Historic Bolton Town Hall closed over potentially dangerous electrical fault
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter Bolton's historic town hall will be closed for 'precautionary' maintenance after an electrical fault was discovered.
A council spokesperson said the issue was not thought to be immediately dangerous but could be a safety concern if left unchecked.
Work will begin to repair the problem from this weekend, with public-facing areas - such as the One Stop Shop - targeted first in an effort to reopen them early next week.
The building, which was first opened in 1873, is Grade-II listed and had remained largely unchanged internally until a huge fire in 1981 prompted a refit.
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