A group of travellers is thought to have settled on a supermarket carpark. Shoppers spotted several caravans outside the Morrisons in Mornington Road, today (Wednesday). The Bolton News has contacted Morrisons for comment. Last week, Bolton
Hundreds of people have turned out to pay their respects to a veteran who died with no known family. Members of the public were invited to the funeral of 100-year-old RAF veteran Oswald Dixon after a plea from the care home where he lived.
A WOMAN found dead at her home died from pneumonia, a coroner has heard. At the opening of an inquest into the death of 26-year-old Rosemary Louise Berry, of Cranleigh Close, Blackrod, senior coroner Alan Walsh heard how she was taken to Chorley
AN ELDERLY man has been taken to hospital after a crash outside a high school. The incident is thought to have involved three cars which collided in Bradshaw Brow, close to Canon Slade School. The man, who is described by the ambulance service
Bolton Town Hall will be illuminated in pink and blue next week to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week. The national campaign is held annually, from October 9 to 15, to raises awareness about the key issues affecting those who have experienced the loss
THIS week you might have noticed a number of shops have been a little bit quieter. That's because more than 11,000 shops and businesses across the country have been making adjustments to make shopping easier for autistic people and their families
IF you've watched any of cinema's biggest blockbusters over the last decade, there's a good chance you'll have seen the hard work of graduates from the University of Bolton's hugely successful VFX (Visual Effects) course. Former students on the
UNIVERSITYof Bolton students are gaining a foothold in the film creative arts industry. JAMIE BOWMAN reports IF you’ve watched any of cinema’s biggest blockbusters over the last decade, there’s a good chance you’ll have seen the hard work of graduates
PATRONS at a town centre bar took a trip back to the 1920s to raise money for an important cause. Hogarths, in Churchgate, was briefly transformed into the set of hit TV show Peaky Blinders, with staff and attendees dressing up in the style of the
Patients in E5 children’s ward and the Churchill unit at Royal Bolton Hospital received a sweet surprise. Staff from Haute Dolci visited the wards yesterday lunchtime. Safiya Bhuta runs the Bolton franchise with her brother, Mohammed, and organised
TWO Bolton RUFC junior sides enjoyed big wins at the weekend. The Under-16s were 37-7 victors at Dukinfield, while the Under-18 Senior Colts were too strong for Marple and Glossop, winning 48-14 at home. The victory for the U16s saw them bounce
A LANE is closed on the M61 following a crash. The incident happened southbound between junction 8 (Chorley) and junction 6 (Horwich) - near Rivington Services. A car crashed into the central reservation barrier. One lane is closed and
A FATHER who wanted to lose weight so he could keep up with his three daughters lost more than four stone in just eight weeks while training for a charity mixed martial arts bout. Father of three Dave Baron weighed 18 stone 5lbs before he started
PARENTS at an infant school have been warned about their children coming to class smelling of cannabis. Headteacher Andrea Batley has reminded them the drug is illegal and the families of pupils aged between four and seven whose clothes and book
A DRIVER abandoned a car and ran away from police, before returning and failing a drug test. Police have said traffic officers were patrolling Little Hulton when a black Volkswagen Golf passed their patrol car in Parkway. The driver reportedly
A DRUG dealer smashed his car into wall while trying to escape from police. Bolton Crown Court heard how Paul Battersby was spotted by an officer driving a VW Golf on Vernon Street at the junction with Chorley Old Road at 11.30pm on January 28.
BOLTON Theosophical Society will be having its next meeting this weekend. The society will be having a talk from Ted Capstick, titled 'White Magic - A Closer Look at Spiritual Development'. The meeting will take place on Sunday, at 2.30pm.
IT took just four minutes for Wanderers to score their first goal of the Keith Hill era – but maintaining that supply remains an issue the new boss has yet to solve. When Thibaud Verlinden opened the scoring at Rotherham United last month, cathartic
MYSTERY surrounds the death of a loving father-of-three found dead in the locked loft of his house. Kenneth Carter was pronounced dead by paramedics in his home in Coniston Avenue, Farnworth on May 29 of this year after a friend smashed through
THE council has committed to a 10-year strategy to deliver five purpose-built housing schemes for the elderly with work on the first expected to start in early 2020. The extra care housing schemes, which could offer "integral assistive technology
Every week police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to find wanted suspects DEAN WORTHINGTON, aged 39, is wanted on warrant for failing to attend court for having an offensive weapon. He has links to Farnworth, Tonge Moor and Breightmet.
I’D always thought the phrase “keeping it real” a bit over the top, a bit too American. That’s changed more recently as it seems to hit the spot when it comes to sorting the genuine from the phony because there does seem to have been a slight sea-change
AWARENESS of childhood cancer took centre stage at Bolton's Amazon branch in September. Staff at Amazon hosted a special day to highlight innovative work being done by hospitals and charities to boost the chances of survival for youngsters suffering
THREE of Bolton Wanderers’ brightest young talents have been told to hit the road after picking up another ‘L’. It has been a tough year for the club, who looked to be on the road to liquidation in August before a last-minute takeover by the Football
BOLTON Council are starting some important works in Westhoughton today, which could lead to traffic disruption. Stop/go boards will be in effect in three roads around the town. Wigan Road will have the traffic measures in place until next Monday
A NEW mum with two jobs says he wants to help support other mothers. Heera Muslam, 28, works as an optometrist three days a week, a makeup artist at weekends, as well as raising 11-month-old son Adam. She has now launched a page on social
A FORMER Bolton Business Awards winner is taking his outfit international - and securing fresh footholds across the UK. Dr Chris Houghton, who walked away with the Bolton News backed event's Business Person of the Year crown in 2014, has announced
DARYL Murphy is hungry to show Wanderers that he can be the man to fire the club to League One safety. Keith Hill’s side have stabilised since the 6-1 thrashing at Rotherham, conceding just three times in their last five outings, but have found
The winners of The Bolton News' Little Treasures competition have been revealed. Readers sent in hundreds of votes for their cuties in this year's photo contest, with almost 200 families taking part. The winners and runners up have now got their
CHRISTMAS has come early to Costa Coffee customers with some festive favourites already available in store. Costa Coffee revealed that fans can get their hands on a gingerbread latte, hazelnut praline latte or a black forest hot chocolate right
AN EX-COUNCILLOR will be made an honorary alderman at a town hall meeting tonight. Former Bolton mayor Carole Swarbrick, who represented Smithills for 23 years, is expected to be conferred with the title at the council meeting. Once a Lib Dem
