Bolton news

• Anti-frackers heckle Bolton West MP at Horwich meeting as he gives his stance on drilling plans

  03-09-2015 23:59
  
  ANTI-FRACKERS urged MP Chris Green to back them in their campaign to stop drilling plans at a Horwich meeting tonight.
  
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• Sink hole opens up on busy road

  03-09-2015 19:30
  
  A SINK hole has opened up in a Walkden road.
  
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• Anti-frackers meet in Horwich to voice concerns over potential drilling licence

  03-09-2015 19:23
  
  ANTI-FRACKING protestors will meet tonight to raise their concerns about the impending plans of drilling in Horwich.
  
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• Water bug compensation 'a disgrace'

  03-09-2015 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People in Lancashire who have had to boil tap water for a month are to be given up to £60 in compensation, which an MP says is "a disgrace".
  
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• Government gives green light to controversial town hall scheme

  03-09-2015 17:13
  
  PLANS to revamp Bolton's historic town hall have been given the green light by the government.
  
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• Police appeal for public's help to find missing man from Bolton

  03-09-2015 15:56
  
  A man has gone missing from Bolton, police said.
  
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• Two girls, aged 8 and 10, seriously injured in crash in Bolton - Manchester Evening News

  03-09-2015 15:36
  Manchester Evening News
  Two girls, aged 8 and 10, seriously injured in crash in Bolton
  Manchester Evening News
  The pair, aged 8 and 10, were taken to hospital in Manchester following the crash, in a residential area of Hunger Hill, on Thursday morning. A blue Honda Civic was also involved in the incident, police said. Emergency crews were called to the scene ...and more »
  

• '£50bn gap' between North and South

  03-09-2015 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large-scale government capital spending of up to £50bn is needed to close the economic gap between the North and the South, a think tank believes.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse funding call

  03-09-2015 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Large-scale government capital spending of up to £50bn is needed to close the economic gap between the North and the South, a think tank believes.
  
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• Compensation set for boil water homes

  03-09-2015 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People who have had to boil their tap water for up to four weeks are being sent compensation cheques of between £50 and £60.
  
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• Air ambulance scrambled to village after man falls off ladder

  03-09-2015 14:16
  
  A TV AERIAL man was rushed to hospital after falling 15ft from his ladder while working at a house in Blackrod.
  
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• VIDEO: Meet the Bolton brain box known as 'The Vixen' starring in ITV quiz show The Chase

  03-09-2015 13:49
  
  A BOLTON brain box is the new star of TV quiz show The Chase.
  
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• Meet the Bolton brain box known as 'The Vixen' starring in ITV quiz show The Chase

  03-09-2015 13:49
  
  A BOLTON brain box is the new star of TV quiz show The Chase.
  
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• Prison 'safe', but work required

  03-09-2015 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Lancashire prison is praised in an inspector's report, but further work is needed to help reduce reoffending.
  
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• UPDATED: Girls, 8 and 10, airlifted to hospital after being knocked down by car

  03-09-2015 13:19
  
  AN eight-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital after she and a friend were knocked down by a car.
  
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• Paramedics and two air ambulances at scene of collision

  03-09-2015 13:19
  
  Emergency services are at the scene of a crash in Bolton. 
  
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• Girls, aged 10 and 8, airlifted to hospital after serious crash

  03-09-2015 13:19
  
  Two young girls have been taken to hospital by air ambulance after a serious collision.
  
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• Greater Manchester Police website 'hacked by man from Lithuania'

  03-09-2015 10:50
  
  A HACKER from Lithuania caused Greater Manchester Police's website to crash last night. 
  
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• BWFC: Oh, What Fun - Vitalfootball

  03-09-2015 10:05
  BWFC: Oh, What Fun
  Vitalfootball
  As the Transfer Window creaked ever so slightly shut for Wanderers on Tuesday, we managed to obtain diary extracts from an anonymous junior reporter on duty at a live Wanderers Transfer Deadline Day blog. 09.00 Walked into the office, made a few calls.
  

• Bolton weather update - Thursday, September 3, 2015

  03-09-2015 08:25
  
  IT is a chilly and dry start to the day before it turns cloudier leading to outbreaks of rain.
  
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• Bolton traffic and travel update - Thursday, September 3, 2015

  03-09-2015 08:21
  
  SLOW traffic is being reported on the M61 southbound between Farnworth and junction one the M60 at Swinton.
  
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• Who will tread the boards of success at this year's Bolton Amateur Theatre ... - The Bolton News

  03-09-2015 08:19
  The Bolton News
  Who will tread the boards of success at this year's Bolton Amateur Theatre ...
  The Bolton News
  THE annual Bolton Amateur Theatre Society (BATS) awards will take place tomorrow, honouring the stars of the town's thriving amateur theatre scene. The prestigious event will showcase talent from the area and will include awards for best actor and ...and more »
  

• Rail station car park plan protest - The Bolton News

  03-09-2015 08:10
  The Bolton News
  Rail station car park plan protest
  The Bolton News
  BROMLEY Cross residents were fighting a plan by Bolton Council to build shops on the car park at Bromley Cross Station in February 1975. They had organised a petition to present to Greater Manchester Council's Chief Executive Sir George Ogden.
  

• Brave Bolton schoolgirl fundraising for cancer research - The Bolton News

  03-09-2015 08:04
  The Bolton News
  Brave Bolton schoolgirl fundraising for cancer research
  The Bolton News
  Victoria Marsh, aged nine, was diagnosed with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma in May 2010 aged just four and is now helping to launch Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens campaign. Victoria, from Horwich, who has just marked five years being cancer free, ...and more »
  

• Who will tread the boards of success at this year's Bolton Amateur Theatre Society awards?

  03-09-2015 08:02
  
  THE annual Bolton Amateur Theatre Society (BATS) awards will take place tomorrow, honouring the stars of the town's thriving amateur theatre scene.
  
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• Tyre-slash spree as vandal targets up to 20 cars

  03-09-2015 08:02
  
  A VANDAL slashed tyres on up to 20 cars in a wrecking spree in Astley Bridge.
  
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• VIDEO: Brave Bolton schoolgirl fundraising for cancer research

  03-09-2015 07:35
  
  A BRAVE Bolton schoolgirl s backing a fundraising campaign aimed at beating childhood cancers.
  
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• Brave Bolton schoolgirl fundraising for cancer research

  03-09-2015 07:35
  
  A BRAVE Bolton schoolgirl s backing a fundraising campaign aimed at beating childhood cancers.
  
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• Experiment is talking point, 80 years later - The Bolton News

  03-09-2015 05:17
  The Bolton News
  Experiment is talking point, 80 years later
  The Bolton News
  IN the late 1930s Bolton witnessed a ground-breaking social experiment that in 2015 we are still talking about. Those who took part would most probably never have realised the impact this mass observation project would have on us both here in Bolton ...
  

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