AT the start of another year it is worthwhile reminding ourselves of how Bolton as both a town and a borough has welcomed its Asian immigrants into the town.
IN a world of plenty it’s hard to imagine some of the more austere times when Christmas and the appearance of Santa was a lot less demanding all round.
THIS week’s mystery photograph was taken of a road widening scheme to take account of the increased level of traffic using the borough’s roads and streets.
A NEW book which was launched at the weekend features the biographies of 50 men who served and died, except for one, during the First World War.
THIS week’s mystery photograph has all the hallmarks of a Dickensian street scene that is only missing the hustle and bustle of people.
A MAN torched his ex-girlfriend’s house after she spurned his advances after they shared a night together.
INSPIRATION often flows from life’s experiences and if the death of Ian Robinson’s mother was the spark then the flame is a book that was seven years in the making and should interest every true Boltonian, this Christmas.
THIS week’s mystery picture takes us back to a building, on the left, clearly constructed when this road was a little backwater and before the onset of the Industrial Revolution unleashed its wholesome for the very few but for many an unwholesome backdrop, where grit and grime could ruin the most beautiful of landscapes.
GROUPS campaigning for a People’s Vote will be out in force in central Manchester tomorrow as part of a national day of action involving thousands of people across the UK.
AS British business sets itself up for the hardest of landings by stockpiling products ahead of a potential ‘cliff edge’ Brexit – it’s worth recounting contingency plans put in place in Bolton during the Second World War to take care of the populace.
