Bolton news

• Non-league Chorley face Doncaster in FA Cup

  22-10-2018 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  National League South side Hampton & Richmond Borough have the chance of pulling off an FA Cup shock after they draw League Two club Oldham Athletic the first round.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after house fire bailed

  22-10-2018 17:45
  A 34-year-old man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a couple had their house set on fire has been bailed.
  
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• VICTORY: Pay deal agreed for striking hospital staff

  22-10-2018 17:32
  Hospital facilities staff have secured a 14% pay increase in a three-year deal following strike action earlier this month.
  
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• Oswaldtwistle takeaway worker's grief over allergy death

  22-10-2018 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Harun Rashid is accused of manslaughter after Megan Lee, 15, suffered an allergic reaction and died.
  
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• First World War fighting lasted beyond 1918

  22-10-2018 15:52
  YOU set out in detail the various ceremonies planned to mark the centenary of the armistice in 1918.
  
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• I would not negotiate with Michel Barnier

  22-10-2018 15:34
  MICHEL Barnier states that the British were not told all the consequences of voting to leave .
  
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• TUC applauds release of anti-fracking campaigners

  22-10-2018 15:24
  AT the October meeting of Bolton TUC, every single delegate applauded the release of the jailed anti-Fracking campaigners — Simon Blevins, Richard Roberts, and Rich Loizou — after their blatantly unjust jail sentence.
  
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• Two teenage girls arrested following primary school fire

  22-10-2018 13:13
  Two teenage girls have been arrested following a fire at a Breightmet primary school.
  
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• New pop-up shop at Market Place

  22-10-2018 13:01
  A NEW shopping emporium has opened its doors in The Market Place Shopping Centre.
  
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• Happy first birthday to Love Energy Solutions

  22-10-2018 13:01
  LOVE Energy Solutions, the corporate division of award-winning super consultancy Love Energy Savings, is celebrating the end of a successful first year in business.
  
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• Get your knits out for Jolly Christmas jumper day

  22-10-2018 13:01
  EVERYONE is invited to join in with Jolly Jumper Day for Bolton Hospice.
  
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• Beer festival draws thousands in its 25th year

  22-10-2018 13:01
  BEER lovers enjoyed three days of ale, lager, cider, gin and wine at a long-running annual festival.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers star Jason Lowe speaks about life as a footballer

  22-10-2018 11:28
  WHO better to recount the highs and lows of being a footballer than a real life professional?
  
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• Plans for 1,200 additional apprenticeships through £4 million funding

  22-10-2018 11:01
  MORE than 1,200 additional apprenticeships could be created in Greater Manchester to help support smaller businesses and priority sectors such as digital and health and social care.
  
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• Bolton's buses among the dirtiest in the country

  22-10-2018 10:00
  BUSES in Bolton are so full of litter that they must undergo a deep clean every night.
  
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• Great Lever library fire: Fears that someone could have been inside

  22-10-2018 09:50
  A BLAZE in Great Lever last night could have been started by homeless people trying to keep warm, say firefighters.
  
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• Great Lever library fire: Fears someone could have been inside building

  22-10-2018 09:50
  A BLAZE in Great Lever last night could have been started by homeless people trying to keep warm, say firefighters.
  
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• Great Lever library fire: Crews search building, no fatalities found

  22-10-2018 09:50
  FIRE crews have gained access to the inside of Great Lever library and conducted a search for potential victims.
  
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• Firefighters fear people could be dead inside burnt-out building

  22-10-2018 09:50
  FIREFIGHTERS fear dead bodies could be inside a former library consumed by fire last night.
  
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• Paddy McGuinness to co-host Top Gear

  22-10-2018 09:40
  BOLTON comedian Paddy McGuinness will co-host Top Gear from next year, the BBC has confirmed.
  
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• MONDAY PEOPLE: 'Never a better time to be head of midwifery' says Val Clare

  22-10-2018 09:03
  VAL Clare believes there has never been such an exciting time to be Head of Midwifery at the Royal Bolton Hospital.
  
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• Work hope for disabled graduate who was rejected for 400 jobs

  22-10-2018 09:01
  A DISABLED University of Bolton graduate has been offered the possibility of work after The Bolton News revealed how she had applied unsuccessfully for around 400 jobs since graduating last summer.
  
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• Bolton brewery named the region's best independent craft brewery

  22-10-2018 09:01
  A BREWERY is toasting success.
  
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• Police officers take a cold plunge across The Channel

  22-10-2018 07:02
  POLICE officers took the plunge swimming across the English Channel raising more than £3,400 for The Christie Hospital in Manchester.
  
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• Musical magic marks celebration of community centre

  22-10-2018 07:02
  SONG filled the air at the opening of a refurbished community centre this week.
  
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• Mental health hospital's 'outstanding' success

  22-10-2018 07:02
  A REHABILITATION hospital for people with enduring mental illnesses is celebrating an outstanding rating by the care watchdog.
  
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• 50 new jobs to be created to help care for Bolton's most vulnerable

  22-10-2018 07:02
  MORE than 50 jobs are being created after an organisation won new contracts from Bolton Council and the local health board.
  
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• Young citizens help out worthy causes to the tune of £10,000

  22-10-2018 07:01
  A CHARITY walk raised £10,000.
  
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• Memories of Bolton's first Asian settlers shared in new project

  22-10-2018 07:01
  A PROJECT capturing the thoughts, feelings and memories of Bolton's first Asian settlers has received more funding enabling it to grow.
  
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• Mayor welcomes new 'council members'

  22-10-2018 07:01
  BRIGHT young things officially took their seats on their school council.
  
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• Former Bolton cash and carry firm owner passes away aged 65

  22-10-2018 07:01
  THE well-known former owner of a 98-year-old family cash and carry business in Bolton has passed away at the age of 65 after a short illness.
  
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• Former Bolton cash and carry firm owner dies aged 65

  22-10-2018 07:01
  THE well-known former owner of a 98-year-old family cash and carry business in Bolton has died at the age of 65 after a short illness.
  
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• AUSTERITY: May thinks it's all over but the reality is very different in Bolton

  22-10-2018 07:00
  “AUSTERITY is over” was the bold claim by Prime Minister Theresa May – but can a decade of spending cuts really be over with a few short words? Reporter MARY NAYLOR looks into the effect of austerity on Bolton and whether it has really ended.
  
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• AUSTERITY: May thinks it's all over but not in our town

  22-10-2018 07:00
  “AUSTERITY is over” was the bold claim by Prime Minister Theresa May – but can a decade of spending cuts really be over with a few short words? Reporter MARY NAYLOR looks into the effect of austerity on Bolton and whether it has really ended.
  
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• AUSTERITY: Is it over? What Bolton's leaders say

  22-10-2018 07:00
  THE Prime Minister announced the end of austerity at the Conservative Party conference.
  
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