The Bolton News can be read online around the clock — 24-hours a day, seven days a week — giving accurate and up-to-the-minute coverage of news and sport.

The website enables journalists reacting quickly to breaking news stories to bring readers the latest on every story as it develops.

First reports of a news item, whether it is an accident which has closed a major road, or the latest score from a Bolton Wanderers match, are uploaded to the website as and when the information reaches the newsroom.

There may be only the briefest of details to start with but the story is constantly updated as more information becomes available.

We then keep the public informed via the web updates and through our text alerts to mobile phones which anyone can sign up for and receive.

The internet is a vital extension to the service provided by the print side of The Bolton News.

It supports the role of the newspaper and can allow a greater coverage of a story as sometimes the newspaper cannot devote as much space to an issue as we would like.

This is where the web side of the operation comes into its own as time and space hold no barriers on the internet.

We can bring the news to the public after the newspaper's deadline has passed. Previously, a story which missed the deadline would be held over to the next edition. But now these stories can be brought to the public through the website, there and then.

At The Bolton News, we’ve well and truly entered the multimedia age as our reporters now carry video cameras as well as a notebook and pen. This helps to place the reader at the scene of a story and gives a greater insight into the events that we cover.

But it is not just our ability to bring the news to you. Our website is a medium which enables you to get involved and support our news coverage by showing the news which you bring to us.

When a major incident happens, it is more likely that a member of the public will be on hand to see what is happening before a reporter and a photographer have been able to make it to the scene.

It is sometimes your eye witness accounts and photographs of these developing news stories that are the first record of an event which make it to the website and into the public eye.

The Bolton News website not only keeps the community informed, it also provides a voice for the readers — through our Tell Us comments facility, the online blogs, forums, and votes.

Our site has the best range of jobs, homes and cars advertisements.

We encourage contributions in many ways, from uploading your own event to our What’s On section to printing reader photographs in our Snapped by You section.

We have community correspondents who cover news in their area, giving a local twist to some of the smaller stories which are key to local life.

And it’s not just local coverage — there is a whole range of news feeds bringing the latest national and international news, sports stories and articles from the world of entertainment.