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A SUSPECTED stolen car which ended up in a river after a shocking crash in which three teenagers were rescued has finally been fully recovered.
PLANS to build a memorial to the only woman from Bolton to die on active service during First World War are set to be approved by council bosses. The application, which has been submitted by the Friends of Moses Gate, will pay tribute to cotton mill worker Alice Thomasson, who joined the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps in late 1917. Alice was one of 57,000 women who served between January 1917 and November 1918. In May 1918 she sailed to France where she was posted to a camp, hospital and army supply depot at Abbeville. But tragedy struck just three days later when the Germans launche...
BOLTON Mountain Rescue Team has been mobilised to three incidents today. The team, entirely made up of volunteers, was sent to Rivington Pike just before noon after a woman sustained a suspected fracture. Around an hour later they were called after a male was unconscious near to Moses Gate Country Park in Farnworth before heading over the moor to Tockholes to a sledger in difficulty. Posting details and photographs on their social media channels, a spokesman said: "An eventful start to 2021 with three rescues (so far) today. "The first at 11:51 was to a 32 year old female with a suspe...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were called to a bridge on St Peter's Way at around 7.50am. After a period of time, the "incident was safely concluded", police said. A GMP spokesman said: "Officers were called around 7.50am this morning to a report for concern of the welfare of a 33-year-old man on a bridge on St Peter’s Way, Bolton. "Officers attended and the incident was safely concluded." Traffic was queuing between M61 at the Kearsley roundabout and Manchester Road in Moses Gate following the incident. The road was closed just after the M61 Kearsley Spur heading north...
1/1 Whether it's a quiet stroll or strenuous hike, nothing quite blows those cobwebs away - or eats up those calories consumed - like a few hours up on the moors. And Bolton is perfectly placed for a host of great walks, Here are some of the best to enjoy this holiday season... Rivington Pike There is no more iconic walk around Bolton than the popular hike up Rivington Pike. With its Japanese gardens, manmade caves and the Liverpool Castle folly on the banks of Rivington Reservoir, there is plenty to keep you busy on this family-friendly jaunt. Finishing off a...