WANDERERS have been fined £8,000 for their involvement in the pitch fracas after the 2-2 draw at Preston North End. The club has been punished for failing to control its players after ugly scenes at the final whistle in a heated Lancastrian derby
A PUBLIC inquiry will be held to decide whether 300 houses can be built on Horwich Golf Course by developer Peel. The Planning Inspectorate acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government will have the final
THE funeral of four children who died when their home was petrol bombed will take place today. Demi Pearson, aged 15, and her siblings Brandon, aged eight, Lacie, aged seven, and Lia, aged three died after a fire was started at their home in Jackson
FIRE crews were called after two bins were set on fire in the town centre. The incident happened at around 3.30pm off Great Moor Street. It is not clear how the fire was started, although firefighters reported youths in the area who were
HOW to help someone with mental health problems should be taught in the same way people are trained to save lives through CPR. That's the plea from health campaigner and GP Dr Zahid Chauhan who called for a change in culture when it comes to mental
THERE will be spooky goings at what is claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in the North of England. In the run up to Halloween there will be a series of ghost tours at Tudor Hoghton Tower on October 24, 25 and 29. And for those
A YOUNG woman has described how her life has been torn apart since her mum’s partner targeted her in a sickening sexual assault. Megan Lavigne has waived her right to anonymity to bravely speak out about the impact of Michael Brady’s attack.
FAIRFIELD General Hospital is one of four hospitals affected by an IT glitch this morning. The hospital IT system went down and it has been reported that operations and appointments had to be cancelled as a result. The Royal Oldham Hospital
A CARE worker allegedly ill treated five dementia sufferers whom he was employed to look after in a Burtonwood care home, a court has heard. The allegations against 36-year-old Craig Dann include grabbing an elderly man by the throat and pinning
'TIPS should go to waiters' is the simple message from one Bolton MP. Sir David Crausby is continuing his fight for fair tips and questioned to government on the outcome of its consultation into unfair practices in hospitality in 2016. Sir David
POLICE have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a stabbing incident. At around 9am on Saturday August 11, 2018, police were called to reports that a man had been stabbed outside the Birdrona shop on Deane Road in Bolton
BOLTON teacher Jenny Taylor will be hoping to get top marks when she pits her wits against one of the fearsome quiz experts on TV show The Chase next week. Jenny, aged 24, who works at The Olive School in Bolton and lives in Turton, said she applied
A STUDENT who took his life by lying in front of a train was attacked the night before his death, an inquest has heard. Blackburn College student Adrian Hoffmann died instantly when he was hit by a train at Low Moor level crossing in Clitheroe
Former Geordie Shore star and I'm A Celebrity winner Vicky Pattison will give a special talk on boosting body confidence and self-esteem. The 30-year-old TV personality, from Newcastle, will be a guest speaker at Body Confidence Live in Manchester
POLICE are hunting a gang of youths who spat on a mother and kicked a father who were travelling on a train with a baby. British Transport Police have released images of boys they want to speak to in connection with the unprovoked attack on parents
HE may have been making music for six decades but Paul Jones’ enthusiasm for the blues is as infectious as ever. Through his weekly radio show on Radio Two from which he stepped down earlier this year to his live shows with The Blues Band, his passion
THESE youngsters were happy to pose for a photograph outside Hall i’th’ Wood in September 1962. Hall i’th’ Wood is a fascinating museum and is where Samuel Crompton designed and built his famous spinning mule.
A NEW app has been trialled among Bolton mums to reduce the number of women going in hospital for inductions. Instead of having to make trips to the hospital two or three times a week to check their blood pressure mums are being given the tools
THE compulsory monthly meeting of the Bolton Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association will take place at Tonge Cricket Club on Monday, starting at 7.45pm. Among the items under discussion will be amendments to Bolton Cricket League rules, young scorers
ARE you passionate about pies? You could be just the person Hollands is looking for. The pie giant is looking for five people with an interest in pastries to join a new ‘Pie Panel’ which will taste and review the next range of products, called
DOZENS of Johnson Fold residents gathered together at an emotionally charged public meeting in a bid to tackle “nightmare” anti-social behaviour and crime on the estate. Brad Marshall reports. RESIDENTS decided enough was enough as they met at the
LOSTOCK AC's Paul Lacey and Donna Kelsall headed to Newcastle-upon-Tyne for one of the UK's most iconic running events, the Great North Run. Lacey and Kelsall joined 57,000 other runners for what is now the world's 15th largest run, starting in
THIS week's search in The Bolton News picture archives has unearthed this photograph of a Darcy Lever football team from 1996. The only information accompanying the picture says that it was taken in March of that year. Do you recognise any of
THE Bolton Badminton League season began this week with a new format of three sections instead of four. In A Section, Westhoughton A, who finished sixth last season, hosted Hawkshaw A who were runners-up, and the match was decided by just a couple
THE much loved musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat will be coming to the Albert Halls this November. Bolton Premier Productions and the Dawn Dawson Academy of Dance and Stage are presenting the extended adult cast version of Joseph
THEIR club may be safe from administration but Wanderers fans could still be forgiven for questioning what the future holds. Marc Iles reports. CONFIRMATION arrived yesterday that an 11th hour deal had been struck with Essex-based finance company
EDDIE Davies' legacy goes beyond football. The one time Wanderers owner was a huge supporter of the arts and next week he was due to be the guest of honour at the opening of the multi-million pound Egyptology Gallery at Bolton Museum, which he helped
HORWICH'S Under-15s girls' team were the top Greater Manchester team at the North West Counties road relays at a wet Delamere Forest on Saturday. The team of Georgia Heath, Eva Baldwin and Milly Lever finished fourth in the North West overall and
MUSICIANS take to the stage today to rehearse for an epic concert featuring not only a piece of never-heard-before music but — also which believed to have never been done before. Bolton Symphony Orchestra is bringing a world first to the stage
BURNDEN picked up a hefty haul of eight age-group victories at the Blackleach 5-Mile Multi-terrain race. Steve Nolan led home the club’s representatives, first M55 and ninth overall in 29mins 17secs. Lee White won the M45 section, 15th overall
BOLTON Little Theatre opens its new season next week with Jessica Swale’s riotous comedy Nell Gwynn. The play follows the life of the famous — or perhaps infamous — actress and courtesan of the title from her humble beginnings, raised in a brothel
ALARUM Theatre's acclaimed retelling of the stories of the women at work on the wartime waterways will show at The Barlow Edgworth tomorrow night. A double bill of theatre, poetry and music will whisk audiences back to the days of World War II,
THE black comedy "Lloyd George Knew My Father" was staged by Bolton Little Theatre in October 1976. It starred, picture from front, Clodagh Mc Guinn, Harold Hodgson, Jean Hamer, Sue Proffitt, and, pictured standing, Alan Hough and Derek Antrobus
THE toe-tapping musical 42nd Street will open Walmsley Church AODS' new season. The multi-award winning society is stepping up to do produce the hit musical which, because it is a difficult show to present, is very rarely performed by amateur societies
TICKETS are selling fast for the hit comedy The Vicar of Dibley. Tyldesley Little Theatre is bringing the popular 90s sit com, starring Dawn French, to the stage this month. The production runs from Tuesday, September 25 until Saturday 29, with
THANK goodness! Strictly Come Dancing’s back with all the glitz, glamour and cheesiness we’ve come to love. The pairing event was held on Saturday and there’s now a two week gap until we get a chance to see how all the celebrities and their professional
PHIL Parkinson welcomes his players back to training this morning looking to put the stress of the last 72 hours behind him. Confirmation arrived yesterday that Wanderers had avoided administration after agreeing a deal to repay a loan owed to finance
