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  • LOOKING BACK: Bolton's magnificent Town Hall over the years

    BOLTON Town Hall is a magnificent building much admired both by people who live here and those travelling from further afield. It was built between 1866 and 1873 — its introduction to Bolton Town Centre must have been an amazing things to watch

  • Vandal smashes window at town centre shop

    A TOWN centre barbers was hit by a vandal who smashed the front window this afternoon. The man reportedly used an object to hit the glass front of the Scissor Art Hair Salon, on Great Moor Street, breaking a layer of glazing. It happened at

  • Boy rushed to hospital after collision with car

    A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who was hit by a car escaped with just bruises. Firefighters from Bolton North station said the incident occurred outside Moses Gate train station when youngster had been crossing a road. Police and ambulance services attended

  • New town centre pool offers free swim tests for kids

    A NEW town centre swimming pool will offer free assessment lessons for youngsters and a range of half term activities. Splish Splash Time, in the basement of the former Bow Street carpark, has invited all children aged 3-6 years to the lessons to

  • Expanded Aldi store reopens after revamp

    LITTLE Hulton and Walkden residents will be able to visit a new expanded Aldi after the store reopened. The Swinton Hall Road shop opened yesterday morning at 8am, following a significant refurbishment and extension. Aldi says the decision to

  • Overnight closures planned on St Peters Way

    A MAJOR A-road through Bolton will be closed overnight next weekend as part of a programme of maintenance works. St Peters Way will be shut for the fifth time from 10pm on Saturday, October 20, until 7am on Sunday, October 21. It is the fifth

  • Water mains burst still not fixed after a week

    A WATER main burst which was first reported last Saturday had still not been repaired yesterday. The leak which has resulted in water running down Tarbet Drive, Breightmet, has flooded a pathway at the side of one resident’s house. Alan Greenhalgh

  • HOME OF THE WEEK: Terraced home yours for less than £90,000

    HERE we have for sale a lovely two double bedroomed garden terraced. It is in a very popular locations conveniently situated for schools, the Royal Bolton Hospital and the motorway network with links all over the North West and beyond. Situated

  • Seven projects helping town's young people

    BACKUP has seven main projects all of which help towards achieving its key aims of empowering young people to live independently in their community; preventing repeat homelessness and sustaining tenancies; responding to emerging needs of young people

  • Charity will continue to change young lives

    BACKUP will continue to help transform young people’s lives, just as it did in its former incarnation as Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme. Perhaps the best indicator of just how important its work is comes from some of those who have personally

  • SPECIAL REPORT: New name for leading Bolton charity

    A LEADING Bolton Charity has got a new name – and the efforts of its boss could see her winning a national award. NEIL BRANDWOOD reports. WHAT’S in a name? Well, quite a lot according to Maura Jackson, who has been CEO of Bolton Young Persons

  • Care firm is one of the best to work for

    A COMPANY specialising in at-home care for the elderly residents has won a top award. Home Instead Senior Care, in Chorley New Road, has been named Best Employer in Care by independent survey firm WorkBuzz. WorkBuzz praised the care company’s

  • COMMENT: Sex attacks can ruin people's lives

    ON a regular basis, newspapers such as this report on rapes and sexual assaults. The severity of the attacks may vary and while those responsible may end up before the courts and even in prison, many others go unreported and the victims try to get

  • 'We are being let down by the police'

    A TEENAGER who confronted a burglar she came face-to-face with says she feels let down by the police as criminal activity continues in the area. Katy Harrison, aged 19, fell asleep in her living room and woke up to find a man in the room last year

  • COMMENT: Why Strictly's Kate is a star in our house

    NEWSREADER Kate Silverton is already a bit of a star in our house thanks to her terrific performances on Strictly Come Dancing. Who knew that the usually serious journalist had that streak of sheer entertainment in her? She has already performed

  • NHS plea for more eyes as supplies dwindle

    A NATIONAL shortage of eyes has prompted the NHS to ask more people to consider donating their corneas. Last year 15 cornea transplants took place in Bolton, eight in neighbouring Bury and 29 in Manchester city centre. A reserve of 350 corneas

  • LETTER: Stunned by prejudice and naivety

    I HAVE just read the letter from Ian Greenhalgh and am stunned at his prejudice and naivety. His argument that we should stay in the EU for the security of our younger people beggars belief. That is the very reason why the majority voted to leave

  • WATCH: High speed police chase through the centre of Bolton

    VIDEO footage shows a high speed police chase through the centre of Bolton this morning. The drama unfolded shortly before 12.45am when police officers spotted a Kia being driven at speed in Blackburn Road. When the vehicle failed to stop,

  • Work begins to build region’s biggest Hindu effigy

    AN ambitious plan to create the region’s biggest Hindu effigy is nearing completion. Work began last weekend to build Ravana, a multi-headed demon-king in Hindu tradition. The project is being overseen by Bolton Hindu Forum as part of a number

  • Man jailed for spiking and raping 13-year-old girl

    A WOMAN who was raped when she was just 13 was unable to tell anyone about her ordeal for eight years. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had gone with a friend to Leon Totten’s house in March, 2008 and been given what she thought

  • Hospital staff strike today over pay dispute

    CLEANERS, porters, security staff and catering assistants will walk out of the hospital today over a pay row. Patients at Royal Bolton have been reassured that "as near to normal a service as possible" will be provided during the strike. The

  • LOSTOCK AC: Marlow storms 3 Towers with fine run

    LOSTOCK AC's Tony Marlow turned in a dominant performance at the 3 Towers ultramarathon to finish seventh overall and first in his age group. Starting and finishing in Darwen, the 70k race visits all three of the west Pennines' most prominent landmarks

  • LETTER: Town hall right to stand up against fracking

    BOLTON Green Party fully supports the position taken by Labour Cllrs Martin Donaghy, and Cllr Stephen Pickup, over local democracy and fracking, and it also good to see the Tory Leader on Bolton Council, Cllr David Greenhalgh, and Tory MP Chris Green

  • £500,000 autism unit to be built at Bolton school

    A SPECIALIST unit for children with autism is to be built at a borough secondary school. The £535,000 facility will be based at Rivington and Blackrod High School and accommodate children will who move up from the primary school system over the

  • Get in the fast lane for a career in motorsport

    SCHOOLS and colleges are being invited to get involved with an exciting University of Bolton motorsport project to learn hands-on about engineering. Bolton has teamed up with Purdue University, the United States’ number one for motorsport, to launch

  • FLASHBACK: Did you head stateside with U14s?

    THIS week's delve into the sporting archives at The Bolton News has unearthed this picture of the Bolton Under-14s football team who were preparing for a trip to the USA in August 1978. There is no other information accompanying the photograph.

  • Enjoy the 'Sensational 60’s Experience'

    BILLED as the biggest 60s show touring the UK, The Sensational 60s Experience returns to Manchester Opera House for one night only with a brand new production for 2018. Audiences will enjoy three hours of pure nostalgia. Six legendary names take