THESE rather glum looking women clearly have something to frown about.They claimed they had been left to die among the wreckage of a condemned Farnworth street back in November 1975.Surrounded by bricked-up and crumbling houses awaiting demolition they
BRAINS and good looks — that's Bolton's newly-crowned beauty queen Laura Collins. The 22-year-old, who lives in Westhoughton, is a trainee solicitor. Laura was crowned the winner of Miss Bolton and Bury on Sunday. She battled it out against
A GRANDMOTHER is cooking up a storm for Bolton Hospice's Pies and Peas Up event.Pat Matthews, author of Grandma's Antique recipes, wants to encourage people to pick up a baking tray and create their own delicious pastry delights to help raise money for
CHILDREN held a carnival parade through Bolton Museum – wearing headdresses they had made themselves.The procession was part of the monthly Super Saturday event – this month with a carnival theme – held by Bolton’s Library and Museum Service.Youngsters
BOLTON has long historical links with opressed people especially American slaves - gaining its wealth on the back of slavery but then providing a home for many emancipated slaves in the 19th century.The town benefitted from the international cotton trade
BOLTON School old girl Dame Janet Smith will be speaking at the University of Bolton later this month. Lady Justice Smith, who is heading up the inquiry into the Jimmy Savile scandal, will give the 4th annual Ryder Lecture on "Public Inquiries:
A PLACE at the world-famous The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts awaits talented teenager Alisha Bond. The 16-year-old schoolgirl successfully auditioned for a place at the drama school, attended by The Tudors' Gabrielle Anwar and other A-list
A HORWICH neighbourhood is set to benefit from environmental improvements to its homes after government funding was secured. Energy efficiency and boundary wall improvement works will be carried out at residential properties in an area of terraced
YOU know there must an election coming when a Government minister arrives in town to talk about topical issues.Last week, it was the turn of transport minister Patrick McLoughlin, who arrived in Manchester to tell Bolton rail passengers that services
POLICE are no longer investigating an alleged rape in Radcliffe. Officers appealed for witnesses after a woman in her twenties reported she was attacked from behind and raped on Banana Walk while she was out jogging. But it is now understood
A YOUNG mother has been airlifted to hospital after being hit by a car outside a school in Farnworth. Primrose Street was flooded with emergency services vehicles following the incident, which occurred at about 3.15pm. The woman, in her 20s
LISA Ashton confirmed her status as the world’s top women’s darts player with an emotional victory in the British Darts Organisation’s World Trophy in Manchester.Days after the death of her father, the 44-year-old Bolton star won her fifth major title
THIS photograph is sure to raise a smile — how can you help but smile when you see the jolly faces of these pensioners.They were members of one of the country's oldest Morris Dance troupes — the Howfen Belles — who regularly met to put on bells and costumes
MORE heavy wintry showers are expected in Bolton after many residents woke to snow and hail today. The Met Office issued a yellow warning after sleet and snow swept across Greater Manchester, causing traffic delays across the North West. Wind
A MAN has suffered suspected "life changing" injuries after a crash involving three cars in Daubhill. The accident, at about 3.10pm this afternoon, happened when the driver of a black Seat Leon apparently lost control of his car after hitting a
FARNWORTH United set up a barnstorming finish to the Division One title race after winning 3-2 at championship favourites Morris Dancers to stay top.The third-placed Dancers were six points behind United but with three games in hand going into the match.Yet
WHEN Chris Thomasson is not helping people with their health problems she is cheering them up with the range of chocolates she and her partner create together. Chris, a 54 year-old nurse working three days a week for BUPA 's patient support line
COUNCILLORS say they pushed for double yellow lines to be painted on a congested Farnworth street — only for Bolton Council to bow to pressure from a Jaguar dealership. The busy junction of Bentley Street with Bolton Road has been branded "mad"
BREIGHTMET United stayed top of Division Three with a 6-4 home win over Ainsworth B for whom Anthony Grindrod scored and Micky Jefferson netted a hat-trick.Failsworth Home Guard replaced Broadway in second place by beating them 3-2 on Broadway’s turf,
A FATHER and his five-year-old daughter had a narrow escape when a car almost ploughed into them when the driver apparently left the handbrake off. Ben Reed, aged 24, was sitting on a little wall outside Asda in Moss Bank Way yesterday with his
IT was a bad day at the office for promotion contenders Turton as they went down 3-1 to Burscough Richmond in Division One.The first half was a very scrappy affair with no real flow to the game.Burscough had a 1-0 advantage at the break after some poor
NEW Hindsford manager Adam Scoular is refusing to write-off his side’s chances of claiming a fourth successive league title, despite going through the whole of February without a win.The Squires lane men lost 3-2 at home to Elton Vale on Saturday and
MAN-of-the-match Rob Taylor helped to send Old Boltonians top of the Premier Division with two goals in a 4-1 win at Bury GSOB. Old Bolts' 15th win from 17 matches preserved their unbeaten record for the season ahead of Saturday's crucial game
TROTTING down an Edgworth street with a llama on a lead has got to be one of the most unusual ways I have spent a bright and sunny Saturday morning. Ever since I visited an alpaca farm while on holiday in America last summer, I have been fascinated by
I WAS very saddened to read about the Royal Bolton Hospital. My experience on the Orthopaedic ward could not have been more different. Everyone from the the surgeon to the cleaner was concerned for my welfare and well-being. (I was even told why a sandwich
BOLTON TUC is alarmed at the rate at which schools are being re-configured to suit the short term interests of the market rather than the long term interests of the children and students they serve.Across Bolton we are currently witnessing a wave of threatened
NEW figures have revealed that more than 2,000 new businesses were set up in Bolton last year. A study of companies set up in the UK last year showed that there were 2,169 firms launched in the town in 2014 in what was a record year for Greater
BY hook or by crook, Neil Lennon seems to have got Wanderers playing something like their old selves again. Many, myself included, wondered if the manager had done the right thing by giving his fragile side such a public dressing down after the
TRAFFIC is queuing on the A666 St Peter’s Way this morning. A lane closure at Raikes Lane for bridge maintenance work is causing traffic queues southbound to the A579 Bradford Street. This is affecting traffic towards Manchester from Bolton
AN elderly couple were taken to hospital after their house was set on fire while they slept inside. Neighbours helped rescue the couple, who are in their 80s, from the house in Eldon Street, Tonge Moor after they had banged on their internal wall
A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for Bolton. The Met Office is warning people to be prepared as wintry showers bring snow and hail to areas of Greater Manchester. Northern areas of England and Wales will see snow chiefly over higher
ROADWORKS are the bane of any commuter. Here is a list of some of the roadworks in the area that might cause problems at rush hour. B5238 Station Road, Blackrod, is closed both ways due to roadworks between the A6 Blackrod By-Pass Road and
NEIL Lennon paid tribute to defensive pair David Wheater and Matt Mills after Wanderers ended a 12-game wait for a clean sheet. Keeper Ben Amos also came in for praise from the manager, who believes his side were looking more like their old selves
ZACH Clough admits he once questioned whether his chance would come at Wanderers – but he’s now loving the fact that everything he touches turns to goals. After netting his sixth strike in nine games to sink Brighton, it seems there is no stopping
CHRIS Hughton admitted his side were undone by a “moment of quality” by Wanderers wonder-kid Zach Clough.Brighton had been unbeaten in four games and climbing confidently up the table until Saturday’s 1-0 defeat.And while the Albion boss felt his team
8:09pm However, firefighters were called to a blaze earlier this afternoon. Here is the latest. 7:21pm Apart from the two serious car crashes which we have already reported
A NEW survey has revealed how teachers in Bolton are stressed and struggling to cope with their workload. The report by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) found some staff ready to quit their posts and others working 70 hours a week and feeling
IT’S with a heavy heart he will wave goodbye to Old Trafford in the summer after 13 years but Wanderers are already showing Ben Amos there is life after Manchester United. Life can be lonely as a goalkeeper at the best of times but never more so
