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PLANS for 255 homes on mostly green belt sites along with a £2.6m restoration of the Bolton and Bury Canal have been unanimously thrown out.

A SECTION of motorway has been closed in Bolton due to a "police incident."

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DRIVER: Louie Cheetham A DRINK driver who nipped to the shops to buy cigarettes led police on an 80mph van chase through the streets. Louie Cheetham tried to escape officers after they spotted a Transit Connect as it accelerated aggressively on Manchester Road, Bolton, in the early hours of May 30. Mark Stephenson, prosecuting, told Bolton Crown Court how the van pulled into a petrol station but then drove away fast towards Farnworth. Instead of stopping when police activated their blue lights, 21-year-old Cheetham tried to flee, overtaking several other cars and turning into Hall La...

Professor Paul Salveson is a historian and writer and lives in Bolton. He is visiting professor in ‘Worktown Studies’ at the University of Bolton and author of several books on Lancashire history For thousands of Bolton children it was the most exciting time of the year, at least next to Christmas. ‘Bolton Holidays’ – or ‘Wakes Week’ - in the 1950s and 1960s was the fortnight when Bolton emptied, with thousands of families heading for the Lancashire seaside resorts, mostly Blackpool, or further afield. It started on the last Friday of June and lasted for a fortnight, thoug...