A man has died following a collision in Egerton. Shortly after 3am on December 15, police were called to Blackburn Road, Egerton to reports of a collision involving one car – a black Audi. Emergency services attended and four men were taken
LOOKING for some festive fun or something different to try? Here's five things to keep your whole family entertained this week. ABBA party WHY not take a chance on us and unleash your inner dancing queen at a spectacular night of music in tribute
Peterborough United 1 Bolton Wanderers 0 Did you travel to watch the match against Peterborough? If so you might have made it into our Bolton Wanderers fan gallery. Click through the images to see if you recognise anyone cheering on The Whites
WANDERERS went to great lengths to implement a new game-plan and give themselves a fighting chance at Peterborough – and the signs are, they may be on to something. Though teething problems emerged in the first half at London Road, and the prolific
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after another woman in her 30s was seriously injured in a stabbing. An investigation has been launched after police were called to reports of an incident in Atherton Road, Hindley, at around
AT LEAST four people have been injured in car crashes during bad weather over the weekend as fire crews warned people to take care on the roads. Early on Sunday morning four men were “badly injured” after the car they were travelling in careered
Wycombe extended their lead at the top of League One to seven points following a 2-0 victory over Burton Albion at Adams Park. David Wheeler and Matt Bloomfield struck to extend the Chairboys' unbeaten run to 12 league matches and ensure they took
ARSONISTS broke into a tyre yard and deliberately set fire to stock and containers in an early morning attack. Fire crews were called to Thistlethwaite's Tyres and Exhausts in Burn Street, just outside the town centre, at around 3.50am on Sunday
MOTORISTS faced delays on the M61 this morning after motorway was shut following a multi-vehicle crash. All three lanes of the motorway were closed on the northbound carriageway between junction 8 at Chorley and junction 9 at Brindle. Traffic
Wanderers fans travelled down to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium in their thousands to watch The Whites take on Middlesbrough in the 2004 Carling Cup final. Kevin Davies pulled a goal back for Wanderers after Middlesbrough had gone two goals up but
IT’S hard enough for Father Christmas having to deliver presents to everyone on Christmas Eve, but the job of Santa has always been a tough one in the weeks leading up to Christmas as this delve into the Bolton News archives reveals. The man in
RIA Jones is arguably the closest thing you’re going to get to musical theatre royalty. At 19 she became the youngest person ever to play the lead in Evita and followed that by making her West End debut in Chess. Think of the most popular musicals
A DENSE wedge of cloud stripes the horizon, sprouting a quiff of powdery wisps that sweeps across the sky. I’m sat on the beach in Tamarin - a traditional fishing village on Mauritius’ west coast - watching as the dipping sun backlights the scene with
A former burglar and the police reveal how to keep your house secure over the festive season. Lisa Salmon finds out more. If you're looking forward to Christmas, bear in mind that thieves are gleefully anticipating it too - last year, there was
Bolton at Home have teamed up with local women’s charities to host a community art project raising awareness of domestic abuse. The window of a former jewellery shop in Crompton Place has been transformed into a gallery of handmade art. More
A THIEF who burgled a charity shop and a frozen yoghurt shop has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Craig Carey, aged 28, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to stealing clothing, worth £50, from Barnardos in Ridgeway Gates, Bolton, on September
BOLTON'S children are performing above average according to the primary school league tables published this week to revealing the borough's best and worst performing schools. The Department for Education publishes the annual tables detailing the
