DESPITE what parents and academics say, is seems that being famous is a career. For years people have mocked Z-list celebrities and those who covet their 15 minutes of fame. And with the social media phenomenon apparently growing every day,
PHIL Parkinson admitted his side looked “disjointed” as they were beaten 2-1 at home by Lancashire rivals Preston North End. Wanderers’ relegation fears deepened as goals from Alan Browne and Tom Barkhuizen consigned them to an 18th defeat of the
SO you’ve hit been hitting the gym for a while now and you’re thinking to yourself “I’m working really hard, but why is nothing happening?!!” I had someone approach me with this exact situation only last week and I’ve heard it a lot over the last
A CAR went off road into a field when it crashed through a fence this morning. A white BMW crashed through a fence in Chew Moor Lane, Westhoughton, ending up in a field there with damage to the front bumper and causing the air bags to go off.
A WOMAN is missing from Horwich and police are appealing for help to find her. Monika Olah, aged 38, was last seen at about 8.20am yesterday morning in Chorley New Road, Horwich. She was wearing a black padded coat with a fur hood and a white
THESE schoolchildren came across an unusual find on their way from school in 1947. The bell at the rear of Westhoughton Town Hall had been removed from the building's tower. The boys on the photograph were Michael James and Toy Barker and the two girls
VALENTINE'S Day is right around the corner. Love it or loathe it the sickly sweet couples day is on Thursday so there's still time to pick up a card or some flowers for your significant other. In this week's Bolton Recommends we are taking
MULTI-million record selling Singer Barbara Dickson is returning the Albert Halls this week. The Scottish artist, whose hits include Answer Me, The Caravan Song, Another Suitcase in Another Hall and I Know Him So Well, will perform a range of new
5:14pm It's best we stop the pain we feel by just preparing for relegation, and keep hoping for something to change
A CONTESTANT on The Chase has come away with the largest amount ever won on the show by a single player. Judith scooped £70,000 after facing Bolton Chaser Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan singlehandedly in the final round after all her team mates were knocked
A THEATRE school is celebrating its first anniversary with an expansion. Taylor's Theatre Academy is hoping to move into an old Co-operative store to offer more classes and increase its variety. Stacey Taylor, who runs the academy has big plans
FIRST there was Stoptober and Movember, and now a Bolton charity has launched a new month for the fundraising calendar. PJ May is the idea of BACKUP, formerly known as Bolton Young Persons Housing Scheme, a charity that helps young people who are
NEARLY half of bus routes in England are at risk of being scrapped due to a lack of funding, councils have claimed. Analysis for the Local Government Association (LGA) found that the free bus pass scheme was underfunded by an estimated £652 million
A viral video showing Bolton Council workers throwing away a homeless man’s belongings isn’t what it seems, officials say. The video posted on Facebook on Friday afternoon, shows council workers chucking belongings into the back of a truck on Trinity
A WALKING club has revealed details of a picturesque trip through one a Bolton beauty spot. Bolton Ramblers have invited any interested parties to join them on Sunday for a four-mile walk through Rivington Terrace Gardens. The walk was originally
A BOLTON MP is looking for the best business to be nominated for a national award. Sir David Crausby, MP for Bolton North East wants nominations for the Parliamentary award. The Responsible Business Champions Award, run by a cross-party group
TOO little attacking in numbers, too little positive thinking and too few movements off the ball to create goalscoring opportunities. That is Wanderers' problem at present. We would not have scored against Sheffield United if they had played
A TERRIFIED woman woke to find a convicted rapist standing over her bed, axe in hand and dripping with blood. Benny Murray smashed his way into the 53-year-old woman’s Breightmet home though a window in the early hours of September 23 last year
AFTER coming under fire from several quarters this season, Phil Parkinson has brushed off criticism from Fleetwood manager Joey Barton. The controversial figure heading the Cod Army’s League One campaign delivered a damning verdict on Wanderers
WITH a potential takeover at Wanderers nearing completion, Phil Parkinson is issuing a call to arms for today’s all-Lancashire clash. As his team prepare to take on Preston North End at the University of Bolton Stadium today, off-field talks between
A SHOP owner was discovered with more than 4,000 illegal cigarettes and 2kg of rolling tobacco in a back room. Ali Salih, who runs the 294 Mini Market in Chorley Old Road, said he had not known that the products were illegal and had been sold them
THE proclaimed home of piri piri in Bolton is putting on a night of free food for the homeless every week. The Meating, on Crook Street next to Bolton Interchange, has been serving up hot and hearty meals to Bolton’s homeless and staff are seeing
A BOLTON butchers has made the “cut” in one of the UK’s most prestigious competitions for craft butchery products. Frasers Butchers in Rishton Lane picked up two Diamond awards at the Smithfield Awards in London. Frasers was awarded the titles
THE LEGO MOVIE 2 (U, 107 mins) Featuring voices of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day A LIGHTNING bolt fashioned from coloured plastic construction bricks almost strikes twice in
THE classic children's story The Tin Soldier will be performed at The Barlow in Edgworth later this month. Folksy Theatre are retelling the old fairytale over the half-term break. It tells the story of boy who receives a one-legged toy soldier
FLORAL tributes to a mum Maggie Smythe have been left on Red Lane as police continue to stay on the scene. Family, friends and some who did not know her have tied bouquets to a fence in Bury Old Road, Breightmet with heartfelt messages. One
A POPULAR town centre pub has reopened after a major refurbishment programme. Hogarths, in Churchgate, has been shut for two weeks while the interior was given a full revamp, with new carpets, TV screens and lighting, as well as a special VIP room
