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

“The government has put the small brewing industry in such distress by failing to cut VAT..." - as brewers in and around Bolton innovate and battle for success, at least 100 nationwide have closed and for many - simply surviving is the day-to-day priority

Local arts organisations are pushing for culture to be the catalyst for the town’s rebirth

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