Albanian woman, 30, pleads guilty to stabbing seven-year-old girl to death on Mother’s Day in Bolton

Albanian woman, 30, pleads guilty to stabbing seven-year-old girl to death in front of her horrified family on Mother’s Day as she rode scooter in Bolton park Eltiona Skana, 30, pleaded guilty to unlawful killing at Manchester Crown Court Skana stabbed seven-year-old Emily Jones to death in Queen’s Park, Bolton  Emily’s parents watched in horror … Read more

Iwan Rheon says the scene where Ramsay Bolton raped Sansa was the ‘worst day of his career’ 

‘It was a horrible thing’: Game of Thrones star Iwan Rheon says the scene where his character Ramsay Bolton raped Sansa was the ‘worst day of his career’ If you have been affected by this story, you can call Victim Support on their free support line 08081689111 or visit www.victimsupport.org.uk  By Nick Ferris For Mailonline … Read more

How locked-down Bolton only has TWO Covid-19 patients in hospital

Bolton, the coronavirus hotspot of England, has only two coronavirus patients on hospital wards, the most up-to-date NHS data shows. Despite an infection rate of more than 120 cases per 100,000 people and local lockdown rules preventing people from meeting anyone they don’t live with, fears about the virus spreading translate to only two people … Read more

NHS hospital in Bolton begs patients seeking Covid-19 tests to stay at home

An NHS hospital in Bolton has begged patients not to come to its ‘very busy’ A&E department for a coronavirus test after more than 100 people turned up amid England’s mounting testing fiasco that has seen people unable to get swabs across the country. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said in a … Read more

No tests available in Bolton or ANY of the 10 Covid-19 hotspots in England

No walk-in, drive-in or postal coronavirus tests are available for people with symptoms of the disease in England’s 10 outbreak hotspots, it was claimed today. Swabs are not available in Bolton, which is fighting the largest outbreak of the virus in the country with an infection rate of 122 cases for every 100,000 people. The … Read more

Coronavirus: Ibiza clubber thought to be behind Bolton case spike

A 23-year-old Ibiza clubber is suspected to be behind Bolton’s coronavirus case spike after he failed to isolate when he returned from a lengthy holiday on the Spanish island and then threw a party for his friends.  Layton Migas, 23, spent six weeks sunning himself on the Balearic island of Ibiza before returning to his … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary announcing the Bolton lockdown 

Head boy Matt Hancock’s touch of Apocalypse Now… for the freshers: HENRY DEEDES watches the Health Secretary announcing the Bolton lockdown By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:34 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 8 September 2020 Fans of classic Vietnam war epic Apocalypse Now will doubtless recall Colonel Kilgore – … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Bolton residents enjoy pints before pubs lockdown

Punters have been told to down their pints before they were kicked out of bars and pubs in Bolton as new lockdown measures came into effect immediately. Furious landlords were left red faced as they were told of the new restrictions by drinkers after being given ‘no notice’ from the government. Peter Sutton, from the … Read more

Bolton placed under tighter restrictions as infection rate in area becomes the highest in England

Bolton has been placed under tighter Covid-19 restrictions as the infection rate in the area becomes the highest in England with hundreds of thousands of people banned from mixing and businesses forced to remain closed. Bolton Council has asked for people in the town to avoid mixing with other households and to only use public … Read more

Boris Johnson slammed after U-turn on Bolton and Trafford lockdowns

Boris Johnson was roasted for ‘mess after mess’ in the coronavirus crisis today after the government performed another embarrassing U-turn on lockdowns.  Bolton and Trafford were among a series of areas in the North West due to see restrictions eased today. But the move was abandoned at the 11th hour after a furious backlash from local … Read more