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THE daughter of a woman who died after taking a combination of drugs has paid tribute to her ‘bubbly and kind-spirited’ nature. Michele Christie died aged 55 at an address on West Way, Bolton on August 24 of last year. She was found in a collapsed condition in the utility room by her daughter’s partner early in the morning. An ambulance was called but she was pronounced dead at the scene. An inquest at Bolton Coroner’s Court revealed that Ms Christie, originally from Birmingham, had suffered with depression as well as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She had bee...

John Franklin, 78, died at Royal Bolton Hospital on December 17. Mr Franklin, who lived in Breightmet with wife Evelyn, gave his time to Bolton Conservation Group, The Wildlife Trust, and the Trust’s Men in Sheds group. The grandfather also founded Friends of Seven Acres. An inquest at Bolton Coroner’s Court yesterday heard how Mr Franklin had fallen onto a tree stump last November, and was hospitalised the following day with breathing difficulties. He was found to have three broken ribs and blood inside his lung cavity. Doctors performed a chest drain, removing just over a litr...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Nord Anglia Education, the world's leading premium international schools organisation, today announced that Professor Rose Luckin from University College London (UCL) has been appointed as an advisory board member on the group's Digital Transformation Committee. Oakridge International Schools spread across 4 cities (Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam, and Mohali) in India are part of the Nord Anglia Education family. Rose is a Professor of Learner Centred Design at UCL's Knowledge Lab and a leading expert in the design and evaluation ...

The UK 2021 Games Education Summit has revealed its speakers and sessions for this month's event. The conference takes place between Wednesday, March 31st and Thursday, April 1st. GamesIndustry.biz is a media partner for the event, which is designed to connect educators and the games industry, and work through many of the pressing issues facing both sectors. Speakers include course leaders from Staffordshire, Bolton, Abertay and Norwich Universities, plus Priestley College, while organisations including Limit Break, Into Games, Out Playing Games, BAME In Games, Next Gen Skills Academy, AIM a...

'Kind' dad died after choking on a mouthful of steak, inquest hears Mark Higham, 60, was dining with his wife at a local restaurant A 'kind and wonderful' dad died after choking on a mouthful of steak, an inquest has heard. Mark Higham had been dining with his wife Lynne at a local restaurant in Wigan on the evening of August 27, 2020. Having ordered steak, Mrs Higham told Bolton Coroner's Court that her husband started to choke after eating between three and four mouthfuls. Mrs Higham slapped Mr Higham, 60, on the back, and did a finger sweep of his mouth to try and free the blocked food ...