A recent council report has highlighted the fact that Westhoughton High School’s buildings need to be replaced and are the worst in the Borough. The council is to receive £82.9million pounds from the Government to replace or rebuild its secondary schools for its phase 1 building programme. Liberal Democrat Councillor David Wilkinson has asked the council’s [...]

Commenting on the Labour Party’s selection of their Parliamentary Candidate for the next election, Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Jackie Pearcey said: “The Labour Party’s record in Bolton locally and nationally has been disastrous.  Jobs and homes have been lost and the economy is in ruins.  Defending such an appalling record is going to be impossible for any [...]

Liberal Democrat PPC for Bolton West Jackie Pearcey has condemned the DNA database as out of control.  The database is supposed to comprise convicted criminals, however it has expanded to include hundreds of thousands of people who have never been convicted, or even charged with any crimes. Jackie Pearcey said “There are many children on the database, [...]

National supermarket chain LIDL have now submitted their planning application to build a new store in Westhoughton. The application, which has been received by Bolton Council, is for the site of the former Greenfields Private Members’ Club off the Wigan Road/Cricketers Way junction. The planning application number is 81747/09 if residents wish to submit their [...]