Pupils create a Ribbon of Poppies
NINE primary schools across Farnworth volunteered to take part in the ‘Ribbon of Poppies’ project launched with the aim of covering the UK in a ‘carpet of crimson’ to remember all those who served in the Great War.
Cheers! Pubwalk organisers raise £18,000 for Bolton Hospice
MORE than £18,000 has been raised by the ‘10 Miles 10 Pubs’ event for Bolton Hospice this year.
Pictures from the Diwali celebrations in Bolton
Over two thousand members of the Hindu community gathered at the Shree Kutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple for their New Year’s celebrations on Thursday.
MP steps up opposition to fracking
MP Yasmin Qureshi has demanded the government calls a halt to its plans to allow fracking to continue in the region after minor earthquakes were recorded by operators, Cuadrilla.
Parents moved to tears as pupils step back in time
PARENTS were moved to tears by schoolchildren’s work for First World War commemorations
Celebration of diversity at interfaith week
BOLTON celebrates Interfaith Week from November 11 to 18.
Celebrations across Bolton for festival of lights
THE festival of light is being celebrated this week within the local Hindu community.
Local charity taking vital aid to Indonesia earthquake victims
EARTHQUAKE and tsunami victims in Indonesia are getting vital aid thanks to fundraising efforts by the Bolton branch of UK charity, Al-Khair Foundation.
Gates are opened on different cultures
CHILDREN at The Gates Primary School in Westhoughton have taken part in a diversity week to celebrate the different cultures and religions in Britain.
