A DECISION on plans to increase the number of apartments to be built at the site of a former old people's home has been put on hold by councillors. Farr Horizon Developments was given the go-ahead to build nine apartments at Haulgh Cottage, in Radcliffe
A MUM has branded thieves who stole her severely disabled son's specially adapted tricycle as "scum". Rachael Barlow discovered on Wednesday morning thieves had cut through a chain at her home on Newlea Close, Halliwell, to steal the £700 trike. The
THE Post Office is offering a substantial reward for information after masked robbers held three customers and a postmaster at gunpoint. Two raiders armed with pistols burst into Daisy Hill Post Office in Leigh Road, Westhoughton, on Thursday afternoon
MORE than 2,500 cars have been seized by police targeting unlicensed and uninsured drivers in Bolton over the last two years. The seizures form part of Greater Manchester Police's Operation Wolverine which has claimed a total of 30,000 vehicles over
A VANDAL-HIT play area will be replaced with a new £80,000 facility. Councillors approved a new playground on a 3,600 sq ft grassed area in Haslam Park, Wigan Road, Deane. A Bolton Council planning report said the existing play equipment at the back
HEALTH bosses have reassured patients the new super surgeries planned for the borough will not spell the end of personal GP care. A public consultation has been launched into proposals to build seven huge centres to replace "outdated" existing practices
OAKGATE started the New Year as they finished the old one - beating the opposition and keeping their eye on the Bolton Badminton League's D Section title. Their latest victims were fourth-placed Sharples C, who found the home side in determined form.
DIVISION Two teams enjoyed the most success in the second round of Bolton Table Tennis League's Warburton Cup. Six went into the hat for the next stage along with four Premier division teams and three each from divisions one and three, all division four
HEADTEACHERS at two schools which fared badly in this week's GCSE league tables say measures are in place to raise pupils' academic achievement. Ladybridge School in Deane was bottom of Bolton's secondary performance tables, which show each school's
TWO armed raiders have been jailed after they robbed a newsagent at gunpoint. David Michael Ellis, aged 38, and Scott Hooper, aged 20, both of Trencherbone in Radcliffe, targeted their local newsagents, Ashby's in Coronation Road, Radcliffe but were
A LEADING Conservative MP visited Bolton to lend his support to local party members in their campaign against congestion charging. Former Bury MP Alistair Burt, the shadow minister of state for communities, added his voice to calls for more investment
FIRE has caused extensive smoke damage to a house after toys and clothes were set alight in an arson attack. Firefighters were called to the terraced house, in Crescent Avenue, Halliwell, at 9.40am yesterday. One crew from Bolton Central fire station
BRITISH industry has lost one its "stalwarts" with the death of Sir John Harvey-Jones, according to a Bolton businessman. The former chairman of ICI, who turned the company's fortunes round in the 1980s, died on Wednesday, aged 83, after a long illness
Hundreds of Wanderers fans are voicing their opinions about Nicolas Anelka's £15m move to Chelsea on this website. You can add your verdict on any of the files below or Tell Us in the Comment box below.
A FIRE has caused extensive smoke damage to a house after toys and clothes were set alight. Firefighters were called to the terraced house, in Crescent Avenue, Halliwell, at 9.40am. One crew from Bolton Central fire station was flagged down in Chorley
THE story of Percy the Park Keeper will be brought to life in a local park later this month. Pre-school children and their families are invited to Moses Gate Country Park, Hall Lane, Farnworth, on Tuesday, January 29, for the event themed around the
Wanderers manager Gary Megson said: "We wish Nic well; he's a good lad and a good professional and has been great to work with. "In my experience if a player has set his heart on a move then it is in the best interests of both parties that it is sorted
AN 84-YEAR-OLD man who helped to con the art world by selling a string of convincing fakes to collectors and museums will be sentenced later this month. A judge today adjourned the sentencing of wheelchair-bound George Greenhalgh to January 28. He has
Wanderers chairman Phil Gartside has revealed more details about Nicola Anelka's £15m move to Chelsea. He said: "It became obvious that Anelka wanted to leave and sign for Chelsea, so we had to act in the best interests of Bolton Wanderers Football
Nicolas Anelka has signed for Chelsea in a £15 million deal, ending months of speculation over his future. The transfer, which appeared to have stalled after Wanderers rejected an initial bid of £11m, was finally agreed when Chelsea's revised
Nicolas Anelka has signed for Chelsea in a £15 million deal. More details HERE
A dog was rescued after fire broke out in a house in Halliwell this morning. Firefighters were called to the groundfloor of the terraced house, in Crescent Avenue, off Chorley Old Road, at 9.40am. Crews from Bolton Central and Horwich attended the
Firefighters have been called to a house fire in Halliwell. Workers at nearby offices reported seeing smoke coming from a terraced house, in Crescent Avenue, off Chorley Old Road, at about 10am. Three fire engines are attending the incident.
An appeal has launched to trace the next of kin of a 53-year-old man, believed to have Lancashire links, who died in hospital a month ago. Steven Bracewell lived on Claremont Road in Moss Side before he died after a period of illness in Manchester
Our resident web betting guru reckons Wanderers v Blackburn is a nailed on draw. Here's the res of his predictions: Arsenal v Birmingham Saturday, 3pm. Arsenal 1/5 Draw 5/1 Birmingham 18/1 Get
Web viewer Stuart Martindale has sent us a dramatic picture of the fierce weather conditions as he travelled to work this morning. He tells us: "My daily commute takes me from Bromley Cross to Adlington and usually involves somewhat hazardous weather
A substatial reward is being offered for information in the hunt for an armed gang who carried out a gunpoint raid at a post office. Two men holding pistols burst into the post office on Leigh Road, Daisy Hill, at 2.40pm yesterday and threatened the
Wanderers take on Blackburn this weekend, and history shows that there should be little between the two sides. With Nicolas Anelka in such good form I make the home side narrow 5-4 favourites to emerge victorious, with Blackburn 7-4 shots and the draw
RUMWORTH Soul Club will be holding a northern soul and motown night, tonight, Friday January 11, at Rumworth Hall, on Prescott Street. Doors open at 8pm and the bar will shut at 2am. Admission is £3. For more information, ring 01204 411007 or 07999
A TRIBUTE to the 60s band The Jam will appear at The Moses Gate, on Bolton Road, tonight, Friday, January 11. Admission to the gig by The Live Jam costs £6. Doors open at 8.30pm, and the band will take to the stage at 9pm.
has launched a world-wide search for former telegrams boys to keep alive memories of a bygone era. As a former messenger boy he has set up a website and message board to record stories and memories from old telegram boys around the world, and in just
ATHERTON LR are closing in on their new manager, but he is unlikely to be in place for Saturday's trip to title-chasing Salford City. The Crilly Park outfit have still not found a replacement for Roy Sweeney, who departed before Christmas after a terrible
SAM Allardyce's shock departure from Newcastle United was the latest link in a chain of events that has already affected the lives of countless individuals and impacted on six clubs, all in the space of eight months. And it can all be traced back to
SAINSBURY'S chiefs have won the backing of Bolton Council in their controversial bid to build a £7.5 million store at the site of Westhoughton Cricket Club. The council's planning committee voted 14-7 in favour of the 25,000 sq ft supermarket at the
THE murder trial of a builder accused of battering his Bolton boss to death has been adjourned until Monday after a witness became ill. Jiri Motl, aged 33, from Prague, denies killing Pavaiz Iqbal, aged 41, who was found dead at his home in Birkdale
THREE men appeared in court accused of people trafficking and forcing women into prostitution. Janos Bagden, aged 47, and Krisztian Denes, aged 19, both of Northfield Street, Bolton and Sandor Sarkozi, aged 37, of Madeley Gardens, Bolton, appeared before
A BOLTON climber plunged 1,000 feet to his death after being blown off one of the country's highest mountains. Michael Hollinshead was on Helvellyn in the Lake District when he realised the crampon spikes attached to his shoes had become loose. As he
SPRING View have fired a warning to Bolton Association title hopefuls with a signing purge. They have taken four top players from fellow Wigan club, Standish, in a bid to build a side capable of winning their first championship in six years. Bazid Khan
FRANK Warren insists Jon Thaxton will regret turning down his only chance of a big pay day against Amir Khan. The British lightweight champion has rejected a £100,000 offer to make a mandatory defence of his title against Bolton's 21-year-old Commonwealth
GARY Megson turned his attention from the January sales to the ongoing battle for Premiership survival last night - and set Wanderers a demanding 42-point safety target. Despite transfer talks dominating the headlines - none more so than Chelsea's pursuit
THE big betting race of the weekend is the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday, and Do The Trick could be the answer to what is one of the most lucrative races of the year. The seven-year-old, a 5-1 shot with me, has been heavily supported since
LEIGH RMI hope to put a smile back on their long-suffering fans' faces with a rare victory against Redditch United. The Railwaymen have just one win, against Workington Town on Boxing Day, in 15 league games and desperately need to pick up points if
