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      <title>Bolton opens first Live Well centre</title>
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      <description>People in Breightmet will find it easier and quicker to get help with housing, money, finding work and a range of other challenges after the opening of Bolton’s first Live Well centre.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton invites residents to honour those who served</title>
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      <description>Residents are invited to come together this November to remember and pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed in conflicts past and present through a programme of Remembrance events</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 10:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton Council to consider national changes to planning system</title>
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      <description>Bolton Council will hold a meeting on November 10 to consider national changes to the planning system. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Litter and leaves swept up by new investment</title>
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      <description>Streets in Bolton are set to be cleaner after the council invested in new equipment to tackle litter, leaves and fly-tipping.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Warm welcome back as Bolton Council invests in the future</title>
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      <description>Pupils across Bolton returning from the summer holidays last month were greeted by safer and warmer classrooms after the council invested in the borough’s schools.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>IRONKIDS Bolton 2027 tickets go on sale 27 October</title>
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      <description>Following a record-breaking 6,000 entries in 2026, the world's biggest and best IRONKIDS returns to Bolton next summer, with tickets officially on sale from Tuesday, 27 October.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title> Free warm home improvement grants now available in Bolton</title>
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      <description>All eligible homeowners and private tenants in Bolton can now apply for a free Warm Homes: Local Grant, potentially worth up to £30,000 in energy performance and low carbon heating improvements.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:18:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Healthy homes at heart of Bolton's vision for better health</title>
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      <description>Bolton’s Public Health Annual Report 2026 has just been published together with a video, highlighting how housing is a key factor in reducing health inequalities across the borough.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:16:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton primary school gets active for accreditation</title>
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      <description>Staff and pupils at a Bolton school are celebrating after becoming the first in the area to be recognised for their outstanding efforts to encourage children to walk, cycle or wheel to school.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:14:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Put Big Light On 2026 set to illuminate Bolton this November </title>
      <link>https://www.bolton.gov.uk/news/article/2134/put-big-light-on-2026-set-to-illuminate-bolton-this-november</link>
      <description>Experience Bolton’s FREE winter light art festival and enjoy four unforgettable nights of spectacular illuminated installations, captivating performances, and immersive experiences for all ages.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>It is time to get your flu jab</title>
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      <description>Bolton’s health professionals are calling on those eligible to get their free flu vaccination as soon as possible as influenza cases start to rise in the colder Winter months.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:22:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Have your say on where Bolton’s new homes and jobs will go</title>
      <link>https://www.bolton.gov.uk/news/article/2132/have-your-say-on-where-bolton-s-new-homes-and-jobs-will-go</link>
      <description>Residents, businesses and community groups are being asked for their views on the Bolton Local Plan, which sets out where new homes, jobs and infrastructure will go in the borough up to 2042</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Four new assistant coroners appointed in Bolton for Greater Manchester West</title>
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      <description>The coronial area of Greater Manchester West announces that after an open competition, the Lady Chief Justice and Chief Coroner have approved the appointment of four new assistant coroners</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:11:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton Council secures future of town centre car parks</title>
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      <description>Motorists visiting Bolton Town Centre can continue to park hassle-free after the council stepped in to secure the long-term future of the area’s carparks. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:10:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>List of licensed firework displays announced</title>
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      <description>People are being encouraged to enjoy the thrill of Bonfire Night at one of Bolton’s officially authorised celebrations, as Bolton Council urges people not to organise unlicensed events.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:01:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Stand up to Hate Crime in Bolton</title>
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      <description>Bolton residents are urged to stand up to hate crime during National Hate Crime Awareness Week (10-17 October).</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Week of action as one third of Pension Credits go unclaimed</title>
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      <description>A week of action will challenge common misconceptions about Pension Credit, as government estimates show 35% of eligible pensioners are not claiming their full entitlement. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Illegal cigarettes and vapes seized in successful Operation Machinize crackdown</title>
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      <description>Bolton Council's trading standards team has helped remove illegal tobacco and vaping products from sale as part of Operation Machinize,</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Bolton grandparents reveal support that changed children's lives at Kinship Zone launch</title>
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      <description>Grandparents and family carers shared powerful stories of how support is helping transform children's lives as Bolton officially launched its new Kinship Zone at a special event in the Town Hall</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:53:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <description>Work is set to start on high quality, safe and attractive walking and cycling improvements in Bolton town centre, after Bolton Council secured over £5m of funding.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:31:00 +0100</pubDate>
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