CONTAMINATION by asbestos, further traffic disruption and the lack of schools were the hot topics debated by Horwich residents, as they vented their views on the proposed development of the former Loco Works site. More than 150 peope packed into
WANDERERS Under-21s progressed to the last four of the Lancashire Senior Cup tonight after dumping holders Manchester United out 5-4 on penalties at Altrincham’s Moss Lane. Jamie Fullarton’s team looked to be heading out after trailing to Joe Rothwell
Manchester Phoenix 5 Basingstoke Bison 2 Manchester Phoenix claimed their second EPL league title after an epic, barnstorming encounter against Basingstoke Bison. Phoenix came into the game knowing that a win by two goals or more would seal
A FEUD over money ended with former Bolton Wanderers star Colin Hendry being assaulted in a restaurant. Mr Hendry owed his attacker £85,000 — money the ex-Premiership defender borrowed from a friend despite knowing he was facing bankruptcy and
EAGLEY made it four wins in as many matches thanks to first-half strikes from Ash Morris and Scott McNair in a 2-1 win at Fulwood Amateurs. Morris’s opener put Simon Haworth’s side ahead after four minutes. Hosts Fulwood battled back to equalise
CHILDREN love creating and they love chocolate — and we have combined the two for a fantastic competition. The Bolton News is once again running its Design an Egg competition, which is open to children and schools across the borough - and the winner
PEOPLE are invited to put on their running shoes for the Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile at Leverhulme Park this Sunday. Those signing up can walk, run, skip or jump their way around the one, three or six-mile routes and afterwards enjoy the entertainment
A MAN has been arrested after an attack that left a man with a fractured skull. A 24-year-old man was punched in the face outside Vogue Nightclub near JR Taxis in King Street, Leigh, at about 5.15am on Sunday, March 9. The man fell backwards
A CAT was rescued from the roof of a house in Deane by firefighters who sprayed it with a hose. The fire service was called by the RSPCA just after midday on Saturday after the cat got stuck on the roof, in Wellfield Road, Deane, for two days.
A MAN being hunted by police has been found. Mark Bowyer, aged 39, featured in The Bolton News last week for failing to appear at Bolton Magistrates Court on February 24. He was wanted for breaching a community order. Police are no longer looking
BOLTON’S Cinema at the Crescent will be showing Brave, the family film on Saturday, April 12. Children will be able to make their own woolly bear at 1pm at the library before the screening which takes place in the lecture theatre in the building
TALENTED young dancers from Bolton could tread the boards at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall this November. They are being invited to apply to take part in the Dance Proms, covering everything from salsa, street dance, cheerleading, ballet and
A TV gardener from Walkden will attend a celebrity garden party event next month. Carol Klein, a former Bolton School pupil, who made her television debut on Gardeners' World in 1989, will be at The Lowry Outlet Garden Party. From Saturday,
HISTORY fans are invited to the next meeting of the Halliwell Local History Society. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 25 in St Luke’s Vicarage, Chorley Old Road. The speaker will be Dr Paul Hindle who will present the talk Off
A LOSTOCK resident wants to build a first-floor extension on the side of his property. Usmand Lodhi has applied to create the bigger building at 689 Chorley New Road. Neighbours have a chance to see the plans and comment by visiting Bolton
WESTHOUGHTON residents will be affected by roadworks in Wigan Road. Traffic lights will be in place from the junction with Southfield Drive up until the Wigan boundary on Wednesday.
MP for Bolton North East David Crausby has backed Labour’s pledge to give every young person out of work for more than 12 months, a paid job. Under the plans, 305 people in Bolton would be given a paid, starter job, or lose their benefits.
YOUNG, old and families are being invited to take part in the town’s Sport Relief Mile. The event will take place on Sunday, March 23, there will be fun runs, activities and entertainment for everyone. Those taking part can choose to take part
The Health, Care and Wellbeing Forum will discuss the move to a new “integrated” system at their meeting from noon until 2pm on Wednesday, March 19, at the Bolton CVS headquarters at the Bolton Hub in Bold Street. For more information, email Farzana
BUDDING wordsmiths are invited to a creative writing workshop in Horwich. Writers of all styles and levels of experience are welcome. The group will meet on Thursday between 10am and noon at the Arts Studios in Hampson Street, off Lee Lane.
FORTHCOMING roadworks in Daubhill may cause disruption for motorists. Temporary traffic lights will be in place at the junction between Bridgeman Street and Recreation Street from Tuesday, March 25, until Monday, April 7 to allow United Utilities
A SPRING walk will record the biodiversity of Atherton. The Friends of Atherton Wildlife and Nature will meet at Bee Fold Lane beside the playing field on March 29 at 1pm. Email jayneseddon2@ hotmail.com for information.
ANDREW Buchan will star in a new TV programme about the Great Fire of London. The actor, pictured, who was brought up in Lostock and is married to Downton Abbey star Amy Nuttall, will play humble baker Thomas Farriner in ITV drama, The Great Fire
UNIVERSITY and college students in Bolton are being urged to get involved with Campus Call-out, a campaign aimed at encouraging them to mobilise the young vote. Hope Not Hate, the UK’s largest anti-extremism organisation is leading the campaign
FIREFIGHTERS in Farnworth “scrubbed up” well during a charity car wash. Crews spent the day washing and waxing in a bid to raise money for the firefighters charity which helps injured firefighters. Watch manager Darren Banks said: “It was a
YOUNG artists can win themselves an Easter Egg in a competition testing their skills. Farnworth Library is running an Easter colouring competition for children up to 11-years-old, from April 7. Colouring sheets will be available and judging
MORE students are opting to study engineering subjects, according to college bosses. As National Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) week gets under way today, Wigan and Leigh College, which is attended by students in Bolton, is reporting
DRIVERS in the town centre could be disrupted by a lane closure in Topp Way. The road will have one lane closed on Thursday as Bolton Council carry out general maintenance in the area. The work will include grass cutting and street cleaning
CHILDREN can enjoy interactive storytelling in Moss Bank Park. On the first Saturday of every month, the Hive centre, run by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust in the park, will welcome storytellers from Stone Soup to the centre for a day of interactive
GREATER Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) recently transmitted live video feeds to demonstrate how to fight fires. The service has used Google and YouTube to share live video footage from incidents, including a live video feed from a large-scale
BUSINESSES in Bolton are set to become more ‘dementia friendly’ thanks to a project by Alzheimer’s Society. Staff who work at Argos and Homebase stores in Bolton, as well as branches of Lloyds Banking Group and Marks and Spencer, have pledged to
YOUNG people in Radcliffe are being given the chance to win free driving lessons as part of a course being run by a local firefighter. Paul Simpson is hosting the free safe young drivers course at Evans Halshaw Ford in Crostons Road, Bury, over
JOURNEYS in Blackrod may be disrupted by roadworks later in the month. Temporary traffic lights will be in place at off-peak times in Manchester Road from Monday, March 24 until Thursday March 27 to allow United Utilities to install a water connection
A charity is urging people in Bolton to take part in a 10km event. The plea has been issued by Sue Ryder Care amid concerns over low entry levels for the running and walking event in Keighley, West Yorkshire, on Sunday, March 30. Bolton fundraiser
THE next meeting of the Bolton branch of Diabetes UK is on Thursday at 7pm at Genting Casino in Higher Bridge Street, Bolton, which will include a buffet and entertainment. The buffet costs £5 and free instruction will be given at the tables. To find
THE Bolton branch of Yorkshire Building Society has played its part in raising a record figure for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The team, at the branch in Mealhouse Lane, held a raffle and sold limited edition RNLI items to raise
BOLTON residents can learn how to design and create their own edible forest with a gardening course at Moss Bank Park on Saturday, March 29. The course will be held at The Hive from 10.30am until 4pm and costs £20 per participant. To book your
MUSIC fans are invited to celebrate the third birthday of a regular event. The Cider ‘Ouse Jam Night takes place fortnightly at Ye Olde Man and Scythe pub in Bolton town centre and will be celebrating its birthday on Wednesday. Among the musicians
THE Bolton branch of Yorkshire Building Society has played its part in raising a record figure for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The team, at the branch in Mealhouse Lane, held a raffle and sold limited edition RNLI items to raise
MOTORISTS driving near the Reebok Stadium may be disrupted by roadworks. From today, Bolton Council will be replacing road humps in the arena approach road, next to the stadium. Temporary traffic lights will be in place at off-peak times until
A BOWLING alley was evacuated after a fire started on Saturday. Firefighters were called to AMF Bowling at The Rock in Bury, when a fire started in the area where bowling balls are collected. Everyone in the centre was evacuated as well as people
ROADWORKS in Chorley Old Road have been completed. Temporary traffic lights had been put in place on Wednesday to allow United Utilities to conduct sewer repairs. The work was completed on Friday.
RESIDENTS of Tonge with The Haulgh are invited to the next area forum meeting on Wednesday. A budget update and a review of the last year will be presented by council officers. Councillors Martin Donaghey, Nick Peel and Elaine Sherrington will
The Reflections Counselling Service’s health and wellbeing workshops will be held from 10am until noon on every Tuesday from April 8 until May 13 at the Lancashire Wildlife Trust building in Bury Road, Breightmet.
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a town centre pub after a deep-fat-fryer caught fire. Crews from Bolton Central attended the Spinning Mule pub in Nelson Square at midnight Friday after the kitchen became smoke logged.
HORWICH Town Council will meet on Thursday. The meeting, which will include a discussion of the current planning applications for the parish will take place on Thursday in St Johns Church Hall, St John’s Methodist Church, Victoria Road, Horwich
A WALKING club is inviting people to join members in the great outdoors. Bolton HF Walking Club is hosting a number of walks of varying lengths next week. On Wednesday, the 12 mile River Brock walk will meet at Barton Grange Garden Centre,
THE sky’s the limit for Bolton dentist Dr Mohsin Patel this month. Not only does he become head dentist at a new Bolton dental surgery, as part of the Synergy Dental Clinics organisation, but he is also leaping 10,000 feet in a sponsored skydive
I must respond to the decision to no longer have posted online objections to planning applications. I must point out that this doesn’t just apply to objections, it also covers letters of support and any other communications that people might want
RE Brian Derbyshire’s letter of March 11. Bad tenants are not just confined to social landlords (housing associations, etc), as the same problems are also suffered by the private, residential landlord. Eviction is a long and expensive process
A CLOSE relative of mine lives in Oakley Park, off Chorley New Road, Heaton. On a visit last week I was astounded to encounter road signs warning "ramp ahead" and large areas of Tarmac cut away in readiness for re-surfacing. Now, anyone familiar
WITH the successful delivery of The Bolton News petition to No 10, hopefully the situation for local rail passengers will get better. But will it? According to a TV news programme, when the Manchester to Liverpool electric line is switched on next
FOUR calls a week are made to police over concerns a child is being groomed in Bolton, it has been revealed today. Greater Manchester Police received 162 reports relating to child sexual exploitation in the 10 months to January this year. It
TWO young boys required the help of firefighters after a prank left them handcuffed to each other. The boys had been messing around with a pair of toy handcuffs and one of them decided to shackle himself to the other. It was only at this point
FILMING has started on Paddy McGuinness’ new television show. Amazing Greys, fronted by the Bolton funnyman, pictured, is a new ITV show which sees young contestants take on some of the country’s most talented pensioners. The contestants will
AS an entrepreneur in charge of a successful construction firm, Sue Westwood-Ruttledge had plenty to lose when she abandoned the business to pursue a life-long interest. The Breightmet-born businesswoman had been nominated for awards for her fire
ART students have found themselves in the frame — after using their creative talents to brighten up a building site. The University of Bolton undergraduates have created eye-catching self-portraits on the hoardings beside the site of the new Bolton
THREE people arrested in connection with a counter-terrorism investigation have been released without charge. On Wednesday, Jamshed Javeed, who teaches science at Sharples School, was charged with intending to assist others to commit acts of terrorism
YOUNG fans of Sir Charlie Stinky Socks were treated to an exclusive reading of the little knight’s latest adventure — from the author herself. Children at The Ferns Academy were the lucky ones to find out first what happens next to Sir Charlie,
ONE of Bolton’s star transplant athletes visited a local business that is sponsoring the British Transplant Games to encourage people to Sign Up To Save Lives. James Colbeck, aged 29, has had a glittering career at various levels of transplant
A FEW months ago I was travelling on a First Transpennine Express (FTPE) train between Bolton and Chorley and many people were standing. Impressively, the conductor asked people to free up all available seats and then declassified the first-class
A PAEDOPHILE jailed for abusing four boys has failed to clear his name. James McLaughlin, known as Rob, aged 52, was jailed for three years in October, 2012. He was convicted by a jury of two counts of sexual activity with a child, one count
TWO youth workers have set themselves the target of running 14 miles in the Lake District to raise cash for a housing charity. Martin Booth, aged 33, and Nick Howarth, aged 36, are both competing in the annual Coniston road race on March 29.
FREE school transport will be reinstated for children who live in Edgworth and Belmont after a U-turn by Blackburn with Darwen Council. Pupils in years seven and eight who attend Turton School and who live more than three miles away will again
A BOLTON school has taken the lead in eliminating an increasing problem with dog fouling in the area. St Columba’s RC Primary School, in Tonge Moor, launched a poster competition, encouraging youngsters to produce a bold statement to be displayed
AN obsessive paranoid who raped a young woman at her home has been jailed for three years. Dean Gwatkin, aged 27,of Aspull, Wigan, met his victim via a dating website and went on to have a short relationship with her — but she ended it because
THE Voice star Vicky Jones was the star attraction at Bolton’s Market Place as part of a Style Saturday fashion event. The fashion fest was held in partnership with Capital FM and drive time presenter Sally Hudson welcomed models to a specially
A LANDLORD taken to court by Bolton Council has said she was shocked to learn she had been prosecuted. Joanne Parker, aged 41, was fined £4,000 by Bolton magistrates after being found guilty in her absence of failing to carry out repairs at a home
A MAN told his partner he wished he had killed her after kicking her and punching her, a court heard. Lee Munroe, 29, of Kenyon Way, Little Hulton, had dragged Chantelle White off the bed and left her cowering on the bedroom floor. The previous
FOUR men who rowed 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for Bolton Lads and Girls club received a hero’s welcome at a homecoming event at the club. The Bolton-based team of Mark Brocklehurst, aged 52, Matt Nuttall, aged 44, Nick
IT is two years to the day that Bolton Wanderers star Fabrice Muamba’s heart stopped for 78 minutes after he suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch during an FA Cup tie at White Hart Lane. Fans watched in horror as the midfield ace received lengthy
APPRENTICE star Adam Corbally says he would have no hesitation in employing Bolton’s real-life apprentices. Adam was in town to celebrate a successful National Apprenticeship Week with Bolton College’s award-winning apprentices, who are now running
A SERIES of 20mph zones will be introduced in Smithills after residents voted overwhelmingly in favour of speed restrictions. The zones will cover the area from Smithills School to Moss Bank Park, including Smithills Croft Road, Moss Lane and Barrow
A CANARY collector in Westhoughton is singing the praises of his latest champion bird — after winning six tournaments on the trot. Billy Chadwick, aged 62, breeds, nurtures and trains his collection of canaries into competitive singers, and one
A TEENAGE singer is using her talents to help raise money for terminally ill children. Jenna Taylor, aged 16, from Bromley Cross, is organising a talent show in aid of Derian House Children’s Hospice. She is looking for people with a range
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to stop the closure of one of the town’s mental health wards should stop “playing politics” with the NHS, according to a Bolton councillor. Members of Unison and the Bolton West Constituency Labour Party (CLP) led a petition-signing
YOUNGSTERS have been enjoying an unusual donation from a local business — a gravel kitchen. Materials for the kitchen at St Matthews CE Primary School in Halliwell were supplied by managing director Sean Chadwick at SC Chadwick’s Recycling, who
A SNOOKER player’s life was saved by two bar workers who used a defibrillator which had been fitted just a week earlier. The St Mary’s Social and Recreation Club’s snooker team in Horwich were playing a match on Thursday night when one of the visiting
MEDO Kamara was cursing his own bad luck as Wanderers’ good run came to a grinding halt against Brighton. The midfielder played an inadvertent part in the visitors’ decisive goal, as his attempted tackle on opposite number Jake Caskey saw the ball
WANDERERS are battling to contain a virus that has swept through the training camp at Euxton. Mark Davies, Andy Lonergan and Jermaine Beckford were ruled out of Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat against Brighton with illness, while a number of backroom
DOUGIE Freedman shouldered some of the blame after his tactical reshuffle drew a blank against Brighton. Although Mark Davies pulled out of the squad on Friday night and had been pencilled-in to start, the Wanderers boss also dropped Zat Knight
WILL Buckley failed to get Wanderers’ attention with his goals as a teenager – but the Reebok certainly sat up and took notice of his ruthless finishing on Saturday. Brighton’s wide man scored twice to sink the Whites and put his side within striking
