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INQUEST: 'Kind-hearted' businessman hanged himself at work

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Teenager taken to hospital after being stabbed in town centre

Vandals are setting fire to wheelie bins in Bolton to inhale 'toxic' fumes, police warn

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Mobile phone shop worker punched to floor in robbery

Jealous man with crossbow caused town centre shutdown

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'I'll throw acid in your face' – thug jailed over threats to ex

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EXCLUSIVE: Child abuse linked to witchcraft and demonic possession investigated in Bolton

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Centre manager 'refuses to leave building' after suspension notice issued

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265 homes without electricity after power cut in Chorley

Farmers' fury as 12 sheep die after dog attack (Warning: distressing image)

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Meet the superhuman endurance athlete taking part in a crazy cross-Channel challenge

'Eyesore' pub could be demolished to make way for businesses

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Youths target Longfield Centre in wave of antisocial behaviour

James Frith "saddened" by Labour Party resignations

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Driver jailed after 100mph police chase along M65

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Businesses fear for future as negotiations for Church Wharf development begin

Ironman UK organisers announce new route for 2019

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Teenager arrested after high-speed smash

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Criminal pondered robbing petrol station... but stole pasty and coffee instead

First Bus puts depot and 160 vehicles up for sale - but says local services will be 'unaffected'

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Ironman UK 2019: Full 112-mile cycle course revealed

Motorcyclist fighting for life after crash

Burglar stole four charity boxes from restaurant

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Gigg Lane, home of Bury FC, to be renamed

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Why you may have been stuck in traffic in Bradshaw this morning

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A tenth of Amazon's workforce at Logistics North were long-term jobseekers

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Plans to formally change off licence to religious centre

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Vicious gang jailed for 24 years after smashing man over the head with a television

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Funeral date set for football photographer killed in M60 crash

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Family of East Lancs women lose massive NINE stone

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Gang of '100 youths' run riot in Bromley Cross after spilling out of house party

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'This county delivers' - Celebrity chef visits E Lancs in ITV show

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Council fined after worker’s leg crushed by bin wagon

Blackburn care home no longer in special measures

NOSTALGIA: Taking a look back at Darwen's first wedding car

Teepee wedding venue and activity centre plans

Elma's story is a real brew to inspire the women of Blackburn

PICTURES: Hairdresser publishes first children's book The Angry Giant

School named country's number one independent school at glittering ceremony

Man United and England star Chris Smalling helps pupils with launch

Could this be the greatest dessert ever?

Dancing the afternoon away — Jane Austen style

CCTV showed man with concrete slab in hand seconds before window smashed

Inside popular youth centre after students raise funds for makeover project

More than 60 bags of litter taken off the streets by volunteers

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Cigarette stubs and dirty fingernails at care home

SPECIAL REPORT: Chilling child killings linked to accusations of witchcraft

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The Bolton academic at the forefront of the fight against witchcraft

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Why books are being given out in Bolton - and how you can get one

Mother takes action to combat youth crime in Bury

Paddy McGuinness reveals he was 12 when he first drove on public roads

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Share Greater Manchester police resources fairly says Chris Green MP

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Muslim charity could win national award for second year in a row

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LETTER: Unimpressed by first journey on electric trains

Golfers' 'hole-in-two' for charity

Campaign to keep lorries off once-quiet residential streets

Bolton firm lands multi-million pound hotel contract

This is when you can watch the RAF Tornado flypast today

This is when you can watch the RAF Tornado flypast today

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Tonight's Supermoon will be the 'biggest and brightest' of the year

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Another chance to win tickets to Rod Stewart in Bolton

Mayor's council tax precept will increase by £33 next year

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Accrington Tesco £250,000 lottery winner revealed

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Sport

Boss on Rovers' hopes of beating the Premier League 2 drop

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Burnley's Ben Gibson eager to make up for lost time

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EFL to bring in new regulation in wake of ‘spygate’ scandal

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Stone full of praise for Burnley starlet

Stanley boss wants a home run

Ryan Nyambe was 'taken out of the firing line' by Mowbray

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Sport

"We will see some new names on our teamsheet" says Rovers boss

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Sam Vokes on the impact Sean Dyche made on his career

RECAP: Chapman, Davenport and Nuttall involved in Under-23s defeat

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Dan Agyei a real positive for Burnley believes boss

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"We needed some emotion" - Boss explains half-time triple sub

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Let's build on goals says Stanley boss

Burnley U23 boss Steve Stone on the pathway to the first team

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Paul Smyth proving an excellent addition at Stanley

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National sport

Holder wants to take momentum from Test series win into ODIs against England

Morgan vows to play it his way after Cook backs England to win World Cup

Tommy Seymour believes Scotland can cope without attacking flair of Finn Russell

World number one Naomi Osaka beaten by Kristina Mladenovic in Dubai

Manchester City to face reunion with academy gratudate Matondo

Nantes set to take dispute with Cardiff over Emiliano Sala transfer fee to FIFA

RFU appoints BOA boss Bill Sweeney as new chief executive

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National news

Beach and harbour area closed off after suspected oil spill in Fife

MSPs vote to pass Scottish Government’s tax rate plans

Death of woman who ‘fell from tower block’ treated as suspicious

Karl Lagerfeld dies: Designer remembered as ‘one of the greatest in history’

NI Water stockpiling purification chemicals in case of Brexit issues

Swiss rescue teams ‘save several people’ after avalanche

Varadkar: I raised extension of Brexit date with Theresa May

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