A WOMAN was taken to Royal Bolton Hospital with a broken left leg after she was hit by a car. The driver failed to stop at the scene, and as yet there are no details about the car. The incident happened at about 7.30pm on Friday in Mancroft
THE destruction of a 128-year-old school building which was wrecked by fire is under way. Cranes were in position at the fenced-off former home of Clarendon Primary School in Great Lever yesterday morning. Part of the damaged roof was removed
NINE members of an organised crime gang responsible for flooding the North West with drugs have had their jail terms cut on appeal. Police seized £2.25 million worth of drugs — cannabis, mephedrone, cocaine and amphetamine — during a series of
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Here's our guide to what you can do in and around Bolton this weekend. 1. Listen to a film star recount tales from his extraordinary life. An Evening With Sylvester Stallone will see the Rocky and Rambo actor take to the stage at the Phones 4u
THE big Championship kick-off is upon us once again – so don’t miss our eight-page Wanderers pull-out tomorrow. Can Dougie Freedman avoid the slow start that cost the Whites so dear last season? We analyse the manager’s business over the summer
FRUSTRATED banker Ian Moore had the perfect solution when he became demoralised at the height of the recession — he struck out on his own to help businesses borrow the money they needed. Now, Mr Moore, who runs the Independent Business Finance
I WOULD like to say a big thank you to all those in Bolton Council’s Sport and Active Living Department who organised the recent sports taster day in Victoria Square. It provided a great opportunity to see many different sports and it was especially
IN reply to the letter: “Careline not for everyone.” Bolton at Home gives everyone a choice when moving into their property. The choice is: Do you want sheltered housing or do you want general let? If you choose sheltered housing, you expect
RE the report (The Bolton News, July 25), on yob problems around Birtenshaw Special School. May I state that I do not condone vandalism in any shape or form. I do, however, wish to comment on Michelle Hinselwood’s complaint of damage being
Chancellor George Osborne is celebrating the fact that Gross Domestic Production (GDP) is now 0.2 per cent larger than it was in the first quarter of 2008, prior to the worldwide financial crisis. Most of this increase was in finance and services
IN response to the letter from Petra Jackson of Circus Mondao. People are not saying the animals are not well cared for, but a circus with performing animals is outdated and wrong. These animals should be living in their own environment not next
CELEBRITY chef Debbie Hall-Evans was one of the guests, along with food experts galore, at the Middlebrook food festival. The Horwich mum and winner Channel 4’s The Taste was back on home turf to provide a masterclass for the children in rainbow
HUNDREDS of homes and jobs are to be created after councillors approved plans for a major new employment and housing development — provided a link road is built by developers. Two applications, submitted by the same developers, Bellway Homes Ltd
A CARNIVAL princess brought a touch of royalty to a summer holiday children’s club. Eight-year-old Blythe Cordwell was back in the limelight weeks after she was crowned Adlington’s Carnival Princess. Blythe, a pupil at Adlington St Paul’s Primary
A “FANTASTIC” show which commemorated the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One has been showered with praise by town councillors. Westhoughton High School hosted a unique tribute performance to the 221 men from the town killed in action
THE cause of a heart defect which nearly led to the death of former Whites star Fabrice Muamba has been discovered. The discovery of what leads to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by heart specialists at Cardiff University could now lead to a cure for
ONE hundred years ago this weekend, a global conflict that claimed the lives of 9,200 Bolton soldiers broke out. Families up and down the UK and across the world were torn apart by one of the worst conflicts in history. Lasting for four years
CHILDREN went down the rabbit hole to enjoy a Mad Hatters Tea Party at the Schools Out Club. Almost 30 youngsters aged four to 11 dressed up for the party at their base off Egerton Road in Blackburn, inspired by the Lewis Carroll children’s book
BOLTON’S green-fingered growers are preparing to celebrate National Allotments Week — and spread the word about the benefits of growing your own food. The national celebration of allotments and their benefits will run from August 3 to 10 and will
A HEART transplant patient who cares for his ill wife says doctors “saved two lives” the day they operated on him. Curtis Jackson lives in Harwood with wife Diana, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. She developed the condition within weeks
FIREFIGHTERS in England and Wales, including those in Bolton, are to stage a fresh series of strikes over eight days next month in their long-running dispute over pensions, the Fire Brigades Union said. The union has been holding series of strikes
A TEENAGE performer stepped in to save the day after a circus acrobat fractured his jaw. For the past seven years, Victoria Jackson has spent two weeks during her summer holidays learning skills at Circus Mondao, during its annual visit to Hunger
ONLY the best need apply — that is the call from a primary school that is inviting aspiring teachers to learn from the best. St Peter’s CE Primary School is signed up to the government’s teacher training programme Schools Direct. And headteacher
ONE of the UK’s leading judges has praised a law degree being launched by the University of Bolton this September. The university’s new chancellor, The Rt Hon Sir Ernest Ryder, is a Lord Justice of Appeal and one of the UK’s leading judges, and
DAVID Bowyer comes from a long line of soldiers who have dedicated their lives to serving their country. He can trace his army roots back to his great grandfather, who fought in the Boer War, and not only that has the medals to prove it. David
A FATHER whose baby daughter died six years ago from meningitis has taken to the skies for charity. John O’Gorman’s daughter, Ellie Mai, died aged just eight weeks old in 2008 after she contracted meningitis shortly after being born. She had
A SHOW is coming to Bolton and it promises to rock you. The Bohemians will appear at the Albert Halls on Saturday, September 13, to re-create 12 years in the life of Queen. The internationally-renowned tribute band will celebrate one of the
Band name: Peur Members: Sam Tempest, Joe Lomax and Ryan Clarke Greenhalgh When and where did you form? We formed in late 2010 as a covers band in Bolton, but quickly began to write original music. In 2013, we decided that we wanted to
THE music of R.E.M. left such an impression on one fan, he now tours the country playing the band’s music live. STIPE, with frontman Richard Southern, will appear in Bromley Cross next month, playing the American rock band’s back catalogue — from
A THEATRE group has revealed its new season will kick off with a comedy in September. Tyldesley Little Theatre received a boost ahead of the 2014/15 announcement as members scooped runner-up accolades at the recent Greater Manchester Drama Federation
THREE pensioners were conned by a “cowardly trio” who trick their way into homes to steal cash and jewellery. Two women are alleged to have carried out a string of distraction burglaries in which they knock on the door of an elderly resident and
CONFIDENCE is not a commodity that Jermaine Beckford lacks, so he hasn’t taken Wanderers’ much-publicised search for a goal-scorer to heart. The man signed from Leicester City 12 months ago as a potential solution to Dougie Freedman’s shot-shy
ANDY Lonergan has been told he will start the season as first choice for Wanderers. With speculation growing over the future of Adam Bogdan, Dougie Freedman has confirmed the Hungarian keeper will not be fit to start the Championship opener against
A TOP judge has ruled The Bolton News cannot name two councillors summonsed to court after they failed to pay their council tax for two years in a row. For 18 months, The Bolton News has called for various authorities to name the Bolton councillors
ASTLEY and Tyldesley’s late-season revival has been just reward for the players’ attitude, says captain and pro Jimmy Cutt. The Gin Pit men, who spent much of the season in bottom spot, have climbed to fifth bottom by winning their last three games
WESTHOUGHTON captain Rob Houghton could be Going Underground this weekend if his team-mates lose a tough Lancashire Knockout quarter-final tie at Ormskirk. The 25-year-old skipper booked tickets to watch Paul Weller at an Italian music festival
A TAKEAWAY given a hygiene rating of zero has failed to impress Bolton Council’s inspection team, who found dirty utensils, food on the floor and an unclean toilet — so raised it to a rating of just one. Inspectors returned to the A Star Chippy
