FIREFIGHTERS are warning youngsters not to start camp fires as summer approaches. Crews from Farnworth were called to Howard Avenue, Kearsley at 3.30am today. Youths had set up tents in a field and were making camp fires. But when the fire service
THREE men were injured when a car crossed a dual carriageway, smashed into a wall and burst into flames. Neighbours and a passing taxi driver ran to the scene with fire extinguishers to put out the blaze. Firefighters praised their quick-thinking actions
TWO robbers jumped out of a tree and swooped on a woman at knifepoint as she used a cash machine. The balaclava-wearing attackers demanded the 47-year-old hand over her car keys. But when she then refused to give up her handbag, one of the offenders
THE number of people completing apprenticeships in Bolton more than doubled in the last few years. New figures show that there were 693 people completing them in 2005/06 compared to 293 in 2002/03. Bolton North-east MP David Crausby said: "It is wonderful
VANDALS broke into a primary school and daubed obscene graffiti on walls and play equipment. It was the third time youths had caused havoc at Horwich Parish CE Primary School in just over a week. Up to 20 youths have been spotted scaling the fences
A FUNDRAISING event to help the children of murder victim Sarah Melia has raised more than £3,000. The disco attracted 250 people and took place at the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Blackrod in a room provided for free on Saturday. Cash was raised via an auction
HIGH street store TK Maxx is leaving Bolton and heading for a retail park on the outskirts of the town. The cut-price department store is currently based in Crompton Place Shopping Centre. But while rival Primark is looking to expand within the same
PENSIONERS will be left with reduced GP provision when a family doctor's surgery slashes its hours. The Southbrook surgery in Walker Avenue, Great Lever, will only be open in the morning from the end of this month. It will close completely in March
A SOFA set on fire when a woman fell asleep with a cigarette in her hand. The woman, who is believed to be in her 40s, dropped the cigarette at her home in Bury Road, Breightmet, at about 11pm on Saturday night. She woke up when she smelled smoke and
A NATTERJACK toad walk is taking place at the Discovery Centre in Ainsdale, Southport, at 9.15pm on Friday, May 2. The meeting point is Ye Old Man & Scythe in Churchgate, Bolton, at 7.45pm. Those interested should contact Bolton Conservation Volunteers
THREE people were injured when a car ploughed into a tree. The crash happened in Rivington Lane at around 4am on Saturday. It was thought the people were trapped in the Vauxhall Corsa, but when the fire brigade arrived their services were not required
AS Shakers boss Alan Knill put it - this was a "proper derby" served up in glorious technicolour at Gigg Lane. The biggest home gate for six years queued around the block to watch a game Rochdale simply had to win to stay in contention for automatic
Bolton quiz leagues' results and fixtures: Bolton Open Charity Quiz League RESULTS Section One: The Volunteer 30, Belmont Bulls 65; Top Bull 49, The Crown Horwich 72; Sweet Green Incognito 35, Hen & Chicks A 58. Section Two: Hen & Chicks B 45, Breightmet
A fair at Turton ran for many years, but its origins are unknown and lost in time. However, one of the earliest references is from 1789, when William Sheldrake stated that the fair was already well established and marked by a two-day holiday in the area
Turton Tower - one of the area's most beautiful ancient buildings - appears to have been saved, but finance is still an issue. John Grove, of the Friends of Turton Tower committee, explains . . . In January, 2006, Lancashire County Council was faced
A KICK BOXING club in Horwich has hit back at claims that young children are forced to get into the ring and fight against their will. Channel 4 documentary, Strictly Baby Fight Club, followed the lives of five children who compete in the sport. The
NURSES from Bolton joined their colleagues at the annual Royal College of Nursing's congress in Bournemouth today. The event will run until Thursday and will highlight the role of nurses in the future of healthcare.
