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The first happened in the early hours of Saturday, where a car had hit traffic lights. The fire service were called to St George's Street just after 3am. Firefighters said the car and the traffic light were both badly damaged in the crash. It is not clear what happened to the driver and the occupants. At 1.30am today, fire crews and ambulance were called to Bank Street after a car hit the side of a building. Two men were inside and one was taken to hospital with head injuries. The two were able to get out of the vehicle unassiasted.

1/1 THE FAMILY of a disabled man who was rescued after falling into a river say they are at their “wits end” - and are calling for more help from Bolton Council and social workers. Seth McKay, 49, was rescued by emergency services after falling 20ft into the River Croal, near St Edmund Street, in the early hours of Monday morning. He was rescued in a joint operation by police, the fire service and the ambulance service, before being taken to Royal Bolton Hospital. He remains in hospital and has underwent surgery after breaking his hip during the fall. Mr McKay, w...

GIANT hogweed is returning alongside Bolton's waterways, with people being urged to stay away from the plant. The invasive plant can be found along the rivers Tonge and Croal, and has been spotted in Leverhulme Parka and Moses Gate Country Park. It can take up to two years to grow, spread up to 100,000 seeds and can reach a height of 18 feet. Contact with the plant can cause severe burns and blisters, which are extremely sensitive to the sun for years, and can cause blindness if it comes into contact with eyes. Chris Banks, a volunteer for Bolton NEWT, reveals how you can identify t...

Smiths Lodge IMPROVEMENTS to a rural area including a 29-space car park near two fishing lakes has been approved by Bolton Council. The plans intend to change and landscape land and build an access road and car park at Smiths Lodges, Smiths Road, Bolton. A planning document gave details of the plans submitted by Mr I Webb. It stated: “This is a resubmission of a previously approved scheme for the change of use of land and retention of two fishing lakes. The proposal includes provision for access from Smiths Road, an access road, footpaths, the remodelling of land to provide lan...

A LITTER picker has expressed concerns that flytippers could be harming wildlife after spotting deer grazing near a hillside covered in waste.