“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
Hilary Mitchell grew up in poverty in Bolton in the 90s. Here she explores what poverty looked like then - and what it means today
There is no excuse to retain Osborne's performative cruelty. Even electorally, keeping it can only alienate any Tories who might yet vote Labour—and it makes no social, moral or economic sense either.
The woman had her PTSD likened to a broken leg by Superintendent Chris Hardy, one of the force’s most senior officers, documents say.
Blackpool charity share how they've organised trips out for those within the hotel - as one of the town's two MPs calls for the government to stop using the Metropole Hotel
Webb believes more appropriate accommodation than the hotel chain named worst in the UK for 11 consecutive years should be found
It was set to be axed by the end of September
Mystery still surrounds the reason for the 13-month delay in burying the infant
Some, but not all, in Blackpool chose to respond to a wicked act in Southport with violence instead of support. But the search for answers as to why isn't straightforward
Ethan Miles, 21, has been jailed for 30 months for his part in the events of 3 August
Roger Haywood, who was described as a ringleader, was sent to prison for a total of 30 months.
Giving the heavily pregnant mother the drug was proved to be negligent - but it was deemed insufficient to prove a connection between the negligience and complications suffered during birth
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