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  • Bolton Mayor's Fair in the Albert Halls

    THE CHILLY weather did not stop charities at the Bolton Mayor's fair having fun and raising money. Alongside the Christmas Markets in the town centre, the Albert Halls were taken over by stalls all raising money for a different good cause. As well

  • Amir Khan is out of I'm a Celeb

    BOLTON boxer Amir Khan finally left the jungle last night. Amir Khan became the seventh celebrity to leave ITV's hit reality show I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. Amir seemed glad to have been ousted from the jungle, he said 'yes' as hosts

  • Hike the Pike for Bolton Hospice has been cancelled

    ORGANISERS of a Christmas-themed charity walk have announced the event will not go ahead due to the predicted bad weather. This morning the organisers of Hike the Pike announced they were cancelling the event, which raises money for Bolton Hospice

  • Buoyed Bolton boss: We can cut down Forest

    THERE is an extra spring in the step of Phil Parkinson, who led his team out of the bottom three with last weekend’s win against Barnsley.And as they take on an inconsistent Nottingham Forest this afternoon he is keen for Wanderers to build on the added

  • Bolton store helping keep a safe eye on children this winter

    AN opticians helping keep an eye on young children so they stay safe this winter.Lord Street Primary School in Horwich has been gifted high visibility vests from Specsavers to wear during the morning and afternoon school run. Pupils were presented with

  • NEIL BONNAR: Manchester derby is biggest game in the world

    SUNDAY’S Manchester derby is the biggest league game in the world.A bold statement no doubt, but when you look at any other game that might come close to it the United-City showdown is just plain bigger.It is not just the fact it is the top two in the

  • PICTURES: Pupils help bring Christmas cheer to community

    SCHOOL pupils brought a little festive cheer to the community as they attempted to bridge the age gap at a special Christmas event.Youngsters at Moorgate Primary School in Tonge Moor invited residents to their Living Advent on Thursday.People visited

  • Derelict social club set to be demolished

    A FORMER parish hall and social club is expected to be demolished in the new year.The Diocese of Salford has issued notice that it wants to tear down St Mary’s Parish Hall and Club, in Horwich, in January. It says that, since the disused Bosworth Street

  • New Co-Op shop coming to Tonge Moor Road

    A NEW Co-Operative shop is coming to Bolton. Permission to convert a hardware store in Tonge Moor Road was granted in July and the Co-Operative company has now applied to put up sleek new signs. If approved the former Homemakers store in Tonge Moor Road

  • Naked man stabbed friend during 'severe psychotic episode'

    A NAKED man stabbed his friend a number of times while suffering a ‘severe psychotic episode’. Cyril Magne then turned the blade on himself and both men required hospital treatment.However, the man he stabbed, Suhal Patel, has stood by him since the incident

  • Big bird spotted at Nob End

    AN unusual wildlife sighting was witnessed by visitors to Nob End last weekend.Crowds gathered at the flight of locks near Little Lever for a Celebrate your Local Art and Heritage.The man behind the Boscow Road lock’s award-winning Meccano Bridge, designer

  • 30 festive stalls and two bars opening in town centre today

    SHOPPERS have the chance to tuck into a selection of tasty festive treats when Bolton’s Christmas market opens today.Cheese truckles, sausages and stone baked pizza are just some of the delights available at the market, which will be spread across Victoria

  • UKIP must act on real issues in Bolton

    CAN Cllr Paul Richardson or his party please tell us:1 With the increase risk of sinkholes, what measures are being put in place to document all the hundreds of undocumented mineshafts in the little lever area some of which intended to be being built

  • Celebrating the beautiful game

    WOMEN’S football across the UK has gone on to higher goals in the last few years – thanks largely to the success of the England women’s team.And National Football Day this Sunday offers a rare chance to highlight how more and more females of all ages

  • Clough will fire at Forest when given his chance, says Parky

    THEIR teams will be fighting tooth and nail for the points this afternoon, but Phil Parkinson and Nottingham Forest boss Mark Warburton are in agreement about one thing – Zach Clough.The striker left Wanderers for the City Ground last January, in a move