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Bolton has been the setting for smash hit Netflix exclusives such as The Stranger, White Lines and The English Game, while Le Mans Crescent has long been a favourite of BBC bosses - most famously being used as London in Peaky Blinders.

A troubled young man who was trying to overcome drug and alcohol problems died of an overdose after a row with his pregnant girlfriend.Leon Faulkner, from Bolton, had struggled with alcohol addiction for many years and had been 'experimenting' with hard drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin, before his death on January 7 of this year.On the day, he was involved in a car crash and subsequent fight with a group of men around Weston Street, just outside Bolton town centre.He sustained

Bolton, has written to parents urging them to make sure their children follow the new national lockdown rules.She revealed that a number of pupils have had to isolate after meeting up with groups of friends over the half term break.In the letter sent to parents on Wednesday, Ms Gorse told pupils they should 'refrain from visiting each other’s houses'.This is how Bury and Bolton town centres looked on the first weekend of second lockdownShe added: "In the majority of cases where students have had

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Bolton Wanderers and Shrewsbury Town on December 29 last year, and included supporters of both teams. During the fight on Church Bank in Bolton town centre, a man was kicked in the head and left unconscious for several minutes.

Bolton’s Central Museum and Art Gallery to ‘provide an improved destination and focal point to the civic quarter’. Among the schemes left out of the proposal are plans to redevelop Elizabeth House as ‘Bolton Council does not own the building, and the case for public intervention at this time is unclear’.Get daily updates from Bolton direct to your email inbox with the free MyBolton newsletter.Click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyBolton News'.

Bolton town centre, at about 4.50pm on Tuesday (October 6). Pictures from the scene show a single decker Vision bus with damage to its front end, with police officers standing next to it.A man in his 50s was rushed to Royal Bolton Hospital with serious injuries.Get daily updates from Bolton direct to your email inbox with the free MyBolton newsletter.Click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyBolton News'.

A man has been charged after an attempted rape in Bolton town centre.Jonathan Kabala has been charged with one count of attempted rape and one count of possessing a bladed article.The 40-year-old, from Chadwick Street, Bolton, has been remanded into custody by police.He will appear at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court tomorrow (Monday, October 5).Officers closed off a large section of road on Churchgate in the centre of the town, just before 7am on Friday, following reports of an attempted rape

The route starts and finishes in Queens Park just outside Bolton town centre and takes a loop around the town, passing through areas such as Smithills, Sharples, Bromley Cross, Harwood, Darcy Lever, Little Lever and Farnworth.Race director Richard Smith, the driving force behind the return of the race, said: “We are absolutely delighted to confirm that the resurrected Bolton Marathon will take place on May 16 next year.“It is great news for everyone who has signed up to take part, volunteers,

Bolton have been forced to shut this weekend due to positive coronavirus cases.

Bolton town centre bar has been forced to shut after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus. The Venue Bar, in Churchgate, will remain closed throughout the weekend.Bosses announced the closure on the bar's Facebook page on Friday.They have not announced when the venue will reopen.Get daily updates from Bolton direct to your email inbox with the free MyBolton newsletter.Click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyBolton News'.

latest officially confirmed figures - which takes it up to the week ending Friday (August 28) - detail 44.9 cases per 100,000 people, only slightly below the rate of 50.

Bolton town centre.A jury of six men and six women took just over half an hour to find Majdi Idress not guilty of two counts of rape.Mr Idress met the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on the evening of February 14, 2018.

Bolton town centre has looked for a long time, albeit with the addition of more shoppers than ever wearing masks. Earlier this month, the government announced that face coverings would become compulsory in shops, supermarkets, shopping centres, transport hubs, cafes, and take-away restaurants that do not provide table service.

Mount St Joseph pupil Macauley Stephens took over the building. Although lockdown came at the worst possible time for the 25-year-old, he has been spending the period making sure that everything is right for this weekend's launch.

our round-up of criminals locked-up in June but now it is time for another run in July. People have been locked up for all manner of criminal offences with M.E.N.

plans to demolish Crompton Place shopping centre to make way for new retail, dining and office space, as well as 200 homes, a hotel and new pedestrian walkways leading to Victoria Square.The proposals have been revised ahead of Thursday’s virtual meeting following feedback by Historic England and Bolton and District Civic Trust, which both objected to the initial design describing it as “overpowering”.The top floors of the buildings facing the town hall have been set back by up to nine metres at

Bolton town centre on Saturday afternoon as businesses reopened for the first time in months.

Bolton town centre this afternoon following reports that a man was refusing to leave a health centre. Three police cars were parked in Coronation Street, to the side of the Octagon Theatre NCP car park on Wednesday afternoon, with one of the cars flashing its blue lights According to police, the officers were called to the scene after a man refused to leave Lever Chambers Centre for Health in Ashburner Street.

Labour Party director on Friday. The ward to the north of Bolton town centre covers parts of areas such as Halliwell, Astley Bridge, and Tonge Moor.

Bolton town centre, earlier today.Upon arriving at the scene officers saw a dark blue Volvo which had crashed into the outside wall of social housing complex Rainford House. According to police, the driver and passengers ran away from the incident but the driver was caught nearby and arrested.

Bolton town centre for more than 30 years, has died. Ronnie Guest worked alongside his father Fred and older brother Peter at Guest Brothers Office Equipment, which was based in Bowkers Row.

Bolton town hall will be lit up tomorrow to show sympathy over the death of American George Floyd.

A motorcyclist has spoken of his terror he was 'chased' around Bolton by two men who tried to pull him from his scooter and rob him.

A £2.5m highway improvement scheme is set to “enhance” cycling and pedestrian facilities around Bolton town centre.

A suspected drink driver has been arrested after police found knuckle dusters in his possession.

A Bolton man headbutted his girlfriend and then bombarded her with calls and letters from custody demanding that she did not testify against him in court.

Normal charges will be reintroduced at Bolton town centre’s multi-storey car parks next week – but NHS workers and volunteers can still park for free.

It's a warm, sunny evening in Bolton town centre and the streets are mostly silent.

Plans to transform Bolton town centre have been put on hold due to the coronavirus crisis.

Police were called out to a bar in Bolton town centre last night, following reports that it was continuing to trade, despite government restrictions.

It's just past noon on a scorching hot spring day and the steps of Bolton town hall should be full of people eating their lunch, chatting with coworkers and enjoying the weather.

A fundraiser to support the family of a seven-year-old girl who was killed in a horrific stabbing has raised £1,000 in just 24 hours.

Police have offered specialist support to people who witnessed an horrific knife attack on a seven-year-old girl in Bolton.

A businessman has been banned from driving for two years, after driving the wrong way through Bolton town centre, while more than double the drink drive limit.

A young couple say the were attacked by a pair of thugs after a night out in Bolton, leaving him needed specialist medical care for his facial injuries.