Wigan's The Old Courts donates 'extraordinary' sum to fellow gig venue

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is under fire this week after a parolee on New Year's Eve allegedly ran through a red light in a stolen car, killing two pedestrians. Chesa Boudin became San Francisco’s top prosecutor a year ago as part of a politically progressive wave of prosecutors committed to seeking restorative justice over mass incarceration.

Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, who has said he is seriously considering challenging California Gov.

The growing effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has received another boost -- this time from Kevin Faulconer, a former mayor of San Diego.

A woman in California was in serious condition after her vehicle plunged off a cliff onto a beach on Christmas morning. The unidentified woman’s car careened over a bluff in San Francisco’s Fort Funston area, the fire department said.

Cage The Elephant have announced a charity livestream gig, marking their first live performance since early spring.Set to take place at Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, the event is part of a Winter Benefit for Bread & Roses.The non-profit arts organisation produces free entertainment and live music for children, teens, adults, and elders in the San Francisco Bay Area who are unable to experience the uplifting power of the arts.Sharing the news on Twitter, the band wrote: “We are

For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletterA student from Bolton fell over the side of a party boat in Prague and drowned just days after finishing his A-Levels, an inquest heard.Steven Roberts, 19, was with family on holiday in the Czech Republic capital when he toppled over the side of the vessel on June 24, 2019.Witnesses recalled hearing a splash and seeing a body in the water, but nobody saw the teenager fall.Czech police organised a mass

James McClain R&B chanteuse Ella Mai burst onto the international music scene about three years ago with “Boo’d Up,” her social media-propelled smash that went top five and 5x platinum stateside. Since then, the 26-year-old protégé of top hitmaker Mustard has scored a Grammy for Best R&B Song and three trophies at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.

A car crash at the San Ysidro port of entry just south of San Diego resulted in a death Tuesday.  A spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said other individuals were struck during the wreck, but only the driver is believed to have died.  KNSD, the NBC TV station in San Diego, reports that Tijuana police said the vehicle entered the U.S.

San Francisco Mayor Lundin Breed said that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to fill the Senate vacancy of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is "a real blow to the African-American community." Newsom tapped Calif.

SAN DIEGO -- The biggest piece of San Diego’s sports history is slowly being knocked down and ground to bits.They’re tearing down the stadium once affectionately known as “The Murph.”Every day, heavy equipment obliterates more and more of 70,000-seat SDCCU Stadium in Mission Valley, where Hall of Fame careers were born and most of the city’s biggest sports moments occurred.Dan Fouts guided Air Coryell to takeoff there and Junior Seau stopped ball carriers with bone-rattling tackles.Tony Gwynn

A seventh-grade English teacher in San Francisco was surprised Thursday with a coordinated show of gratitude by her students over during a virtual classroom lesson.  Jaclyn Alagna, 35, was in the middle of her instruction via Zoom when her 35 students from the St. Brendan Parish School each began to say "Thank You" while holding handmade signs.  "It was really sweet," Alagna told Fox News.

Outlander fans couldn't contain their excitement today as star Sam Heughan launched his new Sassenach merchandise.

A surge in cases of the novel coronavirus prompted San Francisco officials on Thursday to mandate that anyone traveling to the city from outside the Bay Area to quarantine for a period of time.  The 10-day quarantine will apply to anyone "traveling, moving, or returning to San Francisco from anywhere outside the Bay Area," according to city officials.  The news comes after the Bay Area’s ICU capacity fell below 15%, triggering the State of California’s Regional Stay Home order on Wednesday.

You know what I like to do when my house is on fire? Change the doormat, so it's more welcoming.  Before it had my name — "The Gutfelds"— but I realize that it could be offensive to people who aren't Gutfelds.

A San Francisco committee is recommending the removal of former President Abraham Lincoln's name from a high school due to his past treatment of Native Americans. Lincoln High School was one of many that the San Francisco School Names Advisory Committee found to have a problematic title, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Staff Sgt. Nicole Pompei didn’t intend to start her own business this year, but after she turned her old Air Force uniform into a wreath, people immediately started asking her to make more.

direct to your inboxHuge plans for the site of the popular gig venue Victoria Warehouse have been approved – including a new top floor terrace and a running track on the roof.The plans centre around building a new seven storey car park, making changes to the existing gig venue warehouse and reconfiguring the existing hotel on site, of which only 40 rooms are currently in use.The Victoria Warehouse site on Wharf Road in Stretford, Trafford is made up of three early 20th century warehouses with a

Sam Heughan 's new whisky will officially be available in the UK from tomorrow. The Outlander star revealed last year he would be bringing out a new whisky called Sassenach and now the wait is finally over for UK fans.