PROTESTS are being made by passengers over buses that come along in twos. Cllr Bob Ronson says he has received numerous complaints from people that buses are travelling in convoy in Chorley New Road, Horwich. Passengers complain that they wait for long
A MANHUNT has been launched for two convicted robbers who have gone on the run since being released from prison on licence are being hunted by police. Remi Adams, right, aged 24, and 25-year-old Roy Anthony Boodle have both been recalled to prison after
A SON waited for his elderly disabled father to fall asleep before twice taking his credit card and using it to buy a £944 computer and to pay a £260 phone bill. John Paul Blackburn, aged 27, of Claremont Court, Bolton, was caught when the bank called
A man sent abusive text messages to his girlfriend before smashing his way into her flat. Darren Kenneth Mills, aged 34, of Hindley Road, Westhoughton, pleaded guilty to criminal damage, using violence or threats to gain entry and sending threats by
A GRIEVING family has called on dog owners to stop allowing their pets to run wild in a cemetery. Grandmother Carol Ward says she broke down in tears after finding dog mess next to her grandson's grave in Farnworth Cemetery. Flowers and toys kept
A HOMELESS drug addict was branded a pest and a menace as he was jailed for 12 months. Thomas West, aged 31, of no fixed address, smashed open the back door of a derelict council house in Hollycroft Avenue, Darcy Lever, Bolton Crown Court was told.
ARSONISTS who targeted a garage in Farnworth caused extensive damage. Firefighters and police were called to the blaze in Starcliffe Street, Moses Gate, at 7.25pm on Sunday. Items including hoovers, computer screens and tools were destroyed by the
TRAIN staff are being given cameras to gather evidence against passengers who put their feet on seats. Merseyrail is cracking down on the "unhygienic and unacceptable" practice, and is pledging to prosecute offenders. Network chiefs said the use of
A NEW Year's Eve reveller broke into a car after going on a drink and drugs binge. Stephen Francis Robinson, aged 35, of Marld Crescent, Doffcocker, smashed the window of a Fiat Punto, parked on Rishton Lane, Great Lever and stole gloves, a tool box
TWO men have appeared in court over the handcuffing of a government minister to a fathers' rights protester outside a Manchester hotel. Jason Hatch is accused of grabbing the arm of Margaret Hodge, former Children's Minister, while Jonathan Stanesby
SUPERMARKET giant Sainsbury's has unveiled plans to build a store in Westhoughton. Bosses have confirmed the company's interest in opening a store, with the Westhoughton Cricket Club ground understood to be the likely location. They say the branch would
So we now hold the dubious honour of being the crime capital of Europe, yet another fine achievement by the current government, not! A recent crime survey has revealed that Britain is the most burgled country in Europe. Levels of assault are also the
INSTANT fines for trouble-makers at the Royal Bolton Hospital's A&E department have been hailed a success by trust bosses. A national pilot scheme was launched three months ago and is now to be continued. It came in to help protect staff who are routinely
Music and mirth comes to St Katharine's Church, Blackrod, on Saturday, when the James Hedley Singers will be entertaining, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £4 and the money will go to church funds.
IT'S back to the Roaring Twenties for Bolton Little Theatre's next production . . . the time of the Charleston, butlers and maids and making a quick buck. Tons of Money tells the story of Aubrey Henry Maitland Allington, an unsuccessful inventor with
RESIDENTS in Tyldesley are being urged not to put their bins out the night before they are due for collection following a spate of wheelie bin fires. Arsonists set fire to a bin which had been dragged into the youth shelter in Tyldesley Park at 6pm on
A VICIOUS thug battered a man over the head with a golf club in a revenge attack, a court was told. David Daly was then joined by a five-strong gang, wearing balaclavas, who battered John Haywood as he lay unconscious on the ground. Mr Haywood, aged
A THIEF posing as a workman conned his way into an pensioner's home and stole her purse. The man struck at the house of the 71-year-old in Thaxted Place, Heaton, at about 1.30pm on Friday. He claimed to work for a heating company and said he needed
ANY Bolton fan who dared talk of Champions League qualification seven years ago, when Sam Allardyce was just four months into his Reebok reign, would have been carted off to the funny farm. Yet here they are, fifth in the Premiership, breathing down
CHRIS Casper has pledged to stay positive in a bid to coax better results out of his threadbare Shakers squad. With few options available, the Bury boss has his work cut out to end a winless run that now stretches to nine games. Shrewsbury are next
dPAVING slabs have been stolen from a garden area established by volunteers in the middle of the road outside Fred Dibnah's home. The volunteers, from The Haugh in Bloom group, are devastated that 20 slabs have been taken from a plot of land in Radcliffe
A 24-year-old man was last night charged with terrorism offences. Abdul Rahman, of Heywood Street, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, was arrested by Greater Manchester Police's anti-terror unit on January 23. Last night he was charged with offences under the
MUSIC stores in Bolton and Bury could reopen under a new name after a buyout of the chain by a rival retailer. The Music Zone in The Market Place and the Bury store in Princess Parade closed last month, along with 29 others elsewhere, after the company
POLICE have defended their decision to tow away and crush a man's car after a database wrongly indicated it was not insured. Steven Booth's Peugeot was seized by police while he was driving to work through Bolton last month during an operation to catch
Bolton Wanderers Reserves' match against Newcastle United Reserves tonight has been postponed because of the frozen pitch at the LFA County Ground, Thurston Road, Leyland. The Reserves home fixture against Manchester United Reserves takes place at the
A MAN was saved by firefighters who rescued him from flames engulfing his Bolton home today. Kevin Gallagher, who was staying with his partner in a neighbour's house at Centenary Court, off Rishton Lane, Great Lever, woke up and smelt the smoke at
THE Bolton holidaymaker who plunged to his death from the 14th floor of a Mexican hotel had dreams of marrying his girlfriend in Jamaica. Adrian Fletcher's plans were revealed by his devastated mother, Delores, as she spoke to The Bolton News about her
SAM Allardyce has been given a boost with the news that El-Hadji Diouf and Abdoulaye Faye will not be flying off on international duty this week. The Senegalese pair will be fit and fresh for Sunday's visit of Fulham after their country's friendly against
THE Mexico wedding at which tragic Adrian Fletcher was due to be an usher has been cancelled. He plunged to his death from the 14th floor of the five-star Riu Cancun Hotel in Cancun, Mexico, last Thursday. Mr Fletcher, from Little Lever, and his girlfriend
A SUPER fit squaddie from Farnworth has made his mark in the world of extreme sports. Private Matthew Haslam, aged 18, has won the Youth Trophy for Nordic cross-country skiing in Exercise Pipedown, the major skiing championships for British soldiers
A Salford man who vanished with his two children following a custody row has contacted police. Officers were "extremely concerned" for Anthony Whitter, aged 34, who disappeared with his two sons from his home last Wednesday. There had been concerns
FIRE investigators are looking into the cause of a bedroom blaze in Deane in which three people were saved by a smoke alarm. A couple in another bedroom of the house in Kendrew Road, and the man's brother, who was downstairs, were alerted by the alarm
NURSERY children are taking on a jungle-themed chatterbox challenge to raise money for charity. Tots from St Andrews pre-school playgroup, John Street, Bromley Cross, will be sponsored to perform nursery songs, rhymes and stories in fancy dress to
A MEETING about the first scarecrow festival in Blackrod is being held tonight. Organisers from a festival in Charnock Richard which was held last year will be giving some guidance and advice. Plans are in the early stages but it is scheduled for
A 10-YEAR-OLD used a lighter to set a pile of clothes on fire in his bedroom. The boy's mother used water to stop the fire getting out of hand at the family home in Montserrat Road, Johnson Fold, after being alerted by a smoke detector on Sunday night
BUDDING entrepreneurs from Bolton Community College will be selling their designs to top retail bosses tomorrow. College students will be taking their designs and marketing campaigns to the Trafford Centre in the hope of being this year's Network Project
IMAGINATIVE youngsters could find themselves following in the footsteps of J K Rowling, Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl. A nationwide search has been launched to find up and coming young authors to write a bedtime story. Launched in association with children's
THE HSBC Global Education Trust is to fund two new bursaries for Bolton School's sixth form. The money will pay for the education of academically bright pupils from modest backgrounds whose parents would struggle to pay the school's fees. Candidates
BY the end of 2008, Rumworth deputy head Kevin Wilkinson wants to see a new media suite open. He envisages a professional standard TV recording studio which would be used by his pupils, surrounding schools in Bolton and maybe local businesses. But to
FIRST it was gangs of teenagers carrying out callous wrecking sprees of children's graves at Farnworth Cemetery and causing misery to grieving families. Now it is happening all over again - except that this time it is not yobs but dogs. Kai Atcha died
LABOUR MP Diane Abbott has sparked anger by suggesting on TV that Bolton Council "dump all their Asians on one estate". The outspoken politician made the claims during a discussion on multi-culturalism on the BBC politics programme, This Week. There
AS reported in The Bolton News, January 29, the planning committee approved the application by Wainhomes to demolish Brynmoor and build 15 houses on the site. After the committee's concerted opposition to this development at previous meetings, the decision
WE refer to the letter from Ian Upton (The Bolton News, January 24). He raises some important issues regarding the proposed fluoridation of our water, and we are pleased that a group is being formed who may contribute to the debate on this controversial
IVAN Lewis MP recently made the following statement: "A single scoop of mashed potato, lonely in the middle of the plate. It's not an appetising meal. Yet for some elderly patients this masquerades as lunch, every day. Some have a tray placed at the end
IT was very interesting to read the various comments on the Holocaust, to which the whole week of prayers on the BBC is dedicated. I have met several Jews who, with the help of friends, escaped from the various camps. One that struck me strongly was
ON October 4, 2006, I wrote to Letters to complain about the withdrawal of the 570 bus service from the Morris Green area after the axeing of the No 12 bus service. At the time, I asked the people of Morris Green to let the authorities know their feelings
WE have just seen First Bus group increase their bus fares in return for more bus service cuts coming our way, again. Also we learn of the proposals to withdraw many local bus services including the routes 95 and the 554, covering areas, such as Darcy
A BOLTON builder has had to find a new home to help it deal with extra business brought by an international supermarket chain. Contractor Hargreaves has had to relocate part of its team in Endeavour House, Waters Meeting Road, The Valley in Bolton, just
WORKSHOPS are being held to help companies and employees clear the air when a ban on smoking in the workplace comes into force later this year. Under new legislation, smoking will be be banned in all enclosed public spaces from July 1. But a survey
NORTH-west business travellers will soon have another option of flights to Australia following the launch of a new service to Sydney from Manchester. From March 26, Etihad Airways will commence thrice-weekly flights via Abu Dhabi using a three-class
HEALTH and safety specialist The Parr Group has presented an accountancy firm with one of the first new Fire Risk Assessment certificates to be awarded in the area. Bentley's chartered accountants, based in Chorley New Road, Bolton, is among the first
SCIENTISTS at the University of Bolton are leading the way in a £1 million Government project to create hi-tech materials. The materials, called auxetics, become fatter rather than thinner when they are stretched and have a huge potential for industry
A BOLTON accountant has warned of a potential 600 per cent tax increase for "White Van Man" after April this year. Tim Lwin, senior tax manager at Barlow Andrews Chartered Accountants, in Chorley New Road, said: "The changes could result in an unexpected
CHANGES to legislation about company law, commercial property and employment issues are on the menu at three breakfast workshops. Bolton Chamber President and KBL Solicitors corporate partner Jonathan Shorrock will be leading the first workshop on February
Name Kevin Hughes. Born Bury in 1961. Company Yorkshire Bank. Position Managing partner. Location Bolton and Blackburn Financial Services Centres. Where did you start? Commenced with NatWest in 1979 but was recruited by Yorkshire
In our latest poll we ask: Should Tony Blair stand down now? Vote in the Editor's Choice Column on the right of this page.
CALLING all winners! One of the premier dates in the North-west business calendar has been set. Following on from last year's spectacular event, The Bolton News and Bury Times Business Awards 2007 will be held in the Premier Suite at the Reebok Stadium
We asked: Should learning a foreign language be compulsory in our schools? And you voted: Yes: 62pc. No: 38pc.
A BOLTON company which helped rescuers deal with the emotional trauma of the July 7 London bombings will now be helping people across the world. Pathways Through Trauma Ltd was founded in 2004 by Liz Royle, a former senior welfare officer with Greater
