Bolton news

• Burnley pair receive England call-ups

  15-03-2018 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  England manager Gareth Southgate names four uncapped players in his 27-man squad to face the Netherlands and Italy.
  
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• Man left in wheelchair after being knocked down by speeding BMW receives £9.5 million payout

  15-03-2018 21:00
  A GREATER Manchester man has received a £9.5 million compensation payout after he was knocked down by a speeding car.
  
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• Leanne Collopy murder: Saleem Said jailed over Rossendale house fire

  15-03-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Saleem Said stabbed his ex-partner and set fire to her house whilst their daughter was inside.
  
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• Charges over drone drug smuggling into prisons

  15-03-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten people are charged over conspiracy to drop drugs and phones over prison walls.
  
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• NHS accused of fuelling rise in opioid addiction

  15-03-2018 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  GPs prescribed nearly 24 million potentially addictive painkillers, equivalent to 2,700 an hour.
  
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• Driver jailed after breaking own neck in high-speed crash

  15-03-2018 17:07
  A DRIVER suffered a broken neck and destroyed three cars in a crash after being seen travelling at speeds of more than 70mph on a busy main road.
  
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• Lancashire: Saqib Mahmood and Tom Bailey sign new contracts

  15-03-2018 16:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire fast bowlers Saqib Mahmood and Tom Bailey sign new contracts with the county until 2020 and 2019 respectively.
  
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• Liverpool Lime Street station to stay open during refurbishment

  15-03-2018 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Network Rail now says some train services will run "as every effort is made to keep passengers moving".
  
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• PICTURES: Can you spot your house? 40 Fantastic aerial shots of Horwich

  15-03-2018 14:50
  BOLTON News Camera Club member Andrew Coward took these stunning aerial views of Horwich using his drone.
  
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• Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre to close as auction date approaches

  15-03-2018 14:45
  THE Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre will close its doors for the final time today as the owner prepares to auction off the beloved steeplejack's possessions.
  
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• South Ribble Council leader survives no confidence vote

  15-03-2018 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  South Ribble's Peter Mullineaux described the attempted coup as "unacceptable and unwarranted".
  
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• Victoria Hall alive with music on second night of Bolton Music Centre presents

  15-03-2018 12:38
  TALENTED young musicians dazzled audiences again last night in the second day of Bolton Music Service Presents 2018.
  
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• Snooker club attack man sentenced

  15-03-2018 12:29
  A MAN who was involved in a fight at a Bolton snooker club had turned up "mob-handed" and determined to track down a thief who had stolen cash from his family.
  
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• Curtains Up on new show

  15-03-2018 11:13
  THE curtain comes up quite literally on Tyldesley Little Theatre’s next production.
  
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• Choral treat as Requiem set to be performed

  15-03-2018 11:03
  THE magnificent Brahms Requiem (in English) will be performed by Bolton Choral Union at its spring concert.
  
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• Award-winning musical to show at the Albert Halls

  15-03-2018 11:03
  FARNWORTH Performing Arts Company has plenty to make a song and dance about.
  
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• Two residents and a business fined over £2,600 for failing to dispose of waste properly

  15-03-2018 10:53
  TWO residents and a business have been fine more than £2,600 for failing to dispose of their waste properly, in a continued crackdown on the practice.
  
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• Arrests over drone drug smuggling into prisons

  15-03-2018 09:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten people are held on suspicion of conspiracy to drop Class A and B drugs over prison walls.
  
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• Greater Manchester set to join Europe's digital elite thanks to multi-million funding boost

  15-03-2018 09:16
  GREATER Manchester is set to join Europe’s elite digital cities.
  
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• Outrage after pupils sent home for wearing 'wrong' shoes

  15-03-2018 08:48
  PARENTS are furious after their children were sent home for wearing the wrong sort of black, leather shoes.
  
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• Andy Burnham joins primary school pupils to plant first seeds of new Northern Forest

  15-03-2018 07:04
  ANDY Burnham joined Bolton schoolchildren to plant the first seeds of the proposed Northern Forest yesterday.
  
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• Youth club urges Westhoughton to not condemn its young people

  15-03-2018 07:03
  A YOUTH club has highlighted the importance of engaging with Westhoughton’s young people in order to deter them from anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Women to get on their bikes

  15-03-2018 07:03
  WOMEN are being encouraged to channel their pedal power with the launch of a new campaign.
  
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• Teenager slashed girlfriend's dad with a knife

  15-03-2018 07:03
  A TEENAGER slashed his girlfriend’s father with a knife after the older man tried to make a citizen’s arrest.
  
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• Takeaway thief helped himself from till after demanding refund

  15-03-2018 07:03
  A TAKEAWAY customer took money from the till after being refused a refund.
  
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• New Vicar of Bolton excited to take on role

  15-03-2018 07:03
  THE new Vicar of Bolton is excited to take on the role and continue the work of his predecessor.
  
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• Decision date revealed for Bolton Ryder Cup golf course plan at Hulton Park

  15-03-2018 07:03
  A DECISION on the ambitious plan to create a Ryder Cup-standard golf course on a Grade II-listed estate will be made next week.
  
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• Dangerous driver imprisoned after high speed chase

  15-03-2018 07:03
  A DRIVER who came across a stolen van led police on a high-speed chase through 20mph streets.
  
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• Bolton women to get on their bikes

  15-03-2018 07:03
  WOMEN are being encouraged to channel their pedal power with the launch of a new campaign.
  
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• Attacker jailed after Boxing Day police stand-off

  15-03-2018 07:03
  A THUG who attacked his partner in the early hours of Boxing Day has been jailed for 26 months.
  
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• Boxes blocked pensioner's view of mum's memorial at Bolton crematorium as he visited for Mother's Day

  15-03-2018 07:02
  A PENSIONER was left outraged after building materials were dumped in front of his mother's memorial at a crematorium.
  
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• Bolton Post Office future in doubt

  15-03-2018 06:07
  THE future of Bolton's main post office is in doubt, it has emerged.
  
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