An internet user in the USA foiled an alleged burglary in Liverpool when he spotted the crime on a live webcam, police have said. The man went online in Dallas, Texas, to view images of Liverpool's Beatles quarter. When he saw a group of men scaling
TWO men arrested after a series of anti-terror raids in Bolton appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday. Omar Altimimi, aged 37, is charged with four offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, which relate to possessing articles and collecting information for
SOCCER thugs face being caught on high-tech new cameras - mounted on police officers' heads. The cutting edge "head cams" are the latest tool being used to tackle football-related violence and allow police to gather footage as events are seen by officers
A DISUSED petrol station and workshop which was almost razed to the ground in a fire could reopen as a 24-hour-a-day garage. Little Lever Filling Station, in Church Street, Little Lever, has been closed since April after a blaze broke out in the workshop
THE owner generated the cash, the chairman gave the go-ahead and the manager picked out the player who yesterday became the most expensive signing in the history of Bolton Wanderers. Now it's up to Nicolas Anelka to deliver. The French striker's record
IN signing Nicolas Anelka, Sam Allardyce has, by all accounts, let himself in for the biggest test yet of his man-management skills. The French striker is known as "The Sulk", and for good reason considering his record of spats and disputes with former
STELIOS Giannakopoulos believes the signing of Nicolas Anelka underlines Wanderers' ambition to make it big in the Premiership. The Greek winger said the Whites' £8m investment in the mercurial French striker had sent a warning shot across the bows of
FOUR men arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving have been released without charge after answering bail. Laura Entwistle, aged 44, was hit by a car in Wigan Road, Deane, close to the Rumworth Hotel, in the early hours of Saturday,
A CHINESE takeaway has become the first in Bolton to be granted a licence to sell alcohol. Customers will now be able to buy bottles of wine or beer when they place an order at the Koon Yum House, on High Street, Little Lever. The licence - which comes
MASKED raiders escaped with £20,000 after threatening a cash van security guard with a machete. Two men struck at the HSBC Bank in Hillview Road, Astley Bridge, yesterday. One raider threatened the guard with the weapon and snatched the box out of his
A GANG armed with iron bars and baseball bats terrified security guards in Bolton town centre before escaping with £8,000. The three masked thugs struck as a delivery of money was being made to fill cash machines at the Nationwide building society in
SAM Allardyce still has cash in the kitty, despite spending a record £8 million on Nicolas Anelka. In declaring the club's interest in Fulham's £2.5m-rated unsettled midfielder, Steed Malbranque, Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside made it clear that he
EMMERDALE actress Sammy Winward gets dirty on the farm when she and co-star Roxanne Pallett slug it out in a mud fight. Bolton actress Sammy, who plays heartbreaker Katie Sugden in the hit ITV soap, and Roxanne, who plays veterinary receptionist Jo Stiles
IT says on the website: "An eclectic mixture of design styles, marble, dark wooden floors, combined with modern and antique furniture offer stylish surroundings to enjoy a quick lunch, meal with friends, or relax on a Sunday afternoon". And that is exactly
George Washington put up one of the most impressive performances of the season when landing the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket back in May and is hard to oppose in the Group Two totesport Celebration Mile at Goodwood. The Danehill colt showed a blistering
BOLTON League batsmen have hit their way into the record books after rattling up over a half century of centuries. To date, 57 centuries have been scored in the league this season, compared with last year's total of 50. And with teams still having to
I AM a season ticket holder, and like Big Sam want to know where are all the fans. Against Spurs it was almost embarrassing. Have we become a bad team all of a sudden? I know a Premiership season ticket is not the cheapest thing in the world, but Bolton
I HEARD Sam's comments while in the pub after Saturday's game, because, yes, I'm one of the stay away fans. Now before everyone gets on their high horses, I'm 33 and was taken to my first game before I even went to school. I was at the Aldershot game
A LEADING Bolton optician has called for parents to ensure children get their eyes tested before the start of the new term. Stephen Waller, store manager of Bolton's town centre Specsavers, said: "It's really important that children's eyesight is checked
AS a kid I would often go wandering off without fear of being murdered, kidnapped, stalked by a paedophile or finding myself on the wrong end of a terrorist attack. Murderers only attacked older people in big cities, kidnaps only happened on TV, paedophiles
A CONTROVERSIAL new range of "football hooligan" dolls have been slammed by Bolton Wanderers' chief executive Allan Duckworth and the Premier League. The Little Hooliganz plastic figurines are dressed in different Premier League clubs' colours brandishing
THE family of a 14-year-old girl who sparked a massive police search when she went missing from home have welcomed her back with open arms. They spoke of the harrowing four days during which Sakina Oozeer was missing. And they told of their delight
