The Odd Couple (Female Version) - Phoenix Theatre Company Farnworth Little Theatre, Cross Street Until Saturday (June 15) Tickets £8 THE Odd Couple is one of those plays that has managed to break out of the theatre and into the mainstream
ABOUT 40 people were trapped in a town centre car park because of a fault with the electronically operated barrier. Angry motorists were stuck in the new NCP car park in Deane Road, near Bolton College, for more than half an hour because the exit
A 21-YEAR-OLD man was knocked unconscious after he was hit by a taxi, police said. The man was reportedly hit by a black Vauxhall Vectra in Bradshawgate near Nelson Square at about 5.25pm this afternoon. He was said to be unconscious after
IF Dougie Freedman gets his way in the transfer market this summer, then Wanderers’ 12-year wait for a striker who can top the mythical 20-goal mark could soon come to an end. Not since Michael Ricketts plundered 24 goals the last time the Whites
WANDERERS fans will get their first chance to discuss plans to revamp matchdays at the Reebok with the launch of a new forum. Around 20 people have applied to be part of the Home Matchday Experience and Attendance Working Group, who will meet for
THE countdown is on for the seventh Midnight Memories walk. More than 1,500 walkers will be donning their trainers to raise money for Bolton Hospice on Saturday. Midnight Memories has raised more than a £1 million for the charity and this year
HUNDREDS of keen gardeners are queuing up to get their very own plot of goodness. Now summer is here, green-fingered growers are taking to their vegetable patches to plant seeds. And the latest Bolton Council figures show many more want to
DOMINIC Marshall is a man on a mission. The 46-year-old laundry worker turned singer is aiming to raise as much as possible to help poorly children in hospital. Patients at the Royal Bolton Hospital were entertained when he visited dressed
THE headteacher of Bolton’s top school has criticised the government’s latest proposals to overhaul GCSE exams as “missing the point”. Philip Britton, headmaster of Bolton School Boys’ Division, one of the country’s best schools, said that an opportunity
AS the number of people forced to rely on food banks continues to soar, Bolton News reporter CHARLOTTE DOBSON speaks to those who volunteer to hand out goods to the most needy — and the people who have no choice but to use them. IT is 10.15am on
A MUM-of-two is about to celebrate her son's second birthday — something she has in common with more than 200 friends after setting up a social network group for mothers. When Paula Blakemore found out she was pregnant with her second child in
BOLTON Council has felt the wrath of a Coronation Street star over changes to its bin collections. The authority rolled out a new fortnightly grey bin collection service last month as part of efforts to improve recycling rates and save on disposal
THE Royal Bolton Hospital has been hit by nearly half the number of superbug cases it is allowed for the entire year in just two months. In April and May, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, had 12 cases of the superbug C Difficile
A THREE-month-old baby who was found unresponsive by her mother died from natural causes, a coroner has ruled. Parents Denco Morova and Anna Sanova sought help from Mr Morova’s parents, who they lived with in Russell Street, Heaton, after finding
STRIKE action by teachers will cause widespread disruption to schools across Bolton, town hall chiefs have said. Teachers in Bolton will be among the first in the country to strike as part of a rolling programme of walkouts by members of the National
LITTLE Scarlett Berry has paw-fected her hosting skills ready for her Barking Berry's Bakery Fun Dog Show in Central Park, Westhoughton, this weekend (June 15). The nine-year-old entrepreneur, who has made a whopping £4,000 for animal charities
A FITNESS guru who has helped celebrities such as Chris Moyles, Cheryl Cole and John Bishop take on extreme challenges is set to compete in this year’s Ironman event. A former modern pentathlete, professor Greg Whyte has competed in two Olympic
