The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) Christmas bonus will be paid to those receiving many DWP benefits this week. But, as David Kirkwood, who started a petition entitled Adjust the £10 DWP ...

A rare £20 note was sold for £140.01 on eBay last month and is thought to be so valuable because it features a misprint ...

Work is well underway at repairing a tower at one of the borough’s most beloved Churches. Back in July 2024 the almost 200-year-old Holy Trinity Parish Church in Horwich launched an appeal to save its ...

St Joseph’s Players, based in Leigh, has received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest honour for volunteer groups in the UK and equivalent to an MBE. Gabrielle Fitzsimons, chairperson ...

Howe Bridge Crematorium is inviting people to its Christmas carol and memorial service, taking place on Wednesday, December 10 at 6.30pm. The service aims to offer comfort and community to those ...

The historic buildings in Bolton which are "at risk" have been revealed. Historic England releases its 'Heritage at Risk' register ...

Shopping Centre is inviting shoppers to the PDSA store to bid farewell to store manager, Lynda Smith ahead of her retirement.

A historic part of the region's rail network has been returned home thanks to the driving force of a retired train worker ...

Ms Rayner resigned as deputy prime minister and housing secretary in September after an ethics probe found that she breached the ministerial code.

Peter Kay is set to donate all profits from the 2026 leg of his Better Late Than Never tour to 12 cancer charities, including Teenage Cancer ...

Laura Gardiner of Westhoughton High School is our Teacher of the Year at the Bolton News Education Awards 2025, sponsored by Bolton Council . She has been described by an ex-pupil as someone who does ...

As someone who spends far too many hours sitting at a desk, I jumped at the chance to visit Stretched – a one-to-one assisted stretching studio ...