2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (701+ words) Bolton South and Walkden MP Yasmin Qureshi has welcomed a major package of policing reforms announced by the Home Secretary. Ms Qureshi says the reforms would help cut crime, speed up emergency responses and restore neighbourhood policing in communities like…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (322+ words) What was once a popular gastropub fronted by celebrity chef Andrew Nutter will be converted into a nursery. The Bird at Birtle was relaunched under the Nutter banner back in 2016 after a "1m makeover." The Nutter family sold the eatery last…...

3+ week, 25+ min ago   (450+ words) Popeyes is set to open its first restaurant in Bolton. The popular American fried chicken restaurant will be opening in Middlebrook Retail Park on January 23. The upcoming Bolton branch will be its first opening of 2026 and its fourth restaurant in…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (536+ words) Professionals from across the sport of water polo and people who were taught by an inspirational coach have paid tribute following his death. Andy McGinty tragically died on Thursday, December 18. Mr McGinty was well known in Bolton and across the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (754+ words) A Year 12 student at Bolton School Girls" Division continues to make waves in the world of water polo after another successful year. In the last 12 months, Sonal has been a member of the North West Inter-Regional Under-18 squad, represented the…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (490+ words) Anna Nicholson says staying calm in the New Delhi cauldron catapulted her to a memorable World Championship medal. The Brampton para shot put star, 30, followed up last summer's Paris Paralympic bronze with the same colour medal on the world stage....

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (492+ words) Dan Gladman admits his international debut took its toll after a valiant seventh-place finish in New Delhi. The Warrington sprint star, 32, qualified for the final of his T64 100m event but was unable to challenge the big guns for a spot on…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (164+ words) A narrator is being sought to bring a classic story to life on stage. Ramsbottom Concert Orchestra is looking for a narrator or actor to perform Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf at their concert on November 13, 2025. Rehearsals resume on…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (308+ words) BrewDog is to close 10 of its bars later this week, including its first ever venue in Aberdeen. It is understood the closure plans, which are part of a fresh strategy for the brewing firm's hospitality arm, will put close to…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (778+ words) IT'S 9.30am under the crystal blue skies of Marbella, the perfectly manicured pitches of the Atalya Football Centre framed by rows of surrounding villas, terracotta turrets and decorative gates. It's a Spanish postcard waiting to be sent. For the previous half-hour…...