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  • BIG MATCH VERDICT: Port Vale 1 Bolton Wanderers 2

    Wanderers (3-5-2) Lonergan; Mills, Dervite, Ream; Feeney, Medo, Mark Davies, Chung-Yong, Moxey; Wilkinson, Craig Davies. Subs: Hall 59 (for Wilkinson), McNaughton 59 (for Ream), Danns 71 (for Chung-Yong), Beckford 71 (for Craig Davies), Moxey 73

  • HSBC closes relief charity trust account

    A BOLTON Islamic relief charity is among a group of Muslim organisations to be told by banking giants HSBC that it will close its account in September. The Ummah Welfare Trust was visited by officials from HSBC who told bosses that continuing services

  • Research Not My Cup Of Tea

    HOW long do you leave your teabag in the cup? According to professional food and drink taster Martin Isark, it is exactly 25 seconds. “Any less and there’s not enough flavour, any longer and there’s too much tannin”, he insists. Actually, I

  • Let's Keep Quiet Carriages

    WHAT a pity that we’re losing the “quiet carriages” from some commuter trains. These oases of peace with phones and loud conversations banned are now disappearing after train operators CrossCountry and First Great Western  found it too difficult

  • Courts Are Love All

    IT was good to see that the tennis courts at Moss Bank Park in Bolton have had a face-lift. The four courts were getting very tired looking but now new nets, fencing and floodlights have been installed and the concrete has been re-surfaced and

  • Female Fans For Romeo Andy

    I SUPPOSE it’s about time that Emmerdale’s Andy Sugden became central to the rural soap’s love interest because he’s earned the right. Actor Kelvin Fletcher has been playing the role since 1996 and his character has recently been involved in a

  • Police Phone Check Welcome

    MOST of us are now so reliant on our mobiles that they have become modern life support systems. They are packed with vital information about our lives – everything from reminder notes to online banking apps – and that’s without the “basic” stuff

  • How Labour could be ‘on message’

    An open letter to Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party and the MPs for Bolton North-East, South-East and West. If you are serious about changing Britain for the better, here are some suggestions which I think you will find the majority of the

  • Chips down for MPs...

    MR Billy P is in danger of sparking another major controversy with his letter about me in Monday’s edition (Lighten up on humour). He prompts the burning question: “Is it ‘Chips & Fish’ or, as I would suggest, ‘Fish & Chips’?” Failure

  • Graffiti there on the day

    JUST to let you know that on the day of the Ironman race (Sunday, July 20), I rode the route. At the top of Sheephouse Lane — just after the sharp left hand bend — there were words, daubed in large yellow paint, of a racist nature. This was

  • Mischief in the Ukraine

    IAN Greenhalgh is spot on with his letter of July 28, regarding the trouble in the Ukraine. The downing of flight MH17 was a terrible thing to happen and my heart goes out to the families and friends of all who lost their lives needlessly.

  • Yobs ruining our park

    AS a concerned resident of The Haulgh, I am sending this letter to draw attention to the anti-social behaviour blighting Bridgeman Place Park in Bradford Street. This attractive mini-park was rescued from dereliction some years ago by the sadly

  • Inquest opens into death of Farnworth motorcyclist

    AN inquest has been opened into the death of a motorcyclist. Michael Mok, aged 42, died after the blue Suzuki motorbike he was riding collided with a tree in Frederick Street, Farnworth, at about 3.30pm on Sunday. Mr Mok suffered serious head

  • Vicious attack on man with learning difficulties in Tyldesley

    A MAN with severe learning difficulties was hit several times in the head with a metal bar by a thug in a vicious attack in Tyldesley. The 32-year-old victim was left needing 12 stitches to a nasty wound on his eye socket after the horrific assault

  • Ice cream man avoids jail after motorbike death crash

    AN ice cream van driver has been told he will not face jail over the death of a motorcyclist. Mohammed Khan pleaded guilty at Bolton Crown Court yesterday to causing the death of Andrew Wood through careless driving on April 12 last year. Peter

  • Pervert facing jail after abusing two young girls in 1970s

    A PAEDOPHILE has been warned he is likely to go to jail after he admitted historic sex offences against two girls. Robert Midgley, aged 61, of Bromwich Street, The Haulgh, admitted four counts of indecent assault on girls. The crimes took place

  • Harper Green kids play Countdown and factor cricket

    YOU can certainly count on the youngsters of Harper Green when it comes to solving maths problems. The Farnworth school held a numeracy week to inject creativity into the subject to highlight its importance both as a subject and in everyday life

  • Poacher warning as illegal pike fishing increases in Turton

    VILLAGERS and police are stepping up efforts to tackle poaching after an increase in illegal pike fishing in Turton. The rural and poacher watch scheme has been launched in Edgworth and Turton after a number of burglaries and poaching incidents

  • 50 acts perform at Rock It! festival in Queens Park

    TALENTED young musicians were given the chance to be rock stars for the day at a music festival in Bolton. The sixth Rock It! Festival saw more than 50 acts take to the stage at Queens Park, including bands and acoustic singers. Rock It! is

  • Bolton's 4 most wanted - July 30, 2014

    EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted criminals. Masautso Chiswala, aged 33, from Hunger Hill, is wanted on suspicion of theft in Westhoughton. David Crompton, aged 41, is wanted after failing to appear

  • 5-year-old and friends raise money in memory of his dad

    LITTLE Ashton Kendall and his school pals helped raised hundreds of pounds for research into a rare condition in memory of his father. The brave five-year-old sold cakes and dressed in blue when his school, Devonshire Road Primary School, held

  • COMMONWEALTH GAMES: George Ramm kicks off campaign

    SHARPLES Wrestling Club member George Ramm makes his Commonwealth Games debut this morning. The ex-Turton School pupil will take to the mat in the round of 16 by taking on Australia's Deon Swart in the 61kg category . The Bolton youngster will

  • In pictures: Firwood School prom

    YOUNG people put on the style as they celebrated their school years and looked to the future. Students at Firwood School dressed to impress when then they attended their prom night. They enjoyed a dinner dance, and the sounds of live band at

  • Proud Edgworth grandad gets MBE at Buckingham Palace

    “IT’S bigger than Disney, grandad is King, but grandma is not Queen because they have already got one.” So says proud five-year-old Amabel Sutherland, after she accompanied her 77-year-old grandfather Richard to Buckingham Palace when he was made

  • UPDATED: Body found in Rivington reservoir

    THE body of a woman has been found in Rivington. Police were called at about 6.07pm last night to the Lower Rivington Reservoir, where the woman, who is thought to have been in her twenties, was found. She is thought to be from Horwich.

  • Tributes after death of young Farnworth councillor

    TRIBUTES have been paid to Farnworth councillor Asha Ali Ismail, who has lost her battle against cancer aged just 34. Cllr Ismail, who represented the Harper Green ward, died on Monday. The town hall flag was flown at half mast as a mark of

  • Breightmet mum wins £200,000 on National Lottery

    A MUM was left “in a daze” after she scooped nearly £200,000 in a Lotto draw. Suzanne Richards could soon be made redundant from her job at Morrisons — but now has her eye on a career makeover by setting up a mobile beautician’s business. The