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Parked cars are blamed for bus route diversions

11:00am Thursday 8th January 2009

TRANSPORT chiefs are diverting a bus service because of problems with parked cars.

CCTV image of Bolton store raid duo

CCTV image of Bolton store raid duo

10:49am Wednesday 7th January 2009

CCTV images showing masked men who stole cash from a store in Bolton have been released by police.

Firm is targeted twice by burglars

11:20am Thursday 18th December 2008

A business in Blackrod has been targeted by burglars twice in a month.

New appeal for witnesses to fatal A6 crash

Police at the scene on the A6 shortly after the crash this morning

8:57am Thursday 11th December 2008

Police have launched a new appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash on the A6 at Blackrod.

Electrical fault leaves homes in the dark

11:50am Friday 5th December 2008

A POWER CUT plunged thousands of homes into darkness and forced traffic lights to stay on red.

Cemetery decision delay

7:30am Friday 5th December 2008

A TOWN council is to wait six months to see if the state of a cemetery can be improved.

Friend warned police over Bolton death crash road

Family's tribute to 'a loving husband and wonderful dad'

8:28am Thursday 27th November 2008

A MOTORIST who warned police about black ice on a waterlogged road, later learned his friend had died in a four-vehicle smash at the same spot.

Notorious bypass ‘must be made safer’

7:30am Wednesday 26th November 2008

FRESH calls for an overhaul of safety measures on the notorious A6 bypass were made by councillors and the public last night.

Family's tribute to A6 death crash victim

Family's tribute to 'a loving husband and wonderful dad'

4:30pm Wednesday 26th November 2008

The family of Barry Britton, the father of two killed when his car collided with a bus in icy conditions on the A6 at Blackrod, have paid tribute to him.

Power plant green light sparks anger

10:40am Friday 14th November 2008

RESIDENTS have hit out after Bolton councillors backed plans for a huge power plant on greenbelt land in Blackrod.


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