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Blackburn family members sentenced for violent bid to bring back sister

3:10pm Saturday 20th March 2010

A TEENAGE woman, who had broken away from her family, was bundled into a car from a busy street and kept at a house for 90 minutes by relatives, a court heard.

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55 arrests at protests

2:42pm Saturday 20th March 2010

POLICE made 55 arrests when violence broke out at a demonstration in Bolton town centre.

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Rossendale boss puts his feet up after 30 years

1:10pm Saturday 20th March 2010

ONE of Rossendale’s most popular salesmen has bid farewell to his trade after developing a rare heart condition.

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Thousands face off in rally

1:07pm Saturday 20th March 2010

POLICE are battling to control thousands of demonstrators staging protests in Bolton town centre.

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Protests under way in Bolton town centre

11:49am Saturday 20th March 2010

POLICE have warned "disorder will not be tolerated" as hundreds of protesters started to arrive in Bolton town centre.

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