Bolton news

• Baby murder trial: Burnley mum suffered 'acute stress reaction'

  14-06-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Fareed Bashir tells the court he believes the balance of Ms Tunstill's mind was disturbed.
  
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• Tim Farron resigns as Lib Dem leader citing incompatibility with Christian faith

  14-06-2017 19:39
  
  TIM Farron has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
  
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• BREAKING: Tim Farron resigns as Lib Dem leader citing incompatibility with Christian faith

  14-06-2017 19:39
  
  TIM Farron has resigned as leader of the Liberal Democrats.
  
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• Boxer Amir Khan 'punched during road rage incident in Bolton'

  14-06-2017 19:17
  
  AMIR Khan was reportedly punched during a road rage incident in Bolton.
  
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• COMPETITION: Win an evening out for you & 9 friends at ladies night with TV hunk Calum Best

  14-06-2017 17:07
  
  HOW long has it been since you had a night out with the girls?
  
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• Bride-to-be Stacey Thompson lied about speeding offence

  14-06-2017 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stacey Thompson claimed a friend was driving to Gretna Green, rather than her husband-to-be.
  
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• Peter Whittingham 'just wants to play', says Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock

  14-06-2017 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manager Neil Warnock says Cardiff City could not guarantee regular football to Peter Whittingham, who has joined Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• Man charged after family rescued from flat fire

  14-06-2017 15:48
  
  A MAN has been charged after a family, including two young children, had to be rescued from a flat fire.
  
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• BBQ, sports and parade at superheroes-themed fun day

  14-06-2017 15:34
  
  SUPERMAN, Batman and Spiderman could be some of the visitors to the superhero-themed Party In the Park.
  
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• Chance to live in historic building where pub once stood

  14-06-2017 15:32
  
  THIS old photograph shows the former Queen’s Head pub in Horwich now converted to three stone mews houses.
  
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• Shops of yesteryear and back to the days when Horwich had 17 butchers

  14-06-2017 15:13
  
  A SPECIAL event in Horwich this weekend will help bring to life some of the town’s lost businesses.
  
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• Bolton will have no police cells from August

  14-06-2017 14:55
  
  BOLTON Police Station’s custody suite will close at the start of August.
  
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• When underground Bolton restaurant hosted wedding parties

  14-06-2017 14:22
  
  OUR stories about the Lamplighter Restaurant in Bolton town centre brought back memories for many of our readers.
  
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• Do you remember when Astley Bridge was home to booze-free bar and cinema?

  14-06-2017 13:52
  
  WHEN Norman Shard was growing up, Bolton was a very different place than it is now.
  
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• Woman charged with murder of man hit by tram appears in court

  14-06-2017 13:24
  
  A WOMAN charged with the murder of a man who was hit by a tram could face trial in October.
  
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• BBC’s Newsnight focuses on young voters who chose Labour over Conservatives

  14-06-2017 13:23
  
  BOLTON’S young voters have become the centre of attention in the aftermath of the General Election.
  
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• Children learn about town’s real life heroes

  14-06-2017 13:07
  
  YOUNGSTERS have been learning how emergency services help keep them safe.
  
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• Pound shop to appear in behind-the-scenes TV documentary

  14-06-2017 12:50
  
  ONE of Bolton’s Poundland stores will feature in an ITV documentary next week.
  
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• Budget store to appear in behind-the-scenes TV documentary

  14-06-2017 12:50
  
  ONE of Bolton’s Poundland stores will feature in an ITV documentary next week.
  
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• Mobile phone roaming charges scrapped TOMORROW - but why you could still get caught out

  14-06-2017 11:53
  
  TOMORROW is the deadline for mobile phone companies to end roaming charges for their customers while travelling in the EU.
  
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• Premier League fixtures released

  14-06-2017 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea will begin their Premier League title defence at home to Burnley, while Brighton host Manchester City.
  
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• Premier League 2017-18 fixtures: Chelsea host Burnley on opening day

  14-06-2017 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea will begin their Premier League title defence at home to Burnley, while Brighton host Manchester City.
  
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• Reports of people 'screaming for their lives' as huge blaze tears through 27-storey tower block in London

  14-06-2017 09:07
  
  A MASSIVE blaze has engulfed a block of flats in west London with witnesses reporting people being trapped in their homes.
  
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• Manchester to honour Ariana Grande for responding with 'love and courage rather than hatred and fear' after terror attack

  14-06-2017 09:01
  
  Ariana Grande is to become an honorary citizen of Manchester after organising a concert to raise funds for victims of the terror attack in the city.
  
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• Victims of war to be remembered at Genocide Memorial Day

  14-06-2017 07:03
  
  THE community will be coming together to remember the victims of massacres across the world at Genocide Memorial Day.
  
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• Dog who broke man's finger is spared destruction because of 'previous good character'

  14-06-2017 07:03
  
  A DOG has been spared being destroyed — because of its ‘previous good character’.
  
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• WATCH: Moment firemen help baby bird of prey back into nest after falling from sky

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  A YOUNG peregrine falcon which fell from the sky in Bolton town centre after struggling to fly was saved by firemen who took it back to its town hall nest.
  
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• Twins stepping out in honour of 'amazing' gran who cheered on thousands of Midnight Memories walkers

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  ONCE every year Horwich grandmother Anna Honywill would sit outside her home until the early hours of the morning and welcome thousands of people passing her street.
  
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• Twins step out in memory of 'amazing' gran

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  ONCE every year Horwich grandmother Anna Honywill would sit outside her home until the early hours of the morning and welcome thousands of people passing her street.
  
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• Town hall falcon that plunged to earth is rescued by firefighters who return it to nest

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  A YOUNG peregrine falcon which fell from the sky in Bolton town centre after struggling to fly was saved by firemen who took it back to its town hall nest.
  
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• Teenager drove through 8 red lights during pursuit by police and helicopter

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  A TEENAGER drove through eight sets of red traffic lights and avoided a police stinger by mounting a pavement.
  
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• Teenager drove through 8 red lights during police chase

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  A TEENAGER drove through eight sets of red traffic lights and avoided a police stinger by mounting a pavement.
  
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• PM must be 'very careful' with how DUP deal is handled, says political expert

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  THE Prime Minister and her party will have to be 'very careful' handling an alliance with Democratic Unionist Party, according to a political researcher.
  
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• Pensioner moments from 'certain death' after tree branches collapse

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  A PENSIONER says she was moments away from “certain death” after part of a large tree above her house snapped.
  
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• New restaurant at iconic former pub will create 30 jobs

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  WORK on an iconic former pub that was branded an 'eyesore' is finally set to get underway later this year and could create up to 30 jobs for the area.
  
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• Green light for £30m garden

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  THE historic grounds of a grand hall will bloom once more.
  
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• Chief Constable says police force under 'real strain' in wake of arena suicide bombing

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  GREATER Manchester Police’s Chief Constable has said that the force is under “real strain” in the wake of the arena suicide bombing and the loss of nearly one in four officers in recent years.
  
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• Chief Constable says force is under 'real strain'

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  GREATER Manchester Police’s Chief Constable has said that the force is under “real strain” in the wake of the arena suicide bombing and the loss of nearly one in four officers in recent years.
  
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• £30 million garden to become major tourist attraction

  14-06-2017 07:02
  
  THE historic grounds of a grand hall will bloom once more.
  
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• JAILED: Man who sexually abused two 13-year-olds

  14-06-2017 07:01
  
  A SEX offender who abused two 13-year-old girls has been jailed for 27 months.
  
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• GALLERY: Moss Bank Park through the decades

  14-06-2017 07:01
  
  THIS week’s Looking Back picture special focuses on one of Bolton’s enduring attractions – Moss Bank Park.
  
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