"£3M REVAMP TO BRING CREM UP TO SCRATCH"
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
A major £3 million refurbishment is set to get under way on a busy crematorium that has suffered a "lack of investment" for 15 years.
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"EX-MP GREEN LEAVES TORIES FOR REFORM UK"
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Full Story: t.ly/TFyRw
#ChrisGreen - a former #Bolton MP - has left #ConservativeParty and joined #ReformUK.
He was elected to #BoltonWest in 2015.
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"NEARLY £1M FOR HOMELESS IN THE TOWN"
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
Full Story: t.ly/KycRP
Nearly £1million is set to be spent on tackling #homelessness in #Bolton as the #Winter months loom.
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"£70,000 HELPS YOUNGSTERS TO GET BEST START"
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
A school has unveiled its £70,000 nursery refurbishment, including a new play area, garden, and more than 30 extra places.
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"'IDEAL' ARRIVAL TO BOOST TOWN SHOPPING DRAW"
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
The opening of a major new store in the heart of #Bolton will be a boost to the #TownCentre economy.
Full Story: t.ly/IBwnA
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"BOROUGH'S CLEAN SWEEP"
Full Story: t.ly/IBKEU
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New #StreetSweepers will be part of a range of measures including more bin pickups about to be rolled out to clean up #Bolton's roads.
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"BOROUGH'S CLEAN SWEEP"
Full Story: t.ly/IBKEU
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
New #StreetSweepers will be part of a range of measures including more bin pickups about to be rolled out to clean up #Bolton's roads.
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"SOCIAL HOMES PLAN TO CUT WAITING LIST"
Full Story: t.ly/IBO3D
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
More social homes could "make a significant dent" in #Bolton's waiting lists over the coming years.
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"SOCIAL HOMES PLAN TO CUT WAITING LIST"
Full Story: t.ly/IBO3D
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social
More social homes could "make a significant dent" in #Bolton's waiting lists over the coming years.
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"WE'RE STILL IN THE DARK"
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social.
"Frustration" is mounting at #BoltonCouncil about an investigation into around £900,000 that went missing from their budget.
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"WE'RE STILL IN THE DARK"
#JoeHarrigan for @boltonnews.bsky.social.
"Frustration" is mounting at #BoltonCouncil about an investigation into around £900,000 that went missing from their budget.
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The Bolton News: "COUNCIL TAX RISE SET AMID £7.8M OF BUDGET CUTS"
#JoeHarrigan for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/cfbMz
Bolton Council has narrowly passed their budget for 2025 setting out a tax rise and cuts of £7.8M.
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The Bolton News: "GROOMING GANG GUILTY OF ABUSING UNDERAGE GIRL"
#JoeHarrigan for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/a4rwy
8 grooming gang members are convicted of serious sex offences involving abusing an under-age girl.
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The Bolton News: "EX-COUNCILLOR WINS AIRLINE AIR MILES CASE"
#JoeHarrigan for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/Lp5Ca
Former councillor PAUL HESLOP won his case after saying he was "wronged" by an international airline.
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Bury Times: "FARMER IS CLEARED OF SON'S 'NEGLECT' KILLING"
#JoeHarrigan for #BuryTimes.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AAI0E
A farmer who ran over his own three-year-old son with a tractor has been found not guilty of manslaughter.
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The Bolton News: "COUNCIL'S DEVELOPER SPLIT"
#JoeHarrigan for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AXCc9
Bolton Council has split with their development partner on key site aimed at building homes at gateway to Town Centre.
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The Bolton News: "GOLF PLAN 'ALIVE'"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/FxRAE
A developer has been given the go-ahead to keep plans for a luxury golf course and more than 1000 houses 'alive'.
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The Bolton News: "M&S IS SET FOR BIG EXPANSION AT RETAIL PARK"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/mwEDt
100 jobs to be created as major High Street store undergoes 'brand-defining' transformation.
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Bury Times: "DAD IN DOCK OVER SON'S FARM DEATH"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #BuryTimes.
FULL STORY: t.ly/RFQHN
NEIL SPEAKMAN unlawfully killed his three-year-old son when he reversed a defective farm vehicle over him.
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The Bolton News: "WORK 'TO START' ON ESTATE"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #TheBoltonNews.
Work is planned this year on an historic estate embarked for a £240m project to build a Ryder Cup standard Golf Course.
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The Bolton News: "UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON GIVEN A NEW NAME"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #BoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/AS8q5
The University Of Bolton on Deane Road has changed its name to The University Of Greater Manchester.
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The Bolton News: "WOMEN WERE ENSLAVED"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #TheBoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/T0IzZ
Husband and wife traffickers kept women working for them as sex workers "enslaved" with "false debts", while taking half of their earnings.
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The Bolton News: "EX-CABBIE AN INTERNATIONAL DRUGS PLOTTER"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #TheBoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/cYDz9
A former taxi driver from Bolton was involved in a gang that smuggled billions of pounds worth of hard drugs into the country.
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The Bolton News: "CUTS LIKELY AS COUNCIL LOOKS TO SAVE £8.2M"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #TheBoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/xwFVX
Parking charges, market stall rents, library budgets and Council Tax are all being considered.
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The Bolton News: "OLD-FASHIONED MATERNITY UNIT SET FOR REBIRTH"
#JoeHarrigan leads for #TheBoltonNews.
FULL STORY: t.ly/6IP5e
A Maternity Unit at Royal Bolton Hospital is set to undergo a huge refurbishment project.
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