He was only found after entry was forced for a gas test A pensioner is believed to have lain dead in his Greater Manchester flat for six years before being discovered. Robert Alton, 70, is thought to have died in May 2017 but his “skeletal” remains were not found until this year, and only after […]

3 years ago

The child was left with ‘serious injuries’ Police have praised members of the public for detaining a man after he tried to ‘snatch’ a child walking with his mother during an attempted abduction in Bolton, England. The child was with their mother at the time of the incident, when a man in his 20s approached […]

3 years ago

The girl was found in Fountain Lane around 6.20pm A nine-year-old girl was killed in a suspected stabbing in a market town overnight in what has been described as a “profoundly shocking” event. The youngster, who has not yet been identified, was found on Fountain Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire, around 6.20pm. Lincolnshire Police announced Friday […]

3 years ago

The boys were unable to be named because of reporting restrictions A father of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Bolton has spoken of his “relief” that his son’s killers can finally be named. Reece Tansey was stabbed six times on May 4 2021 after being attacked near Great Lever Park in […]

4 years ago

2022 just got a little bit better It’s a good day to live in the north and be a food aficionado – as an enormous drive-thru kebab restaurant is coming to the centre of Bolton. On Moor Lane, close to Le Mans Crescent, a vacant building is set to be transformed into a one-stop-shop for […]

4 years ago

The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday morning Police have made an appeal for information following the rape of a man in Bolton town centre which they have described as a “shocking and horrific” attack. The 22-year-old was attacked by another man who walked with him from Nelson Square to Back Mawdsley […]

4 years ago