FIREFIGHTERS have issued a warning after a series of bin fires started by groups of youths. Crews say they have been called out several times to incidents in Waggon Road, Breightmet, over the last two nights. The latest call out was at 7.30pm
DO your little ones post a letter to Father Christmas every year? Imagine the look of surprise on their face if they got a note back in the post from the North Pole. As Christmas gets closer, Royal Mail is once again lending a helping hand to
BEN Walmsley’s tragic death has prompted a warning to parents of the dangers of games like the psychological horror game Doki Doki Literature Club. A message to parents posted online by Philips High School in Whitefield, where Ben was a pupil,
MOTORISTS are being urged to avoid Marsden Road with its junction with Spa Road after a two car smash. Police have blocked off the road following the crash involving a Mercedes and a Golf at 4.36pm. No one is believed to have been suffered
MORE than 12,000 'inappropriate' internet searches are blocked every day at just one local high school. The searches include the words 'sex' and 'terrorism', it was revealed today. The headteacher at Philips High School, in Whitefield, made
THE AIR around the Little Hulton fire is free of asbestos fibres, consultants have confirmed. Residents living close to Worsley Trading Estate, were warned to keep away from the area after a huge blaze broke out at a kitchen fitting warehouse thought
MOTORISTS could be hit by traffic disruption due to roadworks in Heaton this week. Temporary traffic lights will be in operation all day between Thursday November 22 and Monday December 3 on Tudor Avenue. It comes as engineers from Cadent Gas
Wingates Brass Band is hosting a Christmas concert at the Victoria Hall in Bolton on December 8. The band have just finished a busy period due the centenary of the First World War, and they’re about to embark on a series of concerts throughout December
A TEENAGER searched for ways to end his own life on a school computer before he was found hanged at his home. Ben Walmsley made internet searches on ways to end his life while in lessons in the weeks before his death, an inquest was told. The
THREE people have been sentenced after a man was lured from a restaurant before being shot in the knee in the car park. The 30-year-old man was with friends at Albert's Restaurant on the East Lancashire Road, in Swinton, when the shooting happened
The Three Towns in Concert St Joseph’s Hall Leigh, MUSICAL Director Rod Dakin has assembled a very entertaining group of singers to present this varied programme of songs from the musicals, opera, classical and pop – and scores on every level
FORMER England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman on board a train. The 51-year-old was arrested at Durham station on August 20 and on Monday British Transport Police confirmed that he had been charged with
THESE strings players were clearly enjoying their rehearsals with Bolton Festival Orchestra back in 1994. This picture was taken on Saturday, August 27, on the bank holiday weekend. Given that some of the players are wearing sweatshirts and woollies
A MEDIC at a Lancashire hospital has been arrested on suspicion of poisoning patients. The Blackpool Victorial Hospital worker was arrested on suspicion of administering poison or noxious fluids with the intent to injure, as well as ill treatment
ICY Arctic air is set to blast the UK this week, bringing sub-zero temperatures and possibly even snow. According to the Met Office, a freezing blast of air will blow over Britain, driven by a powerful storm swirling in Siberia and the North Pole
STUNNING images of how the "iconic" Old School House site in Bradshaw could look after redevelopment were released last year. The 19th century building — which has previously been a school, an aquarium, and a restaurant — has lain empty for around
THE complex has a fascinating history dating back to 1872 when the Revd Thomas Bowman Stephenson a Methodist minister in London was contacted by a wealthy Bolton mill owner James Barlow in reply to an advert placed in the Methodist Recorder. James
EVERY week we take a quick look of some of the fun things on offer in Bolton and beyond. Below is out pick of entertainment and culture on offer this week. See if anything tickles your fancy. Young or old there is something to enjoy. Special
COTTAGES which formed part of a historic village school attended by Hollywood star Shirley Anne Field are to go under the hammer. The buildings, dating back to the 1900s, once formed part of Crowthorn School, have now been transformed into family
THE COMPANY behind Bolton's trains says services may be crowded or arrive short-formed this week after "excess leaves" on the railway line caused damage to a number of trains. In a statement, Northern said engineers were "working round the clock
A MUM of premature twins has spoken of the hope and heartbreak she experienced in the neonatal intensive care unit. Amanda Buck's twins, Harriet and Ted were born at just 26 weeks on November 30, 2016. Their due date was in March. They weighed in
WITH all the kerfuffle about Brexit and, will the Prime Minister keep her job, and all the rest of it, it's all to easy to overlook the shameful failing of the government to care for and protect the vulnerable and those in need in our society. Philip
BLOOD donors are being urged to keep their appointments before Christmas to avoid stocks becoming depleted over the critical festive period. Around one in four appointments to give blood were cancelled at short notice by donors in the week before
FELLOW Chase quizzer Jenny Ryan has defended Anne Hegerty after a Twitter user suggested she should be able to cope with the pressures of hit ITV show I'm a Celebrity as she is "getting well paid". Calling her "incredibly brave", Jenny, from Horwich
A VETERAN Thai boxer from Bolton has proven the old adage 'age is just a number' by winning his first ever fight at the age of 65 against an opponent 40 years his junior. Andy Januszewski, of Eagley Bank, defeated his 25-year-old competitor on points
THOSE who have only tasted supermarket sushi should give this place a try. The freshness of the ingredients, combined with other exotic touches, means a meal that is colourful as it is flavourful. READ MORE: Sake Sushi has opened in Bridge
A BURY-based company took fundraising to new heights by launching a bobble hat into space. The gravity-defying hat which spent three hours in space, was created by J.D. Outdoors and is being auctioned off as part of this year’s BBC Children in Need
A SPECIAL Remembrance Day tribute was held at at the headstone of a Bolton-born soldier buried in Flanders, Belgium. Private Harry Haslam died aged 19 as a prisoner of war while serving in the First World War and is buried in Ronse. The service
A BURGLAR tried to prise open an ice cream cabinet with a machete after breaking into a corner shop. But the sound of breaking glass alerted a woman living opposite the TFG shop on Halliwell Road and, after a chase, police caught and arrested 20
TODAY you can read how properties have been put up for sale that used to form part of a children's home in Edgworth. The children's home started out as a haven for children rescued from a life of poverty and ruin in London. Before then, the building
A PENSIONER who went missing from her home in Westhoughton has been found safe and well. Barbara Bowles, who has dementia, has been reunited with her relieved family, police reported on Saturday. She had last been seen at around noon on Friday
THE mother of a teenager whose memorial bench was torched by sick arsonists has spoken of how her faith has been restored. Clare Delvard was close to tears when she learned that Bolton News reader Blake Lord had donated a £200 bench to replace the
A BELOVED grandad died in a fire that he started after being left alone for just 40 minutes. Retired bus driver Stephen Burke, who was fighting depression, rolled the carpet over behind the door to prevent it being opened and set light to the room
IT’S often the food of choice for city workers — and now people can experience the raw pleasure of eating sushi right here in Bolton without the eyewatering price tag. Sake Sushi opened four months ago and chef Albert Giron says demand for the
A few weeks ago, Prime Minister Theresa May made big claims that the age of austerity would soon be over. Yet in chancellor Philip Hammond’s recent budget, he confirmed that this will not be the case. The best Philip Hammond could offer was a
THE number of people claiming benefits for unemployment in Bolton continues to fall as new opportunities at Logistics North are on the horizon. The total number of claimants in the borough has fallen by two per cent since last year reaching 5,456
HITMAN Christian Doidge remains convinced there is enough in Wanderers’ squad to move out of danger. Doidge, who joined from League Two side Forest Green Rovers in August, has a goal to his name in the second tier, finding the net late in the game
