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Tips to help you de-ice your car - and advice from the AA
IT’S a familiar story. You open the front door and step out into the sobering cold to find your car in a blanket of ice. Cue a long struggle, punctuated by the occasional expletive, to de-ice it. Many of us have endured this most unwelcome
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How Stoneclough landed former Blackburn and Norwich winger Ben Marshall
HE has been the best-kept secret in the West Lancashire League but the cat is out of the bag for Stoneclough. The Fox Park club have, cunningly, kept their marquee signing of the year under wraps but it has now emerged that former Norwich, Blackburn
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Ex-Wanderer Vela ready to make a Shrew-d move
JOSH Vela is poised to return to League One with Shrewsbury Town. The former Wanderers midfielder is unsettled at Hibs and has not played for the Edinburgh club since early November. Shrews boss Sam Ricketts, who played alongside Vela several
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Man sentenced after he was caught running an unauthorised immigration service
A MAN who operated an unauthorised immigration advice service has been sentenced to do unpaid work. In a case brought by the Immigration Services Commissioner, Bolton Crown Court heard how Hamidali Musa Jiva, who owned Derby Street based Visa and
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'Disgraceful' quad bike vandals rip up Horwich football pitches
'DISGRACEFUL' vandals riding quad bikes ripped up a community football pitch. Club secretary Stewart Burke arrived at the pitches in Green Lane on Sunday morning to find huge tyre tracks through large parts of the grass. He said that the damage
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Bolton non-league round-up: Nelson sink Atherton LR but Old Bolts march on
ATHERTON LR slipped to third-bottom in the North West Counties League First Division North after their 2-0 defeat at home to Nelson. The Admirals edged a scrappy match with the opening goal coming on the stroke of half time and a second to seal
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Second new Logistics North tenant unveiled
A SECOND tenant has been announced for the Logistics North development near Bolton. Before Christmas the Bolton News revealed that Solus was set to bring one of its accident repair centres to the Middlebrook site. And now it has been confirmed
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Man arrested over rape of teen schoolgirl in alleyway
A MAN has been arrested in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in an alley. Police have been appealing for information after the 16-year-old student was pushed to the floor and attacked in a housing estate off Birch Road, Rochdale, on Wednesday
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Hundreds of motorists arrested for drink and drug driving over festive period
DOZENS of people were arrested for drink and drug driving offences over the festive period. Police arrested a total of 372 motorists across Greater Manchester between December 1, 2019 and January 1, 2020, as part of its 'None for the Road' operation
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"I'm going to take my dreams where I can": Lisa Ashton on making darts history
BOLTON’s Lisa Ashton insists she is more than ready to take on the men after making darts history. The Lancashire Rose, a four-time BDO Women’s World champion, became the first woman to win a PDC Tour card through the organisation’s Qualifying
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LOOKING BACK: Harmony Youth Project bring music knowledge to Farnworth youngsters
Today's picture from The Bolton News archives shows a group of youngsters enjoying the Harmony Youth Project's summer DJ tuition workshops held at St. Catherine’s Church, Farnworth in 2003
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Appeal launched after dog loses sight in left eye following attack
AN appeal has been launched after a dog lost its sight in one eye after being attacked by another dog. The attack happened on Friday, January 3 at around 11.40am when a dog owner was walking their dog along Taylor's Hole by Pennington Brook towards
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Wetherspoons to cut the price of 10 drinks next week - to mark Brexit
Pub giant JD Wetherspoon is marking Brexit by reducing the price of 10 drinks from January 31. Its so-called “Let’s stay friends” move will offer customers around 60p off drinks which originate in European countries including Germany, France, Spain
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Two people charged with burglary in Little Lever
TWO people have been charged with burglary offences following an incident in Little Lever. Hannah Totten, aged 27, and Jordan Truman, aged 31, both of Coronation Road, Radcliffe, have been charged with burglary. Both have been released on bail
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Future recruitment plans should excite supporters, says Keith Hill
THE prospect of a recruitment overhaul at Wanderers should be one to excite fans, says Keith Hill. It was revealed at the weekend that former Chelsea and Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has been assisting Bolton owners, Football
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Miller Metcalfe sells its surveyor branch from administration
Miller Metcalfe Surveyors LTD has been sold by administrators. Connells Group, a national estate agency, has bought the business and assets of the company which will now trade as Connells Survey & Valuation. The surveyor’s arm of the Bolton
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Gavin & Stacey: Attend Nessa and Smithy's wedding...in Lancashire
GAVIN & Stacey fans were left wanting more after Nessa's shock proposal to Smithy at the end of the Christmas Day special. In the closing moments of the one-off special, Ruth Jones’ character Nessa got down on one knee and proposed to Smithy (James
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New bar project for Atherton's high street
A FRESH bid is being made to inject new life into Atherton's changing high street. Plans have been unveiled to turn the former Waterfield's bakery shop in Market Street into a food and cocktail bar. Danielle and Paul Evans, who run The Lock,
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Bolton firms are urged to see apprentices differently
SMALL and medium-sized businesses in Bolton are being urged to take advantage of an apprentices support scheme which has benefitted more than 180 of their counterparts. Up to £3,000 can be sourced from the See Different programme for Greater Manchester
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Five things to do in Bolton this week
Smithills Hall History Tour Explore Smithills Hall on Thursday and take a guided tour of this historic building. On the tour learn about the history of the building which dates back to the 14th century and how the hall became open to the public
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Wanted man caught after he asked police to get his phone back
A WANTED man has been arrested, unwittingly revealing himself to officers after a police chase. Police tried to stop a silver Citroen C4 on Saturday night, filled with four men, said Bolton North officers. At around 10.30pm, the car drove off
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Children in care in Bolton reaches five-year high amid warnings of 'crisis'
THE number of children in care in Bolton has hit a five year high — with the cost of looking after the youngsters rising by millions of pounds every year. The year-on-year increase in the number of children being looked after is said to be placing
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Campaigners braced for next attempt to build hundreds of homes at golf course
CAMPAIGNERS opposing a development at a golf course say they are braced for a housebuilder's second attempt to overturn Bolton Council's decision. Peel L&P’s latest plans to build hundreds of homes at Horwich Golf Course were thrown out by the
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Community could block housing on this controversial spot in the future
CAMPAIGNERS have saved a controversial piece of land for the community after outrage over developments close by. After months of protest and more than 400 letters of objection, council-owned land known as Pickup’s Field was sold off to Bolton at
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Bolton actress Maxine Peake admits regrets over becoming an actress
BOLTON actress Maxine Peake has admitted that she often feels like “a mug” for pursuing a career in acting. The 45-year-old screen and stage star said she sometimes regrets not going into comedy, like her childhood friend - Top Gear presenter Paddy
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Bolton dental firm wins big with digital innovation
A DENTAL group with two local clinics in Bolton has just won a national award for its digital training services. The Synergy Dental Group won the best digital training platform prize at the Digital Dental Academy (DDA) awards held in Birmingham
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Bolton's history could be lost forever — here are all the sites 'at risk'
BOLTON is bathed in history, but some of that history is in danger of being lost forever. HELENA VESTY looks at the sites which are ‘at risk’. Buildings dating back hundreds of years and streets that have been walked by thousands — Bolton’s history
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Call for young people to stand as Youth MPs to 'make a difference in Bolton'
ELECTION fever is once again sweeping through Bolton — but this time it's the turn of the young people to put themselves forward as candidates to represent the town's youth. A drop-in session is being held this week for those interested in standing
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Woman lost licence after calling police to report accident
A WOMAN who rang police to tell them she had been involved in a minor crash with a parked car and road sign has lost her driving licence. When police turned up and breathalysed 44-year-old Lisa Fazackerley at she was found to be over the drink drive
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Cafe boss on trial after shisha smoking allegations
A MAN has gone on trial accused of allowing shisha smoking on his premises and putting people at risk by a chiminea being used in a kitchen. At Bolton Magistrates' Court Zahid Bangi, director of the Bon Bon cafe on Derby Street, Bolton, has pleaded
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Burglar jailed after ignoring judge's offer
A BURGLAR is behind bars after ignoring a judge's offer to stay out of jail by cooperating with the probation services. Karl Mottley had pleaded guilty to burgling the home of his partner's grandfather and stealing a safe containing £4,000 and items
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Morrisons scraps parking charges after £50 fine row
A SUPERMARKET in Bolton has scrapped car parking charges a week after a row over a £50 fine. Machines at Morrisons in Black Horse Street have been covered up and customers do not currently have to pay the £1 fee. However, a two hour limit in
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Judge takes university challenge in new role
A BOLTON judge has been confirmed as Master at one of the University of Oxford's oldest colleges. The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder, who was born and raised in Bolton, will take over the Mastership of Pembroke after Dame Lynne Brindley steps down at