Greater Manchester Police have revealed officers carried out more than 42,000 stop and search procedures last year, almost double the year before.
23.01.2024 - 18:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former world champion boxer Amir Khan's multi-million pound new wedding and events venue is preparing for a 'grand opening' and is now said to be taking bookings.
Photographs of the site, however, suggest work is still to be completed ahead of a rumoured March unveiling - and the area around the three-storey, glass-fronted building in the Deane area of Bolton is blighted by fly-tipping.
Called The Balmayna after the Arabic word for 'enamelled', the venue is billed in its planning documents as 'the premiere events facility in Bolton, if not Greater Manchester'.
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Costs are said to have risen to more than £11m after planning permission was granted by Bolton council 11 years ago in September, 2013.
In recent posts on its Instagram page, the venue said: "Exciting News. The Balmayna is now open for bookings. Secure your spot at the most prestigious wedding venue for an unforgettable celebration.
"With immense joy, the wait is nearly over! We will soon unveil the grand opening of The Balmayna, Bolton's newest wedding haven."
The Balmayna is a project between weddings and events company Excellency Midlands and Bolton-born Khan, 37, who announced his retirement from the ring in May 2022 after the Kell Brook fight in Manchester in the February.
On Washington Street off Deane Road, the venue is described as a banqueting and function hall, restaurant and 'associated facilities', together with car parking and landscaping, according to the planning documents.
The site is described as a vacant brownfield site within the boundaries of Bolton Enterprise Centre that used to be home to a public swimming pool. The plans reference a ground floor restaurant, an events
Greater Manchester Police have revealed officers carried out more than 42,000 stop and search procedures last year, almost double the year before.
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