MORE than 70 firefighers are tackling a huge moorland fire. Thirteen fire crews are fighting the blaze on the Belmont Moors just off Belmont Road, Belmont. The emergency services were called to the incident just after 10am after reports
Two anti-royal wedding protests were swooped on by police as the ceremony got under way.Scotland Yard beefed up its stop and search powers as a small group of masked anarchists gathered in Soho Square, central London.Officers were also in Red Lion Square
Royal bride Kate Middleton's wedding dress is an ivory gown with lace applique floral detail designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen.Made of ivory and white satin gazar, the skirt resembles "an opening flower" with white satin gazar arches and pleats
IF Wanderers are destined to fall short in their plucky pursuit of European football, then Zat Knight knows the real improvement next season must come away from the Reebok Stadium. Despite earning victories at Wigan, Fulham and Birmingham en route to
The royal wedding represents "the best of Britain", David Cameron said as he spoke of his delight at Prince William's nuptials.The Prime Minister, who recalled sleeping on the Mall ahead of the Prince of Wales' marriage to Diana, said the celebrations
Victoria and David Beckham and Sir Elton John have turned out for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.Footballer David and his Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer wife, and music legend Elton are among 1,900 guests invited to the Westminster
Thousands of well-wishers braved the morning chill near Westminster Abbey in the hope of catching a glimpse of the royal wedding.Clutching Union Flags and home-made signs with messages for the happy couple, royal fans refused to let the grey London skies
Well-wishers have turned the route of the royal wedding procession into a sea of red, white and blue as the world came together to celebrate Prince William and Kate Middleton's big day. Waving flags and clutching umbrellas against the predicted
THIS column is being written before the Royal Wedding but, like all other republicans in the United Kingdom, I am suffering from a huge dollop of angst. What am I, and the rest of the Cromwellians, going to do on the Big Day? Unless I stay in bed
I SAW the Passion Play in the town hall square on Saturday and what an impressive performance it was, helped by the nice weather. I remember thinking that Germany has Oberammergau. Now the North West has “Passion for Bolton”. It seems a shame that
HAVING watched the Passion Play in Victoria Square, I had to say what a fantastic performance was given by all the people who starred in it. People forget what Easter is about and I hope that whoever saw the play would take something from it
ANY changes to the way we elect MPs could have a profound impact on all of us. Despite this, the debate on reform has failed to capture public imagination. One reason for this apparent disinterest is the pros and cons of the alternative vote system
I’M really looking forward to Saturday when we will be welcoming the HMS Dido Association to Bolton for a fantastic day of entertainment in Victoria Square. Bolton has had a strong relationship with the Dido for many years and it was a great
RE “Conference centre could create 100 jobs” (The Bolton News, Friday, April 22). I note there is no mention of access to the proposed “centre”. Please say that this would not be via Minerva Road, as this is the hospital route and already gets
I SYMPATHISE with Mrs Stott (April 26) over her long-running battle to get her trees trimmed back. I have had the same problem with Bolton Council although not for as many years as Mrs Stott. My house overlooks a wooded area that is now a complete
CLLR Cliff Morris and his Labour colleagues never miss a trick in their attempts to catch votes to remain in power, whether or not it is for the benefit of the town. As election time approached some time ago, we had the reintroduction of the weekly
A GP group has been handed control of more than £100 million of the primary care trust’s (PCT) budget this year. Bolton Health Consortium (BHC), originally known as Bolton GP Commissioning Consortium, is made up of 40 of the town’s 50 practices
LECTURERS at Bolton College are urging the Government to rethink plans to cut funding for English classes for adults—saying it will be women and the town’s most vulnerable people who will lose out. Under proposed cutbacks, previously free adult
GOOD Life campaigner Paul Peacock has launched a petition to save the nation’s allotments. Mr Peacock, who owns City Cottage, based at the Last Drop Village, Bromley Cross, set up the petition following news that the Government was considering
LAST week we heard Tory MP John Redwood arguing that libraries shouldn’t be saved as they serve only middle class communities. He said opponents to library closures “conjure images of children from homes living on low incomes developing a passion
THE sun came out to play as the new Queens Park play area was finally unveiled. The new play area, which is larger then the old one, is opposite Park Road Lodge and includes a range of equipment including swings, slides and a series of climbing
VANDALS went on an arson rampage across Tonge Moor. Firefighters were called to four separate blazes between Wednesday night and yesterday morning. The first arson attack occurred at 9.55pm on Wednesday when yobs set nine metal stock
Hundreds of thousands of well-wishers have poured into London eager for a glimpse of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.They were rewarded with the news that the happy couple will brave the elements and travel from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham
MISS Bolton Kristina Long is preparing to compete in another beauty contest in a bid to become this year’s Miss England. Kristina, aged 23, of Plodder Lane, Farnworth, is taking part in the final of the Miss Natural Curves heat of the national
A FRAUD prevention accountant stole more than £81,000 from his employers to fund a lavish lifestyle, a court heard. Stephen Clark stole the cash from Bolton-based DRL Ltd and spent it on a car, a £5,000 television and visits to bars and lap
A WEDDING breakfast was enjoyed by youngsters in honour of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Royal nuptials today. Youngsters aged four to seven tucked into a feast fit for a king. The banquet, which was served at 11.30am yesterday
THE mother of a drug addict burglar has said sorry to her daughter’s frail 73-year-old victim. Jean Powell said she was disgusted by the actions of her daughter, Simone, who was jailed for trying to steal from the pensioner as she suffered an
P O L I C E h a v e launched an investigation into an e a rl y m o r n i n g arson attack at a garage. The blaze ravaged an outside car port at Fish Motors in Bury New Road, Breightmet, as well as damaging a Ford Focus and a single-storey
A TRIBUTE page set up on the social networking site Facebook for tragic teenager Reece O’Neill already has more than 500 members. The 16-year-old was on an off-road motorcycle when it was in collision with a car at the junction of Marsden
PLANS for a small housing development on the site of an historic school have been given the goahead. Councillors, who had turned down the proposals for the Scot Lane Primary School site in Blackrod late last year, voted unanimously to approve
FIFTY years ago this week, revellers gathered in the recently opened Top Storey Club in the town centre. On May 1, 1961, the venue, at 27 Crown Street, was set to become one of Bolton’s new top spots for a night out. It had been open just four
Prince William and Kate Middleton will brave the elements and travel from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace in an open-topped 1902 State Landau.The couple will pass the cheering crowds in The Mall after their wedding ceremony in the fairytale carriage.With
OWEN Coyle hopes derby passion will be enough to spark one last charge for top- six football from his battle-weary troops. Wanderers looked a fading force at Fulham on Wednesday night as they slumped to a 3-0 defeat and missed the chance to climb above
