By Tahirah Majid On Thursday 21st of November was the Christmas light switch on at the Bolton town centre. There were a lot of musical performers and Tower FM was there hosting the event. The cast of Aladdin was also there and they sang a lot of songs. Jenny Ryan, star of ITV’s ‘The Chase’ was...
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Bolton Christmas Lights Switch-on 2019
The weather gods relented for this year’s Bolton’s annual Christmas Lights switch-on and firework display. On a cold but dry and clear evening, Victoria Square was packed with happy Boltonians, young and old, there to see the traditional start of the festive season in the town, and the Town Hall was illuminated with seasonal colours....
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Bolton Food & Drink Festival 2018
Nadiya Hussain, James Martin, Ainsley Harriott and Michael Caines will headline Bolton Food and Drink Festival 2018. The festival, organised in association with Aldi, is back for its 13th year and is set to be bigger and better than ever. The four day extravaganza, which this year runs from August 24 to 27, welcomed 267,000...
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Sculptures to Commemorate Fallen Soldiers
Commemorative soldier silhouettes will be placed at locations across the Borough of Bolton to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. Bolton Council is investing £3,750 in five memorials as part of the “There But Not There” campaign, a nationwide initiative from the charity Remembered. The project aims to respect those...
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Cliff Morris to step down as council leader
It has been announced that Councillor Cliff Morris will retire from his post as leader of Bolton Council on December 31st. Local media report that his deputy, Linda Thomas is expected to take over in the New Year. 75-year-old Councillor Morris said that he believed the time was right for a change: “I have been...