A RETIRED council boss has lost an appeal to keep his guns — after a court ruled he was a "confrontational man" who always thinks he is right. Adrian Golland, former assistant director of engineering at Bolton Council, had his appeal against his
Bolton Mountain Rescue team were called at about 2.20pm this afternoon after the boy crashed his bike while riding in Darwen Moor. He had been riding with his father and younger brother in the Lyon's Den area of the moor when his bike slipped on
A BOLTON junior rugby union player took centre stage at a top event in London.Weyland Smith, aged nine, started playing rugby at Bolton Rugby Club at the age of four and has just been given a Blue Peter badge for his commitment to sport.He was involved
ROCHDALE Under-17s broke Bolton hearts with a last-gasp try to take a 55-52 victory.Bolton found themselves 5-0 down before a superbly worked backs move put full-back Adam Kazmi to touch down by the posts for a brilliant converted. Rochdale restored their
NETBALL sessions are being run around Bolton to try to encourage more young people to take up the sport.Bolton Sport and Active Living Services are staging a number of satellite events around the town and the first one is taking place at Bolton College
THERE is only one way to start this week’s run report and that is with a HUGE congratulation’s to one our event director team Alistair and his better half Hannah. They tied the knot on Friday to become the new Mr and Mrs McArthur. I&rsquo
A BOLTON triathlete hopes to put her injury worries behind her and make a big impression with the England Talent squad next year.Leah Peploe has just signed her national training contract is currently in training for next season with a number of events
THIS gig very nearly did not happen. After working up a sweat on their third album and a set of three EPs, Geordie band Little Comets cancelled four shows at the start of the UK tour due to singer Rob Coles losing his voice. Perhaps getting
A BOLTON power-lifter is working hard in the final few weeks to get ready for the North West Championships.Horwich's Joe Bulloch will doing body building in anticipation of the event as he will need to lose 3kg to reach his weight category.The 43-
BOLTON Olympic Wrestling Club will have a special guest through their doors tonight to give officials a funding boost.Mrs Edith Conn, the Vice Lord Lieutenant will be visiting the Wigan Road base to meet with the next generation of wrestlers and club
BBC Radio 2 listeners were given a unique insight into Bolton this morning – when someone from the town called in to tell host Chris Evans that they had seen a unicyclist going up Blackburn Road. Ramblers in Bolton have previously spotted a unicyclist
POLICE have arrested a man after a car chase in Daubhill this morning. Officers spotted the silver Astra Elegance speeding down St Helen’s Road at about 12.50 am. Police pursued the car before it finally stopped with a burst tyre in Brandwood
A LAW firm which specialises in multi-million pound serious injury settlements is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Serious Law, in Chorley Street, Bolton, was founded by senior partner John Sherrington in 1989. The firm, which boasts four
FURRY family pets are needed to hop on stage and star in a theatre's festive production of Alice in Wonderland.Rehearsals are well under way at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, but poor Alice is missing something very important - real life rabbits to
MONEY certainly matters at Devonshire Road Primary School. The school in Heaton is educating its youngsters to become cash savvy so they cash in on the right things �— and is working towards becoming a centre of financial education. And in
YOUNGSTERS were treated to a kickabout with former England star Gary Neville — as he opened their new state-of-the-art £1 million pavilion for a Horwich community football club on Friday. Horwich St Mary FC welcomed the ex Manchester United star
IT has kept things ticking along at Bromley Cross Train Station for more than a century, taking pride of place on the platform. Now, rail enthusiasts are trying to ensure the historic public clock continues to serve generations to come. Bromley
RESIDENTS lined the streets late into the night to try and catch a glimpse of Hollywood stars shooting a feature film in Ramsbottom. A major scene from new film A Monster Calls, which features A-listers Liam Neeson and Sigourney Weaver, was being
YOUNGSTERS got their hands dirty learning how to perform emergency open heart surgery at the University of Bolton.Future doctors, nurses and paramedics flocked to see the special demonstrations performed by senior lecturer Chris Mulryan.They could take
HEALTH chiefs estimate there are more than 900 people with undiagnosed dementia in Bolton. The number of formally diagnosed dementia sufferers is higher in Bolton than the national average. Yet doctors say it is vital to find those people living
A 22-YEAR-OLD man was stabbed in the leg with a broken bottle in a night club.The victim had tried to break up a fight inside the After Dark club, in Nelson Square, in the early hours of Saturday.During the struggle he felt a "jab to his leg"
A TOWN councillor has said it is "rich" of a government minister to suggest local authorities should pass more money down to parish councils given the cuts they have imposed. Local government minister Kris Hopkins said he intended to write to 31
WANDERERS skipper Jay Spearing says new boss Neil Lennon has given him and his teammates a new lease of life — and he is loving it. The midfielder led the side to victory in Lennon’s first home game against Brentford on Saturday — their second
KEITH Andrews has no bitterness about the way his career at Wanderers ended and has backed Neil Lennon to make a success of his time at the club. Signed by Owen Coyle in the summer of 2012 and loaned out for two successive seasons by Dougie Freedman
MOST brides dream of being taken to the church by a horse-drawn carriage on their special day.But one Great Lever mum was taken to the service by a donkey named Jessica instead.The family of Jennifer Court organised the surprise as she tied the knot to
