Bolton Council election count
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Former Manchester United manager David Moyes is being investigated over an allegation he assaulted a man in a wine bar. An incident between Moyes, 51, and a 23-year-old man is said to have happened in Clitheroe, Lancashire. A spokesman for
A MAN has been spotted performing a sex act on himself in Leigh. A 38-year-old woman has complained to police after seeing a man indecently exposing himself on two occasions. On May 5 at about 1.20pm the woman was in her garden and saw a man
ILLEGAL slimming pills worth thousands of pounds have been seized from a children’s wardrobe at a house in Bolton. Officers from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) carried out a dawn raid at a semi-detached house near
PEOPLE all over Bolton are going to the polls today for the council and European elections - but who should you vote for, and why? Here's our guide telling you everying you need to know about today's elections. 1. Where is my nearest polling
BOLTON’S youth MPs were not allowed to attend an event encouraging more teenagers to vote — because it was political. Ebony Cropper and Tresor Mbuyi were invited to attend an awareness event at Bolton College and Bolton Sixth Form College.
TEENAGERS cast their votes for who they would like to see run Bolton as part of a mock election. Young people from Bolton College and Bolton Sixth Form College took part in the straw poll, organised by public services union Unison to get them thinking
Local government reporter Elaine O’Flynn reflects on how the ballot box gives us all a chance to have our say “EVERY vote counts.” You’ll have heard that sound bite before. It’s up there with this year’s plethora of politicians’ catchphrases
A BOLTON man has been charged with having child pornography. Paul Holt, aged 41, of Stich-Mi-Lane, Harwood, has been charged with 14 counts of possessing indecent images of children. He is due to appear at Bolton Magistrates Court on June 5
POLLING Stations will be open until 10pm for you to cast your vote ASTLEY BRIDGE Sharples CP School, Hugh Lupus St; Drummond St Community Centre, Drummond St; High Lawn CP School, Holden Ave; Oldhams Childrens Centre, Forfar St; The Oaks CP School
FANS of The Paul O’Grady Show will have found themselves doing a double take when they switched on to the popular tea-time chat show. In place of the show host Paul O’Grady, it was eight-year-old Gaskell Primary School pupil Caden Atkinson opening
THE story of Bolton soldier Private James Smith — who was shot at dawn — is featured in a series of online blogs to commemorate World War One. Bolton Council is one of 10 Greater Manchester authorities contributing to the weekly GM1914 blog which
BOLTON Olympian Jason Kenny will be on his bike for this year’s Sky Ride, organisers have announced. The triple London Olympic gold medallist will join thousands of people to cycle the traffic-free streets of Bolton on Sunday, June 1. Jason
A DRINK-driver who crashed into a central reservation barrier has apologised for his behaviour. Daniel O’Donnell was over the drink-drive limit when he hit the barrier on Chorley New Road, Horwich, in a Seat Ibiza at 3am on May 4. The impact
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Westhoughton charity supporter who died while his final fundraiser was taking place. Joe Hart, aged 68, lost his short fight with pancreatic cancer on April 20 — Easter Sunday — while friends were raising more than
A PREGNANT woman had to wait more than a month to have working gas and central heating in her home. Marguerite Keita, who is four months pregnant, moved into her house in Freshfield Avenue, Great Lever, on March 7. Miss Keita, aged 24, called
BUCKLE up for the World Cup because you are about to enter the seven stages of fan. The emotions are going to be all over the place as we back England to go all the way only to feel like Yaya Toure on an unmarked birthday when we crash out in the
A SPECIAL evening in memory of a fallen firefighter will be held at the Albert Halls next month. Graham Hughes died in March, 2003, aged 53, following a heart attack after tackling a blaze started by arsonists. His daughter, Emma, has organised
PEOPLE with learning disabilities are being given the chance to experience working life at Westhoughton Market. Leigh-based disability charity Just BU has opened a cakes and crafts stall at the market, with the people it supports playing a pivotal
MUMS-TO-BE will be have access to soothing support thanks to a new pregnancy massage clinic in Farnworth. The new holistic project, set up at Farnworth UCAN centre, is designed to help vulnerable pregnant women relax and prepare for the arrival
BOLTON health teams scooped two medical health gongs at a national awards ceremony. Staff based at the Royal Bolton Hospital and Bolton Council’s Public Health took home British Medical Awards (BMJ) for helping patients quit smoking and for alcohol
CONDOLENCES will be sent by Westhoughton Town Council to the mayor of the Turkish town rocked by a mining disaster which killed 301 people. Westhoughton Town Council observed a minute’s silence in memory of the victims at a meeting on Monday.
BOLTON’S first ever interfaith cricket match is taking place this weekend at Deane and Derby Cricket club. The match has been organised by three faith groups — Bolton Council of Mosques (BCOM), Bolton Christian Community Cohesion and Bolton Hindu
DISCUSSING death still remains a taboo for many people - but end of life planning for the elderly and terminally ill is essential, Bolton health chiefs have advised. A new poll carried out by the Dying Matters Coalition found only 21 per cent of
A DETERMINED woman whose life changed forever when she lost her hearing is helping relaunch a historic charity. In 2010, 25-year-old Helen Hunt was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type two (NF2), which causes tumours to grow along the nerves responsible
AN area of the M61 motorway was closed after a crash involving a car and a heavy goods vehicle containing toxic chemicals. The crash, between the lorry and a Nissan Micra, happened at about 1am this morning at junction 4 of the southbound carriageway
TRAVELLERS have set up camp on Moss Bank Park. Seven caravans arrived at the park at about 4pm on Tuesday and were immediately served a notice to leave within 24 hours. More arrivals were reported to the police at about 3.30am yesterday.
BOLTON Museum has unveiled ambitious £1.8 million plans to build a new gallery on top of the Central Library to house its world-renowned Egyptology collection — transforming it in a major tourist attraction. The extension will house a full-scale
WANDERERS will kick-off their pre-season preparations in Scandinavia this summer. The club announced yesterday that Dougie Freedman will take his side for three games in Denmark and Sweden before returning to the UK for at least four first team
ANDY Robinson severed his 13-year ties with Southampton and looked immediately towards challenging for a place in Dougie Freedman’s first team at Wanderers. The 21-year-old was sworn-in as a new signing yesterday after spending a short time on
GRETAR Steinsson has backed his former coach Louis van Gaal to become “more than a manager” when he takes the helm at neighbours Manchester United. The former Wanderers favourite knows all about the Dutchman, having played for two years under him
By Mikael McKenzie BOLTON Wanderers have beaten off “bigger academies” to secure the signings of eight youngsters from the Bolton, Bury and District League for their newly formed under-nines team next season. Finlay Stafford, Ben Kirkman
CHUNG-YONG Lee has been named as South Korea’s vice-captain for this summer’s World Cup. The Wanderers winger, pictured, is playing in his second finals and will be understudy to Mainz midfielder Ja-Cheol Koo in Brazil. South Korea, who have