A DRUG dealer has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison and ordered to pay back the money he made from his crimes. Mohammed Ashred Khaliq, aged 27, of Cawdor Street, Farnworth, was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court after pleading
It is something most fans can only ever dream of – becoming a professional footballer. But thanks to Bolton Wanderers and Football Aid, that dream can become a reality. Bolton have again joined forces with Football Aid, allowing Bolton fans the opportunity
Two men have been jailed after kicking their victim in the head as he lay on the floor in Bolton. Matthew Richard Green, aged 21, of Ainsworth Lane, Tonge Moor and Shane Hand, aged 22, of no fixed abode pleaded guilty to attempting to cause grievous
OWEN Coyle does not want Ivan Klasnic branded as a ‘super sub’. The Wanderers boss saw his striker score late on against Villa, his third goal in three games, to settle a five-goal thriller at the Reebok. Klasnic has not started a
THE Girls of Bolton School will celebrate International Women’s Day tomorrow — by remembering how pioneering women won them the right to the same educational rights as boys. In a special assembly, headmistress Gill Richards will talk about the
FORMER Bolton Wanderers star Colin Hendry described his wife as "beautiful inside and out" at the inquest into her death. Mr Hendry, 45, the former captain of Scotland, who also played for Rangers and Blackburn Rovers, described his wife as he re-lived
Police are releasing images of jewellery stolen from homes in Wigan. A gold pocket watch, a gold necklace and a ring are believed to have been stolen during burglaries in the Leigh, Bickershaw, Hindley and Hindley Green area. Now police are urging
MANAGER Owen Coyle is refusing to entertain thoughts of Europe despite Wanderers being seventh in the Premier League following their remarkable 3-2 win against Aston Villa. The victory, Bolton’s fourth in five games and first against the Midlands club
SOMETIMES we have to learn to let the past lie in the past. Whilst I express sympathy with Ms E Finch-Graham (I will never forgive hospital over mother’s death, February 24) over the bereavement of her mother and the neglect she feels her mother
HAVING read the promotional article concerning a “branded” new initiative TIME BANK, encouraging people to deposit their spare time and expertise to aid others, as well as being able to make beneficial withdrawals when they too need help. New
I WISH to thank Mr Ben Houghton of the Highways Department for the prompt action that was taken when I reported two enormous pot holes on Bromley Cross Road. I rang his department on Monday afternoon and, when I walked out on Tuesday morning
AFTER giving people support and calling for an ambulance following an accident at the junction of Smithills Croft Road and Smithills Dean Road around 7.15am, I still can’t believe the stupidity of some drivers. A car coming from the Halliwell
I HAVE never written into a newspaper before, however I feel compelled to by Cllr Walsh’s attacks on the local Labour party. I cannot believe the cheek, quite frankly! His party, together with the Lib Dems, impose savage cuts on local councils
MY spell writing the Looking Back page in this newspaper opened my eyes to the love of nostalgia in our town. The same memory banks are being tapped in a book written by Rosalind Horrocks from Smithills — It Seems Like Only Yesterday, Growing
HAVE been keeping up with the articles and letters concerning the on-street parking habits of some parents. I refer to the problems occurring when lazy and arrogant parents continually park in such a manner outside junior and infant schools as
FOLLOWING the popularity of the programme shown recently on Channel Four “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding”, do any readers of The Bolton News recall or have any information regarding the “part-time home” gypsies had on spare land near the site of Hesketh
I RECENTLY visited the beautiful city of Budapest and covered most of the tourist attractions, one of which was the beautifully preserved market hall. As soon as I entered the building, the similarity between it and our deceased original Victorian
I AM just reading the article in Wednesday’s edition of The Bolton News, “Special new bins could beat the town’s arsonists”. Once again, I find myself in mathematical confusion. It states that it costs £8 to produce our traditional wheelie
AMIDST all this current misery we learn that NHS Bolton — a body that is due to be scrapped by the government — has produced a 68-page report showing clear links between happiness and health. A special “smile map” forms part of a campaign to
THE phrase “the devil is in the details” is apparently a variation of an earlier saying invoking God rather than the nasty chap with the horns. All I know is that there is likely to be more devilry than godliness when Bolton people get down
THE second phase of the government’s proposed high-speed rail network raises the possibility that we Bolton folk will eventually be able to set off from Manchester and arrive in Paris four hours later without the need for a stopover in London
IT is vaguely disturbing to realise it is 20 years since I became a “desert prat”. Once the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait had been thwarted by military action, I was the Bolton Evening News representative in a party of North-west regional journalists
WHEN I hear the word “consultation” I tend to shiver a little. I cannot be the only cynic who believes it generally masks a reality — proposed action will be taken whatever people say. But when it comes to the possible cull of Bolton branch
WHEN mum Louise Day wanted a sling to carry her baby in, she couldn’t find a suitable one — so she invented her own. Now the 36-year-old mother-of-two has sold her idea to Boots and her Lifft Slings are on sale in 82 stores nationwide and will
BOLTON Council has given a children’s charity a glimmer of hope, saying its funding may not be axed. Zac’s, which helps youngsters in some of Bolton’s most deprived areas, could lose up to £150,000 in grants. The charity has begun a large
THREE men arrested after a pub was robbed and set alight have been released on bail. The George and Dragon, in Elliott Street, Tyldesley, had to be demolished after being set on fire at 11.40pm on Thursday. A staff member was approached by
HUNDREDS of drivers have escaped a parking fine after town hall bosses admitted a clerical error had been made on some tickets. Motorist Barry Moss noticed Bolton Council was putting a short code on its fixed penalty notices when it should
YOUNGSTERS have been busy painting in an effort to bring back the popular butterfly house at Moss Bank Park. The attraction recently closed and could make way for a cafe, but a group of residents in Barrow Bridge have launched a bid to reopen
■ A PASSER-BY broke into a burning house to rescue a man who had fallen asleep while cooking. The 35-year-old resident had put food in the microwave at 11pm on Saturday and dozed off. Someone walking past the terraced house in Wordsworth Street
GERARD Houllier admitted Villa only had themselves to blame for the defeat at Wanderers – for selling Gary Cahill. The England defender moved to the Reebok in January 2008 for £5million after the then manager Martin O’Neill deemed him surplus to requirements
FUEL thefts are on the increase in Bolton due to rocketing increases in petrol prices caused by unrest in the Middle East, a motoring retailer claims. Halfords bosses say that sales of locking fuel caps have increased by 11 per cent at their
A FATHER whose twoyear- old daughter was hit by a car has backed a new campaign urging drivers to stick to the 30mph speed limit. Drivesafe, Greater Manchester’s casualty reduction partnership, is launching the campaign in Bolton today to reduce
ACTRESS Amy Nuttall has spent her first day on the set of ITV1’s popular period drama Downton Abbey. The Bolton-born star, who shot to fame as flamehaired seductress Chloe Atkinson in Emmerdale, is making a return to television by joining the
A HEALTH and Wellbeing board is being set up in Bolton, as the town becomes one of the first to implement the scheme. As part of NHS reforms, all councils are required to have a board from 2013 which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of
SCHOOLCHILDREN, teachers and local dignitaries looked to the future as they celebrated the start of building a supercampus to house the country’s first “superschool”. In just more than a year’s time, the £36 million development will throw open
A TEENAGER arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man in Leigh was released on bail until today. The 17-year-old boy was arrested in Birmingham on Friday and questioned about the death of Stephen Mark Garvey, who was found collapsed in Henry
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched to find out if a van fire is linked to a series of arson attacks in Kearsley and Farnworth. Fire crews were called to Halshaw Lane, Kearsley, at 10.30pm on Friday when a white Renault Kangoo parked outside a
A teenager has been charged following the death of Stephen Garvey in Leigh. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with manslaughter. He is due to appear at Wigan Youth Court on Monday 7 March 2011. Stephen
POP star Danny Jones has pledged to help raise money for a Bolton club for youngsters with special needs. The McFly singer met members of arts and drama group Imag1ne during a visit to his home town on Saturday. He spent time talking to the teenagers
A DEVOTED couple who have shared the last 11 years together have clinched our prestigious “Win a Wedding” competition. Naomi Durkin and Caroline Ainscough will enjoy the wedding of their dreams — worth more than £11,000 — after beating 14 other
A MAN who allegedly breached his bail terms has been arrested after an appeal in The Bolton News. Warren Booth, aged 31, was charged with breach of a restraining order on February 4 and was bailed until April 11. He was ordered to live at an
A GANG of men from Bolton have admitted being involved in the running of a multimillion pound booze smuggling operation. Businessman Saleem Khan, aged 45, of Kilworth Drive, Lostock, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court on Friday to import
A MAN has died after he was hit by a car in Bolton town centre. The man, thought to be in his 60s, died after an accident in Topp Way at about 7.50pm on Sunday. The driver of the car has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
GARY Cahill reckons rejection from Aston Villa fired him on to a Reebok revenge mission. The England defender blasted two goals in a thrilling 3-2 victory over his old club to climb above Liverpool to move into the Premier League's top six. And Cahill
