The Bolton News

The Bolton News, which was previously known as the Bolton Evening News, is a daily newspaper and online news platform serving the communities of Bolton and Bury in north-west England. It is published every morning from Monday to Saturday and is available online daily. The publication is owned by Newsquest, which is a subsidiary of the American media company Gannett Inc.

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Warning sign for users of Bolton toilets that raised a laugh

1 day ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | John Anson

Toilets, Nelson Square, Bolton We suspect that the photographer at the time he took this had his tongue very firmly in his cheek. The sign, warning of the danger of escaping gas, had been posted on the railings for the public toilets on Nelson Square in Bolton. We’ll let you draw your own conclusions! Do you remember the toilets in Nelson Square?
Little Lever reach semi finals but rain halts other ties

2 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Graham Hardcastle

Captain Josh Gent and co were the only side to make it through, with the other three ties either not starting or starting and not finishing because of rain. That means the reserve day of Sunday, July 6 will come into play for Earby versus Blackrod, Ribblesdale Wanderers versus defending champions Read and Brinscall against Padiham. The latter was the only last-eight tie not to start. The other two matches will restart from where they were halted.
The names and faces of Bolton's most wanted

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

5 1/1 Every week Greater Manchester Police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to find wanted suspects. THOMAS ROBERTS, 34, is wanted on recall to prison. DARREN WELSH, 54, is wanted on recall to prison. MOHAMMED KHAN, 43, is wanted on recall to prison. LEON TOTTEN, 34, is is wanted on recall to prison.
Former pub could be demolished to make way for major development

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

4 1/1 A shuttered former pub could be set to be demolished with a new care home built in its place. If approved, the former Cotton Kier pub at The Valley Leisure Park in Eagley Brook Way, which closed in September 2023 after serving the public for nearly 24 years, will be demolished. In its place, a 66-bedroom residential care home for older people will be built.
Bolton financial firm taken over after finding 'right fit for the business'

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

This comes after Chorley New Road based Whitewell Financial Planning was acquired by Sale based Suttons Independent Financial Advisors. The Bolton firm was founded back in 2008 by Phil O’Conner and now manages nearly £40M worth of clients’ assets, providing financial planning, investment and retirement advice. Mr O’Conner said: “There was interest from a number of parties, but I felt Suttons was the right fit for the business.
'Beautiful' new outdoor space created at historic youth club

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

4 1/1 A “beautiful communal space” has been created outside Bolton’s most historic youth club by a group of dedicated volunteers. The 25 Virgin Media O2 volunteers started off with a simple garden tidy up outside Bolton Lads and Girls Club on Spa Road before moving on to a full-scale transformation.
Readers’ guide to Burnden Park, home of Bolton Wanderers

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | John Anson

Burnden Park complete with captions, 1975 Here’s a fascinating photo from the archive which we hope Bolton Wanderers’ fans will enjoy. It is dated May 1975 and shows the club’s Burnden Park ground. We suspect that it had been produced for an end of season special and had various captions stuck on to the photograph ahead of publication to show readers the different parts of the ground.
Duran Duran announce one-off Halloween show for Co-op Live - full details

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | John Anson

Duran Duran are to play a one-off live show for Halloween at Manchester’s Co-op Live. The music legends are bringing their spectacular Danse Macabre party to the UK for the first time - they have previously performed at Halloween in Las Vegas and Madison Square Garden in New York. Keyboard player Nick Rhodes said: “We are devilishly delighted to announce that we are bringing our annual Halloween extravaganza to the UK for the first time.
Giraffe mask clad married couple tried to murder stepmother in 'frenzied attack'

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | Joe Harrigan

4 1/1 A husband and wife who were tracked down to Bolton after a “calculated and frenzied attack” on the man’s stepmother have been jailed. Wasif Hussain, 21, and wife Nabela Tabassum, 19, wore giraffe masks and attacked the woman with a knife and hammer at her home in Kings Norton, Birmingham on January 29 last year. The pair then fled the West Midlands, but police officers tracked them down to Bolton in the early hours of the following morning.
Venue hosting Britpop bottomless brunches for Oasis fans on Heaton Park gig days

3 days ago | theboltonnews.co.uk | James McNeill

Diecast, in the Northern Quarter, will hold the events dubbed 'Champagne Supernova Bottomless' in July (Image: Supplied) A Manchester venue is hosting Britpop-themed bottomless brunches for Oasis fans. Diecast, in the Northern Quarter, will hold the events dubbed 'Champagne Supernova Bottomless' on July 11, 12, 16, 19, and 20. The special brunches coincide with the much-anticipated return of Oasis to Heaton Park.