GREAT BRITAIN ICE HOCKEY: Great Britain lost 7-3 to tournament favourites Austria in their second game at the World Championship in Slovenia. GB fell behind in the first period to a powerplay goal from Thomas Hundertpfund on 7:48. Gregor
EPL ICE HOCKEY: Slough Jets won their third EPL Playoff title in five years with a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Manchester Phoenix. A double from Darius Pliskauskas and four assists from Dan Davies handed them a deserved crown. The Jets were dominant
ROB Lainton is desperate to put his injury woes behind him and make the most of the remaining month of the season. The highly-rated youngster has endured two separate spells on the sidelines with thigh and shoulder problems but is now back training alongside
GUDNI Bergsson is appealing for cool heads in the camp as Wanderers’ relegation fight comes to the boil. The Whites legend fears for his former club, who have found themselves back in the bottom three since their 2-0 defeat at Newcastle United a week
An exclusive screening of the brand new film All in Good Time - a movie filmed in Bolton - is being held at Cineworld tonight. From the makers of East Is East and Calendar Girls, the film will show at 6 for 6.30pm ahead of its official release on May
Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital. A joint statement from Bolton Wanderers and Barts Health NHS Trust has been reelased saying is he able to go home, several weeks after he collapsed on the pitch in an FA Cup quarter final game against
FORMER Bolton Wanderers player El Hadji Diouf was arrested after a brawl at a nightclub. A man was seriously injured in the attack, which happened at the Circle Club in Manchester in the early hours of Sunday morning. Diouf was released on bail until
AS a regular visitor to Moss Bank Park, it was good to see that Animal World and Butterfly House will be opening its doors again this year. The entrance to the park has also been made more presentable, with bowling greens, surrounding areas
A TOWN centre nightspot has applied to create extra an bar —because it is so popular. The owners of Vogue Bar, in Bradshawgate, claim it is so popular at the weekend, that customers are being turned away. Bolton-based Neil Pike Architects has
SAY water polo to many and they of think hotel pools, beach balls and a summer holiday in the Mediterranean. But for girls as young as 10 at Bolton School, it’s a competitive Friday night hobby. At London 2012 it will be one of the must brutal
A NEW bus route could be extended further if it proves successful. From today, the 714 bus will give a direct link from Middlebrook Retail Park to Blackrod, after years of lobbying for an improvement to the service by councillors and residents
A MAN who attempted to grow 80 cannabis plants in his garden shed was cultivating the crop in order to deal with a medical condition, a court heard. When police visited Derek Doherty’s home in Parkfield Avenue, New Bury, they found a propagator
A GRANDMOTHER is ticked pink with her new look, after undergoing the scissors to raise money for the Hospice at Home Appeal. Pink was her mum Kathleen Emmason’s favourite colour, as well as being the colour associated with Bolton Hospice, so
A FORMER heroin addict turned to shoplifting in order to repay loan sharks who gave him cash to buy a fridge freezer, Bolton Crown Court heard. David Chadwick was caught stealing £132 worth of groceries from Asda in Moss Bank Way on March 2,
ANIMAL Aid would like to thank the people of Bolton for their generosity in raising £188.49 at a street collection on Saturday, March 31. The money will help to fund our peaceful campaigns and our important educational work on all aspects of
I MUST reply to Allan Ramsay’s latest tirade against anybody who drives a car (The Bolton News, April 11). I felt the link between hospital car park charges and “brain dead drivers” was tenuous to say the least. In his world, all drivers are
I WOULD like to point out to Mr McMulkin that I took issue with David Milne’s original claim that health and safety is not now taken seriously. There is no evidence for that and plenty of evidence to the contrary. Since the 1974 Health and Safety
I HAVE recently read in The Bolton News that a decision will soon be made by Bolton Council re the proposed Tesco Store planned for Little Lever. In the article it states that Tesco have talked to residents and have had positive feedback
AT a time when care homes and carers get a fairly bad press, I would like to say what an absolute “gem” we have in Bolton. The care and support my father received at Lyngate during his last few months was outstanding, and the family will always
SO despite its long hard journey, the Health and Social Care Bill has cleared its last hurdle and is now law. After undergoing many amendments it still has the same theme at its core: “To Promote Competition”. In simple terms, privatisation.
A BOLTON travel firm has been ranked among the UK’s fastest growing businesses. Travel Counsellors, in Churchgate, Bolton, is celebrating after being named in the Hot 100 ranking of the the country’s fastest-growing private companies. The independent
BOLTON-born Captain Stanley Lord has been vilified for more than a century. The captain of the Californian stood accused of ignoring Titanic’s distress calls after the huge ship sank on April 15, 1912. His is the parallel story of Sir Arthur
THE owner of one of the town’s biggest scrap merchants and waste recycling firms says he could be forced to pull out of Bolton after planning bosses rejected his plans to expand. Sean Chadwick, owner of SC Chadwick and Sons Ltd, says he will
A 49-YEAR-OLD man was struck in the face as he walked along a street in Farnworth. It is believed the victim was walking his dog in Freshfield Avenue when the attack happened at 1.30pm on Saturday. He was struck on the left side of his face
A WAR hero is hoping he can continue to defy doctors’ expectations by climbing Mount Snowdon for charity. Former Royal Marine Aaron Moon, aged 24, was seriously injured while driving an armoured vehicle on a supply run to base near Lashkagar
A GYM owner was found dead on Valentine’s Day after taking a cocktail of drugs following a weekend of binge drinking. Luciano Magari was discovered in his bed, at a friend’s home in West Street, Farnworth, on February 14. The 49-year-old businessman
BIDDERS nearly got more than they bargained for at an auction after a bank savings book was accidentally left in a box to go under the hammer. Auctioneer Brian Ashton, who works at Bolton Auctions in Tennyson Street, Halliwell, made the
A DRIVER has died after being thrown from his car on a road which claimed the lives of three Bolton people. The 26-year-old man, Jack Eatock, from Astley, was driving a BMW 335-injection car on the A666 Bolton Road, Darwen when the crash happened
A MOTORIST was caught with bags of cocaine and cannabis after police saw him throw a cigarette end out of his car window, Bolton Crown Court was told. Christopher Brown, aged 23, avoided jail, however, despite already serving a suspended prison
A PASSER-BY stole a chain from the neck of a man who had collapsed in the street. The man, believed to be aged 40, fell to the ground near Firefly in Nelson Square, Bradshawgate at around 4.30pm on Friday. While he lay on the ground, a woman
A DRUG dealer was jailed for two years after plain-clothed police spotted him and a woman approaching a car in Bolton. Bolton Crown Court heard how Neil Ward and his accomplice were seen handing over heroin in return for £10 on August 9. Susan
SHOPPERS could have been forgiven for dropping their bags in shock — when 21 young people suddenly began dancing in the town centre on Saturday. Flash mob performances took place in Deansgate, the Market Place and near The Octagon Theatre.
VANDALS have targeted Bolton Railway Station just months after a £4 million revamp. The men’s toilets on platform three at the station in Trinity Station have been closed after vandals daubed graffiti on walls and damaged the facilities. Less
FRED Dibnah’s passion for machinery was shared by 30 members of the Model T Ford Club on Saturday. They enjoyed a tour of the Fred Dibnah Museum in Radcliffe Road, Bolton, and showed off three magnificently preserved Model T Ford cars, from the
A MAN has been found dead in a flat which had been transformed into a cannabis factory. Police officers forced their way into the upstairs flat in Church Street, Westhoughton, at around 10.45am yesterday. Responding to concerns raised by the
A FOOTBALL player compared to football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will not receive any compensation for a career-ending injury — despite surgery going wrong. Sharu Naraji, aged 27, of Winslow Road, Bolton, sued an American sports injury specialist
A COUNCILLOR has hit out at the decision to exclude Westhoughton’s roads from a £1 million windfall to be spent on repairs. Cllr Christine Wild, who represents Westhoughton North and Chew Moor, believes Bolton Council has overlooked some roads
A STUDY investigating the future of the Horwich Loco Works buildings is being undertaken. Bolton Council and English Heritage are looking at what the buildings could be used for and what funding options are available. Stuart Whittle, of Horwich
A THIEF who broke into a workman’s van, stealing £2,500 worth of tools, was caught when he was matched to traces of blood found on an inside door panel. Bolton Crown Court heard how engineer Ian Cheadle parked his Peugeot in Church Road, Doffcocker
