WANDERERS will be kicked out of the EFL if they fail to complete a takeover in 14 days. The league has issued a statement confirming that a Notice of Withdrawal, which had been put on pause on the opening day of the season, has now been activated
Bolton boxer Amir Khan has vowed to be the "voice of Indian Occupied Kashmir" after a visit to the troubled region. The fighter visited the Line of Control (LoC) near Chakothi to show solidarity with the people of occupied Kashmir. He met with
DETECTIVES investigating the killing of mum-of-two Lindsay Birbeck have released footage of a suspect pulling a wheelie bin down a road. POlice said: "We have today released footage of a man we are treating as a suspect in the hunt for Lindsay
A YOUNG man was rushed to hospital in the early hours of the morning following a house party. A resident in Harley Avenue, Harwood, heard a number of ambulances and police cars arrive at a property around 6am on Sunday, August 25, after the party
KEVIN Davies is praying for good news as he joins thousands of Wanderers fans checking to see if their club has been saved. The former club captain has sent a message of support to the staff, players and supporters of the club whose emotions lurched
WANDERERS fans from all walks of life have gathered outside the University of Bolton Stadium to anxiously await news. The club means so much to so many and Bolton North East David Crausby spoke about just how important it is as he stood outside
A SEVEN-year-old Bolton Wanderers fan joined fan efforts to clean up the stadium of rivals Bury as both teams faced possible financial collapse. After the Shakers issued a plea to help prepare the stands for Saturday's home game against Doncaster
TWO people from Bolton were among those injured when a tractor shed its load. The incident occurred on Main Street, Cockerham at around 2.35pm on Sunday, as the Zetor tractor was travelling in the direction of Cabus carrying haybales. As it
BOLTON extreme athlete Scott Crighton is no stranger to tests of endurance. But this was another level. As the temperature plunged to minus-39 degrees Celsius, the tough competitor braced himself. The Siberian Ice Half Marathon is one of the
FORMER Wanderers striker Jermaine Beckford has announced his retirement from football. The 35-year-old, who has been at Bury since 2017, started his career at Leeds where he became one of the club's most prolific goalscorers with 85 goals in 152
YELLOW weather warnings have been issued for Greater Manchester. After a sunny weekend, the weather is expected to return to its previous gloom, with a yellow weather warning forecasted by the Met Office for Bury, Oldham and Sale. The storms
THIS week saw International Dog Day and to celebrate we asked for pictures of your four-legged friends. You didn’t disappoint, inundating us with images of your furry pals. From a dog with a taste for bow-ties to a French bulldog who likes
A SERIAL rapist who attacked a woman after serving two jail terms for the same offences in his home country has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Vasile Nastase dragged a woman he had met at a Leigh nightclub into his home and raped her during
LAST weekend saw Bolton's fire service open its doors to both entertain and teach families about the important work carried out by emergency services. The fire service was joined by representatives from the Armed Forces, North West Ambulance Service
A BOLTON dance group showed off its moves to the nation as it took centre stage at one of the year’s biggest sporting events. Bolton All Starz were invited to perform before 60,000 people during the interval of the Rugby League Challenge Cup final
LAURENCE Bassini wants to show the EFL he has funds of £39million to complete the purchase of Wanderers and the Bolton Whites Hotel. In a letter addressed to the EFL board, the former Watford owner said he was prepared to meet at the league’s offices
STAFF at Bolton Wanderers have been told that plans to liquidate the club “have been put on hold”. An internal message, seen by The Bolton News, was sent out this morning to allay fears that administrators could be about to close the business.
POSITIVE dialogue has taken place between Ken Anderson and the Eddie Davies Trust as Wanderers race to save themselves from liquidation. The Bolton News understands the two parties, whose disagreement derailed the Football Ventures consortium’s
A PETROL station is believed to have been ram raided in the middle of the night, leaving the shop destroyed. Sainsbury’s petrol station in Cricketers Way, Westhoughton, was heavily damaged in a suspected ram raid in the early hours of Tuesday morning
JIMMY Phillips can remember the days when applause echoed around Burnden Park in the early-to-mid 1980s and the playing budget was supplemented by a manager running half-marathons. English football was in a poor state when Philips was cutting his
LONG-AWAITED plans for a new library and health centre have been given the green light. The latest plans to demolish a former supermarket in Little Lever to make way for the new centre were approved by councillors last week. Little Lever and
A LAWYER from Bolton who tried to settle his mounting debts with promissory notes has been struck off. Before his firm went under, Kessar Nabi had also left his client accounts short by more than £31,000, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal was
A LITTLE piece of dark autumnal romance is coming to town. Next month Bolton Symphony Orchestra will dazzle audiences with a dynamic celebration of the music of French romantic composer Hector Berlioz150 years anniversary after his death. During
MORE than 200,000 children in the North West may have gone hungry this summer, Labour claims. Shadow Children and Families Minister Steve Reed MP says that official government figures reveal millions of youngsters across England may not have been
A NEW trend which sprouted from a Facebook group has got families hiding books around town. Bolton’s new Look 4 a Book page already has nearly 1,400 members after just three weeks and is helping to get children across the borough into reading.
It is not “clinically viable” to retain Accident and Emergency facilities at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, a report into the future of the unit has concluded. The document, which is to be presented to a powerful committee of GPs next week,
A multi-million plan to introduce a super-fast broadband network in Greater Manchester will see the city region have the ‘best digital infrastructure in the UK’ by 2021, bosses say. The combined authority has successfully bid for more than £23 million
AS BOLTON Food & Drink Festival drew to a close last night, the leader of Bolton Council, Cllr David Greenhalgh, said: “What a festival. What an event. We have been blessed with such wonderful weather. “We absolutely agree with James Martin that
GIN lovers were in their element during an interactive mini festival that took place over the weekend. The Gin and Rum Festival was a new addition to Bolton's Food and Drink Festival for 2019, and gave visitors the chance to try dozens of new flavours
THE leader of Bolton Council believes there needs to be a zero-tolerance policy to help cut down on anti-social behaviour. Several residents have complained about ongoing problems in council leader Cllr David Greenhalgh’s ward of Bromley Cross.
A CHURCH has refused a family’s request to reunite their parents by moving their father’s ashes. Julie Morton went to Church of England officials to seek permission for George Humphreys’ ashes to be exhumed from the plot at St Mary the Virgin’s
The excellent band of amateur snappers who make up the Bolton News Camera Club membership have been busy taking pictures all around The Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2019. As you can see from the selection of great pictures we have published today
RAILWAY enthusiasts have been given the chance to share their skills as part of a new Bolton society. The Bolton Model Railway Club is believed to be the only local community group dedicated to the building of model railways. In April, the
