ALTHOUGH I wanted Manchester City to win the Premier League I take no pleasure out of the decisive moment. If memories of the Blues’ title triumph of two years ago will always be dominated by the Aguerro goooaaaalllll, this year’s will be forever
KELLY Tidy struggled to rekindle the form that earned her a second-place finish last time out, carding a five over par 77 in the opening round of the Kristianstad Ahus Ladies Open in Sweden. The Bolton golfer had a disastrous start to her second
CAPTAINCY is proving more of a blessing than a burden for Bradshaw professional Saeed Anwar Jnr after taking charge of the team in his second season at the club. The Rigby’s Lane men are unbeaten in the Pakistani all-rounder’s first five games
Band name: Enigma Falls Members: Rachel Tebay, aged 23, from Bolton, Tom Murphy, aged 23, from Oldham and Ryan Lavin, aged 23, from Mossley. When and where did you form? We formed in 2011 when Rachel was looking for a band to perform her
AN award-winning operatic society is transporting audiences to Paris for a performance of a popular operetta. The Three Towns Operatic Society, winner of last year’s BATS Best Musical Award, is staging The Merry Widow at St Joseph’s Hall, Leigh
THE story and sounds of music legend Frank Sinatra will entertain audiences in Bolton later this month. Tony Turner is bringing his Northern Showtime Orchestra back to Victoria Hall on Saturday May 24 to present The Story of Frank Sinatra.
COMEDIAN Jerry Sadowitz is heading back to Bolton this weekend. The funnyman and magician, who will be at The Albert Halls, on Saturday, promises to take your breath away, if not with his tricks then certainly with his controversial stand-up material
AN elderly man has been taken to hospital after suffering a leg injury in a car crash in Deane. The man was injured when a Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Focus crashed near Wigan Road at about 4pm. Police said the injured man, in his nineties, was
POLICE are trying to trace the relatives of an 88-year-old man who was found dead at his Horwich home. Roy Lindley was found dead on Wednesday at his house in Hollowell Lane in Horwich. A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "There
AN elderly man suffered a “nasty” leg injury in a car crash in Deane Road. The man was injured when a Vauxhall Astra and a Ford Focus crashed near Wigan Road at about 4pm today. Police said the injured man was in one of the cars. A North
A TRIBUNAL involving the former boss of a top Bolton hotel has ended. Jan Hampton, who was a director of Egerton House Hotel, as well as managing the venue until she was dismissed in 2012, has brought a claim of unfair dismissal against her former
A SHOPLIFTER who used a foil-lined bag to steal shoes worth £280 from a Bolton store has been sentenced to a 12-week curfew by magistrates. Georgian Cone, aged 19, of Henley Road, Ilford, Essex, came to the town and targeted TK Maxx on May 10.
PATIENTS who need to be referred for suspected diseases of their eyes are waiting an average of five and a half weeks at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. The waiting times for new routine referrals to ophthalmology was revealed by the Department for
FILM screenings will be held at a Bolton theatre to tie-in with its production of Brassed Off. Set against the backdrop of the Miners’ Strike of 1984 to 85, Faith was produced for the BBC and tells the gripping story of two sisters on different
A STABLE block for two horses can be built within a Westhoughton farm, planning officers have decided. Mr and Mrs Hilton, the owners of Brinsop House Farm in Chorley Road, have successfully applied to build four stables and a tack room or hay store
WESTHOUGHTON’S new mayor will be dedicated at a special service this weekend. The dedication of new mayor Cllr Kevan Jones takes place at The Parish Church of St Bartholomew in School Street at 11am on Saturday.
SCI-FI buffs are invited to an extravaganza of collectables at Bolton Market Place on Saturday. Doctor Who and Star Wars toys, Marvel and DC comics, T-shirts and posters will all be on offer from 10am to 4pm. Youngsters can also look forward
FAMILIES are invited to a screening of The Lego Movie next Thursday. The computer animated film will be shown at Little Lever School in Church Street, Little Lever. It starts at 6.30pm and refreshments are available on the night. Tickets
LEVERHULME Children's Centre in Long Lane is holding a Wheels for Cycling session from 6pm next Wednesday. Wheels for Cycling develops cycling activities for those with disabilities or differing needs. Call 01204 336843.
BOLTON actress Maxine Peake is starring in a psychological thriller. The 39-year-old Maxine plays Charlotte in Keeping Rosy, a woman who is defined by her career until the fragility of her perfect existence is exposed after finding out she has
A CAUTION was given to a man seen acting suspiciously in somebody’s garden. The 39-year-old man was found with prescribed pills, which did not belong to him, on Monday in Somerton Road, Breightmet.
STATIONERY store Staples has been given the green light to replace a sign looking out over the A666. The shop, at Trinity Retail Park, can change the old ‘Comet’ sign for a ‘Staples’ one, after planning officers decided it would not distract drivers
BUS drivers and their bosses will be out and about in Bolton meeting customers tomorrow. As part of their Meet the Customer event, staff from First Bus Manchester will be in Victoria Square from 9am to 2pm to talk to passengers about their experiences
CHARITIES are invited to a seminar on tax. Barlow Andrews LLP, Chartered Accountants, will give a talk on tax regulations relating to charities from 10am until noon on Wednesday at the Bolton Hub. By the end of the session the participants
INDIE rock band Lime Chase and Motown band Strictly 4 Kicks will be taking to the stage at Astley Bridge Conservative Club tomorrow in a fundraising gig. Tickets are £5 which will include a pasty and peas supper. All money raised will support deaf
A BREIGHTMET resident can now build a porch at the front of her house after plans were given the go-ahead. Mrs Royce, of Dovedale Road, was given permission by Bolton Council planning officers to build the extension, measuring 1.2m from the front
A DIVINE church service is being held at the Spiritualist Church in Chorley New Road, Horwich, on May 25. The service is free to attend and runs from 6.30pm to 7.45pm. For more information ring 07930 318381.
BOLTON College in Deane Road is hosting an Africa day celebration called Smile of Hope from 11am to 4pm next Thursday in an effort to promote integration in Greater Manchester.
TIME is running out to secure a place at the 25th folk and brass concert hosted by two legendary Westhoughton music groups. Wingates Band and The Houghton Weavers are jointly hosting their bi-annual concert at Rivington Hall Barn on May 21.
BOLTON residents visiting Manchester this weekend are being warned to expect delays and road closures due to a number of big events. The BT Great City Games in Deansgate takes place on Saturday, May 17, while the Bupa Great Manchester Run will
FEMALE singers are invited to join a women’s choir Kadenza is looking for new singers to join the group, which meets every Monday at St John's Methodist Church in Horwich between 7.30pm and 9.30pm. For more information contact Moira Hill on 01204
A MOTORCYCLIST suffered lower leg injuries in a rush hour crash with a car on Tuesday. The accident happened in Lostock Lane, Lostock, at around 6pm . The biker’s injuries were not thought to be serious.
PEOPLE from Bolton are being invited to take part in this year’s Manchester Pride Parade. Applications are now open for the celebration, which will take place at 1pm on Saturday, August 23, as part of The Big Weekend event. The theme for 2014
THE Bolton Camera Club will hold its next meeting tonight at Trinity Methodist Church in Bury Road, Tonge Fold, at 7.30pm.
WILDLIFE lovers are invited to a new monthly conservation group in Leverhulme Park. People can join the Lancashire Wildlife Trust from 10am until 3pm on Saturday to help conserve the park. The group will meet at the bowling green.
WOMEN can learn self-defence in a new six-week course. Two professional self-defence tutors will lead the sessions at the Wildlife Trust Centre on Friday. The class will start at 2.15pm and finish at 3pm. For more information, call 01204 663754
TINY tots and parents can look forward to a day of nature-themed activities in Moss Bank Park. Nature Tots will meet from 10am until 1pm tomorrow at the environment resource centre in the Hive building. The outdoor and indoor activities are
ROADWORKS are set to take place in a major Bolton road. Transport for Greater Manchester will be carrying out work in Manchester Road, near to the junction with Green Lane on Sunday May 25. The work is expected to result in a lane closure for
ST Paul’s Church in Astley Bridge, Holland Street, will host its annual garden party on Saturday June 7. The party will involve a magic show, arts and craft stalls, a cake baking competition, face and nail painting and a beer tent. It will also
A FARNWORTH resident is looking to build a new detached garden room at the back of her house. Rfah Alymi has applied to Bolton Council’s planning department to build the red-brick structure at the rear of her home in Hillside Avenue.
HASLAM Park in Wigan Road is holding a free Mud to Muscle session next Thursday, when people can practise conservation tasks in the town’s green spaces. All equipment will be provided to the participants during the session, which starts at 9.30am
A man has been charged with intending to cause Leicester City supporters racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress. Peter Mannion, aged 45, of Mill Street, Bromley Cross, is alleged to have committed the offence on April 22 when Bolton
A HORWICH resident wants to change the conditions of his planning permission to keep a bedroom in a converted garage. Mathew Ward completed the conversion in 1997, and did not comply with the permission given in 1996 for improvements to his home
RESIDENTS are being asked to give blood at a number of sessions in June. The first opportunity to give blood will be at the Reebok Stadium on June 5 between 12.45pm and 2.30pm and again between 4.15pm and 7pm. The next chance people will have
A TODDLER who drowned while on a family holiday walked into the pool after his father and sister, an inquest has heard. Area coroner Alan Walsh concluded that two-year-old Loui Aspinall died as a result of a tragic accident after walking alone
VOLUNTEERS were cut out of a car by firefighters at a dramatic crash rescue demonstration. The roof of the Nissan car was removed by firefighters in the car park of the Masjid Noor ul Islam Mosque in Prospect Street, Halliwell. The demonstration
A MACHETE and a hunting knife have been seized by police after they raided two homes in Deane. Police swooped on a mid-terrace home in Woodham Walk, at about 8am today and searched the home after getting tip-offs from the public, but no drugs were
POORLY youngsters and their families will have help recovering at home thanks to a cash boost from a Bolton business. Charity MedEquip4Kids was able to buy 17 oxygen saturation monitors for paediatric community teams in Bolton after Bolton engineering
THE writer of the letter ‘Why UKIP is winning our votes’, Bolton News, May 13, is right —the other parties are running scared and in conjunction with the media are taking every opportunity to slag off UKIP. In terms of trade, regardless of membership
IT is great to see so many people supporting the patriotic motion of Councillor Mudasir Dean to fly the flag and sing the national anthem in schools. The fact that so many Boltonians are behind this idea tells me this town’s future is a bright
I AM writing to put forward my comments regarding The Royal Bolton Hospital after my recent treatment there. There are a lot of negative comments about this hospital and I wish to put the other side of the story. I am 84 years old and was admitted
IT was sad to read about the death of Dr James and how much he was appreciated. This has prompted me to write about our recently retired GP Dr Geoffrey McLardy of Halliwell Health Centre. We will never forget his patience and many acts of kindness
I REFER to the letter “Councillors voted against” May 14. I was the Labour councillor who voted against the development of the Market Hall. Cllr Maureen Connell Little Lever & Darcy Lever Ward
LOVE really is at the heart of a Westhoughton primary school. Sacred Heart RC School is celebrating the marriage of two of its teachers to each other, and excitedly awaiting the wedding of another couple who met in school. College sweethearts
MP Yasmin Qureshi has accused national newspapers of prejudice in the debate over the ethics of halal and kosher meat. The MP for Bolton South East spoke in parliament over the practice of slaughtering meat in line with Islamic law. The issue
A BOY, thought to be aged about nine, was taken to hospital with a suspected broken nose after being hit by a car in Crown Lane, Horwich. The road was closed for an hour after the incident at 4.30pm yesterday.
WHEN the British Transplant Games comes to Bolton this summer, The Bolton News Donor Run will have special significance for the families of those who have given the gift of life. The games, which are taking place from August 7 to 9 will celebrate
A MAN has been charged with raping a woman in Bolton on New Year’s Eve. Billy Wallace, aged 44, of Chorley Old Road, Bolton, appeared before magistrates accused of raping a woman over the age of 16 on December 31, 2013. He did not enter a plea
ONE of the country's most prolific shoplifters has been jailed for 16 months and banned from Bolton town centre after being convicted of his 521st offence. Harry Hankinson, aged 65, of Kingsley Street, Halliwell, who has now racked up a total of
BOLTONIANS have thrown their weight behind The Bolton News’ Sign Up To Save Lives Campaign — with more than 1,500 of you pledging to become organ donors. Now we need more of you to sign up for a Donor Card to smash our target of 5,000 new people
THIS year’s sponsors are delighted to be involved in the Bolton and Bury Business Awards. Here’s what they say about one of the most prestigious events on the business calendar in the area. Our two headline sponsors again are Bolton Council
LIAM Feeney is understood to be close to completing a move to Wanderers. Club sources say the winger, who played four times for the Whites on loan from Millwall last season, has agreed terms to sign on a permanent deal. Dougie Freedman had
IT’S great to see that Farnworth’s Olympic cycling champion Jason Kenny and his equally talented girlfriend Laura Trott have signed up as mentors for young cyclists. Jason says that training alongside Olympic champions Chris Hoy and Jason Queally
IT’S a very pleasant occupation to sit outside a café on a lovely day watching the world go by. The Continental café culture has certainly gripped Bolton town centre in the last few years, and now more street cafes could pop up in the town centre
HORWICH café owner Amanda Biggs took a very sensible decision when she said her Thyme Deli was just too busy to host visiting Chancellor George Osborne and his party. She turned down the opportunity because she didn’t want to lose the busy lunchtime
THERE is certainly much to admire about Bolton-based former Premiership referee Mark Halsey. He’s currently taking part in a gruelling 12-day walk across Britain, from Land’s End to John O’Groats, to raise money for a charity set up in the name of
PARENTS face real dilemmas currently about the amount of information surrounding sexual crimes on TV pre-watershed. The 9pm cut-off point for what was always seen as unsuitable viewing material for children really counts for nothing, thanks to all
DORIAN Dervite tied up the loose end of his move from Charlton Athletic yesterday to become Dougie Freedman’s third signing of the summer. It is expected the French defender will sign a three-year deal at the Reebok once his contract at The Valley
A MOTHER and son have admitted keeping pets again - after they were banned for life for neglecting a menagerie of 65 animals in their home. Pauline Sefton, formerly known as Pauline Fearon, and her son Gareth Henderson, were given the lifetime
UNEMPLOYMENT in Bolton is at a five-year low, according to new government figures. There are now 6,810 people, equivalent to 3.9 per cent of Bolton residents, claiming job seekers allowance (JSA) in Bolton — the lowest since January 2009. Almost
A WOMAN has been told she could go to prison if she does not stop calling 999. Susan Isherwood, aged 56, of Sumner Avenue, Ainsworth, has called the emergency number so many times the courts have now stepped in to stop the hoax calls to police
IT was smiles all round when the winners of this year’s Design An Egg competition visited The Bolton News office to be presented with chocolate treats. Kian Williams, aged six, from Little Lever, and Westhoughton’s Jessica Mason, aged eight, were
A FORMER Liberal Democrat borough councillor says Labour is not giving Westhoughton a “fair deal” as he looks to defy the odds by securing victory at the forthcoming elections. David Wilkinson, a Westhoughton town councillor who last served on
LUNCH with the Queen and an invite to a special memorial service for Nelson Mandela are just some of the highlights of the outgoing Mayor of Bolton, as he prepares to hand over his chains. Cllr Colin Shaw is set to stand down at the end of the
DETAILS for Westhoughton’s “spectacular” marking of the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One have been announced. A theatre and music production is being held at Westhoughton High School, in conjunction with the town council. Pupils
A YOUTH charity boss bidding to collect £80,000 to keep the organisation afloat has suffered a broken hip in the middle of his all-action fundraising campaign. Stuart Barnes aimed to complete 50 challenges in 50 months as he prepared to celebrate
YOUNG musicians took to the stage for Bolton School’s annual Battle of the Bands — watched by Stone Roses guitarist Aziz Ibrahim. The professional musician, most famous for playing with The Stone Roses and Simply Red was invited to judge this year
THE Bolton and Bury Business Awards are back for the ninth year. This year the prestigious event is being moved from its regular June slot, back to September 11, so it does not clash with this summer’s World Cup. So that gives everyone wanting
MAGISTRATES should be told about “excuses” previously used by speeding drivers when considering new charges against them, according to a Bolton MP. Julie Hilling, MP for Bolton West, is taking her campaign to get dangerous drivers off the road
SHAMED diners have settled an outstanding restaurant bill after making their getaway in a taxi without paying for their meals. Readers inundated police, naming the suspects wanted for the crime at Baci restaurant in Arthur Lane, Harwood, after
JAY Spearing has revealed how the Wanderers dressing room rallied behind new boy Liam Trotter to help him win over the terrace boo-boys. Now confirmed as Dougie Freedman’s second signing of the summer, the Millwall midfielder will officially complete
