Sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter to get the top stories direct to your inbox A civic funeral heard a series of ‘oustanding’ tributes to former Bolton Council leader David Greenhalgh, who died last month.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, deputy leader of the council Martyn Cox and close friend Coun Hilary Fairclough were among those who paid tribute to the Conservative group leader at a packed service at Bolton Parish Church.
Coun Greenhalgh died aged 53 after a short stay in hospital on July 29. READ MORE: 'Extremely talented and highly intelligent': Bolton council's tribute to late leader David Greenhalgh The funeral procession, headed by the Mayor of Bolton, Coun Linda Thomas, travelled through Tonge Moor and Turton Road
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