SOME of Bolton’s best young musicians shone on the final night of Bolton Music Centre Presents 2017. The audience once again enjoyed a night of music at the Victoria Hall tonight. It was opened by the Bolton Intermediate Percussion Ensemble
Our regular round-up of people who have appeared in Bolton's courts. Shoplifter took bottles of gel A SHOPLIFTER has been sentenced to an electronically tagged curfew after pleading guilty to stealing five bottles of gel, worth £15, from Home
IT was tears before bedtime for a wannabe model as her television show journey came to an end. Kearsley hopeful Abby Heaton faced the chop for both her hair and chances on Britain’s Next Top Model (BNTM) on Thursday night. The 20-year-old,
POLICE attened the scene of a two car collision in Chorley Old Road. The crash occurred at the junction of Avon Street, near the Heaton and Smithills Conservative Club, at around 3.30pm. The road was temporarily blocked by the incident. A spokesman
THREE more people have been fined by Bolton Council as it continued its crackdown on fly-tipping. The council has secured the fines against three residents for dumping waste illegally in the back streets of the borough. Agil Ayad Omar Aboukhdir
IT was one of the most popular television game shows of the ‘90s and – from tomorrow – the public can try it out for themselves. The Crystal Maze Live Experience, at the Old Granada Studios, in Manchester, is an adaptation of the hit show that
PLANS to erect a glass partition between the public and councillors in Bolton town hall have been amended.It was revealed earlier this month that the council wants to install a screen at the front of the public gallery in the council chamber as a health
THIS terrific picture of a red sunset over Horwich was taken by reader Sarah Fallows. If you have a picture you would like to have published, email it with your contact details to pictures@theboltonnews.co.uk with The Bolton News in the subject heading
RESIDENTS in a Farnworth street are celebrating winning £1,000 each. Three neighbours in Clarence Street landed the People’s Postcode Lottery’s Daily Prize on Monday. Good Companions Bolton was also awarded £20,000.
A REUNION for former pupils of Rivington and Blackrod School will be held next month.The reunion for the class of 1984 will be held at Horwich RMI social club, in Ramsbottom Road.It is from 7pm until late, on Saturday, April 15 and there will be music
THE pre-inquest review in to the death of a community stalwart was opened and adjourned yesterday. Harold Daniels, 82, of Spindle Walk in Westhoughton, who was awarded an MBE, died after being hit by a car on June 4 2016. The inquest was adjourned until
A DRIVER tested positive for cocaine after being stopped in a stolen hire car.A BMW had been reported stolen from Thrifty Car Hire at Manchester Airport after it had been hired out for a set period and the hirer failed to return it and was subsequently
THIS street was in Bolton town centre.Today there are very few people live right in the centre of our town but it was a common thing in the early part of the 20th century.In fact this photograph was taken in May 1967 when demolition experts were urging
MORE than 20,000 fans have a ticket to the hottest show in town – but luckily for Wanderers they are being lead by one of the coolest heads.It has been easy to get caught up in the excitement of a promotion push this week, as public demand reached nostalgic
BURNDEN’S Lesley Fisher came within 13 seconds of an astonishing win in the popular Muddy Bottoms 9-mile trail race at Bamber Bridge.Fisher was denied but her time of 1hr 37mins 20secs earned her the first lady and first L55 places.There were a string
A STRONG Horwich team finished 14th out of more than 50 'A' teams at the Northern Road Relays in Blackpool, despite the absence of international star Chris Farrell.The Horwich side came in just one place behind Bolton United Harriers.Farrell was
INJURIES have thrown Phil Parkinson another selection curve-ball but the Wanderers boss reckons it is too late in the campaign to complain.Ben Alnwick, Andy Taylor and possibly Gary Madine will all be unavailable from the team which beat Shrewsbury Town
WANDERERS have opened all four sides of the stadium to home fans for the first time in a decade to cater for the demand for tomorrow’s Chesterfield clash. Chairman Ken Anderson sanctioned the move yesterday after seeking police permission to move
A GOLFER found dead in a hotel room after being discharged from hospital in Turkey died of natural causes, an inquest heard. Alan Cragg, a 68-year-old retired engineer, of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, was found by staff at Voyage Belek Golf and Spa
AS someone who has passionately campaigned (via the Bolton News) over recent years for both a Westhoughton by-pass and a Bolton Metrolink connection — Tuesday's edition contained positive news that both objectives might soon be achieved.With Bolton
FOR Margaret Asquith to claim some kind of credit for the repayment of the £300,000 grant is astounding.I have seen the agreement and although it allows for the council to recover the grant award if Asons ceases trading, the reality is that the council
ARTISTS with designs on success were congratulated by the town's First Citizen for helping creating a carnival atmosphere at the Mayor's Ball. Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Lynda Byrne, themed the event on her love of carnivals and all things bright, calling
WHILST it is good that the Asons grant has been repaid in full this should not in any way detract from the 'mismanagement' of the entire matter from the outset. Cllr Cliff Morris and Chief Executive Margaret Asquith still claim that appropriate due
A WESTHOUGHTON mum-of-two who faced a cancer scare has come up fighting. Debbie Croston will be stepping into the ring on Sunday in the hopes of raising money for Cancer Research UK. After eight weeks training, she will be taking part in a boxing
EAGLEY remained unbeaten as they collected the Bolton Cricket Development Group and the University of Bolton Under-11s Indoor Knockout Cup, inflicting a first defeat on Bradshaw in the final.The two teams had each won all three of their group games at
IS it a bird, is it a plane… No, it’s one of the quirkiest and most talked about dining experiences out there – and it’s right here in Bolton. The Steak Out gives street food lovers the chance to enjoy precisely that on board a Boeing 737 in Deane
A ‘PEEPING Tom’ who took videos of women using tanning booths at his long term partner’s salon has been convicted of two counts of voyeurism. Bolton Crown Court heard that Michael Ainscough, 48, of Tonge Old Road, Tonge Fold, used a mobile phone to
