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THE council department responsible for children’s care is projecting a potential deficit of almost £16m by the end of the financial year.

BUSINESSES working in the wedding, events and entertainment sector in the borough can benefit from a financial boost to help them recover from the…

A MAN’S attempts to flee police in the Audi A7 he had hired ended after he headed the wrong way down a one-way street.

Four drug drivers from Bolton have been sentenced recently Several men from Bolton have been fined for drug driving recently. Heres what happened to them at magistrates courts all over the UK. A TEENAGER has been sentenced for driving under the influence of cannabis last year. Thomas Hodgkiss, 19, pleaded guilty to the offence which he committed on May 27 of last year. He was stopped by traffic officers while driving his Ford Fiesta in Greenhalgh, Lancashire - and subsequently failed a ro...

Roy Smith said: "I lived in Shakerley which was nearby and visited quite often. "As a child I went to the Threepenny Rush on a Saturday afternoon. We queued up on the left side of the building as you were facing the cinema and the entry was by a door by the screen. We paid by the threepenny piece. The cinema was usually quite full. "Occasionally there were elements of poor behaviour when children would talk or stamp their feet perhaps through excitement. "Order was quickly restored sinc...

The sprinter is presenting a cup to Mr Charnock, the winner of a knockout bowling competition. McDonald was the bronze medallist in the 100m event at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. In 1953 he joined Leigh rugby league club at the suggestion of commentator Eddie Waring but he only played in one friendly match against Wigan for the club due to muscle tears. The chairman of Tyldesley Urban District Council is also pictured at the presentation. n Do you have an old photographs you would like...

A WITNESS appeal has been launched after a man was seriously injured during a police pursuit in Tyldesley.

AN off-road biker is fighting for his life following a collison after failing to stop for police.

AN OFF-ROAD moped rider is in a critical condition following an incident in Tyldesley on Sunday afternoon.

Two vehicles have been reported for speeding on a Horwich road where a garden wall was destroyed in a crash yesterday afternoon.