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PLANS to change the use of a residential property on a housing estate to a private children’s home have been rejected by councillors. The council’s planning committee heard claims that children were being ‘shipped to Bolton from across the country for profit’ as the matter was debated. The application sought to change the use of a detached two storey house on Brodick Drive, Breightmet, from a dwelling house to residential unit for two children, aged eight to 16. The plans stated that two members of staff would be on site at any one time, including overnight and a third during...

Mark Logan MP FLY-tipping campaigner and Bolton North East MP Mark Logan has been re-elected as vice-chairman of a parliamentary litterbusting group. The MP is a member of the Tidy Britain All Party Parliament Group (APPG), a collective dedicated to protecting the environment. Mr Logan is hoping to end illegal waste dumping and raise awareness for local environmental issues in Bolton North East. The Conservative MP has said he is "appalled" by recent reports of flytipping across his constituency during lockdown, with increasing reports of personal protective equipment related litter a...

Bolton Council and local partners want to hear your priorities for making the borough cleaner and greener. Contributions from local people, businesses and community groups will help inform a 10-year climate change action plan for the borough. Bolton Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has set an ambitious target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. The Climate Emergency Survey is asking people what carbon reduction options should be prioritised. Contributions from local people, businesses and community groups will help inform a 10-year climate change action pla...

The Best One store on Bury Road in Breightmet and laughing gas cannisters (inset) A RETAILER is at risk of losing his licence after trading standards found 375 canisters of laughing gas in a back room. During a raid on Best One in Bury Road, Breightmet, on December 10 last year, consumer protection officers from Bolton Council found 15 boxes of nitrous oxide capsules Nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas or hippy crack, is usually consumed through balloons and has long been used by thrill-seeking youngsters at festivals, nightclubs and gigs, It has been likened to snorting co...

A CRACKDOWN on litter being thrown from cars could see motorists fined £150 as part of a tough new raft of measures being put forward to ‘Keep Bolton Tidy’. Under new powers set to be approved today, the registered owner of the vehicle will be liable for the fine if litter is seen being dropped out from a moving or parked car ­- currently the local authority can only issue if the person responsible for littering is identified. Bolton Council is also seeking to increase fines for dropping rubbish on the street from £80 to £150. And the local authority wants to introduce a new f...