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The Latest Breaking News from Bolton

Teacher banned from the classroom after drinking cider in school and walking into door

Jon Downs, from Westhoughton High School in Bolton, has been banned indefinitely

The Independent UK

Man jailed after abuse of schoolgirl in ‘den of iniquity’

Ashley Darbyshire, 28, targeted his victim from the age of 13 with sexualised messages on Facebook.

Evening Standard

Urgent appeal for two missing schoolgirls in Manchester

There have been possible sightings of the pair in Bury, Bolton, Stockport and Manchester city centre

The Independent UK

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Constance Marten trial resumes without defendants as court told of abandoned cat

Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of a baby who died after they went off grid and slept in a tent in early 2023.

Evening Standard

Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester

MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’

The Guardian - UK

Presenter Sara Cox looks back: ‘Clare and I met when we were teen models in Korea. I got sent home for bad behaviour’

The radio and television presenter and her best friend, Clare Hamilton, on behaving badly on shoots, hanging out with the stars after The Girlie Show, and a major wardrobe malfunction

The Guardian - UK

Major motorway closed for 12 hours after man found dead near Bolton

North west motorway brought to a halt for police probe

Evening Standard

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Man on the run after being recalled to UK prison indefinitely makes plea to minister

Matthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an ex

The Guardian - UK

Rail disruption warning following theft of high-voltage cable worth £100,000

The cable provides power to the overhead line equipment, which in turn powers electric trains across the tracks.

The Independent UK

Man, 61, charged with murder after Hungarian woman found dead in Bolton

Christopher Barlow to appear in court after Mariann Borocz’s body was discovered on Christmas Eve

The Guardian - UK

Murder inquiry after missing woman’s body found in Greater Manchester

Man, 61, arrested over the death of Hungarian woman Mariann, who was last seen in Bolton on 14 December

The Guardian - UK

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Motorcyclist in his 20s killed in Bolton crash

The incident happened on Saturday.

The Independent UK

Woman who died after ‘butt lift’ surgery did not give informed consent, Bolton coroner rules

Demi Agoglia’s death in Turkey was contributed to by neglect with ‘no proper pre-operative care and advice’

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Where is Alma's Not Normal filmed?

After a huge wait for series 2, Alma's Not Normal is back on our screens to huge applause from fans - but where was the hit comedy filmed? We have the answers.

Evening Standard

Vernon Kay visits home-town project in Bolton ahead of BBC Children In Need show

Kay is presenting the appeal show alongside Ade Adepitan, Mel Giedroyc, Rochelle Humes, Chris Ramsey and Lenny Rush.

The Guardian - UK

Man who used AI to create child abuse images jailed for 18 years

Hugh Nelson, 27, from Bolton, jailed after transforming normal pictures of children into sexual abuse imagery

The Guardian - UK

‘They’ve taken the heart out of Bolton’: the demise of the UK shopping centre

The rise and fall of Crompton Place is echoed in towns and cities across Britain, but there is no one answer to the knotty problem of replacing them

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The Guardian - UK

Alma’s Not Normal series two review – pretty much the perfect comedy

Sophie Willan’s fabulous Boltonian is back – but her life has taken a heartbreaking turn. Even with added devastation, this is TV at its most beautiful, furious and hilarious

WhatToWatch

Alma’s Not Normal season 2: release date, trailer, cast, star guests, episodes and everything we know

Alma’s Not Normal returns for a fabulous second series with an array of superb star guests. Here’s everything you need to know about Sophie Willan’s acclaimed BBC sitcom…

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 11, among 14 held over riots in Middlesbrough and Hartlepool

Man, 20, jailed for trying to instigate riot in Huddersfield; boy, 15, admits throwing glass bottle in unrest in Bolton

The Independent UK

How Cindy Ngamba became an Olympic hero for the Refugee Team amid Britain’s culture war

Cameroonian-born and fighting out of Bolton, Ngamba has become the first athlete ever to win a medal for the Refugee Olympic Team

The Independent UK

Cindy Ngamba has already made history for Refugee Olympic Team – does more await?

Born in Cameroon, but residing in Bolton and training with Team GB, Ngamba is determined to leave a powerful legacy by representing more than 120 million people around the world

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Banks obituary

Former England and Bolton Wanderers footballer who played in the 1958 World Cup, and was admired for his rugged style

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Photos: Bill Coore, Ben Crenshaw near completion of revamped Pines course at The International

Less is more as Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw replace outlandish length with a focus on playability .

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