Pupils learn to surf in safety

VITAL LESSONS: George Tomlinson pupils, from left, Ella Bradbury, aged 13, Emily Walsh and Emma Bradley, both aged 12

8:50am Wednesday 21st January 2009

THE perils facing youngsters who use the internet are being brought to life in a series of hard-hitting films produced by school pupils.

Gifted pupil divides and rules!

CREATIVE ACCOUNTING: Khubaib Akhtar demonstrates his new way of doing maths

8:10am Tuesday 20th January 2009

SCHOOLBOY Khubaib Akhtar equals mathematical genius according to his teachers.

Dad's plea to find son's killer

COLD-BLOODED KILLER: One of the gunmen inside the China Garden takeaway as Halton McCollin is shot

4:10pm Monday 19th January 2009

THE grieving father of a 20-year-old gunned down in a takeaway a year ago today hopes video footage of the murder will persuade witnesses to come forward.

Why train overcrowding is as bad as ever

January, 2009, and nothing much has changed over the years

5:50pm Sunday 18th January 2009

THE Bolton News has been inundated with complaints about train services between Bolton and Manchester. Reporter Julian Thorpe ditched his car and joined the rail commuter rush.

Bolton schools move up 12 places in GCSE rankings

Philip Williamson, head of Canon Slade, celebrates with pupils after the school was again named Bolton’s top state school

8:00am Thursday 15th January 2009

SCHOOLS in Bolton were celebrating today after GCSE figures showed pupils are performing better than ever.

Manchester hotel terror raiders caught on CCTV

Manchester hotel terror raiders caught on CCTV

10:10am Wednesday 14th January 2009

Dramatic CCTV images of four men stealing a substantial amount of cash during a robbery at the Britannia Airport Hotel have been released by police.

Red Hot Guide to the last 25 years

Red Hot Guide to the last 25 years

8:50am Wednesday 14th January 2009

It’s 1984. Madonna’s riding high in the charts, your little brother can’t keep his hands off his Rubik’s Cube and you just can’t get enough of Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

Bolton gets a new radio station

GREAT IDEA: “Bolton Bullfrog” Bernard Wrigley helps out on the microphone at Bolton FM

8:20am Wednesday 14th January 2009

COMMUNITY radio station volunteers kick-started an exciting year with a launch party, with a little help from “Bolton Bullfrog” Bernard Wrigley.

Football legends pay tribute to former Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Greaves

A video report of the funeral will be online shortly

7:40am Tuesday 13th January 2009

LEGENDS from the world of football stood side by side for the funeral of former Bolton Wanderers manager Ian Greaves.

'So proud of my brave little princess'

'So proud of my brave little princess'

10:30am Monday 12th January 2009

BRAVE Matilda Simms has gone through so much in her seven months.

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