A MAN was kicked by two men as they robbed him in Leigh. The 36-year-old victim was approached by two men as he walked down an alleyway between Boston Grove and West Leigh Lane, at about 11.30pm on November 17. One pinned him against a fence
A TRUCK being towed by a tractor overturned in Bolton. Police were called after the large truck turned over in Victoria Road, Heaton, just before midday today. It is believed to have been attached to a tractor and was transporting farm products
A MAN has been arrested after a fire broke out a cannabis farm in Atherton. Firefighters were called to a first-floor flat in Peak Avenue, Hag Fold, at just before 2am this morning. They found what firefighters described as a cannabis farm
DRIVERS caught speeding during roadworks on the M60 and M62 have not been prosecuted after a mix up between police and transport bosses. Bolton motorists who may have flouted the 50mph speed limit on the orbital motorway have not been fined, because
A ROBBER who knifed a man 10 times before stealing £9 from him at Bolton bus station has been freed after spending eight years behind bars. Alex Li – also known as Porya Sahampour – was given a potential life sentence as a teenager in 2006 after
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 offer Gudjohnsen a short-term contract after watching
THE door is still open for Stuart Holden to make a playing return with Wanderers. Neil Lennon has confirmed talks have taken place with the popular US international, who has vowed to save his footballing career after a string of injuries. Holden
STOPPING Lionel Messi has been a preoccupation for managers worldwide since he burst on to the scene as a teenager at Barcelona but Neil Lennon is one of the few who can say they have actually done it. The Northern Irishman went head-to-head with
SHOPPERS are getting ready to bag a bargain as Bolton prepares for Black Friday. The shopping craze, which originated from the United States, gives people the chance to buy discounted Christmas presents. It is always the Friday following Thanksgiving
THE multi-million pound development of Bolton's newest school can be seen taking shape as it is captured on film. Building of the new University Technical College (UTC) for young people aged 14 to19-year-olds is underway — and time-lapse photography
ALL the fun of the fair will roll into St Joseph's RC School in Horwich to celebrate the festive season on December 7.There will raffles with top prizes, crafts, stalls selling homebaked goods, jewellery, games and much more.The fair runs from noon until
CHILDREN can enjoy some seasonal cheer by enjoying Christmas stories, songs and crafts.The activities take place at Bolton Library on Saturday, December 20 and are suitable for those aged three to 10-years-old.
UNIVERSITY of Bolton students have a chance to take their lucrative ideas to fruition.Lightbulb Investments are working with the university to engage with students and staff to provide ideas with potential with the support needed to launch them.Lightbulb
LOCAL artist Brian Barlow is showcasing his work at The Gallery at Harwood Library.His pieces will be on sale to the public and the exhibition runs until February.
AN afternoon of Christmas themed poetry and prose will take place at Harwood Library on Tuesday, December 16.Starting at 1pm, the event is designed for those aged 16 and over and the reading will be from the library's poetry and writing groups.
THE legendary Lostock cafe will be open for business this Saturday at a Christmas fair.St Thomas and St Johns Church in Lostock will hold its Christmas fair from 11am to 1pm and visitors can enjoy home-made produce and fun and games.The church celebrated
YOUNGSTERS will be exploring buildings and machines this weekend when Bolton Library stages its monthly Super Saturday.There is a different theme every month and activities including crafts and storytelling will be based around Big Buildings and Mighty
A CHRISTMAS market will roll into Egerton Primary School on December 6 to celebrate the festive season.Visitors can pick up gifts while enjoying hot food, including a barbecue, and drinks.And say organisers there will be plenty of family fun and games
PEOPLE can raise funds for New Bury Community Centre in Farnworth by attending its Christmas fair on Saturday November 29.This event is an opportunity for voluntary groups from the centre to raise much needed funds to see them through to the new year.
CHRIST Church Walmsley in Egerton will be holding their annual Christmas Fair on Saturday.The fair will begin with an opening by Stargaze Dance Academy dancers and there will also be Christmas stalls, a variety of tasty refreshments and an appearance
A CHRISTMAS tree festival and craft fair will take place in Bromley Cross at the end of this month.The fair will feature a contest, with prizes available in the best dressed tree category.There will also be 20 stalls with food and refreshments, and an
HALLIWELL residents are invited to an evening concert on Friday November 28.The concert features players from Fodens Brass Band, Grimethorpe Brass Band and the beginners band at St Bede’s C of E Primary School.It will be held at St Peter’s Church at 7.30pm.Tickets
BOLTON restaurants are hoping to feel the benefits of an increase in spending on dining out this Christmas. North West restaurants saw a 17 per cent year on year growth in spending and a 24 per cent jump in visits in recent months as consumers got back
SCHOOL days are said to be the happiest days of your lives and they certainly bring back some happy memories for married couple Barbara and Derek Vose.They went to different schools but have atmospheric photographs of a time gone by that will be remembered
WHEN Alan Rigby's 11-year-old grandson Sam Bedford wanted to find out more about his family tree it seemed a perfect opportunity for Alan to write about his life.So he has spent the past seven months compiling a book about his boyhood in Darcy Lever and
A CHRISTMAS fair will be held in aid of the RSPCA.The charity event will be held at the Horwich Scout Hut behind the Library in Jones Street on Saturday December 13 from 10am until 12pm.Visitors will be able to enjoy refreshments, a raffle and tombola
MOTORISTS could experience delays at a major town junction at the weekend.Bolton Council contractors will be carrying out ironwork reinstatement work at the junction between Chorley Old Road and Chorley New Road on Sunday.The works are due to be completed
ROADWORKS will begin in Westhoughton tomorrow.Electricity North West will be working on a new electrical connection in Bolton Road at the junction with Market Street.Temporary traffic lights will be in place until Wednesday December 12.
A FARNWORTH motorist has been jailed for 32 weeks after he got behind the wheel despite having been disqualified three times before.Sikander Khan will not be able to drive again for four years after he was sentenced at Bolton Magistrates' Court on November
A GREAT Lever woman has admitted a charge of threatening behaviour.Monika Kocsis, aged 26, of Danby Road, used abusive language to threaten another woman with violence on November 3.Kocsis, who required a Hungarian interpreter, pleaded guilty to the charge
A MEAT thief will wear an electronic tag for eight weeks after she admitted stealing from a Co-op store.Gillian Smith, aged 38, of Raikes Way, Darcy Lever, stole £32 of meat from the Bury Road store on October 22.She was ordered to pay costs of £177 by
A TOOLS heist has cost a 21-year-old thief more than £1,000 in costs.Aaron Brierley stole £2,000 of tools from Mark Smalley in Bolton between July 5 and 7 this year.He pleaded guilty at Bolton Magistrates' Court in October and was ordered to pay compensation
YOUNG women are being invited to attend a drugs awareness workshop, organised by Bolton Council of Mosques.Information on depressants, stimulants, legal highs and hallucinogens will be given at the event, which takes place on Sunday, December 7.Refreshments
A HARWOOD resident has been granted permission to build a ground floor extension at the side of his home.Steve Carey applied to Bolton Council for planning permission to extend his property in Harwood Vale.
A SUPERMARKET has lost its bid to extend its hours at a Westhoughton branch.Bosses at Tesco Express in Manchester Road applied to the council for permission to open from 6am until midnight every day of the week.However officers at Bolton Council refused
PLANS to build two new houses in the garden of a Deane property have been knocked back by planning officers.Mrs R. Savelli applied to Bolton Council for permission to build two semi-detached dwellings in land adjacent to 1 Henrietta Street.But officers
THERE will be a meeting of Bolton and District Family History Society on Wednesday December 3 at 7.30pm at Bolton Cricket Club, Green Lane which includes the welcome return of Sid Calderbank who will regale enthusiastic members and visitors with
IT was known as The Drill Hall, while others called it Silverwell Street Sports Centre but for most of us this town centre venue was simply Bolton Sports Centre in Silverwell Street which was its official title prior to closure in October 1995.The hall
WHEN Alan Rigby's 11-year-old grandson Sam Bedford wanted to find out more about his family tree it seemed a perfect opportunity for Alan to write about his life.So he has spent the past seven months compiling a book about his boyhood in Darcy Lever and
WHEN we asked in Looking Back if anyone recalled the name of the store that used to be located next door to BHS in Victoria Square Mrs Dorothy Ward was happy to oblige with all the information we needed.Dorothy, aged 65, used to work in the store — it
DAUBHILL is just one of those areas in Bolton that has an interesting place name which outsiders often struggle to pronounce.Phonetically it poses quite a problem but as most Boltonians know you rarely pronounce any of Bolton's small districts phonetically.There
MEET Robyn and Scarlett Atherton – identical twin girls born on different days.The newborns came into the world just 18 minutes apart either side of midnight — and despite sharing many things throughout their lives they will never share a birthday.Mum
THE 12th Bolton (Rosehill) Beaver Scout Colony has celebrated its first anniversary by holding a camp.Youngsters spent the weekend at Bibbys Farm Scout and Activity Centre trying out activities provided by group leaders. Beaver Scouts are the youngest
WORK has begun constructing a 255 square metre ice rink in Victoria Square — as Bolton's winter wonderland takes shape. A huge snow slide in Newport Street is also under construction and both are expected to open on Saturday. The ice rink is
YOUNG people heard a cautionary tale about prison and drugs from a former stock market millionaire who was jailed in America.Shaun Attwood, drug supplier turned public speaker, activist and author, spoke to pupils at Rivington and Blackrod School about
THERE has been an increase in house burglaries right across the north of Bolton, including eight this month in Astley Bridge. This was predicted as we always see rises in this crime type at this time of year for the following reasons: Firstly,
DOZENS of medical staff were attacked in Bolton last year by patients they were trying to help, new figures show. There were 81 assaults on Bolton NHS Foundation Trust staff — who work at the Royal Bolton Hospital as well as in the community across
FOOTBALL rivalries were put aside as Bolton Wanderers and Bury FC teamed up to help a primary school achieve its goal to buy a life-saving defibrillator Wesley Methodist Primary School enlisted the help of the two teams to raise the money needed
RESTAURANT owners Subhas and Geeta Kotecha have spoken of their delight to have been shortlisted for an Oscar — of the curry world.Their curry house Spice Valley is up for an award in the Best Spice Restaurant in the Best Spice Restaurant in the North
WESTHOUGHTON residents turned out in force to inspect plans which could see 300 homes built on open protected land in the town.A public consultation was held on behalf of Persimmon Homes who want to create the large housing estate on the 45-acre site
THE headteacher of one of the country's top performing schools has called on politicians to stop using education as a "political football" - after the Labour Party warned that private schools would be stripped of their tax breaks if they did not share
A RETIRED teacher and housing worker were consulted by police over preventing trouble at the large-scale far right protests against the Astley Bridge mosque. Sylvia Oakes and Sylvia Swain are two volunteers on Bolton's Independent Advisory Group
A PAIR of brothers who carried out terrifying knifepoint raids on two Bolton shops have been jailed. Daniel Reade, on bail at the time on suspicion of biting a chunk out of a man's ear, and brother Adam, attempted to rob four stores in one evening
LOLA is a pretty black female cat who is around one year old.She was signed over to an RSPCA inspector as, unfortunately, there were concerns for her welfare.Lola was taken to the Greater Manchester Animal Hospital in Manchester where she was blood tested
IT’S time everyone stopped whingeing and just accepted that Qatar will be hosting the World Cup in 2022. The clue is in the title. Isn’t it about time we played football’s biggest tournament in an Arab state? Doesn’t this area of the planet deserve
THIS is laid back Tom who at the grand old age of 14 is more than happy to spend his days relaxing at home and getting his owners, Nick Delvard and Laura Mather to run around after him. But when it comes to wanting his dinner, or a treat, this
A MAN was caught on CCTV lurking outside a house in Farnworth - and police suspect he was casing the home for burglary. CCTV cameras caught the man approaching the house in Cawdor Avenue on November 1 at just after 11am. He spent several minutes
A BOLTON fencing star hopes her first international event is part of a learning curve to future Great Britain glory.Ella Nightingale has just returned from Meylan in France where she took on some of the world's best representing GB Under-17s.The 16-year-old
A PENSIONER stabbed himself to death within hours of his wife ending their 40-year marriage. David Knowles, aged 73, was found dead with a knife in his stomach in the dining room of his home in Bolton Road, Farnworth, by his wife, Christine, on
A HUMAN trafficking suspect is being hunted by police. Maria Baloggojkovovitsne, aged 40, failed to appear at Bolton Crown Court to answer a charge of conspiracy to assist unlawful entry to the UK. She has links to Deane, police said. Lindsay
