If you're looking for something to do this weekend, check out these five events going on around Bolton. Supercar Car Café All car enthusiasts will want to visit Porsche Centre Bolton this weekend as they host a Car Café with a twist, only supercars
Co-op Insurance and Neighbourhood Watch are searching for the North West’s best neighbour. Residents are encouraged to nominate their favourite person who meets the four: criteria: looking out for each other, being sociable and friendly, being
BURGER KING is removing all plastic toys from its children's meals served in the UK from Thursday to save an estimated 320 tonnes of waste annually. The fast food chain said the move was part of a wider commitment to reduce its use of plastic, and
A DRINK driver has been charged after a triple car crash which saw a wall destroyed. A 55-year-old has been charged with drink driving after a car crash in St Johns Road, Chew Moor. Residents rushed out of their homes just after 7.20pm on September
DESIGNS for 150 homes at a controversial development have been revealed, showing off modern interiors at the former farm. Plans for homes at the former Roscoe's Farm site in Westhoughton have been unveiled by developers Northstone — a branch of
There have been a number of abusive comments from members of the public about graffiti in Bolton. A local resident has confirmed that the graffitti has been there for over a month. Extinction Rebellion Bolton was only set up a few weeks ago
POLICE have released images of a man wanted over crimes related to carrying a weapon in 2011. Billy Stanislav is the third person to have been named as part of Operation Sceptre, a police scheme to crack down on knife crime and serious assault.
We’ve had nothing but a scandalous wall of silence. Nothing from Cllr Baines who is blaming serious demand pressures in the NHS on vulnerable patients. “I want a baby, I want to change my gender, I want bigger boobs, I want to look different,” was
POLICE have confirmed that a man missing for five days has been found "safe and well". John Gorton was missing from Friday, September 13, and officers had appealed via social media. The 52-year-old has been found and police have thanked the
A RISING Bolton cricket star helped her side to victory as the best young female cricketers in the country came together for a special tournament. Daisy Mullan, aged 16, was one of 41 players selected for the 2019 ECB School Games, which saw a
JACK Cullen’s long-awaited shot at the Commonwealth title has been confirmed. The English middleweight champion will challenge Felix Cash on November 2 at the Manchester Arena. ‘Little Lever’s Meat Cleaver’, who has lost just one of 18 fights
Bolton is one of the first places to receive a Royal Mail parcel post box. They form past of the 48 boxes across Greater Manchester. Royal Mail is converting the 1,400 existing meter boxes to give them a wider aperture and a secure design.
A PRIMARY school has scored top marks in its first ever report. The Olive School in Bolton has been judged to be outstanding in its first Ofsted inspection. The school, which opened in September 2016, was found to have "consistently high quality
TUBERCULOSIS in Bolton is on the decline as new cases of the disease in England have fallen to the lowest levels since records began. Tuberculosis (TB) figures in Bolton have been slashed from more than 200 cases a decade ago, according to Public
THE FIFTH annual Kearsley Scarecrow Festival will take place this weekend. This year's festival had been in doubt but a flurry of late entries means there will be 117 scarecrows on the trail. One of the organisers from The Kearsley Festival Group
POLICE have released a photo of a man wanted for failing to make a court appearance. Yakub Thompson is wanted by officers for not attending court after a serious assault which happened in Bolton in October last year. The 26-year-old is the second
THEY are already playing catch-up in the Lancashire Amateur League Premier Division, but Thornleigh got their first win of the season on Saturday. And now they are up and running, manager Aaron McCarthy says one of the biggest tests they will face
AWARD-winning illustrator Chris Riddell will drawing in real time to accompany a live poetry reading. The event, will take place in the main lecture theatre of the university today from 6.30pm. Tickets can be booked at: https://www.eventbrite.com
A scheme aimed at promoting the ‘distinctive culture’ of towns in Greater Manchester could instead ‘breed resentment’, according to councillors. Communities will compete for the ‘Town of Culture’ title and £50,000 to help create a ‘recognisable
A PROPERTY firm in Bolton has kept it local when it comes to securing accountancy services. The family-run Gordon Moon Properties, in Market Street, has enlisted Cowgills to look after its books. First established in 1962, Gordon Moon now has
Bolton Museum are celebrating the first birthday of their massive renovations with a party, and everyone is invited. The free event will have a variety of entertainment available, such as traditional party games, face painting, balloon modelling
COUNCILLORS warned that a lack of police on the street could lead to people taking the law into their own hands more than a year ago. Following a special meeting held with residents in January 2018, Heaton and Lostock councillor Andy Morgan raised
CAFES and restaurants unlawfully masquerading as shisha bars have been warned they could be closed down. Hundreds of shisha pipes were destroyed in Manchester as part of a crackdown. In recent years there has been a trend in Manchester for existing
AN engineering giant in Bolton has been showcasing its contribution to an international effort to keep our skies safe for decades to come. Lostock-based MBDA, with BAE, Rolls Royce and Leonardo, are members of Team Tempest, the UK’s programme to
Every week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to find wanted suspects WILLIAM HEANEY, aged 31, is wanted in connection to a serious domestic assault. He has links to Belmont Road, Breightmet and Bromley Cross. STEPHEN WILSON, aged
A LAW firm with offices in Bolton and Bury has advised on a key business deal. Clough & Willis commercial solicitor Guy Lachlan represented Cambridgeshire's LBP Optics for its purchase of rival Symons Mirror. Mr Lachlan believes that the deal
TWO friends climbed three of the highest mountains in the UK in just over 21 hours. Natalie Crompton, 31, of Kearsley and Kristin Greenhalgh, 31, of Farnworth, completed the National Three Peaks Challenge, which involves climbing the highest peaks
BLUNDERING medics at the Royal Bolton Hospital treated or operated on the wrong body parts on THREE separate occasions, it has emerged. The three "never events" — so called because they are so serious they should never happen took place between
PLANS for an additional five apartments at a proposed town centre housing development have been given the go ahead. This means the former tax office, known as Stone Cross House, will have 61 flats when work is completed. Wigan-based property
PLANS to demolish a town centre building to make way for a new block of flats should be refused, council officers have said. They say that the internal space in the proposed apartments would not meet national standards and that the external space
A group of neighbours on one Bolton estate are taking the law into their own hands after a spate of serious crimes. Seamus McDonnell catches up with the would-be crime fighters to find out more. WHEN a pair of suspected burglars broke into a home
Criminals convicted of stalking, harassment, child sexual abuse and other sex offences could see their sentences increased if victims or the public think their punishment is too lenient. Under plans confirmed by ministers yesterday September 1),
ROADWORKS on a busy town centre road are due to be completed today. Multi way signals have been in effect in Bradshawgate since Monday. The signals have been installed at the junction with Manchester Road and Trinity Street. They have been
A PROLIFIC burglar who targeted a series of town centre pubs and a cafe was caught after his picture was spotted in The Bolton News. Last month heartless Karl Grundy even stole a charity box from The Old Three Crowns after also burgling The Elephant
