AN inquest has started into the death of a toddler who drowned on a family holiday in Tunisia. Loui Aspinall, aged two, was staying at the Houda Golf and Beach Resort in Skanes with his dad Gavin, mum Emma Hollingsworth and six-year-old sister
Our football writers Marc Iles and Dave Pye talk about all the latest goings on at the Reebok in our weekly Bolton Wanderers podcast. This week they talk about the players who are coming and going and the decisions Dougie Freedman will have to
BUILDING work has started on an ultra-modern new roof at a railway station used daily by Bolton commuters. The roof, which will have 15 curved steel ribs, is part of a £44 million investment from Network Rail to make Manchester Victoria a modern
BOLTON’S Kia dealership has loaned a new fundraising car to Bolton Hospice. Alice Atkinson from the hospice, which is one of Kia’s chosen charities, received the keys from Lynsey Greaves from the dealership. The white Cee’d Sportswagon estate
TURTON Golf Club has raised almost £2,000 for Bolton Lads and Girls Club. The money has been raised throughout the year by all the members. Fundraising events included a Captains Get Stripped for Charity night, when male members of the club
LADIES joined forces to raise funds for a hospice. Kate Parkinson organised a ladies’ evening at her Egerton home and raised more than £760 for East Lancashire Hospice. She arranged the fundraiser after her mother, Kathy Walker was treated
RAIDERS targeted two homes in Astley Bridge. Burglars broke into a home in Sharples Avenue through a door that had not been locked and stole a handbag and a purse. A patio window was then smashed at a house in Sharples Hall Mews. Criminals
CAMPING shop owner Peter Wright has battled back from an arson attack to rebuild his business. The 48-year-old boss of Rivington Camping was in the Lee Lane, Horwich, shop last September when the attacker burst into the shop and set fire to clothing
A WASHING machine was destroyed in a fire in Johnson Fold. Fire crews were called to Dunsop Drive at 3pm on Monday. A family a five was already outside the terraced house when crews arrived. The machine started smoking due to an electrical
A FAMOUS Westhoughton band has been asked to perform at a spring festival. Wingates Band will provide traditional brass band music at the Newburgh Spring Festival, from 7.30pm on Saturday. They will be performing fresh from their success in
A TONGE Moor woman has admitted stealing four cans of lager from a shop. Kelly Knowles, aged 32, of Moorfield Grove, pleaded guilty to stealing from Nisa stores on May 2. She was told to pay £85 costs but escaped further punishment.
FOUR cars were broken into over the weekend. A window was smashed in Bradshaw Brow, Bradshaw, and a sat-nav was stolen. Number plates were taken from a car in Holmebrook Drive, Horwich, while wing-mirror casing was removed from a car in Red Lane
BOLTON Museum is showing adventure-comedy Night At The Museum 2 on Saturday afternoon as part of its monthly screening of family films. Families are able to make their own 3D masks from 1pm to 1.30pm before the film begins.
TINY tots and parents can look forward to a day of nature-themed activities in Moss Bank Park. Nature Tots will meet from 10am until 1pm on Friday at the environment resource centre in the Hive building. The outdoor and indoor activities are
A COFFEE morning will be held at Christ Church Heaton, Markland Hill, from 10am to 12pm.
BOLTON Mountain and Rescue squads will be manning the route of the Edgworth Reservoir Challenge runs. The mountain and rescue vehicles will be on standby during the 5k and 10k races on Sunday, June 8. They will also be on hand at the family
AMATEUR actors are warming up for a new comedy. St Helens Road Methodist Church and Community Centre in Henniker Road are staging a production of “Cash on Delivery” by Michael Cooney. Performances will run from tomorrow until Friday. Tickets
A DEANE man has admitted damaging a patio window but denied a racially aggravated assault against a woman. Sajid Jangharia, aged 29, of Willows Lane, pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal damage to magistrates on May 1 after causing £500 of damage
BOLTON residents are being encouraged to hold a tea party in aid of pet charity the Blue Cross. The charity helps thousands of unwanted, abandoned, sick and injured pets every year, and provides a range of re-homing centres, and hospitals.
BRIGHT young things at Harper Green School who have not missed a day of school will be rewarded with a trip to Alton Towers this summer. The school says there is a strong link between good school attendance and achieving good GCSE results. The
TWO suspected vandals have denied causing damage worth £280 to an Audi. Emma Fitzharris, aged 32, of Long Lane, Breightmet and Kirsty Fitzharris, aged 25, of Clarendon Road, Tonge Moor, both denied damaging an Audi VRM in Bolton on September 20
A CAR boot sale is being held at St Thomas and St John Church, in Tempest Road, Lostock, on Saturday, June 7, at 10am. There is a £10 fee to book a stall. Call 01204 848708 for details.
WILDLIFE enthusiasts are invited on a nature walk around Doffcocker Lodge. Bolton Field Naturalists’ Society will meet for the ramble on Monday, May 12, in the car park.
HALL i’ th’ Wood Museum is offering the public a free introduction to bird watching on Saturday. There are free family- friendly activities at the museum, in Green Way, between 1pm and 3pm. No booking is required.
HEATON Christ Church, in Chorley New Road, is holding a coffee morning on Friday, from 10am until noon. There will be hot drinks and a range of stalls.
A WALKING group has been recognised for its resounding success. The WLCT — a leisure provider — ‘Walking for Health’ group, which meets weekly at Pennington Flash, won the Leading Walks category at the Ramblers annual meeting, in Liverpool.
YOUNG scientists will be taking to the road this summer to bring the wonder of science to the general public. Sharples School’s science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) team’s first stop will be at Bromley Cross Fair, at The Last Drop
BUSINESSES can find out how the digital age can help grow their company. A special free webinar is being held on May 13, at Bolton Arena. Specialists will speak on cloud computing, e-commerce, social media, and digital marketing. To book a
SLEEP experts will hold a clinic for child and young people with autism. The sleep clinic workshop is aimed at parents and carers and will take place from 7pm to 9pm tonight at Commerce House in Bridgeman Place, Bolton. Dr Chris Hoyes from
A FREE mud to muscle event will be held from 9,30am to 3.30pm in Haslam Park, Bolton on Thursday. Run by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, it involves a wide variety of fun conservation tasks including practical management in woodland, wetlands and
GREEN-minded residents in Leigh and Atherton can pick up free food bin bags across their area. They are available at some libraries and post offices, from waste recycling centres, and the Life Centres. Around 50 per cent of residents in Leigh and
A DRINK-driver has been banned for 12 months after being caught in Blackburn Road, Bolton, on September 9 last year. At Bolton Magistrates Court, John Harrison, aged 31, of Garstang Avenue, Breightmet, admitted driving a Renault Megane after drinking
ONE of the countries “most eminent” cathedral organists will play at Bolton Parish Church. Robert Sharpe, the director of music at York Minster, will perform at a concert from 11am on Saturday. His programme will include music by J.S. Bach,
BABIES can express their artistic side at a family day at Bolton Museum on May 27. The fortnightly group meets between 10.30am and 11.30am. Staff bring the work on display in the art gallery to life using creative play and sensory activities
CHURCHES in the Turton Moorland Team are joining forces to run a series of talks throughout June on the theme of “Love, Live and Learn.” The events start at St Anne’s, Chapeltown, on June 3, then St Maxentius, Bradshaw, on June 9, St Peter’s, Belmont
A CHARITY music event is being held with rappers, singers, MCs and dancers on Saturday. DMD Music and Insyt Media are joining forces to raise money for Bolton Hospice at Horwich RMI, Ramsbottom Road. Both groups are heavily involved in various
MOTORISTS travelling to Bolton town centre may be affected by work to repair a dangerous manhole. United Utilities will be carrying out the work in Manchester Road, outside number 318, between May 25 and 27.Temporary traffic lights will be in place
PREPARATIONS are under way for Sharples School’s summer fair from noon to 3pm on June 21. Anyone wishing to have a stall, costing £10 a pitch, should email m.cowley@sharplesschool.co.uk
THE annual Bromley Cross Fayre will take place on Saturday. It will be held at Mercure Bolton Last Drop Village Hotel and Spa between 10am and 4pm. Entry is free and there will be a range of stalls and entertainment.
BARGAIN hunters are encouraged to come to a table top sale and coffee morning in Horwich. The event will take place on Saturday, May 17 between 10am and noon at the scout hut behind the library in Jones Street. Visitors can buy books, cakes
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a smoking TV set in Daubhill. A mum was watching television with her toddler in their Rothwell Street home when the set started burning at about noon on Monday. Firemen limited the damage to the television.
THE American Drifters will perform at Hardy Hall, Church Street, Little Lever, on Saturday at 8pm. Tickets are £10 and £12 on the door and are available at the Fancy That fancy dress shop, Chorley Old Road, Bolton; the Downtown bar in Bradshawgate
A FIRE swept through a house in Boothstown. Crews were called to Fellfoot Close at 1.30pm on Monday to deal with a blaze in the hall. The family were not in the semi-detached house at the time. All of the upstairs rooms were smoke damaged.
MORE than 100 pupils at Atherton Community School are to become published writers in a new anthology published by Young Writers, Bonacia Ltd. Pupils from Years 7 and 8 were invited to enter a creative writing competition for 11 to 18-year-olds
HALL i’ th’ Wood Museum is holding a special activity day this Saturday for children and adults interested in the Tudor age and history in general. The art day is part of a series of free family activities which take part at the museum on the second
GIRLS aged between five and 19 are being invited to attend a girls’ only youth club at Bolton Council of Mosques in Vicarage Street. The next session is Saturday, May 10, from 11am until 1pm.
THE MAYOR of Bolton will open the annual garden party at St Paul’s Church in Astley Bridge. The party, at the church in Holland Street, will be held on June 7 between 1pm and 4pm and will include entertainment and attractions provided by church
A PUBLIC meeting will be held by the UK Independence Party in Bolton tonight. The event will take place at Hardy Hall in Church Street, Little Lever from 7.30pm and will include speeches from the party’s North West chairman, Cllr Louise Bours as
BOLTON actress Maxine Peake was spotted at a gig in Manchester at the weekend. The music fan was in the audience at the Dum Dum Girls’ gig at the Roadhouse on Saturday.
AS a resident of Bolton, I am concerned about the lack of serious local debate on the homes we need in our community when there’s clearly a big problem. Many people are finding it really hard to save enough money to get on the housing ladder, or
IT was very worrying to see the reports recently of proposed shale gas exploration around Lancashire. These geological surveys are nothing less than a first step toward full-scale fracking, with the inevitable damage and disruption that brings.
HOW is this for an ultimate Catch 22 situation? A mate of mine is a tetraplegic and has been in Southport spinal unit for more than 18 months because of an unrelated infection. He has been in the AA for about 23 years. I have been looking after
AN elephant complete with the town’s “supera moras” motto will feature on Bolton Wanderers’ new kit next season — after an absence of more than 40 years. The club has produced a new cartoon elephant logo that will feature somewhere on the Whites
THE Bolton News fitness expert Chris Bramah has been honoured by new mums. Hit Your Fitness Target boss Mr Bramah, who offers health and fitness advice each week in our Weekend magazine, has won the netmums The Best For You award in Bolton and
Dial M For Murder Opera House, Manchester Runs until Saturday Probably most famous as the-filmed-in-3D, but-still-quite-stagey Alfred Hitchcock film of 1954 starring Grace Kelly and Ray Milland, this was originally an ingenious play - and it
A CARE home which had to be temporarily closed last year amid serious concerns about health and safety has come under fire again from health chiefs. Watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found the use and management of medicines at the Ladymead
COLD callers have been targeting people in Bolton — claiming they can reduce their council tax band. Bolton Council’s Trading Standards team has received a catalogue of reports that people have been approached by a new firm claiming people are
A TEENAGER fled a drug dealer’s house with a carving knife sticking out of his back, a court heard. A jury at Bolton Crown Court was told how 19-year-old Thomas Laisby went to check out the quality of cannabis his friend had been offered by Kenneth
MAXINE Peake was the surprise guest at Bleakholt Animal Sancuary’s packed open day — and got to meet its newest arrival. Actress Maxine, star of dinnerladies, Silk and The Village, accompanied her sister Lisa to the open day and gave the thumbs
FIREFIGHTERS are urging people to take care with candles and incense sticks after a fire tore through a five-bedroom house. Crews were called to the detached house in Fellfoot Close, Boothstown, at 1.35pm on Monday. Watch Manager Steve Coote
FOR decades Sophie Long suffered with excruciating back pain, could barely walk and was often a prisoner in her own home. But thanks to revolutionary treatment the 46-year-old mother is now back tending to the garden she loves and living life to the
A YOUNG girl was forced to re-enact scenes from a hardcore porn film her abuser made her watch, a court heard. The child, who was aged between seven and 10, was repeatedly raped and forced to perform sex acts with David Thompson over a three-year
WHEELCHAIR-bound Pablo Rees was left embarrassed and upset after a barman forced him to read out his debit card PIN number — because he could not reach the payment machine. Mr Rees, who was visiting Bolton for a friend’s funeral, had gone to The
TRADERS at Bolton Market have hit out at claims that eating healthily is too expensive. Public health experts said parents were choosing “cheap food that is filling but not nutritious” and have called on the government to act. Professor John
EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted criminals. This week four suspects are wanted on warrants after failing to attend court hearings. A 46-year-old is wanted on suspicion of a drug related crime. A warrant
POLICE have been swapping the beat for the airways to get the crime prevention messages across. Police community support officers Bhavinee Jhala and Paul Dootson and PC John Gregory reached out to the community by presenting two shows on radio
MOVE over chaps! Muscle-bound ladies are looking to put the town on the map at the town’s first Bolton Strongwoman event. About a dozen women are expected to take part in the strength contest which will run alongside the popular Strongman Bolton
BOLTON health chiefs say they are “saddened” by the findings of a damning report into asthma deaths. Experts identified “major avoidable factors” in two thirds of asthma deaths due to patients receiving inadequate information, education and advice
A 42-YEAR-OLD man accused of stabbing an acquaintance to death has told a court he was not the culprit. Drug addict David Dempsey admitted that the drugs world could be violent but maintained he had “never” used violence. He is alleged to have
A CANCER survivor has donated £3,000 to the hospital that treated him to say thank you for saving his life. David Aspinall, aged 70, from Bromley Cross, was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer in 2005. He underwent surgery to remove
POLICE say they are taking steps to address the problem of speeding cars along a country lane in Bradshaw — but will not be able to enforce the speed limit in the near future. More than 300 people signed a petition calling on officers to review
BOLTON School is a hive of activity — and it is not just the students who are busy little bees. More than 20,000 bumble bees have created a buzz around the school after setting up home in the grounds. They are being cared for by the school’
AFTER finalising who would be leaving Wanderers for nothing this summer – one of Dougie Freedman’s next big moves will be to decide the futures of five players coming back into the fold. Keith Andrews, Marvin Sordell, Craig Davies, Josh Vela and
LUKAS Jutkiewicz may get the deciding vote on whether Middlesbrough offer him up for sale this summer. Boro boss Aitor Karanka is planning talks with the striker over his future after a successful loan spell at Wanderers that saw him score seven
THE closure of Blackrod tip is being blamed for an increase in flytipping in the area. Town hall chiefs admit that more rubbish is being dumped in the area — and say they will take action against anyone found flytipping. Recently, part of the
A DANGEROUS driver took a police officer on a terror ride through Bolton town centre on the bonnet of his car after ploughing into him as he tried to evade arrest. Gary Boote was driving along Bradshawgate and Bark Street in a Toyota Corolla with
