BOLTON Ladies second team showed the class behind their 100 per cent winning league record this season with a resounding 4-0 victory over Bury.The local ladies have won all six of their games so far in the Greater Manchester Hockey Association Division
NEIL Lennon would not be surprised if other clubs started to sniff around free agent Eidur Gudjohnsen after his trial at Wanderers went public. The Whites boss continues to weigh up whether to give Gudjohnsen a short-term contract after watching
A SECURITY van carrying "a huge sum of money" was raided by a gang armed with a disc cutter at Middlebrook retail park. Two men tried to break into the van at about 6.20am on yesterday in the car park outside Marks and Spencer. They used a
NOT only has showbiz royalty Priscilla Presley got new dance routines and lines to learn but she is also getting to grips with the British sense of humour.The 69-year-old former wife of Elvis is taking it all in her stride and relishing her role of the
An investigation is underway after a crane toppled over at the Wayoh reservoir. The incident happened between 9 and 9.30am today at the reservoir near Edgworth. No one was injured and United Utilities say they have since made the area safe.
I AM ashamed to say that I am an avid reality TV show fan but I now feel that some of them have gone well past their sell-by date. "Celebrity Big Brother" has been churning out the same tired, tried and tested formula for years and I can't even
IT is the new one-stop shop for clothes swaps — and it is changing lives for many families in Breightmet. The Not Shop, in Kentmere Road, Breightmet, is a Bolton at Home scheme that provides clothing for people who cannot afford to buy their own
CHILDREN took charge of their school after taking over from teachers for the day.Visitors to St Bartholomew's CE Primary School in Westhoughton found themselves being greeted by 10-year-old Aaron Purdon, while enquiries to the school site were redirected
THE number of people contracting tuberculosis looks set to rise, health bosses have warned. Public health officials have now drawn up an action plan to tackle the potentially life-threatening illness in Bolton and stop it spreading. The town
BOLTON Council staff who have gone the extra mile for residents are to be celebrated with a special award.Town Hall chiefs are asking readers to vote for the winner of the Best Customer Care gong at this year’s Bolton’s Best awards, which marks the achievements
CHRIS Cockton got the response he was looking for as Bolton banked a bonus point from their 52-24 defeat at league leaders Birkenhead Park on Saturday.The Cherry and Whites skipper was critical of his team's performance in the previous week's home derby
I SEE that Bolton Council are, once again, having to make massive cuts in services and I gather this will continue next year. Under the 1999 Asylum and Immigration Act, in order to relieve housing and other social pressures in London and south-east
Tuesday November 25WE are staying on the theme of road safety but unlike yesterday’s dubious idea, today’s picture shows the success of our beloved lollipop people who continue to keep our children safe.In February 1984, Bolton West MP Tom Sackville met
SLIMMING expert Janet Reid celebrated her fifth anniversary helping local people to lose weight by meeting the founder of Slimming World as the organisation celebrated its sapphire (45th) birthday in Birmingham.Janet, who runs a Slimming World group at
A CHRISTMAS fair is taking place this weekend to raise money for Dementia Support.Children have the chance to meet Santa in his grotto, and a number of craft, jewellery, toy, games and cake stalls will be available to browse.Entrance is £2 which also
BUDDING poets are invited to a special class at Harwood Library to share their love of poetry and verse.The free group meets every two weeks on a Tuesday between 1.15pm and 3pm and is suitable for ages 16 and over.The next meeting is on Tuesday, December
GRAPHIC novel readers are invited to join a free group at Bolton Library.The friendly and informal graphic novel group meets every four weeks on a Saturday afternoon to discuss favourite reads. The next session is December 20.
TALENTED musicians will be working together to make a brass band 'super group' for a performance in St Peter's Church in Halliwell.The award-winning Fodens Brass Band, from Sandbach, and one of the world's most famous colliery bands, Grimethorpe Brass
JOB seekers can search for work by using computers at Breightmet Library.Every morning from Monday to Saturday between 9am and noon, a selection of computers are set aside for those who are job searching.To find out more about this service contact 01204
WORK is continuing to improve one of the borough's most popular paths.Resurfacing work, new drainage ditches, new steps, paths, benches and signs will all be installed as part of a £423,000 project to improve the Roe Green loop line, starting from Worsley
BOLTON School's Joint Jazz Band outperformed themselves at the National Concert Band Festival annual North Regional Festival to net the highest award.The young musicians entered the School Big Band Class and were awarded a Platinium Award after impressing
YOUNG people will be singing out loud of the importance of staying safe on the roads.Gaskell Primary School will be marking Road Safety Week with children creating a rap, poem or ditty on the theme of "Being Bright and Be Seen", which will be
NEW woodlands and orchards are being created in Bolton as part of a government initiative.The Big Tree Plant initiative, which is being delivered by Red Rose Forest, will see thousands of new trees planted across Greater Manchester.These trees will be
LITTLE Lever Cricket Club will host a children's Christmas party on Sunday December 14.There will be entertainment, fun activities and a visit from Father Christmas.This event runs from 2.30pm to 6pm at the club in Victory Road, Little Lever.Entry is
UNEMPLOYED young people who want to gain new qualifications and take part in a wide range of challenges are invited to enrol on a course which begins in January.The course will start on Friday January 26 and run for 12 weeks at Bolton Central Fire Station
DARTS fans can try their luck against champion Lisa Ashton on Friday night. The 2014 BDO World Darts champion, from Johnson Fold, will be at Henighans Bar and Grill, Lever Street, Little Lever.Visitors can meet and play the champ for £3 and all money
A WALKING group is hosting a number of outings next week. Bolton HF Walking Club is inviting people to join members on one of four walks on Wednesday, December 3. The 12 mile Darwen Tower/Great Hill walk will meet at the Information Centre, Tockholes
A CONCERT will be held tonight (TUES) in support of a Bolton charity set up in memory of a baby girl.Phoenix Knights of Harmony will host an Evening of Entertainment at Astley Bridge Conservative Club in aid of Lagan's Foundation.One of the Mayor of
BOLTON actress Maxine Peake teamed up with other famous faces to raise money for the upkeep of a library. The former Westhoughton High School pupil was at the Working Class Movement Library event at Salford University with Sheila Hancock and ex-Smiths
A NETBALL team captained by Bolton actress Katy Cavanagh was beaten in a charity match.The ITV Text Santa fundraising event pitted Emmerdale captain Charley Webb's squad against the former Canon Slade School pupil's Coronation Street team at the Manchester
AN independent panel will review evidence surrounding issues with Hormone Pregnancy tests early next year, following a campaign by a Bolton MP.Yasmin Qureshi, who represents Bolton South East has lobbied alongside Little Lever mum, Nichola Williams, for
A CHURCH was transformed into a traditional Christmas market for the day.Members of St Peter's Church on the outskirts of Belmont transformed the inside of the church into a market for the event which was held on Saturday.The market event was held to
A PORCH and outbuildings were raided in Heaton last week. Unknown offenders sneaked into a porch in Junction Road and used keys in a plant pot to search other outbuildings.Nothing was stolen, apart from some van keys, but neither the van nor its contents
TODAY marks the start of 16 Days of Activism– a campaign against gender-based violence.Councillors, representatives from women's groups and mayor Cllr Martin Donaghy will be at Paws4Kids in Corporation Street at 1.30 to launch an art exhibition promoting
THE ‘scandal’ of cold homes needs to end, according to one Bolton MP.David Crausby, MP for Bolton North East, has backed the new Labour Party pledge to make more than five million homes more energy efficient.The party have pledged that if they win the
DISABLED people are suffering due to delays in support payments, according to one Bolton MP.Yasmin Qureshi, MP for Bolton South East, will take part in a Westminster Hall debate tomorrow surrounding the backlog of personal independence payments, which
BROMLEY Cross and Harwood residents shared a coffee with their local MP during a special advice surgery this weekend.David Crausby, MP for Bolton North East, met constituents during two special events on Saturday, November 22.Residents with concerns and
FIRM action is needed to make sure companies pay their workers the minimum wage, a Bolton MP has said.Julie Hilling, MP for Bolton West, took part in a debate with ministers from the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, and also called for the
THE Christmas lights will be switched on across Westhoughton this week by the town’s Mayor.Cllr Kevan Jones will flick the switch at 7pm on Friday, November 28 at St Batholomew’s Church in School Street.
MORE volunteers are needed to help children improve their reading skills.Julie Hilling, MP for Bolton West, has joined the call for more people to join children’s reading charity Beanstalk after she met some of their members at Atherton St George’s Primary
NEWBORN girls in Bolton are set to live longer compared to their neighbours in Greater Manchester — with boys faring less well.New figures released by the Office of National Statistics show the life expectancy for males is now 77.6 years and 81.6 years
A SUPERMARKET worker with a fear of heights is completing the ultimate challenge next month — a 12,000ft skydive.Jezz Hill, who works at The Co-operative in Ainsworth, will carry out the daredevil feat to raise money for Urban Outreach.He will travel
BETTER support is needed for victims of cyber crime, according to a Bolton MP.Julie Hilling, MP for Bolton West, has now called for a debate on internet fraud and the performance of investigators and prosecutors.During a debate with the leader of the
THERE is just one week left for community and voluntary groups to enter the Bolton CVS £100 challenge.The organisation is inviting groups to submit a short entry, explaining how they could help Bolton residents with £100 this winter.The funding has been
A DRINK driver has been banned from getting behind the wheel for 17 months.Julie Colker, aged 25, of Merebook Close, Radcliffe, drove a Peugeot 206 car along Jubilee Way in Bury on October 31 while over the legal alcohol limit.She admitted the offence
A WOMAN was left with neck injuries after a rush-hour car crash near Bolton town centre. The driver was in a Renault Clio near the Travelodge hotel in Bradford Street at 8.50am when another vehicle "clipped" the car, according to police. Police
SCORES of homes were left without power after a car ploughed into a electricity box and a lamppost in the early hours of this morning. The Toyota Celica crashed in Deepdale Road, Breightmet, just after 12.30am, ripping the box from the ground and
FORMER Wanderers manager Owen Coyle believes the form of ex-Whites defender Gary Cahill is a major factor in Chelsea's unbeaten start to the Premier League.The Blues have dropped just four points from their opening 12 matches and Coyle says the Yorkshireman's
ANDY Lonergan is tipping former Wanderers team-mate Jermaine Beckford to rediscover his goalscoring touch at Preston North End.Beckford moved to Deepdale on loan last week in a switch that came as something of a shock, but is yet to make his debut after
THREE birds of a feather are hoping their homely cafe will get off to a flying start.Sisters Jo Burrage, Margaret Porritt and Janet Maguire — who run 3 Quirky Birdz Catering — have taken over the newly-refurbished cafe at Heaton Fold Garden Centre.The
SUCCESSFUL business woman Debbie Pierce has lifted the lid on her rise from a Saturday girl on Bury Market to the managing director of multi-million pound company.Ms Pierce, co-founder of Bury Black Pudding Company, has spoken of her vision to turn
BIN bags, carrier bags, video tapes and gas canisters were dumped outside the fire exit of a medical centre by fly-tippers.The rubbish — which also attracted rats to the outside of the building — was dumped outside the 3D Medical Centre in Deane Road
RAIL commuters and passersby in Bolton were left confused when a clock outside Bolton train station started going backwards.The clock was several hours behind the other clocks, on the tower next to the train station in Trinity Street, and kept going backwards.It
A SCULPTOR is carving out a name for himself after producing a series of stunning works across Bolton. Rick Goodwin, of Bowstone Hill, Horwich only took up sculpting four years ago and when he attempted his first sculpture he was in tears laughing at
RESIDENTS have reacted angrily to plans to keep rubble from demolished buildings on the Horwich Loco Works site.An application has been made by Urban Quarry Ltd to convert what is currently an open storage unit on the Loco Works site into a special '
MARC Tierney has had an operation which the club hope will save his Wanderers career.The unlucky full-back, who has played just nine times since signing on a free transfer from Norwich City 18 months ago, has sought specialist advice in the US as he looks
RESIDENTS in Blackrod are fuming after a building site which operates through the night was opened just yards from their homes. The site, in Junction Close, is used by workers who are rebuilding the nearby Station Road bridge as part of the electrification
AN Amarna Princess replica created by convicted master forger Shaun Greenhalgh has been auctioned for just £500 — a fraction of the £440,000 paid for his original work in 2003. The 20-inch statuette was sold at Bolton Auction Rooms yesterday to
A POWERFUL play inspiring young people to stand up for what they believe in was at the heart of this year's anti-bullying week at Rivington and Blackrod School.The school in Horwich continued its tradition of supporting the national week including a play
A MENTAL health patient was found strangled to death in her hospital bed with an item of clothing tied around her neck, an inquest was told. Julie Francis, who had been sectioned at the Meadowbank Unit, a mental health facility on the site of the
