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£3m for 'barmy' green group

3:59pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

A "barmy" North-west group has been given £3million of taxpayers’ money to come up with ideas on how the environment can help the economy, it has emerged.

Marks & Spencer stores in Bolton, Bury and Prestwich escape the axe

M&S Bolton, Bury and Prestwich stores escape the axe

1:26pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

The Marks & Spencer stores in Bolton, Bury and Prestwich will remain open, despite a wave of shop closures nationwide.

CCTV image of Bolton store raid duo

CCTV image of Bolton store raid duo

10:49am Wednesday 7th January 2009

CCTV images showing masked men who stole cash from a store in Bolton have been released by police.

Is rapist's body buried on Bolton moors?

MISSING: Alan Lee Street

8:30am Wednesday 7th January 2009

THE body of a missing rapist could be buried in remote moorland above Bolton, police have revealed.

Marks & Spencer to cut 1,200 jobs

M&S is set to axe 1,000 jobs, report claims

7:57am Wednesday 7th January 2009

Ailing high street giant Marks & Spencer unveiled its worst sales figures for almost a decade and plans to axe up to 1,230 jobs.

More misery on the trains for North-west passengers

West Coast Mainline Services from WSigan and Manchester have been badly hit.

8:39am Wednesday 7th January 2009

Rail passengers endured yet another morning of rush-hour misery today after overhead cable problems halted all but a few trains into one of the UK’s busiest stations.

More rail chaos after power failure

Virgin Trains said services into Euston had been halted

7:57am Wednesday 7th January 2009

Thousands of rail passengers were facing more New Year travel chaos after a power failure halted all trains in and out of one of the UK's busiest stations.

Cancer charity looking for volunteers

4:50pm Wednesday 7th January 2009

BOLTON residents are being encouraged to consider becoming a volunteer this year.

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Many accidents involving children are the fault of the children themselves, either through arrogance, like the secondary school pupils crossing the roads, or the younger children not taught better ways to deal with traffic and copying the “bigger” children in the way they cross the road.  − Readers Letter

Not all accidents are the motorist's fault »

I would have thought that shipping the stuff abroad, which in itself involves burning fuel, is just a movement of the problem. Surely, the idea of recycling is that you deal with your own mess as you make it, on your own doorstep.  − Readers Letter

It is the problem that is being recycled »




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