A BRIDE-TO-BE whose body was found in a Bolton hotel room died from heart failure caused by a diabetic attack. The body of 33-year-old Collette Lee, a mother of two from Farnworth, was discovered by a housekeeper in a room at the Travelodge in
FAST food lovers' friend Deliveroo is pedalling its way into town. The biking delivery service, which promises food at your front door in under 30 minutes, is rolling out across Bolton. Brands like Olympus Fish & Chips, Jarern Street Foods
THORNLEIGH students, had plenty to celebrate on A-level day. There were many notable individual achievements, including Eleanor Smith who achieved 2 A*s and two As and is going to Oxford to read Biomedical Sciences, Christopher Charlston who achieved
A LIFE of medicine awaits Jaiesh Lilley who is off to the University of Manchester. The 18-year-old achieved AAB in his A-levels and is on his way to achieve his ambition of becoming a doctor. He is one of the college's successful students. Sam
STUDENTS at Bolton School proved to be record breakers! At the girls' division with 54.5 per cent of all papers graded at A* or A, pupils. The percentage of passes at A* rose to 15.9 per cent from 12.5 per cent as did the percentage of passes
THE numbers of young people being awarded the top A-level grades increased in Bolton — with the overall pass rate beating the national average. In total, 98 per cent of A-level entries were awarded an A*-E grade — up on last year’s 96.8 per cent
A HORWICH man has been taking part in various challenges this year on behalf of the M.E. Association and his wife, Kellie Webb, who suffers from the neurological disease. David Webb, aged 30, successfully completed the Great Manchester Run in May
“MY dad would be so proud of me,” said an emotional Anna Whitehead. Her father Mr Darren Whitehead, a councillor for Hulton ward, sadly died last November and Anna admitted it has been a tough year. But despite her grief, Anna, 18, didn’t give
SEASON tickets on commuter train services will increase in price in January after the government announced plans for a 3.2% fare hike. The decision has been met with anger by unions, politicians and pressure groups who argue that services are declining
All the numbers added up for Josh Glicklich (17) who is heading for the University of Sheffield to study maths. Josh, of Ainsdale Road, Great Lever, gained an A-grade in maths, a B for geography and a C for physics. “I got a huge amount of
It was a night of pride for two of borough’s previous mayors as they were recognised for their years of long service. Retired councillors Noel Spencer and Linda Byrne were respectively made honorary alderman and alderwoman of the borough before
AMERICAN soul legend, Aretha Franklin, has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. It is understood that the soul singer died with her family at her bedside in Detroit. Franklin had been in ill health since 2010, when she was diagnosed with
A life on the ocean wave beckons for Casey Green after a birthday to remember. He celebrated his 18th birthday on Wednesday – which was when he found out he had been accepted for Royal Navy training. And there was more good news on Thursday when
STUDENT Elinor Wolstenholme certainly hit the right note in her exams. The bright young 18-year-old is off to Cambridge University to read music after scoring four straight As in her exams. The former Canon Slade pupil achieved an A* in Latin
HARD-work certainly paid off for Charlotte Leakey is well on her way to achieving her ambition to become a vet. The 18-year-old simply A-ced her exams achieved A* in geology and As in chemistry and biology and will be going to Glasgow University
RUNNER Georgia Greenhalgh is on track to achieve her dream of working in the field of sport. The Bolton Sixth Form student achieved triple distinction star — the highest grade available — in sport (development, coaching and fitness) and is looking
FIRST class students at Turton School have designs on success and have laid the foundations for a bright future. Daisy Bali and Dan Earnshaw are among the Bromley Cross school's best performing students, and are carving out a future in engineering
TEENAGER Sam Armstrong took centre stage on A-level day. The anticipation of result's day came to a dramatic and happy conclusion for 18-year-old Turton School student who found out he achieved A* in English literature, and A in psychology and
THE day was doubly delightful for twins Abbie and Charlotte Fletcher. The siblings scored a success, with Abbie gaining an A* in law and a B for history, and Charlotte achieving A* in media studies and law. “I can’t believe it,” said Charlotte
GETTING the right results equals success for Cameron Manning. The Turton School pupil achieved an A* in maths, and two As in biology and further maths to win a place at one of the country's top universities. Cameron will be studying natural sciences
BOLTON School girl Neha Khimani is off to med school after achieving three straight A*. She said: "I was not expecting these results, not a A* in psychology. I had made all these contingency plans the night before and in the morning I took my laptop
HARD work resulted in the right score for these two bright young things from Bolton School. Rugby player Morgan Skeels-Caldwell, aged 18, is off to Warwick University to study history while continuing with his sport after scoring A and two Bs in
UNIVERSITY is not the only option to open to ambitious young people. Bolton School girl Ellie Addison has secured a civil engineering apprenticeship with Allied Infrastructure in Leigh, where she has been working over the summer. The 18-year-old
POLICE are appealing for help after releasing images of a man they want to speak to in connection with the Winter Hill fire. The man police would like to talk to. The car, a black Peugeot, registration MC16 ZNV, was seen in the area around
ANY holiday seekers from Bolton who are flying from Liverpool Airport this bank holiday have been warned about a proposed GMB members strike scheduled for that weekend. The 36-hour strike will begin 7pm on Thursday August 23 and carry on until
A-level students across England have been awarded the highest proportion of As and A*s since 2012, with results coming out today. More than one in four students gained grades in the top two brackets this year as new exams were introduced in 13 subjects
THE BEECHING cuts of the 1960s left a tarnished legacy as railway stations and lines across the country were closed forever, several of which were in our town. There was a time when Bolton had a plethora of railway stations. Some of our readers
AS French circus company Circa Tsuica set up camp in the The Lowry Plaza ahead of their new show Now or Never with the MAPAS Jazz Band we talk to co-director and performer Tom Neal and workshop leader and performer Baptiste Bouquin about the show..
As An Officer and a Gentleman the Musical enjoys a run in Manchester the show’s writer Douglas Day Stewart talks about his enduring creation What was your original inspiration when writing An Officer and a Gentleman? I had essentially lived the
TOWN hall chiefs have unanimously agreed to write to the government over concerns about police funding – but only after a robust exchange of views in the council chamber. Labour councillor Anna-Marie Watters called for support for her motion urging
By Seamus McDonnell seamus.mcdonnell@nqnw.co.uk A BOLTON firm has been at the centre of one of the country’s largest construction projects, the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Severfield, based in Lostock, provided important steelwork for the
A POPULAR band from Bolton have released their debut album 39 years after they first formed. Stormchild found fame in 1981 after winning the national Opportunity Rocks competition, with most of the group still teenagers. However, they split
Development giant Peel says it “remains committed” to its plans to develop Hulton Park as part of its Ryder Cup bid, despite an open letter urging chief executive John Whittaker to abandon the scheme. Councillors from the Hulton and Westhoughton
BOLTON 'S most famous football story will be told at the home of Bolton Wanderers in the Octagon's first play in the theatre's Out and About season. Former artistic director David Thacker returns to the Octagon to bring back "And Did Those Feet"
THERE were tears and sadness as Bolton’s main post office closed its doors and had its windows blanked out for the final time. Despite claims of redeployment, all 16 Deansgate staff lost their jobs yesterday. Meanwhile, the new post office
THE country's first in-store Marks and Spencer opticians opens in Bolton today. The practice opens this morning at 10am in the Deansgate M&S near the food hall. The public will also be given the opportunity to pick up a gift voucher. Ben
THE telecommunications firm which owns the Winter Hill mast has praised the actions of a company who worked to protect the site during the recent moorland fires. Ground Control, an external maintenance and landscaping specialist, provided emergency
YOUNG witches and wizards can enjoy the magic of Hogwarts at Smyths Toys in Middlebrook. The event on Saturday, August 25, is to celebrate the launch of a new toy range including a flying snitch, a talking sorting hat and Hermione's wand. The
THIS week we return to football after the start of the new season and have unearthed this picture from April 1971. It shows Peter Caldwell scoring the second goal for St Osmund's in the final of the Catholic schools knockout competition against
GRAB your tickets early for St Paul's Astley Bridge AODS next production. The society is staging the comedy The Late Mrs Early on August 23, 24, and 25 under the direction of Paul Cohen. The play is a comedy of four men and four women, centred
THE lilting strains of Franz Lehar's music of "The Merry Widow" was enjoyed when Bolton Catholic Musical and Choral Society brought the show to the stage in 1987. The tremendous chorus numbers were described as stealing the show in the review written
A COUPLE whose camera went missing from a kebab shop in the town centre say the police dropped the issue without investigating. Michael Lightfoot and Nicola Casey were attending an Eye Licker gig at The Alma in Bradshawgate and decided to grab a
It is good to see Chris Green, MP for Bolton West, responding to his constituency wide crime survey, which reviled, unsurprisingly, that residents are concerned with the rising levels of crime (The Bolton News, August 13). What is not quite so good
AN autism centre in Breightmet has been rated good for its care. The Care Quality Commission praised the Breightmet Centre for Autism for the standard of its care and highlighted the involvement of patients in their care. The report said: "We
AT our monthly meeting on Tuesday, members of Bolton against the Bedroom Tax discussed the special report on rough sleepers, featured in The Bolton News on the same day. In the report, Dave Bagley, of Urban Outreach, stated that there were 22 people
HORWICH Harriers Phil Marsden and Nick Leigh performed well at the Sierre Zinal race in the Alps this week. At the 19-mile event including 7,000 feet of ascent Marsden finished 52nd in a time of 2hrs 54mins. The winner. Kilian Jornet of Spain
AN eight-strong Lostock AC team headed to Haslingden for the annual running of the Pilgrims Cross midweek fell race. Starting in Haslingden, the six-mile race climbs to Holcombe Moor and Harcles Hill above Ramsbottom before returning to Haslingden
BURNDEN members showed their prowess over a shorter distance with eight age-group wins at the Ramsbottom Summer Mile. Paula Pilling won the women’s race and the F40 category with her time of 5mins 57secs. Rob Short posted the fastest club time
AN under-hyped jewel of the Manchester underground, Bolton pop-rock five-piece, The Attic Doctors had Jimmys, Manchester bouncing to beats and bursting at the seams, as they kicked off Northern Exposure’s ‘Bring It On Down’ indie night in style on
BOLTON Little Theatre (BLT) has revealed its packed programme of shows for its 88th season bringing the best in comedy and drama right into the heart of the town. "We see it as something like our mission” said David Smart, BLTs Chairman. The
JULIAN Darby has watched Wanderers from the stands plenty of times as man and boy – only now he has a special reason for doing so. Phil Parkinson has promoted the 50-year-old, who played 346 times for Bolton, to be his new first team coach in the
PHIL Parkinson will not hurry into signing a replacement for Adam Le Fondre. Wanderers announced the shock departure of their talismanic striker on Tuesday night with the 31-year-old flying out to Australia yesterday to complete a move to FC Sydney
