WANDERERS will show a mark of respect to team-mate Stephen Darby by wearing his name on their shirt during the warm-up for Saturday’s game against Derby County. Kit from each player will be signed and auctioned off at the start of next week to
11:05pm That's it for another Bolton Business Awards, folks. Well done to all the winnners and nominees, and enjoy
A PENSIONER has died in a house fire in Darwen. The man, aged in his 70s, was found dead inside a house in Sudell Road at around 9am today. Eyewitnesses reported that the man's wife escaped the fire and attempted to go back to rescue her husband
A PENSIONER has died in a house fire in Darwen. Noel Cooney, 78, who worked as a dentist before retiring, was found dead inside a house in Sudell Road, Darwen, at 9am yesterday. Neighbours said Mr Cooney’s wife managed to escape the fire and
THE family of a woman who died after falling down cellar steps were horrified to discover the pub she died in could be nominated for a national award. Elaine Horrocks was 54 when she died after falling through the unlocked cellar door and down
A CAMPAIGN has been launched to lift a ban on dogs travelling on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network. Launched by dog lovers Adam Wilcox and Sam Elphick, with their friends Sarah and Craig Taylor, the campaign highlights that while dogs are allowed
DETECTIVES investigating the rape of a teenage girl in a park have made two arrests. A 16-year-old boy was arrested yesterday afternoon on suspicion of raping a teenage girl in Heywood Park last night. A 17-year-old has also been arrested on
TODAY we get a glimpse at how the long-awaited new health centre for Horwich could look. It is three years since the concept was announced and — and since then, one of the three practices combining to move into the centre, has withdrawn from the
John Cunliffe, the East Lancashire-born creator of children's TV classics Postman Pat and Rosie And Jim, has died aged 85, his agent has confirmed. His agency David Higham Associates confirmed Cunliffe had died on September 20. A death notice
IT's finally here. The iPhone XS has landed after much excitement from Apple fans. Apple says it's the best iPhone model yet and it boasts a host of new features. In our video Barry James, from MID Communications, unboxes and explains everything
MADONNA'S iconic hits will be performed live in Bolton as the Material Girl show takes to the stage at the Alberts Halls. The UK's official number one Madonna tribute act will headlining the show — currently touring the UK — celebrating the life
A LADY from Farnworth was touched by the kindness shown to her after her diabetic check up in the town centre. Mary Luke, aged 77, of Pear Tree Drive in Farnworth had visited Lever Chambers Centre for Health in Ashburner Street for her diabetic
READER John Swarsbrick once lived next door to The Copperfields Club in Bolton. The building, in Crompton Way, is now a supermarket. It was the Crompton Cinema from the 1930s. “I lived near Tonge Park then and my pals and I were regularly at
PREMIER League football star Vincent Kompany will donate proceeds from his testimonial season to tackle rough sleeping in Manchester. The Manchester City defender has teamed up with Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, to launch fundraising
SAINSBURY’S is recalling its in-store bakery all butter croissants which may contain almond filling that is not declared on the packaging. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to nuts. The products affected
AN ONLINE greetings cards company has been forced to ask customers to cease uploading photographs of their genitals onto their products. Moonpig, which sends out personalised cards from photos uploaded to their website, tweeted the appeal yesterday
A POPULAR stroke support group will close if new volunteers cannot be found leaving its 50 or so members without the social events they have come to enjoy. Lynn and Graham Bridge have headed up the Jigsaw Stroke Group for more than a decade and
BOLTON Film Festival (BFF) begins on Tuesday, attracting film-making talent from around the world to the town. As part of our comprehensive coverage, we hear from Jason Wingard, who graduated from the University of Bolton in 2004 and has become
WHEN a bench at the side of a busy road was damaged by a car, local schoolchildren flocked to the rescue. The youngsters from Smithills School were particularly upset as the bench was frequently used by a local character who they had nicknamed
TOWN centre visitors are likely to see more police officers and council staff around the area today. It is part of a special day of enforcement action, targeting illegal, unsafe and nuisance behaviour around the streets of the town. In addition
TWO students who achieved the same grades in their GCSEs will share the Westhoughton Rotary Award for the first time in the club’s history. Megan Vickers and Ceri Phenna, from Westhoughton High School, were joint winners of this year’s Tony Budd
FIRE crews were called after a former car garage in the town centre was was engulfed by fire. The blaze took hold of the former Williams BMW dealership in Bradshawgate just after 7.30am. Flames tore through offices on the second floor
THE initial design for a long-awaited health centre in Horwich has been revealed as the project goes ahead without one of the GP practices originally involved in the project. Joseph Timans reports. THREE GP practices were part of a collaborative
WESTHOUGHTON E narrowly got the better of Moorside D in a thrilling encounter in the Bolton Badminton League C Section. The match went down to the final pair of games which Geoff Everitt and Andrew Nowell won convincingly to seal victory for their
A “LOVING” brother died just hours after being discharged from hospital following a routine hernia operation. James Hilton, who friends and family called Jimmy, was admitted for an elective operation on February 14 and discharged the same day.
BURNDEN teams put in a competitive set of performances at the Northern Athletics Combined Autumn Relays at Manchester's SportCity. Against the north’s leading amateur runners, the men finished in 87th place out of 128 teams with a combined time
LOSTOCK AC's Karen Taylor headed to the Great Glen in the Scottish highlands for the annual Loch Ness Marathon and finished in just over five hours. Starting at Knockie Lodge, the marathon route, which follows the eastern shore of Loch Ness finishing
ANTHEMIC acoustic pop act CoCo and the Butterfields will performing at The Met in Bury next month ahead of the release of their new EP Monsters. The indie-pop stars will be staging a gig on October 13 as part of a UK tour, with a show at London's
THE world amateur premiere of The Demolition Man, a play about the life and times of legendary steeplejack Fred Dibnah, opened to a sell out audience yesterday. And tickets are still available for other nights of the production by award-winning
COMMUNITY Arts group, Live from Worktown, is inviting contributions from local writers for its fifth anthology. As 2018 marks the centenary of the end of The First World War, the theme of this year’s anthology is commemoration. Spokesman Dave
A CHARITY is appealing for dog-lovers to step forward and help Robbie, a dog whose owner can no longer take him out. The Cinnamon Trust is a group that offers care for pets when their owners are elderly or suffering from terminal illnesses. Robbie
IN AN attempt to halt a hospital staff strike union representatives have been invited to negotiations tomorrow. Staff employed by iFM Bolton, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust have said they will go on strike for 48 hours
Horwich North East ward councillors welcomed the news that Pike View and Bolton Community Practice will move forward with the new health centre project. Cllr Kevin McKeon noted his disappointment that Kildonan House would not take part in the initial
A COMMUNITY centre has been shut down following vandalism to its roof and problems with its central heating system. The various groups that used Sunnyside Community Centre in Great Lever have been asked to find alternative venues and to remove
IT is understood that Hulton Park has not been included in the sites Bolton has put forward for development within the region’s 20-year masterplan. Bolton Council last Friday submitted its initial draft to the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
ANITA Markoff and Katie Wright look at some of the famous famous who've sported Rapunzel-esque locks. THE ultimate modern trend-setter, Kim Kardashian is responsible for a lot of popular looks, from contouring make-up to convincing us (briefly!
HORWICH'S under-15s boys' team scooped silver at the Northern Road Relays at Manchester's SportCity. With a big turnout of clubs from across the north of England, the Harriers team of Toby Middleton, Matthew Flatters and Lucas Milliken lost out
THIS week's delve into The Bolton News sporting pictures archives has unearthed this photograph of Lads Club C from April 1979. The only information accompanying the picture states the side won the Bolton Boys Federation junior section championship
THE winter meetings of the Lancashire Association of Cricket Officials northern branch start at Unsworth Cricket Club, Pole Lane, Bury on Thursday October 4, starting at 7.45pm. The topic for discussion is 'that was the season that was' and it is
A TIMELY new exhibition featuring the work of artists from Bolton and Sweden exploring what it means to live in these "tumultuous times" opens this weekend. Bolton art collective neo:artists will welcome artists from Stockholm-based Studio 44, as
HE is a UK Comedy Award winner, has appeared on John Bishop's Only Joking television show, now Dan Nightingale will be taking to the stage in Bolton. The comedian will be appearing on the line-up as the popular Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club returns
FAMILIES in Bolton and across the country are being asked to share their family photographs with The Bolton News in support of Amnesty's refugee campaign #Families Together. Pictures can capture anything which gives a snapshot of family life —
THERE was a time when Fabrice Muamba found it difficult to watch a game of football but older, wiser, he has found himself falling in love with the game all over again. At 24, the former Wanderers midfielder was told he had to retire after suffering
PHIL Parkinson says Christian Doidge is getting up to speed with life at Wanderers. The Welsh striker, signed from Forest Green, has sat out the last two games after making his debut at the University of Bolton Stadium in the 2-1 defeat against
JONATHAN Grounds has been playing catch-up at Wanderers - but Steve Parkin reckons the Birmingham City loanee is now getting into gear. It has been a tough introduction for the 30-year-old full-back, who has been plunged into first team action
BEN Alnwick is confident Wanderers can shut out Derby County on Saturday, regardless of whom plays in front of him. Phil Parkinson will be out to do what Jose Mourinho couldn’t in the Carabao Cup at Manchester United on Tuesday night, and quell
IF Derby County’s midweek cup shock at Manchester United was hailed as a victory for positive thinking – Phil Parkinson could do well to tap into his visitors’ supply. There is no mistaking an undercurrent of concern among fans at Wanderers over
