Despite drivers ignoring the white line at the entrance to Andrews Terrace, the council has dimissed calls for a ‘keep clear’ sign. Residents of the street are fed up with cars blocking access to their homes and the Lib Dem has asked for the ‘keep clear’ sign. But the council says it’s not such a [...]

A new trial Sunday service is to be launched on the line that runs through Daisy Hill railway station. The proposed service, operated by Northern Rail, would run hourly during the day on Sundays, with the last train departing from Manchester shortly after 6pm. Trains will run between Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria, via Atherton [...]

If you want to know how committed a Government is to fairness, then you need look no further than its tax system. Labour has created a tax regime where the poorest pay a bigger slice of their income than the richest. Polluters are allowed to get away with harming our environment without paying for the [...]

LATEST: The recent heavy snowfall has resulted in all bin collections for Westhoughton being suspended this week, the council has told us. This will mean that Westhoughton residents will have to wait until next week, on the 28th December, for a grey bin collection only. Recycling collections for beige and burgundy bins will commence on [...]

Councillor Jackie Pearcey, Liberal Democrat PPC for Bolton West, has hit out at reports that up to 300 jobs will be lost at Greater Manchester Police to balance the books. Jackie said: “Last year, on the City Council, I raised the question as to whether or not there was a hole in the GMP budget and [...]