BOLTON Lads and Girls Club (BLGC) has been given a £10,000 boost to help disabled youngsters. The funding has come from one of its patrons, UK Healthcare, and is to help ensure all young people, including those living with a disability, can enjoy
JOAN Pritchard Jones and Kevin Hayes are absolutely right to highlight the need for our government to support calls to recognise Palestine. It is important that governments around the world work together in order to support a just peace for Palestinians
IT has been most heartening to see the very positive article and editorial about the Victoria Hall (October 8) and the supportive letters from Boltonians over the recent weeks. We are glad to see the affection people feel for the hall and the varied
IN response to “Give cash to hall”, (Letters October 14), it’s not always down to “the council” to help in such situations. The people of Bolton, readers of The Bolton News, could support the Victoria Hall — a cultural gem, as Ruth Kelly describes
IN Charlotte Dobson's report, October 11, Andy Burnham, pictured, Secretary of State for Health in the last Labour Government, is quoted as slamming the “sell off” of NHS services, arguing a vote for the Tories would result in a “toxic mix of cuts
UNFORTUNATELY, since July this year, I have been admitted to Royal Bolton Hospital on four occasions. On each occasion I was seen and treated in A&E by the fantastic staff — they all do an excellent job. From A& E, on three occasions
I CAN fully understand how the lady feels about the rubbish left behind her garage. You only need to walk down most of the back streets off Chorley Old Road to see what she means. It is disgusting, they should not get away with it. Our town
A THRILL-seeking pensioner who was out shopping was hoisted 100ft into the air on a firefighter’s aerial platform in Victoria Square. Sheila Shorrock was visiting Bolton when her gaze was caught by the crane, which was there to promote the police
CALLS to set up a task force to review street parking regulations have been rejected by councillors. Astley Bridge councillor John Walsh made the bid at full meeting of Bolton Council this week, arguing that strict rules and “over zealous wardens
BOLTON College’s £4.3 million STEM Centre — science, technology, engineering, and maths — has been officially opened. It was opened yesterday by Richard Noble, the holder of the land speed record between 1983 and 1997, as local employers, councillors
YOUNGSTERS at Cleveland Preparatory School brought music to people’s ears when the school hosted its bi-annual concert. It featured group and solo performances from a wide range of abilities, from beginners to those taking graded exams, and Lesley
TIME is running out to buy tickets for the hottest gig in town next month. The Chilli Monkeys play their farewell show at the Brinsop on the A6 at Westhoughton — and they are aiming take the total they have raised across five charity gigs since
A PROMINENT Bolton pianist has created a moving musical piece in tribute to murdered aid worker Alan Henning. Dr Stephen J Wood penned the classical piece, entitled Pavane, after the brutal killing of Mr Henning in Syria by his Islamic State captors
NEIL Lennon admits he could be tempted to bringing Celtic star Kris Commons to Wanderers – but doubts he will get the opportunity. Speculation linking the goal-getting midfielder with a move to the Macron Stadium fired up almost from the moment
WANDERERS fans have got it covered as they head to Birmingham for Neil Lennon’s first game in charge. Upon hearing that the new boss banned his players from training in their hats, many of the 1,500 travelling supporters have decided to don some
Band name: The Hats Members: Stef Hall, aged 32, from Atherton, on vocals, keyboards and guitar; Jason Brew, aged 45, from Leigh, on bass and vocals; Jan Beaumont, aged 56 (going on 26), from Leigh, on vocals and percussion and John Gilman, aged
THE little black dress is a staple item of most women’s wardrobes. And for anyone wanting to update the LBD in their life, a website has launched its very own collection featuring a range of 18 frocks to suit all tastes, from classic to sexy or
ALL IN GOOD TIME Phoenix Theatre Company St Philips Parochial Hall, Bridgeman Street, Bolton Until Saturday THE essence of comedy is good timing and Clive McCoy’s presentation of this classic heart-warming comedy provides that in abundance
RENT Five Saints Amateur Theatre Company Bolton Little Theatre, Hanover Street Until Saturday RENT is an iconic piece of musical theatre, originally produced in the 1990s. With book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, it was intended
A GANG responsible for a crime spree in Leigh and Warrington have been jailed for a total of 24 years. The robberies and burglaries carried out by the gang between May and July last year saw about £94,000 worth of goods either damaged or stolen
A YOUNG tennis fan from Horwich has been selected to be one of 30 ball kids at this year’s Barclays ATP World Tour finals. Holly Clark, aged 13, will join the world’s best tennis players on court at London’s O2 Arena in November for the showpiece
IN AN age where people are constantly bombarded with information on smart phones, tablets and laptops, society has never been more informed about our health. Whether it’s an app to help you lose weight or an article on the symptoms of cancer, a
Health reporter Charlotte Dobson is giving up alcohol for Go Sober 2014. Here is her weekly update IT’S Day 17 of my Go Sober Challenge and I have finally found something positive to say about this ridiculous exercise. Normally at this point
ARE you somebody who walks out of the gym with your hair and make-up still untouched, or are you the person leaving a trail of sweat behind you mid way through a gym session? Why do some people sweat more than others? Does it mean they're unfit
WANDERERS have sent striker Georg Iliev out on loan to Carlisle United. Neil Lennon also confirmed that Hayden White has extended his deal with the League Two club by a month. This morning another youngster, Andy Kellett, signed a month loan
THE price of attending football has been making the news this week with a comprehensive BBC study assessing the cost to the average fan at clubs up and down the land. The main focus has been centred on ticket prices – a subject I covered in a recent
The Bolton News' business editor Nick Jackson is the number one real ale fan in the office. So who better to send to the launch night of the Bolton Beer Festival? Here, Nick gives his verdict on the tastiest tipples. A THIRST for the weird and
ANDY Kellett has joined Plymouth Argyle on a one-month loan deal. The academy graduate made three appearances last season under Dougie Freedman but had been on the fringes of the squad in the last few months. John Sheridan’s Plymouth are currently
RESIDENTS on a street in Daubhill are being “driven insane” by motorists parking on pavements outside their homes. The parked cars in Faringdon Walk are forcing residents to walk on the road and are stopping vehicles — including ambulances — from
A COUNCILLOR campaigning for Bolton to be recognised as part of Lancashire has been told to “get over it” — and accept the town is in Greater Manchester. Cllr John Walsh asked leader of the council Cllr Cliff Morris to consider including “the true
A RISE in crime across the region shows government policing cuts are putting people at risk, Bolton’s police and crime commissioner has claimed. New statistics show crime rose by three per cent in Greater Manchester, while remaining static nationally
POLICE paraded a BMW they had seized from criminals in Bolton yesterday. Officers visited Victoria Square, the Asda store in Astley Bridge and Farnworth precinct to raise awareness of the Proceeds of Crime Act. The police have pledged to invest
TWO social clubs have raised cash to buy defibrillators in memory of a snooker fan who died after suffering a cardiac arrest. The Railway Club in Great Lever teamed up with Farnworth and Kearsley Labour Club to raise £3,700 for Bolton ICD Support
A kind-hearted couple have been recognised as champions of their local community. Jeffrey Horrocks, aged 76, and Pauline Kay, aged 59, who live in Greenbank, Horwich, received the Good Neighbour Award from local housing and care provider Places
UPON hearing that Neil Lennon would be the new manager at Wanderers, a bit of background research was needed. Phone call made to all the ex-Wanderers players who had made their way to Celtic, check, couple of emails fired off to local journalists
MORE than 50 revellers were evacuated from a 1980s revival bar after smoke filled the dancefloor. Staff from Reflex in Deansgate, Bolton, alerted firefighters after smoke began seeping from a cleaning cupboard next to the nightclub area at 1.45am
A BOY is lucky to be alive after a suspected arson attack on a Horwich house, fire chiefs said. The 16 year old was sleeping in the attic of the semi-detached property in Hillside Crescent when a fire began in an adjoining garage at 3.15am today
WANDERERS finally had lift-off in the Championship at the 11th attempt. The club’s worst start for 111 years finally came to an end at St Andrew’s, even though the nails were bitten to the quick by the end of 90 minutes. The signs had been
BIRMINGHAM City boss Lee Clark has challenged his side to find a ruthless touch if they want to spoil Neil Lennon’s party. The Blues have struggled at St Andrew’s since the start of last season, chalking up just three wins in 28 attempts in front
THE cap had barely come off the bottle of water laid on for his first Wanderers press conference on Monday before Neil Lennon started laying down his markers. In short, a club that had collectively started to feel sorry for itself since the start
AS Neil Lennon begins a new chapter in his career, a familiar face from his past could be sitting in the opposite dugout. Alan Thompson, the former Wanderers midfielder who worked as Lennon’s assistant at Celtic for two years, is now in charge
LIFE under Neil Lennon begins in earnest at St Andrew’s tomorrow – with the new Wanderers boss urging his side to “go out and impress”. The Whites travel to Birmingham City looking up on 23 other teams in the Championship table and with a five-point
THE lives of workers who slept above a car wash were put at risk, a court heard. The H2O car wash in Little Hulton was condemned as a “potential death trap” with the former pub being used as a place for workers to sleep and as a storage area.
GOOD causes are losing out on hundreds of pounds a month following the closure of Bolton’s charity canopy, it has been claimed. Animal charities say they have seen their takings drastically fall since they moved their table top sales from the canopy
LABOUR took more than half the votes cast to win the Harper Green by-election on Thursday. The party's candidate Susan Haworth will join the ward's two other Labour councillors in the Town Hall chamber after securing 51 per cent of the vote — down
