A WOMAN died in a crash on the M61 today, police said. Emergency services were called at around 12.45pm to reports of a serious collision close to Bolton West (Rivington) Services. Police said a Kia Sportage car was travelling southbound
An illegal rave took place over the weekend keeping local residents up all night and leaving a mess to be cleared up. Around 40 youths attended the rave at Moses Gate Country Park in the early hours of Sunday morning behind the back of Darcy Lever
Royal Bolton Hospital is approaching three weeks with no deaths recorded as coronavirus as their are no fatalities reported over the weekend. No new deaths were recorded on the latests round of figures released today. According to NHS England
CROWDS gathered in Bolton town centre today to pay tribute to a much-loved pole fitness champion who died earlier this month aged just 27. There was an outpouring of love and grief for Jessica Leanne Norris, as friends and colleagues read out poems
CROWDS gathered in Bolton town centre for a Black Lives Matter protest organised by a passionate13-year-old student. Peaceful protestors gathered under the arch on Le Mans Crescent on Sunday for a series of speeches, poems and musical performances
YOUTHS have been spotted playing on a Bolton skate park despite signs warning that it is closed to help combat the spread of coronavirus. Bolton Skate Park, close to Morrisons in the town centre, has been closed for several months in line with
Another illegal off road bike has been seized by police as police continue to clamp down on these nuisance road users. Officers from GMP Bolton North have seized a bike while patrolling today around Astley Bridge. They stopped a bike in Crompton
IN a recent Bygones story we printed a picture of Victoria Square complete with the elephant bus shelters in front of the town hall. We asked if any Looking Back readers had any other images of Bolton town centre which they would like to share
Traffic was stopped on the M61 for over four hours today due to what was described as a "serious collision". A serious road traffic collision is reported to have taken place southbound on junction eight of the M61 around 1pm with emergency services
A popular restaurant chain is going back to its roots ahead of its reopening in July. Fridays is set to reopen its Bolton restaurant and welcome guests back on July 6. This comes as part of the phased reopening of the chain which will see 66
WORK on the £2.4m transformation of a major Bolton junction is under way, with barriers in place around the area. The left lane of Newport Street at the junction of Trinity Street is now closed to traffic, with work expected to continue until January
POLICE have asked the public for help as they seek a missing man from Bolton. Greater Manchester Police are currently trying to locate Jamie Kellaway, who has gone missing from the area. If you have seen him or know his whereabouts, call 101
CAMERA Club members have excelled themselves recently with some magnificent photographs of sunsets in and around Bolton. Here are a selection of some of the best of them capturing some brilliant orange skies and strong shadows. If you would like
The new sports arena at Leverhulme Park taking shape in 1986. The all-weather athletics track cost around £420,000 and when this aerial photograph was taken in July it was hoped that it would be ready to host the finishing line for the Bolton Marathon
Plans have been approved to transform a former popular Italian restaurant into a house. The old Andiamo Restaurant in Lower Leigh Road, Westhoughton, has been on the market since July 2019, and is thought to have stopped trading then. Plans were
An outside education centre charity is reopening its doors to spring life back into young people who have been trapped inside for months during the coronavirus lockdown. The Anderton Centre, based at Lower Rivington Reservoir, is reopening in line
THE council has warned young people of the dangers of taking hippy crack – and reminded shopkeepers that it is illegal to sell the drug for human consumption. Nitrous oxide cannisters, known as laughing gas or hippy crack, are often spotted in Bolton
ACCLAIMED Bolton author Matt Cain will be joining the ranks of a new publisher as he gears up for the release of his new book next year. The award-winning writer's new book 'The Secret Life of Albert Entwhistle" is set to be released in 2021, with
A DOG walker has slammed the "mindless violence" he believes resulted in the airgun shooting deaths of several birds in Bolton. Paul Wheeler found the bodies of several pigeons in Crown Lane in Horwich while walking his dog, all close together and
These criminals have all appeared before magistrates recently and admitted their guilt. Drivers fined for no insurance A MAN caught using a Vauxhall Astra without insurance on December 5 last year has been fined £660 plus £151 in costs and
