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Drivers reminded to ‘BAG IT, BIN IT!’ and keep roads tidy as the Olympic Torch comes to the UK

As the Olympic Torch relay gets underway this weekend, the Highways Agency is calling on road users to help tackle roadside litter and ensure that England’s motorways and major roads provide safe and pleasant journeys during the summer of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Highways Agency will continue to clear up roadside litter in the run up to the Olympics and start of the torch relay and is asking road users and local residents to take pride in where they live and to dispose of their...

Robbery at Bolton hotel

Hotel staff were threatened by men carrying weapons during a robbery in Bolton.

Shortly before 8.25pm on Sunday 13 May 2012, two men armed with an axe and knife entered the...

Information wanted after fraud crimes

Police are appealing for information after a number of similar fraud crimes across Manchester.

At around 1pm on Wednesday 15 February 2012, a 40-year-old man was approached by...

Tax refunds come early this year

Around three million taxpayers will start to receive tax refunds from next week, two months earlier than last year, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) confirmed today. This is because...

Farnworth Firefighters caught up in explosion in yard

AT 1.06am on Saturday 12th May 2012, fire crews from Farnworth station were sent to reports of a fire on Cross Street, Farnworth.

When the crews arrived they could see a fire...

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