2+ hour, 31+ min ago  (281+ words) Tickets to see Peter Kay at the Albert Halls are now sold out. It comes after the comedian sold two more nights following the success of his other shows, raising money for Bolton Hospice. Tickets mostly sold out within the…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (315+ words) Peter Kay returned ‘home’ to Bolton for the first of four sell-out shows at the Albert Halls in the town centre this evening. Playing to an audience restricted to those with a Bolton postcode and in aid of Bolton Hospice,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (422+ words) A campaign is underway in support of a council employee facing a disciplinary investigation. Ameen Hadi, described by his supporters as an anti-racist campaigner and leading trade unionist, was involved in an incident on International Women’s Day earlier this year....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (431+ words) A 19-year-old charged over an alleged bomb hoax which forced Bolton comedian Peter Kay's comedy show to be evacuated has been remanded in custody until next month. Omar Majed was ordered to go down to the cells part-way through an…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (441+ words) A 19-year-old man has been charged with false communications relating to a bomb hoax after Bolton comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated on Friday night. Omar Majed, of Washwood Heath,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (155+ words) The Bolton News LIVE: Major rail disruption through Bolton expected all day - Severe disruption at Bolton is causing train cancellations and delays of up to 60 minutes due to damage to overhead electric wires - No train services are currently able to…...

9+ mon, 4+ day ago  (327+ words) HS2 Ltd has completed the digging of major tunnels on its route between Birmingham and west London. The company building the high-speed railway said a tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through at Washwood Heath, north-east Birmingham, on Monday after an 18-month…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (124+ words) Every week Greater Manchester Police ask readers of The Bolton News for help to find wanted suspects. WAYNE DAVENPORT, 43, is wanted on recall to prison. MICHELLE GIBSON, 45, is wanted on recall to prison. RYAN HOPE, 38, is wanted on recall to…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago  (181+ words) A man has been charged in connection with the theft of flowers that were left in Birmingham in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne. Thousands of tributes including balloons, cards and flowers had been left near the Black Sabbath bench on Broad…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (355+ words) A Wetherspoons pub in a former cinema is set for a refurbishment reflecting its storied past. The Grade II listed Art Picture House, opposite Bury transport interchange, has been a JD Wetherspoon outlet since 2010. In the past week, the pub…...