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  • Talking robots show people around university

    PROSPECTIVE students at Bolton University were given a taste of the future when two talking robots visited the campus.The Nao robots, which are 58cm tall and can be programmed to walk, dance and answer questions, were the star attraction at the University

  • Phoenix miss out in classic goalfest

    Manchester Phoenix 5 Guildford Flames 6 (after OT and pens) Manchester Phoenix and Guildford Flames served up a goalfest on Sunday night, but Phoenix missed out on both points after a penalty shootout. Phoenix came into the game on the back

  • African kids get football kits thanks to Horwich IT firm

    A BOLTON IT firm has helped to provide a full football kit for members of an Under 7s team in an African village.Horwich based It solutions firm Imerja provides sponsorship for amateur side Southport Trinity FC and the two have now worked together to

  • Greens 'have more members than Ukip'

    MAY I respond to the interview reported in Monday’s Bolton News, with UKIP leader Nigel Farage, at his party event at the Whites Hotel.When asked by your reporter about the Green surge, the Green Party dramatic rise in membership, we currently have 50,000

  • Plans for 'Benidorm' flats in Ramsbottom rejected

    CAMPAIGNERS have put the brakes on a controversial development near a well-known landmark in Ramsbottom. Astim Ltd asked Bury Council for permission to build 24 flats for retired people on a former bowling green to the rear of the Grant Arms in

  • We are poor relations to Tory shires

    I write to correct some of the misinformation contained in the article “Council’s pothole pay-outs over £20K.”The Council has been allocated funding for Highway maintenance of £16 million and not £60 million as incorrectly reported in this article.The

  • Thank you for making my mother's last days amazing

    THANK you Shannon Court for looking after my mother Kashiben Mistry who died last week at the grand old age of 99.She spent the last three years of her amazing life in their care. Despite language difficulties, staff members were able to communicate with

  • Bury-led scheme to produce top council bosses of the future

    A NEW training scheme to mould the top council finance bosses of the future is being led by Bury Council. The initiative will see five graduate trainee finance managers learning on the job, while rotating across Bury, Manchester, Stockport, Blackpool

  • Identity theft scam warning

    BURY Police are warning residents about a possible identity theft scam. In a warning posted on Twitter, police said they had received reports of a Chinese national offering money from the inheritance of someone with a similar surname to theirs.

  • 4 hoodies seen smearing dog poo on car

    A HUNT has been launched for four people spotted wiping dog poo on a car in Tonge Moor. The four hooded people were seen smearing a vehicle with dog faeces at about 9pm on Monday, January 26. Police believe they were youths and are asking for

  • NHS strike halted as lowest paid staff offered pay deal

    A STRIKE planned by health workers was called off at the 11th hour after unions were offered a pay deal for low earning staff. More than 250,000 of the lowest paid in the NHS will be offered a rise from between 2.2 and 5.6 per cent, with concessions

  • Weather update: Snow warning for Bolton this evening

    SNOW showers are forecast in Bolton from 5pm today. The Highways Agency has issued an amber alert – meaning "be aware" - along with a Met Office forecast of snow showers spreading across the north west tonight and into tomorrow morning. The

  • Bolton remembers holocaust victims

    TRIBUTES have been paid to those who lost their lives in the holocaust 70 years ago. Special events were held at Bolton Town Hall and Bolton School to mark Holocaust Memorial Day — an event to remember the six million people killed by the Nazis

  • Burnden Road Runners stages fifth annual Trotters 5 race

    BURNDEN Road Runners stage their fifth annual club race, the Trotters 5, on Sunday, March 1.First run in 2011 the race is still in its infancy but has been a hit with local runners since it began.Part of the Central Lancs Grand Prix which is now in its

  • Two cars crash at Chequerbent roundabout

    COMMUTERS were held up this morning after a crash at the Chequerbent roundabout. Police were called to Park Road, Westhoughton at 8.35am. Two cars, a Renault Clio and BMW, had crashed and an ambulance was sent to the scene. Both vehicles

  • Supermarket worker leaps from 12,000ft

    A FEARLESS fundraiser from The Co-operative Food store in Ainsworth Lane, Bolton, has reached for the skies to raise £574 for local charity Urban Outreach. Daredevil Jezz Hill leapt from the clouds to complete a tandem sky-dive from 12,000ft at

  • UPDATED: Cannabis farm found in morning drug raids

    A CANNABIS farm has been unearthed by police in Deane in a crackdown on drug dealers this morning.  The farm, with a street value up to £12,000, was found in Nunnery Road, where a 39-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis

  • Jones wants kids to make racquet at festival

    A BOLTON tennis player is hoping to inspire youngsters to pick up the racquet and take up the sport.Wayne Jones is the development officer in Bolton and is working on a number of initiatives to help get kids active and address dwindling numbers taking

  • Warning over motorway roadside petrol scam

    POLICE caught up with roadside fraudsters — after being tipped off on Twitter. The couple had been seen on the M61 last week — just north of Bolton — attempting to flag down motorists then pretending to be out of fuel. The scammers would then

  • The Voyages of Sinbad The Sailor, St Joseph's Players, Leigh

    The Voyages of Sinbad The Sailor St Joseph's Players, St Joseph’s Hall, Chapel Street, Leigh IT is that time of year again when local societies have been working hard to present their annual pantomime and St Joseph's Players' is no exception

  • Increasing number of people in Bolton struggling with debt

    INCREASING numbers of people in Bolton are struggling with debt, according to figures released today. Debt charity StepChange has revealed that the average Bolton resident owes £11,108 in unsecured debt — such as credit cards, personal loans and

  • Hunt for domestic assault man

    A MAN is wanted by police after his release from prison. Nigel Gavin, who is from Walkden but has links to Little Hulton, is wanted after he was released from prison on January 12 this year. The 36-year-old served six months in jail for a domestic

  • A&T back on track

    ASTLEY and Tyldesley Cycle Club will start their cycle speedway pre-season training sessions on Sunday.The juniors will be on first at 2pm, followed by the senior squad at 3pm.Sessions will be held every Sunday until the opening Northern League match

  • Bolton's 4 most wanted - January 28, 2015

    EACH week police appeal to Bolton News readers to help catch most wanted suspects. Lyndsay Mann, aged 26, is wanted for breaching bail conditions set by Bolton Crown Court on January 15. Police said Mann has links to Deane. Police also