MANY of my fellow journalists would like to keep their industry to themselves, but they’re going to have to accept it is now open to everybody. In the old days, when metal plates, newsprint and big whirring print towers were needed to be part of
A COMEDY night is being held tomorrow to raise money for a 29-year-old mother-of-one who has terminal breast cancer. Ashlee Meecham, aged 29, of Hereford Crescent, Little Lever, has been given just 18 months to live. Friends, family and even
HOSPITAL patients could be fed ready meals under plans to make savings at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. Under the proposals, the current meals at the Royal Bolton Hospital, which are made from fresh ingredients, would be scrapped and replaced with
Police have released the image of a man wanted in connection with an assault in Bolton. Stephen Fisher, aged 22, is wanted after a 19-year-old woman was assaulted at a house on Gargrave Avenue, Bolton on Friday 28 December 2012. Fisher has
SKUNK Anansie are back on home soil, following a sold-out European tour, and the band’s front woman is not afraid to say what gets under her skin. Deborah Dyer, better known as Skin, has been part of the music scene since 1994 when the band formed
FROM Dad’s Army to EastEnders, now Ian Lavender has revealed he would love to land a part in another iconic TV series — Coronation Street. But first the 67-year-old, who played Private Pike for the full run of the army sitcom then Derek Harkinson
SHE got her first guitar at the age of three, and this feisty rock chick has not stopped playing since. Chantel McGregor has had to stand her ground against major record labels to play the type of music she wants, the way she wants to play it.
A HEARTBROKEN widow and mother-of-five is determined to raise awareness of the devastating condition that killed her husband. Claire Axon lost her husband of 14 years, Neil, when he died suddenly from a genetic condition he did not know he had.
n A PENSIONER has been banned from the road after pleading guilty for drink driving. Alfred Maginn, aged 70, of Westhoughton, was caught swerving across the lane on the M61 near Chequerbent on March 4. Police stopped Maginn, of Winslow Road
IF ANYONE knows about life’s ups and downs, it is ambitious business woman Donna Oxendale. A convicted fraudster turned business mogul, Ms Oxendale has now set her sites on conquering the world of football with the £50,000 purchase of Farnworth
A DRUG dealer who sent gift sets of cannabis in the post made £115,512 from his criminal activity. Jason Ayre, said to be a “cannabis connoisseur”, was caught out when Royal Mail staff sniffed out parcels at the sorting office. He has now been
BOLTON Wanderers star Marvin Sordell has joined the stand against racism in football. The striker sat with youngsters at the Octagon to watch a hard-hitting performance about racism in football — a touring piece themed around the theatre’s recent
CALLS have been made for a public meeting to discuss problems at the Royal Bolton Hospital. During a heated meeting members of Bolton Council’s Health, Overview and Scrutiny Committee said it was “crucial” that the public know what is happening
PHIL Neville dreams of playing cricket in the Bolton League when he retires from football. The Bury-born Everton skipper, who has six Premier League title medals to his name, revealed to The Bolton News that he intends to play for first love Greenmount
EVERYTHING is certainly pretty as a picture for an art teacher who launched his own classes after taking voluntary redundancy. Paul Cunliffe has run two watercolour classes in Farnworth and Horwich since 2006 — but is now expanding into Bolton.
A LEADING Bolton opera group is kicking off its season with a new conductor. Opera74 has joined forces with Juan Ortuno Moro, a graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) and the Royal Conservatory of Madrid. He is much in demand
A MAJOR restructure in the way Bolton Council runs its care homes in the wake of an abuse scandal has been implemented, council chiefs have been told. Town Hall bosses took action after a damning report into the abuse of vulnerable adults at a
A LEADING doctor has said the Royal Bolton Hospital has improved its “rapid response rate” for patients suffering from septicaemia — which is “key to saving lives”. Dr Emma Wheatley, a consultant in intensive care and anaesthesia and the clinical
A SPONSORED walk is being organised to allow a mother to share special experiences with her terminally-ill daughter. Ashlee Meecham, has just 18 months to live after being diagnosed with breast cancer which has spread to her bones. Her mum,
A LITTLE girl is fighting cancer with a smile as she has life-changing treatment in the USA. Four-year-old Katie Dodd has had a second round of pioneering therapy for a cancerous tumour on her spine which has left her unable to walk. But her
A JUDGE will share his experiences in helping to bring war criminals to justice following the harrowing Kosovo conflict. Bolton Crown Court Judge Timothy Clayson will deliver a lecture to law students at the University of Bolton on how international
ACTRESS Gemma Atkinson has backed a campaign to show people the ugly truth behind a sunbed tan. The former Hollyoaks star, from Bury, had her face scanned in a UV photo booth as part of Cancer Research UK’s R UV UGLY campaign. It gives visitors
TWO former Horwich mayors — including one who has been convicted of benefit fraud — will go head-to-head over a council seat next week. The vote has to take place after a town councillor was voted out because he had failed to attend meetings for
HEALTH chiefs in Bolton have said they would be “disappointed” if the Government scraps plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing. It comes after speculation that Prime Minister David Cameron may drop his plans for a base price of 45p per unit
A LEADING Bolton headteacher fears there could be a repeat of last year’s GCSE grading debacle unless there is “urgent reform”. Philip Britton, head of Bolton School Boys’ Division, one of the country’s top schools, has written to all three Bolton
IF Jay Spearing is to ride off into the sunset this summer then he wants to leave Wanderers with something to remember him by. It seems that regardless of what transpires in the next nine games the on-loan Liverpool midfielder will be heading back
SAM Ricketts has been called up for Wales’ World Cup double-header against Scotland and Croatia but there is no place for Craig Davies. The full-back is set to add to his 46 international caps in the forthcoming games at Hampden Park and Swansea
WANDERERS will not be pushing Marvin Sordell out on loan before the end of the season amid rumours that Charlton Athletic want to take the striker back to London. Reports on Wednesday claimed Chris Powell was seeking to take the England Under-21
MY colleague, David Pye, on this page yesterday, lambasted the use of Wembley for FA Cup semi-finals. As a Wanderers fan, I can only agree, but I would have to take his ire at the FA’s use of the national stadium a step further. I don’t know
