The council budget will now be preceded by a series of public meetings, one of which will be held for Westhoughton residents. A series of six pre-budget consultation meetings will take place around the borough ahead of Bolton Council’s budget being set. The Westhoughton meeting will take place on Thursday 14th January at 7pm and [...]

Bolton Council is to review its decision to resurface Wingates Lane and Church Lane. Liberal Democrat campaigner Derek Gradwell was blazing when he heard that the resurfacing work has not been carried out because the council is no longer sure it has the money for it. The work should have been finished by 9th October, [...]

When Bolton Council replaced a decaying street sign for Hunts Bank, residents were shocked to find that they spelt the name WRONG. The council had spelt the street name as one word – “Huntsbank” – but after the mistake being pointed out by your Liberal Democrat councillors the signs were corrected. Ward councillor David Wilkinson [...]

A massive overhaul of the waste collection service will affect every home in Bolton from this month. Now Westhoughton’s household waste bins will all be collected on the same day – Mondays. Residents are to be informed by letter and leaflets will be stuck to bins informing people of the decision which comes into effect [...]

Labour blunders have led to the traffic speeding chaos that we have on Wigan Road today, says a leading councillor. Ward councillor David Wilkinson has blasted the Labour administration of years-gone-by for continuing to allow housing developments in Daisy Hill without any regard for improvement to the highway infrastructure on Wearish Lane and Wigan Road. [...]

Councillors on the Labour-run Westhoughton Town Council will be left embarrassed after a GLARING inaccuracy were made in their report into the new Pretoria Pit memorial statue plans. Their report is based on plans to erect a new statue in Ditchfield Gardens, at the end of Market Street, to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the [...]

Some residents may have been shocked to see that the Christmas lights have already been put up in Westhoughton town centre – THREE MONTHS early. Ward councillor David Wilkinson was surprised to see the lights being erected when he was travelling home. Later, he questioned the council as to why it was being arranged so [...]

Westhoughton’s pupils, parents and residents are to be consulted on how best to improve the town’s primary schools through the Primary Capital Programme (PCP). Consultation will take place through letters to parents letting them know about the consultation process.  There will be a series of meetings across Bolton which the general public are welcome to [...]

  Residents and road users are being asked for their views on winter gritting in Bolton. In light of last winter’s difficult conditions, Bolton Council is reviewing its approach to gritting, and wants feedback on its service. A survey asking people for their views on the policy is available online at www.bolton.gov.uk/wintergritting or call the consultation and [...]