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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Plans for a new car park for Daisy Hill railway station have been delayed AGAIN.

The new car park, which is desperately needed to alleviate pressure on Mabel Street, has become the centre of a legal ping-pong game between Labour-run Bolton Council and the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Authority (GMPTA).

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.

A legal dispute between Bolton Council and the GMPTA has been blamed. Read the rest of this entry »

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New street lights have been installed on Peel Street, thanks to ward councillor David Wilkinson. Read the rest of this entry »

Plans for state-of-the art new cricket grounds in Westhoughton have been given the go-ahead. Read the rest of this entry »

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Local campaigner David Wilkinson is demanding road safety improvements on Wigan Road.

Residents who live on the road all the way from the Cricketer’s Way junction to the Westhoughton boundary at Hart Common are fed up with the speed and volume of traffic along the road.

They have told David about the lack of any safety measures, despite traffic flows growing over the years. Read the rest of this entry »

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The market that was once the pride and joy of Westhoughton has been CUT IN HALF by Labour bosses.

Half of it has become the biggest store cupboard in town… and it comes with a hefty price tag of £120,000.

Under the latest plans by Labour town hall chiefs, half of the market is being used as storage space and it will still only open TWO days a week. Read the rest of this entry »

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Westhoughton Lib Dem councillor Julia Silvester has scooped her third award for promoting equality and diversity in the community. She was recently awarded at the Black and Asian Achievement Awards ceremony at the Festival Hall in Bolton. The award celebrates her “outstanding achievement in promoting equality and diversity in the community. (click on picture for larger image)

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