David Grant: Last News

A ‘tenacious and dedicated’ councillor has resigned after being diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s in his 50s. Craig Rotheram was elected to Bolton Council in May 2023 and represented the Horwich North ward for the Horwich and Blackrod First party.

Gene Winfield, a pioneering legend in the hot-rod world who created custom cars for numerous films and TV shows including Blade Runner, the original Star Trek series, RoboCop, Get Smart! and many others, has died. He was 97.

A former Conservative councillor is hoping to return to the frontline of local politics through the Falkirk South by-election on October 17.

A decision to write off a debt of almost £1.5m owed to Bolton Council by car parking giant NCP has been slammed by councillors. The council, which has had to make more than £40m of cuts in the past four years, works with National Car Parks Ltd (NCP) who signed a 50-year contract in 2009 to operate the multi-storey car parks at the Octagon, Topp Way and Deane Road, as well as surface car parks on Ashburner Street and the Octagon.

A furious row has erupted between councillors over the decision to bid for a new national transport body to base its headquarters in Bolton town centre.

A. There is no solid evidence that fleas have developed resistance to licensed products, especially ones obtained from your vet. In spite of this fleas have become a much bigger problem in the last few years. A publication this year reported a quarter of cats attending veterinary clinics were dis

Express.co.uk: “I think one of the things we wanted to do as a family is to show the impact of bullying on the whole family.“So Talia, our child who is 18-years-old and is in Hollyoaks, they were really badly bullied to the point where it made them mentally ill.”The vocal coach went on to explain that Talia was unable to escape the bullies, as they continued to target them online when they were in hospital.Carrie added: “And even when they were in hospital, they were still being bullied and we tried to get the school to do something and they really did so very little that we thought this has to be a multi-pronged attack.“So to come at bullying, you have to come as parents and talk to your children about what it looks like to be actively