BEREAVED families and medical experts have held a lively debate about the care in local NHS hospitals. Around 70 campaigners from patient action group Cure the NHS led tonight’s meeting at the Red Hall Hotel, in Ramsbottom. The group, which was set
A BOLTON man whose body was pulled from a river last week has been named by police. Frank Hough, aged 77, was found in the River Spey near Fochaber on April 21. Mr Hough, from Bolton, was fishing in the river before he died, police said, Grampian
WHEN the chicken farmers got rid of Sam Allardyce I warned that certain things would come home to roost for Blackburn Rovers. I felt when Steve Kean got the job at Ewood Park that the whole affair had been played out behind Big Sam's back, so with
Little Shop of Horrors Five Saints Amateur Theatre Company Theatre Church, Seymour Road, Astley Bridge Tonight and Saturday Tickets £8. To book, ring 01204 402052 FIRST-time director Beth Corrigan chose an ambitious production
AN elderly woman suffered minor injuries after she fell through a loft at her home. The woman, aged 70, stepped through plasterboard and got her leg stuck in the ceiling space. Two firefighters rescued the woman after her worried daughter
POLICE from Bolton are set to become world record breakers — by pushing a bed over one of the highest roads in the UK. A dozen officers will push a steel frame bed mounted on to a trailer over the 2,053 ft high Applecross Pass in the Scottish highlands
PLANS to knock down an historic school and replace it with houses looks set to be given the green light. Members of Bolton Council’s planning committee are being recommended to approve the scheme, which will see five properties built on the
A TEENAGER who sparked controversy when she opened a pole dancing business in her parents’ living room is launching a second club in Bolton. Entrepreneur and fitness fanatic Jess Leanne Norris is set to open a new dance centre in Farnworth
WE are now to vote on the “AV” versus “first past the post” system to elect our government. We are, I imagine, expected to be conversant with both these systems, even though the politicians themselves appear to be clueless about them. The “first
IN a recent issue of the Bolton Scene there was a full page of councillors of the borough. Glancing idly down the list, I was amazed to see no less than six married couples. Is there such a dearth of candidates— hard to believe with the raft
RON Shambley raises the important question of council neglect of badly littered stretches of public highway and verges. His visiting American friend describes Bolton as effectively last on the list for any inward business investment recommendation
AS we have just had the London Marathon and other fund runs, I notice once again that 95 per cent of money raised was for cancer relief in one way or another. I admit it is a good cause, but do other charities not deserve some support? I am sure
ON Good Friday we took our two three-year-old grandchildren to see Peppa Pig. Despite getting to the Market Place some 20 minutes before the first session, the queue was all the way round the first floor balcony. After 15 minutes one of Peppa
I WAS a volunteer marshal/street angel for the Passion for Bolton at the dress rehearsal on Friday and also during the play on Saturday, The crowd where in good spirits and everything went fantastic with a few watery eyes at the end. If it happens
RE, Guy Harkin’s gross over-generalisation of pensioners’ losses. He says fuel prices have gone up by 38 per cent since 2008 — correct, under a Labour government. Pensioners will pay more tax? On what? If they are earning enough to pay so much
I WAS one of the many people who on Saturday experienced The Passion Play in Bolton. I found the performance very moving, especially the Crucifixtion, and the large crowd were silent as the actors realistically acted out the final scenes. Congratulations
PEOPLE touched by a baby’s fight for life have raised hundreds of pounds in her honour and to help other families. The Gilnow Arms in Deane Road, Deane, held a fundraising day on Easter Sunday to give the Martha Care Trust a boost. The charity
THE funeral of a popular teenager who was killed in a motorbike smash will be held today as police issue a further plea for information into how he died. Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend St Matthew’s Church in Little Lever to say
POLICE in Bolton are gearing up for a second bank holiday weekend as well as Royal Wedding celebrations. The extended warm spell has meant officers have had to cope with increased numbers of drinkers in the town centre. But Ch Supt Steve
A TEACHER has been reprimanded for her part in an exam cheating scandal at Little Lever School. French teacher Kate Darlington was one of three language staff suspended following allegations that teachers had helped pupils to pass GCSEs by
A NURSE was airlifted to the Royal Bolton Hospital with serious leg injuries after falling in Rivington. The 37-year-old woman, who works at the hospital, was with her two children and her mother at Lever Park, Rivington, when she fell down a stony
THE University of Bolton’s decision to stagger the cost of tuition fees depending on courses has been described as a “smart move” by its president of the students’ union. Students at the university will pay up to £8,400, but almost 70 per cent
A POST created to help teenagers stay on in education or to find work is to be axed, prompting fears that the number of young dropouts in Bolton could increase. The news comes just months after education bosses were celebrating a fall in
THE Mayor has urged the town to turn out to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Bolton’s association with HMS Dido. Cllr John Byrne will present Pingat Jasa Malaysian medals to ex-seamen for their service in Malaysia at the start of the 1960s.
TALENTED Alice Hayes won a free year’s family pass to the Blue Planet Aquarium as well as a luxury choccy Easter egg — but the youngster said the best prize was recreating her winning plate design. The 11-year-old from Farnworth, who is a pupil
A MAN has pleaded guilty to stealing a car to get credit from a loan company. Bolton Crown Court heard Zahid Khan regularly moved addresses to avoid loan sharks who are after him. Khan, aged 35, was living in Great Lever when he stole an Audi
A BUS service was diverted around a housing estate after a series of violent attacks on vehicles. Buses were stopped from entering the Oldhams Estate after stones and bricks were hurled at the 534 service and shopping trolleys were rammed into
I've been away for a while off the Bolton News website, and I've seen a lot happen at the Reebok Stadium this season, and I am ready to be as good as ever, with the season close fast approaching, and the Whites looking at a possible Europa League
