SEXUAL health services will no longer be available at some clinics in Bolton. From July 1, sexual health services will not be available at Pikes Lane Health Centre and Farnworth Health Centre. Services at Lever Chambers Health will change from
A MULTI-MILLION pound scheme aimed at addressing homelessness in Greater Manchester has been rolled out across the region. The Greater Manchester Housing First scheme will help to deliver accommodation to more than 400 people previously sleeping
WORKERS should get more bank holidays, that’s the view of trade unions representing workers across the UK. Bank holidays are national public holidays in the UK that are set down in law. The term bank holidays originates from the fact that banks
A LITTER picking group is seeking help as it prepares to carry out a major clean-up of a fly tipping hotspot. The Litter Pickers of North Bolton will be cleaning an area next to the River Croal, off Croal Street, on Sunday, June 30. Jeanette
AUDIT, accounting and business advisory firm, Cowgills, has appointed Alex Hesketh as its latest partner. Alex, 35, who joined the Bolton-based firm’s graduate scheme in 2007 has been responsible for growing the company’s international client base
POLICE say a man who was missing from Bolton has been found "safe and well". Officers issued an appeal earlier today to say they were growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of David Brown, aged 59. He was last seen at around midday
A MAN from Bolton has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a car crash left one man dead and a teenager fighting for his life. A crash on Wednesday in Crescent Road, Crumpsall, saw a 42-year-old man die from his injuries in
A MAN who was found injured at the house where a mum-of-two was found dead has died in hospital. Police launched a murder investigation after Regan Tierney's body was found at a house in Manchester Road, Walkden, shortly before 2.10am on Wednesday
A MAN who was reported missing from Bolton has been found "safe and well", police have said. Michael Evans, aged 39, was reported missing from his home address in the Harwood area at about 9am on Friday. Officers issued an appeal on social
DOZENS of homes are still without electricity today after a power cut. Electricity North West say the problems for residents in Great Lever were due to a fault at a nearby substation, which was caused by a break-in at about 1.30am on Saturday.
This week we travel back to the late 1970s with a gallery of images taken at primary school's around Bolton in 1979 We’re hoping that some of you will recognise themselves, friends or family members in these pictures. So take a flick through
TONY Jayawardena’s enthusiasm for the project which will dominate his life for the next month couldn’t be more obvious. His eyes light up as he looks around Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre where a new version of Hobson’s Choice is being staged
THIS walk links the unspoilt Bowland villages of Slaidburn and Newton, both crossing points of the River Hodder which heads west and south to join the River Ribble. Prior to 1974 both villages were in the old West Riding of Yorkshire and they have
CHERNOBYL, the recent HBO mini-series, has been rated as the best TV series of all time. Its disturbingly accurate depiction of the 1986 catastrophe - the worst nuclear incident in history which turned large areas of Ukraine into no-go zones -
A DEVELOPMENT made up of pre-built homes is set to be the first of its kind in the borough. Contractors broke ground on Bolton at Home’s new affordable houses on land off Victory Road, Little Lever, at the start of the week. The 22 homes are
A YOUTH club is tackling loneliness in young people with a pioneering new course. Zac’s Youth Bars is running a ten-week programme, called Connect, in October, and is looking for young people to take part. The aim of the course is ‘to connect
THE LANDLORDS of a town centre nightclub are looking for a new tenant for the premises. Ikonic Nightclub in Nelson Square has been closed since last month after eviction notices appeared on the doors. On May 17, landlords K/S Bolton UK said that
