DORIS Bramall is all smiles as she gets behind the wheel in 1970. The Bolton Evening News — as it was known then — featured Mrs Bramall, from Church Street, Westhoughton, in a piece on women's driving instructor on our Women's Page in January
The next meeting of Bolton Theosophical Society is on Sunday September 22 at 2.30pm and is a talk by Roy Forman on "Eternally Being". The meeting will be held at Unity Church, The Gatehouse, 118 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4DH. All Welcome.
A MAN is fighting for his life after being shot. Police received reports that a man had been shot on Bickershaw Lane, Wigan, at around 4.20pm today. The man, in his 50s, was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound. His condition is believed to
A CRASH is causing major delays on the motorway. The incident happened on the M60 clockwise, just after 4pm, between junction 15 (M61) and junction 16 (A666). Traffic was held until around 4.35pm to allow a car to be moved from the motorway.
NEIGHBOURHOOD policing teams have worked with a number of schools this week in a bid to tackle crime involving weapons. Officers have been aiming to educate both children and parents to help them understand the consequences of their actions.
PROGRAMMES are now on sale for the Kearsley Scarecrow Festival from selected locations. A flurry of late entries means there will be 117 scarecrows on the trail this year. The scarecrow trails have been split into eight scarecrow trail maps,
THE FRIENDS of a man who suffered with a rare disease are taking on a mammoth cycling challenge in his memory. Nigel Little, from Bolton, was described as "the life and soul of any party" despite battling myeloma, a blood cancer which can cause
I live in the lovely town of Little Lever. Despite their being ample rubbish bins in the town centre and the Memorial Park, I regularly pick up plastic and glass bottles (including alcohol), food and sweet wrappers, plastic cutlery, supermarket
BOLTON will be taking part in what could be the largest climate protests in history. A rally will take place in Bolton's Victoria Square tomorrow at noon as part of the climate strikes. Students, anti-fracking groups, Trade Union representatives
TYLDESLEY town centre is set to be given a new lease of life from a £95m Government investment fund. Wigan Council and community group, Driven, submitted applications to create Heritage Action Zones (HAZ) on King Street in Wigan and Elliott Street
The people of Britain need to know the truth about the Domestic Abuse Bill, and how Westminster is keeping secrets from the public. Originally, the advocates of the Bill wanted a clause on the de-criminalization of abortion, but this was voted out
POLICE are hunting a man wanted over possession of an offensive weapon. Dean Worthington is the fourth name released by officers as part of Operation Sceptre, a scheme to crack down on knife crime and violent offences. The 39-year-old is wanted
Not for Profit Organisation finalists Fortalice FORTALICE has been providing support for women, children and families escaping domestic abuse for more than 40 years. Now it’s a finalist for the Not For Profit Organisation of the Year Award
Young Person/Apprentice of Year finalists Jessica Freeman, MBDA A young engineer who went from work shadowing to become the only engineer working full-time on particular projects is a finalist for the Young Person/Apprentice of the Year Award
Business Person of the Year (sponsored by Bolton Council) finalists Claire Crompton, The Audit Lab IN the same year as co-founding digital marketing agency The Audit Lab Claire Crompton also had her first child and renovated a new house. Now
Regeneration Project of the Year (sponsored by Market Place Bolton) finalists: Appletons A NEW public car park for the Smithills Estate which enables more people to enjoy the area is a finalist for the Regeneration Project of the Year Award 2019
Community Award finalists Bolton Hospice AN organisation which plays a vital role in supporting all local people during some of their most difficult times has been shortlisted for the Community Award 2019. Bolton Hospice has a number of diverse
Employer of the Year Award (sponsored by MBDA) finalists Appletons A BOLTON company that encourages and helps its employees to have the right work-life balance has been shortlisted for the Employer of the Year Award 2019. Appletons are Landscape
Family Business Award finalists Design & Build Publishing Ltd A COMPANY co-owned by The Apprentice finalist Michaela Wain is a finalist for the Family Business of the Year Award 2019. She and her brother, Lee-John Ryan, started Design & Build
Customer Excellence Award (sponsored Farnell Jaguar Land Rover) Harrisons Estate Agents Bolton Ltd AN estate agency with no marketing budget and which relies solely on recommendations is a finalist for the Customer Excellence Award 2019.
Innovation Award finalists ABP Technology ABP Technology Ltd is a gaming technology business that turned its innovative ideas to making its packaging plastic-free – now it’s a finalist for the Innovation Award 2019. Social responsibility is
SME Business of the Year (sponsored by Baldwins) ABP Technology A RAPIDLY growing gaming company is a finalist for the SME Business of the Year Award 2019. ABP Technology, based in Bolton town centre, has two of the three top-performing Gaming
Business of the Year (sponsored by Stateside Foods) Magnum Utilities A BUSINESS that only located its headquarters in Bolton two years ago has grown to earn its place as a finalist for the Business of the Year Award 2019. Magnum Utilities
Todays picture taken in 1991 show a group of budding young engineers from High Lawn CP School. Thirty two teams from schools around Bolton were challenged to build bridges and pyramids out of straws or spaghetti by Bolton Council’s planning and engineering
The 10 finalists in the Start-up Business of the Year category (sponsored by Thrive) #Sushma'snacks A WOMAN who had a successful career in corporate travel gave it up to create her own catering company. Now, Sushma’snacks is a finalist for
THE diversity of the town was celebrated through food and dance. More than 200 residents sampled dishes from around the world when they visited New Bury Community Learning Centre’s World of Food event. Bits & Bobs, Hideaway Garden, Willow Hey
BENEFITS are being cut as people are incorrectly being found to be “fit for work”. Local Democracy Reporter JOSEPH TIMAN finds out how Bolton Council is helping residents fight back for their welfare payments – and winning. MILLIONS of pounds of
MORE than 12,300 people in Bolton are now receiving Universal Credit. The monthly personalised benefit was rolled out across Bolton in November 2018. The figures, which reveal that more than 339,000 receive Universal Credit in the North West
BOLTON Pride returns for a three day festival weekend tomorrow. The festival weekend begins with the Bolton FM street party on East Street outside the Market Place from 4pm. At 8.15pm the Town Hall will be lit up in the colours of the Rainbow
BENEFITS paid to Bolton residents have fallen by an estimated £7m per year as a result of welfare reforms by central government. Council support for residents in times of hardship has been ramped up to mitigate the impact of these changes in the
A TOWN centre nightclub which has withstood the blows to Bolton's nightlife is about to celebrate its tenth birthday. Bamboogy opened in Bradshawgate in September 2009, making it one of the town’s longest running nightclubs. Next weekend (Friday
CCTV footage has been released following the death of a man in a car crash. A 24-year-old man, named by police as Idiris Mohammed, was killed in a car crash in St Helens Road on September 9, with the driver of one of the cars involved fleeing the
A GRANDMOTHER has lodged an official complaint with a hospital who she believes missed several chances to spot her grandson’s life-threatening heart condition. Vincent Hetherington was born on July 19 at Burnley General Hospital, with new mum Abigail
SOME 200 singers and brass players led by their musical director Chris Wormald are to take to the stage soon in a celebration of the magic of Disney. The concert by Eagley Band, Smithills Community Band and Smithills Community Choir takes place
A MULTI-CAR crash on the M66 is causing long delays this morning. Two lanes are closed between Junction 3 for Pilsworth Road (Hollins) and Junction 4 for the M60 (Simister Island). Congestion has built for eight miles, stretching as far back
A CAMPAIGN to support the father of two young children who is in hospital after a horror car crash is gathering momentum. André Rebelo - believed to be in his 30s - was left in a critical condition after a collision on New Lane, Breightmet, on
THE Bolton and District Table Tennis League’s top Premier Division teams both scored 25 points in the second week of the campaign. Ramsbottom Town A beat struggling Hilton B 25-5 with nines from Andrew Jackson and Khamal Hussain, while Flixton ppong
LOSTOCK AC's Andrew Morley put in a fine display to finish fourth in his age group in the inaugural Snowdon Skyline race in Wales. Part of the UK and Ireland Skyrunner series, the 22-mile race with 3,160 metres of climbing, started in the heart
HORWICH youngster Toby Middleton celebrated his first ever international call-up by leading the club's under-17 boys' team to sixth place out of 33 teams at the Northern Road Relays at Manchester's SportCity. Middleton secured fourth place in stage
CHRISTOPHE Menand led home the Burnden trio at the Hodder Valley Show fell race. The 11k route in Newton in Bowland included 500 metres of climb and formed part of the club's fell championship. Menand finished in a time of 1hr 9mins 50secs, followed
WANDERERS’ wide men Dennis Politic and Thibauld Verlinden will have to improve the defensive side of their game to reach maximum potential, warns Keith Hill. The young pair got fans on the edge of their seat in Tuesday night’s stalemate with Oxford
KFC has plans to open dozens of new outlets across the North West — including one in Bolton. The fast food giant has published a list of target areas to open restaurants across the country, with Bolton East among the 543 places named for a potential
POLICE officers were taken off the streets ‘to help with a new computer system’ residents were told at a public meeting this week. Officers were ‘pulled’ from the streets to help with the transition to a new police computer system which then stretched
BOLTON Council has doubled its rate for the recycling of the household waste it collects over the last seven years. New government figures show that in 2017/18, it disposed of 47.1 per cent of its domestic rubbish in an environmentally-friendly
KEITH Hill is out to rediscover the ‘real’ Will Buckley after offering him a new role at Wanderers. The Bolton boss is convinced he can get more out of the former Rochdale and Brighton man as part of the three-pronged attack he has employed over
A COMMUNITY church will be holding its first service in its new venue this weekend. Kings Church announced it would be moving to the historic Ainsworth Mill, in New Bury Road, in May. The church, which was founded by pastors Derek and Georgina
A POPULAR pub has closed temporarily after the landlord revealed he would have to leave less than a year after taking over. The Market Hotel, in Brackley Street, Farnworth, has become a popular venue since Harrison Clayton’s Change Hospitality
A SINGER songwriter from Radcliffe has written a song in memory of 11-month old Zakari William Bennett-Eko who tragically died after being rescued from the River Irwell. Now with the support of Zakari's family, it is hoped the song by Steven Millington
A DRUNKEN son who repeatedly beat up his sick mother has been jailed for 18 months. Bolton Crown Court heard how Lee Harris' 67-year-old mum had previously suffered a stroke and is in poor health. But her son, who had previously served other
A POPULAR project to collect Chocolate Oranges for NHS staff is returning after a successful campaign. Last year, accountant Debbie Croston from Bolton, handed over more than 900 of the sweet spherical treats to nurses at the Royal Bolton Hospital
