A woman has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car in Bolton this evening. The female pedestrian was hit at around 5.30pm in St George’s Road, Bolton. The woman suffered minor injuries, and has been taken to hospital for checks.
A MAN has been sentenced to a curfew after putting a police officer in a headlock. Philip Norris, aged 25, of Quebec Street, Deane, admitted beaching the peace on January 8 and assaulting an officer on the same date. He was ordered to pay the
FIREFIGHTERS are urging people not to burn materials in their gardens. Crews have attended a number of incidents in Bolton where people have been illegally burning items including carpets and polystyrene tiles, causing fumes to be given off.
TELEVISION funny man Paddy McGuinness is to return to the screens with a new game show. The Bolton comedian will be hosting Amazing Grays, a show celebrating the talents, skills and expertise of pensioners. The ITV prog-ramme will involve Britain
BOLTON-born DJ Mark Radcliffe will perform an evening of folk music. The 55-year-old, who went to Bolton School, started gigging with his new folk outfit, Mark Radcliffe & Foes, last year. The group will perform at The Met, Bury, on Friday
A TOURING art exhibition by an acclaimed Romani artist is coming to Bolton. Gypsyland by Delaine Le Bas and co-curated by Barby Asante will begin on January 25 and run until June at the Bolton Museum. Delaine Le Bas has had work shown all over
PEOPLE intrigued by their family’s past can get help in finding out more. Bromley Cross Library is holding free drop-in sessions to help people research their family history. They are on Thursday, February 13, March 13 and April 17, starting
YOUNG unemployed people can boost their skills by joining the Prince’s Trust. The Groundwork Prince’s Trust Team is recruiting and those aged 16 to 25, who are unemployed, can apply. The course will help them to gain work experience, new skills
A man has fined for being drunk. Shalesh Patel, aged 43, of Crook Street, Bolton, admitted being drunk and disorderly on December 7. He was fined £75, ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 court costs at Bolton Magistrates Court.
KEARSLEY Mount Methodist Church will host a community art project funded by a Lottery grant. A £2,000 grant will cover the costs of a permanent display for the community garden at the church in Manchester Road, Kearsley.Residents are invited to
FIREFIGHTERS were called after concerns that candles left unattended could start a blaze. A neighbour saw what was believed to be a fire in the hall of a house in Green Avenue, Great Lever, on Friday at 6.30pm and called firefighters. Crews
A TRIAL date has been set for a man charged with assaulting a woman, Nicholas Marsden, aged 46, of Worcester Street, Halliwell, denies beating a woman on January 8. He will appear at Bolton Magistrates Court on February 26.
A SCREENING of the hit film The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel will be shown at High Street Library, High Street, Daubhill, at 2pm on Saturday. The 2011 film, which stars Judi Dench, Bill Nighy and Maggie Smith, tells the story of British retirees
THERE is still time for voluntary and community groups in Horwich to apply for grants from the town council. The closing date for applications is January 31 and application forms are available from the town clerk at the Horwich Resource Centre
A UNIVERSITY of Bolton lecturer is to have his work displayed in Leeds Industrial Museum. Ian Beesley, who teaches MA photography, spent 20 years documenting miners in one of the last working pits in Skelmanthorpe in Yorkshire. His work, named
A 24-YEAR-OLD man will stand trial for a charge of beating a woman. Kamran Ul Haq, of Hulton Lane, Deane, denies the offence which is alleged to have taken place on November 14 last year. The case will be heard at Bolton Magistrates Court on
PEOPLE are invited to attend a police community meeting on Wednesday at Halliwell UCAN Centre in Hatfield Road, Halliwell, at 7.30pm. People can raise crime concerns and officers will set priorities for the area.
POLICE are advising people to keeps valuable items out of sight to avoid falling foul of thieves. If anyone is offered TVs or bicycles they are advised to call police on 101 as the items may have been stolen.
WITNESSES to vehicle crimes in Bolton are being asked to contact police after a motorbike was stolen in Cloister Street, Halliwell. A thief stole a blue Lexmoto Gladiator, registration PK63 LHF, from a back yard. In a separate incident a driver
POLICE are reminding people to keep doors locked even when they are at home. Officers made the appeal after reports were made over the past week of a man walking into homes in Deane and Daubhill. Police have also had reports of two car crimes
THE RSPCA will be holding clinics for pet owners on means tested benefits. The clinic will be held at the charity’s base in St George’s Road, Bolton on Tuesday, January 21. The clinic is for basic treatments including flea, worm, microchipping
A THIEF has been jailed for eight weeks. Philip Atkinson, aged 34, of Westwell Street, Leigh, admitted stealing spirits worth £67.48 from Morrisons in Blackhorse Street, Bolton town centre, on December 12. He also admitted at Bolton Magistrates
A 42-YEAR-OLD woman has been fined for being caught in possession of cannabis. Paula Charnock, of Bromwich Street, The Haulgh, admitted possessing the drug on December 3 last year. She was fined £40, ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £20
Horwich Heritage society will be looking at “The History of the Music Hall” at a meeting tomorrow at 7.30pm at the Horwich Resource Centre in Beaumont Road. Members go free and the cost for visitors is £2. The society’s new book, “The History
CONSULTANT Dr Adam Robinson will speak at a meeting about improvements in diabetes treatment and the latest research taking place on Wednesday at the Holiday Inn in Bolton town centre from 7.30pm till 9pm.
A MAN from Westhoughton has denied assaulting a woman, a court was told. Mark Sutton, aged 42, of Thirlwood Croft, denies beating a woman on January 8. He will appear at Bolton Magistrates’ Court on March 25 for a trial.
A HORWICH man has been charged with a catalogue of offences. Anthony Barlow, aged 45, of Berne Avenue, has been charged with causing £100 worth of damage to a police cell on August 30. He is charged with driving a car dangerously in Horwich
A TONGE Moor man will stand trial for a charge of causing actual bodily harm to a woman. Kyle Pearl, aged 26, of Tonge Moor Road, denies the assault, alleged to have happened on January 8. He also denies having a metal bar in Halliwell Road, damaging
CLOSURES will be in place while work is carried out to resurface and carry out drainage repairs on the M602. The work is being done between 10pm and 5am on week nights. There will be some overnight closures of slip roads and carriageways around
RELATIVES of a 61-year-old man who died at Royal Bolton Hospital are being urged to get in touch. David Nightingale, of Redbrook Close in Farnworth, was admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital on January 1. He died on Friday following a long illness.
TRAFFIC disruption is expected to continue as work is completed on a bridge. North Road in Atherton will be shut, with access only available via Platt Lane. The work is expected to take three months to complete.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a car crash. Crews from Bolton North Fire and Darwen were called to Broadhead Road, Edgworth, at 6.35pm on Saturday. There were reports that a car had gone down an embankment and the damaged engine was smoking. A
NATURE fans are invited to the next meeting of the Bolton Field Naturalists’ Society. The meeting will be held today at 1.30pm in the lecture theatre at Bolton Central Library. Local photographer Brian White will be showing photographs of his
THE next meeting of Bolton Railway Circle will be held today. The meeting for rail enthusiasts will be held at the Doffcocker Inn in Chorley Old Road at 7.30pm. There will be a video presentation by John Constantine that will include plenty
TRAFFIC in Leigh and Atherton town centres will be placed under temporary management measures as work on the guided busway steps up. Preparatory work for improvements to the town centre will get under way this week as part of Transport for Greater
CREATIVE residents are being invited to design a new mascot for The Printworks in Manchester. The winning entry will be brought to life by award-winning make-up artist and sculptor Shaune Harrison who has worked in the film industry since 1988
A VOCAL harmony group will play at The Barlow in Edgworth on Friday. Nine Tenths Below will play at the venue in Bolton Road, and will step in for the Saggy Bottom Girls who were due to play, but have pulled out because of illness. The five-piece
A POLICE community meeting will be held at Deane UCAN. The meeting at the base in Oriel Street will be held at 6pm tonight. Residents are invited to attend and discuss any crime concerns with PCSO Mick Farrell, of Bolton Central Neighbourhood Policing
THE sharp-edged comedy Entertaining Angels is being brought to the stage by Bolton Little Theatre next month. Richard Everett’s play tells the story of vicar’s wife Grace who has spent a lifetime on her best behaviour. Now widowed, she is enjoying
BOLTON Lodge Theosophical Society will hold its annual meeting and New Year party on Sunday, January 26 at Bank Street Chapel's school room in Crown Street and will start at 1.30pm. Newcomers are welcome.
PHOTOGRAPHY fans are invited to an exhibition on Samuel Crompton. The Bolton Documentary Photography group are running the exhibition, documenting the events surrounding the 260th anniversary of Crompton’s birth. The exhibition will be on display
MUSICALITI Babies is holding musical fun classes for mums and toddlers. The sessions, held only in term time, involve music, instrument playing and dancing to help toddlers to develop. The classes are held at Fidgets Softplay Centre in Blackburn
NHS staff in Bolton and Greater Manchester are gearing up to try to beat the number of improvement pledges made on last year’s NHS Change Day. This year’s event will take place on March 3 and is a call to action for NHS staff, patients and the
THE Rev Canon Noel Proctor, chaplain at Strangeways Prison during the riots in 1990, will be speaking to the Bolton and District Over-50s Federation. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 28, from 2pm to 4pm, at Friends Meeting House, Silverwell
BOLTON Little Theatre is showing sharp-edged comedy Entertaining Angels next month. The story follows vicar’s widow, Grace, who has spent a lifetime on her best behaviour. Now, she can enjoy her new-found freedom but the return of her missionary
AN out-of-school club in Westhoughton raised £160 to support a donkey sanctuary. For a week in December, pupils sold goods at a craft fair at Gates Primary School. The money went towards the upkeep of Hannah and Coco, donkeys at The Donkey
WATER Babies swim school is holding sessions in Bolton. The swim school runs a specialised course for babies under 12 months. The sessions run on Sundays at 4A New Hall Lane from noon and cost £128 for a 10-week course. For more information
A NAVY ship delivering aid in the Philippines following November’s devastating Typhoon Haiyan has returned to the UK. HMS Illustrious is back in Portsmouth after its 950-strong crew spent three weeks delivering emergency supplies and repairing
WANDERERS have handed a first professional contract to Bulgarian teenager Georg Iliev. The 19-year-old striker has signed an 18-month deal at the Reebok after progressing through the youth ranks with the Whites. The Bulgaria Under-18 international
FANS clamouring for tickets at one of the world's biggest dance music festivals were left disappointed today as the website was overloaded and crashed. People trying to pre-register to get tickets for the Tomorrowland festival, which takes place
A MOTHER has told of the terrifying moment when a man racially abused her family and tried to force his way into their home. The 39-year-old woman, who did not want to be named, said she no longer feels safe in her home after the incident just
Mrs B P Gallagher (The Bolton News, January 7) is not alone. I am concerned about the proposed changes to Bolton’s intermediate care service. Reduction in residential intermediate care is to be offset by creating home response teams to provide
RE the closure of respite care and transfers for after care from hospital to Winifred Kettle home in Westhoughton. Many people have used the facilities of this wonderful care home over many years. The services of dedicated staff from cleaners
It was very interesting to read the story about the dog “Starved to death” in The Bolton News on January 4, and online. However, I am a bit disappointed that there was no way to make a comment. I’m sure there are a lot of readers who would like
IT is very sad that Macdonald plans to demolish Egerton House, most likely to build a housing estate. It is one of the last few splendours left in Bolton. We were fortunate to hold our daughter’s wedding reception there in August last year for
IT was a sin to knock down the Bolton Odeon. It was huge inside and held a lot of people. When they had finished using it for bingo, why did they not turn it back into a theatre, as it was used for many times while it was still a cinema? We
RE Stuart Chapman’s letter “Nuclear and fracking is the future” (January 10). There is no need for fracking or nuclear power. Evidence from America shows that renewable energy, which isn’t subsidised, is generating more electricity than fossil
IT’S hard enough trying to make a crust as a journalist without managers making it worse. Most of them appreciate the job you do, and many become very different, very likeable people once the tapes and cameras are turned off. However, some
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to step up their fight against the “bedroom tax” after a top Tory told Bolton’s social housing tenants to pay up — or get out. Iain Duncan Smith, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said he believed people should “find
THE coroner will investigate the death of a man who died more than month after a car crash. Harold Waring, aged 57, from Bolton, died on December 29, more than a month after he suffered a fractured pelvis in an accident when he was hit by a VW
A BLACKROD woman remained undefeated on a TV game show and boosted her prize winnings to £155,000. Christine Moorcroft, known as Chrissy, fought off competition from two pairs of contestants on the National Lottery’s Who Dares Wins game show on
THE stepfather of murdered five-year-old Dillon Hull has appeared in court pleading guilty to drugs offences. At Bolton Crown Court, John Casey, who was previously known as John Bates, admitted possessing 2,000 diazepam tablets with intent to supply
POLICE will claw back more than £25,000 from a man who grew cannabis. Howard Ratcliffe, aged 55, of Trentham Avenue, Farnworth, claimed he started growing cannabis for medicinal reasons, but then started to profit from the crime. His cannabis
A SUSPENDED prison sentence has been given to a man who attacked his former partner and cut up her clothes after they spent a night drinking together. Jason Johnston, aged 26, of Padbury Way, Breightmet, pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court to
YOUNGSTERS at an Atherton Primary School were given life-saving equipment, thanks a heart support group. The Bolton ICD Support Group presented its 10th defibrillator to pupils and teachers at Hindsford CE Primary School. The group uses money
BOLTON’S golden boy Jason Kenny OBE has indulged his other passion — racing fast cars. The three-times Olympic gold medallist was at one of the world's biggest motorsport shows — Autosport International at the NEC Birmingham — to showcase the University
Reporter Dale Haslam continues his regular blog on his daily train journey in and out of Bolton WHILE travelling to work and back on the trains is not always a pleasant experience, I do enjoy the odd weekend trip away on the railway. Whether
THE future of town councils in Bolton has been plunged into further doubt after Westhoughton Town Council said it would be “illegal” to have a debate on impending changes to a care home. Proposed changes to Winifred Kettle Community Care Centre
A PASSIONATE NHS and workers’ rights campaigner is retiring after 10 years at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Not one to mince his words, Harry Hanley has become known for his forthright approach during his eight years as branch secretary for Unison
A GROUP of green-fingered gardeners have been on national television for their work to restore a Bolton rock garden. The Friends of Moss Bank Park appeared on the BBC Two programme, The Great British Garden Revival, to show the progress they have
NEARLY 30 years ago, when Graham Edgington was left with a 16-month-old son to care for after losing his wife Jennifer in a car accident, he had nowhere to turn for emotional or financial support. Mr Edgington, aged 57, says he was even asked by
THE newly re-opened gym at the USN Bolton Arena is most advanced of its kind in the town. That the not-for-profit leisure trust, which runs the Middlebrook facility could afford to splash out £400,000 on the hi-tech upgrade is testament to the
Robbers dragged a woman shop assistant across a supermarket by her hair in a terrifying armed raid. Two masked men burst into the Co-operative Food in Market Street, Westhoughton, just before 10pm on January 6. They threatened staff with a
A HEADTEACHER has been singled out for “making a difference” by the chief inspector of schools. Karen Bramwell, head of St Paul’s CE Primary School in Astley Bridge, was named in Sir Michael Wilshaw’s annual speech. He criticised the “educational
BOLTON’S festive pantomime has raised almost £4,000 for Bolton Hospice. The Albert Halls production of Jack and the Beanstalk, which starred Crackerjack legend Stu Francis and Waterloo Road’s Ben Ryan Davies, ran from November 30 until January
THE proof was in the pudding for Horwich youngsters at the Primary School MasterChef competition. Pupils from schools across Horwich and Blackrod had to develop their own healthy flapjack snack bar in the first MasterChef competition of its kind
IT was a very happy New Year for a care home worker, after she won £500 in The Bolton News’ bingo competition. Marilyn Herbert, aged 61, of Ryelands Court, Westhoughton, came out on top in week five of our contest after entering it for the first
A BOLTON family lawyer is urging divorcing couples to try to avoid the costly process of going before a judge to go their separate ways. As divorce rates double at the start of the new year on the back of a stressful festive season, Nick Lewis,
ENTREPRENEUR and restaurant owner Subhash Kotecha is inviting Bolton’s business leaders to look at his near-£1million revamp of the former Rileys snooker facility in Blackburn Road. Work at the site is still ongoing, and Mr Kotecha, pictured, owner
PETER Rabbit dropped into Leigh Library to give youngsters a “helping paw” with crafty activities. Aaron Isherwood and his mum Paula are pictured making friends with the furry visitor
BOLTON boxer Amir Khan came face to face with physics genius Albert Einstein when he visited a waxworks tourist attraction in Dubai. The Olympic medallist was in Dubai over Christmas. This week he was back in the UK before flying out to San Francisco
THIS was a tale of two sides without the services of a clinical striker, and only one who may be able to do something about it this month. While Billy Davies bragged after the game that he had issued Forest’s owners with a shortlist of names that
ARSONISTS broke into a pub undergoing renovation and started a fire. It is thought the blaze was started deliberately on the first floor of the Lodge Bank Tavern in Bridgeman Street, Great Lever after vandals broke in through the back of the pub
THE M61 southbound is jammed this morning due to heavy traffic. Traffic is queuing on the motorway near the junction with the M60. The heavy traffic is also causing delays on the A666 as it joins the M61. The latest live traffic and travel
JERMAINE Beckford faces a spell on the sidelines after limping out of Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest. The Wanderers striker pulled up with a hamstring injury after 30 minutes and will see a specialist today to find out the full extent
DOUGIE Freedman believes both sets of fans ended up being short-changed despite a thrilling game at the Reebok. Few patrons who walked out into a cool Horwich evening on Saturday will be asking for their money back – but the Wanderers boss reckons
AN inquest has been opened into the death of a soldier killed in a crash. Tony Emery, aged 24, from Westhoughton, died after the red VW Golf he was driving crashed near to the Kearsley roundabout on the A666 northbound on Monday. Fusilier Emery
PHIL Gartside insists there is no danger of club owner Eddie Davies “calling in” his debt at Wanderers. The chairman allayed mounting concern among fans over the massive £50.7million losses announced at the end of last month, which took the amount
PHIL Gartside has thrown his full backing behind Dougie Freedman – admitting that this is a tough time to be a manager at Bolton Wanderers. The chairman believes the man he chose to succeed Owen Coyle in October 2012 is coping well amidst pressing
TIN hats at the ready – Matt Mills is sounding a battle cry to the rest of the Championship. Fresh from scoring his first goal of the season to grab a point against Nottingham Forest, the centre-back insists there is more than enough fight in the
Manchester Phoenix 5 Basingstoke Bison 2 Manchester Phoenix climbed to second place in the English Premier League with a comprehensive win over title rivals Basingstoke Bison on Sunday night. Phoenix came into the game at full strength for
