Bolton news

• Why Bolton car owners should be extra careful

  28-08-2018 20:05
  BOLTON car owners are among those most likely to have their vehicles stolen.
  
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• Praise for 'good' care service Next Stage

  28-08-2018 19:02
  INSPECTORS have praised the culture of a care service based in Westhoughton.
  
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• Dementia care home praised for 'good' work

  28-08-2018 18:31
  A DEMENTIA care home has been praised for its care.
  
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• Candle causes kitchen fire

  28-08-2018 17:43
  A FORGOTTEN burning candle resulted in a kitchen fire and smoke damage to a family home.
  
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• Call to save former Starkie Arms pub from demolition

  28-08-2018 17:14
  HERITAGE-LOVERS have been urged to fight to save an old Victorian pub at threat of demolition.
  
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• KFC plans to bring new finger lickin' restaurant to town

  28-08-2018 17:07
  FARNWORTH could be getting a finger-lickin’ new restaurant if a fast-food giant’s proposals are to the taste of planning chiefs.
  
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• Commuters hit with first day of replacement buses across Bolton

  28-08-2018 17:03
  BOLTON railway station was out-of-use yesterday as commuters endured the first working day of this week’s replacement buses.
  
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• Outstanding results for school's first cohort of GCSE students

  28-08-2018 17:02
  A SCHOOL marked a milestone in its history on GCSE results day.
  
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• Bubble trouble as families gear up for 5k

  28-08-2018 16:02
  WASH, set and go! The time is nearing for the Bubble Rush 5k!
  
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• Bus firm wants £21m of government funding for new electric fleet

  28-08-2018 14:31
  BUS company Stagecoach has announced plans for a fleet of 105 zero-emission buses to be introduced for commuters by 2020.
  
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• Man and three boys aged 13, 14 and 15 arrested over car break ins

  28-08-2018 12:39
  A MAN and three boys were arrested after police were called when people were seen trying to break into cars.
  
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• Candles and clothing cause bedroom fire

  28-08-2018 09:53
  Candles started a fire in a bedroom after clothes fell on top of them.
  
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• Driver did the 'right thing' after spying flames under the bonnet

  28-08-2018 09:41
  A CAR engine burst into flames as it was being driven down the East Lancs slip road.
  
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• Car fire 'unlikely' to be caused by fault

  28-08-2018 08:58
  A CAR FIRE in Little Hulton was 'unlikely' to have been caused by a mechanical fault because the vehicle had not been used for several hours.
  
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• 'Inconclusive' as to whether car fire was deliberate

  28-08-2018 08:50
  FIREFIGHTERS were called to a black Audi which was on fire in the early hours of the morning.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: 'One size doesn't fit all for housing'

  28-08-2018 08:02
  GREATER Manchester’s deputy mayor, Bev Hughes, has called for devolved powers and resources so that local areas can address local housing issues.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: Bolton failing to build enough homes

  28-08-2018 08:02
  COUNCILS across England have been failing to hit targets for new homes. NEIL BRANDWOOD looks at what is being done to tackle the issue
  
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• My Fair Lady to be staged by Farnworth amateurs for first time in 38 years

  28-08-2018 07:05
  THE world was a very different place in 1980.
  
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• SPECIAL REPORT: 'Government to blame for housebuilding crisis'

  28-08-2018 07:04
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• Cousins die in lake tragedy

  28-08-2018 07:04
  TWO teenagers from Bolton have drowned in an Austrian lake while on a family holiday.
  
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• Children's chief calls on government to show 'human side' after plea for more special education funding

  28-08-2018 07:04
  BOLTON’S children’s chief has called on ministers to prove they are “human” by providing more money to support the rising number of children with complex needs.
  
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• Bolton cousins killed in lake tragedy

  28-08-2018 07:04
  TWO teenagers from Bolton have drowned in an Austrian lake while on a family holiday.
  
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• Theatre group get star's approval

  28-08-2018 07:03
  WHO better to endorse your theatre production than the playwright himself?
  
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• 95-year-old bowls player to take to the green for the final time

  28-08-2018 07:02
  OAP Alan Maudsley has bowled his last bowl – at the ripe old age of 95!
  
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• Good news on prostate cancer for local men

  28-08-2018 07:01
  THERE is good news and bad news around the worrying subject of prostate cancer in 2018.
  
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