Here's our guide to what you can do in and around Bolton this weekend. 1. Do a high flying kick, back drop and spin in Breightmet. The Northern Soul and Motown evening, with club DJs Ronnie and Wellsy, will be at Henighans, Bury Road, from 8pm
BOLTON could be hit by the remnants of Hurricane Bertha this weekend, weather experts say. The Met Office says there is a 10 per cent probability that the tropical storm, which is now making its way across the Atlantic, will reach north west England
AN Atherton man who was jailed for having a weapon is wanted on recall to prison. Shaun Stockton, aged 23, was released from custody on licence on April 25 after serving a jail term for possessing a weapon and public order offences in Atherton.
TWO young men who died when their speeding car flipped and hit a tree may not have known they were being chased by police, an inquest jury has decided. Jack Francis Christian, aged 22, and 23-year-old Lee James Perris both suffered brain haemorrhages
A HOSPITAL worker transporting dirty linen to a laundrette was injured after being knocked down in a car accident. The 62-year-old man was pushing a laundry cage along Minerva Road at about 11am on Tuesday when a Fiat Punto reversed into the cage
THERE was a lane closure on the M60 every day last year, according to figures obtained using the Freedom of Information Act. The orbital motorway in Greater Manchester was one of seven to report closures on all 365 days of 2013, according to new
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DANCER Tony Irving has carved out a successful career as a television celebrity in Sweden — helped by a dollop of straight-talking Northern wit and humour. The 48-year-old is celebrating 10 years as a judge on Let's Dance, the country’s version
A METAL and waste recycler with sites in Bolton and Leigh is celebrating its 70th year as a family business. Since 1944, five generations of family-owned Chadwicks Recycling have kept the company going — from great grandfather Stanley Chadwick,
A PLAYWRIGHT told how Rivington and its ruins inspired him to pen an original new play about soap tycoon Lord Leverhulme. Sunlight on the Moors, written by Kevan Ogden, aged 65, from Walkden, was premiered by Bolton Little Theatre in May and is
CHARGES against a woman arrested in connection with the death of her estranged husband have been dropped. Sandra Jepson, aged 41, of Blackleach Drive, Worsley, was charged with conspiracy to murder Marc Jepson and conspiracy to commit him grievous
CHARITY champion Alf Hales - who toured the pubs, chippies and hairdressers of Bolton collecting thousands of pounds for good causes - has died aged 93. Mr Hales was a familiar face in Little Lever and across Bolton for his fundraising efforts
A THIEF stole flowers planted especially to mark the centenary of World War One — at the exact same time the war started 100 years ago. A “shadowy figure” stole the plants at 11pm on Monday, as people across the country were honouring those who
TWO women are still fighting for their lives after the car they were travelling in smashed through a safety barrier on the M61. The crash happened at 12.55am on Sunday near a slip road to the A580 East Lancs Road. The BMW 320 came to rest on a
A VAN was set on fire in a suspected arson attack in a Halliwell street. Fire crews went to Holly Grove at 1.30am yesterday after reports that a Ford Transit van was on fire. The vehicle was destroyed. Nobody was hurt and police have been informed
A MAN was stranded in a broken lift for 50 minutes during the night in a block of flats in Deane. Fire crews had to lower the lift in Blackshaw Lane after it had become stuck between the ninth and 10th floors at around 5am yesterday. The man
A LARGE quantity of cigarettes and a wallet were stolen from the boot of a car in Lindale Avenue, Heaton. In a separate incident a window was smashed and an iPod was stolen from a car in Highfield Road, Smithills. The crimes took place between
FABULOUS flowers and tasty veg will be on show at the Harpers Lane’s Allotments open day this Sunday. There will be a tea room and live entertainment, with Appalachian aancing from Leap To Your Feet and music from the Soya Band. There will
BURGLARS targeted two homes in Bolton North over the weekend. Damage was caused to a door lock and a frame of a home in Kingscourt Avenue, Smithills, by would-be burglars, who failed to get into the property. Meanwhile games consoles, a laptop
THEATRE-lovers can look forward to an evening of toe-tapping and hand-jiving when the curtain goes up on SS Simon and Jude’s Amateur Dramatic Association’s show Tutti Frutti. The production, billed as a sparkling summer show for all the family,
POLICE who stopped a motorist for not wearing a seat belt found the driver had 12 bags of cannabis in the car, a court heard. Bolton magistrates were told how Hasan Greaves admitted the drugs were his and that he had bought them for £150 a short
A FABULOUS day of historic heraldry is planned at Smithills Hall tomorrow. The latest in the series of summer holiday activities at the historic venue will run from noon to 2pm Entry costs £1 and there is no need to book. For more information
A TRIAL date has been set for a man charged with beating a woman he is prohibited from contacting. Zak Platt, aged 26, of Empress Street, Halliwell, denies beating a woman on July 27. He has admitted contacting the woman when he was prohibited
HORWICH Royal British Legion have thanked everyone involved in the town’s centenary commemorations. A special service was held in Lever Park Avenue on Sunday when the names of 420 men who died in World War One were read out. A cross was planted
A DAUBHILL man has been sentenced for assaulting a woman. Gary Naylor, aged 21, of St Helens Road, assaulted Lauren Kennedy on June 11. He admitted the charge and was sentenced to a community order and must carry out 40 hours of unpaid work
A WOMAN caught driving without due care and attention and with no insurance has been given six penalty points on her licence. Gemma Kelleher, aged 48, of Barchester Avenue, Breightmet, admitted driving a car in Rochester Avenue, Breightmet, without
HAVING played a fair few festivals in their time, the Levellers decided to stage their own. And just days after the 12th Levellers family music festival, Beautiful Days, has taken place in Devon, the band will head up North to discover a new one
A THIEF has been given a conditional discharge. David Newton, aged 33, of Stanworth Avenue, Breightmet, admitted stealing clothing worth £32 from Asda on June 18. Bolton magistrates gave him a six-month conditional discharge and ordered him
A MOTHER of four turned to shoplifting after running out of cash, Bolton magistrates were told. Katie Beatie, prosecuting, said Monika Sztojka was stopped by staff at Lidl in Farnworth after putting goods worth £64.95 in a bag and did not pay for
A DRINK-driver has been banned from the roads for 12 months by Bolton magistrates. The court heard how Nathan Webster, aged 23, of Booth Road, Little Lever, was stopped by police on Bury Road, Bolton, at 1.20am on July 25. Katie Beatie, prosecuting
A BUG hunt will take place at Hall i'th' Wood next week. Chidlren can join collections access officer Don Stenhouse at the hall in Green Way and use nets to look for different insects, from noon on Tuesday. Advance booking is essential as places
A TRIP to York organised by the Horwich Heritage Society has proved extremely popular. The summer trip, which is set to take place on Saturday September 20, is already oversubscribed. Those who would still like to go on the visit can join a
THREE homes have been burgled in the Bolton North area. Tools and scaffolding were stolen from a house in Twisse Road, Breightmet, after burglars lifted a fence panel up then forced their way through a backdoor. Keys and a car were stolen during
BOLTON Advanced Motorists will be at an emergency services open day at the Trafford Centre today, from 10am to 5pm. The event will involve more than 140 displays of emergency vehicles and vintage appliances, and demonstrations. The group will
A MAN who breached a restraining order by contacting a woman on July 5 must attend a behaviour programme, magistrates have ruled. Nicholas Bradley, aged 25, of Roocroft Court, Bolton, admitted the offence. He must spend 27 days on the programme
A TRIAL date has been set for a Radcliffe man accused of producing cannabis. Stephen Sharples, aged 43, of Coventry Road, denies the charge which is alleged to have taken place on March 29 in Bolton. He will stand trial on August 15 at Bolton
ELEVEN trees are set to be chopped down by the council in Egerton land. The authority will fell six sycamore trees, three ash trees and two cherry trees in two woodland areas of Barberry Bank and The Hall Coppice for ‘health and safety’. Tree
A BOLTON MP has called on people to sign up to the NHS Organ Donor Register. Bolton South East MP Yasmin Qureshi said: “It is truly inspirational to see the personal stories of people who have been given the gift of life. “I would like to encourage
A BOLTON cinema will show a special screening of a play starring The X-Files actress Gillian Anderson. She is currently playing Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, at the Young Vic theatre in London. It
BOLTON Embroiderer’s Guild is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an exhibition. Members will display their techniques in the Bolton Art Gallery until October 26. The group meet every third Tuesday of the month from 6.30pm until 9pm at the
A HULTON resident has been given the go-ahead to build a double-storey extension at the side and front of his home. Mr V. Vekariya applied for planning permission from Bolton Council to create an extended dining room, two bedrooms and a bathroom
A FREE family fishing day will be held on Saturday at Bradshaw Hall Fisheries, Slack Lane, Bolton, from 10am to 5pm. Run by the Angling Trust, it is open to beginners and returners, led by qualified coaches.
BOLTON campaigners will march 11.4 miles to Manchester on Sunday, August 17 to mark the 195th anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre. Members of the Bolton Socialist Club are inviting people to join the march, which will commemorate the day armed
A NORTH West Euro MP is urging Bolton residents to complain about the BBC’s coverage of the Gaza conflict. Labour MEP Afzal Khan said he was “outraged” about the corporation’s recent news item on the disappearance of Israeli soldier Lt Hadar Goldin
BIG issues surrounding planning and development will be debated on Monday. Westhoughton Town Council’s planning meeting is at 7pm at the town hall in Market Street. A discussion on launching a new award honouring young people who have contributed
FAMILIES are being invited to enjoy a fun day on Sunday. It will be at Bolton Cricket Club, Bishops Road, from noon until 4pm, and will feature stalls, a fun fair, falconry display, games and refreshments. The event is outsourcing company Serco
AN Atherton man has denied threatening someone on a train travelling between the towns of Westhoughton and Hindley. Lance Landauro, aged 30, of Defiance Street, pleaded not guilty to magistrates on August 4 to the offence, which allegedly took
LEGENDARY guitarist Martin Barre is ready to rock Bromley Cross with the music of Jethro Tull. The 67-year-old says the band became stagnant before its split in 2011 but promises the gig at the Railway Venue, Chapeltown Road, on Friday, September
7:38pm Bolton's own Ayesha Brookes (right) lights the flame which signals the start of the 2014 Transplant Games in Bolton. 7:32pm The Transplant Games 2014 Bolton are officially
Band name: Treacherous Dogs Members: Lewis Parker, from Bolton, Dean Meekings, from London, and Liam Sinnott, from Northampton. When and where did you start performing? We formed in late 2012 but have been playing together in other projects
REMEMBER the scene in The Full Monty where tubby Dave wraps himself in cling film in a bid to lose weight? A new beauty treatment is now available in Bolton which sees customers wrapped in a cling film-type material for 40 minutes, albeit with
I READ the report regarding the protest outside the proposed mosque in Blackburn Road and I agree that if you don’t like Bolton you should go back to where you came from. I am talking about our so-called EDL visitors who came from across the North
ONCE again the pathetic excuse of protecting human rights is used to conceal the truth. That two councillors who failed to pay their council tax have hidden behind this veil of secrecy is a disgrace. What about the human rights of the majority
AFTER the refusal of the Foreign Secretary to say Israel’s bombardment of Gaza is disproportionate, the Deputy Prime Minister has stated that the action of Israel does appear deliberately disproportionate. It is deeply frustrating and upsetting
WITH less that 10 months to the General Election, the main players are already playing the game, jockeying for position and candidly “stealing policy”. Big Dave is stealing thunder from UKIP on immigration. Ed is suggesting time for “public questions
DISGRACEFUL! (“Council Tax: Judge rules no names”, The Bolton News, August 1). We cannot know which are the two councillors. I shall not be voting in the local elections until they are named and shamed. Human rights — what a load of rubbish
IN response to your choice on housing. There is no disputing that Careline is a good service but, whether being in sheltered accommodation or not, people should be given the right to choose if they want this service. Not all people want to move
FIRST came horse whispering — now youngsters in Bolton have been trying out worm whispering. The event at Smithills Hall saw youngsters getting their hands dirty digging up wiggly worms to get a closer look at how they live. They also went
TODAY Bolton welcomes hundreds of inspirational athletes to take part in four days of sporting action for the Westfield Health British Transplant Games. Crowds of spectators are expected across the weekend at Bolton’s sporting venues, which will
WHEN Dennis Barnes came across these documents in his mother’s belongings he had no idea who the soldier was. He has been wondering about the brave soldier for almost 20 years and now hopes to reunite the papers with family members. Dennis,
A WOMAN who had part of her finger ripped off in a freak holiday accident has warned people to check they have the correct travel insurance before going away. Farnworth mum Elaine Battersby had bought travel insurance — but it had run out just
THE chief executive of the Royal Bolton Hospital has been named as one of the most inspiring women in British healthcare. Dr Jackie Bene was awarded the accolade by the Health Service Journal (HSJ), for leading “with a calmness that inspires confidence
A PIZZA company in Westhoughton carried out a litter pick in the town’s beauty spots. One of the town’s largest businesses, Stateside Foods, which operates out of the Wingates Industrial Estate, collected more than 50 bin liners of rubbish on July
THE final curtain has come down on a three-year theatre project for young people in Bolton. The Bruntwood Academy gave 13 to 19-year-olds the chance to create new pieces of theatre which were then performed and toured across the region. The
A SCHOOL in Bolton will become one of the first in the country to launch its own childminding agency. St Bede’s Academy in Morris Green will set up its own agency this September. The school currently runs three nurseries and seven out-of-school
THE family of a South African man who died in Radcliffe last weekend is being traced by police. Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of Paul Blacker, aged 61, who died in Canalside on August 2, but they are still
THE owner of Bolton’s only remaining CD and vinyl store has taken a swipe at TV talent shows like X Factor and The Voice for “stifling musical creativity”. Steve Meekings, who runs X-Records in Bridge Street, revealed the bulk of his business is
WHEN Bolton beautician Helen Wood emerges from the Big Brother house next week, her friends are hoping the experience will have boosted her strength and confidence. The trio of close pals — Michelle Morton, Bekii Edge and Beth Crompton who also
A PARTNER of one of Bolton’s most successful dental firms has completed a mammoth 150-mile bike ride in just one day. Mark Ray, one half of Ravat and Ray Dental Care, is aiming to raise £2,500 for the As-Suffa Insititute’s homeless outreach project
WATFORD’S transition from the edge of bankruptcy to a halfway house for European talent has not always been well-received in the Championship – but have the Hornets now found the right formula for success? Ever since the Pozzo family rescued the
DOUGIE Freedman has pledged his side will not be found wanting for graft in the Championship this season. With the kick-off against Watford just 48 hours away the Whites boss admits he is still a few attacking options light from having a squad
About twothirds taken to hospitals for medication-related problems, are over the age of 65. This picture has been recognised for a long time and some actions have been taken yet the numbers keep on increasing. Not just the pensioners,
CIAN Bolger admits the time was right to leave Wanderers in search of football. The former Leicester City defender signed for Southend United for a nominal fee on Tuesday, although The Bolton News understands that a sizeable sell-on fee has also
SNIFFER dogs helped uncover a haul of imported cigarettes and illegal tobacco hidden behind a secret panel at a pound shop in Halliwell. Now the father and son shopkeepers will have to pay £15,000 in fines after the operation by Bolton Council's
YOBS are skateboarding on tombstones, taking drugs, and playing loud music during services at Bolton Parish Church. Graffiti has been daubed on a gravestone and youths have even scraped large initials into the moss on Samuel Crompton’s tomb.
