A truck driver was arrested after police say he was carrying an insecure load and failed a roadside test for cocaine.

Former head of the army Lord Dannatt said the military could face embarrassment if asked to secure any Ukraine peace deal.

Lostock AC’s Rachel Hancock headed to Southport to compete in the Mad Dog 10k and ran well. The race organisers pick a theme for the race every year, in the past there has been Barbie, Star Wars, Back ...

Horwich Harriers youngsters took part in the final round of the Manchester Area Cross Country League at Kenworthy Woods, writes Richard O’Reilly.

Burndeners run the parkrun twice - once in February and again in November to find the most improved time in the club. Alexandra’s All-Stars were Andrew Parkinson and Sarah Brown but this time Matt ...

Three British people remain in hospital in a stable condition after a fourth was killed in a collision between a four-seater quad-cycle and a car in New Zealand, police said. Martinborough police said ...

It’s hard to imagine for anyone who went to school in the Seventies that the days of homework, remembering your PE kit and double maths are ...

The title of her one-woman show which hits the road in Blackpool on Monday sums it all up - Still Fully Charged ...

Tributes have been paid to a well known woman who had a passion for poetry. Gwyneth Cleworth, from Bolton, died aged 92 on January 31. Gwyneth would have been very familiar with readers of The Bolton ...

The scores are in for the latest batch of food hygiene ratings for Bolton restaurants, cafes, takeaways and businesses ...

Amazon announced 1,000 new UK apprenticeships which span more than 40 different schemes, including data science, cyber security, marketing, ...

Dervishi threatened to set himself on fire at Bolton Town Hall (Image: Anthony Moss) They say he “without lawful excuse, threatened to set yourself on fire that would cause damage to property ...