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Bolton

July 2026

  • University of Bolton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UKD1D0GR University of Bolton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK

    Three arrested in fraud investigation at University of Greater Manchester

    Police ‘exploring evidence’ of more than £1m in fraudulent activity involving 60 transactions and more than 1m emails

June 2026

  • Two men delivering AO appliances

    AO boss blames Labour as it shifts UK call centre roles abroad

    About 150 jobs have already been lost in Bolton as the retailer reports 145% rise in profits and hands £20m to shareholders

March 2026

  • Aerial view of CGI plan for part of the golf course, including a lake

    Andy Burnham tees off bid to bring Ryder Cup golf tournament to Bolton

    Greater Manchester mayor hopes yet-to-be-built £250m course could provide ‘lasting legacy’ for north of England

December 2025

  • Two young people stand near campus buildings with University of Bolton badging

    Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says

    Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement

September 2025

  • A street in Horwich, on the outskirts of Bolton.

    ‘They’ve got to go somewhere’: Bolton residents on the rise of HMOs

    Frustration has been brewing for some time in Horwich on outskirts of Bolton with more than 700 houses in multiple occupation

May 2025

  • Prof George Holmes, the vice-chancellor of the University of Greater Manchester.

    University of Greater Manchester suspends vice-chancellor amid investigation

    George Holmes and two other staff members suspended over allegations of financial irregularities

March 2025

  • A student walks toward the University of Bolton in Greater Manchester

    Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester

    MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’

January 2025

  • Matthew Booth

    The IPP scandal
    Man on the run after being recalled to UK prison indefinitely makes plea to minister

    Matthew Booth, from Bolton, is facing further time in jail after claims he has restarted a relationship with an ex

December 2024

  • close-up of Demi Agogli's face

    Woman who died after ‘butt lift’ surgery did not give informed consent, Bolton coroner rules

    Demi Agoglia’s death in Turkey was contributed to by neglect with ‘no proper pre-operative care and advice’

August 2024

  • Workers begin to remove fallen tree branches blocking roads and tram routes in Manchester

    Storm Lilian: high winds disrupt flights and Leeds and Creamfields festivals

  • Sir Ernest Hall at Dean Clough, Halifax, 1994.

    Sir Ernest Hall obituary

March 2024

  • danionella cerebrum female

    Brief letters
    There’s something fishy in this claim that a tiddler is as loud as a gunshot

    Brief letters: Underwater noises | Almond milk shake-up | The pride of Bolton | Country diary’s tweets | Shorter letters

February 2024

  • Robert Temple, hypnotist

    Comedy hypnotist overturns decades-old ban on mesmerism

    Robert Temple challenged council’s interpretation of Hypnotism Act in order to allow Bolton comedy show to go on

October 2023

  • Matt Cain

    I told people I was from Greater Manchester, not Bolton – but I got over it. Why can’t the university?

    Matt Cain
    The vice-chancellor is right that there’s snobbery, but instead of a rebrand let’s keep fighting for our town’s reputation

May 2023

  • Hemsworth Road in Bolton, where Robert Alton lived.

    ‘Skeletal’ body of man who lay dead in Bolton flat for six years discovered

    Robert Alton, 70, is believed to have died in 2017 with his death going unnoticed by his landlord and local council

March 2023

  • Former children's home

    Mother of disgraced operator tries to reopen children’s home closed by Ofsted

    Alison McGuinness has applied for regulator’s approval of Bolton facility using new company with different name

February 2023

  • Rachel Reeves gestures with her hands as she speaks during an interview

    Jared O’Mara should never have been a Labour candidate, says Rachel Reeves

  • Charlie Ryan, Monica Sagar, Adam Fenton, Les Dennis and Mina Anwar in Spring and Port Wine.

    Spring and Port Wine review – Les Dennis leads 60s drama about Bolton family fortunes

January 2023

  • Rob Trueblood

    Other lives
    Rob Trueblood obituary

  • Constance Marten and Mark Gordon.

    Constance Marten: estranged father of missing woman urges her to go to police

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