Stories for 28 September 2006
Accrington
Retired RAF officer John Douglas Southall died as a result of bronchopneumonia after being admitted to hospital following a fall. more...
Athletics
A month ago, Maureen Laney thought her running career was over when she was diagnosed with osteo-arthritis. more...
Anna Anderson has been selected to run for England at the Open British and Irish Junior Hill Running Championships in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Sunday, October 8. more...
Bacup
WORRIED police are searching for a Bacup pensioner who went missing during a shopping trip. more...
Betting Tips
I'm not the sentimental type. The only time I've ever cried as an adult was when the wife threatened to leave me; I was absolutely devastated when she changed her mind at the last minute. more...
I'm not the sentimental type. The only time I've ever cried as an adult was when the wife threatened to leave me; I was absolutely devastated when she changed her mind at the last minute. more...
Blackburn
RESIDENTS in Blackburn and Darwen have been identified as among the most at risk people in the country of developing diabetes. more...
RESIDENTS in Blackburn and Darwen have been identified as among the most at risk people in the country of developing diabetes. more...
A FORMER Blackburn schoolgirl at the centre of an international custody wrangle has been told to stay in Pakistan until a court can decide where the legal battle can take place. more...
A RAPIST has admitted a brutal attack on a female dog walker in Blackburn's Billinge Woods 11 years ago. more...
A Blackburn boy described as an ambassador for the disabled with "star quality" has died - the day after being sent away with tablets for a suspected throat infection. more...
PARKING bosses have been blasted for not being able to tell the time after incorrectly booking residents. more...
PARKING bosses have been blasted for not being able to tell the time after incorrectly booking residents. more...
PRIMARY school children are being urged not to gamble with their health - and instead take part in a lunchtime lotto. more...
TWO men thrashed a motorbike with golf clubs because of a dispute with the owner. more...
THE cost of cleaning up the scrawls of a prolific graffiti vandal has topped £10,000, it has been revealed. more...
A CHARITY worker from Blackburn who has spent over a decade helping the children of Chernobyl has been named the Barnardo's Lancashire Woman of the Year.'
Olwyn Keogh, founder of the Friends of Chernobyl's Children charity, first became involved with the cause when she invited 10-year-old Veronica Petrova into her Blackburn home in 1994. more...
A RAPPING robot has been teaching pupils about green issues. more...
Blackpool News
The devastated parents of a 14-year-old schoolboy who died on Monday in a freak accident said they have been comforted by the support of people in Blackpool. more...
Bolton News
MASKED robbers threatened a security guard with an axe before snatching a cash box as a delivery was being made to a bank - but fled without a penny. more...
A SERIAL arsonist is being hunted by police after the latest in a series of blazes across part of Bolton. more...
MOUNTED police patrols will be on duty in Bromley Cross this weekend following a vicious gang attack which left a man needing brain surgery. more...
A TEENAGER was throttled by a robber who threw him to the ground and stole his mountain bike. more...
A WOMAN was cut free from her car and taken to hospital following a road smash. more...
A PAPERBOY is hoping to be on his way to becoming the next Jamie Oliver. more...
HOSPITAL bosses have admitted that levels of cleanliness and hygiene were below "acceptable standards" on the hospital ward where an 80-year-old man died. more...
AFRICAN children - all touched by personal tragedy - will bring gospel and spiritual music to a Farnworth church to raise money for educational projects. more...
VANDALS have attacked Westhoughton Market Hall for the second time in a week
Stallholders lost stock valued at hundreds of pounds after slabs of concrete were thrown through the market hall windows. more...
FOUR major retailers are interested in moving into the last vacant unit at the Burnden Retail Park. more...
A FAMILY is appealing for help after their pet dog was encouraged into a car by two men. more...
Boxing Updates
BOLTON'S Alex Matvienko admits turning professional was the best decision he ever made. more...
Burnley
MORE than half of Burnley's "death trap" taxis aren't fit to be on the road, a crackdown has found. more...
AN important piece of Burnley's future heritage is set to be saved. more...
Bury News
A WARD at Fairfield Hospital, which cares for elderly patients too ill to live in the community, is facing closure in a bid to save money. more...
THERE were hundreds of entries . . . but there could only be two winners as Jack Hodgson and Aaron McGrady were crowned the Bury Times Child of the Year. more...
A WOMAN arrested by police at a house in Radcliffe has appeared before a court in London accused of providing financial support for her husband while he attended a terrorism training camp in Pakistan. more...
A ONE-year-old boy had to be freed by firefighters on Tuesday evening after getting his fingers trapped in a door at a house in Heywood Street, Bury. more...
A BUS driver died and three passengers were injured after a crash on the M66 between Ramsbottom and Edenfield. more...
A MAN who raped a pregnant woman on scrubland in Bury was trapped 14 years after the attack because of evidence which included a fingerprint on a cigarette packet. more...
A RAFT of roadworks throughout the borough have left motorists at "breaking" point. more...
CAR parking bosses are to appeal against a judgement which could mean drivers having their penalty tickets refunded. more...
AN Army captain died from suffocation after he was buried under an avalanche in the French Alps, an inquest heard. more...
Centurions' Updates
LEIGH Centurions still have some tough decisions to make as they prepare for another season of life in National League One. more...
Clarets News
FORMER Clarets boss Stan Ternent has denied an alleged "serious and unprovoked" assault at Burnley Cricket Club. more...
WEST Bromwich Albion are hoping to interview Clarets boss Steve Cotterill for the vacant Baggies hotseat this week. more...
BURNLEY Football Club has launched a new centre which uses sport to encourage youngsters to get involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. more...
Cliviger News
FORMER Clarets boss Stan Ternent has denied an alleged "serious and unprovoked" assault at Burnley Cricket Club. more...
Colne
A RAIDER and thief was given a chance to prove he can clean up his act after magistrates spared him jail. more...
Cricket Round-Up
Lancashire batsman Mal Loye was named the LBM Player of the Year at an awards ceremony at Old Trafford. more...
Darwen
THE cost of cleaning up the scrawls of a prolific graffiti vandal has topped £10,000, it has been revealed. more...
DARWEN pupils are raising money in memory of their former headteacher who died of cancer just one month after he was diagnosed. more...
RESIDENTS in Blackburn and Darwen have been identified as among the most at risk people in the country of developing diabetes. more...
DARWEN and Rossendale MP Janet Anderson said she was "chuffed" to be name-checked in Prime Minister Tony Blair's, final speech to the Labour Party conference. more...
Darwen Photos
By Hazel Doherty. more...
Education
DARWEN pupils are raising money in memory of their former headteacher who died of cancer just one month after he was diagnosed. more...
Education News
THE BBC is developing a link with a Bolton school ahead of the corporation's plan to move 1,500 staff to Salford Quays. more...
Fc United Of Manchester
FC UNITED can equal the best-ever start to the North West Counties Division One season at home to mid-table Bacup Borough on Saturday. more...
Garden Of Tranquility
STUDENT nurse Kayleigh Orrell was so touched by the care given to her grandmother at Bolton Hospice, she decided to become a volunteer there. more...
Health
RESIDENTS in Blackburn and Darwen have been identified as among the most at risk people in the country of developing diabetes. more...
Health Updates
ALCOHOL abuse and heart disease prevention are top of the hit list for the North West's new top doctor. more...
Hoddlesden News
WITNESSES are urged to come forward after £10,000-worth of copper wiring was stolen from a sub-station in Hoddlesden. more...
Hyndburn News
A COUPLE opened up their private lives to television viewers across the country to get advice from lifestyle experts. more...
Lancashire
LANCASHIRE Probation Service is looking for new members to scrutinise its work. more...
Latest Sport
BOLTON'S Alex Matvienko admits turning professional was the best decision he ever made. more...
BOLTON had a disappointing result on Saturday, picking up no points after a long trek to Oldham. more...
BOLTON Hockey Club second team travelled away to Neston South Wirral for their final warm up game before the start of the new season. more...
BOLTON travelled to Northern with the added bonus of having all team members available for the first time this season. more...
Leigh Headlines
PROTESTERS staged a demonstration outside Leigh Animal Sanctuary where staff have been accused of offering to kill healthy dogs. more...
RECEPTIONIST Linda Ougram may be scared of heights but that didn't stop her jumping at the chance to conquer her fears. more...
THE bells of St Mary's are to ring out regularly after 25 years of silence. more...
A CLOSE look at what we eat will be made during an open house festival weekend at Atherton Parish. more...
TOWN centre car parking is getting safer claims Wigan Council. more...
CULCHETH WI are to support the village high school's bid to become a specialist humanities college next year by becoming community partners. more...
A NEW kind of Ronan Keating tour will roll into Golborne carrying a vital message on behalf of the chart star: take five' minutes to improve your life style and reduce your risk of cancer. more...
A FORMAL dedication ceremony to the memory of murdered Atherton soldier John Greene will take place next week. more...
Leigh Rmi
WITH last weekend's scheduled game at Hinckley postponed following the tragic death of Hinckley defender Matt Gadsby in a game at Harrogate the previous week, RMI had an eleven day break to contemplate how a five game unbeaten run had since become three successive losses. more...
LEIGH RMI's newest team, the Under 10's, continue to impress. more...
Letters
BLACKBURN and District Trades Council was pleased to hear Jack Straw MP has asked Post Office Ltd to "think again" about plans to franchise Blackburn town centre post office to NewsPlus (Blackburn) Ltd (LT, September 2). more...
GOOD on Gareth Parker (Letters, September 13) for standing up for many a young man in the Blackburn area. more...
NOW the disabled car park fee for the new Royal Blackburn Hospital has been axed I would like to congratulate all those disabled drivers etc, who complained about charging disabled people to park and those hospital bosses who saw sense and dumped the idea. more...
WILL somebody tell me why people feed pigeons? They are vermin (my mum used to call them flying rats). more...
DOES the BBC think we are all thick as bricks?Having foisted an enormous TV licence fee increase on us it moans it really wanted an even larger one. more...
Greggs the bakers has teamed up with the Blackpool Citizen to offer every reader the chance to enjoy the great taste of Greggs Traditional Cornish pasties. more...
Greggs the bakers has teamed up with the Preston Citizen to offer every reader the chance to enjoy the great taste of Greggs Traditional Cornish pasties. more...
Leyland News
A Leyland man has admitted a brutal rape on a female dog walker in woodland 11 years ago. more...
Motorsport
NELSON driver Jonny Lang claims he has been robbed of the British GT Championship title. more...
STAFF redundancies could be made at Carl Fogarty's racing outfit within the next two weeks. more...
DANIEL Barritt and Fumio Nutahara have scored a sensational third FIA Production Car World Rally Championship win of the season on the Cyprus Rally. more...
Nelson
POLICE in Nelson will be canvassing public opinion this week during a roadshow in the town centre. more...
AN alcoholic who was allegedly killed in a house fire was the victim of an unprovoked street attack weeks before his death, it has emerged. more...
AN alcoholic who was allegedly killed in a house fire was the victim of an unprovoked street attack weeks before his death, it has emerged. more...
News
Three men from High Wycombe who are accused of plotting a terrorist attack on passenger flights, have appeared in court. more...
Padiham News
A STAG night ended in a driving ban after a depressed student got behind the wheel to get away from family troubles. more...
Poems
By David Tebb. more...
Politics
RESIDENTS living in remote villages are set to suffer after BT increased the charge for public payphones, according to the area's MP. more...
DARWEN and Rossendale MP Janet Anderson said she was "chuffed" to be name-checked in Prime Minister Tony Blair's, final speech to the Labour Party conference. more...
Preston News
Taunting thieves who raided a young family's home left a chilling note warning them that they could have stolen more. more...
Radcliffe Boro
RADCLIFFE Boro's season is beginning to have a familiar theme to it. more...
Rams Updates
RAMSBOTTOM United leapt from 18th to ninth in the North West Counties Division One with two successive victories this week. more...
Ribble Valley News
RESIDENTS living in remote villages are set to suffer after BT increased the charge for public payphones, according to the area's MP. more...
Rossendale News
DARWEN and Rossendale MP Janet Anderson said she was "chuffed" to be name-checked in Prime Minister Tony Blair's, final speech to the Labour Party conference. more...
Rounders Updates
GREENMOUNT all-rounder Ryan Senior has capped a fine season with the Bolton Cricket League side by being selected for the Essex second team. more...
Rovers News
BLACKBURN Rovers manager Mark Hughes has urged his players to become ghostbusters against Red Bull Salzburg tonight. more...
ANDRE Ooijer is desperate to prove he can cut it at Blackburn Rovers by leading the club into the group stages of the UEFA Cup at the expense of Red Bull Salzburg tonight. more...
British Eurosport will have live and exclusive coverage of Blackburn Rovers' UEFA Cup tie against SV Salzburg tonight. more...
RED Bull Salzburg manager Giovanni Trapattoni is concerned about the fitness of his leading scorer Alexander Zickler ahead of tonight's UEFA Cup first round second leg tie with Blackburn Rovers. more...
Shakers Updates
BELIEF plays a big part in the continuing success of the Shakers' new on loan striker Glynn Hurst. more...
BELIEF plays a big part in the continuing success of the Shakers' new on loan striker Glynn Hurst. more...
CHRIS Casper has warned Shakers fans not to believe everything they see and hear. more...
CLUB fitness conditioner Jimmy Petruzzi has stepped down from his role with the first team. more...
MARC Pugh is hoping his performance in Tuesday night's clash with Accrington will be the start of a successful season - for himself and the Shakers. more...
CHRIS Casper said he could ask nothing more of his squad after they battled to a second stalemate in four days. more...
CHRIS Casper has called for an improvement in the standard of refereeing at League Two level. more...
CHRIS Casper has called for an improvement in the standard of refereeing at League Two level. more...
ON an afternoon where debutant striker Glynn Hurst should have been the only topic of conversation - it was yet another controversial refereeing decision which fuelled the post-match debate at Gigg Lane. more...
Soccer Headlines
BELIEF plays a big part in the continuing success of the Shakers' new on loan striker Glynn Hurst. more...
BELIEF plays a big part in the continuing success of the Shakers' new on loan striker Glynn Hurst. more...
Sport
Inzamam-ul-Haq has been cleared of the charge of ball-tampering against him - but found guilty of bringing cricket into disrepute. more...
Sport From Around The Area
GOLBORNE Parkside maintained their unbeaten run with a 30-0 victory over an under strength Hindley team who arrived with only 13 fit players. more...
AFTER their shock defeat to Northwich last week, Leigh RU travelled to the Wirral to demolish a poor Oldershaw outfit 71-19. more...
TWO of Leigh Harriers' queens of the fells have been selected to run for England in the British championships. more...
LEIGH East finally got off the mark on Saturday with an all-important victory over Eccles to lift themselves out of the bottom three of National Conference League Division One. more...
TYLDESLEY RU secured their first league win against a spirited Stoke side at St George's Park. more...
LEIGH East U14s raced into an early 10-0 lead against Burtonwood Bulldogs but their defence crumbled as Burtonwood fought back to level the scores at half time. more...
LEIGH East U14s raced into an early 10-0 lead against Burtonwood Bulldogs but their defence crumbled as Burtonwood fought back to level the scores at half time. more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley Road Runners will be hosting the Gin Pit 5 mile race on Sunday, October 8. more...
Sporting Highlights
BURY GSOB suffered their second defeat of the season in a game strewn with errors. more...
Bury Amateurs produced a backs to the wall performance to take the points at home to Chaddertonians. more...
ELTON Vale steam-rollered Milton on Saturday to banish the memories of two previous Manchester League defeats. more...
WALSHAW kept up their early season title challenge with a four-goal demolition of Salford Victoria. more...
Stars From The Bolton Area
TICKETS go on sale tomorrow to see Irish boyband Westlife in Manchester next year. more...
Tv News
A COUPLE opened up their private lives to television viewers across the country to get advice from lifestyle experts. more...
Wanderers News
KEVIN Davies has proved beyond any shadow of a doubt that he is still the pivotal figure in Wanderers' quest for Premiership glory. more...
We Say
ONCE upon a time, thousands of lads in the North-west, including many from the Bolton area, went into an apprenticeship in the manufacturing industry. The system produced generations of highly skilled men who took pride in their work and were productive members of society. more...
FOR some reason, the Deane area of Bolton is being hit by a series of fires. The latest blaze near an electricity substation caused 30 residents to dash from their homes. more...
What'S On In The Bolton Area
CHRIST Church, Heaton, is the venue on Sunday for a charity concert of the best in sacred music. more...
You Say
The extra £50 million announced by the Government to help refurbish Britain's hospices - as reported in The Bolton News on September 22 - is not all it seems. more...
IRONICALLY, I agree with Mr Marshall Bridge's view on mass immigration ("Britain did not let the Poles down", Letters, September 25). more...
I was sad to read that the Brushing for Life project is to be launched in Bolton, due to the appalling state of children's teeth in our town. more...
IN "Bypass to open after 30-year wait" (September 16), Cllr John Byrne, executive member for environmental services, said: "All this has been achieved at a much reduced cost to the council, as Redrow has built 90 per cent of the length of the new road." more...
I READ with interest the letters in The Bolton News about the chicanes in Horwich - an accident waiting to happen. more...
I AM an auxiliary nurse on Ward 30 at Fairfield Hospital - although for how much longer is anyone's guess. more...
I AM writing regarding the recent news I have received as a staff nurse who works on Ward 30 at Fairfield General Hospital. more...
YOUR local nurses are asking for your support. more...
I refer to Councillor Mike Connolly's letter last week (A complete lack of financial control? Poppycock'). Councillor Connolly informs us that he has come out of retirement, but may I suggest that stress is now getting the better of him and I would advise him to take a tablet and put his feet up permanently. more...
IN many years of reading correspondence in the Bury Times, I have never read a more arrogant outburst from an elected public official than Councillor Mike Connolly's letter in last week's edition. more...
IN response to Coun Connolly's letter in last week's Bury Times (A complete lack of financial control? Poppycock') I would like to make the following comments. more...
MY late mother passed away on February 10, 2005, so it was with great surprise that I read Councillor Connolly's letter attacking her in the Bury Times (September 21). more...
I would like to express my deep concern at Councillor Mike Connolly's views in last week's Bury Times Letters page. more...
EX-teacher Coun Connolly might wish to enrol on a course to learn about logic. He might also wish to rekindle his maths skills. more...
THROUGHOUT the strategic review that took place last year I resisted the many requests to comment publicly on the way in which the process was developing. more...
I AM responding to your article You are so intolerant, (Bury Times, September 21). more...
Asian Image News
Three men from High Wycombe who are accused of plotting a terrorist attack on passenger flights, have appeared in court.
more...
Asian Image Sport
Inzamam-ul-Haq has been cleared of the charge of ball-tampering against him - but found guilty of bringing cricket into disrepute.
more...
Bury Times News
A WARD at Fairfield Hospital, which cares for elderly patients too ill to live in the community, is facing closure in a bid to save money.
more...
THERE were hundreds of entries . . . but there could only be two winners as Jack Hodgson and Aaron McGrady were crowned the Bury Times Child of the Year.
more...
A WOMAN arrested by police at a house in Radcliffe has appeared before a court in London accused of providing financial support for her husband while he attended a terrorism training camp in Pakistan.
more...
A ONE-year-old boy had to be freed by firefighters on Tuesday evening after getting his fingers trapped in a door at a house in Heywood Street, Bury.
more...
A BUS driver died and three passengers were injured after a crash on the M66 between Ramsbottom and Edenfield.
more...
BURY councillors are hoping to introduce a borough-wide ban on the sale of fireworks within the next year.
more...
ANOTHER arts watchdog has warned Bury Council that selling its Lowry painting could lead to a serious backlash.
more...
A MAN who raped a pregnant woman on scrubland in Bury was trapped 14 years after the attack because of evidence which included a fingerprint on a cigarette packet.
more...
A RAFT of roadworks throughout the borough have left motorists at "breaking" point.
more...
CAR parking bosses are to appeal against a judgement which could mean drivers having their penalty tickets refunded.
more...
ALCOHOL abuse and heart disease prevention are top of the hit list for the North West's new top doctor.
more...
AN Army captain died from suffocation after he was buried under an avalanche in the French Alps, an inquest heard.
more...
Bury Times Sport
BURY GSOB suffered their second defeat of the season in a game strewn with errors.
more...
Bury Amateurs produced a backs to the wall performance to take the points at home to Chaddertonians.
more...
ELTON Vale steam-rollered Milton on Saturday to banish the memories of two previous Manchester League defeats.
more...
WALSHAW kept up their early season title challenge with a four-goal demolition of Salford Victoria.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph Education
DARWEN pupils are raising money in memory of their former headteacher who died of cancer just one month after he was diagnosed.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph Letters
BLACKBURN and District Trades Council was pleased to hear Jack Straw MP has asked Post Office Ltd to "think again" about plans to franchise Blackburn town centre post office to NewsPlus (Blackburn) Ltd (LT, September 2).
more...
GOOD on Gareth Parker (Letters, September 13) for standing up for many a young man in the Blackburn area.
more...
NOW the disabled car park fee for the new Royal Blackburn Hospital has been axed I would like to congratulate all those disabled drivers etc, who complained about charging disabled people to park and those hospital bosses who saw sense and dumped the idea.
more...
WILL somebody tell me why people feed pigeons? They are vermin (my mum used to call them flying rats).
more...
DOES the BBC think we are all thick as bricks?Having foisted an enormous TV licence fee increase on us it moans it really wanted an even larger one.
more...
By David Tebb.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph News
RESIDENTS living in remote villages are set to suffer after BT increased the charge for public payphones, according to the area's MP.
more...
DARWEN and Rossendale MP Janet Anderson said she was "chuffed" to be name-checked in Prime Minister Tony Blair's, final speech to the Labour Party conference.
more...
DARWEN and Rossendale MP Janet Anderson said she was "chuffed" to be name-checked in Prime Minister Tony Blair's, final speech to the Labour Party conference.
more...
Lancashire Telegraph Sport
NELSON driver Jonny Lang claims he has been robbed of the British GT Championship title.
more...
STAFF redundancies could be made at Carl Fogarty's racing outfit within the next two weeks.
more...
DANIEL Barritt and Fumio Nutahara have scored a sensational third FIA Production Car World Rally Championship win of the season on the Cyprus Rally.
more...
Leigh Journal News
PROTESTERS staged a demonstration outside Leigh Animal Sanctuary where staff have been accused of offering to kill healthy dogs.
more...
RECEPTIONIST Linda Ougram may be scared of heights but that didn't stop her jumping at the chance to conquer her fears.
more...
THE bells of St Mary's are to ring out regularly after 25 years of silence.
more...
A CLOSE look at what we eat will be made during an open house festival weekend at Atherton Parish.
more...
TOWN centre car parking is getting safer claims Wigan Council.
more...
CULCHETH WI are to support the village high school's bid to become a specialist humanities college next year by becoming community partners.
more...
A NEW kind of Ronan Keating tour will roll into Golborne carrying a vital message on behalf of the chart star: take five' minutes to improve your life style and reduce your risk of cancer.
more...
A FORMAL dedication ceremony to the memory of murdered Atherton soldier John Greene will take place next week.
more...
Leigh Journal Sport
AFTER their shock defeat to Northwich last week, Leigh RU travelled to the Wirral to demolish a poor Oldershaw outfit 71-19.
more...
TWO of Leigh Harriers' queens of the fells have been selected to run for England in the British championships.
more...
GOLBORNE Parkside maintained their unbeaten run with a 30-0 victory over an under strength Hindley team who arrived with only 13 fit players.
more...
LEIGH East finally got off the mark on Saturday with an all-important victory over Eccles to lift themselves out of the bottom three of National Conference League Division One.
more...
TYLDESLEY RU secured their first league win against a spirited Stoke side at St George's Park.
more...
LEIGH East U14s raced into an early 10-0 lead against Burtonwood Bulldogs but their defence crumbled as Burtonwood fought back to level the scores at half time.
more...
ASTLEY and Tyldesley Road Runners will be hosting the Gin Pit 5 mile race on Sunday, October 8.
more...
The Bolton News News
VANDALS have attacked Westhoughton Market Hall for the second time in a week
more...
FOUR major retailers are interested in moving into the last vacant unit at the Burnden Retail Park.
more...
A FAMILY is appealing for help after their pet dog was encouraged into a car by two men.
more...
THE BBC is developing a link with a Bolton school ahead of the corporation's plan to move 1,500 staff to Salford Quays.
more...
MASKED robbers threatened a security guard with an axe before snatching a cash box as a delivery was being made to a bank - but fled without a penny.
more...
A SERIAL arsonist is being hunted by police after the latest in a series of blazes across part of Bolton.
more...
MOUNTED police patrols will be on duty in Bromley Cross this weekend following a vicious gang attack which left a man needing brain surgery.
more...
A TEENAGER was throttled by a robber who threw him to the ground and stole his mountain bike.
more...
A WOMAN was cut free from her car and taken to hospital following a road smash.
more...
A PAPERBOY is hoping to be on his way to becoming the next Jamie Oliver.
more...
HOSPITAL bosses have admitted that levels of cleanliness and hygiene were below "acceptable standards" on the hospital ward where an 80-year-old man died.
more...
AFRICAN children - all touched by personal tragedy - will bring gospel and spiritual music to a Farnworth church to raise money for educational projects.
more...
The Bolton News Sport
FC UNITED can equal the best-ever start to the North West Counties Division One season at home to mid-table Bacup Borough on Saturday.
more...
BOLTON had a disappointing result on Saturday, picking up no points after a long trek to Oldham.
more...
BOLTON Hockey Club second team travelled away to Neston South Wirral for their final warm up game before the start of the new season.
more...
BOLTON travelled to Northern with the added bonus of having all team members available for the first time this season.
more...
BOLTON'S Alex Matvienko admits turning professional was the best decision he ever made.
more...
