Bolton news

• 'Dusty homes, noise and cracked walls' - £10m leisure centre construction slammed by neighbours

  03-04-2017 23:45
  
  DUSTY homes, noise and cracked walls were just some of the concerns raised by residents who claim their lives are being affected by the construction of Horwich Leisure Centre.
  
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• UPDATED: Eight-year-old boy taken to hospital after rush hour crash in Bolton

  03-04-2017 20:23
  
  A YOUNG boy and two others were injured when a people carrier and car collided in Bolton town centre.
  
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• Fire breaks out at Lancaster city-centre printers

  03-04-2017 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fire service says an initial report suggests it was electrical in origin and involved a machine.
  
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• Dog's pitch invasion halts Halesowen Town football game

  03-04-2017 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Play was suspended for six minutes when the beagle took to the pitch during the game.
  
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• UPDATE: Flowers and teddy bear left in street where dog was shot dead by police

  03-04-2017 17:47
  
  FLOWERS and a teddy bear have been left on the spot where a dog was shot by police.
  
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• Haseeb Hameed: England and Lancashire opener avoids serious injury

  03-04-2017 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire say England opener Haseeb Hameed has not broken his hand after he retired hurt against Cambridge MCCU.
  
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• Voters in Bolton could be asked to show ID at polling booths to combat fraud

  03-04-2017 16:56
  
  BOLTON will ask to be part of a scheme to trial new voter ID measures at polling booths.
  
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• Six men jailed after £15 million of cocaine found hidden in car batteries

  03-04-2017 16:37
  
  SIX men have been jailed after drugs worth around £15 million were discovered disguised as car batteries. 
  
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• Soaring number of drone incidents reported to police as force records 2nd highest number

  03-04-2017 16:19
  
  POLICE are being flooded with reports about drones after a dramatic surge in incidents sparked by the devices, an investigation reveals.
  
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• GALLERY: 19 of your brilliant photographs sent to The Bolton News Camera Club

  03-04-2017 16:10
  
  READERS have the opportunity to see their pictures featured regularly in The Bolton News, thanks to the launch of our new Camera Club.
  
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• Brave Victoria Derbyshire reveals hair is returning after cancer treatment

  03-04-2017 15:04
  
  BROADCASTER Victoria Derbyshire has removed her wig to show her hair growing back following the end of her chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer.
  
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• Appeal to look out for 4 stolen cars

  03-04-2017 14:50
  
  POLICE are asking people to be on the lookout for four stolen cars.
  
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• 60 bags of rubbish collected in area blighted by youths

  03-04-2017 14:46
  
  MORE than 60 bags worth of litter was cleaned up by a group trying to give back to the community.
  
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• JAILED: Trespasser who broke into children's nursery

  03-04-2017 14:29
  
  A TRESPASSER was sentenced to eight weeks in prison after breaking in to a nursery.
  
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• WARNING: Traffic disruption as roadworks due to start

  03-04-2017 14:24
  
  HEAVY traffic disruption is expected due to gas main repair works in Westhoughton.
  
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• Thief banned from every shop in Bolton town centre

  03-04-2017 13:56
  
  A MAN was banned from every shop in Bolton town centre after stealing a laptop.
  
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• Jim Bentley: Morecambe manager to consider future in summer

  03-04-2017 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Morecambe manager Jim Bentley says he will assess his future at the League Two club at the end of the season.
  
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• Burglars steal up to £10,000 of money and gold jewellery

  03-04-2017 09:01
  
  A MAN returned home to find a gang of burglars seizing around £10,000 worth of cash and gold jewellery.
  
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• Burglars steal £10k of cash and gold jewellery

  03-04-2017 09:01
  
  A MAN returned home to find a gang of burglars seizing around £10,000 worth of cash and gold jewellery.
  
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• New musical based on best-selling novel by 101 Dalmatians author coming to Bolton

  03-04-2017 07:01
  
  AFTER a season of drama, the volume is being turned up at the Octagon with a musical version of an acclaimed novel.
  
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• Mum who left school at age of 15 hailed as 'new Catherine Cookson' after debut novel

  03-04-2017 07:01
  
  A MUM who left school at the age of 15 is being hailed as the next Catherine Cookson after her work was picked up by a top publishing house.
  
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• Footballer makes an early Easter delivery to young mums and little ones

  03-04-2017 07:01
  
  IT wasn’t the Easter bunny delivering chocolate eggs to children this week — the visitor was far more egg-citing.
  
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• Coroner 'troubled' by death of woman who appeared to have been surviving mainly on diet of crisps

  03-04-2017 07:01
  
  A CORONER has criticised a lack of communication between agencies which led to a vulnerable woman not being seen for two weeks before she was rushed to hospital.
  
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• Former neighbour of shot dogs describes fears of living next door to 'crazy' animals

  03-04-2017 06:11
  
  A MAN who claims to be a former neighbour of the owner of the dogs involved in yesterday’s shooting drama has described how his family suffered.
  
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