A BOLTON man has been arrested as part of a national police investigation into drug dealing. The 21-year-old was picked up by officers at an address in the town, along with five other people across the country. He was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy
NIGEL Reo-Coker has urged Owen Coyle’s new look squad to pull themselves together. After three consecutive defeats against Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United, Wanderers head into this weekend’s game against Norwich searching for a pick-me-up
WELL done to Fergie and the Manchester United PR machine - you got just what you wanted. From the moment they flagged up Big Kev Davies in the press conference before the game, I knew he’d be a marked man, and that’s exactly how it panned out
Peter Kay released a new book today bringing together his funniest stage stories, greatest characters and most memorable moments. The comedian's previous book, The Sound of Laughter, sold 853,000 copies making it the highest-selling hardback autobiography
CHARITIES and good causes have just a few weeks left to apply for one of The Gannett Foundation grants. In the past 10 years, the Foundation has made grants in the UK totalling more than £4 million and in the Bolton area lots of groups have been
IT issues thousands of parking fines a year, often while parked on double yellow lines itself. Bolton Council’s CCTV car has special dispensation from the Department for Transport to park “illegally” while enforcing parking guidelines. But
THE Bolton boss of a cockroach-infested takeaway has admitted 16 food hygiene breaches. Toseeb Khan, aged 25, of Crescent Road, Great Lever, runs Flamingos takeaway in Chorley town centre. He took over the fast food business from his uncle
BOLTON Golf Club clinched their first BGA League Championship since 1984 when they beat local rivals Old Links 4½-3½. A closely-fought game could have gone either way at a wind-swept Turton on Sunday. In the end, the Lostock club were the first
LEIGH Centurions head into their crunch playoff game with Featherstone Rovers tonight knowing a win will see them reach a second final this season. With both sides having an identical 18 wins and one defeat from 20 games, there is nothing between
8 Thomas Street, Manchester, Tel: 0161 833 3197, OPEN: Sunday to Wednesday, 10am to 12pm; Thursday 10am to 1am; Friday and Saturday 10am to 3am. Food served daily 10am to 10pm THERE’S something distinctive about Trof. It’s almost as if you
ON September 10, we had to take our 10 week old great great granddaughter to the main A&E at 10.30pm as the children’s A&E closes at 9pm. Surely the hospital could have a small room for children to wait. There were four more children running
THANKS to The Bolton News for continuing to be the newspaper that represents the people of Bolton. Many thanks to Gordon Sharrock for finally giving Mr Ralph Gubbins the credit he deserved for his contribution to Bolton Wanderers qualififying
I AM stunned by Mr James’s comment with regards to immigration and Muslims. The link between the two is first and foremost a foolish and ignorant one to make. Firstly, I am a British Muslim. My ancestors are Muslim immigrants yet they are fully
THE area was once notorious as the violent headquarters of murdered drug gangster Billy Webb but underneath the arches is now a successful business. Vinnie and Lesley Thorne have worked hard to turn the area into a thriving car service and
HOW kind of Wes Wright to say he has no objection to salad being served at a party hosted by a left wing, vegetarian feminist! What was the point of this unfunny, political misogynist statement? I am a left-wing feminist, I enjoy meat and salads
WE need to adopt the American Penal system. Make parents legally responsible for the behaviour of their children up to the age of 16 years as in America. Our courts must ignore the outdated views of Justice Secretary Ken Clark and, regardless
I MUST complain about the complete and utter shambles surrounding the closure of Bolton Road. As a resident of Bolton Road, near its junction with Marlborough and Shakereley Lane, I can only say that the planning of this closure has had some serious
I HAVE just received a letter from Bolton Council, containing “important news”, regarding changes to the green waste collection. Bolton Council’s environmental services department has spent years telling home owners not to put food waste in their
IT is incredibly distressing to hear that local charity Bully Free Zone will be closing at the end of the month after 15 years of offering support to the vulnerable young people of Bolton. The work of anti-bullying groups such as these is a
A FULL investigation has failed to pinpoint how confidential hospital patient information was dumped in a bin. As reported in The Bolton News, the documents, which contained names, ages and medical histories of 19 patients at the Royal Bolton
FUNDING cuts could put more victims of domestic violence at risk, women’s refuge Fortalice has warned. Fewer women are returning to their abusive partners after leaving Fortalice than they did three years ago because of the success of the charity
A MAN who put his neighbour and friend in a coma when he attacked him during a drinking session has been jailed for two and a half years. Bolton Crown Court heard how Matthew Hart repeatedly banged James Hollingworth’s head on the floor,
A YOUNG mum has become the victim of a campaign of terror after her house was burgled, smashed up and set on fire during three separate incidents in less than a week. Nicola Anne Cainie, aged 21, was staying at a friend’s house during the latest
ONLINE parcel delivery service Parcel2Go.com has been rated as one of the country’s top 100 privately owned technology companies. It is owned by entrepreneur Fil Adams- Mercer, who built the company up from nothing. Now, the rapidly expanding firm
TONIGHT, there will not be silence in the library. At 7pm, a Question Time-style debate will be held at Bolton Central Library lecture theatre as politicians and campaigners come head to head to discuss the town’s underthreat libraries. Bolton
UP to 170 jobs could be moved out of Radcliffe under a firm’s plans to relocate. Expert Logistics, a home delivery firm with its head office in Bury Road, has launched a 90- day consultation on proposals to move to Crewe. The company’s owners
THE number of people out of work in Bolton has risen for the fourth month in a row. Last month 8,236 people claimed benefit, compared with 8,094 in July. In Greater Manchester, the number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance rose by 2,240
THE teenage leader of a “feral” gang has been locked up. Jason Wilding, aged 17, led a gang who attacked a vulnerable 15-year-old boy at a bus stop for just five pound coins. Sending him to a detention centre for 12 months, Judge Steven
A PART-time carer who stabbed a man in the face left court with a suspended jail sentence after the judge accepted he had used excessive force in self-defence. Nick Montgomery, aged 21, of Musgrave Road, Heaton, stabbed Christian Cullen through
TODAY will bring one of the most nerve-wracking afternoons in the history of Lancashire County Cricket Club. Can the Red Rose side beat Somerset? Will Hampshire be able to hold Warwickshire to a draw? If the answer to both of those questions is ‘yes
