Bolton news

• UPDATE: Man in his 20s taken to hospital after air ambulance lands

  11-05-2016 19:24
  
  AN AIR ambulance was called to a Horwich field this afternoon.
  
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• Air ambulance lands in Horwich field

  11-05-2016 19:24
  
  AN AIR ambulance was called to a Horwich field this afternoon.
  
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• Shakespearean role for Maxine Peake to celebrate the Bard

  11-05-2016 19:20
  
  BOLTON actress Maxine Peake will lead a stellar cast in a BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream.
  
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• 'I was on last night in the middle of Coronation Street' - Bolton mum thrilled to star in new TV advert - The Bolton News

  11-05-2016 18:30
  
  The Bolton News
  'I was on last night in the middle of Coronation Street' - Bolton mum thrilled to star in new TV advert
  The Bolton News
  A MUM is appearing in millions of homes around the country – after landing a starring role in a television advert. Lucie Rimmer is the new face of the national TV advert campaign by Bolton appliances firm AO.com. More used to her day job as an office ...and more »
  
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• 'I was on last night in the middle of Coronation Street' - Bolton mum thrilled to star in new TV advert

  11-05-2016 18:30
  
  A MUM is appearing in millions of homes around the country – after landing a starring role in a television advert.
  
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• Striker Grant keen to stay at Fleetwood

  11-05-2016 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Striker Bobby Grant wants to stay at Fleetwood Town beyond his current deal, which will expire at the end of next season.
  
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• Not wheelie a good idea: Car missing a tyre drives on alloy rim in Tonge Moor

  11-05-2016 17:40
  
  A CAR seized by police was driven without a tyre.
  
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• Car with no tyre seized by police had been driven on alloy rim

  11-05-2016 17:40
  
  A CAR seized by police was driven without a tyre.
  
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• Lancashire seal innings win over Hampshire

  11-05-2016 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Kerrigan takes 5-59 as Lancashire beat Hampshire by an innings and 94 runs in Championship Division One.
  
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• Bolton pupils prepare to 'meet' astronaut Tim Peake

  11-05-2016 16:34
  
  YOUNG stargazers will be speaking to astronaut Tim Peake in a live link-up at the National Space Centre.
  
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• Printing works evacuated after machine fire

  11-05-2016 16:15
  
  A PRINTING and dyeing works in Adlington had to be evacuated this afternoon after a machine caught fire.
  
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• Next of kin search for pensioner who died at home

  11-05-2016 14:23
  
  POLICE are appealing for help in tracing the next of kin of a Leigh pensioner who died on May 3.
  
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• Large plastics firm fire extinguished

  11-05-2016 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A large fire at a plastics manufacturer in Bamber bridge has been put out after 5 hours, Lancashire fire service says.
  
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• Five men re-bailed as part of child sex investigation into Bolton travelling funfair

  11-05-2016 13:13
  
  FIVE men have been rebailed as part of a “large scale” police investigation into child sexual exploitation at a travelling Bolton funfair.
  
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• 23-year-old to be sentenced for driving BMW at 103mph on Bolton road

  11-05-2016 13:10
  
  A 23-YEAR-OLD man led police on a 100mph-plus chase in a high-power BMW car.
  
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• MP calls for Government to ditch 'misguided' plan to scrap NHS bursaries

  11-05-2016 12:59
  
  A BOLTON MP is calling on the Government to ditch its “misguided plan" to scrap NHS bursaries for student nurses, midwives and other allied health professionals.
  
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• Talent scouts from The Voice UK coming to Horwich

  11-05-2016 07:14
  
  THE new bosses of a popular television singing contest are on the hunt for rising stars in Horwich.
  
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• Chance for singers to shine as television show scouts out talent in Horwich

  11-05-2016 07:14
  
  THE new bosses of a popular television singing contest are on the hunt for rising stars in Horwich.
  
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• 'My landlord told to me to do it' - Woman's excuse after dumping wardrobe, carpet and bedding on land near her house

  11-05-2016 07:11
  
  A WOMAN who dumped a wardrobe and rubbish behind a Bolton house claimed her landlord told her to do it.
  
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• Election fever grips pupils as ballot is held to decide school's new logo

  11-05-2016 07:11
  
  ELECTION fever gripped a primary school as parents, pupils and staff took to the polls to cast their vote on an historic moment in the school.
  
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• Businessman launches fresh bid to convert offices into budget hotel

  11-05-2016 07:11
  
  A BUSINESSMAN is launching a fresh bid to convert offices into a budget hotel on the edge of the town centre.
  
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• Businessman launches fresh bid for new hotel in Bolton

  11-05-2016 07:11
  
  A BUSINESSMAN is launching a fresh bid to convert offices into a budget hotel on the edge of the town centre.
  
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• Young people 'stuck in a rut' in Bolton improve prospects with Prince's Trust course

  11-05-2016 07:10
  
  YOUNG people from Bolton have improved their wellbeing and job prospects after completing a right royal personal development course.
  
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• Football team launches its own tea for fans

  11-05-2016 07:10
  
  A FOOTBALL team has launched its own tea for fans to enjoy at half time.
  
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• Bolton School old girl becomes British Army officer

  11-05-2016 07:10
  
  BOLTON School old girl Nikki Reid has commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an officer in the British Army.
  
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• Bolton School old boy brings hit musical to UK after wowing Broadway

  11-05-2016 07:10
  
  AS a sixth-former in Bolton he produced the school play — now Neil Eckersley is bringing the sell out hit musical Wonderland to the UK.
  
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• New Special Constable among 5 Bolton recruits 'cannot wait' for her first shift

  11-05-2016 07:09
  
  ONE of Bolton's five new Special Constables said she cannot wait for her first shift.
  
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• Bolton chef, 19, wows judges with 'Masterchef final' quality meal

  11-05-2016 07:09
  
  A CULINARY genius has helped cook up a storm at a national cookery competition.
  
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• Teachers write to 'stressed pupils' to tell them not to worry ahead of SATs tests

  11-05-2016 06:32
  
  TEACHERS at a primary school have written to 'stressed pupils' to tell them not to worry ahead of this week's SATs tests.
  
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• Teachers and parents write to 'stressed pupils' to tell them not to worry ahead of SATs tests

  11-05-2016 06:32
  
  TEACHERS at a primary school have written to 'stressed pupils' to tell them not to worry ahead of this week's SATs tests.
  
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• EXPLORE: 13 places called Bolton around the world

  11-05-2016 06:09
  
  WE all know that there’s only one REAL Bolton – but that hasn’t stopped our distant cousins founding their own eponymous settlements abroad.
  
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• Wedding venue prosecuted over alleged mouse infestation and filthy kitchen

  11-05-2016 06:08
  
  AN upmarket wedding and events business is being prosecuted for having an alleged mouse infestation and a filthy kitchen.
  
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• Row over permit for assault taxi driver

  11-05-2016 02:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A father criticises a council for continuing to licence a taxi driver who was convicted of unlawfully restraining his autistic son.
  
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