For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter People in Bolton have been left frustrated after health officials discovered a surprising piece of travel guidance three days after the government silently issued it.
Yesterday, the M.E.N broke the story that all but essential travel in and out of Bolton is being discouraged under new guidance - published at Gov.uk at 5.26pm on Friday, May 21, without an official announcement.
The updated advice covers several areas of the UK where the Indian variant is believed to be spreading fastest - Bedford, Blackburn and Darwen, Bolton, Burnley, Kirklees, Leicester, Hounslow, and North Tyneside - and all areas are believed to be as shocked by the update as
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