GB ICE HOCKEY: Great Britain assistant coach Doug Christiansen says the national side need to improve during the rest of the tournament if they are to achieve their goals. GB have lost their two opening games to last year's relegated teams Slovenia (
YOUNG people from all over Bolton have chosen their youth MP representatives for the next 12 months. Some 14,620 under 18s voted in the election - a new record - and the results were announced in a ceremony this evening. The winners
In early December 2013 I will be setting off in an ocean rowing boat from San Sebastian, La Gomera, a tiny island just off Tenerife, on a heading to Port St Charles, Barbados. An epic 3000 Mile Rowing race which should take between 35 and 45 days. As
Terror suspect Abu Qatada who once lived in Bolton can be deported to Jordan, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced. Mrs May said the Government received the assurances it needed to ensure his deportation was lawful. She added the radical cleric
NIGEL Reo-Coker believes Wanderers’ recharged young guns must start firing again if the club are going to make a late dash for Premier League safety. After successive defeats to Fulham and Newcastle put a dent in the Whites’ revival, Owen
RE Bolton’s proud record of contributions in the field of occupational safety and health. In the very month that saw the passing of Tom Openshaw, former safety officer for Bolton Council, how sad it was too read the comments of Cllr Martyn Cox
MAY I draw attention to the wonderful community spirit that exists in Westhoughton. Westhoughton Local History Group has organised commemorations for the bicentenary of the burning of Westhoughton Mill by Luddites. There will be fairground
WHAT is going on in Owen Coyle’s mind? He takes off the best three players in the Bolton side against Newcastle — only he knows why. This happens time and time again. Kevin Davies was the best player on the field. Am I the only supporter who
CLLR John Walsh’s recent letter is factually incorrect in claiming that the council has “scrapped” the bodies for bringing together public and private sector partners to address the economic and skills challenges of Bolton. The key is making
HAVING just read your article about The Flying Shuttle pub in Farnworth (‘Even John Wayne couldn’t handle this pub’s customers’, April 4), I feel compelled to write to you. My wife and I held the licence for the pub from 2008 to 2010 and, with
IT was interesting to read of the proposal to open a new “sophisticated” bar on Bradshawgate. I can hardly wait to see the new “sophisticates” mingling with the regular drunks in the bars on this unsophisticated street when I make my next visit
COFFEE shops are often full of people enjoying a good read over a hot drink. Now that very same concept has been brought into school to encourage children to develop a love of reading. A high school in Farnworth has “opened” its own Starbooks
IT will be rolling pins and mixing bowls at the ready when the first Bromley Cross Bake Off takes place this weekend. The competition will take place at Birtenshaw Methodist Church in Darwen Road, Bromley Cross. There will be three categories
A GRANDFATHER who has beaten cancer says his life was saved because the disease was detected early — and is urging others to make sure they get checked out. Bernard Nealon, aged 71, was diagnosed with bowel cancer nearly 20 years ago in 1995
A GREAT grandmother, whose relative perished on the Titanic, has donated 20 booklets about the ill-fated liner to raise money for Bolton Hospice. The hospice cared for Nora Darbyshire’s late husband, Harry, in 2007 before he died from bowel cancer
BOLTON Hospice and Bolton Food Market are joining forces to launch the Hospice’s limited edition 20th Anniversary Recipe Book. Celebrity chef Tom Bridge will be testing out a selection of tasty recipes from the cook book at Bolton Market on
JOBS will be lost after health bosses announced the closure of the Royal Bolton Hospital’s laundry service. Up to five jobs will go when the service, which has operated from a Victorian building for more than 40 years, closes next month. It will
A FINANCE firm has chosen Bolton as the site for its first northern office as it embarks on big expansion plans. Hertfordshire-based Rossmore Finance, which is planning to open branches all over the country, opened its first regional branch
A BOLTON ex-pat has received a Lifetime Achievement Award for her services to social work in America. Susan McAlvie, aged 59, attended Mount St Joseph’s school and later worked in London but moved to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1984. As the Director
CAMPAIGNERS say they are ready for another fight after developers announced they would re-launch their bid to build a controversial wind turbine in Blackrod. Plans for the turbine in Douglas Valley Golf Club, which would have been more than 30
HIGH car parking costs and over-zealous traffic wardens are to blame for Bolton’s struggling town centre, a councillor has claimed. Cllr John Walsh, leader of the local Tory group, will tomorrow argue the point at a full Bolton Council meeting
A DRUNKEN teenager who smashed a window at his own home and then reported it to the police has been fined. The 19-year-old told police that yobs had thrown a brick at the house, smashing a window in the door. The alleged crime happened at
ROBBERS hit a terrified shop customer across the head with a gun before stealing cash. The two masked raiders burst into the Food and Drink 4U shop, in Green Street, Atherton, just after 9am on Saturday. A shocked customer and a lone female
ARMED robbers who left bank staff terrified when they smashed their way in are still on the run three weeks after the raid. Police have now issued an urgent new appeal for anyone who witnessed the robbery at the Royal Bank of Scotland, in Lee
TWO armed robbers struck at a bookmakers just hours after the Grand National. A man and a woman burst into Ladbrokes in Belmont Road, Astley Bridge, at about 9.40pm on Saturday. The following night there was a second raid on a bookies—at Betfred
CHARITIES and community groups in Bolton could be set for a huge tax windfall. Businesses are being urged to sign up for a charitable giving event at the Reebok Stadium this week. Companies have been invited to the summit this Friday where
BOLTON’S next top judge will be named tomorrow as Judge Timothy Clayson. The appointment is expected to be voted through by Bolton Council at a meeting in the town hall on Wednesday evening. Judge Clayson, from Leeds, will follow His Hon Judge
RESIDENTS in Bolton have one day left to register to vote in the upcoming local elections. After 5pm tomorrow, people will not be able to register to vote. Postal vote applications must be posted to the Elections Office in the Town Hall or in the
MIRACLE man Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital and is back home today — exactly one month after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch in which his heart stopped for 78 minutes. The Bolton Wanderers star’s return to the North
A MAN who was found under a duvet in a cannabis farm has been sentenced. Police discovered the cannabis farm in Preston Street, Bolton, while investigating a suspected break-in at the property on March 23 last year. After forcing entry to the
CINEMA fans are in for a treat when a film shot in Bolton hits the big screens. All In Good Time is a comedy based on the play by legendary Bolton playwright Bill Naughton and iis due for its big release on May 11. Directed by Nigel Cole,
HEALTH chiefs in Bolton have backed a campaign to prevent children taking up smoking by outlawing colourful cigarette packaging. NHS Bolton has joined forces with parents in urging the Government to press ahead with the plans to make cigarettes
