PHIL Parkinson refused to be too downbeat after seeing his side beaten 2-0 at Middlesbrough. Gary O’Neil’s mistake allowed George Saville to open the scoring 10 minutes before the break and Britt Assombalonga doubled the lead in injury time to
TRAINS between England and Scotland have stopped running due to problems caused by Storm Ali. Damage to overhead electric wires on the East Coast mainline and the West Coast mainline means that services between Preston and Scotland are currently
A GROUP of neighbours have hit the jackpot after winning the People’s Postcode Lottery. The five homeowners, from Coniston Close, Little Lever, have been handed £1,000 each after being drawn as the next winners of the lottery prize. Each winner
BUSINESSES have been urged to back Bolton’s ambitious bid to host the Rugby World Cup in three years’ time. BBC Rugby League correspondent Dave Woods and Nicola Littlewood, from Bolton Council, told a meeting of local business people that if the
9:39pm And that's it. One point from 12 now for Wanderers.
MARAUDING youths are creating misery for people using a park. Cllr Sue Haworth has been repeatedly contacted by residents who have seen vandalism and drug-taking in Sunnyside Park, Great Lever, she says. The anti-social incidents have been
A LONG-STANDING eyesore is set for a facelift after planning chiefs gave the go-ahead for a new social housing development. Watson Homes has been given the green light to build 33 properties on land near Mortfield Lodge, in Halliwell.
STRONG winds caused a tree to topple onto a major Bolton road. The incident occurred at around 3pm today when a large tree collapsed onto the A666, St Peter’s Way, beneath the Kearsley roundabout. Traffic on the road was reduced to one lane
IT was wonderful to hear from Andrew Billington contacting us all the way from Idaho in the USA. What is especially interesting is that Andrew is the son of the famous Bolton teacher and historian Derek Billington. Andrew was educated at the
MOTORISTS planning a trip south this weekend, September 22-23 might want to think again. The M6 will be closed in both directions for up to 24 hours between junctions 14 (Stafford) and junction 15 (Stoke) as a bridge north of Stafford is dismantled
CELEBRITY chef and Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has shared his story of a brush with glaucoma in a bid to encourage people to get regular eye tests. The 61-year-old has teamed up with Specsavers to encourage people in the north west to get their
Coffee Mornings near you Grey Mare Inn, Tottington Road 28th Sept 10am to noon Bradshaw Cricket Tennis & Bowling Club, The Rigbys, Bolton Road 23 Sept 11am to 3pm RSVP: jmy280371@aol.co.uk Chapel Street, Horwich 29 Sept
THE MAYOR of Greater Manchester has pointed to China's rail services to emphasise the work he hopes to do in the region. Andy Burnham has been on a trade mission to Asia as part of efforts to establish links between Greater Manchester, Beijing and
ANDREW Billington thoroughly enjoyed his time at Brownlow Fold School for Boys where his father, Derek Billington taught. Derek was a well known historian — instrumental in setting up the still well attended Halliwell Local History Society — and
A HALLIWELL community centre is re-opening after a £250,000 refurbishment. Before the official launch next month, the public were granted to a sneak preview of the transformation of St Paul’s Community Centre. The work was made possible thanks
THE headteacher from the Educating Greater Manchester TV series has quit, claiming the council has a "personal vendetta" against him. In a letter posted on Twitter, Drew Povey said he resigned following his suspension from Harrop Fold School in
Blackburn-born Wendi Peters will star in the musical Salad Days which comes to the Lowry, Salford Quays next week. The former Coronation Street favourite answered a few questions before the show opens You’re starring in Salad Days, can you tell
THE BSF Over 35s Football League again produced a glut of goals and again Division Four team Heaton Casuals hit double figures in a 12-0 win against Deans Youth. The top aggregate in Division One was the game at Bar Hill where they beat Radcliffe
A NEW-LOOK Old Boltonians team is starting to gain momentum, just in time, according to manager Steve Eccleshare. Old Bolts have had significant changes to the squad but Eccleshare says the collective, with close to two dozen players, is gelling
FORECASTERS have warned of strong winds, flying debris and travel disruption for anyone travelling North this week. Met Office bosses have released an Amber Warning ahead of the arrival of Storm Ali tomorrow, which could push windspeeds up to 80mph
By Shaun Sankey THE early pace setters in the Bolton at Home Sunday League are new team Bolton Lads Club, who lead the way with a healthy goal difference and points tally. They followed up their opening-day victory with a convincing win in the
A DRIVER who led police on a chase down a town centre street tested positive for a banned drug. The incident occurred on Tuesday, September 18, when a silver Peugeot fled from officers on Deane Road. Police motorway patrols then caught up with
A COUPLE are begging for a housing association to get them out of the ‘hell hole’ home they are living in. Gemma Hodgeon, 36, and Donna Hodgeon, 51, claim their flat in Shadsworth, Blackburn, is a ‘living nightmare’ and is uninhabitable. The
POLICE have released CCTV images after a robbery at a shopping centre in Leigh. At around 7.20pm on Monday, September 10, two men wearing motorbike helmets stormed into The Spinning Slots arcade in The Spinning Gate Shopping Centre and grabbed the
WESTHOUGHTON captain Rob Houghton has clear ambitions ahead of 2019 after reflecting on an “all right” summer of cricket for the Howfeners. “I want to be winning trophies,” he said after a campaign which saw them with seven wins and nine defeats
POLICE are hunting for a pair of offenders after a robbery at a Prestwich supermarket. Officers investigating have now released CCTV images of two individuals wanted in connection with the incident at Sainsburys in Bury New Road on August 25.
A MAN has been taken to hospital after a bus crashed in Bolton last night. Emergency services were called to the incident, involving a bus and a car, at the junction of Fletcher Street and Lever Street at about 9pm. The driver of the single decker
In the second week of play in the Bolton and District Table Tennis League, the Premier Division’s Ramsbottom Town A had a comfortable 21-13 victory over Wharton with a maximum nine points from Michael Moir. Ramsbottom B just beat Flixton Cricket
FIREFIGHTERS have urged people not to try and deal with a fire themselves after a man tried to stop a blaze from spreading at a home containing nine people in Little Lever. Crews from Bolton Central and Farnworth fire stations were called to the
A FRIEND has begun crowdfunding to cover the cost of a funeral for a man ‘with a massive heart’ after his body was found at a flat in Great Lever. John Baxendale was discovered dead in Aldersyde Street last Friday evening. David Hesketh has since
A FIRM which built five unauthorised mansions on the outskirts of Horwich will tomorrow discover if its proposals to build dozens of new homes on an old greyhound stadium are to get the green light. Sparkle Developments is currently appealing against
BOLTON Council leader Linda Thomas has called on the government to sort out the country’s adult social care funding crisis, saying there needs to be an end to the “sticking plaster solutions” of the past. A long-delayed report setting out how the
MORE than £100,000 in extra funding has been released for “essential works” to be carried out on a soon-to-open new children’s centre. Bolton Council’s children’s chief, Cllr Ann Cunliffe has give the go-ahead for a further £128,000 to be spent
BOLTON-based specialist recruitment company, Four Recruitment has appointed Phill Carlin, as finance director. Phill will work closely with owners Phil and Claire Sofield to help guide and support the company and its growth aspirations over the
BOLTON Pride begins on Friday and in the build-up, The Bolton News is running a series of special features as part of its comprehensive coverage of the event. Today, NEIL BRANDWOOD looks at the organisation that goes into Pride and speaks with
THE University of Bolton may not be able to compete with the likes of Oxford and Cambridge educationally but it has some incredible strengths. Its involvement in traditional non-educational areas like the town’s sports’ stadium and elsewhere reveals
Each week police ask readers of the Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects TYRONE CONWAY, aged 35, is wanted for several alleged offences including assault, threats to harm and harassment. He has links to Cawdor Street, Ashley Grove and Farnworth
A TOWN centre sex shop has had its licence renewed for a further 12 months. An application made by the Private Shop, in St George’s Road, was unanimously approved by Bolton Council’s licensing and environment regulation committee when it met
A WOMAN has told of her “extremely stressful” experience as she tried to travel on a train with her mobility scooter. Sylvia Morrison says she was made to feel “like a burden” and was made nervous by staff who repeatedly told her she might not
THE Hive at Moss Bank Park welcomed visitors to the Autumn Family Open Day on Sunday. The unique gardens and open space invited families to explore the site and get hands-on with environmental art and scavenger hunts. Over the weekend, organisers
A BOLTON Wanderers defender stood bravely in front of his team-mates yesterday to reveal he had been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. MARC ILES reports. LAST week Stephen Darby was told he had developed an incurable, life-limiting illness
GOFUELS Ltd is working with leading electric vehicle charging firm InstaVolt to give customers access to pay-as-you-go, contactless charging. InstaVolt has flicked the switch on its first rapid charger for the forecourt company at its site in Horwich
AGE is not a barrier to anything much these days and it’s positive to see that TV does adopt this ethos to some extent. There are also, unfortunately, many examples to the contrary still available. There are, however, some wonderful standard-bearers
IT’S great news that Rod Stewart is appearing at the University of Bolton Stadium next June. Rod, now 73, has sold millions of singles and albums around the world. His appearance in Bolton will no doubt attract thousands of fans and that means revenue
A GROUP of local longbowmen have made history by marking history. The Flodden Marks Company of Longbowmen has been recognised as the official archers to commemorate Bolton’s part in the Battle of Flodden. Earlier this month, they decided to
PHIL Parkinson is not struggling for options as he seeks to redress Wanderers’ weekend blip against QPR. Standards dropped in front of home fans on Saturday but the Bolton boss draws some solace from the fact standards have been high in training
PHIL Parkinson’s team-talk at Middlesbrough tonight will be short and to the point: “Play for Darbs”. News that Stephen Darby has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, forcing his immediate retirement, hit the squad hard on Monday. But
DAVID Wheater can still remember every moment of his competitive debut for Middlesbrough, even though most would consider it an experience to forget. The year was 2006, Steve McClaren had yet to become England manager nor been associated with umbrellas
