BOLTON West MP Chris Green has resigned from his position at the Department for Transport over Brexit. The Conservative announced tonight that he would be stepping down as Parliamentary Private Secretary after Theresa May presented her plan on
BORIS Johnson has dramatically quit as foreign secretary, complaining that Theresa May's plan for Brexit would leave the UK a "colony" of the European Union.In a scathing resignation letter to the Prime Minister, Mr Johnson said that, under
MEN armed with a knife, rounders' bat and a metal pole carried out a violent attack leaving two victims seriously injured.At about 7.30am on Sunday police were called to reports that two men had been assaulted and seriously injured at Mere Gardens
A MAN has been charged after a stabbing in Bolton. Brian Faughey, aged 39, of The Welland, Westhoughton, has been accused of a Section 18 assault. He appeared at Bolton Magistrates' Court today (Monday, July 9). Police responded to the incident
KEARSLEY Children's Centre is to close with services being transferred to a new modern hub in Farnworth.More than £300,000 is being pumped into the the youth centre and adjoining offices in King Street, Farnworth to become the new area hub for the
THE hope on Friday night after Wanderers’ players had refused en masse to play against St Mirren was that a point had been made, and that the club could move on quickly. The whole squad reached the conclusion the only way they could make a statement
AUTHORITIES have warned that a hosepipe ban could be enforced if weather conditions across the North West do not change. It follows a period of hot weather which has left Bolton’s reservoirs running dry. Wayoh, near Edgworth, usually supplies
A BOARDGAME fanatic has landed his dream job as chief games master at a Bolton escape room. Mike Park, aged 31, from Warrington might look familiar because he has appeared on TV shows like The Chase, Britain's Best Brain and 15-1.Before being headhunted
IT was perhaps inevitable that someone who had such a difficult start in life as Tracy Fenton would devote a large part of her own existence to helping other damaged souls.What was not so predictable was that Tracy, now 50, would be able to extend that
STAFF at the Royal Bolton Hospital threw a huge party this weekend to celebrate the NHS turning 70. The event, organised by members of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, involved a large fair outside the hospital, with games and rides, as well as a range
CAPTAIN Jack Wainman is confident the good times will return to Eagley, despite their difficult start to 2018.Wainman’s side currently sit bottom of the Association division with two wins from nine and are out of all cup competitions.However, the former
THE grieving family of a university student from Bolton who died at the age of just 19-years-old have thanked everyone for their support through their heartbreak.Orlando Nyero’s body was found in a canal days after he went missing after a night out in
A HEALTH chief is calling on town hall bosses to cut the number of takeaways and improve health in the town. The call follows figures released by Public Health England which show Bolton is in the top 10 per cent for the number of takeaways per
THE hope on Friday night after Wanderers’ players had refused en-mass to play against St Mirren was that a point had been made, and that the club could move on quickly. The whole squad reached the conclusion the only way they could make a statement
WANDERERS’ players will report back to the training ground this morning to consider their next step in an unprecedented war of words with the club’s owner, Ken Anderson. On Friday night, the whole squad announced via The Bolton News that they would
