PAUL Lambert expects the real Bolton Wanderers to stand up at the Reebok this afternoon. The Norwich City boss reckons the Whites will be out to prove a point after shipping 11 goals in their last three games against Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester
By Mike Appleton EPL ICE HOCKEY: GREG Wood believes Guildford Flames will be the team to beat as the English Premier League gets ready to face off. The former Manchester Phoenix forward, who won the title in 2010-2011 season before his
Officers investigating an attack on a nightclub worker have released images of two men they want to speak to in connection with the offence. A man working at Bamboogie nightclub on Bradshawgate, Bolton, ejected two men at 3.30am on Saturday June 11
Peter Kay has revealed he has been approached to write a film version of his sit-com Phoenix Nights. Listener on Real Radio's Ditchy & Salty show asked the comedian when a new television series was due. He said it has been written but added that he
SIMON Charlton reckons Kevin Davies is just as important to Wanderers now as he ever was. In a week when the Whites skipper has come in for heavy criticism in some quarters for his physical style, Charlton believes it is exactly that combative approach
FORMER Atherton Collieries ace Anthony Pilkington is winning his race to be involved at the Reebok Stadium tomorrow. The Darwen-born striker, who cut his teeth as a teenager at Alder House before moving his way up the Football League pyramid, has been
OWEN Coyle has waded in to defend Kevin Davies in the ongoing debate over his mis-timed tackle on Tom Cleverley. The Manchester United midfielder will be out for three weeks after a heavy challenge from the Wanderers skipper during Saturday’s 5-0 defeat
OWEN Coyle has forced himself to watch the video of Wanderers’ 5-0 defeat to Manchester United three times in order to finalise his team selection for tomorrow’s clash with Norwich City. The Whites boss admits he would have considered dropping more big
NO fewer than seven teams have something to play for as the curtain comes down on the season tomorrow. Mid-table teams Astley Bridge, Westhoughton, Bradshaw, Heaton and Kearsley are all in with a chance of finishing in one of seven qualification
IS it still summer? Or maybe autumn? The weather has been, as the kids say, minging. Cold, wet and blustery. Yet we’re still at the time of year when a roasting hot day could be just around the corner and yesterday was quite nice, come to think
RE, last Saturday’s article in The Bolton News over concerns about serious traffic congestion in Westhoughton because the closure of the bridge on Bolton Road, Atherton, for 12 weeks. In the last few days, Transport for Manchester have finally
I AM concerned about the state of the care system in this area and the rest of the country. It is not only failing the elderly, but those with illnesses and disabilities alike. We should no longer tolerate a system which leaves many with no
RE, the story about actress Maxine Peake backing a cancer support centre (The Bolton News September 7). I am a breast cancer patient being treated at the Royal Bolton Hospital. I note from this article that health bosses say they cannot afford
WE have just returned from a coach trip to Shrewsbury—we just had to get away from Bolton. On the bus trip was Cllr Walter Hall. Shrewsbury is a bustling town, alive and full of old buildings. What did Cllr Hall think, truthfully? There is not
I AGREE with almost everything C Blain, of Tyldesley, wrote in The Bolton News on Wednesday (“Trust is lost over Cutacre”) and I’m grateful for the support, but the suggestion that the original condition in the mining permission should be legally
A BOLTON businesswoman is swapping running a posh hotel for volunteering in an orphanage in a poor area of Kenya. For two weeks Jan Hampton, who owns the stone-built Egerton House hotel in Egerton, will be exchanging the oak panelled rooms
WHILE replying to a letter from Philip Hayworth regarding Sharia Law in the UK, M Siddique mentions me by name. Considering this, I would like to reply. M Siddique tries to assure us by saying that a few people sticking up posters is not a “takeover
TWO nightclub bosses have been fined after breaching fire safety regulations. Fire chiefs said they hope the case sends a “clear message” to businesses that fire safety must be taken seriously. Stephen Bailey, from Bury, and Kevin Clarke,
FASHION designer Henry Holland may now live hundreds of miles away in London — but he will always call the North West his home. The 28-year-old believes his roots have influenced his creations, starting from the popular T-shirts with slogans
A FORMER Bolton wrestling coach and Olympian sparked alarm bells when he took a trip to the top of the Empire State Building with his partner. The metal detectors on the security system in the New York City skyscraper almost ruined the surprise
GOVERNMENT plans to change careers guidance for young people will lead to less face-to-face advice, according to Bolton West MP Julie Hilling. Opposition MPs have successfully called for an opposition day debate to discuss the issue. The Government
ROBBERS targeted a man after seeing him sit on a bench in Bolton town centre take a new laptop he had just bought out of a bag. Raymond Hill and Emmanuel Tsveta followed Leon Rae home and robbed him as he reached his front door. Bolton Crown
CRIMINALS are targeting the region with a new “advance fee” cash scam, police are warning householders in the Bolton area. The crooks request an advance fee, in the form of a Ukash voucher — like an online postal order — for reclaiming bank charges
A SCHOOL dinner lady claimed more than £20,000 in housing and council tax benefits despite inheriting a house, a court heard. Eunice Ratcliffe also held numerous bank accounts which she failed to tell the authorities about. The 57-year-old,
A MOTHER launched her own investigation to find the truth behind her son’s sudden death, an inquest heard. Pauline Lord spoke to people from the “drugs community” and even delivered one man to Salford Police Station, where he was interviewed
AN insurance broker who stole £90,000 from his clients has been jailed for three years. Clive Hesketh, aged 47, issued false insurance policies to law firms in Bolton and Bury. He was jailed at Bolton Crown Court yesterday after pleading
A BOLTON man has been arrested in raids organised to stop a country-wide drugs gang. The 21-year-old man was arrested shortly after 7am yesterday on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs and money laundering. Police have not revealed
A BOLTON man has been charged with driving offences following an incident in a North Wales holiday camp, which left a pedestrian with serious leg injuries. David James Brooks, aged 29, of Garstang Avenue, Breightmet, is charged with wounding
A GROUP of antifascist protesters are calling for a public inquiry into the policing of last year’s English Defence League rally in Bolton. Justice4bolton claim Unite Against Fascist members, who were protesting against the EDL in Victoria
PETER Kay is to host the Royal Variety Show — for the second time in two years. The Bolton comedian will present the star-studded evening at The Lowry Theatre in Salford in front of the Queen on Monday, December 5. He hosted the evening in
VIOLENT thugs who tortured their teenage victim with red-hot hair straighteners have been jailed. Antony Dabbs, aged 18, was left so terrified following the horrific attack he and his family have now fled Bolton. Christopher Lilley and Richard
A CAMPAIGN to combat rural crime has been launched by Lancashire Police. Officers are carrying out extra patrols, targeting suspected offenders and visiting farms and rural businesses to offer crime prevention advice. They will also be providing
NEW stop and search procedures are being trialled by police in Bolton. The measures are designed to cut down on paperwork for officers. Force bosses say the procedures will also make it less time consuming for those who are stopped. For the
A FORMER landlord who had air guns at a pub when he was banned from keeping them has been told he will not be jailed. David Johns, who was landlord at the Queen Anne pub in Junction Road, Deane, was arrested after police found the weapons in a
IT was heated, sometimes angry and occasionally lighthearted, but never, despite its library setting, was it quiet. Last night's “Question Time"- style debate at Bolton Central Library, saw a panel of politicians address campaigners’ concerns
