College 620x284 A PLEDGE of support has been given for a £30m healthcare college in the grounds of Royal Bolton Hospital after its development was ‘paused’ due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Bolton College of Medical Sciences (BCMS), which was granted planning permission at the Barnes Drive site in 2019, was planning to begin welcoming students in 2022. It was set to be the first such education centre in the UK and had aspirations to provide training across many disciplines, professions and agencies related to healthcare. But last month a joint statement from The University of Bolton and Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, said the development ‘has been paused due to the unprecedented challenges of Covid-19’.
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THE planned merger of Bolton’s North and Central fire stations remains “paused” as the fire service is subject to a public sector pay freeze. Authorities had intended to combine the two fire stations to create just one facility, but these plans were put on hold following the Cube fire. Fire Brigade Union secretary for Greater Manchester Steve Wiswell said: “The situation that the fire service has been in has been absolutely woeful. “It used to be a service that we could take pride in now it’s been absolutely decimated. “We used to have up to 15 fire fighters based at each station, now there’s usually four on duty.