By Kyle , Becky and Jack On the 11th February 2020, people around the world took part in Safer Internet Day with the aim being to empower people to use the Internet in a safe and positive way. Schools and colleges in and around Bolton used this day to introduce, and explore, issues around online...
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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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Rail Chaos Continues
Commuters in Bolton and elsewhere in Greater Manchester and Lancashire have endured a miserable few days since the ‘timetable change’ on Sunday, which heralded a period of increased chaos on the region’s railways. The majority of scheduled trains between Bolton and Manchester on Monday morning were cancelled or delayed, with Northern (Arriva Rail North) blaming...
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Manchester Arena bombing – one year on
On this day in 2017, terror came to Manchester in the most grotesque and terrible way imaginable, with children and young adults targeted by a suicide bomber as they left Manchester Arena at the end of an Ariana Grande concert. Britain and our European neighbours have been the victims of terrorist attacks on numerous occasions...
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Bolton MP rebukes rail operators
Bolton North East MP Sir David Crausby met with rail operators on Friday 20th April and made clear to them the huge number of concerns facing local commuters. Rail passengers in Bolton have faced a difficult few years as electrification work has caused disruption, while a shortage of carriages has led to severe overcrowding on...
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Litter Pickers of Johnson Fold
The Litter Pickers of Johnson Fold have a mission to transform their estate in north-west Bolton. Formed just 12 months ago, the group received a runners-up award in the Sparkling Environment category at the 2018 Bolton at Home Community Awards ceremony. The group’s secretary, Sharon Powell, said: “It all started as a Bolton Live project....
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Bolton Film Festival- Awards
Bolton saw its first ever film festival this week. Brainchild of film-maker Adrian Barber and his partner Zoe Rothwell, the inaugural Bolton Film Festival was hosted by the The Light Cinema on 20th and 21st September. A total of 56 films, made by animators, community groups, independent film-makers and students were screened and the wide...
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Crompton Litter Picking Event
On Monday 26th May, Bolton community development partnership (Bolton CDP) in collaboration with St. Thomas primary school, the councillors of Crompton Ward in Bolton, Bolton Green Umbrella, Crompton Neighbourhood Management and members of faith groups based on Crompton launched the Kingsley Street community garden project. The students of St Thomas year 5 and 6 leading to...
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A CITY UNITED
On Monday 22nd May, twenty-two innocents were murdered and more than sixty injured at Manchester Arena. Happy young concert-goers and relatives there to meet them afterwards were slaughtered in a deliberately targeted, unspeakably evil act. Many of the injured remain critically ill and for some the injuries will be life-changing even after they cease to...
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Domestic abuse in all its forms will not be tolerated, says GM Mayor Tony Lloyd
Domestic abuse in all its forms will not be tolerated, says GM Mayor Tony Lloyd From today (29 December), coercion, control, and psychological abuse of a partner will be a criminal offence, carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd said: “We should not underestimate...
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