There is nowhere in the UK where the cost of renting has increased as much as in Bolton
“It’s sad that it’s got a reputation in certain parts of Bolton, a very undeserved reputation”
The council’s masterplan envisages adding accommodation for 5,000 people to the town centre
The recent by-election in Rochdale, won not by Labour or Conservative but George Galloway, raised questions about whether the Gaza vote could impact broader election outcomes
Bolton West is the Conservatives’ most secure seat in Greater Manchester - but YouGov has them losing
All three seats in Bolton returned a Labour MP in the 2024 General Election
Conservatives have brandished migration fears as key to retaining Labour strongholds they won in 2019. But recent polling and interviews paint a more complex picture on migration - and while many voters are back to pre-Brexit positions, many are also saying they won't bother to vote in 2024 at all.
As cost-of-living becomes more deeply ingrained in our vocabulary, teachers are forced to go above and beyond to ensure kids can learn effectively
Bolton was quick to understand the need to get vaccines out to communities as well as getting people to come to clinics - but now the town needs answers from the COVID Inquiry
Levelling Up was a key part of the Conservative manifesto in 2019 - but spending increasingly limited funds to even compete for investment can be problematic
The owner of the site, in Bispham, has blamed Blackpool Council, the government and United Utilities. But many of their claims are contentious
Police said they want to see the update put an end to speculation and uncertainty
“Please allow us respect as a family to grieve in peace and refrain from any further speculation on social media and to refrain from posting further pictures of Danielle and her family..."
A community waits for news on the two children caught up in the house fire in Blackpool
A woman in her 20s was found dead at the scene and a man was pronounced dead at Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Experts from the University of Salford, drafted in to inspect the area, found evidence of 'low-level occupation of the landscape'
Starmer has promised no return to austerity politics, but that commitment alone is not enough to heal the problem.
A mum-of-three was hit with a Section 21 eviction notice after informing her landlord of issues with her home - Shelagh Parkinson reports from the hustings event organised by The Blackpool Lead and Blackpool Gazette
Labour’s manifesto suggests it understands how a dysfunctional housing sector destroys lives, but do the party's commitments go far enough?
Just eight were sleeping rough in Hyndburn according to an official count in the autumn. But what about those that no one notices? The Hyndburn Lead visits a woodland in Oswaldtwistle where people have been increasingly living in tents after failing to get the help they desperately need.