The issue of congestion charging for Bolton’s pot holed roads has been rumbling on for a couple of weeks now but I can’t hold my tongue any longer! A couple of weeks ago the 10 local councils that make up the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities
FIREFIGHTERS in Greater Manchester have appointed a new recruit - their first Fire Investigation Dog. The dog is being used as a weapon in the battle to reduce arson. The labrador is being trained by dog handler Mike Dewar, from Kearsley, at the Lancashire
MORE than 100 developers have expressed an interest in taking on a multi-million pound revamp of a run-down part of Bolton town centre. Bolton Council wants to redevelop the Church Wharf area with offices, homes and a multi-storey car park in a scheme
ON first seeing the finished product that is "Churchgate Precinct", I looked at the beautiful stone and granite walkways, and the neat wooden seats near the memorial, and marvelled at the granite "set" vehicular access way. I just, very much, enjoyed
ACCORDING to Cllr Sherrington, councillors listen to their constituents. This may be so, but having listened do they take any notice of what the said constituents think? No. The first and main example of this is the closure of the Market Hall - against
THE offer of £12m from Richard Branson regarding a "climate change solution" is a non-starter. As global warming intensifies, we can truly believe the catastrophic effects on our planet could be irreversible and permanent. If we compare the expanse
THERE are currently very few places in the Bolton area where cardboard is collected for recycling, so can some more sites be provided? Sainsburys is one of these places, but the skip soon fills up because cardboard is so bulky. S Nightingale Deane
I WOULD just like to say to the 90-year-old old-timer (his words not mine) Albert Winstanley, what a great guy he is. Many people of his age, or younger (a lot younger), would just complain and whine about the younger generation. What a trooper! When
CHRISTOPHER Amos is again quite selective in his criticism of me (The Bolton News, February 3) with reference to congestion charges. He misses out one key and very important factor in all of this debate. This is the fact that BMBC and the GMPTA have
POLICE are urging motorists to buy hands-free kits for their mobile phones. Time is running out for drivers who refuse to stop using their mobile phones while they are behind the wheel. POLICE and road safety officers will be publicising a change in
THE UK has been accused of failing its children, as it comes bottom of a new league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries. Andrew Mosley looks at what is happening to our youth. CHILDREN growing up in the United Kingdom are
