A WOMAN who fell to her death from a balcony inside John Lewis has been named as Hannah Bharaj, from Bolton. The 20-year-old was taken to hospital on July 12, after falling 60ft from the top floor balcony of the department store in Cheadle, Stockport
A MAN has pleaded guilty to infecting two women with HIV. Aaron Sutcliffe, 29, of Fleetwood, Lancashire admitted having unprotected sex with the women without informing them of his infectious condition. He pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous
THE TOWN centre's new Post Office opens its doors for business for the first time at 9am tomorrow. We have been inside the Oxford Street building for a look. The new premises replaces the main Post Office on Deansgate which closes its doors for
A COMMUNITY church, which has been open since 1875, was being demolished this week after the building became unused due to a dwindling congregation. Birtenshaw Methodist Church, in Bromley Cross, was subject to a local campaign which attempted
A GLITCH in buying “accessible” Bolton Food and Drink Festival tickets has been resolved after organisers were contacted by a fan of celebrity chef James Martin. Audrey Fair, who is dependent on a wheelchair, and her daughter, Judith Durkin found
THERE has been a slight month on month decrease in unemployment in Bolton. Unemployment has dropped by just over two per cent for young people (18-24) and by 1.5 per cent for adults. In July there were 5,870 claimants in Bolton representing a
MK DONS boss Paul Tisdale claims Wanderers pursuit of want-away striker Chuks Aneke has stalled. Speaking after his side’s midweek Carabao Cup victory over Charlton Athletic, Tisdale told the MK Citizen he had received no more contact from Bolton
A RAIDER wrecked a petrol station kiosk with fire extinguisher foam in a late-night drama. The thief burst into the petrol station shop on Morrisons supermarket car park in Black Horse Street in Bolton town centre just before midnight on Tuesday
AFTER almost identical break-ins happened just weeks apart a Horwich estate agent is offering a hefty reward for information. Miller Metcalfe is offering a £1,000 for information leading to a conviction after their office in Lee Lane was trashed
THE UNION responsible for a string of recent strikes on Northern trains has confirmed three more days. The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) plans to hold strikes on three Saturdays - August 25 and September 1 and 8. It comes as talks
A FIRE which destroyed a car and spread to a house where children were sleeping was a targeted attack, say detectives. Officers are trawling through CCTV footage and making door to door enquiries in a bid to find the person responsible for the arson
A FORMER law lecturer from Bolton who was arrested in Romania almost three years after he fled his crown court trial in England has been returned to the UK and charged with 11 further offences. Julian Myerscough, 56, a former criminal law lecturer
KEN Anderson has said he will take full responsibility for the timing of Wanderers’ announcement on Adam Le Fondre’s departure last night. Fans were amazed to see the club issue a statement mid-match to confirm the 31-year-old striker would be
A RAMSBOTTOM social worker has been found not guilty of nine charges relating to disclosing information about children in care and their carers. A jury at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court found 59-year-old Jacqueline McMillan of Brookbottom
Wanderers dropped out of the Carabao Cup at the first hurdle with a 2-1 away defeat at Leeds United. Here is all the action.
PARKLIFE-organiser Sacha Lord now has a panel to help him in his new role as night-time economy adviser to Andy Burnham. Representatives from the LGBT Foundation, Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Live Nation and Transport for Greater Manchester
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Mayoress of Bolton following her death at the age of 84. Eileen Riley was the wife of the late Cllr Gerald Riley, who served as Mayor between 1991 and 1992. A retired nurse, Mrs Riley worked at the Hulton
A POKER player from Bolton who won more than £23,000 in a competition earlier this year has now won a £6,800 holiday. Andy Wilson, aged 22, qualified for the EPT Barcelona after winning qualifying games on gambling site PokerStars. Involvement
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a huge blaze at a mill close to Strangeways prison in Manchester. Plumes of thick black smoke could be seen across the city as crews battled the fire at the building on Southall Street. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue
STUDENTS from Kearsley Academy joined others from across the Northern Education Trust (NET) to celebrate finishing Year eight. The ceremony mirrored those given in other educational establishments later in life, in order to give children a feel
ROCK Hall, in Farnworth, which now stands derelict, was built in 1807 for the Crompton family. They were local papermakers who established one of the first paper mills in Lancashire in 1676. The area, once known as Farnworth Bridges, was an important
CUTS to the police are “devastating our communities and leaving them completely exposed” a town hall chief will tell tonight’s full meeting of Bolton Council. Cllr Anna-Marie Watters, executive cabinet member for community issues, is to call on
CLEANERS, porters and caterers at Royal Bolton Hospital could strike in a row over pay, which could see them earn less than their counterparts in other trusts. Mary Naylor looks at why staff feel this is the only option. THE dispute over pay is
PHIL Parkinson says denying Adam Le Fondre his move to Australia would have been “the wrong thing to do”. The Wanderers boss insists he had no idea the 31-year-old striker was looking to move elsewhere before he requested the remaining year of
YOUNG legal eagles swooped on the courtroom to find out more about careers in law. Pupils at Eden Boy School took part in a mock trial, taking on a number of roles to try a "defendant" to learn about the legal system Year Eight pupils took part
IN November, 2016, The Bolton News reported Asons Solicitors had received a grant from Bolton Council of £300,000. This grant was given to the private company, based in Churchgate, using the council’s emergency powers to carry out refurbishment
EVERY week we ask readers for help to find the town's most wanted suspects 1.DAVID PEARSON 04/01/98 is now wanted on two fail to appear warrants at Bolton court`s, one after he walked out of court prior to being sentenced and the other one for failing
IT’S likely that the Surrey police force which sympathised with travellers for being “uprooted every few days” would receive short shift in Bolton. They were tweeting about local residents’ reactions when travellers set up on village land. Frankly
LET’S hope Bolton West MP Chris Green manages to make a difference in the amount of red tape police officers face. During a busy weekend shift out with local patrols, Mr Green discovered the pressure that paperwork means to already overworked officers
SOME of the North-west’s favourite actresses are together for the new Tuesday night series Age Before Beauty – and the result is another cracking piece of drama from the BBC. The six-part series revolves around an unusual crew who manage a family-owned
STAFF balloted for a strike are cleaners, porters and catering assistants. However, catering assistants dispute is slightly different. Part of the Agenda for Change 2018 pay rise has been given to them. They have been given the new base rate
FARNELL Jaguar Land Rover Bolton is celebrating the grand opening of its new £10 million Bolton retailer. The retailer has seen colleagues from Farnell Land Rover Bury and Farnell Jaguar Bolton relocate to the new showroom, built at the end of St
COLLEAGUES rallied round a co-worker whose sister was diagnosed with cancer and lost her hair. Four Recruitment held a quiz night to raise £3,500 for The Little Princess Trust which provided Amy Taylor with a real-hair wig when she lost her own.
BOLTON’S main post office branch first opened at the western end of Deansgate on November 19, 1916. At that time, normal letters weighing up to half an ounce could be sent for one penny using a ‘Penny Black’ postage stamp. Now you pay 65p for a
The Greater Manchester Police and Crime Panel is seeking two new independent members to help support, challenge and hold to account Deputy Mayor, Baroness Beverley Hughes. For more information on the role, the panel and to request an application
JENNIFER Lonergan plans to be on top of the world’s largest single mountain to remember the day her brother Anthony took his own life. The wife of former Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper Andy Lonergan leads a team of eight on a four-day trek to the
SOME of us refuse to save our own lives when it comes to screening for life-threatening cancers. Only 58 per cent of people are taking advantage of the free test to prevent bowel cancer, even though the NHS screening programme can detect bowel cancer
NOW UNISON members at Royal Bolton Hospital have asked to be balloted for strike action their employer must be notified. UNISON will notify Bolton iFM of its members intention to ballot. The Bolton News understands this seven-day notification
ATHERTON Collieries were defeated in a penalty shootout at Pontefract Collieries in the inaugural Colliery Cup. The two teams, who rounded off their pre-season programmes on Saturday, were formed fundamentally for the recreation of pitmen so it
TODAY, after 102 years, Bolton’s main post office will close its doors for the last time. Joseph Timan reports on the end of an era. for the town centre. BOLTON’S main Post Office on Deansgate closes its doors for the last time this afternoon as
TORY chiefs have renewed demands for a fresh inquiry into the town hall’s £300,000 Asons grant — after Bolton Council refused their latest bid to debate the issue. Cllr John Walsh submitted a motion ahead of tonight’s full council meeting requesting
PHIL Parkinson says he was “genuinely surprised” when Adam Le Fondre asked to quit Bolton Wanderers. The 31-year-old striker had been offered a three-year deal to sign with Australian side Sydney FC and, says the Bolton boss, only made the request
ADAM Le Fondre has quit Bolton Wanderers for Australia in a shock move. The fans’ favourite is understood to have signed for A League outfit Sydney FC – with the club confirming his departure DURING tonight’s Carabao Cup game against Leeds United
