BOLTON Lions' Santa sleigh will be setting off to collect presents this week. The journey will begin at 6pm this Thursday and will be collecting gifts from the following streets:- Blenheim Road; Stanworth Avenue; Forton Avenue; Singleton Avenue
I wholeheartedly agree with Ron Shambley letters (December 6). We will be a laughingstock if just roll over and rejoin the EU thanks to the incompetent MPs who have lost out to unelected bureaucrats who represent a corrupt, undemocratic Mafia-type
AT last. Charities in Bolton have been plugging away for longer than any of us knows to address the growing issue of homelessness. And it's likely that behind the scenes each group is aware what others are doing and tailors its own work accordingly
NICHOLAS Hoult says he "defies anyone" not to cry when watching the new Watership Down. James McAvoy, John Boyega, Gemma Arterton, Olivia Colman and Hoult are among the voice cast for the new adaptation of Richard Adams' bestselling novel about
POLICE have arrested three men in relation to a robbery at a shop in Over Hulton. At around 12.20pm today, residents reported seeing three people trying car doors on Manchester Road, close to the McColls store on Rutherford Drive. After being
CLLR Linda Thomas, Leader of Bolton Council and Leader of Bolton Labour, said on BBC 1 Sunday Politics Show (December 2) she wishes the national government would get more of the blame when it comes to spending decisions in this borough. Cllr Thomas
A Bolton shopkeeper has been fined after admitting to selling illegal cigarettes. Khan Hama Yar, of Cavendish Gardens was found with around 5,500 mixed brand cigarettes and 1.4 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco at his Uani Mini Market store in Atherton
POLICE have released dramatic footage of the moment a man drove his vehicle at police and pedestrians. Reham Baluch, aged 32, of no fixed address was today sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court to seven years in prison for a string of driving
If Switzerland,which is surrounded by EU countries, doesn't need a hard border, why does a small island, Ireland,do? Can someone explain it in simple terms? Frank Parsons Sandyhills Bolton
PARAMEDICS and fire engines were rushed to the scene this morning when a car slammed into the wall of a home. At around 10.40, emergency services were called to Roxby Close, in Worsley, to reports that the vehicle had collided with a building on
STARTLING new data reveals how legal aid provision in Bolton has been "decimated" by austerity. The Ministry of Justice figures, published by the BBC today, show that cuts to the legal aid budget across England and Wales have left those in need
INDEPENDENT SPAR retailers from Bolton and across the North West have been part of a fact-finding study. Representatives of James Hall and Co, SPAR’S UK wholesaler for northern England, visited a number of stores, including Baz Jethwa’s store SPAR
WANDERERS’ players remain unpaid despite a deal being struck between owner Ken Anderson and the PFA over their delayed November salary. The players’ union has reportedly agreed to supply a loan to Anderson for half of last month’s wages but paperwork
TEMPERATURES are set to drop this week with icy winds bringing a risk of snow. Forecasters have warned the mercury will plummet from Monday night as cold weather sweeps across the UK. The weather will also become increasingly wet as the week moves
TO MARK the 100 year anniversary of the first women to achieve the vote, Bolton is commemorating its historical heroines. Harwood Library played host to a celebration of the area's suffragettes and suffragists. Residents were invited to learn
JESSIE J is returning to The Voice, this time as a coach on the children's spin-off. The Price Tag singer, 30, featured in the first series of The Voice, the main show featuring adults, when it was on the BBC. She will join The Voice Kids UK
TWO brothers have turned a childhood passion into a £100,000 new business. Jonathon and Simon Kay have thrown their hats into the ring to become wrestling promoters and their Fight Forever Wrestling enterprise is about to start its debut tour.
PEACE campaigners will hear a talk entitled Why councils should support the United Nations Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty on Thursday night. Sean Morris will address the Bolton CND/Stop the War group before their annual meeting, at 7.30pm at the Quaker
STUDENTS raised more than £3,700 to fund a lunchtime trolley dash around a toy store. Form representatives from Year 7 of Bolton School Girls’ Division enjoyed a sprint around Smyths Toy Store at Middlebrook on Thursday afternoon accompanied by
THERE was no room at the inn for Kearsley Youth Brass Band on a saturated Saturday, so the players took shelter in a stable instead. The band was entertaining shoppers at Spindle Point Christmas Tree farm, Kearsley, when the heavens opened.
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a woman's body was found in a house. Officers were called by the ambulance service to Rudd Street in Haslingden at around 3pm on Sunday after the 48-year-old woman's body was found. Police said she
TOILETS at Manchester Piccadilly train station will be free to use from next Monday. Passengers are currently charged 30p to spend a penny at the station. Network Rail, which owns the station, said the measure will be the first improvement
A FEE charging food outlets for a reinspection has caused a fall in requests from businesses receiving a low hygiene score. Since April 1, businesses who ask for environmental officers to return to the premises after they have carried out required
ALL these youngsters were little stars when they took part in the nativity play Star of Bethlehem at Harwood Meadows County Primary School in December, 1978. Do you recognise yourself in the picture? Call us on 01204 537271.
AA CAR repair garage has been fined for failing to account for waste it had thrown away. VIP Auto Centre Ltd, in Deane Road, was visited by Bolton Council enforcement officers in March to inspect the company’s waste transfer notes. But staff
IN the latest of The Bolton News’ Shop Local campaign to support the town centre’s independent traders, Neil Brandwood meets some familiar faces from Bolton market... FISHMONGER Darren Hamer is devoted to the creatures of the deep. So much
Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, describes A Bed Every Night as “a significant escalation of our efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis on our streets”. A Bed Every Night is a partnership of Greater Manchester’s 10 councils, businesses
AHEAD of tomorrow's vote in parliament, the Brexit Secretary has been answering questions from readers of The Bolton News about the deal Stephen Barclay, who voted to leave the EU, explains why he believes this is a good deal for people who also
TRACY is one of the many who has benefited from A Bed Every Night, a scheme designed to help people off the streets and provide them with somewhere safe and warm... “I was staying in Bolton town centre in a derelict building. Horrible, dark, wet
A BELEAGUERED allotment society has launched an appeal to improve security. Harpers Lane Allotment Society saw 50,000 honey bees and their hives set alight and killed earlier this year. During the past three months more than 70 plot holders
RUSH hour traffic is starting to build in and around Bolton. Hotspots to look out for include slow traffic on the M60 anticlockwise from junction 18 M62 Simister Island to junction 13 A575 Walkden Road, Worsley. M61 has the usual delays southbound
COUNCILLORS have vowed to look into claims that a Great Lever street has become a hotspot for crashes and people performing manoeuvres, after three people were injured in a collision on Friday night. The incident in Higher Swan Lane, happened when
BOLTON charities have joined forces in a determined effort to tackle homelessness . . . but its success will depend on recruiting 300 volunteers. NEIL BRANDWOOD reports AN ambitious campaign to recruit 300 volunteers to help rough sleepers has
BOLTON Central Library and Museum is hosting a historical Christmas poetry evening. Dr Simon Rennie and Ruth Mather of Exeter University are bringing their research on poems and songs written by those suffering during the Lancashire Cotton Famine
THE PFA has stepped in with an emergency loan to ease the pay crisis at Wanderers. It is understood around half of the outstanding money – £400,000 – will be paid into players’ accounts this morning. The rest must be supplied by under-fire
PHIL Parkinson is finding it tough to fathom Wanderers’ hard luck with officials. The Bolton boss declared himself “livid” with ref Scott Duncan after watching his team beaten 3-2 by Championship leaders Norwich City on Saturday. At the heart
