, aged 14

10:10am Friday 10th July 2009

A GROUP of youngsters have taken their plea for a skate park in Bromley Cross, Bolton, to the top.

Bid to build power plant

8:41am Friday 10th July 2009

A HEAT and power plant could be built in Horwich to get rid of waste wood at a recycling company.

Gun shop’s dummy can remain on show

GOOD INTENTIONS: Hamid Shahabi with the military figure that caused complaints when it was displayed outside his shop

8:27am Friday 10th July 2009

A GUN shop owner has won his battle to keep a dummy dressed as a soldier outside his shop.

Residents slam demolition plan

8:10am Friday 10th July 2009

MULTI-MILLION pound plans to regenerate one of Bolton’s most run-down areas would not be needed if Bolton Council had carried out minor repairs, residents have claimed.

Union boss backs blacklist action

8:11am Friday 10th July 2009

A LOCAL union boss has backed the Government’s proposals to protect trade unionists from blacklisting.

Nursery put on swine flu alert

8:13am Friday 10th July 2009

PARENTS, children and staff at a nursery have been given health advice after a member of staff developed flu-like symptoms.

A happy homecoming for graduate Vernon Kay

Vernon Kay looks resplendent in his brightly-coloured robes

8:16am Friday 10th July 2009

VERNON Kay described himself as “emotional, nervous and very proud” when he joined hundreds of students to graduate from the University of Bolton.

Hats off to town’s newest graduates

8:19am Friday 10th July 2009

IT is a case of hats off to the students of the University of Bolton.

Boys recovering after cigarette fire ordeal

8:01am Friday 10th July 2009

TWO teenage boys who were engulfed in flames when one of them accidentally threw a cigarette butt at a petrol can were last night recovering from their injuries.

Protests over circus

8:03am Friday 10th July 2009

ANIMAL rights protesters have been out in force at two circus performances in the town.


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