Ruth Kelly MP

The office of Bolton West MP Ruth Kelly is at the centre of a controversy - over new shutters that have been installed at the premises.

Kelly’s office is in Wilbraham Street, at the junction of Wigan Road and Market Street, which falls within a conservation area. Read the rest of this entry »

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Leigh Road residents are calling for road and footpath defects to be repaired whilst the road is closed for major gas works.

They have been in touch with the Liberal Democrat team to report a number of broken parts of the road, sunken manhole covers and broken paving stones on the footpaths. Read the rest of this entry »

Liberal Democrat Campaigner Jackie Pearcey has condemned proposals to close two Post Offices in Westhoughton.

The government has sounded the death knell for the Daisy Hill Post Office, on Leigh Road, and the Hart Common Post Office. Read the rest of this entry »

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The Hoskers is to be resurfaced shortly as part of a massive £1million investment in our roads and footpaths, thanks to the Liberal Democrat team.

Residents had been complaining about the poor state of the road to our team. Read the rest of this entry »

The national supermarket chain ALDI are considering building a new supermarket on the site of Greenfields Private Members’ Club, according to press speculation.

The club, located at the junction of Wigan Road and Cricketers Way, was going to be demolished to make way for new apartments. Read the rest of this entry »

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Locals were left stunned when a huge fence was erected around a green field they overlooked.

Residents of Collingwood Way have battled against developers who want to build houses on the green field site.

But developers decided to put up the huge fence which spoils the view - and for no apparent reason. Read the rest of this entry »

Residents will have to wait until 2009 to see the completion of a footpath replacement programme on Market Street.

The cost of replacing the dangerous paving stones on Westhoughton’s main street totals £135,000 but Labour-run Bolton Council has only found £84,000 for the job. Read the rest of this entry »

Daisy Hill railway station’s planned new car park is to get the go-ahead after two years of delays.

The much-needed car park was originally approved by Liberal Democrat ward councillor David Wilkinson in 2005 but the plans have been hit with delays since Labour took over the administration of the council. Read the rest of this entry »

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Plans have been submitted to open up a fast food take away on Church Street.

The application is for the vacant shop next door to the Washeteria and opposite the greengrocers.

The applicant - Mrs Shoshtari from Bury - has claimed the shop as been empty for two years and no one wants to use it, so she has a applied to turn it into a hot food take away which would be open 7 days a week between the hours of 4pm to 12 midnight. Read the rest of this entry »

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People in Bolton are being given the chance to raise public transport issues face-to-face with the managers responsible for running their services this weekend. Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA) is hosting a Transport Operator Surgery on the central platform of the town’s Moor Lane Bus Station on Saturday 2 February, between 11am and 1pm. Read the rest of this entry »

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