May I respond to the recent article ‘Councillor faces backlash for boobs and babies comment’. Before NICE was set up patients were finding it hard to get some treatments and whilst the newspapers talked of a ‘post code lottery’ such as you may get
FOUR school sides descended on Bolton St Catherine’s Academy to compete in the Dave Kelly Cup for goalball. Matches for the paralympic sport were played on a round-robin basis, with the group standings determining the semi-final ties. After the
GRITTERS will be out in full force tonight, with crews expected to cover a 317-mile route. Bolton Council's team will be undertaking a full route grit which cover just over half of the borough's total road network including all of the main roads
THERE And Back Again Lane, Ha-Ha Road and Titty Ho have been named among a list of the funnier roads Brits live, work and travel on. Researchers from driving experts LeaseVan.co.uk have revealed 35 of the silliest street names from across the UK
THERE And Back Again Lane, Ha-Ha Road and Titty Ho have been named among a list of the funnier roads Brits live, work and travel on. Researchers from driving experts LeaseVan.co.uk have revealed 35 of the silliest street names from across the UK
The makers of Celebrations advent calendars have been accused of 'ruining Christmas'. The popular calendar is stocked full of favourites such as Mars, Snickers and Twix. But on the first day, when chocolate fans ripped open door number one
The makers of Celebrations advent calendars have been accused of 'ruining Christmas'. The popular calendar is stocked full of favourites such as Mars, Snickers and Twix. But on the first day, when chocolate fans ripped open door number one
The events of last Friday with the London Bridge terror attack has sadly claimed two young lives and devastated their families. It is difficult to put their feelings at the loss of their loved ones under such tragic circumstances. We can only pray
TWO perfect pups have just earned their stripes to become fully-fledged police dogs. During six weeks of tail-wagging training across the city, 15-month-old Springer Spaniel Aayla and two-year-old Springador Murphy have been put through their paces
THE Bolton and District Table Tennis League reached the halfway point of the league season, with the tables giving a good idea of how the final standings are likely to look. In the Premier Division, if anyone had any ideas that second-placed Ramsbottom
HUNDREDS of participants donned Santa and elf costumes to brave the harsh cold of Rivington in a hike for Bolton Hospice. The event, which began on Sunday with its first wave of walkers at 10am, was the third ‘Hike the Pike’ which the hospice has
A POPULAR Asian wedding venue enjoyed its first open day — with fireworks and Arabian bands galore. Bolton Excellency opened its doors to about 1,000 visitors eager to see the venue fully rigged out for a wedding. The open day went on into
A QUALIFIED teacher of the visually impaired from Bolton, who developed an immersive workshop has won a Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) See Differently Award. The Tactile Collider project which was led by Bolton’s Robyn Watson from
BOLTON School’s netball team finished second in the Girls’ School Association Trophy competition. The Year Nine pupils travelled to Condover to take part in the 2019 edition of the annual tournament. As well as taking part in some adventurous
Today's picture from The Bolton News archives shows PC Martin Gundlach with some of the pupils he met when he visited Hayward School as part of Police Week in 1990.
BLACKSHAW Primary School pulled a victory out of the bag when it really mattered, beating Bolton St Catherine’s Academy in the final game of the Year Five tag rugby tournament. Five schools entered, with St Brendan’s, St Osmund’s and Red Lane also
DESPITE the rain staying off for a few days, 11 Bolton Sports Federation Over-35 Football League fixtures were called off on Sunday because of frozen pitches. All Division Two and Division Four matches were affected, but three games were completed
FOLLOWING a tumultuous 48 hours since the shock defection of manager Michael Clegg and his staff to Ashton United, Atherton Collieries responded unbelievably to record their best win of the season, 4-1 at home to Bamber Bridge. The Preston opposition
NEW rules being introduced to crack down on fraud could lead to your card being declined more frequently - even if there are funds in your account. Contactless technology has changed the way we pay, with many transactions not requiring you to enter
THE raised hand of thanks, getting in the correct lane and forming orderly queues at rush hour are among Britain’s most common unofficial traffic regulations. Motoring experts from LeaseCar.uk have revealed 13 of the UK’s unwritten road rules that
POLICE are asking the public to help trace the family of a man in Bolton. Officers are appealing for the public's help to find the next of kin of Philip Nelson, 67. Mr Nelson died on November 25 in Chesnut Close, but so far no family members
DIANA Ross has announced a second show at Manchester Arena next summer. She will round off the UK leg of her Diamond Diana - Top of the World tour with the show on Sunday, July 19. In June she will play the coveted Legends slot as Glastonbury
A POWERLIFTING vicar is spreading the word with weights after finding an unexpected home for his faith. Reverend David Brae, 39, has been putting his faith in the gym, ‘repping for Jesus’ with more than 200 kilogram weights while giving unexpected
Residents in an East Lancashire town might have been left wondering what was going on as two enormous explosions occurred in the space of three hours on Monday night. People living in Bacup were warned by the police that they were likely to hear
TWO machete-wielding robbers threatened two bar workers before stealing a large amount of cash and running away. Police have released CCTV footage of two men they wish to speak to in connection with the armed robbery, which happened at around 11.55pm
WEST End and TV star Mina Anwar will play Shirley Valentine in a new production of the classic comedy by Bolton’s Octagon Theatre. Mina, who got her big break in the TV comedy The Thin Blue Line, will portray the stuck-in-a-rut housewife who leaves
A DRUNKEN man who decided to experiment with his sexuality changed his mind halfway through an encounter with another man. Blackburn magistrates heard Jordan Green had downloaded the Grindr dating app and used it to arrange a meeting at an address
AN ex-PE teacher, who had a string of sexual relationships with under-age girls from his school, is facing jail. Geoffrey Openshaw, who taught at Darwen Vale, systematically groomed five youngsters, at different times, between 1979 and 1990, Preston
332 people across Greater Manchester are facing Christmas on the waiting list for an organ transplant. They join more than 6,000 others across the UK, including over 180 children. Families in Greater Manchester are being urged to share their
IT is entirely fair to say the last 10 years will not be regarded as the best in Bolton Wanderers’ history. From an FA Cup semi-final catastrophe to relegation from the Premier League under Owen Coyle just a year later, Bolton’s fairytale story
A TEENAGER who was thrown out of a nightclub and returned brandishing a machete has been spared jail. Ali Khaled Ali, then 18, was ejected from the venue in Nelson Square by bouncers in the early hours of Sunday, October 20. However, after initially
CAMPAIGNERS are “absolutely delighted” after a controversial housing plan was rejected by authorities. Bolton Council turned down proposals from Avantguard Building Contracts Ltd to build two apartment blocks housing 18 flats on land at the back
HARRY Brockbank is counting down the seconds before he returns to action for Bolton Wanderers. Three months since his last appearance for the Whites, the 21-year-old defender is now nearing the end of his rehabilitation after a thigh tear.
YOUNG people found out how they could help stamp out one of society's most heinous of crimes in an important lesson delivered by one of their old girls. In the week, it emerged a rising number of modern slavery victims are being used by crime gangs
MORE than 100,000 patients have been delayed by 30 minutes or more waiting with ambulance staff in the North-West over the past three years, according to Labour figures. Another 16,700 were kept waiting by more than an hour said shadow health secretary
THE UK declared a climate emergency this year. Local Democracy Reporter JOSEPH TIMAN speaks to candidates about their views on the environment. AS the latest round of international talks get under way, parties are facing pressure to say how they
The CEO of a beauty clinic has spoken about how he turned his life around after going from a struggling sofa-surfer to millionaire. Lewis Paul from Bolton had depression since a young age, and could not make friends, or keep a job down, but after
MORE than 100 children in Bolton were homeless and living in temporary accommodation in March, new figures reveal. The figure of 128 is the equivalent of one for every mainstream state-school in the borough. Government statistics showed that
A YOUTH club that has been lifting up the children some of Bolton's most deprived communities for more than a century. Now the club is asking people to share their memories of evenings spent on its basketball courts and football pitches. Bolton
MAKING his way as a young footballer in the East Midlands Joe Dodoo regularly heard racial abuse designed to put him off his game. Whereas ignorant remarks from the touchline never stopped him climbing through the ranks at Leicester City, or moving
A MUM with dyslexia and anxiety has opened up about how she deals with the daily struggles of motherhood in a blog. Lindsey Ahmet from Bolton suffers with anxiety, dyslexia and is currently undergoing treatment for endometriosis, a painful disorder
It’s the time of year that every parent relishes - watching their ‘little darlings’ perform in the school nativity play. The smartphone age meant that the show is often dominated by proud parents snapping eagerly away trying to capture the perfect
