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Bolton Council has agreed to accept more than £542,000 less than agreed with a developer for the former Moor Lane bus station site after the project to build 208 new homes was placed under threat. In 2021, developers Step Places along with housing association Bolton at Home, were given permission to redevelop the 4.4-acre Moor Lane site, behind the iconic Le Mans Crescent.

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Labour celebrate becoming largest party on Bolton Council as Tories endure election losses in night of high drama

Labour are now the largest party on Bolton Council after a night of high drama at ‘all out’ elections to decide who runs the borough. They gained seats from the Conservatives to finish the night with 26 councillors, the Tories, who previously controlled the council lost 10 seats and now have 16.

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05.04.2023 / 21:13

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Tory council candidate kicked out over alleged ‘racist Facebook post’ about Manchester Arena bombing

A Conservative council candidate in Bolton has been kicked out of the party for a second time over claims he posted a racist comment on Facebook. Derek Bullock was re-selected to stand for a seat for the Hulton ward on Bolton Council at local elections next month despite previously being thrown out of the party for alleged anti-Islamic statements on social media.

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28.02.2023 / 21:31

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Town's M&S store to shut in April - and 'nobody will want to move in'

No retailer will take on Bolton’s M&S site after it closes in April, the borough’s council leader has claimed. The town centre was dealt a body blow in January when the high street giant announced the closure of the 100,000 square foot store on Deansgate.

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28.02.2023 / 17:55

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Many Greater Manchester levelling up bids were 'guaranteed to fail' after government changed rules 'at last-minute'

Many of Greater Manchester's levelling up fund bids were 'guaranteed to fail' as the Government changed the selection criteria after applications had been received, councillors have heard. In January, Greater Manchester missed out on more than £276m of Levelling Up money in the latest round of funding announced by the government.

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06.10.2022 / 20:11

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Public inquiry starts into plans to build a Ryder Cup golf course and more than a 1,000 homes on a green belt park

A public inquiry into a vast development scheme which includes building a Ryder Cup golf course and more than 1,000 homes on a green belt park has begun. Previous proposals for Hulton Park, close to Westhoughton, were approved by Bolton Council in 2018 and the UK Secretary of State in 2020 and remain in place.

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03.10.2022 / 20:49

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The Mancunian Way: A cool £8bn

Keep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here.

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20.09.2022 / 18:47

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New town centre Bolton park to be named after Queen Elizabeth II

A new town centre park will be named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II. In a tribute announced the morning after her funeral, Bolton Council has confirmed that a new public green space will be officially known as Elizabeth Park.

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02.09.2022 / 21:17

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Bolton councillor joins Conservatives months after quitting Labour Party

A former Labour councillor has joined the Conservative group at Bolton town hall saying they are ‘determined to make a difference’. Coun Shamim Abdullah, known as Rosie, who represents Rumworth ward, was elected to her seat by voters supporting Labour.

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15.08.2022 / 15:05

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The Northern Agenda: The £4.8bn fund that could make dreams come true in Bolton, Bradford, Blackburn and North Shields

Keep up to date with all the big politics stories in the North with the daily Northern Agenda newsletter.

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23.06.2022 / 20:01

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Tributes paid following death of former Bolton Council leader and mayor Cliff Morris

Tributes have been paid to a former Bolton Council leader who has died suddenly at the age of 80. Cliff Morris represented the Halliwell Ward from 1983 before standing down before the local elections this year.

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23.06.2022 / 17:49

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The half-built seven-storey apartment block where people who bought flats ‘off plan’ are now in limbo

Attempts to resurrect a stalled seven-storey apartment block development have failed because ‘many investors’ bought ‘off-plan’ flats there before they were built, councillors have heard. When given planning permission in 2014, the development at 4-14 Great Moor Street was was described as an apartment block offering ‘world class facilities’ for 140 university students.

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19.05.2022 / 21:21

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Bolton council to bid for £50m to improve road junctions on De Havilland Way

A £50M scheme to improve road junctions north of Bolton prosposes the installing traffic lights at several roundabouts along De Havilland Way. The proposed De Havilland Way Corridor Scheme has been developed as part of the £50m Levelling Up Fund Round Two with Bolton Council hoping to receive government funding for the project.

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18.05.2022 / 22:13

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Conservatives to continue running Bolton Council after ‘run-off’ vote to elect leader

The Conservatives will continue to lead Bolton Council after their leader Martyn Cox topped the poll in a ‘run off’ vote by councillors. At the annual general meeting of the council today members of the 60-strong council were unable to come to a majority decision on the leadership with a motion to appoint Coun Cox voted down.

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30.04.2022 / 00:29

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Prime Minister ignores calls to scrap Clean Air Zone charges

The Prime Minister has ignored calls to scrap all Clean Air Zone charges in Greater Manchester as he responded to a letter from leaders sent eight weeks ago. Mayor Andy Burnham wrote to Boris Johnson on March 3 saying that the Labour leaders of the city-region want a non-charging scheme instead – and Bolton's Conservative leader Martyn Cox also supported the suggestion.

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25.04.2022 / 17:29

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£1m project to create a 'public square' effect on Bolton's Deansgate approved

Up to £1m will be spent on softening the landscape and providing an 'attractive public space' in Bolton's Deansgate area. The spending has been agreed in the past week for the project, for the section of Deansgate between Knowsley Street and Bridge Street.

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25.02.2022 / 18:07

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Work begins on huge housing development at former Bolton bus station

Work is now underway to build more than 200 homes, shops and green spaces in Bolton town centre.

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18.02.2022 / 16:51

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Hopes rise that Haslam Park could be SAVED from being ripped up for new school

Alternative sites are being sought for a new secondary school which is earmarked to to be built on a beloved Bolton park.

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18.02.2022 / 16:23

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Labour councillor quits party saying ‘backbenchers are treated as voting fodder’ by leaders

A Bolton Labour councillor who quit the party during a council meeting says ‘backbenchers are treated as voting fodder’ by local leaders.

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28.01.2022 / 18:46

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Council taxpayers face 3.8% rise in bills in one Greater Manchester borough

Bolton Council’s proposed budget is likely to see council tax bills rise by 3.8 per cent from April.

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Council bosses confirm new school plan for playing fields has been scrapped

Council bosses have confirmed that a controversial new primary school planned to be built on playing fields will no longer go ahead.

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