THREE people have been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a lorry on the M61. Emergency services were called to the crash, between junctions 1 and 2 on the motorway's northbound carriageway, at about 3.10pm. A girl in her mid-teens
A MAJOR new office hub at BAE in Samlesbury is expected to bring between 450 and 500 jobs to the region. Part of a £175million masterplan for the sprawling old airfield, the proposals for the four-storey offices will transform the north-west quarter
AN independent investigation into Greater Manchester Police's contact with a family prior to a fatal Walkden house fire has been completed. Four children, Demi, Brandon, Lacie and Lia Pearson, all died as a result of the blaze at the family home
Re the new Lidl distribution centre at Cutacre, which has recently been granted planning permission by Bolton Council. While the Council must be rubbing its hands together with glee at the prospect of all the extra revenue each new site brings in
TRAFFIC is building as a main road is flooded with a thick substance. A wagon spilled its load at the major junction of Crompton Way and Tonge Moor Road. The mud-like liquid was covering the road this morning as drivers were on the way to work
A HOMEMADE library that was stolen from outside a home has been returned damaged. Rachael Seddon and her four-year-old son Otis set up the book borrowing facility inside a set of plastic drawers on the drive of their home in Duxbury Avenue, Little
A COMMUNITY dance group will be taking centre stage at one of the biggest sporting events of the year. Bolton All Starz dance group is not only celebrating 23 years at the heart of the community this year, it is also excitedly preparing for its
"HE was treating me like a slave, a servant" — domestic violence survivors in Bolton have been breaking their silence on their experiences, sharing how the abuse can extend far beyond physical with the hoping of ending stereotypes of what abuse can
MANCHESTER United’s Class of 92 have spoken ahead of the opening of their University Academy 92 (UA92). The university, based at Old Trafford, will open this September. It is set to offer degrees in subjects such as Accountancy, Journalism and
A WOMAN who damaged a man’s window has been ordered to pay him £250 in compensation. At Manchester Magistrates’ Court Nicola Hirst, aged 32, of Garston Street, Bury, pleaded guilty to committing the offence on August 5. The court also made a restraining
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A CAR filled with weapons was found by police after being abandoned in the early hours of this morning. Traffic police were on the hunt after seeing a suspicious vehicle in Manchester Road in Kearsley at 1am this morning when officers made the
SCISSOR Sisters beat fellow Section G side Inal Warriors 309-261 in the BSF Rounders League’s Blackburn Shield final at Farnworth Social Circle Cricket Club last Friday. Despite the stormy weather, the match was completed and after a superb first
A STORY in last week's Bolton News evoked happy memories for reader Bill Partington. As reported, Lidl has been given the green light to build a new regional warehouse on more than 17 hectares of land in Over Hulton. The site, known as Cutacre
TRIBUTES have been paid to a ‘courageous’ pillar of the community who lost her battle with cancer. Diane Woodruff was well-known among the residents of Horwich for organising the annual carnival. She spent seven years at the helm of the historic
WANDERERS return to the courtroom today with an impending takeover in the balance. Laurence Bassini, the former Watford owner, is pursuing a claim against Ken Anderson for breach of contract and will have his case heard at the High Court in Manchester
ASTLEY Bridge firm ACDO is celebrating a century of creating cleaning products in Bolton. SEAMUS MCDONNELL visited the company’s Mallison Road factory to see how things have changed. WHEN 16-year-old Harry Pilling founded his company in the kitchen
A QUIZ league has crowned its new champion. John Hall was the winner of the Bolton Open Quiz League Mastermind Tournament held at Dunscar Conservative Club on Tuesday July 30. The competition was the culmination of the league’s summer season.
A MAN accused of setting his neighbour's house on fire has told a jury that CCTV footage of an arsonist is not him. On the second day of his trial at Bolton Crown Court Isaac Brooks told how he had been "chilling" in his Sandpiper Close, Farnworth
A KNIFEMAN stabbed a man in the chest and arm as he tried to make peace between groups outside a town centre nightclub. Marcus Scott lashed out at 19-year-old Zahid Ishaq, walking towards him outside the Level nightclub, Bolton, just before 5am
EXPLORER Bear Grylls will be sharing some of his skills and expertise with an audience of dozens of people at a Bolton church. The writer, adventurer, thrill-seeker and risk taker is one of the guest speakers at an upcoming event to inspire leaders
A KEY appointment has been made to the dispute resolution department of a leading Bolton legal practice. Aaron Marshall will be heading up the team at AFG Law, after experience in similar roles at firms in Derby, Nottingham and Manchester. He
PHIL Parkinson is praying for a positive resolution to today’s High Court case to enable him to breathe fresh life into his squad. Wanderers were beaten 5-2 at Rochdale in the Carabao Cup and lost centre-back Liam Edwards to an ankle injury.
STARBUCKS is set to close its town centre cafe after 11 years. The store in Market Place Shopping Centre will close on Sunday August 25. The American coffee chain is one of the original stores from when Market Place opened in 2008. Despite
FIRE crews are calling on the government to do more to help prevent high-rise blazes in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. Senior officers within the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) want action to be taken in the short term
COUNCILLORS have made a last-ditch attempt to prevent a set of playing fields being turned into housing. Bolton Council’s planning committee threw out plans to build 48 homes at Pickup’s Fields in Horwich last month on the grounds that the land
A LOCAL post office at the heart of a community is hanging in the balance. The Astley Bridge Post Office in Higher Blackburn Road is now on the brink of closure according to the local MP — still shuttered after an armed robbery last month.
Every week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to find wanted suspects NICOLE BONNEY, aged 24, is wanted on a recall to prison after breaching her licence conditions. She is known to frequent Breightmet, Craven Court in Horwich and Great
