THE numbers simply didn't add up when it came to Janet Broughton's financial career - so she swapped jobs to picture life instead.Now, she is chronicling portraits of other people who have switched careers in a special online project.The 49 year-old married
FROM the clubbing paradise of Ibiza to the bright lights of Las Vegas, DJ Danny Howard has played at the world's hottest nightspots. But now the Radio 1 DJ is bringing his dance music pals to the The Premier Suite, Macron Stadium in Horwich, as part of
SHE has taken to swimming like a duck to water.And now brave Rosanna Ogden has smashed all her previous records by swimming a mile in just 80 minutes.The gruelling 90 lengths did not faze her one bit as she strongly conquered the pool at the Last Drop
WOMEN — and men — across the country are being encouraged to smudge lipstick across their faces for cancer awareness week.The #Smear4Smear campaign, launched by Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, aims to raise awareness of the importance of cervical screening
A SPECIAL golf tournament will take place this spring to remember and celebrate the life of a Bolton police officer who died ten years ago.Garry Mathieson lost his brave battle against cancer on January 13, 2005, aged just 42.To date more than £9,000
MEET the young delegates who are taking their campaign to end the captivity of Orca whales to the European Parliament. Ten year six pupils from Devonshire Road Primary School in Heaton will be travelling to Brussels in May to lobby MEPs to highlight
A CAR narrowly missed hitting a house after crashing into a bush on a street in Sharples.The black Vauxhall Corsa hit some bushes outside the house in Templecombe Drive at 9.30pm on Wednesday night, when the wintry weather was in full effect.Dave Barker
A SCIENCE convention went off with a bang as more than 200 students from across Bolton took part in a range of exciting workshops.Year 10, 11 and 12 students who are considering a career in science, engineering medicine and other related industries tried
PROBATION officers in Bolton are celebrating after new figures showed that 75 per cent of the offenders they deal with complete community orders.More than half are in work by the time they complete the orders and nine out of every 10 have somewhere stable
BOLTON School boys’ division has found itself at the bottom of the secondary school performance tables — despite posting some of the best results in the country. The government has once again decided not to include IGCSEs in its five or more A*
WHEN Terence Grogan came across this little prayer book among a selection of items he bought from a shop he was immediately inspired to find out more.But he has been unable to find out anything about the soldier who carried this little pocket-size book
IT SEEMS that old schools in Bolton elicit as much interest as almost anything else in Looking Back, particularly those that now longer exist either altogether or in their old incarnation.So we felt it prudent this week to feature a full page dedicated
HOW many of our Looking Back readers were pupils at Chalfont Street School?This week we are appealing to former students to get in touch so we can help you reunite and enjoy monthly get-togethers with other former pupils.Henry Busby and his wife, Kathleen
WHEN it comes to tracing your family history there are many different things to consider.How much information can you discover from the family you have around you? It really is the first place to start, says Jane Milne from Bolton Family History Society.But
TURTON is a district which is much admired both by those who live there and visitors who travel to enjoy the countryside and attractions the area has to offer.Local residents are fiercely proud of Turton and recently Turton Local History Society celebrated
TODAY Bolton still boast a plethora of musical talents that flow off the tongue.With young folk of the 21st century listening to such local favourites as Damon Gough — Badly Drawn Boy — and Danny Jones from McBusted for many of our Looking Back readers
WE asked in a recent Looking Back supplement about a shop in Newport Street in Bolton Town Centre.The shop was selling tripe — a popular local delicacy enjoyed by families all over Bolton and surrounding districts although many people would definitely
TODAY Bolton still boast a plethora of musical talents that flow off the tongue.With young folk of the 21st century listening to such local favourites as Damon Gough — Badly Drawn Boy — and Danny Jones from McBusted for many of our Looking Back readers
The recent atrocities in France have unfortunately increased tensions for some communities here in Bolton and across the country, putting the issue of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism high on the agenda. Our response has to be one of cohesion. We
BOLTON-based world champion Lisa Ashton will kick off her campaign for the BDO World Darts Trophy with a first-round match against Swedish qualifier Maud Jansson.The "Lancashire Rose" will be cheered on by a loyal local support at the tournament
HATE crime does not necessarily need to be reported to the police. Victims of abuse or violence based on their race, gender or sexuality can now raise their worries to Bolton Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).The CAB has become a Third Party Reporting Centre
CANCELLING operations and missing waiting time targets in A&E has cost the troubled Royal Bolton Hospital at least £800,000, The Bolton News can reveal. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was fined £185,000 for missing its A&E targets between
A SCHOOL which celebrated its best GCSEs last summer is being forced to make nearly half-a-million pounds of cuts — but bosses say the curriculum will still be improved.Kearsley Academy says £475,000 has to be saved, which is likely to lead to cuts in
SANMI Odelusi trained with Coventry today in a bid to secure a three-month loan deal at the Ricoh Arena. The young striker, who was on the bench for Wanderers in Tuesday night’s 4-2 defeat at Rotherham United, is expected to complete his deal before
TRAILERS parked on double yellow lines for two years have escaped fines from the council because they "have no engines". Several large vehicles are parked in Mill Hill Street, Tonge, on restricted areas of the road, but Bolton Council told a resident
THE former lesbian partner of a deceased multi-millionairess property developer is fighting for a bigger slice of her £6 million fortune in a unique gay "divorce" battle. Helen Roocroft, aged 40, claims her tycoon ex, Carol Ann Ainscow, who died
I WAS listening to the radio this morning, when the leader of the council, Cliff Morris was talking about the proposed Mayor of Manchester, and the temporary proposal to elect an interim mayor.In his interview he commented about "his" councillors
TWO schools have closed after heavy snow overnight, with council gritters out in force. Leverhulme Community Primary in Breightmet Drive and The Olive Tree Primary in St Helens Road have both opted to shut for the day. Red Lane school also
MAYBE it’s because I loved Wacky Races that I like the Bolton parkrun so much.You might think the two don’t have much in common. Well, to me they have.One is a group of madcap racers, some of whom are a little bit bonkers. The other is Wacky Races.I’ve
A CANNABIS farm found in a mill in Halliwell has been valued at £75,000 by police. Officers were carrying out routine enquiries when they discovered the plants in Tennyson Street last Thursday. The found 187 plants in a business unit inside
A DEDICATED volunteer has raised hundreds of pounds for impoverished communities in Kenya — by living off 80p a day for a week.Sally Shephard lived below the international poverty line to raise money for Mattumaini, a project dedicated to the development
THE question pondered for most of the transfer window has been whether Wanderers can afford to bolster their squad; now perhaps we should ask, what price if they don’t? Never before has Neil Lennon’s squad looked so thinly-stretched as it did at
THE lure of first-team football and a chance to prove himself at a club vying for promotion convinced Joe Riley to cut his ties with Wanderers. Leaving the Macron for League Two Bury was never going to be an easy decision for the 23-year-old defender
A FORMER snooker ace has been heavily fined after he attacked an ex-partner in a row triggered by a dispute over a laptop. Anthony "Tony" Knowles was handed a £5,000 fine when he appeared at South Lakeland Magistrates' Court yesterday for sentencing
ONE in three children in Bolton do not have a dentist — and tooth decay rates for five-year-olds in the town are among the worst in the country. The number of decayed, missing and filled teeth that people have in Bolton is also twice the national
A PORTRAIT of boxer Amir Khan has been unveiled at Bolton Museum — and the man himself was there to see it. The painting by Gibraltar-based artist Christian Hook, which features Amir in his gym, was part of Mr Hook's portfolio of portraits which
NEIL Lennon has vowed to take his ref rage to the very top after growing weary with standards of officiating in the Championship. After voicing criticism of referee Darren Drysdale’s performance in the 4-2 defeat at Rotherham United on Tuesday
A TYLDESLEY theatre group has kicked off 2014 with performances of a gripping psychological thriller.Tyldesley Little Theatre is staging Dead Reckoning at the Lemon Street venue tomorrow and Saturday. The intense nail-biter, written by award-winning
EVERYONE'S favourite green ogre may have only just packed up his swamp but there are already plans for Shrek to return. Following a triumphant run at Manchester's Palace Theatre, which ended earlier this month, it will be staged at the Lowry, Salford
A PLAY which plunges audiences into the world of a tabloid newspaper opens on Saturday. Damages, being staged at Bolton Little Theatre until Saturday, February 7, sees a sensational photograph pose a moral conundrum — exposing deceit, lies and a darker
Band name: The DeadbeatsMembers names, age and where they are from:We are a four piece punk covers band. Our drummer is called Simon Pratt. He used to be in a Wigan-based punk band called Kanada Kommando and he is a 50-year-old nice guy from St Helens.The
FROM house music classics to disco and funk, a club night is gearing up to grace the decks of a Bolton venue. Coco Loco presents Era will be at The Corner Club, Bradshawgate, Bolton, on Saturday night. Billed as a "safe haven for veteran party
DANCING star Anton Du Beke cannot wait to waltz into the North West with a whirlwind of a show. Anton — who has been part of Strictly Come Dancing since its first series — is bringing spectacular new show That’s Entertainment to the Bridgewater Hall next
