EPL ICE HOCKEY PLAYOFFS: Quarter final, second leg: Manchester Phoenix 4 Swindon Wildcats 0 (Phoenix win 6-1 on aggregate) Manchester Phoenix put on a display of top class finishing against Swindon Wildcats to set up
ELITE LEAGUE ICE HOCKEY: Playoff Final Cardiff Devils 0 Nottingham Panthers 2 Nottingham Panthers were crowned Play-Off Champions for a second year in a row after a dramatic 2-0 victory over Cardiff Devils at the NIC, Devils losing their third Play-Off
A POLICE officer has been interviewed over his role in shooting dead a Bolton man. Anthony Grainger was in a car stopped by armed police in Culcheth, Cheshire, on March 3, during what was described by police as a planned operation. The
HATEM Ben Arfa’s moment of genius breathed life into Newcastle United’s Champions League chase – and showed Wanderers exactly what they are missing in their fight against the drop. The Frenchman lit up a dull afternoon with a marvellous solo goal 17
LADY Gaga has announced that she will be bringing her latest tour to Europe in typically bonkers style. Tickets for The Born This Way Ball go on sale on Thursday, and the tour will reach Manchester Arena on September 11. "The Haus of
AN investigation has been launched after the discovery of a burnt body in Leigh. Shortly before 3pm on Monday, police were called to a wooded area behind Pennington Road, following reports of a body being found. Officers attended and found the body
ALL readers should be aware of the local council elections scheduled for Thursday, May 3. Previous generations fought hard for our right to vote, we should not take it for granted. Around the world millions of people are fighting to secure the
I WRITE about the changes to the timetable at the Jubilee Pool in Brownlow Fold, Bolton. I have been taking my three grandsons swimming there for the past four years. We go weekly either to the Tuesday 3.30pm to 5.30pm, or the Wednesday 3.45pm
I AM somewhat surprised by Cllr John Walsh’s letter to The Bolton News decrying Labour’s “silence” about the Northern Hub announcement (“Surprising silence”, April 3). What he fails to understand is that the Government hasn’t agreed to fund the
A SOCIAL entrepreneur who has transformed the lives of troubled youngsters in Bolton is taking on her biggest challenge yet — Sir Richard Branson — but she needs your help. Liz Douglas, who set up the Roots Project on the Pungle Estate in
CHURCHES from across Bolton joined forces to spread the Easter message through music and drama. A concert was held at Victoria Hall, in Bolton, on Sunday night which included a 105-strong combined churches choir directed by Robert Aston from
A CLAY pigeon shooting club has been left homeless after Town Hall bosses refused to let it move — 75 yards. Bolton Council officer Andrew McGlone rejected Bolton Gun Club’s application to move from Reeves House Farm in Westhoughton to a new
I HAVE just received a letter from the Benefit Office informing me about a change in the way benefits are calculated. I am out of work because of industrial injuries and arthritis. I also received a call telling me of the changes from Incapacity
TAKING an elderly disabled lady to the fish shop in Newport street recently, I had trouble squeezing into a space. I would have had plenty of room if the guy in the huge vehicle had parked with more care. As I struggled, he got out of his car
A BAN on tobacco displays is coming into force — with ministers promising it will help curb the number of young people taking up smoking. Cigarettes and other products will have to be kept hidden in large shops and supermarkets, while small
FORGET Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior — there are some unsung wrestling heroes hoping to hit the headlines in London. So not knowing my freestyle from my Greco- Roman, it was with some trepidation that I went to Bolton Olympic Wrestling
PARENTS are being warned to keep matches and lighters away from children after a man was left with burns to his hands after a fire at his home. Firefighters were called to the house in Shakespeare Avenue, Radcliffe, at 12.35pm on Saturday after
BEING a teenager is not easy — with the stress of exams and peer pressure. But 15-year-old Adam Bhaiji has an extra weight on his shoulders as he must have kidney dialysis three times a week and is on 24-hour alert in case a suitable transplant
A JUNIOR football club has played its last match — now its facilities have closed for good. For the past decade, children playing for Withins Junior Football Club have been allowed to use Withins Community Leisure Centre, which is on the grounds
OWEN Coyle remained defiant that Wanderers will beat relegation despite seeing his side slip to their second defeat in the space of three days at Newcastle United. A wonder goal from Hatem Ben Arfa shattered the Whites’ game plan to frustrate and contain
by Emma Norris HAVING made the trip up to the North East fearing the worst given Newcastle’s form, I genuinely left incredibly disappointed we hadn’t managed to secure a result. Following the Fulham game that left a lot to be desired, the team gave
A BOLTON soldier hasdied more than two months after being injured in an explosion inAfghanistan. Corporal Jack Stanley,from The Queen’s Royal Hussars (The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish)died at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham on Sunday
ROADWORKS to improve a Bolton town centre accident blackspot begin today. The junction of Derby Street, University Way and Fletcher Street, will be resurfaced and new pedestrian crossings and traffic lights will be installed. There have been 16 accidents
A MEDAL present- ed to the man at the wheel of the Car- pathia will be auc- tioned later this month. The ship, which famously rescued mo- re than 700 survivors from the Titanic, was captained by Sir Ar- thur Rostron, from Bolton. But “the man at the
A BOLTON man is among the 1,309 passengers on a centenary cruise to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. The MS Balmoral left Southampton on Sunday on a 12-night cruise. Passenger Graham Free, aged 37, a telecoms manager from Bolton,
A BRAVE toddler who travelled to America for specialist cancer treatment is having his final chemotherapy session today. Little Lucas Thorpe is battling a rare form of bladder cancer — rhab- domyosarcoma — and spent 10 weeks receiving specialist
PLANS for a new mag- istrates court in Bolton have moved a step closer — almost two years after they were shelved. And, under the new proposals, all courts in Bolton would be held under one roof, with magistrates court cases also being heard there.
AN animal lover has been left devastated after her pet rabbit died in a shed fire while she was on holiday. The freak accident in the gar- den of the house in Trafford Street, Farnworth, is thought to have been started by a faulty lightbulb. Francis
THERE will soon be plenty of animal magic in Moss Bank Park. Animal World’s butterfly house has been trans- formed and will officially be opened next month, just over a year after it shut. It has been revamped by volunteers and will help re- introduce
AN investigation has been launched after firefighters tackled a huge blaze at a mill in Bolton. The fire broke out at about 8pm on Sunday on the fifth floor of Derby Mill in Cannon Street, Deane. At its height, 30 firefighters were tackling the blaze
A DERELICT factory could be demolished to make way for 24 homes. Northern Design Partnership has applied to Bolton Council for permission to demolish the former Tonge Fold Mill, off Clegg Street, Tonge Fold. Haslam’s Sheet Metal Works used to be housed
