Four firefighters were taken to hospital after a blast knocked them to the ground. A crew based at Farnworth Fire Station attended a fire in Cross Street, Farnworth, just after 1am today. After four officers scaled a fence to get nearer
MARTIN Petrov is out to ensure the worst year of his professional career at least has a happy ending. After the sudden collapse of team-mate Fabrice Muamba in March and then the shock news that close friend Stiliyan Petrov, the Aston Villa captain, had
PER Frandsen refuses to believe that Wanderers’ number is up. The great Dane has seen every side of the relegation equation as a Bolton player – with his goal setting Big Sam Allardyce’s Whites on their way to a famous last-day escape act against Middlesbrough
MARK Davies could miss out on tomorrow’s must-win encounter with Stoke City after becoming the latest name on Wanderers mounting sick list. The midfielder has been absent from training all week with tonsillitis and rated as a major doubt
SHOPPER Jennifer Dunston was shocked when she opened her new box of trainers — and discovered a dead lizard inside. The 30-year-old, pictured, bought the Nike Air from Sports Direct at Middlebrook Retail Park. Ms Dunstan, of Craven Court
MEALS of beans on toast, porridge and water are all one councillor has been able to eat or drink for a week. Cllr Christopher Peacock has spent just £1 a day on food and drink for the past five days to highlight the plight of people living
A FORMER “Brain of Bolton” has triumphed in the grand final of TV’s popular Mastermind quiz show. Millions of people watched Dr Gary Grant’s victory last night. He beat his nearest rival by five points in the climax of the famous
WANDERERS have just 90 minutes to save their Premier League lives. It has boiled down to a case of win or bust for Owen Coyle’s side, who travel to Stoke City tomorrow knowing anything but victory will spell the end of their 11-year run in the top flight
BOLTON’S food festival has become the envy of neighbouring towns and cities after it attracted almost 100,000 visitors last year, say town hall bosses. Keith Davies, Bolton Council’s director of development and regeneration, said the popularity
A FORMER Westhoughton mayor died after his heart stopped as he was being taken to hospital by ambulance, an inquest heard. Ronald Halliwell, who was a Liberal Democrat member of Westhoughton town council from 1999 to 2007, and Mayor in 2004
THIEVES stole a sat nav from a car as a man rushed his pregnant wife into hospital. Ayesha Younis, a doctor, was watching television at home on Sunday afternoon when she started having labour pains. Her husband, Fahad Iftikhar, took
A DEDICATED social worker who lost her battle against cancer has been honoured at the school where she was a governor. Christine Partington, aged 66, helped thousands of young people when she worked as a volunteer with the Wellfield Project
A POKER enthusiast is hoping to smash a world record as part of a fundraising effort for Help for Heroes. Barry Denson aged 40, from Farnworth, will try to break the Guinness World Record for the “longest marathon poker playing by an individual
HEALTH bosses have quizzed more than 70,000 people about their drinking habits — thanks to The Bolton News’ Think Before You Drink campaign. Findings already reveal 19 per cent of people living in Bolton’s more affluent areas have admitted to
A HEARTBROKEN mother is warning motorbike riders to be careful on the roads on the eve of what would have been her son’s 18th birthday. Chantelle O’Neill’s son, Reece, died at the age of 16 when he crashed his motorbike into a bollard in Marsden
TWO masked raiders armed with knives robbed a convenience store before escaping on a motorbike. Staff at the Co-op in Ainsworth Lane, Tonge Moor, were terrified when one man, wearing a balaclava and hood, jumped over the counter and demanded
A TOWN centre nightspot facing a licensing review has been given planning permission to create extra bar space. The owners of Vogue Bar, in Bradshawgate, claim it is so popular at weekend that customers are being turned away. Bolton-based Neil
TODDLERS have been learning to read, paint and make friends. The Bolton Literacy Trust runs Little Learners, which helps youngsters take part in structured play, story time, arts and crafts and singing. Lead co-ordinator Julie Walsh,
THE owner of a classic 1979 Mini is celebrating after her prized possession was recovered after being stolen. Julie Clarke woke on Monday morning to find that her Mini, christened, “Minty”, was missing. She spread the news via social
A DRUNKEN man who sexually assaulted a woman in Bolton town centre as she waited for a bus home has been jailed for 12 months. Bolton Crown Court heard yesterday how Nigel Moran was drunk when he approached the 47-year-old woman at a bus stop
A CARE worker pinned a vulnerable woman against a wall and shouted abuse at her before threatening another member of staff, a court heard. The 44-year-old woman, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder which leaves her completely dependent
IT seems that Roy Greenhalgh (Page 6 story, May 10) is still delusional in clinging to the hope that the Greenwood Arms in Horwich can be resurrected Phoenix-like to the good old days of a pub on every corner. This in spite of the fact that
RE the letters which appeared in The Bolton News on February 8 and, more recently, on April 7, and also for other readers who have been the unfortunate victims of “Parking Eye” or similar. A relative also became a victim of one of these parking
SCOUT Moor, not too far from Bolton, is in the news with the intention to construct more wind turbines. Scout Moor, between Edenfield and Rochdale, currently has 26 massive turbines decorating the skyline and is the most extensive land wind farm
SIMON Cowell’s Britain’s Got Talent is a brilliant show, but it is spoiled by a number of bad ideas. What is the point of judges pressing their buttons if only to humiliate the contestants? The judges should have the decency to hear them out
I’M afraid Harry Horrocks got it wrong (May 10) about Klasnic and Davies starting together up front. He clearly knows the stats about Klasnic’s goals, but Harry offers no tactical insight into his choice. Unfortunately, both the skipper and
CAST a shuddering glance at our education system and I wonder whether we will ever get it right. A report in The Bolton News tells of more than 500 primary school children missing on their first choice school. Nothing changes. We’ve been here
TV presenter and former carer Fiona Phillips has joined forces with a Bolton MP to launch this year’s Carers Week. Bolton West MP Julie Hilling is eager to recognise the contribution made by carers who provide unpaid care for someone who
A PILOT scheme to email people about their bins has been rolled out across Bolton. The £110,000 Government funded scheme sends messages to people encouraging them to recycle and reminding them when to put their bins out. Bolton Council was
THERE has not been a bigger day in the recent history of Bolton Wanderers Football Club than tomorrow. After 11 years in the Premier League, their future in England’s top flight boils down to one game — and it is win or bust at Stoke City’s Britannia
Derek Scramell, aged 68, from Horwich, predicts a 2-0 win at the Britannia. He said: “We have been seriously unlucky this year to lose so many key players to injury. “We are a really good side with a reasonable team and an excellent
THE town has thrown its support behind Bolton Wanderers who have one last chance to save their Premier League status with victory at Stoke. All eyes are on the Whites as they battle to stay in the top flight. Nothing but a victory
A LANDMARK Olympic sculpture made with Boltonengineered steel was officially unveiled yesterday in London. The £19.1 million ArcelorMittal Orbit was fabricated by Lostockbased Watson Steel and is almost twice the height of the Angel of the
