The annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships took place today at The Rose ‘N’ Bowl pub in Stacksteads, Rossendale. Deemed as one of the world’s craziest culinary competitions, the annual event saw contestants wrestle around for two minutes in
Recently a conservative Treasury Minister visited Bolton. The headline of the visit was to recommit the governments support for devolution to the Greater Manchester city region and to the northern powerhouse. But in Bolton we have been at the sharp
A MURDER inquiry has been launched after the body of a missing woman was found in a cemetery. The body, found on Saturday evening, is believed to be that of missing mum-of-two Lindsay Birbeck, police have said. Officers launched their investigation
A DISCOUNT supermarket is open as usual after being was ram raided over the weekend. Heron Foods, in Brackley Street, Farnworth was targeted in the early hours of Sunday morning. The metal shutters at the front of the store were destroyed along
FOOD bank staff have thanked a Yorkshire farmer who has donated more than a ton of food to their cause. Brian Capstick, from Farm and Fell in Sedbergh, Cumbria has twice handed Bolton Community Kitchen piles of organic food from his farm. After
IT has been easy to get lost in the maze of claim and counter-claim involved at Bolton Wanderers this last few months but the picture has now been made startingly clear this weekend. Put simply, without a deal to sell the club materialising in
A BOLTON learning disability specialist nurse is a leader of the Windrush generation in health care. The Florence Nightingale Foundation programme, which is funded by Health Education England, supports the development of nurses from a BME background
THE new training and management set-up for Bolton’s rising star Sahir Iqbal has been confirmed. The 23-year-old welterweight has penned a deal with boxing giants MTK Global who look after the careers of some of the sport’s top stars including Tyson
JACK Cullen is set to be in front of the Sky Sports cameras again in October. Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver caught the eye on his debut in front of a national TV audience with an impressive defence of his English middleweight title against John Harding
LOSTOCK captain Rob Holgate, the initial proposer of the Bolton League’s new two-tier structure, is hopeful it will pave the way for a bright future for the competition. From next summer, the 18-team BCL will be played across divisions of 10 teams
EGERTON failed to set a defendable target as they fell to defeat at Prestwich in the Premier Division. The visitors batted first and Janith Liyanage hit 41 at the top of the order, with Syd De Silva weighing in with 26. But number four batsman
FOOD festival favourite James Martin is a man of many talents. The celebrity chef is not only a sought-after TV star with his own foodie shows, he owns restaurants and a cookery school, is a car-mad classic vehicle collector and now... a rock star
DEANE and Derby say they are encouraged by the development of their club from first-team level down to an exciting crop of junior cricketers, as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. Playing in the Greater Manchester Cricket League, the first team
If you thought that Bolton town centre was really busy this weekend for the Bolton Food and Drink Festivals 2019 just check out the crowd in Le Mans Crescent for The Victorian Street Market in 1985.
WANDERERS’ administrators have underlined that the Football Ventures consortium are the only bidders to have met the “full criteria” needed to buy the club. After revealing this morning that the club will head into liquidation unless the takeover
A FARNWORTH supermarket is getting a new look and will be closed to customers while renovations take place. Iceland in Brackley Street will be closed from 4pm on Saturday as the store is updated. The shop will be closed for just under a week.
AN all new women’s self-defence course is starting next Saturday. Leigh and Westhoughton Ju Jitsu Clubs is hosting a five-week course in self-defence, specially designed for women, taught by women. The course aims to boost confidence and teach
THE mother of four children killed in a petrol bomb attack on their home has died. Michelle Pearson suffered severe burns in the arson attack at her family's home in Jackson Street, Walkden, back in December 2017. In a Facebook post, Michelle's
A SLEEPY clubber got locked in a bar and ended up hanging upside down on a fence after a failed escape attempt. The 18-year-old man had been celebrating bank holiday with his friends in Bar 747, in Broad Street, on Sunday night. Towards the end
ADMINISTRATORS at Bolton Wanderers have warned that liquidation could be on the cards if last-ditch attempts to sell the club end in failure. A statement released by Paul Appleton, acting on behalf of David Rubin and Partners, confirmed that a
As the few flocked down to the football with heavy hearts, further catastrophic news greeted us as there was no Doombar to lubricate our deliberations. No manager, no season tickets, no shirts to buy, no shirt sponsors, no betting, no half-time
THREE former councillors have been honoured for their service to the council. John Byrne, Norman Critchley, and Guy Harkin have been made Honorary Alderman, a title recognising their commitment to the council. The title originates from the historic
A FLEDGLING accountancy firm has gone from a front room to the heart of the community within 12 months. Jenny Vadasz was working from her Atherton home a year ago but always had ambitions to take Aspire JD Accounts to the next level. An approach
SMALL and medium-sized enterprises in Atherton and Leigh can have their say at gathering next month. The Federation of Small Businesses is hosting a Question Time style discussion session with Bolton West MP Chris Green and Leigh MP Jo Platt to
ONE of Bolton’s leading employers has backed a scheme designed to help workers combat gambling problems. Posters have gone up at Bolton at Home offices and UCAN centres across the borough as part of the ‘Bet You Can Help’ initiative. Staff and
TV FOODIE Gregg Wallace swapped Barcelona for Bolton to visit the town’s food festival this weekend. The Masterchef judge popped in to demonstrate his culinary class between filming for a new ITV show which will take him to some of Europe’s biggest
HOUSING plans at a contentious green belt farm site have been revealed. A total of 50 homes are planned for Hartley’s Farm where a government inspector ruled that up to 58 residential units could be built late last year. Bolton Council refused
A PROPOSAL by a think-tank close to the Conservative Party to raise the pension age to 75 has been condemned by Bolton South-East MP Yasmin Qureshi. The Centre for Social Justice, founded by former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith, says the threshold
SWEET-toothed customers have helped a bakery to notch up more than £600 for charity. Shops in the Bolton-based Greenhalghs chain donated 10p for each sale as part of National Doughnut Week. Donations will be forwarded to The Children's Trust,
PAUL Heathcote has been named a taste ambassador for the red rose county. And the Bolton-born culinary king has joined colleague Nigel Haworth in penning the introduction of a new Lancashire cook book. His contribution to Second Helpings, from
WANDERERS face being expelled from the EFL if they cannot produce a compelling argument for their takeover by tomorrow evening. The league’s board want evidence that the Football Ventures consortium can complete the purchase of the club quickly
A DRUNKEN man kicked an elderly pensioner in the head and a woman in the neck in a violent rampage through Bolton town centre. Bolton Crown Court heard how Thomas Major shouted abuse at shoppers as he walked through the streets on July 2. And
