Bolton news

• Trains cancelled due to Storm Ali

  19-09-2018 20:39
  TRAINS between England and Scotland have stopped running due to problems caused by Storm Ali.
  
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• Trains between England and Scotland cancelled due to Storm Ali

  19-09-2018 20:39
  TRAINS between England and Scotland have stopped running due to problems caused by Storm Ali.
  
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• Neighbours hit the jackpot after winning People’s Postcode Lottery

  19-09-2018 20:18
  A GROUP of neighbours have hit the jackpot after winning the People’s Postcode Lottery.
  
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• 'Let's bring Rugby World Cup to Bolton'

  19-09-2018 18:30
  BUSINESSES have been urged to back Bolton’s ambitious bid to host the Rugby World Cup in three years’ time.
  
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• Brick-throwing yobs blight park for bowlers and dog walkers

  19-09-2018 18:15
  MARAUDING youths are creating misery for people using a park.
  
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• Brick throwing yobs and drug abuse blighting popular park

  19-09-2018 18:15
  Action must be taken over brick throwing yobs and drug abuse after rising problems of anti-social behaviour in a popular park, according to one angry councillor.
  
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• 33 homes to be built on site of notorious eyesore

  19-09-2018 18:10
  A LONG-STANDING eyesore is set for a facelift after planning chiefs gave the go-ahead for a new social housing development.
  
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• St Peter's Way reopens after tree falls in road near Kearsley roundabout

  19-09-2018 15:47
  STRONG winds caused a tree to topple onto a major Bolton road.
  
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• Travelling south September 22-23? Avoid the motorway

  19-09-2018 15:26
  MOTORISTS planning a trip south this weekend, September 22-23 might want to think again.
  
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• Travelling south September 22-23? Avoid the M6

  19-09-2018 15:26
  MOTORISTS planning a trip south this weekend, September 22-23 might want to think again.
  
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• Hairy Biker urges eye testing after glaucoma scare

  19-09-2018 15:01
  CELEBRITY chef and Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers has shared his story of a brush with glaucoma in a bid to encourage people to get regular eye tests.
  
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• Find a Macmillan Coffee Morning near you

  19-09-2018 15:01
  Coffee Mornings near you
  
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• Consultation on single central Lancashire A&E unit delayed

  19-09-2018 14:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Formal consultation was due to start in January but has been delayed for at least six months.
  
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• Burnham points to high-speed Chinese trains as region battles railway issues

  19-09-2018 14:25
  THE MAYOR of Greater Manchester has pointed to China's rail services to emphasise the work he hopes to do in the region.
  
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• Blackpool: Marc Bola ban lifted but Donervon Daniels red card upheld

  19-09-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Blackpool defender Marc Bola wins his appeal against a three-game ban, but Donervon Daniels' red card is upheld.
  
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• House prices rise fastest in North West

  19-09-2018 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Property in the region climbed 5.6% in the past 12 months, while London prices fell 0.7%.
  
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• Alton Towers Smiler ride crash victims sue park's owners

  19-09-2018 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Vicky Balch and Leah Washington each lost a leg in the 2015 crash on the Smiler ride.
  
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• Celebration of £250k revamp for community hub

  19-09-2018 13:05
  A HALLIWELL community centre is re-opening after a £250,000 refurbishment.
  
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• Suspended TV star head teacher quits

  19-09-2018 12:37
  THE headteacher from the Educating Greater Manchester TV series has quit, claiming the council has a "personal vendetta" against him.
  
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• Storm Ali: Advice for travellers as 80mph winds expected to hit UK

  19-09-2018 11:34
  FORECASTERS have warned of strong winds, flying debris and travel disruption for anyone travelling North this week.
  
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• Driver tested positive for drugs after police chase

  19-09-2018 11:06
  A DRIVER who led police on a chase down a town centre street tested positive for a banned drug.
  
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• Get us out of this 'hell-hole' home, say Blackburn couple

  19-09-2018 10:09
  A COUPLE are begging for a housing association to get them out of the ‘hell hole’ home they are living in.
  
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• REGIONAL: Police hunt for supermarket clown raiders

  19-09-2018 09:15
  POLICE are hunting for a pair of offenders after a robbery at a Prestwich supermarket.
  
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• Warning after man tries to tackle kitchen fire at family home

  19-09-2018 09:02
  FIREFIGHTERS have urged people not to try and deal with a fire themselves after a man tried to stop a blaze from spreading at a home containing nine people in Little Lever.
  
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• Leave tackling fires to us, say firefighters

  19-09-2018 09:02
  FIREFIGHTERS have urged people not to try to deal with a fire themselves after a man tried to stop a blaze from spreading at a home with nine people in Little Lever.
  
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• Firefighters tackle house fire in Great Lever

  19-09-2018 09:02
  FIREFIGHTERS tackled a house fire in Great Lever this morning.
  
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• 'Don't try and fight fires yourself': Warning after man tries to put out kitchen blaze

  19-09-2018 09:02
  FIREFIGHTERS have urged people not to try and deal with a fire themselves after a man tried to stop a blaze from spreading at a home containing nine people in Little Lever.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after bus crash

  19-09-2018 08:44
  A MAN has been taken to hospital after a bus crashed in Bolton last night.
  
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• 'They made me feel like a burden', says wheelchair-bound woman who tried to use Northern train

  19-09-2018 07:03
  A WOMAN has told of her “extremely stressful” experience as she tried to travel on a train with her mobility scooter.
  
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• Grundy Fold Farm developer awaiting decision over greyhound stadium homes plan

  19-09-2018 07:03
  A FIRM which built five unauthorised mansions on the outskirts of Horwich will tomorrow discover if its proposals to build dozens of new homes on an old greyhound stadium are to get the green light.
  
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• Families get hands-on at the Hive

  19-09-2018 07:03
  THE Hive at Moss Bank Park welcomed visitors to the Autumn Family Open Day on Sunday.
  
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• Bid to raise cash for funeral of 'man with massive heart' found dead in flat

  19-09-2018 07:03
  A FRIEND has begun crowdfunding to cover the cost of a funeral for a man ‘with a massive heart’ after his body was found at a flat in Great Lever.
  
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• Wanderers' Stephen Darby's plea to help him face battle ahead after devastating diagnosis

  19-09-2018 07:02
  A BOLTON Wanderers defender stood bravely in front of his team-mates yesterday to reveal he had been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness. MARC ILES reports.
  
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• Bolton Council leader calls for 'end of sticking plaster solutions' to social care funding crisis

  19-09-2018 07:02
  BOLTON Council leader Linda Thomas has called on the government to sort out the country’s adult social care funding crisis, saying there needs to be an end to the “sticking plaster solutions” of the past.
  
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• More cash released for new children's services hub in Farnworth

  19-09-2018 07:01
  MORE than £100,000 in extra funding has been released for “essential works” to be carried out on a soon-to-open new children’s centre.
  
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• COMMENT: Why I can’t wait for Rocket Rod to come to Bolton

  19-09-2018 07:01
  IT’S great news that Rod Stewart is appearing at the University of Bolton Stadium next June.
  
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• COMMENT: Bolton and Bury link through university makes sense

  19-09-2018 07:01
  THE University of Bolton may not be able to compete with the likes of Oxford and Cambridge educationally but it has some incredible strengths.
  
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• COMMENT: Age is no barrier, as Joanna Lumley proves

  19-09-2018 07:01
  AGE is not a barrier to anything much these days and it’s positive to see that TV does adopt this ethos to some extent.
  
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• Bolton Pride: Mum's mission to tackle bullies

  19-09-2018 07:01
  BOLTON Pride begins on Friday and in the build-up, The Bolton News is running a series of special features as part of its comprehensive coverage of the event.
  
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• Bolton and Bury link through university makes sense

  19-09-2018 07:01
  THE University of Bolton may not be able to compete with the likes of Oxford and Cambridge educationally but it has some incredible strengths.
  
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• Why local longbowmen have shot their way into history

  19-09-2018 07:00
  A GROUP of local longbowmen have made history by marking history.
  
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• Sex shop: councillors united in approval for licence renewal

  19-09-2018 07:00
  A TOWN centre sex shop has had its licence renewed for a further 12 months.
  
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• Honour for archers

  19-09-2018 07:00
  A GROUP of local longbowmen have made history by marking history.
  
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• Bolton's most wanted - September 19 2018

  19-09-2018 07:00
  Each week police ask readers of the Bolton News for help finding wanted suspects
  
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