#BoltonNews
"PROBE PINPOINTS 'LIST OF FAILURES' OVER £300K JOB"
@JoeHarrigan.bsky.social for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

An investigation into Bolton Council creating a £300,000 consultant role uncovered a "litany of failures" regarding transparency and proper procedures.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 30, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"DUMPING FEAR OVER NEW TIP RESIDENCY RULE"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Councillors have warned that new rules requiring Greater Manchester residents to show proof of address at tips could increase fly-tipping and traffic.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
"ANGER AS RESIDENTS CLASH AT MEETING"
Isobel Forbes for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

A public meeting over proposed Double Yellow Lines in Over Hulton descended into heated clashes between residents and a local business owner.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 28, 2026 at 9:04 PM
"STORM BATTERS BOROUGH"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Storm Boelo caused severe damage across Bolton over the weekend.
Resulting in 13 flooding reports, emergency fallen tree removals by Tree Surgeons, and widespread train cancellations.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 26, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"'MOST HAUNTED HOUSE'"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

A former resident, Angela Pennington, shared chilling experiences from Westhoughton's "most haunted house".
Recalling unexplained slamming doors and foul sulphur-like smells.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
"HAVE YOUR SAY ON FUTURE OF BOROUGH"
Dan Dougherty for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Bolton Council launched a public consultation on their Local Plan.
Inviting residents and businesses to shape the borough's development framework through 2042.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 22, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"WOMAN'S 'NIGHTMARE'"
Isobel Forbes for @BoltonNews.co.uk

A 53-year-old Bolton woman described her £3,000 P&O Mediterranean cruise as a "nightmare" after falling severely ill alongside most of her 16-strong birthday party.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"TOWN FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS IS SET TO BE FANTASTIC"
Maddie Avery for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Bolton Town Centre is set to host the four-night Put Big Light On Festival this November.
It'll feature free interactive artworks and performances.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 20, 2026 at 10:32 PM
"'MASKED GANG' STRIKES"
@JoeHarrigan.bsky.social for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

A gang of masked armed men stole more than £50,000 worth of stock and a delivery van from a family business.
This was in the Great Lever area of Bolton, Greater Manchester.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 19, 2026 at 10:40 PM
"FAMILY APPEAL AS WOMAN, 31, DIES IN AGADIR"
Isobel Forbes for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

The family of 31-year-old Clare Webb has launched a GoFundMe appeal to raise £6,000 so they can repatriate her body after she was found dead in Agadir, Morocco.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 16, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"SUPPLY TEACHER TOOK 'UPSKIRT' PHOTOS OF GIRLS"
@JoeHarrigan.bsky.social for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Abusali Rahman, a Supply Teacher, was jailed for six years after taking upskirt photos of schoolgirls and sharing AI-generated deepfake images online.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 15, 2026 at 7:33 PM
"COUNCILLORS ARE TOLD TO BE ON BEST BEHAVIOUR"
Chris Gee for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Bolton councillors were warned to improve their behaviour after chaotic scenes and angry exchanges over a Palestinian flag request forced a meeting adjournment.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 14, 2026 at 10:52 PM
"SCHOOLTEACHERS VOTE FOR ACTION OVER CHANGES AT START OF YEAR"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Teachers at Westhoughton High School have voted for Industrial Action.
This is following a dispute over their working conditions and school management.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 12, 2026 at 10:44 PM
"GIRL, AGED FIVE, IS ATTACKED BY A LARGE DOG"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Chelsie Leather says an Alsatian-type dog attacked her five-year-old daughter Kava on Lever Street.
GM Police have closed the case after failing to identify the owner.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 9, 2026 at 10:26 PM
"LOCALS TELL OF FEARS AFTER BOY STABBED"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Residents of the Breightmet area say a normally quiet street was left shocked after a 16-year-old boy was stabbed on Withins Lane.
He has since been discharged.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 7, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"£5M FOR CYCLE ROUTES, STREETS AND CROSSINGS"
James McNeill for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Bolton Town Centre is set for a £5 million streets revamp.
The upgrade works on Bradshawgate and Great Moor Street is due to start on 12 October 2026.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
"ARSON VICTIM'S STRESS"
Joe Harrigan for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

An inquest has opened into the deaths of Michelle Pearson and four of her children in the 2017 Walkden arson attack.
Hearing they had been terrified at home.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 5, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"TRAVELLERS LEAVE PARK"
Joe Regent for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Travellers have left Barlow Park playing field after about 10 days.
Police Officers attending and Hilary Fairclough saying she is delighted the situation is resolved.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
"HISTORIC CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE CLAIMS DENIED"
@JoeHarrigan.bsky.social for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Three men, including one from Bolton, have denied child sexual abuse charges from the late 1990s and early 2000s at Manchester Crown Court.
Trial is listed for 2027.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
October 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
February 28, 2003 - The Bolton News - The Seeds of Death get a DVD release, complete with new extras.
#BoltonNews #February28 #2003 #SeedsOfDeath #DVDRelease #NewExtras #DVD #FilmRelease #HorrorNews #MovieUpdates #HomeEntertainment #LocalNews
September 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
"'HE SAVED MY LIFE!'"
Isobel Forbes for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Pregnant double-lung transplant recipient Natalie Kerr expressed her gratitude to Dr. Kevin Jones, crediting him with saving both her life and her baby's.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
September 30, 2026 at 10:12 PM
"MAN FACES CRASH TRIAL"
@JoeHarrigan.bsky.social for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

A man is to face trial accused of causing a crash outside a Sainsbury’s in Bromley Cross last October that left Lewis Rimmer facing life-changing injuries.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
September 28, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"BUSINESSMAN IS JAILED AFTER HORRIFIC RAPES"
@JoeHarrigan.bsky.social for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Bolton businessman Dean Holmes, 43, has been given a lengthy jail sentence at Bolton Crown Court after being exposed as a rapist and calculating abuser.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
September 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"BUILDING A WHOLE NEW NEIGHBOURHOOD"
Isobel Forbes for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

Plans for more than 2,000 homes, including a Primary School around the Royal Bolton Hospital area, have been set out in the borough’s new draft Local Plan.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
September 24, 2026 at 9:11 PM
"TAKEAWAYS ARE FACING SCHOOLS BANNING ORDER"
Isobel Forbes for @BoltonNews.bsky.social

New takeaway shops could be blocked from opening within 400 metres of schools in Greater Manchester under tougher council rules aimed at childhood obesity.

#BoltonNews
#TomorrowsPapersToday
September 23, 2026 at 8:42 PM