Temple lead thieves hunted

9:15pm Tuesday 8th April 2008

A RELIGIOUS leader has called on thieves to return lead worth £3,000 which was stolen from the roof of a Bolton temple.

Raids rock prominent family

6:15pm Monday 7th April 2008

There has been shock throughout the community as properties believed to belong to one of the most respected business families in the North West were raided by police and customs officials.

Spice up the fund-raising

3:39pm Monday 7th April 2008

THE Usha Asian restaurants in Oswaldwistle and Burnley are inviting charity and voluntary groups to host fund-raising curry evenings.

	Lostock bus fan's epic journey
	1:58pm Mon 31 Mar 08
	A BUS passenger from Bolton is leaving on an epic journey - to travel England by bus.
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	March celebrates prophet’s birthday
	11:22am Mon 31 Mar 08
	AN annual march took place yesterday to celebrate the birth of a holy Muslim prophet.
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	Tributes to Sameer Vohra
	9:08pm Sun 30 Mar 08
	FRIENDS and family of Sameer Vohra, the man who died in a multi-vehicle pile-up on the A59, have been paying tribute to him.
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Cops hunt hero cabbie

3:42pm Sunday 30th March 2008

A HERO cabbie who went to the aid of a sex attack victim is being urged to contact police.

Straw U-turn on early releases

2:46pm Saturday 29th March 2008

Justice Secretary Jack Straw was forced to announce changes to a "get out of jail early" scheme last night after two convicted terrorists were released to ease prison overcrowding.

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	Grooming: Police ‘are tackling it’
	2:19pm Thu 27 Mar 08
	POLICE have been accused of not doing enough to tackle Asian men who groom white teenagers into prostitution for fear of being branded racist.

Trader’s plans for former Tory HQ

3:10pm Wednesday 26th March 2008

A BUSINESSMAN is set to transform a former Conservative Party HQ into an Asian clothing store.

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Mosque plan set for approval

11:55am Tuesday 25th March 2008

Councillors in Preston are set to give the green light to plans for a new mosque in Fulwood.

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Muslim 'role model' Khan defended

12:34pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

Boxer Amir Khan was hailed as a "wonderful role model" for British Muslims in a rebuke to a radical preacher who criticised him for wearing the Union Flag.

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Why don’t guys like Omar Bakri just shut -up?

12:01pm Tuesday 25th March 2008

When the Sun newspaper rings you up for a quote on anything to do with Islam - don't say a single word.

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	Amir's Union Flag 'sin' - Muslim cleric
	9:22am Tue 25 Mar 08
	Bolton boxer Amir Khan is setting a bad example to Muslims by wearing the Union Flag with pride, radical cleric Omar Bakri Mohammadit has been reported as saying.
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	Shere confusion as restaurant ‘closes’
	9:13pm Mon 24 Mar 08
	ONE of the biggest Indian restaurants in East Lancashire has closed its doors.
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Women exchange trips and stories

4:42pm Monday 24th March 2008

CLOSER links have been forged between the women of Pendle and Palestine following a groundbreaking exchange trip.

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Iranian children make song and dance of New Year

5:00pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

BURY'S rich diversity was amply illustrated when the town's Mosses Centre staged a special event attended by approximately 150 adults and children.

	Card fraud gangs: Picture of wanted man
	8:17am Wed 19 Mar 08
	Detectives who successfully caught two gangs who masterminded an international cash card scam have issued a picture of another man wanted in connection with the crimes.

	Guantanamo Bay detainee speaks at Cathedral
	4:22pm Tue 18 Mar 08
	In 2001 Moazzam Begg, a British citizen, travelled to Afghanistan to start a girls' school with his wife.
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Jinnah celebrates Women's Day

12:16pm Tuesday 18th March 2008

BURY'S popular Jinnah Centre was a hive of activity as a host of events were staged to mark International Women's Day.

Murder trial date fixed for park death

6:14pm Monday 17th March 2008

A TRIAL over the alleged murder of Nelson father-of-seven Mohammed Shafiq is set to take place in September.

	Fans banned following racist chants at derby match
	2:10pm Mon 17 Mar 08
	Nine people have been banned from Bloomfield Road after racist and homophobic chanting marred the Seasiders local derby with Preston on Saturday.

	Racist chants at derby match spark investigation
	9:29am Mon 17 Mar 08
	Blackpool football chairman Karl Oyston is to meet with police in a bid to prevent of the racist chanting which marred Saturday's derby with Preston.

	'Lay off my town'
	12:53pm Mon 17 Mar 08
	It was branded the most racist place in Britain but is Wigan really that bad a place to go to?
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	Marchers carry banner for prophet's day
	10:48am Mon 17 Mar 08
	THOUSANDS of Muslims marched through the streets of East Lancashire yesterday to mark the birthday of the prophet Muhammad.
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Church man battered in 'faith-hate' attack

8:20pm Sunday 16th March 2008

THE wife of a Church of England canon who was battered by youths in a suspected faith-hate attack has spoken of the "shock and distress" caused by the attack.

	Emotional goodbye for father-of-seven
	5:21pm Fri 14 Mar 08
	THOUSANDS of people said an emotional farewell to a murdered father-of-seven at his funeral yesterday.

Man jailed for lying about shooting

4:17pm Friday 14th March 2008

A Bury man has been jailed after lying to police about being shot at in an attempt at witness intimidation.

Inquest into park death dad adjourned

2:10pm Friday 14th March 2008

THE inquest into the death of Mohammed Shafiq was adjourned yesterday after the pathologist gave the cause of death as stab wounds to the chest and stomach.

New Gujarati Muslims matrimonial website

11:45am Friday 14th March 2008

A new website has been launched aiming to make it easier for Gujarati Muslims to find prospective marriage partners.

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