FOUR people, including one man from Over Hulton, have been charged after an investigation into a theft from Forest Bank Prison. Carl Byron, aged 36, of Manchester Road, has been accused of stealing computer games, DVDs and CDs from the jail on
THE PUBLIC has had a brief glance of a piece of Bolton history as workers continue the demolition of the former Palais de Danse this week. Contractors are stripping away the newer Ikon nightclub facade on the building at the junction of Bridge
PIGGY was a popular game in Bolton enjoyed by people of all ages.Although looking rather like a game of cricket or rounders when seen in photographs, according to readers it was very different.Gary Knowles saw our article on August 2 about the game and
Harry, a retired pharmacist, has fond memories of working in Bolton town centre.In particular Harry, aged 78, can remember the 1950s when he worked for Timothy Whites.Timothy Whites in Bradshawgate was where the Smalls Army Store used to be and the building
WEST End and Broadway star Kerry Ellis will take part in one-off live music and spoken word event to bring Bolton Pride to a close next month. The star of We Will Rock You, Wicked and Les Miserables will be the headline name for the show at Bolton
For most it's far too early to start mentioning Christmas but we like to plan ahead, especially when there is a bargain to be had. The UK is the 6th largest sparkling wine market in the world and with this offer just around the corner, we might
Despite putting in a good performance Wanderers suffered another Championship defeat this time at home to Sheffield United. Here is all the action.
A DRIVER who crashed his car into a wall and lamppost on Tonge Moor Road has been fined by magistrates. Calargero Difalco left the scene of the smash outside Matalan, near to where Ian Wilcox was killed by drink driver Violeta Taraskevic last month
A MISSING 26-year-old woman with links to Leigh has been found 'safe and well' in Manchester. A police appeal to find Louise Holohan was launched yesterday after she had not been seen since leaving Manchester Airport at around 4pm on Friday.
TODAY marks a massive global celebration of Roald Dahl's birthday. The much-loved author was born 101 years ago - on September 13, 1916. Kiddles at schools across the country are going into class dressed up as their favourite characters from
ASTLEY and Tyldesley are Northern League Division One champions for the first time in their history.Team Green won a title play-off against Stockport to clinch their first top-division championship since their were formed 27 years ago.The triumph also
JACK Harrison has no doubt he made the right decision swapping Bolton for the USA in his bid for football stardom.The former Turton High School pupil played alongside Marcus Rashford at Manchester United before taking a leap of faith to develop his career
A SCHEME to get more Bolton men on their bikes has been launched.The Blokes on Bikes (BOBs) initiative is aimed at men who either have not ridden a bicycle for a long time or have never tried it and who are not confident to join more established rides
A THIEF has been jailed for 12 weeks by Bolton magistrates. Adam Larkin, aged 30, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stealing razor blades, worth £70, from Sainsbury's on September 4 and using racially aggravated threatening behaviour.
A PENSIONER has appeared in court and denied indecently assaulting boys in the early 1980s.At Bolton Magistrates’ Court, Michael Coleman, aged 74, of Glaister Lane, Breightmet, spoke only to confirm his name and address and indicate he will be pleading
MAGISTRATES have fined a woman £80 after she admitted assaulting a police officer on May 19. Catherine Farrimond, aged 50, of Dunbar Drive, Bolton, was also ordered to pay £85 towards prosecution costs as well as £50 compensation for her victim
AN uninsured driver has been fined £340 by Bolton magistrates. Gbolahan Oriola, aged 34, of Russet Walk, Bolton, pleaded guilty to driving a Citroen Xsara Picasso on Platt Lane, Bolton, without insurance on August 12. He was also ordered to
THE new table tennis season kicked off with all four divisions with a full 12-team compliment.In their first match since returning to the Premier Division, Burning Desire went to Radcliffe CC a player short.Dave Andrews scraped a set for them in a thrilling
The BSF Ladies’ Rounders League competitive action was completed on Sunday with the Finestyle Windows and Doors handicap finals being played in less than ideal conditions at Bolton Cricket Club. The matches should have been at Darcy Lever Cricket Club
MAGISTRATES have sentenced a dog to death after it attacked someone for the second time in three years.At Bolton Magistrates’ Court Sonia Hurst was told she has to take her six-year-old Dogue de Bordeaux, named Brock, to a vet within 21 days to be destroyed.Hurst
A BEGGAR died as a result of drug use complicated by surgery to repair a heart valve.A Bolton inquest heard that 34-year-old David Bennett had spent almost 10 years ‘clean’ of drugs.But after he tested positive for drugs last year, he left his family
A FORMER estate agents could be converted into a coffee shop.Bolton Council is considering plans to open the coffee house at the old offices of True Shone and Kerr in Market Street, Westhoughton.The estate agents vacated the building last month when their
WITH just four weeks to go to the Mayor of Bolton’s Gala Charity Concert in the Victoria Hall, organisers have announced more musical acts.Featuring with the already confirmed Eagley Brass Band and Smithills Community Band and Choir will be music by Duke
PROTESTERS took part in a vigil outside the MBDA missile manufacturing site at Logistics North yesterday.A total of 13 supporters of the Bolton Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Stop the War group — nine from Bolton and four from the nearby area —
RARE scientific and medical books are to be auctioned off to help a charity. Around 100 specialist works have been donated to St Ann's Hospice by the Marton Library Trust.They include one written by Dutch physicist, Pieter Zeeman, the winner of the
AN EXPERIENCED Bolton MP will chair the debate on a key bill which will end the supremacy of EU law in the UKSir David Crausby is one of four MPs chosen to keep order in the House of Commons during the next stage of the EU (Withdrawal) Bill’s passage
BOLTON is leading the way in a scheme designed to reduce alcohol-related crime and disorder.Best Bar None is a Home Office backed initiative involving the police, local authorities and bar and club owners working together to improve professionalism, standards
THIS week we take a look through our ‘street scenes’ archive.The search reveals some interesting and atmospheric pictures, often from unusual angles or lesser-seen locations.One particular photo shows Queen Street, behind Le Mans Crescent in 1934. The
AFTER reading that £1million is being spent on Oxford Street/Knowsley Street— some of this money could have been spent on Bradshawgate which is the main road into the town centre. It looks awful when most of the shops are boarded up and does not give
MORE and more of us are suffering from cyberchondria. Pardon?Yes, as soon as we get a symptom we rush online to find out what Dr Google can diagnose. And many of us are then dashing off to hospital with exaggerated concerns, clogging up A & E.Common sense
IF, with winter on the horizon, your thoughts turn to the homeless on our streets you will appreciate one piece of good news this week.Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme has just won a grant of £15,000 from the East Lancashire Freemasons after a public
AM I the only person who doesn’t understand what appears to be our current national obsession with being gender-neutral?While it’s easy to comprehend the plight of transgender individuals who were born in the wrong body and to sympathise, the whole gender-neutral
WHILE it’s obviously the only way forward in our hi-tech world, it’s a shame that we are losing chequebooks. Cheques will be phased out by October, 2018, provided adequate alternatives are developed, promises the board of the UK Payments Council
DOCTOR Foster’s back – with all the dark drama that made the original such a TV hit two years ago.Manchester actress Suranne Jones is absolutely brilliant in the lead role of the good Doctor, although you do wonder how her career survived her antics in
CHILDREN and parents flocked to a family fun day held in memory of popular Bolton Wanderers fan Andrew 'Pud' Leigh.The event held at Scholes Bank playing fields in Horwich and organised by members of the community and friends and family of the
DELAYS in the demolition of an old leisure centre has forced Bolton Council to submit plans for a temporary car park as the replacement facility nears completion. The authority has proposed to use a former contractor’s compound in Old Station Park
A TROUPE from Bolton danced their way to success in Leicester. The Bolton Mandhata Youth, based at Krishna Mandir in Beverly Road, took part in a national competition beating 20 other groups. The girls, who are all school age, won trophies for their traditional
PLANS for a luxury six-bedroom home with a pool, gym, and games room in the basement have been rejected.Bolton Council has denied permission for the demolition of a two-storey house in Regent Road, Lostock, which was to be replaced with a new six-bedroom
A COMPANY has just handed over the keys to a new car given away as part of a prize draw held at Bolton Food And Drink Festival.Sue Haslam was the lucky winner in the free competition run by Stateside Foods and recently drove home her new Kia Picanto.The
THESE photographs show a very familiar street right here in the town centre of Bolton.This is Oxford Street - the largest photograph was taken in January 1972 and the smaller one below 20 years later in 1992.In those two decades, many things had clearly
WE know our readers love the mystery picture and it is back this week with a very interesting photograph.What we want to know is what the — at the time — very modern looking building is on the right hand side and also from where the photograph was taken.Anyone
ROYAL Bolton Hospital faces questions over its treatment of a patient as mystery surrounds his death in a mental health ward. Steven Leach, who was a former British Wrestling Champion, died on August 14 last year in the Meadowbrook Unit, based
THE man credited with creating the blueprint for the UK’s fitness industry has revealed the secret of a long and healthy life.Ken Heathcote who, at the age of 81, has just completed three open-water swims, is known as the Father of Fitness.He launched
CHILDREN were stunned to find a mysterious egg in their school hall as they returned from their long summer break. Pupils attending St James’ CE Primary School breakfast club were first to spot the mysterious large egg — which, after ‘advice’ from
IN a recent visit to Ireland, Michel Bernard Barnier, the French Republican politician who has been serving as European Chief Negotiator for Brexit, gave the game away when he said he was familiar with Ireland as he had visited before in his previous
STRICTLY Come Dancing put its best foot forward at the weekend when we had the introduction show.It also provided an early showcase of who has a sense of rhythm and who hasn’t but also who’s going to be fun and who’s dull.Of the celebrities, Mollie King
INVESTIGATORS were seen combing a house for clues as enquiries into an alleged murder continued.The inspection of the property in Elgin Street, Halliwell, came after a 49-year-old man, named locally as David Molloy, died on Sunday.He had been arrested
EACH week police appeal to readers of The Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects. Lee Kay, aged 29, is wanted on recall to prison for breaching his licence conditions. He has links to the town centre and Deane areas. Bobby Stewart, aged
A POPULAR nursery in one of Bolton's most deprived areas has been earmarked for closure by Bolton Council who say they can no longer afford to subside it.Harvey Nursery — the council's only directly run nursery — could shut at the end of the academic
