BOLTON’S Apprentice star is celebrating making it into the final five of the series. Michaela Waine joined forces with Elizabeth McKenna on the winning team in last night’s show as they took on the fashion world. She said: “I really like Liz
LITTLE Lever residents came out in force for the unveiling of a new sculpture on Tuesday night. Children from six local primary schools helped to create the art project, known as ‘Little Lever Children Love Little Lever’, which will take pride
PHIL Roberts admitted to a sense of relief after his Daisy Hill team got their first win that did not require a penalty shootout.It finally came together for the Daisies as they thumped hosts New Mills 5-1 to put some distance between themselves and the
OLD Boltonians heaped more misery on Howe Bridge Mills as they stretched their lead at the top of the Premier Division to 10 points.Free-scoring Old Bolts won 5-1 against a team with a goal difference of minus 45 as they took advantage of their nearest
ATHERTON Collieries may have lost their fixture at Scarborough Athletic but their 1-0 defeat shows just how far they have progressed in recent years. A huge club with big ambitions, Scarborough have an illustrious past, but on Saturday the two sides met
A PUB saved from the brink of extinction opens this evening. The Cross Guns Inn was derelict before it was bought in October 2016 and given a £300,000 refurbishment. The pub, which dates back to 1770, opens tonight at 7.30pm for the first time
AN ambulance took more than two hours to come to the aid of a man who collapsed in Bolton town centre. He was found by security guard, Bill Halliwell lying in a ginnel off Coronation Street, at about 5pm. The man, believed to be aged 20, was
THERE are 82 children in Bolton who will wake up homeless or in temporary accommodation this Christmas, according to new figures.Housing charity Shelter says that Bolton has the fifth highest number of homeless children in the North West and that seven
WHEN we picked last week’s picture we thought it was an opportunity to make this section of Looking Back a little more difficult for our readers.We were wrong though as a number of you knew exactly where the photograph was taken.Margaret Haslam tells
THESE two old photographs show areas of Doffcocker some of you may well recognise.The large picture is of Chorley Old Road before its widening in 1931.The view is towards Horwich taken from just past the ring road.On the left is the Colliers Arms (the
WE know how much you enjoy seeing Bolton town centre photographs from the past.When we discovered this picture in our library we thought it would be perfect to show you.Here we see Newport Street back in 1964.The most obvious difference between Newport
HALLIWELL as an area is a fascinating subject.One of the most well attended history groups in this town is Halliwell Local History Society.Halliwell is first mentioned by that name in a manuscript of King John, dated 1203. These dates will give some idea
WESTHOUGHTON is a little town close to Bolton but do not dare call people from Westhoughton Boltonians.Families living here are from Westhoughton not Bolton and fiercely proud of their heritage.The name Westhoughton is derived from the Old English words
A CAR crashed into the wall of a house after the driver pressed the accelerator instead of the brake. No-one was injured in the crash but the wall of the building suffered some minor damage and a wooden fence and a wheelie bin were also hit.
PUPILS at a school in special measures are now benefiting from high-quality teaching, the Government's education watchdog has found.Smithills School was classed as a failing school late last year, but Ofsted has found that it is turning itself around
A FAMILY of a Bolton mother who died from cancer have spoken of the powerful memories she left behind.Priscilla Martin battled a rare cancer of the appendix before her death on July 22 at St Joseph’s Hospice in London, just two days after getting married.Mum
GREATER Manchester is calling for a ban on flammable cladding systems and an overhaul of the planning system to put fire safety at the heart of building design and construction. The demands form part of Greater Manchester’s evidence submission to the
A POPULAR café joined forces with a volunteer group to help feed the homeless.Leon Boardman, who runs Lenny’s Café, in Little Lever, and Gareth Bradbury, of Bolton Community Kitchen, were in Bolton town centre with hot food and drinks and packed lunches
TRADE unions say they were ‘not even given a fighting chance’ to save a town hall department from being outsourced.UNISON and GMB members claim they have been ‘made scapegoats’ after council bosses agreed to transfer the Corporate Property Services department
A 'VERY talented' Bolton teacher is retiring after after almost 40 years educating youngsters across the town. Jane Bowden, aged 61, has taught at Clevelands Preparatory School for 28 years specialising in PE, alongside coaching some of the school's
IF ever there was a feelgood programme it’s Michael McIntyre’s Big Show.This Saturday night viewing favourite epitomises the best in both comedy and reality TV. McIntyre’s jolly manner and clever observational humour make easy viewing and his show has
DO you ever write thank you letters for Christmas and birthday gifts?And, probably more important, do you get your children to write them?Most of us apparently don’t, although some of us will text our thanks.However, Debrett’s, the posh bible of social
I WAS lucky enough to be present at Bolton’s Got Talent at the Macron Stadium for a really enjoyable evening.It was not only a chance to appreciate the breadth of real talent that this town can offer (and that was just a fraction out of the scores of
WE can all learn much from Christmas shows.Pantomimes often include the good and bad in people and have a happy ending and, although life isn’t always like that, it can be. There are social themes about caring for the vulnerable and how we can shape our
WHEN enjoying your Christmas this year, please give a thought to the many animals experiencing great suffering.Reindeer do not belong in town centres. Especially Bolton.Dressed up in glitter costumes, tethered and forced to entertain shoppers.Mobile zoos
A HEALTH watchdog in Bolton has denied misusing tens of thousands of pounds in public funding.Last year Healthwatch Bolton, now know as VOICE:local, received a £49,120 grant when it took over the running of local services from the now- dissolved Healthwatch
A HIKE in rail fares has been described as a ‘slap in the face’ for disgruntled passengers.Rail users will be hit by the largest fares rise in five years next month.Average ticket prices across Britain will go up by 3.4 per cent on January 2, industry
HUNDREDS of festive foodies turned out for the biggest Smithills Christmas market yet.More 500 people braved the cold weather to enjoy the delicious home made food including hot roast chestnuts, toasted marshmallows, and jerk chicken.They also snapped
A MAN who has rubbed shoulders with royalty and celebrity spoke about his "ghastly" experience of meeting clubgoers in a Bolton mosh pit.But he also confessed that he had had a "whale of a time" and loved his time in The Alma Inn in
A HEARTLESS burglar stole a necklace made from the ashes of an inspirational teacher and other jewellery she had given to her best friend's family. The house was left trashed before the highly sentimental items were taken and the burglar fled.
THE goodwill around at this time of year is amazing – but why can’t we feel like this all year round?It seems to take the first rush of Christmas music on the radio, the first sight of a choir singing carols, to soften us all and make us far more generous
EVERYONE knows that getting children to bed can be an uphill struggle.They’ll find a million reasons not to go up and can test the patience of the most easygoing parent.Unfortunately, some adults give in at this point and don’t force the issue.Now, an
AN INSPIRATIONAL choir is set to appear in a national concert at an iconic venue, but it needs your help to get there.Bolton Cancer Voices formed just five years ago and is open to anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis. There are currently around
PLANS to build a new multi-storey car park in Bolton town centre have taken another step forward.Town hall bosses have announced that a contractor will now be sought to demolish the former Wayne Walker meat store and the adjacent Motorcycle Mega Store
THE Octagon Theatre is a jewel in Bolton’s crown — but even more so at Christmas time. Every year, talented performers grace the stage to entertain families in the theatre’s festive production. Last week, the venue celebrated its 50th anniversary after
I RECENTLY wrote to The Bolton News on behalf of the Bolton Bus Users Forum regarding my dissatisfaction with First Bus and also its lack of response to the information I requested (Transport for Greater Manchester was just as bad).If I may now update
WANDERERS unwrapped an early Christmas gift this week – paid for exclusively by the fans.A new gym has been installed at Lostock using funds raised by the lottery schemes -Lifeline, Goldline, half-time Golden Gamble and Instant Win scratch tickets -
PHIL Parkinson is hoping to hone Gary Madine’s striker’s instincts to get more goals in the Championship.The Wanderers front man scored twice against Barnsley on Saturday to take his tally to six for the season, bringing him level with the total he managed
