Bolton news

• Fire fighters rescue elderly man stuck on roof in Westhoughton

  13-11-2015 21:40
  
  Fire fighters came to the rescue of an elderly man who was stuck on a roof in Westhoughton after he fell while trying to carryout repairs.
  
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• Council reveals plans to cut 250 jobs

  13-11-2015 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Council reveals plans to cut 250 jobs as part of its plans to save £20m in the next financial year.
  
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• Man with links to Bolton and Bury wanted by police

  13-11-2015 19:30
  
  A MAN with links to Bolton and Bury is wanted by police.
  
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• Fire at house renovation in Bolton

  13-11-2015 19:07
  
  A FIRE was started at the site of a house renovation in Bolton this afternoon after a pile of rubbish was set alight.
  
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• PICTURES: Bolton gets into the charity spirit for Children in Need

  13-11-2015 17:26
  
  KIND-HEARTED people across Bolton were in charitable mood for Children in Need.
  
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• Family and friends gather for funeral of Antony Abbott, who died on holiday with his family at the age of just 36

  13-11-2015 16:54
  
  FLOWERS spelt out the word "dad" as friends and family gathered for the funeral of father-of-two Antony Abbott who died while on holiday in Benidorm.
  
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• Wedding ring left in Children in Need collection bucket

  13-11-2015 16:22
  
  CHILDREN In Need fundraisers got more than they bargained for this morning – when someone left a wedding ring in their collection bucket.
  
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• Southport v Cheltenham Town

  13-11-2015 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's National League game between Southport and Cheltenham Town.
  
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• Severe weather warning issued for the weekend as more heavy rain forecast

  13-11-2015 16:05
  
  PEOPLE in Bolton are being warned severe weather is set to hit the area this weekend.
  
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• Peterborough United v Fleetwood Town

  13-11-2015 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Peterborough United and Fleetwood Town.
  
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• Blackpool v Doncaster Rovers

  13-11-2015 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Live coverage of Saturday's League One game between Blackpool and Doncaster Rovers.
  
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• Boat fume deaths man sentenced

  13-11-2015 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A gas fitter is given a two-year suspended jail sentence after his partner and her daughter died from carbon monoxide poisoning on a boat.
  
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• Murphy recovers from lung blood clot

  13-11-2015 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe captain Peter Murphy has the all-clear to continue knee rehabilitation, after a blood clot on his lung.
  
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• MP welcomes return to full train timetable — but says much more needs to be done to help Bolton's fed-up commuters

  13-11-2015 12:17
  
  A RETURN to a full train timetable in Bolton is good news, but problems of overcrowding still need addressing, according to a Bolton MP.
  
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• Decision due on Dean Holdsworth takeover of Bolton Wanderers

  13-11-2015 11:47
  
  WANDERERS should find out in the next 48 hours whether takeover talks involving former club captain Dean Holdsworth will come to fruition.
  
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• Delays on M61 after three car crash

  13-11-2015 10:50
  
  MOTORISTS faced delays after a three car crash on the M61 near Horwich.
  
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• ‘Jihadi John’ who murdered Bolton aid worker Alan Henning targeted by US air-strikes

  13-11-2015 09:42
  
  British extremist 'Jihadi John' who murdered humanitarian aid worker targeted in air strike in Syria
  
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• Worker, 24, died 12 days after hotel staff found him hanged outside Premier Inn, inquest told

  13-11-2015 07:08
  
  A WORKER died 12 days after trying to hang himself outside a hotel, an inquest heard.
  
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• Royalty to visit new college in Bolton

  13-11-2015 07:07
  
  PREPARATIONS are under way for a Royal visit to Bolton next week.
  
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• WANTED: 9 men to partner up with host of gorgeous girls for Bolton's own Strictly dance contest

  13-11-2015 07:06
  
  NINE wannabe Anton du Bekes are wanted to partner up with a host of gorgeous girls for Bolton's own Strictly Learn to Dance contest.
  
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• Bolton's answer to the Karate Kid heads to Florida for world championship bid

  13-11-2015 07:06
  
  BOLTON's very own karate kid is travelling to America to fight to become a world champion for a third time.
  
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• Bolton Council refuses to say if former chief executive Paul Najsarek got 'cash settlement' after shock departure

  13-11-2015 06:08
  BOLTON Council has refused to say whether former chief executive Paul Najsarek was given a severance package after his shock departure from the authority’s top job last week.
  
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